December 29th Sailracing Seminar Reminder
Swan 42's At The Start Line ( Photo by Rolex /Dan Nearny ) A reminder, the second meeting of the PTSA Winter Sailracing Seminar will be held on Monday, the 29th of December, at 6PM, upstairs in one of the NW Maritime Center's classrooms. The plan is to continue the discussion on starting and the first windward leg. Think about this - how long will it take for your boat to get up to speed? When do you do your final tack after you have found a hole to tack in, 45 sec or 30 sec before the [...]
Ian Walker on One-Design Racing
http://youtu.be/CFUczd9DNkg Walker brings Azzam home to Abu Dhabi on Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race. Podium for Leg 2: Team Brunel, Dongfeng Racing Team, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing.
Monday Sailracing Seminar Update
Here is an update on the upcoming sail racing seminars - First meeting will be on December 15 from 6-8 pm. - The meeting will be located at the NW Maritime Center, an upstairs class room located over the shop. - The seminars will continue to meet every other Monday until we run out of topics. - Please review issue #128 of Speed and Smarts covering Starting Strategies and Tactics. Get ready to participate. It should be an exciting extension of our sail racing season. See you there! Cheers!!! Stig
VOR GIRLS EMPLOY NEEDLES
http://youtu.be/snT-1MsCee8 VOLVO ACUPUNCTURE
Crockette Warns of More Rate Hikes Ahead
From the Director's Message on the Port of PT website: ...Put bluntly, our current revenue streams and tax receipts are wholly inadequate to fund the long-term maintenance, repair, and replacement of the suite of facilities and equipment we presently operate. This suggests that we will be required to undertake management responses that may include a combination of all of the following: - Significantly increasing rates and fees to recoup costs - Critically evaluating, and where possible cutting, administrative and overhead expenses - Surplusing non-performing assets that do not advance our central mission of economic development - Aligning expectations with fiscal [...]

