The weather was nice and the seas calm so Fuzzy got to be the Captain and take the helm for a while. He had been wanting to do that for a long time and he was so happy that Nana and Papa thought he was ready.
Fuzzy had to know how to read the charts and how to follow a path on the GPS. GPS means Global Positioning System and it shows where the boat is by getting signals from satellites in orbit around the earth. Papa can put in directions and it will show you the path you need to be on to get to your destination.
If you’re in the Intra Coastal Waterway you need to be able to stay in between red and green markers that are in the water. This is to make sure you’re in deep enough water. If you don’t stay in the right path you could get in shallow water and run the boat aground.
It is a lot of responsibility to have, but Fuzzy was up to it. He did very well.
