Becoming a Coastal Navigation Instructor
Here is the fastest way for a Quebecer to become a Sail Canada instructor: get certified in another province!
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The YachtMaster Commercial Endorsement
Over the past year, I have been taking courses to obtain the “Master of Yachts 200gt”, the commercial endorsement of the YachtMaster Offshore certificate. These courses are additional to the YachtMaster Offshore certificate, and enable you to carry out (legal) professional activities as a skipper where RYA training is recognized....
Passage Planning: Text 3 (out of 3)
This is the third text on how to build a navigation plan. It uses a boat delivery from the Bahamas to Canada to flesh out a real example. Read it to understand how.
Passage Planning Part 2: An Example
This is the second of three texts on how to build a navigation plan. It uses a real passage plan from the Bahamas to Canada. Read it to understand how to plan a passage.
Passage Planning: Text 1 (out of 3)
This first text of three shows a recipe to build a passage plan. Read it to understand and master the process of planning a safe navigation.
Automated Routing: Basic Principles
Read this if you wish to understand how onboard computers find time minimizing routes.
Professional Skipper: 8 Lessons Learned
I thought I would be in the Caribbean for a week. I stayed there four months as a skipper. Here are eight lessons learned from the experience.
Casio Pro Trek Watch: A Review
The Casio Pro Trek will appeal to those who want navigational features and do not want to worry about longevity. It is a mid-priced watch well worth its price.
Identifying the Course to Steer Algebraically
Tired of the graphical addition of vectors? Learn algebra and remember those trigonometric identities thaught by your high-school teacher
A Software For Drawing Navigation Symbols
This software is for instructors and professors of navigation. It draws navigation vectors as per the International Maritime Organization drawing convention.