Solo TransPac Comm Seminar

You don’t have to be racing to Hawaii this summer to attend Wednesday’s free ‘Communications’ seminar presented by Paul Elliott as part of the Singlehanded TransPac seminar series. Elliott has sailed in the last three Pacific Cups aboard his Sausalito-based Pacific Seacraft 44 Valis and will be once again acting as comm boat for this year’s running of the race, as he has for the last two years.

We’ve had a sneak peek at Elliott’s presentation and can say it has to be one of the most comprehensive presentations on the topic we’ve ever seen. "Obviously we won’t be able to go over everything," he admits, "but I wanted people to walk away with something that will be useful to them afterward." Naturally, the focus will be on communications for the race, but the information in Elliott’s handout would be valuable to anyone interested in long-range communications.

Wednesday’s talk is free to everyone — including the general public — and though this is not an official Pacific Cup event, racers in that event are encouraged to attend. Doors to Oakland YC open at 6:30 p.m. — as does the no-host bar — and the presentation starts at 7. There will be a limited number of handouts available so get there early.