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Fishing 2009

Eddie Hall scribes a line at Chesapeake Boats near Crisfield. Photo by Bill Griffin

29 St. Michaels Food & Wine Festival 30 2009 Boat Show Calendar 31 Bay Bridge Boat Show Preview 34 Happy Campers by Ruth Christie 36 Kids Fishing by Kendall Osborne 40 Fitting Out by Nancy Noyes ON THE COVER: Julie Ball manages a big wahoo she caught on a trip with her mom and Captain Scott Fiedorczyk over a warm-water break in October near the Norfolk Canyon.

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IN THIS ISSUE DEPARTMENTS 10 Editor’s Notebook 12 Letters 14 Dock Talk 22 Chesapeake Tides & Currents 24 Chesapeake Boating Calendar

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38 Dreamboat Composite 26 by Joe Evans 47 ICW Passage by Ed and Elaine Henn 48 Cruising Club Notes 51 Cruising Club Directory 52 Chesapeake Racing Scene 65 Subscription Form 66 Fishing Tournament Schedule 67 Brokerage and Classified Sections

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75 Brokerage Form 75 Index of Advertisers

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Editor’s Notebook with Joe Evans

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Float Your Boat

nlike the stock market, my boat has never let me down. With that statement, I guess this would be the appropriate moment for me to knock on wood.

Since I own a hand-fashioned recreational vessel, there is plenty of wood to knock on; too much in fact when it comes time to spruce up for a new season. Still, I like how she responds to a bit of rubbing, varnish, paint, and sparkle as spring comes on, and it becomes time to go for a jaunt. There’s immediate gratification and a dependable return on my investment when I turn the key, drop the docklines, and putt-putt down the creek toward the Bay and a fresh waterborne adventure.

Even as Wall Street began to smolder last summer, we were assured that the responsible thing to do for ourselves and our families was to regularly park any remaining cash after essential living expenses into the hands of the market wizards who would make sure our hard work and faith would be rewarded with a point or two over inflation. The most circumspect advisors suggested that the prudent hedge against our institutional bets in the stock market was to invest in real estate. Buy your house, in other words. “Can’t lose,” they said.

Now it seems that a frivolous compulsion to enjoy boat ownership and precious days on the Bay has become one of the smartest moves ever made. I know of one gentleman who bought a new Eastport 32 early last summer before the market took its first big dive. He’s feeling brilliant, and I’m envious and happy for him.

Okay. So, now what? One thing is certain. As the remaining whiz-kids of Wall Street try to figure how they can get back on the gravy train, cash is piling up in accounts fed by the steady drip of payroll deductions into retirement plans and the

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residual scratch of the 275 million Americans who have jobs and who are not spending their full paychecks. At this instant and continuing forward indefinitely, at least $787 billion in next-generation tax dollars are beginning to flow into the pockets of those who will be working for the government. A fair portion of that capital will undoubtedly filter down to feed a primal urge to float on open water and fish, cruise, relax, and entertain.

Prince William Marine Intersection.

I acknowledge that I’m not a certified financial advisor. Nonetheless, I will suggest that those who are searching for leading economic indicators should look to local boat shows for optimism and signs of the recovery. The 55th running of the Baltimore Boat Show in January exceeded all expectations, and for some dealers, exceeded last year’s banner sales. The deals were inspirational, financing for boaters with good credit continues to be a bargain, and the quality of the products is excep-

tional. The PropTalk crew carried in more magazines than we did in 2008. We ran out just after noon on Sunday. Kurt Sarac, of Bohemia Vista Yacht Basin, a Key West powerboat dealer on the Bohemia River called it, “A really great weekend. We sold more boats than at last year’s show.” More than 185 exhibitors showed more than 450 boats.

Meanwhile, along the Occoquan River in Woodbridge, VA, Prince William Marine celebrated its 50th year in business with a gangbuster party at its splendid marina on the river’s southern slope where I-95 and busy Gordon Boulevard meet. The show featured all of the local maritime community including other Northern Virginia marinas and boat dealers, the area’s favorite canvas maker, hot food from Tim’s Rivershore Crabhouse, excellent El Don wines from Chile, a Rolex reseller, a helicopter manufacturer, and boats-to-go from 17 to 60 feet. Marina manager, Michelle Ayers says, “We parked more than 600 cars on Saturday. We ran out of space and had at least a couple of thousand people come by.

We wrote up some great deals on our boats in inventory and so did the other dealers who came.”

Meanwhile, other homegrown boat and fishing events are attracting customers looking to invest in their immediate futures around the watershed. The annual Pasadena Sportfishing Group’s flea market in Severna Park, MD attracted about 60 vendors who served a couple of thousand shoppers over a weekend at the Earleigh Heights Fire Station. I talked to one tackle dealer who sold more than 300 rod outfits…in one day. Across the Bay Bridge, Bill Judge’s open house at his boat building facility in Denton, MD was packed and well-staffed with boat loan experts, tackle dealers, charter captains, electronics experts, cocktail shrimp, hot barbecue, and people who wanted to buy boats.

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If you don’t have your boat yet, and you want to see what you’re missing, join the party at the Boatyard Bar & Grill’s Opening Day Rockfish Tournament in Eastport on April 18. This PropTalk-sponsored event is the first and only catch-andrelease contest sanctioned and sponsored by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources for opening day. Proceeds go to conservation and kids. It’s pure fun and goodness—boatyardbarandgrill.com.

The huge Bay Bridge Boat Show opens up the following Thursday and runs through Sunday April 26 at the Bay Bridge Marina on Kent Island. This is as good a place as any to make that life altering decision. Do you have to ask, “Should I go ahead and get that boat, or should I hand the money over to the guys on Wall Street who treated me so well in 2008?”

Joe

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Letters Response to Joe Evans – February PropTalk re: Becoming an Officer Joe:

At the risk of upsetting a whole lot of people, I feel that I must weigh in regarding the comments made in the aforementioned article. A “framed parchment that acknowledges your ability to pass the Coast Guard’s comprehensive seafaring requirements and tricky exam is also a cool thing to display on a varnished bulkhead, and it provides comfort to your passengers as well”. I don’t think that the Coast Guard has this scenario in mind.

I am a professional captain and a licensed master currently holding a 100-ton license with endorsements. I have more than 30,000 offshore miles in powerboats and sailboats, large and small. I am a former member of the Chesapeake Area Professional Captains Association, and have participated in several panels for captains who are the new or prospective holders of Coast Guard licenses.

There are many reasons to strive for and obtain a Coast Guard captain’s license.

The reasons range from job requirements, insurance benefits, personal achievement, and knowledge to ego enhancement. And there are many good courses of instruction, some of which are mentioned in your article. The schools do a great job of selling the applicants, but are somewhat remiss in explaining what happens after the fact.

The question that is rarely asked is, “What do you intend to do with your license?”

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For the commercial people it’s an easy answer; I need it for my job. For most of the other people that I talk to, the answer is that they are retired or retiring and they see the license as the ticket to a dream. I could get paid big bucks to jump on a boat and steer it to paradise. Who wouldn’t want that deal?

The reality of the situation is that no owner (or insurance company) is going to entrust a captain with the command and operation of a vessel without proof that the individual has enough verifiable knowledge and experience to successfully deliver the vessel to its intended destination. Even crazier, the Coast Guard does not require the applicant to take an operational test that is a basic requirement when obtaining a motor vehicle or airplane pilot’s license.

I am not trying to poison the well or prevent the prospect or new license holder from living the dream. I think that it is far more important for each applicant to understand the liabilities and expectations that exist before deciding to become “Captain and Commander.”

Yours truly, via the Internet Bob Pierce Master, 100 ton

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Dock Talk Cut the Engine, Lift the Drive, and Hit the Beach

by S. Deacon Ritterbush, Ph.D. Editor’s Note: This ran in the March issue of SpinSheet Magazine, and we liked it so much, we wanted to share it with you, as well. Enjoy.

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ruising down the Chesapeake from the Upper Bay takes you past one of America’s most productive and famous fossil areas: Calvert Cliffs. Extending 30 miles along the western shore of the Bay from lower Anne Arundel County down through Calvert County, the cliffs form the most nearly complete sequence of exposed marine Miocene sediments on the East Coast. Ranging in age from seven million to 20 million years old, these fossil bones, shells, and teeth are the remains of marine animals that inhabited or were washed into the ancient seas and then sank to the ocean floor and were covered by sand. Over time, the erosion caused by landslides, storms, and waves caused the fossils to fall from the cliffs into the water, where they are tossed around before being cast back onto the shore.

Along the shores of Calvert Cliffs today, you might find enormous barnacles, chunks of white coral, huge whale bones, and the perpetual favorite, shark’s teeth, especially the six-inch tooth from the Carcharodon megalodon. The megalodon, an extinct relative of the great white shark, grew up to 50 feet in length and could weigh 100,000 pounds!

Current archaeological evidence suggests that Patuxent River Indians of the Algonquin Nation may have been the first humans to collect these fossils. Nowadays, the area is a favorite hunting ground for people from all over the world. Although many of the beaches are private, the public can still access the cliffs in a few places.

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Fossil hunters should note that climbing on or digging into the cliffs is dangerous, illegal, and environmentally unfriendly.

Brownie’s Beach just outside Chesapeake Beach is a favorite stretch of shoreline for beachcombing in search of fossilized shark, dolphin, and skate teeth.

Most of these teeth are small, ranging in size from a quarter inch to two inches.

At Calvert Cliffs State Park further south, you may come upon two much sought-after fossils: the eye-catching four- to seven-inch scallop, Chesapecten, and the Maryland state fossil, the beautiful gastropod, Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae.

Characteristics of the unusual ecphora include four strongly protruding ribs and a russet-gray color that contrasts with the white color of other fossilized mollusks.

Flag Pond beaches are generously littered with a range of smaller fossils: white moon snail shells, pieces of ancient corals and sand dollars, and splinters of black, fossilized marine mammal bone. You may also find silvery pieces of driftwood, various colors of beach glass, and large smooth orbs of amber, milky, or translucent quartz.

Late fall through early spring are often the best times to fossil hunt and beachcomb, because strong winds, bigger waves, and stronger currents stir up sediment and erode cliff faces. During these months,

wait for an extreme low tide, then pull on some boots and warm clothes and head to the beach for a few hours of fossil hunting fun. For skippers, the warmer months from May through early October might prove even more bountiful, because kayakers and boaters have the ability to reach more remote sections of the coast. And as any seasoned beachcomber knows, the more difficult a beach is to reach, the fewer the people to peruse it and the likelier that there will be abundant beach treasures to pocket.

Cognizant of this, many boat captains drop anchor and with crew, purposefully wade in to Calvert Cliffs beaches that are deserted and uninhabited. At low tide, the shallows can extend quite a ways out. Keep an eye on the tide during your visit; you don’t want to be left high and dry. Some people even pack a lunch and a few fossil identification books and spend a lazy afternoon taking a walk way, way back in time. The perspective you gain with the realization that these shells, teeth, and bones have survived millions of years despite ecologic upheavals, bad weather, and dangerous predators will put your everyday little annoyances quickly in their place.

To learn more, visit the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons March 22; Dr. Ritterbush will discuss beachcombing and what it can tell us about life. calvertmarinemuseum.org About the Author: An Annapolis native, Dr. S. Deacon Ritterbush is an anthropologist and the author of the recently released book, A Beachcomber’s Odyssey, Vol. I: Treasures from a Collected Past. drbeachcomb.com proptalk.com

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r. Peter Bergstrom, a fisheries biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), received the annual White Sneaker Award (aka 2008 Bernie Fowler Award) during Maryland’s Tributary Team meeting February 7. Bergstrom is the Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator with the Magothy River Association and a member of the Maryland Lower Western Shore Tributary Team and the Maryland BayStat Science Advisory Panel. He has worked in Annapolis on the Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort since 1989 and has done volunteer water quality monitoring at several sites on the Magothy River since 1991.

The award gets its name from the former State Senator who initiated the annual Patuxent River wade-ins more than 25 years ago to test water turbidity and raise

awareness about declining water quality. “Working to restore the Chesapeake Bay is Bergstrom’s vocation and avocation,” says Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley. “When he is not at his day job with NOAA, he volunteers his services and expertise to any number of groups working to protect the Bay and its tributaries.”

Established in 1995, Maryland’s Tributary Teams are made up of more than 350 volunteers who work to prevent pollution in the State’s 10 major tributary basins.

The February 7 ceremony also honored Dan Bard, Fran Flanigan, Bob Gallagher, Mike Leszcz, Bob Lewis, Laura O’Leary, Steele Phillips, Mary Roby, Mark Symborski, John and Ellyn Vail, Halle Van der Gaag, and Bill Wolinski with Tributary Teams Watershed Hero Awards. dnr.maryland.gov/bay/tribstrat

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PRAD To Award Grants

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here’s still time. Patuxent River Appreciation Day (PRAD) Inc., through proceeds from its annual October festival, makes grant awards to non-profit organizations each year. If you provide educational programs or conduct research activities focusing on the Patuxent River or Patuxent River Basin, you can apply for grants up to $1000 per organization.

Applications are due March 21. For more details and to request a grant application, contact (410) 326-2042 x41, mccormj@co.cal.md.us.

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Box of Rain’s Boat Building by the Bay

“H

ammers are banging, saws are zzz-ing, glue guns are oozing, and 34 kids are smiling as our boat building workshop hums with activity this winter,” says Kelsa McLaughlin of the Box of Rain (BOR) Foundation. “Each team is constructing a Peace Canoe, with leadership from George Smith.” The Boat Building by the Bay initiative is a partnership between the Box of Rain Foundation and the Annapolis Maritime Museum (AMM), and Chesapeake Light Craft donated the canoe kits to the program.

“Working away inside the newly renovated AMM’s McNasby Building, each team is having fun while gluing scarf joints, nailing hulls and sides, and learning to measure and saw wood accurately. The kids are already thinking up designs to paint on their newly-constructed canoes. Stop by the McNasby Building to watch the canoes take shape. We will be building from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 4 and 18, and May 2 and 9. Stay tuned for our launch date and celebration.” boxofrain.org

Photo courtesy of Kelsa McLaughlin of the Box of Rain

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Local Towing Company Goes Above and Beyond

owBoatU.S. Virginia Beach recently received the BoatU.S. Life Saving Award for its rescue of four anglers during a tempest last year off the coast near Cape Henry, VA. After a container ship notified the USCG of the stricken vessel, Captain Byron Farlow was first on the scene of the capsizing, which plunged the three men and one woman into 48-degree water. As the container ship deftly moved upwind to shelter the small towboat from rough seas and 50 mph wind gusts, Farlow, with his own vessel taking on water, single-handedly pulled all four anglers from the ocean and sped them back to shore and waiting ambulances. Three experienced mild hypothermia, but all survived. towboatus.com TowBoatU.S. Annapolis in action in 2007. Luckily, towboat operators are all over the Bay. They do more than just tow boats; they are a lifeline for boaters in peril. Photo by Cory Deere/PropTalk

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lives to visit a maritime community at the Patuxent Small Craft Center at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons. The finished blue and yellow canoe was among the prizes featured in an annual auction at St. Peter’s Interparish School, where several Scouts are students and helped raise money raised for school supplies and tuition assistance.

“Boatbuilding isn’t as easy as it looks,” says Jacob Drozdowski (age 11). “Building a boat goes from one man’s heart to his hands.

That takes time and patience… It changes the way you think about boats when you build one.” Surgent, who maintains the museum’s wooden fleet and teaches boatbuilding classes, says, “Working with the Scouts means that the knowledge of building wooden boats, once a trademark of Solomons, will be passed to another generation, and the traditions might be kept alive.” calvertmarinemuseum.com

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Cleaning Up, Chesapeake Style

o help bring non-profits, businesses, and governments together to make meaningful improvements to the Chesapeake Bay watershed, Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund grants were awarded this February.

Generated from rental car and motor fuel tax revenue, the Trust Fund for fiscal year 2009 is valued at $9.6 million; $25 million are proposed for fiscal year 2010. The money supports creative efforts to help reduce nutrients and sediments in the Bay and its tributaries, including agricultural practices, stormwater projects, and comprehensive watershed restoration programs.

Funds will go to Anne Arundel County for work in the Magothy River watershed and in Spa Creek; Baltimore City and Baltimore County for a project in Back River; Harford County for improvements to the Bush River/Wheel Creek watershed; Howard County for work in the Little Patuxent River watershed; Kent County to help improve the Middle Chester River watershed; Prince George’s County; Queen Anne’s County for improvements to the Corsica River watershed; and Talbot County for work in the Tred Avon River watershed. dnr.maryland.gov

Scouts Build a Canoe in Solomons

inter found members of Webelos Den 380 of Capitol Hill building a 16-foot, pirogue wooden canoe with paddles using traditional Chesapeake Bay tools and techniques and learning from some master shipwrights, including George Surgent. In addition to earning several merit badges, the Scouts became part of a larger community service project. For a time, the Cub Scouts were able to take time out of their urban

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A calm day up the Corsica. Among other grantees, Queen Anne’s County will receive Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund money to improve the Corsica River watershed. Photo by Jim Christie

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Delmarva Charter Operators Workshop

pril 7 brings the Delmarva Charter Boat Operators Workshop to Kent Island, MD for the seventh year. Organized by the University of Maryland’s Sea Grant Extension Programs and the University of Delaware, the workshop will focus on charter business management, marketing strategy, boat safety, maritime law/legal issues, fishery resource updates for charter and head boats, and developing ecotourism based charter businesses. “We encourage all charter captains, owners, and marina operators and management staff to participate, as well as people interested in entering the charter or eco-

tourism industry,” says Charlie Petrocci, maritime heritage specialist representing the Maryland Sea Grant Program. Area pros will cover legal issues concerning your boat, business management, marketing and advertising, developing customer relations, the truth about insurance needs, current USCG safety and security issues, and new fisheries management programs. Register in advance by April 3 and the fee is $35 per person. The onsite registration fee is $45. The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Harris Crab House, Exit 42, Kent Narrows, Grasonville, MD ((302) 645-4060, ewart@udel.edu).

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• Jean-Jacques (J.J.) Marie, president and chief

executive of Zodiac of North America, retired at the end of February, but will continue on the Board of Directors. With a much storied career, Marie has been with the Zodiac family of companies for 25 years, serving as president for the last 19 years. “I have mixed emotions about retiring in such trying times, but I’m confident that Zodiac is in good shape and will weather this current storm well,” says Marie. “In fact, it’s an exciting time to be in our business, and I hope everyone realizes what great times are ahead of them.” Headquartered in Stevensville, MD, the company plans for Howard French to lead its recreational products division and Steve Seigel to lead its military products division. zodiacmarineusa.com

• With more than 20 years of sales and management experience, yacht broker John Wise (above) recently joined the Mid-Atlantic Marine Group.

