Welcome
to Barnegat Bay Sail and Power Squadron!
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Barnegat Bay Sail and Power Squadron promotes Boating Safety through Public and Member Education and Practice, performs Community service, and has fun on the water!Barnegat Bay Sail and Power Squadron serves the central Atlantic shore of New Jersey, spanning the area from Manasquan to Forked River, NJ. |
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BBSPS Holiday Party. Don't forget our Holiday Party at Jack Baker's Lobster Shanty in Point Pleasant Beach on 10 December 2011. See the Social Activities section of this page for details. (23 Nov 11)
New Jersey Saltwater Angler's Registry. If you are planning on fishing off our coast this year, recreational fishermen must be registered with the state of NJ. Get details about the NJ Saltwater Recreational Registry Program and sign up now at their web site. (05 May 11)
Get Your Ship's Store Items Now! The Barnegat Bay Sail and Power Squadron Ship's Store has some neat items for your boating and sailing activities. See the attached PDF flyer for details, or contact Ron Dornau for additional information.
America's Boating Course. America's Boating Course teaches basic boating safety, and optionally includes how to read a chart and navigate your boat safely within sight of land. Successful completion of America's Boating Course proctored exam will allow you to obtain a New Jersey Safety Certificate for boating on New Jersey waters. The next sessions of the America's Boating Course conducted by Barnegat Bay will be this spring.
You can find information on dates, times, and places on USPS public boating courses at the USPS courses web site. To preregister for any Barnegat Bay public boating course or seminar, just click here.
If you can't take a course in person, you can take the on-line America's Boating Course - 3rd Edition, and then just take the exam in person with any squadron that's convenient for you. Passing the exam will qualify you for your NJ state safe boating certificate.
Schedule. Barnegat Bay conducts safety courses and seminars open to both members and the public on boating related topics. The schedule is now being planned for spring courses and seminars.
Contact Ed Jones at 732-892-7432 for information on our courses and seminars. You can find information on other dates, times, and places on America's Boating Course and other public courses and seminars at the USPS courses and seminars web site. (23 Nov 11)
USPS University/Member Courses. Depending on student desires and enrollments, BBSPS also offers advanced courses of study on boating topics. While these courses are usually offered to members only, recent changes in USPS policy now allow us to teach these same courses to the public. These courses are listed on the USPS University web page. Contact Ed Jones at 732-892-7432 for information on these courses.
No further raftings are planned for this boating year.
No further rendezvous are planned for this boating year.
Not sure what a rafting or rendezvous is, or how to participate? Read or print the rafting "how to" article by BBSPS P/C Phil Lloyd, SN.
Barnegat Bay Sail and Power Squadron will hold its annual Holiday Party at Jack Baker's Lobster Shanty in Point Pleasant Beach on 10 December 2011. Reservations close on 06 December, so get your check to Ron Dornau as soon as possible. See the flyer for details. (23 Nov 11)
Our 50th Anniversary Party at the Crystal Point Yacht Club on 12 November 2011 was a great success. There were many door prizes, lots of dancing, no long boring speeches, great opportunities to talk with many friends we haven't seen in a while, and lots of fun all around. One of the highlights of the evening was a video presentation of past parties, including hilarious clips from a Halloween Party back in the 1980s. Some of the many photos taken can be seen on Facebook. See if you can identify P/C Phil Lloyd from one of the video clips.
Congratulations to BBSPS, and here's to the next 50 years! (23 Nov 11)
BBSPS has several members who can give
your vessel a voluntary
safety
check to ensure it meets minimum safety requirements. Other USPS
squadrons and US Coast Guard Auxiliary flotillas also have this
capability.
Get more information through links on the USPS Vessel
Safety Check Committee web site, or contact Mike Bodnar at 732-840-1875, BBSPS
Vessel
Safety Check Chairman, to arrange for your own boat's safety
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Here are some pictures of a Rendezvous at Key Harbor Marina and a BBSPS Halloween Party. Also see the Barnegat Bay Face book web page for pictures.
Click a small picture below to see it full
size.
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Besides improving the self-education of its members, along with reduced insurance costs for successfully completing its courses, some of the discounts offered to all members of the USPS follow. A complete listing of member benefits is on the USPS Member Benefits web page.
Read the BBSPS bylaws, or print a PDF copy of the bylaws here. Note: The web version of the bylaws may be formatted differently than the original hard copy version; conversions don't always work as intended.
If you have a specific squadron
question, please contact the
appropriate
bridge officer. Phone numbers and e-mail addresses are in the
hard
copy BBSPS Roster.
This information is also available to USPS members on the USPS Information Center web page under Membership Information on the left side navigation pane by searching for the particular member desired. If you have any specific suggestions for topics you would like to
see
on this web page, please contact the webmaster,
P/R/C Tom Brincka, SN.
| Commander | Cd Richard Zucchi, SN |
| Executive Officer | Lt/C Michael Bodnar, P |
| Educational Officer | Lt/C Edward Jones, N |
| Administrative Officer | Lt/C Thomas Simonton |
| Secretary | Lt/C Patricia Lyne, N |
| Treasurer | Lt/C Ronald Dornau, P |
USPS. Click on the below buttons to go to other USPS web pages.
NJ Information
If you are planning on fishing off our coast, recreational fishermen must be registered with the state of NJ. Get details about the NJ Saltwater Recreational Registry Program and sign up now at their web site. (05 May 11)
Visit the New Jersey State Police
Marine Services Bureau web page for boating information.
Visit the Marine
Trades Association
of New Jersey for local news.
Need information from the state of New Jersey or another state on licensing or other boating related topics? Visit the USPS State Boating Information web site, clicking on the desired state, for specific information.
Miscellaneous Information
Follow these links to the National Weather Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. There's also a commercial site, Boating Info USA, that has information for our area.
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have Adobe Acrobat Reader? Click
here to go to the Adobe web site to get your free copy. Then
install it on your computer, and you're ready to view and print Adobe
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(PDF) documents!
If you have any specific suggestions for topics you would like to see on this web page, please contact the webmaster, P/R/C Tom Brincka, SN.
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