2010 THE SEAMAN'S LOGpersonal letter, from a person we know, Barbara Wakefield, sister of our nephew-in-law and wife of the managing editor of The Olympian, Jerry Wakefield. Jerry’s

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FROM THE BRIDGECOMMANDER’S MESSAGEHas everyone thawed out after the

recent cold snap to have a wonderful andjoyous holiday season? I sure hope you did.As far as my family goes, our kids,Cassandra and Jared, both broke the samebone - on the same foot - just 5 days apartand 2 weeks before Christmas. I know, whatare the odds of this occurring? Just so youknow, casts and crutches don't work thatwell in a 2 story house!!! Sometimes familytogetherness is just meant to be. Like thecommercial says, “Some-things are justPriceless”.

Did everyone find what Santa got forthem underneath their tree or in theirdriveway? You know, the GPS, the touchscreen monitor, the integrated radar system,or the latest and greatest fishing boat on atrailer. Don't worry, neither did I. I guess Iwill just have to try to be less naughty and alittle more nicer in 2010. If that happens,you can recognize me as the bored guysitting in the corner at the monthly Squadronmeetings.

Thanks to Kendall joining theSquadron at the annual Christmas party. Weraised $450 for Community Youth Services.We can proudly close out 2009. A bigTHANKS to Barb / Steve Erickson forjoining us at the Christmas Party, on herbirthday no less! Is that dedication andcommitment beyond the call of duty orwhat?! Congratulations to the EducationDepartment for jumping into 2010 with bothfeet. They are starting out with a PublicBoating Class and lots of classes for

members, to include AP and JN. Maybe wecan go look at the celestial sights together?Just don't tell my wife.

I look forward to seeing everyone in2010 for some new boating adventures. Thatis, once my engine is replaced.

Visit:- www.oly-sps.orgCdr. Jerry Cross, P

[email protected](360)923-5425

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORTFROM UNDER THE BRIDGE Even on a day when it seems that

nothing good is going to happen, but yuckythings will, there can be a ray of sunshine.We received a thank you letter fromCommunity Youth Services for the donationwe made via the Christmas Party. Apersonal letter, from a person we know,Barbara Wakefield, sister of our nephew-in-law and wife of the managing editor of TheOlympian, Jerry Wakefield. Jerry’s the guyI was able to influence to print the articleabout the rescue award from USPS for ourbrave members.

I appreciate the letter/receipt, but wedon’t get to itemize deductions anymore.

Keep Wrapping!Executive Officer

Lt/C Donna Davis, [email protected]

360-432-0464

ADMIN OFFICER'S REPORTFROM THE END OF THE BRIDGE


The Squadron's annual Christmasparty, as always, left me excited and readyfor the rest of the holidays. You couldn't getmore for your money. A huge tree, acrackling fire, sparkling lights, and greatfriends. Every year it seems the OlympiaCountry and Golf Club outdoes itself withdecorations! After dinner we raised moneyfor Community Youth Services byauctioning off homemade, yummy desserts!What a way to start the Christmas season!

As you're marking your activitycalendar for the remainder of the year, thinkof the Squadron! The NominatingCommittee is hard at work filling offices.We need members to step up and call us!When each of us takes on a bit of the task,the work can be accomplished easily. Well,more easily, somewhat easily. Call us andlet us know if you can help. We have a widerange of jobs available; there's sure to beone that just fits your time slot, interests, anddefinition of Somewhat Easy. We not onlyget a lot of important jobs done for theSquadron and the boating community, wehave fun doing it. Join us! Volunteer! Call!You'll be glad you did!

Our next meeting will take place onJanuary 21st. If that isn't deep midwinter Idon't know what is. We'll be brightening upthe long, dark days with our annual HotBeverage Blowout at 1830. We'll haveeverything from green tea and apple cidermix to hot cocoa and the usual coffee, withadditives for all these. You'll feel evenwarmer when our guest speaker arrives -she's Pam McHugh, owner of Boston HarborMarina, with a PowerPoint program onactivities at the Harbor. You'll get to seewhales making spectacular leaps in thesparkling sun, bathers lying on warm sand,boaters wearing only shorts and tees. Ivaguely remember these activities. It'll befun to be reminded that summer will comeagain, someday. Meanwhile, stay safe, stay

warm, and we'll see you on the 21st for a hotdrink and a really spectacular program.

Administrative OfficerP/C Bobbie Scott, P

360) [email protected]

OUR ANNUAL WINEIt's that time! Our annual wine

tasting will take place at the Walter DaconWinery just on our side of Shelton onSaturday, January 30th from 6 PM to 8 PM.This place makes great wines, so I hope wecan all make it for an evening of goodfellowship, and learn something aboutwines. The wine tasting is always one of ourmost enjoyable events, and this winery isquite close. For this event we have agreedwith the winery to pay $15.00 each, forwhich we get lots of tasting and abundantfinger food.

We will taste our way through sevenwines, two whites and five reds. For eachwine there will be a short explanation ofwhat it is, how the grapes are grown, howthis wine is made, and something about thecooperage. They use some oak from France,and some U.S. oak for their barrels. Theysay that the type of oak makes a bigdifference in the taste of the finished wine.

For our finger foods we will havethree or four different cheeses, anassortment of meats, several breads, fruits,smoked salmon, and with chocolates.

Directions are: from Olympia, gosouth on I-5 to exit 104. Take the exit tomerge onto US 101 N. Stay on 101 untilyou reach SE Lynch Rd/SE Lynch Lane.You'll go about 15 miles total on US 101.Go right on Lynch Rd & follow the road for1.6 miles. At Skookum Inlet Rd, turn right.The Walter Dacon Winery will be on yourright. The address of the winery is 50 SESkookum Inlet Rd, Shelton, WA 98504 andtheir phone number is (360) 426-5913


Admin Bobbie Scott, P491-5157

[email protected]

SQUADRON EDUCATION OFFICERREPORT

Would you be interested in teachingone of our seminars, advanced grade classesor an elective? Is there a particular seminaror course you would be interested inattending? If your answer is, “Yes.”, pleaseget in touch with me.

We are now accepting students forour upcoming Jr. Navigation class startingMarch 2. Pre-payment and pre-registrationare required at least 30 prior to the firstclass. Don’t wait until the last minute. EnrollNOW (contact me).

So, what’s on the horizon? Here iswhat we have so far coming up in 2010:Jan. 5…Advanced Piloting class (Jim Harden and John Demeyer)Jan. 9…GPS Seminar (Gary Ball)Jan. 23…Public Boating classJan. 30…Radar Seminar (Jerry Cross)March 2… Jr. Navigation class (Clyde Shiner and Phil Tenkhoff)April 17…Public Boating class

P/C Tim Miller, P(360) 413-0311

[email protected]“boating is fun…

we’ll show you how”www.oly-sps.org

SAFETY REPORTJust a few things to look out for

during the rest of the winter months,especially after the recent boat fires at LakeWashington and Lake Union. Make sure ofyour footing on and around the docks.Check your electrical connections andwiring for ware and tear. Keep heaters anddehumidifiers in good working order and

away from curtains or other combustibleitems. Reduce the amount of mold and othercontaminants by removing all non-essentialitems, food and cushions off your vessel. Ifyou keep your boat in a marina, pay closeattention to the zincs, especially if you havea out-drive. Warm up the engine to theoperating temperature at least monthly,Keep the water tanks empty to prevent thelines from freezing. For more information,consult your local marine mechanic or yourlatest “Sea” magazine for helpful hints.

Cdr. Jerry Cross, [email protected]

(360)923-5425

Hi All,The following web site provides a

world-wide map displaying active coverageof ships/yachts/boats that have AIStransponders on-board. It provides free real-time information to the public about shipmovements and ports, mainly across thecoast-lines of Europe and N. America. Theweb site allows one to view the entire worldor zoom down to a specific location. It willautomatically refresh every 100 seconds orone can manually refresh. If you put yourcursor on any of the ship icons, you will geta readout of ship name, speed and direction.Give it a try. It will provide you with a littlemore insight to AIS. Also, go to FrequentlyAsk Questions for more information.

Ray Thomas, CommanderNorth Olympic Sail and Power Squadron

P.S. This email was sent to all D/16Squadron Commander and D/16 Officershttp://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?level0=100

GELCOAT repair classDo you have some Gelcoat repairs

needed on your boat? Did you think it wastoo expensive to have those repairs done by


a professional? Have you thought aboutsomeday fixing some of those minor Gelcoatproblems yourself, but have just nevergotten around to it? Frankly, do you thinkyou ever will???

You’re in luck! Now is the time tolearn how to “do it yourself”. One of ourSquadron members, Bill Eppenstein, hasthe expertise to teach you and he has all ofthe materials for a fun and educational class.The class will be at Bill‘s home and will lastabout an hour or so.

Class size is limited, so sign upearly, contact me. The class will be offeredsometime in Feb. or March, after it warmsup a little, on a date that meets the needs ofmost students.

THE CLASS IS FREE!!!!Tim Miller, P

[email protected]

Check out our Squadron web-page,really cool!!!http://www.oly-sps.org/albums.html

A big thanks to our Webmaster, KathrynQuerry, who keeps updating our web-pagewith new/cool stuff!!!!

Tim

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 2009 - 2010

COMMANDER Gerald D Cross, P

7717 PIPPITT CT SEOLYMPIA WA 98513

360 923 [email protected]

EXECUTIVE OFFICERLt/C Donna Davis, P41 SE ARKADA CTSHELTON WA 9854


EDUCATION OFFICERAnd

IMMEDIATE PAST COMMANDERP/C Tim Miller P

5021 Beverly Dr NELacey, WA 98516

360 [email protected]

Assistant E.OLt. Nick Brower, JN

3034 CARPENTER LOOP SEOLYMPIA WA 98503PHONE: 360 493-1678

[email protected]

TREASURERP/C Rose Ann Walker, AP

3650A SIMMONS MILL CT SWTUMWATER WA 98512-4106

360-754-0393943-7300 (W)

[email protected]

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERP/C Bobbie Scott, P4400 36TH

AVE NEOLYMPIA WA 98516-2646

[email protected]

SECRETARYLt/C Patricia J. Brower, JN3034 CARPENTER LOOP SE

OLYMPIA WA 98503PHONE: 360 493-1678

[email protected]


How to see the OSPS Roster on the website:1. Go to http://www.oly-sps.org2. Toward the upper right corner, click on

“Squadron Roster”;3. At the login screen, type your first name

in the User Name field;4. Type your member number in the

Password field;5. Click Login.6. In the next window, click to open the

roster file;7. Once in the roster .PDF file, you can use

the Find feature in Adobe Reader tolocate any name/ word in the file;

8. When you want to return to the OSPSwebsite, click the link at the top of thefirst page of the roster file. Yourinternet browser Back button will notwork, for security reasons.

If the Login page does not work for you,it is probably because I don’t have your nameand member number in the validation list.Please send me an email with first and lastname, and member number. You can click onthe “Webmaster” link at the bottom of any pageon the website

([email protected]).

HAPPY BIRTHDAYSIN JANUARY

Gary Ball, Dorothy Tenkhoff, and RickSchnatterly.

Congratulations! Come celebratewith us and have some cake at the JanuaryGeneral Meeting.


(360)923-5425

Are you a winner?There was no winner this last month

for the member number hidden in theSeaman’s Log. See if you can find it in this

issue. If you find your number, contact meto claim your prize, a free Squadron class.

P/C Tim Miller (360) 413-0311

[email protected]

Vacationers among you, take heed!Lawyers among you, do you ever get anycases as interesting as this? Note: The link takes you to excerptsfrom the judge’s order, along withcomments by the individual who postedthem. The attachment is the complete order,which is also amusing.

Due to lack of space, you will haveto wait till next month for this article. Ed.Not here, I lost it. Ed.

BRIDGE MEETINGThe next Bridge meeting is January

11th. This meeting will be held at The TeaLeaf Restaurant located at 4646 Pacific Ave.SE in Lacey. It lies between St. Martins andCut Rate Auto Parts. Dinner will start @6:00 PM and meeting @ 7:00 PM.Remember, you don't have to be on theBridge to attend.

Cdr. Gerald D. [email protected]

(360)923-5425

. Editor’s Notes

As I discussed at a Bridge Meeting,please do not format your work with thespace bar or tab key. I have to take it all out.If there is a special format, like thereservation form for the Christmas Party,send it that way and ask for a separate page.

Second note, everything you send [email protected], goes into theSeaman’s Log.


C017563-MX35YJ-VJX30Z-E19FGHOlympia Sail & Power SquadronPO Box 1171Olympia WA 98507

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTEDNon-Profit Org

USPostage PaidOlympia, WAPermit No. 90

ON THE HORIZONJanuary 2010

11 Executive meeting at Tea Leaf Restaurant.18 Meeting At Olympia Yacht Club17 Deadline for Seaman’s Log Articles

February 20108 Executive meeting at TBA.15 Meeting At Olympia Yacht Club17 Deadline for Seaman’s Log Articles

The Seaman’s Log is the publication of theOlympia Sail & Power Squadron, publishedmonthly except August as the main line ofcommunication of our members. Please sendchanges of address, and requests to be included orremoved from mailing lists to the OSPS Secretary,Pat Brower. [email protected]

Lt. Skip Hash, P, Editor, PO BOX 1239Hoodsport WA 98548, (360) 877 6227 and both:[email protected] & [email protected] Lt Viki Sharp, Circulation Manager, 5517 KinneyRd SW, Olympia WA 98512 , home 360 866-7134, [email protected]

Squadron meetings are held the 3rd Monday ofeach month starting at 1930, unless otherwisespecified. Call one of the Officers for the location.Summer meetings (July & August) are usually held atdifferent locations. Executive Committee meetings areheld the 2nd Monday of each month at places to beannounced in the Seaman’s Log, starting at 1900except in July and August when they are held atRendezvous.

THEY ARE OPEN TO ALL MEMBERSWHO ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING.

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February 2010, F054458

FROM THE BRIDGECOMMANDER’S MESSAGEWhat can I say? It was kind of a

gloomy 2009 due to the poor economy. Theaftermath continues as everyone tries tobounce back, but the effects will continue tolinger for quite awhile. It definitely hit ushard in the membership department. Manynon-renewals, along with just a few joiningin. I am experiencing this first hand since Iam in the process of selling my house andbuying another to accommodate my mominto our household. I am optimistic that Iwill be in my new house sometime betweenSpring Conference and Poulsbo. If I mayutilize a line from a Michael Bubble song,“It is a new dawn, it is a new day and I feelgood.” I know that I am loved and blessedjust to have a wonderful wife, healthy kids(despite both having a broken foot rightnow) and great friends which include allPower Squadron members. What else cananybody ask for? My Life Is Good!!!

With that being said, our own TimMiller has sprinted out of the gates for 2010.He was a feature article in the most recent“Ensign” magazine and has set-up amultitude of educational classes andseminars. I don't know how he wrangled meinto teaching a Radar Seminar. Just goes toshow you what an outstanding SEO he is.Way to go Tim!!!!



EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORTFROM UNDER THE BRIDGEOnce again, everybody’s talking

about the weather, yet I see no stop-the-raindances. Perhaps we’re lulled by the mildtemperatures that have accompanied themost recent deluges. I had to agree with aclerk I chatted with during the after-Jan.1Christmas shopping, who said she reallymisses the snow. Coming here from CentralOregon’s high desert, so do I.

On the south side of the entrance toHammersley Inlet, where we live, we’reprotected from the prevailing winds andweather out of the southwest, but we do gethammered when Mother Nature sends usstrong winds out of the north. These usuallycome when we’re away, and they can bringsome serious consequences. The first one weexperienced, the wind came up as we wereleaving for Portland. When we returned thenext day, the wind was over. So was the roofof the water’s edge storage unit built by ourpredecessors … all over the yard. So wecleaned up the yard and removed the roofsupports, making a nice open place to sitright by the beach. Then we bought aperfect boat for us, and replaced the agingand deteriorating dock, walkway and bigfloat, using the original pilings, which ourfloat builder said were in good condition.

Time passes and once again away wego, only to return and find that the middlepiling had snapped off at the base and waspointing south. Fortunately, our boat is kepton the north side of the dock and wasunharmed, as was our niece’s smallersailboat on the south side. Whew! But it


sure hurts to have to pay for the repairs tothe new dock.

Now we come to last December,when we went north to attend the BellevueSquadron’s Christmas party. We returnedafter two days, arriving in the dark. Yes, wecould see that our white boat was still there.That’s always a nice sight. In the morningwe could see that the walkway out lookedodd. It had a dip that wasn’t there when weleft, so Paul went down to inspect. Goingdown the stairs he could see that two of ourencapsulated flotation pieces were lying onthe beach. Fortunately, our eastsideneighbor had found them there and tiedthem up for us. The workman doing thegrading for the west side house-to-be saidthere had been a tremendous wind and bigwaves. Once again our boat was safe andunharmed. Thank you Paul, for yourexcellent mooring skills. Getting flotationback under the two sections of walkway willbe a major job. I hope our relatives, whowere our building crew for the walkway, arewilling to do the job. I think we avoidedany bad results from the big wind that wentthrough the area, the night before I writethis, by staying home for a change.

We’re going to the Spring Council inPort Townsend in February. I certainly hopethe winds stay calm while we’re away.What a great place and time to have theCouncil, on Valentine’s Day weekend in avery scenic spot. Not only can you go andlearn about what’s happening in the District,but you can also treat your sweetie to aromantic rendezvous by car or by boat. TheCastle Key Restaurant in the Manresa CastleHotel will have a “Jazz Night” on Saturdayafter the meeting is over, with Jenny Davis(no relation, I’m tone disabled) singingsome great love songs. Sweeties deservelove songs.

