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On Friday evening we brought our beer can racing to a close. The sunset cast a crimson glow behind the silhouetted city as we headed across the Bay towards the windward mark. The wind tapered off, and we maintained as much forward motion as we could. We got impatient waiting for the wind to pick up, and we let the growling in our stomachs get the better of us. We withdrew from the race to motor back under moonlit skies.
As we approached the marina the wind started to fill in. If we didn't have our sights set on that yummy bowl of soup waiting for us at the Yacht Club, we might have turned around and enjoyed a lovely evening sail. Even though we weren't able to finish the race, we all agreed that it was a worthwhile evening.
Every time you're on the water is special - all you need to do is look around and enjoy it. If you need encouragement, we're here for you. We're always excited to share our ideas about how to enrich your boating experience.
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Winter Rates in Effect!
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Starting on Sunday, November 1st, we've moved into our winter season. Enjoy the savings!
Sailboats:
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Today's Tip
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 When sailing in lighter air, keep an eye on the distribution of weight on the boat. You may want to ask your guests to move to the leeward side of the boat to maintain an adequate heel angle. This will help to keep the sails on the correct side of the boat and help them maintain their shape.
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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: Chuck Dell'Ario
Winner of: This week's prize:
an MFJ 12/24 Dual Time Digital Clock
QUESTION:
From the Daily Updates of Solstice, October 20, 2002
Folks
thinking about going cruising might be interested in how time is kept
during a longer ocean passage. Onboard Solstice we have two official
clocks. One keeps the ship's time, which we leave set to the time zone
of our last port of departure - regardless of any time zones we might
cross. This simplifies our watch-keeping schedule and maintains
continuity in our log entries. Our ship's time is currently set to
Tahiti time. The other clock is set to UTC, which is an abbreviation
for Coordinated Universal Time - also known as Greenwich Mean Time or
Zulu Time. We use this clock primarily for keeping radio schedules,
which are at fixed times regardless of our current time zone.
As
we sail west, we cross into a new time zone for every 15° of longitude.
The time zone that we are currently using for our ship's time is UTC
minus 10 hours. When we get to Niue, which is at almost 170° W, we will
change that to UTC minus 11 hours. The International Date Line is
nominally at 180°, but makes some jogs to the east to incorporate
Kiribati, Tonga and parts of New Zealand. While it's Thursday here,
it's already Friday on the other side of that line.
Russell
Radio is a good source of weather information for the trip to New
Zealand. Russell Radio comes up every day at 0800 New Zealand time. In
New Zealand they have Daylight Saving Time just like the United States.
Like us, they 'spring forward' and 'fall back', except that they are
'springing' while we are 'falling'. That happens on Sunday, which is
really Saturday, with their time at UTC plus 12 hours - which then
becomes UTC plus 13 hours. So what time do I tune up my radio on
Saturday to get Russell Radio?
Answer to be given in Niue local time
ANSWER:
0800 Niue Local Time.
Solution: The broadcast is at 0800 New Zealand Local Time. The zone descriptor (ZD) is -13 during Daylight Savings time, so the Sunday broadcast is at 0800 - 1300 = -0500. Another way to put this, is that the New Zealand Sunday broadcast is at 1900 Saturday UTC. We are in Niue, which is closer to the equator and doesn't have Daylight Savings Time. Converting to Niue Local Time, we get UTC - 11 = 1900Z - 11 = 0800 Niue Local Time.
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Winter Wednesday Seminar Series
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Every Other Wednesday
November - March
6pm - 8pm
Alameda
November 4 - Cruising Central America
Presented by Joe Brandt, Club Nautique instructor. Joe, his wife, Jacque, and their two cats, spent seven years cruising aboard their Wauquiez 47, Marna Lynn. Four of those years were spent in Central America. Don't miss this information-packed presentation composed of Joe's stunning photos, charts, marinas and places of interest, both on the water and further inland.
November 18 - Cooking On Board
Presented by Lynn Orloff Jones, cooking teacher and author of Can-to-Pan Cookery. Lynn's book is geared towards boaters and outdoorsmen who need to provide yummy, healthy, warm meals with limited storage and cooking space.
Menu fee of $15/person
Please call to book your seat today.
Everyone Welcome: FREE*!
* Some seminars may have a small fee for materials or to pay outside speakers.
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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, November 7th
9am - 1pm - Anchoring - Sausalito
2pm - 6pm - Crew Overboard - Sausalito
Members: $75*/Non-Members: $115*
*Take both morning and afternoon sessions and get an additional $10 off!
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Radar Clinic
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 Sunday, November 15th
9am - 5pm
Alameda
1 Seat Open!
Learn about the different types of Radars, their settings, and how to use this powerful tool for navigation and collision avoidance. This course will also introduce you to the use of GPS. Together you will learn to use these tools to steer yourself safely out of the fog.
Ultimate Members: FREE
Members: $282/Non-Members: $375
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Coast Guard Licensing Course
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GET YOUR COAST GUARD LICENSE!
GET PAID TO GO SAILING!
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. Captain Mustad holds a 100-ton Near Coastal USCG Masters license, Yachtmaster
Ocean certificate, STCW-95 endorsement and is a US SAILING certified
instructor through Coastal 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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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 line. Club Nautique will randomly select a winner from all correct responses received by end of business on Monday, November 9th.
QUESTION:
When the wind dropped down to below 10 knots, what did the polite skipper ask of his crew in an effort to keep the boat moving forward?
Solve the following cryptogram* to reveal the correct answer:
* A cryptogram is a block of text which has been rendered unreadable
through the use of what is called a "substitution cypher". This means
that each letter used in the original text has been substituted with
another (G becomes A, F becomes P, etc.). Letter/word positions, spaces
and punctuation remain unchanged.
This week's prize:
A handsome Club Nautique Hat
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Caught on Camera
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Sent in by Rod from his Sunday sail
- Thanks Rod!
Rapture in Paradise!
Moonrise and the spinnaker.
Bob and Jean with the world famous San Francisco sunset.
Elizabeth works the sheet.
Friday Night Racing
Jim and Dave keep their weight to leeward.
The competition sure looks pretty!
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