Make your boating experiences fun as well as safe! Come join us and learn the rules of the water. America’s Boating Club® – Golden Corner Lakes,
is offering free boating courses this year where you will learn about types of boats and their uses, State and local regulations, safety equipment, communications, how to handle emergencies, anchoring, trailering, navigation rules and aids, personal watercraft (jet ski) operation, knot tying and much more. At the end of the course, there will be an exam. After completing a course, there is an option to have on-the-water training, if desired. Completion of the course by a person born before July 1, 2007 will allow that person to get a certificate for jet ski operation. There is no cost for the course other than $35 for a manual which can be shared with family members. The classes are to be held in person at two locations as follows:
St. Mark United Methodist Church, 616 Quincy Road, Seneca, SC: three consecutive Tuesdays from 6:00 to 8:30 pm March 11, 18 and 25; April 22, 29 and May 6; and September 9, 16 and 23.
At Keowee Key North Marina, Lake View Room, 563 Tall Ship Drive, Salem, SC, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm on either Saturday, May 17 or Saturday June 21.
Please preregister for your choice of course by calling Ron Osburn at (864) 972-2434 or email Ron at ozbrn@bellsouth.net.
Meeting particulars will be provided to preregistered students.
After completing America’s Boating Course, there is an option to have free on-the-water training. Each participant will be guided through leaving the dock, slow speed maneuvers at idle speed, crossing wakes at speed, “man overboard” drill and general awareness.
For Keowee Key residents, this training will be held at the Keowee Key North Marina on the following Mondays: April 14, May 19, June 23, July 21, August 18 or September 29 from 8:30 am to 12 noon. Contact Derek Massi at (864) 944-0863 or email Derek at dmassi@kkpoa.com. For those not living at Keowee Key, on-the-water training will be held at South Cove County Park, 1099 South Cove Road, Seneca from 6-8pm on May 13 and June 24. To sign up for either of these two sessions, call
Ron Osburn at (864) 972-2434 or email Ron at ozbrn@bellsouth.net.
In addition to boating safety courses, a Weather for Boaters Seminar is offered to the public and will be held on Saturday, June 7 from 9:30 am to 12:00 at the Lake View Room at the Keowee Key North Marina. This seminar covers the unique facets of weather in the Upstate as well as some weather forecasting methods and tools. This Seminar is free and a PDF of the seminar is available at the cost of $10. To register, call Brian Hackley at (864) 784-2551 or email Brian at hackley1@gmail.com.
For membership and additional information, visit our Website at www.abclubgcl.org or Facebook: www.facebook.com/abclubgcl
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