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Editor’s Notebook

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he sloop crossed our bow under full sail in a sudden, fresh, southerly gust, with colorful flags flying and a boatload of smiling crew on deck. When we heard the boom and saw the smoke, we knew that when Captain Mark Einstein had said he would greet us at Rock Hall, MD, with a cannon salute, he wasn’t kidding. Not many sailors can say they’ve been welcomed by cannon fire. It left me a little breathless. Sandwiched between two quite different weekends—a social race weekend and a quiet cruising weekend—the Rock Hall excursion made me contemplate the concept of welcoming. Although the cannon bit was over the top, it’s not a surprise the Einsteins would roll out the welcome mat for me. Captain Mark, his first and only mate Suzanne, and I go back about five years. We met after Mark penned a couple of entertaining SpinSheet articles. He’s a Philadelphia Renaissance man, originally a Star sailor, who’s been hanging around Rock Hall in season on his Watkins 36 Crab Imperial for about a decade. Things heated up quickly after the captain took Suzanne, a weekend tourist and a Renaissance woman herself, for a sunset sail in 2005. When I met them, they were running Blue Crab Sailing Charters, based at Waterman’s Crab House, as newlywed business partners. Anyone who has ever been to the Einsteins’ signature event, Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend (page 17), knows that the creative couple does not do things half-heartedly. They don’t just take people sailing at sunset; they run five two-hour charters per day, which means 12-hour days filled with salty talk, smiling, entertaining, and cannon-shooting every weekend. We in the sailing world give a lot of lip service to introducing people to sailing. The Einsteins do it. Every weekend.

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They are professional welcomers. They love it. You think they would be tired after taking so many new people sailing in shifts all day. After sunset, Captain Mark got up with the band, let his hair down (really), and sang “Spirit in the Sky,” as his wife hit the dance floor.

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The weekend before Rock Hall, I went to the Annapolis to Miles River Race party on the lawn at the Miles River YC (MRYC) in St. Michaels, a serious contrast from the rockin’ dock bar at Waterman’s. Although life intervened with my participating in the race, what a warm welcome we received on land. The post-race party was something

else. Following racers’ suggestions after the 2010 event, MRYC took that extra step in 2011 to make its shoreside event exceptional. For the first time in years, visiting racers splashed in the swimming pool on a heck of a hot May 28. One J/30 sailor I met had been invited to borrow a club bike to ride into town. The club provided a few tenders to the anchorage, so none of us waited more than five minutes for free water taxi service until 1 a.m. There was even a singer-guitarist and bongo player during the dinner hour rather than a loud band (one played at the Tiki bar later) so that you could converse without yelling. It was delightful. Thank you, MRYC (see page 78). Among this season’s heartening moments was the Gibson Island Spring Race for which we were invited to dock for the night. The dockmaster welcomed us via radio, friendly and efficient as can be—even though he was towing a sailboat off a shoal at the same time—and directed us to our dockside raft-up spot, where our neighbor, whom we’d just met, sat in the cockpit of his new Jeanneau and chatted with us as if we rafted up together all the time. I’m touched by the quiet moments: the sailor who put-puts by in the anchorage, inquires about your boat, and shares a little something about his. It’s the I-sail, you-sail, let’s-befriends attitude that makes me feel at home. A quick glance at this issue of SpinSheet reveals a dozen uses of the words “you’re invited” or “welcome,” and I am not counting those in the calendar (page 29), which is jam-packed with invitations. Sailors are reaching out to you. It’s up to you to respond. See you on the water!

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Ride the Tide

am writing about the tide tables in SpinSheet. Are they in Chinese? I don’t understand them. Could SpinSheet please change their tide tables? I’ve enclosed the tide tables from PropTalk and the Mariner. Here is an example: I went to “ride the tide” from the Chesapeake to the Delaware River through the C&D Canal utilizing the tidal flow. Using the Mariner tables: Low tide on June 11 was at 10:21 a.m. + 3.15 at Elk River. Leave the Elk River at (10:21 + 3.15) 13.36 and “ride the tide” through the current at the canal. By the time you are in the Delaware River, the tide will take you south. Simple. With the high cost of fuel, maybe you should write an article on riding the tide from Annapolis south to the Potomac or from Annapolis north to the C&D Canal. Clarence Poole Wilmington, DE

Nitrogen in Your Sails This letter was addressed to Steve Gibb, who wrote the Where We Sail Column “The Nitrogen in Your Sails” June 2011. am very pleased at how accurately you captured our research and the message that we wanted to send in your article. Nitrogen is a complex set of pollutants, and you did an excellent job of conveying the often subtle aspects of our argument and findings. We found that using multiple metrics including environmental and health damage costs gave a much fuller picture of what is happening than the traditional focus only on tons of nitrogen. If I may, I would like to circulate your SpinSheet report to others if you approve it for our center’s website. I wish you and the many who are working to improve the Chesapeake Bay the very best, and hope that our work can be helpful in achieving your goals. Bill Moomaw Director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy Tufts University Medford, MA

We are honored when organizations or individuals want to reprint our articles for their websites or newsletters and usually grant permission when asked. If you ever want to reprint a SpinSheet article, write to molly@spinsheet.com for permission and a PDF file.

nvited by Captain Sebastian Watt and Elizabeth Perkins to crew aboard their 1941 45-foot Philip Rhodes yawl Shalamar in the Elf Classic Yacht Race May 21, I flew up from Florida and despite the 3 p.m. race cancellation due to lack of wind, a good time was had by all. Shalamar won the Best Dressed Yacht Award. Martin H. Samuel Fort Lauderdale, FL

Thank you for the note. It’s likely we will change our tide tables to match those of our sister publication, PropTalk, in the near future. If you or another knowledgeable sailor would like to write an article on riding the tide, we would be happy to consider it. ~M.W.

SpinSheet SpotLight

Zach Ditmars

f you’ve looked at SpinSheet lately and noticed sleek changes in design to certain pages, then you’ve already appreciated the handiwork of our new graphic designer and production assistant, Zach Ditmars. An Annapolis native who grew up along Beard’s Creek in Riva, Zach has been hanging out on the water “as long as I can remember,” he says. “My dad got a Whaler in 1984, and we’ve been fishing and crabbing ever since.” He’s not the only family member whose work is waterrelated; among his uncles are a charter captain and waterman, and his cousin is a Department of Natural Resources Police sergeant. Zach has done a variety of fishing, including some fly fishing for trout when he was in college at Frostburg State University in western Maryland. He likes perch fishing best. Zach’s first sailing experience took place as this issue of SpinSheet was being printed, and he took a learn-to-sail class at J/World Annapolis. 14 July 2011 SpinSheet

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Although all of his artwork is digital and work-related now, Zach was first drawn into his current profession through drawing and painting as a kid. A graphic design class he took while studying communications in college shifted his interest to the visual. He started by doing page layout and design for the Capital newspaper for a year and then designed direct mail postcards and coupons for Valpak in Crofton, MD, for four years. He and his dad were both big PropTalk readers, so when he had a chance to come to work for SpinSheet and PropTalk, he jumped at it and started in April. “I still have to pinch myself sometimes,” he says. “I think, ‘Is this a job? Is this real?’ I’m ecstatic to be here. It’s great that everyone here is so passionate about loving what they do and doing what they love.”

When Zach is not designing ads and articles for us, he plays guitar and bass for two local bands: the Shawn Owen Band and Rhythm Method. He also enjoys spending time with his family (who all live nearby), mountain biking, snowboarding, and camping and going to concerts with his girlfriend of six years, Natalie. Zach slipped so naturally into daily life at the SpinSheet world headquarters that we keep forgetting he’s “new.” Welcome, Zach. Thank you for making our magazines look better than ever! ~M.W. spinsheet.com

LiveStrong and Sail On!

’m writing because recently there has been some attention given to biking on your Facebook page, and it’s a topic close to my heart. Without a doubt, I am a sailor first and foremost, but let’s face it—it isn’t exactly aerobic exercise. To get my heart rate up, I like to “sail” down the roads of Maryland and enjoy beautiful Chesapeake country. I am always pleased to run into my sailing friends while out on the bike. There are apparently quite a few people like me! I’ve come to realize that a great deal of good can be done by participating in fundraising events through sport; the Leukemia Cup regat-

I’m inviting you all to join team “Sail On!” When you register, you will see the option to “join a team.” I signed up for the 10k run on Saturday and 100-mile ride on Sunday, August 20 and 21. It sounds hard, but surviving cancer is harder. I would love to have about 20 sailors raise $2500 each for the ultimate goal of raising $50,000. Please consider registering, training with me, or donating. Reagan Weaver Annapolis reganedwardsweaver@gmail.com

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wner of Annapolis Yacht Sales, Garth Hichens, enjoyed his first sail with his grandson William during the Annapolis Spring Sails Event in May. Hichens writes, “His dad, Brad, was helming the boat. William’s first sail was great fun, and I hope, the first of thousands more.”

