Community Service Project
Florida squadron identifies missing waterway markers In the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton, Anna Maria Island Sail & Power Squadron/22 member David Haddox helped …
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 …
From the Classroom to the Med
Membership and education fuel a lifetime of boating adventures My wife, Julie, and I learned the piloting and navigation skills from United States Power Squadrons …
My Summer as a Boat Tour Captain
Over the summer, I captained tour boats for Original Soo Locks Boat Tours up north in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Interlake Maritime Services recently purchased …
The Lure of Gold
Sailor searching for gold ends up with ballast Excerpted from Marlin Bree’s new “Bold Sea Stories 2.” Mesmerized by the land and sky, I drove …
Chapman Winners Go Above & Beyond
During the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, United States Power Squadrons, America’s Boating Club, recognized three outstanding volunteer educators—Ann Peltier, Graham Hunter and Chris Leavitt—with the …
Couple battles boat trouble and COVID-19
By Shelli Swaim My husband, Jeff, drove to Las Vegas on March 15 to attend a three-day golf tournament put on by a group of …
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 …
2018 Charles F. Chapman Award Recipients Honored
Each year, we recognize the top educators in United States Power Squadrons, America’s Boating Club, with the Charles F. Chapman Award for Excellence in Teaching. …
Find squadron members with mobile member search
By Dan Bartell Have you ever been away from home and needed to call a United States Power Squadrons member but didn’t have the person’s …
The Rewards of Teaching — 2017 Chapman Awards
To a one, the 2017 Charles F. Chapman Award for Excellence in Teaching recipients find teaching to be its own reward. Their joy comes from …
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 …
