ÿþÿþ<html> <head> <title>OPEN SAILING NEWSLETTER - August</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="The Open Sailing Team would like to welcome you to the August 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/34August/Newsletter34.png" /> <meta property="og:tag name" content="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/34August/Newsletter34.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/34 - August.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/34 - August.html">Issue #34</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:justify;color:#FFF;background:#000" bgcolor="#000"> The Open Sailing Team would like to welcome you to the August 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 colspan="2" align="center"> <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=2011"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/34August/SBtoKH.jpg" border="none" width="490"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="middle" align="center"> <p align="justify" style="margin:2px;"> The <b>Santa Barbara to King Harbor</b> race is one of the most fun long distance races in Southern California. The race is 80nm downwind from Santa Barbara, around Anacapa Island and finishing in Redondo Beach. The forecast was for light wind but Team Open Sailing managed to find the breeze on the Pogo 2.</p> <p align="right" style="margin:2px;"> <a style="font-size:9pt" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=2011">Read more...</a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=117%3Ahigh-sierra-regatta&amp;catid=61%3Asouthern-california-fleet&amp;Itemid=88&amp;lang=en"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/34August/HSR.jpg" border="none" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="232" ></a> </td> <td valign="middle"> <p align="justify" style="margin:2px;"> The North & South Open 5.70 Fleets converged on Huntington Lake for one of the most spectacular regattas on the High Point Calendar - the <b>High Sierra Regatta</b>. With a frigid mountain lake and pine covered mountains as a back drop this remote regatta has one of the most unique atmospheres.</p> <p align="right" style="margin:2px;"> <a style="font-size:9pt;" href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=117%3Ahigh-sierra-regatta&amp;catid=61%3Asouthern-california-fleet&amp;Itemid=88&amp;lang=en">Read more...</a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center"> <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=2045"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/34August/DoubleHeader.jpg" border="none" width="490"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" colspan="2"> <p align="justify"> The month of August will be the host of an <b>Open 5.70 San Francisco Double Header</b>! Golden Gate Yacht Club will be hosting the <a href="http://www.ggyc.org/race-deck/notices-of-races/">Open 5.70 West Coast Invitational Regatta</a>, followed by the Open 5.70 Pacific Coast Championships at the <a href="http://www.sarcomacup.org/">Sarcoma Cup</a> hosted by Berkeley Yacht Club. San Francisco Bay Racing in August will be nothing short of epic - check out the <a href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97%3Asarcoma-cup&catid=62%3Anorthern-california-fleet&Itemid=89&lang=en">pictures from last years Sarcoma Cup</a>. </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td valign="middle" colspan="3"> <p align="center" style="margin:2px;"> <b>The Open 5.70 fleet is spreading throughout CA& </b> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.open570usa.com/images/stories/Fleet/USA266.png" width=150><p align="center" style="margin:2px;"><i>Newport Beach, CA</i></p></td> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.open570usa.com/images/stories/Fleet/USA281.png" width=150><p align="center" style="margin:2px;"><i>Ventura, CA</i></p></td> <td valign="top"><img src="http://www.open570usa.com/images/stories/Fleet/USA275.png" width=150><p align="center" style="margin:2px;"><i>Morro Bay, CA</i></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p align="justify" style="margin:5px;">USA 266 has already attracted quite a lot of attention and is set to make more waves when it starts competing in the Beer Can Races this month.</p></td> <td valign="top"><p align="justify" style="margin:5px;">USA 281 has spent a lot of time back and forth between LA and Ventura but lately has been spending more time enjoying the breeze of Ventura.</p></td> <td valign="top"><p align="justify" style="margin:5px;">USA 275 very recently arrived in Morro Bay where it will spend the rest of the summer surfing big pacific swells!</p></td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/?p=2049"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/34August/OSHawaii.png" border="none" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="232" ></a> </td> <td valign="middle"> <p align="justify" style="margin:2px;"> Introducing <b>Open Sailing Hawaii</b>. Joseph &amp; Christin Shacat have officially become part of the Open Sailing Team. Having taken delivery of USA 277 in Hawaii a few weeks ago they will now be supporting and growing the Hawaii Open 5.70 fleet. For more information &amp; to schedule a demo ride please contact them at <a href="mailto:hawaii@opensailingusa.com">hawaii@opensailingusa.com</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" 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;border-top: 1px solid #AAA;"> <font color="#FFF" face="Helvetica, Arial">Recent Regattas</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" align="center"> <font size="-1"> <a href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=114%3Adelta-ditch-on-an-open-570&amp;catid=62%3Anorthern-california-fleet&amp;Itemid=89&amp;lang=en"><img border="0" width="175" alt="Delta Ditch Run" title="Delta Ditch Run" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/34August/DDR.jpg"/></a> <br/> <a style="color:White" href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=114%3Adelta-ditch-on-an-open-570&amp;catid=62%3Anorthern-california-fleet&amp;Itemid=89&amp;lang=en">Delta Ditch Run</a> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" align="center"> <font size="-1"> <a href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=117%3Ahigh-sierra-regatta&amp;catid=61%3Asouthern-california-fleet&amp;Itemid=88&amp;lang=en"><img border="0" width="175" alt="High Sierra Regatta" title="High Sierra Regatta" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/34August/HSR2.jpg"/></a> <br/> <a style="color:White" href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=117%3Ahigh-sierra-regatta&amp;catid=61%3Asouthern-california-fleet&amp;Itemid=88&amp;lang=en">High Sierra Regatta</a> </font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=3 align="center" style="background:#555;border-top: 1px solid #AAA;"> <font color="#FFF" face="Helvetica, Arial">Upcoming Regattas</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <font size="-1"> <td><a href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?view=details&id=49%3Awest-coast-invitational-regatta&option=com_eventlist&Itemid=62&lang=en"><img border="0" width="50" alt="GGYC" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/34August/GGYC_Banner.jpg"/></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?view=details&id=49%3Awest-coast-invitational-regatta&option=com_eventlist&Itemid=62&lang=en" style="color:White">West Coast Invitational</a><br/><i style="color:#AAA;">Golden Gate Yacht Club<br/>August 20-21th 2011</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <font size="-1"> <td><a href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?view=details&id=50%3Apacific-coast-championships--sarcoma-cup&option=com_eventlist&Itemid=62&lang=en"><img border="0" width="50" alt="GGYC" src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/34August/Sarcoma_Banner.jpg"/></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?view=details&id=50%3Apacific-coast-championships--sarcoma-cup&option=com_eventlist&Itemid=62&lang=en" style="color:White">Sarcoma Cup</a><br/><i style="color:#AAA;font-size:10pt;">Pacific Coast Championship</i><br/><i style="color:#AAA;">Berkeley Yacht Club<br/>August 27-28th 2011</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=3 align="center" style="background:#555;border-top: 1px solid #AAA;"> <font color="#FFF" face="Helvetica, Arial">2011 One Design Calendar</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" align="center"> <font size="-1"> <a style="color:White" href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104%3A2011-southern-california-one-design-calendar&catid=62%3Anorthern-california-fleet&Itemid=89&lang=en">Northern California</a> <br/> <a style="color:White" href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103%3A2011-southern-california-one-design-calendar&catid=61%3Asouthern-california-fleet&Itemid=88&lang=en">Southern California</a> </font> </td> </tr> </table> </center> <<hr/> <center> <table style="background:#000; 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