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Chasing the Fire

oat owners on the Chesapeake and their friends who prefer to sail and celebrate on Other People’s Boats have great cause for celebration this Fourth of July. Because the holiday itself falls on a Monday, sailors may easily cruise around the Bay and see three or four public fireworks shows over the course of the long weekend. Chasing the ‘works may be the holiday mission for those who don’t mind crowded anchorages. Others may prefer to seek out the private—maybe not so professional or safe, but still entertaining—shows up the creeks. Friday night July 1 may be the quietest of the weekend, according to the calendar at spinsheet.com, except for a fireworks display in Reedville, VA. Sailors looking for a Saturday night show should head for Middle River north of Baltimore or up the Patuxent River near Hollywood, MD. There will be few corners on the Bay where you don’t hear “Ooos” and “Ahhs” on Sunday, July 3, at sunset. Sailors may find fireworks shows at Havre de Grace, MD, and Rock Hall, MD, as well as up the Severn River past Annapolis at Sherwood Forest. Oxford, Chesapeake Beach, MD, and Cape Charles, VA, are also good spots to catch Sunday night light shows.

Although it’s a “school night,” most sailors will catch a fireworks display from land if not with a fog horn and Dark n’ Stormy in hand from an anchorage on Monday, July 4. Among the shows we have listed are those up the Sassafras River at Georgetown, MD, in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, up the Choptank at Cambridge, MD, and on the Chester at Chestertown, MD. Annapolis, Washington, DC, Solomons, Portsmouth, VA, Yorktown, VA, Hampton, VA, and Norfolk, VA, will host public shows on the big day, too. If you know of a fireworks display we do not have listed on the calendar at spinsheet.com, please write to molly@spinsheet.com and let us know about it. We welcome fun and funny Fourth of July anchorage memories and photos. Happy Independence Day from the SpinSheet crew! ~M.W.

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##The Fourth of July in Baltimore. Photo by Eric Moseson

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A Weekend of Mayhem and Surprise

magine ye joining the high seas of piracy, with parties, music, rum, and a weekend of mayhem and surprise. For buccaneers and landlubbers of all ages, Graybeard, the legendary laid-back pirate of Rock Hall, MD, invites you back for the Pearl of the Chesapeake’s fourth swashbuckling extravaganza. Be a part of the adventure at Rock Hall’s Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend August 12-14. This is the perfect opportunity to bring your boat and anchor out or raft up with your mates. Jump-start the weekend with an evening rum tasting at the Inn at Osprey Point and/or a sea shanty sing-along at Bay Wolf Restaurant. Music will fill the air as your favorite pirates join in to pillage for another year. Did we mention belly dancers? The Skullduggery Crew and the Valhallas Pirates will take you into a world of wonder and fantasy fit for all ages. On Saturday and Sunday, witness this year’s “Mutiny on Main Street” while

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visiting Rock Hall’s shops and merchants. All weekend long, enjoy street skirmishes, pillaging, and plenty of music, grub, and grog. Enjoy live piratical music at Harbor Shack for the Cast Off Party beginning at 11 a.m. The flotilla of tiny pirate ships will parade around the harbor and embark

on a race to Rock Hall’s public beach at 12:30 p.m. Everyone with a dinghy is encouraged to register the day of the race between 10 a.m. and noon. Graybeard’s trophy will be handed down once again to the best decorated dinghy, and cash prizes will be awarded to winners.

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DOCKTALK The festivities continue with a Caribbean-style beach party featuring the SAM-O and JFC Reggae Band. Costumes and pirate attire are strongly encouraged. Don’t forget to enter the costume contests for kids and adults back on Main Street after the party. The little scallywags will find much to do in the Kid’s Cove in Rock Hall Village on Main Street with entertainment, games, treasure hunts, a live pirate encampment, crafts, tattoos, and more. All weekend, the whole town will be in the pirate spirit as merchants, residents, re-enactors, musicians, and other performers take you to the Golden Age of piracy on the high seas. The party doesn’t end on Saturday—be sure to stick around for more fun on Sunday. Some of the pirates offering up music and mayhem this year will include The Brigands, Inishowen, Lizard Creek, Pirates for Sail, The Pyrates Royale, Skullduggery Crew, Vallhallas Pirates, House of Cadarn, and The Salty Dogs. Plentiful public parking and easy transportation will make getting around worry free. For more information, log onto rockhallpirates.com or rockhallmd.com. For specific questions, email firstandonlymate@aol.com or call (410) 935-3491. ##If you fear pirates, especially creative dinghy-building pirates, Rock Hall is not the place for you August 14 to 15 during Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend. Photos by Bernadette Van Pelt

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ers, hotdogs, and snow cones and quench their thirsts at the beer wagon or with a soda. Jousting takes place on the Pokomoke River just off River Street in Snow Hill. Coming into town on Route 12, cross the drawbridge and turn right on River Street. The fun will be on your right. Jousting starts about 11 a.m. and usually ends by 4 p.m. Teams should arrive early for registration, which costs $65. There is no charge for spectators. For $5, stick around for live music by Big Mojo starting at 6 p.m. snowhillfire.com

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nnapolis Community Boating (ACB) has solutions for people who love messing about in boats but don’t have one of their own. In July, ACB is in full summer swing with Free Sails on Sundays, camps for kids each week, and opportunities for members to use a fleet of sailboats, small powerboats, kayaks, canoes, and a new paddleboard. A cookout at Back Creek Nature Center the last Friday of every month is open to all.

ACB offers memberships at $100 a year. Members can use the club’s four keelboats (two J/24s and two SB3s) Monday evenings at Annapolis Sailing School and the kayaks, canoes, paddleboard, small sailboats, and motorboats Wednesdays at Back Creek Nature Park Boating Center at 7314 Edgewood Road. Boats are also available to try for free at the Friday cookouts. If you’d like to start sailing and boating in Annapolis, sign up at annapolisboating.org.

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ight hundred pounds of trash, and 200 pounds of recyclables out of our wetlands. Nice work, Norfolk! Ruth McElroy Amundsen helped organize the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Clean the Bay Day June 4 at the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club (NYCC) this year. She says, “The club rounded up 22 volunteers and let other gorups use the club as a dumping site. Norfolk Collegiate dropped off 1000 pounds of old tires and lumber after only one hour! NYCC’s Bob Hume asked me if I’d organize this year’s event. After a few years of collecting wetlands trash in my neighborhood on Clean the Bay Day, it’s pretty clean. But, what we collected this year out of the Lafayette River and along the shores of the international terminal was much bigger stuff than we usually find on our neighborhood’s shores.” Amundsen adds, “This year, we found a full-size water ski, a surfboard, an aluminum baseball bat and fabric lawn umbrella in good shape, a beat-up 80-pound rubber

Trash Talkin’ by Ruth Christie about 200,000 pounds of debris from 500 miles of streams and shorelines by foot and boat. We’re talking plastic bottles, cans, cigarette butts, household appliances, automobile parts and tires, and other odder items, including a lounge chair, mannequin head, voodoo doll, kitchen sink, and Frisbee with the label ‘No Litter.’ “After three hours of slogging through the sticky and slimy mud and doing heavy lifting, we were surprised

with a picnic provided by NYCC. I knew they would have coffee and pastries for us in the morning, but I had no idea NYCC would provide a nice outdoor lunch. It was great for the kids, many of whom were classmates, to chat, have lunch, clean up a bit, and relax,” says Amundsen. “For 2012, we’re planning on having people clean up their own shorelines and then drop off at NYCC for the city to again do pickup. It’s really a nice community effort,” she adds. cbf.org

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ant to join an Echo Hill Throw Down? Everyone is invited for the birthday blowout, which will feature boat tours, food, and live music! Chesapeake workboats once ruled the Bay harvesting fish, crabs, and oysters, but today a wooden workboat is a relic from the past. The Echo Hill Outdoor School will mark the birthdays of two centurions in their fleet of historic boats on Saturday, July 2, in Chestertown, MD. The Skipjack

Elsworth turns 110, and the Workboat Twilight is 100. “Our fleet serves as a timeline of wooden Chesapeake workboats of the 20th century. And it’s living history because each one of these boats is still a working vessel,” states Captain Andrew McCown, an Associate Director at Echo Hill Outdoor School, who has maintained the fleet since 1979. The outdoor school teaches a Bay Studies class twice daily

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on the workboats Spirit and Twilight out of Still Pond Creek in the Northern Bay. Students catch and study perch, eels, catfish, plankton, and algae, while learning about nutrient overload, runoff, and water quality. The outdoor school offers summer trips aboard the Elsworth and the Buyboat Annie D. Students of all ages live aboard the boats while experiencing the Chester River and the Bay. This year, the school celebrates a milestone in the maritime history of their Chesapeake workboats: 370 years of working history. As well as the Elsworth (110) and the Twilight (100), the school’s other boats, Spirit (67 years), Annie D. (54 years), and the Chester River bateau Ric (39 years) round out the fleet. This crew knows how to party! Join Captain Andy, Heidi, and others from Echo Hill Outdoor School in their Independence Day weekend celebration at the foot of High Street in Chestertown, Saturday, July 2, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Visit ehos.org for more information. Have you ever wanted the chance to go sailing on a skipjack? The Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester is offering free sails out of Long Wharf in Cambridge, MD, on Monday, July 4, to celebrate Nathan’s birthday. Enjoy a relaxing 45-minute ride on the skipjack while getting a taste of what it was like for the watermen. Nathan is the youngest skipjack and was built and is still run by volunteers. Every sail is a different experience of enjoying the skills of various captains and crew. The Fourth of July sails will depart on the hour from noon to 3 p.m. No advance reservations will be accepted. Passengers may sign up on a first-come, first-served basis beginning about 11 a.m. at Long Wharf. To learn more about this event and other opportunities to sail on the Nathan, call (410) 228-7141 or visit skipjack-nathan.org. spinsheet.com

