Trailering Your Boat

Become a more useful crew member by learning how to operate the boat. Understand the basics of navigating, docking, preparing for bad weather, handling onboard emergencies, etc.

Be ready for the big storm well before it hits! Learn how to protect your boat from high wind, torrential rain, floods, and rising tides. Know your insurance coverage.

Important for offshore boaters, the 500 millibar upper air chart will help you predict upper-level wind speed and direction, trough and ridge patterns, and the 5640 storm track line.

How to choose a suitable boat for the type of cruising you do. Owning versus chartering. Equipping the boat with appropriate navigation, electrical, and plumbing systems, and more.

Learn how ocean waves are generated, how they affect boat handling, how to access ocean wave data, and how navigation software can include the effect of waves on your route.