Topic: The New Nanaimo Homes Marina

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1 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. Articles for publication must be in the hands of the editor by the 15th of each month. VOLUME 52 ISSUE 10 June 2014 The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. Jacques Cousteau Contents (Control + click will take you there) New Executive Committee 2 Upcoming Events 2 Commander s Report 3 Chief Proctor s Report 3 RVCCs 4 Half Way to Xmas 4 Keep Waving Editor s Note 5 Banquet and AGM 6 Boating Fines 7 Check Your Member Info 7 Graduating Class 8 Coast Guard Notice 9 Next Meeting June hrs Nanaimo Yacht Club Guest Speaker Scott Valliere Topic: The New Nanaimo Homes Marina Scott Valliere is a fifth generation Nanaimo resident and a CPS member since He will be speaking about his new business venture Harbour Homes Marina. It is located at 1100 Stewart Ave, where the Nanaimo shipyard was. Plans include a community 60 float homes, 100 boat slips, commercial retail space and office space on a cantilevered seawall. There will also be a senior s independent living facility on the upland. All homes will be built on-site with local trades and using the existing marine ways. NANAIMO POWER & SAIL SQUADRON Lubber Line Distribution Method We distribute the Lubber Line by to all members who have an 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)

2 VOLUME 52 ISSUE 10 PAGE 2 NPS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMMANDER PAST COMMANDER EXE. OFFICER TRAINING OFFICER SECRETARY Asst. SECRETARY TREASURER MEMBERSHIP OFFICER Asst. TRAINING OFFICER Asst. TRAINING OFFICER Asst. TRAINING OFFICER CHIEF PROCTOR Darlene Moss bndmoss@gmail.com Alexa Stochmal koraldanser@shaw.ca Vacant Douglass Legg w douglasslegg@yahoo.ca Sheila Boutcher smab@shaw.ca Jim Pittendreigh pinch@island.net John Smith johnwsmith@shaw.ca Dana Giles dangil@shaw.ca Alexa Stochmal koraldanser@shaw.ca Mike Belisle allcanadamoving@shaw.ca Richard Carignan carignanrichard@yahoo.ca Velma Taylor sundance26@uniserve.com ATO VHF SUPPLY/REG. OFFICER LUBBERLINE EDITOR Asst. LUBBERLINE ED. S0CIAL OFFICER CRUISE MASTER PR OFFICER SPECIAL EVENTS Alexa Stochmal koraldanser@shaw.ca Mike Belisle allcanadamoving@shaw.ca Angus Scully ascully@shaw.ca Sheila Boutcher h m smab@shaw.ca Lynda Gamble m lynda-gamble@shaw.ca Jim Philip j.philip@shaw.ca Vacant Bob Hoffstrom nakalat@shaw.ca Barb Hoffstrom COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER h m bhoffstrom@shaw.ca FINANCIAL REVIEW David Yule dave.yule@telus.net HISTORIAN WEBMASTER OFFICER ASSIST. WEBMASTER Joanne Farmer scotchmisttoo@shaw.ca Barb Hoffstrom m bhoffstrom@shaw.ca Peter Kistler peterkistler@shaw.ca Upcoming Events May 31: VIND AGM (anyone can attend) at Beban Park at 1000 June 10:June Meeting June 13 15: NPS Half Way to Christmas Cruise at Telegraph Harbour to your space early contact Bill Weller at Aug 8-10: VIND Rendezvous at Maple Bay Marina reserve space early! Sept 9: Squadron Meeting October :CPS National Conference in Quebec City New Commander Darlene Moss and her family The Executive for

