US SAILING Basic Keelboat Instructor Evaluative Course, Offshore Sailing School, Fort Myers, FL, Jan. 7-9 Must have a NASBLA Safe Boating card to attend. Instructor Joe Hanko. Contact Karen Davidson at KarenDavidsson@ussailing.org. US SAILING Windsurfing Level 1 Instructor, Clearwater Community Sailing Center, Jan. 27-30 Britt Viehman instructor. Contact Gretchen Baum at gretchenbaum@ussailing.org. US SAILING/POWERBOATING Safe Powerboat Handling A great course for those who operate whalers and similar single-screw powerboats including recreational boaters, sailing instructors, race committee and other on-the-water volunteers with some boating experience who want to learn the safe handling of small powerboats, or improve their on-thewater boat handling skills. A US SAILING Small Powerboat Certification is available upon successful completion of the course and satisfies the requirement for instructors seeking a US SAILING Level 1 certification. This is a two-day course with two full days; or a three-day course, part time each day; or the accelerated one full-day course. Jan. 5-6, Feb. 2-3 (separate two-day courses). Best Boat Club and Rentals, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dean Sealey. dean@goboatingnow.com. (954) 523-0033
BOAT SHOWS 57th Houston International Boat Show. Jan. 4-13. Reliant Center, Houston. www.houstonboatshows.com. (713) 526-6361 51st Atlanta Boat Show. Jan 10-13. Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. NMMA. www.atlantaboatshow.com. 39th Stuart Boat Show, Stuart, FL. Jan 11-13. Waterway Marina, Apex Marine. Stuart harbor, half mile off State Road 707. Stuart, FL. AllSports Productions. www.allsportsproductions.net. (305) 868-9224.
5th Cruiser Expo 2013 at the Stuart Boat Show. Jan. 13-15. Cruiser Expo 2013 is a compilation of 26 seminars on cruising over a three-day weekend. The event will cover subjects that are designed for both the novice and the seasoned skipper. Attendees will have VIP access to the Cruiser Expo Tent. Between seminars, attendees can relax in the Cruiser Cafe, visit with other cruisers or relax while exploring the Stuart Boat Show. The expo tent will house all the seminars beginning with coffee and pastries every morning at 8 a.m. Each day the seminar series starts at 9 a.m, a full hour before the Stuart Boat Show opens to the general public. On Friday and Saturday afternoons, organizers will host a get-to-knoweach-other cocktail hour just before the show closes. For more information, go to www.cruiserexpo.com. Austin Boat Show. Jan. 17-20. Austin Convention Center. www.austinboatshow.com San Antonio Boat Show. Jan. 24-27 at the Alamodome. Thursday and Friday, 12 p.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. www.sanantonioboatshow.com Charleston Boat Show. Jan. 25-27. Charleston Convention Center, Charleston, SC. (864) 250-9713. www.thecharlestonboatshow.com. Trawler Fest, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jan. 29-Feb. 2 This event is sponsored by PassageMaker magazine and will be held at the Bahia Mar Resort & Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale. Attendees come by boat and stay at the marina, or by land, staying at one of the local hotels or the resort. Seminars, on a wide range of topics, include the following: how to select the right boat, single screw versus twin, custom boats, steel versus fiberglass, engine maintenance, electrical, anchoring, electronics, medical, safety, communications, living aboard, and local and long-distance cruising. For more information, go to www.trawlerfest.com. Mid-Atlantic Boat Show. Feb. 7-10. Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC. www.ncboatshows.com. Miami International Boat Show and Strictly Sail, Miamarina at Bayside, Miami, FL, Feb. 14-18. See pages 3637 for show information and seminar schedule.
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