The 2010 Daily Seminar Program

  2010 FULL DAY SEMINARS - Pre-registration Required

Mahina Expeditions Offshore Cruising Seminar - April 17th, 2010

If you're planning on sailing offshore, this intensive, exciting and interactive 10-hour seminar will give you the knowledge and tools, based on John and Amanda Neal's combined 526,000 miles and 67 years of experience.

Click here for the seminar outline and to purchase tickets. This seminar always sells out, so pre-registration is necessary.

A two day pass to the show is included with registration.

Two-Day Marine Meteorology Weather Course (Level 1) by Lee Chesneau

Dates: Saturday, April 17th and Sunday April 18th

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location: Waterfront Hotel.

Course Fee: $335.00 (Includes 2 one-day tickets to the Strictly Sail Pacific Show and all course materials)

Registration: Click Here to Register

Seminar Includes Two-Day Ticket to the Show.

Sail America presents a two-day Marine Meteorology Weather Course by Lee Chesneau, Senior Marine Meteorologist, formerly with NOAA/NWS's Ocean Prediction Center and now owner of Lee Chesneau's Marine Weather. This two-day course will teach mariner's self reliance in understanding High Frequency (HF)-Single Side Band (SSB) Radio-facsimile weather charts (also available on the Internet) and predicting marine weather.

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HOURLY SEMINARS – Presented by Blue Water Sailing

Free Hourly Seminars are included with the price of admission.

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PLEASE NOTE: Seminars are subject to change, please check often.


Thursday, April 15, 2010

 Time Seminar   Speaker Location

 11:30 Self Steering–Your Best New Crewmember   John and Karen Curry Leeward
 11:30 What Sailing Taught Me About Living   John Otterbacher Compass
 11:30 Cruising Victoria, BC to Glacier Bay, AK   Margo Wood Portside
 11:30 All About Sails   Jack Klang Regatta II
 11:30 Discover how to Acquire your Captains License   Rags Laragione Windward
 12:45 Introduction to Electronic Navigation   Marilee Shaffer Compass
 12:45 Healthy Cruising with Yoga On Board   Kim Hess Leeward
 12:45 Heavy Weather Sailing – Storm Strategies   John Connolly Portside
 12:45 Cruising for Couples   Liza Copeland Regatta II
 12:45 Life Rafts – Selection and Deployment Explained   Bruce Brown Windward
 2:00 Sailboat Steering, Maintenance, and Repair   Chuck Gilchrest Compass
 2:00 Sailing Made Easy   Brenda Wempner Leeward
 2:00 Gales, Whales and the Baja Ha-Ha   Steve Szirom Portside
 2:00 Tales from Beyond the Horizon   Karen Prioleau Regatta II
 2:00 Spinnaker Sailing   Etienne Giroire Windward
 3:15 Preparations for Offshore Cruising   Liza Copeland Leeward
 3:15 Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and Shipwreck Survival     Jean & John Silverwood Compass
 3:15 Save Money on your Boat Purchase with IRS Publication 936   Sally Kraft Portside
 3:15 Galley Essentials with Amanda   Amanda Swan Neal Regatta II
 3:15 Communication for Cruisers   Steven Bowden Windward on Washington
 4:30 PC Navigation   Jeff Hummel Compass
 4:30 Cruising Boater's Workout   Ada Wells Leeward
 4:30 Going Coastal – Your First Trip Out the Gate   Thomas Perry Portside
 4:30 Sailing to Europe and the Med in a Summer   John & Amanda Regatta II
 4:30 AIS – Automated Identification System – Collision Warning   Steven Gloor Windward

Friday, April 16, 2010

 Time Seminar   Speaker Location

 11:30 Extending the Life of your Sails   Jack Klang Portside
 11:30 Synthetic Standing Rigging Benefits   John Franta Compass
 11:30 Sail Trim   Kame Richards Windward on Washington
 11:30 Cruising the Pacific Northwest   Liza Copeland Regatta II
 11:30 Communication for Cruisers   Steven Bowden Leeward
 12:45 Standing and Running Rigging as an Integrated Onboard System   Chris Tibbe Regatta II
 12:45 Comfortable Practical Clothing Designed by Sailors for Sailors   Jerry Richards Leeward
 12:45 Women and Cruising   Pam Wall and Kathy Parsons Portside
 12:45 South Pacific Cruising from San Francisco to New Zealand   John & Amanda Neal Windward on Washington
 12:45 Basic Celestial Navigation   Ken Gebhart Compass
 2:00 Got Lemons? Make Lemonade   Jack Klang Regatta II
 2:00 Cruising Boater's Workout   Ada Wells Leeward
 2:00 A Primer to Cruising British Columbia's West Coast   Karen Prioleau Portside
 2:00 Baja Ha-Ha How to   Richard Spindler Windward on Washington
 2:00 Crossing the Pacific Ocean in a Cruising Catamaran   Dan & Carol Seifer Compass
 3:15 What Sailing Taught Me About Living   John Otterbacher Portside
 3:15 LifeRaft Survival and Rescue at Sea   Charles Daneko Leeward
 3:15 Chart Navigation Made Simple   Marilee Shaffer Compass
 3:15 Ocean Voyaging Preparation   John & Amanda Neal Windward on Washington
 3:15 Explore the Possibilities: Prepare for The Pacific Cup or any Hawaii Passage   Pat Lowther Regatta II
 4:30 Cruising the Virgin Islands   Mark Bunzel Regatta II
 4:30 Downwind Sailing Made Easy!   Bruce Brown Leeward
 4:30 The Perils of Chart Plotters: Common Mistakes and Assumptions   Tuuli Messer-Bookman Portside
 4:30 Storm Avoidance and Survival Tactics   John & Amanda Neal Windward on Washington
 4:30 Moroccan Sailing Adventure   John Connolly Compass

