In This Issue: Bridge Officers

Commanders Report

Executive Meeting Minutes

Auxiliary Report

Lucky Star

Member Birthdays

August Calendar

October: 2 Lunch Bunch, Olive Garden, ISB, 12noon

11 Executive Board Meeting, 1900 H.R.Y.C. Chart Room, Daytona Beach

13 Picnic Hontoon Island: Lunch Boating Activity

18 Formal Dinner Meeting, 1800 Red Lobster, Int'l Speedway Blvd, Daytona Beach

20-21 Squardon Activity, D-23 Meeting, Cocoa, FL.

November: 6 Lunch Bunch, TBD

10 Squadron Boat Outing @ Bings Landing

13 Executive Meeting, @ HRYC

15 Dinner Meeting, TBD

Daytona Beach Squadron October 2018

DAYTONA BEACH SAIL & POWER SQUADRON A Unit of United States Power Squadrons Sail & Power Boating

Thought is the wind,

Knowledge the sail,

And Mankind the vessel.

-August Hare

THE BRIDGE

Commander: Cdr Don A. Roman, AP 386-453-6456 andanteroman@mac.com

Executive Officer: P/C Brian H. Crusan, P 386-451-8691 brian.crusan@outlook.com

Education Officer: P/C William C. Benny, SN 386-426-8426 aikido09@hotmail.com

Administrative Officer: Lt/C Greg Zahornacky 386-847-3103 gregory.zahornacky@gmail.com

Secretary : TBD

Treasurer: Lt/C Nicholas Cessario 817-454-9488 npcessario@aol.com Assistant Treasurer: 1/Lt Jeanette Bray, S 386-253-2620 bobbyjmb@cfl.rr.com

For the most part, a sailboat navigates through its world of wind and water not leaving a single trace of it passage.

Nothing is consumed. Nothing is altered. The winds and the water are left in exactly the same condition for the next user.

Sailing is forever.

General Committees

Auditing Committee P/C Jeffrey T. Wise, JN

Finance Committee P/C Jeffrey T. Wise, JN

P/C Cheryl W. Martines, AP

Nominating Committee P/C Bobby J. Bray, AP P/C Don R. Woods, AP

P/C Robert D. Johnson, AP

Rules Committee P/C Paul S. Martines, JN P/C Brian H. Crusan, P

Commander’s Department

Chaplain P/C William Meyers, SN

Flag Lieutenant

TBD

Merit Mark Committee P/C Paul S. Martines, JN

Public Relations Committee TBD

Vessel Safety Check Committee

P/C William R. Myers, SN

Secretary’s Department

Information Technology Committee

Public Contact P/C Don R. Woods, AP

Ship’s Store Committee P/C Paul S. Martines, JN

Telephone Committee Lt Rita H. Wise, P

Website Committee

Publication Committee

Educational Department

Assistant Educational Officer

Advanced Grades

Piloting

Seamanship

Navigation TBD

Elective Courses TBD

Administrative Department

Membership Committee P/C Paul S. Martines, JN

Port Captain Lt Thomas E. Bush, JN

Treasurer’s Department

Assistant Treasurer 1/Lt Jeanette Bray, S

Executive Committee

P/C Jeffrey T. Wise, JN P/C Paul S. Martines, JN

P/C Robert D. Johnson, AP Calvin Gordon, AP

Commander’s Report Commander’s Report for October 2018 Beachcomber Our first regular meeting was a great outing to the Greek Taverna just off of Nova Rd in Ormond and just north of Granada. Rebecca’s grape leaves were excellent and my lamb shank was too. As a squadron, we’ve started the “new season” and have numerous squadron and district activities. Please see our schedule for we have some excellent events and outings coming up. We’ll have a Change of Watch this coming year, and we need to fill some bridge and executive committee positions. If you want to help, please let our XO Brian Crusan or Paul Martines know. We’re going to need a new bridge with immediate openings as Secretary and on the Executive Committee meeting. We need to recruit and train some new instructors, and some new Vessel Safety Check examiners. You can participate, or you can help recruit new members who may be interested in these activities. We’re well into Hurricane Season, please stay prepared, and be ready to implement your Hurricane Plan. We still have a month and a half. Again... think of our squadron, and of how you can help us grow and further your own participation. BTW, it’s time to get your merit marks into Paul Martines for all of the good things you’ve done last year. Remember to... PARTICIPATE…. HELP ORGANIZE AN ACTIVITY….. MAKE SUGGESTIONS!!!

