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South Bay Opening Day
Boating Festival and Decorated Boat Parade
May 18, 19, 20 2012
The public is invited to join the yacht clubs and boating organizations of the South Bay and the Port of Redwood City for the 2012 South Bay Opening Day. This year’s theme is “Rockin' & Rollin' on the South Bay”
All those with Sailboats, Powerboats, Jet Ski’s, Canoes and Kayaks are invited to ...participate in the parade in support of this community event. Organizations are encouraged to participate by sponsoring a youth group or youth program. Register your boat now!
The highlight of the weekend will start on Saturday after 10:30 am line up for the parade. The Opening Day Decorated Boat Parade and Blessing of the Fleet will take place at the observation deck of the Port of Redwood City at 11:00. Spectators will vote for their favorite decorated boat to determine who will receive the coveted “Spectators Choice Award”. Enjoy the many exhibits in the Sequoia YC parking lot area Saturday, including booths by the Marine Science Institute, Police and Fire departments, West Marine, Dock-walkers, Power Squadron, and the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Our Grand Marshall this year is Assemblyman Jerry Hill!
If you or your organization would like to participate with a free booth, please contact the SBOD we would love to include you in the festivities. Donations too are welcome and tax deductible.
Special Guest Speaker - This Friday 27th
We have something really special for you at the this week's DID. We have Nancy Early as our guest speaker who will do a talk on Captaincy for Couples on April 27th. Nancy will speak after the DID and she will also be pleased to take questions. We know this is a subject that will generate a lot of interest. Here is a brief bio of Nancy.
"Nancy Erley led two voyages from Seattle around the world aboard her Orca 38 sailboat, Tethys. “As the skipper of an all-woman crew, Nancy fashioned a circumnavigation that should go down in the record books as one of the soundest, most seamanlike journeys in the modern cruising era. Like all competent voyages, Tethys circumnavigation was notable for its lack of disasters.” George Day, publisher Blue Water Sailing magazine.
In 2006 Nancy was presented with the Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award sponsored by BoatUS and the National Women’s Sailing Association. The award honors a male or female who has built a record of achievement in inspiring, educating and enriching the lives of women through sailing. Nancy holds her USCG 50-ton Master of Oceans and 100-ton Master Near Coastal licenses, is an Instructor Evaluator-Ocean for the International Sail and Power Association, a HAM radio operator KI7DP, and an advanced scuba diver and delivery skipper.
A life-long boater and instructor, Nancy brings a profound wealth of knowledge to the Bay Area and as a new member of the Farallone Yacht Sales team, the California dealers for Catalina Yachts, Tartan Yachts and Ranger trailerable Tugs."
2012 Sailboat Racing Crew Training Class
Please download the crew training flyer PDF at the following link and spread the word.
http://crewsmart.com/SYC-2012-Crew-Training-Flyer.pdf
This is a wonderful opportunity to introduce prospective members to the sport of sailboat racing. Classes will be taught Monday nights by David Elliot, Stan Phillips, and Micky Alm. As part of the class fee, students will receive a copy of U.S. Sailing Basic Keelboat. Students taking the class will be taught basic racing sailboat knowledge in an effort to turn them in to competent racing crew.
On-the-water sessions will consist of placing students as pick-up crew on regular Wednesday-night race boats. That means class size will be necessarily limited to the number of students we can place on boats.