Date: July 31st 2010

UBC SAILING CLUB - TSUNAMI NEWS
July 31, 2010

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LONG WEEKEND BOAT AVAILABILITY
 
On Sat., July 31, several of the club boats will depart on
the epic journey to Keats Island, returning Monday, Aug. 2.
These boats will be unavailable over the long weekend: 5
Vanguards, 2 RS-500s, 3 Hobie-16s, and 3 Nacra F-18s. That
still leaves a bunch of monohulls and multihulls for you to
enjoy at Jericho (no lessons scheduled all weekend!)

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UBC SAILING CLASSIC AUGUST 14 - GET READY!

To celebrate the club's 51st birthday, UBC Sailing will host
a full day of exciting competitions and fun for members of
all skill levels. If you were there last year, you know this
event is wall-to-wall entertainment - including a BBQ and
social with musical entertainment all evening long! Come
on down to celebrate 51 years with past and present members.

The day will start at noon with our Second Annual UBC
Sailing Classic Regatta. Later, a social and DJ will close
down the evening. In between, there will be great events
such as the infamous boat sinking competition and multifleet
reply.

You'll have a chance to sign up for the boat you wish to
race on the day of the regatta. Food ($3) and drink ($4)
tickets will be available for purchase. There will be prizes
for the winners of all the competitions and a chance to have
your name forever engraved on the UBC Sailing Classic
trophy!

REGATTA VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Want to volunteer at the event? Please email
multihullracing@ubcsailing.org.  This is a great way to get
your work deposit back!

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BEGINNER SAILING LESSONS: AUGUST

Are you interested in Beginner Sailing in August? We would
like to start a lesson Friday evenings from 4 - 9 PM (six
weeks) or Saturday/Sunday 4 - 9 PM (three weeks). We need to
confirm six people to start up the lesson.

Please email Sarah I at sailing-lessons@ubcsailing.org with
your availability.

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KAYAK LESSON SCHEDULE AVAILABLE

The kayak lesson schedule for the remainder of July 2010,
August, and September is now available on the UBC Sailing
Club website:

http://www.ubcsailing.org/kayaking-lessons.html

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WINDSURFING WEDNESDAYS NEEDS YOU!
    - Help make Windsurfing Wednesdays epic!
   
Windsurfing Wednesdays is looking for volunteers to help
with BBQ set-up and other tasks.  All hours volunteered go
toward paying off your work deposit.

Contact Dan Giroday at windsurfing-meetup@ubcsailing.org or
604-685-3666 (cell). In addition you might find him on the
water with a yellow PFD that says "Dan" on the back ...

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SAILOR OF THE WEEK: ENGLISH BAY PHOTOS

This week's Sailor of the Week is a not a single person, but
a collection of photos from the lovely waters of English
Bay. This set features two of our senior members ripping it
up in an RS-500! The ladies did a magnificent job of filling
the gennaker, making for some great photos.

Special thanks to Mike Cotter of Jericho for the lift and
Andrew Porritt for the back-up.

See the collection of pictures on the club's Facebook page
or at http://www.robarazzi.biz/ubcsailing.html.

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RACE SEASON BEGINS!

Tuesday nights are race nights at Jericho! All summer the
Jericho staff runs a great casual racing series, and we'd
love to see more UBC members on the start line. Racing's fun
for all skill levels and is a great way to improve your
sailing. Come at 5 PM for the 6:15 PM water start.

MULTIHULL RACING

If you are a multihull sailor and are interested in coming
down and getting on a boat, you can now book yourself as
crew using our new online booking system at:

http://ubccatbooking.appspot.com/

If you are an experienced multihull sailor (20 logged days
on Hobies/Nacras and passed Advanced II) and are interested
in racing and gaining access to our Nacra F18 with spinnaker
or Infusions, send multihullracing@ubcsailing.org an email
and Kaspar will pair you with a skipper to qualify.
 
MONOHULL RACING

Monohull racing is intended to be low-key and fun. Meet
beside the Vanguards at 5:30 PM on Tuesdays to rig up. You
will be paired with a sailing partner (or you can bring your
own). The first start is at 6:15 PM and races continue until
the wind quits.

The club has suspended classes on Tuesdays, meaning all
seven Vanguard 15's and five Lasers are available for
racing. Please email Kevin at monohull-racing@ubcsailing.org
if you have any further questions.

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PRIVATE LESSONS AVAILABLE NOW
 
So your lessons are done and you feel like you could still
use some improvement - did you know you can book a private
lesson with any instructor?

One-on-one attention on the water will improve your skills
quickly. Only $25/hour! Or sail with a friend and split the
cost. Get in touch with instructors through Sarah I at
sailing-lessons@ubcsailing.org.

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VOLUNTEERING ... BETTER THAN DOUBLEMINT GUM!

Get work hours by helping the Disabled Sailing Association
of BC (DSA-BC) at Jericho. For every hour volunteered with
DSA-BC you will get one hour towards your work deposit up to
a max of 4 hours. Please provide proof of completed hours to
partyhard@ubcsailing.org

Contact Eric at DSA-BC.  Volunteer applications can be found
on the DSA-BC website at:

http://www.disabledsailingbc.org/about.shtml

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