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Seamanship & Safety

Handle the boat right — anchoring and docking, life jackets and safety gear, rules of the water.

Seamanship

Seamanship

Anchor

Anchor

Mooring

Mooring

Life jacket

Man overboard

Knot

Knot

Boating

Boating

Capsizing

Capsizing

Coast guard

Bilge pump

Outboard motor

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