If you won’t be going to Council, Isuggest your treat you sweetie to a lovelybrunch at home. I’ll share a recipe with you

for a special dish of puffy German pancakes.Anyone who can measure and plot a coursecan measure and prepare this dish.

Heat your oven to 425 degrees. Foreach serving you need 1 egg, ¼ cup flour, ¼cup milk, and 1 to 1 ½ Tbl butter. An 8 inchpie pan is good for one serving, a 9 inchsquare pan for 2 servings, and a 9 x 13 panfor 4 or 5. (How many sweeties do youhave?) Melt the butter, pour it in the pan,and tilt the pan to coat it thoroughly with thebutter. Beat the other ingredients togetheruntil smooth, pour into the prepared pan(s),pop in the oven, and no opening the ovendoor until the baking time is up. Then youcan peek to see if you need to add a bit moretime. The pancakes should be puffed andgolden brown. Single servings take 15minutes, a 9 x 13 takes about 25. Interpolateif need be. (I use Pyrex or Corningwarepans.)

I serve these pancakes with freshlemon wedges and powdered sugar, butmaple syrup is great, too. Or try canned piefilling, warmed and thinned with anappropriate liqueur. Whipped cream? Whynot? Ham, bacon or sausage? Of course!Perhaps a mimosa before, a luxury chocolateafter. Sing a love song or two yourself, andbe sure to do the cleaning up afterwards.

Or just join us in Pt. TownsendSunday morning.

Lt/C Donna Davis, P, [email protected]

360-432-0464


We'll be back to our normal 1930start time for February (coffee and chatstarting at 1900). Our speaker will beCharlene Krise from the Squaxin TribalMuseum. She will be speaking on thewatery, boat history of their tribe aroundThe Sound, and current programs to help


rehabilitate many local salt-water species,especially geoduck and salmon. She has anexciting Power Point program, but will beunable to show us any of the tribe's largehistorical canoes, since they wouldn't fit inthe doors of the Yacht Club. Darn it! Shewould love to have any of us visit themuseum to see their many artifacts. They'requite close for those who live in Shelton, oreven on the west side of Olympia.

The March meeting will be ourtraditional St. Paddy's day potluck at 1830,with green decorations. Bring any kind of adish, and feel free to wear green - or orange,or a combination of the two. How about agreen shirt and bright orange pants? Or anorange wig with a green sweatshirt? Tim?How about that?

Our speaker will be Bruce Marshallfrom Swantown with a look at future plansfor the Marina, and what effect the changesin Capitol Lake will have on the Marinawater levels.



OUR ANNUAL WINEIt's that time! Our Annual Wine

Tasting will take place at the Walter DaconWinery just on the South side of Shelton onSaturday, January 30th from 6 PM to 8 PM.This place makes great wines, so I hope wecan all make it for an evening of goodfellowship, and learn something aboutwines. The Wine Tasting is always one ofour most enjoyable events, and this wineryis quite close. For this event we have agreedwith the winery to pay $15.00 each, forwhich we get lots of tasting and abundantfinger food.

We will taste our way through sevenwines, two whites and five reds. For eachwine there will be a short explanation of

what it is, how the grapes are grown, howthis wine is made, and something about thecooperage. They use some oak from France,and some U.S. oak for their barrels. Theysay that the type of oak makes a bigdifference in the taste of the finished wine.

For our finger foods we will havethree or four different cheeses, anassortment of meats, several breads, fruits,smoked salmon, and chocolates.

Directions are: from Olympia, gosouth on I-5 to exit 104. Take the exit tomerge onto US 101 N. Stay on 101 untilyou reach SE Lynch Rd/SE Lynch Lane.You'll go about 15 miles total on US 101.Go right on Lynch Rd & follow the road for1.6 miles. At Skookum Inlet Rd, turn right.The Walter Dacon Winery will be on yourright. The address of the winery is 50 SESkookum Inlet Rd, Shelton, WA 98504 andtheir phone number is (360) 426-5913

Admin Bobbie Scott, P491-5157

[email protected]


January has been a busy month forthe education dept. Gary Ball taught a wellattended GPS Seminar on Jan. 9th. We havea Marine Radar Seminar coming up the endof the month on Jan. 30th. This Seminar willwe taught by Jerry Cross and it looks like itwill be a full class. We’re having anEducation Dept. planning meeting on the21st at my house beginning at 1900. If youwant to be a part of an exciting program,come join us. Lastly, in the month ofJanuary (the. 23rd), we have another PublicBoating Class coming up. Be sure to tellyour friends.

A big thanks to Gary Ball who hasstepped forward and volunteered to teach aPiloting class which is scheduled to beginFeb.15. We have 6 students enrolled,


including John Turner, Guy Craynor,Dave and Maraget Tollefson, DebraTollefson and Austin Lampbert. Thanksto Dave Tollefson, we also have two newSquadron members, as well as Pilot Classstudents, his sister Debra, and his friend,Austin.

By the way, the clock is ticking andhere’s something else to remind yourboating friends about … the new BoatingEducation Law now is in effect foreveryone from 12 thru 30 years of age.

So what’s in the future for yourEducation Dept?Feb. 8, Public Boating Class for WDOTMarch, Jr. Navigation Class beginsApril 17, Public Boating class

“Your education dept. is alwayslooking for a few good volunteers”

/C Tim Miller, P(360) 413-0311



2010-2011 Squadron NominationsThe Annual Meeting shall be held in

the month of March at such time and placeas the Executive Committee may designate,at which time an election of officers andmembers of elective committees, includingthe chairman thereof, shall be held. Writtennotice of the Annual Meeting, containing alist of all active members nominated by theNominating Committee for election topositions within this Squadron, shall be sentto each active member by the Secretary, insuch manner as determined by the ExecutiveCommittee, at least 30 days prior to suchmeeting.

Candidates for office to be votedupon at the Annual Meeting are beingnominated by the Nominating Committee asprovided, or by petition in writing signed by

at least five active members in goodstanding and filed with the Secretary at least15 days before this date.

The Nominating Committee submitsthe following officers for the 2010-2011year:Commander: Lt/C Donna Davis, PExecutive Officer: Guy Cranor, SAdministrative Officer OpenEducational Officer OpenSecretary OpenTreasurer P/C Rose Ann Walker, APAssistant Educational Officer Open

Executive Committee:1 yr Lt. Paul Davis, P2 yr D/Lt Jim Harden, JN3 yr P/C Bobbie Scott, P

Nominating Committee:1 yr P/C Stan Scott, P2 yr P/C Tim Miller, P3 yr P/C Jerry Cross, P

Rules Committee:1 yr Lt. Maggie Miller2 yr Lt. Rick Schnatterly, P3 yr P/C Mike Contris, JN

Auditing Committee:1 yr Lt. Viki Sharp, S2 yr Lt/C Patricia Brower, JN3 yr Lt. Phil Tenkhoff, N

Nominating CommitteeP/C Bobbie Scott, P, Chairman; (360) 491-5157P/C Stan Scott, P; P/C Tim Miller, P

As you can see from reading theprevious article, your NominatingCommittee has been unable to fill severalcritical positions in our Squadron for thecoming year. If we are to get our SafeBoating message out to the public in thecoming year, we need more people to comeforward and help! Can you do something?


Call one of the Nominating Committeemembers, or our incoming Commander,Donna Davis, if you can volunteer your timeand effort for any of these positions. Pleasehelp!

P/C Bobbie Scott, P Nominating Committee

Hidden Membership NumberIn 2009, we published in most all of

the Seaman’s Log, a membership number. Ifsomeone found their number they wereentitled to a free Education Course. Well, Idon’t know if these numbers were hiddenjust too good, or if folks just aren’t readingthe Seaman’s Log thoroughly. I hope it’s notthe latter. This past year, we had only onewinner. Congratulations to Donna Davis. IfI know Donna, she not only reads herSeaman’s Log thoroughly, but she is like mywife, Maggie, and makes a game out offinding it.

Join us this year in finding youmembership number hidden somewhere inthe Seaman’s Log. If you find it, give me aholler.

P/C Tim Miller, P [email protected]

(360) 413-0311

GELCOAT REPAIR CLASSDo you have some gelcoat repairs

needed on your boat? Did you think it wastoo expensive to have those repairs done bya professional? Have you thought aboutsomeday fixing some of those minor gelcoatproblems yourself, but have just nevergotten around to it? Frankly, do you thinkyou ever will???

You’re in luck! Now is the time tolearn how to “do it yourself”. One of ourSquadron members, Bill Eppenstein, hasthe expertise to teach you and he has all ofthe materials for a fun and educational class.

The class will be at Bill‘s home and will lastabout an hour or so.

Class size is limited, so sign up early(contact me). The class will be offeredsometime in Feb. or March, after it warmsup a little, on a date that meets the needs ofmost students.

THE CLASS IS FREE!!!!P/C Tim Miller, P

[email protected]



Tim

“That's why I am only the leader. I amnot expected to be right, only to have the

best people surrounding me.”From somewhere…Ed.














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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS IN FEBRUARYJudy Ball, Nick Brower, Doug

Danielson, Donna Davis, James Rawlings,Viki Sharp, Bill Walker and Robert Wolf.

Congratulations! Come celebratewith us and have some cake at the FebruaryGeneral meeting.


(360)923-5425

DISTRICT 16SPRING COUNCIL

“Encourage & Inspire”February 13, 2010

Masonic Lodge, Port Townsend

There is no charge to attend the meeting.All Squadron Officers and interested

members are encouraged to attend whetheror not you have a vote. (Non-voters have

the privilege of the floor.)


Saturday, 13 February

Dress: USPS casual

0900 – 1015 Registration

1030 Call to Order

Business Meeting

1215 – 1300 Lunch

1305 Business Meeting resumes

1325 - 1530 Workshop: Tools to

“Encourage & Inspire”

• Train the Trainer

• Merit Mark: Tricks of the

Trade

• Adding FUN to your

squadron

• Marketing, Membership &

Me

1530 Council Adjourned

USPS DISTRICT 16

2010 SPRING CONFERENCE AGENDA

Saturday, 20 March 2010

La Quinta Suites

Tacoma, WA

Friday Evening, 19 March 2010

Dress: Casual


1800 No-Host Reception V/C John

Alter, SN

C/C’s representative


There is no charge to attend the meeting.

All Squadron Officers and interested members

are encouraged to attend whether or not you

have a vote. (Non-voters have the privilege of

the floor.)

Dress: USPS casual or appropriate attire


0800 – 0915 Breakfast Meetings

(Cdrs, Exec Officers, SEO, P/D/C)

0920 – Call to Order

Opening formalities

Business Meeting

1145 – 1300 Lunch


1420 SailAngle Presentation

1630 Conference recess

Saturday Evening Activities & Banquet

Dress: Hawaiian, formal or appropriate USPS

attire

1800 – 1900 No-host Social Hour

1900 Conference reconvenes

Dinner

Awards

CHANGE OF WATCH CEREMONY

2100 Adjourn 2010 Spring

Conference

BRIDGE MEETINGThe next Bridge meeting is February

8th. This meeting will be held at The TeaLeaf Restaurant located at 4646 Pacific Ave.SE in Lacey. It lies between St. Martin’s andCut Rate Auto Parts. Dinner will start @6:00 PM and meeting @ 7:00 PM.Remember, you don't have to be on theBridge to attend.


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Olympia Sail & Power Squadron2010

Change of WatchWhere: Chambers House restaurant (Panorama City)…The Garden Room

1751 Circle Ln. Lacey, Wa.

When: Monday, 19 April 2010 1800 Social Hour 1900 Dinner

Dinner Choices Price

Prime Rib 25.00Salmon 25.00Chicken Tommasso (Breast of chicken with prosciutto and mushrooms in a Marsala sauce)

25.00

What to wear: Gentlemen…business Suit, Blazer or Uniform “A” Ladies… semi-formal

Your reservation must be received no later than April 5 to be honored.Please detach and mail your reservation to: P/C Rose Ann Walker, 3650A Simmons Mill Ct. SW, Tumwater WA 98512Checks payable to: Olympia Sail and Power Squadron

Cut and detach here*********************************************************************************

2010 COW Reservation Form

Name(s): _____________________________________________________________

Choices How many?Prime rib ____________

Salmon ____________ Chicken ____________

Total remittance $ ____________

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March 2010

FROM THE BRIDGECOMMANDER’S MESSAGEHow ironic is it that I travel several

hundred miles to Penticton, Canada wherethere are literally hundreds of wineries and Idon't even have a taste? But I go 15 milesdown the road to the Walter-Dacon Wineryfor a Squadron tasting just a few weeks agoand drink several glasses of white wine.This, I guess is just a reminder that you tendto be more comfortable close to home.Speaking of comfort zone, I just taught aRadar Seminar class for the Squadron. Iteach students all the time in myprofessional job. That is a subject I havebeen familiar with for the past 25 years. Idid have a lot of interpolation about teachinga class I was familiar with but not a trueexpert in. The only fear a lot of us havewhen trying something new is usuallyembarrassment or failure. This is where alittle studying of the material provided bythe Power Squadron, along with a goodsupport system within the Squadron, willpull you through with flying colors everytime. It may seem like you are alone, but ifyou look around you, there is alwayssomeone who has been where you are andwill lend you a helping hand. Thanks to theOlympia Squadron, the class went offwithout a hitch. The Power Squadron shouldfeel like your second family or your homeaway from home.

I only have a few more articles leftthat I am responsible for before I becomemore of a reader. I will still submit an articlefrom time to time when I think I havesomething to share for the good of the order.

This is just to let you know that everyonecan participate in all aspects for thebetterment of the Squadron. You don't needto hold a Bridge position to be a participant,although there are many Bridge positionsavailable for this upcoming year.

This past weekend I was able to goto Port Townsend for the first time to attendthe District 16 Spring Council Meeting.Although I didn't get to see much of thetown, it seemed like a place I would like togo back to with my family. What I did get todo was meet with old friends, Cdr. Ray andSandra Thomas of North Olympic, Larryand Cindy Warren of Tacoma, along withmany other enjoyable people. Enjoying thecompany and conversation with others aboutour love and interest in boating is whatbeing a Power Squadron member is allabout.


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EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORTFROM UNDER THE BRIDGEThis may count as spring weather,

because it’s raining and it rains here in thespring. There are even three daffodils inbloom in our yard. Unfortunately, they’re inplaces where there aren’t supposed to bethings growing, but the bright yellowblooms are cheerful, nonetheless. We’re justhome from Spring Council in PortTownsend.


Paul and I drove up on Friday nightand stayed in one of the 1890s buildings thatare now hotels. It was 36 stairs up to ourfloor and 24 more to the third floor. I mustlearn to pack less! Arriving early gave us achance to talk with D/Cdr. Barbara Ericksonabout the “Uncommitted Funds” proposal,as well as to enjoy fellowship with localSquadron members. The Nifty Fifties jukejoint stayed open late (after 5:00!) just forus, all 9 of us.

More than 70 people attended theCouncil, which opened with the formalitiesof protocol; plunged on with the roll call ofSquadrons (which overlooked three, whostood up to be counted, in case there’s anaward); elided gracefully into approving fallminutes; contemplated the favorablenumbers in the budget and financial reports;stumbled through the “Uncommitted Funds”report so that the issue must be clarified andvoted on at Spring Conference; and got up-to-date on the radio-controlled, voice-activated boat with an animatronic seagullthat the District has commissioned as ateaching tool for kids, and which shouldmake its debut at the Poulsbo Rendezvous inJune.

The District Nominating Committeereported on the slate of officers two femaleCommanders in a row! The officialannouncement of the disbanding of thePossession Sound Squadron was made, andsad sighs were heard over that.

Several Bridge members attended thenational meeting in Orlando and reported onhappenings


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I don't know about March coming inlike a lion. The sun is streaming brightly

through my dirty windows, highlighting dustmotes and reminding me that the apple treesneed pruning, the flower beds are a mess,and the house is knee deep in dust bunnies.As usual, I'll put all this off until May, bywhich time it won't matter because we'll beoff somewhere in the boat.

So we may as well just plow our wayto the Yacht Club through weeds & dustballs, and whip up something tasty for theMarch St. Paddy's Day potluck. I may docorned beef with colcannon. How about thatfor Irish? If you're so inclined, wearsomething green for the evening, or orange,maybe? A green shirt with a blaze orangehat? I could wear a green shirt with a brightorange hunting vest that's been in mothballsfor ages, since we don't hunt anymore. Ourspeaker for the meeting will be BruceMarshall of Swantown, speaking aboutfuture plans for the Marina, and what effect,if any, the proposed elimination of CapitalLake will have on development in the area.

Speaking of things that need to bedone, have you sent in your reservation forChange of Watch? It's always a blast; let'stry to have everybody there! Dust off yourduds, do up your hair (in Stan's case, bothhairs) and we'll have a great time!




So what is going on in our Educationdepartment?

Our new Junior Navigation classwas delayed a week and starts March 9. Theinstructors are Clyde Shiner and PhilTenkhoff. The students enrolled include:Gary Ball, Rich LaRosa, Bill Walker andRose Ann Walker. Our Piloting classstarted last month.


Perhaps we should rename this class,Tollefsons and friends. Enrolled in the classare Dave and Margaret Tollefson, alongwith sister Debra and her husband Yanni,and a friend of the family, Austin Lampert .In addition, we have two other memberstaking this course; John Turner and GuyCraynor. I am sure they will learn a lotunder the tutelage of Gary Ball . Finally,let’s not forget the Gelcoat Repair class thatis scheduled for March 27 (see article inSeaman’s Log).

Finally, don’t forget to remind yourboating friends that the new BoaterEducation requirement is now up to age 30.Guess what, we just happen to have a PublicBoating Class that will qualify someone forthe Boater Education Card, the class isscheduled for Sat. April 17.

