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WAUKEELOG SPRING 2018 .

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WAUKEELOG Summer 2018

Waukegan Sail & Power Squadron Serving Waukegan and the North Shore

A Unit of the United States Power Squadrons ® Sail & Power Boating

Published Four Times a Year

EVENTS

Used Equipment Sale & "Ready, Set, Wear It" Waukegan Harbor June 9, Saturday 08:30‐Noon

Lunch at Kenosha Harbor Kenosha WI June 13, Wednesday 11:30

Michigan City Cruise June 22‐24, Friday to Sunday

Flare Shoot with Bill Strauss Waukegan Harbor June 30, Saturday 10:00‐Noon

Fireworks at Waukegan Harbor July 4, Wednesday

Cruise to Racine July 14‐15, Saturday to Sunday

Cruise to Milwaukee & Port Washington August 4‐5, Saturday to Sunday

Commanders Comments Cdr. Dave Sallmann, JN

May has been a cool and very wet month. To date, rain totals have been nearly 3 times normal. Despite the less than ideal weather most of the month, I observed many boats in Waukegan harbor and in the Chicago harbors. We launched our boat, Southern Cross, on May 22. It was about 45 degrees air temperature for the trip from Great Lakes Marina to Waukegan. Fortunately, the northeast winds were light, and the seas were running only about 1 foot. Hopefully the next few weeks will provide better boating weather to get out of the harbors to do some shakedown cruising and to work some of the bugs out of our boats. We have four overnight cruises planned this season plus a luncheon June 13 in Kenosha. Your trip to Kenosha can be by car or boat. Our first overnight cruise is planned for the weekend of June 22 to Michigan City. The weekend of July 14 we hope to go to Racine. We also have cruises to Milwaukee the weekend of August 4 and a cruise to the Chicago Air and Water Show August 18. Participating in Squadron cruises is an effective way to put the skills that you acquired in Squadron Education courses to effective use. Look for Constant Contact emails announcing upcoming


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Commander Cdr Dave Sallmann, JN [email protected] Executive Officer Lt/C Ellen Ludtke, AP [email protected] Educational Officer Lt/C Brian Markey, JN [email protected] Administrative Officer Lt/C Donna Nicosia, S [email protected] Treasurer Lt/C Tenney S. Ford, III, S [email protected] Secretary Lt/C Amy Gallagher, S [email protected]

Immediate Past Commander P/C Robert Sloat, SN [email protected] Members at Large Lt Randy Conner, AP [email protected]

P/Lt/C Terry Hartl, JN

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Lt Clinton Rahn, S

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Lt Paul Thacker, S

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Waukeelog Editor & ASEO

P/D/C Mike Ludtke, SN

[email protected]

Executive Committee

cruises as well as other events such as our Used Equipment Sale (June 9) and Our Flare Shoot (June 30). Our May 6 Brunch at Dover Straits was well attended. Members and guests enjoyed a great meal at a very reasonable price. Amy Seeley, a long time NOAA meteorologist gave us an excellent presentation. Amy showed us how to navigate NOAA’s National Weather Service website with emphasis on Lake Michigan. Visit the National Weather Service website at weather.gov. Amy also gave us a preview of NOAA’s Enhanced Data Display (EDD) and showed us how it will help boaters. Find portions of that presentation at https://tinyurl.com/y8esssts. Lastly, I would like to call your attention to the United States Power Squadrons marketing strategy to rebrand the organization as “America’s Boating Club”. Our National organization has begun “dual branding”, that is, using the official name and the ship’s wheel logo along with the new logo for America’s Boating Club. Both appear on posters, headers, banners etc. This approach allows both members and non‐members, who know us as the United States Power Squadrons, to identify who we are and how we will be promoting ourselves. Waukegan Sail & Power Squadron is now able to incorporate Americas Boating Club in our name and logo. While we can keep our current name, we may want to add a doing business as (dba) name that includes Americas Boating Club. An example of this is doing business as “America’s Boating Club of Waukegan”. I want to assure you that we are not obligated to take on a dba, but this is a concept that we should consider in the coming months. We have discussed this topic at our last Executive meeting and I would like to hear your thoughts on this subject.

