[Capri25] Capri 25 One Design Championship

[Bero Motors]

We acknowledge this change and are gathering up the
nessessities.[ Kai, we have to talk].
Looking forward.

Wee Beestees

--- Dutch Bull <dmbull at comcast.net> wrote:

> Attention Capri 25 owner and crew,
>  
> For those who missed the fleet meeting here is an
> update. Due to
> scheduling conflicts with the E-scow Nationals and
> J-22 North American
> being held on Lake Minnetonka in September, the
> Capri fleet will be
> moving our One Design Championship to June this
> year. Our regatta will
> be held in conjunction with the WYC American
> Diabetes Association
> Regatta June 16th, 17th and 18th. This is a great
> opportunity for our
> fleet to support a great cause. 
>  
> Thursday evening June 15th will be the practice,
> warm-up race. Friday,
> June 16th we will have the lake to ourselves and
> will run 3 to 4 buoy
> races followed by a rum party and fleet dinner. We
> plan a mini-raffle
> Friday night to help cover costs as much of our
> entry fee will go to the
> ADA (tax deductible). Saturday, June 17th it is
> hoped we will run a
> medium distance race in the morning. The ADA will
> run a buoy race
> starting at 12:00. We will then start a second race
> with the ADA regatta
> at 2:00. This will be followed by dinner and a party
> at the club put on
> by the ADA. Hopefully, "our band" will provide the
> entertainment.
> Sunday, there will be two, back to back, races
> starting at 12:00. I am
> soliciting the club for the first start on the three
> races with the rest
> of the club to give our fleet clear air for the
> first couple of legs.
> The awards ceremony will follow back at the club
> around 5:00.
> Unfortunately, this will make for a late pull out
> for out of town boats
> because Minnetonka Yacht Club has the lake Saturday
> and Sunday morning
> for their race schedule. They have agreed to allow
> our fleet to share
> the lake for our medium distance race and we will
> try to set a course
> that will not interfere with their course. This
> format will be different
> from years past, but should provide for a lot of fun
> and a chance for
> the fleet to support a great cause. 
>  
> With that said, we now have 3 less months to plan
> and make things
> happen. I am going to be very forward and assign a
> lot of
> responsibilities in this letter. If you are unable
> to help in the way I
> am "assigning", please reply back and let me know.
> If you can help,
> please reply back and confirm your willingness to
> help. If you are
> unassigned and feel left out, please pick an area
> where you want to
> contribute and reply back to volunteer. 
>  
> Denise Eng, if you are still updating the web site
> can you please do
> your thing to update and promote the regatta on our
> site in a way that
> will attract many out of town boats.
>  
> Nils Brennom, can you head up a race committee to
> bring the on the water
> racing and rules together as you have done in the
> past?
>  
> Jill Bull will head up the food committee for Friday
> night. She will be
> looking for grill chefs to help out. Maybe Doug and
> James want to enjoy
> the party this year instead of cooking their tails
> off.
>  
> I am hoping Mark Weum and Pete Willenbring will
> volunteer to collect
> major raffle and silent auction items targeted at
> our fleet. We do not
> want to step on the ADA effort, but will need to
> raise a some money for
> ourselves. If any of you know of ways or are willing
> to sponsor parts of
> our regatta, PLEASE feel free to step forward. We
> will need a sponsor
> for the rum party and maybe a sponsor for trophies
> for our fleet. If
> your company can help, maybe they would like to
> sponsor the band for
> Saturday night? All for a great cause. 
>  
> Do I have volunteers to head up registration and
> measurement.
>  
> Thanks for reading this long winded update and
> thanks in advance for all
> your efforts in helping make the Capri 25 fleet the
> best fleet with
> barbeque grills to race with anywhere on the planet.
>  
> Your Regatta Chairman,
>  
> Dutch Bull
>  
> dmbull at comcast.net or dbull at versaco.com
>  
>  
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