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Volume 39, Issue 3 Summer Issue July-August 2012

Harbor Lights Published by the Madison Sail and Power Squadron

A unit of District 10 and

United States Power Squadrons®

Jan Norman & “Take A Stake in the Lakes” Crew Inside this Issue:

Take a Stake in the Lakes 1

From the Helm 2

Mendota Park Photos 3

Mallards Game Night 4

Bridge Contact List 5

ABC Class Graduations 5

Spaghetti Dinner Cruise 6

A Walk around the Square 7

VSC Day at 3 Boat Ramps 8

The Miran’s Visit Hawaii 9

Operation Dry Water 10

Youth Program Award 10

Cruisin’ for the Cheese 11

Meet your New Members 12

Calendar & Last Horizon 13

Member Anniversaries 13

Education Report 14

D10 Summer Rendezvous 15

The MSPS Take a Stake in the Lakes Project

Leader, Lt Jan Norman S, proudly stands next to

one of the signs that greeted everyone entering

Lake Mendota County Park on Saturday, June

9th, when Squadron volunteers were on hand to

clean the shoreline, boat ramp, and beach area

sand box.

The yearly event was a huge success! There were 19 volunteers. The weather was perfect, and It was a wonderful way to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Take a Stake in the Lakes.” The camaraderie is always great and this year was no exception. After our shoreline cleanup, we continued our fellowship by going out for lunch! A good time was had by all. See you next year!! Jan Norman


Cdr Caroline Fritsch and

Joan Colburn working to-

gether during Take a Stake

in the Lakes Cleanup

Dave & I keep our boat on a hoist on the Yahara River in our back yard. How convenient you might think, and it normally is when the water is high enough to get it off the hoist.

We were able to get our boat off regularly until June 4th when Dane County Lakes Manage-ment raised the dam level at Tenney Park. We’ve been plan-ning to do a Mississippi trip on the weekend of the 23rd, but now we are HIGH & DRY!

The low water is due to little winter snow melt and little rain this spring. There’s also the issue of the dam reconstruction between Lake Waubesa and Lake Kegonsa that requires low-er than usual water level. Oh well, we’ll just have to wait it out.

Rescue 21: I attended the Res-cue 21 acceptance ceremony on April 20th at the Coast Guard Sector Station in Milwaukee. The Coast Guard now has in-stalled towers all around Lake Michigan where you can trans-mit with the new digital VHF marine radio. Rescue 21’s abil-ity to more accurately identify the location of callers in distress with lines of bearing to the source of the VHF radio trans-mission.

Invasive Species Class: In May I attended a class for the DNR regarding their Watercraft Inspection of invasive species cleaning from boats and trailers. The meeting was very informa-tive and I will be training the rest of our crew who is certified to do Vessel Checks. When we do vessel checks we will now be

able to combine the invasive species search at the same time.

The transportation and transfer of prohibited invasive species from lake to lake will now earn a citation in the amount of $295 and a maximum penalty of $389.50.

Safe Boating Week: We had a cooperative vessel check Satur-day at Babcock Park, Olin Park and Warner Park with the U.S. Coast Guard, DNR, Fire De-partments from Madison, Mid-dleton, Maple Bluff and McFar-land, Dane County Sheriff and the Madison Sail & Power Squadron. The television sta-tions in the Madison area gave us excellent coverage for the event.

Member Involvement: Our Madison Sail & Power Squadron has many activities planned for the upcoming months. Thanks to everyone attending all the recent events in the past few months. I’m happy to see such a large turnout and if you have not attended a function yet, IT IS NOT TOO LATE!

A special thank you goes out to Jim for all his hard work in scheduling our special events and his great job with the Har-bor Lights. We have had so many great compliments on our bi-monthly issues….

HAPPY BOATING to all of you that can use your boats for recreation and fishing. KEEP your fingers crossed that we get off our hoist and can enjoy the Mississippi.

Until our next issue – ENJOY YOUR SUMMER!!

