May 2010 Prince George Power & Sail Squadron Icebreaker Prince George Power & Sail Squadron P.O. Box 64, Prince George, BC V2L 4R9 Website: http://www.cps-ecp.ca/princegeorge/ Calendar of Events June 4 to 6 - Sailing Regatta at Francois NOTE: The Sailing Regatta has been cancelled - due to not enough sailboat entries. June 12 & 13 - ANNUAL FISHING DERBY AT FRANCOIS LAKE. Please note that tickets must be purchased by June 5 - they will not be available at the Derby. Further details are on Page 3. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS: Please ensure you update your CPS Profile in our database, including new address, email address, boat name, MMSI number, etc. - as this information is extracted for our annual Roster which is sent out to all members. THIS MUST BE DONE BY MAY 30. Note that you can also opt out of receiving the magazines or the Roster by making the change in your Profile. COMMANDER S CORNER Greetings fellow boaters, What a difference a year makes! Last year the weather was cool and wet, this year warm and dry. It should make for a nice summer of boating and getting together with family and friends. April and May are busy months for our Squadron. Our AGM was held in April, followed by a fire extinguisher and flare demonstration. The Squadron Spring Gala was on May 8 th. I would like to thank Nancy Gibson from PMD for attending our event and pledging in the students and new Bridge. The Gala was coordinated by Gwynn Kroeker and Drew Humphries, they did a fantastic job. I would like to express my gratitude to the outgoing Bridge members, Gwynn Kroeker, Don Clapper, Jeff Krafta, Corinne Woods and Vern Woods for their hard work and dedication. I would like to welcome Jim Mummery, Rupert Mann, Drew Humphries and Jim McNeal to our Bridge for the upcoming year. Congratulations to all 25 students in our boating class. They all passed and I wish them a summer of fun and safe boating. I hope they enjoy using their new skills. A special thank you goes out to our instructors and proctors, without their generous support and commitment, our Squadron would not have had such a successful class. The Squadron s annual Boat Show was held on May 15 th. It was a beautiful day and eleven boats participated. I would like to thank the members who cleaned, waxed and brought them to the show. Bruce Porteous and Alec McLeod deserve recognition for coordinating the event. I would like to thank the sponsors of the event. Chinook Scaffolding Systems for supplying and setting up the scaffolding, Wayne s Mobile Homes for the stairs, Lakewood Electric for the barricades and Wal-Mart for giving space on their parking lot to hold the show. We couldn t hold the event without the support of these businesses. Our next social function is the Fishing Derby June 12 th and 13 th at Francois Lake Resort. This is a fun family weekend; I hope to see everyone there for a weekend of fishing, boating and good fun! Have a great summer everyone!. Respectfully submitted, Doug Cherry
Page 2 Bridge Members 2010/2011 Commander - Doug Cherry - 250-962-9460 Executive Officer - Bill McFarlin - 250-563-7463 Training Officer - Bruce Porteous - 250-617-7034 Secretary - Judi Shannon - 250-612-0851 Treasurer - Paulette Valois - 250-964-2723 Public Relations - Rupert Mann - 250-564-5707 Public Relations - Jim Mummery - 250-562-8510 Membership - Robert Kroeker - 250-562-9552 Communications - Judy Smith - 250-964-9126 Supplies - Robert Valois - 250-964-2723 & Mike Zaluski - 250-964-3681 Publications - Judy Smith - 250-964-9126 Socials - Drew Humphries - 250-963-0291 Socials - Fishing Derby - Steve Seebach - 250-562-7827 Proctors - Gayle Hebb - 250-963-7111 Advanced & Electives - George Brookes - 250-563-3855 Boat Pro - John Hebb - 250-963-7111 Historian - Jim McNeal - 250-563-4228 Administration - Kirk & Shannon Bentley - 250-962-2042 MAREP - Gary Shannon - 250-612-0851 Phoning Committee - Maggie Stoner - 250-330-4249 Webmaster - Barry Smith - 250-964-9126 Port Captain - Jim Dorval - 250-964-4992 Environment - Sandy Cherry - 250-962-9460 Past Commander - Trudy Langthorne - 250-964-1880 PMD Northern Liaison - Lou Jewitt - 250-962-7766 PAST COMMANDERS 1984-1985 Gordon Springate 1985-1986 John Turner 1986-1987 Doug Mears 1987 Bob McChesney 1987-1989 John Sahlstrand 1989-1990 Bob Clayton 1990-1992 George Brookes 1992-1994 Grant Olsen 1994-1996 Gary Shannon 1996-1997 