America's Boating Club Cape Cod

America's Boating Club 2024 Annual Meeting
2024-02-06 - 2024-03-11
America’s Boating Club 2024 Annual Meeting
Orlando Florida Rosen Plaza Hotel

New Marine Navigation Course (N1) - Replacing the Piloting Course
2024-02-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-13 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-27 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | ZOOM, MA, United States
Students who have completed the Piloting Course (P) and or the Boat Handling course (BH) are encouraged to take this new Marine Navigation course (N1). This new course incorporates electronic navigation tools which were missing from the prior Piloting course. Students who have completed any of the Advanced Navigation Courses (AP, JN or N) will also benefit from taking this course.

Class Registration is on-line at the National website:
https://americasboatingclub.org/index.php/find-a-class-near-you
Starts Tuesday, January 9, 2024 (Jan 9th class starts at 6:30pm)

Meets Tuesday evenings for 8 sessions from 7 to 9 PM
This is a Zoom Class with local America’s Boating Club Cape Cod Instructors
ABClub Cape Cod is a local boating club which teaches numerous boating safety and skills classes, has frequent social events and is part of the National United States Power Squadrons organization which was founded in 1914.
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Marine Navigation is the first course in the sequence of USPS/ABClub courses on navigation, covering the basics of coastal and inland navigation.
This course focuses on navigation as it is done on recreational boats today and embraces electronic navigation as a primary tool while covering enough of traditional techniques so the student will be able to find his/her way even if their electronics fail.
Students must have a Laptop, access to a printer and the internet.
Software requirements:
– Windows XP, SP3, Vista, 7 – 11
– Macintosh MAC OS 10.10 – 12.3
– Ubuntu Linux
– OpenCPN – Note: OpenCPN is free software but will not run on Apple IOS or ChromeBooks
Learn about:

Charts Symbols and their interpretation
Aids to Navigation
Plotting courses – Direction & Distance

Using the OpenCPN Navigation Software

– GPS Displays, Waypoints & Routes
– Preplanning Routes

Monitoring progress by both GPS and traditional techniques
Fixes and Bearings
Cruising the ICW
Using the “Seaman’s Eye”

OpenCPN free software is used to teach basic electronic Navigation

CONTACT
John Crawford
508-240-4603
johncr181@gmail.com
Class Fee: $120
boating is fun … let’s do it together©
Cape Cod Sail and Power Squadron, Inc., a Unit of United States Power Squadrons®, is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.

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Class details and Schedule
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January 9, 2024 – March 5, 2024
Class Manager/Instructor: Nick Vandemoer, N 508-737-2045 vandemoer@comcast.net
Instructor: Charles Burke, AP 508-394-0918 cgburke15@comcast.net
Assisting Instructor: Joe Kiceina, JN 908-455-2022 jkiceina@yahoo.com
Course Coordinator & Zoom host: John Crawford, SN 508-240-4003 Johncr181@gmail.com
TEXTS: download Student Manual (SM), Plotting and Labelling Standards (PL)
REQUIRED MATERIALS: computer either PC or MAC, laptop preferable; printer; mouse; 4 X 15 USPS plotter; compass/dividers; #2 lead pencil and latex eraser.
SOLUTIONS to chapter questions and Practice Cruise are in SM Appendix E. These will be reviewed in class, but any pressing questions contact Nick or Charles.
December 26, 2023 – January 9, 2024
You will be provided with instructions and a video on how to download OpenCPN to your computer. Please do so before the first class January 9th . Please call Nick or Charles for any difficulties.
Tuesday January 9-6:30 PM
SESSION 1: SM Chapter 1: Introduction to Marine Navigation Paper and Digital charts, Getting Way Point Coordinates, ATONS
HOMEWORK Read SM Chapter 1, Do Review Questions, Read Chapter 2
Note pattern of the rest of the course: read SM ahead of lecture, attend lecture, do homework based on lecture.
Tuesday January 16 – 7:00 PM
SESSION 2: SM Chapter 2: Navigating Waterways Getting There in 3 Steps, Marine Electronic Navigation Systems, Planning Safe Routes, Navigation Underway.
HOMEWORK: do Review Questions, Read Chapter 3a 3.1- 3.7.9, Make Sure OPEN CPN is working!
Tuesday January 23 – 7:00 PM
SESSION 3: SM Chapter 3a: OPEN CPN Basics Get to Know the OPEN CPN Window, Creating Routes, Tides and Currents
HOMEWORK: do Review Questions, Read Chapter 3b 3.7.9-3.9
Tuesday January 30 – 7:00 PM
SESSION 4: SM Chapter 3b OPEN CPN Route Planning Introduction to Practice Cruise
HOMEWORK: do Review Questions, read Chapter 4, start Practice Cruise
Tuesday February 6 – 7:00 PM
SESSION 5: SM Chapter 4: Paper Chart Navigation Plotting Tools, Planning a Route on Paper, Navigating and Checking Using Plotting Tools, Course Distance and Time, Bearings and Fixes
HOMEWORK: do Review Questions, work on Practice Cruise, read Chapter 5.
Tuesday February 13 – 7:00 PM
SESSION 6: SM Chapter 5: Navigating Coastal Waters Steps in Coastal Navigation, Tides, Currents, ICW, Navigational Challenges
HOMEWORK: do Review Questions, Read Chapter 6, Work on Practice Cruise
Tuesday February 20 – 7:00 PM
SESSION 7: SM Chapter 6: Inland Navigation Rivers and Lakes, Charts, ATONs, Reading the River, Eyeball Navigation
HOMEWORK: do Review Questions, Finish Practice Cruise
Tuesday February 27 – 7:00 PM
SESSION 8: SM Chapter 7: Review Practice Cruise, Review Marine Navigation in general
HOMEWORK: Optional Open Book take home Exam Given Out
Tuesday, March 5 – 7:00 PM
Optional Open Book take home Exam Due Back
boating is fun … let’s do it together
Cape Cod Sail and Power Squadron, Inc., a Unit of United States Power Squadrons, is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization
https://americasboatingclubcapecod.org

