<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks everyone for taking the time to participate in last week's Vanguard 15 Nationals. I hope all of you had a great time and made some good memories. Before too much more time has passed, thought I'd share a few bits of info to wrap things up with Nationals.<br></div><div><br></div><b>Photos</b>: <br>... a bunch of them are posted here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/SFV15/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/SFV15/</a> -- feel free to post yours here as well. If FB tells you that you need to be a group member, just put in a join request and we'll let you in.<br><div><div><br><b>Petition</b>: <br>... on the proposed Clipper Cove marina development, if you haven't already signed it: <a href="http://saveclippercove.nationbuilder.com/petition" target="_blank">http://saveclippercove.nationbuilder.com/petition</a> ... it'd be great to have Nationals back at Clipper Cove again someday, and having water to sail on would help. Please pass it on to have others sign, as well!<br></div><div><br><div><b>Results</b>: <br>... you've probably seen but in case you don't have them, they are here: <a href="http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/10819">http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/10819</a><br></div><div><br></div><b>Thank you's</b>:<br></div><div>... we couldn't have done this regatta without a small army of people, including:<br></div><div><ul><li><b>Steve and Amanda Kleha</b>, who cooked a great dinner for 70+ people two nights in a row, forgoing their chance to race in Nationals. Thanks guys for stepping up in a huge way! May you have ample port-tack crossings in 2016!</li><li><b>Matthew Sessions, Sam Wheeler, Pete Trachy and Peter Stemler</b>, for setting up our charter boats for our out-of-town guests, and <b>everyone that chartered out their boats</b>.</li><li><b>Matthew Sessions</b> (again) for arranging t-shirts and helping me with numerous organizational details.<br></li><li><b>Sam Wheeler & Ben Pedrick</b>, for hosting Saturday's after party in fine V15 tradition. <br></li><li><b>Justin Foox</b>, for lining up <b>Trumer Pils</b>, our beer sponsor, and <b>Flotek</b>, our t-shirt sponsor.</li><li><b>Shar Foox</b>, for handling registration on Saturday and collecting all those forms and payments.</li><li><b>Alex Mountjoy</b>, for having his firm <b>Dolce Mia</b> be our participant awards sponsor.</li><li><b>Emilio Castelli</b>, for having his firm <b>Castelli Vineyards</b> be our wine sponsor.</li><li><b>Svendsens's Marine</b>, for helping with our dinner expenses and their continued support of our fleet.</li><li><b>Matt Ford</b> of Svendsens for bring parts to sailors in need, myself included.<br></li><li><b>Forrest Gay</b>, for doing an awesome job as PRO! It was such a relief knowing that the on-the-water operations were all buttoned down. You're a huge asset to Bay Area sailing, Forrest.<br></li><li>Our whaler drivers and race committee assistants: <b>Anna-Pia </b>and<b> Erich Slowthower, Read Hayward, Chris Somers, Dave Byron, Nicholas Sessions </b>and<b> Ethan Sargent</b>. (There were a few others too, please thank them on our behalf.)</li><li>The <b>Holders, Oldhams, Foox's and Boegers</b>, for getting the next generation of sailors into the V15... young sailors are the future of our fleet!</li><li><b>Brian McDonald and Greg Meagher</b> for serving as judges. Glad we kept things boring for you.<br></li><li>Everyone who traveled long distances -- <b>Tennessee, New York, North Carolina</b> -- thanks for making the effort to get out here! I understand it's not easy.<br></li><li><b>Ben Pedrick</b>, our fleet treasurer, for keeping track of all the financial stuff.<br></li><li>The Treasure Island Sailing Center crew, including <b>Travis Lund, Luxine Smith, and Carissa Adamson</b>, for letting us use their facility. <br></li><li><b>Dean Fulton, Jeff Cody, Read Hayward, </b>and<b> Emily Wang</b> for taking photos.</li><li><b>Alex Mountjoy, Steve Kleha </b>and<b> John McBride</b> for bringing water jugs and helping us stay hydrated on a warm weekend.<br></li><li>Last but not least, <b>Matthew </b>and<b> Avery</b>, for being awesome competitors and bringing out the best in Maddy and me as sailors. It's a gift to be able to race against such good sailors regularly, and your continued presence had helped make our fleet what it is.<br></li></ul></div>I hope I didn't miss anyone, if so, my sincere apologies!<br></div><div><div><br></div><div>Please forward on to anyone I may have missed on this distro. <br><br></div><div>And get fired up for <u><b>2016 Nationals at Larchmont Yacht Club</b></u>! Sounds like <b>Weston Friedman <<a href="mailto:weston.friedman@gmail.com">weston.friedman@gmail.com</a>> </b>and<b> William Hutchings <<a href="mailto:wphutchings@gmail.com">wphutchings@gmail.com</a>></b> are your contacts for that. Please send them your ideas on what worked well this year, and changes they might want to consider for next year. <br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Best regards,</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Al</span></font><br></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></font></div><font color="#666666"><a href="mailto:asargent@stanfordalumni.org" target="_blank">asargent@stanfordalumni.org</a> | +1 415 742 1430</font></div></div></div>
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