There are more boats and boaters in Pinellas County than almost anywhere else in the world.
Boating Skills & Seamanship classes are generously presented Tuesday evenings by the USCG Auxiliaries in Downtown St. Petersburg and in St. Pete Beach. Completion satisfies the State of Florida boater I.D. safety education requirements.
USCGAUX Safe Boating – Tuesdays, 7 pm, 12-week continuous program, up to 2 years to finish. $45, $60 couple, U.S. Coast Guard Aux Flotilla 78, Warren Webster Building, 1500 Pass-A-Grille Way, St. Pete Beach.
Jim 727.360.4846 or Tony 941.504.4855
December
11 – Which Boat is for you?
18 – Equipment for Your Boat
January
8 – Waterway Watch/Trailering Your Boat
15 – Handling Your Boat
22 – Knots & Lines
29 – Boating Safety
At the US Coast Guard Base, St. Petersburg, 1300 Beach Dr., SE, St. Pete Aux Flotilla 72 – Tuesdays 7:30 – 9:30 pm, 9-week program Cost of books & materials $60. Pay by check or cash on the first night you attend. Go to www.tampabaysafeboating.com for more info or leave name & number 727-898-1324.
Marty Richardson is offering a free 3-hour special class – “Suddenly in Command” on Saturday, Jan 26th 9-noon at the Gulfport Coast Guard Auxiliary at 3120 Mariam St. S. on the north shore of Boca Ciega Bay.
“The captain becomes incapacitated or falls overboard; you purchase a new boat and step aboard for the first time. You are Suddenly In Command.”
Paradise NEWS has an “On The Water” section in its Arts & Leisure listings each issue. You will find current information on classes for boating safety, sailing, and other opportunities to just sit back and relax, and let others do the boating.
Find other Coast Guard Boating class information online at http://www.CGaux.org.
Article by Peter A. Roos Boati