chbenneck@gmail.com writes: When all the Black Friday hoorah is over, and the dark winter days are here, Connie and list members, A Happy Thanksgiving to you, your family friends and crew, The Sailing season is anything but 'dark' here in the desert southwest. We start a series of three regattas here a little over a week from today - The Governors Cup. That event is followed by the -(you guessed it) - Arizona Yacht Club Birthday Regatta/Leukemia Cup also known as the WrinkleBoat Intergalactic Championship Regatta and Ran-Tan for 2017 February 15-17 (note date change - still on a holiday weekend) Not cold and certainly not dark, thankfully for those of us who sail in the desert. If the winter time is getting to your mental health, taxes, election, general malaise got you down and you need a fix of Sailing? Check out the new web site at: _www.wrinkleboat.wordpress.com_ (http://www.wrinkleboat.wordpress.com) Do you think we have the 'blues' on those weekends?? Peace - Save our Water, gary O. PS - There is a half fast 1/2 yellow 1/2 white M-17 available to sail if you can't make it out from some snowy distant location or are a youthful person aspiring to race or... Boat w/crew and provisions avail - priority to youth sailor(s) and then skippers distance from event. PM me if you want to play sailor rockstar and just show up - walk onboard and have it all ready to go!!. (only hitch is - I crew !?!)