Cruising southern France
Fifteen friends from District 28 traveled to France in May. We spent time in Paris, on the Rhône and Saône rivers, and at the French…
Jonathan P. Rice, N
Jonathan Rice died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on March 19, 2020, after a valiant attempt to outwit cancer. Born April …
How to avoid trouble when docking
Try, try again If you start the docking process wrong, begin again. Many boaters feel embarrassed to back off an improperly aligned docking attempt, so …
Stay safe from ticks and tick-borne illnesses
Unique among arachnids, ticks suck blood to survive. Some are as small as a sesame seed. Like tiny vampires, they latch onto mammals, birds, reptiles, …
Practice green boating this spring
By instituting a few best practices aboard your vessel, you can ensure that you’re doing your part to protect our waterways. It’s all about the …
Keep your boat from drifting by backing down
Last fall, I was on the beach enjoying a swim and watching the other boats passing. Before long a very new, very expensive center console …
New boat accessories for the spring
Outfit your boat with new boating accessories this spring with a fishing net, a quick-drying towel and Wearandtear pads to protect against chafe.
DIY device improves sextant training
When taking sextant sights on any celestial body, one key measurement to log and feed into the sight reduction calculations is height of eye (HE) …
Chapman Teaching Award Winners for 2019
According to Charles F. Chapman, a past chief commander and one of our founding fathers, United States Power Squadrons was founded to prove that small …
Cruising America’s Great Loop Part One
By John Simons Our Great Loop adventure took one year and covered 6,500 miles. We departed from Waukegan Harbor in mid-September 2015 and, after making …
Boater runs aground on the Bad River
By John Raby During a cruise in Georgian Bay, Ontario, I ran Holly Marie aground on a hazard clearly marked on the charts, damaging both …
Locking through Caledonian Canal in Scotland
By Jeff Lagrew with photos by Jack Fish The Bluegrass Chapter of America’s Boating Club takes annual charter trips all around the world. In September …
Zen and the art of docking
A student in my Boat Docking Tips Course said he feared entering his slip because he didn’t know how long it would take his boat …