The company is the exclusive Mid-Atlantic and North East dealer for Ocean Alexander yachts and owns, develops, and manages marinas and service yards throughout the Chesapeake. jwise@midatlanticmarinegroup.com

• Fawcett Boat Supplies in Annapolis

recently bought Pyacht.com, an online supplier of everything from anchors to spinnaker poles. Fawcett is the new home of Chesapeake Marine Fasteners and became a dealer for Zodiac of North America, Inc. in Stevensville, MD last year. Fawcett will continue selling its wares at its City Dock location. Chesapeake Marine Fasteners, Pyacht, and Zodiac will operate from a new 10,000-square-foot warehouse at 207 Chinquapin Round Road in Annapolis.

Be at the April 18 Grand Opening of the Fawcett Avon/Zodiac & Honda Showroom, and enjoy refreshments as you tour the full line of new, used, and closeout models of Avon/Zodiac inflatable boats and life rafts and Honda outboards and generators. (410) 267-8681 x207, zodiacmarineusa.com

• Global Satellite USA recently launched

Global Satellite Assist for recreational boaters. Linked with your cell phone, the tracking system provides a visual story of your travels, shows geographical maps and images, lets you pick who gets to keep tabs on you, gives updates about your next port, and relays emergency and safety email messages.

(954) 854-3389, martin@globalsatellite.us

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• Tom Weaver is the new manager of Sarles Boatyard & Marina, Annapolis’s oldest boatyard.

Weaver is the founder and managing partner of Weaver Price Design (which includes the Eastport Yacht Company), and will serve as a management and marketing advisor for Sarles. Owner Debra Smith says, “This year, Sarles is expanding service hours to the weekends and improving customer communication opportunities.

Our services include yacht brokerage and renovation, custom work, electronics, engines, powerboat and kayak rentals, shrink wrapping, and more.” (410) 263-3661, sarlesboatyard.com

• Jarrett Bay Boatworks recently splashed a new, semi-production, offshore fishing machine: the 34-foot Jarrett Bay Walk-Around Express (above). Her makers say, “The 34-footer has a solid fiberglass hull bottom and coring above the waterline to minimize weight and reduce noise. Closed-cell foam stringers, bronze thru-hulls, and a proprietary electrical bonding system provide structural durability and longevity. Our boats’ sharp entry and flat stern provide a soft, dry ride, a stable platform, exceptional backing maneuverability, and easy handling in a following sea. Check us out at Jarrett Bay Yacht Sales in Baltimore, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach.” jarrettbay.com

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• Got worms? BoatU.S. Angler’s new

online Bait Shop Locator is designed to help you find a bait and tackle shop near you or help you plan a fishing trip far from home. boatusangler.com/bait

• Hoffmaster’s Marina in Wood-

bridge, VA has new models fresh from Cobalt’s designers. The marina also offers Chaparral’s new 400 Premiere cruiser. More good reasons to visit include the marina’s upcoming anniversary party, newcomer’s cruise, dock crawl, and customer appreciation day that Hoffmaster’s is scheming up this year. Check back with hoffmasters.com for dates and more details.

• Nice cans! Pettit Marine Paint wants

to put money back in your pocket. For every gallon of Pettit antifouling paint you buy before May 31, Pettit will reimburse you $20. Send your Pettit “economic stimulus package” request before June 15. This involves simply completing a rebate form and providing proof-ofpurchase, and the cash is yours. pettitpaint.com

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• Ed Sherman, an American Boat &

Yacht Council (ABYC) instructor and curriculum developer, and Dave Gerr, Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology’s Director, both recently released new technical books for marine professionals and boaters. Sherman’s second edition of Outboard Engines: Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Repair and Gerr’s Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook are now available at abycinc.org. ABYC members are eligible for a discounted price.

• West Marine recently launched its

Green Product of the Year Contest.

The winning individual, manufacturer, distributor, or inventor will receive $10,000. Entries are due November 1. Although the company recently reported a drop in revenue for fiscal 2008, it beat its earlier estimates and had a lower net loss than in 2007.

Geoff Eisenberg, president and CEO of West Marine, says “Our inventory quality and in-stock levels are the best they’ve ever been.” Look for PropTalk at more than 50 West Marine stores around the Bay. For locations, new products, seminars and clinics, and clearance and rebate offers, visit westmarine.com.

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Windmill Point Wolf Trap Light Urbanna Norfolk

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PropTalk’s Tide & Current Tables Provided by

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Chesapeake Calendar presented by

Breakfast & Lattés To Go!

Mon - Fri 7:30 am • Sat - Sun 8 am

MondAys: Crisfield Crab Cake Special. 2 broiled crab cakes, fries, slaw: $14.95

TuesdAys:

8Th AnnuAL FishinG TouRnAMenT & PARTy saturday, April 18 Live Music: D’Vibe & Conga Catch & Release. Benefits the bay.

See website for details.

March Boat Show Calendar—Page 30

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St. Paddy’s Day at the Boatyard Bar & Grill Special appearance by the legendary Jeffery P. Maguire as the Boatyard in Eastport is transformed into Maguire’s Irish Pub for the day! Irish food and beer, a free St. Paddy’s glass, lively music, and more. boatyardbarandgrill.com

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St. Patrick’s Day

Annapolis Maritime Museum Winter Seminar 7 to 8:30 p.m.

McNasby’s Oyster Company, Eastport.

Janie Meneely presents Chesapeake songs and stories. $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. (410) 295-0104, amaritime.org

19

Basic Boating Certification Course 7 p.m. Thomas McKean High School, Wilmington, DE. wilmingtonpowersquadron.org

20

Conservation: Going Green 7:30 p.m. Captain Salem Avery Museum, Shady Side, MD. Meet Julie Erickson. Coffee hour sponsored by the Shady Side Rural Heritage Society. Free and open to the public. (410) 867-4486

Famous Meat Loaf Special.1/2 price Bottles of Wine on wine list

Full Moon Party • Live music!

Thursdays: March 12 & April 9

20

Ye Olde Sock Burning 5:30 to 7 p.m. Annapolis Sailyard. Join original sock burner Bob Turner. Bring ye own socks and hearty ales. sailyard.com

21

America’s Boating Course 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. USCG Station, Philadelphia, PA. Hosted by the Delaware River Power Squadron. (215) 779-5849, (267) 250-2474

21

From Seed to Shoreline 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Environmental Concern’s Wetland Learning Center, St. Michaels. See how living shorelines are born. $10 for members of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum or Environmental Concern; $15 for non-members. cbmm.org

21

Nautical Rummage Sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. College Park (MD) United Methodist Church. Items to be sold include anchors, boat hardware, ropes, marine stoves, life jackets, and more. Proceeds benefit the Sea Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay region. (703) 472-3145, (301) 646-0805

21

Patuxent River Appreciation Day Grant Application Deadline Educational or research non-profit organization can apply to Patuxent River Appreciation Day Inc. for grants up to $1000 for programs benefitting the Patuxent River Basin. mccormj@co.cal.md.us

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21

First Day of Spring!

Gar Wood First To Break 100 MPH on the Water, 1931 Wood’s Miss America IX hit 102.25 mph!

Sock Burning 5:09 p.m.

Annapolis Maritime Museum.

(410) 295-0104, amaritime.org

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Spring Boat Show and Open House Bluewater Yacht Sales, Hampton, VA. See more than 100 boats, including the newest Regulators and Vikings, and enjoy onsite brokerage deals!

(757) 723-0793, bluewateryachtsales.com St. Patrick’s Day Boat Show Jackson Marine Sales, North East, MD. jacksonmarinesales.com

“Best Boater's Pub” “Best Family Restaurant” “Best Family Restaurant in Anne Arundel County”

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

21

U.S. Lighthouse Society Chesapeake Chapter Help Keep the Seven Knolls Lighthouse and Lightship Chesapeake shining. Help maintain and restore these historic Chesapeake lights at the Baltimore Maritime Museum in the Inner Harbor (Piers 5 and 3). cheslights.org/volunteer.htm

21-22

Fishing and Boating Flea Market Commodore Hall, Essex, MD. New and used fishing tackle, boats, trailers, and professional knife sharpening. Sponsored by the Essex-Middle River Chapter MSSA. (410) 686-2348

21-22

Kids Casting Tournament 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gander Mountain, Salisbury, MD. The fun is part of Fish Fest 2009. gandermountain.com

21-22

Open House 10 a.m. to dusk.

Annapolis Sailyard. Boats, drinks, demos, marine specialists, and refreshments.

(410) 268-2974, sailyard.com

22

Safe Boating Class 6 to 8 p.m.

Delaware County Community College, Media, PA. Four two-hour sessions by the Main Line Sail and Power Squadron on consecutive weeks. dccc.edu

24

Family Style Boater Certification Courses Two-night course is hosted by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Ages eight and up are welcome. (410) 745-2916, cbmm.org

25

Fly Fishing Course 6 to 7:30 p.m. Waterworks Park, Annapolis. Jake Derlink teaches this six-week Wednesday night course about fly fishing equipment, knots, casting, flies, aquatic insects, and more. jderlink@comcast.net proptalk.com

25 26

Virginia Adopts Chesapeake Bay Deadrise as State Boat, 1988

Alex Kershaw at Mariners’ Museum 7 p.m. Newport News, VA. Best-selling author Alex Kershaw will discuss his latest book, Escape from the Deep.

Admission is free. marinersmuseum.org

26

Annapolis Maritime Museum Winter Seminar 7 to 8:30 p.m.

McNasby’s Oyster Company Building, Eastport. John Wennersten will present exciting stories in “Oyster Wars of the Chesapeake Bay.” $10 for members; $15 for non-members. (410) 295-0104, amaritime.org

27

U.S. Congress Authorizes Construction of Six Frigates for U.S. Navy, 1794

28

Annapolis in Pink! DC has its Cherry Blossom Festival; Anne Arundel County has Annapolis! Find special coupons and offers to entice a visit at visitannapolis.org.

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Gordon Calhoun at Mariners’ Museum 1 p.m. Newport News, VA. Calhoun will discuss the Sloop-of-War USS Cumberland. Free. marinersmuseum.org

28-29

Diesel Dork Diesel Engine Systems Seminar 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Instructor Chris Oliver. downtownsailing.org

28-29

Diesel Engine Class Annapolis School of Seamanship. annapolisschoolofseamanship.com

28-29

Fishing Fair 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Solomons Firehouse. MSSA’s Southern Maryland Chapter hosts boats, fishing and tackle gear, and more from 80 vendors. $2. mssasmc.com

28-29

Canoe Excursion Explore Muddy Creek and the Rhode River and learn about the Bay with a guide from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. (301) 238-2737, serc.si.edu

Maryland’s Biggest In-Water Used Boat Show! Clarks Landing Marina at Shady Oaks, West River, MD. More than 70 18- to 56-foot boats, exhibits, vendors, and more. Something for everyone. Free admission. Look for PropTalk while you’re there. clarkslanding.com

SMART BOATING STARTS HERE

Marine Diesel Basics • April 18-19 • May 9-10

Basic Navigation & Piloting • April 18-19

Radar & Electronic Navigation • May 2-3 USCG Captain’s License • Start dates: Apr 13, May 4

DAVID NORFOLK

Marine Electrical System Basics • April 25-26

Pre-registration Required See our website for more hands-on courses

ANNAPOLIS SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP

www.AnnapolisSchoolofSeamanship.com

(410) 263-8848 • (866) 369-2248

Chesapeake Bay Powerboating

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Celebrate Maryland Day Noon to 5 p.m. Free, fun-filled festival highlighting regional history in the Four Rivers Heritage Area. fourriversheritage.org

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Maryland Day

marylandday.org

Maryland Day Mother/ Daughter Tea 1 and 3 p.m.

Two seatings at the Captain Salem Avery House in Shady Side, MD. Free admission.

Register by March 20. (410) 867-4486, shadysidemuseum.org

30

Squadron Boating Course Chantilly (VA) High School.

Eight-session course offered by the Northern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron.

Learn safe boating practices, rules of the road, basic piloting, and navigation among other topics. $48 for registration and materials. runis_320@yahoo.com, nvsps.org

30

Star Spangled Banner Becomes U.S. National Anthem, 1931

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31

Children’s Day at the Museum 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Havre de Grace Maritime Museum. Tie knots, build boats, and create crafts. Moon Bounce and kite flying. hdgmaritimemuseum.org

April

2

Annapolis Maritime Museum Winter Seminar 7 to 8:30 p.m.

McNasby Oyster Company Building, Eastport. Annapolis Maritime Museum Curator Heather Ersts discusses life on the Chesapeake Bay in the days when people traveled by steamboat to resorts.

(410) 295-0104, amaritime.org

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Blessing of the Fleet Cape Charles, VA. Commercial fishing boats and buyboats from all over the Bay usher in a safe season and good harvest for local fishermen. Enjoy seafood, fleet tours, a boat parade, beer, award-winning Eastern Shore wine, live music, a 5k run/ walk to benefit multiple sclerosis, and more.

(757) 331-2357, capecharles.org/harbor.htm

4

Canoe Excursion Explore Muddy Creek and the Rhode River and learn about the Bay with a guide from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. (301) 238-2737, serc.si.edu

4

Potomac River Watershed Cleanup 9 a.m. to Noon. To find a cleanup site near you, visit fergusonfoundation.org.

4

Project Clean Stream Chester River Association, Chestertown, MD. chesterriverassociation.org

4

Project Clean Stream: Maryland 9 a.m. to Noon. Join the annual stream and shoreline clean-up across Central and Eastern Maryland organized by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. (410) 377-6270, acb-online.org

4

Rum Punch Challenge 7 to 9:30 p.m. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, Alexandria, VA. Vote for your favorite rum punch from local pros. Also enjoy food and a silent auction. $50. (703) 838-4242

6

Safe Boating Course McLean (VA) Community Center.

Eight-session course offered by the Northern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron. runis_320@yahoo.com, nvsps.org

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7-8

Family Style Boater Certification Courses Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD. Ages eight and up are welcome. (410) 745-2916, cbmm.org

7-10

ABYC Electrical Certification Class 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Annapolis Maritime Museum. This course is designed for the experienced technician with at least three to five years of experience working with marine electricity. abycinc.org

9

Full Moon Party at the Boatyard Bar & Grill! Eastport. Howl at the moon and enjoy good food, great libations, and lively music. boatyardbarandgrill.com

11

Gulls & Terns: Talk and Hike 9 to 11 a.m. Your guide from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, MD will teach ways to distinguish among gulls and terns found on the Chesapeake Bay. Bring binoculars.

(301) 238-2737, serc.si.edu

11-12

USCG Auxiliary Boating Safety Course 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Bladensburg (MD) Waterfront Park. Taught by USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 24-3. $25.

(410) 531-3313, (301) 261-7735

13

Maryland State Boating Safety Course 7 to 10 p.m. Annapolis Fire Department, Taylor Avenue. Taught

by USCG Auxiliary. (410) 409-2998, ngardner@sensitivesystems.com

14

Safe Boating Course Lake Accotink Park, VA. Eight-session course offered by the Northern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron. runis_320@yahoo.com, nvsps.org

14-16

Maryland Boating Safety Course 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Annapolis Recreation Center. $25. annapolis.gov

16

Jimmy Buffett’s Summerzcool 2009 Tour Kicks Off! Don’t miss his Chesapeake Bay concerts this September. margaritaville.com

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Swashbuckler Soiree 8 p.m. to Midnight. Frederick Douglass Museum, Fells Point, MD. Live music, grub, and pirates. fellspointmainstreet.org

18

Bay Day at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. cbmm.org

18

Boatyard Bar & Grill Fishing Tournament & Party! Eastport.

Fish, measure up, party, and help the Bay. Register by tax day for the catch-andrelease action. PropTalk is one of the proud sponsors. boatyardbarandgrill.com

18

Fells Point Privateer Day Pirate invasion, sea battle, music, and mayhem. fellspointdevelopment.com

18

Grand Opening Fawcett Avon/ Zodiac & Honda Showroom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 207 Chinquapin Round Road, Annapolis. Inflatables, life rafts, outboards, generators, and refreshments! fawcettboat.com

18

James River Fish Festival and Arbor Day 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Richmond, VA. Fishing, music, arts, crafts, dancing, and food. earthdayrichmond.org

18

Kayak with the West/Rhode Riverkeeper 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Edgewater, MD. Riverkeeper Chris Trumbauer leads a two-hour paddle on the West/Rhode Rivers. Picnic lunch included.

Organized by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. serc.si.edu

18

Leukemia Foundation Fundraiser Wine Tasting Sarles Marina, Annapolis. (410) 263-3661.

18-19

Open House and Free Boat Show! Crusader Yacht Sales, Annapolis, MD. More than 60 news and used boats, special pricing on new Pacific Seacrafts, how-to-buy advice from the pros, door prizes, and a life raft demo. Guest speakers are George Day of Blue Water Cruising, Steve Brodie of Pacific Seacraft, and Down East boatbuilding legend Jarvis Newman. crusaderyacths.com

Opening Day for the Tiki Bar in Solomons tikibarsolomons.com

Sunset Canoe Excursion 5 to 7:30 p.m. Edgewater, MD. Paddle and learn about Muddy Creek and the research conducted by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

(301) 238-2737. serc.si.edu

Send calendar items to amy@proptalk.com

proptalk.com

18-19

Virginia Fly Fishing and Wine Festival 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Waynesboro, VA. Fly fishing exhibits, classes, demos, wine tasting, wine purchasing, and delectable fare from local restaurants. Learn how to cast a line and tie a fly, scope out fishing destinations, buy the latest in fly fishing gear., and fish the South River for stocked trout. vaflyfishingfestival.org

18-Oct 31

Pirate Adventures Annapolis. The Sea Gypsy, operated by Pirate Adventures, sails seven days a week, six times a day. chesapeakepirates.com

21-21

25

Family Style Boater Certification Courses Evening course hosted by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Ages eight and older are welcome. (410) 7452916, cbmm.org

Canoe Excursion Morning paddle along Muddy Creek and the Rhode River in Edgewater, MD to learn about the many tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. Seek out wildlife with your guide from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. (301) 238-2737, serc.si.edu

21-Jun 9

Safe Boating Course 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Anchorage Marina, Baltimore. Boating essentials presented by the Dundalk Sail and Power Squadron on eight consecutive Tuesdays. (410) 2826464, seo@uspsdundalk.org

25

Nanticoke River Shad Fest 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Waterfront, Vienna, MD. Enjoy American shad, food, fun, and music by Chester River Runoff and Bruce Hutton. All proceeds support the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance and shad restoration efforts. nanticokeriver.org

23-Jun 11

19

Customer Appreciation Party Sarles Boatyard, Annapolis.

