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Approved by NASBLA, CT DEEP and recognized by the USCG, this course exceeds the minimum requirements for the certification to operate a boat in the State of Connecticut, and includes Personal Watercraft and Water Skiing endorsement. Receive a 10% discount toward your next Landfall purchase, upon course completion.  Restrictions apply.

Become a US Powerboating Instructor! Completion of this 3-day instructor level course earns certification that allows you to train your own staff and teach your own courses. The pre-requisite for this course is US Powerboating Powerboat Instructor certification.

Approved by NASBLA, CT DEEP and recognized by the USCG, this course exceeds the minimum requirements for the certification to operate a boat in the State of Connecticut, and includes Personal Watercraft and Water Skiing endorsement. Receive a 10% discount toward your next Landfall purchase, upon course completion.  Restrictions apply.

Recommended for those seeking a U.S. Coast Guard License, this 2-day combination course includes hands-on training supplemented by classroom sessions. Certifications earned include a New York State Safe Boating Certificate, US Powerboating Safe Powerboat Handling, and a SUNY Maritime College Launch Tender certificate in lieu of USCG exam to apply for a Limited Masters or Limited OUPV License.

This Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association event is an opportunity to hear a truly unique story that began in the mid-1980s with the Soviet Union in disarray.  Gorbachev was speaking of Perestroika, but no one knew where that would lead.  Vlad Murnikov, a Russian architect with a penchant for yacht design, began talking to friends about the 1989 -’90 Whitbread Round the World Race.  The Soviet Union had never participated, but change was in the air. In…

Strongly recommended first level of training for all powerboat drivers, this 2-day combination course includes hands-on training supplemented by classroom sessions. Certifications earned include a New York State Safe Boating Certificate and US Powerboating Safe Powerboat Handling.

This one-day course, offered by the Penfield Sail and Power Squadron with instruction provided by certified volunteer instructors, covers the Boating Basics including Required Safety Equipment, Navigation Rules, Federal, State & Local Rules, Safe Towing (water skiing & tubing), Personal Watercraft Rules & Regulations, plus much more. A licensing exam will be administered after class, and a passing grade on qualifies you for a CT Safe Boating Certificate (including PWC/Jet Ski certificate & Water Ski Endorsement). Registration…

Presented by the Storm Trysail Foundation, this US Sailing-sanctioned seminar will follow an interactive curriculum where attendees fire distress flares, put out fires, learn damage control, set storm sails, and rescue a man overboard, and more. Open to racers and cruisers and sail- and powerboaters, it offers two instructional tracks: Level 100 for new participants and Level 200 available only to sailors who’ve completed a Level 100 Seminar. For more information and to register, visit stormtrysailfoundation.org.