Letters
Preseason Sailing Refresher Course
Ahoy all;
After a wonderful cruising season in Mexico, we are
now back in Port Hardy - reminiscing on the fun we had
and making plans for our upcoming season. Following are
some of the offshore pre-training exercises we’ll be doing
for next cruising season. As sailors, you may find these
exercises come in handy… especially #11.
Warm wishes to all;
Pamela Bendall
“How do you get in shape for such a unique sport
as sailing?” Well, the answer, quite frankly, comes down
to proper conditioning. I’ve found that hours spent in a
health club or fitness center are time wasted and could
lead to injury or embarrassment on the boat. You need
only concentrate on those muscle groups you’ll be using
the most! That is why I follow a sailing specific training
regimen to keep me at peak “championship” condition.
This year I’ve decided to share my pre-season training
program with you all. Try this over the next few weekends
and you’ll be “America’s Cup Class” in a jiffy.
To best prepare yourself for the sailing season, I
recommend these time tested exercises:
1. Buy a case of beer. Let sit it in a very warm place for a
several hours, then drink it.
2. Apply sunscreen to your face in streaks and sit in front of
a sun lamp for two hours.
3. Sit on a bench with large metal screws, bolts and other
fixtures that protrude into your butt and legs, stare
straight up into the sun for two hours. For a more robust
workout: invite four friends to come over and yell at you
the whole time.
4. Go to bank and withdraw $1,000 – then light it on fire.
Repeat as necessary.
5. Take a large duffel bag. Fill it with enough clothes for
a weekend – then fill it with water. Put on and take off
every article of clothing in the bag while standing on a
rocking chair.
6. Take your wrist watch, pound it repeatedly against a
metal pipe and drop it into the sewer, try to fish it out.
7. Pour ice water in your lap and give yourself a wedgie,
now alternate between hopping on and off a rocking
chair.
8. Put on rain/ foul weather gear. Lay down in the
driveway. Have a friend spray a garden hose at full blast
at you while you roll up and down the driveway for a
hour. Stop. Attempt to take a nap for 15 minutes with the
hose still on you, then repeat the exercise.
9. Make 12 sandwiches on white bread with bad meat and
cram them into a bread bag – leave them in the sun for
12 hours, then eat them all at once, washing them down
with the warm beer from exercise number one.
48° No r t h , Ju N e 2009 Pa g e 12
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