Cruising southern France
Fifteen friends from District 28 traveled to France in May. We spent time in Paris, on the Rhône and Saône rivers, and at the French…
Sea Vester: The life and times of an animatronic teaching aid
By Drex Bradshaw The story of Sea Vester as an educational tool for District 5 began when I saw Seamoor the Sea Serpent astride a …
Dry suit proves handy when boat prop gets fouled
By Andy Sumberg Maine waters have a reputation for being chock-full of lobster buoys. Any boater who’s spent time there will agree. On a three-week District …
Boaters get up close and personal with gray whales
By Cheryl Veldhuisen A favorite activity for boaters in California is taking a trip off the coast to see migrating gray whales. These 45-foot-long, 35-ton …
P/C Robert L. Boston, JN
Robert L. Boston, formerly of Vestal, died on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, in Cary, N.C. He was predeceased by his wife Doris, his son Mark, …
P/C Marie Lambert, AP
Marie Lambert, AP, rested in peace on Jan. 15, 2018. Marie joined Westchester Sail & Power Squadron on April 14, 1983, contributing to the squadron …
Milt Entwistle
The Santa Clara Power Squadron, with great sadness, reports the passing of Milt Entwistle. Milt passed away on Feb. 1, 2018, just a few months after celebrating his …
De Wayn Meek
It is with great sadness that I report the passing of De Wayn Meek. De Wayn was a longtime member of our squadron and had …
Frank Salzano, S
Frank, as he was known to his friends, was a Brooklyn native and married Joan Marie in 1957. They settled in Patchogue for their 58 …
Harriette Walsh Wagner
Harriette Walsh Wagner passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 at Cumberland Pointe Health Campus in West Lafayette, Indiana, with family by her side. Harriette …
Treating hypothermia — General cold exposure
In the last article, I discussed localized cold exposure syndromes in which a specific body part becomes cold but the rest of the body remains …
Size matters with marine wiring
Last spring I installed a new combination sonar (depth/fish finder) and GPS on my boat, which replaced separate units. The new unit has a 7-inch …
Cruising Penobscot Bay
[blockquote]Sailing Maine’s coast aboard a full crewed schooner[/blockquote] By David Mangold We wanted to sail the coast of Maine but were not keen on doing …
