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The Pilot
February 2015
The Pilot
Seattle Sail & Power Squadron
February 2015
Volume XXII Number 02
FIND YOURSELF AT FOUNDER'S DAY
Saturday 7 February is the
In this issue
From the Quarterdeck
XO Leslie’s Log
From the Lower Helm
Secretary’s Report
Personal Verbiage
Device
Best of B.C
Seattle Sail and Power
Squadron's annual Founder's
Day Rendezvous at the
Kingston Cove Yacht Club in
Kingston. This is almost
universally acknowledged to be
the best squadron event in the
year, always well attended, and
always looked forward to!
Boats arrive on Friday night.
Make your reservations directly
with the Kingston Marina (360)
297-3545. If you plan on coming Saturday only, walk or drive on to the
Washington State Ferry from Edmonds directly to Kingston.
Lunch will be served starting at 1130 (make you own sandwiches with all the
fixings). Puzzles and games occur throughout the afternoon. The main afternoon
event is a cribbage tournament. Come early to be put on the cribbage bracket.
Trophy and bragging rights for the winner!!
GPS on the Brain
RBAW Alert
Chef Louie
New Members
Member Appreciation
The Pilot’s Shorts
What’s Happening
Note from the Editors
In the evening is a dinner starting at 1800 with a main course of roast beef
prepared by two of your hosts, Al Keim and Lita Johnson. Please bring an
appetizer, side, or dessert to share. Sodas provided, but BYOB for alcohol.
After dinner is the riveting story of the founding of USPS and of our Squadron.
After that is the ever popular white elephant exchange. Bring a gift (not more than
$20) to put in for the exchange.
Please contact Al or Lita at [email protected] or at 206-938-3778, on contact co-host
Gail Kalbrener at [email protected] or at 425-802-1706 for more
information and to RSVP. Cost for the RV will be collected at the end of the
evening to cover room rental and main course.
For those so interested, a certain P/C will be flying in from Dallas, TX, to be at
Founder's Day because she thinks it is the nicest, most relaxing weekend one can
spend with friends all year. Be sure to come! I’m looking forward to seeing you
all there!
-P/C Cathy McDonald, JN
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F r o m th e Qu ar t e rde c k
Happy New Year!
Cdr. Matthew Lombardi, S
The New Year ushers in a plethora of opportunities for our squadron. By
the time you are reading this in the February Pilot, many of you will have
been to the Big Seattle Boat show. This is always an excellent opportunity
for squadrons to introduce themselves to boating enthusiasts that may not
know what our organization does and how they could benefit from it. As
crazy as it sounds, there are many people that just don’t know about the
USPS and we should tell them about us, whenever we get a chance to.
Thank you to all members that took time to represent Seattle and man/
woman the booth!
Founder’s Day Rendezvous. February
brings us the first rendezvous of the year.
This is a day of relaxation and fun in the
perfect venue. The Kingston Cove Yacht
Club is situated within walking distance
of the WA State Ferry, so you can come
by ferry if you would like, no matter what
the weather brings, or bring your own
vessel if you’d rather and reserve a slip at
the Kingston Marina. The club is at the
head of the dock. Lunch and dinner are provided for all who attend, a fun
multi-skill cribbage tournament, a talk about the Founding Father of the
USPS, a white elephant exchange, cards, chess, puzzles and merriment
with friends. Founder’s Day is certainly a day you should partake in each
year. It’s said to be a favorite of many members.
SeaSkills 2015 will be held by SSAPS 8
-10 May at the Shilshole Marina in
Ballard. This fun day of knowledge
sharing introduces new members to the
concept of rendezvous’ and experienced
members love it too! Lessons and
refreshers are taught through mini
seminars about all things boating by
fellow members of the squadron. The
Planning Committee is forming now and
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will hold our first meeting on 17 February at my office in Ballard. Will you join us
this year for a few planning sessions and production of this Award Winning event?
We would love to work with you! Contact Executive Officer (XO), Lt/C Leslie
Kodish, P or Administrative Officer (AO), Lt/C Bob Grenier, P if you can lend a
hand.
The March Dinner Meeting is our Member Appreciation Meeting. It will take
place on Thursday 19 March at QCYC. This is a catered dinner meeting and we
will honor all the members that helped make 2014 the successful year it was for
our squadron. There is no cost for this dinner in appreciation of YOU! There will
be a silent auction that promises to be unique and have some great items you
might like to bid on. Please RSVP with P/Lt/C Dave Berger, S and Lt Donna
Berger for that meeting and join us in celebrating a great year.
On 20-21 March, D16 will
be holding the Spring
Council/Conference
meeting in Ocean Shores,
WA. They have negotiated a
nightly rate of $99.00 at the
Shilo Inn and the event is
open to ALL members. These
conferences are quite
informative and bring a great
opportunity to learn what
other squadrons around the
district are doing. You will
also surely make some new
friends. There is a link to the registration form on the “What’s Happening” page of
our Seattle Sail and Power Squadron website. There will be a few of our own being
sworn in to the 2015-2016 D16 watch at this event. Your support will be
appreciated.
Save the Date: Saturday 11 April will be
our own Change of Watch at QCYC at
1800. Please join us in thanking the
outgoing Bridge and in welcoming the
new Bridge. Be on the lookout for more
information and invitations.
—Cdr Matt
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February 2015
From Leslie’s Log
Boat Date: February 2015
My Mission is to explore strange new worlds by boat, to seek out new
members and new classes, to boldly go where few boaters have gone before.
Executive Officer
Lt /C Leslie Kodish, P
Upon every boater falls a little rain and occasional bumpy rides, and my
new friend Carlos had a particularly rough time. As you may have seen
in the news, heavy rains caused the Puyallup River to reach flood stage
with a significant amount of debris washing down into Commencement
Bay. My husband, P/C Steve Kodish, AP, and I encountered that minefield of deadheads and other debris while moving our vessel to Foss
Harbor Marina, in Tacoma, where Steve would be spending the first
three weeks of December (more on that later). The water around the marina was littered with logs. One such log floated into the marina between some moored boats where the marina dockhand, Alan, noticed a
shivering object resting uneasily upon it. Alan quickly rescued the poor
creature, a freshwater frog that had been swept downstream into the
bay from imminent death in the cold salty sea.
