• 420 Cruising Class

    For advanced sailors seeking to expand their horizons. The cruising class will improve sailors’ skills in the 420, introduce them to basic navigation, expose them to sailboat racing, and offer the chance to sail on a keelboat.

  • 420 Learn to Race

    For sailors who have successfully completed one year of 420 Learn to Sail or Opti Race.

  • 420 Learn to Sail

    For sailors who have successfully completed the Opti 3/LTR class or equivalent sailing qualifications.

  • 420 Race

    For sailors who have successfully completed 420 LTR or equivalent sailing qualifications. This program is intended for experienced racers.

  • 420 Racing Team

    Traveling team for the advanced, dedicated racer. Sailors have travel opportunities throughout New England.

  • 420-1

    This course includes in depth training in rigging a 420 and developing boat handling skills. Sailors will be expected to hike hard, fly the trapeze, set and retrieve a spinnaker, and safely handle a big boat.

  • 420-2

    In depth training in fleet and team racing techniques, prep for participation in Regattas and interclub team racing.

  • About State Boating Safety and Certification Courses - EVERY WEEK!

    Boating Safety courses are offered every week and weekend throughout the season throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Instructors are licensed USCG Master Captains and deliver the best boater safety and cetification programs. Our 1-Day and 2-Evening courses are for adults and children 10yrs of age and older. Register today!

  • Adult Sailing

    This program is for adults only, whether just learning how to sail or enhancing their skills.

  • Adult Sailing Basics

    Five lessons will consist of both classroom and on the water instruction in a Hunter 17’ sailboat.

  • Advanced Adult Class

    The focus of this class is to develop boathandling and seamanship skills. Students will become independent sailors and may become "certified" to use Club boats outside of class.

  • Advanced Seamanship

    For sailors who will be 12 years old by August 31 and have completed any of the following or have equivalent sailing experience: Opti 1A, Opti 1B, 420 LTS, Seamanship. This class is designed as an introduction to cruising Buzzards Bay and the Elizabeth Islands under sail.

  • Beginner Adult Class

    Our beginner classes offer adults a comfortable learning environment in small, personalized classes.

  • Beginner Optimist Class

    Entry level, learn to sail class. Emphasis is on comfort and safety on the water.

  • Beyond Basics Adult Course

    Four lessons and one solo sail will typically consist of preparatory chalk-talks and on the water instruction in a Hunter 17 sailboat.

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  • Intermediate Optimist Class

    For young sailors looking to hone their skills. Focus will be on developing independence.

  • Laser

    This program is a great confidence builder, with sailors learning they can handle a boat with a big rig.

  • Laser Race Team

    For sailors who have participated in the Optimist Race Team, 420 Race Team or have been in the 420 Learn to Race classes for at least four sessions.

  • Level 1

    Fundamental Skills for novice and younger sailors. Many students will spend a few years in this level honing their skills to prepare for more complex sailing.

  • Level 2

    Development of strong recreational and advanced sailing skills. Students should have prior boating knowledge and sailing skills.

  • Level 3

    For students with strong basic skills and interests in learning the basics of performance or competitive sailing. Students need permission from instructor to participate in this level.

  • Little Mariners

    Developed for first time sailors who have completed the second grade and/or will be eight (8) years old by August.

  • Mate 1

    Lessons start on land with the basics, move into small groups (4-5) in a Hunter sailboat with an instructor on board, and work towards 1 or 2 sailors sailing a Pram on their own.

  • Mate 2

    Classes continue to develop sailing and boat handling skills in prams, along with an introduction to racing.

  • Older Beginner 420 Class

    For beginners age 11 and above or 125lbs. and up. The 420 provides older students the chance to learn in a double-handed boat.

  • Opti

    Sailors, ages 9-13, must own an Optimist class boat. This program provides advanced sailing and racing training.

  • Opti 1A

    For beginner sailors who have completed the third grade and/or will be nine (9) years old by August 31.

  • Opti 1B

    For beginner sailors who have completed the third grade and/or will be nine (9) years old by August 31.

  • Opti 2

    For sailors who have successfully completed the Opti 1 class, this class will move quickly through the curriculum with a concentration on upwind sailing, and will introduce the basics of racing an Optimist.

  • Opti 3/Learn to Race

    This class is designed for students who have successfully completed Opti 2 last season, and desire to pursue an interest in racing Optimists.

  • Opti Race

    Optimist racing is for sailors who have successfully completed the Opti 3/LTR class and wish to learn advanced racing skills in a single-handed Optimist.

  • Optimist Cruising Class

    The Cruising Class is for the advanced Optimist sailor who is eager to sail independently in a wide variety of conditions. Students will gain exposure to advanced sailing and seamanship skills, and will be introduced to racing.

  • Optimist Racing Team

    For the advanced sailor interested in racing. Sailors will work together as a team to develop boathandling and racing skills.

