Singlehanded
Sailing Society
Seminars are on the second Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. at the Oakland Yacht Club. Scheduled topics:
| 9/10/97 | Getting Started:
Introductions - race rules - evaluating your boat - making a plan/budget - mental & physical prep |
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| 10/8/97 | Self steering (windvanes
& autopilots) - emergency rudders
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| 11/12/97 | Electrical System:
Charging - batteries - energy budget - troubleshooting - secondary charging systems |
| 12/10/97 | Electronics:
Radios - antennas - e-mail - weatherfax - computers - navigation - internet resources |
| 1/14/98 | A seminar especially for
TransPac support people/return delivery crew!
Provisioning - personal gear and clothing - travel to & staying in Kauai - shipping gear to Kauai - getting the boat back from Hawaii |
| 2/11/98 | Spares & repairs - tools
- troubleshooting engine problems.
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| 3/11/98 | Search and Rescue
- EPIRBs - emergency gear.
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| Sunday
4/5/98 |
An
all-day bring-your-boat weekend workshop. Small group seminars/demos
- hands-on problem solving - sharing ideas with Transpac veterans.
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| 4/8/98 | Sails & rigging:
Sail selection - sail repair - standing rigging - jury rigging - running rigging tricks & techniques |
| 5/13/98 | Medical issues:
First aid & first aid kits - sleep & sleep deprivation |
| 6/10/98 | Tactics - navigation - routing
- weather - playing the squalls
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| 6/16/98 | EMail
Workshop by Richard Beckett
TUESDAY(!) 7PM to 9PM, Oakland Yacht Club in the Regatta. |
| TransPac Race Chair: | Terry McKelvey - (510) 527-9433 |
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| EMail: | sensei@###.com |
| Current Records | |
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| MONOHULL | Ray
Thayer in 1996 - 10 days, 22 hours, 53 minutes
aboard his Brewer 60 WILD THING |
| MULTIHULL | Peter
Hogg in 1994 8 days, 20 hours, 3 minutes
aboard his Antrim 40 Trimaran AOTEA |
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