Alan brought the frog into the warmth of the marina’s lounge, where he
was left to thaw out and recover
for several hours. Alan and other marina staff gave him the
name Froggy Carlos Spicyweiner. I am pleased to report
that Carlos made a full recovery
and even managed to disappear
for a time behind the lounge entertainment center. Later that
evening, Carlos was relocated to
a new home in Tacoma’s Wright
Park pond. Adios, Carlos, and
farewell! We all have bumpy
patches in life, so let’s all try to
continue performing acts of kindness, and notice the little creatures on
all the logs around us.
Congratulations to my husband, P/C Kodish, for working to obtain his
50-ton Master License through Flagship Maritime Training Center in Ta
coma. Yes, the reason for moving to Foss Marina was to take the class.
P/C Kodish now has a nifty Merchant Mariner Credential passport from
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the U.S. Coast Guard. There seems to be a trend going on in the
Squadron with several other seamen/women recently acquiring their
Captain’s credentials. Congratulations seafarers!
In January, Steve and I staffed a shift in the D16 booth at the Seattle
Boat Show, along with 15 other SSAPS members. While we were at the
show, we ran into P/Lt/C Bill Ray, AP, and his wife, Jan. Bill was on his
way to teach his informative seminar ‘How Tides Really Work.’ We are
proud to have Bill as a member of our amazing squadron family. THANK
YOU to everyone who volunteered to work a shift
promoting boating education and safety.
Our newest boat purchases were…wait for it… at
the Seatttle Boat Show. Where else is one bombarded by a plethora of must-haves? We have a
cumulative list of boat wishes, wants, one-days,
and must-haves. Our newest purchase was from
Marine Sanitation & Supply. Rosebud will now
be using NOFLEX DIGESTOR odor eliminator in
her holding tank. I am very intrigued by the
zombie-like chemical blend, which eats dead
bacteria sludge by reacting with oxygen to break up waste. I like the
fact that NOFLEX is not a perfumed product and neutralizes odors instead of masking them. Our guests and marina neighbors will be the
judges for whether or not the product works as promised.
At the February dinner meeting I will be presenting my proposed 20152016 SSAPS operating budget. If you have any questions or comments
about the proposed budget, please let me know. I will be presenting the
budget for squadron approval in March.
February is month filled with SSAPS activities and classes, Please consider joining us for Grub in the Pub, New Member ABC classes, and
Founder’s Day. Chase the winter blues away with your SSAPS friends.
We hope to see you soon.
Please follow our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/
USPSSeattle
"Boat long and prosper!"
—Lt/C Leslie, P
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February 2015
From the Lower Helm
Lt/C Bob Grenier, P
I have had several people ask me why I titled my Pilot submission “From
the Lower Helm.” I explained to them that on BACCHUS, I usually operate from the upper helm. In fact, in the last 13 years, I have driven her
from the lower helm less than a dozen times. The upper helm is where I
navigate the boat. I liken this to Cmdr Matt being the skipper of the
SSAPS, he would be running the SSAPS from the upper helm. I am one
of the many crew on this amazing trip. Maybe someday if I am the skipper of the SSAPS, the title will be changed to “From the Upper Helm”.
Last month, I wrote about some of the many opportunities that are available for volunteering for positions that will be coming open starting in
April. Several people stepped up and said that they would be willing to
be part of the crew. Thank you. We still have several positions that are
unfilled. Elsewhere in The Pilot, you will find a listing of these positions.
One in particular that needs a volunteer is the Dinner Meeting Coordinator. This is a vital position and we need someone to step up and assume
this duty. Dave and Donna Berger have been holding this position for
several years and have been outstanding. If you think that this might be
something you are willing to consider, please contact me at either [email protected] or (206) 276-9860. I would love to discuss this with
you.
Another opportunity to volunteer is being part of the Vessel Safety Examiner team. I am looking for people to be part of this interesting and rewarding program. If you are someone who enjoys going aboard other
people’s boats, seeing how they have outfitted their boat, assist them in
ensuring they have the required safety gear, all the proper documentation, and other important items, then this could be for you. There is a
booklet to study and then an exam that you need to pass. Once you
pass the exam, you accomplish 5 checks on boats under the supervision
of a certified VSC inspector, and upon satisfactory completion, you will
be part of the team. I find accomplishing these voluntary inspections immensely rewarding. The skippers who have these inspections completed
are all so pleased when their boat passes and appreciative when I am
able to identify a deficient area they need to address. If this sounds like
something you would find interesting, please contact me.
On 7-8 February, the SSAPS will have their first rendezvous of 2015. We
will be traveling to Kingston for our annual Founder’s Day get together.
This is a fun, fun rendezvous. At the time that I am writing this, we have
15 people who have RSVP’d. We are expecting to have around 40 attend.
You can get there several different ways. Of course, the preferred way of
getting there is to bring your own boat. Kingston is close and I have
been told by P/Lt/C Bill Ray, AP that he has ordered clear, 60 degree, no
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wind, blue skies weather. He is our weather guru, you know, but he admits that his requisitions for weather don’t always get filled. The second
way that people use to get there is to hop on the Edmonds/Kingston
Ferry. The marina is a short distance from the ferry. And, the third
way is to drive your car going around Puget Sound. If you will be bringing your boat, please call the marina and make your own reservation.
They can be reached at (360) 297-3545.
This is one of our shortest rendezvous, people in boats can show up Friday night, and the actual RV is on Saturday. There will be the annual
cribbage tournament, food, a white elephant gift exchange, food, a
presentation by P/C Bill Field, AP on the founding of the US Power
Squadron, food, Bingo, food, music, food, puzzles, and of course, food.
