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Bellevue Sail & Power Squadron Boating Classes & Seminars
For information or to register
online for classes and seminars, go to:
www.bellevuepowersquadron.org/ Education, or call Dennis Kinch at (206) 236-5441.
March 1: Weather begins at Lake Hills Elementary at 7:00 pm. March 7: Navigation begins at Lake Hills Elementary at 7:00 pm. March 8: Skipper Saver begins at Lake Hills Elementary School, at 7:00 pm. March 9: Anchoring Seminar will be at West Marine, 6:00-8:00 p.m.. March 16: Mastering Rules of the Road Seminar, West Marine, 6:00-8:00 p.m. March 18: All-day America's Boating course at Meydenbauer Bay YC, 7:30 am. March 23: Using GPS Seminar will be at at West Marine, 6:00-8:00 p.m.. April 2: All-day America's Boating course at MBYC, 7:30 am. April 7: 5 week America’s Boating course begins, Newport YC, 7:00-9:00 pm. April 9: An All-day America’s Boating Course at the Newport YC, 8:00 am. April 12: Cruise Planning begins at Lake Hills Elementary at 7:00 pm. April 13: Paddle Smart Seminar will be at West Marine, 6:00-8:00 p.m. April 14: Marine Communications Systems 7:00 pm, at Lake Hills Elem. April 14: Skipper Saver begins at Newport YC. Subsequent classes held at Lake Hills Elementary, 7:00 pm. April 20: Mastering Rules of the Road, at West Marine, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Lin & Larry Pardey
West Coast Seminars The Pardeys will be speaking
at the Northwest Maritime Center Spring Symposium in Port Townsend, Washington; Spaulding Wooden Boat Center in Sausalito, California; and OCC School of Sailing and Seamanship in Newport, California to introduce Lin’s long-awaited book, Bull Canyon—A Boatbuilder, a Writer and Other Wildlife. Topics for each venue are different. A complete list of seminar topics, dates, and times can be viewed at:
www.landlpardey.com Lin and Larry have voyaged more
than 200,000 miles together on self-built engine-free wooden boats. Their voyages have taken them around the world, both east-about and west-about. Lin’s new book will be launched
during this tour. In Bull Canyon Lin turns to an “adventure on land.” This is the story of the four years the couple spent far from the sea, building the boat of their dreams in California's remote Bull Canyon. March 18 & 19: Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, Washington: The Compelling Power of Adventure, and Sixteen Ways to Ensure your Partner Shares your Dream March 24 & 25: Spaulding Wooden Boat Center, Sausalito, California: The Unstoppable Cruising Boat: From nuts and bolts to a real budget March 28 & 30: OCC School of Sailing and Seamanship, Newport Beach, California: Cruising Cost Control and the Paperwork of Cruising, Storm Tactics
“Around The Americas - The Expedition” March 30
The once in a lifetime voyage of the
crew and scientists who sailed “Around the Americas” on the 64-foot cutter Ocean Watch will be featured at a presentation this spring in Ballard. Captain Mark Schrader will host a benefit scholarship program for Ballard High School’s Maritime Academy at the Leif Erikson Hall.
Ocean Watch’s remarkable sea voyage
Around the Americas began in Ballard in June of 2009 and returned in June of 2010. Around the Americas was a 28,000 mile sailing circumnavigation of the American continents with the mission of inspiring, educating, and engaging the citizens of the Americas to protect our fragile oceans. Relive with Schrader the trials and
tribulations of the voyage, the study of the problems and challenges of melting ice, farm fishing algal blooms, and poisonous shellfish. Thirteen countries, fifty-three ports in 382 days. The program is the final segment of The Great Decisions program sponsored by The Ballard Public Library, Secret Garden Books, and the Viking Bank. The donation per ticket is $25. Special student rate: 2 for $25. Leif Erikson Hall, 2245 NW 57th
St. Ballard, WA, Wednesday, March 30, 6:30 pm. Reservations and tickets are available at Secret Garden Books, email:
bookshop@secretgardenbooks.com or phone (206) 789-5006. The Viking Bank, Tel: (206) 784-2200, email:
gdecsballard@gmail.com
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