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The next scheduledExecutiveCommitteemeeting: November11, 2019, 6:00PM.Contact the Cdr fordetails.
The BridgeOfficersCommander:Cdr Mary Palmer, [email protected](804) 447-4648
Educational OfficerLt/C William Simpson, [email protected](804) 966-2998
Asst Educational Officer1/Lt. David R. Teets, [email protected](804)370-7061
Administrative OfficerLt/C David R. Duros, [email protected](317)439-3695
SecretaryLt/C Irene Kent Chamberlin, [email protected](804)560-0308
TreasurerLt/C Michael Silvay, [email protected](804) 360-7756
Volume 59, Issue 7 Monthly Newsletter October 2019
The official newsletter of the Richmond Sail & Power Squadron - a unit of the United States Power Squadrons ®
(Details on page 5.)
“Y’all
COME”
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We had a very large groupattend the Eastern BranchBash Pig Roast at theTimpano’s home inWeems, VA. The weatherwas perfect and we hadthe best food around withenough desserts for anarmy. Everything wasenjoyed by all.
We had the pledging inceremony of seven newmembers from P/C JimZeigler’s (SN-IN) class lastMarch and from theBoater’s Boot Camp. Scott& Janet Davis were alsopledged in. Scott is withthe Sea Scouts. Welcometo one and all.
A fire extinguisherdemonstration, led byDave Duros, wasconducted for the benefit ofall members present. Thiswas quite interestingbecause there were someold and outdated fireextinguishers that failed todo the job. Severalmembers participated and
were successful at puttingout the sample fire.
Coming up in October is ourannual German Oktoberfest.The details in this edition ofthe Bullhorn. I hope all ofyou will sign up and comeout to Providence Forgeactivity.
On December 7 at noon, wewill have our annualChristmas Holiday luncheon.Please mark your calendars.More information comingsoon.
It is such a pleasure to serveas your commander ofRichmond Sail & PowerSquadron.. Bob and I will beattending the D5 FallConference in November.
CommanderMary H. Palmer1900 Lauderdale Dr, B114Henrico, VA [email protected](804) 447-4648
-Cdr Mary H. Palmer
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Educational OfficerLt/C Bill Simpson5618 Virginia Park DrProvidence Forge, [email protected](804)966-2998
The Weather Course willbegin on October 10th. It isnot too late to join the classbut please, do not wait. JimZeigler will present the classand you can contact him at804-347-5239 or [email protected]. Cost is $80.00.See the flyer on page 13.
The America’s BoatingCourse (ABC3)
This course is scheduled forTuesday evenings fromOctober 22nd to November19th in Richmond. TheCourse will cover all theFundamentals of basicboating and will qualify youfor the required Virginia SafeBoating Certificate.
You must register throughThe Department of Gameand Inland Fisheries (DGIF)website at:
https://www.register-ed.com/programs/73
Cost is $30.00.
The Educational Programfor 2020 is as follows:
America’s Boating Course (2) February and October
Sail March - April
Engine Maintenance January - March
Boat Handling (Seamanship)& Marine Navigation (Piloting)
March - April
Electronic Navigation October – November
Coming Events:
Two Day Navigation Course Deltaville Yachting Center March 7 - 8Boater’s Boot Camp Deltaville Yachting Center June 13 – 14
- Lt/C Bill Simpson
Asst. Educational Officer1/Lt David R. Teets6436 Boatswain LaneMechanicsville, VA [email protected](804)370-7061
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-Lt/C Michael Silvay
TreasurerLt/C Michael Silvay5233 Cobblers Stone CtGlen Allen, VA [email protected](804) 360-7756
Details of the Squadron'sbudget and financial status areavailable from the Treasurer orany Bridge Officer. You may
contact us directly orcatch us at one of themeetings and we'll behappy to share thefinancial statements.-Lt/C Irene Kent Chamberlin
Here is the press release from the JamesRiver Advisory Council (JRAC) regardingthe successful James River Cleanupevent on Saturday, September 14.
Locally RSPS participated in their annualevent at Osborne Landing in HenricoCounty. See the pictures on page 7.
From JRAC in Richmond:“Nearly 800 volunteers in 12 jurisdictionscleaned the James River and its banks oftrash today during the 20th annualJames River Regional Cleanup.
In all, 753 bags of trash and 70 bags ofrecyclables were removed from 17 sitesbetween Lynchburg and Newport News.The annual event is organized by theJames River Advisory Council and itsmany partners, including nonprofitorganizations, friends groups,businesses, local governments, stateagencies and individuals.
“We’re tremendously grateful to thevolunteers, partners and sponsors whomade our 20th annual cleanup asuccess,” JRAC Executive DirectorKimberly Conley said. “Their dedicationyear after year is truly inspiring andamazing.”
