Join us for a full day of interesting, informative presentations for women by women, regardless whether you enjoy powerboating, sailing or both! The seminar provides an opportunity for women boaters to develop new skills and build confidence, plus a GREAT chance to meet other women boaters!

Registration is $30, and includes lunch and a chance to win valuable door prizes, such as a personalized survey of your boat for 50% off by seminar speaker Lynne Reister. Nearby parking is available .

Sponsorship opportunities are also available.

 9:00 – Registration
 9:30 – Opening remarks
 9:45 – Romancing the Outboard – Alison Mazon
10:45 – Break
11:00 – VHF Radio: Basics to AIS – Capt. Linda Lewis
12:00 – Lunch
 1:00 – Spring Maintenance for Small Diesel Engines – Kathryn Norris
 2:15 – Surveys and Boat Maintenance – Lynne Reister
 3:15 – Break
 3:30 – 10 things a woman needs to know about cruising in Alaska – Mary Campbell
 4:30 – Door-prize drawings and other announcements of interest
 5:00 – Dismiss

Romancing the Outboard - Alison Mazon
Alison will describe how to choose the best outboard for the uses you will make of it, and how to keep it happy and running well to increase your cruising pleasure!

VHF Radio: Basics to AIS - Capt. Linda Lewis
Capt. Lewis will help you understand how to use your VHF Radio for general and emergency purposes. You will practice the basics and gain a beginning understanding of the alphabet soup of your radios advanced features.

Spring Maintenance for Small Diesel Engines - Kathryn Norris
Kathryn will describe the process, and importance, of changing oil, checking transmission fluids, hose connections and healthy hoses, sacrificial zincs, gas filters, coolant and air filters to keep your diesel engine running smoothly and cleanly.

Just what DOES a Surveyor Do? and WHAT Should I Expect? - Lynne Reister
Lynne will help you understand what the surveyor inspects, how she looks at boats, and why those are important. She will teach you how to develop a new eye to see boats and boat maintenance on a new level.

10 Things a Woman Needs to Know About Cruising in Alaska - Mary Campbell
In 2008, Mary spent 4 months cruising the Inside Passage between Olympia and Glacier Bay on her aluminum junk-rigged schooner, Sirena. She singlehanded the vessel back to Olympia over the course of 8 weeks, with stops at all the hot springs of Baranof and Chichagof Islands. Her presentation will cover the highs and lows of solo cruising, and all of the reasons why, if you can sail the South Sound, you can sail Alaska.

Registration is $30 for the full day of activities, and may be paid by check or credit card.

If paying by check, please print the registration form and mail the completed form with check to:
    Women’s Boating Seminar - Registration
    c/o South Sound Sailing Society
    P.O. Box 1102
    Olympia, WA 98507

Credit card payments will only be accepted for on line registration.

Registration is limited to 70 participants and closes on Wednesday, September 15. Full refund of the registration fee may be made for cancellations before Saturday, September 11; no refunds will be made for cancellations after September 11.

Questions? Contact the Women’s Boating Seminar committee.

Parking at a charge of $2.00 for the day will be available in at the Diamond Parking Lot ½ block south of the Olympia Yacht Club, at the corner of Simmons St. NW and 4th Ave. NW, across from Bayview Thriftway Market. Please do not park in the Olympia Yacht Club parking lot or the Bayview Market parking lot; your car will be ticketed and/or towed if parked in either of these lots.

Mary came late to the world of sailing, but jumped in with both feet when she bought her first sailboat in 1996, a 35' aluminum junk-rigged schooner. She taught herself to sail the winchless junk rig, venturing farther and farther from Olympia with each summer vacation. After renovating the interior, upgrading the electronics and replacing the engine, she took Sirena around Vancouver Island in 2007 and up to Glacier Bay in 2008. Having sold Sirena in 2009, Mary is getting to know her new boat, a Cascade 36 sloop, and building biceps by grinding in a regular headsail.

Mary is a management consultant for the public sector, the mother of two grown children, an avid sailor and an aspiring artist.

U.S. Coast Guard 100 Ton Master’s license
 Experienced professional educator, PhD (University of Washington Associate Professor Emeritus)
40 years boating experience
Member U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary; Coxswain; Instructor
Instructor, electronic and traditional navigation to the public for U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Editor and contributor to Douglass Exploring Southeast Alaska (2007) cruising guide
Member Northwest Women in Boating
 Available as speaker for yacht clubs and boating organizations, presenting and teaching topics such as Couples Sharing the Boat Handling: Tips for Making it Work, Working with Tides & Currents, The Captain is Missing - A First Mate’s Survival  Guide, Voyage Planning for the Inside Passage, and Navigation Topics.
Cruises the Inside Passage to Southeast Alaska

Alison Mazon is a full-time marine surveyor specializing in yachts and small craft. She is an accredited marine surveyor (A.M.S.®) with one of the two internationally recognized marine surveyor organizations: the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (S.A.M.S.®). Prior to becoming a marine surveyor, Alison had her own business installing systems and repairing pleasure boats.

