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Anna Maria Island Sail & Power Squadron

The Bearing

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promote high standards of navigation and seamanship; maintain my boat and operate it legally;

render assistance whenever possible; and conduct myself in a manner that will add prestige, honor and respect to United States Power Squadrons.

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EVENTS CALENDAR

1 MAY - Kayaking Robinson Preserve 2 MAY - Members’ Meeting @ Chart House 5:30 Hosts: Beverly & Cliff Root (941) 383-1269 9 MAY - Brunch Bunch 9:30am - Judy’s Host: Pat Laney (941) 795-2964 10 MAY - Tampa Bay History Center trip RSVP Bev Root (941) 383-1269 15 MAY - Clubhouse Work Party 9:00am 18 MAY - C&R @ Tarpon Bay Grill 11:30am Hosts: Beverly & Cliff Root (941) 383-1269 29 MAY - Kayaking Robinson Preserve 30 MAY - Executive Committee Meeting 6:30pm

May 2019

Copyright 2017 United States Power Squadrons®

Commander Janet Razze, AP

* Call 941-792-0394 to register

Dear Members, We wish all of our snowbirds a safe journey back north. May you enjoy weather as wonderful as ours and have wonderful boating experiences to share with us upon your return. We will be having our general meetings as boating/social time throughout the summer. The social time begins with happy hour at the venue bars and then we will move to dinner starting at 5:30pm. This way we can all boat to the locations and have plenty of time to return home before dark. Our summer sunsets are absolutely gorgeous in the summer and nothing is better than seeing the sunset from the boat. If you do not have a boat and want to join in riding by boat, just ask any skipper near your location. If you are not sure, just ask me. Our first summer social meeting is Thursday, May 2 to the Chart House located in the southern end of Longboat Key. They do have docking space, just be careful around the shoals. If you plan to go to any of the summer social general meetings, held the first Thursday of each month, PLEASE RSVP to my cell phone by text or voice mail. 941-779-5477. Come by auto or boat. Boaters, please be watchful of our crazy summer storms and never take any chances. I am working to set up our training sessions for the health count of our local waters with the Sarasota Bay Watch. They used to call it the Scallop Count but the name will be changing since we are moving more toward improving the clam population and health. Please encourage your friends to join in on this fun. It will be open to the public for participation. Our first kayak social event will take place on Wednesday, May 1 weather permitting. Please make sure you have rented a kayak by the prior day through Surfer Bus or bring your own. We also welcome your family and friends to join us. Our first kayak trip will be through Robinson’s Preserve. Please RSVP to me via text or voice mail (941-779-5477) so that we know who we are waiting for before we set out. 9am set off. You can return whenever you desire.

Any questions, never hesitate in contacting me. See you soon on the water! Sincerely, Cdr. Janet Razze, Advanced Pilot

SM

Advertise in The Bearing:

We can list “classified advertisements” for our members in good standing. Advertise your boat for sale,

boating or fishing equipment, or other items you want to sell or give away for free. List your name, contact

information (phone or email) and a brief description of the item(s). Each ad is limited to 200 characters. We

ask for a $10 donation by check written out to AMISPS. We can also do local businesses ads. Ads should be

the size of a business card and be sent to us electronically. Donations for a one-month ad is $20 per issue or

$100 for ten issues. We will reserve the right to refuse business ads not appropriate, etc. Monthly deadlines

are on the 10th of each month. The Bearing is not published in July or August. Ads are not secured unless

payment is received by the 10th of the month. Checks to be written out to AMISPS.

The Bearing is published 10 times annually. Members are encouraged to submit articles for publication.

Deadline for submission is the 10th of the preceding month. Send articles, comments, and suggestions to the editor, Larry Wilhelm — email: [email protected] AMISPS Website — http://www.usps.org/localusps/annamaria

Regular Meeting Dates:

General Meeting - Usually the 1st Thursday of the month at 6:00pm. Pot Luck meal begins at

6:00pm. Meeting begins at 7:00pm.

Executive Bridge — Usually meets on last Thursday of the month at 6:30pm. Members are welcome to attend.

