Classes

Final Session - This class will be held in person at the Santa Barbara Harbor Classroom (above the Harbor mailroom) unless not permitted by COVID restrictions.  In that case classes […]

Get Your California Boating Card and Important Basic Boating Skills  To obtain a California Boating Card you must successfully complete a qualified boating course. – our America’s Boating Course is qualified […]

Your Santa Barbara chapter of “America’s Boating Club” (formerly United States Power Squadrons) will be teaching a Marine Navigation course that provides the basic skills you need to plan and […]

Summer Seminar 1: Weather for Boaters – Basic weather including fronts, winds, fog, clouds, forecasting and local weather. Click  HERE for more details  

Summer Seminar 2: Basics of Celestial Navigation– Learn how to use a sextant and take a noon sight to determine your Latitude position, sextant provided or bring your own. Click HERE […]

Summer Seminar 3: Anchoring with Assurance – Learn how to choose an anchor and anchorage, and anchor your boat safely and confidently   Click HERE  for more information

Summer Seminar 4: Knots and Line Handling – The knots you need to know, line selection, care for lines, hands on practice Click HERE  for more information  

Seminar 1:  Rules of the Road – Navigation aids, lights, markers, sounds, rules when encountering other vessels.  October 17 Click  HERE for a link to the seminar brochure Cost is […]