Burgee Kingsway Power Squadron

Information & Links

Have an interesting or informative site you'd like to share? 

Send the link to Al Stoughton AP, Kingsway's webmaster.

Useful Sites

USPS Vessel Safety Check

The Vessel Safety Check (VSC) Program  helps you  comply voluntarily with federal and state recreational boating safety laws
  Click this image to find a vessel examiner in your area and setup an appointment
  Kingsway Chair Safety/VSC:  Edward Rearick, AP
mailto:rearco@verizon.net
 

USCG Minimum Equipment Requirements for Recreational Vessels

 

Boater's Pre-Departure Checklist

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USPS The Ensign

The Ensign is the official magazine of United States Power Squadrons.
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USPS Member Benefits

Find information on special benefits you receive as a member of the USPS®.
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USPS Boating Guide to America

Boating Guide to America is a special type of website, called a "wiki".  It's written collaboratively by thousands of USPS members!
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USPS for Kids

Kids have a place on the water too. Links to fun and games re-enforcing rules, terminology, techniques and keeping youngsters engaged in safe boating habits.
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USPS Compass - e-Newsletter (sample copy)

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Port Captains

Port Captains are USPS members who stand ready to provide advice and assistance.  They can recommend mechanics, sail makers, and repair yards in the area as well as medical and dental facilities in his or her locale. They can also direct weary sailors and boaters to local restaurants and motels.
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I BOAT NJ graphic New Jersey Dept. of Transportation Maritime Resources

The I BOAT NJ Program provides funds to  promote, improve and enhance the marine industry in the State of New Jersey.
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Animated Knots

Better to know a knot and not need it than to need a knot and not know it.  A fun site to use!
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USPS WebGate

Visit a USPS Web Page
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Marinas.com

Locate marinas, lighthouses, restaurants, locks, inlets, anchorages, bridges, ferry terminals, points of interest and get port/harbor overviews too.  Lots more info for boaters.
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Chapman Piloting & Seamanship

The essential guide for all boaters!  The leading reference for both power and sail boaters for nearly 100 years.
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Adlard Coles Nautical

Comprehensive selection of nautical books.
 

The Legal Requirements Of Boating in NJ

   
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  Nautical charts; tide and tidal current tables    
Click here for the NOAA home page. Click here for Department of Commerce Home Page. Collage depicting fish, ships, satellites, ocean, maps, buoys, sun, hurricanes -- with the NOAA and Commerce Department Logos
  Weather watches, warnings and forecasts    
  Click here for the NOAA home page. Click here for Department of Commerce Home Page. Collage depicting fish, ships, satellites, ocean, maps, buoys, sun, hurricanes -- with the NOAA and Commerce Department Logos