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…
Annual fishing trip runs into obstacles
To prepare for my 2024 Memorial Day weekend fishing trip with friends, I went to Oak Island at the end of April to service both …
Touring the Chain O’Lakes
On July 27, 2024, my friend Alan Travis and I took his boat to pick up Hunter Nikolai at Ben Watts Marina on the Chain …
Routine check uncovers onboard safety surprises
During a routine check on Frolic’s safety gear, we found several nonfunctional items. If, like me, you tend to take these items for granted, think …
International Delivery
Boaters bring their new boat home from Montreal to Seneca Lake My wife, Jacqueline, and I cleared our calendars, grabbed fresh cups of coffee and …
Recent cruise reveals the value of boater education
As with many of our cruises, our Labor Day trip to Sucia Island, Washington, highlighted the importance of quality boater education. As a matter of …
Summer voyage down the French Broad River
Last summer, a group from Lake Hartwell Boating Club/26 took a kayak adventure down the French Broad River in western North Carolina This was a …
Should paddlers take a boating safety course?
Early on March 26, 2024, the container ship Dali struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing the catastrophic collapse of the bridge and …
2025 Photo Contest Winners
Your favorite photos of the year For our 2025 Photo Contest, we asked you to send in your best boating photos The Ensign staff narrowed …
Chapman Awards
Winners of the 2024 teaching awards were honored at the Annual Meeting During the 2025 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, National Educational Officer Chuck Wells …
Patrick Venuti
Patrick Venuti, 81, of Moultonborough, passed away peacefully on Dec. 22, 2024, at his home after a long battle with heart disease. He was born …
P/C Francine H. Hall, AP
P/C Francine Hall joined the Cape Fear Sail & Power Squadron in 1997 and served the squadron in several positions over her 29 years as …
P/D/C Don Shultz, SN
P/D/C Don Shultz joined Ventura Sail & Power Squadron in 1953 and had been a stalwart in supporting the squadron’s work to promote safe boating …
