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Sailing Foundation To Host Two Safety At Sea Seminars In March

The Sailing Foundation will be hosting US Sailing International Offshore Hands-on Safety at Sea Seminars on Sunday, March 5, and Sunday, March 19, 2023. In-person Safety at Sea trainings are for everyone — cruisers, powerboaters, sailboat and adventure racers — but the demand is especially high among offshore sailors, since many races require the certification for a portion of the crew. Bruce Brown will be the US Sailing moderator on both dates.

A critical note: these will be “hybrid” courses. Participants MUST purchase and complete the online prerequisite course and provide their certificate of completion two weeks before attending the hands-on training. First-time students need to complete the full online coursework. Those renewing a certification (issued within 10 years) have a condensed "refresher" set of online modules.

Two available dates/locations for hands-on training: Sunday, March 5 at Bainbridge Island High School/Pool, WA Sunday, March 19 at Marshall Center, Vancouver, WA

Cost for the hands-on training is $300 per person. Cost for the online prerequisite is $150.

» www.thesailingfoundation.org/what-we-do/safety-at-sea

» www.firsttack.org/courses/safety-at-sea-offshore

TOLIVA SHOAL RACE IN OLYMPIA IS ALL SET FOR FEBRUARY 18, 2023

The third installment of the 2022-2023 Southern Sound Series, the Toliva Shoal Race, is ready for launch this month. Hosted by Olympia Yacht Club and the South Sound Sailing Society, the unique course brings sailors from Olympia, past the Nisqually Delta, around the Toliva Shoal buoy, and back on the far side of Eagle Island. The total distance is 38.4 miles. There's still time to register and join the fun!

» www.ssssclub.com/ssseries/

Updates To The 2023 Sarc

CHANGE: West Sound CYC's Taking Care of Business Regatta will be May 20 (not May 21).

ADDITION: The Moore 24 Pacific Coast Championship hosted by Hood River Yacht Club takes place July 28-30, 2023.

ADDITION: Lake Chelan Regatta is on Sept. 9-10, 2023.

» www.48north.com/SARC

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