[C320-list] Attention List Users

[Chris Burti]

Karl,
I would like to thank you and all of the Association officers for all of the
productive effort you have all put in to keep this association active and
beenficial to those of us towed in your wake....many, many thanks amigo!

On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Karl Mielenhausen _/) <C320 at suddenlink.net>
wrote:

> Time for my quarterly association membership pitch...
>
> I am pleased to report that Catalina 320 association membership now stands
> at 379 boats, which I believe is the highest it has been in the 2+ years
> that Elaine and I have owned Silver Lining and have been members. I observe,
> however, that several of you who actively use the discussion list are not
> yet dues-paying members of the association. You may not realize that
> membership in the association and membership in the discussion list are not
> the same. While the association governing board has made a conscious
> decision to keep the list free and open to all, let me remind you that being
> a member of the association not only helps to fund the operating costs
> associated with the website and the discussion list, but it also qualifies
> you for many other benefits. I'm sure you'd agree that the free advice and
> tips found here can easily save you the cost of a membership, if not
> hundreds or thousands of dollars.
>
> An excellent summary of membership benefits may be found here...
> http://pages.suddenlink.net/kmielen/SellSheet.GIF
>
> At $24/year, our association dues are among the lowest for the various
> Catalina models. All of our officers are unpaid and, unlike some other
> associations, they receive no reimbursement for travel expenses to meetings
> and boatshows.
>
> If you currently are an association member, please check the expiry date on
> your Mainsheet address label. We have 21 memberships that expired on 6/30
> that have not yet renewed!!! If we had all of those, we would actually have
> 400 members!!
>
> If you chose to join (or renew) in the next week or so, you will be assured
> of receiving the next (August) issue of the quarterly all-Catalina magazine,
> Mainsheet. We now offer a PayPal option, or you can print out the
> registration page and mail a check. PayPal is especially useful to our
> non-US owners as it avoids the increasingly difficult foreign currency
> transactions.
>
> To join the Catalina 320 Association, follow this link....
> http://www.catalina320.com/article.php?story=20061127183851355
>
> Also, you don't have to be an current owner to join the association. If you
> are contemplating purchase of any Catalina, you may find a Mainsheet
> subscription especially valuable, and might want to join our association in
> order to receive it along with the other benefits.
>
> Thanks for your continued support.
>
> --
> Karl Mielenhausen
> Catalina 320 Hull 690
> Join us at the 2008 Association Regatta and Meeting in Annapolis August
> 1-3!
>



-- 
Chris Burti
Farmville, NC