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Right, Lindy Sikes, Gus Gustafson, Craig Price. Lindy
and Craig are Denver, N.C. residents and Gus resides in
Sherrills Ford, N.C. |
New Captains
Craig Price, Lindy Sikes and Gus Gustafson recently
completed a United States Coast Guard course that qualifies
them to Captain vessels carrying passengers for hire on inland
lakes and near coastal waters up to 100 miles offshore. Eighteen
area residents participated in a fifty four-hour comprehensive
courses that prepared them for the day long USCG Captains
Test. In order one to qualify for a Captains License a person
must have considerable time on the water and working knowledge
of the rules of the road, coastal navigation, general boat
handling and the ability address safety and emergencies' situations.
Both Craig and Gus are fishing guides working with Lake Norman
Ventures, Inc., the premier Striper Fishing Guide Service
on LKN. Lindy Sikes, a lake resident, will use his Captains
License to charter saltwater fishing trips. He is the owner
of a thirty-two-foot boat that is moored at the Carolina Coast.
The trio encourages all Lake Norman boaters to take a boating
safety class. Classes are conducted throughout the year at
convenient locations on both sides of the lake. A complete
schedule of classes conducted by Light House Services, The
United States Power Squadron and The United States Coast Guard
Auxiliary are listed in the Piedmont Lakes Pilot Magazine.
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