The luncheon was a great success and a great time was had by all.

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 10th at 1:00pm at the Clubhouse. We are anticipating a few ‘story tellers’ to entertain us while enjoying our monthly refreshments, etc.

$20 Each Poker Hand
Payout for the top 3 hands
Tickets must be purchased in advance, contact Rodger Bubb or Phil LaRoche at (Rodger) 727-236-8287 (Phil) 727-214-8387

Captains must pick up route information Friday November 4th 5-8 PM Or Saturday November 5th 12-2 PM at GHYC

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Be a Dock Sponsor Please contact Rodger Bubb at r.bubb@hotmail.com or 727-236-8287

Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri: 5:30am-9:00pm • Sat-Sun: 10:00am-6:00pm

Aquatic Exercise: Monday-Friday: 9-10am *
$1/class (members) or $3/class (non-members)

Creative Writing for adults: Writing program for beginners; Novels, articles, short stories, childrens’ books, autobiography, etc.: Wednesdays: 10am-12pm * $10/class

Musical Theatre: Drama, Dance, Voice, Choreography
Ages 6-11 years: Saturdays: 11:30am-2:30pm Ages 12-18 years: Sundays: 3-6pm * $44/month Zumba for adults: Mondays: 7:30-8:30pm * $5/class

5th Wheel Games, Cards and Coffee for seniors: Thursdays: 11am-2pm * Free

Open Volleyball for all ages: Friendly competition Thursday: 6-9pm * $4/person

Pickleball for all ages: Monday-Friday: 6:30-9:00am * $3/person

An EMERGENCY PHONE has been installed at the Pool Area, located at the right of clubhouse kitchen door. THIS IS A DEDICATED 911-DIRECT PHONE. In an Emergency, just lift the receiver to be connected with 911 Dispatch. No other calls can be made from this phone.

The GHWA Office is a drop-off location for ST. Vincent DePaul holiday food drive. Please drop-off your non-perishable donations M-F/10A-12N.

-Maryann

SERVICES FOR RICK GREEN

Rick Green, our Gulf Harbors neighbor and friend who died in the tragic boating accident on Saturday April 16, 2011, will be honored in a "Service at Sea" on Saturday, April 30, 2011.

Interested boaters should gather at 11AM at the South Channel of Gulf Harbors and proceed 3 miles out from the north end of Anclote Key to latitude/longitude 28.15550N/82.49154W.  The boats should form a circle and the family will conduct the service.  A reception will follow at the Gulf Harbors Civic Center. 

NEW TO BOATING?
WANT TO LEARN TO NAVIGATE BETTER?
KNOW THE BOATING "RULES OF THE ROAD"?
COMFORTABLE HANDLING YOUR BOAT IF YOU HAD TO?

The Anclote Key Sail and Power Squadron, which covers the area from Dunedin to Hudson, will offer  a 12  hour "America's Boating Course" at 7:00PM on Tuesdays starting Apr. 5, for 7 consecutive weeks.  This 12 hour course, plus 2 hour review and exam, will be held at the Gulf Harbors Civic Center, 4610 Floramar Terrace, in New Port Richey.

The cost is $55.00 for the student manual, course plotter and dividers for chart lessons.. It  covers Rules of the Road, Boat Handling, Seamanship, Needed Equipment, Lines and Knots, Aids to Navigation, Trailering, Adverse Conditions and using charts.. 

In addition to learning about navigation, A "safe boating" class is a simple way to learn the basics of boating for you, your kids, and other family members who want to better understand the rules of boating or be better equipped if called upon to help should the need arise.

The course is approved by the State of Florida and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NSABLA) National Boating Education Standards.  After passing the final exam you will be issued a certificate and your results sent to Tallahassee for a State card, indicating that you have passed a State approved Course in safe boating.  

Preregistration is required since there is limited space.

Call or email Howard Mielke, 727-785-7923 for information and registration.

For more information check out the Squadron website at www.usps.org/localusps/anclote.

UNITED STATES POWER SQUADRONS
Dedicated to making boating safer and more fun

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To whom it may concern,

On Friday the 25th of February 2011, my partner and I were out on the Gulf trying out a boat that I had just bought the day before when we ran into a problem with both engines. We were heading back toward Hudson (where we had launched) but the problem with our engines was so bad that we were left with no alternative than to try to get to dry land as it had become an emergency situation. Since there were no other boats around to call for help, we finally limped into Gulf Harbors on one engine that was just giving enough power to move us forward at about 1 or 2 miles an hour.

When we got into your community we asked some people sitting on their dock if there was a boat ramp. They told us where to go but advised us that it is kept locked so we got the boat near the ramp and a home owner gave us the telephone numbers of the key holders and another home owner, Dave of Harborview Court, allowed us to dock our boat at his property until we could get back with our trailer to pick the boat up.

When we did finally get back Frank Rose and Charles Henry were absolute gentlemen and helped us out of the water and on our way home.

We just wanted to thank the people who we came across at Gulf Harbors at our time of need!

Bob

GOT KIDS THAT NEED THEIR BOATING CERTIFICATE?
DO YOU KNOW THE BOATING "RULES OF THE ROAD"?
COMFORTABLE HANDLING YOUR BOAT IF YOU HAD TO?

The Anclote Key Sail and Power Squadron, which covers the area from Dunedin to Hudson, will offer  the 9 hour "America's Boating Course" on two consecutive Saturdays in February, 2011: Saturday, Feb. 19, 8:30am-1:30pm and Saturday, Feb. 26, same hours.  Everything is covered in just these two sessions. 

The course will be held at the Highland Lakes Lodge, 127 Lake Side Drive, Palm Harbor, 34684.

The cost is $40.00 for the student manual. It  covers Rules of the Road, Boat Handling, Seamanship, Needed Equipment, Lines and Knots, Aids to Navigation, Trailering, and Adverse Conditions. 

A "safe boating" class is a simple way to learn the basics of boating for you, your kids, and other family members who want to better understand the rules of boating or be better equipped if called upon to help should the need arise. 

The course is approved by the State of Florida and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NSABLA) National Boating Education Standards.  After passing the final exam you will be issued a certificate and your results sent to Tallahassee for a State card, indicating that you have passed a State approved Course in safe boating.  

Preregistration is required since there is limited space.

Call or email Howard Mielke, 727-785-7923, for information and registration.

For more information check out the Squadron website at www.usps.org/localusps/anclote.

UNITED STATES POWER SQUADRONS
Dedicated to making boating safer and more fun