Public Boating Courses
Your source for world-class boating education For Boaters, By BoatersTM. A variety of public boating courses are offered by the Cape Fear Sail & Power Squadron.
Start with America's Boating Course® which covers the basics of boating and meets the certification requirements in North Carolina for those under age 26. Then continue with the following:
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| These should be taken in sequence: | These may be taken at any time: |
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| America's Boating Course® | Marine Communications Systems |
| Marine Electrical Systems | |
| Engine Maintenance | |
| Weather | |
| Offshore Navigation | Sail |
| Navigation | Cruise Planning |
| Instructor Development |
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America's Boating Course:
- cost: $85.00
Location: Cape Fear Community College
Date and Time: ABC 29 Feb, Local Knowledge & On the Water 1 Mar America’s Boating Course®
The Cape Fear Sail & Power Squadron is proudly offering the very best in safe boating education with their boating course which will be offered at the Cape Fear Community College. The course is centered around the 8 hour America’s Boating Course® offered on a single Saturday (8:00am – 4:30pm). This class is NASBLA approved and USCG recognized and will satisfy NC safe boating requirements for anyone under 26 years of age.
For new boaters or boaters new to the Cape Fear coastal area we have expanded the program to include our exclusive “Local Knowledge” combined with our 3.5 hour "On-the-Water" teaching cruise on the following Sunday (free parking on the streets of Wilmington). We'll address the challenges and complexities of boating in our local coastal environment where we'll "tie" everything together.
Topics include:
Schedule:
29 February, 2020 – ABC Classroom Cape Fear Community College 8:00am – 4:30pm
Cost: $85 (additional family members living in the same household can share the textbook at the discounted price of $50 each.)
Classroom: Cape Fear Community College, Union Station Building - free campus parking.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact
Lt/C Ned Rhodes, SN SEO at educationofficer@capefearsailandpowersquadron.org
Photos will be taken at these events for publication in the Foghorn and Squadron website. If you do not wish to have your photo taken, please sign the Opt-Out sheet at this class. |
Weather Course:
Member cost: $65.00 - Non-member cost: $90.00
Location: Cape Fear Community College
Date and Time: 29 April - 17 June, 6:30-8:30pm Weather Course
Even the most experienced Captain will tell you that boating is always dependent on the weather. This course provides a basic understanding of atmospheric stability; forming the foundation of how weather systems build, move and interact with one another. You will learn how and why weather patterns circulate on earth, the effects of the atmosphere, oceans, air and land masses, wind pressure, ocean currents, jet stream, water, humidity, fog, clouds, and precipitation. The level of information about our earth’s weather is guaranteed to give you a new-found appreciation and understanding of how daily weather can help or hinder your boating experience. You will get hands on training on how to predict anticipated weather along with insights into automated tools that every boater or weather enthusiast will find extremely useful. This course will benefit the most seasoned mariner as well as those to who never intend to venture out into the water but admire what “Mother Nature” can produce.
Each student will receive:
Schedule:
4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Cost: $65 members (additional family members living in the same household can share the textbook for an addtional $10)
$90 non-members (addtional family memgers living in the same household can share the textbook for an additional $25)
Classroom: Cape Fear Community College, Union Station Building - free campus parking.
If you have any addional questions or need additional information, please contact
Photos will be taken at these events for publication in the Foghorn and Squadron website. If you do not wish to have your photo taken, please sign the Opt-Out sheet at this class. |
America's Boating Course:
- cost: $85.00
Location: Cape Fear Community College
Date and Time: ABC 16 May, Local Knowledge & On the Water 17 May
America’s Boating Course®
The Cape Fear Sail & Power Squadron is proudly offering the very best in safe boating education with their boating course which will be offered at the Cape Fear Community College. The course is centered around the 8 hour America’s Boating Course® offered on a single Saturday (8:00am – 4:30pm). This class is NASBLA approved and USCG recognized and will satisfy NC safe boating requirements for anyone under 26 years of age.
For new boaters or boaters new to the Cape Fear coastal area we have expanded the program to include our exclusive “Local Knowledge” combined with our 3.5 hour "On-the-Water" teaching cruise on the following Sunday (free parking on the streets of Wilmington). We'll address the challenges and complexities of boating in our local coastal environment where we'll "tie" everything together.
Topics include:
Schedule:
16 May, 2020 – ABC Classroom Cape Fear Community College 8:00am – 4:30pm
Cost: $85 (additional family members living in the same household can share the textbook at the discounted price of $50 each.)
Classroom: Cape Fear Community College, Union Station Building - free campus parking.
Enrollment Link Available Soon
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact
Lt/C Ned Rhodes, SN SEO at educationofficer@capefearsailandpowersquadron.org
Photos will be taken at these events for publication in the Foghorn and Squadron website. If you do not wish to have your photo taken, please sign the Opt-Out sheet at this class. |
America's Boating Course:
- cost: $85.00
Location: Cape Fear Community College
Date and Time: ABC 15 Aug, Local Knowledge & On the Water 16 Aug
America’s Boating Course®
The Cape Fear Sail & Power Squadron is proudly offering the very best in safe boating education with their boating course which will be offered the Cape Fear Community College. The course is centered around the 8 hour America’s Boating Course® offered on a single Saturday (8:00am–4:30pm). This class is NASBLA approved and USCG recognized and will satisfy NC safe boating requirements for anyone under 26 years of age.
For new boaters or boaters new to the Cape Fear coastal area we have expanded the program to include our exclusive “Local Knowledge” combined with our 3.5 hour "On-the-Water" teaching cruise on the following Sunday (free parking on the streets of Wilmington). We'll address the challenges and complexities of boating in our local coastal environment where we'll "tie" everything together.
Topics include:
Schedule:
15 August, 2020 – ABC Classroom Cape Fear Community College 8:00am – 4:30pm
Cost: $85 (additional family members living in the same household can share the textbook at the discounted price of $50 each.)
Classroom: Cape Fear Community College, Union Station Building - free campus parking.
Enrollment Link Available Soon
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact
Lt/C Ned Rhodes, SN SEO at educationofficer@capefearsailandpowersquadron.org
Photos will be taken at these events for publication in the Foghorn and Squadron website. If you do not wish to have your photo taken, please sign the Opt-Out sheet at this class. |
Emergencies on Board:
Location: Cape Fear Community College
Date and Time: TBD Emergencies on Board
This seminar is designed to prepare the prudent skipper for those unfortunate situations involving accidents and emergencies on board. It will provide the skipper with the information to prepare adequately for common emergencies and how to deal with them when they occur. You will learn how to handle a man overboard situation, deal with losing power, deal with medical conditions, deal with steering failures, deal with emergencies when the skipper is disabled among other emergencies. So, this calss will teach you everything you need to know about preparing for emergencies to become a more comfortable and confident boater. Each student also receives a full color Student Guide for the seminar. An Emergencies on Board Quick Guide can also be ordered as an additional resource.
Topics include:
Schedule: TBA
Cost: $ TBD
Classroom: Cape Fear Community College, Union Station Building - free campus parking.
Enrollment Link Available Soon
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact
Lt/C Ned Rhodes, SN SEO at educationofficer@capefearsailandpowersquadron.org
Photos will be taken at these events for publication in the Foghorn and Squadron website. If you do not wish to have your photo taken, please sign the Opt-Out sheet at this class. |
