Prerequisites: No experience necessary!
Recommended Age: 12+
How to Book this Course:
Find a Captain using our Captain Locator Map.
- If the captain in your area has a "Blue Dot", that means you can book online directly with them.
- If they have a "Red Dot", please fill out the form on this page and we will help you set up the course.
On the Water Session
First Day of Driver's Ed - Core Curriculum
- Centering the wheel
- Shifting gears
- Pre-departure Checklist
- Station Holding
- and more...
The Boating Fundamentals skill-builder Powerboating course is your crucial first step to becoming familiar and comfortable with your boat handling skills. Think of it as the first day of Driver's ED.
This entire course is taught on the water and will teach you the basic parts of the boat, rules of the water, operating instructions, handling waves & wind, and safety checklists.
Boating is meant to be fun and relaxing, but no one has fun if you have an accident on the water. By taking this course, you can be confident in your knowledge of the basic safety & operating procedures required to run your boat.
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Training VS Assessment
SaferBoater's Skill Builder Training Courses
are an instructor led program designed to teach you everything you need to know in a certain area (docking, maneuving, anchoring, etc...) so you can become a safe, confident and competent boater.
A SaferBoater Instructor will demonstrate maneuvers and provide hands-on training based on a carefully designed checklist, and then you will take the helm and perform each of the maneuvers that have learned.
Assessments on the other hand are purely a demonstration of your skills. The assessor will ask you to perform the items on the checklist, but they will not provide any instruction or guidance during the process.
The assessment is essentially an on-water test of your skills that can be reported to your insurance company, marina or governing body to provide you with access and discounts.