Whether you've just completed Basic Hands-On Sailing or you have been sailing for years, you know how important it is to know where you are going. Our Navigation course teaches you basic coastal navigation skills.

• Electronic Navigation: proper use of Global Positioning Satellites (GPS)

• Charts: learn to read US nautical charts and understand the symbols and conventions they contain

• Tide and Current Tables: use of tables to determine changes in sailing conditions and how to steer taking into account known current and leeway

• Use of compass, parallel rules and dividers.

• Plotting courses using speed, distance, and time.

If you want a better understanding of navigation techniques and regulations, or would like to plot a sailing course to a new destination, this is the class for you!

Cost: $185 includes text, charts, parallel rules, dividers.

Our 15 hour course is taught over three days. ASA certification Navigation course is offered March 18th, 24th and 25th, 12 noon - 5pm each day. Day one consists of basic Coastal Navigation and day two and three consists of Advanced Coastal Navigation and the certification test.

Cost: $285 includes text, charts, parallel rules, dividers, and exam. Additional ASA $50 certification fee. Fee waived if you have any previous ASA certification.