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Raleigh Sail and Power Squadron (www.rsps.org) Newsletter District 27 A Unit of the United States Power Squadrons®

Boating is fun …… We’ll show you how

August 2009 Volume 6, Edition 6

Bridge Officers: Commander: Cdr Burt Pearson, SN (919) 496-2865 [email protected] Executive Officer: Lt/C Wilbur Chapman, SN (919) 848-9182 [email protected] Education Officer: Lt/C George Malindzak, SN (919) 870-1834 [email protected] Administrative Officer: Lt/C Ron Olson, AP (919) 254-7586 [email protected] Secretary: Lt/C Stefan Ufer, AP (919) 247-7696 [email protected] Treasurer: Lt/C Kevin Lyon, AP (919) 562-0597 [email protected] Immediate P/C: P/C William Dunlap III, AP (919) 870-2980 [email protected] Bow Lights Editor: Lt Marita Schlesser, P (919) 757-5592 [email protected]

Index Education – 3 Calendar – 4 District News - 5 Meetings – 6 Boating – 8

From the Bridge Cdr Burt Pearson, SN

This has been a very busy month on the water. Chris Simpson and I participated in the RSPS Long Summer cruise to Georgetown. It was a great trip and we met with members of North Strand Power Squadron while in Myrtle Beach. Glen Faurot and I traveled to the D5/D27 Joint Rendezvous in Cape Charles, Virginia, on the Chesapeake Bay. This interesting trip is discussed in another article. RSPS was also represented by George and Marianne Malindzak and Kevin and Ginny Lyon who drove to Cape Charles, and Tom Murphy who crewed on Lloyd Moore’s boat Liberty. The D5/D27 Rendezvous, Crossing Paths, was a large gathering that included 87 boats, 300 plus people and large number of dogs. I lost track of the total number of dogs, but they seemed to be everywhere and every size, not just small dogs. The Rendezvous coordinators provided us with a welcome package complete with local history, discount coupons from local shops, maps, and a wooden coin good for a free beer at the local pub! Free bus transportation was available to shuttle us to the beach and downtown and bicycles and golf carts were available for rental as optional transportation. As you might expect, food was plentiful. On Friday night, the local volunteer fire department put on a seafood feast for us as a fund raiser. I remember Cole slaw, potato salad, French fried potatoes, fried clam strips, crab cakes, boiled shrimp, steamed clams, steam crabs, corn on the cob, and hushpuppies, as well as hamburgers and hot dogs. There may have been more. D5/D27 contributed all of the money that was collected for the meal to the fire department making a contribution of over $10,000. Saturday morning started with a flag raising ceremony which is a D5 tradition and was pretty impressive. All of the D5 District Officers and Squadron Commanders were dressed in the summer white uniforms complete with hats. C/C Creighton Maynard, P/C/C Ernie Marshburn, and A/O John Alter represented USPS. D27 District Officers and the Squadron Commanders present were also introduced although none were in the white uniforms. Each officer was introduced and received with salutes by an honor guard, and then saluted the Officer of the deck. After all had been introduced, the invocation was given, the national anthem was sung and the national flag raised, ending with a cannon shot. This was followed by the pledge of allegiance, and short speeches from the two District Commanders. Interestingly, none of the national officers were asked to speak. After the flag ceremony, D5 had a Council Meeting. The D27 officers had a Bridge Meeting and some of us judged the youth

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posters to select winners for presentation at the National Governing Board in September. During the day, there were several activities going on including bean bag baseball, potato cannon shooting, Inland Boating on-water certification, and flare handling certification, navigation competition, and dinghy poker runs. A highlight was the annual D27 conch blowing contest which included a concert by the Cape Fear Foghorns. The contest was a hoot! Saturday night was a pig picking, which was good, but I really look forward to our annual pig picking in October. Prizes were handed out to the winners of the activities and raffled item winners were drawn and items distributed. As I said above, this was quite an event. Plans for future D27 rendezvous may try to copy some ideas form this event and find a way to promote more interest in travelling by boat to the rendezvous. Remember, an idle boat deteriorates faster than a boat well used, so continue to boat safely and have fun.

