Private Docking Lessons on Your Boat

Learn to leave the dock, control the boat in tight water, and come back calmly — on your boat, at your marina. Call/text 718-956-5000 · Rick@boatlessons.com

Who this is for

Looking for docking lessons near me in South Florida? This page is for new owners, first-time boaters who want boat lessons for beginners focused on the dock, mariners who get tense in tight slips, and skippers who want cleaner close-quarters control in wind and current.

Lessons are private and on the water—on your boat or ours—at your marina, residential dock, or an agreed meeting point from Miami to Stuart (New York / Long Island home base also available; travel by arrangement). You get wheel time next to Captain Rick, not a packed group ride.

How a lesson runs

1. Safety check at your slip.
2. Leave the dock — slow is pro.
3. Practice drills in a quiet basin.
4. Repeat real approaches until natural.

Private, hands-on lessons with Captain Rick, certified Master Instructor and USCG 100-Ton Master.

What you’ll practice

Boat-control basics

• Pivot point and stern steering
• Boater’s eye for drift and clean stops
• Proper lookout — 360 awareness

Close-quarters drills

• Airplane landing and crabbing in wind
• Standard / urgency stop
• Back the boat
• Point-and-shoot turns
• Holding station
• Ferrying sideways into position

Dock leave, arrive and secure

Use lines, fenders, wind and current; approach with controlled momentum; set lines and disembark safely.

Home bases & travel

South Florida and New York / Long Island. Travel available. 3581 N Federal Hwy Suite 161, Boca Raton, FL 33431

Ready to book?

718-956-5000 · Contact us · Rick@boatlessons.com