Come to Our Change of Watch

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Rich Malloy

Friday, March 16 at 7pm
The Squadron will once again hold its Annual Meeting/Change of Watch on March 16. This year District Educational Officer Karl Wagner, JN will preside over the event.

European Boaters Vs. Americans: Wed. Feb. 21

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Rich Malloy

Vive la Difference!

GSPS Capt Eric Knott Capt. Eric Knott discusses the difference between boaters in the US & Europe at the Club’s February meeting.

Greenwich Boat & Yacht Club
9 Grass Island Road, Greenwich, CT
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 7 pm

All USPS and GBYC members and friends are welcome
Usual light refreshments will be served

The Presenter:

A commercial fisherman going to sea with his father, in 1973 Eric was awarded his Master’s Certificate of Competence in 1986 and sailed in that position out of northern European ports until 1994 when he joined a nautical training school as senior instructor and operating manager of 12 sea-going training vessels working throughout Europe. During this time, he consulted for law firms, the police and insurance companies, investigating maritime accidents in Europe and the US. In 2003 he moved to the USA and joined Landfall Navigation to run the developing Marine Training Center. He gained his US master’s license and now has the distinction of being licensed under both US and UK authorities. In 2006, he joined the safety department of Moran Towing and is responsible for safety audits and inspections of ship assist tugs. In his spare time, he fishes from his own boat, a 23′ Steigercraft Little Bear or with his grandson, Peter in his 13′ center console Reel Fun who, if asked why he pumps out after rain replies, “Bilge levels should be kept to a minimum.” Eric has been appointed by the Governor of Connecticut as Harbor Master for Stamford Harbor.

The Topic:

Differences between recreational boaters in the U.S. and in Northern Europe, e.g.:

The people, the same … but different
The boats, they look the same but …
The weather (a favorite subject for conversation especially in England)
The mind-set (of the people)

So we have a very serious boater addressing a very fun topic!

Piloting course beginning Jan 23, 2018

Posted on December 7, 2017 by SeeSea+Fun

Once you have your safe boating certificate, you must leave port and return safely! This course covers the basics of traditional and GPS navigation techniques so the student will be able to find his/her way:

Charts and their interpretation
Understand beacons and buoys
Plotting courses and determining direction and distance
Pre-planning safe courses and entering routes and waypoints into a GPS
Monitoring progress and determining position by both GPS and traditional techniques such as bearings and dead reckoning