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LEARN to SAIL • POWER BOAT TRAINING CRUISING • NAVIGATION • USCG LICENSING MARINE MAINTENANCE • YOUTH CAMPS Table of Contents 2021 The School of SAILING & SEAMANSHIP Orange Coast College LEARN TO SAIL • POWER BOAT TRAINING CRUISING • NAVIGATION • USCG LICENSING MARINE MAINTENANCE • YOUTH CAMPS Table of Contents SAILING COURSES ...................................................... 5-13 Learn to Sail School Location Family Sailing 1801 W. Coast Hwy. Intermediate/Advanced Keelboat Courses Newport Beach, CA 92663 Basic Cruising Ph. (949) 645-9412 Coastal Cruising Fax. (949) 645-1859 Sailing Certifications Email: [email protected] YOUTH SAILING & POWERBOAT COURSES ........... 27-29 After School Sailing Parent & Child Learn to Sail Office Hours Youth Sailing Camps Mon-Fri: 9 am – 5 pm Youth Powerboat Training w/CA Boater Card Sat-Sun: 9 am – 2:30 pm POWERBOAT COURSES ............................................ 16-19 Introduction to Powerboat Operation Registration Cruising Powerboat Workshops Online 24/7 Powerboat Certifications occsailing.augusoft.net BOATING CERTIFICATIONS .................8, 10-13, 16-17, 19 California Boater Card In-person US Sailing Keelboat Certifications 1801 W. Coast Hwy., Newport Beach, CA 92663 US Powerboating Cruising Powerboat Certifications US Powerboating Safe Powerboat Handling Certification Phone: (949) 645-9412 US Sailing/US Powerboating Certification Challenge Mon-Fri 9 am-5pm; Sat-Sun 9 am-2pm – except holidays International Proficiency Certificate OCC SA Lido 14 & Harbor 20 Rental Certification We encourage early registration to avoid disappointment. Some SEAMANSHIP COURSES ........................................... 20-24 classes fill early and sometimes excellent classes with super Cruising Seminars instructors are cancelled if everyone waits until the last minute to Engine & Marine Maintenance register. An email confirmation will be sent upon registration if an email First Aid/CPR/AED address is provided. Marine Radio Operator’s Course Marlinspike Payment Navigation Payment is required at the time of registration. Payment may be made USCG Approved Courses and Certifications by cash, check, Mastercard, Visa, or Discover. Weather Refund Requests LIVE ONLINE & BLENDED COURSES ................. 14-16, 20 If you have registered, paid the course fee, and are unable to attend, Navigation you must notify The School Office at (949) 645-9412, or email First Aid/CPR/AED [email protected] to cancel or transfer your registration. Marine Radio Operator’s Course Be sure to review your confirmation email for cancellation & transfer USCG Approved Courses and Certifications policies for your class. US Powerboating Safe Powerboat Handling Certification GENERAL INFORMATION AND POLICIES .....................31 Processing Fee A processing fee applies to all cancellations/transfers at any time. REGISTRATION AND SCHOOL HOURS............................2 ABOUT US ...........................................................................4 About Orange Coast College MEMBERSHIP .....................................................................8 Orange Coast College, founded in 1947, is one of the nation’s top RENTALS ............................................................................8 transfer schools. With a student population of 25,000, OCC provides exemplary programs leading to Associate degrees and 130 career COMMUNITY OUTREACH ...............................................30 programs. The college’s 164-acre campus is located in the heart of ORANGE COAST COLLEGE ..............................................2 Costa Mesa. OCC PROFESSIONAL MARINER PROGRAM..... 25-26, 32 www.orangecoastcollege.edu Dates and information are subject to change. Online For the most up to date schedule of classes go to - In-person occsailing.augusoft.net 2 2021 Schedule www.occsailing.com • (949) 645-9412 Welcome ORANGE COAST COLLEGE Changing with the tides Angélica L. Suarez, Ph.D., President COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE I don’t know what will happen between me writing this letter DISTRICT and this brochure showing up in your mailbox, but I think it’s John Weispfenning, Ph.D., Chancellor safe to say that 2020 has been an unexpected year with many changes and challenges. COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE COVID-19 blasted into 2020 like an unexpected squall line, DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES clearing us off the water and out of classrooms. When Coast David A. Grant, Trustee, Area 5 Community College District moved to run classes virtually Mary Hornbuckle, Trustee Area 4 through 2020 and into Spring ‘21, we were driven to think Jim Moreno, Trustee Area 1 differently about our programs in order to continue to provide boating and on-the-water Jerry Patterson, Trustee Area 2 access to our community. Lorraine Prinsky, Trustee Area 3 Meanwhile, In June 2020 we