Last Saturday, I attended the second Pacific Offshore Academy.Obviously the BART (Bay Area Transit Authority) was on strike so I had to rent a car to go from the airport to the Richmond Yacht Club were the seminar was held. This ended up to be a less stressful and economical (rent was $13 / day + a lot of taxes) way to go. Because the only flight I could take landed at 8AM, I had plenty of free time before the start of the seminar at 1PM. I had time to visit the Golden State Model Railroad Museum which is close to the Yacht Club.

Subjects were varied and interesting:

• Emergency gear
• Electric/Power Consumption
• Rig Inspection and integrity
• Sail Selection
• Inspection Considerations

I also got to meet the chief inspector (Sylvia Seaberg) and our “private” inspector Rowena. Apparently the inspectors cannot be bribed so I have to keep working on my safety list!

One of the highlight was to check Tiki Blue owned by Gary Troxel. Gary is the Commodore of RYC. Tiki Blue is a Beneteau 423 that has been in multiple Pacific Cups. The 423 is almost identical to the 411 so it was a good example to follow.

Back at home at 9:45 PM!