Sailor Talks

Hello SEAS Sailors,

The third Sailor Talk of the season will be held next Thursday, March 24th, from 6-8 pm at NorthWind Architects (126 Seward St).

The presentation will be given by sailmaker and historian Louie Bartos, of Mariner Sails in Ketchikan. He will lead a discussion and demonstration of traditional sailmaking and rope making. He will also talk about the historical aspects of sailmaking, using examples from the 16th century forward, including the HMS VICTORY (1765), the VASA (1628), and the MARY ROSE (1545).

The February SEAS sailor talk is scheduled for this Friday, February 26th, at 5:30 pm. It will take place at the office of NorthWind Architects at 126 Seward Street. The SEAS race committee has established a proposed race schedule for 2016. This sailor talk will focus on all aspects of racing, including a discussion of the race schedule and options for a skipper’s choice race out of Auke Bay! The topics for the sailor talk will include:
*SEAS Cup schedule, Eligibility, Rules, and Race committee management;
*Admiralty Island Rally;
*GPS techniques for racing;

Sailor Talk #4 will be Thursday, April 16th at 6pm. The topic for our discussion will be Safety and Seamanship, with a presentation on a cruise to Glacier Bay.

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This talk will be an open forum to discuss boat projects.

Several SEAS sailors will discuss ongoing projects and we will discuss ideas for maintenance and other winter and spring tasks. This is a great opportunity to learn from ongoing projects or get support for upcoming maintenance.