Spring 2010

Sailing Skills & Seamanship Boating Safety Class
Flotilla 12

13 Consecutive Tuesday Nights, Feb 9 - May 4,

Time:  1930 - 2130

Coast Guard Station Golden Gate

(East Fort Baker under the north side of Golden Gate Bridge)

 

Class content includes: "Rules of the Road," choosing a boat, buoys & markers, plotting a dead reckoning course on a chart, tide book usage,

marine radio, boat terminology, legal requirements,  boat handling, aids to navigation,  trip planning, knots and lines (marlinspike),  

weather and basic navigation.  In other words - everything you need to know for safe boating.

Course Syllabus
Date Chapter Topic Instructor Est. Time Assistant
2/9/2010
1
 About sailboats Brian
60 min
  
 
2
 How a boat sails John-
60 min
  
 
   
 
2/16/2010
3
 Basic sailboat maneuvering John-
90 min
  
 
  Brian
 
 
   
 
2/23/2010
4
 Rigging & Boat handling Brian
90 min
  
 
   
 
3/2/2010
5
 Equipment for your boat Doug
90 min
 Bob
 
   
 
3/9/2010
7
 Your highway signs Rae-
60 min
 Bob
 
Tides & Currents Hugo
60 min
  
 
   
 
3/16/2009
13
 Engines Brian
50 min
  
 
11
 Sail Trim John-
50 min
  
 
   
 
3/23/2010
10
 Sailing Safely Brian
60 min
  
 
14
 Lines / Knots Hugo
60 min
  
 
 
 
3/30/2010
8
 Rules of the road Bob H.
120 min
  
 
   
 
4/6/2010
15
 Weather Steve
60 min
 Bob
 
16
 Boat Radio Doug
45 min
  
 
   
 
4/13/2010
12
 Navigation Bob H
120 min
  
 
   
 
4/20/2010
Station
 Nav. Exercise Staff-Margrit
120 min
  
4/27/2010
Review Staff
100 min
  
5/4/2010
Station
 Exam Staff
 
           

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For questions and reservations about our Spring 2010 class,
contact Brian Green, FSO-PE by email

Rick Saber, IPFC and Margrit Keyes, FSO-PE 2009
with the Spring '09 Sailing Skills and Seamanship graduating class.

 

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This page last revised February 22, 2010

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