America's Boating Club Syracuse

10/15/2026

Your boat may be on the hard for the off-season, but you can keep your skills fresh with our Weather course. Learn how to understand and access marine weather forecasts to be prepared for your next boating trip. With this course, you'll learn about

✅ basic meteorology
✅ U.S. weather systems
✅ weather dynamics fundamentals
✅ National Weather Service forecasting tools

Take our Weather course today and become a weather-wise boater! https://bit.ly/ABCWeather

Weather can make or break a day on the water. Learn how to be weather wise by understanding the basic science of meteorology, plus internet resources, weather apps, etc.

10/14/2026

Elevate your boating experience and save while you do it! 🛥️⚓

When you join America’s Boating Club | United States Power Squadrons®, your membership pays for itself with exclusive savings on and off the water.

🎒 1. Course & Educational Savings: Discounted access to local classes, hands-on boating training, and online courses.

🧭 2. Marine Gear & Navigation Deals: Member-only savings on marine electronics, digital charts, safety gear, and boat equipment.

🛡️ 3. Insurance Rate Savings: Preferred rates on boat, auto, home, and pet insurance through major national carriers.

✈️ 4. Travel & Lifestyle Perks: Exclusive discounts on car rentals, hotel stays, UPS shipping, and medical travel assistance.

Ready to join a community of passionate boaters and unlock these perks today?

📲 Join now: https://americasboatingclub.org/index.php/join

10/12/2026

🚨 Exciting News for America’s Boating Club Members! 🚤🛡️
Safe boating education pays off—literally!

We’re thrilled to announce a brand-new affinity boat insurance program in partnership with Core Insurance Group ⚓
What this means for our members:
🔹 Multi-Carrier Options: Compare coverage tailored to your boat and how you use it.
🔹 Education Discounts: Participating carriers offer savings and credits for completing safety courses. 🔹 Survey Flexibility: Select older vessels (20+ years, under $100k value) may not require a vessel survey, depending on underwriting.

Protecting your boat just got easier and more flexible. Stay tuned as we roll out full access to this new benefit!

📲 Learn more about current member perks: https://portal.americasboatingclub.org/ABC/ABC/News/Member-Benefits.aspx

10/09/2026

Safety first every time you hit the water! 🚤⚓

Whether heading out for early morning fishing or navigating to your favorite hunting spot, staying safe on the boat is what keeps the streak going.

In our latest video, we share essential safety tips, gear checks, and best practices every outdoorsman needs before casting off.

📺 Watch the full guide on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GKvOJZW4L3Q

💬 What’s the one piece of safety gear you never leave the dock without? Let us know in the comments below! 👇

10/07/2026

October is National Hunting & Fishing Month! 🎣🦆

Cold water, heavy gear, early morning low-light navigation, and sudden weather shifts make fall boating unique.

⚓ Essential Fall Safety Checklist:

🛟 Wear Your Life Jacket: Camo and low-profile life jackets fit comfortably over heavy hunting layers.

⚖️ Balance Your Load: Keep decoys, fishing tackle, dogs, and gear low and evenly distributed to prevent capsizing.

📝 Leave a Float Plan: Always tell someone onshore where you are going and when you expect to return.

💡 Check Your Lights: Ensure navigation lights work properly for those early dawn launches.

Stay safe, stay warm, and make every cast and hunt count this October!

🔗 Learn more safe boating tips & find local courses: https://americasboatingclub.org

10/01/2026

It’s fall y’all—time to cozy up with The Ensign’s Fall 2026 issue, which you can read online now!

The fall 2026 issue of The Ensign magazine features stories on a canal cruise through The Netherlands, a boater's 50-year membership in America's Boating Club, a vessel safety check for a U.S. Navy wa

10/01/2026

There’s no better way to expand your boating horizons than with trailering. Especially with limited time, you can haul your boat to new and exciting destinations. Learn to tow, launch, and retrieve your boat like a pro with America's Boating Club | United States Power Squadrons' online seminar Trailering Your Boat. This seminar covers everything you need to know:

✅ Choosing the right trailer, hitch, and tow vehicle
✅ Essential safety checks before and during your trip
✅ The art of towing—maneuver with ease
✅ Boat ramp etiquette for stress-free launch and retrieval
✅ Maintenance tips to keep your equipment in top shape
✅ Key points about registration, titling, and insurance

Take Trailering Your Boat today and be ready to hit the road for your next boating adventure! https://bit.ly/ABCTrailering

Choosing a trailer, tow vehicle, and other gear, how to haul the trailer, launch and retrieve your boat, boat ramp etiquette, trailer maintenance, insurance, and registration. online course

09/29/2026

Once you see, you can't unsee 😄

09/29/2026

🚤⛵ Want to become a better boater — and meet people who love being on the water as much as you do?

Syracuse Sail & Power Squadron’s boating education is about much more than taking a class.

🏆 Learn from experienced sailing and boating instructors, including members of SSPS’s nationally recognized Polaris Award-winning teaching team.

⚓ Bring your questions and learn from people with years of real-world sailing, powerboating, cruising and travel experience.

👥 Meet other local sailors and boaters, swap stories, share experiences and become part of a boating community.

🌊 Build the skills and confidence to handle challenging situations, explore new places and simply enjoy your time on the water more.

COMING UP:

🚤 AMERICA’S BOATING COURSE — LIVERPOOL
Oct. 7–28, 2026 • 6–8 PM
OCM BOCES, Liverpool

New to boating — or been boating for years but mostly learned as you went? Build a stronger foundation in safe operation, navigation, rules of the water and good boating judgment while working toward your New York State Boating Safety Certificate.

