To sign up for any of these classes please contact :
Lt/C Roger Dickey
Phone : (626) 356-4654
E-mail : roger.dickey@roadrunner.com

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Americas Boating Course
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April TBD Pending Boat Show Dates

Advanced Classes

 
 
Seamanship
Piloting
Adv. Piloting
Weather
Engine
Maintenance
Marine Electric Systems
Marine Communication Systems
Sailing 101
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Course : America's Boating Course
Start Dates : 04/13/2012
Instructors : P/C Bruce Henning, AP

Description:  The America's Boating Course is a course for all boaters including skippers of a family cruiser, sailing enthusiasts, personal watercraft (PWC) operators, hunters or fishermen operating an outboard utility boat, and canoe and kayak paddlers,. It covers the basics you need to know to safely and legally operate your boat, such as basic boating terminology, boat handling, water sports safety, PWCs, legally required equipment and other boating laws and regulations, right-of-way rules between boats, marine radio operation and basic navigation.
Course : Seamanship
Start Date : TBA
Instructor : P/C Merritt Hartman, P
Description : This is the first course in the Advanced Grades series. This course is a prerequisite to all Advanced Grade classes except Piloting, which may be taken simultaneously, prior or following this course. Learn how to tie a cleat hitch, clove hitch, stopper knot and bowline. Learn how to properly and securely anchor your boat in all seabed and weather conditions.
Course : Piloting
Start Date : 05/18/2012
Instructor : Roger Dickey
Description : The first and most basic navigation course, covering chart reading, course plotting, and basic coastal or inland navigation, including basic GPS usage.
Course : Advanced Piloting
Start Date : TBA
Instructor : TBA
Description : Covers more advanced coastal navigation techniques, navigation in tides and currents, and more advanced GPS usage.
Course : Weather
Start Date : TBA
Instructor : TBA
Description : This challenging course will give you a new appreciation of the difficulties faced by your local weather news station and forecaster in his daunting task of predicting the weather.

Course : Engine Maintenance
Start Date : TBA
Instructor :   TBA
Description : This course will familiarize you with today's marine propulsion systems based on the modern internal combustion engine.

Course : Marine Electrical Systems
Start Date : 01/21/10
Instructor : Johnson/Dickey
Description : The Marine Electrical Systems course is presented in seven chapters that start with an explanation of what electricity is, followed by discussions on boat electrical wiring, DC and AC electrical systems, galvanic and stray current corrosion, lightning protection, and ends with troubleshooting of boat electrical problems.

The course includes detailed instructions on how to use a multimeter, how to solder and crimp electrical wiring circuits, and how to read electrical wiring diagrams. This course can be used as a reference guide for anyone interested in properly maintaining their boat electrical system.

Course : Instructor Certification
Start Date : TBA. Instructers were recertfied at the march 05 Spring Confetrence.
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Course : Sail 101 & 102
Start Date : TBA
Instructor : TBA
Description : This course teaches basic elements of sailing, including terminology; sailboat rigs & sail plans; boat design & hull types; sails, standing & running rigging; boat, true & apparent wind; leaving & returning to dock; sailing upwind & downwind; marlinspike for sailors; basic sailing rules.
 
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