On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 08:01:39 -0700, "ed"
wrote:

Is there any boating courses out there that a person can take to teach you
how to manuever a boat ? Kinda like a car driving school but one for boats ?
Just curious.

You can hire a professional or a hobby Captain like me - I know guys
and gals who do this for about $110 for a two hour session. Some
Captains charge by the foot with a baseline dollar figure. Others
like me just do it for fun and gas money.

If you have your boat at a marina, you can usually get the yard
manager, service manager or sales person to help you out for a nice
tip - sometimes not.

It would be to your benefit to check out a book like Chapman's to get
an idea of what's what. Take a Power Squadron or USCG Aux course -
sometimes for a small donation, they will take you out and show you
some tips and tricks.

Like everything, it all depends on how much money you want to spend.

Later,

Tom