Obtaining your Coxswain certificate is straightforward, fun, and worthwhile. Our comprehensive training courses provide you with the skills and knowledge to command and operate a vessel safely up to 12 meters in length in Australian inshore waters, extending up to 15 nautical miles from the shore. Check out our Coxswains Courses: Navigating the Seas with […]
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Occasionally our local ABC radio station calls me up to hop on the airways to explain maritime terminology. The most recent question was, what is a Rutter? The listener’s guesses were great but no one came close. What is a Rutter? A Rutter is a mariner’s handbook of written sailing directions – it was the
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Recently we ran a program to help young people develop tools for resilience. Goodness knows we could all use those tools! The Program The program included a day on the water on a fabulous sailboat, writing tips and skills, and photography tips and skills. And what we saw develop was overwhelming. Why run this program
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We’ve been successful in the Connecting Women to Trades Grant. We did this last year, but this program is much bigger/longer/fuller, and we are running it twice! Summary (draft program/dates) 1st group: May – October 2nd group – October – March Fully funded The program is fully funded for participants. The Program Includes 1) Accredited
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Our recent program: Thoughts and Emotions – Capture and Release has been captured in a magazine. I had such fun designing it (I’m no designer but the software makes it so easy!) but the creativity of the participants saved the day. The magazine will be ready to view soon, in the meantime, here’s the editorial:
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We collaborate with a few organisations. Top of our list for choosing who we work with is Communication. Communication is E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. There are several partners we value, one of them we’d like to mention is Paper Sailors Rock. How can you look after your students if you can’t get the fundamentals right? And those fundamentals
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I’ve always wanted to support youths. It’s not because I had a hard time growing up. Not at all. I had a fabulous life – all my life. But I did feel those hormones, emotions, feelings, and angst rampaging through my veins. I needed support and in one way or another, I got it. But
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Lisa Blair took time out to visit Batemans Bay Sailing Club and held almost 100 people captivated as her inspiring adventure talk took us all on a breathtaking journey. Listen If you get the chance, go listen to Lisa. Not only will she confound you with her abilities: “I had no choice, I couldn’t launch
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This is from “Noel and Jackie’s Journeys” website, with the story of Noel living it up in a hospital in Ecuador, while I do battle with the dinghy and the heat. We had great medical help abroad while sailing the world. Medical Help Abroad We still need to visit Doctors when travelling. I had to
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As we create more workshops that combine our recreational and commercial boating experience, it becomes more and more obvious that Knowledge is Power. Cruising successfully isn’t just luck it takes planning and preparation. We prepare the boat and its systems, we buy safety equipment and merrily go on our way thinking we are ready! But
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