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The official newsletter of the America’s Boating Club - Richmond, a unit of the United States Power SquadronsVolume 60, Issue 1December 2021The BridgeCommander:Cdr Mary Palmer, Pr2pmhp@mindspring.com804-447-4648Educational OfficerLt/C William Simpson, JNbcsimpson1@aol.com(804) 966-2998Asst Educational OfficerLt/C Michael Silvay, JN-INsilv285@verizon.net(804) 360-7756SecretaryLt/C Marji Collings, Pmarcoll@comcast.net804-564-3505TreasurerLt/C Marlene , January 28, 2022 at 5:30 PMHosted by Irene Chamberlin9660 Iredell RoadNorth Chesterfield . VA 23235804-350-0308The Bullhorn1Bring a snack and your favorite wine to share.The Bullhorn1
Volume 60, Issue 1Commander:the Bullhorn!Dear Richmond Squadron.Cdr Mary Palmer, Pr2pmhp@mindspring.com804-447-4648I hope you find yourselfgetting ready for Christmas.You are such dearfriends and I’ve loved beingyour commander. I hopeyou have had the chance toenjoy some of our activities, meetings and arefeeling good.It is a pleasure toannounce that GeorgeBruner has earned his 50thMerit Mark. With thathonor, he becomes apermanent member of theNational GoverningCouncil. Thank youGeorge for all your hardwork and contributions toour squadron for over 50years.Thanks to Frank andSusie Timpano for hostingan afternoon picnic at theirhome on the CorrotomanRiver. We enjoyed Frank’ssmoked meat and thedishes brought by ourfriends. Lovely weather,great scenery and thefellowship we have missedwhile dealing with COVID.December 2021offered have been sowonderful. There are lots ofplans for the winter and spring.I hope your boats are safe andready for the winter.We have lost one of our hardworking officers, Dave Duros.He is stopping boating. He andhis wife, Karen will be missed.Thanks for all your hard workon the Bridge, Dave. Hope youwill be happy in otheradventures you take.We had 20 members attendthe Christmas luncheon. It waslovely and lots of fun. The giftexchange was great fun. For allthat could not attend, you weremissed.Hope you’ll plan to come tothe Wine and Cheese January28th. See the article withinformation. Thanks to IreneChamberlin for hosting us.Bob and I wish each of you amost blessed Christmas. Hopeyou’ll see family and enjoy thisbeautiful season.Love to you all,MaryYour Bridge has workedhard this year. The classesThe Bullhorn 2
Volume 60, Issue 1the Bullhorn!Ahoy Members,Educational OfficerLt/C William Simpson, JNbcsimpson1@aol.com(804) 966-2998Asst Educational OfficerLt/C Michael Silvay, JN-INsilv285@verizon.net(804) 360-7756It is good to have theBullhorn up and runningagain. Like most educationalorganizations, the COVIDcrisis forced us to stop inperson classes and adapt tovirtual platforms in order toprovide on line seminars andclasses for our members.In 2020, we presentedvirtual seminars on Rules ofNavigation, Anchoring and theMariner’s Compass.In September, FrankTimpano virtually presentedMarine Electrical Systems andfive members successfullycompleted the course. Theywere Mike Silvay, JimJuritsch, Bill Simpson, PaulBrooks and Jim Brown.At the beginning of 2021,Dave Duros presented avirtual seminar on ChartPlotter Navigation otherwiseknown as CPN. This is a freesoftware system which allowsa boater to use his/her PC,laptop, tablet, etc. as anonboard chart plotternavigation device.As you remember, therewas a brief window before theDecember 2021COVID Delta outbreak beganwhere it appeared like inperson classes might be on thehorizon. During that time, wewere able to invite the DistrictFive Boat Operator Certification(BOC) instructors down toprovide On-the- Waterperformance evaluations for ourInland Navigation (IN) andCoastal Navigation (CN)candidates.Completing IN evaluationswere Mike Silvay, JimJuritsch and Bill Simpson.This completed the IN programfor Mike and Jim and they wereawarded the USPS InlandNavigation rating.CN On-the-Waterevaluations were completed byJim Zeigler, Frank Timpano,Mike Silvay, Ernie Burnettand Bill Simpson. This eventcompleted the CN program forJim Zeigler, Ernie Burnett andFrank Timpano and they wereawarded the USPS CoastalNavigation rating.Jim Zeigler concurrentlyqualified as a BOC Certifier forIN and CN which is a greatboon for our squadron for futureBOC training. Congratulationsto all of our members thatparticipated in this event.The Bullhorn 3
