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CONTRIBUTE TO AN UPCOMING ISSUE

There is always an interesting mix of old and new at the U.S. Sailboat Show, which took place under sunny skies Columbus Day Weekend in Annapolis. Check out our photos from this year’s Show in the Eye on the Bay section on page 46.

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Editor’s Notebook with Molly Winans

Ptero Nova

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t all started in a wooden hut in the desert in Afghanistan.

Really? Is it even possible to begin an Annapolis Sailboat Show story with that line? How about this one: It started on a windy day in rural Iowa. That’s slightly more believable. Both are true.

Iowan Phil MacTaggart was impressed how the low profile of his recumbent trike kept him from being slowed down by the wind as he would have on a regular bicycle. He imagined a mast and headsail for propulsion. While working on the first prototype for his invention, he e-mailed his son John, a marine engineer, who was working on an oceanographic ship off the Philippines. Along with fellow U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) graduate Chris Renders, John started brainstorming and upon the completion of his sea tour, seriously focused on sail design for what would evolve into the Pterosail (pronounced “terra-sail” with a pterodactyl logo on the sail).

Now 29 years old and CEO of the company, young MacTaggart tested the Pterosail in a 300-mile trek from San Diego, CA to Quartzsite, AZ in the summer of 2006. “The best part about it has been meeting people,” he says. “Everyone smiles when they see it. Their eyes light up, and they say, ‘I tried to make that!’ They all have these stories to tell about being a kid and what they did on their bike or skateboard. It’s really fun to stop and hear their stories.”

Progress in débuting what had evolved into the Pterosail Solo GT (with a customdesigned trike to fit the sail configuration) slowed in October 2008 when MacTaggart, also a Naval Reservist, was called

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into active duty just outside of Kandahar, Afghanistan. His roommate in cramped B-hut quarters happened to be a Chestertown, MD native. Now an Annapolis resident, who sails on the log canoe Jay Dee, David Ostwind says, “When you’re in the desert with downtime, you start to talk about home. John was sort of down on the East Coast. I told him all about life on the Chesapeake Bay, sailing, and eating crabs…” Convinced that the Iowan entrepreneur needed to premier the Pterosail at the U.S. Sailboat Show, Ostwind offered to help with expenses, take him out on the town, and show him that the East Coast was where it all happened.

At the Sailboat Show last month, I rounded the corner, stopped in my tracks as soon as I spotted the Pterosail, and did exactly what MacTaggart has become accustomed to, told him my story. Faithful SpinSheet readers may remember a column I wrote in November 2006 called “Commuting Under Sail,” in which I imagined various ways to commute via land under sail. After negating various ideas such as kite-blading (problematic due to light wind and overhead wires) and windsurfing on a long skateboard (simply scary with my balance issues in traffic), I concluded that walking was safer. I asked the Iowan trike guy, “Where were you when I needed you?”

MacTaggart’s journey is a fresh reminder that the dream blossoms early. Do you remember yours? Were you the kid who made a sail out of a flag to attach to your bicycle? Were you the one flying downwind with a golf umbrella on your skateboard? Certainly, a few of us ice-skated across lakes with our jackets held out with the wind at our backs. Whether or not we

ever find water and sailboats, the need to increase speed by harnessing the breeze is hardwired into many of us.

Several things I love about the Pterosail guys: For starters, it’s a family-and-friends, wind-harnessing, entrepreneurial story.

A dad, two sons (Rigoberto MacTaggart is the COO), and a handful of Naval Reservists and USMMA graduates are all involved. And, with Veterans Day on the horizon November 11, it gives me a chance to thank MacTaggart and Ostwind and the thousands of other men and women who serve our country. It also gives me the opportunity to tell a hopeful, upbeat story to show that even in the midst of economic turmoil and war, the need to create new adventures and make solid connections with people remains vital and pure.

Pterosail Trike Systems’ mission is “To give everyone the opportunity to experience the pleasure of using the wind to rediscover the Great Outdoors.” Funny, that’s our mission, too. Whether or not they print it on their websites, I bet it’s the mission of most every exhibitor at the U.S. Sailboat Show every October, from the dealers of sleek new boats to charter companies, from the sailmakers to foul weather gear vendors. MacTaggart was in good company when it comes to finding those who want to share a love of wind and healthy outdoor fun. If we can drag him back to the East Coast, we’d love to take his friends and him sailing.

Finally, what I love most about the Pterosail is the trike itself. It’s cool. If it weren’t for my third-floor walk-up and storage issues, it would solve my commuting problems. pterosail.com

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SpinSheet Readers Write…

An Accidental Promotion

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hank you for the wonderful article on the Women on the Water Clinic and Regatta held out of Bayview YC (BYC) in Detroit in August. I’m sure it will help the clinic and regatta to attract even more women sailors to next year’s event. I would like to clarify one small thing. In discussion with Suzanne Richardson, I was addressing the importance of women in race management supporting such sailing events. I was comparing the relative few women in race management back in the 1996 Olympics, where I was a mark boat captain (not a PRO, although I appreciate her promoting me) and the relatively larger number of women in race management today. I was strongly supporting the magnificent job that Dawn Riley does at the Women on the Water Clinic every year and all the women at BYC who work so very hard to put this event together for all the women sailors. Thank you and Suzanne Richardson for the great article.

Sharon Hadsell Eastport YC, Annapolis

The Other Side of Wind Turbines

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im Couranz’s “Where We Sail” column (p. 52 of the October SpinSheet) promoting wind turbines at Greenbury Point prompts me to respond with some inconvenient facts. I’m not sure if a sailing magazine is the best forum for debating energy policy, but here it is.

Wind turbines seem to be an attractive source of clean energy, as wind is “free.”

But, as we Chesapeake sailors are well aware, winds on the Bay are unreliable and often low. In fact, most wind farm designs assume that the wind will be usable only 35 percent of the time. At other times, the wind is too low, or even too high. The latest models of wind turbine, designed for our wind conditions, generate 1.6 megawatts (MW). That means that you will need hundreds of wind turbines to replace a typical coal or nuclear power plant, and then only part of the time.

Wind turbines are expensive. They are not economic without large taxpayer subsidies.

At a time of economic distress and large government deficits, is this a good use of our limited funds?

Owner of Annapolis Harbor Boatyard, John Norton, aboard the Cheoy Lee Luders 36 we highlighted in the “For the Love of an Old Boat” section in the October SpinSheet. The stuffed red fox on deck represents our top typo of the month. We printed the boat name as Red Fox. Her name is Red Lion.

Our apologies to Norton and the owners, who generously shared their story. To learn more about AHB’s boat repair and renovation services, visit annapolisharbor.net. ~M.W.

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Wind turbines are dangerous to birds.

Michael Fry of the American Bird Conservancy estimates that U.S. wind turbines kill between 75,000 and 275,000 birds per year already. We all love our ducks, ospreys, and herons, and would hate to lose them. Wind turbines are noisy and ugly. I realize those are aesthetic judgments, but I’m sure many of our readers agree.

Perhaps “wind turbines would complement the Annapolis brand.” But installing expensive, dangerous, ugly, and noisy turbines to generate a miniscule amount of unreliable power is a poor choice.

Bob Arias Crownsville, MD

Northern California Dreamin’

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ust a quick note from a Californian passing through Annapolis on the way to Bermuda. I read SpinSheet with enjoyment, but am prompted to write about the article “California/Chesapeake Dreamin’.” While it is a perfectly accurate rendition of the drawbacks of sailing in the southern part of the state, it misses all mention of the sailing center of California, San Francisco Bay. This is a little like my writing up a complaint about East Coast sailing because of unpleasant conditions in New York Harbor. We northerners go south to buy sailboats because we can count on the sails being nearly unused. In San Francisco you “can spend all your weekends exploring the Bay’s wrinkles and still never get to all of them.” Take a look at a chart. Sacramento and Stockton are deep water ports, and the delta region winds through little rural sloughs for miles. If you need a “taste of the serious,” you can always go out the gate and go south to Monterey Bay or go north to Drake’s Bay, both less than a day away.

Certainly drawbacks abound. We have lots of traffic, heavy winds, big tides, and fog, and the Bay water is not so warm.

However, there are compensations: bug free, regular winds, and not so humid.

Plus, we too can sail all year round. Chris Ferro (author), repeat after me, “Southern California: movie stars, long straight sandy beaches, and lots of nearly unused sailboats. Northern California: tech nerds, 1000 miles of Bay and delta, and the center of a lively (and hopefully friendly) sailing community.”

Lance Batten S/V Queen Emma spinsheet.com

Thank you for your letter, Josh. My sincere apologies for the omission. In the non-spinnaker class’s distance race during CBYRA Annapolis Race Week over Labor Day Weekend, Robert Yoho’s Kolohe Anakalia crew captured first place and was followed by Richard Griner’s Coyote team in second and Marino Dimarzo’s Nembo team in third. Congratulations on a regatta well-sailed! ~M.W.

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that the bottom of the page directs you to the CBYRA website for complete results, but nothing beats the recognition of seeing your name in print with all the other winners. I hope to see all classes included in the future.

Josh Bandura via e-mail

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t Annapolis Race Week last summer, the first place boat in the PHRF N class was Kolohe Anakalia. As bowman on that boat and a loyal reader of SpinSheet, I was disappointed to see our achievement go unrecognized on the list on page 121 (October). I know

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Dock Talk Where Chic Meets Spa Creek: Art Between the Creeks November 6-8

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ake 18 Eastport artists and their artwork, one boat storage shed, a couple dozen wall panels, a few buckets of white paint, two or three tall ladders, numerous well-aimed spotlights,

to watercolor, the artists—who all live or work in Eastport “between the creeks”— also transform the warehouse space for the show and act as “gallerinas” manning the show for its three-day run (November 6

then to the public—as a way to share this unique and homegrown, yet sophisticated show with the community. ABTC artist and curator with extensive gallery experience from Los Angeles, CA to Europe, Leonard Koscianski, says, “ABTC has always had a fresh, unconventional, upbeat quality reminiscent of early days of Soho or the East Village. The openings have an uninhibited, partylike atmosphere that can happen when energetic artists exhibit outside the mainstream.”

A young sailor with dinghy in tow passed by the Art Between the Creeks show at Annapolis YC Sailing Center last spring. On Bin Sunday (November 8), artists will sell lower-priced items such as small paintings and postcards as unique holiday gifts. Photo by Molly Winans/SpinSheet

and several power drills. Then add the functional, yet attractive waterfront setting of Annapolis YC Sailing Center, some free cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, and voilà! A Soho-style art show unfolds with historic Annapolis as a backdrop.

One of three founders, Cindy FletcherHolden started the grassroots artists’ group now known as Art Between the Creeks (ABTC) in 1992 as a means for non-mainstream—or you could say nonMain-Street—artists to exhibit their work in Annapolis. “What’s interesting about our group is that even though we are all connected to sailing and boating, we’re not known for maritime art,” says FletcherHolden, a native Annapolitan, professional artist, and liveaboard sailor.

As well as creating “the unexpected” through eclectic, non-traditional artwork in a variety of media from metal sculpture

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For two weekends a year, a boat storage shed at Annapolis to 8). As ABTC YC Sailing Center is transformed into a hip, warehouse galhas gathered lery where the local Art Between the Creeks members exhibit eclectic, non-traditional artwork in a variety of media. You momentum and can’t make your way across the room during the Friday night popularity over the years, it reception (November 6) without bumping into a dozen sailors. has added more shows, usu- Photo by Al Schreitmueller/SpinSheet ally hosting shows every six months at AYC and other occasional exhibits such as the one held The November Show, “Point,” will be this summer at Annapolis City Hall. held November 6 to 8, with a Friday night Among the artists are sailing and fine opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m., which arts photographer John Bildahl, abstract is free and open to the public. Drinks and painter and boater Lorraine Ellerson, hors d’oeuvres will be served. The show will watercolorist and sailor Merrilynne Henalso be open during the day from 11 a.m. drickson, oil painter and sailing instructor to 6 p.m. for visitors. On “Bin Sunday,” Channing Houston, photographer and rac- artists will sell lower priced items such as ing sailor Lisa Masson, sailor and sculptor smaller paintings and cards along with the Barbara Lacy, kayaker and Bay photograpieces in the show (think holiday gifts!). pher Mike Land, and painter and SpinSheet For details, visit artbetweenthecreeks.us. editor Molly Winans.

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The “On Watch” Memorial at the Calvert Marine Museum to celebrate those who served and trained at the Solomons Amphibious Base and all vets and current servicemen. This year’s event takes place November 8 at 2 p.m. and is open to the public. Photo by Bob Hall

uring World War II, Solomons was the site of the nation’s first Naval Amphibious Training Base, which was active from 1942 to 1945. Over 68,000 servicemen trained at the Solomons Amphibious Base and went on to serve in both the European and Pacific Theaters of World War II in places such as Guadalcanal, Sicily, Normandy, and Iwo Jima.

The Calvert Marine Museum (CMM) in Solomons is holding a memorial service on November 8 to give thanks to those who served and trained at the Base and to honor all vets and current servicemen. The service is open to the public and begins at 2 p.m. at the “On Watch” monument, a recently built statue of a navy sailor looking out to sea, located at Calvert Marina on Dowell Road.

At the Solomons Amphibious Base, the servicemen were trained to land men and equipment on foreign beaches until ports could be captured and used for unloading personnel and war supplies.

Many of the servicemen who trained at the Solomons base were sent to fight at the Solomon Islands (coincidentally named the same) located in the South Pacific. In 1942, elements of the First Marine Division landed on the Solomon Island of Guadalcanal. This marked the first offensive landing operation conducted by the United States, and securing this island was a pivotal turning point in the Allied Forces favor.

For more information on the “On Watch” memorial service, contact Sherry Reid at the CMM at (410) 326-2042, x19.

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oin Team SpinSheet in celebrating Veterans Day with a special new event in Annapolis Nov ember 15. The first annual Colonel Ripley Memorial Fuel 4 Life Race to support the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund (IMSFF)—which was created to provide wounded veterans and their families with financial assistance and quality of life solutions— will begin at 9 a.m. at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. The Race will include a 5K, a 2K for disabled participants, and a one mile fun run for the kids.

Tom Ripley, an Annapolis sailor who owns Fawcett Boat Supplies with his brother Steve, created the event in honor of their father, Colonel John H. Ripley, USMC (ret.), a 1962 U.S. Naval Academy graduate, who earned the Navy Cross for his heroic actions in Vietnam in 1972. Colonel Ripley passed away last fall.

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Annapolis and DC Get Smart… Buoys!

f you think buoys are nothing more than things you race around or markers to keep you from running in the mud, you need to check out the cutting edge applications of smart buoys— especially those of you who like to play with your cell phones! A year and a half after the 400th birthday celebration of Jamestown, VA, during which the first “smart buoy” was launched in the James River, Annapolis and Washington, DC will be the next destinations to go live in the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS).

Hikers in national parks use trail markers and maps for guidance. The 3000-mile Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, the nation’s first water-based trail, needed a new and different system to guide visitors. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Office and partners created the CBIBS to fill in that need. Smart buoys are loaded with sensors to measure environmental conditions and water quality, data which includes water and air temperature, wind speed and direction, wave height, salinity, and turbidity. The buoys transmit this information via the Internet for tourism, educational, scientific, and safety purposes.

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DOCKTALK What makes these buoys more interesting than weather or science stations are the cultural and historical links and high tech access to information, whether by cell phone or computer. A kayaker may paddle past a smart buoy and call 877-BUOY-BAY or visit buoybay.org and not only receive live updates on weather and the environment, but also learn about the history of the location and how it may have looked and felt in Captain Smith’s age (1608). To test your knowledge about native tribes, English settlements, or wildlife on the Bay, visit buoybay.org and click on one of the existing buoy icons on the chart at the mouths of the Susquehanna, Patapsco, Potomac, Rappahannock, or Elizabeth Rivers.

The NOAA Chesapeake Bay office is creating multidisciplinary lessons weaving science and math with culture and history, which will hopefully motivate young people to undertake restoration and conservation efforts. We, the older generation of students, have both the opportunity to check our local Bay data real time, which could make our sailing day easier as well as connect us better to the water we love to play on. We, too, can become better stewards of the Bay. A mid-November launch is scheduled for the new Potomac and Severn River buoys. To learn more, visit buoybay.org.

SUPs, Sail/Yaks, and HydroBikes: New Ways To Play on the Bay

To be peddled, paddled, and sailed, the Hobie Island Trimaran is a “sail/yak,” a trimaran that points like a Laser! Photo by Dan Snipes

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“It’s a great sport that complements sailing because you don’t need wind,” says Bandy. Traditional surfers on the West Coast have been using the paddle in the surf to augment their sport for a few years, but now these stand-up paddles and boards (SUPs) are being used on flat water—lakes, rivers, and the Chesapeake. Bandy says it’s best to go out when it’s relatively calm, and anyone with any measure of coordination can pick up the sport.

“It’s a great core workout and gives you a different perspective and vantage point over paddling a kayak.” Bandy has been selling SUPs for a few years and offers lessons and demos. He says SUP sales increase each year.

The boards range in length from 10. 5 to 12.5 feet and are about 30 inches wide.

Shorter boards offer more maneuverability, while longer boards tend to track better.

They range in price from $1000 to $1800, and the carbon fiber paddles are around $125-$350.

To demo in Annapolis, call East of Maui at (410) 573-9463. In Solomons, the Patuxent Adventure Center also rents, demos, and sells SUPs. Call (410) 3942770 for more information.

Melding sailing with kayaking, the Hobie Mirage Adventure Island is a 16foot, roto-molded kayak with outriggers, a mainsail, and pedals—commonly called a sail/yak. It can be pedaled, paddled, and spinsheet.com

sailed. Backyard Boats in Annapolis has been selling them since 2007. Jean Tucker, the manager of Backyard Boats, says they sold 14 sail/yaks during the busy summer months.

“It’s a trimaran that points like a Laser,” says Tucker. She says they can easily reach 10 knots in 15 knots of breeze and are a wet, but stable ride. “It’s still a perfect touring kayak, too. You can go about seven and a half knots by peddling.”

The Adventure Island is indeed a trimaran, with two amas that are easily attached or removed via the metal crossbeams. The amas can be folded in toward the boat for easy docking or beaching. The kayak itself

Mark Bandy, owner of East of Maui, gives stand-up paddleboard (SUP) lessons in Annapolis. Solomons SUP enthusiasts may check out Pax Adventure Center to give it a try.

weighs about 75 pounds, and the whole boat, sails and all, weighs in at about 115 pounds. Most people carry the sail/yaks on top on their cars, and Tucker says it takes about 15-20 minutes to rig and launch.

Who does it attract? Tucker says Laser and J/Boat sailors have purchased them.

Alternatively, kayakers with no sailing experience are jumping on the bandwagon.

Tucker started an owner’s club for sail/ yak owners, and it has now morphed into a sanctioned one-design fleet. Their first race was a few weeks ago in St. Michaels.

Racers can sail, peddle, or sail and peddle around buoys. At just under $4000, the sail/yak is introducing more people to the sport of sailing. To demo, call Jean Tucker at (410) 263-2900.

Every so often, you can catch members of the Chesapeake Boating Club peddling up and down Back Creek on a Hydrobike—essentially a bike that sits atop a catamaran. Kevin Ryman, vice president of the club, purchased the Chesapeake Bay Sailing

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of roundtable discussions, a live auction, ver 350 cruisers attended Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) 2009 Annapolis Gam (a term and a nautical flea market. Senior Marine for a meeting of the minds, originating in whaling history). The 23rd annual get-together was held at Camp Letts in Edgewater, MD, just south of Annapolis. The Gam offered a variety of seminars and included speakers such as John Martino of the Annapolis School of Seamanship, Ralph Naranjo, Tech Editor of Practical Sailor Magazine, and circumnavigator Beth Leonard.

The three-day event included multiple vendors, a Friday night cocktail party hosted by Chuck O’Malley of Doyle ChesaDiane Rudnik and volunteers at the peake Sailmak2009 SSCA Annapolis Gam, the most ers, a Saturday successful one yet. morning breakfast sponsored by Meteorologist Lee Chesneau St. Brendan’s Isle concluded the program with his A live auction is a popular part of the festivities at Mail Forwarding popular weather seminar. the SSCA Annapolis Gam, held this year and next Service, a variety The 2009 SSCA Annapolis at YMCA Camp Letts in Edgewater.

Gam has proven to be the most successful one ever thanks to the many volunteers who lent a hand this year.

Nancy Zapf provided direction and advice from far off Vanuatu and Australia; Diane Rudnick coordinated the volunteer effort; Chris Waln served as program editor and, together with his wife, Janet, headed up registration; sponsorship coordinators were Helen Dierker and Bo Chin; Al Golden funded the printing of the programs as well as transported all of the stored and pre-shipped materials from his Let Relms Landscaping IMIS Insurance office to the Gam; Pat take care of all your and Paul Esterle, as in years past, provided landscaping needs all the signage; and SSCA association director Judi Mkam flew up from SSCA’s Home Base in Fort Lauderdale to lend Taking Care of onsite assistance. Planning is already Sailors’ Lawns for underway for the 2010 Annapolis Gam to over 30 years! be held once again at Camp Letts.

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Hydrobike (also called waterbike) years ago, and keeps it at the club for the kids to use. Ryman says it can reach up to about four knots by peddling vigorously, but if you’re not feeling like exerting much effort, it still can cruise at about 2.5 knots.

“It’s pretty efficient,” says Ryman. “It easily cruises as fast as a kayak.”

The Hydrobike drive train and propeller can operate in less than one foot of water and is extremely quiet. According to one dealer website (of many listed on Google), you can burn more than 500 calories per hour while peddling one!

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Clean Marina Update: A Message to Do-It-Yourselfers

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ou need to carefully discard anything that can potentially blow up or catch on fire,” says Donna Morrow, manager of the Maryland Clean Marina program to doit-yourselfers in boatyards. “Marinas are often picking up old batteries and other hazardous materials off the ground left by do-it-yourselfers, which if left, can be a liability for the marina.”

The Maryland DNR Clean Marina program provides guidance and technical assistance to marinas and recreational boaters on how to minimize their impact on water quality. The program is voluntary, and so far, 140 marinas in Maryland have joined, which represents about 23 percent of marinas in the state.

But, the program only works if boat owners adhere to the same guidelines as the marinas. Here are a few tips from Morrow to boat owners performing the work themselves. ●● Respect your marina owner/ manager and don’t leave old or bad fuel jugs behind. It costs marinas about $25 to $30 a piece to dispose of them properly. Take the fuel back to your home and dispose of it on your county’s household hazardous waste collection days: http://www.mde. state.md.us/researchcenter/factsheets/landfactsheets/haz_collect.asp ●● Make sure to not discard any HAZMAT material (paint cans, batteries, etc.) into the marina’s trash. It is illegal. Ask how/where the dangerous stuff should be thrown out. ●● Rent vacuum sanders from the marina, and use tarps to catch the debris when taking off paint. ●● Only fill fuel tanks to 90 percent of capacity to allow for expansion in the spring. As the fuel warms in the spring, it expands, and if the tank is completely full, it will “burp” out of the fuel vent. ●● Consider using water-based paint, which is friendlier to the environment than copper-based paint.

