® ® ® ® ® of the PALM BEACH SAIL & POWER SQUADRON, INC.® Volume 61 Located at LATITUDE 26º 47.8’ N and LONGITUDE 80º 04.9’ W October No. 8 a unit of the United States Power Squadrons® • District 8 2005 3-Sided Symbolism Lt Michael D. Galvin, JN teaches the ABC class about our squadron burgee (Photo by Lt. James Tedesco, P). Nearly all squadrons of USPS, have burgees for Look at the USPS Ensign and our squadron burgee identification. Universally, these are triangular pen- on the cover of your Membership and Fleet Roster. nants. They are simple and bold so as to be dis- Note that the USPS Ensign is placed before our tinguishable at a distance and the design should squadron burgee; flags themselves have precedence read correctly on both sides. over one another, based largely on the stature of the Squadron burgees are flown from the bow staff organization, position or activity they represent. Fly- of powerboats and from the foremost masthead of ing the USPS ensign at the lowest starboard spreader sailing vessels and are flown when the vessel is of the foremost mast, reserving the flagstaff for the under the command of a squadron member. U.S. ensign is correct. The USPS ensign may be flown The national administrative officer upon recom- only when the vessel is under direct command of a mendation by the flag and etiquette committee USPS member. approves squadron burgees. This committee also Take This Quiz on Our Burgee requires the approval of the squadron executive 1. Can you identify the motif on our burgee that committee and the squadron’s district council. identifies the Palm Beach Sail & Power Squadron? A burgee should not contain a spelled name. 2. Do you know what the eight blue and white Its motif should be based on the squadron’s name, stripes on the burgee represent? some local geographic or historic feature or in 3. There is a gold band that surrounds the out- some other way reflect the squadron’s area of op- side of the burgee. What does this mean? eration. (Anwers on Page 14) This Month’s Meeting October. This is a gated community. You will not be granted admittance Tuesday, 11 October MENU CHOICES without having first called in your din- Seared salmon, lemon dill sauce EVERGRENE CLUB ner reservation by the listed date to or allow your name to be provided to Here’s the evening’s schedule: Cornish hen with wild rice security. or Hospitality 1800 (6 pm) Price: Please pay at the door by Dinner 1900 (7 pm) Wild mushroom ravioli with check only, $20 made payable to carbonara sauce Business Program 2000 (8 pm) PBS&PS. (Please note: Members who make reservations are responsible for Chef’s vegetable the cost of the dinners.) Chef Toni’s New England Dress Uniform F: Black slacks/ clam chowder skirt, White long sleeve shirt, men Dessert with fruit and coffee black tie/women black crossover tie. Raft-up at Old Port Cove on 08 October This month’s squadron raft-up will ers. While having fun you can also be on Saturday, 08 October at Old Port have one of our squadron vessel ex- Cove. Time isfrom 1100 hrs until aminers, provide a Vessel Safety around 1400 hrs (2 p.m.) Check for your boat and receive a cur- Program: Miranda Kahn, an an- Contact Lt Roberta Stephens, P at rent VSC decal. chor and reporter for TV Channel 5, 694-2992 if you plan to attend. We like Two more raft-ups have been will be our guest speaker. During her to have an idea as to how many boats scheduled for 2005. They are: college years at the University of Kan- to expect. Saturday, 19 November at Peanut sas, Miranda participated in a couple At raft-ups it is important to have Island, Anchorage on the east side of internships at Topeka stations and appropriate fenders and lines and all Saturday, 10 December at Old Port also worked as a photographer and vessels are welcome. We bring food Cove. This is the Annual Christmas reporter for a cable station. and drink for those on our boat and a Raft-up Two weeks after graduation, she dessert or side dish to share with oth- Chair Lt Jim Palmer, AP joined an NBC affiliate in Louisiana. After two years as a morning anchor Your contributions to Afterdeck are welcome and general assignment reporter, she Your Editor and News Editor are looking for articles from our members to went back up north to work at WQAD. put in The Afterdeck News. If any of you have information which you could After beginning as a morning anchor, put in article form, such as buying a new boat, experiences while boating, or she moved on to the 6 and 10 o’clock cruising, new boat products you have discovered, or information that may be news. Eventually she discovered her helpful to other squadron members send me your