Date: August 13th 2010

UBC SAILING CLUB - TSUNAMI NEWS
August 13, 2010

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UBC SAILING'S 51th ANNIVERSARY  & 1st  UBC SAILING CLASSIC
    - THIS Saturday, Aug. 14th from 11:30 AM on!

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.
 
COST?

This event is FREE to current UBC Sailing members. Bring
your Jericho card as proof of membership! Please note:
members can bring guests but guests cannot participate in
the events. UBC Sailing Alumni can also participate and may
enter the regatta if they provide their own craft for an
additional fee. Food ($3) and drink ($4) tickets available
for purchase.

Registration for the regatta will be handled at the event on
a first-come first-serve basis.

PRIZES for the winners in each discipline will be
distributed at the Awards Ceremony during the BBQ ... and
winners' names will be forever engraved on the coveted UBC
Sailing Classic Cup!

OUTLINE OF THE DAY

• 11:30 - 12:00: Sailing, Stand-up Paddle Jousting, Multifleet
 Relay, and Boat Sinking Competition Registration
• 12:00: Sailing Regatta Event Meeting
• 12:45 - 3:00: Sailing Regatta

• 1:00 - 3:00: Stand-up Paddle Jousting and Kayak Tug-o-War
• 3:30 - 4:30: Multifleet Team Pursuit
• 5:00 - 6:00: Boat Sinking Competition

• 6:00 – 7:30: BBQ and member signup
• 7:30: Awards Ceremony & Birthday Cake
• 8:00 – 10:00: DJ & Social
 
SAILING REGATTA (Open to all skill levels)

• Learn the right of way rules, flags, and basic racing
  strategy/rules at the Meeting/Mini Racing Clinic
• Sign-up for the regatta is on a first-come basis.  People
  will be paired with appropriate sailing partners.
• Two classes: Advance (Multihull and RS500) and Standard
  Performance (FJ, Vanguard, Laser) with boats scored using
  a handicapping system
• The number of starts will be discussed at the meeting.

STAND-UP PADDLE JOUSTING (Open to all skill levels)

• Each competitor will go head-to-head three times with
  another stand-up paddler; they will fight using pool
  noodles until a competitor ends up in the water.
• The jouster with the fewest water landing will be the victor.

KAYAK TUG-O-WAR (Open to all skill levels)

• Each competitor will go head-to-head against another
  kayaker and will try to pull the other kayak across the line.

MULTIFLEET TEAM PURSUIT (Open to all skill levels)

• Each team must be composed of six people that can sail an
  FJ, Vanguard, and multihull. 
• A course will be provided; the winning team will have all
  their boats across the finish line.
 
BOAT BUILDING COMPETITION (aka Boat Sinking Competition)

• Teams set at start of day (12 max per team); tools/materials
  distributed at 12 PM for the competition at 4:15 PM
• The craft must hold two people, one male and one female.
  Teams vote on who gets to sail the craft and who gets to
  be a landlubber. Landlubbers can throw water balloons and
  insults.
• Paddling with the hands or a paddle (if you choose to make
  one) is allowed. ‘Pool Noodling’ is allowed, but keep it
  clean. Splashing water on the opposition with hands is
  encouraged, splashing with a paddle is not allowed.
  Swimming or paddling with the feet is not allowed. 
  Ramming, crashing, grabbing, pushing, and boarding parties
  are not allowed.
• Scoring will be based on time and distance: score =
  minutes x distance reached; so both speed and endurance
  are important
• A craft will be considered 'sunk' when the crowd says so.
 
BBQ, AWARDS CEREMONY & SOCIAL (for all)

This is your chance to enjoy the company of your fellow
sailors. Competition winners will receive their prizes and
get a chance to hoist the UBC Sailing Classic Cup. A DJ will
spin fun tunes into the evening; come prepared to celebrate
our birthday with members past and present!

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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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SECRETARY NEEDED!

The UBC Sailing Club needs a secretary, effective
immediately.  Get up on all the club news before anyone else
has it!  Duties involve compiling the club's weekly
newsletter and taking minutes at Executive Meetings. 

If interested, please contact the Vice Commodore at
andrewnporritt@gmail.com.

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AUGUST DINGHY LESSONS AVAILABLE!

Looking to improve your sailing? Space is still available
in the August Intermediate and Advanced lessons. Check out
the dates here: http://register.ubcsailing.org/lessons/schedule

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UBC SAILING CLUB OFFICE HOURS

The Sailing Club will hold office hours on Saturday, Aug.
14, from 9 AM - 10 AM in the Member's Lounge.  Marty will be
available to assist and answer questions.

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GET CERTIFIED WITH THE CYA EXAM!                                

All members who have taken a UBC Sailing Club Beginner or
Intermediate lesson are eligible to take the official
Canadian Yachting Association (CYA) examination. This exam
tests your knowledge and skills both ashore and afloat;
pass, and you'll earn a certificate and sticker showing your
sailing proficiency.

The exam costs $25.  Dates are as follows:

Beginner (White Sail I & II): August 24 & 26
Intermediate (White Sail III): August 23 & 25

Contact the Dinghy Sailing Lessons Coordinator for more
information at sailing-lessons@ubcsailing.org.

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SAILOR OF THE WEEK: LILLIAN ZAREMBA

This week we check in with veteran UBC Sailing Club member
Lillian Zaremba.  Lillian has been a proud club member since
'99 and has definitely had her fair share of adventures.

See the photo and read the story:
http://www.robarazzi.biz/sailoroftheweek.html

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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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