EMP-40

Ray Siegel had a study group holiday extravaganza at his home in December. Subbing for one absent member was Chris Ksoll, who had an absolute blast. Ray's wife could take out Martha Stewart in a New York second. Rich Daly told funny stories from his travels in Japan. Mark Zurcher's newest promotion was discussed in detail. Dave Bungum offered his perspective on world affairs. Greg Irving talked about what it's like to audit fellow EMPers at his company. Even Jeff Barker was considered present, as he was chimed in via cell phone and then speaker phone. A great evening was had by all.

John Bell, EMP-40, and the crew of "Dr. Detroit," the ship that won the Chicago-to-Mackinac race in July.

John Bell participated in his first Chicago to Mackinac Island Race on July 20, as a crew member aboard "Dr. Detroit.” The crew was made of experienced sailors from far away as Australia and as close as San Francisco.

"Dr. Detroit" took first place in the PHRF 4 division.The good Dr's total elapsed time for the 330 mile race was 48 hours, 45 minutes.

“Based on good meteorological data, we took a contrarian course north along the western edge of Lake Michigan before heading east at Shaboygan,” said John. “Our win was directly attributable to developing a strategic plan implemented by a team working together to accomplish a common goal. Sound familiar?”

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