ASA Featured Instructor: Joan Gilmore
ASA Featured Instructor: Joan Gilmore, Sail Away Sailing School
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Article Lake Minnetonka magazine July 2018 Smooth Sailing (1)
Blind Ambition: My Adventure Teaching a Sight-Challenged Student
Reprinted from Bearings, American Sailing Association’s Instructor Newsletter, Spring 2014 Blind Ambition: My Adventure Teaching a Sight-Challenged Student by Captain Joan Gilmore of Sail Away Sailing School, LLC Minneapolis, MN I have rarely had a more motivated and dedicated sailing student than Deb, who signed up with her husband for Basic[…]
Why Can’t I Rely on GPS Alone on Extended Cruising Trips?
Why Can’t I Rely on GPS Alone on Extended Cruising Trips? Alternate title – GPS; Siren Song to Unprepared Navigators By Capt. Joan Gilmore Have you heard the story of the Swedish couple cruising the Mediterranean, who mistakenly typed “Capra” into their GPS, when they actually intended to go to the island of Capri?[…]