General Membership Meeting
2024-03-13 17:30 - 2024-03-23 20:00 UTC | Cape Fear Jetport, 4015 Airport Rd, Southport, NC, 28461, United States
Date and Time – Wednesday, March 13, at 5:30 PM for Social Time & Dinner at 6:00
Menu: (BYOB) – Our favorite fish and delicious chicken with slaw, potato salad, & hush puppies By Robert Wallace, Catering
Also: Baked to Order Burney’s Cake
Where: Cape Fear Regional Airport (SUT) – 2nd Floor; 4015 Airport Road; Oak Island, NC 28465
Cost: $15 each – BYOB
Speaker: Dr. Thomas B. Kelso; Orthopedic Surgeon & Author – 3-Books with the 4th in process!
Sign-up – Please email MaryAnn Bonifant by 9:00 PM on Sunday, March 10, – (bonifantma@gmail.com OR text to (301) 399-9963)
Necessary to have sufficient food and service!
Also, if you book and don’t show, we pay anyway!

How To Use a Nautical Chart Seminar
2024-03-16 17:00 | Cape Fear Jetport, 4015 Airport Rd, Southport, NC, 28461, United States
Whatever your boating activity includes, knowing how to utilize nautical charts is essential to safe boating. Charts include necessary information including bottom contours, hazards and aids to navigation to help you travel safely. There will also be discussion of electronic charts and GPS options. The cost of this 3 hour seminar will be $35 ($25 for Americas Boating Club members).The seminar will be held at the Southport Regional Jetport, 4015 Airport Rd. (2nd floor) Southport, NC. Registration will start at 8:30 AM with the seminar starting at 9:00 AM. Reservations will be necessary. Contact Max Sykes at hmsykes@atmc.net .

Rules of the Road, A Practical Approach
2024-04-06 08:30 - 12:00 | Cape Fear Jetport, 4015 Airport Rd, Southport, NC, 28461, United States
Avoid collisions and other hazards! Know the rules of the road.
Navigational rules of the road help you know what to do when you share the water with other boats, how to recognize and signal intentions, and how to avoid a collision. This seminar focuses in a practical way on helping you understand the basic rules encountered by recreational boaters during almost every boating outing and the rules most likely to apply in the local waters where you boat. It covers skipper responsibilities, general rules, and definitions, rules to avoid a collision, lights and shapes, and sound and light signals.
Rules of the Road will help you understand how to recognize local situations, the rules that apply, and the actions you should take. And be sure to read the United States Coast Guard’s Navigational Rules and Regulations Handbook for the authoritative word on all rules of the road, since – as the skipper or designated crew member – you are responsible to know the rules that apply anywhere you boat.

Partner in Command Seminar
2024-04-27 08:30 - 17:00 | Cape Fear Jetport, 4015 Airport Rd, Southport, NC, 28461, United States
Are you a passenger or crew member who would like to better understand the operation of a boat? Learn the essential skills needed to assist the skipper in safely operation a recreational boat and responding to emergency situations. This seminar includes: Introduction to boating, Marine communications, Docking, On board emergencies. The cost of this 3 hour seminar will be $35 ($25 for Americas Boating Club members).The seminar will be held at the Southport Regional Jetport, 4015 Airport Rd. (2nd floor) Southport, NC. Registration will start at 8:30 AM with the seminar starting at 9:00 AM. Reservations will be necessary. Contact Max Sykes at hmsykes@atmc.net .

Tablet/Smartphone Navigation – Get the Most out of Your IOS or Android Device
2024-10-26 08:00 - 12:00 | Cape Fear Jetport, 4015 Airport Rd, Southport, NC, 28461, United States
Americas Boatng Club of Southport will present an overview of two of the more
popular navigation apps, Navionics and Aqua Maps. We will go over how to
configure your display, build and share routes, save tracks, display weather
forecasts and more.
Bring your tablet or smartphone and be prepared to follow along.
The seminar will be presented on Tuesday, October 26, 2024 at the Cape Fear
Regional Airport, 4015 Airport Road, Southport, NC. Doors open at 8:30 AM.
Presentation to begin at 9:00 AM. Cost will be $20.00. which includes a full copy of
presentation material. Reservations will be necessary. Contact John Hall at
hall17768@gmail.com for reservations.

