Quick thinking on the sound
Thanks to his boating knowledge, a boater is prepared to stop an urgent situation on the water from turning into an emergency.
Octogenarian Odyssey Part I
After many years spent boating on lakes near our Fort Worth, Texas, home, my husband, David, and I sold our 1979 44-foot Trojan and purchased …
Kayaking a Canadian Paradise
My friend Nicki and I unloaded our kayaks off my Forester and set them on the beach in the rain. We had planned to explore …
Skin Cancer 101
As I write this, the Northeast is having the first nice spring day of the year—sunny and relatively warm, a harbinger of the sunny days …
Great Lakes Adventure
Sunday afternoon, July 3 The deep blue sky had just a few picturesque fluffy white clouds. A cold front had brought down the temperature and …
Capsize Recovery
Paddlers new to the sport or those occasionally renting a boat are focused on all the fun they will have exploring rivers, lakes, or the …
To Hells Canyon and back
One boater recounts his family’s trip to Hells Canyon on a paddlewheeler via Columbia River and Snake River.
Heed Small Craft Advisories
After ignoring a Small Craft Advisory, and his own gut, a boater encounters rough seas when he sets out on the Long Island Sound.
Second Town Hall on Reorganization
Update: Second Town Hall recording is now available The Second Town Hall on Reorganization was held Wednesday evening, May 4, 2022. Check out the link https://fccdl.in/mbPSDbNeav …
Reorganization Town Hall Meetings
All members of United States Power Squadrons, America’s Boating Club, are invited to the first of a series of virtual Town Hall Meetings to help …
Reorganization Update and Town Halls
The United States Power Squadrons Ad Hoc Committee on Reorganization has completed its recommendations to the Board of Directors, which were approved in principle subject …
Paddling with marine VHF
“Paddlers do not think of themselves as boaters.” – A Boater’s Guide to the Federal Requirements for Recreational Boats by the U.S. Coast Guard Because …