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Dreaming of the perfect boat is one of my favorite pastimes. Every boat is unique and special in its own way. Some are more "special" than others. But so far I haven't met a boat that I didn't like. There are all sorts of different shapes, sizes and styles to choose from.
One of the really cool things about chartering is that you can act like Goldilocks and find the boat that is "juuuuust right!" And sometimes, just right looks different for a sporty day-cruise, a romantic sailing weekend or an outing to impress the boss. Good thing you have a large variety of boats to choose from! And, if you do decide to take the plunge and get a boat of your very own, you'll know what works for you and what doesn't.
Now is a great time to think about getting your very own boat. Visit the boat show in Jack London Square and climb on board the beautiful new Jeanneaus and Hunters from Cruising Yachts. Find out how putting a boat in our fleet could help you realize your boat ownership dreams while getting charter revenue. And you and your boat can live happily ever after!
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Coastal Cruising Adventure!
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October 25 - November 4th
Join Club Nautique's California Coastal Adventure Cruise. We will depart from Newport Beach on Oct 25 aboard one of our fully offshore equipped sailing vessels for an exciting cruise around Southern California before venturing north for home.
This will be an advanced trip organized as an educational adventure cruise with the security of a licensed instructor on board. It will be loosely structured, taking advantage of weather, student desires and the ultimate goal of having fun while learning and getting valuable near coastal sailing experience.
Photo by: Rod Witel
Some possible destinations include Catalina Island, with its beautiful Avalon Harbor and Two Harbors; Santa Cruz Island, with its incredible caves that you can explore by dinghy; and the many beautiful marinas along the southern coastline, including Marina del Rey, Santa Barbara, Channel Islands Harbor and more.
Photo by: Rod Witel
Along the way there will be opportunities to do some great fishing and swimming. Did you know that Southern California has some of the most incredible sea life around? Whales, sharks, dolphins, and sea turtles are just some of the aquatic life that you might see. At times you may think the dolphins are taking the trip along with you.
We will navigate the Santa Barbara Channel with its busy big-ship traffic and incredible huge oil rigs. Have you ever caught a glimpse of the phosphorescence or a green flash? Come join us for the experience. After enjoying the warmer Southern California waters, we will put on our foulies and venture around Point Conception, the Cape Horn of the north. There will be some serious sailing, but if time and conditions permit, we can stop in to Monterey Bay and enjoy more incredible sea life, this time on our plates, during a visit to one of their fine dining establishments...
Hope you can join us!
This voyage is open to CPM/OPM students and Grads. Ask us about CPM student positions.
CPM Students: $995 (class credit applied)
Members: $1095/NonMembers: $1685
50% non-refundable deposit required to hold your seat.
Book early. Only 4 seats remaining.
Email Dave Scott for more information or give him a call at 510-865-4700.
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Today's Tip
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Wait until after your pre-cruise to load your gear and groceries on the boat.
It's a good idea to wait to load all of your gear and provisions onto the boat until after you have finished with your pre-cruise. That way, when doing the engine check, searching for thru-hulls, and locating equipment, you don't have to work around all of your loaded gear. It also saves time in the event that for some reason you need to switch to another boat.
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Nautical Noggin-Boggler WINNER!
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We selected our winner randomly from the correct answers submitted. Don't miss your chance to dazzle us with your knowledge and win a prize!
Congratulations to last week's winner:
ROBERT ALLEN
The winner of a $25 gift certificate to the Spinnaker restaurant.
If you are traveling inside a narrow channel in the greater San Francisco Bay with the channel mark
Fl R 6s 15ft 4M "4"
Ra Ref
just ahead and to starboard, and the channel mark
Fl R 4s 14ft 4M "2"
astern and to starboard, what popular restaurant can you see off your port side?
Hint: 18649.
ANSWER:
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Fall Boat Show!
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Jack London Square
Saturday, September 12th - Sunday, September 20th
"Don't Miss the Boat!"
Sailing Lesson Promotion
Boat Show Only! Check out our website for details.
Stop by and visit us at our booth. We'd love to see you!
Free boat rides Saturdays and Sundays during the show! Stroll the docks and view the beautiful new Hunters, Jeanneaus and Navigators available from Cruising Yachts.
Visit the NCMA website to learn more.
Download your FREE TICKETS compliments of Club Nautique here!
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Boat Show Special!
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DON'T MISS THE BOAT!
Cruising Skipper's Package - Boat Show Special
Unbelievable prices on our most popular class package.
