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Living the Dream Sponsored by M Yacht Blue

Although he wrote about the summer he and Mia refitted their yawl for a long-awaited trans-Atlantic passage, he never admitted to the underlying anxiety he felt due to some tough times.

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Safe Sailing in Winter: Part Two Remember what he wrote about tethering himself to his boat? There’s more. A sailor gets schooled by some paddlers on the real deal on winter sailing survival.

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New Year, New Boat: Finding Your New Boat Where do you begin when you are considering a new or used boat purchase? Some experts share their tips on smart buying.

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Postcard from Virginia “Fine British summer weather,” some Powhaten Indian history, a late night anchor dance on deck, and an exhilarating sail past Thimble Shoal Light— Shalamar’s skipper sends his impressions as he and crew sail down the Bay to the Intracoastal Waterway.

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Exploring Other Interests While Cruising Not at all the stereotypical beach bar hopping cruisers, one couple demonstrates how cruising enabled them to explore their environmental and intellectual interests from different perspectives.

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The Quest for Key West Chesapeake racing sailors make their annual pilgrimage to the Southernmost Point January 15-20 for Quantum Key West Race Week 2012.

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ON THE COVER Professional photographer and race committee volunteer, Ken Stanek, shot this month’s cover at Key West Race Week 2011.

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IN THIS ISSUE Cruising Scene 37 Charter Notes: “Misconstrued and Misunderstood” by Eva Hill

42 “Sixty-Five Boats Finish 2011 Caribbean 1500” by Carrie Gentile

44 Cruising Club Notes Sponsored by Norton Yacht Sales

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54 Chesapeake Racing Beat: Quantum Key West Race Week, December Challenge Cup, Racing Rules, and More.

Sponsored by Pettit 62 Eye on the Bay: Frostbite Racing 64 Southern Bay Watch: “The Gaboon Race”

by Lin McCarthy

66 Small Boats, Big Stories by Kim Couranz 68 Chesapeake Racer Profile: Quantum Key West Race Committee from the Bay

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A Winter’s Nap

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here is that picture? You know it’s in one of those folders. SpinSheet photo folder.

Not there. Kids Sailing. Not it. Where did you put it? It’s tough to keep track of all of these images. Like everything else—e-mails, texts, phone calls, holidays, Monday meetings, seasons—life comes at you fast. You can envision the picture. You’ve lived it.

Something about the kid with the pacifier, the way she was sprawled, so comfortably on fiberglass reminds you of one of your own childhood photos.

You and Critter were sprawled together, crashed out after a day sail, on some old orange lifejackets in the cockpit of the 29-foot Noah on Lake Erie, sometime in the early 1970s. Probably a Polaroid, warped with the edges curling up, and not holding up so well, the picture is most likely buried in a basement.

Maybe Aunt Patty and Uncle Jim have a copy of that snapshot.

Critter, aka ##Photo by Holly O’Hare Chris, has kids of his own the same age you were then. As seen smiling in his holiday card, the kids look just like him. His wife’s name is Molly. And Holly O’Hare, who sent the digital image of her sleeping kids, is from Erie, too. It’s a Holly Molly Erie kind of connection day. Where is that picture?

Voilà. It’s in your documents in the pictures folder named “O’Hare kids.” You move it to the January 2012 Editor’s Note folder, after one misstep in the 2011 folder. You have to click to the wrong folder at least three times before you accept that it’s 2012.

Same game, new year.

Time to take a break. You work for a sailing magazine. It’s winter. Why are you working on a weekend, anyway? Stop. Go outside. Get some fresh air.

There’s a steady light breeze right off the Naval

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Academy seawall and a grey sky pierced by a sun ray here and there. A few other walkers and joggers are out, but not nearly as many as there are Laser sailors.

Twenty-six to be exact, with one race committee boat and one chase boat that has just zipped up to assist the poor guy who turtled his boat. Although, he had her nearly righted by the time they arrive. Frostbite racing Laser sailors are not wimps.

You’re a little bit of a cold weather wimp, though.

It’s unlikely that you will frostbite race this season, but you’ll appreciate the pictures (page 62). The photographs that really make you jealous are those that come in from Key West (page 55). This month, you’ll settle for the We’re Not In Key West Party at the Boatyard Bar & Grill (page 22). Oh well, you think, as you arrive home.

As you walk up the steps and through the front door, you see the cat snoring on the couch. You ponder how some years are meant for escapes, and others are for hunkering down at home. You may get your Caribbean vacation in 2012. In the fall, if you’re lucky. It’s January. After the flurry of activity in sailing season—when you struggle to find free weekends to escape—you find peace in the rare nuthin’-to-do days that only winter brings.

You make some tea and think about vacuuming, maybe checking a few things off your list. But your eyelids are getting very heavy. The cat has the right idea. So do the O’Hare kids. You walk into the living room and set your tea down. Ouch. After pulling a pine needle out of your socked foot, you nudge the cat over and lie down. The holidays are over. Your resolutions and to-do list can wait. You close your eyes and sigh. Winter has its benefits.

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am the one who put the 158-foot Clipper City (November 2011 cover photo) up Stoney Creek to Nabbs Creek until she was sold. My crew and I worked on her there for the owner. I was her first mate and engineer. I now work at Ferry Point Marina and have hundreds of pictures of the work we did to ready her for her Certificate of Inspection for her to carry passengers again. WJZ TV did a story on her as well when I was the ship’s keeper.

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am including a 1990 photo of my first sailboat, called Perfect Year. The boat is quite rare. I have not seen another one in more than 20 years of sailing. I thought it might be interesting to see how long it will take for someone to identify it. My only hint is that it has a keel-centerboard.

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~ Lee Nauman Dundalk, MD

enjoyed the read about Jahn Tihansky in the APS Chesapeake Racer Profile (December 2011). We bought our first J/22 in 1999 and shortly after, hauled her up the road to Annapolis where Jahn arranged a couple of days for us through J/World Annapolis to sail with a soon-to-be famous guy named Will Crump. Will sailed with us on our boat and on another boat helping us tune up for a couple of days. We are still using some of the lessons learned from that class. It was great of Jahn to personalize the training for such a small program. No surprise at his level of success.

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Fare Thee Well, Windward

aptain Russ Ward and crew extraordinaire, chief cook, and backup helmsperson, Mary Pazourek, departed Church Creek, off South River, aboard Russ’s Tayana 48, Windward, the morning of October 27. Several friends stopped by just before their departure to see them off on their adventure. Pictured above (L-R) are Alan Harquail, Charley Kidd, Russ Ward, Nancy Hanna, Mary Pazourek (Mary participated in the Sailstice Delmarva Rally aboard Sophia), Vivien Harquail, Barbara Brashears, and Marcella Miller.

Windward is making its third visit to the Caribbean. This one, lasting until June 2012, will be the most extensive. The itinerary includes the Bahamas, Jamaica, Cartegena, Panama, San Blas, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Mexico. ~ Scott Nichols Via e-mail

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One Last Clipper City Tale

did a fair amount of business with the Clipper City (November 2011 cover photo)… I organized the second Search for Chessie Expedition in the mid-1980s, when we filled up the boat with curious onlookers and media to seek out the elusive sea creature. It was a fundraiser for the Maryland Waterman’s Association Blue Crab Research Fun. We did catch Chessie somewhere off Fort McHenry, but released her so we could look for her again.

I got to know her captains and recall one who was a curmudgeonly seadog of a character. When I was upgrading my Coast Guard captain’s license from 25 tons to 100 tons, I had gained sea time by crewing on Clipper City and other larger vessels. I asked him to sign off on my documentation.

In his typical seadog way, he grumbled a bit and then relented after he told the mate to get him a safety harness. The captain then threw it at me and told me to go aloft, which I did without hesitation—at least not visible hesitation. We were at the Broadway Pier at Fells Point, and just as I got out on the yards, a tugboat backed out and left a hefty wake, making the ship roll. Rolling is not a big deal at sea level, but a hundred feet up, it was like an amusement park thrill ride. I managed to furl the sail and climb back down. The skipper grudgingly signed the papers. ~ Paul Foer Annapolis spinsheet.com

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an you imagine what diveristy of trash lies on the bottom of Annapolis Harbor? We’re thinking long-sunken cell phones, coins and car keys, pacifiers and bone fragments, watches and other jewelry, cans of Old Bay seasoning, beer bottles and baby strollers, Painkiller cups and winch handles, rusty tools and traffic cones, deflated fenders, sunglasses and sailing gloves, flip-flops and cameras, paddles and Midshipman hats, “Don’t bug me, I’m crabby” T shirts, pens and parts of Styrofoam coolers, and other small and larger items coated with muck, mud, barnacles, and other slimy critters.

This year, April 14 will bring the Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean to the Bay. The nonprofit Rozalia Project mixes action, technology, outreach, and research to reduce the amount of marine debris littering coastal waters off the Atlantic Ocean. Operating from American Promise (aka the mothership) at sea, captains Rachael Miller and James Lyne use a VideoRay remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) equipped with a video camera, manipulator arms, and sonar to locate debris on the seabed, pick it up, and bring it to the surface for collection and proper disposal.

A Local Connection From the 1990s to 2010, the 60-foot American Promise had served as an offshore sailing training vessel for the U.S. Naval Academy. So it is quite fitting to have Miller and Lyne bring their ROV to Annapolis this spring to show locals, first-hand, how robotics have helped clean up our waters. This is one of several good green initiatives that Annapolis and surrounding communities have in the works of late.

Trash Hunting in Annapolis Waters

Building on an idea sparked in the September 2011 issue of SpinSheet (page 30), SpinSheet, the Boat U.S. Foundation, and the National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) will host a marine trash pickup daytime event with the Rozalia Project April 14 at NSHOF near City Dock. SpinSheet’s publisher Mary Ewenson says, “Since day one, SpinSheet has celebrated efforts to clean up the Chesapeake. We are really excited to have the Rozalia Project come to Annapolis Harbor to share their expertise with us and to help us inspire Chesapeake residents to join the fight against maritime pollution.” All the trash collected will be recorded and sorted for reuse, recycling, or proper disposal. You’ll also be intrigued by stories of the Rozalia Project’s garbage-grabbing adventures from best to worst recoveries.

SpinSheet is also hosting a Trash to Treasure Art Show. Simply help clean up a shoreline near you, craft your debris discoveries into artworks, and then bring your creations to the event April 14. The day’s festivities are free for all ages. We also are hosting a photo contest. Take an artistic photo of some marine trash you have collected (and disposed of properly, of course) and submit it to laura@spinsheet.com by April 23. Both contests will have great prizes.

To learn more about the garbage-grabbing event this April, contact SpinSheet’s Laura Lutkefedder at (410) 216-9309 or laura@spinsheet.com. For more details about the Rozalia Project, visit rozaliaproject.org.

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or the fourth year, the Annapolis Yacht Club (AYC) teamed up with The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program to bring hope and some holiday cheer to needy children.

The program works like this: Angel Trees are set up at local businesses and decorated with paper angels that list a child’s name, age, and several items that child would like for Christmas.

Participants then receive age-appropriate toys, clothing, and food donated by county residents and businesses.

With a record number of families in need this year, AYC wanted to spread the joy of Christmas to families with economic difficulties. More than 150 underprivileged children in the Annapolis area will receive gift contributions from AYC staff and members. “Every year, I am amazed at the generosity of the families at the club,” says Tracie Parkinson, AYC’s member services director. “It’s a blessing that so many people continue to help area kids get warm coats and/or new toys for Christmas that they may otherwise never receive.”

Although ecstatic about the turnout, Parkinson was hardly surprised by the number of donations. “Whenever we ask our members to donate to a cause or the club, there is no shortage of volunteers,” she says. “It’s touching to know that the AYC community is made up of so many unselfish individuals who know just how important their contributions are to those who have less than them.”

With only a few angels remaining and the deadline for gift submission looming, Parkinson thought of a great way to encourage some additional contributions by allowing members to charge donations to their club accounts. Several members stepped up to the plate, with some donating more than $200. Tracie took the funds and went shopping for those lone angels, ensuring that even more children’s eyes will light up on Christmas morning. AYC hopes that next year even more children will celebrate Christmas with help from The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program and charitable members and staff of the club. If your club has done similar projects, send your news and high-res photos to beth@spinsheet.com.

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Plunging Into the New Year

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##Like father, like son... Hoo! Boy! That’s cold.

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ou charge into the water, and it’s absolutely shocking.

Inevitably, you get splashed, and as you swear incessantly, you have to man-up and slip under the water. It quickly becomes painful; it’s the kind of cold that turns men into little girls. Then, you run out and huddle around with your friends and talk about what heroes you are.

You promise yourself that you’ll never do it again. But then you do, because it’s all about raising the money for a good cause,” says veteran plunger Scott Farquarson of Annapolis Bay Charters, referring to his experiences at the Maryland State Police (MSP) Polar Bear Plunge. Last year, Farquarson and his buddies chose a theme of Ice Flow Rodeo, dressed as cowboys, and raised approximately $6000 for Special Olympics Maryland, the beneficiary of the Plunge.

‘Tis the season to be freezin’, and if you’re going to be cold anyway, why not go all out and join in a Plunge? January 28 at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, join

in the 16th annual MSP Polar Bear Plunge and help Special Olympics Maryland.

For $50 in pledges, freeze your arse off in the icy waters of the Bay along with thousands of other brave folks. Cool prizes are awarded for amounts raised beyond the $50 minimum. The event is a full-day Plungapalooza with a heated festival tent, live music, games, a kids’ corner, a costume contest, and warm food and drink for sale. Visit plungemd.com for details and to register.

Want to plunge in the ocean? February 4, the 20th annual Polar Plunge in Virginia Beach benefits Special Olympics Virginia.

Don’t miss the sand sculpture and ice carvings. For more details, click to polarplunge. com. Another Atlantic Ocean plunge takes place in Seaside Heights, NJ, on February 25. Or, plunge into warm water at the Wildwood (NJ) Convention Center. For information on both, visit sonj.org.

To find more plunges around the Bay, including North Beach and Oxon Hill, MD, turn to page 25.

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e have ample kids in sailing. The problem is a scarcity of parents in sailing,” says Nicholas Hayes. Hayes wrote Saving Sailing, contributes to SpinSheet, and is working on an exciting new children’s book series appropriate for kids ages five to 12 years. Hayes hopes the books will bring parents and children together to read and to sail.

Hayes says, “My hope is that after reading the books together, a child would say to the parent, ‘I’d like to try sailing,’ and that the parent would respond, ‘Let’s go out, and try sailing together.’” Most of us out there on the water would agree that sailing is an ideal family activity because it bridges the generations. “While you will probably never see a grandmother competing with her grandchild on a soccer field, it would be completely possible and natural for a grandmother and grandchild to sail together,” says Hayes.

The new book series will feature 10-year-old Abigail, known as Abi. “We tried really hard to make Abi an inspirational character, so that children reading the book would want to be like her,” says Hayes. In the series, Abi struggles with social interactions and the social questions faced by all children. Lots of sailing experiences and terminology will be woven into the storyline to make the books exciting and thought-provoking. “To me, sailing is a way of learning to navigate the world socially,” says Hayes, who is an accomplished sailor and a father of two teenagers.

Hayes has teamed up with renowned illustrator Renee Graef, illustrator of more than 70 children’s books. Hayes says, “Renee is interested and engaged as a parent, and she is connected to the water emotionally.” Readers can expect her illustrations to be beautiful and to accurately depict the sailing scenes. To learn more about Hayes and his work, click to abikidsailor. com and savingsailing.com. Stay tuned with SpinSheet to see when the books become available.

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Operation Sail (OpSail)

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his summer, tall ships from around the world and naval vessels will sail into the Chesapeake Bay to help launch OpSail and the U.S. Navy’s twoyear celebration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the “Star Spangled Banner.” Norfolk, VA, and the Port of Hampton Roads will host the OpSail flotilla June

6-11 as part of Norfolk’s Harborfest. “As home to the world’s largest naval base and the place where many of the battles of the War of 1812 were fought, Norfolk and Hampton Roads are particularly honored to host this event that recognizes the history of our U.S. Navy,” says Paul Fraim, Norfolk’s mayor.

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The next stop for the OpSail Celebration this summer will be Baltimore June 13-19. Sail Baltimore board member and spokeswoman Lisa Shenkle says, “In 2000, OpSail drew 32 ships and approximately 1.5 million visitors to Baltimore’s waterfront. The event also gave an estimated $1.5 million boost to the city and its merchants.” The signature events in 2012 at historically-significant sites will be followed by other events in the historicallyaccurate bicentennial years from 2012 through 2015. Return visits to Norfolk and Baltimore are slotted for 2014.

Events will range from traditional Parades of Sail, ship tours, fireworks, concerts, festivals, educational events, and more. When the great fleet arrives, each ship brings its own distinct crew of worldwide cultures to share with all. When the ships depart, they will leave newfound friendships, lifelong memories, and a deep appreciation for our water-borne bonds to the rest of our planet, binding our international ties even stronger than ever before.

OpSail 2012 and the 1812 Commemoration events will provide an international media spotlight showcasing two of the Bay’s world-class ports and our contributions to the nation’s defense.

The late Walter Cronkite, who wholeheartedly supported OpSail events, said, “Old sailing ships are important sites of learning, as many actively serve as training vessels for the next generation of mariners or provide character-building experiences for young adults around the world by introducing them to the joys and rigors of sailing. OpSail reminds us that ships brought so many of our ancestors to the Americas, brought cultures and commodities across oceans, and brought us to that critical pitch of communication and commerce that has made today’s global awareness possible. OpSail lets us see how vessels from all lands connected and transformed the world. We may not yet be one peaceful world or even a world that agrees on many things, but OpSail celebrates the fact that we have, indeed, become one world.” Look for more details in future issues of SpinSheet and by visiting opsail.org, opsail2012virginia.com, starspangled200. org, and ourflagwasstillthere.org.

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n inspiring initiative by the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts (Whitaker Center) in Harrisburg, PA, looks to encourage all of us to be more aware of the Bay and view it as a national treasure. Expedition Chesapeake is a multi-media educational and entertainment experience anchored by a 42-minute large format (think IMAX) film. The project includes a hands-on traveling 4D science exhibit, an online learning experience for students in six watershed states, and a television documentary series. The initiative is designed to serve as a model for watersheds around the country.

The Chesapeake watershed encompasses 64,000 square miles and includes the District of Columbia and parts of Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Dr. Patricia Vathis, environmental and ecology curriculum advisor for the Pennsylvania Department of Education, says, “To truly comprehend this watershed, you must understand its issues and how they relate to the people in each of the six states.”

The Whitaker Center, a non-profit educational and cultural organization, has assembled an impressive team of scientists, science educators, and film industry experts to collaborate on the film and the learning materials. Filming will take place this spring, summer, and fall. The film will feature Jeff Corwin, one of the world’s best-known biologists and host of two shows on the “Animal Planet” cable channel. Corwin spends a lot of recreational time on the Bay, so he is a great fit for this project. whitakercenter.org

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Lester L. Hudgins, Jr. (1941-2011)

ester L. Hudgins, Jr., of Suffolk, VA, died of cancer on November 21 at his home.

Born in Richmond, VA, Hudgins moved with his family to Hampton during the war years. He attended Old Dominion University before entering the construction industry.

Hudgins pursued life with a passion and an unwavering sense of adventure. He became a licensed pilot, a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and co-owner of a Cessna single-engine plane. He enjoyed tennis, skiing, and sailboat racing, the latter of which became a lifelong passion. He and his wife Marsha were members of the Hampton YC (HYC) and Fishing Bay YC (FBYC).

Hudgins had a C&C 41 named Defiance until 2000. Racing her up and down the East Coast, he had notable wins at Block Island, Solomons, and Key West Race Weeks. He also enjoyed racing Defiance in the Down the Bay Races and did quite

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well in a number of those events, as well those sponsored by HYC. When the couple met in the early 1980s, Marsha had to learn to sail to keep up with Lester. She became an active part of the racing crew until the birth of their son Ashton put her on shore duty.

When their racing days were over, they put a roller furling jib on Defiance and started cruising from Key West to Portland, ME. Lester never did lose his competitive ways, however, and could be seen trimming his sails to beat another cruising boat to a buoy. Eventually they went over to the “dark side” by selling Defiance and buying Chili, a 36-foot Sabre Express. After several years learning to powerboat, they purchased a 42-foot Sabreline Express named Bravo.