Surfing With The Wind

by Beth Crabtree

ecently, while on assignment for SpinSheet’s sister magazine, PropTalk, I stumbled upon a mother and daughter team buying a windsurfer at East of Maui in Annapolis. While owner Mark Bandy gave the duo some expert rigging advice, I was able to snap a few photos, which sparked an interest for an update on the status of windsurfing around the Bay. A little Internet research and a few phone calls quickly revealed that groups of dedicated of individuals are actively promoting the sport, encouraging newcomers, fostering communication, and enjoying fun social events. But, surprisingly, only two shops rent windsurfers in the Bay area; they are East of Maui in Annapolis and Ultimate Watersports in Baltimore County, MD. So where can you get involved, learn to windsurf, and meet fellow enthusiasts? In the Middle and Upper Bay regions, the Hammerman area of Maryland’s Gunpowder Falls State Park has terrific launch sites amid its 1500 feet of beach. Bring your own board or stop by Ultimate Watersports, a locally owned business operating inside the park. There you will find rentals, lessons, board storage, concessions, and more. Located at the mouth of the Gunpowder River, this beautiful setting is free of sea nettles. Maybe that’s why it’s a popular spot for the Baltimore Area Board Sailing Association, a network of Northern Bay windsurfers who organize racing, instruction, and social events. Visit their website for more information and launch sites around Baltimore and beyond (windsurfbaba.org). In the Lower Bay, Windsurfing Enthusiasts of Tidewater (WET) supports windsurfers with information, used gear sales, social events, and more. Organizers host two Introduction to Windsurfing seminars each summer. The next one will be July 9 at Hampton’s Mill Creek at Fort Monroe. For details, visit sailwet.com. Bruce Powers, community liaison and past president of WET says, “We don’t just get new people out one time Follow us!

and expect them to purchase a windsurfer. Our Intro to Windsurfing class has followup events. A lot of WET members volunteer their personal boards, and for a small fee, we set up the boards and give folks a chance to practice in a supervised setting.” Visit windvisions.com or windsurfresource .com for maps of launches, detailed directions, amenities, attributes of each locale, useful links, and much more information.

##Mark Bandy of East of Maui in Annapolis demonstrates rigging a new windsurfer for two customers. Visit East of Maui on the web at eastofmauiboardshop.com.

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DOCKTALK Wounded Warriors on the Bay

oinciding with Memorial Day Weekend and the U.S. Naval Academy graduation, 15 wounded warriors were treated to a sailing day off Annapolis May 27. Among the host boats were Bruce Buckheit’s Grand Soleil 52 Shenanigans, Annapolis Yacht Sales (AYS) owner Garth Hichens’s Green

Line 33 powerboat, and four Beneteau 36.7s: Pat Cappelaere’s Geo-Bliki, Peter Firey’s Pegasus, Irv Buck’s Cheap Sunglasses, and Keith Mayes’s Jubilee. Hosts and guests met at Bert Jabin Yacht Yard at 9 a.m., made introductions, presented the colors with help from AYS staff members, said the “Pledge of Al-

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legiance,” and assigned the special guests to boats. Each owner was presented with a Wounded Warriors flag that they flew from each boat. It was a great day of sailing, although all sailors were a bit disappointed that the Blue Angels did not fly over the stadium for the U.S. Naval Academy graduation. They settled instead for a sedate flyover by four Navy F-18s. After beating out to Thomas Point in a good south breeze, the group ran back into the Severn River under spinnakers and had lunch aboard. One of the highlights was a run down Ego Alley during which the captain of one of the large charter boats saluted our guests and thanked them for their service. The day ended back at Jabin’s with pizza, beer, Dark ‘n Stormies, and Pain Killers. Cappelaere conceived of this event back in the winter while working with the Wounded Warriors in nearby ski slopes. He rounded up volunteer boat owners, coordinated with the Wounded Warriors’ Bill Dietrich and Sonny Naranjo, as well as boatyard owner Rod Jabin, and the good folks at AYS. All involved felt that it was tremendously successful day, and plans are brewing for another similar event in the near future.

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nnapolis sailor Bill Marrow, 72, died May 21 at home after a brief struggle with cancer. Born in Washington, DC, Marrow began his working life at a small marina on the South River at the age of 14, where he developed a love of boats and an affinity for those who mess about in them. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland, who followed his 30-year IBM career with a 20-year career as a yacht broker and owner of Adventure Yachts in the Eastport section of Annapolis. Marrow was an active sailor and member of the Eastport YC. “Bill was a big proponent of sailing,” says his business partner Glenn Bell. “He worked very closely with other brokers, surveyors, buyers, and sellers. So much of our business is based on refer-

rals and repeat customers. He was one of those likeable guys who people kept coming back to. People just gravitated toward him. He was a great friend as well as my business partner. He made a significant contribution to the sailing community.” Marrow is survived by his wife of 25 years, Cathy, of Annapolis; his son, George Andrew, and his wife Mary Jane Marrow of Honeybrook, PA; two daughters, Theresa Jean Leathery of Damascus, MD, and Deborah Sue Marrow of Ellicott City, MD; three stepchildren, Gilbert John Peter, Cynthia Brooke Euler, and Gregory Lindsay Peter; and 12 grandchildren. Friends may make memorial donations to the Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD, 21403.

Beneteau Owners Party on the Tred Avon

une 3 to 5 marked Annapolis Yacht Sales’s (AYS) ninth annual Beneteau Rendezvous. AYS enjoys giving back to and thanking their many customers and Beneteau owners for their support by hosting a rendezvous every year—in the northern part of the Chesapeake Bay one year and down at their Deltaville, VA, office the other. This year, the town of Oxford welcomed 75 Beneteaus and more than 150 sailors with open arms, and the Tred Avon YC (TAYC) provided the perfect location with wonderful facilities. Crews were blessed with incredible weather for the entire weekend, which was a new experience compared to at least one severe thunderstorm every past year. On Friday evening, a terrific spread was brought ashore— sailors made homemade appetizers onboard for our potluck dinner, and the guests enjoyed catching up with old friends and meeting new ones. Speakers from Quantum, the Chester Riverkeeper, Jack Klang, and Barry Gateley provided educational seminars Saturday morning. AYS owner Garth Hichen’s usual jokes had everyone laughing throughout the morning. After a buffet lunch, sailors pulled out the paddleboards for an afternoon of relay races. Behind the joking and messing around, some very competitive teams pulled out all the stops to win. A fantastic dinner by TAYC ushered in the return of The Fabulous Bel Airs, a rendezvous favorite, and a packed dance floor until midnight. By many accounts it was AYS’s best rendezvous ever, and they hope to go back to TAYC in two years for the next one! annapolisyachtsales.com

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earning the basics of sailing, tying knots, understanding safety and weather conditions, and sailing on Langford Bay in an Optimist dinghy with a U.S. Sailing-certified instructor. These experiences and more will be part of this summer for two Marylanders, Kaylee Raimond and Connor Bass. They are the first recipients of a new sailing school scholarship program to honor the memory of Chuck Parry, founder of the Rock Hall YC Sailing School (RHYCSS). The Charles G. Parry “Mr. Chuck” Memorial Scholarship was established in 2011 to award two worthy students with enrollment in the RHYCSS “Learn To Sail Program.” The instructors teach kids to be safe, have fun, and learn to sail. “Parry loved sailing. His dream was to start a sailing school and ultimately extend that opportunity to children who might not have the resources to try it on their own,” says Connie Ranney, president of RHYCSS’s Board of Directors. “We have been working to fulfill Chuck’s dream and have established a scholarship fund after his passing this winter.” “‘Motivated and eager to learn’ describe both of this year’s recipients,” explains Ranney. “These students love the outdoors and are excited about the opportunity to get out on the water and try sailing.” The goal of the scholarship program is to award two young people between ages eight and 12 years the opportunity

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##Making memories… Kaylee Raimond and Connor Bass check out a boat at the Rock Hall YC where they are the first kids to benefit from “Mr. Chuck’s Memorial Scholarship.”

to learn to sail each year. RHYCSS board members John Sirna and Heidi Anthony are managing the program, including interviewing the applicants. The scholarship covers a two-week introductory sailing class and the cost of their required equipment. To qualify, the kids who were chosen demonstrated a desire to sail, must pass a simple swimming test the first day of school, and have committed to attend every session to get the full experience.

The RHYCSS currently enrolls students in classes from Pee Wee (ages five to seven years), to beginner and advanced (ages eight to 18 years), Racing Team and Adult, including Ladies-Only and Men-Only Learn To Sail courses and private lessons. The school welcomes members and nonmembers, alike. As a nonprofit organization, it also offers tax-deductible receipts or cash for donated boats and boat trailers. For more details, visit rhycsailingschool.org, or call (410) 775-TACK.

If you have news of kids sailing on the Bay, send stories and high-resolution photos to ruth@spinsheet.com by the 10th of the month. We are always looking for fun cruising, racing, wind-surfing, and other kids sailing sagas. In return for your literary efforts, you could score some cool SpinSheet gear.

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Big Band Night and Fireworks 7 to 10 p.m. St. Michaels.

