The Ontario Jaguar-OnLine   2006 JCNA AGM Seattle,Washington   OJOA was there... ... sincere thanks to the Jaguar Drivers & Restorers Club of Northwest America for all of your effort, for all of your sweat -- and for all of your hospitality -- in hosting this AGM. Our hosts' website:  www.seattlejagclub.org Photos and text: Jeff Boot  It's already Spring in the Pacific Northwest -- and the Cats like to come out and play.  To download this image to use as a "Background" on your computer, click . . .  BACKGROUND   On a PC: Right Click ... Set As Background  On a Macintosh:Click and Hold ... Download to Drive/Desktop (then set your Background)   JCNA Elects new President Veteran director takes wheel of international Jaguar Club DENIS EYNON ,a veteran JCNA director has been elected the new president of Jaguar Clubs of North America Inc. Eynon won the top elected post at Saturday's Annual General Meeting, in Seattle,Washington. The new top official identified four main planks on his platform: Increasing membership Boosting advertising in the JCNA Jaguar Journal Encouraging JCNA affiliate clubs to stage multi-club events. Establishing a Past President's Committee. Also contesting the president's office was JCNA general counsel Brock McPherson, a South Central Regional Director, from Great Bend, Kansas. McPherson has held many senior roles within JCNA, including vice-president, and member of such committees as Nominating, Business, Bylaw and Policy. McPherson also identified increasing JCNA membership as a major focus for JCNA. Eynon has recently been a South Central Regional Director, in Scottsdale,Arizona. Outgoing president Bill Streitenberger served in his last official role at the head table of the AGM's Saturday evening banquet. Eynon's presentation to delegates focused on creating a vision to help guide and propel JCNA to the next level of a high-performing organization. He specifically intends to reach out to motivate members and focus on common goals,among other issues. Photo by Sherman Taffel, JCNA JCNA's new president Dennis Eynon with OJOA's Jeff Booth.  That's a special-edition Jaguar-etched table centre-piece that OJOA's delegate is going home with. Only 19 of these lovely works of glass art were created.   Saturday, April 1 Then-JCNA President Bill Streitenberger got the AGM under way.  This was his last AGM. AGM Chair Ray Papineau accepted the gratitude and thanks of delegates. In the trenches: A thick agenda, motions and Roberts Rules of Order. The 7-hour AGM core meeting went over by almost an hour. Several items from the agenda were referred to Saturday evening's banquet. Some of the Cats in their parking spots. > Ain't they pretty?? Art Dickinson is JCNA's Slalom champ. This is his aggressive-looking V12 XJS. This Jaguar is reputedly the fastest E-Type on the West coast. Gorgeous -- just like the 2007s.... A little bit of Pacific rain makes the Jaguars glisten.   Friday, March 31 -- evening Leaving for the Museum of Flight Cocktail Hour and Dinner. Arriving at the Museum of Flight. A friendly face greets members and delegates (thank goodness this truly is a "friendly" face). Not many of these 2-door XJs around. Wow, is this a weird E-Type or a ????? Click here for the answer. JCNA President Bill Streitenberger thanked sponsor Jaguar of Tacoma, represented by Ben Walters, right. That's Ray Papineau, of the host club (the major force behind the AGM preparations). JCNA President Bill Streitenberger with OJOA President Jeff Booth. This was Bill's last day at JCNA's top elected official. A new president was elected during the AGM. This is the statue that the French government presented to Orville and Wilbur Wright after the flight pioneers showed their flying machine in France. Lining up for din-din. Note the warbird overseeing the scene..... Some Jaguar friends ...... OJOA's Jeff Booth with the Blackbird reconaissance aircraft. It flew for decades over the former Soviet Union -- and nobody knew anything about it! A WWII icon -- the Corsair. This plane saw wide service in the Pacific theatre of war and, with its folding wings, was often an aircraft-carrier based plane. The Supermarine Spitfire -- hero of the Battle of Britain. A Messerschmidt ME109 closes on the Spit... The so-called War to End All Wars lives again, with vintage WWI aircraft displayed in realistic dioramas. Dick Maury, of Coventry West, tries his hand at a WWI flight simulator. He had two flights. Crashed both times.... Video: Hard landing. Video: Mark Stephenson, in the pilot's seat. A Fokker Einbacher -- monowing figher. This design was years ahead of everyone else....   Earlier photos ............ Where the AGM is being held, the Embassy Suites, in Seattle, Washington. Weather was warmish, air was fresh -- and the cherry blossoms are out.  Very, very little of the Pacific Northwest rain.... AGM registration: Like just about everything else in our hobby, the Registration Desk is manned by volunteers, who worked very hard -- and very long -- to make sure everything happened correctly for arriving delegates and visitors. Jaguar-related banners festoonedthe atrium within the hotel. Jaguar enthusiast and author Steve Kennedy is now -- among his other published achievements --  working on an authoritative reference work (right) for Jaguar tool kits.  That's a draft copy of his upcoming "Jaguar Tools and Tool Kits", to the right. How far is it from the state of Florida to Seattle, WA? Heck, it's a long, long way. Betting has it that this well-run Cat belongs to JCNA webmaster Pascal Gademer.  There's got to be a special place in Jaguar Heaven for dyed-in-the-wool fans like Pascal. For some really amazing "Cat-playing-in-the-snow" pictures, please click here: SNOW For an E-Type that's just done a cross-continental run, Pascal's Series III is looking pretty good! What an enthusiast!!!! Is there a JCNA spirit award?? Frank Brockman bought his amazing 1950 XK120 back in 1973. It had then sat for 25 years outside and it was in significantly less impressive shape than today. Frank spent a few hours a day restoring his classic cat and then, when he retired a few years ago, he invested significantly more time for a year or so. The result is that Frank's breathtaking XK120 was installed in the hotel's lobby to greet visitors, delegated and directors at the AGM. Frank was also presented with his well-deserved 2nd Place North American award. Congratulations, Frank! One last point . . . Frank's XK, and a new XK beside it (not in photo) were under 24-hour watch by a security guard in the hotel foyer. Dick Maury, of Coventry West, presented a technical seminar again for Jaguar fans. Dick's presentation this year was on carburetors and fuel injections systems. His two-hour seminar included an always-helpful question and answer session. "Thanks, y'all..." Carburetors and Fuel Injectors: Some of the seminar's participants. The Jaguar Drivers and Restorers Club of Northwest America organized four seminars during the 2006 AGM. What am I bid? The fundraising silent auction. Lots of Jaguar goodies and baubles. The Silent Auction was set up in our hosts' Hospitality Suite. My gawwwwd, da-hling .... you absolutely MUST have these! Genuine official jaguar slippers -- going to the highest bidder. Who will be the happy fan with the terrific toes?  Cats Caught in the Open: Some of the Jaguars parked at Seattle's Embassy Suites.    VIDEO FILES:    Best to download these if you have a HIGH SPEED    Internet connection.  Dial-up will take a loooonnnnngggg time.    VIDEO #1:  What's it like landing in Seattle    -- when you're on a tiny, little noisy turboprop ?    Click here: LANDING    VIDEO #2:  What's it like taking off from Seattle    -- if you're in a wee bit bigger aircraft ?    Click here: HOMEWARD