Specialties
Helping new & experienced boaters become safer, confident and more skilled with proven & nationally accredited on-the-water training. USPowerboating & National Safe Boating Council certified courses-locations: Kent Narrows, Annapolis, Boat Shows, Private & Group Instruction. Train with licensed USCG Captains who are also certified NSBC & USPowerboating Instructors. The verified curriculum of the NSBC conforms with the American National On-Water Standard, and is available in a series of 3-hr modules. The accredited US Powerboating Training courses consist of either one or two full days of training, contain course material and combine on-the-water training with classroom time, earning USPowerboating certifications. Small class sizes maximize helm time, confidence, docking skills, navigation, and safe boat handling through real-world instruction on the Chesapeake Bay. Perfect for boaters searching for boating lessons near me, boating license courses, powerboat training, and beginner to advanced boating classes in Maryland. CBA is a woman owned, locally operated boating academy and voted the 2025 and 2026 Best Boating School of the Eastern Shore and Annapolis.
History
Established in 2021.
Woman owned and operated.
Meet the Business Owner: Sarah L.
Capt. Sarah-100 Ton USCG license, NSBC Instructor Trainer, USPowerboating Instructor-
Owner & Operator of CBA, Capt. Sarah grew up on the Chesapeake Bay helping with the family marine towing & salvage company and spending winters living aboard the family boat cruising the ICW to the Bahamas. Her on-water instruction began as a teenager when she coached junior sailing. After racing in St. Mary’s College collegiate sailing, she lived aboard her 41’ Morgan sailboat in the Bahamas, running an ASA Sailing School and working as a charter captain and doing deliveries around the Bahamas, Caribbean and East Coast. Capt. Sarah currently works in the family TowBoatUS business and runs Chesapeake Boating Academy with a top notch team of Captains. It is her goal to help build confident, safe boaters and share her love of the water with her students.