Boating Classes
"When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experience in nearly forty years at sea, I merely say, 'uneventful'. Of course there have been winter gales, and storms and fog and the like. But in all my experience, I have never been in any accident ... of any sort worth speaking about. I have seen but one vessel in distress in all my years at sea. I never saw a wreck and never have been wrecked nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort."
Edward J. Smith, 1907
Captain, RMS Titanic

Did you know that most insurance companies will give you a discounted rate if you complete the courses below?
The benefits of taking these classes go way beyond that though.  Even experienced seaman walk away having learned things they never knew,  just never thought of, or hadn't viewed it from a particular perspective.
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These Classes and MORE are FREE for Active Coast Guard Auxiliary Volunteers.  Why not consider joining the Coast Guard Auxiliary today!
Current Class Schedules
Class Start Date End Date Day/Time Fee Location
PWC Safety Course March 8th 2006
March 8th 2006
 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM $20.00 Huntington Harbor Yacht Club
America's Boating Class (ABC) June 28, 2006 July 19, 2006 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM $20.00 Huntington Harbor Yacht Club
 
(Registration form at bottom of this page)
 
Please click HERE for courses offered by other Flotilla's in Southern California
 
Which Course is for You?
America's Boating Course Piloting, powering your boat, lines & knots, weather, radio, and inland boating
Advance Coastal Navigation for serious boaters who want to learn piloting techniques.


How To Read Nautical Charts
Coastal Navigation including:
The Magnetic compass, Nautical Charts, Navigators Tools and Instruments, Dead Reckoning, and Piloting.
Boating Fun - Adventure on the Water to teach the basic safety concepts to children in grades K-3.


America's Boating Course (ABCS) oriented toward hunters, anglers, skiers and operators of PWCs.


Boating Skills and Seamanship
A comprehensive course in basic boating skills including:
Boat Selection, Boat Handling, Trailering, Aids to Navigation, Weather, Piloting, Use of VHF Radio, Rules of the Road, Ropes, Lines, Knots, and MORE!
GPS For Mariners
Navigating with GPS including: Navigation Fundamentals, The Global Positioning System, Navigation Techniques, Other Uses for GPS, and GPS Installation Considerations.
Personal Watercraft for those who want a brief, very basic introduction to the safety issues involved when operating a PWC.


Let's Go Sailing for both beginning and experienced sailors (also known as "Sailing and Seamanship").


Waypoints - A Guide to Boating Safely for older children and youths in grades 4-6.

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