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2008 Event Schedule
 
Thursday, January, 24 2008
 
Time
Room
Seminar Topic
Name
Sponsor Company
11:30
302
Sound and Light Signals
David Horst
Kimberlite Assemblers Inc.
Sound and light signals, Rules 32-37
11:30
303
An Introduction to the Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore
Captain Dave Bello
Fair Wind Sailing School

John tells the story -- captured in his recent book of the same name -- of his steep descent into heart disease, the struggle to re-build his health, and his family's dramatic crossing of the Atlantic in their sailboat Grace.

11:30
304
Off to the Azores -- the Dream Fulfilled
Captain Eric and Carleen Patterson
Maryland School of Sailing & Seamanship
An overview of some of the best cruising destinations on the Eastern Shore.
12:45
302
Finance Questions Answered
Kim Madigan
Scott Boat Loan
 
12:45
303
Sailing Grace
John Otterbacher
Author's Corner

John tells the story -- captured in his recent book of the same name -- of his steep descent into heart disease, the struggle to re-build his health, and his family's dramatic crossing of the Atlantic in their sailboat Grace.

2:00
301
Yoga for the OnBoard Lifestyle
Kim Hess
Authors Corner

Yoga Onboard is a practical guide intended to introduce various ways of tapping into your creativity; adapting traditional yoga postures or asana to your vessel as well as learning to listen to your body and create exciting new postures that work for you. Some of the benefits of a regular yoga practice include increased strength and flexibility, restored energy, and harmony between the body and mind. As your practice deepens you will find that applying the principles of your practice into your life becomes second nature. Kim is a full time yoga instructor in Miami Beach and passionate not only about yoga but for the sailing lifestyle as well. She is bringing these two loves together in the form of seminars, workshops, private sessions, a book and dvd. Come discover Yoga Onboard!!!

2:00
302
Sound and Light Signals
David Horst
Kimberlite Assemblers Inc.
Sound and light signals, Rules 32-37
2:00
303
Del MarVa Circumnavigation
Captain Eric Patterson
Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship

Circumnavigating the DELMARVA Peninsula discusses the navigational challenges and weather considerations for the 400 mile advanced coastal cruise originating in the northern Chesapeake, down Delaware Bay, offshore in the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Henlopen to Cape Henry at Norfolk, and up Chesapeake Bay.

2:00
304
Commonsense preparation for heavy weather
Trevor Hodgson
Author's Corner

The seminar explains why each boat should have a "Heavy Weather Plan" and reviews available storm tactics summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of each one. It describes key factors for skippers to take into account in developing a plan suitable for his/her boat and crew, emphasizing the importance of crew safety as well as boat safety.

3:15
301
Basic Boat Handling
Steve Maddox
Proptalk / Spinsheet

MD-DNR Recalculations. Basic Boat Control (minimum control speed, intermittent power, Steering, Prop Walk, Pivot Point, Windage, Starting-Stopping, docking, holding position, turning) Basic navigation rules, Basic Navigation Colision Avoidance.

3:15
302
Women's Leadership Sail Program - We put Women at the Helm!
Dawn Santamaria
Tall Ship Unicorn

Whether you are a professional working woman, community leader, or a full-time mom, expanding your leadership skills in today's challenging and ever changing world takes courage and commitment. Courage to own your strengths and development needs, ask for suppors and commit the time to make it happen. Our Woman's Leadership Sail Program is a shared-learning experience. Under the Sisters Under Sail banner, the Tallship Unicorn's professional all-female crew establish a stimulating and thought-provoking learning environment. Working alongside other women participants, experience immediate, observable results by taking the helm, navigating and manuvering a traditionally rigged, yet well appointed, 118-foot schooner. Come and learn more about this innovative leadership program from Sisters Under Sail Founder & Executive Director, Dawn Santamaria.

3:15
303
An Introduction to the Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore
Captain Dave Bello
Fair Wind Sailing School
An overview of some of the best cruising destinations on the Eastern Shore.
4:30
302
Care and repair of your boat using epoxy
JB Currell
Mas Epoxies
This seminar will outline and discuss the use of epoxy in repairing hulls, decks and other areas of a boat.
5:45
301
Marine Weather Interpretation Skills
Lee Chesneau
Lee Chesneau's Marine Weather

generated by the National Weather Service (NWS), the largest of six government agents under the administration of NOAA. A brief discussion of Tropical Cyclone avoidance techniques using the 1-2-3 Rule will be reviewed along with regional weather events such as Gulf Stream North Wall episodes, gap wind events such as the Santa Anna winds off of southern California, and Mexico's Gulf of Tehuantepec events. An overview of what mariners need to do toward becoming self reliant will be presented; navigating via Lee Chesneau's Homepage(http://www.marineweatherbylee.com) to the Ocean Prediction Center/Tropical Prediction Center's websites.  Attendees will be shown how to access weather forecast schedules, weather symbols and terminology used on charts, accessing weather at sea, NOAA Weather Radio, local area forecasts through the National Weather Service (NWS) marine weather homepage, for human interfaced digital forecasts, as well as a method of collection and display for logical forecast processing, interpretation and decision making.

