Safe Boating Clinic to be Held at Marina Del Rey West Marine Store

SACRAMENTO – Boaters are invited to attend a boating safety clinic in Marina Del Rey Aug. 25 hosted by the Department of Boating and Waterways (DBW). The clinic will take place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the West Marine store on 13555 Fiji Way.

DBW, in partnership with West Marine, will host the clinic to encourage safe yet enjoyable boating experiences. 

During holiday weekends, boating accidents occur every 30 minutes.  To encourage safe boating, DBW will give away two life jackets every half hour during the clinic.  Hourly safety seminars taught by West Marine’s Robin Stout, appearances by the Los Angeles Fire Department and UCLA Marina Aquatic Center, and local radio station representatives are also planned.

DBW enhances public access to the waterways and promotes on-the-water safety through programs funded by vessel registration fees, boating fuel tax dollars and boating facility construction loan payments.

“If it’s your boat, it’s your responsibility.”

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