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A misconception that many non-sailors have about our sport is that it costs a small fortune to race a sailboat. Its understandable how many folks come to that conclusion when their only exposure to sailing comes via ESPN. With guys like Larry Ellison getting all of the press and commentators gushing over multi-million dollar racing machines, it’s no wonder that most folks think you have to be a blue blood or lottery winner to participate. Those of us who have raced at the club level understand that while, a small racing fund is required, it won’t break the bank. As a matter of fact, I have golfing and fishing buddies who spend as much if not more on their hobbies. Small boats and dinghy’s can be purchased on the cheap and sailed by one or two folks negating the need to put together a large racing crew. Those boats are usually trailered too, doing away with the need to rent a slip. Having always been a keelboat sailor I have never had that luxury. I have paid for slip space and enticed crew with high end beer and provisions for post-race festivities. Since I have always sailed boats that required a lot of crew, I have sprung for rounds of Dark & Stormy's, ending up with bar tabs that would have paid for that nice Harken winch handle I always wanted. That’s the price you pay to get crew members
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who are dedicated enough to show up week after week and season after season. It also helps to win a race every now and then too. We are fortunate in this area to have two active classes of keel boats that you can get into as a boat owner without breaking the bank. They are the San Juan 21 and the Catalina 22. Both boats are part of Admiral Mudgeon’s review in this issue. I raced in a Cal 25 fleet years ago that both of the aforementioned classes remind me off. Older boats, cheap to buy, cheap to sail and with plenty of in-house expertise freely offered by friendly competitors. Both the SJ21 and C22 are trailerable swing keeled boats that can be stored in your driveway. They also can be rigged and race ready in half an hour and can be sailed by a crew of two or three. I have seen fixer-uppers versions of both boats for sale for as little as $500 and race ready boats for around $2500. You can learn more about racing the San Juan 21 by contacting the Lake Monroe Sailing Association. If the Catalina 22 has you interested, contact the Titusville Sailing Club for more info. Due to occasional bouts of insomnia I found myself watching the 2014 Gill Coed National College Sailing Championship at 4 a.m. early last month on ESPNU. The top eighteen
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collegiate teams in the nation met at St. Mary’s College in St. Mary’s City, Maryland. This year’s competition was dominated by Yale who won both the A & B divisions by a combined 88 points, basically a rout. Our only Sunshine State representative, The University of South Florida, finished in 12th place. Continued, see “Cheers” next page.
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RACING NEWS North & Central Florida Regatta Report: The dog days of summer have set in and racing has slowed but it is still happening. Sunday sailing on Lake Monroe, page 5. Halifax Sailing Association Gary Gordon Distance Race, page 8.
CLUB NEWS Club Scuttlebutt: What is going on at the clubs, page 6.
JUNIOR SAILING Cool Summer Program: HSA takes some visually impaired kids sailing and a report from SAYC, page 12.
DEPARTMENTS Club Directory: A listing of clubs in your area, page 7. Admiral Mudgeon: Looks at trailer-sailer race boats, page 9. Sailing Buddies: Dogs, Boats & People, page 10. Weather: Dean talks hurricane season, page 14. Classifieds: Have something to buy or sell? Page 15. Schurr Sure Shot: The best of many great shots, back cover.
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My oldest daughter raced 420’s in high school (“A” division competed in 420’s while “B” division sailed FJ’s) so I understand the format and enjoy the racing. ESPNU had Gary Jobson commentating and he is always good. They had plenty of on-the-water cameras mounted on the race boats themselves providing onboard images and sound. They also had aerial photography from a drone. This was a huge improvement over the way sailing has been broadcast in the past. I still felt like it could be better. I respect Jobson immensely, not only for his sailing accomplishments but for his courageous battle overcoming leukemia. He has forgotten more about sailing than I will ever know or could ever learn. That said, his commentating was too vanilla. He sounded like he was dumbing things down so that non-sailors could understand what was going on, which I can understand but I believe it was detracting from what was happening on the race course. Let’s face it, racing sailboats can be about as exciting as it gets, watching sailboats racing can be like watching paint dry unless you know what is going on. I like NASCAR. Watching cars go around in circles is boring. If you know what is going on behind the scenes its much better. Who got four tires on the last pit stop? Who might not have enough fuel to make it to the finish? Whose temperature gauge is in the red? Those things make the race much more interesting. In sailboat racing, I want to know why those three boats elected to sail the east side of the course. Who nailed the start? Who made out on the last wind shift? Why did Georgetown’s “A” boat switch crew members? Is it because the new guy is heavier and the wind is building? Good competition is the biggest draw to any sport. People will leave blow out football games in the 3rd quarter but are stuck to their seats if the game goes into overtime. The last Americas Cup was one of the most exciting ever. Sailors were glued to their televisions to see if Oracle was really going to do it. Reports from the around the sailing world say the Cup sparked an increase in the numbers of junior multi-hulled sailors at clubs across the country. Sarah Newberry, the top-ranked Nacra 17 skipper in the US said, “It’s obvious that already there’s a whole new breed of youth sailors doing performance sailing because the America’s Cup is what it is now.” Everyone in the sailing world, at all levels, needs to promote the competitive excitement of the sport in order to help grow it. Breaking the code and translating that through the media is the hard part. Telling our friends and neighbors about it and inviting them along for a race is something the rest of us can easily do. Sail Fast! - Bob
