ÿþ<html> <head> <title>OPEN SAILING NEWSLETTER - May</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 May 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/21May/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/21May.html">Issue #21</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 May 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>Podium Finishes for Open 6.50s in Border Run</h2> <p align="justify"> Two of the three Open 6.50s racing in the Border Run finished on the podium in the PHRF Light B class. After racing 70 miles  Crash and  Chupacabra were involved in a tacking duel to the finish with  Crash coming out on top to take 2nd place in the class only 41 seconds ahead! <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=1263">Read more</a> </p> </td> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="Border Run" title="Border Run" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/21May/BorderRun.jpg"/></a><span style="font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;">Photo by Pat Reynolds</span> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="SF Plus One" title="SF Plus One" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/21May/SFPlusOne.png"/></a> </center> </td> <td valign="top"><h2>San Francisco Bay +1</h2> <p align="justify"> There are now 6 boats sailing on San Francisco Bay! USA 288 - the <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=1066">black beauty</a> - was sold at the <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=1247">Strictly Sail Pacific Boatshow</a> in Oakland earlier this month. The Open 5.70 will be sailing out of the Alameda estuary alongside the other new boat on the Bay - USA 290. For more information about the Open 5.70s in San Francisco you can contact Open Sailings local rep - <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Contact.html">Barry Demak</a>. </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td valign="top"><h2>Pogo 2 Tooling ready to ship& </h2> <p align="justify"> It s been a busy month at Open Sailing with many races and the Oakland boat show. Fortunately, communicating with the French and Pogo Structures doesn t overlap with our 12 hours working days. With 9 hours difference, we call the French at 6am our time (it s only 3pm in France), so plenty of time to talk to everyone there and get things organized. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=1279">Read more</a>. </p> </td> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="SF Plus One" title="SF Plus One" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/21May/Pogo2Tooling.jpg"/></a> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="SF Plus One" title="SF Plus One" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/21May/NaviLightRedGreen.png"/></a> </center> </td> <td valign="top"><h2>The Perfect Nav Light</h2> <p align="justify"> At the boat show in Oakland we came across the perfect little navigation light for small boats. With the Border Run looming we needed a quick an easy solution for the 3 Open 6.50s and here it was - the <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/Store/index.php/navi-light-red-green.html">Red / Green Navi light</a>. We bought two for each boat on the spot. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=1298">Read More</a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td valign="top"><h2>At the Staples Center...</h2> <p align="justify"> Check out the pictures from out trip to the Staples Center in downtown LA. We were there with Open 6.50 "Slapshot", the Ice Girls and the mascot Bailey before the LA Kings took on the Phoenix Coyotes. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=1308">See more</a>. </p> </td> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="Staples Center" title="Staples Center" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/21May/StaplesCenter.jpg"/></a> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <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/21May/SchoolWebsite.png"/></a> </center> </td> <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> </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="Spring Keelboat Regatta" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/21May/CA01.jpg"/><br/><a style="color:White" href="http://open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=90%3Aspring-keelboat-regatta&amp;catid=61%3Asouthern-california-fleet&amp;Itemid=88&amp;lang=en">Spring Keelboat Regatta</a><br/><i style="color:#AAA;">Marina del Rey, CA</i><br/> <img border="0" width="180" alt="The Great Vallejo Race" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/21May/CA03.jpg"/><br/><a style="color:White" href="http://open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=91%3Athe-great-vallejo-race&amp;catid=62%3Anorthern-california-fleet&amp;Itemid=89&amp;lang=en">The Great Vallejo Race</a><br/><i style="color:#AAA;">San Francisco, CA</i><br/> <!-- <img border="0" alt="3BF" title="1st - USA 275" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/21May/CA02A.png"/> <img border="0" alt="3BF" title="2nd - USA 169" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/21May/CA02B.png"/> <img border="0" alt="3BF" title="3rd - USA 277" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/21May/CA02C.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.dryc.org/"><img border="0" width="50" alt="Berger Flyer" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/21May/BergerFlyer.jpg"/></a></td> <td><font style="color:White" >Berger #3</font><br/><i style="color:#AAA;">May 8th 2010</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <font size="-1"> <td><a href="http://www.smwyc.org/"><img border="0" width="50" alt="City of Hope" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/21May/CityOfHope.jpg"/></a></td> <td><font style="color:White" >City of Hope Regatta</font><br/><i style="color:#AAA;">May 16th 2010</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <font size="-1"> <td><a href="http://www.sccyc.org/racing/2010_racing.htm"><img border="0" width="50" alt="Corinthian Cup" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/21May/CorinthianCupFlyer.png"/></a></td> <td><font style="color:White" >Corinthian Cup</font><br/><i style="color:#AAA;">May 29th & 30th 2010</i></td> </tr> </table> </center> <hr/> <center> <table style="background:#000; 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