Commander Caroline “Carol” Fritsch, AP

From the Helm: Help, We Need Water!! Cdr Carol ine Fr it sch, AP

Glenn Deedon on “Sand B ox Duty” At Mendota County Park

Cdr Carol Reminds us to:

“Check our boats & trailers thoroughly for

unwanted algae, weeds or invasive species before leaving the boat ramp

and traveling down the highway”

Page 1 Group Photo

Front Row L-R: Julie Pahl-Washa, Kris

Stone, Jan Norman, Greg Norman

Back Row L-R: Anthony Truog, Pamela

Truog, Jim Pahl-Washa, Gloria Conrad

(under big hat), Dave Conrad, Caroline

Fritsch, Cindy Parisi, Jean Finstad, John

Finstad, Dick Baker, David Fritsch, Fred

Mohs.

Missing: Glenn Deedon, Joan & Al Colburn


John Finstad above, Greg Norman below

More Scenes from “Take a Stake in the Lakes”

Above: Dick Baker & Dave Fritsch. Dave

Conrad to the right. Below: Jean Finstad.

Bottom photo: Pamela & Anthony Truog.


Brian and Gavin Lawson, grandsons of P/C Cindy Parisi & D/C Dick Baker, enjoy a

moment with Maynard just before they competed in a Limbo Contest, one of the

evening’s many fun-time activities between innings. Unfortunately, they’re not as

limber as the little girl to the right, who won the contest. Anyway, they had their 15

minutes of fame with Maynard. Good job boys!

Madison Ma lla rds “Third Thursday” Basebal l Outing

On Thursday, June 14th, Members attended the Madison Mallards baseball game at Warner Park Baseball as an extension of our Take a Stake in the Lakes Week. We dined at the Pepsi Tailgate area with over 5,000 fans, and of course “Maynard” the Mallard’s mascot, who stopped by to greet us. The park caters to groups, families and especially the kids. What a great night out. BTW, the Mallards beat the Bay Area Bombers that night, 5-2.

Jan and Greg Norman were exiled to the “Yankee Fan” Sec-

tion. Nobody’s Perfect!

How Low Can You Go Gavin & Brian?


2012 Bridge and

Department Contacts

Commander: Caroline Fritsch, AP

(608) 221-0988

[email protected]

Education: David Miran, SN

(608) 274-0765

[email protected]

Administrative: Jim Pahl-Washa, JN

(608) 846-8088

[email protected]

Secretary: Claudia Berry Miran, AP

(608) 274-0765

[email protected]

Treasurer: Gregory Norman, AP

(608) 837-0132

[email protected]

Member-at-Large: Jan Norman

(608) 837-0132

[email protected]

Member-at-Large: John Finstad, JN

(608) 835-5508

Member-at-Large: Dick Baker, AP

(608) 850-5192

[email protected]

Amer ica’s 2012 Boat ing Classes in DeForest & Waunakee

Go to Friends of

Madison Sail and

Power Squadron

on Facebook

Above: Cdr Caroline Fritsch, AP & Stf/C Jim-Washa, JN (seated) celebrate with the Waunakee Class after the class presentation of USPS Certificates of Comple-tion. From L-R, Cdr Fritsch, Cora Derauf, Jayce Trimberger, Ryan Maingruth (with poster), Maingruth, and Todd Acker. Back Row L-R: Samuel Derauf, and Brian Anderson.

Gavin Lawson, grandson of P/C Cindy Parisi, P and D/C Dick Baker, AP proudly hands in posters for the 2012 USPS Boarman Youth Safe Boating Contest. This year’s theme is “Let’s Boat Safe and Clean”.

Harbor Lights is published bi-monthly by the Madison Sail and Power Squadron, a local

unit of the United States Power Squadrons. Please send your articles to the editor, Jim

Pahl-Washa, at @execpc.com.