Is it Drowning, or Electric Shock Drowning? What You Need to Know to Help Save a Life From Boat U.S.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21, 2014 – While standing at the end of your boat dock, you see a person struggling in the water. Do you recognize that the person is drowning, or is something else going on? And what should you do? Doing the right thing could help save someone else's life, and might keep you from losing yours. Innocent enough? But is there electricity in the Electric Shock Drowning (ESD) occurs when faulty dock water? Boaters and parents need to know or boat wiring causes electricity about Electric Shock Drowning, and what to do to save a life. Photo: Brian Fitzgerald (alternating current or “AC” power) to enter fresh water and pass through a swimmer. The swimmer does not need to be touching the bottom, a boat or dock structure, and even minute amounts of electricity can be incapacitating. As more light is shed on this danger, it is likely that some ESD fatalities have been misidentified as drowning, preventing awareness of this summertime boating danger. The risk of ESD is greatest in fresh or brackish waters, so some areas such as estuaries or rivers may only be in the danger zone after heavy rains. In saltwater, electrical current takes the path of least resistance, bypassing swimmers. Unlike a drowning swimmer, who typically can’t yell out for help because their mouth is mostly underwater, an ESD victim is often confused about what is happening to them, may be able to shout, and will feel numbness, tingling, pain and paralysis. A drowning victim often looks “playful”, moving their arms in a ladder climbing fashion, while an Electric Shock Drowning victim looks “distressed” and may simply roll onto their back – if wearing a life jacket - or roll face down into the water, totally unresponsive. A typical drowning can take as up to a minute for an adult or just 20 seconds for a child, with the victim’s arms moving in a climbing-a-ladder type motion, taking quick gulps of air, with the mouth below the water much of the time. ESD victims can be instantly paralyzed and not move at all. So what do you need to do for both cases? Don’t jump in the water – call 911, and follow the “Reach, throw, row, but don’t go” mantra. Only a professional lifeguard has the training to handle a drowning victim. Far too often, news reports show well intentioned rescuers increase the fatality count. If the problem is ESD – which may not be abundantly clear – going in the water could kill you. Whether the person is drowning or suffering from ESD, use an oar, boathook or throw a floatation device, or get into a boat and try to reach the person from there. Do everything you can – tossing a line, throwing life jackets, grabbing a nearby dinghy – but don’t go into the water yourself. Once you have retrieved the person, start CPR if there is no pulse. Automated Electrical Defibrillators are also becoming more common – just make sure the victim’s chest is dry. For more information, parents, dock owners, boaters, and marina and boat club operators can go to the Boat Owners Association of The United States’ Electric Shock Drowning Resource Center at www.BoatUS.com/seaworthy/ESD. About BoatUS: Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) is the nation’s leading advocate for recreational boaters providing its over half-million members with government representation, services such as 24-hour dispatch, on water boat towing as well as roadside assistance for boat trailers and tow vehicles, feature-packed boat insurance programs, money-saving benefits including marina and service discounts, and vital information that improves recreational boating. Its member-funded BoatUS Foundation is a national leader promoting safe, clean and responsible boating and offers range of boating safety courses – including 33 free state courses – that can be found at BoatUS.org/courses.
http://www.weather.com/weathe r/hurricanecentral/article/hurric Notable Weather Events ane-strike-frequency_2011-08On August 2-4, 1995: 2-4 1995 - Hurricane Erin made landfall near 12 Sebastian Inlet in southern Brevard County early on the morning of the In recent years, the 2nd. Brevard County bore the brunt of the storm with wind gusts to 100 prediction of hurricane mph between Melbourne Beach and Cocoa Beach knocking down trees on forecasting has improved. We houses, cars, and power lines. The winds damaged thousands of roofs and may not know exactly where a completely destroyed some roofs. As Erin moved through Orlando during hurricane will strike, but we do the morning wind gusts to 60 mph downed trees on power lines, houses know that it is coming, often as and cars. About one-half million people were without power initially, much as 5 days in advance. We several thousand were without power for more than five days. Heavy rains have time to prepare. No longer of up to 8 inches in three hours on the backside of Erin hit Brevard County do we have the excuse of being again on the afternoon of the 2nd causing widespread flooding of low surprised. ” William N. Burr, Jr. lying areas. Many houses were flooded west and northwest of Melbourne For my Florida east coast (Cape Chapman Piloting recommends using a 3 and many roads were impassable for several days. Erin moved into the anchor storm mooring set-up allowing the Canaveral to Jacksonville) boat to swing and face the wind. Gulf of Mexico on the afternoon of the 2nd as a tropical storm, but wind/wave forecast (updated regained strength before making a second Florida landfall near Pensacola daily) and coastal weather links, on the morning of the 4th with winds gusting to 110 mph. Widespread please check out http://surf-station.com/north-florida-surf-forecast/ wind damage to houses and business was reported. Large trees crashed I welcome input! Please feel free to send questions or comments, into houses, cars, and power lines. Most people in the area were without submit weather quotes, and share your local weather knowledge to power for several days. Damage in the Pensacola area was estimated at dean@waypointnews.com. 300 million dollars. The only deaths directly associated with Erin were at sea. A 234 ft gambling/cruise ship sunk 90 miles off Cape Canaveral around 4AM on the 2nd killing 3. Five people drowned in the Gulf. August 30-31, 1985 - Hurricane Elena - was named on August 28 while moving northwest over central Cuba. She stalled off the northcentral Florida Gulf Coast for 24 hours before strengthening and moving northwest toward landfall in Mississippi. Highest winds were in the western panhandle, with 80 knots reported at Pensacola. A tree blown down onto a car killed a 37 year old man at Daytona Beach. The man's neck was broken by the tree. Meteorological Musings and Quote of the Month 3204 days- 8 years and 9 months. It’s been that long since a hurricane landfall in Florida (Wilma, October 2005). When will this record breaking hurricane-less run end? Here is a link to the hurricane strike frequency for each coastal county in Florida and the United States:
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Riding a storm out at anchor requires extensive preparation, adequate anchoring gear and a whole lot of luck to stay out of harm’s way..
