This seminar will provide you with some of the basic principles of seamanship that every boater should know.  Topics will include weather and area conditions, safety equipment, knots and lines, docking, securing a boat, anchoring, towing, running aground and getting off, and avoiding collisions. We’ll also cover safety procedures, including handling heavy weather and […] Read more

  The VHF radio is one of the most important safety items we have on our boats.  This short seminar will help you understand and confidently use this important communication tool.  We will cover VHF radio strengths and limitations, basic radio controls, proper channel usage, various routine and distress calls, use of the USCG Rescue […] Read more

This seminar will cover the US Coast Guard Nautical Rules of the Road.  Whether you are a sailor or power boater, this is essential rules of the road knowledge that applies to everyone on navigable waters.  We will cover basic terms and definitions, steering and sailing rules (both in normal and restricted visibility), right-of-way situations, […] Read more

Unlock the mystery of how and why sailboats work.  This seminar will help you understand everything from powering up in light air to depowering when it gets heavy, causes of weather helm and how to balance the boat, effects of all trim adjustments for both Main and Jib sails including visual clues to know when […] Read more

This 3-hour seminar will introduce basic weather concepts, discuss the use of various weather forecasts and predictive tools available to mariners, and introduce the art of weather observation, strategy and tactics while on the water.  We will gain a basic understanding of air masses, temperature and pressure gradients, wind, clouds and storms. This knowledge will […] Read more