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Thursday, January 23, 2014
1:00 am Getting your Brightwork in Line Karl Olson 309
1:00 pm Planning Your Cruising Sail Inventory David Flynn 307
1:00 pm 40,000 Miles Later John Otterbacher 303
1:00 pm A Beginner's Guide to Planning a Cruise Randy Deering 316
1:00 pm Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes Mark Mitchell 305
1:00 pm Cruising the Uncharted Waters of Georgian Bay Jim Wooll 313
1:00 pm Storm Tactics Lin and Larry Pardey 311
1:00 pm An Introduction to Sailing with Instruments Matt Fries 301
2:15 pm Sailing to Europe in One Summer John & Amanda Neal 305
2:15 pm Marine Weather Tom Igielski 307
2:15 pm Learn to Splice! Phil Pollard 318
2:15 pm St. Mary's River and the Soo Locks Niels Jensen 303
2:15 pm Design Process Bill Bolin 309
2:15 pm Basic Spinnaker (Asymmetrical and Poled) Handling and Trim Gary Shaw 301
2:15 pm The Voyage Around the Americas: An Environmental Adventure Herb McCormick 313
2:15 pm Care and Feeding of your Mast Scott Williman 315
3:30 pm Selecting an Ocean Cruising Boat John Neal 303
3:30 pm Roller Furling 101: Selection, Operation and Maintenance Jon Paige 315
3:30 pm Winches Craig Blazer 316
3:30 pm Fifteen Upgrades for Your Boat George Day 309
3:30 pm Atlantic Crossings: Lessons Learned from 20 Transatlantic Passages John Kretschmer 313
3:30 pm Sailing Made Easy Thom Burns 301
3:30 pm Cruising the Michigan Shore Lou Bruska 307
3:30 pm Lessons Learned Along the Way Nigel Calder 305
4:45 pm Perspectives from a Cruising Family Marc & Jane Adams 303
4:45 pm Sailing Technique for the Modern Cruising Yacht Paul Exner 301
4:45 pm Cruising North of the 45th Parallel Lou Bruska 307
4:45 pm Canal Cruising in the South of France Ralph Folsom and Pixie Haughwout 305
4:45 pm Sail handling from a Sailmaker's Perspective David Flynn 309
4:45 pm Electric Shock Drowning: A Preventable Tragedy Grant Crowley 316
4:45 pm The 30 Best North Channel Anchorages Jim Wooll 313
4:45 pm Adding to your Cruising Kitty by Writing and Making Videos Lin and Larry Pardey 311
4:45 pm Seamanship & Leadership: Mentally Preparing to go Offshore Andy Schell 315
Friday, January 24, 2014
11:45 am Gary Jobson's Best Stories Gary Jobson 324
11:45 am Coastal Navigation with iPad and Adroid Devices Thom Burns 309
11:45 am Wilderness Cruising at Isle Royale National Park Niels Jensen 305
11:45 am Learn to Splice! Phil Pollard 318
11:45 am Short Handed Sail Handling Travis Blain 307
11:45 am Cruising Florida's Suncoast Randy Deering 303
11:45 am Cost Control while you Cruise Lin and Larry Pardey 325
11:45 am Lessons Learned Along the Way Nigel Calder 311
1:00 pm Ocean Cruising Countdown John & Amanda Neal 305
1:00 pm Canal Boating in France Tadji Kretschmer 311
1:00 pm Basic Marine Plumbing for Your Sailboat Andrew Keene 313
1:00 pm Basic Coastal Navigation Bob Sloat 318
1:00 pm Bahamas Adventure: Exploring the Exumas George Day 324
1:00 pm Prioritizing Systems in Refits and Restorations Will Keene 303
1:00 pm Rigging Overview Colin Mack 307
2:15 pm Learn how to grow Sailing, Your Club, Your Fleet with Summer Sailstice John Arndt 301
2:15 pm South Pacific Cruising from Panama to New Zealand John & Amanda Neal 305
2:15 pm The Pine Tree Paradise Dave Conrad 309
2:15 pm Sail Trim for Control David Flynn 313
2:15 pm Do it Yourself Diesel Engine Replacement Andy Schell & Mia Karlsson 311
2:15 pm 34th America's Cup Gary Jobson 324
