America’s Boating Club D28

Welcome to District 28 of America’s Boating Club

We are America’s Boating Club, District 28. We are a non-profit boating organization devoted to safe boating through education.  Our members consist of enthusiastic sailors and power boaters. Our national organization, America’s Boating Club, meets the needs of all boaters, both power and sail, big and small, by providing public boating education courses to all current or prospective boaters; and by offering advanced boating education and fraternal boating to their members. It is the squadrons who conduct the public boating courses and are the real heart of the USPS organization.

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Upcoming Activities

United States Power Squadrons Annual Meeting

February 8, 2026 – February 14, 2026

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The mission of the America’s Boating Club is to promote recreational Boating Safety through education and civic activities while providing fellowship for our members.

All AB Club Squadron Members in Southern California are automatically members of the AB Club District 28.  Our members are boating families who contribute to their communities by promoting safe boating through education.  All of our squadrons offer boating safety classes and seminars to the public and a rich series of Advanced and subject specific courses to the members, on the water and in the classroom.

Map of District 28 Squadrons

District 28 Policies and Procedures

Approved at Conference 03/25/2023

For questions, comments or improvements, please contact
D/Lt Richard Cross – [email protected]

District 28 Bylaws

Approved 18 July 2023

For questions, comments or improvements, please contact
D/Lt Adriaan Veldhuisen – [email protected]

Newsletter

Activities

2025

08 March – D28 Change of Watch – Hosted by Oceanside

1-10 February – Annual Meeting

12 JANUARY – 2025 ABC Oceanside Change of Watch

11 JANUARY – 2025 ABC San Diego Change of Watch

2024

22-30 SEPTEMBER – FALL GOVERNING BOARD, PITTSBURGH, PA.

13 JULY—D28 PICNIC SAN DIEGO

Bridge

Our District Commander and five Lieutenant Commanders are collectively known as the District Bridge.

The District serves as the link between USPS(National) and our local squadrons. It serves as a resource to the squadron leadership by providing information and guidance to the squadron officers and committees. It also provides feedback to the national organization about items of concern to the squadrons. Each squadron officer has a district counterpart who can provide information and answer questions.

Bridge Officers & Assistants

Commander – D/C Doug Bass, SN/CN
Secretary – D/Lt/C Sue Ann Bean
Education Officer – P/D/C Shawn Goit JN-ON
Asst. Education Officer – D/Lt/C Cida Diehl
Administrative Officer – D/Lt/C Jill Powell
Treasurer – D/Lt/C Darryel D. Simmons, AP

General Committees

Rules – D/Lt Adriaan Veldhuisen
Planning – P/D/C Richard Cross
Executive Officer