ÿþÿþ<html> <head> <title>OPEN SAILING NEWSLETTER - September</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 September 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/25September/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><td style="background:#000"><p align="center" style="color:#666;margin:0px;padding:0px;"> <font face="arial" size="-2" color="#666666"> <a style="color:#666;" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/25 - September.html">If you cannot view this email then click here to view it as a webpage</a> </font> </p></td></tr> <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/25 - September.html">Issue #25</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 September 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"> <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com"><img border="0" width="100%" alt="Open Sailing" title="Open Sailing" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/25September/SailFlow.gif"/></a> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" colspan="2"><h2>Sarcoma Cup 2010</h2></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <center> <img border="0" width="450" alt="Cal Race Week" title="High Sierra Video" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/25September/SarcomaCup.jpg"/><br/> <span style="font-size:8pt;color:#666">Photo courtesy of <a href="http://pressure-drop.us/forums/">Pressure Drop</a></span> </center> <p align="justify"> The Open 5.70 has had a great summer on San Francisco Bay. With 4 new boats in the Bay Area since April the fleet has experienced an astonishing rate of growth. A total of 14 Open 5.70s (all 8 from Northern California and 6 from Southern California) were present at the Sarcoma Cup - an annual sailing regatta that benefits the non-profit <a href="http://www.beatsarcoma.org">BeatSarcoma, Inc.</a>, which raises money for Sarcoma research. <p style="text-align:right;"><a href="http://open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97%3Asarcoma-cup&catid=62%3Anorthern-california-fleet&Itemid=89&lang=en">Read more...</a></p> </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td> <center> <img border="0" hspace="10" alt="Pogo 2 Production" title="Pogo 2 Production" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/25September/Pogo2.png"/> </center> </td> <td valign="top"><h2>Pogo 2 In Production</h2> <p align="justify"> It has been exactly eight months since we initiated the Pogo 2 project in the USA. We are proud to announce that after a lot of hard work, the production of hull # 1 has started. <p style="text-align:right;"><a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=1503">Read more...</a></p> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" align="center" colspan="2"><h2>San Francisco Bay Tour</h2></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <center> <img border="0" width="450" alt="San Fran Tour" title="San Fran Tour" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/25September/SFTour.jpg"/> </center> <p align="justify"> Prior to the Sarcoma Cup Open Sailing did a <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=1489">Tour of the Bay Area</a> participating in some local beer can races and giving free demo rides. There is a lot of momentum in the California Open 5.70 class and we are looking forward to having some of those people we met on our trip join the fleet soon. If you are interested in having Open Sailing come and visit your area then <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Contact.html">contact us</a>. </p> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <center><a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/Store/index.php/accessories/spokiz.html"><img border="0" width="450" alt="Spokiz Sunglasses" title="Spokiz Sunglasses" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/25September/Spokiz.png"/></a></center> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/OpenSailing/"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/25September/TheRooster.jpg" border="none" hspace="10" width="200"></a> </td> <td valign="middle"><h2>The "Rooster"</h2> <p align="justify"> San Francisco Bay has it s 8th Open 5.70.  The Rooster was delivered to <a href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55%3Anorthern-california-fleet&catid=52&Itemid=73&lang=en#USA298">Joe Wells</a> and is going to based out of South Beach Harbor. <p style="text-align:right;"><a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=1480">More pictures & video...</a></p> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/OpenSailing/"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/25September/NewportBoatShow.jpg" border="none" hspace="10" width="200"></a> </td> <td valign="middle"><h2>Newport International Boat Show</h2> <p align="justify"> Open Sailing will be in Newport Rhode Island for the Newport International Boat Show - September 16th-19th 2010. There will also be an Open 5.70 located at Sail Newport which will be available for a demo sails. <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=1545">Find out more</a> or <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Contact.html">contact us</a> for reservations.</p> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <center><a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/Store/index.php/safety/navi-light-red-green.html"><img border="0" width="450" alt="Navisafe" title="Navisafe" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/25September/Navisafe.png"/></a></center> <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" height="36" hspace="10"></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/OpenSailingUSA"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/youtube.png" border="none" height="36" hspace="10"></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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