Lunch will be furnished. Lunch will consist of two different soups and
grilled sandwiches. If you are planning on being there for dinner,
please bring a nice entrée, or a salad, or side, a dessert, of something
you want to share.
If you are planning on attending, please contact either Lt Gail Kalbrener, AP, [email protected], P/Lt/C Lita Johnson @
[email protected], or P/C Al Keim @ [email protected] and let them
know you will be coming.
This will be a terrific event. See you there.
Now that we have discussed the first rendezvous of 2015, let’s look at
the rest of the year. The SSAPS will be having 5 additional rendezvous
this year. Make sure that you put these on your calendar. If you are
planning on going, please contact the marina directly and reserve a slip
let us know that you will be attending so that we can assign you your
slip. You can email me at [email protected].
May
June
July
Sept
8-10
26-28
TBA
4-7
SeaSkills at Shilshole (206) 787-3006
D16 RV at Poulsbo (360) 779-3505
P/C picnic at Lakewood Marina
Labor Day at Port Townsend w/Everett (360) 3852828
Sept 25-27 Salmonpalooza at Port Hudson (360) 437-0513
This upcoming year, 2015, is looking like it is going to be full of fun.
Please consider taking a class, volunteering and definitely, coming to
the rendezvous. I hope to see you all at some of our events. Be safe
out on the water.
— Lt/C Bob Grenier, P
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P e r so n al V e r b i ag e D e vi c e
Educational Officer
P/C Al Keim, JN
Writing in advance of the super bowl, we in Seattle were startled to
learn that the opposition’s coach was unaware there was air in
footballs. To reinforce the point the coach recounted how he would
mess up footballs even more if players complained about their
condition. Those unaccustomed to walking around with open
mouths in anticipation of a drink receive revelations such as these
with a raised eyebrow. No matter the outcome we are extremely
proud of our team and expect the officials to have done their best to
insure we prevail.
The District 16 boat show booth was wedged between ICOM and
FURUNO. Did you stop by? Between the beauties selling radios and
the energy pulses bouncing off the back of my skull it could be I
missed you. Speaking of District 16, unless they discover my true
identity, it is likely that this spring will find me inducted as Assistant
District Educational Officer. This will leave you bereft of my
presence while I flit about the state spreading knowledge. Once
upon a time I got to spread pre-digested nutrients around a dairy
farm. The spreader once engaged via a power take off on a tractor
created what can only be described as a sky darkening storm.
Remind me to tell you the entire story sometime.
Classes will soon be in full swing and your education staff is primed
and ready to elucidate the darkest corners of the hold. Two, count
them, two ABC classes, Seamanship, Piloting, Junior Navigation,
Navigation, Marine Electrical Systems and Engine Maintenance are,
or will shortly, be scheduled. In addition we have planned a joint
(Not the kind of joint your Mother told you not to touch which, I
might add, was excellent advice) seminar on Trailer Boating with the
Bellevue Squadron at Puget Sound Yacht Club on 28 March. So as
you can see our oars are fully engaged. If for some reason you
discover what many others already have, namely that you don’t know
everything smarty pants, you can sign up for a class yourself.
The last bit of local news has to do with the Founder’s day
rendezvous at Kingston Yacht Club. Spirits will be consumed along
with roast beast and an assortment of whatever delights your
shipmates stir their stumps to provide. If by some chance this
reaches you before the event send congratulations to the editors and
come along. We need all hands to help celebrate the year before our
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Seventy Fifth Anniversary. While you’re at it let someone know if
you’re coming so that adequate victuals may be supplied.
Okay, school’s out and we can play. Notice the picture of my new
toy?
She’s in for inspection and painting. The dry dock at Pacific Fishermen is just west of the defunct Yankee Diner in Ballard. Readers will
recall mention of a request for Virginia V volunteers in last month’s
Pilot. I’m not ready to take on a wooden boat single handed but it is
very rewarding to work on this one. The ability to cross pollinate
may present itself. If you are aware of a nautical enterprise or organization, introductions between like-minded individuals may serve as
a catalyst toward expansion of your favorite boating organization.
On a closing note Anne informs me John Lastelic, P has been discharged from the hospital. He is home recovering strength and looking forward to the boating season.
-Al Keim
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Secretary’s Report
Seattle Sail and Power Squadron
Dinner Meeting Minutes (Draft)
Lt/C Linda Overlie, P
15 January, 2015
Commander Matt Lombardi, S, called the meeting to order at 1903
hours.
F/Lt Maggi Murphy, JN led the Pledge of Allegiance.
P/C Pete Jansen, AP gave the invocation.
Dinner was served at 1907 hours, and then called back to order at
2009 hours.
November Dinner minutes were moved to approve. P/C Pete Jansen,
AP moved and Lt Janice Reebs, JN second. There were no objections
and minutes will stand as unanimously approved as published by
Commander Matt Lombardi, S.
Lt Barry Rutten introduced Darren O’Brien to speak on videos for
PNW Boater. Explore the State Marine Parks of the Beautiful San
Juan Islands. He started three years ago as a site for a cruising guide
in the Pacific Northwest. There are not many videos on YouTube that
will educate or entertain. Categories are by cruising guides, marinas
etc. as a source of information. He wanted to help increase revenue
for state parks. Working with WA State Parks, he donates 5% of all
sales to State parks and wants to keep our parks alive. Get the annual permit and register when you get there. You do not have to pay
again. First summer, took video of all the parks. San Juan Islands:
Sucia Island – Echo Bay, Ewing Cove, Fossil Bay, Fox Cove, Shallow
Bay, Snoring Bay, Patos Island, Turn Island, James Island, Spencer
Spit, Doe Island, Clark Island, and Matia Island. He wanted to create
a video show from Oregon to Washington, to help bolster boating and
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create revenue for WA State Parks. He put videos out for FREE and
individuals can purchase videos. He will do boat reviews and product
demonstrations. PNW Boater tested products. Videos that have
campsites are shown and not all sites have campsites. Darren O’ Brien then opened up for questions.
