Boating Insights
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Above & Beyond Boating

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Above & Beyond Boating specialises in providing self paced e-learning for the boating community. Our courses are structured to help you learn about boat handling, navigation and safety and teach the broader seamanship skills needed to be confident and safe at sea. Our training pathways are perfect if you want to spend more time boating, are open to learning and developing your skills, and are passionate about being on the water.

Recent Episodes

Seamanship Toolbox
OCT 15, 2023
Seamanship Toolbox

This episode helps you build the skills in the seamanship toolbox for everyone onboard. Learn how to identify the most useful areas to develop for yourself and your crew and plan simple, engaging and effective training sessions to try when you are next out on the water.


Click here to access "Logbook" -Identity which aspects of your skippering you are confident in and establish a pathway to prepare for your adventures!


The Online Skipper Course is the recommended training course we have suggested to help build on the skills mentioned in this episode > Click here to learn more.

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12 MIN
 Exploring Weather Models and Observations with Nick Olson from Predict Wind
SEP 17, 2023
Exploring Weather Models and Observations with Nick Olson from Predict Wind

Nick Olson joins us from Predict Wind for this episode of Boating Insights. Predict Wind is a leading weather forecasting and routing company that provides accurate and reliable weather information for boaters. 


The episode focuses on the following:

  1. Different models and accessing local weather data
  2. The interplay between routing and observations
  3. Using options like Iridium with GRIB files
  4. Use of currents in routing models


To learn more about our weather and seamanship training courses, click here.

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21 MIN
Advancements in Marine Safety: A Discussion with Linda Berryman from AMSA
JUL 21, 2023
Advancements in Marine Safety: A Discussion with Linda Berryman from AMSA

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) provides a search and rescue (SAR) service for Australia. Their search and rescue region covers the Australian continent and large areas of the Indian, Pacific, Southern Oceans, and Australian Antarctic territories. This region is nearly 53 million square kilometres (one-tenth of the Earth’s surface) and borders the search and rescue regions of 10 other countries.


For this episode, we are joined by Linda Berryman, whose role at AMSA involves providing specialist advice on distress alerting, communication and safety systems, of which she has over 20 years of experience.


Linda joins us to discuss some of the huge developments that have just taken place for marine safety, providing the boating community with some of the greatest technological advancements in over 30 years.


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22 MIN