Learn Boating Skills With America's Boating Club Valley Forge

CHESTER COUNTY —If you love being out on the water, America’s Boating Club Valley Forge has opportunities for you to learn new boating skills.

Courses this spring range from basic boating, including the state-required America's Boating Course, through using GPS, AIS and radar, marine navigation, and marine electronics.

These courses are offered in conjunction with Chester County Lifelong Learning, night school; and Clews and Strawbridge Marine, a Frazer based boating store.

The public is invited to register for these classes at www.cclifelearn.org (CCLL), or www.ABCvalleyforge.org Registration for the other courses will be available after Jan. 1, 2023.

These courses are available:

ABC Course safe boating:

• Jan 4 five Wednesday evenings; Peirce Middle School, West Chester School District;
• March 21, five Tuesday evenings; Downingtown Middle School, DASD;
• April/May One Saturday to be announced, eight hours.

Marine Navigation:

• March 21 – Seven Tuesday evenings; Downingtown Middle School, DASD

Marine Electrical Systems

• March 29 – Seven Wednesday evenings; Peirce Middle School, West Chester School District

How to Effectively Use GPS, AIS and RADAR

• March 20 – Three Monday evenings; Stetson Middle School; West Chester School District.

For more information, contact Wayne R.F. Barrett at wrfbarrett@comcast.net, or 484-678-5137.