Dedicated to Safe Sail and Power Boating

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Published Bi-Monthly By the Vero Beach Power Squadron Inc. A Unit of District 8, United States Power Squadrons

AprilMayBridge OfficersCommander Cdr Robert F. McCurdy, SN 772-569-0061 Executive Officer Lt/C William W. Heimbaugh, S 772-562-4348 Education Officer Lt/C (P/C) Daniel A. Thomas, AP 772-978-1701 Administrative Officer Lt/C James A. Ward, P 772-878-2469 Secretary Lt/C Francis C. Desmone, AP 772-538-4015 Treasurer Lt/C Dottie Mancini, S 772-562-4348

Ladies Lunch

Nautical NewsEditors Lt Roberta Macdonald, S P/C Robert W. Boarman, AP nauticalnews@verobeachps.org Boosters Lt Amelia Merry, P 772-231-3278 Lt Margaret Burnham, AP 772-770-2855 Mailing P/C Sumner Lapp, SN 772-231-0299

Garage Sale

Address Changes Lt Kathie Thomas, S 772-978-1701 Advertising Lt Earl Hawk, N 772-778-2694 P/C Robert W. Boarman, AP 772-770-0028 Webhttp://verobeachps.org

All correspondence should be addressed to the relevant Bridge Member at:Vero Beach Power Squadron 301 Acacia Road Vero Beach FL 32963

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Commanders Message From The Helm Cdr Robert F. McCurdyVBPS is here year-round Its that time of year when some of our members begin their annual trek north for the summer. Others will remain here. Speaking for those members who stay here year round, the difference is enjoyable. Sure, we miss is our valuable friends who leave us, but life goes on. Well just have to grin and bear the less expensive and less crowded golf courses, the calm and warm ocean, less noise, fewer cars, smaller waiting lines at our favorite restaurants, etc, etc. Something that does not change, however, is the fun we have as a group. Our Friday night socials become smaller and more intimate in the summer. There are fewer member classes. It is generally a little more relaxed atmosphere. But looks can be deceiving. In the background, we have a lot going on. We are doing vessel safety checks, public boating safety classes, charity work, island cleanup, raft-ups and cruises, to mention a few. New this year will be the USPS seminars, the two-hour courses we will teach to the public and our own members. This represents an exciting new way to meet new people and teach boating safety. These fabulous seminars include subjects like Boat Handling Under Power, On-Board Weather Prediction, GPS, the new VHF/DSC Radio and others. Our Squadron Education Officer, Dan Thomas has dedicated himself to bringing in as many of these as he can for our squadron to utilize. It is all part of an organized, deliberate effort for VBPS to be a primary contributor to the unique quality of life here in Vero Beach. Its happening, too. Weve met many new people by joining the Chamber of Commerce, were getting more of our news published in the local papers, were holding more of our 2-day public boating courses, and were helping more charities. And so it goes all year long. We are Steering Straight in 08. I am so very proud of who we are and what we are doing. My thanks go to our great bridge officers, Committee Chairs and tireless workersCommander Bob

All articles must be on the editors desk before the 15th of May

Roster Changes and / or corrections Please advise Kathie Thomas 772-978-1701 or datcapecod@yahoo.com

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Happy BirthdayApril BirthdaysMaureenS.Albrecht KevinJ.Anderson AntoneM.Balbo LeslieC.Blair JaneE.Burnett JohnM.Dratch EdwardGreen LucyT.Hope NeilV.Huber CharlesH.Jacobs IngridS.Johnson TheodoreKucinsky JamesA.Lambert RuthA.Lambert DottieMancini DonnaM.Presley CeliaReynolds JamesJ.Robincheck PatriciaA.Rogers MalcolmH.Rowand WarrenH.Schauer DaleA.Seiberling GilfordB.Walker WilliamW.Walker MaxineWalsh JudithG.Ward 04/28 04/08 04/15 04/23 04/15 04/14 04/18 04/15 04/29 04/07 04/29 04/14 04/01 04/10 04/27 04/12 04/16 04/29 04/21 04/18 04/11 04/06 04/29 04/10 04/02 04/19

May BirthdaysMaryAnnConaway MargaretP.Daniels DonaldA.Derman ThomasG.Harvey LoisV.Hawk MaureenHuber PerryC.Jeffords CaroleE.Joslin NickKaravedas AliceKruiten AliceR.Lesher IrenaM.Patrick RichardW.Patton LockwoodRianhard KarenS.Roberts GeorgeJ.Schuster JoanneC.Walsh 05/22 05/14 05/27 05/17 05/24 05/30 05/10 05/19 05/16 05/04 05/25 05/01 05/13 05/15 05/17 05/25 05/14

