Lake Boating School

[Racer56]

With everything that has transpired this past labor day weekend, my wife has expressed interest in taking a Boating class. I know about the classes that the coast guard auxiliary offers, as I have taken them. Does anyone offer boating education classes that are geared more towards Lake Boating? She is looking for something that is more in depth than pamphlets and online info and less than many weeks of coast guard classes. Thanks in advance!

 

[DrunkenSailor]

Tres Martin is the one that I have been eyeing. http://www.performanceboatschool.com/

 

[Racer56]

Tres Martin is the one that I have been eyeing. http://www.performanceboatschool.com/

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm looking for a rules of the road type school, versus a hands on boat handling experience.

 

[DrunkenSailor]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm looking for a rules of the road type school, versus a hands on boat handling experience.

Boat US has free courses online. https://www.boatus.org/

Used them to get my CA boaters safety card... That I misplaced... Mother F Now I gotta pay again.

 

[CoolCruzin]

Look at the web
ABC of boating - good reading there in the booklet

https://dbw.parks.ca.gov/pages/28702/files/DBW_ABCs_of_Boating_2017.pdf#RCI


This has every thing you what to know .

 

[BoatCop]

Arizona Game & Fish Dept. Classes every month. Free, or nominal cost for supplies/refreshments.

https://register-ed.com/programs/arizona/11

 

[Racer56]

Arizona Game & Fish Dept. Classes every month. Free, or nominal cost for supplies/refreshments.

https://register-ed.com/programs/arizona/11

Exactly what I was looking for, thank you!

 

[bbrownster]

The on line courses everyone lists are good. I also would recommend Heavy Weather Boating Emergencies written by Chuck Luttrell. The book was written with the help of the Assistant Chief Ranger at Lake Mead and some of the tragic stories are sobering.

 

[LOBOATOMY]

If you are serious here is the world authority on boating, recreation boating school offerings.
https://www.chapman.org/

 

[Justfishing]

Boattest.com has a DVD set. I think it has 10 hours of video.

https://www.smartboatingdvd.com

 

[OC Mike]

Boat US has free courses online. https://www.boatus.org/

Used them to get my CA boaters safety card... That I misplaced... Mother F Now I gotta pay again.

Following the Above link, gets you here,
https://www.boatus.org/courseline/courseline.asp#searchResults

Just punch in your Zip Code.

 

[BoatCop]

Whatever course you take, I highly recommend that you take a classroom course, as opposed to home study or on-line. As demonstrated here on RDP hundreds of times, you'll get a clearer understanding of things when you can ask questions and have them (competently) answered. A computer or workbook can't answer questions or clarify points the way a live person would. The instructor can give you the background and explanation of why and how these laws, regulations and safe practices came about.