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DOCKTALK The season for winterizing your boat is almost here. For a full list of clean boating and winterizing tips for the do-it-yourselfers, visit http://www.dnr.state. md.us/boating/cleanmarina/ resources.asp.

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KIDS’ NEWS Box of Rain Sailor of the Year

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ryna Massey came to the Box of Rain (BOR) summer program for the first time in 2008 as a quiet young lady who always had a smile. After finishing her freshman year at Annapolis High School, she returned to the summer program with more confidence and an eagerness to help new, younger sailors. Massey is a natural-born athlete, so it was easy for her to pick up the new skills of sailing, kayaking, and boating. Her positive attitude, leadership, and love of learning new things all made it easy for the staff, volunteers, and director to name Massey the 2009 Box of Rain Sailor of the Year. Massey was awarded a compass as a permanent reminder to stay on course, and her name was added to the BOR Sailor of the Year painting by Kathryn Leonard that hangs at the Eastport YC. To learn more about how BOR teaches life-building skills through positive maritime experiences to local at-risk kids, visit boxofrain.org.

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SpinSheet photographer Al Schreitmueller won an award at the Captain Salem Avery Museum Show for this photo called “Island Lark: Vanishing Point.” He says, “It was fairly hazy, and I had low expectations. But canoes are just plain fun to watch. Haze gives a very diffuse light and robs contrast even at close distances. This was shot at f/3.5 at 1/4000. I shot the cover of the September issue of SpinSheet the same day.” As a winning image, this photograph will be reproduced on greeting cards and distributed by the museum. Congratulations, Al!

Big sailor man lifts Big styrofoam block! Annapolis sailor Kristen “KB” Berry, who was the subject of our APS Chesapeake Racer profile in the September issue of SpinSheet, has been chosen as a GQ Gentleman’s Fund honoree for his work in ocean conservation. He will accept his award at a ball in New York City on October 28. Berry is shown here doing what’s near and dear to his heart, cleaning up a beach. To learn more about his sailing, coaching, and conservation efforts, visit Berry’s blog at galeforcesailing.com.

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The November 6-7 party will be jampacked with nearly 75,000 people, more than 25 arts and crafts vendors, 80 fire trucks of every size and description, and countless food vendors, marching bands, antique cars, locally produced floats, head honchos, commemorative merchandise, and more. Urbanna goes all out for this

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event; the streets are closed to traffic and filled with venders.

Oyster lovers from near and far get their fix of raw, smoked, fried, frittered, stewed, steamed, and baked oysters … you name it, they’ll have it. Oyster-shy visitors will love the clams, crabs, shrimp, hamburgers, hot dogs, roast beef, and other food options, while everyone enjoys tunes from live bands.

Organizer Pam Simon says, “I have been with the Urbanna Oyster Festival for 10 years; it’s a challenging but fun, feel-good job. The festival is the last event of the year for most of our community organizations. The monies generated help carry them through the year. Many of them have been with us since the beginning, and it is spinsheet.com

a great feeling to help keep the tradition alive. I love the silliness of people dressing up like oysters and especially enjoy seeing folks reunite who have not seen each other in a long while.”

“Urbanna has easy access to the Chesapeake Bay and Bay fresh seafood, and our small-town friendly atmosphere is full of history. You can anchor in the Rivah for free and then dinghy to the marina shore.

Check out all the great historical, educational, and fun things to do at the waterfront,” Simon adds.

Take in the Firemen’s Parade, the Oyster Festival Parade, and the crowning of the Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen and Little Miss Spat. Watch the pros during the Oyster Shucking Contest, a feeder [pardon the pun] to the National Championship in St. Mary’s County. See new gear at the RV and Boat Show, and savor local wines. Enjoy music, model boat building and sailing, exhibits, and pirate shenanigans at the Oyster Festival Waterfront at the newly redeveloped Urbanna Town Marina at Upton’s Point.

Tour Alliance, a 105-foot, three-masted, gaff topsail Schooner, traditional buyboats, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s oyster boat (Chesapeake Gold), and the Deltaville Maritime Museum’s historic replica Explorer. Exhibits will delight with fun historical and conservation messages. Take an eco-tour of Urbanna Creek by kayak.

Fun crafts for kids will grace Grace Avenue, with painting, sand-art, puppet shows, games, rides, clowns, and jugglers.

November 5 is Oyster Festival Education Day, when the Marine Science Legacy Program opens the exhibits for area school kids. Speaking of kid-friendly crafts…

During the pre-Festival poster contest, colorful drawings by Julia Vito took first place, Chelsea Clark and Jessica Lauer shared second place, and Zac Fry came in third.

This is a “walking, pay-as-you-go” kind of festival; no water taxis or land-based shuttles will be running. Sail into the festival by following the Rappahannock to Urbanna, docking or anchoring your boat in the harbor, and dinghying into the town dinghy dock.

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Optimal Opti action! Junior Hospice sailors race near the post-Hospice Cup Shore Party at Manresa on the Severn. Photo by David McKenzie

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Junior Hospice Cup

ixteen sailors and three alternates from Norfolk, VA to Talbot County, MD team-raced in four teams on Optimists in the first-ever Junior Hospice Cup Regatta after the main Hospice Cup XXVIII Regatta September 26 along the Severn. Ranging from ages nine through 15, juniors were chosen based on their Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association (CBYRA) high-point rankings. Top honors went to Maeve White, Kendall Swenson, Peter Bartlett, and Briggs Lalor.

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second. Charlie Lomax, Barbara Jacob, Will Whitmore, and Andreas Adam took third. Kyle Schweitzer, Kyle Comerford, Emma White, and Sarah Alexander earned fourth. hospicecup.org

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hen the dust settled after the Leonardtown⁄St. Mary’s Ryken Challenge Cup September 13, Leonardtown beat out St. Mary’s Ryken and held onto the trophy for the second year.

Both high schools field varsity teams and sail out of the new Sailing Center of the Chesapeake. The race was a highlight of Leonardtown’s waterfront celebration,

which showcased the new waterfront park.

Racers enjoyed dinghy and keelboat races, a pep band, boat tours, an ice cream social, guided kayak/canoe tours, workshops, exhibits, arts and crafts, stories, awards and prizes, and family entertainment. leonardtown.somd.com

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in the spring of 2010! All over the Bay, high school sailing is in high gear right now, and International 420 sailors from up and down the East Coast are prepping for Atlantic Coast Championships and other events throughout the fall. For the results of more than 70 events that attracted junior Bay sailors this season, visit annapolisyc.com and cbyra.org/juniorsailing.

All smiles! The 2009 top 16 junior sailors (and three alternates) from the Chesapeake Bay region competed in the first Hospice Junior regatta. Photo by David McKenzie

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orth East River YC’s (NERYC) Junior Program planners hosted eight week-long camps, filled 194 camp spaces, and introduced 140 kids to sailing. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our young staff: Shannon, Bryan, and Kyle, all graduates of the program and U.S. Sailingcertified instructors, together with Taylor, Gobi, and Brandon also camp graduates.

Thanks also to new member Mike Wagner, who joined the club as a result of the junior program, and now manages our growing fleet of small boats. This year alone, we realized five new memberships directly as a result of the camps. Next year, we hope to fill more than 300 camp spaces, add more

boats, and expand the instructor staff. We are busy chasing down good equipment deals, improving our boat launch area, repairing our fleet, and planning for 2010. neryc.com

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Chestertown, MD. Tall ships from across the mid-Atlantic will help the Schooner Sultana get ready for winter with a waterfront party full of sailors, food, music, and fun. schoonersultana.org

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Fall into St. Michaels Town-wide celebration, with decorations, a 5K run/walk, parties, competitions, food, a Kids’ Pumpkin Patch, ghost tours, dog races, auctions, Halloween haunts, trick or treating, and more. stmichaelsmd.org

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Point Lookout Lighthouse Open House 10 to 2 p.m. Point Lookout State Park, Scotland, MD. The lighthouse opens up for the public the first Saturday of every month through November. pllps.org

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Ghost Walks Baltimore. Fridays and Saturdays.

Mount Vernon or Fells Point. baltimoreghosttours.com

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Fourth & Severn • Eastport – Annapolis 410.216.6206 www.boatyardbarandgrill.com

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Downtown Annapolis FreshFarm Market 8 a.m. to Noon. Sundays at Annapolis City Dock, except for Boat Show weekends. freshfarmmarkets.org

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oysters, clams, shrimp, crawfish, mussels & oyster shooters

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North American Rally to the Caribbean Schedule your departure from Newport, RI (or best weather window thereafter) for Bermuda and Caribbean. sailopo.com

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Sail the Sultana 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Chestertown, MD. sultanaprojects.org

Sail the Schooner Virginia from Chestertown to Norfolk Bring your banjo, guitar, or fiddle and join in the musical extravaganza of Music on the Bay. $850. schoonervirginia.org

Caribbean 1500 Rally From Bluewater Sailing Center (Hampton, VA) to Nanny Cay Resort and Marina (Tortola, BVI). The event also marks the start of the Bahamas Cruising Rally, during which Andy Schell will lead sailors and powerboaters from Hampton to the Abaco Beach Resort and Boat Harbour. carib1500.com

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Cruise for a Cure for Autism 6 to 9 p.m. Annapolis City Dock.

Board the Duchess of Pintail for an evening of music, beer, wine, cocktails, tasty appetizers, and silent auction fun. $100.

Proceeds benefit the Bowen Foundation for Autism. bowenfoundation.org

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Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport. Howl at the moon and enjoy live music with your buddies. boatyardbarandgrill.com

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Urbanna Oyster Festival Visit one of the nation’s oldest seaports, sample oysters and other tasty regional specialties, take in music and waterfront exhibits, and enjoy arts, crafts, parades, an oyster shucking contest, and more.

For more details, see page 24. urbanna.com

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Art Between the Creeks Annapolis YC Sailing Center.

The show features Eastport artists, including our editor! artbetweenthecreeks.us

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Bivalve 101. November 7 marks the return of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s OysterFest in St. Michaels. Photo courtesy of Michael Valliant

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Discovery Dredges 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Havre de Grace, MD. Select dates. Experience life on the Skipjack Martha Lewis while oystering. $125. skipjackmarthalewis.org spinsheet.com

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Oyster Jam St. Michaels. Brandnew town-wide celebration of an “R” month’s favorite bivalve. Photo ops and open shops, oyster tastings and wine pairings, boat rides and lively entertainment, and more. stmichaelsmd.org OysterFest 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Celebrate Bay oysters with live music by Blues DeVille, great food, family activities, skipjack and buyboat rides, oyster aquaculture and restoration demos, oyster tonging, and cooking demos. cbmm.org

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Tug of War Noon. Eastporters try to regain the title from Annapolitans. themre.org

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International Beachcombing Conferenc e Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Phillip Merrill Environmental Center, Annapolis. Pros share their expertise on everything from sand and shells to ecology, ethics, and art during panel discussions and workshops. Don’t miss the holiday beach bazaar. beachcombingconference.com

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Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House, Havre de Grace, MD. Pirate camps, antics, and history. lockhousemuseum.org

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Veteran’s Day Thank a Veteran for their dedication and service to preserving our way of life. Join a wreath-laying ceremony in your community! arlingtoncemetery.org

The Fabulous Thunderbirds Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons. Texas-style blues and power rock sounds. $45. Doors open at 6 p.m.; show starts at 7:30 p.m. calvertmarinemuseum.com

Sock Donning Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport. Live music and drink specials. Bring your own socks. boatyardbarandgrill.com

Waterfowl Festival Easton, MD. Fall on the Chesapeake! Wildlife collectables and sporting gear, contests and concerts, food and demos, antiques, crafts, and adventures await! The fun spills over into neighboring Oxford, St. Michaels, and Tilghman Island. waterfowlfestival.org

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Oyster Point Oyster Roast 5 to 9 p.m. City Center Fountain Plaza, Newport News, VA. Buy some food and drinks as you enjoy live music, seafood, watermen’s displays, maritime exhibits, and kids’ activities. Free admission and free parking. newport-news.org

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Sail Baltimore’s Beer, Boats, and Ballads Phillips Seafood, Baltimore. Live music, cocktails, delicious fare, a silent auction, and great fun! This fundraiser brings tall ships to Charm City’s slips. sailbaltimore.org

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Chili Cook-Off 1 to 4 p.m.

Sample the competitors’ chili and vote in the competition. Additional chili may be purchased. Watermen’s Museum, Yorktown, VA. yorkcounty.gov/tourism

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Market Days at the River 8 a.m. to Noon. Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown, VA. Enjoy local produce, fresh meat and seafood, baked goods, cut flowers, art, and live music. Free. yorkcounty.gov/ tourism

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Oyster Roast 2 to 5 p.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, VA. $35; $30 in advance. rfmuseum.org

A NNAPOLIS SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP The Mariner’s Source for Hands-OnTraining UPCOMING COURSES

Radar & Electronic Navigation November 14-15

Marine Diesel Basics November 21-22

Marine Electrical System Basics December 5-6 (*Level II: Dec. 7-8)

Captain’s License OUPV “6-Pk” & Master: Start Nov. 6, Jan. 4 License Renewal: Nov. 20

Learn from experienced industry professionals in a variety of marine disciplines.

Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Register on the web or by phone.

www.AnnapolisSchoolofSeamanship.com (410) 263-8848 • (866) 369-2248 Chesapeake Bay Sailing

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Thanksgiving Day Parade 11 a.m.

Baltimore. See Santa Claus, floats, marching bands, and equestrian units usher in the holidays. promotionandarts.com

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Diesel Engine Class Annapolis School of Seamanship. For more courses, visit annapolisschoolofseamanship.com.

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Voices of National Harbor Waterfront, National Harbor, MD. Holiday spirit from the choir. nationalharbor.com

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Parade of Lighted Boats Middle River. Benefits local kids’ programs. chesapeakebaymemories.org

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November Racing The Skipjack Thomas Clyde sails the Miles River. November 7 marks the return of OysterFest at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels. Photo courtesy of Michael Valliant

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Colonel Ripley Memorial Fuel 4 Life Race 9 a.m. Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis. Includes a 5K, a 2K for disabled participants, and a 1 Mile Fun Run for kids. Benefits Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. Sign up as Team SpinSheet/PropTalk. active.com

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Marine Dealer and Conference Expo Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, FL. Learn all about growth, profitability, and solutions for navigating today’s market. boating-industry.com/mdce

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Jimmy Buffett in Virginia!

Don’t miss the Big Kahuna at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. margaritaville.com

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Diesel Engines and Support Systems Certification Annapolis. abyc.org

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Safe Boating Course 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays. Fairfax (VA) High School.

Eight-sessions hosted by the Northern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron. $40.

(703) 777-8378, runis_320@yahoo.com

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Bruce Springsteen in Charm City 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band bring on the Working on a Dream tour. brucespringsteen.net

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100 Miles of Lights Tour millions of holiday lights displays in Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg. 100milesoflights.com

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Make a Quilt 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Captain Salem Avery Museum, Shady Side, MD. Add your stitches to Dr. Joan Gaither’s multi-media quilt celebrating Black Watermen of the Chesapeake.

(410) 867-4486

Thru Nov 1 Championships J/24 East Coast

Severn SA, Eastport. severnsailing.org

Thru Nov 1 Championship

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cbyra.org, westriversc.org

Thru Nov 1 Club IRC East Storm Trysail

Coast Championships stormtrysail.org

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December Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport. Lively music and lunar mayhem. boatyardbarandgrill.com Maryland Water Monitoring Council Conference Maritime Institute, North Linthicum, MD. This year’s theme is Water Quality Success Stories. marylandwatermonitoring.org

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Water Monitoring Council Conference See what’s going right with water quality improvement programs. marylandwatermonitoring.org

Irvington Lighted Boat Parade Tides Inn, Irvington, VA. tidesinn.com

Midnight Madness St. Michaels Shop until you drop at midnight.

Special sales refreshments, and prizes. stmichaelsmd.org Racing Strategy and Tactics 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. J/World Annapolis. $130. jworldannapolis.com

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Rock Hall Lighted Boat Parade and Santa’s Arrival 6 p.m. Rock Hall Harbor. Santa, lit boats, and bands! rockhallmd.com

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St. Petersburg Powerboat and Sailboat Show Mahaffey Theater Yacht Basin and Albert Whitted Park. showmanagement.com

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Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade 6 p.m. Wormley Creek Marina, Yorktown Beach, VA. Boats vie for Best of Show at 7 p.m. after you enjoy hot cider and music in the glow of a beach bonfire.

Free. yorkcounty.gov

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Solomons Christmas Walk and Lighted Boat Parade Solomons. Art, music, entertainment, puppet shows, and boat parade. solomonsmaryland.com

Hoist A Few For A Good Cause

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Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights Dusk. Alexandria’s Historic Waterfront, VA. See more than 50 illuminated boats cruise the Potomac River.

(703) 746-3301

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Baltimore Parade of Lighted Boats 6 p.m. Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and Fells Point. Produced by the Fells Point YC, Inc. Prizes, lights, and boats. (Rain date: December 6.) Bring a toy for the Marine Corps Toys-for-Tots program. fpyc.net

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Colonial Beach Lighted Boat Parade Colonial Beach, MD. Boats afloat celebrate Santa’s Wonderland and Winter Festival. colonialbeach.org

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Hampton Lighted Boat Parade 7:15 p.m. More than 30 lighted sailboats and powerboats pass along Hampton’s waterfront. Sip hot cocoa and cider as Santa leads the parade up the Hampton River. Free. downtownhampton.com

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Holiday Open House 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, MD. The Friends of Blackwater’s Eagle’s Nest Bookstore will have specially priced items for sale for holiday shopping, kids’ crafts, tours, and refreshments. friendsofblackwater.org

A Benefit for Sail Baltimore Bringing The Tall Ships To Baltimore Since 1975!

FEATURING An evening of live music, cocktails, delicious fare, silent auction and great fun!

TICKETS $60.00 in advance 10 for $500.00 in advance $75.00 at the door

PHILLIPS FOODS WORLD HEADQUARTERS 1215 East Fort Avenue Baltimore, MD 21230

For More Information Contact

SAIL BALTIMORE

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Holiday Open House Adventure Scuba Company, Chantilly, VA. Free food, trip giveaway, special pricing on gear, seminars, and more. scubava.com

FRIDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 13, 2009 6:30 – 10:30 PM

410.522.7300 www.sailbaltimore.org

Sponsored by:

Choptank River Sweets, Johnny Dee’s Lounge, Kooper’s Chowhound Burger Wagon, La Tasca, Black-Eyed Susan, T. Parker Host, Delicato Family Vineyards, One-Eyed Mike’s, Parfections and Shuckers

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Fells Point Old Tyme Christmas Broadway Square, Fells Point, Baltimore. Santa arrives by tugboat for breakfast with revelers. Carolers, stores, and all will be lit with holiday cheer. fellspointdevelopment.com

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Understanding Sail Trim and Balance 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. J/World Annapolis. $130. jworldannapolis.com

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Midnight Madness in Easton Shop until 10 p.m. Special discounts, music, prizes, and holiday cheer. eastonmainstreet.com

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Christmas in St. Michaels Town-wide party with food, beverages, Santa, a holiday parade, home tours, and more. christmasinstmichaels.org

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Eastport YC Parade of Lights 6 to 8 p.m. Annapolis Harbor.

Lights, boats, action! eastportyc.org

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Understanding the Racing Rules J/World Annapolis. jworldannapolis.com

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Lunch Cruise with Santa Noon to 2 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays. Inner Harbor, Baltimore. Cruise on Lady Baltimore with Santa, buffet, DJ, and holiday sing-along. spiritcruise.com

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MD/DNR Boating Safety Certification Course December 12 and 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; test December 21 at 6 p.m. Eastport/Annapolis Neck Branch Library. Offered by Annapolis Sail and Power Squadron. (410) 263-8777

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Maritime Christmas 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Havre de Grace Maritime Museum. Enjoy wine, chocolate, music, food, demos, and a 15-percent discount on everything in the museum store. hdgmaritimemuseum.org

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First American DJ Airs Beatles’ I Want To Hold Your Hand, 1963 Carrol James of WWDC Radio in Washington, DC.

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Coastal Navigation Class 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

J/World Annapolis. $225. jworldannapolis.com

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First Day of Winter

Water Skiing Santa 1 p.m. National Harbor, MD. See Santa and his raindeer and elves fly on the Potomac with the Grinch and Frosty the Snowman; and sing along with the Caroling Candy Cane Kids. waterskiingsanta.com

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Baltimore’s New Year’s Eve Spectacular 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Inner Harbor. Live music, countdown to 2010, and fireworks. promotionandarts.com

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Charlottesville’s First Night Virginia 4 p.m. until past Midnight. Celebrate New Years Even with music, magic, movies, storytelling, comedy, a parade, and dancing. firstnightva.org

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First Night Alexandria Old Town Alexandria, VA. Family fun, fireworks, and more. firstnightalexandria.org

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First Night Talbot Easton, MD. Family fun and countdown to midnight. firstnighttalbot.com

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Send calendar items to amy@spinsheet.com Puppets, lively music, arts and crafts, good food, and more delighted visitors during Rock Hall’s Fall Festival September 26. Photo courtesy of Dawn Jacobs

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S a iling p h o t o s ma k e g r e a t g i f t s !

If you sail on the Bay, you may just be sailing in the pages of SpinSheet’s web photo gallery.

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Selected Chesapeake Tide Tables for November 2009

800-541-4647

mail@IMIS.pro

110 Channel Marker Way, #200, Grasonville, MD 21638 • www.IMIS.pro

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Selected Chesapeake Tide Tables for November 2009

• Chesapeake Import Services, Annapolis, MD • Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa, Chesapeake Beach, MD • Fleet Reserve Club, Annapolis, MD • LabCorp, Annapolis, MD • Maritime Plastics, Annapolis, MD • Miss Irene’s, Baltimore, MD • North Beach Community Center, North Beach, MD • Northeast Community Center, Chesapeake Beach, MD • The Kitchen, Annapolis, MD

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where we with Kim Couranz

Everyone’s water has challenges.

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recently spent time sailing up north and noticed some interesting things about the water. The Rolex Women’s International Keelboat Regatta was held out of Rochester YC on Lake Ontario.

The Genessee River flows into the lake at Rochester, all the way from its origins up in the mountains of Pennsylvania, through agricultural, suburban, and urban landscapes. Very few rivers flow north, as do the Genessee and the Nile, for example.

