Safety At Sea class at EYC May 14 – 15

by | Feb 24, 2016 | safety

One- and two-day SAS classes are being given at Encinal YC May 14 – 15.    One needs to have taken this class within the last 5 years to compete in many offshore and coastal events.Full details here: https://pacificcup.org/16/sas-encinal

Fire Safety

by | Jun 5, 2015 | Meetings, safety

SHTP vet and fire safety professional Steve Hodges gave a very good talk at the SH Farallones awards meeting this past Wednesday.     A copy of his slides is here:  Yacht Fire Safety.  Now, what is the proper method to contain a flaming tiki drink?

Emergency Rudder Show ‘n’ Tell

by | May 11, 2015 | Meetings, safety

What:  Show and Tell of Emergency Rudder options for offshore sailing (LongPac, SHTP, etc. )Who:  Several SHTP vets will be show and demo their emergency rudders of various types (cassette, pintle/gudgeon, sweep, etc.)When:  Saturday 16 May 2015, beginning 1000Where: ...

SSS to sponsor SAS

by | Jan 27, 2015 | Meetings, safety

Safety at Sea SeminarSponsored by theSinglehanded Sailing Society  Steve Hodges on Frolic at the start of the 2014 Singlehanded Transpac. Photo by Jackie Philpott Encinal Yacht Club, AlamedaSunday March 1, 2015   8:30 am – 12:30 Satisfies NCORC, OYRA, SSS, and Long...