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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tonight (Tuesday 2nd Dec) is the first day of the
Tuesday twilight series run by the YMCA Sailing Club although there will be an
experienced ANU sailor to open the clubhouse and assist you. Get
down to the ANU Sailing Club between 5:15 and 5:30 to be on the water by
6pm.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>No pressure to race.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You don't have to race if you turn up to twilights.
If you don't want to race this is an opportunity to sail in
a </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>supervised environment where there is
somebody to help you rig and lift the boat into the water and help you out if
you get into trouble.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Learn to skipper!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Twilights is designed for beginners who have just
learnt to sail. Many of the competitors only just completed their beginners
course and are still practicing the basic techniques. This means that you
will be racing against beginners who are practicing the basic skills not
experts training for an important regatta</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>. It
doesn't even matter if you don't finish or even make it across
the start line because there will be other beginners having just as much
trouble as you and </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>every time you try you will
learn more.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Anybody can be a
crew!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Although many ANUSC members consider that they lack
the skills to race, crewing in a race is nothing to be concerned
about. For example</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> some of the
Melbourne University crews had not even stepped on a sailing boat before the
first race of this years University Championships! If you have an experienced
skipper the greatest requirement for a crew is that they are the correct
weight. This is why whenever a regatta is advertised ALL club members
are welcome to attend as crews. In many class if selecting a crew my only
concerns would be that they can swim and are the right weight.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I guess what Im saying is that racing is nothing to
be scared of and twilights is a good chance to learn among
beginners.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>