Grand Traverse Bay

Sail and Power Squadron

CRUISE PLANNING COURSE DESCRIPTION

Designed for members who plan to cruise for just a day or for a year aboard either a sail or powerboat this course covers the following topics:

· Cruise preparation and planning

· Boat and Equipment

· Anchors and Anchoring

· Security

· Chartering

· Cruising Outside the United States

· Crew and Provisioning

· Voyage Management

· Communications

· Navigation

· Weather

· Emergencies

The manual includes a twelve-month cruise planning timeline. The course is non-modular with one final exam.

CRUISE PLANNING

PREREQUISITE	Member of USPS
INSTRUCTOR	Brian & Donna Nelson Phone 231-271-6968 E-mail – donnabrian@juno.com
LOCATION	To Be Announced
START DATE	4-25-12
TIME	Wednesday Nights 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
COST	Cruise Planning Course        Cost - $60.0 USPS Member Cost- $35.00

COURSE SCHEDULE

Date	Topic	Instructor
4-25-12	Registration Sec 1 Cruise Preparation and Planning	Brian & Donna
5-2-12	Sec 2 Boat and Equipment	Brian & Donna
5-9-12	Sec 3 Anchors and Anchoring Sec 4 Security	Brian & Donna
5-16-12	Sec 5 Chartering Sec 6 Outside the United States	Brian & Donna
5-23-12	Sec 7 Crew and Provisioning	Brian & Donna
5-30-12	Sec 8 Voyage Management	Brian & Donna
6-3-12	Sec 9 Communications Sec 10 Navigation	Brian & Donna
6-13-12	Sec 11 Weather Sec 12 Emergencies	Brian & Donna
6-20-12	FINAL EXAM	Doug Scott

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