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The Official Newsletter of the Port Moody Power & Sail Squadron
Aboard this issue
A Matter of Course.........
- Student Graduation
2
Notice to Mariners……... 3
Santa’s Christmas Ships
4
Penguin Plunge…….…... 5
Vancouver Boat Show…. 6
Looking Ahead……......... 7
Member News…….......... 10
Galley Grits—Soups On. 11
Qrossword…..…………..
12
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announcements, and
photos to the Editor
editor@portmoodypss.com
Editor: Julie Ryder
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Commander’s Message
nother year has come and gone with thoughts of boating going
through my head. Kim and I used to go to the Toronto Boat Show
in Ontario with dreams of boating but alas it was only dreams.
When we moved to BC in 2003, we automatically started attending
the Vancouver Boat Show and have been going there every year
since. We purchased our first boat there in 2005 onsite; a 24 foot
Bow rider and christened her Boatini! That was the start of an
amazing life experience.
For the first time I was able to volunteer some time at the CPS Booth
and met some members from outside our squadron. It was an
enlightening experience, speaking to new boaters who needed
information about what CPS does. I’ve worked trade shows for decades and I
always try to create themes that I’ll repeat to booth visitors. I found myself using the same
taglines below:
“PCOC card teaches you how to leave the dock, Boating Essentials brings you back, safely!”
“PMPSS is an affordable Yacht Club that focuses on training safe boating.”
“Cruising for the first time with PMPSS gives you the confidence to venture further and the
help you will undoubtedly need.”
“Paying it forward. All our PMPSS trainers, proctors, instructors have LITERALLY been in
the same boat as you!”
“Once you get your membership and training you’ll find that PMPSS has a helluva lotta fun!”
Now I didn’t come up with any of these original lines, but it sure felt good to use them. It
made me remember when I first started my Boating Course in 2007 and how much I
wanted to belong to this Squadron. I’d forgotten just how much PMPSS gives back
to new boaters. This is truly an amazing bunch of people and I am honoured to be
your Commander.
On that note, I was happy to be involved with the New Graduates night on
January 8th where 13 new graduates
became the latest batch of squadron
The Dissolution of YPSS
members. You’ll also read here in the
Quarterdeck about the amazing success we’ve
anuary 15, 2014, at
had once again by registering 21 new Boating
the Royal Canadian
Essentials students and 22 in the Advanced
Legion of 504 Steele St in
Training courses, Sailing and Electronic
the Yukon, the Yukon
Charting. Once again, your volunteers have
Power & Sail Squadron was dissolved
outdone themselves.
and any assets distributed. Quoted
from the Commander’s letter to the
Jim Church,
members of the Yukon Squadron:
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PMPSS Bridge Meetings are held 7pm
every 3rd Tuesday of the month at
Port Moody Secondary School—300
Albert Street, Port Moody., Room 214
All members welcome.
“Over the last few months, the
Commander of YPSS, Scott Widmeyer
has had discussions with the CPS
executive. Much to the surprise of the
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Fall 2013 Student’s Grad
Congratulations to the
Marine Radio
graduates of the Fall 2013
Course
Boating Essentials course.
Sworn in by District
ll those who
operate the
Commander Shirley Shea at
VHF
radio are
the Burrard Public House, our required
by
newest members are:
law to have a
Alison & Brad Johansen
Restricted Operator's
Warren Fox
Certificate (Maritime).
Linda & Joel Coelho
Classes On Request
Gary Coleman
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Chris & Michelle
Warrington
Brittany Jenewein
Robert Knull
Ken & Cher Zotek
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2014 Spring Classes have Sprung
Introductory Courses:
Chris Gordon
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boaters too!
Learn from their experience
Dave Burrell
Courses taught: Boating Essentials: Aids
to Navigation, and co-creator of the “Who
Wants To Be a Millionaire” exam prep night.
Courses taken: The boating course (aks
Boating Essentisla).
Boating Essentials – 22 Registered.