Get A Safety Check!

To schedule your complimentary VSC,

please contact any of the examiners

listed below:

AMISPS Vessel Safety Check Team

Janet Razze,AP 941-761-1860

[email protected]

Gary Razze,AP 941-761-1860

[email protected]

Tony Rizzotti,S 603-303-0937

[email protected]

Barry Fenstermacher,P 610-360-7588

[email protected]

Richard Graven, AP 717 377-8114

[email protected]

Anna Maria Island Sail & Power Squadron D-22

A Unit of the United States Power Squadrons 1200 71st Street NW, Bradenton, Florida 34209 941-792-0394

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May 2019 ~ Issue 5 The Bearing 1/Lt Larry Wilhelm, S Editor (941)383-3485

[email protected]

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

2018 Bridge

Commander Cdr Janet Razze, AP 941-761-1860

Exec Ofc Lt/C Mark Kruger, S 262-617-9636

Admin Ofc Lt/C Lawrence Wilhelm, S 941-383-3485

Education Ofc P/C Clifford Root, SN 941-383-1269

Treasurer Lt/C Gary Razze, AP 941-761-1860

Secretary Lt/C Joanne Wilhelm, S 941-383-3485

Past Commander

Past Cdr P/C Jim Charney, P 847-217-0738

Members-At-Large

Lt/C Reynald C. Kotlarek, AP 941-778-4497

Lt Richard G. Graven, AP 717-377-8114

Lt/C Lori Fenstermacher, S 610-442-9390


For Boaters, By Boaters SM


ADMINISTRATION OFFICER Lt/C Lawrence Wilhelm, S


Cliff

EDUCATION OFFICER P/C Clifford Root, SN

EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lt/C Mark Kruger, S

Mark

It’s no secret that I just love boats and boating in general. I’m sure there are many of you in The Club that feel the same way and are looking forward to the upcoming summer boating season. One of our members, whom I know feels the same as I do, is our SEO, Cliff Root. On the next page you’ll find an article by Cliff giving the particulars on how he came to name his boat. Clever boat names are always a hoot to check out: everything from the ubiquitous ‘Aquaholic’ and the frisky ‘Nauti Girl’ to the classic ‘Seas The Day’ or just plain ‘Freedom’, these names say something profound about the captain at the helm. Joanne named our first boat ‘CAT B-LUE’ because it was a catamaran (actually a trimaran which is a variant) with blue hulls and blue canvas. Of course, I had to point out that Cat Ballou was a famous western about a house of ill repute - and that nearly prompted a change. The name stuck, however, and now we’re cruising on CAT B-LUE II, the sequel. If you’ve have an interesting boat name story about either your present love, or one from your past, I’d like to include it in a future issue of The Bearing. But first, check out Cliff’s ‘Transom Tale’.

Give Credit - Boat life diagram in April BEARING was created by Bill Bishop and published on Panbo.com.

Boating Course Totals

Date Course Students Passed

1/14/2019 ABC 7 5

11/5/2018 POWT 3 3

9/4/2018 Charting 3 3

9/10/2018 ABC 13 13

6/27/2018 Knots 2 2

6/11/2018 ABC 13 13

3/5/2018 ABC 10 10

1/15/2018 ABC 4 4

Totals Calendar 48

Watch Yr 51

Gene Lieberman, SN, 43 Merit Marks 1923-2019 In February, 2019, our squadron lost a very fine gentleman and one of our best instructors. Gene was a was a 54 year USPS members during which time he was awarded 43 merit marks. Members can be awarded one merit mark per year for substantial service to USPS. Gene’s 43 merit marks represents a tremendous contribution of his time to USPS and is the highest number of earned merit marks in the squadron. We cannot replace him. Gene joined USPS and the Trenton Falls Power Squadron in 1967 and later transferred to the Anna Maria Island Power Squadron. Gene taught all of our advanced courses including Seamanship, Piloting, Advanced Piloting and Celestial Navigations. If you took an advanced course with our squadron, Gene was your instructor. His extensive boating experience, including six roundtrips on the Intercoastal Waterway to and from the northeast, his years of teaching experience and his continuing boating self-education made him our “go to” senior navigator for boating questions and advice. Until recently he often attended our general meetings, arriving after dinner and sitting with squadron friends. He and his wife, Eva, could usually be found at Denise’s Restaurant on Manatee having breakfast or at the marinas helping friends find a new boat. The family would like to thank Tidewell Hospice and their dedicated nurses and aides. He will be interred at Sarasota National Cemetery. Condolences for the family may be given at www.GriffithCline.com.

