Boating Safety Course In January

The Palm Beach Sail & Power Squadron/America’s Boating Club will hold a two-day boating safety course on Saturday, Jan. 18 and Sunday, Jan. 19 at the group’s headquarters located at 1125 Old Dixie Hwy. in Lake Park. Class starts at 8 a.m. for registration.

The course covers safety and emergency procedures, navigation, boat handling, anchoring, rules of the road, fueling and more. Passing a test at the end of the course will earn the Florida Boating Safety Education Card, which is required by the state for everyone born after Jan. 1, 1988 who operates a boat with a motor of 10 hp or more.

The cost is $70. For more info., call Rick Wood at (561) 542-1146 or Cal Cearley at (561) 670-1922.