--------------------------------------------------------------- Practical know-how for voyaging the world --------------------------------------------------------------- WEST MARINE PASSAGEMAKING UNDER POWER SYMPOSIUM FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA ~ NOVEMBER 2-3, 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------- In conjunction with the 43rd annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMATION AND INSPIRATION NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE --------------------------------------------------------------- West Marine Passagemaking Under Power Symposium, a serious seminar for people serious about long-range cruising in trawlers, will take place November 2-3 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in conjunction with the 43rd annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. The symposium is an intense educational experience on all vital aspects of seamanship offshore in trawlers, including medical advice and preparation, emergency equipment and procedures, and vital systems of the vessel. The symposium will be held at Radisson Bahia Mar Beach Resort overlooking Bahia Mar Yachting Center where all leading makes of trawlers will be on display in the show. Circumnavigator Bruce Kessler will be lead presenter while Chuck Hawley of West Marine will serve as moderator. They will be supported by special presenters in areas such as emergency medicine, weather forecasting, diesel engines, and issues of concern to women. For complete program information, go http://www.passagemakingunderpower.com. Bruce has cruised from the Pacific Northwest to the Canadian Maritimes with Spirit of Zopilote, launched in 1997 as a successor to the famed Zopilote, the trawler yacht with which he and his wife, Joan, circumnavigated the world in 1990-93. Chuck is Vice President of Product Development at West Marine and author of many of the West Advisors in the West Marine Master Catalog. He has crossed the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean under sail and crewed on a Nordhavn 57 between Seattle and San Francisco. Special presenters will include: -- Jim Leishman, co-author of the latest edition of Voyaging Under Power, a principal in Pacific Asian Enterprises, and Project Director for the successful Nordhavn 40 circumnavigation. -- Bud LeMieux, builder of circumnavigators Zopilote and Starship and many other large passagemakers, Vice President of Northern Marine. -- Milt Baker, founder of Bluewater Books & Charts, who has crossed the Atlantic aboard Bruce Kessler's Zopilote and cruised more than 100,000 miles aboard small yachts. -- Dolph and Bev McCranie, passagemakers with The Right Whale, a Krogen 48 Whaleback. -- Dick Gee, Vice President of Engineering, Alaska Diesel Electric, maker of Northern Lights and Lugger. -- Pam Wall, Associate of the Ft. Lauderdale West Marine Store , a circumnavigator under sail. -- Lee Chesneau, Weather forcaster of NOAA's Marine Prediction Center. -- Stephen Seaton, designer of Zopilote and other bluewater voyagers. -- Sean Dooley of Marine Medical International. -- Charlie Corbett of Billy The Eagle, Hull #3 in the Krogen 58 series. -- Al Golden of International Marine Insurance Services. West Marine Passagemaking Under Power Symposium is sponsored by West Marine, with support from Kadey-Krogen Yachts, Northern Marine, Nordhavn, and John Deere Power Systems. The symposium is presented by Ocean Navigator and www.TrawlerWorld.com. http://www.kadeykrogen.com http://www.northernmarine.com http://www.nordhavn.com http://www.deere.com/en_US/rg/products/engines/marine_engines/index.html http://www.oceannavigator.com http://www.trawlerworld.com Call Georgs Kolesnikovs at 905-837-0102 for additional information about the program and other aspects of the event. To register, please call Millie Rose toll-free at 888-968-3378 with your credit card at hand. --------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.passagemakingunderpower.com ---------------------------------------------------------------