Outdoors blog

Fri., May 31, 2013

Boating safety course fills Washington requirement

Sheriff’s deputies around the region will be enforcing boating safety regulations this holiday weekend. (Jesse Tinsley)

BOATING -- Starting this year, all Washington residents age 50 and under must complete an approved boating safety course in order to operate water craft of 15 horsepower or more.

The Spokane Sail and Power Squadron is teaching an 8-hour ABC 3 boating safety course that satisfies the requirements June 8-9 at Cabela’s in Post Falls.

Materials for the course can be picked up in advance in Spokane at West Marine, 5306 E Sprague Ave.

Info: Bill Asbell, (208) 777-0220.

Posted May 31, 2013, 6 a.m.

By Rich Landers

richl@spokesman.com

(509) 459-5508

Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

Follow Rich online:

Go to the full Outdoors page