2012 South West International Boat Show
Seminar Schedule

Thursday, March 22

Time	Speaker	Description
12:30 PM Steuben Room	Denny Emory	Mayday, Mayday, Mayday Planning and preparation come into play in the event of a emergency situation. Taking appropriate action can set into motion the time honored response of search and rescue resources, and that of fellow mariners at sea. Using personal experiences and reports of actual events, Denny brings life to this important topic.
12:30 PM Waterford Room	Etienne Giroire	Make Spinnaker Flying Easy and Fun Discover how to tame the spinnaker. Learn how to do good sail changes, safe and controlled gybes, generalities about single handed sailing, why is it a French "specialty."
1:45 PMbr> Steuben Room	Brenda Wempner	Bareboat Chartering in Exotic Destinations Learn the secrets of successful bareboat chartering, including arranging for the boat, provisioning and planning an itinerary.  This lecture will include tips and ideas for a more successful charter experience and discuss ways to get started cruising in a new destination as skipper or as crew.  Cruising areas discussed will include the Canadian Gulf Islands, Tahiti, Croatia, San Juan Islands, Caribbean Islands and more.
1:45 PM Waterford Room	Pam Wall	Outfitting for Blue Water Cruising Come and see Pam Wall’s educational seminar on “Outfitting for Blue Water Cruising.” Learn from Pam and her families’ experiences while sailing across the oceans.  Her expert knowledge will help anyone learn  the essentials of blue water cruising equipment.  Along with the obvious little products that are so important.  Pam gives knowledgeable and practical ideas on how to make your boat , easier to handle,  safer, and more fun to sail!
3:00 PM Steuben Room	Jeff Grossman & Jean Levine Grossman	Take the Drama out of your Dream The Dream is cruising off into the sunset, footloose and carefree, relaxing and having fun along the way. Reality can be filled with moments of panic, fear and anxiety from weather, seas, crew, broken boat systems and shore side hassles. Learn where the Drama comes from and how to remove it from your Dream!
3:00 PM Waterford Room	Brion Toss	Rigging Basics Fundamental procedures, from a rigging raconteur. Learn about “eyeball engineering”, rig tuning,  knots and splices, drilling and tapping, epoxy-potting, deck layout, how to point a stripper arm, why you should probably turn your Genoa cars around, and mu
4:15 PM Steuben Room	Nancy Erley	Pirates and the  Cruising Sailor  Nancy Erley, captain of two world circumnavigations sailed in the Gulf of Aden and the Caribbean where pirates are currently active. Nancy shares the facts on piracy and how to find the global "hotspots", how to assess your personal posture toward risk and strategies to de-escalate a pirate encounter.  Nancy's friends on "Asylum" were attacked while anchored with three boats off the coast of Columbia and she will share their story, lessons learned and advice to other cruisers.
4:15 PM Waterford Room	Farley Fontenot	Sail Maintenance and Sail Repair on the Water
5:30 PM Steuben Room	Steven Bowden	Communications for Cruisers This seminar covers the "patchwork quilt" concept of using different digital communication technologies to keep in touch.  The focus will be on the options available (including new products) and the way that cruisers actually use the different technologies:  Wi-Fi at the dock, broadband cellular underway, HF SSB radio, satellite phones and satellite broadband when offshore.  We will address how to adapt these technologies to a cruiser's needs and budget as well how you can move your business aboard.
5:30 PM Waterford Room	John Gambill	Wind and Solar for Cruising Sailboaters Managing your energy budget.  Making your own power.  Which is better; wind or solar.  How they work.  What to look for.

