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Upcoming Events in the Southeast (Non-Race) Go to the Racing Calendar for regattas, local races and racing news • Educational/Training • Boat Shows • Seafood Festivals & Nautical Flea Markets • Sailboat & Trawler Rendezvous • Other Events
LISTING YOUR EVENT To have your event listed, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Email us the information by the 1st of the month preceding publication. Contact us if a little later (it most likely will get in, but not certain). We will print your public event the month of the event and the month before. Rendezvous we print for three months. Events must be free, very low cost, or not for profit. For profit events can be listed for a small fee.
EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING Go to the Racing News Pages on page 22 for Race Management Instruction in the Southeast. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary organizations throughout the country hold hundreds of regular boating courses on the various subjects. To find a course near you, go to www.cgaux.org/boatinged/class_finder.
Emergencies On Board, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, Feb. 24 This seminar provides the skipper with information to prepare adequately for emergencies and how to actually deal with them when they occur. Topics include preventing accidents, running aground, fire, getting lost, and towing. Each student receives the “Emergencies On Board Quick Guide” and a full color “Student Guide” especially written for the seminar. 7-9pm. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Instruction free, materials $40 plus $10 each additional family member. Maximum 20 students. Pre-registration required. Go to www.boatingstpete.org
Safety at Sea Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, April 16-17 See the ad page 54 Using GPS Seminar, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, March 16 Principals of waypoint navigation and shows you how to relate the GPS to your charts. The seminar also shows you
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