(410) 263-3661

20-21

USCG Auxiliary Boating Safety Course 6 to 10 p.m. Delaware State Fire School, Dover. $35 per adult; $20 for teens 17 and under (accompanied by a registered adult).

(302) 697-6188, a5031205.uscgaux.info

20-25

Build Your Own Boat Chesapeake Light Craft, Annapolis. Geoff Kerr will help you build an 18-foot Annapolis Wherry. clcboats.com

Safe Boating Course 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, Baltimore. Hosted by the Dundalk Sail and Power Squadron on eight consecutive Thursdays. (410) 2826464, seo@uspsdundalk.org

25

Oxford Day! Celebrate life on the Eastern Shore with a pancake breakfast, parade, dog show, hay rides, 10k race and 5k walk, lots of live music, arts and crafts, and more! oxfordday.org

24-26

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Electrical Systems Class Annapolis School of Seamanship. annapolisschoolofseamanship.com

St. Michael’s Food and Wine Festival Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Cooking demos with celebrity chefs, wine from world renowned vintners, live entertainment, and food from specialty purveyors. stmichaelsfoodandwinefestival.com

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Select Brokerage Listings 34’ MJM 34z 2007 .................. $449,000 34‘ MJM 34z 2007 ................. $399,900 33’ Egg Harbor 1998 ................. $59,900 32‘ Downeast 1992 .................... $82,000 29’ Dyer Downeast 1999 ........ $169,900

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round these parts, spring is happily welcomed in with beer, bonfires, and socks. If you believe local lore in Annapolis, the person who first got the big idea of gathering to burn some socks is renowned maritime operator, Bob Turner. “We had a string of bad winters in the mid-1970s. On the first day of spring in 1977, I rounded up my fellow boat workers, bought some beer, and held the first sock burning. I stripped off my stinky socks, lit them in a paint can with some lighter fluid, and drank a longneck beer while looking forward to warmer days ahead.”

The event has taken on a life of its own.

Some people think it’s illegal to wear socks in Eastport. A few consider socks as formal wear. Others

just hate wearing them, period. A neighbor of ours moved to Florida solely because he wanted to be barefoot all the time and get rid of his sock collection. Come to think of it, he wasn’t much fond of clothes, either.

Often, the smallest thing turns into a good excuse for an outdoor party with your buddies, especially when you’ve been cooped up all winter long. A sure way to herald warmer weather is to char the dreaded things to ash.

Some sock burners require a poem, some bells, and/or a toast to officially banish old man winter; a few offer up music and seafood. Others prefer to limit the incendiary destruction to cotton socks, banning synthetic fibers forever from the fire pit. There’s always a beverage on hand, usually beer. Timing is key here, because you don’t want to be stuck out in the cold with an empty can.

As a species, we love to make up rules, and no good suggestion

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should go unpunished. The burning traditions change and grow every year, it seems, depending on the whims of the organizers.

Many cruising clubs host annual sock burning events all over the Bay on or near the spring Equinox, usually to kick off a club meeting or party. The same is true in the fall, only they meld into sock donning parties. We’ve heard of sock burnings in Norfolk, Crisfield, Baltimore, the Magothy River, Southern Maryland, Crofton, MD, and even Colorado.

These are truly bipartisan events for powerboaters and sailors alike, although sailors seem to relish the sock-destructive festivities more. Most of these club-based events are for members only. However, two events are not so private affairs. March 20 brings old-fashioned sock burning fun to the Annapolis Maritime Museum and the Annapolis Sailyard, round about 5 p.m.

These burns are BYOFA (bring your own flammable argyles) (see our Chesapeake Calendar on page 24).

Check with your friends; if they’re not burning socks this year, ask them: “Why the heck not?” And, keep us posted on how you’ll sacrifice some socks during the 2010 Vernal Equinox.

Burn, baby, burn. Scene from Annapolis Maritime Museum’s sock burning in 2007. Photo by Dave Gendell

Socks ablaze! Photo of EYC’s 2008 Sock Burning Ritual by Al Schreitmueller

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St. Michaels Food and Wine Festival

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n celebration of the return of spring to Chesapeake country, I want to cruise with some friends through Eastern Bay and up the Miles River, to a reserved slip in St. Michaels (try Mike Morgan’s Saint Michaels Marina), saunter over to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, and let the fun flow at the St. Michaels Food and Wine Festival.

Last year, I went alone for my first visit to this sublime event. That was a mistake.

Amidst April’s soothing warmth, inside the bursting colors of Maryland’s Eastern Shore in spring, and an endless spread of cheeses, delectable snacks, and a flowing river of wine and high spirits, I was caught without a friend to share the experience.

The only thing more fun than comparing flavors with your food-mate is the imbibing. That is particularly true of the wine.

The festival opens at noon on Friday, April 24, followed by a charitable VIP reception and auction at 7 p.m. The

beneficiaries include the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Chesapeake Culinary Center, Community Food Bank, Pickering Creek Audubon Center, FreshFarm Markets, and Easton High School Culinary Program.

Tickets for the reception are $75 and include a robust culinary tour of Buenos Aires, Tuscany, Paris, New Delhi, and Memphis (think barbecue and oak-barrel bourbon).

The weekend action cracks open at 11 a.m. on Saturday with a packed schedule of cooking demonstrations by celebrity

chefs such as Vikram Garg of the Halekulani Hotel in Honolulu, Todd Gray of the Equinox in DC, and Patrice Olivon the director of L’Academie de Cuisine, and nonstop wine tastings that wind down around 4:00. Sunday’s tastings and demonstrations begin at 11 a.m and end at 3 p.m.

St. Michaels opens itself to the good life with a walking and eating tour (sip & stroll) through the shops of Main Street throughout the weekend.

This is an adult event where kids and pets are not allowed, which means you can freely make your choice from excellent selection of cigars on the dock at the St. Michaels Marina on the way back to the boat and enjoy a long aromatic burn under the stars. My dog doesn’t like cigars. It’s about the only thing he won’t eat.

For event and ticket information, go to stmichaelsfoodandwinefestival.com.

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Boat Shows for 2009

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eeing is believing. That’s why there are so many fun boat shows to pick from throughout Chesapeake Country each year. Everybody at these shows shares the dream of getting out on the water as much as possible. Why? Because it’s good for the soul, and the possibilities are endless. We at PropTalk keep very close tabs on where the action is. Our fingers do the walking, so you don’t have to. For dealer open houses, nautical flea markets, and more, turn to our calendar on page 24. Take a look below; you’ll like what you see. If you have a favorite annual boat show, open house, or other water-related event on the Bay that’s not listed here, send your Photos [below and to the left] from the 2008 Bay Bridge Boat Show by Mark Talbott/PropTalk news to ruth@proptalk.com.

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September 18-20 Virginia In-Water Boat Expo & SailFest Norfolk—virginiaboatexpo.com September 26-28 Fall New Jersey Boat Show Edison—macevents.com

May 1-3 Strictly Jersey Boat Show Cape May—(609) 884-2400, strictlyjersey.com

October 2-4 Fall Boat and RV Super Sale Chantilly, VA—agievents.com

May 29-31 The Yacht Show at National Harbor usboat.com

October 2-4 Trawler Fest Solomons—passagemaker.com

August 28-30 Summer Boat & RV Super Sale Richmond—agievents.com

October 8-12 U.S. Sailboat Show Annapolis—usboat.com

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Outdoor Living’s Starter Fleet: This show-within-a-show will feature “car-top boats,” vessels that can piggy back in or on your car. The big idea is to get first-time boaters into small boats, a starter fleet of entry level, affordable, and green boats. There will be kayaks, canoes, small day sailors, and inflatables, as well as clothing, safety

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equipment, camping gear, car racks, etc. Seminars and in-water demos will show you when, where, why, and how to get into boating.

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Look for PropTalk at Tent A3, at the main entrance to the Show. We can’t wait to see you!

‘Tis the Season

s if a tiki bar, a restaurant, stunning Bay views, and other alluring amenities weren’t enough, there’s another great reason to visit the Bay Bridge Marina in Stevensville, MD this spring.

The Bay Bridge Boat Show will barrel into town April 23-26 packed with family fun on and off the water. You get the Bay, a Bridge, Boats, and a Show all wrapped up with spring weather. What could be better than that?

Whether you are ready to buy, have a bunch of questions, or are just looking for a great day by the Bay with your buddies, this is a must-see show for everybody.

The newest of the new in production and custom boats from Chesapeake Bay builders and dealers will be there, including more than 500 new and brokerage fishing machines, speed boats, inflatables, motor yachts, cruisers, and more. Smart buyers will love the wide selection of electronics, gear, and marine systems from more than 150 vendors. The whole family will enjoy boat rides; free pro clinics on fishing, cruising, provisioning, diesel basics, knot tying, and other hot topics; and refreshments.

Our friends at Bay boat dealerships and shops will be on hand to show off their vessels and gear and answer any questions you might have. Do your research ahead of time; start by clicking usboat.com to see which companies will be there. Then, visit their websites and call around. Take notes; that way, come showtime, you can hit the ground running.

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This is the continuing story of the travels of Jody Reynolds, Captain Mike Wright, their two dogs, and Fred, a well-behaved fake parrot, on Hermione, their 1925 57-foot Elco.

Hermione—The Return

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February 19, 2009, Islamorada, FL—

ermione never made it to Key West this winter. It was less than 90 miles away—about the same distance as the run from Key West to Cuba. We’d hoped to slide up to the historic docks and park next to Hindu, a stunning charter schooner we’ve sailed, built in 1925, the year Hermione was launched. But as Mike routinely reminds me, that leaves another destination to anticipate next season.

I don’t need the pubs along Duval Street. The formerly wonderful Hog’s Breath Saloon has become a T-shirt shop masquerading as a bar, but I love staying at Galleon Marina, shopping for goodies at the Waterway Market, listening to music at Schooner’s Pub on Front Street where my old dog’s footprints are imbedded in the concrete, and visiting Turtle Kraals Raw Bar on Key West Bight, and the historic Schooner Wharf.

I can’t help but wonder if Hermione is disappointed too knowing that she spent time in Key West and Havana in the glory years. I wonder if many mariners have conversations with their boats.

Sometimes we hear Hermione talking.

She speaks to us in her subtle, genteel way.

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From a business perspective, our time in the Keys has been productive. We’re planning a photo shoot next week, showing off Hermione in these incomparable blue/green waters, and we have developed our marketing concept for next year’s season. We’ve also secured some charter business for the 1000 Islands this coming summer. This is one reason pub visits are so important. At Snappers, our favorite haunt in Largo, we always meet interesting people. Sitting there a few weeks ago, we booked a week-long charter up in the St. Lawrence River next summer, where we will take our guests from hotel to hotel with stops along the way.

We’ve met some wonderful people and found some great little pubs. We should have stayed in Eau Gallie to install our propane galley stove and make other cosmetic im-

provements. But hey, we’ve cooked in our oval electric pan for so long, I’ve almost forgotten how to use a stove. It cooks shrimps and lobsters, after all. What more do you need in the Keys? The stone crabs, which I will sorely miss, are already cooked when we buy them. Oysters and clams can be eaten raw. Fruit is available across the street at Jesus’s fruit stand. Jesus makes a run up to Homestead every morning so we don’t have to.

While Mike talks about a need to head north, I know what’s really going on. Like me, while he loves the destination, he sorely misses the journey. We both yearn to be underway. Whatever we may say about Hermione’s Chrysler 318 gas engines, they are extremely quiet. Traveling aboard our girl is almost as serene as sailing. We feel guilty taking another cruise when we should be working on the boat and preparing her for a possible showing at the Maryland Maritime Heritage Festival in Annapolis May 1-3. But we don’t feel so wrong when we’re underway with a fair tide and wind.

We’ve taken this trip many times, and we hope to do it again and again. We particularly enjoy the trip through the shallow coastal rivers of Georgia that twist and turn along a stretch of ICW that many mariners avoid. We miss the towns we’ve always stopped at and the towns we’ve just discovered. Each year, we try to change our itinerary to see the places we missed before.

We are fortunate in existing in this parallel universe on the water. We never know what we will encounter. Last year in southern Virginia, a deer swam out to meet us. You meet new people. You strive to make the challenging stretches with favorable wind and tide, and you enjoy the sheer and utter privilege of being where you are, and messing around on a boat.

We want to stay south long enough to avoid winter weather. We’ve had entirely enough of the cold, even in the Keys. But we also must leave soon enough to be able to stop in our favorite haunts and new places along the way. Driving south just before Christmas to rejoin Hermione, I detoured to check out the pretty little village of Darien, GA. It’s tucked away off the ICW and has a nice marine railway, right in the middle of a charming little village. I hope to entice Mike to detour there for a quick haulout. proptalk.com

The downside to traveling on a slowmoving vessel is how it limits the time you have to linger in attractive ports on your way. Coming south last fall, we moved more quickly than usual to stay in touch with Lee diPaula’s lovely Elco Duchess. We had to bypass several of our favorite stops in favor of staying on schedule. But, we discovered some nice new places, such as the laid-back marina we visited in Kilkenney, GA. But we skipped Jekyll Island, a place I love. This year, we intend to make a break for the Chesapeake with time to smell some ICW roses before joining our friends along Ego Alley in Annapolis.

I have yet to inform Mike that I have an alternate route in mind for the trip north.

While Mike envisions heading outside via the Hawk Channel and into the Atlantic at least as far as Jupiter Inlet, I envision a run to Everglades City and on to Naples, where unbeknownst to him, I’ve promised a couple of snowbird friends a chance to visit. Then I’d like to head up to Sarasota to visit an aunt who’s soon going to hit 100 years young. Then we could cross the Everglades by the ditch (Okeechobee

Waterway) to Stuart and on to Eau Gallie to pick up our stove and head north for the Chesapeake Bay. We’ve both agreed that we’ll winter for the foreseeable future in Islamorada, which offers a fine variety of cruising options for a shallow-draft low-profile yacht like Hermione, but Mike likes to anticipate new destinations in the future. He wants to do that route as much as I do, but unlike me, he’s willing to wait. My thinking is, we’re here. There’s no guarantee we’ll ever make it back here. Let’s go now.

So it will be interesting to see how it goes and where we set our course. Stayed

Captain Mike Wright resurfaces after clearing some rope from the prop. Photo by Jody Reynolds

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tuned to PropTalk to discover who wins this battle of two willful people—Mike, the practical one, or me, admitting that I’d prefer to cruise than reach our destination.

Speaking of pubs, we’re still considering putting together our guide to pubs of the waterway. We welcome any comments on your favorite pubs, which you could send to my e-mail— jodyreynolds2@gmail.com.

About the Author: Jody Reynolds is a lifelong mariner who recently converted from sailing to what she terms the “really dark side”—antique wooden motoryachts.

Hermione is owned by Misty Rivers, Ltd., with the intention of running historic charters to give antique boating enthusiasts a taste of the yachts of the 1920s. Captain Mike Wright is a yacht surveyor with a 100-ton masters license.

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What a drag! YMCA Camp Silver Beach down near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel pulls kids into watersports, literally. ymcashr.org

Aloha! The Surf School in Virginia Beach (aka Billabong) offers up summer surfing sessions to delight any wave-hungry kid. thesurfschool.com

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obody wants to see kids sitting on their rumps, down in the dumps, and bored out of their skulls this summer, listlessly chanting, “There’s nothing to do.” To help, we have zeroed in on summer camps that get youth out and moving on the Bay. These programs offer watersports and a bazillion other kid-attractive activities and plenty of time for character development, team-building, community service, problem solving, and other feel-good projects. Many have been in business for years, so they’ve got everything figured out, such as safety, what to bring, transportation, waivers, snacks, and such.

Most camps start in June. All are on a first-come, first-served basis. Some offer discounts for multiple siblings and/or financial help to needy families. So, get online, see what’s there, and visit open houses (many camps, especially YMCAs, have them each spring). Compile a short list and learn about each camp’s staffing, culture, safety, and other common-sense concerns. For example, it’s a good sign if some of the camp counselors are former campers—it shows they like the place. When a camp feels right, register.

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Wakeboarding and Waterskiing

hirty miles north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, YMCA’s Camp Silver Beach offers powerboating, sea kayaking, fishing, and tubing. The Ski School provides one-on-one instruction in waterskiing, kneeboarding, and wakeboarding. Ski boats have wakeboard towers to give boarders extra “big air” on radical moves in flat water. The camp also has lap and splash pools and twisting tubular tower water slides. ymcashr.org 34 April 2009 PropTalk

Near Irvington, VA, the Chesapeake Academy’s Watersports Overnight Camp offers waterskiing, kneeboarding, wakeboarding, tubing, and fishing fun on the Rappahannock. chesapeakeacademy.org YMCA Camp Letts on the Rhode River near Mayo, MD provides waterskiing, wakeboarding, powerboating, canoeing, swimming, and water safety instruction for all skill levels. The new Wakeboard/Waterski Day Camp sends kids racing across the water! campletts.org

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Echo Hill Camp near Worton, MD on the Bay just below the Sassafras has waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing, windsurfing, crabbing, fishing, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, and much more. Among the many evening activities, kids can build a boat. echohillcamp.com Near Chestertown, MD, YMCA Camp Tockwogh specializes in waterskiing and sailing and offers kayaking, canoeing, windsurfing, swimming, and more using its hundred-boat fleet. The Waterskiing School lets kids improve their waterskiing, kneeboarding, wakeboarding, trick-skiing, slalom, and barefoot-skiing skills. Experienced drivers take three ski boats to Still Pond for flatter, more skier-friendly waters. ymcade.org/branches/tockwogh Slaloming, tricks, barrel rolls, hand signals, partner skiing, safety, wake jumping, and more. And that’s just the waterskiing and wakeboarding fun that North Bay Adventure Camp in North East, MD offers kids each summer. They also have fishing, swimming, kayaking, paddling instruction (including eddy catching and open water rescues), and other watery wonders to delight the youngins’. northbaysummer.com proptalk.com

Sandy Hill Camp near North East offers wakeboarding, waterskiing, speedboating, pontoon boating, tubing, kayaking, canoeing trips on the Elk River, fishing, swimming, learning about the Bay, snorkeling and scuba diving, and more. sandyhillcamp.com

Boat Handling and Water Safety

Up the Severn River near Millersville, MD, the Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center gives conservation-minded kids water and small craft safety instruction, rowboating, river canoeing trips, fishing, crabbing, and more. arlingtonecho.net Also near Millersville, the Indian Landing Boat Club offers kids basic safe boating skills on canoes, kayaks, and rowboats.