In closing, I’d like to give a BIG“thank you” to Nick Brower, our assistantSquadron Education Officer, who has donesuch a tremendous job over the past severalyears in making our Squadron one of themost successful in District 16 for presentingPublic Boating classes.

P/C Tim Miller, P(360) 413-0311



2010-2011 Squadron NominationsThe Annual Meeting shall be held in

the month of March at such time and placeas the Executive Committee may designate,at which time an election of officers andmembers of elective committees, includingthe chairman thereof, shall be held. Writtennotice of the Annual Meeting, containing alist of all active members nominated by theNominating Committee for election topositions within this Squadron, shall be sentto each active member by the Secretary, in

such manner as determined by the ExecutiveCommittee, at least 30 days prior to suchmeeting.

Candidates for office to be votedupon at the Annual Meeting are beingnominated by the Nominating Committee asprovided, or by petition in writing signed byat least five active members in goodstanding and filed with the secretary at least15 days before this date.The Nominating Committee submits thefollowing officers for the 2010-2011 year:Commander: Lt/C Donna Davis, PExecutive Officer: Guy Cranor, SAdministrative Officer OpenEducational Officer OpenSecretary OpenTreasurer P/C Rose Ann Walker, APAssistant Educational Officer Open

Executive Committee:1 yr. Lt. Paul Davis, P2 yr. D/Lt Jim Harden, JN3 yr. P/C Bobbie Scott, P

Nominating Committee:1 yr. P/C Stan Scott, P2 yr. P/C Tim Miller, P3 yr. P/C Jerry Cross, P

Rules Committee:1 yr. Lt. Maggie Miller2 yr. Lt. Rick Schnatterly, P3 yr. P/C Mike Contris, JN

Auditing Committee:1 yr. Lt. Viki Sharp, S2 yr. Lt/C Patricia Brower, JN3 yr. Lt. Phil Tenkhoff, N

Nominating CommitteeP/C Bobbie Scott, P, Chairman; (360) 491-5157P/C Stan Scott, P; P/C Tim Miller, P


As you can see from reading theprevious article, your NominatingCommittee has been unable to fill severalcritical positions in our Squadron for thecoming year. If we are to get our safeboating message out to the public in thecoming year, we need more people to comeforward and help! Can you do something?Call one of the Nominating Committeemembers, or our incoming Commander,Donna Davis, if you can volunteer your timeand effort for any of these positions. Pleasehelp!

P/C Bobbie Scott, P Nominating Committee

TAKE THIS QUICK QUIZ� Do you like to see people learn and grow?� Would you want like to see our Squadron

grow?� Do you enjoy new challenges?� Do you believe in boating education?� Do you have some computer skills?� Do you have some organizational skills?� Would you enjoy learning new skills?

f you said “Yes.” to most of the above,then you are a strong candidate to becomethe Squadron’s Education Officer (SEO) for2010. If this sounds interesting and you’dlike to know more, please contact me. I willbe available to the new SEO in training andassistance.

At this time, we have no one who hasvolunteered to accept the nomination for thisposition for next year (starts in April 2010).This is a critical position to fill in ourSquadron if we are going to fulfill thetraining needs of our members and thepublic.Please give this serious consideration.

P/C Tim Miller, P [email protected]

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GELCOAT REPAIR CLASSDo you have some gelcoat repairs

needed on your boat? Did you think it wastoo expensive to have those repairs done bya professional? Have you thought aboutsomeday fixing some of those minor gelcoatproblems yourself, but have just nevergotten around to it? Frankly, do you thinkyou ever will???

You’re in luck! Now is the time tolearn how to “do it yourself”. One of ourSquadron members, Bill Eppenstein, hasthe expertise to teach you and he has all ofthe materials for a fun and educational class.The class will be at Bill‘s home and will lastabout an hour or so.

Class size is limited, so sign upearly. Contact me. The class will be offeredsometime in Feb. or March, after it warmsup a little, on a date that meets the needs ofmost students.

THE CLASS IS FREE!!!!P/C Tim Miller, P

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Welcome New Member!Our newest sworn-in member is

Kendal Lemn, an 8th grader (otherwiseknown as Top Dog) at Chinook MiddleSchool. Kendal enjoys boating (totally),sports, especially football, (great) and school(somewhat). His least favorite class isEnglish (boring), and his most favorite isMATH! Kendal, how could you? After Ipassed algebra with a "D", the second timearound! Welcome, oh brilliant newmember!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS IN FEBRUARYTHAT DIDN'T MAKE THE ARTICLEPeggy McHugo and Margaret Tollefson.

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS IN MARCHDaniel Coleman, Joanne DeMeyer, RichLarosa, Kendall Lemn, Hugh Schuetz andChuck Sharp.

Congratulations! Come celebratewith us and have some cake at the MarchGeneral meeting.


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Hidden Membership NumberYippee!! We had a winner! One of

our newer members, and youngest, KendalLemn, found his hidden membershipnumber in last month’s Seaman’s Log. Hisprize is a free member’s class of his choice.He has already elected to take Seamanship.

There is another winning number inthis issue, is it yours? If so, contact me rightaway.

P/C Tim Miller [email protected] (360) 413-0311

USPS DISTRICT 16

2010 SPRING CONFERENCE AGENDA


La Quinta Suites

Tacoma, WA

Friday Evening, 19 March 2010

Dress: Casual


1800 No-Host Reception V/C John

Alter, SN

C/C’s representative


There is no charge to attend the meeting.

All Squadron Officers and interested members

are encouraged to attend whether or not you

have a vote. (Non-voters have the privilege of

the floor.)

Dress: USPS casual or appropriate attire


0800 – 0915 Breakfast Meetings

(Cdrs, Exec Officers, SEO, P/D/C)

0920 – Call to Order

Opening formalities

Business Meeting

1145 – 1300 Lunch


1420 Sail Angle Presentation

1630 Conference recess

Saturday Evening Activities & Banquet

Dress: Hawaiian, formal or appropriate USPS

attire

1800 – 1900 No-host Social Hour

1900 Conference reconvenes

Dinner

Awards

CHANGE OF WATCH CEREMONY

2100 Adjourn 2010 Spring

Conference

BRIDGE MEETINGThe next Bridge meeting is March




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Squadron CalendarMarch 2010

6-7 Cabellas Captains’ Weekend8 Bridge (Executive) Meeting

1800: Dinner 1900: Meeting

1800-2100 Tea Leaf II Restaurant4646 Pacific Ave.Lacey

9 Junior Navigation Class Begins 1900-2100 Lacey Fire Station6500 Mullen RoadLacey

15 General Meeting 1830: Potluck - St. Patrick’s DayTheme 1930: Speaker: Bruce Marshall,“Swantown Future Plans”

1830-2100 Olympia Yacht Club

19-20 Spring Conference in Tacoma La Quinta InnTacoma

April 201012 Bridge (Executive) Meeting



17 Public Boating Class 0800-1600 Lacey Fire Station1231 Franz RoadLacey

19 Change of Watch Dinner 1800-2100 Panorama City Restaurant1751 Circle LaneLacey

May 201010 Bridge (Executive) Meeting



17 General Meeting 1930-2100 Olympia Yacht Club


Cooperative Charting UpdateD16/Lt Inez Schwartz, JN

I want to bring all the Squadrons up to date on the D16CoCh Challenge and to announce the dates for upcomingCooperative Charting workshops.

D16 CoCh Challenge We have done what it takes andmore so! Thanks to the whole D16 Cooperative ChartingTeam!

As you know the Challenge for D16 was to reach 75%Squadron participation in CoCh report submissions. That would place us on the NationalCooperative Charting Honor Roll as a District. The challenge was to have that accomplished byJanuary 31, 2010. As of this writing we are at 69% of our 75% goal. That translates into 11 of16 Squadrons participating. Twelve Squadrons represent 75%. The effort made has beentremendous and of course signifies far more accomplished than if no challenge had been given.As D16 CoCh Chairman, I am proud to have had a part in the expanded education and great civilservice that Cooperative Charting represents.

To let you know how significant this is on a national level, only 3 other districts haveattained honor roll status. District ranking is determined by a sliding scale of points inproportion to number of members. At this writing, D16 ranked 7th of 33 districts nationwide!Last year, D16 ranked 17th. In addition to checking the Credit Reports link on CCWeb MainMenu, the individual and Squadron ranking is posted on the D16 Website under CooperativeCharting, as well as on the Sail Angle D16 CoCh Challenge Group page.

NOAA/NOS do not end the reporting year until March 31st. To have time to processthese reports in a timely manner, all reports need to be to me prior to March 15th. Anyonewishing to add sufficient activity to reach Squadron or individual honor roll status will have untilthen to submit reports. I fully expect that when you read this we will have attained NationalDistrict Honor Roll status!

For all of us who have submitted, or have been listed as an observer on, a report thisCoCh year beginning April 1, 2009 – we are going to celebrate with a party at the D16 SpringConference in Tacoma! Party time and place will be posted at the registration table.

Upcoming Cooperative Charting Workshops Two 2010 CoCh Workshops will be heldbefore the main cruising season gets into high gear. The first will be held March 27th theSaturday following the D16 Spring Conference. Asst. CoCh Chuck Leavitt has secured aclassroom at the Skagit Valley College for the 0900-1500 workshop. Our main focus will bemore in-depth training in making reports, and we will have hands-on work with theCCWeb site. The second workshop is currently set for April 17th. The site for thatworkshop has not been confirmed but will be more convenient for the bulk of the southernand western Squadrons. Check with your Squadron Commanders for handouts providedat the Spring Council meeting in Pt. Townsend in February. There will also be moreinformation provided at the Tacoma Spring Conference registration table.

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April 2010

FROM THE BRIDGECOMMANDER’S MESSAGEJust like all of the other Commanders

across the District, I am starting to tie up anyloose ends and begin to turn the reins over toa new and deserving individual. I can tellyou there are a lot of things to do besidessetting up for a COW and saying goodbye.There are Commander Challenge reports,boating classes, safety days at local marinasand other items that tend to carry-over forawhile. This is definitely not a job thatconsists of just a few emails. It is timeconsuming, challenging, demanding andsometimes nerve racking whenparliamentary proceedings are being calledinto question. But despite it all, I had awonderful time and made some long lastingfriendships with people from otherSquadrons that I might never have metunless I was a Commander. Maybe one daydown the road I would be willing to onceagain go down this road again, but now Iwill just assist the Squadron whenever andwhere ever I can. Especially since it is thistype of person that makes a Commanderlook good. Thanks for the memories that Iwill treasure for a long time to come.



The principal interjections are:O, Oh, alas, pshaw, ouch, aha, alack.

Tillotson's Elementary Grammar, 1897Now you know. P/C Bobbie Scott, P

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORTFROM UNDER THE BRIDGEWhen it’s time to write my next

article for the Seaman’s Log, I’ll be standingat the helm of our organization. What adaunting thought! Just as summer vacationcleanses the mind of how to diagramsentences and where to put the decimal pointwhen you’re doing long division, cold, wet,windy winters wipe away the skills learnedin leisurely boating escapades of summer.Finding the square root? No way! Steeringa straight line? Same again!

Yet, it will be my job to rouse yourenthusiasm for boating and for boatingeducation, both giving and getting, whenI’m not sure that my fingers remember howto tie off on a cleat, where to hang the plumbline, the lubber line, the laundry line. Whatdo I need to do this Squadron job? I need allof you!

Yes, we’ll all be challenged, not justme. Right off, it will be by theCommander’s Challenge. This Districtprogram was initiated by Frank Dvorak,now the Chief Commander of USPS. It listsactivities the Squadron officers andmembers can participate in and awardspoints for doing so. If your Squadrongarners the greatest number of points, youwin a trophy. More to the point, you’ve hada busy, bang-up year. Alas, some of theactivities are to be done by Bridge officeswe haven’t filled for the coming year.There’s a place for you if you’re interestedin helping with: class planning, teaching,


organizing rendezvous and social activities,getting speakers for the general meetings,writing articles for The Seaman’s Log,Cardinal Points, or the Ensign. Can youcook? The summer picnic and the annualBridge Breakfast need you. Do you have aboating friend? Increased membership is aDistrict goal, while I expect mine will bemore modest – holding our own. If we allget into the act, we’ll have a great yeartogether.

Speaking of great, how about the twodays some of us spent at Cabela’s? We gotto talk with some interesting people, sign upsome prospects for vessel safety inspections,get a list of potential students, say hello tosome friends and neighbors, and do a littleshopping. Thanks to the perseverance ofViki Sharp, we got vendor nametags whichentitled us to money off our purchases. Myshopping was mostly for food items fromthe general store, and my savings were 20%.I don’t know if that savings would haveapplied to the Cabela’s-theme Ford F250,crew cab, long bed, diesel pickup truck thatwas located by our booth. At a sticker priceof $60,000, even a 20% reduction wouldn’ttempt. Our first house didn’t cost that much.Neither did our second!

We’re in our fourth house now, righton the water, looking at Squaxin Island,Pickering Passage and Hammersley Inlet,and waiting for good boating weather. (So Ican renew my relationship with all thoselines.) Boats are more fun than pickuptrucks I think, and I expect you all agree,since you’re part of OSPS. I’m lookingforward to this year with you, and I hope wehave a full schedule of fun, fellowship,education, and satisfaction. If you all cometo the Change of Watch, we can start out theyear with a bang. See you there!


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WA. State Boater Education CardDid you know that USPS members

qualify for the WA State Boater EducationCard? All you have to do is complete theapplication and send it into the state with $10along with a copy of your USPS membershipcard. However, be sure to mark box #4 on theapplication that indicates you are a USPSmember.

If you want a copy of the application,just Google “Washington Boater Education CardApplication” or give me a call. I have a supplyof the forms.

P/C Tim Miller (360) 4123-0311


It's hard to believe that this is my lastarticle as Administrative Officer. It's beenfun, and sometimes a challenge, to findspeakers for our meetings. Some of thespeakers found us, and some seem to wantto run and hide. We'd been contacting thepeople from the Washington State Ferrysystem once or twice a month for nearly sixmonths, making phone calls and sendingemails in an attempt to get a speaker.Finally, we sent off, by snail mail, anofficial-looking letter on Squadronletterhead. That resulted almost immediatelyin a telephone call assuring us that theywould have a speaker available, but that theperson who was critical to this operationwas not in her office. She would, however,be phoning directly. That was two monthsago and no call has been forthcoming, sowe're going to try the Official Letterapproach again soon. Wish us luck.

Some of our best speakers have beenpeople from our own Squadron. We haveone more coming up this year, our own RichLaRosa, who will be hosting a wine tastingat the June meeting. Rich is a super wine


maker and will be discussing wines andgrapes as we sip.

If you have a hobby or interest thatpeople might like to hear about, whetherboat-related or not, please let me know.Although I won't be serving as AdminOfficer after April, we're always looking forinteresting speakers. I know most of us doother things besides go boating, and most ofus belong to other organizations besides ourSquadron. Tell us about that other part ofyour life! Talk to me at a meeting, or callme at home. If it interests you, it willcertainly interest others too.



BOBBIE HAHNBobbie Hahn, former member of

Olympia Sail & Power Squadron and wifeof Past Commander Fred Hahn, passed awayon Thursday, March 4th.

There will be a celebration of life onSaturday April 3rd from 2 to 5 p.m. at TugBoat Annie’s.

Rose Ann

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS IN APRILMike Contris, Leah Hatzialexiou, Mark

Johnson, Genene Kluck, Douglas Pook, DeannaSchnatterly and Clyde Shiner. Congratulations!

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By the time you read this article, ourPilot class, taught by Gary Ball, will justabout be concluded and our JuniorNavigation class, under the tutelage ofClyde Shiner and Phil Tenkhoff, will havejust begun. Other than our Public Boating

Class scheduled for April 17, we have noother classes scheduled this year until ournew Squadron Education Officer, SEO,takes the reins over in April after the Changeof Watch, who ever that may be. In themeantime, in the absence of an acting SEO,if there is enough interest shown in anyparticular class, we can probably make ithappen even without a new SEO.

Here is a quick summary of whathappened this year in our Education Dept. 10 member classes… 48 students 4 Seminars… 35 students 7 Public Boating classes… 117 students Total students 200

These classes just “didn’t happen”,they are the result of many dedicatedSquadron members volunteering their timeand efforts to the benefit of our othermembers and the community. Please join mein thanking them for making this anothersuccessful education year for yourSquadron, in no particular order:

Jim Harden Bill WalkerBobbie Scott Jim HansonJerry Cross Gary BallNick Brower Pat Brower

Phil Tenkhoff Clyde ShinerP/C Tim Miller, P

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A big thanks to our Webmaster, KathrynQuerry, who keeps updating our web-pagewith new/cool stuff!!!! Tim




Hidden Membership NumberYippeeee!! We had a winner. One of

our newer and youngest members, KendalLemn, found his hidden membershipnumber in last month’s Seaman’s Log. Hisprize is a free member’s class of his choice.He has already elected to take Seamanship.

There is another winning number inthis issue. Is it yours? If so, contact me rightaway.

P/C Tim Miller [email protected] (360) 413-0311

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!We have several new members to

welcome this month. They are all signed upfor classes, or are taking classes now. If yousee any of them at meetings, be sure towelcome them to our organization. Theyare:• Hernan and Carrie Gonzalez• Debra Tollefson• Yanni Hatzialexiou• Alex Hatzialexiou• Jordan Hatzialexiou• Leah Hatzialexiou• Austin Lampert

We hope to see you all out on thewater with us this coming summer!Welcome to the Olympia Sail and PowerSquadron!

P/C Bobbie Scott, PMembership chair

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Boston Harbor MarinaSpring & Summer Schedule

Starting in April, Boston harborMarina will have a wine tasting once amonth on the third Friday of the month.Wine tasting Schedule:• April 16, 5:00 - 6:30 P.M.• May 21, 5:00 - 6:30 P.M.• June 18, 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.• July 16, plan is BBQ with beer and/or

wine tasting 4 - 7 P.M.• August 20, same plan as July

Sunday Breakfast on the Dock will beginthe first Sunday in May, 9-11 A.M.