Alison is active in S.A.M.S.®, always expanding her knowledge of repair procedures, construction advances, and new systems and standards. She stays abreast of new regulations and standards of the USCG, ABYC, and NFPA to ensure her surveys are as thorough as possible. Alison is a member of ABYC and has attended many of their educational seminars. She is ABYC certified in Standards and in Corrosion. She continues to take advantage of other training such as MerCruiser’s failure analysis training, and Caterpillar’s seminars on oil sample analysis and shaft & bearing failure. Her handling of marine insurance claims on behalf of insurance companies has made her involvement with IAMI (International Association of Marine Investigators) and ABYC accident reconstruction training invaluable. Most recently Alison achieved her ASM Limited Class 2 Ultrasonic Thickness Testing certification.

Alison’s career has always been technically oriented. She has been a Master A.S.E. technician, Master Porsche technician, and Master Suzuki technician. She has been an active member in SAE (the Society of Automotive Engineers), ASTM (American Society of Testing & Materials) developing standards for two-stroke oils. Alison’s background includes a total of 17 years in the technical departments of two major motor vehicle manufacturers.

I have been a boat owner for 25 years, most of the time sailing and living aboard for nine years. I sailed a Baba 30, MoonShadow, and a Hans Christian 33, Synergy.  Most all of my sailing has been in Northwest waters and I have sailed from Seattle to San Diego. Sailing is my first love, but my arthritis forced me to sell my sailboat and start doing power boating and fishing. I love the water.

I have lived in the Seattle area for 25 years, and before that I was living in Denver. While in Denver I was a flight attendant for the original Frontier Airlines, moving to Seattle after the carrier was sold to Continental in 1986. After arriving in Seattle I worked for Ernst Home Centers as the Director of Employee/Labor Relations. When Ernst closed in doors I began working for West Marine and left the company after achieving a management role. I am now retired, and enjoying it greatly.

For the last 15+ years, Lynne has been surveying boats throughout the Pacific Northwest. She is a member of the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS®), as well as an active member of the International Association of Marine Investigators (IAMI®).

Lynne is a graduate of Chapman’s School of Marine Survey. She assisted with the development of the curriculum for the Havorn Marine Survey and Shipwright School and taught Marine Survey for many years, training a number of apprentice surveyors. Lynne holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Management, and did post-graduate work at Northeastern University in Experiential Education. Lynne furthered her marine experience in Cargo Claims at the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College. She holds certificates through the American Boat and Yacht Counsel (ABYC) and recently completed the Captain’s Course with Zenith Maritime in Seattle. Lynne is often referred to as the “Wooden Boat Whisperer” for her expertise with wooden boats both sail and power. She also handles insurance claims for a number of insurance companies.

Lynne prides herself on conducting a thorough survey, and has traveled as far as Greece to survey vessels. As an educator, she brings a distinct difference to the survey process, helping boat buyers to learn and understand the boat they are purchasing. She offers a Pre-Survey Inspection Service, spending up to two hours looking at a boat for potential purchase. The buyer watches and learns, acquiring a new eye for detail.

Sailing has been Lynne’s passion for many years and she has taught sailing on everything from 8-foot Sabot dinghies to 138-foot tall ships. She loves to share her skills and knowledge, and is always open to answering your questions or pointing you in the right direction!

Lynne is a former National Safety Specialist with the American Red Cross including First Aid, CPR, Nursing, Youth Leadership, Corporate Safety and Boating Safety. She successfully ran her own company, Second Wind – The Safety Training Group, for many years in Arizona before moving to the Northwest. She feels that the Pacific Northwest is her niche, and has built a two-story houseboat on Lake Union, which she is just now completing.

Sponsorship

Women are the fastest-growing segment of the boating community. The full-day seminar is a great opportunity for you and your company to connect with this potential customer base by promoting your services and products through sponsorship. Sponsoring businesses will be listed in promotional and program materials, reaching a wide audience of seminar participants — and beyond.

We want to thank sponsors:
• Burns Cove Marine, LLC : http://olympiaboatcharters.com/
• Cascade Radiant Massage : www.cascaderadiantmassage.com
• Pleasant Harbor Marina : http://www.pleasantharbormarina.com/
• LodeStar Marine : http://www.lodestarmarine.com/
• Foss Harbor Marina : http://www.fossharbormarina.com/
• Armchair Sailor : http://www.armchairsailorseattle.com/

Your generosity ensures lower registration fees for the seminar, so that more women with an interest in boating, including high school students, can explore being on the water with confidence.
A range of opportunities are available:

• Skipper – Donation over $300
  
• Mate – Donation $200 - $299
  
• Bosun – Donation $100 - $199
  
• Crew – Donation $99 and under
  

Download the Sponsorship form and mail the completed form to:
   Women’s Boating Seminar, Sponsorship
   c/o South Sound Sailing Society
   P.O. Box 1102
   Olympia, WA 98507

For more information regarding sponsorships for the Women’s Boating seminar, contact Maria Chiechi at (360) 701-5705 or wbs@ssssclub.com.