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This
ten-day class combines Ocean Sailing and Advanced Navigation with
an Offshore Night Passage.
The
combined sailing course was designed to fill the needs expressed
by our students. Many students come to us wanting a night sail
and the offshore experience, but were lacking sailing experience
and background. Consequently, we built a course in which for five
days we focus on sailing, seamanship,
navigation and safety offshore and followed the second
five days by a night offshore passage.
The first
five day portion is conducted while sailing the Maine coast from
Portland to the Mt. Desert region. The second five days takes
us offshore across the Bay of Fundy to Nova Scotia and finally
a night passage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia back to Portland a
distance of 200 miles. The five days of controlled sailing along
the Maine Coast is to prepare the participant for the rigorous
sail across the Bay of Fundy to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and return.
The
passage to Nova Scotia provides a controlled introduction to offshore
night sailing. Without a doubt the Offshore Passage will give the
participant a clear picture of the rigors and demands of offshore
sailing and night passage making.
We
take great care in planning the offshore trip. The safety of the
vessel, participants, and crew are our first priority and the instruction
of safety is high on the list of learning objectives. Participants
will operate in two person watch teams and will stand 4-hour watches
under the 24-hour operational schedule.
You
must bring your passport as we need to clear customs in Yarmouth,
Nova Scotia and again in Portland.
Course
Outline
Combined Ocean Sailing and Navigation
with Offshore Night Passage
I.
Sailing Lessons
- Anchoring,
Docking, and Mooring
- Sail
Handling including all Maneuvers
- Heavy
Weather Procedures
- Emergency
Procedures
- Night
Lights, Sound Signals
- Safety
at Night
- Rules
of the Road
II.
Navigation
- Nautical
Charts
- Navigational
Tools
- Offshore
Plotting
- Dead
Reckoning
- Piloting
- Current
Sailing
- Radar
- Relative Motion, DRM, RTM plots
- Navigation
in the Fog
- Logbook
Maintenance
- Rules
of the Road
- Weather
- VHF, HIGH Seas, Nobeltec/Globalstar, GMDSS
- GPS
and Electronic Chart Plotting
- Computer
applications: Nobeltec, Tide & Currents.
III.
Offshore Safety at Sea
- Thru-Hulls
- Storm
Ports
- Emergency
Pumps and Edson Emergency Bilge Pump
- Emergency
Tiller
- Sea-Anchor
Deployment Discussion
- Monitoring
electrics
- Heavy
Weather sail changes
- Safety
Harnesses
- Watch
and Look-Out Procedures
- Bunk
Boards
- Steel
water tight doors
- Stuffing
Box
- Offshore
Navigation
- Log
Book Maintenance
- SSB
Radio Operations, GMDSS, EPIRB
- Daily
weather reporting using High Seas Weather, GMDSS, Nobeltec/Globalstar,
fax.
- Radio
Log Maintenance
IV.
The Daily Schedule
- Day
1,2,3,4 and 5 formal instruction on Safety, Seamanship, Sailing
and Navigation, while sailing the Maine coast.
- Day
6, 7, 8, 9 and 10: Mt.Desert - Yarmouth, Nova scotia - Portland,
Maine.
We
provide all instructional materials for sailing lessons including
marine charts, navigational tools, books and other materials related
to the sailing course.
All
persons must wear flotation while underway. We provide deck-jackets,
but bring your own "crewsaver", etc. if you wish.
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