The boat was often at the race course of junior regattas, and Bravo served as the Finish Boat for the 2005 U.S. Sailing Junior Olympics at FBYC. Their two younger children, Jennifer

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s we wait for the all-new Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show/ Cruiser’s University April 27-29, winter provides several good opportunities for sailors to shop, swap ideas, and learn a thing or two. As they do every year, boat shows will roll into Atlantic City, Baltimore, Charleston, Dulles,

Ocean City, Philadelphia, and Richmond showcasing great apparel, gear, pro advice, and seminars. (Stop by our Baltimore Boat Show booth to chat about sailing.) But, let’s face it: most of the big-ticket items at those shows are geared toward powerboaters.

The five boat shows listed here have been carefully crafted to combat cabin fever in any and all sailors.

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and Ashton, were serious competitors in the FBYC Junior program for many years and sailed Optimists, Bytes, and Lasers. They were followed by grandson Harrison some years later. Marsha was an active volunteer parent for the FBYC racing team. Lester often said that some of the best times of his life were spent at FBYC racing Defiance and later, being involved with the children in the junior racing program.

During his long illness, Lester and Marsha continued to take Bravo out on good days, because Lester felt his best when he could be on the water. His final cruise was on a warm, sunny afternoon in late October sailing in Hampton Roads Harbor and up the Elizabeth River with all three children aboard.

In lieu of flowers, make contributions to An Achievable Dream, Inc., 10858 Warwick Boulevard, Suite A, Newport News, VA, 23601, or St. John’s Episcopal Church, 100 West Queens Way, Hampton, VA, 23669.

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Maritime Photography Exhibition Annapolis Maritime Museum.

“Upper Bay” Exhibit Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, MD. Toys in the Lighthouse Drum Point Lighthouse, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons.

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Winter Luncheon Series 11:30 a.m. Six Wednesdays. Captain Avery Museum, Shady Side, MD.

Captain’s License Renewal Class Annapolis Elks Lodge #622. Hosted

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Free “Key West Race Week Gear Up” Seminar West Marine Store #41, Annapolis, MD. Deals, door prizes, virgin punch, and Key Lime cookies.

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“Understanding the Chesapeake Bay” Seminar 1 to 3 p.m.

Schmidt Center, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD.

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Gary Jobson’s “Sailing: Speed and Passion” 5:30 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn, Richmond, VA. $15 for Fishing Bay YC members; $20 for others.

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Free Speaker Series: Navigation 7 p.m. Fawcett Boat Supplies, 919 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation Hampton Roads VoiCeS Nine Wednesdays. The Peninsula, Hampton Roads, VA. Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport.

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Coastal Navigation Seminar J/World Annapolis.

Conversations with Chesapeake Bay Authors Two Sundays.

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Start of a Seamanship Class Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD. Hosted by Rockville Sail and Power Squadron.

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Free Speaker Series: Energy Systems 7 p.m. Fawcett Boat Supplies, 919 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis. With Andrew Fegley of Yacht Electronics Systems.

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We’re Not in Key West Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport.

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Wintertime Maritime Lecture Series 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays.

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Captain’s License Renewal Class Annapolis Elks Lodge #622. $110 for members of Chesapeake Area Professional Captains Association (CAPCA).

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Free “AIS and DSC” Seminar West Marine Store #41, Annapolis, MD. Learn from John Martino of Annapolis School of Seamanship. Special door prize drawing for members of Severn SA.

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Sail Trim and Balance Seminar J/World Annapolis.

Free Speaker Series: Wandering Down the Labrador 7 p.m.

Fawcett Boat Supplies, 919 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis. with Russ and Alison Nichols of Walkabout Productions.

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Free “Energy Management” Seminar West Marine Store #41, Annapolis, MD. Learn from Andy Fegley of Yacht Electrical Systems. Special door prize drawing for members of Back Creek YC.

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Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs Annapolis Maritime Museum. Don’t miss Stephen Brown’s lecture January 26 and opening reception January 27.

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Chesapeake Bay Tide Tables BALTIMORE 1

06:22 AM 12:40 PM 07:14 PM

-0.2 0.9 0.2

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05:49 AM 12:11 PM 07:09 PM

-0.4 1.1 0.0

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12:26 AM 07:01 AM 01:40 PM 08:24 PM 01:13 AM 07:42 AM 02:37 PM 09:30 PM 02:04 AM 08:25 AM 03:29 PM 10:27 PM 02:57 AM 09:11 AM 04:16 PM 11:17 PM 03:49 AM 09:57 AM 04:58 PM

0.8 -0.2 0.9 0.2 0.7 -0.3 1.0 0.2 0.6 -0.3 1.0 0.1 0.6 -0.3 1.1 0.1 0.6 -0.3 1.1

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12:11 AM 06:40 AM 01:15 PM 08:26 PM 01:10 AM 07:36 AM 02:21 PM 09:37 PM 02:12 AM 08:35 AM 03:26 PM 10:39 PM 03:14 AM 09:36 AM 04:27 PM 11:34 PM 04:14 AM 10:36 AM 05:24 PM

0.8 -0.4 1.1 0.0 0.7 -0.5 1.2 0.0 0.6 -0.5 1.2 -0.1 0.6 -0.5 1.3 -0.1 0.7 -0.5 1.3

12:01 AM 04:38 AM 10:43 PM 05:38 PM 12:41 AM 05:25 AM 11:29 PM 06:16 PM 01:19 AM 06:10 AM 12:14 PM 06:54 PM 01:56 AM 06:55 AM 01:00 PM 07:33 PM 02:32 AM 07:40 AM 01:47 PM 08:13 PM 03:08 AM 08:27 AM 02:38 PM 08:55 PM 03:44 AM 09:18 AM 03:34 PM 09:40 PM 04:23 AM 10:12 AM 04:38 PM 10:26 PM 05:04 AM 11:09 AM 05:50 PM 11:17 PM

0.0 0.6 -0.3 1.2 0.0 0.6 -0.3 1.2 0.0 0.6 -0.4 1.2 -0.1 0.7 -0.4 1.2 -0.1 0.7 -0.3 1.2 -0.2 0.8 -0.3 1.2 -0.2 0.9 -0.2 1.1 -0.3 0.9 -0.1 1.0 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.9

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12:24 AM 05:10 AM 11:33 AM 06:15 PM 01:09 AM 06:03 AM 12:26 PM 07:01 PM 01:51 AM 06:53 AM 01:16 PM 07:44 PM 02:29 AM 07:42 AM 02:04 PM 08:24 PM 03:04 AM 08:30 AM 02:51 PM 09:01 PM 03:37 AM 09:18 AM 03:39 PM 09:38 PM 04:08 AM 10:07 AM 04:31 PM 10:16 PM 04:41 AM 10:58 AM 05:29 PM 10:56 PM 05:17 AM 11:50 AM 06:33 PM 11:40 PM 05:59 AM 12:45 AM 07:41 PM

-0.1 0.7 -0.5 1.2 -0.1 0.7 -0.5 1.2 -0.1 0.8 -0.4 1.2 -0.1 0.8 -0.4 1.1 -0.2 0.8 -0.3 1.0 -0.2 0.9 -0.2 0.9 -0.2 0.9 -0.1 0.8 -0.2 0.9 0.1 0.8 -0.2 0.9 0.1 0.7 -0.3 0.9 0.2

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High Low H. Ht L. Ht Range Sharps Island Light –3:47 –3:50 *1.18 *1.17 1.5 Havre de Grace +3:11 +3:30 *1.59 *1.59 1.9 Sevenfoot Knoll Light –0:06 –0:10 *0.82 *0.83 1.1 St Michaels, Miles River –2:14 –1:58 *1.08 *1.08 1.4

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ChesApeAke BAy Bridge Tunnel

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04:42 AM 11:14 AM 05:16 PM 11:00 PM 05:29 AM 12:13 PM 06:14 PM 11:45 PM 06:17 AM 01:11 PM 07:12 PM 12:33 AM 07:06 AM 02:04 PM 08:06 PM 01:22 AM 07:54 AM 02:53 PM 08:57 PM 02:11 AM 08:40 AM 03:37 PM 09:45 PM 02:59 AM 09:25 AM 04:18 PM 10:30 PM 03:45 AM 10:08 AM 04:57 PM 11:12 PM 04:31 AM 10:51 AM 05:35 PM 11:53 PM 05:18 AM 11:34 AM 06:13 PM

-0.2 0.7 0.0 0.6 -0.3 0.8 0.1 0.6 -0.3 0.8 0.1 0.5 -0.3 0.8 0.1 0.5 -0.4 0.9 0.1 0.5 -0.4 0.9 0.1 0.5 -0.4 1.0 0.0 0.5 -0.4 1.0 0.0 0.6 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.6 -0.4 1.0

12:34 AM 06:05 AM 12:19 PM 06:51 PM 01:15 AM 06:55 AM 01:08 PM 07:30 PM 01:57 AM 07:49 AM 02:00 PM 08:12 PM 02:41 AM 08:46 AM 02:57 PM 08:56 PM 03:28 AM 09:48 AM 03:59 PM 09:45 PM

-0.1 0.6 -0.4 1.0 -0.2 0.7 -0.3 0.9 -0.2 0.7 -0.3 0.9 -0.3 0.7 -0.2 0.8 -0.3 0.8 -0.1 0.7

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04:19 AM 10:54 AM 05:06 PM 10:39 PM 05:14 AM 12:02 PM 06:15 PM 11:39 PM 06:12 AM 01:09 PM 07:23 PM

-0.4 0.8 0.0 0.6 -0.4 0.9 0.0 0.6 -0.4 0.9 0.0

12:42 AM 07:12 AM 02:14 PM 08:28 PM 01:45 AM 08:10 AM 03:13 PM 09:27 PM 02:46 AM 09:07 AM 04:07 PM 10:19 PM 03:42 AM 10:00 AM 04:56 PM 11:06 PM 04:35 AM 10:51 AM 05:40 PM 11:49 PM

0.5 -0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 -0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 -0.5 1.1 0.0 0.6 -0.5 1.0 -0.1 0.6 -0.5 1.0 -0.1

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05:26 AM 11:41 AM 06:21 PM

0.7 -0.5 1.0

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12:29 AM 06:14 AM 12:28 PM 06:59 PM 01:08 AM 07:02 AM 01:15 PM 07:36 PM 01:47 AM 07:50 AM 02:03 PM 08:12 PM 02:27 AM 08:39 AM 02:51 PM 08:49 PM 03:09 AM 09:31 AM 03:42 PM 09:27 PM 03:53 AM 10:26 AM 04:35 PM 10:09 PM 04:42 AM 11:24 AM 05:31 PM 10:55 PM

-0.1 0.7 -0.4 0.9 -0.2 0.7 -0.3 0.8 -0.2 0.7 -0.2 0.7 -0.2 0.7 -0.1 0.7 -0.2 0.7 0.0 0.6 -0.3 0.7 0.0 0.6 -0.3 0.8 0.1 0.5

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High Low H. Ht L. Ht Range Mtn Pt, Magothy River +1:24 +1:40 *0.88 *0.88 1.0 Chesapeake Beach –1:14 –1:15 *1.12 *1.14 1.1 Cedar Point –3:16 –3:13 *1.33 *1.33 1.4 Point Lookout –3:48 –3:47 *1.37 *1.33 1.4

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01:36 AM 07:56 AM 01:42 PM 08:01 PM 02:31 AM 08:55 PM 02:36 PM 08:50 PM 03:27 AM 09:52 AM 03:33 PM 09:40 PM 04:21 AM 10:44 AM 04:30 PM 10:29 PM 05:12 AM 11:31 AM 05:22 PM 11:17 PM 05:58 AM 12:14 PM 06:10 PM

2.2 0.4 1.9 0.1 2.2 0.4 1.8 0.1 2.3 0.4 1.8 0.1 2.3 0.3 1.8 0.1 2.4 0.2 1.9 0.0 2.5 0.1 2.0

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12:02 AM 06:41 AM 12:54 PM 06:54 PM 12:45 AM 07:21 AM 01:34 PM 07:36 PM 01:28 AM 08:00 AM 02:13 PM 08:17 PM 02:11 AM 08:39 AM 02:52 PM 08:59 PM 02:55 AM 09:19 AM 03:33 PM 09:42 PM 03:41 AM 10:00 AM 04:15 PM 10:28 PM 04:31 AM 10:44 AM 05:01 PM 11:17 PM 05:25 AM 11:31 AM 05:50 PM

-0.1 2.6 0.0 2.1 -0.2 2.7 -0.1 2.2 -0.3 2.8 -0.2 2.3 -0.3 2.8 -0.3 2.3 -0.4 2.8 -0.4 2.4 -0.3 2.7 -0.4 2.5 -0.3 2.6 -0.4 2.5 -0.2 2.5 -0.4

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12:10 AM 06:24 AM 12:24 PM 06:43 PM

2.6 -0.1 2.3 -0.3

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01:09 AM 07:29 AM 01:22 PM 07:42 PM 02:13 AM 08:39 AM 02:28 PM 08:46 PM 03:23 AM 09:49 AM 03:41 PM 09:51 PM 04:33 AM 10:55 AM 04:53 PM 10:54 PM 05:37 AM 11:55 AM 05:57 PM 11:54 PM 06:33 AM 12:49 PM 06:54 PM

2.6 0.0 2.2 -0.3 2.6 0.0 2.1 -0.3 2.7 0.0 2.0 -0.3 2.7 -0.1 2.1 -0.4 2.8 -0.2 2.2 -0.4 2.9 -0.3 2.3

12:49 AM 07:24 AM 01:39 PM 07:44 PM 01:40 AM 08:10 AM 02:24 PM 08:30 PM 02:28 AM 08:53 AM 03:06 PM 09:13 PM 03:13 AM 09:33 AM 03:46 PM 09:54 PM

-0.5 3.0 -0.4 2.4 -0.5 3.0 -0.4 2.5 -0.5 2.9 -0.4 2.5 -0.4 2.8 -0.3 2.5

03:57 AM 10:11 AM 04:24 PM 10:34 PM 04:40 AM 10:48 AM 05:00 PM 11:14 PM 05:24 AM 11:26 AM 05:38 PM 11:56 PM 06:10 AM 12:06 PM 06:19 PM

-0.3 2.6 -0.3 2.4 -0.1 2.4 -0.1 2.4 0.1 2.2 0.0 2.3 0.2 2.0 0.1

12:42 AM 07:00 AM 12:50 PM 07:04 PM 01:32 AM 07:56 AM 01:40 PM 07:55 PM

2.2 0.3 1.9 0.1 2.2 0.4 1.8 0.2

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High Low H. Ht L. Ht Range Onancock Creek +3 :52 +4 :15 *0.70 *0.83 2.2 Stingray Point +2 :01 +2 :29 *0.48 *0.83 1.4 Hooper Strait Light +5 :52 +6 :04 *0.66 *0.67 2.0 Lynnhaven Inlet +0 :47 +1 :08 *0.77 *0.83 2.4

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Tidal Current Tables

Harbor Approach (off (O sandy Sandy point) Point) Baltimore harbor Slack Water Maximum Current Slack Water Maximum

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Slack Water Maximum Current Slack Water Maximum

01:02AM 04:30AM -0.8 -0.8 11 01:02AM 04:30AM 07:41AM 11:10AM +0.9 +0.9 W 07:41AM 11:10AM 02:48PM 05:42PM -0.6 -0.6 02:48PM 05:42PM 08:58PM 11:25PM +0.4 08:58PM 11:25PM

01:52AM 05:18AM -0.7 -0.7 01:52AM 05:18AM 08:23AM 12:00PM +0.9 +0.9 12 08:23AM 12:00PM M 03:41AM 06:42PM 03:41AM 06:42PM -0.7 -0.7 tThH 10:12PM

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12:27AM +0.3 02:45AM 06:08AM -0.6 -0.6 13 tTuU 02:45AM 06:08AM 09:05AM 12:50PM +1.0 +1.0 F 09:05AM 12:50PM 04:30PM 07:38PM -0.7 -0.7 04:30PM 07:38PM 11:19PM

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00:18AM 02:26AM +0.3 +0.3 00:18AM 02:26AM 04:40AM 07:49AM -0.6 -0.6 tThH 04:40AM 07:49AM 10:31AM 02:23PM +1.1 +1.1 10:31AM 02:23PM 06:00PM 09:18PM -0.9 06:00PM 09:18PM

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SuU 01:08AM 03:18AM +0.3 +0.3 01:08AM 03:18AM 05:37AM 08:38AM -0.5 -0.5 05:37AM 08:38AM 11:15AM 03:08PM +1.1 +1.1 16 11:15AM 03:08PM 06:42PM 10:02PM -1.0 M 06:42PM 10:02PM

01:53AM 04:06AM +0.4 +0.4 01:53AM 04:06AM 06:30AM 09:25AM -0.5 -0.5 17 06:30AM 09:25AM SA 11:59AM 03:51PM 11:59AM 03:51PM +1.1 +1.1 tTuU 07:23PM 10:43PM -1.0 07:23PM 10:43PM

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02:32AM 04:50AM +0.4 +0.4 02:32AM 04:50AM 07:20AM 10:11AM -0.6 -0.6 18 SuU 07:20AM 10:11AM 12:45PM 04:33PM +1.1 +1.1 W 12:45PM 04:33PM 08:02PM 11:22PM -1.1 08:02PM 11:22PM

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03:07AM 05:32AM +0.5 +0.5 03:07AM 05:32AM 08:08AM 10:57AM -0.6 -0.6 19 M 08:08AM 10:57AM 01:31PM 05:14PM +1.1 +1.1 tThH 01:31PM 05:14PM 08:40PM

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12:00AM -1.1 12:00AM -1.1 03:40AM 06:11AM +0.6 +0.6 20 tTuU 03:40AM 06:11AM 08:56AM 11:44AM -0.6 -0.6 F 08:56AM 11:44AM 02:20PM 05:57PM +1.0 +1.0 02:20PM 05:57PM 09:17PM

Slack Water Maximum Current Slack Water Maximum

12:36AM -1.0

12:36AM -1.0 21 04:10AM 06:51AM +0.6 +0.6 SA 04:10AM 06:51AM 09:44AM 12:32PM -0.6 -0.6 09:44AM 12:32PM 03:12PM 06:40PM +1.0 03:12PM 06:40PM +1.0 09:54PM

01:02AM 03:22AM +0.5 +0.5 01:02AM 03:22AM 05:50AM 08:54AM -0.7 -0.7 05:50AM 08:54AM 11:38AM 03:22PM +1.2 +1.2 11:38AM 03:22PM 06:53PM 10:09PM -1.1 06:53PM 10:09PM 01:46AM 04:15AM +0.6 +0.6 22 01:46AM 04:15AM 06:53AM 09:52AM -0.7 -0.7 06:53AM 09:52AM 01:13AM -1.0

01:13AM -1.0 SuU 12:37PM 04:14PM 12:37PM 04:14PM +1.2 +1.2 04:40AM 07:31AM +0.7 04:40AM 07:31AM +0.7 07:39PM 10:55PM -1.1 07:39PM 10:55PM 10:34AM 01:22PM -0.6 -0.6 10:34AM 01:22PM 04:08PM 07:25PM +0.8 04:08PM 07:25PM +0.8 23 02:27AM 05:05AM 02:27AM 05:05AM +0.7 +0.7 10:31PM 07:52AM 10:48AM -0.7 -0.7 M 07:52AM 10:48AM 01:33PM 05:03PM +1.1 +1.1 01:33PM 05:03PM 01:50AM -1.0

01:50AM -1.0 08:23PM 11:38PM 08:23PM 11:38PM -1.1 05:11AM 08:13AM +0.8 05:11AM 08:13AM +0.8 03:06AM 05:52AM +0.8 +0.8 11:27AM 02:16PM -0.6 -0.6 11:27AM 02:16PM 24 03:06AM 05:52AM 08:47AM 11:41AM -0.7 -0.7 08:47AM 11:41AM 05:09PM 08:13PM +0.7 05:09PM 08:13PM +0.7 tTuU 02:28PM 05:51PM 02:28PM 05:51PM +1.0 +1.0 11:09PM 09:04PM 02:29AM -0.9

02:29AM -0.9 12:20AM -1.1 12:20AM -1.1 05:45AM 08:59AM +0.9 05:45AM 08:59AM +0.9 25 03:43AM 06:37AM +0.8 +0.8 12:23PM 03:14PM -0.7 12:23PM 03:14PM -0.7 W 03:43AM 06:37AM 09:40AM 12:32PM -0.7 -0.7 09:40AM 12:32PM 06:16PM 09:05PM +0.6 06:16PM 09:05PM +0.6 03:22PM 06:37PM +0.9 +0.9 03:22PM 06:37PM 11:49PM 09:44PM 03:12AM -0.8

