Annual America’s Boating Club Cruise - Holland America Nieuw Statendam
2020-02-16 - 2020-02-23 | MA, United States

Basic Coastal Navigation Seminar - BCN
2020-02-18 18:30 - 21:00, 2020-02-25 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Orleans Yacht Club, 39 Cove Road, Orleans, MA, 02653, United States
BCN Class Flyer – Orleans Yacht Club – 2020
Basic Coastal Navigation Seminar (BCN) – 2 Tuesday nights starting on February 18, 2020 ending on February 25th. No final exam.
Today, electronics have radically changed navigation, but understanding the basics helps you gain confidence in your equipment and your own skills.
In this seminar, you’ll learn practical techniques to plan, navigate, and check your progress on the water. You will develop situational awareness skills using your eyes and navigation tools to quickly point to your position on a chart, and be able to use backup techniques when the electronics become suspect. This seminar will help both captain and crew to navigate safely and comfortably.
What’s included?

An overview of electronic navigation
GPS- what it tells us
Waypoint navigation fundamentals
Charts – what you need to know
Navigation aids
Water depth and tides
Course corrections
Situation awareness
Solving for course, speed and distance
24-hour clock

CONTACT: John Crawford at johncr181@gmail.com (508-240-4603)

ON-LINE REGISTRATION: https://americasboatingclub.org/find-a-course-near-you
Fee: $40 for non-ABClub members, $20 for ABClub members.

Coastal Navigation
2020-02-22 09:00 - 15:00, 2020-02-29 09:00 - 15:00, 2020-03-07 09:00 - 15:00, 2020-03-14 09:00 - 15:00, 2020-03-21 09:00 - 15:00, 2020-03-28 09:00 - 15:00, 2020-04-04 09:00 - 15:00, 2020-04-11 09:00 - 15:00 and 1 more date | Johathan Bourne Public Library, 19 Sandwich Road, Bourne, MA, 02532, United States
USPS Piloting plus Advanced Piloting
Piloting and Advanced Piloting are the United States Power Squadrons courses providing you with skills needed to safely navigate coastal and inland waters.
Since most boaters use GPS these courses provide you with what you need to successfully use GPS or and chart plotter to plan and navigate. You’ll also learn how to check your navigation and what to do if the GPS becomes faulty.
By merging the two courses (P & AP), and using longer individual classes we can substantially reduce the overall class time. So, those who have not taken Piloting can take the extra 2 sessions and be up to speed for Advanced Piloting.
Cost: Piloting plus Advanced Piloting $95 members plus $100 non members
Advanced Piloting $60 members plus $100 non members
Classes: Piloting FEB 22; 29
Advanced Piloting MAR 7; 14; 21 APR 4; 11; 18
Pre Registration is REQUIRED by FEB 1 so we can order course materials

Monthly Membership Luncheon Meeting
2020-02-27 12:00 - 15:00 | MA, United States
AMERICA’S BOATING CLUB-CAPE COD
LUNCHEON
Thursday February 27, 2020
LANYARD BAR and GRILL
429 Main St, Rt 28, Harwich Port
12:00-3:00
Cash Bar
Ordering off the menu, Individual Checks
MAKE YOUR RESERVATION
CONTACT
Valentina Bizunok
617-417-5009
Email: v6174175009@gmail.com
Or
Reservation Page
Speakers:
Founder, Andrew Jay
and
Board member, Theresa Baybutt
Of The
Massachusetts Oyster Project
“Oysters, Oyster Farms, and their Importance to our Environment”
The Massachusetts Oyster Project is working to restore the coastal environment of Massachusetts. We’re doing this by supporting the restoration of native shellfish to our beaches and coastal estuaries. Through shell recycling and oyster cultivation, we can improve water quality, increase the diversity of sea life, and mitigate the effects of climate change.

Executive Committee Meeting
2020-03-10 19:00 - 21:00 | 376 025 5159 ZOOM, ZOOM, MA, 02660, United States
Please note that the date was changed from March 13 to March 10.

America's Boating Course - ABC3 - Cancelled
2020-03-17 18:30 - 21:00, 2020-03-24 18:30 - 21:00, 2020-03-31 18:30 - 21:00, 2020-04-07 18:30 - 21:00, 2020-04-14 18:30 - 21:00, 2020-04-21 18:30 - 21:00 | Centerville, Osterville, Marston Mills (COMM) Fire Station, 1875 Falmouth Rd, Centerville, MA, 02632, United States
ABC Class Flyer – Centerville Fire Dept – 2020
America’s Boating Course (ABC3) – 6 Tuesday nights starting on March 17, 2020 ending on April 21st with a final exam.
The most comprehensive in-person boating course available, America’s Boating Course gives you the skills you need to enjoy your time on the water and boat with confidence.
Our boater safety class meets most states’ certification requirements.
Taking a boating class reduces your risk of accidents and injuries, saves you money on boat insurance, and qualifies you for a state boat license or operator certificate in most states.
Our in-person boating course includes an comprehensive introduction to boating, covering boat types, boat engines, boat selection and more.
You’ll learn about boating laws and regulations as well as boat registration and licensing. Get in-depth knowledge of boating safety equipment, and learn how to become a safe boater by learning the dos and don’ts of boater safety.
Gain practical knowledge of navigation, rules of the road, handling emergencies and mechanical problems on the water, the basics of towing and trailering, important information for hunters, anglers and water sports enthusiasts, and so much more.
For the best, most comprehensive boating education available, take America’s Boating Course with an expert instructor near you.
CONTACT: John Crawford at johncr181@gmail.com (508-240-4603)

