Waypoint Sailing News March 2015

NAUTICAL NEWS FOR NORTH & CENTRAL FLORIDA SAILORS

GREAT SCOT!

FLYING SCOT SKIPPERS RYAN MALMGREN, MARK TAYLOR, DAVE THINEL & THEIR CREWS RUN TO THE FINISH ON LAKE EUSTIS

SOME OF WHAT’S INSIDE: LESC GEORGE WASHINGTON REGATTA WRAP-UPS IRYC HOSTS THE CATALINA 22 MID-WINTERS REGATTA PREVIEWS: ST. AUGUSTINE RACE WEEK & LIPTON CUP DEAN’S WEATHER, ADM MUDGEON, CLUB NEWS, AND A LOT MORE

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LMSA will welcome sailors to the Welcome to the 12th issue of Trans-Monroe Regatta early in March.

Waypoint. It is hard to believe that we Don’t miss out on that if you can get to have put an entire year astern. It is true Sanford. It is a whole lot of fun too. that time really does fly when you are The Ft. Pierce Yacht Club will host having fun. Thanks to all of our readers their Annual Regatta March 7 &8 while and especially our advertising partners who have helped us get off to a great first the Melbourne Yacht Club has two separate “Spring Regattas” scheduled. year.

There are more that I don’t have the Some of the area’s biggest and best space to mention but the bottom line is regattas are on the horizon. Next month that there is no shortage of opportunities the First Coast Sailing Association and it’s eight member clubs roll out the newly to go sailboat racing this spring.

See you out there. revamped St. Augustine Race Week.

Right after that, the Smyrna Yacht Club Sail Fast! Bob will host the 2015 Lipton Cup. At the risk of offending many of the clubs out there who have been so hospitable to us, the Lipton Cup was the top regatta we covered last year. If you can swing it, try to make it to at least one or both of these great events. We preview both of them on page 14.

This month the Mount Dora Yacht Club will host their annual regatta for the 62nd time. That says all that you need to know. With that kind of staying power Jackie Nagy & Ashlihan Senturk sailing fast on the MDYC must being doing something Lake Eustis. right Send letters to editor@waypointnews.com

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This is Volume I- Issue 12 A Game On! News Publication

RACING NEWS North & Central Florida Regatta Report: IRYC hosts Catalina 22 Mid-Winters in Merrit Island, page 9. LESC hosts the 45th George Washinton Birthday Regatta on Lake Eustis, pages 12 & 15.

CLUB NEWS Club Scuttlebutt: What is happening at the clubs, pages 6 & 11.

JUNIOR SAILING Halifax Youth Sailing has a lot going on, starting with the George Washington Birthday Regatta, page 13.

DEPARTMENTS Admiral Mudgeon: What the heel is going on? Page 3.

Maintenance: Surveyor’s Corner, don’t get hosed, page 5.

Club Directory: A listing of clubs in your area, page 7.

Schurr Shot: The best of many great shots, page 8.

Weather: Dean talks canals & March storms, page 10.

Classifieds: Have something to buy or sell? Page 15.

Great breezes mad for some great racing at the LESC 45th George Washington Birthday Regatta in Eustis. Twenty five Flying Scots were on the line with Jeff Linton squeaking by Jay Horowitz for overall 1st place honors.

What the Heel?

Dear Admiral Mudgeon, I really like to make my boat heel way over when I'm sailing, it is so much fun! I've been told that making it heel over too much doesn't make me go faster. Is this true? I feel like I'm going really fast...

Sincerely, Moe Tippen Dear Moe Yes, heeling is fun, especially when your inexperienced crew is scrambling to the high side and screaming. Personally I like to get them on the foredeck, jibe, roundup, and dump them in the water. And while that is great fun, it will seldom win any races.

So the question becomes do you want to have fun or do you want to go fast? I am not saying that the two are mutually exclusive but there is certain level of sophistication in appreciating real boat speed. I can have a great time for a while with a bottle of MD 20/20, but there are better wines.

When you know that you are sailing your boat at the very top of its speed potential, it might take a little higher level of concentration, but that is fun like very little else. So in general, yes, flatter is faster.

Upwind, the boat that is upright presents deeper foils to the water, and minimizes undesirable leeway. Less heeling also means less weather helm and consequently less drag. I didn’t realize how important that was until a sail maker demonstrated how lightly he holds the tiller. Different hull designs may have different optimum heel angles, but I don’t recall any boat designer actually specifying what that number is. The top sailors of any class of boat will usually have an optimum heel angle that they strive for.

I find that five to ten degrees is good for me in most of the monohull boats that I sail, however there are notable exceptions. Some of the wing keel boats like the Hunter 23 seem to point a little better with more heeling, because the wing has an angle that tends to pull the boat to windward when heeled. I find the Precision boat line to perform better upwind with more heel than I am used to. I have sailed the Precision 18, 21, 23, and the 27, enough to know that there is a maximum heeling angle beyond which boat speed suffers greatly. Like seriously, not fast.

I went sailing on a S2 9.1 Grand Slam in medium breeze and my job was trimming the mains’l. This boat had an impressive array of instruments. I was astounded to see that easing the main to attain ten degrees of heel instead of twenty degrees of heel resulted in a speed increase of half a knot. I’m not saying that this is always the case because there are other factors to consider. In my tiny little world of

While it feels fast and can definitely be exhilarating, sailing a boat on her ear is usually not a good thing. Remember the old adage, “Flatter is faster.”

experimentation, on that day, in those conditions, half a knot was an eye opener.

