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Looking for something to do while your boat is all tidied up and tucked away for the cold months? Furthering your boating education is the perfect way to fill the hours and advance your skills and knowledge before your spring launch, and the Great Lakes Cruising Club School makes it simple and affordable to join single or multiple webinars.
GLCCSchool is kicking off its series of webinars in November with “An Intro to Cruising the Great Lakes.” You can browse the website ahead of time to see upcoming webinars, and setting up an account is free and easy. Most webinars cost around $20 (members of the Great Lakes Cruising Club and the US and Canadian Power Squadrons receive a $5 discount,) and every webinar is recorded so you can rewatch it at any time.
Now in its 12th school year, the GLCCSchool is a premier source for practical training for sail and power cruisers on the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Cruising Club is a non-profit, member-driven organization that is committed to furthering learning, education and exploration of the Great Lakes and boating.
A partial list of other classes planned for the rest 2021-2022 includes:
Cruising guides for: Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Lake Ontario’s Bay of Quinte and St. Lawrence River’s 1,000 Islands, the North Channel, Northern Georgian Bay, the Georgian Bay’s 30, 000 Islands Region, the Trent Severn Waterway and America’s Great Loop Cruise
Skills classes for:
- Becoming a Weather Savvy Mariner (four-part series)
- Marine Diesel Maintenance (four-part series)
- Fiberglass Repair
- Anchoring
- Weather Apps
- Cooking and Cruising
- Navigating Locks
- Selecting and Maintaining Sails
- Marine Radar
- Marine Solar Power systems
- And more…
To learn more, visit glccschool.com.