Saturday, April 17, 2010

 Time Seminar   Speaker Location

 10:30 Tides and Currents in San Francisco Bay   Kame Richards Windward on Washington
 10:30 Calling all cruisers!! If you are Cruising, or Dreaming of Cruising….   Chad Carvey Compass
 10:30 Practical Celestial Navigation   Ken Gebhart Portside
 10:30 Got Lemons? Make Lemonade   Jack Klang Regatta II
 10:30 Save Money on your Boat Purchase with IRS Publication 936   Sally Kraft and Stacey Gilligan Regatta I
 11:45 Stability and Safety   Bill Bolin Regatta II
 11:45 PC Navigation   Jeff Hummel Chart
 11:45 Outfitting for Blue Water Cruising   Pam Wall Portside
 11:45 Mediterranean Magic   Liza Copeland Compass
 11:45 Navigating Groupama 3 to an Around the World Record   Stan Honey Regatta I
 1:00 Cruising Catalina Island   Holly Scott Compass
 1:00 An Update on the Sport and the Media   Craig Leweck Regatta I
 1:00 Cruising in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast Alaska   Mark Bunzel Windward on Washington
 1:00 Sustainable Sailing   Dieter Loibner Regatta II
 1:00 Women and Cruising   Pam Wall and Kathy Parsons Portside
 2:15 Rig Your Boat   Brion Toss Windward on Washington
 2:15 Racing Rules Made Easy   Genny Tulloch Regatta I
 2:15 Cruising the French and Spanish-speaking Caribbean   Kathy Parsons Compass
 2:15 The 10 Things They Never Tell you about the Cruising Life   George Day Regatta II
 2:15 Healthy Cruising with Yoga On Board   Kim Hess Compass
 3:30 Sailboat Steering, Maintenance, and Repair   Chuck Gilchrest Regatta II
 3:30 Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and Shipwreck Survival   Jean & John Silverwood Compass
 3:30 Night Sailing   Nancy Erley Portside
 3:30 Baja Ha-Ha How to   Richard Spindler Windward on Washington
 3:30 Medical Preparedness for the Cruiser and Ocean Voyager   Denny Emory Regatta I
 4:45 Keeping Your Onboard Relationship Off the Rocks   Janna Cawrse Esarey Regatta II
 4:45 Tahiti and the Pacific Puddle Jump   Andy Turpin Regatta I
 4:45 What Sailing Taught Me About Living   John Otterbacher Portside
 4:45 Cruising the Big Blue Ball Called Earth   Bob Bitchin Windward on Washington
 4:45 Preparing Vessel and Crew for Transit of the US Coast   Margo Wood Compass
 6:00 Basic Marine Weather Interpretation Skills   Lee Chesneau Regatta I
 6:00 Navigation Basics   Bryan Chavez Compass
 6:00 2011 Marina Del Rey to Puerto Vallarta Race Invitation   Dave Robertson Portside
 6:00 Cruising the Bahamas   Pam Wall Regatta II
 6:00 Going Coastal – Your First Trip Out the Gate   Thomas Perry Windward on Washington

Sunday, April 18, 2010

 Time Seminar   Speaker Location

 10:30 Night Sailing   Nancy Erley Regatta I
 10:30 Healthy Cruising with Yoga On Board   Kim Hess Compass
 10:30 Gales, Whales and the Baja Ha-Ha   Steve Szirom Portside
 10:30 The KISS Approach to Cruising   Nina Nilsen Regatta II
 10:30 Self Steering–Your Best New Crewmember   John and Karen Curry Windward on Washington
 11:45 What Sailing Taught Me About Living   John Otterbacher Regatta II
 11:45 Sail the Transatlantic on the Four Masted Bark SEA CLOUD   Pam Wall Regatta I
 11:45 Cruising the Caribbean Circuit   Liza Copeland Portside
 11:45 Rig Your Boat   Brion Toss Windward on Washington
 11:45 LifeRaft Survival and Rescue at Sea   Charles Daneko Compass
 1:00 Spinnaker Sailing   Etienne Giroire Regatta 1
 1:00 Preparations for Offshore Cruising   Liza Copeland Portside
 1:00 The Motion of the Ocean: Funny Stories from a Salty Marriage   Janna Cawrse Esarey Regatta II
 1:00 Communication for Cruisers   Steven Bowden Compass
 1:00 Bringing Diversity to Sailing a Round Table Discussion   Benjamin Bowser, Shawn Ginwright, Rich Gillette, Paul Mixon, & Bill Pinkney Windward on Washington
 2:15 A Family Sails Around the World   Pam Wall Portside
 2:15 Cruising the French and Spanish-speaking Caribbean   Kathy Parsons Compass
 2:15 Emergency Locator Beacons   Denny Emory Regatta I
 2:15 What's it Really Like Cruising the California and Mexican Coasts?   Pat & Carole McIntosh, Phil & Nora McCaleb Windward on Washington
 2:15 All About Sails   Jack Klang Regatta II
 3:30 Tips for a Successful Cruise   Margo Wood Compass
 3:30 Sustainable Sailing   Dieter Loibner Regatta I
 3:30 Navigation Basics   Bryan Chavez Portside
 3:30 Approaching Dangerous Reefs In Exotic Places   Rags Laragione Windward on Washington
 3:30 Sportboats: A new style of sailing for Adrenaline Junkies!   Jerome Sammarcelli Regatta II

 

PLEASE NOTE: Seminars are subject to change, please check often.
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