LifeSling Demo
Sheila McCurdy
This workshop will demonstrate the LifeSling recovery system (now called the Lifesling2). Weather permitting, the demonstration will take place on a sailboat alongside the dock. Equipment options and personalizing the Life Sling will be shown.
Sheila McCurdy has sailed big boats and small. She has sailed with family, friends, strangers, and professionals. She crews for other people and skippers her own boat. She has sailed over 100,000 miles offshore including a passage from the Galapagos to the Marquesas in 2014, the 2015 Transatlantic Race, and 17 Newport Bermuda Races—skippering to 2nd place in class and 4th overall in 2016. Ashore, she serves on the board of her local yacht club; writes and lectures on sailing education and training; runs Safety at Sea Seminars and certifies instructors for US Sailing; and is a past commodore of the Cruising Club of America and past trustee of the New York Yacht Club. She holds a USCG 100-ton master’s license and a master’s degree in Marine Affairs from the University of Rhode Island. She has received several awards including Rhode Island Boater of the Year 2011.
Skill level: Intermediate, Advanced
Sheila McCurdy has sailed big boats and small. She has sailed with family, friends, strangers, and professionals. She crews for other people and skippers her own boat. She has sailed over 100,000 miles offshore including a passage from the Galapagos to the Marquesas in 2014, the 2015 Transatlantic Race, and 17 Newport Bermuda Races—skippering to 2nd place in class and 4th overall in 2016. Ashore, she serves on the board of her local yacht club; writes and lectures on sailing education and training; runs Safety at Sea Seminars and certifies instructors for US Sailing; and is a past commodore of the Cruising Club of America and past trustee of the New York Yacht Club. She holds a USCG 100-ton master’s license and a master’s degree in Marine Affairs from the University of Rhode Island. She has received several awards including Rhode Island Boater of the Year 2011.
Skill level: Intermediate, Advanced