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Boosters Thank You For Your SupportTed Angell 1 Krysta Ballaron 4 Tom Barrett 2 Leo & Jody Bassett 3 Shirley Becker 3 Bruce & Bev Bell 10 Ron & Leslie Blair 3 Woody & Karen Boarman 4 Bob & Deborah Borelli 3 Ken Brandenberg 11 Dana & Shirley Brandt 2 Jim Breslin 4 Roger & Sandie Breunig 3 David & Marlene Brooks 3 Bob & Diana Bubello 2 Hal & Deidre Bugbee 12 Tim & Carol Buhl 4 Jane Burnett 1 Jack & Margaret Burnham 4 Sterrett & Janet Campbell 1 Dick & Barbara Carlin 2 Ed & Shirley Carr 3 Tom & Barbara Chadwick 1 Beth Clemenson 5 Nola Cloutier 1 Don & Susan Colby 3 Mary Ann Conaway 3 David & Janet Connolly 2 Jim & Pat Crawfis 1 Howard & Maggie Daniels 3 Ed & Rosemary Davis 1 Don & Connie Derman 11 Fran & Janet Desmone 2 Jim & Sandy Dierdorf 3 Joe & Nicole DiMarzo 10 Frank & Kathy Dougherty 1 Tom & Roberta Dougherty 1 Janet Drake 3 John & Lorre Dratch 3 Ed Dreher 3 Tom & Dot Ellis 3 Mirabel Fanders 3 Fred & Liz Finney 3 Bob & Sue Flaherty 9 Patricia Flint 5 Marty & Bev Ford 10 Anne Forrester 1 Alex Fritz 3 Russ & Fran Gilligan 1 John & Judy Gilligan 3 Joseph Gomez 3 Ginny Gowell 3 Tim & Cynthia Grabenbauer 9 Peggy Grant 5 Edward & Terry Green 11 James & Kay Hahn 3 Ron & Alice Hall 11 Nigel E. Hargreaves 1 Joe & Mary Harian 5 Tom Hart 11 Earl & Lois Ann Hawk 1 Eileen Hawkins 3 Bill Heimbaugh 2 Don Helm 1 Marlene & Mike Herbig 11 Dick & Robin Hesse 6 Ken & Judy Hindley 4 Marty & Mary Holtz 11 Paul & Judi Horton 11 Neil & Maureen Huber 6 Nancy Husbands 3 Don & Jean Hyer 1 Peter Illing 3 Ray Imbro 4 Charles & Suzanne Jacobs 1 Jeff & Perry Jeffords 3 Tom & Beverly Jones 3 Dennis & Carole Joslin 9 Rob & Lori Kane 2 Nick & Kitty Karavedas 1 John Keller 3 Charlie Kellington 9 Gary & Sue Kepler 12 Shirley Kerrigan 4 Jack Knauss 9 Jack & Laddie Kruiten 1 Sumner Lapp 8 Bill Lavigne 12 Harold & Janet Leh 2 Joe Leitz 1 Alice Shirlee Lesher 4 Lohuis 1 Mary Lichty-Nelson 2 Roberta Macdonald 1 Jules & Anne Magyar 1 Dottie Mancini 2 Matt & Maureen Mathewson 7 Tom & Anne Mathison 7 Don & Ann Mattern 3 Bob & Sylvia McCurdy 4 Amelia Merry 12 Peter W. Mitchelson 1 Al & Jackie Nemmer 1 Bill & Mary Lou Nicholas 1 Helena Parker 4 Gail Partee 2 Terry & Irena Patrick 2 Ron & Janet Pieratt 4 Tom & Cheryl Porter 4 Ken Quick 6 Henry Ray 3 George Reid 4 Lock & Mary Rianhard 10 Ruth Ritter 4 Erv & Karen Roberts 4 Jim & Peggy Robincheck 4 Bobby & Mary Helen Rogan 10 Phil & Patti Rogers 1 Joe & Dorothy Rorick 1 Glenn & Joy Rose 2 Malcolm & Jane Rowand 9 Zondra Rush 11 Warren & Janet Schauer 1 Bob & Maureen Schmidt 3 Glenn & Edna Schubert 3 Bill & Gloria Schulke 1 George & Pat Schuster 1 Bob & Barbara Scully 10 Dale & Sally Seiberling 1 Midge Selzer 10 Victor Silvestrini 3 Ellis & Marilyn Simon 11 John & Barbara Spilman 3 Charles & Jan Stanton 8 Dallas & Margot Stephens 1 Bill Stephenson 9 Dan & Kathie Thomas 4 Roy & Jean Thompson 5 Bill Trabilcy 7 Lynne Van Schaack 3 Manuel & Alice Visbal 2 Bill & Bobbi Walker 1 Austin & Maxine Walsh 3 Joe & Joanne Walsh 2 Jim & Judy Ward 9 Dick & Lee Weiler 3 Bob & Sue White 5 Al & Sheila Wisnewski 7 Jo Zeisler 3 Bill Zilg 9

