ÿþÿþÿþ<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title>OPEN SAILING NEWSLETTER - August</title> </head> <body style="background:url('http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/carbonfiber.jpg');background-attachment:fixed;"> <table width=750 align=center cellpadding=5 cellspacing="0" frame=box> <tr height=50> <td colspan=2 background="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/Header.png" valign="bottom"><p style="color:#CCC; margin:0px; text-align:right; font-size:10pt;">Issue #12</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2 bgcolor=#000000> <font color=#FFFFFF> <p align=justify>Jerome & Nik would like to welcome you to the AUGUST issue of the OPEN SAILING NEWSLETTER, bringing you the latest and greatest news from the world of the <b>Open 5.00</b>, the <b>Open 5.70</b>, the <b>Open 6.50</b>, the <b>Prowler Flying Moth</b> and more...</p> </td> </tr> <tr><td width="500" bgcolor=#FFFFFF valign="top"> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="One Design" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/12 - August/Worlds.JPG"> </center> </td> <td valign="top"><h2>Open 5.70 World Cup</h2> <p align=Justify> On July 25th to 27th the Open 5.70 had its first ISAF World Championship. 20 boats participated with teams from France, Spain and the USA. The event was held in Martigues, France and the sailors raced in wind ranging from 8 to 25 knots. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=192">Read more</a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <table> <tr> <td valign="top"><h2>Kattack Debut in Europe</h2> <p align=justify> The Open 5.70 Worlds also saw the debut of the <a href="http://www.kattack.com">Kattack</a> Performance App in Europe. The competitors were able to <a href="http://www.kattack.com/webplayer?raceGUID=9d9b9503-6524-467e-81b8-67a8d012085f&startTime=1">watch the races</a> at the Yacht Club after racing and darkened room was crowded with enthusiastic sailors reliving their day on the water and seeing what the top teams did to win. </p> </td> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="Go Sailing" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/12 - August/KattackDebut.jpg"></a> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="Hull1" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/12 - August/Open650s.jpg"> </center> </td> <td valign="top"><h2>Two New Open 6.50s</h2> <p align=Justify> Two more Open 6.50s have just arrived from France. The red Open 6.50 will be raced in Southern California by Open Sailing. The black Open 6.50 is not black at all, it is actually a clear coat which has to be seen to be believed. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Blog/?p=499">Read more</a>. </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <table> <tr> <td valign="top"><h2>San Francisco Road Trip</h2> <p align=justify> Open Sailing is planning a most excellent road trip to San Francisco from August 19th to August 26th. We will be bringing two Open 5.70s and our plan is to do some beer can races as well as get a one-design start at the Sarcoma Cup out of Richmond Yacht Club. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Blog/?p=504">Read more</a>. </p> </td> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="PreOwned" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/12 - August/RoadTrip.jpg"></a> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="Hull1" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/12 - August/MoreRacing.jpg"> </center> </td> <td valign="top"><h2>Racing Season Far From Over</h2> <p align=Justify> Summer is in full swing and there are plenty of opportunities on the horizon to go sailing and enjoy your Open 5.70. As you all know the fleet in Marina del Rey has been growing all year and there are some great one-design events coming up that we should all make the most of. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Blog/?p=509">Read more</a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <table> <tr> <td valign="top"><h2>Upcoming Boat Show</h2> <p align=justify> We are attending the <a href="http://www.longbeachyachtandboatshow.com/">Long Beach Boat Show</a> from September 10th - 13th. There will be one Open 5.70 in the water for demo rides and one Open 5.70 on display. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Boatshows.html">More details</a>. </p> </td> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="PreOwned" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/12 - August/LBBoatShow.png"></a> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="Hull1" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/12 - August/DamnDamn.jpg"> </center> </td> <td valign="top"><h2>Damn Damn</h2> <p align=Justify> Hood River Yacht Club, up in Oregan, ran it s 2nd Double Damned regatta in August. It s tagline is  A different kind of insanity . The typical wind in that area can be quite high and during this race boats saw sustained wind in the 30 knot range and gusts over 40. