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COMMANDER Cdr. Maurisia K. Jeffers (954) 873-5413 maurisiajfl@aol.com EXECUTIVE OFFICER Mary Yaeger (954) 567-1933 Barry Blodinger (954) 438-0661 EDUCATION OFFICER Gil Pellerin (954) 430-7656 Gil.pellerin@comcast.net

SECRETARY Mary Harding (954) 525-1927 TREASURER Jim Yaeger (954) 567-1933 jwyaeger@aol.com VOLUNTEER Patricia Harding (954) 525-1927 GONDOLA EDITOR/PUBLISHER Cdr. Maurisia Jeffers (954) 873-5413

MAILING COMMITTEE Jim Yaeger (954) 567-1933 jwyaeger@aol.com MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Sheryl Schwab (954) 881-0979 Macadoo9@yahoo.com

VESSELSAFETY Fredrick Richards Jr. (305) 935-1494 BUILDING COMMITTEE Paul Comeau (954) 922-8036

Individual Highlights:

Inside Story 2

Inside Story 3

FLPS Birthdays 4

Last Story 6

Newsletter: Gondola

Issue Date: December

2011

Copyrights to: Fort Lauderdale Power

Squadron 5225W Broward Blvd, Plantation FL 33324

Issue Number: Volume

66, Number 3

Gondola is published 6

times a year by and for

the members of Fort

Lauderdale Power

Squadron, Inc. ®, a unit

of the United States

Power Squadrons®,

District 8.

Fellow members, we have pressed on through this year and have done ourselves proud.

Special thanks to our Bridge officers who continue to sacrifice to make this club a great one.

To all our members who have contributed by renewals and active participation I say thanks for your contribution, our club would not be the same without it.

Our education department has led us center stage with great success in their monthly classes which is very instrumental in enrollment of new members. Mr. Jim Yaeger has captained this effort for many years and has now passed the torch, but to him we say thank you publicly for all you have done in our education department and we look forward to many more years of guidance from you.

It has been a pleasure to serve you as commander. What a journey! To everyone who has encourage and support me throughout these two years, thank you and may you and yours have a happy holidays.

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Our Club will have its Final ABC Class of the year on December 3, 2011. Registration will being from 8:00 a.m. and the class will begin at 8:30 a.m. with lunch at noon and completes at 5:00pm examination included.

The ABC class is one of our foundation classes at the Squadron and it is an excellent foundation class for all families including kids.

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Our Nominating Committee is welcoming volunteers to serve for the bridge serving 2012-2013. Vacancies available are;

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Our monthly Movie night will resume on January 13th at 7 pm

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We pride ourselves in our skilled and experienced instructors who take this class to a higher level every time and giving quality information leaving our students fully informed and well equipped for basic boating. Additional benefits for graduates also include FREE membership to our Fort Lauderdale Power Squadron as well as access to all the USPS

National benefits.

You will also earn discounted privileges to future classes that our squadron will host.

Early registration is welcomed and you may do so by contacting Mr. Gil Pellerin at phone # (954) 430-7656 and emailgil.pellerin@comcast.net.

DON’T HESTISTATE CALL NOW TO

RESERVE YOUR SEAT!!

� Vessel Safety Inspector

� Planning Committee

� Newsletter Editor

� Telephone Committee

� Membership Committee

� Instructors

� Executive Officers

� Secretary

� Public Relations Officer

� Treasurer

Many more positions are available. Please contact a bridge officer for more information on how you can assist in making our club more effective in reaching, and educating each other and our community.

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November 11/01 Reed, Michael 11/05 Yaeger, Mary 11/09 Rodriguez, Manuel 11/10 Kamper, George 11/13 Scholl, Frank 11/28 Tannhauser, James 11/30 Docen, Richard December 12/07 Chadwick, John 12/22 Dunn Russell 12/24 Coyne, Kenneth P. 12/24 Gyorok, John 12/31 Maurisia Jeffers

Congratulations to You ALL!!

Please join us in celebration at our Holiday party on DECEMBER 12, 2011

and bring your family and friends. Let’s finish the year with a bang.

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The night will be magical as Winterfest celebrates its 40th Anniversary with the theme “December 10, 2011. The entry fee is only $35 and includes a photo of your parade entry, Captain’s Meeting, Goodie bag including this year’s poster by Guy Harvey, 2 Television Special aired on WSVN Channel 7 and Comcast.

The Grandstand Viewing Area offers the best seats on land to view the Boat Parade. All seats are reserved and assigned, located inside Boulevard and the Intracoastal Waterway. �

The excitement begins at 3:30 pm when the gates open to the (No pets please) to enjoy all of the amenities associated with your reserved and assigned seats. The Boat Paradeunderway at 6:00 pm along Downtown Fort Lauderdale

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Published by the Marketing/ PR Committee United States Power Squadrons® Contact Greg Scotten gscotten@comcast.net LIVE WITH YOUR KILL SWITCH One of my favorite parts about writing this column is the feedback I get from readers. It fulfills my mission of educating on boating safety as I know my message is being read and digested. In addition, sometimes readers point out errors or omissions that help keep me on the straight and narrow. I recently received a letter that made some points about a piece I wrote on “man overboard”. In one point the reader reminded me that I had overlooked kill switches. Strangely enough, when I was reading my own article over breakfast, I said to my wife “darn, I forgot to include them in this article”. So Mr. Reader, you were right and here goes. Many boats under 35 feet have a kill switch. It is a spring loaded pin that must be pulled to the outward position in order to complete a circuit

and keep your engine running. It is held in the outward position by a small clip that pushes under it. The clip is attached to a lanyard (boat speak for a short line) that attaches to the Captains person. It is usually a flexible line coiled like a spring to allow you some reasonable movement. If the Captain falls from his seat due to physical problems or being ejected overboard, the clip pulls out, the pin closes and the engine immediately shuts down. If your boat is not equipped with a kill switch, there are other versions available commercially for retrofit. Some are radio activated and allow the Captain to wander a certain distance away before shutting the engine down; others are water activated and shut the boat down if the Captain goes overboard. A kill switch is a very important piece of safety equipment in the prevention of fatalities from man overboard. So, be certain you have one on your vessel and that you use it. All too often I see the lanyard and clip attached to the instrument panel, while the other end hangs down unattached to anything. This renders your kill switch totally useless. The second worse thing to falling overboard is to be in the drink and to watch your boat disappear into the horizon. So, to be safe, be certain your boat has a kill switch device and that you use it faithfully. As the members of the United States Power Squadrons® remind us, “Boating is fun… We’ll show you how!” Take one of their informative courses or seminars in your area. To locate a local Power Squadron, go to their website at www.USPS.org. XXXXXX Lt. Bill Hempel Senior Feature Writer Marketing/Public relations Committee United States Power Squadrons®

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