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Resumed with Bridge Officer reports:
Lt/C Leslie Kodish, P - Thank you for attending the holiday party
and donations made to Sophia’s Way. I am looking to fill vacant positions. Member Appreciation Dinner is 11 March . Please bring an
item or donate a service to the Silent Auction.
P/C Al Keim, JN – Classes in The Pilot and on Website.
Lt/C Bob Grenier, P - No Report
1st/Lt Eileen Huggins, SN – No Report
Lt/C Linda Overlie, P – Bullex laser fire extinguisher demonstration
will be February 3.
Lt/C Pam Lombardi, S – All bills are paid. Squadron is on budget.
Two squares for payment.
F/Lt Maggi Murphy, JN – No Report
Lt Gail Kalbrener, AP – Not Present
Lt/C Pam Lombardi, S
P/C Karin McLean, JN – No Report
No unfinished business.
New Business:
Enter Photo contest. Six categories
Meeting adjourned at 2128 hours by Commander Matt Lombardi, S
Photos courtesy of
Steve Erickson, JN
Respectfully submitted by Lt/C Linda Overlie, P
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Your Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following
Slate of Officers for the 2015/2016 SSAPS Squadron Year:
Commander
Leslie Kodish, P
Executive Officer
Robert (Bob) Grenier, P
Administrative Officer
Available!
Squadron Educational Officer
Eileen Huggins, SN
Squadron CoAssistant Educational Officers
Maggi Murphy, AP and Mike Johnston, JN
Secretary
Linda Overlie, P
Treasurer
Pam Lombardi, S
Elected Member
Karin McLean, JN
Elected Member
Jim Haglund, P
Elected Member
Tomackie Kim
Auditing Committee
Gary St. Arnaud, AP
Nominating Committee
Matthew Lombardi, S
Rules Committee
P/C Richard Kay, SN
Respectfully submitted,
P/C Ginger Marshall-St. Arnaud, AP
P/C Dave Weale, JN
P/C Cathy McDonald, JN
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Volunteers needed:
Exciting new job openings! We are looking for you. Help
us find you.
Please contact a member of the Executive Board to volunteer for one of these nifty positions:
Dinner Meeting Coordinator
Radio Tech Officer (electronic navigation)
Ship Store
New Member Telephone Caller
Accounting Assistant (backup for Treasurer)
Host and Plan a boating rendezvous
Instructor
SeaSkills Planning Committee Member
Membership tasks
Solicit advertisers for the Pilot
Write Grants. Grant writer needed
Boat Show Chair
Pilot newsletter editor(s)
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B e st o f B C : F a vo r i t e D e s t i n at i o n s
P/C Doug Crim, JN and P/C Barb Crim, JN
Pilot contributors Doug
and Barb Crim
Last month we thoroughly explored the northwest area of Seymour
Inlet: Mereworth Sound, Belize Inlet and Alison Sound and then returned to either Rowley Bay or Lassiter Bay for a secure anchorage
for the evening and in preparation of this month’s continued exploration of the area. Now we’re ready to head past Nakwakto Rapids and
explore the inside waters to the south. This will include Seymour Inlet, Frederick Sound, Salmon Arm, the variety of lagoons along Nenahlmai Lagoon and Nugent Sound.
51° 06.02 North
127° 30.12 West
After passing Nakwakto Rapids, we’ll proceed about 7.5 NM southeast towards Harriet Point.
Harriet Point is the official entrance to Seymour Inlet. From this entrance to the head of Salmon Arm, Seymour Inlet is 25 miles long
varying from three quarter to one and one half miles in width and
maintaining a depth of over forty fathoms throughout to within 400 –
600 yards of the shore at its head. At Harriet Point, Seymour Inlet
narrows and makes a dogleg turn to the north.
Harriet Cove is on the opposite side of Seymour Inlet from Harriet
Point. There is moderate holding over rock in two fathoms behind a
small island. West wind protection is good, but easterlies blow in.
From this anchorage is a nice view of the 1700 foot Florence Mountain Range.
On up Seymour Inlet, anchorage can be found in Warner Bay. The
bay has been used by old logging operations, so the bottom may be
fouled by discarded logging debris. Beware of the charted drying
rock in the center of the bay. A lagoon lies at the bay’s head and can
be explored by dinghy or kayak. A logging road may provide hiking
opportunities.
On the north side of Seymour Inlet is Maunsell Bay. This bay is
large, but generally considered too deep for anchoring. A cove at the
east end does offer sheltered anchorage in twelve fathoms, mud and
gravel bottom.
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51° 06.02 North
127° 30.12 West
February 2015
Scenery is spectacular nearing the head of Seymour Inlet. There are
several waterfalls. Snowcapped peaks are visible through the valleys.
Bluffs rise straight up for a thousand feet. And the water turns to
the glacier green of many British Columbia inlets. There is anchorage in calm conditions, or temporarily, to explore the Seymour River
by dinghy or kayak, but up-inlet winds can generate choppy waters,
uncomfortable conditions, and possible setting of your boat toward
the lee shore. The Seymour River is large and may be explored for
about two miles before arriving at some big falls.
Three miles east of Martin Point, Frederick Sound is entered at
Eclipse Narrows. The narrows is 300 feet wide and six fathoms deep.
Tidal currents can run four to five knots with changes about thirty
minutes after the changes at Nakwakto Rapids. The entrance is
short, turbulence is minimal, and generally speaking the rapids can
be run at any time.
Frederick Sound is six miles long and has good, scenic anchorage at
its head in eight to ten fathoms, soft bottom. The high, snow-capped
peaks make for good protection.
More scenic Salmon Arm lies off the east side of Frederick Sound,
about two miles south of the narrows. There is good anchorage at its
head in eight to ten fathoms with excellent holding in sticky mud.
