<div dir="ltr"><table class="gmail-m_-4343817247505343466MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:12.8px;border-collapse:collapse;border:none"><tbody><tr><td width="641" valign="top" style="width:480.75pt;border:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:rgb(5,61,161);padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:white">J/22 Fleet #1 2016 Season Recap<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="641" valign="top" style="width:480.75pt;border-right:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);border-bottom:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);border-left:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);border-top:none;padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><img width="636" height="136" id="gmail-m_-4343817247505343466Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D1F3B3.533060B0" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="width: 6.625in; height: 1.4166in;"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="font-size:1pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table class="gmail-m_-4343817247505343466MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:12.8px;border-collapse:collapse;border:none"><tbody><tr><td width="641" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:480.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);border-bottom:1pt solid red;border-right:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);padding:0.1in"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hi Folks,</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The 2016 J/22 racing season was one of the best in recent memory. </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">29 J/22's raced this year on Lake Minnetonka!</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It’s great to see Fleet #1 going through a </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">resurgence in boats, drivers, crew, and interest in general.</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-ec6303cc-eec5-a78f-ddd5-62de9123f82d"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please read on for some <b>highlights</b>, <b>plans for next year</b>, and much needed <b>thank-you’s</b>.</span></span><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="281" valign="top" style="width:211.1pt;border-top:none;border-left:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);border-bottom:1pt solid red;border-right:none;padding:0.1in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><br></p></td><td width="360" valign="top" style="width:269.65pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid red;border-right:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);padding:0.1in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="641" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:480.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);border-bottom:1pt solid red;border-right:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);padding:0.1in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,61,161)">Fleet Racing Highlights </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,61,161)"><br></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We continued to race the Combined Fleet Championship (CFC) with MYC hosting Saturday races.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MYC will again host the Saturday racing next year. </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bill, Tim & Kaye Siemers</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on Team 643 won the CFC this year. In second place was </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Holly Jo Anderson</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on #1048, MoXxie, and </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mikey Bowers</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on #963 took 3rd.</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Paul Lague and Jochen Koenig</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on #335 - “Knot Ready” - are our newest members. They are in the process of upgrading their boat and sail plan, and will be ready to race next year. </span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Russ Swansen</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on #724 - “Fill or Kill” - ramped up his program and competed in many races. We hope to see more of Russ at regattas next year.</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Women's Team</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, with </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Julie, Lois, Janet</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and friends winning their first championship race this year! Go MWST!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rod Komis</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on #865 - “Old Skool” - moved up nicely to 2nd overall in the Sunset Series. Rod gets better every season steering. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Randy Gould</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> paced #521 - “Chilly Willie” - to some great races including 4th overall at the District Championship. He also is the winner of this season’s “Gould Cup.” Ask Jane for more info if you dare.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-ec6303cc-eec6-1b1c-bdc0-29b5a7570b86"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Wayzata Community Sailing Center</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (WCSC) has become a rich source of new racers. We had many students and instructors sailing on J/22's, and not just on Team MoXxie.</span></span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="641" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:480.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);border-bottom:1pt solid red;border-right:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);padding:0.1in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,61,161)">Regattas On & Off Lake Minnetonka<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We invited the J/24 Fleet to again race with us at the </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dave Cool Ice Breaker</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. This was very popular, especially with the great Socials on Saturday night and Sunday. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The ‘24’s reciprocated with inviting us to race our </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">District Championship</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> at the </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">UGotta Regatta</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Everyone I heard from really had a great time both on and off the race course. </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bernie Soya’s Shrimp Boil</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> was a big hit. We plan to again combine our fleets at both events next season. Many thanks to our Regatta Co-Chair</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, Julie Neal </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">for making the UGotta/Districts a great event!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fleet #1 racers showed off their skills across the country this past season. </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kevin Kenny</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> won the </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Annapolis J/22 NOOD Regatta</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and was the </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Overall NOOD Champion</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">!!! </span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jeff Hames and Kurt Taken-Holtze</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on Team 1318, along with </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bill Siemers</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on Team 643, raced in the </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Midwinter Championships</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in Fort Walton Beach, FL, and both had very nice finishes. