Behan from SYC sent me this information about what looks to be a pretty awesome medical training for cruisers. The event is hosted by Seattle Yacht Club but open to all. Medical Care for Long Distance Sailors and Wilderness First Aid Course Director: Curtis Edwards, MD, FACS Sponsored by Seattle Yacht...

Right from the SSCA Forums, here is the 2007 workshop list, there are classes here in Seattle. I may attend one or more, let me know if you'll be attending. SSCA presents four different two-day workshops in 2007, to be held in boating communities around the country. (Dates may be subject to change, please...

I have been saying I was going to do this forever and this evening I got sick of doing renovation, jumped on the Harley with the camera and took some photos of the construction progress down at shilshole. In summary, WAHOO !!! the place is looking great and I can’t wait to see it all completed. Photos...

I’ve been holding off on listening to these for a while and tonight I finally found some time to watch the online seminars from Zimmerman Marine . You’ll need the Macromedia Flash Player installed to watch the videos (most of you already do) and either a quiet space or some head phones. The seminars...

Here’s a handy little site, I’ll just let them describe themselves in the quote below. http://lever.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/mnemonics.html When one is first learning boating, there seems to be an endless confusion of terms, procedures, and rules to be memorized. Many of these are critical to safety...

The US doesn’t have any required certifications for boat chartering or ownership (yet), but the EU does, the International Proficiency Certificate. According to the US Sailing press release US charters in the EU were denied the right to charter or required to hire a skipper. I’m pretty sure with a good...

If you’re looking for a great resources on Knots on the web, you should go no further than Peter Suber’s “ Knots on the Web ”. Divided into three main sections: Knot Tying, Knot Theory and Knot Art Peter exhaustively lists links, discussion groups, software, videos and books to help out the beginner...

Previously I posted about the Anchoring Plan for Eagle Harbor . The meetings to review that plan are happening next week. I’m not sure if I can go, but if you do, shoot me a note and tell me what you thought. Here’s the official announcement: SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING/WORKSHOP ANCHORING & MOORING...

http://sailingcourse.com/ covers many of the same topics as their class room training and has much better illustration and pictures than their books. As example checkout this page on Engine Systems . They also have a great emphasis on having more pictures of actual objects as opposed to just drawings...

I passed my Coastal Nav test on Saturday (12 Feb). Which was a big milestone for me personally. I never found the concepts in Coastal Nav hard, but that damn test was mocking me!! I really wish they had regional tests where the content was based on the area you lived in. Oh well…. I’ve now...