Anchorline

The Anchorline is the SBYC's monthly newsletter, published 10 times yearly. The Editor requests subsmissions to the Anchorline be received prior to the 20th of month for publication at months end.

January 2012 Anchorline
In This Issue
Event Calendar!
Lighted Boat parade pictures
Your Commodore's Report
Editor & Past Commodore's News
Fleet Captain's cruising report
Membership Report
New Members
RECALL: Orion Flares
Next General Meeting
Don't forget your New Burgee
Did you know?
Club Classifieds
Gabriola Power Squadron News

Commodore's Report

Happy New Year Everyone!

We have now successfully “Saluted the Compass” and I’m confident the gods are satisfied so it should be a great year of boating ahead. New Years is a time of resolutions, so might I suggest one to you? Take a look at this years cruising schedule on the SBYC website (http://www.silvabayyachtclub.com/cruises%20and%20events.html click on the link to all cruising events). Jill Haines, our Fleet Captain, has developed a terrific and diverse selection of cruises for this year. Look over the schedule and see what cruise(s) interests you then resolve to attend it or them. We particularly encourage new members or members who may have been reluctant to join us before because they felt too inexperienced. When Deb and I went on our first SBYC cruise, it was also our first cruise with our new to us 30’ sailboat Shadowfax. The cruise was to Annette inlet on Prevost Island. We were more than a little nervous and decided to go by ourselves down to Montague the night before then over to Annette the next day. It seems others had the same idea. Upon arriving at Montague, our then Fleet Captain Jenny Ireland spotted us and welcomed us. Next day, she accompanied us over to Annette while David Kellenberger in Kelly’s Pride stood by the rock at the entrance so we would know where it was. We had never anchored Shadowfax and were even more surprised (and distressed) to find out that most boats were expected to stern tie! We had neither a stern line nor dinghy! No problem as Peter Curtis on Ocean Solace spotted us coming in and as they were a big boat and already stern tied, invited us to raft with them. Other members quickly invited us to visit and we were ferried around in other people’s dinghies. It was a most enjoyable weekend making many new friends. Heading home, on Sunday, we were part of a group who made sure all was well with us. One of the really great things about this club is that on cruises, no matter if you’re power or sail, big or small, you belong and are welcome. It was a great comfort to us during our first season or two of cruising to know that our fellow cruisers (and friends) were always close by to help if we needed it. So, I encourage all members, regardless of experience, to resolve to join us on the water at least once this year.

Also as we start the new year, I want to give a SBYC tip of the hat to our new executive and especially our new additions: Carol Martin as Member at Large and Burt Terhart (who is actually returning after a one year leave) as Vice Commodore. The executive meets the last Tuesday of every month (except during the summer when we’re too busy cruising). If you have any concerns (or complements) you’d like brought to the meetings, please email or phone me, or any member of the executive.

Best wishes for a great year on and off the water!
Doug

Editor & Past Commodore's News

Island disappears! That could be the headline as Kuper Island has effectively disappeared from the map. Apparently, Kuper Island has a new name, thankfully not one with too many consonants and apostrophes. Kuper is native owned and they have re-named the island after their band, Penelakut.
The first inkling I had about Kuper disappearing was driving down the highway towards Victoria and there was the ferry sign for Thetis and Penelakut? News to me. I always thought it took years or public consultation to effect change of a historic nature.
The island received it's name from Augustus Leopold Kuper, the captain of the HMS Thetis who surveyed the islands in 1851. Sorry Augustus, your name apparently will only live on in old charts. But I'm sure that there will be those of us who will still call the island "Kuper" despite the political change.
Remember please to send along any "news" or photos for the website & anchorline!
Jordan

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Fleet Captain's Report

Happy New Year to you all!
I hope you all had a good Christmas season and its now time to look forward to 2012.
Salute the Compass event went well even though we performed it in the restaurant. The weather forecast was for gales of 25- 30 kts the previous evening and that morning so I cancelled the cruise part of it, although no winds materialized! Such is the joys of boating!
We had a good turnout of over 40 members at the breakfast buffet with excellent food put on by Silva Bay restaurant .
The next event will be the “Sizzling Soup” cruise to either Wakes Cove or Pirates Cove, a day trip on Jan 21. We will be on the host dock, but if anyone wants to anchor that’s fine too.
This is a chance to warm up the engines, charge the batteries and stay warm. Bring a pot of soup and some sandwiches to share.
It depends on the weather as to which Cove we go to, so monitor and call on Ch. 73 on the way there.
The tides and currents going through Gabriola passage are going to be the most favourable earlier in the day, so leaving around 9 – 10 am and returning home around 2 – 3 pm would be the best time for sailboaters. For others who are not so concerned about this, any time is fine and some people might want to stay overnight at the host dock.

To sign up for the cruise, you can return email me or sign up HERE through the website.
On a different note, there has been more discussion around more family events, including some day or evening sails for sailboaters with families. If you are interested, please let me know, and it there is enough interest I will arrange to get something going,
Safe and Happy Boating
Jill Haines
SBYC Fleet Captain

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Membership Report

Good day to all and Happy New Year!
I would like if everyone can welcome our newest members Gerry & Jean Raymond aboard their 48’ sailboat, Snow Bird.
Welcome Gerry & Jean and we are looking forward to a fun boating season!

