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United States Power Squadrons® Operations Manual Page 1-1 2021 United States Power Squadrons® Operations Manual Page 1-1 Chapter 1 ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY Seldom does the complete story of an organi- It is unknown when Roger Upton first con- zation's founding survive the passage of time. ceived the idea for a club-within-a-club to embrace Much of the following information was located in a select group of “gasoliners” who would develop archived minutes, manuals and magazines. Memo- such forms of cruising and racing as the new types ries and assumptions of early members closed the of yachts would allow. However, in the summer of remaining gaps. However, it is a certainty that the 1911, Upton presented his thoughts before a small name of Roger Upton of Boston and Marblehead, group of colleagues. With acceptance of his ideas, Massachusetts, stands pre-eminently in the list of Upton was elected rear commodore of the Boston founding fathers. Without the vision and enthusi- Yacht Club in 1912. His duties placed him in asm of Roger Upton, the national organization charge of the unofficial powerboat division of the known as the United States Power Squadrons fleet. A self-taught navigator and stickler for doing would not exist. things correctly, Upton soon had the division's 36 members busy with studies, cruises, races and Recreational boating, in the early 1900s, drills modeled after U.S. Naval Maneuvers. To largely consisted of sailing craft and a few larger quote from one of his articles, “To my mind the steam yachts with professional crews. Commercial organization can be of use to yachtsmen for three ships of the day were all steam-driven; steam pro- major reasons: first, improvement in navigating pulsion had become king by the close of the previ- ability of power-boat owners; second, promotion of ous century. Sailing schooners were fast becoming acquaintance and social intercourse by the power- relics of a bygone era while internal combustion boat owners; third, the fitting of power-boat own- engine, gasoline-driven watercraft were coming ers to be of possible use to the Navy in time of war into their own, albeit with little enthusiasm on the so that they might be received as volunteers should part of dedicated sailors. Yacht clubs taught and they so desire.” promoted the spirit of sailing. When the owners of motor driven vessels joined yacht clubs, there were The social side of the organization included few activities for them. Yachting was still for the monthly dinners at which ship and tow captains, sailors, and the new breed of powerboat men found marine inspectors and other prominent persons scant fun on club cruises and almost none in rac- were guest speakers. From these activities grew ing. confidence in and a change of attitude toward the new breed of yachtsmen. Unintentionally, their Laws of the United States governing naviga- quest for recognition improved during the summer tion applied only to steam vessels. Governed by a of 1912 with the invitation of twenty vessels from board of steamboat inspectors, who were crusty, the Boston Yacht Club's powerboat division to old, sea-going men, these inspectors had little use accompany the sailing yachts on their annual cruise for the small internal combustion engine yachts. It to Portland, Maine. The powerboats cruised in was their fervent hope to gain control over these squadron formation with an elaborate system of boats by placing them under the very same rules maneuvers executed by means of flag signals. that governed ocean liners and other steam-pow- During the cruise, a screeching nor'wester blew, ered vessels. Through education, the founders of and many of the sailing yachts suffered damage, the organization set out to protect power yachts including dismasting, and were disabled. It was from these steamboat inspectors and to disprove then that the worth of the power yachts gained rec- the claims of ignorance and foolhardiness with ognition. Under Upton's command, they sped to the which professional captains and seamen dispar- rescue and towed all disabled craft safely to port. aged power boaters. No lives or boats were lost. To quote the September 1912 issue of Motor Boating Magazine, in their 2021 Page 1-2 United States Power Squadrons® Operations Manual six-page photostory, “The fellows of the Powerboat ning, the following vote passed. Delegates, whose Division provided meritorious service and emerged names appeared alongside their respective clubs or from the ordeal crowned with glory.” associations, signed the document. The United States Power Squadrons became an official Received at the 14 October 1912 Executive national organization. Committee meeting of the Boston Yacht Club, a letter from Rear Commodore Roger Upton peti- “That we, the undersigned, duly authorized tioned the club to establish officially the Powerboat delegates of the club or association set against our Division. As minutes of that meeting disclose, the respective names do hereby associate such clubs or Executive Committee granted