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<P>I've got the DVD, which is very good but is information overload. Here are a few of the highlights that I see boiled down to a level that I can understand at my elemental level: (perhaps they are helpful to the group)</P>
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<P> - If you're first, stay first and only cover close enough to not risk losing it</P>
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<P> - If you're last, your job is to get out of being last place</P>
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<P> - If you're in the middle, and your teammate is last, do what you can to get him/her out of last place.</P>
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<P>The DVD goes into things like balancing and weaving, far too advanced for what I could process at this point.</P>
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<P>I know this is overly simplistic, but its something that I get at my level. Blake, do you confirm these simple guidelines?</P>
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<P>I'll bring the DVD back to the club to hand off on Saturday and will not be present for the Thursday race.<BR><BR>"Maximizing Business by Minimizing Surprises"<BR>Thomas Brown<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "John Sligh" <jsligh@earthlink.net><BR>To: "Martin Fossen" <martyfossen@yahoo.com>, sonar@lists.wyc.org<BR>Cc: "Blake Middleton" <MYC@aol.com><BR>Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:44:29 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central<BR>Subject: Re: [Sonar] Thanks to team racer practice participants<BR><BR></P>
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<DIV>Marty,</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for taking the lead on this practice sessions. It's going to make a big difference for us at the Sheboygan event.</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=martyfossen@yahoo.com href="mailto:martyfossen@yahoo.com" target=_blank>Martin Fossen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=sonar@lists.wyc.org href="mailto:sonar@lists.wyc.org" target=_blank>sonar@lists.wyc.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=MYC@aol.com href="mailto:MYC@aol.com" target=_blank>Blake Middleton</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:53 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Sonar] Thanks to team racer practice participants</DIV>
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<DIV id=yiv860694856>We were able to achieve our goal of a six-boat team race practice in very nice breeze. Thanks in particular to those who came out who hadn't been out with us before and/or to those who came out but aren't going to the Sheboygan event.<BR><BR>This last weekend the Hinman Masters team racing event was held at New York Yacht Club's Harbour Court in Newport, Rhode Island (in Sonars, with spinnakers). Shall we enter a WYC team next year?<BR><BR>MF<BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <BR>http://mail.yahoo.com
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