2:15 pm SOLO John Otterbacher 303
2:15 pm Sailboats For A Serious Ocean—25 Great Sailboats For World Voyaging John Kretschmer 325
2:15 pm Marine Radar Tom Igielski 307
3:30 pm Sailing Technique for the Modern Cruising Yacht Paul Exner 301
3:30 pm The Right Propeller for your Boat Steve Armitage 303
3:30 pm Cruising Lake Huron's Fabulous North Channel Ralph Folsom and Pixie Haughwout 311
3:30 pm Safety Below the Water Line Mark Kish 307
3:30 pm The Adventures that Shaped our Lives Lin and Larry Pardey 324
3:30 pm Weather Makers: Understanding Low Pressure Systems Mark Thornton 325
3:30 pm Earning while Cruising Sheryl & Paul Shard 313
3:30 pm Mastering Storm Avoidance and Survival Tactics John & Amanda Neal 305
4:45 pm Roller Furling 101: Selection, Operation and Maintenance Jon Paige 305
4:45 pm When Good Fuels go Bad Rich Pindell 301
4:45 pm How to get taken for a ride (Crew Opportunities) Ed Tamminga 303
4:45 pm The True History of Pirates Mark Mitchell 307
4:45 pm How to Keep a Starboard Attitude While Cruising Bob Bitchin 311
4:45 pm Empirical Handicapping Rules and Associated Regulations. Paul Ansfield 309
4:45 pm Atlantic Crossings: Lessons Learned from 20 Transatlantic Passages John Kretschmer 325
4:45 pm Cruising the BVI Hotspots! John Glynn 313
Saturday, January 25, 2014
10:30 am Cruising the Michigan Shore Lou Bruska 311
10:30 am The Compelling Power of Adventure Lin and Larry Pardey 324
10:30 am Thunderstorms: A Primer for Coastal and Inland Sailors Mark Thornton 325
10:30 am US Sailing: Program, Club and Class Support. Discover How to Ehance your Saling Programs Tom Hubbell 309
10:30 am Racing Rules for the Cruising Fleet Part I Ted Jones 301
10:30 am Sailboat Steering Maintenance and Repair Will Keene 313
10:30 am How to Fly and Retrieve the Spinnaker Etienne Giroire 303
10:30 am Canal Boating in France Tadji Kretschmer 305
10:30 am An Introduction to Sailing with Instruments Matt Fries 307
11:45 am Racing Rules for the Cruising Fleet Part II Ted Jones 301
11:45 am Deck Hardware Upgrade Jim Andersen 305
11:45 am Design Process Bill Bolin 309
11:45 am Speed Sailing - The Quest to Set New Records. Gary Jobson 324
11:45 am Electric Shock Drowning: A Preventable Tragedy Grant Crowley 303
11:45 am Cruising North of the 45th Parallel Lou Bruska 311
11:45 am Heroes of the High Seas Mark Mitchell 307
11:45 am Basic Diesel Maintenance Mark Kish 313
1:00 pm St. Mary's River and the Soo Locks Niels Jensen 307
1:00 pm Coastal Navigation with iPad and Adroid Devices Thom Burns 311
1:00 pm How to Speak Pirate (or 18th Century Mariner) Mark Mitchell 309
1:00 pm Racing Details Everyone Forgets Dawn Riley 303
1:00 pm 59 Degrees North Podcast: Live with Guest Paul Exner of Modern Geographic Andy Schell 305
1:00 pm Sixteen ways to insure your partner shares your cruising dreams Lin and Larry Pardey 325
1:00 pm Antifouling 101 Tony Palabrica 301
1:00 pm What Does it Cost to Go Cruising? Three Budgets George Day 324
2:15 pm Basic Spinnaker (Asymmetrical and Poled) Handling and Trim Gary Shaw 305
2:15 pm 34th America's Cup Gary Jobson 324
2:15 pm Strings Attached: Strings Attached- a Yachtsman's Guide to Cordage, Knots and Line Handling Alan Veenstra 313
2:15 pm Cruising the Uncharted Waters of Georgian Bay Jim Wooll 307
2:15 pm Cruising the BVI Hotspots! John Glynn 311
2:15 pm Force 10—Storm Sailing Strategies John Kretschmer 325
2:15 pm Assessing Your Marine Weather Self Reliant SkillsToward Maine Weather Self Reliance-Interpreting Your Marine Weather Lee Chesneau 309