Neil Symons 1997-1999 Jim McNeal 1999-2001 Lou Jewitt 2001-2003 Barry Smith 2003-2005 Willi Wagner 2005-2007 Jim Dorval 2007-2009 Trudy Langthorne LIFETIME MEMBERS (members for 20+ years) 1984 - Gordon Springate 2004 - George Brookes NEW MEMBERS Congratulations to Richard Smith, Wayne Denluck and Andrew Rebeyka who have successfully written their Boating Course examination and became members of our Squadron. Welcome aboard!! Environment Canada now has a Weatheradio Network which gives you weather warnings when you need them. It transmits weather information on one channel of your VHF radio band and allows instant access to the weather details you need. The network is free. Info available at www.ec.gc.ca/weatherradio or 1-877-789-7733.
Page 3 ANNUAL FISHING DERBY A reminder to all that our Annual Fishing Derby at Francois Lake will be held on June 12 & 13. As well as the fishing, there will also be a BBQ on Saturday night, followed by a horseshoe tournament. On Sunday, prizes will be awarded for the largest fish in each category, and also many door prizes. Plan to join us at this fun family event. NOTE: TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY JUNE 5 - THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE DERBY. Tickets are $7.50 for members and $10.00 for non-members and can be purchased from the following members: Doug Cherry, D-Line Auto & Tire, 518-2nd Ave., Prince George. 250-563-0717 or 250-563-0718 Gary Shannon, Royal LePage, 1625-4th Ave., Prince George. 250-649-6699 Steve Seebach, Fishing Derby Co-ordinator, 5th & Tabor Automotive Shell. 250-562-7827 or 250-617-6591 On-line registration is also available on our website at www.cps-ecp.ca/princegeorge, click on Events Calendar. If you require assistance, please call Barry at 250-964-9126 or email him at: bjsmith5601@telus.net Cabin and boat rentals and RV parking can be reserved by calling Francois Lake Lodge at 250-699-6551. Donations of prizes for children and adults is always appreciated. Hope to see you there!! Lunch! Our Squadron s annual demonstration and practice of flares and fire extinguishers was held on April 28 at the Klein Gravel Pit. Thanks to Alec McLeod, Monty Morrow, George Brookes, and others who assisted in presenting this demo. It was good training for our recent Graduate Students of the Boating Course and also a good refresher for our existing members.
Page 4 SQUADRON SPRING GALA - May 8, 2010 PMD Rep Nancy Gibson OUR GRADUATES Commander Doug Cherry Sixty-nine attendees enjoyed the evening at our Spring Gala. There were 20 Grads who received their CPS membership package. Everyone enjoyed the fantastic meal catered by the Ladies of the Moose. Nancy Gibson, PMD Executive Officer, pledged the new members and the new Bridge. Merit Mark Awards and Commander Citations were also presented to those present. Later in the evening, a Wii Golf Tournament and a Hoola Hoop Contest was held. Door prizes were also drawn, which is always a big hit. Thanks to Gwynn Kroeker for organizing this event, and to all her helpers. A big thank you goes out to Gwynn who has done a great job as our Socials Officer for the past four years. Well done! Your dedication to our Squadron is most appreciated. For further details and additional pictures of our Spring Gala, see our website, at Image Gallery. Our Historian Table Our Squadron Regalia THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO OUR SQUADRON: Merit Marks Awards (for 20+ hours of volunteer hours to the Squadron) to: Kirk Bentley, Bob Birston, George Brookes, Doug & Sandy Cherry, Don Clapper, Jim Dorval, Gordon Douglas, Vern Goglin, Doug Gulevich, John & Gayle Hebb, Lou Jewitt, Robert& Gwynn Kroeker, Martin & Trudy Langthorne, Bill McFarlin, Alec McLeod, Stuart Moir, Monty Morrow, Bruce Porteous, Al Pringle, Steve Seebach, Gary & Judi Shannon, Barry & Judy Smith, Peter & Maggie Stoner, Robert & Paulette Valois, Vern & Corrine Woods, and Mike Zaluski. Commander s Citations (for up to 20 hours of volunteer hours to the Squadron) to: Shannon Bentley, Kay Brookes, Marg Doyle, Curt Garland, Martin Hebert, Carol Helland, Gail Hotell, Drew Humphries, Beth Johnson, Sheila Johnson, Harvey Lutz, Brian & Ann McErlean, Diane McLeod, Jim & Dora McNeal, Nick Ramage, Ron Reimer, Les & Vicki Sargeant and Bev Witt. (Note: The Awards/Citations for those not at the Gala will be sent to them via Canada Post.)
