CRUISING & SAILING SEMINARS
Thursday, December 5
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Greg KutsenSeminar :AnchoringLocation :TBD
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Jeff and Jean GrossmanSeminar :Choosing a Cat for TwoLocation :TBD
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Pam WallSeminar :On Deck Equipment for Offshore SailingLocation :TBD
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Gregg KnightonSeminar :Sail Trim and Shape AnalysesLocation :TBD
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Kevin SherburneSeminar :Technology for Fun and Safe BoatingLocation :TBD
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Pam WallSeminar :Below Deck Ideas For Offshore SailingLocation :TBD
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Jack DusendschonSeminar :Cruising the Gulf Coast from St Petersburg to Key WestLocation :TBD
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John JamiesonSeminar :How to Make a Seacock Diagram for Your BoatLocation :TBD
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Blaine ParksSeminar :TBDLocation :TBD
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Bob WilliamsSeminar :Solar and Wind Power TechnologiesLocation :TBD
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Chris ParkerSeminar :Marine WeatherLocation :TBD
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TBDSeminar :TBDLocation :TBD
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Bill CullenSeminar :Cooking Aboard and AbroadLocation :TBD
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John JamiesonSeminar :Are You Ready to Enter That Marina?Location :TBD
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TBDSeminar :TBDLocation :TBD
Anchoring
Ensure your anchor locker has what it takes, Greg Kutsen the co-founder of Mantus Marine will discuss anchor gear and techniques to ensure your boats safety.
Choosing a Cat for Two
There are significant differences in design choices among the pride of large cruising Cats available today. Explore the design & build tradeoffs, and walk through the different feature and layout choices, to help you to determine which will best match how you plan to go Catamaran cruising.
On Deck Equipment for Offshore Sailing
Pam Wall will give sensible and practical ideas on how to make your boat more seaworthy, safer, more efficient, and more fun. The systems and equipment that she and her husband, Andy, have on their boat came from years of practical sailing. From bow to stern Pam will show you what she found made her boat a better blue water cruising boat. Be ready to take notes on what works and what does not work in this informative seminar on proper deck hardware and systems. All this leads to having a better time aboard your boat.
Technology for Fun and Safe Boating
In our seminar “Technology for Fun and Safe Boating”, HWH Electronics will highlight some of the newest and most current technologies available in marine electronics including communications, navigation, fish finding, weather monitoring and safety equipment. Technologies available for today’s boaters can help enhance situational awareness, ensuring safe and enjoyable time on the water with family and friends.
Below Deck Ideas For Offshore Sailing
Once again Pam Wall will show you ideas on how to make your boat more comfortable and more efficient down below where your living quarters make all the difference to your comfort and safety! See the many ideas Pam has put into use to make the interior of her boat functional and safe. Again, be prepared to take a lot of notes on the good ideas presented in this seminar.
How to Make a Seacock Diagram for Your Boat
" Did you know that today's powerboat or sailboat can have 8 to 12 holes or more, drilled below the waterline? These ""thru-hulls"" are used for heads, sink and shower drains, engine intake and depth sounder transducers. But, if one of these fittings failed, you'll need to know where to go to shut off the water. Here's an easy-to-use tool to help you do that fast!"
Solar and Wind Power Technologies
This seminar will be a more focused look at the types of wind turbines and solar (PV) panel technologies available for the cruising yacht. It will include a discussion on the types of regulation most appropriate for each. Bob will use photos for examples of different types of configurations and mounts including examples of misapplications.
Marine Weather
Marine Weather Center's weather guru, Chris Parker, will discuss a variety of weather topics, with something of interest for mariners of every experience level. We'll start with a discussion of how large-scale weather patterns drive winds, and the importance of observing trends in these patterns. Chris will share some "tricks-of-the-trade" he developed over 10 years of forecasting and routing.
Cooking Aboard and Abroad
" Learn tips and techniques for feeding your crew whether cruising locally or in foreign ports of call. The topics covered will include provisioning, recycling, the three types of meals for cruising and offshore sailing, equipping your galley, galley gadgets, and a few rules of thumb to consider when choosing menus and recipes. "
Are You Ready to Enter That Marina?