2:15 pm What's It Like to Live-Aboard a Cruising Sailboat on a Long Voyage Paul Exner 303
3:30 pm Perspectives from a Cruising Family Marc & Jane Adams 301
3:30 pm Cruising Lake Huron's Fabulous North Channel Ralph Folsom and Pixie Haughwout 305
3:30 pm 106th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Matt Gallagher 303
3:30 pm Taking the Helm Dawn Riley 309
3:30 pm REACH Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt Wrap-up and Prizes Patty Lawrence 307
3:30 pm Doppler Weather Radar: A Sailor's Best Friend Mark Thornton 311
3:30 pm Outfitting and Provisioning for Cruising Sheryl & Paul Shard 313
3:30 pm The Voyage Around the Americas: An Environmental Adventure Herb McCormick 325
4:45 pm Board Weather Forecasting Chuck Burger 324
4:45 pm Racing with Numbers Wally Cross 311
4:45 pm A Musical Trip through Canadian Waters Larry Carpender 301
4:45 pm Getting your Brightwork in Line Karl Olson 305
4:45 pm Sailing Seminars Debreif: Your Questions Answered by the Experts George Day 325
4:45 pm Getting to the Mac Race Starting Line for the First Time Matt Gallagher 303
4:45 pm Sailing and Learning to Sail on Charlotte Harbor in Southwest Florida Jean De Keyser 309
4:45 pm A Beginner's Guide to Planning a Cruise Randy Deering 313
4:45 pm SOLO John Otterbacher 307
Sunday, January 26, 2014
10:30 am 40,000 Miles Later John Otterbacher 303
10:30 am The Right Propeller for your Boat Steve Armitage 301
10:30 am Sailboats For A Serious Ocean—25 Great Sailboats For World Voyaging John Kretschmer 309
10:30 am How to Fly and Retrieve the Spinnaker Etienne Giroire 305
10:30 am The Pine Tree Paradise Dave Conrad 311
10:30 am Sailing: Getting Started on Your Adventure of a Lifetime Alan Veenstra 316
11:45 am Partner In Command Betti and Seaby Bess Garcia 305
11:45 am Weather Makers: Understanding Low Pressure Systems Mark Thornton 307
11:45 am Fixing the Squeaky Winch Gary Daggett 316
11:45 am Antifouling 101 Tony Palabrica 313
11:45 am Rigging Overview Colin Mack 309
11:45 am A Beginner's Guide to Planning a Cruise Randy Deering 315
11:45 am Training Opportunities Dawn Riley 303
11:45 am Where to Begin Sailing - Easy and Affordably Glenn McCarthy 301
1:00 pm ASA Sailing Flotillas in Croatia and Chartering in Croatia Jean De Keyser 316
1:00 pm How to get taken for a ride (Crew Opportunities) Ed Tamminga 315
1:00 pm The Unstoppable Cruising Boat Lin and Larry Pardey 311
1:00 pm Basic Marine Plumbing for Your Sailboat Andrew Keene 303
1:00 pm Force 10—Storm Sailing Strategies John Kretschmer 307
1:00 pm Refitting Arcturus: The Why's and How's of our Allied Seabreeze yawl's Transformation Andy Schell & Mia Karlsson 301
1:00 pm Shape for Speed Wally Cross 313
1:00 pm Perspectives from a Cruising Family Marc & Jane Adams 309
1:00 pm Marine Radar Tom Igielski 305
2:15 pm When Good Fuels go Bad Rich Pindell 316
2:15 pm Outfitting and Provisioning for Cruising Sheryl & Paul Shard 303
2:15 pm Care and Feeding of your Mast Scott Williman 301
2:15 pm Ten Things They Never Tell You About the Cruising Life George Day 305
2:15 pm Empirical Handicapping Rules and Associated Regulations. Paul Ansfield 315
2:15 pm Canal Cruising in the South of France Ralph Folsom and Pixie Haughwout 307
2:15 pm Racing Details Everyone Forgets Dawn Riley 309
3:30 pm The Paperwork of Cruising Lin and Larry Pardey 311
3:30 pm Short Handed Sail Handling Travis Blain 307