There is an opportunity for dinghy or kayak exploration of the scenic
Taaltz River and several creeks.
After exploring Seymour Inlet, Frederick Sound and Salmon Arm, we
will return to the entry to Seymour Inlet at Harriet Point. Rounding
Harriet Point, keeping it to port, we enter Wawatle Bay. Anchorage
can be found in the southeast corner providing a base for exploration
of numerous lagoons in this area.
Reconnoiter well by dinghy, and you may find an opportunity suitable for a good challenge for your mother ship and a quiet, secluded
anchorage. The southern lagoons for exploring are Woods Lagoon
(1.3 miles with a possible logging operation); Bamford Lagoon
(obstacles at the entrance that include a ten foot shoal on the northeast point and islets and rocks on its south side; a creek at the head
with the remains of a wooden dam and the remains of a shipwreck);
McKinnon Lagoon (a large inner basin); Nenahlmai Lagoon (fairly
deep until the head of the bay); Whelakis Lagoon (an end in itself
with very still water).
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51° 06.02 North
127° 30.12 West
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Northwest of Wawatle Bay are the intricate waters of Ellis Bay, a
large lagoon along the southwest shore. Ellis Bay can be explored
from Wawatle Bay or from closer Charlotte Bay. Charlotte Bay is on
the north shore and provides protected anchorage. It has a flat
beach that since hand logging days has provided the perfect picnic
sight. Anchor in four to five fathoms, mud bottom.
Continuing back toward Nakwakto Rapids, Nugent Sound is located
between Belize Inlet (east) and Seymour Inlet (west). Nugent Sound
extends ten miles east immediately south of Nakwakto Rapids. The
Sound ends at the narrow entrance to Schwartzenberg Lagoon. The
lagoon is charted, but the entrance is tight, somewhat shallow
(about three feet), with currents reaching up to five knots, and is
best explored by dinghy or kayak. The head of Nugent Sound provides a view of 2,800 foot high peaks of the Nicholl Range to the east
and 2,500 foot Mount Annesley to the southwest. Anchoring is possible at the head of Nugent Sound in either corner in 8-12 fathoms,
mud and sand bottom. This anchorage is open to the southwest.
Nugent Sound Cove, the best anchorage in Nugent Sound is the
closest anchorage to Nakwakto Rapids and provides good protection
from all winds. It is located just beyond Nugent Creek and on the
opposite (north) shore. The anchorage is tucked in behind islets
with a view to the east. Depths are three to eight fathoms with good
holding in a mud/sand bottom. The ruins at Nugent Creek are of a
cannery that operated in the early 1900’s.
Nugent Sound Cove makes a great finale to the exploration of all the
sounds, lagoons, arms, rivers and creeks of the area encompassing
Seymour and Belize Inlets. Next month we’ll leave this scenic area,
again transiting Nakwakto Rapids, and head further north toward
Cape Caution.
Enjoy!
—P/C Doug Crim and P/C Barb Crim
MV Seaclusion
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Y o u r s F r o m T h e G al l e y
Sweets for your Sweetie! Nothing says Happy Valentine’s Day like a picture perfect dessert! Forget the diamonds and roses, present this yummy
offering in a nice crystal bowl or individual Margarita-shaped glasses
(anything suitably classy that has a wide opening and can be chilled; this
makes 8 – 9 cups). Of course, you will need a bottle of bubbly to go with
your offering.
Raspberry Cream Mousse
1 large package (8 oz.) neufchâtel (light cream) cheese
1 cup whipping cream
1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
½ cup sugar
2 Tbsp cornstarch
5 cups raspberries, rinsed and drained
2 Tbsp raspberry liqueur or orange juice
White chocolate for garnish
In a deep, chilled bowl, beat cheese with a mixer on high speed, slowly adding cream so that the mixture stays thick enough to hold soft peaks. Stir
in yogurt. Scrape mixture into your crystal bowl or whatever you have chosen to show off this goodie. Cover and chill.
In a blender or food processor, whirl sugar with cornstarch; add 1 cup of
raspberries and purée until smooth. Pour into a 1 to 1 ½ quart pan; stir
until over high heat until boiling. Remove from heat and gently stir in the
liqueur and remaining berries. Spoon mixture over the chilled cheese filling. Garnish with curls of the white chocolate atop the pretty red raspberries until it looks festive. Serve, or cover and chill up to 8 hours.
This makes 8 to 10 servings, so if you are planning an intimate setting for
your desert offering, cut the recipe in half. You can enjoy whatever leftovers you may have as breakfast the next morning. It is, after all, dairy
and fresh fruit! In the unlikely event that you have left over bubbly, have
Mimosas with your breakfast!
—Chef Louie
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Welcome New Members!
SSAPS extends a hale and hearty hello to the following
new members:
Michael de Man
Ha Pham
Happy February Birthdays!
3nd John Pennock, AP
3rd David Lee, P
16th Scott Blue
Jean Dennis, AP
5th James Elsberry
17th Kelly Hooper
9th Darlene McTaggart
21st Mindy Inman
11th P/C William Trier,AP
Lyn Lacher
14th Craig Wilbour
Mary Cashman, S
15th
David Bishop
Brodes Hopp
22nd Gwendolyn O’Keefe
27th Oliver Sharp, S
29th Rod Johnson, P
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UNITED STATES POWER SQUADRONS®
District 16
Incoming Officer Meeting
When: February 28, 2015
Where: Our Savior’s Baptist Church
701 South 320th Street
Federal Way, WA
Contact-
P/D/C Joanna Webster
(253 927-7474)
[email protected]
You Have Questions?
Agenda:
0830-0900 Registration
0900-0910
Introductions
0910-0940
DB2000
0940-1015
Role of the District Council
1015-1045
Commanders’ Challenge
1045-1130
USPS & BoatUS Online Courses
1130- 1230 Lunch
D/C Jim Harden, JN
Stf/C Bob Anderson, AP
XO Jim Jones, SN
P/C/C Frank Dvorak, SN
DEO Rick Edel, JN
($10.00)
Pay at the door
(please rsvp to Joanna’s email with name & squadron office you will be filling)
1230- 1400 Breakout sessions for each department
District Bridge
Directions– From I-5, take exit #143 toward the west. Church complex is
located about 1.2 miles on the left.
