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Cutoff to Submit Officers Awards
The cutoff to submit applications for The Officer of the Year Award, The Wes Dodd Award, and The Broken Propeller Award is March 1st . Please be sure to get your submissions in before then. To submit a candidate for an award, send it to CBSOAPresident@gmail.com .
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3 days ago1 min read
Registration is live for our three day symposium at the fabulous Margaritaville Resort Lake Tahoe.
You can also book your hotel room under our special rate. Just go to the training page to complete your registration and book your hotel room at the special rate. You're not going to want to miss this event. Be sure to complete your registration and choose your meal for the awards dinner. If you are bringing a guest to the awards dinner, be sure to complete a separate order under registration for the "additional meal only."
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Jan 71 min read


CBSOA 1-Day Training Symposium
CALIFORNIA BOATING SAFETY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 52 Years of Boating Safety 2025 1-Day Training Symposium When : November 3, 2025 0800-1700...
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Sep 19, 20251 min read


2025 One-Day Symposium
One-day symposium in the early planning stages for the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon, CA. Stay tuned for more info to come.
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Aug 11, 20251 min read


Three Day Training Agenda
California Boating Safety Officers Association 52nd Annual CBSOA Three-Day Training Symposium Kona Kai San Diego Resort 1551 Shelter...

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Mar 19, 20252 min read


Nominations for Officer of the Year and Broken Prop now open
Have an officer in your unit you'd like to nominate for Officer of the year? How about a partner who's hard on equipment. Send us a...

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Jan 16, 20251 min read


Room Block Extended! Book Your Three Day Symposium Stay Now!
If you're gearing up for an unforgettable three day symposium, we have fantastic news for you. The room block has been extended until...

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Jan 13, 20252 min read


52nd Annual Training Symposium- REGISTRATION OPEN
Join the California Boating Safety Officers Association for their 2025 3-Day Training Symposium from April 7-9 at the Kona Kai San Diego...

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Dec 24, 20241 min read


CBSOA One Day Training- Castaic Lake!
Join us this year for our one day training symposium at Castaic Lake! See our training flyer below for Accommodations, topics being...

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Aug 28, 20241 min read


CBSOA 2024 Scholarship is LIVE
Scholarship application is open now!

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Apr 30, 20242 min read


Everything CBSOA 3-Day symposium
Hello and Happy New Year! The registration for our 51st annual 3-Day training symposium is live and we look forward to seeing you in...

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Jan 9, 20241 min read


DBW Training Updates and Registration
CA Boating Safety Officers, The Division of Boating & Waterways has posted the 2024 training calendar. To allow agencies time to...

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CBSOA Scholarship
The application window for the 23-24 CBSOA Scholarship has closed. Top applicants will be contacted for a short interview after August...

Daniel
Jul 13, 20231 min read
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