Take The Tiller a sailing workshop for Women

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Martha Huddle

Chair, Women Sailing

HMBYC

650 563 9928

mb@marthabruce.com

Take The Tiller

Half Moon Bay, CA: Women Sailing of Half Moon Bay Yacht Club present our first, full day Take the Tiller sailing workshop for women on Saturday, August 29, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. This workshop is designed to develop command and confidence at the tiller for women with basic sailing skills. The seminar is a fundraiser for the Claire Borkert Girls Sailing Scholarship (CBGSS) that funds up to four girls a year to attend the Youth Sailing Camp at HMBYC. To register online for Take The Tiller click here (http://www.hmbyc.org/sailing-with-hmbyc/womens-sailing).  Registration is limited to 18 participants and closes on August 21, 2015. The seminar is open to both members and nonmembers of Half Moon Bay Yacht Club.

The small group of attendees will be sailing the club’s fleet of Cal 20 keelboats, guided by skippers from Women Sailing. We will begin with an improvisational exercise designed to get the commanding juices flowing. The program will include a presentation on communication and team-building skills that will help attendees skipper their crew through various sailing challenges. The attendees will team up on the water to

Work together to rig the boats properly
Rotate skippers and crew to practice various sailing maneuvers, including docking and role play through real life sailing situations
Assess and reflect on learning

Lunch will be provided and the day’s activities will end with a reception featuring hearty appetizers and a keynote address by HMBYC member Carliane Johnson, entitled “Conquering Fear and Living the Dream: A single woman’s path to boat ownership”. Supporters of Women Sailing who do not attend the workshop may attend the reception only for a $25.00 donation to the CBGSS . Catering by Denise De Somer, Chef for Hire.

About Women Sailing: Women Sailing of Half Moon Bay Yacht Club works to empower women and girls through sailing. We sail together on the fourth Thursday of every month, produce and host sailing seminars for the club in the winter and raise funds for the CBGSS. We also send one adult member a year to the Island Yacht Club’s two day Women Sailing Seminar. http://www.hmbyc.org/sailing-with-hmbyc/womens-sailing