Of the 796 volunteers, 58 were in canoesor kayaks, and three were in powerboats.Other volunteers scoured the riverbanksfor debris or picked up along roadsides.They pulled 83 tires from the water.
The James River Regional Cleanup isthe kickoff for James River Week duringwhich numerous activities and programsare offered to help people celebrate theriver.”
SecretaryLt/C Irene [email protected](804)560-0308
Welcome To OurNewest Members
Dave Duros, Admin Officer,welcomes and hands out the pins toour newest members at the EasternBranch Bash.
Jim Juritsch Paul Brooks
Dearsley Vernon Scott Davis
Janet Davis Barb & Ben Allen
October 28, 2019 6:00 PMCome enjoy the fellowship of members and enjoy all the Germanfoods. Our Educational Officer, Bill Simpson has invited us to hisclub and Dave Duros will fix the main dish. Please bring anappetizer, vegetable, fruit, salad or dessert with you to share, butbring just a regular size serving. No registration required and payat the door $7.00 per person. Cash bar @ $1.00. Bring a friend orpotential member with you.
Address: Brickshire, 11010 Colonial Trail, Providence Forge, VA 23140.
Directions: Take I-64 East bound to Exit 214, Colonial Downs, Rt. 155south. Turn onto Rt. 155, look for the next left turn which is KentlandTrail. Follow Kentland Trail for about 2 miles. Keep to the right and youwill pass Colonial Downs on your left and further up, the Oakmontcommunity on your right. Next you will pass through the Brickshireentrance and take the first left then an immediate right into the Brickshireoffice/club complex. The clubhouse is the building on the left whenentering. There will be signs for Oktoberfest. (Check with Mary aboutsigns?) There is additional parking to the right of the clubhouse by thetennis courts but you have to go out the entrance and take a right to thepool/tennis court parking lot. We know many of you will be later than 6:00pm arrival and we will beenjoying appetizers and not start before you arrive. dueto distance/dark, please call Mary Palmer (804)447-4648 now so we can getthe rides set up.
JULY No Planned Executive Committee Meeting No Planned Squadron Meeting 3 - 13 Squadron Summer Cruise
25 – 28 D/5 Summer Council at Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, MD 27 – Luncheon at the Tides Inn. Contact Lt/C Mike Silvay
AUGUST 12 – Executive Committee Meeting 6:00PM 17 – 18 Raft up / Beach Party (Click here) 26 – Squadron Meeting – Crossroads Art Center
SEPTEMBER 7 – 8 Cape Charles Weekend 9 - Executive Committee Meeting 6:00PM
14 - Annual James River Cleanup 9:00AM - 1:00PM 12 – 15 USPS National Governing Board, Louisville, KY 28 - 5th Annual Eastern Branch Bash
OCTOBER 28 - Oktoberfest. Brickshire Clubhouse, Providence Forge, VA
NOVEMBER 7-10 D/5 Fall Education Conference – Fredericksburg Hospitality House.
(Conference Registration Form page 13) 11 – Executive Committee Meeting 6:00PM
DECEMBER 7 – RSPS Christmas Party
JANUARY 2020 Wine & Cheese Party
FEBRUARY 9-16 USPS Annual Meeting – Seagrass Marriott Golf Resort, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
James River Cleanup With JRAC and RSPS
The annual James River Cleanup onSeptember 14 was very successfulwith members of RSPS, JRAC andHenrico County all pitching in to help.With various boats assisting bybringing their “treasures” back to thedocks at Osborne Landing for loadinginto the large truck to be hauled away.Thanks to all who participated for a jobwell done.
The Eastern Branch Bash
A great time at the Eastern Branch Bash. Note the “uninvited guest (aboveleft)” that, after sampling some drops in the bottom of the empty bottle, itstaggered around for a few minutes before flying away. We didn’t see it comeback.
The Eastern Branch Bash FireExtinguisher Demonstration
The Eastern Branch Bashattendees gathered around forDave’s demonstration as heexplained the proper way tofight a fire using P.A.S.S.(Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep).
Left, Dearsley Vernondisplayed her knowledge onhow to quickly extinguish thedemonstration fire.
