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NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER April 2012April 2012

Monthly Meeting

April Luncheon

April 5, 2012

11:30 Registration

Location:

B Ocean 999 N. Ft. Laud. Bch. Blvd.

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Speaker:

Mr. Robert Heekin

Current Encore, Ltd,

Cost for Members &

Guests $20

For those who missed this years FLMC picnic at Snyder Park I can only

say that you missed a great event. The weather was wonderful, the pavilion

was a first class location and I am sure that everyone who attended enjoyed

the food, drink, and entertainment. At one point I counted over 75 people in

attendance but the crowd kept changing as the afternoon festivities contin-

ued.

Some highlights: Ted Crosby looked like he was in heaven cooking with

his assistants at a BBQ pit that could have handled hundreds of people

while the ladies kept bringing out more and more food that seemed to be

from an endless supply in the kitchen. Entertainment included a DJ with an

afternoon full of music and games for the kids, games for the adults, and

games for the adults who like to act like kids. We saw some new members

arrive and even some older members whom we rarely see. Plenty of chil-

dren were in attendance and everyone kept eating, eating, and eating some

more. Yes I will admit I went back for 3rd's and the ribs were finger licking

good.

Overall another successful FLMC party. Please take the time to applaud our

2012 Activities Director Arlene Weicher and all of her crew for making our

2012 annual picnic an event to be remembered. Well done Arlene / Thank

you,

Christopher Karentz

2012 FLMC Skipper

2012 Officers & Chairs

Skipper: Captain Karentz

First Mate: Matthew Valcourt

Yeoman: Kristene Lundblad

Purser: Charles Davant

Bosuń: Terry Jones

Program: Brian Emond

Activities: Arlene Weicher

Historian: Elaine Frawley

Seminar Chair: David Gambach

FUN IN THE SUN

AT THE MARINERS PICNIC!

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Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club PO Box 21750 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33335-1750 www.ftlmc.org

More pictures from our Annual Picnic...

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Please Join us for Lunch:

Fort Lauderdale Mariner’s Club Luncheon

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

At

B Ocean

999 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.

Speaker will be Mr. Robert Heekin Owner of Current Encore, Ltd.

"What it Really means to be an Accredited Marine Surveyor"

Registration starts at 11:30 am

Meeting starts at 12:00 Please RSVP with menu selection

Starter:

Seasonal Salad

Entrée Choice:

Oven Roasted Chicken

Grilled Salmon Filet

Ravioli with Meat Sauce

Dessert will also be served

Valet Service Included

Cost for Members & Guests $20

Please log on to www.ftlmc.org to register and pay with a credit card on “Event Calendar”

OR pay with cash or a check at the door

RSVP with entrée selection to [email protected]

No Shows will be Billed!

SPEAKER BIO:

Mr. Rober Heekin Current Encore, Ltd. Owner Mr. Heekin is the owner of Current Encore Ltd., a marine surveying company and he is a member of the FLMC. He has been a surveyor for over 30 years. His current survey-ing practice practice specializ-es damage assessment for determining the cause of the loss and subrogation. He co-vers losses in the Caribbean, Bahamas and Florida. He is also the Florida Regional Di-rector for the Society of Ac-credited Marine Surveyors or SAMS. Though many of us work with marine surveyors every day, we may not know what it really means to be an accredited marine surveyor. He will talk to us about what that means and about SAMS.

Our speaker for the May 1 Luncheon will be LCDR Dan Brehm, Technical Advisor from the US Coast Guard Cruise Ship National Center Of Ex-pertise. He will talk about the NCOE and what they do.

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mailto:[email protected]

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Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club

ITEMS OF INTEREST:

Please submit newsletter ideas

and items of interest to the Editor:

Kristene Lundblad at

[email protected]

Fort Lauderdale

Mariners Club

About Us

The Fort Lauderdale Mariners

Club is dedicated to the promo-

tion of ethical business practices

among the sea-going community

as well as the circulation of accu-

rate and useful information to the

boating community.

Our membership includes both

professional and leisure boating

enthusiasts, as well as industry

experts and professionals in many

disciplines from around the

world.

Join Us

We welcome your interest in the

Mariners Club and invite you to

become an active member to the

benefit of each of us individually

and all of us as a community.

The easiest way to join is to at-

tend a monthly meeting as a guest

of a current member.

Request an application form from

an officer, complete it and mail it

with your check for $50.00 to the

Mariners Club for consideration

by the membership committee.

Two sponsors are required.

If you want to join and do not

know an active member, contact

Christopher Karentz

[email protected]

Please visit our website at

www.ftlmc.org to find out more

about us!

Thank you to all Mariners for contributing to our

Toy Drive this year at the Holiday Party!

Please see the following letter we received from

the members of the Boys & Girls Club.

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ITEMS OF INTEREST:




[email protected]

The Real Meaning...

Capsize - They ask you this when you go to buy a hat or baseball cap.

Cockpit – An area of a sail-boat in which people sit in order to get wet.

Cleat – A template used to practice knot tying that al-

Crew - This term refers to the people working on your boat. They are usual-ly friends or acquaintanc-es that do not find out about the "work" part of the ride until you are away from the dock. Crews have a high turno-ver rate, they normally will never want to see you again, let alone set foot

Compass – A navigational aid that accurately points to the largest metal object on

Boat Graveyards Haunt Haiti

Over the decades Haiti's waters have become a dumping grounds for ships left to rot, and its maritime graveyard has become a hazard to the country's main port. Now a team of shipwreckers is determined to clear the navigational hazards. Ft. Lauderdale Mariners Club Member, Geno Gargiulo, president of Commercial Diver Services, is currently in Haiti undertaking this colos-sal endeavour. Please copy and paste the following link to see the vid-eo that the AFP released regarding this story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2zgUbrw_3BY&list=UU86dbj-lbDks_hZ5gRKL49Q

The island of Galešnjak

Galešnjak was only "discovered" in 2008 by the Internet search tool Google Earth. CNN did a

report on the island being one of several natural heart-shaped phenomena. Google Earth pub-

lished its story on Galešnjak exactly 202 years after the publication of Napoleon's famous "Map

of Dalmatia", on which Napoleon's cartographers very clearly drew Galešnjak as a heart-

shaped islet. The islet of Galešnjak, which is owned of the Jureško family, is interesting due

to its heart-shaped form, and as such is desirable in the tourist promotion of the natural beau-

ties of Croatia. The islet is situated in the Pašman Channel between the village of Mrljane on

Pašman and the village of Turanj on the mainland. Its area is 0.132 km2, and the length of its

coastal belt is 1,545 metres. Its highest point is 36 metres above sea level.

The presentation of the islet of Galešnjak has given rise to the idea of linking the "Croatian

Island of Love" with the three other heart-shaped islands in different parts of the world into a

"World Archipelago of Love". Support for Galešnjak and the promotion of the natural beauties

of the Croatian coast was obtained from the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Science, Edu-

cation and Sports, the Croatian Tourist Association and the Home on the Beach Educational

Centre.

Source: www.mint.hr

http://www.mint.hr/

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Who’s this Mariner?

Boat of the Month

Word of the Month: deep six, n. & v., death, the grave, or to dispose of, 1929. The origin of this

term is uncertain, but is widely thought to be a reference to burial at sea at a

depth of six fathoms.

Why do seagulls fly over the sea?

Because if they flew over the bay, they'd be bagels!

GETAWAY WEEKEND:

JULY 27-29, 2012

Details to follow shortly


ITEMS OF INTEREST:




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Come to our next

luncheon to find out!

Please email childhood photos of

yourself or other members to:

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Last

Months

photo

was…

Barney

Hauf!

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