The Royal Canadian Yacht Club will be presenting a “Safety at Sea” seminar open to all sail or power boaters on April 10, 2010 at the OISE Auditorium in Toronto. The one day seminar will provide the training necessary to handle emergencies away from land and critical for offshore or short handed crews. It is sanctioned by US SAILING and all attendees will receive a US SAILING Certificate of Attendance at a Safety at Sea Seminar.  Speakers include John Rousmaniere, Herb Hilgenberg, John Bonds, Wayne McCrae, and Dr. Michael Chapman.  More information is available on the website safetyatsea.ca.

The Nautical Mind stocks dozens of books on safety and stories of survival in the face of adversity.  Some indispensable classics in these areas include:

• Skipper’s Onboard Emergency Guide by Hans Donat
• Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea by Steve Callahan
• Surviving the Storm: Coastal & Offshore Tactics by Steve & Linda Dashew
• Advanced First Aid Afloat by Peter F. Eastman
• Fastnet Force 10 by John Rousmaniere
• The Annapolis Book of Seamanship by John Rousmaniere
• Adlard Coles’ Heavy Weather Sailing by Peter Bruce
• RYA Sea Survival Handbook by Kieth Colwell
• The Handbook of Survival at Sea by Chris Beeson (Now on Sale for $1.99!)