Akron Power Squadron

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Akron Power Squadron
Boating is Fun
Well show you how !
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United States Power Squadrons

• A boating organization made up of fellow boating
  enthusiasts interested in furthering their
  boating education, participating in social events
  with fellow boaters and participating in civic
  activities connected with safe boating.

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History

• USPS was formed in 1914 by John Upton, a power
  boater in the Boston Yacht Club.
• APS was chartered in 1939 and met in the old
  Burkhardts Brewery in downtown Akron.

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www.akronpowersquadron.com
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APS Social Events

• 7-Apr Dinner Meeting - Lake Erie
• 16-Apr Mather Spring Cleaning
• 5-May - Preview Summer Rendezvous
• 19-May Steak Fry
• 2-Jun ODNR and/or I68
• 3-Jun Cruisin' Dinner Portage Lakes 1
• 8-Jun Cedar Point Vessel Safety Check Day
• Aug 27 Corn Roast
• 1-Sep Dinner Meeting

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APS Summer Rendezvous

• June 10-12 Put-In-Bay
• July 15-17 Vermilion
• July 29-31 Kellys Island
• Aug 5-7 Leamington
• Aug 19-21 Trailer Boat - Presque Isle
• Aug 26-28 Battery Park

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2011 Calendar

• 11-Jan Sail Class, Copley High School (14 weeks)
• 15-Jan Boat Show Dinner
• 19-Jan Piloting Class, Cuyahoga Falls HS (10
  weeks)
• 3-Feb General Meeting - Founders' Day
• 7-Feb Seminar - Sail Trim , American Legion,
  Cuyahoga Falls
• 3-Mar General Meeting - Great Loop
• 7-Mar Vessel Safety Examiner Meeting
• 7-Mar Celestial Navigation Class - 1 yr
• 21-Mar Seminar - Advanced Power Boat Handling ,
  Cuyahoga Falls
• April 1-3 D-7 Spring Conference, Sawmill Resort,
  Huron OH
• 7-Apr April Dinner Meeting - Spaghetti Warehouse,
  Lake Erie and First Inhabitants
• 19-Apr Seminar - Boating on Rivers, Locks and
  Lakes, American Legion, Cuyahoga Falls
• 16-Apr WJ Mather Spring Cleaning - Cleveland
• 5-May General Meeting - Preview Summer Rendezvous
• 10-May Seminar - Coastal Navigation, American
  Legion, Cuyahoga Falls
• 19-May Executive Meeting and Steak Fry, Lion's
  Park, C Falls
• May 20-26 Safe Boating Week
• 2-Jun General Meeting - ODNR and/or I68

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2011 Calendar

• 3-Jun Cruisin' Dinner Portage Lakes
• June 10-12 Put-In-Bay Rendezvous
• 18-Jun Cedar Point Vessel Safety Check Day
• July 15-17 Vermilion Rendezvous
• July 29-31 D-7 Rendezvous Kellys Island
• 4-Aug General Meeting
• Aug 5-7 Leamington Rendezvous
• Aug 19-21 Trailer Boat Rendezvous Presque Isle
  State Park
• Aug 26-28 Corn Roast/Coop Charting and Rendezvous
  Battery Park
• 1-Sep Dinner Meeting
• Sept 12-17 Governing Board Meeting, Greensboro,
  N.C.
• Fall 2011 Advanced Piloting Class
• Fall 2011 Seamanship Class
• Fall 2011 Marine Electronics Class
• Fall 2011 Cruise Planning Class
• 6-Oct General Meeting Education Recognition
  Pizza Night
• November D-7 Fall Conference, Canton
• 3-Nov General Meeting Charity Donation Project
• 1-Dec General Meeting Cookie Exchange

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Civic Activities

• Public Boating Course
• Vessel Safety Check
• Cooperative Charting Adopt 14844
• Portage Lakes State Park Cleanup
• SS Wm. Mather Spring Fitting-Out
• Becky Thatcher Sternwheeler Renovation
• Ch. 45/49 Telethon
• Adopt-A-Family
• Support Battered Womens Shelter
• and more!