Dave Sallmann


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Jesse & Sue Ellen Bowen. They reside in Crystal Lake and have a sailboat "Limno" George Andersson resides in Zion and has a sailboat "September Song" Michael Barich resides in Lincolnshire and has a sailboat "Sundog" Greg Berner resides in Lake Bluff and has a sailboat "Volante" Robert Havens of Lake Villa transferred from Chain‐O‐Lakes Squadron Bruce, Allison & Katlyn Schafernak of Libertyville. They have a Boston Whaler, “America”. David Rieger of Mundelein has a sailboat.

WELCOME BACK Rebecca Paret of Antioch reinstated her membership.

Executive Officer

Lt/C Ellen Ludtke, AP The summer weather has finally arrived, and boating season has begun. It’s the perfect time to sort through your boating equipment and supplies. Bring the items you no longer need or want to the Used Equipment Sale which will be held on 9 June at the Waukegan Harbor. The sale will run from 9:00‐12:00. Bring your items to sell to the harbor patio at 8:30. Get a Free Vessel Safety Check. Contact Mike Ludtke (email: [email protected]) to schedule an appointment. He will also be at the Used Equipment Sale and available for inspections. 9 June we will also be having our “Ready, Set, Wear It” event at Waukegan Harbor. Come participate in this fun event hosted by the Safe Boating Campaign to raise awareness about the importance of wearing a life jacket. Bring your friends, bring your life jacket and if your puppy has a life jacket, bring him/her along. On 30 June we will be holding a Flare Shoot on the south side peninsula at Waukegan Harbor. Bill Strauss will start his presentation at 1030, followed by supervised public practice. Bring your expired flares. The event is open to the public, so, spread the word.

Ellen M Ludtke


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Administrative Officer Lt/C Donna Nicosia, S

The Boating Season is in full swing now. We have planned many events from Cruising to just having Breakfast with fellow boaters on the pier. Our second luncheon will be June 13 at Captain Mike’s Burger and Beer, 5118 6th Ave, Kenosha, Wisconsin. Arrive around 11:30 and meet up with fellow day cruisers. They do not take reservation but let me know if you plan to attend. On August 26 we are planning a Breakfast Brunch on the south pier from 9:00 am‐ 12:30pm. Bring a dish to pass. Cruising time is coming up too. First cruise will bet to Michigan City on June 22‐24. All are invited to join the fun. Cruise Captain is Donna Nicosia and the theme is “Cruise and Shop”. Great area to do some Outlet shopping. Second cruise will be to Racine July 14‐15, a week before the Mac/Hook Race. Cruise Captain will be Dave Sallmann. Great port with a discount for 5 boats or a free night with 10 or more boats.

Third cruise is to Milwaukee/Port Washington scheduled for August 4‐5. We are looking for a Cruise Captain if anyone is interested. We can help you get it planned. Final cruise for the season will be to the Chicago Air and Water Show. Randy Connor will be our go to Captain. As the season comes to a close we will be having our End of Season Membership Dinner on September 23. The cost will be covered by the Squadron. Come one and all. October seems like a good month to relax and have fun together. Have any ideas for a Social Event. Let me know or be surprised. Our election for new officers will be held on November 4. December 9 our Commander Dave Sallmann will hold a Christmas Party. Keep your calendar open for these events and join in the fun. Look on the web or check you Blast messages for more event info.

Donna J Nicosia

WSPS Harbor Directory

We have a Harbor Directory for members which give harbor location and contact information for WSPS members with boats at local harbors. It can be accessed through the Harbor Directory Tab on our website: wspsboating.org. The Harbor Directory is password protected using the same password we use to access the Membership Roster. Please log in to the Directory to make sure your information is correct. If you don’t have or can’t remember the password drop me a note at [email protected] and I will send you the password. If any changes are needed to your information in the Directory, drop me a note at the above address. P/C Bob Sloat, SN


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Assistant Educ. Officer P/D/C Mike Ludtke, SN

