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One of my goals for this year involves getting my SailCan coastal navigation + intermediate cruising certifications. Do any of you folks have advice on resources for learning the coastal nav (phpc.social)
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@sailing One of my goals for this year involves getting my SailCan coastal navigation + intermediate cruising certifications. Do any of you folks have advice on resources for learning the coastal nav stuff? I've heard that the "official" book & test is a bit of a mess. Incorrect info, incorrect *answers*. Looking for an improvement over that.

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[โ€“] bhhaskin@social.bitsofsimplicity.com 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

@kboyd @mlanger @sailing yeah insurance companies require it if you want to charter bareboat. Oddly enough they don't care if it's your own boat.

[โ€“] mlanger@mastodon.world 1 points 3 months ago

@bhhaskin @kboyd @sailing It's the bareboat company's insurance company that requires it. If you knew what charter guests got into, you'd understand why. Even after "certification," they still do damage to the boats.

I went from a 17 foot jet boat to a 32 foot trawler and really thought I was going to have trouble getting insurance. But no, I had no trouble getting it. And nowadays I think my USCG captains license would be enough "certification" to charter a boat.