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United States Power Squadrons®

Come for the Boating Education… Stay for the Friends℠

Balboa Phoenix San Diego San Luis Rey

Volume 54 Number 1

D28 D/C Report

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Calendar 1

To Have an Anniversary Burgee

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VSC Examiners Wanted 2

DEO Report to Members 3

Fall Conference Announcement/Room Rates—Phoenix, AZ.

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Fall Conference Call to Meeting 5

Fall Conference Registration Form

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D28 C.O.W. Photos 7

BSPS Member Sails TransPac 7

Squadron Photos Oseberg Viking Ship California Boater Card Red, Right, Returning

Predicted Log Races

USPS Member Benefits How do you wish to receive your Lead Line?

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Fall Issue

2017

Official publication of District 28, United States Power Squadrons ®

Distr ic t 28

Lead Line 2017/8 Calendar

10 — 17 SEPTEMBER

USPS GOVERNING BOARD

MEETING — DALLAS TX.

6 — 8 OCTOBER

D28 FALL CONFERENCE — HOST-

ED BY PHOENIX SPS, PHOENIX,

AZ.

10 NOVEMBER

CHRISTMAS PARTY & GMM —

SDSPS

09 DECEMBER — CHRISTMAS

PARTY — PSPS

13 DECEMBER — CHRISTMAS

PARTY — SLRSPS AT OYC

2018

13 JANUARY — C.O.W. SDSPS

AT SWYC

20 JANUARY — C.O.W. SLRSPS

03 FEBRUARY — C.O.W — PSPS

18 — 25 FEBRUARY USPS ANNU-

AL MEETING — ORLANDO, FL.

2 — 3 MARCH

D28 SPRING CONFERENCE —

HOSTED BY SAN DIEGO SAIL &

POWER SQUADRON

Lead Line Editor & Publisher

D/1 Lt Jill Powell, AP

Phone: 760-438-9616

Cell: 760-716-1675

E-mail: [email protected]

www.USPS.org/D28

D/C Jan Follestad, SN-CN

I started as a new member in the Marin Power Squadron in 1986. Commander Bob Kell, AP invit-ed me to become a “Member“.

This was right after the “Women Membership” category was approved. Women could have their own “E” number from then on. A short time thereafter, I became a “first timer” at the National Meeting in Reno, Nevada. Coming down the escalator, all excited to attend my first meeting, some-one yelled to me from the ascending escalator “You are out of Uniform.” Confused by this this remark, I returned to my room and studied the guide for Uniform of the Day. Yes, my white shirt did not have long sleeves!!! Years have passed and United States Power Squadrons® has changed from being a uniformed institution, looking like the Coast Guard Auxiliary with strong Navy ties, with many of the leaders being either Navy, Army or Air Force educated. The classes were taught by instructors with these back-grounds. There were proctors correcting the homework before each class and it was expected the students had the done the work. This way of education continued all the way through JN. The material was learned and it became part of the student.

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Changes in

United States

Power Squadrons® ... Will We Survive?

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Today the ABC Boating Course has less questions for the students, and home-work is no longer expected as before. Many of the required courses have been simplified and the demand for table use in JN has been changed; now it is all GPS and other ways to check the GPS. The Uniforms now have a Bermuda Shirt as an option at District and National meetings. And our United States Sail and Power Squadrons® has now approved the use of “America’s Boating Club™” The new logo is to be used as a promotional tool to reach new possible members and can also change what USPS stands for. As a club, I hope we do not change our focus as an accommodating club versus a teaching organization where The Rules of The Road, Safety and Knowledge were the pillars of Our Organization. The boat in the logo rendering is more of a sailboat than a powerboat. Do we remember all the discussion there was to add “Sail” to the name “USPS”? This is something to discuss at our next District Meeting in Phoenix, AZ on October 7, 2017. We will continue to see how the District can help the hosting conference squad-ron, by making allowances in the budget for one District Bridge Member to attend each National Meeting. This upcoming meeting will be all about education and our District Education Officer, Adriaan Veldhuisen, SN will have a program relat-ed to this. An agenda will follow but in the meantime, check out pages 4, 5 and 6 in this newsletter. My thanks goes to San Luis Rey Sail & Power Squadron for all its work in mak-ing the D28 Spring Conference 2017 a huge success. We will again thank our National Education Officer Craig Fraser,

SN. for traveling to Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California, to represent the Chief Commander.