5:45
303
Offshore Galley Strategies
Robbie Johnson
Author's Corner

Author of New Nautical Cookbook "Gourmet Underway -- A Sailor's Cookbook" will present galley tacktics and cooking methods for offshore sailing.

5:45
304
Sisters Under Sail - A leadership program for teenage girls
Dawn Santamaria
Tall Ship Unicorn

A Leadership Program for Teenage Girls through Sail Training aboard Tallship Unicorn. The programs mission is to build confidence, enhance self esteem, develop social conscience and teach the value of sisters working together towards a common goal. Come and learn about this valuable program that has put aboard nearly 150 girls from throughout the US and Canada. In the summer of 2008, Unicorn & Sisters Under Sail will sail Eastern US and New England.

7:00
301
An Introduction to the Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore
Captain Dave Bello
Fair Wind Sailing School
An overview of some of the best cruising destinations on the Eastern Shore.
7:00
302
Modern Electronics AIS &DSC
Phil Mitchell
Electronic Marine Inc.
Discussion of new features of Marine Electronic Equipment, such as AIS & DSC
7:00
304
Yoga for the OnBoard Lifestyle
Kim Hess
Authors Corner
 

 

 
 
Friday, January, 25 2008
 

Time
Room
Seminar Topic
Name
Sponsor Company
11:30
301
Commonsense preparation for heavy weather
Trevor Hodgson
Author's Corner

The seminar explains why each boat should have a "Heavy Weather Plan" and reviews available storm tactics summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of each one. It describes key factors for skippers to take into account in developing a plan suitable for his/her boat and crew, emphasizing the importance of crew safety as well as boat safety.

11:30
302
Keys to Bareboating in the Middle Bay
Capt. David Appleton
Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship
A world of adventure in our own backyard.
11:30
303
Sound and Light Signals
David Horst
Kimberlite Assemblers Inc.
Sound and light signals, Rules 32-37
11:30
304
An Introduction to the Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore
Captain Dave Bello
Fair Wind Sailing School
An overview of some of the best cruising destinations on the Eastern Shore.
12:45
302
Offshore Galley Strategies
Robbie Johnson
Author's Corner

Author of New Nautical Cookbook "Gourmet Underway -- A Sailor's Cookbook" will present galley tacktics and cooking methods for offshore sailing.

12:45
303
Sailing Grace
John Otterbacher
Author's Corner

John tells the story -- captured in his recent book of the same name -- of his steep descent into heart disease, the struggle to re-build his health, and his family's dramatic crossing of the Atlantic in their sailboat Grace.

2:00
302
Women's Leadership Sail Program - We put Women at the Helm!
Dawn Santamaria
Tall Ship Unicorn

Whether you are a professional working woman, community leader, or a full-time mom, expanding your leadership skills in today's challenging and ever changing world takes courage and commitment. Courage to own your strengths and development needs, ask for suppors and commit the time to make it happen. Our Woman's Leadership Sail Program is a shared-learning experience. Under the Sisters Under Sail banner, the Tallship Unicorn's professional all-female crew establish a stimulating and thought-provoking learning environment. Working alongside other women participants, experience immediate, observable results by taking the helm, navigating and manuvering a traditionally rigged, yet well appointed, 118-foot schooner. Come and learn more about this innovative leadership program from Sisters Under Sail Founder & Executive Director, Dawn Santamaria.

2:00
303
What Makes Sailboats Go?
Capt. David Appleton
Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship
Basics for neophyte sailors and power boaters, or "Why must I give way to that &^%$#@!%  SAILBOAT??????"
3:15
301
Sound and Light Signals
David Horst
Kimberlite Assemblers Inc.
Sound and light signals, Rules 32-37
3:15
304
Modern Electronics AIS &DSC
Phil Mitchell
Electronic Marine Inc.
Discussion of new features of Marine Electronic Equipment, such as AIS & DSC
4:30
301
An Introduction to the Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore
Captain Dave Bello
Fair Wind Sailing School
An overview of some of the best cruising destinations on the Eastern Shore.
4:30
302
Commonsense preparation for heavy weather
Trevor Hodgson
Author's Corner

The seminar explains why each boat should have a "Heavy Weather Plan" and reviews available storm tactics summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of each one. It describes key factors for skippers to take into account in developing a plan suitable for his/her boat and crew, emphasizing the importance of crew safety as well as boat safety.

