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Old 03-17-2014, 03:23 PM   #15
caltexflanc
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Reading is OK. But I will tell you exactly where to start: boating is far far better. Take some on the water classes designed for newbies from one of the various schools (Sea Sense, Club Nautique, SW Florida, Chapman's etc). Then charter various types of boats. This will help you make the right boat buying decision more than anything else. In fact i would encourage you NOT to read books (other than what the school might assign) ads and magazines until after you have spent a fair amount of time on the water. By the way I would disagree with one poster, Voyaging Under Power is virtually irrelevant to cruising the ICW (and there is a copy of it an arm's length away as I type this).

Edit, noticed the DC address, this is one place nearby to check out, they say they have classes but I have no direct or indirect experience with that part of their operation. Some friends rented from them a couple times:

http://www.bluegoosecharters.com/
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