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	September 2005 SailTime Channel Islands News


	Welcome Members ! Enjoy some of the best sailing of the year in September.

Upcoming Events

Notices

Captain Dan's Corner



	Ahoy Mateys ! August was a wild month for this sailor. Lessons and charters had me on the water nearly every


	day. I hope you were out there as well. I know some of you were because we nearly collided :-) August saw another member complete ASA105. Terry Hooper of Rainbow is well on his way towards becoming a SailTime Captain ! Meanwhile, I have a whole new flock of new students progressing along nicely. Because there are so many of you at various stages, I am having a general ASA testing day on Sunday September 18. 101 and 103 testers will commence with sharp pencils at 0900 sharp. 105 testers will begin review and/or testing at 0930. We will be at the Anacapa Yacht Club once again, who graciously allow us to use their space for this. Attention 104 candidates - Its time to schedule your overnight cruise with me on your boat., So lets get that coordinated. That way I can get you your 104 and 105 paper.

9/18 - ASA Testing - 101 and 103 @ 0900 ASA 105 Review and testing begins @ 0930 - Anacapa Yacht Club

9/24 - Newport Boat Show - Chris in Attendance supporting the Newport Base.

9/25 - Imagine Anacapa Clinic - Imagine members clinic - 9am - day long circumnavigation of Anacapa with Captain Dan- $75 p/p inc lunch Call Chris for space

10/16 - Rainbow Spinny 1 - Rainbow members clinic - 9am what spinnaker sailing is all about. - $35 p/p - Call Chris for space

10/30 - Rainbow Spinny 2 - Rainbow members clinic - 9am what spinnaker sailing is all about. - $35 p/p - Call Chris for space

12/4 - Holiday Party - 3-7 pm AYC

Fall Boat work
Both boats will be going through substantial maintenance during the Fall months. We will try and keep the down time to a minimum. some work has already begun on Rainbow. In many instances we only need to have a boat out of commission for a few hours. So if you see the time marked for maintenance, contact Chris for more info and go sailing !

BVI June 17-24, 2006
Make plans now to become a SailTime Captain through the SailTime N2C program and join an ALL Channel Islands Graduation Flotilla in the top cruising grounds of the world, the British Virgin Islands. This is what its all about. Taking those skills gained from regular sailing here and applying them to a fabulous sailing vacation with you as the captain ! Contact Chris for more inormation. Commit to the group by 12/1, book and pay a deposit in January. Bring family and friends - put together your crew. 3-4 people - a 36ft - 4-6 people 40-45 ft. Do qualifications by 6/1

Cruising ? Going on an overnight cruise here ? Call Chris at 984-1952 when you leave the harbor and when you return.


	Get a FREE 1 Year AYC Membership ! Refer us a new Member or an Owner/Member and we'll give you a free 1 Year Membership to the Anacapa Yacht Club !


	Owner Members ? Are you thinking of becoming an Owner Member ? We need Owner Members now ! We are looking for people who want to own a 33 or 36 sooner than later. Right now we need another 33 and soon after we will begin to build a fleet of 36's. Contact Chris now for more information. If you are ready to start the process in 2006, now is the time to begin. 2006 pricing is in.




		Aint never had too much fun !

Rainbow Gains a Gennaker
Cruising spinnaker, Gennaker. The difference between a chute like this and a traditional spinnaker is that the tack of the sail is down at the bow while a spinnaker's is attached to a boom like pole above the deck.

You can fly like the wind, downwind, in light air with this sail. It is very manageable to about 10 knots of true wind. In extremely light wind, 3-6 knots, it can be used as a giant reaching gib, almost like a genoa, quite close to the wind.

It takes some skill to use the sail and quite a bit of thoughtfullness to keep from ripping it. But it can be a lot of fun once mastered and used under the right conditions.

Thanks to Owner/Member, Jerry Roth, Rainbow's Gennaker has arrived and you will notice some running rigging changes on the boat to accommodate the spinnaker halyard.

Want to get qualified to use the sail ? Here is what you need to do.

1) Attend either the Oct 16 or Oct 30 Spinnaker clinic to be held on Rainbow between 9 and 12. The boat will be available for a member to use after each session - call Chris to reserve. The cost to attend is $35.

2) Schedule a private spinnaker lesson with Capt Dan and the crew you are going to use to fly the sail. It is quite possible it might take a few short sessions with the Captain to feel confident with this !

3) You rips it, you buys it. While it is possible to repair some damage to these relatively fragile sails. When we damage this one we will buy a new one and then have them in rotation, so that we always have one. So - respect the expensive property and notify us of any problems. This is a big expensive toy ! Taken care of properly it will serve us all well for some time.

Attention Imagine Members
A co-op of members and Owner, CT has ordered one for Imagine. Do not have an arrival date. But it wont be long !


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