Docking & Maneuvering
On the Water Docking & Maneuvering Lessons
Have you just purchased a new or larger boat? Do close quarters situations make you uneasy? An experienced Licensed Captain will come aboard YOUR boat (large or small) and train you in proper vessel orientation, docking & handling skills and using your navigational electronics. Boatwise offers personalized docking & maneuvering services throughout New England.
Rates: Only $65.00/hour + $20.00/hour for travel.
Call to make arrangements.
"On Board" Radar Training
Picture
yourself with the cabin windows blocked out and navigating
using only the Radar, GPS and charts -- it doesn't get
any more realistic than this!
This five (5) hour underway class will focus on the set-up, use and interpretation of Radar instruments. A brief review of radar theory will be followed by an in depth explanation of the set up menu's and controls. Underway use will make comparisons of target information and discuss/demonstrate collision avoidance and navigation with radar, folding in the use of the GPS chart plotter with Radar. Each student will have an opportunity to adjust and operate the radar and GPS systems on this well equipped vessel. Course includes a syllabus.
The Boatwise Training vessel is a 46ft Post (see photo on left of screen)
which is equipped with the latest in Raymarine "E" series electronics.
- 4 - E 120's
- 3 - E 80's
- 1 - C 80
- 2 Radars - 18" 24 mile and a 6 ft 72 mile system
- 2 WAAS GPS systems
- Auto Pilot
- PC Navigation COmputing systems w/ Maptech Chart Navigator PRO and Raytech
- Navigator 6.0
- AIS (Automatic Identification System)
- 300 DSM Sonar/Fishfinder
Voyage Planning and Execution
This five (5) hour underway class will start by developing the plan for a local voyage using both conventional plotting and electronic techniques. Once the courses and support information are developed, the class will execute the voyage, using the plan. The voyage will include a brief stop at the destination port of Rockport, MA (docking subject to space available). The demonstration and use of all electronic navigation instruments will include Radar, Chartplotters, Auto Pilot and Sonar.
This class is meant to teach the mariner the steps in planning a voyage to destinations they have not visited before.
Tuition: $249.00 - Min: 3 students; Max: 6 students
View Voyage Planning and Execution Classes Schedule
Night Cruising Classes
Cruising at night is spectacular, but often intimidating. This 5 hour underway class will show the mariner how to use the available night time "aids to navigation" as well as the other tools to determine position and safe course info. After some instruction, the class will be brought to an unknown location and asked to establish their position and develop a safe course back to home harbor w/o electronics.
Tuition: $249.00 - Min: 3 students; Max: 6 students
View Night Cruising Classes Schedule
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