Squadron members, particularly sailors, might like to know that HMCS Oriole, the sail training vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy, will be arriving in Parry Sound on the morning of July 9, and staying over the 9th and 10th at the Town Dock.
A flotilla at a respectful distance is a nice welcome as long as it disperses at the narrows. The ship is belatedly celebrating her centennial. She is more than 100’ long, with a wooden main mast equal to her length. She is a ketch, with more than 13,000 square feet of sail, ALL raised without winches. Most junior and non-commissioned officers in the RCN train in Oriole for a time, to gain valuable experience at sea under sail.
She will be a beautiful sight in the Sound.
Special thanks to Marianne King-Wilson for sending us the news of the HMCS Oriole visit to Parry Sound.
If your flares have a manufacture date of 2018 or earlier, they have or will expire this year. Disposing of expired flares has been an ongoing dilemma for boaters across the country. You can’t light them, throw them in the water or into your household garbage. To help boaters dispose of expired flares in a safe and environmentally responsible manner CPS-ECP and selected CIL Dealers are hosting Safety Equipment Education and Flare Disposal Days.
Location: Beacon Marine 60 South Shore Road Pointe au Baril beaconmarine.ca
Flares are only accepted directly from the recreational boating public. Flares will not be accepted from any companies, organizations, service clubs or municipalities.
Acceptable Flares
FLARES ARE APPROVED FOR FOUR YEARS FROM THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE WHICH IS MARKED ON EACH DEVICE.
MANUFACTURER: CIL/ORION: HANDHELD RED FLARES, POCKET ROCKET AERIAL SIGNALS, SKYBLAZER ALERT SIGNALS, SIGNALS, HANDHELD ORANGE SMOKE, PARACHUTE SIGNAL ROCKET.
SKYBLAZER II SELF CONTAINED AERIAL SIGNALS, 12 GAUGE HP RED AERIAL FLARES, 25 MM HIGH PERFORMANCE AERIAL
MANUFACTURER: PAINS WESSEX LIFESMOKE MK9, LIFESMOKE MK8, LINETHROWER 250 ROCKET, RED HANDFLARE MK8, PARA RED ROCKET MK8A, DAY AND NIGHT MK8, PERSONAL DISTRESS SIGNALS, PARACHUTE ILLUMINATING ROCKET MK8, COMPACT DISTRESS SIGNAL, WHITE HANDFLARE MK8, HAND SMOKE MK8
Flares Not Accepted
MANUFACTURER: PAINS WESSEX and CIL/ORION, DAY AND NIGHT. MANUFACTURER: PAINS WESSEX and COMET, LINE THROWING ROCKET.
The Parry Sound Power and Sail Squadron Annual General Meeting will be held on May 24, 2022 at 7:00 PM.
Once again, the AGM will be conducted via Zoom video conference. All Power and Sail Squadron members as well as the public are invited to attend. If you are interested in attending, kindly send us an email at info@parrysoundboating.ca and you will receive instructions to connect to the video conference.
If your flares have a manufacture date of 2017 or earlier, they have or will expire this year. Disposing of expired flares has been an ongoing dilemma for boaters across the country. To help boaters dispose of expired flares in a safe and environmentally responsible manner CPS-ECP and selected CIL Dealers are hosting Safety Equipment Education and Flare Disposal Days.
Flares are only accepted directly from the recreational boating public. Flares will not be accepted from any companies, organizations, service clubs or municipalities.
Acceptable Flares
FLARES ARE APPROVED FOR FOUR YEARS FROM THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE WHICH IS MARKED ON EACH DEVICE.
MANUFACTURER: CIL/ORION: HANDHELD RED FLARES, POCKET ROCKET AERIAL SIGNALS, SKYBLAZER ALERT SIGNALS, SIGNALS, HANDHELD ORANGE SMOKE, PARACHUTE SIGNAL ROCKET.
SKYBLAZER II SELF CONTAINED AERIAL SIGNALS, 12 GAUGE HP RED AERIAL FLARES, 25 MM HIGH PERFORMANCE AERIAL
MANUFACTURER: PAINS WESSEX LIFESMOKE MK9, LIFESMOKE MK8, LINETHROWER 250 ROCKET, RED HANDFLARE MK8, PARA RED ROCKET MK8A, DAY AND NIGHT MK8, PERSONAL DISTRESS SIGNALS, PARACHUTE ILLUMINATING ROCKET MK8, COMPACT DISTRESS SIGNAL, WHITE HANDFLARE MK8, HAND SMOKE MK8
Flares Not Accepted
MANUFACTURER: PAINS WESSEX and CIL/ORION, DAY AND NIGHT. MANUFACTURER: PAINS WESSEX and COMET, LINE THROWING ROCKET.