  • Private Lessons

    We offer private instruction on a first-come, first-serve basis.

  • R Grover

    Boating safety for family.

  • Safe Boating America

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  • Seamanship

    This class is designed for the beginner sailor between the ages of 10 to 15.

  • Second Wave

    Topics will include marlinspike seamanship such as knots, hitches, wraps, ties and splicing; fishing: bait, lure, and fly; learning about wind sense, working winds and kite flying; sea and sky: weather, squalls, fog, currents and tides; learning about the boat: getting underway, rigging, sails, under power, rules of the road, navigation; and water emergencies: aground, man overboard, and avoiding trouble.



  • Advanced Piloting

    Advanced Piloting covers more advanced coastal navigation techniques, navigation in tides and currents, and more advanced GPS usage. For members only.

  • Advanced Whitewater Canoe

    This course develops proficiency and confidence in, and enjoyment of, safely paddling in whitewater of advanced difficulty.

  • Aids to Navigation

    By looking at the big picture and breaking the system down, you'll get a better understanding of just why these markers and buoys are where they are and will have a better handle on how to make sense of them.

  • America's Boating Course

    This course can be taken online, by studying an 80-page manual, or by cd-rom.

  • American Boat Operator

    This online course is officially approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) and recognized by the United States Coast Guard and available for most states.

  • Basic Naviagation

    In this course, Capt. Steve gives you the skills to use manual methods to cross check and support your electronic navigation and the tools to give your passengers the confidence to ride aboard with you whether you're heading across the river or across the ocean.

  • Basic River Canoe

    Basic River Canoe focuses mainly on canoes that are designed more for whitewater use and on the student that wishes to "work" or "play" the river by catching lots of small eddies, and doing ferries, instead of just going from point A to point B.

  • Basic Rules of the Road

    In this course, Capt. Steve takes you through an overview of the Rules of the Road that all recreational boaters need to know.

  • Boat Building

    A unique maritime learning environment geared towards educating people of all ages. We specialize in the all encompassing aspects of boat building and sailing. Hands on training of building and then sailing your own sailboat for people ages 8 to adult.

  • Boater Exam Study Guide

    We have assembled a study guide to help you manage the process of obtaining your pleasure craft operators card.

  • Boating Fun

    This is a storybook/coloring book (targeted to children in Grades K-3) with pictures that are suitable for making overhead transparencies and is designed to be used in traditional, instructor-led classes as well as a stand-alone study by a single user.

  • Boating Safety

    Learn to be a better boater - no matter how much boating experience you have there's always more to learn.

  • Boating Safety Course

    Online boater license or certification is available for 36 states.

  • Boating Skills and Seamanship

    This course is a comprehensive course designed for both the experienced and the novice boater.

  • Canoe Rolling

    The goal of this course is to introduce paddlers to the technique of rolling an open canoe.

  • Coastal Navigation

    The navigation course is a combination of a printed text/workbook for home study, sample and real time chart work, online animated demonstrations and testing, email instructor assistance, and a private Navigation Bulletin Board.

  • Cruise Planning

    Cruise Planning covers topics of interest for someone planning a cruise – whether for just a weekend or for a year – including preparation and planning, anchoring, security, chartering, and cruising outside the US. For members only.

  • Educational Recreational Adventures

    Educational Recreational Adventures teaches environmental education, science, and outdoor skills (fly fishing, canoeing, kayaking, cross-country skiing, backpacking, aquatic education,wildlife studies,...) to people of all ages.

  • Engine Maintenance

    Engine Maintenance covers the operating principles and basic care and maintenance of outboard and inboard engines, including diesels. For members only.

  • Essentials of River Canoe

    The course is designed to give the student the necessary tools needed to travel down a moving river (up to Class I) from point A to point B, either sitting or kneeling.

  • Essentials of Touring Canoe

    The purpose of this course is to teach beginner paddlers to safely and enjoyably canoe on quietwater.

  • Freestyle Canoe

    FreeStyle canoeing is technical quiet water paddling. It emphasizes smooth, efficient paddling and precise boat control on flat water.

  • General Boating

    The Online Boating Course is approved to meet the basic boater education requirements in certain states. Be sure to check the regulations in your state.

  • GPS for Mariners

    GPS for Mariners is a modern learning experience that focuses on the GPS equipment typically owned by the recreational boater.

  • How to Read a Nautical Chart

    A three hour seminar course unraveling the mystery of charts.

  • How To Use a Chart

    This seminar walks you through what you really need to know in an entertaining and interesting fashion.

  • Instructor Development

    Instructor Development teaches effective communication skills for not only USPS instructors but everyone, covering various methods of presenting information to others, effective use of audiovisual aids (including PowerPoint), etc. For members only.

  • Introduction to Canoe

    Introduction to Canoe focuses on basic tandem or solo canoe skills for sitting paddlers. Presentations include dressing to paddle safely and potential paddling hazards.

