August 2nd Newsletter: Advanced Class Update

Our Advanced Class as usual was a big success, with Martin van Breems and George Kalan teaching.   We had time to practice so many drills, like 2 anchor anchoring, med mooring, anchoring under sail, backing into a slip, rigging heavy weather sails, and night sailing.  We even pulled apart a toilet, changed an impeller, replaced a Racor fuel filter and bled the fuel system.  

Martin (foreground then counterclockwise) Ty, Robert, Daken, Klaus, (both SSC members) George Kalan and Esteban, after completing backing in drills at Cuttyhunk.
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