Echo Hill Outdoor School’s Historic Boat Birthday Party 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Chestertown, MD. Food, music, and boat tours. Free and open to the public!

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Kent County Watermen’s Day Rock Hall Bulkhead, MD. Workboat festival with contests, dunking booth, prizes, food, music, and more. (410) 639-7733

Boat Parade and Independence Day Fireworks! Music and food at the Urbanna Town Marina at Upton’s Point, Urbanna, VA.

Fourth at the Fort 5 to 11 p.m. Fort Monroe, Hampton, VA. Live music, kids’ games and rides, food and beverage, military exhibits, and fireworks! Walker Airfield. (757) 788-3151

Independence Day Deck Party 7 to 10 p.m. Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Hosted by Historic Ships in Baltimore. Barbecue, beer, wine, sodas, live music, tours, cannons, and fireworks!

On a Boat Trip, Lewis Carroll Tells Alice Liddell the Fairy Tale He Dreamed Up for Her, 1862 He later wrote it out for her and it became the classic children’s tale, Alice in Wonderland.

Sassafras River Boat Parade and Fireworks Sassafras Harbor Marina, Georgetown, MD.

In a Race from New Orleans to St. Louis, the Steamboat Robt. E. Lee Beats Beats Out Natchez, 1870; and the United States Celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 1976 with Nautical Parades and Patriotic Fire Hydrants Sylvester Graham Is Born, 1794 (He Invented Graham Crackers [Bread] for His Vegetarian Diet); Designer Louis Reard Introduces the Bikini Bathing Suit in Paris, France, 1946; and an Anonymous Wiseman Says, “If Beer and Women Aren’t the Answers, Then You’re Asking the Wrong Questions,” 1977

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The Hall of Fame Race Horse Battleship Is Foaled to Parents Quarantine and Man o’ War, 1927

Vasco de Gama Sails on a Voyage During Which He Would Discover the Cape of Good Hope, 1497

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Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta Weekend Stingray Point Marina, Deltaville, VA. Hosted by Fishing Bay YC and Stingray Harbour YC.

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Canoe Jousting Pokomoke River in Snow Hill, MD. Food, friends, and fun on the water.

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Herman Melville Jumps Ship at Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas, 1842 His Adventures There Become the Basis for His Novel Typee.

Crab Feast 5 p.m. West River Sailing Club, Galesville, MD. Crabs, corn, watermelon, and lively music. For fees, call (703) 481-1076.

Family Tubing Experience 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friends of the Rappahannock Headquarters, Fredericksburg, VA.

James River Run-Off Run-Down and Splash and Dash Hosted by James River Association.

Potomac Jazz and Seafood Festival 3 to 9 p.m. St. Clement’s Island Museum, Colton’s Point, MD.

Taste of Cambridge and Crab Cook-Off 5 p.m. Cambridge Main Street, MD.

Triatha-Boat-Athon Miles River YC, St. Michaels. Benefits local waters.

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America’s Safe Boating Course 8:30 a.m. to Noon. Sassafras Harbor Marina Activity Center, Georgetown, MD. Hosted by Northeast River Power Squadron. $35. (302) 456-3445

Lawnmower Races and Classic Car Show Steppingstone Museum, Havre de Grace, MD. Don’t miss the ice cream eating contest, frog jumping and turtle races, face painting, crafts, food, and tours.

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Sassafest River Jam! Noon to 5 p.m. Harbor View at Georgetown Yacht Basin, Galena, MD. Music, a dinghy poker run, kayak race, prize-laden raffles, interactive exhibits, and food and beverages. Go by foot, car, or boat. Sponsored by Sassafras River Association. (410) 275-1400

Skiff Race, Awards, Fish Fry, and Nautical Music Holly Point Nature Park, Deltaville, VA. Caps off Family Boatbuilding Week.

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The Air Conditioner Is Invented, 1902

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The Keel of HMS Victory, Nelson’s Flagship at Trafalgar, Is Laid in England, 1759

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Keith Urban World Tour 7 p.m. Hampton Coliseum, VA.

National Caviar Day

American Boat Builders & Repairers Association’s Annual Conference New Bedford, MA.

J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake 1 to 4 p.m. Crisfield, MD. Seafood, drinks, and more. $40.

Mick Jagger Is Born in England, 1943

Chincoteague Wild Pony Swim Generations of Ponies Have Been Penned Since 1925

“Three Penny Opera” Onboard the Patriot 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. Benefits St. Michaels Fire Department. $25. (443) 786-4009

Lighthouse Adventure Cruise Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons. $130 plus lunch at Cantler’s Restaurant.

The First Battle of Manassas (or Bull Run) Is Fought, 1861 2011 Marks the 150th Anniversary of the Start of the American Civil War

USS Constitution (“Old Ironsides”) Gets Underway for the First Time, 1798

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Middle River Dinghy Poker Run 10 a.m. Wild Duck Restaurant, Middle River, MD. Hosted by Norris Lane Foundation. Register by July 28. $35.

Chesapeake Folk Festival St. Michaels.

The Movie “Deliverance” Based on James Dickey’s Novel about Friends Taking a Canoe Trip Is Released, 1972 Dudes, You Should Have Gone Sailing Instead

Filmed Shakily in Maryland, the Movie, “The Blair Witch Project,” Is Released, 1999

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Wine Cruise on Skipjack Martha Lewis Havre de Grace, MD.

John Ericsson Is Born in Sweden,

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Carnival! St. Michaels Fire Department Style 7 p.m. St. Michaels High School. $15 in advance; $20 day of.

Paddle for the Bay 7:30 a.m. to Noon. Sarah Constant Beach, Norfolk, VA.

The Nuclear-Powered Nautilus Is First Submarine To Cross the North Pole Under Water, 1958

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Beach Party on the Square 4 to 9 p.m. Leonardtown Square,

U.S. Coast Guard Day National Underwear Day

St. Mary’s County National Lawn Mower Racing Bowles Farms, Clements, MD. (301) 475-2139

More Than 40,000 Universal Atomic 4 Gas Engines Are Produced Between 1947 and 1984; and the Recipe for “Gary’s Poison” Is Posted on the Web, 2001 Mix 1.5-Ounces Spiced Rum and One-Quarter-Ounce Triple Sec with Five Ounces OJ and Three Ounces Pineapple Juice.

Melting Glaciers Carve Channels Through a Coastal Plain, 2 to 3 Million Years Before Present (These Evolve into Rivers that Flow to the Chesapeake Bay); the First Continental Navy Yard Is Established in Norfolk, VA, 1801; George Crum Is Born in New York, 1822 (Trying To Make a Restaurant Customer Angry, He Invented the Potato Chip in 1853); and Norfolk County and the City of South Norfolk Merge To Create Chesapeake City, VA, 1963

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Boating Safety Course 7 to 10 p.m. Three nights. Annapolis Fire Department. Hosted by USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 22-05. $20. (301) 919-7738

Diet Coke Is Introduced in the United States, 1982

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Annie Oakley Wild West Festival Downtown Cambridge, MD.

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Seafood Festival Tydings Park, Havre de Grace, MD. Food, fun, arts and crafts, and live entertainment. (410) 939-1525

Crab and Pork Feast Flag Harbor Yacht Haven, St. Leonard, MD.

Full Moon Canoe Float on the Rappahannock 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. City Dock, Fredericksburg, VA.

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Left Handers’ Day Perseid Meteor Shower and Full Moon

Rescue Fire Company Seafood Feast-I-Val Sailwinds Park, Cambridge, MD.

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Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse Tours 9 a.m., Noon, and 3 p.m. Annapolis Maritime Museum. Arrive 30 minutes ahead of your boat tour time. $70. (410) 295-0104

Homo Erectus Tames Fire, 500,000 BC; and Stephen PoplawskiI Is Born in Poland, 1885 He Invented the Blender in 1922. Brilliant!

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Watermen’s Appreciation Day St. Michaels.

The 48-Mile-Long Panama Canal Opens, 1914 More than 175 million cubic yards of earth were removed.

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Lighthouse Adventure Cruise Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons. $130 plus lunch on Smith Island.

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12-Ounce Regatta 2 p.m. to 1 a.m. Port Annapolis Marina. Hosted by Chesapeake Outdoor Group.

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Ole Evinrude Obtains Patent for Outboard Motor, 1911

A Hurricane Destroys Much of Ocean City, MD, and Creates a New Inlet at South Second Street, 1933

Maryland Renaissance Festival Annapolis. The festival turns 35 years this season. No pets, rainchecks, or weapons, please.

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Where We Sail by Steve

Gibb

Myths and Facts

About Keel Scrubbing Regulations

ome new Maryland environmental rules regulating divers cleaning hull paints in the water has prompted some headscratching. SpinSheet talked with marina owners, state regulators, divers, and sailors to update our readership on getting that bottom shined. Myth: New Maryland rules mean I can no longer hire a diver to clean my boat’s bottom. Fact: Under the Maryland Department of the Environment’s (MDE) General Permit for Discharges from Marinas, Boat Yards, and Yacht Basins (10-MA), divers are required to follow “best management practices” (BMPs), which include not releasing paint in the water. Myth: Divers are prohibited from cleaning shafts and props and removing zincs under the new rules. Fact: Divers can continue to clean growth off of shafts and props. They can continue to replace zincs as long as they remove the used, remaining zincs from the waterbody and dispose of them appropriately on land. They may not remove any coatings or paint from running gear. Myth: I should find a marina that does not participate in the Clean Marina Program to get my bottom cleaned by a diver in the water. Fact: The Clean Marina Program is voluntary. Any marine facility that performs or allows vessel repair must obtain the General Discharge Permit, which now governs divers’ activities, whether or not it participates in the Clean Marina Program. Myth: Maryland’s new rules mean I cannot use ablative paint anymore; I will have to haul the boat out more often.

