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GPS CLINIC
(718) 885-0335  /  140 City Island Avenue, City Island, NY 10464

 

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Sunsail, the world's largest charter firm, chose us as their school in New York to refer new students to for the best training, so they can go back to Sunsail and bareboat charter at a discount reflecting their "better risk" status!

All Sunsail and Moorings yachts have chartplotting GPS!  Make sure you're ready to use them safely and to the fullest.
NEXT SCHEDULE: 2 Wednesday evenings, April 2 & 9, 6:30 to 9:45.
Long Island City, Broadway and Steinway - 3 stops from Manhattan on R or V trains.
From Brooklyn or Queens, take the G.  Or, Drive - parking is good 'n plenty.
"Steve:
Frank and I had a great time this weekend with you taking the bareboat cruising course. Thanks for your flexibility in the scheduling. I definitely feel like we learned and practiced a lot this past weekend. I think Frank and I are in good position for our trip to Croatia."
-Andrew (and Frank) Wooten, NY, NY.  They used GPS plenty during the Bareboat course to prep for Croatia.
Whether you’re brand new to GPS or fairly fluent, you stand to benefit from this clinic.  We cover everything you need to safely use GPS to its fullest advantage - in conjunction with a chart – and avoid the dangers of misuse and overreliance.  While GPS units vary in layout and features, the knowledge and skills you’ll learn here apply to them all.

We developed this clinic after seeing a need to get people back on track with their GPS units, and to teach beginners the ropes before they get into trouble.  Both user groups will get more out of GPS with less trouble.  Too many boaters rely too much on GPS, and risk getting into real trouble when the power dies or the system is temporarily unavailable or slow to give fixes.  Many GPS users fail to understand all the benefits - and pitfalls - of this powerful yet potentially misleading system.  We want to fix that, making sure boaters can use GPS safely with a chart.

This is a classroom course with an occasional trip outside for taking fixes and observing GPS features in action.
 

Topics include:
      • How to avoid misuse and overreliance
      • Latitude and Longitude
      • Plotting fixes on a chart
      • Initializing and setting up your unit
      • Entering waypoints from a chart
      • Waypoints & Routes
      • Checking your steering compass with GPS
      • Staying on course with the Cross Track Error feature
      • GPS screen pages
      • Other features & functions found on most units


      Tuition of $195 includes:

      • Your own new NOAA Print on Demand, up-to-date nautical chart
      • Use of our handheld GPS units (we strongly encourage you to bring your own)
      • Use of our plotting tools (we recommend you bring your own)
      • Brief quiz & certificate of completion


Next schedule: Saturday, December 15, 10am to 5:30 pm, with appropriate breaks.

Location: Midtown Manhattan, unless the group gets much larger.  Don't worry, it won't exceed 6 people.  If we fill up it will be Long Island City at Steinway Street (R and V trains from Manhattan, and G train in Brooklyn/Queens).  Or, drive – safe, convenient parking.

Prerequisites: None, although some boating experience is very helpful for the sake of perspective.
 
 

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Certification Achieved:There is no ASA or US Sailing standard for GPS, and no ASA or US Sailing certification.
NY Sailing supplies an in-house certificate of completion for this course if you pass the breif quiz at the end of the clinic.  This certificate might be useful in demonstrating to a charter firm that you are a good risk in areas that are considered a navigational challenge.  If you don't pass our quiz, you will be given the opportunity to go over your exam with us and re-take it at no extra charge.
 
 

For more information or to enroll, contact us!

 
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