Preparing for Your Bermuda Cruise 
Instructor: Tom Tursi
Location: The Mainstay, Rock Hall, MD
Date:  Feburary 26 & 27, 2000
Cost: Included in Registration 

Presenter:

Tom Tursi, USCG Licensed Captain with over 30,000 miles of Blue Water Ocean sailing & Head Instructor at The Maryland School of Sailing & Seamanship. 

Course Topics: 

	An Overview of Offshore Passagemaking.
	Equipment Additions to consider.
	Safety Procedures & Equipment.
	Crew Requirements & Training.
	Weather Data & Analysis.
	Navigation.
	Passagemaking, Ship’s Routine & Landfall.

Introductions
February 26, 2000

	Boat Preparations
	Crew Selection, Skills & Training
	Pre-Departure Inspections

February 27, 2000

	Navigation
	Weather
	On Board Routine
	Bermuda Landfall
	Bermuda
	Return Preparations
	U.S. Landfall

Displays:

	Abandon Ship Bag
	Sea Anchor
	Boom Crutch
	Washboard Spare
	Navtix Receiver
	NMN Recording
	Reference Books & Charts
	Storm Trisail
	Life Raft & Safety Gear