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Jones Beach Power Squadron We are a unit of the United States PowerSquadron, a nationwide non-profit organization of boating enthusiasts, both power and sail, dedicated to promoting SAFE BOATING THROUGH EDUCATION. We are located on the South Shore of Long Island, New York within USPS District/3. You are invited to explore our website to learn more about our services and activities. more... United States Power Squadron On 2 February 1914 at the New York Yacht Club, selected representatives of 20 yacht clubs and yachting associations from Maine to Chesapeake Bay met and launched the United States PowerSquadron On 26 January 1994 at the Annual Meeting held in Florida, there were representatives from 450 Squadrons with a total membership of over 90,000 more... * * * * * * * * * * * Event Updates * * * * * * * * * * * September Raft Up and Septemberfest: The Raft-up on September 6 will be moved to September 20 and is still at Hemlock Cove. Septemberfest on the 20th will be moved up to Sunday, September 14th. . Education Announcement: Safe Boating Courses Open to the Public. The Jones Beach Power Squadron is offering our Squadron Safe Boating Course and Young Boater’s Course beginning in October of 2008. Please visit our Education page for details. Attention Members: Jones Beach Power Squadron is offering Marine Electronics and Advanced Piloting. Current JBPS Events Jones Beach Power Squadron current event photographs are available on line on our Members page. Please send your digital photographs to Cora Kelly. W.A.K.E. U.P. (Waterways Adopted Keep Environments Undamaged and Protected) is an environmental project created by the Jones Beach Power Squadron. We are a unit of the United States Power Squadron, a nationwide non-profit organization of boating enthusiasts dedicated to making boating safer and cleaner through education. This project is sponsored and endorsed by the Town of Oyster Bay, Town Supervisor John Venditto. Our objective is to emphasize the importance of clean boating and minimize the impact on water quality from boating activities through education and action. Please visit W.A.K.E. U.P. Jones Beach Power Squadron for more details. Education:Jones Beach Power Squadron offers courses to train our students in many facets of boating. We believe that education is the key to safe boating and fun. Among our offerings, we have several boating courses open to the public. We also have a Young Boaters course for students between 11 and 15 years of age. Please check our public boating safety course for our next scheduled class. Our members may enroll in many advanced courses or elective courses . Advanced courses cover Seamanship, Piloting, Advanced Piloting, Junior Navigator and Senior Navigator and are taken in sequence. Our elective courses cover topics such as Cruise Planning, Engine Maintenance, Marine Electronics, Weather, Sail, and Instructor Development, which may be taken in any sequence. For a complete list of our course offerings, please click on Education. Free Vessel Safety Checks: Operating a safe boat provides the skipper with the confidence that his/her boat is equipped to handle the many situations encountered on the water. Jones Beach Power Squadron provides scheduled boat safety checks. Our Vessel Safety Check examiners will be at locations throughout the south shore of Long Island all summer. To find out where we will be, please contact theWebmaster. But don't stop there, make sure that you take the Squadron's Safe Boating course to learn how to use the equipment mandated by the US Coast Guard and the State of New York. Be prepared by checking our VSC Pre-Checklist to ensure your safety now. Activities: The Jones Beach Power Squadron offers our members plenty of all year round Activities During the boating season, we have several rendezvous and raft ups where our members gather sharing fine food and socialize with other boating enthusiasts. Other activities include holiday parties, dinner / dances, luncheons and more.

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