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Welcome to GLCCSchool! Now well onto its second decade, the GLCCSchool offers a broad range of webinars that will appeal to all Great Lakes cruisers. Take a look at our Open Classes and Future Classes to see what is currently available or coming up.

Over the past decade, GLCCSchool has served thousands of students in the Great Lakes cruising community by providing a broad array of informative webinars addressing cruising-related topics and skills. Whether you're looking to learn more about the latest anchoring techniques and equipment, radar, boat maintenance, solar power, energy management, weather forecasting or are simply seeking experienced local knowledge on the hottest cruising areas in the Great Lakes, GLCCSchool has the webinar for you.

GLCCSchool is an offering of the Great Lakes Cruising Club, a non-profit organization of roughly 2500 US and Canadian members dedicated to encouraging recreational boaters to safely explore our five beautiful Great Lakes and connecting waterways. As a non-profit, the Great Lakes Cruising Club strives to provide affordable and informative cruising-related webinars to the greatest number of cruising boaters possible, with webinar registration fees used to help offset operating costs.

GLCCSchool webinars are conducted by experienced GLCC-accredited sail or power boating colleagues and industry specialists. Our webinars include instructors such as solar and high tech battery expert Tom Trimmer, rigging expert Joe Parker, radar expert Larry Brandt and diesel expert Jim Zima. On top of that our GLCCSchool instructors include cruisers who know the Great Lakes like the back of their hand.  People like long distance cruising expert and GLCC past Commodore Bill Rohde and experienced North Channel and Georgian Bay cruiser and GLCC Rear Commodore Dave Spencer.

GLCCSchool webinars are open to everyone, whether they are a Great Lakes Cruising Club member or not. Members of the US and Canadian Power Squadrons are eligible for a $5.00 discount. Webinars are absolutely free for memebers of the Great Lakes Crusing Club. For further information on discounts see the GLCC website's GLCCSchool Page, the USPS web site (www.usps.org), or the CPSS website (http://www.cps-ecp.ca) respectively.

All you need to participate in GLCCSchool webinars is a computer (Windows, Mac or Linux) with speakers or headphones, a browser, a reasonable speed internet connection and a desire to learn more about cruising our Great Lakes.

 

Questions? Just proceed to the Contact Us page and fill out the contact form there. One of our GLCCSchool Coordinators will get back to you.

 

We're on YouTubeClick here to see our YouTube video The GLCCSchool in Four Easy Steps.  It explains how to enroll in the GLCCSchool, how to register for webinars and how to obtain and use use your discount/free webinar coupons.

Upcoming classes

Lake Huron is blessed with many wonderful and interesting ports and small towns up and down both the Canadian and Michigan shorelines. The Lake Huron webinar will cover the ports and anchorages surrounding the main lake including the Straits of Mackinac, the east Michigan shore and the west Ontario shore. Updated for 2025, join Admiral Bayfield Award winner Craig Murchison as he shares his extensive cruising experiences throughout the Lake.
Radar is an extremely useful tool, but do you know how to use it effectively? This webinar will help you discover your radar's full potential.
Marine Weather Basics is the first class in the GLCC School’s four-part Marine Weather Essentials series tailored for Great Lakes boaters and offered for either individual or specially priced package registration.
Looking for a leisurely type of cruise with historic charms and extensive use of canals that can be completed in as little as a month? Then you might be interested in the Triangle Loop, a 700-mile loop from Kingston, Ontario down the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Richelieu Canal/Ottaway River through the Champlain Canal and back to the Hudson River at Troy. Join Gold Loopers and GLCC Admiral Bayfield Award winners Deb and Mike Hervey as they share tips and suggestions for this picturesque Loop.