{"id":38515,"date":"2023-04-12T09:21:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T13:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=38515"},"modified":"2023-04-12T14:43:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T18:43:08","slug":"welcome-to-boating-and-fishing-clinics-scheduled-for-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2023\/04\/12\/welcome-to-boating-and-fishing-clinics-scheduled-for-may\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Welcome to Boating and Fishing\u2019 Clinics Scheduled for May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Free Basic Instruction Program at Sandy Point State Park<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 361px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51186135360_5ecdcfcd04.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of people gathered on a boat pier\" width=\"351\" height=\"234\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Marine Trades Association of Maryland, Annapolis School of Seamanship, and the BoatUS Foundation for Safety and Clean Water are sponsoring free \u201cWelcome to Boating and Fishing\u201d clinics May 6-7 at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/southern\/sandypoint.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sandy Point State Park<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019s boating ramps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New and returning boaters and anglers are invited to come learn from the pros at free seminars about boating and fishing and view demonstrations on boat launching and safety equipment. Attendees can learn skills to stay involved, be safe, and enjoy Maryland\u2019s waterways.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to free seminars and demonstrations, several classes are available for purchase from Annapolis School of Seamanship. Space is limited for classes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A variety of programs will take place each day between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. The full schedule is available on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/boating\/Pages\/welcome-to-boating-and-fishing.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Natural Resources website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and advanced registration is requested.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some programs during the clinic have additional costs, and all attendees must also pay the park\u2019s $5 entry fee when they arrive. Sandy Point State Park information is available <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/southern\/sandypoint.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on the DNR website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free Basic Instruction Program at Sandy Point State Park The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Marine Trades Association of Maryland, Annapolis School of Seamanship, and the BoatUS Foundation for Safety and Clean Water are sponsoring free \u201cWelcome to Boating and Fishing\u201d clinics May 6-7 at Sandy Point State Park\u2019s boating ramps. New and returning boaters<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2023\/04\/12\/welcome-to-boating-and-fishing-clinics-scheduled-for-may\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,3171,11],"tags":[5364,3197,3736,5190,3332,4314],"class_list":["post-38515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-boating","category-fisheries","tag-annapolis-school-of-seamanship","tag-boating","tag-boating-safety","tag-marine-trades-association-of-maryland","tag-sandy-point-state-park","tag-sportfishing"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38515"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38527,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38515\/revisions\/38527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}