Mothers' Day will be a special menu, TBANow you know. P/C Bobbie Scott, P


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Editor’s NotesAs I discussed at a Bridge Meeting,

please do not format your work with thespace bar or tab key. I have to take it all out.If there is a special format, like thereservation form for the Christmas Party,send it that way and ask for a separate page.


Tillotson's Elementary Grammar, 1897The principal interjections are: O,

Oh, alas, pshaw, ouch, aha, alack.So, now you know more.

P/C Bobbie Scott, P

Squadron Calendar




17 Public Boating Class 0800-1600 Lacey Fire Station1231 Franz RoadLacey

19 Change of Watch Dinner 1800-2100 Panorama City Restaurant1751 Circle LaneLacey





June 201014 Bridge (Executive) Meeting




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May 2010

FROM THE BRIDGECOMMANDER’S MESSAGEThe first order of business is to thank

all of you for the confidence you’ve placedin me by electing and installing me asSquadron Commander. On the other hand,perhaps I ought to congratulate you on yourunusual sense of humor. All of you shouldhave attended the Change of Watch tocelebrate the successes of CommanderJerry’s year and to get a foretaste of the yearto come. It was a very happy evening, withmuch talk and much laughter.

As usual when she is asked, BobbieScott gave us a thoughtful invocation.Dinner was excellent. Guests wereintroduced, including D/C Joanna Webster,D/Lt/C Hank Willis; and Past Commandersstood to a sitting ovation. Wayne (Pete)Peterson was inducted as a new member,and we all renewed our affirmation of theUSPS pledge with him. Reports? None!On to awards.

C Jerry began with the USPSawards, Merit Marks, by the fives: The StanGruessing Educational Award forcontributions in boating went to Tim Miller.Deanna Schnatterly, our faithful steward,received the Milton Weber ParticipationAward. Jerry handed out many Certificatesof Appreciation to the members who hadhelped him over the course of the year tokeep the Squadron running smoothly. Therewas a special thank you to his wife Rebeccafor putting up with all the time thatSquadron affairs took him away fromfamily. His message repeated the year’sgoals and outlined how well those were

accomplished. It was a very good yearending with a bang at Swantown Safety Daywith more VSEs there than ever before, 24,and a huge ABC class on the same day with35 students.

D/C Joanna spoke a few words aboutthe District Education Day. Hank Willisadvertised the USPS Board Meeting inBellevue in September. Our own D/Lt/C Jiminvited us to the District Rendezvous. Thenit was time for the old Bridge to bedismissed and the new one to be sworn in.It had seemed as if the Bridge would be avery small one, with me as Commander andRose Ann Walker as Treasurer. Thanks to abefore-the-program caucus of involvedmembers out in the hallway, and to thewords of Bobbie Scott, who said she hasalready arranged for speakers for our generalmeetings, we now have an almost completeBridge. Jerry Cross will serve as ExecutiveOfficer, Bobbie as Admin, and Jim Hardenas Secretary. Thank you, good-heartedpeople for taking on these jobs. Volunteersfor the job of SEO are gratefully accepted.

With a team composed entirely ofPast Commanders to support me, this yearshould be a breeze. My goals for thecoming year are pretty basic, and I thinkthey’re doable:• Maintain a constant level of membership• The Squadron remains financially stable• Offer a variety and a reasonable number

of classes, despite the lack of an SEO• Interesting programs and speakers will

draw our new members to our generalmeetings


• have one new social activity on oursummer calendar

• Good fellowship and fun will be acontinuing part of our members’ timetogether.

CommanderDonna Davis, P

[email protected]

Safety ReportKeep your eyes and ears open not

just on the water but at the docks also, sincethere has been an increase in thefts at themarinas lately. Just remember that when youare getting everything prepared for theupcoming boating season others are too.Unfortunately, some of those folks are notboaters but opportunists. They are lookingfor unsecured dinghy's, motors, electronicsand anything else they can get their hands onto sell. It doesn't matter if it is small or largein size, just that it is available. For instance,a friend of mine just had his whole dock boxstolen from his slip. With its contents itweighed over 125 lbs. Not only is it costly toreplace items, it is a feeling of unrest thatsomeone was in your personal stuff thatsometimes never goes away.

Be prudent in locking and storingyour goods away properly and take thingsoff the boat if you can. A little bit of extratime and work in the beginning and end of aboating adventure can reap large rewardsand peace of mind for years to come.

P/C Jerry Cross, [email protected]

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORTFROM UNDER THE BRIDGEYes, my time in retirement was short

lived to say the least, all of about 15minutes. I am back on the Bridge as your

Executive Officer and look forward toassisting your new commander as much as Iam able. I look forward to seeing you allagain at the general meeting.

P/C Jerry Cross, [email protected]

(360)402-8218

WA. State Boater Education CardDid you know that USPS members

qualify for the WA State Boater EducationCard? All you have to do is complete theapplication and send it into the state with $10along with a copy of your USPS membershipcard. However, be sure to mark box #4 on theapplication that indicates you are a USPSmember.

If you want a copy of the application,just Google “Washington Boater Education CardApplication” or give me a call. I have a supplyof the forms.

P/C Tim Miller (360) 4123-0311


I was out to lunch when I wrote lastmonth's column! Rich LaRosa will be doinga wine tasting at our MAY meeting. THISmonth! We will meet at 1830 for anunparalleled social and gastronomicexperience. There will be cheeses andcrackers to cleanse our palates betweenvintages, so the tables will be out and thewines will be poured. Come and sip with us!Rich is a winemaker of vast experience andinteresting tales.

Our speaker at the JUNE meetingwill be our own Jim Hanson, speaking aboutboating safety issues for the summer seasonand upcoming changes in the local aids tonavigation.

We will end the business season andbegin the FUN season with a potluck, sowear your most relaxed, off-to-the-beaches


clothing and come prepared for anenjoyable start to summer!



If you find your membership numberin this issue, notify the Commander.

ED

POSTER CONTEST TIMEAll you members who have

youngsters age 6 to 14 in your family, it'sNational USPS Youth Poster Contest time!The contest is open to all children, not justthe offspring of members, and theapplication forms and rules are out! I'll havecopies to hand out at the next severalmeetings, so get 'em while they're hot! Let'shave lots of entries from our Squadron thisyear! The theme for 2010 is: Water Smarts:Boat Safe and Clean. Our Squadron hasdone well in recent years, so let's see if wecan get a national prize this year!

P/C Bobbie Scott, P


This will be the last SEO report inthe Seaman’s Log from “yours truly” and Ihope someone steps up soon to take over theduties of Squadron Education Officer. It is achallenging position, but very rewarding. Ifyou think you might be interested, I willspend whatever time is necessary to get youup and running.

By the time you read this article, ourPilot class will have concluded and our Jr.Navigation class will be about half over. OurAdvanced Piloting class finished last monthwith 5 graduates, all passing the exam withflying colors:

Gary Ball Rose Ann WalkerBill Walker Donna DavisPaul Davis

Good job, Jim Harden (Instructor)!!Gary Ball has volunteered to teach

our next Advanced Piloting class. If you areinterested, be sure to let Gary know.

Here’s something new from USPSHeadquarters, our “member only” classesare now available to the general public. Ifanyone wants to take one of our upcomingclasses, they just pay the class fee and a


membership fee. Oh well, this may be newfor USPS, but we’ve already been doing it.Just ask the Tollefson family.

Lastly, I hope you are planning toattend this year’s Education Seminar at theJohn Wayne Marina in Sequim, WA on May8.

May 22 -28 is Safe Boating Week!!!P/C Tim Miller, P

Squadron Education Officer [email protected] (360) 413-0311


A big thanks to our Webmaster, KathrynQuerry, who keeps updating our web-pagewith new/cool stuff!!!! Tim



TAKE THIS QUICK QUIZ� Do you like to see people learn and grow?� Would you want like to see our Squadron

grow?� Do you enjoy new challenges?� Do you believe in boating education?� Do you have some computer skills?� Do you have some organizational skills?� Would you enjoy learning new skills?

If you said “yes” to most of the above,then you are a strong candidate to becomethe Squadron’s Education Officer (SEO) for2010. If this sounds interesting and you’dlike to know more, please contact me. I willbe available to the new SEO in training andassistance.

This is a critical position to fill in ourSquadron if we are going to fulfill the

training needs of our members and thepublic.

Please give this serious consideration.P/C Tim Miller (SEO)[email protected]

(360) 413-0311

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS IN MAY

Patricia Brower, Cynthia Cameron,Patti Ingersoll and Nicholas Nicholyavich.P/C Jerry Cross, AP

Boston Harbor MarinaSpring & Summer Schedule

Starting in April, Boston HarborMarina will have a wine tasting once amonth on the third Friday of the month.Wine tasting Schedule:• May 21, 5:00 - 6:30 P.M.• June 18, 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.• July 16, plan is BBQ with beer and/or

wine tasting 4 - 7 P.M.• August 20, same plan as July

Sunday Breakfast on the Dock will beginthe first Sunday in May, 9-11 A.M.

Mothers' Day will be a special menu, TBANow you know. P/C Bobbie Scott, P

BRIDGE MEETINGThe next Bridge meeting is May 10th.

This meeting will be held at The Tea LeafRestaurant located at 4646 Pacific Ave. SEin Lacey. It lies between St. Martin’s andCut Rate Auto Parts. Dinner will start @6:00 PM and meeting @ 7:00 PM.Remember, you don't have to be on theBridge to attend.

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Squadron CalendarMay 2010

8 Educational Seminar 0900-1600 John Wayne MarinaSequim

10 Bridge (Executive) Meeting 1800: Dinner 1900: Meeting


15-16 Lacey Fun Fair17 General Meeting

Speaker: Rich Larosa1930-2100 Olympia Yacht Club

22-28 National Safe Boating Week




21 General MeetingSpeaker: Jim Hanson – Boating SafetyIssues


25-27 Poulsbo Rendezvous Pouslbo Marina

July 2010

Time to Enjoy Cruising Puget Sound!!

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JUNE 2010

FROM THE BRIDGECOMMANDER’S MESSAGE

This is the second time today I’vestarted my article for the The Log. Thewind has howled out here at ArcadiaPoint, and there are white caps onHammersley Inlet and on PickeringPassage. Our power went off severaltimes, and I gave up on starting over.Now that there’s power restored and arainbow glowing, the wind should stop.After all it’s May: spring!

Since we had the time in April,Paul and I attended as many of thenearby Changes of Watch as we could fitin, five, even getting to Spokane. Theeight out-of-towners there were one-thirdof the attendees. What can a smallSquadron do? Well, Spokane was a co-sponsor of the 2009 Fall Conference inPenticton that won kudos from thosewho went. The out-going Commanderhad been held over for a second year.The in-coming Commander is recycledfrom an earlier time. The group has abusy class schedule, with only rivers andlakes to boat on. No tides to add spice totheir maritime activities. I hope ourgroup can find the same source of energyand enthusiasm.

Yes, SPRING! Time for BoatingSeason to begin. We’ve rendezvoused inSwantown with friends from Tacoma.We’ll venture farther as, or if, theweather improves. However, our

Squadron currently has no summercruises or gatherings scheduled. Thismay change. In the mean time, there areplenty of opportunities to travel with agroup for companionship, fun, and thesecure feeling from being together.

First, there’s the District 16Rendezvous in Poulsbo, June 25-27.You can find the schedule andregistration forms on the District 16website (www.USPS.org/d16). You canfind the marina by following theHardens, Davises, or Crosses by boat, orthe Walkers, Sharps, et al by car.There’s a chili cook-off on Friday, and Ithink we should aim for first prize. Howabout it galley slaves?

To travel farther north, again goto the District website, click on theSquadron roster, and then click on thevarious Squadrons to read their cruiseschedules for the summer. This is afraternal organization, and you’rewelcome to join any group that is goingwhere and when you want to go. In fact,some Squadrons have associatememberships, at a minimal cost, whichwill give you their newsletter so you canplan your activities with them well inadvance. We attended the AnnualBellevue Salmon Bake in Brownsvilleand had such a good time that webecame associate members of theBellevue Squadron. Last summer, wecruised with them to Maple Bay on


Vancouver Island, and to Otter Bay onPender Island. Meet new people, makenew friends.

North Olympic, out of Sequim,has cruises all year long, several toCanada, and Seattle and Bellevue havesister Squadrons in the Canadian PowerSquadrons that they combine forces within the summer, on the water, and in thewinter, on the land. Opportunities forfellowship and fun abound in USPS, andyou should take advantage of as many asyou can.

Don’t forget to pick up your PugetSound Passport at any participatingmarina. Be sure to get it stampedwherever you stay overnight. Fourstamps win you a tee shirt, and a fullpage of stamps might get you one of 25prizes, worth up to $500. Now thatwould make boating even moreworthwhile!

I look forward to seeing you atour June general meeting and potluck, inJuly and August on the water, and inSeptember back at the OYC for aprogram by our own Gary Ball, wowingus with info about batteries for boats.Have you heard the one about the AGMand the farmer’s daughter?

Cdr. Donna Davis, AP360-432-0464

[email protected]

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR HIMON FATHER’S DAY

What could be a better gift for thenautical man in your life than the brand new,hot off the presses, USPS 2010 Directory ofNational, District and Squadron Officers.It’s on CD-ROM? With this at hand, gettinghis opinion of how USPS should be run, to

everyone who ought to be told, is just oneclick away. Item # 07-99-110. Only $5.00.Fast service at phone: 1-888-367-8777, orfax: 1-888-304-0813.

Cdr D D D, AP

Seaman’s Log AdvertisingAn Advertising Manager for the

Squadron needs to be appointed. Dutieswould include:• Soliciting Advertisements• Submitting advertisements to the Editor• Tracking the expiration date/renewal of

advertising• Communicating with advertisers as

needed• Maintaining a current list of advertisers

and prospects• Be certain all advertisers are on our

mailing listFor more information on this fine

position, contact the Commander.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORTFROM UNDER THE BRIDGEAre you ready for a bright and sunny

summer boating season? I would be if myboat didn't still need a major engine repair. Iknow I will still make it to all the functions


by driving my truck, staying in a hotel, carpooling with others in order to support theSquadron and spend time with my friends.Just want everyone to know you can stillhave fun and join in even if you don't have aboat!!!

Thanks, to everyone that helped outat The Hands On Children's Museum. If youwere not able to help out at this function,don't fret. There are still a lot ofopportunities in the future to help out.

Executive OfficerP/C Jerry Cross, AP



The weather has finally straightenedout!!! How good it is to wear shorts and ashort-sleeved shirt instead of Under Armor;long johns, and a ski jacket! I just put awaymy heavy wool socks and ear brassieretoday. For our last regular meeting of theyear, our brilliant Commander has come upwith a fun idea. We'll start at 1830 with anethnic potluck. Bring a dish representingyour ethnic heritage. If you don't know anydishes from your country of origin, there'slots of information on the internet, and tonsof cookbooks out there. If you have no ideawhere you came from, or don't really care,how about bringing a dish from some placeyou've always wanted to visit?

Okay, I've always wanted to visitAntarctica, but that doesn't count. (An icecube, maybe?) Let's label our offerings withthe name of the dish and the country oforigin. This should be different, tasty, andlots of fun!

Our speaker for June is our own JimHanson, with a timely discussion of safetytopics to keep us all in one piece as we head

out for vacations, on the water or otherwise.Yes, we all know lots about safety already,but new information is coming out all thetime. Jim will get us up to speed with thelatest.

If you get a chance, be sure towelcome new member, Wayne "Pete"Peterson. There will be more on this in thenext issue. Watch this space.

P/C Bobbie Scott, P360-491-5157

[email protected]



Vessel Safety Check ReportYour Vessel Safety Examiners have

been busy. At this time I have logged in 107examinations. I have 4 in hand awaitingspecial handling, and there are more examsthat have not yet been handed in.

We attended the Shelton Yacht ClubClean up day, the Olympia Yacht ClubSafety Day, the Swantown Safety Day, anddid examinations for trailer boats at theSportsmen’s Warehouse.


Your examiners are also performingthe exams on their own wherever andwhenever needed. If you need your boatdone, or know someone who does, pleasecontact me or any other of our examinerswho would be happy to help.

So far, our lead examiners are VikiSharp, with 29; Jim Harden with 17 and PatBrower with 14.

Great job everyone for your goodwork! We are very close to our 2009 total of138. Let’s see if we can’t beat that amount.

In case you would like a reminder ofwho your Squadron examiners are, seebelow:

Pat Brower, Nick Brower, VickSharp, Jim Hanson, Bill Walker, JimHarden, Debbie Harden, Skip Hash, TimMiller and Kathryn Querry.

P/C Debbie HardenVessel Safety Chair

360-438-9742

Upcoming Advanced Piloting (AP) classAn Advanced Piloting (AP) class

will be held in the fall starting on Monday,October 18 and will continue for eightweeks. All classes being held on Monday,except the class scheduled for November 15,which will be held on Tuesday, November16. Classes will run from 7pm to 9pm eachevening. You will learn to use electronicnavigation tools such as chart plotters,radars, and depth sounders. We will coverpositioning and avoidance techniques, aswell as dealing with tides and currents,which, as you know, are prevalent in ourlocal waters.

Class materials need to be ordered bySeptember 18 so you must register and payfor your materials before that date. Cost ofthe class is $40. If you do not have WeekendNavigator, the cost is $55. For more information, contact Tim Miller@ (360) 413-0311, [email protected]

or send your check (payable to OSPS) toTim at:5021 BEVERLY DR NEOLYMPIA, WA 98516


COMMANDERDonna Davis, P



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CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYSAt our June meeting we’ll honor our

members born in that month; RebeccaCross, Skip Hash, Judith Kruller, JaneShiner, and David Tollefson. Because wedon’t meet in July, we’ll also honor JohnTurner and Phillip Cameron. Won’t you alljoin us at our potluck on the 21st for someethnic edibles, up-to-date information fromJim Hanson, and birthday pie. No candles,no counting.

