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Ripple Rock Squadron
Ripples from the Rock
February - March 2016
Social
Director
Report
Hard to believe the winter months are going by and spring is literally just around the
corner, within a month. Wow. It hasn’t been too bad of a winter, once again. With the
spring months coming up that means getting out on the boats and doing some sailing
or boating.
Also, with spring comes our AGM, which is scheduled for Wednesday, April 27th,
2016. This year it will be held at the Acropolis Steak House in the Merecroft Village.
The cost will be $25 per person, and I need to have names by Friday, April 22nd. You
will have a great choice of entrees to choose from, as you will see from the menu
included with this report.(on page 7) You don’t have to decide until that night as to
your favourite dish. Here is the agenda for the evening:
AGM - Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
Acropolis Steak House
465 Merecroft Road, Merecroft Village
Cocktails
1800 hrs
AGM
1830 hrs
Dinner
1845 hrs
Again, I cannot stress strongly enough, please have your name to
me by Friday, April 22nd.
Email is listerlynn@shaw.ca and phone is
250-923-5779. Please direct funds to me that night. Thanks, and see you soon!
Vicky
Inside this issue
Ripple Rock Squadron
Box 481
Campbell River, B.C.
V9W 5C1
Commanders Report
Page 3
Ship Watching
Pages 4-6
Phone: 1-250-923-6587
Web Page: www.RippleRockSquadron.com
Cable Ferry
Regulations
Page 6
& industrial
supplies
Acropolis Menu
Page 7
PUNS
Page 8
Members’ Night
Page 10
Squadron Officers
Page 11
Help wanted
For those of you who are
not interested in holding
a position with the
Ripple Rock Squadron
but would like to lend a
helping hand now and
again please call Vicki.
Murray stoudt
Owner
Tel: (250) 287-7121
Cres lTd
1033 Ironwood Street
Campbell River, B.C V9W 5L6
Fax: (250) 287-8933
Res: (250) 923-1897
E-Mail: cres1986@telus.net
Sponsors & Supporters
Discounts may be available.
The rate is set by the business where applicable.
Please enquire before any purchase & show your Membership Card
A-1 Radiators Ltd
Advanced Marine Power Ltd.
Advance Travel The Travel Place
Altech Diesel Ltd.
Bill Howich RV & Marine
Boatland
Cloverdale Paints
Daigle Welding & Marine Ltd.
Discovery Marine Centre
Discovery Harbour Fuels Sales
Encompass Marine Ltd.
Island Inkjet
Ideal Tackle
Insurance Centres
J.B. Radiators
Lordco Parts Ltd.
Lube-X Fast Oil Change Centre
Madman McKay's
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Maycock Optical
Napa Auto Parts
North Island Propeller Ltd.
Ocean Pacific Marine Supply Ltd.
Periscope Promotions
Plastics Plus Fabricating
Redden Net Ltd.
R.H. Printing Ltd.
River Sportsman Ltd.
Salmon Point Resort
Sinnott & Co. Law Corp.
St John Ambulance
Topstitch Upholstery
Tyee Chevrolet Oldsmobile Ltd.
Tyee Marine & Fishing Supplies
White's Diesel Power & Marine
Commander’s Report
SPRING 2016
We were unable to run a Spring course due to a lack of registrations but we did
have a very successful Member’ Night with Tim Hobbes from Redden Net. His
mastery of ropes and splicing was fun to watch and try. Coming up on Feb.25th
Kevin Van Cleemput, and his staff, are hosting a Diesel Maintenance evening at
their Altech Diesel shop. This is limited to 20 so please let me know you wish to
attend.
Volunteers from the Squadron will be onsite for the Ocean Pacific Marine Show on
April 16th. Drop by and say Hi!
Upcoming Member’s events include:
- April 7th - Chartwork and Navigation – review and practice – 1830 hrs -at the St.Peter’s Church Hall.
- May (exact date to be determined) round Quadra boat tour - more info to come
- May 20-23 - Long Weekend trip to Gorge Harbour – everyone welcome
-June 9th - Evening slide show – Lionel Botting – cruising Quadra and Cortes – at the St. Peter’s
Church Hall - everyone welcome
- July 8,9,10 - Flotilla Cruise- we are hoping to incorporate the April, May, and June Member’s sessions
into a group cruise to the Quadra/Cortes area. We hope to see Power and Sail boats as well as all
levels of experience.
Many thanks to our Bridge Member volunteers for another year of teaching and promoting Safe
Boating. Our next Bridge Meeting is Thursday ,March 3rd at St. Peter’s Church Hall – 1700 hours –
everyone is welcome to attend.
Kevin Kavanagh
Commander
1407 Maple Street
Campbell River, B.C.
V9W 5M4
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Ship Watching - Capt. Geoff
Or should it be Ship spotting? With its great views of the primary North South channel of the
Inside Passage, Campbell River gets to see lots of ships. Some are one time visitors from around
the world, but a large number are from several dozen companies and organizations that transit
the passage consistently. How can you tell
which companies or organization the ship
belongs to?
