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 - October</title> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/OpenSailing.png" /> <link rel="image_src" type="image/png" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/OpenSailing.png" /> </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 #14</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2 bgcolor=#000000> <font color=#FFFFFF> <p align=justify>Jerome & Nik would like to welcome you to the October 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="United States Sailboat Show" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/14 - October/Annapolis.jpg"> </center> </td> <td valign="top"><h2>United States Sailboat Show</h2> <p align=Justify> Open Sailing will be at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD from October 8th until October 12th. Come by and check out the Open 5.70 and Open 6.50. We're also offering the opportunity to go for a sail! <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=242">Read more</a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <table> <tr> <td valign="top"><h2>International Sailing Anarchy Festival</h2> <p align=justify> The ISAF event was an outstanding success for Open Sailing. With 9 Open 5.70s racing, 1 Open 6.50 racing, the clear coat Open 6.50 on display at the dock, and the Open Sailing Rib acting as Press boat - our presence was known to all. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Blog/?p=622">Read more</a> </p> </td> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="ISAF" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/14 - October/ISAF.jpg"></a> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="WAH" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/14 - October/WAH.jpg"> </center> </td> <td valign="top"><h2>Women at the Helm</h2> <p align=Justify> The Open 5.70s were the first ever one-design class to race in the Women at the Helm division. With 5 boats on the line in relatively light conditions the racing was close. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Blog/?p=635">Read more</a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <table> <tr> <td valign="top"><h2>North Sails take on the Chupacabra</h2> <p align=justify> A team of sailors from North Sails, skippered by Brian Bissell, put the Open 6.50  Chupacabra through it s paces down in San Diego. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Blog/?p=611">Read more</a> </p> </td> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="Chupacabra" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/14 - October/Chupacabra.jpg"></a> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="WAH" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/14 - October/AnotherPair.jpg"> </center> </td> <td valign="top"><h2>Another Pair</h2> <p align=Justify> Two more new Open 5.70s are being delivered in the next few weeks. USA 280 is headed to Newport, Rhode Island and the other new boat will be spending a little time in Marina del Rey before heading up to Ventura. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Blog/?p=640">Read more</a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <table> <tr> <td valign="top"><h2>Save $3500</h2> <p align=justify> USA 275 is currently in Annapolis at the United States Boat Show. Having made the 3000 mile crossing from California to the show we are offering USA 275, with sails (main, jib and a brand new spinnaker) and a trailer at 5% off. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Blog/?p=647">Read more</a> </p> </td> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="Chupacabra" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/14 - October/Save.jpg"></a> </center> </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="Women at the Helm" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/14 - October/CA01.jpg"><br><a style="color:White" href="http://open570usa.com/eventdetails.php?id=39">Women at the Helm</a><br><i>Marina del Rey, CA</i> <img border="0" width="180" alt="ISAF" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/14 - October/CA02.jpg"><br><a style="color:White" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Blog/?p=622">ISAF</a><br><i>San Diego, 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=140748&event_batch=1">October 24-25 - Great Pumpkin Regatta</a><br><i>San Francisco, CA</i><br> <a style="color:White" href="http://555co.2palm.net/?q=node/30">October 24 - Campbell Cup</a><br><i>Marina del Rey, CA</i><br> <a style="color:White" href="http://www.sbyrc.org/racing.php?id=38">Oct 31 & Nov 1 - Matchless Match Racing</a><br><i>Marina del Rey, CA</i><br> </td> </tr> <!-- <tr><td background="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/ClassAssociationBackground250.png" align="left"> <a style="color:White; 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