Deadline for August articles and photos is July 15th


“Spaghetti on a Board”

Dinner & Cruise Bourbon Street Grill

6312 Metropolitan Lane, Monona

On the Yahara River: Transient Gondola Docks available

Thursday July 12th

Social Hour : 1800 (6 :00 p.m.) - Dinner :1900

$10/per son ( tax, bever age & t ip included)

RSVP: Needed by July 10th Limited Seat ing

Contact : Jul ie Pahl -Washa 608.846.8088

Our Next “Third Thur sday” Goes I ta l ian!


A Beauti fu l Saturday Morning at the Dane County Farmer’s Market

and Historica l Museum (May 12th)

Dick Baker, C indy Pari s i , Carol & Dave Fri tsch, Jan & Greg Norman, Kris Stone, Fred Mohs, Jim & Jul ie Pahl - Washa at the Ghost Ships of the Schooner Coast Exhibit

There is something special about the Dane County Market

that brings out the best in people. Walking leisurely around

the square to have a fresh pastry (maybe two), a cup of coffee

and a chat with any number of old friends and strangers.

The Capital Square has been more notorious lately than colle-

gial considering the State’s political unrest, but all that animos-

ity seems to evaporate with the morning dew when the Market

is in session.

Ten of us from the Squadron enjoyed a morning walk and a

few purchases before meeting at the doors of the Historical

Museum at 10:30 to take in the “Ghost Ships” exhibit. The

group decided to tour the entire collection, which proved to

be extremely entertaining. The “free” museum is a real local

treasure that should not be overlooked.

We topped off the morning with lunch at a local restaurant/

pub at the top of State Street. James Pahl-Washa


Madison Launches Boat ing Safety Week with Ves sel Safety

Examinations at 3 Locations on Saturday, May 19th

The Madison Sail & Power Squadron graciously accepted an invitation from the local United States Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGA) Flotilla 45-1 out of Madison to kick off Boating Safety week by giving VSE’s at three local boat launches. The day-long activity was planned by Diann Kiesel, a former MSPS member.

The exams were conducted at Babcock Park Boat Launch in McFarland, Madison’s Olin Park Boat Launch, and the Warner Park Boat Launch where Madison and Maple Bluff meet.

The event included the participation by the Dane County Sheriff’s Boat Pa-trol, The McFarland Boat Rescue Crew, The Maple Bluff Boat Rescue Crew, the Madison Fire Department Boat Rescue Crew, the Middleton Boat Rescue Crew, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The onsite presence of these fantastic boats and professionals made for quite a photo opportunity, and really drew the crowds.

Cdr Carol Fritsch and Dave Fritsch provided assistance at Babcock and Olin Boat Launches. Commander Carol was extremely helpful in convincing a couple of boaters to have their boats take part in the free inspections.

The event included media coverage by the local TV stations that was aired later that evening, which gave the Squadron some nice media exposure.

Madison Flotilla 45-1 Vessel Examiners at Warner

Park Boat Launch

McFarland Fire Department & Dane County Sheriff

Boats at Babcock Park

Middleton Fire District Boat at Warner Park

The Department of Natural Resource Safety Warden helps boaters at Babcock

Park in and out of the launch site. It was a very busy day!

Don’t forget to

check the condition

of your life jackets

before you start

each cruise this

summer.


Claudia & David Miran v is i t USS Missouri , Honolulu Hawaii by D/Lt/C David Miran

Cdr Carol ine Fritsch, AP & Stf /C Jim Pahl -Washa, JN

Conducting VSE’s at Olin Park with the Madison F ire Department Rescue Crew and DNR (photos by Dave & Caro l Fritsch)

While visiting

Hawaii for the first

time, Claudia and

David Miran,

toured the USS

Missouri, docked

nearby the Arizona

Memorial. To the

left, Claudia sits

atop the Anchor

Windlass.

David has posted

six of his favorite

photos on the

MSPS Website,

which are de-

scribed to the

right.

USS Missouri Windlass – Well – how big a windlass do you think it

should take to hoist the anchor of an almost 900 foot long battleship.

Eternity Cove – This is the cove on Oahu where the famous ‘making out on the beach’ scene was filmed for the movie ‘From Here to Eternity’.