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Administrative Officer Lt/C James A. Ward, PYour Membership Committee has been very active so far this year to keep our VBPS growing. Lt. Kathie Thomas and her committee (Sandy Raynes, Janet Leh & Judy Ward) report we have 14 new members. Ron & Leslie Blair, Peter Juliano, Brian & Pat Livingston, Peter Brown, Kevin & Natasha Anderson & their children, Geneva & Devin John and Ryan & Melissa Weaver and their daughters Lauren & Sara Anne. Please make these new members feel welcome! In addition to recruiting, the Membership Committee held a Ladies Luncheon at Janet Lehs house to develop a list of activities that interest women. 38 attended and a few of the suggestions included a book club, casino trip, shopping trip, theater or museum, ladies golf andof course more lunches! The Boating Committee led by Lt. Harold Leh has also been very active. In January a Luncheon Cruise to Harbor Cove Restaurant at Harbor Town Marina in Fort Pierce was well attended with 6 boats and 45 people. In February we had 45 members from the VBPS & VBYC attend Poker Run followed by hot dogs and hamburgers back at our building. Because of weather, our raft-up venue had to be changed from hole-in-the-wall to Janet & Harold Lehs house. Over 40 people attended and all had a great time. Thank you Janet & Harold for opening up your home to us! In March, Bill Zilg has planned the Predicted Log (22nd) and Luncheon Cruise to the Moorings (26th) for us. Plans have been made for our Southern Cruise in April, and a Northern Cruise in June. We have also planned two 3day cruises with hotels available at our destinations. The May cruise is to Stuart and the August cruise is to Melbourne. Anyone who would like to join the cruisers can get reservations at nearby hotels and join us for a docktail party. In July, we have our District 8 Rendezvous (18th-20) at the Marina Del Mar in Key Largo. Friday night socials have been well attended. I want to thank each of you who volunteered to host. YOU have made each a success. Dont forget to sign-up to host future Friday nights. Currently, no one has signed up to host after Friday March 28th. Our Change of Watch in January was well attended at the Vero Beach Yacht Club. The Clubs staff did an outstanding job and our own Tom Barrett provided the music for our dancing and listening pleasure. In February our Steak-out was a great success, hosted by Dottie Mancini and Bill Heimbaugh and their team. Marlene and Dave Brooks are hosting our annual St. Patricks Day dinner on Sunday March 16th. Sign-up and join the fun! Dottie Mancini is hosting an Italian Dinner on April 6th, so keep the date open! A full list of activities is posted in our VBPS building and sign-up sheets will be posted at the appropriate time.

Jim

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Education Officer Lt/C Daniel A Thomas, AP

(This month wearing my D8 Boating Chair Hat) Summer Rendezvous 2008Mark your calendars and plan to join us in Key Largo at the wonderful Marina Del Mar Resort and Marina this July 18th through the 20th. We have secured dockage and rooms and have all the activities planned for a wonderful weekend in magical Key Largo.

DETAILSDockage Please contact Candi (Dock Master) at 305 453-7171 (direct line) to secure your reservation with a major credit card. Important - Indicate that you are with the District 8 United States Power Squadrons. Rates for dockage will be $2.50/ft per night if we have at least 10 boats plus a nightly charge of $9.00 to cover use of all the hotel facilities (pools, laundry, showers, tiki bars, etc) along with electricity and water at the dock. This fee also covers a great Continental Breakfast at Marina Del Mar (7 10 a.m.). All charges for dockage will be handled by the Dock Master. Please note: First come First served. The quicker you secure your reservation, the more convenient your slip. Hotel Please contact the Marina Del Mar Reservations at 305 451-4107 or the Holiday Inn Reservations at 305 451-2121 and tell them (Important) that you are with the District 8 United States Power Squadrons. Secure your reservation with a major credit card and then send a check to our District 8 Treasurer for your room charges. Your credit card should not be charged since we will pay one Master Bill at the conclusion of the event and will not have to pay the 11.5% tax. Room Rates per Night Marina Del Mar Holiday Inn breakfast Island View - $109.00 2 bedroom Suite Marina View - $129.00 $289.00

Island View - $149.00 (no free breakfast but full Will be served.