As a sailboat heels the shape of the hull tends to turn a boat to windward. This requires the rudder to be further from the center line to compensate and maintain a straight course. The further from centerline the rudder is the greater the drag through the water. More drag is less speed.

Drag has some other potential benefits but speed is not one of them.

I have a friend that seems to have perfected sailing his boat flat. I am mystified by how he can keep the boat fully powered up and perfectly flat.

My best efforts to copy his technique invariably result in being underpowered and going slow. That groove in which the sails are fully powered and the boat is flat continues to elude me. (I am working on it) There is a lot of information available about this in many books, sailing manuals and on-line. So, yes I have a great time with the rail in the water and in certain conditions it seems to be the only possible way to sail. So, if you want to scare, excite, or just make the crew squeal, power up, sheet in, and use both hands on the tiller. If you want to go fast, then learn to sail the boat with a light touch on the tiller.

Admiral Mudgeon Send you questions to admmudgeon@waypointnews.com, I have an answer for everything.

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Surveyor’s Corner – Hoses, Hoses, Hoses By Blue Squared Maritime’s John Gallagher Hoses – we “see” them all of the time but seldom “look” at them for anything other than getting in the way of whatever you are trying to reach. There are hoses for exhaust, oil lines, fuel lines, engine cooling, raw water, fresh water, gray water drains, waste discharge, wash downs, etc.

As a surveyor I am particularly interested in hoses of all types and sizes as a hose failure can become catastrophic in a very short period of time. The two items of most concern are water intrusion or fire risk. Realize that your engine is basically a very powerful pump – air and water travel through the exhaust and raw water travels through the block, via the raw water pick-up pump and engine water pump, for cooling.

A 20-30hp diesel engine can pump up to 3000 gallons-perhour, quite a bit more than the 500gph bilge pump can handle causing a “Mayday” to come forthwith (inoperative bilge pumps are another story). Additionally, fuel or oil line failure can cause a fire which will quickly become out of control in less than a minute. Diesel may have a lower flash point than gas but does burn and oil will flame up in a hurry.

Four key items to look for when inspecting your hoses: (1) Cracking along the outer walls – clear indication of wear and certain failure at some point. (2) Bulging – especially prevalent on exhaust (check the entire hose, exhaust manifold to thru-hull. (3) Corrosion at the fitting points or on the clamps – all exhaust hoses along with raw water hoses below the vessel’s water line should be double clamped with STAINLESS STEEL CLAMPS, NO EXCEPTIONS. (4) Old fuel lines,

fuel lines older than 5-10 years (per manufacturer specs) need to be replaced.

Consult your local surveyor to determine specs).

Hose maintenance is a top priority, often overlooked, that can save you from a bad day on the water . . . or it can save your life.

Smooth sailing to all, John

Professional surveyor John Gallagher at the helm of the Morgan 38, Password.

Ocala Sailing Club News

from Charlene Johnson

The Ocala sailing Club has been active since the first of the year. We wound up our Fall Rum Race Series with Ed Sims in first place, Paul Straub in second place, Jim Edens in third place. However, all captains entered in the series had their names put into a hat for the drawing for the bottle of Rum. It was our own Commodore, Art Twitchell whose name was pulled from the hat. So who was the winner??!! J A hale and hearty group of about 17 sailors on four boats cruised across Lake Harris from Leesburg to the Hideaway Grill for lunch and great music on February 7th . The picture shows a great day on the water!

So what if the wind was a bit light and the two motorized boats had to haul the other two to shore in order to make our reservations AND get back by dark?! Also, the Spring Rum Race series commenced in February and runs through March. This final prep for our Annual Regatta will end on March 14th But the biggest news is that our Notice of Race is posted to our website for the club’s annual event, the Harpoon National and Lake Weir Invitational which will be held April 17th – April 19th this year. It will run out of the Kiwanis Club on the east side of Lake Weir. This is always a great event, open to all. Water levels are up thanks to great rain. MC Scows, Catamarans, San Juans and Catalinas are typical entries besides of course the Harpoons. You can find the NOR on our website, www.ocalasailingclub.org. Go to www.RegattaRegistration.com to sign up. If you have any questions regarding club or club activities please go to our website for calendars and officers’ contact information. May your sails be always full.

MYC Spring Regattas

from Dean White

Melbourne Yacht Club is hosting two Spring Regattas, April 18-19 & April 25-26.

With two weekends of sailing all types of boats on the Indian River Lagoon - which typically has a good sea breeze and smooth water conditions - these spring regattas offer something for all sailors. Small boats will sail April 18-19 from Melbourne Yacht Club (venue change from previous years). Four or more boats make up a one design class.

One designs usually sailing are Lasers, Sunfish, 420 as well as Portsmouth. J/24, C-22, PHRF racing and Cruiser classes will make up the Big Boat weekend on April 25-26. For more information and registration form, go to www.sail-race.com Ballard Park in Melbourne will be the site of a major Sunfish racing weekend, The 2015 International Sunfish Mid-Winter Regatta, March 19-22, 2015. This event is a 2015 Pan AM qualification event and the hosts, Sunfish Fleet 669 and the Melbourne Yacht Club, expect 50-70 sailors to attend, coming from as far away as South America and Canada. This is the 5th major small boat regatta sailed from the park over the past decade; it’s a great location with tons of room for people, gentle sandy shores for boats and great racing on the Indian River. Most of the events will be held at the park around the great pavilion. Details are in the event flyer, which can be found along with the NOR at www.Sunfishflorida.com or www.sail-race.com, under racing events. Or call Chris Gates, 321-727-7227.

