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Volume 14 Number 4

Official Publication of Sebastian Inlet Sail & Power Squadron a Unit of District 8, United States Power Squadrons®,

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Spring 2017

Inside this Issue

Cover: SISPS Change of Watch & Awards

From the Helm Page 2

From the Educational Officer Page 3

Upcoming Events Page 5

From the X0, AO and Boating Activities Page 6

March Turkey Creek Paddle Photos Page 7

SISPS Change of Watch Photos Page 8, 9

D/8 Spring Conference Photos Page 10

Social Events Photos Page 11

National Finalist Page 12

Earth Day Page 13

Boating Safety Page 14, 15

What Was Life Like In A Sailing Warship Page 16

Nautical Trivia, Notices, Birthdays Page 17

National/District Events; Sponsors Page 18 AmazonSmile, D/8 Rendezvous, Best Boat Cleaning Flyers

2017—2018 Bridge

From left: Cdr Charmaine Brayton, S; Lt/C Don Kadlac, P; Lt/C Terry Greene, P; Lt/C Ron Ray, JN; Lt/C Maggie Sabol, P; Lt/C David “Mag” Mangold, SN (See more COW photos on page 8 and 9)

SISPS Change of Watch

Lt Don Robertson, S, recipient of SISPS Annual Membership

Award

Lt/C Mary Price, P, recipient of SISPS Annual Contribution

to Boating Safety Award

Lt/C Charmaine Brayton, S, recipient of SISPS Annual

Civic Service Award

Lt Cat Mangold, N, recipient of SISPS Member of the Year

Award

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From the Helm

H appy Spring to all! Thank you to all who attended the Spring Conference. It was great seeing the other squadron members and

the seminars were very informative. In addition, the dinner that Saturday was wonderful! Keep in mind, the Fall Conference will be here before you know it and it is my hope we win the Attendance Award again! We also received recognition for boat inspections, newsletter and webpage!

As we have done in the past, we are suspending the General Meeting for the months of June, July and August. However, we will continue with socials and lunch bunch, and we will have other activities in addition. I'll keep you notified.

Have a wonderful summer - be safe and have fun!!

Cdr Charmaine Brayton, S

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From the Educational Officer (SEO)



N athaniel Bowditch (1773-1838) was born on March 26, in Salem, Mass., fourth of the seven

children of shipmaster Habakkuk Bowditch and his wife, Mary. Most of Salem’s sons in this New England seaport went to sea, and many of them became shipmasters. Nathaniel sailed as master on his last voyage, and two of his brothers met untimely deaths while pursuing careers at sea. Habakkuk is said to have lost two ships at sea, and by late Revolutionary days he returned to the trade of his youth, as a cooper. Unfortunately, the income was insufficient for the needs of his growing family, so

young Nathaniel at the age of 10 left school to help with the family business.

He was not successful as a cooper, and when he was about 12, entered the first of two ship-chandlery firms. It was during the nearly 10 years he was so employed that his great mind first attracted public attention. From the time he began school, Bowditch had an all-consuming interest in learning, particularly mathematics. By his middle teens he was recognized in Salem as an authority on that subject. Impressed by his efforts to educate himself, the learned men of the day supplied him with books that he might learn of the great discoveries of others. He first taught himself French, Spanish, Latin, Greek and German, the first of almost two dozen languages and dialects he studied during his life. At the age of 16 he began the study of Newton’s Principia, translating parts of it from Latin. He even found an error in that classic text, and though he lacked the confidence to announce it at the time, he later published his findings and had them accepted by the scientific community.

In the seafaring town of Salem, Bowditch was drawn to navigation early, learning the subject at the age of 13 from an old British sailor. A year later he began studying surveying, and in 1794 assisted in the surveying of the town. At 15 he devised an almanac reputed to have been of great accuracy. His other

youthful accomplishments included a crude barometer and a sundial.

To Bowditch, the mathematical genius, computation of lunar distances was no mystery, of course, but he recognized the need for an easier method of working them in order to navigate ships more safely and efficiently. Through analysis and observation, he derived a new and simplified formula during his first trip as second mate at the age of 21.

