Meet the National Office Crew

Lynda

July 11, 2017

Lynda Green – Orders, Ship’s Store, Student Services and New Members

CPS-ECP has benefitted greatly from having Lynda on its National Office staff for over 20 years. Her work extends to many individuals in the organization including volunteers, new members and students. She ensures that all orders are shipped in a timely fashion, she works with squadrons throughout the year to process over one thousand new memberships and to deliver almost two thousand Merit Mark Certificates, as well as attending to a multitude of enquiries and course registrations from squadrons and students.

For assistance with any of these services you can contact Lynda at lgreen@cps-ecp.ca or by calling the National Office at extension 0156.


Neptunus 650F Review

Neptunus 650F 400

By Andy Adams

Over the years Canadian Yachting has had the pleasure of doing several boat review articles on new Neptunus models and we are familiar with the qualities that Neptunus is famous for. They have all been exceptional yachts, but this is the one I would most want to own myself. It’s a personal choice and a matter of taste as to whether you would prefer to have a sedan express model or a flybridge but in my opinion, the flybridge layout offers some wonderful attributes.

We met with Neptunus Managing Director Jan Willem De Jong this past fall to take the new Neptunus 650F out in Lake Ontario. 

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Destinations

The Other Virgin Islands

Sunset off St John

By Mark Stevens

I was first seduced by the United States Virgin Islands during a ferry ride from St. Thomas to Tortola to begin one of our earliest British Virgin Islands charters nearly twenty years ago.

A perfect sunset off St. John with St. Thomas views for backdrop.

Clearing Pillsbury Sound, surrounded by voluptuous emerald mountains as the ferry sliced through royal blue waters, I was struck by the unspoiled ambiance of St. John, the island gliding past our starboard beam and the irresistible charm of a village called Cruz Bay visible from our quarter stern.

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