Powerboat On-the-Water Training

3-Hour Skill Builder Courses

The four on-water training courses shown below offer a fun, easy, and affordable way to develop and improve your boating skills. The courses are great to take if you've purchased a new boat or just want to learn boat safety training when you're the boat operator.

You'll learn boat handling along with rules and safety designed to give you the skills and knowledge to operate your vessel with confidence and prepare you to meet State and insurance carrier requirements. These courses are based on National Safe Boating Council’s (NSBC) On-Water Training.

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Private Classes -$550 / 4 passenger max

These classes are offered as private instruction on the boat owners own vessel.  One person registers/pays  for the course and up to four participants can be onboard (age 10+).

Boating Fundamentals

Module 1 | 3hours

This crucial skill-builder course will teach you the basic parts of the boat, important laws, rules of the water, operating instructions, handling waves & wind, and safety checklists.

Precision Boat Handling

Module 2 | 3hrs

You will master basic handling requirements for everyday common situations on the water, starting with dock departure, turning the boat around 180 degrees and docking approaches.

Open Water Boat Handling

Module 3 | 3hours

Focus will be on real-world boat handling situations on the open water, learning to read navigational signals, and learn how to avoid over-steering and course correction issues when traveling a long distance.

Open Water Advanced Maneuvering

Module 4 | 3hours

You will learn how to reach planing speed, handle wakes, sharp maneuvers and man-overboard tactics.