Boating safety begins with careful preparation long before you cast off, enter a harbor or are faced with an emergency situation. If your engine quits working on the way in, you'll want to be ready to get your boat moored safe and sound. Follow these seven boating tips to prepare your boat to enter any marina.
Friday, December 6
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Gregg KnightonSeminar :Rigging BasicsLocation :TBD
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Kim RussoSeminar :Best of the LoopLocation :TBD
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Paul DicksonSeminar :LifeRaft Survival and Rescue at SeaLocation :TBD
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Carl Schlemmer and Doug DykensSeminar :Basic Diesel Engine MaintenanceLocation :TBD
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John JamiesonSeminar :Do You Know These Charted Danger Symbols?Location :TBD
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Pam WallSeminar :Cool Products No One Knows AboutLocation :TBD
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Bill BolinSeminar :TBDLocation :TBD
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Chris ParkerSeminar :Weather Analysis and Forecast ResourcesLocation :TBD
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Jeff and Jean GrossmanSeminar :Couples: Docking and Anchoring for TwoLocation :TBD
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Greg KutsenSeminar :Medical Emergency PreparednessLocation :TBD
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Kim RussoSeminar :Planning Your Great Loop AdventureLocation :TBD
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TBDSeminar :TBDLocation :TBD
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Bill CullenSeminar :Crossing over to the BahamasLocation :TBD
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Bob WilliamsSeminar :Cruising the Florida KeysLocation :TBD
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Travis BlainSeminar :Short Handed Sail HandlingLocation :TBD
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Bill CullenSeminar :First Time Cruising the BahamasLocation :TBD
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Bob BitchinSeminar :How to keep a Starboard Attitude While CruisingLocation :TBD
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Blaine ParksSeminar :TBDLocation :TBD
Best of the Loop
Ever wonder what you’ll see on the 6,000 mile cruising route known as the Great Loop? We asked “Loopers” to help identify the “Best of the Loop” in several categories, including best lock, best lighthouse, best wildlife sighting, best restaurant or meal, best “aha” moment, and more. Learn more about this unique adventure through this presentation that shows the best moments of the Great Loop through the eyes of those who have done it.
LifeRaft Survival and Rescue at Sea
Experience hand on-life raft deployment! This presentation covers how to survive in a life raft and the steps needed to get rescued. We cover life raft deployment, what to do while in your life raft, and what do to get rescued. And we'll give you practice actually deploying a life raft.
Basic Diesel Engine Maintenance
Learn about basic diesel engine maintenance procedures that can help your engine perform better and run longer. Highlights from Mack Boring's nationally acclaimed diesel maintenance seminar series help diesel engine owners understand the importance of routine maintenance and how to recognize symptoms of common engine problems. Subjects include lubrication, fuel, cooling and electrical systems, as well as spring start up and winterizing. Case histories, anecdotes, question and answers.
Do You Know These Charted Danger Symbols?
" What nautical chart danger symbols do you need to know to protect your expensive hull, keel, shaft, and propeller? How will these symbols appear on your nautical or electronic chart? This fast paced seminar will give you the edge in navigation safety aboard any powerboat or sailboat in the world."
Cool Products No One Knows About
Pam Wall worked for West Marine for twenty years and she has seen and tried many new and old products that are available to the yachtsmen around the world. Let her show you many really great products that very few people know about. The secrets of great things will be revealed so you can take advantage of a lifetime of finding cool products that few have ever tried. Pam has her favorites that she will share with you, and you will come away with many great ideas for your own boat.
Weather Analysis and Forecast Resources
" Chris presents an interactive overview of various weather analysis and forecasting resources relevant to Cruisers and accessible on a variety of hardware platforms including Computers and Android/iOS phones and tablets. Included are a range of websites, programs, and apps you might use to assess the present state of the weather as well as useful forecasts. We also note briefly some limitations to fancy model-based resources."
Couples: Docking and Anchoring for Two
Many stories, and even a few songs, have been written about the “entertainment” a couple can provide when doing docking and anchoring. With large doses of humor and humility, learn some tricks for working together on these maneuvers.
Medical Emergency Preparedness
When no one can help you, you ought to be as prepared as you can. Greg Kutsen an Emergency Room Doctor and co founder of Mantus Marine and will help prepare you to handle most common emergencies at sea.
