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======Home Page======
Welcome to the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Partnerships Wiki (AuxBWiki) managed by the [[http://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=B-DEPT|Recreational Boating Safety Outreach Directorate]]. This wiki serves as a clearinghouse for information about the Coast Guard Auxiliary's collaborative efforts with other organizations.

If you arrived here looking for information on boating safety, paddlecraft safety materials or boating safety outreach resources, you can find that on the [[http://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=B-DEPT|Recreational Boating Safety Outreach website]]. 

=====Partnerships Wiki resources=====
  * [[States|State Liaison Officer resources]]

====Boating safety initiatives====
  * [[american_canoe_association|American Canoe Association]]
  * [[boatu.s|BoatU.S. and BoatU.S. Foundation]]
  * [[national_safe_boating_week|National Safe Boating Week]]
  * [[u.s._power_squadrons|United States Power Squadrons]]

====Youth initiatives====
  * Girl Scouts of the United States of America
    * [[gold_award_recognition|Gold Award recognition]]
  * [[u.s._naval_sea_cadet_corps|U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps]]
  * [[providing_shoreside_and_underway_training_opportunities|Providing shoreside and underway training to Sea Cadets and Sea Scouts]]

====Boy Scouts initiatives====
  * [[boy_scouts_of_america|Boy Scouts of America]]
    * [[eagle_and_quartermaster_recognition|Eagle and Quartermaster recognition]]
    * [[merit_badge_counseling|Merit Badge Counseling]]
    * [[scout_councils|Scouts Councils]]
  * [[cub_scouts|Cub Scouts]]
    * [[coastie_the_safety_boat_for_cub_scouts|Coastie the Safety Boat for Cub Scouts]]
    * [[sea_partners_for_cub_scouts|Sea Partners for Cub Scouts]]
    * [[water_safety_for_cub_scouts|Water safety for Cub Scouts]]
  * [[sea_scouts|Sea Scouts]]
    * [[regattas_rendezvous|Regattas and Rendezvous]]
    * [[safety_at_sea_weekend|Safety at Sea Weekend]]
  * [[venturers|Venturers]]
  * [[coast_guard_auxiliary_boater_education_for_scouts|Auxiliary boater education for Scouts]]
  * [[canoeing_and_kayaking|Canoeing and kayaking]]
  * [[preparing_for_trip_to_florida_sea_base|Preparing for a trip to Florida Sea Base]]
  * [[vessel_safety_checks_of_scout_camp_boats|Vessel Safety Checks of Scout Camp and Sea Scout boats]]
  * [[youth_protection_training|Youth protection training]]

=====Auxiliary Boating Safety resources=====
{{ rb-group_logo_auxbwiki.png?180|Recreational Boating Safety Group}}
The [[http://www.cgaux.org/|U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary]] has three directorates that focus on [[http://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=RB-GROUP|recreational boating safety]]. Each maintains a website with a wealth of boating safety information:

  * [[http://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=b-dept|Recreational Boating Safety Outreach]]
  * [[http://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=e-dept|Public Education ]]
  * [[http://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=v-dept|Vessel Examination & Partner Visitation]]

Additionally, the [[http://www.uscgboating.org|U.S. Coast Guard's Boating Safety Division]] maintains a highly informative recreational boating safety website.

=====Help build RBS partnerships=====
The Auxiliary Partnerships Wiki (AuxBWiki) is a forum for sharing your ideas and experience in promoting the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) mission. Therefore, we need your help. If you have had a successful experience promoting RBS cooperation with outside groups, we want to hear about it. If you have an idea that you would like to see tried, we want to hear about it.

Contact the [[http://wow.uscgaux.info/staff.php?unit=B-DEPT|Branch Chief - Electronic Communications (BC-BRI)]] with your stories and contributions. This website is for you to share your ideas on recreational boating safety //so others might live//.