Simple Calendar List
- May 10, 2025
- Safe Powerboat Handling Courses - Bronx NY
- May 16, 2025
- Optimist Team Race National Championship - Larchmont NY
- May 17, 2025
- ILCA Class Atlantic Coast Championships - Annapolis MD
- Level 1 Instructor Course - Various Sites
- Safe Powerboat Handling Courses - Essex CT
- Level 1 Instructor Course - Various Sites
- May 24, 2025
- Basic Keelboat Instructor Course - Various Sites
- May 26, 2025
- Memorial Day
- May 28, 2025
- JSA Spring Meeting - 7:00 PM
- June 1, 2025
- Preliminary schedule may be adjusted for date overlaps or spread events evenly
- June 5, 2025
- JSA Head Instructor Workshop - Revised date
- Level 2 Smallboat Instructor Course - Various Sites
- June 7, 2025
- Safe Powerboat Handling Course - Sag Harbor NY
- Sail Grand Prix in NY City
- June 12, 2025
- ILCA Class North American Championships - CA
- June 13, 2025
- Brooke E. Gonzalez Advanced Racing Clinic - RI
- June 16, 2025
- Level 2 Smallboat Instructor Course - Various Sites
- June 18, 2025
- U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship - VA
- June 20, 2025
- Match Racing Clinic - PYC - Ideal 18
- June 21, 2025
- JSA All Instructor Symposium - SUNY
- June 24, 2025
- Club 420 Class Mid-Atlantic Championship - NJ
Detailed Calendar List
May 10, 2025
Safe Powerboat Handling Courses - Bronx NY
- Contact
- waterfront@sunymaritime.edu
SUNY Maritime Waterfront Office
https://secure.touchnet.net/C20049_ustores/web/category.jsp?CATID=77
Powerboat Certification Courses in 2025 at SUNY Maritime College, Bronx NY, are open for registration.
- Safe Powerboat Handling (two days, includes training for the the US Powerboating Safe Powerboat Handling certificate (which meets the NY State Safe Boating Certificate requirements): Mar 15-16, Apr 5-6, May 10-11, Jun 14-15, Sept 13-14.
- Accelerated Safe Powerboat Handling (one day). Requires a valid state boating safety certificate: Mar 1, May 18, Jun 21, Sept 6. <For those who need to complete that prerequisite, view available NY State approved 8-hour courses that may be available before the course at SUNY Maritime or at other sites at https://parks.ny.gov/boating/education.aspx >
- Safe Powerboat Handling + USCG Launch Tender/Limited Master (two days, includes training for the the US Powerboating Safe Powerboat Handling certificate (which meets the NY State Safe Boating Certificate requirements) and the SUNY Maritime College Launch Tender license (which exempts you from the USCG exam when applying for a Limited Masters or Limited OUPV Launch Tender License): Mar 9-10, Apr 13-14, May 4-5, Jun 1-2, Oct 5-6.
May 16, 2025
Optimist Team Race National Championship - Larchmont NY
- Contact
- Ellen Zarchin, Larchmont YC
ellenzarchin@hotmail.com
https://usoda.org/regatta/Do6dcS8E28
Optimist Team Race National Championship
May 17, 2025
ILCA Class Atlantic Coast Championships - Annapolis MD
https://ilcanasailing.org/major-regattas
- Boat Class
- ILCA(Laser)
Level 1 Instructor Course - Various Sites
- Contact
- Education Department, US Sailing
education@ussailing.org
View the three-day in-person course description at the Additional Info link above, including available dates throughout the USA that extend into future months (scroll down on the US Sailing webpage to see the individual courses).
