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The Port of Houston Port Commissioners have scheduled a Commissioners' workshop, where they will discuss a variety of matters, and the permit application for the dredge shoal will be included on that agenda. 

The workshop is open to the public (although there may not be any opportunity for public comment), and will take place on August 15, 2012 from 1:30 pm until  4:30 pm at the Main Port of Houston Offices located at 111 East Loop North, in Houston.  If you can attend, please do, as it would reinforce the factr that opposition to the dredge spoils area is widespread.

All are welcome on Friday, March 16, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Houston Yacht Club for the kickoff to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 2012 Leukemia Cup Regatta featuring Gary Jobson , world-renowned sailor and ESPN commentator.

Learn how you can raise funds to help fight leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. The kickoff will be a fun event, where you can meet past participants and get an early start on your fundraising for The Leukemia Cup Regatta, which will take place on June 22-24, 2012 at the Houston Yacht Club (www.houstonyachtclub.com).

    Buffet available at 6 p.m. ($18).
    Special Guest and Speaker: Gary Jobson
    Get Gary Jobson's latest book signed
    Leukemia Cup wares available for sale
    Set up your fundraising website
    Prize drawing for those who begin fundraising at the kickoff!

Join us at HYC the kickoff!

Houston Yacht Club (HYC)'s Race and Regatta Committee will host an Introduction to Race Committee Seminar Sunday, Jan. 22 at HYC.  There will be a classroom session between 10 am and noon, then a brief break for lunch, followed by an on-the-water orientation in an HYC Committee Boat (weather permitting).   There is no charge for the class, and all are welcome.

Our presenter will be HYC senior member Paul Francis, who is is a P/C of Texas Corinthian YC, master of the sailing yacht "Bay Girl," and brings to bear considerable race management experience. Guest presenters will be Race Committee luminaries Cherie Lecompte, Annemarie and Rainer Majewski, Ruth Keenan and select others who will share their experiences on the water. This class is an entry-level class and is intended for a broad audience.  Examples include the non-racing (perhaps new) member of a club or other sailing organization who wants a better understanding of club activities (and may be evaluating the Race Committee as an option for becoming more deeply involved), the racing crewman/woman who wants to understand the mechanics of how sailboat races work, existing members of the Race Committee team who would like a review, and generally, any sailor or boater who wants to get involved in race committee work.

Houston YC will host an entry-level introduction to the Racing Rules of Sailing this Sunday, January 8th, 2012, from 9 a.m. until noon in the HYC ballroom.  The class is open to all interested sailors and their crew and the class is primarily for beginners and persons new to racing. The presenter is Jim Tyson, a US SAILING Judge. This introductuory course is designed to help newcomers understand racing and take some of the stress out of starting racing. Some of the topics we will cover will be the fundamental rules covering safety, sportsmanship and fairness.  Specific topics will include right of way guidelines, general limitations, and how rules apply at marks and obstructions. If you are a veteran racer who is very familiar with the rules, this introductory-level class might not be for you. However, you are still welcome to join us! You never know when some tidbit that saves a race for you at some point in the future might be imparted...