[J22-Fleet 1] Crew Overboard (COB) Seminar this Sat June 19 afterthe race

[Smith, Craig A]

Good questions Sara.
 
There's no cost whatsoever.   
 
You just show-up.  Beth is  arranging lunch, so she would appreciate
rough numbers.  We'll have a sign-up sheet at the club tonight.  Thanks
for indicating your interest.  
 
I have a 30 min presentation planned while folks eat their lunch and
digest. We can answer questions and entertain a group discussion before
we head out for an hour or so on the water.  Assuming there's multiple
boats, it's up to each crew to decide how long they want to practice.
We'll stay on Wayzata bay, so if you need to be somewhere, you can get
dropped at the dock.
 
Since everyone may not get back at the same time, I will collect
reactions, thoughts, and lessons-learned.
 
Ideally, everyone would get a chance to steer a variety of boats using
each of the 4 maneuvers under a wide range of conditions.
Realistically, there will not be enough time and we'll have to use
whatever winds are available.  This is just a first step to get people
thinking about how they would react.  Everyone should continue
practicing throughout the year - on the way out or back from the
racecourse.  I've threatened my crew, when going below for beer after
the race, I may emerge instead with the bucket tied on a fender to toss
overboard.   "Pretend that's me in the water.  Get it back on-board and
you can have your beer!"  (they don't let me go for beer anymore ;-)
 
 
PS
I have a standing offer that any boat pulling me out of the lake has a
bottle of rum coming.
Scott Erdmann and the crew of J/24 "007" got two when they saved Joe and
I in 2005.
Read Near Tragedy Averted  by Craiggae Smith, Fall Weathermark 2005,
available at
http://www.wyc.org/Portals/0/WeathermarkPDF/weathermark-05-09.pdf 
 
 
 
From: Sara Godfrey [mailto:SGodfrey at apollobath.com] 
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 12:11
To: Smith, Craig A
Subject: RE: [J22-Fleet 1] Crew Overboard (COB) Seminar this Sat June 19
afterthe race
 
Hi Craig,
 
I have had a couple of questions on this - 
1. Is there a fee and if so, how much?
2. About how long is it going to last?
3. How does one sign up?
 
Thank you!
 
Sara L. Godfrey - MWST Vice-Commodore
 
President and CEO
Apollo Corporation
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Subject: [J22-Fleet 1] Crew Overboard (COB) Seminar this Sat June 19
afterthe race
 
Free Lunch provided by WYC 
 
Classroom presentation including
Guidelines and Equipment
Summary of 2005 San Francisco study
Review 4 different maneuvers:
-          Quick-Stop
-          Figure 8
-          Deep Beam-Reach
-          Fast Return
Followed by on-the-water practice using  fenders and buckets
 
Debriefing and story telling
 

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