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________________________________________________________________________ Boletín informativo de la Hermandad de la Costa

Bulletin d'information des Frères de la Côte * Newsletter of the Brotherhood of the Coast Notiziario dei Fratelli della Costa

Vol. XVII/4 No 65 XII.20II

D ecember, the last Tor-tuga Post for the year 2011 and time for my

annual report. As promised I re-launched the SECOIN web site with informa-tion of interest to our interna-tional fraternity in the 4 Brother-hood languages www.secoin.org which includes a digital version of the Greatest Dictionary. With the help and continued dedication of Jacques Rial and Bernard Lefevre we have expanded the information available to our Brothers on the secured YaHoo Groups SECOIN web site. I have reached out to our Greek Brotherhood in order to reestab-lish communication. Elections were held and Andreas Pota-mianos was elected National Captain but no Vigie has been named. A report was published in TTP 63. To date I have not re-ceived the requested annual re-port. My hopes of publishing articles about all our known Tables start-ing with the first issue of 2011 did prove to be a monumental task. As Jacques Rial pointed out, there are 27 tables in Group A of the Directory which means that if all goes according to plan it will take almost 7 years to ac-complish. Perhaps a more practi-cal method would be to reach out to Brotherhoods who do not com-

municate for articles about their fraternity. In 2012 I will continue my ef-forts to find a way to update the Great Dictionary on-line. Even though the information is still current, this publication will cele-brate its 12th birthday next year. Finally, I would like to offer my appreciation to all who have con-tributed so generously to Tortuga Post and to Team TTP, Jacques Rial our French Editor and Pro-duction Coordinator, Rene Ol-haberry Gonzalez our Spanish Editor, Morizio Piantoni our Ital-ian Editor, and to my Lieutenant Bernard Lefevre for his continu-ous update of the BOC Directo-ries no matter his location in the world. May you encounter fair winds, calm seas and a Big Ooorza! to all. Rascal, SECOIN FRANÇAIS

D écembre: le dernier numéro du Tortuga Post pour 2011, le temps

donc de mon rapport annuel.

Comme promis, j'ai relancé le site web de SECOIN, avec des informations intéressantes, dans les 4 langues de notre Confrérie: www.secoin.org qui inclut une version numérisée du Grand Dic-tionnaire. Avec l'aide et l'engage-ment permanent de Jacques Rial et Bernard Lefèvre, nous avons développé les resources mises à la disposition de nos Frères sur le site sécurisé SECOIN de Ya-hoo Groups. Je me suis adressé à notre Con-frérie grecque afin de rétablir la communication. Des élections ont eu lieu et Andreas Potamianos a été élu Capitaine national, mais aucune Vigie n'a été nommée. Un compte-rendu a été publié dans TTP 63. A ce jour, je n'ai pas reçu le rapport annuel demandé. Mon espoir de publier une présentation de chacune des Ta-bles connues, en commençant au premier numéro de 2011 s'est révélé une tâche monumentale. Comme le soulignait Jacques Rial, il y a 27 confréries dans le groupe A du Directory, ce qui signifie que, dans le meilleur des cas, il faudrait 7 années pour en faire le tour. Une méthode plus practique serait sans doute de commencer par demander des articles aux Confréries qui n'ont pas l'habitude de communiquer à propos de leurs activités. ESPAÑOL / ITALIANO ����

Editorial by Rascal, SECOIN

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En 2012, je vais poursuivre mes efforts en vue d'actualiser le Grand Dictionnaire de la Côte. Même si l'information qu'il con-tient est toujours valable, il faut en effet se souvenir que la version la plus récente de cette publication va célébrer son 12e anniversaire l'année prochaine. Finalement je souhaiterais faire part de ma reconnaissance à tous ceux qui ont contribué aussi gé-néreusement en Tortuga Post, en particulier à l'équipe du TTP, Jacques Rial, notre éditeur fran-cophone et coordinateur de l'édi-tion, à René Olhaberry, éditeur espagnol et à Maurizio Piantoni, éditeur italien, ainsi qu'à mon lieutenant Bernard Lefèvre pour la mise à jour permanente des listes de la Confrérie, où qu'il se trouve sur la planète, du reste. Je vous souhaite à tous brises agéables et mers calmes. Avec un immense Oooorza! à tous ! ESPAÑOL

D iciembre, el último Tortu-ga Post del año 2011 y tiempo para mi reporte

anual. Como lo prometí, relancé el sitio W e b d e S E C O I N ; www.secoin.org, en los 4 idiomas, con información de interés para nuestra Hermandad Internacional, la cual incluye una versión digital del Gran Diccionario. Con la ayu-da y el permanente esmero de Jac-ques Rial y de Bernard Lefevre; hemos ampliado la información disponible para nuestros Herma-nos en el seguro sitio web SE-COIN de YaHoo Group. Le he tendido una mano a nuestra Hermandad Griega para restable-cer las comunicaciones con ellos. Las elecciones se realizaron y eli-gieron como Capitán Nacional a Andreas Potamianos; pero no se ha nombrado a ningún Vigía. Un informe fue publicado en el TTP 63. Hasta la fecha no he recibido el informe anual solicitado.

