12/9 - Ventura Lunch Run Clinic - We have 6 people on Imagine and 6 people on Bodacious. Can squeeze 1 or 2 more in tops. 12/15 ASA Testing on Sancerre: 101 @ 0900, 103 @ 1030 and 104 @ 0930 Contact Captain Dan for more info

1/12/08 - ASA 105 class begins and runs for 5 Saturdays from 9am-noon. - It's time to commit with a $100 deposit to Capt Dan so he can start buying the necessary supplies.

1/19 Safety at Sea Clinic on 1421 - Geared towards all members who need a refresher on safety seamanship. MOB drills, shooting off flares and a load of fun tips to keep you and your crew safe on the water. $50 p/p - meet at 12:30 on the docks.

2/24 Anacapa Clinic - Bodacious - Circumnavigate Anacapa with Captain Dan and learn about safe day anchorages for different conditions. Everybody welcome. New members who have not taken the clinic yet get space first. Learn about crossing the shipping lanes - how to handle "windy lane" and other important tips. $75 p/p includes lunch.

Sailing Seminars in Ventura - A four-part "Sailing Adventure Lecture Series" will be launched in January. The series will be co-sponsored by the City of Ventura Community Services Department and the Ventura Maritime Foundation. The first lecture, Jan. 10, will be entitled "John Neal's latest adventure in the northern latitudes aboard Mahina Tiarre III, his Hallberg-Rassy 46. Each lecture will start at 7:30 PM and be held in the Community Meeting Room at the Ventura City Hall. Admission is $15 per lecture or $50 for all four. For more information, call 805/794-1747

Rules & Reminders

We have thrown away abrasive sided sponges that members have brought on board. Unfortunately the scouring pad type sponge surfaces scratch the stove and sinks very badly. So we can't use them on these boats. If you burn a pan or somethinig requires that type of work, leave it in the sink and we will take care of it for you.

2008 Sailing Calendar

To make it easier for you to plan ahead, we are now displaying all clinics and events as far out as we possibly can. This will give you plenty of time to arrange your calendar to include more sailing fun at SailTime. You will find the long term planning calendar on your log in page at my.sailtime.com. Scroll down to see them all and feel free to contact Chris to reserve spaces for future clinics, trips and events.

Member Sailing Gallery is Open for Viewing At http://sailtimechannelislands.com/photos/ you can now register and share photos of your sailing experiences. We have loaded the recent Mallorca Captains Cruise photos and can get you set up with your own upload account so you can either add to existing folders or have a new one of your own local sailing adventures.

Captains Cruise 2008 to Bora Bora We have four boats signed up for the Bora Bora trip planned now for May 22-June 1, 2008. We are looking for people who would like to crew - singles, couples and families on a catamaran. This is by far a once in a lifetime experience. everyone I have talked to who has been there says everything is amazing, including, the sailing, the snorkeling, the weather and the french food in the middle of nowhere. Don't miss out. Just one berth or two left now. We have an agent in Pappete helping us now: Emmanuel Bonifait - Manager or e-Tahiti Travel - Phone (310)928-1115 Email: manu@etahititravel.com

SailTime Videos on YouTube You can see all the SailTime YouTube videos including a couple recent releases at http://youtube.com/SailTimeCa

Maintenance Notes

Winter time is major maintenance time for the boats. Both Imagine and Rainbow will be out of service for one week each in January. January 7-11 - Rainbow will get hauled out and bottom paint job and Jan 14-18 - Imagine will be out of commission for window repair, weather permitting. You will notice the boats have gotten a holiday wax job to look great and fend off the (hopefully) rain coming !

Current Membership Space Availability - Tell your Friends !


Imagine - 1 space
Rainbow - 1 space
Varekai - 1 spaces
Bodacious - Full
1421 - 3 spaces

Avast!
Ive been hard at work all month long you skallywags, trainin up some more mateys to toss about the sea! December 15th is test day on Sancerre. Hours of each certification level is given above.

It's also time to make plans for ASA 105 - Coastal Navigation. This is a classroom segment that we do every January over at the Anacapa Yacht Club on Victoria just before the coast guard station. We will run for five Saturdays beginning January 12th at 9am. I guarantee you will pass! But I need you to send me a $100 deposit to commit so that I can go buy all the tools and charts etc, you will be needing. To overnight at the islands and to participate in the Novice to Captain flotilla in the BVI, you must have completed ASA105. So if your plan is to go on the flotilla in 2008, I'll be seeing you in January. For those of you who have already taken 105 but would like a refresher, you are certainly welcome to stop by during the classes as well. Contact me for more information and mark your calendars for January 12th.

Finally, I am going to be come certified to teach ASA 106(Advanced Coastal Cruising) this winter. At which point I will be able to teach you the course as you continue your sailing education. 106 looks like an exciting curriculum. The good stuff so to speak includes sail trim, weather and advanced seamanship skills. If you want to be one of my first students let me know. The ticker is going to look darn fine in your book!