Advanced Training:
Doug Cousins & Cedric Robertson
How long boating? He's been a boater since
he was 18 years old. Bought his first boat
then, and has had several ski boats since. Not
just a water skier, he was also a great barefooter and knee-boarder as well and well
known for his "hijinks" on the waters, doing
crazy tricks and stunts all the time. He still
has a ski boat named Goldmember that he
purchased about 5 years ago.
www.boatingcourses.ca
Where do you mostly boat? Dave helped organize (with his wife Grace) an annual
houseboat cruise for 10 years in a row to Lake Shasta, California. They switched from a ski
boat to their first big boat in 1995, a 32ft Bayliner named “On a Bubble”, and now has a
43ft Bayliner named Big Booty. Dave was the PMPSS cruisemaster for about 4 years and
was the first cruisemaster to take the Squadron up to Desolation Sound, and many other
new destinations. He’s a savvy cruiser who also frequently charts his way to the Gulf or
San Jaun Islands. He’s the reigning Raft Master on cruises or special events such as
student cruises, Remembrance Day Service, or just a weekend getaway to Bedwell Bay.
Electronic Charting – 12 registered
Sailing – 10 registered.
Why do you boat? Coming up on 20 years of PMPSS service, Dave thrives on helping
others on their boats and on the water.
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Notice to
W
hile at the Vancouver Boat Show last month,
our intrepid reporter Zed (Zdenko Erceg)
happened to meet someone from Environment
Canada, with
whom he had a
good conversation
about weather
tools. The fellow
introduced Zed to
Vizaweb, and
Zed has passed it
on to PMPSS.
Vizaweb is a
website that
displays the latest
computer-model
weather forecasts
in graphical
format. It is a very
handy resource for
boaters planning a
trip. It is
extremely
detailed, showing
wind flow,
temperature or
precipitation
forecasts for up to
42 hours. You can
animate it to see how the weather is likely to
develop. It takes a few minutes to get the hang of
it, but that time is well spent as you will find it a
very valuable tool in your boating planning toolkit.
(Remember it is only a model and should be
interpreted with care!)
1) To access the site go to: http://
www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/vizaweb/
2) When prompted for a user name and password
use vizaweb and vizaweb
3) Click on the frequent users link. You will see an
image of North America with some control
buttons on the right hand side. Across the top
are a number of drop down menus.
Mariners
The QUARTERDECK
4) Select:
- Product 1: “LAM-2.5km_West”
- Run 1: It defaults to the latest run given in the
format YYYYMMDDZZ, which for the LAM is
either 06Z or 18Z. If it is within 6 hours of the
latest run all the data may not be in so you may
need to choose the previous run. The ZZ is for
Zulu time (Greenwich) which is 8 hours ahead of
PST.
- Domain 1:
“LAM_
SOUTHWEST_
BC” (that covers
most of the island
and inner waters)
or LAM_LOWER_
MAINLAND
(which gives a
more detailed view
of our local waters)
- Category 1:
“WIND”
- Images 1:
“Sfc_Wind”
- Hours 1: “all”
The site will then
display image 1,
the first hour of the
forecast.
5) Click the “>>”
button in the
Animation section
on the right hand
side to
automatically show the 42 hours.
6) You can rewind, speed up, slow down the
animation or go to a particular hour’s image.
Have fun with this, it’s really good and informative.
The link, these instructions and a pdf of more
instructions and explanations is also on the web site
www.portmoodypss.com (or www.cps-ecp.ca/
portmoody/ ) on the “Links” page.
Submitted by Chris Gordon, Webmaster
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Looking As
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February 2014
Santa’s Christmas Ships Cruise
 “Oh what fun, it is to ride, in
a floating sleigh tonight,
hey...Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way….”
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S
ix weather-perfect evenings
made for cruising in Santa’s
Christmas Ships cruise another
successful event. This year was an
exceptional one for fireworks with
Dan Greenwood on Boulder Island
putting on a special show for Santa’s
presence at Belcarra Park (Thanks
Dan & Barry Wilson!), and the
Winter Solstice on Friday December
21st, prompting more than the usual
display from shoreline residents. Up
to about 25 ships came from far &
wide including Deep Cove & Burrard
Yacht Club. A few members joined
the North Vancouver
shoreline
cruise organized by Burrard Club,
that included a dockside pot luck and
courtesy overnight moorage...Thanks
BYC!
MV Minstrel
MV Minstrel
MV Big Booty
Chris & Robin Sheldon—
MV Merlin IV
MV Getaway & Boy N Sea
P. Cdr Melody & Dennis Hewson
Sunday Breakfasts at the Burrard Public House
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2014 Penguin Plunge
M
ore than 400 participants
of all ages (many of them
sporting crazy costumes and
some wearing almost nothing at all)
signed up for the annual New Year’s Day
dip in Burrard Inlet under dry skies and a
balmy 8ºC. “It was a great day,” said event
organizer Nicki Forster. Forster believes
the plunge has become a huge event in the
community. “It’s the community getting
together to celebrate the start of the new
year,” she said, noting it wouldn’t be possible
without help from the City of Port Moody.