One of the river’s sources is a spring at the Triple Divide, the northern point of the Eastern Continental Divide. From there, in addition to heading to the Genessee, water heads downstream to

Bright Spots Turns out, it’s something the yacht club is trying to help keep its harbor free of silt to maximize the time needed between expensive and disruptive dredging operations. The

So the Bay is certainly not the only body of water facing challenges. But, there are bright spots, so to speak. Returning to the harbor at Rochester one day, a very large fish jumped out of the water. The sound of the splash was so loud, I thought someone had fallen in off the dock. Even in that challenged water, something was thriving.

Back on the Chesapeake, sailing a Laser regatta in mid-July, grinding it out on the last weather leg trying to keep up with the bigger boys, a flash of silver just to leeward caught my eye. And suddenly, there was a sputtering in my cockpit. It was indeed a spot—Leiostomus xanthurus—

“Even in that challenged water, something was thriving.” the Allegheny River, on into the Mississippi River, and also to the Susquehanna River—and into our Chesapeake. So in a way, I suppose, Lake Ontario and our Bay are related.

In any event, to get back into the club from the big lake, you sail into the river— quite narrow at that point. Just before you get to a railroad bridge turned sideways, you hang a sharp left into the club’s harbor.

Now, I’ve always been a bit cautious (read: paranoid) about getting too close to shore, especially in a borrowed boat. So, how do I explain to my skipper that there is a line of bubbles marking the entrance to the harbor?

Well, no harm done, we crossed the line and headed to the dock, and enjoyed chatting with fellow competitors in the boat park before heading to our home away from home with friends close to the club.

After dinner, our hosts—avid and successful high-level sailors—gave us a quick rundown on local sailing conditions. I took the opportunity to ask about the bubbles.

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concept is for this constant “wall of bubbles” to dissuade sediment being carried by the quick-flowing Genessee from making a right-hand turn and depositing in the club harbor. It’s a new effort; it will take several years to see if it works.

As we were talking about the river, our host family’s 16-year-old daughter, who is following in her parents’ sailing shoes, chimed in. With her high school sailing team, she spends a fair amount of time sailing on the Genessee River before it gets out into Lake Ontario. She stressed that we should absolutely, under no circumstances, end up in the water. In the springtime, apparently, it is not infrequent that a cow, deer, or horse will float on down the river. Yum. Her dad followed up by saying that the river flows through lots of farmland and suburbia, and so agricultural and yard fertilizers flow freely into the water. The river also spends time rushing past downtown Rochester, making urban runoff a feature of the Genessee. Hmm, I thought… sounds a lot like our Chesapeake’s tributaries.

about four inches long. Spot are feed fish for bigger fish. Having them in the Bay means other fish have at least one part (food) of what they need to keep living.

I stopped and let the main flog about for a few seconds while I scooped up my little catch and returned it to the Bay. Mid-summer dead zones and all, life is finding a way to make it work on the Chesapeake, though often in different ways than one would expect or often hope. Those nuggets of life should give us all hope—not without a substantial amount of effort and, yes, sacrifice—that we can restore much of the health of the Bay. Let’s get to it.

About the Author: Kim Couranz is an Annapolis resident who writes on Bay-related topics. A member of Severn SA, she enjoys racing on one-design boats, including her Laser. She welcomes story ideas or questions at kimcouranz@yahoo.com.

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Baltimore Beat with Stephanie Stone

A File for Lady D

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am not a news hound. But I have a fat file on Lady D, the harbor taxi that capsized in March 2004 off Ft. McHenry, killing five passengers. That year, I was sailing every day, either in Annapolis or Baltimore, taking students and non-sailors out on small tippy sailboats. I took the accident hard. I tried to understand it from a wind and sea perspective— broadside to a gust, the self-generating power of roll, how quickly the normally dulcet Harbor can turn. I tried to understand it from a just-order-of-things perspective. I did a lot of pondering, but all I had to show for it was a fat file full of loss and heroism and finger pointing.

I had had my own microburst experience on a J/22 in the Inner Harbor, supposedly safer than the open waters off Ft. McHenry. I saw the black sky coming, but with no time to make it to the dock, I tucked up in the lee of Harbor View in safety position—slightly fatter than close hauled—freed the headsail, uncleated the main, and waited. We were knocked down with all sails luffing. I can still see the face of my young charge, his face level with mine as he stood on the leeward bench, and I hiked to windward. He had the surprised look of a puppy dropped in cold water. I will never forget the sound of his fingernails scraping the fiberglass as he clawed his way up to the high side.

Five years later, I met Julie and we got to talking—I told her I was a sailor; she told me she was aboard Lady D. Chiding myself for my presumptuousness, I asked her if she’d talk with me about it. “Sure,” she said to my surprise.

That night, I opened the Lady D file on my desk and started to read. A Downtown Sailing Center email reminding sailors of the 50-50-50 rule (50 percent chance of survival in 50 degree water for 50 minutes, with a lifejacket); digiwix wind recordings at Baltimore Marine Center hit up to 37 knots; Sunpaper’s stories and editorials with facts and reflections. I learned something new: The line at Ft. McHenry was too long—not everybody got on. I wonder if they were mad they got left in the rain.

The next morning, I called Julie. Just

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as I was saying hello, a tremendous gust of wind blew through the open door, picked up the papers that lay on my desk, and blew them around the room. When the blast subsided, the Lady D story was scattered into far corners. My heart felt stunned. All I could think was, “The file’s open, now deal with it.”

“It was a nice day in March,” Julie started. “My boyfriend and I went to the Harbor, just walking around. We decided to go to Ft. McHenry—we hadn’t been since we were kids. As we were waiting for the ferry, we saw the storm to the left.

It started to rain as we were boarding, and it got harder quickly. The second we pulled away, it was a major storm. The boat rocked significantly one way, then the other. The boat had been winterized with plexiglass over the windows.

I remember seeing water very close to the window, then a loud smack as the water hit the plexiglass. The boat filled up quickly. I took one last breath— then I was under. It was pitch black.

I was grabbing, grabbing, grabbing at the windows.

“I was pissed. I was 30 years old, and this was it. I’m an only child.

This would devastate my parents. I’m still grabbing now, but I’m slowing down. I remember thinking, ‘Which is better—take in the water or pass out?’”

“Next thing I remember I came up far away from the boat. I swam back and yelled for somebody to pull me up.

Everybody was in a daze. I have no idea how long I was under. We sat on the hull for about 15 minutes. The guys who came to help us did an amazing job.”

And afterward? “It was strange,” she said. “I was in this world, but distant. I didn’t know what to do.” She saw a therapist. “He helped me picture my mind as a file cabinet. Something this huge, there’s no file to put it in—the papers are all jumbled up—I didn’t know what to do with this experience. He helped me create a file and put it away. I turned it into a positive thing… I had a second chance. I joined the gym, and my art helped get it out.”

“You know that expression, ‘Don’t go to bed mad’?” she asked. “There’s no point— life is short. Ask yourself, ‘Does this matter in the big picture?’”

After we hung up, I went around the room and picked up all the papers. Julie nearly lost her life, and she’s put the file away. It’s time for me to put it away too.

About the Author: Stephanie Stone sails J/22s in Baltimore and beyond.

E-mail comments and story ideas to sstone@jhu.edu.

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A New Library on an Old Yawl “A yacht without books is a sad place indeed.”

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erenc Mate said that in The Finely Fitted Yacht, a wonderful volume full of big and small ideas to make one’s boat his own. Inspired, my girlfriend Mia Karlsson and I set to work to create the finely fitted bookshelf.

There is a photo of Mia, the most tolerant girlfriend on the planet, covered head to toe in a combination of paint, sawdust, and fiberglass, holding a circular saw, with a maniacal grin plastered on her lovely face.

viable solution for where to put the paper towels—let alone one that requires some major remodeling. You see, to build our shelf, we first had to destroy the couch.

Hence the circular saw.

Arcturus was lovingly cared for for more than 25 years by her previous owner, who had spent the last four years completely rebuilding and refitting her into “like-new” condition. Not a small task for a boat originally built in 1966. So, it was with

Mia is definitely the brains of our little work force. I’m an “experiential learner,” which is a nice way to say that it takes me twice as long to do any sort of project. First I’ll go through with my wild ideas, screw up royally, and then rebuild them right the second time ‘round, armed with knowledge gained from my first-time mistakes. Mia, on the other hand, is of the “measure twice, cut once” mindset and often fixes my mistakes before I’m allowed to do any harm.

We’d just finished Act I of our pilot berth redux, which is to say that we destroyed the starboard side of our little yawl, all in the name of a bookshelf.

Ah, but no ordinary bookshelf this would be. We were in search of something greater, something grander... We’d turn the cabin of Arcturus into a library. Yes, a library! Books would surround us on all sides, endless volumes from the classics of literature to modern adventure stories, nautical almanacs, sailing directions, and travelogues. It would be our own slice of heaven, a place to spend the cool fall evenings cuddled up next to the warmth of the little flame dancing inside the diesel heater, only an arm’s length away from countless journeys of the mind.

Interestingly, erecting a bookshelf in one’s house requires only the effort of getting to the nearest furniture store, buying a particularly handsome looking piece, and finding a place for it behind the couch.

If you’re really looking for a project, one could head off to IKEA, for something a little more adventurous, only “some assembly required.”

But when your home is a classic 35-foot sailboat, a little more thought and a lot more effort are required for any project— it took Mia three days to come up with a

mild apprehension that we began disassembling the beautiful interior in the name of our library. The design came together quite quickly one evening over a bottle of wine. I decided to remove the starboard side pilot berth in favor of a traditional settee with bookshelf behind, and at the same time, add a bookshelf on the port side. We would end up with nearly 16 total feet of shelf space, more than ample for an endless supply of reading material.

We started by doing what every liveaboard has to do at some point in his or her waterfront tenure: we packed everything into the V-berth, shut the door, and began demolition. Mia wielded the aforementioned circular saw while I brandished a good old hand saw, and together we eliminated the pesky pilot berth in half a day’s work.

It didn’t stop there. Next came the grinder and sander, and along with it, a finer dust settled on the already thick layer of wood shavings and itchy fiberglass. The biggest challenge to us liveaboards was that we were liveaboards—lunch consisted of a hunk of bread smeared with peanut butter and washed down with milk in all of five minutes, for we had to hurry to put the boat back together before dark, before bedtime.

Unfortunately for the new port side shelf, my school of thought won out, and we ended up with a shelf 16 inches high at the ends, and 15 inches in the middle. I only noticed the error after we had glassed everything in place. And of course, the epoxy had had plenty of time to cure.

Lesson learned (see, my way is worth something!), we ground out the glass bond, re-measured—twice this time—and re-set the shelf on a nice even keel.

Three 12-hour days of labor since the project started, and we’re still waiting for paint to dry. As I write this, the salon of Arcturus is bare wood, all the cushions and liveaboard odds and ends piled high in the V-berth. Yet I’m still here, though slightly woozy from the Bilgekote fumes. The last coat goes on tonight, and with any luck, our new library will be open for business in the morning.

It’s too bad they don’t have an IKEA for boatowners.

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About the Author: Andy Schell is a professional Annapolis captain who shares his sailing adventures and lessons learned via his articles and sail training programs. Visit fathersonsailing.com or e-mail andy@fathersonsailing.com. spinsheet.com

Boatyard Birding: Hail to the Salty Sea Gull

by Janice F. Booth

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hat hangs around harbors and boatyards, knows how to employ the wind to work his bidding, eats and drinks anything—well almost—and looks better with age? I know; you’re probably thinking, “Sailors and their boats.”

Well, there is another answer: gulls.

Yup, sea gulls. I propose we give a bit more respect to those sometimes pesky, always rowdy, independent, strong-willed birds. Sure, they leave droppings on your deck and sometimes even on your hat.

They also clear the beaches of the dead fish and garbage, eat insects and vermin that harm crops, and entertain children at the seashore with their sassy antics. They glide and swoop and ply the air currents with the same assurance we sail the Bay and the sea.

Our web-footed boatyard neighbors have a few memorable qualities.

Autumn Gulls There are 44 varieties of gulls—terns and skimmers are close cousins. Here are the most common to the Chesapeake region, particularly during the winter: Laughing Gulls—These big, raucous beggars are easily recognized by their call, a demanding guffaw.

Kittiwakes—Also taking their name from their distinctive warble, these gulls are small, with black bills and short black legs, and are rather clumsy kamikaze-style divers preferring to winter at sea with their mates.

Bonaparte’s Gulls—You guessed it, loners with small, black bills and short, reddish legs.

Ring-Billed Gulls—These guys are the ones you see following the farmer’s tractor,

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lunching on the crickets, locust, and other pests that would destroy the farmer’s crop.

Herring Gulls—These large, brown birds enjoy a crowd and hang out with his buddies in all the right garbage bins. They prefer fish for dinner, but long ago adapted to sharing their habitat with those messy, pesky humans.

Wings Like Sails Gulls have fairly large, muscular bodies, but they still know how to traverse the air currents on land or at sea.

Gulls guard their resources, flying no higher and no faster than is necessary to travel great distances or skim the water’s surface while fishing. Gulls fly between 15 and 28 mph on wings spanning from 20 inches to well over five feet, with an aspect ratio (for you sail makers) of 13.8. No surprise that their powerful wings have been models for sail makers since ancient times.

Gull Love Gulls are serially monogamous and great parents. Caring for the eggs and chicks are full-time jobs for both male and female gulls. They share the house/nest work, incubating the two or three eggs until they hatch. Both Pop and Mom feed and supervise the hatchlings for nine or 10 weeks, until the fledglings are ready to take wing. The team work of gull couples pays off; the survival rate for gull chicks is exceptionally high, over 80 percent. Being responsible parents and couples seems to pay off in longevity, too. Gulls live to be 20 and even 30 or 35 years old—amazing in the avian kingdom.

Smarts Gulls have adapted to the everincreasing human population. They’re smart and flexible, able to change with the situation. Their noisy calls are actually a

fairly complex vocabulary. Researchers have found that gulls can recognize individual human faces, even after extended periods of time, though I’m not sure why they bother, since we don’t seem to share any particular affinity with gulls.

Skimmers n’ Terns Earlier I mentioned the gull’s cousins, skimmers and terns (which you probably won’t see until the spring, unless you join them in the southern migration). How do you tell a tern from a gull? In the air, gulls fly with their heads extended forward, while keeping their eyes on the water. Terns bend their necks and heads down toward the water as they fly. On land or floating in the water, the gulls are husky, muscular fellas with sturdy, short bills. The terns are smaller and slender with black eye-masks and longer bills.

As for the skimmer, you may see a few along the shore over the winter. You’ll have no trouble recognizing them by their prominent, orange beaks. Their low, strong bodies and wings allow them to skim the surf dragging their lower bills in the water, capturing small fish as they go. They travel in flocks and perform close-formation acrobatic flying as they ply the surf along the seashore.

While you’re winterizing your boat or securing your tarp, take a few minutes to admire the ubiquitous gulls wandering around the boatyard, too.

About the Author: Jan Booth writes and teaches when she’s not hanging around boats with a pair of binoculars at the ready for a bit of bird watching.

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The Monsters, A Solo Sailor’s

by Jeffrey S. Wettig

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t wasn’t the real dangers involved with cruising solo for the first time but the imagined ones that bothered me on that mid-September Sunday night in Annapolis, sitting at Middleton Tavern with a beer in one hand and a tiny fork with a mussel on the end of it in the other.

Most of the sailing stories I’ve read talk about the high adventure and social atmosphere of a crew hard against the wind and the bottoms up afterward. I was living that story at the present, but soon enough, a different story could emerge, one much more monotonous and just maybe a little weird and terrifying. A story about a guy in the middle of the Bay on a boat heading north seems neither. But when you have to live it, and you aren’t all that good at time spent alone—no people, not much modern gadgetry to keep you distracted, all 40 November 2009 SpinSheet

while having to be responsible and alert for hours at a time, in possibly bad weather, with the destination very far off for most of the journey—it can become both very quickly.

I had come to Annapolis over the weekend with a crew of North East River Salty Dogs, sailing four boats. Two days and one night, stopping at Hart Miller Island on the way south. We had good wind and good times. It was a welcome break from being unemployed and in between job interviews, without many prospects on the horizon. I hadn’t really considered the solo aspect of the return trip when the opportunity came along, I’d just jumped at the chance to get away. About halfway through the first day, it began to sink in. I have soloed many times in my five years of sailing. Learning to operate your boat in

many conditions by yourself is something every sailor should be comfortable with, but for me, it’s always been in the close proximity to home port and for not very long. Being out in the open water between Annapolis and Rock Hall hasn’t always been the best experience for me, and the “what ifs” were skulking through my mind the entire time.

The next morning, after a hearty breakfast at Chick n’Ruth’s Delly, I bade my friends goodbye and climbed aboard our 1974 Paceship PY26. I cast off the mooring lines at exactly 11:30 a.m. and followed an old style ketch out of the harbor and into the Bay. My hopes for making good time under sail were dashed almost immediately when I counted six sailboats in the vicinity, only one with sails up, lazily going nowhere fast, literally sitting still in glassy water. No wind! I didn’t even bother faking it, leaving the main down and setting the motor to a steady five knots on the speedometer.

I made the Bay Bridge in exactly one hour and was already starting to go a bit bonkers. I made the mistake of getting out the GPS to see exactly how fast I was going, knowing the tide was against me, and it read a lousy 4.6 miles per hour, about a knot less than what the speedo was telling me. I was going even slower than I thought. Then began the long haul as I found myself north of the bridge in the open expanse of the Bay all alone, hardly a boat in sight, much less in my vicinity.

To fight the boredom, I tried to read a little of the book I had bought, The Yellow Admiral by Patrick O’Brian. After every paragraph or so, I had to look up and correct my course. At one point, I found myself headed toward Baltimore; at another, I was heading toward Kent Island.

I was wasting time and effort zig-zagging around, so after about an hour, I gave up on reading and just began to stare that thousand-yard stare, into the blank horizon, and the Bay Bridge slowly receding behind me. spinsheet.com

the Monotony: Tale I have heard the stories of the thirsty man stranded in the desert, thinking he sees an oasis and ending up shoveling handfuls of sand into his mouth, thinking it was water. As the sun beat down on me from the south, exceptionally hot for mid-September, I began to relate. Once, I thought I saw something moving and thought maybe Chessie was slithering just below the surface. A little while later, I was convinced that the massive pleasure yacht skimming along the western channel proachheading south, was indeed Johnny Depp ing car carrier com(recently reported in Annapolis) and that ing north out of Baltimore. I decided he would be looking through his scope, in that it wouldn’t be very prudent, so I began full Captain Sparrow regalia, spy me, my slaloming through the crab traps, getting Gonzo Flag flying in his sights, and yell, closer and closer with every single one, dar“Ahoy, there be a friendly ship yonder, ing myself to get stuck in one. port side!” Of course, he would then come By the time two more hours had gone alongside; and invite me aboard for drinks, by, I missed about a hundred crab pots, general merriment, and a spot in his next surfed the wake of the car carrier for almost movie.

10 minutes, passed two barges heading in It all seemed very real. My fear of bad different directions, listened to the weather weather hadn’t materialized, and there station for a full half hour, read the chart wasn’t much to really be scared of out in great detail, planning out my approach there. There was just my “…the ‘what ifs’ were skulking through my mind mind telling me that I had to Still Pond, and at the very last half hour, to be somewhere and that it wasn’t going caught the turning tide, running a knot and to be anytime soon and the constant drona half above speed, just in time to finally ing of the motor. My thoughts wandered, turn into an empty anchorage. and I began nodding off a bit. I went It was peaceful though, no whine of below, turned on the stereo, and blasted the motor, no tiller to tame, just the setsome Techno to get me going. I found ting sun and chirping of the crickets. I myself dancing around and wondered if rowed around in my dink, just to get some anyone was watching. It must have looked exercise and run around on the little beach like I was ripping off Sam Davies during over by the Coast Guard Station. I saw a the Vendee Globe solo around the world copperhead swimming around, ate dinner race of last year, when in a moment Ellen in silence, contemplated life for a while, Degeneres would be proud of, Sam was caught on video dancing up a storm amidst and ultimately managed to relax a little and to keep a cell phone signal long enough to the waves and wind, trying to stave off have a nice, spirit lifting conversation with boredom. my better half before heading to bed for At about hour number four, as I was passing Rock Hall, I began seriously think- the night.

The next day, I was anxious to finish the ing about slugging back some Black Strap trip, having avoided most of my made-up Rum and/or playing chicken with the apChesapeake Bay Sailing

catastrophes, but still having a good distance to go, danger at every turn. I made it home, surprisingly, after only four hours of halfsailing and half-motoring. I passed Turkey Point and noticed some of the leaves were already changing, marking the beginning of fall and the impending end of our sailing season. Where did the summer go? Where did all my time go, my dreaded alone time?

Poof! It was gone! the entire time.”

As I stepped onto the dock, I felt a fleeting sense of relief and accomplishment that I had made it home in one piece and that the monotony of being on the water alone was over. Just as quickly I felt a sense of disappointment because fall was here. My sailing adventures were over for another year, and not unlike Admiral Jack Aubrey in The Yellow Admiral, I soon would be back to dealing with the difficulties and harsh realities of living life on the hard.

About the Author: Jeffrey S. Wettig sails a 1974 Paceship PY26 sloop named Pegasus with his better half Kimberly. Home port is Hances Point YC outside of North East, MD, where Salty Dog cruisers tip their bottle to the Lady of the Lighthouse, gentlemen race on Thursdays, and the sunsets are worth the price of admission.

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Turkey Onboard

by Cindy Wallach

t’s simple math really. Your average get the fact that I am able to cook anything Never having had the guts to attempt boat oven measures 15 inches by 13 a full on turkey dinner with fixings in my on the boat. They just look at me like I am inches and seven inches tall max from nuts.”