Partner in Command
2025-02-19 08:00 - 17:00 | NC
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Are you a passenger or crew member who would like to better understand the operation of a boat?Are you prepared to takeover if your captain becomes incapacitated ?
Learn the essential skills needed to assist the skipper in safely operating a recreational boat and responding to emergency situations.
This seminar introduces boating activities including an understanding of anchoring, docking, navigation and much more. You’ll discover how to prepare for bad weather, provide first aid, handle on-board emergencies, and be a self-assured first mate onboard.
What’s included?

Communications, including VHF marine radio
Calling for help
Signaling equipment
First aid
Starting and running the engine
Tool kits

America's Boating Course - ABC
2025-02-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Cape Fear Jetport, 4015 Airport Rd, Southport, NC, 28461, United States
ABC is the U.S. Power Squadron’s basic boating course for new boaters.
We will cover mostly everything from getting started to navigation rules, aids to navigation, lights and sound signals, overview of navigation charts and boater regulations.
Completion of the class, with a passing grade, allows you to have an Official NASBLA North Carolina Boating License. Any person born on or after Jan. 1, 1988, is required to complete a NASBLA approved boating course in order to legally operate a motorized boat of 10 horsepower or more, on the public waters of North Carolina.

We encourage parents to bring the older kids to learn about boater safety and get NASBLA Certified. Boating is more fun when its safe for every one.

The cost is $60.00 per person
$35.00 for each family member who share a textbook
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The cost includes lunch and a comprehensive textbook!

Parking is free at the CapeFear Regional JetPort located at 4015 Airport Rd SE, Southport, NC 28462

Please sign up with John Hall – Education Officer at hall17768@gmail.com

Charts & Navigation
2025-03-01 08:00 - 13:00 | Cape Fear Jetport, 4015 Airport Rd, Southport, NC, 28461, United States
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Tides and Currents SeminarDiscover what causes the tides to rise and fall and what causes the currents to flow. Learn where to find sources of information about tides and tidal currents, simple ways to predict the height of tide and speed of current flow, and how to use both print and electronic tide tables. Learn about how tides and currents affect your boat’s performance from experienced coastal boaters.
Each student receives a full-color Student Guide for this two-hour seminar.
What’s included?

Causes and effects of tides and currents
Predict the time of highest tide before it begins to fall
Predict the vertical movement of the water
Safely navigate the low tide
Determine the speed of the current and when it reached maximum flood
Deal with mean high and low water
Use NOAA charts and tables
Factor in tides and currents when anchoring

Tides & Currents
2025-04-05 08:30 - 12:00 | Cape Fear Jetport, 4015 Airport Rd, Southport, NC, 28461, United States
Saturday, April 5th, 2025
Location: Cape Fear Regional Jetport (Back side of airport in FBO)

Cost of Class:$35 per person for non-members.$25 per person for members.

Pay in person the day of class with cash or check. (No Credit Cards)

Registration begins at 08:30am with class starting at 09:00am and ending approximately by noon.
Register by emailing John Hall (Education Officer) at hall17768@gmail.com

Cruise confidently in coastal waters, secure in your knowledge of tidal conditions. Even if you are an inland boater, you may travel to an area where knowing about tides and tidal currents is important. Discover what causes the tides to rise and fall and what causes the currents to flow. Learn where to find sources of information about tides and tidal currents, simple ways to predict height of tide and speed of current flow and how to use both print and electronic tide tables. Learn about how tides and currents affect your boat’s performance from experienced coastal boaters.

