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The Cutler Cove Power Squadron, a local unit of the United States Power Squadrons, was chartered in January, 1965 and is located in Pinecrest, Miami-Dade County, Florida.




Squadron Officers For 2008

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Commander Cdr Robert Roslund, AP
Educational Officer Lt/C Milton Sims, AP
Administrative Officer
Secretary Lt/C Cliff Root, SN
Treasurer Lt/C Linda Sims, AP

Public Boating Course Offerings
The Cutler Cove Power Squadron offers free public boating courses.   These courses will qualify you for insurance discounts and meet the State of Florida requirements for boating certification for all persons born after September,1980.

The next course starts Tuesday, September 16, 2008 and runs for five weeks on Tuesday nights from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM at the Palmetto Middle School, 7351 SW 128th Street, Pinecrest, Florida. Other squadron course contacts are listed below.

For further information please call (305) 238-4807 or email clifroot@msn.com

BOATCLAS

PUBLIC BOATING SAFETY COURSE TOPICS

Boat Handling and Elementary Seamanship

Boat Types and Terms

Registration (State and Federal)

Equipment

Regulations

Safe Operations

Marlinespike Seamanship (learn to tie 5 basic knots)

Charts and Aids to Navigation

Basic Navigation (includes Biscayne Bay)

Piloting (includes use of 11451 Chart)

Navigation Rules (Rules of the Road)

Marine Radio

Trailer Boating

Personal Water Crafts

The instruction is free, with a nominal charge for the optional student manual. There is no preregistration, just show up the first night at at the school cafetertia at 7:00 PM. For more information please call (305)238-4807

WHO WE ARE

WHO WE ARE

The Cutler Cove Power Squadron is a local chapter of the United States Power Squadrons. The squadron's membership and activities are located in the Kendall, Pinecrest and Cutler Ridge areas of SW Miami, Florida. The squadron was founded in 1965 and presently has approximately 100 members. Membership activities are divided into three areas: volunteer civic activities, advanced self boating education and social activities.

Civic activities include teaching the public safe boating course three times a year (January, April and September), providng free vessel safety inspections and assisting NOAA with maintaining chart information through the squadron's volunteer co-operative charting program. Self-education activities include taking or teaching any of the approximately twenty USPS advanced boating courses (seamanship, piloting, advanced piloting, weather, sailing, engine maintenance, marine electronics, celestial navigation, etc.). These courses are only available to USPS members. Passing the public safe boating course is a prerequisite to joining USPS. Social activities include monthly dinner meetings, parties, BBQ, fishing and boating rendezvous. An excellent source for USPS information can be found on the Internet at http://www.usps.org or by clicking on the USPS Ensign below..

For more information about the Cutler Cove Power Squadron, its social activities and other course offerings, please contact one of the officers listed above.


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PLEASE NOTE

Florida law requires everyone born after September 30, 1980 must pass an approved boating education course to operate a motor vessel.  This boating course qualifies. Click below for more information on this and other boating links.

 

Classroom Facilities


Average class size is 40 students.

OTHER S.E. FLORIDA CLASS LOCATIONS

All District 8 (Sebastian Inlet to Key West) Class Locations

Biscayne Bay Power Squadron (Miami Beach, Miami), (305) 947-6328, Place: Miami Yacht Club, 1001 McArthur Causeway, Web site: www.usps.org/localusps/biscayne

Miami Power Squadron (W. Miami - Hialeah - Sweetwater), ( 305) 301-5355, Place: Reben Dario Middle School, 350 NW 97 Avenue, Miami, Web site: www.usps.org/localusps/miami

Cutler Cove Power Squadron (Kendall - Pinecrest - Perrine - Cutler Ridge area), class details are listed above.

Homestead Power Squadron (South Dade and Northern Monroe Couny area), Contact: Brian Coleman, 305-245-2240, Place: Homestead Power Squadron Building, 100 NW 7 Street, Homestead

Other Nice Links

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Excellent summary of the Florida boating laws

Seven Seas Cruising Association

Noonsite - Cruising Site Index

Prepare Your Boat and Crew

Fishing Links

Animated Knots

Member Roster


 
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Last Updated: May 9, 2007