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n RACING EVENTS
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n UPCOMING SOUTHERN EVENTS EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING Chart Use Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, Aug. 14 “How to Use a Chart” will be presented by the St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. This seminar walks the boater through what they need to know in an interesting and entertaining way. Students will be provided with a “Maptech Waterproof Flip-fold Chart Symbols Reference and On-The-Water Guide” to take along when boating. Students will be shown how to plot a safe course with the USPS Plotter and make sure they are following the rules of the road. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing. FREE. Materials are $30 per family, maximum 20 students, preregistration required at www.boating-stpete.org. Tides and Currents Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, Sept. 18 “Tides and Currents” will be presented by the St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. The seminar deals with how the sun and moon create tidal patterns, sources of information about tides and tidal currents, simple ways to predict height of tide and current flow and how to use both printed and electronic tide tables. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing. FREE. Materials are $30 per family, max. 20 students, pre-registration required at www.boating-stpete.org. North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adult sailing programs. Family Sailing. On-going traditional boatbuilding classes. (252) 728-7317. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net,
About Boating Safely Courses—Required in Florida and Other Southern States Effective Jan. 1, 2010, anyone in Florida born after Jan. 1, 1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operate a boat of 10 hp or more. Other states require boaters to have boater safety education if they were born after a certain date, meaning boaters of all ages will eventually be required to have taken a course. To learn about the laws in each state, go to www.aboutboatingsafely.com. The course name “About Boating Safely,” begun by the Coast Guard Auxiliary, satisfies the education requirement in Florida and most Southern states and also gives boaters of all ages a solid grounding (no pun intended) in boating safety. Other organizations offer other courses which will satisfy the Florida requirements. The About Boating Safely (ABS) covers subjects includBoat Rental, Charter Company, Sailing Club Information Wanted Beach Cats, Sunfish, etc. – Small Boat Rental Companies Bareboats and Captained Charter Companies SOUTHWINDS is compiling a list for our website of all the charter and boat rental companies, including sailing clubs in the Bahamas and in the Southeast United States—in the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. For small boat rentals, this includes beach cats, sunfish, trimarans, windsurfers, kite sailing, sailing kayaks—any small sailboat rental in a private business, sailing club or community organization. For charter companies, this includes bareboat and captained charter companies and sailing clubs, including for the day and overnight, whether long-term or shortterm, and for any size boat. All above includes inland and on the coast. Email your information to editor@southwindsmagazine. com.
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