Las Vegas Sail and Power Squadron
Better Boating Through Education
America's Boating Course
Qualifies for Boater Education Cards
Offers Proof of Education for Marine Insurance
Next Class Is October 2023
Boat Handling Course
Advancing boaters to the next step
A 6-part Course
Next Class Is...
Determined by Waiting List
Weather Course
Smart captains know this is critical
Completed Spring 2023
Marine Navigation Course
GPS and traditional chart plotting
A 9-part Course
In Progress
Sail Course
Perfect for beginners and advanced sailors
A 7-part Course
Next Class Is November 2023
Who is the Las Vegas Sail and Power Squadron?
We are a boating education organization of the historic United States Power Squadrons®, America's Boating Club®, an IRS 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Boaters rely on us for inland, coastal, and offshore sail and power boating education. In the great American southwest desert, Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, and Lower Colorado River are your boating education classrooms.
What can you expect from our legendary boating skills courses? You will learn from expertly developed and presented education courses by United States Power Squadrons Certified Instructors.
Get social, get on the water! Squadron members are easy to find around our lakes and in the community. We are an "outside" group with fellow squadrons coast-to-coast, Japan, St. Thomas VI, and Puerto Rico.
Get outside and go boating! The Las Vegas Sail and Power Squadron will show you how to be a Pro Boater. Don't be just an ordinary boater, join us! Be a safer boater and leader in your boating community.
Yes We Are!
Recommended and authorized by the Nevada Department of Wildlife and Arizona Game and Fish Dept., the Las Vegas Sail and Power Squadron delivers THE BEST structured boating education courses, time, and materials.
Through Us, You Can Learn These Skills...
Basic Boating Safety
Boat Handling
Marine Navigation
Advanced Marine Navigation
Offshore Navigation
Celestial Navigation
Marine Electronics
Cruise Planning
Boat Trailering
GPS
Compass
Anchoring
Radar for Boaters
And more
Experience Counts Having More Than 100 Years of Boating Heritage
Incorporated in 1914, the United States Power Squadrons has grown across the United States mainland, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas VI, and Japan. We ARE THE LARGEST and most respected recreational boating safety organization!
Established in 1938, our sister organization Canadian Power and Sail Squadron (CPS-ECP) provides boating education to boaters north of our border.
Boating Education Is Better Than Ever!
Before you go boating along the hundreds of miles of Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, Laughlin, and Bullhead City shorelines or exploring the breathtaking Black Canyon Water Trail, learn from the locals.
The Las Vegas Sail and Power Squadron is Southern Nevada's and Northwest Arizona's
most experienced and certified in...
Get to know the Las Vegas Sail and Power Squadron
Your hometown Boating Education experts!
Call 775-419-2460
Support Counts!
Donations from people like you will help support the Las Vegas Sail & Power Squadron's mission to deliver responsible boating education, for everyone.
We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Donations can offer a tax deduction. Speak with your tax advisor about your support to keep nonprofit boating education alive.