Cruise Planning Course

Learn how to explore ports and coves for a weekend or weeks at a time.  Our Cruising and Cruise Planning course enables you to join your fellow boaters for raft-ups and rendezvous up the river, down the bay, and along the coast.  

Course Outline

  • Cruise preparation and planning

  • Boat and equipment

  • Anchors and anchoring

  • Security

  • Chartering

  • Cruising outside the United States

  • Crew and provisioning

  • Voyage management

  • Communications

  • Navigation

  • Weather

  • Emergencies

This class will be taught by two experienced sailors. Tony Pozun has 50,000 miles of cruising experience and made ten trips to Florida on his sailboat.  Andrew Whitely has sailed across the Atlantic. The fee for this course is $95 for Neptune Boating Club members and $150 for non-members.

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Location: Huntington Town Hall - Room 304

Address: 100 Main St, Huntington NY 11743

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This course will start on Tuesday, September 10th  and meet from 7 PM to 9 PM. The class runs for eight weeks including the final exam.

Class calendar: September 10th, 17th, 24th, October: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th

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On September 17th, the class will be held in room 114

 

  1. Learn about the benefits of USPS Membership (including discounts on courses).

  2. Then join the Neptune Boating Club

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