The River SkipperThe River SkipperThe River SkipperThe River Skipper A publication of the St Paul Sail and Power Squadron, District 10, a unit of

United States Power Squadrons Inc. America’s Boating Club

Volume 46, Issue 4

April 2009

In This IssueIn This IssueIn This IssueIn This Issue Welcome Aboard . . . . . . . . . . .

Potluck & Charts Reminder . . . . .

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Squadron Leadership . . . . . . . . .

Commander’s Message . . . . . . .

Arnold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Education Officer’s Message . . . .

Vessel Safety Chair . . . . . . . . . . .

Executive Officer’s Message . . . .

Administrative Officer’s Message .

Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Secretary’s Message . . . . . . . . . .

VSC Kickoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A New Web Home . . . . . . . . . . .

Nor’westing National Cruise . . . .

Education Answers to Questions

Schneider Carpet One Ad . . . . .

The Ensign® . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Roster Corrections . . . . . . . . . . .

Birthdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Seminar Schedule . . . . . . . . . .

What Do They Have Contest . . .

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POTLUCK GUEST SPEAKER

How to Use A Chart Seminar April 4

Bayport Marina

COST– FREE

Social 1800

Potluck Dinner 1830

followed by discussion with Joe Hendershot of OceanGrafix provider for print on demand

NOAA charts and

Chart Seminar

Coffee, tableware provided. Bring something to share

and your own “other” beverages

RSVP to Suza @ 612-789-1083

Bring a

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Saturday, May 2

St. Croix Marina in Hudson Cost: $20.00

BYOB coffee provided

Join us in welcoming new members and in sharing a dining adventure

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Register online or

Send a check payable

to SPSPS

mail to:

Joni Hasberg

3712 Wooddale #7

St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Reservations by April 25

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March 21 Registration due for Spring Conference March 27-29 D10 Spring Conference Wausau April 4 Potluck and Charts at Bayport Marina, 1800 April 13 1900 (7 PM) Bridge Meeting @ Davanni’s, I-94/White Bear Ave. April 16 Public Boating starts at Bayport Marina Clubhouse April 18 VSC breakfast planning meeting , Perkins, W. St. Paul May 2 Welcome Aboard Party, St. Croix Marina May 11 1900 (7 PM) Bridge Meeting @ Davanni’s, I-94/White Bear Ave. June 8 1900 (7 PM) Bridge Meeting @ Davanni’s, I-94/White Bear Ave. June 19-21 D-10 Rendezvous, Lake Winneconne (date change)

July 13 1900 (7 PM) Bridge Meeting @ Davanni’s, I-94/White Bear Ave. July 18 Pot luck at the Beach August 1 Beach Party! August 10 1900 (7 PM) Bridge Meeting @ Davanni’s, I-94/White Bear Ave. September 14 1900 (7 PM) Bridge Meeting @ Davanni’s, I-94/White Bear Ave. September 15 Advanced Piloting starts at ABI September 17 Weather (Wx) starts at ABI September 9-12 National Governing Board, Kansas City, MO September 19 Raft Up Party, Prescott, WI September 24 Seamanship starts at ABI October 10 Square Dance Party, Anderson’s October 12 1900 (7 PM) Bridge Meeting @ Davanni’s, I-94/White Bear Ave. October 29 Instructor Development starts at ABI November 6-7 D10 Fall Conference– Mall Of America November 9 1900 (7 PM) Bridge Meeting @ Davanni’s, I-94/White Bear Ave. November 14 Speaker/Meeting location and time TBD December 14 1900 (7 PM) Bridge Meeting @ Davanni’s, I-94/White Bear Ave. December TBD Squadron Christmas Party

2009 Calendar of Upcoming Events

The Executive Committee meets monthly (Bridge Meeting) at 7:00PM at Davanni’s Restaurant, I-94 & White Bear Avenue on a date noted above. All members are welcome, invited, and are encouraged to attend. USPS® and United States Power Squadrons® are registered trademarks of the United States Power Squadrons, Inc., Boat Smart® is a trademark of United States Power Squadrons, Inc. for their public boating safety course. Contents and graphics are the property of the USPS and should not be repro-duced without permission by groups other than squadrons and districts of the United States Power Squadrons, Inc. The River Skipper is published monthly for the members of St Paul Sail and Power Squadron Inc. Opinions are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the policy of, nor imply agreement with the Editor, St Paul Sail and Power Squadron, Inc., District 10 or USPS. The Editor reserves the right to accept, reject or revise submitted articles. Deadline for submission of articles is two days after the bridge meeting preceding month of publication.

