HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) – Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks is offering a free personal watercraft safety course on Fresno Reservoir on August 20th from 5:30 to 8:30 PM. A press release says the class will begin at the Walleye Pavilion for the classroom portion, and then move onto the main boat ramp. The class will be limited to eight participants, so please plan to register early.
The course will consist of learning about PWCs, operating regulations, and on-water demonstrations and practice. This will include a variety of maneuvers, such as cornering, how to re-board your PWC, how to turn over a flipped PWC, safety concerns and dynamics of wave and wake jumping, and operating in a crowded area.
Warden Andy Matakis, who organized the course, said, “We have seen too many accidents on PWCs on Fresno and throughout Montana.”
Participants must provide their own PWC and personal floatation device. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Havre FWP office during normal business hours of 10 AM to 2 PM Monday through Friday. Participants must be at least 15 years old. For more information, call the Havre FWP office at 265-6177.
