Since its creation by Congress in 1939, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary has served as the civilian, non-military component of the Coast Guard. Today, over 35,000 volunteer members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary are active on the waterways and in the classrooms in over 2,000 cities and towns across the nation, all to promote boating safety. Flotilla 86, with a membership of over thirty volunteers, is a part of Division 8 of the First Coast Guard District, Northern Region, and is active along Rhode Island's coasts and bays, as well as providing classroom instruction in Boating Skills and Seamanship, and Advanced Coastal Navigation. Local flotilla members also perform over 100 Vessel Safety Checks annually. Select the Links to the left for more info.
New members are always welcome.
They do not, in any way, constitute an endorsement of the linked pages or any commercial or private issues or products presented there. We cannot make any warranty or representation concerning the content of these sites, or secondary sites from the pages to which they link. The Flotilla 86 Web Site does not collect information from or about users of its web site through the use of 'cookies' etc. Email links are provided as a means to contact USCG Auxiliary members for additional information or to make comments. The sender's return email address will be used to respond to comments and questions and may be made available to other members of the Auxiliary only for the same purpose.