Six-pack training and testing

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Zoom meeting invitation – Katerina Xenos’ Personal Meeting Room

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Katerina Xenos is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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BoatUS warns boaters to be wary of letters arriving offering renewal of @USCG documentation

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NEWS From BoatUS

Boat Owners Association of The United States
5323 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22151
Read this press release online at: https://bit.ly/3800dw5

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contact: D. Scott Croft, 703-461-2864, SCroft@BoatUS.com
Photo Available at: https://www.boatus.com/news-room//Images/Releases/Memb Alert USCG Documentation photo 12_15_20.png

Photo Caption: BoatUS is advising boaters to be alert when renewing U.S. Coast Guard documentation (credit: BDOutdoors.com)

Official-Looking Vessel Documentation Renewal Notices

Can Lead to Confusion and Higher Costs

BoatUS advises boaters to be vigilant when renewing USCG vessel documentation

SPRINGFIELD, Va., Dec. 15, 2020 – Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) is advising boaters with vessels that have a U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Documentation to be wary of any letter arriving by U.S. mail offering renewal.

BoatUS advises that while the Coast Guard does send official annual renewal notices by U.S. mail, other notices being received by members are not from the Coast Guard but rather third-party companies whose name or return addresses may appear similar to that of the official U.S. Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC).

BoatUS members have complained that these letters direct them to websites that may be mistaken for the actual Coast Guard NVDC located in Falling Waters, West Virginia, and appear to show a significant increase in the annual fee to renew Coast Guard documentation.

In 2017 the Coast Guard issued a bulletin that says in part:

“The NVDC is aware that there are commercial entities that offer to manage the certification/renewal process on behalf of vessel owners for a fee. The Coast Guard does not endorse any of these companies, and the companies do not operate on behalf of the Coast Guard in any way. Any fees charged or agreements offered by such companies are in no way associated with the NVDC certification process. In addition, these companies are not authorized to issue any form of documentation, including travel letters and/or permits that authorize operation of ANY vessel. Customer complaints can be made through the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) website at https://www.ftc.gov/.”

While third-party companies may legitimately provide services to assist with vessel documentation renewals, the Coast Guard’s own renewal process is simple for most vessels and the price, $26 annually, is often much lower than what third-party services may charge. To renew, go to the Coast Guard National Documentation Center website at https://www.uscg.mil/nvdc and click on “instructions and forms,” then “Certificate of Documentation Application for Renewal.” BoatUS notes that the Coast Guard NVDC now also offers renewal options up to five years for recreational vessels only.

To be documented, a vessel must measure at least five net tons and, with the exception of certain oil-spill response vessels, owned by a U.S. citizen. Boats about 27 feet in length or longer generally meet the weight requirement.

BoatUS also advises boaters who may have received mail that they believe is misleading or deceptive to contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 877-876-2455 or through its website https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov.

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Mary Ann ~/)~




ZOOM Meeting moved to Tuesday the 22nd

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Ahoy Members,

I hope everyone is well.

We have a tentatively scheduled Zoom meeting that needs to be rescheduled to Tuesday, December 22nd. That is next Tuesday at 7:00 PM.

 Kat will be sending out invitations with connection information.

 Pour (or mix) your favorite beverage and join us to reminisce about our summer experiences and begin plans for next year. 


Robert Feihel
Commodore
Point Lookout Yacht Club  
516-425-7585
pointlookoutyc.com




TLC Check presentation

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Dear Members,

I had a very enjoyable summer and I hope you feel the same way, In spite of the situation with covid.

We had some new members join our ranks. We had our usual compliment of races with some new twists of rules and scoring, introducing the handicapped start that ended in some exciting finishes. We had a Pink Race that challenged the skills of all-women crews. We introduced kayak races that were so much fun people are looking forward to next year.

We traveled. We saw lots of wildlife, getting some spectacular pictures of whales, not to mention videos.

We ate, we drank, and we took care of each other respecting rules of touching all the while wishing for our familiar club hugs.

For the most part, we are healthy. But, we need to sacrifice a little longer to be sure we remain that way to be ready for a fresh new season in the spring, finding new, innovative ways to have fun.

We pulled together as a team to raise over $7,000 for our treasured Toy Lending Center (without the party!).  That is a fantastic show of support and extremely important as charitable funds have been spread thin due to the pandemic.

Thank you all for your time, contributions and begging to make the campaign successful.

I want to extend a special thanks to the executive team and Vicky for their management of contributions and drive for donations.

Tomorrow, I welcome everyone to join the executive team when we present the proceeds of our work to Coleen of the TLC. I suggest sometime around 1:00PM.

Safety needs to be our highest priority, even though I tend to be a bit cavalier about my own. For this reason, I can’t see having any indoor gatherings until spring, when hopefully the situation has changed a bit. In the spirit of looking forward to better times, I propose we begin planning for next year via zoom to make it better than any previous one.

Let’s all enjoy the rest of this season, maybe plan to safely meet over the winter and look forward to a blow-out 2021.

On behalf of the executive team, Mary Ann, John, Bobby, Kat and Jan, thank you all for a wonderful season. 