Here comes summer! We are not seeing as many different colored license plates and the traffic is getting less and less, so it must be summer in Florida. Florida summers also remind boaters that it will soon be hurricane season. The time is now to make certain you have plan if heavy weather hits your area. Not a bad idea to secure a couple extra lines from the boat to the dock or lift. Is your trailer ready for action if you need to pull your vessel out? Along with summer comes some great boating opportunities’ with less congestion on the water. Nothing like a nice sunset cruise in early evening. In my working career in Wisconsin I was active in commerce on the great lakes. It gave the opportunity to do some public speaking on international commerce from the great lakes. At one time Milwaukee used more steel then Detroit with many heavy equipment manufactures. Inevitable someone would ask the question “how big of a boat do you need to go across Lake Michigan. I always gave the same answer: “you can go across Lake Michigan in a canoe if the weather is calm”, Be safe this summer and WATCH THE WEATHER!

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Show them how much

fun membership

is! For The Bradenton Area

Bring a friend to the next squadron event!



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Shop on SMILE & they will donate .5% of the purchase price to the squadron. If you’re new to

SMILE, you will be prompted to “Select a Charity”. Search by typing ‘Untied States Power Squadrons’.

Scroll & select ‘Longboat Key, Fl’ ~ that’s where our non-profit status is registered. And thanks!

Did you know? You can access all your

USPS Member Benefits at:

www.usps.org/national/admin dept/

membenefits.htm

GET A SQUADRON NAMETAG: Contact Gary Razze [email protected] (941) 761-1860 with how you want your name badge to read – he will tell you how much it is and when to send him a check. The badge will be delivered to you at the next event. Badges are available in magnet only. Wear your name badge often and everywhere and network.

It’s The Brunch Bunch!

Join the ladies for their next monthly

meeting, on second Thursdays, 9:30am

at: Judy’s Restaurant,

9516 Cortez Rd. (Mt Vernon Plaza)

Please RSVP Pat Laney by calling

(941) 795-2964 or email [email protected].

Bring your appetite (just not your husband)

The name of my boat has several meanings. N used to be the USPS designation for a full certificate which includes completion of two celestial navigation courses. Many computer programs cannot handle underlined characters and when computers became popular, National changed the full certificate Senior Nav- igator designation to SN. I like tradition so I kept the original designation. Sirius (the dog’s eye in the Orion consolation) is one of the 57 celestial navigation stars. I use it as a substitute for the word “Serious”. Navigation is one of my hobbies, especially electronic navigation and chart plotters. My boat’s name means I am serious about navigation and USPS. Or depending who you talk to, I’m Not Sirius about anything. 😊 P/C Cliff Root, SN Anna Maria Island Sail and Power Squadron [email protected]

“Offshore Drilling” Retired dentist cruising Alaska “The Other Line” Business man w/ calls to secretary. Fishing boat in Exumas. PDQ Power Cat named “Thing 1 & Thing 2”

http://www.usps.org/national/admin

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CRUISE & RENDEZVOUS (C&R’s) 2019 Please sign up to be a host/hostess—it involves reserving the restaurant, greeting

people, handling out tickets for door prize (provided). 50/50 will be done by another

volunteer. C&R’s begin @ 1130 hours. Contact Larry Wilhelm to be a host.

