Monticello — Jim Durham, the Lake Cumberland Detachment Leader for the United

States Coast Guard Auxiliary out of Lexington, announced today that the USCG

Auxiliary will be teaching a boating safety course ³Responsible Boating² and

will also hold a Vessel Examination Day on June 27, at the Jamestown Marina

Lodge in the Cumberland Room in Jamestown, Ky. The same course will be

taught on Sunday, June 28 at Cave Springs Marina, Nancy, Ky. Free boat

inspections will be conducted at both marinas.

Detachment Leader Durham said, ³On behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard

Auxiliary Detachment on Lake Cumberland, I am pleased to announce that the

Lake Cumberland Detachment will be providing a USCG Auxiliary Œcertified¹

instructor for this event and that we will have Auxiliary Vessel Examiners

available that day for courtesy boat inspections down at the fuel pier. We

look forward to meeting many new Lake Cumberland boaters as we promote safe

boating and Homeland Security awareness of Lake Cumberland. As one of

Kentucky¹s largest and most important impoundments, Lake Cumberland provides

water recreation to thousands of boaters annually. The more boaters we can

meet with and talk about boater safety and the Water Way Watch/Homeland

Security mission of the Auxiliary, and the more boats we can inspect (boat

inspections are voluntary but generally reduce insurance costs for boaters!)

then the safer the lake will be for everyone².

The ³Boating Safety‹Responsible Boating² course will be taught by a

certified USCG Auxiliary instructor. The address for Jamestown Marina is

3677 South Highway 92, Jamestown, Ky. 42629. The address for Cave Springs

Marina is 782 Island Ramp Road, Nancy, Ky. 42544. The course begins at 9

a.m. and runs to 5 p.m.

This is a very comprehensive boater safety course. There is a charge for

the course. However, because of limited space, the course is only available

to the first 35 people who sign up. So, if you are interested sign up early

by emailing Jim Durham at: captainjim@striperfun.com.

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is a civilian volunteer

lifesaving force that is a component of the United States Coast Guard, now

part of the Department of Homeland Security. Among the numerous functions

the Auxiliary performs on behalf of the Coast Guard are safety patrols on

the water, vessel safety checks for recreational and certain commercial

watercraft, Search and Rescue (SAR) for downed or lost boaters, enhancement

of public awareness of possible terrorist threats to our waterways, boater

safety education and direct support of the U.S. Coast Guard & Homeland

Security when requested.

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is actively seeking members for the new

Lake Cumberland Detachment.

If you enjoy boating and would like to learn more about the benefits and

rewards of volunteering with the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, you

can call Jim Durham at 513-304-8825. Durham will promptly return your call.

Or you can email Jim at: captainjim@striperfun.com You need not be a boat

owner to be involved.