Price for members of ABClub and SJIYC is $5.  Discount will be taken at checkout.

The Salish Sea features large tidal variations in complex patterns and has numerous channels and passes with strong currents.  This seminar will show you how to predict and plan for navigating safely in these conditions.

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Registration confirmation, receipt, Zoom links and class updates will be emailed to the email address you registered with from our CourseStorm Platform. Please add abcsji.org and Coursestorm.com as known senders. If you do not receive these emails, please check your spam folder, if you are still experiencing issues regarding class registration contact our Education Officer at seo@abcsji.org.  

The price includes the course electronic-book.  Members of ABClub and SJIYC receive a $100 discount.

This course will give you the skills you need to get where you’re going using charts and marine electronics as well as a knowledge of winds, currents, and tides.  Especially in our waters, with hazards posed by rocks, tides and currents, knowing where to go and how to get there is essential.  The course will include:

• Charts and their interpretation
• Landmarks and navigation aids (buoys, day marks, lights, etc.)
• Plotting courses and determining direction and distance
• The mariner's compass and converting between True and Magnetic
• Use of GPS - basic GPS displays and information they provide, setting up waypoints and routes, staying on a GPS course
• Pre-planning courses and entering them into the GPS
• Monitoring progress and determining position by both GPS and traditional techniques such as bearings and dead reckoning
• The "Seaman's Eye" - simple skills for checking that one is on course

It will be possible to purchase a set of navigation tools needed for the course, or you may purchase on-line or at any marine store.  Let us know if you wish to purchase the dividers for $15 and plotter for $10.

This class will be offered in person at SJIYC and on Zoom, although attendance in person is recommended due to the nature of the material.  Recordings will be available if you must miss a session.  Sessions will be 6:30-8:30 PM on Tuesdays starting September 10 and running through October 15.

Price for members of ABClub and SJIYC is $5.  Discount will be taken at checkout.

Weather in our waters is variable, localized, sometimes dangerous, and difficult to predict.  This seminar will cover weather basics and what is unique about the weather in the Salish Sea.

This is a video recording of a live seminar that you can watch at your leisure. After purchase, you will receive a receipt email from ABCSJI CourseStorm containing the link to view the recording, the link does not expire. Please check your spam/junk email folder if you don't see the receipt. Questions or issues, please contact us at seo@abcsji.org