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EVENTS & NEWS OF INTEREST TO SOUTHERN SAILORSTo have your news or event in this section, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send us information by the 5th of themonth preceding publication. Contact us if later. We will print your event the month of the event and the month before.■ RACING EVENTSFor racing schedules, news and events seetheracing section.■ UPCOMING SOUTHERN EVENTSYouth Sailing ProgramsGo to our annual list at www.southwindsmagazine.com/yacht_sail_dir.php.EDUCATIONAL/TRAININGAmerican Boat and Yacht Council Offering WebinarsABYC is now offering webinars as a new learning tool totrain marine professionals. They have many advantages.They are relatively inexpensive, will be held monthly, theyare current, can be viewed in real time or on the student’sown time and they can be archived for members.They also will give the student an ideaof what an ABYC certification class is like.A typical webinar might feature anABYC instructor or other industry expertdoing a 60- to 90-minute talk with aPowerPoint presentation on a relevanttopic. A good example of a webinar that aboater would be interested in is the Basic Marine Electricalcourse held periodically. For a list of Webinars and how tosign up for them, go to www.abycinc.org.North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NCOngoing adult sailing programs. Family Sailing. Ongoingtraditional boat building classes. www.ncmm-friends.org,maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317.US SAILING Safety at Sea Seminar, Southern Yacht Club,New Orleans, LA, Sept. 17By Kim KaminskiThe Southern Yacht Club and the 2012 Regata al Sol will holda US SAILING Safety at Sea Seminar on Sept. 17, open to all16 September 2011 SOUTHWINDS www.southwindsmagazine.com