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…
Mitigate the effects of sun exposure on board
Although it’s winter, I’d rather talk about the sunny boating season to come. At the turn of the 20th century, people endeavored never to be …
How to turn a boat at the dock
Have you been tied up to a long dock on a boat that won’t back up with any degree of certainty with boats sitting on …
How to remove water from a wet fiberglass boat transom
This past year, the brass tube for one of my boat’s self-bailing scuppers came loose. I decided to refasten the brass tube and make it …
Chartering Grenada and the Grenadines
By Van Diehl, with help from Ted and Claudia Bowler A group of us recently took a wonderful sail charter to Grenada and the Grenadines. …
Sailing the Door Peninsula
By Dan Balch We set sail on Lanikai for our annual cruise around the Door Peninsula late last August. Lanikai, a 1969 Pearson 300 sloop, …
Building a Legacy for America’s Boating Club
United States Power Squadrons, America’s Boating Club, has been a major force in educating boaters and helping keep our waterways safe for 106 years. To …
Day on the Water Shares Boating With Youth
By Bob Newbert Four years ago, I developed Day on the Water, a two-part program designed to introduce area youth to boating and the beauty …
Beat the Winter Blues in the BVIs
By Larry MacDonald In early February 2019, a polar vortex rolled across a wide swath of Canada and the northern U.S., bringing record-shattering low temperatures; …
Boating Education Is Better on the Water
America’s Boating Club’s on the water training and certification programs include both on-water training and boating skills certification. On-the-water training provides hands-on skill development for …
George Doerner
George H. Doerner died on Friday, November 15, 2019. His daughter Christa and her husband David were with him at Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, …
Piloting a Historic Replica
By Howard Heckrotte with Douglas Nelson Photos by Bob Corso The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources 25-foot twin-engine fast boat propelled us through rain …
DIY bird deterrent for your boat
This time I’m sharing a project developed by friend and fellow Charlotte Power Squadron member Doug Carlson. Doug and I often get together for breakfast …
