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December has arrived, and poof, The Holiday Season is here! The great thing about sailors is that it is so easy to buy presents for them. If you have any doubts about that, try putting a marine supply catalog into a sailor's hands and watch as their eyes light up with longing. There is always some piece of gear or a gadget that they have in their sights. If you know someone like this, make sure you come to the special West Marine night this Thursday for extraordinary deals on everything to satisfy that wide-eyed sailor on your list. Or join us on Wednesday night for our Decorative Knots seminar and learn how to create your own Holiday gifts!
While you're at it, don't forget to give yourself a treat! Take a boat out to enjoy the various Lighted Boat Parades in The Bay Area. These parades only happen once a year and they are sure to fill you and your guests with the holiday spirit.
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Coast Guard Licensing Course
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
GET YOUR CAPTAIN'S LICENSE!
GET PAID TO GO SAILING!
December 7th -18th
Weekdays 9am - 5pm
Alameda
Club Nautique is proud to 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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Today's Tip
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 Layer your clothing to keep yourself warm and safe. When we are cold, not only is it unpleasant, but our judgment and motor functions may be impaired as well. Clothing specialists recommend three specific clothing layers to keep you warm and dry: a Base Layer, a Mid Layer and a Shell Layer.
The Base Layer keeps moisture away from your skin and helps you stay comfortable. It is typically a polyester or polypropylene material that has good wicking qualities. While comfortable when it is dry, cotton is a poor choice for a base layer because when it gets wet it holds moisture next to your skin rather than wicking it away.
The Mid Layer provides insulation to help you reduce heat loss and stay warm. Materials such as Polartec® fleece make excellent insulating layers. In the past, wool was the preferred material for the insulating mid layer.
The Shell Layer keeps you dry and protects you from the wind. Good foul weather gear forms the shell layer for most sailors. Breathable foul weather gear is more expensive, but tends to be more comfortable. You can choose either coastal or offshore rated gear depending on the type of sailing you plan to do.
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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 of a tablet of RITCHIE NAVIGATION WetNotes: JARED HANSEN
 
Recording
observations, events and navigational information is a part of good
seamanship. A journal is a good place to record personal observations
and musings, while a logbook (or log) is used for a vessel's formal
record. One of the items that is recorded in the log is the vessel's
speed, in knots. The words log (meaning a written record of events) and knot
(meaning a nautical mile per hour) both have their origins in a single
piece of nautical equipment. What was that piece of equipment and how
was it used?
ANSWER:
The piece of equipment was the ship's log, or chip log. In the past, a ship's navigator would use a log to measure the ship's speed. The standard log consisted of a quarter circle of wood tied to the end of a log-line. The log-line was wound on a reel and was marked with knots, uniformly spaced every 51 feet. A half-minute glass, of the same form as an hour-glass, was used to measure time.
To measure the ship's speed the navigator would perform the exercise of heaving the log, which was performed thus: An officer of the watch threw the log over the ship's stern while one sailor managed the reel and another turned the half-minute glass. By counting the number of knots that were run out in the time it took to empty the glass, the navigator could determine the ship's speed, in knots. These were so measured to be the same as nautical miles per hour.
The book in which the measurements were recorded was called the logbook.
Source: Bowditch, Nathaniel The New American Practical Navigator. New York, 1851. pg. 126
Copy provided courtesy of Club Nautique member, Mike Ball.
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Winter Wednesday Seminar Series
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Every Other Wednesday
November - March
6pm - 8pm
Alameda
 December 2 - Decorative Knots
Presented by Ryan Nelson, West Marine Rigging Services, with support from New England Ropes. Learn to create beautiful knots that can be turned into holiday ornaments or gifts! Practice line will be provided. Additional line will be available for purchase.
Free!
 December 16 - Safety Equipment & How to Use It - Presented by Arnstein Mustad, Professional Delivery Captain and Club Nautique Instructor. We'll go over the deployment and use of most modern safety equipment. We'll provide as much hands on practice as possible.
Free!
Everyone welcome!
Please call to book your seat today.
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West Marine Night
Special Deals for Club Nautique Customers
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 Thursday, December 3rd
6pm - 7:30pm
WEST MARINE IN ALAMEDA
730 Buena Vista Avenue
510-521-4865
DON'T MISS THE SAVINGS!
You are invited to a special evening of savings at West Marine! Members and Non-Members included.
- Discounts off wholesale prices!
- 20% off clothing
- 5% off electronics
- 10% off everything else
- Experts will be on hand to answer product questions.
- Snacks and beverages will be served.
Prices will not be any lower than this throughout the remainder of the Holiday Season! Maybe EVER!
Click here to plan your list
Click here for directions to the store
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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, December 5th
9am - 1pm - Anchoring - Sausalito
1:30pm - 5:30pm - Crew Overboard - Sausalito
Saturday, December 12th
9am - 1pm - Motoring - Alameda
1:30pm - 5:30pm - Sailing - Alameda
Members: $75*/Non-Members: $115*
*Take both morning and afternoon sessions and get an additional $10 off!
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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, December 7th.
QUESTION:
Fill in the following crossword.
Click here to download a pdf of this crossword.
ACROSS
1. A stylish way to keep your head warm
4. An outer, protective layer
6. The insulating layer
7. Ten digits in these
10. Yellow ____________
12. These are made for walkin'
13. Lungs and good "foulies" do this
DOWN
2. The first layer
3. Draw the moisture away from your skin
4. Protect your eyes from the sun
5. Synthetic insulation
8. You want three of these
9. Sometimes itchy
11. An important goal in choosing clothing
12. Babies wear these too
This week's prize:
A warm and attractive CN Beanie!
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Lighted Yacht Parades!
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Pack a couple of extra blankets on the boat, fill up the thermos with hot cocoa and let the shimmering lights warm your heart with the holiday spirit! Bareboat certified skippers and above, enjoy the perks of night sailing and treat yourself to these yearly displays of sparkling goodness!
Saturday, December 5th - Alameda/Oakland
Friday, December 11th - Fisherman's Wharf
Saturday, December 12th - Sausalito
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Holiday Hours
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Club Nautique will be closed on the following days:
Thursday, December 24th through Wednesday, December 30th
Members who have chartered with us previously are eligible to
charter during times when the club is closed. Please contact us to make your
reservation.
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Holiday Special!
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GIVE SAILING!
For yourself or that special someone!
Learn to sail boats up to 33'!
Basic Sailing Skipper's Package
Includes:
- Basic Keelboat Class
- Basic Cruising Class
- Bay Cruising Destination Workshop
- Rugged Tote full of goodies
AS LOW AS $1195!
Learn more...
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Huge Tax Breaks on Boats in the Charter Fleet
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Last Chance To Slash Your '09 Tax Bill
With A New Charter Yacht
Lower Your Tax Bill With A New Sailboat!
With less than 5 weeks before the end of the year, there's not much time left to lower your 2009 taxes by putting a boat into charter. The good news is, Club Nautique needs new boats for their charter fleet and Cruising Yachts has a few boats left in stock that fit the bill and can be delivered before the year end deadline. #1 on Club Nautique's wish list is the Hunter 33 and there just happens to be one on sale. The potential savings to be had through charter boat ownership versus private ownership of the Hunter 33 are incredible!
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