Mi esperanza de publicar los artí-culos acerca de todas nuestras Hermandades conocidas, comen-zando con el primer hecho del 2011; demostraron ser una tarea monumental. Jacques Rial indicó, que como hay 27 Hermandades en el grupo A del Directorio, eso significa que si todo se hiciera según el plan; tardaría casi 7 años para lograr este objetivo. Quizás un método más práctico, sería mantenerse más en contacto con las Hermandades que no envían artículos acerca de su hermandad. En el 2012, continuaré mis es-fuerzos para encontrar la manera de tener en línea y al día, el Gran Diccionario. Aunque la informa-ción sigue estando vigente, esta publicación celebrará su 12mo Cumpleaños el próximo año. Finalmente, quisiera expresar mi aprecio, a todos los que han con-tribuido tan generosamente al Tor-tuga Post y también al Team TTP, Jacques Rial nuestro Editor en Francés y Coordinador de Redac-ción; René Olhaberry González nuestro Editor en Español; Mori-zio Piantoni nuestro Redactor en Italiano, y a mi Lugarteniente Ber-nard Lefevre por su permanente actualización del Directorio del BOC, no importando su ubicación en el mundo. ¡Que encuentren vientos favora-bles, mares calmos y un Gran Ooorza! Para todos ITALIANO

D icembre, ultimo Tortuga Post per l'anno 2011 e tempo della mia relazione

annuale. Come promesso, ho rilanciato il s i t o w e b S E C O I N c o n informazioni d’interesse per la nostra fratellanza internazionale nelle 4 lingue della Fratellanza su www.secoin.org che include una versione digitale dell’ Indice Generale. Con l'aiuto e la dedizione continua di Jacques Rial

e Bernard Lefevre abbiamo ampliato le informazioni a disposizione dei nostri fratelli sul sito web sicuro SECOIN YaHoo-Groups Ho contattato la Fratellanza Greca al fine di ristabilire le comunicazioni. Si sono svolte le elezioni e Andreas Potamianos è stato eletto Capitano Nazionale ma non è stato nominato un Vigie. E’stato pubblicato un articolo sul TTP 63. Fino ad oggi non ho ricevuto la richiesta relazione annuale. Le mie speranze di pubblicare articoli su tutte le nostre Tavole conosciute a partire dal primo numero del 2011, si è dimostrato essere un compito monumentale. C o m e J a c q u e s R i a l h a sottolineato, ci sono 27 Tavole nel Gruppo A dell’ Indice, il che significa, che se tutto va secondo i piani, ci vorranno quasi 7 anni per realizzarlo. Forse un metodo più pratico è quello di contattare l e F ra t e l l a n z e ch e n o n comunicano, per chiedere loro gli articoli sulle loro fratellanze. Nel 2012 io continuerò i miei sforzi per trovare un modo per aggiornare l’Indice Generale on-line. Anche se le informazioni sono ancora in corso, la presente pubblicazione festeggerà il suo 12 ° compleanno il prossimo anno. Infine, vorrei esprimere il mio apprezzamento a tutti coloro che hanno contribuito generosamente al Tortuga Post e al Team TTP, Jacques Rial nostro editor francese e coordinatore di produzione, René Gonzalez Olhaberry nostro Editor spagnolo, Maurizio Piantoni nostro editor italiano, e al mio luogotenente Bernard Lefevre per il suo continuo aggiornamento delle directory BOC non importa dove sia nel mondo. Possia te incontrare vent i favorevoli, mari calmi e una grande Ooorza a tutti.

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NOTICIAS NACIONALES

BELGIQUE Notre Grand Frère National “Compte à Flot” a réuni toutes les tables de Belgique pour le Grand Conseil National. La réunion se déroule dans le clubhouse du RBSC de Gent. Certaines tables étaient double-ment représentées vu la modifica-tion du Grand Frère & Scribe pour les tables de Gent & Nieuwpoort. Le débriefing des activités de 2010 permet d’évaluer la bonne santé actuelle des différentes ta-bles. Les temps forts pour la saison à venir, sont le branle-bas national et le branle-bas naviguant. Le premier est organisé par la ta-ble de Zeebrugge le samedi 24 mars 2012, le branle-bas navi-guant se fera le w-e de Pentecôte du 26 au 28 mai 2012, organisé par la table d’Antwerpen. Les détails de ces festivités vous seront communiqués ultérieure-ment. Pendant le repas qui a suivi ce Grand Conseil, tout le monde a pu ressentir cette fraternité qui est le ciment de notre confrérie. La salle vibre encore des « orza » toni-truants qui sont sortis de nos go-siers assoiffés. Ça Taille FC 183 Vigie Internationale de Belgique.

SOUTH AFRICA This is a notification to all Broth-ers of the Coast: Our young Companion of the Sea Antonio Franca will be cruising from Luanda to Cape Verde is-lands on board the Miura “Pé de Vento” ex Wings. You will be kept up-dated about his trip, this being his maiden oce-anic voyage. Fair Winds. VI BOCSA João E. F. da Costa (Capitão Revenge)

USA SAN JUAN TABLE After several quasi dormant years when most of our most active brothers took off for the high seas and/or vanished to parts unknown, we have begun for the third time in 20 years to gather speed with a group of new very active, marine-wise, Bichicumas . We will miss brother Bebo Backmann, #242, who lost his life at sea several months ago in a small plane. The San Juan Table meets at the San Juan Bay Marina monthly and September last, after passing his tests, Graham Albert Castillo, an avid racer and bronze star Iraq war

vet,was elevated as a Brother. GUATIKI brings with him several ocean loving young men who are now running the Bichicuma ganet. We hope to re-build the San Juan Table during the next year and by mid summer 2012 begin to intro-duce captives into our Brother-hood.

In the picture above, Brother Vic-tor Rodon, who holds up his flag #246, and I flank brother GUATIKI on the day he became a Brother of the Coast in late Sep-tember, 2011. Victor is a charter boat captain in the Virgin islands and is a tough guy to catch up with. GUATIKI helps me hold the San Juan Table flag as we pose during what I hope will be a memorable day.

