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![]() in Oklahoma City, OK the Local Unit of the America's Boating Club aka the United States Power Squadrons® "For Boaters, By BoatersSM" America's Boating Club link (click here) |
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About OKC Sail and Power Squadron, the Oklahoma City unit of the America's Boating Club OKC Member Information Boating Classes OKC USPS Calendar Safety Desk! Suggested Readings and References Recent Past Events Boating Links To Webmaster: >The OKCSPS conducts the US Power Squadron America's Boating Course (ABC) at least once a year.
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![]() Again, we are a private, fraternal organization - We do not solicit or receive financial grants or aid from any government - federal, state or local - and we don't lobby. We are not associated with law enforcement, but we do cooperate closely with federal, state and local government agencies that promote boating safety. In doing so, we are not involved with law enforcement or on-the-water patrols. How it all began ... ![]() ![]() ![]() Our 'formal attire' is the traditional English yachting uniform adopted by the New York Yacht Club in 1844 and by all American yacht clubs thereafter. It has distinctive insignia designating educational achievement and rank and service to the organization. However, it is not necessary to have a uniform to participate in the events sponsored by USPS and local Squadrons. How we attain our goals ... Our activities revolve around the three main objectives of the organization: The Education of members (i.e., Continuing Education), Participation in Civic Programs (i.e., Public Boating Courses), and the Provision of an Atmosphere of Friendship and Camaraderie among Members (i.e., Social Activities - the rendezvous, the regatta and the dinner/party, etc.). ![]() As a civic service, local Squadrons offer the Public Boating Course and the Boat Smart Course on a regular basis to men, women and children who are not members. We have presented the public boating courses for over half a century and more than 3 million people have taken them to date. There is no age limit for students, but they must be age 16 to be awarded the Certificate of Completion. Virtually all Squadrons offer the Public Boating Course at least once a year, and many offer it more frequently. Times, dates and locations of these courses are publicized locally in newspapers and other media. Information on classes may be obtained by dialing 1-888-FOR-USPS, or contacting Headquarters in Raleigh, NC, at (919) 821-0281. In 1962, USPS entered into a cooperative agreement with the chart makers of the federal government's National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration. Since then, members have reported corrections and additions to nautical charts in our Cooperative Charting Program. Tens of thousands of these reports have been incorporated in NOAA "roadmaps of the waterways". Also, we work with the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, Red Cross, and other organizations in maintaining safety awareness during National Safe Boating Week and throughout the year. Additionally, the Oklahoma City Sail and Power Squadron has certain local projects that it participates in to further good in the metro area. Social activities are varied. Activities On-The-Water include cruises, rendezvous, sail races and navigation contests. Activities ashore include meetings with programmed speakers and refreshments, dinner-dances, picnics and field trips.
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