John Neal Bio
John Neal's 387,000 offshore miles include six Cape Horn roundings plus voyages to Antarctica, Africa, Australia and Spitsbergen. Since 1976, John's passion has been sharing his knowledge of ocean cruising through 197 sail-training expeditions worldwide aboard Mahina Tiare III, a Hallberg-Rassy 46 detailed on www.mahina.com and through Offshore Cruising Seminars presented at 3-5 major boat shows annually. John is author, co-author or contributing author of 17 books including Log of the Mahina, A Tale of the South Pacific.
Amanda Swan Neal Bio
Amanda Swan Neal completed the Whitbread Around the World Race as rigger aboard Maiden, (just released by Sony Pictures as a major motion picture) and has 43 years’ and 345,000 miles’ experience in international racing, sail-training and cruising. She has worked as a rigger and sailmaker in England, Australia and New Zealand and is author of Marine Diesel Engine Essentials, A Learning and Coloring Book and The Essential Galley Companion. In 2019 John and Amanda sailed 10,000 miles from New Zealand to Tahiti, Cooks, Fiji, Solomons, Australia arriving back in New Zealand in December. When not at sea, they live on San Juan Island, 18 km east of Victoria.
Pete McGonagle Bio
Pete McGonagle is a marine engineer who has logged over 1,000,000 miles as an officer on tankers and 50,000 miles racing, delivering and cruising yachts worldwide. A yacht broker since 1999, he founded Swiftsure Yachts in 2002 where he’s assisted hundreds of cruisers purchase offshore-capable yachts. Pete recently completed a two-year cruise of the Caribbean and East Coast with his family aboard his 51’ steel Perry sloop and has been co-presenting in Mahina seminars since 2003. www.swiftsureyachts.com
Mahina Offshore Full Day Seminar
John Neal & Amanda Swan Neal and Pete McGonagle
Saturday, February 8
Registration 8:30 am
Seminar 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Room 147 / VIP Room, located on the main field level of BC Place
Self-sufficiency and preparation for your cruising adventures, whether to Mexico, the South Pacific or the Caribbean are the focus of this full-day seminar with John & Amanda Neal and Pete McGonagle. The Offshore Cruising Seminar features 18 dynamic topics illustrated with PowerPoint presentations that are documented in the included 260-page Offshore Cruising Companion (normal price $90). Topics include: Selecting and Outfitting a Boat for Offshore Cruising, Diesel Engine Maintenance, Storm Survival Tactics, Rigging & Sails, Communications, Anchoring, Piracy & Security, Managing Your Escape, Cost of Cruising and Cruising Routes. This is the 173rd Offshore Seminar John and Amanda have presented to 12,000 sailors since 1976. Visit http://www.mahina.com/ for the list of topics and schedule.
$100 per person.
Pre-registration required.
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