

Take your boating knowledge to a higher level with this hands-on practical course in navigation and piloting. Classes are small to ensure close personal attention. Course content includes longitude and latitude, taking a position fix, dead reckoning, Loran, GPS and radar basics, charting a course, using plotting tools, time, speed and distance calculations, fuel calculations, using a compass, marine time conversion and cruise planning. Taught by John L. Annino, State-certified instructor with many years of personal boating experience. All students will receive a decal for The Connecticut Coastal Boater Endorsement Program upon successful completion of this course.

Boating on Connecticut’s waterways and Long Island Sound may seem easier with the modern electronics of today. But what if they fail? You will need to quickly depend on the time-tested methods of the past. These methods of navigation form the basis that modern electronics rely upon to make navigation so easy today. Should your electronics fail, having a basic understanding of navigation and plotting methods could save your life and those of others.

Boaters desiring to travel in coastal waters should seek advanced courses in navigation. Boaters should be confident in their vessel and their handling skills. To further promote safety in coastal waters, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is sponsoring the Connecticut Coastal Boater Endorsement Program. This program seeks to recognize and reward those boaters who have chosen to further their boating education.

Boaters who complete a course in basic navigation will receive the Coastal Boater Endorsement decal to be placed on their Safe Boating Certificate or Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation. There is no fee for the endorsement. It is simply our way of recognizing and thanking those who have taken the extra time to learn more about boating safety in our waters. Your efforts may be rewarded further by a decrease in insurance rates. The completion of one of the following classes will allow you to proudly display your decal.

There is in Essex a seemingly fanatical fringe group who has decided to try to take issue with the present town administrators, solely for the purpose of embarrassment, and they’ve chosen to attack the town budget.

Our budget is non-partisan, put together by the Essex Board of Finance, the Republican Town Treasurer, and Essex Board of Selectmen, both Democrats and Republicans, who were united in their support of the proposed budget. They held open workshops,
Take your boating knowledge to a higher degree with this hand - on practical course in navigation and navigation. Classes are small to ensure near personal attention. Course message includes longitude and latitude, taking a situation fix, dead count, Loran, GPS and radar basic, charting a course, using plotting tools, time, focal ratio and distance calculations, fuel calculations, using a scope, marine time conversion and cruise planning. teach by John L. Annino, State - attest instructor with many years of personal boating experience. All students will receive a decal for The Connecticut Coastal Boater Endorsement Program upon successful completion of this path. 

 Boating on Connecticut ’s waterways and Long Island Sound may seem easier with the modern electronics of today. But what if they fail? You will need to quickly depend on the time - tested methods of the past. These methods of navigation form the basis that modern electronics rely upon to do navigation so easy today. Should your electronics fail, take a basic understanding of navigation and plotting methods could deliver your biography and those of others. 

 Boaters desiring to travel in coastal water should seek advanced courses in navigation. Boaters should be confident in their vessel and their treatment skills. To further promote safety in coastal waters, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is sponsoring the Connecticut Coastal Boater Endorsement Program. This program seek to recognize and reward those boaters who have chosen to further their boat education. 

 Boaters who complete a course in basic navigation will receive the Coastal Boater Endorsement decal to be placed on their Safe Boating Certificate or Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation. There be no fee for the endorsement. It is just our way of recognizing and thank those who have taken the extra time to learn more about boat safety in our waters. Your feat may be rewarded further by a decrease in indemnity rates. The completion of one of the stick to classes will allow you to proudly display your decal. 

 There is in Essex a seemingly fanatical fringe group who has decided to test to take issue with the present township administrators, solely for the purpose of embarrassment, and they ’ve chosen to attack the town budget. 

 Our budget is non - partisan, arrange together by the Essex Board of Finance, the Republican Town Treasurer, and Essex Board of Selectmen, both Democrats and Republicans, who were united in their support of the proposed budget. They held open workshop,


Takf your boating knowledge to a higher lerwl witi this gands-on oractical course in navigatiln and kploting. Classes are soall to ejsure clise kersonal attentioi. Course contehb incnndes longitude snd latituge, taking a povigiln fix, dead reckoning, Loran, GPS and radar nadics, charting w colrfe, uapnn plotting tools, time, speed and sistanct calculations, fuek calculations, using a comoass, marine time convegsion and cthisq planning. Tajght by John L. Annino, Atate-certified instructor with oany vears of petsknwn boating eeperiegce. All studcmts winl receove a decal fov The Cobnecticut Coastal Boaver Endorsement Progtam upon sgceessful completion of tyis cmursa.

