Fore and aft logo                      September 2005                                   
Judi Bidwick, VC

 

Public Education
Judi Bidwick - FSO-PE

                             PUBLIC EDUCATION  2005--2006
            
BOATING SKILLS AND SEAMANSHIP
                  MON, THURS, 6:30-9:00pm
 

Sept 8…..Oct 20                Registration, pick up book, pay $50, or $58/couple sharing 1 book 

Sept 12…Oct 24                Which Boat is For You…………………………Lou Magyar 

Sept 15…Oct 27                Equipment for Your Boat………………………Lou Magyar 

Sept 15…Oct 27                Trailering Your Boat……………………………Walt Jennings 

Sept 19…Oct 31                Handling Your Boat……………………………..TBO/Helen Sarvis (need instructor 9/19/05) 

Sept 22…Nov 3                Your Highway Signs……………………………..Doug Simpson 

Sept 22…Nov 3                Rules of the Road…………………………………Ron Hogarth 

Sept 26…Nov 7                Inland Boating…………………………………….Bud Beeman 

Sept 26…Nov 7                Powering Your Boat………………………………Denis Keyes 

Sept 29…Nov 10                Introduction to Navigation………………………..Denis Keyes 

Oct 3……Nov 14                Weather and Boating……………………………..Guenther Hennig  

Oct 3……Nov 14                Your Boat’s Radio………………………………..Walt Jennings 

Oct 6……Nov 17                Lines and Knots…………………………………..Judi Bidwick 

Oct 6……Nov 17                The Rest of the Story…………………………….Juan Hernandez 

Oct 10…..Nov 21                EXAM 


GPS FOR MARINERS—WED, 7:00-9:00pm

This class is open to Auxiliary members for the cost of the book only ($15) since this
is a Public Education class.  We welcome your participation. 

Sept 28                   Registration  6pm, $40  Please read the chapters prior to class.    

Oct 5                       Ch 1,2,3      History/Background of Global Positioning………….Lou Magyar 

Oct 12                     Ch 4,5,6      Using GPS To Navigate, Selecting, Using Charts……Lou Magyar 

Oct 19                     Ch 7,8,9,10 Chartplotting, Navigating, Practice Your Skills……..Lou Magyar 

Oct 26                                          Practice Your Skills,       Exam………………………..Lou Magyar                                (Need assistant instructor for this GPS class and instruct in spring session)


SAILING FUNDAMENTALS—MON, 1-3:00pm 
Registration and first class are on the same day.  $40
 

Sept 19                   Introduction to Sailing……………………………..Bob High 

Sept 26                   Basic Sailing………………………………………… 

Oct 3                       Safety and Seamanship…………………………….. 

Oct 10                     Basic Seamanship Skills……………………………

Oct 17                     Basic Coastal Cruising I…………………………… 

Oct 24                     Basic Coastal Cruising II………………………….. 

Oct 31                     Special Sailing Info and Review…………………… 

Nov 7                      EXAM


2006       ADVANCED COASTAL NAVIGATION—WED, 7-9:00pm 

Jan 4                       Registration, $90, read chapter prior to class; Free to Auxiliary Members 

Jan 11                     Introduction to Coastal Navigation……………..Lou Magyar 

Jan 11                     The Marine Magnetic Compass…………………Lou Magyar 

Jan 18                     The Nautical Chart……………………………….Charlie Dulany 

Jan 18                     The Navigator’s Tools & Instruments…………..Charlie Dulany 

Jan 25                     Dead Reckoning…………………………………..Charlie Dulany 

Jan 25                     Piloting…………………………………………….Charlie Dulany 

Feb 1                       Current Sailing …………………………………...Denis Keyes 

Feb 1                       Working Lab ………………………………………(need assistants) 

Feb 8                       Tides and Currents ………………………………Denis Keyes 

Feb 15                     Working Lab ……………………………………..(need assistants) 

Feb 22                     Radio Navigation…………………………………Lou Magyar 

Mar 1                      Navigation Reference Publications……………...Bud Beeman


Working Lab 

Mar 8                      Fuel and Voyage Planning……………………….Lou Magyar 

Mar 15                    Reflections/ Working Lab……………………….. 

Mar 22                    EXAM, Part A  (date is negotiable) 

Mar 29                    Working Lab………………………………………(need instructor to review) 

Apr 5                       EXAM, Part B…………………………………….


2006     BOATING SKILLS AND SEAMANSHIP—MON, THURS, 6:30-9:00pm 

Jan 5….Feb 9                Registration, pick up book, pay $50 or $58/couple sharing 1 book 

Jan 9…Feb13                Which Boat is For You………………………………..Lou Magyar 

Jan 12…Feb16                Equipment for your Boat……………………………..Lou Magyar 

Jan 12…Feb 16                Trailering Your Boat…………………………………Walt Jennings/Ed Stebner 

Jan 16…Feb 20                Handling Your Boat…………………………………..Helen Sarvis 

Jan 19…Feb 23                Your Highway Signs………………………………….Doug Simpson 

Jan 19…Feb 24                Rules of the Road……………………………………..Doug Simpson 

Jan 23…Feb27                Inland Boating…………………………………………Bud Beeman 

Jan 23…Feb 27                Powering Your Boat…………………………………..Denis Keyes 

Jan 26…Mar 2                Navigation……………………………………………..Denis Keyes 

Jan 30…Mar 6                Boating and Weather…………………………………Guenther Hennig/Tom McGuire 

Jan 30…Mar 6                Your Boat’s Radio…………………………………….Walt Jennings 

Feb 2….Mar 9                Lines and Knots……………………………………….Judi Bidwick 

Feb 2….Mar 9                The Rest of the Story…………………………………Juan Hernandez

Feb 6….Mar 13                EXAM


GPS FOR MARINERS—WED, 7:00-9:00 pm  ($40) 

This class is open to Auxiliary members for the cost of the book only ($15) since this
Is a Public Education class.  We welcome your participation. 

Apr  5      Registration, 6 pm, $40, Read chapters prior to first class 

Apr 12     Ch 1,2,3         History/Background of Global Positioning…………TBA 

Apr 19     Ch 4,5,6         Using GPS to Navigate, Selecting, Using Charts…..TBA 

Apr 26     Ch 7,8,9,10    Chartplotting, Navigating, Practice Your Skills…..TBA                               

May 3      Practice Your Skills,      EXAM