Berkeley Boating
Safety Day
May 23, 2004
Co-Sponsored By
Berkeley Yacht Club - Berkeley Marina - OCSC Sailing School
Join us May 23, 2004 for a fun and informative day co-sponsored by the
Berkeley Marina, the
Berkeley Yacht Club and the
OCSC Sailing School.
- Helicopter air-sea rescue demonstration
- Person-overboard in-the-water recovery demonstrations
- Liferaft inflation demonstration
- Fire extinguisher demonstrations
- Flare demonstrations
- Exhibits of the latest in PFD's and other safety gear
- Free vessel safety checks by members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary
- Free EPIRB tests
- Tours of a Coast Guard rescue boat
- Free safety seminars
- Free hot dog and chili feed by OCSC Sailing School
Detailed schedule:
- 1000 Opening Ceremonies (O Dock parking lot)
- 1000-1600 Free Vessel Safety Checks by Coast Guard Auxiliary personnel
(throughout Berkeley Marina)
- 1000-1600 Free EPIRB tests (Berkeley Yacht Club)
- 1000-1600 Equipment exhibits (Berkeley Yacht Club)
- 1015-1100 Safety seminar for women (Berkeley Yacht Club)
- 1100-1200 Bay Boating Safety Seminar (Berkeley Yacht Club)
- 1200-1300 Offshore Boating Safety Seminar (Berkeley Yacht Club)
- 1200-1600 Free tours Coast Guard rescue boat (Berkeley Yacht Club guest
dock)
- 1230 Flare demonstrations by Coast Guard personnel (near O Dock parking
lot)
- 1300 Person-Overboard recovery demonstrations (between Berkeley Yacht
Club and OCSC Sailing School)
- 1400 Proclamation of Berkeley Boating Safety Day by Mayor Tom Bates
(outside Berkeley Yacht Club)
- 1415 Helicopter air-sea rescue demonstration by Coast Guard (near
Berkeley Pier)
- 1430 Liferaft inflation demonstration (Berkeley Yacht Club lawn)
- 1500 Fire extinguisher demonstrations (near O Dock parking lot)
- 1600 Hot dog and chili feed (OCSC Sailing School)