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2019-04-13 20:08:27 - Joao - psail
Dear SOL Managers and SYC Members,
what happened these days has saddened us all.
Since I'm in SOL, the SOLers that are sailing eternal seas are many and I think it's time to organize a special championship in their memory.
I imagine two annual races to be played on the first day of spring (March 20 northern hemisphere and September 22 southern hemisphere).
Why the first day of spring?
Simply because spring is the icon of rebirth and I'm sure that our friends have been reborn in a better world.
"Springs Memory Championship"?
In my mind it doesn't have to be a sad event but a sailing party to sail happily with old friends.
Thanks for your attention.
How would Joao wrote, "Viva SOL" and "Viva Solers"
Carlo Alberto
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2019-04-13 23:46:35 - Re: Joao - psail
Great idea, SCARA! I vote yes.

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2019-04-14 01:02:36 - Re: Joao - psail
I don't SOL much these days - but this championship I would make sure I enter- Great idea!
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2019-04-14 10:26:19 - Re: Joao - psail
davvero una bella idea, Carlo; I support it
andrea
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2019-04-14 18:47:29 - Re: Joao - psail
"Big Hug Championship"
I think it's the right name for the memory championship.
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2019-04-14 19:31:21 - Re: Joao - psail
Good idea.
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2019-04-21 13:28:14 - Re: Joao - psail
May I suggest that these be big races, the Northern race from Greece to the Baltic, while the Southern race to be to circum-navigate Australia and New Zealand. This way, all of our 'departed' Solers will be included.
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