<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3209"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">Hello J/22 Fleet #1 Members,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3226"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_64186" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_44574">WYC J/Boat Fleet #1s will combine forces to "rule" this year. J/24s will be joining J/22 Icebreaker this year and, in the spirit of </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_44574">'<b>the more, the merrier</b>', J/24s have </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">invited J/22 Fleet #1 to join U-Gotta Regatta on October 8 & 9, 2016 (which will serve as J/22s Districts Regatta). <br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_62782" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_62784" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">A few highlights:</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_48623" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_75022" dir="ltr">(1) Dates:</div><ul dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_75018"><li id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_75020">Icebreaker: <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_120205">May 14 & 15, 2016</b><br></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_75017">U-Gotta (J/22 Districts): <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_114107">October 8 & 9, 2016</b><br></li></ul><div dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_75025" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_62786" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">(2) Organizing Authority:<br></span></div><ul dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_65548"><li id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_65547"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">J/22s will run Icebreaker.</span></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_65547"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">J/24s will run the U-Gotta regatta. It may be a World Qualifier event for J/24s.</span></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_65547"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">Julie Neal will be J/22 Fleet #1's representative on UGotta Organizing Authority.</span></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_65547"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">J/22 fleet members will need to volunteer and provide volunteers for Icebreaker and UGotta.<br></span></li></ul><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_68924" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_77046" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">(3) Starts:</span></div><ul dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_69610"><li id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_69612"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">Icebreaker: J22s will start first, J/24s will start second</span></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_69609"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_71650">U-Gotta: J24s will start first, J/22s will start second</span></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_69609"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_71650">RC will use staggered starts to separate fleets (like they successfully did in Icebreaker last year)<br></span></li></ul><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_68926" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_13388" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">(4) Fees:</span></div><ul id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_77732"><li id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_77731"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">For both Icebreaker and U-Gotta, guesstimated entry fees <b>for J/22s</b> are $100 (for 3/4 crew boats), subject to finalizing # of participants, food, regatta activities & RC costs. See each regatta's Notice of Race for final details.</span></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_77731"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">No discount for prepayment of entry fees for Icebreaker and Districts this year (as each event will be run by separate fleets).<br></span></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_77731"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">For U-Gotta (J/22 Districts), additional social tickets will need to be purchased for additional social attendees (e.g., spouses, significant others, kids, etc.).</span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210"> <br></span></li></ul><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_81100"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_45930"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_81098"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_45930">(5) </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_45931">J/22 & J/24 Fleet #1's Goal: <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_100617">SHOW UP AND HAVE FUN!</b> J/22 and J/24 participant feedback from last years Icebreaker was very positive. J/24s and J/22s share same belief: '<b id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_120203">the more, the merrier</b>'.<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_27024" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_24290" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">If you have any questions, please let me know.<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_24321" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_118175" dir="ltr">P.S. I hope they have cool UGotta shirts this year because <i id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_120201">I WANT ONE!</i> Josh Bone (J/24 U-Gotta Organizer) - Sign me up for pre-order!<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_118178" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_24327" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">Sincerely,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_39845" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_39847" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210">Kevin<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_8000"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_3210"></span> <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_53359" class="signature"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_53358"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_53357"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_53356">Kevin Kenny</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459388655654_53361"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:kevinpkenny@yahoo.com">kevinpkenny@yahoo.com</a></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>