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The Annual Ontario Sailing Symposium, sponsored by Fogh Marine, took place on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the Port Credit Club.  The day consisted of sessions running concurrently on matters pertaining to the running of yacht clubs and sailing clubs and on issues specific to running a sailing school.

Presentations are available by clicking on the topics below.  Topics included:

• Keynote Speaker John Curtis “Dealing with Conflict … Ways of resolving it around your Club
• Keynote Speaker Michael Vollmer … Presentation from Transport Canada … Update on requirements for Clubs and Schools
• Lunch Presentation … New Ontario Sailing Member Benefits “ClubWorkTrac” & “SailReg.ca”
• Yacht Club Stream
  • Strategic Planning
  • New Not-for-Profit Act
  • Updating your Club Insurance
  • “Your Club’s Health”
  • Shells & Sails
• Sailing School Stream
  • Extending the Season-Revenue growth in your LTS/Racing programs
  • Checklick
  • Dealing with Emergencies, etc.
  • Overview of the CANSail system
  • Double-Handed Sailing with the RS Feva
• Coach Stream
  • The “Play Book”
  • Using weather to your advantage
  • ‘Learning to Win’ from past Olympians
  • The ‘Racing Rules of Sailing’ and a Mock Protest
• Official Stream
  • Keeping current in the system
  • Using weather to your advantage
  • Presentation by Wendy Loat
  • The ‘Racing Rules of Sailing’ and a Mock Protest
  • Sail Canada Offshore

Presentations from the Ontario Sailing Workshop at Nepean Sailing Club on November 2nd are now available online.  CLICK HERE to check them out.