February 2016 - Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron

Peterborough CPS
Local Volunteers Teaching Safe Boating Since 1959
February 2016 Issue
Squadron Commander’s Message – With Leigh Mellow
Inside this Issue:
Commander’s
Message
Page 1
Excerpts from
Media and
Education
Corners
Pages 2 & 3
Cooking In the
Galley
Page 4
Excerpts from
Web
Pages 5 & 6
Our Sponsors’
Business Cards
Pages 7 & 8
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Happy New Year to the Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron! I hope 2016 will be the best boating season you
have had to date!
We have been busy since the start of January offering both Seamanship and Boating Essentials this winter! Both
Classes have 7 students enrolled respectively. Boating Essentials is again being held at Lakefield Secondary High
School. We have found this location to be convenient with lots of ample parking and a central location. We
have used this location for the last year or so. We are holding our Seamanship course at the OPP station on
Lansdowne St for the first time. This location has great access to Hwy 115 as a couple of our students are coming
from the Cobourg area this year. Also, the Seamanship class is comprised of 100% sailors this year, 5 of which
took Boating Essentials last season! We will attempt to tailor this class as much as possible towards their sailing
interests and methodologies. Mel Little has done a great job getting this course under ‘sail’ this year.
Not all of us go south every winter but there a number of things we can do to occupy the winter days. Firstly,
since we are training sailors in our Seamanship course, we could all take advantage of learning some new knots.
There are lots of interactive APPS and videos on line www.animatedknots.com This has a whole series of
animated knots to learn and utilize for the summer of 2016. Impress your pals at the marina with your expertise
tying these.
Winter is a great time to review and put together a list and a time line of things to complete around your boat.
It’s always nice to complete these before you launch in the spring. If you a have an older boat, possibly it might
be a good time to strip, sand and varnish some of that peeling wood trim. Yes, provided you have a covered
heated indoor space!
Is your boat battery in good shape? What should you do to keep it properly maintained? How do you clean the
terminals? Boats.com contributor Gary Reich addresses these issues and more, in this battery check-up and
maintenance video. How to spot damage, check for voltage, and proper storage are all covered, so if you have a
boat with a marine battery, give this video a look-see. www.boats.com/how-to/basic-boat-battery-check-upand-maintenance/
Thanks to ethanol, there’s a lot of need for this chore. In fact, if you’ve gone more than two seasons and have
been anything less than 100-percent religious about treating the fuel and making sure it’s fresh, there’s a good
chance a carb re-do will vastly improve the way your motor runs. Particularly, this should be reviewed for your
tender. Fortunately, this isn’t a terribly complex process; you can see how it’s done first-hand, by reading
www.boats.com/reviews/how-to-special-small-outboard-carburetor-rebuild/
Hopefully this gives you some ideas to occupy the next couple of weeks until our next issue! Then I can begin to
talk about pre-launch lists!
February is also the month of love for us boaters! Don’t forget get flowers and chocolates for your best boating
partner! Until then my best regards to all of you
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Leigh Mellow
Commander
Peterborough Power and Sail Squadron
Marketing & Web Alerts – With John Swarts
Peterborough canoe museum to have gorgeous green roof
© Canadian Canoe Museum
We have been writing for a while that green roofs are changing
architecture; in an interview last week Craig Dykers of Snohetta told me
that they are now considered "the fifth facade." That's one of the
reasons that the new Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough,
Ontario, will be so interesting; it is being built into the escarpment
beside the famous and wonderful Peterborough Lift Lock and blends
right into the contours of the landscape.
According to the press release from the Museum, the design, by Irish architects Heneghan Peng and local
architect Kearns Mancini stood apart from the other submissions as the design works organically with the
land rather than overwhelming it. In an era of climate change, its intelligence on sustainability impressed
the design jury in many ways, not only for its geothermal heating/cooling and reduced energy costs. The
embedded design has inherently lower operating costs with only the east and south glass walls exposed to
the elements.
The architects are quoted in Dezeen: "The design works organically with
the land rather than overwhelming it. The museum embraces aboriginal
wisdom to live and build lightly on the land."
I know this site well, having rowed in
the river above the lift lock and and
had a fun ride in the lock, and the
wonderful thing about this design is that it is one of the few buildings
where people will actually be able to see that fifth facade, looking down
from above. This rendering shows what will be a real, not a bird's eye,
view. It is an understated and elegant design, and I agree with jury chair
Lisa Rochon's description:
The museum design breaks with ego-driven architecture to offer a gentle, organic space that poetically
winds its way along the Trent-Severn. No matter where you are inside the museum or outside standing on
its roof, you will always be able to see the water, and a canoe waiting to be paddled by you. I can’t wait to
see this museum built. It’s going to change the way we think about architecture, place making and the
canoe - a true icon of design.
The canoe is perhaps the most elegant and minimal
way to move on water, and it now is getting a museum
that is elegant and minimal too. Something to look
forward to.
Education Events: Excerpts from cps-ecp.ca
Apr 2 to
Apr 9
VHF/Marine Radio Course
Jun 6
10:00AM
Recreational Vessel Courtesy Check
The Maritime Radio course teaches emergency radio procedures
and everyday operating techniques. Learn all about the uses of
marine radios, choice of frequencies, operation, phonetic
alphabet, procedural words and phrases, as well as Digital
Selective Calling and the Global Maritime Distress and Safety
System, (DSC/GMDSS). This complete package with CD and the
new Digital Selective. To operate a maritime radio, you need the
certificate. It's the law!
Would you bet $200?
