b"VolunteerJim Nathanson has been a dedicated PBCB volunteer for the past two summers, working with Spotlight the Catboat Program as a formidable instructor and volunteer coordinator. Jim brings a lot of sailing and teaching experience to the program; he was a top collegiate champion at Harvard and taught sailing at Pleasant Bay Camp in his early years.During his time as Program Director and Tactical coach with the Pleon Yacht Club in Marblehead, Jim turned out many great young skippers. After retiring from a dynamic work life that included his work as a lawyer, educator, and council member in Washington D.C., Jim retired to Orleans. He renewed his love of Pleasant Bay and sailing his catboat Encore. In 2018, Jim sold Encore and joined PBCB. When Suzanne became Catboat Program Director, Jim saw a perfect opportunity to step in as an instructor and mentor to our fledgling program. This summer will mark Jim's third summer at PBCB. Once again, Jim set the course for our Beginners and Advanced catboat classes, and hopefully, with some coercion, he will set up the racecourse for our Wednesday afternoon Catboat Series.The Catboat Program runs well because of volunteers like Jim Nathanson, Ed Hanson, Grant Taylor, and Phyllis Long on the water, and Neil Tomkinson and Priscilla Eastman in the shop. We couldn't do it without their dedication and their talentsthank you all!Monomoy Regional High SchoolPBCB Acquires Sailing Team practices at PBCB Lobster Pot Permit for Children's ProgramsPBCB is a wonderful place for children to learn about local marine life in the Bay through observations onboard boats, the PBCB general catch and release scientific permit, and the upweller marine incubation system for baby shellfish. Next on the educational menu is a fresh new lobster pot permit! Lobster pots and crab traps are a fun way for kids to see what's at the bottom of Pleasant Bay. Like our upweller, they help us teach kids about local and sustainable fishing/food sources. With the upweller, kids can watch and track shellfish growth and learn about their role in our ecosystem (removing excess nutrients from runoff, etc.). It's a unique opportunity for young kids to be involved in a small shellfish-raising operation, which is undoubtedly a career path that local kids may follow. We grow both oysters (from Orleans) and clams (from Harwich) that are returned to Pleasant Bay and the surrounding waters each fall."