3:30 pm Logistics in the Age of Sail Mark Mitchell 305
3:30 pm Sailing Made Easy Thom Burns 303
3:30 pm A Musical Trip through Canadian Waters Larry Carpender 301
Strictly Sail Bus Trip: Just an FYI to any Wisconsin sailors. I am organizing a Hoofer Sailing Club bus trip from Madison, WI, to Navy Pier on Saturday, January 25th. We leave Madison at 7:00 a.m. and get back around 10:00 p.m. The cost is $35.00 and includes admission to the show. You do not have to be a member of the club to go along.
Email me if you have questions about signing up.
Vipersdad
[georoth@charter.net]
viper,
$35? that's a great deal. it will cost me more than that to drive in and pay for parking, and i'm only 60 miles away.
too bad i'm not along the way!
cc
Too bad there isnt one from Carlyle to the show! BAHAHAHHAHAHA
Mac
you can drive us if you want
when is everyone going?
B and I are taking the Van Galder bus down early on Friday morning. We are staying close by Friday and Saturday night so we can attend thru Sunday. Hope we can meet up.
Mike
we will probably stay with my sister in law in la grange and ride the train. maybe take a cab. parking is awful and pretty expensive.
mike and carl i have your numbers and will call ahead of time. im thinking at least lunch and one dinner if that works.
Perfect!
I have Friday and Saturday approved off, so we hope to see you all at the show Friday!
cc
we are leaving here thursday morning, i will call when we get to la grange. a little snow expected i think. see ya joanie, carl, mike and brenda
Hey Carl - please don't pack that coconut bra in your suitcase. I'm still recovering from the emotional scars caused by having a man ask me to "tie my bra on for me" in the men's room. I'm just starting to use public toilets again.
Mike
ill admit to be confused, scared, troubled and slightly aroused. see you guys in chi town
mike,
amazing thing about that whole ordeal.
because of the heat on that day, the coconut residue inside the husk acted like an adhesive and i've been unable to remove the bra.
i've been wearing it ever since!
i must admit it takes a lot of the pressure off when it comes to aging man boobs or "moobs".
i now proudly prance around my yard singing and tip-toeing through the tulips!
you didn't realize it at the time, but you liberated me.
thanks so much for everything you did for me in that bathroom, carl
And that folks is what CLR is all about! So be sure to set your calenders accordingly! Because NO ONE should miss this kind of stuff! Because despite the stories, for most there are memories, and you cant just dream this stuff up!
Mac
ahem memories----they are hard to forget -----no matter how hard you try or how many therapy sessions are required
The Benders (kickingbug) the Greenes, and crazycarl and his wife at the Chicago Strictly Sail Show.
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The gang inviting Rich Hutchins to CLR 2014
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carl, joanie, mike and brenda, i cant tell you how great it was to spend time with the four of you. cold as it was we had such a great time. good friends and many laughs. carl, thanks again for the ride to union station ( i owe you buddy). hope the chick in the little box starts giving the right directions. i did learn two things at the show----one you cant be afraid during a crisis (yeah!) and if you have a sailboat have a bean bag chair. carl give me a call after winter is gone.