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RBAW Alert
—Bob Fisher, AP
It is an honor for me to assume responsibility for reporting on legislative activities previously covered by Warren Chapman, SN.
Newer members of SSPS may not be familiar with the Recreational
Boater’s Association of Washington and its activities as it has been
several years since an alert to Squadron members has appeared in
this newsletter. RBAW was formed more than 60 years ago when the
Seattle Yacht Club organized a group of yacht clubs to raise funds to
purchase the island of Sucia from a logging company that stripped it
clean of its valuable timber. The effort was successful and the island
was donated to the State of Washington to soon become one of its
most popular marine parks. The Seattle Sail and Power Squadron
participated in the effort and is included on the plaque at the ranger
station at Echo Bay. In addition to yacht clubs, RBAW has well over
a thousand individual members. P/C Bill Field, AP and P/D/C Barbara Erickson, JN also serve on the RBAW board.
Washington State agencies in the Department of Ecology (DOE) and
the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are proposing new regulations that could have a severe impact on boating in State waters.
At present the DNR regulations largely pertain to marinas that lease
water rights from the State but they will affect almost everywhere we
go. The Recreational Boaters Association is joining with other boating organizations to block or greatly revise the proposed rules.
The material below is based on summaries prepared by RBAW officers for discussion at recent Director’s meetings
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) on Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP): The
DNR HCP is focused on protecting the sea bottom from damage and
providing more sunlight along the shoreline (transparent boats not
required yet). RBAW has a host of significant concerns with the Draft
EIS for the Habitat Conservation Plan. The DNR touts it as a plan
necessary to ‘cover’ endangered or threatened species, but more than
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half of the species covered under the plan are not threatened or endangered. The HCP would require new structural standards (No
sidewalls on boathouses!), deep-water placement of moorage facilities (Minimum of 7 feet under the prop!), and strict specifications on
piers and breakwaters. New construction standards would be mandated for even the most simple maintenance, repair, or replacement.
These requirements would trigger a dramatic increase in costs for
boating facilities. A large numbers of boaters registered objections
to the regulations prior to the December 31, 2014 deadline. The
DRN is required to respond individually to each of the letters they
received.
Department of Ecology (DOE) - No Discharge Zone (NDZ): DOE is
petitioning for a Puget Sound-wide NDZ. There is some indication
that the NDZ would be extended to also apply to San Juan island
waters. The RBAW Board is considering whether to continue to flatout oppose a Puget Sound-wide NDZ as not needed as current regulations cover much of the Sound, or perhaps formally join forces
with a “Marine Alliance” that is more geared to paring the NDZ back
so that it only covers designated shellfish-growing areas, areas with
pollution issues, and areas where shallow waters don’t flush very
well. RBAW and other marine organizations as well as many individual boaters have conveyed their objections about the proposed
restrictions to DOE. This seems have caused DOE to defer proceeding until later this year.
More information about RBAW and the many other issues on its
agenda that impact on boaters will be presented in another news–
letter. In the meantime SSPS members are encouraged to visit the
RBAW website to learn more about RBAW and the pending regulations.
—Bob Fisher, AP
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GPS on the Brain
P/Lt/C Bill Ray, AP
A third of the world’s languages, generally spoken by isolated societies, do
not have words for body-oriented directions like right or left. Instead they
use location-oriented ones equivalent to east or north. If an insect bites
their arm they would say it bit their south arm, not the left arm. A scientist went to live with such a tribe in Australia and had trouble communicating with her hosts in direction words -- in fact they thought her a little
simple-minded. Inside or out, day or night, raining or clear, children and
adults, her hosts had this unerring sense of where they were and what direction they were pointing -- which the researcher of course did not. At
first.
After spending a week living with them, frustrated by her apparent stupidity, she became conscious of a hazy map in her mind. That map showed
her position and orientation somewhat like a chartplotter, and suddenly
she was able to use location words. Rushing out to explain this discovery
to her hosts the response was “of course, how else would you do it?”
This does not need a big brain. Ants can do
dead reckoning. The drawing at the right
shows the path of an ant foraging for food: the
random wandering outbound path, the food
discovery and the almost straight line back to
the nest to report. For the distance part of DR
they count steps. How we know this is a great
story by itself involving teeny-tiny stilts. The
direction part remains controversial like it does
for many other species, though it turns out we
have magnetic particles in our heads like birds
and fish do. A scientific work in process.
A reminder your subconscious brain is a highly
capable and controlling entity between you and
the real world. It massively filters our conscious viewpoint, making us see what it expects to see -- such as “seeing” a
seacock as open when it is closed.
Here are a couple of resources to learn more:
Making Space by Jennifer Groh – Highly readable book on the latest research about how the brain processes vision, hearing, balance and maps
your location.
Radio Lab – Entertaining romps through cutting edge science on KPLU on
Saturdays or check the podcasts at http://www.radiolab.org/series/
podcasts/.
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The Pilot’s Shorts
Caption Contest—Submit a caption for the picture (at left) to me at my
email address below with “SSAPS Caption Contest” in the subject line by
February 17th. The winner will be chosen by my cat, Tiger Kitty, and a valuable prize will be awarded at the February 19th dinner meeting. Must be
present to win. Email: —[email protected]
— Lt/C LeslieKodish
Your Caption Here!
Enter to Win!
Onboard the MV/KAYLA—I had the opportunity to tour fellow-SSAPSclassmate David Geller’s new boat in Nanaimo last summer where we met
quite by accident. (Actually, as Capt. Linda Lewis and I were settling into
our slip, we couldn’t help but notice a gorgeous, sleek new boat cruising the
busy marina). We later saw it in a slip most other boats couldn’t have accessed…and then realized David was the owner! David and his father were
making a quick trip to Princess Louisa. He mentioned that he and his family were feeling adventurous and embarked on a winter cruise to Vancouver, BC recently, and has posted a nicely-written story with photos and
weather maps. To read about their adventures visit threesheetsnw.com.
