The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) along with the Seven Seas University (SSU) is continuing their popular Best Practices cruising webinars in February, focusing on safety and offshore passage planning.

Published 2 years ago

Topic 1: 

Boat Inspection Advice for Cruisers, Before Going Near or Offshore

This free-to-all SSCA webinar is the first in their Best Practices series for 2022 and will focus on how to do a boat safety check on your vessel, with Peter S. Burch, a well known Marine Engineer, as the key speaker.

Peter inspects offshore vessels for various rally events, such as the Atlantic Rally For Cruisers (ARC). This webinar will focus on why and when to do a vessel inspection, expertise required and some items to consider for any near or offshore boat. 


Who will find this webinar of interest? 


If you are preparing for an offshore experience, are a skipper, captain, or possible crew who want to learn about key issues that may arise on voyages with their vessels. A boat inspection, performed by experienced mariners and then followed by the captain’s corrective issues, can make a real difference for any voyage! This is not a formal survey (it’s assumed the vessel has a current survey and insurance), but allows captain and/or crew to review with an expert the aspects they should consider for passages. However, an adequate boat inspection should identify potential problems which can be corrected by the captain/owners before passages. Items such as rigging features, safety items, offshore preparations and more should be considered.

The webinar will be live-streamed on the SSCA YouTube Channel and available for later viewing by registrants.

When: Feb 10, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Boat Inspection Advice for Cruisers, Before Going Near or Offshore

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bNGBVeBbT0eFBay-473laQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Topic 2: 

Preparing your Offshore Voyage

If you have a boat, are planning to cruise near or offshore in the future, then this webinar is for you. The second in the Best Practices Series for February, the webinar will focus on planning and preparation for an offshore voyage.  Speakers will be SSCA Cruising Station Hosts, Duncan Sweet, MAYS-Mid Atlantic Yacht Services (AZORES) and Anne Lloyd (SY Sofia) in England.

Duncan Sweet is a well known marine engineer/cruiser, with tremendous expertise assisting vessels arriving from or departing on long offshore passages, while Anna Lloyd has recently completed a Circumnavigation and has the background and knowledge to assist cruisers in all aspects of voyaging.

The webinar will be live-streamed on the SSCA YouTube Channel and available for later viewing by registrants.

When: Feb 17, 2022 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Preparing for Your Offshore Voyage

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uszB3YVbS725I_x01PcqMA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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SSCA has other informative sessions as part of the SSCA Easier and Safer Cruisings, see the SSCA Youtube Channel.

www.ssca.org also has a link to the SSCA YouTube Channel.