Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron

Safe Boating Instruction in the Kawarthas Since 1959

"THE BEST INVESTMENT IN BOATING
YOU WILL EVER MAKE"

To register for our next Boating 2 – Beyond Boating Basics More Than Your Boating License
or Boating 3 – Introduction To Marine Navigation
Contact Jim Lee 705.652.1206 or by

Whether you are interested in power, sail or canoe, these are the courses for you.

Student in Class

Boating 2 – Beyond Boating Basics More Than Your Boating License
The PCOC makes sure you have immediate navigation and safety skills but it’s just the beginning of what you should know when you get on a boat. In the second of our Boating Series, you are introduced to the art of navigation, anchoring, ropes, lines and knots – not to mention what to expect when the boat is moving under power. This course also has a number of optional topics that will be taught depending on your interests; these include towing, trailering and a check list for layup and launch.
Suggested Prerequisite: Boating 1: Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)
This course runs from five to six weeks, one evening per week

Boating 3 – Introduction To Marine Navigation
The third course in our series explores navigation further as you learn how to plot and label on paper charts as well as what the skipper should be doing before setting out and when under way, handling a boat under sail as well as your environmental responsibilities and electrical hazards,. This course also has a number of optional topics that will be taught depending on your interests; these include tides and currents, canals and locks, and collision regulations.
Suggested Prerequisite: Boating 2: Beyond the PCOC
This course runs from five to six weeks, one evening per week

The Rob Roy Award

The Rob Roy Award is given periodically in memory of Peterborugh Power and Sail Squadron's former Assistant Training Officer, Rob Roy, to the Boating Class student who is judged by the Instructors and Proctors to exhibit enthusiasm for boating education and the principles of safe boating and who will benefit from, and pass on to others, a continuing interest in boating education excellence.

Past Rob Roy Award winners include:

  • Ken Andrus 2002
  • Peter Baker 2003
  • Susan Mellow 2004
  • Dave Clark 2005
  • Mary Gorsline 2006
  • Doug Collison 2007
  • Rick Teather 2008
  • Beverley Paige 2009
  • Gina Lee 2010
  • Janice Burrows 2011