US Sailing Lessons and Online Sailing School

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Online Sailing Lessons & Schools

This online sailing lesson is designed to present advanced information about cruising and sailing in US waters. Beginning and Novice Sailors should take the US SAILING on-line sailing primer lesson and keelboat lesson as a prerequisite. This course is not designed to substitute for certification at a US SAILING school or on-the-water lessons by a sailing instructor, but may be used as one of the tools in preparation for taking a certified sailing lessons or in continuing your sailing education.

Go To Cruising Council's Website - US SAILING's website for cruising sailors.

Contained in this Cruising Sailing Lesson are videos on how to sail and tie knots along with JavaScript calculators for estimating sailboat characteristics, design and navigation. After you have taken the course, you may test yourself by taking an on-line examination. The test will be graded on-line and you will be told which questions you missed.

Website information may vary depending upon the sailboat, skill of the sailor, weather conditions, etc.

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Sailing Calculators

Maximum Hull Speed

Capsize Formula

Angle of Vanishing
Stability

Sail Area/Displacement

Displacement/Length

Anchor Swing Radius

Motion Comfort

Sail Wind Load

Speed Calculator

Current Deviation

Course to Steer

Speed - Time - Distance

Landfall Fix

True & Apparent Wind

The course is divided into ten parts :

	How to Charter - A guide on how to charter a boat and problems which you may encounter.
	Advanced Knots - Fisherman's Bend, Rolling Hitch, Double Sheet Bend, Carrick Bend, and Taut Line Hitch.
	Weather - Topics include Clouds, breezes, fronts and safe semi-circles.
	Docking - Animated GIFs and videos on docking and anchoring maneuvers.
	Communications - VHF, sounds, shapes and light communications.
	Boat Systems - The engine, head and electrical systems.
	Heavy Weather - Active and passive techniques to help you survive in heavy weather.
	Emergencies - Medical Emergencies, Groundings, Taking on Water and Towing.
	Navigation - Determining position and course; measuring distance; calculating estimated time of arrival; navigational aids and rules-of-the road.
	A Journey - An actual sailing cruise in the pacific northwest. Photographs, tidal, current and nautical charts are used to illustrate navigation along the journey.

Buy a CD Version of the US SAILING Education Website !!! Contains seven boating courses and tests along with numerous illustrations, 14 calculators and over 75 videos.

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