Lectures and club's winter evenings

Target audience

Past events

2011-2012

• Club's evening on Cruising.
  February 9th, CERN room 160-1-009.

2009-2010

• Solo sailing and club's winter evening.
  February 18th, presentations starts at 19:00, CERN room 160-1-009.
  Program:
  15 min, News from the committee on 2010 activities (Alex)
  1h 30 min, Remy on solo sailing experience and plans with his Mini 650 (Remy)

2008-2009

• Club's evening on Match Racing Rules and SU MR sailing instructions.
  June 18th 2009, Buvette Port Choiseul 20:30
  Program:
  Presentation on Match Racing Rules (Luca)
  Sailing instructions for the June 2009 YCC Surprise Match Race (Michal)
  Q&A (Rob)

• Lecture on Tides and Currents.
  May 25th, presentations starts at 19:00, CERN room 32-1-a24.
  Program:
  Physical origin of tides and tidal currents (Rob)
  Practical aspects of navigation in tidal waters (Rob)
  Q&A (Rob, all)
  • Club's evening on regattas training, rules and tactics.
    April 22nd 2009, presentations starts at 19:00, CERN room 32-1-a24.
    Participants please fill-in the poll for the buffet canadien.
    Program:
    Introduction to (external and internal) YCC regatta activities and training (Luca, Alex)
    Introduction to racing rules of sailing (Rob)
    Regatta tactics in practice, explained with animations (Sebastian)
    Rounding and passing marks, 2009-2012 ISAF updates (Rob)
    Social event, buffet canadien, regatta quiz (participants should bring food and drinks to share)
    
    
  • Winter evening on Cruises and social event with buffet canadien.
    February 4th, 2009, 19:00. CERN Room 160-1-009.
    Program:
    Sailing in Cold Waters, by Yvonne Rogers (30 min)
    Sea-sailing, permits and certificates of competence, Yvonne (10 min)
    Sea-sailing on dinghies and catamarans, John Fullerton (15 min)
    YCC cruise 2009 and sea-sailing events, plans and kick-off presentation, Luca Canali (20 min)
    Social event, buffet canadien (participants should bring food and drinks to share)

  2007-2008

  • April: Winter evening on maritime labour law.
  • February: Winter evening on Cruising.
    Jean McCluskey about her Atlantic crossing, Elba Cruise 2007, Introduction to the Pogoria Cruise
    

  2004-2005

  • April-June: Astronomic navigation
  • Dec 1st: Imram au Svalbard
  • Wed Feb 23rd: Sailing the Patagonian channels

  2003-2004

  • Thu Nov 13th: Rogue waves / splicing
  • Wed Dec 3rd: Imram au Groenland

  Racing Rules of Sailing

  2005-2006

  • Slides of rules meeting 1 Feb 2nd 2006: consequences of contact between boats, obligations of a right-of-way boat. Illustrated with a protest at the 2005 Pirates race in Hermance (PDF file).
  • Wednesday Feb 8th 2006 in Room B: RRS meeting on the difference between keeping clear and avoiding contact, reopening a case, requesting redress. Illustrated with a protest at 2005 YCC Closing Regatta.
  • Wed Mar 22nd 2006 in the Council chamber: Antarctica

  2004-2005

  • Slides of rules meeting 1 Nov 4th 2004 (PDF file)
  • Slides of rules meeting 2 Nov 11th 2004 (PDF file)
  • Slides of rules meeting 3 Nov 17th 2004 (PDF file)

  2002-2003

  • Gigi's talk July 10th 2002 (PowerPoint file)

  Windsurfing

  • Giovanni Cervelli: slides for the 2003 W course

  Navigation

  • Torsten Layda: introduction to coastal navigation techniques in view of the 2002 Jeûne Genevois cruise

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  Last updated on 7-1-2010, LC.