U.S. Brig Niagara - home port Erie, Pa.
Established in 1914,
United States Power Squadrons
or America's Boating Club
is the largest fraternal boating organization in the World with
46,000 Members in 448 Squadrons in 35 Districts from Maine to
California, several U.S. Territories and Japan. The USPS membership
consists of both sail and power recreational boaters.
The
USPS is a non-profit, non-governmental, non-enforcement fraternal
boating organization dedicated to recreational boating education and
civic service.
The
Erie Power
Squadron, started in October 1937, is in USPS
District 11
and is located in northwest Pennsylvania,
headquartered in
Erie, Pa. The area is
the home of Lake Erie and the Presque Isle peninsula. The Erie
Power Squadron is an organization of boaters who believe in boating
fun, safety on the water, and boating education. We teach a
public boating course and offer many advanced and elective courses
to anyone who wishes to become a member. If you are a new
boater looking to get started or an experienced boater looking to
learn more, let us know. Also, if you just want to get to know
other boaters, give us a call. We also have dinner meetings
with speakers every month and fun summer activities.
The Erie Power Squadron membership consists of
a cross section of power boaters and sailors from the Erie, PA
and surrounding areas. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month and we meet
at the Erie Yacht Club, unless otherwise noted in the schedule or
newsletter, at 7:00 PM.
We offer the
America's Boating
Course, a USPS public boating course for the classroom setting
or an online boating course for anyone who is
interested in taking a class from home
Our public boating course is accepted as
qualification for all boaters and personnel watercraft owners in
Pennsylvania.
Check out "SailAngle.com
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news, and events.
Check out our national links on
Facebook,
YouTube,
Twitter,
and
LinkedIn.
Check out our local link on
Facebook.
If you require information about
boating situations in our area or an area that you may be traveling
to, please try our
Port
Captains site for more information.
We are trying to set up seminars for the spring
time frame.
The seminar series is open to the public. If you are
interested in future seminars
please call Jim Tingley at 814-835-4579 or email
jbunchj@msn.com .
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