Ellsworth Adult and Community Education

Ellsworth Adult & Community Education Center hosts this class.  It is offered by the Penobscot Bay Sail & Power Squadron-America's Boating Club®, For Boaters, By Boaters® We’ve been making boating safer and more enjoyable for over 100 years.

Learn how to handle your boat in a variety of situations and become the skipper you want to be. Gain confidence in docking, underway, anchoring, and other seamanship skills.

Our new Boat Handling course is intended for newer recreational boaters who have completed a basic boating class (like America's Boating Course) and want to gain more knowledge, skill, and confidence to boat safely and have more fun in a variety of situations.

"Boat Handling" covers these topics:

• Rules of the Road: A Practical Approach
• Confidence in Docking and Undocking: Slow-Speed Maneuvering
• Boating with Confidence: Handling Your Boat Under Way
• Anchoring with Assurance: Don't Get Carried Away
• Emergencies on Board: Preparation for Handling Common Problems
• Knots and Line Handling: The Knots You Need to Know

The Penobscot Bay Power Squadron will provide a course manual in one of two formats -print ($70) or ebook ($70). You will want to read through the manual before the start of the course.  Often people take this course with a family member or friend, and the manuals are easily shared so it's not included in the cost of the course. When you register for this course, you will be asked to complete a survey regarding the manual. It will give you details about securing it. This is an in-person class.   

Scott has been making adventurous use of the sea since his teens. He’s owned several “cruising and racer/cruiser” sailboats over the last twenty years, and is an active member of the East Coast offshore singlehanded racing circuit. He races single and shorthanded to and from Bermuda almost every year, and has sailed across the Atlantic, singlehanded, 2-½ times (he can tell the story of the half-time in class). He currently races (and cruises) in Resolute, a 46’ sloop. Scott is a strong proponent of practical seamanship for all, and holds the Royal Yachting Association’s RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certification, several US Sailing Certifications, and teaches virtually the full range of America’s Boating Club courses.