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For Sail and Power Boating for 62 Years www.sarasota-boating.org VOLUME LXI ISSUE 6 A Unit of the United States Power Squadrons® and District 22 June/July 2015 SPSS LUNCHEONS Marina Jack Restaurant – Upstairs Registration from 1100 - 1120 $17.00 per person No reservation needed! JUNE 4 Speaker: Richard Romanoff, Student Project - Building a Plane from Scratch 11 Speaker: Aaron Corr, Founder & President - Treeumph Obstacle Course 18 Speaker: Kerri Conboy, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Suncoast 25 Speaker: Sheriff Tom Knight, Sarasota County JULY 2 Speaker: Stanley Zimmerman, Past Sarasota Commissioner 9 Speaker: Dr. David Harralson “The Golden Age of Sarasota” (WWI to 1929) 16 Speaker: Dr. Don O’Shea, President, New College of Florida 23 Speaker: Brock H. Leach, Past Pres. & CEO PepsiCo Frito-Lay & Tropicana 30 Speaker: TBA EVENTS & ACTIVITIES JUNE 6 Cruise To Eat - Spanish Pointe Restaurant 1130 11 Executive Committee Mtg - SPSS HQ 0930 20 Kayaking - Peace River 0930 JULY 11 C & R Mar Vista—Longboat Key - TBA 25 Kayaking - Little Manatee River 0900 AUGUST 25 - 30 USPS Fall Governing Board San Diego, CA (See usps.org) EVENTS COMING UP! D22 2015 CRUISE— WESTERN CARIBBEAN 15—22 NOVEMBER 2015 ON BOARD THE REGAL PRINCESS (Flyer Inside) (See Flyer Inside) (See Flyer Inside) CRUISE TO EAT SPANISH POINTE restaurant & PUB SATURDAY, 6 JUNE 2015 1130 SATURDAY, 11 JULY 2015 Details to be announced in Weekly Update KAYAKING THE PEACE RIVER SATURDAY, 20 JUNE 2015 0930 KAYAKING LITTLE MANATEE RIVER SATURDAY, 25 JULY 2015 0900 C & R MAR VISTA LONGBOAT KEY (See Flyer Inside) DISTRICT 22 C & R 4 - 6 NOVEMBER 2015 SOUTH SEAS RESORT & MARINA CAPTIVA ISLAND, FL See usps.org/localusps/d22

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For Sail and Power Boating for 62 Years www.sarasota-boating.org VOLUME LXI ISSUE 6 A Unit of the United States Power Squadrons® and District 22 June/July 2015

SPSS LUNCHEONS

Marina Jack Restaurant – Upstairs Registration from 1100 - 1120 $17.00 per person

No reservation needed!

JUNE

4 Speaker: Richard Romanoff, Student Project -

Building a Plane from Scratch

11 Speaker: Aaron Corr, Founder & President -

Treeumph Obstacle Course

18 Speaker: Kerri Conboy, Big Brothers Big

Sisters of the Suncoast

25 Speaker: Sheriff Tom Knight, Sarasota County

JULY

2 Speaker: Stanley Zimmerman, Past Sarasota

Commissioner

9 Speaker: Dr. David Harralson “The Golden Age

of Sarasota” (WWI to 1929)

16 Speaker: Dr. Don O’Shea, President, New

College of Florida

23 Speaker: Brock H. Leach, Past Pres. & CEO

PepsiCo Frito-Lay & Tropicana

30 Speaker: TBA

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

JUNE

6 Cruise To Eat - Spanish Pointe Restaurant 1130

11 Executive Committee Mtg - SPSS HQ 0930

20 Kayaking - Peace River 0930

JULY 11 C & R Mar Vista—Longboat Key - TBA

25 Kayaking - Little Manatee River 0900

AUGUST

25 - 30 USPS Fall Governing Board

San Diego, CA (See usps.org)

EVENTS COMING UP!

