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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Fleet 1 (and the rest of the online world…):
I still haven’t got the summary of our decisions from the February
party/meeting together, but here are the next three things on the calendar.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Mar 22 (Sat) Rites of Spring, organized by
Oakland YC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Single or double-handed, and they also
have a “full crew women’s only” division. Our fleet
does white sails only, it’s a lot of fun and you always get a subdued
pastel t-shirt or formal hat (that’s a joke, folks…) Contact
OYC pronto if you haven’t already.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>April 9<sup>th</sup> (Wed) Kame Richard’s
famous <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Vallejo</st1:place></st1:City>
Tides Talk, at Berkeley YC. We decided to do <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Vallejo</st1:place></st1:City> white sails only to up the
participation rate, that means tides will be even more important than
usual. If at least 10 folks say they will attend the talk (and do the
race), the fleet will chip in for pizza that night. Email me your
responses, I’d like to get double digits for this race this year.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>April 12/13 (Sat/Sun) Fleet cruise-in and race
clinic at Encinal YC. We have confirmation from the harbourmaster that we
can stay overnight, Michael Andres is still working on the short races
part. We’ll hold a few short races on Saturday to get the kinks out
and have fun swapping crew around, mentoring each other; go for a wonderful
dinner at the club, and then some of us will stay over at the club in our
boats. Should be great fun, and warmer than the traditional <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Vallejo</st1:City></st1:place> bbq.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>That’s all for now, things are still
coming together.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Shawn E Rowland
[mailto:shawnrowland@sbcglobal.net] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, March 09, 2008 3:49
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Alex Tonisson; Berkeley Yacht
Club; Bill Chapman; Bobbi Tosse & John Clauser; Bradley Cleveland;
broderic@sonic.net; bucket@sonic.net; Dan Coleman; Dennis Clifton; Ed Shirk;
Evan Lewis; Harold Orr; Heidi Schmidt; Jan; Jim Becker; Leah Pepe; Lori; Louis
Benainous; Mark Davis; megandwyer@aol.com; michaelan@mtcorp.com; Mike Arrajj;
Paul Kamen; Pete Trachy<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Peter Polansky; Richie; Robert
Hall; Stephanie; Stephen Buckingham; Tom Nemeth<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Kame Richards' Tides
Talk, Wed., April 9th</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I wanted to let you know that Kame Richards will be presenting his
Vallejo Race Tides Talk at the Berkeley Yacht Club on Wednesday, April 9th at
7pm. The tickets are $5. The address is <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on">1 Seawall Drive</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State></st1:address>, and phone,
510-843-9292. I have attached a flyer for the event. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
24.0pt'>Please forward this e-mail to other racers.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Kame Richards, owner of Pineapple Sails, will share his exceptional
presentation and slide show on the tides and currents of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
Kame will demonstrate how racers in the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Vallejo</st1:place></st1:City>'s
Yacht Club's YRA Vallejo Race on May 3rd and 4th can apply tide and current
knowledge to gain a competitive edge.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Shawn Rowland<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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