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Harbor Trip Crew Class
(2 hours)
If you are going on a Harbor Trip and have a Solo or higher rating, we urge you to attend Crew class and earn your Crew rating.
This class is mostly on the water and covers
Harbor Trip boat gear,
lowering and raising masts,
reefing sails,
handling an anchor,
towing,
and emergency procedures.
Crew training will make the Harbor Trip more interesting for you;
it's also a prerequisite for the Skipper rating.
We offer the class when there is a Harbor Trip the following weekend.
From May to late August most classes are on Wednesday evenings (except Thursday June 21 and July 5).
From then on, because of early sunset, the class shifts to Sunday mornings.
Limited to 12 students; minimum 2.
Advance signup required.
Prerequiste: Solo rating.
Crew Class Notes (PDF)
Harbor Trip Skipper Class
(2.5 hours)
This class gives you the additional skills to be a confident skipper of a CBI Harbor Trip boat.
Advance signup required.
Unlimited class size, no minimum.
You must have prerequisites before attending class!
This class is shore school and covers
role of the skipper,
basic chart reading and navigation,
tides and currents,
collision avoidance,
VHF radio operation,
and compass use.
After attending the class, you sail one more trip as crew before becoming eligible for your Skipper rating.
Tip: Being a HT Skipper increases your chances of going on over-subscribed Harbor Trips,
plus you sail for $5.00 on day trips and receive a reduced rate on camping trips when you sign up as a HT Skipper!
Taught on weekends when there is no harbor trip.
Prerequisites: Crew rating, RHODES BASIC RATING, and recent participation in at least one Harbor Trip.
Skipper Class Notes (PDF)
Harbor Trip Skipper Refresher Class
(2.5 hours)
New HT Skippers have the opportunity to review and practice topics and skills recently acquired from Crew and Skipper classes.
Experienced HT Skippers have the opportunity to refine skills, and keep up to date with any recent changes in CBI Harbor Trip procedures.
Discussion and on-the-water exercises in Rhodes-19s.
Advance signup required via email to
harbortrips@community-boating.org.
Skippers are strongly encouraged to request or suggest specific topics at sign-up.
Classes are offered twice in May, prior to the first Harbor Trip of the season.
Unlimited class size, no minimum.
Open to new and experienced Harbor Trip Skippers.
Prerequisite: Harbor Trip Skipper rating.
Skipper Refresher Class Outline (PDF)
Harbor Trip Favorite Links
- Aids to Navigation in Boston Harbor
- Anchor Care and Handling (PDF)
- Anchor Scope (PDF)
- Boston Harbor Islands
- Boston Harbor Tides (PDF) May - October 2007
- (USC Data)
Other (non-CBI) links:
- AnimatedKnots.com
- BostonIslands.com
- David Kaye's Pages:
- Navigating in Boston Harbor
- Line Handling and Knots
- Boatsafe.com
- Basic Boating Safety Certification Course
- Interactive Flashcards
- Boating Safety (U.S. Coast Guard)
- National Park Service
map of
Boston Harbor (PDF)
- Charts
- NOAA Boston Harbor
- NOAA Boston Inner Harbor
- NOAA Nautical Charts and Symbols
- NOAA Tides and Currents: Boston, MA
- USC WWW Tide/Current Predictor: Boston, MA
- SeaTowBoston Harbor Cam