Avalon Squadron
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Winter Seminars
The last of the winter session seminars was attended by 30 people. Terry Johnstone's information on chartering boats was complete and entertaining.
The Spring Launch preparation seminar was attended by about 20 people. Kris Drodge covered the topics necessary to get your boat ready for this sailing season.
The Celestial Navigation seminar was a great success. Kevin jones delivered a compact but comphrensive overview of how to navigate by the heavenly bodies.The next seminar ison crusing prepration and is described below.
From the AGM May 6,2011
The 2011-12 Bridge
Left to right
Steve Dray,Bill Mullins, Len Furlong, Don Parsons, Theresa Barnes, Gary Case, Debbie Churchill, Kevin Jones, Chris Drodge, John Coleman
Janet Keeping receiving a token of thanks from
Commander Len Furlong
Rob Dunphy (far left, back row), Senior Environment Advisor of Hibernia Management-ExxonMobil, and recent graduate of the CPS Seamanship course, took his newly-acquired boating skills to his workplace and spent lunch hours training co-workers for the Pleasure Craft Operator Card. Along with Rob, several successful candidates and Avalon Squadron Training Officer, Debbie Churchill, can be seen in this photo, which was taken immediately after the exam was written. Many thanks to Rob for a job well done.
Avalon Squadron's 20th Anniversary
This photo was taken at the 20th Anniversary Celebrations.
It represents the past and present commanders of the Avalon Squadron. Also included is Mary Ridgewell who was the Atlantic District Commander when the warrant was issued to form the Avalon Squadron.
Left to right - Ralph Barrett. Kieth Noel, Robin Cook, Mary Ridgewell,
Len Furlong, Present Commander
Gary Case, John Coleman.
Missing from photo - Bill Peddle, Guy Hogan, Elaine Bursey
