NORTHWIND - OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF D11N Volume 19, Issue 3
NORTHWIND Official Newsletter of District 11 Northern
July 2013 Volume 19, Issue 3
IN THIS ISSUE
A few years ago a common phrase was “Back
to Basics”. Well I would like to take us all
back to our basics in the Auxiliary. The
Auxiliary is fortunate to have the opportunity
to work and support the Coast Guard on a
multitude of missions, however our main
mission is Recreational Boating Safety. Our
National Commodore’s Vision Statement is
“The Coast Guard Auxiliary will continue to
meet America's ever changing needs
through increased attention to recreational
boating safety, security of America’s
waterways and improved methods of
educating the boating public”.
As we are all aware we spread the boating
safely message to the public in many ways,
such as teaching boating classes, performing
vessel exams, at boat show booths, etc.
When your flotilla is planning their activities
here, are few things I would like to have
everyone think about:
When deciding which public events to attend
or support:
• What will be expected of your group at
this event
• Will you be able to interact with the
public and other organizations to
further the Boating Safety message?
• Will you have sufficient staff and
materials to support the event?
• What uniform will be worn, does
everyone have one and do they know
how to wear it?
As we continue to deliver the boating safely
message, all of our planning, training
members directly reflect on our message.
We need to guarantee that when we attend
events we are prepared and know how to
spread the boating safely message.
When deciding on which training classes to
offer your members:
• Do we offer any Back to Basics classes
for everyone to tone up?
• Will training be provided early enough in
the year for new members so they feel
comfortable at the events being
supported?
• Are all of your members aware of the
focus for ads and collateral from
National for this year?
• Is this training providing more end for
our members?
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DISTRICT COMMODORE Page 1
DCAPT – SUPPORT Page 2
AFTER 20 YEARS Page 4
AMERICA’S CUP 72 CLASS Page 5
PHOTO GALLERY Page 6
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Page 7
D11N NORTHWIND NEWSLETTER TEAM
Curtis Han DSO-PB
William Kinsey ADSO-PB
Victor Beelik ADSO-PB
Dennis Wilson ADSO-PB
COMO ROD COLLINS District Commodore, D11N
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(COMO Rod Collins - continued from page 1)
If we are not trained correctly and constantly
it will be tough for people to see us as the
experts we are. We get new members who
want to get involved with the flotilla events
but do they really know the state boating
laws? How to fit life jackets? So why not
have a refresher class during your flotilla
meetings to review the typical questions that
come up from the public. This way new and
experienced members get the value.
When deciding on the public education
classes that you are going to offer:
• Do you use currently technology to
present you classes?
• Are class materials current and
professional looking?
• Are you delivering the classes in the
manner that your boating public
expects?
• Do you offer a 13 week Boating Skills
and Safety class but cannot find
students?
o Maybe it’s time to break it into 2
offerings
• Are paddle sports popular in your area?
o If yes do you offer those classes?
• Do you solicit feedback from your
students on your classes?
• Do you have your best instructors
instructing in the classes?
• Are you training new instructors to take
over when your current ones are not
available?
Are you offering the courses that your
boating public is looking for? This should be
a quick yearly exercise to make sure you are
still in touch with your market.
The Auxiliary provides a great service to the
boating public and the Coast Guard. We
need to make sure that we are current in
everything we do, are up to date on all of
training and qualifications, and wear our
uniforms correctly as the public sees no
difference in our uniforms and the active
duty.
I ”Thank You” for the time you put in to the
best volunteer organization there is. So go
out and make the waters safe and have a
great time doing it!!
Rod Collins
COAST GUARD AUXILIARY UNIFORMS:
I think talking about the clothing we wear
while performing our missions for the Coast
Guard would be helpful.
UNIFORM: What does the term uniform
mean and how does it apply to the Auxiliary.
• The Dictionary tells us a uniform is
a type of clothing worn by
members of an organization while
participating in that organization's
activities.