Commander Cdr Robert Schmit, AP 952-435-3362 bobheyjudeno spam@gmail.com

Executive Officer Lt/C Nancy Anderson, S 651-433-3247 nandaleco@frontiernet.net

Administrative Officer Lt/C Joan Hasper 952-941-3297 mjhasper@aol.com

Asst. Admin. Officer 1st/Lt Suza Gosh 320-250-9679

Educational Officer Lt/C Don Hansen,SN 612-872-7716 captdon3@juno.com

Asst. Educational Officer R/C Art Mollica, SN 651-777-0277 artmollica@usfamily.net

Secretary P/R/C Hal Fotsch, SN 651-634-8800 halfotsch1@comcast.net

Treasurer P/C Greg Holmen, AP 651-739-4502

Asst. Treasurer 1st Lt Steven Seivert 763-416-4471

Members-at-Large Lt Jeff Davis, AP Lt Mark Hafner, AP P/D/C Jerry Brings, SN

Past Commander P/C Mark Fotsch, AP 651-489-6733

Membership Chair Lt Suza Gosh 320-250-9679

Nominating Chair P/C Ron Bakken, S 942-423-5315

Rules Chair P/D/C Jack Newman, AP 651-905-3784

Audit Chair Lt Dale Anderson, S 651-433-3247

Budget/Finance Chair Lt/C Don Hansen, SN 612-872-7716

Editor: Karen Schmit 952-435-3362 kkschmit@ties2.net

2009 Leadership

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Shirley N. Arnold 1935-2009

On a sad note, Shirley Arnold, SN passed away on February 18. A memorial visitation took place at the Mueller-Beis Funeral Home on Rose-ville on February 25. Internment was at Ft. Snel-ling National Cemetery. Shirley is survived by husband, Bill; children, Arthur Arnold and Patrice (Jim) Nimchek; and five grandchildren. The fam-ily prefers memorials to the Alzheimer’s Associa-tion. Shirley and husband, Bill, joined the squadron in 1985. They have been active squadron mem-bers over the years. Shirley was the only woman in our squadron to achieve a full certifi-cate, she passed all squadron classes and earned the title SN (Senior Navigator). Shirley was al-ways willing to assist with squadron activities and events. Shirley was retired from the Minnesota Depart-ment of Public Safety. As a retired marine, she was a member of MN-1 Minnesota Leathernecks. Karen and I had the pleasure of accompanying Bill and Shirley on a sea cruise to the Caribbean several years ago. Our sincere condolences to Bill and family.

Cdr Bob

quest ions . G o i n g t o sq uad r on , district and n a t i o n a l meetings is a good way t o m e e t P o w e r S q u a d r o n m e m b e r s and to keep in touch on issues and

have an influence on their outcomes. Our next district meeting is in Wausau, Wisconsin from March 27-29. The district website: http://www.usps-d10.org/ has details and agenda if you would like to attend.

At the helm of the Star of India.

From the Commander’s Desk Cdr Robert Schmit, AP

Upon returning from the Annual Meeting, one of the first things I did was check out our new squadron website www.stpaulsquadron.org. It is all I could hope for! Kudos go to new member and Bent Prop Winner, Ron Reiman, S, Art Mol-lica, and squadron secretary, Hal Fotsch, SN, for our new website location and development. It’s a great virtual place to welcome members and visi-tors alike. The Annual Meeting in Anaheim was attended by our members SEO (squadron education officer) Don Hansen, SN; Asst SEO Art Mollica, SN; Lt Jenny Mollica, S; Lt Karen Schmit, newsletter editor, and me. Karen and I landed early in Cali-fornia so we could check out San Diego before the meeting in Anaheim. Karen had never been to California and heard San Diego was nice… I hadn’t been there since US Navy boot camp in ’66. We had a great time. I would recommend the area as a great spot for vacation. We also got to check out the SD Maritime Museum where we got on-board the ship, HMS Surprise, that was used for the film, Master and Commander, a 1883 double ended steam ferry, a Russian submarine, a 1863 merchant sailing ship, Star of India, and more! There was a ‘flattop’ museum just down the street from there. The aircraft carrier, USS Midway, and her associated air craft had a self guided tour--impressive! The National USPS meetings in Anaheim got off to a great start with weather in the 70’s. We got caught up on events that will affect us at a squad-ron level. One pleasant announcement was find-ing out that our newsletter, The River Skipper, along with 3 other newsletters in District 10 won the Excellence in Journalism award for 2008. We were also informed that the National organization will sign a letter of agreement with Citizen Corps, America’s largest volunteer force to safeguard America’s interests following the events of 9/11 (citizencorps.gov). As a member of a non-profit organization and about to retire, I am happy that the IRS allows me to deduct some of my expenses for travel, etc. for these meetings. With that same idea, I would urge members that if you are interested in attend-ing meetings, you might also be able to deduct some expenses. See your IRS rep if you have

