PS Thanks a lot to Sally for hosting the meeting at the Pineapple sail loft!
On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 9:39 PM, Santana22 San Francisco <
santana22sfbay at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Tuna skippers,
> Please welcome Kristen Soetebier as our new co-fleet captain for 2015!
>> Thanks to all of you who came out to the fleet meeting, it is great to see
> what a supportive and nice bunch of people we have in the fleet! Below is a
> short recap of the meeting:
>> Nationals:
> We are very excited to plan the 2015 nationals at Corinthian Yacht Club
> July 17-19, and hope to get a record turn out for the 50th anniversary. We
> are reaching out to the Santa Cruz and Monterey Peninsula fleets to try and
> get as many boats out as possible. Team Alegre and team Carlos have offered
> to help trailer boats if that is necessary. People also offered spare
> bedrooms and floorspace to crash, and the RYC and Treasure Island have
> storage available for trailers and/or boats if people want to come up for
> longer than just the nationals. Please help spread the word and get as many
> boats on the line as possible!
>> Deb Fehr, Jennifer McKenna and James Dilworth will look into T-shirts,
> bags, and/or sponsoring options.
>> Kristen and Anna will work with the CYC and PRO Mike Gross to get the NOR
> out as soon as possible.
>> Mentoring:
> Two new skippers & family came to the meeting and will be mentored.
>> Racing:
> The spinnaker series has a mistake in the dates as the SSS Corinthian
> race is March 21.
> The throwouts for the white sails series will be 6 races.
>> Other activities:
> Several boats and crew will come to the starts clinic on March 22
> James Dilworth will organize a cruise out some time later in the season
> Anna will organize a spinnaker clinic later in the season
>> Other items:
> Please review the new YRA minimum equipment rules that now also include "A
> boat is recommended to have a throwing sock-type heaving line of 50' (15m)
> or greater of floating polypropylene line readily accessible to the
> cockpit. Beginning 1/1/2015 it will be required" YRA requirements can be
> found here: http://www.yra.org/racing/EquipmentRequirements.html>> If you haven't payed your fleet dues, please send a check of $35 made out
> to Wayne Best to:
>> Wayne Best
> 47 Maywood Way
> San Rafael, CA 94901
>> Hope to see many of you out on Sunday 22 March for the starts clinic. It
> now looks like we have a surplus of crew, so please let me know if you have
> space for another crew or two.
>> Fair Winds,
> Anna Alderkamp
>> On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 7:44 PM, Santana22 San Francisco <
>santana22sfbay at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Dear Tuna skippers,
>>>> It's time for our yearly fleet meeting in the sail loft of Pineapple
>> sails in Alameda to discuss the upcoming season. Please let me know if
>> you're planning to come, the fleet will get pizza, if you can bring some
>> drinks to share it would be great! The address is:
>>>> 2526 Blanding Ave, Alameda, CA 94501
>>>> Please dress warmly as the loft isn't heated. Below is the agenda:
>>>>>> *1) Introductions*
>> A quick round to introduce everyone
>>>> *2) Fleet captain vacancy*
>> Unfortunately, Garth Copenhaver is moving out of state and resigning as
>> co-fleetcaptain for personal reasons. This opens up a vacancy as
>> co-fleetcaptain and/or nationals regatta chair (see below). Fleetcaptain of
>> the Santana 22 fleet is an awesome "job" in this friendly and supportive
>> fleet. Would anyone be interested in stepping up? I'd be happy to stay on
>> for another year and share the responsibility, but I'm equally happy to
>> step down is there is a pair of folks who want to do it together. I highly
>> recommend doing it together with someone, it's just a lot more fun. You
>> don't need to be an experienced racer, enthusiasm is enough. It's a great
>> opportunity to get to know a lot of great people and organize some fun
>> events. Please let me know if you are interested and we'll discuss it with
>> the fleet on the 13th.
>>>>>> *3) Nationals 2015*
>> 2015 is the 50th anniversary of the designs of our beloved Tuna. It would
>> be great to commemorate this in some way, preferably during nationals.
>> Nationals will be held at CYC on 17-19th July. We are looking for someone
>> who would be willing to be the fleet representative for this. This could be
>> together with being a (co) fleet captain or separate. There is a lot of
>> help and experience available in the fleet, but we need someone to take
>> charge. Unfortunately, I cannot be the main responsible person for personal
>> reasons. Please let me know if you are interested taking this on and work
>> with CYC and the fleet to make this a success. Again, you don't need a lot
>> of experience, enthusiasm is enough. Kristen Soetebier has volunteered to
>> help.
>>>> *4) Mentor program*
>> The S22 fleet has a mentor program for new members. The idea is to pair
>> newcomers to the with an experienced skipper who will answer all your
>> questions and hopefully sail with you once or twice, or shanghai you into
>> being racing crew. Please let me know if you are interested in being a
>> mentor or mentee and we'll try to pair you up. (as a shameless plug... Byte
>> Size is looking for crew for 2015).
>>>>>> *5) Racing*
>> We have asked your input on the 2015 racing season via email, below is
>> the schedule with 7 throwouts for the white sails and 1 for the spinnaker
>> series:
>>>>>> 2015 Spinnaker Seriesscores <http://santana22.org/#series1>
>> ------------------------------
>> SSS Three Bridge Fiasco <http://santana22.org/schedule/253> Jan 31
>> ------------------------------
>> SSS Corinthian <http://santana22.org/schedule/251> Mar 28Vallejo
>> <http://santana22.org/schedule/252> May 2 - 3Jazz Cup
>> <http://santana22.org/schedule/242> Sep 5 2015 White Sails Seriesscores
>> <http://santana22.org/#series2>
>> ------------------------------
>> Wheeler Regatta <http://santana22.org/schedule/246> Apr 11YRA Spring 1
>> <http://santana22.org/schedule/244> Apr 18YRA Spring 2
>> <http://santana22.org/schedule/245> May 16YRA Spring 3
>> <http://santana22.org/schedule/247> Jun 13YRA Summer 1
>> <http://santana22.org/schedule/248> Jul 11Nationals
>> <http://santana22.org/schedule/241> Jul 17 - 19YRA Summer 2
>> <http://santana22.org/schedule/249> Aug 8YRA Summer 3
>> <http://santana22.org/schedule/250> Sep 12
>>>> *6) Other activities*
>> -On March 22 we'll have our annual start clinic on Treasure Island,
>> organized by the authoritative Frank Lawler (Tackful). This is always a
>> lot of fun, including a pot luck lunch with feedback.
>> -I'm happy to organize another spinnaker clinic some time during the
>> summer to get more people into spinnaker sailing.
>> -Any other initiatives?
>>>>>> *7) Comments and questions*
>> Anything else that may come up
>>>> *Sails measuring*
>> Jan will be there to measure your sails
>>>>>> *Don't forget!*
>> -July 27-19 (Nationals, CYC, Knox course)
>> -please bring $35 in fleet dues.If you're writing a check, please make
>> it out to Wayne Best.
>> To get an idea about the next season, please let me know:
>>>> -if you're coming to the fleet meeting (so we can get enough pizza)
>> -if you are planning to race white sails (or why not if not)
>> -if you are planning to race spinnaker
>> -if you can help with organizing
>> -anything else that can help us being a more fun and friendly fleet
>>>> We'd particularly like to hear from new members, even if you cant make it
>> to the fleet meeting, let me know what you think. And if you can make
>> it, please stop by to get to know other skippers,
>>>> Fair winds,
>>>> Anna Alderkamp,
>> Santana 22 SF Bay Fleet captain
>> "Byte Size" #801
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