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 …
Sailing through the fear with offshore course
My husband, David, had always been into boating. After taking a United States Power Squadrons boating course, he joined Greenville Power Squadron (now Lake Hartwell …
Honoring the 2016 Charles F. Chapman Award for Excellence in Teaching winners
You don’t become a Charles F. Chapman Award winner by remaining safely in port; you must chart new educational ground and expand the limits of …
Nautical Delights photo contest winners
Photographers show us what they love most about boating Members voted for their favorite photo in The Ensign’s Nautical Delights Photo Contest via an online …
Giving Back — From landlubber to captain
By Gary Brower and Sarah Brower Patricia Brower had no idea she’d one day be called “Capt. Pat.” Although boating found her early in life, the …
An Enduring Legacy — 2015 Chapman Award Winners
In February, at the 2016 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, USPS honored five top volunteer instructors with the 2015 Charles F. Chapman Award for Excellence …
The Mission Continues — Member shares safety tips with retirees
To some, a boat is just a hole in the water that you throw money into. They say their happiest days were when they bought …
USPS honors 2014 Chapman award winners
At the 2015 Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, in January, USPS honored five top volunteer instructors with the 2014 Charles F. Chapman Award for Excellence …
Farewell, Stargazer
Arnold Joseph MedalenMarch 22, 1949–April 11, 2017 Arnold Medalen began writing articles about stargazing for The Ensign magazine in 1997, first as Modern Navigator and …
