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It appears that everyone was DNS ?

Does anybody know about the weather bouy  between E and J.  Passed it during the last Rum Race.

Donde estan los documentos de la carrera de ron?

There seems to be a large disparity of fees between GBCA Senior members and GBCA Crew members. I understand the
reasoning for non-GBCA members.

5.1. Registration

Come out and join us for casual racing on Sunday afternoons on Clear Lake.  The Mr. Peanut Regatta, similar to the Waterford Peanut Regatta except for being in Clear Lake.  Sponsored by Boaters Resale Shop.  Check out their Facebook Page for details, start times, courses, ect.    " Boaters Resale Shop Of Texas"    on Facebook


I already have two first place finishes and Bob H. has one!

Catalina 25 Rudder.  67" tall, 19" between pintles.

$100.00    Free delivery, League City, Kemah, Seabrook area

cbroaddus@comcast.net

Three sets of   Dr. Shrink Tide Minder dock line balls for non-floating docks.  Black. New in box.
$48.73 on Amazon.  $30.00 ea, 3 for $75.00

185 Ft  9/16 Double Braid with factory eye on one end.  Gold color'
$2.49 / ft at West Marine.  $150.00


Free delivery Seabrook, Kemah, Clear Lake area.

Charles :  cbroaddus@comcast.net   281-795-2911

Is there an easy way to look at the Rum Race results?

We are starting to get several spammers on the GBCA forum. One in particular is this "
Charlessyday".  Althought his lastest is interesting, it doesn't need to be on our forum.
How is he able to post on here?

Are we still issuing membership cards for Senior members?
Char-les

Big barge with cranes out towards H Mark.  Wonder if it is being removed.

From Charlie Daniels, my friend and fellow sailor up at Lake Belton Yacht Club,

"Any Vets who need grants for home repairs cost over what the insurance would pay; have then contact the PenFed Foundation for aid."

Spread the word.

Twin lead, heavy duty genoa cars.
Fit 1" track. 
Retail, $170.00 each.
Both for $200.00
Charles
cbroaddus@comcast.net
281-795-2911

Harken small boat traveler car.  C22-J22-J24 etc.
Fits 7/8" / 22mm track
Brand new, never used.
Retail $124.00  On sale $60.00
Charles  281-795-2911  cbroaddus@comcast.net

Chili Chase Skipper Meeting tonight at 7:00 PM followed by GBCA annual meeting. 
All members are urged to attend.  Snacks will be served.

Dear GBCA administrator.

My name is Alain Rouault, I am French and I will move permanently at the end of the month to Houston.
I will install my family and we will be here for work at least for 3/5 years.
I practice sailing and racing since I am 5 year old.

My father in law has a boat, a red JBoat J133, since 2007.
It is a 13m1 length boat with asymmetrical spinnaker, his name is JIVARO ( FRA 27967).

I am skipper and with my wife we did several races with this boat, with or without my father in law.
Please, see bellow some of the biggest race we did:

    Rolex Fastnet (2009,2011,2013)
    Rolex Middle Sea Race (2015)
    Rolex Giraglia (2014,2015)
    Comodore's Cup (2010,2012)
    Cowes Week (2009,2010,2011,2012,2013)
    Voiles de Saint Tropez (2014)
    Semaines de Porquerolles (2014,2015)
    SPI Ouest France (2009,2010,2011,2012,2013)

We like the race spirit and we would like to continue to sail in Houston.
Could you give us some advise or some contacts who could be interested by our competencies?
We expect to find a team that we can help and we would like share our experiences.
We can do everything in a team.
We are familiar with big boat, like more than 20m, and little boat, like sport boat (Longtze).

Please, let us know, if you can help us.

Best regards,
Alain Rouault

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alain.rouault@watt-consulting.com
Tel : +33 (0) 1 41 13 67 05 
23, rue Alexis de Tocqueville 92160 ANTONY
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All Catalina 22 owners and prospective crew are invited to a Catalina Fleet Party.  It will be held at the home of Kevin Orff at 2876 Alentina Court, League City, in the Tuscan Lakes subdivision.   March 12th, 2 to 6 PM.  Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Beer and Soda will be provided.  This is a great opportunity to meet other Catalina 22 racers and get yourself a crew position for the CLRA Wednesday night races.

Dear Recipient,
On behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District, you are receiving the attached Notice of Availability for a Draft Project Deficiency Report (DPDR), Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA), and Draft General Conformity Determination (DGCD) associated with the proposed corrective actions to address navigation deficiencies in the Houston Ship Channel (HSC) at the Flare at the intersection of the HSC and Bayport Ship Channel (BSC) for the Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels (HGNC) Project.

You have received this email because your organization expressed interest in previous projects permitted or approved by the USACE in the vicinity of the proposed project area through comments and correspondence on those projects.

The documents are available for review at the following website:

http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/PlanningEnvironmentalBranch/DocumentsforPublicReview.aspx

All comments and questions on the documents, and replies to this email should be addressed to:
andrea.catanzaro@usace.army.mil
Phone contact: (409) 766-6346

Comments on the documents should be received by October 15, 2015.
Sincerely,
Carl Sepulveda
Carl Sepulveda, PE
AECOM
5444 Westheimer Rd, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77056

The Texas Sailing Association (TSA) will be selecting one team to apply to the US Sailing for an invitation to compete in the Adult Championships.  See the attachment for further information.

"Bump"

I will be moving to Galveston for Residency at UTMB on June 1st and am interested in crewing when I'm available.  intern year is going be time intensive but it would be nice to get on the water to regain my sanity.
I've sailed for ~25 years, inshore and off shore racing, offshore deliveries and campaigning my Cal 34 for the cup in the "slow boat" fleet one year.
I will be moving to Galveston for Residency at UTMB on June 1st and am interested in crewing when I'm available.  intern year is going be time intensive but it would be nice to get on the water to regain my sanity.
I've sailed for ~25 years, inshore and off shore racing, offshore deliveries and campaigning my Cal 34 for the cup in the "slow boat" fleet one year.
Mark D Sides, MD, Ph.D.
Tulane University School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Section of Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care
and Environmental Medicine, SL-9
1430 Tulane Ave.
New Orleans, LA, 70112
(504) 988-6918