D22 2015 CRUISE— WESTERN CARIBBEAN

15—22 NOVEMBER 2015

ON BOARD THE REGAL PRINCESS

(Flyer Inside)

(See Flyer Inside)

(See Flyer Inside)

CRUISE TO EAT

SPANISH POINTE restaurant & PUB

SATURDAY, 6 JUNE 2015 1130

SATURDAY, 11 JULY 2015

Details to be announced in Weekly Update

KAYAKING THE PEACE RIVER

SATURDAY, 20 JUNE 2015 0930

KAYAKING LITTLE MANATEE RIVER

SATURDAY, 25 JULY 2015 0900

C & R MAR VISTA LONGBOAT KEY

(See Flyer Inside)

DISTRICT 22 C & R 4 - 6 NOVEMBER 2015

SOUTH SEAS RESORT & MARINA

CAPTIVA ISLAND, FL See usps.org/localusps/d22

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SEE US ON:

COMMANDER’S UPDATE

NEXT DEADLINE:

15 JULY 2015 Send photos and articles to:

Lt Carol Holmes, AP at

[email protected]

Unofficially, summer is here already with our temperatures

in the high 80’s and low 90’s. It seems we went directly

from fall to summer. Compared to the rest of the country,

we never really have a true winter. Our northern members

have left us for cooler climates and the rest of us are here to

enjoy our paradise every day. Have you noticed the reduced

traffic? It takes half as long to get around town now. Isn’t it

pleasant going to a restaurant and being seated and served

immediately?

Members of the Sarasota Power and Sail Squadron who

have obtained the grade of N or SN were recently invited to join the District

“N” (Navigators) Club. The club meets once a month for lunch and a short

presentation on a nautical topic of interest. A different venue is selected for

the meeting each month. Last month four of us attended the “N” Club

meeting at the Blu Mangrove Grill in Palmetto for a very enjoyable lunch

and an interesting presentation by P/C Charlie Brunner, SN. The June

meeting is scheduled for 16 June 2015, 1130 at the St Petersburg Yacht

Club. Our District Commander, Connie Beckman, SN will give a presenta-

tion on “Nautical Sayings.”

Have you been attending the weekly luncheons at Marina Jack? The

presentations and entertainment have been outstanding. Thanks to

P/C Leon Warshaw, S and Lt Sandy Boos for the fine job of having a great

program lined up for us each week. The week of 28 May, we will have

Actress Carolyn Michel who will talk about Life in the Theater. You will

enjoy the humor, the tragedies, and the life events of Carolyn’s story. On 4

June, come and enjoy listening to Mr. Richard Romanoff who will explain

how he built a plane from scratch as a student project. There will be lots to

learn about planning a project.

Excitement is growing for the Fall Governing Board scheduled for 25 – 30

August 2015 in San Diego, CA at the beautiful Manchester Grand Hyatt.

The hotel is on the water, close to shops, restaurants and museums. Best of

all the agenda is full of fun events and is a great way to take a mini vaca-

tion. Make your travel, hotel and events reservations now to get the very

best prices. Discounted prices will end on 12 July. All members, especially

the squadron officers, are encouraged to attend and participate in making

the decisions that guide our organization. This is a super time to learn more

about USPS and renew old friendships and a time to make new ones.

It’s also time to make your reservations for the District 22 C&R which is

scheduled 4 - 6 November 2015 at the beautiful South Seas Resort & Mari-

na on Captiva Island, FL. Registration is required for all events! The tenta-

tive schedule: Wednesday - Arrive by boat or car. D/C Cocktail Party. Pot-

luck at South Seas Marina with entertainment. Thursday - At your leisure.

Optional lunch cruise to Useppa. Games, dinner with entertainment at Doc

Ford’s Restaurant, Captiva Island. Friday - Morning coffee at the marina;

depart for home port at your leisure. For those traveling by boat, you must

make Marina Reservations using the forms & instructions on the D22 web-

site. For those traveling by car, make your hotel reservations now. We

have a special group rate of $169 per night, non-inclusive. First come, first

served. Forms for the hotel and instructions are also on the D22 website.

