Courses and seminars by America's Boating Club - Marco island for the upcoming fall and winter will be posted here when available. The table below is the schedule for this past winter and is included here to show the types of courses that will be offered. Most of the courses and seminars will be available to the public as well as to members. The course names are linked to course descriptions.
All classes except on-the-water classes are held at our Learning Center located in the Chamber-of-Commerce Plaza at 1114 N. Collier Blvd, Marco Island FL. See Location for map.
Anyone with questions or who is interested in taking a course should contact our Senior Education Officer or the instructor.
Senior Education Officer: P/D/C Ted Reiss SN - CN
Register at least 10 Days before Start Date by contacting Ted Reiss.
Schedule
Course | Date | Time | Sessions | Cost | Instructor |
America's Boating Course | Mar 3, 7, 10, 14, 17 | 1800 | 5 | $40 | Ted Reiss ++ |
Feb 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, Feb 17, 22 | 1800 | 7 | $70/$100* | Nick Rago | |
Marine Navigation (Piloting) | Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, 10 | 0900 | 9 | $100/$150* | Gene Burson |
Advanced Marine Navigation (Advanced Piloting) | Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 | 1300 | 8 | $100** | Ted Reiss |
Weather | Jan 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, 8, 15,22, Mar 1, 8, 15 | 0900 | 10 | $70/$100* | Rhonda Gloodt |
* Member cost / Non-member cost ** Members only
Seminar | Date | Time | Sessions | Cost | Instructor |
Advanced Powerboat Handling | Jan 24 | 1800 | 1 | $40 | Ted Reiss |
Partner in Command | Feb 18 | 1800 | 1 | $40 /couple | Peggy Reiss, Ted Reiss |
Anchoring | Feb 10 | 1800 | 1 | $40 | Nick Rago |
Charting / GPS | Mar 1,2 | 1800 | 2 | $40 | Carl Thieme, Ted Reiss |
Hurricane Preparedness | Mar 21 | 1800 | 1 | $40 | Rhonda Gloodt, Ted Reiss |
Vessel Simulator Training | Mar 08 | 1 | Free** | Ted Reiss | |
HOT - Hands on Training | As Requested | 1 | Free** | Ted Reiss | |
Vessel Simulator Training | As Requested | 1, 2 | Free** | Various | |
Jump Start OTW | As Requested | 1 | Free** | Various |
** Members only