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Thanks to all who worked the July 4th holiday period. We had a busy time, but with everybody pulling together, it was a success.
The division meeting is coming up on July 28th in Mt. Pleasant. It is not just for officers; all members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Also, the Group Charleston Change of Command ceremony will be held on July 24th. On behalf of Flotilla 12-3, I want to thank Captain DiNicola for the great support he gave the auxiliary, and I look forward to welcoming Commander Tunstall.
Don't forget about our annual dues, which are payable in August. Save a stamp and bring your check made payable to "Flotilla 12-3" in the amount of $50 to the July meeting.
The following links may be of interest for safe navigation.
1. Receive storm warning via pager message, pcs phone or e-mail: WIS TV Weather Warn
2. National Data Buoy Center Going to the coast? Click Here
3. Current area lake levels Click Here
4. National Weather Service local radar: www.nws.noaa.gov/er/cae/radar.htm
5. National Weather Service Columbia Office: www.nws.noaa.gov/er/cae/
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Activity Mission Report July, 2001
Well it's nice to be back home after a little jaunt of 8,721 miles! Bobby & I saw alot of this great counrty that can only be seen from behind the wheel of an automobile.
If the members who would like to re-start some coxswain training, we'll talk about this at the July meeting. Most likely it's going to take at least two visits by the QE's or a possibility that we might go somewhere else and join-in with other candidates. Anyway, all candidates need to be getting their nav-rules study and tests taken.
Bobby & I still need crew members to call and let us know when you are available to patrol on the lake. You cannot wait until the leaves start to fall and think that everyone is going to jump at your request for time on the water.
Keep those articles and reports coming. Any member can send me an article for the newsletter, not just the staff officers.
This month's newsletter is a little shorter than usual. Many people have been away on vacation or otherwise occupied, so we don't have many reports. So, to make up the space, I will share a few of my recent coastal boating experiences with you in the photographs at the end of the newsletter.
The Fall edition of our BS&S course is scheduled to begin on September 11, running for six consecutive Tuesday evenings from 1900 until 2100 hours. We detected a few bugs in the shortening process last Spring when we reduced the class from eight weeks to six weeks, but should have no problem ironing out the rough edges. I would like to have a brief meeting with all of our present and/or potential instructors and helpers after the August flotilla meeting - just to get our ducks in line. I hope to have brochures at the July meeting.
The latest report on Vessel Safety Checks is that the number of VSCs for the 7th. district is down substantially from this time last year.
On July 07, we conducted VSCs at Jakes Landing from 0900 until 1300. Al Morgan and myself, along with Sharon Fleming assisting, conducted 23 VSCs. We could have completed many more if we would have had more VEs involved. In order to create more interest in the VSC program, DCO Mary Larsen is in the process of instituting an award Program where VEs who complete 10 or more VSCs will be awarded certificates. More information on this program will be forwarded to the VEs as I receive it.
We are now in the process of setting up dates to do VSCs at Night Harbor, and for the condo owners Assoc. at Lands End, on the Lexington side of the Lake.
The weather is getting warm, and more boats, and PWCs are at the marinas, and boat launch sites. Lets get out there and do some VSCs for them !
While conducting VSCs on some PWC I found that some of the operators are unaware of the Laws that govern PWC operation.One in particular is the reckless endangerment Law which covers doing "donuts" (going around in close circles ) and coming completely out of the water by jumping the wake of another Boat, maybe we should cover some of the Laws for PWCs when we do VSCs for them.
From: Mary Larsen, DCO 7
To: Division Captains, D7, Flotilla Commanders, D7, Membership, D7
Subj: Congratulations
1. CDR Nancarrow, Director of Auxiliary, just passed along figures from the most
recent printout (070101) with National statistics, broken down by district. He
refers to the 'high-performing D7 Auxiliary,' and for good cause.
2. As of that date, we have 5522 members, of these 494 are new since the first
of the year. We don�t think this mid-year figure has ever been higher.
3. In terms of AUXOP members, we have 768 or 20% of the national total.
4. Our total for Vessel Safety Checks is up over this time last year, -- at
12,555 we have done 28% of the National total.
5. We have done 2,153 Safety Patrols with 714 operational surface facilities.
... and that reflects just six months work!
Thank you to all of you for recruiting, retaining and training new members!
Thank you for getting out on the ramps and into the marinas and doing VSCs.
Thank you for your work on the water! These are only some of the figures from
categories in the report, overall our district is doing great and it is all the
result of hard work and dedication.
So, congratulations to you, -- to all of us. You make me very proud to
represent the Seventh District!
Mary T Larsen, DCO 7
[email protected]
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