Mid Coast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but within the beauty are hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides and weather can combine to make even the most experienced mariner opt to stay ashore. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 2-5, located in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, offers an introduction to navigation course that can help recreational boaters cruise the area. The basics of coastal navigation are covered using the chart of the Boothbay area. What we cover applies to all National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) navigation charts. Navigating Mid Coast Maine covers the basics of navigation and trip planning while taking you to the far corners of the local “Cape Small to Pemaquid” #13293 chart. Our experienced instructors have hundreds of hours cruising the waters covered in this course as recreational boaters and on the water conducting Coast Guard Auxiliary patrols. They are certified CG Auxiliary Small Boat Coxswains and Boat Crew members as well as local residents. Topics include basic navigation using both traditional paper charts and various electronic chart formats, understanding navigational aids, and buoy systems. Problem sets will help you understand the building blocks of course planning including exercises on tides; time, speed, distance; and course layout and labeling. To take the course you need either a printed chart or access to an electronic chart of the Boothbay Harbor area. Paper Chart and Nav Tools: We recommend charts printed on quality paper so you can draw (and erase) course lines using a pencil and add information easily. The NOAA chart of the area is The Three Rivers Chart (#13293). In addition two charting tools are recommended. The chart and tools may be purchased separately at the start of class. The chart costs $30. Along with a paper chart you should have two navigational tools. One is a divider (compass) cost: $10. The other is a roller plotter or parallel rule cost $35.

Do you struggle with food obsession, overeating, undereating or purging? There is a solution. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is hosting this information session online and by phone At the session you will hear more about FA and from people who have found a solution through the FA program. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions. For more information and to receive the Zoom link call Sharon at 207-250-7373 or email fa.newcastle.maine@gmail.com

Please note the dates for this class have changed from those printed in our brochure. The new dates are Thursdays May 22 to June 26. The location has also changed from the yoga studio in Thomaston to the instructor's home studio in Waldoboro. Students will receive the address to the studio upon registration.

In this Gentle Yoga class for a healthy back participants will learn an evidenced based Yoga movement practice to maintain &/or improve back strength, flexibility & reduce low back pain. Together with Breath & specific movements you will stretch and strengthen your muscles, reduce muscular tension, build flexibility and strength, and improve balance and bone strength.

Patti Prema Kristiansen is a Registered Yoga Teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist in the Midcoast area since 1998.

There is still a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation about Maine's compassionate end-of-life care option. Many providers and patients in Maine are still not familiar with Maine's Death with Dignity Act. In effect since September 2019, the law permits physicians to practice medical aid-in-dying under specific circumstances. Know the facts and, if qualified, the right to access medical aid in dying if they choose. Join this class to get fact-based information and all the details you need to know about Maine's law, how to have the conversation with your physician, and how to qualify for the law or support your loved one who may be qualifying. (No materials/supplies required).

Do you struggle with food obsession, overeating, undereating or purging? There is a solution. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is hosting this information session online and by phone At the session you will hear more about FA and from people who have found a solution through the FA program. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions. For more information and to receive the Zoom link call Sharon at 207-250-7373 or email fa.newcastle.maine@gmail.com

Join Master Maine Guide Alice starting early morning to avoid the winds on Mere Point Bay. While we’re paddling in solo and tandem sea kayaks, you’ll learn about aquaculture in Maine – fishing, clamming, scallop and oyster farming. You’ll learn about the area’s natural and human history. We’ll be visiting an oyster farm and then land on an island where you’ll learn to shuck oysters and then taste your success. This tour is beginner and family friendly. Sea kayaks, life jackets, and paddles are provided. You provide water and snacks.

Are you interested in obtaining a USCG Captain's License? Do you want to learn the difference between an Operator Uninspected Passenger Vessel (OUPV) license and a Master 100GT license, and what experience the Coast Guard requires for each?

This informational session will help answer these questions and others about the two licenses. The different methods for completing the course requirements will also be discussed.

We plan to offer both courses in Maine during the Fall 2025, representing the Captain School Key West / Miami.

This information session is free, but please register in advance, so the instructor knows how many individuals will attend and can send login instructions.