• All Auxiliarists are authorized and
encouraged to wear the various
Auxiliary uniforms or the Blazer
outfit. Auxiliarists must adhere to
uniform policies when engaged in
Coast Guard and Auxiliary
programs and activities. Uniforms
shall be worn as prescribed in Coast
Guard Uniform Regulations,
COMDTINST M1020.6 (series),
except as noted in chapter 10 of the
Auxiliary Manual COMDTINST M
16790.1 (series).
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BILL CORRELL District Captain - Support, D11N
OPS PHOTO GALLERY
DIVISION 1 OPTREX
BERKELEY MARINA
MAY 4, 2013
Submitted by:
Dennis Wilson, ADSO-PB
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The privilege for us to wear the Coast Guard
Uniform is granted by the Commandant and
administered through Auxiliary Directors
(DIRAUX) and the Auxiliary chain of
leadership to comply with standards
established for its proper wear and use. Keep
in mind members may receive administrative
discipline up to and including termination for
repeatedly violating these policies.
EXPECTATIONS: No member in the
Auxiliary may authorize you to wear any
garment with the Auxiliary uniform that is
not contained specifically in the current
Auxiliary Manual. If you cannot wear a proper
uniform of the day then you may, for some
meetings or activities, wear appropriate
civilian attire.
The Staff HR is primarily responsible for
knowing the current and proper elements of
uniform wear and I have asked Ann Zocchi
our DSO-HR to reinforce the proper uniform
wear with new members and the subordinate
staff elements of Human Resource. The
enforcement of these policies as always rests
with unit elected or operational leaders at all
levels within the Auxiliary. Naturally, every
member continues to be a mentor for their
fellow Auxiliarists and should remind them
when they notice a uniform error, so that we
represent the Coast Guard, the Auxiliary,
your unit and yourself as is desired by the
Commandant.
All of the Auxiliary uniforms may be acquired
from the Uniform Distribution Center, with
the accessories purchased either from the
Auxiliary National or District Stores. If you
acquire your uniform from another source,
such as other uniform stores or eBay, etc.,
you should make sure that they meet the
current standards for a Coast Guard
Auxiliary. In addition they must be
maintained in true serviceable condition,
please refer to the following link for
guidance;
http://hdept.cgaux.org/pdf/UPGMay2013.pdf
What are the uniforms that are typical for the
Auxiliary to wear for most of their activities;
sometimes called the Uniform of the Day;
(The Tropical Blue and Operational Dress
Uniforms are most common year around
Uniforms).
In addition we are authorized to wear a
Dinner Dress Blue or Dinner Dress White and
on those occasions an acceptable alternative
would be the Service Dress Blue or the Blue
Blazer Combination. We are also authorized
to wear the Service Dress White Uniforms
but for the average Auxiliarist you would
seldom be asked to wear them or have in
your sea bag.
SPECIAL DUTY UNIFORMS: Pilots, Aircrew
and Auxiliary Food Service are typical
assignments that have their own special
uniform items. Members considering these
duties should refer to the Auxiliary Manual
for the descriptions of these Special Duty
Uniform items.
AUXILIARY POLO SHIRT: The Auxiliary
Operations Dark Blue Polo Shirt may be worn
as an alternative to the Operational Dress
Uniform (ODU) top, and the Hot Weather
Uniform shirt for patrol activities. The Vessel
Examiner Light Blue Polo Shirt may be worn
as an alternative to the Operational Dress
Uniform (ODU) top and the Hot Weather
Uniform shirt for Vessel Examiner missions.
No logos, patches, insignia, name tapes, nor
name tags of any type may be worn on this
shirt.
HOT WEATHER UNIFORM: The Hot
Weather Uniform is authorized as an optional
uniform for Auxiliarists. The Director shall
prescribe the proper season for its wear. The
HWU is appropriate for personnel performing
outdoor activities in locations where
humidity and high temperatures cause
physical discomfort or in extreme work
environments. It is not appropriate for
routine office wear. It is not authorized for
wear while commuting to and from a Coast
Guard duty station or any public affairs
setting, although it may be worn directly to
and from a point of Auxiliary patrol or vessel
safety check activity.
