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Win a LIFESLING!

By |2013-04-23T08:29:01-07:00April 22nd, 2013|Safety|

lifesling Win a Lifesling by practicing two MOB drills

Boating safety is a concern to all sailors and in an effort to […]

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Skipper’s Meeting, Thursday the 28th, NWMC

By |2013-03-28T20:38:59-07:00March 26th, 2013|Club News|

Bar opens around 6 upstairs at the Maritime Center, meeting starts at 6:30. As part of the meeting we’ll be talking about on the water safety, and part of that […]

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Crew Overboard Rescue With Life Sling

By |2013-02-21T14:30:49-08:00February 20th, 2013|Racing Skills|

The upcoming Shipwright’s Regatta is the start of the often windy spring sailing season. With rusty skills we may be heading out into challenging conditions. Before we untie from the […]

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Lessons from Jan

By |2012-12-26T10:17:50-08:00December 26th, 2012|On the Water|

At the end of the year some thoughts on sailing and life written by Ron Sherry on the passing of WEST SYSTEM founder and sailor, Jan Gougeon. Lifted from

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5 Steps to a Better Start

By |2012-06-25T19:28:10-07:00June 25th, 2012|Racing Skills|

Terry Hutchinson boils down his good starts to five easy-to-remember tips. “From the Experts” in the September 2008 issue of Sailing World.
by Terry Hutchinson

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Light Wind Sailing

By |2012-05-30T11:25:46-07:00May 30th, 2012|Racing Skills|

The Whitecap Series was a light wind affair, which will probably mean the summer Cat’s Paw Series will be take two reefs and hang on tight. Just in case we […]

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