ABClub Cape Cod ECOM Meeting
2024-02-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-03-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-05-09 19:00 - 21:00

ABClub CC Member Luncheon Meeting
2024-02-22 12:00 - 15:00

Post-Parade Tailgate Potluck Party - ABClub Cape Cod - CCSPS
2024-03-09 12:00 - 15:00

SNE D34 Spring Conference 2024, March 15-17, New Bedford
2024-03-15 08:00 - 2024-03-17 17:00
SNE D34 Spring Conference 2024Registration Now Open!
Register now at https://abc-d34.org and pay by check or with credit card. You will be surprised by the 10% lower registration fee than at last year’s Spring Conference – only $35 per person and $59 for couples! District 34 Council invite you to the Change of Watch and to celebrate our camaraderie!
Book your group rate for America’s Boating Club Room Block 2024 at New Bedford Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott from Friday 3/15 till Sunday 3/17/2024 and get our group rate of $149 per night only until February 15! You can call there at +1 774-634-2000.
With plenty to do onsite and off, come on Friday, February 15 and make the most of your visit.
What to expect?
Friday, March 15 – Sightseeing during the day, cocktail reception at
the Hotel (included) and Group Dinner at our favorite restaurant.
Saturday, March 16:
Coffee and pastries (included) during morning registration
National Educational Officer Charles Wells, SN-CN will deliver Chief Commander message, and later will outline current Education Department strategy
Buffet Lunch (included) will be followed by New Bedford Whaling Museum docent Charles Chace, VP of Descendants of Whaling Masters a not-to-be missed presentation about the largest mammals that ever lived!
P/D/C Marty Lafferty, AP will be giving us an update on America’s Boating Channel;
District 34 Council meeting;
District 34 Change of Watch;
Cocktail party (included) at the Hotel;
Group Dinner at our favorite restaurant;
Sunday, March 17 – Breakfast at the Hotel & Sightseeing.
The Hotel is a 4-star Marriott, offering complimentary continental breakfast, internet & self-parking. It also offers a variety of amenities including an indoor pool, fitness center, outdoor fire pit and laundry services. The Hotel is centrally located downtown, across from New Bedford Harbor. Within walking distance of the hotel there is plenty of shopping, dining, and entertainment. The address is the following: 185 MACARTHUR DRIVE, NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, USA, 02740
Please see details and updates at https://abc-d34.org.
Cdr Valentina Bizunok, JN
ABClub SNE/USPS District 34
abcsne34@gmail.com

