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Editor’s Notebook

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ther People’s Boats. Does the Having cruised quite a bit in recent concept make you smile? Are years (his boat, not mine), I see the value you an OPB sailor, too? and convenience of owning your own Those who own sailboats on the boat. When the boat is fully stocked with Chesapeake are now sanding and painttowels, cookware and condiments, a grill, ing, tweaking electrical systems, installsunblock, sailing hats, and foulies, there’s ing systems or hardware, stripping and not much to haul down the docks before varnishing, replacing something rusty, departure. You don’t even need a dock ripped, or truly foul, or paying someone cart for a full grocery bag, a two-pound to do it (and likely dreading the bill). bag of ice, and a duffel with a bathing Those of us who sail on their boats may have sanders or paintbrushes in our hands, if the skippers are lucky and/or skilled at recruiting loyal crew for boat work. Otherwise, we’re not doing much at all besides getting fired up to go sailing.

I’m not suggesting that those who sail on OPB don’t appreciate the generosity of skippers who invite us along for the ride. Most of the sailors I know consider it a great privilege to be able to get out on the water and sail for a day or a couple of precious hours on any boat, large or small, fancy or not. But the cost gap between maintaining a sailboat, as skippers do, vs. providing snacks or beer, as crew should do, is enormous.

We OPB sailors love to tell people we sail on OPB. We ##You meet great people sailing on OPB. wear it as a badge of honor, as Photo by Dan Phelps if we’re secretly smarter than boat owners—even if deep inside we harbor big dreams of owning our own boats. I’ve sailed on suit and some dry shorts in it. When others’ boats from Uncle Jimmy’s Catayou own the boat, once it’s stocked, you lina 27 on Lake Erie as a kid, to YMCA don’t have to lug around steak sauce, Camp Eberhart’s E-Scow in Michigan coffee, olive oil, extra sweaters or blankets, as a teenager, to Annapolis Sailing binoculars, charts, handheld VHFs, or School’s Rainbows as an instructor, to lifejackets; they’re already on the boat. It various race boats as crew, to my beau’s makes it very easy to throw off the lines O’Day 40. All of these boats have been and go. a privilege and a pleasure to sail. I’ve had But for those of us who are unable to serious boat crushes over the years (I’m make the financial leap or are too bogged a sucker for a Bristol), but none of them down with careers to make such an have felt like my own. investment worth our while, thankfully,

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there are OPB. Boat owners need crew, and we need boats; it’s a win-win. Looking at this April issue, brimming with sailing stories, I’m amazed by the number of sailing opportunities presented in these pages for sailors or would-be sailors who do not own boats. You’re all invited to SpinSheet’s free Crew Parties for skippers seeking crew and crew seeking boats: March 29 (Hampton), April 27 (Annapolis), and May 18 (Solomons) (see page 43). Our free Crew Listing service at spinsheet. com remains hugely popular up and down the Bay. Update your old listing by April 27 (we delete oldies), or sign up today.

Check out these options: Annapolis Community Boating’s affordable programs (page 25); Cruisers’ University at the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show (see page 30); multiple open houses and demo days listed in our calendar (see page 32). Our sailing schools and Chesapeake chartering sections are loaded with ways to sail without yet owning a boat (pages 62 and 68).

Every month in our Club Notes section, you will find open houses and welcoming events where you can meet sailing club members and consider joining the fun, with or without a boat (see page 79).

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o celebrate Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 11) and Father’s Day (Sunday, June 15), we invite readers to submit stories 400-600 words in length about sailing with their moms, dads, or other close family members. If you are not a writer, but you have a good family sailing story to tell or a great photo to share, reach out to us anyway.

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Kudos

our opening column in the March SpinSheet “The Monster Truck and You” was a tour de force. As we would say in the State Department: “Kudos.”

My joy in sailing the oldest Sabre 28 on the Bay is partly the company I keep, especially in sharing my joy with my youngest granddaughter Luisa.

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e heard reports of osprey returning to the middle Bay as early as March 9, but Ardian Muca of Pasadena was the first to send us a picture March 14. He has installed a platform above his dock in hopes that one will nest there.

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chanced across “Who doesn’t love a Boat Dog Photo? “ from last year. That prompted me to enclose a photo I thought you might like of my dog Nikki taken last July, riding on the Skipjack Sigsbee in the spot she decided was best for her. It took some persuading to get her to come down from there—we were sailing reasonably briskly along!

Her breed was English Pointer, and she always had her nose to the wind. She was a fantastic boat dog. This was typical behavior for her. I can’t help but think the big smile she had here was all about showing off her boat balance skills! She was also famous for fishing chest deep in the water at the beach for hours on end. Frequently she rode the front of a Carolina skiff as I taught my sailing class and went with me on all manner of sailboats. She knew the expression “ready about,” and would duck under the boom to get to the new windward side. I also have a great photo of her perched way out on the bow of a Condor 40 trimaran.

Sadly she unexpectedly passed away from Lymes about a week after that photo was taken. We had no idea she had contracted the disease until it was too late. She had been with me helping teach sailing at St. Mary’s College of Maryland for four years prior. This photo was chosen to hang on our family photo wall upstairs at the River Center here at the College.

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DOCK TALK

The SpinSheet Century Club:

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What about your long-weekend cruise ere’s the thing: as sailors, we spend all winter dreaming about to St. Michaels, where the boat will stay in the first chance we’ll get to the slip for two days? Count every single take the boat out. We buy new day you’re not doing yardwork. gadgets. We get friends involved. We plan What if you’re racing on someone else’s cruises, we take time off work for distance boat? Count it. They’re lucky to have such races. In short, we get super psyched. an experienced sailor crewing for them.

But then, life happens. We end up And think about all those other opstaying late at work, we spend weekends portunities you already have on the books. driving inland to see family who could not There’s the SSCA Gam, the DelMarVa care any less about sailing, and we sign up Rally, and every night you simply grab the for weekend events such as pottery classes friends for a happy hour cruise. and Jiu Jitsu tournaments and other things that right now sound ridiculous, but trust me, in three months when you’re “taking the weekend off from sailing” they’ll seem of crucial importance.

And then, next March, you’ll be right back here, dreaming about making this summer the summer you finally use the boat.

We at SpinSheet want to bypass this whole ##Sailing year round isn’t unheard of in these parts. charade and get you seriJust ask these guys! Photo by Al Schreitmueller ous about your sailing.

So we’re offering you a great incentive. Welcome to the SpinSheet And what if your boat’s on the hard, but Century Club. We want you to be on the you spend the entire afternoon repairing water 100 days in 2014. And you know what? fiberglass or installing a new head? Count You can do it. it, but you only get 10 work days out of the There are 274 days between April 1 and whole hundred. You still have to take the December 31. That’s 39 weekends. That boat out. It’s best for your soul. means there are more than enough chances Once you start thinking about this, it for you to get out on the boat. And what actually becomes doable. Most racing sailors do we mean by “getting out on the boat”? race at least two nights a week during the We mean casting off from the dock. We’re summer, and when weekend races are realists here, we understand that sometimes thrown in, you’re easily at 60 without even you take the boat out and the wind doesn’t really trying. That weeklong cruise you have cooperate. But you’re out there, we recognize planned goes a long way toward 100. It’s a it, and we want to applaud you for skipping good life, isn’t it?

Jiu Jitsu. Count that day floating around and So what do you get for all this work? drinking beer as a great day on the water. We First off, you get a party thrown in your will. honor. Second, you get what will soon be

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a highly coveted SpinSheet Century Club burgee to fly proudly. And third, you get noticed in the pages of this esteemed record of Chesapeake Bay sailing.

The SpinSheet Century Club is a group of honest individuals, so we are working on the honor system here. All you have to do is keep track of your sailing in a physical log (day planner, calendar, etc) and check in with us routinely to let us know about your progress. Email me at duffy@ spinsheet.com so we can keep in touch.

We’ll be promoting the Club at various events around the Bay, and we want to know who’s in so that we can show you off to the world.

Come see us at the Spring Sailboat Show and let us know you’re interested in taking on the challenge, and meet up with us at any one of our crew parties in Hampton, Annapolis, and Solomons and get yourself some crew to help you make it to the end. We’ll be hanging around the NOOD, Leukemia Cup, and Screwpile so you can check in and let us know how it’s going. If you’re participating in the DelMarVa Rally or participating in any of the cruises or rendezvous listed in our Club Notes, tell us. By the Labor Day Weekend, you should have at least 60 days under your belt; by the Annapolis Sailboat Show you should be in the home stretch.

It’s a hefty challenge, we get that. But we think you can do it. And once you do, we want to make sure you get the credit. So make sure the boat is ready, keep the log book in a safe location, and start sailing.

And let’s make 2014 the year you get the most out of sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. ~D.P. spinsheet.com

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Rally participants will cast off their lines June 8 in Annapolis and circumnavigate the DelMarVa Peninsula returning June 14, with appropriate party stops and safety support along the way.

This isn’t a new rally, but it’s the first year for the WCC to organize it. Things get underway May 18 with a mandatory seminar in Annapolis that will cover offshore sailing, route planning, and navigation.

Richard Shoenfeld who skippered his a 39-foot Beneteau 393 Zephyr in the 2013 DelMarVa Rally recalls, “It was a good opportunity to meet new

people and develop some new friendships. It was also a great experience for me to spend time with my adult son and appreciate how he has become a competent navigator and helmsman and has matured over the years to make good decisions while running the boat. My other son looks forward to the rally this year.”

In terms of preparation, Shoenfeld says, “Preparing the crew gives the skipper a good opportunity to be a teacher, for both the inexperienced sailors and also for everyone learning to work as a team. It’s important to have trust in your crew so the skipper can sleep soundly, and this comes from sailing together.

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larly the practical session in the pool. After 50 years of sailing, I learned quite a bit about safety gear, particularly how to actually use a life raft (the strongest, biggest man in first!).”

With regard to preparing the boat, Shoenfeld says, “This is something every Chesapeake Bay sailor should do regardless of the DelMarVa Rally. These are just common safety items that all boats should have.”

Captain Ron Horton was asked to participate in last year’s rally as crew on Sojourner with Dennis Schell. Horton is a veteran of many WCC offshore rally events and an American Sailing Association (ASA) instructor who divides his time between Ohio and Florida.

“It was my first time to sail the length of the Chesapeake, and it was great,” states Horton. “It was a beautiful area to experience with excellent, fun-loving sailors. I had a fantastic time and hope to do it again. I can’t say enough good things about organizers Andy Schell and his lovely wife Mia. They are a great young couple.”

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stormwater at the top of a hill and letting e’ve all heard a lot in the news about stormwater runoff and it percolate through the ground, most of taxes, but have you thought the pollutants are naturally filtered out, and this also eliminates the damage caused by about how to stop stormwater runoff in fast running water. your own neighborhood? Would you like “To help communities build rain garto learn from others who’ve successfully reduced runoff in their communities? dens, SRA has a stormwater grant program “After World War II, the idea was to get rainwater away from buildings and off pavement as fast as possible,” says Tom Guay, communications director for the Severn River Association (SRA).

“But as it turns out, that wasn’t such a good idea if you’re trying to protect the watershed, since rushing water carries pollutants ##Rain garden helpers in Winchester on the Severn. and strips sloping land of its abilPhoto courtesy of Severn River Association ity to sustain plants.”

Enter the rain garden (sometimes called a bioretention area when the that awards $1000 grants to defray the project is on a large scale). costs associated with planning and design“Rain gardens are flower gardens at ing a rain garden. Usually communities homes, churches, businesses, and along decide to hire a contractor to complete highways,” continues Guay. “Basically, you the construction work, but before taking build a depression so rain water collects in on this kind of job, most contractors want the garden. Then any runoff is collected in to see a completed design plan. With a small dams called weirs. By capturing the grant from SRA, the community has some

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early money to pay for design and planning so that contractors and bigger funders will take their project seriously. SRA also awards grants up to $1500 to help defray construction costs.”

Guay adds, “Neighborhood leaders interested in creating rain gardens can also take a course offered at Arlington Echo Environmental Center. Ideally, the pupils take the information back to their community associations at the beginning of the initial planning phase. At the end of the project, after the garden has been constructed, neighbors help plant the vegetation, and it’s a nice community effort.”

As part of SRA’s monthly educational series, leaders from Winchester on the Severn and Herald Harbor neighborhoods recently shared how they successfully sought grants from state, federal, and nonprofit groups to help design and build stormwater solutions. For grant information contact Ann Jackson at (443) 223-7236 or ajax.tmm@verizon.net.

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ntroducing kids and adults to boating, providing access to the water, building a sense of community, and encouraging environmental awareness: that’s what it’s all about at Annapolis Community Boating (ACB). And this summer ACB is expanding their offerings to give even more adults and children the opportunity to explore beyond the water’s edge.

“This year is a big leap in our growth.

People who’ve seen our programs in action have been asking how they can get involved, so we’re reaching out to engage more residents,” says Lorie Stout president of the organization’s board of directors.

“This season we’ll greatly expand our open boating program by offering daily weeknight opportunities for sailing or paddling during the summer. In addition, we’ve added more introductory and beginning sailing courses, and our Spirit of America summer camp, which costs only $50 per week per camper, will now be offered at Downs Park in Pasadena as well as at the

Ellen Moyer Nature Park in Annapolis and Mayo Beach Park on the South River.”

Through summer camps, weekend boat rental, sailing lessons, organized paddling expeditions, and other programs, ACB is able to offer folks living in or around Annapolis the opportunity to try all kinds of boating without a substantial financial investment. ACB offers individual, family, senior, and corporate levels of membership.

“But you don’t have to be a member to join us,” emphasizes Stout. “Members may use our boats for $5 a session, but we welcome nonmembers for a $15 rate. We also recently began offering corporate memberships, which allow all employees of the

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Working together with the City of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, ACB offers summer boating camps that teach kids of all ages to paddle canoes, kayaks, and stand up paddleboards, safely operate a small motorboat, and potentially earn a Maryland boater’s license. Campers also learn to sail and practice capsize and man overboard drills, and knot tying. ACB will even bring their camp instructors and fleet of boats to local waterfront communities for boating camps. To learn more, visit annapoliscommunityboating.org

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Every two years you have the chance to nominate marine professionals as Outstanding Marine Wizards. The Eastport YC Foundation honors the area’s best marine industry members at the Spring Cotillion every two years. Once someone is named a Wizard, the honor will stay with him or her throughout their career.

Nominations are going on now and can be made through the EYC Foundation’s website eycfoundation.org or by sending an official nomination form (also on the website). A small group of industry leaders will begin evaluating the nominations and picking the new class of Wizards at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 27. The honorees for 2014 will be announced at the Eastport YC Spring Cotillion, the night before the start of the Annapolis to Bermuda Race, Thursday, June 5 from 5 to 10 p.m. eycfoundation.org ~A.N.

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The microbes in the foam then digest the pollutants, converting them to environmentally-safe water soluble fatty acid. Pretty cool, right?

But there’s more. Our favorite part about the Bilge Shark is actually the fact that it takes so much of the stink out of your boat. We noticed a difference within 48 hours last fall, and can’t wait to have a Shark onboard this summer when it’s truly steamy.

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Both ships are replicas owned and operated out of the Columbus Foundation, located in the British Virgin Islands. The Nina is the exact replica and was completely built in 1991 by hand without the use of power tools.

The Pinta is an authentic reproduction, but is a larger version of her archetypal caravel, offering more deck space to explore aboard.

The ships are a sailing museum dedicated to educating the public and school children. Onboard exhibits feature the Age of Discovery, navigation, ship building in Columbus’ day, and more.

You can board the ships between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., May 1018, for unscheduled, self-guided tours. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students, and children 4 and under are free.

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ome weekends are slow. They involve donuts, newspaper reading, maybe brunch with the parents. But then there are weekends like April 25-27, when there is so much happening around the Chesapeake Bay that you need to schedule times to stop and breathe.

So what’s on tap for the weekend? Pull out your calendars and start planning now, because you don’t want to miss any of these events for a silly old brunch.

• First up is the Spring Sailboat Show, which hits Annapolis early Friday morning. It’s the third annual show, and each year it gets better and better.

Look for the Farr 280, the Bavaria Cruiser 33, the Gemini Legacy 35, and over 80 other new and brokerage sailboats to climb all over. What’s even more, we’ll be hanging out at booth C16, so come on down and pick up a coozie.

• On Friday, check out the Foulest Foulies contest where you simply bring your rattiest, nastiest set of foul weather gear down to the show and model it for yours truly! We’ll select one lucky

sailor to receive a whole new set of foul weather gear provided by Helly Hansen and Fawcett Marine Supplies.

So what are you waiting for? If your foul weather gear saw its heyday during the Reagan administration, you’ll be in good company here.

• And don’t forget to sign up for Cruisers University, the best education around for would- and wannabe cruisers. With some of the most esteemed names in bluewater sailing, these people know their stuff and provide engaging seminars, workshops, and classroom experience for both new and experienced sailors.

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• The Schooner Woodwind will be in town for the Spring Sailboat Show, and will be offering two-hour tours complete with appetizers, drinks, and of course, some of the best sailing on the Bay. Buy a ticket for the Friday cruise at 12:30 and receive complimentary admission into the Show.

• Back in Annapolis, the National Sailing Hall of Fame is hosting the Wounded Warrior Sailing Regatta for wounded warriors and their families. Know someone who could benefit from the sailing in the regatta? Contact Lee Tawney at lee.tawney@nshof.org and make sure they (and their families) get on a boat.

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• A similar event sponsored by the Annapolis chapter of the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association (MSSA) is happening the same weekend. The fifth annual Rock on Warriors event brings over 50 warriors and their family members out on MSSA Annapolis members’ boats to fish between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. before attending a banquet in their honor at the Fleet Reserve. Don’t hesitate to get involved, or get someone else involved, in either of these great events. It’s good to note that the AYC Overnight Race is also happening the same weekend: pick your priorities.

• Close out the weekend at Annapolis Maritime Museum for SpinSheet’s World Famous Crew Party. Whether you want to get sailing for the first time in your life or you’re an old salt with more ocean miles than Columbus, you want to be here. Come pick up some willing and able crew, or find a ride for the summer with some great folks. As usual, we’ll have free rum, beer, and steel drum music. Come hang out a little early at 3 p.m. for our Start Sailing Now panel and presentation, where you’ll learn the ins and outs of getting on the water.

##Warriors onboard Larry Muscatello’s 40’ Robbins Freedom. Photo by Ron Schaefer

• And if you’re still not satisfied, check out some great courses offered around the Bay. Old Point Comfort Yacht Club is hosting “Pulling the Mast Off One Sailboat Using the Mast of Another” in Hampton Roads, Va. The West Marine in Hillsmere brings in Jeff Coz to show you how to deploy a life raft in the

event you should ever need to, and has EPIRB and safety gear on hand as well.

And CAPCA brings out the electronic chartplotters for “Voyage Planning and Electronic Charting” at the Annapolis Elks Lodge in Edgewater. For details on all classes, visit our calendar at spinsheet.com/spinsheet-calendar

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Annapolis Watercolor Club Art Show Annapolis Maritime Museum. Reception April 2 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Weather: A U.S. Power Squadron Advanced Course 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department in Chester, MD. (443) 262-8271.

National Cherry Blossom Festival Washington, DC.

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Navigation Series Class : Basic Navigation 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Seafarers Yacht Club, 301 Chester Street, Annapolis. Taught by the USCG Auxiliary. $80. RSVP to tjauxd5@gmail.com

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Annapolis Beer Week Diverse beer-related events. (410) 353-9237.

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April Fool’s Day You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. ~Abraham Lincoln

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C.S. Forester, writer and creator of Horatio Hornblower, died in Fullerton, CA. 1966.

Care and Maintenance of your Outboard Motor Fawcett Winter Seminar Series. Given by Scott Noyes.

7 p.m. 919 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis.

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Seamanship Course 7 p.m.

Sponsored by the Rockville Sail and Power Squadron (301) 374-9383.

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The Royal Navy began the campaign to liberate the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation. 1982.

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Atlantic White Cedar Tree Restoration Join the Aquarium Conservation Team and plant seedlings at Nassawango Creek Preserve in Snow Hill, MD. (410) 576-1014.

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Basic Coastal Navigation Seminar 7 p.m. West Marine in Rockville, MD. Sponsored by the Rockville Sail and Power Squadron.

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Bawdy Sing-Along Night 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Havre de Grace Maritime Museum. Beer, wine, and food served.

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Interlux Seminar 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

West Marine Hillsmere. Topside and bottom paint discussion. (410) 268-0129.

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Potomac River Cleanup and Hot Dog Roast 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Join Washington Canoe Club (WCC) and the DC Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation for a cleanup of the Potomac River and the Capital Crescent Trail. Meet up at WCC’s boathouse, located at 3700 Water Street, NW.

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Potomac River Cleanup at Dyke Marsh Alexandria, VA. estierli@npca.org for more information.

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Open House and Demo Day Annapolis Yacht Sales.

The Maryland Safe Boater Course 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Middle River, MD. Hosted by Bowleys Quarters Junior Fire Brigade. $35.

(410) 800-8420.

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Spring Basic Water Class Three weekends at the Washington Sailing Marina in Alexandria, VA. Sponsored by the Sailing Club of Washington, DC.

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Maryland Boating Safety Course 7 to 10 p.m. West Annapolis Fire Hall, 121 Jennifer Road, Annapolis. Sponsored and taught by USCG Auxiliary. (301) 919-7738.

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MD Basic Boating Safety Course 6 to 9 p.m. Ocean Pines Library. Offered by USCG Auxiliary. $15. (410) 208-2531.

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Blessing of the Fleet 5 p.m. under the Hooper Strait Lighthouse. St. Michaels, MD.

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Blessing of the Fleet 5 p.m. Oxford, MD. Docking information for the event: (410) 745-4981.

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Oriental In-Water Boat Show and Nautical Flea Market Pecan Grove Marina, Oriental, NC.

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Anchoring Seminar 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. West Marine Hillsmere.

Hosted by the Annapolis Sail and Power Squadron. (410) 268-0129.

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CPR/ First Aid Certification Course Offered by CAPCA. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Annapolis Elks Lodge, Edgewater, MD. $105.

Ultralight Boatbuilding Fawcett Winter Seminar Series. Given by Joe Fernon, boat builder and Fawcett staffer.

7 p.m. 919 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis.

East Coast Decoy Collectors Show Best Western, St. Michaels.

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Bay Bridge Boat Show Bay Bridge Marina, Stevensville, MD.

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Gel Coat Repair Workshop 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Marker 20 in Hampton, VA. Sponsored by Old Point Comfort YC.

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Marine RADAR Seminar 10 a.m. West Marine, Rockville, MD. Sponsored by the Rockville Sail and Power Squadron.

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Rock and Roast 6 to 10 p.m.

Annapolis Maritime Museum.

Food, drinks, live music, auctions, and more. $75. Benefits Box of Rain.

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75th Opening Day Celebration Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville, VA.

MD Boating Safety Course 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Havre de Grace Maritime Museum.

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Earth Day Cleanup Ocean City, MD. Sponsored by the Surfrider Foundation.

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The Royal Mail Steamer Titanic struck an iceberg and sank, losing 1517 lives. 1912.

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Vice Admiral Edmund “Old Grog” Vernon ordered the rum ration to be diluted with water. 1740.

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Build Your Own Sassafras Canoe Chesapeake Light Craft, Annapolis.

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Environmentally Speaking: Charles Darwin: Life as a Naturalist Unique insights into the life of Darwin. 7 p.m. CBEC’s Education Building, Grasonville, MD $8 for CBEC Members/ $10 for non-members (410) 827-6694.

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Observations from 60 years of Sailing Fawcett Winter Seminar Series. Bahamas sailing dinghies and other West Indies sailing craft with Fred Hecklinger. 7 p.m.

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CBMM Boater Safety Course 6 to 10 p.m. in the Van Lennep Auditorium. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. $25.

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Drivers’ Ed for First Mates 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. OPCYC Marina clubhouse, Hampton, VA. Sponsored by Old Point Comfort YC.

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U.S. Sailing One-Day Race Management Seminar Tred Avon YC. $60.

U.S. Sailing members only.

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Spring Sailboat Demo Day 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Severn SA, Annapolis. Come try out all of SSA’s fleets including the RS Feva, VX One, and Viper 60.

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Using GPS Seminar 10 a.m. West Marine, Rockville, MD. Sponsored by the Rockville Sail and Power Squadron.

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Build Your Own Expedition Wherry Chesapeake Light Craft, Annapolis.

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Earth Day “How inappropriate to call this planet Earth with it is quite clearly Ocean.” ~Arthur C. Clarke

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Great Shiplock Cleanup 1 to 3 p.m. Great Shiplock Park, Richmond, VA. (804) 788-8811 ext. 205.

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Maryland Safe Boater Course 6 to 10 p.m. Middle River, MD. Hosted by Bowleys Quarters Junior Fire Brigade. $35.

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Building Your Own Boat Fawcett Winter Seminar Series. Given by John Harris of Chesapeake Light Craft. 7 p.m. 919 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis. Free beer and $1 shots.

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Storm Drain Stenciling Workshop 6 to 8 p.m. Banner Neighborhoods Office Building, Baltimore.

Free. (410) 254-1577 ext. 109.

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Cruisers University Annapolis.

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Blessing of the Fleet 5:30 p.m.

Cape Charles Harbor, VA.

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Moonlight Raft Up 6 p.m.

Sailing Club of Washington, DC.

Pulling the Mast of One Sailboat Using the Mast of Another 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Marker 20 in Hampton, VA. Sponsored by Old Point Comfort YC.

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North U Clinegatta At the Downtown Sailing Center, Baltimore. Featuring Dave Perry.

Beginning of Pumpout Season for the Honeydipper West and Rhode rivers in MD. $5. (410) 867-7171.

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Start of Cocktail Cruising Season on the Bay 5:30 to 7:30 p.m on the Schooner Woodwind. $59.

(410) 263-7837.

25 25-27

Tiki Bar Opening Party Solomons, MD.

Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show City Dock, Annapolis.

25-27 Ocean City, MD.

Maryland Interntional Kite Exposition

26

Cyclist for the Bay Ride and Street Sweep 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. 2600 block of Lynhaven Ave, Southside Richmond. All cycling abilities welcome! Trash bags, gloves, water, and snacks will be provided. This is a familyfriendly event. (804) 780-1392.

26

Earth Day Trail Run and Family Fun Walk A 5K and milelong family trail walk for all ages. 7:30 a.m.

South Side Trails at American Chestnut Land Trust, Port Republic, MD.

East Coast She Crab Soup Classic 24th Street Park, Virginia Beach, VA. Groovin’ in the Park The Ray Pittman Project. 6 to 8 p.m. Deltaville Maritime Museum waterfront stage. $10. (804) 776-7200.

26

Hampton Roads Rubber Duck Race 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Intracoastal Waterway at Great Bridge, Chesapeake, VA

26

James RiverFest 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eco Discovery Park, Williamsburg. On the water activities, a morning clean-up, and much more. Free.

26

Live Life Raft Deployment 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. West Marine Hillsmere. Jeff Cox will be deploying a live Viking life raft and covering EPIRB and safety gear. (410) 268-0129.

26-27 26

Oxford Day Oxford, MD.

Practical Marine Radar 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Annapolis Elks Lodge, Edgewater, MD. $160 for CAPCA members, and $190 for non-members.

26

Working Watermen’s Weekend 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Deltaville Maritime Museum. (804) 776-7200.

26-27

Harrison Yacht Sales Open House 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Grasonville, MD

26-27 26 - May 31

Winefest St. Michaels, MD.

Maryland Spring Historic Home Tours Offers an inside look at extraordinary historic properties, including War of 1812 landmarks. (410) 821-6933.

“One pull on the long graceful oars and it all came back. It was like dancing again with a long lost love”

www.adirondack-guide-boat.com

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Cedar Guideboats Cedar Guideboat Kits Kevlar Guideboats Vermont Fishing Dories Vermont Packboats

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Sails & Tails 1 to 5 p.m.

Annapolis Marriott Waterfront. $75. Hosted by the Capital Chapter of Canine Companions for Independence.

27

SpinSheet’s World-Famous Crew Party 4 to 6 p.m.

Annapolis Maritime Museum. Don’t miss our “Start Sailing Now” panel discussion before the party at 3 p.m.!

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Voyage Planning and Electronic Charting 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Annapolis Elks Lodge, Edgewater, MD. $115 for CAPCA members and $145 for non-members.

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Annular Solar Eclipse

Pride of Baltimore II was launched in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore. 1988.

April Racing thru Apr 6

BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival Nanny Cay Marina, Tortola.

4-6 6 12 12

Soling U.S. Championship Severn SA.

Tune Up Race Cruising Club of Virginia, Southern Chesapeake.

BCYA Icebreaker Baltimore, MD Cherry Blossom PHRF Sailing Club of Washington, DC.

12

Cherry Blossom Regatta Daingerfield Island Sailing Club, Alexandria, VA.

12

NASS Spring Race Naval Academy Sailing Squadron, Annapolis.

12

Tuesday Night Racing in Baltimore Begins! Some of the best racing on the Bay is in Charm City.

13 19-20

Fishing Bay YC Spring Series #1.

Deltaville, VA.

Sail NC ISAF International A-Class Easter Regatta Manteo, NC.

23

Start of Wednesday Night Racing! Call the crew, buy the beer, racing is on in Annapolis!

23 - Sep 24 Wednesday Night Racing on the Magothy River Interested sailors should contact the Rear Commodore: rear_commodore@magothysailing.com

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One Design Opening Day Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville, VA. AYC Overnight Race Annapolis YC.

SMSA Little Choptank Race Southern Maryland SA.

27

Fishing Bay YC Spring Series #2. Deltaville, VA.

Project Clean Stream Various locations throughout the region. See website for more details. (443) 949-0575.

Hampton Blackbeard Festival Pillage and plunder your way through the coastal seaport city of Hampton, VA.

SpringFest Ocean City, MD.

Co-Op Charting Workshop Sponsored by the USPS District 5. NOAA Atlantic Marine Center.

Dover Days Dover, DE.

Strictly Boaters Boat Show South Jersey Marina in Cape May, NJ. (609) 884-2400.

3

Antique Boat & Marine Engine Show 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum.

Your Yacht, Your Way

3 3 3

Over 1400 Yachts commissioned in 40 years...Each one different, Just like their Owners!

3

Greater Maryland Tour de Cure Cooksville, MD. Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY.

Paddle for the Border Paddle the Dismal Swamp Canal between South Mills, NC & Chesapeake, VA.

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Solomons Maritime Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum.

3

Using VHF and VHF/DSC Marine Radios Seminar 10 a.m. West Marine, Rockville, MD. Sponsored by the Rockville Sail and Power Squadron.

3-4 3-4

Deltaville Dealer Days Deltaville, VA.

Maryland Safe Boater Course 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Middle River, MD. Hosted by Bowleys Quarters Junior Fire Brigade. $35.

(410) 800-8420.

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3-4

Naptown bayBAYq Contest and Music Festival Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, Crownsville, MD. $10.

4

Lighthouse Cruise 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Schooner Woodwind. $89, includes lunch. (410) 263-7837.

4 5

Spring Board Swap 8 a.m. East of Maui Boardshop, Annapolis.

Cinco de Mayo “It may be best to set aside the rest of May to apologize for what you’re going to do this Cinco de Mayo.” ~Unknown

5-7

American Boating Congress The Liaison Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.

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Maryland Boating Safety Course 7 to 10 p.m. West Annapolis Fire Hall, 121 Jennifer Road, Annapolis. Sponsored and taught by USCG Auxiliary. (301) 919-7738.

5-10

Build Your Own Shearwater or Wood Duck Sea Kayak Chesapeake Light Craft, Annapolis.

6-8

MD Basic Boating Safety Course 6 to 9 p.m. Ocean Pines Library. Offered by USCG Auxiliary. $15. (410) 208-2531.

7

The liner RMS Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat U-20 off the Irish coast. 1915.

10

Anchoring Seminar 10 a.m.

West Marine, Rockville, MD. Sponsored by the Rockville Sail and Power Squadron.

10

Cambridge Beer Festival 1 to 6 p.m. 300 block of High Street. (410) 228-7420.

10

How to Read a Nautical Chart 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Havre de Grace Maritime Museum. $35

10

Jamestown Day Mark the 407th anniversary of the 1607 founding in Virginia of America’s first permanent English settlement with family-friendly tours, military and maritime displays, and traditional music and entertainment.

Jamestowne, VA.

11

Ed Weglein named Historian for SpinSheet and PropTalk. 2010.

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Mother’s Day “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” ~Rudyard Kipling

11

Mother’s Day Cruise 1 to 4 p.m.

Hosted by DC Sail onboard American Spirit. $30.

12

Start of the Spring Salty Dawg Rally Nanny Cay, BVI.

12

John Masefield, sailor and poetlaureate of England, author of Sea Fever, and other poetry and prose of the sea, died. 1967.

13

The colony of Jamestown was founded on the shores of the James River by the Virginia Company.

1607.

14

A dark day. After being knocked down by a freak micro-burst, the Baltimore Clipper schooner Pride of Baltimore capsized and sank. Her Captain and three of her crew were lost. 1986

14-15

CBMM Boater Safety Course 6 to 10 p.m. in the Van Lennep Auditorium. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. $25.

Pre-registration required. (410) 745-4941.

15-18

Cruisin’ Ocean City Thousands of hot rods and classic cars can be seen everywhere in Ocean City, MD.

16

Moonlight Raft-Up Sailing Club of Washington, DC.

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Upcoming Classes

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•Master to 100 Ton: 2 Weeks, Apr. 7-18; May 5-16 •Sailing and Towing Endorsements: Apr. 26; May 18 •First Aid & CPR: Apr. 27; May 17

Marine Diesel Engines

•Diesel Basics: Apr. 12-13; May 10-11

Navigation

•Navigation Basics: May 10-11 •Navigation II (iNav): Weekend, April 12-13; Mon-Tues, May 12-13

Weather

•Marine Weather: Apr. 5-6

iNav class Bridge Simulator

See us at the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show and Cruisers University April 24-27

www.AnnapolisSchoolofSeamanship.com (410) 263-8848 • (866) 369-2248 Training Facility at 601 Sixth Street • Annapolis, MD

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OkoumeFest: A Boatbuilder Rendezvous Chesapeake Light Craft, Annapolis and Matapeake State Park.

16-17

Potomac Century Daingerfield Island Sailing Club, Alexandria, VA.

16-18 Richmond, VA.

16-23 17

USNA Commissioning Week Annapolis.

139th Preakness Stakes Pimlico, Baltimore, MD.

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Dominion Riverrock Sports and Music Festival

See us at the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show • Tent B12

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Chesapeake Bay Tour de Cure Easton, MD.

Crabby Blues Festival Central Park, Cape Charles, VA. (757) 331-1717.

17

Free Boat System Checks 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tidewater Yacht Service, Baltimore. Sponsored by the ABYC. (410) 990-4460.

17

Kent Island Day Historic Stevensville, MD. Parade, exhibits, food, vendors, costumes, activities for kids and crafts.

17

Marine Science Day Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA.

17

Paddlefest on the Choptank 10:30 a.m. Launch in Greensboro, MD. 7.7-mile paddle. Festival is from 12 to 5 p.m. (410) 479-4638.

17-23 18

National Safe Boating Week

SpinSheet’s Solomons Crew Party 5 p.m. SMSA Clubhouse, Solomons, MD.

20-23

U.S. Naval Academy.

Blue Angels in Annapolis

21

Environmentally Speaking: What I Want To Do When I Grow Up 7 p.m. CBEC’s Education Building, Grasonville, MD $8 for CBEC Members/ $10 for non-members (410) 827-6694.

21-23

MD Basic Boating Safety Course 6 to 9 p.m. Ocean Pines Library. Offered by USCG Auxiliary. $15. (410) 208-2531.

21-24

Maryland Safe Boater Course Middle River, MD. Hosted by Bowleys Quarters Junior Fire Brigade. $35. (410) 800-8420.

22 23-24

National Maritime Day

Potomac River Waterfowl Festival St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds in Leonardtown, MD. (240) 670-4483.

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Soft Shell Spring Fair 12 to 5 p.m. Local food, activities, arts and crafts, demonstrations, & Watermen’s Hall of Fame. (410) 968-2500.

26 30 - Jun 1 Memorial Day Thank a soldier.

Racing Clinic Annapolis YC

North U Youth Match

31

Groovin’ in the Park Mason Wyatt and Janet Martin Band.

5 to 8 p.m. Deltaville Maritime Museum waterfront stage. $10. (804) 776-7200.

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Fishing Bay YC Spring Series #4. Deltaville, VA. Stew Pot Regatta Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville, VA

Down the Bay Race The longest distance race on the Chesapeake running 120 miles from Annapolis to Hampton. Hosted

by Storm Trysail Club and Hampton YC.

24-25

Annapolis to Miles River Race Miles River YC, St. Michaels. Race back on Sunday sponsored by the West River SC.

30 - Jun 1

22nd Annual Annapolis Leukemia Cup Annapolis.

30 - Jun 1

Southern Bay Race Week Hampton YC.

May Racing

2-4

Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta Annapolis YC.

3

Race ‘Round the Island Chesapeake Yacht Club and Marina, Tilghman Island. Sponsored by the Tilghman Area Youth Association.

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SERC Spring Regatta Annapolis, MD Fishing Bay YC Spring Series #3. Deltaville, VA. Shields Spring Series Tred Avon YC.

Monday Night Match Racing Starts Annapolis Match Race Center, Annapolis.

16-18

J/22 North American Championship

Annapolis YC.

17

Elf Classic Yacht Race Eastport YC to Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.

17-18 17-18

Lippincott Regatta Annapolis YC.

Oxford, MD.

Spring Fling Tred Avon YC,

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Frost-Goode Race Southern Maryland SA

Spring Race A middle distance race from Annapolis to Gibson Island hosted by Gibson Island Yacht Squadron and Sailing Club of the Chesapeake.

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Chesapeake Bay Tide Tables

All times listed are in Local Time, Daylight Saving Time has been applied when appropriate. All heights are in feet.

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Low –3:50 +3:30 –0:10 –1:58

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01:40 AM Wed 08:10 AM 03:23 PM 08:29 PM

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H. Ht *1.18 *1.59 *0.82 *1.08

L. Ht *1.17 *1.59 *0.83 *1.08

Spring Range 1.5 1.9 1.1 1.4

7

Fri

Mon

05:24 AM 11:49 AM 05:33 PM 11:36 PM

15

06:05 AM 1.5 H Tue 12:34 PM 0.3 L 06:13 PM 1.1 H

diFFerenCes

High Mtn Pt, Magothy River +1:24 Chesapeake Beach –1:14 Cedar Point –3:16 Point Lookout –3:48

05:29 AM 0.3 L Tue 11:56 AM 1.4 H 06:28 PM 0.3 L

Fri

05:20 AM Mon 11:47 AM 05:30 PM 11:25 PM Tue

06:07 AM 1.7 H 12:36 PM 0.3 L 06:15 PM 1.1 H

30

12:09 AM Wed 06:51 AM 01:22 PM 06:58 PM

Low +1:40 –1:15 –3:13 –3:47

H. Ht *0.88 *1.12 *1.33 *1.37

0.1 1.7 0.3 1.1

L H L H

Spring L. Ht Range *0.88 1.0 *1.14 1.1 *1.33 1.4 *1.33 1.4

04:38 AM THu 10:54 AM 05:16 PM 11:28 PM Fri

12:03 AM 06:21 AM 12:21 PM 06:40 PM

0.4 2.4 0.4 2.6

L H L H

26

12:29 AM SAT 06:44 AM 12:44 PM 07:12 PM

-0.1 L 2.8 H -0.1 L 3.2 H

12

12:49 AM SAT 07:05 AM 01:00 PM 07:22 PM

0.3 2.5 0.3 2.7

L H L H

27

01:24 AM Sun 07:37 AM 01:33 PM 08:01 PM

-0.2 L 2.8 H -0.2 L 3.3 H

13

01:30 AM Sun 07:45 AM 01:38 PM 08:02 PM

0.1 2.6 0.1 2.9

L H L H

28

02:15 AM Mon 08:26 AM 02:20 PM 08:46 PM

-0.2 L 2.8 H -0.2 L 3.3 H

14

02:11 AM Mon 08:24 AM 02:17 PM 08:40 PM

0 2.6 0 3

L H L H

29

03:03 AM Tue 09:11 AM 03:04 PM 09:29 PM

-0.2 L 2.8 H -0.1 L 3.3 H

15

-0.1 L 2.7 H 0 L 3.1 H

30

-0.2 L 2.7 H -0.1 L 3.2 H

02:51 AM Tue 09:02 AM 02:56 PM 09:19 PM

diFFerenCes Onancock Creek Stingray Point Hooper Strait Light Lynnhaven Inlet

High +3 :52 +2 :01 +5 :52 +0 :47

03:48 AM Wed 09:54 AM 03:47 PM 10:11 PM

Low H. Ht +4 :15 *0.70 +2 :29 *0.48 +6 :04 *0.66 +1 :08 *0.77

Spring L. Ht Range *0.83 2.2 *0.83 1.4 *0.67 2.0 *0.83 2.4

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Tidal Current Tables

Baltimore Harbor Approach (Off Sandy Point) 1

Slack Water Max Current Speed

Tue

2

0333 1016 1649 2222

Wed 0415 1104 1742 2310

3

Slack Water Max Current Speed

Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Slack Water Max Current Speed

0038 -0.9 0656 1.2 1326 -1.1 1932 0.8

11

0023 0640 1241 1843

0330 0.8 0939 -0.7 1544 0.7 2153 -0.8

21

0130 0704 1404 2057

0422 -0.5 1041 0.9 1723 -0.9 2341 0.6

1

0123 -0.8 0742 1.2 1415 -1 2022 0.7

12

0100 0723 1335 1927

0411 0.8 1026 -0.8 1631 0.7 2233 -0.8

22

0237 0816 1500 2146

0530 -0.5 1144 0.8 1820 -0.9

2

0134 0804 1425 2009

0450 0.9 1111 -0.9 1716 0.7 2311 -0.8

23

Fri

SAT

Mon

Tue

Slack Water Max Current Speed

Slack Water Max Current Speed

0501 -1.8 1051 1.1 1712 -1.8 2316 1.4

11

0221 Wed 0906 1410 2113

0546 -1.6 1131 1 1754 -1.7 2359 1.2

12

0041 0.6 0641 -0.6 1250 0.8 1915 -0.8

3

0632 -1.5 1213 0.8 1838 -1.5

13

0139 0.8 0749 -0.7 1355 0.7 2010 -0.8

4

0044 1.1 0721 -1.3 1256 0.6 1925 -1.4

14

0131 0.9 0813 -1.1 1344 0.5 2017 -1.2

15

0530 1239 1651

0223 0.8 0910 -1 1438 0.4 2117 -1.1

16

Tue

Fri

0434 1000 1657 2208

Slack Water Max Current Speed

0111 -1.3 0708 0.7 1338 -1.2 1925 0.7

21

0155 -1.4 0749 0.8 1416 -1.3 2006 0.9

22

0236 -1.4 0827 0.9 1452 -1.4 2044 1

23

Mon 0516 1215 1650 0025 0621 1322 1806

0312 1.1 0957 -1.3 1538 0.7 2211 -1.4

0135 Wed 0727 1427 1928

0420 1 1104 -1.4 1650 0.7 2323 -1.5

0315 -1.5 0903 0.9 1526 -1.5 2122 1.2

24

0528 1 1205 -1.5 1759 0.9

0018 0714 1216 1917

0354 -1.5 0939 0.9 1600 -1.6 2201 1.3

25

0100 Wed 0754 1250 1955

0433 -1.6 1017 0.9 1636 -1.6 2242 1.3

26

SAT

0517 1038 1732 2254

Tue

THu

0500 1153 1835

0209 -0.8 0829 1.1 1505 -1 2113 0.6

13

4

0000 0546 1242 1929

0258 -0.7 0918 1 1556 -0.9 2207 0.6

14

0206 Mon 0844 1515 2049

0527 1 1154 -0.9 1759 0.7 2348 -0.7

24

5

0055 0636 1333 2024

0350 -0.6 1009 0.9 1650 -0.9 2304 0.5

15

0605 1236 1842

1 -1 0.6

25 Fri

0549 1203 1752

0233 0.9 0853 -0.8 1458 0.7 2102 -0.8

5

6

0155 0731 1426 2119

0447 -0.5 1104 0.8 1745 -0.8

16

0025 -0.7 0643 1.1 1319 -1 1925 0.6

26

0003 0644 1309 1845

0325 1 0951 -0.9 1555 0.7 2151 -0.8

6

0003 0.5 0549 -0.5 1202 0.8 1840 -0.8

17

0103 -0.7 0723 1.1 1403 -1 2009 0.5

27

0047 0735 1408 1936

0413 1.1 1045 -1 1650 0.7 2239 -0.8

7

0047 Mon 0627 1344 1752

0321 0.7 1012 -1 1540 0.3 2221 -1.1

17

0144 0836 1326 2038

0514 -1.5 1057 0.9 1715 -1.7 2326 1.4

27

0101 0.5 0652 -0.5 1301 0.7 1934 -0.8

18

0144 -0.6 0805 1.1 1449 -1 2057 0.5

28

0131 Mon 0823 1503 2026

0500 1.2 1135 -1.1 1741 0.7 2326 -0.8

8

0424 0.6 1112 -1 1646 0.4 2324 -1.1

18

0230 0922 1407 2125

0559 -1.5 1141 0.9 1759 -1.6

28

0155 0.6 0752 -0.5 1359 0.7 2024 -0.8

19 SAT

0511 1220 1918

0230 -0.6 0851 1 1538 -0.9 2148 0.5

29

0546 1.2 1224 -1.1 1830 0.7

9

0251 Wed 0825 1536 2014

0526 1208 1747

0.6 -1 0.4

19

0014 1.3 0649 -1.4 1230 0.8 1850 -1.6

29

0245 0.7 0848 -0.6 1453 0.7 2111 -0.8

20

0028 0603 1310 2008

0322 -0.6 0943 1 1629 -0.9 2243 0.5

30

0011 -0.8 0631 1.2 1310 -1.1 1919 0.6

10

0021 -1.2 0621 0.7 1256 -1.1 1840 0.6

20

0108 1.3 0746 -1.3 1325 0.7 1949 -1.5

30

Fri

SAT

Sun

7

Mon 0258 0832 1520 2211

8

Tue

9

0402 0937 1614 2300

Wed 0500 1042 1707 2344

10 THu

0553 1144 1757

Sun

Tue

0238 0924 1603 2128

Wed 0312 1005 1651 2207 THu

Fri

Sun

0347 1048 1740 2249 0426 1133 1829 2335

Wed 0345 0933 1558 2233 THu

SAT

Sun

Tue

0450 1051 1656 2318

0214 0910 1555 2114

Wed 0257 0955 1644 2203

All times listed are in Local Time, Daylight Saving Time has been applied when appropriate. All speeds are in knots.

THu

Fri

SAT

Sun

Tue

THu

0306 0953 1446 2200 0351 1043 1522 2251 0438 1138 1603 2346

0150 0728 1444 1904

0346 0916 1619 2115

0207 1.2 0849 -1.3 1428 0.7 2057 -1.4

Sun

0557 1112 1806 2337

Mon 0636 1144 1841 Tue

THu

Fri

SAT

Sun

0321 1013 1453 2218 0416 1111 1546 2318

THu

Fri

SAT

Sun

0244 0830 1526 2046 0349 0927 1619 2154 0448 1018 1709 2254 0541 1103 1755 2348

Mon 0631 1145 1839

0029 -1.6 0631 1.1 1301 -1.6 1901 1.1 0128 -1.6 0727 1.1 1351 -1.7 1955 1.2 0222 -1.7 0817 1.1 1438 -1.8 2044 1.3 0312 -1.7 0902 1 1522 -1.8 2130 1.4

0036 0718 1223 1922

0358 -1.7 0945 1 1605 -1.8 2213 1.4

0121 Wed 0802 1259 2004

0443 -1.6 1025 0.9 1646 -1.7 2254 1.3

Tue

All times listed are in Local Time, Daylight Saving Time has been applied when appropriate. All speeds are in knots.

Current Differences and Speed Ratios Secondary Stations Baltimore Harbor Approach

Time Differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed Ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Secondary Stations Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Time Differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed Ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Cove Point, 3.9 n.mi. East

-3:29

-3:36

-4:08

-3:44

0.4

0.6

Chesapeake Beach, 1.5 miles North

+0:29

+0:48

+0:06

+0:00

1.0

0.7

Sharp Island Lt., 3.4 n.mi. West

-1:39

-1:41

-1:57

-1:43

0.4

0.5

Chesapeake Channel, (bridge tunnel) +0:05

+0:38

+0:32

+0:19

2.2

1.2

Thomas Pt. Shoal Lt., 2.0 n.mi. East

-1:05

-0:14

-0:22

-0:20

0.6

0.6

Stingray Point, 12.5 miles East

+2:18

+3:00

+2:09

+2:36

1.2

0.6

Pooles Island, 4 miles Southwest

+0:59

+0:48

+0:56

+1:12

0.6

0.8

Smith Point Light, 6.7 n.mi. East

+2:29

+2:57

+2:45

+1:59

0.5

0.3

Turkey Point, 1.2 n.mi. Southwest

+2:39

+1:30

+0:58

+1:00

0.6

0.8

Point No Point, 4.3 n.mi. East

+4:49

+5:33

+6:04

+5:45

0.4

0.2

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Where We Sail

by Tom Pelton, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

The Phoenix-like Resurrection of an “Evil” Fishing Bird

P

eople tend to perceive as “natural” whatever they saw as a child. The birds and animals of centuries past can seem as exotic as alien species if they return. Through the distorting lens of this landscape amnesia, we see the comeback of an ancient bird: the cormorant.

Double-crested cormorants are a peculiar-looking fishing bird with black feathers, long, snake-like necks, webbed feet, and hooked beaks. They often have a pair of shaggy tufts—double crests—on their heads that make them look like disheveled professors. They nest in colonies and sing in grunts and croaks that sound more like a chorus of pigs than birds.

Around the Chesapeake Bay, you may have seen cormorants standing on posts in the water in their trademark pose: with their black wings held out sideways, to dry in the sun. It is this vampire-like posture—and the fact that cormorants eat fish—that has made the birds reviled by fishermen and misunderstood for centuries. Long a symbol of bad luck and evil in Western literature and myth, cormorants have been persecuted and slaughtered by fishermen and even the U.S. government, according to a new book called “The Devil’s Cormorant” by Richard J. King.

“It’s really interesting to see how far back it goes, this sort of anti-cormorant feeling in literature and art,” King says in an interview. “Milton famously described Satan sitting like a cormorant on the tree of life. Shakespeare uses cormorant imagery four times in his plays. And in Shakespeare’s time, being ‘cormorous’ meant being greedy or insatiable.”

Despite the bad rap in Western culture, cormorants are miraculous and wonderful in their own awkward way. They can migrate thousands of miles, can swim deep beneath the water with their webbed feet, and are trained as fish-catching pets in Japan and China.

Even more amazing is cormorants’ Phoenix-like rise from near death. After being nearly wiped out in many areas of the U.S., cormorants started multiplying in the 1970s because the federal government banned the pesticide DDT and

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outlawed hunting for cormorants in 1972.

There were no nesting pairs of cormorants in Maryland in the 1970s. But by 1990, there were 55. And today, there are about 4000 nesting pairs here, according to David Brinker, a wildlife biologist with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Thousands more are in Virginia’s part of the Chesapeake Bay. “I view cormorants as a good sign,” Brinker says. “Here’s a new species that ##Photo by Bob Ampula/CBF

adds to the diversity of the fish and wildlife populations of the state of Maryland.”