Ft. Pierce Yacht Club Racing Scene from Mike O’Toole Fort Pierce Yacht Club February racing took an unfortunate hit as the Annual Regatta originally scheduled for the weekend of 13-15 February had to be postponed due to forecast strong winds and rough sea conditions offshore and in the Fort Pierce inlet entry. The Regatta has been rescheduled for the weekend of 6-8 March and we are looking forward to intense competition as the fleet is adding new members and several longer term competitors have gotten their boats up to racing trim.

Despite the disappointment of postponement of the Regatta, the

philosophical nature of the group came to the fore and we decided to go ahead with the planned pre-race Friday night barbecue anyway. The decision turned out to be a good call, as nearly sixty racers and other Club members turned out for the event and organizers were delighted with the party atmosphere and good fellowship. We will be scheduling similar race related events with open invitations to the full membership including the rescheduled Annual Regatta on March 6th to 8th and the Pre-Race Barbecue for the Fort Pierce to Port Canaveral Race on March 13th.

All was not lost on the February racing scene however, as the second race of the Winter Series, the Mardi Gras, took place as scheduled on 8 February on the near offshore racing venue. Winds were light, but fairly steady and sea conditions were moderate. A gradual shift of breeze from SE to East favored the boats which took a position further offshore and lifted them to the 10A turning mark in good order, helping Mike O’Toole “Varmint” and Diane Korbey “Déjà vu” to first and second place respectively. They were followed by Alberto Grubicy “Sin Fronteras” in third, Ed Nebinger “Snow Bird” fourth and Howard and Janet Woodward “Tulius” in fifth position. Korbey’s new (to them) Freedom 35 is proving to be a force to be reckoned with, scoring first and second place finishes in the last two races.

We are excited about the upcoming back to back racing events scheduled in March beginning with the re-scheduled FPYC Annual Regatta on the weekend of 6-8 March, followed in short order by the resurgence of what we hope to be an annual event jointly sponsored by Melbourne YC, Port Canaveral YC and Fort Pierce YC on 13-15 March.

The intent is to race this year from Fort Pierce to Port Canaveral, followed by a race next year from Port Canaveral to Fort Pierce, then alternating the race origins and destinations in future years. We are pleased to be part of what could become a significant Treasure Coast racing event and the three clubs welcome participation from interested racers representing other regional yacht clubs.

At press time it appears that one or both of the above races might have to be postponed for a couple of weeks due to the unfortunate sinking of a barge in the Fort Pierce Inlet and the resulting hazard to navigation.

For updates or to enter any FPYC upcoming races, please contact FPYC Race Captain, Mike O’Toole at: <motoole@intaero.org>

ECSA Plans Busy March

from Linda Geraci

March 14-15: East Coast Sailing Association (ECSA) activities will begin at 4pm to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in downtown Melbourne.

Come to “The Mansion” (www.thebigmansion.com) downstairs Courtyard, just a short jig from downtown, Front Street, or Melbourne Yacht Club (MYC). Enjoy blarney, Irish humor, contests and “the luck of the Irish” with music and songs. So wear your GREEN and join us for fun. Sunday morning at 830am, join us for coffee and doughnuts in Front Street Park. For more info (anchoring, marina and MYC access) go to www.ecsasail.com. Click on “Newsletters”, then click on March.

March 21-22: Melbourne Air Show. For more information go to www.ecsasail.com. Click on “Newsletters”, then click on March.

March 28-29: Join us at Squid Lips Overwater Grill for the Child Abuse Awareness Cruise in Melbourne. Squid Lips will donate 5% of all food sales between 5p.m. and 8p.m. on Saturday to the Child Abuse Prevention Task Force (CAPTF). Sorry, bar drinks don’t count. No formal seating for dinner. CAPTF is a non-profit organization in Brevard that assists families in need within Brevard county. Blue banners will be provided to each boat that arrives. Make sure you get your name on the sign in sheet. Let’s make this year’s event the best with a record number of boats. Go to the East Coast Sailing Association website to view detailed information (www.ecsasail.com).

“Scuttlebutt” continues on Page 11

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Cruising & Sailing Club Directory The Central Florida Yacht Club Orlando, FL www.cfyc.com Crescent City Yacht Club P.O. Box 121 Crescent City, FL 32112 www.cc-yc.com East Coast Sailing Association PO Box 372054 Satellite Beach, FL 32937 www.ecsasail.com Epping Forest Yacht Club 1830 Epping Forest Dr. Jacksonville, FL 32217 (904) 739-7150 www.efyc.org The Florida Yacht Club 5210 Yacht Club Drive Jacksonville, FL 32210 (904) 387-1653 www.thefloridayachtclub.org Fort Pierce Yacht Club PO Box 3108 Fort Pierce, FL 34948-3108 www.ftpierceyachtclub.Homestead.com Halifax River Yacht Club 331 S. Beach St. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 (904) 255-7459 www.hryc.com Halifax Sailing Association PO Box 2031 Daytona Beach, FL 32115-2031 www.halifaxsailing.org Indian River Yacht Club P.O. Box 992 Cocoa, Fl 32923-0992 www.iryc.org

Port Canaveral Yacht Club 910 Mullett Drive Port Canaveral, FL 32920 (321) 784-2292 http://portcanaveralyachtclub.com

Lake Eustis Sailing Club 1310 CR 452 Eustis, FL 32726 www.lakeeustissailingclub.org Lake Monroe Sailing Association, Inc. P.O. Box 297 Sanford, FL 32771 (321) 578-8364 http://www.flalmsa.org/

Rat Island Yacht Club P.O. Box 1053 San Mateo, FL 32187 www.ratisland.com

Melbourne Yacht Club 1202 E. River Drive Melbourne, FL 32901 (321) 768-9921 www.melbourneyachtclub.com