article. We need your as- hidden passion, investigative report- sistance in keeping the Afterdeck News more interesting. ing. Wanting to further her career The articles are due by the fifth of each month. where snow is nonexistent, she now Any questions call Lt/C. Joyce Newman, S at 624-7121 or e-mail works for WPTV News Channel 5. [email protected]. Would prefer the article be typed in WORD and sent as an attach file but don’t let that stop you from sending in an article. Reservations: Call Lt Roberta For those of you who find you are unable to write an article but have infor- Stephens, P to make your reservation mation to share, please contact David Cross at 840-2061 or e-mail him at at 694-2992 on or before Friday 07 [email protected] Published by the Palm Beach Sail & Power Squadron EDITOR The Afterdeck News is the official publication of the Palm Beach Sail & Power Squad- Lt. Harry W. Lloyd, AP 630-4179 ron, chartered November 1944 as an affiliate of the United States Power Squadrons. [email protected] Your Editors request that articles be submitted by the 5th of the month, directly to them. Afterdeck News and the Palm Beach Sail & Power Squadron are not responsible in any NEWS EDITOR way for mishaps from the use of any product or service mentioned or advertised herein. Lt/C Joyce A. Newman, S 624-7121 [email protected] ROSTER INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE REPRODUCED OR OTHERWISE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. CDR BARBARA ROEMMELE, JN COMMANDER’S REPORT ® Summer wasn’t a time to slow down Here in Palm Beach Sail and Power Squadron our School in October and in January. Our water-skiing summer comes to a close. Throughout the season we SEO, L/C Bill Eldridge, SN works hard at keeping a have seen a great variety of activities – 12 monthly Educational Department functioning smoothly. America’s Boating Classes held with a total of 20 new The fleet roster for our squadron boasts a total members joining as a result. Vessel Safety Checks (111 exceeding 180 vessels. Just suppose half of these to date), enthusiastic squadron participation in Palm would participate in our monthly raft-ups! Generally Beach Garden’s “Night Out,” several raft-ups and one held on the second Saturday of the month, these very popular and successful evening cruise on the Palm activities are capably conducted under the gastronomi- Beach Princess. The cally gifted Lt/C Gary Ferguson, P, our Administrative ever-popular weekly Officer, and his fine committee: Lt. Roberta Stephens, luncheons at Duffy’s P, Lt. Jim Palmer, and Lt. James Tedesco, P. If you do were enhanced by two not have your own boat available call one of these folks additional evening to arrange transportation to one of our raft-ups. “Happy Hour and Hors On 5 November 2005 our 7-night cruise of the d’Oeuvres” events. Caribbean on board the “Navigator of the Seas” com- District-8 Council was mences. This is a squadron fund raising activity, which held at Pier 66 in Ft. will visit the ports of Miami, San Juan, St. Thomas, Lauderdale, a Fall St. Maarten and Nassau. There is a possibility that a Conference on 24 few rooms might still be available, call our travel pro September at Ft. Lau- Barbara Galen at (561) 841-0969 if you have would derdale and a National like to be included in this adventure on the high seas. Governing Board in To my Bridge and Committee Chairmen: the dead- Portland. Our summer line for Merit Mark recommendations is OCTOBER has been productive, FIRST! Let’s be sure that all the hard work that has indeed! been so successfully accomplished by individual With the fall return of our vacationers and snowbirds member this year is noted. Let’s make sure we docu- the pace continues to escalate. Educational offerings for ment every hour rendered in the service of our great the month of October include Advanced Piloting taught squadron! Our Merit Mark Chairman is D/Lt/C Sally by Lt. Scott Clinton, N; and Engine Maintenance under Williams, AP. Sally has all the information you need for the able instruction of Lt. Alan Konzelman, S and P/Lt/C writing up Merit Marks. Thanks and keep up the good Carl Nyman, JN. In addition to the monthly “America’s work! Boating Course” at our Lake Park headquarters addi- tional classes will be offered in Boynton Beach High Palm Beach Sail & Power Squadron Headquarters & Education Building SECRETARY 1125 Old Dixie Highway P/C Herbert Hoffstein, SN 626-4664 Lake Park, FL 33403 [email protected] www.palmbeachsps.org TREASURER Lt/C Alan Patti, N 626-6606 Bridge/Board of Directors [email protected] COMMANDER MEMBERS AT LARGE Lt/C (P/C) Barbara Roemmele, JN 642-2531 Alan G.