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Virtual Trainer coming soon … May 14th

Virtual On-the-Water Training

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.

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Virtual Trainer

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Our squadron has an excellent opportunity during Safe Boating week to reach out and engage with San Diego boaters. On May 14-16 the Power Squadron Virtual Trainer will be in our local West Marine in Point Loma, and we’re looking for volunteers to staff the trainer and demonstrate it to West Marine customers. Please go to this link to sign up for a two hours slot to staff the trainer.
 
West Marine will be launching an advertising campaign that will include a sign-up for this event for their customers. Half hour sessions will be available by sign-up only, and this is our opportunity to show them the trainer, and discuss what America’s Boating Club is about.
 
Again, the sign up link is HERE.
 
Regards,

Doug Bass, SN, IN-CN
Administrative Officer District 28
 
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May ZOOM webinars

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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.

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Zoom Webinars are back

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

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Sail Course

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

Please click here to Register and Pay online

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Live Online Training Seminars

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!