Evening Cruise in Detroit

Captain Greg Evening Sunset Cruise is a amazing with Captain Greg. He tells you stories about the area and gives you tips about sailing.  Captain Ron Captain Ron is an amazing sailor. He pays attention to the details and gives you sailing tips. Captain Ron Captain Jim Great sailing outing with a fun experienced captain. 

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Moonrise Sailing

Watch Moonrise while Sailing Nothing is more beautiful that seeing the reflection of a full moon on the lake. Let us sail together on Lake St. Clair and enjoy this view with friends and family. Book Now!

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Sailing or Boating Emergency Procedures

Emergency Procedures List NOTE: NEVER JUMP IN WATER UNLESS INSTRUCTED BY CAPTAIN Emergency Radio Operation Switch to Channel 16 – Coast Guard.Take microphone, depress black button to talk, release to listenSay the following:a. Mayday, Mayday, Mayday.b. This is the _ I am a ft. _c. Documentation, Registration No. is ___d. My position is:e. My emergency is: Man Overboard Post lookout. Lookout to point at man overboard.Throw white life ring.Use anything that floats as additional markers.Signal for help by any means available. Leaks or Damage Control Put on life jackets.If you can see the hole, stuff anything in it to plug it.Signal for help by any means available. Rough Water Put on life jackets.Tie…

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Wind Speed and Direction at Lake St. Clair

What is the wind like on Lake St. Clair Anyone who has learned to sail understands at least the basics about why you need to be constantly aware of wind speed and direction when sailing. With no wind, it is hard to sail. High wind will be dangerous to sail. Racers also need to know the wind direction to be able to plan for point of sail ahead of time. Sailors need to detect wind constantly because sails are trimmed and adjusted for maximum efficiency and speed according to both wind speed and direction. Wind forecast for Lake St Clair provided by windfinder.com Experienced sailors learn to read the wind in a more sophisticated manner…

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American Sailing Certified Sailing Classes in Michigan

Learn to Sail Sharpen your sailing knowledge and sign up for one of our sailing classes. Course Dates shown on our website lakestclairsailingschool.com If these dates do not work for you, the manager will be happy to share other dates that are available OR is willing to create a class schedule that fits best with your availability. (weekdays or weekends) All Hands on Deck! Lake St. Clair Sailing School is one of the accredited American Sailing Association (ASA) schools in the nation, The introduced sailing certification over 30 years ago. Today, there are more than 300 sailing schools worldwide and half a million ASA-certified sailors. Get ASA Certified Today... ASA Certifications give you the knowledge and experience to…

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Cardinal Marks

All Cardinal Marks are horizontally banded yellow and black and have black cone shaped topmarks. During daylight hours, the band colors, and topmarks are used to identify which cardinal mark you are observing. Topmarks are always black.North Cardinal Mark (both topmarks pointing up) Black band above yellow band.South Cardinal Mark (both topmarks pointing down) Black band below yellow band.East Cardinal Mark (topmarks pointing away from each other) Black band above and below yellow band.West Cardinal Mark (topmarks pointing towards each other) Black band between yellow bands. Cardinal marks have black and yellow bands with black double cones on top showing the different compass direction that identifies the safest and deepest water to travel in. At night,…

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Safe Water

Safe water buoys have red and white vertical stripes. They are spherical: pillar with spherical top mark. They have single red sphere on the top. The light when fitted is white. The Rhythm of the light is isophase, occulting, one long flash every 10 seconds or Morse code "A" Safe water marks - are red and white striped beacon or buoy, often an isophase or occulting white light. It is used to signify that you [are in safe waters. This sea mark implies that open, deep and safe water lies ahead, though it is sometimes used to indicate the start and end of a buoyed section of a continuous narrow channel or a…

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