Nancy Scott of the Pleasantside Community
Association, which hosts the annual
tradition off the Rocky Point Park pier, said
about $1,000 was raised for the organization
through registrations and refreshment sales.
Pleasantside Community Association is a
fundraiser for the Old Orchard Hall.
Showing support with paper penguin hats
(more available next year!): Dave Bruce, Dave Burrell, Steve
Clark, Julie Ryder & Roni Clark.
Specifically, the money goes toward
the can-can dancers and a play
group.
2 PMPSS members also took
the plunge this year, and it
was all caught on video:
Glenn Richmond and Cher
Zotek both jumped into the
frigid waters from the 5 vessel
raftup halfway down the pier.
If you missed your chance to get
wet, you only have to wait 11
months as the association intends to hold
another Penguin Plunge to start 2015.
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February 2014
Vancouver International Boat Show
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Gary Coleman & Glen Anchor
he 52nd annual boat show at
BC Place and Granville
Island had a few must-see
attractions...did you see them?
The legendary S.S. Minnow and
castaway “Mary Ann Summers”,
from the popular television
sitcom Gilligan’s Island, was
there. The Breakwater booth had
a LEGO Certified Professional
Builder who constructed a scaled
replica of the Grand Prize Boat,
a new Larson LSR series, made
entirely from LEGO® and
DUPLO® bricks. Of course CPS
was there promoting safe
boating, our boating courses, and
membership.
This attraction literally
“popped out” at you.
Boat Show Cruise
B
oating in January?! Whenever the
opportunity presents itself, PMPSS makes
the most of it, and I think the most members
ever, did just
that.
Left: Guest, Sharee & Rod Bourke, Berne Engen,
Shelly HeronHeron-Dean, Tony & Arlene Gojevic & Guest.
Approximately 22 boats
booked into Quayside
Marina January 22-26th
(thanks to wharfinger Dave
Byrd) to attend the boat show. Also
happening that week was the “Dine
Out Vancouver Festival” and although
most restaurants were booked, the
Hurricane Grill found seating for most
of us.
Left: Lorraine Yigit, Mary Hawkins, Jo -Ann & Paul Cass, Les & Janet
Palmer, Craig Hawkins, Dave Bruce, Julie Ryder & Sukru Yigit
Lucille & Bob McCarthy
Left: Steve Clark, Darrell Orr, Dave & Grace
Burrell, Roni Clark, & Tova Webster
Looking Ah
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Tuesday March 4th , 7pm
Open Education Night
Port Moody Secondary School, 300 Albert St
Geoff Baile
Barnet Sail Club
“From Tragedy to Lesson
Learned”
Read more here:
http://www.bluewatercruising.org/event
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Ian Morrison
A member of the Port Moody Police –
and Port Moody Power & Sail Squadron
April 24th
Annual General
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Port Moody Secondary School
300 Albert St., Port Moody, BC
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The QUARTERDECK
Cruisemaster’s Headquarters
H
i there everyone! Hope you all had a great Holiday Season! Its time to get
organized for the upcoming cruising season and start looking forward to this years
adventures! It’s going to be another great year out on the water so come join the fun!
DATES
EVENT
April 18-21
Union Steamship Marina
EASTER LONG WEEKEND
Snug Cove, Bowen Island
May 16-19
Silva Bay Marina
MAY LONG WEEKEND
Gabriola Island
June 27th -July 6th
More of a Southern Cruise
INFORMATION
Contact marina directly for your reservation at
(604) 947-0707. Call 7-10 days before to
confirm.
Bookings to be done as a group - Contact
Assistant Cruisemaster ASAP to secure your
reservation: ymccoach1@gmail.com
TBA
2nd Week Extended Cruise around
outside of Race Rocks, Vanc Isl
August 1st-187h
Less of a Southern Cruise
TBA
SAVE THESE DATES!! Again, we are
working on the itinerary and will keep
you posted!
