Marine Navigation 101
Marine Navigation 101
Join us for an hour lecture with an MEC staff expert!
This engaging course will look at navigation specific to a marine environment. You will gain skills and know-how applicable to SUPping, canoeing, kayaking and other types of ocean travel as well!
Course topics include:
- Choosing the right chart for your trip
- How to read a Marine Chart
- How to use a compass on the ocean
- Navigation by observation
- Understanding tides and currents (How these factors affect trip-planning)
- Short trip-planning exercise
- GPS and marine navigation
- Opportunity for Q&A with a staff expert, who is familiar with our local waters!
This lecture is an awesome introduction for novice paddlers who are interested in planning their own short-term adventures in sheltered waters. Although we will discuss GPS options and equipment, this will not be the focus of the talk.