May 25th to May 31st
Sacramento, CA
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Hello, District 21!
Wow, what a year. Four Regionals and an NABC! It certainly has been a busy year (especially the last few months). It is time to look ahead to 2026. The always popular Monterey Clambake Regional is now less than a month away (January 5th-11th). I hope you have made plans to attend. In the meantime, we have news from the NABC, Goodwill, NAP Finals, GNT registration for 2026, etc.
Below we have reports from:
–D21 President Report–Jim Coke
–Tournament Report–Tournament Co-Chairs, Anne Wilson & Brenda Hatton
–NABC Update–Chair of San Francisco NABC, Anne Hollingsworth
–Grand National Teams (GNT) Report–GNT Coordinator, Grant Vance
–North American Pairs (NAP) Report–NAP Coordinator, Jim Coke
–Board Report–D21 Secretary, Ray Yuenger
–Goodwill Report–Chair of Goodwill Committee, Gail Gabiati
–GRIN Report–Co-Chairs of SF NABC for GRIN, Janelle VanRensselaer and Stephanie Youngquist
–District Dispatches–three members tell stories of their experiences as they made rank advancements–sapphire life master, ruby life master, and regional master
–As always, Heart of the District (Unit reports), Rank Changes, and Links to D21 Tournament Flyers at the Bottom.
Jim Coke, D21 President, discusses the value of tournament play for beginners at they learn the game.
Anne Wilson and Brenda Hatton,Co-Chairs, Tournament Planning Committee, look ahead to the Monterey Clambake in January and to other tournaments in 2026.
Anne Hollingsworth, Chair, San Francisco NABC 2025 celebrates the success of the NABC with gratitude to those who volunteered and celebration to the winners. Photos too.
Grant Vance, Region 12 Director, announces that registration for the 2026 GNT has begun.
Jim Coke,D21 NAP Coordinator, gives the schedule for the NAP National Finals in St. Louis in February (Open & Flight A) and March (Flights B & C).
Raymond Yuenger,District 21 Secretary, gives the the draft for the minutes of the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of District 21 on November 18, 2025.
Gail Gabiat,Goodwill Committee Chair, discusses the seven Goodwill award winners.
Janelle Van Rensselaer and Stephanie Youngquist, Co-Chairs of SF NABC for GRIN, discuss the success of GRIN (Gold Rush, Intermediate, Newcomer) at the recent San Francisco NABC.
Three members (Anthony “Ant” Toto, Barak Engel, & Pamela Resser) tell stories of their experiences as they made rank advancements.