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 are at at Day Island Yacht Club 6:30 - 8:30 PM (4th Tuesday of each month) We typically have a pot luck, so please bring your eating utensils, a dish to share, and beverage of your choice. Coffee and ice water will be provided. Visitors are always welcome.
Next Year Scheduled Classes
Engine Maintenance, Feb 05 2026 at Tacoma Yacht Club
See below for additional details
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Engine Maintenance This class starts Feb 05 2026 at 7:00 PM. It consist of ten two-hour sessions including time for review and the multiple-choice exam.
Classes will be held at Tacoma Yacht Club, 5401 Yacht Club Road, Tacoma WA.
Learn the fundamentals of gas and diesel engines to perform basic maintenance and diagnose problems underway. Learn about different engines, transmissions, propellers, and steering. Get the knowledge you need to keep your boat in tiptop shape.
What's included?
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"
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The 2026 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 Check they are available and not outdated.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.
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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