3 VOLUME 52 ISSUE 10 PAGE 3 Commander s Report This will be my first report as Commander so I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support and trust in electing me as your Commander. I believe that we have a wonderful Bridge and an amazing amount of support from Past Commanders and members. I will do my best to provide leadership, promote open discussion, encourage feedback about our courses, and increase membership participation. I will represent our Squadron at District and National meetings and raise concerns we have along with constructive ideas on how to resolve our concerns. To do this, I will need all of your ongoing ideas, concerns, suggestions, assistance and support. Let s all work together to maintain our ideals of our education systems and support our Squadron. On a more personal note, we pulled our 42 foot Grand Banks out of the water for its first major haul-out of the water and work since we purchased it last September. As you are all aware it takes a lot of time and effort to get everything done. We serviced and inspected all the through hull fittings, removed and replaced the packing, greased the various bearings, replaced clamps, sanded the 4 ft. by 13 ft. of teak at the stern and applied fresh stain. We cheated and had someone wax the hull!! We also sanded the bottom, had some fiberglass repair done and then painted the bottom!! I asked my husband, as we were doing the teak and the bottom, to PLEASE remind me why we chose a boat with so much teak and 10 feet bigger!! He told me it was the boat I always said I wanted!! He was right as I have loved the look and function of the Grand Banks for years! The joy was that Barry and Teresa, Bill and Linda were also working hard on their boats right next to us so we could chat and visit. Now our next project is to change all the oil and stock the boat for our one month cruise to Bella Bella in July! Our Squadron has had a busy year on the social side with good turnouts for the potluck dinner, 75 th Anniversary Flag Celebration, bowling, and our annual dinner and awards night at ABC Restaurant. The Way Marking event has been postponed until fall so get ready to come out and have some fun! Alexa, Steve, Angus and I spent May 3 rd at the NYC doing RVCCs s on 17 boats. The items that needed to be replaced on most boats were flares and fire extinguishers. Everyone was very receptive to our checks and was very interested in talking about the RVCC and asking about courses we were offering. We have placed VIND pamphlets at the NYC which gives information about courses offered by CPS and who to contact in each area. I have talked to the RCMP Marine division re flare disposal and they informed me that Parker Marine at 1920 East Wellington Road will take them. I talked to Parker Marine and they confirm they will take them at a cost of $7.00 each for A & D flares and $3.00 each for B & C flares. I also called Fire Hall #2 at 2499 Dorman Road (across from Golf and Country Club) and they will take outdated flares from 0900 to 1600 on weekdays at no charge for the present time. District is encouraging all Squadrons to try to get increased advertising in the North Star Roaster. John Smith and I are actively working on this for our Squadron. Enjoy your Summer! Darlene Moss Chief Proctor s Report In the past Training Year, we had 26 people volunteer 843 hours with 4 skippers and their proctors contributing 80 hours for the spring Pirates Cove Cruise plus 11 people volunteered 189 hours of class preparation and presentation for a total of 1112 hours. 16 people earned a Merit Mark last calendar year plus another 13 people for this calendar year. Thank you to all those volunteers. Velma Taylor, Chief Proctor

4 VOLUME 52 ISSUE 10 PAGE 4 Annual Half Way to Christmas Cruise June VMAS Rendezvous at Telegraph Harbour Marina. Moorage. Each vessel should reserve asap with the marina, credit card info required. Registration: We need to know vessel name and how many adults/children will be there. Cost is $10.00 per adult kids under 12 free. Pay at the dock. Gifts. $5.00 to $10.00 would be appropriate. Gifts are randomly drawn by Santa's elf. If there is a special gift, for a kid, say, it should be labelled as such. Put your name on a tag to give to Santa. No real theme. Regifting is fine. Dinner. Each vessel is responsible for its own meat/fish/chicken/tofu for the BBQ, and one potluck salad, side dish, or dessert to be shared. Decorations. Most vessels will have lights and lots of trim. Best job is judged by impartial folks not in the squadron. Approximate Schedule: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Arrival, Meet and greet, potluck appies and quaffs at the dock. Coffee and treats on the dock, first thing in the AM Decorate your boat, visit friends, have lunch 1300 to 1600 hrs (approximately) play games 1730 dinner time at the pavillion Santa arrives with presents Music, dance and socializing until 2200 Boat judging will occur sometime this PM Coffee and treats on the dock again, first thing presentation of best decorated boat award. Note: I need a volunteer with a power vessel to carry the coffee urn and possibly other supplies to the event on Friday. I will also be looking for a jolly old elf, so be warned. wgweller@telus.net or Recreational Vessel Courtesy Checks It was a wet afternoon, but Darlene, Alexa, Steve, and Angus conducted 17 Courtesy Checks for Nanaimo Yacht Club Members. The RVCC program is a major commitment by the CPS to public education about boating safety. Taking part allows for enjoyable on-on-one interaction with the public. Alexa Stochmal and Darlene Moss ready to conduct RVCCs on a rainy afternoon.

