The latest issue of Parry Sound Power and Sail Squadron’s The Bridge is available for download through this link or by clicking on the image below.
Also updated are this year’s back issues of The Bridge that can be accessed through the menu item at the top of the page – Bridge (Publication).
The Parry Sound Power and Sail Squadron will be participating in the Parry Sound Optimist Club’s Santa Claus Parade. It is scheduled for November 24th, starting at 16:30. The theme will of course be boat safety.
Want to help? Have some ideas on helping the Squadron make a big ‘splash’? Drop a line to either secretary@parrysoundsquadron.ca or communications@parrysoundsquadron.ca.
Here’s a reminder of what the Squadron’s last entry in the Santa Claus parade looked like. It seems to be something from another century.
The linked post provides information about the US Navy’s hospital ships that I found surprising. As you can tell from the photo below they are almost as large as an aircraft carrier. It’s also worth noting that much of the time they are involved in medical relief work.
It’s worth taking a look (Monster Machines – Hospital Ships).
Here’s a familiar and welcoming image for all of you who have boated home from the Big Sound and beyond. Do you have images or stories you would like to share? We’d like to share them with the larger boating community.
Send me a note at communications@parrysoundsquadron.ca, or to Steven Duff at editor@parrysoundsquadron.ca, so we can get it online. We are happy to help with photo and text editing. I imagine that Steven will want to keep the best of the best for our quarterly issue of The Bridge, but we are happy to help you share your images, stories and suggestions with the rest of the boating community.
Jo B., Communications Officer
P.S. – we also have a Facebook page at Parry Sound Boating. Check it out and ‘Like’ us to regularly receive these website updates.
While out this weekend with Steven Duff and families we happened to stick the nose of the Beagle (21 foot Scout) into a small bay on the mainland side of Shawanaga Inlet. And to my surprise at least, we came upon a scene that seemed like something out of a movie.
Ah, the simple pleasures of Georgian Bay, the Biosphere and Parry Sound. Grab it while you can.
A surprise in every bay.
We were out yesterday and spent some time with Anne and Andy Devos (your Training Officer) at his rendezvous just north of Regatta Bay. There is still time to drop by and say hello. When we dropped by there were about six boats rafted up to the Lady Anne D, or anchored nearby with their dinghies tied up.
The weather is just perfect and the hospitality aboard the Lady Anne D is even better.
There will be a Parry Sound Power and Sail Squadron rendezvous this weekend organized by Training Officer Andy Devos. The original invitation is available from this link. All are welcome. Anne and I will be boating by on Saturday, and I know that others are planning on bringing their boats and ‘sleeping over’.
Oh, the weather promises to be perfect for Friday and Saturday. Sunday is another issue, so arrive early to enjoy the weather and the company of other boaters.
Parry Sound Forecast: August 28 – September 3
We went by yesterday and saw that the Copegog picnic area dock, one of our favourite quick stop spots in the Georgian Bay Biosphere, had been repaired in the last couple of weeks. I’m not sure who is responsible but they have our thanks and appreciation. Unlike earlier in the season (as shown below) the dock is able to accommodate as many as four boats in the 20 to 30 foot size range.
Copegog docks before the August repair. (For scale that’s a 21 foot Scout tied up to the dock).
Power Squadron members Anne and Andy Devos (Squadron Training Officer) invite all interested to boat over and join them for a Labour Day weekend rendezvous. Stay for the day, night or weekend and enjoy a little rest, relaxation and boating fun. The more the merrier. It’s a great opportunity to share experiences and meet other boaters.
The location is: 45° 23.24 N, 80° 19.68 W.
If you’re a Power and Sail Squadron member you know how to find it. If you’re not, you can figure it out. Or take one of the upcoming Power and Sail Squadron courses this winter to be prepared for next year. If it sounds like fun and you can’t figure out where it is, send us a note and we’ll happy to fill you in with the location details (communications@parrysoundsquadron.ca) .
Andy and Anne will be there from Friday afternoon through Monday.
It’s better on the Bay.
We have our Facebook page up and operational. For many of you this may be a much easier way to keep up-to-date on happenings on the water in the Parry Sound area and Squadron activities.
Our page can be found at “Parry Sound Boating”. Please take a look and like our page so that you can receive a direct feed of the latest news.
Have something to post; articles, boating links or photos? Send a message to communications@parrysoundsquadron.ca to get it on our Facebook wall. Want to post on a regular basis? Let us know and we can provide you with editorial privileges. Until we are proven wrong we’ll assume that more information is better than too little.
Oh, and a safety tip. Don’t forget to keep an eye out behind you. Things can ‘sneak’ up and surprise you. If we hadn’t seen it our self we would have thought this was a case of ‘jumping the shark’. Boat safely.
PWC meets boat, no one wins.
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