GPS navigation courses being offered in March

MIDDLESEX—America’s Boating Club-Richmond will offer several courses this spring as a public service. On March 7-8 in Deltaville there will be a two-day basic navigation course based on GPS. To learn more, email RichmondBoatClub@yahoo.com or visit the website at www.RichmondBoatClub.com.

A boat handling and basic navigation course starts on Tuesday night, March 10, and for each Tuesday night through May 5 in Richmond.

For experienced boaters, there will be a two day refresher class—one day classroom, one day on the water—being offered June 13-14 in Deltaville. The cost of these courses covers materials. The experienced instructors receive no payment and no profit.

Rivah Visitor's Guide Staff
Rivah Visitor's Guide Staff
The Rivah Visitor’s Guide provides information about places to go and things to do throughout the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula of Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay region, from the York River to the Potomac River.

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