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Captain Kathryn St. Amant
SCYA WOMEN’S BOATING CLINIC
Director and Clinic Chair

If you have any questions, please call
310-486-2367
or send an email
Kathy@PiratesLife4me.com

SCYA WBC’s PHOTOGRAPHER

Wow are we lucky! Captain Betsy Crowfoot Senescu has volunteered to be our photographer for the day! A world cruiser, racer, and photographer/writer for sailing mags, Betsy will be there to get your good side!

OUR SUPPORTERS

SCYA would like to thank our supporters for their kindness in supporting women in boating.

Donated the use of Yoda for Docking

LAYC COMMODORE MARIE ROGERS
Donated the Breakfast for all!

 

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LOS ANGELES YACHT CLUB
285 Whalers Walk, San Pedro, CA 90731
September 7th

Sign up early. Spaces are limited. When we sell out, you will be left out.

SCYA is dedicated to educating boaters throughout Southern California and outlying member areas. This September 7th, is SCYA’s Women’s Boating Clinic for women sailors and power boaters. Our workshops are for the beginner through the advanced boater. We have on the water and classroom workshops from 1.5 hours to all day available. $125 Registration fee includes the full day of workshops, a continental breakfast, lunch and snacks during the debrief after the workshops.

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WHAT WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE?

One of our new workshops will interest you if you have ever thought about chartering a larger catamaran but you have never handled one. Christine Pernin will have her catamaran at the clinic and offer a hands-on experience that will give you the heads up necessary to charter.

We have more on cruising: want to head to Mexico? Check out Sailing South to Mexico. Then learn how to make your galley sing with the workshop on the Joy of Cooking Onboard. OH… are you sure you can get where you want to go? If not, take Captain Mike’s two workshops; Safe Coastal Navigation and his Famous “Simple Celestial” workshop.

Safety is always a concern when we go out on the water. There are a selection of workshops covering topics that are key to coming home safe. Be prepared for Heavy Weather Sailing and for when there is No Doctor On Board. Safety and MOB is chock full of information on how to set up your boat for safety and how to bring a man overboard back on to the boat.

Sailing topics are covered for the beginner to the advanced sailor. Beginning Sailing and Intermediate Sailing provide hands-on experience with the coaches discussing topics you need to know to gain experience. You already know how to sail and have been thinking about racing? Try a beginning sailboat race or learn about offshore racing, the big overnighter. If you have not experienced racing overnight, or just an overnight sail, the Offshore Racing workshop will provide a level of confidence in what you should expect.

Anchoring, docking, and handling boats in small areas seems to be one area that many boaters are not proficient in. We have workshops for power and auxiliary sailboats that will cover just these skills.

Okay, now you are ready to go out on the water shorthanded, it is just you or you and your favorite sailing buddy heading out. At least you thought you were ready! Take the workshop on Confident Short Handed Sailing and then you will definitely be ready! This workshop will help anyone who is left “suddenly alone” as well.

If you have been trying to get involved with more boats, have more sailing friends, and achieve a higher level of boating knowledge, but feel kinda stuck, then you could take the workshop geared to helping you learn the pathways to build your boating contacts and grow your journey faster.

See the workshop descriptions below for more in depth information on each workshop. Many will be run twice, some are just in the morning or afternoon sessions. Make sure your choices equal six hours to get the most out of the day. Register early, we will sell out.

THE WORKSHOPS

SAFETY AND MAN OVERBOARD

WORKSHOP #101
Aboard Kusunoki Laguna Catamaran 3 HRS
Morning Session Only 1 SPOT LEFT
Captain Christine Pernin Workshop Leader

All the experience we own will come into play when a person goes overboard. Learn and practice several Man Overboard maneuvers. You will see what it takes to get a wet “lifeless” person wearing foulies back on the vessel. The workshop will cover the important points for maintaining safety; how you should prepare and what you should be willing to do to stay safe when going out on a boat as a crew member, and what you must do if you are the skipper of your own vessel to keep the crew and the vessel safe. The information and techniques in this workshop can be for power and sail enthusiasts even though it will be presented on board a 37.5ft sailboat.

SAILBOATS IN CLOSE QUARTERS

WORKSHOP #102
Aboard Yoda 3 HRS
Morning 2 SPOTS LEFT Afternoon sessions – 1 SPOT LEFT 
Captain Fran Webber Workshop Leader

PROVING TO BE A HOT TICKET! SIGN UP FAST

Boat Handling skills for Docking:
Gain confidence when you are maneuvering your auxiliary sailboat under motor in the basin. We will begin with hands on boat handling using buoys to simulate docking. Everyone will have the opportunity to actually dock on a side tie.