~Rob


Robert Feihel
Commodore
Point Lookout Yacht Club  



Performing a VHF Marine Radio Check – Coast Guard Maritime Commons Blog

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Performing a VHF Marine Radio Check

The Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorate has issued MSIB 20-20 to inform mariners of the proper procedure for performing a VHF radio check.

Sea Tow Automated Radio Check System no longer available:

For several years, Sea Tow operated an Automated Radio Check System, which was available on VHF Channels 24 to 28 for the benefit of mariners in over 130 locations. However, on October 2nd, 2020 that service was discontinued.

How to test a VHF Radio using Rescue 21:

The U.S. Coast Guard continues to offer an automated Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Test Call capability from each of its Rescue 21 coastal stations. All fixed mount marine radios certified by the Federal Communications Commission since 1999 are required to have a DSC capability. All such radios sold since 2011 must also have a DSC test call capability. Marine radios transmitting and successfully receiving a response from a DSC test call can be expected to operate acceptably in the voice mode as well.

To perform a DSC Test Call, enter the U.S. Coast Guard’s coast station group identity “003669999” into the radio’s DSC memory. Once entered and stored, a DSC test call can be made by executing the following three steps:

  1. Select “Test Call” from the radio’s DSC menu,
  2. Select the USCG number entered into memory, and
  3. Transmit the call.

The radio display should indicate when that test call is acknowledged and display the acknowledging station’s nine-digit identity. That identity may be different than the group identity previously entered into memory.

Please use VHF Channel 09 and do not use VHF Channel 16:

VHF Channel 16 is not for the purpose of radio checks. Please use VHF Channel 09, which has been designated by the FCC as a boater’s calling channel.

Questions concerning this notice may be forwarded to Coast Guard Spectrum Management and Communications Policy Division (CG-672) at HQS-SMB-CG-672@USCG.MIL or to the Coast Guard Navigation Center’s “Contact Us” page by selecting ”Maritime Telecommunications” as subject.

This blog is not a replacement or substitute for the formal posting of regulations and updates or existing processes for receiving formal feedback of the same. Links provided on this blog will direct the reader to official publications, such as the Federal Register, Homeport and the Code of Federal Regulations. These publications remain the official source for regulatory information published by the Coast Guard.

Fwd: You’re Invited! – 2PM, Sunday, Oct 25th Open House – North Shore Yacht Club

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Date: Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 16:22
Subject: You're Invited! – 2PM, Sunday, Oct 25th Open House – North Shore Yacht Club
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Ahoy Fellow Current and Aspiring Sailors!
We hope you are well and had a great
summer.  Please
Mark your calendars for an Open House invitation to North Shore Yacht
Club (NSYC), Sunday, October 25
th (2 to 5PM) …73 Orchard
Beach Blvd, Port Washington, NY
.

 
Since our last contact and despite Covid-19 this year, our
members still enjoyed another successful Boat Share, Junior Sailing, Sailing Lessons,
Education, Cruising, Racing, Social programs, attractive Club house and deck on
beautiful Manhasset Bay plus outstanding motor launch service. 
 
Whether
you have, or do not have a boat, here’s another chance, to mingle with friendly
members and friends in our beautiful setting while getting re-acquainted with
rich 150-year history and what we have to offer.
 
Guaranteed!   We do adhere to Covid-19 Social distancing
and masks criteria
 
So,
despite Covid-19, please mark your calendar for Sunday, Oct 25th, 2
to 5PM, stretch your legs, and drop by.
 
RSVP’s are
appreciated: 
To Mary Lu Dempsey at mludempsey@msn.com, 516-767-1760
 
Looking forward to seeing
you soon!
Mary Lu
516-767-1760
website: www.nsyc.net

Mary Ann ~/)~

FW: Visit the Bay Houses of Long Island

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On Channel 21 TOMORROW – – the South Shore’s Bay Houses documentary.  Check out the trailer featuring our own Commissioner TOM DOHENY!

 

Giulia and I will be watching!

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Club announcements and race results

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Thank you and Happy Birthday Kimball, and thank you to CJ for graciously hosting our season closing party. Kat, thank you for managing the attendance and food. 
 
To all our members, thank you for a great season in a difficult time, and for all your donations to the Toy Lending Center.  Please remember that you can communicate with the whole club simply by sending an email to: members@pointlookoutyc.com
 
Also, this year is a club election year. All board member positions are up for election. Please throw your hat in the ring for the position of your choice by sending an email to members. The positions of commodore and vise commodore need to be filled as a pair. So, choose your running mate and put your names in. Past board members are alway available to support you, and it is a great opportunity to introduce and implement fresh new ideas. Once the names are in, we will put them out for a vote of the general membership. 
 
One more congratulations to the Perigee team for their Commodore Cup win. The actual results are listed below using time-on-time scoring. While T-on-T does not change the results, it is a little more flattering to the chasing boats. 🙂 The time on the left is the actual finish with the first boat setting the base. The times on the right are PHRF adjusted times following the base. 
 
Be safe and communicate often.
Love to all, 
~Rob
 

 

Robert Feihel
Commodore
Point Lookout Yacht Club  
516-425-7585
pointlookoutyc.com