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Family Boating
Date:
April 12-13, 2024
Hours:
Day 1: 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Day 2: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Location:
NSRAA
Address:
Cost:
$100 for families up to 3, $25 for each additional child (Children 8 and above)
Instructor:
Alison Dunlap, Katy Pendell
Registration:
Raise your children with a love for the water and a healthy awareness for the inherent risk. This class is designed to build confidence on and around the water. Learn from lifelong mariner's Alison and Katy tricks and techniques for opening discussion, preparing for a trip, and building bonds through marine adventures. What kids should know about marine safety, and what parents should know about taking kids out on the water with them.
Topics in this class may include:
Float plans
Boating trip risk assessment
Reading the weather and navigational charts
Essential items for every boating trip
Handling an outboard engine malfunction
Retrieving someone who falls overboard
Types of PFDs and their uses
Cold water survival skills
How to use a VHF radio
How to make a proper Mayday call
Types of emergency signals, including flares, and their proper use
Tying knots and docking techniques