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Fact: Maryland does not restrict the types of paints that can be used; although Washington State has just taken steps to do so, and others may follow. Paint companies Petitt and Interlux are developing new copperless paints that could last longer than average “hard” or non-ablative paints, reducing the number of haulouts required. Ablative paints are soft and therefore often create a plume of paint when scrubbed, posing risks to Bay ecosystems and water quality. Myth: These are brand new requirements that will be hard to comply with. Fact: The 1972 Clean Water Act governs this permit as well as many others. Storm water from heavy rains and pressure-wash water from marinas and boatyards have been regulated through permits for about 15 years. It has always been illegal to remove paint and put it into the water. The new Permit 10-MA clarifies that that this applies to divers, as well. If boatyards have to prevent pollution on land, the same should apply to divers and paint in the water. One change is that there is likely to be broader enforcement of 10-MA, the new discharge permits for marinas, after June 2011, given new requirements. New testing requirements and water discharge quality standards in the permits will have to be met. The laboratory testing and tracking of the results are new steps that will be a challenge for some facilities just getting up to speed on the new rules and could trigger enforcement actions. Myth: We’re a small yard or marina and are exempt from these permits. Fact: Size is not a determining factor

in deciding who must obtain a permit. Marinas, boat yards, and yacht basins that perform or allow boat maintenance with any exposure to rain or snow must file a Notice of Intent to MDE, seeking coverage under the General Discharge Permit. All marinas that haul and power-wash boats or perform maintenance on boats on land are required to have the new permit. There is a certification on nonexposure form that facilities can file if they can attest that any boat repair work they do is entirely indoors and creates no storm water pollution. If you’re not sure you need to have the permit, send an e-mail to smcdonald@mde.state.md.us at MDE describing your facility. Myth: I can’t seem to get any information about the new rules. Fact: Visit the following websites as well as clicking to “Going Green on the Bay” under “Community” and “Forums” at spinsheet.com. • Permit provisions and guidelines for application for marinas—mde.maryland.gov • Notice of Intent Form for marinas to initiate the process for the new permit requirements—mde.maryland.gov • DNR’s underwater hull cleaning tip sheet—dnr.maryland.gov/boating/cleanmarina • Many Resources for Professional Divers—dnr.state.md.us/boating/cleanmarina (by scrolling to the bottom) • Washington, DC resources—cleanmarinadc.org • Virginia resources—virginiacleanmarina.com About the Author: Steve Gibb is an environmental science writer and consultant who sails the 32-foot Endeavour Que Sera out of Burley Creek in Annapolis. He has written about environmental science policy for Inside EPA and has contributed to Good Old Boat and other publications.

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Chesapeake Rambler by

Fred Miller

Oh, for Heaven’s Sake

decided to set up the six-inch telescope again the other night, down in the waterside lot of the Eastport YC, almost in the shadow of the boat hoist; although, there really aren’t any shadows down there, which is why I like to choose that spot. Privacy and quietude are nice for stargazing, frankly, but now and then, I try to make it a community event by surprising the uninitiated with a chance to glance away from their smart little phones, however briefly. Just look to the heavens and the night sky, sailors—it’s the real thing. For the first time in almost a week, the clouds had finally broken up, and summer’s Saturn hung at a convenient angle and at just the right time of evening—not too early as to get in the way of dinner (she likes the chef’s Ahi tuna; me, ehh maybe not so much). So, once the sky was dark enough, it was time for the show. Word got around the dining room. A little about our evening’s target. Saturn is a crowd-pleaser, for some obvious reasons. Oh, them rings! Those who are new to telescopes and night sky observation seem to need something with a little dazzle. Just looking at stars isn’t nearly spectacular enough for some. But Saturn’s the it planet, with that distinctive profile of rings comprised largely of, ahem, ice cubes,

ranging in size from a dust particle to a house. Here’s a good one: in early 1610, when Galileo was the very first person to see this gas giant through a telescope, he didn’t realize that he was seeing rings; the early astronomer thought they were “ears.” Hmm. A ringing in the ears. Oh, never mind. Saturn’s about nine times the diameter of earth—call it 75,000 miles wide—a big guy, second only to Jupiter, in our solar system. While it has more than 60 identified moons, the largest is Titan; he would be visible to us on this night, hanging closeby the parent orb, appearing as if a star far in the background. This year, Saturn appears in the constellation Virgo until about early- to midSeptember. It takes almost 30 of our years to circle the sun, while Venus for example needs just 225 earth days. Once I had the ‘scope set up and stabilized, it was pretty simple to find our target. It’s a yellowish item that is among the brightest in the sky, in these conditions. Anyway, people started to trundle out to the parking lot, in twos and threes, having heard there was a telescope pointed up. Now, I’ve done this before. I ask the candidates to hand any beverages to someone well clear of the hardware. I caution them not to kick the tripod in the dark. Then, as they gaze into the eyepiece for the first time and see this majesty, I hear the familiar sounds of shock and awe. “Oh. Oh!

My gawwd!” Hmm. None of this stuff is rocket science, frankly. But as with sailing, the more you learn, the more fun you can have. People have been contemplating the heavens as long as there’ve been people, and an awful lot is published on the subject. I’ve only in the past several years begun reading about all this. And, there’s plenty to read. Some of my favorite resources include websites such as skyandtelescope.com, space. com/skywatching, and (especially) heavensabove.com. In the category of good ol’ fashioned books, here are my favorites: Stargazing with a Telescope by Robin Scagell; The Backyard Stargazer—an Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Skywatching With and Without a Telescope by Pat Price; The Practical Astronomer from DK Publishing; and Turn Left at Orion, (A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope and How to Find Them) by Guy Consolmagno. Finally, there’s a great interactive app I’ve loaded on my iPad (or for an iPhone) called Star Walk ($2.99).

Editor’s Note: I was among the lucky ones to glimpse Saturn through the author’s telescope on that lovely Friday night. Thank you, Fred! Another recommendation for smart phone users: the free Google Sky Maps app.

“…in early 1610, when Galileo was the very first person to see this gas giant through a telescope, he didn’t realize that he was seeing rings; the early astronomer thought they were ‘ears.’”

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Baltimore Beat by Captain

Jean Korten Moser

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Adventure Awaits

here are three words every pirate needs to know. Aye. Ahoy. Arrgh. That third word is the most important one of all as it is used liberally in pirate-speak. Aye. Just ask the cook. I learned all this onboard the pirate ship Fearless. It was the weekend Disney released “On Stranger Tides,” the fourth movie in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, and we were marking the occasion as pirates-in-training, learning to walk the plank, swab the deck, raise the sails, and shake our booties with other buccaneers on an Urban Pirates Family Adventure Cruise in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. We had scarcely left the dock at the Ann Street Pier when pirates Peppercorn (the cook), Bountiful Bonnie, Moody Mary, and J.F. indoctrinated the new recruits in all things pirate, starting with a lesson on pirate lingo. Aye means yes. Ahoy means hello. And arrrgh means pretty much anything you want it to mean. Argghhh! I witnessed as my diminutive five-and-a-halfyear-old traveling companion was transformed from a princess-loving preschooler to a sword-wielding little pirate sporting a mermaid tattoo and a butterflypainted face. When the little pirate grabbed my hand and led me to Bountiful Bonnie, the tattooist, so that I could get inked, how could I refuse? I boldly stretched out my arm and joined the pirate sisterhood as she painlessly applied a black-and-white skull and crossbones to my right forearm. Avast! (Not one of the original three words, but we soon added the word for “freeze!” to our pirate vocabulary.) In “On Stranger Tides,” Capt. Jack Sparrow battles the incredibly evil Blackbeard on a journey to the Fountain of Youth, encountering beautiful, conniving, and dangerous mermaids and mindless, ill-tempered zombies along the way. On the Fearless, there were no mermaids or zombies, thank heavens, only singing and dancing plunderers—and the evil Mad Dog. As Mad Dog made off with the booty, the platoon of little pirates took the pirate oath and manned the water cannons, forcing the larcenous pirate to surrender. The young pirates then celebrated by sharing the booty. Shiver me timbers! About the Author: Jean Korten Moser is a journalist and USCG-licensed captain who sails out of Rock Hall on a Caliber 38. E-mail her at mosermedia@ dejazzd.com. 42 July 2011 SpinSheet

Cruises and Activities for Pirate Wannabees Seeking Adventure

Urban Pirates—Baltimore

wned by Baltimore moms Lauren Bolin and Cara Joyce, since 2008, Urban Pirates offers pirate adventures onboard the 49-passenger pirate ship, the Fearless, which departs from the Ann Street Pier in historic Fells Point up to six times per day from April through October. As well as children’s cruises and birthday parties, there are Adult Bring Your Own Grog Cruises on Friday and Saturday evenings. To learn more, call (410) 327-8378, or e-mail urbanpirates.com.

