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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-06-21, Page 13Goderich Power n Sailpast will take is Sunday afternoon in the Goderich Har - the major attractions will be the appearance Butterfly 11", the 43 ,w custom built ocean oop with black mast ing owned by Bruce e boat was .to leave last Sunday and is ex - arrive in time for 'the Commander Beecher Men- zies is in charge of getting the "show on the road" by placing the participants in their various classes. Beecher has had previous ex- perience in arranging these having organized such sailpasts in Ottawa, London and Goderich power squadrons. The boats will assemble in the harbour basin at 1:30 p.m. dressed and decorated for the occasion. There will be a prize for the best decorated boat. All participating boaters are asked, to register with John Sully who will„ set up office in the dock area from '12:00 to 1:30 Sunday. Dick Atkey, Squadron Public Relations Officer will be using his boat the "Miss Clinton" as the press boat. He encourages all boat owners especially the smaller powerboats to par- ticipate and make this sailpast one of the best ever. After the event, the wives of the executive committee mem- bers will serve light refresh- ments to those who par- ticipated. Entries are expected this year from the London Power Squadron, the Bayfield Squadron as well as the Goderich Power Squadron. If the weather is good, en- tries could exceed the amount of 40 which took part in the sailpast two years ago. The tournout last year was rather poor because of the rain. e u: oaerirfj SIGNAL -STAR 1,26YEAR -25 "The'town of Goderich will be treated to a special event this summer season as the Canadian Aerobatics Cham- pionships and Air Show will take place at Sky Harbour Airport, June 30 and July 1. The show previously held at Centralia may become an annual event fo'Goderich If this particular one proves successful, according to an official of the Experimental Aircraft Association sponsors of the show. Competitors will be participating in three classes, spor- Goderich Sailing Club very interesting as well sing demonstration last ay in the harbour. demonstration which I on by Pat Shanahan ke Watts Commodore of b was primarily for the of finding out the nd best way of righting 'mini -mac sailing crafts they capsize. people who will be M- g in the sailing course by the Goderich club, n hand to see the most I method of escaping ch a predicament. information _ will be on to their students. urse is being offered the town recreation of - e will be two courses. st will only be a week in n much like a clinic. Y this course is full with- 60 people reg'iotered. It e place the first week in other course to be of: is season will last most summer and be taught by ers from the Goderich Club. This course may obtained by contacting reation office. Mini -mac sailing craft onated by Bruce Sully, Sully, George Robertson the fourth boat was d by the Salt Mine, ch Elevator, MacDonald and the Upper Lakes ng Limited. two men are going to in - the flotation in the little cause as they found out, g them after they are d is not the easiest thing Almost there; as Mike Watts shifts his weight to try and right this Mini -mac. After ex- perimenting with the craft, It was determined that for the purpose of instructing with these boats, the flotation should b• increased. The Goderich Sailing Club owns four of these crafts which were donated. (Staff Photo) tsmen, intermediate and .senior. Along with the aerobatics competition and demonstrations, there will be skydiving events, • In this event, the competitor will be timed or? the dump and the time It takes for he or she to get rid of the "chute" and travel the distpnce to ring a bell on the field. Some of the pidnes which will be involved In the air show will be Harvards, Citabria and Pitts -specials, the mini bi-planes. The raindate for the show will be July 2. Sailors' school is valuable The Canadian Power Squadrons' Boating Course provides a general introduction to safe boating for those using either sail or power boats. It is of interest and value to both the experienced yachtsman as well as the complete novice. The course provides valuable knowledge and background to all who sail upon Canadian waters, be it ocean, lake or river, and regardless of the size or type of boat used. The Goderich • Power. Squadron is a Unit of the C.P.S. Some of the subjects which are covered in detail are as follows: BOAT HANDLING Nautical terms that boaters use. Types and handling characteristics of both power and sail boats. Docking and tin - docking. How to manoeuvre a boat in wind and current. Car top boats: handling, trailer and - launching. LINES AND ANCHORING Anchors and mooring. Types of anchors and dock lines. Essential knots and the care of rope and other boating tackle. GENERAL SEAMANSHIP Weather and its effects. Use of tide and current tables. How to successfully negotiate canals and lgcks. CHARTS AND PILOTING How to read information on charts -- symbols and ab- breviations. Piloting in- struments: lead line,- log, pelorus, protractor and parallel rules. How to lay and plot a course. Finding position by bearings. Dead reckoning. MARINER'S COMPASS Types of compasses, .their care and use. Variation and deviation True, magnetic and compass courses. AIDS TO NAVIGATION Buoys and beacons, their types, colors and numbering systems. Radio aids. Lights, ranges and fog signals. EQUIPMENT AND BOATING LAWS The life saving, fire fighting, signalling and lighting equip- ment which the law requires boats --to, carry. Also the ad- ditional equipment every good skipper should carry.,, How to license, register and number a boat. RULES OF THE ROAD Traffic Claws of the water- ways. The rules of right-of-way when boats meet or their paths cross, for both sail. and power. The whistle signals and all the other pertinent regulations governing boat operation. Mand Mike Watts look the problem over of MMhse Selling craft after they deliberately Y�ts PurPollm Of the test 1s to determine the beet way to right the craft wll�t hat be aMklnB lessons In tMtechnique can be peritedtM• on to the students -that season. (Staff Photo) National Safe Boating Week will be recognized from July 1 to 7 as the Canada Safety Countil makes an all out effort to inform the boating public of the hazards of pleasure boating and the alarming toll of,death and injury on Canadian water- ways. According to statistics, 302 ...people were drowned in boating accidents last year when the boats in which they were riding capsized. Overloading, over- powering venturing into dangerous waters and sailing in poor weather were some of the factors contributing to this needless loss of life. SAFETY AFLOAT Fire prevention in fuel han- dling. Ventilation. Use of life- saving equipment, and ar- tificial resuscitation. Distress and fog signals. Emergency situations: heavy weather, man overboard, holing, sinking, grounding. Towing and ren- dering assistance. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS Proper clothing and footwear for safety aboard. Obligations of a skipper, crew .and guests. Yachting and naval customs. Thursday morning Goderich motorists were perhaps somewhat startled to find an airplane moving along one— of the community's main thoroughfares. If the sight was startling, or perhaps annoying, to those who found them- selves tied up in slow moving traffic along Victoria Street, the- event represented the high point in a five-year labor of love for the owners of the craft. Fred Bruinsma, 230 Jones Street, and Syd Bullen, 184 Gibbons Street have in- vested all their spare time for the past five years in the project of building their own plane. The orange and white two seater "Cavalier" was constructed in Mr. Bruin - sma's garage. Neither, man was prepared to put a value in dollars and cents on the long' hours of work it took to complete the craft. With a special escort by local police the plahe was taken from the garage on a flat-bed truck and carried to nearby Sky Harbor airport. Completing the strange parade was a line of cars con- taining friends and relatives who had gathered to see the project completed. Final mechanical checks on the plane are now being tarried- out at the airport and it is expected the craft will hgver its\ first test flight soon with Lloyd Atfield at the controls. }.3;7.11 TMs orange and white Cavalier home-buUt plane Is the product of five years of work and tender loving care. It was bulli by Fred ',minima and Syd Sullen of Goderich. The plan . was moved to Sky Harbour Airport last Thursday morning. Its test flight will not be for a couple of weeks. (Staff Photo)