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SUDOKU by Myles Mellor Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9X9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3X3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium Last week’s solution:
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Everyone Ought’a Regatta New events, sponsors part of a growing lineup at annual Richard Henry Dana Charity Regatta By Barbara Merriman Dana Point Times
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n just a week, Dana Point Yacht Club’s Richard Henry Dana Charity Regatta will kick off as part of four days of racing, fishing, stand-up paddling (SUP), fundraiing and more. Originally, 13 years ago, this regatta started out as a group of sailors and fishermen going out to have fun and raise money for a local charity. Over the years, the concept has grown enough that planning for it takes most of the year leading up to the event. One of the most exciting parts of the regatta is that Audi Mission Viejo has stepped up as a sponsor for the third year. World-wide, Audi sponsors racing for both autos and boats. They are a sponsor of the Med Cup, held each year in the Mediterranean, and attracting much larger racing boats that we have here in Dana Point. In our regatta, the Audi Cup sponsors
two one-design classes racing. Racers in the J-24 Fleet and in the Farr 40 Fleet will be competing on a windward-leeward course, and will be eligible to win prizes and trophies donated by Audi. This year, Audi will reward the entire crews of the winning boats in the Farr 40 and J-24 classes. Instead of a spinnaker for the boat owner, each crew member will receive a custom jacket from Audi. Appleton Rum is another one of our sponsors, and what sailor doesn’t like rum? I think it’s a rule. Appleton will be giving a bottle of their 21-year-old Estate Rum to each winner in the PHRF, J-80 and Non-Spinnaker Classes. They have donated several cases of their rum and it has been used as our signature “Regatta drink,” raising money with each drink for our charity. We don’t have photos of this product on the water, but I know from experience that many of the racing and fishing boats out there have rum on
board to celebrate when crossing the finish line. Now that Appleton has become a sponsor, the club members are discovering how delicious it is and adding that to their provisions. You too can join the competition September 8 through 11. All events are open to the public and all proceeds go to support the Adopt-a-Class Scholarship programs at the Ocean Institute. In addition to a fishing tournament and two days of sailing races, we will have SUP races and a Junior Regatta, racing in sabots. There will also be a pancake breakfast, gala dinner and silent and live auctions—with some wonderful bargains to be found. For more information or to sign up for any of these events, go to www.dpyc.org and click on Charity Regatta. DP One of the J-24 boats is pictured here using the spinnaker they won from Audi two years ago in this event, and crossing the finish line first. Photo by Barbara Merriman
A Polynesian Boat Parade Traditional Pacific Island sailing ships stop in Dana Point on their journey from New Zealand
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Traditional Polynesian Vakas visited Dana Point Harbor Monday and Tuesday. Photo by Loriannah Hespe
Dana Point Times September 2–8, 2011
ix traditional Polynesian sailing vessels known at Vaka Moana arrived at Dana Point Harbor Monday evening. The group—made up of Pacific Islanders from nations like Fiji, New Zealand and Samoa, as well as the Hawaiian Islands—is a part of an expedition called Pacific Voyagers. The boats sailed from New Zealand to the United States as part of a mission to both preserve their cultural seafaring traditions and bring the world a message of the urgent need to protect the Pacific Ocean and its animals from pollution, overfishing and other man made problems. The boats left midday on Tuesday en route to San Diego. More about the project, which will result in a full length movie, can be found at www. pacificvoyagers.org. Log on to www.danapointtimes to read the full story and see a photo slideshow. DP —AS
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