Their mantra is, “When you get kids out on the water, they care more about what’s in the water.” (410) 349-4997 Summer camps at Ultimate Watersports in Gunpowder Falls State Park near Baltimore give kids adventures in kayaking and windsurfing while they learn about

the Chesapeake and water safety. Kids will perfect their water starts, become master paddlers, learn boat handling skills, get safety and self-rescue skills, and more. ultimatewatersports.com

Surfing

Designed for beginners, Billabong (aka Surf School in Virginia Beach) teaches water safety, ocean awareness, and surfing fundamentals, including board control, popping up, timing and selecting waves, performing maneuvers, and wave etiquette. thesurfschool.com

A Higher Calling?

The Bay has several faith-based summer camps for kids. For example, Camp Occohannock on the Bay on Virginia’s Eastern Shore near Belle Haven offers kids safe boating instruction, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, fishing (day and night), marsh mucking, trips to a water park, and more. ootbay.org The Wabanna Camp and Conference Center near Mayo offers eight-week sum-

mer residential and day camps for boys and girls. Sitting on 23 acres near where the Rhode and West Rivers converge into the Chesapeake, Camp Wabanna offers teambuilding waterfront fun in the form of a banana boat, boating, tubing, canoeing, and kayaking. campwabanna.org Basic boat handling, fishing, kayaking, tubing, canoeing, and cruising around the Bay are among the fun offerings of the West River United Methodist Center’s camps near Galesville, MD. bwcumc.org

Still Fishing for Fun?

New for 2009: CD Outdoors, owned and operated by PropTalk’s fishing editor C.D. Dollar, will host two youth fishing camps in Maryland at Conquest Beach and Ocean City in partnership with Queen Anne’s County and the Town of Ocean City.

Young anglers will learn everything from fish ecology and habitat to bait, lures, flies, and rods ‘n reels. CD Outdoors also offers kayak instruction, kayak fishing, nature tours, and one-on-one fishing instruction. cdollaroutdoors.com

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Fishing with Kids

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It is their trip, not yours.

a bit if they get restless. ll angling Bluegills in a local pond parents wonder are also a good bet if you when and how have such access. You can to introduce stay until the first child puts their offspring to fishing. down his rod or you get the The first trip is critical. If more common “When are it fails, they may not want we going home?” Those are to go again. But if they signals to begin the wraphave fun, you’ll end up with up. Trust me, if you keep some great fishing buddies. them out too long, they will You can almost guarantee not want to go back. This that first trip’s success with applies to subsequent trips a few simple preparations. as well. Most kids do not Increase the odds of a want to spend all day in a great trip by following some boat. simple rules and avoiding You will be exposing some common errors. Plan your children to a part of to take the kids to the most the great outdoors. Be sure likely place where they will to point out unique characcatch something. Anything! teristics of fish, such as the They will genuinely love spot on a spot, or the strong whatever they catch, so you jaws of the oyster toadfish. don’t need to chase troPoint out the shore birds. phies. A three-inch talking Perhaps you get lucky and croaker will put an unbesee a dolphin. You can lievable smile on a child’s teach a conservation lesson face. Seek quantity, as they by gently releasing most will all be quality to the or all of your catch. Do children. Let the kids use not forget your camera, as some less expensive gear, children treasure their first so dad won’t freak out if a catch and its memory. rod gets dropped over the When do you start? At side. Even when using bait, what age do you ask your we use barbless hooks until kids if they want to wet a the kids get a feel for payA couple of little whoppers, Captain Darren and Will Rickline? In our house, we never ing attention to the hook’s wood cradle a modest trophy. Photo by Ann Rickwood asked. My children saw me whereabouts. Barbless go fishing (as often as I could), and heard hooks are easier to remove from fish as well fortable. If it is too hot, too cold, or too me laugh and tell my friends of the success rough, don’t go. Never take them out all as flesh. Have the rigs all prepared when or failure of each trip. When they were in day on the first trip. Plan on an hour or you go out, so the tots won’t get bored the five- to six-year old range, it happened. two, max. While it may seem like a lot of while you rig up. Having an extra rod or “Dad, will you take me fishing?” If your trouble to launch the boat for such a short two is useful. When the inevitable tangles time, it will work. If you don’t have or want kids don’t ask, and you want to get them in come, you can put the out-of-service rig to use your boat for a short outing, marinas the mood, combine the fishing excursion in a rod holder and simply grab the spare. with something they cannot refuse. A stop or large docks are good spots for a first trip Kids do much better with spinning reels. at the tackle shop to buy a child’s first rod as well. The structure of the marina often FishBites are great bait to use with kids. and reel usually works, as does a stop at the holds a lot of small fish. Piers should be A common mistake is taking young ice cream store on the way home. stable, and the kids can wander around children out when conditions are uncom-

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Finally, remember that you are taking the kids fishing. You are not going fishing yourself. It is their trip, not yours. Your job is baiting hooks, releasing fish, taking photos, and keeping everyone safe and happy.

Keep it fun. Talk to the fish. Ask them what they had for breakfast. When the croaker speaks, answer back! If a fish gets away or bait gets thrown to a seagull, don’t loose your cool. This is a fun day. And if you pull it off well, there will be more trips down the road where you will get to fish along side your new fishing pals.

About the Author: Kendall Osborne is a writer, photographer, saltwater fly angler, and lifelong boater, based in Norfolk. His writing credits include Flyfishing in Saltwaters Magazine, Sport Fishing Magazine, and PropTalk. He worked for the National Park Service, the U.S. Customs Service, and the Department of Homeland Security for more than 28 years before retiring in 2005. When not fishing or writing, he does contract work for the government.

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DREAMBOAT

Composite 26 It is a compulsion of some boat builders to wake up knowing that the boat they are going to make will be better than anything else afloat. That’s what causes them to rise before dawn and head into a dusty workshop to imagine, fret, frame, plank, laminate, trim, and finish the next best thing.

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arly in 2005, Martin Hardy and his sons at Composite Yacht near Cambridge, MD began the discussion based on what they have seen over the years and how they could do things better. This grew into a formal collaboration with designer Mick Price, and soon the lines for a 26.5-foot fishing boat were on the drawing board to distract the Composite team from their daily chores. As usual, the shop had a robust backlog of boats to build and other repair and refit work to do. The idea of starting a new design was not particularly reasonable. Still, the creative ember smoldered and grew into a flame that could only be controlled one way.

Lewis Hardy and his crew committed their weekends, evenings, and holidays to building the test boat. Martin, with his

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design and production management skills, agreed to engineer the project and reserve the shop space. Rob Hardy felt certain that he would sell some if the prototype turned out and ran like they thought it would.

The first consideration was that she would be fuel efficient without compromising performance. To that end, they put resources and time into a high-tech hull built of CoreCell structural foam between vacuum-bagged fiberglass skins. Meanwhile, they searched deeply for the right engine, balancing weight against power and size, to ensure a sharp ride with ample guts to chase big fish in any water.

The essential profile and running surfaces of the boat, developed by Martin Hardy and Price, evolved as a blend of time-tested Carolina, Florida, and Chesapeake concepts. The result is a boat with

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a sporty Palm Beach sheer, Carolina-style hull flair, and the sharp entry and chopfriendly bottom so functional and necessary on the Bay. Yanmar’s 944-pound turbo-charged 315-hp engine from their LPA series won the weight to power contest. Plus the engine meets the EPA’s tier-three emissions guidelines while still being mechanically injected versus electronic, common-rail injected, which saves money and complication. The transom deadrise angle worked out to about 22 degrees increasing to a high and sharp clipper bow. Her designed draft is a mere 24 inches.

Bit by bit, the boat took shape over the span of eight months in between custom refits, paint jobs, and new boat construction in the unique climate-controlled shop.

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I arrived at the shop to find that seemingly out of the ether, hull two had been completed and was waiting for delivery to a fishing fanatic in Florida. Hull one was purring at the dock and tugging at her lines in anticipation of her break-in regimen and a chance to go for a spin.

Our first jaunt put us into a cold Choptank breeze at about 25 knots on the GPS. Our first hard spin into a U-turn had the boat banking nicely with neither a hard bounce nor the opposite spooky slide. She held the corner like a fine touring automobile. The boat achieves her shallow draft by a discreet prop tunnel, which allows the engine to sit level and the prop-shaft to exit at a better propulsion angle directing the drive more toward the wake than the water. The potential trouble with a tunnel is that it may allow ventilation around the prop in rough conditions and in hard turns.

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Fitting Out

by Nancy Noyes

“There are plenty of things that can be done on the hard, or before the weather truly breaks.”

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hen it comes to spring fitting out these days, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that the old adages about preparation, organization, and attention to detail still ring true. That’s the bad news, too, if a boat owner’s looking to newer technologies and thinking they can help cut corners.

The fact remains that careful inspection and preparation in advance of the active boating season are the best possible ways to help avoid costly and time consuming repairs when you’d rather be fishing, cruising, or just enjoying time out on the water. The experts agree that boat owners can pay for it now, at fitting out time, or pay for it later, and later can cost quite a bit more and take a real bite out of usable time during the season. The same is true for do-it-yourselfers, whose time can be best spent now, rather than during the fun part of the season.

There are plenty of things that can be done on the hard, or before the weather truly breaks.

“You should inspect all the hoses and belts, cutlass bearings, and shaft seals,” says John Norton, owner of Annapolis Harbor Boat Yard. “Make sure the seacocks have been lubricated, and inspect all the systems on board. Inspect your batteries and check the fluid levels, and have them load tested, because that can bring you to a halt pretty quickly. Your electronics, too, can be tested on the hard.”

“Don’t forget to check the propeller for corrosion or pitting that could cause a blade to come off under load,” Norton adds.

Even before the last threat of severe winter weather is past, some springtime sprucing chores can be tackled. “If you’re considering new topside paint, now’s the time to do it so you don’t lose a month or more during the season. But you ought to book your bottom painting work as soon as you can,” Norton explains. “It’s always a proptalk.com

matter of the people who wait until the last minute driving us crazy, but we manage to get it done. Especially in the spring, when the yards are busy, you’ll be charged emergency rates, and that can get expensive. People really want to get moving on the big jobs early.”

“I like to make sure that anything that requires anybody coming out to work on the boat gets scheduled ahead of time,” says Roger Carlsen, who handles some parts of maintaining his Albin 28 himself, but leaves what he calls “the naughty bits” to the professionals. “I watch the weather, and at the first possible opportunity, when I’m reasonably certain I’m not going to get a long deep freeze, I get things scheduled and under way. I like to scrape the barnacles myself. It’s therapeutic, but I want all the work on the bottom to get done as quickly as possible, especially anything below the waterline.”

It’s good to get working on propulsion systems early, too, according to John Messner, Service Manager at the Boat House at Boater’s World in Grasonville, MD. “The main thing is to keep up with the maintenance of the engine,” he says. “You can take it to a local dealer to make sure everything’s operational. If we find it now, it may be covered under warranty, but if it breaks down later in the season, it could cost you a lot of money. Make sure the oil’s changed and everything’s working. You should change the spark plugs and make sure the fogging fluid is out of there.”

Those with gasoline engines should be sure to stabilize the fuel remaining in their tanks, Messner says. “With the ethanol in this area, it’s very important, because the ethanol breaks down. This has cost a lot of people a lot of money. Ethanol’s fine in cars, because it keeps getting pumped through the system, but you might not fill the tank on your boat more than two or three times a year.” He explains that if this task wasn’t done before the boat was stored for the winter, a dealer can take care of it in the spring before it becomes a problem on the water. “And make sure all your pumps are working, especially the bilge pumps,” says Messner with a laugh, as he recalls one of his own experiences. “It’s not fun, and it’s really embarrassing when you get to the boat ramp and the boat starts sinking.”

Veteran do-it-yourselfers and even those who won’t tackle certain parts of the spring refit, such as engine maintenance or bottom paint, agree that keeping a log of what has been done to the boat each year is an Chesapeake Bay Powerboating

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Lee McMichael, who brings years of experience in Army aviation logistics as well as boat ownership to doing nearly everything involved in taking care of his three-year-old Evans 38 himself, is quick to recommend keeping a serious maintenance log, not only for a given year, but for the life of the boat.

“Make a list,” McMichael says. “Go through your engine manual or your manufacturer’s manual to get an idea of what you need to do and when. In the fall, I make a list of what I do and write it down. Then in the spring, I just go back over it in reverse.”

Keeping a maintenance log can be helpful during the season, too; if something fails and you’re asked if or when you changed the oil or a filter, say, you can point to the entry with date and details. “If I put a filter in, I put the hours and the date right on it,” McMichael adds.

“It helps if you archive your lists and go back and look at them,” agrees Carlsen, recalling the unpleasant job of chipping several inches of ice out of the interior of his boat after forgetting to pull a critical drain plug when the boat was hauled one autumn.

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chael adds that even little details can quickly cause a problem if they’re overlooked.

“I run all my lights, and I do it at night to make sure they’re really working,” he explains, telling of a friend who wound up with what amounted to “an $85 light bulb. It was an 85-cent bulb to begin with,” he says, “until the DNR hit him with $85 because it was out. And I think you should spend the extra for LEDs nowadays. They’ll last longer than you will.”

McMichael services his own diesel and is on the fence about whether it’s better to change the fluids before or after a season on the water. “There are pros and cons of when to do fluid changes,” he says. “Either way, you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t. I like to do it when it’s convenient for me, and I like to do it when it’s warm after a run.”

Both McMichael and Carlsen believe that biennial haulout is sufficient in this area.

“I like to haul the boat every other year to check the zincs, the bottom, and so on.

Fiberglass picks up a lot of weight in the water, so it’s also a chance to dry it out, and I like to keep it out for at least 90 days.”

McMichael replaces his own ablative bottom paint, and knows the value of good prep work to any paint job. “The haulout comes with a pressure wash, but I pressure wash it again a week or so before I paint it.” He points out that it’s also important to give any paint enough time to set up properly before relaunching.

If the paint looks good for another season at least, Ann Miller, president of Above the Waterline, a professional boat maintenance company in Annapolis, thinks there are plenty of things a willing boat owner can do with enough patience and elbow grease, while there are other jobs best left to professionals. “You should wash everything with fresh water and then use a wax or polish,” she says of topside cleaning. “It’s a two-step process. Use a good light cleaner or polish to get any sooty stuff that doesn’t come off with soap and water.”

When the shrink wrap or other cover comes off, she says, “Look for scratches, especially if the cover was loose, or there could be damage to bimini frames if somebody didn’t support it right. Stanchions get worked in the extra windage from a cover, and they could work loose and you’d get a leak.”

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“I like to haul the boat every other year to check the zincs, the bottom, and so on.”

tistic ability, too, to match the color just right and keep it from turning into a big lump.”

Boat owners seeking outside help for many jobs or a large project might do well to consider finding a full-service boatyard or contractor.

“The fewer the contractors involved in a job, the easier it is on the owner,” Norton says, “because he’s not making half a million phone calls to check up on the progress.”

Whether you are the type of mariner who picks up the phone or picks up a tool bag, now’s the time to get busy. There are many good months out on the Bay ahead this year, and nobody wants to waste a minute.

About the Author: Nancy Noyes is a freelance writer with a deep background in newspaper editorial, journalism, and publishing with credits in Soundings, Yachting, Sailing World, SpinSheet, and many other outlets. She has been the sailing columnist for the Baltimore Sun, and she was the managing editor of the once famous and sorelymissed Publick Enterprise magazine in Annapolis.

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ICW Passage: Aiming the Bow South

by Ed and Elaine Henn

Editor’s Note: Through the wonders of PocketMail, PropTalk has been keeping tabs on the Henns as they explore the ICW and beyond this winter. This is the second in a series of articles telling of their travels.

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cold and breezy October 24, 2008 welcomed the start of our second journey from Annapolis down the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) to winter in Florida, this time in our new Ranger Tug 25, Bay Ranger. The first ICW trip was exactly six years ago on a sailboat. Bay Ranger draws only 26 inches and has a single, 110hp diesel Yanmar. To us, she’s the perfect boat for traveling the ICW. She’ll go under bridges easier, expand our anchorage opportunities and travel range, give us better vantage points, and keep us warm and cozy out of the elements.

We had spent the 2008 season cruising the Bay at our leisure and getting acquainted with our new boat. From late summer on, we stocked up on supplies. As soon as the boat shows in Annapolis ended last October, we seriously started putting stuff on the boat, topped off the fuel tank, pumped out the holding tank, filled the water tank, and kept a careful eye on the weather.

Nothing compares to looking forward to that first night of a trip, especially when you are heading to a favorite anchorage.

This time, our opening day brought us to Mill Creek in Solomons on the hook. No matter that the weather was windy and wet; we were on our way south. In addition to happily anticipating all the sights and Chesapeake Bay Powerboating

stops along the way, we looked forward to spending time on the boat. The relaxing routines of boat life draw you back time and time again. Time spent sightseeing, navigating, organizing supplies and cleaning up, reading, charting, planning, listening to the radio, and perhaps winning a monthly gin rummy tournament or two is invaluable.

The Chesapeake Bay has a habit of letting you go south without a care in the world, and then making you claw your way back north. The former was true for us, at least in the beginning, as trailing winds pushed us down to the Great Wicomico River. We anchored on Mill Creek in a very pleasant cove with three Canadian sailboats nearby and bright stars overhead.

The weather next wanted us to go to the Severn River on Mobjack Bay, so we did.

We holed up there for three days until the gale winds, rains, and small craft warnings passed through.

We weathered this storm, because we had no schedule and no worries; our main goal was to stay ahead of the cold weather.

We kept busy reading, playing cards and games, doing puzzles, knitting (Elaine, not Ed), and watching the weather; the time passed quickly. On the third day, we headed out to the Bay, but the wind and waves made us turn around and go right back to our anchorage. We knew from our first ICW trip that these things happen.

During the U.S. Powerboat Show, we got a coupon from the

Hampton (VA) City Marina for a free night at their docks. With this being our first landing for the week, we and the boat were in dire need of hot showers. The good news is that in our tight quarters, neither of us had killed the other… yet! Perhaps because the chow was excellent.

In Hampton, the sailboat beside us turned out to be Sierra from St. Cloud, MN, the same boat that had anchored with us off Solomons. Another sailboat nearby was decorated for Halloween. After dinner, four little costumed goblins (with their mother, dressed as a witch) emerged from the cabin, got into their dinghy, and went trick or treating at anchored boats nearby.

You can bet we were ready when they stopped by to say “Hello,” Halloween style.

