USCG-licensed since 2009, San Diego Powerboating Academy in Point Loma on Shelter Island combines liveaboard powerboat instruction with SEAK-certified maritime expert-witness consulting. On-water training courses on motor yachts share the Shelter Island marina basin with the racing and cruising fleet at Southwestern Yacht Club, where students practice close-quarters docking in real harbor traffic. Over 2,600 ASA and US Powerboating certifications document the program’s volume across precision docking, open-water handling, and directed-thrust maneuvering curricula. Yacht owners completing the powerboat-handling curriculum face immediate hull-and-liability coverage decisions that often route through marine specialists at Novamar Yacht Insurance. Federal admiralty cases involving allision liability, crew-injury claims, and collision-causation testimony under general maritime law represent the expert-witness practice’s most complex engagements.