Sunday Racing On Lake Monroe By Willie Blevins On Sunday July 27, LMSA held the monthly American Harvest Vodka race. The start time was between 5:20 and 5:30. The course has four marks on about a seven mile course in a rough trapezoid. An uncommon southwesterly of six to eight knots made the first leg a spinnaker reach. My first attempt at starting with the chute up was early so we had to douse, reposition, and try again. Tom McNally’s Flying Scott was barely visible by the time we started like John Chamberlin’s Nacra. We could see Fisk and Jeffrey Haden on the Lightning and Jeff Herter on the S2 6.7, they were fairly close. Faith Hayden and her dad/crew Steve had a good start on the Sunfish and were almost visible when we started. Allister James’ Catalina and Joe Labato’s Capri were closer. This day’s nemesis Black Jack Bill Holstein was later than we were but still made the start window. Juan Too Many likes that spinnaker. We passed the Catalina and the Capri and their genoas. We made some time on Andy Forrest’s Precision 23, Show Me (your whisker pole). At the first Manatee sign, my crew Joy doused the chute and we began the short second leg. From the second Manatee sign to the Red 8 in the southwest corner of Lake Monroe was directly upwind. Since the wind was up we started off trying to get in phase, all too quickly Black Jack Bill rounded Manatee 2 and a loose cover seemed to be the most prudent. It was a long leg and we tacked on the headers while trying to stay on top of Bill. The planing boats were gone. The S2 and the Precision were powering through the chop better than Juan Too Many so staying up wind of Black Jack was the priority. In the last half mile the wind was fanning out from under the bridge. Port tack had been consistently lifted and a little faster, maybe because of the current or maybe because of the tuning, probably both. When rounding Red 8 we set the chute with the pole to port intending to gybe quickly. The wind was further out of the south than I expected and we had some tangles. By the time we got onto starboard Bill was even with us and a quarter mile to windward. We heated it up and almost managed to get in front but not quite. Within a couple of boat lengths the green kite collapsed so I luffed and missed the little Honda hanging on Black Jack’s transom. Bill defended for a while as we reached to the finish but chose to head down a little early. Just enough early for me to get directly upwind and watch his white spinnaker collapse. Juan Too Many blew on by and we finished ahead but Black Jack had made up more than enough time to correct out. Damn, sailboat racing is fun, think I will do some more. Scores can be seen at http://www.flalmsa.org/wpcontent/uploads/2014/07/2014-July-American-Harvest-Vodka-Race.pdf.
Black Jack skipper Bill Holstein checks his mainsail trim while Juan Too Many Miles (under the green chute) works to get on top.
We start at Perry's Ocean Edge Resort, go north to the Main Street Pier, then south to the bell buoy off the Jetty in Ponce Inlet, finally, north LMSA member John Casey along with his sailing partner Sarah back to the start. (exact course To Be Determined). The NOR is available Newberry are top ranked U.S. Multihull sailors campaigning for the 2016 at: www.fleet80.com/GilligansRunInfo2014.shtml Summer Olympics. John regularly provides updates back home to LMSA. Here is his latest. We've been here in Santander, Spain training for ISAF World Championships in September. We are on an off day of this 10-day training camp, so I thought I'd send you an update on our progress. 1: We're still really fast 2: Please refer to #1 We've been going very fast against our training partners here in Spain. We're really putting it together right now. The U.S. Team is being coached by a Spanish Gold Medalist here in Santander to get used to the conditions etc. It's important to know where the grocery store is, that our credit cards work, and even where the pharmacy is, not to mention the on-the-water stuff. I got pretty sick after our trip across the Atlantic to get here. The current here is strong. The tide is about an 18-foot change every day, so it's important to try to figure out what is going on. We leave next week to go to Rio for the Olympic Test Event to learn more about Rio and to take antibiotics so our GI systems stay intact. We NFCC Labor Day Regatta did find out that the water isn't as bad as the media makes it out to be. the We’re getting ready for the Labor Day Regatta and need to know if USOC had the University of Miami do some testing, and found out there you’ll be coming! Please let us know. isn't too much to be afraid of, although we'll be dressing pretty water It's easy to register online, just complete the Registration Form and tight out there. pay early for discounted pricing in the Ship's Store! Thanks for everything. Proud born & raised Central Floridian Sunday, August 31st Racers will sail from Fernandina back to signing out, John Casey Mayport. Cruising Sailors can sail back Sunday or Monday at your Tactician Newberry/Casey Mixed Multihull Team leisure. To follow John & Sarah visit http://www.usamultihull2016.com/. Race Skippers will receive a Race Package which includes Race
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HSA Offers Adult Sail Training The Halifax Sailing Association will offer a two day Adult Intermediate Daysailor Course on September 13 and September 20 at 15 Fremont Court, Daytona Beach. The classes will run from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. US Sailing certified instructors will teach intermediate level sailing skills including sail trim and crew coordination. Instruction will be conducted in Capri 14.2 daysailors. Cost for the two day course is $125. Students must have basic sailing ability, be able to swim and be in good physical health. More information is available at halifaxsailing.org or hsa.sail.training@gmail.com.
SAYC To Host Full Moon Offshore Race August 9th The course will be from a line between the Committee Boat and the St. Augustine sea buoy (STA) at N 29° 54.95”, W 81° 15.23” to anywhere on latitude N 30° 08” (the latitude at which Ponce de Leon reportedly ended his northbound exploration of the Florida Coast and turned south), a distance of 13.05 NM, and back to the St. Augustine sea buoy (STA), overall distance 26.10 NM. In the event of hazardous conditions on the ocean a postponement or cancellation of the race will be announced at the Skippers Meeting. In the event of light air the course may be shortened before or during the race. In the event no Committee Boat is on station the start line will be from the St Augustine sea buoy due east a distance of 300 ft. See the NOR at http://www.sailjax.com/2014/2014-NoR,08-09,SAYC,Full-MoonOffshore-Race.pdf.
