<div dir="ltr">Hi everyone,<br><br>We are now accepting membership sign-ups and renewals for this coming Summer quarter (June 21st to September 27th), as well as annual memberships for Summer 2022 to Spring 2023 (effective June 21, 2022 to June 19, 2023).<div><br></div><div>UW Students may sign up for new memberships and renew existing memberships. Please spread the word to students who may be interested in joining the club. Faculty, Staff, or Alumni with current or recently-expired memberships may renew their membership as well.</div><div><br></div><div>Congratulations to all of the students who are graduating this quarter. We have had several of you ask how to continue as a non-student member of the club after graduating. If your existing quarterly or annual membership is expiring at the end of this quarter, you just need to sign up as a non-student member now instead. If you have an annual membership that expires at the end of Summer, Fall, or Winter quarter, then you will need to select the option on the sign-up form for converting an existing annual student membership to non-student membership.</div><div><br>Please contact the Program Director at <a href="mailto:programdirector@washingtonyachtclub.org" target="_blank">programdirector@washingtonyachtclub.org</a> if you need help with this sign-up process.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The Summer membership sign-up form is available at: <a href="https://forms.gle/ogBDayPTLdrcQ7F16" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/ogBDayPTLdrcQ7F16</a></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>---</div><div><br></div><div>We currently have the opportunity to plan events to sail all of our boats on Tuesdays, and to sail boats moored alongside the keelboat dock on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. <b>We're in need of additional help</b> to make the most out of our Tuesday dinghy sailing opportunities from Instructors, Chiefs, and Ratings Examiners (a paid position). Please reach out if you are able to help.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For all upcoming events, keep an eye out on our </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lessons & Events page</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, where events are posted as they become available</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: </span><a href="http://www.washingtonyachtclub.org/lessons" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.washingtonyachtclub.org/lessons</span></a>. You can also hear about these and additional sailing opportunities on our <a href="https://discord.gg/5uGyJvtXM6" target="_blank">Discord</a>.<br></div><div><br></div><div>We have started holding our weekly<b> Friday Night Social Sailing</b> event, which runs from 5 pm to Sunset. Sign up by this evening if you would like to join. If you already have an intermediate dinghy or catamaran rating and would like to take a boat out next Tuesday, sign up by Sunday. Also, information about additional windsurfing lessons will be available soon, so keep your eyes out for that announcement.</div><div><br></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Instructors are exempt from paying <span class="gmail-il">membership</span> dues during quarters in which they teach. If you are interested in teaching lessons this quarter, please fill out the </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Instructor Sign-Up Form</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: </span><a href="https://bit.ly/3vMoa7P" target="_blank" styl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