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2015 Sailors’ Stories Issue Volume 62 Number 5 November 2015 2016 Editorial Calendar Performance Racing Copy/Ad deadline December 1 Mails March 1 Fun Sailing Copy/Ad deadline March 15 Mails May 1 Marine Environment Copy/Ad deadline May 15 Mails July 1 Equipment Copy/Ad deadline July 17 Mails September 1 Sailors’ Stories Copy/Ad deadline September 15 Mails November 10 Roll Tack is published monthly. The contribution deadline is on the 3rd of each month. Editorial submissions and photos are encouraged as are letters from sailors, coaches, officials and parents. Please send your material to Betsy Altman, Editor/Publisher OptiNews, optinews@usoda.org or phone 312 635 3113. Subscription to OptiNews is a USODA membership benefit. Please join at USODA.org. OptiNews is the official class magazine of the United States Optimist Dinghy Association (USODA). Each issue reaches 2,000 young and active sailors in the United States and abroad. OptiNews is published five times a year. The United States Optimist Dinghy Association’s official address is 7715 Post Road, #311, North Kingstown, RI 02852. Mail may be sent to the USODA Executive Director at PO Box 506, St Petersburg, FL 33731-0311. USODA reserves the right to deny certain material, including but not limited to advertisements, announcements, letters, articles, editorials, or photographs if, in the sole discretion of USODA, such material would interfere with, or be inconsistent with, USODA’s mission statement, goals, or best interests. While OptiNews is copyrighted, permission is granted for reprinting articles with attribution to OptiNews. Please confirm our consent with the editor. © 2015 OptiNews. All rights reserved worldwide. Advertiser Index Gold Partners APS 34-35 KO Sailing 67, 68 McLaughlin 02, 39, 63 Silver Partners Christchurch School 53 Colie Sails 07 Coral Reef Sailing Apparel 09 Landfall Navigation 11 North Sails One Design 17 Quantum Sail Design Group 23 Sailing Specialties 65 Sturgis Boat Works 19 Whale Tail — Zim 61 Advertisers Clever Pig 60 Boatyard Photography 41 Gill 51 Harken 43 Intensity Sails/Laser Model 33 Miami Opti Moms 21 Ribcraft 31 Tackle Shack 29 Tack N Gybe Photography 37 Zoum 47 Regatta Advertisements USODA Nationals 27 USODA Sunshine State 13 USODA Team Race Midwinter 03 USODA Valentine’s Day 05 Cover Photo USODA Nationals. Photographer: Boatyard Photography. This page, USODA Great Lakes. Photographer: Matt Bedee. Page 6, USODA Team Race Nationals Photographer: Tack N Gybe Photography 4 2015 Sailors’ Stories Issue USODA.org
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