US Sailing Small Boat Level One Instructor Training

This four-day course is run by US Sailing and will be hosted at the Hudson River Maritime Museum's Wooden Boat School. Prospective sailing Instructors, ages 16 and older, will participate in four days of intensive instruction and testing to learn how to become effective sailing instructors and earn US Sailing Small Boat Level One certification.

For more information, or to register, please visit US Sailing at http://www1.ussailing.org/Enrollment/ViewPrereq.aspx. 

Early Registration discount is offered until May 30, 2019. 

US Sailing's Prerequisites for entrance into course:

• Sailing experience in small boats, such as prams, dinghies, multihulls or daysailing keelboats.
• Current US Sailing Individual, College or Family Membership (youth membership is not applicable and only one instructor is allowed per family membership)
• Experience operating a safety boat. This course is evaluative: Powerboat skills are tested, not taught, during this course.
• Ability to swim 50 yards both with and without life jacket.
• National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) Safe Boating certification. Candidates who do not hold a NASBLA approved Safe Boating Certificate will not be allowed to operate a powerboat during the course. Online courses that are not NASBLA approved will not be accepted. BoatUS is one provider of online courses. Click here to see all available Boat US courses. You can also earn your certification at one of US Sailing’s Safe Powerboat Handling Courses or see a current list of approved providers. Candidates holding a current USCG full or limited Master’s or OUPV license are exempt from this requirement.
•  SAFESPORT:   This program, developed by the US Olympic Committee, is required training for all Instructors. This requirement is also being put in place for other National Governing Bodies. This free online training course must be completed every 2 years. Instructor certification is not active unless SafeSport training has been completed.
• **Small Boat Level 1 Instructor Certification also requires a current US First Aid and CPR Certificate from a U.S. Coast Guard approved provider. Candidates  do not need to complete the CPR/First Aid Training in advance of the Level 1 course, however a certification will NOT be valid unless accompanied by current First Aid and CPR.**