Welcome to the Ponce de Leon Inlet Sail & Power Squadron!
We
are a unit of
District
23 (see
map) under the
United States Power Squadrons®,
a none-profit boating safety education organization; and,
are located on the East Atlantic Coast in East/Southeast Volusia County Florida.
Centered in the Ponce Inlet, Port Orange, New Smyrna Beach/Edgewater-Oak Hill area, our goal is to promote safe boating on our waters and to ensure
everybody is equipped with the knowledge needed to make responsible decisions
behind the helm. We achieve these goals by offering educational courses,
classes, instruction, and fellowship that
teach community and member boaters the essentials as well as the most advanced aspects needed. Along
with offering classes to the public, the Squadron also plans
activities designed to bring together the community and enjoy our waterways.
Ponce de Leon Inlet Sail & Power Squadron extends a welcome to everybody willing to enjoy boating to its
fullest extent.
District 23 is one of the 33 Districts which
make up the United States Power Squadrons®, the world's
largest non-profit, family oriented, recreational
boating organization devoted to safe boating through
education. Our National Organization has more than
40,000 enthusiastic members throughout the United States
and Puerto Rico who provide public boating education
courses to all current and prospective boaters.
Districts are made up of local squadrons in their
regional areas. District 23 is composed of eleven
squadrons located in Northeastern and Central Florida,
with a total membership of about 1,200 members.
USPS squadrons, as part of their civic
services, conduct boating courses for the general
public. In this regard, all eleven squadrons of
District 23 hold Boat Smart® or the Squadron
Boating Course®
for the public
throughout the year. These classes are designed to
instruct recreational boaters in safe boat handling, and
are approved by and meet certification requirements of
all fifty states of the United States. To meet the
needs of those who would like to take a safe boating
course but cannot attend scheduled classes, USPS offers America's Boating Course®; this course
allows the public to receive instruction using a compact
disk with their personal computer and a detailed
instruction book. Completion of the course requires the
participant take a closed book proctored examination
administered by a local USPS squadron. All eleven
squadrons of District 23 participate in America's
Boating Course®.
If you are interested in taking a
safe boating course, call this toll free number for
information on when and where the next Boat Smart®
or the Squadron Boating Course® starts at a
squadron near you, or get the details on America's
Boating Course®!
1-888-367-8777
Educated Boaters Are Safe Boaters - Call Today For A
Course Near You!
*** Our local information request hot-line 877-276-0837
***
Many
Districts and
Squadrons have their own web sites. To visit any
of these sites, and to learn more about the Power
Squadron experience, use the links to the right. A
new browser window will open for you.
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