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Flotilla 39-06 has an extensive depth of knowledge and skills available to teach.  Our instructors have a deep and vast knowledge of maritime procedures and best practices. We currently offer a variety of public education courses to the general boating public.  

Please click here to be directed to the USCG Auxiliary Boating Safety Education site to search for up-to-date information on classes available in your area. 

If you have any questions regarding local class offerings, please contact our Flotilla Staff Officer for Public Education (FSO-PE) - Dan O'Connell.  Dan can be reached on his cell at (847) 436-5449 or via email at [email protected].

Interested in Taking a 2025 Boating Safety Education class?

The flotilla's upcoming PE classes include:

At our Skokie Flotilla Spaces (All Boat America course):
Saturday, August 2 (Skokie's final class of the season unless demand justifies additional ones)

At NTX (New Trier Extension in Northfield):
Boat America:
M-W evenings: 10/13 - 10/22
Tu-Th evenings: 1/13 - 1/22

Weather and Boating:
Tu evening: 10/21
W evening: 1/21


We very much appreciate the support both of our outstanding partners continue to provide to our PE program!