David,

The news would be absolutely terrible if it weren't for some of the improved response going on. It was weird to be racing Nationals in a healthy city while the Southeast was suffering. Please let me know if there are any specific charities in your area you'd like for me or others to donate to.

Joe B. Archimedes

:: WE LOST EXPRESS YO SELF TO HURRICANE KATRINA 3 DAYS
:: AGO.HAD JUST PUT HER BACK IN THE WATER AFTER DENNIS.WE
:: HAD NO IDEA HOW BAD THIS WAS GOING TO BE, THE EYE WAS
:: 100 MILES FROM HERE.I LIVE ON MOBILE BAY IN ALABAMA AND
:: HAVE SAILED ON THE COAST FOR 25 YEARS.BEEN THROUGH EVERY
:: HURRICANE IN THE LAST 40 YEARS.OUT OF 33 YACHT CLUBS
:: FROM NEW ORLEANS TO HERE, 14 ARE TOTL LOSES. FAIRHOPE YC
:: HAD WAVES TO THE CIELING INSIDE AND 50 BOATS JUST
:: GONE.SOUTHERN YC, THE OLDEST CLUB INT THE U S BURNED TO
:: THE GROUD. MOBILE YC THE 2ND OLDEST CLUB IN THE US LOOKS
:: ALMOST GOOD FROM THE AIR BUT THERE IS NOTHING AROUND IT
:: LEFT STANDING. THE CLUBS IN MISS. ARE JUST GONE, NOTHING
:: IS LEFT AT ALL. HUNDREDS OF BOATS ARE ALSO JUST GONE. IF
:: YOU HAVE SEEN ANYTHING ON THE NEWS THE REALITY ON THE
:: GROUND IS 100'S TIME WORSE.

:: DIDN'T MEAN TO RAMBLE BUT THIS IS JUST SO UNREAL AND IT
:: IS GETTING WORSE AS THE DAY GO BY. THE REASON FOR THIS
:: POST IS I'M SURE THE BOAT WILL BE A TOTAL.I WILL HAVE
:: PARTS AND SAILS, A NEW CARBON POLE A NEW MASTHEAD SPIN
:: THAT I HAVE NOT EVEN FLOWN YET AND OTHER THINGS THAT I
:: CAN POST LATER. ALL OF YOU GUYS, OR YALL AS WE SAY IT
:: HERE HAVE BEEN JUST SUPER ON THE SITE.IT IS THE BEST WEB
:: SITE FOR ANY BOAT I HAVE OWNED.DUE TO YOUR ANSWERS TO MY
:: TWEKING PROBLEMS THE BOAT WAS GOING FASTER EVERY RACE.
:: NOT SURE WHAT I WILL DO ABOUT A BOAT NOW BUT THERE WILL
:: BE NO RACING HERE FOR AT LEAST 1-2 YEARS. GOOD LUCK WITH
:: THE NATIONALS, THE SHIRTS ARE COOL. I MAY BE COMING TO
:: S.F. THIS WINTER AND MIGHT LOOK SOME OF YOU UP. THANK
:: YOU