3 HOUR ON-WATER CLASSES FOR POWERBOATERS OCTOBER 13 & 14
DOCKING & CLOSE QUARTERS BOAT HANDLING - Single Outboard
If you'd like to significantly improve your close quarters maneuvering skills and increase your confidence in docking situations, this three-hour, hands on class is just what the doctor ordered. Participants in this highly acclaimed class will learn essential boat control skills including:
· Maneuvering close to piers, pilings and other boats with confidence
· Techniques for managing momentum and side slip in sharp turns
· Backing down narrow channels in a straight line
· Turning 180 degrees in tight spaces
· Docking bow first in a slip
· Docking stern first in a slip
· Docking alongside a pier (fuel dock)
POWERBOATING MADE EASY - CAPABLE, CONFIDENT, SAFE! - Single Outboard
Participants in this popular 3 hour class will take the helm to learn the skills every skipper needs to handle a boat confidently during a day on the water with family and friends. The class includes:
· Basic Docking and close quarters boat control techniques
· Backing down and turning around in tight spaces
· Open water boat handling and determining right of way
· Using tilt/trim features to balance the boat while underway
· How to take wakes and waves safely
· Basic rules of the Road and operating requirements
· Anchoring and rafting up with other boats
These classes are ideal for newcomers who want to improve their skills and confidence under the guidance of a professional captain and crew members who want to take a more active role in boat operations.