A Week of Passage Preparation & Fun

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Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean Hampton VA Agenda October 26 - November 3 A Week of Passage Preparation & Fun The Salty Dawg Sailing Association is hosting a week-long series of presentations,

And you will have fun meeting fellow cruisers, too.

1 Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean Hampton VA Agenda October 26 - November 3 A Week of Passage Preparation & Fun The Salty Dawg Sailing Association is hosting a week-long series of presentations, demonstrations, and roundtables --- all designed to help you prepare yourself and your vessel for the Fall Rally to the Caribbean and cruising life in the Tropics. And you will have fun meeting fellow cruisers, too. You can look forward to an agenda filled with: Noted experts Veteran blue water sailors An emphasis on safety & seamanship Time for one-on-one interaction with speakers and fellow cruisers --- social and serious! Afternoons unscheduled to allow time for boat projects and errands And... it's not all just about the boat! While the primary audience for the Passage Preparation Week in Hampton is the captain and crew of boats participating in the Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean, the seminar sessions are open to all SDSA members. No fees --- no registration --- just a lot of knowledge and experience to be shared. All activities take place at the "Dawg House" --- a pavilion located behind the Surfrider Restaurant at Blue Water Yachting Center, Hampton VA. Contact Blue Water Yachting Center for dock reservations at (757) or The Salty Dawg Sailing Association (SDSA) is a nonprofit educational and charitable organization that conducts seminars, rallies and rendezvous to help sailors realize their long distance cruising dreams safely. Visit our website:

2 Friday, October 26th 9:00am Set up the Dawg House - all volunteers are welcome! Saturday, October 27th 9:00am 9:15am -- 4:30pm 1:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm Welcome/opening remarks Check-in and Registration Open General Meeting Happy Hour - BYOB Sunday, October 28th 8:45am Destination Arrival and Clearance Hank George (BVI), Phil Worrall (Antigua), Bahamas (TBD) 9:45am Communications Sat Joan Conover Phone, SSB & More 10:15am Break 10:30am Offshore Fishing Zack Bowles, Fish Oceans East 12 noon - -4:30pm Check-in and Registration Open 5:30pm Happy Hour - BYOB

3 Monday, October 29th 8:45am Rigging Issues Gaston Saada, Tidewater Marine 9:45am Seamanship Tips for Safe Russ Owen Passage-Making 10:45am Break 11:00am Women's Roundtable Laurie Owen 12 noon Cooking Offshore with a Joan Conover Pressure Cooker Bring your Lunch! 12 noon - -4:30pm Check-in and Registration Open 5:00pm 5:30pm General Meeting Italian Night featuring Chicken Marsala & Pasta/ BYOB Happy Hour Tuesday, October 30th 8:45am Anticipating Rough Weather Russ Owen 9:45am Provisioning for Offshore Laurie Owen Passages 10:45am Break 11:00am Offshore Navigation Tom Moran 5:30pm Happy Hour - BYOB

4 Wednesday, October 31st 8:45am It's Not All About the Boat! Seale George Enjoying Life at Sea 9:45am Break 10am Blue Water Sail Trim and Dave Flynn, Quantum Sails Maintenance 11am MOB techniques and Case Tom Saxe, Mark Wheeler Example Board of Directors Meeting 3pm 4:30pm Weather Briefing/webcast Chris Parker, Marine Weather Center 5:30pm Ocean Cruising Club Social All Fall Rally Captains and Crew Welcome

5 Thursday, November 1st 9:00am Welcome/opening remarks 9:15am- USCG Presentation USCG 10:15am Emergency Offshore Resources, Communication with USCG 10:15am- USCG Presentation Use of USCG 11:00am SAR-OPS Simulation Models to Facilitate Search and Rescue 11:00am Fall Rally Offshore Hank George 12:00noon Communications & SSB Net 1:00pm Propane Tank Filling Service 4:30pm Weather Briefing/webcast Chris Parker, Marine Weather Center 5:30pm s/v Rum Runner s Famous Courtesy: Phil Worrall & Judie Levinson Pain Killer Party 6:00pm Bon Voyage Celebration and Costume Party 6:30pm Pig Roast Dinner 7:30pm Silent Auction Winners Announced Friday, November 2nd 9:00am Clean up the Dawg House - all volunteers are welcome! 4:30pm Weather Briefing/webcast Chris Parker, Marine Weather Center 5:30pm Happy Hour - BYOB

6 Saturday, November 3rd 9:00am Scheduled Departure, weather permitting

A Week of Passage Preparation & Fun

Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean Hampton VA Agenda October 26 - November 3 A Week of Passage Preparation & Fun The Salty Dawg Sailing Association is hosting a week-long series of presentations, demonstrations,