11 years aboard, I asked her for some tips. the bottom rack. Your average turkey The looks she gets from friends are First, put the bird in a disposable roasting roasting pan measures 18 inches by 14 nothing compared to the looks she gets pan. Next, smear the bird with one can of inches, plus the mass and height of your from the guys in the meat department frozen orange juice. Then, season with salt average Thanksgiving turkey, a 13-pounder at the grocery store when she wields her and pepper and seal completely with foil. about eight inches tall. It just doesn’t add tape measure in the quest for the perfect Cook according to standard turkey proup. Thanksgiving dinner aboard a boat is turkey. “It’s not a matter of how much tocol, but don’t open the foil or the oven nothing short of mission impossible. As a turkey weighs, it’s a matter of dimendoor the entire time. liveaboards, we usually find some land sion. I had to return a turkey once when Cindy claims her turkey is the best she’s lubbers to mooch off of or aim low with tasted on land or sea, and she’s never had one or two homemade side dishes and an to scrape the charred remains of a meal order-out turkey from a gourmet grocery into the trash. Her only mishap was a store. technical error. “The first year on our new Consider the fact that boat ovens are boat we ran out of propane in the middle notoriously difficult when it comes to of cooking. My husband Robert had to achieving and maintaining a determined drive all over town looking for some place temperature. Then there’s the fun trick my open on the holiday to buy another tank of former Force 10 liked to do, charring propane. He did it!” the bottom of anything we cooked As for side dishes, Cindy cooks her to a crisp, while leaving the middle pie early in the morning and lets it cool cold and raw. Botulism is a sure until dinner time. She manages cranberry fire way to ruin a cozy family sauce from scratch, green beans, mashed meal. potatoes, stuffing, squash, and salad, But the Thanksgiving though she suggests delegating some of turkey is just the beginning. these out to guests. Her secret to making it If one truly wants to celebrate all happen smoothly? Minding the clock, the harvest and honor the plight cranking the music, and a few glasses of of the pilgrims, a multi-course meal is wine for the cook. in order. You remember grandma tending The glow of the warm meal may feel to four different pots bubbling over with like grandma’s house, but the reality of warm autumnal bounty while the turkey hand-washing dishes in a boat sink makes slowly roasted and the desserts chilled in you remember you’re feasting afloat. On the fridge? Your typical boat range has two her old boat, Cindy and Robert tackled the burners, and three is considered a luxury.

Thanksgiving dinner dishes with a pump The fridge (if there is sink and no hot water. one) can barely hold “The fridge (if there is one) can barely hold a full gallon of milk, let Now they’re grateful for a full gallon of milk, pressurized hot water, alone pumpkin pie and mulled cider and full fixings.” let alone pumpkin and more wine makes the pie and mulled cider chore glide by. my brother measured wrong at the store. and full fixings.

Armed with these tips and ingredients, Sometimes, a 12-pounder is actually bigger But none of this deters Annapolis I may just be inspired to try my own first than a 16-pounder. Last year, we had an liveaboard Cindy Holden-Flecther. As far turkey aboard.

Or I can honor the origi18-pounder. It just wasn’t very tall or wide, as I am concerned, she is the true pilgrim nal Thanksgiving feast and prepare fish, so it worked.” when it comes to creating a holiday feast oysters, and lobster. Or there’s always the Cindy’s first boat was a North Star 36 afloat. Undaunted by the limitations of the special counter for holiday misfits at Whole with an alcohol stove and oven. She says it average sailboat galley, Cindy has managed never got very hot, but that didn’t stop her. Foods. to prepare the full feast for herself, her Now on a Dillon 47 ketch, she has a larger, About the Author: Cindy Wallach husband, and upwards of four guests every three-burner propane unit. She admits has lived aboard for 10 years, curyear for the past 10 years. that turning the dial to a set temperature rently on a St. Francis 44 catamaran “We have had the whole out Norman doesn’t mean you’re actually cooking at on Back Creek with her husband and Rockwell thing since 1999,” Cindy chuckthat temperature. Her trick it to set it hot five-year-old son. Click to her blog at les. “It’s funny because some people don’t and forget it. zachaboard.blogspot.com.

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150 Years of Log Canoe Racing on the Bay Photos by Dan Phelps

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n September, sailors of the celebrated, classic Chesapeake Log Canoes celebrated 150 years of racing on the Miles River in St. Michaels. Known for their grace under sail, tippiness in shifty breezes, brawny crew members throwing the boards, and being a heck of a lot of work to keep up and sail, the Log Canoes are an important part of the fabric of life along the Chesapeake Bay, even for those of us who just want to watch.

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The DuPont’s lively chase boat for Island Lark always adds an element of fun to Log Canoe events.

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A Slice Out of Time: The Deal Skipjack Races

by Tony Ireland

The winner in the end, the Martha Lewis charging upwind chasing the Tomas Clyde at the Deal Skipjack Races. Photo by Don Wagner

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don’t know what possessed me—maybe it was the motorcycle I bought last year for my 50th birthday, or maybe just the need to get away and do something by myself for a few days—but I found myself heading south on Route 50 toward Deal Island for the 50th annual skipjack races. It was a glorious sunny afternoon, and the traffic was light. All in all, a very nice day for a ride on a motorcycle.

I had few expectations never having been south of Salisbury. I was surprised by the smooth and newly paved Route 13, which is a divided highway with minimal traffic, at least on a Sunday afternoon.

Just outside of Salisbury, I stopped off the highway for a few minutes to rest, and within five minutes, two cars had stopped to ask if I needed assistance. It was around 6 p.m. when I found Deal Island Road and finally left the highway, heading off to the imagined adventure.

It didn’t take long before the exurbs of modest Princess Anne turned into real Eastern Shore country, complete with corn fields and that odd mix of ramshackle and renovation that seems to characterize places too far from reasonable commutes to more leveraged communities. The road was well-maintained, the homes well-kept, and

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the small churches picturesque. After about 10 miles, I suddenly and surprisingly found myself in an alien marshy landscape with low flat scrub as far as the eye could see.

I smiled at the reward. It struck me that crossing these marshes had an effect similar to the decompression one feels when crossing the Bay Bridge, just one large step further.

Then popped up more trees along with Lucky’s General Store, which is a gas station, restaurant, grocery, and pub all in one, and pretty much as satisfying as one could expect from something that tries to be all things on a small budget. They did have an ATM, so I was grateful. After a few more bends in the road and a multitude of yard sale signs, seemingly in front of every house, there appeared a significant bridge that provided me a wondrous scenic Chesapeake view. There I first spied the skipjacks tied along the wharfs and a small village of commercial party tents in an adjacent open field. I knew I had found my way.

With sunset impending, I had but scant time to enjoy a short walk to stretch my legs, admire both the boats and view, and inquire about accommodations. As one could hardly call the event crowded, the

older gentleman at the crab cake booth had time to explain my options in some detail, and all of them required me to drive the 15 miles back to Route 13 and “civilization.”

The best option, according to the crab cake vendor, whose brother was best friends with the lawyer who represented the other place, was to turn south on Route 13 and stay at the EconoLodge.

Morning came none too quickly due to the quality of the bed and the loud whirr of the air conditioner, but breakfast at Peaky’s perked me up, and soon I was riding back out over the marshes to Deal Island and the races. What had been mere signs the day before turned into a true traffic annoyance, as the yard sale bargain hunters parked along the narrow two-lane road, even walking into the street without regarding traffic as if it were some sequestered neighborhood. But once across the final bridge, there was no discounting the competitive tension in the air as people gathered around the beautiful old skipjacks preparing for an event that drew boats from all corners of the Bay. Sponsored by the Lion’s Club and PNC Bank, this year there were 11 entries. Unlike races at the yacht clubs further up-Bay, friends and family crowded the decks of spinsheet.com

“The remoteness of the place, the lonely searching wail of the bagpipe, the beauty of those aging masters of the Bay, the grey sky… all suddenly became something ethereal and wondrous, pushing aside all else.” the skipjacks. A few were gleaming with new paint and new rigging, and a few had rusty streaks with small bits of clam shell crushed in the corners. Only two of the entries were still employed as oyster boats, with the rest being owned by museums and foundations. These races in Tangier Sound actually go back more than 100 years (older than the America’s Cup races) with one account in the Crisfield Times dating back to 1871. The Sunpaper started sponsoring these races starting in 1921 but stopped in 1931. Beginning in 1959, the Lions Club on Deal Island began this anew, and four of the original 16 boats that sailed in that first reconstituted race in 1959 were racing this morning.

It was a cloudy, breezy morning with sustained winds around 15 knots—perfect for these heavy workboats. The race started at 9:30 a.m., so at 8:30, the crews were all aboard, smiling and chatting, and the amateur photographers and professional camera crews were all clicking and filming away. Onlookers crowded the wharfs where the skipjacks were tied up, and the race committee discussed the wind and course.

Around 9 a.m., the boats started getting underway, some towed, others being pushed by their rear-mounted dinghies. One by one, they left the snug harbor; each in turn was saluted on its way out by the plaintive song of a lone bagpipe player dressed in full Scottish regalia.

The remoteness of the place, the lonely searching wail of the bagpipe, the beauty of those aging masters of the Bay, the brisk wind, grey sky, and sparse, subdued crowd all suddenly became something ethereal and wondrous, pushing aside all else.

No mega yachts, no loud cigarette boats were there to witness this surprising spectacle well off the beaten path. A crowd of just over 200 people showed up to watch these ancient skipjacks line up for their start from a grassy knoll above the beach. There were small children playing in the sand by the surf and numerous grey beards on lawn chairs. The various hats declared allegiances to Fire and Rescue this and USS that. All were happy.

The sight of these brilliant vessels all together plowing through the water under sail was something truly special to behold, a momentary, fleeting, and amazing gift.

It wasn’t an hour into the race when it began to sprinkle, and the small crowd at the beach began to thin. But out on the water, Byshe Hicks, in his fourth year as captain of the Martha Lewis, was making all the right moves and ended up this year’s winner of the skipjack race on Deal Island. His token prize of $1000 for first place might pay for some gas and food for the crew, but his name is now forever listed among the winners.

Normally the crowd swells for the more popular boat docking competition that begins at 2 p.m., but I had a long ride home, so I decided it was time to leave and brave the traffic on Route 50.

Next year, however, I will take the time to sail down to Tangier Sound and enjoy a front row seat.

About the Author: An avid gunkholer and USCG captain, Tony Ireland lives in Annapolis aboard his Catalina 42, Licentia. He races, teaches sailing, and runs Classic Sail Charters (classicsailcharters.com).

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EYE on the Bay

The U.S. Sailboat Show October 8-12 An Annapolis tradition for 40 years, the U.S. Sailboat Show took place in mostly sunny skies over Columbus Day Weekend. Exhibitors and vendors descended upon Annapolis from all corners of the world to show off their wares and rub elbows with the movers and shakers in the world of sailing as well as serious sailboat buyers and those of us who just wanted to gawk at the pretty boats and have ice cream cones. At our usual spot at booth F6 along Ego Alley, the SpinSheet team gave away thousands of magazines, applied many tattoos, and handed out reader surveys, as we visited with sailing friends old and new.

For more information on this year’s show and the 2010 edition, visit usboat.com.

We spotted this dad at Pusser’s during an official Painkiller testing.

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There’s nothing we like to see more than happy kids wearing lifejackets at the SpinSheet booth at the U.S. Sailboat Show! Photo by Molly Winans/SpinSheet

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The real spirit of the U.S. Sailboat Show!

Pieter Schneider from Oyster Harbor in Annapolis visits the SpinSheet booth and could be the best looking tatoo model of the 2009 Show. Photo by Dana Scott/SpinSheet

The view from SpinSheet’s Show headquarters at booth F6 along Ego Alley on the kind of fall day we dream about all year long.

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The anchor-testing pit is one of many fun demonstrations that take place at the Show.

Looking up and looking good... the Pride of Baltimore II. Photo by Mark Talbott/SpinSheet

These Williams and Heintz charts, which make nifty sailor hats among other origami creations, can soak for three days without any of the ink running. whmaps.com

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Winter Gift Guide

Glorious Gifts!

by Ruth Christie

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ll I want for the holidays is peace on earth and good will toward men. Oh, and a high-output alternator, a nautical rug, and a generator would be nice, too. As soon as the boat shows breeze out of town, SpinSheet turns its attention to finding perfect presents to delight any sailor and ward off the cold winds of winter. Look for more fun ideas in our December issue.

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Be Wise as You Winterize

reporting by Carrie Gentile and Molly Winans

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he word “prophylactic” is derived from the Greek prophylaktikos, which means “to be on guard.”

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BoatU.S. has a comprehensive winterization list on its website (boatus.com or more specifically, boatus.com/seaworthy/ winter/winterworksheet.pdf) as does Deltaville Boatyard (deltavilleboatyard.com) and many other full-service boatyards.

Winterization experts recommend leaving yourself enough time to get the job done. Although it may be a balmy fall weekend when you get started, don’t forget that sleet, slush, and ice do happen.

A rushed winterization job may result in expensive damage later on.

Drain It

“It only takes one night of a good deep freeze on an engine that has not been winterized to cause catastrophic damage, such as cracking the block,” warns Chris Sullivan of Chesapeake Marine Engineering in Deale, MD. According to Nationwide Insurance, most insurance policies don’t cover damage caused by freezing; that includes engine blocks that freeze and crack.

Left to their own devices, moisture and acids will sit, and corrosion will continue unabated. All raw water must be drained from engines and replaced with antifreeze, preferably the pink stuff, which is non-toxic and won’t harm the environment. Pumping in anti-freeze avoids trapped ice pockets in your engine.

“Don’t skimp on the anti-freeze,” says Sullivan. “A five-dollar bottle of anti-freeze is cheaper than paying your boatyard to fix the engine.” A good rule of thumb is the anti-freeze should be the same color entering the engine as it is exiting. He also suggests adding fuel stabilizer that keeps the fuel from going bad.

It’s also important to make sure hoses are in good condition. Dry-rotted rubber does not expand and can crack and cause leaks.

Close It

One of the most common ways to make your boat sink in winter is leaving the seacocks open so that water may enter the through-hulls if the boat is pushed down with a load of snow. If your boat is likely to have water enter that way, it’s best to store the boat on shore. Some sailors install check-valves so that water can exit but not enter. spinsheet.com

“If you’re keeping your boat in the water for the winter, shut the through hulls so that water cannot come up inside the fitting and freeze, causing it to expand and possibly crack,” says Sullivan.

Once one of these fittings cracks, it doesn’t take long for them to thaw again and allow water to rapidly enter the boat. For example, a two-inch hole just two feet below the waterline will allow 66 gallons a minute or 3960 gallons per hour into your boat, which is considerably more than the usual 500-gallon-per-hour bilge pump can handle. Surely, that would lead to an unhappy ending.

Cover It

Some sailors use their bimini or a cheap tarp as a cover. Big mistakes. “Common sense should always prevail when it comes to winterizing a boat,” says Jim Ruscoe of Anchorage Marina in Baltimore. “If there’s anywhere water and ice can sit, you need to cover it up and imagine how it would weigh down in snow.” Underestimating what kind of damage water, snow, ice, or leaves clogging up the scuppers can do leads to catastrophic or at the very least, unnecessarily expensive damage to your boat.

We’ve heard from marina managers over the years that they watch the boats with skimpy tarps and make bets on how many weeks or months they will last before a 40-knot breeze will rip them to shreds. Custom covers and shrinkwrapping are good solutions to boat coverage issues.

Check It… In Person

Would you leave your kids outside covered with a tarp all winter and not check to see how they are doing? Don’t answer that. Of course you wouldn’t.

Why would you abandon your boat?

Stop in and check on her from time to time.

And while you’re winterizing, why not take off your sails and have them cleaned and checked over by your sail loft? How smelly are your cushions?

They could probably use a cleaning, too. Prophylaktikos. Be on guard. Take good care of your boat, and when the daffodils blossom, she’ll take good care of you.

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CHARTER NOTES

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worse (Hurricane Georges, for example) in the past and come back for more.

It was clearly more than the weather. My high season trip highlighted that in some respects, the BVI had become a victim of their own success, without the infrastructure to support the influx of cruise ship tourism that was changing the laid-back flavor of the islands. The jitney buses carrying the “sheeple” clogged the roads; the hordes filled the beaches with their trash without spending any money at local restaurants. And regardless of how early we’d arrived at the iconic Baths, which in my opinion demand the reverential hush that a

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To be fair, the increased popularity of the BVI as a sailing destination contributed to some of my disappointment. It seemed as if every anchorage was full, practically requiring a race to get on a mooring ball not long after lunchtime. Tenders zipped heedlessly about, paying little mind to anyone in the water. When the winds weren’t howling, the generators cranked up, because many charter boats are now equipped with air conditioning. And it seemed that there were an awful lot of “captains” out there whose sole qualifications to be in charge of a vessel were a pulse and a credit card.

Deciding to look for bluer harbors, I spent the next five years plying waters from Maine to Grenada, and I found much to delight me, particularly as I love exploring off the beaten path. But whenever anyone asks me where they should make their first foray into chartering, the answer is always the BVI. I’ve recently started to feel a tug to return to those islands myself, perhaps lending credence to the old saw about absence making the heart grow fonder.

For, despite my misgivings, there is still a great deal that the BVI offer a charter sailor, especially one embarking on sailing outside the Chesapeake for the first time. (Those who’ve sailed there already know the many charms of the BVI).

First, there is the relative ease of the BVI. The islands are fairly easy to reach from the mid-Atlantic.

Supermarkets and liquor stores are well stocked, and for a modest price, many of the provisioning companies will let you pre-order your groceries and bring them right to your boat and stow them. You don’t have to worry about currency exchange, since the U.S. dollar is the official currency.

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Finally, in terms of physical beauty, the BVI are among the prettiest islands in the Caribbean. Green hills slope gently toward clear turquoise seas, edged with sugar white sands. Reefs are generally healthy, with plenty of snorkeling and SCUBA opportunities (and the dive boats will rendezvous with your charter boat). The weather is good almost year-round. The residents are welcoming and friendly, if a bit reserved at times.

If one is willing to accept that paradise will have an occasional imperfection, the appeal of the BVI as a destination for sailors endures. Though, when I return, it will probably be during off-season. breezes, line-of-sight navigation, and largely protected seas.

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Happy Anniversary Hinckley Bermuda 40!

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n the first week of September, the Hinckley Bermuda 40 Association celebrated the anniversary of the completion of Hull #1 with a week-long cruise. Following a trip to St. Michaels, on Wednesday night, nine boats docked on Annapolis City Dock and enjoyed a cocktail party reception hosted by the National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF). NSHOF president Dick Franyo, Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer, and Bud Hinckley, son of the original B40 builder, spoke under sunny skies on a delightfully mild, early fall evening.

Hull #1 Huntress, owned by the Dales of Galesville, was among the fleet, as was Kevin and Theresa Reville’s Highlands the last hull built, #203.

Designed as an improvement on the Block Island 40 design and as an offshore cruiser and racer fit to take six men on the Newport to Bermuda Race, the Hinckley B40 is sturdy above all. One of the features that makes her a joy to sail is a wide deck with a low cabinhouse. With the shrouds being outboard, it’s easy even for a big man to navigate her deck without stubbing a toe, tripping, or squeezing by shrouds.

One sailor commented that the deck doubled up as a dance floor. The boat is also rigged to be comfortably sailed by two people.

Of the 203 B40s built, 192 are accounted for, which is impressive for a 50-year-old boat. Hinckley commented that they can be found from Maine to Florida, as well as all over the world, including Israel, with about 35 of them on the Chesapeake. The 4.5-foot draft (with the centerboard up) makes her a good boat for the islands as well as here at home. Hinckley remembers his father building Hull #1. Of the anniversary celebration, he says, “It’s great to see all these happy customers, who take a lot of pride in their boats.”

SpinSheet extends thanks to NSHOF and the Hinckley Bermuda 40 Association for their hospitality and Al Boersma for a lovely sail on Bramare to Gibson Island. To learn more about the B40 Association, e-mail bramare@ verizon.net.

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The owners of Hull #1 Huntress and the last hull built, Highlands, together in the cockpit of #1: Paul Dale, Theresa Reville, Kevin Reville, David Dale, and Paul W. Dale. Photo by Molly Winans/SpinSheet

Ellie Mae traveled from North Carolina for the 50th anniversary B40 cruise. Photo by Molly Winans/SpinSheet

Al Boersma’s Bramare sailing under the Bay Bridge en route to Gibson Island. Photo by Molly Winans/SpinSheet

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Cruising Club Notes

Welcoming Ways

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happy sentiment echoes throughout our Club Notes, this month in particular: you don’t have to own a boat to join a club, and if you do own, the make or model of your heart’s delight really doesn’t matter. All you need is a willingness to share your love of sailing on the Chesapeake. November presents the perfect opportunity to get to know a club near you. Sure, clubs hold business meetings and offer training ops, but the big reason they get together during the colder months is to see friends, share stories, and enjoy good food and fun. There’s really no offseason; Bay clubs are always “on.” Your new best friends are a phone call away. —Ruth Christie/ruth@spinsheet.com

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ctober 5-7 brought the annual Rendezvous of the Whitby/Brewer SA at WRSC (above). The fun included several social hours, boat tours, a nautical flea market (“junke” hunting at its finest), good food and potluck camaraderie, and great presentations by the pros and owner experts, many of whom have owned, loved, and cruised their boats for 20 years. Diesels, insurance, GPS, freshwater heads, WiFi, sails, cruise planning, galley secrets, corrosion basics, energy sources, transmission 101, and cool tips were all on the agenda.

The event was a nice lead-in to the excitement of the October U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis (whitbybrewersailboats.com).

—by John Cece

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Well, Well... What Do We Have Here?

embers of the Chesapeake Bay Tartan Sailing Club (CBTSC) (right) have spent a busy fall cruising, racing, and circumnavigating the DelMarVa Peninsula. With the Good Old Boat Regatta and the U.S. Sailboat Show behind us, we now turn to preparing for winter on the Bay or for snowbirds, on warmer waters. Our annual meeting will be at the Bodkin YC in Pasadena November 14. After the short-but-sweet business of electing new officers, we’ll enjoy a potluck dinner. Bring an appetizer, a covered dish, or a dessert to share, as well as your photos and sailing stories from this year. It’s hard to believe that 2009 is history, but with the Planning Meeting for 2010 coming up next, we know there are many more good times ahead. If you sail a Tartan on the

Chesapeake, you are welcome to join our club. We cruise, race, and party with the best and love to make newcomers feel at home (cbtsc.com). —by Grace Holt

Faith Rodell makes a beautiful figurehead for her Tartan 30, Emprise, as skipper Jim Tompert sails wing-on-wing during the CBTSC 2009 Regatta. Catching up with the speedy Tomperts is regatta czar David Branning on his Tartan 3800, Shannon.

Thankful We Boat with Friends

aving relished a range of boating activities throughout the season, the Jewish Navy will devote November to mournfully readying boats for the winter, but joyfully spending time with families and friends for the holidays. We are completing plans for our Offseason Luncheon/Speaker Series beginning in December, during which we make new friends and maintain ongoing friendships

at a restaurant overlooking the Magothy. Our speakers will cover topics that include boating tips, Bay life and ecology, as well as world events relating to Israel, the United States, and the Middle East. During discussions, we share experiences, boating tips, and humor. We know that laughing is good exercise because it is like jogging on the inside. To reserve your spot, contact jewishnavy@jewishnavy.org. —by Adiva Sotzsky

Seemingly Endless Supplies of Rum

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icFest 2009 at the Eastport YC September 25-27 brought Victoria 18 yacht owners together for dockside chats, some sailing, boat tours, rum-inspired toasts to everything in the galaxy, the ceremonial VicChest opening and closing, “ViCristenings” (shots of rum across the bow), the eighth annual two-hour McVay/Victoria Yachts Rum Cup (the key is to keep the Rum Cup once you’ve earned it), the Midnight Cruise, and more high jinx (victoriayachts.com). spinsheet.com

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CRUISING CLUBNOTES

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It’s Not Over Yet

ailing season, that is. The season ends with our Blue Lips Cruise to Pirates Cove Restaurant and Marina in Galesville. During the winter, Singles on Sailboats does not shut down. The first monthly Brunch is November 15 at the Doubletree Hotel in Annapolis. The social hour will be followed by brunch and a presentation, “Getting To Know the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Waterfalls Network.”

