Date/Time
Date(s) - 01/26/2017
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location
Southwestern Yacht Club
Categories
SAILING SAFELY SEMINAR – January 26th at SWYC at 7 PM
“Racing the Coast at Night: Sailing, Safety and Seamanship”
Learn from some of the sailing industry’s most experienced racers. Bruce Cooper, Keith Magnuson, Chuck Skewes, Art Vasenius and your moderator, Peter Bretschger. It’ll be an interesting evening of expert advice on how to successfully compete in offshore racing. This is meant for both beginning, advanced racers and cruisers. There’s no entry fee, but get there early for a good seat as the room fills fast. Topics to be covered:
• Learn about boat prep techniques and managing boat and crews
• Useful notes on weather forecasting, race tactics, and sail selection
• See live demonstrations on some of the newest safety gear for night racing as well as special advise on how to recover from severe equipment failures
• Updates on US Sailing safety regulations
• Exceptions which are planned to be made for NOSA Races
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION or contact Southwestern Yacht Club
