Where's Jerry?
2011

Dec 23-Jan 2 Cruise: Holidays 2011 Off-site

2012

Jan 2-8 Regional: Orlando

Jan 30-Feb 4 Regional: Houston TX

Feb 6-12 Regional: Hilton Head

Feb 15-16 Seminar: Charlotte CC

Feb 20-26 Regional: Palmetto/Sarasota FL

Mar 2-3 Seminar: Naples FL

Mar 9-11 Vacation

Mar 15-25 NABC: Spring Memphis

Mar 30-Apr 1 Sectional: St Simons GA

April 10-15 Regional: Ft Lauderdale FL

April 16-22 Regional: Gatlinburg TN

April 25-26 Seminar: Timuquana Jacksonville FL

May 4-6 Sectional: Morganton NC

May 9 Seminar: Highlands NC

May 14-16 Seminar: Figure Eight Island Yacht Club, Wilmington NC

May 22-28 Regional: Raleigh NC

May 29-June 2 Regional: Palm Beach Gardens FL

June 4-6 Seminar: Coral Bay Club, Atlantic Beach, NC FL

June 11-14 Seminar: Wianno Yacht Club, Osterville MA

June 18-24 Regional: Las Vegas NV

June 27-July 2 Regional: Halifax NS

July 12-22 NABC: Summer Philadelphia

Aug 20-26 Regional Jacksonville FL

Aug 28-Sep 3 Regional: Atlanta GA

Sep 25-26 Seminar: Piedmont Driving Club Atlanta GA

Sep 27-30 Sectional: St Simons GA

Oct 2-4 Seminar: Private, Jacksonville FL

Oct 29-Nov 9 Cruise: Panama Canal 2012 Off-site

Nov 22-Dec 2 NABC: Fall San Francisco

Dec 31-Jan 11 Cruise: Caribbean 2012 Off-site

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Helms to HELLO  first published in 1996, has been released by Masterpoint Press. It is available through all major bridge supply outlets.
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Join Jerry Helms on a delightful bridge cruise to the Panama Canal. Terrific itinerary, lovely ship, plenty of bridge.

Western Caribbean and Panama Canal
Roundtrip Ft. Lauderdale

Oct. 29-Nov. 9, 2012
Holland America's ms Zuiderdam

Ft. Lauderdale, Half Moon Cay, Aruba, Curaçao, Cartagena, Panama Canal/Gatun Lake, Puerto Limon, Ft. Lauderdale

From $1979 per person
double occupancy, INCLUDES BRIDGE PROGRAM, SHIPBOARD GRATUITIES AND PRIVATE EVENTS

You must book through Alice Travel to participate in this Program. 

Download details and prices. PDF

A string of fascinating and various ports of call from the Bahamas to the Panama Canal and Costa Rica…four days at sea for in-depth bridge excitement with a great host and teacher…and the convenience of a roundtrip Ft. Lauderdale itinerary make this cruise a bridge fan’s dream!

Your Host

Jerry Helms, professional bridge player, writer and teacher, specializes in group seminars. As a player, he has appeared 25 consecutive times on the annual American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) “Top 500†list. 

Jerry is a featured columnist for both Better Bridge Magazine and the ACBL Bulletin. His byline for both magazines is “Ask Jerry.†He is the co-inventor of the HELLO convention that is used over the opponents opening 1NT bid. When the ACBL established its teacher accreditation program (TAP) in 1987, Jerry was asked to participate as a trainer. During his tenure he certified over 2,000 bridge teachers.

Highlights

• Lectures and Q&A sessions daily
• Afternoon and evening duplicates most days
• Private cocktail party and get-togethers with Jerry
• Gratuities included

• Starting price only $1979 pp

Click here for the Itinerary Off-site


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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Holiday bridge with our own dynamic duo — a beautiful ship and exciting ports in the Western Caribbean.