Regional Happy Hours are a great way to get to know the club (singlesonsailboats.org).

—by Charlotte O’Conor

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Giving Them a Run for the Money… Literally

he Chesapeake Bay Sabre Association (CBSA) wound up the season’s on-the-water events with a Halloween Party at the Ridout Creek home of Lunar Lady. Outstanding rendezvous include Comocean’s traditional wine-tasting event at Drum Point in the Wye River over Memorial Day weekend, Second Symphony’s sail to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor in July and dinner at Della Notte in Little Italy, Stryker’s get-together at Osprey Point Marina, and Running on MT’s crab feast on the Wye River.

The pinnacle for 2009 was the Hospice Cup Regatta with eight Sabres taking part (below). All seven Sabres racing in the Hospice Class finished in the top 10, including the first three finishers led by Vern Penner’s Graciella. Although CBSA enjoyed sweeping, we’d like other clubs to give us a run for our money! Sabre or Sabreline owners interested in joining CBSA should contact Rick Hill at lattitudes2@ hotmail.com (cbsa-sabre.com). —by Eva Hill

(L-R): For the third consecutive year, Chuck Thompson (trophy sponsor), Running on MT skipper Michael Turner, and CBSA commodore Eva Hill accept the Hospice Cup’s Club Fundraising award September 26.

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No Dinghy? No Problem

lub Beneteau Chesapeake Bay sailors traveling north and south September 26 enjoyed some excellent hull speed sailing up the Chester River to Cacaway Island in Langford Creek for the College Football Tailgate Party hosted by Mike and Tammy Everett.

Anchors were set and raft-up pods took shape before the drizzle began.

Crews donned their foul weather gear, assembled bags of beverages and appetizers, and dinghied over to Bleu Fleu for Tammy Everett’s feast of Brunswick stew, Carolina hash, fresh pork BBQ, cornbread, Southern style green beans, and a vast assortment of desserts. Makes you wonder how they prepare all that food on a 43-footer… must be a Southern thing.

Of course, we kept the Sirius radio on to ensure all participants could hear, cheer, and kid about their favorite teams’ game scores. By party’s end, no one cared that we had received several inches of rain; we laughed it off to another successful raft-up. November 14 will bring our annual Fall Luncheon at Pusser’s Caribbean Grille in Annapolis. Grab a mooring ball and join us. No dinghy, no problem; we’ll shuttle you back and forth (clubexpress.com). —by Kevin McKibben

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That’s What It’s All About

uring the Captain Dick Hartge Regatta September 27 (below), Gerhard Klose won his first Chesapeake 20 regatta with crew/ coach Roger Link and joined the fleet by purchasing Osprey.

Robin and Andrea Hartge on Spirit earned three second places. Other Chesapeake 20 Association competitors included Aurora, Contrary, Gracie, and Stormy. Clay Taylor (Endeavor), Laurence and Susanna Hartge, and Glenda Blomquist ran the races. The post-race potluck dinner and season celebration featured Ruth Hartge’s wonderful chili, salads, and great desserts, including to-die-for chocolate cake by Donna Reuter.

During the Fall Series, Gracie danced into first, Spirit ghosted into second, and Endeavor maneuvered into third. Out of six CBYRAsanctioned one-design events, Stormy won High Point for 2009, Gracie took second, and Endeavor grabbed third. During the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, we showed off Picardy, which Joe Kidwell of eYacht Builders restored to mint condition, and gave people test sails on Stormy. On October 17, we learned about eYacht Builders’ e-33 and new cold-molded Chesapeake 20 at the West River Sailing Club (WRSC) in Galesville, MD. Our annual Meeting/Potluck Dinner will be November 14 (chesapeake20.org).

—by Ted Weihe Chesapeake 20s sail during the Captain Dick Hartge Regatta September 27.

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Cats Claw Their Way to Silver

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n an overcast, gusty September Saturday, three Chesapeake Catboat Association (CCBA) boats hit the starting line for summer’s last race, the Prospect Bay Catboat Regatta. Gull Mystic, Mariah, and Scotty each came away with silver. After the race, members and their families enjoyed refreshments and fellowship at Jill and Roger Compton’s home. In addition to the regatta trophy presentation, the Washington Irving “Tut” Tuttle Perpetual Trophy was presented to Dave Bleil (Gull Mystic) for finishing first in the season-long series of CCBAsanctioned races on the Chesapeake (chesapeakecatboats.org).

—by Roger Compton

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Keeping It Real… and Fun

e are second-year liveaboard cruisers and long-term Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) members.

Compared to the 1998 and 2008 SSCA Melbourne Gams, we were very impressed with and thoroughly enjoyed the Annapolis SSCA Gam at Camp Letts September 25-27 (below)!

We were able to socialize more and have more intimate lectures. The timing coincided perfectly with passages south for the winter and the upcoming U.S. Sailboat Show, giving us plenty of time to relax and enjoy the local area around each event. The half-/full-/half-day program schedule was very well done, packed with diverse lectures, roundtables, and socializing ops. The high-quality speakers married their expertise with engaging presentations, and this consistency over such a range of topics was a rare conference experience for us.

SSCA’s current topics, online resources, bulletins, and Seven Seas University are an excellent fit with our needs. SSCA stays relevant to cruisers in all of their transitions (ssca.org). —by Mark Cole and Michele Kelly (Reach)

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To Bean, Or Not To Bean?

s SpinSheet hits the stands, the Herrington Harbour SA fleet will be sailing home from our Halloween Cruise; it’s sure to be a scream! Then we will ensure that we have enough wind in our sails with our annual Fall Membership Meeting and Chili Cook-Off. We also will continue Sunday Frostbite Races (hhsa.org). —by Keith Morgenstern

When the Wind Dies, the Taunts Fly

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arnacle Cup Racers (below) continued some “beer can racing” around St. Clements Island on the lower Potomac this fall. Friendly banter continued all season long among the usual suspects, including Corvina (Shawn Moore), Evergreen (Bob Donaldson), and Ramble On (Robert “Buzz” Ballard). Radios popped with “helpful” insights, such as, “If you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying,” “We can’t accuse you of having your engine on, because we know it doesn’t work,” and “My crew doesn’t know what to do in first place; we’ve never been here before.” For more details about why these guys sail, call Ballard at (301) 997-0726 or Moore at (301) 247-7238. —by Buzz Ballard Barnacle Racers fly during the 2008 Governor’s Cup

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ur monthly fall meetings began with a pizza party at Bella Napoli Italian Restaurant in October.

Magothy River SA (MRSA) sailors enjoyed Bob Stevenson’s presentation on the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse. Stevenson, a docent at the Annapolis Maritime Museum, invited us for a tour and gave us a great appreciation for the work being done to restore the lighthouse. During the Frostbite Cruise November 7, hale and hearty cruisers will sail to Bodkin Creek, while others will drive to dinner/rendezvous at the Cheshire Crab. This popular joint cruise/membership meeting will feature tall tales from the October Goose Cruise.

November 1 and 8 will bring racers to the Hallie Rice Fall Series. These beautiful fall days bring crisp weather and brisk winds to the Magothy. Why do yard work when we can gather crew and race on Sunday? Why winterize the boat when you can still go out on a beautiful day on the river (magothysailing.com)? —by Peggy Poe

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Sibling Rivalry?

wenty-three Chesapeake Bay Alberg 30 Association boats enjoyed the Wild Goose Chase Cruise (Fall Cruise) mid-October. The weather was as expected: cool, mostly clear and sunny, and with great sailing winds! This cruise is the most popular of all of our events; everyone had a wonderful time. Soup Night was held in the park in St. Michaels at the head of San Domingo Creek. Ten fantastic soups were served, while other crew members brought bread, butter, appetizers, and desserts. Yum! We toured the Choptank and Tred Avon Rivers and their many creeks and coves for 11 days. Can’t wait until next year!

During the annual International Friendship Regatta October 17-18 at the Potapskut Sailing Association on the Magothy, we competed with a sister Alberg fleet from Canada. For news about the regatta’s Bruce Rankin Memorial Trophy, stay posted with SpinSheet. November 7 will bring Albergers to Broad Creek off the Magothy for the Die Hard Cruise, with hosts Mike and Trish Lehman (alberg30.org). —by Rolph Townshend

In All Gratitude

eptember 18 brought 21 boats from six states to the Island Packet (IP) 2009 Rendezvous for the Chesapeake Bay sponsored by Gratitude Yachting Center in Rock Hall, MD (below). Two IP 380s, Tamarak and Windermere, finished second and third overall. Ed Kurowski and Jack Heffner, Gratitude’s owners, manned the race committee boat. During the after-race party and trophy ceremony at Waterman’s Crab House, 55 sailors downed crab cakes, rockfish, and ribs and enjoyed presentations about Hayden and Radeen Cochran’s summer sailing trip to Maine on Island Spirit (an IP 35) and Wendy Kravit’s break-in sail to Bermuda on Eos, her recently acquired IP 37 (gratitudeyachting.com). —by Otto Hetzel

Bright Way, an IP 44 skippered by John and Susan Hellwege from Chestertown, nears the finish line to win the 2009 Myer Cup Race, beating 11 other vessels. Photo by Hayden Cochran

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hoptank SA sailors continued racing off Cambridge, MD through October 24, with stiff competition between A2H, Hearts Content, Seascape, Tango 22, Wampu, and Windsong and some members of the Eastern Shore SA. Highlights of fall sails include strange winds out of the east, questionable quantities of pre-race libations, abruptly hoisted whiskers to “Run, Baby, Run,” misdirected directives, deck-dropping poles, singlehanded hypocrisy, physical contortions, blame naming, tacking battles, white-knuckle surfing, unexpected curtain calls, and “do or die” mentalities (choptanksa.info).

—by Andy Counts

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uring September’s Hospice Cup Regatta, the Back Creek YC’s “all-woman” crew came in fourth out of 10 boats in Division 1 and fifth overall in the class (below). Commodore John Oberright made his Bavaria 44 available and took over when Rosie Gollehon had to travel to Europe. BCYC’s Vern Penner on Graciella (a Sabre 28) won Division 2 and was overall winner of the Hospice Class, which attracted 19 entries in two divisions. Ambassador Penner retired from the Foreign Service and acquired Graciella six years ago for Bay cruising; we talked him into competing this year. October 3 brought our all-you-can-eat crab feast at the Annapolis Naval Station hosted by John and Maddie Yates and Bill and Karen Kranzer. Bonnie and Otto Hetzel hosted 40 members during our Breakdown Party October 12 at the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront Hotel overlooking the U.S. Sailboat Show. We meet next at the Fleet Reserve Club November 1 to elect new officers (gobcyc.com). —by Otto Hetzel

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CRUISING CLUBNOTES

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Hunters and Gatherers

ll three Bay Hunter Sailing Associations (HSA)—the Northern Star HSA, HSA Station 1, and HSA Southern Bay—manned Hunter’s HSA booth during the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis and were abuzz in anticipation of the next Chesapeake Bay Hunter Rendezvous, Back to the Bay VII at Port Annapolis Marina June 24-27, 2010.

Emphasizing PARTY, we have booked a singer-piano player for Friday and the to-die-for rock and roll band Main Event for Saturday. We now are focusing on

Friday morning programs, which are always engaging and enlightening. Some of the nearly 100 Hunters at the rendezvous will sail in the Hunter Cup fun race Saturday morning. In 2007, the 1991 Hunter 43 My Mojo from HSA Station 1 captured bragging rights by winning the cup, as HSA Station 1 swept the first four places. Hunters have sailed to the rendezvous from as far away as Texas. Check back2bay.org for details as they develop. HSA members are also marking their calendars for the Eastport YC Parade of Lighted Boats December 12 (hsa1.org). —by Carl Reitz

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he harvest moon and frost on the pumpkins signal the annual offseason for Chesapeake Bay sailing, but our fellow Tartan 34 Classic (T34C) sailors in Florida and the Carolinas are still at it. The Tartan 34 Classic Association (below) connects T34C owners in 12 regions in the United States, Canada, and Europe through local sailing events and via t34classic.org. Our membership is growing, and we are now over 100 strong, with a healthy treasury and plenty of distinctive burgees for newcomers. Commodore David Bourdon, who will hand over the helm to David Cochran in Massachusetts this January, thanks everyone for their great support.

We are always looking for other T34Cs that cruise and race on the Chesapeake (tca34_treasurer@yahoo.com). Join us and share your joy of sailing a T34C wherever you may be. —by Grace Holt

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A WRCRA sailor takes Sunday into his own hands off Galesville October 11. Photo by Ruth Christie

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t’s getting darker earlier, the ospreys have left (well, the smarter ones, at least), and the crabs are getting fat. But do not despair. Fall brings lots of things: boat shows, low electricity bills, honking geese, and the West River Catamaran Racing Association’s (WRCRA) Frostbite series through November 22 (left)!

But first things first. We’ve seen a few odd things this year, including a waterspout off Love Point and porpoises in the West River. Add to that, something other than an F-16 mixed in Tuesday racing top spots.

At press time, Todd and Leeanne have a lock on first for the summer/ fall. That after having tied for first in the spring/summer, but losing to John McLaughlin’s F-16. Ed Mills has a lock on second place, but third place is a cat fight between Pat Stadt, Joe Kaiser, Kris Hathoway, and me.

WRSC’s Pumpkin Patch October 17-18 featured an Open-Class Beach Cat start and was the Alter Cup Qualifier (U.S. Sailing’s multihull championship) for our region (wrcra.org)! —by Keith Chapman

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hesapeake Hobie Island Group’s First Flying Tri Regatta September 26 off the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels far exceeded everyone’s expectations.

Joe Thompson drove seven hours from Massachusetts to take two out of three races to win.

Tactics were key; racers were allowed to use their peddles, and paddles became whisker poles. In the first heat, many racers took the best sailing tactics to round the marker only to look back and see others furling sail and peddling straight into the wind. Adventure Island sailors are remaking the sport to best suit their boats. What’s faster in this 16-foot trimaran isn’t always what you’d expect. Vlad Tigay finished second, and Jim Lay is still trying to figure out how he only finished third. A trophy with Thompson’s name will be displayed at the Boatyard Bar & Grill in Eastport. Many thanks to the museum staff for all its help and to our racing director, Al Kubelius (meetup.com/hobie-adventure-island-group). —by Jean Tucker of Backyard Boats/backyardboats.com

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Killing a Keg

he Catamaran Racing Association of the Chesapeake hosted the Alter Cup Qualifier (WRSC Area C Multihull Championship) October 17-18. Despite the Bay’s cold fall sogginess, everyone enjoyed the racing, beer, food, and great committee work.

The grass rigging area and knee-deep staging area in the basin worked like a champ (sailcrac.com).

—by Mark Schneider

All Fired Up!

ortsmouth Boat Club (PBC) sailors had a blast during the Dinghy Distance Race (Hampton Roads Long-Distance Sunfish Challenge) September 26 (right). Nineteen boats flew in 16- to 22-knot winds across eight nautical miles from Willoughby Boat Ramp in Norfolk to Old Dominion University (ODU). Open Class winners were Tom Dixon, James Hardesty, and Robert Suhay. Sunfish Class winners were Jim Brunson, John Sherwood, and Charlie Grau. ODU sailing coach, Mitch Brindley, gave us the run of the facilities for the festivities. Racers loved lunch from Subway of Chesapeake/Hickory, trophies by Islander Trophies and Engraving of Poquoson, and overstuffed Swag Bags.

September 27 brought the Volunteer Party for those PBC, Town Point YC, and Broad Bay SA sailors working on Portsmouth’s Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race (GCBSR) Party October 17. PBC members enjoyed GCBSR festivities in Fells Point October 13, and our trusty (or is it crusty?) crew fired up our new pig cooker at North Landing October 16 and fed the schooner teams the next day. Then, we enjoyed Schooner Days October 17-18 and PBC’s boo-tiful Halloween Party October 24. Our Oyster Roast returns November 7 (portsmouthboatclub.org). —by Mike Barclift, Dave Bennett, and Jonathan Romero Chesapeake Bay Sailing

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Sunfish shine during the Dinghy Distance Race off Hampton Roads September 26.

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CRUISING CLUBNOTES Has It Been One Year Already?

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fter a great sailing season full of 35th anniversary events, the Chesapeake Bristol Club (CBC) (left) will hold its final fête—a birthday party complete with cake and ice cream at the club’s annual luncheon and installation of officers November 14 at Pirates Cove Restaurant and Marina in Galesville ($27 per sailor). Incoming officers include commodore Peter Madden, vice commodore Elinor Adensam, and rear commodore Mickey Doran. Logan Hottle and David Burka will return as secretary and treasurer, respectively. Marty Keegan and Nancy McCabe are the newly named trustees. To reserve your spot by November 11, call (410) 544-3218. Newcomers are always welcome (cbclub.info)! —by Deb Coons

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During this 35th anniversary year, CBC members were never quite sure where the club logo would pop up. Here members gather with mascot Sam Madden in Rock Hall, MD during the club’s fall cruise.

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orth East River YC (NERYC) sailors are hosting exciting Laser Frostbite Racing on Sundays from November 1 through March 28 (below). All skill levels are welcome! Skippers meet at noon; race several races; and then warm up with food, drink, and camaraderie in the club bar or other local haunts (neryc.com).

—by Michael Wagner

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What Do You Call a Flock of Dinghies?

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uring the Corinthians Annapolis Fleet’s Fall Raft-Up, members enjoyed legendary Corinthian camaraderie in the Rhode River. Derek and Penny Watridge, Peter and Suzie Quirk, and Andrew Barrett formed a party pod, to which most of the fleet dinghies gravitated for happy hour and spectacular fireworks. On Sunday, we cruised to the South River and joined another half-dozen Corinthian boats in Aberdeen Creek where Ann and Andrew

Barrett hosted 18 boats from Annapolis and Philadelphia at their home. Promptly at 4 p.m., a fleet of dinghies (below) carried more than 70 Corinthians in a decidedly “party” mood to the Barretts’s dock and enjoyed a spectacular poolside barbecue, abundant drinks, and a professional slide show by Nancy and Fred Wilson covering the week-long annual Annapolis Fleet Cruise to the Northern Bay this May (thecorinthians.org).

—by Mike Upton

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The Annapolis Fleet of Corinthians plays Bumper dinghies over Labor Day weekend.

Rekindling Family Memories

he 2009 Kent Narrows Sail and Power Squadron (KNSPS) Predicted Log Contest (PLC) on the Eastern Bay October 3 was dedicated to Eleanor Lafferty, who passed away this July. Granddaughter, Helen Knudsen and her husband Brian were on hand, as were Eleanor’s son Marty Lafferty, KNSPS executive officer, and his wife Sari on Pier-to-Pier, who declared all participants as winners. Racers included Baygirl (Bob Schober), Key Largo (Ken Treadwell), and Wye Tug (Dick Radlinski).

Baydazzled (Art Worns) served as the judge’s boat. James Lafferty (Marty’s father) and Stanley Stevens (Sari’s father) were both active in the U.S. Power Squadron, serving as Commanders of the Lake George (NY) and Cross County squadrons, respectively, as well as Commanders of District Two. Marty and Sari first met at a District Two Clambake at Sari’s parents’ home. A favorite family story, which inspired this year’s PLC, focuses on the Laffertys’ Kennesaw Express during a squadron PLC in the seventies.

By simply following James’s direction regarding RPMs and compass readings, Eleanor surprised everyone by running the course within a second of James’s predicted time (uspsd5.org/squadrons/kent_narrows.html).

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Chesapeake Racing Beat A Feast for Champions on the Chesapeake

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f you thought it was time to settle in for a cup of tea and a good book by the fireplace, guess again. It ain’t over yet. Championship and fall regatta season on the Chesapeake is in full throttle as this issue of SpinSheet hits the docks. It fact, if you find any sailors on dry land over Halloween weekend, you may want to ask them if everything is okay.

Among the events keeping sailors wet and active deep into the fall season are: the “big one,” the Melges 24 World Championship hosted by Eastport YC; the J/24 East Coast Championships October 30 to 31 at Severn SA; the J/35 East Coast Championships October 30 to November 1 at West River SC; the Storm Trysail IRC East Coast Championships October 30 to November 1 hosted

by Annapolis YC (AYC); and the J/105 Chesapeake Bay Championship Regatta October 31 to November 1, also held at AYC. Out-of-town sailors ask us, “Does SpinSheet publish 12 issues per year?” Bay sailors know why the answer is always, “Yes.” We have too many fall events to cover to skimp on the December issue.

Then of course there are the frostbite series, winter seminars, tropical escapes, and an exciting southern racing circuit to consider moving into January and the cold months of 2010…

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Thinking About Key West?

o are we. A mecca for racing sailors, Key West Race Week, presented by Nautica, will take place this year from January 18 to 22, 2010. There are just over 80 days to make a plan for your crew. The event website has a link to accommodations: premierracing.com.

Last year, SpinSheet discovered an unusual and convenient alternative to hotels or houses: a Key West “Boat and Breakfast.”

Okay, so it doesn’t include breakfast, but it could involve a sailing charter if you’re interested. Key West Sailing Adventures, for which the tagline is “Key West Living Like a Local,” offers accommodations on a Morgan 44 and an O’Day 37 just behind the Waterfront Market, which is just behind the race village. This is the definition of “stumbling distance” from the party tent.

The boat bunks are reasonably priced and 100 yards from showers, the Market (great coffee and breakfast), West Marine, the Sippin’ Internet Café, and bike and moped rentals; it’s also only three blocks from Duval Street and five blocks from the Mallory Square Sunset celebration. Click to keywestsailingadventure.com.

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pparently afraid of being shot, hundreds of turkeys along the Rappahannock River flew inland as 140 skippers and crews competed in the 14th annual Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta October 10-11. According to gobbler spokesperson Gladys Feathers, reached at her roost in a small wooded area adjacent to the Yankee Point Marina in Lancaster, the birds’ unprecedented action was a direct result of stress. “We’re tired of living in fear,” Ms. Feathers is said to have clucked. “And we don’t enjoy having our intelligence questioned.”

Regatta officials, surprised by the vehemence of the bird’s reaction, were at a loss to explain it. “We’re an avian-friendly group” they advised. “And the regatta has always been open to turkeys.” They noted that most participants admired turkeys, did not carry rifles onboard, and in fact, felt a special kinship toward the birds. “We Chesapeake Bay Sailing

think of turkeys as our friends,” one official noted. “Many of our captains party with them.”