John Hamilton Moore’s The Practical Navigator was the leading navigational text when Bowditch first went to sea, and had been for many years. Early in his first voyage, however, the Captain’s second mate began turning up errors in Moore’s book, and before long he found it necessary to re-compute some of the tables he most often used in working his sights. Bowditch recorded the errors he found, and by the end of his second voyage, made in the higher capacity of supercargo the news of his findings in The New Practical Navigator had reached Edmund Blunt, a printer at Newburyport, Mass. The most significant mistake was listing the year 1800 as a leap year in the table of the sun’s declination. The consequence was that Moore gave the declination for March 1, 1800 as 7° 11’. Since the actual value was 7° 33’ the calculation of a meridian altitude would be in error by 22 minutes of latitude, or 22 nautical miles.

Following publication of the first American edition, Blunt obtained Bowditch’s services in checking the American and English editions for further errors. Blunt then published a second American edition of Moore’s thirteenth edition in 1800. When preparing a third American edition for the press, Blunt decided that Bowditch had revised and corrected Moore’s work to such an extent that Bowditch should be named as author. The title was changed to The New American Practical Navigator and the book was published in 1802 as a first edition. Bowditch vowed while writing this edition to “put down in the book nothing I can’t teach the crew,” and it is said that every member of his crew including the cook could take a lunar observation and plot the ship’s position.

Continued on page 4

Last painting by Gilbert Stuart (1828) considered by the family of Bowditch to be the best of various paintings made, although it was unfinished when the artist died.



From the Educational Officer (SEO) Cont’d

Shortly after the publication of The New American Practical Navigator, Harvard College honored its author with the presentation of the honorary degree of Master of Arts, and in 1816 the college made him an honorary Doctor of Laws. Nathaniel Bowditch outlived all of his brothers and sister by nearly 30 years. He died on March 16, 1838, in his sixty-fifth year. The following eulogy by the Salem Marine Society indicates the regard in which this distinguished American was held by his contemporaries: “In his death a public, a national, a human benefactor has departed. Not this community, nor our country only, but the whole world, has reason to do honor to his memory When the voice of Eulogy shall be still, when the tear of Sorrow shall cease to flow, no monument will be needed to keep alive his memory among men; but as long as ships shall sail, the needle point to the north, and the stars go through their wonted courses in the heavens, the name of Dr. Bowditch will be revered as of one who helped his fellow-men in a time of need, who was and is a guide to them over the pathless ocean, and of one who forwarded the great interests of mankind.” Reprinted from the frontispiece of the 2002 Bi Centennial Edition of The American Practical Navigator●

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‘Deadly combination': Two Alabama women die of electric shock drowning

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“Navigation is the art which instructs the mariner in what manner to conduct a ship through the wide and trackless ocean, from one part to another, with the greatest safety, and the shortest time possible.”

JW Norie "Norie’s Practical Navigation" (mid-nineteenth century).

Congrats to, Peggy Gabriel, S; Nick Pelligrino, P and Janet Robinson, S, who completed the ‘Seamanship Course’ in February.

Congrats also to, Terry Greene, P and Nick Pelligrino, P; the two diligent students who actually finished Piloting.

Lt/C David "Mag" Mangold, SN-IN [email protected]

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ABC Public Boating Course 08 July 2017


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Upcoming Events

6 June 2017 Lunch Bunch Time: 1130

Heavenly Wings & Rib House 709 US Hwy 1

(The old Southern Sisters)

10 June 2017 New Member Orientation

Time: TBA Activity Center

12 June 2017

Executive Committee Mtg Time: 1830

Sebastian Yacht Club

26 June 2017 General Members Meeting

Suspended

4 July 2017 July 4th Freedom Festival

Time: TBA Riverview Park, Sebastian

8 July 2017

ABC Public Boating Course Time: 0730—1700

Activity Center 1225 Main Street

14-16 July 2017

D/8 Summer Rendezvous See Flyer for Details

Pirates Cove, Stuart, FL

SISPS is on Facebook, please visit our page and “like us at”


Questions, contact P/D/Lt/C Ron Ray, JN SISPS Booth at the Pelican Island Wildlife Festival held 18 March 2017. Lt/C Don Kadlac, P reports event well attended by members and thanked all who participated.

Award Winning Newsletter Editor Retiring SISPS’s Publications Editor P/D/C Gloria Schulke, JN has retired from duties as Editor of our Sebastian Inlet newsletter as of the publication of this issue. Her dedication and exceptional creativity in presenting squadron’s activities has repeatedly been acknowledged by receiving USPS District 8’s Distinctive Communication award again. Thank you Gloria; you will be greatly missed!