Rudder Club of Jacksonville 533 Malaga Avenue Orange Park, FL 32073 (904) 264-4094 www.rudderclub.com

Mount Dora Yacht Club P.O. Box 876 Mount Dora, Florida 32756 (352) 383-3188 www.mountdorayachtclub.com

Sailing Club of Central Florida Lake Baldwin / Winter Park / Orlando, FL Area www.thesailingclub.us

Navy Jax Yacht Club PO Box 29 Jacksonville FL 32212 (904) 778-0805 www.navyjaxyachtclub.com North Florida Cruising Club P.O. Box 24268 Jacksonville, FL 32241 http://nfccsail.com Ocala Sailing Club P.O. Box 2091 Ocala, FL 34478 www.ocalasailingclub.org Palatka Yacht Club 131 Crystal Cove Drive Palatka, FL 32178 (888) 851-1811 www.palatkayachtclub.org

Smyrna Yacht Club P.O. Box 560 New Smyrna FL 32170 (386) 663-7322 www.smyrnayachtclub.com St. Augustine Yacht Club 442 Ocean Vista Avenue St. Augustine, Florida 32080 (904) 824-9725 www.staugustineyachtclub.com St. Lucie Saiing Club www.stluciesailingclub.org Titusville Sailing Club PO Box 2791 Titusville, FL 32781-2791 www.sailtitusville.com USSC Martin County 1955 NE Indian River Dr. Jensen Beach, FL 34957

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Willie Blevins is a Central Florida based sailor who has sailed and taught sailing for a long time on a wide variety of boats.

He has a knack for translating what most of us feel when sailing to words on paper.

Currently he races his San Juan 21 with the LMSA on Lake Monroe. You can read more of his musings on his blog at http://sailorsboatyard.com.

Gold Rush Takes Catalina 22 MidWinters The top three finishers at the Catalina 22 Mid-Winters hosted by the Indian River Yacht Club Feb 28 & March 1st, come from the select group of usual suspects when it comes to C22 racing in central Florida. Randy Pawlowski’s Gold Rush topped that group with a dominating performance, scorring five bullets in five races, to walk away with the overall 1st place award. Dave Ottaviani’s Go Daddy-O and Brad Ruffe’s Mercury Rising finished tied for the second spot but Go Daddy-O took the trophy on a tie breaker. Ruffe, coming off a win in the Catalina 22 Florida Championship last month, settled for 3rd.

Racing was cancelled on Saturday due to poor weather conditions and was rescheduled for an earlier start on Sunday which allowed the RC to get off five races in much better conditions.

Dave Ottaviani and the crew aboard Go Daddy-O finished in 2nd place overall.

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Randy Pawlowski’s Gold Rush would log 5 bullets in five races in route to a convincing regatta win.

Boat Gold Rush Go Daddy-O Mercury Rising Frank N Beans For Sale

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Canals

By Dean Vanderbleek

“We have felt the incision of our lack of foresight many times in the past. I have but one question to ask – WHY? Why must we continually subject ourselves to the dangers of environmental catastrophe? If we are not capable at this time to adequately manage our resources with the quality necessary to secure our future, then I say to you, is all the knowledge acquired in recent years to be wasted on the experiences of our past activities or are we to profit by them?”

-Fred Waldinger, Florida Department of Air & Water Pollution Control, November 1970. Official Statement issued regarding the St. Johns – Indian River Canal Proposal.

THE CROSS FLORIDA BARGE CANAL Nearly every long-time central Florida resident is aware of the failed effort to build the Cross-Florida Barge Canal. Monolithic concrete supports for a bridge that was never built over a portion of the canal that was never dug still stand south of Ocala in the median of US Highway 441 near the small community of Santos. The idea of such a canal was first proposed by Philip II of Spain in 1567. It was repeatedly considered over the years but found to be economically unviable. Secretary of War John C. Calhoun once again proposed a canal in 1818 in order to solve the losses due to shipwrecks and piracy. Over the centuries politicians and shipping merchants discussed desire to avoid the treacherous route around the Florida Keys by cutting across the state’s midsection from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. In the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, when Florida was growing by leaps and bounds and the Federal Government was investing in interstate highway and waterway transportation projects, funding was allocated and work was started on the shipping short cut. 74 million dollars was spent digging the west and central portions to the Gulf of Mexico and Ocklawaha River and building locks and bridge supports before conservationists convinced officials to stop the digging. President Nixon’s executive order in 1971 killed federal funding for construction, and the project was officially cancelled in 1991. Few folks in the area remember the associated St. Johns – Indian River Canal project proposed in conjunction with the Cross Florida Barge Canal that was shelved without a single shovel of dirt.

THE ST JOHNS – INDIAN RIVER CANAL The St. Johns – Indian River Canal as requested by the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1957 was a 35 mile long, 125’ wide by 8’ deep canal extending from Sanford to Titusville. The proposed canal would link the Intracoastal Waterway and the Indian River just north of Titusville with the St. Johns River just south of Lake Harney. Combined with the Cross Florida Barge Canal, the canal would have provided a shipping route across the Florida peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Construction was planned to begin in 1968 with an estimated cost to complete of $27.5 million, and the canal was to open in 1971. However, delays to the Cross Florida Barge Canal project mounted and the projected groundbreaking was pushed back to 1970, then further. With conservation issues mounting against the project, especially with regard to spawning shad, construction never started. After the suspension of work on the Cross Florida Barge Canal by President Nixon’s executive order, the Canal Authority dissolved in 1973.

