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N
ewport
I
nternational
B
oat
Show Announces Exciting
New Education Series
Show Dates & Hours:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, September 14th, 15th,
and 16th: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, September 17th: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission Prices:
•Thursday, September 14th, VIP Day: Online and at
the gate tickets are $35*.
•Friday, Saturday or Sunday, September 15th, 16th
or 17th advanced tickets are $15* until September
14th and day-of tickets are $20.
•Two-day discounted ticket packages are also
available online.
•Children under 12 are admitted free all days when
accompanied by an adult.
•Friday, September 15th only, visitors with a valid
Military or Newport County Resident ID pay $12
admission at the ticket booth (This discount cannot
be combined with any other discount offer).
N
ewport Exhibition Group, owners and producers of the Newport
International Boat Show, announced today the 2017 Education Series for
this year’s Boat Show. Greatly expanding on past offerings, the Newport
International Boat Show will host
in-water courses, seminars and demonstrations, giving showgoers plenty
to look forward to beyond the excitement of new boats and boating gear
debuts.
This year’s education opportunities include Confident Captain’s At The
Helm instruction program and the CruiserPort University seminar series
presented by PassageMaker, Sail, Soundings and Power & Motoryacht.
In addition, ticket holders will also have the opportunity to tour the
200-foot educational Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry at no additional
charge. The ship will be docked at Perry Mill Wharf for tours and staff will
be on-hand to answer questions.
“The Newport International Boat Show offers so much more than the
latest boats and marine equipment available on the market today,” said
Nancy Piffard, show director at Newport Exhibition Group. “Our guests
have the opportunity to attend seminars presented by top-notch
speakers who are well known around the world. There is nothing more
valuable than At The Helm training with a licensed captain to improve
one’s boating skills. These educational offerings
are not to be missed!”
Confident Captain’s At The Helm courses
include: Become a Power-Boater, Powerboat
Docking andManeuvering, Advanced Outboard
Handling, Just Go Sailing! and Advanced
Sailboat Handling andTrim (Including Spinnaker
Sailing).
CruiserPort University will include a number
of seminars by world-renowned speakers.
Author and researcher Nigel Calder will present
Troubleshooting and Repairing Diesel Engines
Underway and Troubleshooting and Repairing
Systems Underway. Chris Parker will discuss
Offshore Weather. Captain John Clayman will
present Characteristics of Offshore Boats, Sail
and Power and Storm Tactics: Power & Sail. Bob
Sweet will speak on Old School Navigation.
Captain John Clayman and Ryan Gettler
will present To Bermuda, the Caribbean and
Beyond. Eric Kunz and Bob Sweet will discuss
Radar and Electronic Navigation. Captain Bob
Arrington, Brian Kinsella and Ben Sprague will discuss Survival at Sea.
Eric Kunz will cover Troubleshooting Electronics at Sea. There will also be
a presentation entitled, First Aid & Emergency Preparedness at Sea with a
DAN Medical Services instructor. Seminars will take place at the Newport
Blues Café across the street from the boat show entrance.
For more information on the 2017 Newport International Boat Show,
please visit
www.newportboatshow.com.
To learn more or to register for the Confident
Captain At The Helm or the CruiserPort
University programs, visit newportboatshow.
com/index.php/attending-the-show/
-
educational-seminars.
Details on the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry are
listed at
www.ohpri.org/ship.