Page 5 HALIBUT LENGTH/WEIGHT CHART (length in inches; weight in pounds) This table can be used to estimate the approximate net weight of a halibut from its length. The table shows the length measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the centre of the tail. The dressed weight is with the head and viscera removed. Information provided courtesy of the International Pacific Halibut Commission. LENGTH LIVE DRESSED LENGTH LIVE DRESSED LENGTH LIVE DRESSED WEIGHT WEIGHT WEIGHT WEIGHT WEIGHT WEIGHT 18 2.2 1.6 45 42.9 32.2 69 171.2 128.7 20 3.1 2.3 46 46.0 34.6 70 179.4 134.9 22 4.2 3.2 47 49.3 37.1 71 187.8 141.2 24 5.6 4.2 48 52.7 39.7 72 196.5 147.7 25 6.4 4.8 49 56.5 42.5 73 205.5 154.5 26 7.2 5.4 50 60.3 45.3 74 214.8 161.5 27 8.2 6.2 51 64.3 48.3 75 224.3 168.6 28 9.2 6.9 52 68.5 51.5 76 234.1 176.0 29 10.3 7.8 53 72.8 54.8 77 244.3 183.7 30 11.5 8.7 54 77.4 58.2 78 254.7 191.5 31 12.8 9.6 55 82.1 61.7 79 265.4 199.5 32 14.2 10.7 56 87.0 65.5 80 276.5 207.9 33 15.7 11.8 57 92.2 69.3 81 287.8 216.4 34 17.3 13.0 58 97.5 73.3 82 299.5 225.2 35 19.0 14.3 59 103.1 77.5 83 311.5 234.2 36 20.8 15.6 60 108.9 81.8 84 323.8 243.4 37 22.7 17.1 61 114.8 86.3 86 349.5 262.8 38 24.8 18.6 62 121.1 91.0 88 376.5 283.1 39 27.0 20.3 63 127.5 95.8 90 404.9 304.4 40 29.3 22.0 64 134.2 100.9 92 434.8 326.9 41 31.7 23.8 65 141.1 106.1 94 466.2 350.5 42 34.3 25.8 66 148.2 111.5 96 499.1 375.3 43 37.0 27.8 67 155.6 117.0 98 533.6 401.2 44 39.9 30.0 68 163.3 122.8 100 569.7 428.4 Note: If you wish to print this chart, it has been uploaded to our Squadron website, click on Links.