It will be a Rock and Roll Weekend. Come join in the fun.

Cdr Margaret Barber, SN

SOUTH WIND

Published by the

SARASOTA POWER & SAIL

SQUADRON

2814 Hyde Park Street

Sarasota, FL 34239-3227

(941) 953-7565

SOUTH WIND STAFF

Editor: Lt Carol Holmes, AP

Copy Editor: Lt Susanne Hoffmann, S

Ad Mgr: P/C Julie Clarke, AP

2015 SPSS BRIDGE

Cdr: Cdr Margaret Barber, SN

[email protected]

(941) 924-6096

XO: Lt/C Robert B. Holmes, AP

[email protected]

(941) 504-8381

AO: Lt/C Richard N. Winston, JN

[email protected]

(941) 567-4206

SEO: Lt/C Gary L. Wells, AP

[email protected]

(941) 549-1596

Sec: Lt/C Sylvia N. Wedge, S

[email protected]

(941) 951-6806

Treas: Lt/C Jose A. Garnham, SN

[email protected]

(941) 371-1691

Photographers: Joe Andrade,

Sandy Boos, Frank Ginty

Sandy Kuskin, Sue Lomastro

and Charles Mancino

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Chaplain’s Corner

“ The hardest arithmetic

to master is that which enables us

to count our blessings.” - - - Eric Hoffer

P/D/C Robert D. Barber, SN

SPSS Chaplain

What’s Knot in the News

Some folks have asked The Bridge, “Why doesn’t

SPSS have a boat in the on-the-water annual

Christmas boat parade and the annual Sarasota

Downtown Christmas parade?” Well, we can—but

we need a boat for the water parade, and creative

people to decorate that boat. So if you would like to volunteer your boat

for the on-the-water Christmas parade or to help decorate that vessel,

please contact Charles Mancino @ [email protected].

We have had several suggestions for the downtown Christmas festival

parade. Two of them are: 1. pull a decorated boat on a trailer; or 2. pull

kayak(s) on the parade route. If you have a suggestion or would like to

volunteer your time for this parade, please contact Lt/C Bob Holmes @

[email protected].

All things are possible here at SPSS, but it takes volunteers to make

them happen—why don’t you become one of those people that make it

happen?

Lt/C Robert Holmes, AP

EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S UPDATE

USCG 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The U.S. Coast Guard recently released its 2014 Recreational Boating

Statistics, revealing boating fatalities of 610, the second-lowest number

of yearly boating fatalities on record. Where the cause of death was

known, 78 percent of fatal boating accident victims drowned; of those

drowning victims, 84 percent were not wearing a life jacket. Where

boating instruction was known, 77 percent of deaths occurred on vessels

where the operator had not received boating safety instruction. The most

common types of vessels involved in reported accidents were open mo-

torboats, personal watercraft and cabin motorboats. The vessel types

with the highest number of fatalities were open motorboats, canoes and

kayaks. Visit the link below for the complete report. uscgboating.org/

library/accident-statistics/Recreational-Boating-Statistics-2014.pdf

· In 2014, the Coast Guard counted 4,064 accidents that involved 610

deaths, 2,678 injuries and approximately $39 million dollars of damage

to property as a result of recreational boating accidents.

· The fatality rate was 5.2 deaths per 100,000 registered recreational

vessels. This rate represents a 10.6% increase from last year’s fatality

rate of 4.7 deaths per 100,000 registered recreational vessels.

· Compared to 2013, the number of accidents increased 0.05%, the

number of deaths increased 8.9%, and the number of injuries increased

2.2%.