03:12AM -0.8 01:01AM -1.0

01:01AM -1.0 06:22AM 09:48AM +1.0 06:22AM 09:48AM +1.0 26 04:20AM 07:21AM 04:20AM 07:21AM +0.9 +0.9 01:21PM 04:16PM -0.7 01:21PM 04:16PM -0.7 tThH 10:33AM 01:23PM 10:33AM 01:23PM -0.7 -0.7 07:31PM 10:03PM +0.5 07:31PM 10:03PM 04:17PM 07:23PM +0.8 +0.8 04:17PM 07:23PM 10:23PM 12:33AM 03:59AM -0.8 12:33AM 03:59AM -0.8 07:04AM 10:41AM +1.0 07:04AM 10:41AM +1.0 01:41AM -1.0

01:41AM -1.0 02:21PM 05:21PM -0.7 02:21PM 05:21PM -0.7 27 04:58AM 08:06AM 04:58AM 08:06AM +0.9 +0.9 08:49PM 11:06PM +0.4 F 11:24AM 02:15PM 08:49PM 11:06PM 11:24AM 02:15PM -0.7 -0.7 05:13PM 08:10PM +0.7 +0.7 05:13PM 08:10PM 01:24AM 04:51AM -0.7 01:24AM 04:51AM -0.7 11:02PM 07:51AM 11:37AM +1.1 07:51AM 11:37AM +1.1 03:20PM 06:27PM -0.8 03:20PM 06:27PM -0.8 28 02:22AM -0.9 02:22AM -0.9 10:07PM 05:35AM 08:51AM +0.9 +0.9 SA 05:35AM 08:51AM 12:17PM 03:08PM -0.6 -0.6 12:17PM 03:08PM 12:14AM +0.3

12:14AM +0.3 06:12PM 08:59PM +0.5 +0.5 06:12PM 08:59PM 02:24AM 05:49AM -0.7 02:24AM 05:49AM -0.7 11:42PM 08:44AM 12:34PM +1.2 +1.2 08:44AM 12:34PM 03:04AM -0.8 03:04AM -0.8 04:18PM 07:29PM -0.9 04:18PM 07:29PM -0.9 29 06:14AM 09:38AM +0.9 +0.9 11:15PM SuU 06:14AM 09:38AM 01:10PM 04:04PM -0.6 -0.6 01:10PM 04:04PM 01:21AM +0.3

01:21AM +0.3 07:17PM 09:52PM +0.4 07:17PM 09:52PM 03:32AM 06:51AM -0.7 03:32AM 06:51AM -0.7 30 12:25AM 03:48AM -0.7 -0.7 12:25AM 03:48AM 09:40AM 01:32PM +1.2 +1.2 09:40AM 01:32PM 06:54AM 10:26AM +0.9 +0.9 M 06:54AM 10:26AM 05:13AM 10:27PM -1.0 05:13AM 10:27PM 02:04PM 05:03PM -0.6 -0.6 02:04PM 05:03PM 08:27PM 10:50PM 08:27PM 10:50PM +0.3 12:13AM 02:25AM +0.4 12:13AM 02:25AM +0.4 04:42AM 07:53AM -0.7 04:42AM 07:53AM -0.7 01:13AM 04:36AM -0.6 -0.6 01:13AM 04:36AM 10:39AM 02:28PM +1.2 +1.2 31 07:36AM 11:17AM 10:39AM 02:28PM 07:36AM 11:17AM +0.9 +0.9 06:05PM 09:20PM -1.0 06:05PM 09:20PM 02:58PM 06:03PM -0.7 -0.7 TtuU 02:58PM 06:03PM 09:39PM 11:52PM +0.3 09:39PM 11:52PM

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Slack Water Maximum Current Slack Water Maximum

01:34AM +0.6

01:34AM +0.6 05:07AM 08:41AM -0.8 -0.8 SuU 05:07AM 08:41AM 12:03PM 01:58PM +0.4 +0.4 12:03PM 01:58PM 04:29PM 08:20PM -0.9 -0.9 04:29PM 08:20PM 11:59PM

Slack Water Maximum Current Slack Water Maximum

11

03:22AM -1.4 03:22AM -1.4 06:28AM 09:10AM +1.1 +1.1 W 06:28AM 09:10AM 12:33PM 03:58PM -1.5 -1.5 12:33PM 03:58PM 07:17PM 09:43PM +0.9 07:17PM 09:43PM

12:45AM 04:08AM -1.4 -1.4 12 12:45AM 04:08AM +1.1 07:17AM 09:51AM +1.1 02:36AM +0.6 tTHh 07:17AM 09:51AM

02:36AM +0.6 01:09PM 04:41PM -1.4 -1.4 01:09PM 04:41PM 06:10AM 09:53PM -0.8 -0.8 M 06:10AM 09:53PM 07:58PM 10:26PM +0.9 07:58PM 10:26PM 01:13PM 03:10PM +0.3 +0.3 01:13PM 03:10PM 05:23PM 09:14PM -0.9 13 01:35AM 05:00AM 05:23PM 09:14PM 01:35AM 05:00AM -1.3 -1.3 08:08AM 10:37AM +1.0 +1.0 F 08:08AM 10:37AM 12:51AM 03:52AM +0.6 12:51AM 03:52AM +0.6 3 01:45PM 05:30PM -1.4 -1.4 01:45PM 05:30PM 07:08AM 10:52AM -0.8 07:08AM 10:52AM -0.8 08:41PM 11:14PM +0.9 08:41PM 11:14PM TtuU 02:16PM 04:17PM +0.3 +0.3 02:16PM 04:17PM 02:28AM 06:00AM -1.2 -1.2 06:16PM 10:11PM -0.9 -0.9 14 02:28AM 06:00AM 06:16PM 10:11PM 11:28AM +0.8 +0.8 09:04AM 11:28AM SA 09:04AM 02:23PM 04:22PM -1.3 -1.3 02:23PM 04:22PM 01:42AM 04:43AM +0.6 +0.6 4 01:42AM 04:43AM 09:30PM 09:30PM 08:00AM 11:38AM -0.9 -0.9 W 08:00AM 11:38AM 03:03PM 05:03PM +0.4 +0.4 03:03PM 05:03PM 12:07AM +1.0

12:07AM +1.0 07:09PM 10:58PM -1.0 15 03:30AM 07:09PM 10:58PM 07:01AM -1.2 -1.2 SuU 03:30AM 07:01AM 10:09AM 12:24PM +0.7 +0.7 10:09AM 12:24PM 5 02:29AM 05:21AM 02:29AM 05:21AM +0.7 +0.7 03:08PM 07:15PM -1.3 -1.3 03:08PM 07:15PM 08:47AM 12:18PM -1.0 -1.0 TtHh 08:47AM 12:18PM 10:23PM 03:41PM 05:42PM +0.4 +0.4 03:41PM 05:42PM 08:03PM 11:42PM -1.1 16 08:03PM 11:42PM 01:01AM +0.9 01:01AM +0.9 08:04AM -1.1 04:41AM 08:04AM -1.1 M 04:41AM 03:09AM 05:55AM +0.8 +0.8 11:20AM 01:24PM +0.6 +0.6 11:20AM 01:24PM 6 03:09AM 05:55AM 09:28AM 12:56PM -1.1 -1.1 04:09PM 08:13PM -1.2 -1.2 04:09PM 08:13PM F 09:28AM 12:56PM 04:15PM 06:20PM +0.5 +0.5 04:15PM 06:20PM 11:23PM 08:54PM 08:54PM 02:01AM +0.9 02:01AM +0.9 17 09:16AM -1.1 05:51AM 09:16AM -1.1 12:26AM -1.2 TtuU 05:51AM 7 12:26AM -1.2 7 12:31PM 02:33PM +0.5 +0.5 12:31PM 02:33PM 03:47AM 06:31AM +0.9 +0.9 SSAA 03:47AM 06:31AM 05:24PM 09:20PM -1.2 05:24PM 09:20PM 10:07AM 01:33PM -1.2 -1.2 10:07AM 01:33PM 04:49PM 07:01PM +0.6 04:49PM 07:01PM +0.6 18 12:26AM 03:11AM 12:26AM 03:11AM +0.9 +0.9 09:41PM 09:41PM 10:26AM -1.2 06:57AM 10:26AM -1.2 W 06:57AM 01:40PM 03:51PM +0.5 +0.5 01:40PM 03:51PM 01:12AM -1.3 8 8 06:36PM 10:28PM -1.3 06:36PM 10:28PM 04:22AM 01:12AM -1.3 07:10AM +1.0 SU 04:22AM 07:10AM Su 10:44AM 02:09PM +1.0 -1.3 04:20AM +1.0 01:29AM 04:20AM +1.0 10:44AM 02:09PM 05:22PM 07:44PM -1.3 +0.7 19 01:29AM 11:26AM -1.3 07:59AM 11:26AM -1.3 05:22PM 07:44PM +0.7 TtHh 07:59AM 10:26PM 02:40PM 04:54PM +0.6 +0.6 02:40PM 04:54PM 10:26PM 01:57AM -1.4 07:44PM 11:28PM -1.3 07:44PM 11:28PM 9 05:01AM 07:51AM +1.1 01:57AM -1.4 M 9 05:15AM +1.1 02:29AM 05:15AM +1.1 11:20AM 02:44PM +1.1 -1.4 20 02:29AM M 05:01AM 07:51AM 12:12PM -1.4 -1.4 08:56AM 12:12PM 05:59PM 08:24PM -1.4 +0.7 F 08:56AM 11:20AM 02:44PM 03:31AM 05:45PM +0.7 03:31AM 05:45PM +0.7 11:10PM 05:59PM 08:24PM +0.7 08:47PM 08:47PM 10 11:10PM 02:39AM -1.4 05:42AM 08:31AM +1.1 TU 10 11:57AM 02:39AM -1.4 03:20PM -1.4 tu 05:42AM 08:31AM 06:38PM 09:04PM +1.1 +0.8 11:57AM 03:20PM -1.4 11:57PM 06:38PM 09:04PM +0.8 11:57PM

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12:25AM -1.4 12:25AM -1.4 06:04AM +1.2 03:24AM 06:04AM +1.2 SA 03:24AM 09:47AM 01:13PM -1.5 -1.5 09:47AM 01:13PM 04:19PM 06:34PM +0.8 04:19PM 06:34PM +0.8 09:42PM 01:19AM -1.5

01:19AM -1.5 22 04:15AM 06:55AM +1.2 04:15AM 06:55AM +1.2 SuU 10:32AM 02:01PM -1.6 -1.6 10:32AM 02:01PM 05:01PM 07:25PM +0.9 05:01PM 07:25PM +0.9 10:32PM 02:09AM -1.6 02:09AM -1.6 23 07:45AM +1.2 05:03AM 07:45AM +1.2 M 05:03AM 11:15AM 02:44PM -1.6 -1.6 11:15AM 02:44PM 05:46PM 08:13PM +1.0 05:46PM 08:13PM +1.0 11:19PM 02:54AM -1.6 02:54AM -1.6 24 05:51AM 08:33AM +1.2 +1.2 TtuU 05:51AM 08:33AM 11:56AM 03:22PM -1.5 -1.5 11:56AM 03:22PM 06:29PM 08:58PM +1.0 06:29PM 08:58PM 12:06AM 03:36AM -1.5 -1.5 25 12:06AM 03:36AM 06:41AM 09:16AM +1.1 +1.1 W 06:41AM 09:16AM 12:33PM 03:59PM -1.5 -1.5 12:33PM 03:59PM 07:12PM 09:40PM +1.0 07:12PM 09:40PM 12:51AM 04:19AM -1.4 -1.4 26 12:51AM 04:19AM 07:31AM 09:59AM +1.0 +1.0 TtHh 07:31AM 09:59AM 01:08PM 04:36PM -1.3 -1.3 01:08PM 04:36PM 07:54PM 10:23PM +0.9 07:54PM 10:23PM 01:36AM 05:07AM -1.2 -1.2 27 01:36AM 05:07AM 08:21AM 10:44AM +0.8 +0.8 F 08:21AM 10:44AM 01:40AM 05:14PM -1.2 -1.2 01:40AM 05:14PM 08:36PM 11:08PM +0.8 08:36PM 11:08PM 02:21AM 06:01AM -1.0 -1.0 28 02:21AM 06:01AM 09:14AM 11:32AM +0.6 +0.6 SA 09:14AM 11:32AM 02:10PM 05:55PM -1.1 -1.1 02:10PM 05:55PM 09:20PM 11:56PM +0.7 09:20PM 11:56PM 03:10AM 06:54AM -0.9 -0.9 29 03:10AM 06:54AM 10:13AM 12:22PM +0.5 +0.5 SuU 10:13AM 12:22PM 02:42PM 06:37PM -1.0 -1.0 02:42PM 06:37PM 10:08PM 10:08PM 12:45AM +0.6 12:45AM +0.6 30 04:09AM 07:46AM -0.8 -0.8 M 04:09AM 07:46AM 11:20AM 01:13PM +0.3 +0.3 11:20AM 01:13PM 03:19PM 07:21PM -0.9 -0.9 03:19PM 07:21PM 11:02PM 01:36AM +0.5 01:36AM +0.5 31 05:17AM 08:50AM 05:17AM 08:50AM -0.7 -0.7 TtuU 12:29PM 02:12PM 12:29PM 02:12PM +0.2 +0.2 04:12PM 08:10PM -0.8 04:12PM 08:10PM

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Current D Speed ratios Ratios differences and speed Secondary secondary Stations stations Baltimore Harbor Baltimore Harbor Approach

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Flood

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Speed ratios Ratios speed Ebb

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D Time differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed ratios Ratios speed Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Cove Point, 3.9 n.mi. East Cove Point, 3.9

-3:29 -3:36 -4:08 -3:44 0.4 0.6 -3:29 -3:36 -4:08 -3:44 0.4 0.6

Chesapeake Beach, 1.5 Chesapeake Beach, 1.5 miles North

Sharp Island Lt., 3.4 n.mi. West Sharp Island Lt., 3.4

-1:39 -1:41 -1:57 -1:43 0.4 -1:39 -1:41 -1:57 -1:43 0.4

Chesapeake Channel, (bridge Chesapeake Channel, (bridge tunnel) +0:05 +0:38 +0:05 +0:38 +0:32 +0:19 +0:32 +0:19 2.2 1.2 2.2 1.2

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

-1:05 -0:14 -0:22 -0:20 0.6 -1:05 -0:14 -0:22 -0:20 0.6 0.6

Stingray Point, 12.5 Stingray Point, 12.5 miles East

+2:18 +3:00 +2:18 +3:00 +2:09 +2:36 1.2 0.6 +2:09 +2:36 1.2 0.6

Pooles Island, 4 miles Southwest Pooles Island, 4

+0:59 +0:48 +0:56 +1:12 0.6 0.8 +0:59 +0:48 +0:56 +1:12 0.6 0.8

Smith Point Light, 6.7 Smith Point Light, 6.7 n.mi. East

+2:29 +2:57 +2:29 +2:57 +2:45 +1:59 +2:45 +1:59 0.5 0.5

Turkey Point, 1.2 n.mi. Southwest Turkey Point, 1.2

+2:39 +1:30 +0:58 +1:00 0.6 0.8 +2:39 +1:30 +0:58 +1:00 0.6 0.8

Point No Point, 4.3 Point No Point, 4.3 n.mi. East

+4:49 +4:49

0.5

Corrections Applied to Batlimore Harbor Approach

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+0:29 +0:48 +0:29 +0:48 +0:06 +0:00 1.0 0.7 +0:06 +0:00 1.0 0.7

+5:33 +5:33

0.3

+6:04 +5:45 +6:04 +5:45 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2

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called my mom, Gail, this morning. later, no kidding, she was home again friend Kevin. I wrote about that summer I have called her every morning since cooking salmon for my Dad for dinner. We many times before, but never admitted the November 2009, when she told Mia, could breathe again. underlying anxiety. Early in the morning, my dad (Dennis), and me that she Mom’s recovery from surgery was quick. Mia and I would get up before the sunrise had a brain tumor.

She never really even lost any hair, despite and train for a half-Ironman triathlon to The three of us had just gotten back some radiation, and the scar was easily raise money for the Livestrong Foundafrom delivering a Mason 44 to Marsh camouflaged. If you had not known she tion. I had done several of these types of Harbor in the Abaco Islands, Bahamas. had a brain tumor, you would not have events before, before her diagnosis, but this We had been gone a total of nine or 10 suspected a thing. It was cancerous, and one had a tinge of immediacy to it that the days. My mom had been in the hospital the worst kind. “Glioblastoma multiforme” others did not. After Mom’s surgery, we for three of them, but never told us. Katie, is what the doctors called it. There was no did not need much more motivation to run my younger sister, had to bravely handle use in looking it up, because that kind of a few extra miles or cycle just a little bit the crisis at home on her own. We arrived search only unearthed bad things. faster. into the Philadelphia airport, returned I continued calling mom every single Sailing has been a part of my life since to Kate’s apartbefore I was born. My ment in West and dad took “I wrote about that summer many times before, mom Chester, and off to the Bahamas but never admitted the underlying anxiety.” mom dropped the in their 32-foot sloop bomb.

Sojourner when they Surgery was were in their late 20s, scheduled for December 2009. Mia and day. For a while she was not supposed to my age now. But sailing does not define I were in St. Lucia then, working for the drink any alcohol, so Kate and I went dry my mom or my dad, or even me. As a famAtlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC). The as well. Sitting in the cockpit of my friend’s ily, we never before considered it an escape, day came, and I worried about it. Dad was Tartan 37 in Annapolis, I consumed four nor do we consider it emotional therapy on his own in the hospital for what had to or five glasses of pineapple juice on ice, now. It just happens to be one of several have been the longest day of his life. Kate with a lime, each one toasting to mom’s of our passions and happened to turn into was teaching, at work. They were opening recovery. Eventually we would be able to a career for me. My mom to this day still up her head, open-brain surgery, to dig out share some red wine, but for a little while, tells us to follow our hearts in life. “Do the tumor, which was resting on her optic it was nice to support what she was going what you love,” she says, “and the money nerve. If she could get through that, as a through. will follow.” Her mantra of thinking family, we would figure out the rest.

Mia and I spent a warm summer in positively--which my sister turned into a I called dad that day a lot. I called Kate, 2010 refitting Arcturus for our transteaching career helping elementary-school too. I craved information. Dad had been Atlantic. I worked at Southbound Cruising kids with special needs--is really what deout for a walk, paced around the hospital, Services as a rigger during the day, and we fines us as a family, something that defined and probably drank 15 Diet Cokes. Surgery worked on the boat, hauled out at Second her long before she got cancer. took longer than they anticipated. Each Street in Eastport, in the evenings. Mom I do not know what my mom will think time he answered, I sort of held my breath. and Dad came down almost every weekend when she reads this article. It is not a Mom made it out successfully—two days to help, sometimes with Kate and her boyeulogy—she is alive and well in fact, living

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with her disease, to the fullest extent of the word. I suppose I am writing it to share some humanity with SpinSheet readers, something personal. I thank them (and my editor) for giving me that chance. But it is not about me. I am certainly not a victim.

I think maybe it is mostly about acknowledging how much of an impact my mom has had on my own life, while I still have the chance to tell her. Mom is far from death, but this kind of thing really puts life into perspective. What positives there are, you latch onto them.

Mom does not see herself as a victim either, far from it. She is exhaustively stubborn in her belief that she is going to beat it. Our family is behind her. For my part, those daily phone calls transmit as much of my own positive energy as I can muster.

They are as much for me as they are for her.

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he challenge from a member of the Chesapeake Paddlers Association (CPA) was straightforward but blunt: come to our Cold Water Workshop and listen to Coast Guard rescue swimmer Mario Vittone recite the sorry details of my last minutes of life if I end up in the water in the winter. It wasn’t quite that blunt, but that’s how it struck me after listening to Vittone’s lecture and talking to the CPA people, who know a thing or two about the special hazards of cold water immersion.