Kolekole Beach – on the windward coast of Hawaii (the big island) most of the beaches are rock but the surfers love them. Talk about a beach that can hurt you.

Trilogy at Lanai – This is the catamaran we took for a cruise from Maui to Lanai. It is 64 feet long. They let me steer for about a half hour on the way out. I did not feel I was doing a really good job of holding a steady course (in 2 to 3 foot waves) but when the captain took the wheel back his course wandered almost as much as mine.

Cloud scrapers – Since Lanai’s central mountain range is not very high not a lot of rain is triggered but the mountains are enveloped in clouds. They plant pine trees along the summit of the mountain ridge to condense water out of the clouds which drips into the ground and replenishes the water supply.

Windsurfing off Maui – As on all of the Hawaiian islands the best winds and rock beaches are on the eastern shore. We got this picture of windsurfers at a beach park along the Hana highway on Maui.


If you were on Wisconsin waters during the weekend of June 22-24th, you might have seen Wis-consin’s conservation wardens and local boat patrols looking for impaired boat operators whose blood alcohol level is over the state limit of 0.08 percent. The weekend marked the start of a national Operation Dry Water campaign . “We want to enhance everyone's safety by removing intoxicated boat operators from the water. We hope to educate as many boaters as possible about the hazards of operating while intoxi-cated," Roy Zellmer, Depart-ment of Natural Resources boat-ing law administrator, said. A boat operator or passenger with a blood alcohol concentra-tion above the legal limit runs a significantly increased risk of being involved in a boating acci-dent. When impaired by alco-hol, boating accidents are more likely and more deadly for both passengers and boat operators, many of whom capsize their ves-sel or simply fall overboard.

Boaters found operating a recrea-tional vessel with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or higher will find their voyage ter-minated and they will be re-moved from the water for every-one's safety. Last year, Wisconsin’s conserva-tion warden service and local water patrols dedicated 1,684 hours and contacted 1,870 boat-ers during Operation Dry Water. There were 14 arrests of boating under the influence and 162 oth-er boating citations issued along with 599 boating-related warn-ings. Operation Dry Water, a multi-agency, education and enforce-ment initiative launched by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators in 2009 in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard, puts thousands of local, state and federal marine law enforcement officers on the water nationwide the last week-end in June to give operating while intoxicated enforcement high visibility during the peak boating season.

"Boaters who choose to operate while intoxicated will face the consequences of that decision," Zellmer said. "We want recrea-tional boaters to enjoy them-selves, but there will be zero tolerance for boating under the influence.” Operation Dry Water is a joint program of the Wisconsin De-partment of Natural Resources, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and the U.S. Coast Guard. For more information, visit www.operationdrywater.org. For more information on boating in Wisconsin, search for "boat" on the DNR website.

The article above was forward-ed to the Editor by Squadron Member, Steve Bethke. Steve regularly cruises Lake Mendota in his restored 1965 Century Raven. Look for Steve at the June 27th raft-up on Lake Mendota in 3-Foot Bay.

Power Squadron. The BSYP

Award, sponsored by Boat U.S.,

provides a vehicle to recognize

individuals and organizations that

have developed and successfully

implemented innovative boating

education programs directed at

youth.

The Raleigh Sail & Power Squad-

ron developed a sailing program

for kids; the kids get to build

their own Optimist prams and

keep them. This unique experi-

ence takes a child through the

May 30, 2012

The National Safe Boating Coun-

cil awards committee announced

the winners for the Boat U.S.

Foundation Boating Safety Youth

Program Award and the OMC

"Take 'Em Boating" Grant at the

16th International Boating and

Water Summit held in San Die-

go, California.

George Malindzak accepted

the boating safety youth program

award on behalf of Raleigh Sail &

construction phase of boating all

the way through racing. Kids

accepted into the program must

be accompanied by an adult dur-

ing the construction, training and

evaluation periods.

Malindzak leads the program,

and he hopes it will serve as a

pilot for a national program with-

in USPS.

Reprinted courtesy of the USPS

News website.