THE BEACHCOMBER

INFORMATION REPORTED AT THE EXECUTIVE MEETING FOR THE MONTH OF September 2018

The Executive Meeting was held at Halifax River Yacht Club on Thursday September 13 @ 1915. Attending members were: Cdr. Donald Roman AP, P/C Brian Crusan P, Calvin Gordon, P/C Jeff Wise JN, Lt Rita Wise P, Lt/C Greg Zahornacky, Christine Zahornacky.

Exc Officer: Merit Marks are due . Send completed Merit Marks forms to Paul Martines. Merit Marks are earned by assisting with events, taking classes, and doing Safety checks. Shingle vac-cines are available in our area at CVS.

Admin Officer: Our Sept meeting will be held at Greektown Taverna in Ormond Beach. October Meeting will be at Red Lobster on ISB and November will be at Louie's in Daytona Beach. The Christmas Dinner Meeting will be at either HRYC or LPGA. We will ask at the Sept. meeting what members prefer. Greg Zahornacky will supply the music for the Christmas meeting. Our boating activity for September will bw to Silver Glen. Greg Kirby has confirmed that HRCC will be going. For the Silver Glen get together, bring our own food to consume. October boating activity will be to Hontoon Island. The squadron will supply the meat(s) and paper products. Members are asked to bring a covered dish to share. D23 Fall Conference will be on October 20 and will be 1 day only. We still need to find a venue for the Winter Council. District has said that they are open to our lo-cation decision.

Aux Report: Baskets will be raffled at the dinner meetings to raise money for the Postor Contest awards. We will also be looking to locations and vendors to help with fundraising. We will look into having raffles at the Winter Council. We are still collecting cans and pop tops.

Treasure Report: via Cmdr Roman is everything is paid and balanced.

SEO Report: On October 9 @8p, Ocean waves Webinar, "Wave Watch 3". Boating class in October or November will be 'On the Water Training'.

Commander Report: District 23 Conference call will be on October 18 @1800. Departments can give a 3 minute report on the squadron. Commander is asking for input on discussion topics. Bobby Bray wants to disengage himself from Safety Checks. We need to get someone to manage and update our Web page and someone to manage our Facebook page. We need to make plans for a membership drive. Old Business: N/A. New Business: Greg has not received his certificate from the class yet. We need to work on the Nominating Committee. For the 2019 Poker Run, meetings will start in the next month or so to get the preliminary plans started.

Administration Officer Report

The month of October promises to be a very fun filled month for the DBSPS! There will be many activities for the squadron members to attend, whether it would be to the D23 conference in Cocoa Beach or the squadron boat outing to Hontoon Island! Additionally, this month we will be having our monthly meeting at Red Lobster in Daytona Beach on International Speedway Blvd. It has been quite awhile (my understanding), since we’ve conducted a social dinner meeting at this location. We look forward to seeing you at ALL of these events!

As for the month of September, the squadron commenced their monthly member dinner meetings. For the 25 plus in attendance at our meeting in September, we had our meeting at Greektown Taverna Restaurant on Ormand Beach. The venue was very nice, and the owner and staff of the Tavern was very accommodating. The food was excellent (from the numerous members surveyed), and the service was prompt and friendly. There are pictures from the dinner meeting are included in this month’s edition of the Beachcomber.

The boat outing to Silver Glenn was a lot of fun as well since we teamed up with the H.C.C. The members of the club were very nice and there was a lot of great conversations. The Springs are beautiful, if you ever get a chance to go there, please go! There are pictures of the Springs in this edition of the Beachcomber as well. Those of the squadron that attended had a great time. It was a very warm day, perfect for dipping your “tootsies” in the 72° clear water. It was refreshing to say the least! The DBSPS members spent the day conversing and playing cornhole, thanks to Jeff Wise. I must say that Jeff Wise and Paul Martines always do come prepared for the outings. They bring the necessary accoutrements to complete the day!

The November calendar has the squadron going to Bing’s Landing, EXCEPT, we will be doing this a week earlier than originally planned due to the venue already being reserved for the date that we had originally planned. Thanks to Paul Martines, we were able to procure the large pavilion for our outing. He has the “connections” needed to accomplish such magic, and as the Administration Officer, it has made my transition to this position a literal breeze! So, mark your calendar for November 10, 2018. There will be a few of the squadron members going up by boat, so if you’d like to ride along, there will be choices on how you can get there. If you have not had the BBQ there, you will LOVE IT! I won’t mention the desserts, because they are awesome as well, and it is worth the trip.

