$25.00 - Boat Handling Under Power provides a solid introduction to those most vexing questions that most boaters have: how to handle boats in and around harbors, especially docking; and how to trim and handle the boat underway. Both new and experienced boaters can benefit from the information contained in this seminar and they will get a handy waterproof USPS Quick Guide to take away along with a copy of the presentation for their notes. Cost for a second family member is $15.00 if they share the course material.

                    Wednesday April 9, 2008
                    7:00 pm to 9:00 pm                               Jerry Williams
                                                                                231-947-1609
                                                                                jwilliams6@sbcglobal.net
                    Location: T/V State of Michigan

$30.00 – Squadron Boating Course is a course for all boaters including personal watercraft operators; hunters or fishermen operating an outboard utility boat; canoe and kayak paddlers; skippers of a family cruiser; and sailing enthusiasts. All boaters must follow the same nautical rules, regulations, and courtesies of the sea. Cost for a second family member is $15.00 if they share the course material.

The course includes three main sections:

Getting Started: boat terms and types, boat handling, anchoring, water sport safety, personal watercraft

What's Needed: equipment, regulations, law enforcement

Rules To Live By: aids to navigation, navigation rules, adverse conditions, marine radios

First Offering

Saturday April 26, 2008 Squadron Boating Course

and Sat. May 3, 2008 Jerry Williams

8:00 am to 12:00 am 231-947-1609

jwilliams6@sbcglobal.net

Location: T/V State of Michigan

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Second Offering

Saturday May 17, 2008 Squadron Boating Course

8:00 am to 5:00 pm Jerry Williams

231-947-1609

jwilliams6@sbcglobal.net

Location: Action: Action Water Sports

988 W. Commerce Drive

Traverse City, MI 49684

www.actionwater.com

$20.00 - Introduction to Charting is specifically designed with the recreational boater in mind. It is a seminar for all USPS Squadron Boating Course graduates who are interested in information on compasses, charts, and plotting courses. Introduction to Charting builds upon the knowledge gained in the Squadron Boating Course by covering basic navigation subjects.
Cost for a second family member is $15.00 if they share the course material.

Course materials include; Textbook, Course Plotter, Dividers and Maptech CD.
          Mariner's Compass
          Conventional Nautical Charts
          Plotting a Course
          Distance, Speed, Time
          Determining Position
          Digital Charts and GPS Waypoint Navigation

Saturday May 3, 2008 Introduction to Charting
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm                     Jerry Williams
                                                  231-947-1609
                                                  jwilliams6@sbcglobal.net

Location: T/V State of Michigan

To register for these courses contact the GTBay Squadron Instructor at least three days in advance.

For more information on GTBay activities, visit www.usps.org/lc/gtbay/