Greenwich Boat & Yacht Club

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Boating Skills & Seamanship Course

  • January 27, 2015
  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • GBYC Club house

January 27, 2015

  • Introduction to Advanced Piloting - Dealing with course and errors in navigation, Introduction to GPS and Chart Plotters

Alex Nanai

203-856-5575

Teachmeboating@optonline.net



February 03, 2015

  • The Rest Of Our Story – Small boat safety; personal watercraft; hypothermia; motorboats and sailboats; carbon monoxide poisoning; float plan; U.S. Coast Guard District Offices; metric conversion system.

February 17, 2015

  • Powering Your Boat – Types of marine engines; marine engines; selecting a propeller; induction systems; ignition systems; flame arresters; cooling systems; gasoline considerations; batteries; maintenance; winterizing your boat; spring fitting-out; troubleshooting.
  • Lines & Knots For Your Boat – Line or rope; rope materials; kinds of rope; measuring rope; selecting your ropes; care of rope; making up line; knots, bends, and hitches; splices; securing lines; dipping the eye.

February 24, 2015

  • Weather & Boating – Sources of weather information; wind and boating; wind and waves; understanding weather; weather and heat; fog; non-frontal weather.

March 03, 2015

  • Your Boat's Radio – Radios used on boats; functions of radios; licenses; selecting your VHF-FM radio; installation; operating your VHF-FM; maintain a radio watch; channels have special purposes; some "no no's"; copies of the rules; calling another station; procedure words; phonetic alphabet; routine radio check; distress, urgency, and safety calls; crew training.

March 10, 2015

  • Time to show you know your stuff - test

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