Las Vegas Sail and Power Squadron


Better Boating Through Education and Community

Registration Is Open For

America's Boating Course

Designed for beginner and advanced boaters

July 2022

Learn About This Boating Class Here

Active Classes

Celestial Navigation

United States Power Squadrons

The Las Vegas Sail and Power Squadron is a local boating community service organization of United States Power Squadrons®, America's Boating Club®, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Boaters rely on us for inland, coastal, and offshore sail and power Boating Education. In the great American southwest desert, Lake Mead and Lake Mohave are your classroom and on the water training centers.

What can you expect from our legendary boating skills courses? You will learn boating skills from expertly developed and presented education courses by United States Power Squadrons Trained Instructors.

Get social, get on the water! Squadron members are easy to find around our lakes and community. We are an "outside" group with fellow squadrons coast-to-coast, US Virgin Islands, Hawaii and Japan.

Get outside, 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. Start here to learn about this organization.

Recommended and authorized by the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) and Arizona Game and Fish Dept. (AZGFD), we have THE BEST structured courses, time, and materials to teach these courses

    • 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! We have more than 100 Years Of Boating Heritage

Incorporated in 1914, the United States Power Squadrons has grown to over 350 area squadrons across the United States mainland, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, 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 Safety Education Is Better Than Ever! These are our major partners promoting boating safety everyday

  • United States Coast Guard

  • United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  • National Safe Boating Council

  • Arizona Game and Fish Dept.

  • United Safe Boating Institute

  • Sea Scouts, Boy Scouts of America

  • BoatUS Foundation

  • Nevada Department of Wildlife

Are you ready to go boating along the hundreds of miles of Lake Mead, Lake Mohave shorelines or exploring the breathtaking Black Canyon Water Trail?

The Las Vegas Sail and Power Squadron is Southern Nevada and Northwest Arizona's most experienced, trained, and certified organization for

Boating Safety Education

  • Courses

  • Seminars

  • Certification

Vessel Safety Checks

  • Avoid fines and tickets

  • Be prepared

  • Insurance discounts

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Get to know all about the Las Vegas Sail And Power Squadron today. Your hometown boating experts!

Call 775-419-2460