Daytona Cat Sailors Fleet 80 Gilligan’s Run Saturday August 9th at Noon Gilligan's Run is about 24 miles. (measured with Google Maps from: 1010 Main Street, Daytona Beach to 4974 S. Peninsula Dr Ponce Inlet, and back) It starts and ends in Daytona Beach.
Instructions, a wristband to the Regatta Party, and assorted other goodies. Race instructions will also be available on sailjax.com. Questions? Please contact our NFCC Labor Day Regatta team. Race Captain Tim Little (904) 699-9162, Spinnaker67@gmail.com.
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HSA Gary Gordon Memorial Regatta By Ben Seay
One of the main obstacles to racing sailboats in the summer in Florida are the ubiquitous thunderstorms that roll through the area just about every afternoon. This season the storms seem to be arriving a little bit earlier than normal and that was definitely the case in the Daytona area in the days leading up to the Halifax Sailing Association’s Gary Gordon Distance Race held Saturday, July 26, in Craig Olten had a good day sailing to Daytona Beach. Like nearly every sailor racing a 3rd place finish. Saturday, Mother Nature was in a good mood and delayed the storms until late in the day allowing the regatta to start and finish under sunny skies and 5-7 knots of southwesterly breeze. The perfect conditions made for some good racing. The race, named for long time HSA member and well known local sailor, Gary Gordon, starts just off of the HSA pavilion and goes south to the Dunlawton Bridge before returning to finish back at the start. The winner is awarded the perpetual “Stargazer” trophy named after Gordon’s sailboat. Chris Herbster, finishing in 1st place took home the Stargazer trophy while Dave Dunn, Craig Olten and Steve Caron rounded out the top four spots. Event Vice Commodore Trisha Gibbons summed up the day post-race stating that “it was a fun day and everyone was in high spirits.”
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Dave Dunn sailing his Laser back to the finish line off of HSA. Dunn finished in 2nd place overall.
Chris Herbster took home the “Stargazer” trophy finishing in 1st place overall.
Comparing Three Affordable Trailer-Sailers For Racing & Cruising Dear Admiral Mudgeon I am looking for a family “racer cruiser”, I don’t have much money and I am not sure how excited my “Admiral” is going to be about sailing, especially racing, I have some experience, mostly as crew, and I am considering one of these three trailerable boats, the Catalina 22, the San Juan 21, or the Hunter 23 wing keel. What do recommend and why? Eenie-Meanie-Miney Dear Moe, These are all good boats in general. The differences become more dramatic depending on how often, where, and why you sail. So let me try to break it down into categories. How often? Infrequent- once every month or two or less, Regular- at least once a month, Avid- once a week or more. Where? Local-close to the house, usually the same place. Regional- within a hundred or so miles or so. Wherever- enough said. Why? This is the crux of the There are many Catalina 22’s sailing in biscuit. Graceful- sipping central Florida. Fleet 103 has a very champagne as you glide active group at the Titusville Sailing Club. effortlessly into the sunset under only a roller furling jib. Fun- the wind feels good, we are actually moving, Cunningham? Right, what’s a Cunningham? Dedicated- the inevitable vertex of the wind and the water is the answer to all your questions except, why is the top of the jib luffing? How often and where you sail bring boat management to the forefront. Ease of use, trailerability , ease of set-up and launch are important factors. As the boat gets bigger, trailering becomes more complicated. The San Juan and Catalina both have a 25 foot mast but the Catalina rig is a little heavier. Neither of these boats is difficult to set up, but the Catalina requires disconnecting the forward lower shrouds to step the mast. The Hunter mast is both heavier and longer and commonly some kind of “stepping rig” is used to raise and lower the mast. The San Juan swing keel retracts almost completely into the boat with a minimum draft of 1 foot so that launching is easy at the shallowest of boat ramps. The Catalina requires 2 feet of water to float which is still very manageable. The Hunter will float in 27 inches so launching is nearly the same as the Catalina. The key to launching in any case is the trailer which is a separate subject entirely. Suffice The profile of the flush decked SJ 21 is to say it is important to have the trailer set up properly. unmistakeable on the water.
