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Happy Pelican Boating

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Personal Training brought to you on your boat!


On-Water Training

Our On-Water Training courses offer a fun, easy, and affordable way to develop and improve your boating skills.  The courses below are based on the National Safe Boating Council’s (NSBC) modular boat control curriculum.   Learn boat handling, rules and safety designed to give you the skills and knowledge to operate your vessel with confidence and prepare you to meet State and insurance carrier requirements. Courses are 3hrs.

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Classes

For Beginners, our four 3-Hour Skill Builder Modules are an excellent way to learn about safety, rules, and boat handling to build your confidence and skill.

Basic Boating Skills

 Module 1 of 4 - This crucial skill-builder course will teach you the basic parts of the boat, important laws, rules of the water, operating instructions, handling waves & wind, and safety checklists.

3 hrs 

Precision Docking & Boat Handling

 Module 2 of 4 - You will master basic handling requirements for everyday common situations on the water, starting with dock departure, turning the boat around 180 degrees and docking approaches.

3 hrs 

Open Water Boat Handling

Module 3 of 4 - Focus will be on real-world boat handling situations on the open water, learning to read navigational signals, and learn how to avoid over-steering and course correction issues when traveling a long distance.

3 hrs 

Open Water Advanced Maneuvering

 Module 4 of 4 - You will learn how to reach planing speed, handle wakes, sharp maneuvers and man-overboard tactics.

3 hrs 

The Art of Docking

Learn and Master the Art of expertly departing and returning to a dock or boat slip.

3 hrs

Boat Ramp & Trailering

Learn how to quickly & confidently master the boat ramp and trailering with several crucial techniques.

2 hrs 

Skills Building - Private Lessons

Looking to build upon a specific skill on your boat, this is the option for you.  Topics can range from basic maintenance, introduction to electronics or boat handling skills.  

3 Hours


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