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1948 -
Celebrating 60 years of volunteer service - 2008 |
Toronto Power and Sail Squadron was the
first squadron within the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons to
receive its charter, on December 1, 1948. Although two other
squadrons were formed prior to WWII (Windsor and Sarnia in 1938 and
1939 respectively), they did not receive their charters until 1949.
The national organization looks to 1938 as its actual formation date
and, for that reason, is celebrating 2008 as its 75th year of
operation. The anniversary will be celebrated at the National
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BOATING COURSES 2008-9
[ On-Line Event &
Course Calendar ]
The Event Calendar lists proposed dates for Fall 2008 and Winter 2009 courses and events
Download a course poster
[ pdf ]
On-line secure registration and payment now available for all 2008-09 courses
Classes are all held at:
Forest Hill
Collegiate Institute
730 Eglinton Ave West (at Bathurst)
Class duration 7 - 9:30 pm
Location:
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[NOTE: For details of courses in other areas, please check the
national website for Squadron
listings
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The
Boating
Course -
includes the "Boat Licence"
Next Course -
Starts Tuesday, January 20, 2009 for 12 weeks
The Boating
Course provides in-depth boat operation and safety training.
* Tuesdays, 7 - 9:30pm for
12 weeks. You will experience the challenge of plotting and
navigation. Comprehensive student materials are provided. The
course includes significantly more information than is found in the short BoatPro/PCOC course and is an essential basis course for anyone planning on handling a vessel on the Great Lakes. Enroll
the family!
Exam for the "Boat Licence" is included. This course now includes
first-year membership in CPS.
Full
details and registration
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Boat Pro - Pleasure Craft Operator Card
("Boat
Licence")
March 5 and 12, 2009 and May 5 and 12, 2009
A complete short course and exam in two evenings!
Note: we do not provide
courses during the summer months. However, we can arrange tests for
anyone wishing to challenge the PCOC exam after they have studied the
required material.
The deadline for ALL boaters to obtain the PCOC is
September 15, 2009
Clearly the
best of the PCOC seminars available, this highly acclaimed
seminar was one of the first to be accredited by the Canadian
Coast Guard. Crossing the border? CPS-ECP is one of the few
providers of safe boating courses that is approved by both the
Canadian Coast Guard and the U.S. National Association of
State Boating Law Administrators.
Full
details and Registration
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Seamanship (formerly Piloting)
 January 19 - April 20, 2009
As a CPS-ECP Boating Course graduate, you expect more from your boating experiences. You plan next year’s season to be better than ever. Our advanced level courses further your pleasure by strengthening your boating skills.
The Piloting Course extends the navigation and vessel-handling techniques introduced in the Boating Course.
The course presents the three aspects of seamanship.
1. Navigation and Plotting Skills (both traditional and electronic): interpretation of charts and chart symbols; the DR plot; bearings; Fixes and running Fixes; determination of course to steer in a current, and determining distance off.
2. Seamanship Skills: understanding the hazards of weather, wind, waves, currents, tides and tidal currents, and how to deal with them and with emergencies.
3. Boat Capabilities and Performance: hull speed, stability, rudders and propellers.
Sign up for the Seamanship Course today. Prerequisite: The Boating Course
or equivalent experience
Full details and
registration |
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Navigating
with GPS
Complete in 4 evenings, plus exam
 April
2 - 30, 2009
This
short course will introduce you to the versatile Global Positioning System
(GPS) receivers that are now common in everyday life. The new
Navigating With GPS (revision 4) is a complete re-write of the previous
course, with a new colour manual and an accompanying CD which includes,
amongst other things, a GPS/Chartplotter simulator. All of the students
receive a copy of the CD with their manual.
A national survey was recently
taken of Boating Course graduates. They were asked what courses they
wanted to take next. GPS was the most requested.
Full details and
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Fundamentals of
Weather - don't leave port without this course!
5 weeks 7 - 9:30 pm
April 15 - May 27, 2009
This course
covers many aspects of the formation and behavior of the
weather around us. whereas meteorology (the study of weather) is quite
technical in nature, in contrast, “Fundamentals of Weather”
is
presented in a straightforward manner eliminating much of the
jargon.
Every boater intending to head out onto "big water", such as
the Great Lakes, needs this course!
Full
details and registration
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The Weather
course is presented by Joni Alexander, JN, who says
of of her experience:
" I've been sailing, mainly on Lake Ontario, for almost 20
years and have been a CPS member since 1990. I have been
teaching as a part-time occupation for over 30 years and
teaching CPS courses-- Boating and Weather-- for about 5
years. My special interest is weather and the picture is me
checking on the weather observation buoy located between
Toronto and Niagara! "
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Marine Radio (VHF with
DSC) - radio licence is mandatory for legal radio operation.
2 sessions to choose from:
December 9, 10 and 16, 2009
March 25, April 1 and 8, 2009
The Maritime Radio
course teaches emergency radio procedures, as well
as everyday operating techniques to you and your family. As
well, the course prepares you for the Restricted Operator
Certificate (Maritime) with DSC Endorsement examination. The ROC(M) is required to operate a VHF radio in Canada. 3
evenings including exam.
Full
details and registration
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Extended Cruising - for the serious cruiser
Another course in 2009- January
21 to March 25, 2009
The
“Extended Cruising” course helps establish the skills required
for you to seek distant shores. Course Chief Instructor
Wanita Gray is an accomplished Bluewater sailor with many
thousands of miles experience offshore. Individual course
sections are taught by several highly-experienced offshore
sailors.
Full
details and registration
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You may now register and pay for all of our
courses at the national site
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