Double crested cormorants have long migrated through the Chesapeake Bay in the spring and fall, as they flew from their nesting grounds in New England to their wintering areas in Florida and back again. Their nesting has now spread south from New England, as the bird population has grown. But whether cormorants ever nested in the Chesapeake Bay in the past is a matter of dispute.

People sometimes perceive cormorants as a nuisance, in part because they are colonial breeders. Cormorants tend to nest in such densities that their waste kills grasses and trees on parts of the islands where they nest. The birds also eat about a pound of fish a day—but not enough to significantly

impact overall fish populations or the fishing industry, scientists say.

Nevertheless, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2013 intentionally destroyed about 3200 cormorant eggs on Poplar Island in the Chesapeake Bay. Peter McGowan, a wildlife biologist with a federal agency, said he and his colleagues sprayed a portion of the colony’s eggs with vegetable oil, which suffocates the embryos. He said wildlife managers worry the booming cormorant population would crowd out other, more threatened birds. Common terns, glossy ibises, and snowy egrets are competing with the cormorants for nesting space, McGowan said.

“There are other species that are—I wouldn’t say have preference, but they utilize habitats that are quickly being lost in the Chesapeake Bay,” McGowan says. “And we need to focus on trying to provide the nesting habitat for those species. Otherwise we are going to lose those birds from the Chesapeake Bay.” Stephanie Boyles Griffin, a director at Humane Society of the United States, said the destruction of cormorant eggs is unfair and an example of how the birds are still being unfairly persecuted.

“The Humane Society of the United States is strongly opposed to any lethal efforts to control cormorants,” Griffin says. “They’re a native bird. The reason that fishermen and wildlife managers want to manage them at all, using lethal or nonlethal methods, is because of landuse decisions that we as humans have made. We have taken up residence at most of the coastal areas of the Chesapeake Bay, and this is all colonial nesting and shorebird breeding ground.”

Development and erosion are forcing terns and other birds to compete with cormorants for a shrinking number of secluded waterfront nesting sites. People are trying to pick the winners and losers in nature’s competition. And the misunderstood black bird is still paying a fatal price.

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T

hat old catch phrase “Captains and Admirals” implying that men are the captains of any boat and women are the admirals, in so much as they plan meals and mix cocktails, is about as outdated as phones that are stuck to walls.

Women singlehand their boats, women are licensed captains, and you can make calls from just about anywhere on planet earth these days.

have careers in the marine industry, stereotypes are slowly changing.”

Suky Cannon has been sailing all her life and got her captain’s license four years ago. She says even though there might still be some stereotypes that never seem to disappear, the best advice for women looking to get their license or just skipper their own boat is to ignore the com##Often, folks are taken aback when they learn my ments and go for it. “Many profession, and then follow with,”‘Hey, that’s cool!” people appreciate the patience and competency professional women offer,” says Suky.

Suky or Angie to show you the ropes “That can work in your favor. Often, and help build confidence and skills. folks are taken aback when they learn Suky remembers the first time she my profession, and then follow with, singlehanded a 33-foot cruiser out of ‘Hey, that’s cool!’”

City Island, NY, in her 20s. “I reviewed Even if a professional captain’s how I was going to do it over and over, license is not on your to-do list, any checked and double checked everywoman who is spending time sailthing,” Suky remembers. “The sense ing should try to find a way to spend of exhilaration that I did it well, with some time taking the helm, captainno mishaps, was thrilling. I remember ing their own boat, and thinking I could just keep sailing on even single handing. If forever. The joy and sense of oneness ##Angie Wilson has been a you’re unsure about how with the boat and the wind was exhilalicensed captain for five to start, then ditch your rating. It’s part of why I especially love years and a sailor for 25. significant other and start introducing other women to sailing. small. Look for sailing The sense of empowerment and mastery clubs where you can get is amazing.” a dinghy sailboat and get Angie loves teaching sailing for the a feel for commanding same reasons. “I really enjoy when sudyour own little vessel, denly a student has the ‘ah-ha moment,’ then work your way up and they get it. I like to figure out how to larger boats. Take each student learns, as women learn your boat out with some very differently than men. My job as a girlfriends as crew. You coach is to help each student unlock her can also look for female sailing potential in a safe and relaxed sailing instructors like atmosphere,” Angie says.

Learning rules of the road, trimming sails, and making decisions onboard a sailboat have nothing to do with whether you sit or stand in the head (and fellas, we all know you sit while underway anyhow). Angie Wilson has been sailing for 25 years and a licensed captain for five years. “People tend to show a new level of respect when they learn you are actually a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captain,” says Angie.

“Many boaters call themselves ‘captain’ though they have no professional qualifications.”

Angie sails out of Deale, MD, and spends her time teaching at The Sailing Academy, doing deliveries, and chartering her own boat. “Prejudice remains in the marine industry. Some people still expect the woman to be the galley wench,” she says. “I have had bridge tenders ask to speak to the captain even after assuring them that I am the captain. If I am traveling with a male crew, people often assume the male crew is the captain. Old ideas are slow to change, but as more and more women

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##Suky Cannon says that even though there might still be some stereotypes, the best advice for women looking to get their license or skipper their own boat is to ignore the comments and go for it.

your near coastal license. Just head south to Norfolk, and start jumping off.”

Sailing is for everyone, and the stereotypes about women being dragged aboard, following their man’s dreams, or being the “admiral” are about as funny as a crab pot around your prop.

Suky explains that the love of captaining your own vessel is universal.

“The quiet and the freedom. The sounds and interplay of the wind and waves make me feel I’m part of a brilliant symphony. I love being captain of my ship!”

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Both women agree that the Chesapeake Bay is the perfect learning ground for women who want to captain their own boat or sharpen their sailing skills. The Bay offers plenty of chances to test a range of skills from navigating to rules of the road to radio protocol to anchoring and docking.

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Joe & Skipjack the Story of

Elder

“Like any business, it starts with an idea.”

Joe Elder was in the British Virgin Islands, drinking a rum drink and eating a tropical meal when that idea struck him.

He and some friends were on a sailing trip, gallivanting around in a 49-foot Beneteau.

“As we moved through the islands, we hit all of the Pussers, as all sailors do!”

Unlike most sailors, Joe paid more attention to the business side of things than he did to his rum drinks. He became fascinated with the place. “You could buy the apparel and you could buy the gifts from the store, but the neat décor was not for sale. And that’s really the part I liked so much about it,” Joe says.

Joe met Alison, the woman who would soon become his wife and later his business partner. The pair were (are) divers, serious divers, and met at a function hosted by the 50 April 2014 SpinSheet

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##ARC Caribbean 150 0 part icipants enjoying a happy hour at Skipjack Nau tical before the star t of the rally. Photo by Maria Karlsson

Maritime Archeological and Historical Society (MAHS), a group of professional and serious amateurs who volunteer to work on underwater archeological sites alongside the trained scientists.

Joe and Alison have worked on wrecks as close to home as German submarines on the Chesapeake and as far afield as 17th century wrecks in the English channel.

Through all of the diving and adventuring, the business idea that Joe formed in the islands remained.

Through Alison’s father they were introduced to Stan Shanks, an importer of salvaged ship parts. Once retired, excommercial and Navy ships are taken to yards overseas where they are dismantled and broken up. Their valuable bits and pieces are saved and sold off to collectors.

Stan seeks out these places and brings back the valuable stuff, such as you might find in naval museums. Or at Pussers.

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and pieces of maritime memorabilia from guys like Stan, he and Alison would create their own sort of Pussers, minus the food and beverage, and put everything up for sale.

Skipjack Nautical was born.

After moving from their original Virginia Beach location, Joe and Alison set up shop in Old Town Portsmouth, VA. They would live on the second floor and put the gallery at street level. By then they had expanded beyond just the ship salvage business and had created relationships with all kinds of maritime artists: painters, sculptors, and model builders. They added a vintage and antique department, using the skills Joe had acquired from 10 years working as an art appraiser.

“It was a wonderful situation,” Joe says.

But it didn’t last. Just before Christmas 2007, there was a fire in the church located next to and behind their home and store.

“It was a raging fire,” Joe recalls. “It destroyed the church. The building that was to the right of us fell over and crushed in half of our roof. The city condemned the property immediately and actually came, in the same day, with bulldozers and leveled our property with everything in it.”

“The loss was enormous,” Joe says, still with a hint of regret in his voice. But Joe and Alison didn’t want to give up on their dream. “In the long run, we have a better scenario than we had initially. It’s just a tough way to get there,” Joe admits.

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on it. Nearby stood a glass case with vintage clocks and barometers with ‘U.S. Navy’ stamped on their faces.

Cracked oil paintings hung on the walls, and a display of ship-in-a-bottle models graced one corner of the big room. Where did this stuff come from?

“There is a lot of U.S. Navy in the Hampton Roads area,” Joe says.

“You’ve got officers and retired Navy folks who are downsizing and have no need for the collections anymore.”

The swords in particular came from a collector of 40 years, who worked in the shipyards for decades and was able to take them off the ships. “I went out in the early summer to see his collection, and it’s this huge collection,” Joe says. “So far we’ve brought in close to 300 items.” One of the

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“Our store is chock-ablock full of stuff,” Joe says, laughing. “I’ll start rearranging the showroom to make something fit and I’ll have to move 200 items to make that one thing work!”

Nearly twenty years since the idea first sprouted in his mind, Joe is now living the dream he created for himself. He’s found his niche.

“I love this business. I like dealing with maritime history. I don’t ever know day to day what’s going to walk through the doors. We get a chance to see some pretty interesting things, and we meet great people.”

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Bodkin Creek Photo and story by Eric Vohr

Where: Located on the south of the mouth of the Patapsco River Lat/Long: 39.1339986, -76.4355154 Why: Close to Baltimore and has an awesome waterfront restaurant/bar with free moorings called the Cheshire Crab where you can watch the Ravens play on Sunday.

Drawbacks: Narrow channel getting in from the Bay

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ailing is often about plans changing with the weather or circumstances. In this case, it was circumstances that sent us to Bodkin Creek our first night. I know it may not be a very ambitious destination for a two-week exploration of the Bay that started in Baltimore, but Bodkin has served as a practical and sensible first night anchorage many times.

Our first day, predictably, started late.

We had just returned from a monthlong West Coast travel writing excursion which included hiking the glaciers of Alberta, touring the Canadian Rocky Mountains by train, fly fishing and grizzly watching in northern British Columbia, and cruising aboard Holland American Lines to Alaska. When we arrived in Baltimore, we only had a day to unpack, repack, and get ready for our sail.

While some may question such a short sail for the first day out, I both defend and recommend it to all sailors who are embarking on a long cruise and running late with preparations. Face it: getting ready for a large trip, or even a long weekend, takes a lot of time. Aside from provisioning and preparing the boat, there are a million little things that have to get done. It seems that no matter how well I plan, it always takes so much longer than planned—and if I’m not running late, my guests are. Instead of getting yourself all worked up in a pre-vacation stress that can easily spoil the start of a great trip or even the whole darn thing, you’re better off letting go of the expectations (and stress), sailing to a quick nearby destination, and getting your feet up and your wine glass filled as soon as possible. For those who call Baltimore home, Bodkin is the perfect spot.

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trip. We shoved off at 3 p.m. with the wind on our nose. We left the sails furled, set the auto pilot, broke out a bottle of wine and some cheese and crackers, and started enjoying our trip right then and there. (Tacking back and forth in the Patapsco can be a nuisance anyway, and trust me, the tugboat and container ship captains prefer it if you aren’t going back and forth across the channel.) Before we knew it, we were turning the corner into Bodkin, dropping anchor, and firing up the barbeque for some nice juicy steaks.

We got dinner on the table in time to watch the sunset.

Compare that with stressing to get out earlier (I always forget something really important when I do that); sailing long into the night to get to the furthest reachable good anchorage; dropping the hook in the dark while tired, hungry, and stressed (which means fighting over the anchor drop); and eating cold sandwiches in the dark because you are too exhausted to fire up the grill. Not a good way to start your trip.

I’ve been to Bodkin many times, and even though it’s close to a major city, it has proven to be a delightful spot. One of my favorite Bodkin stories involved snapping the sheer pin on my dingy motor and not having paddles onboard, nor any tools, and certainly not a spare sheer pin. I bothered a guy mowing his lawn, and instead of telling me to get lost, he let me use his shop to make a sheer pin. Now that’s Chesapeake Bay hospitality.

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About the author: Baltimore sailor Eric Vohr has raced his 1988 Merritt C and C Mark II out of Baltimore for 10 years. His travel writing adventures have led him to the Caribbean where he is chartering this spring.

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Wiley’s Whalers

by Mike Moore

##Eastern Shore boat builder Ralph Wiley’s successful line of sailing yachts based on the hull form of a Tancook Whaler. Photo courtesy of Cutts & Case

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oted yacht racer and master Eastern Shore boat builder Ralph Wiley could have built and campaigned most any boat of his choosing. How is it that he became promoter of a working fishing boat from a remote region of Nova Scotia?

Beginning in the 1930s, Wiley began a production run of five sailing yachts all based on the hull model of the Tancook Whaler. Howard Chapelle documented the Tancook Whaler in his book “American Small Sailing Craft.” The boats were described as sleek double-enders up to 50 54 April 2014 SpinSheet

feet in length, which could be rowed out in the morning calm and were fast sailers when returning from the open ocean off Nova Scotia’s Mahone Bay. The fishing boats were usually rigged as schooners and could weather severe conditions.

Boats that have been refined over many generations usually have most of their issues worked out. The Tancook Whalers were fast, seaworthy, could carry a load, and were easily handled. Unlike the cruising and racing boats of the time, the Whalers were not constrained by class rules, and their best traits could be exploited for recreational sailing. spinsheet.com

Wiley refers to an article by Ernest A. Bell in Yachting Magazine as one source of inspiration for his development of the Tancook Whaler. In his memoir “Preacher’s Son,” Wiley relates a tale of how, in the 1930s, while crewing on a New York YC Cruise off Vineyard Haven, Wiley’s schooner was overtaken and passed by a smaller Tancook Whaler. The Whaler was piloted by a gentleman wearing a derby and puffing on a corn cob pipe. Wiley was cranking at a winch and in his words, “We were racing.” As the Whaler came alongside, her captain left the tiller unattended and strolled forward to ease the foresail and soon thereafter left Wiley’s schooner behind. Wiley was impressed.

Not long afterward, that same Whaler was brought to Oxford for inspection and adaptation of the plan to recreational sailing. Wiley moved the ballast outside the hull, “hardened the bilges,” and eliminated the centerboard. He installed a flush deck cabin on most of his boats, citing their qualities on a boat of this size as having sitting headroom with the ability to lean back onto the lockers. Improved strength at the mast partners, a clear open deck, and better water repellency were also mentioned.

Wiley chose a modern cutter rig over the schooner rig for better performance on all points of sail.

The first boats were around 30 feet in length, gradually increasing to 38 and 40 feet with Fox and Vixen.

Interior accommodations also grew with increasing length, and Vixen has a standard house with standing headroom.

Wiley employed many of his innovations in the construction of these boats, including his patented athwart-ship deck planking; the deck planks run from side to side instead of fore and aft, the advantage being more interior volume available due to less framing.

He also made good use of what became known as “Wiley Ports.”

While it’s said that Wiley wasn’t the inventor, he was awarded namesake credit for frequently employing a port light that consisted of a glass pane fitted in an angled frame. The pane could be sealed tight against the cabin side with wooden wedges or propped open using the same wedges. If the wedges are removed completely, the panes slap open or shut

##The Tancook Whalers were fast, seaworthy, could carry a load, and were easily handled.

depending on the heel of the boat. Another useful feature was a cockpit well that could be lifted out as a unit giving full access to the engine below.

Wiley’s Whalers were noted for their self-steering ability. After trimming the sails for course, Wiley would let go of the tiller and putter off, enjoying the reactions this would elicit from his guests. When

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the speed and handling qualities of the Whalers became apparent, he embarked on what became a 25-year racing career.

Taking advantage of Fox’s shallow draft, he would cut across various points on the race course and leave his competitors stacked up behind him, hard aground.

A former Fox crew member, Kent, from Chapel Hill relates more anecdotes. It seems that the owner of one of the earlier Whalers requested his boat be named Charlotte. This was a little tame for Wiley, so he modified the name to Sea Harlot. (A compromise has been reached since then and she is now known as Country Girl).

The name boards and sails of Wiley’s Fox and Vixen have depictions of a running fox, except Vixen’s fox has her head turned, looking over her shoulder.

Wiley went on to successfully race Fox and Vixen in various regattas around the Bay. Fox won the Fleet Prize in the Naval Academy Race in 1952 and High Point honors in Class C in 1953. Vixen won the 1962 Poker Bowl, defeating 50 other modern-day designs in the Annapolis to Oxford race. Wiley retired from competitive sailing immediately thereafter, preferring the pace of his equally innovative and competitive motorsailors.

Capable boats are usually well-loved, often remaining within families for generations. Of the five Tancook Whaler-based yachts, Golden Bough, Country Girl, Mocking Bird, Fox, and Vixen, it is believed that only Mocking Bird is no longer around. She was destroyed after breaking away from an anchorage in a storm. Country Girl, Fox, and Vixen may be seen at Cutts and Case Shipyard in Oxford, MD. Cutts and Case took over Wiley’s yard in 1965, so technically the boats are at their home port. The current owners of Fox and Vixen have decided to move on from sailing and wish to find new owners for these classic yachts.

Vixen is coming out of a multi-year refurbishment and is the most ready to return to sailing with only a little additional work.

She still has her Downes Curtis sails in working condition. Fox will need some extra attention, but has been well maintained by her current owners and stored inside.

Country Girl is currently undergoing seaming and possible re-planking by the “Cutts method” and will likely remain a yard boat for the near future. cuttsandcase.com

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by Steve Allan

The Cal 25 (and those who sail her) just refuse to die.

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ne of the great myths of sailing is that you have to have deep pockets to enjoy the sport.

While it is true that some discretionary income is required, the annual cost of owning my 30-year-old boat is probably less than a week’s vacation in the Caribbean. And the enjoyment I get out of it is, well, priceless.

Curious as always about other people’s boats (OPB), I got to thinking about what might constitute the “everyman (or woman) boat,” a boat that is affordable, but fun and fast; one that is entry-level but with a pedigree for quality and venerability. Several might fill the bill, but the Cal 25 presents a strong case.

For those on a budget, Cal 25s are hard to beat. They are cheap to buy, cheap to own, tough, and fun to race.

In addition to active class associations based in Detroit, Port Huron, MI, and southern California, the Bay has found a home for them, too. Charlie Husar of Annapolis knows all of this probably better than anyone. He broods over a dozen of them on Spa Creek in his capacity Follow us!

as Chesapeake Cal 25 Association fleet captain.

Designed by Bill Lapworth and built originally by Jensen Marine, the Cal (short for California) 25 quickly earned a reputation around the marks. Starting in the early days of fiberglass, they are also bulletproof. The hulls are thick and solid, reflecting the as yet unknown lifespan of the material. About 1850 of them were built between 1965 and 1976. Marketed as racer-cruisers, the boat actually is a respectable racer; but as for cruising, let’s just say “serviceable” for a weekend.

Husar estimates there are 40 to 50 Cal 25s on the Bay. The sloops are distinguished by their spoon bows, counter stern and most notably, a flush deck all the way forward like an aircraft carrier. Standing headroom is only achieved with the pop top.

A completely different second generation Cal 2-25 or MKII came out in 1977, but never caught on as a racer. My friend Mark Gradecak owned both models, but preferred the optional Yanmar inboard and actual headroom of the latter boat,

though he admits the former was faster.

Husar seems to be the unofficial source of Cal 25 parts and repair solutions to keep the boats alive. North Sails can turn out stock mains or jibs as needed. Rubrails are a problem, so Husar bought 10 of them. He gets port lights from a California company that already has the templates. Much of his time is spent helping others keep the fleet going, and there isn’t much he doesn’t know about solving the inevitable problems that boats from the time of the Nixon administration can present. Husar’s own boat, Chicken Little, turns 40 this April, the youngster of the fleet. A good deal of post-race gamming takes place on the docks among the tight little group.

In short, the Cal 25 entices the sailor short on cash or just wanting to downsize with very appealing charm. Husar says you can buy a tired boat for a buck, or a tricked out one for $6000-$7000.

Either way, you’ll have a blast of a time with this tried and true classic, and there’s a good bunch of folks eager to help along the way.

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Boat Kid d l e i f s i r in C

by Melanie Neale

Excerpt from “Boat Kid: How I Survived Swimming with Sharks, Being Homeschooled, & Growing Up on a Sailboat”

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The Eastern Shore of Maryland, Summer 2002

he bombs were going off in In 2002, the Chesapeake felt familiar to Tangier Sound. At first, they me, but still not like home. Crisfield is one sounded like thunder, but the only of the many towns on the Bay that depends clouds were in the opposite direccompletely on the water, which might be tion, hanging over the Delmarva why the bombing in Tangier Sound irked Peninsula, dark and heavy, dumpme so much. The ratio of commercial boats ing rain on the chicken farms. The to pleasure boats there was about 10 to one. bomb sound was unnerving—the military was testing some kind of explosives in the shallow water west of Crisfield, MD, reminding me how close I was to Washington, DC. I wondered how many blue crabs and rockfish were being killed with each boom as I waited for my parents.

A month ago, I’d graduated from Eckerd College ##A boat of her own. The 28-foot with a degree in Columbia sloop Short Story.

Creative Writing, and three weeks ago I’d gotten my own sailboat. She was a 28-foot Columbia The crabbers and charter fishermen showed sloop, built in 1969. I was 22 and on my up early in the morning, before first light, way to Florida International University in and they headed out the harbor in a rumble Miami for grad school. of diesel engines. Everything there was 58 April 2014 SpinSheet

geared to them—the three hardware stores along the main road, the tackle shops, the Captain’s Galley restaurant.

I was in the coffin-sized quarter-berth under the cockpit with a spray bottle of X-14 Mildew Remover when my parents arrived. I’d spent the morning cleaning.

Marlin had apparently stopped cleaning the boat when he put it up for sale, and it was covered with mildew, inside and out.

I scooted out backward through the quarter berth, coughing, threw a long T-shirt dress on over my bikini and climbed out the companionway hatch. They were standing on the dock, my mom loaded down with cameras and my dad with a clipboard, three legal pads, and a canvas bag full of tools and flashlights and whatever he might need in case the boat started to sink right there in its slip.

Years of self-sufficiency had taught them to be prepared for anything. spinsheet.com

“Well,” I said, “here she is.” I climbed onto the dock to hug them and stand with them. I wondered what they saw when they looked at my boat, which they had generously paid for as a college graduation gift. I hadn’t expected them to pay for the boat, and they surprised me when, after I found the boat I wanted, they asked me where to send a check. This hadn’t been discussed and I hadn’t asked for it, but in the fashion of my parents they gave unexpectedly and unceremoniously when I’d been prepared to scrape by and find the money on my own. Perhaps the underlying message was: now that you have gone to college and are bound for grad school, we feel like you have finally made something of your life, and so we’ll give you what you have always wanted. I wondered whether they saw a trap, a leaky little ship into which I would end up sinking every penny I made, or whether they saw her the way I did: a smaller version of Chez Nous, something that felt more familiar to me than any house or apartment or town ever would.

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There was still a lot more cleaning to do, but the ugly green mildew spots were gone. The wake from a crabber made my boat jump a little in her slip, like she was ready to go, and her white hull reflected the Crisfield water in zigzag ripples. The blue boot stripe and the toe rail framed the slender overhangs at the bow and stern. She looked like a combination of all the boats I had dreamed about while I was growing up—classy but practical, slender but roomy. Beautiful.

“It looks big,” my mom finally said.

“Are you sure it’s only 28 feet?”

“It’s a big 28,” I said.

“I remember these boats,” my dad said, after walking around to look at it from different angles. One of his best friends had worked for the Columbia yard in Virginia in the seventies, right after my boat was built, and my parents had even thought about getting a bigger Columbia when they bought the Gulfstar 47.

“It’s amazing nobody’s gotten electrocuted,” Dad said, when he lifted one of the hatches to expose the batteries and the back of the electrical panel.

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After my parents left, I made myself busy working on the boat. I worked best by myself. I liked walking from hardware store to hardware store on Crisfield’s main street, looking for the right part or fitting, and wondering what the crabbers and fishermen thought when they saw me carrying old fuel hose over my shoulder. Had I been a man, they wouldn’t have paid me any attention, and sometimes I envied men for the freedom that they had to move through the world. I enjoyed my femininity. I liked to wear

He pointed his flashlight into the rat’s nest of wires. I swallowed a small lump in my throat. There were a lot of things wrong with the boat, and I knew my dad would find them all. Partially out of habit but mostly out of concern for me, he would catalogue everything that could catch fire, leak, or cause the boat to sink, and he would methodically remind me to fix them and help me fix what I needed help fixing.

Eager to show them the things I’d already repaired, I pointed forward to the enclosed head, where I’d installed a new marine toilet. In the past three weeks, I had installed a new bilge pump, replaced most of the plumbing, which involved sending pressurized water up to the sink in the head, and installed a shore-power plug.

I was still working summers at the bait and tackle shop in West Ocean City, MD, and driving to Crisfield every time I had a day or an evening off.

Back out on the dock, Dad made a list of some of the things that needed to be done. Install 12-volt refrigeration. Fix wiring. Replace rigging. All of this would have to be done by the middle of August, when the boat was scheduled to be trucked to South Florida.

make-up and dresses, and I was vain about my thick hair. But I liked to do the things that men did too—work on engines, dine by myself in restaurants with confidence. I was content to live entirely within myself while I was on my boat, becoming the person I wanted to be.

That night, after my parents went home, I lay in Short Story’s V-berth and listened to the bombs go off in Tangier Sound. It sounded like the end of the world, but I felt like it was the beginning.

