September Squadron Night
Squadron Vancouver night - Monday, Sept 20, 2021. We usually start at 7:30 but the ‘doors are open” at 7:15pm.
Ray Dykstr will present a talk on his 2018 cruise to Haida Gwaii on the Timaru Nui, a 30 foot Nonsuch which he has been sailing for nearly two decades. In 2018 together with two very able crews (one north bound, the second south bound) it made a wonderful trip to and from Haida Gwaii. It was his longest, most challenging and most rewarding voyage ever taken.
Ray learned to sail on Alberta lakes in a flying Junior and the transition to the salt cuck has been greatly aided by the expert courses offered by the Canadian Power Squadron.
It promises to be a very interesting evening. Make sure you put Monday September 20 @ 7.30 p.m. in your diary and join us via the GoToMeeting link below.
http://global.gotomeeting.com/join/165741117
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Upcoming Boating Courses
Calling all boating enthusiasts who want to expand their knowledge! If you or anyone you know is interested in taking a course this Fall, we still have lots of room in our Combined Boating 2&3 Online Course. A comprehensive, in-depth course but the learning is fun! The course material and narrated Powerpoint presentations are available 24/7 and we meet once a week on Tuesday using Zoom to review assignments.
This is the most direct link to register for Boating 2&3 :
https://www.cps-ecp.ca/contact/squadron-locations/course-catalog/course-details/?cps-course-id=201&cps-course=B2B3_combo
Once you click on the link, then search for Vancouver to complete the registration.
We are also offering the Maritime Radio Course (Restricted Radiotelephone Operator's Certificate). There are two one-day Radio Operator courses this Fall:
One day course (0900 - 1600) at St. James Community Square: Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021
One day course (0900 - 1600) at St. James Community Square: Saturday, Nov 20, 2021
Fee: Non-members: $150, CPS Members: $135
Here is the link to register for the Maritime Radio Course:
https://www.cps-ecp.ca/contact/squadron-locations/course-catalog/course-details/?cps-course-id=88&cps-course=maritime_radio
And then search for Vancouver to complete the registration
Please check here for all upcoming classes and dates.
Or email Peter Girling at prg@telus.net
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Do you have any Stories?
...that you'd like to share?
If you feel the urge to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard, as the case may be), and have a story you'd like to share with fellow members, we'd like to read it!
Funny stories, lesson-learned stories, great cruising stories, you-won't-believe-what-happened stories...
Please send any short masterpieces to pro@vpsboat.org and we'll try to include them in the Masthead when we have space.
Happy writing... and boating!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
September 21
VPS Squadron Night: Sailing to Haida Gwaii
http://global.gotomeeting.com/join/165741117
October 18
Jason King, Station Leader/Coxswain SARS West Vancouver
November 14
VPS Member, Harold Gordon, Marine Surveyor
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Membership Renewal
A reminder to members to renew your membership!
In order to renew, you must log into the cps-ecp website. If you have forgotten your password, you can create a new one. If you no longer use the email with which you made your profile, you will need to contact Moe to forward to National. For security reasons, only the member can change their email. If you forgot or ‘gave up’ last year when trying to renew your membership on the new system, you will not be penalized. Just pay and renew for 2022 and you will be ‘good to go’ for the year. Another note, the system is very fussy, and every box must be filled in order for you to proceed. I know that, for some members, renewing has been a frustrating experience, but it is getting easier all the time as the various glitches are being found and worked out.
Remember that the ‘head of the household’ renews for the entire household. Lifetime members must still renew at 0.00. Any questions? Any problems? Ask our membership officer, Moe Forrestal smo-vancouver@cps-ecp.org
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Squadron Bridge (2020-2021)
Commander Elizabeth Zygmunt
Executive Officer
Assistant Educational Officer Peter Girling
Assistant Educational Officer (Radio) Peter Bennett
Secretary Charles Tai
Financial Officer Don Mathew
Assistant Financial Officer Les Hausch
Membership Officer Moe Forrestal
Assistant Membership Officer Twyla Graeme
Programs Officer Terry Friesen
Environmental Officer Bill Blancard
Communications Officer
Newsletter Editor Carol Anne Humphrys
Supply Officer (Regalia) Don Zarowny
Webmaster/IT Officer Peter Bennett
Historian Dennis Steeves
Past Commander Bill Botham
Officer-at-Large Dave Atchison
Officer-at-Large Roger Middleton
Officer-at-Large
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