As the controversy raged, regatta officials noted that participation—and fun levels—in this year’s Turkey Shoot had reached an all-time high. Bob Fleck in Horizon and Frank Murphy in Last Boat III took the top spots and will have their names added to the prestigious Virginia Spirit Hospice Cup. As winner of the Lightning Division, skipper Fleck from Hardyville, VA won the right to represent the Turkey Shoot next year at the National Hospice Regatta in Rochester, NY. Initially, wind conditions trumped sailing skill and rigging, and more than one skipper had to withdraw from the race and limp back to shore on the first day.

Successful captains, happily exhausted but eager to celebrate their survival, reported winds that were “crazy, intense, desper-

ate, unpredictable, even scary—but oh so beautiful.” Officially, wind speeds on the first race day ranged from 13 to 20 knots, with higher gusts.

The opening race also tested rescue skills of Yankee Point Marina’s Molly B and her gallant skipper Ken Knull, who retrieved Dr. Lee Williams from the water. Dr. Williams tumbled in after successfully dodging the boom onboard his 24-foot Raven sloop Poe Bird. The 84-year-old doctor declined Knull’s offer of a blanket and proceeded to get back onboard Poe Bird and finish the race. (The next day when asked how he was, the now dry doctor quipped that he had put his swimsuit on.) Dr. Williams and his crew went on to prove that perseverance does pay by finishing second in Fleet F. The first-time sailing crew of Frenzy, an all-woman nursing team from Riverside Hospices under skipper Julie Austin of SpinSheet November 2009 69

Great sailing in the 2009 Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta, which is actually a turkey-friendly event.

Merrypoint, also proved their mettle by returning to sail on day two after a crew member had succumbed to seasickness on day one. (Medical assistance on this boat

was never an issue.) Frenzy’s crew, Christel Earles, Ann Rubio, and Anita White, did a fabulous job of fund raising and added more than $3000 to the regatta’s efforts,

making them the top fund-raising boat, followed by Jim Charbeneau in Mrs. C, and Charlie Costello in On Eagle’s Wings.

On day two of the race, an early brisk wind died suddenly, stranding slower boats far enough away from the finish line to ensure that they couldn’t make it back across in the official time allotted. Emphasizing its power over man and canvas, Madame Wind then winked, smiled, and blew harder so that 10 boats did manage to finish.

Among these, skipper John Haracivet in Midnight Rider beat out David Alexander in Don’t Be Blue for a very close second place. It’s not known if skipper Alexander was indeed blue, but he shouldn’t have been. Also, it appeared as if Haracivet had the whole city of Gloucester onboard, and at least one Midnight Rider crew member had traded in his baseball cap for a lucky red and white afro wig. Another, possibly the captain himself, clad in a bikiniimprinted T-shirt, did a crowd pleasing, half shimmy at the helm while circling the paddle wheeler Vivian Hannah.

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the wheel. Inside, 26 imported Swarvoski crystal chandeliers sparkled in celebration as the split paddle wheeler transported regatta watchers back in time to the grand old days of steamship travel on the Mississippi. The Vivian Hannah was a joint gift to the spectator community from Captain Palivoda and Karen and Ken Knull, owners of Yankee Point Marina.

Desperado, a 1953 Hinckley in mint condition, won the Most Beautiful Boat Trophy for skipper Ric Bauer of Fishing Bay YC. Unfortunately, the Wobbly Compass Trophy, sponsored by the Riverside Health System, could not be awarded, because its contenders were among the boats unable to complete the pursuit race in time. (Some had to wobble in via motor.)

The Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta is for classic, monohull sailboats whose design is at least 25 years old. The race is held on the Rappahannock each year in October. It is the major fund-raising event for Hospice Support Services of the Northern Neck, Inc., and the Riverside Hospice Agencies of Tappahannock and Gloucester. To register for next year’s Turkey Shoot or to see more race details, go to hospiceturkeyshootregatta.com.

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The Good Old Boat Regatta: Ten Years of Racing, Fun, and No Protests

by Donald Frye

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or the Good Old Boat Regatta’s (GOBR) tenth birthday, more than 70 skippers with 44 different designs, some from as far away as New Jersey, descended upon Annapolis to race and party. But mainly, it was to celebrate 10 years of an event dedicated to an under-served boating segment, old boats and their owners who enjoy a fun, low-pressure type of racing, which has become a rarity in the sport.

The only problem was that the wind gods didn’t get the memo.

GOBR 2009 Results

Cal 25 1. Fahrvergnugen, Charlie Husar 2. Krigare, Erik and Marty Lostram 3. Zephyr, Dave Hoyt Tartan 30 1. Windrift, Brad Whitehurst SS Catalina 38 1. Escape, Mike Norcross Triton 1. Triton’s Fury, Tom O’Farrell 2. Sandpiper, Dan Lawrence Tartan 37 1. Solstice, Beth Berry Fin Keel 1 1. Hanau, Nikos Singelis 2. Chandelle, Pete Holden 3. Adventure, Pat Nolan Fin Keel 2 1. Christina, John Hills 2. Vee Two One, John Oliver 3. Checkmate, Cindi Gibson Full Keel 1 1. Scrimshaw, Charles Deakyne Full Keel 2 1. Honalee, Paul and Dawn Miller Overall Awards Best Performance by a Racing Skipper: Fahrvergnugen, Charlie Husar Best Performance by a Cruising Skipper: Escape, Mike Norcross Best Performance by an All-Woman Crew: Checkmate, Cindi Gibson Oldest Boat in Competition: Honalee, 1962 Herreshoff Rozinante, Paul and Dawn Miller

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Saturday was a total blow-out. Literally! With consistent 18-knot winds punctuated by 20-knot (and higher) gusts, the Race Committee (RC) wisely canceled after two hours, because getting beat up by wind and seas is no fun. And fun is the primary goal of all GOBRs. Sunday morning brought flat seas and no wind, but the RC was determined to stage some semblance of a race for the GOBR 10th anniversary, so they postponed and did wind chants. Meanwhile, the waiting-for-thewind zaniness started with water gun fights and mock motorized naval battles with water bucket broadsides. In the middle of it all, Triton owner and Monty Python addict, Dan Lawrence motored by the RC boat to show off his new strategy to destroy the competition, the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog. As it turned out, later, the Killer Rabbit was vanquished without use of the Holy Hand Grenade.

A few of the 44 different designs entered in this year’s GOBR as seen from GOBR party central. Photo by Tom Sliter

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As the two- (or more) hour wait wore on, more and more entrants withdrew and motored off. It seemed as if the event might be canceled by the entrants before the RC. Finally, about 1300, a light but consistent easterly filled in. A five-mile “B-A-B-A” course was set, and the fleets took off. A short time later, the first wind holes appeared and trapped and stalled the unsuspecting. The wind was saying “bye-bye” to the “B-A-B-A” course. so the RC shortened at the second passing of “B.” At night, the parties lived up to traditional GOBR standards with Good Old Boat musicians performing, while Alfred Poor poured his magic elixir Dark n’ Stormies. Saturday night was the highlight as co-founders Charlie Husar and Don Frye saluted all of the people who have contributed to the event’s 10 year success. Heading the list were Karen Larsen and Jerry Powlas, founders/editors of primary sponsor Good Old Boat Magazine, who, when hearing of the event 10 years ago, called and asked, “How can we help?” Then, there was SpinSheet, which has photographed the event and provided continual coverage and support. A big salute went to Bob and Cindi Gibson who have donated use of their home and marina for the many parties along with host club Shearwater Sailing Club and Les Hester of Herr’s Foods, who has donated chips, pretzels, and snacks for years.

But the biggest salute went to the GOBR entrants themselves. In 10 years, there hasn’t been one protest. Yes, there have been fouls and rules violations, but in every instance, the offenders have taken a self-imposed penalty or voluntarily withdrawn.

It is that type of attitude that has made the GOBR the enjoyable 10-year continuing success it is.

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They’re Here!

The Melges 24 World Championship

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If you haven’t been down to Annapolis City Dock to check out the Melges 24 race village, you have two days left. The regatta runs through October 31. Photo by Dan Phelps/SpinSheet

Melges 24 North American Championship winners in 2008, Terry Hutchinson and crew are competing in the 2009 Worlds event.

Photo by Dan Phelps/SpinSheet

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osted by Eastport YC with regatta central at Annapolis City Dock, the much anticipated Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis Melges 24 World Championship is coming to a close as this issue of SpinSheet hits the docks.

The Reichel Pugh-designed sportboat—which is fast and photogenic—is one of the fastest growing classes of high performance race boats. The lastminute event venue switch from Annapolis Sailing School (where registration, measurement, launching, and hauling took place) to the City Dock aimed to offer the competitors better facilities, downtown access, and increased public visibility for this exciting event.

Regatta Chair Liz Filter says, “When the City of Annapolis invited us to move our venue, we jumped at the chance. It’s more than just pretty scenery. City Dock gives us more space and a very protected harbor. Every move we have made, every decision we have taken has always been with the thought ‘What is best for the racers?’ As sailors ourselves, we are confident that we are delivering the professional and world-class event the competitor’s deserve.”

Annapolis pro Chris Larson says, “The festival atmosphere on City Dock will be sure to impress everyone from competitors to spectators. It’s something you don’t see here in the States, but is done successfully in Europe.

As a competitor, I prefer to be centrally located at a regatta rather than at a remote location.

When the curtain opens, it will be a spectacle not to miss.”

If you haven’t been down to Annapolis City Dock to check

out the Melges 24 race village, you have a few days left. If you have been involved in the event on any level from volunteer to spectator, we at SpinSheet would like to hear your perspective on how the event unfolded. Having a top-notch international regatta on the Bay is no small news item for us. As we would like to attract more high-end events in the future, we would like to know what organizers have done right and what we could all do to improve. Send any and all feedback (and photos) to molly@ spinsheet.com.

Sponsors for the Melges 24 Worlds are Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis (title sponsor), Pusser’s Rum, Coral Reef Sailing Apparel & Gill, Atlantic Yacht Rigging, and Tacktick.

Other supporting sponsors include the City of Annapolis, t2p.tv, National Sailing Hall of Fame, BoatingLaw. com, MarinaCastTV, Go! The Airport Shuttle, Boatyard Bar & Grill, Sam’s Waterfront Cafe, APS Ltd., Pusser’s Caribbean Grille at the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront, Team Barbarians, RACEBOOK-US, North Sails One Design, SailFastPhoto, PantherVision, Chesapeake Bay Roasting Co., Bert Jabin’s Yacht Yard, Sail 22, Latis Yachting Solutions, SheSails, Inc., Quantum Sails, Melges Performance Sailboats, Kathryn M. Weber, CPA., International Melges 24 Class Association, the U.S. Melges 24 Class Association, and the Annapolis Melges 24 Fleet #22.

Find full coverage of the event in the December issue of SpinSheet and complete results at melges24worlds2009.com. spinsheet.com

At Right: Recently nominated for the 2009 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award for outstanding achievement, Anna Tunnicliffe, who is Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year (2008), is shown here competing in the US Sailing Rolex Miami OCR. It’s been a great season for Tunnicliffe, who also captured first at the Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship October 7-10.

A resident of Plantation, FL, the Olympic gold medalist put in a few years on the Chesapeake while sailing at Old Dominion University.

Photo by Walter Cooper

Chesapeake Women at the Rochester Rolex

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lympic gold medalist and member of the U.S. Sailing Team AlphaGraphics, Anna Tunnicliffe won her first U.S. Sailing Rolex International Womens Keelboat Championship title last month out of Rochester YC in New York. “We wanted to win this event for awhile, and we’re super psyched,” says Tunnicliffe.

A 35-boat (J/22s) and three-day regatta, shortened to two due to lack of wind, ended in spectacular 15- to 18-knots of wind.

Tunnicliffe’s team members, who were “locked in and dialed in,” were in such good standing, they skipped the final race.

Cory Sertl of Rochester, NY (who’s sailed this regatta 11 times) took second, and Severn SA member Carol Cronin’s team, stacked with Chesapeake talent, took third.

For Cronin, who won the regatta in 1991 as crew, her overall third place finish is satisfying. According to Cronin, who marks this regatta as her ninth, her results were starting to look like a terrible trend. “I won this event in 1999,” she said. “I was second in 2001, third in 2003, fourth in 2005. That was my goal: to break the curse.”

“We had a great day today,” continues Cronin of her Team Spidey: SSA member and SpinSheet columnist, Kim Couranz, Margaret Podich, and Kate Fears. “We worked really well together, and I thought it was a challenging day of sailing, because the waves were ahead of the breeze.” Three teams finished the regatta tied on points— Cronin, Dominique Provoyeur (Cape Town, South Africa), and Jennifer Provan.

A count back system, detailed in the sailing instructions, was used to break the tie, putting Provoyeur into fourth and Provan in fifth.

The 2011 Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship will be held at the Rochester YC. For full results of the 2009 event, visit championships.ussailing. org/Adult/RIWKC.htm.

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2004 Back Cove 29 Hardtop Express

Originally owned by the Chairman of the Board at Sabre Yachts, this Back Cove has it all for only $149,900. AwlGripped in 2008, and equipped with radar in 2007, this boat is ready to cruise the Bay and beyond. Full details and equipment listing are available at: http://tinyurl.com/kn3dyn.

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To Nominate Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year…

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s the end of the sailing season closes in, it’s time to recognize competitors who have excelled at home and abroad in 2009. U.S. Sailing’s annual Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards are designed to do just that. Through November 30, every member of U.S. Sailing may nominate the one female and one male sailor they believe has the most outstanding on-the-water sailing performance during the calendar year.

Anna Tunnicliffe and Annapolis pro Terry Hutchinson, both graduates of Old Dominion University, won the awards for 2008. Many past winners won a world championship, Olympic medal, national championship, US Sailing championship, or other major sailing event.

At the conclusion of the nomination period, a shortlist of nominees will be presented to a panel of sailing journalists who will discuss the merits of each and vote by secret ballot to determine the winners. In February 2010, winners will be presented with an engraved Rolex timepiece. Rolex has sponsored the awards since 1980.

To make nominations, visit about.ussailing.com/awards. htm.

Swell Party on the Severn: Another Successful Hospice Cup

T Severn SA’s Frigid Digit regatta for the Snipes wasn’t so frigid after all. A 19-boat fleet enjoyed sunny skies and the joy of wearing shorts October 3-4. Photo by Ché AM Hale

he 28th Hospice Cup unfolded September 26 in an autumn southeasterly, with great regatta conditions for more than 75 boats and hundreds of regional sailors. Sailors won trophies for exceptional racing and fundraising achievements. More than $18,000 was raised online alone in 2009, which is a record.

The post-race shore party at Manresa on the Severn did not suffer because of the rain; 350 sailors, sponsors, and hospice caregivers ate oysters, sushi, an ample buffet, and cake and sipped cocktails under the tent on the scenic riverfront property, while they helped to raise $200,000 through individual and corporate sponsor donations and a lively live auction. These funds will help support hospices in Maryland, Virginia, and DC. Cedric Lewis and the J/105 Mirage crew won multiple awards, including the highest honor, the Hospice Cup trophy (sponsored by Robinson International), recognizing the skipper for sustained high performance across three years (2006-2009) and qualifying him to represent the Chesapeake Bay in 2010 at the Hospice National Championship against representatives from each of the 26 hospice regattas held nationwide. The Mirage crew also won the Running Tide Trophy for overall fleet performance and the Sajak Family Foundation Trophy for best performance in a cruising one-design.

Find full race results at shearwatersc.org/races.

Ken McLean, skipper Paul Milo, and Kathy Milo eat Twizzlers and pretend that October 17, the third chilly day of rain in a tenacious nor’easterly, was actually a pleasant day to sail in Annapolis YC’s fall series. Photo by Ted Steeble

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Spectacular Sportsmanship

Nineteen Snipes turned out for the Frigid Digit Regatta October 3-4 under sunny skies in not-sofrigid temperatures. Click to severnsailing.org for full results. Photo by Ché AM Hale

Annapolis sailor Jeff Borland forwarded this e-mail to us. We usually don’t print such letters if they are not written by or about Chesapeake Bay sailors, but we’re making an exception for this one. Such good vibes need to be transmitted far and wide.

Dear Fellow Sailors,

This past weekend, I competed in the Mid-West Collegiate SA (MCSA) Singlehand Qualifiers for College Nationals in Milwaukee, WI. A spectacular display of Corinthian spirit and sportsmanship is the subject of this email. The last day of racing was an especially eventful one for me. I was leading by only a few points, and during the first race of the final day, I snapped my top section. Completely overwhelmed with what had happened, it hit me: “There goes qualifying for nationals. It’s over.”

Moments later, another sailor, Megan Six from Wisconsin, sailed up to me and offered me her boat. She said she wasn’t doing as well as I was and wanted me to have her boat to finish the regatta. We traded boats. She towed mine in as I continued the event in hers. At the end of the day, I did not win but still qualified to go to nationals.

As everyone knew this weekend, she was the only reason that I was still able to qualify. Had she not given up her own boat, I would be sitting out the rest of the day. I would really appreciate it if we could recognize Megan for what she did. I owe nationals to her for keeping MCSA sailing so pure. Stories like this make sailing worth it. This is what makes sailing such a wonderful sport. Thank you.

Lauren-Alyssa Knoles

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with Dave Gendell with Molly Winans

Tyler Moore

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lthough his accent and relaxed demeanor echo his time at the College of Charleston and Hampton, VA more than his years spent in northerly climes, 505 sailor Tyler Moore was born and raised in Hyannis, MA. He started sailing on Beetle Cats at the age of six, and much to his father’s dismay, traded in the classic, New England-built, one-design class for the thrills of 420s.

Moore jumped right into the game. In high school at Tabor Academy in Marion, MA, he was a member of the High School Team Racing National and World Champion teams and came in second at the Double-Handed Nationals. At the College of Charleston, he was a three-time Collegiate AllAmerican and the 1994 College Sailor of the Year.

After a few years in Annapolis as “a sailing bum,” Moore became a tugboat deckhand and worked his way through the ranks—deckhand to mate to captain to pilot—and relocated to Hampton Roads a decade ago in the process. He also married his wife Jane and now has two boys under the age of three at home.

Before his move to Hampton, Moore competed in a variety of classes in a wide geographic range from placing second in the 470 Pacific Coast Championships (1996) to taking third at the 505 Danish Nationals to winning the Southern Ocean Racing Circuit on a Mumm (now Farr) 30. He was also the 1996 J/24 East Coast Championship title holder (crew for Chris andMystery, has placed first (1999), second (1998), and third (2000) in the TheLarson) Log Canoe built in 1932 of five logsMumm in Oxford, racingChampionships. on the Miles River in 30 World September, 2006. Photo by Don Biresch, Since 2001, it’s been all about the 505 for Moore. “They’re great boats www.dbconsultants.com/dbphotos/ to sail for someone who has a real job and doesn’t have time to sail every day,” he says. “The ‘5-0’ is really fast and demanding. You can do a big or little campaign and still be in the game. Nobody can out-spend you. We have billionaires and college kids with no money sailing together. At the end of the day, it comes to who does a better job sailing the boat. It feels great.

It’s like a 420 on serious steroids.”

Moore has won the 505 East Coast Championships twice as well as having won the 505 North American Championships twice and placed second twice. Among his three top-10 finishes at the 505 World Championships was his eighth-place finish last month in San Francisco with Tabor Academy classmate and Annapolis sailor Geoff Ewenson. Without hesitation, he says that winning the “5-0” Worlds tops his sailing goal list.

SpinSheet: Who are your sailing mentors?

Mike Bello—he was my first coach on 420s in Hyannis (and also a College of Charleston Collegiate All-American sailor). Also, Chris Larson and Andy Lovell.

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Who are your best sailing buddies?

Anyone I sail with, really. They all bring something different to the boat, and I find it enlightening and helpful to learn their perspective. Geoff Ewenson, Jesse Falsone, Jeff Nelson, and Peter Alarie.

Do you have a favorite sailing memory from this season?

It was a lot of fun winning the first race of the Pre-Worlds in San Francisco.

Good heavy air practice.

Is there a Chesapeake Bay story you find yourself telling over and over again?

I came close to wiping out a Volvo Ocean Race guy when they were out practicing (in 2002). It was a stormy night. I was towing a container barge, and I looked out and thought, “What is that?” In a flash of lightning, I realized it was a sailboat…

What kind of music do you listen to?

Raffi. It’s kids’ music only slightly less annoying than Barney. I’ll be going on date night with my wife, and we’ll be driving along and realize we’re still listening to Raffi.

Do you have any non-sailing passions?

My wife and I play tennis—she’s good at it. We used to ski before kids…

What magazines do you read?

Sailing World, SpinSheet, and PropTalk.

What’s your routine on the morning of a race?

To make sure I’m actually ready to get on the water. A decent breakfast, drinking fluids—but not too much coffee—making sure I actually bring food and water on the boat. Then, of course, to getting the boat ready.

What gear do you depend upon?

Zhik pullovers and hiking pants, Aigle neoprene boots (they come on and off easily), and Kaenon sunglasses.

What advice do you have for a young racing sailor?

The important thing is to get a lot of time on the water in all kinds of conditions, especially when it’s windy.

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How To Speak PHRF

by Melissa Currier

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ne evening recently, I found myself by happenstance enjoying a pint drink at a local sailor watering hole. For just a moment, I stepped back and took in the scene. It was somewhat surreal. Jovial, tan people appeared to be dueling math word problems at the bar… Odd. At least that’s what it would all sound like to one unfamiliar with the parlance of Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) ratings.

For those whose racing results wax and wane by a factor of seconds-per-mile, the debates rage over who has a “gift” rating and whose rating continually holds them at bay. A couple of things to consider: The handicappers watch and meet about racing and results regularly throughout the season. Their mission is parity, and they are kind of geeky-obsessive about it, actually. PHRF of the Chesapeake President Bruce Bingman is a physicist by trade. Multi-factor models and variables and analysis are his passions. Word problems? No problem.

Wednesday and Friday racing series are not considered when looking at ratings and fleets. There is too much off-wind sailing, and the wildly varying course conditions (dead-calm floating one minute, squall the next) generally negate any useful analysis of boat-for-boat performance.

If your boat’s bottom is not-so-slick and your winches and halyards sound like a bad horror movie, you are your own worst enemy on the race course. Ratings have nothing to do with it. Ratings assume your boat is “race ready.”

Good driving and fabulous crew work are not a factor in ratings. Nor are the regular or occasional bumblings of the unskilled or unfocused. The ratings are about the boats. Period.

