Hey folks,

My wife and I are looking to start out with a small 17 foot boat (100
horse or better) and work up to a 50+ foot motor yacht, but we have
little experience on the water so far. We have rented a 17 foot (75
horse) boat several times on the local lake here in AZ, and things
were fine, but we want more knowledge about controlling the craft in
various conditions, safety and so on. We feel a natural understanding
of working the boat, but we know that's not enough. Neither of us
were brought up with sailing or any kind of boating, so we need to
compensate with training and study.

Can anyone suggest books, courses or anything else?

Thanks much!