The Ortona Dam & Lock located on the Okeechobee Waterway which dissects the southern part of the state and runs 152 miles from Stuart on the east coast through Lake Okeechobee and on to the Fort Myers area on the west coast.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Photo

Europe, eager to buy land with potential ocean access in sunny Florida, took the pitch (hook, line and sinker!) and over 5000 lots were sold. After the death of the St. Johns – Indian River Canal Authority in 1973, the developer initiated the South County Drainage District in 1973. Several sizeable dead-end drainage improvement, “canals to nowhere”, were dug and are still visible by motorists traveling on Interstate 95 through south Volusia and north Brevard counties. Conservationists and Brevard County biologists rallied against the work, and the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation decided that no future dredging permits would be issued. After several years of litigation and appeals, the Atlantic International Investment Corporation gave up on creation of the canal system. The platted lots are still documented in the North Brevard and South Volusia County plat books (though the promise of Atlantic Ocean access is long gone!) and the land-locked lots are still available for purchase on Craigslist or through public auction for unpaid property taxes.

References and Links: http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns-Indian_River_Barge_Canal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Florida_Barge_Canal March Averages Daily high/low temperatures: 73-77F / 54-58F Average rainfall: 3.84” Average wind speed/direction: direction varies from west (11%) to east (16%) at 12-15 mph.

Notable March Weather Events March 1, 1980 - Broward Co., Ft. Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Pompano Beach - A tornado damaged apartments, businesses, schools, and homes. A woman was blown off her 6th floor balcony and killed. A fishing boat was found hanging from the power lines. Thirty-three injuries were reported.

March 2, 1972 - Jackson Co., Mariana - Thunderstorm winds capsized a CAPE ATLANTIC ESTATES AND THE SOUTH COUNTY boat and two men drowned. Tornadoes also struck Pensacola, Jay, and Port DRAINAGE DISTRICT A spin-off speculative waterfront development known as Cape Atlantic St. Joe. March 3 1962 - Palm Beach Co., Boynton Beach - Wind driven waves Estates was proposed in 1967 by the Atlantic International Investment washed a man off a fishing vessel and he drowned.

Corporation. 2.5 and 5 acre lots were offered for sale starting at $4,000 March 3, 1971 - West Central Florida - Severe thunderstorms and seven each. The sales pitch involved flying perspective buyers over the area to tornadoes touched down from Ft. Myers and Sarasota to Tampa to show the proximity of the Indian and St. Johns Rivers as well as the Gainesville as a squall line crossed central Florida. Only l injury directly Atlantic Ocean. Individual investors from all over the US as well as resulted from storms. A man drowned when his boat capsized in high winds.

March 3, 1991 - Statewide - Many severe thunderstorms and at least eight tornadoes struck from Apalachicola to West Palm Beach as an intense squall line ahead of a cold front swept across the State. Thirty-four severe storm reports were received, but property damage was minor. This outbreak is noteworthy because the only injury was caused by 2.5" hail that crashed through the window of a car, knocking the driver unconscious in Volusia County at Ormond by the Sea. This is believed to be the only serious injury from hail in Florida since 1959.

March 7-9 - 1962 - Florida East Coast - Large This NOAA windspeed waves generated by winds of an intense diagram shows 96 mph winds Atlantic storm pounded beaches along entire in the Tampa Bay area during east Florida coast during three day period. the March 12-13 1993 “Storm of the Century” Tides along the coast at time of high tide ranged two to 3 feet above normal. Wave action caused considerable erosion and several beach roads and properties were inundated. Greatest damages occurred between Melbourne and Miami Beach. One death in Miami Beach occurred while fighting an electrical fire caused when rising waters created a short circuit. Nearly all damages resulted from heavy ground swells rather than high tides.

March 10-11 1996 - Nassau, Duval, St. Johns and Flagler Counties - A strong Nor'easter with winds of 50 to 60 mph caused damage from Amelia Island to Flagler beach. At Amelia Island, 6 to 12 feet of beach was lost on the island's south end. Atlantic Beach - between one-third and one-half of the sand added during the previous summer's beach re-nourishment project was washed away. In St. Augustine Beach, about half of the beach renourishment project south of city hall was wiped out. In Flagler Beach, about 100 feet of the 840-foot pier was lost. Estimated property damage was over $1 million dollars.

March 12-13, 1993 – entire state of Florida - The "Storm Of The Century" roared across Florida producing a variety of severe and unusual weather conditions for about 18 hours from late Friday the 12th through late afternoon Saturday the 13th. A severe squall line raced eastward at over 50 mph ahead of an intense low producing several tornadoes and strong downbursts as it moved through the state and directly caused seven fatalities. This was followed by an unprecedented (for the Gulf Coast) winter storm surge of nine to 12 feet in Taylor County, with storm surges and/or tidal and wind driven flooding of five to 9 feet elsewhere along the Gulf Coast to the Keys. This was followed by a period of eight to 12 hours of high sustained winds of up to 50 mph with gusts to 70 mph, keeping tides much above normal along the west coast and causing severe beach erosion in many areas. As colder air poured in behind the intense low up to four inches of snow fell in the panhandle from north of Pensacola to Crestview, and a trace to 3 inches of snow fell elsewhere across north Florida. Record or near record low temperatures occurred over much of the state the following two nights. Total number of fatalities from the storm was 47, including 14 from storm surge and flooding, seven from tornadoes and/or strong downbursts, and four from high winds in the aftermath of the squall line. Eleven people drowned offshore in the Gulf of Mexico after strong winds swamped or capsized ships (including seven crewmen from a 200-ft Honduran freighter). Eleven others died during rescue operations and cleanup activities. Total property damage was estimated at $l.6 billion.