MAY WINETASTINGMARCHETTI WINES

Our member, Rich La Rosa,presented a low key, down to earth,pomposity free, presentation on wine and

wine making. Why does he do it? Likegrandfather, father, and uncle, - likegrandson, son, and nephew. Pictured onthe label is his grandfather. The quotationon the monument pictured, the welcome tothe boats arriving in Messina, Sicily, “Wewelcome you and all of civilization”.That’s a truism, for grandfather metgrandmother-to-be there and married herhere, in Washington.

Wine making is not just in thefamily blood, it’s in the family taste budsas well. Rich’s taste is for red wine. His ismade the European way, with no addedchemicals, no steel barrels, only oak,French, American, or, recently, Hungarianbarrels. He uses whichever is best suitedfor the varietal he is aging.

We tried them all, Cabernet Franc;Pistolero, a Malbec; Sangiovese, from thegrapes that are the primary ingredient ofChianti; Cabernet Sauvignon;Tempranillo, which is from a Spanishgrape; and Zinfandel Dessert Wine. Iwould call it “Port of Zinfandel”, but thePortugese government won’t let him call itthat. My favorites were the Pistolero, notjust for the great name, and theTempranillo. Which were yours?

Because of local zoning laws, Richhas no tasting room or retail store at thewinery. He does exhibit at many festivalsand such throughout the state. Myhusband and I found his wine at Oysterfestbefore we knew him through OSPS. Ifyou want to know more about Rich’swines, or purchase them, look up hiswebsite, www.marchettiwines.com. Heprovides free delivery in the area, and I’msure that includes right to your boat.


[email protected]. It was enjoyable to have one of ourown members talk about his hobby-turned-


into-a-business. If you have an interestingvocation or avocation that we don’t knowabout, and should, contact AO BobbieScott, who schedules our programs.

BRIDGE MEETINGThe next Bridge meeting is June 14th.

This meeting will be held at The Tea LeafRestaurant located at 4646 Pacific Ave. SEin Lacey. It lies between St. Martin’s andCut Rate Auto Parts. Dinner will start @6:00 PM and meeting @ 7:00 PM.Remember, you don't have to be on theBridge to attend.

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ROSTER CORRECTIONSFor those who have already picked

up their rosters:Add – John R. Turner,, S

P. O. Box 8159Lacey WA 98503564-177-0000E 2234091,2009S

The new revised edition of theRoster is available. It can be picked up atthe next General Meeting.

For any other corrections, pleasenotify P/C Rose Ann Walker, AP.


Squadron Calendar




21 General MeetingPotluck Dinner @ 1830Meeting @ 1930Speaker: Jim Hanson – Boating SafetyIssues


25-27 Poulsbo Rendezvous Poulsbo Marina E204074

July 2010 – August 2010Time to Enjoy Cruising Puget Sound!!

September 201013 Bridge (Executive) Meeting



20 General MeetingPotluck Dinner @ 1830Meeting @ 1930Speaker: Gary Ball – High OutputAlternators and Battery Systems


ANOTHER BENEFIT OF USPS MEMBERSHIP:Getting That All-Important “Local Knowledge”- When You Need ItMost!

Ever been out cruising - EXPANDING YOUR BOATING HORIZONS into new waters(new to you, that is) – and find that you need marine services - like repairs, supplies, dockage, oreven groceries - and you have no idea where to go? Who has the parts you need? Which shop hasthe best-qualified mechanics? Where can you get a good deal, somewhere that won’t gouge youon the exchange rate? Where is a safe place to drop anchor for the night? How far is it to thatbest vendor, and how’s the easiest way to get there?

What you’re really in need of is that all-important LOCAL KNOWLEDGE that we talkabout in all of our courses. If you are a Power Squadron member, U.S. or Canadian, help is onthe way! You have some local friends whom you probably have never even met before who areready, willing, and able to provide you with that local knowledge you need NOW! All it takes isa phone call from you - just ask. These new “best-friends” are called “Port Captains.” They arepresent or past USPS and/or CPS members who have volunteered to help fellow members withinformation and guidance about local waters and services with which they are familiar.


So, as you head out on your vacation cruise this summer, don’t be afraid to explore newvenues. If you find you need some local knowledge you don’t have, call the appropriate PortCaptain for help. You’ll probably find you have just made a new friend. Maybe someday you canreturn the favor to that person or any other Power Squadron member who chooses to exploreyour corner of the world.

NORTHWEST PORT CAPTAINSCANADA

Campbell River Joan Comeau - 250-923-5898Courtnay-Comox (North) Jack Cryderman - 250-339-4014Courtnay-Comox (South) Harry Nixon - 250-335-2769Cowichan Bay-Duncan Ed Redshaw - 250-748-1046Oak Bay Glen Driscoll - 250-592-4693Deep Bay John Bradbury - 250-757-8657French Creek Nancy DeGagne - 250-954-1334Gabriola Island Malcolm Boswell - 250-247-9199Juan De Fuca Pat Shore - 250-478-3881Ladysmith-Chamainus P/D/C Dougall Warren - 250-245-4532Nanoose-Schooner Cove Bruce Berry - 250-468-5249Pender Harbour Jack Dennis - 604-883-2572Pender Island Chuck Spence - 250-629-3579Port Alberni Steve Vatamaniuck - 250-723-0232Port Hardy Diane Jenkins - 250-949-6696Salt Spring Island-Ganges/Fulford Gordon Ford - 250-537-9601Sidney-Saanich Peninsula Stephen Denroche - 250-656-6177Sooke Glen Varney - 250-642-5490Victoria Darrol Westover - 250-592-1995

UNITED STATESAnacortes-Whidbey Island Bob Goetz - 360-675-3907Bainbridge Island Dave Swolgaard - 206-842-3338Bellingham James Crane - 360-671-1517Central Puget Sound Gus Decock - 425-821-5612Friday Harbor Steve Percer - 360-317-4590Oak Harbor (Whidbey Island) Bob Goetz - 360-675-3907Olympia Jim Hanson - 360-943-1104Seattle (Fresh water) Ronald Smith - 206-772-0403Seattle (Salt water) James Hewitson - 425-744-8045Semiahmoo Graham Hunter - 360-332-5526Skagit Bay-Padilla Bay George Brooks - 360-466-3470Tacoma Katie Harmon 2 - 253-862-0275

Don’t feel that you are limited to boating in the Pacific Northwest waters to takeadvantage of this great Port Captain Program. There are USPS and/or CPS Port

Captains throughout the U.S. and Canada. Just contact the nearest Squadron. ForU.S. waters, call 1-888-367-8777 or go to: www.usps.org/national/PortC/ . For

Canadian waters, call 1-888-277-2628 or go to: www.cps-ecp.ca/members/members/.

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JULY 2010


This is the second time today I’vestarted my article for The Log. The windhas howled out here at Arcadia Point, andthere are white caps on the HammersleyInlet channel and on Pickering Passage. Ourpower went off several times, and I gave upon starting over. Now that there’s powerrestored and a rainbow glowing, the windshould stop. After all it’s May: spring!

Since we had the time in April, Pauland I attended as many of the nearbyChanges of Watch as we could fit in, five,even getting to Spokane. The eight out-of-towners there were one-third of theattendees. What can a small Squadron do?Well, Spokane was a co-sponsor of the 2009Fall Conference in Penticton that won kudosfrom those who went. The out-goingCommander had been held over for a secondyear, the in-coming is recycled from anearlier time, yet the group has a busy classschedule, even with only rivers and lakes toboat on, no tides to add spice to theirmaritime activities. I hope our group canfind the same source of energy andenthusiasm.

Yes, SPRING. Time for boatingseason to begin. We’ve rendezvous-ed inSwantown with friends from Tacoma, andwe’ll venture farther as (or if) the weatherimproves. However, our Squadron currentlyhas no summer cruises or gatheringsscheduled. This may change. In the meantime, there are plenty of opportunities totravel with a group, for companionship, fun,and the secure feeling from being together.

First, there’s the District 16 Rendezvous inPoulsbo, June 25-27. You can find theschedule and registration forms on theDistrict 16 website (www.USPS.org/d16),and you can find the marina by followingthe Hardens, Davises, or Crosses by boat, orthe Walkers, Sharps, et al by car. There’s achili cook-off on Friday, and I think weshould aim for first prize. How about it,galley slaves?

To travel farther north, again go tothe District website, click on the SquadronRoster, and then click on the variousSquadrons to read their cruise schedules forthe summer. This is a fraternal organization,and you’re welcome to join any group that isgoing where and when you want to go. Infact, some Squadrons have associatememberships, at a minimal cost, which willgive you their newsletter so you can planyour activities with them well in advance.We attended the annual Bellevue salmonbake in Brownsville and had such a goodtime that we became associate members ofthe Bellevue Squadron. Last summer wecruised with them to Maple Bay onVancouver Island, and to Otter Bay onPender Island. Meet new people, make newfriends.

North Olympic, out of Sequim, hascruises all year long, several to Canada.Seattle and Bellevue have sister Squadronsin the Canadian Power Squadrons that theycombine forces with summer (on the water)and winter (on the land). Opportunities forfellowship and fun abound in USPS, andyou should take advantage of as many asyou can. Don’t forget to pick up your Puget


Sound Passport at any participating marina.Be sure to get it stamped wherever you stayovernight. Four stamps win you a tee-shirt,and a full page of stamps might get you oneof 25 prizes worth up to $500. Now thatwould make boating even more worthwhile!

I look forward to seeing you at ourJune general meeting and potluck, in Julyand August on the water, and in Septemberback at the OYC for a program by our ownGary Ball, wowing us with info aboutbatteries for boats. Have you heard the oneabout the AGM and the farmer’s daughter?


[email protected]

WILLIAM R. TAYLOR a former member ofOlympia Sail & Power.

William R. 94 01/03/1916 05/28/2010William R. Taylor, retired forest ranger,died May 28, 2010, in Vancouver at age 94.William Richard Taylor was born Jan. 3,1916, to Charles R. and Mary Ellen Taylorin Waterbury, Conn. He was raised inHolbrook , Mass. , 13 miles south of Boston.He graduated from Sumner High School in1933. He spent a year at NortheasternUniversity in Boston and then completed ayear at the New York State Ranger Schoolin Wanakena, N.Y., graduating in 1937.After graduation, he found work with theAppalachian Mountain Club as a hutmasterin Pinkham Notch during the winters; andLonesome Lake, Franconia Notch during the

summers. By 1939, he was working for theU.S. Forest Service in New Hampshire, andwas then drafted into the U.S. Army inFebruary 1940. He served in the U.S Armyfrom 1940 to 1945 in anti-aircraft artillery,rising to the rank of staff sergeant. Heserved in the U.S., Iceland, and Europe.After being discharged, he earned abachelor's degree in forestry from the NewYork School of Forestry at SyracuseUniversity. He received his master's degreefrom the University of Idaho. Bill'semployment with the Department ofAgriculture, U.S. Forest Service began inSpokane, followed by short-termemployment in Priest River, Idaho;Berkeley, Calif.; Spokane; and Olympia. Apermanent appointment to the U.S. ForestService came in 1952 to the Mount BakerNational Forest, followed by assignments tothe Siuslaw National Forest; the SiskiyouNational Forest as district ranger of theChetco district; the Umpqua National Forestas district ranger of the Diamond Lakedistrict; and his final assignment was to theGifford Pinchot National Forest as landexchange specialist. He retired in 1979. Billwas a charter member of the Society ofAmerican Foresters, and a member of theAmerican Forestry Association. He was amember of Trinity Lutheran Church inVancouver. He married Janet Miner in 1941.She died in Tacoma in 1991. He marriedBetty Smyth in December 1992 in GrantsPass. Survivors include his wife of 17 years;children, Barbara and Jim; grandchildren,Rebecca and Michael; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces andnephews. He was preceded in death by hismother in 1935 and his father in 1953. Thefollowing words describe Bill's enjoymentof working and camping in the forests:Rocks are my pillow; Cold ground is mybed. I use the blue sky for my blanket,Moonlight for my spread. A memorialservice was held at 2 PM Monday, June 14,


2010, in Trinity Lutheran Church , 309 W.39th St., Vancouver. In lieu of flowers,memorial gifts may be given to TrinityLutheran. Northwood Park Funeral Home isin charge of arrangements.


Squadron needs to be appointed. Dutieswould include:• Soliciting Advertisements• Submitting advertisements to the Editor• Tracking the expiration date/renewal of

advertising• Communicating with advertisers as

needed• Maintaining a current list of advertisers

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORTFROM UNDER THE BRIDGEWell, I hope everyone enjoyed the

District Rendezvous in Poulsbo. It is alwayswonderful to meet old friends, peruse all thequaint little shops and of course stop by topartake of any thing scrumptious the bakeryhas to offer. Unfortunately, we had to go byvehicle since our house is still on themarket. I promised Rebecca that I wouldn'treplace the engine on the boat ‘till we moveinto our new house. Hopefully, that will besooner rather than later!!! I want to go outand soak some of my new pots and tastesome fresh crabs. I suppose it doesn't helpone bit that I am watching Deadliest Catchwhile writing this article.

I guess there is no big hurry,especially if you take into account theamount of wet weather we have enduredhere lately, especially during National

Boating Safety Week. If I look on thepositive side, my truck gets 1 or 2 moremiles to the gallon than the boat so I'lldefinitely save some money over thesummer. If I don't see you on the water, lookme up in the parking lot when you reach thedocks.




This is not goodbye, but, as the Britishwould say, "Ta-ta." We're heading for theSan Juans, but not in our boat, for the nextcouple of months. Hope you all get a chanceto get out on the water this summer, ifsummer EVER arrives. Remember there areno meetings in July and August, but we’llsee you same time, same place (OlympiaYacht Club, 1830 for potluck dinner, 1930for the meeting) on the third Monday inSeptember, the 20th . Gary Ball will tell usfascinating facts about boat batteries. Thelast time our battery had a problem I wishedfervently that I knew ANY more facts,fascinating or otherwise.

P/C Bobbie Scott, Admin Officer(360) 491-5257 [email protected]



WELCOME NEW MEMBER!Wayne L. "Pete" Peterson was

sworn in at the Change of Watch on April19. Pete and his wife Karen are originallyfrom the San Diego area where they both


worked before retiring and moving to thePacific Northwest in 2003. They just boughta new (to them) 22.5 foot Bayliner whichwill be delivered by the time you read this.The name of their boat is still to be decided.Isn't it fun to think about what you're goingto name a boat? They hope to make severaltrips this summer, as soon as they check outall the systems. VSC people, maybesomeone should give Pete a call.

Pete also enjoys hiking, fishing, andskiing, and like many of us, is a PoliceHarbor Patrol member. Wife Karen enjoysgardening. Welcome!

If you see Pete at a meeting, be sureyou say "Hello" and introduce yourself.Remember, for every new person there are alot of us, and it takes a while to learn all thenames.

P/C Bobbie Scott, PMembership

The Washington Department of Fish& Wildlife reminds recreational boaters togive Orca whales & other marine mammalsa wide berth. State law requires boaters tostay at least 100 yards away from southernresident Orca whales. Boaters whounexpectedly come into closer proximity toa whale are required to stop immediately,disengage their transmission, & allow thewhales to pass. These regulations apply toall boats, including persons in the water witha PFD. It is also unlawful to intecept anOrca by remaining in its path until it comeswithin 100 yards of you.

Upcoming Advanced Piloting (AP) classAn Advanced Piloting (AP) class

will be held in the fall starting on Monday,October 18 and will continue for eightweeks. All classes will be held on Monday,except the class scheduled for November 15,which will be held on Tuesday, November

16. Classes will run from 7pm to 9pm eachevening. You will learn to use electronicnavigation tools such as chart plotters,radars, and depth sounders. We will coverpositioning and avoidance techniques, aswell as dealing with tides and currents,which, as you know, are prevalent in ourlocal waters.

Class materials need to be ordered bySeptember 18 so you must register and payfor your materials before that date. Cost ofthe class is $40. If you do not have WeekendNavigator, the cost is $55. For more information, contact Tim Miller@ (360) 413-0311, [email protected] send your check (payable to OSPS) toTim at:5021 BEVERLY DR NEOLYMPIA, WA 98516


COMMANDERDonna Davis, AP41 SE ARKADA CT

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IMMEDIATE PAST COMMANDERP/C Gerald D Cross, AP



CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYSSUMMER BIRTHDAYSWhile we don’t have meetings in

July and August, we do have members withbirthdays in those months, which we’ll allwant to celebrate. How should one go aboutthat when we don’t gather together forbirthday pie? Why not call up each one andask what his or her favorite pie is and eat anappropriate piece in each one’s honor! Oh,you think everyone will be out boating inJuly and August and not answering thephone? Well then, pick your favorite pieand continue the procedure. Or, if summer

ever comes, substitute an ice cream cone orice cream sandwich.

July babies: Phil Cameron, JohnTurner, and Dave Tollefson

August babies: Jerry Cross, DebHarden, Don Ingersoll, Holly Robinson, andSpencer Scholes

BRIDGE MEETINGThe next Bridge meeting is

September 13th. This meeting will be held atThe Tea Leaf Restaurant located at 4646Pacific Ave. SE in Lacey. It lies between St.Martin’s and Cut Rate Auto Parts. Dinnerwill start @ 6:00 PM and meeting @ 7:00PM. Remember, you don't have to be on theBridge to attend.