District 34 Southeastern New England Spring Conference
2024-03-16

America's Boating Course - Boating Safety and Basic Boating Skills
2024-04-09 19:00 - 2024-05-21 21:00 | Yarmouth Fire Station #2 & Zoom, 340 Main Street, MA-RT 6A, Yarmouth Port, MA, 02675, United States
Class Manager: Dave Atwood, Assistant Educational Officer
Contact: email yankeepeddler@gmail.com or cell: 508-737-5374
Register online at: https://americasboatingclub.org/index.php/find-a-class-near-you
These are classroom sessions that will be on Tuesday nights on April 9, 16, 23, 30 and May 7. Each session is approximately 2 hours starting at 7:00pm. The April 9th session begins at 6:30pm.
There are two additional optional classes on basic coastal navigation on May 14 and 21.
Anyone interested in recreational boating is encouraged to attend this MA approved public boating course. We provide essential information for every kind of boater.
Learn about:
•Boat Handling & Seamanship
•Required Equipment
•Navigation Rules of the Road
•Knots, Lines & Docking
•Charts & Aids to Navigation
The course will be offered as an in-person classroom course at the Yarmouth Fire Station #2, 340 Main Street, RT 6A in Yarmouth Port, MA 02675.
The class fee is $60

Boat Handling Zoom & Classroom Class
2024-04-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-30 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-05-07 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-05-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-05-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-05-28 19:00 - 21:00 | ZOOM, MA, United States
Boat Handling Course
Zoom Meeting w/Instruction with several classroom sessions

Instructors:
Charles Burke – cgburke15@comcast.net
Rob Michaels – robmmichaels@gmail.com
Richard Bender – rhmjbender@comcast.net
Joseph Kiceina – jkiceina@yahoo.com
Class Adminstation – John Crawford 508.240.4603
johncr181@gmail.com

Cape Cod Sail, Power, and Paddle
…we teach boating
Please understand and follow the following instructions for participating in this course:
First you need to register for this course via the America’s Boating Club on-line class registration process. Please use this link:
https://https://americasboatingclub.org/index.php/find-a-class-near-you
Second you need to contact John Crawford via phone (508-240-4603) or email (johncr181@gmail.com) to confirm if you want an eBook pdf student manual or a hardcopy student manual which is included in the $120 non-member/$80 member fee. The ebook version is available immediately. The hardcopy book takes about 2 weeks. John can answer your questions about how the class will be conducted via Zoom and some sessions in-person in a classroom. You will need the student manual to prepare for the on-line Zoom sessions.
Please mail a check for $120/non-member ($80/member) made out to CCSPS to:
John Crawford
PO Box 181
East Orleans, MA 02643

Classes will be conducted at 7:00 pm on Tuesday nights for 6 weeks. Each class will review the reading material, provide some instructor presentations and in some situations live demonstrations.
An optional final exam will be available at the conclusion of the last class on Knots & Lines.

SESSION PREPARATION: Each session is on a different topic. Each topic has a separate student guide which should be read or reviewed before the session begins.

Tuesday, April 23 – 6:30PM – 9:00PM
Rules of the Road – Zoom

SESSION 1: This seminar covers a topic all boaters need to know — Rules of the Road. Our approach is a practical one. We apply common-sense interpretations to the rules to help make them easier to understand and remember. The reference for this seminar is the United States Coast Guard Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook, which is the complete listing of the rules. Although relatively comprehensive, this seminar does not contain details of all the rules. It focuses on the rules governing situations most likely to be encountered by newer recreational boaters.
INSTRUCTOR: Charles Burke
DEMONSTRATION:
PREPARATION: Read Rules of the Road Student Manual
Tuesday, April 30 – 7:00PM – 9:00PM
Confidence in Docking & Undocking – Zoom

SESSION 2: Docking can be one of the most stressful tasks you can perform, especially if you are a new boater. Closely related as a source of anxiety is maintaining control of your boat at slow speed in close proximity to other boats and fixed objects. With the knowledge you’ll gain in this seminar — coupled with your on-the-water practice — your confidence in docking, undocking, and slow-speed maneuvering will increase and your boating will be both safer and more enjoyable. Let’s get started.
INSTRUCTOR: Rich Bender
DEMONSTRATION:
PREPARATION: Read Confidence in Docking & Undocking Student Manual
Tuesday, May 7 – 7:00PM – 9:00PM
Boating with Confidence – Zoom

