Source: The Herald
Before you row, row, row your boat, start your engine or set sail, sign up for these free seminars by the Everett Sail and Power Squadron at Breakwater Marine Everett, 8407 Broadway.
The classes are held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, as follows:
July 13, knots, bends and hitches: Learn how to tie essential knots.
July 27, how to use a chart: Learn how to read charts and know your way around the waters.
Aug. 10, mastering the rules of the road: Learn rights of way, responsibilities, signals and more.
Aug. 24, boating on rivers and lakes: Learn special navigation rules, how to read currents, use locks systems, and communicate with lock masters and bridge tenders.
For more information or to register, email Jim West at phnx789@msn.com or see the squadron’s website, go to www.usps.org/localusps/everett/.
The power squadron also offers a series of six basic boating classes, America’s Boating Course, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays beginning July 15 at Cabela’s, 9810 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip.
The classes are required to get a Washington State Boaters’ Education Card.
The series is $50 for the first family member and $17 for each additional person in the same household sharing materials.
Go to www.parks.wa.gov/boating/boatered/ for information about the classes and who is required to have the card.