Wisconsin DNR Wardens Launch Operat ion “Dry Water ” by Steve Bethke

Raleigh squadron receives NSBC Youth Program Award

“Boaters who choose

to operate while

intoxicated will face

the consequences of

that decision”

Roy Zellmer

Wisconsin Department of

Natural Resources

Boating Law Administrator

Raleigh Sail & Power Burgee District 27

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http://usps-news.blogspot.com/2012_05_01_archive.html#642760770421897602


Did you know that the Green

County Cheese Days Festival in

Monroe started in 1914, the same

year that the United States Power

Squadrons was started?

It seems only fitting that our two

groups would eventually meet,

although it has taken nearly 100

years for that to happen.

Thanks go out to Fred Mohs and

Kris Stone, who came up with

idea of the cruise. Madison

Squadron members will have the

chance to visit this great Wiscon-

sin City & Tradition on Saturday,

September 15, 2012.

Fred and Kris are also hosting the

September social event, which

will launch from their restored

Pumpkin Hollow School and

home to Kris’s Custom Sewing at

3956 Hoepker Rd.

Those wishing to go should be

ready to leave by 09:00 a.m. from

Kris’s place. We’ll embark on a

leisurely country-side cruise to

our eventual destination of Mon-

roe. The better part of the day

will be devoted to attending the

festival before we return home

sometime in the afternoon.

Here’s a chance to get out your

classic car, convertible, or even

the family sedan.

More information about the Mon-

roe Cheese Days can be found at:

www.cheesedays.com.

Cr uis i n’ For C hees e by Fred Mohs & Kris Stone

Saturday, September 15 th : A Cheese Day Sampler o f Events

Oldest craft brewery in the Midwest (1845)

Classic Car Cruise-In

Cheese Carving

National Historic Cheese mak-ing Center

Swiss Cooking Demonstrations

Main Stage entertainment starts at 11:30: Alphorns, yodeling, polka bands, and Swiss heritage music throughout the day

Cow Milking Contests, the old fashion way.

Artisan Cheese & Pairing

A sample of the activities that will

greet us in Monroe:

Vintage Tractor Display: cour-tesy of the Monroe Antique Tractor Club

Arts and Crafts Fair at the Mid-dle school grounds (tram stop)

Monroe Farmer’s Market

Flea Market

Taste of Green County around the Courthouse Square

Minhas Craft Brewery & Distill-ery: Home of Huber Bock, the

demonstration

A salute to Sausage

Lots of Dancing including an evening street dance featuring Midlife Crisis, who will play oldies and mash-ups with polka medleys.

Dress Code: It’s a Fair, dress casual, and bring a pair of walking shoes. Lederhosen is Optional

Monroe Cheese Days 2012 Button

Just a couple of Monroe County Cheese-Heads

Kris Stone & Fred Mohs Will host the September 15th

“Cruisin’ For Cheese”


The United States Power Squadrons offers six-month Trial memberships to all adult graduates of America’s Boating Course. It’s my pleasure to introduce the newest members of USPS, the adult graduates from our 2012 Spring ABC3 courses held in Waunakee and DeForest. Hopefully, eve-ryone will get the chance to meet them all at an upcoming event such as the July 12th Spaghetti Dinner, the July 27th raft-up, the D10 Summer Rendezvous, or one of our fu-ture classes. Each new member now belongs to the greatest network of boating in the country. Please take every opportunity to share your boating knowledge and experiences on the wa-ter with them. Some of the Trial Members are new to boating while the others have quite a bit of experience on the water. All bring something special to our community of boaters.

Please welcome:

Todd Acker

Christine Genda

Judd Genda

Lori Maingruth

Steven Miller

Janet Minick

Ronald Slapinski

Larry Tiziani

Sandra Tiziani

Jayce Trimberger

Welcome Aboard New Member s to the United States Power Squadrons

It’s a Great Time to be a Member!

USPS® will soon celebrate it’s 100th Anniversary, and

the Madison Sail & Power Squadron will begin celebrating

the event this year.

