Left to Right, Lindy Sikes, Gus Gustafson, Craig Price. Lindy and Craig are Denver, N.C. residents and Gus resides in Sherrills Ford, N.C.

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.