· Where cause of death was known, 78% of fatal boating accident vic-

tims drowned. Of those drowning victims with reported life jacket us-

age, 84% were not wearing a life jacket. (continued on page 4)

COMMANDER’S UPDATE ON

2014 USCG RECREATIONAL BOATING STATISTICS

HONORING

LORETTA GARBER, P

LORETTA GARBER, P RECEIVES

THE USPS LIFE MEMBERSHIP AWARD

FROM COMMANDER MARGARET BARBER

AFTER EARNING 25 MERIT MARKS.

Interested in a Personalized

Health Screening?

Look no further. LifeLine Screening is

designed for early detection of potential

health problems leading to stroke, aortic

aneurysms, arterial disease and osteoporosis.

USPS members have the opportunity to de-

tect life-threatening conditions, at an afford-

able cost of only $135. Visit the USPS.org

website to learn more about this benefit and

others.

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FROM MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Welcome new members to Sarasota Power & Sail Squad-

ron. We are a unit of the world’s largest not-for- profit,

non-governmental, recreational boating organization, the

United States Power Squadrons. We’re happy to have

you aboard.

Hello Lloyd Sammons, who is an attorney. His hobbies

include boating and golf.

Sandra Bernardi is from West Virginia and has a

business background. She likes to kayak and is looking

forward to joining the Squadron on some trips.

Mike and Carol Scahill transfer red from the St. Louis

Missouri Squadron. They have a 29’ 2001 Tiara Coronet

in MO and are looking for a new boat here. Mike is from

the IT systems arena.

Michal and Veronika Bajtala came to us from the

weather class. They are from Czechoslovakia and look-

ing forward to taking more courses.

Harvey and Carol Vengroff have a 58’ sail boat called

Lollipop. His hobbies include RVing, real estate and

starting up new businesses.

Chip and Marcia Muegel are looking forward to tak-

ing more courses. They are looking at new power boats.

Roger Dymond is from Michigan and the secur ity

management business. He enjoys boating, kayaking, golf

and swimming.

Welcome Jeffrey Mohl. He and his wife Anne just

moved to Sarasota. He was an insurance broker. His

hobbies are billiards, motorcycles and photography.

Please check our future events both on-the-water and on

land. Remember our online calendar which will have all

events and details. Go to www.sarasota-boating.org.

Hope to see you all on the water.

D/Lt/C Susan Lomastro, AP, Membership Co-Chair

D/Lt Bud Lomastro, S, Membership Co-Chair

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

COMMANDER’S UPDATE ON USCG STAT’S

(continued from page 3)

USCG 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY—continued

· Where instruction was known, 23% of deaths occurred

on boats where the operator had received boating safety

instruction. Only 12% percent of deaths occurred on ves-

sels where the operator had received a nationally-

approved boating safety education certificate.

· Eight out of every ten boaters who drowned were using

vessels less than 21 feet in length.

· Operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inex-

perience, excessive speed, and alcohol use rank as the top

five primary contributing factors in accidents.

· Alcohol use is the leading known contributing factor in

fatal boating accidents; where the primary cause was

known, it was listed as the leading factor in 21% of

deaths.

· Twelve children under age thirteen lost their lives while

boating in 2014. Seven children or approximately 58%

died from drowning. Four children or 57% of those who

drowned were wearing a life jacket; two were not re-

quired to by state law.

· Where data was known, the most common types of

vessels involved in reported accidents were open motor-

boats (47%), personal watercraft (17%), and cabin motor-

boats (15%).

· Where data was known, the vessel types with the high-

est percentage of deaths were open motorboats (47%),

canoes (13%), and kayaks (10%).

· The 11,804,002 recreational vessels registered by the

states in 2014 represent a 1.7% decrease from last year

when 12,013,496 recreational vessels were registered.

Cdr Margaret Barber, SN

SQUADRON THANK YOU TO

ED SEGRAVES

Commander Margaret Barber presented a Certificate of

Appreciation from SPSS to Ed Segraves, AP for his design-

ing and building depth survey equipment which has greatly

enhanced the work done by the CoOp Charting Team. At left

is Lt/C Jose Garnham, SN, Chairman of the CoOp Charting

Committee.

