Featured Articles:

-Note from Commander

--Monthly meeting

-2019 Planning Calendar

-Education Opportunities

-News From National –

Governing Board Meeting Info

-Check It Out

-Article: A Visit From Florence

and Bigfoot

-Contact information

Monthly Meeting

Captain Jerry’s Seafood Restaurant

April 16, 2019

6:00 pm (fellowship time)

6:30 pm (dinner)

Program:

Geodetic Marker Recovery and Reporting

Commander’s Brief I was fortunate to attend our District 27 Spring Conference on March 30 and am proud to say that FSPS and members were the recipients of several awards. Congratulations to Reid Gantt for receiving a Most Improved plaque for the number of VSC inspections done in 2018. The work Reid did also got the squadron a plaque as well. We also were awarded certificates for Educational Honor Roll and Communicator Awards for both the newsletter and website. Keep up the good work!

Mark your calendar for upcoming District and National events:

D27 Rendezvous: Edenton, NC June 22-23, 2019 Details on District 27 website

USPS Governing Board: Louisville, KY September 8-15, 2019 Details Page

Mark your calendar for upcoming Squadron events: Geodetic Outing—April 27

ABC3 course at Pechmann Center, April 30, May 1, May 2 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Founder’s Day—Celebrating 50 years May 18 3:00 pm until ? Weather Seminar at Pechmann Center, May 21 & 22 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Commander Rosa

Next Bridge Meeting: May 7 at 7:00 p m at Rosa Whitmore’s home

Fayetteville Sail & Power Squadron

April 2019 “The Log” Volume 52, Issue 3

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FSPS 2019-2020 Planning Calendar

March 5—Bridge Meeting at Rosa Whitmore’s

March 19 – Monthly meeting @ Capt. Jerry’s Seafood Restaurant (Program: USPS Website)

April 2 - Bridge Meeting at Rosa Whitmore’s

April 16—Monthly meeting at Captain Jerry’s Seafood Restaurant (Program: Geodetics)

April 27 – Geodetic Outing with Squadron

April 30-May 2 – ABC3 class at Pechmann Center (6:00 – 9:00 pm nightly)

May 7 – Bridge Meeting at Rosa Whitmore’s

May 18—Founder’s Day at Rosa Whitmore’s 4:00 pm (Celebrating 50 years)

—Boat Safety Day – Gander/Overton Day TBD

May 18-25—Safe Boating Week

May 21 & 22 – Weather Seminar at Pechmann Center (6:00 – 9:00 pm nightly)

May 26-28—Memorial Day Activity (Geodetic Day)

June 3 – 4, 2019 – Virtual simulator at Pechmann Center

June 3 - 4, 2019 –How to Use a Chart? Seminar Navigation Aids/Charting

June—no meeting

July—no meeting

August 18—Ice Cream Social at Ted Faber’s 4:00 pm - darkness

August 27—Bridge meeting at Rosa’s Whitmore

September 17—Annual Fish Fry at Rosa Whitmore’s

September 28 – Pechmann Center Kid’s Wildlife/Clubs (9:00 am to 2:00 pm) Virtual simulator

October 1 - Bridge meeting at Rosa’s Whitmore

October 15— Monthly meeting at Captain Jerry’s Seafood Restaurant

October 29— Bridge meeting at Rosa Whitmore’s

November 19— Monthly meeting at Captain Jerry’s Seafood Restaurant

November 26—Bridge meeting

December 17—Christmas Party at TBA

January 7—Bridge meeting (Candidates for new Bridge)

January 21, 2020—Business meeting for New Bridge for 2020-2021

January 28, 2020 – Bridge Meeting (COW finalization)

February 1, 2020—COW and installation of New Bridge for 2020-2021

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FSPS Educational Opportunities

JN (Junior Navigation Course): Beginning March 18, 2019 at 6:00 pm at Rosa Whitmore’s home. Instructors: Sid Thrash and Rosa Whitmore If you have the grade of AP and want to learn to use a sextant and build skills of navigation using celestial sites, this is the course for you. We present-ly have 3 students who have books in hand and are ready to start. Let the ed-ucation officer know if you would like to take this course. Geodetics Outing: April 27, 2019 FSPS will meet as a squadron and go out in groups to find those local ge-odetic markers and submit them. After a hearty breakfast we will take to the roads and have a fun-filled day of fun. ABC3 Safe Boating Course: Pechmann Center, April 30—May 2, 2019 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. This course is open to the public and has a proctored test that satisfies NC requirements for a safe boating license. Successful students receive a cer-tificate of completion and wallet card after passing the assessment. Weather Seminar: Pechmann Center on May 21 & 22, 2019 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. This course is open to the public and will instruct attendees on the ba-sics of weather predictions. How to Use a Chart Seminar? Pechmann Center on June 3 & 4, 2019 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm This course is open to the public and will cover navigational aids and us-ing a nautical chart for plotting a course from on destination to another on the water.

