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Feb. 16, through Monday, Feb. 20. Showhours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, andadmission to the show gives admission toother locations of the Miami show. Amongthe many multihulls and monohulls present,the show also includes the largestselection of catamarans of any boat show.Programs include Kids Aboard BoatBuilding Workshop (free), free sailing tripsthrough Discover Sailing, and free dailyseminars.Tickets can be bought online atwww.miamiboatshow.com. Tickets onThursday (10 a.m.-6 p.m.), Feb. 16, PremierDay, are $25. Cost of tickets Feb. 13-17, Fridaythrough Monday (10 a.m.-6 p.m.), are $15, freefor children under 12. Adult, two-day(Feb 17-20) passes are available for $26.Thursday, Premier Day tickets availablefor $28. All tickets include entryto all locations of the Miami InternationalBoat Show..EDUCATIONAL BOATING EVENTSOngoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs. St.Petersburg, FL, Each Tuesday night, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 1300Beach Dr. SE, St. Petersburg. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary,Flotilla 72. Completion satisfies the State of Florida boatersafety education requirements. The continuous rotatingprogram has 11 lessons. One lesson is presented eachTuesday night. Lessons include: which boat for you, equipment,trailering, lines and knots, boat handling, signs,weather, rules, introduction to navigation, inland boatingand radio. (727) 823-3753Boating Safety Courses, St. Petersburg, FL: The StPetersburg Sail and Power Squadron begins the six-week(every Monday) Public Boating Course on Jan. 9. The courseincludes safety information plus basic piloting; charts,course plotting, latitude/longitude and dead reckoning. Call(727) 867-3088 or visit www.boating-stpete.org for details.The course satisfies Florida’s education requirement forboaters under age 21.Clearwater Coast Guard Auxiliary offers PublicBoating Programs:Expanded Boating Skills and Seamanship (11 lessons).Class Days: Jan. 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 31.Feb. 3, 7, 10, 14, 17All programs are held at the Clearwater SailingCenter, 1001 Gulf Blvd., Sand Key (Clearwater).They are open to adults and youths.For more information on upcoming educationprograms or to request a free vessel safetycheck, call (727) 469-8895 or visitwww.uscgaux.org/~0701101/PublicEducationPrograms.htm.North Carolina Maritime Museum,Beaufort, NC, www.ncmm-friends.org,maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317.On-going adults sailing programs.Family Sailing. 2-6 people; 2-6 hours.Traditional skiffs or 30’ keelboat. $50-$240.Reservations/information:Call The Friends’ office (252) 728-1638Seven Seas Cruising Association-Sponsored MarineWeather Forecasting Workshop. Miami, FL. Feb. 21 -22A two-day Marine Weather Forecasting Workshop will beheld at the Miami Yacht Club on Feb. 21-22. (These datesimmediately follow the Miami Boat Show, Feb 16-20.) Theworkshop is sponsored by Seven Seas Cruising Associationand supported by West Marine.The curriculum includes cause and effect of marineweather, charting symbols and terminology, the patterns ofweather systems and interpreting surface and 500-mb charts.Lee Chesneau, a senior marine meteorologist for NOAA’sOcean Prediction Center and a USCG-certified STCWinstructor, will conduct the courses. He has held marineweather seminars for Safety-at-Sea and at boat shows. Thecost of the workshop is $250 per person for SSCA members,News & Views for Southern Sailors SOUTHWINDS January 2006 19