UNIFORM OF THE DAY and AUXILIARY
EXAMPLES: The Director (DIRAUX), or
elected leaders at any level, may require a
specific uniform be worn to participate in
Auxiliary activities other than those listed
above. Elected and appointed leaders are
expected to wear the uniform properly to set
an example.
COMMON UNIFORM ERRORS: There have
been a number of uniform changes that took
place last December and there are no grace
periods for members to comply with these
changes. In some cases we have other
frequent errors that I am sure the members
are just not aware of the proper uniform
items.
• Tropical Blue Uniform Tee shirts –
With the Tropical Blue Uniform the
ONLY Tee shirt is a white “V” neck. Not
'no Tee shirt at all, no undershirt or a
crew Tee shirt.
• Operational Dress Uniform (ODU) Tee
Shirt – It should be a blue crew neck Tee
shirt with ' USCG Auxiliary' on the left
breast side of the Tee shirt, so if you are
asked to convert to the Hot Weather
Uniform you will still be in an approved
Uniform. Not just a blue crew Tee shirt
or a black Tee Shirt.
• Tennis or Boat Shoes – While tennis
shoes and boat shoes are acceptable
with the Operational Dress Uniform,
Hot Weather Uniform or the Polo
variants when working on or around
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(Bill Correll – continued from page 3)
vessels, they are NOT acceptable to be
worn with the Tropical Blue or
Service/Winter Dress Uniforms. With
these Uniforms you should be wearing
black low quarters in leather or Corfram.
• Auxiliary Baseball Hats – While this is
standard head gear for our Operational
Dress Uniform, Hot Weather Uniform or
the Polo variants, it is no longer
acceptable to be worn with the Coast
Guard Light Blue Shirt (Tropical Blue).
• Collar Device on Tropical Blues - Collar
devices are not worn on any Coast
Guard Light Blue Shirt (Tropical Blue),
you will wear the enhanced shoulder
boards only. The collar devices are still
worn with the Winter Dress Blue
Uniform.
Belt and Buckle – On all uniforms you are
required to wear a belt. With the
Operational Dress Uniform it will be a black
web belt with subdued (black) tip and open
face black buckle or black rigger belt. Not the
same belt you wear with your Tropical Blue
Uniform, which should be a black web belt
with silver tip, and a silver buckle or silver
Auxiliary buckle. Never a black or any
leather belt with silver open face buckle.
PROPER UNIFORM DISPOSAL: The
procedure for proper disposal of Coast Guard
(Auxiliary) uniforms is described in the
Auxiliary Manual Chanter 10, staring on page
10-7. However a hint is don't just take it to
Goodwill or sell it on eBay. I would encourage
you to look at the your Unit Materials Officer
to see if you have a Unit Uniform Closet
where new members may make further use
of your uniforms if they are serviceable, or
check with the District Materials Officer to
see if they are maintaining the same type of
uniform re-use supplies. Otherwise if not
sold or given directly to another Auxiliarist,
they must be destroyed.
Well Shipmates I hope this is helpful, but
remember wearing the proper and correct
uniform is part of being in the Auxiliary. May
you all have fair winds and smooth sailing,
have fun but be safe out there...
Semper Paratus,
Bill Correll
I just received my MEMBERSHIP
CERTIFICATE AWARD for twenty years of
service as a member of the USCG AUX. Wow!
Twenty years sure went by fast. My mind
wonders “What made you stay with the
AUXILIARY for so long….it really did not
seem that long?” Sure, as you get older time
seems to fly fast, but TWENY YEARS in the
AUXILIARY??
Thinking about it, the twenty years seem
short because I was never bored doing what
comes to me naturally….sharing and
learning. In the first few years I found that my
fellow members in the Auxiliary were
interested in what I had to say, which led me
to become the editor of the flotilla monthly
newsletter the “DIRECTION FINDER”. Once I
started writing, I found that people were
actually reading my articles and their positive
comments encouraged me to more research
and sharing the results with others for more
than half of those twenty years.
