Advanced Coastal Navigation Program (ACN)

Details: A thirteen (13+) evening program, includes chart reading, radio navigation, fuel and voyage planning, radar, GPS, Loran -- all built around an actual voyage. This program may qualify for boat insurance discount.  

This is the only course of its kind taught by United States Coast Guard Certified instructors.

Boating Skills & Seamanship
13 Lesson Program

Details:  A fourteen evening, 13 lesson, in-depth  program. Topics include expanded navigation, radio, cruise planning, local and coastal operations, knot tying, plus a more in-depth treatment of the subjects in "ABC Course."  This program satisfies Florida's Boating Education requirements, and may qualify for boat insurance discount.

This is the only course of its kind taught by United States Coast Guard Certified instructors.

Navigating with G.P.S.
(Global Positioning System)

Details: Navigating with G.P.S. is an introductory class that is intended to familiarize you with the principals of G.P.S. navigation and basic use of a G.P.S. receiver.  The class is most valuable to students who are able to bring their portable G.P.S. units to class and operate them during a realistic class exercise.  The student without a G.P.S. device will be introduced to a number of different G.P.S. types during the course of the class and will be better prepared for a G.P.S purchase.

This is a three hour program in how to use marine charts to locate precise positions, store the location of positions into the G.P.S. receiver, plan a voyage and actually execute the planned voyage in simulated conditions.

Suddenly in Command

Details:  This 3-hour boating safety primer is designed for those not generally at the helm.  It is  focused towards spouses, children and passengers who like to go boating, but do not know how to operate a boat..  This course will help you to "be prepared" with the basics in the event of an emergency.