US Powerboat Yacht Courses
Yacht Training (Yachts 35 ft - 80+ ft )
To receive an IPC for Yachts, the Basic & Inshore Powerboat Cruising classes last a combined 46 hours over the course of a week. All classes require skills evaluation and knowledge tests.
If you own a yacht, our instructors will travel to you. If you don't have a yacht, join the waiting list and we will notify you of upcoming classes
Powerboat Cruising
16 Hour Course (2 Days)
(No Prequirments)
$2500 USD
This yacht skill-building course will teach you the essential boating skills for operating a larger vessel.
· Basic Boathandling
· Maneuvers
· Systems
· Anchoring
· Safety
· Weather
· Navigation Rules
· Navigation Aids
· Command & Control
· Knots & Line Handling
· Charts & Symbols
· Powerboat Theory
· Emergency Procedures
NIght Operations Endorsement
4-6 Hour
As Part of Inshort Powerboat Course (Included)
FREE
The Night Operations Endorsement is a valuable course that will teach you how to responsibly operate a powered cruising vessel at night.
· Preparation
· Night Navigation Planning
· Night Systems and Procedures
· Night Vision Factors
· Leave and Return to Dock/Slip
· Leave and Enter Harbor
· Identify Vessel Traffic & Aids to Navigation
· Simulated PIW Rescue
Inshore Powerboat Cruising
24 Hours Course (3 Days)
(Prequirments: Basic Powerboat Cruising)
$3500 USD
This Course will dive deeper into Cruising Course (Pre-Requirement: Basic Powerboat Cruising). We will explore more advanced seamanship that will include:·
Intermediate Boat handling
· Maneuvers
· Systems
· Spring Lines
· Anchoring ( 1, 2 and Yoke)
· Mooring
· Command & Control
· Provisioning
· Cruise Planning
· Piloting
· GPS
· Radar (optional)
· Use of Navigation Publications
· Documentation
· Emergency Procedures
· Dinghy Management
