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Akron Power SquadronAkron Power Squadron

Boating is Fun …

…We’ll show you how !

United States Power United States Power SquadronsSquadrons

• 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.

HistoryHistory

• 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 Burkhardt’s Brewery in downtown Akron.

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APS Social EventsAPS 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

APS Summer RendezvousAPS Summer Rendezvous

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

2011 Calendar2011 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 20-26Safe Boating Week• 2-Jun General Meeting - ODNR and/or I68

2011 Calendar2011 Calendar• 3-Jun Cruisin' & Dinner Portage Lakes• June 10-12Put-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 12-17Governing 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

Civic ActivitiesCivic 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 Women’s Shelter• …and more!

William G MatherWilliam G Mather

Vessel Safety CheckVessel Safety Check

Cooperative ChartingCooperative Charting

Co-op ChartingCo-op Charting

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

166 ° M

14844 Inset – Water Tower not on Chart

EducationEducation

USPS MembershipUSPS Membership

APS Courses – Fall 2011:

• Advanced Piloting Class• Seamanship Class• Marine Electronics Class• Cruise Planning Class

• ($75 for non members),


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,

Advanced GradesAdvanced Grades

• Seamanship• Advanced Piloting (Tides & Currents)• Piloting• Junior Navigation (Celestial)• Navigation (Celestial)

(Fall 2011 courses)

Elective GradesElective Grades

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

(Fall 2011 courses)

Course Cost ComparisonCourse Cost Comparison

$40$37912h vs. 20 hEngine Maintenance

$65

$65

$3951 d vs. 2 yr!Navigation (2)

$40

$40

$3492 d vs. 52 hPiloting (2)

$52$3952 d vs. 32 hWeather

$40$4252 d vs. 24 hMarine Electronics

USPSSem.LengthCourse

SeminarsSeminars

SeminarsSeminars

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

Member Benefits: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)

Member Benefits:Member Benefits:•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

http://www.usps.org/national/admin_dept/membenefits.htm

What’s In It For You?What’s 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

What’s In It For You?What’s 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


• One member - $72.80 • Family – total $120.70

Six Month membership is part of this class

USPS MembershipUSPS Membership• Boat ownership not a requirement• Degree of involvement is your choice• USPS/APS is a family-oriented

educational/social/civic organization• Education Department 7-year Plan

Boating is Fun …

…We’ll show you how !


We’re Number ONE!

For additional information:For additional information:

USPS - http://www.usps.org

APS - http://akronpowersquadron.com

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