SCOO WINTER SEMINARS FOR 2016

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1 SCOO WINTER SEMINARS FOR 2016 All Seminars will be held at the Oriental Town Hall from 10:00am 12 Noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays See schedule below for dates Any questions contact: Chris Behre (home) or (cell) Why Oriental is the Sailing Capital of North Carolina Learn About Local Cruising Destinations and Racing Opportunities (with presentations from local clubs and sail training facilities). Tuesday, February 16th Cruising local waters:: Mary Ann Parham Today s Electronics Learn about the Latest in GPS Systems, Apps and Emergency Locators Thursday, February 18th Presenter: Peter Waterson Pete is the owner of Sea Coast Marine Electronics Rigging (splicing workshop) Learn How to Inspect, Tune and Care for your Standing Rigging Tuesday, February 23th Presenter: Mark Lucas Mark Lucas Owns his own Rigging Business Marine Systems Explore How to maintain and Repair Diesel Engines, refrigeration, & Air Conditioning Thursday, February 25th Presenter: Darrell Foster Darrell is an expert in Sailboat Engine Repair and Maintenance

2 SCOO Winter Seminars for 2016 Continued Varnishing Discover Techniques and Tools to Make Brightwork Glow Tuesday, March 1st Presenter: Beth Bucksot Beth is an expert on wood finishing Safety at Sea Re-learn Coast Guard Safety Requirements Learn How to Correctly Receive a Boarding Officer and the Requirements for a USCG Auxiliary Safety Decal Thursday, March 3rd Presenters: Bob Webster, FC Oriental Flotilla USCG Auxiliary/USCG Hoboken Station Sail Repair Find out How to repair sails and running rigging Tuesday, March 8 th Presenter: Craig Beavers Craig owns Omar Sailmakers in New Bern Weather Charts NOAA presentation on current charting techniques (crowd sourcing) Thursday, March 10 th Presenter: Kyle Ward Kyle is responsible for NOAA Charting in the Southeast Docking Techniques Understand the principles of safe docking in any kind of weather Tuesday, March 15 th Presenters: Scott Pickard and Rich Belevue Scott and Rich work as dockmasters at River Dunes Marina Sailboat Racing in the Local Area Explore the opportunities to race your boat or crew on a boat Thursday, March 17 th Presenter: Joe Mattea Joe is very active with local sailing clubs

3 SCOO Winter Seminars For 2015 All Seminars will be held at the Oriental Town Hall from 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays. See schedule below for dates. Any questions contact: Ray Ruppert (home) or (cell). rruppert@centurylink.net Marine Systems Explore How to Maintain and Repair Diesel Engines and Heads Tuesday, February 17 th Presenter: Darrell Foster Darrell works for Sailcraft Working with Fiberglass See How to Maintain and Repair Fiberglass Thursday, February 19 th Presenter: Ken Turtle Midyette Turtle works for Sailcraft Rigging Learn How to Inspect, Tune and Care for your Standing Rigging Tuesday, February 24 th Presenter: Alan Arnfast Alan is the owner of Sailcraft Marine Electrical Systems Explore the Ins and Outs of Your Boat s Electrical Systems Thursday, February 26 th Presenter: John Deaton John is the owner of Deaton Yacht Services Varnishing Discover Techniques and Tools to Make Brightwork Glow Tuesday, March 3rd Presenter: Beth Bucksot Beth is an expert on wood finishing

