US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Patchogue-Sayville, NY

03/26/2026

Get a FREE Vessel Safety Check
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary have certified vessel examiners who will perform a FREE Vessel Safety Check ("VSC") at your boat, at a time of mutual convenience. There is NO CHARGE, and no consequences if you don't pass. Our goal is simply to help make boating as safe as possible for you, your family and your friends, through education.
Flotilla 01-07 is based in Patchogue, New York, and operates along the south shore of Long Island—from the towns of Bellport through Oakdale. If you’re in this area and would like to schedule a FREE Vessel Safety Check, simply leave a message at 631 866 6435. One of our certified examiners will contact you to confirm the details and arrange a convenient time.

02/19/2026

Welcome back to another U.S. Coast Guard history post!
Did you know that when the Revenue Cutter service was established Congress authorized 10 cutters to be built for the service on August 4, 1790. These first 10 cutters would go on to form the core of the young Revenue Cutter service as it honorably served the nation in its earliest days.
What's your favorite fact of early Coast Guard History? Comment down below!
Photo Credit: U.S. Naval Institute

02/11/2026

Public Affairs isn’t the only way the Auxiliary shares boating safety, but it’s one of the most visible! ⚓
Through the Auxiliary Partner Visitation program, local businesses, marinas, and offices host displays stocked with safety materials for the public to take, such as:
• PFD guides
• ECOS pamphlets
• VHF radio tips
• State & federal boating regulations
Keeping boaters informed and safe, one display at a time!
📸: Charles Brennan, AUXPA3

01/13/2026

ICE SAFETY: The 1-10-1 Rule*
❄️ 1 minute to control breathing after cold water shock;
❄️ 10 minutes of meaningful movement before muscle function is lost;
❄️ 1 hour before loss of consciousness from hypothermia.
Through public education, training, and outreach, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarists support Active Duty operations by helping share lifesaving cold-water safety knowledge—because prevention and preparedness are part of the mission. *U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's Post

01/06/2026

DID YOU KNOW...In 1964, the Coast Guard started receiving strange messages from concerned viewers of the television show Gilligan’s Island. They were demanding the Coast Guard mount a rescue mission for the castaways. According to Sherwood Schwartz, the show's creator, the Coast Guard forwarded the first few of those messages to the set by telegram. Eventually, a USCG commander visited Schwartz to present him with the stack of messages. (Reposted from National Coast Guard Museum Association)

12/26/2025

It is time for some sea-going cutter history!
Commissioned in 1912, USCG Cutter Tampa (ex- Miami) would see an adventurous career, from preforming ice patrol duty in the wake of the RMS Titanic sinking, to being one of six U.S. Coast Guard cutters to be assigned to convoy duty in European waters during World War One, escorting a total of 18 merchant convoys with the loss of only two ships to enemy action. This displayed exemplary service from a small ship in such a destructive conflict. Tragically on September 26th, 1918, 130 of her passengers and crew would lose their lives when UB-91 torpedoed and sank the cutter just off the Welsh coast. The sacrifices of Tampa's crew will never be forgotten, as the U.S. Coast Guard Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery was dedicated and honors the memory of the lost passengers and crew of USCG Cutter Tampa.
Photo Credit: U.S. Coast Guard History

12/11/2025

We are excited to announce our Sail Training Schedule for 2026! The selected port calls include the five Sail 250 ports of New Orleans, Norfolk, Baltimore, New York City, and Boston in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States! We are excited to train the Coast Guard’s next generation of Officers as we celebrate this incredible milestone in our country’s history.

May 08 – 11: TBD
May 23 – 25: Pensacola, FL
May 28 – June 1: New Orleans, LA
June 11 – 14: Charleston, SC
June 19 – 22: Norfolk, VA
June 25 – 28: Baltimore, MD
July 4 – 8: New York, City, NY
July 11 – 14: Boston, MA
July 24 – 27: Portland, ME
July 31 – August 3: Newport, RI
August 7 – 10: Greenport, NY
August 14: New London, Connecticut

Public tour announcements will be made as we get closer to each stop, so stay tuned for more information!

12/06/2025

11/20/2025

Anyone else love following USCG Eagle on her travels and especially when she comes back home?

While moored in New London, CT, EAGLE will be open for free, self-guided, topside public tours on Sundays from 1000 – 1600. EAGLE is currently moored at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London, CT.

Please excuse our appearance as our crew is hard at work maintaining and preserving EAGLE in preparation for Sail250 events in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States next summer.

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day to all of those who have served in the U.S. Coast Guard as well as anyone else who answered the call 🇺🇸

10/12/2025

Go Coast Guard