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Tuesday February 18, 2014
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New Level 4 Managers! - - Suzanne Benloucif
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Please join me in welcoming Jack Townsend and Marilyn Leece as Manager and Co-manger of the Level 4 Sailing program. Both bring vast experience with keel boats and management.
Thank you Jack and Marilyn for stepping into this very important role. |
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When a Door is Closed...Somewhere a Window is Opened!
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 It is great news that Jack and Marilyn stepped up to be the New Level 4 Managers...However they are leaving two new vacant positions in their wake.
The following exciting and very important positions need YOU! Please consider becoming more involved with your club. It is fun and rewarding. The following are available:
Level 2 Manager- Work with the maintenance team to oversee Level 2 activities.
Level 2 Maintenance Manager- Coordinate Level 2 maintenance activities.
Interlude Boat Captain- Facilitate maintenance activities and improvements on Interlude.
If interested or need more details , please call Suzanne Benloucif at 734-276-0569 or email sbenlouc@umich.edu. |
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North Channel Time-Share Lottery--Trudy Morse
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The Level 4 Time-share lottery Is On! Now that we have two Level 4 Managers it will be twice the fun. Please review the following information about the Level 4 lottery before you arrive. 
- The Level 4 Timeshare lottery is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4 at Wayne State Oakland Center.
- Deadline to pay for 2014 membership and Level 4 sail pass to participate in the lottery has been extended to February 24, 2014. All volunteer hours must be completed.
- Plan to arrive by 1830 to complete forms; lottery starts promptly at 1900.
- All seven Level 4 time-share documents are available on the ASI Website (sailasi.org). Captain Quarters>ASI Documents>ASI Level 4 Keelboat Timeshare.
- The Lottery Procedures document will not be distributed in your lottery packet this year so be sure to print and read it prior to attending the lottery. It is on the ASI website with the other L4 documents. You are required to sign the agreement at the lottery.
- All L4 members, L4 students, and new L3-4 members are welcome to attend.
- Any questions: please email me at trudymorseg@gmail.com or call me: 248-930-0659.
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Upcoming General Sail Meetings - - Claire Zepeda
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Be sure to include these dates for General Sail Meetings on your winter calendar!
Also, there will be a book swap (sailing related books) before the program. Come one, come all! Think Sailing!
Think Spring!!
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Fog Dog Award Nominations - - Claire Zepeda
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It's that time of year again! For our newer members, this annual award (approved by the ASI Board in Oct of 2010) is given to a person in the club who typifies the definition of a Fog Dog.
The American Heritage® Dictionary defines Fog Dog as a bright spot sometimes seen at the horizon as a fog starts to dissipate or a bright or clear spot that appears in breaking fog. For ASI, the Fog Dog nominees are beacons, shining lights, making unique and nautical contributions to our amazing organization and its wonderful members.There are many people in the club who give most generously of their time and talents - often with limited or no recognition of their contribution.
The nomination process itself is an opportunity to acknowledge and thank some of those members.Nominations should include a descriptive narrative explaining why this person should be nominated, what specific contribution he/she made, how they were a Fog Dog in the club, and how they furthered the goals and Mission Statement of ASI. Please send them to clairezepeda@gmail.com
The narratives will be published in the Burgee, balloting will follow in late February and results will be announced at the Annual Awards Banquet. Our past Fog Dog recipients were Bill Lane, Jack Townsend and Don Caley. Who has been a Fog Dog for you?
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Level 2 Refresher Class - - Bill Lane
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The Level 2 Keel Boat Instruction is again offering an opportunity for Level 2 or 3/4 rated sailors with current L2 sail passes to renew their sailings skills.
There are openings for this, on-water refresher, which is offered in two groups. . Choose a group when you register. The classes will be mostly in the traditional Level 2 format.
The cost for the refresher course is $75, which is a real bargain consider what it would cost to timeshare the same amount of days, plus you have an ASI Instructor to guide and answer your questions. If interested call.
