Delivering a curriculum that addresses a complete range of cruising topics for all levels and experience to help prepare boaters to live aboard a boat and begin their boating adventures with confidence.
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Make your next sailing season the best year on the water yet by investing in education.
This highly sought after class offers relevant and practical training for the largest and more remote wilderness on earth. The course emphasizes the understanding of body systems and principles of care to prepare for challenges on the open sea.
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Allowing first-time sailors to learn the basics and experience the joy of sailing in a 45-minute classroom session followed by 90 minutes on the water with American Sailing Association accredited instructors provided by Sailtime.
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The 2023 Spring Sailboat Show will feature daily seminars presented by show partners. Seminars are free for all attendees to enjoy. See the full schedule below.
Seminar Schedule
* Schedule subject to change.
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10:30am - 11:15am Get Your Captains License
Between the USCG requirements for sea time, physicals, applications, and examinations, getting a captain’s license can seem daunting. Annapolis School of Seamanship’s expert captains will discuss the ins and outs of becoming a licensed captain.
Presented By: Annapolis School of Seamanship
11:30am - 12:15pm Docking
Is docking your vessel causing you stress and anxiety? Let the captains from the Annapolis School of Seamanship show you the ropes, tricks, and techniques to make docking easy.
Presented By: Annapolis School of Seamanship
12:30pm - 1:15pm Diesel Basics
The Marine Diesel Basics seminar is a must for anyone who has or is thinking about owning a boat with a diesel engine. Annapolis School of Seamanship covers basic principles and operation of the marine diesel engine.
Presented By: Annapolis School of Seamanship
1:30pm - 2:15pm Weekends on the Chesapeake
One of the most amazing estuaries on Planet Earth, the Chesapeake Bay is filled with dozens of towns and hundreds of creeks to discover. From fast-paced cities like Baltimore and D.C., to the quieter towns on the Eastern Shore inhabited by those who make their living on the water, there’s a lifetime’s worth of landfalls to explore by boat. Join Chesapeake Bay Magazine’s John Stefancik for a tour of some of the best places to spend your weekends.
Presented By: John Stefancik, Chesapeake Bay Magazine
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10:30am - 11:15pm Docking
Is docking your vessel causing you stress and anxiety? Let the captains from the Annapolis School of Seamanship show you the ropes, tricks, and techniques to make docking easy.
Presented By: Annapolis School of Seamanship
11:30am - 12:15pm Get Your Captains License
Between the USCG requirements for sea time, physicals, applications, and examinations, getting a captain’s license can seem daunting. Annapolis School of Seamanship’s expert captains will discuss the ins and outs of becoming a licensed captain.
Presented By: Annapolis School of Seamanship
12:30pm - 1:15pm Weekends on the Chesapeake
One of the most amazing estuaries on Planet Earth, the Chesapeake Bay is filled with dozens of towns and hundreds of creeks to discover. From fast-paced cities like Baltimore and D.C., to the quieter towns on the Eastern Shore inhabited by those who make their living on the water, there’s a lifetime’s worth of landfalls to explore by boat. Join Chesapeake Bay Magazine’s John Stefancik for a tour of some of the best places to spend your weekends.
Presented By: John Stefancik, Chesapeake Bay Magazine
1:30pm - 2:15pm Diesel Basics
The Marine Diesel Basics seminar is a must for anyone who has or is thinking about owning a boat with a diesel engine. Annapolis School of Seamanship covers basic principles and operation of the marine diesel engine.
Presented By: Annapolis School of Seamanship
2:30pm - 3:15pm A New National Park for the Chesapeake
Learn about efforts to create a new Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area (CNRA), a National Park for the Chesapeake Bay. Work is underway to designate a collection of new and existing parks and public lands throughout the Chesapeake Bay area as the new CNRA. The designation of this natural wonder, and our nation’s largest estuary, will bring significant economic, environmental, and cultural benefits to our communities and will raise the visibility of the Bay as a valuable resource, which will encourage further protection of the Bay, create sustainable jobs, increase private investment in this region, add new sites to access the Bay, and link all CNRA park sites with an inviting, common visitor exploration experience. Attendees will hear from a coalition member who will share details about the draft legislation, which has been introduced, and some ways folks can get involved as the process to shape this new National Park continues.
Presented by: Chris Hopkinson, Chesapeake Bay Paddle
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10:30am - 11:15am Diesel Basics
The Marine Diesel Basics seminar is a must for anyone who has or is thinking about owning a boat with a diesel engine. Annapolis School of Seamanship covers basic principles and operation of the marine diesel engine.
Presented By: Annapolis School of Seamanship
11:30am - 12:15pm Docking
Is docking your vessel causing you stress and anxiety? Let the captains from the Annapolis School of Seamanship show you the ropes, tricks, and techniques to make docking easy.
Presented By: Annapolis School of Seamanship
12:30pm - 1:15pm Get Your Captains License
Between the USCG requirements for sea time, physicals, applications, and examinations, getting a captain’s license can seem daunting. Annapolis School of Seamanship’s expert captains will discuss the ins and outs of becoming a licensed captain.
Presented By: Annapolis School of Seamanship
1:30pm - 2:15pm Weekends on the Chesapeake
One of the most amazing estuaries on Planet Earth, the Chesapeake Bay is filled with dozens of towns and hundreds of creeks to discover. From fast-paced cities like Baltimore and D.C., to the quieter towns on the Eastern Shore inhabited by those who make their living on the water, there’s a lifetime’s worth of landfalls to explore by boat. Join Chesapeake Bay Magazine’s John Stefancik for a tour of some of the best places to spend your weekends.
Presented By: John Stefancik, Chesapeake Bay Magazine
2:30pm - 3:15pm Captain Donald Lawson’s 2023 Solo Non Stop Around the World Record Attempt
In the Fall of 2023, Captain Donald Lawson (of Baltimore, MD) will attempt to sail solo non-stop around the world from his hometown of Baltimore. By completing the voyage, Capt Lawson would have the opportunity to set over 15 Records including: the Fastest Person to Sail Solo Non Stop Around the World, the Fastest American to Sail Solo Non Stop Around the World, 5th Person to Sail Solo Non Stop Around the World on a Multihull (Trimaran), First American to Sail Solo Non Stop Around the World on a Mulithull and the First African American to Sail Solo Non Stop Around the World!
Presented By: Captain Donald Lawson
