Calendar of 2023 Events
For a complete printable list of events for 2023 print HERE 03/02/23 version
Santa Barbara Sail & Power Squadron
Boating Education, Events, Activities and More
For a complete printable list of events for 2023 print HERE 03/02/23 version
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 by the State of California. Your Santa Barbara chapter of America’s Boating Club (formerly United States Power Squadrons) is conducting its America’s Boating Course that […]
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 safely navigate your boat using traditional (dead reckoning, charts) and modern (GPS, electronic) methods. Course Description: Marine Navigation is the first course in the sequence […]
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 for more information
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 $20 for individual seminar or PACKAGE DEAL $60 for all four. seminars - Refer to Brochure link above. Purchase tickets at link below.
Second seminar in Fall series covering docking and undocking for both motor and sailboats Click HERE to see full brochure
Third seminar of Fall 2023 Series - Maneuvering Underway Click HERE for the full seminar brochure