From the Education Officer Lt/C Don Hansen, SN

The St. Paul Sail & Power Squadron has the Instructor Kits for all the seminars we have scheduled through the summer of 2009. I’ve been perusing some of them and find out that there are many valu-able points of knowledge that we all should know and be able to put to good use in our normal boating activities. From the material I have selected just a few that I’ve put in the form of questions so we can

all take a little quiz before we sign up for several or more of the seminars this season.

1. NOAA recognizes twenty seven types of clouds. Name six of them. 2. A _______ _______ is a good substitute for safety chains used when pulling

your boat trailer. 3. What advantage is there of a double reentry over a solo entry? 4. Is the radar horizon closer or farther away than the visible horizon? 5. Name one advantage and one disadvantage of a Bahamian Moor? 6. Bridge clearances are usually measured from Mean Low Water, Mean High Water, the Tidal

Range or Mean Lower Low water? 7. You are motoring generally to windward. What three conditions may you encounter that could

cause capsizing or, at least, shipping water (swamping)? 8. What do the letters VHF, VHF-DSC and MMSI stand for? On another topic: Here’s a good reason to attend the 2009 Spring District 10 conference in Wausau on 27, 28 and 29 March. An Instructor Recertification program will be presented for those whose certifications have expired or are getting close to it. Is your name here? If so, I’ll see you in Wausau. Expired certs: Marnie Seldon, Bill Arnold, Marie Cravens, Jim Buchanan. Expires 1/5/2010:

Keep reading the River Skipper to find the answers.

Try Your Hand at These Questions:

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VSC’s: What are they? A major compo-nent of a safe, responsible & fun filled out-

ing is a boat which has all the necessary safety equip-ment operating properly. A free voluntary vessel safety check is the answer and our trained members will be happy to perform the check. You can become a Vessel examiner, just attend the April 18th meeting and we’ll show you how. See meeting information on page 7. While maximizing the safe use and enjoyment of U.S. waterways by recreational boaters, the Vessel Safety Check process is one of prevention through education, outreach and volunteer compliance with federal and state recreational boating safety laws, particularly with regard to the carriage of safety equipment while rais-ing boater awareness about safety and environmental issues.

Areas covered by the safety check include: registration/documentation and proper display of registration num-bers, adequate personal flotation devices, current visual distress signals for the boating area, number of operat-ing fire extinguishers for the size of boat, engine com-partment ventilation, backfire flame control, operating sound producing devices, properly installed & operating navigation lights and marine sanitation devices, display of required pollution and trash placards, navigation rules, and compliance with state requirements. A distinctive decal is awarded for display on your vessel upon suc-cessful completion. Vessels that successfully complete the safety check may qualify for a discount on rates with many major insur-ance companies. West Marine offers a 10% discount on safety equipment needed to pass the safety check.

From the Vessel Safety Chair Lt Jeff Davis, AP

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From the Administrative Officer Lt/C Joan Hasper

will be offering many classes and our members will be at various activities and events in the sur-rounding communities. Our attendance promotes our visibility and thus promotes safe boating through education. Can You take part and pro-mote the importance of safe boating?? Let’s do it together...everyone is needed!