The SISPS Bridge is now seeking a new Editor. Gloria has graciously offered to train and will be available for consultation until the new Editor is comfortable with publication program. Interested squadron members are encouraged to contact Commander Charmaine Brayton, S by 1 July 2017.●

Lunch Bunch at Blackfins Riverfront Grill, Capt’ Hirams, 7 March 2016





44th Annual Freedom Festival 4 July 2017 SISPS Booth

At Riverview Park

Hello all Fellow members of Sebastian Inlet Sail & Power Squadron, My name is Don Kadlac.

My wife, Kathy, and I moved into Snug Harbor Village in October, 2016, from Chattanooga, TN. It was an interesting greeting we received from “Matthew” a few days later.

I have been a member of the United States Power Squadrons for 20 years, joining this organization back in 1997, and have earned 18 Merit Marks up to now.

My first squadron was BARNEGAT BAY SAIL & POWER SQUADRON, D/4 in NJ. There I served as Secretary, Administrative Officer, Executive Officer, and moved up to Commander. While serving D/4, I also served two years as Treasurer for the DISTRICT.

We then moved to Chattanooga, TN. In Chattanooga, I transferred to CHATTANOOGA POWER SQUADRON, D/17. There I served as Membership Chairman, Auditor and Executive Officer three times. I also was Assistant Treasurer and Aide to P/D/C Robert Heck, SN-CN of D/17.

Kathy and I have since moved to Micco, FL (along with Hurricane Matthew) in 2016. Now you know the rest of my story.

I am very happy to be a member of Sebastian Inlet Sail & Power Squadron and to serve as your Executive Officer, with a promise to be of service to all; especially Cdr Charmaine Brayton.

by Donald E. Kadlac, P 10 March 2017●

From the XO

Lunch Bunch Website lunchbunch.rdallenproject.com

Welcome Aboard New Members

SISPS is pleased to welcome new members:

Richard “Rick” Heckenstaller

Kenneth and Margaret Hislop

Pam and Fred Stevenson

Bruce Thornlow

Millard (Mel) and Laura Waffle

& Associate Members

Dan and Lynn Fortman●

From the AO

Boating Activities

Boating activities have not been very busy due to weather --mostly wind--conditions.

We did have a good paddle at Blue Cypress Lake, a little windy, though.

Lunch at Yee Haw Junction was enjoyed by all.

We paddled for the island clean-up. The paddle back to the twin docks with the wind at our backs was great.

Our scheduled Pelican Island paddle was cancelled due to wind. We hope to reschedule soon!

Weather for Friday 5/26 looks good, keep your fingers and toes crossed!

We appreciate suggestions, so put your thinking caps on.

We have one for Merritt Island -- more on this later.

Dave and Karen

Lt Dave and Lt Karen West●

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Boating Activities March Turkey Creek Paddle

Heading Upstream Gary and Sharon

Our Local Guide Pulling Out for Lunch

Jenny, Gary, Sharon, Terry, Karen, Dave Left: our photographer for the day -Don



S I S P S

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SISPS Change of Watch

P/R/C Nigel Hargreaves, SN Master of Ceremonies

R/C Diana Jackson SN’ Installing Officer P/C Dave Albury, P thanks his bridge

Cdr Charmaine gives acceptance speech

R/C Diana presents P/C flag to P/C Dave



SISPS at the District 8 Spring Conference 28 –30 April 2017

D8 Spring Conference Photographs by D/Lt Art Dodd,SN

For more photos of the D8 Spring Conference weekend, visit the D/8 photographer’s Flickr Album at http://www.flickr.com/photos/artdodd52/albums/72157680068073774:

At the Conference SISPS was awarded the Russel D. Hartz Attendance plaque (see photo page 2). Also received certificates: D/8 2nd Place VSC, and Honorable Mention for Membership Growth. P/R/C Hargreaves, SN was presented the D/C’s Distinguished Service Award plaque and VSC Century Club recognition. Way to Go SISPS!

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13 May 2017 Social hosted by the Price’s

15 April 2017 Social hosted by the Sabol’s

01 April 2017

CR 510 Causeway Picnic



NATIONAL FINALIST The Boat U.S. Distinguished Civic Service Award is sponsored by the Boat U.S. Foundation in recognition for a squadron's outstanding contributions to the communities they serve.

This award is not just based on one singular squadron activity; but, includes a diverse combination of community outreach programs provided by our members. It is based on the number of general squadron members, the total number of members involved in the activities, and cumulative number of hours over the time frame specified.

In other words; for this prestigious award to be presented, USPS squadrons have to compile data, provide documentation, and one very special squadron member has to take the incentive to present an executive summary of how these civic services benefited their community.