If you are interested in what the Executive Committee does, go to the Members Only area of our website, http://www.rsps.org/member/indexold.htm, and look in the ExCom Minutes section. Approved minutes of ExCom meetings are available thanks to the RSPS Secretary, Lt/C Stefan Ufer.

Editor’s note: The Bow Lights newsletter is published 11 months a year by the Raleigh Sail and Power Squadron (RSPS), a unit of the States Power Squadrons®. Reader comments, suggestions and articles of interest to the Squadron members are welcomed. Articles in the Bow Lights reflect the opinions of the authors. The United States Power Squadrons® is not responsible for editorial comment.

Fun at the August Membership meeting at Jordan Lake



Education Officer: Lt/C George Malindzak, SN, (919) 870-1834 or email: [email protected]

Assistant Education Officer: 1st. Lt Glenn Faurot P, (919) 233-9853 or email: [email protected]

Squadron Boating Course (ABC-3) Date: Next Class Fall 2009 Location: American Red Cross Building, 100 N. Peartree Ln., Raleigh, NC Contact: Tom Taylor (919) 266-1860 Email: [email protected] Advanced Grade Classes: See web for latest update: http://www.rsps.org Interested in a class? Call the instructor and let him know you want to sign up. Seamanship (S) Date: October 29th., 2009 (1900) Location: St. Saviour’s Center, 616 Tucker St., Raleigh, NC 27603 Contact: Dave Simons (919) 782-9161 Email: [email protected] Piloting (P) Date: August 5th., 2009 (1900-2100) Location: American Red Cross Building, 100 N. Peartree Ln., Raleigh, NC Instructor: Lynn Dail (919) 806-9007 Email: [email protected] Advanced Piloting (AP) Date: October 21st., 2009 Location: American Red Cross Building, 100 N. Peartree Ln., Raleigh, NC Instructor: George Malindzak (919) 870-1834 Email: [email protected] Junior Navigation (JN) Date: in progress (1730) Location: Venture III, 900 Main Campus Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606 Instructor: John McLendon, (919) 829-6313 Email: [email protected] Navigation (N) Date: Next Class January 2010 Location: 105 Bethenia Place, Cary, NC Instructor: Ed Deyo, (919) 467-6691 Email: [email protected]

Elective Grade Classes: See web for latest update: http://www.rsps.org Interested in a class? Call the instructor and tell him you want to sign up. Engine Maintenance Date: January 14th., 2010 Location: St. Saviour’s Center, 616 Tucker St., Raleigh, NC 27603 Instructor: Glenn Faurot (919) 233-9853 Email: [email protected] Weather Date: Next Class January 2010 Location: National Weather Service Office, Centennial Campus, 1005 Capability Dr, Raleigh, NC Instructor: Tom Taylor (919) 266-1860 Email: [email protected] Sail Date: September 14th., 2009 (1900) Location: Michael's house Instructor: Michael Dykstra (919) 387-8483 Email: [email protected] At least 4 students are needed for this class. Marine Electronics Date: September 16, 2009 (Wed. 7:00pm) Location: Millbrook Masonic Lodge, 2400 N. New Hope Rd., Raleigh, NC 27604 Instructor: Burt Pearson (919) 496-2865 Email: [email protected] Please prepay for the course material. Sharing materials between 2 people costs $10.00 extra. Cruise Planning Date: Next Class January 2010 Location: (TBD) Instructor: Bob Belvin (919) 846-2846 Email: [email protected] Instructor Development Date: Next Class Fall 2009 Location: 3901 Stags Leap Circle, Raleigh, NC Instructor: Larry Stockett (919) 788-0300 Email: [email protected]



