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

[Synthia Petroka]

Arrrh me maties,

The Singlehanded Sailing Society presents the ninth seminar in our monthly series on preparing you and your sailboat to successfully race singlehanded from San Francisco, CA to Kauai, HI.  This months seminar is "Medical & Safety", and will be presented by a panel of 3.  Lou Freeman will address likely ailments and a rational approach to the common meds including Rx drugs and antibiotics, plus basic medical equipment to have.   Chuck Warren will cover tips on maximizing energy on little sleep, dealing with fatigue and recovery, forecasting the environment, and it’s impact on you and your boat.  And Mike Reed will cover first aid kits and have some examples of various prepackaged kits.

This months seminar will be hosted by the South Beach Yacht Club www.southbeachyc.org on Monday June 9th.  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.

The schedule for future SSS TransPac seminars is as follows:
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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