Which Captain's Licence Should I Go For? & Summer 2012 Plans

The above video is a quick explanation of the different types of Captain's licences. I am still working on the necessary sea time for my own 6-Pack license but I probably won't have that for another couple years.

In an effort to remedy that situation and despite taking summer law classes this year (meaning I won't be able to sail Wednesday nights in Round Bay), I hope to do most of my studying this summer aboard Surprise, our family's 30' Catalina. 


If I can actually stick to that plan, it will cutoff my internet access (read: main source of distraction), allow me to do some distraction-free studying, give me the time to do some boatwork, as well as pickup some additional sea days.

Doing law school at night while working full time is often a stressful juggling act and I'm hoping to balance out the stress with some sailing this summer.

Since you're probably interested in what the requirements for these licenses are, check out the U.S. Coast Guard's website which gives you all the detailed info.



BTW: In an effort to further my writing and professional website development skills, I will be migrating my writing over to a new website as soon as I get it set up. It will be much of the same content but (I hope) it will incorporate more law and law school related writings.

I'll let you all know what the site is once it's looking decent.

200

Hit my 200th day towards my Captain's license!

The wind was actually blowing last night which was a pleasant change from last week; prob b/c of the pre-race beer... We were much quicker putting up the spinnaker which is good b/c we'll need to be pretty quick with the chute for race week this weekend.

I'm looking forward to it and I'll try to post some pictures!

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My First Post

Hey all. 


Welcome to Captain's Black's Sea Chronicles. I've laid out a bit of what you're going to get by reading/following these chronicles to let you know where all of this is headed and also, to keep me focused.


What You're Going to Get: This is basically going to be about me and my sailing adventures. 


That includes my continuing work towards my captain's license, my weekend outings out on the Chesapeake and connected waterways, possibly some Wednesday & Sunday night races (if I can work out some type of deal at work to leave early on Wednesdays), repair/general work notes, maybe a bit about shipping, sailing related thoughts and musings, my inevitable attempts to buy a boat, prep work for my circumnavigation and eventually the log entries of my circumnavigation. 


I have a lot to do so there is no time like now, the beginning of sailing season 2010, to get started.