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NEWS FROM NATIONAL: April

UPDATE — Join us in Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. 8–16 for the 2019 Governing Board Meeting with Keynote Speaker and Riverboat Owner Alan Bernstein

Louisville Beckons

Meetings Committee Announces Keynote Speaker

Louisville Sluggers, horse racing at Churchill Downs, Kentucky bourbon, a great riverfront location, a gazillion things to do within walking distance of the Galt House Hotel — our Na-tional Meetings Committee is knocking it out of the park with plans for our 2019 Governing Board Meeting. Our speaker for the keynote breakfast on Friday, Sept. 13, will be Capt. Alan Bernstein, who owns BB Riverboats. His company operates the Belle of Cincinnati and the River Queen ex-cursion boats. He holds a 1,600-ton Coast Guard masters license, a 100-ton masters inland license and an unlimited master of towing on Western Rivers. He is senior ranking member of the Passenger Vessel Association and U.S. Coast Guard Quality Partnership and past chair of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security for Sector Ohio Valley. Clear your calendar and make plans now to attend the 2019 Governing Board Meeting, Sept. 8–16. Business meetings start the afternoon of Sept. 11 and run through Sept. 14, so come early or stay late, bring the family, and enjoy all Louisville has to offer. Look for hotel and event registration information coming soon to your inbox.

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CHECK IT OUT: Submitted by Reid Gantt:

The US Coast Guard issued a safety alert reminding sailing vessel owners and operators that navigation lights designed for power-driven vessels are not appropriate for sailing vessels as they have smaller verti-cal arc of visibility (‘vertical divergence’) than required for sailing vessels. Safety Alert 02-19 (3/14/19) Read further: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/Alerts/0219.pdf

Submitted by Bob Brandenburg:

Current news on Maritime Training—https://www.marinelink.com/news/maritime/training

Submitted by Cliff Parker:

At our March meeting we were finally able to present the “Bent Prop” award, the re-cipient of whom had the biggest boating (OOPS!) of the 2018 boating season. Congratulations to Sid Thrash, who fell into the water during frigid weather and had to wade ashore to get out of the water where his boat is docked. The year before recipient, Linda Parker, fell off a boat at the “boat show” to win the award. OUCH! More damage incurred falling on concrete than frigid water.

Compassionate

group?

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A VISIT FROM FLORENCE AND BIG FOOT

Written and submitted by Sid Thrash In September of last year we found out that Florence was going to pay us a visit. (Hurricane

Florence) Florence was one of those visitors that would not go away; she slowly drug around

for over a week leaving a flooded path of destruction behind. At her worst she had winds in

excess of 130 mph and dropped more than 30 inches of rain. Along the coast she also brought

a large storm surge, at Oriental, NC the surge was 9.5 feet.

The pier where our boat Moku lives is 3.25 feet above mean water and the pilings she is tied

to top out at 9.0 feet above mean water. We anticipated that we might have a problem there.

Two days before landfall I rounded up three of my grandchildren, I’m blessed I have 11 of

them, and made the trip to prep Moku for the storm.

The sails were removed and stored below. We added 4 more dock lines so it was double tied

at all points. We took the anchor out to the windward side and set it, then rigged a bridle to at-

tach it to the bow and stern. We ran lines from the pilings that the dock lines tie to over to

shore and secured them to trees to help support them from any shock they would be feeling.

All canvas was removed as was anything being stored on deck and the boom was lashed on

both sides to the toe rail. We then stood on the

pier and looked at her for possibly the last

time, said a small prayer and started for home.

After the storm passed the pictures from the

area showed all the damage and debris and

everyone with a boat scanned them looking to

see what damage they had. Of the 4 Squadron

boats in Oriental; 0ne was sank at the dock;

two had drug anchor but were still floating,

one had water in it from a missing hatch; and a

picture from across the creek showed Moku

still in her slip and floating. Several days later

I received pictures of our undamaged boat and

a much messed up pier. The end section was

missing; the next section was broken loose,

many boards missing and several places

drooped when walked on.

