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District#1
Squadrons Middletown
Power Squadron Address: P.O. Box 61 Portland, CT 06480
National Address: USPS......1504 Blue
Ridge Rd. Raleigh, NC 27607 1.800.FOR. USPS
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OH! THE SAGA OF FISHING BILL AND HIS LOVELY BRIDE MARINA. THE 10 TOP REASONS THEY
SHOULD HAVE TAKEN OUR BOATING COURSE AND JOINED OUR SQUADRON!!!!!
10. "Marina, The stupid engine just quit and we're still
heading toward those rocks. Get the
manual and find out where the emergency brake is". FACT IS....There are no
brakes on boats but, even without an engine running, you can maneuver a
boat away from a hazard. How? Take our Boating
Course and you will find out.
9. "Bill, the guy on the dock wants you to turn the boat toward
port". "Marina, tell him to speak English, right or left"? "He said turn
starboard, And TURN Now! "Yikes! Which way is Starboard"? FACT IS....Port & Starboard is
speaking English. Take our Boating Course and you will learn to speak nautical
English.
8. "Marina, I'm not sure which way is Block Island RI. Maybe we
can follow that big ferry boat. I'm sure they must be going there".
FACT IS... Well Bill maybe not ..Just maybe they are heading the opposite
direction maybe to Greenport NY? If you wanted to go to Block Island, you should
have charted a course to Block Island. How do you chart a course? Well funny you
asked....Take our Boating Course and you will learn how.
7. "Bill what's that dark cloud coming toward us. It looks like
fog to me". A few minutes later. "Marina I can't see anything. Where are the fog
lights on this boat"? FACT IS...Going out in fog or at night, you should
have Radar. Take one of our Advance Boating Courses and you will learn what Radar is
and How to use it.
6. "Marina, honey, It's nice we got away this weekend, away from the rat race. Lucky
for us I
didn't tell anyone where we were going". And when Bill & Marina experienced
problems, see Reason # 3. No one could find them. FACT IS...Bill & Marina should
have filed a float plan. What is a Float Plan? Well funny you asked...Take our Advanced Boating Course and you
will learn what a Float Plan is and How to file one.
5. "Marina, This GPS is the greatest gift you gave me for my
birthday. Now I don't need to know about navigation or compasses. As long as I've got
my GPS and a
cell phone". A couple of minutes later.... "What's wrong with this GPS? It's
saying it can't triangulate with the navigation satellites. What the heck does
that mean? Marina, call Garmin on the cell and ask them what's up with
that". Marina tries to call. "Bill! we are in a no service area for our cell
phone". "Yikes"! FACT IS....Bill needed to know how to read his compass. Yes
even if he has a GPS and a cell phone... Take our Boating Course and you will
learn how.
4. "Hey this is great! Marina here we are on the river not a boat
in sight, its like the Autobahn . Let's open her up and see what she can do". Bill
opens her up, a few minutes later..."Bill! honey, there's a boat with flashing
blue lights that wants you to pull over". "Yea Marina like there are cops on the
river". Sorry Bill, FACT IS.... Yes there are and there are things like speed limits and no
wake zones you need to heed. Take our Boating Course and you will learn
all about them.
3. "Marina I'm afraid the engine is dead and I can't see any land from here.
Call the Coast Guard". Marina calls. "Hey Bill, They want to know your position".
"Great!
tell them I am Vice President of The Last National Bank of Middletown! "
FACT IS...The Coast Guard, although impressed, needs your Latitude and Longitude.
Bill & Marina will be waiting a long time before the Coast Guard finds
them. How do you know your Latitude & Longitude? Take our Boating
Course and you will find out.
2.
"Marina Honey, Gee it's great being here in Cozy Cove, I'm glad
we followed Tom down here. Well Tom is heading to Block and we are going
back to our slip up the river. In that 1 day safe boating course, the instructor
said "think of the river as a highway" and gave us an easy way to remember. She
said Red Something Return " Marina "Right" Bill: Good you remember, but
something?" Marina "Right" Bill: Thanks for being so agreeable I know every time
you have those Mango Martinis you become agreeable, however again something"?
Marina: "Right" Bill: Ok instead of saying Right when you agree with me
say Correct. Again, didn't the instruction say that there was an easy way to
remember"? Marina: "Correct". Bill: "But I can't remember what that something
was"! Marina: "Right" FACT IS..... Bill, Marina is correct in saying "Right" It
is Red Right Return. Meaning that the red buoys will be on your right side (read
starboard) going up the river. That is something you would learn plus a
lot more about buoys in our class. And those Mango Martinis? Who wouldn't die
for a few of those delights.
AND FINALLY !!!!!!
1. "Marina, honey, I don't care what they said! I can't
get a tan with my life jacket on"! FACT IS....Bill maybe you didn't know
but it is something you would learn in our public boating class. Most fatalities in boating accidents occur because of drowning and most of the
victims that drowned didn't have on a life jacket. WE TEACH SAFE BOATING
TO THE PUBLIC and re-enforce boating safety through our advanced courses. Bill &
Marina, better think about taking our boating course and joining our squadron. Maybe, just maybe, your life will depend on it.
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