An Educated Boater is a Safer Boater!
Weather Course – Details
Climate Change? Hurricanes? Extreme Wind? Dark Clouds? Are you and your boat prepared?
The safety and comfort of those who venture out-on-the water have always been weather dependent. In this course students will become keener observers of the weather. However, these observations only have meaning in the context of the basic principles of meteorology — the science of the atmosphere.
This course covers the dramatic technological advances that have changed the ways weather forecasts are produced and disseminated. The course is unique because it not only deals with modern weather forecasting – what are the different types of forecasts, when to use them, and how to get and interpret them. It also deals with the fundamental atmospheric dynamics underlying the weather events being forecast.
The course focuses on how weather systems form, behave, move, and interact with one another and reflects the availability of all sorts of weather reports and forecasts on the Internet. This is a general weather course benefiting those sitting in their living rooms, as much as those standing behind the helm.
Dates & Cost:
- Next course starts Jan. 13, 2026
- Twice a week for 4 1/2 weeks with exam
- Meets Tuesdays & Fridays at 10 AM
- FREE for USPS & SCYC Members
- $200 for Non-Members (includes Student Manual)
- Recommended Pre-Requisite: ABC3 Boating Safety Course
Exclusive Benefits!!!
FREE courses for SLRPS & SCYC Members!
Members of St. Lucie River Power Squadron & Stuart Corinthian Yacht Club can attend courses at No Charge!!!
Student Manuals will be provided on a “loaner” basis for the duration of the course, but must be returned upon course completion. Manuals can be purchased separately if members would like a personal copy.
For more information about the course, contact our Squadron Education Officer at: ABCofMC@gmail.com