Channel Title: Boat Training Online Channel Description: Safely helping you create memories that will last a lifetime. I joined the USCG in 1978 and was sent to the Presidential Honor Guard. In 1981, I transferred to Cape Cod Canal Station where I qualified on the 41' UTB and the 44' MLB as coxswain. I learned a great deal about operating in current, heavy weather, and how to tow. 1985: USCGC Cape Henlopen - 1987: USCG Station Menemsha, Martha's Vineyard Ma 1991: USCGC Towline, Bristol RI 1994: USCGC Bittersweet, Woods Hole MA 1997: USCG Group Long Island Sound, New Haven CT 1998: Retired from the U.S.C.G. and grabbed my 100-ton Master Ocean Operator's License on my way out and have remained current for the past 25 years. Currently, I am a Deputy for our local Sheriff's Office, and my post assignment is as a boat Captain in our Marine Unit. I operate a 31' Safe Boat which is a fast response unit to an active shooter aboard one of the multiple ferries that operate in Vineyard Sound and Nantucket Sound. <video> Let's take a close look at a Mayday call before it happens! Description: A Mayday call might be one of the most stressful situations of your life. Shawn breaks it down so you know what's going on from every facet. He explains what a Mayday is and what it is not. Our mission here at Boat Training Online is to “safely help you make memories that will last a lifetime”. If you would like to get in touch with me, please go to the “about” section of my channel where I have my email address posted safely away from Bots. DISCLAIMER: This video is NOT sponsored. Links included in this description are affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I will receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week! R </video> <video> Man Overboard! Description: This is an emergency drill for the whole family. Often a simple Man Overboard is no big deal but prepare the entire family in case it becomes a big deal. Shawn breaks down simple things to do right now which will make all the difference should this circumstance become more critical. Our mission here at Boat Training Online is to “safely help you make memories that will last a lifetime”. If you would like to get in touch with me, please go to the “about” section of my channel where I have my email address posted safely away from Bots. DISCLAIMER: This video is NOT sponsored. Links included in this description are affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I will receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week! </video> <video> A Cook, a Mess Cook and a Chief all collide! Description: In leadership there's a saying, "You spend 90% of your time on 10% of your people. Not here! You either get with the program or wash dishes. </video> <video> Not Again! "Man Overboard" Description: Oh no, not again - Man Overboard - it's me! Let's pull the pearls out of this teachable experience. </video> <video> My dad hit me in the head with a stick. At 64, I still remember the lesson. Description: This is a video on a different style of leadership than you see today. The guys on the buoy deck didn't always know what I was doing but as a result, they were definitely a force to be reconned with. </video> <video> Fire at sea is terrifying, especially with your family aboard. Description: Shawn breaks fire down to its smallest details so that you can take action if this happens to you on your boat. Being prepared with a plan and extinguishing agents makes all the difference in the world when you and your family only have seconds to respond! Our mission here at Boat Training Online is to “safely help you make memories that will last a lifetime”. If you would like to get in touch with me, please go to the “about” section of my channel where I have my email address posted safely away from Bots. DISCLAIMER: This video is NOT sponsored. Links included in this description are affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I will receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week! </video> <video> Nighttime Sea Story Description: Operating a boat at night is a completely different experience. Here's a couple of sea stories to start getting in the right frame of mind. </video> <video> Learn How to Drive a Boat at Home Depot Description: Shawn highlights some common mistakes new boat operators make when docking, undocking and maneuvering their boat with a different perspective coming from Home Depot. </video> <video> Let's Starting Building Some Route and Take That Boat Somewhere! Description: Building routes to the harbor near your homeport will help you with familiarization, increase your knowledge of your chartplotter, and could possibly save a life. Shawn shares some "Old School" techniques for laying out your tracklines in order to maximize your visual bearings. Our mission here at Boat Training Online is to “safely help you make memories that will last a lifetime”. If you would like to get in touch with me, please go to the “about” section of my channel where I have my email address posted safely away from Bots. DISCLAIMER: This video is NOT sponsored. Links included in this description are affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I will receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week! </video> <video> Make Sure You are Taking Buoys Down the Correct Side. Description: The lateral buoy system is not that difficult, but you need to know which side of your boat to take a particular buoy down. Not doing this correctly can be catastrophic. Shawn points out some common misunderstandings in the popular phrase "Red Right Return". Our mission here at Boat Training Online is to “safely help you make memories that will last a lifetime”. If you would like to get in touch with me, please go to the “about” section of my channel where I have my email address posted safely away from Bots. DISCLAIMER: This video is NOT sponsored. Links included in this description are affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I will receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week! </video> <video> BTO Channel Update Description: A lot of things have gone on in the last year and I feel I owe you an explanation. I've retired from the Barnstable County Sheriff's Office and hitting retirement full steam ahead. </video> <video> Commonly referred to as an "Attitude Adjustment". Description: Everyone needs to pull their own weight, if not it can turn into a significant emotional event and a life changing learning experience. </video> <video> Being Seasick is No Joke! Description: Story Time, Shawn shares a memory from his Patrol Boat days. </video> <video> Safely Navigating through Four Channels converging on one another. Description: Shawn breaks down each channel and identifies the buoys associated with each channel, then shows how he would navigate through each channel as the designer had laid out. </video> <video> Sage Advise usually reserved for young junior officers but an inmate can learn too. Description: Mental gymnastics, one guy trying to get into the other guy's head through the use of a sea story. </video>

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Safely helping you create memories that will last a lifetime.

I joined the USCG in 1978 and was sent to the Presidential Honor Guard. In 1981, I transferred to Cape Cod Canal Station where I qualified on the 41' UTB and the 44' MLB as coxswain. I learned a great deal about operating in current, heavy weather, and how to tow.
1985: USCGC Cape Henlopen -
1987: USCG Station Menemsha, Martha's Vineyard Ma
1991: USCGC Towline, Bristol RI
1994: USCGC Bittersweet, Woods Hole MA
1997: USCG Group Long Island Sound, New Haven CT
1998: Retired from the U.S.C.G. and grabbed my 100-ton Master Ocean Operator's License on my way out and have remained current for the past 25 years.
Currently, I am a Deputy for our local Sheriff's Office, and my post assignment is as a boat Captain in our Marine Unit. I operate a 31' Safe Boat which is a fast response unit to an active shooter aboard one of the multiple ferries that operate in Vineyard Sound and Nantucket Sound.

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