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Open to the Public The time is now to get your boat and yourself ready for the upcoming boating season. The best thing you can do is become knowledgeable of how to boat safely before you take to the water. |
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America's Boating Course® Learn to skipper a boat with confidence. Whether you are a Hunter, Fisherman, Sailor, Skier, or Wake-boarder, this course will help you improve your skills in topic areas that include general information about boats and maintenance, information to make your boating experience safer and more comfortable, tips on being a more courteous boat operator, and laws and regulations to which you must adhere. Why should you take this course? Follow this link (return to come back) for link to Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to see the requirements. |
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See below for specific dates and locations. Cost of the course is $30. For more information or to register, click here and email to Lt. Lilly Stone, JN, Education Officer. |
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Boating Safety |
12, 19 and 26 July. Start at 7:00 pm, 3 evenings Place to be determine. Check here soon Instructors TBA |
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Seamanship (S) Cost: $46 |
Begins 16 August, 5
weeks. Place to be announced when approved. |
| Piloting (P) |
Come back soon |
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Advanced Piloting (AP) Cost: $55 |
Begins 15 September Main Street Methodist Church, Main Street, Suffolk Instructor: Fletcher Beadles (757.539.2093) |
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Navigation (N) |
Current Session in Testing for end of class. Congratulations |
The following courses are Elective Courses and may be taken in any order:
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Cruise Planning |
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| Engine Maintenance | |
| Instructor Qualifications | |
| Marine Electronics |
Dates: TDB. |
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Sail |
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| Weather | |
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Skipper Saver |
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| Instructor Development |
Summer 2010 - Dates approx 8/2, 8/5, 8/9 & 8/12. Location TBD, Instructor: Frank Brown (757.357.5705) |
Put education and fun on your calendar.
'Fair Winds and Following Seas'
