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TRAINING
Upcoming Courses:
NEWPORT, RI
Feb 25: Auxiliary Towing Endorsement Course 6-10pm
Feb 29: First Aid/CPR Course 9am-5pm
Feb 27-29:STCW-95 Basic Safety Training (no firefighting)
March 3-14: Master 100 Ton Daytime Course
March 7-April 23: MARTHAS VINEYARD
Master 100 Ton Weekend & Evening Course
March 24-29: STCW-95 Basic Safety Training
April 14-25:Master 100 Ton Daytime Course
April 15-June 20:Master 100 Ton Evening Course
April 14-22:OUPV Daytime Course
April 14-22:Able Seaman Daytime Course
Launch Operator License: Weekend courses offered in April & May (Dates coming soon!)
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TRAINING
BLOCK ISLAND
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Confident Captain/Ocean Pros is offering OUPV, Master 100 Ton Upgrade, Launch Operator and Sail & Tow endorsement courses on Block Island this spring!
Click Here for Block Island Schedule
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TRAINING
MARTHA'S VINEYARD
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Confident Captain/Ocean Pros has teamed up with SailMV to offer Master 100 Ton Captains License and Launch Operator courses! Click Here for MV Schedule |
IN THE NEWS
Prince Charles to cruise Caribbean
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Britain's eco-conscious Prince Charles will
tour the Caribbean in a luxury yacht in what is being billed as an
environmentally friendly, cost-cutting move. Charles' Clarence House office said Friday that
the prince and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, had rented the
246-foot vessel Leander from businessman Donald Gosling for their
11-day trip next month. The royal couple will visit Trinidad and Tobago,
St. Lucia, Jamaica and the volcanic island of Montserrat on a trip that
begins March 4. Clarence House said the trip would "advance key
British government priorities in the promotion of sustainable
development, environmental protection and youth opportunity." The office said sailing rather than flying
between islands would reduce the trip's carbon footprint. It will also
be cheaper than traveling by chartered plane. Read More... |
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FEBRUARY 15, 2008
CAPTAINS DISPATCH
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IN THE NEWS
Power restored to LNG Tanker adrift off of Cape Cod
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The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the
ship's owner say the tanker is anchored about seven miles off the coast
of Gloucester at the future site of the Neptune Offshore LNG facility.Power was restored Wednesday afternoon to the 933-foot Catalunya (kah-tah-LOON'-yah) Spirit's switchboards. Click Here for Full Article |
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HISTORY
101 Year Anniversary of Larchmont tragedy
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 On Feb. 11,
1907, in one of New England's worst maritime tragedies, the stately
steamer Larchmont sank in icy waters off Watch Hill, RI after a collision
with the trim three-masted schooner Harry Knowlton. Today,
any skipper in a sailing boat would be reckless to assume that a motor
powered vessel, whatever size, would give way under the old 'power
gives way to sail' tradition. 'Might is right' will always prevail, and
there's no question that in a collision, the sailing boat would
probably come off worst. But this was not always the case....
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VIDEO
Sandbagger Documentary
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Documentary on the origin, production, and purpose of the Sandbaggers and the Bull & Bear Sailing Team which uses the replica 'baggers to teach young people how to sail and benefit charities.
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JOBS
The Search is on for the Best of the Best...
NEWPORT, RI- Confident
Captain/Ocean Pros (www.confidentcaptain.com), Newport's
premier training facility for professional mariners is searching for the
"best of the best" in local mariner talent to join their team of
instructors.
Instructors
are being sought for many of their core professional mariner curriculums
including US Captains and UK Yachtmasters certifications. The recruiting effort
is in response to the strong demand in Newport
by students from around the world looking to advance their maritime careers.
CC/OP Instructors are a
team of dedicated marine industry professionals who have achieved a high level
of success on the water and are committed to imparting their skills and
professional experience to help other professionals achieve success. Instructor positions are part time to enable
our expert staff to continue their on the water responsibilities and pursuits
while adding the esteemed title of "instructor" to their repertoire. E-mail your resume and availability to: tory@confidentcaptain.com
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IN THE NEWS
Maine fishing boats leaving Portland for Massachusetts
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Groundfishing boats are abandoning
Portland and heading south, cutting the local fish supply for seafood
processors and the Portland Fish Exchange and costing businesses that
serve the fleet lost revenue.
Most
of the harbor's medium and large boats are now taking their catches to
Gloucester, Mass., primarily because they can earn extra money selling
lobsters they catch in their nets, a practice that is outlawed in
Maine, the Maine Sunday Telegram reported.
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IN THE NEWS
Message in bottle holds clues to fate of missing sailors
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A message in a bottle found on an Australian beach has provided some clues as to what happened to four sailors lost at sea in 1988. The boat was headed up the Australian coast when it vanished with all four crewmembers aboard. Rumours of foul play have been discounted by the families after learning of the note, written 10 days prior to the disappearance of the boat.
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