Many companies and organizations paint their
ships in distinctive colours. The Canadian
Coast Guard is one good example. Ship
Watchers should be aware that the US Coast
Guard uses a very similar paint scheme for
their icebreakers (Their Buoy Tenders have a
black hull and white superstructure, and their
Offshore Patrol Cutters have white hull and
white superstructure; both also sport a red
stripe.)
CCGC Point Race
Some shipping companies don’t use a distinctive colour scheme for their ships, but may instead
use logos or colour schemes on their funnels. An example of this are some of the cruise ship
lines. Norwegian Cruise Lines, Princess, Carnival and others use mostly white for their hulls and
superstructure, but Princess has what I believe is a woman’s head (a princess?) with long hair
streaming out from it, while Norwegian often has a blue funnel with a crest on it. Holland America
uses a white superstructure with a blue hull, much like the Alaskan State ferries use.
Tug companies also use their own colour
scheme. With their low freeboard and
generous fendering, usually the hull is
fairly nondescript, but the accommodation
is often painted in company colours.
Probably the most well known on the West
Coast is Seaspan, with their white over red
accommodation.
There are several large US tug companies,
who’s tugs are routinely seen towing barges
to and from Alaska. Western Towboats have
white over yellow accommodation with blue
Seaspan Victor
funnels and trim. Foss tugs usually have a
green hull with white and green superstructure. Dunlap is similar to Seaspan’s white over red, but
rather than a black and red funnel, theirs is white with a black D.
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Among our local tug companies are Jarl towing with white over brown accommodation, and
Gowlland towing with all white accommodation.
Ship watchers used to have to listen to the Marine channels, particularly the traffic channels if they
couldn’t get close enough to see the Ship’s name. Even if you could determine the company from
the colour scheme, there was no easy way to figure out which ship you were looking at, leaving us
to leaf through old copies of West Coast Mariner and the like for clues.
Now we have many tools at our disposal via the internet. Most companies have websites with
galleries of photos, so if you can determine the company from the colour scheme, you can usually
figure out which ship you are looking at. Using AIS (Automated Identification System) receivers
or websites allows you to see icons ,representing ships, superimposed over a chart or map in real
time. Depending on the site, clicking on or mousing over the ship icon will pop up the name and
destination. There is a link to one AIS site that you can view for free in the Ripple Rock website
link pages.
Happy ship watching!
BEAVER AQUATICS LTD.
Bryan Erickson
250-287-7652
760 Island Highway
Campbell River, B.C.
V9W 2C3
Fax: 250-287-8652
e-mail: bryan@beaveraquatics.ca
www.beaveraquatics.ca
SALES • RENTALS • AIR • INSTRUCTION • REPAIRS
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New Ferry Cable Regulations for the Baynes Sound Channel
With BC Ferries’ new cable ferry – the Baynes Sound Connector – coming into service, it is critical for
all marine traffic (either operating or transiting) to be aware of the Navigation Protection Act’s regulation
pertaining to crossing over a ferry cable:
Route 21, Denman West – Buckley Bay
Transit Light Locations
Denman
Island
New transit light operations*
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A set of red and green transit lights have been installed at both Buckley Bay and Denman West terminals to indicate
when the Baynes Sound Connector is in transit.
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Cortes
Island
Quadra
Island
U
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Campbell
River
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Saltery Bay
Texada
Island
Denman
Island
Buckley Bay
Port
Alberni
Langdale
Bowen
Island
Vancouver
Tsawwassen
Departure
Bay
Nanaimo
Duke Point
Southern
Gulf Islands
(see inset map)
Chemainus
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Mill Bay
Port
Renfrew
Swartz Bay
Brentwood Bay
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Buckley Bay Terminal
When the lights are green, this means the cable ferry is securely docked at
either terminal and it is clear for boaters to cross the channel.
Sooke
Denman West Terminal
Victoria
When the lights are red, do not cross the channel. This indicates that the cable
ferry is in transit, and the cables may not be fully submerged underwater.
*Exact location and angle of Transit Lights may differ from illustrations. This is for informational purposes only.
Safety is BC Ferries’ first priority, so we urge all marine traffic either operating or transiting
in the area to be aware of the ferry cable regulations.
For more information on the project, visit bcferries.com or call 1-888-BC FERRY (223-3779).
For more information surrounding Ferry Cable Regulations and/or the Navigation Protection Act, please visit justice.gc.ca.
Office: (250) 286-1038
Fax: (250) 286-8303
FOR ALL YOUR
BOATING NEEDS!!
Shawn Switzer
Owner/Operator
690 Island Hwy., Campbell River, B.C., V9W 2C3
DISCOVERY
MARINE CENTRE
• Outboard & Stern Drive Sales & Service
• Fiberglass Repairs • Boat Hauling
Peter Jackman
1853 Meredith Road
Campbell River, BC V9W 7L8
Phone (250) 287-9960
Fax: (250) 287-9980
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Horseshoe Bay
19A
4
19
Ucluelet
101
Hornby
Island
19A
19
4
Whistler
Earls Cove
Comox
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Powell River
19A
19
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La
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Ro
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Buckley
Bay
SOR/86-1026 - No person in charge of a vessel shall navigate the vessel across a ferry cable when the red lights
are illuminated at the on-shore terminal ends of the ferry cable.
