Free Safe Boating Classes Offered to the Public

Grand Lake Sail and Power Squadron will present the United States Power Squadron (USPS) safe boating course “BoatSmart” in three 3-hour sessions. It will be taught from 6:00 to 9:00 pm on March 6, 9, & 13 at the GLA Visitor Center in Grove near Sailboat Bridge. This is a free education opportunity to learn safe boating, plus it can help reduce the cost of boat insurance. Insurance companies recognize the benefits, and they usually discount boat insurance premiums by about ten percent for those who successfully complete the course.

The BoatSmart course is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and is also approved by the United States Coast Guard as acceptable to the National Recreational Boating Safety Program. Personal Watercraft Operations content in this course has been approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators as meeting requirements for a Personal Watercraft Endorsement program.

Please pre-register by contacting Jane Montgomery at (918) 786-9797 or Gene Pett at (918) 787-6103 or e-mail to: jane53@aol.com or gmpett@yahoo.com. You can also sign up at the Grand Lake Sail & Power Squadron’s booth at the Grove Boat Show this weekend.