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Boating Safety & Education
By Boaters | For Boaters

LEARN

Learn Boating Skills & Safety

ENGAGE

Engage in the Fun

CONNECT

Connect with our Columbus Boating Family

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Who We Are
America's Boating Club of Central Ohio  Columbus Sail & Power Squadron

America’s Boating Club is a nation-wide boating organization. We learn together, boat together, and help each other and other boaters on the water and on land. Our members learn boating skills, engage with boating friends, and connect with the boating community. We are a bunch of recreational boaters helping recreational boaters.

What Are We Doing

  • Advanced Piloting - COURSE
    Oct 22, 2025, 7:00 PM – Dec 03, 2025, 9:00 PM
    The course builds navigation skills to take on challenges of unfamiliar water, limited visibility, and extended cruises. How to use GPS, radar and other electronic tools. Why and how to use paper charts as a backup tool.
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  • Boating on Locks, Lakes & Rivers - COURSE
    Nov 19, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    The United States has over 30,000 miles of improved waterways—some of the finest boating to be found anywhere. This seminar introduces boaters to this inland cruising world.
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Ohio Boat Operators License

Everything You Need to Get Your Ohio Boat Operators License

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Ensure Your Craft is Seaworthy for the Sailing Season

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What We Offer

With over 200 squadron members, we enjoy a wide range of boating-related activities throughout the year.

  • ​Educational courses and seminars ranging from basic Seamanship to Offshore and Celestial Navigation

  • Boating rendezvous on the Great Lakes, Ohio River and local waterways

  • Monthly dinner meetings featuring boating programs

  • Safe Boating Courses approved by ODNR and taught to the public by our qualified squadron instructors

  • Vessel Safety Checks - A courtesy service performed for the public by our squadron's qualified examiners.

  • Recreational boaters educating recreational boaters.

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Where Are We?

8492 Cotter Street

Lewis Center, OH 43035, USA

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