Schedule

Monday all day courses are from 8:15 am to 3:45 pm. They include:

• Diesel Maintenance (Master Class)
• Navigation
• First Aid / CPR / AED for the Cruiser
• Becoming a Cruiser – an all-day seminar

Offshore Emergency Medicine is held Monday – Wednesday from 8am to 5pm.

Please see more information and to register for the course here.

• Marine Electrical Simplified
• Marine Weather for Beginners
• Provisioning: Self-sufficient Galley – confident provisioning for a cruise of any length
• Eating Well with a Tiny Boat Fridge

• Basic Marine Battery: Care & Maintenance
• Doppler Radar & Satellite Imagery
• Creative Storage Strategies on the Boat
• Sharing Your Cruising Story: Tailoring the method to the message: Blog, Podcast, or Video

• Comprehensive Hurricane Preparation

• Boating with Lithium Batteries
• Thunderstorm Primer – Weather in Motion
• Docking & Linehandling 101

• Working with a Marine Surveyor as a Buyer or Seller
• Weather Forecasting Using Popular Apps
• Docking and Linehandling 201

Tuesday all day courses are from 8:15 am to 3:45 pm. They include:

• Diesel Maintenance (Master Class)
• Marine Weather Forecasting (Master Class)
• Cruising on a Catamaran – are 2 hulls better than 1? an all-day seminar

Offshore Emergency Medicine is held Monday – Wednesday from 8am to 5pm.

Please see more information and to register for the course here.

• Safety at Sea
• Whipping: A Stitch In Time Saves Line

• VHF & AIS – How to make them work for you
• What’s In Your MedKit?
• Nighttime & Limited Visibility while underway

• Water Maker 101
• WFAX, Email & Ham Radio on your boat
• Leadership Roles, Responsibilities and Decision Making at Sea

• Water Maker 201 – Hands on workshop
• Introduction to Celestial Navigation
• Route Planning

• Women: How to build your boating skills and confidence
• Sail Theory & Points of Sail

• Boat Contracts 101
• Beyond the Bowline: Essential Knots & Knot Theory

Wednesday all day courses are from 8:15 am to 3:45 pm. They include:

• Advanced Diesel Diagnostics – An all-day seminar
• Marine Weather Forecasting (Master Class)
• Cruising Readiness – an all-day seminar
• She’s a Cruiser – a bridge from the unknown to a confident cruiser (Master Class)

Offshore Emergency Medicine is held Monday – Wednesday from 8am to 5pm.

Please see more information and to register for the course here.

• Good Copy – VHF Etiquette and Use
• Pets Aboard Part 1: A Complete Guide
• Introduction to Basic Radar Navigation

• Basics of Fiberglass Repair

• Insider Secrets for the Beginner Cruiser
• Pets Aboard Part 2 : First Aid & Preventative Medicine

• Bahamas (part 1) – How to successfully stage, cross, and adapt to cruising the Bahamas
• Heavy Weather Sailing – Governing Factors & Management

• Bahamas (part 2) – Navigating between the islands—how to safely get where you want to go
• Ocean Currents & Weather: Interactions and Effects

Thursday all day courses are from 8:15 am to 3:45 pm. They include:

• She’s a Cruiser – a bridge from the unknown to a confident cruiser (Master Class)
• Weather Forecasting & Routing Workshop
• Electrical Systems – Understanding and Troubleshooting (Master Class)

• Demystifying Wi-Fi, Cellular & Starlink: Making It All Work Together on Your Boat
• Rules of the Road – Staying Safe While Underway

• Sell Up & Set Sail
• Docking Made Easy
• Coastal Tides & Currents

• Seamanship
• Sail Power for Cruisers
• The Gulfstream – Strategies & Tactics for a Safe Crossing

• Introduction to Charts & Chartplotters
• Navigation & Weather Planning for a Bluewater Passage
• Sail Inventory and Care

• Storm Avoidance & Survival Tactics
• Health Insurance for the Cruiser

• Insurance Budget, Underwriting and Risk Considerations
• What’s in your Toolbox & at Sea Repair Kit

Offshore Cruising Seminar with John Neal and guests will be held from 8:00 am – 5:15 pm

• Offshore Cruising Seminar – an all-day seminar

Friday all day courses are from 8:15 am to 3:45 pm. They include:

• Electrical Systems – Understanding and Troubleshooting (Master Class)

• Offshore Energy Management
• The Thornless Path
• For Ladies Only!
• Avoiding a Hurricane Using Popular Apps

• Reliable & Efficient Marine Refrigeration
• WTF is all this Paperwork!
• Welcome to the Caribbean
• Cruising Comfortably

• Taxman Cometh – How Maritime Law could affect your cruising plans
• Splicing- How to choose the appropriate line & how to properly splice them

• Solar & Wind Power Systems Design
• Coastal Cruise to the Caribbean: Take the Drama out of your Dream!

• Enjoying the Florida Keys by Boat
• Emergency: What to do if you are suddenly alone? Skipper overboard?