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Navigation has changed since the “old days” when navigators plotted a course relying on dead-reckoning and seeing a buoy was a bonus. Today we have Global Positioning Systems (GPS) which have become common and affordable. Today with a couple of hundred dollars and two AA batteries you can find your position anywhere on the face of the earth. While electronics can be very helpful, easy to use, and accurate, they can break or quit. Knowing how to navigate with electronics is useful, and knowing how to navigate the traditional way using dividers, parallel rulers, and a compass could make the difference between survival and a catastrophe.The Coast Guard Auxiliary's Basic and Advanced Navigation courses both use the textbook WEEKEND NAVIGATOR. The Basic Navigation Course is designed to give the student the rudiments of navigation by using GPS, and the back up skill of navigation using charts, navigation plotting tools, and dead-reckoning. The intent is to provide the student with a solid foundation with emphasis on technique and not blind reliance on electronics. GPS will be mentioned and discussed as it relates to plotting waypoints, etc. The Advanced Navigation course covers the use of GPS and other electronic devices in more technical detail as well as some more sophisticated traditional navigation skills as back-ups. An added segment covers fuel management, which is the final crucial issue for all power boat navigation.Advanced
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ADVANCED NAVIGATION Class Schedule Return to: Boating Class List
A comprehensive course to prepare the advanced boater with the knowledge needed to safely pilot a boat.
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California |
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| Central Marin Flotilla 1-4 | |||
| City | Location | Date/Time | Contact |
| San Rafael, CA
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Loch Lomand Yacht Club 95 Loch Lomand an Rafael, CA 94901 |
Tuesday 15-Sep-09 through 17-Nov-09 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
Paula Russo paula.j.russo@kp.org 415 485-1722 |
| Cost $125: This course will cover both basic and advance costal navigation using the text Weekend Navigator. | |||
| Point Bonita Flotilla 1-7 | |||
| City | Location | Date/Time | Contact |
| Yurba Buena Island
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Yerba Buena Island
- USCG Sector San Francisco 1 Yerba Buena Road San Francisco CA 94130 |
To be determined |
Bill Burns wwburns@mail.com 510 236-6460 |
| Students must have completed and passed Basic Coastal Nav prior to taking ACN. | |||
| Sacramento Flotilla 3-5 | |||
| City | Location | Date/Time | Contact |
| Sacramento
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Sacramento Radio
One 1601 Garden Highway - portable classroom Sacramento CA 95833 |
Thur 20-Mar-08 through 15-May-08 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Bob McCaw Bob@themccaws.com 916-716-6162 |
| Students must have completed and passed Basic Coastal Nav prior to taking ACN. | |||
| Redding Flotilla 3-9 | |||
| City | Location | Date/Time | Contact |
| Paradise CA | Call for location Vicinity Red Bluff to Yuba City Paradise CA 95969 |
To be
Determined
Per request |
Hannelore Maddox hsmaddox@aol.com (530)876-8477 |
| Cost: TBD This class begins as Basic Coastal Navigation and continues through the Advanced material. Students should expect to spend at least 4 hrs/week in homework. We will teach it the traditional 2 X a week, or the accelerated 2 weekends class. | |||
| Palo Alto Flotilla 4-3 | |||
| City | Location | Date/Time | Contact |
| Monterey Flotilla 6-4 | |||
| City | Location | Date/Time | Contact |
| Monterey CA | USCG
Station Monterey 100 Lighthouse Ave. Monterey CA 93940 |
THU 17-JAN-08 THROUGH 03-APR-08 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
Skip Eckel skip@eckelmarketing.com (831) 755-1350 |
| Cost: $65 Alternate contact phone H 831-484-2594. This class begins as Basic Coastal Navigation and continues through the advanced material. | |||
| Capitola Flotilla 6-10 | |||
| City | Location | Date/Time | Contact |
| Santa Cruz, CA | Santa
Cruz Harbor Public Meeting Room 365A Lake Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
Monday 13-SEP-10 thru 20-DEC-10 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
Wally Smith wscgaux@gmail.com |
| Cost: $70 Registration is Wednesday 01 September at 1900 (7:00 PM) at the classroom. Boating Skills or Sailing Skills course is a prerequisite for this course. | |||
| Alameda Island 12-02 | |||
| City | Location | Date/Time | Contact |
| Alameda, CA |
Regatta Room, Oakland Yacht Club 1101 Pacific Marina Alameda, CA 94501 |
Wednesdays 9-Jan-08 through 26-Mar-08 6:30 PM - 8:300 PM |
Nancy Schimmelman nancy@windwave.com 510-601-6239 |
| Cost: $120.00 This class begins as Basic Coastal Navigation and continues through the Advanced material. Students should expect to spend at least 2 hrs/week in homework. | |||
| San Ramon Flotilla 12-91 | |||
| City | Location | Date/Time | Contact |
| San Ramon, CA | San Ramon Fire
District Offices 1500 Bollinger Canyon Road San Ramon, CA |
Tuesdays 27-Jan-09 through 24-Mar-09 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM |
Rick Scheuerman chevroids@comcast.net (925) 376-6543 http://a1131291.uscgaux.info/ |
| Prerequisite for this class is the Basic Navigation class. | |||
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| South Lake Tahoe 11-4 | |||
| City | Location | Date/Time | Contact |
| Zephyr Cove NV | Douglas County
Senior Citizens Center Highway 50 Zephyr Cove NV 89448 |
Tuesdays & Thursdays09-Jan-07 through 01-Mar-07 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM |
Vic Beelik vbeelik@charter.net (775) 588 1385 |
| For Basic Costal Navigation, signup for first 7 weeks only | |||
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| Salt Lake City Flotilla 7-2 | |||
| City | Location | Date/Time | Contact |
| Sandy UT | Robertson Marine 1045 South Main St. Salt Lake City UT 84116 |
Sat 22-Mar-08 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM |
Roger K. Meyer rogerkmey@msn.com 801-255-8812 |
| Cost: $TBD | |||
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