SEPTEMBER 2015 www.cpsboat.ca/nanaimo Next Meeting Tuesday Sept 8 1900 hrs Nanaimo Yacht Club Lubber Line Contents (Click will take you there) Coming Events Page 2 Instructor Development Course Page 2 Unlike other CPS courses... Commander s Report Page 3 As I write this first report for the fall of 2015 it is sunny and about 25 C... Fall Course Schedule Page 4 Be a Safe and Competent Boater, Take a Boating Course Ladies Night Page 5 Fall Schedule... Motor For Sale By NPS Member Page 5 Suzuki 25HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Education Matters Page 6 I hope you are enjoying... Wanted! Social Officer Page 8 Can you help? Advertisers' Index Page 8 Treasurer s Report Page 11, 12
PAGE 2 Nanaimo Power Squadron Fall courses Start in September see page 4 Aug 28-30 VIND Annual Rendezvous Sept 8 NPS Meeting Sept 22 Ladies Night Oct 3 Instructor Development Course Oct 17 Instructor Development Course Instructor Development Course October 3 and 17, 2015 Unlike other CPS courses, the Instructor Development Course is not designed to enhance boating skills. Rather, its emphasis is on enhancing instructor skills. The course has been designed to demonstrate interactive teaching methods focused on adult learning. If you are interested in teaching CPS courses, or are currently an instructor wanting to upgrade your teaching abilities, the ID Course is for you. Check it out! And it s FREE: the Squadron will cover the cost of all course materials. To register, contact Douglass Legg 250 325 7877 or douglasslegg@yahoo.ca Lubber Line Distribution Method and Editorial Deadline We distribute the Lubber Line by e-mail to all members who have an e-mail address. To read it you will need Adobe Acrobat reader available on a free download (go to the Squadron website click on the Lubber Line and there is a link to the reader) Articles for publication must be in the hands of the editor by the 15th of each month.
PAGE 3 Commander s Report As I write this first report for the fall of 2015 it is sunny and about 25 C, so it certainly does not feel as though the autumn is almost upon us. What a summer it has been, with no rain and seemingly incessant sun and wind! I hope that you have all managed to get in some enjoyable boating throughout it all and did not get too sunburnt. My summer has included some boating, but not of the BC cruising type. I had a trip to Europe for a family reunion (with about 30 members from three generations coming from Canada, Australia and England). The reunion was during a week s cruise in the Greek Islands; not my usual type of boating! I also visited Paris, Venice, Cyprus and Rome. In Venice the boating included a gondola ride, many trips on a vaporetto (water bus) and a ride in a very fast and gorgeously varnished water taxi. It was a fabulous trip, but now I am back home to reality. Since the June squadron meeting, things have been quite quiet as far as NPS business in concerned. I gather that the Half Way to Christmas Cruise was a great success, despite strong winds on the Friday that deterred some people from attending. I believe there were boats there from three squadrons. On July 1 your squadron once again had a successful booth at the Canada Day celebrations in Maffeo Sutton Park. It was an excellent opportunity to make the public aware of what we do. Many thanks to all the members who came out to help you know who you are. Again it was extremely hot, and I think I had heat exhaustion by the time I got home at the end of the day. Now I am planning to attend the Vancouver Island North District (VIND) Annual Rendezvous on the weekend of August 28-30 at Rathtrevor Beach. You can come for the weekend, or just for the Saturday. It is a great way to get to know members from other squadrons and have some fun. Why not consider joining us? For details visit www.vind.ca. Now we are gearing up for the fall classes. For the first time since I came to Nanaimo we are not