Volume 60, Issue 1Educational OfficerLt/C William Simpson, JNbcsimpson1@aol.com(804) 966-2998Asst Educational OfficerLt/C Michael Silvay, JN-INsilv285@verizon.netthe Bullhorn!December 2021In October, Ernie Burnettpresented the virtual MarineCommunications SystemsCourse which ended onNovember 3rd. The fourattending students took theirexam on November 30th andare now awaiting the results.person classes will be possible.So, what’s coming up in2022?We have also included aninvitation from the Kent IslandSquadron for a virtual Tidesand Currents Seminar overZoom on January 25. Seepage 10.(804) 360-7756Our next planned event willbe a virtual Weather Coursepresented by Jim Zeigler. Itwill use the Zoom platform andwill start on Tuesday, January11th and will run through March15th. Please see the flyer andall the details in this issue ofthe newsletterI hope you will considerattending the virtual WeatherCourse this January. Also, letme or Mike Silvay know whateducational classes you wouldlike to have presented as wemove into 2022.Lt/C Bill SimpsonSome other future events weare planning are as follows:February 2022: Virginia SafeBoating Course at DeltavilleYachting CenterApril 2022: A two day class onBasic Piloting and GPSNavigation at DeltavilleYachting CenterOf course, the classes abovewill be dependent on theCOVID situation in the winterand spring and whether in-The Bullhorn 4
Volume 60, Issue 1the Bullhorn!December 2021Calendar of EventsJanuary (2022)11 - Weather Class - Virtual - Sign up ASAP21-23 - Richmond Boat Show, Downtown28 - Wine & Cheese Party, Irene Chamberlin’s HomeFebruary (2022)19-27 - Annual National Meeting, Ponte Verde, FL18-20 - Richmond Boat Show, Richmond RacewayTBD - Virginia Safe Boating Course, Deltaville Yachting CenterMarch (2022)31- Apr 3 - D/5 Spring Conference, Ocean CityApril (2022)TBD - Basic Navigation and GPS - 2-Day - Deltaville Yachting CenterThe Bullhorn 5
Volume 60, Issue 1the Bullhorn!December 2021Wine & Cheese PartyMark this date in your calendar now!!January 28, 5:30 PMBring a snack and bottle of wine to share.Irene Chamberlin’s Home(In Bon Air, near off Hugenot Road)9660 Iredell RoadNorth Chesterfield, VA804-350-0308Please RSVP by January 26The Bullhorn 6
Volume 60, Issue 1SecretaryLt/C Marji Collings, Pmarcoll@comcast.netthe Bullhorn!December 2021on that button.Updating you USPSContact Information804-564-3505Go to the Richmondwebsite using either of thefollowing:www.RichmondBoatClub.comor www.usps.org/richmond.Choose “Members Area”from the dark blue list ofoptions near the top of thescreen.A logon screen appears –enter your membershipnumber and USPS password.(if you forgot, see below)The Member Home pageappears. Click on thehighlighted “Manage Profile”button on the right side of thescreen.About half-way down the leftside of the resulting menu clickon the “Squadron MembershipRoster.” This provides a rosterof our members.Your membership number ison your membership card andyour annual dues notice. If youcannot find your membershipnumber contact SquadronSecretary Marji Collings at 804564-3505. She can alsoupdate your profile information.If you do not remember yourUSPS password, use the“Forgot Password?” dialog toobtain a new password. Ofcourse, if you email address iswrong in your profile, you willhave to work through MarjiCollings to update your profile.Review and update theinformation in the outlinedboxes. If you see errors in thenon-outlined information,please contact Marji Collings.You can see a SquadronRoster from your Membershipprofile page. On the righthand side of your profile pagefind the small white buttoncontaining a blue circle withseveral horizontal lines. ClickThe Bullhorn 7
