<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">J22 Fleet #1 Racers,<br></font><div><br></div><div><span id="gmail-m_9052448859877073982gmail-m_-7674754703134333359gmail-docs-internal-guid-db8ac8c2-7fff-2936-ecef-15a5064bfae8"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I have served as J22 Fleet Captain, and Mike Bowers the Fleet Treasurer, for the past 3 years, exceeding the terms defined in the fleet bylaws </font></span><a href="https://www.wyc.org/page/show/3792364-j-22-fleet-1-bylaws-wyc-lake-minnetonka" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">linked here</a><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">. To align with the bylaws, I propose Holly Jo Anderson be the Fleet Captain, and Bob Leach the Fleet Treasurer, for the next term of two years, beginning Jan. 1, 2019, and ending Dec. 31, 2020.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Following the Elections and Voting Policies in the Bylaws, I will send out via email, a ballot to each boat owner or charterer on Monday, Dec. 14, 2018. To be</font><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> entitled to vote, the </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">owner or charterer must be a member</span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> in good standing in each of the following entities: US Sailing, J22 USA, J22 Fleet #1, and one of the Fleet # 1 member yacht clubs. Ballots are due by Monday, Dec. 31, 2018.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">If the </font></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">boat owner or charterer you sail with does not follow the</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"> J22 listserve, would you please have them email John Dyer at <</span><a href="mailto:dogbreath47@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap">dogbreath47@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">> no later than Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 for a ballot. The last day a ballot can be cast is Monday, Dec. 31, 2018.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Best,</font></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">John Dyer</font></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Outgoing J22 Fleet Captain</font></span></p></span></div></div>