Boat set up and take down varies between a few minutes and an hour or more depending on what you consider setup. San Juan is definitely the easiest of the three, although I am sure that it could be made more difficult if you think that is important. I have a friend that launches his Catalina once per year and a full day or more is required to set up everything on that boat. At the other extreme, when practiced my son would set up our Catalina in less than 10 minutes. Since you plan to do some racing, performance is important. All three boats sail well with talented, experienced, skipper and crew, provided the boat is in racing condition. San Juans and Catalinas have active racers all over the United States and the class associations have extensive information available about preparation and technique. The Hunter 23 has some information available on the web but it is minimal and most of what I have found is several years old. The San Juan is light, suitable for 2 maybe three people to race, very responsive and relatively easy to make competitive. Since the class has a minimum weight requirement of 1400 lbs, a good set of sails, a clean smooth hull with fair keel and rudder, and a new keel gasket, will allow nearly every San Juan to be competitive. At the upper levels of competition there are modifications that people have done to stiffen the hulls, and the variety of running rigging modifications is huge. Some people think that the modifications make the boat fast, I think that if someone has made a lot of modifications they have sailed the boat a lot and as with any boat, time on the water is the key to success. The Catalina is even more subject to being modified and because of the lack of a minimum weight limit combined with factory modifications over the years the difference between boats is huge. The swing keel, specified to weigh 550 lbs, may be between 300 and 600 lbs. Modifications to the standing rigging below decks is common if not necessary to be competitive at the Gold Fleet level. The boat can be made to be especially effective in open class racing, but the modifications and preparation take a lot of time and money. The Catalina is commonly sailed with a main and 150% genoa, without a spinnaker. Racing a Catalina 22 is a lot more work than a San Juan 21, and I think that the Catalina is less forgiving of mistakes. The Hunter 23 is different… The wing keel requires some getting used to, but upwind in a breeze the wing can be very effective. Off the wind I think fore and aft boat trim is critical to optimize the wing performance and minimize the drag of the wide transom. The Hunter is quite comfortable for sailing and overnighters (at least compared to the San Juan and Catalina). Good sails, main, jib, genoa, and maybe a chute are important. I found the helm to be a little heavy and The Hunter 23 is a capable boat changing the angle of the rudder by adding a spacer under the top gudgeon well suited for overnighting and racing. helped a lot. So to summarize, the key is what do you want to do? For day sailing and class racing I strongly recommend the San Juan 21, fun, easy, and quick. If you would rather work on it than sail it and some people do, the Catalina is a good choice, with a strong class, and the boat can sail very well. The Hunter is the best cruiser of the group and still sails well. All three can be had for somewhere between 2 and 5 thousand dollars, and it takes about a New York minute to spend that much again depending on what you want your boat to be. All three will hold their value reasonably well so if you want something else in a year or two, you should be able to get some of your money back. Put the sails up, let God take ‘em down, just remember that once in a while, She will.
joke that it took him a year longer than me (and it took me a while) to finish school. Spook was present when I asked my wife, Leslie, to marry me and Dogs, Boats & People By Bob Seay when two of my three kids were born. He sailed some but I really don’t think he was all that keen on it. He was a tough little dude surviving heart I have been a dog lover my whole life. As a matter of fact, there has worms, being hit by a car and jumping out of my car window at 50 mph. He never been a time in my half century plus that I have been without the made it to the ripe old age of 15 before succumbing to cancer. All things company of man’s best friend. I have also been boating a long time. To me considered, Spook had lived a pretty good life. dogs and boats seem to go together. I know, and have known, many sailors My wedding gift to Leslie was a little bundle of joy. Let me clarify that. who day sail, cruise and even live aboard with their dogs. I have even seen She was a beautiful little Brittany Spaniel named “Our Chesapeake Babe” dogs on the race course. on paper but referred to as Chesa by those of us who knew and loved her. I have been around the boating business for a while too. Almost every With a name like that how could she not be a boat dog? My secret plan was marina I have ever visited had at least one resident dog watching over the that while I would present her to my dog loving wife-to-be as a testament to operation. Unlike a lot of watchdogs, marina dogs are friendly. In just the my true love, she would actually spend most of her days as a hunting and past couple of months; I have met a furry little princess in Orlando named fishing companion for me. Rags. A grand old gal in St. Augustine named Genny, short for Genoa, Chesa failed miserably at the hunting part. She loved to go but her another oldest city resident who is a live-aboard and goes by Captain Jack, hunting skills were severely lacking. Once on a quail hunting trip, while and a Lab in Melbourne named “Sailor.” An old salt I knew also had a taking a lunch break under some shade trees, she jumped in my friend Lou’s “Sailor,” a small white Shitzu who had more miles under her keel than most lap and proceeded to cover his face in kisses. Lou, a Georgian who called folks I have sailed with. A fishing buddy of mine named his little dog things the way he saw them, and he saw her futile attempts at flushing birds, “Cooper” after his favorite spot in the BVI’s. looked at me and said, “hell Bob, this ain’t no hunting dawg, she’s just a To be fair, I realize that cat lovers can make a good case for feline crew silly-assed love dawg.” I don’t think we ever hunted again after that. members. In some respects, cats are more adaptable to boat life than are dogs. First and foremost, cats use a litter box. Cats don’t require midnight Chesa rows to the beach to take care of business. That is a huge plus in their favor sacked out but I am a dog guy and, I’ve been doing the dingy trip for so long that, for in the vme, it just goes with the canine package. berth after In the interest of full disclosure, I did have a cat boarder once. I can’t a busy day say that I owned the cat or he owned me because of the way this story on the unfolds. Billy Bones showed up on our front porch and refused to leave. water. A We made every effort to determine where he came from. We checked beautiful throughout the neighborhood and even took him to the vet to see if he was dog to be micro-chipped. The only thing the vet turned up was that he needed a lot of sure but expensive stuff which, most likely due to our experiences with dogs, we somewhat un-lady like. ponied up. You see, dogs genuinely seem to appreciate everything you do for them. I really don’t think Bones ever did. He did make himself right at home and even got along with Gilligan, our wirehaired dachshund. After Bones had “boarded” with us for about six months, enjoying our hospitality, and after we welcomed him into our crew, even tolerating the After I finished my time in the army and returned to Florida, Chesa allergy pills we were all required to take, he decided one night to return to discovered her true calling. We explored every beach, sand bar and island his original port of call. We know this because, after seeing signs my in Tampa Bay aboard my 16’ Starcraft. If