Education Schedule

Savannah's Boating Club

Dedicated to Boater Education and Safe Recreational Boating since 1957

Spring Semester 2013

All classes will be held 6:30-9:30 P.M. at White Bluff Presbyterian Church, 10710 White Bluff Road, unless noted otherwise.

March

Special! Mini Seminars at Savannah’s Boat and Outdoor Show—Tybee Light will present two 30-minute seminars at this year’s boat show. Planning is underway to have one session for children and another for show-goers of all ages. Stay tuned for news as we approach the date and plan to invite your boating and non-boating friends! The seminars will be free, as a civic service. Contacts: Robert Hale & Steele King.

America’s Boating Course—Offered as a 4-session course on Thursday, March 21, 28, April 4, 11. Price: $60pp; $30 for family members sharing a text; free for accompanied youth ages 12-17. Instructor: P/C Dave Sapp.

April

USPS Seminars

Þ How to Use a Paper Chart—Thursday, April 18. Price: $10. Instructor: P/C Ron Lynch.

Þ Using GPS—Friday, April 19. Price $15. Instructor: Cdr. Dennis Cusanelli.

Þ Tides & Currents—9 A.M.-12 P.M., Saturday, April 27, at the Skidaway Island Southside Fire Department on McWhorter Road. Price: $10. Instructor: Jack Huber.

May

Special! National Safe Boating Weekend of Seminars—All day Saturday, May 18, and Sunday afternoon, May 19. Planning is underway to offer up to 10 seminars over a two-day period. Under consideration are:

Þ Classroom only—How to Use a Paper Chart · Knots, Bends & Mariner Hitches · Mastering Rules of the Road · Tides & Currents · Using GPS · Using VHF/DSC Radio

Þ Classroom with optional on-the-water training (at a later date)—Anchoring · Trailering · Onboard Weather Forecasting · Partner in Command

June

Seamanship—Offered as a 5-session course on Tuesday, June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9. Price: $76pp, $25 more for family sharing a text. Instructor: Cdr. Dennis Cusanelli. Optional on-the-water boat handling training is included for all Seamanship graduates.

Summer Sneak Preview…

Sail—Onboard instruction. Class size will be limited, so sign up early. Contact: Bob Hastie.

Engine Maintenance

Boat Handling Under Power

America’s Boating Course

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