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TODAY'S TIP
Provided by Joe Brandt
 It pays to check your tide book! Remember to look in the book before going out for a sail or anchoring for anything more than a very short time. Going with the flow can make a big difference in your ease of travel and the distance that you can cover, while going against it can lead to frustration and late arrivals. When you anchor, failing to make sure that you have sufficient scope at high water and sufficient depth at low water can lead to anything from losing face to losing your boat!
Photo by Joe Brandt. |
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CRUISING YACHTS OPEN HOUSE!
Saturday, March 20
10am - 5pm
Cruising Yachts - Alameda
FREE Seminars:
10am - Prep Your Boat Right For Cruising by John Kuony
11am - Inland Navigation by Jerry Nassoiy
12pm - Cruising the Delta by Don Durant
All-Day Events: Side-by-side comparisons of Jeanneau 39i & Hunter 39, Hunter 50CC & Hunter 49, Pre-Cruised Yachts open for viewing, Loan Pre-Qualification FREE Checks, Pre-Boat Show deals too low to publish on select new inventory, refreshments & more.
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NAUTICAL NOGGIN-BOGGLER WINNER!
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 this week's winner of a Club Nautique sunglasses retainer
KEN KILBORN!
QUESTION:
Prudence Parsimonious & Penny Pincher left Monterey on
Saturday, March 13th, 2010 on the way back to the marina in Alameda. While underway, Prudence decided to reorganize her wallet. She came across a two-for-one coupon for the early bird special at her favorite restaurant, The Salty Seagull, located in her marina. Panicking, she presented Penny with her predicament -- the coupon expired at 5pm on
Sunday, March 14th! It was midnight and they had 100 miles to go. They were traveling at a speed of 6 knots. Did they make it in time to redeem the coupon and partake in plentiful platters of savory seafood?! Please show us your work.
ANSWER:
The coupon expired at 5pm on Sunday, March 14th... It was midnight and they had 100 miles to go. They were traveling at a speed of 6 knots. Did they make it in time to redeem the coupon and partake in plentiful platters of savory seafood?
Well there may be more here than meets the eye... Crafty CN Staff
The distance is 100 nm so here is the answer:
Using the 60 D Street formula, we have:
60 X D (Distance)/Speed (S) = Time (T min)
60 X 100 nm/6 kts = 1000 min = 16 h 40 m
They needed to be at the Salty Seagull by 1700 on Sunday. The trip took them 16 h 40 m. Since their clock needed to "spring forward" for daylight saving time, they lost an hour, arrived at 1740 and missed out on this wonderful 2 for 1 coupon. They went anyway, paid full price, and drank until they forgot about the coupon.
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INSIDE THE INSIDE PASSAGE!
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL EXTENDED TWO DAYS!
DON'T MISS THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!
The Inside Passage is wild and complex. Its waters are filled with islands and rocks of all sizes until it is often reduced to narrow winding passages. Yet it is protected from the outside ocean, initially by Vancouver Island and later by a complex of larger Islands. On its inside, deep fiords cut into the Coastal Range, ending at some of British Columbia's tallest mountains. No other stretch of the Inside Passage offers so much wilderness and so many wildlife opportunities. Its few scattered and remote human populations are still mostly native villages with their own Northwest culture. Traveling up the Inside Passage you will develop advanced navigational skills as you discover places still less explored.
Join Dolphin Charters and Club Nautique on this educational adventure onboard Delphinus, a 50' single screw trawler. Learn and practice navigation, piloting, docking and crewing. Our cruise starts from Port Townsend, WA, one of the most popular destinations in the San Juan Islands. We'll travel a long and rewarding passage through the famous Inside Passage, passing through Discovery Passage and Johnstone Straits, all the way to Ketchikan, AK.
Trip Dates: May 29 - June 7
Members: $2845/Non-Members: $2995
Early Bird Special Extended by Two Days:
Sign up by March 17 to receive an additional $150 off!
Price includes single berth accommodation and three meals a day prepared by on-board gourmet chef.Transportation to and from boat is not included. Participants can choose to participate in daily crew activities. Maximum of eight participants. Minimum of six.
For more information contact
Dolphin Charters:
(800) 472-9942
trips@dolphincharters.com
or
Captain Richard Foregger
(707) 771-9799
richard@captainslogtv.com
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WINTER WEDNESDAY SEMINAR SERIES
Every Other Wednesday
November - March
6pm - 8pm
Alameda
March 17th
Mystery of the Tides
 Presented by Club Nautique instructor, Joe Brandt.
Based on information from the book, "Beyond the Moon" by James Greig McCully. Joe will discuss some of the 396 factors that determine tides and their effects on different regions around the world. You'll learn why tides come and go, why some areas have more than two tides per day, and where the water goes when it leaves the Bay.
Free!
March 31st
 A Day in the Life of a Bar Pilot
Presented
by David Weiss, San Francisco Bar Pilot. As a Bar Pilot, David knows what it's like to drive a
ship on San Francisco Bay. As the owner of a Catalina 34, he also knows
what it's like to be a sailor on the Bay. He will endeavor to satisfy
any curiosities sailors may have about the pilots and the ships they drive.
