United States Power Squadrons Come for the Boating Education...Stay for the Friends SM

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1 United States Power Squadrons Come for the Boating Education...Stay for the Friends SM OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF NEW ORLEANS POWER SQUADRON volume lxxix february 2018 NUMBER 1 Planning for 2018 by Cdr William "Mike" Turner, AP It is an honor to have been nominated and elected by the Membership of the New Orleans Power Squadron as Commander for I am humbled by the faith the Squadron placed in me to fill this billet. No one gets to such a position without a lot of help along the way. I want to thank the 2017 Bridge for their support and thank the incoming 2018 Bridge, as I look forward to working with them to make 2018 a great year for us. If you weren t able to make the 2018 Change of Watch, it was another fun and entertaining event. P/C Eddie Brazeal served as Master of Ceremonies and ably filled those shoes, previously held by P/C Buddy Ward. I even thought his jokes were entertaining. In addition, I would like to offer some special thank yous to several members who were exceptional in helping me with the transition to Commander. Dan Ross, Eddie Brazeal and Pete Ingrassia all went above and beyond to make my transition as smooth as possible. I am sincerely thankful for their support and look forward to working with them in I would like to offer a short view of the way ahead for There are three areas I would like to see us work on in ) I would like to see more events involving our new and spectacular floating dock. Our 2017 Planning Committee did an outstanding job in planning and executing the construction of the dock. A simple event to put on would be a Grill your Own. We could establish a regular time to hold this event and members could meet, grill your own meat of choice and imbibe in your favorite beverage while hanging out and enjoying our dock facility. If you have any ideas for other activities, please let the Bridge know. 2) I would like to work towards financial solvency, meaning that we at least break even for the year. We raise a lot of money through our own events however this money is coming from members of the squadron. I would like to hear ideas on how we could fundraise external to the squadron and help offset costs of some of our events or activities. 3) Finally, no Bridge can have a successful year on its own. It s only through the participation of the membership with our organization and at our events that will lead to a successful year. If you haven t been to a General Membership Meeting or one of our events in a while, please come out and visit with us. We d love to catch up with you. To close, as an old Navy man, when a new skipper reports aboard his new command, always provides Rudder Orders otherwise known as What's Inside Commander s Guidance Pics from Dec Mtg - 2 to his Officers. I would like to put out the Destin Pictures - 3 following Rudder Orders Flotsam & Jetsam - 4 to our 2018 Bridge: o Let s have fun in 2018 Calendar Pics from COW - 6, 7 o Enjoy the Education, Crawfish - 8 camaraderie of the squadron Confernce Info - 9, 10 o Educate the Founders Day, Races - 11 Activities - 11 Planning page 2

2 February 2018 (nbr ) MASTHEAD Official publication of the New Orleans Power Squadron DISTRICT 15 located at 7601 Breakwater Drive New Orleans, LA Published Nine Times a Year Commander William "Mike" Turner, AP turnermb@cox.net Executive Officer Robert "Eddie" Brazeal, AP eddiebrazeal@att.net Educational Officer Tracy L. Hamlin, N hamlinhs@bellsouth.net Administrative Officer Charles Chapman, SN-CN sonights@bellsouth.net Secretary Kathryn L. House, AP house4@gmail.com Treasurer Charles Heintz, P charleyheintz@juno.com Assistant Educational Officer Chester Cooke, SN-CN cgcooke3@yahoo.com Assistant Secretary Peter H. Lang III plangiii@bellsouth.net EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Gregory J. Deis, SN-CN deisfamily@cox.net Daniel C. Ross, S dross14@cox.net Peter Ingrassia, Jr petejaning@aol.com STAFF Editor Cheryl D. Jarrell, AP 130 Sherwood Forest Dr NOLA cdjarrell@cox.net Production Manager Planning cont'd from page 1 public and our students to be safe and better boaters. o Help improve our community with events such as Beach Sweep, Safe Boating Week, etc. I look forward to seeing each of you at one or more of our upcoming General Membership Meetings and events. Let s all pull together to have a great Thank you for your vote of confidence in me, I hope to live up to the faith you have put in me. NOPS Annual Meeting and Christmas Party Swearing in the new bridge. Thanks to LANOPS for providing the delicious food! 2 Photographers Cheryl, Charlie C, Chester The USPS Ensign (Flag Design), "Wheel-and-Flag Design", "United States Power Squadrons", "USPS", "The Ensign", are registered trademarks of United States Power Squadrons.