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Blog/?p=519">Read more from USA 189</a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width=225 bgcolor=#CCCCCC valign="top"> <center> <table align=center cellpadding=2 cellspacing="0" width=225> <tr> <td background="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/ClassAssociationBackground250.png" align="left"> <a style="color:White" href="http://www.open570usa.com/"><font color=#FFFFFF face="Comic Sans MS"> Open 5.70 Class Association</font></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/ClassAssociationBackground250.png" align="left"> <font color=#FFFFFF face="Comic Sans MS"><b>Race Results</b></font> </td></tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/ClassAssociationBackground250.png" align=center> <font size=-1> <img border="0" width="180" alt="One Design Weekend" src="http://open570usa.com/event/34__DSC0064.JPG"><br> <a style="color:White" href="http://open570usa.com/eventdetails.php?id=34">One Design Weekend</a><br><i>Marina del Rey, CA</i> <img border="0" width="180" alt="One Design Regatta" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/12 - August/CA01.jpg"><br> <a style="color:White" href="http://open570usa.com/eventdetails.php?id=35">One Design Regatta</a><br><i>Marina del Rey, CA</i> </td> </tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/ClassAssociationBackground250.png" align="left"> <font color=#FFFFFF face="Comic Sans MS"><b>Upcoming Races</b></font> </td></tr> <tr> <td background="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/ClassAssociationBackground250.png" align=center> <font size=-1> <a style="color:White" href="http://www.richmondyc.org/Cal2/EventShow.asp?event_id=189908&event_batch=1">August 22-23 - Sarcoma Cup Regatta</a><br><i>San Francisco, CA</i><br> <a style="color:White" href="http://www.calyachtclub.com/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=248767&ssid=105685&vnf=1">August 29-30 - Harris Series</a><br><i>Marina del Rey, CA</i><br> <a style="color:White" href="http://www.smwyc.org/">September 5 - Outlaw Regatta</a><br><i>Marina del Rey, CA</i><br> <a style="color:White" href="http://www.wsasmb.org/wow-wah.html">September 19-20 - Women at the Helm</a><br><i>Marina del Rey, CA</i><br> <a style="color:White" href="http://www.sailinganarchy.com/fringe/SA%20sportboat%20regatta.htm">September 26-27 - Sportboat World Championship of the World</a><br><i>San Diego, CA</i><br> </td> </tr> <!-- <tr><td background="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/ClassAssociationBackground250.png" align="left"> <a style="color:White; text-decoration:none" href="http://www.open570usa.com/forum/"><b>Forum Topics</b></a> </td></tr> <tr><td background="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/ClassAssociationBackground250.png" align="left"> <font color=#FFFFFF face="Comic Sans MS"> &nbsp;* <a style="color:White" href="http://www.open570usa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=35">2009 Pacific Coast Racing Calendar</a><br> &nbsp;* <a style="color:White" href="http://www.open570usa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=34">Winterizing</a><br> &nbsp;* <a style="color:White" href="http://www.open570usa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=33">ISAF certification</a><br> </font> </td></tr> --> </table> </center> <hr> <center> <table style="background:#000; color:#F00;" width=225> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center"><b>Recent Blog Entries</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=50><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/12 - August/Blog04.jpg" width=50 align="middle"></td> <td valign="middle"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#DDD" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Blog/?p=482" target="_blank">USA 279</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=50><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/12 - August/Blog03.jpg" width=50 align="middle"></td> <td valign="middle"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#DDD" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Blog/?p=490" target="_blank">Moth Worlds</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=50><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/12 - August/Blog02.jpg" width=50 align="middle"></td> <td valign="middle"><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#DDD" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Blog/?p=485" target="_blank">Martin 242 NACs</a></td> </tr> </table> </center> <hr> <center> <a href="mailto:info@opensailingusa.com?subject=Financing Special" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/12 - August/Financing Special.jpg" width="225" border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> <hr> <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/eshop/index.php?cPath=22&osCsid=162515b359d1377e15a5933a27126f5a" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/nauteek.jpg" width="190" border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/Services/Kattack.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/Kattack.png" width="190" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="5"></a> <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/eshop/index.php?cPath=3&osCsid=162515b359d1377e15a5933a27126f5a" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/tacktick.jpg" width="190" border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/eshop/index.php?cPath=31&osCsid=162515b359d1377e15a5933a27126f5a" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/gill.jpg" width="190" border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/eshop/index.php?cPath=21&osCsid=162515b359d1377e15a5933a27126f5a" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/velocitek.jpg" width="190" border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/Boats/Prowler/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/fastacraft.gif" width="190" border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2 bgcolor=#000000> <table width=100%> <tr> <td><img width=100 src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/Open Sailing Logo Only.png"></td> <td><p align = "center"><font face="arial" color=#FFFFFF>Open Sailing USA | www.OPEN<font color=#FF0000>SAILING</font>USA.com | 310-928-6570</font><br><font face="arial" size=-2 color=#666666>If you wish to unsubscribe send an email containing UNSUBSCRIBE to info@opensailingusa.com</font></p></td> <td><img width=100 src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/Open Sailing Logo Only.png"></td> </tr> </table> </tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-12824541-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}</script> </body> </html>