Kindly,

D/C Jan Follestad, SN-CN

District Commander’s Report contd. from P. 1

Lead L ine FALL 2017 Volume 54 Number 1

WES HEUSSER

Congratulations (again) to

P/C Wes Heusser, JN for

his contribution to the

Vessel Safety Check program by per-

forming 1033 VSCs during 2016. Wes

achieved Millennium Club status for

the fifth year. Wes was also honored

with an “Award of Excellence” from

the U.S. Coast Guard.

Source: USPS Ensign Summer 2017 edition. Submitted by Lt. Mike Murphy, AP BSPS

To Have An Anniversary Burgee ……

1. Assure that you have a 100% accu-rate digital rendition of the USPS ap-proved Squadron burgee. Contact is made with USPS HQ, USPS Flag & Etiquette Committee, Squadron and District editors and flag providers. 2. Obtain Squadron EXCOM approval for an Anniversary Burgee, as de-scribed in the USPS/Org/F&E Com-mittee Website. This applies to both the 50-Year and 75-Year Anniversary. 3. Notify USPS, with required files, of your new Burgee. Approval is prede-termined if you follow the F&E rules. Ordering the flag or obtaining the

proper digital file is expedited by con-

tacting Lt. Lou Loth, AP at

714.404.2070.

To: District 28

In grateful appreciation for your Outstanding

Contribution & Support of the Vessel Safety Check Program

for the Year 2016

Top District in USPS 2016





Volume 54 Number 1

District Education Department

T here is no doubt in my mind

that the education element of

the United States Power Squadrons®

is crucial to its survival. It is in line with

our goal and image, and it has served us

well for the last hundred years.

Boating education also places USPS

squarely in the middle of an education

revolution with a change of pace that is

hard to grasp. The legal definition of a

University is challenged, there is serious

progress being made in online and integrated learning, and

the public expectation is shifting from a theory-based, class-

room, 8-10 week presentation style toward quick, hands-on

skills training and certification.

Additionally, our traditional challenges have not gone away

either. It is harder to become a NASBLA certified ABC in-

structor, and seniors (our traditional source for experienced

member-instructors) are more involved in RV-ing, luxury

cruising, and vacation travel. And it is increasingly harder to

reach students unless you swamp them with different types

of messages, and even that has a negative effect.

So here’s the thing: IMHO (in my humble opinion) we should

focus in the squadrons on 1) severely decreasing the use of

acronyms, 2) streamlining instructor certification, 3) organiz-

ing multi-instructor expedited courses, 4) support proctored

self-study, and 5) resource sharing rather than competition.

As the District 28 Educational Officer there is only so much I

can do, though I keep offering.

I am registered to attend the 2017 USPS Governing Board

Meeting in Dallas in September. I will present a full report

of what I learn, with some personal observation and opinion

added, at our District 28 Fall Conference in Phoenix in Octo-

ber.

In my role as liaison between Squadrons and National I’d

like your attention to three specific topics, which I think will

attract much attention:

The use of “America’s Boating Club” in marketing “For

Boaters, By Boaters”.

NASBLA Approval of the America’s Boating Course for

California.

Direct communication from the National Education De-

partment to SEO’s.

Marketing: In June the Board of Directors approved the

use of the name America’s Boating Club™ in marketing

United States Power Squadrons®. In addition, the Board

of Directors approved a new logo for America’s Boating

Club™ and a new tag line, "For Boaters, By Boaters". In the

interim, squadrons may choose to incorporate it in one of

the following ways:

1. United States Power Squadrons® is America’s Boating

Club™

2. United States Power Squadrons®. We are America’s

Boating Club™

3. (Your Squadron Name). We are America’s Boating

Club™

4. America’s Boating Club™, trademark of the United

States Power Squadrons®

The launch date is the Dallas Governing Board. USPS will be

hiring a PR firm to help develop a communications plan for

United States Power Squadrons® as America’s Boating

Club™.

