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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma">Lots of news while we wait out our second winter frost...</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma"><strong>Boat are Holding Strong!</strong></font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000080" size="2" face="tahoma">Over the winter we have gained a few and lost a few due to relocations. All in all we are the same boat count at a Fleet of
<strong>15 </strong>with a little more competitive group. Get those programs started early and trained. We look forward to a very competitive year on the water with a lot of opportunity to spread the hardware around.
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<div><font color="#808080" size="2" face="tahoma"><strong>New Programs: </strong>
</font><font color="#808080" size="2" face="tahoma">Welcome Dave Heisserer who just purchased
<em>Jazz.</em> We will look forward to supporting his program and get him up and running with the fleet.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#808080" size="2" face="tahoma"><strong>Rested and Returning: </strong>
</font><font color="#808080" size="2" face="tahoma">Fun Tina and Matt on USA1250,
</font><font color="#808080" size="2" face="tahoma">Timmy O on USA2614, <em>Gotcha
</em>(Was he really ever out sight or out of miind???) and th</font><font size="2" face="tahoma"><font color="#808080">e Unstopppable Jerry on USA5008
<em>Usual Suspects. </em></font></font><font color="#808080" size="2" face="tahoma">Welcome back teams - it will be great to see you on the water again!</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma"><strong>Prep Gun Sounded!</strong></font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000080" size="2" face="tahoma">WYC Schedule is posted and we are about a month from a
<strong>fleet launch scheduled for the weekend of April 30</strong>. Let us know your interest in help and assistance to put that boat on the lift.
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma"><strong>Well, We asked for it...</strong></font></div>
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<div><font color="#808080"><font size="2" face="tahoma"><strong>2013 J/24 US Nationals here on Lake Minntonka.</strong>
</font><font size="2" face="tahoma">Yep, Tim had some extra time and put together the bid,<strong>
</strong>after our friends at USJCA asked to come back... <strong>WE ARE IN for a May/June Regatta 2013.</strong> It's a ways off, but never too late to get everything in place for an easy spring kick-off. Look forward for further details. </font></font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="tahoma"><font color="#808080"><strong>Strength growing in District 15.</strong> Chicago is ramping up their program. If you are interested, Tim has schedules for NOODs, Mini MAC, Verve and District 15 Championships... Alot happening
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma"><strong>Training Programs.</strong></font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000080" size="2" face="tahoma">There are a lot of opportunites to gain and grow skills this year.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#808080" size="2" face="tahoma"><strong>Fleet Training: </strong>
</font><font color="#808080" size="2" face="tahoma">T Cody has let us know that fleet training committee meetings are occuring and that we should start haring of options on organized training soon. We will see detains and options soon.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#808080" size="2" face="tahoma"><strong>Spring Crew Traing through WYC.
</strong></font><font color="#808080" size="2" face="tahoma">Great place to entertain the thought of picking up new crew by volunteering your boat and being an instructor. Dates include
</font><font color="#000080" size="2" face="tahoma"><font color="#808080">May 8, 2010,
</font></font><font color="#000080" size="2" face="tahoma"><font color="#808080">May 15, 2010 and
</font></font><font color="#000080" size="2" face="tahoma"><font color="#808080">May 22, 2010. It is also a potential warm-up for our starter programs.
<a href="http://www.wyc.org/Seminars/SpringSatOnTheWaterTraining/tabid/249/Default.aspx">
http://www.wyc.org/Seminars/SpringSatOnTheWaterTraining/tabid/249/Default.aspx</a></font></font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma"><font size="2" face="tahoma"><strong>Community is important...</strong></font></font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="tahoma"><font color="#808080"><strong>Be a friend.</strong> We are going to ramp up the face book site this year. Keeping it active with crew availability, J/24 Island parties and special events all caught on "film" (keep those
tops on!) Stay tuned and better yet contribute. Facebook addess: </font><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=112871035421341"><font color="#808080">http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=112871035421341</font></a></font></div>
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<div><font color="#808080" size="2" face="tahoma"><strong>We had a great turnout.</strong> John is reorganizing his life after a strong comeback this winter. Look for details on WYC.org for a fund raiser scheduled for April 23rd at 17:00. See you all at
the club. Entry donation is $20. Call Val Petit to support as a volunteer.</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma"><strong>New Season to Refresh our Cooler Funds...</strong></font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000080" size="2" face="tahoma">You will be seeing invoices for Fleet dues this week. Send your payments to Chad.</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma">All, thanks for the efforts at our party and getting organized for 2011. We are looking forward to a fabulous year. We all deserve it after a LONG winter.
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma"><em>See you on the starting line soon.</em></font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="tahoma">Randy Gould, </font></div>
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Fleet Captain
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