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USPS
Mission: To promote recreational boating skills and boating
safety through education,
hands-on
training, and civic activities while providing fellowship for members.
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Many thanks to the members of the Gainesville Power Squadron for a successful Spring Conference
Also, thank you to those that donated items: Renaissance Printing, Jeffrey Meldon - PA, AAA, and the many others
Conference pictures can be seen here or here
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Who
we are!!
We
are unit of the United States Power Squadrons and are a fraternal
organization with civic service offering boating education courses and
seminars. Along the way you'll make some great friends and enjoy lots
of water activities.
We are located in Gainesville,
Fl. home to the University of Florida
Organized
in 1914, United States Power Squadron is a non profit eductional
organization dedicated to making boating safer. The Power
Squadron is: over 40,000 members, over 400 squadrons, largest non
profit boating organization.
The Gainesville Squadron was chartered in 1963
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Amateur Radio, Boat Insurance, Compass Adjusting
Boat Design &
Construction, Seamenship, Rules of the Road
Piloting, Calculators for Navigation, GPS, Sailing, Knots & Bends, Celestial Navigation
Oceanography, Radar, Weather, Predicted Log
Contest, Skipper Saver
Water Sports, USPS
Nautical Glossary
For more, click on educational classes tab! | |
We
are a member of DISTRICT
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Privacy Statement Trademark Statement Disclaimer Statement By-Laws United
States Power Squadrons National
web site Click
Here | The
Vessel Safety Check is performed free of charge and without any legal
obligations or penalties.
If
a potential problem or violation is discovered, the Examiner will give the boater options and information for correcting it. Click
here for more information Vessel Safety Checks.
Here is
a Boater's Checklist all
prudent boaters should use before departure.
Boating stats. Florida 2010: Accidents 668, Injuries 389, Deaths 79 | Want
to Join?
First,
have a love for boating. Second,
a desire to network with a great group of boaters
Finally,
you need to contact
the
Gainesville Sail & Power
Squadron! |     |
For
Sale: 40' floating concrete dock boat slip
for sale at the Conch House
Marina http://www.conch-
house.com
on
Salt Run near the Light House in St.Augustine,
Fl. just off the ICW on the "north" side of the Bridge
of Lions. Unrestricted access to the Atlantic, easy 20 minute walk to
downtown St. Augustine, one hour drive
to the Jacksonville International Airport.
We’ve owned
this slip for more than 24 years but now find that we rarely use
it. Currently it is leased to a friend so the
income covers both the condo fees
an additional income. Asking
price is
$70,000 O.B.O
Les and Louise
Rothman lkrothman@yahoo.com |
webmaster
Let us Broaden your Nautical
Horizon
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