Enjoy an all-day Introduction to Boating class at Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia. Participants will learn the basics of boating including topics such as safety, navigation, casting off and federal/state boating laws.
Introduction to Boating Curriculum:
Introduction to Boating is taught by US Coast Guard-certified Instructors from Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy.
Class will be broken up into 2 sections. In-class instruction in the morning at Moneta Public Library. Attendees will break for lunch and resume class at Bridgewater Marina for hands-on learning aboard a boat with the instructor.
In-Class Instruction:
Moneta Public Library
13641 Moneta Rd.,
Moneta, VA 24121
On-Board Instruction (following lunch):
Bridgewater Marina at Smith Mountain Lake
16410 Booker T. Washington Hwy
#5865
Moneta, VA 24121
Contact Rebekah Hughes at New College Institute
rhughes@newcollegeinstitute.org
276-734-1252
This class is not to be confused with, nor may it be substituted for NASBLA-approved certifying courses which may be taken online for free at boatus.org.
However, this class is taught by Coast Guard-certified instructors from certified Marine training facility and provides in depth instruction and supplementary material, including hands-on guidance, detailed knowledge and practical examples, obviously not offered in an online class.
