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February 23rd, 2009

Sleep & Weather seminars – Newport Yacht Club

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02/23/09
02/23/09 Announcement! Open to anyone interested.

Knowledge and tools of fatigue.

Bermuda 1-2 & Singlehanded Sailing Weather Course

We are looking to schedule the Sleep Seminar by Dr. Claudio Stampi and
Weather Seminar by Bill Biewenga. We have run these seminars since 2003 We need 16 people to justify having the seminars. They are currently planned for 25/26 April at the Newport Yacht Club. We expect the cost will be $200 for one day or $300 for both days. Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to attend one or both seminars so we can decide if we can go ahead with it. We are planning to finalize within a week.

Roy Guay – offshore@newportyachtclub.org

Specifically, the sleep workshop aims are:

Provide competitors with the basic knowledge and tools of fatigue management, including:
Fundamentals of sleep-wake, alertness and circadian regulation
State-of-the-art solutions and techniques for optimizing performance and alertness
Polyphasic and multiple napping strategies
Early detection of subtle signs and effects of sleep deprivation, and countermeasures
Overview of current strategies employed in a variety of offshore sailing races
Methods to empower skippers and crew to manage fatigue risks
Examine and discuss pros and cons, costs and benefits of work-rest schedules and patterns previously adopted by skippers and crew
Evaluate possible strategies for the upcoming race(s)
Conduct detailed interviews with skippers and crew about their sleep-wake and circadian history

The data that will be presented originates from the following races and skippers, among many others: Ostar, Vendee Globe, Route du Rhum, Jacques Vabre, Around Alone; Ellen MacArthur, JP Mouligne, Giovanni Soldini, Mike Golding, Alain Gautier, Brad Van Liew

offshore@newportyachtclub.org

Specifically, the Bermuda 1-2 & Singlehanded Sailing Weather Course aims are:
The full day weather seminar is an interactive class that covers marine weather in an organized, thorough and interesting manner. It is designed with the active sailor in mind whether his background is racing or cruising. Topics covered will be of critical interest to the day sailor, coastal sailor and the offshore passage maker with a focus on Buzzards Bay and southern New England sailing and the Marion to Bermuda Race. The class will include explanations of global weather patterns, real-time meteorology, storm systems, and local effects. The seminar will show the sailors how to collect the weather information, verify its accuracy and perhaps most importantly, how to use it to help them make informed decisions that. If you are interested in making your sailing safer, more enjoyable or more competitive, this weather seminar is designed to serve your interests!

The class starts with an overview of how weather is created to get an understanding of fundamental climatology. Learn how to interpret weather maps, satellite imagery and other sources of weather data. Learn how local conditions influence the gradient weather to give you the weather you are actually going to experience. Gain an insight into the mechanics of weather so that you can use the principles to guide your own decision making process. We will look at various sources of information, discuss how to interpret the information, provide you with the sites and discuss ways to apply that information to your own project Online signup, Books, CDs and other materials can be purchased online at http://www.weather4sailors.com/classroomseminars.htm Check out the samples for our upcoming WxLive! Online Seminars!

Bill Biewenga

Sailing over 340,000 nm and one of the founding partners of Weather Window, Bill has put weather and sailing together for over 18 years. Weather & Marine Consulting Racing & Deliveries Seminars on a Variety of Topics

Tel: 401-847 0867
billbiewenga@cox.net