Seamanship for Women
One class: 3 hours

Too often women lose interest in the sport of boating because they never feel truly comfortable.

Women tend to approach boating differently than men. This is partly true because women have more responsibilities. It’s not only seamanship, navigation, understanding the weather and safety, but it’s also preparing and organizing everything that will be needed by you, family members and guests. You have been doing that for years, so it’s second nature.

This course is designed to answer all your questions about how to handle yourself and a boat so this becomes just as comfortable to you as all the other things you do.

Course Overview

• Systems, gear and safety equipment checklists needed before you leave the dock
• The best way of trailering, launching and hauling out a boat
• Once underway
• how to handle lines and tie knots
• fueling procedures
• emergency firefighting
• power boat operation
• docking, anchoring and picking up a mooring
• Navigation
• charts, lights, and navigational aids
• emergency navigation
• Communications
• VHF radio simplified
• Contacting the US Coast Guard
• Using hailing frequencies
• GPS & chart plotter basics
• locating your position

And anything else you would like to discuss!

Facilitator: Captain Lori Rainaldi

Logistics:
Tuesday, April 15
6:30-9:30pm at the Marine Training Center
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Saturday, April 26
9:00-12:00pm at the Marine Training Center
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Wednesday, May 14
6:30-9:30pm at the Marine Training Center
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Thursday, May 22
6:30-9:30pm at the Marine Training Center

Tuition: $95

Certification: Upon course completion you will receive a Landfall Navigation Marine Training Center certificate of completion in Seamanship for Women.