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Squadron Membership: What's in it for me? DuPage Power Squadron's activities involve the three primary objectives of USPS®: continuing education, community service, and enjoying the friendship and camaraderie of our fellow members.
Many people who take the Basic Boating class want to learn more about boat handling, engine maintenance, marine electronics, or navigation techniques. We offer courses in these and many other subjects to our members. In addition, our members themselves are an excellent source of information about boats and boating, as many of them have a years of experience with boats, and are usually glad to help.
As a member of the DuPage Power Squadron, you can also participate in any of the Squadron's other activities, including cruises, vessel safety check events, cooperative charting events, fishing days, a turkey roast, a Christmas Party, an annual auction and more. Our schedule of events is included in our monthly squadron newsletter, The Pilot, and is also posted here on our website.
For those who are willing to stand a two hour watch at the District booth at the Chicago Boat Show in January (and at other shows), we get admission to the show for free. Walking up to a salesman with Squadron identification and an exhibitor pass tells them that you know more than the average person at the show.
Members of the Squadron get together a number of times throughout the boating season. We meet to see the 4th of July fireworks at the Lake Michigan lakefront and again later in the summer for a turkey roast.
When it's too cold to go boating in the Chicago area we hold our general meetings where boating programs on a variety of subjects are presented. In the fall, our annual auction can have almost anything show up. We have had a dinghy, computer software, VHF radios, home furnishings, homemade cannoli and bread, a radio remote control boat, and many other useful and useless items go on the block.
We hold an annual Geodetic Survey Marker hunt which is highly underrated as a source of amusement. Have you ever seen a dozen or more adults running around the countryside like a bunch of kids?
Membership Information
Membership in the DuPage Power Squadron is open to anyone who has successfully taken either a USPS, CPS or USCG boating safety class, or most state courses with a proctored exam, graduates of the Coast Guard Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, or Navel Academy and who is interested in advancing our organization's objectives of continuing education, community service, and enjoying the friendship and camaraderie of our fellow members. Active members must be at least 16 years of age but there are no age restrictions for family members. You don't even need to own a boat, you just need to have an interest in boating!
If you are interested in joining the DuPage Power Squadron, or would like more information please fill in the form below. We will have one of our members contact you.
If you prefer, you can call our Membership officer, Bob Mupo at
(630)260-9063.Back to the DuPage Power Squadron Home Page
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Please send comments to the webmaster: Bob PotterThe information presented here does not represent the official view of the USPS. It is information from and for use by members of the DuPage Power Squadron, other USPS squadrons and all recreational boaters."USPS®", "United States Power Squadrons®", the USPS ensign, and the wheel-and-ensign design are registered trademarks of United States Power Squadrons, Inc.
