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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Doubtless our Southern Yacht Club Luders friends in New Orleans are consumed with putting their lives and livelihoods back together and Luders racing is furthest from their minds.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">However, at some time in the future, it would be nice to know how the fleet fared? Were any Luders destroyed, badly damaged, etc - if so, which ones?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The awful devastation of hurricane Katrina is unprecedented and likely, too, a landmark event in Luders class history. An account of the storm's effect on the Southern Yacht Club and its fleet would be a valued addition to our class history. We hope that the New Orleans fleet did not meet its demise and will regroup for another 60 years of spirited racing.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I have heard that former Luders owner, Buddy Clarke of Pass Christian, Mississippi, lost his house in this terrible event. He and his brother, Bo, visited the Mount Desert Island fleet this past month as guests of our Vice Fleet Captain, Tom Rolfes. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">All of us wish our New Orleans and Pass Christian friends well and look forward to hearing from them.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks.</FONT>
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