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 - April</title> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/OpenSailing.png" /> <link rev="made" href="mailto:info@opensailingusa.com"/> <meta name="keywords" content="Open 570, Open 650"/> <meta name="description" content="Jerome &amp; Nik would like to welcome you to the April issue of the OPEN SAILING NEWSLETTER, bringing you the latest and greatest news from the world of the Open 5.00, the Open 5.70, the Open 6.50, the Prowler Flying Moth and more..."/> <meta name="author" content="Open Sailing"/> <link rel="image_src" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/20April/Newsletter.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 style="height:50px"> <td style="background:url('http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/Header.png');" valign="bottom"><p style="color:#CCC; margin:0px; text-align:right; font-size:10pt;"><a style="color:#CCC;" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/20April.html">Issue #20</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:justify;color:#FFF;background:#000" bgcolor="#000"> Jerome &amp; Nik would like to welcome you to the April 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>Pogo 2</b>, the <b>Prowler Flying Moth</b> and more... </td> </tr> </table> <table width="750" align="center" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" frame="box"> <tr> <td style="background:#FFF;" width="500" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFF"> <table> <tr> <td valign="top"><h2>High Performance Sailing School</h2> <p align="justify"> Open Sailing has officially opened its High Performance Sailing School. Classes are taught on the exciting Open 5.70 and there is something for everyone - whether you are learning to sail, want to know how to fly a spinnaker, curious about racing, or simply motivated to win more races. </p> <p align="justify"> Check out the new <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/School/">SCHOOL</a> section on the Open Sailing website for more details and <a href="http://opensailingusa.com/School/Classes/Signup.html">SIGN UP</a> today! </p> </td> <td> <center> <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/School/"><img border="0" width="250" alt="High Performance Sailing School" title="High Performance Sailing School" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/20April/SchoolWebsite.png"/></a> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?m=201003"><img border="0" width="250" alt="LA Kings 650" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/20April/LAKings650.jpg"/></a> </center> </td> <td valign="top" align="right"><h2>LA Kings Open 650</h2> <p align="justify"> Los Angeles Kings and D.I.S.C. Sports and Spine Center Officially Christen  Slapshot, the First Ever NHL-Themed Sail Boat Set to Compete in West Coast Sailing Events. <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/los-angeles-kings-and-disc-sports-and-spine-center-officially-christen-slapshot-the-first-ever-nhl-themed-sail-boat-set-to-compete-in-west-coast-sailing-events-89499207.html">Read more</a> and check out the <a href="http://kings.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=731&id=64531">video</a> & <a href="http://kings.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=731&id=64529">tv spot</a>. </p> <p align="justify"> There will be an official public unveiling in front of the Staples Center on April 8th at 5:30 PM before the LA Kings play the Phoenix Coyotes. Open Sailing will be there, along with the Kings mascot Bailey, the Kings Ice Rider and members of the Kings Ice Crew... why don't you join us! </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td valign="top"><h2>San Francisco Has A New One Design Fleet</h2> <p align="justify"> The Bay now has 5 resident Open 5.70s! <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Contact.html">Barry Demak</a>, Open Sailing's San Francisco Rep, will take delivery of USA 290 later this month.</p> </td> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="San Francisco One Design" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/20April/SFOneDesign.png"/> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="Strictly Sail Pacific" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/20April/StrictlySailPacific.png"/> </center> </td> <td valign="top" align="right"><h2>Strictly Sail Pacific</h2> <p align="justify">If you want to check out the 5.70, Open Sailing will be at the <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Boatshows.html">Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show</a> @ Jack London Square in Oakland, CA from April 15th-18th. We'll be giving demo rides so if you're interested in sailing on the newest one design fleet on the bay then sign up <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Boatshows_DemoReservationSSP2010.html">here</a>!</p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" ><h2>Berger # 2  1st Place</h2> <p align="justify"> With no wind during the first race of the Berger series, we were looking forward to a second chance to shine aboard Chupacabra, an Open 6.50. The forecast that morning was wind from SSE, 7-9 knots, not ideal conditions for this race but good enough to splash the boat and go play. Read the <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=1031">full story</a> and check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGDSfSCM1PY">video</a>. </p> </td> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="Berger 2" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/20April/Berger2.jpg"/> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="Boot Camp" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/20April/BlackBeauty.jpg"/> </center> </td> <td valign="top" align="right"><h2>Black Beauty</h2> <p align="justify"> USA 288 is out of the <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">stable</span> factory... and it looks <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">good</span> evil! The hull is black gelcoat with black bottom paint and the foils are orange  it also has the new carbon look cabin roof. If Darth Vader had a boat this would be it! Stop by our new office @ 4695 Admiralty Way in Marina del Rey and check it out for yourself. In the meantime take a look at some <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=1066">more pictures</a>.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <div style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OpenSailing/"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/Facebook.gif" border="none"></a></div> </td> <td style="background:#CCC;color:#DDD;" width="225" bgcolor="#CCC" valign="top"> <center> <table align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="225" style="background-image:url('http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/CABackground225.jpg');"> <tr> <td colspan=3 align="center" bgcolor="red"> <a style="color:White;text-decoration:none" href="http://www.open570usa.com/"><font color="#FFF" face="Helvetica, Arial"><b>Open 5.70 Class Association</b></font></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=3 align="center" style="background:#555; border-top: 1px solid #AAA;"> <font color="#FFF" face="Helvetica, Arial">Race Results</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" align="center"> <font size="-1"> <img border="0" width="180" alt="The Champagne Series" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/20April/CA01.jpg"/><br/><a style="color:White" href="http://open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89%3Ales-storrs-regatta&catid=61%3Asouthern-california-fleet&Itemid=88&lang=en">Les Storrs Regatta</a><br/><i style="color:#AAA;">Marina del Rey, CA</i><br/> <img border="0" alt="3BF" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/20April/CA02C.png"/> <img border="0" alt="3BF" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/20April/CA02B.png"/> <img border="0" alt="3BF" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/20April/CA02A.png"/><br/><a style="color:White" href="http://open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87%3A2010-high-point-rankings&catid=61&Itemid=88&lang=en">Current High Point Rankings</a><br/><i style="color:#AAA;">Southern California</i> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=3 align="center" style="background:#555;border-top: 1px solid #AAA;"> <font color="#FFF" face="Helvetica, Arial">Upcoming Races</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <font size="-1"> <td><a href="http://www.calyachtclub.com/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=248764&ssid=105682&vnf=1"><img border="0" width="50" alt="Berger Flyer" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/20April/SpringKeelboat.png"/></a></td> <td><font style="color:White" >Spring Keelboat Regatta</font><br/><i style="color:#AAA;">April 10th &amp; 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