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Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Noroton Yacht Club, Darien – Spring Refresher: “Practice What We Teach.” Click here. Questions? Please email Fred Elliott (elliottfc.07 AT gmail.com).

Coming Attractions: Click here.


SPRING REFRESHER
“PRACTICE WHAT WE TEACH”
Saturday, June 8, 2024, from 8:30 - 11:30 am
Anchoring, Charts, Piloting, Radio, Docking, GPS
Right-of-Way on our local waters...and more!

Come join the fun and prepare for a safe season on the water

The Spring Refresher is designed for the graduates of the Coastal Boating/Safe Boating class, DSPS members and their guests who want to “refresh” their safe boating skills. We will meet at Noroton YC, 23 Baywater Drive, Darien, at 8:30 am sharp on Saturday, June 8, and depart from the dock shortly thereafter. We will return by 11:30 am. Take advantage of this opportunity to “Practice What We Teach.” It is your opportunity to go out on a Darien Sail & Power Squadron member boat and see Long Island Sound with an experienced teacher and boat captain.

There will be 3-4 participants on each boat with a captain and a DSPS coordinator. The “on the water” activities will include: pre-launch boat review, leaving the dock, proceeding to the channel, plotting a course, basic rules of the road, man-over-board (MOB), anchoring, and docking. We will practice navigation rules, communicating on a VHF radio, releasing and securing your boat from the dock or mooring, and other safe boating skills needed to have a stress free and safe outing on the water.

Coffee/water and donuts are provided before we leave and a light lunch is included to enjoy with your crew upon return. Bring a friend or a family member if you would like. The cost is $25 per person and includes the light lunch after the trip. Also, we can make arrangements for lunch at the dock with your family members/friends that are not participating in on-the-water activities for a minimal fee. Show them the boats and the docks!

We have had great weather in past years and hope to have good weather again this year. We leave the Noroton YC docks promptly, so come early.

Next steps:

  1. Email Fred Elliott at elliottfc.07@gmail.com that you would like to attend. Space is limited to 20 students, first come, first served.
  2. Send a check for $25 per participant made out to DSPS to:
        John Pedersen
        35 Dubois St.
        Darien, CT 06820

OR

Use PayPal:

Number of Participants

We will be happy to process your registration for this fun and instructive morning on LI Sound.

You will receive an email confirming your registration. Any questions please contact Fred Elliott at elliottfc.07@gmail.com or (203) 656-2820.


Coming Attractions

  • Sunday, June 2, 3:00 pm–Speaker Series at Darien Library: Eric Jay Dolan on Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World. See the DSPS Calendar.

  • Saturday, June 8, 8:30 am–Spring Refresher at Noroton Yacht Club. See the DSPS Calendar.