5/18 ~ Tarpon Bay Grill 7150 N Tamiami Trail (Rt. 41) (941) 413-3240 [formerly The Bearded Clam] Hosts: Beverly & Cliff Root 941-383-1269 6/15 ~ The Old Salty Dog 1601 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota (City Is.) (941) 388-4311 HOST: OPEN 7/20 ~ Anna Maria Oyster Bar 200 Bridge St, Bradenton Beach (941) 778-2662 HOST: OPEN 8/17 ~ The Bridge Tender Inn 135 Bridge St, Bradenton Beach (941) 778-4849 HOST: OPEN 9/21 ~ The Shore Restaurant 800 Broadway St, Longboat Key HOST: OPEN 10/19 ~ Caddy’s 801 Riverside Dr E, Bradenton (941) 708-3777 HOST: OPEN 11/16 ~ Riverside Cafe 955 Riverside Dr, Palmetto (941) 729-4402 Hosts: Barb & Ren Kotlarek 941-778-4497

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March for Eliza Ann No Mar Vista in season Caddy’s & Woody’s yes Seafood Shack no

At Our April Meeting, We Got ‘Paddle’ Smart!

The group gathers.

The food was prepared.

AO Larry swears in new member Sandra Cutcliffe

Shawn Duytscharek, owner of the Surfer Bus, spoke on kayaking & paddle boarding: where to go & how to be safe.

Shawn with his son.

Tennessee Valley Authority which was

created in 1933 as part of President

Roosevelt's New Deal. Further up the river

the right bank is a combination of expensive

homes built on very high rock bluffs and

some industry. The left bank is low and

uninhabited. That night we find the nicest

anchorage of the entire trip. This is the

good life. We are anchored in the mouth of

a forested small river that feeds into the

Tennessee River. It's twilight, there is a

nice breeze, there's an owl in the woods, a

snake swimming across the river, gunshots

and barking dogs in the distance, and lots of

frog sounds, I'm sitting on deck updating

this narrative, Venus is just above the tree

tops and there are no bugs.

Tuesday – June 4 (Day 18) We're up at

dawn in order to make the necessary

mileage to Chattanooga. Five miles up the

river, we come to the first of our five locks

on the Tennessee River. Work is being done

on the lock and we wait over three hours

for an opening. The tug Midland Star is

ahead of us and also waiting for the lock.

Finally, the lock opens and we proceed ten

miles up the river where we come to

another lock and another three-hour wait.

Again the Midland Star is ahead of us. I use

this lost time to take a shower. Eventually

the lock opens; we pass through and

eventually catch up to and pass the Midland

Star. We departed the creek at 8 AM and

by 4:30 PM we had covered only about 15

miles. Normally we cover 80 to 100 miles

each day. This is an almost totally lost day

due to lock delays. After our constant daily

progress, the long delays at the locks are

very frustrating. We make it to Decatur

where we tie to a barge bollard at a small

island in the middle of the river. Bollards

are groups of three or four large round 20-

30 ft diameter casing placed at loading

places along the rivers and used by the tugs

to temporarily secure their barges.

Cliff & Dean’s Journey; Episode #11



The Plot: Our boys are taking a Lancer 44' motor sailor,

(13.9’ beam, 6’ draft, 2 diesel engines, 225 gal fuel tank,

125 gal water tank) from Ft. Lauderdale to Chattanooga, TN.

[Editor’s Note: Cliff’s log will continue our June issue.]

We pass through three locks and the last

of the "dirty dozen". Actually the locks

are fairly clean and have no growth on the

walls. This area has no apparent flood

problems and the riverbanks are lined with

very nice homes. The water color has

changed from tan to olive. We now enter

the part of the canal known as the Divide

Cut or simply the Divide. This is a large

man-made gap or valley which has been cut

through the surrounding hills. The area is a

high series of hills which direct the water

runoff either to the north or the south.

The runoff and canal current on the south

side of the hills flows into the Tombigbee.

