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     Gary Hendrickson (Garyh) Rating: N/A |
A few words about the 9.1 deep draft keel postings: The nine messages just posted about the 9.1 standard keel, a sort of compendium of knowledge about the keel, are meant to be working documents that will be updated from time to time as more facts are uncovered by our membership. This has resulted from a keel investigation that was initiated at the Feb. 2001 Annual Class Meeting when Scott Corder, then Class Commodore, suggested a project to look into a couple of issues about the keel that we'd been talking about. I somehow got appointed to get started on it. When the results of the keel investigation were presented at the Feb. 2002 Annual Class Meeting (at the Strictly Sail Show at Chicago's Navy Pier), after some discussion a decision was made by the members present to post to the Class website not only the basic investigation findings that had just been adopted, but also the collection of information that had been gathered during the course of the project. We present this contribution of keel information as a gift from the Lake Michigan Fleet to all 9.1 owners and sailors, cruisers and racers alike. But particularly to those who support the Class Association with their ongoing membership. You'll surely want to return the favor of this gift (and of all the good useful information that's posted throughout the year on this Class-maintained website). Here's some suggestions on how to do that: 1. Join us with your boat and crew at this year's annual class championship, the S2 9.1 Meter North Americans, at the Chicago NOOD Regatta June 14-16, 2002. We'll look after you. And be sure to contact us whenever you are traveling near Lake Michigan. 2. Support our Class and the costs of its website with your ongoing Class Membership, a very reasonable outlay. The membership form can be downloaded from this website. Contributors to the 2001 keel investigation were: Scott Corder, Past Commodore & Sec/Treasurer Scooter #002 Russ Fender, Commodore & Webmaster Sails Call #018 Chris Sundberg, Rules Chairman Stimulator #009 Dick Daniels, Entropy #003 George Darrell, Paradox #070 Don Rychlinski, Race Chairman Kato #032 Greg Young, Past Sec/Treasurer & Commodore Spectra #085 Loren Thompson, Membership Director Kahuna #055 Mike Greenwald, Rules Committee Member Slingshot #013 Gary Hendrickson, Rules Committee Member & Sec/Treasurer Nomad #094 Scott Graham, Naval Architect with the former Graham & Schlageter, NA Scott Smith, Tiara Yachts Gene Hermansen, Racine Yacht Club, for technical consulting & the measurement jig Dan Reichelsdorfer, technical consultant & boat program manager for GL70's Cynosure & Equation GH |