—Lt Maggi Murphy,AP
People Aren’t Suspicious, Behavior Is—Are you aware of the America’s
Waterway Watch Program?
Capt. F. Thomas Boross, Auxiliary & Boating Safety Chief, asks USPS members to periodically consult USCG’s AWW website, which contains descriptions of some types of suspicious activities. We urge you to program the
America’s Waterway Watch number 877-249-2824 (877 24WATCH) in your
cellphones. The number is manned 24/7 at the Coast Guard’s national response center in Washington, D.C. Read more: http://
americaswaterwaywatch.uscg.milSuspicious_Activity.html
We invite you to Join our Sister Squadron in Canada- The Burnaby Power
and Sail Squadron [here is a link to their newsletter: https://
burnabypowersailsquadron.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/jan-15scuttlebutt.pdf ]
To join, contact Eileen Huggins, SN at [email protected].
Volunteers needed—Exciting new job openings! We are looking for people like you! Help us find you! Membership Committee Members needed.
Some tasks are: help welcome new members, deliver packages, be a dinner
meeting greeter, recruit new members at the basic boating courses, be a
mentor to new members. Get involved—It’s fun! More here.
Contact Lt/C Leslie Kodish
Become an Associate Member of SSAPS—Are you interested in becoming
an Associate member of Seattle Sail and Power Squadron? If you are a member of one of the Squadrons of the United States Power Squadrons or a member of Burnaby Sail and Power Squadron (our sister Squadron in Canada) we
welcome you to become an Associate Member of Seattle Sail and Power
Squadron. To join, all you have to do is let me know, and I will send you an
application form. —1st/Lt Eileen Huggins, SN or phone: 206-232-3552
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New position available:—We need a grant writer! We found out there is a
ton of grants available for boating education classes. We just need an able
bodied volunteer to fill out a couple of applications. Apply today! See the
Executive Board if you have questions.
Phone Committee Members needed—Call new members monthly to invite
them to our dinner meetings, upcoming classes and rendezvous.
On the Water Education (OTW)—Members interested in OTW education
please contact Bob Anderson, regional director for OTW events, at [email protected].
Be a Part of History—As Squadron Historian, I collect photographs every
year for storage in the squadron archives. Steve Erickson, JN is a huge resource for this and we are ever so grateful. However, I welcome pictures
from others, preferably low resolution to minimize electronic storage. Send
them to me at P/C Tim Rutledge, SN
Be a Part of Cartography—Cooperative Charting—
Lt Maggi Murphy, AP has been spearheading the effort to get SSAPS more
involved in NOAA’s cooperative charting program.
Some squadrons are quite competitive in this — Poverty Bay is proud to
make the
national co-charting honor roll every year.
Learn more: http://www.usps.org/national/coch/
Missed an SSAPS Event??? SSAPS photographer Steve Erickson, JN regularly uploads photos. Check them out here.
Lunch with Willie
It’s always a good idea to have “Lunch with Willie”! The second Friday of
each month gives SSAPS members an opportunity to meet at Queen City
Yacht Club for one of Willie’s fabulous lunches. Remember, the meals are
reasonably priced, great tasting, and you can’t beat the company! Come
join us from 1130 to 1330.
2015 Vessel Safety Checks (VSC)
Call one of our examiners and schedule your inspection today!
VSC Chair Lt Robert Grenier, P
[email protected]
206-276-9860
P/C Richard Kay, SN
[email protected]
541-979-6021
Edward Yale Schulman
[email protected]
206-920-6172
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February 2015
What’s Happening Calendar
06-08 February—Founder’s Day Rendezvous in Kingston! Our first and
favorite rendezvous of the new year! More here.
10 February—ABC (America’s Boating Class)—Our basic boating class
will run Tuesdays 1900-2100 through 24 March and will meet at Queen
City Yacht Club, third floor. Contact P/C Al Keim.
12 February— Executive Board Meeting—1900-2030 at Absolute Security Alarms-1715 NW Market St. in Ballard. Contact Cdr. Matt at 360-5882120 or email me at [email protected]
13 February— Lunch with Willie @ QCYC, 1130-1330
17 February—SeaSkills Planning Meeting
SeaSkills weekend is Friday, May 8th through Sunday May 10th. This is a
really fun event at Shilshole Marina—All day seminars on members’ boats
and hands on boating activities. Plus food, plus fun. Please join us to plan
another amazing and award-winning SeaSkills event at Shilshole. We’re
meeting at Matt’s office in Ballard at 1800. Absolute Security Alarms—1715
NW Market St. in Ballard. Contact Cdr. Matt at 360-588-2120 or by email
at [email protected]
19 February—SSAPS Regular Dinner Meeting and Presentation—
Cruising to Mexico—SSAPS members Gregg and Anne Brickner, APs, will
talk about sailing in the annual Baja Ha-Ha sailboat rally, cruising Mexico’s Pacific coast, and sailing the Sea of Cortez. Aside from sharing some
great stories and gorgeous slides
they’ll be offering valuable advice
on planning and preparing for extended cruising. Can’t wait ‘til February? Visit their website here.
Social hour 1800, Dinner and
presentation at 1900. RSVP Dave
and Donna Berger at (206) 5922233 or e-m:
[email protected]
Anne and Gregg Brickner, APs on True North.
Queen City Yacht Club. Cost is
$18.00 P\P. Now you can also pay
with a credit card! We’ve got The
Square! Same is true with Ship’s
Store...You can now buy gear at the
meetings with a swipe!
Also, the Officers will be presenting the 2015-2016 budget to the members
for approval at the dinner meeting. Aye! or Nay! Be heard.
