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Lisa Blair • Jul 08, 2019
This week sees the first of Lisa Blair’s Offshore Masterclasses get underway.
Lisa Blair’s 1-Day Offshore Masterclass launched
Offshore Masterclass Info
We’ve all seen the photos; you know – the ones of demasted yachts in huge grey waves. How many of us think ‘that wouldn’t be me – I wouldn’t go out in that’. There are not many of us who go out intentionally into bad weather. But no matter how carefully you plan, the situation can change, even on coastal cruises.
Do not let that title mislead you. You do not need to be considering a major bluewater voyage to attend this course (although if you are then this is definitely for you!). Lisa’s experience and unique skills can be applied to every vessel and the course is designed to help you cope with the worst the ocean can throw at you.
Lisa saved her own life and her vessel in rough seas after watching her mast tumble down to the deck. We all know this is one of the worst things to happen at sea. Masts held awry by rigging can easily punch a hole in the hull – raising the current disaster to an entirely new level.
But with Lisa’s thorough preparation for just such a disaster, she coped. She even jury-rigged a mast to help her sail into the next port for repairs.
She did this alone.
This and other extraordinary events are part of Lisa’s Masterclass. They are first-hand, real-life, endurance marvels, that Lisa will share with you.
She saved her own life and may save yours, for Mother Nature has her own rules. And while we cannot prepare for every eventuality this unique course goes a long way to reaching that goal.
Be safe – enjoy your time on the water: because you can’t have one without the other!
Find out more about the one day Masterclass with Lisa Blair.
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