POWERBOATS IN CLOSE QUARTERS

WORKSHOP #103
Aboard a Navigator 33  3 HRS
Morning Session SOLD OUT
Captain Barbara Ross Workshop Leader

Onboard discussion and hands on practice will include:

Part 1: Prep and Check the Boat to Leave the Dock

  1. What to check every time
  2. Safety equipment to have on board
  3. Check for the weather conditions
  4. More
Part 2: Boat Handling and Hands-on Practice
  1. Leaving the dock
  2. Maneuvering in tight quarters
  3. Docking side tie
  4. Docking down wind
  5. Docking into the wind

BEGINNING SAILING

WORKSHOP #104

Aboard Capri 22 3 HRS
MORNING SESSION AVAILABLE

Aboard WAI’LANI 3 HRS
Morning full – AFTERNOON SESSION available
Captain Jane Thomas Workshop Leader

Aboard Esprit 3 HRS
Morning full – AFTERNOON SESSION available
Judy Fusco Workshop Leader

Aboard Rascal 3 HRS
Morning only – full
Monica Chaban Workshop Leader

AM & PM WORKSHOPS NOW AVAILABLE!

In this 3-hour on-the-water class, you’ll learn and practice the basics of sailing, including a few important knots and sailing terms, determining wind direction, “points of sail,” trimming the sails, tacking, gybing, steering the boat, and getting from point A to point B.  Our goal is to have lots of fun as you begin your learn-to-sail journey. This class is intended for those who have very limited or no previous sailing experience.

INTERMEDIATE SAILING

SOLD OUT 
WORKSHOP #105
Aboard Chekkers 3 HRS
Morning Session
Captain Jeannea Jordon Workshop Leader

SOLD OUT 

INTERMEDIATE SAILING will give you an understanding of how to trim your sails for speed, safety and efficiency for the wind that your in. If you are a racer, properly trimmed sails will help you win the race. For a cruiser, you will arrive at your destination in the most efficient time. If the wind blows upwards of gale force you will survive it.

ANCHORING AN AUX ENGINE SAILBOAT

WORKSHOP #106 CANCELLED
DUE TO MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS Green Dragon CANNOT COME
Morning and Afternoon Sessions
Workshop Leader: Rosalie Green
3 HRS

THOSE WHO SIGNED UP FOR ANCHORING WILL BE PLACED IN A SECOND CHOICE WORKSHOP

Participants will learn the steps for anchoring with one anchor. They will experience the value of correct communication between the helm and the foredeck. What determines the proper anchor size for the boat and the holding ground will be discussed. We will focus on preparing the anchor, how to select the best anchorage, determining the proper length of anchor rode for the conditions, and actually setting the anchor. Every one on board will have the opportunity to practice anchoring and weighing the anchor.

Anchoring theories are the same for power and for sail enthusiasts.

CANCELLED

BEGINNING SAILBOAT RACING

WORKSHOP #107
Aboard Capri 22 3 HRS
Morning Sessions AVAILABLE
Captain Karyn Jones Workshop Leader

AFTERNOON SESSION SOLD OUT

Interested in finding out how a sailboat race is organized and how to compete in one? Beginning Racing will take you from the NOR (Notice of Race), to the SI’s (Sailing Instructions) and from the start line to the finish line. You’ll get an idea of what it takes to prepare for racing and how to get around the race course. Then, you’ll put your newly learned information to the test with an on the water practice race on board a Capri 22. 

OFFSHORE SAILBOAT RACING

WORKSHOP #108
Aboard Marie 3 HRS
Morning 2 SPOTS LEFT
and Afternoon Sessions
LAYC Commodore, Captain Marie Rogers Workshop Leader

Captain Rogers will be fresh off of the 2019 Transpac Race. Her knowledge of offshore and near shore overnight racing is extensive and she will share what you need to know to venture into overnight racing, as crew or as skipper. Your workshop will be aboard her Nelson Mareck 55, a boat that is set up for the long haul and ready to go fast.

CONFIDENT SHORT HANDED SAILING

WORKSHOP #109
Aboard Cassiopeia 3 HRS
SOLD OUT
Margie Woods Workshop Leader

SOLD OUT

Ready to start sailing with fewer crew? Want to gain confidence in what you already know and what you need to work on to go to sea single handed or short crewed? Margie is an experienced single handed sailor with high value knowledge of what women need to know to sail alone or sail short handed safely. Sail on board her boat which is set up for the short handed and long distance adventure, you can learn what you need to do to your own boat for this type of sailing. This workshop will also give you the confidence to take over if you ever end up as the one in charge when the captain goes down.

CRUISING SOUTH TO MEXICO

WORKSHOP #110
Land Based Workshop 1.5 HRS
PM only
Bobbi & Don Lehman Workshop Leaders

The topics covered will include: Prepare yourself and your boat for Mexico, sailing outside of Baja, sailing in the Sea of Cortez and the mainland coast of Mexico. Lern about her people, the cruising lifestyle, provisioning, favorite anchorages and locations and leaving your boast in Mexico. A 15 page handbook will be given out.