saw the retirement of long-time Director of Marine Angela Finkley, Student Trustee 2020-21 Programs, Brad Avery. Since 1978, Brad’s creative ideas and bold visions for new programs and facilities growth have built the school to be one of the largest public OCC FOUNDATION sailing and powerboat schools in the nation. Even in his retirement, Brad remains Bill Wood, Chairman a pivotal part of the school as a consultant for the OCC Foundation boat donation Derek Sabori, Vice Chairman program. One of the many projects conceived and launched by Brad, the Mariner Shana Jenkins, Secretary Training Center and Skyway across PCH, is proceeding on schedule and we expect to Julie Simer, Treasurer gain occupancy of the building mid-June 2021 (learn more on the back cover). A. Patrick Munoz, Chairman Marine Activities Douglas Bennett, Executive Director We began to re-open the School in June after a comprehensive risk assessment and planning process. Summer programs included youth camps with over 240 students COUNTY OF ORANGE – enrolled overall. We also moved our navigation courses online, which have been a hit. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Now, as I write this, we have returned to teaching most of our classes on-site. We are Andrew Do, Supervisor First District here to provide you with an exceptional experience on the water and in the (virtual or Open, Supervisor Second District otherwise) classroom! Donald P. Wagner, Supervisor Third District The 2021 catalogue you look at now includes old favorites, new topics, and refreshed Doug Chaffee, Supervisor Fourth District formats developed by our innovative staff and instructor team. For this publication, Lisa A. Bartlett, Supervisor Fifth District we’ve provided class dates for the first half of the year. Check www.occsailing.com or call the office for updates to the schedule. We look forward to seeing your name on the roster soon. Sarah Hirsch Director, Maritime Center (949) 645-9412 • www.occsailing.com 2021 Schedule 3 About Us classroom and on the water courses for youth and adults. The School operates more than three dozen sailing and power vessels, ranging from 14 to 92 feet. The School operates year-round, seven days a week, with the majority of courses held on evenings and weekends. Courses range from Beginning Sailing through Ocean Voyaging and powerboat training. The average yearly enrollment is 1,500 students. The Coast Guard Licensing program offers professional level classes in Coast Guard License Preparation, Radar Observer and Basic Safety Training. Nordic Star was donated to the OCC Foundation in 2010 and operates as a training vessel for students in the Professional Mariner Program as well as a private charter yacht on Newport Harbor and at Catalina Island. The Professional Mariner Program at Orange Coast College is a 19 to 21 unit credit vocational program, designed for college students interested in careers in the maritime industry. Courses in this program are offered during Fall and Spring semesters. Credit Sailing Courses are offered during Fall and Spring semesters through the Kinesiology Department. Beginning and Intermediate classes are held on weekdays. Donations The majority of vessels in the program are gifts from private he Marine Program at Orange Coast College is one of the individuals. Maintenance of the program’s vessels and facilities are nation’s largest non-profit public boating education institutions. almost exclusively funded through fees, grants, and private giving. TFounded in 1960, this comprehensive program offers a wide variety of nautical learning experiences in the classroom and on the This unique community program is thankful to its partners including all water. We are dedicated to providing all community members with students, California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways, access to high quality, low cost sailing and seamanship education. the County of Orange, the Coast Community College District, Orange Coast College, many non-profit family foundations, and corporate and The School of Sailing & Seamanship is a fee-based, self private donors. supporting non-credit community program which offers dozens of OCC School of Sailing & Seamanship Evening Instructors & Seminar Leaders Sarah Hirsch, Director, Maritime Center Boatswains Locker Debbie Dunne Mark Templin Janice Alfrey, Registration Services Bruce Brown John Jourdane Sheri Crowe, Project Coordinator Robert Dalrymple Ron Mealey Kara Houston, Professional Programs Assistant Terry Essen, Office Assistant Marine Maintenance Victoria Hubbard, Registration Services Robert Dalrymple Lauren Douglass Robert Profeta Karen Prioleau, Professional Mariner Program Steve Guentz Kara Houston Mark Templin Mette Segerblom, Sailing Program Coordinator Fortune Abor Heather Jamison On-the-Water Instructors Nordic Star Fortune Abor Colleen Clay Billy Miller Bob Armstrong, Vessel
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