Boothbay Region YMCA

Power Squadron offers spring boating course

At YMCA May 3
Sat, 04/12/2014 - 8:30am

    New to recreational boating? Thinking about buying a boat and getting out on the water this summer? Then come to the Boothbay Region YMCA on May 3 where the Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron will offer America’s Boating Course in anticipation of a summer season of boating ahead. This eight hour course will be held in one day.

    Instruction includes: Introduction to Boating; Boating Law, Boat Safety Equipment; Safe Boating: Navigation; Boating Problems; Trailering, Storing and Protecting your Boat; Hunting and Fishing, Water-skiing and River Boating. The course is approved by most states that require certification or licenses to operate boats including all states in the Eastern U.S.

    To enroll in the class or to gain further information contact John McMullen, Squadron Education Officer, at 207-433-7848 or postms@comcast.net.

    The Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron is a unit of the United States Power Squadrons, the world’s largest private, non-profit boating education organization. The USPS serves the boating communities of all the United States, Canada and Japan. We are celebrating our 100th year.