August 2009 1 Membership Meeting 3 ExCom Meeting 14-16 All Boats Cruise 21-23 Fall Boat Show 29 Lake Gaston Raft Up 31 ExCom Meeting September 2009 1 Membership Meeting 4-7 Labor Day Cruise 8 Squadron Boating Course Begins 9-13 USPS Governing Board Meeting 19 Falls Lake Cruise 25-27 D/27 Fall Council/Conference

October 2009 3 Kerr Lake Cruise 5 ExCom Meeting 6 Membership Meeting 10 Big Sweep Falls Lake 16-18 Fun & Fishing Rendezvous / Coastal Big Sweep 20 Squadron Boating Course end November 2009 2 ExCom Meeting 3 Membership Meeting 6-8 End of Year Pirate Cruise December 2009 4 Holiday Party 7 ExCom Meeting



District 27 and National Calendar for 2009

September 8-13

September 18-19

National Fall Governing Board, Kansas City, MO

District 27 Fall Council/Conference – New Bern, NC

View all the District 27 events: cruise listings: http://www.usps.org/x/x.pl/x/x.cgi?boatact/member/candr.html To add a cruise or event to the District 27 cruise listing: http://www.usps.org/national/boatact/cr_rendform.html

Guest Speaker in Seamanship Class

Lt Tom Murphy, AP Squadron Commander, Burt Pearson, visited the Seamanship Class on June 25 and gave an overview of the many Power Squadron Education Course offerings. Seven students are currently enrolled in the Seamanship course (Bonnie Mills, Al Ely, Mike Barnoski, Wendy Jabs, Kevin Smit, Theresa Smit, Chris Simpson). The Seamanship course instructors share a wealth of boating experience with class participants. Instructors for the current Seamanship course include: Ginny Esch, David Simons, Wilbur Chapman, Paula Mizell, Ron Olson, and Tom Murphy. The Seamanship Course contains a series of class presentations that were developed by the U.S. Power Squadron to give recreational boaters the knowledge and understanding they need to cope with almost any situation found on the water. Course subjects include nautical language, slow speed maneuvering, safety and legal requirements, navigation rules, aids to navigation, trailering, handling at sea, marlinspike (knot tying), inland boating, weather, anchoring, mooring and rafting, and many other topics of interest to the recreational boater. Instructors are members of Raleigh Sail and Power Squadron (RSPS).

Seamanship class & guest speaker Cdr. Burt Pearson SN



Administrative Officer: Lt/C Ron Olson, AP- email: [email protected]

Meetings and Programs: Lt Linda MacRae – email: [email protected]

August Membership Meeting

Cdr Burt Pearson, SN It has been the custom for a goodly number of years that the August meeting is held on the water. And for the last several years, it has been held at Jordan Lake. P/C Tom Taylor, with a lot of assistance by his wife Janice, has made sure that we had enough food to eat and planned other activities to keep everyone occupied. There were 30 members and guests at the event. Normally, this is a 100% fun meeting. This year, we altered the proceedings enough to make it an “official” meeting with an invocation and pledge of allegiance to our flag. We then proceeded to swear in our youngest member and our 2nd youngest member. Sebastian Ufer is by far our youngest member at 7 months, and Alexander Dunlap is our next youngest at 8 years. After the usual process of all members taking the pledge with our new members, certificates of membership, pins and decals were presented. Stefan was informed that this was like a christening for Sebastian, and Stefan will have to raise him according to the pledge and bring him back when he is older to take the pledge for himself.

This may have been a first to swear in new members at a lake meeting, and certainly it must be a first to swear in someone so young, even if done by proxy. We certainly welcome our new members. Sebastian Ufer and Alexander Dunlap being sworn in as new RSPS members at the August membership meeting at Jordan Lake.