SESSION 3: Upon completion of this seminar, you will have gained an understanding of how to control your boat while operating at slow speed or on plane; how to deal with tide, wind and seas; how to safely navigate inlets and river bends; and how to tie the knots that are most often used when at sea.
INSTRUCTOR: Joe Kiceina
DEMONSTRATION:
PREPARATION: Read Boating with Confidence Student Manual
Tuesday, May 14 – 7:00PM – 9:00PM
Anchoring – in-person Classroom

SESSION 4: This seminar is on anchoring with assurance! All boaters will face situations where they want or need to anchor. This seminar will give you the knowledge and insights you need to anchor with confidence, and members of your local club will be happy to help you practice anchoring under local conditions, so you don’t get carried away.
INSTRUCTOR: Rich Bender
DEMONSTRATION: Hands on experience with model anchors
PREPARATION: Read Anchoring with Assurance Student Manual
Tuesday, May 21 – 7:00PM – 9:00PM
Emergencies on Board – Zoom

SESSION 5: Boating is serious fun. Understanding and being prepared to handle the kinds of emergencies that can arise while boating is important. So is knowing how to call for help when you need it. Welcome to Emergencies on Board: Preparation for Handling Common Problems.
INSTRUCTOR: Charles Burke
DEMONSTRATION:
PREPARATION: Emergencies on Board Student Manual
Tuesday, May 28 – 7:00PM – 9:00PM
Knots & Line Handling & Final Exam – in-person Classroom

SESSION 6: Marlinespike seamanship encompasses the art and scie nce of working with rope and line. With the completion of this material the recreational boater should understand knots, bends, and hitches; know which one to use; and be able to tie them. You will also know how to select line for its intended use and have the knowledge you need to be able to care for your lines.
INSTRUCTOR: Rob Michaels
DEMONSTRATION: Hands on tying knots
PREPARATION: Read Knots & Line Handling Student Manual
Optional EXAMINATION – on May 28th following the class lecture

NOTES:
Let us know if you would like additional tutoring or clarification on any topic. Proctors are available from 6:30PM before each class for individual or group assistance. If you miss a class, be sure to keep up with the reading and homework.
Recordings of each class will be made available a day or two after each session.

ABClub CC Change of Watch Member Dinner Meeting
2024-04-25 18:00 - 21:00

ABClub CC Budget and Audit Member Dinner Meeting
2024-05-23 19:00 - 21:00
ABClub CC Budget and Audit Member Dinner Meeting
Tugboats at Hyannis Marina

Grand Illumination Night in MV-Wednesday, 14 August
2024-08-14 17:30 - 22:30

Cape Cod Harbor Sunset Cruise - Saturday, 17 August, 7:00PM
2024-08-17 19:00 - 21:00

West Dennis Beach Party - Sunday, September 1, 6:00PM
2024-09-01 18:00 - 21:30

USPS|ABC Annual Meeting – Orlando, Florida - February 2-9, 2025
2025-01-07 08:00 - 17:00
USPS|ABC Annual Meeting – Orlando, Florida – February 2-9, 2025
Pack your bathing suit and bell-bottoms and join your boating pals at the 2025 Annual Meeting of America’s Boating Club | United States Power Squadrons in Orlando!
Book your room at Rosen Plaza Hotel by Jan. 9 to get our group rate of $189 per night.
Register by Jan. 3 to get early-bird discounts on meal and event tickets!

New England Boat Show - Boston Convention and Exhibition Center - January 8-12, 2025
2025-01-08 10:00 - 2025-01-12 17:00 | Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer St, Boston, MA, 02210, United States
District 34 will have a booth at the NEBS.
Help needed! Please sign up to staff a shift or help with set up or
take down. Here’s the link to the signup sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17y962X2FLXHdtGXk3zTIwdYhjH_Im089tIccWNbBZgQ/edit?usp=sharing
If you have any questions or trouble with the signup sheet, please contact Barbara Herrmann at bahtg@comcast.net

CCSPS ECOM Meeting
2025-01-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Dennis Police Department, 90 Bob Crowell Road, South Dennis, United States

CCSPS Membership Meeting Luncheon Buffet
2025-01-23 11:30 - 14:00 | St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 3055 Main Street, Barnstable, 02601, United States

The BoatBuilders Show on Cape Cod
2025-01-31 - 2025-02-02 | Emerald Resort & Conference Center, 35 Scudder Ave, Hyannis, United States