We have been lucky with a dryer December than normal and perhaps that is why our renewals are taking longer to come in than in the past 2 years! Hope you all enjoyed it but with a wetter January I would like to remind everyone of the amendment and special resolution that was voted at the last AGM. Please don’t delay anymore and renew your membership today.

Amendment to section 1.4 Annual Membership Dues

1.4.2 would read as follow

All membership fees shall be due and payable on the thirty-first (31) day of December of each year. A one month grace period will be accepted but a late payment charge of $20.00 will be added to any memberships still due after January thirty-first (31). Any memberships still outstanding by March thirty-first (31) will be considered expired.

Special Resolution
Initiation fees for new members to be $100.00 with no change in annual member’s dues.
Please don’t let your membership expire. Think of how much savings you get just in reciprocals for your next boating season or at the pump at Silva Bay fuel dock and not to forget Harbor Chandler’s discount just by paying your $55 membership fees.
You can send your cheque in the amount of $65 including a $10 donation to the Marine Parks to Box 154, Gabriola, B.C. V0R 1X0
Enjoy the month and hope to see you out there!
Sylvie Gendreau
Membership Chair

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New Members

I would like if everyone can welcome our newest members Gerry & Jean Raymond aboard their 48’ sailboat, Snow Bird.

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Next General Meeting

Next monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday February 7th at the Haven at 7:30 pm. Don't forget the Haven have a buffet dinner that would require a reservation in advance, the BC Cetacean Sightings Network will be giving a presentation.

"The multi-media presentations provided by the BCCSN covers the diversity of cetacean and sea turtle species in BC with tips on identification, as well as information on threats and what people can do to help the conservation of these animals. For boating organizations, we specifically highlight the boating guidelines for marine wildlife and provide context as to why the guidelines are important for the animals, and how to best adhere to them. It is a 1 to 1 ½ hour presentation that is interactive and includes video clips, whale vocalizations, slides and take-home materials. "

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New Burgee

Contact Sylvie for your new burgee...

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Orion Flares Recall

Orion Safety Products has issued a recall for two models of its hand-launched aerial signals, citing problems with the devices failing to launch and/or ignite.

The recall applies to older Orion XLT and 12-gauge signals made with orange ABS plastic. XLTs are self-contained, hand-launched signals, while 12-gauge signals have a pistol-style launch and a plastic shell.

In 2008, Orion switched from orange ABS to red-colored, glass-filled polyethylene for its better strength, durability and resistance to moisture. The last XLTs that used orange ABS in the launch tube body expire this month, while the last 12-inch gauge shells using the orange ABS plastic expire in March 2012.

If you have an XLT signal with an orange launch tube that has an expiration date between November 2011 and December 2011, or an orange 12-gauge shell that has an expiration date between November 2011 and March 2012, you are eligible to receive a free, four-pack replacement at no cost.

Here is how to get your replacements.
To return the same types of flares in Canada, an email to Andre Gagnon at CIL with details and a photo is required. His email is andre.gagnon@cilexplosives.com. They will ship out replacement signals.

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Did you know?
Cup of Joe

Navy lore: Josephus Daniels (18 May 1862-15 January 1948) was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Among his reforms of the Navy were inaugurating the practice of making 100 Sailors from the Fleet eligible for entrance into the Naval Academy, the introduction of women into the service, and the abolishment of the officers' wine mess. From that time on, the strongest drink aboard Navy ships could only be coffee and over the years, a cup of coffee became known as "a cup of Joe".

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Power Squadron News

Hello Gabriola Squadron members,

The Gabriola Island Squadron was very active in 2011 and has won numerous awards. It is now time we were recognized on the water as the active squadron we are.

Some years ago, Don Butt designed a flag for the Gabriola Island Squadron, which was accepted by the Squadron and officially approved CPS-ECP Nationally. The flag is used on our letterheads, posters and flyers. The lighthouse on Entrance Island is represented graphically, and the maple leaf from the National flag is the light, emanating rays of boating knowledge as we instruct, out over the waters.

An image of the Squadron flag is shown below.

At our Christmas Party in December we had 18 members sign up to pre-purchase the flag at a cost of $20. We would like to presell 40 flags to cover the minimum order of 50 from the manufacturer. We would also like to have the flags on hand for members at the AGM and at the start of the boating season.

Gabriola Island Squadron will be working with VIND this year to promote the annual VIND Rendezvous to be held on Gabriola Island at Pages Marina on July 27-28-29. The VIND Rendezvous will involve all 10 squadrons from Vancouver Island North District. The events at the rendezvous will challenge each squadron to show their very best in seamanship, in enthusiasm and in showing each squadrons colours. It will It would be a great time to introduce and to fly our own colours. I would like to encourage you to reserve July 27,28 & 29 so you can attend the VIND rendezvous, take part in the activities and show our new colours.

If you have not yet placed your order for a squadron flag, please hit reply, and add your name to the list or call Douglass at
250-325-7877

Google "Gabriola Squadron" for up to date news.
Radio course coming soon!

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Events Calendar
Find the calendar on the Cruises & Events Page
Click on the "blue" dates for upcoming events or cruises.