In addition to hooking up with friends, we took in the Hampton riverfront and local attractions, including a restored carousel, a parade, the Air and Space Museum, and a Jacques Cousteau Center. Next stop: the Elizabeth River and Mile 0 of the ICW. We have our sights squarely set on the prize: an extended warm winter stay down south. Check back with PropTalk for the rest of our story.

About the Authors: Ed and Elaine Henn are Chesapeake Bay cruisers who like a taste of warm weather every now and then. When they are not on Bay Ranger, among other pursuits, they help deliver PropTalk Magazines.

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Cruising Club Notes The Best of Both Worlds

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oring over our chart books this offseason, we stumbled across something we had never thought of before. If luck goes our way, my family will celebrate summer with a cruising/camping trip all rolled into one. To camp on Assateague, you have to make reservations about a year in advance, that is, if you want a primo site near the sand dunes and ocean sounds. Or, you face sleeping next to the camp host’s noisy generator, exposed to the sights and sounds of a busy road and the seemingly endless patrols of some pushy ponies who act like they own the joint; which they do. Our four nights of camping have already been on PropTalk’s office calendar for a while, causing not a few raised eyebrows among staffers.

Other than the promise of a much-needed fix of the Tides Inn and Crisfield, a newly hatched plan to cruise the Southern Bay could take us close to Route 50. What if! What if we could get the extra time off before the camping trip to cruise the lower parts of the Chesapeake? What if we could find several nights of free or cheap and secure docking along the Route 50 corridor, say, near Cambridge or along the Nanticoke River? What if we could talk a family member into driving our camping gear to and from the boat, while joining us in Assateague in between? It could be the best of Bay and beach time. I have my research cut out for me. If you’ve done a Bay/land cruise with your club, tell us all about it. See you on the Bay soon.

—Ruth Christie/ruth@proptalk.com

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And, Away We Go

he Chesapeake Bay Grady White Club (CBGWC) held elections during our February meeting, and we will kick off the season with our March 24 meeting at Podickory Point Beach and Yacht Club, with a potluck dinner and presentation on spring commissioning by Ed Miller, owner of Hi Tech Marine. The club calendar for 2009 includes a 10-day boating trip to Cape Hatteras, NC May 29-June 8, the Grady Ladies Tournament June 13, a Steak and Shrimp Feast June 26, an Offshore Fishing Trip to Ocean City, MD July 25, the Tri-State Fishing Tournament August 1, the 2009 Grady White Palooza at Knapp’s Narrows Marina in Tilghman, MD August 21-23, and a Holiday Party January 9, 2010 (geocities.com/ cbgradyclub). —by Donna Kaler

This Will Make You Dizzy

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hesapeake Mainship Group members will be out and about all through 2009. They will rendezvous in the Chester River May 4-5, at Chestertown Marina June 6-7, in the Wye River at Quarter Cove June 27-28, at the Tides Inn Lodge Marina on Carter Creek July 10-12, at Sassafras Harbor Marina with hosts Bob and Susan Hillenbrand August 14-16, in Reed Creek off the Chester River September 14-15, and in Tilghman Creek off the Miles River October 12-13 (groups.yahoo.com/group/chesapeakemainshipgroup). —by Chuck Mock

On February 20, six CBGWC couples traveled to the Fish Tale Marina in Ft. Myers, FL to rendezvous with the Fish Tale Grady White Club. The fun included a cocktail party, a fishing tournament (of course), cruises, and some southern hospitality. Leonard Koenick’s CBGWC crew won first place for most fish caught, and Koenick’s grandson David won the youngest angler award. Mike Charnosky and Gary Reedy’s crew netted second, and Maryanne and Frank Gomme’s crew took third. Photo by Margie Reedy

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Bottoms Up!

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hen we asked our cruising clubs about their spring commissioning plans, the Silverton Owners Club spoke up.

“My plans include bottom preparation,” says Nyla Deputy. “The bottom has Interlux Micron CSC on it. I plan to use a stiff deck brush along with Dawn dish soap and a water hose to clean up thin spots before repainting them with the same Interlux Micron CSC. I am not able to handle the toxic dust from sanding, so we will see how this works out.” silvertonclub.com

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his past January, MSSA’s Annapolis Chapter enjoyed an excellent presentation

by Lenny Rudow on the use of the Shimano Butterfly Jigging System in the ocean and Bay. Our February meeting brought Bill O’Brien and Joe Capp from Shore Tackle and Custom Rods, who discussed light tackle, fly fishing on the Bay, and custom versus factory rods. Our 15th annual Saltwater Fishing EXPO February 28 featured fishing pros Rudow, Walleye Pete Dahlberg, PropTalk’s fishing editor Chris Dollar, and Wayne Morgan; swap meets; vendors; exhibits; collections for the MSSA Scholarship Foundation; and more.

The Chapter’s competitive year will kick off on Opening Day with the Boatyard Bar & Grill Charity Tournament and our Charter Spring Rockfish Tournament. April 29 brings a Captain’s Meeting to Boater’s World in Annapolis. Our Spring Tournament May 1-3 is expected to pay more than $100,000 in prize and Calcutta winnings, and our Tunament will be June 26-28. Join us, and you’ll expand your knowledge of Bay and offshore fishing and extend your fishing buddy network to know where and how the big fish are being caught. mssaannapolis.com

The More, the Merrier

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ith Northern and Southern fleets on the Bay, the Chesapeake Bay Buyboat Association (CBBA) will be on hand during the Occoquan River Festival May 2 and the Maryland Maritime

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Heritage Festival May 1-3. Organizers are looking for more buyboats to rendezvous during these events and tell their stories. CBBA’s annual Homecoming Tour will begin in Urbanna, VA from July 31 to August 2 and continue on to tour ports along the Chesapeake. oysterbuyboats.com/cbba.html

Shamrocks and Hammerheads?

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lbin Owners Group (AOG) members are once again planning multiple rendezvous this summer all over the place, including one on the Chesapeake this June. The group is buzzing with hope of an early spring. The big news for us is that Albin has been purchased by Bladen Composites, which produces Shamrock Boats, Defiance Boats, and Hammerhead Flats. AOG membership is free, and everyone who owns an Albin or is curious about Albins is welcome (albinowners.com) —by John Collins

A Frostbite Cruise?

How Dare They!

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Doggone it, squared. Albins on the East and West Coasts show off their assets.

chedule your free Vessel Safety Check with the Dundalk Sail and Power Squadron during Safe Boating Weekend May 15-16 in Canton/Fells Point. Passing inspection is great, but failing gets you a discount coupon to West Marine to prepare for the next inspection. We will practice for our District 5 Navigation contest June 26-27, and July 10-12 bring us to Sue Creek. Also in July, Top Gun Cruisers will head to Cape Charles, VA and perhaps Cape Fear, NC. Our Commander’s Cruise in August will visit Kent Narrows, the Chester River, and Haven Harbor Marina for our annual Crab Feast in Rock Hall, MD. The season wraps up in September with two short trips to Chesapeake City and St. Michaels.

Our Frostbite Cruise to the Baltimore YC is capped perfectly with a Halloween Party (uspsdundalk.org).

—by David Seidenman

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES Big Deal!

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his year marks the 50th anniversary of the Seafarers YC of Annapolis. After enjoying the Commodore’s Night February 7 and Mardi Gras at Martin’s Crosswinds February 21, we look forward to the Flag Raising Ceremony May 17. Heyward Burrell has lined up a busy cruising schedule, including a Predicted Log Contest in June and a Rendezvous with other members of the Chesapeake Boating Alliance in July. The formal celebration of our 50th anniversary will be a Dinner/Dance at Martin’s Crosswinds in September. Mainstays of the club’s summer season What Color Is include Friday Happy Hours, the Summer Youth Program (a camp for Chocolate Pâté? ack Creek YC (BCYC) revelers partied at the home disadvantaged youths aged seven to of Lisa and Chuck Gorum March 6, enjoyed a Mid- 14 from Anne Arundel and Prince Week Social (Libations and Little Fish Tales) at the George’s Counties), and the Auxiliary’s Luau. Captain Ed Walker, Dr. Boatyard Bar & Grill March 11, and will be swept away Mel Wyche, and Joe Jenifer have with Spring in the Islands March 21. Boating begins again established a challenging training with a Season Kickoff April 18. One of the high points of schedule for members (seafarersyc. our boating season is the Week-Long Club Cruise to the com). —by Ed Morris Northern Chesapeake Bay June 27-July 5 (jjsullivanjr@mac.com, gobcyc.com). —by Otto Hetzel uring the Jewish Navy’s February meeting, we gathered for a roundtable discussion. Hadar Susskind, director of the Jewish Council of Public Affairs, provided up-to-date information regarding the government’s Economic Recovery Program, faith-based initiatives, and the Gaza conflict. During our March meeting, Donna Morrow of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources described the state of the Bay and how we can clean green during the spring. Since the Jewish Navy meanders to a different drummer, we also paid homage to the gefilte fish, which lacking fins or tails, swims with great difficulty. Come and hear our boating “shpiel.” Sockless wonders we will reveal as we celebrate and welcome boating season. If you are interested in participating in customs unique to the Jewish Navy, contact jewishnavy@jewishnavy. org. —by Adiva Sotzsky

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asadena Sportfishing Group members met March 9 at the Earleigh Heights Fire Hall in Annapolis.

Captain Randy Dean, skipper of the Bay Hunter out of Chesapeake Beach, MD, shared his techniques to catch the big ones.

To help Harvest for the Hungry, we all brought canned goods and donations, and one lucky donor won a spinning rod and reel combo. We also enjoyed our prize table, door prizes, and a 50/50 to benefit our three Kids’ Fishing Derbies this year. Our meetings are free and open to the public.

—by Paul Coakley

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Turns out, chocolate, unlike money, does grow on trees. Juliana Nedd and JJ Sullivan hosted BCYC’s Red Wine and Chocolate Dinner February 21, pairing selected red wines with flavorful chocolate-laced concoctions, including pâté, French bean stew, pork loin, and desserts. Photo by Otto Hetzel

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Down East Cruising Club rickc@noyceyachts.com Dundalk Sail and Power Squadron uspsdundalk.org Eastern Shore Anglers Club esanglersclub.org Elk River Yacht Club elkryc.com Hampton Roads Sail and Power Squadron usps.org/localusps/hamptonroads Hatteras 1510 Club hatteras1510club.com Hatteras LRC Club hatteraslrc.com Herring Bay Yacht Club hbyc.org Jewish Navy jewishnavy.org Kent Narrows Sail and Power Squadron uspsd5.org/squadrons/kent_narrows.html Krogen Cruisers johnloving@yahoo.com Lord Calvert Yacht Club geocities.com/lcyc.geo Lord Nelson Victory Tug Owner’s Association lnvt.wikidot.com Lyman Boat Owners Association lboa.net Main Line Sail and Power Squadron usps.org/localusps/mainline Marine Trawler Owners Association, Chesapeake Bay Cruisers mtoa.net Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen’s Association mssa.net Maryland Yacht Club mdyc.org Miles River Sail and Power Squadron mrsps.org MSSA Annapolis Chapter mssaannapolis.com MSSA Frederick County Chapter mssafrederick.com MSSA Northern Bay Chapter mssanorthernbay.com MSSA Susquehanna Chapter 23 gnpdrake@epix.net Nansemond River Power Squadron usps.org/localusps/nansemond Norfolk Anglers Club norfolkanglersclub.com

North East River Yacht Club neryc.com Northeast River Power Squadron wilmcoop@comcast.net Northern Neck Sail and Power Squadron docwolski@aol.com Northern Virginia Sail & Power Squadron nvsps.org Pasadena Sportfishing Group pasadenasportfishing.com Patapsco River Power Squadron patapscoriverpowersquadron.org Portsmouth Anglers Club portsmouthanglersclub.com Potomac River Sail and Power Squadron usps.org/localusps/potomac Richmond Sail and Power Squadron usps.org/localusps/richmond Rockville Sail and Power Squadron usps.org/localusps/rockville Seafarers Yacht Club of Annapolis seafarersyc.com Silverton Owners Club silvertonclub.com Solomons Island Yacht Club solomonsislandyc.com South Harbor Yacht Club shycmd.tripod.com South River Ski Club southriverskiclub.net Stingray Harbour Yacht Club stingrayhyc.com Sue Island Sail and Power Squadron usps.org/localusps/sueisland Tidewater Grady White Club ocnsir@yahoo.com U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Division 6 jhc0239@aol.com Upper Chesapeake Ski Club ucskiclub.org Upper Chesapeake Yacht Club groups.msn.com/ucyc/ucyc.msnw Virginia Coastal Fly Anglers vcfa.org Waterway Radio and Cruising Club waterwayradio.net Wilmington Sail and Power Squadron wilmingtonpowersquadron.org Windjammers of the Chesapeake windjammers-chesapeake.org

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APBA Honors Lauterbach

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up his own boat building shop near his dad’s shop in Smithfield, VA to take the Lauterbach design concepts to the next level. Eventually, he captured 10 national championships and four national high-point championships while winning more than 350 races over 43 years of competition. He has been inducted into the APBA Hall of Champions on three occasions while setting six world records. Two of them still stand, including the fastest limited hydroplane heat of all time, a 119.6 mile-per-hour mark on a five-mile course in a seven-liter modified Lauterbach Special.

In 1980, he was awarded the Mike Thomas award for sportsmanship, Lauterbach’s most treasured accomplishment. According to the APBA, the honor squadron recognition is the ultimate achievement for an American racer.

“It’s pretty flattering,” Lauterbach says. “At least you know that all the work and what you have given to the

n January, the American Power Boat Association (APBA) bestowed its highest honor reserved for individuals who have made “distinguished contributions to the sport of powerboat racing” to Larry Lauterbach, a Maryland-based international icon of hydroplane design, construction, and racing. The APBA Honor Squadron was established in 1953 on the 50th anniversary of the organization, which manages the communities of inshore powerboat racing in the United States.

Lauterbach is a second-generation hydroplane builder following in the footsteps of his late father Henry, who began designing and racing inboard boats in 1947, the year that Larry was born. His boats won more championships than all others, and with Henry at the helm, took his designs to five national high-point awards in three classes. When Larry’s time came to race, he essentially won the races that he didn’t crash in, and he eventually set

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sport as a participant and a volunteer have been noticed. I’m pleased.”

Lauterbach continues to build boats in his shop on Little Creek near Chester, MD.

“I’ve been lucky,” Lauterbach says. “I’ve always had work and never had a real job.

I’ve been able to mess around in my shop, doing what I love, making and racing fast boats.”

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Mike Wilhelm operates a Fein sander on a Dunphy X-55 restoration project at Annapolis Classic Watercraft. Photo by Bill Griffin

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ete Nixon at Atlantic Marine Plastics in Norfolk has a 32-foot Carolina-style David Sintes-designed sport fishing boat under construction for a local customer. The hull is complete, and the internal structure is in. She features a C-Flex hull set with vinylester resin. The stringers are glass over Coosa Foam hat sections, and the bulkheads are glass on Corecell Foam. The decks and bridge will be glass over foam in an express, “day-boat”

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ean Messick at Scott’s Cove Marina on Deal Island Road in Chance, MD reports progress on a dramatic reconfiguration of a 32-foot Luhrs that has been cut down to be a Chesapeake Baystyle deadrise for Ron Bridges in Salisbury.

The boat now has a new house, engine, and running gear. The owner intends to keep her at the marina ready to fish and cruise out of the Nanticoke River.

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on and Rick Farinholt at the Chesapeake Marine Railway on Fishing Bay in Deltaville, VA report the successful completion of major work on the Coastal Queen, a 65-foot wooden workboat built in 1928 by A. G. Price. The boat had much 54 April 2009 PropTalk

of her starboard planking and some frames replaced on a tight schedule to accommodate her busy cruising commitments in Florida. She began life as an oyster buyboat and was transformed into a double-decked yacht in 1958. She now runs charters along the Atlantic Seaboard and ICW. Boat building and repair have been continuous at the boatyard since 1910, including work on countless deadrise work boats, oyster schooners, tugboats, sub-chasers, PT boats, and yachts. For most of its life, the yard was owned and operated by the Deagle Family. The Farinholts took over in 2006 and continue to operate the yard in the tradition albeit with new amenities such as Internet and laundry services.

Pete Nixon glues down foam stringer forms in a new 32-foot sport fisher at Atlantic Marine Plastics in Norfolk.

configuration. She will have a single 540-hp Cummins for power. She’s intended for tuna and billfish activity off of Virginia Beach.

Nixon also has a 21-foot Bay-style centerconsole fishing boat, also designed by Sintes, to finish for the coming season. She has an 8.5-foot beam and will accommodate a single outboard on a bracket. All she needs to be ready to go is a fuel tank, cockpit deck, center console, engine, her cosmetics, and an owner.

The boat should be ready to run in May.

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ennis Elzey at Elzey Custom Yachts in Cambridge, MD is wrapping up the reconstruction of a 1967 40-foot deadrise built by Marvin Pritchitt near Cambridge. The work involved replacing rotten planks as well as tearing out and rebuilding the cabin top and washboards.

At press time, the Interlux Brightside white topside paint work is flowing. Bill Chapman from Monkton, MD is the owner. He plans to keep her in a slip near his summer home on Deal Island.

Elzey also has a hull refinishing job to complete on a 28-foot converted deadrise workboat that is now being used for pleasure fishing. Her new color will be Awlgrip’s cloud white. proptalk.com

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om Jones at Crab Alley Skiffs in Dominion, MD has nearly completed work on his entry into the Professional Boat Builder magazine’s design competition. The contest calls for a boat between 16.5 and 18.5 feet long capable of carrying 650 pounds at 15 knots with no more than a 25-hp engine while burning less than two gallons an hour. Submissions including lines, sections, a table of offsets, an accurate weight study, cost calculations, and performance predictions are due with a postmark of no later than April 20.

other routine maintenance work.

The design work is complete on the new Bandy 26 Express for Rich Seagrave.

Bandy expects this boat to hit the 50 mph mark with a Suzuki short-shaft four-stroke 250 outboard engine.

Bandy’s search for vintage two-stroke engines for his skiff project has blossomed into an obsession with old engines. The result is a growing collection of engines now restored or in the works at the shop. Bandy drove to North Bay, Ontario and out into the sticks of Ottowa to buy a pair of Ca-

Another deadrise takes shape at Chesapeake Boats near Crisfield, MD. Photo by Bill Griffin

Tom Jones’s modified Crab Alley Skiff intended for the Professional Boatbuilding skiff contest.

The Crab Alley entry is a highly modified Crab Alley Skiff built of lightweight PVC panels and narrow strips to develop a bit of wave-cutting V or deadrise to split the expected chop in Maine when the boat is tested. Jones says that it took two months to heat, bend, and fit more than 100 threequarter-inch planks to build the hull bottom up to an 11-inch keel.

nadian freight canoes to hang his vintage engines on. These are classic river canoes built of white and red cedar featuring wide sterns and square transoms. They were used to carry goods up and down the rivers and for exploring the Canadian wilderness.