Volume 60, Issue 1the Bullhorn!December 2021What’s in a NameThe “America’ Boating Club”branding was adopted in 2017 toupdate our public image.While our educational programs aresuperb and excel at building knowledgeand skill, our traditional promotionalimage is not working.Our name, the United States PowerSquadrons, does not resonate with thepublic. Are we the post office (USPS)?What does a “squadron” mean? Whatdoes “power” mean? Nowhere does itimply that we are a boatingorganization.Consequently, we need to updateour image to appeal to today’s boaters.We must identify who we are, what wedo, and why someone should beinterested in becoming a member.To learn more about the re-brandingproject, read the “America’s BoatingClub Marketing Guide” by following thefollowing path: USPS.org – MembersSite – Departments – Secretary –Communications Committee StandardsLCheck out the waterway GuideThe Waterway Guide, which is stillheadquartered in Deltaville, VA,provides an easy to use, on-lineresource to boaters. It has grown fromthe days of just providing informationin the Intracoastal Waterway.One feature is the “Alerts” whichprovide hazard and safety informationdirectly on a nautical chart. Just scrollto the area in which you are interestedand look for yellow “Alert” symbols.These can be as detailed as warningof shoaling in Jackson Creek inDeltaville or missing aids to navigationon the Potomac. And these “Alerts”are generally posted on the same daythey are received by the Coast Guard.The on-line resource also providesup-to-date information on marinas andanchorages.It is easy to access. Just go toWaterwayGuide.com.The Bullhorn 8
Volume 60, Issue 1WeatherStarts January 11A Modern Weather Course forToday’s Recreational BoaterThe Safety and Comfort of Those onBoard depends on the WeatherBasic Principles of Meteorology andAnalyzing your ObservationsWeather System Formation,Movements and InteractionsModern Production of WeatherForecast and How They areDisseminatedthe Bullhorn!December 2021COST: 105Register by December 25 atbcsimpson1@aol.comInclude the following information: fullname, postal mailing address,telephone number, email address andwhich student material preference.USPS members provide yourmembership number.“Learn how to become a smarterand safer consumer of weatherinformation”Weather Reports and ForecastsAvailable on the WebWHEN: Tuesday evenings, 7:00 PM to9:00 PM, starting January 11 throughMarch 15WHERE: On-line with ZoomSTUDENT MATERIAL OPTIONSOption A- Student Hybrid Kit with hardcopy text, weather maps and cloudchartOrOption B - Student Manual ebookincluding Student Manual, charts andcloudsThe Bullhorn 9
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is a nation-wide boatingorganization. We learn together, boat together, andhelp each other and other boaters on the water andLand. Our Members learn boating skills, engage withboating friends, and connect with the boatingcommunity.For more information, visit our website at:richmondboatclub.comThe Bullhorn is published at least monthly by and for the membersof Richmond Sail and Power Squadron dba America’s Boating Club- Richmond. Copyright 2021. No portion of this publication may bereprinted or reused without express written consent of the ABCRichmond. Contact James P. Zeigler, 5130 Keitts Corner Road,Mechanicsville, Va 23111 804-347-5239America’s Boating Club is a registered trademark of the United States Power Squadrons The Bullhorn 11
The Bullhorn 1 The official newsletter of the America's Boating Club - Richmond, a unit of the United States Power Squadrons Volume 60, Issue 1 December 2021 The Bullhorn 1 Friday, January 28, 2022 at 5:30 PM Hosted by Irene Chamberlin 9660 Iredell Road North Chesterfield . VA 23235 804-350-0308
