Currently Scheduled Seminars
Fuel and Boating
Sat 14 Nov 2026
1000 EST
2 hours
Members:$35Non-members:$45
Discover what every boater needs to know about gasoline and diesel fuel, including computing and evaluating fuel consumption, caring for your fuel system, and fueling a boat safely. Learn how to handle fuel safely and to respect its lethal potential. Learn how to avoid running out of fuel. Each student receives a full color Student Guide for the seminar.
As a courtesy, GLYC members receive our member rate.
Topics include:
- Practice environmentally safe fueling
- Control and prevent “oily waste” discharge
- Know the differences between gasoline and diesel engines
- Understanding torque, horsepower, transmissions and propeller issues
- Measure and predict fuel performance
- Employ special “rules of thumb”
- Calculate range and distance
- Recognize fuel problems
Instructor:
P/R/C Don Fiander, SN
Man Overboard
Sat 12 Dec 2026
1000 EST
2 hours
Members:$35Non-members:$45
People fall overboard, especially in rough weather and high seas.
Discover how to equip and maneuver your boat to retrieve someone in the water.
Essential for all boaters, this seminar teaches you what to do if you fall overboard, as well as how to retrieve someone else.
As a courtesy, GLYC members receive our member rate.
Instructor:
P/R/C Don Fiander, SN