Pirate Adventures on the Chesapeake—Annapolis

earch for buried treasure. Learn to read a treasure map. Battle the wicked Pirate Pete. Since 2003, Emily and Michael Tomasini (a.k.a. Captains Ruby and Crabby) have been offering Pirate Adventures on the Chesapeake from April through October onboard the 45-passenger Sea Gpysy VI. Cruises depart from Annapolis City Marina in Eastport up to six times a day. Group rates and birthday packages are available. To learn more, call (410) 263-0002, or e-mail chesapeakepirates.com.

Pirate and Wenches Fantasy Weekend—Rock Hall, MD

ome by land or come by sea to the Town of Rock Hall August 12 to 14 for a town-wide theme party for buccaneers and landlubbers alike. Starting with a Friday night Sea Shanty Sing-Along, two full days of pirating events are planned, including a Caribbeanstyle beach plunder party with grub, grog, giveaways, island music (more than a dozen bands will play throughout the weekend), contests, and a decorated dinghy flotilla and race to the beach and a buccaneer’s ball. To learn more, visit rockhallpirates.com.

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hey have spent the better part of the past year outfitting their boat for a trans-Atlantic voyage. They do most of the work themselves and have had many friends, family, and well-wishers stop by to lend a hand when the work gets overwhelming. It’s an impressive list: engine removed and rebuilt, new electrics, newly painted decks, rebuilt hatches, and rebedding of deck hardware. They pulled the rig, replacing everything including the mast hardware, the winches, and the standing and running rigging. They added a staysail and installed a new mainsheet traveler. Both the bow and stern pulpit are new, as are the lifelines, the booms, and every other fitting from the deck on up. Though it sounds familiar, I am not talking about my yawl Arcturus. I’m talking about Cindy Fletcher-Holden and her husband Robert, who are bound for the Azores and Portugal this summer on their custom Dillon ketch, a voyage that, like ours, was itself several years in the making. I was introduced to the Holdens through SpinSheet. I wanted to further investigate the idea of the sailing fraternity, the idea that there is this quiet yet powerful bond between sailors whose energies combine to make enormous aspirations attainable. Apparently, others share this notion. I drove up to Baltimore a few weekends ago to help my sculptor friend Rodney Carroll step the mast on his Tayana 37. Rodney had been helping Mia and me with some metalwork, letting us have free reign in his studio. He helped me redesign the centerboard lifting system on Arcturus and welded Follow us!

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it all together once I’d cut out the parts using his tools. We bent the new chainplates on his ancient mechanical press. Rodney has been refitting his Tayana. The day before I arrived was the first day during a three-year period that the boat has seen the light of day—he and his partner Narda had only just then taken the cover off. The three of us, with their dog Brownie looking on, spent a long day dressing and prepping the mast. For the first time in a long time, his boat looked like a boat again. Rodney and I talked briefly about the power of community when you’re determined to do something on your own. He thanked me for helping with his rig; I just replied that it’s the least I can do to repay him, and boy was it a lot more fun spending a day working in the sun on boats than writing a check from a swiftly dwindling bank account. Once a major decision is made (such as a trans-Atlantic crossing, in our and Cindy and Robert’s cases) certain energy materializes to bring that decision to fruition, almost outside of one’s control. Friends of Cindy and Robert have stepped up to offer storage in their basements, including one who actually came and picked up some of their stuff. With other friends, they’ve traded beers for a storm jib, mudslides for harnesses, and a man overboard pole simply out of kindness. This is not a new idea. Many if not most of the classic cruising books that line the shelves of sailors and armchair sailors alike are rife with similar stories, and I’d like to think that in fact every boat owner in town has at least one of their own. I’m reminded, oddly enough,

of the Amish and the barn-raising ceremonies they still conduct, when the entire community comes out to erect an integral facet of their lives. You won’t see any contractors around. Cindy readily admits that she and Robert hired professionals for a number of projects on their boat and were very pleased with them. In a small town such as Annapolis, the right professionals become a part of that fraternity as well. In Cindy and Robert’s case, they hired an electrician who agreed to frame out all of the new systems and instruct them on how to install the systems on their own. A doctor friend of theirs is consulting on putting together a seagoing med-kit. In our case, friends like Micah Sauntry, who work professionally in the industry, have volunteered their time after a full-day’s work on some other project to help us finish, often working late into the evening as long as there’s cold beer and hot food on hand. For us, the journey began immediately after making that initial decision, whether we knew it or not at the time, and I suspect something similar occurred in Cindy and Robert’s case. And Cindy and I both agreed that that certain energy that’s continued to propel us along is oddly apparent in our small community. I still maintain that there is no better place in the world to be a sailor than Annapolis, and Cindy agrees—but then I get the feeling that point could be argued anywhere there are boats. Maybe there is simply no better community in the world than that of the sailor. SpinSheet July 2011 43

Summer Cruising

My Summer Vacation R

emember that tired Vie crew at ##The C’es t la fall essay joy ful start the quiet, ye t you had to write lMarVa of the first De June 19. lly Ra e tic every year? If you ils Sa Phelps n Da by o ot Ph had to do it this year, what would you describe? Maybe you’re a family beach house person, or maybe you escape the Chesapeake’s thick summer air by trekking to the mountains. Or it could be that you’re one of those serious sailors who stays home in Chesapeake country in summer, where you can take relaxing weeklong cruises or series of weekend miniadventures to discover new anchorages without traveling very far at all. Over the years at SpinSheet, we’ve heard many sailors say, “Why would we leave?” Yes, some of us need to escape the dog days for awhile, but there are diehard Bay sailors among us. Many think that there’s no need to leave when you live in this land of pleasant waterfront living. So, what do Chesapeake cruisers do for summer vacation? We comb the charts, check the weather, hatch plans, rehash our plans, check the weather again, and revise our plans. Some sailors make schedules early in the year; others are fond of winging it and going where the wind blows them. Many plan a dozen weekends rather than a full week’s vacation. Some sailors plan their trips around exciting shoreside events, such as festivals, dock bar bands, or seafood restaurants; others prefer to escape the noise of land and quietly cook fresh meals at anchor (see “Galley Gourmets” on page 45). 44 July 2011 SpinSheet

Some cruisers recharge in the company of others and relish in raft-ups and rendezvous. Still others prefer to fly solo and explore more natural settings (see “Coasting Along the Upper Bay’s Preserved Shore Lands” on page 48). Many of us like to mix it up, do a little quiet sailing and a little celebrating with friends. Bay cruisers may be birds of various colored feathers, but all of us have hundreds of rivers and creeks to chose from ##A re we having fu n ye t? A p of friend every weekend. We never p are s se ts off on a DelM ntly so. A group celebra te run out of options—alarVa rou the summ nding to er sols tice . Photo b though sometimes, we run y Da n P h elps out of water and need to back out rather than risk getting stuck in the mud. We seek good swimming holes. We avoid those dreaded nettles. No matter where we go and with whom, there’s always one moment we look forward to: the moment when the sails are up, the engine is cut, and we all can lean back, feel the breeze, and say, “Ah...” That’s what summer vacation is all about. Every month we devote the Cruising Club Notes section (page 58) to those who love to sail and rendezvous with friends, but sometimes readers have longer stories than what we can fit in those pages. We welcome 700-word, first-hand Chesapeake cruising stories all year long. Submit them to molly@spinsheet.com anytime. ~M.W. spinsheet.com

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Galley Gourmets M

y galley is my excuse. Everyone assumes my lack of cooking skills is because I live on a sailboat and have such a little strip of a kitchen, such a small funky refrigerator, and such a strange little oven and stove that this is why I hate to prepare full meals and end up having popcorn for dinner more often than not. But truly, this was the case even when I lived on land. The fact is that cooking happens on sailboats. It happens in mouth-

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meals afloat is planning. “I know how to stage things so that everything is ready at the same time, even though I am only using two small burners,” Roxy remarks. “It makes me crazy when people dole out the meal one dish at a time. There is no reason for that. You just need to prep and plan.” Dave Perlman agrees, and he knows planning. As the general manager of the restaurants at the U.S. Capitol, planning top-notch meals are what it’s all about

“If you have the will and the skill, good food will flow from your galley.” watering, healthy, gourmet ways. If you have the will and the skill, good food will flow from your galley. Roxy Strickland is known around her marina for her amazing meals. She’s one of these kind souls who beckons you from the dock and feeds you an amazing home-cooked meal just for the heck of it. It got to the point where all of the single fellas from our marina were lining up to get their dinner, showing up with nothing more than a smile or a bottle of wine. And Roxy never gets any portion of her meals from a box or a can or a bag. This is the real deal. “I grew up on a farm, and my mom cooked like this. It’s just something you either like to do or you don’t. It doesn’t matter what type or size of kitchen you’re cooking in,” says Roxy. “I want to eat healthy, and I want to share good food with friends. It’s that simple.” She makes it seem simple on her sturdy Pearson 36. Her overall key to gourmet Follow us!

during his day job. Where he really gets his culinary thrills is on his C&C 35 Haleakula. Since moving from executive chef to management, he rarely gets to do any actual cooking at work, so preparing meals while sailing the Chesapeake Bay with his wife and friends is Dave’s outlet. “I prefer to use the grill a lot, especially with the heat of the Chesapeake, and we are always grilling veggies, fruit, fish. I believe in fresh ingredients and that their taste alone is what makes it good. It’s how you combine the different tastes,” Dave says. SpinSheet July 2011 45

