Beyond Boating Basics… Registration Deadline, Sept. 27th

by Rick Collins on September 22, 2019

Fantastic news for Newfoundland boaters who always wanted to take a Canadian Power and Sail boating course but were unable to do so because of scheduling and geographic limitations. You and your family members can now take our Beyond Boating Basics course (a.k.a. Boating 2) through blended learning at home on your favourite electronic device. Course will take place one night a week, beginning Tuesday, October 1, 2019 @ 7:30 p.m. NT. (Instructor will teach live from New Brunswick, and students from multiple provinces will participate simultaneously.) Topics include:

Global Positioning and Charts
The Magnetic Compass
Navigation
Conning
Electronic Navigation
Emulators
Handling a Vessel under Power
Ropes, Lines and Knots
Anchors and Anchoring
Weather
Towing
Trailering
Checklist for Lay-up and Pre-launch
Tides and Currents
Canals and Locks
Collision Regulations
Boating Etiquette

Go to http://www.boatingcourses.ca/provinces/newfoundland-and-labrador. Clicking ‘register’ will give you more information. DEADLINE TO REGISTER is September 27, 2019.

Our mailing address is:

Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons – Avalon Squadron

73 Beacon Hill Cres

St. John’s, NL A1E 4S6

Canada

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