I was fishing close to an daughter posted around the neighborhood, his previous owner called to tell uninhabited beach, overboard she would go, swimming like an otter to the us he was back home. After meeting with Bones’ ...aka Rocky’s, family and sand where she would chase crabs, splash and just run. When it was time to verifying their story, we were happy it ended the way it did. go she would swim back to the boat ready for the next adventure. Once she Dogs don’t work that way. Loyalty is their most endearing quality. The leaped overboard while underway in pursuit of some dolphins she spotted first dog I acquired on my own, Spook, is the perfect example. I adopted rolling alongside of us. While she was not very good at catching them, Spook from the SPCA when I was in college. He was an eight week old Chesa loved to chase birds. She discovered that the big ones can pack a wirehaired dachshund/terrier mix and about as cute as a whip. He started punch when she got her butt kicked by a boat ramp pelican and hightailed it out with me in Florida and when I transferred to a school in the mountains back to the truck bed. She refused to get out until she was sure that the big of western Maryland he came along. Spook would follow me to class and brown beast was long gone. wait outside the door for me until Chesa picked up sailing after I took a job in Annapolis and moved to I finished. That got me in trouble Maryland. She was an athletic dog and could easily navigate the decks of once when, after a late night of the boat even when heeled over. She accompanied our family on extended youthful indiscretions led me to cruises around the Chesapeake Bay. Our girl was getting up in age when I missing my 7:30 a.m. ROTC brought home a companion for her. Skipper was a 12 week old black lab class, my professor called and with paws the size of a catcher’s mitt. Skip grew into a monster sized said “Bob, Spook was in class Labrador. Full grown he was 120 lbs. and it was all muscle and frame. this morning, where were you?” Folks used to question his breeding, “surely he has some Newfoundland or Spook was never much of a Mastiff in him,” they would suggest more than ask. boat dog due to the fact that I did My kids grew up on boats and my youngest went on her first sailing trip not boat much in those days. I strapped into the v-berth at two weeks old. Skip was also still a baby when went in the army after school and he went on his. The big fella was a boater from day one. Like Chesa, he Spook went to live with a buddy could make his way around the boat like a nimble bowman works the of mine on campus until I foredeck in a blow. Narrow side decks were no problem and neither was finished my initial training and bounding up and down the steep companionway in and out of the cabin. arrived at my first duty station. Me and Spook circa 1983. Skipper was the easiest dog to potty train that we ever had. See Skip page 11 The little guy joined me there. I
Skip Continued from page 10 It literally took him two days to learn not to go in the house, probably thanks to him going everywhere Chesa went and doing everything Chesa did, even learning to squat and pee like a girl dog instead of hiking his leg the “manly” way. While I was initially a little embarrassed by that it proved to be a blessing on the boat. Early one morning I heard Skip moving around topside so I knew it was time to take him ashore. When I stumbled up the companionway ladder and looked out I saw that I was too late. The big fella, evidently unable to hold it any longer, went back to the transom and squatted directly over the scupper. That became his regular routine and only required that I keep some soap and a bucket in the lazzerette for a quick and minor clean-up. To this day I don’t know how he figured that out. My son, Ben, and Skipper were big buddies. Skipper started out sleeping in Ben’s bed with him until they both got too big to fit. Skip claimed a spot right outside of Ben’s door at the top of the stairs and that is where he bunked every night. He slept with or near Ben on the boat too. When Ben was about 11 years old he got his own boat, a 12’ Carolina Skiff. Ben sailed a little but he really liked fishing and Skip was his best fishing pal. We lived a couple of blocks from the marina where the skiff was kept and many days you would see Ben, with his fishing pole, tackle box and Skipper, walking down the street headed to the marina for a day out on the water. It was a real life Norman Rockwell scene. Skipper would also accompany me to the marina. When I was on board working on something Skip could be found sleeping on the dock right next to my slip. He would get up occasionally to greet visitors or take a dip and chase a duck but he always returned to wait for me. Skip had a friend at the marina, an Airedale named Willie. The two of them spent countless hours romping up and down the docks. Skipper’s weight advantage and penchant for roughhousing sometimes resulted in Willie taking an unexpected plunge. When Skip was just getting into the prime of his life, Chesa’s was about over. The old girl suffered a stroke on her 17th birthday and had to be put down. It was a sad day but we all knew what a full life she had lived. Not many creatures can say that they did the hunting, sailing and fishing trips and frolicked on the beaches that she did. I have a great story for another time about how she swam a mile up river once to get back home after being lost for five days. I have another about how she single
Skipper, brave & sure, with his mate, the not so mighty sailing man, Gilligan.
handedly scattered an entire flock of sheep in the Swiss Alps while eluding herding dogs hell bent on ending her fun. Our Chesapeake Babe lived a good life. Skipper would be the sole dog in our house for the next few years. Leslie and the kids wanted to get a playmate for him but I was the stick in the mud. “They are too expensive, who is going to train it, we are all too busy,” are the things I would say every time the subject came up. I spent a good part, if not all, of my free time in 2004 preparing my boat for the Bermuda Ocean Race. A couple of weeks before the start of the race Leslie was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her initial prognosis was encouraging and, because I had spent so much time and money preparing the boat, we decided to go ahead with the race. We had a great time. When we returned and Leslie began treatment, things did not go as well as we originally had hoped. The cancer had spread and was going to require numerous surgeries and chemotherapy. My wife is pretty tough but the chemo was taking its toll. She needed something huge to lift her spirits and get her over the hump. The “something huge” turned out to be a tiny little honey colored miniature wirehaired dachshund with big brown eyes. Leslie, with the help of my oldest daughter, went behind my back to get him. I would not have protested at that point anyway considering what she was going through. The little dude was a hit from the moment he showed up. He took to Skipper and the two became best buddies. When the question of naming him came up we had to go with the obvious choice….Gilligan! While Gilligan was happy to be Skipper’s little buddy, his favorite was Leslie. Gill spent every moment with her while she was sick and the two formed a strong bond. After over a year of surgeries and chemotherapy followed by more nasty drugs and more operations, Leslie finally beat the horrible disease. There is no doubt in her mind, and mine, that Gilligan was a huge part of the healing process. We tried sailing with Gilligan but he just did not take to it. He was terrified of the boat, did not like the water and had some strange phobia about walking on a dock. That was ok. We loved the little guy and just had someone watch him when we were out on the boat. Skipper was getting up in years too by now and, after two knee operations, his sailing days were over as well. Gilligan and Skipper kept each other occupied at home while we sailed. See Dogs page 13.