Additional Links My regularly updated surf forecast (Cape Canaveral to Jacksonville) wind/wave forecast page (updated daily), with additional weather forecasting links: http://surf-station.com/north-florida-surf-forecast/ I welcome input! Please feel free to send questions or comments, submit weather quotes, and share your local weather knowledge to dean@waypointnews.com

“Scuttlebutt” from Page 6 2015 Space Coast Blessing of the Fleet

from Lynde Edwards

The 2015 Blessing of the Fleet will be a three-squadron blessing consisting of the Banana River, Cocoa Beach and Titusville’s Sail and Power Squadrons.

Participants: All Area Boats and Boaters – large and small, sail and motor Where: The river off Riverfront Park, Cocoa, FL. Can be watched from the docks and shore at Riverfront Park When: May 16 2015, 11:00 am (boater should arrive at 10:30 am) The three local Squadrons of the United States Power Squadron invite all boaters to participate in its Annual Blessing of the Fleet on May 16, 2015, at 11:00 am. Spectators can watch from the shore and docks at Riverfront Park.

All boaters are invited to participate in this traditional boating activity.

The Blessing of the Fleet is a piece of boating history, dating back many centuries and intended to ensure a safe, enjoyable, and bountiful boating season. While originating on the Mediterranean, the Blessing of the Fleet now occurs in all major Florida ports.

Come and have your boat blessed for a trouble free boating season!

Instructions: At 10:30 AM, boats will circle up on Indian River just south of the HWY 520 Bridge, tune VHF radios to Channel 71 and wait for instructions. There will be a lead boat for us to follow to the Blessing.

Maintain Spacing of 50 to 150 feet between boats. Do not stop anywhere along the Route. As you pass the Pastor, give your vessel name and crew over VHF 71. The Blessing will come via VHF 71. You proceed back out to River Center for a year of safe boating.

Any questions please email XO@CBSPS.org or call 321-243-4869.

HSA Winter Series Results

from Trisha Gibbons

Congratulations to our winners: Keelboats Multihulls Dinghies 1.

Greg Popp 1. Nacra 5.2 1. Andrew Clark 2.

John Kitchener 2. Hobie 17 Sport 2. Joel Hurley 3.

Ron Kainze 3. Justin Woo The remaining races in the HSA WINTER SERIES are: Race Day-Sunday, February 22, 2015 Race Day Sunday March 22, 2015 Minimum 2 Races per date: Times: 11:00 Introduction to Winter Series, racing rules & tips on racing 11:30 Skippers Meeting 12:30 First Horn Rolling Start 3 Classes Open to All Club Members and Guests In addition to the Winter Race Series, HSA has a busy March scheduled including the Thunder Mug Regatta on March 28.

For more information, contact Trisha Gibbons, Vice Commodore of Events, HSA 386 767 4082 or John Kitchener, PRO Principal Race Officer, Winter Series HSA Race Committee, 386 428 6735.

HRYC Commodores Cup

from Dave Huff

The Halifax River Yacht Club Commodor’s Cup series original start date was postponed due to weather and will kick off the season on March 15. We are expecting more than a dozen boats on the line for this year's competition.

New boats racing for the Cup include Spirit, a Dobroth 45 in the Spinnaker class and the Morgan 38, Password, in the Cruising fleet. The Cruising class is still the largest, but 2 more boats are racing in the spin class this year, so it should be exciting.

The March 1st race has been rescheduled for May 17th.

For more info contact Fleet Captain Dave Huff, sailatlantic@conchhouse.com.

competition this day, but the large Scott fleet required a fairly long line, and it just seemed like the right thing to do. As it happened we were five seconds late and still crossed everyone on port tack with plenty of room to There wasn’t even any yelling.

SJ21Fleet 29 at the LESC George Washington spare.

We held our own upwind and down until the first leeward mark. Ol’ Birthday Regatta Yeller managed an inside overlap with a late douse, which escalated into a

By Willie Blevins bad rounding, which covered us (Juan Too Many) and instead of footing off I tried luffing, that was a bad choice. Ol’ Yeller got clear, sailed away, Thanks to our self and we stopped, dropped, and got rolled for two places. Our perfect start appointed fleet captain, ended with a third place finish. and his Chihuahua like In the second race, we managed to take note of the lifts that were being persistence, a full five had on the left side of the course during the first upwind leg. We applied boat class of San Juan that knowledge on the second windward leg and were rewarded with about 21s from Lake Monroe a twenty boat length lead over the rest of the fleet at the windward mark.

Sailing Associations We finished well ahead of the San Juan cluster, and felt somewhat Fleet 29 attended the redeemed.

GWBR at the Lake In the third race, the spin halyard got away from me at the first drop, Eustis Sailing Club. the kite went under the boat and it felt like we ran aground. Black Jack had LESC has a great some spinnaker issues about the same time, but managed to recover more facility, and Fleet 29 quickly than we did. I was actually quite pleased that we got the chute enjoyed the hospitality back in the boat without any damage, and managed to deploy it again on The author trims the main while crew D.J. we were shown. When McCabe flies the chute during Saturday racing. the final leg. We finished last, but we looked good.