Friday, March 23

Time	Speaker	Description
12:30 PM Steuben Room	Pam Wall	Cruising The Bahamas I don’t have to sail around the world to be in Paradise!  Pam Wall has sailed around the world, but her most favorite place of all is in her back yard!  The Bahamas are Pam’s favorite cruising grounds, and she takes you there with a flair!  See the beauty of these magnificent islands, so near, yet so far.  This slide presentation will have you jumping into the clear water before you know it.
12:30 PM Waterford Room	Brenda Wempner	Sailing Made Easy Learn the basics of sailing, including tacking, jibing and sailing terminology. Points of sail and proper sail trim will be discussed as well as an introduction to rules of the road.
1:45 PM Steuben Room	Brion Toss	Rig Loads, Big Loads A sailboat can generate tons of force when it powers up its rig. This is fine, as long as the rigging system is designed and fabricated to deal safely with all that power. Join rigger Brion Toss as he demonstrates the loads that rig components bear, how t
1:45 PM Waterford Room	Farley Fontenot	Sail Maintenance and Sail Repair on the Water
3:00 PM Steuben Room	Nancy Erley	Night Navigation How to travel safely after dark when you have to, and stand a night watch at sea.  A technically rich presentation covering night vision, navigation aids and lights on shore, vessel identification, collision avoidance at night, radar, night time deck safety protocols, watch scheduling and more.
3:00 PM Waterford Room	Brion Toss	The Hidden Causes of Rig Failure? Good sailors make regular, careful rig inspections, but how can they inspect things that they cannot see?  Rig failures can originate inside spars, in decks, and in other places that aren’t readily inspected, and where disassembly isn’t always an option.
4:15 PM Steuben Room	Terry Flynn	Sail Trim for Control This presentation provides instruction on best practice sail trim for cruisers. The goal is to present the sailor with ways deal with common cruising concerns of heel, over-powered situations, best upwind performance and easy down-wind sailing. We examine all the components of sail shape and trim and how to use the controls on your boat to overcome these common concerns.
4:15 PM Waterford Room	Joan Conover	SSCA’s International Cruising Stations offer members a welcome ‘round the world SCCA has a network of over 150 volunteer Cruising Station hosts around the globe.  These hosts provide information and guidance in advance and can be to welcome you when you arrive, whether it be in the South Pacific, the Caribbean, on the U.S. Coast, or even in the Middle East. Services provided vary from host to host and range from providing transportation and mail services to translating documents or helping to find supplies and equipment. But most importantly, they offer a warm welcome in an unfamiliar place and priceless local knowledge. The list is regularly updated and offers unparalleled benefits to our cruising members world-wide.
5:30 PM Steuben Room	Nancy Erley	One World, Twice Around Captain Nancy Erley shares the adventures of her all women crews aboard her beloved Orca 38 Tethys on two 5-year circumnavigations of the world.  65 different women learners participated in the profoundness of crossing a big ocean in a small boat.
5:30 PM Waerford Room	Marti Brown	Safety At Sea with Marine SSB On cruising vessels, Marine SSB is alive, well and thriving. Learn how this technology can inexpensively help you gather weather forecasts and safety information at sea. This seminar will discuss briefly how the technology works, how to set it up and how to use it. Don't leave port without it!

