America’s Boating Course®

The Cape Fear Sail & Power Squadron will hold its America’s Boating Course® April 18 and 19, 2026. The course is one day of classroom instruction followed the next day by a private 2-hour on-the-water teaching cruise in partnership with Wilmington Water Tours. The classroom instruction is fast-paced and fun and will be held on Saturday April 18 at Eastwood Community Church. Topics covered address basic navigation, rules of the road, docking, trailering, anchoring, radio communications, safety gear and more. Then, on Sunday, April 19, students can take a cruise down the Cape Fear River where dolphins and container ships are often spotted. The cruise enhances topics covered in class and adds discussions on chart reading, tides, currents, and weather.Certified instructors with years of boating experience and local knowledge teach the course. In addition, the class satisfies the North Carolina boating education requirements for those born after January 1, 1988. For more information and to enroll, visit http://weteachboating.org.