THE JOY OF COOKING ONBOARD

WORKSHOP #111
Land Based Workshop 1.5 HRS
Number of sessions to be determined
Bobbi Lehman Workshop Leader

Ready to leave the dock and enjoy your boat? Ready to plan for better meals and ease of cooking on board? Lear the ins and outs of cooking on your boat with tips and tricks from an experienced cruiser. Learn tips and techniques from provisioning to storage. Learn the differences between cooking underway and cooking at anchor. Also covers meal preparations underway and preparations ahead of time.

This workshop is great for sail and power galley chefs.

NO DOCTOR ON BOARD!

WORKSHOP #112
Land Based Workshop 1.5 HRS
PM only
Dr. Deborah Juster, M.D. Workshop Leader

Basics for preventing medical problems including how to be prepared how to treat them. Learn what type of medical issues might be encountered during multiple day cruising trips and the special conditions on how to react both as crew, and as the person experiencing the medical emergency; including when and how to contact the US Coast Guard concerning medical emergencies.

CAPTAIN MIKE’S SAFE COASTAL NAVIGATION

WORKSHOP #113
Land Based Workshop 3 HRS
Morning Session 2 SPOTS LEFT
Captain Mike Blecher Workshop Leader

ANOTHER POPULAR WORKSHOP!!

“Capt. Mike will cover the basics of safe coastal navigation in this three hour session. Learn:

  • What your chart plotter is REALLY telling you
  • Proper coastal voyage planning
  • Learn about your compass
  • Why a paper chart is essential to voyage planning
  • Plan times of departure and arrival
  • How to determine your vessel’s most probable position
  • How to fix the position of your vessel when possible, and how to keep a proper dead reckoning of the track of the vessel
  • how to record this information properly on a paper chart so the “off watch” can enjoy and celebrate the boat’s progress along the coast.

Much of the information shared in this session will set a solid foundation for Capt. Mike’s afternoon session, “Simple Celestial Navigation.”

CAPTAIN MIKE’S FAMOUS “SIMPLE CELESTIAL”

WORKSHOP #114
Land Based  3 HRS
Afternoon Session 1 SPOT LEFT
Captain Mike Blecher Workshop Leader

In three hours you will learn the basics — we will cover how celestial navigation works, but we won’t get bogged down in spherical trigonometry and other esoteric theory. You will learn what you need to know to find your position with enough precision to sail anywhere you are likely to go.

You will learn a step by step “WHAT TO DO” to find your Latitude and Longitude, using the sun, moon and stars.
When the GPS system fails (and even if it doesn’t), the techniques you will learn in this seminar will give you the navigational independence to safely complete a voyage—with or without GPS or other electronics.
“Simple Celestial” is especially designed for those wishing to venture offshore in yachts.

HEAVY WEATHER SAILING - ALL DAY

WORKSHOP #115 & #116
Two Parts –  3 HRS each
Part 1 Morning Session Land Based
Part 2 Afternoon Session on board Rascal ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT
Captain Lori Klaidman Workshop Leader

We never “plan” on being out there when the weather changes for the worse, but it seems that Mother Nature waits for no one. Gain the knowledge you need to remain in control when the heavy weather hits.

Workshop #115: In the morning session, a discussion on the Beaufort Scale and how to disseminate the breakdown of wind and waves, understand the barometer, learn what cloud formations mean, and other weather factors that determine what might be coming your way. Learn what you need to do on board to stay safe in heavy weather.

Workshop #116 In the afternoon session on board Rascal, see how jacklines work, learn what safety gear you should have, the different EPIRBS available, and why you should always file a float plan. Heavy weather strategies will be covered, including reefing, heaving to and lying ahull.

You may sign up for just the morning land based workshop, just the afternoon on the water workshop , or all day for both workshops (all day participants will be given priority).

LARGER CATAMARAN SAILING (READY TO CHARTER?)

WORKSHOP #117
Aboard Kusunoki – Laguna Catamaran  3 HRS
Afternoon Session SOLD OUT
Captain Christine Pernin Workshop Leader

Ever wonder what the differences are between monohull sailing and sailing a large catamaran such as those in the charter industry? Are you ready to charter a catamaran and want to learn more about them? This class will provide hands-on experience … under the guidance of a skilled captain.

INCREASING YOUR LEARNING CURVE

WORKSHOP #118
PM only
Land Based Workshop 1.5 HRS
Stacy Sinclair Workshop Leader

Learn how to gain momentum and build on your sailing knowledge and your sailing contacts from a top local sailor who started as a live-a-board and became an international racer. This lively discussion will include the ten or so questions she felt she should have asked at the start of her journey into boating – and the answers she learned from successful long-time cruisers, racers, and her own soul searching along the way. She will also share tips to prepare for long (and short) voyages. This workshop will include handouts and examples.