MARINE WEATHER: LEVEL I
This 2-day marine weather class is taught by well- known and recently retired
NOAA/NWS Ocean Prediction Center meteorologist, Lee Chesneau. The course is designed
to familiarize boaters with the basic principles of marine weather formation and
movement and how to use the information at hand to make safe boating decisions.
Students learn how to use surface pressure maps and make observations of local
weather conditions to observe frontal and non-frontal systems. The course combines
lectures and hands-on practical exercises that include making weather observations,
weather log keeping, obtaining current weather predictions from various sources,
and participating in a simulated cruise using historical weather data obtained
from the Ocean Prediction Center Archives and actual vessel log entries.
Topics:
- Cloud Identification
- Barometer Reading
- Reading Weather Maps
- Fronts, Squalls, Storms
- Fog
- Convection
- Prevailing Winds
- Local Weather
- Beaufort Scale
- Waves
- High & Low Pressure Systems
- Receiving Weather Data
- Buys Ballot’s Law
Class Schedule:
| Location: |
Annapolis School of Seamanship [MAP/DIRECTIONS] |
| Tuition: |
$395 |
| Instructor: |
Lee S. Chesneau |
| Textbook: |
N/A |
| Prerequisite: |
None |
| Enroll: |
Pre-registration is required |
| Max Size: |
20 Students |
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LOCAL MARINE WEATHER – CHESAPEAKE BAY
This one-day course is designed for sailors and power boaters operating on
the Chesapeake Bay. Material covers the unique problem of predicting local
weather on the world’s largest estuary. There is also a strong focus on the
mariner’s ability to read the weather around himself or herself to avoid being
caught off guard by sudden weather changes.
Class Schedule:
| Location: |
Annapolis School of Seamanship [MAP/DIRECTIONS] |
| Tuition: |
TBD |
| Prerequisite: |
None |
| Enroll: |
Pre-registration is required |
| Max Size: |
16 Students |
Call 410-263-8848 or 866-369-2248 (toll-free) with
questions or to register by phone.
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OFFSHORE WEATHER ROUTING
This one-day course is designed for graduates of the “MARINE WEATHER: Level I”
class who are planning to venture offshore. The class focuses on methods of
obtaining weather information offshore and creating and maintaining a weather
route for offshore passages. Students work with Pilot Charts, Surface Analysis
and Weather Service predictions to perform weather routing. Real life scenarios
are presented in a time-lapsed manner to show how different routes taken by yachts
facing the same weather pattern can have drastically different outcomes.
Class Schedule:
| Location: |
Annapolis School of Seamanship [MAP/DIRECTIONS] |
| Tuition: |
$125 |
| Prerequisite: |
MARINE WEATHER: Level I |
| Enroll: |
Pre-registration is required |
| Max Size: |
16 Students |
Call 410-263-8848 or 866-369-2248
with questions or to register by phone.
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Weather Seminars
HEAVY WEATHER TACTICS
This two-hour seminar focuses on heavy weather tactics for both sailors and
ocean going trawlers.
Topics:
- Heaving-To
- Sea Anchors
- Drogues
- Lying A-Hull
- Quartering
- Buys Ballot’s Law
Seminar Schedule:
| Location: |
Annapolis School of Seamanship [MAP/DIRECTIONS] |
| Tuition: |
$25 pre-registration ($30 at the door) |
| Instructor: |
Captain John Martino |
| Textbook: |
N/A |
| Prerequisite: |
None |
| Enroll: |
Pre-registration is recommended but not required. |
| Max Size: |
N/A |
Call 410-263-8848 or 866-369-2248 (toll-free) with
questions or to register by phone.
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