Safe Boating Is No Accidents™

Message From our Squadron Commander Cdr. Mark Gibson, AP

Welcome aboard to our award winning web presence! Please let us show you what Carquinez and USPS® is all about. It truly is a great organization. We are very active in our community in support of water safety and wish to extend our efforts even further with this website. 

If you live or work near Vallejo, Benicia, Fairfield, Vacaville, or Napa areas check out our boating class schedule and by all means come by and take one of our monthly free instruction Boat SMART®/WEEKEND classes. Learn about boating and enjoy the camaraderie of other men and women boating enthusiasts and be rewarded with confidence in operating your boat in a safe manner.

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Our Learning Guides provide solid boating knowledge that will increase your boating safety and pleasure. (Click a topic of interest)

	Amateur Radio Boat Insurance Compass Adjusting GPS How to Fly Flags Introduction to Sailing Introduction to Navigational Astronomy Knots, Bends and Hitches (Marlinspike) Oceanography Plotting & Labeling Standards Predicted Log Contests Boat Radar Sight Reduction Methods Skipper-Saver USPS Glossary of Nautical Terms Water Sports

THE SQUADRON

Carquinez Sail and Power Squadron is a unit of the United States Power Squadrons (USPS®); www.usps.org, the largest non profit fraternal national sail and power boating organization in the world founded in 1914. Carquinez Squadron has served boating enthusiasts of the Solano, Napa and areas of Contra Costa Counties in Northern California since its charter in 1961. It is part of District 25 of the San Francisco Bay Area-Sacramento Delta region of the State of California. 

Giving Back to the Community

Carquinez Squadron offers a monthly Boat SMART® WEEKEND public boating class with numerous member classes throughout the year. Members help the National Ocean Service NOAA through the CO-OP Charting Program to keep nautical charts up to date. USPS® has been honored by three U.S. Presidents for civic contributions and for educating more than 4 million boaters in the last half-century.

Boating Classes

Boat SMART®/WEEKEND boating classes (a two day weekend boating class) is taught every month on the second full weekend of the month at the Vallejo Yacht Club. All are welcomed - students as far away as Nevada has joined this class. Limited seating is available please reserve class seating here.

USPS® Boating classes are available twice a year in Fall and Spring, once a week in the evening for 4 weeks.

Member boating classes are available year around, covering basic to advanced boating techniques. 

Home Study Guides and educational videos such as Jet/SMART™ for jet ski - Personal Water Craft (PWC) operators are also available and may be ordered through this website or by calling 707-55-BOATS (707-552-6287).

If you have questions about this site contact our webmaster: here

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