Practical Navigation Course

Participants

Pinnacle members and their crew with limited navigation or local area crusing experience that seek to build basic coastal navigation skills so that they may explore extended cruising waters safely and confidently.

Coursework

This full-day seminar and workshop course, for both sailors and powerboaters, provides the practical basis for extended cruising to Lake Michigan ports for a wonderful season on the water.

The course is a combination of skills lectures, with extensive hands-on plotting exercises to build or enhance your practical navigation skills, including:

• Chart reading & interpretation
• Plotting positions and fixes
• Plotting courses
• Use and sources of standard maritime information
• Electronic navigation aids
• Extensive local-are port, harbor, and cruise briefing
• Practical Float Planning and Plotting exercises

The day also includes a gourmet lunch catered by Wolfgang Puck where you can get to know your fellow Pinnacle Captains and Crew – a good time for all.

Schedule

This course is offered early in the season, generally in late May, held at the prestigious University of Chicago Gleacher Center, on north Michigan avenue.

Cost

$290 per Captain, plus a materials fee of $35 to cover NOAA charts, supplies and plotting tool sets, yours to keep at the conclusion of the course. Crewmembers may attend with Captains for a reduced rate of $145 per person.