I should be available on the weekend of Jun 1-3, in case anyone needs a
sighted trimmer, or sighted guide.
Cheers,
Marcelo
On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 12:14 PM, Kevin Patrick Seaver, Esq. <
dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Do you know a team that needs a bubbling, mumbling and stumbling poor
sailor ?
*From:* bubs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bubs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
Behalf Of *jay kronfeld (Redacted sender "jaykronfeld" for DMARC)
*Sent:* Friday, April 27, 2018 12:03 PM
*To:* bubs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [bubs] Re: Sighted guide training and getting the season
started!
Hi Grace
Do you know of a team that needs a sail trimmer for the Robie Pierce?
Jay
*From:* Boston United Blind Sailing <bostonblindsailing@xxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Wednesday, April 25, 2018 9:44 AM
*To:* bubs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [bubs] Sighted guide training and getting the season started!
Hi everyone! I hope you all are finally shaking off the snow and getting
ready for summer!
Some announcements about upcoming events, which include sighted guide
training, Robie Pierce practice, and putting together a blind match racing
team:
1. Sighted guide training is now scheduled for Sunday, May 13, from 2-5 PM
at Community Boating. It will include a land based portion and a sailing
portion. We are looking for experienced blind sailors to help train new
guides! Pauline has volunteered, but we need a couple more. Also, another
sighted guide or two would be helpful to share experiences and split up
between boats. Maybe some folks coming off tiller club that morning could
help out? Please let Grace know if you would be interested! And, of course,
send any potential guides along!
2. Robie Pierce practices are starting on Wednesdays at Community Boating
on May 2. 5:30-ish start, and there are five Wednesdays from May 2 to the
Robie Pierce Regatta. A great time to get your team together before the
event and iron out your tacks and jibes! Here are some Boston and partially
Boston teams I have heard are going:
- Duane, Maureen, and Sol
- Willi, Katherine, and Leo
- Pauline, Thax, and AB to be determined
- Matt, Nina, and an AB
- Lance from Annapolis, Jason, and Grace
- Jodi & Chris from Canada, guided by Gregor
Wow, that's six teams! Pauline, Katherine and Grace will also be doing the
women's event on Thursday May 31. So, let's get out on Wednesdays and
practice! Even if only part of your team can make it, consider coming down
and we can mix it up to get time in the boat.
3. Blind Match racing practices
By now, you have probably all seen the NOR for the Blind Match Racing
Worlds in Scotland, September 1-7. If not, I have included links at the end
of this email.
It is the humble goal of BUBS to fundraise for one team (three blind
sailors and one guide) to go to Scotland this fall. We estimate, at first
wild guess, that this will cost about $5000. However, we first need to know
that we have a team interested in going. Have you thought about it? Let us
know! A great way to either demonstrate interest or find out if this is for
you is to come to blind match racing practices at Community Boating on
Thursdays at 5:30 PM, starting May 10. We will have use of the audible
buoys.
Okay, that's an email with information, go on your merry way! Feel free to
ask questions, make suggestions, and share any cool things you think BUBS
should get up to. And as always, the more boats the merrier! Come sailing!
Grace
P.S. Links for the Notice of Race for the Worlds in pdf and word document
form
here is the link to the pdf: http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/ddc4e7_
1b0bda3f00f846179a9055aff97d13e9.pdf
and here is the link to the word document version:
http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/ddc4e7_2508f2f3e93f48ba94c92730e072f5
ab.docx?dn=Blind_MatchRacing_NoR_April2018.docx