My philosophy of staying tethered to the boat (SpinSheet November 2011) is a good one as long as nothing happens that

Cold Water Is Different

The takeaway lessons are stark: the Chesapeake Bay has the coldest water in the Northeast, not counting the Great Lakes, according to Vittone. The safest way to avoid cold water immersion is to stay home and watch football. But for those of us driven to sail year-round, a thick, good quality drysuit might just be the key to survival should the worst case scenario play out. That and a humble respect and understanding of the calculated risk involved. A decent float plan isn’t a bad idea, either.

Among sailors around here as far as I can tell, not much is commonly known about the particular hazards of cold water.

Hypothermia as a concept is fairly well known to us. But even in 70-degree water, a person will become hypothermic in the length of time it takes for the body to fail to keep the core temperature above 95 degrees. The body does a pretty good job of regulating temperature, but if the temperature of the water on the outside is lower than the temperature of the body on the inside, sooner or later it will equalize on the inside. The brain’s ability to control movement starts to decrease as the core temperature drops. Unconsciousness isn’t far away either. If the airway becomes flooded, you drown.

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causes me not to be tethered to the boat. What if a caribiner pops open? Or a jackline fails during an accidental gybe? Or if conditions become benign, and I just get lazy and slip through or over the lifelines on the foredeck? And what if, God forbid, something happens to the boat? It all goes out the window once I’m in the water and unprepared for cold water immersion.

It comes down, Vittone says, to about 11 minutes without a lifejacket. Although I’m savvy enough to wear one of those, the grim reaper of unconscious hypothermia will take me within the hour if the PFD can’t keep my head above the surface.

What Paddlers Know That We Don’t

Paddlers are much more attuned to these facts, as are dinghy sailors. Sitting in a kayak or aboard a dinghy not six inches above the surface is a reality check in itself that we “big boat” sailors don’t seem to share. While we might be wary of falling overboard, we just don’t think that anything is going to happen to the boat, a false sense of invincibility that history has a way of repeating. Vittone doesn’t mince words with this: “Boats sink because water on the outside has found a way to get inside.” None of the 1500 people left aboard the Titanic after the last lifeboat was lowered went to bed the night before thinking they’d be faced with immersion in 28-degree water on a freezing April night.

But what could possibly happen to a fiberglass displacement hull moving at six or seven knots on the Chesapeake that would cause her to founder? An undetected open seacock? A knockdown and subsequent downflooding?

A hull breach from a collision with a log, a submerged pile, another boat? Sound unlikely?

Probably. Impossible? No. You might be able to raise the Coast Guard on the VHF, but you’d have to hope they can get to you before she fills and sinks below your feet. Without a lifejacket or thermal protection, you’ve got about 11 critical minutes to save yourself. Then it’s just a matter of time until the end. An hour, or less.

Cold Water Bootcamp

According to the excellent National Water Safety Congress (NWSC) website coldwaterbootcampusa.org, the 11 minutes break down like this: if you’re suddenly immersed in water less than 70 degrees wearing only street clothes, or recreational sailing gear, you have one minute to control your breathing (remember the gasping reflex) and reboard the boat and 10 minutes of controlled meaningful movement and passive signaling, assuming you don’t panic and your skin isn’t shutting down from cold shock. Then, you have about 50 minutes of likely incapacitation until hypothermia causes you to lose consciousness. Without a proper PFD, you drown. Vittone knows of what he speaks. He was one of eight Cold Water Bootcamp volunteers featured in a series of video clips on the NWSC website to jump into cold water without protection to test reaction and movement in a controlled setting with EMTs trained in cold water rescue on hand. The website features firsthand accounts that are pretty arresting testimonials to read, along with video clips of the exercise. The cold experienced by the boot campers spinsheet.com

is literally mind-numbing, especially the phenomenon of adrenaline collapse, where cold water victims who have fought to stay alive literally give up just when rescue is at hand.

##Chesapeake Paddling Association members ham it up with a stylish pinwheel at the end of the Cold Water Workshop.

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Lessons Learned

Taking all of this in was pretty humbling, but lessons well learned. I’m not about to stop sailing in the winter or the shoulder seasons. I love it too much—the beauty and the peaceful solitude out there are too enticing to resist.

And besides, I hate football. I’m still going to tether myself to the boat, but armed with a new appreciation for the danger at hand, I’m shopping for a drysuit.

A drysuit does just that. It keeps you dry by keeping water—cold water—on the outside, so your skin doesn’t shut down and your extremities don’t lose the ability to move once immersed. The challenge is selecting one that is breathable and allows comfortable movement. Dave Isbell of Annapolis Canoe and Kayak knows that it comes down to calculated risk. He doesn’t see many sailors come in looking at drysuits. His experience tells him they should. Though he didn’t say it, it seemed to me that paddler drysuits might be the better way to go.

I don’t know if a paddler drysuit would offer the same amount of comfortable movement that a sailing drysuit would. The drysuit should be tight-fitting around the neck and wrists but not so constricting that you end up not wearing it. We’re still fighting that issue with PFDs, incredibly enough. I already compromise with an inflatable Type III PFD. I reckon a sailing drysuit is a similar compromise. I’m not sure it would work for several hours in the dead of winter, but I’m pretty confident it would give me a much better chance of rescue and survival than what I’m doing currently.

Or I could learn to like football, which of course, is the best time to sail. Stay tuned, and stay dry.

Editor’s note: At print time, we learned that a sailor died of hypothermia, one was rescued, and one was missing near Annapolis following a sailing accident December 17. Such a tragedy brings the lessons of this article close to home. Please take cold weather sailing seriously by educating yourself via coldwaterbootcampusa.org and the Boating Safety Study Guide at boatus.com under the Educational Programs tab. Be safe.

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Lifejackets or PFDs?

he term “lifejacket” is creeping back into official use once again, after being banished for decades in favor of the Personal Floatation Device (PFD) acronym. And for good reason: people tend to call a duck a duck. PFDs are called lifejackets by most people. Canadian authorities (featured in the Cold Water Bootcamp videos) have caught onto this.

Lifejackets will save your life. PFDs? Maybe, maybe not.

Not all of them are created equal. A Type I standard keyhole vest (the bulky offshore kind) provides more floatation to keep your head above water should you be incapacitated by cold water and or lose consciousness. A Type III will not. Type I through III inflatables are absolutely useless unless you wear them. And there’s always a chance they won’t open when triggered.

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Jean Korten Moser

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Check Out Baltimore in 2012

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here’s just one problem with coal-fired S.S. Baltimore, the only operatsailing into Baltimore for the ing steam tugboat in the country. The weekend: you are sailing into Downtown Sailing Center is located on the Baltimore for the weekend. Unlike museum grounds. powerboaters who can get to their 2. The American Visionary destinations quickly, giving them plenty Art Museum, 800 Key of time to explore ashore, sailors tend to Highway, at the base of spend much of the day in transit, often arriving too late to go anywhere except historic Federal Hill, near out to dinner or to an evening ballgame. the Inner Harbor.

And so it is with us. When we sail No stuffy great masters in this museum. into Baltimore, it almost always is to The art on display here is art produced by go to a baseball game. We have never self-taught artists like DeVon Smith, crearrived early, nor have we ever stayed ator of the 100 percent recycled “World’s an extra day to experience the city’s rich history and many waterside attractions.

That will change in 2012. My new year’s resolution is to see five Baltimore attractions accessible by water that I have never before ventured to by boat.

But where should we go? The usual ##Fort McHenry aerial photo by the National Park Service subjects, such as the National Aquarium or the Maryland Science Center? Or First Family of Robots,” featuring Father places a little out of the ordinary or with Jupiter, Wife Venus, Sis-tar, her brother historical significance? After compiling Sun, and Robo-dog Pluto. And Wayne a long list of on not-to-miss destinaKusy, whose elaborate model of the Lutions suggested by friends and family, I sitania, which is constructed from 193,000 picked the top five to see in 2012. Here toothpicks, took more than 2.5 years to is the list in no particular order. complete.

1. The Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Highway (Locust Point).

There are more than 100,000 artifacts in the museum’s collection. Of particular interest to boaters are displays relating to Baltimore being one of the busiest and most important ports in America. Visitors can see a replica of an early dock and dockmaster’s shed; walk through the original 1865 Platt Oyster Cannery structure, the only surviving cannery building in the city; and check out a National Historic Landmark, the 32 January 2012 SpinSheet

3. Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine, 2400 E. Fort Avenue.

In August 1814, British forces marched on Washington, defeated U.S. forces, and burned the U.S. Capitol. From September 13 to 14, the British attacked Fort McHenry. It was the valiant defense of Fort McHenry during that battle of the War of 1812 that inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Visitors to the fort watch a 10-minute film before taking a self-guided tour. A good

time to visit is Defenders’ Day-Star-Spangled Banner Weekend in mid-September when a host of activities are planned to commemorate the battle. Other events include twilight tattoo ceremonies, ranger talks, musket and artillery demonstrations, concerts, and bird walks.

4. The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, 844 E. Pratt Street, two blocks east of the Inner Harbor.

To learn about the sewing of the flag that inspired the national anthem, one needs to visit the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, home and place of business of Mary Pickersgill, flag maker. The house, built in 1793, is a National Landmark.

Self-guided and docent-lead tours are available.

5. Historic Ships in Baltimore, 301 E. Pratt Street, Piers 1, 3 & 5, Inner Harbor.

There are 50,000 objects in this museum, including these four ships and one lighthouse: • The USS Constellation, a sloop of war commissioned in 1854. Named for the first ship of the U.S. Navy, a frigate commissioned in 1797, it is the last sail-only warship designed and built by the U.S. Navy.

• USCG Taney, a Coast Guard Cutter built in the Philadelphia Navy Yard the mid-1930s. It was in service for half a century.

• USS Torsk, commissioned December 16, 1944. Built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, it was one of only 10 Tench Class fleet-type submarines to see service in World War II. • Lightship 116 Chesapeake, one of the most modern ships in the U.S. Lighthouse Service when it was completed in 1930. It was built in South Carolina at the Charleston Machine and Drydock Company for a cost of $274,424.

• Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse, an isolated station designed for three keepers— a principal and two assistants.

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omething wonderful happens when you are asked to deliver someone else’s boat. A combination of the boat’s quirks and a tight schedule often results in a unique feeling onboard. Unlike delivering a familiar racing boat to a regatta or taking the family cruiser on vacation, moving a boat for a stranger is equal parts awkward and exhilarating.

Although you won’t find my boat delivery services listed in the SpinSheet classifieds (page 78), I’ve recently had the privilege of doing three exciting deliveries for the St. Mary’s Boat Foundation, a program that allows St. Mary’s College of Maryland to accept boat donations. I had been aboard several boats during deliveries in the past, but delivering these three donated boats to my alma mater was my first chance to assume full responsibility of the details. Departing from Baltimore, Gibson Island, and Annapolis, respectively, each trip took on a different feel, but a few things remained constant.

I learned that good crew makes all the difference, because although it may be impossible to control the condition of the boat or the weather, having crew who are flexible and capable will ensure a successful delivery.

Next, clear and constant communication with everyone involved is necessary for planning purposes and troubleshooting any problems as they arise.

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sage, alcohol should never be part of a boat delivery, as there will always be time later on to celebrate your safe travels.

Whether your delivery takes a day or a week, the transformative power of a successful journey is unmistakable. Say “yes” the next time someone needs a boat moved, and you can find out for yourself.

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new year Find Your New Boat in 2012

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ou can picture her. Sitting at your dock looking shiny and new. You imagine climbing aboard on a perfect spring day with a cooler full of goodies for a day sail or a duffel bag for a weekend. Maybe you have dreamed of wintering in the islands or summering in New England onboard… This could be your year to buy that dream sailboat. But where do you begin? We asked some experienced yacht brokers and new boat buyers to share their expertise. Here’s what they had to say:

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t’s not as important to know which boat you want as it is to know what kind of sailing you plan on doing. “We sit down with new clients and find out what their real vision is. What is their experience? What is it they hope to do?” says Kate Christensen of RogueWave Yacht Sales in Annapolis. “Who will be sailing with them—kids or a dog? Who will visit—grandparents? All that stuff matters.

Then, we work to find a boat that supports their vision.”

Christensen, who specializes in bluewater-capable sailboats, asks whether clients envision sailing down the Intracoastal to Marathon, FL, or to the Caribbean or Maine, or even to do a circumnavigation. Such goals require unique qualities in boats. Sailors who plan to remain on the Chesapeake and only sail locally on weekends also have different equipment needs, as well as shallower draft boats that sail well on the Bay. What is your sailing vision? Write it down. Ask yourself if you’re missing anything about the lifestyle you envision onboard.

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ou may not know exactly what your goals are, but as you talk about them with an expert, they will become clearer. In the beginning, that expert tends to be an experienced yacht broker.

Christensen, along with her partner Bernie Jakits, have owned a dozen boats between them over the years, ranging from Kate’s first boat, a Laser, to the largest boat they owned and cruised together, a Hallberg Rassy 53. Having sailed from Maine to Bermuda and the Caribbean and to many ports in between, they understand what it feels like to buy and sell boats as well as sail.

Annapolis Yacht Sales broker, Tim Wilbricht, who has sold boats for 14 years, has owned two boats, lived aboard one of them for nine and a half years, and sailed and lived up and down the East Coast from Boston to Florida and in the Caribbean. “It’s not that people can’t find boats to buy,” he says. “It’s that they don’t always know what questions to ask. They may fall for flashy boat names or pretty interiors, yet still be naïve about what their own needs are.”

Wilbricht admits that as a yacht broker, of course he would recommend buyers go through brokers, but there’s more to it. He says, “Having a yacht broker is a huge time saver. Why drive all the way to New York to see a boat when a broker may have a connection in the area he can contact to ensure the boat’s worth traveling for?”

Since the broker spends his or her day focused on the local market, they simply know it better than most buyers and can help them sift through the options time-effectively. Wilbricht starts by showing buyers, in a limited geographic area, “a broad array of boats of various sizes, shapes, ages, and price ranges… Then we whittle it down to a model. Once we find the model, then we can expand the search geographically for the right one.”

Bill Ranson recently bought a Jeanneau 42 from Mike Lynch at Norton Yachts in Deltaville, VA. He didn’t need a broker to find a boat for him; he found a shiny new Jeanneau in the boatyard, as he was hauling his Hunter for a hurricane, and Lynch helped him with the process.

“I like going through a broker/dealer who has a relationship with the manufacturer,” says Ranson, who has bought multiple boats, new and used, from brokers and individuals. “The broker is

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definitely a benefit if you trust them. They can become like family.”

Scott Evans of Laguna Beach, CA, calls himself a “poster child for new boat buying.” A Californian who aimed to buy a boat—out of Annapolis—learn to sail her, and sail to the Bahamas for a year with his family did just that after finding a Morgan 44 through RogueWave Yacht Sales. Evans, who sold his boat within three weeks of returning from his oneyear adventure, says, “You really do need a consultant if you are new to boat buying. They can help you buy it and sell it.”

Evans one-year adventure situation is extreme, but according to the brokers we spoke to, all boat buyers need to consult experts about the resale value of their boats as they buy them.

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he brokers and buyers we interviewed don’t have anything against websites, such as yachtworld.com, but they all commented that they were no substitute for going aboard many boats personally. “Everything looks great on the Internet, but people don’t have a sense of space until they’ve boarded the boat” says Christensen. “A 36-foot boat can be teeny or spacious inside. It depends on the layout.”

Evans agrees. “Looking at boats on websites is incredibly misleading,” he says. He also advises against listening to advice of sailors who do other kinds of sailing than what you aim to do. A prospective long-term liveaboard cruiser may get some good advice from a casual daysailor, but some of it may be off-base. “Everyone has an opinion. Their idea of

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sailing may be different than yours. Consider the source of advice and consider what you want to do with your boat.”

Christensen reminds buyers to not get too hung up on a boat based on price. “There are no bargains,” she says. “Get a smaller boat if you don’t have enough money to buy the bigger one. Less is more if you buy a high quality boat.”

The greatest buyer mistake according to Wilbricht is to “chase down boats that really are not what they’re looking for and to travel too far and look for the wrong boat for too long.”

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nce you have found a boat, you will need a surveyor to look her over and make sure you’re making a sound decision. Whether you should take recommendations from your broker or find one on your own is a subject of varying opinions. It does help to have one who comes well-recommended—from a boatyard or friend as well as a broker.

The two organizations through which buyers find surveyors are the National Association of Marine Surveyors (namsglobal.org) and the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (marinesurvey.org), known in the marine industry as NAMS and SAMS. Christensen advises, “Ask your boatyard or another broker for recommendations.

Find out if the surveyor is fit enough to crawl around and dig in, pull up every cushion and

floorboard, do it all. Will he go up the mast?

It’s important that your surveyor be a sailor.”

Ranson advises buyers to visit American Boat and Yacht Council website (abycinc. org) to download some free information on standards and technical information. He notes, “It’s for those who want to become marine surveyors, but I learned some things.

It helped me ask the surveyor informed questions.”

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hen asked what he would advise his best friend about buying a new boat, veteran boat buyer Ranson says, “Do all the research you can. Write down everything you want in a boat. And go to the Annapolis Sailboat Show,” as he does every Columbus Day Weekend. “It’s an amazing resource. You won’t find it all, but you’ll come close. Then look at your budget, and ask yourself whether you would like to buy new or used.”

As a broker, the quality Wilbricht likes in buyers is that they be strong communicators. “Opinionated buyers are a good thing. When they board a boat, you know right away what they like and don’t like.

Be very specific about what you like and also open-minded to suggestions.”

Evans, who admits he desperately misses his cruising life and will get back to it one day, says, “Make sure you know what you’re going to do with your boat before you get serious about buying. Use consultants—brokers, surveyors, or someone who works in a boatyard and doesn’t have anything to gain from the process.

Buy as good a boat as you can buy for the money you have. Go for quality and a boat in good condition with a good resale value… and if you get hooked on a boat, and it doesn’t work out, remember, there’s always another boat.”

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Charter Notes

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ometimes, in the midst of sailing season, it’s easy to forget that the “civilian” world not only lacks interest in our little hobby, but it also doesn’t understand it. This becomes especially evident when I disappear in the winter for a vacation. While I’m careful not to provide too much information about my travels to an audience that might be bored by it, when friends do ask questions, their misconceptions become quite clear.

Invariably, the first question I get is, “Are you taking your boat?” My standard response is, “I wish!” Then I gently explain that even with the highest speed I’ve ever registered on my boat, and assuming sailing all day and night in optimal conditions, I would use most of my vacation week just getting to my destination.

This disappoints my friends, some of whom are under the impression that we often scoot out of Annapolis and up the Potomac for lunch in Washington. Four hours just to get to St. Michaels doesn’t figure into their imaginings.

Once they wrap their minds around the limited range of my boat, and the fact that I have to “rent” a boat in the islands to take a sailing vacation, a charter trip begins to sound far less attractive. From a mega-yacht that could swallow the distance from the Chesapeake to the Caribbean in a trice, I’m now reduced to a pokey, miserable piece of junk.

Admittedly, I have sometimes played up the “hardships” of living aboard a boat (after all, I don’t want everyone to know how amazing it can be) by describing it as camping on the water. I share the tales of middle-ofthe-night hatch-closing drills when the inevitable squall arrives at 2 a.m.,

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the cranky outboards that can be the only link to land, the care taken to empty holding tanks in appropriate locations, the challenges of provisioning in a destination where the only things certain to be stocked in the supermarket are Pringles and Oreos, the contortions sometimes required to shave my legs in a tiny head or prepare a meal in a tiny galley, and the careful rationing of water.

There are those who think a sailing vacation is not only difficult, but frightening, as well. They have no conception that we drop an anchor or pick up a mooring ball in a (hopefully) protected cove in plenty of time for sundowners. Instead, they imagine we float about aimlessly, in the middle of the ocean, at night, hoping we don’t hit anything and that no one with ill intent boards us.

When I first started chartering, I was willing to introduce newbies and non-sailors to the pleasures of sailing in the Caribbean. However, over the years—either as a result of becoming more selfish, or just getting older and crankier—I’ve found that the best sailing vacations have been either with other sailing friends who already know the drill, or with just my husband. For although there is much pleasure in seeing a non-sailor become enlightened and shed his or her misconceptions, the responsibility and extra work made me feel at times like hired crew (who was paying for the privilege) instead of a fellow vacationer.

Of course, if someone were to pay me for my efforts, I’d be more than willing to reconsider my position….

