Chart Reading and Compass Use Made Easy...

Includes both classroom time and on-water practical experience.
Knowing how to read a chart and use a compass is important for coastal paddling, but for many it can be a very complicated and intimidating subject to try and grasp. We will take the stress out of the learning in this 6 hour course as we show you simple, dependable and common sense ways to navigate on the water. It is not as hard or scary…or full of sharp instruments…as you may think! Navigation is actually lots of fun and adds a whole new dimension and appreciation to your time on the water. You’ll learn how to identify water and land features on the chart by their color, symbol, or shape, you’ll learn how to plot a course using tools on the chart, and you’ll learn how to follow that course using your compass. Once you get the hang of it of land, you’ll be ready to give it a try on the water.

Dates:  July 22, 29, August 5, 19, 26, Sept. 12, 19                                

Time: 9am-4pm (there will be a 1 hour lunch break)

$95 per person.

"Cathy is a particularly gifted instructor - in a short session on navigation my wife was able to clear years of confusion about reading charts and taking compass bearings."   M. Springer....Bethesda, MD