Captain’s Weekend prepares boaters for season

Source: HeraldNet
Before you take your boat on the water this season, spiff up your safety skills and get your craft in shipshape condition with the Everett Sail and Power Squadron.

Squadron representatives are offering a Captain’s Weekend Saturday and Sunday at Cabela’s in Tulalip to help prepare people for boating season.

Visitors can learn about boating safety for adults and children and can sign up for a free vessel safety check. There will be information about boating educational courses and seminars offered locally, such as America’s Boating Course, Seamanship, Piloting and Navigation.

The Everett Sail and Power Squadron is a nonprofit public service organization that promotes boating safety and education.

“Captain’s Weekend” is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Cabela’s, 9810 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip. For more information about the event contact James D. Ferguson 360-387-5456. For more information about the Everett Sail and Power Squadron go to www.usps.org/everett.

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