About the Author: The author of two memoirs, “Boat Girl: A Memoir of Youth, Love & Fiberglass” and “Boat Kid: How I Survived Swimming with Sharks, Being Homeschooled, & Growing up on a Sailboat” (the middle grade’s version of “Boat Girl.”), Melanie Neale lives in St. Augustine, FL, with her husband and daughter and sails a Morgan Out Island 33. melanieneale.com

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How do you inspect a Dacron sail?

The first part to become weak in the sail will be the leach. Inspect a foot in and about a quarter of the way down from the top of the sail. Look for yellowing and gripping in both hands between thumb and forefinger, see if you can rip the sail. Then take a three-sided sail needle and poke it through. Newer sail cloth will separate the fabric weave and go through quietly. Medium life sails have a couple stitches pop and you’ll see a puckered volcano. Rotted Dacron has many stitches pop, and there will be a cat-eye slit in the fabric that you would be able to tear by hand. If anywhere the fabric is that weak, it will split if chafed or caught on something under any load.

Once Dacron becomes weak trying to stitch into it just makes it worse.

What about laminates?

Mylar is susceptible to UV damage and likes to be rolled, not flaked. Mostly what kills laminates is delaminating, when the two layers of Mylar begin to separate and/ or become brittle. Look for bubbles in the material, obvious separation, or Mylar peeling. Once the sail begins to delaminate, how long it will last is a roll of the dice. It could last years with minor delamination, it could slowly disintegrate, or it could give out one day in a dramatic explosion.

What sails do you see with the shortest lifespans, longest lifespans?

Racing laminates by far have the shortest lifespan-to-use ratio. Cruise laminates can stand up to more punishment than anything else I’ve seen.

What should you look for when purchasing a roller furling genoa?

You want to make sure that the sun covers are wide enough. This will depend on the size of the boat and the weight of the material. There are three main types of sun covers: Sunbrella is the heaviest, most expensive, and longest lasting; vinyls, of which there are a few different brands, are medium weight, medium cost, and medium lifespan; and UV-treated Dacron is the lightest and cheapest and has the shortest lifespan. Make sure the sun covers go around the leach to the other side of the sail to protect the outer edge from sun rot. Also look out for thread rot.

You wanted to go on a tirade about Velcro?

Velcro is commonly used on batten pockets and main covers and other covers, but to my knowledge there is no UV-resistant Velcro. It will always be one of the first things to yellow and rot and fall apart. So whenever possible, I prefer to use hook and bungee, metal fasteners, or my favorite, grommets and line. People rarely if ever remove their battens. Velcro is not only more difficult to remove but a frequent failure point.

Advice about spinnakers?

Not much to say about spinnakers. They are pretty hard to hurt.

Any final words of wisdom?

It doesn’t matter when a sail was built; it’s all about the condition of the material. As when buying a car— it’s the year, not the mileage, that matters.

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Cruising laminates?

Cruise laminates have two problems.

They tend to delaminate like racing Mylar laminates. However, they tend to survive this and degrade a lot slower. Mildew commonly spreads inside the sail between layers. It does not harm the sails or the materials and can be successfully cleaned without harming the sail. It’s merely a cosmetic problem. Early cruise laminates got a bad name due to delamination, but modern types will last longer than Dacron and have anti-mildew chemicals within them.

It takes a lot of delamination on a cruising laminate to weaken it substantially.

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Spring Training Sailors of All Levels Benefit from Sailing School

by Nathan Bickell

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hether you have never set foot on a boat before, are tired of feeling useless while sailing with friends or family, or seek to improve your racing tactics, there is an adult sailing course on the Chesapeake for you.

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The learn-to-sail image many of us who live in waterfront communities have includes fleets of Optimist dinghies bobbing up and down on the water, manned by elementary and middle school aged kids. But just because you didn’t start sailing at an early age on Optis or other small boats doesn’t mean you have missed the boat (pardon the pun). Some sailing schools cater exclusively to adults, while others have programs for children, adults, or families.

Many sailing programs are designed specifically for adults, from the style of

boats chosen to the length of time spent in the classroom vs. on the water.

“Adult learners want to understand exactly what is going to happen from beginning to end before they try something,” says Kristen Berry of J/ World Annapolis. “Kids need to have the education in smaller bites, while adult learners can have a little longer chalk talk session before we go out on the water.”

“Most of our adult students come in because they want to eventually sail cruising boats, so we start them in a keelboat that is going to be stable,”

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says Lisa Batchelor Frailey of Sail Solomons. “One of the misconceptions is that you are going to flip your boat when you are learning to sail; that’s why we don’t teach adults in dinghies.”

No matter where you take lessons, make sure the program you sign up for is taught by instructors experienced teaching adults of experience levels similar to yours. Ask a lot of questions

##Ladies’ day on the Bay. Photo by Sail Solomons

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about the boats, the equipment, and the certification options if any. If you have a chance to visit in person before registering, it’s a great idea to do so. Like any business, sailing schools tend to have unique personalities. Make sure the one you choose feels like a fit for you and your comfort level.

Improving Your Skills as Crew Many who start adult sailing classes have been passengers on friends’ boats and would like to be able to participate more in the experience. Kim Parsons had been on boats before, but had no experience sailing before starting instruction with Sail Solomons.

“Eventually it starts to come to you toward the end of the class,” she says. “You get that ‘aha’ moment, and you think, ‘Oh I’m sailing, this is pretty cool.’”

Allan Plumley had been a passenger on his employer’s yacht many times before deciding to take J/World’s threeweekend-long Basic Keelboat course. He recently returned from a trip serving as a crewmember aboard a 64-foot Tayana in the British Virgin Islands.

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“The thing I learned that has served me best as a sailor is that one must be constantly vigilant,” he says. “You can be calm and appreciate the beauty of your boat, the water, and your surroundings, but at the same time, you need to develop a sixth sense... a situational awareness that comes from experience and the proper mindset.”

Instruction for Experienced Sailors, Too Experienced sailors can benefit from adult sailing programs as well. Dale Eager has sailed and owned boats for most of his adult life and is an experienced racer in Chesapeake regattas.

However, chartering a boat to race in

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##One of Annapolis Sailing School’s 24-foot Rainbows with a fleet of dinghies and the Bay Bridge in the background. Students take learnto-sail classes aboard Rainbows and then move up to larger vessels. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Second Class Chris Henry

the Heineken Regatta in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) was out of his comfort zone. So he signed up for the J/World BVI cruise program. J/ World takes care of all the logistics of chartering a bareboat, so participants are free to sail.

In addition to the non-sailing stresses being removed from the trip, Eager says he picked up valuable racing knowledge. “Thinking more than one move ahead,” he says. “Going into the first mark on the second day of racing, it was obvious that we could make the mark without tacking. Kristen, our instructor, called for a tack, and we all kind of wondered what he was doing. He explained to us that we put two boats in the back of the pack between us and the boat ahead of us.”

Such tactical nuances come clearer more quickly with good instruction.

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Many adult sailing programs can eliminate the costs and hassles of buying and maintaining a boat. Some have boats that can be chartered for various lengths of time or membership options for regular boat rentals.

If you’re not quite ready to take the leap and buy a boat of your own, you should consider a school that has boats readily available for you to practice your newfound skills. If you decide to buy a boat, some programs will maintain your boat for you in exchange for using it for teaching different classes.

Mark Duransdale says that the continued challenge of sailing appealed to him as a hobby to take up in retirement with his wife. He gave an

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What To Consider When Choosing a School Your Goals: Would you like to take relaxing day sails or eventually charter or own big boats? Will learning on the school’s boats help you reach your goals?

Location: Is the school located in a body of water you would like to know better and/or a place you would like to spend a weekend? Is it convenient?

Facility: Is it okay to tour the classroom area and docks? (It should be!) Is the office clean and professional? Are the docks sturdy? Do the boats look clean and neat? Would you feel safe onboard?

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Instructors: How experienced are the instructors at teaching adults at your skill level? What certifications do they have?

Can you see their bios? Are they friendly?

Would you trust them to teach you well?

Certifications: Does the school offer a certification program so that you can advance your skills beyond the beginner level?

Boat rental or club membership: Does the school offer a way for you to practice your skills when your lessons are over?

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Unlike having a driver’s license, you do not need any certifications to sail a boat recreationally. You could sail your whole life, even skillfully, without them. However, certifications have become widespread in the sailing school world. This is good news; it raises the bar of instruction and on-the-water safety. But know that certifications are optional.

There are only two situations for which a sailing organization may request or require certifications: when renting a sailboat for a daysail or doing a bareboat charter vacation (in other words, renting a boat for a week with no captain). Those who have no certifications may rent or charter boats by passing written or on the water evaluations—but having American Sailing Association (ASA) or U.S. Sailing certifications may speed up the process. Both well-established organizations offer high-level, quality certifications from beginning sailing to more advanced navigation skills.

When inquiring about sailing schools, ask what kind of certification they offer and/or if it would help you achieve your sailing goals.

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CharteringThe Chesapeake

by Beth Crabtree

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ooking for a fun way to spend time with the ones you love, exploring new places and building memories together? Chartering a sailboat on the Bay offers all that and more. Many Bay-based companies offer bareboat and captained charters for a few hours, a week, or longer.

Help with Itineraries (and Confidence!)

When you charter, take advantage of the collective knowledge possessed by the charter company’s staff. They can help you select an appropriate boat, provide provisioning and itinerary advice, and pass on local knowledge such as narrow channels or anchorage basins notorious for dragging anchors.

Chris Houpt, base manager at Annapolis Bay Charters says, “I always ask what

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my clients have in mind and give them tips on marinas or anchorages. We’re happy to help with itineraries. I often help clients come up with a plan, including suggestions on restaurants and bars.

“For those who don’t feel 100 percent confident about sailing the boat on their own, taking a captain is a great option,” Houpt advises. “Our captains let you do as little or as much as you would like.

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“Sailing, anchoring out, visiting places, even the occasional storm, all provide a sense of adventure.”

We also offer a sailing school, as well as the option for a captain for half the day.

For some clients, a half-day captain gives them the boost of confidence they need if it’s been a while since they sailed on the Bay, but they already have plenty of experience.”

Why spend your precious vacations days on the Bay? Houpt explains, “On the Bay you can spend one night tied up in a city and the next night up a creek all alone. There are so many neat little anchorages and towns that you couldn’t do all of them in a lifetime. My favorite anchorage is Still Pond, but there are many more that I enjoy, including Harness Creek on the South River and Swan Creek in Rock Hall. The Chester River is another great place to spend fall nights at anchor, when you can take advantage of the slightly cooler temperatures.”

Vacationing with Family

“I love my family, and we like vacationing together,” says Mike, who first chartered two years ago with his wife and five children. “Sailing, anchoring out, visiting places, even the occasional storm, all provide a sense of adventure.

“Three years ago I ‘remembered’ my childhood dream of sailing and started pursuing it,” recalls Mike, who learned to sail at Norton Yacht Sales in Deltaville, VA. “One of my sons and I got our ASA certifications (101, 103, 104) in May 2012, and we took our first family cruise about a month later. I have a great deal of appreciation for Norton’s because they helped me do something I have wanted to do since I was a kid.

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feet. With seven people, it’s kind of squeezed in at times, but the biggest issue isn’t the people; it’s all the stuff that so many people bring.

Mike continues, “I consider anchoring out to be an ideal experience, especially in a large cove such as the entrance to the Great Wicomico River, which is very convenient when traveling north and south, or the Honga River in the Hooper’s Island, MD, area, which is beautiful and secluded. Sometimes we’ll stay the night at a marina. When we do, we take advantage of restaurants, museums, the marina swimming pool, and local grocery stores. For a nice compromise, we like the ‘dock and dine’ scenario— we find a restaurant that has a pier, and then go anchor out. A good example is Courtney’s, which has excellent food, on Smith Creek, MD. “In 2012 and 2013 we enjoyed visiting Calvert Marine Museum at Solomons, MD, Piney Point Light House Museum on the Potomac, Onancock, VA, and Tangier Island, VA. This year we plan to charter nine days in June and four days August,” concludes Mike.

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Why Buy When I Can Charter?

Joe Mihalick started sailing the Chesapeake Bay in his teens, but when work took him to the San Francisco Bay area, he got hooked into the sailing and racing scenes, plus logged about 5000 bluewater miles along the West Coast. Mihalick says, “Right now I am boatless, which is to say I have two kids in college. But why buy when I can charter?

“Last fall a couple of friends asked me to take them out for a long weekend on the Bay. One friend had sailed in the past and the other, a powerboater, had never been on a sailboat. My nephew, with whom I have sailed quite a lot, was also aboard.

“We took off out of Norton Yachts in Deltaville about noon and made our approach into Onancock, VA, at sundown.

We walked up to Mallards At The Wharf.

It was pretty empty, but the bartender and waitress were just great. They even offered to stay open late, just for us, so we could watch the World Series.

“The next day we headed up to Crisfield, MD, and pulled into Somers Cove Marina,” recalls Mihalick. “Although it was buttoned up for the off season, we were

met and greeted by a wonderful woman who helped us settle in, gave us keys to the showers and directions to a great restaurant full of seafood and cold beer.

“As we were checking out on day three, we mentioned that our next intended stop was Tangier. Knowing that we wanted to see the World Series and drink a beer, the marina staff warned us Tangier was mostly closed for the season, so we decided that Kilmarnock and the Chesapeake Boat Basin (CBB) would be our next stop. When we arrived, Clay met us at the dock and made us feel at home. Although CBB had a van to lend guests, its battery was dead, but to our amazement, Clay lent us his personal vehicle; we were blown away with that level of kindness and customer service.

“The next morning we had to head back to turn in the boat, which had been flawless— clean, well appointed, and everything functioning perfectly. The good news is that my powerboater friend absolutely loved sailing and was grinning ear-to-ear most of the trip. We all had a great time, and now we’re planning a trip with our wives.” spinsheet.com

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Two

Geezers Chartering on Chesapeake the

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t’s dusk on Swan Creek, just north of Rock Hall on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. I whisper to Bud, “If there’s any voyeur left in you, take a look at that powerboat off the starboard beam.”

Bud peeks out the open port.

“He’s naked,” I say. “You can tell because of his white ass where his shorts protected from the sun.”

“I can see the woman’s bare boobies,” reports Bud. And so it went, a week in late August and early September aboard the same 28-foot Tartan sloop Bud and I’d chartered about four times previously.

Short But Sweet is a sweet-sailing boat we enjoy returning to, just right for two sailors who enjoy seeing the world from a moving platform. With a Scheel keel, a patented design that puts weight at the bottom, she draws just four feet, perfect for the thin waters of Chesapeake Bay and its many rivers.

The beauty of this week aboard came about largely because of Bud’s superior planning. Way back in 1957, when we both served aboard the heavy cruiser USS Salem in the Mediterranean, Bud wrote about ports in advance of the ship’s visits so the crew would know what they were seeing. It wasn’t always boobies. For this week, Bud stuck to a theme: short runs only. No day and night powering into the tannin-laced waves of the Chesapeake.

Plenty of free time on the anchor or tied to a dock.

Only one dinner aboard. No masses of dishes to wash: Bud chose paper bowls. Result: a rested crew of geezers, him 76, me 80.

Age was catching up, though, just over the horizon. I fell once when a powerboat wave caught me.

Luckily, I was below and hit the deck without injury. Bud, to his surprise, fell twice, the shock of it on his face when he tripped over a line up forward, and another time, off the bow as we approached a dock. He got his Keen sandals wet and scuff marks on his legs. Still, we swam in the rivers and creeks of the Chesapeake almost every day, rinsing off sun-induced sweat. I committed the sin of losing Bud’s 40-year-old bar of saltwater soap overboard, down into the deep brown water for fish to ponder.

Because we sailed in the northern half of the big Bay where the water is less salty, we saw and felt few jellyfish and their nasty stinging cells. On our first trip over the rail, though, in an anchorage just south of Kent Island Narrows, Bud came aboard in a big hurry after getting stung on his leg. I plunged in and got stung, too. The irritations disappeared overnight.

My delight on the voyage was the gulping, chewing, tasting that gem of seafood, Callinectes sapidus, the Bay’s blue crab. I had it any way I could get it: crab imperial, lump crab sandwich, crab soup Maryland style, which means vegetable soup with a little crabmeat hidden in it. Sapidus means savory.

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Bud revealed over dinner one evening that he had been chosen vice chairman of an advisory committee that made recommendations to the Connecticut town where lives. His official title, Vice Chair, Shellfish. He pointed out that as the town defines it, shellfish includes only clams and oysters, not crabs or lobsters. He does love to eat those shellfish, though, so his selection was apt.

On our second day out, we powered through an open bridge at Kent Island Narrows toward the broad-mouthed Chester River. On Channel 13 the bridge tender, unseen behind his tower’s dirty windows, wished us well. Before noon we anchored in 10 feet in the Corsica River at Emory Creek. Was that Sardinia we could see in the distance? Four other sailboats lay to moorings, apparently part of a sailing club. We were the only visitors. This stop was the only one we’d make for dinner aboard. No crab imperial, just Annie’s white cheddar cheese pasta and a bottle of Italian Trentatre, a blend of three red wines.

On the way to our daily destination, I called the charter operator, Dick Zimmerman of Hartge Yacht Charters back in

Galesville, MD, to ask why the speedometer had stopped working.

He made all of the usual suggestions, such as loose wiring at terminals. I’d already checked the transducer input cable and two power terminals. I figured the spinning transducer

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My delight on the voyage was the gulping, chewing, tasting that gem of seafood, Callinectes sapidus, the Bay’s blue crab. wheel, hidden in a tiny well through the hull somewhere, might be jammed with a piece of seaweed or part of a jellyfish.

Where was that through-hull? Under the forward berth, Dick said. Great, I thought.

I’d have it working in a minute.

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read just a little faster than what Bud saw on his Garmin GPS. The anchorage in Swan Creek teemed with sailboats gearing up for the Labor Day weekend. A south wind, though, tossed the boats in the anchorage all night.

It had looked on the chart like such a good hurricane hole.

Henderson’s Wharf Marina in Baltimore welcomed us 18 miles across the Bay, on the mainland side. This major city with a long history looked as if it had turned the corner, tacked, so to speak, out of its dismal decades of crime, corruption, and economic distress. We stayed overnight at the marina and found crab meals ashore.

We left Baltimore just after dawn, heading south for Whitehall Bay and an anchorage in Mill Creek. The lures here were a good anchorage and Jimmy Cantler’s Riverside Inn, the only restaurant on the creek. As we expected, Cantler’s was flooded with boats and with people who’d found the place by car. Bud went ashore,

reporting a 90-minute wait before one could get a table. Bud came back aboard, and I went ashore to try to find a phone so that I could inform my family of our location. My cell phone had run out of juice, and I’d left my charger at home. The man at the door let me use the restaurant’s landline phone. While talking, I overheard the man say there was a 20-minute wait for carryouts from the bar. Our lunch concern was over. I went back to the boat and told Bud. We climbed the 30 steps from dockside to the restaurant and enjoyed a crab salad (Bud) and a lump crab sandwich (me) right at the cool but noisy bar.

Afterward, we powered to the south end of Mill Creek, anchored, and swam. Bud soaped up, rinsed in the not-so-salty water, and rinsed with the boat’s solar-heated shower hung on the backstay. Boats, power and sail, came and went, dancing between red and green daymarks. Kestrel (means sparrow hawk), a cutter of about 45 feet, anchored inshore of us and soon invited a

couple aboard a 30-footer to tie alongside. A woman on Kestrel climbed down a stainless steel ladder and swam. No screams. No jellyfish, reported Bud, who made his second swim of the day.

On the last full day of the week, we sailed south past Annapolis and the Severn River to tuck into the South River for a stop at a restaurant we’d discovered the previous year: Yellowfin Steak and Fish House. It happened to be a special time when prices were half-off on the menu. The tab for it all, including beer: $74. Harness Creek, off the mouth of the South River, sheltered us for the night.

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s my husband Rick and I have been traveling around the Bahamas, we’ve met some cruisers who are in the midst of a “Great Loop” tour that will take them around the Eastern United States, via varying routes that include the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, and Mississippi River.

They come to the Bahamas for a few months to wait for the coldest weather to pass. One couple was particularly interested in visiting Baltimore, having never done so, and I used the opportunity to talk up the upscale development in the Baltimore Harbor area in the last decade.

Similarly, I have found myself impressed with how attractive Baltimore appears when you are visiting by water, especially the Inner Harbor and Harbor East areas. Of course, having worked in the city center for over 20 years, and having lived in the city and Baltimore County for many years before moving to Anne Arundel County, I’m familiar with both the good and the bad of the city. It’s not all the city portrayed in “The Wire,” but it’s certainly not just Harbor East either.

Although it may seem a stretch to compare the Bahamas to Baltimore,

the fact is that both locales are different by water than they are when you delve inland.

We’ve recently “escaped” from cruiser nirvana in the Exumas and taken advantage of a weather window to sail the 50 miles to Cat Island. It’s a destination seldom visited by sailboat, but one Rick and I are familiar with and quite fond of, having stayed at one of the small resorts, Fernandez Bay Village, many times before.

If we were to visit Fernandez Bay by boat only, we’d have found a beautiful crescent beach, charming stone and thatch guest cottages, an airy clubhouse, and an honor bar.

The site is lined with pines and palms and is pristinely clean. The resort is owned by a Bahamian family whose ancestors were Loyalists and fled the Colonies during the Revolutionary War, receiving land grants from the British crown. We’d have enjoyed our visit, appreciated the nice dinners and honor bar, and basked in the warmth of the resort’s hospitality.

But we’re never content to just stay just at the water’s edge—neither in Cat Island, nor the Abacos or Exumas or Eleuthera. Life goes on inland as well as along the aquamarine fringes,

so we rent a car and hit the road. The road is typically a single two-lane “highway” (usually named the Queen’s Highway), in varies stages of disrepair, and any arteries that extend from it are seldom paved. Here, the islanders are not just the Loyalist families, but descendants of their slaves. Other than the hospitality industry, or selfemployment in service to the other islanders (barbers, grocers, preachers, fishermen, or inevitably, government or utilities), there is not much means to make a living. Homes are modest; settlements are tiny. Young people are far outnumbered by their elders, most of the young people escaping to Nassau or the U.S. for a better future.

Likewise, in contrast to the relative lushness of the coast, the interior of the islands is scrubby and dry. Rainfall on these low islands is sparse, especially since cotton plantations, ship building and other activities of the 18th century stripped these islands bare of topsoil and vegetation.

Yet, despite what appears to be a mean existence, I’ve seldom encountered a more genuine welcome than on these islands. When we drive, we are greeted with a friendly wave or beep.

When we dinghy past a fisherman fixing his boat or nets, he stops to wave and his face lights up with a genuine smile. Talk to a shopkeeper about her recipes for local recipes, and you’re family.

As sailors, we may be drawn to the water and the businesses that line the shore; after all, they cater to us. But we shouldn’t neglect the interior, for it’s rich with treasure as well.

##Life goes on inland as well as along the aquamarine fringes, so we rent a car and hit the road. Photo by Eva Hill

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Postcard from Montserrat

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ou never know where a quest may While looking for a flag, we learned lead you. Case in point: as part from the host at the visitor’s center about of our “down island” wanderings the island’s ambitious plans for a new this past February, we sailed with our capital city at Little Bay that includes a friends from Annapolis, Richard Ewing marina. The owner of the hardware store and Idarae Prothero, to Montserrat. Alas, talked about efforts to woo investors to the good ships Hurrah and Molto Bene the island with “green” businesses and to arrived without Montserrat courtesy flags. create real jobs that could bring people So after clearing in, we set off in search of back to the island. He told us about a some. geothermal plant that is already startYou’ve probably heard of Montserrat, ing to power the island and reduce its as in Jimmy Buffett’s classic song written dependence on imported fossil fuels. And on the island, “Where you gonna go when he scored on the flag, finding a store that the volcano blows?” Well, the Soufrière carried them.

Hills volcano blew in 1995 after a 400That afternoon, we took a tour of the year slumber and has been spewing ash, island with Joe Phillip, aka “Avalon.” First volcanic gasses, and other unpleasant debris down on the island ever since.

The eruptions buried the former capital city Plymouth along with many villages and have left an exclusion zone sometimes open to people during the day. More than half the islanders left in the aftermath. Now about 5000 hardy Montserratians remain, and what an amazing story some of them have to tell. ##You know Jimmy Buffett’s classic song written on the island, “Where you gonna go when the volcano blows?”

We came to Montserrat specifically to see the volcano. We knew we couldn’t stay long since ash had filled in stop was Karishma, a store with a little the only comfortable anchorage years ago, bit of everything, including Montserrat and our nights hanging on the edge of the flags with silkscreening so poor that it coast would be rolly at best. So we took was pulling off the fabric. The owner was the dinghy to shore early, hoping to find a little embarrassed. “But what can I do?” a flag, look around the island, and take a he suggested wryly. “Send them back to tour of the island’s exclusion zone in the China?” We bought two for the price of afternoon. Our quest for a flag brought us one anyway. into several stores and several interesting Then we started our tour to the excluconversations with locals. Every person sion zone, where the aftermath of the volwe met was friendly and out-of-their-way canic eruptions can be seen. The Soufrière helpful, but also tough, resilient, optimisHills volcano tends to spew ash, which tic, and hard working. Not only did they settles everywhere, including at the top of tell us about their beautiful island and the volcano. Rainwater brings it all downtheir plans for the future, they also asked hill with mudflows that bury whatever us where we were from and how we got is in their path. Throw in the occasional there. And they really listened. Only one pyroclastic flow of hot rocks and ash, and person tried to get us into a taxi. there’s a lot of new land being created,

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much of it on top of old villages and in the old anchorage.

As a result, Montserratians had to abandon many of their towns and resettle on the more arid part of the island outside of the volcano’s path. The old villages were left as is, slowly being swallowed by ash. Even more extraordinary, the ash is so fertile that the jungle has taken over quickly. Trees grow on roofs, in former living rooms, on front porches—consuming the entire village. Making the contrast starker, Avalon showed us his pictures of what these places, including his village, had looked like before they were buried.