Jim and Marlene Ziegler’s safari
Marlene and I recently had the privilege of traveling toTanzania for a 11 day safari. Here are some highlights. Wespent the first night at the base of 15,000 foot Mount Meruclose to Arusha. The guest house was located in a coffee
plantation, one of the export crops for which this area is famous.From there, we flew to a tented camp in Tarangire National Park.This was “glamping” not camping. The tents had queen size beds,electrical light, carpets floors, showers and flush toilets. The mealswhere interesting compositions of Middle Eastern, European andAfrican cuisine. Each sundown was celebrated with libations andmornings started with fresh coffee.Our routine at these safari camps consisted of early morning andlate afternoon game drives leaving at sunrise and returning at
sunset. Like the animals we came to see we also rested during the hottest time of day. Wetraveled in modified Toyota Land Cruisers fitted with multiple rows of bucket seats and opentops. Each vehicle was driven by a trained guide with extensive knowledge of the animals,
their behavior and the local area. The rangers took us close to theanimals, but had strict rules to protect us from them. At night,camp personnel maintained a guard against any dangerousanimals that came near the tents.It was common to see giraffes, buffalo, zebra, elephant, and manyspecies of antelopes and gazelles grazing in these parks. In thetrees and overhead, multiple bird species were visible whetherthey were foraging, scavenging or preying on other animals.
However, lions and leopards required the specialknowledge of the guides to locate them.We visited two significant geographic locations –each special for different reasons. NgorongoroCrater (right) is the world’s largest, intact, unfilledvolcanic caldera measuring 10 by 12 milesacross. The rim rises 2000 feet above the craterfloor. It is densely populate with large gameanimals, including buffalo, elephants,hippopotamuses, zebra, antelope, baboons, lions,leopards, hyena, jackals and rhinoceros.
Oldupai Gorge is north of Ngorongoro Crater to the southeastern edge of the Serengeti Plain. It is significant formany scientific reasons. Incorrectly named Olduvai by theearly German explorers, the gorge serendipitously formedover the location of an ancient lakeshore. The eroded banksof the gorge provide anthropologists with the fossils frommultiple generations of early hominids, their tools and theanimals on which they fed.The Serengeti Plains begins north of the Ngorongoro Crater
and stretches north and west across the border into the Maasai Mara Reserve in Kenya.The plain is relatively flat, crisscrossed by dry ravines that are filled in the rainy season. Thefew trees that are found along these dry creek bedsis where you see the umbrella trees that are theiconic image of Tanzania. In the north, rocky hillscalled kopjes, jut from the landscape which providegreat cover for the lions, leopards and cheetahs andwere featured in the movie “Lion King.”Annually, 1.7 million wildebeest, a quarter millionzebra and almost a half-million antelope migratefrom north to south and back based on the wet anddry seasons. Two rivers cross the path of the “GreatMigration” – the Grumeti in the west and the widerMara in the north near the Kenya border. The riverscontain crocodiles which prey on the crossing animals. As a defense, the animals cross invery large groups, making a frantic, thrashing mass trying to cross the river at the same time.A few animals do not make it across, but the vast majority survives. Hippopotamus are often
seen in mid-stream below the crossing points and thereare reports that the hippos have helped strugglingwildebeest along the way. In our experience it was notthe gory, gruesome spectacle sensationalized ontelevision. It was instead, an amazing example of theanimal drive and fight for survival.On our final day we awakened to the rising sun floodinginto the open end of our tent overlooking the SerengetiPlain. We watched several hundred wildebeest gathernearby as we ate breakfast. After a brief ride over thehills to the nearby dirt air strip, we flew back to Arushaand then on to the Mount Kilimanjaro Airport. It was
fitting, that after hiding all day in the haze and clouds, the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro revealeditself in the setting sun as the jet climbed to cruising altitude. A fitting last view of Tanzaniaand Africa.
Jim & Marlene Ziegler’s Safari (continued)
(Animal & left-center previous page pictures by Jim Ziegler. Maps and scenic pictures from Internet sources. Topright, previous page is Mount Meru as seen from the town of Arusha. Above left is Mt. Kilimanjaro.)
Routine Maintenance of Inflatable Life JacketsReprint from: http://www.safeboatingcampaign.com/routine-maintenance-of-inflatable-life-jackets/
Date: 13 Sep 2016 Author: Yvonne Pentz
This safety alert reminds all inflatable life jacket users of the importance of performing periodic maintenance ontheir equipment. Instances of fatal accidents where inflatable life jackets failed to properly inflate have beendocumented. When a life jacket fails to inflate properly, the results can be life-threatening. Unknownbladder leaks may exist, fabric degradation or an improperly installed CO-2 cylinder is all it takes to render aninflatable life jacket ineffective by preventing its inflation or ability to stay inflated.
Various manufacturers of inflatable equipment will likely have different maintenance instructions for theirproducts and directions for the user to service and inspect the devices. Knowing and following themanufacturer’s maintenance instructions are critical. Proper maintenance service and inspection will ensure allparts of the life jacket including the bladder, inflation mechanism, and CO-2 cylinder are checked and ingood working order.
