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In addition to the licensing courses administered by the Coast Guard, the Auxiliary conducts many narrower and less rigorous cruising instruction, such as boating safety, coastal navigation, GPS navigation, seamanship, and sailing fundamentals.
[U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, USA]
A week in the Gulf Islands learning how to navigate safely through coastal waters. Includes boat, instructor, course material, provisioning, bedding, and moorage. Eight different course levels.
[Island Cruising Sailing School, Sidney, BC, Canada]
The school offers classroom, home study, and on-line training courses and sales of navigation software, celestial navigation calculators, work forms, starfinders, and other tools.
[Starpath School of Navigation, Seattle, WA, USA]
IYT has developed a global modular instruction program which is recognized by 22 Governments worldwide. Cruising courses include Yachtmaster Coastal, Yachtmaster Offshore, Yachtmaster Ocean, Medical First Aid, Medical Care Aboard Ship, among others. Company works primarily with professional crew on large yachts, but teaches regular cruisers too.
[International Yachtmaster Training, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA]
School for women cruisers. Offerings include Spring Working Sessions in a Boatyard, Teamwork and Leadership Onboard, Sail Yourself Safely Home, Real Skippers Don′t Yell, Safe & Fun Family Cruising, and Bareboat Prep for Individuals, Couples & Families.
[Womanship, Annapolis, MD, USA]
Provides cruising instruction and ASA Certification from bases in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Western Lake Erie and Lake St Clair, and on the Chesapeake Bay. Courses range from Basic Sailing to Celestial Navigation.
[Fair Wind Sailing Inc., Bingham Farms, MI, Norway]
The association encourages, trains, and supports women who sail or want to sail. Their workshops and seminars cover sailing technique, navigation, diesel engine maintenance, and other topics. It also organizes membership cruises.
[National Women's Sailing Association, Portsmouth, RI, USA]
Housed on a riverboat in Boston Harbor, the center offers courses in cruising, coastal passage making, night sailing, coastal navigation, and other sailing subjects.
[Boston Sailing Center, Boston, MA, USA]
Offers USCG-approved courses in CPR and First Aid, Marine Radio Operator Permit, Boating Safety, and a number of professional seaman′s qualifications. Also offers Yachtmaster courses, global yachting qualifications for the serious recreational cruisers and professional yacht crew, as well as a Yachtmaster Offshore/ US Coastguard Master 200-ton dual certification program.
[Maritime Institute, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA]
Courses from Basic Sailing through Bareboat Charter (ASA Standard) to Advanced Coastal Cruising. Non-student family members can join you on the boat in the evenings.
[Florida Sailing & Cruising School, North Fort Myers, FL, USA]
[Would-be cruisers] read too many books and go to too many seminars. It′s not really as complicated as it appears.
Capt. Barnacle Bill
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