“Wow” kept escaping our lips. So we asked Avalon what it’s like to lose your home and village. “It’s just a comma,” he said, “Not a period at the end of a sentence. This is not the end of our story.”

Everywhere we looked, it seemed he was right. A few sand milling operations work in the exclusion zone, turning Mother’s Nature’s gift into Montserrat’s top export. Most buildings are freshly stuccoed and painted. Construction is taking place all over Little Bay. Avalon told us of his own plans to order a bigger van so that he could give larger tours. And everyone we met seemed to love their island. “Why would I want to leave?” Avalon asked us.

Down at the dinghy dock, we met a couple who ran a bed and breakfast. While the husband cleaned fish, Greg commented to his wife that they were lucky to live on Montserrat. She replied, “Luck had nothing to do with it. It was determination.”

Even though I wasn’t sure what to expect before we visited Montserrat, what I found was deeply impressive. Mother Nature is so good at wiping out human pretentions, but not, apparently, tenaciousness, determination, optimism, and an incredible work ethic. So now I know where I’m gonna go when the volcano blows: back to Montserrat.

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one in a sink while I had another one over Our galley is small enough I never needed hen people hear that my to clip myself in. I could brace my back heat. husband and I live on a Our galley is on the port side, so on against the front of the refrigerator and face boat, they often ask if we starboard tack, the stove is on the low the sink and cutting board, with the threeeat out every night. Sometimes I reply, side and a bit safer, with less chance of burner stove and oven to my left. With “No, we heat up cans of Dinty Moore flying food. On port tack, the sink gets good knees and strong legs, I was set.

Beef Stew over canned sterno and eat Turning around to get into the fridge utilized more for holding hot pots. Sailing out of Frisbees.” They nod and believe downwind is easiest, except when we had became a choreographed move, and then me. Then I say, “But big waves from the every now and then A good eye had to be kept on the stove in case a pot, side. Then there was we catch ourselves a rocking side to duck, which I roast or its contents, went flying, which is possible even the side motion, and it in a mandarin orange just added a bit of a clamped down on a gimbaled stove. and ginger sauce and challenge to the galley serve over wild rice dance. Things would slide or roll back and I’d brace my back against the sink counter. with sautéed caramelized baby carrots fourth on the cutting board and once in Cutting and chopping were fun. A good and fresh arugula.” a while something ended up on the floor. eye had to be kept on the stove in case a Truth is, cooking on a boat is easy. pot, or its contents, went flying, which is Our crew Karen and I would have laughYou just have to deal with a small space. ing fits coming up with offshore Hints possible even clamped down on a gimbaled Cooking on a boat while sailing across from Heloise: “When wiping wet pasta stove. Our boat has two deep sinks which the Atlantic Ocean is different. Out off the floor, always bend at the knees and is perfect for meals involving more than there, it is more like a sport. Lack of grip the handrail to avoid smashing your one pot. To avoid pot flight, I’d often store space actually becomes an advantage. head into the companionway stairs.”

When chopping, cutting, peeling and stirring, hands and arms are always in motion. One crew said I looked like that mythical creature that had multiple arms sticking out her sides. That is how I felt.

The only night that making dinner was nearly impossible was due to biting flies, our first night out! These nasty flies that would not leave my ankles alone. I was just about to cover up with pants and socks when our crew finally put himself on flyswatter duty and kept them away.

There were no more flies after the first night. ##Our galley is on the port side, so on starboard tack, the stove is on the low side and a bit safer, with less chance of flying food.

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The only time it was too rough to cook was in the Gulf Stream, but I still put together a platter of sausages, cheeses, and bread. Other than that, we had good hot meals every night. A good dinner is important to the morale of the crew, and ##Dinner offshore aboard the 47-foot ketch Tenacity.

even those cheese and sausage platters were welcomed.

Breakfasts and lunches were more casual. On a few calm mornings, I splurged and made pancakes, muffins, or my favorite, beer bread! Beer bread is a delicious treat to enjoy with fresh hot coffee in those gorgeous sunny mornings offshore.

What to cook is determined by what perishable foods are left. In the beginning of the crossings, we had green salads, fresh veggies, and fresh meats. As we continued on, we would have frozen veggies, frozen meats, no salads, and more pasta and rice.

Close to the other side, I’d resort to canned meats and veggies, but still managed to pull off awesome meals with the help or garlic, onions, olives, and spices.

Our evening dinners were one of the highlights of every day. It was one time when everyone was outside at the same time. I tried to time our dinners to coincide with sunsets, so that we had entertainment! We would dine in the cockpit, eating out of plastic bowls with rubber bottoms (nicknamed “dog bowls”) and enjoy cold beer with our meals. We had dishes such as Moroccan chicken, shrimp scampi, pan seared salmon, and pasta carbonara, just to name a few. We came up with names like “Silver Moon Stroganoff,” or “Hove To Chicken Linguini.” We had a great variety! But two things we never ate offshore were fresh duck and Dinty Moore Beef Stew.

About the Author: Cindy Fletcher-Holden and her husband Robert returned last spring from a two-year-long adventure to Portugal and Spain on their 47-foot ketch Tenacity. They live aboard in Annapolis, where Cindy paints boat transoms, murals, and other commissioned artwork. fletcherart.net

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You deserve it for making it through that winter. The folks at Back Creek YC have it right (see page 81)— they escaped!

We’ve burned our lousy socks and now move toward the bright, sunny, breezy future. Imagine: it’s 75 degrees. The skies are blue; the marina flag flaps in a steady 12-knot breeze. This is the day to throw

off the lines, motor out of the creek, wave to the osprey perched on the channel mark, raise the mainsail and then… cut the engine. Ah! We’re so close to that perfect April day.

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arklawn Sailing Association (PSA) will host an Open Boat Sunday, April 27 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. The not-for-profit club sails from the West River in Galesville MD, and has three sailboats: a 30-foot Express, 34-foot Hunter, and a 34 foot Catalina. Members have the opportunity to schedule and sail fully equipped sailboats as their own, if experienced; learn to sail, if a novice; or race and crew for qualified members on club sails or private sails.

At the Open Boat event, meet club members, take a short sail at no cost. Join the club and earn two days on-the-water training or boat orientation and PSA Skipper check-out. RSVP to info@ parklawnsailingassociation.org. For information and directions to the West River Yacht Harbour, go to parklawnsailingassociation.org Follow us!

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he National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) is looking for boats (30 feet plus) and their owners or skippers to take high school students enrolled in Anne Arundel County School’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math or STEM programs for short afternoon sails from NSHOF’s docks during several days in May. For more info call (410) 295-3022.

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n February 23, Gary Jobson took the helm of Skimmer, an Annapolis-based Harbor 20, for owner Peter Trogdon. It was a cold sunny day with a six- to eight-knot breeze from the north. Seven of the 13 frostbite boats came out that day. Peter writes, “We were very excited to be racing again because racing had been cancelled several times during the frostbite season due to the ice in the river. John Sherwood, my tactician and coach, and I knew we were in for an amazing day of racing with friend and legendary America’s Cup tactician, author, and sailing commentator, Gary Jobson.”

Gary wrote “After weeks and weeks of enduring unusually cold weather, it was a special treat to sail aboard a Harbor 20 on a mild winter day during the Annapolis YC (AYC) Frostbite Series. Lucky me, I got to race with Trogdon and the legendary Sherwood in two races. I found the Harbor 20 to be a great boat for either two or three people. The boats are remarkably even in speed.

##Jobson, Sherwood, and Trogdon on the Harbor 20 Skimmer.

“In one race, everything went our way, and we were happy with a victory. In the second race, the combination of a slow start and a missed wind shift left us deservedly in third. The open cockpit makes trimming and steering easy. The boat is a joy to sail both upwind and downwind. There is a warm camaraderie between the

competitors. After the race everybody compared notes. I look forward to my next sail.”

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Winter Florida Exodus to Avoid Arctic Blasts

n unusually large number of Back Creek YC (BCYC) members sought refuge in Florida this winter to avoid the Artic blasts and freezing temperatures in Annapolis. There were numerous gatherings including one in Jensen Beach, FL, for a day on the beach in mid-February followed by food and fellowship.

On March 15, the club held a wine tasting event hosted by Ambassador Vern Penner in Annapolis where he shared his knowledge in depth of wines from Italy, Portugal, and California.

On April 7, members will take a tour of the Poplar Island Environmental Restoration Project, traveling by boat from Tilghman Island to the project area to review the

##Back Creek YC members stick their toes in the sand at Jensen Beach, FL.

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Kingsmill YC Brings Back Dry Sail Training and Boater Safety

ingsmill YC (KYC) will repeat its increasingly popular Winter Training Series, and this year concentrate on boating! David Chin, a veteran certified U.S. Sailing Instructor will teach the Dry Sailing curriculum.

As a member of the premier yacht club in Williamsburg,VA, Chin felt it important for KYC to sponsor “hands-on” community educational programs that would return residents to the water with skills and safety in mind to allay the fear of the floating unknowns. “All those strings and things,” the strange language and parts

of the boat, and what to wear on a yacht would no longer be deterrents to diving into the lifestyle.

Additionally this year, KYC hosts the Virginia Boater Safety Course conducted by our local U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 67. This consecutive evening course will qualify those attendees with the official VA DGIF State Safe Boater’s Card, a requirement that will be enforced for every powerboat and PWC operator, regardless of age, come 2016!

All the instruction will be conducted at the Mounts Bay Recreation Center ##Back Creek YC members stick their toes in the sand at Jensen Beach, FL.

in Kingsmill, April 8 and 15 for the Dry Sailing 101 and 102 classes, 6:30 – 9:30pm; and May 12-13 for the Boater Safety Course, 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. Pre-Registration is required no later than week prior class by contacting Training Director, David Chin at (757) 258-1689, david.r.chin@wfadvisors.com. $25 each evening will cover costs of teaching materials and refreshments.

KYC is a 38-year-old non-profit corporation and member of the Yachting Clubs of America, and U.S. Yacht Racing Union, and the Chesapeake Bay YRA, and can be visited at kingsmillyachtclub.com. Chin actively serves his community and can be reached at David@VAM2.org for more information about the yacht club, sailing instruction, or maritime ministry opportunities in the Williamsburg area.

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ickerson sailors will celebrate their 47th Annual Rendezvous, June 1315 with a Captain’s Party on Friday at the Yard where these classic boats were built in the mid 1960s. Alan Willoughby, who worked at Dickerson Boatbuilders, will give presentations with films on the building of these historic boats. We are grateful to John Shannahan of Dickerson Harbor for assisting us in hosting this event.

Plans for the Rendezvous also include a parade of Dickersons on Friday afternoon from Choptank Light to La Trappe Creek and Dickerson Harbor, the site of Dickerson Boatbuilders. On Saturday morning, the race will held on the Choptank, followed by an awards dinner at the Tred Avon YC in Oxford on Saturday evening.

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rt Corbett, the vice-commodore of the Quantico YC (QYC), sails his 1982 Finnish-made, 29-foot Nykra Sunwind sloop Viento Libra out of Quantico Marina on the Potomac.

How did you get into sailing?

We lived near the water in San Diego when I was an active duty Marine and wanted to sail on the bay. We originally looked for a small catamaran, but with five kids, we decided we needed something bigger. We learned by doing and with the help of Sailing for Dummies got around the bay with some degree of dignity, as we made all the learning mistakes in quick succession.

Before the end of that tour of duty, I had single-handed all the way to San Francisco and back.

We have great memories of sailing with the kids all around the Channel Islands, seeing whales, and taking the dinghy into sea caves with the sea lions perched on ledges above us.

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What’s the best part about being in a cruising club?

I enjoy the camaraderie, leavened by racing rivalry, and the good natured ribbing between the sailboat skippers and noisemakers, all well-lubricated by good beer among people who treat every member as extended family.

Do you have a favorite recent memory from a club rendezvous or raftup?

Our last Memorial Day cruise was a high wind and wave event that I didn’t think could happen on a river.

Churchill once said “There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result.” The QYC survivors

who regrouped at our destination in Potomac Beach were all in a high state of exhilaration. Life is more exhilarating on a boat.

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I like to go to new places on my boat. This past fall, my First Mate Laura and I had a rugged sail to the Annapolis Boat Show, and then I took a joy ride from Baltimore to Norfolk with lots of stops in between before returning to Quantico. In all, it was more than 500 miles well spent. We now have circumnavigating the DelMarVa Peninsula on this summer’s bucket list.

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eggy and Terry Slattery of Annapolis Sail and Power Squadron keep their 2005 Leopard 40 catamaran LUX in Whitehall Creek in Annapolis in summer and in Marsh Harbor, Abaco, Bahamas in winter.

How did you get into sailing?

Terry started sailing in college. Peggy became involved with a guy (Terry) who had a boat that needed some TLC in 1992.

What’s the best part about being in a cruising club?

Camaraderie: we’ve enjoyed meeting and boating with other people. Education: we enjoy the opportunity to take classes to help us be better boaters.

Have you held an office within the club?

Peggy has been on the Executive Board and Recruiting Committee.

Terry has taught classes.

##Peggy and Terry Slattery on their 40-foot Leopard catamaran LUX.

Do you have a favorite recent memory from a club rendezvous or raftup?

Winning the D5 fall sailing regatta on LUX. Happy hour on board LUX at an Annapolis Sail and Power Squadron rendezvous.

Anything else you would like to share about your sailing adventures?

We’ve also enjoyed our adventures between Annapolis and the Bahamas, meeting other cruisers, and seeing new sights. We always have friends who want to crew with us.

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An Affordable Way To Sail

hen choosing between the club’s two boats, Steve and Marlene Buswell of Wanderlusters Sailing Club tend to sail on Les Vagabonds, a 1985 Beneteau First 305. When she isn’t available, the couple sails True Bearing, the club’s 1996 Catalina 270 out of Muller Marine on Back Creek in Annapolis.

the boats, and we have been sailing on the club’s boats ever since, first with our two young boys and now as a couple.

##Marlene and Steve Buswell of Wanderlusters Sailing Club.

How did you get into sailing?

We taught ourselves to sail on a Sunfish on Cochiti Lake, a reservoir located on the Rio Grande River about 50 miles upstream from Albuquerque, NM. When we moved to Springfield, VA, 30 years ago, we read James A. Michener’s “Chesapeake” and became inspired to find a way sail on the Bay. We both took the Wanderlusters Sailing Club’s course; Steve passed the certification to captain

What’s the best part about being in a cruising club?

The club is an affordable way to be able to sail on the Chesapeake without the expense of ownership. It’s a member-run organization, and members help maintain the boats. The people in the club are very friendly. It’s fun to go on weekend cruises to popular mid-Bay locations once each month during the sailing season. It’s a way for members who aren’t captains to enjoy the boats too.

Have you held an office within the club?

Steve has served as Assistant Sailing Master, Sailing Master, and Vice Commodore although he is not currently serving.

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Our favorite club cruise is to Oxford each September. We usually have both club boats and at least one other member’s boat along.

The cruise often coincides with the Annapolis to Oxford Race which results in lots of boats to watch and lots of activity.

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Our favorite activity is cruising as a couple around the Bay. Each year we try to take a week-long cruise and at least several weekend trips. Each fall we try to spend a night anchored in Dividing Creek off the Wye River. Our most magical anchorage was at Still Pond. It was a weekday, and we were the only boat anchored there. We watched as a bald eagle sat on a tree limb high on the bank above preening himself. Pieces of his down drifted in the breeze landing close by.

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n typical sailor fashion, 22 members of Stingray Harbour YC (SHYC) weathered a huge straight line storm in late February, complete with tornado warnings, as they blew into Edenton, NC, for their annual “land cruise” weekend. They wished their land yachts could be double-reefed as they arrived at three charming bed and breakfasts.

Happy hour at the historic Granville Queen Inn provided them the first opportunity to get re-acquainted after a long, cold, and wet winter. Edenton, named by Forbes as “the South’s prettiest small town” served as the first capital of Colonial North Carolina and offers both trolley and walking tours. Harriet Jacobs’s 1842 escape from slavery by way of the Maritime Underground Railroad from Edenton’s port was an unfamiliar story, so some took the special Harriet Jacobs walking tour.

One special highlight of the weekend was a pre-arranged tour of Coast Guard

Air Station Elizabeth City whose personnel rescued the crew of the tall ship Bounty during Superstorm Sandy. This is the base that sends out the search and rescue flights for the area that includes the Chesapeake Bay, half of which are for sail boats. So club members were very impressed to meet a few Coasties

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Like the infamous Blackbeard, who supposedly hung out near Edenton, many Stingray Harbour sailors vowed to return to Albemarle Sound by water next time. ~ Mary Ann Moxon, s/v MicMac Williamsburg, VA

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Zach Hill of Severn SA took home the Laser Radial trophy. Charlie Lomax and Evan Morgan of Annapolis YC won the C420 fleet,

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humble yet distinguished crowd gathered at the Annapolis YC on March 1 for the annual passing out of the Chesapeake Bay YRA’s (CBYRA) 2013 High Point awards. CBYRA members from all over the Bay were recognized for their cumulative performances in 2013, within Cruising One Design, Handicap, and One-Design divisions.

John White’s J/80 took home the J.F. Healy Memorial Trophy for the best unadjusted score in the Cruising One

Design class, and he also accepted the Lady Anne Arundel trophy for highest scoring skipper from Anne Arundel County.

Jere Glover’s Gemini won the LaBrot trophy for the best unadjusted performance in the handicap class, with scores determined earlier in the morning. Mike McNamara’s Tartan 10 Artemis II won the Decker Memorial Trophy for best performance in PHRF Region 2, while Brett Harrison and John Yeigh’s A Par-

ent Tripp won the Silhouette Trophy for best overall performance at the 2013 Annapolis Race Week. In eight races, A Parent Tripp had five bullets.

Charlie Husar was charged with scoring the Cruising One Design fleets, Doug Dykman managed the multihull rankings, and Mike Mullarky handled PHRF regions 1-3 and was gracious enough to help us report on the following results. Thank you, Mike!

##Paul Parks and crew working it on Sundog, winner of the Multihull A Fleet. Photo by Dan Phelps

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John Lanigan

Parrot Head

Aaron Ressler

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Steven Firector

Kolohe Anakalia

Robert Yoho

Scrimshaw

Douglas Deakyne

Region 1 PHRF A Rosalita

Rick Hanson

Kristany

Glen Harvey

Region 1 PHRF B Torch

Paul Scott

Region 1 PHRF C ##Mike McNamara’s Artemis II is a boatload of fun, with friends packing the rail and putting wind in the sails. Photo by Mary Lees Gunther.

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Wind Gypsy

Neil Chippendale

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Region 2 PHRF B Artemis II

Mike McNamara

Region 2 PHRF C Heyday

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Cookie

Steve Culfogienis

##John White’s J/80 was the winner of both the J.F. Healy Memorial trophy and the Lady Anne Arundel Trophy. Photo by Dan Phelps

Region 3W PHRF A1 Hero Squad

Andrew Eyring

Saykadoo

Stephen McManus

Region 3W PHRF A2 Apparition

Stephen Bowes

Gallant

USNA

Alpha Papa

Albert Holt

Wanda

Christian Jensen

Poco a Poco

Nate Owens

Defiance

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Molto Bene

Richard Ewing

Rag Trade

Nathan Gorenstein

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Sam Baker

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John White

A Parent Tripp

B. Harrison

Elvis

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Dulany

Jay Addison

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Greg Robinson

Region 3AW PHRF C Gitana

David McCullough

Odyssey

David Shiff

Opus

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Kathy Downs

Vite

Paul Taylor

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CBYRA High Point Winners and Qualifiers (continued) Region 3SE PHRF A

Region 3SE PHRF B

Pursuit

Norman Dawley

Flyer

Doug Abbott

Amadeus

Jack Yaissle

Stingray

T. Peterson

Bad Cat

James Whited

Shadowfax

Glenn Smyth

Cheetah

Marc Briere

American Flyer

D&W Schneider

Victorine

David Conlon

Region 3SE PHRF C Restless

Eric Crawford

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Multihull A Sundog

Paul Parks

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Lola3

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Wind Play

Dana Stoffregen

##Nate Owens and crew onboard Poco a Poco, the Beneteau 36.7. Photo by SpinSheet.

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If It’s April, We’re in Charleston

perry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week is one of our favorite out-of-town regattas for multiple reasons. There’s always great wind, the stiffest competition comes in from around the world, and race organizers take the parties just as seriously as they take the racing (people are still talking about the Mardi Gras parade).

This year’s event is promising to be just as much fun as all the other years, with Rolex Yachtsmen of the Year, Olympians, and multiple North American class champions signed up for racing. As of press time, 280 boats have signed up, with 82 J/70s alone (the fleet is expected to break 100).

In addition, look for strong classes in the Viper 640, Melges 24, and Audi Melges 20 fleets.

When it comes to success in Charleston, we knew the guy we had to speak with: North Sails’ own Mike Coe raced with Bob Moran on his J/111 Ragin’ and won PHRF B in 2012. But despite winning the regatta handily, Coe admits that there’s no magic bullet to success in Charleston.

##Dark skies push through during the 2012 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week.

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##Over 100 J/70s are expected for the 2014 edition of Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week. Photo by Meredith Block

“Charleston is a grind,” Coe says.

“The offshore course is on a shelf, with water going from shallow to super deep. And the breeze is usually a frontal at that time of year, with no persistent pattern. If you’re on the offshore course, do your homework on the breeze.” The inshore course, however, is a whole different story.

“To be successful inshore, you have to spend a lot of time learning about the dynamic current and all of the changes in the bottom topography. There are plenty of publications, panels, and debriefs to help you understand what’s going on at what particular time,” Coe, who will be racing on Brad Kauffman’s new J/70 Mummbles, advises.

Race organizers understand the need for an explanation when it comes to frontal breezes, bottom topography, and dynamic inshore currents. So to help sailors perform better, College of Charleston coaches will be on site to give briefings on local conditions and tactical tips, while America’s Cup racer Ed Baird will be on hand (and on the water) getting photos and videos of boats, then offering off the water discussions on tactics. You have to bring your A Game to Charleston, but expect to leave a better sailor.

Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week action runs April 10-13, and we’ll be posting as many videos and photos as we can during it. Check back at spinsheet.com for results and photos of Bay boats, and be sure to follow along with all the action at charlestonraceweek.com.

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Annapolis to Miles River Race

saturday May 24th, 2014 Memorial Day Weekend

Classes are open for all PHRF classes, one-design classes, and multihulls Party afterwards at the MRYC - food, drinks, bands, fun!

Featuring National Bohemian Beer Race Back to Annapolis on May 25th Presented by:

Miles RiveR Yacht club and West RiveR Sailing Club

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Albacore Sailors Making Waves

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he United States Albacore Association (USAA) has nominated Peter Duncan and Barney Harris for the prestigious U.S. Sailing One-Design Service Award due to their leadership, infectious enthusiasm, and sheer ingenuity.

Businessman Duncan and marine engineer Harris are lifelong sailors who helped fuel a resurgence within the Albacore class by spending their weekends and evenings refurbishing and re-rigging used Albacores that they imported from Canada and England. By spending hours to perfect the design and making innovative changes for optimum performance, they repopulated the class by selling high quality sailboats to new sailors at inexpensive prices. With their proceeds, they funded regattas and class association events.

Recently, Duncan and Harris have taken it upon themselves to begin construction on new molds. Today, their project has produced nearly 30 boats and is ready to move at full rate production.

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oel Labuzetta, sailing director of Annapolis Yacht Club, stepped up to accept the prestigious Captain Joe Prosser Award at the U.S. Sailing Leadership forum in San Diego, CA, on February 6. The Prosser Award is given annually to an organization that has made an exemplary contribution toward improving the quality and safety in training or instruction of sailors. Nominees must embody all characteristics of sportsmanship: honor, integrity, and a selfless dedication to the sport.

Labuzetta accepted the award for AYC along with junior program coordinator Alana O’Reilly, junior fleet chairman Gerard VandenBerg, and general manager Brian Asch.

It’s clear that AYC has an awardwinning program based solely on the number of trophies their junior

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sailors bring home. The club routinely trains more than 375 sailors between the ages of five and 18, incorporating U.S. Sailing training material into all sailing instructions and safety practices. Perhaps more importantly, AYC’s dedication toward on the water safety made it stand out among the rest.

But it’s not all about safety drills and manuals. In an effort to promote and improve the sport of sailing, VandenBerg said that AYC “also strives to ensure all sailors continue to build lifetime friendships while managing to squeeze in some time to have fun along the way.” annapolisyc.com/juniors

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In the NOOD

ailors up and down the East Coast are gearing up for Sailing World’s annual Sperry Top-Sider National Offshore One-Design (NOOD) Regatta hosted by Annapolis YC over the weekend of May 2-4. More than 90 boats are registered at present, bringing in some of the best onedesign competition on the East Coast.

Haven’t signed up yet? Visit sailingworld.com/nood-regattas/Annapolis to register, and pick up the May issue of SpinSheet for a preview of the event.

##The J/22 action is always great in the Annapolis NOOD. This year, the fleet looks forward to the North American Championships being raced two weeks after the Annapolis NOOD. Put on your game face, and get ready for some top-level racing. Photo by Dan Phelps

Severn SA Demo Day

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aturday, April 19, come on down to Severn SA in Annapolis for Sportboat Demo Day. It’s your chance to climb onboard and demo all the boats that SSA has in its fleet, such as 505s, J/22s, Lasers (and laser radials), Lightnings, and more. In addition, RS Fevas, Snipes, Viper 640s, and a VX One will be on hand, so you can come out and play on some of the hottest little boats around.

There will be food and beer, and look for a special appearance by the Moth fleet. Make sure you’re there between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. to make the most of your time on the boats. For more information, email gretesbe@gmail.com.

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NorthU Comes to Baltimore

altimore’s Downtown Sailing Center will host NorthU’s own Dave Perry for a three-day match racing Clinegatta (a clinic followed by a regatta. Clin-uh-gatta). Perry is a four-time National Champion and the author of the Match Racing Playbook.

