Communications & E-Nav Seminar Tonight

The Singlehanded Sailing Society is presenting one of the most important seminars for this summer’s Singlehanded TransPac: Communications and Electronic Navigation. Each year the race sees at least one entrant suffer communication problems, so if you’re planning to sail to Hawaii this summer, it’s worth your time to hit this talk. But the presentation isn’t just for Solo TransPac’ers — Pacific Cup racers and, well, just about anyone interested in the topic are welcome.

Doors to the Oakland YC in Alameda will open at 7 p.m. for a little socializing, with the presentation starting at 7:30 p.m. sharp. "We have a full evening," says race co-chair Bob Johnston, "so everyone should come early." On the bill for the evening are the complete construction of an SSB set-up by Brian Boschma, and three former racers demonstrating how to overlay GRIBs on different navigation software: Greg Nelsen with MacENC, Mark Deppe with MaxSea, and Rob MacFarlane with Coastal Explorer. Email Bob with any questions or drop in to the race’s online forum.