The runoff and canal current on the north

side of the hills flows into Pickwick Lake

and the Tennessee River. At the Divide,

the current splits and flows in two

opposite directions and is called the

midway point. Anchoring in the Divide is

prohibited due to the canal's narrow width

which is barely two barges wide. Exiting

the Divide, you enter Pickwick Lake which

is a large recreational area, has the

cleanest water on the canals and has three

very large covered marinas (bigger than

Dinner Key). Large aluminum 50-70 ft.

houseboats (river yachts) are common

since leaving Demopolis.

As we exit Pickwick Lake we enter the

Tennessee River and the junction of the

Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi borders.

We make the big right turn and start up

the Tennessee River on the last leg of our

trip to Chattanooga. This portion of the

Tennessee River leaves a lot to be desired.

The river is big, wide, long, and full of logs

and other debris, dead fish every hundred

yards and smells like dead fish. The river

banks contain massive power plants approx-

imately every five miles as part of the

.

Monday – June 3

(Day 17)



The Bearing

Cdr Janet reads a ‘RED’ ticket

Amber (from Irene’s)

describes the fashions

Janet thanks Nanette from Irene’s Sport Wear for the lovely outfits

And here they are! Check our next page for more!



The Bearing

Marsha

Lori

Deby

Joanne

Ellen Karen Sandra

Sherrie Pat

Marsha

Vivian

Ellen

Vivian Dawn Janet

SM

May 10 ~ Friday: Tampa Bay History Center, 801 Old Water Street, Tampa Our guided tour will begin at 10:30. Guide: Keshana Simmons. Permanent Galleries: From the infamous pirate Jack Rackham, to the hard- charging Teddy Roosevelt, three floors of exhibits explore the stories and personalities from Florida’s past. Temporary Exhibits: everything from Florida’s first peoples to Spanish explorers, Cuban cigar rollers to pioneering cattle ranchers Tickets’ $10.00 adults / $8.50 seniors for groups of 10 or more. If less: $14.95 adults / $12.95 seniors After the tour we will have lunch on-site at the Columbia Cafe. We will leave at 8:45 from the squadron building. If you wish to car pool, we will arrange that morning. Please let Beverly or Cliff Root know if you plan to come at 941-383-1269 [email protected] They need a head count before May 5th.


Off-The-Water events are coordinated by Beverly Root. If you have any suggestions for such an event, please send your comments & suggestions to her at [email protected] or call 941-383-1269. We usually try to have one a month .

M A Y

Here’s What’s Happening at Our Upcoming Members’ Meetings: Thursday, May 2: Our May meeting is the first of our ‘summer’ schedule and will be held at the Chart House on Longboat Key. The meeting is hosted by Bev & Cliff Root. Please RVSP them at 941-383-1269.

We need you to host our monthly members’ meeting! It’s simple and you’ll have lots of help. Contact Larry Wilhelm at: [email protected] or call 941-383-3485 for more info about what it takes. Here’s who’s on-board so far: June 6th - Hosts: Joanne & Larry Wilhelm July 4th - Hosts: OPEN August 1st - Lori & Barry Fenstermacher Notes: May - September meetings at restaurants: No speaker. No Members’ Meeting in December.

September 5th - Patti & Bob Fraser October 3rd - Hosts: OPEN November 7th - Ren & Barb Kotlarek


DON”T FORGET! PADDLE SMART GROUP STARTING Once a month or bi-monthly, probably on the fourth Wednesdays, we will have a paddle event - kayaks, paddle boards, canoes, etc. Rentals are available, on-line ONLY!, at SurferBus.com. (Coincidentally, Shawn, from The Surfer Bus, will be our guest speaker at our meeting this month.) Wear aqua shoes and bring water & lunch/snacks. I am also looking for a volunteer to “chair” this group. Easy: just take photos for the newsletter, keep a list of those going and help select locations. If interested let me know. AND, we need to come up with a name for it. ~ Janet

mailto:[email protected]









Join The

Group!

It’s Easy!