While Sebastian Inlet Sail & Power Squadron did not receive First Place; we did place within the top ten Squadrons nationwide. This is a remarkable achievement for a squadron as small as SISPS. All our hard working volunteers deserve a standing ovation.

And my personal “thanks” to ‘founding’ SISPS member P/R/C Nigel Hargreaves, SN, who encouraged us to submit data which he meticulously presented to the Boat U.S. Foundation. Thanks Nigel!

Sebastian Inlet ~ Take a bow, YOU earned it! Lt Cat Mangold, N Environmental Liaison●



Earth Day 2017

It was a picture perfect boating day for Sebastian Inlet Sail & Power Squadron’s April Earth Day spoil islands cleanup. Members arrived early at the Main Street boat ramp where several transportation vessels awaited skippered by Jay Woltering, Bruce and Maggie Sabol, and Terry and Lori Green.

While ambitious kayakers headed to IR 12, the other vessels divided themselves between IR 13 and IR 14. We were pleasantly surprised to find only minor trash awaiting us.

On IR 14 the majority of the items appeared to have been “washed or blown ashore” rather than being left by careless island users except for the Hibachi grill.

Between our three adopted islands only 30-pounds of trash was collected: aluminum caps, assisted Styrofoam pieces, beer bottles, burnt beer cans, cigarette butts, fishing lures, nails, plastic soda caps, zip-ties and a 2-gallon jug, right-footed shoe and one sock, rope, used toilet paper, baby-diapers and baby-wipes.

Afterwards we enjoyed a shore-side picnic on IR13 with Dave and Karen West as chefs du jour manning the BBQ and members contributing delectable side-dishes. If anyone went home hungry it was their own fault!

By Lt Cat Mangold, N, Environmental Com Liaison●



BOATING SAFETY – IT’S FOR EVERYONE

Some facts:

The most common accident to passengers and crew is falling overboard. According to the statistics, over 40% of all fatal boating accidents start this way. It can be avoided if boaters make sure they have good footing and a good hand-hold at all times. An age old seafaring reminder goes like this.

“ One hand for the ship, one hand for the sailor”

Children should never be allowed to move about on an underway boat. If you need to move around, for any reason, reduce speed and make sure to get a grip with at least one hand.

And never forget your PFDs, especially for the children.

Alcohol and water don’t mix. In a Red Cross study, two-thirds of boating injury victims had consumed alcohol. Almost 40% had an alcohol level above the legal limit. Besides being illegal, it’s dangerous to operate any kind of machinery while drinking. A boat is no exception.

35% of boating accidents were directly attributable to alcohol use and the overwhelming primary cause of fatalities was alcohol related. If you drink and boat, you are more likely to be involved in an accident, and once involved, more likely to die. 53% of fatal boating accident victims drowned, while 39% suffered trauma and 9% died of other causes.

CAUSE OF FIRE: BILGE PUMP

The purpose of a bilge pump is to protect your boat, and for the most part, this is exactly what it does. But every year there are reports of bilge pumps smoking, melting, and even starting fires. The problem is caused by a combination of incorrect fuse size and something called rotor lock, a condition in which the bilge pump rotor can no longer spin because it’s jammed with debris or bilge scum, or the bearings have seized.

Here’s what happens: A locked rotor causes the 12 volt wires to heat up, which should blow the fuse. But a fuse rated for more current than what the manufacturer calls for may not blow, even if the wires get hot. The hot wires create even more resistance, which decreases the current flow in the wires,

preventing the fuse from ever blowing. Because electricity is still flowing, the wires start to smoke and eventually glow red-hot, at which point they could ignite anything flammable nearby.

Many small bilge pumps call for a 3-amp fuse, but sometimes installers substitute a 5-amp fuse because they’re more likely to have one laying around. It’s critical to install the exact fuse size manufacturers recommend for use with their bilge pump. A fuse rated even one amp higher could lead to a fire if the rotor locks. Also, make sure the wire size to the pump is correct – too small a wire can also overheat without the fuse blowing.

WHAT ABOUT THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS?

The time to know if your fire extinguishers work is not when you are about to use them.

While you may be able to use an extinguisher to put out a small fire, you may find that it’s of little value if it hasn’t been kept in operating condition. Below are some helpful tips to help make sure your fire extinguisher is in proper working order.

