Congratulations to Our New Junior Navigators! Congratulations go out to our newest Junior Navigators (JNs) who completed JN 2007 this spring. They are Charles Flum, Jeffrey Horton, Ed Jones, Carlton Lee Jr, Patricia Lyne, Bill Tuting, and Rich Zucchi. Congratulations on a job well done! (04 Jun 09)

Get Your Ship's Store Items Now!  The Barnegat Bay Sail and Power Squadron Ship's Store has some neat items for your boating and sailing activities.  See the attached PDF flyer for details, or contact Kathy Kadlac for additional information.

Educational Opportunities

The Squadron Boating Course and Chart Smart Courses.  The Squadron Boating Course teaches basic boating safety, while Chart Smart teaches you how to read a chart and navigate your boat safely within sight of land. Successful completion of The Squadron Boating Course proctored exam will allow you to obtain a New Jersey Safety Certificate for boating on New Jersey waters.

The Squadron Boating Course will start again in accordance with the schedule below.

Our Chart Smart courses will start again in accordance with the schedule below.

You can find information on dates, times, and places on USPS public boating courses at the USPS courses web site.  To preregister for any Barnegat Bay public boating course, just look by Squadron Name for Barnegat Bay.

Public Seminars. Barnegat Bay will be conducting seminars open to both members and the public on boating related topics. The current schedule is as follows:

Contact Ed Jones at 732-892-7432 for information on upcoming courses and seminars. You can find information on other dates, times, and places on the Boat Smart, Chart Smart and other public courses and seminars at the USPS courses and seminars web site.  (17 Jun 09)

Navigation 2009 Course to Start This Fall. We will be conducting the Navigation 2009 course starting this fall. This is the second part of the study of offshore navigation. It further develops the student’s skills and understanding of celestial theory. The student is introduced to additional sight reduction techniques for bodies other than the sun. The student develops greater skill and precision in sight taking, positioning and the orderly methods of carrying on the day’s work of a navigator at sea. Of particular interest and importance is the navigation software that is explained and used in practices for planning and navigating in the offshore environment with the included software. Offshore navigation using minimal data and/or equipment, such as when on a disabled vessel or lifeboat is also studied. Prerequisite: Grade of JN. Contact either Ed Jones or Tom Brincka for details.

If members want to take one of our other member-only courses, or if you have any questions, please contact our Squadron Educational Officer, Ed Jones (732-892-7432).

Raftings, Rendezvous, and Cruises

Raftings

This year we will try to have as many raftings as possible.   I will try to post the time and date on the BBSPS web site by Thursday evening each week.  I will check the weather forecast on Friday to try and determine where the best spot for the rafting will be.  Most will be in Silver Bay, Applegate Cove, or the Toms River.  If enough people express an interest, we could do a rafting at Tices Shoal or Berkeley Island State Park. YOU WILL HAVE TO LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE LAST TWO SPOTS, or the first three will be it.  We will try to monitor VHF channel 72  for one to two hours after the appointed start of the event.  After that I can be reached on my cell phone (732-668-7060).  If you have any questions before the rafting starts, you can call me on the home telephone (732-920-3298).  DO NOT USE MY CELL BEFORE A RAFTING; you may not get an answer because it isn't always on.

Dates:

