Confident Cruising Seminar
Fresh from rounding Cape Horn, Lin and Larry Pardey have recently
discovered the center of the North American continent. This respected
cruising duo has agreed to make two presentations in Minneapolis for
snow-bound Midwestern sailors the weekend of Feb. 7 and 8, 2004,
sponsored by Good Old Boat magazine. The two-day series consists of a
full-day seminar on Saturday, Feb. 7, with attendance limited to 150
persons, and a shorter slide presentation on Sunday, Feb. 8, geared
toward a larger audience. Rounding out the Sunday session are speakers
Jim and Connie Grant of Sailrite and Minneapolis sailor, Bruce Pappas,
who spent the summer delivering his boat up the East Coast from Florida
through the Great Lakes.
The weekend event will be held at the Radisson Hotel and Conference
Center in Plymouth, Minn., a northwest Minneapolis suburb. Reservations
can be made by calling Good Old Boat magazine, 763-420-8923.
The Pardeys’ full-day seminar, “Priorities for Confident Cruising,”
focuses on preparing skipper and crew for the realities of affordable
cruising as well as choosing a boat you can afford or upgrading the one
you have. The afternoon of this session is broken into two sections.
Larry will discuss gear maintenance, engine service, and tips about
rigging, spares, tools, and upgrades. Lin will discuss paperwork and
financial planning for cruising.
To encourage individual participation, the Pardeys have requested that
this session be limited to 150 participants. The Saturday, Feb. 7,
session begins with seminar check-in at 8:30 a.m. and continues through
5 p.m. Tickets for this program are $90 per person or $165 per couple.
This includes morning rolls and beverages and a deli buffet lunch.
Reservations must be made in advance. No tickets will be sold at the
door. Limited seating demands that reservations be made on a
first-come, first-served basis by calling Good Old Boat (763-420-8923
during normal business hours) and reserving available seats with a Visa
or MasterCard. There will be a $20 cancellation fee for those canceling
less than 30 days prior to the event.
The afternoon session on Sunday, Feb. 8, runs from noon to 5 p.m. It
begins with Sailrite founders, Jim and Connie Grant, making their
informative presentation, “Sail Repair and Canvaswork.” Fresh from the
school of hard knocks and other “learning opportunities,” Bruce Pappas
will follow with “The Joys and Perils of Delivering Your Own Boat.”
While delivering his Panda 40, Bruce earned some valuable experience
which he’ll share in a slide presentation. The Pardeys’ slide
presentation, “Voyaging, Why We Do It,” will conclude the day’s events.
The focus of this hour-and-a-half presentation is the Pardeys’ memories
of 38 years spent cruising more than 175,000 miles on Seraffyn and
Taleisin.
Cost of the entire Sunday afternoon session is $20. Advance
reservations are suggested but not required. Sailors may attend one or
both of the sessions on Saturday and Sunday. For those from out of
town, hotel reservations are available at the Radisson Hotel at a
special group rate of $79 for single or double occupancy. To reserve a
room, call the Radisson at: 763-559-6600. Ask for the Good Old Boat
rate. Please make reservations by Jan. 16 to get the discount.
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