Get certified to skipper boats up to 33' in length during eight full days of instruction.
Package Value of $2,065
Boat Show only
Limited Seats available for
as low as $995
Only at our booth at the NCMA Boat Show in Jack London Square, September 12-20
Gate opens at 10 am on Saturday the 12th
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Charter Sharing is BACK!
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We set the boat aside. You sign up to go sailing! Enjoy an economical way to go sailing. Meet new crew mates, go new places and have fun! Sunday Sails!
9am - Dusk
September 13 - Alameda  Saturday, September 19
9am - Dusk - Alameda
Talk like a pirate pancake breakfast and charter share.
See below for details.
Members $80/Non-Members $125
Requires a minimum of three persons to run. At least one person must be BC certified. |
West Marine Seminar Series
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Thursday, September 17th
 6pm - 7pm
West Marine Oakland
SEMINAR SERIES
Join us at the Oakland West Marine; you'll be glad that you did! There will be lots of good information on a variety of sailing topics, plus special offers to save you money.
Thursday, September 17th - AIS
The Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS) will enable the Coast Guard to identify, track and communicate with marine vessels using the Automatic Identification System (AIS), a maritime digital communication
system that continually transmits and receives vessel data over
very-high frequencies. AIS data collected by NAIS will be combined with
other government intelligence and surveillance data to form a holistic,
overarching view of maritime traffic within or near U.S. and
territorial waters.
Presented by professional skipper, Thomas Jeremiason, who has taught power and sailing classes for Club Nautique and holds a Coast Guard 100 ton license with radar, sailing and towing endorsement. In addition to his many other qualifications, he carries an FCC Marine Radio Operator Permit, and he captains and crews many of the commercial cruise boats in the Bay area, including Hornblower, USS Patomic and Red & White fleets
FREE! Everyone welcome!
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Beer Can Races
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 Every Other Friday
April 3rd - October 30th
5pm - 9pm
Alameda
Ballena Bay YC Spring Sunset Series
(aka Beer Can Races)
Now open to non-members!
Next Race: Friday, September 18th
Join us every other Friday evening for fun, competitive sailing aboard a Colgate 26 as we take part in the Ballena Bay YC beer can races. Afterwards slide up to the yacht club bar to relive each exciting minute and critique yourselves (and the other racers!) in a tack-by-tack race analysis from our onboard Club Nautique Tactician-du-jour.
Meet at CN Alameda at 5 pm to prep the boat, review sailing instructions and conditions, then get out to the starting line for the race.
No prior race experience required.
Must be Basic Cruising certified.
Reservations required. Call to confirm dates.
Members: $35/Non-Members: $47
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Talk Like a Pirate Pancake Breakfast
& Charter Share
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Saturday, September 19th
Breakfast
9am - 11am
Charter Share 12pm - Dusk
Alameda
Rrrrrrrr matey. National 'Talk Like a Pirate' day be comin'! To honor this most auspicious of occasions, Club Nautique, your favorite den of pirate iniquity, will be hostin' a pirate pancake breakfast. Come show us what kind of scallywag you really are. After our bellies are full we'll take to the high seas to find what adventure awaits! Don't be missin' the boat. There may be buried treasure!
Pirate Pancake Breakfast:
Members $10/Non-Members $15
Dress like a pirate and get $2 off!
Pirate Charter Share:
Members $80/Non-Members $125
Breakfast included in Charter Share.
We'll be keel haulin' any stowaways, so ye better sign up.
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Bareboat Prep Charter Share
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 Have you finished Basic Cruising? Get ready for your Bareboat class and build your skills. Join other Basic Cruising certified students and follow the guidelines that we set for you to practice specific maneuvers to prepare you for your Bareboat certification.
Session topics: Sailing, Motoring, Crew Overboard & Anchoring. Attend all four sessions and skipper one of the sessions and you'll receive four credits towards your experience requirement for Bareboat class.
Upcoming Sessions:
Saturday, September 19th
9am - 1pm - Anchoring - Alameda
Saturday, September 19th
2pm - 6pm - Crew Overboard - Alameda
Saturday, September 26th
9am - 1pm - Motoring - Sausalito
Saturday, September 26th
2pm - 6pm - Sail - Sausalito
Members: $75*/Non-Members: $115*
*Take both morning and afternoon sessions and get an additional $10 off!
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Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival!
