[BarryB]

I am a member of the Ft. Lauderdale Power Squadron. The Power Squadron offers safety checks just like the Coast Guard Auxillary. The safety checks are given free of charge. The information presented after the safety check is offered in the hopes that we can make boating safer. Also, if you pass the safety check, a sticker is awarded and applied on the boat. Although it's just rumor, I have noticed that boats with the sticker don't get pull over often.