3 Fun at Christmas in Destin 3 Friday Night socializing Words of wisdom from Jim! Breakfast at Harbor Docks Pete Lang and his grandson, who is a manager at the Half Shell Oyster House in Destin Our hosts, Jim and Brenda Murphy

4 Flotsam and Jetsam Proposed 2017 Bylaw change regarding the size of the elected Nominating Committee was passed at the December meeting. Article 5, Sect. 5.5 There shall be a Nominating Committee, consisting of a chairman and two other members. One member shall be elected for 1 year and will be the Chairman. A second member shall be elected for 2 years. A third member shall be elected for 3 years. Each year they shall rotate up with the 1-year member elected to be the new chairman. Each year thereafter one member shall be elected to the nominating committee by the members qualified to vote and present at the annual meeting for a term of 3 years. Members are: Chris Lawler, AP Don Ellis, SN-CN Eddie Brazeal, AP Boat Show March from Don Ellis - Cdr Mike has requested I get our Boat Show notice out to the members of NOPS quickly. We have about 6-weeks to prepare for our annual presence in the Dome amidst all the boat stuff. This is a fun show -- Our big draw to fill our ABC3 boating course class for March. You need to think about which shift (times) you and your fellow NOPS friends wish to attend. The "blank" sign-up sheet was going to be passed around at the January Membership Meeting, which was cancelled because of the freezing weather. As usual it is a 3-day event, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: 2-shifts on Friday, 4 on Saturday, and 2 on Sunday. We will be in booth #95-same as last year - good location near the entrance. Please note that the LANOPS Day-at-the-Races event has shifted to Sunday, 4 March. So, we will need some non-race folks to handle the booth until reinforcements (of which I will be one) can arrive at the end to help break-down and move the booth stuff out. Of course we will need some help in setting it up in the first place on the Thursday before the Show starts - don't everyone volunteer at once. Much appreciated, Don donellis-bay@cox.net Safety Committee to Promote America s Boating Club - The Decal Awareness Program received a grant from the United States Power Squadrons Board of Directors to purchase 35,000 vessel examiner business cards and ship them to all examiners. This card serves as a segue for promoting America s Boating Club. Please expect your cards to arrive late January. Also, the 2018 vessel safety check decals have been mailed to squadron commanders and should arrive soon if they haven't already. We are looking forward to a great year for the Vessel Safety Check Program. America s Boating Club Marketing Guidebook - As promised (and very much requested), the America s Boating Club Marketing Guidebook is now available. With a tremendous amount of enthusiasm about the America s Boating Club branding strategy, many squadrons and districts are eager to move forward. This comprehensive guidebook contains information on how to improve marketing and promotion at the squadron, district, and national levels. It is our gateway to help rethink how we present ourselves to the boating public and includes links to new logos and branding specifications, updated brochures and promotional materials, a training session for a successful booth at boat shows, suggestions and ideas for marketing and public relations, and other marketing tools. Use this guidebook to help you promote membership and education in USPS: We are America s Boating Club. To see the new guide, click MarketingABC A man always has two reasons for what he does -a good one and the real one. J. Pierpont Morgan ( ) was an American financier and banker who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation in the USA, late 19th and early 20th centuries. 4