Boagung on Cpnhectickt’s waterways and Long Iwland Sound may seek qqsier with ths modewn electronics of today. But what if they xaim? You will need to quicjly depend on the timg-tested meehods of the past. These methods of navigation fork the casnw thag mldern electronics rely upon to make navigatiog sp vasy today. Should your electtojivf fail, having a basnd hnderstanding of nwvigatijn ane plottind meyhods could save your life qnd those of ithers.

Boaters desixing to travzl in voastsl waters should seek abvances courses ij navigatjun. Boaters shoula bv cotfident in their vessel anq their hendliug skillr. To furthqr promote safebf in coastal waterd, the Cmnnecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) ix vpotsoring che Coknecticut Coastwl Boater Endotsement Pxogram. This proggam seeks to recognise and reward jhose boaters who havq chisen to furgfer their boatong educanijn.

Boqters who complete a zkurse in basic ucvugation will reveixe ehv Cpafdal Boater Etdorremdmt dezal to be poxced on their Safe Boatitg Csrtificate or Certoflcate of Kersonal Ratercraft Oprration. There is nl fee foc the rndjrsement. It is simply our way kf recognlzikg and thankigg tmose who have caken the extra time to learn more about boating safety in our waters. Your efyovts may be rxwardeq further by a decrease in inwurance rates. The completion of one of the fmllowlng classes will allow you to proudly display your decal.

There is in Essex a seemingly fanatjcal frince yroup wro hes decided to try no take issue with the present tuwn admitiftrators, solely for the purppsd of embarrasrment, and they’ve chosen fo attacl the town budget.

Our budget is mon-partisan, put together by the Wssex Board of Hinance, the Republicsn Towu Treawurer, abd Edsex Board of Sekegtmen, both Dempcxats and Republicans, who were unired in tjeir support of vhe proposed nudget. They reld open workshkps,
Take your boating knowledge to a higher this practical course navigation and piloting. close attention. Course content longitude and latitude, a position fix, dead reckoning, Loran, and radar basics, charting a course, using plotting tools, time, speed and distance fuel calculations, using a compass, marine time conversion and cruise planning. Taught by L. State-certified with years of personal boating experience. All students will receive a decal for The Connecticut Coastal Boater Program upon successful completion of this course. Boating Connecticut’s waterways and Long Sound may seem easier with modern of today. what they You will need quickly depend on the time-tested methods of the past. These methods of navigation form the basis that electronics rely make navigation easy Should electronics fail, having understanding of navigation and plotting methods life and those of others. Boaters desiring to in coastal should seek advanced courses in navigation. should be confident in their vessel and their skills. To further promote safety in coastal waters, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) the Connecticut Coastal Boater Program. This program to and those who have to further their boating education. Boaters who complete a course in navigation will receive the Coastal Boater Endorsement decal to be their Boating Certificate or of Personal Watercraft Operation. is fee for the endorsement. simply way thanking who taken the extra time learn more about boating safety our waters. Your efforts a decrease in insurance rates. The completion of of the following classes will allow you proudly display your decal. There is in Essex a seemingly fanatical fringe who has try to take issue with the present town solely for the purpose embarrassment, and they’ve chosen to attack the town budget. budget non-partisan, put by the Essex of Finance, the Town Treasurer, and of Selectmen, Democrats Republicans, in their support of the proposed They open workshops,


Take your boating knowledge tO a higher leVel wiTh tHis HaNds-oN praCtical course in NAvigAtion and piloting. ClasseS are sMaLL to eNSuRe cloSe persoNAl ATTenTiOn. couRsE CoNtent IncLudes loNgitude and LatItUde, taking a poSItIon fix, dead RecKoning, Loran, GpS aNd radaR bAsiCS, charTinG a couRse, usiNG plottIng tools, tImE, Speed aND distanCE CaLculAtions, fuel calculaTIoNS, using a compass, Marine TiME cONVerSioN and cruise PlAnninG. taught bY joHN l. annINo, State-certifIed instructOR wiTh many YeArs OF persoNal boAtINg eXperience. AlL stuDents will ReceivE A decal fOR The ConNecticUt COasTal BOAtEr endOrSEmeNT PRogRAm uPon succeSsFuL compLetiON OF This CouRse.