August 30thSeptember 1st
Union Steamship Marina
For further information or reservation details,
please see our website (www.portmoodypss.com)
or contact the Assistant cruisemaster at
ymccoach1@gmail.com
For further information or reservation details
please see our website (www.portmoodypss.com)
or contact the Assistant Cruisemaster at
ymccoach1@gmail.com
Contact marina directly for your reservation at
(604) 947-0707
Snug Cove, Bowen Island
LABOUR DAY
November 11th
Remembrance Day Services
Remembrance Day
Belcarra Park
December 2014
Chritmas Ships Cruise
We are updating the “Master”
list for boats that join us on the
cruises and are appealing to
those that may be new to our
group or to those that have been
lucky enough to have acquired a
new vessel over the past year. We are looking
for your boat dimensions and current phone
numbers. So if you have any changes or would
like to join the list, please email us at
myluckyday400@gmail.com and include:
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Vessel Name
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Captain/Admirals names
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Home Phone
Further details to follow in future
Further details to follow in future
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Cell Phone numbers
Email
Full Length (Length overall)
Width (Beam)
Preferred Tie (Bow In, Port or Starboard)_
Let us know if you MUST tie only on one
side or another…
It helps with making reservations and
communicating with some of the marinas.
Thanks very much and we look forward to
seeing you all soon.
Cheers from Assistant Cruisemaster, Yvonne
McCoach 604-312-4413 and
Member New
February 2014
A Cause for Peaches ‘n Paws
H
ere is a picture of
our new
dog "Peaches". She came
to us on November 7th.
She has been a great
little doggie and she says
she is looking forward to
a great summer on the boat. At only 1 1/2
years old, Peaches was rescued from a high
kill shelter in California and sent to
Dogway Dog Rescue in Mission, BC, which
is where we found her. She is getting used
to her new environment and really loves
walks, cuddles and toys.
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He’s a Magic Man
P
MPSS Life Member Dennis
Hewson was awarded the Carl
Hemeon Trophy from his Society of
American Magicians club for
excellence in performing and service to
the club for 2013. Here he and P/Cdr
Melody proudly show his well
deserved award.
Submitted by Steve & Jeanette Clements,
MV Zenyatta
Dogway Dog Rescue has only been around for
a couple of years and has managed to help
over 600 doggies!
Now Steve & Jeanette want to "pay it
forward!" Please consider making a donation
of $12 and receive a pair of "Paw gloves" that
Jeanette designed for all animal lovers to
show their support. They are guaranteed to
warm your hands & your heart! All of the
money will go to Dogway Dog Rescue. It
literally takes $80 to save a life. You can
contact her at: jeanette.clements@shaw.ca
2014-15 Editor’s
Contests
editor@portmoodypss.com
 Best Photos for the 2015
Calendars—
- Waterscapes,
- Pets &
Wildlife.
(ends Oct 31)
 Travelling Burgee Photos
 Best Stories
for The
Quarterdeck
Newsletter
(2014 ends Jan 2015)
Prizes awarded at the COW
Grace Burrell’s 2013 winning Calendar photo was
selected as the CPS Facebook Group Page profile photo
2013 Winning Calendar photos are available for download
from our Flickr account. Use as your computer’s background or screen saver. Setup your system to show them
all as a slide show. All PMPSS photos can be seen here...
N
eed a
new CPS
Kim Church,
or Squadron
Supplies Officer
Burgee?
Contact Kim Church
supplies@portmoodypss.co
m to order.
Galley Grits
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The QUARTERDECK
Soups On!
T
is the season for a big bowl of hot’n hearty chowder.
If you’re lucky enough to be able to boat in the cold
winter months, this stew-like soup is a must-have to
warm the “cockles of your heart” while onboard.
There are numerous varieties and each has its own
history and loyal following. True chowder lovers delight
in their pursuit of the perfect chowder, from creamy
white, to clear and briny, to tomato based. Once you’ve
made your base, then add to it whatever floats your boat.
Traditional Chowder Base
Ingredients

3/4 Cup - chopped bacon or salt pork or
crumbled sausage meat
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3 Cups - chopped onions
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5 Cups - liquid (chicken, fish, shrimp or clam
stock)
3 Cups - diced potatoes, peel if desired
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Instructions
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1 large or 2 small - bay leaf
2/3 Cup - crushed soda crackers or bread
crumbs
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2 Cups - heavy cream or evaporated milk
Salt, fresh ground pepper, & hot sauce (if
desired) to finish.