Free!
Everyone welcome!
Please call to book your seat today.
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HELP US SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!
Support your favorite team!
In appreciation of the men and women in our Armed Forces, Club Nautique has invited the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard to participate in The Club Nautique American Armed Forces Cup! Each branch of the military is sending three participants to compete head-to-head for the second annual American Armed Forces Cup perpetual trophy. Club Nautique is providing the boats and professional skippers for the event, but the military teams will do all the sailing. The Coast Guard will be returning to defend their title as American Armed Forces Cup Champions from 2009!
We are currently looking for sponsorship for this event. If you are interested, please contact Jim Hancock at (510) 865-4700
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BAREBOAT PREP CHARTER SHARE
 Have you finished Basic Cruising? Now it's time to build your skills in preparation for your Bareboat class. Join other Basic Cruising certified students and follow our guidelines to practice specific maneuvers that will get you ready to be a Bareboat student.
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, March 20th
9:00am - 1:00pm - Anchoring - Alameda
1:30pm - 5:30pm - Crew Overboard - Alameda
Saturday, March 27th
9:00am - 1:00pm - 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!
Learn more about sailing practice sessions
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CORPORATE CORNER
 It is said that Time and Tide wait for No Man. If you and your staff are feeling your energy ebb while you stay moored to your desks, now may be the time to cast off and take a break by signing up for a Corporate Team Builder or Employee Reward outing. It's a great way to rise with the tide and reinvigorate your morale.
If you just can't get away right now, you can still save the company money by making a deposit this month to lock in our Winter Rates for an event in April, May or June. You'll save as much as 20% by planning ahead and beating the tide.
Call Dave Moore or Doug Perry at the Club Nautique office, 510 865-4700, or email corpdesk@clubnautique.net
Book now and save.
Learn more about our Corporate Team Building Programs
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LET'S GO RACING!
Club Nautique has developed a new and exciting race program! We have ordered two new spinnakers and are putting them on a couple of our Alameda Colgates for some tight match racing fun between April 1 and September 3. We will be racing with the Ballena Bay Yacht Club every other Friday night, but with two identically outfitted boats in each race we will also have the excitement of our own race-within-a-race! There are a total of twelve races in the series, which we are dividing into three four-race mini-series. There will be a race-seasoned Club Nautique instructor onboard to coach you and give you tips, but you will be driving, trimming and calling the tactics.
Racers must be BC certified. No spinnaker experience required.
2010 Friday Night Series Schedule
| Race | Date | Sub-Series | | 1 | 4/2 | 1 |
| 2 | 4/16 | 1 | | 3 | 4/30 | 1 | | 4 | 5/14 | 1 | | 5 | 5/28 | 2
| | 6 | 6/11
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| | 7 | 6/25 | 2
| | 8 | 7/9 | 2
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| 10 | 8/6 | 3 |
| 11 | 8/20 | 3 |
| 12 | 9/3
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Start Time 5:00 PM Members: ONLY $195/Non-Members: $260 each 4 race series!
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CHARTERBOAT OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Get Lucky!
Lucky G off of Ballena Bay during a Basic Powerboating Class
 | Have you been waiting for the right time to own a boat? Your time may have arrived! Club Nautique's 32' Nordic Tug, Lucky G, is for sale for the very attractive price of $240,000. Club Nautique wants to keep the boat in the fleet so we are bringing this opportunity to the attention of all of our readers. Here are some reasons why this may be the time for you to buy a boat: - Lucky G has some of the best revenue performance of the entire Club Nautique fleet.
- Congress recently extended, through year's end, an increase in the Section 179 Tax Deduction to $250,000. This means that the full purchase price of the boat can be deducted from your taxes this year.
- Club Nautique is waiving its customary "charter placement fee".
- Even though Lucky G is a 2006 model year, it has been professionally maintained to the highest of standards for Club Nautique's charter use, so you can get a used boat while being confident that you won't encounter any surprises.
- Owning this boat will give you a place to stay or a yacht to use on the Bay in the most affordable way, ever.
Every one of Club Nautique's powerboating students start on this boat and they universally agree on what a great boat she is. If you have ever given thought to purchasing a yacht but felt the timing or economy was not right to do so, let's discuss it. Please direct any questions you may have to me personally. |
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NOGGIN BOGGLER
Provided by Joe Brandt
QUESTION:
In coastal waters near an estuary, like the San Francisco Bay, the ebb may take longer than the flood. Why? Tip - come to this Wednesday's seminar to learn all about tides!
This week's prize: A 2010 Tidelog  |
We're here to help you realize your sailing and powerboating dreams! Please drop us a line, surf our website or just stop by either of our locations. We'd love to show you around!
Alameda - 510-865-4700
Sausalito - 415-332-8001
Click Here to join our email list today!
Cheers!
The Club Nautique Family
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