Serious Sailing, Serious School

RADAR - A New Class

Captain Frank Mummert discusses some thoughts on the new RADAR class that he is putting together for MDS students. He talks about why he thinks it is important, what his experiences have been and reviews some of the best practices that will be taught in the class, starting in the spring of 2026.

009 - More AIS Thoughts

Captain Frank Mummert discusses some lessons learned from his recent trips to and from Bermuda, regarding AIS, MMSI numbers, and DSC radios. In this podcast, he describes the benefits of using a maneuvering board and the ease of communicating with another ship by calling directly using the MMSI number. Finally, he rants a bit about people leaving their AIS transmitters on while docked and discusses some solutions to the problem.

08 - Logs and Logkeeping for the Recreational Sailor

Captain Frank Mummert discusses the reason for keeping logs on a recreational boat and describes the three basic types of logs. He also provides some insight into how to keep the log and the sort of information that a recreational sailor might want to retain. He wraps up with a comparison between commercially available logbooks and off-the-shelf alternatives.

07 - DELMARVA Circumnavigation Class

Captains Tom Tursi and Frank Mummert discuss the things they feel are important for the Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship's DELMARVA circumnavigation class. They discuss how they set the class criteria, what they do during the class and some of the things that have gone wrong over the years.

06 - AIS BASICS

Captain Frank Mummert with the Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship discusses some of the basics of Automated Identification Systems and how to use it for collision avoidance. Check out www.MDSCHOOL.COM [http://www.MDSCHOOL.COM] for more information and send an email to office@mdschool.com [office@mdschool.com] to suggest a topic for discussion.