5 NOPS 2018 Calendar of Events (All dates are tentative.) January 11 Exec Meeting 13 NOPS COW 18 General Membership Meeting February 4 Super Bowl 8 Exec Meeting 13 Mardi Gras 15 General Membership - Founder's Day USPS Annual Meeting - Orlando March 2-4 The Boat Show 4 LANOPS' Day at the Races 8 Exec Meeting 11 Daylight Saving Time Starts 13 ABC Class Begins (next 4 Tuesdays) 15 General Membership Meeting 24 Big Bass Rodeo 24 Spring Beach Sweep April 1 Easter 6-8 D/15 Spring Conference Mobile 7 Fishing Rodeo -Begins 12 Exec Meeting French Quarter Festival 16 Seamanship (next 10 Mondays) 19 General Membership Meeting 21 Crawfish Boil Jazz Fest May 3-6 Jazz Fest 10 Exec Meeting 13 Mother's Day 17 General Membership Meeting?? Fishing Trip - TBA Safe Boating Week Moonraker Weekend 26 Cheeseburgers In Paradise June 2 Middendorf's - Baton Rouge S & PS 14 Exec Meeting?? LANOPS' Bunco 17 Father's Day 21 General Membership Meeting?? ABC Class (2 Saturdays)?? Round the Lake Cruise-Madisonville?? Pontchartrain Landing, Early 4th Party Check the latest issue of for changes. July 4 Independence Day 12 Exec Meeting 14 Shaggy's 19 General Membership Meeting 21 or 28 Lobster Fest August?? Pontchartrain Yacht Club-Mandeville 9 Exec Meeting USPS Fall Governing Board-Minneapolis 16 General Membership Meeting 16 Pred Log Capt Mtg following Membership?? Predicted Log Contest September 3 Labor Day?? Morning Fishing / Crab Boil 4? ABC Class (4 Tuesdays) 13 Exec Meeting 15 Beach Sweep 20 General Membership Meeting?? D/15 Fall Council October 11 Exec Meeting Wooden Boat Festival?? Last Fishing Roundup! 14 Fishing Rodeo Ends (Affidavits due 18 Oct) 18 General Membership - Nominations due D/15 Fall Conference Moonshine and Moonbeams 31 Halloween November 4 Daylight Savings Ends 8 Exec Meeting 10 Fishing Rodeo Fish Fry 15 General Membership Meeting 22 Thanksgiving 30 Christmas in Destin December 1-2 Christmas in Destin 13 Exec/Annual Meeting /Elections 25 Christmas January New Year's Day 10 Exec Meeting 12 NOPS Change of Watch 17 General Membership Meeting February USPS Annual Meeting - Orlando 5

6 2018 Change of Watch 6 Out with the Old - P/C Dan Ross, S with Eddie and D/C Barry. And In with the New - Cdr Mike Turner, AP and D/C Barry LANOPS Installation Joe Ann Ward, Debbie Brazeal, Lila Beyer, Marlene Cooke, Sissy Chapman with D/C Barry DeArmond, AP and P/C Eddie Brazeal, AP 2017 Bridge out, 2018 Bridge in. Below, Pete Ingrassia, Greg Deis, Dan Ross, Chester Cooke, Tracy Hamlin, Charley Heintz, Peter Lang III, Charlie Chapman, Eddie Brazeal, Mike Turner Cdr Mike with his thoughts for 2018

7 7 NOPS Change of Watch Cdr Mike, Tracy, Dr John, Marlene, Chester Charlie, Sissy, Eddie, Debbie Ken, Pete, Mady, D/C Barry Peggy, Glenn, Judy, Dan, Mike