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Postcard from Virginia

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halamar finally slipped her moorthe sea it makes you wonder why the sea itself at midnight when the wind ing from Maryland leaving on is so salty. and rain were at their worst. Good a day remarkable only for the Well, I can tell you. Rainwater leaches job it was a deserted anchorage, amount of dreary rain and southerly all kinds of substances out of earth and otherwise it’s possible your corbreeze; a wind direction a sailing boat rock: potassium, calcium, silicon, aluminrespondent would be appearing on heading south finds unhelpful. ium (I know, I know. The English spell America’s Most Wanted (actuThe ambitious destination for this first some words differently, but the language ally, more likely America’s Least day’s travel was Solomons. However, the we—err, I mean I—speak is English), Wanted) for prancing about his wise judgment (after nearly five hours as well as sodium, which is what our deck stark naked and in near panic of enduring what can only be described common or garden cooking salt consists trying to re-anchor in pitch dark. as fine British Summer weather such as of; good old NaCl. Every year, apparThe Solomons YC was the benefisheeting rain and low visibility) was to ently, 2.75 billion tonnes of it are washed ciary of an unexpected winter moorturn into Galesville, MD, tie up at the into the sea by rivers, which has led to ing fee that night. deserted fuel dock and hope for better the staggering amount of 50,000 trillion Finally, the next day, we had weather. tonnes of salt swilling around the world’s wind from the north and no rain.

Galesville has two reasons I will oceans. But, just think, what would our A fast run down to the Rapalways be fond of it. It is the home cooking taste like without salt? Although, pahannock River, which has the of Hartge’s Yacht honour of being “Good job it was a deserted anchorage, otherwise it’s possible the Chesapeake’s Yard where we found your correspondent would be appearing on America’s Most fourth largest river, Shalamar on the hard and waiting for her flowing down from Wanted for prancing about his deck stark naked…” next custodian, and for the eastern slopes the wonderful generosity of the Plaster come to think about it, English cooking of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is a family who rescued us when our engine might actually be improved. gentle and sweet river and has none decided to stop on the maiden voyage.

Sailing down the Chesapeake Bay has of the pomposity or delusions of There is another reason I like Galesville: been a long-held ambition of mine ever grandeur of its larger brothers.

Hartge’s Marina has a tiny but delightsince I discovered as a school boy that it But, this was all taking too long. ful museum that well repays a visit. It is the largest estuary in the United States I had allowed three days to get to is an insight into the past of boat yards and even better, was named after the the Intracoastal Waterway. Now, that, at one point, crowded around most Chesapeake tribe of southeast Virginia. through a combination of weather creeks and rivers of Maryland and have This unfortunate tribe is believed to have and a desire to be a tourist rather now all but disappeared. been wiped out by the Powhaten tribe a than a traveler, we were already Needless to say, the following day few years before the settlement of Jamestwo days behind schedule, so even produced even heavier rain but less wind. town by the English colonists in 1607. though the forecast was for 25 to At least the sails weren’t going to wear Luckily, I haven’t met any Powhaten so 30 knots of wind and rough seas, out. With all this fresh water falling into far on this journey. we set off for Hampton Roads.

The other fascinating thing An exhilarating sail (sailor talk about the Chesapeake, at least for for some broken gear) brought us me, is that of the five important to the Thimble Shoal Light and North Atlantic ports, two are the entrance to one of the most situated in the Bay—Baltimore impressive harbours I have been in. and Hampton Roads. Of the So many navy grey ships. If I were two, Baltimore has fewer wara Powhaten, I would certainly be ships, but it might be that the thinking about dusting off the peace Navy is as concerned as I am pipe. about meeting some Powhaten A quick voyage through the haron the warpath and has decided bour making sure the British ensign a few aircraft carriers in Norfolk was well and truly stowed in the might prevent the senior service flag locker got us to the ICW and a going the same way as the few miles later, tied up between the Chesapeake tribe.

Great Lock and the Great Bridge; Solomons was reached and I wonder if they know I’m from the anchor set… only to unset Great Britain?

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Exploring Other Interests While Cruising

by Lisa Borre

##Just like the boats in this anchorage in Fort de France, Martinique, cruisers and their interests are diverse.

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ven before setting out on an extended cruise, we had some idea that we might not fit the image of rum-drinking cruisers who hang out at the beach bar all afternoon. Sure, my husband David and I have been known to enjoy a ti’ punch before dinner in Martinique and to pay visits to the likes of Foxy’s on Jost van Dyke. We’ve also been known to rent a car to visit rum distilleries, but these visits are just one of many stops to see inland sites and to learn more about local cultures, nature, and history. Many cruisers take to the sea to get away from hectic careers or busy day-to-day responsibilities, and some, like us, also take advantage of the time while cruising to explore other interests.

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“We shipped 11 cartons (more than 300 pounds) of books back from the boat—it cost more than my one-way ticket from Istanbul.”

We quickly realized that the interests and daily rhythms of long-distance cruisers are as diverse as the boats they choose to go cruising in. Joan, a professional artist friend, who cruised for three and a half years with her husband, Alan, aboard their Hylas 49 Moonstruck, brought her oil pastels and painting supplies along while cruising. The art she produced exudes the creativity of an inspired sailor. We also met cruisers who are scuba divers, fishermen, hikers, history buffs, and writers aboard catamarans, wooden ketches, and steel sloops.

In our previous work with a nonprofit organization that monitored environmental treaties in the wider Caribbean region, we had always dreamed of having a floating field office to observe the real situation from the vantage point of the sea. As cruising sailors, we wanted to see for ourselves what was going on outside the windowless, air-conditioned meeting rooms in Washington, Jamaica, Aruba, and Cuba, but while doing this work, the timing was not right for us to set off on a voyage.

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degradation of important habitat, and problems of polluted run-off after heavy rains. We were very aware of environmental concerns related to the cruising industry in this tropical paradise, including charter boats not using holding tanks for waste in near-shore areas.

We also felt a small sense of optimism when observing the efforts to set aside and manage marine protected areas and to promote ecotourism in countries such as Dominica and St. Lucia.

Although we continued to work with charitable causes while cruising—mainly a global lakes network that we founded in the 1990s—none of this was directly related to our cruising itinerary.

But we read stories in cruising club journals and heard many firsthand accounts of the volunteer work that cruisers do while underway or after returning home. We met cruisers in the Caribbean who were eager to lend a helping hand, such as with Hurricane Ivan relief efforts in Grenada after the devastation there in 2004.

Our cousins Will and Muffin from Annapolis and their cruising friends transport books and volunteer as part of Every Child Counts, a project in the Bahamas where they spend the winter cruising aboard their Gulfstar 36, Antares. Cruising with their spinsheet.com

dog aboard, they also volunteer for Abaco Animals, the SPCA of the Abacos.

For us, both avid readers, going cruising meant carrying an extensive library onboard, including the usual assortment of cruising guides, travel guides, and language books. Beyond this, our reading tastes range from classic literature to ancient history, current affairs, travel, and biography.

Some relate to the places we visited, and others, such as a boxed collection of Shakespeare’s plays, were part of the general interest mix. We do not read much fiction while sailing, other than the occasional mystery novel for me. I’ll admit that our onboard book collection was not great for a cruiser’s swap.

David has a voracious appetite for books. After two years of cruising, we had to raise the waterline an inch to accommodate the weight of books onboard. By the time we reached the Mediterranean, I measured 21 linear feet of bookshelf space on our 37-foot double-ender, which didn’t account for the books we stowed away or had already carried back. When the time came to move back to Annapolis last year,

we shipped 11 cartons (more than 300 pounds) of books back from the boat— it cost more than my one-way ticket from Istanbul. Although not the usual treasures from Turkey, we considered the collection irreplaceable.

By the end of our full-time sailing adventure on Gyatso, we had accumulated an ample library to go along with the many memories of our time at sea.

Now that all of the cartons of books are unpacked, I realize that they are an important reminder and link to the cruising life we’ve left behind, one that was as much an enriching experience as it was a great sailing adventure.

About the Author: After cruising fulltime for five years, Annapolis sailor Lisa Borre and her husband are living onshore in Annapolis and are planning to return to their Tayana 37 cutter, Gyatso, in Marmaris, Turkey early in 2012 for seasonal sailing. They’ve recently written a cruising guide to the Black Sea to be published by Imray in 2012.

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Sixty-Five Boats Finish

2011 Caribbean 1500

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fter a five-day delay, 65 sailboats in the 22nd Caribbean 1500 Rally left Hampton, VA, November 11 for the British Virgin Islands or the Bahamas. All but 12 boats chose Tortola as their destination, sailing and motoring for about 1500 nautical miles.

Cruisers began arriving in Hampton at the end of October and spent the week prepping their vessels for the long ocean voyage. While in Hampton, sailors attended social functions, safety equipment demonstrations, and lectures on cruising issues. the ##The Destiny crew underway in , VA, 1500 -mile journey from Hampton to Tortola in the BVI.

Tropical Storm Sean delayed the participants in Hampton, but they finally were able to cross the start line at noon under blustery but sunny conditions and northwesterly winds.

The Morelli 80 catamaran Fat Cat won line honors off Tortola, but BlackBird, a Tripp 78, won on corrected time in this fun race that allows motoring. But it was the crew of Defiant, a Wauquiez 43 from Deale, MD, that earned the Spirit of the Rally and the Seamanship award for persevering through the passage despite several setbacks.

About 400 miles from Tortola, Defiant’s crew, Lyndon and Kimberleigh Humber and their 18-year-old son Dylan, lost steering while in heavy seas. “We were sailing in 30-35 knots, with big waves astern,” says Dylan. “A wave reared up behind us, and with a sickening ‘pop!’ The steering went, and we were out of control.” The Humbers used the emergency tiller and hand-steered

##The Defiant crew won the Spiri t of the Rally and Seamanship Award for pers evering during the passage despite some setbacks.

with reduced sail area for the rest of the journey. Defiant’s propeller was fouled, so they could not use their engine, and their chart plotter had broken, forcing them to plot on paper for most of the journey.

For other Chesapeake sailors, the rally was uneventful compared to the Humbers’ experience. Whitey Lipscomb, a six-year veteran of the rally, uses the event as a way to get his 53-foot Hallberg Rassy to the Islands safely each year and have fun. “There’s a real sense of camaraderie with the rally,” says Lipscomb, a Richmond, VA, resident.

##Caribbean 1500 ralliers welcome Defiant to Nanny Cay. Photos courtesy of WCC

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He says after the first 30 hours, the boats became so spread out that he didn’t see another boat until the last day. But, the rally insists on two daily roll calls to ensure all boats are accounted for.

Although they did not win the prize for catching the most fish, Lipscomb and his crew enjoyed a fresh mahi-mahi for dinner one night that they caught that day.

“The rally picks the best weather window, and I have met some really interesting people,” says Szabo, who just finished his fifth Caribbean 1500. “You’re really sailing alone.

You’re on your own, but if something goes awry, you can contact main control.” After spending the winter in the Caribbean, Szabo will sail with the World Cruising Club (WCC) to Portugal and back to Bermuda.

“…after the first 30 hours, the boats became so spread out that he didn’t see another boat until the last day.”

Tim Szabo onboard Kinship, his 43-foot Saga from Solomons, MD, left Hampton a day after the rally left, hoping for the seas to calm down. He was left with no wind for five of the 11 offshore days and even had light seas in the notoriously lumping Gulf Stream.

The new organizer of the Caribbean 1500, founded by Steve Black in 1990, WCC hosts rallies including the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), ARC Europe, Rally Portugal, World ARC, the Malts Cruise, and the Atlantic Cup. worldcruising.com

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nter SpinSheet’s spring shoreline cleanup contests. If you submit the most artistic photo of tidal garbage and/or enter the best artwork out of maritime rubbish, you could win fun prizes and be mentioned in SpinSheet magazine. Need fodder for your art? Why not organize or help with shoreline cleanup days near you this spring and then put April 14 on your club calendars? That Saturday, SpinSheet will be at the Na-

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he Chesapeake Bristol Club (CBC) had our annual fall luncheon at the Inn at Pirates Cove in Galesville, MD, to reminisce about and celebrate the 2011 sailing season, the club’s 38th year. Our outgoing commodore Elinor Adensam offered a few parting words of thanks to a packed house, and members elected new flag officers for 2012 (below).

We all look forward to an exciting sailing season in 2012.

Commodore Mickey Doran announced that a meeting would be held in a few weeks to lay out the activities and plans for next year. You can view fun videos of the meeting/luncheon and other club socials on cbclub.info. —by Bob Clopp

##CBC’s new flag officers for 2012 (L-R): commodore Mickey Doran, past commodore Elinor Adensam, vice commodore Bob Clopp, rear commodore Val Taliaferro, secretary Logan Hottle, and treasurer David Burka (not present). Trustees for the year are Marty Keegan and Nancy McCabe. Photo courtesy of Mickey Doran

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tional Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) for a “let’s see what kind of marine trash lies under these docks” event. State-of-the-art robotics from the Rozalia Project will pick up stuff in the water and showcase what they find. See pages 9 and 14 for all the dirty details. By January 10, send ruth@spinsheet.com your Club Notes and high-resolution photos, Directory updates, and chili crab and steamed mini-mantou buns.

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anuary 14 brings Pam Wall to the Severn School in Severna Park, MD, and her take on hurricane preparedness and cruising the Bahamas. As part of the lecture series of the Windjammers of the Chesapeake, you’ll find out the best cruising grounds, best routes, and anchorages and learn how to read weather patterns and how to be prepared for foul weather (windjammers-chesapeake.org).

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“Seven Up” to No Good?

ave Bleil, Marc Cruder, Steve Flesner, Butch Garren, Butch Miller, Dave Park, and Butler Smythe of the Chesapeake Catboat Association (CCBA) met November 19 in Annapolis at Gordon Biersh (below) for a much-needed meeting over cold beer and good food to address early planning for the 2012 season and set the wheels in motion for our annual meeting March 10 at the Rock Hall YC. While our June summer cruise is traditionally the first on-the-water event (this year to the Sassafras River area), we had to address the Pax River Shootout event normally held in early July. This year July 4th is a mid-week holiday making it more difficult for working folks and long-distance travelers. We decided on a late May event at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons. I’m hoping for lots of wind (chesapeakecatboats.org). —by Butler Smythe

‘Tis Time for a Spot of Eggnog

nnapolis Corinthians had our annual Eggnog Holiday Lunch at the Kent Island YC at quite a respectable hour December 4. Now, we all look forward to the Bah Humbug potluck and gift exchange event in Crownsville, MD, January 14, with all “Scrooge wannabes” requested to bring interesting wines (thecorinthians.org). —by Michael Upton

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he annual Parade of Lights Party at the Annapolis Waterfront Marriott December 10 was the first event the new officers of the Hunter Sailing Association (HSA) oversaw (below). Three dozen members with children and grandchildren were thrilled by the awesome lighted boats parading under a clear sky and full moon. The night was crisp, but not too cold. The party suite was warm in temperature and warm with the fellowship of sailors. During January, HSA and the Northern Star HSA will firm up details for the massive Chesapeake Bay Hunter Rendezvous at Port Annapolis Marina August 9-12. February will bring our first event for 2012, a review of our 2011 bareboat charter cruise in Croatia (hsa1.org). —by Carl Reitz

##HSA’s new officers (L-R): fleet captain Greg Guthman, immediate past commodore Perrian Upton, treasurer Mike Meegan, secretary Lois White, vice commodore Helen Kelley, and commodore Mike Crothers.

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##RSPS members visit the National Weather Service (L-R): Jo Barnes, Matt McCann, Patricia Peter, Jeff Cornish, co-instructors Mike Collins and Chuck Wells, and Tom O’Brien.

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Learning a Thing or Two

hat does the Rockville Sail and Power Squadron (RSPS) do in winter? We take more courses! The Weather Course recently visited the National Weather Service’s office in Sterling, VA (above), where staff described their marine forecast reporting and highlighted their operations center. We had another wonderful holiday celebration in Silver Spring, MD, and are preparing for our annual Pancake Breakfast in early January (usps.org/ localusps/rockville). —by Chuck Wells

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Presenting: The New Helm

n November 17, the Chesapeake Corinthian Sailing Club met to elect officers for 2012: commodore Patrick McGeehan, vice commodore George Alberts, treasurer Ed Sabin, membership Jan and Hank Zerhusen, social co-chairs Linda McGeehan and Cynthia McDonald, and Hornpipe editor Barb Coyle. Alberts and the Zerhusens shared their experiences traveling the ICW. Good food was enjoyed, thank you gifts were given to the 2011 cruise captains, and plans were made for future winter events. This small sailing club hosts events in the winter and cruises throughout the sailing season (flynn1990@gmail.com). —by Adrian Flynn

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Way To Go, Ladies

elow, members of the Chesapeake YC Ladies Auxiliary (CYCLA) present the Box of Rain Foundation with a check for $2300. These proceeds from their fall Mardi Gras event will help fund bus transportation services for Box of Rain’s 2012 summer program (chesapeakeyachtclub.com). —by Kelsa McLaughlin

May We Be So BOLD…

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record number of Club Beneteau Chesapeake Bay (CB2) members and guests attended our annual Fall Luncheon and General Meeting at the Inn at Pirates Cove (below). The day featured discussions of our BOLD trip to New York City and Block Island in July 2012, a social hour, a delicious lunch, and an interesting slide show highlighting the 2011 season. Those who hosted raft-ups received small gifts to show our appreciation. Plans for 2012 include two offseason training days: a Discussion Forum at the Coves of Wilton Creek January 14 and a Sails Seminar at UK Sails in Annapolis January 21. Garth and Sue Hichens, owners of Annapolis Yacht Sales, reviewed two past trips to the Bahamas. A similar CB2 trip is slotted to begin December 19 (cb2.org). —by Jeanne van Hekken

##CYCLA members (L-R) Susan Sparrow, Stephanie Diaz (event chair), and Susan Reichardt (president) with Kelsa McLaughlin (executive director of Box of Rain).

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uring our end-of-the-season potluck dinner at the Potapskut SA, members of the Chesapeake Alberg 30 One-Design Association shared food and great pictures of the season’s racing and cruising along with some favorite old-time pictures in a spectacular slide show. Our Annual Dinner will be at the Admiral Fell Inn in Baltimore January 7-8 (alberg30.org). —by Jim Palmer

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any members of the Herrington Harbour SA have begun to hibernate. We’ll wake up for our annual gala January 28 and then begin a series of seminars to include topics for racers, cruisers, and those who fit in both camps. Our first cruise for 2012 is the very popular Land Cruise February 25 (destination TBD) featuring a seminar or two and dinner (hhsa.org). —by Joe and Jenn Laun

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hirty members attending the Blue Marsh SA’s (BMSA) Christmas Party December 3 (right) enjoyed a visit from Santa and from an inebriated Grandma, who got run over by one of his reindeer… on her way to the party. Members Conrad (Santa) and Barb (grandma) Vanino were dressed for a skit so funny it brought us to tears. It was a great end to another year of fun and friendship. Next year, we will make multiple trips to the Chesapeake Bay, including a visit to Baltimore to see the Tall Ships in June and to Annapolis for the October sailboat show. We have a five-boat bareboat charter in the British Virgin Islands slotted for April. The new year promises to be a good one (bluemarshsailing.org)! —by Joe Rutolo

##Donna Ferron prepares to tell it like it is during BMSA’s Christmas Party this December.

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embers of the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Clubs Association (CBYCA) board of governors were installed during a recent ceremony at the Bush River Yacht Club in Abingdon, MD (above): Steven Baerentz, Tim Baker, Harriett Bean, Dick Bruns, Pam Butler, Bev Death, Mike Death, Jerry Donofrio, June Donofrio, Bill Fischbein, Howard Gassaway, Vera Gortowski, Dave Grove, Sally Kenavan, Tom Kenavan, James Kennedy, Jacque Knight, Nicholas Noderer, Robert Parsons, Debbie Penczek, Gene Schenck, Harley Spencer, Kent Terry, Dennis Webster, and John Zalusky. They will oversee about 135 yacht clubs with 85,000 members in five states and the District of Columbia for one year.

CBYCA is composed of volunteer uniformed men and women, who communicate, inform, and work with legislators and others to ensure that members’ voices are heard (cbyca.org). —by Robert Parsons

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he Chesapeake Family Cruising Network is slowly growing. We have a free billboard for people who would like their kids to enjoy the water as much as they do. To find out how to join the list, send an e-mail to pneumatos@7mcs.com.

