NLSC Meeting - May 19, 2009 @ VFW - Golden Valley

Sailboat Racing

      Want to race a sailboat?
      Or just want to know what it is all about?
Racing 101 will get you ready!

• * The Boat: How to find a boat and volunteer to crew.
• * The Crew: Who is responsible for doing what, and when.
• * The Wind: Velocity & Direction, Tactics & Strategy.
• * The Course: Starting, Upwind, Downwind, Finishing, Buoys, Rules, Right-of-Way, Hypothermia.
• * The Committee Boat: Who runs the race and what do they do?
• * The Collision: Who is responsible and who pays for what?
• * The After-Party: Use of exaggeration, excuses, and hand gestures.

Presented by: Noel Neuman,
Commodore - Upper Minnetonka Yacht Club

The starting gun goes off at 7:00 PM - get yourself and your crew ready, rig and tune up.
Hope you have a good start!