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SEMINARS

ABC CLASSES

At SPSS HQ

JUNE

15, 17, 22, 24 1900-2100

JULY

18, 25 0900-1300

ABC On-the-Water at Marine Max

JUNE 20 1000-1200

JULY - TBA

AT SPSS HQ

JUNE

18 Anchoring 1900-2100

20 Children’s Boat Safety 0830-1200

AT WEST MARINE

JUNE

No Seminars

JULY

16 Hurricanes and Boats 1830-1945

ALL seminars at West Marine are

FREE. No registration is needed.

West Marine, 4708 S. Tamiami Trail,

Sarasota, FL 34231 (941) 360 - 6000

CLASSES

At SPSS HQ

JUNE - No Classes

JULY - No Classes

RECENT ABC GRADUATES

APRIL AND MAY SPEAKERS

APRIL CLASS

MAY CLASS

JIM SHIRLEY, ARTS AND

CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF

SARASOTA COUNTY

CAPTAIN PAULETTE PARENT, USCGAUX

LEE DOUGHTERY AND AMY JO CONNOURS

ARTISTIC SERIES OF CONCERTS OF SARASOTA

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REMEMBERING P/C LEON BLOOM, SN

Past Commander Leon Bloom, Senior

Navigator, was born in Atlanta, Georgia

on 22 May 1918 and passed away on

14 May 2015 at 96. He is survived by

his loving wife Dorothy Bloom. The

short obituary published in the Sarasota

Herald Tribune, 17-18 May was the first

news many of us received about his

passing. It triggered a great sadness and

sense of irreplaceable loss for all of us.

That week at the Sarasota Power and Sail Squadron luncheon,

he was remembered in the invocation with an even deeper sad-

ness as we bowed our heads at this loss for our community and

for each of us who knew him. The table conversations turned

to personal reflections from those who had had the privilege to

know him as a friend, colleague and dedicated member of

SPSS who contributed so much to the organization and to us

individually.

Leon, founder of an international swimming pool chemical

company, moved to Sarasota decades ago, where he promoted,

supported and led many initiatives in SPSS all crucial to the

development of our organization and growth of a dedicated

membership. There are two major initiatives that merit special

mention - construction of the addition to our headquarters

building and the creation of the Educational Trust Fund.

Leon had been a US Power Squadron member for many years

when he was elected to serve as SPSS Commander in 1997.

This was a period when the addition to our headquarters was

underway. During the construction, he displayed excellent

skills as a business manager. He gave sound direction, encour-

agement and financing guidance for this project. He appointed

a Building Committee and a Fund Raising Committee. To start

and stimulate membership donations, he quietly made a dona-

tion himself to the construction fund. In the end, construction

of the addition and remodeling of the existing building were

totally financed by donations from the membership, all in-

spired by the example of Commander Bloom.

One other exceptional example during this construction period

of the deep commitment and love that Leon had for the SPSS

was his generous offer in the form of a blank check to cover

construction bills that may come due while waiting for more

donations to come in. Fortunately, it was never necessary to

use that check.

Leon’s second major initiative for the Squadron was the crea-

tion of the Educational Trust Fund. He had a passion for the

education programs of the Squadron as he was a strong believ-

er that education was a key mission of our organization and a

tremendous benefit to the boating community. Leon proposed

creating an endowment fund to secure this educational pro-

gram. With Planning Committee approval, Commander Bloom

donated, again quietly so as not to draw attention, the initial

contribution to this fund and then encouraged the membership

to do the same. Today that fund has grown to more than ten

times its initial amount, and is approaching the figure that

Commander Bloom envisioned would be needed to secure

SPSS educational activities over the long term.

