Collision avoidance plotting of an approaching vessel at sea using Radar and AIS distance and bearing data

Demonstration of procedures needed to tie a proper cleat hitch, and a review of common errors made when tying a cleat hitch, as generally applicable to small to mid-sized recreational vessels, but not applicable to larger commercial vessels and ships.

Underway demonstration of techniques for wrapping and releasing the jib winches of a cruising sailboat during tacking maneuvers.

Demonstration of gybe control procedures on a 40 foot sailing vessel with graphics and onboard instructional video.

Step by step compass calibration procedures based on the Sun including calculations for constructing a Deviation Table plus examples of applying Deviation to typical navigation situations.

Contact us at office@mdschool.com if you have questions about this video... At Maryland School of Sailing & Seamanship we prepare our cruise navigation using paper charts and reference publications to determine our optimum route, course lines, waypoints, hazards and restrictions and to educate the crew on the route to be sailed; then we plot our waypoints on the electronic chart plotter or GPS based on the paper chart plan. During the cruise, we used the paper charts, publications and electronic chart plotter to monitor and manage the cruise navigation.

Contact us at office@mdschool.com if you have questions about this video... Video demonstrates how using this protractor triangle, and plotting courses and bearings in True degrees, is easier, faster and more accurate than plotting in Magnetic degrees.

Join us for our LIVE ASA 107 Online Class starting in February 2025 with Captain Tom Tursi! This video describes the celestial navigation sextant components and how it works; adjusting mirrors; selecting sun shades; determining index error; and shooting the sun by Captain Tom Tursi, a USCG Licensed Ocean Master with over 60,000 miles of blue water ocean sailing using celestial navigation.

Join us for our LIVE ASA 107 Online Class starting in February 2025 with Captain Tom Tursi! This video will describe Celestial Navigation at sea, and how it can be combined with other information to form a useful ocean navigation process. If you ever wanted to know what celestial navigation was all about, this is your primer...