Notices

Everyone was in a festive mood and much joy and relaxing was shared among friends, volunteers, bridge officers, fellow members and guests. Our commander, Ralph Hodd, wrapped up the year in a brief opening talk that highlighted positive encouragement for all, appreciation for all the volunteers that work so diligently to make our squadron one of the most successful on the west coast. Along with some terrific jokes to keep the festive spirit in full motion.

Our executive officer, Tony Kluge, provided a newsy update of our squadron's recent achievements. He is pleased with our squadron's efforts toward achieving our goals of safe boating education and knowledge of ongoing safe boating practices. He thanked all of the instructors and praised their level of dedication to the squadron.

Soon, other members joined in on sharing their fun experiences and amusing jokes. Following that we enjoyed a delicious sit down dinner presented by the SNSYC. It was delightful! The staff, as always, were wonderful!

Next, we all had a good time with our gift and ticket raffles which made it even more fun. Special thank you goes out to Ralph and Tony for helping with our outstanding raffle items and to Gay and Bill Miller for their assistance in helping with our holiday dinner registration. Much appreciate goes to our new communications officer, Alanna Valentine for her work with our rsvps, and her inspiring and uplifting communication notices. And of course, we thank you, all our members, for attending our celebration all in support of safe boating for everyone.

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Pleasure Craft Operator Card is NOW mandatory

Did you know that the PCOC is now mandatory? Everyone who operates a motorized boat will need to have their PCOC (Pleasure Craft Operator Card) by September 15th, 2009. If you know of any family or friends who don't have their PCOC, now is the time. Encourage them to register online or contact our course registrar, Richard Ludwig, at 250-655-7426.

For more information on the PCOC please read our Q & A.

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Coast Guard Auxiliary Safety Inspections

Members are invited to have a FREE safety inspection performed on their vessel. They will be issued an approved sticker indicating that the boat has passed inspection for the year. They will also let you know of any shortcomings aboard your vessel. Further information may be obtained or a time booked by contacting Derek Viggers at boatingsafety@marinerescue.org or by phoning him at 655-0428.

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Call for Speakers for our Lecture Series

Do you have a special nautical interest or adventure that you would like to share with your fellow SPS members? How would YOU like to be a guest speaker in our JOINT SPEAKER SERIES at Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club – Their members and our members presenting interesting, informative, and exciting topics!! The club usually offers a delicious, theme dinner for each speaker series event! If you would like to attend the dinner, please call the SNSYC at 656-4600 to make a reservation. To avoid disappointment, always check with the club or watch your email for changes or further information.

Speaker Guidelines:

the talk should be about a personal special nautical interest or adventure - no commercials, please;
the talk should be 1 hour in length, with some time for questions and answers;
a power point presentation is preferred but not required. A screen is available at the club;
handouts are always enjoyed by attendees;
if you are interested, please email our communications officer at communications@sppss.org.

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Please keep us informed

Please keep us informed, so that we can keep you informed. If you have changed your address, phone number, or email address recently, please let us know so we can keep our records up to date. There are times when we do phone and email communications and there are numbers that are "no longer in service" and emails that came back "undeliverable". We don't want you to miss out ... so please email our membership officer to keep us up to date.