The mid-March snow storm and cold tempera-tures make boating and spring seem very far away! But it is NOT!! Boat shows and sports shows are appearing to give us hope that there is water under that ice.... Our Squadron was represented at the St. Paul Sports how in January. Thanks to all who volunteered at the booth and to Jeff Davis who organized the volunteer schedule. In February, boat dealer open houses at Frankie's in Chisago City and Hallbergs in Forest Lake had volunteers Scott and Lisa Blascyk, Dave Bailey, Laura Emerson, Dave West and myself. In March we had an opportunity to share booth space with Frankie's Marine at the Minneapolis Sports Show. Scott and Lisa Blascyk were major players at that event. As spring pro-gresses, our Squadron will be offer-

From the Executive Officer Lt/C Nancy Anderson, S

Thanks to everyone who helped make our Crazy Casino night a big success. We made just under a $1000.00 in profits. There was so much that eve-ryone did that it is hard to know where to start. First and foremost would be to thank Hansen’s Harbor for their very generous donations. Also Jack Newman and Margaret Policone for the champagne and BBQ tools. Greg and Mary Hol-men donated two great rugs and a chopper. Ru-mor has it that Mary has some vibrating slippers to donate but she couldn’t find them! Darn I was excited for that. Dave Bailey brought several do-nations from White Bear merchants and some beautiful Wild Life prints. Bob Schmit had two gift certificates from Gulden’s and I had a night’s stay at Treasure Island. Everyone had a chance to make “funny money” and to bid in a silent auction on the items. This helped make the evening a huge success. Suza Gosh did the food and Nancy Anderson was our door and money person. Dealers were Dale Anderson, Hal Fotsch, Erick Fotsch, Dave Bailey, Laura Emerson, Bob Schmit, Greg Holmen, and Jack Newman. A special thanks to Hal Fotsch for coming early and staying

late to help clean up. He also bid on and gave me a box of Git Rot as a gift! I liked it! Upcoming events: On April 4 we will be at Bay-port Marina for a potluck dinner. Social is 1800 potluck is at 1830. The seminar is free, however if you would like the chart seminar materials it’s $28.00. Bring a friend and a dish to pass. You can RSVP to Suza at 612-789-1083 or register on- line @ our fantastic new web site. May 2 Is Welcome Aboard and Mystery Dinner Night. Just bring some friends and join us for a great time! The cost is $20.00 per person. It’s BYOB. Register either online or send to Joni Has-per 3712 Wooddale #7 St Louis Park, MN 55416. We are going to be working on a campaign to get scholarships for the St. Croix YMCA camp. If you would like to help send an underprivileged child to camp please send a donation to me and earmark it for “The YMCA Campers”. We will also be doing a corporate and business mailing cam-paign. If you know of a contact and a business, please let me know.

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Dealer Jack Newman counting cards again.

Scott and Lisa Blascyk promoting safe boating during an open house at Frankie’s Marine in Chisago City.

Our own Nancy Anderson with Ranger boat designer, Forrest Wood, at Frankie’s open house.

Casino Nite A great time was had by all.

Bob Schmit running the craps table for John Hasper and Mark Fotsch.

Dave Bailey, Karen Schmit, and Mary Holmen waiting to win big at Roulette.

Dave Bailey, Hal Fotsch and Eric Fotsch bidding on silent auction

Photos courtesy of Nancy Anderson

WOW! What a website! www.st.paulsquadron.org went on line early March with what has got to be the most attractive and user friendly website in all of United States Power Squadron land. But, the ma-jor benefit of this new website is that it can now be easily updated by the officers in charge of the vari-ous department activities. Whether it is taking a course or making arrangements for a squadron event, you can make a reservation, enroll in a class, and even pay for the materials and reservation on line. A huge THANK YOU goes to Ron Reiman, who has spent hours and hours directing the project, in-corporating the many suggestions from the bridge officers, proofing the site for every little defect and using his expertise and connections in engaging the programmer and designer that came up with this outstanding product. BIG THANKS goes to Art Mollica as well for assembling and providing the ma-terial for the various website pages. Without his help, the website pages would be blank. At its 9 March 2009 meeting, the executive committee approved the following assignments for keeping the website pages up to date: Home Page – Webmaster

About Us – Secretary

How to Join – Admin Officer & Treasurer

Public Boating Course – Educational Officer

Vessel Safety Check – VSC Chair

Member Courses – Educational Officer

Squadron Calendar – All bridge officers

Squadron Events – Admin Officer, Exec Officer, Educational Officer

Photo Album – All bridge officers

Civic Services – Exec Officer

Bridge Officers – Secretary

Squadron History – Secretary

Newsletter – Editor

Links of Interest – All bridge officers

If you have information to be added to any of the pages or if you find items that should be corrected or updated, contact the officer in charge. Roster Committee – Laura Emerson is chairing the Roster Committee and will be in charge of keeping our roster up to date. If you have a change in phone number, address or name, or a correction to be

From the Secretary P/R/C Harold R. Fotsch, SN

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Join us for fellowship and field supplies at Per-kins’ Family restaurant located at 1365 S. Robert St. W. St. Paul on Saturday, 18 April. We’ll start at 08:30 and finish by 10:00. Join us for breakfast or just for the informa-tion and supplies. We’ll have information on becom-

ing a new examiner; a perfect way to see how other boaters have outfitted their yacht. Use Google for a map, however, Perkins is West of T. H. #52 at the Butler exit and South on Robert St. to Emerson Ave. Call Jeff Davis at 651-457-0588 for further details.