. Editor’s Notes




CORRECT WORDS MATTERIn any specialized activity, such as

math or medicine or boating, if you use thecorrect “technical” term when referring tosomething, rather than the on-the-streetword, you know those in your field willunderstand exactly what you mean. Plus, in


doing so, you will impress your compatriotsand astound your friends.

For the old salts in our Squadron,who like me, are losing some vocabulary,and for the new boaters, who haven’texpanded theirs yet, I recommend theSailing Pocket Dictionary copyright © 2001by Henry Beard and Roy McKie, WorkmanPublishing Co. Highly praised by the mostfamous (and only) wordsmith/sailor I knowof, the late William F., “never use a one-syllable word when a five-syllable word willdo” Buckley Jr. Here are a few definitions,from A to Z, that will make clear to youwhy:

A - Nautical prefix indicating condition ordirection. Thus, a boat that is drifting isadrift and something off the side of the boatis abaft. Some other common examples ofthis form: abash (toward another boat);awhiff (toward an area of low tide); aglub(sinking); aduff (seated); adaft (mentallyunbalanced); asludge (in an oil slick); abarf(under the weather); and amuck (caught inthe mud).

assumed position - An arbitrary location for avessel selected as the preliminary step incelestial navigation prior to determining itsintermediate Wrong Position, its partially

corrected Inaccurate Position, and its finalcompletely miscomputed Incorrect Position.

channel - Narrow stretch of deep or dredgedwaterway bordered by buoys or markers thatseparates two or more grounded boats. (See“Hammersley Inlet”)

hazard - 1. Any boat over 2 feet in length. 2.The skipper of any such craft. 3. Any bodyof water. 4. Any body of land within 100yards of any body of water.

oil - Thick, viscous substance poured bysailors on troubled waters in former times,but now more often frequently poured ontroubled beaches, troubled marshes, andtroubled seabirds.

piloting - The art of getting lost in sight ofland as opposed to the distinct and far morecomplex science of navigation used to getlost in offshore waters.

swamp - One of several synonyms of “sink,”including “founder,” “scuttle,” “pitchpole,”“capsize,” and “broach.” Interestingly,“float” is the only word that describes theopposite condition.

zephyr - Warm, pleasant breeze. Named afterthe mythical Greek god of wishful thinking,false hopes, and unreliable forecasts.

Cdr Donna Davis, AP

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July 2010 – August 2010Time to Enjoy Cruising Puget Sound!! E151373.






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September 2010


Before we’ve had enough ofsummer, here comes September and the startof our Squadron school year. In summer weput to practical use all the things we learnedin our Boating Education classes that takeplace in the inclement weather months. InSeptember we reminisce with our fellowmembers about what we’ve done, aboutwhat we wanted to do but didn’t, and aboutwhat we wished we’d known while we weredoing our thing. Paul and I have fun thingsto reminisce about, and we hope you do, too.Be sure to share when meetings start again.

Although the Northwest MarineTrade Association announced their“Passport to Puget Sound” at the SeattleBoat Show last January, running throughDecember 31, we didn’t pay much attentionuntil May 1, when we got our first stamp inSwantown. Four stamps in a row win you afree t-shirt. In June we did three weekendtrips, to Bremerton, Poulsbo, andBrownsville, from which we had two morestamps. Our real summer boating didn’tbegin until the week after July 4th, when weset out to attend the Mainship Owners’Rendezvous in Port Ludlow. We didn’thurry. We spent our first night in GigHarbor with a stamp from Arabella’sLanding, the second night in Kingston forstamp number five. Non-contiguous. I hopeyou all know about the cute little electricpick-up truck that the Kingston Marina hasfor guests to use. It makes grocery shoppinga pleasure when you don’t have to trudge

uphill to the store and lug heavy bagsdownhill when you return.

Port Ludlow is very quiet, but wemet there to relax and to talk about our boatsand to peek at the others, so quiet is okay.Our convenor always has a factory rep thereand educational speakers for us. This yearwe got a virtual tour of the factory where theboats are now made, in New Jersey.Mainships are a part of the Luhrs group,which is weathering the economicslowdown reasonably well, although withbelts tightened, ship building condensed toone spot. Much was discussed about howboat lengths are measured and why ourboats have different “numbers” when we’vejust been told their dimensions are the same.Elsewhere this would be called “gradeinflation”. Did you know that the Italiansmeasure their boats on the diagonal!

Our second speaker was Captain JayNiederhauser, a Past President of the PugetSound Pilots Association. Unlike the testsin our USPS classes, the Pilots’ tests aren’topen book. They have to draw accuratecharts of the Sound waterways frommemory. The list of prerequisites beforethey can start sitting for exams is long. Nowonder there aren’t any pilots younger thanmid-forties. The captain showed us somevery scary pictures of foolish people boatingdangerously in the vicinity of freighters. Heemphasized that pilots can get permission totake the big boats outside the shipping lanes,so always be alert. His advice on radar andAIS: if you absolutely have to use them toget where you’re going, don’t go. Mightmay not always make right, but it definitely


can make a mess of you. Incidentally, byWashington law the Puget Sound pilots arelimited in their liability for errors injudgment, aim, and such to $5000. Sincethe cranes at the ports cost about$20,000,000 each, without this limit there’dbe no pilots.

Our last speaker was Jeff Ericson ofBoat Electric in Seattle talking about heatingand refrigeration on boats. I was happy tolearn that our two systems were ones herecommends, although I still wonder whyour refrigerator door falls off, generally onmy left foot.

On departure day it was very foggyin Port Ludlow. The weather broadcast wasfor more of same in most directions. Wewere the only boat at the rendezvous withoutradar, so we took the Captain’s advice andidled down Hood Canal to Pleasant Harbor.It was pleasant, with blue skies, graciousstaff, friendly neighbors, huge showers,VHS tapes to rent for our antique player, abook swap, and souvenir mugs to matchmost boat color schemes, including ours.

No fog, calm seas, so we headed toPort Townsend, just ahead of the Indianpaddlers going to their rendezvous at NeahBay. We saw more than a dozen canoes, asmall portion of the 1000 paddlers expectedto complete the journey. From Pt. T. wedecided to make the Passport Destinationsour destinations. All in all we visited placeswe hadn’t been to before, places we hadbeen to that weren’t on the score card,places where our kids got free meals fromus, places to shop for birthday, anniversary,and Christmas presents, places to enjoy thecompany of old friends, and places to meetnew ones.

When we picked up our T-shirt prizeat the Bell Harbor Marina and learned it wasthe first one handed out there, we decided toget really serious and stay at all theremaining spots on our way home. We gotto shop at the Saturday Farmers’ Market in

Port Orchard, and saw the Ford Mustang“Biggest Little Car Show in the World”there on Sunday. We watched airplanesheading to SEATAC from our slip in DesMoines. We bought fresh fish at Johnny’sin Tacoma, and got ice delivered by boat toour boat at Dock Street. Foss Waterway hada very good selection of ice cream bars andhad the good weather to go with them.

The office crew at Swantown wasalmost as excited as we were when weturned in our completed passport there at theend of our cruise. We have ten t-shirts totaland our choice of the 15 prizes provided bythe participating marinas. After seriouscontemplation, we chose the $500 haul-outpackage from Swantown, a reward to ourboat for giving us a great summer vacation.There’s still plenty of good boating weatherleft for you to get involved and win hotelstays, fancy meals, fuel, or even a “couplesmassage”. Go for it!


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LET’S CELEBRATEWhen we get together again in

September, it will be time for birthday pie.Besides those members mentioned in thesummer edition of the Seaman’s Log, we’llbe singing to Paul Davis, John Demeyer,Deborah Schuetz, and Bobbie and StanScott. Be sure to be there so we can have afull choir.


Squadron needs to be appointed. Dutieswould include:• Soliciting Advertisements• Submitting advertisements to the Editor• Tracking the expiration/renewal date of

advertising


• Communicating with advertisers asneeded

• Maintaining a current list of advertisersand prospects

• Be certain all advertisers are on ourmailing listFor more information on this fine


EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORTFROM UNDER THE BRIDGEWhat does a boat with an oil leak, a

hurt shoulder and the Seattle Mariners havein common? You guessed it. A dismalsummer season!!! But now that the weatheris cooling off, summer, and the baseballseason is almost over, I can now lookforward to the upcoming hockey season. Asthey say, better luck next year.




Welcome back from whereveryou've been this summer, even if it's just outin your back yard gathered around thebarbecue. We've got an exciting array ofprograms and activities lined up for thecoming year. Can you believe we'replanning for 2011 already? We'll start ourSeptember meeting with a potluck dinner at1830 to get everybody in a festive mood. At1930 our speaker will be Gary Ball, tellingus about High Output Alternators andBattery Systems. In October, our speaker,tentatively, will be someone from theCommunity Emergency Response Team(CERT) on preparing for emergencies, suchas earthquake, fire, etc. This will be apowerpoint program with handouts.November promises to be one of our best

ever: Gary and Judy Ball, with anotherpowerpoint program, telling (and showing)us about their cruise through the GulfIslands during the summer, and will covernot only the technical aspects, but planning,packing, and food handling. Both theOctober and November meetings will beginat the usual time, 1930, although you'rewelcome to come a few minutes early andschmooze over a cup of coffee. December,of course, will bring our wonderfulChristmas party, and although plans havebeen made, you don't get to find out untillater about the spring speakers. We don'twant you to get overexcited!

P/C Bobbie Scott, PAdmin Officer

(360) [email protected]



OUTSIDE READING PROJECThttp://threesheetsnw.com/blog/archi

ves/11634Cdr Donna Davis, AP

Never too old to try something newMaggie and I are moving near to

Bend, Oregon on September 30. Actually,we will be a little ways out of Bend, in aresort community called “Eagle Crest”. Thishas all happened very suddenly. In July wemade a visit down that way and decided thatwas where we wanted to live, moresunshine. We came home and put our houseon the market and it sold right away. Wethen made another trip to Bend to look athouses. We bought one.


We are saddened but excited aboutthis move. We will sorely miss all of ourfriends and the wonderful area of SouthPuget Sound. However, we will not miss theovercast and rain. Tim is excited to get backto river rafting and fly-fishing. Maggie isexcited about all of the very active quiltinggroups in the area.

After Sept. 30, our new address is:930 VICTORIA FALLS DR

REDMOND OR 97756-7359Our cell numbers are:Tim (360) 280-6284

Maggie (360) 742-6704Come visit us when you’re in the area!!!Your friends,

Tim and Maggie Miller



SHELTON WA 98584-9339360 432 0464

[email protected]





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TREASURER

P/C Rose Ann Walker, JN3650A SIMMONS MILL CT SWTUMWATER WA 98512-4106

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MORE CORRECT WORDSThis is a continuation of our nautical

vocabulary lesson, taught by Henry Beardand Roy McKie, op cit supra at Seaman’sLog, Summer 2010. Expanding yourknowledge of the fine points in anyendeavor always leads to greater enjoymentin participation therein, as well as to greateraccomplishment in the performance thereof.anchoring A process during which theanchor is lowered and rancor is heightened.berth Any horizontal surface whose totalarea does not exceed one-half of the surfacearea of an average man at rest, onto which atleast one liter of some liquid seeps during


any 24-hour period and above which are notless than 10 kilograms of improperlysecured objects.burdened vessel The boat which, in acollision situation, did not have the right-of-way and would be well advised to exercisethe right to remain silent.deck shoe A canvas shoe with a rubber solehaving a specially designed tread thatprovides for secure footing on deck unlessthe deck is wet, the shoe is somewhat worn,the deck is worn, or the shoe is wet.emergency At sea, an emergency ispresumed to exist whenever one or morepersons find themselves on any floating craftin waters whose depth makes it impossiblefor the shortest one of them to stand on thebottom and still have his or her headcompletely above water.fix 1. The estimated position of a boat. 2.The true position that a boat and its crew arein most of the time.flotsam Anything floating in the water fromwhich there is no response when an offer ofa cocktail is made.right-of-way Nautical legal principle thatestablishes whether or not a particular boathas the right to ram, or the duty to dodge, inany given marine encounter.


September 13th. This meeting will be held atThe Tea Leaf Restaurant located at 4646Pacific Ave. SE in Lacey. It lies between St.Martin’s and Cut Rate Auto Parts. Dinnerwill start @ 6:00 PM and meeting @ 7:00PM. Remember, you don't have to be on theBridge to attend.

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A VERY FULL FALL

It isn’t often that so many Power Squadron events happen close together in one general area.This year the Northwest is blessed with an abundance of activities, opportunities to meet, greet,and learn. The first, at the very end of August, is the USPS National Board meeting at the HyattHotel in Bellevue. There’s no registration fee for the meeting, and there will be severalinteresting speakers and committee meetings. I hope many of you are taking, or will have takenadvantage of this chance to meet your national officers and give them the benefit of the westcoast point of view.

October 21 through 23 brings us the Canadian Power Squadrons national meeting in Nanaimo,B. C., on Vancouver Island. While I don’t expect any of us will hop in our boats and head north,Nanaimo isn’t that far by car, mileage-wise, or time-wise if you have planned well to catch theferry at Port Angeles. Again, there’s no registration fee, although meals and tourist events havecosts. A registration form, for us it will be the “non-member” one, can be found on the website,www.cps-ecp.ca/. Yes, the website address is in both French and English. Alas, I have forgottenhow to translate it for you. Those of us who attended the joint Fall Conference in Penticton lastyear know that the Canadians are very hospitable people and do put on a conference with a flair.“Get Hooked on the Island.”

Then go home, do the laundry, answer the emails and phone calls, and head to Tacoma for ourown District 16 Fall Conference at the Best Western Tacoma Dome on the 29th-31st. There willbe plenty of fun, education, District business, and social time. That late in October you mighteven want to take a break from the scheduled events and do some Christmas shopping in thebigger city, try some ethnic food, or catch a performance at one of the live theaters. Still noregistration fee, but again there is a cost for meals. A registration form appears elsewhere in thisissue and there will be copies on a table at our September general meeting on the 20th. It’s alsoavailable on the District website and in Cardinal Points, which for this issue is only on thewebsite and will not be mailed out.

Cdr. Donna Davis, [email protected]

360-432-0464

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October 2010


Where, oh where, are the beautifuldays of September? It has always seemed tome that once school starts again, MotherNature gives us her very best boatingweather. Now fog shrouds my view ofSquaxin Island. Rain has puddled on ourconcrete deck, with record setting levels ofprecip already, even before the month isover. Plans for overnights in Jarrell’s Cove,or Anderson Island, or Port Orchard havebeen swamped. Plans for tying up inLongbranch have been scuttled by theCounty Commissioners who have closeddown the land end of the marina, declaringthe pilings holding the access ramp to beunsafe. How do those boat owners withpermanent moorage there get to their boats?Swim from shore? Now it’s time to eathardtack, drink rum, peruse old treasuremaps, and plot next summer’s nauticaladventures.

At our first meeting of the plottingand preparing season, Gary Ball gave us agreat program on alternators and batterysystems. Although I consider this area to be“man’s work”, I found his comparisons andformulae easy to understand and veryinteresting. From experience with our ownboat, we do agree with him that boatdesigners put batteries in the hardest-to-get-to places, and when it comes to batteries,ease of maintenance really matters.

Have you made your reservations forthe District 16 Fall Conference, October 29-30? The Call to Conference and Agenda areon the District website, and the reservation

form is there, as well as attached elsewherein our newsletter. This year our nationalBridge Rep will be R/C Jeff Hamilton, AP,and his wife Nancy from The Land of TenThousand Lakes, Minnesota; MinnetonkaPower Squadron. He’ll undoubtedly updateus on the recent national governing boardmeeting in Bellevue and will answer ourquestions about new plans from USPS. Notonly is conference a good place to greetfriends, old and new, it’s an opportunityglean good ideas from other Squadrons toadopt as our own.

For a short vacation in a foreigncountry, eh?, go to the Canadian Sail andPower Squadron website for informationabout their national meeting in Nanaimo,Oct. 22/23, “Get Hooked on the Island.”Since CPS has the same number of membersas USPS, from a general population one-tenth of ours, there should be some goodgleaning in Nanaimo as well, along withenjoying the warm hospitality of ournortherly neighbors.

When you receive this newsletter,there’ll be just a few days left to plan andexecute your ideas for auction items for theSalmon Bake. Let there be a plethora ofitems that make the lucky winners smile -and the losers be sorry they didn’t bid more.


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LET’S CELEBRATESquadron members with October

birthdays are few, just Douglas Ryser and


Paul Tollefson. They’ll get BIG slices ofbirthday pie. At the September meeting weincluded soon-to-be-former members Timand Maggie Miller, now in their new homein Eagle Crest, Oregon, who are alsoOctoberians. Best wishes to all of you.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORTFROM UNDER THE BRIDGEOver Labor Day weekend, Cdr.

Donna and I got together with the Tacomaand Poverty Bay Squadrons down at theSwantown Marina for some niceconversation and a few appetizers. It wasn'ta big showing for our Squadron, but it doescount for a joint Squadron meeting.

I haven't been out boating muchlately, but my Golf game sure has improved.Now that it has been raining cats and dogslately and I think I have even spotted araccoon or two as well, my game might haveto be put on hold for awhile. Till nextmonth, try to stay in the preferred channel orthe fairway, whatever the case maybe.




Under the Weather!P/C Bobbie Scott, P

Admin Officer(360) 491-5257

[email protected]

E-MAIL NEWSLETTERIt has been proposed that we start

sending the Seaman’s Log by e-mail. Wewill still mail copies to those members whodo not have e-mail. Those members whohave e-mail, but still wish to receive a copy

by regular mail, can do so, for a fee of$10.00 per year.

Any individual who is not a member,but still wishes to continue receiving theSeaman’s Log, can do so by either providingus with their e-mail or with payment of$10.00.

We will be voting on this proposal atour October general meeting.

