Safe Boating Through Education

who are we?

Tracing our origin back to the Boston Yacht Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts and organized in 1914, USPS is a non profit educational organization dedicated to making boating safer and more enjoyable by teaching classes in seamanship, navigation and other related subjects.  With some 60,000 members organized into 450 squadrons across the country and in some US territories, we are the largest private, totally self-supporting boating organization in the world and enjoy participating with our fellow members not only on the water, but also in the classroom.  Our members are boating families who contribute to their communities by promoting safe boating through education.  Over the years, USPS has been honored by three US presidents for our civic contribution and for educating more than four million boaters in the past half-century.  Dedicated to the self-education of our members and to the general public, we offer the highest quality of instruction and materials in all our educational offerings.

usps mission

To promote recreational boating safety through education and civic activities while providing fellowship for our members.

usps activities

Northern New Jersey's activities include the three primary objectives of USPS: community service, continuing education and enjoying the friendship and camaraderie of our fellow members.

Directions to Headquarters

From previous headquarters, 21 Passaic Avenue, Fairfield:

Proceed on Passaic Avenue, heading NE past the Huddle Inn. (The first light on Passaic Avenue across from the Hudde Inn is Beverly Road). Make a right at the second light, which is Greenbrook Road. Pass the Greenbrook CC on the right until you come to a "Y" in the road. Bear to the left (sign points towards Little Falls Road), but you are now actually on Grandview Avenue. Bear to the left as you begin to go down the hill on Grandview. At the bottom of the hill remain going straight. You will then come to a traffic light at the intersection of Pompton Avenue/Rt. 23. Go straight. The road now becomes Main Street in Little Falls. Proceed over the RR tracks and past The Mill on your left until you come to the first raffic light. This is Union Avenue. Make a right onto Union Ave. and go a few hundred yards until you see the church to your right. Parking is directly across the street.

From Pompton Ave./Rt. 23 North toward Rt. 46:

At the intersection of Pompton Ave/Rt. 23 and Main Street. (Sukeroku Restuarant on right and a sign indicates Little Falls to you right), make a right turn onto Main Street. Proceed over the RR track and past The Mill on your left until you come to the first traffic light. This is Union Avenue. Make a right onto Union Ave. and go a few hundred yards until you see the church to your right. Parking is directly across the street.

From Route 46 West:

Take the Union lvd./Totowa/Paterson/Little Falls exit. When you come off the ramp, bear to the left towards Little Falls. This is Union Blvd. Pass throught he first traffic light which is Riverview Drive. The second light will be Main Street. Proceed through the light (Union Blvd. now becomes Union Ave.) and go a few hundred yards until you see the church to your right. Parking is directly across the street.

From Route 46 East:

As you pass Willowbrook Mall on Rt. 46, stay to the right. You will see an overhead sign that says Rt. 23 South, Verona, Keep to the Right. Take this exit and proceed past the Wayne Town Center on your right. You are now on Pompton Ave./Rt. 23 S. The third traffic light will be Main Street (Sukeroku Restaurant on your left). Make a left onto Main and proceed over the RR tracks and past The Mill on your left until you come the first traffic light. This is Union Avenue. Make a right onto Union Ave. and go a few hundred yards until you see the church on you right. Parking is directly across the street..

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