Weather Forecasting Workshops

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WEATHER WORKSHOPS

SSCA-sponsored Marine Weather Forecasting Workshops scheduled for October and November.

A two-day Marine Weather Forecasting Workshop will be held in:

Annapolis, MD on October 10-11,

and again in

Vero Beach, FL on November 15-16.

These Workshops are sponsored by Seven Seas Cruising Association (www.ssca.org) and are scheduled in conjunction with the annual SSCA Annapolis Gathering on October 8th (US Sailboat Show weekend), and the Annual Gam in Melbourne, FL on November 11-13.
The Workshop curriculum includes cause and effect of marine weather, charting symbols and terminology, the patterns of weather systems and interpreting surface and 500-mb charts. The goal of the Workshops is to enable self-reliant mariners to determine the safest routes for their voyages.
Lee Chesneau, a ¬senior marine meteorologist for NOAA's Ocean Prediction Center and a USCG-certified STCW instructor, will conduct the courses. He has held marine weather seminars for Safety-at-Sea and several Boat Shows.
The cost of the workshop is $250 per person for SSCA members, $275 for non-members.
The fee includes a 250+-page interactive workbook as well as breakfast and lunch both days. Class size is limited to 20 participants.
For more information or to register, call SSCA Home Base at (954) 771-5660
or e-mail office@ssca.org.
Registration forms are also online at www.ssca.org.

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Marine Weather Forecasting Workshops
Seattle, Chicago, Miami and Oakland 2006 *

Two-day Marine Weather Forecasting Workshops will be held at the Seattle Boat Show in January, and in conjunction with the upcoming Strictly Sails Boat Shows in Chicago, Miami and Oakland.
These Workshops are sponsored by Seven Seas Cruising Association < www.ssca.org > together with the support of West Marine. The goal of the Workshops is to enable self-reliant mariners to determine the safest routes for offshore voyages. The Workshop curriculum includes: cause and effect of marine weather; surface weather patterns; ocean wave formation propagation and decay; OPC wind and weather charts; tropical cyclone basics and avoidance; OPC surface charts and 500-mb charts.
Lee Chesneau, a senior marine meteorologist for NOAA's Ocean Prediction Center ** and a USCG-certified STCW instructor, will conduct the courses. He has held many marine weather seminars for Safety-at-Sea, SSCA and at several major boat shows. The cost of the Workshop is $250 per person for SSCA members, $275 for non-members. The fee includes a 250+-page interactive workbook. For individualized attention, class size is limited to 24 participants.
For dates, locations, and to register, click on the Events & Calendar page at www.ssca.org .
For more information call SSCA Home Base at (954) 771-5660
e-mail office@ssca.org .

* Show Dates:
Seattle Boat Show - Jan. 13-22, 2006 http://www.seattleboatshow.com/
Sail America - Strictly Sail Shows www.strictlysail.com
Chicago - Feb. 2-5, 2006
Miami - Feb. 16-20, 2006
Oakland, CA - April 13-17, 2006

** Ocean Prediction Center (OPC): http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/