In the picture, from left to right, we have Luis, Victor Rodon, Cubiche, Guatiki, Dustin and Mariano. The San Juan Table met again at San Juan Bay Marina in late Octo-ber to welcome 3 new bichicumas into the Brotherhood: Luis Jurabe, Dustin Romey and Mariano Richusa. We will continue to in-spire them with the overall objec-tives of our Brotherhood in hopes they will pass our tests.

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SUISSE Quelques nouvelles de la Confrérie suisse A ce jour la Confrérie suisse est composée de trois Tables. La première est la Table de Genè-ve (dite Helvétique), parrainée à sa création en 1976 par le Grand Frère de France, Olivier Stern-Veyrin avec le Frère Bernard Janet pour premier Grand Frère. Philip-pe Didisheim dit Mousquet, Grand Frère durant plusieurs années, a passé la barre à Raymond Dardel dit Muncho qui a la charge d’ani-mer ses vingt Frères et trois Enga-gés. Plus tard a été fondée la Table vaudoise à Lausanne au bord du Léman. Cet automne, lors d’une mémorable soirée de combat dans la "chambre" (carré) de LA DE-MOISELLE, reconstitution d’une barque lémanique de près de 30 mètres, les dix-sept Frères ont intronisé quatre nouveaux Frères, tous de grands navigateurs. Il y a bientôt quatre ans, les Tables romandes ont parrainé la nouvelle Table tessinoise de Lugano forte de quatorze Frères qui ont partici-pé à l’organisation du Zaf des Lacs qui a eu lieu à Come en Italie au début octobre de cette année. Lors de ce Zaf, la prochaine édi-tion de 2013 a été confiée à la Pologne. La Table a formé un équipage qui régate avec succès en Méditerranée. Les contacts entre les Tables lé-maniques et la Table tessinoise sont plus rares compte tenu de la barrière des Alpes. Les Frères tessinois sont donc naturellement

proches des Tables du nord de l’Italie. Les Frères se réunissent chaque mois sauf en été, lorsqu’ils sont en mer. A l’initiative des Frères de Genè-ve, une croisière en Irlande à bord du maxi PEN-DUICK VI a été un vrai bonheur. En 2011 encore, grâce aux contacts de notre Frère Petit-Largue, nous avons loué IRINA VII, voilier de tradition construit par Fife en 1934, pour régater aux Voiles de St-Tropez. Naviguer sur cette merveille de 16 mètres est très différent de ce dont nous avons l’habitude avec nos voiliers modernes.

Ces croisières et régates en mer forgent de solides amitiés entre Frères. A fin octobre la Confrérie s’est réunie à Sion pour un Boucan na-

tional exceptionnellement réduit à une assemblée annuelle. En effet, l’organisation prévue pour notre Boucan national 2011 n’a malheu-reusement pas pu être mise sur pieds pour des raisons techniques. Lors de cette assemblée le Grand Frère national Yves Balmas dit le Traceur a été reconduit dans sa fonction et une nouvelle Vigie internationale désignée en la per-

sonne de l’informaticien Jean-Luc Desgraz dit Lanternaute. On peut formuler le souhait que nos Frères répondent d’avantage aux invitations des Zaf organisés par les autres Confréries nationa-les. C’est peut-être la rançon pour avoir des Frères en activité profes-sionnelles et familiales. Voilà quelques nouvelles de notre Confrérie qui se porte bien et qui par le truchement du Tortuga Post adresse ses fraternels messages à tous les Frères de la Côte

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ITALIA 54° RADUNO NAZIONALE DEI LUOGOTENENTI 2011 – TIRRENIA – Pisa - Dal 21 al 23 ottobre si è tenuto a Tirrenia il 54° Raduno Nazionale o r g a n i z z a t o c o n g r a n d e entusiasmo dalla Tavola di Livorno dopo che, a maggio 2011, il Consiglio Grande e Generale della Fratellanza gli aveva assegnato il prestigioso incarico. Tutto è cominciato Venerdi 21 ottobre. Benvenuto ai partecipanti nella hall dell'Hotel Continental di Tirrenia e quindi cena tipica di mare in un ristorante del lungomare di Marina di Pisa, presenti oltre sessanta partecipanti. Nella mattinata di Sabato 22 Consiglio di Quadrato del Governo della Fratellanza italiana a cui è seguita la cerimonia per la consegna della XVIII Caravella d'Argento, un importante

Consegna della Caravella d'Argento alla D.ssa Serena Galvani di A.R.I.E riconoscimento istituito circa venticinque anni fa dalla Tavola di Livorno. Per il 2011 il premio è andato all'associazione A.R.I.E ( A s s o c i a z i o n e R e c u p e r o Imbarcazioni d’Epoca) per l’impegnativo restauro di diverse barche d'epoca tra cui il Leone di Caprera, piccola baleniera a vela che vanta un particolare primato marinaresco, è stata, infatti, la prima barca di così piccole