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William G Mather
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William G Mather
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Vessel Safety Check
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Vessel Safety Check
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Cooperative Charting
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Co-op Charting
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14844 Inset Water Tower not on Chart
166 M
Visual Sighting on Water Tower. Appears to
right of Microwave tower when viewed from
water. Water Tower not marked on 14844 Chart or
inset From Vessel position L 41 39.286 N Lo 82
49.250 W Bearing to Tank (avg 6 bearings) 166
M
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Education
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USPS Membership

• APS Courses Fall 2011
• Advanced Piloting Class
• Seamanship Class
• Marine Electronics Class
• Cruise Planning Class
• (75 for non members),

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USPS Membership

• APS Seminar Program
• Member fee 5
• Monday 21-Mar Advanced Power Boat Handling
• Tuesday 19-Apr Boating on Rivers, Locks and
  Lakes
• Tuesday 10-May Coastal Navigation,

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Advanced Grades

• Seamanship
• Advanced Piloting (Tides Currents)
• Piloting
• Junior Navigation (Celestial)
• Navigation (Celestial)
• (Fall 2011 courses)

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Elective Grades

• Marine Electronics
• Cruise Planning
• Marine Engine Maintenance
• Weather
• Sail
• Instructor Qualification
• Operations Training

(Fall 2011 courses)
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Course Cost Comparison
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Seminars
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Seminars

• Advanced Powerboat Handling
• Anchoring
• Basic Coastal Navigation
• Boat Handling under Power
• Boating on Rivers, Locks and Lakes
• How to Use a Chart
• Hurricanes and Boats
• Knots, Bends and Hitches
• Marine RADAR

• Mariner's Compass
• Mastering the Rules of the Road
• Onboard Weather Forecasting
• Paddle Smart
• Partner in Command
• Sail Trim and Rig Tuning
• Trailering Your Boat
• Using GPS
• Using VHF VHF/DSC Marine Radio

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Member Benefits

• USPS Boat Insurance Program (classes, VSC reduce
  premiums further)
• BOAT/US Membership Discount
• Monthly Squadron newsletter
• Monthly National magazine
• Port Captains Program
• Maptech discount (and others)

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Member Benefits
http//www.usps.org/national/admin_dept/membenefit
s.htm

• Free Boating Education
• Tax Deduction on Dues and some Travel Expenses
• GPS for Mariners
• Discounts on Computer Software and Hardware
• Liaison with governmental agencies - Web site
• The Compass - Electronic Newsletter
• 40 Discount from Soundings Magazine
• Discounts on Nobeltec Navigation Software
• Up to 12 Discount with DELL Computers
• C-MAP Member and Squadron Discounts
• McGraw Hill On-line Store - Discounted Books
• Discounts with Rose Point Navigation Systems,
  LLC
• Long Term Care Insurance by John Hancock Life
  Insurance
• Discounts with Hamilton Marine, a Discount
  Marine Store
• Rigid Boats - 10 discount
• Others

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Whats In It For You?

• 1. Make new boating friends
• 2. Learn more about boats and boating
• 3. Learn about expanded cruising areas - inland
  lakes/rivers to Great Lakes or beyond
• 4. Keep current with boating laws/
  regulations/legislation

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Whats In It For You?

• 5. Reinforce what you've learned in this course
  - studies show only 30 retained from lecture
• 6. Rendezvous' - cruise safely with a group of
  boaters
• 7. Contribute to the Boating Community
• Vessel Inspections
• Teaching
• Co-op Charting

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USPS Membership

• One member - 72.80
• Family total 120.70

Six Month membership is part of this class
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USPS Membership

• Boat ownership not a requirement
• Degree of involvement is your choice
• USPS/APS is a family-oriented educational/social/c
  ivic organization
• Education Department 7-year Plan

Boating is Fun
Well show you how !
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Akron Power Squadron

• Were Number ONE!

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For additional information

• USPS - http//www.usps.org
• APS - http//akronpowersquadron.com