Roxy and Dave agree that counter space aboard is the biggest drawback. There are simple things you can do like buying a cutting board that fits over your galley sink or delegate the chopping to someone sitting at the settee. A little organization can go a long way, and it’s critical to set things aside as you finish them to make room for the next ingredients. Roxy likes using hotel pans, which are now widely available at places such as amazon.com. Hotel pans are those rectangular metal bins with lids that you often see at hotel buffet tables. “They are perfect for prep and storage and staging meals,” says Roxy. “You can put them in the fridge, in the oven, in the freezer, and they are just the right size. The night I visited Roxy’s galley she had some asparagus pre-made and ready to serve in one hotel pan. Then heirloom tomatoes with fresh basil and goat cheese were ready and waiting in the fridge in another. I watched her create a meal that included coconut sea bass and shrimp

with asparagus with capers and lemon and black bean and feta raviolis with black bean salsa and guacamole sides, paired with the perfect wine. Everything was ready at the same time with a small box fridge and a tiny two-burner propane stove. Of course, she outdid herself by serving it all up beautifully in shell-shaped plates (not plastic, real plates) and cloth napkins. If my friends met Roxy, my excuses for not cooking would dissolve into thin air. But people like me can seek out people like Dave and Roxy. They are the sorts who are like to take in hungry, lost souls with bottles of wine. “We enjoy entertaining, and people generally like to raft up with Donna and me to see what we are having for dinner or partake in our home made sushi or creative appetizers,” says Dave. “It’s about this,” Roxy says motioning to her group of friends gathering on her boat Dalliance for dinner. “Food brings people together. Good food, good friends, and a good sail, that’s what it’s all about.”

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Mango & Roasted Corn Black Bean Salsa Dave Perlman says, “I prefer to grill, but this can also be made in the oven or also with the fish in foil and lemon juice.”

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Ingredients

4-8 oz. Mahi Mahi steaks drizzled with olive oil, salt and pepper, and a dash of cumin. Salsa1 large ripe mango diced ½ green pepper and red pepper small diced ½ red onion small diced 1 small can black beans rinsed well 1 ear of corn Juice of 3 limes ¼ teaspoon cumin ¾ lb asparagus 1 tsp. butter

Method

1. Place corn husk on grill with top on low flame, turn four times, roast approximately 8 minutes total, then hush and cut niblets off with sharp knife. 2. Combine corn, mango, peppers, red onions, black beans cumin, and lime juice in mixing bowl and reserve. 3. Cook Basmati Rice on stove. 4. Grill Mahi Mahi until medium in center with lid down on grill. Place asparagus in foil with 1 teaspoon of butter. 5. Assemble Mahi Mahi on plate and garnish with salsa over the top and sides of fish. Place asparagus spears alongside in one direction tips all together. 6. Take small dry measuring cup (top of Pam spray works well also) and fill with cooked rice and make a molded cylinder on the plate next to the fish. 7. Serve with David Bruce Pinot Noir.

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Summer Cruising Sea of Green Coasting Along the Upper Bay’s Preserved Shore Lands by Steve Allan

Map of protected lands in Kent, Cecil, and Baltimore counties courtesy of the Maryland Department of Planning.

he anchorage was perfect after a quick two and a half hour crossing on a close reach, just the way Annie’s Rose, my Laguna 26 sloop, likes it best. Just two other boats, one a handsome yawl, were riding at anchor already as I had just set my 13-pound Danforth into good ground in about eight feet of water. I was at the mouth of Tim’s Creek, with Worton Creek just to the south, almost as tranquil, but not quite. To the north out toward the Bay and flanking Tim’s Creek lay a vast expanse of land apparently untouched and unsullied by the trappings of 20th or 21st century development. Herons stalked, gulls circled, little fish jumped. I watched the sun set over the busy western shore and went below to clean up the dinner dishes before turning in for the night, feeling lucky for having found this place.

A Scenic Gift Weighing anchor in the morning and coasting northward to Still Pond, the extent of these lands became apparent. About as far as I could see, I was gazing upon the 2894-acre conservation easement donation known as Andelot Farm, a scenic gift to the waterborne public of epic proportions. In fact, this property ranks among the largest such conservation easement donations in the state, according to the Maryland Environmental Trust (MET), the state’s quasi-public land trust and part of the state Department of Natural Resources. More than nine miles of shoreline protected by a 200-foot buffer create more than just visual delight: easements like this also improve water quality and provide habitat for rare and endangered species like the Delmarva Fox Squirrel. The Upper Bay is blessed with a good number of such lands along the shore, including another 632-acre farm held 48 July 2011 SpinSheet

by Andelot Farm in Kent and other significant properties in Cecil County (shown on accompanying map). Taking our time, we sailors get to enjoy the benefit of beautiful vistas, abundant wildlife movements, undeveloped shorelines, and placid anchorages at a respectful distance, but our enjoyment must end there. No going ashore to walk the dog, no beach bonfires, no disturbance or trespassing of any kind is allowed, for these lands remain private property. A few easements allow public access or recreation, but the vast majority do not.

A conservation easement is a legal agreement between a landowner and an easement holder, such as MET, whereby the development rights are extinguished. Use of the land is restricted by deed agreement to only allow uses such as forestry, agriculture, and a limited, predetermined number of new structures, while protecting and preserving natural shorelines and wildlife habitat in perpetuity. In other words, forever. Maryland has an exemplary record of land conservation nationally, with almost 1.5 million acres protected under various programs. This astounding number represents almost a quarter of the state’s total land area. spinsheet.com

Easements 101: How They Work People give up their development rights for a variety of reasons. The landowner gets a break on the tax assessment, because the value of the land is lessened by the removal of the rights to develop it. The landowner may also be eligible for other tax advantages when the easement is viewed as a charitable donation, which is where the visual part comes in. (Other county and state programs purchase the development rights, but the benefits are similar). The gift is to the State of Maryland, to the nation, and to us or to anybody who may enjoy it for its conservation value from afar. More than a few easement donors feel this way, just knowing that their land is a precious resource that will never be developed. I know a bit about all of this because of a job I once had but was paid but a pittance to do. I interned with MET for a spell after a career change spit me out of school again as I was approaching midlife. Conservation easements have to be monitored to uphold their deed restrictions and retain their tax advantages, so I got to visit some of the most incredibly beautiful and important privately held lands in the state.

One day, traipsing across a property in Cecil County, I stumbled upon a small but significant stand of old growth forest, the first I had ever laid eyes on. It remains a moment of deep personal fulfillment forever burned into my brain as I stood there, dumbfounded by the sheer size of the massive trees, the towering canopy blocking sunlight from a cool understory of native growth above an untouched forest floor, quiet, yet somehow incongruously situated between Philadelphia and Baltimore. I wondered how many people had ever seen what I was seeing, or ever would, and knew then that I had the best job in the world at that moment. To be sure, other parts of the Bay have as much if not more protected shore lands all the way to the Virginia border. Low lying Dorchester County is one example. But the Upper Bay has, in my mind, a unique blend of offerings to delight the cruising sailor. Along the Sassafras River, a 234-acre property at Money Creek and the lovely Mount Harmon Plantation are significant. Mount Harmon is one of those easements that is open to the public for tours, and cruisers shouldn’t pass up the

opportunity to visit. Not well known, it is an exquisite place to anchor and dinghy in for an afternoon exploring two-century-old English gardens set before a genuine plantation house (circa 1730), called World’s End, for good reason once you soak in the whole undeniably beautiful but still isolated setting. The Chester River has charms of its own. An enormous Rural Legacy area flanks the river on the Queen Anne’s County side, spanning more than 6000 acres. Together with a cluster of Eastern Shore Land Conservancy and Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation easements on the Kent County side, a lazy cruise up the lower reaches of the Chester affords serene delight indeed. Not to be discounted are the thousands of acres of state parks afforded by Elk Neck, Rocky Point, North Point, Sandy Point, and Hart Miller Island. (Curiously, Hart Miller, a public campground and beach, is only accessible by private vessels. Fixed keel sailboats have to anchor out quite far, however.) Taken together, and considering where we are relative to the populous Boston-

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New York-Richmond East Coast megalopolis, I like to imagine that if Captain John Smith retraced his voyage today, he might recall scenes from 400 years ago. Thanks to the land protection programs we have in place now, our descendants will enjoy them 400 years into the future and beyond.

For more information: • Find out more about the Maryland Environmental Trust’s conservation easement donation program at dnr.state.md.us/met. • The Eastern Shore Land Conservancy has more detailed maps of preserved lands by county for Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, and Dorchester counties at eslc.org/ maps. • For information about Maryland State Parks, contact the Department of Natural Resources at dnr. state.md.us/publiclands. • For Mount Harmon Plantation history, tours and times, visit mountharmon.org.