Page 6 BOAT SHOW!! What a great day for our Annual Boat Show!! It was held at the Wal-Mart parking lot on May 15, 2010, and was attended by 11 Squadron boats and 1 non-member boat. The member participants were Jim Jamieson, Trent Allen, John Hebb, George Brooks, Bruce Porteous, Alec McLeod, Don Clapper, Jim McNeal, Doug Cherry, Rupert Mann & Steve Seebach,. Rupert Mann also entered his boat in the May Day parade for the Power Squadron, and Gary and Judi Shannon threw candy to the spectators following Rupert s boat. A big Thank You to Chinook Scaffolding for once again supplying the scaffolding, including the setup and take down. Thank you to Mike Moore and crew Don and Karen, to Wayne Mobile Homes for supplying the stairs, to Wal-Mart for allowing us to hold the boat show in their parking lot, and Jim Dorval of Lakewood Electric for supplying the barricades. And thank you to the Squadron members who helped in the setup and take down of the scaffolding: Jim and Kathy Dorval, John Hebb, Gary Shannon, Doug Cherry and Alec McLeod. Bruce Porteous, Boat Show Co-ordinator Note: See more pictures of the Boat Show on our website, under Image Gallery. INTEGRATED CRUISE FOR PMD SQUADRONS There is an Integrated Cruise planned for all PMD Squadrons at Port Browning Marina on Pender Island, during the weekend of August 27, 28 and 29 th. If any of our members are in that area during this time, a Meet and Greet will take place on Friday night as the boats arrive. Starting Friday evening and continuing on Saturday, any crab that has been caught can be cooked on the dock on Saturday afternoon for a snack! On Saturday night, there will be a Pot Luck dinner held on the dock. Attendees are asked to supply their own main course and one Pot Luck dish. Weather permitting on Saturday night, a movie will be shown which is appropriate for all ages. For further details, contact Bob Stone at bbbandkc@telus.net, or Jim Henderson at trincomalleeii@shaw.ca, or Shane Fawkes at sfawkes@shaw.ca. They will need your name, Squadron, telephone number, boat length, date of arrival and departure.
Page 7 To all Canadian Power and Sail Squadron members: STOCK YOUR VESSEL WITH CPS LIFEJACKETS In June 2009, CPS-ECP signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Salus Marine, a Canadian manufacturer of lifejackets. Salus has received several awards including one from the Canadian Safe Boating Council for the introduction of lifejackets suitable for infants. CPS-ECP acquired lifejackets from Salus for the CPS-ECP Recreational Vessel Courtesy Check (RVCC) program, carried out through the summer of 2009. The standard gold lifejacket, without pockets, and with the CPS-ECP logo on both front and back can be purchased directly through Ships Store for $76.00 each plus tax and shipping charges, a 15% savings off the regular retail price. These are the ones that have been displayed by Ships Store at both National Training and Governing Board meetings held in March at the Delta Airport Hotel in Toronto and also featured under Ships Store on the CPS-ECP website, complete with a dropdown sizing chart. Information on other Salus lifejackets, including custom orders, is available by contacting Ships Store directly and the catalogue can be viewed on the Salus website, www.salusmarine.com. Salus President Steve Wagner is offering all lifejackets at 15% off the retail price to CPS-ECP members, plus applicable taxes and shipping. Shipping costs for anywhere in Canada will be $7.00 for one lifejacket and $10.00 for two or more. If you have any questions or concerns and/or are interested in placing an order, please contact Lynda Green directly from Ships Store at 1-800-CPS-BOAT. NOTE: Weems & Plath is offering CPS members a 25% discount on their products. See their website at www.weems-plath.com to shop. As a member, there is a code you must use to obtain this discount. Go to the National website, where after logging in, the information is available on the main screen. You can also link directly to the Member Benefits page. The offer is good until December 31, 2010. At the last Potluck in February, a cream coloured towel with blue geese on it was left behind. If you wish to have it back, please call Gwynn Kroeker at 250-562- 9552. Items for Sale: 1. 800 w Zantrex Inverter $50.00 2. Swim Platform off 2859 Bayliner - $50.00 3. Swim Platform off 2452 Bayliner - $50.00 4. Swim Step and Ladder from a 2452 Bayliner- $50.00 5. 20 amp Zantrex Battery Charger - $50.00 6. Merc. props for an Alpha leg: Two 19 pitch- 3 blade. plus one 18 pitch- 3 blade. $75.00 each or $200.00 for all three. Phone Marg at 250-962-7717
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