dimensioni (lunga poco più di 9 mt) che nel 1880, in onore di Garibaldi, ha compito la traversata atlantica dall'Uruguay a Livorno con un equipaggio italiano composto di solo 3 uomini. Ha ritirato il premio la Dottoressa Galvani, Presidente di A.R.I.E., che nell’impresa è stata coadiuvata dal Fratello della Costa Cino Ricci, memorabile skipper di Azzurra nelle America’s Cup degli anni ’80 e dal Fra.Guazzini, insostituibile cronista nazionale di importanti trasmissioni televisive sulla vela. Il pomeriggio è stato tutto dedicato alle tipiche attività che la Fratellanza svolge durante questi eventi: l’incontro dell'Armero Mayor e dei Consulenti Nazionali con gli Aspiranti e i Padrini, l’importante sessione di lavori del Consiglio Grande e Generale presieduta dal Gran Commodoro ed infine la sempre suggestiva ed emozionante investitura dei nuovi Fratelli ! La bella giornata è culminata con il Gran Galà che ha raccolto circa duecentocinquanta partecipanti nel salone delle feste dell'Hotel, dove facevano bella mostra di se le numerosissime bandiere delle T a v o l e p r e s e n t i a l l a manifestazione. Durante la cena ci sono state le premiazioni della 3° edizione del “Premio Nazionale Fratelli della Costa – Italia”. Un evento durante i l qua le s i assegna un riconoscimento annuale alle Tavole ed ai Fratelli che si sono maggiormente distinti per le attività svolte. L’edizione 2011 ha visto affermarsi la Tavola di Modena ed il Fra G. Dell’Aria della Tavola Ognina di Catania. Tutti i partecipanti sono stati comunque festeggiati ed onorati con lo sparo di ripetuti golpes de canon. E’ seguito poi il rituale scambio di doni, offerti a Fratelli e Cautive, mentre il bellissimo canto de l l ’ i nno mo nd ia le de l la Fratellanza, il “Va Peniero“ di Giuseppe Verd i, intonato superbamente da tutti i presenti, ha concluso la serata.

Domenica 23, in mattinata trasferimento a Livorno per un’interessante visita.all'Acquario, recentemente ristrutturato, e in seguito all’Accademia Navale nella cui Cappella è stata celebrata la Santa Messa da parte del Cappellano Militare. Quindi visita al Salone Storico dell'Accademia dove sono raccolti tanti ed importanti cimeli storici, ma anche la Caravella d'Argento che la Tavola di Livorno ha assegnato all'Istituto nel 1994. In quest’occasione il Gran Commodoro Marcello Bedogni ha consegnato all’Accademia Navale italiana una targa ricordo per i 130 anni della valorosa Istituzione. Passando poi per il piazzale del Brigantino Interrato e attraversati i bei giardini delimitati dagli imponenti edifici storici, i Fratelli della Costa hanno raggiunto il luogo assegnato dall’Accademia per lo svolgimento della parte finale dello Zafarrancho, il cui “pezzo” conviviale più forte è stato.... il famoso piatto tipico della gastronomia di mare livornese, il “cacciucco”. Nel corso di una cerimonia intensa e significativa, che traeva spunto dalla coincidenza del 150° anniversario dell’Unità d’Italia e del 60° anniversario della nascita della Fratellanza, i Maggiorenti presenti a quest’importante fase finale dell ’ incontro hanno consegnato un attestato di riconoscimento alle dieci Tavole ed agli otto Fratelli che alla data avevano compiuto 50 anni d’appartenenza continuativa nella nostra Fratellanza. Tanti i golpes de canon e un’atmosfera particolarmente fraterna ha chiuso il 54° Raduno Nazionale dei Luogotenenti.

Investitura dell'ultimo Tigrotto

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POLAND AN OLD STORY AND THE NEW VENTURE Dear Brothers, This is a request for help and advice. Soon we all shall be wit-nesses of the reconstruction of a medieval ship - carrack „Peter von Danzig” - organized by The Ar-chaeological Museum in Gdańsk - Poland. The complexity of that project require gathering as many information as possible about similar ventures held on other Coasts. We are turning to the Brotherhood for support. Certainly there are Brothers in the world who are interested in reconstruc-tion of historical ships and any topical information from them would be very valuable. That ship was built in XV cen-tury in Brittany and named „Pierre de La Rochelle”. In 1462 she sailed to Danzig (in out times Gdańsk) with load of salt. While waiting in the roadstead the big tempest arrived and thunderbolts caused serious ship damage. Re-pairs were very expensive and a loan was taken out to pay for works, which took several years. The owner Peter de Nautis died before settling the loan and the Hanseatic city of Danzig took pos-session of the ship. The trading ship „Pierre de La Rochelle” was transformed into warship „Peter von Danzig” - floating fortress, armed in 17 can-ons, 15 crossbows, hand cannon. an accommodation for 400 people. Masts were stepped using the fa-mous Great Crane building. In the summer 1471 „Peter von Danzig”, equipped with new sails, went on his second cruise to Bruges in Flanders. At the time she was the biggest ship on the Baltic Sea. She became a novelty using smooth

carvel planking, instead of over-lap-clinker one commonly used in northern Europe. In Bruges after some further re-furbishment „Peter von Danzig” was manned with soldiers and formed a squadron with three other vessels, On 6-th January 1472, they began to patrol English Channel. The expedition lasted 9 weeks and as a result Hanseatic League ships were free to sail the English Channel. Then the ship was bought from the city of Gdańsk by Johann Sid-inghusen, Tiedemann Valandt and Reinhold Niederhoff. In 1473 the leadership was taken by Pawel Beneke - the most famous Danzig privateer (‘kaper’). When sailing by the coast of England he cap-tured the florentine-burgundian galleon „San Mateo”. Beneke racked up a great booty worth about 48 thousands guilders, in-cluding Hans Memling’s painting „The Last Judgment” - which was later donated by Reinhold Nieder-hoff to St. Mary’s Church in

Gdańsk, where its copy can be seen until our days. The original painting moved to The National Museum of Gdańsk. In 1475 „Peter von Danzig”, with a large fleet, sailed from Gdańsk to France. The destination port was French Brouage - the same one she left 13 years earlier with salt load to Gdańsk. From this voyage she never come back. In

the port of Brouage the ship suf-fered such severe damages, that any attempts to reconstruct were abandoned. The wreck was demol-ished. And that was the sad end of the carrack. According to the known records „Peter von Danzig” had three masts, over 52 meters length, about 12 meters beam and draft of over 5 meters. Cargo capacity of about 800 tons and more than 750 square meters of sails. The model, shown on photo by E. Meksiak, was made by J. Litwin, director of The Central Maritime Museum in Gdańsk in accordance to recon-struction plans by Otto Lienau. That, in a nutshell, is the extraor-dinary story of the most famous and largest ship of Gdańsk at the time. The project of her historical reconstruction strives for the maximum compatibility with the original and accordance to rules existing in fifteenth century for shipwrights, carpenters and sail makers.

