@kboyd@sailing The company I teach for (which is the company that my boat charters with) offers really great multi day "learn and cruise" classes. It's how they certify future charter guests. I think it would be especially fun if you could manage to get a group of three (their minimum) in a class together. Their sailing instructors are really good. (I'm not too impressed with most of their powerboat instructors, who seemed to be sailors first.)
@bhhaskin@kboyd@sailing It's the bareboat company's insurance company that requires it. If you knew what charter guests got into, you'd understand why. Even after "certification," they still do damage to the boats.
I went from a 17 foot jet boat to a 32 foot trawler and really thought I was going to have trouble getting insurance. But no, I had no trouble getting it. And nowadays I think my USCG captains license would be enough "certification" to charter a boat.
@kboyd@sailing The charter company my boat is placed with was using American Sailing (and American Boating) to certify future charter guests. They had to dump American Boating because their new courses and course materials are so bad. Instead, they created their own classes for powerboats and that's what we teach. Honestly, I think they make nearly as much money training as they do charting boats.
@kboyd@sailing My experience with boating certifications is that they are money grab. Companies create certifications. They charge instructors to get certified to teach them. They charge students to get certified. The source company makes and sells training material of average quality and doesn't make sure that their testing materials have just one correct answer per question. This has been my experience with the power boat division of American Sailing, American Boating.
@croyle@wandering.shop I just remember seeing it when I walked in that part of the hall. In fifth grade my classroom door was right next to it. It wasn't until much, much later than I knew what it was called. I started wondering yesterday if it was still there. I just called the school, but it went to automated voicemail. Maybe it's spring break there?
@croyle@wandering.shop When I was a kid, my elementary school had a framed print of Christina's World on the wall near the principal's office. I sometimes think of that as my introduction to fine art.
@croyle@wandering.shop I've been up to Glacier Point, which is mostly ignored by the masses because it's a long drive. But I've also crossed from the park to the Mono Lake area during a late spring snow storm. In my little Honda, which is totally the wrong vehicle for that.
@croyle@wandering.shop I think I stayed there once, but it was a really long time ago.
I also took the moonlight photo tour. They loaded us and our cameras and tripods onto an open tram and drove us to various points where we could see the rocks and peaks in the light of a full moon. I still remember seeing pinpoints of light on the rock face of El Capitan where climbers were bedded down, hanging in hammocks for the night. Magic!
@kboyd @sailing The company I teach for (which is the company that my boat charters with) offers really great multi day "learn and cruise" classes. It's how they certify future charter guests. I think it would be especially fun if you could manage to get a group of three (their minimum) in a class together. Their sailing instructors are really good. (I'm not too impressed with most of their powerboat instructors, who seemed to be sailors first.)
@bhhaskin @kboyd @sailing It's the bareboat company's insurance company that requires it. If you knew what charter guests got into, you'd understand why. Even after "certification," they still do damage to the boats.
I went from a 17 foot jet boat to a 32 foot trawler and really thought I was going to have trouble getting insurance. But no, I had no trouble getting it. And nowadays I think my USCG captains license would be enough "certification" to charter a boat.
@kboyd @sailing The charter company my boat is placed with was using American Sailing (and American Boating) to certify future charter guests. They had to dump American Boating because their new courses and course materials are so bad. Instead, they created their own classes for powerboats and that's what we teach. Honestly, I think they make nearly as much money training as they do charting boats.
@kboyd @sailing My experience with boating certifications is that they are money grab. Companies create certifications. They charge instructors to get certified to teach them. They charge students to get certified. The source company makes and sells training material of average quality and doesn't make sure that their testing materials have just one correct answer per question. This has been my experience with the power boat division of American Sailing, American Boating.
@croyle@wandering.shop I'm always looking down at it.
@croyle@wandering.shop Looks like you hiked down to the lake. I've only seen it from the rim and the air.
@croyle@wandering.shop I'm thinking that was shot from glacier point or somewhere near there.
@croyle@wandering.shop I just remember seeing it when I walked in that part of the hall. In fifth grade my classroom door was right next to it. It wasn't until much, much later than I knew what it was called. I started wondering yesterday if it was still there. I just called the school, but it went to automated voicemail. Maybe it's spring break there?
@croyle@wandering.shop When I was a kid, my elementary school had a framed print of Christina's World on the wall near the principal's office. I sometimes think of that as my introduction to fine art.
@croyle@wandering.shop I've been up to Glacier Point, which is mostly ignored by the masses because it's a long drive. But I've also crossed from the park to the Mono Lake area during a late spring snow storm. In my little Honda, which is totally the wrong vehicle for that.
@croyle@wandering.shop I think I've only been there maybe three times. Sadly, I'm really turned off by the crowds at National Parks these days.
@croyle@wandering.shop I think I stayed there once, but it was a really long time ago.
I also took the moonlight photo tour. They loaded us and our cameras and tripods onto an open tram and drove us to various points where we could see the rocks and peaks in the light of a full moon. I still remember seeing pinpoints of light on the rock face of El Capitan where climbers were bedded down, hanging in hammocks for the night. Magic!
@croyle@wandering.shop VERR nice!👍🏻
@Albatrossity@lor.sh @User47@vmst.io That bird is asking for it.
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