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    US SAILING - About the Keelboat Course    
    

 
The Online Keelboat Course was developed by Kevin T. Kavanagh.   This course was originally launched as "Sailing USA" in December 2001.  A year later the course was adopted and refined by US SAILING.   T
he following authoritative sources were used to produce the keelboat web course:    

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Individuals ( contributed many of the ideas and concepts used in this web course ):  Dick Allsop, Steve Colgate, Serge Jorgensen, Timmy Larr, Greg Norwine, and Jerry Outlaw.  
  

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The US SAILING National Faculty:  Jahn Tihanski for shooting and providing videos of Tacks, Jibes and COB Rescues;  Sheila McCurdy, Ray Wichmann, Matt Meadows, and Karen Declue Prioleau for editing the course.
 

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Illustrations:  Richard C. Moore, ASMA for the illustrations used in this web course.
 

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Printed References:

  1. US SAILING Keelboat Certification System.
    --  Basic Keelboat
    --  Basic Cruising
    --   Bareboat Cruising
    --   Coastal Navigation
    --  Passage Making

  2. Bruce, Peter  Adlard Coles' Heavy Weather Sailing  (30th edition)  International Marine,  Camden, Maine.

  3. Rousmaniere, John,   The Annapolis Book of Seamanship  Simon & Schuster,  New York, New York.

  4. Richard K. Hubbard,  Boater's  Bowditch: The Small Craft American Practical Navigator. International Marine, Camden, Maine.

  5. Badham, Michael and Robinson, Robby,  Sailors' Secrets  International Marine, Camden, Maine.

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