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Contact Courtney Guertin
cguertin@battleshipcove.org
(508) 678-1100

How to Learn Bow to Stern
Learn Safe Boating Skills on board Battleship Massachusetts

FALL RIVER: Battleship Cove and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary have teamed up to offer a six-week certificate course in boating skills and seamanship. Beginning on February 5, 2003, the two-hour classes will meet Wednesdays at 7:00 PM in the Wardroom Annex of Battleship Massachusetts. Instruction is free, but there is a $35.00 fee for literature, which includes a textbook, workbook, and training chart. We encourage family enrollment, so materials
may be shared. Students will earn safe-boating certificates and may also be eligible to receive premium discounts on boating insurance upon completion of the course, which provides strong boating fundamentals for hands-on sailing classes such as those offered by the Battleship Cove Community Boating Program.

Among the topics covered by the course are:

1. Boat Selection
2. Boating Equipment
3. Boat Trailering
4. Boat Handling
5. Waterway Signs
6. Boating Rules
7. Piloting
8. Powering
9. Lines and Knots
10. Weather
11. Radio
12. Inland Boating
13. Boating History

Battleship Massachusetts is the centerpiece of Battleship Cove, a nonprofit maritime heritage museum serving as Massachusetts’ official memorial for September 11th, World War II, and the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf Wars. The world’s largest and most diverse collection of historic naval ships, Battleship Cove delivers a broad array of cultural, educational, and community outreach programs, including the Battleship Cove Community Boating Program, the Community Lecture Series, the RITE teacher externship, and the Veterans’ Voices oral history program. Battleship Cove also offers youth overnight camping, and all-inclusive birthday and banquet catering packages. Battleship Cove is open 362 days each year. Free parking. Snack Bar. Gift shop. For more information, contact Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA 02721; phone (508) 678-1100, (800) 533-3194; fax (508) 674-5597; www.battleshipcove.org.