4:30
303
Basic Boat Handling
Steve Maddox
Proptalk / Spinsheet

MD-DNR Recalculations. Basic Boat Control (minimum control speed, intermittent power, Steering, Prop Walk, Pivot Point, Windage, Starting-Stopping, docking, holding position, turning) Basic navigation rules, Basic Navigation Colision Avoidance.

4:30
304
Care and repair of your boat using epoxy
JB Currell
Mas Epoxies
This seminar will outline and discuss the use of epoxy in repairing hulls, decks and other areas of a boat.
5:45
301
Yoga for the OnBoard Lifestyle
Kim Hess
Authors Corner

Yoga Onboard is a practical guide intended to introduce various ways of tapping into your creativity; adapting traditional yoga postures or asana to your vessel as well as learning to listen to your body and create exciting new postures that work for you. Some of the benefits of a regular yoga practice include increased strength and flexibility, restored energy, and harmony between the body and mind. As your practice deepens you will find that applying the principles of your practice into your life becomes second nature. Kim is a full time yoga instructor in Miami Beach and passionate not only about yoga but for the sailing lifestyle as well. She is bringing these two loves together in the form of seminars, workshops, private sessions, a book and dvd. Come discover Yoga Onboard!!!

5:45
302
Finance Questions Answered
Kim Madigan
Scott Boat Loan
 
5:45
303
Offshore Galley Strategies
Robbie Johnson
Author's Corner

Author of New Nautical Cookbook "Gourmet Underway -- A Sailor's Cookbook" will present galley tacktics and cooking methods for offshore sailing.

5:45
304
Sisters Under Sail - A leadership program for teenage girls
Dawn Santamaria
Tall Ship Unicorn

A Leadership Program for Teenage Girls through Sail Training aboard Tallship Unicorn. The programs mission is to build confidence, enhance self esteem, develop social conscience and teach the value of sisters working together towards a common goal. Come and learn about this valuable program that has put aboard nearly 150 girls from throughout the US and Canada. In the summer of 2008, Unicorn & Sisters Under Sail will sail Eastern US and New England.

 
 
Saturday, January, 26 2008
 
 

Time
Room
Seminar Topic
Name
Sponsor Company
10:30
301
Commonsense preparation for heavy weather
Trevor Hodgson
Author's Corner

The seminar explains why each boat should have a "Heavy Weather Plan" and reviews available storm tactics summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of each one. It describes key factors for skippers to take into account in developing a plan suitable for his/her boat and crew, emphasizing the importance of crew safety as well as boat safety.

10:30
302
Docking -- Fundemental Techniques
Captain Lew Jalbert
Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship
Are You The Circus? The Clown? Or the Lion Tamer?
10:30
304
An Introduction to the Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore
Captain Dave Bello
Fair Wind Sailing School
An overview of some of the best cruising destinations on the Eastern Shore.
11:45
301
Yoga for the OnBoard Lifestyle
Kim Hess
Authors Corner

Yoga Onboard is a practical guide intended to introduce various ways of tapping into your creativity; adapting traditional yoga postures or asana to your vessel as well as learning to listen to your body and create exciting new postures that work for you. Some of the benefits of a regular yoga practice include increased strength and flexibility, restored energy, and harmony between the body and mind. As your practice deepens you will find that applying the principles of your practice into your life becomes second nature. Kim is a full time yoga instructor in Miami Beach and passionate not only about yoga but for the sailing lifestyle as well. She is bringing these two loves together in the form of seminars, workshops, private sessions, a book and dvd. Come discover Yoga Onboard!!!

11:45
302
Strategy for avoiding collisions
Philip G. Gallman
SailFest
 
11:45
303
Care and repair of your boat using epoxy
JB Currell
Mas Epoxies
This seminar will outline and discuss the use of epoxy in repairing hulls, decks and other areas of a boat.
11:45
304
Happy Hooking: The Art & Science of Anchoring
Alex & Daria Blackwell
CoastalBoating.net

A lively, interactive presentation describing types of anchors, anchoring techniques, rafting up and etiquette. Due to popularity, please arrive early.