VSC Kick-Off Calling all VSC’s and want-a-be VSC’s

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Visit the new web-home of the squadron, www.stpaulsquadron.org Thanks to the efforts of Ron Riemann, S, we now have an interactive site that will allow you to view classes (MEMBER COURSES); upcoming activities (SQUADRON CALENDAR); planned social events (SQUADRON EVENTS) and immediately register for them with payment by credit card on-line. Click the (CIVIC SERVIES) tab to about activities planned for the general community. Non-member visitors will be able to inquire about joining our organization (HOW TO JOIN); find out why they should join (ABOUT US); register and pay for the public boating course (PUBLIC BOATING COURSE) and request a vessel safety check (VESSEL SAFETY CHECK). Want to see the River Skipper in full-color, check out (NEWSLETTER). Want to make your voice heard by a bridge member, click on (BRIDGE OFFICERS) and send them an email. A year-by-year squadron history has been included (SQUADRON HISTORY) along with a (PHOTO ALBUM). The (LINKS OF INTEREST) provides direct contact to selected web-sites that contain valuable informa-tion to our members. The (HOME PAGE) shown above includes upcoming events (NEWS AND EVENTS) with a quick link to the details.

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In the Jan/Feb 2009 issue of The Ensign the announcement appears for the national cruise following the 2010 Governing Board meeting in Bellevue, Wa. P/C’s Greg Hol-men a n d A r t Mollica partici-p a t e d i n t h e 2005 national cruise. Greg en-joyed it so much t h a t h e h a s since gone back w i t h M a r y & their son Tony to the San Juan Islands. Dates for the cruise from Ana-c o r t e s , W A . through the San Juan Islands to Victoria, B.C. and back to Anacortes, WA. are 5 Sep to 11 Sep 2010. It might still be 18 months away but sev-eral squadron members have indicated

their desire to participate, and P/C Ron Bak-ken has agreed to coordinate those efforts. You will have the chance to put to use all

the learning you ga i n by t a k i n g courses (8ft tides, 1 5kn c u r r en t s , rocks just beneath the surface, clear-ing customs, provi-s i o n i n g f o r a week’s cruise, etc). If you have any interest in joining a group of fellow members charter-ing boats & cruis-ing the waters a r ound S ea t t l e con ta c t Ron o r

J a n e ( h o m e : 9 5 2 - 4 2 3 - 5 3 1 5 /

roboat.mn@netzero.com) so we have your name when our planning begins in earnest. Boating is fun...we’ll show you how!

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Education Officer’s Answers to Questions

1. Source: Onboard Weather Forecasting: Cirrus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus, Altostratus, Nimbostratus, Altocumu-lus, Cumulus, Cumulonimbus, Stratocumulus, Stratus.

2. Trailering: Safety Cables

3. PaddleSmart: One paddler can stabilize the boat while the other crawls in.

4. Marine Radar: The radar horizon is farther away than the visible horizon.

5. Anchoring: Advantage - In a changing tidal current, the boat’s bow stays close to the same position regardless of the ebb or flow of the water.

Disadvantage – When the current changes the boat will swing approximately 180 degrees. If the boat swings another 180 degrees to complete a 360 degree turn in the same direction, the two rodes will twist together. This complicates weighing anchor. If the boat swings 180 and returns 180 in the other direction, there is no twisting.

6. How to use Charts: Mean high water.

7. Boat Handling Under Power: Taking large breaking waves head-on; losing control and having the boat broach (turning beam to the waves and rolling over); turning stern to the waves and being pooped (wave breaking over the stern).

8. Using VHF & VHF/DSC: VHF = Very High Frequency; VHF/DSC = Very High Frequency – Digital SelectiveCalling; MMSI = Maritime Mobile Service Identifier.