The month of December will find us at the Halifax River Yacht Club for the annual Christmas party, so again mark your calendar for the year’s finale ́on December 16, 2018. I will once again be providing seasonal music for the occasion.

The annual Daytona Beach Christmas Boat Parade will be on Saturday, December 1, 2018 from 1800-2100 hours. This is always a great parade of beautifully lit boats and certainly worth the time to just sit and enjoy the sights and sounds of the holidays, Florida Style! For our members in Palm Coast, their parade is on Saturday, December 15, 2018. Please attend and support our squadron members to the north. If it is anything like last years boat parade, we could see more than 40 boats!

As a friendly reminder, please make sure that you fill out your forms for Paul Martines to put in for your merit marks. Many squadron members do a lot of work for our close cadre of members, and your work should be recognized. Paul is asking that you have these forms submitted to him by no later than November 10, 2018, as THIS is the deadline for submission.

2625 West International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114

MAPLE GLAZED CHICKEN: served with rice and broccoli… $19.00

SHRIMP CEASAR SALAD: $21.00

WILD CAUGHT FLOUNDER: Golden fried or Blackened, served with baked potato… $22.00

SHRIMP PASTA: $22.00

WALT'S FRIED SHRIMP: Hand breaded, butterflied, and lightly fried served with a baked potato… $23.00

FARM RAISED CATFISH: Golden fried or Blackened, served with baked potato… $24.00

DRAGON SHRIMP: Crispy shrimp tossed in a spicey dragon sauce with fresh broccoli served over rice. Topped with chili peppers and green onions… $24.00

SIRLOIN: 7os Sirloin grilled with a peppercorn seasoning. Served with mashed potatoes and a side of broccoli… $25.00

Greektown Taverna September Dinner Meeting

Silver Glen September Boating Activity

Have you lost an Anchor while fishing on one of Volusia County’s artificial reefs?

If so, The Volusia County Reef Research Dive Team has started a free community service that could help you recover your lost anchor. Place your telephone number on your anchor using a permanent marker or just paint it on the anchor.

If you lose an anchor note the Artificial Reef name and/or number along with the Longitude & Latitude. Contact us at Volusiareefs.org with the information. When we survey the location of the lost anchor, we will try to find it. If we find the anchor, we will call to let you know where you can pick it up.

There will be no cost to you for this service. We will simply recover the anchor if found and notify you where it can be retrieved.

Submitted by: Bobby Bray

Hontoon Island Boating Activity Saturday, October 13

ATTENTION ALL THOSE GOING TO HONTOON ISLAND ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 13!

We need to definitively know how many folks will be joining us on this terrific boat outing. The reason is that we will be providing the entrée' (burgers, hot dogs and chicken), but we will need folks to bring a side dish such as desserts or salad. Additionally we will need to

have beverages and condiments for our outing.

The phone committee will be activated to call members to determine if they would like to attend and what it is they can bring. You can call the phone committee member that contacts

you or you can call me with your intentions. My mobile number is 386-847-3103, if I do not answer leave me a message of your intentions and what you can bring with you.

Thanks, and we hope to see you on October 13th. We are planning to have the function at 11:30 AM at the reserved pavilion at Hontoon Island.

… see next page for Hontoon Island information...

MERIT MARKS

The following is an excerpt from the USPS Operations Manual.

A “merit mark” (MM) is awarded by the chief commander to a member for substantial personal effort in furthering the interest, programs and objectives of USPS, its districts and squadrons. It is a coveted award; it is by and large the only official recognition members receive for their efforts. Only one merit mark may be awarded in a year to a member, no matter how extensive the contribution. A certificate is issued, and a special insigne may be worn on USPS uniforms.

Recommendations for a merit mark are made by squadron, district, rear and vice commanders to the chief commander. Active, family and apprentice members may be recommended. Merit marks earned by family and apprentice members shall not count toward senior, life or emeritus status.

Five merit marks are required for Senior Member, 25 for Life Members are dues exempt for life. In a few short weeks our Commander will be forwarding his merit mark recommendations to National for the year 2018. As with all commanders, he will have that nagging fear that she might overlook a member’s worthy contribution. Since none of us are blessed with the “all seeing eye”, we ask that any member who has contributed time and effort to our squadron, please call, P/C PaulMartines, JN Ch/Merit Mark Comm. I have forms you can fill out to give me the information needed, this can be mailed, e-mail - paulmartinesd23@aol.com or Faxed 386- 252-5768- or you can get it in person at the dinner meeting. These need to be to me by, Nov. 10, 2018, so I can get them to National.