The Coast Guard highly recommends routine maintenance, service, and inspection in accordance with themanufacturer’s instructions. The following inflatable life jacket inspection guidance is for informationalpurposes only and does not supersede any manufacturer recommendations or instruction:1) Each voyage, prior to getting underway:
a. If there is a service indicator check it to ensure it is GREEN. If the service indicator is RED themechanism has been fired or is incorrectly fitted.
b. Check for visible signs of wear or damage by ensuring that there are no rips, tears or holes; that theseams are securely sewn; and that the fabric, straps and hardware are still strong.
c. For auto-inflating life jackets, ensure all auto components are armed and not expired. Following themanufacturer’s instructions, reveal the inflation system and oral inflation tube. Check that the CO-2 cylinder isfirmly secured. Examine it for rust or corrosion. If you remove the CO-2 cylinder for inspection, be sure tocarefully replace it without over-tightening.
d. Repack the life jacket as per manufacturer’s instructions. Ensure the pull-tab lanyard is accessible andunlikely to be caught when being worn.
2) Periodic checks as recommended by the manufacturer or when in doubt:a. Inflate the bladder using the oral tube and leave it overnight in a room with a constant temperature. If the
bladder loses pressure, take the life jacket to an authorized service center for further tests. Do notattempt to repair a life jacket yourself. If there is no obvious loss of pressure, deflate the life jacket by turningthe cap of the inflation tube upside down and pressing it into the inflation tube. Gently squeeze the inflatablelife jacket until all air has been expelled. To avoid damage do not wring or twist the life jacket.
b. Repack the life jacket as per manufacturer’s instructions. Ensure the pull-tab lanyard is accessible andunlikely to be inadvertently snagged when being worn.Store your life jacket in a dry, well-ventilated location away from dampness and out of direct sunlight. It’simportant to rinse your life jacket with fresh water after salt water exposure and dry it thoroughly prior tostorage. If your life jacket is set for auto-inflation, remove the auto-inflation cartridge prior to rinsing. The lifejacket manufacturer may have specific requirements, so read the instructions on the life jacket.
This safety alert is provided for informational purpose only and does not relieve any domestic or internationalsafety, operational, or material requirements. Developed by the Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety and theOffice of Investigations and Casualty Analysis. Questions or comments may be sent to [email protected].
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2019 America’s Boating Club Mid-AtlanticDistrict 5 Fall Conference
8-10 November 2019 * Fredericksburg Hospitality HouseHotel and Conference Center, Fredericksburg, VA
MEMBER
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Address City State Zip ___________
Phone E-mail Squadron
SPOUSE/OTHER ATTENDEES
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SATURDAY LUNCHEONBistro Select Sandwich BoardA classic display of sandwich favorites such as: Italian cold cuts,turkey bacon ranch and chicken salad; Served with condimentsand toppings: Mayo, mustard, lettuce, onion, tomatoes;Garden green salad with assorted dressings; Potato saladand classic coleslaw; Chef’s Choice of Desserts;Iced tea and freshly-brewed coffee
SATURDAY NIGHT George Washington’s Feast BuffetMixed field greens: Iceberg, romaine, radicchio and leaf lettuceTopped with cherry tomato, cucumber and julienne carrotsServed with assorted dressings; Chef’s choice of starch and vegetables;Chicken Champagne, Salmon with tomato shallot relish, Slow-roastedSliced London Broil au jus
TOTAL ENCLOSED $________
Meal Reservations must be submitted by 27 October 2019.
Make checks payable to: Mid-Potomac Sail & Power SquadronPLEASE SEND RESERVATIONS WITH CHECKS TO:Ed Overton P.O. Box 335, King George, VA 22485
(540) 775-7391 [email protected]
Hotel Reservations:Fredericksburg Hospitality House Hotel & Conference Center2801 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22401(540) 7868321 Room Rate: $99.00 Single/Double Occupancyhttps://reservations.travelclick.com/15003?groupID=2503864
Squadron MemberAddress 1Address 2City, State, zip
richmondboatclub.com
Richmond Sail andPower Squadron
Secretary Lt/C Irene Kent
Chamberlin
For more information, visit our website at richmondboatclub.com.
The Bullhorn is published monthly by and for the members of Richmond Sailand Power Squadron. Copyright 2019. No portion of this publication may bereprinted or reused without express written consent of the Editor. Contact theEditor, Lt Ernie Burnett, AP-IN at [email protected]; 3313 Fox ChaseDr., Midlothian, VA 23112. (804)241-4170.
We would like to recognize and thank our donors for their sponsorship of the Squadron's activities and mission.
Next Squadronmeeting isOctober 28,2019, at theOktoberfest.See page 6 fordetails We’llsee you there!
The RSPS Christmas Party Luncheonis December 7. Mark Your Calendars.