The Bridge is planning more membership social events,

more classes, more civic involvement, and more on-the-

water cruising opportunities than ever before.

Remember your membership means a great deal to us.

We want you to get great value for your continuing sup-

port, by providing you an excellent newsletter, an award

winning website, and more fun.

Please Renew your Membership today, and bring a

guest to any of our events. The next two years will be the

most exciting time in USPS history to be a member.

I’m proud to be a member of Madison Sail & Power

Squadron and District 10, one of the most respected and

progressive districts in USPS.

Remember, renewal is easy. Use the online membership

renewal system as I did to renew our Family membership.

The online process is fast and easy.

Finally, I’m honored to serve as your Squadron Admin

Officer and as your voice on the National Membership

Committee.

Stf/C James Pahl-Washa, JN

National Membership Involvement

& Retention Chair


Calendar of Events

.JulyJulyJuly Thursday July 4th: Independ-

ence Day! Remember, this is also the most dangerous boating holiday of the year. Be Careful.

Thursday July 12: “Third Thursday” at the Bourbon Street Grill: Spaghetti on a Board Dinner. Meet for social hour at 1800. Dinner at 1900, followed by a cruise (for those that bring their boats). $10/each, Please RSVP by Calling Julie Pahl-Washa at 608.846.8088.

Friday July 27: Raft-up at 3-foot Bay on Lake Mendota, on the west side of the isthmus around Governor’s Island. Boaters will gather at 1800, bring a dish to pass and your own beverages. Con-tact Jim & Julie Pahl-Washa for more information or to make arrangements for a ride at 846.8088.

No Bridge Meeting in July (vacation)

.AugustAugustAugust August 10-12: District 10 Summer Rendezvous in

Waupaca. (See Article)

No Bridge Meeting in August (vacation)

.SeptemberSeptemberSeptember Monday Sept 3: Labor Day Holiday

Tues Sept 4 - Sunday Sept 9: USPS Governing Board Meeting in Detroit, Michigan. Hosted by District 9, at the Marriott Renaissance Center Hotel. More information can be found at: www.usps.org/

Monday Sept 10: 1900-2100 hours. Monthly Bridge Meeting at the Monona Gardens Family Res-taurant, 6501 Bridge Rd, Monona. Dinner off the menu at 1800. Open to all members.

Thursday Sept 13: 1900-2100 hours: Seamanship Class begins, scheduled through November 15th. Contact Steve Bruns (see Education page)

Saturday Sept 15: Country-side Cruise to Monroe Cheese Days, departing at 0900 from Kris’s Custom Sewing. Contact Fred Mohs for more information at (817) 247-1146.

Harbor Lights is published bi-monthly by the Madison Sail and

Power Squadron, a local unit of the United States Power Squad-

rons. Please send your articles and photos to the Editor, Jim

Pahl-Washa electronically (if possible) [email protected].

Deadline for the September/October articles and

photos is August 25, 2012

The Last Horizon

Birthday & Anniversary Announcements

John & Jean Finstad, 50th Wedding Anniversary

May 19, 2012

July Birthdays

July 6: Jim Pahl-Washa

July 11: Stephen M. Bruns

July 12: Richard T. Daly

July 13: Caroline E. Fritsch

July 20: Robert M. Niemi

August Birthdays

August 14: Ken R. Adams

Reprinted from Madison.com


Seamanship will be offered Thursday evenings 13 Sept. – 15 Nov. 2012

Seamanship will cover marlinspike (knots) and safety issues and the unique responsibilities of the skipper. We will cover boat-handling in various weather and wave conditions. We will look at techniques for towing, docking, anchoring, rafting and moor-ing. We’ll discuss dinghies and cruising. We’ll even look into boating emergencies and ways to prepare for them. We’ll discuss the difference between towing and salvage. We will check out some nautical customs and etiquette.

If you are interested in taking Seamanship, please contact Steve Bruns at 608-271-9266 (evenings) or 608-271-8616 (daytime)

or email him at [email protected] to register and for information on class location. The price for Seamanship is $42 which in-cludes the necessary manuals.

