This course covers manual navigation techniques combined with modern electronic navigation tools.
The combined 15hrs On-line and 15hrs In-class program provides the best of both learning worlds 
April 13 & 14 9:30am-5:00pm  Loch & Quay Bistro (390 Queens Quay W)
 
Learn
The Charts and how to use navigation tools
The Charts and how to use navigation tools
True north and magnetic north - and variation and deviation
Determining your position using various techniques such as dead reckoning, running fixes and triangulation
What to do with your GPS position to get you to your destination
Extensive explanation and working with tides including apps and online digital data
Rate and Direction from wind, tides and current
How to simply determine your heading based on Rate and Direction
Electronic instruments you might have onboard a sailboat. 
Newer technologies like AIS, MARPA and Weather GRIBs and shown how to effectively use them.
 
The exercises are designed so that you actually interact with a simulated GPS chart plotter and get inside the workings to REALLY understand how to maximize the information being presented to you. With ease, you'll implement navigation techniques like setting your autopilot to track a waypoint or tack perfectly on a layline. 
 
Includes:
2 On-line courses
2 days in class tutoring and final exam
Charting Tools and practice chart
Complimentary coffee and lunch
Sail Canada Registration
* Required prerequisite for Sail Canada Intermediate Cruising