Bandy wanted them to be an appropriate platform for exercising his vintage engines.

As you might expect, the engines and eventually the boats will be for sale.

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eid Bandy at Bandy Boats in Annapolis also has a boat nearing completion for the Professional Boatbuilding contest. The Bandy skiff features ultra-light fiberglass skins laminated with MAS epoxy over a Corecell foam bottom and decks with juniper topsides and Sapele mahogany trim. Bandy has acquired a couple of vintage Johnson outboards, a 15- and a 25-hp, to test his concept. The boat must be ready for the wooden boat show in Mystic, CT in June. Bandy hopes to be able to show her at the Bay Bridge Boat Show in late April. For more information on the design challenge, go to proboat.com/designchallenge.

The original Bandy 26 sport fisher is back in the shop after 10 years of full-contact fishing. She’s getting a custom stem fitting, a new wash-down system, some paint, and Chesapeake Bay Powerboating

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ick Roe in St. Michaels is in the beauty stages of completion on the construction of a 26-footer. After extensive priming, sanding, and fairing of the hull, he’s spraying on several buttery coats of Awlgrip’s fighting lady yellow paint. In his own words, “There’s nothing like trying to spray temperamental paint in a shop that was about as comfortable and warm as Siberia. Can’t leave the heat run because of the dust issue, and it certainly wasn’t taking it long to cool off. Somehow, I managed to get a pretty respectable job on it, but it weren’t easy.”

Next in the process will be the finish work on the cockpit and then the building of the console. He’s hoping the boat will be ready to splash in April.

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teve Peterson at Sue Island Yacht Basin in Essex, MD has a 1995 44foot Jim Jury-built deadrise in the shed belonging to master cabinet maker Franz Brock. They are working together to bring new life to this boat, including an entirely new cabin house, decks and floors, new engine beds, frames, and a new 320hp CAT diesel engine with a 507 twin disc marine gear. They are also trimming her out with a teak and holly cabin sole, Corian countertops, and about seven coats of

A flourescent green rendering of the Bandy 26 Express

Awlgrip red paint polished off with a deep clear coat buffed to a mirror shine. Peterson promises, “You will be able to shave in the reflection from about a block away.”

Meanwhile, the Petersons are putting up a new 65 by 35 foot work building with 30 feet of head room. The first to go into the new shop will be a 38-foot Ocean for a new interior including fresh carpet, new cabinets, countertops, and an Awlgrip powder blue topside paint job. Also on the work list is a 42-foot Jersey sportfisher and a 1998 Judge 32 waiting for Awlgrip paint jobs.

Last year, the Petersons opened a yearround dining room on the crabhouse/dock bar location. The results have been accolades for their crab cakes, increased activity around the boatyard, and added inspiration for customers who come down to see how their boat is doing. Steve’s sister Kelly runs the food and entertainment side. Father Dennis keeps an overall look on things, while Steve runs the boatyard and sorts crabs. They have operated this full-service yard since 1987.

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erry LeCompte at Dockside Boat Works in Cordova, MD has the new bottom and hull planks installed on Lee Hunt’s 1955 21-foot Chris-Craft Capri. The bottom planks were set in 3M5200 bedding compound. The new deckframes are in place, and the new deck is filling in as the old girl comes back to life.

She still has her original 200-hp Chrysler Hemi 331. LeCompte is performing a rebuild on the engine as the wood parts come together.

A Canadian freight canoe dockside at Bandy Boats

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oe Kidwell at e-Yachts reports that the restoration and refit of the old Owens Yacht Company facility in Dundalk, MD are complete and production on the company’s 33-foot daysailers progress on schedule. Hulls 16 through 18 are on track for spring deliveries. The company is developing plans and schedules to produce a line of 27-footers and 44-foot sailboats as well as a 35-foot motoryacht. The facility is also open for maintenance, upgrade, and repair work on boats of all types. The dockside marina has a 25-ton fork lift and a 30-ton TraveLift to accommodate boats in need.

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en Overton at the Hinckley service facility on Whitehall Creek near Annapolis reports a full load of off-season work compressing toward scheduled spring splash dates, including the extensive interior refit on Beau Birch’s Baja 430 flybridge yacht Luna Sea. Carpenter David English has installed new Wilsonart countertops accented with deeply varnished cherry fiddles as well as a new teak and holly sole. The cockpit is being prepped to receive a layer of NuTeak decking. NuTeak is a new material made of PVC blended with teak powder for a maintenance-free 56 April 2009 PropTalk

deck that looks very much like the real thing. Christine Roney of Yacht Interiors of Annapolis is handling the work on new window valences, carpet, and interior cabin trim.

Meanwhile, Michael Brassert’s Hinckley Pilot 35 is showing her new colors with an insignia white Awlgrip paint job accented with a 23-carat gold-trimmed cove stripe and transom lettering after a stay in Hinckley’s climate-controlled paint booth in Easton, MD.

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omposite Yacht near Cambridge, MD has a 57-foot Hatteras in for a deck and house Imron paint job, a 29-foot Strike with a new custom crow’snest tower and a PropSpeed running gear antifouling paint job, a 40-foot Robbins deadrise with a new welded aluminum engine bed, and a 36-foot Island Packet in for a cabin extension.

Construction on the Willis Bealedesigned RP 32 Down East-style cruiser progresses. The cabin has been installed, and the house and hard top are taking

The Roe 26. Photo by Bill Griffin

Rick Roe handles a dual-action pneumatic sander on the inside of his latest 26-footer.

Photo by Bill Griffin

Hinckley’s lead mechanic, Randy Wilkerson has installed a new 370-hp Volvo D6 in Martin Hopkin’s Jeanneau 36 as part of an insurance rehab after a shore-side sinking due to a failed fitting. The boat is also getting a new genset and wiring.

Kent and Nicki Schwab’s Eastbay 38 is in the yard for an electronics upgrade to a full suite of Garmin gear and some scheduled maintenance on her teak. Annapolis Custom Yacht Canvas is replacing some of the canvas work as well.

Kurt Campbell’s Hinckley Picnic Boat is in for custom cabinetry work, some paint touch-up, and the installation of a Raymarine 8002+ autopilot system.

The Annapolis City pump-out boat is ready to roll after having her jet propulsion system serviced at Hinckley’s authorized Hamilton Jet service center. In just three years, the harbor crew has put more than 3000 hours on the engine, just doing the job.

shape. This will be a basic Bay cruiser with a single Cummins V-Series 380 below deck. The boat features lobster boat-style high sides and a 12-foot beam, which makes her ideal for family cruising. The 28-inch cockpit sides will make for a safe play deck for kids. She will have a V-berth, galley, and full stand-up head below. The owner likes to fish, so the boat will have a clean layout on deck with removable seats to clear the way for fish wrangling. The boat should be ready to join the fray for the 2009 spring trophy striped bass season.

Composite is designing and building a series of small wind tunnels for use in university science labs. The team is also fabricating bow and stern fairings for a line of self-propelled, floatable shipping containers.

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al Whitacre at Whitacre Yacht Design in Annapolis has the plans, frames, and panels for a 42-foot aluminum sport fishing boat ready to go to a builder in Kenya. She’ll arrive in a box, ready to weld together. She will eventually power out with a pair of Yanmar 6CSY engines or Cummins Zeus pods.

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for a 55-foot fiberglass sport fishing boat for a client in Europe, and production plans for 78-foot and 85-foot motoryacht designs to be built in China.

Whitacre’s Trawler Cat 35 design is now a floating reality in Turkey and is being operated as a tour boat after passing Lloyd’s (of Turkey) standards and testing.

The designer is also working with renowned historic boat builder/designer Melbourne Smith on stability calculations and the approval for a recreation of the ship Bounty.

esigner Mike Kaufman in Severna Park, MD is working on the lines and construction details for the Annapolis Classic Watercraft (ACW) Homewood Landing 24, a fetching launchstyle boat to be built by Mast & Mallet and the ACW crews. He is also producing the drawings for a 25-footer (the Tolly Point 25) now taking shape at Mast & Mallet in Edgewater, MD. Otherwise, he is occupied with concept drawings for a 32-foot motor-sailor and consulting work.

Steve Peterson catches a reflection in an Awlgrip paint job at Sue Island Yacht Basin, Essex, MD.

Franz Brock’s restored 44-foot Jim Jury deadrise at Sue Island Yacht Basin in Essex, MD.

Composite Yacht wind tunnel mold.

Photo by Bill Griffin

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When the rock a re too fi ni ck y , the re a r e alw a y s s p o t o r w h i t e p e r c h t o c a t c h . B o t h are g re a t “k i ds fi s h” a nd re a di ly t a k e bloodworm s , s hri m p , a nd Fi s hbi t es .

Call it a Fool’s Errand if you feel you must, but handicapping the 2009 Maryland fishing season is potentially pure comedy gold. Some outdoor scribes avoid such brazen pronouncements, but this piscatorial pundit isn’t scared.

A few squirts of Windex onto the crystal ball, and ah, yes… the picture is clearer. What’s this?

The Maryland state record for striped bass—holding at 67 pounds, eight ounces—will be busted this season?

Wait, there’s more—a terrific run of Spanish mackerel and bruiser bluefish; red drum catches as far north as the Severn River; better speckled trout numbers than 2008; and flounder pounders won’t be disappointed.

White perch will be huge—the biggest in years. Alas, your swimming swami sees not all is candy and spice.

Sea trout will once again make only a cameo, and the size of croakers will be disappointing, as will the white shad run. Hickories, however, will be accommodating. All in all, expect good fishing!

Duncan Bradbury and his 44-inch trophy taken from waters near Thomas Point in the spring of 2008.

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he catch-and-release season on the Susquehanna Flats kicks off with spring, and it runs from March 1 through May 3. “World-class action,” says Captain Walt of Light Tackle Charters about his 2009 Flats outlook. “2009 could be the year we boat a 60 pounder!”

I prefer a 6.5-foot medium to mediumheavy action spinning rod matched with 15-pound test line. Some favorite lures include Bass Kandy Delights (BKDs), Storm’s Wildeye Shads, Bass Assassins, H&H Salty Curl Tail, Cocohoe Minnow, and Tony Accetta spoons. For topwater, I like Smackits by Stillwater, Lonely Angler Cedar Plugs, Creek Chub’s Knucklehead, Storm’s Rattlin Chug Bug, and the behemoth Amazon River lures. Switch out the treble hooks for single hooks to minimize damage to the fish and yourself.

A quality eight- or nine-weight fly outfit does the trick for long rod practitioners.

Clousers, Deceivers, Half-n-Half’s, and large

poppers are proven fish catchers. Professional guide Captain Tom Hughes likes Matty-J’s six-inch popper, or a blue/white Lefty’s Deceiver fished on a sinking line.

If you drift live or dead herring, use 4/0-8/0 circle hooks. Rig a three-way or fishfinder with one to three ounces of lead, and allow the bait to drift back behind your anchored boat. When the rock takes the bait, reel slowly until the line comes tight with the fish, and once hooked, reel steady.

I use Loki’s cradle net or Frabill’s Kwik Kradle when landing and releasing the cow stripers. Have pliers, dehookers, and camera ready so the fish is out of water the shortest possible time.

During the Chesapeake’s spring trophy season (April 18-May 15), we ought to see excellent action again this year. Trolling is considered the most effective way to land a trophy striper for the bragging wall and dinner table. Trollers score with tandem and single bucktails and parachutes (four

by Captain C.D. Dollar to 12 ounces) rigged with large soft plastic shads (nine to 12 inches). Ruby-lipped bucktails with “alien” heads (purple and black glitter), Mann’s swimming plugs (Stretch 25s and 30s), and big spoons are on most successful boats. Work the depth contours along the Bay’s shipping channel, which migrating rockfish use as a highway to and from the spawning grounds. Don’t drop a line until you mark bait on the fishfinder.

“Trolling with planer boards is the ticket,” says Captain Randy Dean, who runs Bay Hunter out of Chesapeake Beach.

He trolls channel edges from the Gooses Bell to Buoy 82.

Captain Harry Nield operates Kingfish II out of Deal Island on the Eastern Shore and thinks it’ll be a great spring as well.

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four to 20 ounces. He’ll drag a Stretch 25 or a big bunker spoon from his roof rod.

From the Honga River to Crisfield, expect good fishing for rockfish, croakers, and speckled trout beginning in late April.

Captain Kevin Josenhans, who specializes in light tackle and fly fishing, says the area is ideal for these gamefish.

“School-sized stripers move into their usual shallow water haunts in late April, along with speckled trout,” he says. “Cast 3/8-ounce jig heads tipped with plastics like Bass Assassins and Gulp! lures. Work the grass beds and marshy points around Smith and Fox Islands.”

Beginning June 1, after a two-week transitional period (May 16-May 31) all tributaries are open for rockfishing. This is also when the Bay’s summer visitors—spot, croakers, bluefish, and black drum—show up. Captain Sonney Forrest of Solomons breaks out lighter tackle to target rock, croakers, and bluefish.

“We chum for rock and some blues,” Captain Forrest says. “Use a fishfinder rig with 25-pound fluorocarbon and small inline weights, circle hooks, and big baits.”

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weekend marks the black drum run, but the fish often show up earlier. Although Free State anglers don’t enjoy the monster drum that Old Dominion anglers haul up, I expect enough fish to post in good numbers to make things interesting. Peeler or soft crabs work best, sometimes sea clams.

I’ve tried a live hard crab, sans the pinchers like Virginians rig for red drum, but didn’t have much success. Scented lures like Gulp! can score on occasion.

I’m no expert at giant drum fishing, but I do know enough to use stout tackle. I prefer 40-pound braid, onto which I attach a 30inch section of 40-pound test fluorocarbon leader. Use a fishfinder rig with enough weight (one to four ounces) to handle the current and allow the bait to bounce on the bottom. Use a 6/0-10/0 hook. Hot spots include the Stone Rock, the Bomber near Buoy 80A, and sometimes Eastern Bay.

Spring

By the middle of June, the Chesapeake’s summer migrants arrive, and with them, bottom fishing. For resident rockfish, use live spot or perch, or jig soft plastics over shell bottoms. Sandy Point Lighthouse, the Chester River, and Eastern Bay may hold stripers and blues in the summer months, says Captain Hughes. When the rock are too finicky, there are always spot or white perch to catch.

Both are great “kids fish” and readily take bloodworms, shrimp and Fishbites. Want a little challenge? Captain Hughes suggests breaking out your six-weight fly rod loaded with a sinking line (250 grain or heavier). One of his favorite flies is Enrico’s Spawning Shrimp (#4 hook or smaller).

Offshore, June brings bluefish and sharks.

From the Fourth of July through early fall, the

bluewater bite ought to be in full swing. Skippers sailing from Atlantic ports expect good shots at tuna, billfish, mahi, and Wahoo. It was a tough year weather-wise in 2008, but hopefully that won’t repeat. One year, I fished with Captain Karl Roscher just before Halloween, and he put me on my personal best big eye tuna, a stocky 139 pounder.

Fall

My prognostication powers reveal that bluefish and Spanish mackerel will again bust bait from August through September. Look for birds and nervous water from Point No Point to Bloody Point, if we have a relatively dry spring. A wet year shifts the action further south. We again ought to have good flounder fishing off Point Lookout, Tangier Sound, and Calvert Cliffs, as well as in Eastern Bay and around Thomas Point. Drift live minnows, tiny spot, or jig Gulp! jerk baits.

Autumn can be prime time for Chesapeake fishing. Cool weather moves in, and most summer fish are still around in good numbers. My expectations are breaking fish and a fantastic shallow-water bite. Also, surf fishing at Assateague should produce nice rockfish, some bull red drum, and chopper bluefish. Soak cut bunker or toss plugs.

The November-December forecast gets hazy, because weather plays a major factor in how long the fishing lasts. I’ll crawl on that limb to say we’ll again experience stellar striper fishing well into the holidays, as the larger ocean-run rockfish mix with our resident stripers to give us one last hurrah.

About the Author: C. D. Dollar is a professional guide, freelance writer, and PropTalk’s fishing editor—cdollaroutdoors.com.

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A speckled doormat caught on the fly. Photo and catch by Joe Evans

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The Doctor Orders a Heavy 2009 Line-Up for Virginia by Dr. Julie Ball

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he coastal waters of Virginia hold one of the best kept secrets among the sport fishing world. Virginia’s bountiful slice of Mid-Atlantic coastline graciously hosts a saltwater fishing Mecca comparable to any renowned sport fishing destination in the world. Each year, this amazing fishery offers an abundant line-up of saltwater species, very often represented by an exceptional proportion of trophysized fish. Already off to a running start, this year promises to measure up to past historical trends with another outstanding season.

several new IGFA World Records resulting from these trips. With limited inshore prospects during the colder winter months, anglers eagerly embrace deep dropping adventures during the cold season. This year is already providing abundant limits of nice blueline tilefish and good numbers of big grouper. Expect this trend to continue through the year, but interest will wane as the warmer months tempt anglers to chase species closer to shore.

Look for the offshore wintertime tautog trend to transform into a more inshore bite as the waters warm. By late spring, the tog

A double hookup with Captain Jake Hiles.

With boats on the water year-round in these parts, the New Year rang in the winter fishery with a bang. Slowly cooling waters encouraged striped bass to settle in, hanging around into early spring. The big fish were active early in the year, responding well to live eeling techniques. Anglers had no trouble dialing in the larger rockfish throughout the winter bite, with many fish exceeding 50 and 60 pounds, thus spinning off several IGFA World Record considerations.

Deep dropping, Virginia’s hottest new fishery, has quickly become a mainstay for Virginia anglers. The ocean floor skirting the Norfolk Canyon harbors acres of yearround opportunity for deep droppers, with

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action within lower Bay waters will pick up, with fiddler crabs becoming the top bait. Although tog interest will wane during the hot summer months, late fall will reclaim anglers’ attention as the summer species begin to migrate south. There is no question that the black seabass fishery off Virginia’s coast is one of the best along the Eastern seaboard. Inshore wrecks hold nice keeper seabass during the spring and fall months, while during the colder winter season, the biggest jumbo seabass of the year eagerly take offerings on the deeper water structures.

Spring is an exciting time for MidAtlantic anglers as the warming waters hallmark the influx of the summer species.

The showing of the first warm water residents jumpstarts the inshore season, and although croaker are usually the first to slip into lower Bay waters with little commotion in March, the debut of the more popular flounder certainly draws a larger crowd. Good numbers of hungry flatfish will line lower Bay channels and structures near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel by late March. Flounder will continue to offer decent catches throughout the season, with the big doormat sized flatfish making their big scene from June through August.