ON-LINE REGISTRATION: https://americasboatingclub.org/find-a-course-near-you
Fee: $60 for non-ABClub members, $50 for ABClub members.

District 14 Bridge Meeting
2020-03-23 11:00 - 14:00 | Persy’s Place Restaurant Wareham, 3198 Cranberry Hwy, East Wareham, MA, 02538, United States

Monthly Membership Meeting - canceled
2020-03-26 19:00 - 21:00 | MA, United States
The Annual Meeting and Election of Officers Thursday, 26 March, at St. David’s Hall
has been canceled by the America’s Boating Club Cape Cod Executive Committee
out of concern for the wellbeing of its members.

If the 23 April Change of Watch dinner meeting at Yarmouth House Restaurant
is not canceled, the Election of Officers will be held
followed by the Change of Watch swearing in.
The Annual Meeting officers’ reports, in accordance with the bylaws stating that
members receive or have access to them, will be distributed to the membership
in a separate WhatsUp notice.
ST DAVID’S HALL
205 Old Main St, S. Yarmouth
Spaghetti Dinner
Speaker: Sam Lawrence
“What’s It?”
Have fun, identify the item, do you know what it is and what it does?

2020 D12 & D14 Spring Conference Postponed
2020-03-27 - 2020-03-29 | Fairfield Inn & Suites New Bedford, MA, 185 Macarthur Dr, New Bedford, MA, 02740, United States
POSTPONED!
Districts 12 and 14 Spring Conference, 27 – 29 March 2020
is postponed as a precaution due
to the Coronavirus situation
District 12 and District 14 have agreed that it is most prudent to postpone the conference. We are considering a teleconference in late April, rather than a regular gathering.
If you made a hotel reservation, cancel ASAP as a courtesy to the Fairfield Inn, New Bedford, MA,
(774) 634-2000
and no later than 48 hours in advance of your reservation date.
If you have registered for the conference, your payment will be refunded.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused by this cancellation.
Thank you for your understanding and support,
Valentina Bizunok, AP
D14 Administrative Officer

The new America’s Boating Club – Southeastern New England (ABC-SNE) will be created by
the merger of USPS District 12 and District 14 at the 2020 Spring Conference. The USPS HQ System will refer to the new district as D34.
USPS District 12/14 Spring Conference and Change of Watch
New Bedford Fairfield Inn and Suites
3/27 – 3/29, 2020
New Bedford Fairfield Inn and Suites
New Bedford, MA
District 12 and District 14 will once again hold their Spring Conference and Change of Watch in historic New Bedford during the weekend of 27-29 March. Saturday will be filled with Speakers, CPR/AED Training, Safety demos and training, Educational Program updates, and V/C Harry Hebb, SN with the Chief’s Message.
For those wishing to take some time to enjoy New Bedford, the Whaling Museum and New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and Visitor Center are within walking distance.
Conference Highlights

V/C Harry Hebb, SN, representing C/C Mary Paige Abbott.
Guest Speaker, Andrew Wilson, US Naval War College, Newport.
Heartsaver CPR/AED Certification Training.
Election of Officers to the newly formed District 34 Bridge.
Report of the Nominating Committee

Quick Links:

Conference Registration
Agenda
Hotel Reservations
Map & Directions

Meals and Activities
Friday Afternoon Activities
Field trip in New Bedford –TO BE DETERMINED
Friday Night
Dinner
Pay on your own
Saturday daytime: Agenda
Registration is required. Dress: Casual
$39 includes Morning coffee/pastries and lunch
Saturday Evening:
Social/Cocktail Hour at Hotel Bar
Dinner on your own
Hotel Reservations
The Conference Hotel is the New Bedford Fairfield Inn and Suites. The hotel is offering reserved room rates of $109-$129 for America’s Boating Club members until March 10. After March 10th, rate is subject to availability of the hotel. Use the link in this section for reservations.
Plan to arrive Friday afternoon. Attend social hour and group dinner Friday
Conference events all day Saturday. TBA
Plan to stay Saturday night to attend social hour and group dinner

Here’s the link for our group to make reservations at
Fairfield Inn & Suites New Bedford

Book your group rate for America’s Boating Club
You will find the information for your online reservation link below.