If you think we’ve got debates raging here, travel across the (big) pond to the realm of the “other” PHRF (Portsmouth). They have four dif-

ferent numbers based on wind and sea state, and the rating for a particular race is determined by the race committee. There are other rating systems used around the world that take into consideration the percentage of windward and leeward vs. reaching legs, weather… Some would argue that the more variables that are considered, the more accurate the ratings are. But the more variables considered, the more data gathering is required, and the more chances there are for human error and outside influence. And how complex do we really want the word problems to get, folks?

If you are racing PHRF on the Chesapeake, and you have questions, concerns, suggestions, or status quo compliments, now is the time to act. This may sound strange, because the handicappers have concluded their many meetings of the season, but one meeting remains: PHRF of the Chesapeake’s annual meeting for by-law and policy review November 14. Technically, this meeting is open to all members, but if you want to attend, you must notify the executive secretary at (410) 414-3270 by November 7. Translation: Please place some measure of trust in the democratic process. Share your concerns and suggestions with your delegate. The delegates will bring the collected concerns and suggestions into the discourse and decisions at the meeting, and they will act in the best interest of the fleet. (Read: It’s better if the passions of individual skippers—once shared with delegates—are left at the door.)

A complete listing of delegates by region and club affiliation is available at phrfchesbay.com. You might even consider talking to your handicapper before contacting your delegate to get a better picture of the larger issues that may be coming into play. Remember that this is a deliberative process with more variables in play than the typical sailor is generally aware of. And remember that these people are appointed volunteers working for the betterment of the sport we love.

PHRF 101

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or the newbies, PHRF is the system that allows sailing yachts of all

shapes and sizes to race against each other with some parity on the Chesapeake Bay. In the most basic terms, this means that Kahuna, the Richardsons’ Farr 395 (new, zoomy-slick boat with big sails), and Infinity, the Curriers’ Alberg 30 (smaller, way-slower “vintage” boat with classic lines), could race against each other and a winner could be determined in “corrected time.” Let’s say the race course for this duel was a windward-leeward, two legs of a half a mile each with a total of one mile. Kahuna’s PHRF rating is 12. Infinity’s is 225. That means Kahuna would owe Infinity 213 seconds per mile.

Although Kahuna would certainly finish first, if Infinity finished within three minutes and 33 seconds of Kahuna, she would win the race. Got it? Now you see why there are word problems at the bar! We’ll get into class splits another time…

Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association • (410) 269-1194 • office@cbyra.org •cbyra.org

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Starting at $159,900. Charles (410) 267-8181, charles@ annapolisyachtsales.com 35’ Wauquiez Pretorien ’85 One of the most overlooked ocean-capable boats in the mid30 ft range. Freshwater boat.

Deltaville VA, seriously for sale at $74,900. See photos at www. annapolisyachtsales.com Call Jonathan (804) 776-7575.

36’ Beneteau 361 ‘00 Clean example of popular model. Low hours plus all the usual bells & whistles! In Deltaville asking $99,500. See photos at www. annapolisyachtsales.com Call Jonathan at (804) 776-7575.

37’ Hunter 376 ‘98 Spacious accommodations, Corian countertops, she’s equipped & ready to sail with her new owners!

Asking $88,500. Call Charles (410) 267-8181 or charles@ annapolisyachtsales.com

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38’ Catalina 380 ’03 Cleanest Catalina on the market! Fully equipped in “turn key” cond.

Finest production sailboat in this size & price range in MidAtlantic. $149,900. Call Denise (410) 267-8181, denise@ annapolisyachtsales.com.

39’ Beneteau 393 3-cabin ‘03 Gorgeous w/nice equipment.

Unbelievably low price of $139,900.

Finest 3-cabin production sailboat for this size/price range in the Mid-Atlantic. Won’t last long! Call Tim (410) 267-8181 or tim@ annapolisyachtsales.com 42’ Beneteau 423 ’04 Aviva II is offshore equipped & ready to go cruising or racing in bluewater. Well maintained by a knowledgeable owner and ready to take her next owners to far off places.

Aggressively priced at $196,000!

Call Tim (410) 267-8181 or tim@ annapolisyachtsales.com 47’ Beneteau First 47.7 2 available. Now in Annapolis. Both of these great Beneteau First designs can be raced or cruised in comfort. Starting at $284,900. Call Dan Nardo for more information.

410-267-8181 or dan@ annapolisyachtsales.com

34’ Catalina ’01 Schaefer in boom furling, air,nice canvas $98,000, bayharborbrokerage. com, (757) 480-1073.

35’ Pearson ’82 This is the nicest, cleanest P35 I’ve seen. She’s beautiful & ready to sail 3’9” draft, air, new standing rigging & canvas $39,500, bayharborbrokerage. com, (757) 480-1073.

38’ C&C Landfall ’84 Solid capable cruising boat. 4”11” draft. new canvas, epoxy bottom.

New dark blue paint job. $59,000 bayharborbrokerage.com, (757) 480-1073.

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44’ Brewer ’88 Center cockpit fully equipped cruising boat. in mast furling, generator/ air ready to go south $170,000 bayharborbrokerage.com (757) 480-1073.

30’ Alberg ‘66 Dsl, fresh racing sails, $14,500. For info on boat sales/donation or transient slips, contact: Jake Britt, Office: 410-6850295 x223, Mobile: 410-952-6656, Email: jake@livingclassrooms. org. All proceeds benefit Living Classrooms Foundation.

44’ Pacific Seacraft ‘93 Rare to have one of these beautiful American-built, long distance cruisers on the market.

Just Reduced: $320,000. Large selection new/used Pacific Seacrafts. (410) 269-0939, www. crusaderyachts.com

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21’ Luger ’77 $250. For info on boat sales/donation or transient slips, contact: Jake Britt, Office: 410-685-0295 x223, Mobile: 410-952-6656, Email: jake@livingclassrooms.org. All proceeds benefit Living Classrooms Foundation.

23’ Sonar ‘85 w/4hp, $6,500.

For info on boat sales/donation or transient slips, contact: Jake Britt, Office: 410-685-0295 x223, Mobile: 410-952-6656, Email: jake@livingclassrooms.org. All proceeds benefit Living Classrooms Foundation.

23’ Southcoast ’70 $750.

For info on boat sales/donation or transient slips, contact: Jake Britt, Office: 410-685-0295 x223, Mobile: 410-952-6656, Email: jake@livingclassrooms.org. All proceeds benefit Living Classrooms Foundation.

24’ Columbia ‘75 w/ob, $800.

For information on boat sales/ donation or transient slips, contact: Jake Britt, Office: 410-685-0295 x223, Mobile: 410-952-6656, Email: jake@livingclassrooms. org. All proceeds benefit Living Classrooms Foundation.

26’ Ranger ’72 $2,000. For info on boat sales/donation or transient slips, contact: Jake Britt, Office: 410-685-0295 x223, Mobile: 410-952-6656, Email:jake@livingclassrooms. org. All proceeds benefit Living Classrooms Foundation.

27’ S2 ’86 Well maintained, low hrs on dsl. $12,000. Coastal Yacht Sales (757) 285-7059 .

30’ Catalina ’78 Fin keel super clean and well maintained $ 15,750. Coastal Yacht Sales (757) 285-7059.

53’ Mason ’84 Built with NON SKID decks. (NO TEAK!) White awlgrip. New Yanmar (2002).

Hood electric stowaway main.

Electric primaries, bow thruster.

Crusader Yacht Sales (410) 269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

32’ C&C ’81 Many Upgrades, dsl, priced to move $ 25,000.00.

Coastal YAcht Sales (757) 2857059.

356 Hunter ’04 In Mast Main furler super clean and well maintained $124,900. Coastal Yacht Sales (757) 285-705.

34’ Pacific Seacraft ‘04 Very lightly used. Low engine hrs, stove never used, most gear is in ’close to new’ cond. $195,000. www. crusaderyachts.com, (410) 2690939.

40 Hinkley Bermuda 40 ’80 Refit at Southwest Harbor. Flag blue awlgrip. Stowaway mast, electric primaries and centerboard gear. Pristine. $310,000 Crusader Yacht Sales (410) 269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

O’Day 302 ‘87 Yanmar dsl, Full batten main, AP, Bimini, Dodger, clean & ready to sail $ 19,900 Visit www.greatblueyachts.com for complete details & photos or Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 5535046 (day or evening), Office: ( 800) 276-1774 or email: tony@ greatblueyachts.com 32’ Hunter Vision 32 ’90 Full canvas, Pilot, GPS, full main, RF jib, Air/Heat, refrigeration, Flat panel TV $ 42,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email:tony@ greatblueyachts.com 35’ Hunter Legend 35 ’88 Very clean, new sails 2001, new GPS, AP, knot, depth, flat panel TV, Carry-on Air, dodger, bimini many recent upgrades, exceptional cond $42,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or evening), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details.

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2007 Wauquiez 41PS $290,000

1986 Beneteau Idylle 51 $168,000

2002 Franchini D/S 47 $335,000

’03 ’04 ’05 ‘06 Beneteau 423 From $182,900

’88 ‘89 Beneteau 350 2 From $48,500

1975 Fisher Motor Sailor 37 $107,500

1983 Westerly Fulmar 32 $34,500

2002 Beneteau 393 2 From $139,000

Albin 28 '93 $58,500 Bristol Channel Cutter 28 '87 $124,900 Back Cove Hardtop 29 '06 $171,900 C&C 30 '88 $49,500 C&C 30 MKII '91 $45,000 Catalina 30 '89 $26,000 Custom Gaff Rig Schooner '59 $44,000 O'Day 30 '81 $17,500 Pearson 30 '87 $37,900 Beneteau 31 '08 $129,900 Dehler 31 '89 $33,000 Pearson 31 '87 $36,900 Beneteau First 32 '81 $24,900 Beneteau 323 '04 $84,500 Beneteau 323 '05 $87,500 Halvorsen Island Gypsy 32 '03 $229,900 Island Packet 32 '92 $89,316 Mabry 32 '07 $149,900 Westerley Fulmar 32 '83 $34,500 Alerion-Express 33 '08 $266,691 C&C 33 MKII '85 $39,900 Fjord 33 Motor Sailor '72 $29,000 Aloha 10.4 '84 $39,500 Beneteau 343 '07 $134,900 Beneteau First 10R '06 $132,000

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36’ Catalina ’94 Very clean, full main, RF 150, dodger, bimini, Air/Heat, windlass, “L” shaped dinette $ 72,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email:tony@ greatblueyachts.com,

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34’ Hunter Sloop ‘87 Yan 27hp, RF, AC, AP $36,500, www. lippincottmarine.com (410) 8279300.

J/92 '93 an extremely fast 30' racer-cruiser with asymmetric spinnaker and inboard diesel.

From top to bottom she has been well cared for. Some highlights include a spring 09 bottom, new and nearly new running rigging, clean two tone decks and a bright clean interior Offered at $49,500. Contact David at (410) 280-2038 or David@

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36’ Moody ’82 Motorsailer, sloop, Volvo 62hp, RF, AP & $51,000 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

36’ Catalina MKII ’96 Univ.

30hp dsl, radar, inverter, R/F $88,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300 37’ Hunter 376 ’96 Yanmar dsl, RF, AP, AC/Gen, new listing $82,500 www.lippincottmarine. com, (410) 827-9300.

40’ Hunter ’95 Yanmar 50hp, elect., self-tailing main, full batten main w/Dutchman, Air, AP, inverter $129,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

J/105 ’98 Known for performance, one-design racing and fantastic short handed daysailing. The owner of this boat has taken excellent care and it shows almost as new. Starting at $89,000. Contact Paul Mikulski at (410) 280-2038 or Paul@northpointyachtsales.com

Tartan 3500 '97 Ideal size for a family cruising boat. Excellent Condition and fully equipped.

Offered at $115,000 Contact Ken at (410) 280-2038 or Ken@northpointyachtsales.com

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J/30 '81 In good condition. Great racer for one design on the Bay. Offered starting at $22,000.

Contact David at (410) 280-2038 or David@northpointyachtsales.com

C&C 115 ’06 is a wonderful cruiser racer. This is in like new cond. and has a long list of options. She is painted claret red and is ready to go for you to enjoy.

PRICE REDUCTION $209,000.

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J/109 '05 This J/109 is one of the best cruiser racers on the market. The J/109 features the popular carbon fiber retractable bowsprit and asymmetric spinnaker system and a cruisable 2-cabin interior layout with standing headroom.

Excellent condition and list of upgrades. Offered at $179,000.

Contact Ken at (410) 280-2038 or Ken@northpointyachtsales.com

J/120 '98 Well priced and ready to race or cruise. The J 120 provides exciting performance with a PHRF of 51 and great accommodations for 6. It drives to windward as if it is on rails but yet is great for a day's sail for two.

Offered at $160,000 Contact Paul Mikulski at (410) 280-2038 or

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Beneteau 461 '00 Two cabin cruiser with traditional exterior lines complement an incredibly spacious, bright and well-ventilated interior. NEW PRICE $184,995. Contact Ken Comerford at (410) 280-2038 or

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X-412 '02 She is a proven Racer Cruiser that will appeal to the sailor looking for a boat to race and cruise. She has a blue hull and a teak deck that creates a beautiful classic look. Offered at $247,500. Contact Ken at (410) 280-2038 or Ken@northpointyachtsales.com

2005 Tartan 4400

Beneteau 423 ’06 is in superb cond. and has a comprehensive inventory.

Totally equipped for cruising and built for any sea w/comfort & amenities second to none. No options left out including AC, gen set, flat screen TVs, AP linked w/radar & chart.

Don’t miss this superb chance to purchase a beautiful 423 for a great price! Offered at $219,000 Contact Ken at (410 ) 280-2038 or

J/46 '00 Excellent example of this proven blue water cruiser.

She is well outfitted and meticulously maintained with carbon fiber mast, standard- 6'2" draft keel and strong resin-infused, composite TPI SCRIMP hull and deck.

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36‘ 1982 Moody Motorsailer, sloop,Volvo 62hp, RF, aft cabin $ 51,000 36’ 1996 Catalina MK II Univ 30hp DSL radar, inverter, R/F $ 88,500 37’ 1996 Hunter 376 Yanmar DSL, RF, AP, AC/Gen

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40’ 1995 Hunter Yanmar 50hp, A/C, AP, Inverter

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$ 64,900

38’ Hunter ‘06 Bronze Penny This nearly new yacht has inmast furling, 40HP engine, anchor windlass, ST60 Knot/Depth, ST60 Wind, refrigeration, AC/ Heat, stereo w/CD, TV/DVD, AP, GPS/chartplotter, bimini, dodger, connector. $178,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www. nortonyachts.com Hunter 41 ’06 Aquadoc Generator, AC/heat, in-mast furling, upgraded eng 54hp Yanmar, inverter, AP 6000, ST60 wind, freezer, cockpit cushions, Supreme shades, dinette table/leaf, TV/DVD, 3 burner stove w/oven, quiet flush head system, bimini, dodger & connector, $190,000 Norton’s Yacht Sales (804) 7769211, www.nortonyachts.com Hunter 456 ’02 Alcyone 8KW Gen, ST60 wind, ST60 Tridata, A/C, GPS, davits, dinghy, two tvs/dvds, cockpit cushions, bowthruster, Autopilot ST7001+, RayMarine chartplotter RL70+. $249,000 Norton’s Yacht Sales (804 )7769211 www.nortonyachts.com Hunter 456 ’05 Persystence AC/Heat, apparent wind machine, Eco Flush heads(2), VHF at the helm, In-Mast furling, GPS/radar, AP 6000+, bow thruster, Sirius Sat weather; Lifetag system; 100 amp alternator; Link 2000; spinnaker; Kato davits, Avon Rover RIB dinghy; Mercury 9.9 HP 2 stroke OB; LOADED $250,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211 www. nortonyachts.com

33’ Cape Dory Sloop ’81 Original owner boat that has only been sailed on the Chesapeake Bay. Draft 4’10”, Volvo dsl engine, Hood RF for head sail, Lewmar winches, mail, jib & genoa. She is lightly equipped but the Cape Dory is known for being a very capable cruiser. This is an honest vessel.

Asking $33,000 OBYS(410) 2260100.

37’ Tartan Blackwatch ’69 Yanmar dsl, 3’10” with her centerboard up. Maja is a lovely, traditional vessel. Her hull sides were recently refinished by Hinckley (dark blue) as well as having a custom rub rail installed.

This is one of the first years the Blackwatch had a fiberglass molded cabin top. Own a true classic, Reduced to $29,500. OBYS (410) 226-0100.

37’ Tayana Pilothouse Cutter ’83 Extremely capable offshore cruiser. She has been well maintained and upgraded appropriately. The seller has reduced her to $79,900 and is willing to listen to offers. OBYS (410) 226-0100.

41’ Gulfstar Center Cockpit Cutter/Ketch ‘73 She was completely painted in 2007 from her decks to her boot stripe. Her electronics are no older than 2001 and as new as 2007. She has been very well maintained and it shows.

“Cirrus” has a unique Cutter/Ketch rig and with her walk-thru cabin design will make someone a lovely cruising vessel. Asking $51,000 OBYS 410-226-0100

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www.regent-point.com 25’ Cape Dory ’78 “Doo Dah Day Quantum Sails, RF, 2004 6 HP Four Stroke OB, Great Day Sailor, Clean in very good cond., Price Reduced: $7,950 Call Regent Point Marina (804) 758-4457, www. regent-point.com 27’ Cape Dory ’79 Auriana 8 HP Yanmar dsl. RF, Quantum Sails Asking: $14,900 Call Regent Point Marina (804) 758-4457, www. regent-point.com 28’ Pearson Triton ’64 “Shearwater” Meticulously restored and in immaculate cond.

A Real Museum Piece. Too many custom features to list. Must see to believe. Review pictures on our web page. Asking: $21,950 Call Regent Point Marina (804) 7584457. www.regent-point.com

30’ Cape Dory Intrepid 9M Verdandi One of only 50 built, stable and fast, lazy jacks, 4 sails, 15 hp Yanmar dsl, New Lewmar 40 ST winches, Ready to sail away. Asking: $12,500 Call Regent point Marina @ (804) 758-4457 www.regent-point.com 30’ Catalina ’87 Prelude Motivated seller! Will pay 6 months slip fees @ RPM. 23 HP Universal dsl, fully equipped, very clean, ready to go, Asking: $20,900 Call Regent Point Marina @ (804) 7584457 www.regent-point.com.

35.5 Hunter Legend ’88 Ladybug 27 HP Yanmar dsl, A/CHeat Pump, Ref, Auto Helm, RF, dodger, bimini, Many features.

Price Reduced: $39,950 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-7584457, www.regent-point.com 37’ Hunter Legend ’87 Ready to go cruising, all the extras like radar, chartplotter auto helm, AC/HT, ref/fr, RF and much more, Asking: $57,900 Regent Point Marina (804) 758-4457 www.regent-point.com

Rogue Wave is a unique brokerage firm dedicated to helping sailors spend their hardearned money wisely. We specialize in high quality, ocean-going vessels of substance and character. If you want a good solid boat, or you want to sell your blue water boat, call RogueWave (410) 571-2955 for an appointment and VISIT US at www.RogueWaveYachtSales. com or at Port Annapolis Marina!

Ingrid 38 Ketch ’76 Wonderful platform for bluewater cruising on a budget. Now bottom, new rigging. $49K. RogueWave Yacht Sales (410) 571-2955.

Bristol Channel Cutter 28 ’95 Sam L Morse, Lyle Hess BCC28 equipped to the max for world cruising complete refit in 07 stem to stern, new rigging, new electronics, diesel heat, water maker,… Choose from several! $124K to $199K (410) 571-2955 www.RogueWaveYachtSales.com

Hallberg Rassy 39 Sloop ‘00 Lovely Frers design that sails like a dream. Well equipped for offshore work. $329K (410) 571-2955 www.RogueWaveYachtSales.com

NEW AT WALCZAK YACHTS 2005 C&C110 RENEWAL impressive list of equipment from watermaker to XM weather race or cruise. Offshore ready. $189,500

2003 367 Beneteau 3 cabin 5'11" draft cruise fast or club race for only $109.900

45.5 Bristol '90 Center cockpit, shoal draft, fresh Awlgrip blue hull, Long list of up-grades 2008. A very good cruising boat in the $300,000 range

1999 Bristol 47 Raven The last Bristol built. Aft cockpit very custom and immaculate condition. $499,000.

43' Alden '93 Aft cockpit, two cabin, fast sailing yacht. Continual upgrades, new Awlgrip, sails, long equipment list. Beautiful yacht. $379,000

1989 68' Oyster Viking IV Raised saloon, inside steering, T/dsl world cruiser. $679,000

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31’ Alberg 30 ’65 Classic, solid glass decks, Great shape…$15,000 Contact : Ben Armiger (410) 639-9380, Ben@ saltyachts.com J120 40 ‘01 Carbon spar, incredible racing and cruising sail inventory, all new electronics, maintained expertly and in perfect condition! $239K (410) 571-2955 www.RogueWaveYachtSales.com Hallberg Rassy 42 Ketch ’85 Rare opportunity to buy a great boat for a great price.

Serious bluewater vessel, fully equipped, comfortable voyaging home. $139K RogueWave Yacht Sales (410) 571-2955.

Valiant 42 ’95 Rare pullman layout with aft head and massive storage. Well equipped and well cared for. $295K RogueWave Yacht Sales (410) 571-2955.

C&C CB Sloop 44 ’88 Lovely accommodations with big beautiful aft stateroom. Well equipped.

Impeccably maintained, and a great sailing vessel. $149K RogueWave Yacht Sales (571) 2955.

Bristol 45.5 Aft Cockpit Ketch ’85 Immaculate. Beautiful.

Incredible liveaboard or weekend yacht. $189K (410)571-2955 www.RogueWaveYachtSales.com Hallberg Rassy 49 ’88 Incredible 3 stateroom center cockpit, world voyager. Complete comfort w/centerline queen aft cabin & spacious salon. Priced to sell! $295K RogueWave Yacht Sales, (410) 571-2955.

www.sailingassociates.com broker@sailingassociates.com

28’ Sabre ’73 Rebuilt Atomic 4 engine. Asking $9,000. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

30’ Catalina ‘87 $33,000 Nice, clean boat. Call Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

31’ O’Day ‘86 $24,900 Ready to go. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

32’ Catalina ’98 Very clean and ready to sail. $69,900 Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171 35’ Island Packet ’89 $119,000 New Listing! Call for details. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171 35’ O’Day ’87 New listing $37,000. A great cruising boat.

Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171 38’ Morgan 382 ’81 $50,000 Completely equipped for offshore cruising. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171 40’ Palmer Johnson ’78 Traditional ocean racer, ready to go. $59,900 Call Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171 42’ Endeavour Center Cockpit ’85 This world cruiser has many recent upgrades. At $109,000 she is a good value.

Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171 50’ Gulfstar ’77 World cruiser!

Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171

28’ Southern Cross A little Gem! 120 hrs on Yanmar. Great shape…$30,000 Contact : Tom Lippincott (410) 639-9380, Ben@ saltyachts.com 90 November 2009 SpinSheet

Tartan C&C Yacht Sales Annapolis (410) 263-6111

Virginia

(804) 776-0570

tartanccannapolis.com

31’ Catalina 310 ’04 Very low hrs, Air, loaded..$75,000 Contact: Contact: Tom Lippincott (410) 6399380, tom@saltyachts.com 31’ Pearson ‘90 Great bay boat owners move forces sale …$41,000 Contact : Ben Armiger (410) 639-9380, Ben@saltyachts. com 35’ C&C 35 ’84 mkIII Very well equipped & maintained, loads of sails, baltoplate bottom, Fast yet set up to cruise comfortably…

REDUCED! $45,900, Contact: Tom Lippincott (410) 639-9380, tom@ saltyachts.com

Beneteau 343 ’06 Our Trade.

Bimini, AP, Air & More. Freshwater /Lightly used – New bottom paint, ready to cruise in comfort! asking $124,000 – Make an offer – MUST GO SOON! Call Mike Titgemeyer (410) 263-6111 or mike@tartanccannapolis.com

35’ Tartan 3500 ’98 NEW PRICE! 3500, air, davits, radar and more…$135,000 Contact: Tom Lippincott (410) 639-9380, tom@ saltyachts.com 36’ C&C 110 ’05 Shoal draft version, great performance cruiser or club racer. Less than 60 hrs!... $163,000 Contact: Tom Lippincott (410) 639-9380, tom@saltyachts. com 38’ Hunter 380 ready to go… $115,900 Contact: Tom Lippincott (410) 639-9380, tom@saltyachts. com

Tartan 3400 – 2007 & 2008 Two to Choose from 2007 is very lightly used, owner is going power and wants her sold, asking 179k 2008 is new dealer demo... management says it must go Call for Details on boats boats Great opportunity compared to new order!!! Call Mike Titgemeyer (410) 703-7986 cell www.tartanccannapolis.com

38’ Morgan 384 ‘83 Great rugged cruiser…….59,000 Contact: Tom Lippincott (410) 6399380, tom@saltyachts.com 40’ Hunter 40.5 Legend ’97 loaded with goodies, great Chesapeake or beyond boat!...$116,500 CALL Contact: Tom Lippincott (410) 639-9380, tom@saltyachts.com 45’ Jeanneau two to choose from! ’05 SO45 Excellent cond., NEVER chartered, one owner, loaded...NEW PRICE $239,000, Contact: Tom Lippincott (410) 6399380, tom@saltyachts.com 47’ Beneteau 473 ’03 Bristol Condition and loaded, Contact Ben Armiger (410) 639-9380, Ben@ saltyachts.com

41' Tartan 4100 ‘96 Two available, both well equipped and ready for inshore or offshore cruising. Flag Blue hulls, cruising equipped. $225k & $235k. Call Mike Titgemeyer listing broker for more information on these beautiful Tartan 4100s. mike@tartanccannapolis.com or (410) 703-7986 cell Specifications at www.tartanccannapolis.com

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Tartan 4400 '05 Beautifully maintained, offshore equipped and ready! Replacement costs is over 650k - Air, Genset, Windlass, Leisure Furl - can't add much more. Custom Three cabin layout. Owner has decided on the next boat, if you are serious about sailing and cruising, this is the one! Price Reduction $449,000 - Call Mike Titgemeyer to get aboard. (410) 263-6111 or www.tartanccyachts.com

41' Bristol Aft Cockpit '81 Good condition Bristol with lot's of equipment, two cabin layout $145,000 Call Frank Gary ( 4 1 0 ) 7 0 3 - 4 0 1 7 www.walczakyacht.com

47.7 Bristol '87 Rare aft cockpit model, great looking, great sailing yacht with shoal draft. Flag Blue hull, new teak deck's, great two cabin interior, large salon.

Good equipment. $279,000 Contact Frank Gary 410-703 4017 of Walczak Yacht Brokerage www.walczakyacht.com

36' C&C 110 '05 The best equipped most comprehensive package, offshore race equipped yacht. $189,500 contact Chris Buchheister 443-926 1278 of Walczak Yacht Brokerage www.walczakyacht.com

38.8 Bristol '85 Great sailing yacht in good condition, long equipment list from radar to AP, black hull, windlass to centerboard. $139,000. Contact Frank Gary 410-703 4017 of Walczak Yacht Brokerage www.walczakyacht.com

Chesapeake Bay Sailing

Walczak Yacht Brokerage Has a list of downeast boats and trawlers to meet the needs of those sailors drifting towards power. Contact our brokerage staff any time of the day. Call (410) 268 1611.

YACHT

VIEW

BROKERAGE ANNAPOLIS

410-923-1400 • 443-223-7864

34' Kaiser Gale Force ´82 Edelweiss is a bargain! Priced for immediate sale! Well-rigged, set up to singlehand. Great shape, has almost new engine, sails, paint, rigging. On land in St. Lucia.

Survey Available. $49,900.

Photos @ www.yachtview.com (410) 923-1400 or (443) 223-7864 John Kaiser/cell anytime

POWER & SAIL PRE-PURCHASE & INSURANCE SURVEYS CONSULTATION

www.annapolismarinesurveys.com Steve@annapolismarinesurveys.com

410-263-8980 • Annapolis, MD • 443-336-3560 cell

Transient Slips Available Donate your boat in 2009 Visit www.livingclassrooms.org 802 S. Caroline St., Baltimore, MD 21231

410.685.0295 ext. 223 Boats for Sale: 17' Windrider trimaran/kayak (1997) Lightweight performance craft.

Solo sailer. This is a rocket ship! $1000 21 ft Elor 6.5 meter (1985) a Paul Elvstrom design very seaworthy.

12 sails including 4 spinakers. Newly upholsterd. $1200 22' Hunter 22 (1984) keel model. 2 Mains, r/f jib, 8 hp Electric start Longshaft 4cycle Tohatsu ob, autohelm. Good condition $2000 23 ft Spirit 23 (1979) Keel/cb sloop. Pop-top cabin (6’2” standing headroom) Main,Jib, Genoa, Stove, anchor, 9.9 hp long shaft Evinrude OB, EZ Loader dual axle trailer (boat weighs 2800 lbs) $2500 25' Cal 25 (1970) Recent Main, Genny, w.jib, Spinnaker, Bimini, s/s grill, 9.9 hp OMC Yachttwin OB. In sound condition, ready to go $1200 27' C&C 27 (1971) w/Atomic 4, Main, R/F Genoa, Jib, Bimini. Needs coemetic cleanup. $5500 Frers 30 (1987) Racing sails. Diesel. Needs a little work. A gem for a racing syndicate startup. Charter-to-own.

POWER BOATS 17' Ebb Tide (1986) 4-cyl Mercruiser I/O boat cover & trailer $2500 24’ Limestone (1987) Volvo I/O. Bertram-style Express Cruiser. Call 34' Chris Craft Crowne 34 (1995) twin 454 ci Volvos straight drives, 338 hrs. Available for long term charter

(410) 626-0273 crab-sailing.org For more information on these and other boats call Don Backe, (410) 626-0273. Proceeds from these sales support Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB), a not-for-profit group which provides sailing opportunities for people with disabilities. CRAB accepts boat donations.

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34' Kaiser Gale Force ´81 Otter is a beautifully maintained and constantly upgraded yacht.

Rare to the market, the Gale Force 34' is a heavily built and semicustom offshore sailing yacht built in Wilmington Delaware by Kaiser Yachts. $79,900 Photos @ www.yachtview.com (410) 923-1400 or (443) 223-7864 John Kaiser/cell anytime

BROKERAGE CATEGORIES: ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏

BOAT SHARING BOAT WANTED DINGHIES DONATIONS POWER SAIL

36’ Sabre A really nice, well-maintained, one-owner boat, very clean. Centerboard model, draft is 4'2" up, 7'8" down. $63,900 Photos @ www.yachtview.com (443) 223-7864 John Kaiser/ cell anytime

CLASSIFIED CATEGORIES: ❏ ACCESSORIES ❏ ART ❏ ATTORNEY ❏ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ❏ CAPTAINS

41’ Bristol ’82 Valkyrie is a very well maintained and recently upgraded Bristol 41.1, shallow draft, centerboard, center cockpit.

Upgrades include all electronics, 60 HP Yanmar diesel with stainless shaft, a Vinylester barrier coat and a re-varnished interior!

Recent survey $129,900 Photos @ www.yachtview.com (410) 923-1400 or (443) 223-7864 John Kaiser/cell anytime

32’ Columbia ’75 rebuilt Atomic 4 V-drive, roller furler, central AC and heat, hot water heater, refrigeration, $8700 obo.

All good. (757) 439-5424

40’ Tartan ’89 Cruising/ liveaboard. Custom interior. Two staterooms, large galley, ref/frz, watermaker, dsl heater, full cockpit enclosure, wind generator, Doyle stackpack, davits, AP, SSB, full instrumentation. Many upgrades. $176,000 (978) 360-5998

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CLASSIFIEDS ACCESSORIES ART ATTORNEY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CAPTAINS CHARTER

ACCESSORIES

The deadline for the Brokerage and Classified sections is the 10th of the month prior to publication.

Contact Lucy Iliff for advertising, (410) 216-9309 or lucy@spinsheet.com.

CREW DELIVERIES ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT FINANCE HELP WANTED INSURANCE

MARINE ENGINES MARINE SERVICES MISCELLANEOUS REAL ESTATE RENTALS RIGGING SAILS

ATTORNEY

SCHOOLS SLIPS SURVEYOR TRAILERS VIDEOS WANTED WOODWORKING

CHARTER

Lochner and Schwenk, LLC

Maritime Law, Waterfront Law and Civil Litigation Lawyers for mariners, maritime businesses, and waterfront property owners dschwenk@waterfrontlaw.com • tlochner@boatinglaw.com

30 C West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 263-4464 • www.boatinglaw.com

ART

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• John Barber • Willard Bond • John Stobart • Patrick O'Brien

Towing and Salvage Company MidChesapeake. BoatU.S. licensee for sale.

Owner retiring. In business since 1983, profitable for boat. Turn-key operation w/good working relationship w/Coast Guard, harbor master, & competitors. Must have captain’s license w/ towing. Replies to peb4j@virginia.edu.

CHARTER Cape Dory 36 For charter by the day, weekend or week. Bareboat or w/captain.

Located in Deale, MD. Call Dave (301) 6428095 or email hatter11@verizon.net.

R & R Charters Crewed day, weekend, and week-long charters, leaving from Kent Narrows.

Also available certified ASA sail classes. Contact Capt. Dave at (570) 690-3645, renolldh@epix. net, www.randrchartersandsailschool.net

For a Fraction of the Cost!

Sail all season on our boats for less than the cost of a slip!

Catalina 25 Pearson 30 Cape Dory 36 Jeanneau 40 Starting at 1500 per season

(410) 867-7177 20 Min. From the DC Beltway Docked At Herrington Harbour North

CREW Offshore Passage Opportunities # 1 Crew Networking Service. Sail for free. Call for free brochure and membership application.

(631) 423-4988.

Would Like to Crew On boat headed down the ICW for 2 weeks. I can cover my own expenses. I live on a 46’ sailboat in Norfolk. douglas@eskimo.com

DELIVERIES Experienced USCG Licensed Captains • Delivery • Charter • Training • Power or Sail

www.capca.net

Chesapeake Bay Sailing

Anywhere between Florida, Maine or Bahamas

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DELIVERIES

HELP WANTED

Delivery and Instruction at the Same Time. Seven time ASA Outstanding Instructor will help you move your sailboat and offer additional training at the same time. Call Captain Keith at (570) 956-5024 or homedock@ptd. net, www.jacksonsailing.com.

Graphic Design Intern PropTalk and SpinSheet magazines are looking for a graphic design intern. If you have experience in Illustrator, Photoshop, DreamWeaver, and InDesign and are looking for practical experience designing print and web marketing, advertising, and promotional pieces, this is the job for you. This is an unpaid internship w/flexible hours. We’re willing to work with your college to set you up for college credit. Send resume to mary@ proptalk.com. No calls please.

Delivery Captain Local and long-distance, sail and power. Twenty years experience with clean insurance-approved resume and references available. Recent trips include Chesapeake: from Long Island, to Bermuda, from Miami, to Caribbean and trans-Atlantic.

Contact Simon Edwards – (410) 212-9579, stredwards@gmail.com

ELECTRONICS

MARINE ENGINES

ULTRA COMPACT GENERATORS

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Advertisers

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Bay Shore Marine.......................... 74

Bermuda Ocean Race..................... 75 Blue Water Sailing......................... 56 Boatyard Bar & Grill..................... 28 Campbell’s Boatyards.................... 22

HELP WANTED

Rigging Salesman/Estimator Must be able to go aloft. Send resume to crl@ chesapeakerigging.com or call (410) 6937500.

Bay Ridge Laundromat.................. 54

Beer, Boats and Ballads................. 31

Marine Moisture Meters For fiberglass and wood. Non-destructive, simple to use and understand. Electrophysics, Tramex Skipper Plus, and Sovereign meters in stock.

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SpinSheet and PropTalk Seek a collegeaged writer for a fall 2009 unpaid internship.

Writing, sailing, and/or powerboating experience preferred. 6-8 hours in the Annapolis office per week, with an end-of-semester stipend. Send resumes and 2-3 writing samples to molly@ spinsheet.com.

Bacon & Associates....................... 15

Cape Fear Sportswear.................... 48 CBYRA.......................................... 81

Chris Oliver Marine Engine Surveyor cell:

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Center Dock Marina....................... 91 Chesapeake Rigging....................... 66 Chesapeake Sailing School............ 48 Coastal Climate Control................... 9 Coastal Properties.......................... 10 Coppercoat USA............................ 63 CRAB................................... 56,91,97 spinsheet.com

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MARINE SERVICES

Crusader Yacht Sales..................... 88

Hull Cleaning and boat services

DEEP CLEAN

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Zincs, Props & Salvage • INSURED

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MARINE SERVICES Winter Dry Storage $25 per ft. Fall 2009 to April 2010. Includes haul-out, powerwash, blocking, and launch. Patapsco River - Baltimore Outer Harbor, Old Bay Marina, (410) 477-1488 or www.oldbaymarina.com

Call for quote 443-790-8827 Diverdown93@comcast.net

Deltaville Boatyard................... 24,25

REAL ESTATE Waterfront, water view, water privileged, whatever.

Diversified Marine......................... 16

Marine Engine Sales, Parts & Service 410-263-8370

Fawcett........................................... 13

www.BayshoreMarineEngines.com

Hartge Yacht Harbor...................... 45

Complete Underwater Services

Hotwire Enterprises....................... 52 Hydrovane International Marine Inc... 67 IMIS............................................... 34 Inner Harbor EAST........................ 64 Intensity Sails................................. 27

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• 24 Hour Emergency Service • Hull Cleaning • Zinc Replacement • Propeller Sales and Service • Mooring Installation • Salvage and Towing

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Expert handling from search through settlement and all the pesky little details in between.

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RIGGING Bosun Yacht Services, LLC For your standing & running rigging needs. Rigging inspections performed. Contact Dave at (410) 533-0458 or dave@rigbos.com. See www. rigbos.com for more information.

SAILS

410.320.4798

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Mooring Installation & Service Underwater Maintenance & Repair

J/World Sailing School.................. 49 Jimmy & Sook............................... 50 Landfall Navigation......................... 2 Lippincott Marine.......................... 88

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Mack Sails...................................... 54 Madden Masts & Rigging.............. 74 Martek Davits................................. 66 Melges.............................................. 5 Nilsen Insurance & Financial......... 70 NMEA............................................ 64 Nor’Banks Sailing.......................... 19 North Point Yacht Sales................... 8 North Sails Chesapeake................... 3

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West Systems • MAS Epoxy

J. Gordon & Co.............................. 67

Bacon Sails &

Marine Supplies

R&D DIVING Specializing in bottom cleaning and zinc changes.

(443) 763-0994

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EASTPORT YACHT SALES Brokers for Quality Power & Sail

410-903-1830

www.eastportys.com

North Sails..................................... 27 Chesapeake Bay Sailing

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SCHOOLS

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North Sails Direct.......................... 63 Norton’s Yacht Sales..................... 86 Pettit Marine Paint Vivid............... 68 Planet Hope.................................... 22 Photo Gallery................................. 33 Port Annapolis............................... 18

Your online source for quality pre-owned sails!

Pro Valor Charters......................... 55 20Min. From DC Beltway

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Relms Landscaping........................ 20

YACHT CHARTERS

RogueWave Yacht Brokerage........ 86

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www.sailsi.com

Info@sailsi.com

Solomons, MD

410-326-4917

Caribbean Big Boat Racing Race aboard Swan 48 Avocation. Heineken, BVI, Antigua. Podium finish not guaranteed, but possible. New Sails!. One week includes accommodations. Discount for 3 or more crew.

Call 1-800-4-PASSAGe, www.sailopo.com

SLIPS Porpoise Sailing Services New Custom Sails New & Used Surplus Sails New & Used Roller Furling Systems

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Metropolitan Washington’s oldest loft for over 35 years, providing custom sail and canvas design, modification and repair.

15’ Up to 60’ Deep-Water Slips On the Magothy. One river north of Annapolis. Easy access to marina by Route 100. North Shore Marina (410) 255-3982.

20’ - 40’ Slips Pier 4 Marina 301 4th St., Eastport, across from Annapolis Yacht Club.

Keep your boat where the Hinckley and Sabre dealers keep theirs. Electric, water, & showers.

(410) 990-9515. www.pier4annapolis.com 28’ - 38’ Slips Power & sail, cozy & intimate MD Clean Marina, Deale, MD. Great boating & fishing, protected harbor, free Wi-Fi & pumpout, 30 mins. from DC. (410) 867-7919, www. rockholdcreekmarina.com

Sailrite Enterprises......................... 61 Schaefer.......................................... 71 Singles on Sailboats....................... 61 Soundview Millworks.................... 49 Steven Uhthoff Marine Surveys..... 91 T2P.TV.......................................... 70 Tartan C&C Yachts........................ 87 UK-Halsey Sailmakers..................... 7 Walczak Yacht Sales...................... 89 West Marine................................... 21 West River Rigging........................ 52 White Rocks Yachting Center....... 23 Womanship International............... 49

30’ - 35’ Slips Available Annapolis City Marina, Ltd. in the heart of Eastport. Includes electric, water, restrooms with showers, and gated parking. Give us a call at (410) 268-0660, www.annapoliscitymarina.com.

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SLIPS

SURVEYORS

FERRY POINT MARINA

ABYI Marine Surveyors, LLC Sailboat & powerboat surveys, big or small, gas or dsl.

Contact Derek Rhymes, NAMS-CMS and SAMS A.M.S. (410) 268-4404 or toll-free (866) 6084404.

25 Ton Lift!

Slips up to 50' ON MAGOTHY RIVER

WINTER STORAGE

• Full Service Winterization & Maintenance • Shrink Wrap • 107 Slips • Public Boat Ramp DIY friendly!

410.544.6368 ALWAYS below 700 Mill Creek Rd. • Arnold Annapolis rates!

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Call for Special $$ Saving Packages

Accredited Marine Surveyor Capt. Jon Sheller, AMS, established 1980, serving MD/ DC/VA, SAMS & ABYC accredited. Power & Sail, Gas & Diesel. Pre-Purchase, Insurance, Finance, Corrosion, (410) 349-7016, jons2011@aol. com

TRAILERS

Sailboat Trailers & Cradles

Custom-built & fit

Viking Trailers 724-789-9194

www.Sailboats.VikingTrailer.com

www.ferrypointmarina.com office@ferrypointmarina.com

Horseshoe Dry Storage to 36 feet.

Repair Yard DIY or Subs.

Bell Isle

(No (No Boat Boat Tax) Tax)

55-Ton Travel-Lift 27,000 lb.

Fork-Lifts (Lower (Lower Bay) Bay)

Hampton, VA (757) 850-0466

This 1995 Chris Craft Crowne 34 is available for long term charter with option to buy. 40% deposit on $25k total.

No interest remainder distributed over two years. Less than half the price of comparable boats.

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Reduced Monthly Rates Start October 15.

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Short Walk to: Movie Theatre 17 Restaurants Whole Foods Liquor Store Retail Shops Harborplace Aquarium Fells Point Little Italy

Don’t Pay Annapolis Rates this Winter Winter storage $3/foot/month. $90 minimum. $12/foot HWBL. In-water storage open and covered up to 50 feet LOA. Full-service BY or DIY. Winterization, sail & battery storage, variety of services: brightwork, shrinkwrap, ask us! 7-foot depth. 30-T TraveLift. (804) 4723955, www.colespoint.com Tired of Paying Too Much For crowded Solomons? Come join others who switched to the open waters of the Potomac. Deep-water slips, covered slips, Jet Ski & boat lifts, ramp. Breton Bay area, Leonardtown, MD. Combs Creek Marina (301) 475-2017, combscreekmarina. com.

Chesapeake Bay Sailing

Sistership Contact Don Backe to learn more about this and other boats for sale

(410) 626-0273 crab-sailing.org

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CHESAPEAKE CLASSIC Building on Eight and a Half Feet

by Jere Dennison

Photo courtesy of the August 4, 1967 edition of the Richmond News-Leader and the Fishing Bay YC

I

n the early 1960s, the Fishing Bay YC’s (FBYC) Junior Program in Deltaville, VA drifted along in haphazard fashion with limited instruction and sporadic attendance.

With no “official” club training boat, juniors blended in with adult members, raced Sailfish and Penguins, and gravitated toward the high-performance Jollyboat.

Tapped to chair the Junior Program in 1967, Dr. George Prout radically altered the direction of the club’s junior training on into the 1970s and established the program’s structure for years to come. To help make FBYC a sailing club for the whole family, Prout convinced the club to purchase four kits

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to construct 8.5-foot sailing prams called Sabots, similar to today’s Optimists. The families of Van Pelt Sessoms, Williams Blanton, and Dr. Charles Modjeski, aided by Bill McCathern and Tracy Schwarzschild, joined Dr. and Mrs. Prout in the backyard, and the building sessions began.

With four new boats and bright, colorful sails, the program attracted about 20 kids per weekend. Later, more Sabots were added to the junior fleet, and the new program format (learn by doing) was extremely popular. The program has led many junior sailors into college-level sailing programs and beyond.

To learn more, visit fbyc.net.

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Serving the Annapolis/Baltimore/Metro Area

Contact Charlie and his team today to learn more about how we can take the stress out of your sail maintenance, alterations and winter sail storage.

ANTICIPATE THE SHIFT

Service Loft Manager

We pickup, inspect, clean, alter & store all brands and types of sails year round. Contact your local Quantum Certified Technicians today.

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