The Monday, March 8th General membership meeting will be held at The Sportsman Grill in Cool Springs (1640 Westgate Circle, Brentwood, TN 37027).

We will be presenting our tentative list of activities planned for 2010. It's a substatantial list and this is your chance to provifde input an/or offer suggestions.

There are also revisions to our bylaws that need to be voted on by the membership.

 

The Music City Power Squadron was awarded the USPS Bowsprit awardUSPS Bowsprit award for it's role in helping District 17 achieve this recognition. Boating course registrations, advanced grade and elective course completions, membership growth and retention, vessel safety checks and co-op charting all figure into the criteria for this award. Since 2009 was the last year this award will be presented, it looks like we just made in under the wire.

 

D/C Michael P. Scher, AP has called a District 17 council and conference to be held during the period of 19-21 March 2010 beginning with registration at 1300-1800 on the Delta Queen Steamboat located in Chattanooga, TN. Click here for more details.

 

The District 17 Spring 2010 Newsletter is now available at their website.

 

Local photographer and author of The River Inside, John Guider has a new web page with striking images from his Great Loop journey by rowboat. It's definitly worth a visit.

 

At the suggestion of Bob Duthie, the squadron has enrolled in an e-mail marketing service in an effort to bolster our membership and reach the broader public. The basic idea is that we use this service to send out announcements of classes, meetings and other events using squadron stationary. Hopefully recipients will forward whatever is appropriate on to interested acquaintances that will then decide to add themselves to our mailing list. With a little luck that will snowball and eventually result in increased squadron membership. That will only happen with your support and participation.

If you've already received a communication via this service then you're already subscribed. If not, then click here to sign up. This service is open to the public.

 

America's Boating Course is a complete home study program covering the basics of recreational boating. The course is designed for boaters using all types of watercraft.

America’s Boating Course is recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard and has been approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.

Both the boater education course manual and the CD provide review questions so that you can show that you truly understand the material. In addition to the lessons, this safe boating course includes resources which will come in handy long after you have completed the course: printable forms (such as checklists, accident reports, float plans, etc.) and links to documents such as the U.S. Coast Guard's Navigation Rules, which can help you with any specific boating rule. You will receive both the boater safety printed course manual and the CD when you sign up.

 

Ideal for 35' boat down. Handles 1/4" chain and 1/2" rode. This unit is 90% new.

Call Terry Fitzpatrick for details. H 377-6630, C 828-0408

 

• Seaworthy (Boat US)
• Hypalon (very UV resistant and long life)
• 8' 3" length
• 12" tubes
• Roll up for easy storage (wood flats in floor)
• Aluminum oars
• Lifting rings
• Stored in dock box except when used occasionally.
• Weight ~84 lbs (I think)
• Original cost ~$900
• Available $150

Reply to Marshall Oathout: jm.oathout@comcast.net

Check out the latest photos in the Squadron News section (last updated Wednesday, December 9th).   As you will see, we are serious about our boating; but we do have fun.