Trailering Your Boat

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.

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.

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.

Learn the signs of changing weather, how to anticipate storms, what causes weather, how to read weather maps, what clouds mean, how weather systems move, why winds blow.

A comprehensive guide to the basics of boating: handling a boat on the water and at the dock, anchoring, rules of the road, onboard emergencies, essential knots, and more.