NASBLA Approval: The National Association of State

Boating Law Administrators has completed a course con-

formity assessment and allows our three California-based

squadrons to issue certificates of completion, as long as the

completion cards include the NASBLA logo as well as identi-

fy our state. Associated with this approval is recognition by

the United States Coast Guard that the course is recognized

by the National Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Program.

Communication: The National Education Department’s leadership is evaluating ways to optimize the transfer of information from the department leadership to the Squad-rons. For several years, department leadership has been using internet based virtual meetings to supplement more traditional methods like “The Ensign” and news blasts.

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Lead L ine FALL 2017







America's Boating Club™

2017 District 28 Fall Conference

All USPS Members are welcome

Hosted by Phoenix Sail & Power Squadron

Friday 06 – Sunday 08 October, 2017

Location: Phoenix Airport Hilton Hotel

2435 S. 47th Street

Phoenix, AZ. 85034

Contact Andrea Walls for Reservations at:

[email protected] (480) 804-6021

Executive Suite rates from $139.00 USD/Night Standard King Bed rates from $99.00 USD/Night

Plus State/Local Tax

Complementary 24 Hr. Airport Shuttle, Free Self Parking

Limited Rooms Available,

Rates may be available before and after the event for additional nights

Must be booked before September 06, 2017

Conference Contact: Cdr Bill Johnson SN

Ph: (623) 396-5468 Email: [email protected]


http://www.usps.org/index.html/

mailto:[email protected]





UNITED STATES POWER SQUADRONS® DISTRICT 28

2017 FALL CONFERENCE CALL TO MEETING

To: District 28 Bridge officers Past District Commanders General Committees Planning Committee Squadron Commanders, Bridges and Delegates All Other Interested members and Parties By order of the District Commander, notice is hereby given that the D/28 Fall Council & Conference will be held at the fol-lowing time and place. Date: Friday and Saturday 06—07 October, 2017 Time: Friday 1730 Friday Hospitality Saturday 0900 Saturday Conference 1900 Saturday Fall Conference Dinner Place: Hilton Phoenix Airport Hotel, 2435 S. 47th Street, Phoenix, AZ. 85034 Purpose: To carry on the business of District 28, USPS; To establish committees and make appointments thereto; To fill any vacancy in any elective office; To make and improve interim changes in the 2017-2018 Budget; To consider resolutions and recommendations from the Squadrons and refer them to the Conference for action or

to committee for further study; To conduct all other business of the District which may properly come before the Council or Conference.

Uniform: Friday – Hospitality: USPS or Squadron Polo Shirts Saturday – Meetings: Uniform G – short sleeve shirt, white or black pant/skirt or USPS Squadron Polo Shirts acceptable Saturday Night: Blazer/Sport Coat w/Black Tie, Dress or appropriate attire. Submitted by: Betty McGovern D/Lt/C Betty McGovern, P Secretary, District 28





Volume 54 Number 1 Lead L ine FALL 2017


America's Boating Club™

District 28

2017 Fall Conference Activities and Registration Form

06—07 October, 2017 Location: Hilton Phoenix Airport, 2435 S. 47th Street, Phoenix, AZ. 85034

Meetings and Dinners are open to all District & Squadron members, Families and Guests

Hosted By: Phoenix Sail & Power Squadron *************************************************************** Rank Last Name First Name MI Grade _______________________________________________________________ Rank Last Name First Name MI Grade _______________________________________________________________ Address

_______________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ( ) _____ - ________ Squadron District Telephone

Friday, October 6 Social/Hospitality 1730—1930 Number Attending: ____ Saturday, October 7 Spousal Event—To Be Announced Number Attending: ____ Conference Lunch Buffet Menu 1200—1300 Traditional Caesar Salad, Baked Ziti, Creamy Alfredo Penne Pasta, Fresh Italian Garlic Bread Sticks, Chef’s Choice of Dessert and Freshly Brewed Ice Tea Total Lunch Selections: _______ @ $22 each $ ______ Conference Dinner/Meeting Reception 1800—1830 Dinner & Meeting 1830—2000

Come and visit with your elected officers, old friends and meet new ones

Dinner Menu Selections: Salmon Florentine Stuffed with Spinach Mashed Potatoes ________ OR Ricotta Cheese Wrapped in Puff Pastry served over Lyonnaise Sauce, Rice Pilaf & Seasonal Vegetables ________ Total Dinner Selections ________ @ $45 each $ _______

Total Amount Enclosed $ ______

Reservations Deadline: September 28, 2017. Tickets must be picked up no later than one hour before the events. Make all checks out to: PHOENIX SAIL & POWER SQUADRON.