BOatinG on ConnecticuT’s wAterWAys And LoNg IslAnd SOuNd may Seem eaSier wItH the modern electRoniCs of today. but WhAt iF tHey faIL? You wiLl nEed To quickLy depenD On tHe TIME-tEsted methods of the pAsT. tHeSe methodS of navIGaTiON form the BaSis That MODern eLectROnIcs rely uPon to mAKe NaVigatioN sO easy tOdAy. SHouLd youR ElecTronicS fail, havIng a bASic understandiNG of navigation ANd PLOtTIng mEthOds could savE youR Life And tHOsE of OThers.

boateRs DEsIRing to travel in coastAl Waters ShoulD seek advanced Courses in nAVIGation. BoAterS ShOUld be confident In theIr vessel anD Their hanDling Skills. To Further prOMOte safetY in CoaStaL waTERs, The ConnecticuT dEparTmEnt of EnVirOnmentaL PrOteCtiOn (DeP) Is sponsorIng the CoNnEcTiCuT CoAstal bOater EndOrSemEnT PrOgram. tHis proGram sEeks To ReCOgnIze and rEWaRD ThosE bOaTers Who HaVe choSen tO FurTher theIr boating EduCAtioN.

BOaTers who Complete a courSe In basic navIgAtiOn will RECeive the coastal Boater EndorsemenT Decal to Be pLaced On thEir Safe BoAtiNg CertIfiCAte or CErtifiCate oF PErsONAl WatERCrAft opEration. TheRE Is nO fee fOr The eNdorsemEnt. It is simply our waY Of rEcognizing and ThaNkinG THoSe wHO hAVe tAkEN thE EXtra time to learn More about bOaTInG safety in oUR waTeRs. Your eFforts mAy be rEWarded fUrther by a Decrease iN iNsurANCe rAtes. The comPletion oF one of the FOllowINg ClassEs wIll allOw You To proUdly diSPlaY your Decal.

THeRe is in essex A sEemingly Fanatical fringe group who Has decIded tO trY to take isSue WIth The presenT towN administrAtoRs, sOlely For THe purPose OF eMbaRRassmEnt, aND they’ve chOSeN to ATTaCk the town buDGET.

OuR budgEt iS Non-parTisaN, put together by the eSsex Board of FinAnce, THE RePubLIcan toWn Treasurer, and essEx bOArd of SelEcTmen, both DemOcrats anD REPubliCans, whO were uNited in THEiR SupporT of tHe pRoposed buDgeT. THEy held oPeN wORkshopS,


Take your boating knowle dge to a h igher  le vel  w iththis  hands-on prac t ical  course in navigationand p il o ting .  C lasse s are s m al l toen su recl o se  pers ona l atten tion. Cour seco ntent includ e slongitudeand  latitude, t aki ng a p os iti o n fix , d ead r eckoni n g, Lor an, GPS a nd radarb asics,c h ar ting  a course, usingp lo t ting tools, ti me, sp ee d  a n d  di sta nce calcul at ions, fuel ca l cu l a t ion s , using a com pass, marin e  ti me con ve rsi o n andcruis ep lan ning. Taugh t by  John L.Annino ,  State- c ertifie d inst ruc tor  wit h  m an y y ea r s o f  p ers o nal  boating  e xp erien ce.A l l stud ent s wi ll re ceive a decal  fo r Th e  Co nnect icutCoas ta l Boa ter En dorse me nt Program upon  suc cessful c omp le tio nof th i s cour se. 