Class A – Ordinary materials Class-B – Flammable liquids Class C – Appliance, electrical Class D – Metals Class K – Cooking oils

Some fire extinguishers may be made for more than one type of fire and they will be labeled as such, “ABC” or “BC” for example. Even if they haven’t expired, extinguishers should be checked each month to help make sure they are ready for use. It is recommended that the following steps should be followed.

Ensure easy access Check the seals Check the pressure Look for physical

damage

Cont’d on page 15



News from National

Most portable extinguishers have a pressure gauge that should be checked – the reading should be in the green zone. If it’s not, less expensive fire extinguishers will need to be replaced. Some more expensive portable fire extinguishers can be recharged if the pressure gauge is no longer in the green. Those types should be serviced annually by a qualified extinguisher company, who will tag them with the date of service. Also check for dents and corrosion, and make sure the nozzle hasn’t gotten damaged. Non-rechargeable fire extinguishers don’t last forever and have expiration dates, usually 12 years from the date of manufacture.

Fixed engine room systems that contain halon or FE 241 should be inspected twice a year, and the canisters should be weighed annually to see if they’ve lost any of their charge. If so, they need to be serviced and recharged.

Article written by: Lt Dan Fortman, P Safety Officer Mansfield Power Squadron, D/7 (Submitted by Bruce Sabol, P)●

BOATING SAFETY IT’S FOR EVERYONE

Cont’d from page 14

We are always told as a Vessel Examiner to wear our life jackets to project the idea of safety to the boating public. I am sure that most VEs have done so over the past 8 years that we have had them.

Now as we head into the boating season and all of the associated activities, I would suggest that the first thing a VE should do is examine and test his/her Mustang Inflatable life jacket. It is suggested that this operation be performed every 2 to 3 months. I bet you have not even done it once in the 8 years you have had the jackets. I am suggesting this exercise because we have found a few jackets that won't hold air. If one of these is found I suggest that it be destroyed and disposed of because the total life expectancy is only 10 years.

So how do we test our jacket? Open it up along the Velcro seams as shown in Figure 1 until it looks like Figure 2. Then remove the cap on the oral inflation tube (shown in figure 2) and inflate the Life Jacket orally.

Then keep the jacket inflated over night. If it fails to hold air all night it is defective. If it holds air ok, then reverse the oral inflation cap and compress the jacket to remove all of the air. Once deflated, replace the cap to its original position and fold the sides back and press the Velcro seams to hold the jacket together.

Now if you happen to really need the jacket while doing a VSC (Heaven forbid you fall into the water) the life jacket would be known to be useable.●

Test Your Mustang Life Jacket Stf/C Allan. B. Furtado, SN

National Safety Committee

Figure 1 Figure 2 USPS Cooperative Charting

Nautical Reporting Update

Cooperative charting nautical reports will be accepted starting in early April 2017. Look for SailAngle messages informing everyone when the new reporting system is up and running and fully functional. Email: R/C Thomas J. Peltier, SN

ReadMore:

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News from National



The Hold In the deepest, darkest, dingiest place at the very bottom of the ship is the hold: a gigantic wooden warehouse. Here, packed tight in barrels, is enough food, water and other provisions to supply the ship for six months. However, the crew won't eat and drink all of this. They share it with hundreds of rats. Rats don't just eat the tubs of bread, meat, cheese and beans. If the crew don't control them, they can even gnaw holes right through the ship's hull.

The Magazine in Battle Buried deep below waterline was a strange, cramped, dark, place: the magazine. Copper lined the walls. The only light came through a window from a lantern in the next room. Sailors working here were forbidden to carry iron objects, and they wore felt slippers. These precautions were needed because the magazine was a store-room for gunpowder. If it got damp, their guns would not fire. And if just one spark entered the room, the ship might instantly explode.

Sleeping at Sea At night, seamen sleep in hammocks slung between beams or at least, half of them do. For the crew is divided into two "watches" (teams). One watch sails the ship from 8pm to midnight, then sleeps for four hours while the other watch works. Tomorrow, the two watches swap over their duties. Shouted orders and pounding feet echo through the ship all night, but the sleeping sailors do not wake. Their work is so exhausting that they slip into a deep slumber as soon as they tumble into their hammocks.

Exercising the Guns A warship’s heavy guns give her awesome power in battle, but they are useless without expert gun crews to fire them. To hone their skills, the seamen practice regularly, rehearsing a strict routine until they can do it blindfolded. Every man plays his part with furious concentration, for a naval gun can do as much harm to those who fire it as to the enemy. It weighs more than three tons, and rolling free, it will effortlessly crush a man. A stray spark on its powder charge will kill the gun crew and set the ship on fire.