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Upcoming Keel Boat Classes 2014 - - Bill Lane
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Level 2 Classes
Become a Level 2 Captain and Sail the Level 2 O’Day 28 foot Keel boats - Interlude and Overture - on Lake St Clair. Keel Boat Class Schedule
Learn the basics of:
- Navigation and GPS
- Docking a keelboat
- Anchoring
- Keelboat sailing
- Radio operation
- Boat systems
- Rules of the road for power boats
- Refueling and pumpouts
- And much more
Prerequisites are:
- Declare sailing ability by submitting a sailing resume to head of Level 2 instruction.
- Be an ASI member and Level 1 Sail Pass holder with all volunteer hours up to date.
- Complete and present a certificate showing completion of US Power Squadron or US Coast Guard Auxiliary Safe Boating / Basic Seamanship course before the start of Level 2 classes. The class must have a navigation component.
- Sail the Interlake 8 times during the 2013 sailing season.
Level 3/4 Classes
Level 2 sailors, the level 3/4 class for 2014 is just around the corner!
Sail to interesting ports in Lake Huron and the North Channel. Enter beautiful coves such as: Cover Portage Cove, Snug Harbour, Marianne cove, Browning Cove, Sturgeon Cove and the Benjamin Islands.
Learn advance navigation techniques and enhance your knowledge of GPS.
- Do off shore sailing work
- Advanced anchoring
- Boat provisioning
- Crew organization
Prerequisite are:
1. Hold a Level 2 sail pass with volunteer hours current.
2. Sail the Level 2 keel boats 8 times, 4 times or more as captain and 4 times as crew.
3. Email to the head instructor an updated sailing resume.
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The Awards/General membership meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 22. Stay tuned for details.
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I need beautiful and exciting pix of our boats for the new ASI website. If you have photos that you’d like to share with the world, please send them to me at: david.ei@eieioh.netI especially need photos of Overture and Interlude under sail.
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Burgee article submissions - - Don Caley
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The next few Burgees will be put together by Mike Perrin, the ASI Burgee co-editor. Thanks to Mike, ASI won't miss a beat while Carol and I are cruising the Pacific to Hawaii and back! (that's 'cruising' as in 'cruise ship', not 'cruising' as in sailing!)
So, whatever you've got that you'd like to see here, send to Mike instead of me. Send to him at mperrin01@comcast.net |
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Winter Seminars 2014 Wednesdays 7- 9 pm
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These seminars are free to members of DRYA, friends of DRYA or anyone with interest.
26 February at Edison Yacht Club
Do-It-Yourself Electronics and Choice of Sailing Instruments presented by Tim Metcalf
5 March at North Star Sail Club
Diesel Engine Troubleshooting presented by Warren Roosen
12 March at Grosse Point Sail Club
Data Access with Mobile Devices, Post Race Data Analysis, and Common Sailing Myths presented by Mike Rhuland
19 March at Great Lakes Yacht Club
The Excitement of Match Racing presented by Com. Kent Colpaert
26 March at North Cape Yacht Club
ENCORE PRESENTATION: The Last Play is Under Review presented by Com. Ted Everingham and Pat Healy
2 April at Port Huron Yacht Club
ENCORE PRESENTATION: The Excitement of Match Racing presented by Com. Kent Colpaert
Full descriptions of the presentations can be found at the DRYA webpage. |
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Who writes the Burgee? YOU DO! I'm only the editor, copy-and-paster, and spiritual advisor. I depend on you sailors - old salts and newbies - to send in content. What kind of content? Just about anything you'd like your fellow members to know about. Of course, it would be nice if it related to sailing and boating! When in doubt, send it in for consideration!
Please send your Burgee input to asidon@comcast.net for inclusion in an upcoming Burgee. But I will be out of town for almost a month, starting mid-February. My co-editor, Mike Perrin, will be putting the Burgee together then, so if you've got something for that time slot, send your stuff to him at mperrin01@comcast.net.
Sail hearty and often, and don't let your jib luff!s
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USCG Auxiliary classes in March
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There are several Boating Skills and Seamanship (BS&S) classes being offered through the USCG Auxillary. These multi-session classes are designed to give you a better understanding of many aspects of boating. The BS&S classes are a great tool to help you understand how to become a better boater.
There are several 1 day classes offered from now until the middle of boating season including Weekend Navigator and Weather classes.
Check out the web site for more information on the upcoming classes.A safe boat is a fun boat!Richard Jagers USCG Auxiliary - Assistant District Staff Officer, National Staff |
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