The LPSC website event link is Lake Pleasant Sailing Click to download the brochure and form.

The Ladies’ Day @ the Lake is a day-long, sailing summit for women sponsored by Lake Pleasant Sailing Club (LPSC). The sailing summit will take place on Oct. 10 at the Desert Outdoor Center at Lake Pleasant. The hands on learning experience is designed to introduce women to and/or enhance their skills in recreational sailing through both land-based seminars and on-the-water workshops. Enrollees will be able to customize their learning experience by choosing four classes to meet their experience needs during the summit.

More than a dozen workshops are available for a variety of topics and for most sailing skill levels. The include:

Welcome Aboard (six hours; classroom, dock side and on the water instruction for the beginner sailor.
Anchoring / raft up basics
Docking your sailboat
Overboard procedures
Being the skipper (intermediate +)
Sail trim (intermediate+)
Spinnaker basics (intermediate +)
CPR
Dealing with the unexpected
General deck safety
Going offshore
Knots / line handling
Rules of the Road
Using a GPS
VHF radio procedures
Weather Wisdom

Each on the water coach is a US Coast Guard licensed captain, American Sailing Association and/or Game and Fish certified instructor. Small teacher to student ratio in these courses will guarantee students will receive personal attention.

All instruction, course materials and a box lunch are included in the $75 fee for the Day @ the Lake. Registration is on a first come first serve basis and enrollment is strictly limited to 45 participants. Registration closes on AUGUST 30, 2009. Don’t be left out!

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