Juan Too Many and Sunday’s forecast was cold and windy, I was reluctant. The PRO told Ol’ Yeller rolled in Friday afternoon, LESC was packed with Flying Scotts me that the Wayfarer fleet had decided not to race so we would have our from near and far. The Wayfarer fleet, 420s, prams, and several versions own start, which was kind of encouraging and it did look like the rest of of the Laser, were present in varied states of being rigged. We squeezed the group was sailing. So, we launched, only to find that the keel cable had into a parking spot, and stepped the mast, while complaining about the apparently broken during the retrieval on Saturday. After evaluating the cold and the oversight of the beer committee to replenish the keg. I problem, and recognizing that the keel was in fact already down, we enjoyed seeing several sailors I have known for many years, especially headed for the start. Being almost late and slightly distracted by the busted David Moring, since he knew where the rum was stored. The commute keel cable I missed the change of course from four legs to five. At least from Sanford to and from Eustis proved to be shorter and easier than I those are the excuses that I am claiming. By the time I figured it out, we anticipated so in general, everything was quite acceptable. The rest of the were well out of contention for anything besides the big pickle.

Fleet 29 attendees, Justice, Irish Juan, and Black Jack chose to arrive In the last race we did better. By tacking on the shifts, and being Saturday morning. (cough) conservative, we managed to get out front and stay there for Saturday morning’s forecast had been really ugly most of the week, another bullet. We finished third overall and were pleased. LESC did a with temperatures equal to the frozen regions north of Jacksonville being fine job. Many thanks to them and my crew, Captain DJ McCabe of U-Sail predicted. In addition there was to be enough breeze to cause bone of Central Florida, for a great regatta. I especially want to acknowledge numbing wind chill. In reality the four winds must have agreed to be a San Juan Fleet 29 Captain Mike Loughlin for picking up the pom-poms little more gentle and the clear blue sky allowed the sun to warm away at from our previous cheer leader and Fleet Captain Aggie Brown. least one layer of clothing. There was adequate time after the competitors meeting to finish rigging, launch and get to the course. Juan Too Many sailed out to the course with plenty of time for the critically important first spinnaker set, and douse of the day.

The pin end was favored just the tiniest bit for the first start, and all the weather info was predicting the wind to back virtually all day. This information indicated that there just might be an opportunity for a port start at the pin. Not always a good idea, especially considering the

Fisk Hayden’s Ol’ Yeller on the way to an overall 1st place finish. Photo By John Cole

STAY CLOSER, GO FURTHER.

HSA Sailors Travel To Eustis

from Steve Caron

Halifax Youth Sailing has started the new year with a little fun and a little frost bite.

We welcomed our sailors back on January 10 and started working toward our next race, The George Washington Birthday Regatta at Lake Eustis Sailing Club.

Practice concentrated on good starts and lots of tacks and jibes. Coaches Ryan and Andrew Clarke, brothers, did a great job getting everybody up to speed. HYS arrived at Lake Eustis with seven sailors ready to compete in the Laser and 420 classes. Shifty lake winds greeted the racers on Courtney Bertalli & Emily Hawes maneuver Saturday with winds from the their 420 around the windward mark.

West at 9-11 knots, but hey, at least there was wind. The race committee did great job getting two races off before lunch and three during the afternoon session. The sailors did just as well, making progress with each race. Come day's end, all were tired, hungry and ready for the BBQ. Sunday arrived with a wind shift to the East at 12-14 knots. After a few capsizes, the races got started. The wind slowly decreased down to 7-9 knots by the end of the third race. That was a wrap and we gave many thanks to the race committee. Time to get started packing up the gang. I would like to say congratulations on a well-sailed regatta to the sailors that participated; Emily Haws, Lauren LaBlanc, Brian Herbster, Quinn Duckett, Andrew Clark, Courtney Bertalli, and Dalia Lache. I also want to thank the parents of all my sailors. Without your support, the sailors would not have, what I believe to be, an experience that will last a lifetime. Time to get ready for the next regatta!

March is pretty slow for HYS as far as travel goes, but we do have our home club race on the 28th, The Thunder Mug. Go to www.halifaxsailing.org, for the NOR. HYS plans on having plenty of the youth sailors showing their stuff. The rest of the month will be spent improving our boat handling and speed, along with spending more time learning the rules of sailing and how to apply them.

For those out there that have not given our sport a try, or are looking to build on what you already know, make sure you keep your eye out for our Summer SailCamp dates and sign up. Registration will be available soon at www.HalifaxYouthSailing.org. Until then, we will see you on the water.

Quinn Duckett rocks a cool hat while heading toward the finish in the Laser fleet.

Duckett would go on to finish a respectable 6th in his class.

Linton Top Flying Scot At LESC George Washington Regatta Jeff Linton finished strong, winning the fifth and final race, to squeak

by Jay Horowitz and take the overall win at the 45th LESC George Washington Birthday Regatta February 14th & 15th on Lake Eustis.

Riding the momentum of three bullets, Horowitz went into the last race with a one point lead over Linton but had to settle for 4th place while Linton scored a bullet of his own to move into first.

Thomas Menally and Dave Chapin finished the regatta tied with 24 points each but Menally was awarded third place on a tie breaker with a win in race 2.

Full results are available at http://lescfl.com/Home.aspx.

Jay Horowitz (4901) and Jeff Linton (5982) battle for the lead as they near the finish.

Horowitz would win this race but Linton would go on to win the regatta by scoring a bullet in the regattaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final race.

Smyrna Yacht Club Lipton Cup Regatta Race Week: A Great Spectacle for St. Augustine Featuring Spectator-Friendly Racing Downtown

Calling for Sailors of all Levels Encouraging Florida sailors to participate in a traditional and spirited spring Regatta with parties and beachside events

Provided By Kathleen Floyan FCSA

Provided By Mary Jane Kolassa SYC

St. Augustine Race Week is a brand new Annual Spring sailing event combining large-boat ocean racing and spectator-friendly small boat racing along the St. Augustine Bayfront. The four-day regatta, April 9-12, 2015 coincides with St. Augustine’s 450th Commemoration and celebrates the first city’s colorful maritime heritage of 450 years of Sailing.

