Boat Reservations
To reserve boats efficiently and to improve safety by tracking boat locations, 
we use Google calendar and a boat registration form. If you have any problems making your reservation, email Robert Moreau[rmoreau@selu.edu].
NOTE: You must complete the Turtle Cove Boating Safety course before you can reserve a boat.
Boat Registration Form (MS Word)
How to reserve a boat on the calendar
First-Time Users: Create an Account & Add the Turtle Cove Calendar
The Turtle Cove boat reservations are managed with Google calendar.
If you have a Southeastern email address, you can choose how you access that email—through Eudora, MS Outlook, Webmail, or Southeastern gmail. If you have NEVER set up Southeastern gmail, you need to follow the 6 steps listed below to set up a Google calendar account. If you have set up Southeastern gmail, even if you don't use it now, you need to access the Turtle Cove calendar by logging in at http://webmail.g.selu.edu.
For People Using Southeastern Gmail
All students are automatically enrolled in Southeastern gmail. For faculty and staff, if you want to use Southeastern gmail, you can set up that account at http://gdata.selu.edu. Once your account is created, the Turtle Cove calendar is added automatically.
To log into your Southeastern gmail account and access the calendar, you'll go to http://webmail.g.selu.edu. The Calendar link is in the top-left corner of your window once you log in.
For people outside Southeastern, you'll need to set up a Google calendar account—which is free—to reserve a boat.
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Log in to your email account. You should have an email from Turtle Cove inviting you to use Google calendar. If you don’t, contact Rob.
- Open the email from Turtle Cove, and click the long link. This link takes you to the Google calendar log in page.
NOTE: If you are already using Google calendar, your email from Turtle Cove will have a link saying, View My Calendar. When you click that link, you’ll go to the Google calendar log in page. Once you log in, you’ll see that the Turtle Cove calendar has already been added. -
Click the Create an account button. Enter your information. Make sure to use the email address where you received the invitation from Turtle Cove. You can use whatever password you prefer. When you finish, Google will send you an email.
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Return to your email account and open the email from Google Email Verification. Click the first link to verify your Google account. This link takes you to a thank-you message from Google.
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On the thank-you page, click the Click here to continue link. You return to the Google sign-in page.
- Sign in to Google calendar using your email address and password. On the left-side of your calendar, you should see two calendars in different colors: your personal calendar and the Turtle Cove calendar [see right image].
- Now that you've set up your account, you can follow the steps in reserving a boat each time by logging into Google calendar [If you want to bookmark it, use http://calendar.google.com].
- Log in to the calendar.
For those with a Southeastern gmail account, go to http://webmail.g.selu.edu.
For those NOT using Southeastern gmail and those OUTSIDE Southeastern, go to http://calendar.google.com.
- Click Create Event in the top-left corner of the window (under the Southeastern or the Google Calendar logo). The event details form opens.
In the What box, enter the boat type and your name. In the When boxes, enter the date and times. Learn about the boats available.
- Make sure the Calendar box shows Turtle Cove Boat Reservations. Enter a description if you’d like.
- Click Save.
- Check the Turtle Cove calendar to make sure your reservation is listed correctly. If there’s a mistake, click on the event listing and click edit event details.
- Complete the Boat Registration Form (MS Word).
- Save the form, and email it to Rob Moreau [rmoreau@selu.edu] as an attachment.
Reserving a Boat: Create an Event & Complete the Reservation Form
After you have added the Turtle Cove calendar, reserving a boat is easy. First, you’ll add an event to the Turtle Cove calendar. Then you’ll complete the Boat Registration Form and email it to Rob Moreau [rmoreau@selu.edu]. You will complete these steps each time you reserve a boat.