One outstanding trait of Leon was his humanity. He was a

true gentleman to all he knew, attending almost all activities of

the Squadron up until he was no longer mobile. He had such

respect for each member and encouraged the best in everyone.

At SPSS events such as dinners and C&Rs, he always wel-

comed members especially the new ones to make them feel a

valuable part of SPSS - shaking hands, offering help, and en-

couraging them to participate in the Squadron's programs and

courses and to become officers or volunteers on committees.

This is the way that a lot of us were recruited and got more

involved. It was so difficult to say no to Leon. He excelled in

convincing you with great arguments about the importance of

everyone’s participation, with the promise that he would al-

ways help if you accepted. And, indeed, he was always there

to help the new bridge members, trustees, committee members

and students.

He was a mentor par excellence. Several members that took

the Junior Navigation course one year remember how difficult

the content was and how close they were to dropping out, but

Leon was there to help. He give pep talks to encourage the

students to continue and was there once or twice a week in the

evenings to review chapters and help work through questions

and problems. With Leon’s help, all passed the course and

remember this time with Leon with special gratitude. Leon

was a licensed and experience pilot. He flew the geographic

areas where he did his business, researching for his sales per-

sonnel where swimming pools were concentrated. It was this

navigational knowledge and experience that he taught us.

Many members who shared the SPSS years with Leon remem-

bered how he always made a special effort to visit those of us

who were in the hospital. He would arrive with his characteris-

tic warm smile, some candy or other small gift, just to say hi

and give encouragement. It was his humanity, his desire to

help that we remember. He was a very dedicated and inspiring

mentor to volunteers. He had such a clear and deep apprecia-

tion for the meaning of being a volunteer. This is reflected in

a comment he would casually use to inspire us to participate,

no matter from what background we came. He would remind

us that "after we retire, we all become people again; we are all

equal, ready to serve as equals".

So, this is a moment, once again, to say thank you, Leon, for

all that you did for the Squadron and for all who had the privi-

lege to know you as ‘people again’. All of us learned some-

thing about life from you that was beyond the SPSS. It was

your humanity, your passion for helping guide us, your friend-

ship and encouragement to do the best in all that we do.

Thank you, Leon, for having shared your life with us.

You are loved and missed.

Lt/C Jose A. Garnham, SN and Barbara J. Lausche

1997 BRIDGE - AO J. STEWART, SEO M. SERCUS,

CDR L. BLOOM, XO N. KOVALCIN, TREAS J. MUMMERT

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Tall Ships Come to the East Coast This Summer

This summer, the Tall Ships Challenge® Atlantic Coast 2015

brings a series of tall ship races and port visits during June and

July. Events are scheduled in Cape Charles, Virginia, 13–14

June; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Camden, New Jersey, 25–28

June; Greenport, New York, 4–7 July; and Portland, Maine, 18–

20 July. Tall Ships America has provided USPS with booth

space at these ports, a Boating Safety Virtual Trainer has been

reserved for each of these events. There's nothing like a fleet of

tall ships to gather a huge crowd, and thanks to Tall Ships

America, this excellent public relations opportunity gives USPS

a chance to meet the public and show what we're all about.

USPS has been invited to play a role in the start of the tall ships

race leaving from the mouth of the Delaware River offshore

from Cape May and Stone Harbor on 30 June 2015. We encour-

age local squadron and district members to become involved.

Why not visit a tall ships event as part of your summer vacation

itinerary? This summer, L'Hermione, the French replica ship

that was sailed by Lafayette, will take part in the Tall Ships

Challenge and will visit other ports along the way. The event in

New York City 2–4 July will feature a tall ship parade up the

Hudson River with an armada of ships and escort of pleasure

craft. Read more about this summer's races and events

at www.sailtraining.org/tallships/2015atlantic

With their small size, inflatable life jackets

keep you cool on a hot day; allow you to

freely move around the boat; cast a line or

raise sail; and come in a variety of belt and

harness styles.