Brothers, we look forward to your opinions and remarks. Thanks in advance. Please send them directly to our coordinator Barbara Borda barbara@borda.pl The Spanish text of this appeal is also available at the page http://www.hermandaddelacosta.pl Jerzy Knabe VI Polonia

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NEWS FROM THE POLISH BROTH-ERS Polish Brothers decided that Na-tional Zafs should be longer than only one evening at the meal, should create better opportunity to connect for Brothers from differ-ent Tables – and should be located away from the capital, where eve-rything tends to be more expen-sive.

Such successful zafarrancho oc-curred in the region of Mazurian Lakes at the beginning of Novem-ber and lasted for the whole week-end. More than 80 persons at-tended, including Brothers, cap-tives and invited guests. The main guest of honour was owner of a triple-masted schooner, bought in Sweden and entering service under Polish flag. That ceremony happened only a months earlier – on 8 October. Newcomer vessel, ex- ‘Najaden’, was named sv ‘Kapitan Borchardt’, after a Polish author of extremely popular maritime stories. Election for National Captain was an important task of gathering. Same as the Polish Prime Minister before - our CN Jerzy Demetraki – Paleolog was elected for the sec-ond term. Two new Brothers, Wo-jciech Kot and Andrzej Kacała were voted into the Council of Seven. Vigia remained at his post, as it is filled on CN’s appointment – not by election. Meetings abroad related by CN included Italian Lake Como Zaf in October and his cordial reception by Portsmouth Table in July. In-

ternational contacts are to be in-tensified, there are plans afoot for Polish-American Zaf in the au-tumn of 2012 and International Lake Zaf at Polish Mazurian re-gion in 2013. On the home front, we paid hom-age for seven of our Brothers re-cently departed on last voyage. Four new Brothers were sworn in, and - Joy of Joys! - awaited for many years “Dykcjonarz Mesy Kaprów Polskich” was at long last delivered, published black on white and distributed. Interesting life stories of many Brothers, writ-ten by them selves were immedi-ately eagerly sampled... One of them is a recipient of 2012 Glory of the Seas Award, who was de-cided on Zaf – but for now I am keeping it secret – until the Cere-mony later in the year. Jerzy Knabe VI Polonia

NEW ZEALAND

On November 27th, the New Zea-land Table of the Brotherhood of the Coast did glorious battle with copious amounts of food and wine in celebration of our 10th year of existence!

We are proud to report that a good number of our brothers are presently sailing overseas, hopefully enrapturing our Interna-tional Brothers with sea stories of daring-do and enchanting your cabin girls ( see list below ).

However, we were still able to muster a large and lively crowd of Brothers and Captives who, amongst the roar of canons, clin-king of glasses, and bellowing of sea shanties, enjoyed a most me-morable Zaferrancho.

Again, we would like to remind any and all International Brothers sailing the Seven Seas that our boats are always open to you, our best hammocks reserved, and a welcome drink (or two) awaits you.

OOOORRRRZA!

#8 Fairweather and Devil Woman S/Y ORCA JOSS In Scicily #9 Red morgan and Blue Sapphire S/Y BLUE HERON in Brisbane Australia. #14 El Turko and Barbie S/Y KELEBEK In Thailand #20 Whistler and Bluebell S/Y ZEPHAR in Tasmania

Rob Coates , Intern. Lookout

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ESPAÑA

Nao de Galicia

DIARIO DE A BORDO

El 5 de Noviembre del 2011 una vez sentados cada Hermano en su calzo se celebro en la sede social del Real Club Náutico de La Coru-ña el zafarrancho de la Nao Gali-cia, inscribiéndose en su diario de navegación los bordos siguientes

Primer bordo: Cambio de guardia siendo nombrado nuevo Capitán el Hermano “ARTAIG” D. Antonio Nores

Segundo bordo: Firma de un acuerdo con el Real Club Náutico de La Coruña por el que este hará un descuento económico sustan-cial sobre las tarifas por el uso de las instalaciones del puerto Depor-tivo Marina Real a los Hermanos de la Costa que visiten la Caleta de La Coruña.

Tercera bordada: Entronización de 8 nuevos Hermanos, duplicando así en un año la tripulación

Tras esta ultima bordada se proce-de al atraque de la Nao y el consi-guiente asalto a la despensa, hasta su vaciado y achicado de toneles

Carlos Vidal

BORRASCA

GERMANY

NEW TABLE IN HAMBURG

Hermanos, Fratelli, Freres, Brot-hers, Broeders and Brueder,

for Your plannings, here an advan-ced notice: Festivities on the inauguration of the upcoming new Table Hamburg will take place from Oct. 26th to Oct. 28th 2012 in the city of Ham-burg. All Details will follow. Heinz "Speckseite" Scheel nationaler Kapitaen Deutschland

With the Greatings of

Con los mejores votos de

Avec les meilleurs vœux de

Con i migliori auguri de

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS 2014: 8e Zaf Mondial

On le sait, l'Assemblée des Capi-taines nationaux, réunie à Syd-ney en 2010, a décidé de confier à la France l'organisation du prochain Zaf Mondial. Bernard Couvercelle, dit Ajut, a été nommé Organisateur en Chef du Zaf mondial 2014. Il a aussi été élu pour devenir le futur Grand Frère de la Flotte de Normandie et sera donc le Grand Frère de France en 2013 /2014. En synthèse, il est déjà possible de dire aujourd'hui ce qui suit: Le 8e Zafarrancho mondial : - se déroulera au début septembre 2014, - sa durée sera de 6 jours, - il se déroulera en pension com-plète sur des paquebots de rivières qui descendront la Seine de Paris à Honfleur - le programme prévoit entre au-tres un dîner-spectacle au champa-gne au Moulin Rouge, la visite du Château de Versailles et des pla-ges du débarquement en Norman-die. The Tortuga Post te tiendra infor-mé!

