THE TRIDENT - the Darien Sail & Power Squadron

DSPS DISTRICT 2
THE TRIDENT
Dear Members,
We successfully completed our Basic Coastal Boating/Safe Boating class in early
April. We are sending 58 safe boaters onto the waters in the upcoming boating
season. Congratulations to the new graduates. See the next page for a full list of the
graduates.
We have a very busy schedule of classes and activities before Memorial Day. After
that we focus our time enjoying the summer on the water. We started the
Seamanship class on Monday, April 20th and Sail on Wednesday, April 22nd. You
can still catch up if you contact me or Peter Adler. We are looking at recording the
classes which would allow more flexibility in our students’ schedules. Hopefully
you could watch/listen to the class if you could not attend a session. More to come
on this capability.
Our final offering of the Basic Coastal Boating/Safe Boating class will begin on
Thursday, April 30 at Noroton YC. Come refresh your safe boating skills or obtain
your CT Boating certificate. On May 2nd we have the Tilley Pond Regatta that we
are participating in with the Darien Youth Commission. This is for young children
and parents. We could always use a few more volunteers. It should be a fun time
for all in the family.
Our Spring Refresher is scheduled for Saturday, May 16th 8:30-11:30am launching
from Noroton YC. This is open to all Basic Coastal Boating participants, DSPS
members and guests. This is our 4th year and it keeps getting better. We have 5
boats and could use a few more captains. If you have a boat and would like to
participate, please send me an email at pkelly103@gmail.com .
On Monday, May 25 we will participate in the Darien Memorial Day parade and
the Post 53 Fair at Tilley Pond following the parade. We hope the weather in May
is sunny and warm for these activities. Sunny and warm!
The DSPS Bridge (Board) has given each graduate of the Basic Coastal Boating
course a free 6 month membership in the squadron or a 6 month extension for those
that signed up for an annual membership. We hope that these new members will
come to our classes and activities to learn more about Darien Sail & Power. We
hope you will like what you see and become a full member. By the way, it would
be fun to see some of the current members at one of our upcoming events as well.
Come join us!
DSPS.darien.org
APRIL 2015
The Bridge
Commander
Peter Kelly, P
Exec Officer
Peter Lasalandra, AP
Education Officer
Peter Adler, JN
Treasurer
John Pedersen, JN
Admin Officer
Gerry Raasch, P
Secretary
Minnie Ingardia, AP
Asst Education Officer
Alex Salvi, P
Members at Large
Michael Crofton
Frank Kemp, JN
Roger Klein
Chris Winalski, JN
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DSPS DISTRICT 2
THE TRIDENT
DSPS.darien.org
APRIL 2015
Upcoming Activities
Education
Basic Coastal Boating/Safe Boating course will start on Thursday, April 30, 7:30pm at
NorotonYC, 23 Baywater Drive, Darien. If you know someone that needs their CT Safe
Boating certificate or would like a refresher course, let them know. See
dspsbasic.blogspot.com/
Events/Activities
Tilley Pond Regatta Saturday, May 2 at Tilley Pond, Darien, 11am-1pm Bring your
children and build/paint a sailboat for racing on Tilley Pond. DSPS will assist with the event
sponsored by the Darien Youth Commission. Remote controlled sailboats will also be
available. See
darenct.gov/filestorage/104/114/185/2015_Tilley_Pond_Model_Boat_Regatta_Flyer.pdf
Spring Refresher Saturday, May 16 at Noroton YC, 23 Baywater Dr, Darien, 8:3011:30am “On the water” activity. Using a DSPS member boat we will “refresh” your safe
boating skills. Practice what you learned in the Basic Coastal Boating/Safe Boating course.
Be prepared for the upcoming season. Open to DSPS members, guests and graduates of
Basic Coastal Boating/Safe Boating. Coffee/donuts, box lunch and refreshments provided.
See dsps.darien.org/Forms/Springrefresherregistration2015.pdf
Darien Memorial Day parade Monday, May 25 at Goodwives Shopping Center: 8:3010am - Children and adults are invited to walk in the Darien parade or ride the float. We
will also be at the Post 53 Fair after the parade. Participants in the parade will receive free
admission to the Post 53 Fair. Contact Gerry Raasch at raaschg@aol.com
Congratulations to the recent graduates of the Basic Coastal Boating/ Safe Boating
course. We welcome you as new members of Darien Sail & Power. Job well done!
James Batson, Kevin Bollman, Oliver Bolton, Michael Carlotto, Anna Clements, Dan Cone, Tim Cone, Tony Cone,
Michael Conroy, Val Corish, Alexa Cornacchia, Julia Cornacchia, Thomas Cornacchia, Victoria Cornacchia,
Margaux D'etiveaud, Ryan Eppley, John Gallagher, Douglas George, Devin Hart, Holly Hawes, Kimberley Healy,
Debra Hertz, Lisa Ioli, Marc Ioli, Spencer Knight, Joseph Larizza, Lauren Larizza, Leslie Mccarthy, Dan
Mcmullen, Matthew Miller, Jamie Mitchell, Teddy Mitchell, Olivia Montanaro, Tommy Napolitano, Anne Noonan,
Donna Palais, Mitchell Palais, Lisa Polansky, Connor Redmond, Caleb Rogers, Peter Schelfhaudt, John Secor,
Janine Sevigny, Luke Sheridan, Niall Sheridan, Charles Silsby, Jonathan Silsby, Daniel Slotkin, Adelaide Spain,
Luke Stahl, Stephen Summerton, Matthew Swift, WilliamTarleton, David Volz, Jonas Von Schmidt, Matthew
Vossler, Robert Walton, Ashley Woods