Armin S. "Doc" Roe
It is with great sadness, we have to report long-time GLCC member and Great Lakes Foundation supporter Armin S. "Doc" Roe passed away on June 30. He was born in Lansing, MI, in 1930. “Doc” was passionate about boating and the Great Lakes, and and taught navigation and safe boating practices in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. For his obituary please click HERE.
GLCC Commodore J.E. Fordyce:
Reminder - Fuel Prices
As you begin your cruise, please check fuel prices at your stops, and post the information in the "Diesel $" discussion forum on this web site. Here's an example, from member Alan Tigner...
Drowning doesn't always look like drowning
SURPRISINGLY drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing, and yelling that dramatic conditioning (television) prepares us to look for, is rarely seen in real life.
In reality, there is very little splashing, no waving, and no yelling or calls for help of any kind. To get an idea of just how quiet and undramatic from the surface drowning can be, consider this:
Great Lakes Rendezvous Article
Great Lakes Boating magazine has a very nice article about GLCC's 2011 Rendezvous in Gore Bay.
The article is in the June 2011 publication on page 44.
New Planning Guides Available
During the past months, experienced GLCC volunteers have developed two new planning documents to assist our members arrange the Club’s future events. The documents are: RENDEZVOUS PLANNING GUIDE and PRODUCING A MEMBERSHIP DINNER. Both are now available on this website’s POLICIES & GUIDELINES section.
Quagga Mussel Time Bombs
An interesting story about one of the invasive species on the Lakes—the quagga mussel. Newspaper story here...
Passing of "Bernie" the voice of Wiarton Coast Guard Radio
To the many GLCC boaters and others who travelled over the years within the voice of WIARTON COAST GUARD RADIO, it is with sadness that we must share the news of the passing of Bernard Dempsey, fondly known to many as "Bernie". Bernie passed away peacefully at the age of 85 in Owen Sound, Ontario on Saturday March 26, 2011. Bernie’s clear, accented voice was heard by many GLCC members over the years of service with Canadian Coast Guard.
Photos From Spring Break
Photos from Spring Break In The British Virgin Islands are now available in the Photo Gallery.
SSCA Calls for End to Piracy
In the wake of the recent tragedy, where pirates murdered four sailors aboard the American sailboat Quest off Africa, the Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) has issued a call to end piracy. To read more, please CLICK HERE.