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Bay Sailors A Tampa Bay Sailing Club for Singles Education |
You need to know what's going on for your safety as well as the safety of those around you! Sailing is considered a risky activity. The level of risk is minimized through the education and safety practices of the participants. Bay Sailors, Inc. strongly encourages its members to participate in education programs both within and outside the club. Bay Sailors helps its member through:
Bay Sailors provides practice on the water during day sails and weekend sails. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and to not be afraid to take the helm. The assigned crew for each sail includes at least one "experienced" member to act as first mate to the skipper, and thus experienced members may receive preference in assignments. Bay Sailors presents educational programs at the monthly membership meeting. Periodically, training weekends or special sessions are scheduled. |
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Other on-line education links: Posey Sailing Simulators you can buy, download and play with on your own computer. BoatClix has links to local and on-line education. BoatSafe has an on-line “Basic Boating Safety” course that’s recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard; the course is broken into sections with quizzes after each section; at the end, you can opt to pay $15 and take the final exam, where you’ll receive a certificate of completion; there’s also basic and advanced quizzes on boating
BoatUS Foundation's online general boating safety course Glossary of nautical terms Florida boating safety requirements Sailing simulator Learn about wind, boat and sail angles. Experiment with sail and boat direction settings. Try tacking and jibing. Also check out the wave simulator and the boat diagram. Knots! Lots and lots of knots. Get a piece of rope/string and practice these at home. More knots! List of VHF radio channels and their purposes Navigation rules online
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(DISCLAIMER: The following is for informational purposes only, Bay Sailors, Inc. does not make any specific recommendations or endorsements) There are many established education programs outside the club. Bay Sailors encourages its members to take advantage of these resources. On a national level, the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and U. S. Power Squadrons are dedicated to boating education. There are chapters throughout the United States. The links below will take you to the most current list of courses near you: U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary public boating courses
U.S. Power Squadrons public boating courses and click on the "Boating Education" tab at the top of the screen
In the Tampa Bay area, the following schools have been providing various levels of hands-on education for many years:
The American Sailing Association (ASA) and U. S. Sailing organizations provide certification through schools across the United States. For locations in the Tampa Bay area, use the following links:
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