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.
The dock is near but have no fear! Leave the anxiety on shore and learn to handle your boat slowly, safely, and confidently in tight quarters. Then practice, practice, practice!
$34.95A comprehensive study of how ocean currents and tides affect navigation. Use navigation software when planning and underway to evaluate current impacts on your route.
$34.95An advanced seminar that goes beyond the basics into the science of weather. Learn about the dynamics of storms using such tools as Skew-T plots, sounding data, and weather radar
$34.95Choosing types of line for your boat, tying the boat to a dock, knowing which lines and knots to use in various situations, plus choosing and tying the ten most useful knots.
$34.95Forecasting has improved with technology Using computer weather forecasts, internet resources, weather apps, National Weather Service products, and weather communications.
$34.95