Learn Boating Basics (the ABCs)
America’s Boating Course
SPRING 2024 ABC COURSES • APRIL/MAY
IN-PERSON • WALPOLE OR WESTWOOD
Boating is fabulous family activity. But you shouldn’t leave the dock without basic boating skills. As next season approaches, be sure you have the right safety equipment, know the rules of the road, and are prepared for the unexpected. Whether you own a paddle boat, sail boat, or powerboat, this course is designed for both skippers and crew alike. America’s Boating Club® has taught basic boating courses to well over one million students!
Topics covered:
- Boat handling
- State and federal requirements and regulations
- Safety equipment
- Aids to navigation, charts and course plotting
- Knots,
- Marine radio use
- Trailering
- Personal watercraft use
- And much more
If you are heading out on the water let us show you how to do so with skill, confidence and fun!
America’s Boating Course meets the Massachusetts requirements for a Boating Safety Certificate
America's Boating Course • Next Scheduled Spring 2024
UPCOMING CLASSES
Date | Time | Location | Fee | Registration |
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Walpole 5 Consecutive Mondays April 22 - May 20 | 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. | Walpole Public Library 143 School St, Walpole, MA | Fee & Student Manual/Charting Tools: $79 Two persons sharing materials: $129 | Info Flyer (PDF) Registration Now Open |
Westwood 5 Consecutive Wednesdays April 24 - May 22 | 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. | Westwood Council of Aging, 60 Nahatan St. Westwood, MA | Fee & Student Manual/Charting Tools: $79 Two persons sharing materials: $129 | Info Flyer (PDF) Registration Now Open |
Contact
Joe Kelliher • 508-668-8149 • abc@abc-gbh.org
* If Walpole or Westwood is not convenient, check out America’s Boating Course sessions offered by other chapters of the America’s Boating Club® Southeastern Massachusetts district INFO