Attention All Hands!
Please plan to come to the Maine Hunter Sailing Association's Annual Spring Educational Seminar. This year's seminar will be at the Maine Yacht Center (http://www.maineyacht.com) on Saturday, March 21st, beginning at 8:00 AM. Following is the plan for the day. These sessions will be led by our own "in-house experts (?)"
8-9 AM:
Check-in and social gathering time
Check-in and social gathering time9-10:30 AM:Weather and Sailing (led by Jerry Homer)
Weather and Sailing (led by Jerry Homer)10:30-10:45Morning Break
Morning Break10:45-12:15Sail Yourself Safely Home (Womanship video)
Sail Yourself Safely Home (Womanship video)12:15-1:00 PM: Lunch
Lunch1:00-2:30: Electronics and Navigation (led by Chuck Wayne)
Electronics and Navigation (led by Chuck Wayne)Concurrent session:Follow-up discussion on Sail YourselfSafely Home for crew members (led by the crew of "Odyssey")2:30-2:45: Afternoon Break
Afternoon Break2:45-4:15:Get Ready to Set Sail: Setting expectations for onboard guests
Get Ready to Set Sail: Setting expectations for onboard guests and using pre-underway checklists4:15-4:30:Evaluation, wrap-up and go home
Evaluation, wrap-up and go homeThe registration fee for this seminar is $10 per person to cover the costs of lunch (being catered by our own "in-house caterers").
In addition, we will be using the Coast Guard Auxiliary's "Sailing Skills and Seamanship" text for the weather session. If you wish to have a textbook for future reference, please add $30 to your registration fees.
RSVP by E-mail to the Commodore at Como@mainehuntersailing.com. Indicate the number of persons attending and whether or not you want the textbook.
Send your registration fees to:
Chuck Wayne, Treasurer
MHSA
27 Applegate Lane
Reading, MA 01867-1452
Registrations must be received no later than Wednesday, March 18th, in order to plan quantity of food.
The Maine Yacht Center is located at: 100 Kensington Street, Portland, Maine 04103
Directions:
From 295 heading south, take Exit 9 and turn right onto Route 26. Go about 100 yards to the light, and go straight onto Veranda Ave. Go 1/4 mile to flashing yellow light and turn right onto Kensington Street.
From 295 heading north, take Exit 8: Washington Ave. At light, turn right onto Veranda Ave. At flashing yellow, turn right onto Kensington Street.
At the end of Kensington Street (say hello to Escape on the right and Akers Away right behind in the corner), bear left down the hill into the parking lot. Park and walk around to the front (dockside) of the building, the clubhouse door is the first one on the right.
