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WOW Event-Sailing With Sandy


"Sailing Doesn't Have to Be So Hard"

WOW activity: Sailing with Sandi on a Sunfish in September

The Women on the Water want to continue learning and sailing, but the fact is that the COVID times have made the world cautious about prolonged face to face contact. So this activity will be on Sunfish which are one-person boats. 

A couple of notes about Sunfish:
There is a wide side deck to sit on and they only have one sail to deal with. 
Tacking and gybing do require ducking under the boom.  
And they can tip over. Sandi will show us how to handle that but we will definitely get wet.

• When: Saturday September 26th from 10:00 am until around 3:00 pm.

• Where: Meet at the Tiki deck (which looks remarkably like a picnic table) at the end of the launch lot (that’s the boat-parking lot next to the harbor with two launch ramps going into the water).

• What to wear: 
      Swim-capable attire. 
      Sun block. 
      Hat and Sunglasses with a strap or string to keep them on your neck if they get knocked off your head. 
      Life jacket.

• What to bring: 
     Something for lunch. 
     A water bottle with a string of some kind so you can tie it to the boat. 
     Enough water for one or two hours sailing. 
     A towel and some dry clothes to change into after sailing. 

• Course Outline:
     First we will do capsize practice. 
     Second, Sandi will go over the essentials of sailing such as steering, where to put the sail, and tacking and gybing.
     Third, lunch and a bathroom break.
     Fourth, we will go sail for an hour or two depending on breeze and fun factor.
     Fifth, we will come back and talk about what went well and what didn’t and get some more tips and pointers.

To sign up, call or text Sandi at 828-230-6075

When:
Saturday, September 26, 2020, 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM
Additional Info:
Category:
Social Events
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