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Lake Norman Sail and Power
Squadron® ,
a unit of United States Power Squadrons,
District
27, covers North Carolina and North Central South Carolina.
United
States Power
Squadrons®
has units in all of the United States and its territories.
We are a non-profit organization whose purpose
is to promote high standards of seamanship and
navigation and safe boating for all. Our squadron, located in the beautiful Lake
Norman, NC area, includes sail and power boats. We currently have over 100
members. A major focus of our squadron is community education and boating safety
through Public Boating Safety classes
- America's Boating Course -
held throughout the year in multiple locations around Lake Norman
for the general public. (These
classes are approved for certification to operate Personal Watercraft by
persons 14 to 16 years of age in accord with N.C. State law.) We also
participate in civic
activities such as community education and special safety programs and
promotions, such as
volunteer Vessel Safety Checks and public awareness for boating safety and
with NOAA toward the improvement of boating safety conditions. A day of
access to boating activities
for boys and girls living in area children's homes is an annual important
community service project.
In addition to this, we have an active social schedule
filled with fun. Squadron members
are eligible to take our advanced
courses taught by qualified instructors. These begin with basic seamanship
and continue on through piloting, advanced piloting, junior navigation to the
advanced classes in navigation. Elective
courses available for member participation include marine electronics, sail,
engine maintenance, cruise planning, weather, and many other areas of boating
interest. You are invited to come and join us.
Please click on the
highlighted links and browse our web pages to learn more of our organization's
mission, of the educational courses we teach and of our activities, and also to
see pictures of the "fun" events that we enjoy together. We
invite you to investigate becoming a member of the LNSPS if this would be of
interest to you.
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