The Maintop in Battle A warship’s maintop was like a swaying, tree-top fortress when battle began. The ship's bravest Marines fought from here, aiming to pick off enemy seamen with musket fire. Fixed around the main mast some fifty feet above the deck, the maintop was half the width of a tennis court. It felt much smaller when it was crowded with Marines, and with seamen knotting and splicing rigging damaged by enemy cannon fire.

Sailors Aloft The "engines" that drove a ship forward were her sails: massive canvas sheets, some as big as a basketball court. Controlling them was the job of the “topmen”. Their work demanded strength, skill, and a head for heights. They climbed the rigging in all weathers, often in darkness, and as high as 175 feet above the deck. The sails they set (spread out) or reefed and furled (pulled in) could weigh half a ton even when dry, and twice that when soaked with rain.

Article submitted by Lt Don Robertson, S●

What Was Life Like In A Sailing Warship?



Happy Birthday!!!

Marnie Sullivan Peggy Gabriel Mag Mangold Dave West Carol Ford Dick Sladen Gregory Plummer Peter Mitchelson Art Pasetchnik June Jones Maggie Sabol Kenneth Hislop Don Firestone Don Kadlac Doris Jannke Mike Herbig Joseph Masi

10 May 11 May 11 May 12 May 19 May 20 May 20 May 26 May 30 May

05 Jun 07 Jun 11 Jun 13 Jun 19 Jun 27 Jun 28 Jun 29 Jun

May - June 2017

Notice Ensign Magazines Wanted

If you are not saving your Ensign Magazines, the Membership Com would like to recycle them by giving them out to prospective members and ABC students at our booth events and public classes.

Contact Lt/C Don Kadlac at [email protected]

AmazonSmile Please see flyer attached for complete information on the AmazonSmile program where you can donate money to our squadron without costing you a thing. If you shop on Amazon.com you can have 0.5% of your purchase price donated to our squadron.

Nautical Trivia & Fun Facts Deep Six: A fathom, the unit of measurement for the depth of the sea, is 6 feet.. Sailors used the term to refer to throwing something overboard and it has come to mean getting rid of something ("deep sixing").

Dead Reckoning: For many years, the practice of keeping a log based on estimated speed was called 'deduced' reckoning. Over time, this turned into dead reckoning. Dead reckoning is the process by which the position of the ship at any moment is found (without any observation of the sun or stars) based upon the last well-determined position and the run that has been made since that last position. For this purpose, the ship's course indicated by its compass, the distance indicated by the log, and drift and leeway were all taken into account.

Cut and Run: Hurry off abruptly; to escape by a sudden maneuver. This phrase comes from the act of cutting the anchor line in an effort to make a quick getaway. Alternately, the saying comes from the cutting of the ropeyarns used to fasten the sails so the sails could fall quickly when the need to get under way was urgent.

Crew Cut: A short haircut given to the whole ship crew.

by Lt Don Robertson, S●

Notice

From the Editor:

Really missed receiving any photos taken at P/C Marnie’s St Paddy’s Day Social in March (especially since I didn’t get there). The word is that the event was, as usual, fantastic, a good time had by all. Thank you for a great get together, Marnie.

Also, I don’t think anyone remembered a camera at the last two Lunch Bunches. If anyone took any pics, please send them to the Editor, photos of events can always go in the next issue. Cell phone photos work too!

Please send to: [email protected]

By now you all know I have retired as editor of our SISPS newsletter. Thank you so much for your contributions and support with great articles and photos, which all contributed to our award winning success. I firmly believe that communication using all means available leads to a successful squadron, and we do and we are!!!. .. gloria





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From the Editor Thank you

Cdr Charmaine Brayton, S Donald Firestone, AP

Lt/C Don Kadlac, P Lt Cat Mangold, N

Lt Don Robertson, S Bruce Sabol, P

Lt Debbie Sladen Lt Karen West, P

who contributed articles/photos

for this issue!

Deadline Next Issue 20 July 2017

Upcoming National/District Events

14-16 Jul 17 D/8 Summer Rendezvous, Pirates Cove, Stuart, Fl

10-17 Sep 17 Governing Board Meeting, Dallas, Texas

27-29 Oct 17 D/8 Fall Conference, Embassy Suites, PGA Blvd, PBG

Notices June, July, August

General Members’ Meetings Suspended

Meetings will resume in September.

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SISPS Website for Summer Social Events and

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ABC Public Boating Course 08 July 2017

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