Any comments or questions can beforwarded to P/C Rose Ann Walker, JN at360-754-0393 or [email protected].

MERIT MARKSAll committee chairs and Board

Members need to turn in Squadron memberswho have given of their time and talentsduring this year so they may be awarded aMerit Mark.

Any members, who have given timeat various functions, please send me yourname and what you did. We no not want tomiss anyone.

The deadline for submitting thisinformation to me is November 1, 2010.

P/C Rose Ann Walker, APMerit Mark Chair

[email protected]

Never too old to try something newMaggie and I moved near to Bend,

Oregon on September 30. Actually, we are alittle ways out of Bend, in a resortcommunity called “Eagle Crest”. This hasall happened very suddenly. In July, wemade a visit down that way and decided thatwas where we wanted to live, moresunshine. We came home and put our houseon the market and it sold right away. Wethen made another trip to Bend to look athouses. We bought one.

We are saddened but excited aboutthis move. We will sorely miss all of our


friends and the wonderful area of SouthPuget Sound. However, we will not miss theovercast and rain. Tim is excited to get backto river rafting and fly-fishing. Maggie isexcited about all of the very active quiltinggroups in the area.

After Sept. 30, our new address is:930 VICTORIA FALLS DR

REDMOND OR 97756-7359Our cell numbers are:Tim (360) 280-6284

Maggie (360) 742-6704Come visit us when you’re in the area!!!Your friends,

Tim and Maggie Miller

VOCABULARY LESSON IIIForgive me for not reminding you of

“Talk Like a Pirate Day” on September 19.Right now you should mark it on yourcalendar for next year. All you have to do isput a hearty “aaarrrgh” before any of theHenry Beard/Roy McKie words you use,and you’ll look like the genuine article. Ofcourse, an eye patch, a three-cornered hat,and a peg leg will add greatly to theimpression.

bilge – Narrow enclosed space at the verybottom of the inside of the hull where thatstrange grinding noise and that oddburning smell are coming from.

cruise – Waterborne pleasure journeyembarked on by one or more people. Acruise may be successful if the samenumber of individuals who set out on itarrive, in roughly the same condition theyset out in, at some piece of habitable dryland, with or without the boat.

deviation – Directional inaccuracy in acompass caused by its tendency to point ata tenth-of-an-ounce metal filling in theback of your jaw instead of the magneticfield of a 7,900-mile-diameter planet with

a mass of 6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000tons.

fitting out – Series of maintenance tasksperformed on boats ashore during goodweather weekends in spring and summermonths to make them ready for winterstorage.

grounding – Embarrassing situation inwhich a sailor returns to shore withoutleaving his boat.*

helmsman – Traditional term for whoever isat the tiller or wheel of a boat. Politicallycorrect nautical American seapeople prefergender-neutral substitutes such ashelmsperson, steering committee chair,directionally tasked crew member, orindividual filling a boat’s unmet course-holding needs.

hitch – 1. A simple knot used as atemporary fastening. 2. Unexpecteddifficulty or delay in untying what nowappears to be a complicated andpermanent knot.

lanyard - A light line attached to a smallarticle so that it can be secured somewherewell out of reach.

* see Shelton Yacht Club, Commodore2010-2011, op cit inthesoupra



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LET’S HEAR IT FOR OURANNUAL SALMON BAKE

The Salmon Bake is always a greatevent, and this year it’s a perfect ten, ten,ten. Yes, it’s on the tenth day of the tenthmonth of the tenth year of our new decade,century, and millennium. Could it be anybetter than that? Well, it could start at 1000,I guess, but 1200 is much more civilized,and that’s when we’ll gather. Once againthe Sharps have offered their home, at 5517Kinney Rd SW. If you have a tendency toget lost and no GPS to rely on, write thisdown: 866-7134.

The Squadron provides the salmonand steamer clams, and corn on the cob.Bring your own dental floss. Attendeesbring snacks, salads, side dishes, desserts,beverages of choice, their own tableware,hearty appetites, and lots of money. Thehighlight of the day, beside good food andgood fellowship, is the White ElephantAuction. This is the principal fund-raisingevent for Squadron operations. It’s also achance to exercise your imagination inputting together your auction items, withhumor, creativity, originality, by theme, by


color, by country of manufacture. Howabout a fun clue to the contents? A packagemarked “Free Trip Inside” could hold asmall “magic” carpet, not an airline ticket.A large waste basket could be “MessTransportation”. Put on your thinking caps.

This is a good time to bring family,friends or potential members. The more, themerrier. Jerry Cross will be our auctioneer,and his silver tongue will lead to sprightlybidding competition. By the end of theevent, you just might have all of yourChristmas shopping for relatives completed!

Remember the important details: onthe tenth of October of 2010, 10/10/10.You’re going to have ten times the fun of aregular Squadron meeting. See you at theSharp’s!

A VERY FULL FALLIt isn’t often that so many Power

Squadron events happen close together inone general area. This year the Northwest isblessed with an abundance of activities,opportunities to meet, greet, and learn. Thefirst, at the very end of August, was theUSPS National Board meeting at the HyattHotel in Bellevue. There was no registrationfee for the meeting, and there were severalinteresting speakers and committeemeetings. I hope many of you were able totake advantage of this chance to meet yournational officers and give them the benefitof the west coast point of view.

October 21 through 23 brings us theCanadian Power Squadrons national meetingin Nanaimo, B. C., on Vancouver Island.While I don’t expect any of us will hop inour boats and head north, Nanaimo isn’t thatfar by car, mileage-wise or time-wise, if youplan well to catch the ferry at Port Angeles.Again, there’s no registration fee, althoughmeals and tourist events have costs. Aregistration form, for us it will be the “non-member” one, can be found on the website,

www.cps-ecp.ca/. The website address is inboth French and English. Alas, I haveforgotten how to translate it for you. Thoseof us who attended the joint Fall Conferencein Penticton last year know that theCanadians are very hospitable people and doput on a conference with a flair. “GetHooked on the Island.”

Then go home, do the laundry,answer the emails and phone calls, and headto Tacoma for our own District 16 FallConference at the Best Western TacomaDome on the 29th-31st. There will be plentyof fun, education, District business, andsocial time. That late in October you mighteven want to take a break from thescheduled events and do some Christmasshopping in the bigger city, try some ethnicfood, or catch a performance at one of thelive theaters. Still no registration fee, butagain there is a cost for meals. Aregistration form appears elsewhere in thisissue and there were copies on a table at ourSeptember general meeting on the 20th. It’salso available on the District website and inCardinal Points, which for this issue is onlyon the website and will not be mailed out.

Cdr. Donna Davis, [email protected]

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2011 SHIP AND CANOEA YOUTH VOYAGE OF

CONNECTIONFifty-four youth tall ship trainees,

recruited from Native American and NativeHawaiian canoe communities, will crew thetall ships, Lady Washington and HawaiianChieftain, in an epic voyage of personalchallenge. The voyage will connect nationalmarine sanctuaries, of the West Coast andHawaii, underscoring the maritime heritage– the past and future – of these incomparablemarine treasures.


The first leg of the voyage followsthe ASTAS Tall Ship Challenge, the annualcelebration of tall ships as it visits WestCoast ports in Canada and the US. Thevoyage will transit waters of all five WestCoast national marine sanctuaries andpromote sanctuaries’ connection to the pastand future for Tall Ship Challenge audiencesnumbering hundreds of thousands.

The second and third legs are oceancrossings, to and from the Hawaiian Islands,marking the historic links between thePacific Northwest, California, and theHawaiian Islands. For more information:Contacts; Captain Les Bolton, Grays HarborHistoric Seaport; Robert Steelquist, OlympicCoast National Marine Sanctuary.

(Information sponsored by NOAAand National Marine Sanctuaries)

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November already? How can it be?Time passes so fast. Well Indian summerslipped by without my even seeing itthrough the rain.

Our Squadron is rich with memberswho volunteer, and that was true on theKids’ Day at Huntamer Park in Lacey inOctober. Jerry Cross was there bright andearly to set up the tent, not an easy job whenmy promised work crew, Paul, tall enoughto help with the tent, arrived late, due to thewonders of modern technology. In the olddays, setting an alarm clock was easy: oneset of numbers on a round dial. Withelectronics it turns out you can schedule toget up at 7:30 PM, if you miscalculate.Because of the weather we didn’t have manytakers for our bags of tricks, but theWalkers, the Hardens, Kendal and the rest ofus enjoyed watching the brave little peoplewho took on the rain and stomped it tomulch, in the gutters, in the grass, until theywere soaked to the knees.

Sharps once again hosted us at thesalmon bake. Weather doesn’t matter whenthere is hospitality, friendship, good food,and a few laughs at the deceptively wrappedauction items which turn out to be nothinglike expected. Perhaps someone made a listof the treasures to see which will besacrificed to the good cause next year.

Bobbie Scott has been doing a greatjob at getting programs for us, so be sure tobe at the November meeting. Blink, and it’sDecember. Phil and Dorothy Tenkhoff havereserved Tuesday, the 14th of … , for our

Christmas Party at the Olympia Country andGolf Club. Details will come later, but youcan count on a dessert auction, so startplanning your elaborate concoctions now.I’m partial to things with pecans, myself.

We have said a happy farewell tomembers Tim and Maggie Miller, wishingthem good times in their new home inCentral Oregon. We’ve said a sad farewellto Nick Brower as he has taken a finalcrossing of the bar. Nick had good stories totell and shared them generously, was abackbone of our teaching department, andoffered help whenever it was needed,including diagnosing “funny” enginesounds. He will be sorely missed, and ourthoughts and deeds will be with Pat duringthis sad time.

Yes, it’s November and time to seebeyond the clouds of the day to the boatingfun just a few short months away. Well, oneshort one, some regular size, unless theyshrink in the Farmer’s Almanac projectedrain.


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ObituaryNicholas Vedder Brower Jr.

Nick (Chip) passed away at home onOctober 8, 2010 after a yearlong battle withcancer. He was born February 18, 1938, inUtica, New York to Nicholas and EvelynTimm Brower. He spent his childhood insouthern California living in Van Nuys,Quincy, and Redondo Beach. He attended


Verde Valley HS in Sedona, Arizona, and inCalifornia, El Camino Community College,San Francisco and Humboldt StateUniversities. While at college he met andmarried Pat, forming a partnership lasting 51years. The arrival of children Gary andVicki completed the family.

Nick held at a variety of jobs. Heworked as a Television Engineer andannouncer for stations in Eureka, Ca. andKlamath Falls, Or. Several years were spentas a City Police Officer and VolunteerFirefighter in Arcata, Ca. The call of the seawas always strong, and over the years Nickowned and operated five commercial fishingboats and learned to navigate offshore alongthe California, Oregon and Washingtoncoasts. Offers to work on tugboats and sailthe seas were enticing and he jumped at theopportunity, looking for a paycheck, travel,and adventure. When the commute fromCalifornia to work on Foss Tugs out ofSeattle became too much, the family packedup and moved to Olympia in 1969. Tugcompanies he worked for included Foss,Western Towboat, Marine Power andLogistics, Jore Corp. and Victory Marine.He obtained his Masters of Ocean’s CoastGuard License which was still active whenhe passed away. He sailed the seas as aCaptain towing barges all over world.Destinations included Alaska, Hawaii,Johnstone Atoll, Quadulane, Russia, PanamaCanal, West and East Coasts of the US andSouth America. He trained for Seattle toPortland Bicycle Rides (STP) by riding astationary bicycle in the tug’s wheelhousewhile traveling back and forth to Hawaii.After retiring, Nick and Pat bought a yachtand spent ten years cruising around PugetSound, San Juan’s, British Columbia and theInside Passage to Alaska, exploring thewealth of coves, harbors, docks, inlets andwaterways that Nick never had time to enjoybefore as he passed them by on the tugs.Anchoring out, exploring and stopping at

towns and villages along the way brought anopportunity for new friends, experiences,and learning.

Nick was devoted to his family as itgrew including children, spouses andgrandchildren. He was passionate about thesea and everything thing nautical. He lovedswapping stories with family, friends andstrangers and he always had a good story totell. He was interested in the maritimeindustry, naval history, any boat, ship, tug,yacht, submarine, fishing or any work boat.He was a history buff and loved antique carsand motorcycles, travel, promoting andteaching safety on the water. He had been aCdr. on the Olympia Harbor Patrol and wasactive in the Olympia Sail and PowerSquadron, the Olympia Yacht Club and theWest Bay Literary and Oratorical Society.He belonged to and supported severalmaritime historical organizations.

He is survived by his wife Pat, sonGary and wife Cis Brower, daughter Vickiand husband Rob Shaw, grandchildren Sarahand Megan Brower, Ross and Nikko Shaw,brother Pete and wife Sue Brower. Nick hasleft us with a lifetime of memories. Thefamily thanks Dr. Jim Lechner, the WesternWashington Oncology staff and Hospice fortheir care and concern.

“I must go down to the seas again, tothe lonely sea and the sky, and all I ask is atall ship and a star to steer her by”. AtNick’s request his ashes will be scattered atsea. A celebration of Nick’s life will beplanned for the future.

Family suggests those wishing tomake donations may send them to theColumbia River Maritime Museum or theSalvation Army.

An open house Celebration of Lifefor Nick will be held November 13 from 1to 4 PM at the Olympia Yacht Club, 201Simons Street NW, Olympia, WA. Click onthe following link to view his obituary, leave


condolences, memories or stories for thefamily.http://www.funeralalternatives.org/Obit_

Results.asp?ObitKey=1985.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORTFROM UNDER THE BRIDGE Grounded (work)




Under the Weather!P/C Bobbie Scott, P

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E-MAIL NEWSLETTERIt has been proposed that we start

sending the Seaman’s Log by e-mail. Wewill still mail copies to those members whodo not have e-mail. Those members whohave e-mail, but still wish to receive a copyby regular mail, can do so, for a fee of$10.00 per year.

Any individual who is not a member,but still wishes to continue receiving theSeaman’s Log, can do so by either providingus with their e-mail or with payment of$10.00.

We will be voting on this proposal atour October general meeting.

Any comments or questions can beforwarded to P/C Rose Ann Walker, JN at360-754-0393 or [email protected].

MERIT MARKS

All committee chairs and BoardMembers need to turn in Squadron memberswho have given of their time and talentsduring this year so they may be awarded aMerit Mark.

Any members who have given timeat various functions, please send me yourname and what you did. We do not want tomiss anyone.

The deadline for submitting thisinformation to me is November 1, 2010.

P/C Rose Ann Walker, APMerit Mark Chair

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THE NOVEMBER VOCABULARYLESSON

Here’s another lesson in philology fromprofessors Henry Beard and Roy McKie. Ihope you’ve been applying these lessons byworking all the words into yourconversations and correspondence.

anchor - Any of a number of heavy, hook-shaped devices that are dropped over theside of the boat on the end of a length ofrope and/or chain, and which aredesigned to hold a vessel securely inplace until a) the wind exceeds 2 knots,b) the owner and crew depart, or c) 3AM

bar – Long, low-lying navigational hazard,usually awash, found at river mouths andharbor entrances, where it is composedof sand or mud, and ashore, where it ismade of mahogany or some other darkwood. Sailors can be found in largenumbers around both.

bill – Sharp point at the end of an anchor. 2.Sore point at the end of a stay in a priceymarina.

buoy – Navigational aid. There are severaltypes and colors of buoys, of which the


most numerous are the black can (seenas a fuzzy black spot on the horizon); thered nun (seen as a fuzzy black spot onthe horizon); the red or green day beacon(seen as a fuzzy black spot on thehorizon); and the vertically stripedblack-and-white channel marker (seen asa fuzzy black spot on the horizon).

flag – Any of a number of signalingpennants or ensigns, designed to beflown upside down, in the wrong place,in the wrong order, or at an inappropriatetime.

hatch – An opening in a deck leading to thecabin below with a cover designed to letwater in while keeping fresh air out.

navigational lights – To assist inidentification at night, all boats arerequired to carry various colored lights.Thus, for example, boats for sale displaya string of 60-watt bulbs from stem tostern; houseboats are identified by a pairof yellow bug lights, a table lamp, and asmall white light in a lantern held by ajockey statuette; and all haunted vesselsare bathed in a light green or bluishglow.

sextant – An entertaining, albeit expensivedevice which, together with a good atlas,is of use in introducing the boatman tomany interesting areas on the earth’ssurface which he and his craft are notwithin 1,000 nautical miles of.

WHAT A FIRST-TIMER LEARNED AT ANATIONAL GOVERNING BOARD

As D/16 Membership Committee,Recruitment person, I attended the two-hourMembership meeting and came away muchmore knowledgeable and inspired. I learnedthe importance of stressing to ourmembership that we are members of alarge national organization which offersus many benefits: ALL OF US ARE THEMEMBERSHIP, MARKETING AND

PUBLIC RELATIONS PEOPLE FORUSPS, AS WELL AS FOR OURINDIVIDUAL SQUADRONS ANDDISTRICTS. We need to make clear whatwe stand for: BOATING SAFETY ANDEDUCATION. (We are not the U.S. PostOffice!) All Squadron members mustrecruit!

I learned National has beenworking hard to develop new memberbenefits. After 1 December 2010, the $25Entrance Fee will be dropped for newmembers, and those taking the ABC3 coursewill receive a 6-month free membership.They urge us to track those people carefully,and encourage membership immediately.Other benefits include DiscountedVacations, Cruises, Wireless Cell Phones,Proactive Identity Theft Protection, andmore coming soon. Go towww.USPSbenefits.org for moreinformation.