Planning Your Great Loop Adventure
Learn how to prepare and plan for your Great Loop Adventure! This seminar includes advice, tips, and “Looper Best Practices” identified by Loopers over the years. Subject matter includes electronics, safety, provisioning, costs, equipment, communications, and more.
Cruising the Florida Keys
This presentation is geared for cruiser’s desiring some general and practical knowledge needed to safely explore the beautiful Florida Keys and it’s signature coral barrier reef, 3rd largest in the world and only one in N. America. There will be some discussion of the cultural and natural history of the Keys. Examples will be given of the approaches to the Florida Keys from the East or West coast of Florida to the Dry Tortugas or Key Biscayne. Since this area comprises the second largest marine sanctuary in the US, some discussion of government regulations concerning discharge, anchoring, fishing, etc.… will be given. Locations for some of the best diving, fishing, shoreside entertainment, historical sites and boat yards will be identified through out the Keys.
Short Handed Sail Handling
For the cruising couple, having sailing systems that can be easily handled by one or two people in all weather is the key to a safe and enjoyable passage. Travis Blain of Mack Sails will take you through all of the systems, from the latest top-down furlers for cruising spinnakers and ways to keep your boat lively in light air, to the best systems to deploy when storms descend. With video, photos and a lifetime of experience on sailboats of all kinds, he will cover headsail handling systems, storm jibs, mainsail handling systems, reefing systems, off-wind sails and much more. A handout that you can use to set up systems on your boat will be provided.
First Time Cruising the Bahamas
This seminar is for those thinking of planning their first trip to the Bahamas. We begin with discussing options for “the crossing”. The seminar covers important "need to knows" as well as practical tips for provisioning, getting water, getting the weather, and ducking from bad weather. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers.
How to keep a Starboard Attitude While Cruising
Take a close look at the realities of cruising before you set off. Presented by Bob Bitchin of Latitudes and Attitudes Magazine.
Saturday, December 7
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Gerry DouglasSeminar :Evolution of the Modern Production SailboatLocation :TBD
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Greg KutsenSeminar :AnchoringLocation :TBD
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Pam WallSeminar :What Women Want To Know About CruisingLocation :TBD
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Bill CullenSeminar :Cruising the Exumas and Bahamas Out IslandsLocation :TBD
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Bob WilliamsSeminar :Offshore Energy ManagementLocation :TBD
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Chris ParkerSeminar :Marine WeatherLocation :TBD
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Bill CullenSeminar :Great Gadgets and Ideas to have Aboard While CruisingLocation :TBD
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Gregg KnightonSeminar :Sail Trim and Shape AnalysesLocation :TBD
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Kim RussoSeminar :A Guide to Cruising the Great LoopLocation :TBD
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Jack DusendschonSeminar :Cruising the Gulf Coast from St Petersburg to Key WestLocation :TBD
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John JamiesonSeminar :Are You Ready to Enter That Marina?Location :TBD
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Blaine ParksSeminar :TBDLocation :TBD
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Jeff and Jean GrossmanSeminar :Take the Drama out of your DreamLocation :TBD
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Pam WallSeminar :So You Want To Cruise The BahamasLocation :TBD
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TBDSeminar :TBDLocation :TBD
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Bob WilliamsSeminar :Live aboard Tips and TalesLocation :TBD
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Chris KreitleinSeminar :Overview of Celestial NavigationLocation :TBD
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Jeff and Jean GrossmanSeminar :Cruising from Florida to the CaribbeanLocation :TBD
Evolution of the Modern Production Sailboat
How today's designers appeal to the new customers as well as the mature sailors with new features.
Anchoring
Ensure your anchor locker has what it takes, Greg Kutsen the co-founder of Mantus Marine will discuss anchor gear and techniques to ensure your boats safety.
What Women Want To Know About Cruising
Pam Wall found that making the leap to life afloat was one of the best decisions she ever made. Pam asks the audience, usually mostly women, to ask her questions and then she follows with answers as she know them. Each question is different, and their answers can be completely diverse as she attempts to show other women that no one has the right or wrong answer, but what is right for them personally.
