America’s Boating Club Offers Free On The Water Training

America’s Boating Club of the Great South Bay – a unit of the United States Power Squadrons will begin offering no-cost on the water training to the boating public beginning this spring.

This training is designed for first time boaters or boaters who have recently upgraded to a larger or different type of boat and would like individualized instruction using their new vessel, which will enhance the skills for the safe operation of their boat, which will break through any barriers that may limit their boating enjoyment.  The training program is a hand on, one-on-one on-the-water training session with a student on their own boat, which allows the content of the training to be customized, to fit the needs of each student.

This program is intended for boaters who are looking for the special hands-on training in order to operate their boat safely and with confidence.

The criterion for this training includes:

• The student should be the owner of a new boat, or a boat new to them.
• The boat may be of any type or size, as long as we have an instructor with appropriate experience.
• The student’s boat may be kept in a marina or may be on a trailer. Launching and retrieving the boat may be part of the training.
• The student should have some boating experience, but have limited experience with a boat of this type.
• The student has completed the “America’s Boating Course” or equivalent basic boating safety course.
• The student’s boat must have passed a Vehicle Safety Check (which can be conducted for free by our instructors prior to the on-water training)
• This training program is offered to boat owners who vessels are docked or launched in Islip, Babylon, and Brookhaven Towns.

For additional information and to sign up for the Jump Start program, and to schedule your training visit: https://boatgsb.org/jumpstart.

America’s Boating Club of the Great South Bay offers public safe boating courses throughout the year in Islip, Babylon, and Brookhaven Towns.  For more information on the Public Safe Boating Courses within Islip, Babylon, and Brookhaven Towns, please go to the homepage at https://boatgsb.org/jumpstart, or send an email to: BoatGSB@gmail.com or call Lt./C Michael Boland, AP, Squadron Educational Officer at 631-290-8096.

Organized in 1914, the United States Power Squadrons is the world’s largest private boating organization.  The national organization is comprised of over 25,000 members in over 300 local Squadrons across the country.