Announcements
National Safe Boating Week
8 May
FWB Mayor presents NSBW Proclamation
18-26 May
Local events hosted by Fort Walton Sail and Power Squadron
Call 315-0686 or 863-0874, or contact us
Friday, 18 May
Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day
Join your colleagues, peers, and friends around the world in demonstrating how easy it is to wear a life jacket – even at work! Organize a Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day at your workplace to participate in the READY, SET, WEAR IT!! campaign, and be sure to take a photo. Check out www.ReadySetWearIt.com for more information.
Saturday, 19 May, at Fort Walton Yacht Club
1. America’s Boating Course
Florida official and approved boating course (find out more)
8:30am to 4:30pm
Instruction by FWS&PS Certified Instructors
2. Vessel Safety Checks
Courtesy checks
9:00am to 2:00pm
3. PFD Ready, Set, Wear It!
Noon
Participants in cities around the globe will gather to set a world record for the most life jackets worn and inflatable life jackets inflated. The goal is not only to promote the comfortable and versatile options when it comes to life jackets, but also to educate the public about life jackets and safe boating in general.
District 15 & FWSPS Memorial Weekend Rendezvous
25-28 May, Friday – Monday
Raft Up at Marker 51 in the Sound
Hosts: Dick and Karen Gercak
Get details and view map
If interested, contact Captain Dick at 850-217-6303.
District 15 Conference
The Spring Conference took place 14 April 2012 and was hosted by the Pensacola Squadron.
Find out more and view photos
Public Boating Course and Seminars
USPS Americas Boating Course 3 (ABC3)
ABC3 is the premier recreational boating course taught in a one-day, 8-hour class or in a five-evening format. The course is recognized by the National Safe Boating Law Administrators in all 50 states and territories. Completing this course meets most state licensing and insurance requirements. In addition, completion also gives the graduates a six-month free membership in the United States Power Squadrons. For additional information, call 315-0686 or go to Boating Course.
Seminars
All Seminars are open to the public, and boat ownership is not necessary. Join us for these evening seminars at The Anchorage or at West Marine, both in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Go to Seminars for registration information and more details.
Online Courses
We offer 12 online USPS courses through University of West Florida, Division of Continuing Education, Maritime Education Online. Go to Online Courses for registration information and more details.
About FWSPS
FWSPS, Fort Walton Sail & Power Squadron, is a unit of USPS, United States Power Squadrons, a non-profit boating safety educational organization, and is in District 15.
Our purpose is to serve the public and our membership by promoting boating safety through education. In addition, we support a Cooperative Charting Program, which provides information to NOAA to help them maintain accurate nautical charts and other publications of value to boaters.
The Fort Walton Sail & Power Squadron offers to the public the USPS Public Boating Course. The course meets the educational standards of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and features a proctored examination as required by many states and insurance companies.
Located between Pensacola and Panama City in the Western Panhandle of Florida, FWSPS serves Okaloosa county, as well as its neighboring counties. Choctawhatchee Bay, with its various fingers of bayous, along with the intercoastal waterway running between the mainland and the barrier islands, pristine white beaches and emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico, make this a superb area for sailing and power boating.
Many of the squadron activities, such as Boating courses, meetings, and gatherings (don’t miss the Annual Bull Roast), take place at The Anchorage (pictured in the photos above), located at 404 Green Acres Road in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
Map: The Anchorage on Mapquest