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Team 1209, with </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Brent Peterson, Jeff Cameron and Bill Rock</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, qualified and raced in the </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">US Sailing's Mallory Cup</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in San Francisco, CA. </span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Matt Thompson, Matt Carlson & Lars Hansen</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> raced in the </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">J/22 World Championship</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in Kingston, Ontario.</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-ec6303cc-eec7-0d96-2ac6-88aa2c551c72"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We had 3 on-lake regattas with over 25 competitors and 3 different winners. This demonstrates we have a very talented and deep fleet.</span></span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="641" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:480.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);border-bottom:1pt solid red;border-right:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);padding:0.1in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,61,161)">Rumbles & Clinics<u></u></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sunday Bay Rumbles continued to be very popular. We had 3 of them with BBQ’s afterwords provided by our social director, </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jill Fynboh</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-ec6303cc-eec7-fe9d-3f70-44da6a033550"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At the June Rumble, </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jon Noller and Rod Komis</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> put on an outstanding boat-handling clinic for crew.</span></span><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="641" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:480.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);border-bottom:1pt solid red;border-right:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);padding:0.1in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in"><font color="#053da1"><span style="font-size:24px"><b>Socials</b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As mentioned above, </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jill Fynboh</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> was kind enough to put socials together for each of the Rumbles. She also organized the Dave Cool Ice Breaker Socials and the Spring Social at </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lyn Lake Brewery</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. We are very fortunate to have her provide these. They are a lot of work and they really make our events pretty awesome. Please thank her when you get a chance.</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2017 Winter/Spring Social</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-ec6303cc-eec8-e504-f009-d7e497828d43"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Plans are in the works for a Social late winter or early spring. We are hoping to expand last year’s Social to include more time for socializing, watch a photo slide show, hold a fleet meeting and have a trophy presentation for Fleet #1 events. </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jill Fynboh</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> will be have details for us come the new year.</span></span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><u></u> <u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td width="641" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:480.75pt;border-top:none;border-left:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);border-bottom:1pt solid red;border-right:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);padding:0.1in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,61,161)">2017 Season & Beyond <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Current </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">J/22 World Champion</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and North Sails Pro, </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mike Marshall</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> will be at WYC for a </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">J/22 Racing Clinic</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. We hope to combine with the June Rumble. Mike may also offer private instruction on the Friday prior to the clinic. </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jeff Cameron</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is organizing this, and will have details at our Winter/Spring Social.</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jeff is also developing plans for </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WYC/Fleet #1 to host the 2018 US Sailing's Mallory Cup</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, to be raced on J/22's. If you are able to volunteer, or loan out your boat, please contact Jeff at  </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><<a href="mailto:cameron@bipl.net">cameron@bipl.net</a>>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-ec6303cc-eec9-e82d-d8de-fa3688e51beb"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Finally, Jeff is exploring having </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WYC/Fleet #1 host the 2019 J/22 North Americans</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. If you are interested in more information, please contact Jeff.</span></span><br></p></td></tr><tr><td width="641" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:480.75pt;border-right:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);border-bottom:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);border-left:1.5pt solid rgb(5,61,161);border-top:none;padding:0.1in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,61,161)">Special Thanks to Our Volunteers</span></b></p><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-ec6303cc-eeca-d54c-38a0-deb6fd0b8abc"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jeff Cameron</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, in addition to all the above clinics and and events he is planning, also designed, ordered and distributed over 150 Fleet #1 t-shirts! He also made a financial donation to make this affordable for all of us. The shirts look great, and really do a nice job of branding and promoting our fleet at WYC. </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Many, many thanks go out to Jeff!<br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Holly Jo Anderson</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> took on the role of the J/22 USA Class Regional Representative, maintains the fleet’s web page and Facebook page. She also publishes all the fleet communications. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Paul & Suzy Cossette at Lyn-Lake Brewery</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> provided outstanding craft beer for several events.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jeff Hames and The Print Shop</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> donated the awesome cooler trophies for the Dave Cool Ice Breaker.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Finally, many of our racers volunteer as members of a leadership circle, that manages our fleet’s operations. There is a lot that goes on backstage to make our racing happen. I’d like to recognize: </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bob Leach, Lars Hansen, Mike Miller, Mikey Bowers, Kevin Kenny, Jill Fynboh, and Julie Neal</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for all their help this year. </span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">One last note of thanks to </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kevin Kenny</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Without Kevin, the fleet and the club would come to a grinding halt. The jobs he willingly takes on and performs to perfection, are too numerous to list. We all owe him a debt of gratitude.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div>