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<div class="gmail-" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="white-space:pre-wrap;direction:ltr;text-align:left;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Hey PHRFers, Two things.</span></span></div><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="white-space:pre-wrap;direction:ltr;text-align:left;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br></span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="white-space:pre-wrap;direction:ltr;text-align:left;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">1) If you did not see it yet, the PRELIMINARY WYC 2018 schedule is out, and can be viewed here. </span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="white-space:pre-wrap;direction:ltr;text-align:left;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="white-space:pre-wrap;direction:ltr;text-align:left;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><a href="https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0140/8740/WYC_Preliminary_Schedule_2018.pdf">https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0140/8740/WYC_Preliminary_Schedule_2018.pdf</a></span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="white-space:pre-wrap;direction:ltr;text-align:left;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="white-space:pre-wrap;direction:ltr;text-align:left;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">2) I've gotten several questions regarding the Fall Regatta. The Fall Regatta WILL be the same format as before; ie four races over two days. What is different is the Fleet Challenge will be scored from Saturdays's two races. </span></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="white-space:pre-wrap;direction:ltr;text-align:left;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;f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