While inflatables have a reputation for com-

fort, they require a little preparation that’s

best done at least a day before your first out-

ing. Here’s a quick five-step prep for

your inflatable life jacket:

1. Open it up and look. Gently open the

life jacket, usually by pulling apart any

Velcro covers or flaps, and then unfold.

This thin-walled bladder could be the

only thing keeping your head above wa-

ter, so take your time looking for any

tears or abrasions, and check the waist

strap and buckles.

2. Remove the cartridge. Unscrew the

CO2 cartridge and ensure it hasn’t been

discharged, sometimes indicated by a

small puncture in the center of the

threaded end. Check the cartridge and

inflation mechanism for corrosion. Some

inflator mechanisms have a little pill or

bobbin that dissolves in water allowing

for automatic inflation. It should be in

good shape. If not, purchase a rearming

kit. Some inflators will have a green

ready-to-go indicator.

3. Blow up the life jacket. Using your

mouth, blow into the manual inflation

tube found on the upper left front of the

life jacket. This tube may also be used as

a back up to fill the jacket with air, so

familiarize yourself with how it works.

4. Get busy. Go wax the boat, organize a

tackle box or do some other busy work

while you leave the fully inflated life

jacket alone for 24 hours.

5. Recheck the jacket. If the life jacket

still holds air, deflate and repack accord-

ing to the instructions, which can usually

be found on an inside flap.

You can watch videos instructing you on

how to inspect and repack belt pack and

harness-style inflatable life jackets

at BoatUS.org/Inflatables. –BoatUS

ISSN 1946-1313 © 2015 United States Power Squadrons. All rights reserved. USPS Publications • 1504 Blue Ridge

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PREPPING YOUR INFLATABLE LIFE JACKETS

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A unit of United States Power Squadrons, District 22

2814 Hyde Park Street Sarasota, FL 34239-3227

(941) 953-7565 www.sarasota-boating.org

SPSS Boating Skills Virtual Training Simulator Contribution Program - Another Level Added!

Be part of SPSS history as we provide the boating public with the ONLY United State Coast Guard approved Virtual Trainer in the state of Florida. Your contribution will help generations of would be boaters to become safe and proficient operators BEFORE they ever hit the waterways. Be part of

purchasing this unique piece of equipment with a donation or a pledge to donate. As always all do-nations are tax deductible as we are a 501c3 organization. You will be recognized for your

generosity at a weekly Squadron luncheon, a plaque at the Squadron and in the South Wind.

Four Levels of Participation are Available

The Admiral’s Level $5000

At this level you will receive two unique one of a kind plaques in appreciation of your generous gift. One plaque will be on display in the Squadron Building for all to see what a generous contribution

you made and at what level you gave.

The Captain’s Level $1000

At this level your name will be engraved on a plaque in our Squadron halls honoring all those who gave at this level. You also will receive a commemorative certificate of appreciation for your gener-

ous contribution.

The Plankowner’s Level $500

At this level your name will be engraved on a plaque in our Squadron halls honoring all those who gave at this level. You also will receive a commemorative certificate of appreciation for your gener-

ous contribution.

The Friends of Sarasota Power & Sail Squadron Level $100 - $50

This level gives all member and no-members an opportunity to participate in this important program. As always any donations of $100 or more will have their name added to the Educational Trust 2015 fund board at the Squadron. All donations to this level we be recognized at our one of our luncheons

and receive a letter of appreciation for your contribution.

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Sarasota Power & Sail Squadron

2814 Hyde Park Street

Sarasota, FL 34239

ITALIAN NITE

JOAN ZACCHINI DELIVERS RAFFLE

BASKET TO AL CASTRUCCI PHIL AND MARY CHAIKIN

“OFFICIAL GREETERS”

SANDY AND JERRY KUSKIN

WINNING A RAFFLE BASKET

VINCE FOREMAN & BUD LOMASTRO

STIRRING THE POT SING-A-LONG