SAILING CONFERENCE SET FOR OCTOBER 22ND

Conference

Oct 10, 2016

Together with Sail Canada, Sail Nova Scotia is excited to announce the full schedule for our 3rd annual Atlantic Sailing Conference set to take place Saturday, October 22 at the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel in Halifax. The day will feature several presentations to benefit sailors, leaders, coaches and instructors in the region. A highlight will be the keynote by World Record setting sailor Damian Foxall, and a presentation by our Olympic and Paralympic sailors about their experiences in Rio.

Registration is now open, visit www.sailnovascotia.ca

The fee to attend is $40 and includes lunch and a new Helly Hansen Lifa shirt which has a value of $80.

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