ESPAÑOL: Como se sabe, en la Asamblea de Capitanes Nacionales, reunida en Sídney en 2010, se decidió otor-gar a Francia la organización del próximo Zaf. Mundial. Bernard Couvercelle, llamado Ajut, ha sido nominado Organiza-dor en Jefe del Zaf. Mundial 2014. También ha sido elegido para convertirse en el futuro Gran Hermano de la Flota de Normandía y será pues el Gran Hermano de Francia 2013/2014. Hoy, ya podemos decir lo siguien-te: El 8vo Zafarrancho mundial: -se desarrollará a principios de septiembre 2014 -su duración será de 6 días -se desarrollará con pensión com-pleta, a bordo de los paquebots del río, que son barcos de pasaje-ros, que descienden el Sena desde Paris a Honfleur. -el programa prevé entre otros una cena-espectáculo con cham-paña en el Moulin Rouge, la visita al Palacio de Versalles y las pla-yas del desembarco de Normand-ía. El Tortuga Post te tendrá informa-do. ITALIANO: Come è noto, l'Assemblea dei Capitani Nazionali riuniti a Sydney nel 2010, ha deciso di a f f i d a r e a l l a F r a n c i a l'organizzazione del prossimo Z a f a r r a n c h o M o n d i a l e . Bernard Couvercelle, detto Ajut, è stato nominato Organizzatore Responsabile dello Zaf Mondiale del 2014. E’ stato eletto anche per divenire il futuro Grand Frère della Flotta di Normandia e sarà dunque il Grand Frère di Francia nel 2013/ 2014.

In sintesi, ora è già possibile dire quanto segue per l' 8° Zafarrancho Mondiale: - si svolgerà nei primi giorni di settembre 2014 - la sua durata sarà di 6 giorni - si tratterà di una pensione completa su navi fluviali che discendono la Senna da Parigi a Honfleur - il programma prevede, tra l'altro, u na cena -sp e t taco lo co n champagne al Moulin Rouge, la visita alla Reggia di Versailles e alle spiagge dello sbarco in Normandia. Il Tortuga Post vi terrà informati. ENGLISH It is known! The Assembly of Na-tional Captains united in Sydney in 2010 decided to entrust France the organization of the next world Zaf. Bernard Couvercelle aka Ajut, has been nominated Chief Organizer of the World Zaf 2014. He has also been elected to become the next Grand Frere of the Nor-mandy Table and will be therefore the Grand Frere of France during 2013/2014. In summary, it is possible to now say the following: The 8th World Zafarrancho: - Will take place in early Septem-ber 2014, - Its duration will be 6 days - It will take place on board river boats descending the River Seine from Paris to Honfleur - The program provides, among others a dinner show with cham-pagne at the Moulin Rouge, visit-ing the Chateau de Versailles and the Beaches of the Allies landing in Normandy. The Tortuga Post will keep you informed.

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CONO SUR Argentina, Chile, Uruguay En la ciudad Uruguaya de Colo-nia, se realizó el 22 de octubre recién pasado, el Zafarrancho anual del Conosur, el contó con la participación de Hermanos, Cauti-vas, Sirenitas y Escualos, de las Hermandades de Argentina; Chile y Uruguay.

Primeramente se realizó, la reu-nión de Capitanes de Nao de Uru-guay, presidida por el CN de Uru-guay Hno. “Capitán Jambo”; lue-go se efectuó la reunión del Cono-sur con la participación de los CN de Chile y Uruguay, más los Vig-ías Internacionales y Directores del Conosur.

En la noche se realizó el Zafarran-cho, en el cual se disfrutó de mu-cha camaradería y donde no falta-ron los cantos, los bailes y mucha fraternidad. Al final de cuentas fue un Gran Zafarrancho

A COMO IL PRIMO Z A F A R R A N C H O INTERNAZIONALE DEI LAGHI Tre belle giornate di sole hanno rallegrato quest’incontro realizzato dalla Fratellanza italiana con la preziosa collaborazione dei Fratelli svizzeri. Tavola ospitante Agua Dulce, sul lago di Como, in stretta collaborazione con le Tavole di Luino e Ticinese di Lugano. Venerdì 7 ottobre era previsto un incontro di match races che purtroppo non si è potuto realizzare a causa del forte vento. Gli iscritti all’evento non si sono persi d’animo e con vero spirito d’abbordaggio hanno scorazzato nei dintorni di Como alla scoperta delle numerose ed interessanti bellezze paesaggistiche del luogo. Sabato 8 ottobre si è ridotto il vento e così abbiamo effettuato la prevista escursione in battello, s i no a B e l l a g io e co n interessantissima sosta alla stupenda Villa Carlotta ed al suo parco. Alla sera cena di gala, al Grand Hotel di Como. Uno dei principali eventi di questo Zafarrancho con la partecipazione di numerose Tavole intervenute dall’Italia e dall’estero, per ritrovarsi in allegria e spirito fraterno. Oltre alle Tavole italiane, guidate dal Gran Commodoro Marcello Bedogni e dallo Scrivano Maggiore Maurizio Piantoni, erano presenti rappresentanti della Tavola di Varsavia, con il Capitano Nazionale polacco Jerzy Paleolog, della Tavola di New York con la Vigie U.S.A. Joe Citarella, del Texas, del Ticino, di Ginevra e di Zeebrugge. Scambi di doni, abbracci, amicizia sincera ed alla fine della serata la solenne promessa del Capitano Nazionale polacco di organizzare nel 2013, nei laghi del suo Paese, un evento simile a quello del lago di Como. Domenica 9 ottobre era prevista