• Sunday, June 28th - The rafting in Silver Bay will start at 12:00 noon, weather permitting.  Current forecast is for partly cloudy weather with a high of 78-80 and a low of 63-65.  We will be flying the yellow BBPS rafting flag from our radio antenna if the wind is not too strong.  We will monitor Channel # 72 until 2:00 PM. After that I should have my cell phone on:  732-668-7060. John Sarle, Rafting Chairman.
• Saturday & Sunday, July 4 & 5 -- none scheduled
• Saturday & Sunday, July 11 & 12-- tentative --Toms River (Money Island)
• Saturday & Sunday, July 18 & 19 -- tentative -- Applegate Cove
• July 25 through August 1 -- BBSPS long cruse and D/4 Rendezvous in Atlantic City
  •  Possible rafting on Sunday, August 2 on the way home from Atlantic City
• Saturday & Sunday, August 8 & 9 -- to be scheduled
• Wednesday August 12 - Martell's Water's Edge, Rendezvous--- See notice below.
• Saturday & Sunday, August 15 & 16 -- Rendezvous -- Key Harbor  (Green Roof) -- located  to the west of red day marker 42 --- Lat 39° 46.28'N, Long  74° 11.23'W.  Slips are on a first-come-first-serve basis, and the number of slips is limited.  Marina price is $1.50 per ft.  Call me, John Sarle (732-920-3298),  by Monday,  August 12 to tell me if you are coming by boat or car.  If you are coming by boat, you will then have to call Fred (609-693-9355) at the marina to pay for your slip.  Tell him you are with the BBSPS group and mention my name.  I will also need to know if you are coming by car so that I can make arrangements with the Bay View Restaurant for dinner Saturday evening.  IF YOU DO NOT CALL ME, I WILL ASSUME YOU WILL NOT BE THERE---NO EXCEPTIONS.

The rest of the schedule will be posted later.

 John Sarle  (732-920-3298)
 Rafting/Rendezvous Chairman (18 Jun 09)

August Land and Sea

Place: Martell's Water's Edge

Date: 12 August 2009 (Wednesday)

Time: 1200-1400

Details:

      a. 20 docks; 20 moorings; over 100 ft along pier for tie up
      b. Docks and moorings:
                 1. Free
                 2. First come basis
       c. Free launch service
       d. Location:
                 1. Martell's Water's Edge, south of the Mathis Bridge. Follow the ICW channel to Green "37" (about 2.5 miles south of the Mathis Bridge).
                 2. Turn west 90 degrees from Green "37" for about 200 yards to the mooring field and docks. Depth is 5 feet to 5.5 feet at the channel (bay) end of the mooring field.
       e. Lunch: Order from the menu, and pay for your own lunch. Lunch entrees range from $8.00 to $13.00, plus tax and tip. Drinks are not included in this price.

Contact: Michael Sangiorgio or Tom Brincka.

See you there on 12 August at Martell's Water's Edge!!!!!!!!!

Social Activities

No social activities are currently planned. Check back for future plans. (04 Jun 09)

BBSPS has several members who can give your vessel a voluntary safety check to ensure it meets minimum safety requirements.  Other USPS squadrons and US Coast Guard Auxiliary flotillas also have this capability.  Get more information through links on the USPS Vessel Safety Check Committee web site, or contact Rich Zucchi at 732-262-8588, BBSPS Vessel Safety Check Chairman, to arrange for your own boat's safety check.

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Besides improving the self-education of its members, along with reduced insurance costs for successfully completing its courses, some of the discounts offered to all members of the USPS follow. A complete listing of member benefits is on the USPS Member Benefits web page.

• Maptech offers a discount on chart and guide products.
• McGraw-Hill International Marine offers deep discounts on many nautical titles.  Visit the USPS Educational Department home page for complete details on which titles and how to order.
• Nobeltec offers a 25% discount on all direct purchases of software and data (i.e., charts) to USPS® members. Call 1-800-946-2877; select option 1 (sales) and then option 1 (purchase).  You will need your Power Squadron certificate number.
• Dell computers offers a 2-6% discount. Go to the member's only page and scroll down the page you will see the details.
• Boat US/West Marine offers a 10% discount on safety items to all who have had a vessel safety check.  You must show your completed VSC form (a pass or fail is still entitled to the discount).

Read the BBSPS bylaws, or print a PDF copy of the bylaws here.  Note:  The web version of the bylaws may be formatted differently than the original hard copy version; conversions don't always work as intended.

If you have a specific squadron question, please contact the appropriate bridge officer.  Phone numbers and e-mail addresses are in the hard copy BBSPS Roster.
 

Commander	Cdr Charles Flum, JN
Executive Officer	Lt/C Donald Kadlac, P
Educational Officer	Lt/C Ed Jones, JN
Administrative Officer	Lt/C Kathy Kadlac
Secretary	Lt/C Robert Barkalow, AP
Treasurer	Lt/C Ron Dornau, P

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