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USPS Carquinez-Your Boating Education Resource
Commander Trevor Steel, JN
Welcome to homepage of the Carquinez Sail and Power Squadron, a unit of the United States Power Squadrons, the largest non profit sail and power boating education organization in the world. We are also a part of District 25 of the San Francisco Bay Area-Sacramento Delta region of the State of California. Since 1961 we have been active in the Vallejo, Napa, Benicia, and Fairfield areas, teaching boating safety courses, performing a public service with our vessel safety checks and co-operative charting ventures, and above all, having fun being part of the boating community.
If you live in, or boat in, our area, I invite you to take one of the America’s Boating Course® weekend classes. This basic course, put together by our national organization, get’s you started with the essential information needed to safely sail local waters. Even old hands can benefit from this course, which organizes the knowledge of years of trial and error.
For those of you desiring a more in depth education I urge you to join our squadron and take the more advanced level courses and electives available to our members. You will not only increase your boating knowledge, and be able to relax more on the water, but enjoy the camaraderie of other sailors and power boaters.
Introduction to Navigation, 0900 June 13th, Vallejo Yacht Club
This class is for all our Basic Boating graduates, as well as other boaters who would like a basic introduction to finding their way on the Bay or in the Delta.
In six hours of classroom instruction we will cover Chapter 5 of the new ABC3 course, Introduction to Navigation and Charts, which covers chart reading, GPS and plotting a simple course. The $10 fee includes lunch. America’s Boating Course students should bring their book. A limited number of Chart Smart® books with the necessary chart, are available for $5.
Contact Samantha Fordyce, (707) 642-0488 for further information.
Boating is Fun...We'll Show You How
Carquinez Sail
& Power Squadron
P.O. Box 848
Vallejo, CA 94590
(707) 552-6287
(707) 55 BOATS
Coastal Navigation Course
1830, 6 July – 30 July
California Maritime Academy
Focused on the needs of the more demanding recreational boater, this intensive course presents the navigational skills necessary for planning and conducting more difficult voyages.
Taught by professional mariner Capt. Tuuli Messer-Bookman, and using materials prepared by the United States Power Squadrons ®, the class covers charts, mariner’s compass, navigation aids, plotting position, GPS and other important subjects. For more information see our poster.
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