101 - 990 Cedar Street
Campbell River, BC
V9W 7Z8 Canada
Ph:250-286-1511
Fax: 250-286-9700
SUSAN WARD
Licensed Optician/Owner
Discovery Harbour Shopping Centre
110-1334 Island Hwy.
Campbell River, B.C. V9W 8C9
Tel: (250) 850-2020 Fax: (250) 850-2021
email: susan@sinnottlawyers.com
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PUNS for the educated mind - from Lionel
• A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering
• A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart
• Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
• A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.
• Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
• Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
• I wondered why the baseball kept on getting bigger. Then it hit me.
• A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said:
“Keep off the Grass.”
• The midget fortune-teller who escaped from prison was
a small medium at large.
• The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is
now a seasoned veteran.
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MANUFACTURED IN CAMPBELL RIVER BY
ALUMINUM BOAT BUILDING & MARINE FABRICATION
CUSTOM SHEARING & METAL FORMING • MARINE SUPPLIES
250-286-6749
FAX: 250-286-6847
TOM SEWID
CELL: 250-287-0131
TOLL FREE:
1-888-393-6464
2177 Island Hwy., Campbell River, B.C. Canada V9W 2G6
web site: www.eaglecraft.bc.ca • email: boats@eaglecraft.bc.ca
Sales and Service
Reg Dykhuizen
Service Manager
www.advancedmarine.ca
Phone: 250-287-9130
Fax: 250-287-9131
1450 Maple Street
Campbell River, BC V9W 3G1
reg@advancedmarine.ca
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Members’ Night
Our first Members’ Night was a great success. We reviewed rope types and did splicing with
twisted and braided rope. Thanks so much to Tim from Redden Net.
We welcome members to attend all Bridge Meetings
Call ahead (250-923-7376) if you have a topic to add to the agenda.
Change of Information
Name: ___________________________________Membership # ____________________________
Address: _______________________________ City __________________ Province __________
Postal Code ___________ Phone # _____________________Email Address ___________________
Boat Name: _____________________________ Boat Size: _________ Power or Sail (Circle)
Mail to: Membership Officer, Ripple Rock Squadron, Box 481, Campbell River, BC. V9W 5C1
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RIPPLE ROCK SQUADRON BRIDGE OFFICERS
Name
Position Phone
Kevin Kavanagh
Commander
OPEN
Executive Officer
Howard Fielding Training & Supply Officer
250-203-4896
Bill Koss
Past Commander
250-923-6587
Pat James
Treasurer
250-830-1726
Dawn Ross
Secretary
250-285-3689
Grant Jones
Membership /Privacy Officer
250-923-7492
Lionel Botting
ATO ROC(M) DSC
250-830-1726
Lee Andrew
Chief Proctor
250-850-0979
Vicky Williams
Social Officer
250-923-5779
Anne Bosshart
Historian
250-923-6304
Liz McLelan
Newsletter 250-923-2114
Geoff Sanders
Web Director
250-287-2133
OPEN
Publicity Officer
250-337-8462
Stan J. Palmer
General Manager
DISCOVERY HARBOUR FUEL SALES
Independent Marine Fuel Dealer
DISCOVERY HARBOUR
Box 512
Campbell River, BC
V9W 5C1
Phone: (250) 287-3456
Fax: (250) 287-3442
Res: (250) 923-6742
Cell: (250) 202-3456
DHFS@telus.net
Your Vancouver Island Oceanside Vacation Destination
Located mid-way
between Courtenay and
Campbell River
• Full Service RV Sites with cable TV
• On-Site RV Rentals & Cottages
• Sheltered Boat Moorage
• Heated Swimming Pool & Jacuzzi
• Restrooms with Free Hot Showers
• Fishing Charters • Boat Rentals
• Recreation Hall • Laundromat
• Waterfront Restaurant & Pub
• Playground & Games Room
• Open Year Round; Off Season Rates
2176 Salmon Point Road, Campbell River, B. C., Canada V9H 1E5 • Ph: 250-923-6605 • Fax: 250-923-7572
Toll Free: 1-866-246-6605 • www.salmonpoint.com
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Rolland Langill
General Manager
102 - 1370 Island Highway
Campbell River BC V9W 8C9
fishing,hunting,Camping
RogerKirk,murrayWhelan
Owners
Phone:
250-286-1011
Cell:
250-201-0035
Fax:
250-286-6254
Toll Free: 1-800-663-2294
880 Island Highway, Campbell River, B.C. Canada V9W 2C3
phone:(250)287-2641
rollandl@oceanpacificmarine.com
www.oceanpacificmarine.com
Fax: (250) 287-7701
www.tyeemarine.com
Your Full Service Marine Store and Boatyard
Ripple Rock Squadron
PO Box 481
Campbell River BC
V9W 5C1
Publications Mail
Agreement #
40042398
Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons – Escadrilles canadienne de plaisance
Training in Recreational Boating Since 1938
Published by Ripple rock Squadron a Unit of Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons
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