*** Registration deadline 10 August 2012 so we can order manuals ****

Cruise Planning will be offered Wednesday evenings 9 Jan. – 24 April, 2013

Have you ever thought about a longer cruise than a day trip but wondered how to plan it?

Have you ever wanted to cruise to a foreign country? Anything from crossing one of the Great Lakes to Canada to crossing the At-lantic and sailing the Mediterranean?

Do you want to know more about planning a longer trip? Do you know about selecting crew, equipping the boat, having enough and the right kinds of supplies, what kinds of special planning are needed to enter other countries?

Do you have a good idea about how to prepare guests to spend time on your boat so that they will be safe and enjoy the trip? You could learn how to advise them about anything from an afternoon on the local lake to a week in the Bahamas.

If learning enough to enjoy longer and more adventurous cruises interests you then contact Fred Petillo at 608-257-3187 and

sign up today

*** Registration deadline 9 December 2012 so we can order manuals ****

Piloting will be offered Thursday evenings 21 Feb. - 25 April 2013

The emphasis of this class is on using charts and GPS for planning a cruise and safely navigating your boat. You will learn to use charts, aids to navigations such as buoys and lighthouses, and electronic assistance such as GPS to plan and monitor your course. Classic piloting techniques such as taking and plotting bearings to determine your position are taught as backup methods. If you have not had piloting or you had the old course and you boat anywhere more challenging than a small local lake you should con-sider taking Piloting.

If you plan to take Piloting please contact David Miran at 608-274-0765 (or [email protected]) as soon as possible to regis-

ter and for class location information. The class cost of $66 includes the manuals and plotting tools.

*** Registration deadline 21 January 2013 so we can order manuals ****

Membership in the Madison Sail and Power Squadron is NOT required to take our classes but people taking a class will be encouraged to join

Squadron 2012 & 2013 Education Schedule

Lt/C David Miran, SN

Squadron Educational Officer

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

Harbor Lights Editor

Stf/C Jim Pahl-Washa, JN

6929 Donnybill Rd

De Forest, WI 53532

Harbor Lights is published six times a year by the Madison Sail and Power Squadron. MSPS is a unit of the United States Power Squadrons®. USPS and MSPS are tax exempt non-

profit organizations under IRS Code Section 501 (C) (3).

District 10 Summer Rendezvous in Waupaca by Stf/C Jim Pahl-Washa, JN

Two Hotels are located close to all activities and

recommended by the Host Squadron

The Best Western Grand Seasons Hotel and

Waterpark - 45 rooms are blocked off at the

$119 group rate until 7/10/2012. The location is

at the intersection of Highway 10 and 54. The

room includes free breakfast, evening cocktails

and four water park passes.

Or

The Comfort Suites - 20 rooms are blocked off

at $110 group rate until 7/10/2012. Room in-

cludes free breakfast and evening cocktail. The

location is about one mile west of highway 10 on

Highway 54 at the Foxfire Golf Course next to

the Waupaca Ale House.

There are several kinds of activity options on

Saturday.

Crystal River Canoe Tour: 3-hour duration

from Ding’s Dock. The cost will be about $17

per person based on a 2-person canoe. For reser-

vations call 715-258-2612.

Golf at Foxfire Golf Club - Approximate rates:

9 holes $20, 18 holes $35. For reservations call

715-256-9000.

Boating with your own or rented boat on the

Chain O’ Lakes. We recommend the use of Tay-

lor Lake Landing on Pine Ridge Lane off of

Otter Drive near the Foxfire Golf Club for your

own boat (maximum 19 feet).

You can also rent pontoon boats from Ding’s

Dock by calling 715-258-2612. (A 20 foot pon-

toon boat will cost about $140 for ½ day.)

There is also Hartman Creek State Park for

swimming, hiking, biking and paddle boats. Use

Knight Lake Landing. State park fees will apply.

Don’t forget to get your reservations in early

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