Saturday, March 24

Time	Speaker	Description
10:30 AM Hunt Room	Brion Toss	Rigging Basics Fundamental procedures, from a rigging raconteur. Learn about “eyeball engineering”, rig tuning, knots and splices, drilling and tapping, epoxy-potting, deck layout, how to point a stripper arm, and much more.
10:30 AM Steuben Room	Eric Best	Getting Ready to Get Out There Alone A discussion of the psychological challenges of solo ocean sailing, by Eric Best. Why do many sailors dream and talk of going on a long solo sail but relatively few actually do it? Are the obstacles mostly physical, psychological, circumstantial? Is it really difficult or just daunting? Are we held in check more by ourselves or by others? These questions will be explored (and some perhaps answered) in Mr. Best's highly entertaining and often witty style.
10:30 AM Waterford Room	Kim Hess	Healthy Cruising with Yoga Onboard™ Just as we devote time & attention to the maintenance of our vessels, we must also give as much, if not more care to the health of our bodies. Join Kim Hess, author of Yoga OnboardTM in a session of Cockpit Yoga.  We will also explore the various options we have available to maintain and possibly enhance our health as we cruise. This will be an interactive discussion so bring your questions & more importantly your ideas to share with others.
11:45 AM Hunt Room	Nancy Erley	Captaincy for Couples:  Becoming a Dynamic Duo  How to use leadership intelligence in stressful situations onboard to actually improve your appreciation of one another.  A look into resolving conflict collaboratively to arrive at "Two heads are better than one" instead of "My way or the highway".  Your team of two can become a truly dynamic duo.
11:45 AM Waterford Room	Pam Wall	Cool Products No One Knows About Pam Wall has been working for West Marine for twenty years.  She sees and tries many new and lots of old products that are available to the yachtsmen around the world.  Let her show you many really great products that very few people know about.  The secrets of great things will be revealed so you can take advantage of a lifetime of finding cool products that few have ever tried.  Pam has her favorites that she will share with you, and you will come away with many great ideas for your own boat.
11:45 AM Steuben Room	Denny Emory	Medical Preparedness for the Cruiser and Ocean Voyager On most cruising boats, there is no doctor. Even in home waters, getting outside professional medical assistance or direct intervention on a timely basis may not be possible. This seminar presents an overview of the sources of medical information, equipment, and resources available to the cruiser and ocean voyager.
1:00 PM Steuben Room	John Gambill	Wind and Solar for Cruising Sailboaters Managing your energy budget.  Making your own power.  Which is better; wind or solar.  How they work.  What to look for.
1:00 PM Hunt Room	Farley Fontenot	Sail Maintenance and Sail Repair on the Water
1:00 PM Waterford Room	Captain Dan Cantrell	Boating and Navigation Enjoy an hour of learning about boating navigation, safety, knot tying and so much more from MarineMax’s very own Captain Dan Cantrell. Captain Dan will take you from learning the rules of the water and safe boat handling skills to on the water training and docking skills. We want your boating experience to be enjoyable, safe, and fun for the whole family. You won’t want to miss this!
2:15 PM Hunt Room	Bob Bitchin	Cruising the Big Blue Ball Called Earth Ever wonder about cruising over the world? Hear new tales from Latitudes and Attitudes founder Bob Bitchin.
2:15 PM Steuben Room	Etienne Giroire	Make Spinnaker Flying Easy and Fun Discover how to tame the spinnaker. Learn how to do good sail changes, safe and controlled gybes, generalities about single handed sailing, why is it a French "specialty. "
2:15 PM Waterford Room	Brion Toss	Rig Loads, Big Loads A sailboat can generate tons of force when it powers up its rig. This is fine, as long as the rigging system is designed and fabricated to deal safely with all that power. Join rigger Brion Toss as he demonstrates the loads that rig components bear, how t
3:30 PM Waterford Room	Terry Flynn	Sail Trim for Control This presentation provides instruction on best practice sail trim for cruisers. The goal is to present the sailor with ways deal with common cruising concerns of heel, over-powered situations, best upwind performance and easy down-wind sailing. We examine all the components of sail shape and trim and how to use the controls on your boat to overcome these common concerns.
3:30 PM Hunt Room	Nancy Erley	Advanced Anchoring Anchoring is a skill that is easy to master.  After a brief refresher on anchoring basics the presentation will focus on strategies for tricky situations.  Especially how to find a spot in a crowded anchorage, med-mooring, how to use multiple anchors and
3:30 PM Steuben Room	Lee Chesneau	The Weather Briefing: Self Reliant Weather Interpretation Skills This seminar:  Introduces some surface weather maps and what the anticipated weather forecasts are for several geographical areas from east and the west coasts and other areas of the country; Discusses human intelligence products as generated by the National Weather Service (NWS): Reviews tropical cyclone avoidance techniques using the 1-2-3 Rule; Provides an overview of what mariners self reliance; and Makes recommends for weather chart collection and display for logical forecast processing, interpretation, and decision making. This seminar is for everyone who enjoys day sailing, and coastal or offshore cruising.
4:45 PM Waterford Room	John Franta	Affordable Synthetic Standing Rigging This seminar will explore the benefits of using synthetic standing rigging. Learn about both the benefits and the limitations of this new material type.  John will give a light but data based presentation on the merits of using synthetic line for standing rigging.
4:45 PM Hunt Room	Pam Wall	Hurricane Preparation After surviving three direct hits by hurricanes in the Bahamas, Pam Wall describes in detail what she learned to survive and to protect her boat in storms and hurricanes. There are in depth lists and suggestions for proper equipment to have aboard and what to do to avoid damage. The seminar ends with Pam showing videos of Hurricanes Dennis and Floyd that hit her while cruising in the Bahamas. This is a seminar that everyone should attend to be fully prepared for any bad weather that you may encounter.
4:45 PM Steuben Room	Marti Brown	Safety At Sea with Marine SSB On cruising vessels, Marine SSB is alive, well and thriving. Learn how this technology can inexpensively help you gather weather forecasts and safety information at sea. This seminar will discuss briefly how the technology works, how to set it up and how to use it. Don't leave port without it!

