Bob Bitchin's
Advanced Cruising Seminar

Saturday, August 22, 2009
8:00 – 8:30 Signup and Registration
8:30 – 9:00 Introduction and Orientation:
Deciding on Your Cruising Style: Coastal or Bluewater - Bob Bitchin
9:00 – 9:30 Weather for Cruisers - Lee Chesneau
9:30 – 9:45 Break
9:45 – 10:30 Sailing with Children - Tania Aebi / Carole Pane / Robin Stout
10:30 – 11:15 Single Handed Docking - Jack Klang - Sponsored by New England Ropes
11:15 – 12:00 What We Wished We’d Known Before We Left - Laurie & Carole Pane
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch - Seafarers Inn
1:00 – 1:30 Radio E-Mail for Cruisers - Marti Brown
1:30 – 2:00 Preparing the Galley: Provisioning and Stowage – Tania / Carole
2:00 – 2:45 Line Handling Workshop – Jack Klang – Sponsored by New England Ropes.
2:45 - 3:00 Break
3:00 – 3:30 Sea Perils and Self Rescue - John Aydelotte
3:30 – 4:15 EPIRBs & Other Safety Devices-Denny Emory
4:15-5:00 Medical – Marti Brown
6:00 – 10:00 Party & Barbecue – Mystic Seaport Docks

Sunday, August 23, 2009
8:00 – 8:30 Sail Trim For Cruisers – Jack Klang – Sponsored by New England Ropes.
8:30 – 9:15 Medical Preparedness – Denny Emory
9:15 – 9:30 Break
9:30 –10:00 Cruising the South Pacific - Robin Stout
10:00 – 10:30 Buying a Used Cruising Boat - John Kretschmer
10:30 – 11:00 Women and cruising- Suzanne
11:00-11:30 Ditch Bags – Rags
11:30 – 12:00 Switlik Liferaft Demo – Richard Switlik
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Seafarers Inn
1:00 – 1:30 Dangerous Reefs in Exotic Places - Licensing: - Rags
1:30 – 2:30 Tania’s Slide Show
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 3:30 Satellite Phones: The Right Choice? - Steve Bowden
3:30 – 4:30 Emergency Preparation – John Kretschmer
4:30 – 5:15 Open Panel Discussion
5:15 – 5:30 Certification of Completion

Presenters:
Bob Bitchin Publisher, Latitudes & Attitudes
Jody Bitchin 75,000 Miles Bluewater Sailing Experience
Tania Aebi Author - Youngest Woman to Solo Circumnavigate
John Aydelotte Marine Services Boatyard / Salvor/ Vessel Assist Captain
Steve Bowden President – Sea-Tech Communications
Marti Brown Nurse Practitioner / World Cruiser
LeeChesneau Senior Marine Meteorologist
Denny Emory Voyager, 100 ton Licensed Capt., Co-founder OceanMedix.com
Jack Klang Author, Syndicated Columnist, TV Personality