MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard to kick off National Safe Boating Week with Water Safety Fair in Sausalito

News Release

U.S. Coast Guard 11th District Pacific Southwest Contact: 11th District Public Affairs Office: (510) 437-3325 After Hours: (510) 772-8865 11th District online newsroom

Coast Guard to kick off National Safe Boating Week with Water Safety Fair in Sausalito

WHO: Coast Guard Station Golden Gate and Coast Guard Auxiliary personnel

WHAT: Scheduled to hold their annual Water Safety Fair to kick off National Safe Boating Week

WHEN: Saturday at 10 a.m.

WHERE: Coast Guard Station Golden Gate at 435 Murray Circle, Sausalito, CA 94965 (Fort Baker)

Editor's Note: Coast Guard personnel will be available for interviews to discuss boating safety. Media interested in attending should RSVP to Coast Guard Public Affairs at (510) 772-8865.

SAN FRANCISCO — Coast Guard Station Golden Gate and the Coast Guard Auxiliary are scheduled to hold a free, public Water Safety Fair at Station Golden Gate at 10 a.m., Saturday. 

The event, which kicks off National Safe Boating Week, will give the public and the media the opportunity to meet local first responders and learn about boating safety through demonstrations and discussions. The event will include displays, rescue boat tours, a K-9 explosive-ordnance detection demonstration and information about boating safety, radio communications and paddle safety.

"We're excited to host the community for this event to promote safe and responsible boating as we head into the summer," said Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Whitlow, a boatswain's mate assigned to Station Golden Gate. "Northern California is a great place to get out and enjoy the water, we just want people to do it safely so they always make it back to family and friends."

The event is free and open to the public. Parking is free. 

Click on the images above to view and download photos from Station Golden Gate's 2017 Water Safety Fair.

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