September Membership Meeting

Date: September 1st, 2009 Location: Knights of Columbus Time: Social 1830, Meeting 1900 Program: Columnist, Author and Humorist Eddie Jones (http://www.eddiejones.org/) Caterer: L&M Catering (same as April Meeting) Menu: TBA Cost: $15 per person

October Membership Meeting

Date: October 6th, 2009 Location: Knights of Columbus Time: Social 1830, Meeting 1900 Program: Dave Johnson, member of the Raleigh Salt Water Fishing Club Menu: Our SEO Lt/C George Malindzak will prepare a pig BBQ. Cost: TBA Uniform: Team Casual

Uniform: Team Casual

Boating fun at the August Membership meeting at Jordan Lake on August 1st



All Boats Cruise-Pamlico Riv. August 14-16 Dave Simons [email protected] (919)782-9161

Lake Gaston Raft-up August 29 Luis Lopez [email protected] (919)790-0903

Labor Day Cruise - Ocracoke September 4-7 Ralph Daniels [email protected] (919)795-9374

Falls Lake Cruise September 19 Luis Lopez [email protected] (919) 790-0903

Lake Events for 2009 Lt. Luis Lopez, P

On August 29, we are going to meet at Lake Gaston at around 11:00 AM. The plan for this event is to have a cookout/picnic on Goat Island. I am currently looking for people who plan to attend and have a grill on their boat. Based on that I will send out an email letting you know if a cookout will be possible. Either way, we will raft-up on the South side of the island and eat, swim, ski, tube, and socialize. At the end of the day we will go to Dockside Landing for some ice cream. There are several ramps on Lake Gaston. I like to use the one at Morning Star Marina (formerly Eaton Ferry Marina). It is located at 1865 Eaton Ferry Rd., Littleton, NC 27850. This is about 5 miles west of Goat Island. Goat Island is between buoys 3 and 4 at N36 30.245 W077 52.611. As with Kerr Lake, cell phone coverage on Lake Gaston is not very good so do not plan on calling people when you get to the lake. My plan is to get to Goat Island early and monitor VHF channels 16 and 72. If you plan to come, please send me an email at [email protected] or call me at (919) 790-0903. Also, if you plan to come and have extra room in your boat, or need a ride to Goat Island, let me know as soon as possible. That will make my planning easier.

Kerr Lake Cruise October 3 Bill Dunlap [email protected] (919)870-2980 Big Sweep Cape Lookout October 16-18 Stefan Ufer [email protected] (919)247-7696 Pirate’s Cruise South River November 6-8 Ralph Daniels [email protected] (919)795-9374