Larger flounder historically respond best to live bait offerings presented over lower Bay structures and wrecks. In the late fall, most of these fish will make a mass move to offshore wrecks where strip baits drifted over wrecks will yield the best catches.

Keep an eye on the regulations, since these fish are always under strict management considerations.

May is the month the fishing really comes alive along the Mid-Atlantic coast with the debut of many of the season’s heavy hitters. Big black drum will arrive in droves and gather along the Eastern Shore side of the Bay in early May. These massive fish will readily take clam soaked on the bottom while anchored along the Eastern Shore shoals. Some of the bigger black drum are very old and can weigh over 100 pounds. The black drum’s close cousin, the red drum, will slip into Bay waters near the end of April, and will join in the spring fishing scene full force by the first full moon in May. Big channel bass roam the shoals of the lower Bay such as Latimer, Nautilus, and the Nine-foot shoals. Surf anglers can also access these fish along the barrier islands of the Eastern Shore. Reds can weigh over 50 pounds, and will take bait fished on the bottom such as crab, cut bait, and live bait, especially at night near a full moon. Trolling with spoons is also effective at times.

The highly anticipated spadefish, arrives about mid-May at the Cell and the Chesapeake Light Tower, heralding that the summer trend is well underway. Clam floated at various depths is very effective for these fierce fighters.

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Look for sheepshead along the Bay Bridge Tunnel and Bay wrecks in late May. Triggerfish, which in recent years have exploded in numbers, size, and popularity, are now a regularly targeted species. These aggressive fish are not picky eaters, and offer a good fight and fast action.

The puppy drum may never go away.

They hit all winter, and continue to roam shallow waters. These juvenile red drum are also available around the fixtures of the lower Bay such as jetties, and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. By May, the big croaker will become more abundant in the York and James Rivers, and will move into the lower Bay waters.

As the season transitions into June and July, the summer fishery jumps into full swing with the arrival of cobia on lower Bay shoals. Recent years have yielded some very large fish, with many pushing the 100-pound mark. Most anglers target cobia by chumming with a variety of cut and live baits while anchored on lower Bay shoals off Grandview and near the Inner Middle Grounds. Later in the season, these fish will disseminate throughout Bay waters and congregate around structures such as buoys and bridge pilings making them easy targets for sight casters. In late August and early September, cobia will organize into big schools and cruise the upper water columns. This presents yet another prime casting opportunity for boaters, who will chase these large schools in hopes of enticing these hard fighters with live bait and bucktails.

Spanish mackerel and Taylor blues present an easy target by June, where quickly trolling near shorelines, inshore wrecks, and off Cape Henry with small spoons should provide plenty of action. If this year is anything like the past two years, watch for some incredible smoker king mackerel action, which will kick off in June. Fast trolling with spoons or slow trolling with live bait are effective methods for enticing Virginia smokers.

Amberjack will make their presence known at the South Tower and the Chesapeake Light Tower by early summer. A live spot or croaker tossed near the holding structure works best, but a large jig is also effective for enticing these powerful fighters. Be prepared for the strength of these aggressive fish with heavy gear and well

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fitting fighting equipment.

Big jack crevalle should join their amberjack cousins around the Chesapeake Light Tower as the weather begins to cool. About the same time, big chopper bluefish will swarm the Triangle Wreck area from October through November. The chopper bluefish action has been off the charts for the last few years, with many fish weighing close to 20 pounds ravaging most anything that moves.

One of the most anticipated fall players, the big yellow belly spot, migrates into lower Bay waters by late October. These tasty fish provide easy catches for anglers, making spot a favorite for family fishing adventures.

About the Author: Julie Ball is the first woman to achieve the Expert Level Angler status from the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament. Last year she reached the fifth level Master angler mark with citations for more than 150 trophy fish. She holds ten current International Game Fish Association (IGFA) World Records and is the IGFA representative for Tidewater Virginia.

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Mid-Atlantic Offshore Primer

by Lenny Rudow

Warm weather is just around the corner, and as the temperatures start rising, those pelagic fish we love to hunt in the Mid-Atlantic’s offshore waters will be moving up the coast—and hopefully, eventually, within range of your gaff.

Shark

Sharks will be the first big game to appear, as they follow the northward migration of bluefish. Mako sharks are the main target—great-tasting gamefish that often put on an aerial display when hooked, and always fight like demons when they feel steel in their jaws. Some time in May they’ll arrive, and through June should be available. Look for them along the 20-fathom line and near such reliable hot spots as the Jack Spot, the Fingers, and the Ham Bone. Hone your sharking skills by reading Captain Mark Sampson’s Modern Sharking, from gupbooks.com, which walks you through locating, chumming, hooking, and landing all kinds of sharks.

Tuna

Bluefin tunas are the next major-league players to arrive, and they’ll be on our doorstep as early as late June. These early-run fish are on the move, feeding hard as they make their northward migration. Trolling cedar plugs, Green Machines, spreader bars, drone spoons, and daisy chains will get

those early 30- to 60-pounders on the end of your line. As July arrives, larger bluefin will also come; big predators in the 80- to 150-pound class. If this season is like last year, they’ll set up shop on the Ham Bone, Dump Site Lump, Sausages, Hot Dog, and other oceanic lumps where sand eels can be found.

Traditionalists will troll for these fish— remember to set out planer, downrigger, and way-back lines, as these fish are often feeding sub-surface—with ballyhoo and blue/white Ilander lures.

Some others will try to chunk for these tuna, cutting up butterfish by the boxfull and tossing the fish-bits over the side to attract bluefin to their hooks. Savvy anglers know that last season the hottest action came to those who tried speedjigging, with

lures such as the Butterfly, Williamson, and Benthos jigs. The technique is simple: cruise through the area until you spot tunas on the fishfinder, drop your jig to the right depth, and make that lure dart through the water as if it were a sand eel swimming for its life.

Billfish

Yellowfin tunas, white and blue marlins, and mahi-mahi (dolphin) will show up soon after the big bluefin arrive, as water temperatures reach up into the 70s and above. They may be found on the same lumps the bluefin have been feeding on, or you may want to cruise to the canyons to target these other pelagics. Concentrate your billfishing efforts at the edge of the Continental Shelf, where trolled ballyhoo, spreader bars, chuggers, and other offshore lures will bring them to the surface.

When you spot a weedline, troll parallel to it, as these fish will often be found close by.

Anglers seeking mahi-mahi can set up shop at the lobster pot buoys, or any other flotsam larger than a five-gallon bucket where these fish congregate each year in one of the most reliable offshore fisheries on the East Coast. Simply bait 6/0 to 8/0 circle hooks with a chunk of fish or squid, pull up next to a buoy, and toss your offering as close as possible. At the same time, throw a handful of bait bits into the water, to tease the mahi-mahi into a feeding frenzy. These fish travel in large schools, so when you hook one, reel it close, and leave it in the water. The mahi’s pack-mates will stick with their buddy, allowing you to hold the school next to your boat as you hook fish after fish.

Speed jigging is the hottest game in town for bluefin tuna. This one was jigged up on the Ham Bone.

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When you hook one, reel it close, and leave it in the water

com.

Wahoo

About the Author: Lenny The wahoo may arrive late in the season, usually Rudow is an author and a not making their presence widely known until freelance writer for magazines August or September. Troll for the ‘hoo with such as The Fisherman, Saltwater dark-colored lures like Sea Witches rigged Sportsman, Sport Fishing and with ballyhoo, swimming plugs, or Ilanders.

Texas Fish & Game. His work Purple, red, and red/black combinations are the has resulted in 13 awards from favorites. Wahoo like chasing fast baits, so pick the Outdoors Writers Associaup the pace a bit, and also run some deep lines, tion of America and Boating which often tempt them into striking.

Writers International. His Forget about that chill in the air—now’s the Geared Up Publication comtime to get primed and pumped. Get those rigs pany features specialty fishing ready, clean off and lubricate your reels and titles and the works of regional roller guides, and brush up on your tactics. And writers focusing on life around most importantly, sharpen your gaff! the Chesapeake Bay—gupbooks.

Mahi-mahi provide one of the most reliable offshore fisheries on the East Coast. J. P. Howard caught this one from under the lobster pot floats near Poor Man’s Canyon. Photo by Lenny Rudow

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PropTalk 2009 Fishing Tournament Guide

compiled by Captain C. D. Dollar

19th Annual Capt. Zed’s Spring Flounder Tournament April 17-26 Wachapreague, VA (757) 789-3222 wachapreague.com/tournaments

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13th Annual Mid-Atlantic Mako Tournament June 5-7 Mania Bahia Marina, Ocean City, MD (410) 289-7473 bahiamarina.com/tournaments 51st Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament June 6-13 Morehead, NC (252) 247-3575 thebigrock.com

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29th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament June 18-20 Ocean City Fishing Center (410) 213-2442 ocfishing.com

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20th Annual MSSA Tuna-Ment June 26-28 Sunset Marina, Ocean City, MD (410) 255-5535 mssa.net 27th Annual Canyon Kickoff July 2-5 Ocean City Marlin Club (410) 213-1613 ocmarlinclub.com

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2nd Annual Wahoo Rodeo & Flounder Round-Up September 11-13 Sunset Marina, Ocean City, MD (410) 213-9600 ocsunsetmarina.com 4th Annual Flounder Pounder September 13 Bahia Marina, Ocean City, MD (410) 289-7473 bahiamarina.com/tournaments 31st Annual Challenge Cup September 17-19 Ocean City Marlin Club (410) 213-1613 ocmarlinclub.com 30th Annual Mid-Atlantic Surf Fishing Tournament October 1-3 Ocean City, MD (410) 213-0646 5th Annual AMSA Surf Fishing Tournament October 16-17 Assateague, MD (443) 235-2609 atlanticanglers.com

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17th Annual MSSA Chesapeake Bay Fall Tournament November 21-22 Chesapeake Bay (Maryland waters) (410) 255- 5535 mssa.net 3rd Annual Black Friday 550 Rockfish Tournament November 27-28 Ocean City Fishing Center (410) 213-1121 ocfishing.com

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27 Judge Chesapeake ‘05 Twin Yamaha 150 outboards, Furuno plotter, Icom VHF, Sony stereo. 140 hours on engines, includes Venture trailer. $52,500 (302) 383-7844

29’ Luhrs Open ‘00 All the electronics have been upgraded and the boat shows like a 10. Its 11’6” beam provides a stable platform that will provide lots of space to enjoy fishing or just cruising around. Offer at $89,900. Contact Ken Comerford at (410) 280-2038 or Ken@northpointyachtsales. com for more info.

29’ Back Coves ’06 3 available, 2 hardtops and 1 softtop; Yanmar dsl engine, accommodations for weekending, nice electronic packages and much more. Prices starting at $157,500 OBYS (410) 226-0100.

29’ Hinckley Talaria 29 Runabout ’06 WOOD WORKS is a late model T-29 Runabout with many little touches that set her apart from the rest. $355,000. Offered by Hinckley Yacht Brokerage, contact Peter (410) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com 31’ Marlago Open CC ’02 $59,900, 157 one-owner hrs on 200 HPDI Yamahas, perfect shape and recently detailed. Owner moving up. Call Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group (800) 827-8089.

28' Pursuit 2870 Walkaround ‘04 Very strong, welloutfitted, and well-designed. Twin Yamaha 225hp 4-stroke outboards with just under 200 hours. $84,500 obo. 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime 29’ Dyer Downeast ‘99 This Dyer hard top version is a great example of a classic downeast boat but built with a more contemporary feel. She is on a lift and ready for great fall cruising.

Offer at $169,900. Contact Ken Comerford at (410) 280-2038 or ken@northpointyachtsales.com for more info.

32’ Ches. Deadrise ’00 Ready to fish, Plenty of rod holders & storage, Fresh paint, Electronics, Less than 400 hrs on BB Chevy $75,000 Composite Yacht (410) 476-4414 www.compositeyacht. biz 32’ Jones ’06 Cummins 370, Beautifully finished, built with comfort and ease of operation in mind, Ready to fish or cruise, Well Priced @ $169,900, (410) 4764414, www.compositeyacht.biz

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32’ Tiara Open ’04 Buy now and receive complimentary storage till spring and a full tank of fuel!

200 engine hrs. on Crusader fresh water cooled 8.1L MPI engines. All Raymarine electronics including GPS/Radar/VHF. 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime 32’ Nordic Tugs ’98 Fiberglass hull, Cummins 220 single dsl.

Comforts of home in this wellappointed boat. Well-appointed galley features deep stainless steel sink. Water purification system.

Comfortable cruiser! $159,900.

Annapolis Sailyard, yachts@ sailyard.com, (410) 268-4100.

32’ Nordic Tugs Trawler ’08 Fiberglass hull, clean & efficient electronic Volvo single dsl, 280 hp.

Roomy interior & well-equipped galley.

Separate pilothouse.

Viewing & test drive available.

Special Incentive price until Feb 15, $299,700. Annapolis Sailyard, yachts@sailyard.com, (410) 2684100.

33’ Carver Mariner ’84 Sleeps 6, private captain’s quarters, 2-zone AC, Galley has a 3 burner range, refrigerator, & oven, enclosed head w/full shower, hot water, toilet & wash basin, enclosed fly bridge, GPS, radar, depth, fish finder, swim platform, TV & stereo, and twin 350 hp engines w/low hrs. This boat is in great cond. and offered at a great price of only $23,000.

Norris Howard Yacht Broker (410) 742-6795 or (443) 944-3322 or nhowardboats@aol.com

33' Egg Harbor ‘77 On land for easy survey, recent new engines, beautiful condition, reasonable offers encouraged, recent survey available with accepted offer. Asking 39,000, try 36K. 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime 33’ Egg Harbor ‘98 Wonderful cond. This classic boat is great for cruising the bay, fishing or just spending the afternoon creek cruising. Offer at $59,900. Contact Ken Comerford at (410) 280-2038 or Ken@northpointyachtsales. com for more info.

DOWNEAST '95 42' Hinckley Talaria F/B '94 40' Little Harbor express '02 36' Atlantic Downeast F/B '90 34' Little Harbor express (410) 268-1611 www.walczakyacht.com

NEW AT WALCZAK YACHTS 2001 38 Eastbay H/T express, Secret World One owner, T/3208 Cats under warranty, very clean and neat $329,000

2001 42 Sabreline Sarah Jane with extended hardtop over the cockpit providing a nice cruising package. Lower helm T/Cummins, updated $375,000

1999 58 West Bay Sonship pilothouse. Bruenhilde One owner special order with 3406 Cats, stabilized, thruster, 2-20KW's. Mint condition. $895,000

1999 540 Sea Ray H/T lady J with all the updates.

Maple interior, TNT, thruster, fully serviced Cat 3196's. Owners moved up! $329,000

2000 39' Krogen trawler Growler S/Deere, stabilized, thruster. One owner fully serviced and best price in the country at $395,000

2004 46' Williams Bay Built Irish Girl yacht finish inside and out as a cruising platform. T/Cummins, only 500 hours. Very custom one of a kind.

1989 52' Sea Ranger cockpit motor yacht Time with twin small Cummins, gen and a/c, huge aft deck, island beds forward and aft, office. Only $169,000

1998 42' Sea Ray Motion Granted Rare find with cherry interior, thruster, huge updated plotter/ radar, T/Cats and custom arch. Beautiful $199,000

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www.walczakyacht.com 2008 435 Island Pilot Blue Jacket with IPS drives.

Many custom features, open interior, shows as new. Well below replacement. Call

2000 44 Hinckley Talaria Chosen One Fully updated and serviced. Green hull. Dry sailed.

Owner has moved up and keen to sell. $695,000

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35’ Donzi 35ZF Daytona ’01 $64,900 This 35 Donzi rare w/ 2003 Mercury Racing 250XS Optimax outboards. Under 400 hrs, unmatched by either 225 Optis or 250 EFIs. Optional Daytona package w/higher level of equipment & appearance upgrades. Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group (800) 827-8089.

35’ Markley hull custom finished as a fishing/cruiser.

Aluminum construction from the rail up. All heavy duty stainless hardware, Twin big blocks give her great speeds and good economy, Galley, Head, Electronics and More $75,000 Composite Yacht LLC (410) 476-4414.

35’ Marlago Cuddy ’02 $79,900, One owner, 225 Yamaha 4-strokes, many options. Flag Blue Awlgrip, great electronics. Change of owner’s plans forces sale. Call Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group (800) 827-8089.

35’ Marlago Sport Open ’06 $109,900 275 Mercury Verados w/ low hrs. This is one of the best kept Marlagos on the market. No expense has been spared on her.

Comes loaded with options! Call Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group (800) 827-8089 35’ Tiara Open Express ’98 What a boat for cruising and entertaining your friends! She has the preferred Twin 370HP Cummins dsls – cruises 24 knots and tops 30 knots. Excellent complement of electronics plus eng room digital color monitor, versatile Sunbrella top w/side curtains, sleeps 4 in comfort, AC and heat w/generator and much more. The owner has been very meticulous with all the mechanicals and it shows!

Reduced again to $164,500 OBYS (410) 226-0100.

36’ Albin Trawler ’81 Lehman dsl, generator, bow thruster, Air/ Heat, radar, AP, double cabin, Very Clean! Call Tony Tumas to arrange a viewing: day or evening (443) 553-5046. www. greatblueyachts.com; email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, Visit www.greatblueyachts.com Chesapeake Bay Powerboating

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36’ Atlantic Boatworks/MDI/ Duffy Custom Downeast ‘99 w/ single 375 Hp Volvo diesel w/1250 hrs, generator, A/C/ inverter, Bow thruster and dingy.

Excellent condition/ listed on 2/20/2009 @ $249,900 Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime 36’ Cape Horn Open CC ’08 $179,900 Triple 250 Yamaha 4-Strokes, 90 one-owner hrs. $24,000 in electronics, many options, custom trailer. Motivated owner. Call Ned Dozier. The Yacht Group (800) 827-8089.

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She is Flag Green and was Safari which has appeared in many of our Hinckley Picnic Boat ads. $225,000. Offered by Hinckley Yacht Brokerage, contact Peter (410) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com

36’ Hinckley Picnic Boat EP ’06 THREE SEAS is virtually new, fully loaded, and ready to go! Lots of nice extra touches make her a very desirable boat! $575,000. Offered by Hinckley Yacht Brokerage, contact Peter (410) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com

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36’ Sabre Express Hardtop ’03 One of the last 36 Mark II expresses built and one of the few with the custom Hardtop. Stunning Flag Green hull, climate controlled pilothouse, T-370HP Yanmar dsls, all Raymarine electronics – Fishfinder – Radar/Plotter – Auto remote – VHF – GPS – depth finder – Clarion AM/FM/CD. Turn Key vessel. Asking $289,000 SOA (877) 267-1808.

