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Capt Dave's Tips |
Well if you're planning on doing "Spring Cleaning" soon, you may already be too late! As has been witnessed by those who've been out sailing over the past 4-6 weeks "Sailing Season" has arrived. A dirty house can keep, but the winds won't. If you're not out sailing right now you're missing a unique season opener! We have experienced "Heavy Air" sailing like no other season so far! We have pushed our boats to the edge and occasionally over the edge of their "envelope!" We offer realistic training whenever possible but our emphasis is always on safety. The sailing has been fantastic and the learning opportunities have been unprecedented. You can talk about "Heavy Air" sailing all day in a classroom, but until you experience it out on the water, you're wasting your breath.
This Saturday 4/22 is our next Basic Sailing Theory ground school class to be conducted at the Tucker Recreation Center in DeKalb County. If you haven't begun your sailing training or require a refresher, you want to call and grab a seat in this class. Space is becoming limited, so you don't want to delay. You can learn "How" to sail on the water, but the classroom demystifies the "Why" (Physics and Theory) behind how it all works.
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So What's NEW! |
| Giving Back To The Community. Windsong is dedicated to the promotion of the sport of sailing and also continues to support worthy causes throughout the community in the form of contributions to silent auctions for organizations like "Environmental Fund For Georgia", "Earth Share of Georgia", "Samaritan House of Atlanta", "Sail America", "Atlanta Sail & Power Squadron", "Boat U.S.", "Suwanee Soiree", "Bartholomew Church", "Peachtree Ridge Schools", "Simpson Wood Church" and scores of other worthy causes and organizations. Barefoot Sailing Club |
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Tom Broome represented Windsong
at a recent Barefoot Sailing Club monthly meeting with a presentation on
12 Volt Electrical Systems. It was a packed crowd at Jocks and Jills
in Buckhead with a humorous discussion followed by a great question and
answer session. An eager crowd responded overwhelmingly with
applause at the conclusion of a fast paced excerpted presentation from our
regular five hour Marine Electronics ground school program.
Barefoot and Windsong have a long history together. In 1986 Dave Crumbley was Vice Commodore of Barefoot for two terms and initiated several innovative programs, one of which was the establishment of the club's video library that still serves the club today. In 1988 Dave earned distinction as the "Skipper of the Year" for racing accomplishments. Windsong continues to sponsor, host or contribute resources to the club's Introduction to Sailing program which Dave directed for three seasons back in the 80's. Once again he was an instructor for this season's Learn To Sail program held recently at DeKalb College's north campus. Additionally, Windsong has sponsored other club's events such as the Dogwood Regatta hosted by the Atlanta Inland Sailing Club. |
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| Windsong
was proud to co-sponsor the Dogwood Regatta again to kick off this
season's series of programs in support of the sport and recreation of
sailing. Windsong has a long history of sponsorship and support of
the sailing community.
Windsong has been a phenomenal
success over the past two decades and we're always looking for new ways to
produce a positive impact in our community of sailing. Businesses
measure success in many dimensions but most importantly is the legacy that
one leaves behind through their actions, contributions and support of
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| Have you ever attended
a boring staff meeting? Some of us have and they're no
fun! Are working relations strained lately due to corporate
"resizing"? It may be time for a "Corporate Adventure". Large
corporations have resources and funding for annual recreational outings
and there are abundant venues that cater specifically to large
groups. The majority of businesses in America today are not the
traditional "Corporate" cluster with large staffs. Smaller
businesses rely upon crucial interactions between staff and management yet
fewer opportunities exist to provide a meaningful and unique escape from
the pressures of every day business. In recent years Windsong has
been approached by several individually owned or small corporate clients
to provide a unique sailing opportunity for their staff.
