Weather forecasting is critical for boaters heading offshore. This seminar covers how to use the 500 millibar upper-air chart to forecast your weather including when and where large storms will develop and how they will move. Topics covered in this seminar include:
You’ll also learn about the latest National Weather Service marine forecasting tools for the Great Lakes, offshore zones, and high seas. You will gain insights from Daren Figursky of NOAA and questions and answers from the original webinar.
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.
$34.95Everything you need to cruise safely and confidently .This course covers: planning, boat selection, onboard systems, navigation, safety, anchoring, weather, provisioning, and more.
$100.00Marine 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.
$34.95The 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.
$34.95Learn the special skills needed for river and lake boating. How to “read” a river, cope with river currents, go through locks. Plus the navigation rules unique to river boating.
$34.95