Summertime is usually quiet in the educational department, as we are more interested in going boating then sitting in a classroom. However, there are five students taking Offshore Navigation (formerly Junior Navigation) which will be ongoing over the summer and finish up in the fall. We are taking it slow, as there is a lot of information to absorb in the Offshore Nav class. The Fall Schedule is coming together. John Simons will be teaching Cruising and Cruise Planning on Tuesdays. First class will be September 4 at the Waukegan Harbor Building. Rex Miller will be teaching Engine Maintenance beginning Wednesday September 26. Class size is limited to six, so if you are interested in taking the Engine Maintenance Course, let me know ASAP to reserve your spot. America’s Boating Course will be offered as part of the Libertyville Community Education program. Classes will start on Thursday, September 27 and

conclude November 01 at Libertyville High School. As I mentioned earlier Jr Nav is now Offshore Navigation. To make our course names more descriptive of course content, all the Advanced Course names are being updated as follows:

Seamanship ‐> Boat Handling Piloting ‐> Marine Navigation

Advanced Piloting ‐> Advanced Marine Nav Junior Navigation ‐> Offshore Navigation

Navigation ‐> Celestial Navigation It will probably be some time before the existing materials are sold from inventory and the new books with the new names will be available. All the classes are being updated along with the name change. There is also some talk of having an Advanced Piloting class in the fall. The current Piloting class is just finishing up, so those students are deciding if they want to tackle the next advanced class in the fall. Hope you all have a great summer.

Michael B Ludtke

Tenney Ford III, left, receives

his 25 year pin from Cdr Sallmann.

Rex Miller, on the right, is this years recipient of the Educational Award

New members being sworn

in by Cdr Sallmann

Photos from the May 6 luncheon at Dover Straits (Photos by Art Noel)


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May 2 Elisabeth Geltz 5 Elizabeth Villano 7 Susan Barnum 8 George Krzaczynski 17 Laura Hille May 19 Allen Smith Jr. 30 Rosalie Villano 31 Terry Hartl June 4 Paul Thacker 15 Thirumurugan Rangasamy 16 Tom Parkinson 18 Ronald Psenka 29 Mark Villano July 1 John Simons 10 Jim Mast 15 Cliona McAlister 20 Sandra Pearson 23 Jim Moran 24 Ellen Ludtke 30 Jacob Larson August 3 Al Richter 8 John Bucher 18 Jaime Contreras 21 Melissa Sallmann 26 Jesse Bowen 30 Anne Miller 31 Tenney Ford III

BIRTHDAYS

America's Great Loop: The Rivers, Part Two By John Simons The following article is the second in a series of articles designed to help you plan the adventure of your lifetime. I will provide an overview on the various sections of America's Great Loop, so you can plan your trip and know what to expect along the way. Our Great Loop adventure took one year and covered 6,500 miles. We departed from Waukegan Harbor mid-September 2015 and after making a series of left turns we returned to Waukegan Harbor in September 2016. Our crew consisted of John and Priscilla Simons and Dale and Andy Arnold. Our adventure had been almost five years in the planning. Yours can happen much faster. All we had to do was research and buy a motor yacht, learn to operate her, retire and decide how we would handle our individual homes while on our adventure. In part one I described our journey from Waukegan, Illinois to Green Turtle Bay in Grand Rivers, Kentucky. In part two I will describe our journey on the rivers from Green Turtle Bay to Mobile, Alabama. Green Turtle Bay is a "must stop" for Looper's. After cruising the Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio and Cumberland Rivers this large, full service marina is a welcome sight. Patti's famous pork chop restaurant is a short drive from the marina. You could get their signature two-inch pork chop until Patty's burned down in December 2017. The owners of Patti's are in the process of rebuilding. Grand Rivers, Kentucky is in a dry county (no alcohol) so make sure you have an ample supply of adult beverages before you arrive. The Commonwealth Yacht Club is nearby. You can have dinner and they will serve you your own beer, wine and cocktails for a corkage fee. The set-up costs are as follows, beer $1.00, mixed drinks $2.50 and a glass of wine $5.00. Yes, they change $5.00 to pour you your own wine. After three delightful days at Green Turtle Bay we fueled up, pumped out and headed out. We crossed over from Lake Barkley / Cumberland River to the Tennessee River / Kentucky Lake via the Barkley Canal. We cruised 41 miles to the Paris Landing State Park. Tuesday in Paris – OOOO La La. That means it’s