un’escursione in idrovolante sul lago. Il vento, ancora una volta non amico, ha fatto modificare il programma. Quindi tutti a vedere l’hangar degli idrovolanti, con reperti storici tutt’ora funzionanti che risalgono agli anni ’40 ed anche prima. Poi vista la giornata di sole, passeggiata turistico culturale nella bella città di Como e quindi il pranzo servito allo yacht club della città, in bellissima posizione fronte lago. I consueti abbracci fraterni e la promessa di continuare per anni quest ’occasione di r i t rovo internazionale sui laghi, hanno concluso il primo Zafarrancho Internazionale dei Laghi.

CONGRATULA ZIONI E AUGURI Il Gran Commodoro Marcello Bedogni -El Cabeçon, gli Ufficiali e tutti i Fratelli italiani si congratulano con il Capitano Nazionale Yves Balmas per la sua riconferma alla guida della Fratellanza Svizzera e a Jan Luc Desgraz ,Lanternaute, nuovo Vigie pe la Svizzera Porgiamo i nostri migliori auguri di fair winds and following seas che estendiamo volentieri a tutti i Fratelli del mondo

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FIRST INTERNATIONAL ZAFARRANCHO OF THE LAKES COMO - 2011 Three sunny days have made this meeting welcomed by Italian Brotherhood with the collabora-tion of the Swiss Brothers. Friday, october 7 was scheduled a match race, which unfortunately could not be realized because of the strong wind. Subscribers to the event did not lose heart and with a true spirit of frolic had boarded the surroundings areas to explore the many interesting and scenic beauty of the place. Saturday, october 8 the wind was reduced and so we carried out the planned boat trip up to Bellagio and interesting stop at the beauti-ful Villa Carlotta and its park. In the evening gala dinner at the Grand Hotel of Como one of the main events of this Zafarrancho with the participation of the many tables that occurred from Italy and abroad, for being with happiness and Brotherhood spirit. In addition to Italian Tables, led by the Gran Commodoro Bedogni Marcello and the Scrivano Maggiore Piantoni Maurizio, was attended by representatives of: the Warsaw Table, with Polish Na-tional Captain Jerzy Paleolog, New York Table with U.S. Vigie Joe Citarella, Texas, Ticino, Ge-neva and Zeebrugge Tables. Ex-changes of gifts, hugs, sincere friendship and at the end of the evening the solemn promise of the Polish National Captain to organ-ize in 2013 a new INTERNA-TIONAL LAKE’S ZAFARRAN-CHO in the lakes of his country. Sunday, October 9 was scheduled trip by seaplane on the lake. The wind, was once again, no friend, and we was obliged to change the program. So all to see the seaplane hangars, still working with historical artifacts, which date back to the 40s and earlier. Then walking in the beautiful tourist and cultural city of Como

and then served lunch at the Yacht Club of the city, in a superb posi-tion overlooking the lake. The usual fraternal embrace toegether with promises to meet again in the next International Meeting of the Lakes, have com-pleted this first International Lake’s Zafarrancho.

A Tale of Two Dinners It was the best of times.... NY Brothers Joe Citarella (with Captive Gail) and Jane Protzman attended the Lake Como Zaf. A great time was had meeting new Brothers and Captives during the events arranged by the Italian and Swiss Brothers. Lake Como was a perfect setting for a Brotherhood Zaf as getting around involved using motoscafi similar to those used in Venice – in fact I noticed that some of the boats were built in Venice. The weather was per-fect – warm for the season and sunny so that the views were spec-tacular. Among the many Brothers we met was Cesare Lucini from Lugano with his talented Captive Lore-dana, who graced the Zaf with her musical talents. Cesare kindly invited us to dine at his home in Lugano. We were joined after the Zaf by NY Brother Charlie Fine and Captive Ina – the five of us proceeded to explore the various villages lining Lake Como and one day we drove to Lugano to dine with Cesare, Loredana and

his lovely daughter Laura. Cesare and Loredana prepared a traditional dinner for us, which we happily consumed along with Ce-sare's wonderful wine, which he makes himself. As the evening progressed and the wine flowed, I urged Cesare's family to come to New York for a visit, which he thought would be a wonderful idea. As usual for Brothers travel-ing to other Tables, we would ar-range some events during their visit so that they could meet other NY Brothers and also see the NY area not as tourists but as our Brothers. Cesare and family made the trip and we showed them parts of NY and Connecticut where NY Broth-ers lived. The NY Brothers invited them to a traditional dinner at Brother Tony Olmer's and Captive Theo's house. As Cesare's visit was close to Thanksgiving, we decided to have a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner, complete with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes and other trimmings. The dinner was at-tended by other NY Brothers and captives with great revelry, many OOOrza's and concertina music by NY Brother Lenny Sinowitz. There were other visits to Brother Jane Protzman's and Charlie Fine's homes as well. As I reflect back on these dinners, I am reminded of how special our Brotherhood is in fostering frater-nal ties that transcend language, cultures and national borders by unconditionally opening our homes and hearts to Brothers. OOOOrzaaaa!!!

