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March Squadron Night
Squadron Vancouver night, Monday March 21 at the False Creek Yacht Club
False Creek Yacht Club (Top floor)
Doors Open at 7:00 pm
Event begins at 7:30 pm
Admission is $5 at the door (NOTE: WAIVED FOR THIS MEETING)
Cash bar is available for your enjoyment.
Parking at False Creek Yacht Club is limited. There is free parking in designated stalls in the open lot below and street parking is also available.
Join Vancouver Squadron’s social night on Monday March 21, 2022 @ 7:30 for a presentation by
Sean Dimoff, Boating Safety Officer, Office of Boating Safety, Transport Canada
The Office of Boating Safety of Transport Canada oversees federal regulations, policies, enforcement and technical services for recreational boaters and their vessels across Canada. The Office of Boating Safety of the Pacific Region focuses on recreational boaters in British Columbia.
As a Boating Safety Officer, Sean acts as a liaison for recreational boaters, enforcement partners, communities, stakeholders and partner groups. He serves as a resource for their boating questions, concerns, and informational needs. He frequently attend meetings or conducts training sessions with groups like the Canadian Power Sail Squadron. The main goal is to promote safe boating practices across Canada’s waterways.
It promises to be a very interesting evening. Make sure you put Monday March 21at 7:30 p.m. in your diary and join us either in person or via the GoToMeeting link below:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/165741117
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Upcoming Boating Courses
Maritime Radio Operator Course
(Restricted Radiotelephone Operator's Certificate (Maritime))
To ensure that you will receive the course materials before the class, you should register at least two weeks before the class. Registration will not be accepted on the day of the class.
The fees for all courses are $135 for CPS Members, or $150 for non-members
There is also a "no book" option for a second student sharing course material: members $112.50, non-members $125
We are offering the following one-day Radio Operator course this Spring, which will be virtual:
On-line class (0900- 1230): Saturday April 23, 2022
Please see https://www.cps-ecp.ca/ecommerce/course-calendar/
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Pacific Partners Boating Bulletin - March 2022- Pleasure Craft Operator Competency
Get your pleasure craft operator card
Boating season is on its way! If you are planning on operating a motorized pleasure craft, you are required to have a Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC). This certification is used to make sure that boaters operating a motorized vessel understand the rules and requirements of pleasure boating.
- Always keep your Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) and a form of valid government photo identification on board when you are operating a motorized vessel, it is required by law.
- You can earn your PCOC by taking the test through any Transport Canada accredited program. Click here for a list of accredited programs.
- If you already have a boating certificate, it might fulfill the requirement of a PCOC card. Click here for a list of equivalent certifications.
- Will the person operating your boat be younger than 16? There are age-horsepower restrictions that boat operators under the age of 16 must comply with.
- Would you like to review the content of the PCOC course? Review our Safe Boating Guide, your #1 resource for knowledge on the rules and regulations associated with pleasure boating.
- Further training is always recommended, you can never be too prepared to be on the water. Take extra courses designed for the type of boating that you will be operating and gain valuable knowledge to make your boating experiences safer and more enjoyable.
Find out more about Pleasure Craft Operator Cards here.
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CPS Courtesy Check Refresher
Please join us at the following links to participate:
RVCC Refresher Course for Checkers:
When: March 22, 2022 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YTJhMmY4MWQtNzc2Yi00N2MzLTk2MzItNWVjNzdkNWJkMTdk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%222008ffa9-c9b2-4d97-9ad9-4ace25386be7%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a0a2c8be-bf66-47f5-8b0c-690727488b3f%22%7d
Join with a video conferencing device
http://teams@tc.video.canada.ca
Video Conference ID: 112 385 827 4
Alternate VTC Instructions:
https://pexip.me/teams/tc.video.canada.ca/1123858274
Or call in (audio only):
+1 647-749-3723,,639860807#
Phone Conference ID: 639 860 807#
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Bowen Island Cruise Friday May 27 to Sunday May 29
Join your fellow VPSS members for a weekend of fun, conversation and food at the Union Steamship Company Marina at Snug Cove, Bowen Island
If you can’t make it out on Friday, no problem! Come on Saturday.
If you don’t have a boat, don’t worry! Come by ferry; there’s plenty of great accommodation to book.
For those who are coming by boat: Please reserve your space by phoning the Union Steamship Marina at 604-947-0707 and let them know you’re with the Vancouver Power and Sail Squadron.
More details to follow.
Please also call, text or email Ingrid to let her know you’re coming:
778-879-9024 or ingridmclaine@yahoo.com
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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
March 21, 2022 Squadron night speaker Sean Dimoff, Boating Safety Officer, Office of Boating Safety, Transport Canada
March 22, 2022 Refresher Course for Checkers
April 09, 2022 FCYC Safety Check
April 23, 2022: Maritime Radio Course, on-line
April 25, 2022 Squadron night DFO Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Whale Protection Unit Fishery Officers, Catriona Day and Dan Vo
May 16, 2022 Squadron night, AGM and COW
May 27-29: Bowen Island Cruise
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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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