Perry will coach the tactics and strategies needed to be competitive and successful at the national level, and will run on the water drills, provide feedback, and even video boats for a chalk talk after sailing. The Clinegatta is intended for sailors of all levels, aged 18 and up. For more information, check out downtownsailing.org Follow us!

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SSC’s Racing is Fun Regatta

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generation ago sailboat races were free events hosted by local yacht clubs for the enjoyment of their members and the members of reciprocating clubs. Sailors would compete using comfortable cruising boats with fitted bunks for

each crew member. In those days, race courses were composed of a sequence or government marks two to six miles apart. Longer distances between marks emphasized strategy over tactics and in-line speed over mark roundings.

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Yacht design has changed greatly over the last 30 years, producing a substantial gap between comfortable cruising sailboats and high performance race boats. As racing has evolved, specialized boats sailing multiple, intense, crew-intensive windward-leeward courses has made it increasingly difficult for those who started sailing as a cruiser/day sailor to experience the racing side of sailing. This year the Shearwater Sailing Club (SSC) is hosting a throwback event specifically designed to provide a low-stress, fun venue for sailors who don’t normally race to experience the racing side of our sport.

On June 21, the SSC will hold its annual Twilight Race. The Twilight Race will include an evening start for experienced racing boats and crews. In addition, SSC will be host a race earlier in the day for boats, skippers, and crews that do not normally race. This event, the “Racing is Fun Regatta,” is intended as a straight-forward, low-stress race that serves as a bridge between competitive drop-mark courses and day sailing, providing an introduction to sailboat racing for the uninitiated, or a low-key, alternative event for experienced racers. SSC hopes to attract sailors who originally purchased their boat to cruise and day sail and, having done so, are now looking for new ways to enjoy their boat. Features of this event include: Pre-race introduction to sailboat racing seminar. The evening before the race a free introduction to sailboat racing seminar will be offered. Held at J/World Annapolis, this seminar will provide sailors with an overview of racing and the racing rules including the start, finish, boat-to-boat interactions, and mark roundings.

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##Rounding the mark in light air at a Shearwater SC event.

to spend an entire Saturday racing sailboats. With this in mind, we hope our 2 p.m. start will allow sailors to participate in kids’ sports or run errands in the morning and leave time to enjoy a race in the afternoon.

Reduced Commute. By placing the start at the weather buoy close to Annapolis Harbor, SSC hopes to maximize the time participants spend racing and minimize the time spent commuting to/from the race course.

Participants will also notice that there is no time gap between the rendezvous and starting sequence which eliminates time spent waiting in the starting area. $0 Entry Fee. U.S. Sailing, CBYRA, yacht clubs, and classes are all necessary organizations that provide vital support to sailboat racing on the Chesapeake Bay. We strongly encourage racing sailors to join these governing organizations.

That being said, SSC feels that it is not reasonable to require that novice participants spend hundreds of dollars in membership dues, initiation, and entry fees to try our sport. Free entry is offered for anyone who is a member of U.S. Sailing, CBYRA, or a recognized club or class.

Party at the National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF). Experienced racers know that engaging in “sailing karate” with your competitors after a race is an integral part of the sport.

An awards ceremony immediately after the event at NSHOF provides a venue for sailors to share experiences with their fellow competitors.

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VIRGINIA CRUISING CUP A distance race from Annapolis to Hampton, 120 miles, non-stop

Friday, May 23 (start) – Saturday, May 24 (finish) Classes for IRC, PHRF A, B, C, PHRF Non-Spinnaker, and Multihulls

as well as any one design class that would like to compete with 5 boats or more.

Website: www.hamptonyc.com/downthebay or contact Event Co-Chair HYC: David McConaughy 757-870-4475, downthebay@hamptonyc.com or Storm Trysail Club, Chesapeake Station: Bill Sandberg 203-219-7256, William.l.sandberg@gmail.com SpinSheet April 2014 105

Get Faster and Smarter by Sitting on Your Couch

by Kim Couranz

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##Is it spring yet?

Comfortable, Fuel-efficient & Trailerable

f someone told you that you could become a better sailor by spending some time cozied up in your living room, would you believe them? Can snuggling up on the couch with a virtual coach make you faster?

While of course on-sofa time can’t truly replace on-boat time and definitely won’t build your sailing fitness (unless you’re multitasking by doing some stretching, too), new technology has enabled coaches to join you in your living room via ebooks, videos, and webinars.

With the crazy cold winter we’ve had, water temperatures have been running colder than usual, too. This may push some of our springtime tune-up and boathandling practice sessions back a bit. A little focus time learning from some of the best in the business can make your on-the-water time—once you get there—even more worthwhile.

Watching top sailors in action, then visualizing yourself making the same movements, can pay great dividends.

Visualization has long been used in other sports (“picture yourself connecting bat to ball”); why not in sailing?

For more than 20 years, Jon Emmett, an outstanding Laser sailor from Great Britain, has helped other sailors build their skills—including China’s Lijia Xu, whom he coached through to her gold medal in the Laser Radial in the 2012 Olympic Games. Jon has captured some of his ideas on paper—and now in ebooks—so you can stay on the couch and use your wireless to download his coaching gems.

“There are just some points (and indeed diagrams) that I have done countless times, and so it made sense for me to write ‘Be Your Own Sailing Coach’ to try and help the people

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who didn’t have their own coach!” he says. “Likewise, ‘Be Your Own Tactics Coach’ was born out of seeing some tactical situations time and time again.

I wanted to put together a book with a low word count that really helped people remember both the problem and the solution—hence the use of the easyto-recall names, which has been proven to help people remember things.”

Jon uses video as a coaching tool as well: “When I am coaching I now use a huge amount of video, so the sailor can see exactly what I can see. You can usually see far more from outside the boat than you can from inside. It was a natural progression for me to put some clips on YouTube covering some of the most popular topics. After all technique videos are incredibly popular in other sports.”

While Jon’s uploads to YouTube focus on Lasers, you can check out good technique for nearly any class of sailboat on YouTube. So after you check out a few of the world’s cutest cat videos and marvel at the wonder of the double rainbow, cruise on over to YouTube’s search function and plug in a few words to describe what you’d like to see. 420 spinnaker set? Yup, it’s there. Thistle roll tack? Several options. Extreme Optimist sailing? Check. Sailing capsize?

Nearly endless offerings.

A caveat: With the quick spread of GoPro cameras, it’s easy for almost any sailor to stick a camera on their boat and create a video. You don’t want to emulate bad boathandling, so as you search for videos, try searching for the names of top sailors in your class to ensure you practice good technique. At U.S. Sailing’s YouTube channel, you can access the Chalk Talk, which highlights college sailing results and successful sailors and techniques through some video and lots of conversations with top college sailors.

On the couch and online is also a terrific place to be for a rules refresher.

North Sails’ NorthU (northu.com) offers an “on demand” Rules and Tactics webinar featuring six hours of content.

Unlike YouTube, it’s not free, but it’s taught by rules guru Dave Perry, so it’s well worth it.

Enjoy your time on the couch, and I’ll see you on the water soon!

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Chesapeake Racer Profile

T.C. Williams

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he Alberg 30 is a boat with a strong presence on the Chesapeake Bay, with a class that makes itself visible both on the racing circuit and the cruising scene.

And it’s not a fluke. The class has been building itself up for the last ten years (and more) through the work of people like T.C. Williams, one of the fleet’s more stand out contenders in every race.

T.C. Williams started sailing later in life. “I wasn’t a junior sailor running around a yacht club. I started sailing in my late twenties on Wednesday nights, and I went for it. I fell in love with the sport.”

Williams loved it so much that he moved from Washignton, D.C. to Annapolis with the specific purpose

Do you cruise as well, or just race?

I cruised for ten years, and when I was first starting out racing, we cruised all the time. But I love to race. If I didn’t have a ride on a Wednesday night or weekend, I’d cruise the docks. I never once got left behind, either.

Who’s your crew?

Whoever I can get! Babies are the bane of my existence. My wife had a baby and stopped sailing for several years. My bow girl had a baby and that hurt me for several years. But for regulars, I’ll take anyone who shows up. Jonathan Bresler is my regular, and he and I end up double-handing on plenty of occasions.

Now my wife, Liz, races regularly with me, and our son is nine this year. He raced with us last year and is very excited about getting in to the junior programs this summer.

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of being closer to the water. “It helped that I didn’t have to drive as far after the parties,” he says.

Williams first crewed with Peter and David Scheidt onboard Maggie, and with David raced J/24s and J/35s. “David had grown up racing on the Albergs, and Pete was selling theirs. I had three kids under the age of ten, so the boat was perfect for us.

We went out and did the last Wednesday night race of the season and we won it! I thought to myself, ‘yeah, this will be easy.’

I can’t tell you how long it took us to win another race. My kids would greet me at the door, saying, ‘How’d you do tonight, Dad? Second?’”

The competition in the Alberg 30 class seems pretty tight, with you, Lanny Helms, and Tim Williams (no relation) always in the top three. What makes the competition so stiff?

For one, we’re all racing the same threelegged dogs. We all have 9000-pound hulls and Dacron sails and tiny rudders.

But that really allows for the focus to be on crew work and tactics. Lanny used to always be third or fourth, but now he’s consistently one, two, or three. If you ask him how that’s so, he’ll answer that it’s his crew. Tim has had the same group of guys sailing with him for a long time, and so he’s pretty steady. We have to be at the top of our game for the most part.

What makes the Alberg 30 such a great boat to race?

We’re able to consistently race the Alberg 30 in a very competitive fleet for cheap. The boats were made in the 60s, when they didn’t know how strong fiberglass would be. So we have thick,

thick hulls. The great thing about that is that the boats aren’t disturbed by weather. I can’t tell you how many squalls I’ve been in where the wind just jumped up to 30 knots, and the boat heeled, but was otherwise unaffected. There was an Oxford race ten years or so ago when it was blowing 20 knots at the start and only built from there. All but one of the Albergs finished the race, and on that boat their youngest crew member was 65. So you can’t blame them at all.

What other sailing do you do?

I’ve got a Laser in my backyard, and I’ll drag it down to our beach on the Magothy maybe twice a year. But for the most part, I just sail the Alberg.

Our class association is very social, so we have rendezvous three or four times a year. We have race weekends, and Canadians come all the way down to sail with us. It’s a really fun group of people, and it’s a great boat. spinsheet.com

New Hires!

New Grants, Great Projects

The West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. received two grants totaling almost $175,000 to fund living shoreline projects protecting more than 600 linear feet along the West and Rhode Rivers. The Living Shoreline Grant Program is a partnership of the Chesapeake Bay Trust, the Maryland DNR, NOAA, and the Maryland Department of the Environment.

“We’re grateful for the opportunity given to us to manage these projects,” said Jeff Holland, executive director of the West/Rhode Riverkeeper. One of the new projects will protect more than 550 feet of shoreline along the Rhode River at YMCA Camp Letts, while the other will protect more than 50 feet along the West River at the Chesapeake Yacht Club. For more information on the grant and proposed projects, visit westrhoderiverkeeper.org

Helping with that Paint Job

Interlux has gone digital with their new app for boaters to help find the right paint (and the right amount of paint) for their boats. The Quick Reference Guide provides detailed information on Interlux products, health and safety information, and a store locator, while the paint calculator lets you estimate how much Interlux paint you’ll need for your project. The app is available for both Apple IOS and Android users. For more, visit yachtpaint.com.

Keepin’ it Clean

Clarks Landing in Shady Side, MD, is happy to announce that Shady Side Yacht Yard has been re-certified as a Maryland Clean Marina for 2014.

“We recognize the importance and value of becoming a clean marina not only for our business but also for boaters,” says Jeff Truesdale, the marina’s general manager. Clarks Landing has been serving MidAtlantic boaters for over 30 years. clarkslandingmd.com

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New Partners, Great Boats

Acadia Yacht Sales, a partnership between William Seale and Christopher DiMillo, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Oxford Boatyard Yacht Sales and Sabreline of Annapolis. Seale is an experienced sailor and powerboater and is a partner with the ProFunds group. DiMillo established DiMillo’s Yacht Sales in 1998 and has four locations in Maine and New York.

“I am thrilled to be a part of this new beginning for Sabre and Back Cove in the Chesapeake. The entire Oxford Boatyard Yacht Sales team is staying on board with Acadia Yacht Sales, and I am excited to integrate our expertise and passion for service.” Acadia Yacht Sales will be exhibiting three models at the Bay Bridge Boat Show, and you can find them at acadiayachtsales.com

Dave Tarasiuk and Ridgely Mackenzie have recently joined the UK Sailmakers team at the newly-opened UK Annapolis on Severn Avenue. Originally from Annapolis, Tarasiuk opened his own loft in the Virgin Islands and most recently worked at Quantum Sail Design Group in Annapolis.

He joins UK as general manager. Mackenzie spent his younger years sailing on the Bay out of Annapolis YC’s Junior Sailing Program, and helping his parents who both work in sail making and canvas repair. He joins UK as a sailmaker. For more information, visit uksailmakers.com

Consolidating Stores

West Marine fans, take note. The Pasadena store located in the Lake Shore Mall and the Glen Burnie location on Ritchie Highway are both closing April 17. However, you won’t have to wait too long to get your fix: a new flagship store is opening up in Glen Burnie at 595A East Ordnance Road on April 18.

Stop by for their grand opening.

Keep that Bottom Clean and Slippery!

Smoove Wax introduces their revolutionary boat wash product that not only offers superior cleaning power but also will not strip your boat of its wax. “As professional detailers, we have seen wash and wax products come and go, but nothing ever stood up to our standards,” says Jeff Beane of Alliance Marine. “That’s why we developed Smoove Ultimate Boat Wash to not only keep your boat clean but to preserve that protective wax coating.” Smoove Ultimate Boat Wash is specially formulated for use on gelcoat, fiberglass, and painted fiberglass, and retails for $59.95. smoovewax.com

Growing Pains

At Onancock Town Wharf, the final finishing touches have been made to the new harbor office. The facility has new restrooms and showers, along with a laundry room, pump out system, and free WiFi. The town wharf has a total of 16 fixed slips, 11 of which are transient. The Onancock Town Wharf is a great place to catch the ferry to Tangier Island twice daily between the months of May and October. For more information, visit onancock.com

Rock Your Vote

The American Boating Congress (ABC), scheduled for May 5-7 in Capitol Hill, is set to bring together recreational boating industry leaders to formulate public policy, influence legislation, and protect business interests. The Congress is an excellent opportunity to understand the ways in which current state and federal legislation affect the marine industry and learn how to grow your business in the current economy. For more information and for registration, visit nmma.org

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BROKERAGE

& CLASSIFIED SECTIONS DINGHIES Trinka 8’ Sailing Dinghy ’03 Complete rig, oars, floorboards. Asking $700.

Contact David @ 202-244-3712.

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8’ Oxford Sailing Dinghy New bright work (board, rudder & trim). Sea-fit adjustable oars. Like new tan bark sails, w/cover & bows. $1,300 See pictures @ tmilton214@hotmail.com, or call (443) 504-5147.

10’ Bauer Sailing Dinghy ’09 10’ Bauer Sailing dinghy with ’09 dolly. Complete rig main sail, jib, oars. All in excellent condition. Magothy River area. Contact asotzsky@verizon.net

DONATIONS Boy Scout Sea Ship 59 Looking for tax deductible donations of sail & power boats in the Chesapeake Bay area.

Donated boats must be structurally sound & in good cond. Contact Dr. Fred Broadrup (301) 228-2131.

Donate Your Used Boat To the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Boat Donations Program. Contact Lad Mills at 410-745-4942 or lmills@cbmm.org.

The deadline for the Brokerage and Classified sections is the 10th of the month prior to publication (April 10 for the May issue).

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

22’ Cataliona Capri ‘01 Excellent cond.

2011 new standing and running rigging, 2013 new main, 135 genoa, 95 jib, asymmetric spinnaker. GPS, auto tiller pilot (2012), wind, depth, and speed log; new compass. (540) 604-8588.

23’ O’day ’80 Cruising, shoal, good Cond., ’97-9.9-hp long shaft, elect.start OB, bimini, main, jib, gen, spin, tiller. At BYB Shadyside, launch paid, fully equipped, great single-hander. $3,000 OBO (443) 790-5370.

1978 Tillotson J/24 New bulkhead, freshly bottom painted, excellent condition $3,000.

Contact Walter Harlow (757) 573-6829, walter.harlow@nm.com Cal 25 ‘74 #1651 - Race Ready Solid, fast racer w/updated running/standing rigging and many structural upgrades.

Large sail inventory and 2011 Tohatsu-6 outboard. $3500. For more information or photos, contact Scott: srsauvageot@ hotmail.com, 410-569-9797.

26’ Bristol ’73 Classic Great sailing sloop. H. Herreshoff design. Thousands in upgrades since 2003. Electric start Honda 9.9, cabin cushions, Raytheon Donate Your Boat, Planet Hope inst., teak hand rails, standing rigging, hatch AC. Asking $6,500 OBO Is a local 501(c)3. Teaching youth (703) 764-1277 from DC, Maryland and Virginia to sail for over 15 years. (800) 518-2816. www.planet-hope.org

BOAT SHARING Cruising Saliboat Experienced 59 year old male relocating to Annapolis for 2014 sailing season interested in purchasing share of cruising cabin sailboat. Also interested in crewing. Ron ronannapolis@gmail.com 314-567-4118.

30’ Bristol Sloop In Mayo, four partners: sail 2 weekend and 5+ weekdays a month for 6 months, $1,800, No buy in, spring/fall workdays.

John jruthrauff@interaction.org, M: (202) 341-4483

SAIL 19’ Cape Dory Typhoon ’74 Good cond.. Well maintained by current owner. Bottom painted with Micron July 2013. Sails includes main, genoa and jib.

Reliable 5-hp Nissan long-shaft. Slip paid thru March 2014. $3450 (301) 920-0300.

20’ Com-Pac ’86 Cruising sloop, w/ custom trailer and 5-hp outbd, fixed keel, 2-ft draft, bronze opening portholes, sleeps 4 adults. Sea Scouts $2500, Steve Alexander, stevedalex@msn.com, 301 646 0805 21’ Edel ‘80 Noted model for complete set of sail handling features. On the hard for winter. Complete set of sails. New bottom paint. Interior panels need restoration. $2,500. 703 362 2928

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33’ Islander ‘66 Bluewater Flattop model with davits and dinghy. New Beta dsl engine. New self furling system w/ new sails. Zero hrs on all. Recent hull paint with Imron. $8,500. 703 362 2928

Sabre S28-II ’79 Sloop $12,250 Good cond. 4’8” draught, 9’3” beam. Wheel steering, NEW: batteries, alternator, charger, tachometer, chartplotter/ fishfinder, VHF, cabin lights, head, running rigging. New bimini, sail cover, binnacle cover and jib UV cover.

Bottom paint 2011. Furling jib, wheel steering, AC. Volvo MD7-A. 4 sails. 2 anchors. Depth meter. Deale, MD Contact Gary: (303) 775-5453 or gary@sunshineduo.us 30’ Catalina ’94 Mark III Tall Rig Wing Keel 3’-10”, depth, speed, dodger, bimini, Mail Lazy Bag, spinnaker, walkthru transom, 1292 hrs on eng, new vhf, 410-692-0873, In water in Oxford MD $39,500 (410) 215-7360.

27’ Ericson ’73 Keel cruising sloop, good cond, main, jib, spinnaker, 9.9 Honda 4-stroke otbd, solar battery charger, $5500-obo. Sea Scouts, Ken Kessler, skipper1115@gmail.com, Steve Alexander stevedalex@msn.com, 301 646-0805.

28’ Cape Dory sloop Good cond., needs cosmetics, good sails – full batten main, genoa, jib, spinnaker, North dodger and sail cover, lazy jacks, new depth and wind, MD7A ,many extras, covered in dry storage for 4 yrs, Sold As Is to best offer. 703-915-9827 28’ Sabre ’75 Needs work, and a new engine. Great boat for the right person.

Bohemia River. $2,000. celeriter7@ yahoo.com, phil.vogler@comcast.net

Trade up to my very nice Peterson 34’ If you have a 28’ Catalina, Pearson, Island Pack or Nonsuch of equal value ($25,000). Please call (443) 504-5147.

34’ Tartan ‘71 Classic T34C Cruising Keel/CB . Good cond. A4 . wheel helm.

Sails very good condition. Very large inventory upon request. Many photos available upon request. $15,000 -obo. h2obilly@aol,com. 410-360-8242 days please, seniors.

Partner Partner J/105. Up to 50% equity position. Race together or separately, splitting costs. John (703) 217-6669.

JohnFKircher@gmail.com J/35 Rampage ’85 One of the rare J35s with an Original Wheel. Boat includes a large number of sails. (570) 336-0786.

SOLD 30’ Hunter ‘80 Yanmar, bimini, roller furling, wheel steering, 4’ shoal draft, 6’3” headroom, teak & holly flooring, in water at Kent Narrows near Annapolis, $8,500 call 410-490-6137

27’ C&C MK V ’85 10 HP Yanmar rebuilt 2013, speed, depth, 150 Mylar genoa, working jib, main 2007, spinnaker, refinished interior 2013, yard maintained, located St. Michaels, $16,500, plattski@charter.net, 203-512-1077

33’ Morgan O/I Roomy, Solid, Rugged. dodger bimini, new refrig/freezer, $14,000 recently spent under the water line, new depth, self steering, new main, roller furling, new drifter, Garmin GPS, 50hp 540-335-6984 $25,900

32’ Elite ’84 French built, racer/cruiser sloop, 02 Volvo dsl, Roller furler jib, main, spinnaker $11,000 Contact Ken Kessler skipper1115@gmail.com (571) 276-1377

Cal 33 ’85 Sloop Pretty, fast, 4’9” draft.

Doyle Stackpack, RF, Yanmar 3GM30, Garmin chartplotter, autohelm. new cabin sole, bulkhead, headliner, head, holding tank, VHF, stereo, new throttle and gear shift. All stanchions, pulpit, etc. professionally rebedded with butyl tape in 2012. 2013 bottom paint and compound/wax topsides. $37,500 West River, MD. (703) 424-6230 for additional information or email rozenfrance@gmail.com

35’ Pearson ’81 Pristine teak interior and excellent overall condition.

Pearson’s most successful design.

Diesel. 12 miles from Annapolis. Call (301) 365-4783 for specs and pictures.

Asking $31,500.

Schock 35 ’85 Model w/recent open cockpit, many other upgrades, roller furler, etc…. Excellent cond., being sold w/basic sail inventory. Private head, Sleeps 4 to 6, Fast cruiser or PHRF racer. Great value at $19,000. Call or text 443-254-5490.

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Beneteau First Class 10 ‘85 ...............$40,000 Cal 34 ‘70 ...........................................$32,300 Sabre 34 ‘79 .......................................$32,000 C& C 34 ‘80, ‘81 2 from ...................$21,000 Hunter 356 ‘03 ...................................$88,900 Wauquiez Pretorian ‘85 .....................$74,900 Bristol 35.5 ‘78, ‘84 2 from ...............$60,000 Schock 35 ‘01 .....................................$49,500 Hunter Legend 35.5 ‘90 .....................$47,400 Endeavour 35 ‘85 ...............................$44,900 Beneteau 350 ‘89...............................$39,900 C&C Landfall 35 ‘82 ..........................$39,900 Sabre 362 ‘01 ................................. $188,000 Hunter 36 ‘05 ................................... $110,000 Beneteau 361 ‘01, ‘02 2 from ..........$92,500 Beneteau First 36.7 ‘04, ‘09 2 from..$85,000 Catalina 36 Mark II ‘99, ‘03 2 from.$75,000 Freedom Yachts 36 ‘ 87 .....................$74,900 Cape Dory 36 ‘81 .............................$65,000 Hunter 376 ‘97, ‘98 2 from ...............$85,000 Hunter 38 ‘06 ................................... $139,900 Catalina 380 ‘01 ............................. $119,500 Hunter 380 ‘ 00 ..................................$98,500 Freedom 38 ‘90 ..................................$79,900

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Wauquiez Hood 38 ‘84, ‘86 2 from $66,900 Sabre 38 ‘83, ‘85 2 from...................$64,500 Morgan 382 ‘ 79................................$42,500 Beneteau First 38 ‘83..........................$39,900 C&C 38 MKII ‘77 ...............................$35,000 Beneteau 393 ‘02, ‘04 2 from ....... $110,000 Pearson 39 ‘87....................................$59,500 Caliber 40 LRC ‘99 .......................... $159,000 Jeanneau 40 DS ‘03 ........................ $155,000 Delphia 40 ‘06 ................................. $154,900 Beneteau 40CC ‘97......................... $117,500 Beneteau First 405 ‘87 .................... $110,000 Lagoon 410-S2 ‘03 ......................... $339,000 Lord Nelson 41 ‘87 ........................ $174,000 Tartan 412 ‘90 ................................. $134,500 Hallberg-Rassy 41 ‘79 ..................... $115,000 Beneteau 411 ‘99, ‘01 3 from ....... $109,900 Morgan Classic 41 ‘90 ......................$79,000 Cayenne 41 ‘87..................................$69,900 Island Trader Formosa 41 Ketch ‘77 $39,900 Whitney Carib 41 ‘69 ........................$29,000 Hunter 420 ‘02 ................................ $139,900 Beneteau 43 ‘09 .............................. $226,000 Pan Oceanic PH Cutter 43 ‘81 ..........$79,500

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Schucker 436 Motorsailer ‘79 ..........$77,000 Dean 440 Catamaran ‘02 .............. $249,000 Reliance 44 ‘92................................ $159,000 Bavaria 44 ‘95 ................................. $142,000 Beneteau Oceanis 440 ‘93 ............ $139,900 Cal 44 ‘85 ........................................ $118,900 Steel PH Howdy Bailey 45 ‘04....... $498,500 Leopard 46 CAT ‘08........................ $599,000 Tartan 4600 ‘93, ‘95 2 from .......... $259,000 Beneteau Oceanis 461 ‘01 ............ $194,900 Hunter 460 ‘00 ................................ $159,900 Scheeps & Jachtbouw Ketch ‘82 .......$95,000 CAL 2-46 ‘74 .......................................$69,000 Beneteau 47.7 ‘04........................... $240,000 Beneteau 473 ‘01, ‘02 2 from ....... $195,000 Beneteau 49 ‘07 .............................. $299,000 Beneteau First 50 ‘07....................... $449,900 Celestial 50 PH ‘99.......................... $288,000 Beneteau Custom Series ‘04 ........... $274,900 Horizon Steel PH ‘96 ....................... $215,000 Beneteau 50 ‘96, ‘04 2 from......... $174,900 Beneteau M-505 ‘00 ....................... $164,900 Tayana 52 ‘89 ................................. $199,000 Swede 55’ 78 .................................. $159,900

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36’ Pearson ‘85 Well maintained, 2 cabin cruising sailboat. Fantastic Bay cruiser.