Event Summary:

America’s Boating Club

Start Date: Friday, March 27, 2020

End Date: Sunday, March 29, 2020

Last Day to Book: Sunday, March 10, 2020

Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:

Fairfield Inn & Suites New Bedford for 109 USD – 129 USD per night
Book your group rate for America’s Boating Club .

NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT FOR
PROPOSED DISTRICT 34
To: D/1LT Marie Ferrante – D12 Assistant Secretary
D/Lt/C Erika Kraft, AP – D14 Secretary
Madam Secretaries,
In accordance with the District 12 and 14 By-Laws, Article V1, Section 6.1 and Article III, Section 3.2.3, the District 12 and 14 Nominating Committees propose the following candidates for office to serve on the District 34 Bridge during the year 2020 – 2021.
Commander………………………….………D/C Donald Stone, AP (D12-CR)
Executive Officer…………………..……….OPEN
Education Officer……..……….……..……OPEN
Administrative Officer…………….…….D/Lt/C Valentina Bizunok, AP (D14-CC)
Secretary………………………………..……..P/D/C Richard Terry, SN (D12-GBH)
Treasurer………………………………..…….STF/C Barbara Herrmann SN-IN (D12-CR)

Assistant Administrative Officer.……Cdr John Rossi, AP (D14-BB)
Assistant Treasurer……………………….P/C Alex Bizunok, AP (D14-CC)

Nominating Committee (1Yr)…………P/R/C Ray Farrow, JN (D12-B-M)
Nominating Committee (1Yr)…………OPEN
Nominating Committee (1Yr)…………OPEN

Audit Committee (1Yr)…………………..P/C George Kyte, SN (D12-GBH)
Audit Committee (1Yr)…………………..P/C Don Vonada, JN (D12-CR)

Rules Committee (1Yr)…………………..OPEN
Rules Committee (1Yr)…………………..OPEN
Respectively submitted,
Proposed D34 Merge Nominating Committee Chair D12 P/R/C Kathleen Lambert, AP
Proposed D34 Merge Nominating Committee Chair D14 Cdr John Crawford, SN

Guest Speaker
Andrew R. Wilson, Ph.D.
John A. van Beuren Chair of Asia-Pacific Studies
United States Naval War College
THE TREASURE FLEETS OF THE GREAT MING: THE VOYAGES OF ZHENG HE
Between 1405 and 1433, China’s Ming Dynasty sent Admiral Zheng He on seven voyages into the South China Sea and across the Indian Ocean. Zheng’s fleets traveled as far as the Horn of Africa and included up to 250 ships and 27,000 personnel. Within the vast armada were several dozen “treasure ships,” the largest wooden ships ever constructed, stocked with all manner of gifts for foreign leaders willing to accept Ming hegemony. It was a staggering feat of technological acumen and Imperial ambition. In this lecture we first explore the factors that motivated and allowed the Ming to go to sea so aggressively and so ostentatiously. Second, the ways in which Chinese emissaries interacted with foreign powers reveals a lot about how the Ming saw its place in the world. We will also look at the abrupt end of the voyages and the implications of Imperial China’s retreat from the sea. Along the way we will address some of the biggest controversies surrounding Zheng He, including Gavin Menzies’ theory that a contingent of the Ming fleet circumnavigated the globe in 1421 and made stops in Rhode Island where the Chinese mariners built Newport’s “Viking” Tower. Finally, we will discuss how these voyages are viewed in contemporary China and how the People’s Republic of China has tried to use Zheng He as a parable for China’s “peaceful” rise and for its return to the sea. ____________________________________________________________________
Andrew R. Wilson is Professor of Strategy and Policy at the United States Naval War College in Newport, RI, the world’s oldest and most prestigious center for senior military education. An old “China Hand,” Andrew received his Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and earned a Ph.D. in History and East Asian Languages from Harvard University with a specialization in the history of Pre-Modern and Modern China. His dissertation dealt with the Chinese merchant community in the Colonial Philippines.

Professor Wilson has published numerous articles and books on Chinese maritime history, the Chinese diaspora, Chinese military history and the history of maritime East Asia. Professor Wilson’s research interests are not limited to history. He has also written on Chinese strategic culture, contemporary Asian security, Chinese politics and Chinese military modernization. In addition, he is an expert on strategic thought and formerly served as the Naval War College’s Philip A. Crowl Professor of Comparative Strategy.

