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■ RACING EVENTSFor racing schedules, news and eventssee the racing section.EVENTS & NEWS OF INTEREST TO SOUTHERN SAILORSTo have your news or event in this section, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send us information by the 5th of themonth preceding publication. Contact us if later. We will print your event the month of the event and the month before.Rendezvous we print for three months.North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NCOngoing adult sailing programs. Family Sailing.Ongoing traditional boat building classes.www.ncmm-friends.org,maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317.■ UPCOMING SOUTHERNEVENTSYouth Sailing ProgramsGo to our annual list at http://www.southwindsmagazine.com/yacht_sail_dir.php.EDUCATIONAL/TRAININGMarine Electrical Certification, Thunderbolt, GA,June 19-22Thunderbolt Marine. American Boat and Yacht Council.www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460Using VHF and VHF/DSC Marine Radio,St. Petersburg Sail & Power Squadron, June 20This seminar explains basic VHF operation and DigitalSelective Calling (DSC). A CD is included with a DSCSimulator that allows you to practice on your computer athome. The handy waterproof McGraw-Hill Captains’ QuickGuide Using VHF is included with essential informationthat you should have aboard.Wednesday, June 20, 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg SailingCenter, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg.Instruction is free, materials $30 per family. Maximum 20students; Pre-registration required. Contact the squadron atwww.boating-stpete.org. (727) 525-0968.Basic Marine Electrical, Gulf Shores, AL, July 17-19Saunders Yachtworks. American Boat and Yacht Council.www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460Marine Systems Certification, Thunderbolt, GA, July 17-20Thunderbolt Marine. American Boat and Yacht Council.www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460Sail Trim and Rig Tuning Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL,July 18This seminar shows in clear and simple terms how to useand adjust sails for optimum performance under a widerange of conditions. The seminar comes with a waterproofUSPS Captain’s Quick Guide written by North Sails,along with “Student Notes.” Wednesday, July 18, 7-9p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, DemensLanding. Instruction free, materials $25 per family.Maximum 20 students. Pre-registration required. Goto www.boating-stpete.org.About Boating Safely Courses—Required in Florida and Other Southern StatesEffective Jan. 1, 2010, anyone in Florida born after Jan.1, 1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operatea boat of 10 hp or more. Other states require boaters tohave boater safety education if they were born after a certaindate, meaning boaters of all ages will eventually berequired to have taken a course. To learn about the laws ineach state, go to www.aboutboatingsafely.com.The course name “About Boating Safely,” begun bythe Coast Guard Auxiliary, satisfies the education requirementin Florida and most Southern states and also givesboaters of all ages a solid grounding (no pun intended) inboating safety. Other organizations offer other courseswhich will satisfy the Florida requirements.The About Boating Safely (ABS) covers subjects includingboat handling, weather, charts, navigation rules, trailering,federal regulations, personal watercraft, hypothermiaand more. Many insurance companies also give discountsfor having taken the boater safety education course.Completion of courses qualifies attendees for Florida’sBoater Safety Card.The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **):**America’s Boating Course, St. Petersburg Sail andPower Squadron, July 9. Available to anyone 12 orolder. Free. Materials cost $35 per family. Classes held oncea week (two hours each Monday) for seven weeks.Completion of this course will enable the student to skippera boat with confidence. 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg SailingCenter, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg.Maximum 20 students. Pre-registration required atwww.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 498-4001. Other membercourses on navigation, seamanship, maintenance, electrical,etc., regularly scheduled. Go to the website for moreinformation.**Monthly Boating Safely Courses 2012 Schedule in FortPierce, FL. Go to http://a0700508.uscgaux.info/ (click onClasses) for class information. 2012 schedule: June 16, July28, Aug. 18, Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 17 Classes are usuallyvery full, call and reserve space on the preferred programdate. $36 (+ $10 for each additional family member). Classesheld monthly. Eight-hour class at 8 a.m. Flotilla 58 CoastGuard Auxiliary Building 1400 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce FL.(772) 418-1142.**Vero Beach, FL. Sponsored by the Vero Beach PowerSquadron (VBPS). 301 Acacia Road, Vero Beach, FL.Schedule at www.verobeachps.com. Sept. 15, Nov. 24.News & Views for Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS June 2012 13