Boating Safety Classes
All available classes will be scheduled via the link below.
Normally classes start 9 AM and lasts until approximately 4 PM with an hour for lunch. Register via DWR for all available safety courses..
Vessel Safety Checks
By appointment only. Please contact Jeff Markiewicz at Safety email to make an appointment.
Safety related issues
For any boating safety issues please contact the current safety chairman. Safety email
Read the new boater education law.
It includes the time table for various age groups to meet the requirements.
Section 29.1-748 of the Code of Virginia states that
it is unlawful for any person to operate watercraft in excess of the slowest possible speed required to maintain steerage and headway within fifty feet of docks, piers, boathouses, boat ramps, people in the water, and vessels other than personal watercraft. This law is enforced by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and is punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a personal watercraft on the waters of the Commonwealth between sunset and sunrise.
More on Boating Laws
Virginia Dept of Wildlife Resources – Boating
We encourage all boaters to participate in a boating safety class. Information about these classes can be found at the Department of Wildlife Resources
- Online Virginia Boating License Course
- Online America’s Boating Course
- U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety
In The Flesh Boating Courses Held Around Smith Mountain Lake
Smith Mountain Lake Sail and Power Squadron
Lucy says “Please wear your life vest.”