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The End of an Era

elow, Allegro, a Dickerson 37, recently came up on the market in Annapolis. Built by former Dickerson employees long after the company went out of business, she is registered with the U.S. Coast Guard as a 1994 model, and she is the last to carry the Dickerson name. An excerpt from the recently updated “Dickerson Boatbuilders Historical Review” says, “It is a tribute to these boatbuilders that 66 years after Bill Dickerson started building boats in Church Creek, MD, Dickerson ##Allegro is the last of her kind.

Yachts continue to turn heads, even long after the company dissolved. In fact, one prospective owner wanted one so badly that he arranged for former Dickerson craftsmen to come back together to build a Dickerson 37 aft cockpit cutter/sloop Serenity that was completed in 1994.” Over the years, she was renamed Allegro (dickersonowners.org).

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Helping Out

n early November, members of the Kent Narrows Sail and Power Squadron attended the District 5 Fall Conference in Gettysburg, PA, where we received several awards, including Dick Radlinski’s Educational Proficiency Award for completing three of our advanced courses as well as three elective courses, and Ted Reiss’s Educational Achievement Award for successfully completing all of the courses offered by the U.S. Power Squadrons. Later in the month, we served as the color guard for a rededication of a Blue Star Memorial marker on northern U.S. 301 (below). During our November general membership meeting at Kentmorr Restaurant on Kent Island, we held our annual food drive to celebrate Thanksgiving and the coming holidays. We delivered our food to Living Waters food bank in Stevensville, MD, a local charity that provides weekly grocery bags to more than 200 needy families (uspsd5.org/ squadrons/kent_narrows.html). —by Karen Wimsatt

##During a Blue Star Memorial marker rededication (L-R): Dick Tanner, Frank Conlen, Dennis Madena, Jim Wimsatt, Marty Lafferty, David Klein, Jack Yeigh, and Jack Watson.

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F-16s on the West River!?

uring November, the West River Catamaran Racing Association (WRCRA) wrapped up its 22nd season of weekly beach cat racing. The Frostbite series was yet another hotly contested and well-sailed series. This time, the team of Colin Pitts and Fan Pat (below) rose to the top.

Rounding out the trophy spots was Pat Stadt continuing his run of second-place finishes for the year, and John Geiger with his second series third-place finish. Congratulations to Colin and Fan! Todd and Leanne Berget made their contribution to the Cat Sailor World Domination Plan. January brings our annual Cat Sailors Invade Annapolis bar run. February features our award-winning Awards Party. Then it’s just a few cold months before the action starts up again! Come on out and start your America’s Cup campaign right here in Galesville (wrcra.org). —by Keith Chapman ##Colin and Fan, the frostbite series winners, on their F-16.

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fter dinner at Galway Bay Restaurant in Annapolis December 8, our Midnight Madness Mid-Week Event, the Back Creek YC held our Holiday Season Brunch and “White Elephant” Gift Exchange December 11 at the Oyster Cove Villa in Grasonville, MD. Hosted by Juliana Nedd, J. J. Sullivan, and Michelle and Richard Sanger, the brunch featured smoked turkey, salads, and home-cooked desserts after mimosas, bloody Marys, and various juices and appetizers.

We exchanged re-gifts using a blind draw (below); members could trade a remaining unopened gift in exchange for an earlier recipient’s present.

A stuffed crab and blowup moose were traded often. January 27-29 bring the Commodore’s Ball at the Westin Park Place in Annapolis, where new officers will be feted, including commodore Steve Bacon, vice commodore John Loving, rear commodore Bill Kranzer, fleet captain John Yates, secretary Karen Kranzer, and treasurer Mary Bowie. Mary Ross and Shay Collins will join Sullivan, Dale Schultz, Ted Edmunds, and Jamie Ritter on the Board of Governors (backcreekyc.org). —by Otto Hetzel

##BCYC enjoys the white elephant gift exchange. Photo by Otto Hetzel

##Members unwind with friends during USPS District 5’s Fall Education Conference.

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istrict 5 of the U.S. Power Squadrons (USPS) held our annual Fall Education Conference at the Wyndham Hotel in Gettysburg, PA, November 4-6. Approximately 200 educational leaders attended sessions on a range of topics. Recognizing District 5’s dedication to promoting safe and competent boating, representatives of the Portuguese Navy awarded the Magellan Award and Caravel Award to deserving squadrons in the region. There was plenty of time for dinners, banquets, and other festivities (above). District 5 is composed of 34 local squadrons (3500 members) bordering the waters of the Atlantic, the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, and their tributaries in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (uspsd5.org). —by Paul Mermelstein

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hile we’re shoveling snow and dreaming of warm tropical islands we’d like to be on, it’s time to start thinking about the 2012 sailing season on the Chesapeake. January 29 will find members of the Chesapeake Bay Tartan Sailing Club (CBTSC) (below) enjoying a touch of Martinique or Guadeloupe, as we gather at the Café de Paris in Columbia, MD, for a three-course French brunch to plan the calendar of events for the year. Come with an idea for a cruise or event you’d like to host, and pick a date. All members and prospective members are invited; to register, visit cbtsc.org.

Spring will be here before you know it! —by Peter Kreyling

Bienvenue à Bord

entagon Sailing Club (PSC) members furled their sails on the club’s 2011 sailing and social season with the annual Holiday Party and Awards Dinner at the Ft. Myer Officers’ Club December 3. Those who volunteered their time and efforts to the club in 2011 by teaching sailing classes and working on boats were honored, and the new 2012 PSC Bridge (above) was installed. PSC taught five basic sailing classes in 2011 and graduated more than 70 new sailors, most of whom were awarded ASA 101/103 certifications. Our 2011-2012 Winter Training Program classes began in November with classes on the Nautical Rules of the Road and VHF Radio Procedures (pentagonsailing.org). —by Don Hupman

##CBTSC members await their lunch on Prickly Pear Key in Anguilla during a 2010 charter (L-R): Bob McFarland (distracted by a bikini?), Peter Kreyling, Ned Lawson, Peggy McFarland, Becki Lawson, and Cathy Kreyling.

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eff and Barbara Banks, Tom and Pat Hershey, Bill and Sally Jack, Ron and Jan Marburger, and Wayne and Joan Savage of Catalina 36 Fleet 3 met November 5 at Amicci’s Restaurant in Baltimore to brainstorm on a tentative schedule for 2012. The food was fantastic, and the beautiful sunny day took away some of the end-of-season pain. We voted to make a donation to the Annapolis Maritime Museum to thank Them Eastport Oyster Boys for a wonderful concert on Shaw Bay this fall. Our webmaster, Ted Simpson and his wife are putting Nipper’s Clipper on the market and will remain with our fleet until our spring meeting. The Jacks will remain as fleet captains, and the Savages will remain as vice fleet captains, with Wayne also serving as our membership chairperson. The other officers for 2012 are treasurer Barbara Banks, purser Mike Harrison, and newsletter editor Jan Marburger. Our Spring Meeting April 14 will be at the Old Stein Inn near Edgewater, MD. Other events for 2012 include a West River Wine Tasting Raft-Up, cruises to Baltimore and the Southern Bay, a Solomons Fireworks Cruise, a Labor Day cruise, Shaw-A-Palooza, Oktoberfest, a Liars’ Cruise, and more (c36fleet3.com). —by Bill and Sally Jack

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he Southern Maryland SA (SMSA) in Solomons will be busy with the Laser Frostbite Race January 1, Awards Banquet January 7, board of directors (BOD) meeting January 9, Commodore’s Dinner January 20, bartending basics seminar January 28, and junior committee meeting January 31.

Also on tap are the cruise planning and keelboat race planning meetings February 4, ski trip February 10-12, BOD meeting February 13, Commodore’s Dinner February 17, and Maryland Safe Boating Course February 25-26. Friday night socials at the clubhouse are written in stone; as well they should be (smsa.com).

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he Cruising Sailors of St. Michaels ended the sailing season with 11 cruises and 36 Boat Nights. Cruise captains enjoyed leading their fleet as far south as Jamestown, VA, and as far north as Havre de Grace, MD, with beautiful anchorages in between. Members took part in socializing, picnics, dining out, and educational tours. Commodore Craig Kelting held our annual covered dish picnic at his home on Plaindealing Creek in August with 41 present. Commodore Irv Hetherington, vice commodore Fritz Moritz, purser Lynn Gates, and flag lieutenant Stephanie Sokso will be installed in January during our annual awards banquet (cruisingsailors.org). —by Craig Kelting

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his past November, two exciting events in high school and college sailing hit the east and west, determining the best of the best once again. On both coasts, high school and college teams battled it out to compete for the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Match Racing Nationals and the high school Atlantic Coast Championships.

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n November 18, 10 college sailing teams descended upon the St. Francis YC (SFYC) in San Francisco, CA, to compete in the 2011 ISCA Match Racing Nationals. The match racing-styled event, this year co-hosted by the California Maritime University, is fairly new to college sailing, with 2010 being its first year. But it adds a fun and exciting alternative to fleet racing that is quickly catching on at yacht club programs around the country. According to St. Mary’s College (SMC) sailing team graduate, Jeremy Wilmot, match racing is “the ultimate test between two teams… it’s the Jets vs. Giants, not the Jets versus the Giants, Pats, Dolphins, and Redskins all on the same field.” Simply put, it’s a one-on-one game; two boats racing against each other, using “course tactics and boat-to-boat tactics” to beat the other.

For three days, teams from all over the country battled for gold in the San Francisco Bay in a range of conditions. Racing right in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, teams competed in J/22s and used SFYC as their home base.

The current was a major factor during the first day of racing, with shifty eight- to 12-knot conditions and an ebbing current, which became increasingly stronger as the day progressed. Those of us who recall last spring’s nationals out in Cascade Locks, OR, can sympathize with competitors on the added challenge that current brings to racing. More time, planning, and maneuvering are required, especially when calculating a boat’s prestart strategies, its time and distance to the starting and finish lines, and its course position compared to that of its opponent.

According to Jennifer Mitchell, “the current played such a role in the start that at times, boats were starting on port, because they could not make the line on starboard tack, a highly unusual situation.” It sounds as though it was a long and challenging

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day of sailboat racing. After day one, the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) took the lead after the day’s 45 races and was closely followed by Roger Williams, Tufts, and Stanford Universities.

Day two of racing began with a postponement, due to a lack of wind and too much current, but was picked up later in the day around 2 p.m. Unfortunately, the postponement meant that the Gold Round Robin had to be eliminated for the top six teams, according to Mitchell, “which would have determined the seeding for them in the quarterfinals. The Repechage round instead began the day’s racing with the teams in seventh to 10th places competing for the last two spots in the quarterfinals. The University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin advanced to the quarterfinals with the original top six teams. The light winds continued, and the current remained a challenge for the teams, especially on the downwind leg where the current swept the boats sideways across the course.”

The third and final day of racing was also light with a strong current. USNA managed to pull through on top, despite the event’s trying conditions. USNA head coach, Ian Burman, stated that his team’s success was largely attributed to team effort put forth by their strong keelboat skipper, Jason Carminati (2012), along with crew, Taylor Vann (2013) and Killian Corbishley (2014), as well as the team’s assistant coach, Brendan Healy, who according to Burman, “led the charge in match racing and was with the team every step of the way.”

SMC finished in seventh place, just barely missing the quarterfinals, and was the only other Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association school to compete in the event. The team was led by freshman skipper Jake LaDow (2014) along with crew Kayla McComb (2013), and Ben Lezin (2013).

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n other news, the High School Atlantic Coast Championships was hosted this year by the Chesapeake Bay’s very own Sailing Center Chesapeake (SCC) November 12-13.

Regatta chair, Stovey Brown, noted that the venue for the event was at SCC’s newest location near Tall Timbers Marina in Southern Maryland. Seventeen teams traveled from near and far to compete in high school sailing’s biggest fall season event, which consisted of 15 total races for both A and B divisions.

##Norfolk Collegiate took top honors at the High School Atlantic Coast Championships November 12-13.

Sailors were met Saturday morning with a light southerly breeze that gradually built throughout the day to a more consistent 10 to 12 knots. Sunday’s conditions showed a similar direction with slightly more breeze that shifted to the west by the last race.

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Chesapeake Racing Beat

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ertain sailors who live up to certain stereotypes may not feel top notch in the morning of the first day of the New Year. Cold air on the face helps, as does being on the water with good friends, as many Chesapeake racing sailors know.

Start 2012 off in style by competing in one of the many New Year’s Day events, such as Annapolis YC’s Hangover Bowl.

Another popular January 1 event is Severn SA’s (SSA) 13-mile Ice Bowl, a race from Annapolis, up the Severn River, around St. Helena Island, and back. The Hampton YC in Virginia hosts the Dana Dillon Memorial New Year’s Madness Race, and the Potomac River SA’s Last fleet celebrates the day with a Hangover Regatta.

The Interclub (IC) Midwinter Regatta usually provides some excitement in Annapolis Harbor at the end of January, but due

to construction at Eastport YC and SSA, the regatta will unfold at the Larchmont YC in Larchmont, NY, January 28-29. Pity for the New England sailors who like to come “down south” to Annapolis for our seemingly balmy sailing.

We will keep you posted on how the Chesapeake contingent fares in Larchmont, a serious hub for competitive sailors and IC sailors in particular.

In addition to the regular frostbite series we include in our racing calendar, we know that there are smaller events, such as Gibson Island’s winter Sunday races in a fleet of eight 210s. We would like to know about more frostbite events. Do you compete in a winter regatta or frostbite series you have not seen covered in SpinSheet? We would like to hear about it. Please e-mail photos and stories to molly@spinsheet.com.

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hirteen Harbor 20s in the Annapolis YC fleet are making a splash this season in their first year as a strong frostbite fleet.

The advantages of this new boat are her versatility as a casual cruiser or racer, facility of rigging singlehandedly, lack of need for hiking, self-tacking jib, spacious cockpit, easily stowable electric engine, and family-friendly nature. That’s just about everything you need in a frostbite racing boat besides hot chocolate. Stay tuned to SpinSheet for news on how this new fleet blossoms.

##Thirteen Harbor 20s are competing in AYC’s Frostbite series on Sundays.

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Quest for Key West

mong a dozen and a half Chesapeake sailors who return for race committee duty, Annapolis sailor Wayne Bretsch has been a principal race officer (PRO) at Quantum Key West Race Week for 18 years. “I’m having a hard time imagining January without going south and being a part of the best regatta in the United States,” he says. “Where is a better place to be in January? My gig as a leader of a great team in Key West is tough to give up. We, on circle three, come back almost intact from the previous year; usually about 20 out of the 22 members of the circle three RC come back the following year, so it is greeting old friends and playing with them for the week.”

Those whose idea of “play” involves fierce racing competition are thankful for Bretsch and crew—under the guidance of event chair Peter Craig of Premiere Racing—for setting the stage for a week of Key West sailing, this year January 15-20. The two top news items for the 2012 event are Quantum Sail Design Group having signed on as title sponsor for this top-notch event and it being the 25th anniversary of the regatta.

Crews will journey from all over the globe to be in on the action and anniversary festivities. Boats range from the Melges 24 to the Reichel/Pugh 72, including new designs: a R/P IRC 52, a J/V IRC 52, the Farr 400, a McConaghy 38, and a Carkeek HPR 40. A hundred and seven boats were on the preliminary scratch sheet at print time, with 16 of them hailing from Chesapeake country. Others will make the trek from as far as California and Texas, Canada, Europe, and even Japan.

Although it’s safe to say that many sailors are too busy preparing and competing to make it to the Southernmost Point monument or the Hemingway Home, spouses and shoreside crew don flip-flops and get out and about, and racing sailors relish in their short visit to the two- by four-mile island we associate with turquoise waters and a respite from the cold and snow.

Last year’s party venue switch proved to be successful and will be repeated in 2012. The action will be anchored at Kelly’s Caribbean Bar, Grill & Brewery along with the wine and beer bar called Grunts. The section of Caroline Avenue between the

##The regatta village at Quantum Key West Race Week will be on Caroline Avenue between Kelly’s Caribbean Bar and Grunts as it was in 2011.

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two locations will provide mingling space, and the block between Duval and Whitehead Streets will be blocked off. The race village is convenient to the Historic Seaport Marina and the other Old Town marina facilities, as well as Truman Annex, Mallory Square, and all the Duval Street watering holes.

Of the Chesapeake sailors competing, Annapolis pro Terry Hutchinson will take a breather from training in catamarans as part of his role as skipper of Artemis Racing, the Swedish syndicate challenging for the America’s Cup, to act as tactician aboard Quantum Racing, the title sponsor’s TP 52, skippered by Doug DeVos. A Key West regular, Annapolis sailor Ennio Staffini and his crew on the J/V 52 Anema & Core will also compete in IRC 2.

Hampton sailor Sledd Shelhorse, the first owner to take delivery of the new Farr 400, Meridian X, will take part in the five-boat premier of the one-design class at Key West. “We love the sportboat aspect of the Farr 400 and the fact it can be trailered,” says Shelhorse, who has previously raced a Tripp 38, 1D35, and Farr 36 in the event. “It’s a tremendously well-built boat that provides a lot of bang for the buck.”

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##The Kalevala II crew will be back in action at Quantum Key West Race Week 2012.

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Charles Engh of Annapolis YC and crew on the GP 42 B&C Stray Dog will compete in PHRF 1.

The Farr 30 division will include Annapolis sailor Brad Kauffman on Mummbles, Solomons sailor John Edwards on Rhumb Punch, and Baltimore sailor Nate Tower on Gotcha.

Cat Evans and crew on Mojito was the sole Chesapeake entry in the 16-boat Melges 24 class at print time.

Tapio Saavalainen of Washington, DC, and his crew on the Grand Soleil 37 B&C Kalevala II and Bill Sweetser of Annapolis and his team on the J/109 Rush will be in PHRF 2.

The 18-boat J/80 fleet will be loaded with Chesapeake talent, including Annapolis sailors Brian and Kristen Robinson on Angry Chameleon, Annapolis sailor David Manheimer on Bear Instinct, Baltimore sailor Kristen Berry on Blind Faith, Annapolis sailor Chris Chadwick on Church Key, Alexandria, VA, sailor Alexander Kraus on Cool J, Annapolis sailor Bert Carp on USA 11, and Annapolis sailor Jeff Jordan on Willy T. PHRF 3 sailors from the Bay include David McAleer of Rock Hall, MD, on his Mac 30 Caribbean Soul 2, Bruce Gardner of Annapolis on his Beneteau 10M L’Outrage, and Jim and Julia Graham on their Soverel 33 Renegade.

SpinSheet will have contributors on the water and in the party tents, and we do welcome outside contributions in the form of high-resolution photos and short blog-style updates that we will post to spinsheet.com and our Facebook page facebook.com/spinsheet. If you have something to share from Key West, send it to molly@spinsheet.com. spinsheet.com

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Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Race

he 37th running of the 160-nautical-mile Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Race will start off Port Everglades January 11 and run south to the end of the Florida Keys. In a good breeze, competitors start rolling over the finish line at dawn. The unofficial feeder race for Key West Race Week is organized by the Storm Trysail Club and the Lauderdale YC. At print time, there were 43 entries. To learn more, visit keywestrace.org.

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Time for Charleston, Y’All

he 2012 edition of the Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week will unfold April 19 to 22 in Charleston, SC. Lovers of warm weather, challenging sailing, especially for onedesign classes, and pleasant party venues won’t miss this popular spring event. Last year, organizers launched a new website designed to make signing up early easier, and it remains quite simple to navigate. Online registration, as well as the Notice of Race and information on chartering, lodging, storage and hauling, marinas, shoreside events, and even lunch ordering are all updated now. Check it out: charlestonraceweek.com.

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AYC Dominates Inaugural Triple Racing Match

tchells and Solings share many stories and sailors over almost a half century of one-design racing and friendly rivalry. The Soling is a distinguished fixture of many Olympic campaigns and is technical, nimble, athletic, and smaller than its close cousin. The Etchells. sometimes teased as an old manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soling (its rules disallow hiking gear), has nonetheless prospered, loved for its Star-like pointing ability, clean lines, and top-ranked regattas the world over.

Saturday, December 2, added to the lore of these timeless one designs with the inaugural sailing of the December Challenge Cup. To this event conceived and hosted by the Severn Sailing Association (SSA), 18 racers from one-design fleets of Annapolis YC (AYC) Etchells, SSA Solings, and Gibson Island Yacht Squadron (GIYS) 210s answered the call for a rare Paul Elvstrom-style triple racing format. Featured for rotation were three local Solings, hand-picked from the SSA fleet, for six races in the fickle puffs of Spa Creek.