As a qualified instructor it gave me the
opportunity and great pleasure to pass on
the various aspects of navigation and
seamanship that I acquired during my ocean
sailing/racing experience of over 45 years, to
not just my fellow Auxilliarists, but to the
newcomers to boating as well.
I enjoyed learning from my fellow
Auxilliarists. If you think about it, all the
members of the Auxiliary have a “life long
experience” behind them. Spending time
with my shipmates resulted in learning and
learning is what life is all about!
What kept me and still keeps me going, is my
desire to thank this great nation of ours that
gave me the opportunity to start a new life
after our escape from the communists after
the Second World War. I will never forget the
night on November the 6th 1949 when our
ship anchored in New York harbor with the
Statue of Liberty greeting us:
“WELCOME TO THE LAND OF THE FREE”
As a 18 year old lad I watched, spell bound,
the lights of the city all night and the next
day we set foot on the promised land of
opportunity that gave me and our family a
new start on life.
THANK YOU AMERICA!
(Vic Beelik is a member of Flotilla 11-04,
currently serving as publications officer in
Flotilla, Division and District levels, as well as
other staff positions.)
After 20 Years by Vic Beelik, ADSO-PB
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The AC72 (America’s Cup 72 class) is a wing
sail catamaran box rule, governing the
construction and operation of the yachts to
be used in the 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup
selection series and the 2013 America's Cup.
This new and revolutionary design is
extremely expensive and has allowed the
development of foils which lift the hull out of
the water in some conditions leading to
extreme boat speeds.
The AC72 is the new class of yacht created
specifically for the 2013 America’s Cup by the
best designers in the world with input from
the best sailors in the world to deliver a
cutting-edge design for the pinnacle of the
sport.
Crewed by 11, the AC72 catamaran is a
lightweight speedster that measures in at 72
feet long by 46 feet wide and weighs 13,000
pounds. The AC72 is powered by a wing sail
that stands 131 feet tall and covers 2,798
square feet in area.
The dimensions add up to an athletic yacht
that’s long and light, wide and stable, and
possesses incredible speed potential. When
the wind-speed hits 18 knots, the AC72 sails
at 35 knots (40 mph).
When the boat-speed reaches 43 knots, a
speed easily achieved off the wind, the
catamaran is capable of sailing its 72-foot
length in a single second. By comparison, the
sloops used in the 2007 America’s Cup had a
top average speed of 12 knots, meaning they
sailed their 80-foot length in four seconds.
A dynamic feature of the AC72 is its ability to
hydrofoil. Hydrofoils significantly reduce
drag and further increase speed, and
designers recognize that refining the
efficiency of those appendages has become
as important to success as the plans they
create for the hulls and wings. In testing on
the smaller AC45s, hydrofoiling increased the
boat’s performance potential by an average
of 25 percent.
LIST OF AC72 CATAMARANS
SYNDICATE SHIPYARD NOTES Emirates
Team New Zealand Cookson Boats
Boat #1 launched and christened New Zealand on July 21, 2012.
Hydrofoiling capability. Decommissioned
Oracle
Team USA Oracle Racing
Boat #1 launched and christened 17 on August 30, 2012. Extensively
damaged in October 16, 2012 capsize. Relaunched on February 4, 2013.
Hydrofoiling capability
Luna Rossa
Team Italy Persico
Launched and christened on October 26, 2012. Sistership to Team New
Zealand boat #1. Hydrofoiling capability
Artemis Racing
Team Sweden King Marine
Boat #1 launched and christened on November 3, 2012. Underwent
improvements between February 13 and March 22, 2013. Deemed a
"complete loss" in May 9, 2013 capsize resulting in the death of one crew
member.
Emirates
Team New Zealand Cookson Boats
Boat #2 launched and christened New Zealand Aotearoa on February 3,
2013. Hydrofoiling capability
Oracle
Team USA Oracle Racing
Boat #2 launched and christened Oracle Team USA 17 on April 23, 2013.
Hydrofoiling capability
Artemis Racing
Team Sweden King Marine
Boat #2 launched and christened Artemis Racing on July 22, 2013.