Weather For Boaters
2025-05-17 08:30 - 12:00 | Cape Fear Jetport, 4015 Airport Rd, Southport, NC, 28461, United States
Saturday, May 17th, 2025
Location: Cape Fear Regional Jetport (Back side of airport in FBO)

Cost of Class:$35 per person for non-members$25 per person for members.

Pay in person the day of class with cash or check. (No Credit Cards)

Registration begins at 08:30am with class starting at 09:00am and ending approximately by noon.
Register by emailing John Hall (Education Officer) at hall17768@gmail.com

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.

Partner in Command
2025-06-07 08:30 - 23:30 | Cape Fear Jetport, 4015 Airport Rd, Southport, NC, 28461, United States
Saturday, June 7th, 2025Location: Cape Fear Regional Jetport (Back side of airport in FBO)

Cost of Class:$35 per person for non-members$25 per person for members.Pay in person the day of class with cash or check. (No Credit Cards)

Registration begins at 08:30am with class starting at 09:00am and ending approximately by noon.

Reserve a seat by emailing John Hall (Education Officer) at hall17768@gmail.com

Are you a passenger or crew member who would like to better understand the operation of a boat?
Are you prepared to takeover if your captain becomes incapacitated ?
Learn the essential skills needed to assist the skipper in safely operating a recreational boat and responding to emergency situations.
This seminar introduces boating activities including an understanding of anchoring, docking, navigation and much more.
You’ll discover how to prepare for bad weather, provide first aid, handle on-board emergencies, and be a self-assured first mate onboard.
What’s included?

Communications, including VHF marine radio
Calling for help
Signaling equipment
First aid
Starting and running the engine
Tool kits

America's Boating Course
2026-02-21 08:30 - 17:00 | Cape Fear Jetport, 4015 Airport Rd, Southport, NC, 28461, United States
Southport Sail and Power Squadron (SSPS) will offer its premier basic boating safety course on Saturday, February 21. It is designed for boaters of all types – Sail, Power , and PWC’s.
The ABC course is fully approved by the Coast Guard and NASBLA (National Association of State Boating Law Administrators).
Successful completion meets NC requirements for certification to operate a boat for anyone under the age of 26 and may provide a discount on boat insurance.
Topics include boat terminology, boat handling, knots, VHF radio,Navigation Aids and rules, North Carolina regulations, and more.The location will be at the Cape Fear Regional Airport, 4015 Airport Road,Southport, NC. Registration will begin at 8:30 AM and the course will begin at 9:00 AM, concluding at approximately 5:00 PM.Cost will be $60, including lunch and a 260 page text. Couples sharing a book will pay only $40 for the second person.
Checks can be made to SSPS (Southport Sail and Power Squadron).
Reservations will be necessary. You can make reservations or get further information by contacting John Hall at hall17768@gmail.com

Partner in Command
2026-03-21 08:30 - 13:30 | Cape Fear Jetport, 4015 Airport Rd, Southport, NC, 28461, United States
The location will be at the Cape Fear Regional Airport, 4015 Airport Road, Southport, NC.Registration will begin at 8:30 AM and the course will begin at 9:00 AM, concluding at approximately 1:30 PM.Cost will be $25 for members and $30 for non-members, Cash or Checks can be made to SSPS (Southport Sail and Power Squadron).Reservations will be necessary. You can make reservations or get further information by contacting John Hall at hall17768@gmail.com

Are you a crew member or passenger who has no idea what’s going on during a boat trip? Learn the essential skills you will need to help the skipper safely operate a recreational boat, including how to respond in an emergency.
You’ll become an asset on board with Partner in Command.
The Partner in Command seminar includes an introduction to boating, understanding anchoring, docking, and navigation, preparing for bad weather, first aid and on-board emergencies, and more.
What’s Included?

Communications, including VHF marine radio
Calling for help
Signaling equipment
Safety and safety equipment
First aid
Starting and running the engine
Tool kits