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Crazy Chicken night at the the Paris Landing State Park Restaurant. $8.75 for the all you can eat buffet and a senior discount if you are over 62. They have every kind of chicken – smoked chicken, fried chicken, chicken livers, chicken tenders, chicken N dumplings, chicken noodle soup and shaved chicken in the salad bar. I sound like Bubba from the movie Forest Gump reciting all the ways you can cook shrimp. We have been on our boat for more than two weeks and there are few things we forgot to bring. I have nothing that that I need to buy. Live aboard cruisers Bev and Dave Feiges onboard their Kadey Krogen steel trawler Cloverleaf have the best advice for what you need to provision a boat – a dumpster. It is surprising how much less you need to live on a boat compared to dirt dwelling. I have so much more “stuff” than I need. I have it because it fits on the boat. So far the three t-shirts, two pairs of shorts and a bathing suit rule has met my needs except for the one day I needed a sweatshirt and socks. Our next stop was Pebble Isle Marina in New Johnsonville, Tn. We had a few extra days to spare before we need to arrive at the Looper Rendezvous at Joe Wheeler State Park in Alabama so we spent two days here and then cruised to the Mermaid Marina in Decatourville, Tn. The next stop was the Pipwick Landing State Park. The Shiloh Battlefield is near Pipwick so we spent two days sight-seeing. The Looper happy hour at the Pebble Isle Marina was well attended. The marina provided trays of appetizers that were more than enough for a meal. Five other boats were in attendance, so we had 14 people. These were all travel hardened Loopers, not new out of the box

The two‐inch pork chop at Patty's is a

must when you stay at Green Turtle Bay.

Trading boat cards is expected between Looper's

America’s Boating Course Graduates Bruce Schafernak * Allison Schafernak * Katelyn Schafernak * David Rieger * Ty Liles

Marine Electrical Systems Graduates Lisa Brock Clint Rahm *New WSPS members

John and Priscilla at the Shiloh Battlefield is near Pipwick.


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Loopers like us. They had all been up the east coast and through Canada over the spring and summer. We traded boat cards. Each couple has a “business card” with their contact information. Most cards have a picture of the boat along with an email address and phone number. One of the cards also had a picture of the owners which will make it much easier to identify them in the future. Most of the chatter revolved around the theme of best marinas visited and extreme circumstances such as tides, currents and locks. They all warned us not to get used to paying $1.00 per foot for slip fees. The east coast slip fees are closer to $3.00 per foot. Our next port was the Clifton Marina in Clifton, Tn. It is a very cozy little harbor, but they fit us in along with John Winn (Four Winns founder) and his buddy boat and the trawler Dream Catcher that we have seen several times along the way. The two ladies that run the marina are also the cook and hostess in the restaurant. Tonight, they are serving a spaghetti dinner but haven’t decided how much to charge. We are close enough to the restaurant to order and they can deliver the food over the starboard rail. The next day we cruised to the Grand Marina in Counce Tn. We thought getting a covered slip would be a good thing because we were out of the sun and rain until we figured out our satellite TV would not work. Live and learn. We have three