District 5 & District 27 Cruise

Cdr Burt Pearson, SN The D5/D27 Cruise started for Glen Faurot and me on Monday, July 20, as we drove to New Bern by car, then by boat to Dowry Creek Marina near Belhaven, where we planned to join with Ralph and Griffin Daniels, and Ralph’s niece. Our trip along the Neuse River was really smooth, as was the Pamlico River. We tried to keep in touch with Ralph, but cell phone coverage can be spotty in that area. Ralph was overdue when we finally heard from him advising us that his outdrive had broken and he had to be towed to Belhaven where he had to wait on a mechanic to inspect his outdrive the next day. Glenn cooked steak on the grill for the two of us at Dowry Creek. On Tuesday, we ventured off to Coinjock, planning to spend the night there. However, the Albemarle Sound was so smooth, we arrived by lunch time. We celebrated at the Coinjock Marina Restaurant, where we met Larry and Joyce Colwell, and Tom Penders, who were travelling on the Colwell’s boat, Kitty Higgins, on the way to Cape Charles. After lunch, we decided to move on the Tidewater Marina in Portsmouth, VA. We pushed the speed a little to make sure that we would make the first bridge opening, which we did. The next bridge was only 3 miles way, but opened 30 minutes later. We drove slowly, but we still had to wait for the bridge to open. We waited while holding position by shifting in and out of gear, forward and reverse. When the bridge did finally open, I move the gear into forward, and we did not move. After repeated attempts to engage the transmission, we found that we had reverse but not forward. We ended up backing through the bridge of all things! Fortunately, Centerville Marina is almost adjacent to the bridge, and they are an authorized Volvo-Penta service shop. They informed me that the boat had to be hauled out to determine the problem and fix it, if possible. They immediately hauled us out and prioritized us over other boats being serviced. They inspected the outdrive and found that the bolts which secure the outdrive to the boat were loose and that the cotter pin that held the shift linkage had broken. With repairs quickly completed, they had us back in the water in less than one hour. We arrived at the Deep Creek Lock in Portsmouth, Va. right on time for the opening. We did have to wait for a railroad bridge to open, which was supposed to be open already. We were a little late but arrived in Portsmouth happy to be there. Unfortunately, Ralph called to give us the bad news that his outdrive needed some parts that would not be available until the next week, so Ralph’s trip was cut very short. While in Tidewater Marina, we met other D27 members on their way to Cape Charles. In addition, Glenn and I visited with Glenn’s sister Susan, and did some electrical work on her boat. While riding to Susan’s boat, I saw a familiar but sad sight; the sail (known as the conning tower on WW II submarines) of the USS Thomas Jefferson, SSB(N)-618, a ballistic missile submarine. It is on display as a memorial at a Naval park on Wavy St. in Portsmouth. I worked on the Jefferson early in the 60’s and it has now been decommissioned and dismantled. At least I lasted longer than she did. Glenn and Susan, and Susan’s roommate, also Susan, and I ate dinner at Orapax, a local Greek restaurant, where Glenn and the Susan’s enjoyed spinach pizza, and other Greek food. I settled for lamb pot roast, which was very good. On Thursday, we left Portsmouth and the Susan’s joined us on Susan Faurot’s boat, CMDRs Folly, bound for Bay Creek Marina in Cape Charles. It was impressive to pass by the Naval Base and see the warships stationed there, as well as all the support vessels and repair facilities. The crossing of the Chesapeake Bay was smooth. As we approached Bay Creek Marina, we saw a lot of boats leaving to provide room for the many boats coming to the rendezvous. Some things that caught our eyes were white markers with red edges. The first impression was that they were danger markers, but we realized that they were triangular day markers indicating the starboard edge of the channel. Bay Creek Marina is part of a 1,800 acre development with golf courses, etc. The marina is quite large with 4 floating docks and room for 2 more. We docked behind Lloyd Moore’s boat Liberty and met crewmember Tom Murphy who had come over to help us with our lines. During the rest of the day, boats of all sizes poured in and filled the slips. There was a 25’ Ranger tug next to us, and we noticed several other boats under 30’, but the majority of them were big. Some were big trawlers,



big cruisers, big fishing boats, big sailboats, and one 90 footer. I had to really look hard to find our boat among the biggies. D27 was represented by boats as far away as Wilmington and one from Lake Wylie, which was a trailerable Rosborough. Some of the D27 boats were about 50 feet in length. On Sunday, the boats started leaving early and there were about a dozen in line as we left Bay Creek Marina. The water gods had blessed us on the way up, but did not do us any favors on the way back home. It took us less than an hour to cross the Chesapeake going but took about 2 ½ hours coming back. The waves were pretty high, 2 to 3’, for most of the trip across .the Chesapeake. The rest of the trip to Coinjock was fairly smooth, although the passage through the Currituck Sound was a bit bumpy with 20 knot SW winds off our nose. On Monday, we left Coinjock early headed for the Albemarle Sound and the Alligator River. As we approached the Albemarle, the seas became unruly, and as we passed the outer marker, the seas were really rough! At 7 knots with a 25 knot headwind, we never seemed to get way from that last marker and the waves were spewing water every where. The waves were a 4’ to 6’ and seemed to come from all directions. We finally got smart and turned around and went back to Coinjock. After looking at the weather reports for the rest of the week, we cried “Uncle” and I called Margaret to come get us. We were planning to pull our boat out of the marina that we had been in for 2 years after this trip, so why not just change the removal point? We returned to my house where Dorothy met us to pick up Glenn. On Tuesday, Margaret and I drove to Coinjock in the truck with the trailer to pick up the boat. We managed to get the boat on the trailer and then realized that the outdrive trim pump was not working. I could not raise the outdrive high enough to safely trailer the boat home. After a few telephone calls and studying the manual, I decided to prevent further damage by leaving the boat at Coinjock Marina. I called Centerville Marina who fixed our gearshift problem, and asked them to come fix this new problem. So, you think that the story ends here, but not quite. The boat is in Coinjock. My car is still in New Bern, so we have to go get it, and clear out the dock box at the marina. And Ralph is still waiting on parts to fix his boat. This has indeed been an adventure, but all is not lost. There is still a trip to Ocracoke for Labor Day weekend on schedule. Just keep on boating, and do it safely.