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ST PAUL MEMBERS

If you are having a birthday or anniversary during the month and are not listed or listed incorrectly, that is because we don’t have it recorded correctly. Please let the squadron secretary know.

APRIL

9th Dave Bailey

11th Cindy Dupont

13th Rob Bell

13th Martha Olson

15th Deb Dullinger

17th Nicole Mercil

19th Donna Harrington

20th Louis Flammond

21st Nancy Anderson

21st Ivelisse DeJuan

26th Miguel Martinez

HAPPY BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY

The 2009 roster needs the following corrections: Page 45—correct spelling 1969 commander is Eugene Mitchell

ROSTER CORRECTIONS

The Ensign®—Now available online! As a subscriber to The Ensign magazine, you now have access to the same print edition in a handy new electronic format. Your new iMag member benefit is in addition to your printed copy of The Ensign, which will continue to be delivered bimonthly. The Ensign iMag contains searchable articles with hotlinks that connect you to USPS members, staff and vendors and other important informa-tion to help you get the most out of USPS. Each issue will also be ar-chived online, and the archive will be searchable, so you’ll be able to find information from past issues quickly and easily. If you will be away from home for an extended time or wish to receive only the electronic version of the magazine, you can elect to have the

printed copy stopped or suspended until further notice. Simply email

your request to ensign@hq.usps.org.

ALL SEMINARS ARE TENTATIVE DEPENDING ON REGISTRATION AND RUN FOR 2 HOURS MAXIMUM.

COST: $28.00 EACH INCLUDING REFERENCE MATERIAL *All classes at Hansen’s Harbor start @ 0900 , all others at 1000 & 1300

All Seminars are on Saturdays. 2 May, 2009 @ St. Croix Marina, Hudson, Wisconsin & Hansen’s Harbor AM: 1000, USING VHF & VHF/DSC MARINE RADIO

PM: 1300, USING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) 9 May, 2009 @ Hansen’s Harbor, Lake City, MN *AM: 0900, USING VHF & VHF/DSC MARINE RADIO 23 May, 2009 @ Bayport Marina, Bayport, MN

AM: 1000, ONBOARD WEATHER FORECASTING PM: 1300, BOAT HANDLING UNDER POWER

6 June, 2009 @ King’s Cove Marina, Hastings & Hansen’s Harbor, Lake City, MN *AM: 0900, USING GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)

AM: 1000, SAIL TRIM & RIG TUNING PM: 1300, PADDLE SMART

20 June, 2009 @Frankie’s Live Bait & Marine, Chisago City, MN AM: 1000, TRAILERING YOUR BOAT 4 July, 2009 @ Hansen’s Harbor, Lake City, MN *AM: 0900 ONBOARD WEATHER FORECASTING 1 August, 2009 @ Sunnyside Marina, Stillwater, MN

AM: 1000, ANCHORING PM: 1300, USING MARINE RADAR

8 Aug., 2009 @ Hansen’s Harbor, Lake City, MN *AM: 0900, SAIL TRIM & RIG TUNING 15 August, 2009 @ King’s Cove Marina, Hastings, MN AM: 1000, TRAILERING YOUR BOAT PM: 1300, HOW TO USE CHARTS 5 Sept., 2009 @ Hansen’s Harbor, Lake City, MN *AM: 0900, MARINE RADAR MAIL REGISTRATION & FEE CHECK TO “SPSPS” c/o Don Hansen 1425 WEST 28TH STREET, APT. 211, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55408 THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO SEMINAR START TO ASSURE MATERIAL AVAILABILITY. QUESTIONS? CALL DON AT 612 872-7716. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

SEMINAR REGISTRATION

NAME (PLEASE PRINT):_______________________________ MEMBER #: ______________

ADDRESS:__________________________________________________________________ HOME PHONE: _______________ ; e-mail: _________________________ COST: $28.00 SEMINAR NAME: ____________________________ SEMINAR DATE/TIME:_______________

Instructors Needed 2 May VHF/VHF-DSC Seminar - St. Croix YC

9 May VHF/VHF-DSC Seminar - Hansen’s Harbor Call: Don Hansen 612-872-7716

HELP WANTED

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St. Paul Sail and Power Squadron Member and Non-Member Seminars

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Maplewood, MN 55119

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Members advertise boating items no charge .

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Rock and blues guitarist Eric Gales started playing

drums at the age of three years old and guitar at the

age of four. In 1991, at the tender age of sixteen, he

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