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COMING EVENTS                          News of events at Camano Sail and Power 
Our Staff                                   Who is who  at Camano  Sail and Power
SAILING:  SMALL BOATS (open, centerboard/daggerboard)
Introduction to our entire sailing program: BEGIN HERE

 
Introduction, small boats ("dinghys")            Begin your exploration of our small boat program here.  A bit of                                                                                                                                    links to dinghy pictures.
                                                                                           our philosophy about what makes small boat sailing neat!
Optimist dinghys    8-feet long International Optimist ("Opti") pram-bowed dinghys
Walker Bay dinghys    8-feet long Walker Bay dinghys
International Lasers    13-feet long International Lasers
International Laser >> (Laser 2 or Laser II)  14-feet long International Laser >>
 
SMALL-SAILBOAT ("dinghy") CLASSES and EVENTS
Classes, racing, events and open-sailing in Walker Bay "8", Lasers, Laser II and Alphas
Learn-to Sail Small boats (dinghys) US SAILING Small Boat certification;  Class description, fees and schedules. 
Advanced dinghy sailingSchedules and fees for advanced small boat classes
Clinics and refresher courses
  		Spinnaker flying, in-shore and near-shore navigation, currents, tides, anchoring and much more .  Please let us know if you have a particular area of interest that you would like us to address.    camanosail@camano.net                                                                               
Open Sailing   Dinghy rentals to qualified sailors
Racing  Fri or Sat eve informal racing.
"Challenge" Sessions
     		Already know how to sail and want to be qualified to rent our boats ?  You can "challenge" the US SAILING Small Boat certification process and obtain a Small Boat Certificate and a Camano Sail Open Sailing Skipper card.
                                                                                
                                                                               
Reserve your small sailboat course here              

KEELBOATS                            
The Hobie 33 keelboat                                    Pictures of our Hobie 33 keelboat

Keelboat (big boat) program                           Overview of our keelboat sailing programs on the 33-feet long
                                                                            Hobie 33

Keelboat Skipper Learn to Sail                      US SAILING basic keelboat learn-to-sail SKIPPER certification

Keelboat Crew Certification                           Camano Sail and Power certification as a basic keelboat CREW                                                                                     PERSON

Keelboat Skipper/Crew Person Challenge    For the person who already know how to sail and wants to
                                                                           "Challenge" the US SAILING Keelboat certification process
                                                                            and earn a either a Keelboat Skipper or Competent Crew
                                                                            certification.
                                                                                         
Advanced Keelboat Techniques                   Clinics and seminars covering topics such as flying a spinnaker,                                                                                   deploying a sea anchor, handling heavy weather, racing
                                                                            techniques, introduction to the latest COB (crew overboard)
                                                                            techniques, and more.
Reserve your keelboat class here

Chartering the Hobie 33 keelboat                  Introduction to the chartering of our 33-feet long keelboat, with                                                                                    a skipper for an hour, day or many days.     
RESERVE YOUR SAILBOAT CHARTER HERE
MOTORBOATING

Weather, tides, fishing, crabbing, scuba, kayaks   Links to various sites with lots of  information
Our Motorboat                                                              Information on our 23-feet long Ottercraft drop-bow boat,
                                                                                        "She Oughter"
Motorboating for fun                                                   Chartering for fishing, crabbing, sightseeing
Motorboat "Piggyback" transportation                   Chartering for transport of kayaks, scuba, exploration
Sea Kayaking                                                              Jen Chapin sea kayaking at Camano Island State Park
Motorboating for business, work                              Chartering for any type of waterborne business or work.
                                                                                       Real Estate agents: show off your listings from the water.
                                                                                       Waterfront homeowners:  we can transport almost anything
                                                                                       to your waterfront location, or remove storm logs from
                                                                                       your beach.
RESERVE YOUR MOTORBOAT TRIP HERE
NAVIGATION AND SAFETY AT SEA CLINICS
            Camano Sail and Power, in conjunction with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, will be presenting clinics on navigation, safety at sea, obtaining your Captain's license and other subjects of interest.  This program is under construction.
Specialty Clinics for All Seafarers                    Learn about navigation, charting a course, dead reckoning,                                                                                            radio, electronics and much more.
     SPECIAL TOPICS OF INTEREST TO ALL               
Coming Events                                                     Special events at Camano Island and Cama Beach State Parks
                                                                                and elsewhere around Puget Sound
Volunteer opportunities                                      Information for those interested in volunteering to help
                                                                               with the sailing program.  Volunteers earn time toward the use
                                                                               of Camano Sail and Power's equipment.  
Employment opportunities                                 Information for those interested in working for the program

OTHER USEFUL LINKS FOR BOATERS

Lil Cat Boat Co., Ltd.Lil' Cat Boat Co.  is a separate company affiliated with Camano Sail and Power for the purpose of selling new and used sailboats,  and sailboat parts and equipment including clothing, PFD's ("life jackets"), charts, books and other educational items.  Contact camanosail@camano.net  or 425-314-9824
Wheeleeze
http://www.wheeleez.com/
Wheeleeze/Rolleeze is a company that produces aline of VLP (very low pressure) polyurethane tires and wheels with corrosion-proof polymer bearings, and a line of launch carts, wheelchairs, walkers, equipment carriers etc. that are designed to easily handle soft-sand, pebbly/cobbly, barnacly or shelly beaches.  Camano Sail and Power uses small-boat launch dollys for all of its small boats including its small outboard safety boats.  Lil' Cat Boat Co. can produce a wide array of custom equipment using these wheels.   Contact camanosail@camano.net or 425-314-9824
Walker Bay Boats
http://www.walkerbay.com/
Walker Bay produces the Walker 8 and 10 that are used in the Camano Sail and Power small boat sailing program.  Lil' Cat Boat Co. is a dealer for these boats. Made of a polyethylene-type plastic, they are virtually bullet-proof under beach and other conditions that  damage and destroy normal fiberglass boats.  They are ideal dinghy tenders, designed to be rowed, powered by outboard or sailed.
Fisheries Supply
http://www.fisheriessupply.com/   One of Lil' Cat Boat Co.'s main suppliers of  equipment, parts, apparel etc.  Browse their on-line catalog or drop in at our Camano Island shop, 51 S., East Camano Drive to look at the catalog and order items.
  
Diversified Marine Productshttp://www.dmpmarine.com/  Another one of Lil' Cat's main suppliers of equipment, parts, apparel and Walker Bay sailboat parts.   Browse their on-line catalog or drop in at our Camano Island Shop, 51 S., East Camano Drive to look at the catalog and order items.