Sunday, March 25

Time	Speaker	Description
12:30 PM Steuben Room	Nancy Erley	Pirates and the  Cruising Sailor  Nancy Erley, captain of two world circumnavigations sailed in the Gulf of Aden and the Caribbean where pirates are currently active. Nancy shares the facts on piracy and how to find the global "hotspots", how to assess your personal posture toward risk and strategies to de-escalate a pirate encounter.  Nancy's friends on "Asylum" were attacked while anchored with three boats off the coast of Columbia and she will share their story, lessons learned and advice to other cruisers.
12:30 PM Waterford Room	Brion Toss	The Hidden Causes of Rig Failure? Good sailors make regular, careful rig inspections, but how can they inspect things that they cannot see?  Rig failures can originate inside spars, in decks, and in other places that aren’t readily inspected, and where disassembly isn’t always an option.
1:45 PM Steuben Room	Pam Wall	A Family Sails Around the World Have you ever dreamed of sailing around the world with your family?  Pam Wall with her husband and two small children followed their dreams of seeing the world from the deck of their thirty-nine foot sloop.  Share Pam’s adventures aboard her boat as she and her family circumnavigate the world.  Watching two young children grow up aboard a small boat is not only fascinating, but educational as well.  See the family’s enthusiasm for this wonderful lifestyle in a slide presentation that will make you want to cast off!
1:45 PM Waterford Room	Kim Hess	Healthy Cruising with Yoga Onboard™ Just as we devote time & attention to the maintenance of our vessels, we must also give as much, if not more care to the health of our bodies. Join Kim Hess, author of Yoga OnboardTM in a session of Cockpit Yoga.  We will also explore the various options we have available to maintain and possibly enhance our health as we cruise. This will be an interactive discussion so bring your questions & more importantly your ideas to share with others.
3:00 PM Steuben Room	Steven Bowden	Communications for Cruisers This seminar covers the "patchwork quilt" concept of using different digital communication technologies to keep in touch.  The focus will be on the options available (including new products) and the way that cruisers actually use the different technologies:  Wi-Fi at the dock, broadband cellular underway, HF SSB radio, satellite phones and satellite broadband when offshore.  We will address how to adapt these technologies to a cruiser's needs and budget as well how you can move your business aboard.
3:00 PM Waterford Room	Eric Best	Getting Ready to Get Out There Alone A discussion of the psychological challenges of solo ocean sailing, by Eric Best. Why do many sailors dream and talk of going on a long solo sail but relatively few actually do it? Are the obstacles mostly physical, psychological, circumstantial? Is it really difficult or just daunting? Are we held in check more by ourselves or by others? These questions will be explored (and some perhaps answered) in Mr. Best's highly entertaining and often witty style.
4:15 PM Steuben Room	Jeff  Grossman & Jean Levine Grossman	Couples Cruising to the Caribbean From the Erie canal to the Virgin Islands, one couple can cruise without long offshore passages or more than one overnight at a time. Though the Caribbean is the destination, you are cruising from when you leave home, learn the many wonderful places to stop and see along the way!
4:15 PM Wateford Room	Denny Emory	Emergency Locator Beacons An Emergency Locator Beacon has become a standard piece of emergency equipment carried by the prudent mariner on a properly outfitted vessel. This presentation will explain the Search and Rescue process worldwide; and, explore the spectrum of emergency locator beacons currently available - what they are; how the function; registration requirements; testing; batteries; mounting; and, deployment. Using personal experiences and reports of actual events, Denny brings life to this important topic.