San Diego Sail and Power Squadron
Boating, Education, Fun
Mondays, October 11 – December 13, 2021 6-8pm @SWYC
Formerly called “Piloting,” this is the first course in our navigational series and covers the basics of planning and following a course in view of land and navigational aids. Although focused on using paper charts, this course also covers how to perform the equivalent functions with a chartplotter.
REGISTRATION: https://www.usps.org/cgi-bin-nat/eddept/800/getregformx.cgi?L-16856
Friday, September 10 6-9pm and Saturday, September 11 9am-5pm @ SWYC
This America’s Boating Club’s basic introductory course which covers boating safety and maneuvering over the course of a weekend. This course is valid for the CA Boater’s Card.
REGISTRATION: https://www.usps.org/cgi-bin-nat/eddept/800/getregformx.cgi?C-19056
Mondays, August 23 – October 4, 2021 6-8pm @SWYC
This course will cover the theory and practice for installing, troubleshooting and working on your boat’s electrical systems, both AC and DC (80’s rock optional).
REGISTRATION: https://www.usps.org/cgi-bin-nat/eddept/800/getregformx.cgi?L-16855
Mondays, July 26 – August 16, 2021 6-8pm @SWYC
Learn to use your chartplotter and chartplotting software to maximize your planning and safety while underway. Students are expected to bring laptops to class for hands on activities with open source chartplotting software. Weather permitting, we hope to offer an on the water component, as well.
REGISTRATION: https://www.usps.org/cgi-bin-nat/eddept/800/getregformx.cgi?L-16854
Our Boating Skills Virtual Trainer allows participants to boost their boating skills and confidence in a safe environment. Using the virtual trainer, students maneuver a Boston Whaler on a 3.5-by-4-mile lake. The best part is there are no other boats, no water and no risks.
Instructors can increase the difficulty of exercises by adjusting the strength and direction of wind and current, allowing students to practice maneuvers in varying conditions. Exercises include leaving the dock, pivot turns, mooring, docking, emergency stop, crew overboard, trailering, navigating the boat ramp and more. Our Boating Skills Virtual Trainer makes learning to boat a year-round activity.
Our ongoing popular online webinar ZOOM classes have four more exciting relevant topics for May.
Come and learn more! Do a refresher! Tell a friend!
It’s free -every Wednesday evening at 6pm online.
Copy and paste the link into your browser to register and then you will receive the ZOOM link.
Our popular series of online ZOOM webinars have been very successful and we are glad to offer four more live webinars in April. These webinars are not recorded so make sure to attend. Starting Wednesday April 7, 2021 from 18:00 – 19:00. For more information see the flyer on our “Courses” page.
SAN DIEGO
To register, go to SDSPS.org or follow the link below
April 7, 2021 Radar
Don’t get lost in the fog. Learn how RADAR works, how to use it effectively, and its limitations as a piloting aid.
REGISTRATION: https://www.usps.org/cgi-bin-nat/eddept/800/getregformx.cgi?S-8626
ZOOM:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85956794878?pwd=aXpmTEFmSUNhTFhNMWlIc2dRY1h2QT09
UPDATE: WAIT THIS ZOOM LINK IS INCORRECT. HOLD ON. INSTRUCTOR WILL FORWARD SOON 6:05PM
NEW LINK IS: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85807415534?pwd=TXdQWTFOVkNmbHd2ZTFPVUIrUzBldz09
April 14, 2021 Tides and Currents
Discover what causes the tides to rise and fall and what causes the currents to flow. Learn where to find sources of information about tides and tidal currents, simple ways to predict them.
REGISTRATION: https://www.usps.org/cgi-bin-nat/eddept/800/getregformx.cgi?S-8627
ZOOM:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89425407077?pwd=Q0pUYitIMFUrNndlRjFoM3RzTTQyQT09
April 21, 2021 Docking and Maneuvers
Prepare yourself for practicing docking and slow speed maneuvers in order to increase your confidence in close quarters.
REGISTRATION: https://www.usps.org/cgi-bin-nat/eddept/800/getregformx.cgi?S-8628
Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82344563375?pwd=YVhGcTY2WTY2a2NXWWdNNmV2d1lRUT09
April 28, 2021 Man Overboard
Discover how to equip and maneuver your boat to retrieve someone in the water. Essential for all boaters, this seminar teaches you what to do if you fall overboard, as well as how to retrieve someone else.
REGISTRATION: https://www.usps.org/cgi-bin-nat/eddept/800/getregformx.cgi?S-8629
ZOOM:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85956794878?pwd=aXpmTEFmSUNhTFhNMWlIc2dRY1h2QT09
This course on sailing is appropriate for novices to experts, as it covers boat design and sail theory, as well as the basics of using the wind to move a vessel across the water.
Date : Thursdays, starting April 22, 6 pm – 8 pm, duration 8 weeks
Place : ZOOM
Cost : $50 members/ $75 non members
Our January series of online webinars was a great SUCCESSS! We are excited to announce another new series of online seminars for February 2021 presented free of cost to our members and the public. Learn more from the comfort of your home on any device (desktop/laptop/tablet/smart phone). Use ZOOM to connect 10 minutes in advance to ensure you get connected. Course details and ZOOM links on our Course Page. See you there!