Navigation

This course explains what Aids to Navigation are, how to recognise them and how to understand them.

The course is designed to provide the student with the basics of understanding maritime navigation. The study of nautical charts is of fundamental importance to understand how to orient yourself and how to create an effective route.

This course provides predetermined sailing routes with various touristic options for the participants.

This course explains how the marine barometer works and why it is so useful on board a vessel.

This course is a free introduction to the key concepts of celestial navigation for mariners. It is divided into three courses, Getting Started in Celestial Navigation, Going Further in Celestial Navigation and Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation. It is highly recommended to take these courses in this order.

This course will introduce and explain Rules 1 and 2 of the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

This course introduces meteorology to educate the participants with practical knowledge of recognising and predicting potential weather changes on both land and sea.

This course will introduce and explain Rule 7 of the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

This course will introduce and explain Rule 14 of the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

This course provides a brief overview of the origins of wind in the atmosphere and its interaction with a boat's sails. Discover the mysteries of this unpredictable and captivating force of nature, including its formation and behaviour in relation to other weather variables.

This course explains the usages of the magnetic compass, adequate course adjustments, and bearings on a sailboat.

Crossing the Gulf Stream safely and efficiently requires knowing the path of the stream and the location of warm and cold core rings. Currents of up to 5 knots can either aid you or slow you, depending on the course you chart. This course will give you the tools needed to interpret satellite data and computer forecast models to be maximally prepared.