The CSA sub-committees meet year round and designated within the by-laws. Below is the list of committees along with active members for the 2024-25 Financial year. Below the current committee list you will find the relevant descriptions of each committee from the by-laws. Where the role is designated in the by-laws, the role title is next to the current board member with responsibility.
The committee chairs are in BOLD.

Marketing Committee:  Michele Korteweg, Rana Jamila-Lewis, Jaime Torres, Cayley Smit and Marianna Polacka

Membership Committee: Rana Jamila – Lewis (Secretary, Chair)  Alison Sly-Adams and Clarence Pilgrim

Calendar Committee:  Jaime Torres, Peter Holmberg, Tamsin Rand and Pat Bailey

Sailing Development Committee: Saskia Revelman, Brian Sylvester, Enid Marie Reyes, Clarence Pilgrim and Lorraine Mitchell

Conference Planning Committee:  Alison Sly-Adams (Treasurer), Renata Goodridge, Kemoir Martin

Finance Committee: Alison Sly-Adams (Treasurer & Chair), Bastien Pouthier (President)

Rating Rule Committee: David Walworth (Chief Measurer, Chair, Chief Technical Officer Multihull), Bastien Pouthier (Chief Technical Officer, Monohull)

COMMITTEE DETAILS AS PER THE BY-LAWS

9. Committees
9.1 The Chairs of the committees shall be appointed by the President, subject to the provisions of the individual committees set out below and confirmation by the Officers.
9.2 Committee members shall not be required to be Officers.
9.3 All committees shall create operating manuals and policies to define the objectives and procedures of the committee and to help guide future committees.
9.4 The President may form any other committee as may be required to properly conduct the business of the CSA.
9.5 All committee decisions shall be made by majority vote of the Members of that committee, and meetings may be conducted in person or via telephonic, video, or other electronic means.

10. Finance Committee
10.1 The Finance Committee shall consist of three Members: the Treasurer who shall serve as the Chair, the President, and one other person appointed by the President.
10.2 It shall be the duty of the Finance Committee to oversee and assist in the preparation of the budgets of the committees, and, in consultation with such committees, to submit an annual operating and capital budget to the Officers through the Committee Chair for each fiscal year no later than 30 days after the date of the Annual General Meeting in each fiscal year.

11. Marketing Committee
11.1 The Marketing Committee shall consist of three Members appointed by the President.
11.2 The Marketing Committee shall be responsible for overseeing maintenance of the CSA website, generating regular newsletters, and overseeing all other public relations and promotional needs of the CSA.

12. Nominating Committee
12.1 The Nominating Committee shall consist of three delegates appointed by the President, at least 60 days prior to the Annual General Meeting.
12.2 It shall be the duty of the Nominating Committee to nominate a slate of Officers, with the exception of the Chief Measurer, to be voted on at the Annual General Meeting. Nominations for all positions except Chief Measurer may also be taken from the floor at the Annual General Meeting.
12.3 The Nominating Committee shall submit its slate of nominees to the Secretary at least 30 days prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting and the Secretary shall include such slate of nominees with the notice of Annual General Meeting distributed to Members.

13. Membership Committee
13.1 The Membership Committee shall consist of three Members: the Secretary who shall serve as Chair, the Treasurer, and one other person appointed by the President.
13.2 The Membership Committee shall be responsible for ensuring that a membership application form is available, that all applications for membership are processed in a timely manner, and that a membership database is maintained and kept up-to-date. The Committee may, at its discretion and in accordance with By-Law 3, elect or reject any application for membership.

14. Calendar Committee
14.1 The Calendar Committee shall consist of three Members appointed by the President. It shall be the duty of the Calendar Committee to work with the various yacht clubs and regattas to help achieve an orderly racing calendar for the Caribbean region.
14.2 The Calendar Committee shall be responsible for ensuring that proposed regatta dates are gathered on an annual basis and the approved calendar on the CSA website is kept current. It shall negotiate any conflicting dates in the best interests of the region and the sailors.

15. Sailing Development Committee
15.1 The Sailing Development Committee shall consist of three Members appointed by the President.
15.2 It shall be the duty of the Sailing Development Committee to promote and facilitate the growth of the sport of sailing, assist Members to compete in local and overseas sailing events, and assist them with the framework and logistical support to succeed at the International and Olympic level.
15.3 The Sailing Development Committee shall sanction on an annual basis one design and other discipline events in the Caribbean region, with the goal of helping create high caliber events to bring the top sailors in the region together for annual Caribbean Championships. Classes and disciplines envisioned include Junior/Optimist, Single-handed/Laser, Doublehanded/420, Multihull/Hobie or Nacra, Keelboat/J24 or IC24, and Match Racing.
15.4 The Sailing Development Committee shall be responsible for liaising with World Sailing and the World Sailing delegate to the region to help communicate information to Members, secure available grants and training opportunities, and communicate the needs and interests of the Caribbean region.

16. Rating Rule Committee
16.1 The Rating Rule Committee shall consist of three Members: the Chief Measurer who shall act as Chair, a senior measurer appointed by the Chief Measurer and a third Member appointed by the President.
16.2 It shall be the duty of the Rating Rule Committee to:
(a) oversee the adoption and implementation of rating rules for the non-exclusive use of Members of the CSA;
(b) train and appoint official CSA measurers of various rankings and specify their duties and responsibilities;
(c) oversee yacht measurement and the issuing of rating certificates to yachts conforming to the rating rules;
(d) keep appropriate records and ensure that measurement fees are remitted to the Treasurer in a timely fashion;
(e) make rules and provisions for the proper functioning of the rating rules that the Rating Rule Committee administers;
(f) remove from the list of measurers any measurer who fails to comply with his or her requirements and obligations;
(g) attend to any other duties that would normally come under the jurisdiction of the Rating Rule Committee.

17. Conference Planning Committee
17.1 The Conference Planning Committee shall consist of three members, one of whom shall be the Treasurer. The President shall appoint the other two members.
17.2 The Conference Planning Committee shall be responsible for identifying an island and venue at which the Annual Conference shall be held, preparing budgets and all other aspects of planning the Annual Conference. The Committee shall also be responsible for ensuring that the Conference website is updated on an as-needed basis.