Tacoma and South Puget Sound where our goal is to:
* LEARN Boating Skills
* ENGAGE with Boating Friends
* CONNECT with the Boating
Community
Our Monthly General Meetings/Dinners will return in September at Day Island Yacht Club (4th Tuesday of each month) after our summer hiatus.
So Save the date - September 23 - for resumption of our our Monthly meeting
Dont forget about Sharp’s Annual Salmon Bake 5517 Kinney Rd. S.W. Olympia, WA 98512 Saturday, September 20th, 2025. 1:00 P.M.Please RSVP directly to Chuck & Viki Sharp by Thursday, September 18, 2025: email: trickyviki1944@q.com, HP: 360-866-7134, Cell: 360-359-2774.
We also have two new classes scheduled this fall.
Basic Weather and Forcasting, October 2nd 2025, at Tacoma Yacht Club.
Americas Boating Class (Basic Boating), November 3rd 2025, at Day Island Yacht Club.
See below for additional details
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America's Boating Course This class starts Mon November 3rd at 7:00 PM, at 7-9pm. It is five Mondays, four 2-hour classes plus the evening of the exam.
Classes will be held at Day Island Yacht Club 2120 91st Ave W #1,, Tacoma, WA.
Taking our basic boating class reduces your risk of accidents and injuries, saves you money on boat insurance, and qualifies you for Washington State Boater’s Card. America’s Boating Course is the most comprehensive, single source, in-person boating course available to give you the skills you need to enjoy your time on the water and boat with confidence.
What you’ll learn:
• Information about your State Boating Laws, regulations, boat registration, and licensing.
• Required boating safety equipment
• Do’s and Don’ts of boating safely
• Practical Knowledge of navigation and rules of the road
• How to handle medical emergencies onboard and mechanical problems on the water
Sucessfull completion of this course qualifies for the Washington State Boater Education Card.
Go to this link to register
Click To Register. Then find the Course (Boating Course), Squadron: Tacoma and Location: Day Island Yacht Club then click on "Click to Register"
Basic Weather and Forecasting This class starts Thursday October 2nd, 2025 at 7:00 PM, at 7-9pm for seven weeks.
Classes will be held at Tacoma Yacht Club 5401 Yacht Club Road Tacoma WA,
Don't let bad weather ruin your day! Understand the specifics of a forecast and anticipate how the weather will impact you. Learn about meteorological systems, how weather is created, and signs of impending poor or dangerous weather.
Our newly revised weather course covers the profound changes in the ways weather forecasts are produced and disseminated including how supercomputers make forecasts more accurate and how boaters have many choices in getting them while onboard via internet, satellite communications, and smart phones.
What's included?
• What causes weather
• Why winds blow, fog forms and precipitation falls
• How storms form, behave and move
• What clouds can tell us
• How modern weather forecasts are produced
• How to get them using computers, smart phones, radios and satellite communications
Go to this link to register
Click To Register. Then find the Course (Basic Weather and Forecasting), Squadron: Tacoma and Location: Tacoma Yacht Club then click on "Click to Register"
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The 2025 cruising schedule has not been established. In the meantime, if a member would like to organize a impromptu rendezvous I’m sure it could be quickly communicated with the rest of the squadron.
Members and Guests check out our Award Winning Wake Astern for the most current squadron info.
-- 2025 Vessel Safety Check --
Schedule your safety inspection. Call/email your favorite inspector.
Or
You can also schedule a VSC online by selecting the following link Vessel Safety Check!
P/D/C Craig Brown, SN-CN is our current VSC Chairperson. He can be contacted by Email: craig-sandybrown@msn.com, or Phone: 253-350-4884.
If this is your first VSC, reviewing the following prior to the inspection will help insure success, VSC Worksheet
The following are some of the major reasons for Failing a Vessel Safety Check.
Visual Distress Signals - 12% .. Check they are available and not outdated.
Sound Producing Devices / Bell - 5% .. Every boat is required to have a Whistle, and or Horn.
Navigation Lights - 8% .. Ensure you bulbs are operating.
---Attention all Vessel Safety Check Inspectors---
2025 updated procedures can be found at 2025 VSC website . You may need be logged in to www.usps.org to access.
Previous updates
2024 VSC Workshop
2023 VSC Workshop.
We are your club!
If you have any ideas for activities during our general meetings, other squadron events or education classes, please contact someone on our bridge. -
The Squadron is always looking for some additional volunteers to help manage the club operations. We are asking our members to consider giving some of your time helping the squadron in the upcoming year. Please contact one of our board members for ways you can help the squadron or ideas how to reduce or streamline our processes so the squadron can continue to LEARN, ENGAGE, and CONNECT with our all our members and the Boating Community. Many of these tasks do not take much time but all are important to help the squadron move into the future.
The future of the squadron rests in the hands and hearts of all our members.
If you are interested, or if you know of someone who might be interested in joining TPS, contact Jackie Mattox, (253)732-2264 or at jrgeezers@comcast.net