4 Safety at Sea Part I - Relearn Coast Guard Safety Requirements. Learn How to Correctly Receive a Boarding Officer and the Requirements for a USCG Auxiliary Safety Decal Thursday, March 5 th Presenters: BM2 J. C. Tyus & Bob Webster BM2 Tyus is stationed at the USCG Station at Hobucken, NC Bob Webster is a member of the USCG Auxiliary Location: Oriental Town Hall Part II - Safely Fire a Flare Set Off One of Your Own Handheld Flares (Bring only old handheld flares to setoff): Turn in expired flares Safety Oversight: Southeast Fire District Location: Oriental Firehouse Station 19 Provisioning Find Out How to Plan, Stock, and Store Food to Feed Your Crew on an Extended Cruise Tuesday, March 10th Presenter: Donna Luh Donna is a long distance cruiser NOAA Weather Forecasting Learn How NOAA Develops a Forecast and How to Use NOAA s Interactive Website Thursday, March 12th Presenter: John Cole John is a meteorologist with NOAA Today s Electronics Learn about the Latest in GPS Systems, Apps and Emergency Locators Tuesday, March 17th Presenter: Peter Waterson Pete is the owner of Sea Coast Marine Electronics Canvas Hear How to Maintain and Repair Your Boat s Canvas Thursday, March 19th Presenters: Steve and Susan Hall Steve and Susan own Reb@theLoft

5 SCOO Winter Seminars For 2014 All Seminars will be held at the Oriental Town Hall from 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays. See schedule below for dates. Any questions contact: Joe Glorioso (home) or (cell). Bird Watching Aboard Thursday, February 13 th Presenter: Liz Lathrop Splicing Workshop (10:00-11:00) Ask the Rigger Standing & Running Rigging Q & A (11:00-12:00) Tuesday, February 18 th Presenter: Mark Lucas Mark is from Sailcraft Ask the Diesel Expert Q & A Discussion on Diesel Engine Care and Maintance BETA Marine diesel will be on display. Thursday, February 20 th Presenter: Darryl Foster Darryl is from Sailcraft Demonstrations- What Goes Into the Process of Making a Sail? (10:00-11:00) What Goes Into the Process of Making a Dodger? (11:00-12:00) Thursday, February 27 th Presenters: Mark Weinheimer and Lu Ann Parins Mark and Lu Ann are from Inner Banks Sails

6 SCOO Winter Seminars for 2014 (continued) Care and Maintenance of Small Outboard Engines Tuesday, March 4 th Presenter: Gene Wooster Gene is from Mobile Marine East *First Aid for Emergencies and CPR Certification - Class 1 (10:00 AM 12:30 PM) Tuesday, March 11 th - (Allow some time in case this runs over) Presenter: Eric Kindle *You are welcome to just attend the classes without getting certified, but to obtain your CPR Certification you ll need to attend both classes. There is a small fee for Certification. Please let Joe Glorioso ( ) know if you plan to attend so Eric can arrange for the proper equipment. *First Aid for Emergencies and CPR Certification - Class 2 (10:00 AM 12:30 PM) Thursday, March 13 th (Allow some time in case this runs over) Presenter: Eric Kindle ICW Cruising Expert - Clairborne S. Young Tuesday, March 18 th Presenter: Clairborne S. Young Author of many ICW Cruising Guides and

7 Fw: SCOO SEMINAR UPDATE Page 1 of 1 3/8/2011 Fw: SCOO SEMINAR UPDATE From: To: Date: Ken or Carol Small <smallkencarol@gmail.com> Subject: Fw: SCOO SEMINAR UPDATE Feb 13, :39 PM Please do not reply to me. I am only the messenger. Please let me know if you change your address. Thanks, Ken The SCOO SEMINAR season is in full swing! These seminars are coming up --if you haven't yet signed up, let me know. Penny Monell penseagal@centurylink.net 2/15/11 Tom & Joyce Russell Harbor Hopping From Oriental to Maine No overnight passages! This will be a power point presentation of our experiences, observations, and recommendations from our cruises to Maine including the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay, New Jersey Shore, New York Harbor and Long Island Sound as well as New England and Maine, including photos, charts, and some handouts. We ask those attending to bring their boat cards if they have them. 2/17/11 Hans Nickstadt Diesel Do s & Don ts & Batteries 3/08/11 Marc Willi, MD - Staying Healthy in the Carribbean 3/10/11 Keith Byrne, West Marine New developments in electronics 3/15/11 TBA 3/17/11 Jim Nixon USCG Master s License; US Sailing Instructor Person in the Water (PIW) Recovery What would you do if one of your crew fell over the side when you were out on the water? What would you do if you were the only person left onboard when they did? We'll talk about how to rescue a person in the water, how to do it when you're all alone, and where and how to get additional help if you need it. 3/22/11 TBA 3/24/11 Martha Trammel Painless Organization On-Board This seminar has been well received by over thousands of attendees at the Sail America Boat Show in Chicago. It's filled with humor and practical tips on making your cruising, a weekend or a lifetime, even more pleasant.

