5th Annual Selene Rendezvous Schedule of Events

Thursday  April 27

    ·        Visit  Selene welcome station on party barge to pick up goody bag (look for discount coupons)

 ·        Mingle with old friends and meet new Selene owners.

 ·        Our Selene vendors will be setting up.

Friday April 28

8:00 – 5:00  Vendors  Display in big tent to guide you through their services and equipment.

 Classes in Pavillion (adjacent to the hotel gift shop)

• 8:30- 10:30  Beginning Chart Plotting Class  - Commander Travis Smith teaches Power Squadron Chart Smart classes.  This is a hands on basic class designed for those who are mystified by how to find where I am, where am I going, and how do I get there?  This is invaluable even in this age of electronics.  Selene Women will love this class!!!

• 10:45-11:45 FIRST AID AT SEA –  IMMEDIATE LIFE THREATS – Lainey Volk expands on her First Aid class to focus on situations that boaters do encounter and when the situation calls for immediate action and when you can wait. This class could save a life. 

• 11:45-12:45  SELENE SPARE PARTS  – Brad Pilz of Sterling Yacht Center will share with us what spare parts are essential to avoid catastrophe while cruising.  Depth sounders and fish finding equipment will be discussed as time allows.

• 1:00- 2:30 – Lunch (on your own) – VENDOR DISPLAYS until 5pm

• 2:30 - 4:30 – TRAWLER CRAWL (Selene Open Boat)

• 5:30 - ??? – DOCK PARTY HOSTED BY SEACOAST MARINE FINANCE

(BRING APPETIZERS TO SHARE)

SATURDAY APRIL 29

8:00 – 3:00 – VENDOR DISPLAYS IN BIG TENT

 CLASSes IN PAVILLION

• 8:30 – 9:30 – CRUISING THE BROUGHTON ISLANDS – Anne & Laurence Yeadon-Jones are experienced offshore and inshore sailors who have logged thousands of cruising miles over the last 17 years charting, photographing and recording their travels.  To date they have produced 4 colorful, information packed Dreamspeaker Cruising Guides.  They will talk about their new book on cruising the Broughton Islands.  For those of us cruising the Broughton’s this summer this will be a rewarding class.

• 10:45-11:45 THE WONDERS OF RADAR – Mark Bunzel is General Manager at FineEdge.com which publishes guidebooks and navagation series.  Mark started boating as a teen-ager and has cruised extensively in the Caribbean, Bahamas, Greek Islands, Central America and the Pacific Northwest.  Mark speaks frequently on Media and technology issues.  Mark will give us An informative demonstration on the WONDERS OF RADAR.

• 12:00-1:00 – WOMEN AT SEA – Barbara Marrett  a world cruiser and West Coast Contributing Editor for Cruising World magazine will give an informative lecture on cruising from a women’s point of view. Based on personal experience and observation, this entertaining lecture addresses issues that we all face with our partners at sea.  A MUST FOR CRUISING COUPLES!!
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• 1:00 – 2:30 – LUNCH (on your own) – VENDOR DISPLAYS UNTIL 3pm

• 2:30 – 4:30 – trawler crawl (Selene Open Boat)

• 6:00 – 7:00 – COCKTAILS ON THE LAWN (Cash Bar)

• 7:00 - ???? –ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER

SUNDAY APRIL 30

       ·        8:30 - ???? – annual selene 5k run

       ·        BON VOYAGE!!!

Selene Rendezvous 2006 Presenters

Greetings Selene Rendezvous guests!! This year we have a great line up of seminars. We have the privilege of having several well known authors and renowned Cruisers share their tales with us. Anne and Laurence Yeadon-Jones will talk about their new book on cruising the Broughton Islands. Mark Bunzel will give a great demonstration on the wonders of modern Radar. The Selene Women will have a look at Woman's Issues at Sea, by Barbara Marrett, internationally known sailor, author, speaker and off shore veteran.

We are also excited to offer the first hands on Charting Class, a great First Aid at Sea class and an comprehensive study of Selene Spare Parts by Sterling Yacht Center. Be sure to get you registrations in, see you there, Happy Boating!!!

Anne and Laurence Yeadon-Jones - Cruising the Broughton Islands                                  

Anne and Laurence Yeadon-Jones are experienced offshore and inshore sailors who voyaged from Southampton, England in 1985 on their first adventure across the Atlantic Ocean. Over the last 17 years they have logged thousands of cruising hours charting, recording and photographing their travels, exclusively along the beautifully rugged coastline and islands of the Pacific Northwest. To date they have produced 4 colorful, information-packed Dreamspeaker Cruising Guides and see themselves as passionate ambassadors of the area’s unspoiled cruising waters, its coastal communities and local enterprises. Through their writing, charting and photography they endeavor to promote safe and enjoyable boating while profiling the uniqueness of coastal life. Anne and Laurence are also regular contributors to local and international boating magazines. They live in Vancouver’s West End and keep their 36-foot sailboat Dreamspeaker and faithful dinghy, Tink, close by.

Mark Bunzel - The Wonders of Modern Radar

Mark Bunzel is the General Manager at FineEdge.com with responsibility for all publishing, business affairs and marketing while Don and Reanne focus on writing new titles and interviewing new authors to add to the company's best selling guidebooks and navigation series. Mark recently moved to Anacortes from the San Francisco Bay area where he was a marketing executive for Intel. Prior to Intel, his career included creative and management positions in media publishing and technology. Mark was formerly a Managing Director in the Entertainment and Media Practice for PricewaterhouseCoopers serving the publishing, television and motion picture industry. He is the author of several books magazine articles and white papers and frequently has been a speaker on media and technology issues around the world. Mark is the former Chairman of the Interactive Multimedia Association in Washington, D.C. and a member of the Board of Directors for the Software Publishers Association. While new to living in the Pacific Northwest, Mark has been boating and sailing in the San Juan and Gulf Islands, and the coast of British Columbia for over 15 years. Mark has cruised extensively in the Caribbean, the Bahamas, the Greek islands, and Central America as well as along the West Coast of the US. His boating experience began in Ocean City, New Jersey, where at the age of 15 he started working in marinas learning how to repair boats and engines. In addition to boating, Mark is an instrument rated, twin engine private pilot with over 2000 hours of flight time.

Barbara Marrett - Cruising from a Woman's Point of View

Cruising from a Woman's Point of View: An entertaining and informative lecture based on personal experience and observations of hundreds of cruising couples and crews on boats ranging in size from 31' — 65'. Find out how to address issues like fear, control, and lack of confidence. Learn how crews and couples can work together to create a mutually rewarding cruising experience even if one is reluctant.

Barbara Marrett is the West Coast Contributing Editor for Cruising World magazine, and entertaining lecturer and seminar leader with over 45,000 miles of offshore experience. She has cruised as far north as Norway and Alaska and as far south as Australia in a variety of boats. She is coauthor of The Offshore Cruising Handbood and Mahina Tiare, Pacific Passages. She is a USCG licensed captain, US SAILING certified instructor and an advisory board member of the National Women's Sailing Association

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