Santa Barbara Sail & Power Squadron
Boating Education, Events, Activities and More
We are proud to offer the official America's Boating Course, to be held over 5 Tuesday evenings, starting April 27th via Zoom. This course covers basic boating skills for both power and sail. It also qualifies for the course required for California's Boater Card. Instructors are experienced boaters with decades of great experience. Here's a […]
The Santa Barbara Sail & Power Squadron (Your local chapter of the United States Power Squadrons - USPS - providing quality boating education courses, vessel safety information, and social events) is offering a 2-hour seminar on Weather. Registration is $10 - see below to pay using a credit card for registration. Seminar Covers: What […]
For a complete printable list of all events planned for 2022 click HERE
Improve Your Boating Skills & Qualify for the California Boater Card The Santa Barbara Sail & Power Squadron, your local chapter of the United States Power Squadrons (USPS) is offering a four session class by experienced local mariners on boating that teaches boating basics and safety for recreational boaters (sail, power, PWC, paddle etc.) to […]
This class will be held in person at the Santa Barbara Harbor Classroom (above the Harbor mailroom) unless not permitted by COVID restrictions. In that case classes will be held using ZOOM. There will be 4 weekly sessions starting on Tuesday 3/29 from 7-9pm. For additional details click HERE
This class will be held in person at the Santa Barbara Harbor Classroom (above the Harbor mailroom) unless not permitted by COVID restrictions. In that case classes will be held using ZOOM. There will be 4 weekly sessions starting on Tuesday 3/29 from 7-9pm. For additional details click HERE
Final Session - This class will be held in person at the Santa Barbara Harbor Classroom (above the Harbor mailroom) unless not permitted by COVID restrictions. In that case classes will be held using ZOOM. There will be 4 weekly sessions starting on Tuesday 3/29 from 7-9pm. For additional details click HERE
For a complete printable list of events for 2023 print HERE 03/02/23 version
Get Your California Boating Card and Important Basic Boating Skills To obtain a California Boating Card you must successfully complete a qualified boating course. – our America’s Boating Course is qualified by the State of California. Your Santa Barbara chapter of America’s Boating Club (formerly United States Power Squadrons) is conducting its America’s Boating Course that […]
Your Santa Barbara chapter of “America’s Boating Club” (formerly United States Power Squadrons) will be teaching a Marine Navigation course that provides the basic skills you need to plan and safely navigate your boat using traditional (dead reckoning, charts) and modern (GPS, electronic) methods. Course Description: Marine Navigation is the first course in the sequence […]