Cruising the Exumas and Bahamas Out Islands
Learn tips and techniques for feeding your crew whether cruising locally or in foreign ports of call. The topics covered will include provisioning, recycling, the three types of meals for cruising and offshore sailing, equipping your galley, galley gadgets, and a few rules of thumb to consider when choosing menus and recipes.
Offshore Energy Management
Bob will present an overview of power management offshore. There will be a dialogue with graphics, photos and diagram examples of system configurations. This seminar will focus is on 3 principal considerations in balancing energy needs; energy production, energy storage, and efficient energy consumption. This includes examples and characteristics of types of batteries, alternators, solar PV, wind turbines and appropriate regulation. Examples of buying for efficiency are included in the discussion. You’ll be shown lots of photos and graphs showing examples of effective system design as well as common system design flaws found in the industry.
Marine Weather
Marine Weather Center's weather guru, Chris Parker, will discuss a variety of weather topics, with something of interest for mariners of every experience level. We'll start with a discussion of how large-scale weather patterns drive winds, and the importance of observing trends in these patterns. Chris will share some "tricks-of-the-trade" he developed over 10 years of forecasting and routing.
Great Gadgets and Ideas to have Aboard While Cruising
Learn about some very practical cruising equipment, neat gadgets, and useful ideas whether you are coastal cruising or sailing across oceans. These ideas can save you money, save your back, and make you more comfortable on the boat. You may have seen some of these things in SAIL magazine in articles written by Bill Cullen. Here’s your chance to see them in person and learn firsthand from the author.
A Guide to Cruising the Great Loop
Ever wondered what it takes to drop the dock lines, leave life on the land behind, and circumnavigate the eastern part of North America? This seminar teaches the basics of planning for and cruising America's Great Loop. Gain insight on the best boats for the Loop, the route choices, and what you'll see along the way.
Are You Ready to Enter That Marina?
Boating safety begins with careful preparation long before you cast off, enter a harbor or are faced with an emergency situation. If your engine quits working on the way in, you'll want to be ready to get your boat moored safe and sound. Follow these seven boating tips to prepare your boat to enter any marina.
Take the Drama out of your Dream
The dream is cruising off into the sunset, footloose and carefree, relaxing and having fun along the way. Reality can be filled with moments of panic, fear and anxiety from weather, seas, crew, broken boat systems and shore side hassles. Learn where the Drama comes from and how to remove it from your Dream!
So You Want To Cruise The Bahamas
“I don’t have to sail around the world to be in Paradise!” Pam Wall has sailed around the world, but her most favorite place of all is in her back yard! The Bahamas are Pam’s favorite cruising grounds, and she takes you there with flair! See the beauty of these magnificent islands, so near, yet so far. This slide presentation will have you jumping into the clear water before you know it.
Overview of Celestial Navigation
A lecture on how to observe the Sun with a sextant at local apparent noon in order to determine a position fix using the Nautical Almanac and a chronometer.
Cruising from Florida to the Caribbean
Follow along as Jeff & Jean chart the route a couple can take from Florida to the Caribbean with only (almost) day sailing, and enjoying the sites along the way as well!
Sunday, December 8
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Bob WilliamsSeminar :Live aboard Tips and TalesLocation :TBD
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Travis BlainSeminar :Short Handed Sail HandlingLocation :TBD
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TBDSeminar :TBDLocation :TBD
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Bill CullenSeminar :Cruising the Exumas and Bahamas Out IslandsLocation :TBD
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Bob WilliamsSeminar :Offshore Energy ManagementLocation :TBD
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Kevin SherburneSeminar :Technology for Fun and Safe BoatingLocation :TBD
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Greg KutsenSeminar :Medical Emergency PreparednessLocation :TBD
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John JamiesonSeminar :Do You Know These Charted Danger Symbols?Location :TBD
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Blaine ParksSeminar :TBDLocation :TBD
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Bill CullenSeminar :Cooking Aboard and AbroadLocation :TBD
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Gregg KnightonSeminar :Rigging BasicsLocation :TBD
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Pam WallSeminar :So You Want To Cruise The BahamasLocation :TBD
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Chris KreitleinSeminar :Overview of Celestial NavigationLocation :TBD
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Jeff and Jean GrossmanSeminar :Couples Cruising to the CaribbeanLocation :TBD
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Pam WallSeminar :Family Sail Around the WorldLocation :TBD