offering a Boating (now Boating Essentials) class in the fall. Based on the low enrollment in the past few years we have decided just of offer one class in the spring. However, we are offering several other courses. Seamanship, which takes you knowledge quite a bit further than the Boating Essentials course, will start on September 14. I urge anyone who does significant coastal cruising to consider taking this course. We are also offering Weather for Pleasure Boaters, and Electronic Navigation. The latter is only four weeks, and will be followed by Radar, also four weeks. If there is enough interest, we will also run Junior Navigator; the introduction to celestial navigation. Of course, Alexa will continue to offer the Maritime Radio course on a regular basis. Please consider taking a course yourself, and spread the word around your boating friends. Full details of our courses are given elsewhere in this Lubber Line, as well as on www.boatingcourses.ca. Unfortunately, due to pressures of work, our Social Officer, Lynda Gamble, has had to resign. She has done a great job as Social Officer and we owe her a large vote of thanks. So now we are looking for someone to step into the breach! The job essentially involves making the tea and coffee for meetings, and getting a few cookies. If anyone can help us out, please let me know at smab@shaw.ca or 250-756-9227. I hope to see many of you out at our next meeting on Tuesday September 8. Sheila Boutcher
PAGE 4 Nanaimo Power and Sail Squadron Fall Course Schedule Course: Weather Duration: 10 weeks Dates: Wednesday September 9 November 16 Venue: Nanaimo Yacht Club Cost: Non-members $150 Members $135 Course: Seamanship Duration: 13 weeks Dates: Monday September 14 December 7 Venue: Safer Oceans Systems, 214 Prideaux St. Cost: Non-members $200 Members $175 Course: Advanced Piloting Duration: 11 weeks Dates: Monday September 14 November 30 Venue: Safer Oceans Systems, 214 Prideaux St. Cost: Non-members $200 Members $175 Course: Electronic Navigation Duration: 7 weeks Dates: Wednesday September 23 November 4 Venue: Nanaimo Yacht Club Cost: Non-members $150 Members $135 Course: Radar Duration: 4 weeks Dates: Wednesday November 11 December 9 Venue: Nanaimo Yacht Club Cost: Non-members $135 Members $125 Course: Global Navigation Duration: 10 weeks Dates: Tuesday September 15 November 23 Venue: To be determined Cost: Non-members $245 Members $225 Course: Maritime Radio (ROC-M) Duration: 1-day Dates: Saturday TBD (Sept, Oct, Nov) Venue: Safer Oceans Systems, 214 Prideaux St. Costs: Non-members $100 Second Person $70 Members $90 Second Person $60 For more information and to register, go to: www.boatingcourses.ca Be a Safe and Competent Boater Take a Boating Course
PAGE 5 Ladies Night September 22 at Jinglepot 1800 hrs Fall Schedule October 20: Pipers November 17: Occidental December 9: Zougla Suzuki 25HP 4 Stroke Outboard Motor Approximately 180 hours New: $4,595.00 Selling $2,900.00 FIRM Call Tony at 250-390-3805 For Sale by NPS Member NPS Gear Make NPS gear part of your boating kit. Hats, shirts, caps, jackets NPS pennants CPS flags CPS Regalia On sale at every NPS monthly meeting. Contact: Mike Belisle 250 754 6465 allcanadamoving@shaw.ca BOATYARD Full service or Do-it-Yourself and Contractors welcome Highly experienced staff mechanical/electrical Fuel tank replacement: fuel filter upgrades Engine rebuilds and repowering Cleaning & detailing; Bottom painting Call now at 250 716 9065 Or drop into 1690 Stewart Avenue www.nanaimoyachtcharters.com