Mail to: Bill Johnson, P.O. Box 5517, Peoria, AZ. 85385. Email: [email protected]. Telephone: (623) 369-5468


http://www.usps.org/index.html/





HERE IS THE IMPORTANT PART! How would you like the (DEO) District’s Educational Officer (me) to communicate educational information to your SEO and members?

Some possible current communication methods may be:

Written notices and flyers District newsletter articles District Councils Area educational meetings Squadron visitations Website postings Internet virtual meetings I would like to hear from each of our SEO’s and members by the start of the Fall Con-ference, or sooner, if you want me to pass this on to our National Education Depart-ment.

D/Lt/C Adriaan Veldhuisen, SN-CN Your District Education Officer

District Education Department contd. from P. 3

Www.OceansideBoatingClasses.com

Balboa Sail and Power Squadron member Joel Buffa sails in 2017 TransPac race.

Joel Buffa of Orange County , CA.

is the fifth generation to set sail in the 2,225-mile TransPac

Joel Buffa (28), (pictured with mother

Cindy Lou Comyns-Buffa) crew member aboard “Rapid Transit” (skippered by James Partridge (68)) in the 2017 TransPac Race has become the first ever fifth-generation sailor to compete in the history of the TransPac Race. Joel shares his family's TransPac racing history and looked forward for many years to joining the Comyns/Buffa family tradition. "It has been my life long dream to compete in this race and it has spe-cial historical meaning to my family. I am very fortunate that I will now be crossing the same ocean as my great-great grandfather, great-grandfather, grandfather, and mother have all crossed before me.”

1st Generation: Great-great Grandfather (Louis Sylvester Comyns) and Great-Grandfather (William Louis Comyns) raced the TransPacific Yacht Race in 1928 onboard the Schooner “Aafje”.

The seven-member crew covered more than 2,225 nautical miles and crossed the finish line off Hawaii’s Dia-mond Head in 7th Place (Division 1). Corrected Time came in at 10 Days: 10 Hrs:19:32

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Jan Follestad, Shawn Goit, Adriaan Veldhuisen,

Betty McGovern and Doug Frazier.

NEO Craig Fraser, Sam Kwok and Jan Follestad

Jan Follestad, Jackie Wanta and Bill Johnson


http://www.oceansideboatingclasses.com

https://yachtscoring.com/boatdetail.cfm?Yacht_ID=106460







Lead L ine FALL 2017 Volume 54 Number

P/D/C Lou Loth (wearing Uniform T) accepting the D28 and Balboa Sail & Power Squadron Awards for VSC at the USPS 2017 Annual Meeting. Left: USCG

Captain F. Thomas F. Boross, Chief, Auxiliary & Boating Safety. Center of photo rear is C/C Louie Ojeda. Far right: Richard A. Washburn, National

Commodore, USCG Auxiliary.

Veronica Von

Grosse and P/D/C

Lou Loth were

invited to attend

D33’s Reception at

the USPS Annual

Meeting in

Orlando, FL.

D28 Photo Page

Catch & Release

After fighting for an

hour, Lynne Keltner

had a good “catch”

in Sitka, AK with this

72” 205lb Halibut

but it was undersize

by 8” and had to

“go back”.

Mark Keltner and his

“catch” - a Lingcod!

The Keltners came

home with 200+lbs

fish (mainly King

Salmon).

Tricia Warren

Lynne Keltner, Pat Diehl, Jo Mary & Mike Murphy, Liana Mihalca and

Mike Crumley

Right: San Luis Rey Sail & Power Squadron dons

lifejackets at National Safe Boating Week.

