KNEWSLETTER - Vol. 25 

  

We don't know if you heard, but Punxsutawney Phil came out of his hatch on February 2nd... and didn't see his shadow. Hard to believe after recent reports of snow in nearby higher elevations, but Phil has reportedly never been wrong. You may want to take that under advisement and start working on your boat sooner rather than later this year. Sailors, be sure to take advantage of our current rigging specials before they hibernate for spring.

We recently reached out to you asking for help in regards to the lawsuit that KKMI is involved in - and to say that we are overwhelmed by the response is a massive understatement. As one letter stated in reference to the boating community  " ... it won't take long for our tightknit group to get engaged." We couldn't be more proud to be a part of this group. And we are immensely grateful for your support. We will keep you posted on the outcome. 
FROM THE BILGE 
by Paul Kaplan

Paul is currently busy cleaning the bilge... he'll be back with us soon. 
NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
We are looking for a few more good people. We need a few "Jacks of All (Boat) Trades" and we are also looking for a Carpenter/Shipwright.

 Come work with us! 

Visit our career page. Click here.
CHECKING IN WITH RANDALL REEVES

Randall is past the horn and making his way around Antartica - way to go Randall! Cheering him on is easy because of his sense of humor that comes through so clearly in his writing. If you haven't scrolled through some of his musings, do yourself a favor follow along. Every day is an adventure with Randall, you're bound to learn something. See the two posts below posts that reveal how Randall's wit is keeping him sane... which, as you may well know, is a relative term. 

Here are two of our most recent favorites: 




L AST KNEWSLETTER CHALLENGE & WINNER

CHALLENGE:   
True or False? Rigs generally fail because they are too loose, not from being too tight. 


ANSWER:   
True.  Both rapid acceleration and deceleration of a load can create a shock force that far exceeds the working load limit of the wire rope.

Congratulations to our big winner this month, Ralph Morganstern. Here's Ralph with his lovely wife, Linda, on their J 30, Geodesic 

Here's Ralph with his winning swag! Congratulations again!

NAME CHALLENGE!

We are giving our three forklifts at our Point Richmond location a makeover and we figured this would be a perfect opportunity to name them. Please help us name one or all three of our lifts. 

Submit name ideas by responding to this email with names for:
1. Old yeller
2. New guy
3. The big one
Winner(s) will receive your choice of KKMI swag:

Obviously we like the color green. You could work "fork" in there somewhere or "lift". 

Here are the current names of other KKMI equipment: 
Ella Liftzgerald
William Randolph Hoist
Haully Green Giant
Herb Crane
Herb Crane Jr.
Lightning McClean
Lightning McClean Jr. 

Here's a photoshopped version of what "Old Yeller" here is going to look like:


Here's a photoshopped version of our newest forklift - it's currently white, we're going to paint it green:

And here's the big one:


KKMI SIGHTINGS



While we were taking photos of our forklifts some photo bombers got in on the action!


A little show and tell during our rigging seminar






Putting a hole in a perfectly good boat?!? Yikes... but you won't be as afraid to dock at Angel Island anymore!





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SEE YOU NEXT TIME!

Until we pop back into your inbox... we hope to see you around the Bay or in the Kyard!



Point Richmond
510-235-5564
530 West Cutting Blvd.
Point Richmond, CA 94804

Sausalito
415-332-5564
420 Harbor Drive
Sausalito, CA 94965