The All Boats Cruise – The Devil is in the Details!!!

P/C Dave Simons AP, Cruise Director The All-Boats Cruise was originally conceived as a cruise for just about any boat and any member, and that has not changed. As my previous article stated, the venue we have selected will again be Washington, NC on the Pamlico River. Dock space for transients will be available at the Washington Yacht & Country Club (WYCC). The cost is $1 per foot of boat length per night, including shore-power. There is a launching charge at the WYCC, but that will be waived for any boats which will be paying for docking at WYCC. As described before, there is also dock space available at the Washington City waterfront. Both of these locations include bath and shower facilities as well as shore power and fresh water. All WYCC charges (except for fuel) must be charged to a WYCC member. So all dock charges and the pool party will be charged to me. Consequently, all dock space reservations for WYCC should be made through me (home: 919-782-9161, cell: 919-631-0268, e-mail: [email protected]). Reservations should include: owner name, boat name, boat length, sail or power, shore-power requirements. I would much prefer people use the e-mail address so I have a record of requests as a reference. For those who arrive on Friday, we will get together for dinner at the Down on Main Street restaurant (107 W Main, the corner of Market and Main). The planned arrival time is 1930. It is a leisurely 5-minute stroll from the waterfront. On Saturday we will congregate in Blounts Bay, which is on the South side of the Pamlico River across from Broad Creek about 7 miles East of Washington. The key waypoint is Marker #9 (Pamlico



River #9 - 35° 27' 45" N 76° 57' 30" W). This means it is also halfway between Washington and Bath. This is a very large bay with plenty of room for sailing or water-skiing and with the entire river to play in. People can also cruise to Bath and tie up at the town dock. Kayaks and smaller boats can also explore Blounts Creek which meanders about 2 miles into the wetlands. Our boat (Brass Ring) will be anchored in the middle of the bay NLT 1000 on Saturday about ¼ mile SE of Marker #9 where it will serve as “party-central”. Other boats can raft up next to us or drop anchor in the neighborhood or do whatever else they want to do. Lunch will be a do-it-yourself project. We will weigh anchor NLT 1700 in order to be ready for dinner at 1900. Dinner will be a private pool party at the WYCC pool from 1900-2200 with the menu being cold salads (pasta, chicken, seafood, etc). After consulting with several other potential attendees, we decided that hot barbecue and hot fried chicken on a hot August night was not the right answer. The cost of the pool party will be $20 per person (children under 12 will be $10). Each crew will be responsible for bringing whatever they want to drink with the understanding that no glass is allowed in the pool area. Bathing suits are recommended. The bridge on Route 32 just East of Washington is being replaced, so there is a detour from US-264 to Route 32 to get to River Road to get to the WYCC which is on River Road. Detailed directions will be provided as reservations are received. As indicated above, all WYCC charges will be charged to me. So all check should be made payable to the Raleigh Sail & Power Squadron (RSPS). Checks will be appreciated in lieu of cash. Lastly, it is very important that I know exactly who is coming (all attendees) to the pool party NLT 10 August.

More fun at the August Membership meeting

Raleigh Sail and Power Squadron Lt. Marita Schlesser P 41 South Swain Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Send emails to: [email protected]

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