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Welcome, Boaters!
We don’t sell boat products. We offer education and fun!
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MEMBERS: You can update your own information in the national USPS database, or you can send changes to the Commander. If you want to do it yourself, HERE are the instructions.
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Houston Sail and Power Squadron has begun offering the complete range of nationally-recognized USPS boating courses (previously available only to USPS members) to the PUBLIC!!!
For more information on these courses, including class schedules and any pre-reqs, and to register, please visit the Leisure Learning Unlimited website. Select Boating from the list, then Power Squadron.
Consider taking the complete Boat Operator Certification package, including on-the-water training. For details, see the Boat Operator Certification page linked from the menu above.
Can your boat pass the standard Vessel Safety Check? 1/3 failed in 2010, and 1/4 failed in 2011!
Members – See the About HSPS page for info on and access to the SailAngle HSPS Group File Cabinet which now contains the mid-year update of the squadron Roster as well as instructions on how to update your information in the national database.
Check out the video of a recent dinner meeting on our Facebook page (Smart Boater).
Our plans for joint activities with the Sea Scouts may be found HERE.
Check out the photos of our activities on the Fun! page or in our Bay Neigh newsletters available from the About HSPS page.
HERE is a map to our “Home Port” where we hold classes, meetings and some dinners. The map is provided courtesy of Google, which holds the copyright.
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Upcoming Events:
January 18th-Dinner and Election Meeting-Spaghetti Western
January 19th-USPS University Seminar-Mastering the Rules of the Road
February 4th-D21 Annual Chili Cookoff-Nassau Bay Park Pavillion-9:00am-Judging at 1:00pm
February 5th – Change of Watch – Houston Yacht Club- 1PM
February 6th – Spring Classes Begin
Check out our Board-approved calendar
The events on the calendar change frequently, so come back often. There are a variety of types of events that the squadron sponsors. It is likely there is something that would interest you. Seek and ye shall find.
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Here is a short online magazine with lots of useful boating tips and links. It is put out by our parent organization, United States Power Squadrons®.
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Please let us know you want to come to an event by completing and submitting the brief form below.
If more than just two of you plan to attend, click the box next to Yes under More to continue adding attendees.
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There is general info about our organization below the form. You can get specific info via the menu choices at the top of the page.
The Houston Sail and Power Squadron (HSPS), a unit of the nation-wide United States Power Squadrons® (USPS) non-profit organization, has been promoting safe boating and education in the Houston, Texas area since 1949. For over sixty years we have had fun educating the public in safe boating practices, conducting U.S. Coast Guard-approved vessel safety inspections, and helping NOAA keep its nautical charts up-to-date. The waters we routinely cruise include Lake Livingston, Lake Conroe, Clear Lake, Galveston Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico. Our members enhance their personal boating skills through course work and on-the-water certification in charting, piloting, navigation, marine electronics, sailing and power boat operation – to name a few. Our members also enjoy a variety of activities such as: group cruises, fishing tournaments, picnics, and dinner engagements. You are welcome – actually you are encouraged - to join us! Please sign up on the form below the list of upcoming events at the top of this page to let us know you are coming so we can welcome you appropriately. We don’t want you standing to the side, wondering who everyone is and what we are all about. For the latest information about America’s Boating Club (USPS) activities, check out the USPS News RSS feed