ÿþ<html> <head> <title>OPEN SAILING NEWSLETTER - December</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 December 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/38December/Newsletter38.png" /> <meta property="og:tag name" content="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/38December/Newsletter38.png"/> </head> <body style="background:url('http://www.opensailingusa.com/images/CarbonFibreSnow.jpg');background-attachment:fixed;"> <div id="fb-root"></div> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script> <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;"> <a style="font-family:helvetica; font-size:8pt; color:#666;" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/38 - December.html">If you cannot view this email then click here to view it as a webpage</a> </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;font-family:helvetica;font-size:10pt;" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/38 - December.html">Issue #38</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:justify;color:#FFF;background:#000;font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;" bgcolor="#000"> The Open Sailing Team would like to welcome you to the December issue of our newsletter, bringing you the latest and greatest news from the world of the <b>Open 5.70</b>, the <b>Open 6.50</b>, the <b>Pogo 2</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"> <img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/38December/WhichSailorAreYou.jpg" border="none" width="490" usemap ="#kindofsailor"></a> <map name="kindofsailor"> <area shape="rect" coords="0,0,256,245" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/Boats/Open570/" alt="Open 5.70" /> <area shape="rect" coords="245,0,490,256" href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/Boats/Pogo2/" alt="Pogo 2" /> </map> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="middle" align="center"> <p align="center" style="margin:10px 2px 10px 2px;font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.25em;"> <b>What do you prefer?</b><br/>Racing one-design around the buoys on an Open 5.70? <br/>Racing single handed offshore on a 21 foot Pogo 2?<br/> <p align="center" style="margin:10px 2px 10px 2px;font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.25em;"><b>At Open Sailing we have it all& </b></br>the <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/Boats/">right boat</a> for your adventure<br/>the <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/Store/index.php/gill.html">right gear</a> that's up to the challenge<br/>the <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/School/">right coaching</a> to get you on the podium</p> <p align="center" style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:8pt;line-height:1.25em;"> Tell us what you would choose on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/questions/10150405090586949/?qa_ref=qd">Facebook Poll</a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td valign="middle" colspan="2"> <p align="justify" style="margin:2px;font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.25em;"> The <b><a href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=72&lang=en">Southern California Open 5.70 Fleet</a></b> has gained some new faces in the last month.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="50%"> <a href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=72&lang=en"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/38December/USA279.png" border="none" width="150" ></a> </td> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=72&lang=en"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/38December/USA281.png" border="none" width="150" ></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="justify" style="margin:2px;font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.25em;"> <a href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53%3Asouthern-california-fleet&catid=42&Itemid=72&lang=en#USA281">USA 281</a> was purchased by John - who is returning to sailing after a 20 year hiatus and is very enthusiastic to start racing with the fleet. </td> <td align="justify" style="margin:2px;font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.25em;"> <a href="http://www.open570usa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53%3Asouthern-california-fleet&catid=42&Itemid=72&lang=en#USA279">USA 279</a> was purchased by Dan & Anne - who are ex-J24 sailors that have recently returned to the LA area and decided to join the hottest one-design fleet in town!</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" colspan="2"> <p align="center" style="margin:2px;font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.25em;"> There is still time to get your Open 5.70 before the 2012 season.<br/><a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/About/Contact.html">Contact us today!</a></p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td valign="middle" width="50%"> <a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/School/Emails/TheGiftofSailing.html"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/38December/GiftofSailing.jpg" border="none" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="200" ></a> </td> <td align="center" width="50%"> <p align="justify" style="margin:5px;font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;"> This holiday season why not give the <b><a href="http://www.opensailingusa.com/School/Emails/TheGiftofSailing.html">gift of Sailing!</a></b></p> <p align="justify" style="margin:5px;font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;"> We offer potential sailors the opportunity to learn to sail and race onboard fast and fun sport boats. Whether you want to learn to sail or just want to learn to sail faster there is a course for you! </p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td align="center" width="50%"> <p align="justify" style="margin:5px;font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;"> The newest Pogo 2, <b>USA 822</b>, is just about to come out of the factory and will be sailing soon in Marina del Rey. The boat is going to be a stylish orange and grey combination - grey hull with orange highlights, orange foils, and orange spars. </a></b></p> </td> <td valign="middle" width="50%"> <img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/38December/USA822.jpg" border="none" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="220" ></a> </td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="center" width="50%"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/OpenSailing/"><img src="http://www.opensailingusa.com/News/Newsletters/images/38December/Facebook.png" border="none" width="220"></a> </td> <td align="center" width="50%"> <p align="center" style="margin:0px;font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.5em"> Help us try to get </br><b>1,000 fans on Facebook</b> </p> <p align="center" style="margin:0px;font-family:helvetica;font-size:10pt;"> and win a limited edition</br>Open Sailing 2GB USB Thumbdrive </p> <p> <img 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