So, that past two Thursdays I spent with my dad at Peters Marine in Allentown taking the Basic Boating class. It prepared us to take our boating safety test in order to get our NASBLA approved certificate. The class was very well done. Kudos to Bobby from Peters Marine and Bob from the PA Fish & Boat Commission. http://www.petersmarine.com/
While neither Dad or I needed the class we both found it important to know what boaters should be doing. Even though technically as a non-powered boat I have the right of way in my kayak, I want to know what other people are supposed to do. And technically I'm still responsible for knowing the info in the manual.
I got 100% correct on my test and sent the paperwork in today with the $10 to get my permanent card. They ran the class for free, so it couldn't be beat. If you take the course online it costs something like $45.
I'm looking forward to taking some of the other seminars that they will hopefully hold there. I'm really interested in some of the courses that the US Power Squadron do. In fact, Kelly's Canoe and Kayak mentioned doing some winter gatherings and I suggested some of their paddle friendly classes such as: Paddle Smart, Basic Coastal Navigation, How to Use a Chart, Onboard Weather Forecasting, etc. http://www.usps.org/e_stuff/seminars.htm
Hopefully I can pick up some more of these educational classes over the winter when opportunities to go out are less.
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