⛵ SAIL
Jan. 5–Mar. 2, 2027 • Tuesdays • 7–9 PM
Live / Zoom • Tentative schedule

Already sail? Perfect. Go beyond the basics and sharpen your skills in sail trim, rigging, helmsmanship, boat handling, challenging conditions, heavy weather, navigation rules, racing, seamanship and more.

🚤 AMERICA’S BOATING COURSE — LIVERPOOL
Jan. 27–Feb. 23, 2027 • 6–8 PM
OCM BOCES, Liverpool

Build the knowledge, judgment and confidence every boater can use on the water.

⚓ BOAT HANDLING
Spring 2027

Want the boat to feel less unpredictable and more under your control? Build confidence docking and undocking, backing, maneuvering in tight spaces, handling wind and current, anchoring, working with lines and knots, and dealing with the situations boaters actually encounter.

🧭 ADVANCED MARINE NAVIGATION
Spring 2027

Ready to go beyond the same familiar waters? Build the skills to plan longer trips, explore unfamiliar waterways, enter new harbors, understand tides and currents, avoid hazards and collisions, get more from your navigation electronics — and keep navigating if the electronics fail.

📘 AMERICA’S BOATING COURSE — CAMILLUS
Apr. 21–May 12, 2027 • Wednesdays • 7–9 PM
West Genesee High School

Whether you sail, powerboat, cruise, race, are just getting started or have been boating for decades, there’s always another skill to learn — and another boater to learn from.

📩 Interested in a course or want the latest details?
[email protected]

👉 Save this post, share it with your boating friends, and tag someone you’d like to take a class with! ⛵🚤⚓

09/28/2026

🍷 OYC & Syracuse Sail & Power Squadron W**e Tasting - October 7

Join Onondaga Yacht Club members and Syracuse Sail & Power Squadron members for a special evening of w**e, conversation, and good company with John Pulos, author of Looking at W**e Through a Different Window.

John will share his perspective on w**e, stories and insights from his experience, and guide us through a tasting featuring samples of several w**es.

📖 John will also have copies of his book available for purchase and signing.
🍷 Enjoy samples of several w**es.
🥂 Whether you’re a w**e enthusiast or simply curious, everyone is welcome.

📅 Wednesday, October 7
💲 $5 per person

⚠️ Please RSVP by Thursday, October 1 so the w**e can be ordered.

📧 RSVP & event details: [email protected]

Come raise a glass with OYC and SSPS friends and see w**e through a different window! 🍷

**eTasting

09/28/2026

With no roads to follow, how do you avoid obstacles and get where you want to go on the water? Get the basic skills you need to navigate safely with our online Marine Navigation course.

Learn how to plan your route and follow it for a fun, safe journey. Sign up for Marine Navigation today! https://bit.ly/ABCMarineNav

A complete guide to planning and following a course to reach a destination on the water. Hands-on experience with electronic and paper charts for both coastal and inland waterways.

09/27/2026

Syracuse Sail and Power Squadron Members are invited to the Italian Feast Saturday, September 27th, at 5 pm. Email [email protected] for more details and to RSVP ⚓🍝

09/26/2026

Safety first every time you hit the water 🚤⚓️

Whether you're heading out for early morning fishing or navigating to your hunting spot, staying safe on the boat is what keeps the streak going.

In our latest video, we share essential safety tips, gear checks, and best practices every outdoorsman needs before casting off.

👇 Watch the full safety guide on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKvOJZW4L3Q

What's the one piece of safety gear you never leave the dock without? Let us know in the comments! 👇

09/25/2026

Setting an anchor safely requires the right scope, proper technique, and clear communication from the bow! ⚓

Master foundational boating safety skills with America's Boating Club | United States Power Squadrons 🚤

Find a course or local squadron near you at https://americasboatingclub.org/index.php/join

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09/15/2026

43 North Marina is hoping aboard and helping to support the Oneida Lake Chicken Wing Run on September 18th and 19th.

09/15/2026

Launching and retrieving your boat should be a smooth, stress-free routine. Whether you are heading to a local lake or trailering to a new coastal destination, having confidence in your equipment and driving technique makes all the difference.

America's Boating Club | United States Power Squadrons, Trailering Your Boat course gives you practical knowledge to haul and launch safely:
- Choose the correct tow vehicle, hitch, and trailer capacity
- Follow essential safety inspection checklists before hitting the road
- Master towing dynamics and efficient boat ramp etiquette
- Protect your investment with proper equipment maintenance tips

Ready to expand your boating horizons with hassle-free trailering? Visit https://uspsonline.enrolmart.com/courses/trailering to sign up today, or leave a comment below with your favorite trailering tip!

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09/10/2026

Visitor enjoying the peace and beauty of Binnacle Island. Join us - [email protected]

09/10/2026

Wearing a comfortable life jacket and keeping a sharp lookout are fundamental habits that protect everyone on board.

America’s Boating Club | United States Power Squadrons help boaters of all experience levels build real confidence on the water through hands-on practice and practical courses:

- Master nautical charts, GPS navigation, and route planning 🗺️
- Understand the navigation rules of the road to avoid collisions ⚓
- Learn essential safety protocols and equipment maintenance 🦺
- Connect with a local community of friendly, experienced boaters 🌊

What is your favorite destination to navigate? Drop your favorite spot in the comments below! 👇

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