PAGE 6 Education Matters I hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather and getting a lot of quality time out on the water. While the summer boating season is far from over (according to Environment Canada), consider what can be done to increase your boating enjoyment next season through education. Starting in September the Nanaimo Squadron will be offering a variety of courses for the novice and experienced boater alike. Fall course information is provided throughout this newsletter and on boatingcources.ca. As always, if you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me -- douglasslegg@yahoo.ca or 250 325 7877. Know someone who is interested in expanding their boating knowledge? If so please pass this information along. All of our courses are open to CPS and NYC members and not-yet members. Safe boating... and I hope to see you in class. Douglass Douglass Legg, JN Squadron Educational Officer No Boat? No problem. Why not join us? Vancouver Island Sailing Co-op Web: www.visail.ca
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PAGE 8 WANTED! SOCIAL OFFICER TO MAKE THE TEA AND COFFEE AT SQUADRON MEETINGS AND BRING A FEW COOKIES Can you help? Contact Sheila at smab@shaw.ca or 250-756-9227 Advertisers Index (click) Marine Propane Appliances & Equipment Marine Solar Panels & Packages Marine Wind Generators Batteries / Propane Tanks / Solenoids / Regulators / Hoses www.aztecoffgrid.com 1-888-754-5054 Aztec Off Grid Solutions page 8 Harbour Chandler page 7 Industrial Plastics page 7 Mid Island Towing page 6 Stones Boat Yard page 5 Vancouver Island Sailing Coop page 6
PAGE 9 NPS Executive Committee 2015 2016 COMMANDER Sheila Boutcher 250 756 9227 smab@shaw.ca VHF OFFICER Alexa Stochmal 250 390 3805 koraldanser@shaw.ca PAST COMMANDER Darlene Moss 250 616 6586 bndmoss@gmail.com LUBBERLINE EDITOR Angus Scully 250 585 5834 ascully@shaw.ca EXE. OFFICER EDUCATION OFFICER SECRETARY Vacant Douglass Legg 250 325 7877 w 250 325 6475 douglasslegg@yahoo.ca Susan Bianco bianco.neal@gmail.com Asst. LUBBERLINE ED. SOCIAL OFFICER CRUISE MASTER Sheila Boutcher h 250 756 9227 m 250 668 0560 smab@shaw.ca Jim Philip 250 758 9483 j.philip@shaw.ca Asst. SECRETARY Jim Pittendreigh 250 756 1213 pinch@island.net PR OFFICER Darlene Moss 250 616 6586 bndmoss@gmail.com TREASURER John Smith 250 760 1092 johnwsmith@shaw.ca SPECIAL EVENTS Bob Hoffstrom 250 390 6880 nakalat@shaw.ca MEMBERSHIP OFFICER Dana Giles 250 758 1041 dangil@shaw.ca COMMUNICATIONS Barb Hoffstrom OFFICER h 250 390 6880 m 250 802 1164 bhoffstrom@shaw.ca Asst. EDUCATION OFFICER Alexa Stochmal 250 390 3805 koraldanser@shaw.ca FINANCIAL REVIEW David Yule 250 758 6707 dave.yule@telus.net Asst. EDUCATION OFFICER Mike Belisle 250 754 6465 allcanadamoving@shaw.ca HISTORIAN Joanne Farmer 250 758 8812 scotchmisttoo@telus.net Asst. EDUCATION OFFICER CHIEF PROCTOR Richard Carignan 250 802 0753 carignanrichard@yahoo.ca Velma Taylor 250 758 7276 sundance26@uniserve.com WEBMASTER Barb Hoffstrom 250 390 6880 m 250 802 1164 bhoffstrom@shaw.ca The Lubber Line is published ten times per year by the Nanaimo Power Squadron. www.cpsboat.ca/nanaimo Monthly Squadron meetings are held at 1900 on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, at the Nanaimo Yacht Club (except July and August). Any date changes will be announced.
PAGE 10 Treasurer s Report ACCOUNT BALANCES: July 31, 2015 (Reconciled to July 31, 2015) CHEQUING: 18,239.31 SAVINGS : 18,230.49 TOTAL: 36,469.80 FISCAL YEAR TO DATE: July 31, 2015 RECEIPTS MEMBER DUES & CONTRIBUTIONS 1,917.00 CPS COURSES CONDUCTED 4,055.00 TRAVEL & OTHER ASSISTANCE 0.00 MEETINGS & EVENTS 560.00 2,832.50 REGALIA SALES 0.00 INTEREST & TAX REFUNDS 0.63 OTHER 0.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS 9,365.13 TRANSFER FROM SAVINGS ACCT: 0.00 DISBURSEMENTS: COURSE MATERIALS 618.44 EXAMINATION FEES 1,005.00 CLASSROOM RENTALS 441.40 MEETINGS & EVENTS 1,747.04 TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION 0.00 NEWSLETTERS & PUBLICATIONS 415.02 ADVERTISING AND P.R. 3,881.66 OFFICE, POSTAGE AND STATIONARY 228.53 TELEPHONE & COMMUNICATIONS 0.00 TRAINING AIDS & EQUIPMENT 588.83 DUES, CONTRIBUTIONS & DONATIONS 202.00 REGALIA PURCHASES 201.60 INTEREST & BANK CHARGES 0.00 OTHER 0.00 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 9,329.52 John W. Smith, Treasurer 2015-08-17