That’s the cost of a fine for not having the required safety
equipment in good working order on your boat. Let CPS-ECP
volunteers help you beat the odds. We will check your boat for
free… and if you have everything you need, you’ll get a Safety
Inspection Sticker*. If you don’t have everything, we will explain
exactly what you should have on board so you can be sure to win
that bet… penalty free!
Peterborough OPP
Station
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough Marina Little Lake
Peterborough, Ontario
And once you are boating safely, you’re not just saving $200 - you
could be saving your life.
February 12, 13, 14 & 15, 2016 held at
The International Centre
Toronto, Ontario
In The Galley – With Chef Joyce Little
Butternut Squash Soup
1 Butternut squash peeled seeded and diced.
2 Leeks cleaned and sliced, white part and pale green only.
1 Small onion diced.
1 Small sweet potato peeled and diced.
1 Medium potato peeled and diced.
4 Cups chicken stock or enough to just come to the top of the vegetables.
4 Sprigs fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme.
1 Cup of 10% cream.
Salt and pepper to taste.
1 Tbsp Butter.
1 Tsp Olive oil.
In a saucepan over medium heat sauté the onion and leak in olive oil and butter until
becoming transparent. Do not brown. Add squash, sweet potato, potato and chicken stock.
If using dried thyme add it now. If using fresh wait. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat
until just simmering. Cover and simmer until the vegetables are almost soft. Add the fresh
thyme, if using, at this time. Continue to simmer until vegetables are soft. Remove the
sprigs. Blend the soup until it is creamy and smooth. You can use either a stick blender or
regular stand blender. Taste at this point for salt and pepper and add the cream blending
well. Serve with a garnish of chopped chives and a dollop of sour cream. For variations on
this soup you could add some curry powder or kick it up with a little cayenne powder. For
a fancy variation place a couple of seared scallops in the middle of the bowl and eliminate
the sour cream. Enjoy!
What to do until Spring Breaks!! (Excerpts from Boating Georgian Bay newsletter)
Winter stinks—it’s freezing cold outside, our boats are stuck on dry land, and it’ll be months before we can
enjoy zooming across the water’s surface once again. Here’s some thoughts TRENT SEVERN DISCOUNTS FOR BOATERS
If you are planning a trip on the Trent Canal System this 2016
season there are early bird discounts before March 31st 2016.
If you purchase seasonal lockage you get 10% off seasonal
overnight mooring and if you purchase 6 day lockage you get
one free overnight mooring permit.
Go to www.parkscanada.gc.ca/boatingpermits or call 1 888
773 8888 before March 31st to get your discount.
2016 seasonal lockage is $8.80 per foot and six day lockage is 5.05 per foot. Single lockage and return is 90
cents per foot. Shore power and water is $9.80 per night. This year locks open May 20th and closes
October 10th..
Of course, there’s one other thing we mariners all like to do when the water’s frozen up hard. Check out all
the boat listings and videos on boats.com, and dream about what it would be like to have a brand new
boat in the slip come spring. We'd like to thank our sponsors who make the online magazine possible:
It goes without saying that without our sponsors, facebook and the website would not be possible as an
information source for our large boating audience. When you have choices to make, may we ask that you
support these sponsors because they all support the marine industry at large.
Ontario Could Experience A Warm Winter
Scientists are saying the Pacific Ocean El Nino could bring big changes to the winter weather patterns in
Ontario and it could result in a memorable season ahead. The winter of 2015-2016 will be one of the
warmest we've had in a long time.
What will it mean to the 2016 boating season.
1.
Ice should be out early
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Overall boating season should be longer that the previous few years
3.
It should be a hot summer
4.
We may get more unstable windy days as the jet stream jostles about
5.
Water levels may suffer due to more evaporation as the Great Lakes stay open longer without ice
cover
Naming Your New Boat (Excerpts from wikiHow)
Choose a name carefully: If you have ever owned a boat or
have planned to buy one, you'll ultimately have to name your
boat and purchase boat lettering. It is seemingly an easy step
but you'll soon find naming a boat is far from an easy task for
most of us. If you decide to have your boat lettering hand
painted, a marina is a great place to start. Not only will you
see many examples of how others have displayed their boat
name, you might also ask the marine operator for a few
references for your own painted on project.
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More popular now is computer fabricated vinyl boat
lettering which can be made at many local sign shops
and hundreds of places on the web. The real task at hand is deciding exactly what
you will be naming your boat. Take your time. The 10 best boat names from
whatever list you find should be your blacklist of boat names to avoid!
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Decide on the personality of your boat. Fishing Boats have a much different
personality than Cigarette style boats. It wouldn't make much sense to name a racing
body boat with a hook and sinker type of name like - well - "Hook and Sinker" for
example!
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Is there anything special about your boat such as an unusual story behind the
purchase of it, or possibly something unusual about yourself? Trying to find the right
boat name can be a chore, but don't be tempted to resort back to the best boat
name listings found on the net. Some of the real popular names are used so much
there are several of these already moored in the marina of your choosing, all claiming
to be "Miss Behavin' or Aquaholic or Obsession", just to name a few.
Name the boat for your own purpose and select a name that actually provides you the
amusement or the enjoyment.
There are a number of places to research your boat name. There are books in the library that cover
the subject very well. You can also take a popular name and tailor it to your own liking. Investing a
little time in your boat name can provide greater enjoyment of your watercraft by helping establish
and preserve the mood that motivated you to buy the boat in the first place. There are few things
about your boat which will continue to provide satisfaction, comfort and rest to you over and over
without ever costing you again and again.
Advertisers’ Corner
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Advertisers’ Corner
Susan Mellow
Marketing Consultant
Tel: (705) 292-0195
[email protected]
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