Windsong continues to pioneer innovative ideas in business and products. The possibilities are endless, but every "Team" could benefit from spending a morning or afternoon aboard our safe and comfortable sailing vessels. Come "Learn To Sail" or merely escape the customers for a few hours! An "Adventure" can be as simple as enjoying each other's company in the laid back atmosphere surrounded by nature or as intense as fast action maneuvers around a race course. Come dry and leave wet, if that's your goal, or sit back in dry comfort and watch the antics of others aboard. Teams as small as 5 or as large as 12 can enjoy themselves acting as commanders and crew, taking turns throughout the outing. Share your goals for the team and we can design a customized sequence of activities to elicit the interactions your organization requires. Reward the top performers in your organization or mix a combination of staff from across different areas to improve relations. Split your event across several mid day afternoons to minimize the operational impact to your organization from the absence of key staff. The combinations are endless and so are the benefits! Four hour "Adventures" start from $750 per boat and include boat rentals, all fuel, marina access fees, taxes and a U.S. Coast Guard licensed Captain. Snacks and refreshments are available if requested at the time of booking. |
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Windsong Events |
| Sunset Cruises | |
| This season we have
some exciting events just over the horizon. Each year we like to
provide something new and different. This season's "Sunset Cruises"
begin May 6th with Bill
Kahler, a local professional performer, who
will be joining us with his lovely wife to provide a unique "musical"
enchanting cruise. It should be a fun filled and romantic
opportunity for those who are fortunate to reserve seats for this 3-hr
cruise. Advance reservations are required since these cruises fill
up quickly. The cost is $69 per person.
We are in search of other
musically inclined performers to accompany other cruises this
season. I've always thought it would be nice to have a flutist join
us for one of our trips but so far haven't been able to secure one on
favorable terms. If you are musically inclined and would like the
opportunity to perform before our small group, it could be your lucky
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So What's Been Going On? |
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Visit To San Pedro California Square Riggers. |
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often you get invited aboard a "Tall Ship". Nancy Richardson,
Vice President of TOPSAIL a youth program in San Pedro, chose 4 members
from over 300 attendees at the National Sailing Symposium annual meeting
to join a training sail aboard the Irving Johnson, a 90' Brigantine
topsail schooner. "What a fortunate opportunity to be selected to
participate" Dave, founder of Windsong Sailing Academy recalls.
Jim Gladson, President/Founder of
the program with a full time staff of only four, utilizes the skills and
enthusiasm of hundreds of volunteers each year to maintain and run the
fleet. The program provides 5000 youth sailing days to 67 different
schools and youth
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Each season a group
of volunteers train as "regulars" to earn the rights as crew for youth who
participate in their annual programs. The programs instill respect
for command, procedures and authority as each student is enlisted to
perform the various jobs required to put the vessel to sea.
They sleep, eat and share team spirit together during each weekly session aboard. Students learn applied science, math, physics, biology, geography, world trade, economics, history, literature and even poetry aboard this real life classroom. To learn more about this amazing
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FOR
SALE! GOT SOMETHING TO SELL? Try Our For Sale New Site
Free.
Although we intend to limit items for sale to our student members,
we will consider items submitted from the general public as well. We'll
play it by ear to see how it goes. Just remember to let us know when the
item is sold so that we can keep our web site current. So here's the
link Items For Sale.
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HATE THAT SPAM? |
| Ever noticed that all official Windsong emails have the word "WINDSONG:" in the subject? That's so that you can use a filter or rule to intercept and redirect Windsong emails into a dedicated folder based upon this trait. That way we won't ever wind up in your SPAM folders and accidentally deleted. This is actually a two-way street. Any replies from you will automatically contain the same identifier in the subject and we can prevent it's accidental deletion as well. So any emails from you to us should contain the words "WINDSONG" in the subject or you risk censure by our anti spam software. Daily we receive just over 400 SPAM emails and find the use of filtering software imperative. Don't risk loosing our emails, filter TODAY! | |
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Friends don't let
their friends go through life Invite someone to join you today! |
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REACH OUT AND TOUCH US,
We're listening!! |
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Many times students' suggestions are implemented on the spot! We pride ourselves in our customer service and attention to the needs of our students. If you have thoughts or ideas, drop us a line or give us a call. All things are possible; you simply need to ask.
Thanks!
I'd like to take this
opportunity to thank all our students for their loyal support through the
season(s) and encourage everyone to bring one new friend along each year as you
sail. As we grow and expand our operation, we want to make our products
and services available to all who may be interested, but someone has to make the
introduction. Share the love of your sport with those who may be
interested in our unique collection of programs. You'll be glad you did and so
will they!
