[Sailsss] The Singlehanded Sailing Society of SF December TransPac Seminar

[Synthia Petroka]

Arrrh me maties,

Need a diversion from your holiday gift wrapping?  Well, this is for you!

The Singlehanded Sailing Society presents the third seminar in our monthly series on preparing you and your sailboat to successfully race singlehanded from San Francisco, CA to Kauai, HI.  This months topic is "Offshore Communications", which will cover navigation, weather & performance sailing software.  Don Melcher from H.F. Radio on Board www.hfradio.com/ and Marilee Shaffer from Waypoint www.waypoints.com/ have extensive knowledge they'll be sharing on the world of offshore communication and computer-based navigation and tactical applications. 

This seminar will be hosted by the Ballena Bay Yacht Club www.bbyc.org on Monday December 17th, our presentation will begin at 7:30 PM and run until about 10 PM.  There is no charge for attending and everyone is welcomed.  No host bar.

For more information about the Singlehanded Sailing Society, check our web site: www.sfbaysss.org
There you will find a link to the Singlehanded TransPac Race page with everything relating to our upcoming 30th anniversary race scheduled to start on July 12th, 2008.

The schedule for future seminars is as follows:
January - Sail Selection and Repair
February - Electrical
March - Diesel Engines
April - Rigging
May - Provisioning & Return Trip
June - Medical & Safety
July Tactics & Weather
Exact dates and locations are posted on the SSS web site.

We hope to see you next Monday.  Holiday gift not required.

Pirate Name: Skull Crusher Johnson
2008 Singlehanded TransPac Race Chair

Pirate Name Generator: http://www.stupidstuff.org/main/piratename.htm
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