United States Power Squadrons ®
San Luis Rey Sail & Power Squadron
The Coast of Southern California

2010 Class Schedules

NOTE: National USPS has released a number of new courses and Seminars, as part of the USPS University program - a program that offers different levels of Boat Operator Certification  for Inland, Coastal, Advanced Coastal, and Offshore.

Schedule of USPS Boating Safety Courses
Scroll down to see elective and other special courses.

Class Start Date Instructors
ABC or Boating
Course
April 6 to June 1, 2010
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Cahen/Follestad
ABC or Boating
Course
August 10 to October 5, 2010
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Follestad/Cahen
     

Book Cover

USPS Seminar Series Classes are Open to the Public

USPS Seminar Series
"Paddle Smart "
May 27, 2010
1900 - 2100 (OYC)
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2 Hours
TBA
USPS Seminar Series
"Powerboat Handling "
June 3, 2010
1900 - 2100 (OYC)
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2 Hours
TBA
USPS Seminar Series
"Advanced Powerboat Handling "
June 10, 2010
1900 - 2100 (OYC)
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2 Hours
TBA
USPS Seminar Series
"Trailering"
June 17, 2010
1900 - 2100 (OYC)
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2 Hours
TBA




       


How to Become a Member

Active membership in San Luis Rey Sail and Power Squadron is open to those 16 years and over who have passed the USPS Boating Course, or the BoatSmart examinations and who are willing to contribute time, energy, and skills to the objectives of the USPS. If you're a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Aux. or the Canadian Power Squadron, you have already completed a qualifyingcourse and no exam is required. Please call any Officer listed on the Bridge.

Advanced and Elective Classes For Squadron Members

Class Start Date Weeks Instructor
Piloting
January 7 to March 4, 2010
9
Veldhuisen
Instructor Certification/Re-cert.
Saturdays
January 16,23,30, 2010
0900-1200
OYC
Mann
Marine Electronics
June 24 to September 9, 2010
12
Briley
Operation Training
Saturday
January 9, 2010
0900 - 1100 (OYC)
2 Hours
Powell
Seamanship
June 8 to August 3, 2010
9
Lyman
Sail
October 12 to Dec. 21,2010
10
Gibbs
Advanced Piloting
March 11 to May 20, 2010
11
Veldhuisen/Bean
Junior Navigation
Dec 1, 2009 to Mar. 23, 2010
13
Diehl
Navigation
Sept16, 2010 to Jan/Feb 2011
As required
Deihl
       

Notice classes starting time, 1900 at the Oceanside Yacht Club.  Most classes will last approximately 2 hours.
For more information about these classes or to enroll in a class, please contact the Squadron Education Officer at
(760) 729-6034 - Lt/C R. D. Walker
email: SLRSPS2009@gmail.com

Piloting Class


Study the book, meet indoors at first.


Then, the best part - Practice "On the Water"
Vicki Guillen, Jill Powell, Darroch Cahen, Russ Lyman, Richele Daciolas-Semon, Nigel Woolf, Adriaan Veldhuisen -Co-Instructor, and Stuart Cannes


June GPS Class - Indoors to start.
Look at that!
Outdoors - Not Raining Now
We agree?

 

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This page updated August 18, 2009