Marine first-aid classes with Michelle Diaz - Mondays, May 17 & 24 @ 7pm PT

Join us on Zoom for our two virtual classes on how to prepare and respond to medical situations on the water. Hosted by Michelle Diaz, BSN RN CCRN and USCG Master, the classes will cover practical topics from crew preparation, to handling strains and sprains.

Class outlines & registration

• Monday, May 17 @ 7pm PT - Prepare to sail inland and beyond
• Monday, May 24 @ 7pm PT - First response while on the water

​Classes are $25 each for non-members. A recording will be shared with all paying registrants the week following each session.

IYC Members: Receive a $5 discount on each class by using our "members only" coupon code at checkout. Learn more.​

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About Michelle Diaz

Michelle is a multi-lingual San Francisco Bay Area based nurse and mariner.  When on land, she works in a local Intensive Care Unit as Critical Care Registered Nurse licensed through the California Board of Nursing and additionally credentialed as CCRN through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.  At sea, she holds a US Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential as Master 50 Gross Registered Tons Near Coastal with Auxiliary Sail and Towing Endorsements.  She has close to 15,000NM of experience including ocean deliveries and racing. She is also an American Sailing Association certified sailing instructor through the first 5 levels of sailing instruction (101 103 104 105 118) providing ASA instruction at an award-winning school in Sausalito and is also available for private lessons, charter captaining and marine consultation worldwide.

Michelle currently owns two boats in the San Francisco Bay Area, a 1981 Sparkman & Stephens Catalina 38 which she personally restored over a three-year period. She now owns her second Ranger 23, in which she is also undertaking a complete restoration. She is an active participant in the SF Bay yacht racing circuit and is currently one of the bowmen on a highly competitive and award-winning Santa Cruz 50.