The Sailing Foundation
PO. Box 4213
Tumwater WA 98501
1.888.892.SAIL - toll free
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SAS Seminar 2006
A US SAILING Safety At Sea Seminar was held by The Sailing Foundation on February 25th, 2006, at the Seattle Yacht Club.
The daylong seminar, open to all cruising and racing skippers, crews and their families, recreational power boaters, as well as commercial fishermen, was designed and conducted by sailors, all experts in their fields. The goal of the session was to provide novice and experienced mariners with information and skills required to prepare for sailing offshore, boat preparation, handling heavy weather, recommended safety equipment, and emergencies at sea.
The program, endorsed by CRUISING WORLD and SAILING WORLD Magazines and sponsored by West Marine, ZODIAC and Oregon Scientific, has evolved from the highly successful program developed by the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Lecture topics included life-raft inflation, crew preparation and safety, preventing medical emergencies, hypothermia and personal flotation devices. Speakers included Dr. Michael Jacobs; Chuck Hawley of West Marine; Paul Russell, USCG Ret.; and Jim Corenman.
About 130 sailors attended the 2006 Seminar
Participants viewing a deployed life raft
Survival suit demonstration
