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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Weathermark at <A
href="http://www.WYC.org">www.WYC.org</A> - November 29,
2006<BR><BR>This Issue<BR>- DN Western Regatta<BR>- Richard Auer<BR>- Team Sail
MS Fundraisers<BR>- Shakelton Cup<BR>- Special Award Winners<BR>- Clubhouse
DMZ<BR>- Pick Up Your Trophies<BR>- We're #1<BR>- Web
Survey<BR>-----------------------------<BR><BR>The Weathermark at <A
href="http://www.WYC.org">www.WYC.org</A> - November 29,
2006<BR><BR>DN Western Challenge<BR>The regatta is ON for this weekend on Dead
Lake somewhere up north. Race or watch, either way you know the beer will be
cold. Learn more at <A
href="http://www.iceboating.net/">http://www.iceboating.net/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>RICHARD AUER<BR>Longtime club member Dick Auer
(Hog Wild) has passed away at age 61. Our condolences to his wife Joan and his
family. A celebration service will be held TODAY at 12:00 noon at Dave Lee
Funeral Home in Wayzata with visitation starting at 11:00. Sorry for the short
notice.<BR><A
href="http://www.legacy.com/startribune/obituaries.asp?Page=Notice&PersonID=20071885">http://www.legacy.com/startribune/obituaries.asp?Page=Notice&PersonID=20071885</A><BR></DIV></FONT><FONT
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<DIV>PROPS TO TEAM SAIL<BR>Congratulations to Blake Middleton's Team Sail which
managed to raise something over 20k last year for MS research via the MS Walk.
Blake missed the WYC banquet while he was at the MS banquet being recognized as
leader of the top MS Walk fundraiser team of 550 teams at 17 MS walk events in
2006. Way to go Blake! <A
href="http://web.mac.com/blakesail/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html">http://web.mac.com/blakesail/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>SHAKELTON CUP<BR>Congratulations to WindDance for winning the 2006
Shakelton Cup. Dave Tsang made a good move hiring on perennial Shekelton winner
Dave Crum as his partner for the event. Lickety Split put up a good fight for
the event by actually re-launching their boat mid-November. Texana even made it
out for a family Thanksgiving sail. A nasty protest did crop up this year, but
appears to have been solved by a Fun Club arbitration hearing in some uncharted
Spooner WI hot tub; however, details are typically fuzzy. Bren can rest easy now
that his marina is safe.<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>BANQUET WRAP-UP<BR>All hail the new Chief: Commodore Merry Beth Hovey.
Thank you Scott for your service, and bon voyage on your big sailing
plans. A successful WSF fundraiser with about 12k raised. David K
rocks! <BR><BR>Congratulations to special award winners...<BR>Andy Crew:
Mike Bares<BR>Doc Sam: Bob Carpenter - Jalapeno<BR>Commodore's Special: Steve
Paidosh<BR>Sportsmanship: Dallas & Amy Johnson<BR>BOTY: John Sligh -
Gusto<BR>Bail Bond: Mark Janda<BR>Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously
Award: Ham-It-Up<BR> <A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whSHw4k2yLo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whSHw4k2yLo</A><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>CLUB HOUSE - DMZ<BR>The club house will be a demolition zone for a good
part of the winter while interior renovations are underway. No club rentals will
be available and the club will be largely off limits for much of the winter. Our
apologies to the DN fleet. <BR></DIV>
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<DIV>PICK UP YOUR TROPHIES<BR>With all the club remodeling going on, please stop
by and pick up your trophies and photos ASAP. Really, seriously, get them
out of there. The door combo is 1-5-2.</DIV>
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<DIV>WE'RE #1<BR><A href="http://www.WYC.org">www.WYC.org</A> has finally been
ranked by <A href="http://www.Alexa.com">www.Alexa.com</A> as the most heavily
visited yacht club web site in the world. Check it out before reality sets in or
the winter blahs drag us down in the rankings. <BR><A
href="http://www.alexa.com/browse?&CategoryID=196047">http://www.alexa.com/browse?&CategoryID=196047</A><A
href="http://www.alexa.com/browse/general/?&CategoryID=196047&mode=general&R=True&Start=1&SortBy=Popularity"></A></DIV>
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<DIV>CURRENT WEB SURVEY<BR>Plans for the 2006 WYC Ice Fishing Tournament
has been cancelled. Sorry. <BR>View results at <A
href="http://www.wyc.org/">http://www.wyc.org/</A></DIV>
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<DIV>See you at the Western DN Challenge </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>