AYC challengers, led by three local Etchells skippers, Andy Acton (USA 663), Jose Fuentes (Caramba, USA 1097), and team captain Alan Kelly (Playmaker, USA 1260), knotted a quick if not surprising victory with consecutive wins in the first four matches.

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##AYC challenge team savors its victory. Pictured are Brian Robinson, Jose Fuentes, Alan Kelly, Paul Murphy, Andy Acton, and Eric Seeger.

Paul Murphy, Brian Robinson, and Eric Seeger worked the middle, while bowman duties were handled by the boat owners.

Races five and six were for honor and good fun. Good thing, too, as the legendary Soling champion, Stuart Walker, along with Andy Dize and Henry Thomas, and the always quick Tim Price, Murray Leigh, and Kim Yellot of GIYS 210 fame, were just warming up. Each delivered bullets in the dying swirl.

The AYC team seemed set for a first-race win as Fuentes maneuvered for perfect starting position. With veteran Murphy crewing middle, Fuentes tacked at the horn to cover the SSA and GIYS entries. One good roll tack and they would be in control, a drill that Murphy, whose Olympic trial campaigns were

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##The AYC team proved victorious in the December Cup, the inaugural interclub triple match racing event with SSA and GIYS on Etchells and Solings off Annapolis.

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in Solings, surely knew well, but only in the signature hiking hobbles that had been removed for the December Challenge Cup. In four knots of breeze and mere feet away from incredulous dockside spectators, Murphy lunged to port to start the roll. But without his familiar tethers, there was nothing to stop the affable 6’2” workhorse from taking a winter swim. Later, from fireside at the SSA clubhouse, a chagrined Murphy had to laugh. “I’ve never roll-tacked a Soling without ‘em,” he says.

With its boat stopped and SSA and GIYS ghosting away on starboard, AYC was solidly last at the first mark. But Fuentes and Murphy, each with a nose for Wednesday night racing and the creek’s secret puffs, quickly came back for Team Etchells’ first win.

Terms of the Challenge require each year’s winner to host the next installment in a boat of its choosing. Team captain Kelly was quick to name the 2012 design. “We’ll be ready with three Etchells.”

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Newport Bermuda Race Posts Notice of Race

by John Rousmaniere

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he Notice of Race for the 2012 Newport Bermuda Race has been posted on bermudarace.com. Among the changes are new requirements for crew training, satellite telephones, and life jackets and safety harnesses. The 48th Newport Bermuda Race will start June 15 off Castle Hill, Newport, RI, and finish 635 miles and several days later off St. David’s Head, Bermuda.

The online entry process opens January 16 and ends May 15. The Bermuda Race Safety at Sea Seminar March 17-18, at the Newport Hyatt Regency Hotel, will offer classroom, in-water, first aid, and CPR training, as well as a special track for people who have attended two safety seminars in the last 10 years. Bermuda Race Ambassadors are available to assist first-time sailors in preparing themselves and their boats for the race.

Known affectionately by sailors as the “Thrash to the Onion Patch,” the race had 183 entries in 2010, the third largest fleet in the race’s 104-year history. The chief trophy, for the winner of the St. David’s Lighthouse Division

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(one of the race’s five divisions), went to Rives Potts’s 48-foot sloop Carina (Westbrook, CT). Carina will race again in 2012 after completing a circumnavigation under sail that includes the 2011 Rolex Fastnet Race in England and the 2011 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in Australia.

The Newport Bermuda Race is the longest leg of the Onion Patch Series for teams and individual boats that begins in Newport at the New York YC (NYYC) Annual Regatta on the weekend before the Bermuda Race start, and ends with races on Bermuda’s Great Sound in the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Anniversary Regatta June 22. The Newport Bermuda Race is organized by the Cruising Club of America and the Royal Bermuda YC. The race chairman is John Osmond (Osterville, MA). The race’s Newport headquarters is the Robert G. Stone, Jr., Sailing Center at NYYC. bermudarace.com

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he latter part of 2011 brought distinctly non-frostbite-like sailing weather and light breeze to Annapolis Harbor for Annapolis YC’s Sunday Frostbite Series. The New Year may ring in wintry weather, maybe just in time for the January 1 regattas from Baltimore to Hampton. Brace yourselves, frostbite sailors. Cold days are on their way. You will have time to wear your new high tech layers before we welcome spring.

For safety tips, read Steve Allan’s “Even Safer Sailing in Winter” on page 30.

If you have a winter sailing story or high resolution digital photograph you would like to share with SpinSheet readers, please send it to molly@spinsheet.com. ##Photos by Al Schreitmueller

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Gaboon Race 2011: Ka-BOOM to the Season

hat is it about the Gaboon Race? Why do racers keep doing it?

Explanation: What if the builders had stopped at the south island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel? Or if there were only 101 floors of the Empire State Building? And, how about if Joey “Jaws” Chestnut had eaten only 67 hotdogs in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest when he set the U.S. record?

What would we say? We’d say, “They’re not finished!”

And, that’s what most Southern Bay racers think of their season if they are not able to end it at the Gaboon Race. Done maybe, but not really, properly finished with the season. The Gaboon is the cap on the bottle, the cherry on the sundae, the hitch on the cleat.

2011 was the 34th running of the Gaboon Race in Hampton, VA. As is the tradition, the race took place the first Sunday in December, was a staggered start affair, and drew a lot of firsttime crew and would-be racers because the PHRF crew limit was waived. A lot of “we’ll take you racing” promises to neighbors, friends, and acquaintances are fulfilled on Gaboon Race day.

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Phil Briggs, skipper and owner of Feather, a J/36, put together the first Gaboon and has shepherded every single one since 1978. He was instrumental in acquiring the event trophy—a bronze spittoon—from a friend’s basement. He gets things organized at the registration, and then hops on his boat and does the race with friends and crew. This year he finished third overall and second in the PHRF A group.

The winner of the 2011 Gaboon, first overall, was Gene Thayer’s Pterodactyl, an Evelyn 42. Since it was a pursuit race (staggered start), and Pterodactyl was the fastest rated boat entered, she started last. So, she passed the entire fleet and nudged out Ben Weeks and Michele Cochran’s J/29, Rumble, at the finish line.

There are some things you can count on, and the 35th Gaboon Race in December of 2012 is one of those things southern Chesapeake Bay racers will mark on their schedule. Sail the Gaboon. Win the Spittoon!

##All hail the Gaboon… It’s the last chance for glory. Phil Briggs (yellow jacket at helm) and crew and friends on Feather head out the river.

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Judge, International Umpire, and International Race Ofof the leg; of the leg. been changed: Dave Perry’s book Understanding the Racing Rules of ficer. With these hats on, she has been part of numerous er Signals small-boat world championships as well as the 2008 U.S. Sailing provides terrific descriptions of the rules and their applications, while Brad Dellenbaugh’s clear illustrations Sailing Olympic Trials for Lasers and Laser Radials.

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Shortened Course Preparatory Signals Recall Signals says, “My favorite judges are a lot like the smartest sailSometimes competitors’ perspectives of an on-water rules incident are so divergent that neither crew is willing ors: they are consummate students of the game. They just to do circles to exonerate themselves, nor does their park- love reading about it, talking about it, studying it. They have an infectious enthusiasm and passion for the rules of ing lot discussion lead to resolution. In these cases, try to the game.” see the protest room as a resource, not a trial. Judges in S The course has X Individual First Substitute recall.flag.

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Changing the Next Leg Recall Signals Shortened Course understanding of the Racing Rules of Sailing before the “Figuring out who’s right or wrong is pretty easy—if spring sailing season arrives—through books, DVDs, we can figure out what really happened on the water. I online resources, seminars, and conversations with exgenerally look first to get enough of a grasp of the situation to decide what rules apply. Then I work to figure out perts—so that we can be more knowledgeable competicontributing to a positive toatmosphere on the raceto increase who might have broken what rules,” Sandy explains.

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Quantum Key West Race Week Committee from the Bay

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s they do every year, a dozen and a half Chesapeake sailors will return to Quantum Key West Race Week January 15-20 to work on race committee (RC). They work hard. They don’t get to sail. What drives these dedicated volunteers to do what they do?

What brings you back to Key West every January?

Fred Dersch: Annapolis in January—highs in the 30s or 40s and lows down to the teens, snow, and icy roads. Key West in January— highs around 80 with lows in the mid to low 60s and an occasional rain shower. I think most sane people would reach the same conclusion.

Tom Stalder: Working with one of the best PROs in the business [Wayne Bretsch].

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Bruce Bingman: Where else would you want to be in the middle of January, Siberia?

How do you describe KWRW to people who have never experienced it?

Herb Reese: A chance to race in crystal clear blue water, tropical breezes and on the same race course with the top racing sailors in the world.

Dersch: America’s own third world country—and you drive on the right, use dollars, and don’t need a passport.

Dick Neville: It is simply the best winter getaway in the country if you are a sailor or race management type. Chances are you will be sailing in warm, clear, semiprotected water with nice breeze.

Please fill in the blank: “If I were not on RC in Key West, I would be ____.”

Dersch: At the Boatyard Bar & Grill We’re Not in Key West Party in Annapolis.

Wayne Bretsch: Racing in Key West. I’ve never sailed in Key West.

Neville: In Australia for a summer holiday down there.

Stalder: Cruising in the Bahamas.

Bingman: Racing.

Reese: At the bar in the Smokin’ Tuna Saloon!

Do you remember a tough day on the water in KW? Bretsch: The regular RC signal

boat broke down so we used a mark boat with only six RC members on it. Four of them got seasick. The mark boats had a hard time anchoring and moving marks, but we got ‘er done!

Neville: We ran out of fuel on our $3 million signal boat on the way to the race course. We did have one of our mark boats tow us to the starting area, and we managed to set up and get the first warning signal off on time.

We did find the fuel gauge after that incident.

Stalder: Yes. Howling, wind chill in the high 20s. Most folks didn’t have gear for this weather, out we go at 10:30. Cold, pounding, wet!

Reese: There are no tough days in Key West.

What is one thing you wish all racing sailors knew?

Dersch: The sailing instructions.

Bretsch: We are all in this together, the competitors, the RC, the jury, the organizing authority, and the sponsors. We all need each other; we need to work and play together; we need to communicate with each other.

One thing I would ask the racers to do is talk with the RC. Let them know how they did and what they can do differently tomorrow.

Neville: For a good race officer, calling boats OCS on the starting line is not as arbitrary as they all

seem to think. All sailors should volunteer for RC duty at some point.

Stalder: The RC goes through just as much prep before, during, and after the regatta as the racers.

Bingman: How damn hard it is to put on this level of a race in a remote spot like Key West where almost everything has to be brought in.

Reese: The time, effort, and hard work needed to produce a sailing regatta of this caliber.

What gear do you depend on in Key West?

Neville: Ocean Potion clear zinc oxide, Oakley sunglasses, a Weems & Plath hand bearing compass, a Bass Pro Shop fly-tying “wind stick,” Icom hand-held VHF radios, a Garmin 76 GPS, Canon image-stabilized binoculars, a Sony tape recorder, and a Bushnell laser range finder.

Bingman: If I get drafted to run a mark or safety boat, I wear my Gill spray top and spray pants in good weather. If it’s snotty and cold, I wear my SLAM offshore bibs and jacket with a fisherman’s sweater and my Dubarrys.

Stalder: Crocks [on a wet mark boat], a light SLAM jacket just in case of a passing storm, a long sleeve Under Armour heat gear loose, and my SpinSheet wide brimmed hat.

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##Photo of Scott Taylor courtesy of Forbes Horton Yachts

Scott Taylor (above) recently joined the sales team at Forbes Horton Yachts in Annapolis. Taylor is a Certified Professional Yacht Broker with more than 21 years in the marine business. The company offers new and used sailboats and powerboats. forbesyachts.com Haven Harbour Marina (below) near Rock Hall, MD, helped the United Way of Kent County (UWKC) exceed its goal for 2010-2011, even though the prevailing economic climate makes it hard for companies to find funds to share and to encourage employees to give a part of each paycheck to help others. havenharbour.com

##Haven Harbour Marina’s management team accepts a UWKC award from United Way rep Ralph Meima (L-R): comptroller Dottie Wetmore, executive vice president/ COO Jonathan Jones, Meima, service manager Woody Loller, and customer service specialist Mark Bryden. Photo courtesy of Haven Harbour Marina

Annapolis Seafood Market recently joined the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) to collect used oyster shells from its three stores and area restaurants to help expand oyster beds in the Bay. This is the fourth seafood distributor partnering with ORP, including J. J. McDonnell, Pro Fish Ltd., and Congressional Seafood Company. aircrabusa.com Follow us!

Weems & Plath in Eastport, which manufactures nautical instruments, The Virginia Marine Trades Association recently promoted elected Carolyn Norton Schmalenberger 20-year employee of Norton Yachts in Deltaville, VA, as its Patricia Darnell. president. Also participating are reps from As the company’s Bluewater Yacht Sales, Bridgewater Maeastern territory rina, Dandy Haven Marina, Dare Marina, manager, Darnell is Deltaville Marina & Boatyard, Donovan responsible for the Marine, Prince William Marina, Southcompany’s largest eastern Marine, Sweetwater Station Con##Photo of Patricia sales territory, which sulting, Tranquil Waters Marine Services, Darnell courtesy of includes the entire Weems & Plath Tyme N Tyde Marina, Valvtect Marine eastern United States, Fuel, Vinings Marine Group, Virginia eastern Canada, and the Caribbean.

Beach Fishing Center, and Zimmerman weems-plath.com Marine. vamarinetrades.org Orca Green Marine and Signal Mate, two marine-industry leaders in LED lighting and safety controls, recently formed the Marine Industry Safety Energy Affiliates (MISEA) Group. The MISEA Group and other companies in a Yacht To Be Green consortium will launch an initiative in the coming months that enables boat owners to implement the safest, most efficient energy plan afloat quickly and affordably through a Renewable Energy Specialist program coordinated with more than 175 local riggers and boatyards nationwide and centralized through a single website: miseagroup.com.

Annapolis sailor Margaret Bonds Podlich is the new president of BoatU.S. Her responsibilities include external communications encompassing government affairs and public relations and other association programs, benefits, and services. boatus.com MareLube is Forespar’s new family of synthetic marine lubricants, including MareLube TEF 45, MareLube EXTRA, and MareLube Valve and Equipment. forespar.com

Guy Gauvin recently was promoted from general manager of Hinckley Yachts’ Chesapeake service yards in Annapolis and Oxford, MD, to general manager of the company’s George Dunigan, account rep of the yard in Portsmouth, RI. Elliot Anderson was Chesapeake Region for Interlux Yachts promoted from general manager of HinckFinishes, is the new president of the ley’s Naples, FL, service operations to general Marine Trades Association of Maryland. manager of the Chesapeake service yards.

Also participating are reps from Atlantic hinckleyyachts.com Marina Resort, Avon Dixon Agency, Bay Shore Marine, Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbor, Bonnier Marine Group, Chesapeake Hartge Yacht Yard in Galesville, MD now Bay Magazine, Chesapeake Boating Club operates a light-weight, portable, 12-volt fuel tank cleaning and polishing system from at J/Port, Coastal Properties ManageALGAE-X. hartgeyard.com ment, Harris Marine Finance, Hartge Yacht Harbor, Haven Harbour Marina, Henry Murray Agency, MESCO, Noyce Paul Langeleir has joined Atlantic Spars & Yachts, Osprey Composites, Outstanding Rigging in Annapolis, a growing custom rigging and metal fabrication business. Having Marine, Port Annapolis Marina, Sarles been in the rigging business for more than 35 Marina, Scott Financial, Spring Cove Marina, Tidewater Yacht Service Center, years, Langeleir brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in rigging, spar fabrication, Tradewinds Marina, and U.S. Yacht and hydraulic work. More recently, he spent Shows. mtam.org the last 16 years managing his rigging shop, West River Rigging. atlanticspars.com Send your business soundbites and high-resolution photos to ruth@spinsheet.com.

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Grand Soleil 40 '03 Head south in speed, comfort & style on board this Italian beauty. Lightly used & extremely well priced at $199,000.

Please call for complete details and viewing instructions. Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-2687171 harold@aycyachts.com

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CATALINA 470 '01 Loaded veteran of the Bahamas and Caribbean.

One owner well cared for vessel with every imaginable option for long distance voyaging. Asking $239K Contact Harold @Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171 or harold@aycyachts.com

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

BENETEAU 381 1998. Many recent upgrades in last 2 years. New dodger and bimini, new Garmin GPS and HD Radar, new Max-prop, new electric windlass, etc. Boat is in great condition and ready to cruise. Asking $94,500.

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

• Deltaville, VA 23043 804-776-7575 • • Annapolis, MD 21403 410-267-8181 • MASON 44 1989 Just listed and ready to show. Great value for a seasoned veteran of the Mediterranean. All recent electronics so vessel is ready to go out again at a moments notice. Asking $169,000 Call Harold @ 410-268-7171. harold@aycyachts.com

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GRAND SOLEIL 40 '07 Very lightly used high performance cruiser with a great equipment list. Price has been reduced for a quick sale, replacement cost is $450K and asking price is only $329,000. Call Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171. harold@aycyachts.com

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GRAND SOLEIL 46.3 2000 Recently upgraded in 2008-09 (including blue Awlgrip) and just launched July '11 with fresh bottom and all systems ready to go. Asking $249K Contact: Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171 or harold@aycyachts.com

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AMEL MANGO 53' 1988 Incredibly strong and simple to handle offshore cruiser. This one has been around the globe and is ready to go out again!

Asking $249,000. Contact Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-2687171. harold@aycyachts.com

www.annapolisyachtsales.com 28’ Aloha ‘83 Nice “pocket cruiser” for bay or coastal sailing. Wheel steering, full keel. 6’ headroom.

Many recent upgrades - a great boat for the price. $14,900 Pics at www. annapolisyachtsales.co Call Jonathan 804-436-4484.

30’ Baba ‘83 Classic Perry designed canoe stern, full keel, heavy displacement, pocket cruiser. Lots of upgrades and cruising gear. $49,900 Check it out at www. annapolisyachtsales.com then call Jonathan 804-436-4484 33’ J/100 ’05 Just Reduced to $89,000 Excellent shape, sails continuously upgraded, great race record and a fun boat to sail. Contact Bob Oberg at (410) 267-8181 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 350 Island Packet ‘97 Well-kept boat, Hoyt self-tacking staysail, A/C, recent canvas & sail cover, Dutchman lazyjacks, 2 anchors, Autopilot, new radar/CP $130,000 in Urbanna, VA. Call Jonathan 804-776-7575 or jonathan@ annapolisyachtsales.com 35’ Tartan 3500 ’97 Priced to sell at $99,900! Many recent upgrades including new standing and running rigging, new electric windlass, flat screen TV & more. Call Denise Hanna at (410)267-8181.

38’ Sabre 38 MKII ’89 Gorgeous C/B model! Equipped with elec windlass, A/C, Refrigeration, and more. Owners are moving up in size. Priced to sell quickly. Call Denise at (410) 267-8181 ordenise@annapolisyachtsales.com.

39’ Beneteau 393 FIVE Available Very clean 2 & 3 cabin models from $129,000. Some are loaded with great gear, others are equipped for pleasurable coastal cruising.

Contact Tim at 410-267-8181 tim@annapolisyachtsales.com 41’ Beneteau 411 ’00 Nicely equipped with lots of extras and nice toys! Sailed & maintained by knowledgeable owner on the Bay. Amazing cond.! $174,900 Please contact Tim at 410-267-8181 tim@annapolisyachtsales.com 46’ Beneteau 46 ’07 Cruise equipped, great gear, TV, electronics, canvas and more. Lack of use forces sale. In Annapolis. Asking only $279,900, bring all offers! Contact Dan 410-267-8181 or Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 49’ Beneteau 49 ’07 Boat of the Year 2007. Many custom features - 330 hrs on Yanmar dsl – Professionally maintained – comfort and performance by BerretRacoupeau, Built by Beneteau USA. Reduced $350,000 Call Paul Rosen 410-267-8181 paul@annapolisyachtsales.com 50’ Beneteau / Moorings 505 ’02 One owner. 400 hrs on rebuilt Perkins Sabre 85-hp. Professionally maintained, New Canvas, great sails & electronics. 3 cabin Just Reduced $180,000 Call Paul Rosen 410-267-8181 paul@annapolisyachtsales.com 52’ Beneteau 523 ’06 ‘The best of the best.’ Equipped for Bay sailing and Caribbean cruising. Dark blue hull, great electronics, new sails, more.