8 2010 SCOO SEMINARS Listed below are the SCOO seminars that will be offered during February and March. Some new topics and presenters are added this year as well as some old favorites and familiar faces. We hope that you will consider attending as many of these seminars as possible and that you will find them informative and beneficial to your cruising experiences. Most seminars will be held at the Oriental Town Hall, from 10:00 am until Noon. To sign up, you can me at and indicate how many family members will be attending each seminar that is of interest. Alternatively, you can complete the registration form which follows and mail it to Fred Karl, 31 Spicers Creek Dr., Oriental (Phone #s ). FIRST AID/MEDICAL CONCERNS Tuesday, February 9 Presenter: Dr. Marc Willie, Oriental Medical Center Discussion of first aid and supplies needed for cruising BOAT RENOVATION Thursday, February 13 Presenter: Ed Pirincky Discussion of buying a boat that had sunk during hurricane Bertha and renovating said boat FIBERGLASS REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Tuesday, February 16 Presenter: Allen Arnfast, Sailcraft Services Repairing & maintaining your vessel RIGGING & TUNING Thursday, February 18 Presenter: Marc Lucas, Sailcraft Services Maintenance of standing rigging, repairing & tuning SAIL SHAPE, SPINNAKER Tuesday, February 23 Presenter: Mark Weinheimer, Innerbanks Sails & Canvas Sail shape & control, spinnaker use BOATING SAFETY Thursday, February 25 Presenter: Tim Fowler, SCOO member, Coast Guard Auxillary

9 RADIO ETIQUETTE, NAVIGATION RULES Tuesday, March 2 Presenters: Ken Small, Joe Valinoti, SCOO members ICW, WHF,Radio etiquette, navigation rules, flag etiquette amonst other items BASIC VESSEL PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL Thursday, March 4 Presenter: Greg Bohmert, Marine Mechanical and Electrical Repair Discussion of problems that have occurred - Bring your questions Tuesday, March 9 - To be announced Thursday, March 11 - To be announced CRUISING GUIDES Tuesday, March 16 Presenter: Claiborne Young, Cruisersnet.net Cruising guide of North Carolina To be held at Brantley's Restaurant EMERGENCY SIGNALLING Thursday, March 18 Presenter: Jim Nixon To be held at the Oriental Sailing School

10 REGISTRATION FORM 2010 SCOO SEMINARS ******Most seminars will meet at the Oriental Town Hall, 10am Noon******* Please fill in names of those attending. First Aid/Medical Concerns Boat Renovation Fiberglass Repair & Maintenance Rigging & Tuning Sail Shape/Spinnakers Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Boating Safety Feb Radio Etiquette & Navigation Rules Mar Basic Plumbing & Electrical Mar To Be Announced Mar To Be Announced Mar Claiborne Young - Cruising Guides* Mar Emergency Signaling** Mar * This seminar will meet at Brantley's ** This seminar will meet at The Sailing School in Oriental Respond to Fred Karl at: fnkarl@embarqmail.com, or 31 Spicers Creek Drive Oriental, N.C