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Top Ocean Wise chefs compete head-to-head in
Fry the bacon, pork
Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto for the title of
or sausage in a heavy
2014 Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown Champion
in each city. Taste all the delectable original
dutch oven sized pot.
chowders, paired with local craft beer, and vote
If meat is very lean
for your favourite, all in support of sustainable
seafood.
add 1 Tbsp of butter
or oil.
Add onions and bay leaf; stir, cover and lower heat.
Cook about 10 minutes, until onions just begin to brown,
stirring occasionally.
Stir cracker/bread crumbs into the mixture then add
liquid and the potatoes. Cover and simmer until potatoes
can be crushed against the side of the pot with the
back of a wooden spoon.
Add the cream and heat without boiling.
Adjust consistency to your liking.
The base is usually composed of a smoky meat, onions, bread or cracker crumbs,
potatoes, a liquid along with some seasonings, and can be used to make any type
of chowder you like. Try smoked salmon with corn and fresh dill. Add chopped
cooked clams, carrots, leeks & celery for a creamy New England clam
chowder…adding tomatoes & juice makes it Manhattan style. Colorful
vegetables (cooked and chopped broccoli, asparagus,
corn, sweet peppers or a combination) make a yummy
vegetable chowder. Make a fantastic seafood chowder by
adding chunks of cooked fish and shellfish such as
Dungenous crab & BC spot prawns. Pair it with a
suitable wine or craft beer and savour the flavour.
Submitted by the Editor
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4. The westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal
territories.
5. A small slender European freshwater cyprinid fish
6. A severe tropical cyclone having winds greater than 64
knots
9. Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
10. A stew-like soup
14. Tricky and/or humorous behaviour.
17. Atemporary residence for the homeless
18. Latin for wrath
19. Responsive operations that usually involve the saving of
life
Down
1. To estimate or calculate in advance, especially to predict
(weather conditions)
2. To provide for or maintain, by supplying with money or
necessities.
3. Either the shortest day of the year (winter) or the
longest day of the year (summer)
7. To fall or throw oneself into a substance or place
8. An occasion for feasting or celebration
10. A shipwrecked person.
December’s Qrossword Answers
11. The state of the atmosphere at a given
time and place, with respect to variables
such as temperature, moisture, wind
velocity, and barometric pressure
12. Common name for a knitted winter hat
13. A type of administrative division that,
in some countries, is managed by local
government
15. The undoing or breaking of a bond, tie,
union,partnership, etc.
16. Fearless; daring; bold
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ceased to exist as a squadron under the CPS organization in August 1995 when the Yukon Squadron became a
non-profit society under the Yukon Societies Act. Further, as long as YPSS exists as a Yukon society, the Yukon organization
cannot be a squadron within the CPS organization.
The executive of YPSS is recommending winding up the affairs of YPSS as a society. This may make it possible to establish a
Yukon squadron of CPS. Assets of the YPSS will be donated to a Yukon society according to the Societies Act and Regulations.
It is hoped that some assets will be available in the national organization of CPS to establish a new Yukon squadron of CPS. At
this time, none of the current or past executive members of the YPSS plan to establish a Yukon squadron. If any CPS members
or Yukon boaters are interested in establishing a Yukon squadron of CPS, the current executive members will provide
background information and contacts for this purpose.
CPS headquarters in Scarborough, Ontario will continue to administer to the needs of existing Yukon CPS members and you
can renew memberships at http://www.cps-ecp.ca.
The Pacific Mainland
District consists of
the following 20 Power
& Sail Squadrons:
1. Alouette
2. Burnaby
3. Capilano
4. Cariboo
5. Coquitlam
6. Fraser
7. Langley
8. NorVan
9. Pender Harbour
10. Port Moody
11. Prince George
12. Quesnel
13. Royal City
14. Seymour
15. Sunshine Coast
16. Sur-Del
17. Terrace
18. Vancouver
19. Valley
20. White Rock
On behalf of the current and past executive and
other members who volunteered to offer CPS
courses, certification and boating events, we
would like to thank all Yukon boaters who
participated in YPSS activities.
Sincerely,
Scott Widmeyer.
Yukon Power Sail Squadron Association.”
The Archives is looking for 4 past copies of the Roster / PropWash. This is the yearly publication that we all keep in our boats or
homes to locate our fellow boaters. The years that we need are 2000, 1999, 1997, 1993 . Please check your basements, attics, boats, and
with any friends from other squadrons. The Roster / PropWash contains a listing of all active & life members, and more.
Thank you—Melody Hewson, Historian