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This course, offered by New Haven Sail & Power Squadron, part of America's Boating Club®, contains material applicable to both power and sail, covering such topics as the construction and functioning of a boat, the skipper’s responsibilities, preparing the boat for use, handling and maneuvering a vessel under various conditions in close quarters and on the open water, Rules of the Road, anchoring, emergencies, and marlinespike/basic knots. To register, contact Squadron Education Officer Art Andrea at 203-641-0954…

The instructor for this workshop is Bruce Cook, a World Sailing International Umpire and Judge, and a US Sailing Umpire and National Judge. The $75 fee includes all seminar materials, continental breakfast, lunch and snacks throughout the day. Bring your own copy of The Racing Rules of Sailing and the appropriate World Sailing Call Book. For more information, contact Oakcliff Regatta Manager Patrick Burks at 516-802-0368 or [email protected].

Co-hosted by City Island Yacht Club in City Island, New York and the American Sailing Association, this seminar is led by North U instructor Todd Berman. For more information, email [email protected] or visit northu.com.

Taught by Frank Bohlen, a physical oceanographer and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Connecticut, this is a full- or part-day course covering:   Coastal Ocean Weather, Currents & Sea State: Passage Making Considerations 9 am - 1 pm The Gulf Stream, A Navigator’s Perspective 1 pm - 5 pm Both Sessions: $250 (Save $25) Coastal Ocean Weather, Currents and Sea State: $150 The Gulf Stream, A Navigator's Perspective: $125

Offered by the Penfield Sail & Power Squadron, this 1-day class covers the boating basics including required safety equipment, navigation rules, safe towing (water skiing & tubing), personal watercraft rules & regs, plus much more. A passing grade on the exams (CT & national) qualifies you for a CT Safe Boating Certificate. The $50 per person fee includes book exam, and pizza lunch (family discount available). Register by April 30 at http://tinyurl.com/pspsabc0520. Students must obtain a CT Conservation…

© Maureen C. Koeppel Presented by the Storm Trysail Foundation, this US Sailing-sanctioned seminar will follow an interactive curriculum where attendees fire distress flares, put out fires, learn damage control, set storm sails, rescue a man overboard, and more. Open to racers and cruisers and sail- and powerboaters, the seminar has two instructional tracks: Level 100 for new participants and Level 200 available only to sailors who’ve completed a Level 100 Seminar.