The next week I was able to go for one day to check things out. Not counting the missing

section there were 33 boards missing in the pier, most of them were scattered in the wood line

and field. The neighbor’s house also had a lot of pier damage and we worked together recov-

ering boards until dark, then it was back home. Another week passed until there were a few

days of clear weather and back to the boat I went.

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I started replacing boards where more than one was missing adjacent so there were no big

gaps. Beside the boat a cross board had broke loose. I used the tackle from the boom vang

as a hoist to lift it but found that the pilings had also sprung apart. I ran a rope around the

pilings and used a 2x4 to twist it and pulled them in line, then in the canoe I could get under

the pier and nail it in place. After 3 days I felt like I could safely walk to the boat and only

11 boards were missing. I was sore and tired so I headed for home. I had over done it. It

took several months to recover from overexerting myself and also I caused a double hernia;

the operation and recovery took until the middle of March. During all this time no one had

been aboard to check the boat (6 months). About this time a friend volunteered to check it

out, let’s call him BIGFOOT just to protect him. On a windy cold late afternoon just before

Bigfoot got to the boat a 16 foot section of the pier collapsed under him. His only choice

was to wade ashore and try to get dry and warm. There was now no way to reach the boat

except with another boat.

All this brings us up to current time. Feeling good and healthy (but weak) I declare it is

time to go back and all the grandchildren but one are work bound. She however is young,

strong and very willing to work so after a late start due to doctor appointments we arrive

about 45 minutes before dark. We hustle unloading the canoe and launching it at a neigh-

bor’s house. Quickly we put all the supplies we will need to stay the night and paddle out to

Moku.

At this time we know nothing. Will it be flooded from all the rain, will we have power, for

lights and heat, and can we stay aboard. With darkness approaching the temp is dropping

and there is a cold East wind. I unlock and slide open the hatch, it is dry inside. I climb in-

side and find the main breaker, as I turn it on I hear the fan start up, all is good, warm and

dry. We quickly load all our supplies aboard, and then it is time to fix food and get ready for

bed. Tomorrow will be a work day.

The next morning after the night chill had disappeared we got our tools into the canoe and

went under the pier reinforcing the cross boards to prevent any other collapse of the pier.

Then we assessed what it would take to lift and repair the broken section. We counted the

boards and multiplied the weight of them and came up with approximately 300 lbs. This was

not an impossible weight to lift; the boom vang tackle should be able to handle it if I could

just find a way to rig it. The answer to that was to pry off one of the dock boards next to the

center piling and rig to the top of it. This should allow me to hoist it within about a foot of

level, at that time we would figure the next step. We also found the two missing cross boards

that had came off and allowed the section to drop, one at be beginning of the pier and the

other one laying up on land across the water.

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Back on the boat for a quick break and to gather the tools we decided to replace a few miss-ing boards so we would have a solid work platform, Audrey grabbed a hammer and started on this while I got out ropes and crowbar. (Our good luck continues) our neighbor walked over to

see how we were making out, we outlined our plan to him, and he agreed it should work, also he said he would like to help and we quickly accepted. He and Audrey manned the canoe while I stayed above to hand tools/materials.

The center board was popped off and the lift was rigged. A few minutes later the section was clear of the water. This was actually the easy part.

We now had to level the section and reinstall the missing cross boards. I was not strong enough to

support the cross boards so John got on the pier. Audrey with a drill mo-tor and screws to secure them and John holding them in place we start-ed working the section back level.

First one side then the other, each time we would have to remove then lift then reattach a cross board. And no I do not know how many times this was done until finally the pier

was level and all cross boards in place.

The time was 6:30 PM we had started lifting the broken section at 2:00 PM. Amazing! I offered to take us to the village restaurant for dinner,

John declined but Audrey accepted so a quick change of clothes and we walked from the boat to shore on our now useable pier. Yes there are still some missing boards and the end

section is in need of repair but we feel confident now that we can do it.

Promoting Safe Boating

Through Education

Rosa Whitmore, EDITOR

1510 Marlborough Road

Fayetteville, NC 28304

www.fayettevillesps.wordpress.com

Contact FSPS leaders and committee chairs: Commander & Education: Rosa Whitmore—gingerspal@aol.com Executive Officer: Bob Brandenburg—RWBrand@aol.com Admin Officer: Lee Newcomb—lnewcomb@nc.rr.com Secretary: Cliff Parker—snuffles96@yahoo.com Treasurer: Ted Faber—tedfaber46@yahoo.com Membership/Operations: Sid Thrash—sidt942@aol.com

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