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Officers of the Bridge 2013 The LNSPS is managed by a "Bridge" of officers elected by, and responsible to, the membership. They are assisted in their duties by an Executive Committee elected from our membership, and by Committee Chairpersons and members who carry out the programs, functions and activities of the Squadron.
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COMMANDER'S MESSAGE Active members, former members, prospective members (ABC students), and corporate sponsors, I’m pleased to provide this midyear report on the activities of the Lake Norman Sail & Power Squadron (LNSPS). Our membership, now over 125, is actively engaged in its mission of safe boating thru education, civic service and fraternal boating activities. Our public education program concluded in September having enrolled over 175 students in 4 ABC classes throughout the year. Many of these students continued on thru trial memberships and full memberships to enjoy one or more of the many (6) advanced courses and seminars offered this year. With interest high and growing, these will continue throughout the winter. On the civic side, we were proud to host over 100 children at our thirteenth annual Youth Day. This event affords children who are in foster care the opportunity to enjoy a day of boating and fun on Lake Norman. In May we embarked on our first effort to support the Dragon Boat Race which is part of the Annual Asian Festival of Charlotte. Our member boats set up, patrolled, and helped manage the races throughout the day. |
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In April, we ventured to the NC coast and conducted a cooperative charting tour of the Intra Coastal Waterway (ICW) identifying numerous updates for the nautical charts of that area. Our fraternal boating activities included 3 raft ups here on Lake Norman and a coast cruise to Beaufort, NC. Our Vessel Safety Check (VSC) team has performed over 170 vessel safety checks helping boaters keep their vessels safe and expanding the reach of our squadron into the community. As you can see, we are an active and socially responsible organization committed to safe boating, community service and enjoying boating. If you are active, keep coming, if you are thing about joining, give us a try, and if you want more information there’re links on this website to help you out. Thank you for giving us “a look”. Russ Klein, SN Commander Lake Norman Sail & Power Squadron
Welcome to Lake Norman Sail & Power Squadron and our award-winning web site. We are a part of United States Power Squadrons, "America's Boating Club. We like to have fun on the water and to provide education to anyone on how to do that safely. How?-- Through our Public Boating Courses as well as extensive additional courses available to our members. And then there are the many public services we provide as well as a calendar full of social events, mostly on or about the water. Enjoy these pages and send us your questions. You are now a visitor to what has quickly become one of the most visited sites in all of USPS. Enjoy and come back again soon.
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ATTENTION RECREATIONAL BOATERS ENFORCEMENT POLICY FOR NEW
REGULATIONS REQUIRING 1. The Coast Guard published new interim regulations
in the Federal Register ( 67FR42488
) on 24
June 2002 and they will become
effective on 23 December 2002. The
regulations establish a Federal
Requirement for children under 13 to wear Coast
Guard approved Life Jackets (Personal
Flotation Devices or PFDs) while the vessel is under way, unless the children are below decks or in an enclosed cabin. The
regulations apply on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States, on the waters of States with no requirements for
children to wear life jackets, and on the high seas beyond Territorial Seas for recreational vessels owned in the United
States. Our Safety Slogan continues to be: "Boat Smart from the Start - Wear your Life Jacket!"
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Nationwide, 89% of drowning victims were not wearing life jackets ("Personal Floatation Devices" or PFDs). In 1998, North Carolina had 34 boating fatalities with 22 resulting from drowning. We need to educate the public about the value of wearing life jackets. When should you wear your life jacket (PFD)? The answer should be "Always when you are in a boat!" We realize, however, that will not happen. We should at least wear them in very cold weather, when we are alone in a boat, and most certainly, as required by law, enforce the rule that children wear them at all times. Common sense should ensure any skipper to require a non-swimmer aboard his/her boat to wear a life jacket. If a storm comes up, then everyone in the boat should put on a life jacket, without exception, before you really do need it! You may not have time to put a life jacket on after the storm strikes. A savvy and "Boat Smart" skipper should always brief each passenger of his vessel about the location of the life jackets and how to put them on before casting off. |
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