8 Educational Department News SEO Tracy Hamlin, N ASEO Chester Cooke, SN-CN Junior Navigation started in September, taught by Chester Cooke and Don Ellis. It has now completed and students are waiting on test results. Seamanship was cancelled in late 2017, but has been rescheduled for 16 April ABC regular class will start 13 March Additional classes will be held on 13 April 2018 and 4 September 2018 at Munholland Methodist Church in Metairie, LA. During the Change of Watch in January, Mark Juenling was named Student of the Year for 2017; Chester Cooke was Teacher of the Year. Congratulations to both Mark and Chester for their excellent work. 8 Congrats, Chester! NOPS Teacher of the Year for Eddie, Chester, SEO Tracy If you have any questions, or an interest in taking or teaching classes, please contact me, Tracy Hamlin, SEO, at hamlinhs@bellsouth.net or ASEO Chester Cooke, SN-CN, can be reached at cgcooke3@yahoo.com Crawfish Boil Saturday 21 April At the Squadron Trailer 7601 Breakwater Dr NOLA $20 per Person Because of the weather, crawfish are pricey this year; and we buy everything, so no one has to cook! Open at 1300 (1pm) Crawfish at 1400 (2pm) Thanks to LANOPS for all of the work you do, and for another generous donation to NOPS - Sissy, Eddie, Mike. Bring a Tent, a Table or a Chair We will be outside Reservations to Cheryl by 13 April or cdjarrell@cox.net Congratulations to P/C Dan Ross, S for winning the Marvin Moate Award for Dan really stepped up when NOPS needed him!

9 9 D/15 Spring Conference 6-8 April Hampton Inn Mobile-East Bay US Hwy 98 Daphne, AL

10 10 D/15 SPRING CONFERENCE 6-8 APRIL 2018 MOBILE SAIL AND POWER SQUADRON The Spring Conference 2018 will be held at the Hampton Inn, U.S. Hwy 98, Daphne, Alabama The hotel offers free breakfast every morning for all hotel guests along with free parking and free WIFI. Our block of rooms will be held until 12 March and, after that, it will be as available. Friday evening will be at the Hampton with a barbecue dinner (BYOB we will furnish wine and setups.) There will be a presentation that will describe the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. Historian and author John Laurence Busch will attempt to re-calibrate your mind before showing why the proposition of making the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on a steamship was met with a mixture of skepticism and fear. He then will show how Captain Moses Rogers addressed that skepticism and fear, by designing and building the first example of globalized high technology in history. The presentation is based upon his book, STEAM COFFIN: Captain Moses Rogers and The Steamship Savannah Break the Barrier. On Saturday, after the business meeting (local apparent noon), the Mobile Squadron will host the Loyal Association of the Navigators (all Ns and JNs welcome), after which there will be a box lunch at the Hampton. For Saturday evening, P/C Larry Lartigue has reserved the Gulf Quest National Maritime Museum. Come dressed for dinner and tour the museum beginning at 1600 (4pm) in a group or come any time after 1500 self guided. (The admission is included in your dinner reservation.) The dinner and Change of Watch will be hosted at the Maritime Museum with social hour beginning at 1830 (6:30pm) with a cash bar.

11 11 LANOPS Day at the Races March 4, 2018 at the Fair Grounds $38 per person Meet at the fairgrounds by 11:30. Lunch buffet will be served. Races begin at 1:25 PM. A cash bar is available during the entire outing. The price of $38.00 per person includes admission, lunch and racing program. Make your reservation by Feb 22 with Marlene Cooke or Sissy Chapman and include your check, payable to LANOPS with that reservation. FOUNDERS' DAY THURSDAY, 15 FEBRUARY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MEMBERSHIP MEETING 15 Feb - 15 Mar - 19 Apr 1800 Social, 1900 Meeting New Orleans Yacht Club February 4 Super Bowl 8 exec Meeting 13 Mardi Gras 15 General Membership - Founder's Day USPS Annual Meeting - Orlando March 2-4 The Boat Show 4 LANOPS' Day at the Races 8 Exec Meeting, 1800 at the trailer 11 Daylight Saving Time Starts 13 ABC Class Begins (next 4 Tuesdays) 15 General Membership Meeting 24 Big Bass Rodeo; Spring Beach Sweep April 1 Easter 6-8 D/15 Spring Conference Mobile 7 Fishing Rodeo -Begins 12 Exec Meeting, 1800 at the trailer French Quarter Festival 16 Seamanship (next 10 Mondays) 19 General Membership Meeting 21? Crawfish Boil Jazz Fest All Members are Urged to Attend - Guests are Invited Past Commanders May Wish To Wear Uniform A Finger Foods and Cake will be provided by LANOPS Come out and enjoy the food and fun with your fellow members of NOPS and LANOPS