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Hi, I have posted two pictures on our Cal Yahoo website of yesterdays Cal 25 sailing in Pensacola Bay. Tom & Bobbie Vandiver

Tom and Bobbi: Bravura looks happy! Which makes me happy. Janet Plume, Editor/Gulf Shipper 826 Fern Street New Orleans, La. 70118 504-866-7076 cell: 504-250-4539 email: jp… [at] joc.com From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Vandiver Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 11:55 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Pix on the website Hi, I have posted two pictures on our Cal Yahoo website of yesterdays Cal 25 sailing in Pensacola Bay. Tom & Bobbie Vandiver _____ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "Cal_Boats <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cal_Boats> " on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service. _____

Tom - The Cal 25 Bravura album I see indicates that it is empty. Am I (as usual) doing something stupid? \Rog Cal 29+ #1 Swiss Navy Cal 2-30 #77 St. Lori's Comet _____ From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Vandiver Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 9:55 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Pix on the website Hi, I have posted two pictures on our Cal Yahoo website of yesterdays Cal 25 sailing in Pensacola Bay. Tom & Bobbie Vandiver _____ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "Cal_Boats <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cal_Boats> " on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service. _____

Roger: Tom mistakenly put it in the cal 35 windsong album. You will find it there Janet Plume, Editor/Gulf Shipper 826 Fern Street New Orleans, La. 70118 504-866-7076 cell: 504-250-4539 email: jp… [at] joc.com From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rog Jones Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 10:17 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Pix on the website Tom - The Cal 25 Bravura album I see indicates that it is empty. Am I (as usual) doing something stupid? \Rog Cal 29+ #1 Swiss Navy Cal 2-30 #77 St. Lori's Comet _____ From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Vandiver Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 9:55 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Pix on the website Hi, I have posted two pictures on our Cal Yahoo website of yesterdays Cal 25 sailing in Pensacola Bay. Tom & Bobbie Vandiver SPONSORED LINKS Boating <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Boating+sailing&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Saili ng+boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=KgsPLsahA8AB__qRyAt_XQ> sailing Sailing <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Sailing+boat&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+ boat&w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=oZUJLnrR0FEbvZ5o13Ffaw> boat Sailing <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Sailing&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+boat& w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=eGOXnwatS3x0LYN3XxVdNA> Boating <http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Boating&w1=Boating+sailing&w2=Sailing+boat& w3=Sailing&w4=Boating&c=4&s=65&.sig=yMCAyUrqzhoqLD5Ydiy-Rg> _____ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS * Visit your group "Cal_Boats <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cal_Boats> " on the web. * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service. _____

Thanks for the re-direction, Ms. Janet! BTW it was very nice of you to email me with your New Orleans report. Was most pleasing to learn that your animals are okay, as well, of course as your home. Sad to read of your great old tree, though, at least it's hanging in there. It was also interesting to read your rhetorical query wondering about how it is possible we can get money and aid to distant places like the Indian Ocean littoral and to Pakistan, and not within our own homeland. You are right, many if not most of your former fellow citizens and the small businesses that supported them probably won't return until they feel safe in the face of major storms and the potential for more levy breaks. New Orleans has long been a favorite of ours. I consulted extensively for the Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg during the 90's and had to pass through New Orleans traveling each way, first from our home in Hawaii and later from our home here in the mountains. Always tried to overnight and to stop at the Southern Yacht Club going in or out. It will be greatly missed. Many of my other friends from New Orleans have now relocated all over the country in what may well be America's third great diaspora in a century, after those of the Dust Bowl and World War II. Most tell me they won't return. Being a perennial optimist, though, it is my belief that something new and better will rise from the muck and devastation, a New Orleans not reborn in its former image, but a new and brighter one. We can all help that happen by asking our federal representatives to aid your city financially and by pitching in ourselves to support the effort in whatever ways we can. New Orleans should not be forgotten, but seen as an opportunity for Americans to show the world that we take care of our own, as well as others who face building new lives and a new world for their children. New Orleans, like the World Trade Center, should become a beacon of the American spirit of courage and re-dedication. New Orleans can and should become America's Paris, a new City of Light. The pics of Tom enjoying a sail on Bravura were great! Your boat has found a terrific new home. Sure hope your NEW boat gets repaired soon and that you are back out on the Lake enjoying the beauty and solitude of sailing. We all need these moments of tranquility that Tom described so beautifully in his missive to our list. It's great to have your voice back on the list and part of our extended family. All my best for a 2006 that is much better for you and all those along the Gulf Coast than was last year. Happy New Year. \Rog Cal 29+ #1 Swiss Navy Cal 2-30 #77 St. Lori's Comet _____