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<DIV><SPAN class=925153018-11112008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wow, what a great
turnout! For the first time in memory we have more than a dozen boats
signed up for a midwinter series (a baker's dozen, to be precise), and best of
all, 11 of them showed up for the first race on Nov 2nd! We had perfect
weather - nice breeze with the usual strange shifts near the windward mark, and
despite looming clouds all day, not a speck of rain, and occasional sun.
As I said in my "come out and play" email, great practice for Nationals which
will use close to the same course. (You DO all have July 24-26 down on
your calendars, right?)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=925153018-11112008><FONT face=Arial size=2>Congrats to Michael
Andrews on Bonito who led from start to finish after making the trek from
Alameda (though I think we reeled them in a bit on the first downwind
leg). Also to ahem, Carlos and Tackful who had a back-and-forth duel
for second, and to all the other boats, some new to the course or new to racing
at all (especially my former crew Clyde Niesen in Chopped Liver/ex Childs Play,
who got fifth in his first real race, Great Pumpkin not really being a race if
you know what I mean). There was even one boat I'd not heard of yet, and
I'm still supposed to be fleet captain! So Catherine, tell us about
yourself and/or your boat Wotta Lark, or at least send me (not the list) your
contact info so I can put it on the master roster and send you a
copy.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=925153018-11112008><FONT face=Arial size=2>For complete
results, go to <A
href="http://www.syconline.org/Race/winter09/resultsmw09/MW-RACE1.htm">http://www.syconline.org/Race/winter09/resultsmw09/MW-RACE1.htm</A> and
note how many more Tunas there were out there than any other class. And if
you want to join us for the next four "first Sundays", sign up at SYC, it's a
pretty cheap entry and the more the merrier.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=925153018-11112008><FONT face=Arial size=2>I look forward to
seeing you all out there for the next race Dec 7th. And to seeing Pariah
and Sweet Reward too, you missed out on a very sweet day!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=925153018-11112008><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW sorry we
couldn't convince the RC to give us two races per day, but I figure a dozen
boats sailing one race is about as much fun as half a dozen sailing two races,
so I'm not going to complain, I hope you won't either.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=925153018-11112008><FONT face=Arial size=2>P.S. Anybody want to
volunteer to set up our Xmas party/awards ceremony/winter meeting, or to help
Michael and me get it going? I'll be at tonight's YRA season ceremony at
RYC to pick up everybody's loot who can't make it, but I can't hang onto it
forever...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jan <SPAN
class=925153018-11112008>"Carlos" </SPAN>Grygier</FONT></DIV>
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