Women in Boating
New educational program encourages women to take the helm According to data collected by the market research firm Info-Link, men outnumber women 7-to-1 when it …
All Boating Is Local
Reaching today’s boaters with seminars they want For years, basic boating education has been a core mission of America’s Boating Club | United States Power …
A BOC Renaissance
America’s Boating Club | United States Power Squadrons started the on-the-water Boat Operator Certification program in 2006, with the first “passports” approved in 2007 by …
Hands-on Boating Course Builds Skills
Relatively new to boating, my wife, Donnia, and I decided to take a hands-on boating course at the America’s Boating Club Learning Center in Tavares, …
Piloting Skills Put to the Test
Editor’s note: This story is a part of a book (working title, “Sailing Across North America”) John is writing about his boating adventures in 1990 …
On-the-water class performs real-life rescue
By Dan Leenhouts Why do you take classes? For me, curiosity drove me to take Celestial Navigation. I had to know how seafarers crossed the …
National, squadrons cope with COVID-19
As the national pandemic crisis stretches on and states begin to reopen businesses and public places, finding ways to stay safe while coping with social …
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 …
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 …
On-the-water training boosts squadron membership
By Doug Sherman Located in central California with a thousand miles of waterways, San Joaquin Delta Power Squadron/25 offers several options to help boaters become …
Sea Vester: The life and times of an animatronic teaching aid
By Drex Bradshaw The story of Sea Vester as an educational tool for District 5 began when I saw Seamoor the Sea Serpent astride a …
Charting the future of boating education
The strength of United States Power Squadrons lies in its talented members and the strength of its boating educational program. To survive and thrive, we …