SAYC Junior Sailing Program Provided By David Patrick 2014 sees the third season of SAYC’s increasingly popular Junior Sailing Program. In a very short time, the program has grown this summer to 155 sign ups over a ten week period. Some of these juniors are returning from last year and some are enrolled for more than just the one week. Thanks to five scholarships from the FCOC (4) and the St Augustine Maritime Heritage Foundation (1) less fortunate children are able to experience the art of sailing. Three US Sailing qualified instructors, Erica Kofkin, Orian Morton, Leeland Blackford, under the direction of Director Wendy Thomson, teach basic to intermediate sailing skills in Optimists and 420s. Wendy is fortunate to have the help of the local Sea Cadets who do the ‘grunt’ work preparing the equipment for use. The program operates weekdays from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm in Salt Run and has as its focus “SAFETY – LEARN TO SAIL – HAVE FUN.” Space is limited for the remaining two weeks but call (904) 824-9725 for more information.
St. Augustine Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program participants sailing Opti’s Photo Provided By David Patrick
Halifax Sailing Association Hosts Visually Impaired Juniors For A Fun Day Of Sailing Friday July 18th was a great day for some kids who don’t usually get to go sailing. The Halifax Sailing Association hosted 15 summer camp participants from the Daytona Beach Center For The Visually Impaired for a fun day out on the water. The day started with some basic sailing classroom instruction and then some hands on training to familiarize the campers with sailboats before sending them out for a sail. It was a picture-perfect day to go sailing with sunny skies and 5-7 knots of breeze. Plenty of smiles were seen as the The happy crew prepares to leave the boat after the first sail new sailors returned to the dock. of the day. Julienne Messner, CVI’s program director, explained that she got the idea
when she took some sailing lessons aboard a Sunfish previously at HSA. Last year the club hosted a group of visually impaired adults from CVI so Julienne and the HSA staff decided to try it out for the juniors this time around. Thanos Nikolakopoulos, who provided the classroom portion of the training, is working on a curriculum so that the club can offer experiences like this on a regular basis in the future. After the sailing, HSA members hosted a cook-out for their visitors. The hamburgers and hot dogs produced even more happy faces for the hungry sailors.
Burgers and dogs are always a great sailor recruitment tool. STAY CLOSER, GO FURTHER.
Dogs Continued from page 11. When Skipper was 13 his health took a serious turn for the worse. He had developed terrible arthritis in both surgically repaired knees and also in his hips as is common with Labs. Our vet closely monitored Skip but when things got so bad that he could barely walk and was out of it much of the time due to pain medication, we knew it was time. It was a cold day in February when Skip and I took one last trip to the marina. He hobbled down the dock towards my boat taking a while to get there. We sat down and he had a lunch of grilled bratwurst before we left for the veterinarian's office. Holding Skip while he was being put down was not easy but it was the right thing to do for our dear friend. Skipper had lived a good life. Shortly after Skip’s death we moved back to Florida. I left my sailboat in Maryland with plans to bring her down later. I can’t go long without a boat and a buddy of mine felt my pain and offered me the use of his pontoon boat. I do not mean to disparage pontoon boats but come on now. I sail. I often can be found on powerboats, but a pontoon boat? Really? My wife is a Kentucky girl and sees absolutely nothing wrong with a pontoon boat. As a matter of fact, it is her boat of choice. One sunny day she demanded that we take the boat to Disappearing Island just inside Ponce Inlet. I reluctantly agreed and went and got the boat. When I met my family at the boat ramp I was surprised to see Gilligan with them. “Gilligan isn’t a boat dog,” I said. “I just want to see how he will do,” Leslie replied. Well Gill took to that boat like a duck in water. He was all over it, riding in one seat and then the next, paws on the rail, tail wagging and no fear whatsoever showing on his face. When we got to the island the little guy was off and running. Gilligan always liked to run and he did that day, only stopping once to relieve himself on our neighbor’s anchor. Who would have ever known, our little dog was a stinkpotter. Gill ventured out with us on other power boats after that and did just fine. We never did try to get him on a sailboat again though. Gill was especially at home on the beach. Probably because he loved wide open spaces and he loved to run. He did not get to go to the beach as often as he should have because dogs aren’t allowed on the beaches where we live. We did get him down there some though and I will plead the fifth if the authorities ever question me about when and where. After Skip had been gone for about five years and Gilligan had put his 9th birthday astern, we found a first mate for him. Kizzie was a 9 lb. little terror in the form of a mini long haired dachshund. She was forced overboard by her previous owner due to the crime of having too much energy. She is a beautiful little dog and Gilligan evidently thought so too. There are too many dogs without homes in this world and we fix ours to keep them from contributing to the problem. You would have never
Gilligan. April 2004 - July 2014. Rest in peace little buddy.