5 VOLUME 52 ISSUE 10 Editor s Note Keep Waving PAGE 5 I try to wave at other boaters when we pass. It s not necessarily a huge wave, usually just a raising of the hand. You know like nodding to someone as you walk by and say good morning. If I m not pre-occupied while sitting on the dock, I try to wave at passing boats. Sometimes I m trying to wave them off our shoal, but most of the time it s just a wave. I was reminded of waving in the boat while driving in the outback of Western Australia last winter. Drivers in cities don t wave, nor do they in the suburbs. In the farm districts they might wave. But in the outback they always wave, even at 110 km/hr. Some just raise two fingers off the steering wheel very cool - but for the most part there is a whole hand. It seems to be a recognition of a shared experience, being 150 km from the nearest gasoline or days from water. Just mates. Wave it s a shared experience I suppose waving in boats is part of boating etiquette. It s polite, it s neighbourly, and it s civilized. It s part of the manners of the water. It s good boating manners to slow down in narrows, or in among the islands. It s good etiquette to slow down for kayaks; it s polite to keep your wake down approaching docks. It s neighbourly to keep the music down or to not set off fireworks in a pristine forest. Well, writing about boating etiquette might produce a long list, but it starts with a wave. A different kind of wave Help! Have a safe boating summer and wave. Angus Scully, Lubberline Editor 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 Or drop into 1690 Stewart Avenue

6 VOLUME 52 ISSUE 10 PAGE 6 Awards Banquet, AGM and Graduation It was a beautiful warm evening for the AGM, with promise of many more for the summer. Alexa conducted the business of the meeting with authority and dispatch. Graduates were welcomed and the new Commander and Executive were duly elected and sworn in. Congratulations to all. Darlene Moss, winner of the Commander s Trophy at the Awards Banquet Barb Hoffstrom, winner of the Fred Reid Memorial Trophy at Awards Banquet Commander Moss No Boat? No problem. Why not join us? Vancouver Island Sailing Co-op John Ph: (250) Web: Our newest Life Member - Bob Hoffstrom with the Life Members Trophy

7 VOLUME 52 ISSUE 10 PAGE 7 Check Your Member Information and Profile Please remember to update you profile so all information is current. There have been errors on members record field on WBAS. People are putting their vessel licence number instead of their MMSI Number. The MMSI field should only display the DSC radio Maritime Mobile Service Identity number and NOT the licence number. Please check the information you have entered so that your personal information is correct for the Roster. To update your profile, go to then log in. If you haven t done this before, have your membership number handy and sign up. Once into the site, you can check your member profile. Change of Address or Boat Name Member(s) Name..... Old Address.. Tel.. New Address....Tel.. Boat Name - old New Mail changes to Dana Giles, 612C Widgeon Place, Nanaimo, BC V9T 4Y1 (or dangil@shaw.ca) Next Pirates Day May, 2014

8 VOLUME 52 ISSUE 10 PAGE 8 Congratulations to the new grads! For Sail Marine Propane Appliances & Equipment Marine Solar Panels & Packages Marine Wind Generators Batteries / Propane Tanks / Solenoids / Regulators / Hoses Lorilaine 1980 O Day 28 sloop in good condition New engine (<70 hrs) mainsail, two foresails, gennaker, chartplotter and autopilot, plus extras. 8 ft inflatable dinghy $24,000 firm Call Duane at

9 PUBLIC SAFETY NOTICE CANADIAN COAST GUARD - WESTERN BC Ferries Spring and Summer 2014 Operations May 1, 2014 BC Ferries, in partnership with the Canadian Coast Guard and Transport Canada s Office of Boating Safety, wishes to advise commercial and pleasure craft operators that the upcoming spring and summer ferry sailing schedules will increase marine traffic over many BC Ferries routes along the British Columbia coast. BC Ferries would like to bring particular attention to the fact that sailing dates, times and routes may change with little or no notice due to operational requirements or sudden and significant changes due to operational incidents, weather and traffic demand. Mariners transiting waters in the immediate area of BC Ferries terminals shall use caution and ensure that they do not impede ferries approaching or departing berths pursuant to the Canadian Shipping Act, Collision Regulations and the ordinary practice of good seamanship. Additionally, mariners should exercise caution and be aware of increased BC Ferries spring and summer traffic in the area of Active Pass. More information about BC Ferries sailings can be found at the following websites: BC Ferry vessels standby on VHF marine radio channel 16 (calling channel) and the appropriate VHF vessel traffic channel for their area; these channels are: Comox Traffic, VHFBC Ferry vessels standby on VHF marine radio channel 16 (calling channel) and the appropriate VHF vessel traffic channel for their area; these channels are: Comox Traffic, VHF 71; Vancouver Traffic, VHF 12; and Victoria Traffic; VHF 11. Marine Communications & Traffic Service Western Regional Office mcts@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons - Escadrilles Canadiennes de Plaisance Training in Recreational Boating Since 1938 Published by Nanaimo Power and Sail Squadron, NANAIMO POWER & SAIL SQUADRON, NANAIMO BC

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