Boating Safety Day on Liberty Bay

This free family event, will offer visitors to the Port of Poulsbo an opportunity to learn about docking, navigation rules, knot tying, fire extinguisher use, flare demos, and most importantly how to handle emergencies in order to keep you and your loved ones safe. There will be free vessel safety checks for those that bring a boat. Vessels the have all required equipment will receive a current Marine Safety Inspection decal.

ALSO! There will be children’s activities for the little ones! A Youth poster contest, Police and Fire patrol boat tours, Boating Safety 4 Kids program with the PFD Seagulls, and kids can meet “Walter” (which stands for Washington’s All-equipped Law Enforcement Training and Education Resource boat)!

Finally a United States Coast Guard helicopter flyby is scheduled at 1pm to 1:30pm (flyby is subject to weather and availability).