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<P>Mike,</P>
<P>Thanks for the PRAF list. Please repost this on the PRAF distribution. I'm not allowed to do so.</P>
<P>Dude, dont let procrastination on a stupid ass 10 page paper be your excuse to miss midatlantics. Because that IS WEAK!</P>
<P>Gene</P>
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<P>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Gene Spillane <EGSPILLANE@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>Sent: Apr 30, 2012 12:47 AM <BR>To: Michael Heinsdorf <MHEINSDORF@GMAIL.COM>, PRAF List <PRAF@YAHOOGROUPS.COM>, Albacore Forum <ALBACORE@MYFLEET.ORG>, executive_board@potomacriversailing.org <BR>Subject: Top 10 Reasons to Sail Mid-Atlantics! <BR><BR><ZZZHEAD>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">#10 The top Albacore sailors in the world will be sailing Mid-Atlantics</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">- and because we are sailing the coolest class in the world our top sailors- Barney Harris and Peter Duncan will help you tune your rig and give you some pointers while it's early in the season. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN></B> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">#9 It isn’t that far away!</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> From DC/West River- MBC is just 4 hours away; leave home at 8 am Saturday and be sailing at 1 pm- or go with reason # 10 common by Friday and tune with us Friday afternoon. Albacore sailors from Toronto (where it's still damn cold and you need a good spring road trip!) it's just 9 hours. Common down and thaw out, without the 36 hour ride to Sarasota. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">#8 Sailing at MBC is very beginner friendly.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> We have moderate winds, a wide and beautiful tidal river and plenty of starts. A prefect place to get comfortable in the boat -and to boot our docks are very easy to sail in and out of. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN></B> </P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">#7 We've got a fantastic club</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">- heck don't just take my word for it- <A href="http://www.monmoutboatclub.org/"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">www.monmoutboatclub.org</SPAN></A> bring a burgee, will hang it up on our second deck and give you one of ours! Need to save money? Check out #5! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">#6 John Stewart lives in town.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> No kidding! and Bruce Springsteen too. Red Bank is chock full of celebrities. Did I mention Bon Jovi and Kevin (Clerks, Dogma and Mall Rats) Smith? Yea we’ve got them too. So you aren’t dumping your non sailing significant other in the middle of nowhere after telling them that regattas are fun to go to. We've got awesome shops and cafes for them to hang out in, not to mention the world’s most beautiful riverside porch to read on...yes we have Wi-Fi. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">#5 Stay overnight with one of our friendly members.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> This is a first class regatta on a shoestring budget. You don’t need to spring for a hotel, we'll open our doors for you!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">#3 Traveling is what makes the Albacore class awesome!</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> If you have friends in the US, Canada, England and Scotland, then chances are you are either an International Man/Woman of mystery or an Albacore sailor- or perhaps both! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">#2 Monday morning.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> So Monday the 21st of May is going to roll around. Your coworkers are going to come up to you and ask you what you did over the weekend. It can go like this- " We stayed home, mowed the lawn and went to the Home Depot to buy curtains...it was...nice" OR you can say "Oh yea! It was crazy! Sailed this awesome race at this great club called MBC! It was amazing- learned this killer start technique. Got my boat all tuned in, partied like a rock star- oh speaking of rock star, check my phone, yea, that's my husband/wife/ boyfriend/girlfriend with Bon Jovi at a cafe in Red Bank- it was EPIC!" <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">You bought an Albacore and started sailing because you are adventurous. You have a choice to make now. Go to Mid Altantics and aspire to greatness- or have a nice weekend at Home Depot. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">#1 It's for a good cause.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Fees (net of expenses, which cover awards and our Saturday night pizza party at MBC) are going to help our friend and fellow Albacore sailor Tammy Beltle. We are more than a sailboat class, we are a family. Tammy's been battling AML Leukemia and thank God, she has been winning. We're dedicating this years Mid Atlantics to her. Please join us! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Details can be found at: <A href="http://usaa.albacore.org/node/344" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">http://usaa.albacore.org/node/344</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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