I learned about theBrunswick/USPS partnership. That thereare many Brunswick dealers nationwide,including Sea Ray, Bayliner, Meridian,Boston Whaler and others under theBrunswick umbrella. Brunswickinvestigated all other boating classesoffered, and liked USPS classes best! Theywant monthly seminars in their showrooms,think our manuals make great references,encourage us to recruit at the classes, andare very interested in our Boat Operator’sCertification. Dealers will pay a $500.00fee, for which they’ll receive marketingmaterials, a selection of self-study books forretail sale, and one full membership inUSPS. Local District and Squadron teamswill work with the dealers in planning,training, scheduling classes and seminars,etc. A national hotline will be madeavailable. If you contact a Brunswick dealerwho has not heard of this, urge them tocontact Brunswick.


Other recruiting ideas I learnedabout include: Get new prospects’ names,addresses and e-mails at Boat Shows. Haveinternet access at boat show booths, and signup people right away! Add new andAdditional Active members on-line. Makenew members feel like membersimmediately! Give ABC3 on-line: the namesof those passing will go to the fourSquadrons nearest to their zip-codes as isdone with Cyber Squadrons. All of usmembers should carry brochures with us atall times and give them out wheneveropportunity presents itself! This is a way to“give back” to your Squadron. Flyers,including “Learn from the Best,” “ExpandYour Boating Horizon’s,” “Recruiting fromCyber-Squadron,” and others, can bedownloaded from the USPS website. Forhelp, look under “How-To.” Use “On-linedues reporting,” and have people pay on-line. Let members know you appreciatethem! Call, send post cards, birthday andanniversary cards, etc., to keep in touch withmembers, especially the long-term peoplewho have done so much to support theSquadron in the past, even though not activenow.

Unified Membership, the new “amember is a member” amendment to thebylaws was passed on Saturday. This meansthat spouses or significant-others can joinfor half price, and all other family membersliving at home, up to age 23, are included asfull members. (Those under 18 cannot voteor hold office). Single parents can join at theregular price and their children will also bemembers. This is an important step forSquadrons to report to long-timemembers. Many have spouses who havenever joined as they didn’t want to take theBasic Boating class, but have contributedgreatly to the Squadron. As a Merit MarkChair, I have become very aware of all thehours many of these people have worked,but couldn’t even receive a Merit Mark

because they weren’t “members!” Let’sencourage these people to join us as fullmembers, for half the price! *Squadrons willstill have the option to require a basicboating course for membership.

A new program, VIM (VeryImportant Member) is being implemented to“help Squadrons recognize members whohelp recruit and retain new members.” A pinwill be awarded to show that “he/she hasperformed a very important task in helpingUSPS grow.” This will begin after the 2011Annual Meeting. There is also in progress a“Communications Page,” which will discussSail Angle, and a “New Members Page.”Send in questions you think a new membermight ask.

Submitted by Laurel Jo Redecker,D/16 Membership Committee, Recruiting,and BSPS



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November 8th. This meeting will be held atThe Tea Leaf Restaurant located at 4646Pacific Ave. SE in Lacey. It lies between St.Martin’s and Cut Rate Auto Parts. Dinnerwill start @ 6:00 PM and meeting @ 7:00PM. Remember, you don't have to be on theBridge to attend.

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As I discussed at a Bridge Meeting,please do not format your work with thespace bar or tab key. I have to take it all out.

If there is a special format, like thereservation form for the Christmas Party,send it that way and ask for a separate page.



Let us celebrate these November birthdays:4th – Lee Wells8th – Denny McHugo16th – Jim Hanson18th – Carrie Gonzalez30th – Rose Ann Walker


November 20108 Bridge (Executive) Meeting



15 General Meeting @ 1930 1930-2100 Olympia Yacht Club

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14 Annual Christmas Party 1830-2130 Olympia Country and Golf Club3636 Country Club DriveOlympia

Annual Christmas Party

The annual Olympia Sail and Power Squadron Christmas Party will take place onTuesday, December 14, 2010, at the Olympia Country and Golf Club. This event hasalways been the highlight of the year’s social events for the Squadron.

The Country Club always provides an excellent meal served in the dining room which isbeautifully decorated for the holidays.

Following a tradition established several years ago, we will have a dessert auction withall of the proceeds donated to Community Youth Services.

Please send in your reservation as soon as possible so that we may properly

plan for the dinner.



The Olympia Sail and Power Squadron Christmas party will be held on Tuesday evening,December 14, at the Olympia Country and Golf Club. This is the premier social event of

the year for the Squadron. It is a time to enjoy a superb holiday dinner in the company offellow sail and power Squadron members.

Place: Olympia Country and Golf Club3636 Country Club RoadOlympia

Time: 1830 – 1930 Cocktails with no-host bar1930 – 2130 Dinner and dessert auction

Menu Choices: Prime RibSalmonPasta Primavera

Price: $32.00 per person

We would greatly appreciate it if you would return the form at the bottom of this pageas soon as possible. That will help us greatly in the planning for this joyous event.

Please feel free to bring guests who you believe would enjoy the evening.

Christmas Party Reservation

Name Meal Choice

Mail this form and your check made out toOlympia Sail and Power Squadron to:

Phil and Dorothy Tenkhoff4014 Country Club Drive NWOlympia, WA 98502


The Latest and Greatest from D16 Cooperative Charting Committee

Everyone did such a great job for the reporting year endingMarch 31, 2010. Are you up for another Challenge?

Nod your head up and down.

The D16 Cooperative Charting Committee, with help fromsome of Agate Pass members, has put together a list ofpossibilities for your Squadron. Should you accept theChallenge, you can use these suggestions, or expand on your own.

We have taken a look at what would be reasonable for your Squadron’s area, checked the chartsand Coast Pilot so you will have a head start in putting together your reports.

The rules are simple: Submit as many reports with as many points available prior to the March15, 2011 deadline.

The object is to get each D16 Squadron on the 2011 NOS – USPS National Cooperative ChartingHonor Roll, with as many individuals on the Honor Roll as well.

For those of you who accept and meet the Challenge, there will be recognition and celebration atD16 2011 Spring Conference. You know the fun we had last year….we’re cooking upsomething even better.

All the details will be in handouts provided at the D16 Fall Council and Conference in Tacomaon October 29-30. This information will also be posted on the D16 web site Coop Chartingpage.

Head ‘em up and roll ‘em out!

P/C Inez Schwartz, JN Chuck Leavitt, SND16 CoCh Chair D16 Asst CoCh Chair

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It’s nice to see sunshine in themorning, when it appears, but it’s sad to seethe dark come down so early in theafternoon. Just a few days of La Niña andI’m looking forward to when I can say, “Ah,the days are getting longer now.”

The Fall Conference in Tacoma wasa good meeting. Chief Commander FrankDvorak sent Jeff Hamilton of theMinnetonka Squadron and Chairman of theUSPS Planning Committee as hisrepresentative for our pep talk. Of course,he talked about commitment to the causeand about tools for getting new members:cyber Squadrons, classes on line, six monthsfree membership, waived national initiationfee, superior advanced training, “partnering”with Brunswick Boats for publicity/classsponsorships, member discounts at nauticalvendors such as Jeppesen Marine andWeems & Plath, and co-ordinating withother boating groups such as Boat US, USSailing, National Safe Boating Council, andthe Canadian Power Squadron.

This seems a good time to mentionone of the groups, the National BoatingFederation, another boating group withboating education as their theme. Inconjunction with USPS, they give outawards to three Squadrons in each USPSdistrict, and Olympia is the proud possessorof second place in District 16!Congratulations to Tim Miller, our SEO, andto all our instructors for winning this

prestigious award. We’ll be receiving theNBF newsletter, The LOOKOUT, which I’llbring to meetings to share.

Tidbits from speakers: WA StateParks has 8500 feet of public moorage, thelargest in the nation. It’s working with theCoast Guard on a federally funded program,developing a plan better, safer, sobererboating, with better navigation skills forboaters. Eighty-three per cent of the boatingfatalities were NOT WEARING LIFEJACKETS. Since boat registration is down,the state has less money to contribute tobetter-boating projects.

The CG says that there is a strongsupport for national mandatory boatingeducation. No wonder, when sixty per centof the fatalities had no boating education atall. Novice boaters need us in order toeventually become safe and seasonedboaters.

Be sure to put the Seattle Boat Showon your calendars. It will run January 20thru 30, and District 16 will have a booth.Let me know if you’d like to volunteer tohelp man it. Even if we don’t gain any newmembers for our Squadron, we’ll haveaccomplished much if we can get boatersconcerned about safety, education, andbeing better boaters, and perhaps evenjoining another district Squadron.

PFD (Pretty Fancy Dude) Seagull,the robot, paid us a visit, and is he ever cute.He’ll be at the boat show booth, and I bet he


gets us a lot of attention from adults as wellas from kids. More for kids: there will be aYouth Poster Contest, with a new due datethis time, and it’s coming up fast. Entriesmust reach national by Feb 3rd, so get thosekids, grandkids and neighbor kids to work

Our second award went to PastCommander Jerry Cross for his contributionto the Cooperative Charting Program. We,and the United States Department ofCommerce, Office Coast Survey, are veryproud of his 282nd place award.

The conference ended with a banquetfeaturing ghosties and ghoulies and a lot oforange and black, and even some vicious redcrabs waving their claws at us. Jeff andNancy Hamilton told us how much theyenjoyed being with us, which we knew fromtheir willingness to talk with everyone andto answer any questions, no matter howmany times they’d answered a similarquestion before. They got to fly out onSunday on one of those beautiful bright bluedays that I hate to have out-of-state visitorssee.

Paul and I had a winning raffleticket, and we were happy to drive homewith a basket of goodies. We enjoyed theblue skies in Tacoma until they passed on,and we got to drive home in the rain.

Cdr Donna Davis, [email protected]

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Captain S. M. Lavender, known for“Dead Men Tell No Tales”Eccentric worldly cruiser Captain

S.M. Lavender died September 22, 2010 ofrare European cancer at age 75. CaptainS.M. Lavender was a well-educated andversed traveler aboard his 50-foot GrandBanks Motor Yacht. He conquered and

plundered the Puget Sound, BritishColumbia and Alaskan Coasts. He scouredthe seas for teak and mahogany to keep hisoriginal wooden trawler in prime shape. Henever needed the little blue pill. He willsoon be forgotten, but his wood will be longremembered, the motor yacht.

His 5 wives, Mexican-Jewish oliveskin and brown-eyed Dalia; French bosomedSophie; English blonde fair skinnedMarilyn; Swedish, voluminous Shawna; andIrish red haired Macy survive him.

Twenty children; Dalia E. M.Lavender-Lawyer and Thomas Lawyer ofOakridge, TN., Elena Marie Lavender-McDaniels and Justin McDaniel, ofNowhere, USA, Daniel Aaron Lavender ofLacey, WA., Carl Andrew Lavender ofLacey, WA, Juanita Leann Urlacher and PatUrlacher of Pacific, WA., Robert Edward ofAuburn, WA., Alex Vos of Fargo, ND.,Andrea McLees of Olympia, WA., CorySmith of Munroe, WA., Peter, Paul, Mary,John, Paul, George, Ringo, James, Taylor, ofworld traveling.

Thirty grandchildren; Zachary AaronLavender-Boswell, Tommy Lawyer, JeremyLawyer, Kayla Leann Sewell, Brian EdwardSewell, Kelcey Rose Lavender, LillyElizabeth Bowen, Nathan McDaniel,Victoria Jean Urlacher, Kyle Urlacher,Roselei Lavender, Jack, Bob, Marley, Elvis,Presley, Alice, Cooper, Joel, Walsh, Buddy,Holly, Ricky, Nelson, Bob, Tom, Joplin,Glen, Livet.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORTFROM UNDER THE BRIDGELast month my article was aground

due to work. As luck may have it, the tidehas risen and now I have to submit anarticle. I would like to remind everyone


about the Coast Guard’s - Paddle SmartProgram. This is a program to identifykayaks, canoes, row boats, skiffs, etc. tohave the owner’s name and phone numberswritten in waterproof ink and visibly locatedon the vessel. This way, they can contact theowner if the vessel is found and determine ifa search and rescue is necessary or not.

This past month, in an area betweenVashon and Blake Islands, there was akayak found adrift and a search was started.The Coast Guard utilized a lifeboat and ahelicopter at a cost of $50,000 andjeopardized many lives during the search.The latest report stated nothing was foundand they are still unsure who the owner ofthe craft is. All of this could have beeneasily avoided if the kayak included theowners contact information available to therescuers. Pass the word onto your friendsand families. Remember, small craftsaccount for the majority of new boatpurchases.




Can you believe another year isabout to end? I hope you're all planning toattend the annual Christmas Party at theOlympia Country and Golf Club onTuesday, December 14th. It's our premiersocial event of the year and our chance to be"high society" for an evening. Remember,there will be no meeting at the Yacht Club -or anyplace else - on the third Monday thismonth. The Christmas Party takes the placeof our regular meeting. As you make plansfor the party, you'll need to decide what kindof a home baked high caloric goodie tobring. After dinner, we'll be having our

usual dessert auction to benefit the OlympiaYouth Service Center. Remember, yourCommander is very partial to pecans, but Ilike dark chocolate. Bring money along sowe can bid up some good prices to supportthe foster parents and homeless youth of ourcommunity. This is the Civic Service leg ofour Power Squadron triangle. Let's send anice check to the Youth Service Center!

At the January meeting, we'll bestarting early - at 1830 - for our annual hotbeverage blowout. Besides the usual coffee,we'll have hot cider, several kinds of cocoa,and all sorts of sinful additions for same.The Great White Cold may walk abroad, butwe'll be warm & toasty spending timechatting with steaming cups in our hands.Then at 1930, we have a terrific programfrom the Olympia Historical Society on thehistory of downtown Olympia, CapitalLake/estuary, and the likelihood of floodingof past or present City Halls. (With orwithout parking.) See you at the Christmasparty!!

P/C Bobbie Scott, P(360) 491-5157

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Celebrating Member BirthdaysSeveral members of our Squadron

were dropped off by the stork in December,just in time to be tax deductions for Momand Dad. One very special member rode tohis new home with Santa Claus.

12-01 Gary Scholes12-14 John Porter12-15 Jim Harden12-20 Melissa Johnson12-21 James Jones, Jr12-22 Phil Tenkhoff12-25 George Lonergan




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December 13th. This meeting will be held atThe Tea Leaf Restaurant located at 4646Pacific Ave. SE in Lacey. It lies between St.Martin’s and Cut Rate Auto Parts. Dinnerwill start @ 6:00 PM and meeting @ 7:00PM. Remember, you don't have to be on theBridge to attend.

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The annual Olympia Sail and Power Squadron Christmas Party will take place onTuesday, December 14, 2010, at the Olympia Country and Golf Club. This event hasalways been the highlight of the year’s social events for the Squadron.

The Country Club always provides an excellent meal served in the dining room which isbeautifully decorated for the holidays.

Following a tradition established several years ago, we will have a dessert auction withall of the proceeds donated to Community Youth Services.

Please send in your reservation as soon as possible so that we may properlyplan for the dinner.

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December 20101 & 4 Olympia Yacht Club Lighted

Boats in Budd Baywww.olympiayachtclub.org

4 Bellevue Squadron ChristmasParty

1800 Meydenbauer Yacht Club

10 &11

Shelton Yacht Club LightedBoat Parade w/ Social gatheringafter the parade

Shelton Yacht Club

13 Bridge (Executive) Meeting 1800: Dinner 1900: Meeting


14 Annual Christmas Party 1800-2130 Olympia Country and Golf Club3636 Country Club DriveOlympia

January 201110 Bridge (Executive) Meeting



17 General MeetingAnnual Hot Beverage EventSpeaker: Olympia HistoricalSociety, “Is a Catastrophic Floodin Olympia’s Future?”


29 Bellevue Crab Feed TBD Mercer Island VFW Hall

February 201112 District 16 Spring Council Friday Harbor14 Bridge (Executive) Meeting



21 General MeetingSpeaker: Vivian Eason, ThurstonCounty EmergencyManagement, “Being Preparedfor Emergencies”


28 Bremerton Squadron SpaghettiBash

Bremerton Yacht Club

March 201114 Bridge (Executive) Meeting



21 General MeetingPotluck St. Patrick’s Day EventSpeaker: TBA


1-2 District 16 Spring Conference Bremerton





TBD Change of Watch30 Washington Dragon Boat

Festival (Sponsored by St.Martin’s University)

Port Plaza, Olympia




16 General MeetingSpeaker: Les Eldridge, TopicTBA



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ON THE HORIZONDecember 2010

13 Executive meeting at Tea Leaf II Restaurant.14 Meeting @ Olympia Country and Golf Club.15 Deadline for Seaman’s Log Articles

January 201110 Executive meeting at Tea Leaf II Restaurant.17 Meeting @ Olympia Yacht Club.11 Deadline for Seaman’s Log Articles

The Seaman’s Log is the publication ofthe Olympia Sail & Power Squadron, publishedmonthly except August as the main line ofcommunication of our members. Please sendchanges of address, and requests to be includedor removed from mailing lists to the OSPSSecretary, James V. Harden.

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Lt. Skip Hash, P, Editor, PO BOX 1239

Hoodsport WA 98548, (360) 877 6227 andboth: [email protected] &[email protected] Lt Viki Sharp, Circulation Manager, 5517Kinney Rd SW, Olympia WA 98512 , home 360866-7134, [email protected]

Squadron meetings are held the 3rd Monday ofeach month starting at 1930, unless otherwisespecified. Call one of the Officers for the location.Summer meetings (July & August) are usually heldat different locations.

Executive Committee meetings are held the 2ndMonday of each month at places to be announced inthe Seaman’s Log, starting at 1900 except in Julyand August when they are held at Rendezvous.THEY ARE OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS WHOARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING.

Documents

2010 THE SEAMAN'S LOGpersonal letter, from a person we know, Barbara Wakefield, sister of our nephew-in-law and wife of the managing editor of The Olympian, Jerry Wakefield. Jerry’s