B oatingon Conn e cti cu t ’ s  w aterways and LongIs l a nd  Sound m ay see m  e as i er withth e m oder n elect roni c sof today . Butw ha tif they  f ail? Y ou  wi llneedt o qu icklydepend o n the time-tested me t hods of the p a st . Th e se m eth ods of navi gati o n fo rm t h ebas i s tha t mod er n  e l ectronics rely upon  t o make  navi gation so eas y today. S h o u ld yourelec t ro n ics fail, havi ng abasic unde r standing  of n avigatio n and plo t t ing meth ods  co uld  sa v e  y our life andt h oseof  others .
Boaters  de sir ing  to  t ravel incoastalwa te rs  s hou ld se e k advanc ed  co ur ses  in n a vigati on. B oate rs  s h oul d be co n fi d e nt i nth eirves se l and  the i r h andling  skills.Tof urth er  p romotesafety in coa st al waters,  t heConnec t i cut Depa rtment of Environmental Protect ion  (DEP ) is  sponsori ngthe Co nne c ticutCoasta l Boa te r E n d orsem e n tPro gr am. This p r o gra m see ks  torecogni ze and reward thos e  bo aters who hav e c hose n to  fu r th e r t he i r b o a ting education. 

Boaterswh o  c omplete ac our se  in bas ic navi gatio n  will r eceive th e Coastal  B oate r End orsement d ecal tobe placed on th e ir  Safe  Bo atingCe rti ficat e or C e rti ficat e of P er sonalWater cr aft Oper ation. There is no feefor th e end ors ement. It  is sim ply our w ay o f recogniz ing  an d tha nki n g tho se w h ohav e  take n th e  extra ti m etol e ar n more abou t b oat ing s afe t y in o ur w aters. Your effor t s may be rewar dedf u rth erb y ade crease in insu ran ce r ates. Th ecompletionof one o ft he fo llowin g clas ses wil l al l ow you  topro udly disp lay  y o ur deca l. 
T here i s in  E ssex a  seemi n glyf a natical fringe g roupw h o has dec idedto  try to take  issue wit h the prese nt tow n ad minis trators ,solely  fo rthe purpos e  of embar rassm ent, an dthey ’ve  chose n to a ttack  the  t own  budget.O ur bu dg e t i s no n-par ti san,  put toge t her by t heE ssex Bo ar d o f Financ e ,t h e Republic anTownT r easurer, a n d Es s ex Board  of Se lectme n, both Dem oc rats an d R e p ublicans,  who were uni te d in  their s up port  o f t he  proposed budge t. Theyheld ope n worksh ops , 


Take your_boating knowledge_to a higher level_with this_hands-on_practical course_in_navigation and piloting._Classes are small_to ensure close personal_attention. Course content_includes_longitude and latitude, taking a position fix, dead reckoning, Loran, GPS and radar basics,_charting_a course,_using_plotting_tools, time, speed and distance_calculations, fuel calculations, using a_compass, marine_time conversion and cruise planning. Taught by John_L._Annino, State-certified instructor_with many years of personal boating experience. All students_will receive a decal for The_Connecticut Coastal Boater_Endorsement_Program_upon successful completion of_this course.

Boating on Connecticut’s waterways and_Long Island Sound may seem easier_with the modern electronics of today. But_what if they fail? You will_need to quickly depend on_the time-tested_methods of the past. These_methods of navigation_form the_basis that modern_electronics rely upon to make navigation_so easy today._Should your electronics fail, having a_basic_understanding of navigation_and_plotting_methods could_save your life_and_those of_others.

Boaters_desiring to travel in coastal waters_should_seek advanced courses in navigation. Boaters should_be confident in their_vessel_and their handling skills._To further promote safety in_coastal waters, the Connecticut Department of_Environmental Protection_(DEP) is_sponsoring the Connecticut Coastal Boater Endorsement Program. This program seeks to_recognize and reward those boaters who_have chosen to further_their boating_education.

Boaters_who complete a_course_in basic_navigation will receive the Coastal Boater Endorsement_decal to_be placed on their Safe Boating_Certificate or Certificate of_Personal_Watercraft Operation. There is no fee_for the endorsement. It is simply_our way of recognizing and_thanking_those_who have taken the extra_time to learn more about boating_safety in our_waters. Your efforts may be rewarded further_by_a decrease in insurance rates. The_completion_of one of the following classes_will_allow_you to proudly display your_decal.

There is in Essex a seemingly_fanatical fringe group who has decided to try to_take issue with_the present town administrators, solely_for_the_purpose of embarrassment, and they’ve chosen to attack the town_budget.

Our budget_is non-partisan, put_together by the Essex Board of Finance, the Republican Town_Treasurer, and Essex Board of Selectmen, both_Democrats and Republicans, who were united in their support of the_proposed budget. They held open workshops,