Product Description

The complete encyclopedia of boating for beginners, covering the information used in State Boating courses in most states. This DVD covers choosing the right boats, boating laws, navigation rules and aids, getting underway and how to come back safely from each outing. A perfect program that will provide you with a complete introduction to boating.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #115718 in DVD
• Brand: Bennett Video Group
• Released on: 2007-01-01
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00" h x 6.00" w x 6.00" l, .50 pounds
• Running time: 72 minutes

Features

• BENNETT DVD BOATING BASICS

Customer Reviews

Too brief to be very useful
This video has some useful information, but it's so short for the amount of material attempted to be covered that the amount of useful information is very limited. It's approximately like trying to give a day-long boating safety class in one hour. Most of information needs to be left out and only a few highlights can be presented. The highlights may almost be enough to get by, but they're definitely very far from a complete education.

I find the Coast Guard Auxillary's Boating Skills and Seamanship, 13th Edition book to be vastly superior, and at a significantly lower cost.

On the other hand, simple advice like not anchoring at the transom could have saved the lives of those football players in Florida, so even this basic information could be useful if widely disseminated.