Private Powerboat Lessons Beginner To Advanced
Master Skills Faster – Gain Confidence Quickly
Cognitive science research and psychology support that customized, learner-centered approaches improve long-term retention and adaptability of skills and personalized feedback and one-on-one coaching lead to quicker and more effective skill mastery.
How our private lessons maximize your progress and excel over group lessons:
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Rapid Skill Mastery
Private lessons allow for 100% instructor focus on your needs, ensuring faster learning, personalized feedback, and immediate correction of mistakes—no wasted time waiting for others to catch up.
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Customized Learning
Unlike group lessons with a one-size-fits-all approach, private instruction is tailored to your goals, skill level, and learning style — whether you’re a beginner or refining advanced techniques, every minute is optimized for your success.
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Immediate Feedback
Our private lessons provide immediate and specific feedback, allowing you to adjust and improve in real-time. In a group, instructors must divide their attention, limiting the depth of personalized guidance and slowing overall progress.
On-Line Classroom For More Water Time And Effective Learning
All our classroom learning is online. This allows you to prepare for your lessons on your own time and pace.
- No sitting in conference rooms for half your lesson reviewing reading materials.
- Online course work available 24-hours a day. Prep for lessons and review and reinforce after practice sessions.
- Instant feedback on test scores – learn as you go. No waiting for paper scores and repeating tests.
Get Started Today
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Call 510-236-2633 or complete this contact form.
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Complete our Boating Lesson Training Profile.
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Check out our Boating Club if you want to boat regularly (lessons included in Membership).
OUR PRIVATE POWERBOAT LESSONS
Get Your International Boating License
Charter A Powerboat or Power Cat Anywhere In The World
Dreaming of skippering a powerboat on a boating vacation in the Mediterranean or anywhere else in the world? Be prepared. To charter a boat in European countries, and most countries in the world, you need an internationally recognized boat licence. We now offer the SLC-p, an accepted power boating license by all port authorities and yacht charter companies worldwide and ensures you meet international standards for chartering.
We’ll prepare you thoroughly. Take our comprehensive online courses and schedule our on-the-water check out for certification. We take care of all the paperwork and required documentation, and once you pass the online exam and check out, we issue your license. Everything is tracked in our student portal so you have this information for your renewal (renewal exam every three years). Stat now and unlock your sailing adventures for this summer! See the SLC Requirements here.
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2-Day (8-Hr) Skill Building Custom Course
Our 8 hour course is a great starting point if you want to refresh your skills or are wondering if boating is for you and your family. This is a perfect way to check out boating while you gain skills. This course gives you a focused sense of where your skill sets are and where you need to focus for handling a boat in open water or close quarters. It quickly helps you understand your level of comfort on board.
Most people returning to powerboating after a break, or those starting out, find docking and maneuvering in tight spaces the most challenging. This private lesson gets you on top of the critical skills you want and up to speed quickly and with greater confidence. The course content is customized to your needs so is very cost effective and highy efficient.
3-Day (16-Hour) Custom Safe Powerboat Handling
This course is a 3-day (16-hour) hands-on, on-the-water course and is your jumping-off course either as a beginner or a returning boater needing to refresh skills. In this course, you will learn how to safely operate a small motorboat and gain or improve your boat handling skills. The schedule is usually two 6-hour days and one 4-hour day. We can accomodate any schedule as we operate 7 days a week and any time of the day.
The US Coast Guard and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) have approved this course for the California Boater’s Card. The state of California recognizes this course as meeting their requirements for the California Boater’s Card.
Taught on single or twin engine boats. There are no prerequisites to taking this course. Review the course curriculum.
4-Day (24-Hour) Custom Powerboat Cruising
In our 4-day course you get your skill level up in half the time of large classes and go from novice to a real boater. The individual focus of the course allows for personalization and focused attention. You move at your speed attending to the areas where you need to until you feel confident. Sessions are usually four 6-hour days. Your lessons are orgainzed around your schedule and time.
The course is taught according to the the US Powerboating Curriculum and taught by experienced instructors. In a private course you move at your own pace on areas where you need more training and practice. It’s the fastest and best way to learn and be comfortable on the water. No powerboat experience necessary.
Taught on single or twin engine boats. Review our course contentfor the skills competency curriculum and overview of the course.
Tell Us Your Goals, And We'll Get You Boating In No Time!
Need Private Lessons On Your Own Boat?
We provide experienced and qualified instructors (all Coast Guard licensed) to give you lessons on your own boat. The minimum lesson time is 4-hours. Work on the areas you need most and get comfortable boating on your own.