Before joining the Naval War College faculty in 1998, Professor Wilson taught introductory and advanced courses in Chinese history and the history of the Chinese diaspora at Harvard and at Wellesley College. He has also taught at Salve Regina University and at the University of Rhode Island’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). His courses at OLLI include Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, In the Footsteps of Genghis Khan, The Treasure Fleets of the Great Ming and A History of Modern China. An award-winning educator and dynamic lecturer, Professor Wilson has spoken at numerous military colleges and civilian universities across the United States and around the world, has been featured on the History Channel and National Public Radio, and has been a guest lecturer for One Day University, Scientific American, The New York Times Journeys and National Geographic. Professor Wilson is also an inveterate traveler and fanatical foodie. He has lived in China, Taiwan and the Philippines and makes annual trips to Asia, frequently accompanied by students and faculty from the Naval War College.

Professor Wilson’s books include Ambition and Identity: Chinese Merchant-Elites in Colonial Manila, 1885-1916; The Chinese in the Caribbean; China’s Future Nuclear Submarine Force; and the forthcoming The Acme of Skill: Strategic Theory from Antiquity to the Information Age. He has also taught for the Great Courses: with lecture series on The Art of War; Masters of War: History’s Greatest Strategic Thinkers; and Understanding Imperial China: Dynasties, Lives and Cultures.■

Executive Committee Meeting
2020-04-09 19:00 - 21:00 | 376 025 5159 ZOOM, ZOOM, MA, 02660, United States
VALENTINA BIZUNOK is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: CCSPS ECOM
Time: Apr 9, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/355490769?pwd=[REDACTED]
Please send me a message if you are planning to join.

Annual Membership Election of Officers and Change of Watch - video conferencing
2020-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | MA, United States
Notice for the combined remote
Annual Membership Election of Officers and Change of Watch
Thursday, 23 April 2020, at 1900
Reservations and video conferencing update
Meet and vote from home
You are invited to the America’s Boating Club® Cape Cod
remote Zoom® video conference for the Annual Election of Officers
and Change of Watch membership meeting.
Make a reservation here as you would for a dinner meeting.
Receive an email with the Zoom® conference login
before the meeting.
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Trial Zoom video session
To schedule an individual trial Zoom video session
with Valentina Bizunok, email her at v6174175009@gmail.com.
Your club’s executive committee is adapting
during self-isolating as a consequence of
the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
While we are not able to get together in person,
we wish you and your loved ones’ health and wellbeing.
With guidance from America’s Boating Club® and pursuant to Massachusetts Chapter 53 of the Acts of
2020 (An Act to Address Challenges Faced By Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting from
COVID-19) signed by Governor Baker on April 3, 2020, an emergency provision (Section 16) intends to
make it easier for nonprofits to function remotely for the time being. These actions include: remote
board and member meetings, including remote voting, while complying with public health guidelines
and ensuring that the business of the nonprofit can continue.

Basic Coastal Navigation Seminar - BCN - Cancelled
2020-04-28 18:30 - 21:00, 2020-05-05 18:30 - 21:00 | Centerville, Osterville, Marston Mills (COMM) Fire Station, 1875 Falmouth Rd, Centerville, MA, 02632, United States
BCN Class Flyer – Centerville – 2020
Basic Coastal Navigation Seminar (BCN) – 2 Tuesday nights starting on April 28, 2020 ending on May 5th. No final exam.
Today, electronics have radically changed navigation, but understanding the basics helps you gain confidence in your equipment and your own skills.
In this seminar, you’ll learn practical techniques to plan, navigate, and check your progress on the water. You will develop situational awareness skills using your eyes and navigation tools to quickly point to your position on a chart, and be able to use backup techniques when the electronics become suspect. This seminar will help both captain and crew to navigate safely and comfortably.
What’s included?

An overview of electronic navigation
GPS- what it tells us
Waypoint navigation fundamentals
Charts – what you need to know
Navigation aids
Water depth and tides
Course corrections
Situation awareness
Solving for course, speed and distance
24-hour clock

CONTACT: John Crawford at johncr181@gmail.com (508-240-4603)

ON-LINE REGISTRATION: https://americasboatingclub.org/find-a-course-near-you
Fee: $40 for non-ABClub members, $20 for ABClub members.

Executive Committee Meeting
2020-05-14 19:00 - 21:00 | ZOOM, MA, United States

2020 USPS Founders Day- canceled
2020-05-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Newport Elks Lodge #104, 141 Pelham St, Newport, RI, 02840, United States
CANCELED
Annual ABClub/USPS Founders Day event at the Newport, RI Elks Lodge #104
141 Pelham Street, Newport RI
D34 (merged D12 & D14)
phone: 401-846-0815
Program TBA.
Luncheon and speaker.
Afternoon free time in Newport.

Annual Audit & Budget Meeting & Dinner via ZOOM
2020-05-28 18:00 - 21:00 | MA, United States
Meeting via ZOOM
Speaker: Amy Leek
Sharing her
“Sailing Experiences & Seafaring Days”
