Boat Show Seminars Educate & Entertain

Since you’re reading ‘Lectronic Latitude, we’d guess that you respect our staff’s slant on nautical issues. If that’s so, we’ll remind you that both Managing Editor Andy Turpin and Associate Publisher John Arndt will be presenting seminars this week.

The brand new Progressive San Francisco Boat Show opens today and runs through Sunday at San Francisco’s Pier 48 and AT&T Park’s McCovey Cove. Tomorrow (Thursday) Turpin will present two programs: at 3 p.m., an introduction to the annual Baja Ha-Ha cruiser’s rally, and at 4:15 p.m., an overview of cruising the Tahitian Islands and the Pacific Puddle Jump — the annual cruiser migration from the West Coast to French Polynesia.

On Sunday, January 26, Arndt will share his in-depth knowledge of sailing on San Francisco Bay, emphasizing the easy access to sailing here in the Bay Area. Here’s a complete list of scheduled seminars.

For our readers in Seattle, Turpin will give both Baja Ha-Ha and Puddle Jump seminars this Saturday and Sunday at the Seattle Boat Show. (BHH at noon both Saturday and Sunday; PPJ Saturday at 1 p.m.)

If you happen to be reading this in Chicago, be sure to check out Strictly Sail Chicago this week. Arndt will give a seminar there at 3:30 Friday on How to Grow Sailing via his brainchild Summer Sailstice.