The PCOC
makes sure you have immediate navigation and safety skills but it’s just the
beginning of what you should know when you get on a boat. In the second of our
Boating Series, you are introduced to the art of navigation, anchoring, ropes,
lines and knots – not to mention what to expect when the boat is moving under
power. This course also has a number of optional topics that will be taught
depending on your interests; these include towing, trailering and a check list
for layup and launch.
The third course in our series explores navigation further as you learn how to plot and label on paper charts as well as what the skipper should be doing before setting out and when under way, handling a boat under sail as well as your environmental responsibilities and electrical hazards,. This course also has a number of optional topics that will be taught depending on your interests; these include tides and currents, canals and locks, and collision regulations.
Boating 2 and 3 starting on January 8, Wednesdays, for 12 weeks. Plan to hold at Canadore, Parry Sound.
Maritime
Radio
The
Maritime Radio course teaches emergency radio procedures and everyday operating
techniques. Learn all about the uses of marine radios, choice of frequencies,
operation, phonetic alphabet, procedural words and phrases, as well as Digital
Selective Calling and the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System,
(DSC/GMDSS). All mariners, including recreational boaters, will want to take
advantage of the many features and capabilities of this innovative form
“automatic” radio. Secure your lifeline. Be sure that you and your family take
the Maritime Radio course.
This complete package with CD, and the new Digital Selective Calling, will prepare you for the Restricted Operator Certificate (Maritime) with DSC Endorsement exam. To operate a maritime radio, you need the certificate. It’s the law!
Maritime Radio class dates: May 5th and 12th.
For enrollment and more information about the courses above: Call 705-342.1315 OR email: masonj@vianet.ca
As we make eager preparations for the new boating season, many are looking for new and fun activities on Georgian Bay and the local lakes. One of the popular and growing activities is Geocaching where a container, or cache, is strategically hidden somewhere on an island and the only way to find it is with a GPS. Free software is available online for your phone or tablet to guide you on the journey.
Once found, open the
package to discover a trinket that you can keep, take a laminated information
card providing useful details about the hosting island, sign your name on the
log book and leave a new trinket, usually a pen, key chain, mini-flag or
similar nik-nak, so that the next adventurer can trade theirs.
ParrySound Boating maintains 6 cache sites. Details are in the menu above.
I’m also looking for a few helpers that are willing to check our caches and report status back to me from time to time. This will help keep the caches stocked and ready for the next adventurer. Contact me at info@parrysoundboating.ca if interested.
If anyone has suggestions for a new cache spot on the Bay that is accessible by boat and has safe docking facilities, please leave a comment.
Boat safely. Enjoy the natural beauty of our waters.
Do you already have your PCOC Card? Do you boat on Georgian Bay, 30,000 islands?
Learn
about navigation and a lot more…
Take our CPS BOATING 2
Course!
a 5-week course, starting January 23RD,
2019
This Course is the
ideal follow-up for boaters who have their PCOC but are interested in expanding
their knowledge to areas such as simple coastal navigation, rules of the road, chart
work (paper and electronic), anchoring and towing, marlinspike, safety practices
and more!
If you fall off a
boat and use your PFD accidently you have already broken a rule or two.
Every lesson you will
be given a tip or two on how you and your crew can stay on your boat.
For more information about course: Call 705-342.1315 OR email: masonj@vianet.ca
The Parry Sound Power and Sail Squadron Annual General Meeting will be held May 18, 2018 at 7:00 PM. Location is the Museum on Tower Hill in Parry Sound. All Power and Sail Squadron members as well as the public are invited to attend.
The VHF Radio Course, Restricted Operator Certificate (Maritime), also referred to as ROC(M), is a two-evening course that will be offered this year May 8th and 10th in Parry Sound, from 6:30 to 9:00.
This complete course with CD, includes work with Digital Selective Calling. This course will prepare you for the Restricted Operator Certificate (Maritime) and includes the DSC Endorsement exam which is given on the second evening.
To operate a maritime radio, you need this certificate. It is the law! This Maritime Radio course teaches emergency radio procedures, as well as everyday operating techniques.
Cost: Members of the Canadian Power and Sail Squadron $80.00; non-members $90.00. To register, call John Stothers 705-389-1345.
Secure your lifeline. Be sure that you and your family take the Maritime Radio course.
Boating 2 – Beyond Boating Basics, More than your Boating Licence
The PCOC makes sure you have immediate navigation and safety skills but it’s just the beginning of what you should know when you get on a boat. In the second of our Boating Series, you are introduced to the art of navigation, anchoring, ropes, lines and knots – not to mention what to expect when the boat is moving under power. This course also has a number of optional topics that will be taught depending on your interests; these include towing, trailering and a check list for layup and launch.
Parry Sound Boating 