Using the 'Navionics' App with Captain Linda Lewis
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Description:
Using the "Navionics" app makes it easy to learn and practice navigation at home, then carry your work onto the boat as a backup to your on-board electronics. We will do hands-on work in the seminar, learning how to:
- understand the meaning of the colors and symbols
- plan a trip by entering and naming routes
- find tide and current data - including how to use the data
- adjust the app's settings
- how (and why) to orient the screen, and more.
You can download a two-week free trial of the app: "Navionics." The easiest way to find the free trial is to Google Search the term: "Navionics Free Trial". You can use the app during the seminar to 'learn how to navigate', then decide if you want to pay for and keep it. If so, we recommend you upgrade to the Navionics "US & CANADA" version of the app.
Captain Linda Lewis has taught hundreds of mariners and is an expert navigator. She has created this seminar to teach navigation skills in a way that will make understanding and practicing navigation a pure pleasure. Attendees will receive a PowerPoint Show link after the seminar so they can view her tutorial slides online and continue practicing. Who knew such a critical boating skill could also be so much fun to learn!
Bio:
Capt. Linda Lewis holds a USCG 100-Ton Masters License and provides customized on-the-water instruction, on-your-boat (www.privateboatinginstruction.com). An Emeritus Associate Professor from U of WA, she brings her professional educator background to presentations on navigation and boat handling topics yearly at the Seattle Boat Show, TrawlerFest, and yacht clubs. She is also a member of Northwest Women in Boating and Women Who Sail and Power Boat. As a Volunteer in the USCG Auxiliary, she teaches a 9-week Navigation course to the public. Linda has been an avid boater for 45 years (sail & power), with 25 years of hands-on experience cruising the Inside Passage (including nine cruises to SE Alaska). She now single-hands her 45’ trawler-style vessel, inviting friends to cruise with her.
