Help the Moore 24 Family Help Theirs

Earlier this year, we told you of an effort by the Moore 24 community to assist the surviving family members of one the class’s most ardent supporters and multiple-time former class president Joel Verutti, who died of brain cancer last year. Santa Cruz’ Morgan Larson wrote to give us an update on the effort, which is being carried out via both an online and live auction.

"We are working hard to raise a few more bucks for the family of a great Moore 24 sailor," he said. "His wife and daughter are fighting to stay afloat with a tough mortgage, school, and life in general. There have been many great items added to the auction and if you can put another shout out to the Latitude family, it would go a long way."

The online auction has been up since the beginning of summer, and it ends on November 19, which coincides with the Moore 24 Class end-of-year party at Santa Cruz YC. The party will start with cocktails at 5 p.m., an informal class meeting at 5:30, awards, music and slides at 6, dinner at 7, and the live portion of the auction at 8. Anyone who has ever sailed a Moore 24, or just likes the Moore 24 family, is invited, and you need to RSVP here. The auction has a whole slew of awesome items that many sailors would go crazy for, so be sure to check it out.