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The
Fayetteville Sail and Power Squadron is a member of
District
27 of the
United
States Power Squadrons ® (USPS®).
Our squadron area covers Fayetteville, North
Carolina and surrounding communities. We have a total
of about 85 members.
USPS® is
America's boating club - a non-profit, educational
organization dedicated to making boating safer and
more enjoyable for all by teaching classes in
seamanship, navigation and related subjects.
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Giving Back to the
Community . . .
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The
Fayetteville Sail and Power Squadron offers boating
safety courses for the public several times each year.
Watch the banner above to find out when and where the
next classes will be held.
USPS members help the
National Ocean Service and
NOAA keep nautical
charts accurate - a service that saves taxpayers
millions of dollars each year by reporting chart
corrections. .
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Civic
Service, Self Education, Fraternal Boating Club
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We
maintain liaison
with the United States Coast Guard,
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Departments of
Natural Resources of the various states and other
organizations to cooperate for the benefit of the
public.
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USPS is an active partner with the United States
Coast Guard and United States Coast Guard Auxiliary in
a national program to perform vessel safety checks.
If you would like to have your vessel checked, contact
us at the address shown below.
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States Power Squadrons®
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Organized
in 1914, The United States Power Squadron (USPS) is a
non-profit, educational organization dedicated to
making boating safer and more enjoyable by teaching
classes in seamanship, navigation and related
subjects.
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Our members are boating families who contribute to
their communities by promoting safe boating through
education. We enjoy participating with our
fellow members on the water and in the classroom.
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USPS is
America's largest boating club, with over 60,000
members organized into 450 squadrons across the
country and in some US territories. USPS
has been honored by three US presidents for its civic
contributions.
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USPS
- America's Boating Club. A network of friends
and fun. Enjoy friendship and camaraderie
on-the-water and off with fellow members who are
skilled in boating. On-the-water activities
include: cruises, rendezvous, raft-ups, fishing
derbies and more. Activities ashore include
marine programs, picnics, ice cream socials and
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Becoming a
member of USPS requires passing a boating safety
course taught by a local squadron (or another approved
organization) and being sponsored by a squadron
member. Successfully completing the USPS boating
course meets the educational requirements for boat
operation in all U.S. states.
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Our members are eligible to
take other boating classes including: seamanship,
piloting, advanced piloting, navigation, engine
maintenance, sail, marine electronics, weather, cruise
planning and other courses.
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Fayetteville
Sail & Power Squadron
Squadron Commander - Cdr Joe Kilgore
Tel: 910-977-731
joenmary@hotmail.com
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AMERICA’S
BOATING COURSE
Class registration is 6:30 pm 13 May 2008
with class following 7-9 pm, then 15, 20 and 22
May 7-9 pm. Cost is $35 per person for text and
CD. The classes will take place at INOVATECH 6408
C. Brookstone Lane (behind the Cliffdale Library).
Call Don Whitmore @ 910-486-9396 or e-mail him at daw1pac@nc.rr.com
for registration details. |
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