Annapolis. Asking only $464,900 Contact Dan 410-267-8181 or Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

30’ Cape Dory MK II ’90 This is a full keel cruising boat that is in near perfect cond..

Her varnish shines & she is very clean.

Not to be mistaken with the original version, the mk II is beamier and has much more room. $55,000 www.bayharborbrokerage.com 757-480-1073 35’ O’Day ’88 Swim platform, newer sails, dodger bimini & connector. All gear on board conveys, TV, converter box, dishes, flatware, fenders. This boat is in very nice cond. and ready to go cruising $37,500 www.bayharborbrokerage. com, (757) 480-1073.

38’ Endeavour ’84 Aft cockpit model with 4’11” draft. She has lots of volume down below & is a good sailing boat $49,000 She is ready for your updates to a nice cruising platform. www.bayharborbrokerage.com, (757) 480-1073

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50’ Dufour ’99 This boat is a great live aboard with her forward cabin that has been converted by combining original 2 forward cabins! This provides for a queen sized centerline berth & lots of head room. This converted charter boat is big & she sails & entertains well. $149,000 www.bayharborbrokerage. com 757-480-1073

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41’ Hunter DS 2005 You’ll love the airy feeling of the deck salon. Roomy, luxurious interior; clean deck layout. $185,000 Crusader Yacht Sales 410269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

27’ Catalina Wing Keel, Wing Keel, Universal dsl, wheel steering, newer sails (2004), new electronics (2006), perfect starter boat $18,000 Call Tony Tumas Cell 443-553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: Tony@greatblueyachts. com,www.greatblueyachts.com 35’ Hunter 35.5 ’92 Dodger, bimini, dinghy davits, dinghy w/ Outboard, AC / Heat, refrigeration, Doyle Stack Pack, GPS / Plotter – Slip and Storage thru March ’12 $52,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell 443-553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: Tony@greatblueyachts.com, www. greatblueyachts.com

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37 Irwin Ketch '76 ........ $ 49,900 376 Hunter ’96 ............... $ 84,000 376 Hunter ‘97 ............... $ 72,000 376 Hunter ‘97 ............... $ 84,000 38 C&C Landfall '80..... $ 55,000 38 Hunter ’06 ............... $147,000 38 Hunter '09 ............... $170,000 380 Hunter ’00 ............... $110,000 380 Hunter ‘02 ............... $119,000 380 Hunter ’02 Sloop..... $120,000 41AC Hunter '05 ............... $190,000 41AC Hunter ’07 ............... $189,000 420 Hunter ’04 ............... $175,000 426 Hunter ‘03 ............... $189,000 456 Hunter ’03 ............... $215,000 460 Hunter ‘01 ............... $199,000 460 Hunter ‘02 ............... $169,900 52.2 Jeanneau '96 ........... $255,000 530CC Pearson ’81 ......... $249,000

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37’ Tayana `83 ...................................... $89,900 35’ Beneteau Oceanis 351 `97 ............ $75,000 35’ Contest 35S `90.............................. $69,900 35’ Island Packet Packet Cat `93 ........ $95,000 35’ Wauquiez Pretorien `84 ................. $88,000 35’ Westerly Oceanquest `97 .............. $90,000 34’ Beneteau 343 `07 ......................... $119,000 34’ C&C 34 `80...................................... $33,000 34’ Kaiser Gale Force `80 .................... $70,000 34’ Najad 343 `84.................................. $89,900 34’ Sabre MK I `82 ................................ $34,900 33’ CAL `87 ........................................... $42,900 33’ Tartan 33 `80 .................................. $43,500 32’ C&C 99 `04.................................... $115,000 32’ C&C 99 `04...................................... $99,000 31’ Pacific Seacraft `89........................ $74,000 30’ Nonsuch 30 Ultra `85 ..................... $50,000 24’ Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 `87 ......... $55,000

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35’ Hunter 356 ’03 In Mast Furling, Air/ Heat, C80 plotter/radar, AP, full canvas, refrigeration, freezer, exceptionally clean! $99,500 Call Tony Tumas cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details.

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Beautiful blue hull, air, gen, bow thruster, full canvas, in-mast furling, Raymarine E120 and E80 $182,900. Call Tony Tumas Cell 443-553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: Tony@greatblueyachts. com, www.greatblueyachts.com 41’ Morgan Out Island 416 ‘82 Ketch rig center cockpit – Loaded! Dual zone AC / Heat, generator, full cockpit enclosure, AP, frig, freezer, many recent upgrades $69,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell 443-5535046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 2761774 for complete details. Email:Tony@ greatblueyachts.com, www. greatblueyachts.com 43’ Hunter Legend ’91 Clean! Many upgrades, Ready for immediate cruising! Newer sails, cutter rig, AC/ Heat, 3 cabins - convertible office w/twin bunks, $109,900 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details.

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33’ J 100 ‘05 The J 100 is the perfect Chesapeake Bay racer/daysailor. Major price reduction makes this boat even more attractive at $84,900 Come talk to the original J Daddy Paul Mikulski for an appointment. Call direct 410-961-5254 orPaul@northpointyachtsales.com 34’ J 105s Yes we have them so come talk to the J Boat Experts and see the why this is the best One Design boat on the Chesapeake Bay. We have many available and would love to show them to you. Please call the office and talk to any of our staff at at 410-280-2038

34’ Tartan 1986 New listing! 2nd generation S&S model; masthead/double spreaker rig; Scheel keel 4’6” draft; 27 hp Yanmar; RF genoa; self tailers; sleeps 6. Priced to sell at $45,000.

Contact Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or rick@northpointyachtsales.com 35’ 1986 C&C 35 MKIII This is a very nice clean boat that will make a nice cruiser or great club racer. To Learn more please call David Malkin 410280-2038. This boat is price to sell as his NEW Dufour is on the way. Offered at $41,500 Trade Boat. Will take reasonable offers. (410) 280-2038.

37’ B&C ’05 Grand Soleil Win races in style. Extra tall rig & deep keel make this Grand Soleil an outstanding performer in PHRF and IRC. ORC cat 1 certified. She has a beautiful Italian crafted teak interior w/full cruising amenities. You won’t find a nicer dual purpose yacht. $259,000 Contact David at 410-2802038 or David@Northpointyachtsales. com

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350 Island Packet ‘97 Thoroughly and thoughtfully equipped for serious cruising. Please call for detailed specs, more photos and resent survey. The Moorings Brokerage Annapolis 410-280-0520

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J/32 ’01 Shoal draft 4’10” and fantastic cond. New dodger, bimini & wheel cover, new chart plotter, 3 blade max prop, and very light use. The shoal draft is perfect for the Chesapeake. Original owners are retiring from sailing. She is well priced and needs nothing. $111,900, call Paul Mikulski 410-9615254 paul@northpointyachtsales.com

37’ Peterson ’85 Classic racer/cruiser.

Fast and comfortable. Top level care. New electronics and lots of sails plus much more. Two boat owner says SELL. Now offered at $44,500. You need to see this boat!

Contact David at (410) 280-2038 or David@NorthPointYachtSales.com Cape Fear 38 ’02 Major price reduction owner says sell....A winning race record & a comfortable cruising interior. Shoal draft with A-kites make this an easy boat to have fun with. Now offered at $119,000. You need to see this boat!

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40’ J120s North Point has two J 120s. If you want a very competitive boat that likes to be in the ocean and race on the bay than you need to look at the J 120s.

The Class is looking into forming a J 120 class here on the bay to race One Design! Call us to learn more 410-2802038 40’ Archambault A40RC ’08 Just Reduced!!!! If you are looking for a Newer IRC race ready boat than look no CTwould RA further. Jubilee is aO fast boat that NT DERinC be very the ocean or great for UNhappy local sailing. Please Call Ken Comerford at 410-991-1511 for further information.

Offered at 275,000!!!

41’ Bristol Center Cockpit ‘89 Among last built; dark blue hull; new varnish; new Yanmar diesel; new genset; new A/C-heat; in-mast furling; radar; A/P; cruising chute; windlass; custom built & one owner.

Price just reduced to $145,000/obo.

Contact Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or rick@northpointyachtsales.com 46’ J 46 ‘00 Full Deck is spectacular!.

Long range cruising at its best can be had w/this fully equipped & well cared for J46. Call me to discuss this boat in detail. Priced to sell at $399,900. Call Paul Mikulski direct 410-961-5254 or Paul@northpointyachtsales.com

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31’ Hunter ‘09 Hoosier Lady is a spunky weekender & has been meticulously maintained. She’s equipped with InMast furling, autopilot, AC/Heat, TV/ DVD, GPS/Radar & MORE. $101,000, Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 36’ Hunter ’08 Captain’s Lady is a oneowner 36 that has been meticulously maintained. Equipped with In-Mast Furling, Raymarine C80 GPS/Plotter, Auto-Pilot, AC/Heat, freezer & much more. $169,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts. com 38’ Hunter ’06 Airam is a beautiful sailboat & like new. Equipped with inmast furling, ST60 upgrade, Bose system, AC/Heat, Stereo/CD, TV/DVD, & much more. $147,000. Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www. nortonyachts.com 41’ AC Hunter ’05 Fiji Girl is a wellmaintained, one owner sailboat with Inmast furling, AC/Heat, generator, AP, Raymarine C80/GPS & much more!

Great cond.!. $190,000, Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www. nortonyachts.com

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426 Hunter ’03 Dolly G A cruiser with ample space below & walk-thru transom.

Sleeps 6 & equipped with Raymarine RL80CRC/GPS,Autopilot, In-Mast Furling, 2 TVs/2 Stereos, AC/ Heat,Generator,2 heads/shower & much more. $189,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www. nortonyachts.com

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460 Hunter ’01 Sweet N’ Slow is a stunningly beautiful vessel equipped with teak interior, TV/DVD, Sirius radio, AC/Heat, In-Mast furling, E-80 Raymarine, & MUCH MORE! $199,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

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34’ Gemini Catamaran ‘99 Owned by an elderly couple, stored on a lift & never used. 3 private strms & dinette that can convert to large berth (2 doubles & 2 queens). Great for large family or several couples. Lg cockpit & main salon for entertaining! Asking $98,500 Looking for offers. OBYS 410-226-0100

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35’ Camper Nicholson Slp 1972/2010 rebuilt from stem to stern, virtually new vessel. New decks, new engine, complete awlgrip, all new cedar ceiling strips line the hulls interior etc.

She is stunning!!!! Excellent pedigree, offshore capable, a true beauty!!! Asking $58,000 Willing to listen to all offers.

OBYS 410-226-0100 402 Sabre ‘00 Awlgrip Flag Blue hull, wing keel, well equipped, in “like new” cond.. Expertly stored & professionally maintained w/low hrs. Has only been day sailed on the Chesapeake Bay. An absolute gem! Asking $239,000 SOA (877) 267-1808 Jim Osborne

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Tripp 41 New to Market. $149,000

‘85 Peterson 37. Offered at $44,500

45.5 Bristol Aft Cockpit ‘80 Excellent Blue Water Cruiser w/wonderful accommodations. Ted Hood design, 1 of only 5 Aft cockpit 45.5s built, excellent equipment, barrel chairs in salon, so much more! Great family cruiser capable of sailing around the world. Asking $149,000 OBYS 410-226-0100

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www.regent-point.com S-2 8.5 ’83 Willowind 28 Sloop w/ wheel steering, RF, full batten main, Autohelm 3000, 15-hp Yanmar dsl, clean, well, maintained, ready to go. Asking:$14,900 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www. regentpointmarina.com

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28’ Hunter 285 ’87 Brown Eyed Girl” Very clean cruiser, new sails, RF, Bimini, new thru hulls, Yanmar dsl in excellent cond., Ready to Go Sailing: Asking:$14,900 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www. regentpointmarina.com Saga 43 ’95 Bob Perry’s modern performance cruiser, fast and fun to sail.

Spacious interior. Two staterooms, two heads and a quarter berth. Low maintenance, great sailing boat. Like sailing fast? Love Bold Spirit. Make offer. 410-571-2955

31’ Irwin Citation ’83 Tolume Yanmar 15-hp dsl, wheel steering, large quarter berth, enclosed head, U-shaped galley, dinghy w/ 1.5-hp OB, Asking: $16,900 US, Regent Point Marina (804) 7584457 www.regentpointmarina.com 31’ Tartan 310 ’88 Bora Bora Quality cruiser, AP, Adler Barbour refrigeration, RF, bimini, Lazy Jacks, sleeps 7 w/ Pilot berth, Ready to Go. Asking $49,950 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 35’ Hunter Legend 35.5 ’94 Art’s Place Furling main and genoa, AC/Heat, dual strms, many features, clean boat ready to GO! Asking: $52,900 Regent Point Marina 804-758-4457 www. regentpointmarina.com 37’ Beneteau Envision ’83 Ideal liveaboard. Rare center cockpit pilothouse design ketch. One of only a few made, Set up for major cruising, Duel helm stations, 3 cabin layout, 2 heads. $59,500 PRICE REDUCED. Call Regent Point marina @804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

RogueWave specializes in high quality, ocean-going vessels of substance and character. We want good boats to represent. Proud reps for Valiant Yachts and Outbound Yachts. If you want a good solid blue water boat cruising boat, call RogueWave at 410 571-2955. Check out our Buyer’s Agent Services. By Appointment Only!

www.sailingassociates.com broker@sailingassociates.com 25’ Hunter ’85 $6,000 In good cond. and value priced. Owner is anxious to sell asap. Sailing Associates (410) 2758171.

27’ Bristol ‘74 $10500 New listing. Blue hull, dinette model. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

27’ Hunter ’78 $7,200 Many upgrades.

Includes outboard and wheel steering.

Sailing Associates. (410) 275-8171.

Morgan 44 Center Cockpit ’88 Incredible family boat for the Bay and Beyond, Bamahas vet with ALL equipment. New electronics, powerful autopilot, new cushions, dinghy and outboard! Reduced $119K 410-571-2955

28’ Cape Dory ’77 $11,000 A great cruising boat. Priced to sell. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

29’ Bayfield ’82 $22,000 Air conditioned and a “Go anywhere” cruiser. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

30’ Islander ’74 $19,500 New listing!

Recently rebuilt engine. Clean and ready to go! Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

30’ O’Day ‘88 $29900. This boat is clean with many upgrades. It is the 302 version with the gray hull. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

SAILBOATS Life Raft. 6-man Offshore life raft, in fiberglass case. Offers.

2000 12 ft.Terhi Skiff. Built in Finland. Lapstraked, fiberglass rowing skiff.

Has oar-locks and oars. Will take up to a 6 hp o/b. $400.

14 ft. Force Five with mast and sail. $550.

1975 Elor 6.5 meter (21 feet). Paul Elvstrom design, built in France. Very seaworthy. 11 sails, including 3 spinakers. $500.

1984 Hunter 22. Fixed keel. r/f, auto-pilot. 8 hp 4-cycle Tohatsu, long-shaft, electric start. $1,500.

1975 Bristol 24. Main, 2 jibs. Sturdy small cruiser. Depth finder, compass. 8 HP Yamaha. $1,500.

1983 Catalina 25. Main, roller-furling. 4-cycle o/b. Good condition. $3,000.

1975 Ericson 25 keel-model sloop. Main, Genny & spin. dry boat. Above average. $1,800.

1977 O’Day 25. Keel/CB Model. Main, 150 Genoa. 7.5 HP OML Sailmaster O/B. Good condition. A great shallow draft starter boat for the Bay. $2,500.

1985 Hunter 25.5. Main, Jenny, Jib. Good Condition. $3,000.

1976 Pearson 26. Fin keel sloop. 4-cycle O/B. $1,500.

1974 Pearson 26. Fin keel sloop. Yamaha 8HP 4-cycle long-shaft. $1,500.

1977 Hunter 30. Keel model. Yanmar Diesel. Wheel steering. Main, and Genoa. Sound and good condition. $6,500.

Stevens 47 Cutter ’81 Big, powerful, proven, three-stateroom live aboard voyager. S&S design and sought after layout. Carib 1500 Vet. Complete cruising and safety gear. Reduced.

Great price. $129K 410-571-2955

Island Packet 485 ’07 Incredible new offering, lightly used, well equipped Caribbean 1500 veteran with all the required gear. All amenities, bow thruster, genset, dive compressor and great price. Call for details.

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31’ Island Packet ‘86 Extra roomy, tri-cabin layout, A/C, Datamarine 5000 speed/ wind/depth, keel stepped mast, winter cover, 110% jib. Nicely maintained w/ 1082 eng. hrs. $59,900.

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340 Hunter ’00 Option of prof. installed heat/air for only addit. $2,500. In-mast furling, Raymarine electronics, Garmin chartplotter (new ‘09), holding tank & macerator (new ‘10), bimini. Well maintained. $68,900. Call 800-699SAIL or 800-960-TIDE. Go to www. tidewateryachts.com.

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Last Day in the Water

by Dave Gendell

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boat built of wood is generally at ease when she is in the water, and she is often suffering when she is up on the shore. In the water, as planks swell and seams tighten, she gains and holds the integrity her builder intended for her. And in the water, all the while, she is supported by a steady and solid liquid cradle that even the best-designed stands cannot come close to matching. A wooden boat in the water, properly cared for, remains an instrument. A wooden boat out of the water for any extended period slowly and steadily becomes something very different than what her designer and builder envisioned.

The six men knew but did not speak of

As they waited, another unspoken truth colored their preparations. An old wooden boat left in the water—put away wet, literally bolted to the pier and largely ignored for a couple of decades—had at some point stopped being a boat and had started to become a problem. Tonight they were going to see that problem up close. With a couple of workboats, a couple of long lengths of heavy rope, and a few gaffs, they were going to move that problem. They were going to bring the problem from there to here…

The southerly neared gale force. The men stood in the lee of a small brick building, smoking cigarettes. The brackish water was now over the edge of the bulkhead and began to spill across the dirt ##America at the Annapolis Yacht Yard in Eastport.

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy Archives and asphalt of the boatyard. There wasn’t much to say to each other at this hour. Their workday had begun together hours earlier in pre-dawn darkness aboard the gleaming new motor yacht they were finishing out in the big shed behind them.

And now, as the afternoon quickly turned into night, they waited together, still on the clock. such things as they waited in the gathering “A fool’s errand.” The oldest one broke darkness. A December southerly boomed, the silence as he expertly flicked the stub and the cold creek water continued to rise of his cigarette into the air above the creek, before the wind. This evening’s job was toward Annapolis and the Naval Academy. straightforward and did not require any “Wait for 11-feet of water so we can get special tools. But before they could begin, her up on the railway, and then we’ll go out they did need high water. The men waited in that wind and haul that old schooner along the edge for the wind and the tide to over here where she’ll end up doin’ nothin’ bring it up. but takin’ up real estate. And what are we

supposed to do with her? Replace a dry rot plank with a fresh plank, over and over again?”

There were small nods all around. The men were wooden boat builders. There was true pride in the motor yachts they built for the Annapolis Yacht Yard. Any repair work they undertook… no one would dare call it restoration work… either involved fast and unrefined fixes on their own work boats or expensive repairs on luxury yachts after wealthy but inattentive owners had driven them onto a jetty or drunkenly into a friend’s boat at a rendezvous. The idea of a plank-by-plank restoration of a rotten old schooner, no matter how famous she once was, seemed frivolous and something akin to busy work.

“A fool’s errand maybe, but it’ll pay the boss $650 for the tow and haul alone, I heard.”

The voices were low, and the men leaned in toward each other.

“And then it’ll pay him monthly ground rent from now through forever because she ain’t going anywhere…” A few quick chuckles.

“OKAY, BOYS! Water’s high enough. Let’s go get her...” The boss’s voice was raised and committed as he pushed through the wind, past the men, and stepped into the larger workboat.

Eighty-nine years earlier, and just a couple months after her launch, the Schooner America sailed to England on her own keel and captured the trophy that today bears her name. Seventy years after that, the aging but still graceful hero arrived in Annapolis to great fanfare.

On this windy night in 1940, in front of a small, unapplauding audience, the Schooner America was pulled—groaning and complaining, rotting and broken— from her natural element and blocked on the gravel at the Annapolis Yacht Yard in Eastport. She did not touch the water again.

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than 10 years researching and writing about the history and mystery of the Schooner America with a focus on her sad, final chapter in Annapolis.

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