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Offshore Class Saturday, May 17 to Tuesday, May 20, 2008 |
This class is only offered once each year! Sign up here or call (800) 487 - 2454 |
Puget Sound Sailing proudly offers an exciting Offshore Preparation class. This is a class both for the sailor committed to an offshore passage and the sailor who is contemplating such a trip and wants to get a taste of offshore sailing while gaining valuable training and experience. |
INSTRUCTOR Michael Rice, veteran of seven Pacific crossings, Coast Guard and ASA Certified Instructor and owner of Puget Sound Sailing. Mike has sailed over 80,000 nautical miles and crossed the Pacific seven times. He has been awarded ASA Instructor of the Year an unprecedented six times (1997, 2000, 2001, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005). He is an ASA certified instructor through Celestial Navigation and Offshore Passagemaking. TIME AND LOCATION Saturday, May 17 to Tuesday, May 20, 2008. Departing at noon from Victoria, B.C. or Port Townsend, WA, we will set watches (six hours on - six hours off during the day; four hours on - four hours off at night). Our course sets us sailing due west out the Straits and into the Pacific Ocean for several days and then return to our starting point by noon on May 22, 2007. CURRICULUM Steering through ocean waves, GPS, radar, ship traffic avoidance, heavy weather sailing, special offshore rigging, use of safety harnesses, etc. ENROLLMENT Pre-registration required. Please send your check to Puget Sound Sailing, 5632 Marine View Dr. Tacoma, WA 98422. For more information, call 1-800-487-2454 or, in Tacoma, (253) 383-1774. Class size is limited so please enroll early. PRICE The price for the Offshore Sailing is $1050.00 per person or $1900.00 per couple. Sign up today |