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Fly Fishing: An Introduction
with Kevin Tracewski
This course is designed to get you solidly grounded in the fundamentals needed to enjoy fly fishing. Topics covered include tackle selection and assembly, knots, fly casting, fish foods, artificial flies, fly fishing strategies, entomology, and wading safety. After completing this course, you should have all the understanding and skills necessary to catch fish with a fly rod on your own.
This course will be taught in Orono by Kevin Tracewski, a registered Maine Guide and author of the best selling book, A Fisherman's Guide to Maine.
Belly Dance Workshop
with Jane MacKeil
Get a fun workout, burn some calories and move to the music. This belly dance workshop will focus on developing confidence in your own abilities to improv moves on your own, to your own music. This is a low impact cardio workout. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring belly dance gear if you have it. Otherwise, gear will be provided.
There is a $7 fee for this class, payable by cash or check.
America's Boating Course
with Craig Shipp
Learn the fundamentals of safe boating and earn the Maine state recognized certification that requires completion of a boating education course before operating most water craft for anyone born after 1999. Class covers safety equipment, trip planning, navigation rules and aids, state and federal regulations, anchoring, dealing with adverse conditions and emergencies, communications, trailering, knots and lines, and more! The information is useful for both ocean and freshwater boating. The course includes an examination for certification.
A materials/administration fee for the course is $10. Manuals are $35 if you want to buy one, payable at first class by cash or check ("Penobscot Bay Sail and Power Squadron").
No class 4/24.
This course is sponsored by the Penobscot Bay Chapter of the US Power Squadrons, America’s Boating Club.