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

[Synthia Petroka]

Arrrh me maties,

Need a diversion from those all night gym session working off that unsightly holiday weight gain?  Or maybe you're bored with riding your stationary bike from the living room to the kitchen?  Well, this is for you!

The Singlehanded Sailing Society presents the fourth 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 Sail Selection & Repair", and we will have 3 guest speakers: Dave Hodges from Santa Cruz Sails, Dave Culp from Kite Ship, and Synthia Petroka from UK-Halsey Sailmakers.

This months seminar will be hosted by the Sequoia Yacht Club www.sequoiayc.org in Redwood City on Monday January 14th.  Doors (& no host bar) open at 6:30 PM, our presentation will begin at 7:30 PM, and run until about 10 PM. There is no charge for attending and everyone is welcomed.

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 Saturday July 12th, 2008.

Also of interest for preparing you and your boat to sail 2000+ miles, the Pacific Cup folks will be holding their second Prep Seminar on Saturday February 23rd.  You can get all the details on their web site: www.pacificcup.org

The schedule for future SSS TransPac seminars is as follows:
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.

Pirate Name: Skull Crusher Johnson
2008 Singlehanded TransPac Race Chair

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