Lots of updates and improvements. Newer sails & house batteries. Asking $55,000. Contact Alex at 410-384-1655. For photos SailboatListings.com 37’ Hunter ’88 cruising sloop Ready to sail, Yanmar dsl, 110 furling jib, Dutchman mainsail, well equipped instrumentation, air/heat, Sea Scouts $27,500, Steve Alexander, stevedalex@msn.com, 301 646 0805 Hunter 376 ’98 Seriously, a cleaner 376 you will not find! It’s my hobby to keep it pristine while as it sits in front of my house. Go to boats.com for pictures and all details. Price reduced to $71,500.

(410) 252-1115.

37’ Island Trader ’76 Cruise the world or explore the bay, anchor in that secluded cove and watch the sunset from the cockpit of this beautiful classic ketch.

Live the dream. REDUCED $35,000, 361 652 4423 39’ Camper Nicholson New engine, ports, hatches. Furuno multi function display. Much new equipment. Cockpit enclosure, hard dodger, below decks auto pilot, winter cover. Good cond. throughout. Located Rock Hall, $62,500 (856) 468 3942

Taswell 43 ‘96 A truly great blue water cruiser by Ta Shing. Equipped to leave right now in total comfort. All the bells and whistles including recent dark green Awlgrip. Center cockpit with 2 strms and heads . A must see. Annapolis Sailyard: 410.268.4100 Irwin 46 ‘81 Recently refurbished for a knowledgeable owner. All systems upgraded, hull painted, spars pulled, hardware replaced, new paint. All hatches & ports replaced, new tanks, & too much more to mention. An economical cruiser w/all the work complete.

Annapolis Sailyard: 410.268.4100

Dufour 44 Performance ’05 Huge sail inventory and cruising amenities make this a true fast cruiser. Shoal keel version expands the cruising ground from the Chesapeake to Florida. Asking $270K Contact: Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171 or harold@aycyachts.com

47’ Catalina 470 ’01 Extremely well cared for and recently upgraded with Leisure Furl and Quantum main (’08), full Raymarine package (’10), hard dodger with full enclosure (’12) plus much more.

Contact harold@aycyachts.com (619) 840-3728 cell or (410) 268-7171 office.

37’ Southerly 115 ’06 $249,000. One owner, lift-kept, fresh water boat.

Attractive center cockpit model w/fully retractable swing keel, which provides deep draft performance. Raymarine electronics, bow-thruster. Andrew Smith (410) 533-5362, smitty@aycyachts.com

53’ Amel Mango ’88 Incredibly strong and simple to handle offshore cruiser.

This one has been around the globe and is ready to go out again! Asking $199,000. Contact Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company (410) 268-7171 or harold@aycyachts.com

Hanse 400 E ‘09 Left over dealer stock boat. Virtually unused ready to become your next cruising yacht. Features Epoxy hull, Yanmar dsl, Simrad electronics and Auto Pilot, electric winch, folding prop, electric windlass, and much more. Annapolis Sailyard: 410.268.4100

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www.AnnapolisYachtSales.com 33’ Hunter 33 ’08 Immaculate!

Low hrs, loaded, priced to sell. $89,900 Questions?

Contact Pat Lane - cell: 508-786-7789 or Pat@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 34’ Beneteau 343 ‘09 Really nice, well cared for cruising boat! Two cabins, 1 head, reverse cycle A/C, good electronics, dodger & bimini, spinnaker, low hrs. Bring offers! $115,000 Contact Keith (410) 267-8181 or Keith@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 34’ Beneteau First Class 10 ’85 L’Outrage is a proven race winner.

Custom trailer & new genoa await. Price Reduced for a quick sale. $40,000. Call Bob Oberg 410-267-8181 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 36’ Catalina 36 Mk II ‘03 Clean boat.

Inmast furling main, Aircon, Chartplotter, Radar on pole, inverter, electric windlass, outboard motor lift and bracket. In Deltaville, VA. Call Jonathan Hutchings: 804-436 4484 or Jonathan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 38’ Catalina 380 ‘01 Extremely well maintained & equipped. The owners lack of time forces this sale. She is on land and available to see and purchase any time. Asking only $199,500.

Call Dan: 410-570-8533 or Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 38’ Freedom 38 ‘90 Dark blue hull, beautiful interior, great electronics, easiest to sail! Owners want her sold NOW!!! Bring any reasonable offer. Only asking $79,900, call Dan: 410-570-8533 or Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 38’ Hunter 38 ‘06 One owner & lightly used. Well-equipped & maintained to the “nines”!! Owners business obligations are forcing the sale. Bring any reasonable offer. In Annapolis & available anytime.

Call Dan: 410-570-8533 or Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

41’ Beneteau Oceanis 41 ’13 Superbly maintained and very well equipped. $234,000.

Contact Terry at info@telecamfilms.com or call 202-255-8696. Details and photos at www.sailboatlistings.com/view/39830

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Grand Soleil 40 ’03 Head south in speed, comfort and style on board this Italian beauty. Lightly used & extremely well priced at $199,000. Please call for complete details & viewing instructions.

Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171 harold@aycyachts.com

Grand Soleil 54 ’08 by Luca Brenta Very well equipped fast offshore cruising yacht built by the famous Italian yard Cantiere del Pardo. Please call Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company for pricing and complete details 410-2687171 or e-mail harold@aycyachts.com

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38’ Sabre 38 ’85 Turnkey w/upgrades including new Raymarine C90W chartplotter/GPS, New “ultra thin” TV, propane BBQ grill, reverse cycle heat/ air, more. RECENTLY REDUCED: $64,500! Contact Bob 410-267-8181 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com Beneteau 411 ‘01 Seahorse Classic rig w/full batten main & more. Great cond. and performance. Owners’ family obligations forces sale. Bring close offer & have a great time this spring!!! Asking only $127,900. Call Dan: 410-570-8533 or Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 42’ Beneteau 423 ’03 Serendipity is sparkling inside and out! Only 400 hours!

Come and take a look for yourself.

Asking $169,900. Contact Aaron Moeller Aaron@AnnapolisYachtSales.com or 410-267-8181.

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BROKERAGE & CLASSIFIED 43’ Beneteau 43 ‘09 Well equipped w/ radar, Aircon, electric winch & windlass, AGM batteries, Raymarine E120, rub rail, gennaker halyard, custom mattress in master. In Hampton, VA. Call Jonathan Hutchings: 804-436-4484 or Jonathan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 44’ Cal 44 ’85 Well maintained; lots of safety gear. Perfect for long term cruising. ICW capable rig and Bahamas draft, she’s ready for your next adventure! $119,000 Contact Tim (410) 267-8181 or tim@annapolisyachtsales.com 47’ Beneteau First 47.7 ‘04 Asking only $240,000. In CT and available to see anytime. Very well maintained & equipped.

Original caring owners & motivated sellers!!

Call Dan: 410-570-8533 or Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 49’ Jeanneau 49 DS ’05 Gorgeous, clean boat, 3 large cabins, loaded with A/C, generator, great electronics package, fully enclosed cockpit canvas. Asking $319,000.

Contact Keith 410-267-8181 or keith@annapolisyachtsales.com

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www.bay-yacht.com www.atlantic-cruising.com 34’ Gemini 105 MC ’07 New price $134,900 - private owner, Westerbeke 27 dsl. Clean, one owner boat with motivated seller who is moving up to a larger cat. Great bay cruiser. Call Bobby Allen (443) 603-2463 Catalina C400 ’95 $129,000. Pristine condition, meticulously maintained. Call Bob Allen (443) 822-0883.

35’ Ericson 350 ’98 Built by Pacific Seacraft Well equipped, great performance – coastal and offshore. A performance cruiser built to last with beautiful lines and a functional, spacious layout. $110,000 www.crusaderyachts.com 410-269-0939

38’ Freedom ’90 Amazing boat. Lots of updates & improvements. Newer electronics, painted hull & deck, Carbon rig, self tacking job & more. This boat is turnkey & ready for fall sailing now.

Sellers want a bigger boat now! Asking $95,000 crusaderyachts.com

Jeanneau 42i ’07 New Price $215,000 Perhaps the fastest 42i built, North 3DL inventory, deep keel, epitomizes the term, “racer/cruiser”. Call Bobby Allen (443) 603-2463 43’ Jeanneau 43DS ’04 Loaded. $185,500 Chris Bent (410) 703-5698

45’ Jeanneau ‘07 $244,900, sharp, clean beautifully outfitted, full AC, electronics, canvas.. won’t last! Call 50’ Beneteau 50 ’04 2 Available! Bobby Allen 443-603-2463 Equipped for cruising and on land in Jeanneau 50 DS ’09 $350,000, stately, Annapolis until sold. Asking $324,900 comfortable, fast cruiser. Gen/AC, full Contact Dan at 410-267-8181 or canvas and electronics. Flag Blue dan@annapolisyachtsales.com beauty!!

Call Bobby Allen 50’ Celestial 50 ’99 Absolutely stunning (443) 603-2463 boat. Perfect cruiser. On her way back from Europe now, so she will be ready for your next adventure! $288,000 Contact Tim (410) 267-8181 or tim@annapolisyachtsales.com

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37’ Pacific Seacraft - Crealock Design CYS has four PSC 37s available ranging in year from 1987 ($84k) to 1999(175k) - and two in the middle 1989(115k) & 1994(160k) Call to day to see them ALL in Annapolis (410) 2690939, www.crusaderyachts.com

37’ Tartan 3700 Two available 2006 & 2008 - Both in great shape, well equipped and ready for their next adventures. Both here in Annapolis and ready to show. 255k & 280k - Call CYS Now to see them both! 410-269-0939

40’ Pacific Seacraft ’96 ROCKIN’ CHAIR. Standout Crealock design.

Meticulous care; many upgrades including Lighthouse windlass, full cockpit enclosure, AIS, cutter rig, twin furlers, 7 sails, etc. Reduced to $245,000.

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40’ Tartan 4000 ’12 New Demo model, Full warranties. Ready for delivery, see her at Newport and Annapolis Shows!

Genset, Air, radar/plotters. LED lighting, carbon rig, Epoxy hull PLUS all the luxuries of home. $480,000 Trades considered! 410-269-0939

Mariner 36 Well built solid cruising boat with fin keel & skeg rudder, full enclosure, new mainsail $55,000 www.bayharborbrokerage.com 757-480-1073 37’ Fisher Motorsailer Excellent cond., new North sails, Flag blue Awlgrip hull, rock solid construction $98,500 see full details at www.bayharborbrokerage.com 757-480-1073 Island Packet 40 ’97 Beautiful boat, fully equipped for extensive cruising the way you would want it to be $189,500. Full details at www.bayharborbrokerage.com 757-480-1073 42’ Endeavour Center Cockpit ’88 Inboom furling mainsail, large aft cabin, this is a very roomy good sailing boat that has received very good care. RIB with 15-hp outboard. Bottom barrier coated, 2009 AC. $106,000 www.bayharborbrokerage.com

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26’ Tartan Fantail ’14 We have both the DaySailor and WeekEnder in stock.

Ready to go excellent incentives. SailAway package at 98k DaySailor & 110k Weekender. Contact you CYS Broker today for a test sail CrusaderYachts.com 410-269-0939

31’ Pacific Seacraft ’89 Currently four PSC 31s on the market @ CYS with varying equipment and pricing. Great pocket cruiser w/excellent reputation.

From $73,500 to $95,000 CrusaderYachts.com

38’ C&C 115 ’11 Demo model. Owner by overseas dealer. Excellent value asking $185,000 ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED. over 300k to replace.

Needs Sails, Bottom paint and star to steer towards...Call your CYS broker 410-269-0939

41’ Tartan 4100 ’02 Midnight” - Well equipped including Genset, Air Con, blue hull, newer sails, Low hrs (700). ready for Coastal cruising. New boat On order. Contact Mike 410-269-0939 or CrusaderYachts.com

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62’ 1984 Gulfstar 62 ...................................... $339,500 53’ 1984 Mason 53 ........................................ $240,000 50’ 1984 Gulfstar SailMaster ........................ $199,000 49’ 2007 Jeanneau 49 Deck Salon............... $316,000 48’ 2000 Sunward 48 .................................... $330,000 44’ 1975 Gulfstar 44 Ketch ............................. $79,000 44’ 1991 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 44......... $239,000 43’ 2003 Saga 43 ........................................... $215,000 41’ 2001 Tartan 4100..................................... $195,000 40’ 1976 Bristol Classic / Refit....................... $79,000 40’ 1998 Island Packet 40............................. $169,500 40’ 1996 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 40......... $239,000 40’ 1998 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 40......... $280,000 40’ 1998 Regal 402 Commodore.................... $97,500 40’ 2012 Tartan 4000 - DEMO....................... $484,000 38’ 1988 C&C 38 Mk III .................................... $69,000 38’ 1982 C&C Landfall 38 ............................... $55,000 38’ 1997 Tartan 3800..................................... $169,000 38’ 1990 Freedom 38 ...................................... $95,000

Mike Titgemeyer CPYB, Owner 410-703-7986

38’ 2011 C&C 115 .......................................... $185,000 37’ 1999 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37......... $165,000 37’ 1994 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37......... $152,500 37’ 1987 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37........... $79,000 37’ 1989 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37......... $115,000 37’ 1977 Gulfstar 37 ........................................ $57,500 37’ 1985 Tayana 37 Cutter.............................. $79,000 37’ 2008 Tartan 3700 ccr .............................. $275,000 37’ 2006 Tartan 3700..................................... $249,000 37’ 2005 Tartan 3700..................................... $220,000 37’ 1983 Tartan 37c......................................... $68,500 36’ 2004 Hunter 36 .......................................... $79,000 36’ 1980 Pearson 365 ..................................... $38,000 35’ 1995 Custom Steel Motor Sailer .............. $98,000 35’ 2004 Hunter 356 ...................................... $100,000 35’ 1998 Ericson 350 by Pac Sea ................ $100,000 34’ 2007 Beneteau 343 .......................................CALL 34’ 2001 Legacy 34 Express - Jet Drives .... $185,000 34’ 1993 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 34......... $129,000

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34’ 1994 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 34......... $115,000 34’ 1997 Gemini 105M .................................... $89,000 33’ 1980 Tartan 33........................................... $39,900 33’ 1980 Tartan 33........................................... $40,000 32’ 2007 Luhrs 32 Open ............................... $149,000 32’ 2006 C&C 99 .............................................. $98,000 32’ 2004 C&C 99 .............................................. $99,000 32’ 1995 Catalina 320...................................... $48,500 32’ 1984 Sabre 32 Tri-Cabin ........................... $34,500 31’ 2008 Hunter 31 .......................................... $92,000 31’ 1984 Bristol 31 .......................................... $60,000 31’ 2006 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 31......... $150,000 31’ 1994 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 31........... $95,000 31’ 1990 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 31........... $75,000 31’ 1989 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 31........... $79,000 31’ 1990 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 31........... $73,500 29’ 2000 Dyer 29 Hardtop ............................. $130,000 26’ 2014 Tartan Fantail Daysailor - Demo..... $98,000 26’ 2014 Tartan Fantail Weekender - Demo $110,000

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43’ Saga 43 96 Moonstruck is well equipped and ready for coastal or extended cruising. Many updates, shows well and has recently been reduced to $215,000 - Owner says sell...

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49’ Jeanneau 49DS ’07 Well equipped owner’s layout w/convertible aft cabin to a kind single. Chesapeake Bay sailing only. Excellent price and value - lightly used! ! Asking $316,000 Schedule an appointment to see her today!

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30’ Seidelmann ’80 A proven classic racer/cruiser design with 11 feet of beam, she feels much larger than she is, price reduced 03/14 to $7,500. Contact Rob Dorfmeyer (216) 533-9187 or rob@curtisstokes.net

39’ Bavaria 3 stateroom/ 2 heads. 55-hp Volvo w/ 400 hrs. watermaker, wind generator, solar panels, inverter. $145,000 . Call Randy Walterhoefer 917-478-4944 Curtis Stokes & Associates Randy@curtisstokes.net

40’ Hans Christian Christina ’88 World cruiser with all the safety gear, dingy w/ engine; conveyed, $157,000. She loves the oceans and the Islands. Contact Rob Dorfmeyer (216) 533-9187 or rob@curtisstokes.net

42’ Hunter 420 Center Cockpit ’99 2 ensuite staterooms/ 2 heads. Yanmar 62hp, all weather enclosed cockpit. $124,000. Call Randy Walterhoefer 917478-4944 Curtis Stokes & Associates, Randy@curtisstokes.net

51’ Little Harbor Pilothouse ’96 Well maintained performance cruiser.

Beautiful condition. New Yanmar 160hp. $374,500. Call Randy Walterhoefer 917-478-4944 Curtis Stokes and Associates Randy@curtisstokes.net

56’ Atlantis Yachts ’02 Proven passagemaker, bow and stern thruster, tender garage, swing keel . $345,000 .

Call Rob Dorfmeyer 216-533-9187 Curtis Stokes and Associates Rob@curtisstokes.net

58’ Farr ’85 Proven circumnavigator built at Dencho Marine, interior by N.A. Bob Smith, incredible boat ! $195,000 Call Randy Walterhoefer 917-478-4944 Curtis Stokes & Associates Randy@curtisstokes.net

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33’ Marlow-Hunter 33 New 2013 Compact cruiser of the YEAR! Innovative, Award winning, fast, exciting and still easy to handle – Call now for special discounts on our stock boat – 800604-3242 or info@greatblueyachts.com

36’ Hunter 356 ‘03 PRICED RIGHT! – In-mast, full canvas, AC/Heat, dinghy w/ OB, plotter, pilot – Available for demo sail. $89,000 Contact Tony 443-5535046, tony@greatblueyacht.com

36’ Hunter 36 ’07 CLEAN, Ready to sail away – In-mast, cruising spin, C80 plotter, AC/Heat, full canvas – A Must See! $119,000 Contact Tony or Cherie 800604-3242 , info@greatblueyachts.com

37’ Dickerson Aft Cockpit ’83 Amazing cruiser combining safety, structural integrity & crew comfort. Perfect for cruising the Chesapeake, ICW or exploring the Bahamas $47,500 Contact Tony or Cherie 800-604-3242, info@greatblueyachts.com

38’ Hunter 386 ‘02 In-mast, AC/Heat, new canvas, upgraded electronics, show room clean – Perfect family cruiser for the Bay or Island hopping. $94,900 Contact Tony or Cherie 800-604-3242, info@greatblueyachts.com

40’ Hunter 40.5 2 to choose from – 2 cabin and 3 cabin models. Clean, well equipped and ready for spring delivery – go to greatblueyachts.com for details or Contact Cherie – 215-275-8037, Cherie@greatblueyachts.com

40’ Marlow-Hunter - NEW 2014 A new Level of design, performance and luxury – dual helm, fold-down transom - A must see Boat – Call for full details – Tony or Cherie: 800-604-3242, info@greatblueyachts.com

41’ Beneteau 411 ‘01 2 cabin, furling main, Gen, AC/Heat, plotter, radar – new electronics, dinghy w/ OB, cruising spin and more $123,000 Contact Tony – 443553-5046, tony@greatblueyachts.com

41’ Rival Aft Cockpit Cutter ‘78 Classic Peter Brett Design, Blue Water cruiser.

Beautiful lines above decks, gorgeous teak woods below. Exceptional Care and many recent upgrades – $54,000 Contact Tony 443-553-5046, tony@greatblueyachts.com

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37’ Tartan 37 Sloop ’82 Quality Yacht, Shoal draft, very well maintained $65,500 Jay 410-977-9460 Jay@Knot10.com

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JUST REDUCED 38’ Hunter 386 ’03 The Hunter 386 can be sailed single handed, has huge accommodations below and has ample storage room. Priced at $119,000 50’ Marlow-Hunter - NEW 2014 Call Jay at (410) 977-9460 or Luxurious passage maker – 3 or 4 jay@knot10.com Cabins – Quality Build, Impressive 42’ Hunter 420 ’04 This yacht has every interior, comprehensive list of standard option Hunter offered plus Bow Truster features and options – Customize yours and Full cover. Full queen in aft today – Tony or Cherie: 800-604-3242, cabin $149,900 Jay 410-977-9460 or info@greatblueyachts.com Jay@Knot10.com

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SELECTED BROKERAGE 26 Colgate ‘05 ...............$ 35,000 260 Hunter ’03.................$ 26,500 28 S2 8.6 ’85 ..................$ 9,900 28.5 Hunter ‘87.................$ 14,500 30 Hunter ‘86.................$ 30,000 320 Catalina ’96...............$ 56,500 326 Hunter ‘03.................$ 69,000 33 Hunter ’82.................$ 18,000 33 Hunter ‘05.................$ 79,000 34 Hunter ’86.................$ 24,000 34 Irwin ‘83 ....................$ 25,000 34 Sabre ’88...................$ 35,000 35 Hallberg Rassy ‘76.....$ 39,900 35 C&C ‘84 ....................$ 24,000 36 Endeavour Cat ‘99....$149,000 36 Ericson ’81 ................$ 29,900 36 Hunter ‘05.................$110,000 36CC Beneteau ’99 ............$100,000 361 Beneteau ‘00 ............$ 88,000 376 Hunter ‘97.................$ 72,000 376 Hunter ‘97.................$ 70,000

379 Jeanneau ‘13 ............$175,000 38 Herrishoff Cat ’85 .....$ 72,000 380 Hunter ’02 Sloop ......$ 95,999 405 Northwind ’86 ..........$ 54,000 41 Hunter ’07.................$185,000 41AC Hunter ’05.................$169,000 410 Hunter ’99.................$119,000 410 Hunter ‘01.................$134,000 42DS Jeanneau ’11 ............$249,000 42i Jeanneau ’08 ............$196,000 42 Morgan ‘70 ...............$ 50,000 426 Hunter ‘03.................$159,000 44DS Hunter ’07.................$219,500 45CC Hunter ’07.................$269,000 45CC Hunter ’09.................$270,000 456 Hunter ‘04.................$190,000 456 Hunter ’05.................$205,000 46 Hunter ’01.................$195,000 460 Hunter ’00.................$159,000 50CC Hunter ’09.................$362,500

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www.mooringsbrokerage.com 39’ Beneteau Cyclades 39 ’07 Asking Reduced price $79,000. Great cruising yacht, comfortable at anchor and underway. Nav station conveniently by companionway. Sails fast, points well.

Professionally maintained. 800-8504081 www.MooringsBrokerage.com.

36’ Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 36i ’09 Asking reduced price $84,000.

Comfortable 2 cabin version, sails & points great with fin keel. Secure decks and generous cockpit w/deep storage lockers. Large head w/ separate shower.

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41’ Lagoon 410 ’06 Asking Reduced $199,000. Innovative yet traditional Lagoon. Galley-salon area opens into cockpit Clean interior, massively airy, light down below, with Lagoon conviviality, 360-degree view. 800-8504081 www.MooringsBrokerage.com.

43’ Beneteau Cyclades 43 ’06 Asking Reduced price $95,000. Blue water design, generous interior, large cockpit, dual helm, high tech, craftsmanship. Reliability, comfort, elegant finish. Large capacities for water, fuel, gear & food. 800-850-4081 www.MooringsBrokerage.com.

46’ Leopard 46 ’08 Asking $390,000.

Great design, comfortable spaces, bluewater cruiser. Four large cabins, Generator, 3 air conditioners.

Hardtop bimini, roll down side curtains.

Aft deck bench folds into swim platform.

Very easy handling, very safe family cruiser.

800-850-4081, www.MooringsBrokerage.com.

51’ Beneteau Cyclades 50 ’06 Asking Reduced price $179,000. 16-foot beam = terrific space—double more traditional 50-footers. Comfort unsurpassed in its class. Five cabins (3 or 4 double cabin layouts available) generator, aircon.

Ideal for regattas, cruising. 800-8508041www.MooringsBrokerage.com.

28’ Hunter ’87 Yanmar 18-hp, RF, wheel, 4’ draft $12,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

29’ Bayfield ’89 Yanmar 13-hp, shoal, cutter $19,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

29’ Bayfield ’84 Yanmar dsl, 3’6” draft, extended galley. $18,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

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Island Packet 465 ‘08 $549,500

IP Estero 36 ‘10 $270,000

41 Rhodes Bounty II 1957 ..................... $65,000 40 Island Packet 1999 .......................... $219,000 40 Island Packet 1998 .......................... $219,000 39 Pearson C/B 1989............................ $107,500 38 Dufour Classic 2000 .................................U/C 38 Hunter 2005 ................................... $139,900 38 Island Packet 380 2000 ................... $225,000 38 Island Packet 380 1999 ................... $204,900 38 Island Packet 1990 .......................... $139,000 38 Morgan 382 1981 .............................. $39,900 38 Sabre 386 2006 ............................... $248,500 37 Island Packet 370 2008 ................... $320,000 37 Island Packet 370 2006 ................... $249,900 36 Gozzard 1997 ...........................................U/C 36 Hunter 2005 ................................... $114,900

Allied Seawind 30 ‘69 $44,900

36 Island Packet Estero 2010................ $270,000 36 Tashing Tashiba 1986 ..................... $128,900 35 Island Packet 350 1998 ................... $129,500 35 Island Packet 2 from ........................ $122,500 35 IP Packet Cat 1994 ......................... $148,000 34 Catalina 1993 .................................... $59,900 34 Hunter 340 1999 .............................. $79,900 34 Sabre MKI 1980 ................................ $32,000 34 Sea Sprite 1981 ................................. $32,900 32 Island Packet 4 from .......................... $92,000 31 Catalina 310 2001 ............................. $69,000 31 Island Packet 1984 ............................ $48,900 29 Island Packet 3 from .......................... $65,900 27 Island Packet 2 from .......................... $44,900 27 John Holmes w/trlr 1987 ................... $24,900

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30’ Catalina ’85 Dsl, Tall Rig, dodger. 3 avail. $25,000 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

30’ Ericson ’85 R/F, wheel, dsl. Cruise equipped. Shoal. Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

30’ Lippincott ’83 Yanmar dsl, Roll furl, shoal draft Lippincott Marine (410) 8279300.