The new regatta is being coordinated by eight member yacht clubs of the First Coast Sailing Association - a group that represents nearly every active sailor in Northeast and Central Florida. St. Augustine Race Week is proud to be a St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Affiliate.

Best of all, we’re bringing sailboat racing to downtown St. Augustine.

There will be two days of spectator-friendly In-Shore racing with boats under 30 feet on Thursday and Friday. Junior Racing in Optimist Prams and 420 dinghies at the Bayfront will be on Saturday and Sunday. Four OffShore (ocean) races will be held April 9-11th. Sailors are expected to join in St. Augustine Race Week coming from as far as Savannah, GA to Daytona Beach, FL. In addition to the sailing events, St. Augustine Race Week includes two FREE concerts on the City Marina Lawn which will be open for racers and the public, Thursday and Friday night. Local Band OHNo will be playing Thursday. Preston Pohl will be headliner on Friday. Many of the competitor yachts will be docked at the downtown City Marina and available for casual inspection by the public.

St. Augustine Race Week is a descendant of the former First Coast Offshore Challenge (2005-2014). The new name reflects the expansion of sponsorship to include all eight member clubs of the First Coast Sailing Association and its now-official home base in the Ancient City. Chairman Guy Anderson explains, “It’s a perfect location for this regatta. It has easy access to the ocean, a great fleet of local racers and plenty of docking for visiting yachts, not to mention all the great restaurants and attractions of St. Augustine itself. And we’re especially happy to be part of the city’s auspicious 450th birthday year.”

Race Week begins Wednesday, April 8th with a competitors meeting at St. Augustine Yacht Club. Big boat sailors wishing to register for the race are invited to contact Adam Norwood at ahnorwood@comcast.net or 904398-7343. In-Shore Boats contact Dave Patrick at davidpatrick81@gmail.com or (904) 687-4197 Junior sailors who wish to participate in Optis or 420’s should contact Jack Feeney at captjack@bamvest.com or 904-568-8405. See www.SARW2015.com. Like us on Facebook www.Facebook.com/SARW2015 or on Twitter @SARW2015.

The Smyrna Yacht Club (SYC/www.smyrnayachtclub. com)* invites sailing teams, weekend yachters and racing enthusiasts from across the Central Florida and beyond to join in Corinthian fun and camaraderie that is the one and only Lipton Cup regatta.

Competitive classes include Spinnaker, non-Spinnaker and Cruising class divisions vying for the Lipton Cup Trophy, donated by Sir Thomas Lipton in 1922. In addition, a special trophy will be presented in the Team Category; any three boats from a yacht club or sailing group can sail as a team to earn points for this special prize. The two-day racing action will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 18 + 19, 2015 in the Atlantic Ocean just south of Ponce de Leon Inlet, due east of Flagler Avenue, beachside, New Smyrna Beach. Festivities kick off Friday, April 17 with the traditional skippers meeting and opening reception at the yacht club’s Tiki Bar. Registration details: www.smyrnayachtclub.com. Entry fee per boat: $50; Late entrants after 04/10/15 $60.

Past regatta participants have hailed from Volusia County, the Space Coast, St. Augustine and Jacksonville.

The 2015 Lipton Cup Regatta is proudly sponsored by: The Rotary Club of New Smyrna Beach, WSBB 1230 AM radio, Edgewater Power Boats, Pusser’s Rum, Barracuda, Wild Side, Buddy Davenport State Farm Insurance Co., Blackbeards and many more.

Prime viewing of all the on water action can be enjoyed along New Smyrna beaches and at Toni & Joe’s Patio, another proud sponsor of both the Lipton Cup and Solstice Regatta (a new Smyrna Yacht Club sailing event coming Saturday, June 20th).

A rooftop Sky Box for media viewing/photography/filming and regatta sponsors open at 9:30am April 18 through the conclusion of the day’s race, will overlook the Oceanside course just north of Flagler Avenue, New Smyrna Beach.

Illustrious History of the Lipton Cup: The first International Regatta sponsored by the Smyrna Yacht Club was held in 1932 for both sail and powerboats. In those days, the SYC regattas would draw spectators from 20,000 to 60,000. They came from all over the U.S. and Europe. Notable at many of these events were the Baron Von Rothschild, and the undisputed king of unlimited hydroplane racing, Gar Wood. Racing at SYC continued through the 1930's, as the event sponsored

by SYC gained worldwide acclaim.

Sir Thomas Lipton is famous for his many America's Cup Challenges with his famous "J boats." As a yacht racing enthusiast, Sir Lipton encouraged the sport by giving a number of prestigious trophies to yacht clubs around the world. In 1922, he donated a beautiful sterling cup to perpetuate the sport of yacht racing in the Central Florida area. The history of this cup is shrouded in mystery up until 1941, at the beginning of World War II, when the cup was placed in a bank vault for safety and forgotten First Coast Sailing Association is a non-profit organization that donates a major portion of until 1982. At that time, having sponsored International Lipton Cup regattas each year’s sponsorships and entry fees from its racing events to a Youth Sailing in the early 1930's, SYC adopted the cup in order to preserve the tradition.

Scholarship program that pays for underprivileged youngsters to attend summer sailing camps at one of the several yacht clubs in the north Florida region. This is the third year of The trophy has resided in the trophy case at the SYC in a place of honor for over twenty years. Sir Thomas Lipton's Cup has banded SYC in a single scholarships to area Junior Sailing Programs in St. Augustine and Jacksonville. effort to continuously stage a first class regatta, open to all those who wish to share the significance of the event.

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