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| Heavy Weather Sailing – Storm Strategies |
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Thursday, April 15, 2010 |
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12:45 PM |
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Portside |
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John Connolly, Modern Sailing School & Club |
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| Speaker Bio: |
John Connolly, Head Instructor at Modern Sailing School and Club, has been teaching advanced sailing courses on San Francisco Bay and along the California Coast for the past 20 years. In November of last year, he completed his 104th advanced ASA class, spending 7 days with his students outside the Gate sailing to Monterey and back. These conditions are among the most difficult in the country, commonly with 30 knot winds, 15-20 foot seas, thick fog, strong currents and regular traffic. John has also taught 147 advanced ASA classes overseas in many locations including the South Pacific, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia, Seychelles Islands, Africa and Alaska. What makes him unique among other instructors is that his overseas classes have an 80% repeat rate with old students going again and again. He has a 100 Ton USCG Master license and is and ASA Ocean Passagemaking Instructor. He is also one of the only RYA Ocean Yachtmaster Instructors in the United States. |
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| Details: |
Interested in building your sailing confidence in a wide variety of conditions? Attend Modern Sailing School's seminar on Heavy Weather Sailing. Storm Strategy expert John Connolly will discuss sailing in storms, handling heavy winds, outfitting your boat and yourself, and avoiding danger on the high seas. He will also be compare and contrast different storm strategies. Because of John's extensive sailing background, much of this discussion will be punctuated by detailed stories of his own personal experiences. |
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