KINGSTON, NY - The Hudson River Maritime Museum is pleased to offer a US Coast Guard Captain’s License Course at the Riverport Wooden Boat School four weekends in February and March, 2018.
 
This course will be taught by Sea Tech Marine Training instructors in accordance with National Maritime Center requirements. Sea Tech Marine Training provides professionally prepared course curriculum and materials and will guide you through all the exam requirements and are USCG approved to administer the exam right here in Kingston, so students will not have to travel to a Coast Guard Exam Center.
 
This course covers OUPV (Operator Uninspected Passenger Vessel - also known as a Six Pack) license for charter boats, as well as the Master’s Level License for vessels less than 100 tons. The Master’s License allows graduates to operate Coast Guard inspected vessels that are permitted to carry more than six passengers for hire. Students who pass the course and obtain their license will be able to become a charter boat captain, start a charter boat business, and/or fulfill maritime career job requirements.
 
This course is offered over four weekends, Saturday & Sunday February 24, 25, March, 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, and 18 with an optional review session on the evening of Friday, March 16, 2018. Class meets from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. Course fee of $400 includes all course materials. All students registering for this class MUST be members of the Hudson River Maritime Museum at the Household Level ($50) or above. Students who are not yet HRMM members may visit www.hrmm.org/join to register or stop by the museum to join in person.
 
To register for the course, visit www.seatechmarinetraining.com/schedule.html and click on the February 24, 2018 course in Kingston, NY. This course is limited to 16 students, so register early to ensure your spot.
 
For more information on the course curriculum, please visit www.seatechmarinetraining.com/course.html. This course covers the OUVP and Master’s Level License curriculum. Students with questions about the course can contact Sea Tech at info@seatechmarinetraining.com.

KINGSTON, NY - The Hudson River Maritime Museum is pleased to offer two Sailing 101 classes as part of the Riverport Sailing School this fall.
 
Sailing 101 is the first course of a two-course Basic Keelboat Training Series. It will be offered in the fall of 2017 and spring of 2018. On-the-water course Sailing 102 will be offered in the late spring and summer of 2018.
 
Sailing 101 will be taught entirely on land and will cover such topics as: Preparation to Sail, Crew Operations and Skills, Sailing Theory, Leaving the Dock or Mooring, Navigation, Navigation Rules, International-Inland, Heavy Weather Sailing, Overboard Rescue Methods, Safety and Emergency Procedures, Anchoring Techniques, Returning to the Dock or Mooring. The course will use the "Learn Sailing Right" textbook published by the United States Sailing Association and will be taught by Christin Ripley, an experienced sailor and US Sailing Certified Basic Keelboat instructor.
 
This course is offered twice this fall - two Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., November 4 and 11, 2017 OR four Tuesday evenings, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on November 7, 14, and December 5, and 12, 2017.
 
Tuition for HRMM members at the Household level and above is $175. Non-members are $220. Tuition includes all course materials, including the “Learn Sailing Right” textbook published by US Sailing.
 
To register for the course, visit www.hrmm.org/sailing-school.