Hydrofoiling capability
LOUIS VUITTON CUP: JULY 7 – AUGUST 30 AMERICA’S CUP FINALS: SEPTEMBER 7 – 21
AC72 – AMERICA’S CUP 72 CLASS 2013 America’s Cup – from the official website of AC72
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Photo Gallery
Above: Additional photographs of
members participating in operations and
training missions. Photos from OPTREX –
Berkely and Alameda
Right: District 11N Honor Guard Team,
leading the 4th
of July parade, Alameda,
CA. Photo submitted by Rick Pisio, 12-91
Photograph contributions:
Please submit high-resolution photos to
Dennis Wilson, ADSO-PB
Please include:
Description of each photograph
Name of member submitting photograph
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District Calendar of Events JANUARY – JUNE, 2013
AUG 1-31 Dues – Member Payable Payment to FSO-FN
AUG 3 Division 11 OPTREX Lake Tahoe, NV POC: DeeDee Kincade
AUG 9-10 Division 7 OPTREX Jordanelle Reservoir, UT POC: COMO Mike Williams
AUG 18-25 NATIONAL CONFERENCE (NACON) San Diego, CA
AUG 19 WEBINAR – District EXCOM Meeting 1900 – 2100
AUG 21 WEBINAR – District Board Meeting 1900 – 2100
SEP 1 DUES – Member Payment Late Referred to FC: Issue ANSC 7035 with a retention contact
SEP 7 District Board and Staff Meeting & Elections Coast Guard Island, Alameda 0930-1430
SEP 7-8 PCA TRAINNIG FAIR Coast Guard Island, Alameda POC: Mary Kirkwood
SEP 14 DIVISION 11 OPTREX Lake Tahoe, NV POC: DeeDee Kincade
SEP 20-22 Division 10 OPTREX Millerton Lake, Fresno, CA POC: Rod Rollins
SEP 23 NORTHWIND Articles Due – RESPONSE Due to DSO-PB
SEP 28 PCA OPEX Coast Guard Island, Alameda POC: Dean LaChapelle
OCT 1 DUES – ANSC 7035 with contact documentation Due to DSO-HR
OCT 4-6 Flotilla 55 OPTREX USCGSTA Bodega Bay POC: Wil Sumner
OCT 14 WEBINAR – District EXCOM Meeting 1900 – 2100
OCT 16 WEBINAR – District Board Meeting 1900 – 2100
OCT 25-27 Flotilla 3-10 OPEX (NO QE TESTING) Sacramento/San Joaquin/Delta POC: Dean LaChapelle
NOV 1 DUES – ANSC 7035 at DIRAUX DSO-HR to DIRAUX
NOV 2 Division 11 COW TBA
NOV 3 Division 4 COW TBA
NOV 9 Division 6 COW TBA
NOV 16-17 District Board Meeting & Elected Officer Training Coast Guard Island, Alameda 0930 - 1430
DEC 1 Division 3 COW Location: TBA POC: Carl Pierce
DEC 7 Division 5 COW Zio Fraedos, Vallejo, CA POC: James Minkel
DEC 8 Division 12 COW Pier 29, Alameda, CA POC: Joe Cannon
DEC 14 Division 10 COW Marie Calender’s, Fresno, CA POC: Phil Grove
DEC 23 NORTHWIND Articles Due – ALL Due to DSO-PB
Please refer to the online District 11N Calendar for recent updates and information:
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NORTHWIND is the official publication of the
United Stated Coast Guard Auxiliary, District
Eleven North.
Article contributions by the following:
Rod Collins, District Commodore
Bill Correll, DCAPT-Support
Additional contribution by:
Vic Beelik, ADSO-PB
Photograph contributions by:
Rick Pisio, Division 12
Dennis Wilson, Division 5
Georgieanna Scheuerman, Division 12
Website:
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NORTHWIND Publications Team:
Curtis Han DSO-PB
William Kinsey ADSO-PB
Victor Beelik ADSO-PB
Dennis Wilson ADSO-PB
District 11 North Webmaster
Jimmin Chang DSO-CS
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