Sailing And
Boating Basics
Ondemand Course

With Capt. Deborah Marlor

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What you will learn

Your Sailing Life Coach

**Boating Operations and Handling**

 – Launching a boat 

 – Hauling out a boat 

 – Checklists for docking, leaving the dock 

 – Docking your boat with video 

– What is a mooring ball, how to pick one up, and what tools you need

– Everything you need to know about anchoring

– On the water at night – what do you need to know – Man Overboard 

Your Sailing Life Coach
Crossing Situation- Rules for Boating

**Boating Infrastructure and Memberships**

    – Boatyards – what you need to know

    – Marinas – what you need to know

    – Yacht Clubs, and boat clubs

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    **Navigation and Safety**

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    – Your most important knot 

     – Safety statistics 

     – Rules on PFD’s (Personal Flotation Devices) 

     – Day Signals 

    – Day Flags, Sound Signals, and Lights 

    – Top 3 Rules of the Road 

     – Right of Way 

    – Markers, buoys, and waterways 

     – Compass, Charts, Seabed, and more 

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    **Boat Types and Equipment**

      – Types of Sailboats and Catamarans

      – Types of Cruiser Class and Power Boats

      – Commercial vessels

      –  Equipment on a boat – gauges, what they do, how to use them – Communication on a boat

      – How to use your VHF

      – Boat Systems

      –  Dinghy’s

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      **Boating Lifestyle and Learning**

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       – Buying a Boat, Parties involved, Surveyors 

       – Common Mistakes

       – Insurance basics

      – Basics of Sailing and Cruising 

       – Resources – Apps, Guidebooks, Groups, and Vendors These categories help in streamlining the vast array of topics into coherent themes, making it easier to navigate the information.

      Crossing Situation- Rules for Boating

      Upon Completion you will receive a Certificate!

      For Just

      $129

      per student!

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      Diane Silas

      Deborah was down to earth and engaging during the seminars that I took. She is personable, and willing to answer questions. I left my series of three seminars, feeling better about learning to sail.

      Danielle Rose

      Boating Basics tonight was a great start. I’m getting back into sailing and need all the education and inspiration I can get. Thanks so much for this!

      Priscilla

      Hi Captain Deb,
      I really enjoyed taking your seminars and seeing how you gently inspire confidence in the women through your example. Teaching from your boat in a beautiful location is also inspiring!  Thanks for the links. You reminded the women that sometimes they may need a licensed captain to certify their competence aboard for insurance purposes. That’s somaething that the Chesapeake Area Professional Captains Association (CAPCA) may be able to help with, particularly for people in the mid-Atlantic states area, as well as in other eastern states. Good luck with your program of inspiration and empowerment!

      Lori

      Great, thank you.  Nice clear graphics and easy to read.  I have printed a copy for the boat.  This will be handy to use for cruising.

      Wanda

      Thank you for an Outstanding Class. I am a complete novice when it comes to sailing. After tonight, I Feel more confident about following my dream to sail. And you’re a great teacher. I’ve taught for 40 years, so I know a good one when I see and experience one. Your passion, Knowledge, and delivery of information is off the charts! I look forward to more classes with you!

      Claudia Rose

      Deb is an absolute delight. I have taken three of her courses…Boating Basics, Rules of the Road and Charts & Chart Plotters.  I learned a great deal from each of her courses and had many laughs with Deb along the way.  I really like the Zoom format.  Deb is engaging and always encourages me to ask questions.  She is a wealth of knowledge.

      I have recently completed her Dream Builder program and I’m well on my way to “Living My Ocean Dream.”  I’m extremely grateful for Captain Deb! 

      Clara “CJ” Powell

      Captain Deb Marlor is the sailboat captain you want to follow. She lives on the water with the real experience of living in the environment. She is a woman of skill, discipline and order on the water to sail with the wind, teach others the ropes…or should I say the sheets of sailing. She has now written the best book I have ever seen that guides one through all the necessary steps to buy any boat. Navigating Buying a Boat by Captain Deb Marlor. I am using it to buy my next sailboat and so should you!

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