This is a ‘spontaneous’ raft-up group. If you’re going to anchor out somewhere and would enjoy some boating friends joining you, just post it on our Facebook page. Find it by typing in ‘AMPSFUN’ - enter your data and you’ve joined! Then whenever you want, just post that information and you’ll let everyone in the group know where and when you’re going to anchor. To keep it extra simple, any member who wishes to show up should NOT respond with a comment. It’s not necessary and will clutter the group site with messages that not everyone needs to see. If you feel that you want to touch base with the one who posted, please call or email them directly instead. And please, if you know someone who is not a member of AMISPS but you think might enjoy this group, too, by all means have them join. Who knows? If they like the group, they might join the club!

For The Bradenton Area

For our new feature, “Getting Your Bearing”

where I’ve invited anyone who’s traveling

somewhere to send me a picture of yourself

with the Bearing sign supplied in our last issue

(also available on request or just make your

own), Joanne and I thought we’d get things

started in this issue. So...

We recently took our friends and our boat down

to Cabbage Key and stayed at the inn for three

days. This picture shows us outside the ‘Bubble

Room’, a wackily decored restaurant (with

great food!) on Captive Island, where we went

for lunch one day.

Most wines are 98% water and ethanol. It’s the other 2% makes a wine unique, great or mediocre. 1% of that is glycerol – the stuff that gives the wine its ‘legs’, known as the Marangoni effect. Another .5% is tartaric acid. Then there’s .4% of fructose and glucose; varying the amounts makes a wine either ‘sweet’ or ‘dry’. Finally, at just .1%, are the phenolics. These are flavonoids and anthocyanins, and in different proportions, give the wine its color and taste. Not that you really care. Salute!

GET SQUADRON EMBROIDERY for your apparel at Manatee Apparel Graphics, 1130 9th St W, Bradenton. Call (941) 746-6353 for hours. 1 item is $14, 2 to 5 articles are $12 each, 6 to 11 articles $9 each. If you purchase an item there, 1 item is $12, 2 to 5 items are $9 each and 6 to 11 items are $9 each, plus the cost of the item itself. Note: if using a dark blue clothing, tell them to do the Navy blue in white thread instead!

Squadron clean-ups are scheduled for the 3rd Wednesday of the month.


Have silly jokes or sayings to share ?

Please forward them to me at

[email protected].

This month’s joke was

supplied by: Larry Wilhelm

Today’s Gentle Thought...

Sayings From The Sea


“Believe me, my young friend,” said Water Rat, “There is nothing, ~ ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ~

half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”

~ from The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame

“Feeling Blue” - if a ship lost its captain during a voyage, the ship would fly blue flags and have a blue band painted along her hull to indicate the sad event.

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A man comes home to find a boat in the bedroom. Incredulous, he asks his (blond) wife how the boat got into their bedroom. “It was easy!”, she replies, “I just took a left at the end of the hallway!”

A blond was walking down the street when she saw another blond trying to row a kayak across a field. She was so angry she yelled, “It’s people like you who give people like us a bad name. And if I knew how to swim, I’d really give you a piece of my mind!”

Two blonds stand on opposite sides of a lake. One blond yells, "How do I get to the other side?“ The other blond yells back, "You're already on the other side!"

A blond and a brunette were out on their dock when the brunette says, "Look, a dead bird!“ “I don’t see it!”, said the blond, looking up.

A blond, a brunette and a redhead are stuck on an island and discover a magic lamp. They rub and rub, and sure enough, out pops a genie. The genie says, "Since I can only grant three wishes, you may each have one." The brunette says, "I've been stuck here for years. I wish to go home." Poof! The brunette gets her wish and she is returned home. The redhead says, "I've also been stuck here for years and I wish to go home, too." Poof! The redhead gets her wish and she is returned home. But now the blond starts crying so the genie asks, “What's the matter?" And the blond says, "I wish my friends were still here.“

And Now For Something Completely Different!

Did you hear about the blond who got a pair of waterskis? She's still looking for a lake with a slope...

A guy and his blond girlfriend were out on their boat when a bad storm came up with lots of thunder and lightning. He told his girlfriend to get down low in the boat to be safer but every time the lightning flashed, she popped up and smiled. So he finally asked, “I guess that you actually like the lightning.” “Oh, no,” she replied, “but I love having my picture taken!”

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