THANKS P/C Paul Martines, JN Merit Mark Chair

Auxiliary Report

The Daytona Beach Sail and Power Squadron Auxiliary will be raffeling a basket to help raise money for the awards for the childres Safe Boating Poster Contest. Please support this project, it helps to keep our name in the public.

We are still collecting cans and pop tops.

We're teaching a safe boating class to 3 high school students, and we have had a couple of men who are interested in taking courses and joining the squadron.

Lunch Bunch will be at the Olive Garden on US92 on October 2, 2018.

Please remember the many people who cannot attend our meetings dur to unusual circumstances. Please pray for Ed Carol, Becky Roman & Bob Johnson who are recovering from an assortment of illnesses. Please remember Herm & Joyce Kueng In your prayers, they are both struggling with their health. Pray for all people in different parts of the world going thru a disaster.

Respectfully submitted by Rita Wise

October Catherine Henke

Lucky Star winner … Rodney Blount

He was not present at the September meeting

October drawing will be for $150.00

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Do not forget that you must be present to win. See you there.

Lucky Star

Ahoy Shipmates, The 2018 D23 Fall Conference is just around the corner. This year's conference will be a one day event on October 20. The Conference is being held in fabulous Cocoa Beach at the Cocoa Beach Country Club. The theme will be "Dress as you were when the Ship went down". You landed on Gilligan's Island where a BBQ lunch will be waiting for all shipwrecked members and guests. We will have kayaking and boat tours, games, raffles, and lessons on knot tying and sextents before lunch and the District meeting. Join us for a fun day in Cocoa Beach. Special hotel rtes at the International Palms Resort, just 3 miles from the conference. Details and registration form below. Make checks out to CBSPS.

See you there, P/C Tom Courtney A/P-IN Cocoa Beach Sail & Power Squadron

DAYTONA BEACH SAIL & POWER SQUADRON A Unit of United States Power Squadrons Sail & Power Boating

October 2018 THE BEACHCOMBER

America’s Boating Club

“Come for the boating & Education----- And Stay with Friends"

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

1 2 Lunch Bunch Olive Garden

3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 Executive Mtg HRYC

12 13 Boating Activity Hontoon Island

14 15 16

17 18 Monthly Dinner Meeting Red Lobster

19 20 D23 Fall Confrence

21 22 23

24

25

26

27

28 29 30 31 Happy Halloween!

VISIT OUR WEBSITES DBS&PS WEBSITE: http://www.DBSPS.org

Daytona Beach Sail and Power Squadron Remainder of the year 2018 activities calendar

October 2018: October 2, 2018: Lunch Bunch, TBD October 11, 2018: Executive Meeting, TBD October 13, 2018: Picnic Hontoon Island: Lunch Boating Activity Picnic @ noon October 18, 2018: Dinner Meeting, TBD October 20-21, 2018: Squadron Activity, D-23 Meeting in Cocoa, FL.

November 2018: November 6, 2018: Lunch Bunch, TBD November 13, 2018: Executive Meeting, @ HRYC November 15, 2018: Dinner Meeting, TBD November 17, 2018: Squadron Boat Outing @ Bings Landing

December 2018: December 4, 2018: Lunch Bunch, TBD December 13, 2018: Executive Meeting: @HRYC: December 16, 2018: Tentative Date for Squadron Christmas Party Location A: HRYC Location B: LPGA Squadron Activity: Various Christmas Boat Parades in the Area

IDEAS! SUGGESTIONS! RECOMMENDATIONS! Call Greg Zahornacky @ 386 847 3103

These activities are for YOU…

If you have any suggestions on a location for our monthly meetings, PLEASE CONTACT ME!

As the Editor of this newsletter, I welcome your input on articles included in the newsletter

or suggestions for materials that you would like to see included in future issues

This newsletter is one of the primary tools used by the squadron to communicate with its members. Please review the articles and meeting flyers included and join

us for classes and events announced.

Each of us can play an important role in the success of our squadron. Please feel free to contact me or e-mail me your camera ready add or business card to:

gandczee@brighthouse.com or jeffwise63@gmail.com

I hope to see you at future squadron, district and national events. Christine Zahornacky

Please submit any materials for the September publication to: gandczee@brighthouse.com by October 25th.

***members please note that .pdf files submitted to the editor are not grammatically correctable***

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