  • Junior Navigation

    Junior Navigation teaches the basics of offshore navigation, including basic celestial navigation using the sun and offshore course planning. For members only.

  • Let's Go Sailing

    The course is designed for the person who wants to begin sailing in a small boat, learning each step the right way, and in the process build the skills and confidence that will serve as the foundation for a lifetime of enjoyment.

  • Marine Electronics

    Marine Electronics covers installation and maintenance of both boat electrical systems (AC and DC) and marine electronics (VHF radio, radar, GPS, etc).

  • Navigation

    The U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's Navigation course is a comprehensive course to prepare the boater with the knowledge needed to safely pilot a boat.

  • Navigation

    Navigation is the most advanced navigation course taught by USPS, covering more advanced celestial navigation techniques, emergency navigation, and additional sight reduction techniques. For members only.

  • On Board Weather Forecasting

    While not a course in weather, this seminar explains how just using your own senses can help you determine what conditions you will encounter where you are.

  • Online Boater Safety Handbooks

    Boat Ed develops and publishes the official state handbook of boating laws for numerous state boating agencies.

  • Oregon Boating Course

    The Online Boating Course is approved to meet the basic boater education requirements for Oregon.

  • Personal Water Craft Safety

    The U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's Personal Watercraft course is a very basic introduction to the safety issues involved when operating a PWC.

  • Personal Water Craft Safety

    Learn about safe boating and personal watercraft, become more knowledgeable about state rules and regulations, and earn a PWC Safety Wallet Card.

  • Personal Watercraft Course

    The Online Boating Course is approved to meet the basic boater education requirements in certain states. Be sure to check the regulations in your state.

  • Piloting

    Piloting is the first and most basic navigation course, covering chart reading, course plotting, and basic coastal or inland navigation, including basic GPS usage. This course is for members only.

  • QuickStart Your Canoe

    QuickStart is a brief introduction to paddling a canoe or kayak. Students are presented with basic information on dressing to paddle safely and potential hazards and simple rescues.

  • Requirements for Recreational Boaters

    In this course, Capt. Steve takes you on a video tour of not only what is required, but also why it's required.

  • Safe and Knowledgeable Boater

    In this course you will learn how to become a safe and knowledgeable boater.

  • Sail

    Sail covers everything from the basic elements of how a sailboat works to sail trim, rig tuning, and sailboat racing. For members only.

  • Seamanship

    Seamanship covers basic deck seamanship, marlinspike (knots and ropes), anchoring and rafting, basic boat care and maintenance, and nautical and USPS customs and etiquette. This is for members only.

  • Small Boat Sailing Level 1 Instructor Course

    This course is designed to teach sailing instructors on-the-water group management and instruction techniques for dinghies, multihull and small daysailing keelboats.

  • Small Boat Sailing Level 2 Coach Workshop

    This course is designed to provide coaches with information on how to effectively develop performance boat handling and racing skills and to instill in athletes the importance of ethical behavior and sportsmanship in the sport of sailing.

  • Smart Boating

    Smart Boating will take you from basic boating to the intermediate level with over 250 menu items, plus complete explanations for all right and wrong answers to over 290 engaging, interactive questions.

  • Smart Boating's Emergencies Afloat

    In this course, Capt. Steve takes you on a step-by-step tour of some of the most common boating emergencies, as well as the uncommon ones, and gives you the tools to competently handle not only your emergencies, but to render assistance to other boater's emergencies as well.

  • SmartStart Paddling Orientation

    This one-hour orientation course will expose participants to basic safety and paddling skills.

  • Squadron Boating Course

    Learn the fundamentals of safe boat handling and operation, and basic piloting in one comprehensive classroom course. The course is meant to be of interest to the whole family, and we encourage your family to attend as a group.

  • Suddenly In Command

    This 4-hour boating safety primer is designed for those not generally at the helm, and will help you to �be prepared� with the basics in case of an emergency.

  • Using GPS

    This seminar explains the principles of waypoint navigation which you will use. It then shows you how to relate the GPS to your charts which provide essential information about what is around you.

  • Using VHF & VHF/DSC Marine Radio

    This seminar explains basic VHF operation.

  • USPS Education

    U.S. Power Squadrons provide many skill building opportunities to the general public through a variety of boating safety and education courses, seminars, and marine-related guides. Our instructors are certified regarding their ability to teach and to use of modern instructional techniques. All classes are fun and informative, and bring you into contact with other boaters.

  • Waypoints

    Targeted to youth in grades 4-6, this course includes many of the main points of the adult 8-hr Boating Safely Course.

  • Weather

    Weather covers weather forecasting and reading weather patterns on-board. For members only.

  • Whitewater Canoe

    The goal of this course is to provide an introduction and preparation to paddle safely and comfortably on whitewater up to Class II.