Western Caribbean
Roundtrip Ft. Lauderdale

Dec. 31, 2012-Jan. 11, 2013
Celebrity's Equinox
 

Ft. Lauderdale, Cozumel, Puerto Costa Maya, Puerto Limon, Colon, Cartagena, George Town, Ft. Lauderdale
(and four full days at sea!)
 

From $2536 per person
double occupancy, INCLUDES BRIDGE PROGRAM and SHIPBOARD GRATUITIES


You must book through Alice Travel to participate in this Program. 


Download details of this trip.  

You asked for it! Same gorgeous ship, same cast of fun-loving professionals, and a more exciting itinerary. Don't wait too long to reserve your holiday sailing with Larry and Jerry.

Your Hosts

Larry Cohen started playing duplicate at age 14 and was in tournaments at age 15. He was a Life Master at 17 and won his first National Championship at age 22. He is the winner of 26 national championships. Larry has lectured on land and at sea all over the world and is one of the most popular bridge teachers. He has also written award-winning bridge software. Larry wrote To Bid or Not to Bid about the LAW Of Total Tricks—the best-selling bridge book of the 90s—and the sequel,Following the LAW, which has also been a best-seller. In 2009 he wrote My Favorite 52.

cohen helms together Jerry Helms is a professional bridge player, writer and teacher, who specializes in group seminars. As a player, he has appeared 25 consecutive times on the annual American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) “Top 500†list. Jerry is a featured columnist for both Better Bridge Magazine and the ACBL Bulletin. His byline for both magazines is “Ask Jerry.†He is the co-inventor of the HELLO convention that is used over the opponents opening 1NT bid.

Highlights

• Private cocktail party and events with Larry and Jerry
• Daily Larry and Jerry lessons plus additional bridge events
• Daily duplicates
• Holiday celebration
• Gratuities and bridge program included in the price

Click here for the Itinerary Off-site


 
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 Some of Jerry's reviews:
 
"Jerry Helms is one dynamic teacher you just can't miss. Well known for his humor and ability to mind-meld with his audience, you'll be amazed at how much Jerry can turn learning bridge into so much fun. He is the Pied Piper of bridge students at all levels. I have my own I Love Jerry button and encourage students and other bridge teachers alike to see this well loved bridge teacher in action."
-- Leslie Shafer
publisher of Bridge Students 'R Us
 
 

MasteringBridge.com featured teacher is Jerry Helms
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"I attended your most recent seminar in Jacksonville Florida.  I was completely overwhelmed with the clarity of instruction that you provided. I learned more in the first two hours of the seminar than I have learned by reading the dozen plus bridge books I own.  In the past I feel like I have stumbled around in the dark as declarer; this seminar turned on the LIGHTS! I now feel like I have an ingrained process for the approach to play of the hand.  Wow!  Why didn't I do this sooner?"
-- Frank Stagl, Gainesville, Florida

 
 
"Every month, when the bulletin comes in, I go directly to"Ask Jerry". your column is really great - informative, well written, sprinkled with a little humor, and worth re-reading. (maybe that's how this "little old lady" has arrived at seventy six hundred master points). anyway - I think that it's time that I say "thank you" - and to tell you how much I enjoy them. and your jerry-isms are fabulous!"
-- Charlotte Baff
 
"Jerry is that rare combination of a great teacher, a fine bridge player, and a vibrant personality.  He has a special knack for organizing and presenting material in a manner that can be easily understood by players at all levels."
-- Audrey Grant
 
"Jerry has a unique rapport with his audience. He creates an instant link and people soak up everything he says. He manages to hit just the right level for all levels of players. Something for everyone. They love his sense of humor and his fabulous presentation."
-- Barbara Seagram,
Kate Buckman Bridge Studio
Toronto, Canada
 

"Jerry Helms is an outstanding theorist and exceptionally fine player . . . arguably the best teacher in the ACBL TAP program."
-- Max Hardy