36’ Sea Ray Aft Cabin ’87 260hp FWC Mercruisers, AC/Gen, nice livaboard, $50,000 obo.

100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime 36’ Wasque ’01 The Wasque 26 is the perfect Down East ’pocket yacht’ for dayboating or overnighting, be it meandering up riverways or heading across the bay. With her small dsl engine (with very low hrs), she slips along very economically at an easy 16-18 knot cruise. Offered at 99,500. Contact David Malkin at (410) 280-2038 or David@northpointyachtsales. com for more info.

TRAWLERS '93 54' Vripack Pilothouse '06 42' North Pacific Pilothouse '94 36 Grand Banks Classic '07 36 Monk aft cabin (410) 268-1611 www.walczakyacht.com 37’ Formula PC ’06 $289,000.

Volvo common rail DIESELS, low hrs, Bay usage. Beautiful one owner boat. Call Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group, (800) 827-8089.

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37’ Nordic Tug Trawler ’99 Fiberglass hull w/single dsl, low engine hrs. Maneuvers easily w/bowthruster.

Well-equipped galley & roomy interior. Well maintained. Located in Annapolis. $299,000. Annapolis Sailyard, yachts@sailyard.com, (410) 2684100.

39’ Carver 396 Aft Cabin ’00 $175,000 Twin Cummins dsls, immaculate condition, many options and custom upgrades.

2-boat owner is motivated. Call Ned Dozier. The Yacht Group (800) 827-8089.

37’ Nordic Tugs ’04 Fiberglass hull, Cummins single dsl, 330 hp.

Bowthruster. Two staterooms, full galley, plenty of storage. The salon also has an enlarged, custom storage cabinet that is pre-wired and plumbed for a washer/dryer unit. $398,500. Annapolis Sailyard, yachts@sailyard.com, (410) 2684100.

38’ Krogen Manatee ‘84 Excellent cond. and constant upgrades including 100 hp Yanmar (1998), 5.5 kw Northern Lights (2008), 24 volt bow thruster (2005), VacuFlush head (2005), electric dinghy davit and much more. One stateroom model aggressively for sale. Locate Charleston, SC. KadeyKrogen Yachts (800) 247-1230.

38' Fairline Phantom ‘00 Out of the Blue is very well maintained and rare. European quality with sleek aerodynamic styling. Excellent condition, professionally maintained. $275,000 obo. 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime 38’ Hartmann Palmer Offshore ’87 Twin Ford Lehman 135 dsl, Gen, Dual Air, double cabin, sun deck w/hard top, Dual helm – cruise comfortably, economically – clean!! Call for complete details - Tony Tumas day or evening: (443) 553-5046 or (800) 276-1774, tony@greatblueyachts.com or Visit www.greatblueyachts.com

42’ Jones ’00 Scania 575HP, A/C, Full elect, elec head, shower, Many amenities, Ready to fish or cruise, Sleeps 5, $248K. Composite Yacht (410) 476-4414, www. compositeyacht.biz 42’ Jones ’97 Well Equipped with 6 Pack, More Info Coming Soon, $189,900, (410) 476-4414, www.compositeyacht.biz 42’ Krogen Pilothouse Trawler ’84 Very rare. Island berth forward, stabilized, epoxy bottom, new galley, washer/dryer, electric dinghy davit and complete electronics.

Excellent value.

Located Annapolis. Kadey-Krogen Yachts (800) 247-1230.

40’ Marina Trader Sedan Europa Trawler ’79 Ford Lehman dsl, 2 zone Air/Heat, Dual steering station, fly bridge, aft cockpit, refrigerator, freezer/ice maker - ready to cruise $65,000 Call Tony Tumas to arrange a viewing: day or evening (443) 553-5046. www.greatblueyachts.com; email: tony@greatblueyachts.com 40’ Robbins Solid fiberglass.

Extended cabin -Sits 8, Sleeps 6. Cat dsl engine, generator, HWHeater, large head, Heating/ AC, stove, marine ref., microwave, bow thruster, Volvo trim tabs, 2 new CG approved fuel tanks, DF’s, radar, Life raft. Excellent for cruising (Hinckley type), Or when finished rigged for fishing. Certified for 12 passengers. Capt. George Prenant (301) 261-5656 Cell (301) 2619075 home. adeale@prodigy.net

The Bertram 410 takes on big fish and big water, all while making a big impression. A 5’ fish box and complete tackle/bait station allow you to take on any fish. Clarks Landing at Shady Oaks, 846 Shady Oaks Road, West River, MD (410) 867-7700 www.clarkslandingyachtcenter.com

42’ Krogen Pilothouse Trawler ’87 Rare midship master.

Many extras including stabilizers, water maker, new bottom 2007, washer/dryer, bow thruster, new refrigeration, dinghy w/outboard and much more. Motivated seller.

Located Annapolis. Kadey-Krogen Yachts 800-247-1230 42’ Nordic Tugs ’08 Fiberglass hull, Cummins single dsl. 540 hp.

Excellent electronics package.

Oyster hull, w/blue inset waterline.

Owner’s stateroom, guest cabin, pilothouse, nav station. Annapolis Sailyard, yachts@sailyard.com, (410) 268-4100.

SEA RAYS '99 54' Sundancer H/T '94 44' Sundancer '98 42' Motor Yacht (410) 268-1611 www.walczakyacht.com 43’ Wellcraft ‘87 Portofino express, twin 454 Chevy’s w 360 hrs, new radar w GPS & depth, new canvas, 7.5-Kw genset, many other upgrades, call for more details, Sea Scouts, $69K obo, brkr lstng $79K, James Klimek (240) 271-4631, jk3043@aol.com

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43’ Albin Classic ’79 T-120hp Ford dsls, AC, Generator & complete electronics. Sellers motivated/Aggressively priced to sell @ $82,900 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime 43’ Carver Cockpit Motor Yacht Beautiful Aft Cockpit Motor Yacht, Twin Cummins Dsls, Gen Set, Air, Full enclosure, GPS, Plotter, A must SEE BOAT! $ 189,900 Call Tony Tumas to arrange a viewing: day or evening (443) 553-5046. www.greatblueyachts.com; email: tony@greatblueyachts. com, Visit our web: www. greatblueyachts.com 43’ Marine Trader ’83 Twin Volvo dsl, Gen Set, Dual Air, Aft Sun deck w/hard top, Full Sun Deck and Fly Bridge enclosure -Beautiful interior – priced to sell fast – $ 89,900 – open to offers.

Call for complete details - Tony Tumas day or evening: (443) 5535046 or (800) 276-1774, tony@ greatblueyachts.com or Visit www.greatblueyachts.com 45’ Californian Aft Cabin ’90 $199,900 This well-maintained, highly updated Californian is now on the market. Featuring the upgraded 3208TA Caterpillars, Satellite TV, a RIB tender, updated electronics and interior, she is ready to go cruising now. Do not miss this boat! Call Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group (800) 827-8089.

46’ Ocean Super Sport ’85 $144,000 This 46 Ocean has been extensively cared for by a knowledgeable owner. Most pumps have been replaced, all of the original wiring has been replaced, a new holding tank and head system has been installed, transmissions just gone through as well as AC/HT units. Must sell. Call Jason Shields. The Yacht Group (800) 827-8089.

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46' Carman '01 TWIN John Deere 375HP, USCG Cert. 36 Passenger + 2 Crew, Fully Equipped Inside & Out, No Expense Spared, Incredibly Priced @ $289,900 (410) 476-4414 www.compositeyacht.biz

46' Chris-Craft Aqua Home ‘70 Dark-blue hull, white deck house, mahogany rails. 230hp gas engine, freshwater cooled, completely rebuilt in 2006, about 10 hours of use. $23,900. 100’s of Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (443) 223-7864 cell anytime 46’ Markley finished by Jay Allen ’93 700hp dsl, genset, electronics, 2 stations, Lectra san and MORE!!! $235k, (410) 4764414, www.compositeyacht.biz 46’ Ricky Roe ’03 Yanmar 500hp, Genset, Beautifully finished, comfortable boat & well equipped, $340K. Composite Yacht (410) 476-4414.

46’ Sea Ray Express ’89 Must sell, Make offer! Extra clean, ever popular Sea Ray express. This boat is mint cond. w/extremely low hrs (300), on the durable 3208 Cats. She is in the water and located in Seaford Delaware. One hour from our office. The Yacht Group (800) 8278089.

2006 Hinckley Talaria 29 Center Console SECOND WIND at $260,000

2001 Hinckley Picnic Boat Classic ENCORE at $375,000

Major Reduction!

2003 Hinckley Picnic Boat EP GRACE SEA at $395,000

2007 Hinckley Talaria 38 Runabout Convertible WOODY at $1,050,000

Major Reduction!

2008 Hinckley Talaria 40 Showboat at $845,000

2006 Hinckley Talaria 44 Flybridge ENCORE at $775,000

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47’ Buddy Davis Convertible ’86 $349,000 This heavily updated, fast 47 Davis is handsdown THE BEST on the market.

Low hour, recently majored 8-92’s give an honest 26 knot cruise. All new electronics, new designer interior, and many recent cosmetic, system, and functional upgrades in the last year. Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group (800) 827-8089.

47’ Riviera Excalibur ’03 Our trade, new D6 350 Volvo common rail dsls, great cond. All options and many upgrades make this a fast, efficient and luxurious package.

Call Ned Dozier. The Yacht Group (800) 827-8089.

48' Chesapeake Bay Deadrise '07 Twin 670hp Cummins Diesels. Everything to fish, cruise or party with a boat load.

Custom built with no option overlooked. Huge cockpit. Outdoor grill/sink, large overhang provides shelter and shade. Cabin has full galley, large dinette, Stidd chairs and console loaded with electronics.

Below berths 4, private head, separate shower. Yacht finish, teak & holly floor, has the style and class of a far more expensive yacht. $429,000 Bluewater Yacht Sales (757)723-0793 www.bluewateryachtsales.com

48’ Chris Craft Catalina ’87 $184,900, Heavily updated in past three years. Kept under cover.

3208 Cats. Beautiful boat. Call Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group, (800) 827-8089 48’ Krogen North Sea ’07 Popular widebody model. Better than new. Owner’s change of plans necessitate sale. Totally outfitted for living aboard and long range cruising.

Priced well below replacement.

Located Kent Island. Kadey-Krogen Yachts (800) 247-1230 48’ Krogen Whaleback ’02 Extremely rare offering! This is the newest Whaleback and the only Grand Saloon Whaleback to ever come on the market. The cond is “Like New”, the equipment is exceptional and the price is very attractive. Located Annapolis.

Kadey-Krogen Yachts (800) 2471230

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HATTERAS '90 78' Hatteras CMY '84 70' Hatteras CMY '87 54' Hatteras MY '91 52' Hatteras CMY '90 50 Hatteras SD (410) 268-1611 www.walczakyacht.com 56’ Jefferson Rivanna ’00 $789,000 To describe this boat as in excellent condition is an understatement, she is better than new! She has had an easy Chesapeake Bay life. New Atlantic Towers hardtop with enclosure, bridge is air conditioned. The anchor has never been down. The Yacht Group (800) 827-8089.

17' Ebb Tide ‘86 4-cyl Mercruiser I/O boat cover & trailer $1500 (410) 626-0273 crab-sailing.org 24’ 4Winns Vista 238 ‘89 260hp OMC I/O cockpit & camper cover. $1500 (410) 626-0273 crab-sailing.org 25’ Sea Ray 230 hp Mercruiser I/O, lift kept, 800 hours. Call for information. (410) 626-0273 crab-sailing.org 25’ Tiara Express cruiser v/8 I/O, cockpit cover.

Bad engine Offers (410) 626-0273 crab-sailing.org 34’ Chris Craft Crowne ‘95 T/454 Volvos. For long term charter (410) 626-0273 crab-sailing.org

49’ Grand Banks ’81 Pre-purchase survey available.

Detroit 671N’s fully serviced and surveyed. Recent complete bottom job. New bridge canvas.

Three cabins. Currently at Gangplank Marina in DC, current 4-night accommodation use with possibility to retain slip and future live-aboard status. Reduced from $229,000 to $199,000 Photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser (410)923-1400 office (443)223-7864 cell anytime

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BOAT LOANS Documentation Yacht Insurance 800-525-0554 Quotes www.sterlingacceptance.com

Premier Manufacturer of Aluminum Boatlifts

(866) 957-LIFT www.boatliftdoctor.com Dealer Inquiries Welcome Sales, Service & Installation

25 Ton Lift!

BETTER THAN OWNING

CHESAPEAKE BOATING CLUB UNLIMITED USE NO DOWNTIME

BETTER VALUE

Dominion Marine, Inc. Full Service Marina ◘ Calm Protected Water

Boat, Trailer & RV Storage     

Commissioning Restorations Bottom Painting Compounding and Waxing Free Quotes

410-604-3899

1735 Little Creek Rd, Chester, MD 21619

South of Kent Narrows on Crab Alley Creek

410-280-8692 w w w. c h e s a p e a k e b o a t i n g c l u b . c o m

OUTBOARD REPAIR Etec & Ficht Specialists

Evinrude, Johnson, Mercury, Yamaha, Honda

www.annapolisoutboard.com

443-221-4066

YACHT INSURANCE EXPERTS

David A. Deem

1-800-638-9149

866-643-2050

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Dry Storage to 36 feet.

Repair Yard DIY or Subs.

55-Ton Travel-Lift 27,000 lb.

Fork-Lifts

(No (No Boat Boat Tax) Tax)

(Lower (Lower Bay) Bay)

Hampton, VA (757) 850-0466 www.BELLISLEMARINA.com

Licensed & Insured

Annapolis Marine Group, LLC.

Mobile Service Available

Servicing the Annapolis Boating Community for Over 25 Years

www.ferrypointmarina.com office@ferrypointmarina.com

443-223-9892 annapolismarine@gmail.com

Annapolis Outboard Co.

MARTIN TERRY & ASSOCIATES

Very Protected • 25-Ton Travel Lift • Full Service Yard Public Boat Ramp • Shrink Wrap • Repair & Maintenance DIY friendly!

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

• Canvas & painting • Engines & electronics • Complete marine service

Solomon’s Island Finest Fishing!

Finance and Insurance

ON MAGOTHY RIVER

Full Service Repair Great Amenities and and Maintenance Waterfront Restaurant

Spring Commissioning

CHARTER THE JENNY RIE Capt. Art Dawson 410-610-2775 www.jennyrie.com

FERRY POINT MARINA

319100

Charters and Guides

Marine Services

Slips up to 50'

Certified Surveyor

David.Deem@Verizon.net

Boatyard Repossessions 410-255-3800 Local & Long Distance Transport Boat sizes from 15’-55’ Boat Salvage & Disposal

800-742-1301 www.covepointmarineservices.com

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Marine Services

Marine Services

Real Estate

YOUR DETAILING SPECIALIST Your Detailing Specialist

Service & Supplies

443-309-5375

www.Chesapeakebayboatdetailing.com

Skippers Exchange, Inc

Water

Algae

Sludge

Rust

PETER HARTOFT • GALE BROWNING

800-438-2827 410-263-3609 www.HartoftMarineSurvey.com

Re-powers • Re-Builds • Mechanical Awlgrip Paint • Land Storage Scooter@BristolMarineYachtService.com

Bristol Marine Yacht Service

410-867-8830

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

(410) 703-2350 (410) 972-4090 Susan-Nealey.com

Our custom built system cleans your fuel and your tank, gas or diesel.

We can also remove and dispose of badly contaminated fuel.

410-971-2444

www.marinefuelcleaning.com

www.Chesapeakebayboatdetailing.com

HARTOFT MARINE SURVEY, LTD.

Waterfront, water view, water privileged, whatever.

Marine Fuel & Tank Cleaning

PRECISION FIBERGLASS

SPECIALIZING IN COLLISION REPAIR AND MARINE ALTERATIONS CUSTOM FIBERGLASS PARTS CONSTRUCTED 28416 Bloxom Rd. Parksley, VA 23421

757-665-7364

Office Space Available Mears Point Marina, Grasonville. 8 beautifully finished individual offices, main conference area, bathroom, kitchen, and storage / server room. The 2,000 sq ft space could be divided into 2 separate 1,000 sq ft offices. Contact Penny Shanks (410) 827-8888

Schools

Your Best Choice for Custom Woodworking, Repair, and Restoration

410.798.9510 www.mastandmallet.com

3B’s Captain School Coast Guard Approved Mar 20 California, MD OUPV Weekend Mar 29 Kent Island, MD OUPV Weekday $100 tuition discount for 10 days prepayment

www.CaptainsSchool.com

Located at Holiday Point Marina, Edgewater, MD

(888) 598-9598 • cgapproved@aol.com

Custom Canvas & Upholstery Custom Frames, Biminis, Boat Covers, Draperies, Cushions, & Upholstery.

20 years experience

Call Pat 443-534-0332

Marketplace PropTalk Marketplace is a thrifty platform that delivers your message to the heart of the Chesapeake market every month in a dependable and consistent setting.

Bay boaters turn to this section when they are in need of products, services, and professional support.

The deadline for placing an ad in the May issue of PropTalk is March 25.

EASTPORT YACHT SALES

For more information and pricing, call 410.216.9309 or e-mail marketplace@proptalk.com.

Brokers for Quality Power & Sail

410-903-1830

www.eastportys.com

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his grainy image dated 1916 shows the original storefront and the proprietor of what is certainly the oldest tackle shop operating along Chesapeake Bay shores. Thomas Tochterman opened Tochterman’s Bait & Tackle in 1915 on Eastern Avenue in the maritime community of Fells Point on the waterside fringe of Baltimore. These days, third generation Tochtermans, Tony and Dee, open the shop everyday except Sunday to serve the grown kids and grandkids of the people who have depended on them for peelers, tackle, and dependable fishing advice for more than 90 years.

Tochterman’s stands as a warm symbol of old-world tenacity, community, and customer service. It’s a well-stocked place where you know you are being served by the owner who shares your passion for the Bay and the fish in the water.

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Picture the person who first took you fishing. Now picture yourself inspiring that same passion.

You can share that great feeling and build our fishing resources for tomorrow – resources that depend on license sales and need help. Go to AnglersLegacy.org and Take the Pledge to take someone new fishing. You can make a real difference. You can build the legacy for tomorrow.

SHARE THE LEGACY TODAY

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TAKE THE PLEDGE

GO TO ANGLERSLEGACY.ORG

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