1:00
302
Preparing for your first offshore voyage
Captain Lew Jalbert
Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship
Overview of the basics required for a safe ocean passage.
1:00
303
Sailing Grace
John Otterbacher
Author's Corner

John tells the story -- captured in his recent book of the same name -- of his steep descent into heart disease, the struggle to re-build his health, and his family's dramatic crossing of the Atlantic in their sailboat Grace.

1:00
304
Modern Electronics AIS &DSC
Phil Mitchell
Electronic Marine Inc.
Discussion of new features of Marine Electronic Equipment, such as AIS & DSC
2:15
301
Sisters Under Sail - A leadership program for teenage girls
Dawn Santamaria
Tall Ship Unicorn

A Leadership Program for Teenage Girls through Sail Training aboard Tallship Unicorn. The programs mission is to build confidence, enhance self esteem, develop social conscience and teach the value of sisters working together towards a common goal. Come and learn about this valuable program that has put aboard nearly 150 girls from throughout the US and Canada. In the summer of 2008, Unicorn & Sisters Under Sail will sail Eastern US and New England.

2:15
302
Sound and Light Signals
David Horst
Kimberlite Assemblers Inc.
Sound and light signals, Rules 32-37
2:15
303
Financing your dream boat
Dave Trostle
Sterline Acceptance Corporation

Review credit parameters, loan approval & settlement process, Insurance and Coast Guard Documentation, Cost of ownership after purchasing.

2:15
304
An Introduction to the Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore
Captain Dave Bello
Fair Wind Sailing School
An overview of some of the best cruising destinations on the Eastern Shore.
3:30
301
Offshore Galley Strategies
Robbie Johnson
Author's Corner

Author of New Nautical Cookbook "Gourmet Underway -- A Sailor's Cookbook" will present galley tacktics and cooking methods for offshore sailing.

3:30
302
Finance Questions Answered
Kim Madigan
Scott Boat Loan
 
3:30
304
Strategy for avoiding collisions
Philip G. Gallman
SailFest
 
4:45
302
Yoga for the OnBoard Lifestyle
Kim Hess
Authors Corner

Yoga Onboard is a practical guide intended to introduce various ways of tapping into your creativity; adapting traditional yoga postures or asana to your vessel as well as learning to listen to your body and create exciting new postures that work for you. Some of the benefits of a regular yoga practice include increased strength and flexibility, restored energy, and harmony between the body and mind. As your practice deepens you will find that applying the principles of your practice into your life becomes second nature. Kim is a full time yoga instructor in Miami Beach and passionate not only about yoga but for the sailing lifestyle as well. She is bringing these two loves together in the form of seminars, workshops, private sessions, a book and dvd. Come discover Yoga Onboard!!!

4:45
303
Women's Leadership Sail Program - We put Women at the Helm!
Dawn Santamaria
Tall Ship Unicorn

Whether you are a professional working woman, community leader, or a full-time mom, expanding your leadership skills in today's challenging and ever changing world takes courage and commitment. Courage to own your strengths and development needs, ask for suppors and commit the time to make it happen. Our Woman's Leadership Sail Program is a shared-learning experience. Under the Sisters Under Sail banner, the Tallship Unicorn's professional all-female crew establish a stimulating and thought-provoking learning environment. Working alongside other women participants, experience immediate, observable results by taking the helm, navigating and manuvering a traditionally rigged, yet well appointed, 118-foot schooner. Come and learn more about this innovative leadership program from Sisters Under Sail Founder & Executive Director, Dawn Santamaria.

4:45
304
Basic Boat Handling
Steve Maddox
Proptalk / Spinsheet

MD-DNR Recalculations. Basic Boat Control (minimum control speed, intermittent power, Steering, Prop Walk, Pivot Point, Windage, Starting-Stopping, docking, holding position, turning) Basic navigation rules, Basic Navigation Colision Avoidance.

6:00
302
Commonsense preparation for heavy weather
Trevor Hodgson
Author's Corner

The seminar explains why each boat should have a "Heavy Weather Plan" and reviews available storm tactics summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of each one. It describes key factors for skippers to take into account in developing a plan suitable for his/her boat and crew, emphasizing the importance of crew safety as well as boat safety.

6:00
303
Offshore Galley Strategies
Robbie Johnson
Author's Corner

Author of New Nautical Cookbook "Gourmet Underway -- A Sailor's Cookbook" will present galley tacktics and cooking methods for offshore sailing.

