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NOVEMBER2014FOGHORN5LETTERFROMTHEExEcuTIvEDIREcToRJohnGroundwaterWhPVaMmbrsgtohreatthinsalwaysfllw.WhenevePVAmembesatheinfmatinideasandknwledeaeeadilyexchanedandastheysayceativityhappens.FthelastsevealmnthsPVAmembeshavetakenpatinaseiesfexcitinPVAfalleinmeetinsheldthuh-uttheUnitedStatesfmMiamitLuisvilleandPhiladelphiatBlaineWashintn.remakablyeachfthesemeetinstknpesnalitiesftheiwnasmembesdiscussedtpicsfimptancettheiwnaeasfpeatin.Atthesametimemanyissuesemeedthataecmmnlyexpeiencedthuh-utalleins.Fstatesalmsteveynefueinmeetinsfeatuedvesseltus.AsyucanimainethisactivitywasextemelywelleceivedasPVAmembesalwaysappeci-ateleaninabutthefeatuesandpacticesfthepassenevesselpeatsandfcuseseeinthesvesselsup-clse.ThesevesseltusntnlyallwedPVAmembestshwcaseadiveseaayfvesselstheypvidedavaluablepptunitytaskquestinscmpaeexpeiencesandexchaneinf-matin.Knwledeablemainepeatinspfessin-alsandsuppliesandvendsassistedbyexplaininsystemsandpeatinchallenesaswellasexchan-inideasandslutins.rundtablesessinsimmediatelyfllwedeachvesseltuandthesein-depthdiscussinscenteednawideaneftpicssuchasailjumpepeven-tinandenfcementincidenteptinespnsibili-tiescmbatinillealchatepeatspeventinpasseneinjuiesandcpinwithinceaseininexpe-iencedeceatinalbatessuchaskayakscanespaddlebadsandentalsandthewincnestinnuwateways.ThePVAeinmeetinsalsinvlvedkeyeinalandlcalCastguadpesnnel.Theipaticipatinwasanextemelyimptantelementfeachmeetinbecauseitntnlyallwedvenmentandindustytdevelplastinpfessinalelatinshipsbutitalspmtedeateundestandinftheviewsandchal-lenesfeachup.Veyftensuchin-teactinpvidestheimpetusfchane.Twpimeexamplesfthissuundedtheissuesfillealailjumpesandalsindividualscnductinillealchatesinupts.InvituallyeveyPVAeinmeetinthisseasnmembeshaveexpessedcncenabutthesetwissues.AsaesultCastguadwhattendedtheeinmeetinsweeenaedinthesediscussins.Theesulthasbeenaenewedcmmit-mentnthepatfthelcalCastguadpesnneltbetteaddesstheseissuesintheipts.PVAsfalleinmeetinsalsinvlvedkeyCastguadflaffices.Theipaticipa-tininumeetinpvidesanexcellentpptunityfPVAmembestaskquestinsandftheCastguadtdiscusstheipliciesandchallenes.ThisyeaPVAwashnedthavetwCastguadflaofcersattendthePVAWesternreinMeetinandthePVAoiinalClniesreinMeetinreaAdmialrichadT.gmlichCmmandeThiteenthCastguadDistictandreaAdmialLindaL.FaanCmmandeFistCastguadDistict.BthfthesekeyCastguadleadesdemnstatedin-depthknwledefthepassenevesselindustyanditsissuesencuaedthecntinuatinfuninstrongcommunicationsandreafrmedtheircommit-menttwkintethetpmteninsafepassenevesselpeatins.PVacovioMritrds2015aexprinooBMissdWhilethefullline-upfPVAreinMeetinsf2014aenwcmpletedwkiswellundewayinplanninthenextbiPVAeventthePVAAnnualCnventinatMaiTends2015scheduledJanuay31-Febuay3attheLnBeachCnventinandEntetainmentCenteinLnBeachCA.Setintheeve-appealinclimesfSuthenCalifniaPVAsLnBeachcnventinwilleffective-lycombinelearningtailoredspecicallyforpassengervesselpeatswithanincediblelcatin.WhenyuattendthePVAAnnualCnventinatMaiTends2015letterfromtheexecutivedirectorcontinuedonpage30LEFTRearAdmiralRichardT.GromlichCommanderThirteenthCoastGuardDistrictandRIGHTRearAdmiralLindaL.FaganCommanderFirstCoastGuardDistrict.