locks to transit before we arrive at the Joe Wheeler State Park for the Looper rendezvous. Our final stop before joining the Looper rendezvous was the Florence Marina in Florence, Alabama. Fortunately, we called for a slip reservation because they were full to capacity with Loopers. All the Loopers had the same idea we did which was to stay in Florence for the night and transit the two locks in the morning. We are a 50' boat in a 30' slip, but we are tied up and have power. One of the most useful items we bought is a double 30-amp pigtail for the power cord. When we cannot get 50-amp power we can tap into two 30-amp outlets to run the power on the boat. We had rain over night but today is another bright and sunny day. We are getting spoiled. Dale and Andy were off on a morning walk when I called the Wilson Lock and asked the lock master how his traffic looked for the day. He said he had 10 PC’s (pleasure craft) entering the chamber, then after a down-bound commercial tow he was closing for the day to conduct maintenance. YIKES!!! I called Dale and suggested a hasty return to the boat. I unhooked the power cord and reeled it in, returned the dock steps we borrowed from a boat down the dock, untied the port dock lines and started the engines. Dale and Andy returned and tossed off the remaining dock lines. We had 20 minutes from the time I made the call to the lock master to go three miles up the entrance canal for the lock. Turbo diesels don’t fail me now. Fortunately, there was only one small fishing boat in the canal. We slowed way down so we would not rock him then blasted off again. We arrived at the lock and the other 10 Loopers were tied up and waiting for us. We rafted up to Chasing 80 and rode up 93 feet in the lock to the top of Wilson Lake. We stayed with the herd (the other 10 pleasure craft) for the 14-mile cruise across Lake Wilson so we could transit the Wheeler Lock with them. We assumed the lead boat was is contact with the next

Changing Latitudes, the three eyed boat. If you park in a slip with a roof your satellite TV will not work. These tear drop

fenders were very useful during our entire trip.


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lock and was setting the pace to arrive at a time when the lock is open. So far, we have not heard any chatter on the Looper VHF channel 71.

We waited one hour tied to the outer lock wall and were locked through with the other 10 Loopers. It was only a few miles to Joe Wheeler marina where we attended the fall Looper Rendezvous. I encourage all potential Looper's to attend the spring and fall rendezvous. In addition to meeting a few hundred other Looper's that you will see again along your journey, the seminars are designed to explain the route ahead. Other Looper's that have traveled the next portion of the Great Loop describe the best marinas, anchorages, restaurants, points of interest and repair facilities. You will receive a thumb drive with all the presentations, so you can plan your route. Keep in mind that the most dangerous thing to have on a boat is a schedule. Make sure your route planning has lots of extra time built in for weather delays, maintenance and sight-seeing. One of the most frequently asked questions about our loop trip is how many storms were you in? My answer is none. If there was a storm, we stayed at the dock or sheltered anchorage.

Here are some statistics from our cruise to date. We are 2/3 of the way from Chicago to Mobile, Al which is at the Gulf of Mexico. Miles cruised – 958 Days cruised – 18 Days on layover – 8 Fuel purchased – 929 gallons Total fuel cost – $2,516 Engine hours on trip – 105 hours Oil change – 1 Pumped out – 5 Slip fees – $900 Nights at marinas – 19 Nights tied to a wall – 3 Nights on the hook – 2 Miles per gallon have ranged from 0.8 to 1.6 miles per gallon. River currents and boat speed impact fuel economy. Florida Keys Disease – several the Loopers warned us against catching the Florida Keys Disease. It can best be described by the following discourse between husband and wife. Wife to husband,” What are you going accomplish today?” Husband, “Nothing.” Wife, “That’s what you did yesterday.” Husband, “Yes, but I didn’t finish.” At the end of the Looper Rendezvous we retraced our course for two days until we returned to Counce, Tn where the Aqua Marina is located. That is the entrance to the Tom Bigbee Canal that we cruised to Mobile, Al. While it is not a good idea to have a formal schedule due to weather and other unknowns, it is our intention to be in Mobile around October 30. Then we will cruise the Florida pan handle. Our boat insurance prohibits us from entering the Gulf of Mexico until November 1 due to hurricanes. We travelled on the Tenn-Tom Waterway for the next several days. Our total trip distance to

Captain John standing by on lock duty.


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Cruising with the herd on Lake Wilson so we could transit the Wheeler Lock with them.