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Friday, October 16 - Sunday, October 18
Join us for our annual fun filled weekend down to the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival. Experience coastal cruising along with a gaggle of other boats from Club Nautique and Cruising Yachts.
Throughout the weekend we enjoy the hospitality of the easy going folks at the Half Moon Bay Yacht Club. On Saturday, we take in the festival or enjoy local activities like hiking or kayaking. In the evening everyone whips up their best "Witches Brew" and cunningly carves a pumpkin to compete to win prizes and bragging rights.
This is one of our favorite events of the year and it's sure to be one of yours!
We are putting together crews and skippers. Cost will depend on the boat and number of people on the charter.
Some coastal experience is preferred.
Please contact Marianne if you are interested.
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Coast Guard Licensing Course
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December 7th -18th
Alameda
Club Nautique will be hosting a Coast Guard License Course, presented by Maritime Institute at our Alameda facility. Maritime Institute is one of the top licensing schools in the country.
The course will be taught by Club Nautique instructor, Arnstein Mustad. Arnstein holds a 100-ton Near Coastal USCG Masters license, Yachtmaster
Ocean certificate, STCW-95 endorsement and is a US SAILING certified
instructor through Passage Making.
Club Nautique Members who enroll in this course will receive $100 in Club Nautique "Boating Bucks" usable towards a future charter.
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Coastal Passage Making Corner
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It was a beautiful weekend on the water. Below is a recount of the last CPM weekend sent in by our latest CPM Graduate, Larry Oesterich. Congratulations Larry!
The weekend was outstanding.
Friday night was calm and balmy in Richardson Bay. Beautiful sunset.
Saturday was calm as we left the Bay. Winds picked up as we made our way out the shipping channel towards the Farallons. By the time we got out towards the end of the channel we had clear skies, mild temperatures, 20 - 30 knot winds and 4-6' swells. We sailed close hauled out to the Farallons. Numerous whale sitings. Turned south and went towards Half Moon Bay (HMB) on a deep broad reach. Winds moderated a bit to 20 - 25 knots, but the following seas increased to 6 - 12 feet. Winds calmed way down by the time we reached the Pilar Point buoy. Docked at HMB. Appetizers and white wine on the stern enjoying mild temperatures, beautiful sunset, and more seals and pelicans chasing anchovies (herring?) than I have ever seen before.
Sunday was light fog and light winds as we left HMB. As we got up beyond San Pedro rock the winds started to pick up. We caught-up to three other club boats, and of course, by definition, that made it a race. Close hauled to the shipping channel. Bear Boat spanked them (in part due to Meleah's aggressive turn at the helm). Once we turned into the shipping channel the winds started to fade, so we motored into the bay, where, of course, the sky was clear and the winds were brisk. We enjoyed a brief sail in the slot, and then took the boat home.
This was my sixth CPM and I enjoyed it a lot. The conditions were exciting, but not life threatening. We had a good crew, and the boat was well suited to the conditions. It was a great weekend.
Photos from instructor, Thomas Perry, from his latest class on board Wind Symphony
Thanks Thomas!
Thomas relaxing in between man overboard drills
Jim Gross takes some sightings
Doug enjoys the coastal scenery
Graham takes a turn at the helm
Dirk enjoys the fruits of Doug's turn in the galley
Keith and Graham take in the stunning Friday night sunset
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Announcing a new Partnership!
Corporate Learning at its Best
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helps people and organizations enhance productivity, communication and
leadership skills via challenging outdoor team building experiences,
available across the US. Click here if you are interested in learning more about our Corporate Team Building programs. Click here to learn more about GEL |
Nautical Noggin-Boggler
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Reply to this email with your answer to the following nautical Noggin-Boggler. There is no need to change the subject. Club Nautique will randomly select a winner from all correct responses received by end of business on Monday, September 7th.
QUESTION:
Jim's Pre-Cruise Bogglers - Answer all 3
During your pre-cruise:
1. You push the engine start button nothing happens-there's not even a sound. What should you do next?
2. You can't find the first aid kit. What should you do next?
3.You attempt to do your radio check multiple times but you don't hear anything back. What should you do next?
This week's prize: Club Nautique Hat
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Caught on Camera
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Wednesday night Hump Night sailingThanks to Rod! Rod, David, Jean, Tim & Caroline chill out on Yemanja.  Stunning sights to be seen while sailing.  Bob and Jean pose in the incredible sunset.  Cat's Aye sailors enjoy the warm evening and flat sailing.   Wow! 
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