Training

Training Day 2010 was a great success! Thanks to committee members Kevin and Sue Ryan, Jerry and Diane Purdy, Sue Milner, Kay Cathcart, Monica Brown, Sherry Robinson, Commodore Peggy Kulm, Vice Commodore Mike Platt, and Past Commodore David Aho.

Lt. Tim Manly of Port Ludlow Fire and Rescue gave an overview and update on CPR and emergency response. The latest techniques and information were covered and a number of people showed interest in becoming certified.

After lunch we launched into diesel maintenance. Doug Bolling of Goldstar Marine gave some excellent insight to maintaining a diesel engine and hosted an informative question and answer session.

Sherry Robinson and Dave Aho led sessions on dingy safety, being prepared, and vessel safety. Sherry made us all aware of what it takes to be prepared for an onboard emergency and how to get your dingy ready to be used as an emergency life raft in case you need to abandon your vessel. Dave helped us prepare for a vessel safety check. He demonstrated how vessel safety checks help ensure we’re ready to handle those on-the-water emergencies.

Kevin Ryan took us to the pool where he had three Coast Guard Auxiliary members demonstrate kayak self rescue. It was very interesting, but not nearly as exciting as seeing Kevin jump in the pool to demonstrate how he could be rescued by one of the kayakers!

We then moved to the Wreck Room for wine and cheese. It was a wonderful close to an exciting and informative day. It really showed how our new club facility can be a focal point for our social activities. Thanks to all of you who attended and made Training Day 2010 such a success.