Mobile is 450 miles of which 234 miles will be on the Tenn-Tom Waterway. We stopped at the Aqua Marina and finally connected with a group of Loopers that have accepted us into their herd. We tied onto a long end dock with 10 other boats. We chatted up a few Loopers we had met along the way and some that were at the Rendezvous. This includes Panda Bear, Saddie II and Elizabear. They invited us for docktails and we discussed transiting the locks on the Tom Bigbee canal together. Saddie II and Elizabear have big dogs onboard so finding an anchorage with a boat ramp or dingy dock is imperative. The herd departed at 9:00 am. The plan is to anchor out for the next two nights. We tagged along. The slowest in the herd, Panda Bear, lead the way at his top speed of 6 mph. The horror of traveling at 6 mph. Our engines cry out to be set free to run at the high rpm’s for which they were designed. To quote the singer James Taylor’s song Traffic Jam –” It hurts my motor to go so slow.” This is the price we pay to be part of the herd. We will give it a few days and decide if this is the best approach for us. The herd anchored in Cotton Springs for the night. We know they will all have their dingys launched so they can take their dogs ashore. It took 5.5 hours to go 36 miles.

Changing Latitudes can cruise that distance in a little over an hour on her own. We transited four locks - Whitten, Montgomery, Rankin and Fulton. We had only planned to transit three locks, but we were timely getting through the first three, so we transited one more. That shortened our trip to the Columbus Marina tomorrow. It took us 9.5 hours to transit the four locks and cruise 36 miles at 6 mph. Our giant turbo diesels protested like hobbled race horses when forced to cruise just above idle speed for endless hours. We planned to split from the herd after transiting two locks tomorrow and then meet them at the Columbus Marina. Some of the herd will stay in Columbus for a few days so this Looper love fest is over anyway. We will see them down the road. We anchored in the “Pool” just above the Wilkins Lock in Smithville, Alabama at mile marker 376. The Smithville Marina is the cemetery for derelict boats. There is a collection of the oldest and dirtiest boats still floating – sort of. Our anchorage had a lovely dingy dock that is perfect for walking your dog. The next day we transited two locks, the Amory

Docktails at the Aqua Marina with the herd.


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Lock and Aberdeen Lock with our fellow Loopers. Then we split from the herd and headed to Columbus Marina MM at 28 mph to blow the carbon out of the engines. We arrived at the Columbus Marina a few hours ahead of the herd. We fueled up and pumped out. There are so many water hyacinths in our slip they should include a lawn mower with each slip rental. The locals call the water hyacinth salad. So, we cruised through the salad to get to the Marina and into our slip. The next day we anchored in the ox bow just below the Heflin lock at MM 265. We attached a trip line to the anchor in case it gets caught on one of the millions of logs still on the bottom of the river. The line is tied to the back of the anchor, so it can be pulled in the opposite direction of how it was originally dug in. We tied on the smallest of the round orange teardrop fenders as the float. The next morning, we started to haul the anchor and the round orange fender on the trip line was not to be seen. I had followed the sailor’s creed that if you can’t tie the right knot tie a lot. We looked on both sides of the boat, but it was not there. We assumed it had come untied and floated downstream. If we found it, we would have had to launch the dingy to retrieve it. As Dale and Andy hoisted the anchor, up popped the round orange fender. Somehow overnight it got caught under the boat. Another crisis solved.

Anchored in the ox bow just

below the Heflin lock.

Our next stop was Demopolis, Alabama at MM 216. We stayed there for two nights. Demopolis Yacht Basin is the last marina before we arrive in Mobile at MM 0. Demopolis Yacht Basin offers a free loaner car. To get to the loaner car from the dock we drove the loaner golf cart a mile around the perimeter of the marina to the fuel dock to pick up the keys to the loaner car. I signed the loaner car sheet which asked for my driver’s license number. The attendant said they don’t need my driver’s license number. If I don’t come back with the car they will sell our boat and buy 10 more loaner cars. We fueled up at Demopolis Yacht basin. Their fuel dock has two sides – one side is for pleasure craft and the other side is for commercial tow boats. We took on 120 gallons and the tow boat took on 25,000 gallons. The tow boat can go 500 miles on 25,000 gallons. That is 50 gallons per mile which is $125 per mile. It is recommended that you purchase fuel where they have good turnover of their fuel tanks. This would be the place. We next cruised on the Black Warrior Waterway which is the southern section of the Tom Bigbee Waterway from Demopolis to Mobile. We cruised 98 miles and spent the night at the legendary Bobby’s Fish Camp at MM 118. Just

The salad at the Columbus Marina.

