Using Nautical Charts

The most common cooking fuels, propane and butane (LNG), can be dangerous. Learn how to handle them safely, check for leaks, maintain propane systems, store cylinders, and more.

Choosing a trailer, tow vehicle, and other gear, how to haul the trailer, launch and retrieve your boat, boat ramp etiquette, trailer maintenance, insurance, and registration.

Avoid collisions with other boats. AIS will show you where other vessels are and how close they will come. How to integrate AIS with radar and other marine electronics.

Marine radio is a lot more reliable than cellphones on the water. Learn how radios work, which channels to use, correct procedures, and how DSC can be a lifesaver in emergencies.

A beginner’s guide to fun, confident, safe operation of jet skis. Learn how to get away from and back to a dock, make a pivot turn, recover from a spill, make an emergency stop.