Commodore Upton's associations together as a national organization to petition unanimously. Three months later, at the be known as United States Power Squadrons, and annual meeting in January 1913, the name of the we bind our clubs to abide by the rules and regula- Powerboat Division changed to Power Squadron. tions adopted by said United States Power Squad- The club-within-a-club idea had become both a rons. reality and an official entity. The Power Squadron's • Yachts men's Club of Philadelphia; C.L. officers and rules appeared in the 1913 Boston Lagen, Commodore Yacht Club Yearbook. Officers were Roger Upton, • Power Boat Squadron of New Haven, Conn.; commander; C. N. Burnell, lieutenant commander; J.N. Champion, Commodore and Nathaniel L. Stebbins, a noted Boston marine • Larchmont Yacht Club; Francis M. Wilson photographer, secretary. • Atlantic Yacht Club; Theodore D. Wells • Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia; C. The new Power Squadron designed a distin- Longstreth guishing pennant that flew above the yacht club. • Rhode Island Yacht Club; William St. Streeter, The pennant featured a red field with centered Commodore white star at the hoist; the center third was white • New York Motor Boat Club; C.F. Chapman and the outer end was blue. Prospective members • Hudson River Power Squadron; Franklin P. were required to pass a detailed examination in Pratt advanced piloting prior to their admission into the • Lynn Yacht Club; A.D. Grover Power Squadron and authorization to fly the pen- • Knickerbocker Yacht Club; William E. Spencer nant. • Harlem Yacht Club; R.S. Haydock • Portland Yacht Club; Holman F. Day, Rear Sometime in January of 1914, the Power Commodore Squadron of the Boston Yacht Club called a confer- • Savin Hill Yacht Club; Charles A. J. Smith ence of many yacht clubs throughout the country to • Kennebec Yacht Club; Charles E. Hyde determine if the “power squadron” idea merited • Hudson River Yacht Racing Association; development independent of yacht clubs. Those Worthington Scott already active with power squadrons agreed that • Sachem’s Head Yacht Club; W.C. Stringer the movement was destined to grow beyond the • Baltimore Yacht Club; Dwight F. Mallory yacht club confines, forming a national body of its • Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club; Elliot own. Only some clubs along the Atlantic Seaboard Tuckerman attended, but the officials of existing squadrons • Indian Harbor Yacht Club; Frank Bowne found enthusiasm. Because no minutes of this Jones meeting exist, the attendees, agenda and meeting • Boston Yacht Club Power Squadron; William location are unknown. However, later evidence A. Hopkins proves that the “power squadron” idea warranted The signatures of Messrs. Longstreth, Stringer, nationwide action. Tuckerman and Jones are affixed subject to ratifi- cation of their respective clubs.” The exploratory group met for a second time on 2 February 1914. Minutes exist of this second The preceding document, along with other his- conference and note that at eight o'clock in the eve- torical documents, resides in the archives at organi- 2021 United States Power Squadrons® Operations Manual Page 1-3 zation's Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina. Roger Upton wrote a letter about the establish- ment of the Power Squadrons. Published in the US At this same organizational meeting, the orga- Naval Institute Proceedings for 1917, Vol. 43, Part nization elected officers and members of the Gov- 1, on pages 701-705 (1917), digitized in later erning Board including: years, Upton's article is freely available using an • Henry A. Morse; Internet search engine. • Captain DeWitt Coffman, USN (Boston Navy Yard); The thirteen stars and thirteen stripes in the • Charles Longstreth; Power Squadrons Ensign are from the United • Frank S. Cornwell; States Yacht Ensign and the National Ensign. Thus, • Francis M. Wilson; and those design elements have the same meaning as in • and members of the bridge. the Yacht and National Ensign. In other words, the thirteen stars represent the original states and the Captain Coffman, USN, later Vice Admiral, thirteen stripes stand for the original colonies. served on the Governing Board for many years as Upton's article explained that the original idea was the representative of the Navy Department. The to have Power Squadrons' vessels operate as a form Honorable A.J. Tyrer, Deputy Commissioner of of naval reserve or as an auxiliary to the Navy. The Navigation of the Department of Commerce, was intent was for the special ensign to identify the also an active member of the early Governing Power Squadrons' vessels. Since an ensign is a flag Boards. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, then assistant of national character flown from the stern of the secretary of the Navy, had been so impressed with vessel, the established icons of the American the activities of the Boston Yacht Club's Power nation, white stars in a canton, thirteen stripes, and Squadron, that he sent his aide, Captain William F.
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