11 2008 SCOO SEMINARS Listed below are the SCOO seminars that will be offered during February and March. Some new topics and presenters are added this year as well as some old favorites and familiar faces. We hope that you will consider attending as many of these seminars as possible and that you will find them informative and beneficial to your cruising experiences. All seminars will be held at the Oriental Town Hall, from 10:00 am until Noon. To sign up, you can me at and indicate how many family members will be attending each seminar that is of interest. Alternatively, you can complete the enclosed registration form and mail it to: Gordon Kellogg, 6042 Dolphin Rd, Oriental (Phone #s or ) WOOD MAINTENANCE AND REFINISHING Tuesday, February 12 Presenters: Donna White - Teak restoration and refinishing Peter Ritchie, Escape Yacht Services Stripping techniques and materials to use. Different kinds of woods and recommended finishes. Application methods. CRUISING TO MAINE Wednesday, February 13 Presenters: Doug Sligh and Mary Ann Parham Doug and Mary Ann will share with you their 2007 cruise experiences from New York City, through Long Island Sound, and up the New England coast to Maine. DIESEL MAINTENANCE Tuesday, February 19 Presenter: Greg Bohmert, Marine Mechanical and Electrical Repair Expert advice for diesel engine maintenance and troubleshooting. FIRST AID/ MEDICAL ISSUES Thursday, February 21 Presenter: Dr. Marc Willi Discussion of preparation, first aid procedures, and medical equipment and supplies needed for short and long cruises. MARINE INSURANCE, TOWING AND SALVAGE Tuesday, February 26 Presenter: Charles Skinner, Wade S. Dunbar Insurance Agency The latest information on yacht ownership policies including riders needed for out-of-area cruising. How towing and salvage claims are handled and how to tell the difference. As a cruise captain, what are your liability concerns?

12 Page 2 CRUISING CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY Thursday, February 28 Presenter: Bill Michne Bill and Beth have spent many years cruising the upper bay in Mintaka. Interesting cruising destinations and facilities will be explored from Annapolis to the top of the Bay. OUTBOARD MOTOR AND DINGHY MAINTENANCE Tuesday, March 4 Presenters: Gene Wooster, Mobil East Marine, Inc Ross Pease, Oriental Harbor Marina Gene will discuss the latest in outboard motor products and technology; maintenance and trouble-shooting for your dinghy outboard. Ross will tell you how to choose the best dinghy type for your needs; new techniques for cleaning and recoating fabrics and leak repairs. BROKERING AND SURVEYING CONCERNS Thursday, March 6 Presenter: Rich Gahan, Deaton Yacht Sales Tips you need to know when preparing your boat for selling. What repairs and touch-up work do you need to make and what sales strategies can be used to get the top dollar for your boat. How best to deal with survey issues when negotiating with the buyer or seller. FIBERGLASS REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE Tuesday, March 11 Presenter: Alan Arnfast, Sailcraft Services, Inc Take care of your investment by carefully maintaining your boat s finish. Types of fiberglass repairs and techniques, proper treatment of blisters. Latest coatings for topsides and antifouling/racing bottom products. SAIL CONTROL, TRIM, RIG TUNING Thursday, March 13 Presenter: Mark Weinheimer, Inner Banks Sails and Canvas How to get the most speed from your sails through proper shaping and trimming techniques for different wind and sea conditions. Setting up your rig to create desired mast bend, headstay sag, and roller-furler operation.

13 Page 3 OFF-SHORE CRUISING, WEATHER Tuesday, March 18 Presenters: Tom and Peg Maynard These former SCOO members have extensive experience in long distance ocean cruising, including several years in the Mediterranean. They will discuss proper preparation and special equipment, procedures for dealing with emergencies, best sources for accurate weather forecasts and methods for receiving weather information away from shore. NEW ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES Thursday, March 20 Presenters: Bob Hunt and Phil Williamson, Ensley s Radio Company, Inc. New state-of-the-art navigation and radio equipment. Integrated GPS, chart plotters, radar, depth sounder, and weather reports from one unit. Techniques for using your GPS/chart plotter by pre-loading way points and creating routes. The seminars will start in less than two weeks! PLEASE RETURN YOUR CHOICES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.