For both hotels, check-in will be 3:00 p.m. and check-out at 11:00 a.m. We were unable to negotiate a rate for the Ramada Inn, but it is located very close to the other hotels (all three hotels are waterfront and dockside)

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Continued From Page 8 The latest the hotel will hold our block of room reservations is IMPORTANT Wednesday June 18,2008. After that date they open the rooms to the public. We plan to have a DOCKTAIL PARTY/POT LUCK DINNER on Friday afterActivities noon starting about 5:00. There is a very nice and SHADY picnic area dockside where we can set up our tables and cooking is possible with an available charcoal grill. Bring your finger foods and something to share along with BYOB (your favorite beverage). The pools and all facilities will be open for evening FUN. Saturday - Breakfast at Marina Del Mar Hotel (7:00 10:00 a.m.) followed by as much activity as you can stand. The area offers many activities from scuba or snorkel to the Glass Bottom Boat to trying your luck aboard the large Sun Cruz Casino Boat. All these activities are available from our docks. The other activity that many will choose involves relaxing poolside (several pools and hot tubs). Lunchtime eating can take place aboard the boats, at the Coconuts Restaurant (dockside), at other restaurants in the area or in the picnic area where we have volunteers to provide hot dogs and hamburgers at a minimal cost. The Squadron Commanders will gather in the D8 Commanders Suite for an important meeting at 2:00 p.m. and then everyone is invited to The Commanders Reception (Commanders Suite) at 5:30. We have reserved space at the Coconuts Restaurant (6:30 11:00 p.m.) for dinner where we can all sit together but order from the main menu. We will have drawings for door prizes and the 50/50 raffle following (or during) dinner. Sunday Breakfast at Marina Del Mar Hotel followed by lots of relaxing inactivity. Some people will stay an extra night and most of the boats will depart mid morning for the return trip to their home ports. Please register and plan to come and join us in the fun. Please contact me (Email is best datcapecod@yahoo.com ) for additional information. Also, please checkout the following websites to gain additional information on this great location www.marinadelmarkeylargo.com or www.holidayinnkeylargo.com or www.keylargomarina.com FINAL NOTE: Getting there. In our recent trip (Jan 2008) to Key Largo we encountered very heavy traffic due to extensive construction on the road from Florida City (Rte 1) to Key Largo. Our return trip north via Little Card Sound Road was much quicker.

D/1st/LT

(P/C) Dan Thomas, JN Boating Activities Chair

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Executive Officer Lt/C William W. Heimbaugh, SI want to thank Howard and Maggie Daniels for another successful yard sale. They really have it down after running this event for the last five years. Maggie wanted me to thank all the women who worked so hard in the kitchen and boutique and, of course those who baked some of the finest cookies, cakes, brownies and pie around. Howard wanted me to thank everyone who donated some fine items and thanks to Coop Charting who helped with getting all those fine items to the Squadron building from our storage facility. For our new members there is lots to do, for example, Coop Charting Group is great way to learn about the ICW, where its shallow and where its deep water. Its a great way to meet members and learn something about where to go with your boat if youre not familiar with the water around here. Contact Harold Leh or talk to him at our Friday night socials. The Fishing Group, this is another fun group that has grown over the years. Dick Carlin has done a great job building this group and finding some wonderful fishing spots. As of 1330 today (Saturday 3-15-08) his group had caught 7 king mackerel , the other boat had one catfish no need to mention the captain of that boat. Whether youre a beginner or a pro youll have a fabulous time. And thanks to Bev Jones and Ed Dreher for their work on the poster contest. Their committee has picked the local winners . And the winning posters will be presented at the District 8 Spring Conference April 25th held at the Ft. Lauderdale Marriott. Our PR person has been doing a great job, keep up the good work Bob Scully.

Steak Out

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Vero Beach Power SquadronComing EventsDate1st Monday 2nd Monday Every Friday 29-30 March 6 April 16 April 1-18 April 25-27 April 3 May 1618 May 26 May 4 June 10-26 June

EventExecutive Meeting Jan-May General Meeting Jan-Nov Friday Night Socials Vero Beach Boat Show Italian Dinner Lunch Cruise Southern Cruise District ConferenceFt Lauderdale Derby Day/Cinco De Mayo Dinner Cruise to Stuart (Marriott) Memorial Day Past Commanders Brunch Island Raft-Up Northern Cruise

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ContactBob McCurdy Bob McCurdy Jim Ward Glenn Rose Dottie Mancini Harold Leh Harold Leh Bob McCurdy Harold & Janet Leh Harold Leh

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