[Psml] What's in a name?

[Steve Leavenworth]

Why not USSPA, United States Sail and Power Association
Steve Leavenworth
sleavenworth at comcast.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MARK RICHEY" <damnrich at wavecable.com>
To: <sleavenworth at comcast.net>
Cc: <psml at usps.org>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Psml] What's in a name?


>I had actaully liked the "Americas Boating Club" we tried
> awhile back and still use on some of the PR stuff. It was
> more friendly and upbeat. However, in keeping with our
> charter, maybe it should be "Americas Boating School"
> which actually closer represents who we are.
>
> If we must stick with the "Squadron" name, I would suggest
> we put Sail first only because it seems to flow better and
> it would move the intials to look like USS which is
> indicative of a ship.
>
> DC Mark Richey, JN
> District 16
>
>
> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:20:55 EDT
>  RichTerry at aol.com wrote:
>> Yes, we should consider a name change. since so few
>>people know who we are,
>> a name change will not have a significant impact on us
>>as a group. As you
>> stated  many squadrons have changed their names to
>>include Sail & Power. The
>> sooner  we make the change the better. We might even
>>consider changing the squadron
>> part  also since most people associate the word squadron
>>with planes during
>> World War  II.
>>
>> P/C Richard J. Terry, JN
>> Great Blue Hill Sail & Power D12
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 4/18/2008 12:39:00 P.M. Eastern
>>Daylight Time,
>> Uspsd3ronf at aol.com writes:
>>
>> I have been mulling over the idea of proposing that we
>>change our name to
>> "United States Sail and Power Squadrons". I have come to
>>this conclusion for
>> several reasons:
>> 1) When someone who doesn't know us hears our name, they
>>either think we  are
>> a flying club or somehow work with the electric company.
>> 2) When we use the initials "USPS", we are perceived as
>>the folks that
>> deliver the mail.
>> 3) Our neighbors to the north, who have apparently been
>>bucking the trend  of
>> falling membership have recently changed their name.
>>According to their
>> website, although initially known as the Canadian Power
>>Squadrons, "The  name was
>> later changed to Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons to
>>reflect the  broadening
>> interests of all boaters".
>> 4) Even those folks who are not boaters will recognize
>>that with "Sail  and
>> Power" in our name, we must have something to do with
>>boating and not
>> providing electricity.
>> 5) A large number of our members are sailors.
>> 6) Individual squadrons can change their name to "Sail
>>and Power" - my
>> squadron is now known as the "Neptune Sail and Power
>>Squadron". While we were
>> discussing the name change, one of our members brought
>>up the point: "Why  should
>> we change our name if National hasn't?"
>>
>> I know that we were formed to be distinct from sailors
>>after showing that
>> power craft were indeed a viable and safe conveyance,
>>and our history is
>> steeped in that tradition. However, most yacht clubs now
>>have a mix of  sail and
>> power boats, with most larger sailing craft having
>>auxiliary engines.  Here on
>> the Long Island Sound, most sailboats become power boats
>>in late  August due to
>> the lack of wind. I think that we can attract a larger
>>cross  section of the
>> boating public if we were known as a boating group from
>>the  get-go i.e. from
>> our name.
>> What do you think?
>>
>> P/D/C Ron Friedmann, AP
>> D3
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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