Learning from your mistakes is definitely the hard way to go about improving your boating skills. Doing things right is sometimes just a matter of not doing things wrong.
You are much better off avoiding mistakes in the first place.
This program includes a checklist of common mistakes, as well as a few not so common large mistakes that you'll want to be sure to avoid. Following this advice will help insure your next cruise goes smoothly and trouble free.
Subjects covered include:
Running aground
Getting lost at sea
Running out of fuel
Getting lost in fog
Getting caught in bad weather
Extra pounding in heavy seas
Anchoring incorrectly
Wasting fuel
Losing someone overboard
Colliding with another vessel
Seasickness
Fires onboard
Electrical failures