We requested a lawn mower to cut our way into our slip.


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below Bobby’s Fish Camp is the Coffeeville Lock at MM 116. Once we transit the Coffeeville lock we will be in salt water and have tidal flows. That will be a whole new experience for us. We spent one night at anchor near the confluence of the Alabama River at MM 52. Our last night on the rivers we anchored in Big Bayou Canot at MM 16. We were only 28 miles from our next port Fairhope, Alabama. We anchored up a small tributary off the Black Warrior River. There are a few fishing shacks along this river. The cruise guide warns – “the owls at night may scare you the first time you hear them. You will swear there is a wolf barking in a tree near you.” We completed our voyage on the rivers and reached the Gulf of Mexico and docked at Fairhope, Alabama on the east coast of Mobile Bay. The next installment of this series will take us from Mobile along the Florida panhandle across the Gulf of Mexico to the west coast of Florida. Then we will cruise to Key West and the Bahamas. The adventure of a lifetime continues. My second career is working as a yacht broker for Weber Yachts. Upon completing the Loop, Weber Yachts sold our Loop boat within two weeks. If I can be of assistance to help you to find your ideal boat or sell your boat, please do not hesitate to contact me. Capt. John Simons Broker / Weber Yachts www.weberyachts.com [email protected] Cell: 847‐226‐1070

Water Usage Stamps

Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act Amendments

Take Effect June 1

Watercraft registration expiration date changed; Water Usage Stamp repealed

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is alerting watercraft owners of changes in the Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act that

take effect on June I, 2018

The changes push back the expiration date of three-year Illinois watercraft registrations from June 30th to September 30th. For example, watercraft owners who renew their three-year registrations that are expiring on June 30, 2018 will have new registrations that are valid until September 30, 2021.

All new and transfer renewal watercraft registrations issued on or after June I, 2018 will have an expiration date of September 30th in the calendar year of expiration.

Another change removes the requirement of a certificate of title for watercraft under 22 feet in length.

In addition, the change in law repeals the Water Usage Stamp that has been required for use of non-powered watercraft in Illinois.


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Fly the WSPS Squadron Burgee in 2018

Consider getting involved with our Fly the Burgee campaign. WSPS members are encouraged to fly the WSPS burgee (pronounced ber’jē) 24/7 on their boats so the public knows who we are and we can more easily identify fellow WSPS members at the harbor or on the water. WSPS has 50th anniversary burgees for sale at our cost of $20. Contact Bob Sloat at [email protected], mobile (847) 767-4507. For WSPS on-the-water events such as a cruise or a raft up, it is recommended that participating members fly the WSPS burgee. Fly it when out on the water even if not involved in a WSPS event to proudly show your membership in our organization. Basic Rules for Flying the Burgee For sailboats, fly the WSPS burgee from the starboard spreader. For a power boat, fly the burgee from the bow staff. For power boats without a bow staff, fly the burgee at the top of an equipment mast or if equipment limitations prevent this, fly the burgee from a spreader halyard. USPS rules allow the burgee to be flown both day and night when under way or at your slip. The US flag is normally flown from the stern of both power and sail boats. Sailboats may also fly the US flag from the back stay of a Marconi rig. Flying both the US flag and the burgee as described above is proper flag etiquette.

If you have a question on how to fly your burgee or other flags go to USPS.org and in the site index go to How Do I and select How to Fly My Flags section for additional guidance. There is a detailed booklet available from USPS on Flag etiquette. Please don’t fly the WSPS upside down! The correct way is shown above. Remember whitecaps breaking to help get it right. Also, the burgee on your WSPS badge is shown correctly. Squadron Burgee Heraldry Some background on what our burgee means. The WSPS pennant is designed to depict movement and power. The central motif, the wave scroll, sets up the illusion of a twisting movement around which the circular blue bands revolve. This movement is never ending. By converting the horizontal blue bands of the USPS Ensign into circular bands, we have retained the essence of the USPS colors. The gold edging was added in 2007 honoring our 50th anniversary as a USPS squadron.


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