The Chapman School of Seamanship works to meet the changing and expanding educational and training needs of professional mariners and other marine industry specialists as well as serious recreational boating men and women. The School's location of less than 90 nautical miles from the Bahamas, which also allows convenient access to some of the best cruising waters in the Caribbean for our Offshore Training Programs. The School continues to focus on its mission of providing the highest quality boating education in a "Learn at the Helm" approach for both the novice and experienced, professional and recreational boater.