28 February— Incoming Officers Meeting more here.
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28 February—Sea Belles Crab Feed—”Just Have Fun!”
Featuring fresh Dungeness crab, an assortment of salads, breads, desserts (if
you have room), refreshments included will be keg beer, pop and juice plus coffee after the dinner. If one wishes they may bring a bottle of their favorite wine
to enjoy. Dancing will fill the floor after dinner, with the little ones taking the
floor prior to dinner. For those preferring an option to the fresh crab we will
have spaghetti as an alternative. Questions? Gladly! Write Kid Heinrich at
[email protected]
11 March—Grub in the Pub—Norm’s Eatery & Ale House in Fremont. Happy Hour is from 1600 to 1900, we will begin gathering at 1600. Variety of food
and drinks. This is a pet friendly environment, so there may be some dogs
drinking along with us. The address is 460 N 36th Street, Seattle 98103. Being
Fremont, parking may be an issue. Hope to see you there!
If you have a favorite place, send me an email and let’s go! —Barbara Erickson
12 March—SSAPS Executive Board Meeting—1900-2030 at Absolute Security Alarms-1715 NW Market St, Ballard, 98107. Contact Cdr Matt at (360)
588-2120 or [email protected].
13 March—Lunch with Willie @ QCYC, 1130-1330
14 March—ABC 8 hour boating course—0900-1600, Pack a lunch. At the
Seattle Yacht Club in Elliott Bay Marina. Contact Jan Ray.
19 March—Member Appreciation Dinner Meeting more here.
Officers will also include elections for the 2015-2016 Board.
20-22 March—D16 Spring Conference Meeting—Location will be at the Shilo
Inn Suites in Ocean Shores.
25 March—May 27—Piloting class—1900 at Seattle Yacht Club.
Contact Al Keim
25 March—May 27—Marine Electrical Systems class—1700 at Seattle
Yacht Club in Elliott Bay Marina. Contact Al Keim
25 March—May 27—Engine Maintenance class—1900 at Absolute Security
Alarms. Contact Al Keim for all classes.
28 March—Trailer Boating class—1000 at Puget Sound Yacht Club. Contact
Al Keim.
30 March—Seamanship class —1900 at Puget Sound Yacht Club.
Contact Al Keim
11 April—Change of Watch
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Silent Auction Items needed!!
Calling all
Flappers & Fellas
Visit our Cotton Club Speakeasy At QCYC
Thursday 19 March 2015 at 1800
Member Appreciation Night!
In the Prohibition Room.
We will be offering unique items for our fine patrons to purchase and bid
on. We need our SSPS Flappers and Fellas to donate a service (wash a
boat, repair xyz, babysit, offer up a guest cottage) or an item for our Silent Auction.
The success of our silent auction depends on us! We need to raise some
funds for various SSAPS costs, such as band for holiday party, Founder’s
day room, Seaskills, & cost of the 3/19 meal, and Change of Watch.
Your donation will change our world. You are our only hope to keep our
boat afloat. (okay that’s not true but I wanted to tug at your heartstrings)
Please help your Squadron with a donation of a product, basket or a service. All donations are greatly appreciated. Your donation can be a gift
certificate to a service you will provide, such as dinner for 4 at your
home, washing a boat 40 feet and under, or changing the oil in our boat,
hair cutting, pet sitting, a massage, indoor boat cleaning, yard work, ethnic dinner, happy hour out in downtown Bellevue, a walking tour, Piano
lesson, boat repair lesson, sailing lesson, kickboxing class, homemade
birthday cake….
We are only limited by our imagination. Share your talents with your
squadron and donate
—Lt/C Leslie
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March 19th Seattle Sail and Power Squadron
Member Appreciation Night
Silent Auction Donation Form
Donor Name: _____________________________________________________
Donor Company Name (if not from you):___________________________
Mailing Address:__________________________________________________
EMAIL:___________________________________________________________
Phone Number____________________________________________________
Description of item or service being donated:
_____________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Approximate Retail Value (to set the minimum bid): ________________
Thank you for your support! Return this form to Leslie Kodish at [email protected] with ‘SSAPS March 19th Donation” in the subject line by
March 9th, 2015. Please bring the item to the March 19th dinner meeting.
If you are donating an item or service, please let me know if you will create a certificate and a description of what item/service you are donating
for the bidding table. Thanks!
—Lt/C Leslie
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Note From the Editors
Change of Watch in April will mark our second full year as your Pilot
Newsletter Editors.
Cyd and Dana
We have enjoyed our immense celebrity status as The Editors. We are
known to all by our first names (like Cher, Madonna, Fabio, The Artist
Formerly Known as Prince, and Gandhi), but after two years it seems appropriate to pass the power of the mighty pen we wield to someone who
will wield it well and recognize the awesome responsibility of being The
Voice of the Seattle Sail and Power Squadron.
As Worthy Volunteers will undoubtedly be lining up to grab the brass
bell and ring in their own publishing dynasty, we who have so humbly
struggled to bring you the best newsletter in the history of the world and
who will be a tough act to follow, can’t help but shed a tear for the end of
the era we ushered in two years ago. We will miss the many benefits of
editorial control: Posting only flattering pictures of ourselves, having a
monthly column of our own to say whatever the hell we please, the courting of our affections by social climbers and publicity hounds...but mostly
we will miss being the first to decipher Al’s esoteric allusions and mysterious punctuation style in his aptly titled and always enjoyable “Personal
Verbiage Device” column.
Cheers, regards, sincerely, and see you at Kingston!
Cyd and Dana
PS: Please email us if you are interested. We will be happy to assist
with the Transfer of Power over time.
[email protected]
S e at t le S ai l & P o we r Sq u a d r o n
Chartered 1941
A Unit in District 16 of
The United States Power Squadrons®
Founded 1914
Editors: Cyd Corujo/Dana Smiley
E-mail: [email protected]
PO Box 17869, Seattle WA 98127
www.usps.org/seattle