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Fantastic day at Boatsmart

students in a boat at the excursion

Yr 10 Marine Biology had a great day out at the excursion to Lake Illawarra Yacht Club to take part in the Boatsmart Program. 

The students had hands on experiences learning to:

 

students starting a boat motor

Pack all the required safety equipment on a boat, correctly wear a lifejacket, set off 2 types of flares, launch a boat from a trailer, drive a boat, navigate safely on the water around navigation markers, steer an outboard motor on a small boat, start and maintain an outboard motor, put a boat back on a trailer at the end of the day and flush out an outboard motor. 

A fantastic day was had by all, they showed great teamwork helping each other attach their outboards and learning how to row a tender. They displayed lots of grit when learning to start their outboards (not an easy job). and built lots of new ideas about the boating industry.