known that Gilligan was surgically unable to perform. With Kizzie in the house Gill became the canine Hugh Heffner. He was literally the lusty old man chasing the sweet young thing around the house 24/7. We were living in a doggie Bennie Hill episode. That issue only resolved itself after Kizzie’s reproductive capabilities were nixed by our family vet. In mid-June of this year we noticed that Gilligan was not acting like his normal self. He was lethargic and had lost some weight. Our little buddy was really sick. Thousands of dollars bought blood transfusions, tests, surgery, drugs and more test but it was to no avail. In mid July Gilligan left this world. His passing has left this family with heavy hearts. Some of you reading this may be thinking, “what a kook that guy is, they are just dogs.” Dog people get it though. If you are not a dog person, I’m truly sorry. You don’t know what you are missing. God has a plan for all creatures I am sure. Every dog we have had served an important purpose at that time in our lives. Gilligan especially. Gill’s final gift to us just arrived in the form of two little wirehaired dachshund dudes The new crew, hot bunking on the setee. that we adopted from the Humane Society of Northeast Florida. We were aware of these little guys before Gill passed but, as my friend says, “two dogs is company, more than that is a herd.” Well Gilligan’s passing opened up some space on our crew. I guess that was our little buddy’s way of paying it forward. It has been said that all dogs go to heaven. I hope that is true. If the good Captain in the sky can overlook a few things, maybe one day I’ll get there too. When I do I am going to bring some jerky for Spook, Chesa, Skip and Gill. I wonder if they have pontoon boats there.
Prepping Your Boat For Hurricane Season With tropical activity expected to pick up significantly in August and the season’s peak looming in early September, this month’s column will explore what it takes to secure your vessel when faced with the destructive wind and storm surge associated with hurricanes. Just like Florida’s landlubbers, boaters should have a hurricane plan and be ready to initiate it well in advance of the increasing winds from the spiraling outer bands of an approaching hurricane. The fact that a boat is either able to swing at anchor and float up and down with the surging and ebbing water levels of a hurricane, or tactfully pull anchor and relocate to avoid an unfavorable lee shore, add up favorably for the ‘cane game plan versus being docked in a marina slip. If riding out a tropical tempest is the captain’s most feasible choice, a protected harbor or reclusive hurricane hole are best. The decision on where to shelter can be made months in advance or hurricane season, and a practice run or two will make where to run automatic when the storm approaches and time becomes critical. Make sure that the upwind fetch of open water in the direction of the strongest and longest duration of expected wind is relatively short so that the building wave train does not bear down after a long run over open water. While boats at anchor may seem more exposed to the storm than those snugged down tightly in a slip, there are clear advantages. A boat at anchor will swing and always face into the wind, and this by far is the least vulnerable position. Taking wind and waves “on the nose” greatly reduces windage by presenting the smallest profile possible. Although boats at anchor may have a high rate of loss from dragging anchor and failing ground tackle, if the gear is in excellent condition and deployed correctly and timely, the odds for surviving intact are good. Regardless of how well your vessel is secured, be extremely cognizant of potential hazards to windward such as poorly secured boats or poorly maintained docks that could put your boat at undue risk. One of the primary factors for consideration in a good hurricane hole is the type of bottom, or holding ground. Sandy mud provides good holding for most types of anchors. Hard sand is good with the right type of anchor that will dig in. A rocky bottom is problematic since most anchors fail to set in well among rocks, or may set too well and be nearly impossible to break free and recover. Grass and soft mud bottoms should also be avoided as most anchors will either pull out or plow in this type of bottom. Test each bottom on trial runs by monitoring how well a small anchor sets on a breezy day. Water depth is another important consideration. Deeper water requires a longer anchor rode to achieve the minimum recommended scope of 10:1. While the storm surge may create extremely high water that necessitates a long rode and large swinging circle, wind and tide conditions may combine to create extreme low water conditions that could ground a vessel in place, with a worst case scenario presenting it broadside to increasing winds and an opposing tide. Choose the shallowest water depth that will keep the boat from grounding during low water and will provide a favorable depth to length ratio. Hurricane strength is rated by the well-known Saffir-Simpson scale which categorizes the storm’s wind speed and storm surge with the expected impact. The scale is commonly applied to a community’s infrastructure to forecast and calculate damages. Here is the scale to with respect impacts on marinas and stored boats: Category 1: Winds of 74 to 95 mph will produce a storm surge of 3 to 5 feet above mean sea level, with minor pier damage possible along with poorly secured boats breaking free. Category 2: Winds of 96 to110 mph will produce a storm surge of 6 to 8 feet above mean sea level, with small craft in unprotected anchorages probably breaking free. Flying debris from residential and marina roofs
In 2004 Hurricane Frances wreaked havoc over central Florida causing millions of dollars in damage to the commercial and recreational marine industries.
could damage boats docked or stored on land, with shallow rooted trees blowing down on nearby boats. Category 3: Winds of 111 to 130 mph will produce a storm surge of 9 to 12 feet above mean sea level. Flooding near the coast may destroy docks and marinas. In addition to increasing hazards from storm surge and wind blow debris, piers and vessels may be damaged by battering from floating debris. Category 4: Winds of 131 to 155 mph will produce a storm surge of 13 to 18 feet above mean sea level. Extensive damage and flooding in lowlying areas. Boats in boat yards are likely to be blown or floated off of jack stands. Marina structures will have roofs blown off, walls blow down, and dry storage racks may collapse. Category 5: Winds of 156 mph or higher will produce a storm surge of 19 feet or more above mean sea level. All structures and boats on land located less than 15 feet above sea level will likely be destroyed. Massive damage to infrastructure within 10 miles of the coast line will restrict post storm access and recovery efforts for many days or weeks. In summary, a well-practiced hurricane plan with multiple, wellthought-out, practiced and timely actions that address a wide variety of possible scenarios is a good “peace of mind” hurricane insurance policy when the tropics turn tempestuous. August Averages Mean high/low temperatures: 88-91 / 72-75 Average rainfall: 6-7” Average wind speed/direction: South 6-7 mph See Weather page 4
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Summer Camp participants from the Center For the Visually Impaired in Daytona Beach spent a day learning about sailboats and then going sailing. The event was hosted by the Halifax Sailing Association in Daytona. Cool. Photo By Michael Watson
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.