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Stark CounTy Power Squadron |
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A Unit of United States Power Squadrons® |
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Sail and Power Boating |
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Practical marlinespike, navigation rules, hull design and performance, responsibilities of the skipper, boat care, operating a boat under normal and abnormal conditions, and more |
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Seamanship |
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Piloting a boat in coastal and inland conditions |
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piloting |
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Build on the base developed in Piloting, and includes practical use of additional electronic navigation systems and other advanced techniques for finding position. |
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Advanced piloting |
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Offshore navigation: basic concepts of celestial navigation, practical, how-to course using GPS for offshore navigation with sun sight taking using a sextant as a backup technique |
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Junior Navigation |
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Advanced offshore navigation: additional sight reduction techniques for bodies other than the sun |
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Navigation |
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101 Basic Sail: sailboat rigs, sail plans, boat design, hull types, standing and running rigging, wind, preparing to sail, and more 102 Advanced Sail: wind forces, stability, balance, sail shape, steering and helmsmanship, heavy weather sailing and more |
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Sail |
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Member Courses |
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Diagnosis of modern systems, basics of engine layout and operation |
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Engine Maintenance |
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Basic weather knowledge for safe and more enjoyable boating, weather predicting based on observation, barometer and wind information, and more |
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Weather |
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101 Boat electrical systems, 102 Marine radio communications 103 Marine Electronics for Navigation |
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Marine Electronics |
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Planning for a day or a year |