Sailing Into Knowledge Online
Learn. Educate. GrowWelcome to the CBC’s eLearning portal. Our staff is working on creating and sharing various resources for keeping Youth engaged, providing activities for families more fun things to do, and just enjoy learning something new.
Quick Info
Summer Registration and Enrollment
At CBC we offer sailing lessons to everyone. No child is too young and no adult is too old. Lessons are especially fun for families or small groups. We’re committed to providing some of the best and most affordable sailing opportunities on Buzzards Bay. No matter what your style or skill level, you’ll find that there’s a spot for you at the Community Boating Center.
Sailing Instructor Opportunities
The Community Boating Instructor Training Program aspires to develop the next generation of young leaders for our communities. At the heart of our program is a curriculum designed to build concrete leadership skills that will empower our instructors to become our future senior staff and successful, productive adults.
US Powerboating
Safe Powerboat Handling
Drivers Education for BoatersTM
US Coast Guard Approved
This 16-hour hands-on, on-the-water course is for anyone who wants to learn how to safely operate a powerboat or improve their on-the-water boat handling skills. No experience necessary. The topics are covered using a variety of techniques in the classroom and dockside, emphasizing on-the-water practical application of all skills. Topics covered include:
Location
1641 Padanaram Ave,
New Bedford, MA 02739
Phone & Email
508-992-6219
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Our Mission & Vision
We INVOLVE area youth age 5 to 24 in fun, hands-on activities using boating and the marine environment. We take kids out of their comfort zones and expose them to opportunities they never thought would be possible.
Community Boating Center’s Mission is to teach positive life values to youth through boating.
Community Boating Center’s Mission is to teach positive life values to youth through boating.
About Us
At our core, we view ourselves as a community outreach center connecting Greater New Bedford’s youth with mentors to enhance their lives through boating. Our flagship program is our Summer Youth Sailing Program. This program is designed to be a step by step process in character development, by using sailing and boating as a tool to help instill important life lessons in our students, such as the values of integrity, sound judgment, teamwork and environmental awareness.
Our programs are designed to be a step by step process in character development, by using boating as a tool to help instill important life lessons in our students. Taught by US SAILING Certified Instructors, CBC introduces students to a safe, fun and nurturing learning environment where they can experience the value of team work in a healthy and challenging activity.
Donate
Donations support the essential programs CBC provides to the youth of Greater New Bedford. Our Summer youth sailing program and the school year educational programs (Sailing-into-Knowledge and Boats-by-Kids) are all supported by the gifts YOU make to CBC. Please consider donating now.
Volunteer
CBC strives to expand the quantity and quality of our volunteer opportunities throughout the organization, allowing volunteers and staff the ability to collaborate, leading to an increased capacity to teach positive life values to youth through boating.
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involve me and I learn
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, INVOLVE me and I learn
This quote by Confucius is at the heart and soul of what we do at the Community Boating Center
US Sailing’s The Starboard Portal
The Starboard Portal is a new video channel that keeps sailors connected to their sport with resourceful videos and live content featuring a variety of knowledgeable experts.
Be an Ocean Hero
One of our main goals at CBC is to raise awareness of marine debris. Last year, some of our friends at Leadership SouthCoast helped us by creating some fun materials to help us spread the word, raise awareness and educate our community.
The Basic Keelboat Online Course
The Basic Keelboat Online Course is a great course for someone who is currently taking or interested in taking keelboat sailing lessons. Over the past 15 years, Fresh Air Educators has provided online education and certification to a broad range of activities, from powerboating to ATV operation, to more than 2 million students.
Osprey Fun at CBC
The Clark's Cove Osprey have made their return back to CBC! The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor that’s wingspan can reach over 180cm long, that’s six feet!
New England Aquarium eLearning
One of our main goals at CBC is to raise awareness of marine debris. Last year, some of our friends at Leadership SouthCoast helped us by creating some fun materials to help us spread the word, raise awareness and educate our community.
Community Boating Center Inc
Community Boating Center of New Bedford is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization which teaches positive life values to youth through boating.
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