ÿþ<html> <head> <title>OPEN SAILING NEWSLETTER - July</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 July 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/23July/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/23 - July.html">Issue #23</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 July 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" align="center" colspan="2"><h2>Open 5.70 is Largest Fleet @ LBRW</h2></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p align="justify"> Long Beach Race Week is one of the largest events on the Southern California racing calendar. It has also been the host for the Open 5.70 Pacific Coast Championships for the last two years. There were 15 Open 5.70s on the start line - the largest one-design fleet at Long Beach Race Week which had a total of 140+ boats competing on three race courses. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=1395">Read More...</a> </p> </td> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="Cal Race Week" title="Long Beach Race Week" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/23July/LBRW10.jpg"/><span style="font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;">Photo by <a href="http://www.pbase.com/davesuemcbride/lbrw2010">David McBride</a></span> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <a href="http://www.kattack.com/webplayer?raceGUID=742fd37a-13fa-48b5-b342-9483f0ccc19f&startTime=1"><img border="0" width="475" alt="Kattack" title="Kattack" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/23July/Kattack.jpg"/></a> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <img border="0" hspace="28" height="250" alt="SF Plus One" title="SF Plus One" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/23July/USAXXX.png"/> </center> </td> <td valign="top"><h2>San Francisco Bay +1</h2> <p align="justify"> This isn't a repeat of last months story! There is yet another Open 5.70 on it's way to San Francisco bringing the <a href="http://open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55%3Anorthern-california-fleet&catid=52&Itemid=73&lang=en">Northern California Fleet</a> up to 8 boats. The new boat will be delivered at the beginning of August. </p> <p align="justify">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</h2> <p align="justify"> The Pogo 2 tooling has been delivered to <a href="http://www.columbiayachts.com/">Columbia Yachts</a> and production is going to get underway shortly. Over the next few weeks we'll be working closely with Pogo Structures in France to get the first boat built and out sailing in Southern California. Open Sailing recently spent some time in France learning more about production, meeting some Mini sailors and sailing on the Pogo2 - we'll have pictures and videos posted soon! </p> </td> <td> <center> <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/Boats/Pogo2"><img border="0" width="250" alt="Pogo 2 Under Construction" title="Pogo 2 Under Construction" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/23July/Pogo2Construction.png"/> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <img border="0" width="250" alt="Beer Can Racing" title="Beer Can Racing" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/23July/BeerCanRacing.jpg"/> </center> </td> <td valign="top"><h2>Beer Can Racing...</h2> <p align="justify"> As Spring turns into Summer and the days are getting longer the opportunities to go sailing in the evening are increasing. Many Yacht Clubs run beer can races  some are more focused on the racing and some are more focused on the beer  which ever it is they are still a great excuse to go out sailing during the week! <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=1352">Find out more</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; 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