 
 
 
Sunday, January, 27 2008
 

TIME
Room
Seminar Topic
Name
Sponsor
10:30
302
Care and repair of your boat using epoxy
JB Currell
Mas Epoxies
This seminar will outline and discuss the use of epoxy in repairing hulls, decks and other areas of a boat.
10:30
303
Ocean Strategies
Capt. David Appleton
Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship
Dealing with currents, prevailing winds & weather systems, or why you must sometimes sail north to go south.
10:30
304
Offshore Galley Strategies
Robbie Johnson
Author's Corner

Author of New Nautical Cookbook "Gourmet Underway -- A Sailor's Cookbook" will present galley tacktics and cooking methods for offshore sailing.

11:45
301
Basic Boat Handling
Steve Maddox
Proptalk / Spinsheet

MD-DNR Recalculations. Basic Boat Control (minimum control speed, intermittent power, Steering, Prop Walk, Pivot Point, Windage, Starting-Stopping, docking, holding position, turning) Basic navigation rules, Basic Navigation Colision Avoidance.

11:45
302
Women's Leadership Sail Program - We put Women at the Helm!
Dawn Santamaria
Tall Ship Unicorn

Whether you are a professional working woman, community leader, or a full-time mom, expanding your leadership skills in today's challenging and ever changing world takes courage and commitment. Courage to own your strengths and development needs, ask for suppors and commit the time to make it happen. Our Woman's Leadership Sail Program is a shared-learning experience. Under the Sisters Under Sail banner, the Tallship Unicorn's professional all-female crew establish a stimulating and thought-provoking learning environment. Working alongside other women participants, experience immediate, observable results by taking the helm, navigating and manuvering a traditionally rigged, yet well appointed, 118-foot schooner. Come and learn more about this innovative leadership program from Sisters Under Sail Founder & Executive Director, Dawn Santamaria.

11:45
303
Yoga for the OnBoard Lifestyle
Kim Hess
Authors Corner

Yoga Onboard is a practical guide intended to introduce various ways of tapping into your creativity; adapting traditional yoga postures or asana to your vessel as well as learning to listen to your body and create exciting new postures that work for you. Some of the benefits of a regular yoga practice include increased strength and flexibility, restored energy, and harmony between the body and mind. As your practice deepens you will find that applying the principles of your practice into your life becomes second nature. Kim is a full time yoga instructor in Miami Beach and passionate not only about yoga but for the sailing lifestyle as well. She is bringing these two loves together in the form of seminars, workshops, private sessions, a book and dvd. Come discover Yoga Onboard!!!

11:45
304
Happy Hooking: The Art & Science of Anchoring
Alex & Daria Blackwell
CoastalBoating.net

A lively, interactive presentation describing types of anchors, anchoring techniques, rafting up and etiquette. Due to popularity, please arrive early.

1:00
301
Knot Easy
Capt. David Appleton
Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship
Work shop style. Learning the Ropes; 12 knots you must know plus 6 ways to tie a bowline and the King of Knots.
1:00
302
An Introduction to the Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore
Captain Dave Bello
Fair Wind Sailing School
An overview of some of the best cruising destinations on the Eastern Shore.
1:00
303
Sailing Grace
John Otterbacher
Author's Corner

John tells the story -- captured in his recent book of the same name -- of his steep descent into heart disease, the struggle to re-build his health, and his family's dramatic crossing of the Atlantic in their sailboat Grace.

2:15
302
Finance Questions Answered
Kim Madigan
Scott Boat Loan
 
2:15
303
Modern Electronics AIS &DSC
Phil Mitchell
Electronic Marine Inc.
Discussion of new features of Marine Electronic Equipment, such as AIS & DSC
2:15
304
Sound and Light Signals
David Horst
Kimberlite Assemblers Inc.
Sound and light signals, Rules 32-37
3:30
302
Sisters Under Sail - A leadership program for teenage girls
Dawn Santamaria
Tall Ship Unicorn

A Leadership Program for Teenage Girls through Sail Training aboard Tallship Unicorn. The programs mission is to build confidence, enhance self esteem, develop social conscience and teach the value of sisters working together towards a common goal. Come and learn about this valuable program that has put aboard nearly 150 girls from throughout the US and Canada. In the summer of 2008, Unicorn & Sisters Under Sail will sail Eastern US and New England.

3:30
304
Financing your dream boat
Dave Trostle
Sterline Acceptance Corporation

Review credit parameters, loan approval & settlement process, Insurance and Coast Guard Documentation, Cost of ownership after purchasing.