Jan Follestad and Paul Henneberry II

2017 Raft-Up in Del Mar Basin

Suzy Cooper,

Eric & Terri Gritzmacher

SLRSPS July 2017 Sundowner

Betty McGovern, Carole Hallock and

Jeanne Gibbs

Nancy

Kangas






OSEBERG VIKING SHIP Submitted by Cdr. Jan Follestad, SN

Recently at the Norge Lodge in Vista one of the members

brought in a 1:10 scale model of the wagon found inside the

Oseberg Viking ship, The ship was used for a Viking queen who

died around 1,000 AD.

The ship had several things on board the queen would need in the next life.

This can all be seen in Oslo, Norway: The model maker told me the wagon has no screws in it. It

can be assembled in a few minutes. It was made this way so that it could be transported inside a Viking ship on their travels. I

did see him take it apart and it was well done. The real wagon has wood carvings on it.

Frank Fitzgerald and Adriaan Veldhuisen wear red and green socks

to the Spring Conference and the Memorial for J. Brockway Clark.

Red—Starboard Green—Port

“Red, Right, Returning”





SDSPS, SLRSPS, BSPS and PSPS CRUISERS:

IMPROVE YOUR PILOTING AND NAVIGATION SKILLS.

PREDICTED LOG RACES Submitted by Cdr. Marco Carvalho, JN

San Diego power boat skip-

pers can improve their piloting

and navigation skills by joining

the San Diego Cruiser Associa-

tion, and participating in

monthly cruiser navigation

contests in the bay and the

surrounding near-shore ocean.

These cruiser navigation contests,

also called “predicted log races”, consist of an approximate 12

nautical mile course defined by bay buoys and other nautical

“waypoints”.

A different course is provided each month; the skippers plot the

course using readily available computer charting software and pre-

dict their time to navigate the course between waypoints at a

moderate speed between six and ten knots. Finish times are pro-

vided to each contestant to prevent close boat encounters. There

is no “race” involved; just a challenge to achieve your predicted

time to pilot the course once on the water. No

access to watches or current time is allowed when

competing. An official “Observer” is provided to

keep the time, record the actual leg times, and

compare the times to those predicted.

Following each contest the Association sponsors

an award “event” where all scores are an-

nounced, trophies awarded, and the day’s contest

experiences are discussed and analyzed. Come

for the fun and camaraderie and take home invaluable knowledge

regarding your boat’s navigation equipment, its behavior and per-

formance on the water, and the changing (and often challenging)

wind and current conditions in the bay.

For more information and guidance for participating in a fun and educational sport on the water, see the San Diego Cruiser Associa-tion web site at www.sandiegopl.org.

“READY, SET, MARK”

Drawing by Jack Pumphrey

[email protected]

MEMBER BENEFITS Just to name a few:



http://www.sandiegopl.org

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.usps.org/index.php/departments/14000/14900





SMILE

PLEASE!

Photos in this issue courtesy of

Steve Ericksen , Daniel Walker,

Lynne & Mark Keltner, Jennifer

Alcantara and Shawn Goit

District 28 Website: www.usps.org/D28

SQUADRON NEWSLETTERS

Balboa Sail & Power Squadron “Trident”

Phoenix Sail & Power Squadron

“Bos’n’s Pipe”

San Diego Sail & Power Squadron “The Ship’s Mail”

San Luis Rey Sail & Power Squadron “The Mariner’s Needle”

How do you prefer to receive your Lead Line?

The USPS District 28 bi-annual newsletter, the Lead Line is distributed via email. It is also available all year on

www.sailangle.com by going to the File Cabinet and looking for the heading “Lead Line”. There are 2 issues per

year—Spring and Fall.

Perhaps there are members who would rather receive the publication via hard copy.

If you prefer to receive the Lead Line half-yearly by US Postal Service in booklet format, please contact the

Editor/Publisher:

Signature___________________________________ Print your name __________________________________

Mailing Address: _____________________________ _______________________________________________

Squadron: __________________________________

Please mail or email this notice to:

D/1 Lt Jill Powell, AP

Editor/Publisher Lead Line

6554 Via Barona

Carlsbad, CA. 92009-4516

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Come for the Boating Education…Stay for the Friends℠


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Phoenix 1960

San Diego 1950

San Luis Rey 1960


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