As of April 15 these Level 1 courses are scheduled in the Long Island Sound region
Start Date End Date (the JSA calendar shows only the first of the three days)
5/02/2025 - 5/04/2025 Centerport NY(waitlist)
5/02/2025 - 5/04/2025 Groton CT (waitlist)
5/17/2025 - 5/19/2025 Greenwich CT (waitlist)
5/27/2025 - 5/29/2025 Mystic CT (waitlist)
5/30/2025 - 6/01/2025 Southampton NY (waitlist)
5/31/2025 - 6/02/2025 Westport CT (waitlist)
6/05/2025 - 6/07/2025 Mystic CT
6/07/2025 - 6/09/2025 Clinton CT
6/09/2025 - 6/11/2025 Rye NY
6/13/2025 - 6/15/2025 Westport CT
6/16/2025 - 6/18/2025 Rye NY
6/17/2025 - 6/19/2025 Sag Harbor NY (waitlist)
6/20/2025 - 6/22/2025 Bronx NY (waitlist)
6/23/2025 - 6/25/2025 Rye NY
10/11/2025 - 10/13/2025 Centerport NY
Dates at course sites in other regions, like eastern Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and northern New Jersey, may also be available via the Additional Info link above.
Sites in Long Island Sound typically appear in the spring, early and late summer, and fall and may be seen through the Additional Info link above). In the late fall and winter, the in-person courses are given only at warm venues. If an upcoming course date does not appear on the above link, that course is sold out. Contact US Sailing at the above email with any questions.
The US Sailing Level 1 Instructor course is divided into two sections:
- A 3-day in-person section of the Level 1 course is approximately 30 hours and students will be evaluated on their teaching ability, sailing skills, powerboat handling skills and on-water class management, among other topics.
- A self-guided online introduction section of Level 1. The self-guided section allows participants to learn at their own pace and includes no scheduled interaction with an Instructor Trainer. This online course must be completed prior to attendance at the 3-day in-person section. US Sailing recommends that the in-person section is attended within three months of the online course completion for maximum retention and successful completion.
Safe Powerboat Handling Courses - Essex CT
- Contact
- Pettipaug YC Power Boat Course
pbc@pettipaug.org
https://www.pettipaug.com/PDFs/PYC%20PowerBoatCourse.pdf
Powerboat Certification Courses in 2025 at the Pettipaug Yacht Club, Essex CT, are now open for registration.
- Safe Powerboat Handling (two days starting on these dates, includes training for CT State Boating Safety Certificate)
- 4/26/2025
- 5/17/2025
- 6/14/2025
- 8/9/2025
May 24, 2025
Basic Keelboat Instructor Course - Various Sites
The Basic Keelboat Instructor Course is a 3-day evaluation allowing experienced keelboat instructors to test and evaluate their teaching and sailing skills. Candidates should anticipate single-handing a keelboat while demonstrating competency in sailing off a dock, mooring or slip, tacking, jibing, stopping, backing the boat and returning to the dock, mooring or slip. Basic Keelboat Instructor Candidates must also be able to present material in a classroom environment with ease. To become a US Sailing Instructor, a candidate must be a confident and competent sailor able to sail anywhere in the U.S. and handle the vast range of situations and different models of boats encountered in sailing courses.
May 26, 2025
Memorial Day
May 28, 2025
JSA Spring Meeting - 7:00 PM
June 1, 2025
Preliminary schedule may be adjusted for date overlaps or spread events evenly
June 5, 2025
JSA Head Instructor Workshop - Revised date
- Contact
- Bob Whittredge
info@jsalis.org 570-441-9737
<Date has been revised from the prior date of June 12, 2025>
Level 2 Smallboat Instructor Course - Various Sites
https://www.ussailing.org/education/instructor/small-boat-instructor-programs/level-2-instructor/
The Level 2 Instructor Workshop focuses on developing knowledge and skill in teaching sail theory, sail controls, introductory management skills, spinnaker and trapeze use (and instruction) and powerboat operation for emergency situations. Safety awareness is a major component of this course, with instruction on how to address capsize recovery, or prevent entrapment while operating a powerboat. It is a certification level course that combines classroom and on the water education.
June 7, 2025
Safe Powerboat Handling Course - Sag Harbor NY
- Contact
- Addie Hale
AddieMH@aol.com
Powerboat Certification Course in 2025 at the Breakwater Yacht Club, Sag Harbor, NY.
Sail Grand Prix in NY City
https://jsalis.org/jibe-talk/sail-grand-prix-in-ny-city-2025