Offshore Charting and Dead Reckoning
by Bluewater Cruising Association 15 Sep 2022 21:01 UTC
8 October 2022
Offshore Charting and Dead Reckoning © Creative Commons CC0
Kit Griffin
Jericho Sailing Centre, 1300 Discovery St., Vancouver
08 Oct 2022 0900h - 17000h
Members $85 / Non-Members $110
Malcolm Wilkinson and Kit Griffin
The Vancouver Chapter is pleased to offer this one day course on Offshore Charting and Dead Reckoning at Jericho Sailing Centre, instructed by veteran offshore sailor, Malcolm Wilkinson. Practical knowledge of chart usage and position updating is essential for offshore sailing.
Instructor:
Malcolm Wilkinson has been sailing for over 65 years and has been using Celestial Navigation for over 50 years. Malcolm raced sailboats successfully for many years, both locally and offshore before sailing with his wife Darcy, some 16,000 nautical miles to the South Pacific and return aboard their 44ft sloop Meridian Passage II. He is passionate about and has taught many celestial navigation courses to BCA members.
More information and register here.
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