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32’ Dufour ’07 325 Grande Large, 19-hp dsl, wheel, RF, dinghy $114,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

35.5’ Bristol Restoration started $26,500 obo Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

Cal 35 ’80 Cruiser/Racer, wheel/ dsl/ spinnaker. $21,900 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

35’ Hunter Legend 35.5 ’93 Yanmar dsl, AP, shoal draft $58,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

43’ Endeavor ’82 43 CC Ketch Bow thruster, Loaded! Reduced! $79,000 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

29’ Dehler 29 ’98 Full set of cruising and racing sails, clean bottom w/fresh 2013 paint. PHRF is 141 (S) & 126 (A). $54,900, Contact David Malkin (410) 280-2038 or david@northpointyachtsales.com

47’ Gulf Craft Custom, center cockpit ketch. Solar panels, full keel, generator. $49,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

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35’ J108 ’11 Shoal draft performance cruiser! 4ft draft, Keel centerboard, twin rudder version of the J109. Save $100k Asking $239k. Call Paul for details (410) 961-5254 paul@northpointyachtsales.com

35’ Niagara ’89 Encore edition, classic blue seas cruiser fully loaded with loads of upgrades. Pre-listing survey reports no issues and above average condition. $69K call Paul (410) 961-5254 paul@northpointyachtsales.com

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SAILBOATS 1984 Freedom 21 Catboat rig. Unstayed mast. Mainsail, jib, spinaker with shotgun mount. 4 HP Yamaha 4-stroke, fairly recent model. $3,950 1975 Tartan 27 with roller furling and Atomic 4 inboard engine. Hull and deck are sound. Tough, sturdy sailboat that needs work. $2,150 1971 C&C 35 $7,500

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36’ Beneteau 361 ’02 Harken roller furling gear, auto-pilot, electric windlass for anchoring, freezer/refrigerator, huge cockpit for entertaining, 2 cabins, bathroom w/a separate shower. Bill O’Malley at (410) 703-9058 or bomalley@northpointyachtsales.com

POWERBOATS 1987 Cruisers 28.5 Roomy cabin cruiser with twin inboard engines. $6,500 1986 President 36.5 Large cabin cruiser. Twin Ford Lehman 275HP inboard diesel engines in running condition. $24,000 1972 Concorde Express 27 Mercruiser 302 Ford engine, enclosed electric head and stand-up shower, holding tank, sleeps 4, dinette, full galley. Economical cruiser. $5,000 All boats are sold “as is, where is” See boats’ photos at www.crabsailing.org To learn more or discuss purchase, contact CRAB at

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410 Hunter ’01 Simple Pleasures is a beauty! She’s loaded w/ space and equipped with 2 heads & showers, 2 air conditioners, VHF/radio, autopilot/GPS & more! $134,000, Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 42’ Jeanneau ’08 Fandango is a oneowner beautifully maintained cruiser equipped with AC/Heat, bowthruster, 2 heads, in-mast furling, & More! Was $205,000, now $196,000, just reduced.

Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 45CC Hunter ’09 is a classic cruiser with Mariner package, bowthruster,& generator.

Beautiful! $270,000, Norton Yacht Sales, (804)776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com.

45CC Hunter ’07 Partnership is a spacious beauty with Radar/Plotter, autopilot, Bose, generator & more! $269,000, Norton Yacht Sales, (804)776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

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41’ Hunter ’05 Voyager is loaded with extras, radar, Refrigerator/freezer, spinnaker, and meticulously maintained. She‘s ready to sail! $169,000, Norton Yacht Sales, ( 8 0 4 ) 7 7 6 - 9 2 1 1 , www.nortonyachts.com.

38’ C&C Landfall ’81 Great find, plenty of upgrades coming from refit in 2010 and additional upgrades in 2011 and 2012. Offered at $39,900. Randy Draftz at (843) 557-6082 or randy@northpointyachtsales.com

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43’ Hinckley ’81 Everything you need to cruise from Maine to the Islands. New Forespar rig, North sails, rebuilt Westerbeke, new reverse cycle AC. Contact David Malkin (410) 280-2038 or david@northpointyachtsales.com

45.5’ Bristol Center Cockpit k/cb This Bristol has received 2 rounds of extensive upgrades & improvements.

Perfect for the Bay or the Bahamas.

Low hrs. REDUCED $179,000. Rick Casali at 410-279-5309 or rick@northpointyachtsales.com.

Regent Point Marina Full Service Yacht Repair Facility. See our website for details of Winter Wet or Dry storage specials. Call Regent Point Marina Boatyard @ 804-758-4747. yardmaster@regentpointmarina.com 30’ Catalina MK II ’87 Progress, Cruisair AC/Heat, new 150% genoa, Harken roller furling, 23-hp Universal, great family cruiser, ready to sail away, Asking: $23,900 Call Regent Point Marina @804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 30’ Catalina ’80 Champagne, Many updates including A/C, new upholstery, new main w/cover, 150% genoa w/roller furling, 11-hp Universal, autohelm, dodger, bimini. Asking: $18,000 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

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Hallberg Rassy 39 ’06 $289K Great sailing boat, easy, safe, outfit for cruising with solar, wind, wind vane steering, complete electronics. Great value!

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51 Bristol 51.1 ’88 ..........$279,500 47’ Beneteau 473 ’02 .....$215,000 46’ Beneteau 461 ’00 .....$160,000 44’ Mason ’88 new Yanmar $236,900 42’ Whitby ’79...................$79,500 40’ Beneteau ’08 ............$187,900 40’ Cuttyhunk ’76.............$89,000 38’ Hunter ’02 ...................$94,500 37’ Fountaine Pajot ’94..$124,900 37’ Alberg MKII ’75...........$40,000 36’ Beneteau ’01 ............$103,000 36’ Gozzard ’86 ..............$159,750 36’ Nonsuch ’86 ...............$92,000 34’ Tartan ’74 refit ............$35,000 32’ Catalina 320 ’03..........$75,000 28’ Shannon ’79 ...............$35,000

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29’ 1989 Bayfield Cutter Yanmar 13-hp, Shoal Draft...............$18,500 29’ 1984 Bayfield Yanmar DSL, 3’6” Draft ...................................$20,000 30’ 1987 Catalina Universal DSL, 5’3” Draft......................... $22,500 30’ 1986 Catalina DSL, Tall Rig, Dodger .......................................$22,500

Nauticat 35 PH ‘00 $199K Two stateroom, pilothouse lightly used and well equipped; air conditioning heat, bow thruster, davits, new dinghy and outboard, and a liferaft, Seldon in-mast furling. RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

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30‘ 1985 Ericson 30 R/F, Wheel, DSL, Cruise Equipped, Shoal $19,500 34’ 2001 Motorsailor Kubota 50-hp, One-Off............................$35,000 35’ 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 Yanmar DSL, AP, Shoal Draft ..$58,500 35’ 1980 Cal 35 Cruiser/Racer, Wheel, DSL, Spinnaker.............$21,900 Hallberg Rassy 42 ‘83 $139K Just Reduced! Blue Water liveaboard w/hard dodger, Leisurefurl system, electric winch, full enclosure, 2 staterooms, 2 heads, solar panels, wind generator, new upholstery, decks recaulked at Hinckley.

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Malo 42 ’98 $299K Just reduced! High quality, ocean going liveaboard. Two strm, two heads, Yanmar 100-hp engine, genset, solar panels, watermaker, dinghy & outboard. New: 900 amp/hr battery bank, new standing rigging and halyards, Quantum mainsail.

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Valiant 42 Cutter ’01 New offering! $329K Awesome. Two staterooms and aft head! Westerbeke, low hrs, Genset, stern arch, solar panels, dinghy, davits, AC, Espar dsl heat, water maker!

Beautiful blue Imron topsides.

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Ted Brewer PH44 ‘92 $189K Drastic reduction! Powerful cruising vessel, flush deck and pilothouse, AC, heat, water maker, generator, washer/dryer, stall shower, electric toilet, new Nav Net 3D GPS Plotter! RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Passport 47 ’02 $319K Drastic reduction! Aft cockpit sailing machine w/ elegant, satisfying accommodations!

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Hallberg Rassy 53 ‘95 On display at the show! 3-strm layout, walk-thru galley, complete electronics, W/D, dishwasher, diesel furnace, dinghy/outboard, davits, New: teak decks, standing rigging, canvas.

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Hallberg Rassy 46 ‘96 $398K Reduced! Amazing three-stateroom bluewater sailboat, solent rigged headsails and traditional mainsail, solar panels, amazing freezer, completely equipped for circumnavigation or any voyaging. RogueWave YS (410) 5712955.

Van De Stadt Somoa Cutter 48 ‘98 $420K New Offering! Dutch aluminum craftsmanship!

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Tayana 64 ‘05 $598K Just Reduced!

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Hallberg Rassy 43 ‘06 $409K Great favorite. Kate sailed from Trinidad in 14 days! Proven passage maker, traditional mainsail, Hydrovane steering with emergency rudder, watermaker. Make Offer! RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Oyster 46 CC Ketch ‘84 $204K Amazing 3-stateroom layout for kids!

VAT paid. Go to the Med. Equipped to cruise and maintained in readiness. Top pick. Reduced! RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Mason 44 Cutter ’90 $249K On display at the show! Beautiful vessel maintained to the highest standard, quality that shows, low hrs, AC/Heat, cockpit enclosure, bow thruster, beautiful interior, like new! Come see Kismet!

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Hunter Helson 47 ’01 $259K Just reduced! Pleasing accommodations. All amenities in this luxurious center cockpit 3 strm family cruiser. Incredible master stateroom! RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Taswell 49 CC ’01 $368K Just reduced!

Wonderful, well equipped, threestateroom center cockpit cruiser!

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Amel 53 Super Maramu Ketch ‘92 $263K New offering! Circumnavigator ready to go! Fully equipped w/everything & spares galore, complete package, all the safety gear, two spacious strms, great galley, huge engine room, incredible redundancy.

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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY Looking to upgrade your tow vehicle? Need a new regatta mobile for this summer? 2011 GMC Yukon XL SLT, 52,000 miles. Fantastic condition. Black exterior, black and grey interior. Must see! Kelly Blue Book suggested price. $30,288. Asking $29,000. This has been a well loved and cared for Crew vehicle for a professionally maintained race yacht. Owner has shipped the boat overseas and no longer needs the vehicle. Email or call for more details and pictures. gewenson@yahoo.com (410) 320-2805 Galesville, West River - Slips Available 12’ x 30’, 15’ x 38’ or 17’ x 52’.

Water and electric are included. We have restrooms, showers, restaurant, dock bar, motel on premises. All are well maintained, security and free Wifi.

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Candidates for consideration must have at least 10 years’ experience in many disciplines of marine repair for power or sail. This include all marine systems, electrical, engine repair (gas and diesel, inboard, outboards and outdrives), fiberglass repair, composites, marine painting, sanitation systems, and electronics. Must be able to work with and lead a service team.

Candidates must be organized, clean, neat and able to think on your feet, troubleshoot problems and customer needs. Position will interact not only with other team members but with customers regarding estimating, troubleshooting and business development process.

Previous management / leadership role, along with ABYC and other marine related certifications such as VacuFlush, NEMA a plus for consideration. A valid driver’s license and clean driving record a must.

Benefits include a company vehicle, bonus program, healthcare insurance, life insurance, E-Z Pass and cell phone contribution, paid holidays, sick and vacation time.

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Location: Annapolis, MD SeLLing Yacht Broker: Customer focused and career oriented, this position is all about creating relationships with catamaran buyers by meeting and exceeding client expectations. The Catamaran Company is a privately owned business that prides themselves on their customer service, team approach to business, concentrating on industry leading rewards and strong lead distribution that is meritocratic based. If you have an aptitude for sales, a passion for yachting and an interest in working with an industry leading company and team, then the opening that we have on our team has to be considered.

ProfiLe: the candidate will bring the following attributes to the team: • Sales background of selling high-end luxury goods in the marine, or similar, industry • A well-rounded comfort level in contract negotiations • Entrepreneurial approach to business • Appreciation of team and value that this brings to our customer, our peers and our company • Strong organization and detail driven approach that is CRM driven • Professional and knowledge based approach that delivers buyers confidence • Computer skills and more importantly interest in staying up on technology that will benefit our clients in an ever changing market • Adaptability to change • Ethically sound • A desire to bring home a high-end income • Language skills are a valued plus

e-mail: scott.woodruff@catamarans.com Canvas Work at North Sails Stevensville Looking for an experienced seamstress and canvas fabricator. Must be quality conscious. Good benefits.

Call Chris for interview at 410-643-7381 ext 16.

ChrisS@service.northsails.com Captains Wanted The Baltimore Water Taxi is accepting applications for the 2014 season. Seasonal PT and FT positions available; Weekend availability is a MUST. Valid Master’s License and TWIC Card required. Customer service and inboard experience preferred. Openings available beginning in March 2014. Apply online at www.watertaxijobs.com

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Lead Marine Service Technician Full-time career position at south Anne Arundel County marina. Technical knowledge and hands-on experience in all vessel operating systems. Trouble-shooting, maintenance and repair of gasoline and diesel engines, generators, stern drives, HVAC, AC and DC electrical, fuel, water, and other systems. Certifications a plus.

Excellent customer relations skills needed.

Profit sharing plan. Send resumé and salary requirements to Marine Enterprises, P.O. Box 156, Tracys Landing, MD 20779

CBMM Seeks Seasonal Help For Store, Admissions & marina staff. Must be able to lift 50lbs; evening and weekend work required. Full & part-time. Apply in person or send email to hr@cbmm.org Fun in the Sun and Good $$! Dock staff & Customer Service Reps needed for Annapolis Marriott dock.

FT & PT. Boating and customer service experience a plus. (410) 263-7837 Download application @ www.schoonerwoodwind.com/employment.asp.

North Point Yacht Sales Is hiring full time sail and power yacht brokers in Annapolis, MD. Requirements: proven track record in yacht sales, strong client relationships skills, experience in development of sales plan and execution of plans, expertise in customer support, experience in power and sailboat market analysis, four year BS/BA degree preferred. Please send all inquiries and resumes to Ken@NorthPointYachtSales.com.

Riggers Wamted - Annapolis, MD Atlantic Spars & Rigging is looking for sailboat riggers. We are a well - established custom rigging & metal fabrication business with two locations. We are looking for riggers who are organized and have a great working attitude to be awarded with competitive wages, great benefits and a career position. Send resume to marc@atlanticspars.com or call 410-268-1570.

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Vetus Maxwell America, leading suppliers of innovative marine product solutions throughout North and South America, is looking for an Application / Sales Engineer with prior marine technical experience to join the Vetus Maxwell Sales team at our Baltimore, MD headquarters. This person will work directly with the sales managers on technical marine hydraulic, electrical and mechanical projects.

Vetus Maxwell America, manufactures and distributes a wide range of marine products, including bow thrusters, hatches, windows, ventilation products, marine engine and exhaust components, as well as a full range of windlass and anchoring solutions.

The successful candidaTe will: • Work directly with Sales Managers • Be responsible for receiving customer specifications and requirements • Evaluate proposal requests and drawings • Assist sales with estimated costs according to customer specifications • Develop sales material, costing and bid strategies • Work with engineers and consultants on sizing, configuration of equipment and initial system design • Write specifications; generate CAD drawings, calculations, data sheets; gather technical data for design systems based on client requirements • Assist in preparation and presentation of system proposals • Provide technical support to clients in terms of installation, use, operation and maintenance of Vetus Maxwell equipment ReQuiReMenTs: • Bachelors in Marine, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering • Minimum of 4 years of experience in marine hydraulic, mechanical and electrical systems • Strong understanding of the marine industry • Excellent communications skills, both written or verbal • Must be able to work independently • Proficient in MS Office, 2D and 3D Auto CAD • Boating experience a definite plus cOMPensaTiOn: Commensurate with Experience BenefiTs: • Group Health & Dental Plan • Life & Disability Insurance • 401K • Paid leave Please e-Mail ResuMe TO: sales-service@vetus.com fax ResuMes TO: 410-712-0985

Engineering/Drafting Position This is a fulltime position based in our office in Annapolis Maryland, and our factory in Charlotte NC. The job requires skills in structural design, and at least two years experience in 2D drafting in AutoCad and 3D modeling in Solidworks. Being well organized, and having an ability to manage time spent on each project, is important. Having a working knowledge of sailboats, how they work, and their construction, is a must. This candidate must be an active sailor. A four year degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar is required.

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• Prepare manufacturing drawings for the production of spars, and structural aluminum and stainless steel parts.

• Liaise with customers on technical specifications, to develop the design based on the quote.

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• Be in direct contact, with the fabrication team on the floor, to update drawings, if necessary, once the production has started.

• Do routine checks on products in production, to make sure they conform to the drawings.

• Liaise with the production manager, and technical information flow manager on up coming projects, and deadlines related to the production schedule.

• From time to time, you would be required to attend trade shows in the US, to visit customers, and meet with potential clients.

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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.

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25’ - 40’ Slips, MD Clean Marina / Boatyard of the year. Power & sail, cozy, in protected Deale harbor, excel. boating & fishing, free Wi-Fi & pumpout. 30 mins. from DC. DIY service boatyard. Discount to new customers. (410) 867-7919, rockholdcreekmarina.com

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30’ - 50’ Deepwater Slips For Sale & Rent On the western shore of the Chesapeake in St. Leonard, MD. Flag Harbor Yacht Haven (410) 586-0070, www. flagharbor.com. Winter storage & repair (410) 586-1915.

40’ Slip for only $13,000 in Baltimore’s Anchorage Marina located on the Canton waterfront, Baltimore’s hippest new developing waterfront neighborhood.

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North Sails Chesapeake.................................. 132 North Sails Direct.............................................. 73 Norton Yachts............................................. 79,117 Norton’s Sailing School..................................... 67 Pantaenius America.......................................... 49 Passion Paddle Sports.................................... 100 Pettit Marine Paint Vivid.............................. 6,7,92 Pocket-Yacht Company................................... 106 Port Annapolis Marina....................................... 24 Potomac Sailmakers......................................... 31 Pro Valor Charters............................................. 14 Profurl................................................................ 41 Pyacht............................................................... 14 Regent Point Marina.......................................... 71 Rock Hall Yacht Club Sailing School, Inc.......... 65 RogueWave Yacht Brokerage........................... 78 Rondar............................................................... 98 S&J Yachts...................................................... 118 Sail Nauticus..................................................... 63 Sail Solomons................................................... 65 SailFlow........................................................... 102 Sailrite Enterprises............................................ 74 Scandia Marine............................................ 22,60 Scott Allan Sailing Services............................... 11 Screwpile......................................................... 101 Sea Hawk Paint................................................. 29 Southern Bay Race Week............................... 103 Spring Cove Marina......................................... 100 Steven’s Battery Warehouse............................. 60 Stur-Dee Boat.................................................... 67 Tidewater Marina............................................. 119 Tohatsu America Corp...................................... 15 UK Sailmakers Annapolis.................................. 23 Vane Brothers................................................... 59 Viking Life Saving Equipment............................ 30 Wagner Stevens Passport Yachts................... 131 Weather Routing Inc.......................................... 94 West Marine................................................. 13,51 Whitecaps Marine Outfitters.............................. 97 Whitehall Yacht Yard......................................... 39 Young’s Boat Yard.......................................... 106

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Bloody Point Bar Lighthouse

by J. Cassin Sutor

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ust off the southern tip of Kent Island, Chesapeake sailors have seen the torched and hollow frame of the Bloody Point Bar Lighthouse. Built in 1882, the 37-foot tall lighthouse standing in seven feet of water warned sailors and mariners of the nearby shoals off Poplar Island that borders one of the Chesapeake’s deepest shipping channels. Erected in 1882 with a $25,000 budget, the architect was Thomas Evans, and the project was conceived in an ironworks on Sharps Island.

The lantern first shone from its caisson on October 1, 1882.

The lighthouse earned its gruesome moniker through legend. Many years before the construction of the lighthouse, a group of Native Americans were said to have been invited to join colonists at the point under friendly pretense only to be slaughtered. Other local lore indicates that a villainous French pirate was hung there, deeming the point “Bloody Point.”

In 1899, the lighthouse underwent standard maintenance renovations replacing the fog bell, pipes for water tanks, and other miscellany. The light went practically untouched until 1960, when a dramatic fire broke out.

Two young Coast Guardsmen were on duty, and they fought the flames until they realized it was futile. They abandoned the station, fearing that the flames would soon reach the 500-gallon fuel tank. A Coast Guard cutter and two other boats worked to extinguish the fire for more than six hours, but the lighthouse was destroyed. The damage from the fire, coupled with resulting corrosion, water damage, and cracks from frozen

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##Bloody Point Bar Lighthouse in 1885. Photo Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard

water in the caisson nearly destroyed the lighthouse entirely.

In 2006, the lighthouse was purchased at auction by a Nevada-based lawyer. Bidding for the 124-yearold lighthouse started at $5000 and capped out at $100,000. The ultimate buyer, Michael Gabriel, is committed to restoring the light, and is considering installing a brew-

ery by using a desalination process to create water and use the excess for his new microbrew. Gabriel says, “We want to create a unique beer here, and it will be unique—the only one made from seawater.” No name has been announced, but keep an eye out for this brackish brew hopefully entering local restaurants in the coming years.

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PASSPORT 470CENTER CENTERCOCKPIT COCKPIT PASSPORT 470

1995 Passport 456 AC 1995owners Passport 456 Original have keptAC her in bristol Originalcondition owners and haveeach keptwinter her ininbristol heated condition storage. and each winter in heated Asking $330,000.

storage. Asking $330,000.

2008 Passport 470 CC

2008 Passport 470 Fully equipped for cruising andCC ready to go.

Fully equipped for cruising and ready towell go.

Shoal draft, three staterooms.

Priced Shoal draft, three staterooms.

Priced well below replacement. Asking $598,500. below replacement. Asking $598,500.

2004 Passport 470 CC 2004and Passport 470 CC Just Listed very well equipped Just Listed very well equipped with arch twinand wind generators and withpanels arch twin and solar Well wind pricedgenerators at $495,000.

solar panels Well priced at $495,000.

2004 Passport 470 CC CC Beautiful 2004 AwlgripPassport black hull 470 with tons Beautiful blackinhull with tons of equipment.Awlgrip Maintained perfect of equipment. perfect condition by originalMaintained owners and in ready condition by original and ready to sail away today!

Askingowners $595,000.

to sail away today! Asking $595,000.

2008 Gozzard 41 Aft Cockpit Professionally maintained. Awlgripped hull,

2008 Gozzard5KW 41 Aft Cockpit bow thruster, Onan, watermaker, Professionally Awlgripped hull,full electric maintained. winches, in mast furling and bow thruster, 5KW Onan, enclosure.

Askingwatermaker, $495,000 electric winches, in mast furling and full enclosure. Asking $495,000

2006 Passport 515 CC Spectacular yacht ready for your cruising plans. Asking $749,000.

2006 Passport 515 CC Spectacular yacht ready for your cruising plans. Asking $749,000.

2010 Passport 470 CC Lightly used, very well equipped late 2010 470 CC model centerPassport cockpit. Asking $679,000.

Lightly used, very well equipped late model center cockpit. Asking $679,000.

2006 Passport 515 AC New to the market. This extremely well equipped shoal draft aft cockpit is ready 2006 Passport 515 AC for extended cruising. Asking $745,000.

New to the market. This extremely well

2007 Passport 47 Aft Cockpit Unbelievable deal on this like new 2007 Passport 47 Aft Cockpit incredibly equipped cruising yacht.

Unbelievable on$675,000. this like new Call for details. deal Asking

incredibly equipped cruising yacht.

Call for details. Asking $675,000.

2007 Passport 470 CC Three stateroom model in excellent condition.

Highly customized 2007 Passport 470interior CC and well outfitted. Asking $639,500.

Three stateroom model in excellent

2008 Passport 515 Center Cockpit No expense spared on this yacht. If you are 2008inPassport 515 Center interested a quality blue water yachtCockpit call expense spared on this yacht. If you are orNo email for details.

Asking $779,000.

interested in a quality blue water yacht call or email for details. Asking $779,000.

1997 Passport 470 Center Cockpit Well thought out deck plan. Large practical1997 cockpit/galley. staterooms/ PassportTwo 470 Center Cockpit heads ensuite. Asking $340,000

Well thought out deck plan. Large prac-

equipped shoal draft aft cockpit is ready condition.

Highly customized interior contact tical For more information on these and other previously owned yachts, please us: cockpit/galley. Two staterooms/ for extended cruising. Asking $745,000. and well outfitted. Asking $639,500. heads ensuite. Asking $340,000 ANNAPOLIS: Yacht Haven, 326 First Street, Ste. 404, Annapolis, MD 21403

For more information on these and other previously owned yachts, please contact us: ANNAPOLIS: Yacht Haven,410-263-0008 326 First Street, Ste. 404, Annapolis, MD 21403

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