US Lookout at work

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SO WHERE IS THE

DIRECTORY ? Our Brotherhood has generated about a dozen web sites Many are excellent; others have been posted, and then forgotten by their web-masters. There are two however, created more than 10 years ago by our Brother Brise-Galets that are healthy because they are lovingly maintained. They are not fun places but they are indispensable tools to our fraternity. Learn how to have an access to them and to use them. Currently, only 10% of the Brothers listed in the BocList have given themselves the possi-bility to have access to our data base. There is, first Brisegalets (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brisegalets/). This is an unofficial site that allows all the Brothers enrolled to disseminate informa-tion of general interest to other members. It currently has about 300 members. The site called SECOIN DIFFU-SION (http://groups.yahoo.com/ group / secoin /) is the database of our brotherhood. It is used for the dis-tribution of TTP or other docu-ments sent by SECOIN (but unlike brisegalets it is not a mail service to be used by our Brothers). It contains all important docu-ments, especially the DIREC-TORY that, for reasons of data protection, we no longer publish in Tortuga Post. 2700 Brothers are enrolled. Here is the user’s manual by Brise-Galets: The procedure to gain access is not as simple as we would wish, but this is in order to pro-tect the privacy and confidenti-ality of the site.

First, one has to create an ac-c o u n t w i t h Y a h o o (www.yahoo.com). Make sure that when filling in your regis-tration form you enter as alter-nate e-mail the one listed in the BocList (unless your current address is a Yahoo address) . Then click on "Create my ac-count". Then do "sign in" on the home page of Yahoo.com. After that you should be able to have ac-cess to our data base at "http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/secoin/". If you have any problem, just send a mail to Bernard at brisegalets@mac.com. MAIS OU EST DONC LE

DIRECTORY ? Notre Confrérie a généré une bon-ne douzaine de sites web. Beau-coup sont excellents, d'autres ont été mis en ligne, et puis oubliés par leurs responsables. Mais il en est deux, créés il y a plus de 10 ans par notre Frère Brise-Galets, qui eux sont bien vivants, parce qu'ils sont amoureusement tenus à jour. Ce ne sont pas des endroits très ludiques, mais ce sont des instruments indispensables à l'en-semble de notre Confrérie. Appre-nez donc à y accéder et à vous en servir . Il n'y a en ce moment que 10 % des Frères de la BocList qui se sont donné la possibilité d'accé-der à cette base de données. Il y a, d'abord Brisegalets (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brisegalets/). Il s'agit d'un site officieux qui permet à tous les Frères inscrits de diffuser des in-formations d'intérêt général aux autres membres du groupe. Il compte à ce jour 300 members.

Le site appelé SECOIN DIFFU-SION (h t tp : / /g roups.yahoo .co m/ group/secoin/) est, lui, la base de données de notre confrérie. Il sert à la diffusion du TTP ou de tout autre document envoyé par SE-COIN (mais, contrairement à brisegalets, ce n'est pas une mes-sagerie à l'usage des Frères). Il contient tous nos documents importants, en particulier le DIRECTORY, que, par souci de protection des données, nous ne publions plus dans le Tortuga Post. 2700 Frères y sont inscrits. Voici le mode d'emploi que nous livre Brise-Galets: La procédure pour avoir accès n'est pas aussi simple que nous le souhaiterions, mais c'est le prix à payer pour protéger nos données. D'abord, il faut créer un compte sur Yahoo (Al ler sur www.fr.yahoo.com). Remplir le formulaire. Attention, lors-que on vous demande une adresse alternative, donnez cel-le qui figure sur la boclist (sauf si votre adresse est une adresse Yahoo). En bas de page, cli-quer sur "J'accepte". Ensuite, sur la page d'accueil de Yahoo connectez-vous. Vous pourrez ensuite aller librement sur http://groups.yahoo.com/group/secoin/. En cas de difficultés, n'hésitez pas à envoyer un mail à Bernard: brisegalets@mac.com.

(Traducción al español /traduzione italiana ����TTP66)

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Cartoon by Frère BOZ

VIDEO

Recuerdos de los 60 Años / Souvenirs du 60e /

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S88y2k6bjMs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iattsdF_GDQ&NR=1

Noviembre de 2011: Hermandad de la costa chilena recordó a Hermanos fallecidos::

Quelques versions inédites d'une de nos chansons culte:

la habanera Salió de Jamaica (Señor Capitán)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lubXfIlzFig&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCkltzhe0fQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYGgoHa2UR8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg5QIXrii7k&feature=related �

http://www.empresaoceano.cl/prontus_empresaoceano/site/artic/20111125/pags/20111125230459.html

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Vol.XVII/4 no 65 XII.2011

Boletín informativo oficial de los Hermanos de la Costa.

The official newsletter of the Brotherhood of the Coast. Bulletin d'information officiel

des Frères de la Côte. Notiziario ufficiale dei Fratelli della Costa

Editor honorario de la parte española: Aldo Devoto Pascualetti ���� Honorary English Editor : René Fiechter ����

Director of the publication and English Editor: Tony Olmer (SECOIN) Phone: (+1) 203-854-9558 @: tonyolmer@sbcglobal.net

Editor de la parte española : Rene Olhaberry Gonzalez Tel. fijo: (56 2) 8487193 Móvil: 98217839 @: rolhaberry@wri.cl

Editore della parte italiana a.i.: Maurizio Piantoni , tel. 00 39 06 3016622 mobile 00 39 348 7806234 @: scrivanomaggiore@tiscali.it

Editeur de la partie française , coordination finale et production: Jacques Rial Mobile: ++41 79 356 17 86 @: jacrial@aol.com

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Next issue: III. 2012

Indice Contents Sommaire

Secoin's editorial, 1 Noticias nacionales, 3 International news, 9

Yahoo, 12 Video, cartoon, 13

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