By Rodney Page, Times Staff Writer
Thursday, March 3, 2011
SAILING
Hands-on class steers new Sailors right
Boca Ciega Yacht Club will offer a five-week Adult Basic Sailing class beginning March 16. The course includes five Wednesday evening classes as well as four weekend waterfront sessions. Students will put classroom theories into practice sailing the club's Catalina 16.5 fleet. Cost is $225 per person including all classroom materials and an U.S. Sailing Association Basic Keelboat manual. Participants will receive a complementary three-month membership. For registration information, visit www.sailbcyc.org or call Jennifer Rogers at (727) 345-7544.
Fishing
Learn the basics
Starting March 23, guide Rick Frazier will take newbies through an introduction to saltwater fishing during his eight-week course in St. Petersburg. Cost is $75. Call (727) 510-4376.
Hunting
State may extend alligator hours
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission gave preliminary approval for an additional four hours of daylight hunting to the state's recreational alligator season, which runs Aug. 15 to Nov. 1. Currently, the rule primarily allows for nighttime hunting, between one hour before sunset and one hour after sunrise. The change would extend the hours to 5 p.m. to 10 a.m. Commissioners will vote at their June meeting.
Rodney Page, Times staff writer