NYACK BOAT CLUB & US SAILING

Capsize and Crew Overboard Safety Clinic

Saturday, July 13, 2013

9:00 AM  to 3:00 PM at the club – All members invited!

 

The Clinic will present vital information and demonstrations for small boat and cruising sailors.

It will be run by US SAILING instructors Stu Gilfillen and Steve Maddox, and John Rousmaniere, seamanship and safety expert and author of The Annapolis Book of Seamanship.

This is a great opportunity to sharpen your safety preparedness and skills.

Agenda

0830 - 0900   Arrival

0900 - 0930   Drowning: causes and precautions

                        Hypothermia: recognition and best practices

                        Heavy weather: avoiding capsize and crew overboard

0930 - 1015   Self-rescue by small boats and crew overbooard rescue by cruisers

                        Personal experiences: challenges faced by small boat and cruising sailors and Race Patrol

1015 - 1030   Break

1030 - 1200   Communications techniques for Race Patrol and sailors

                        Entrapment issues and concerns

                        Capsize and crew overboard rescue by Race Patrol

1200 - 12:45  Lunch (please bring your own lunch and drink)

1245 - 1330   On-water demos near the pier: rescue of small boat sailors and cruising crew overboard

1330 - 1430   Practice rescues near the pier by Lightning, Thistle, 420 and cruising sailors and Race Patrol

1430 - 1500   Debriefing and closing

 

Please confirm attendance by email and reserve your copy of the 30-page Clinic Workbook

RSVP: Dick Leonard: rleonardnyc@yahoo.com or 
             Bob Shoemaker: 

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Sponsored by the NBC Education Program, Race Patrol, and Cruising, Lightning and Thistle fleets