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ver on the western shore lies protected land of another kind. I’m referring of course to the Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), 77,000 acres of seemingly pristine shoreline, if not for the fact that concealed inland are highly classified and sensitive military munitions testing operations of the U.S. Army. The enormity of APG is apparent as you head up the Bay past Seneca Creek, all the way to the approach channel into Havre de Grace, MD. Most of APG’s creeks, bays, coves, and islands are off limits to boaters at all times. Only the Gunpowder and the Bush Rivers are exempt, because their navigable heads lie outside APG’s borders. In any case, don’t even think about landing, anchoring, or swimming in any APG waters. This includes bucolic and charming Pooles Island, apart from the rest of the base but very much within its borders. Between a half mile to a mile to seaward, yellow can daymarks guard APG’s coast. On weekdays, recreational vessels are prohibited from transiting inside the line delineated on Charts 12274 and 12278. Army patrol boats will come and visit you otherwise. Restrictions are subject to change, so consider it prudent to consult updated charts, Notices to Mariners, or the base directly for the latest information.

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Summer Cruising on the

Back Bay

by David Benedict

To prepare for his longer summer outings, a Virginia solo sailor rekindles the joy of sailing in one sweet spring overnighter.

hen the sailing season gets underway, my first overnight is always a shakedown cruise to Mobjack Bay, located north of Gloucester Point. As a cruiser, I’m not trying to excel in speed or distance. It’s more about checking out the condition of the boat, making sure all systems are operating properly, and being truly happy to be back on the Chesapeake Bay. For the first time in a dozen winters, I didn’t sail once between November and March, except to take Caper II, my 31foot sloop, to a Sarah’s Creek Marina for a bottom job just as spring was breaking out. There is something special about getting back on the water in the late spring after being land-bound for a few months. At that time, the water is clearer, free of jelly fish, and a prettier color, but most especially, the air is cooler because the Bay waters have not become bath tub temps. A bright, sunny day in May makes for very comfortable conditions. In anticipation of longer outings in summer, here was my perfect overnight mini-cruise. Caper II and I were out of our Seaford YC slip just after 1 p.m. and enjoyed checking out Back Creek and the channel behind Goodwin Island leading to the Bay. In the channel, there was a light east-southeast breeze that I could start taking advantage of, in hopes that it would strengthen out on the Bay. Actually, it dropped to nothing, and I ended up motor-sailing across the York River into Swash Channel and Mobjack Bay just beyond. That didn’t matter. I didn’t have big expectations about my first outing. I was just glad to be on the water with Caper II again. That’s therapeutic in itself. With this southeasterly breeze, I had a great tack to the East River and one of my Follow us!

favorite overnight anchorages at “Put-InCreek.” It looked to be a perfect weather window, with a northwesterly flow forecast to come in overnight and push me back to Seaford the next morning. That’s exactly what happened. It would be a very lazy, slow meander-

low the East River entrance, and suddenly I was challenged. I wondered whether in such a light, lazy breeze I could best him. I paid more attention to my sail trim and slowly pulled away. That felt pretty good, me and my working jib winning the race to the red mark at “R-1.” There was a good chance he wasn’t really competing, but I had a good time imagining I was beating him. ##I was just glad to be on the water with Caper II again. After anchoring at “Put-InThat’s therapeutic in itself. Photo by David Benedict Creek,” I broke out the wine and cheese, set up my mobile MP3 stereo system, and enjoyed my one and only classic Pete Seeger CD. As the twilight deepened into darkness, a family of geese with four tiny goslings cut across my bow for their nighttime shelter in a forested part of the creek. I went to sleep with heavy cloud cover overhead but awoke to a clear, bright morning, with definite signs on the creek’s ing up Mobjack to the East River. I didn’t surface that the northwesterly winds were care. I had plenty of time. Even when the coming in. As soon as I left the creek wind dropped to just an occasional zephyr, and got back on the East River, I had my as if it was about to change direction, it sails up and would be able to sail for the didn’t matter. Hey, I was on the water; it next four hours all the way to our Back was a great day, even with some clouding Creek channel on the same tack. Because over and a light shower. the winds kept a steady 10 to 15 knots, I Because I was running against the outreduced my returning time by a good hour. flowing tidal current, my speed only ranged Coming up Mobjack the day before had between two and three and a half knots. I taken more than two hours. Going back, remembered the song “On a Slow Boat to I did the same segment in one hour and China,” and hummed away. I was happy 15 minutes. Once in the lee of Gloucester just to be out and moving. I was not even point and Goodwin Island, good winds bothered that I hadn’t changed my winter with flat water blessed me with speeds of working jib to my summer jenny. It was a five to six knots. That was pure contentbeautiful, angelic sail up my favorite body ment, the real joy of sailing! of water, without any troubles on the mind. Could it get any better? Then the magic of the moment was About the Author: David Benedict is a broken. There was another sail on the Bay, retired human resources executive living in a larger sloop coming up from New Point Williamsburg, VA, who sails single-handedly Comfort. We were headed to cross well be- to all parts of the Chesapeake. SpinSheet July 2011 51

Summer Cruising

##When the Eastport YC cruisers get together, the only racing takes place in dinghies. Photo by Bob Arias

##Cocktails and snacks in the cockpit with friends at anchor after a day of Bay sailing. That’s what summer is all about. Photo by Bob Arias

##Just pick a spot on the chart and go! Photo by Bob Arias

Whether it’s a planned weeklong adventure or a short weekend hop wherever the wind blows you, a Chesapeake Bay cruise is the best way to unplug, unwind, and recharge that we know of. Find a cruising buddy—or a dozen of them—pick a spot on the chart, and go! Send your top high resolution sailing and anchorage shots to molly@spinsheet.com. ##Photo by David Benedict

##Sunrise in Triangle Bay. Photo by David Benedict

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hen you ask boomer sailors why they do it, you usually get a nostalgic answer. Here are a few I’ve heard: “I built my first boat as a Scout and launched it off the beach.” “I’m Irish. I need to be near the water.” “I had a summer camp counselor who was a great sailor and teacher.” “My grandma told me stories about sailing with her parents.” One of my favorites came from a guy in yoga class. I’d heard that he liked to sail, but I didn’t know much else about him. So, I asked the same question that I have asked a thousand times before: “Why do you sail?” He thought for a few seconds and then looked from underneath his outstretched arm in the “down dog” position and said, “My dad took us fishing when we were kids. It’s what we did. He never sailed a day in his life. Twenty years ago he died, and I’ve not fished since. I started sailing when a friend invited me a few years ago. One weekend, I was manning a low-side winch in a big breeze, feeling the wind in the slot behind the jib and listening to the water rush by, and all I could think about was my dad and how much he would have loved it.” It’s through nostalgia that sailors often find meaning, what some call “the passion” for sailing. At the root of most sailing nostalgia are fond memories of fun on the water with family and other important role models. If we’re lucky, sailing also has the power to transport us to another time altogether. It’s a benefit that rare few other things can offer. I’ve found that a wellselected sailing cruise works well for this backwards-looking discovery. 54 July 2011 SpinSheet

I’m first generation Greek-American. My mom’s family fled Greece under the communists shortly after World War II. She married my all-American dad in Iowa in 1961 in spite of her father’s concerns, and today Greek food and culture permeate our family life, even for her grandchildren, my kids. My daughter calls it “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” on steroids. Destination Anafi

In 2005, the immediate family (parents, siblings, spouses, and kids) boarded a latemodel Bavaria big enough for 10 and set sail from the island of Syros in the northern Cyclades Islands in Greece, destined for Anafi, a tiny island outpost far to the southeast and mostly ignored by tourists. For about the price of a week at Disney world, we spent eight sailing days and nights living through 20 or 30 centuries. Our route started somewhat conventionally; we sailed for picturesque ports in Mykonos and Naxos where tourists flock to pose near windmills and whitewash. After two days following ferries, we shifted our focus toward tinier, less popular places: harbors where Greek people, history, and nature are still at work. On Irakleia, we tied up the only sailboat on a fisherman’s wharf and bought fresh fish from the locals returning from their catch. At Koufonisi, we returned to the empty beach where my wife, brother, and I swam and sunned 20 years prior on a quest for the best beach in the world. It ranks, I would suggest, among the top five. The Island of Delos turned our attention to the ancients. If you’ve not been there, look it up. Delos was the worship, government, and physical center of an islandbased ancient Greek civilization and is the

mythical birthplace of the Gods Apollo and Artemis. No modern development exists on Delos, since the complete island is an ancient ruin, with a vast, miles-wide ghost town of columns, theaters, watersystems, dwellings, and temples, still being unearthed by archeologists. It’s like sailing to the beginning of democratic time. At Amorgos, we followed dolphins into an empty mountain-ringed anchorage to hunt octopi, an ancient craft my brother learned while living in Greece for many years. After catching and eating our lunch, we sailed south for a city-side harbor and tied up among freighters to go ashore for a long trek across the island to the opposite shore, where a monastery clings high on a cliff housing a couple old bearded men guarding the records of early Christians. The Ancients Were There

Finally, we set sail due south for tiny, nearly forgotten Anafi. If you’ve been to famous Santorini (Thera) and looked east, you’ve seen Anafi. It’s a nondescript rock, about seven miles long, with only about 250 residents, but it has been inhabited continuously for thousands of years by persistent islanders. The ancients were there. They built a temple on one of its mountains, still not fully explored by scientists. For centuries, generations of aspiring farmers have moved and stacked miles of rocks into rows on mountainsides to create terraced wheat fields and olive groves out of a land that would otherwise be useless as a source of plant food. Some of these high fields are still in use, cultivated by hand. Local farmers still collect seaweed at the shore and haul it on mule-back to add nutrients to the thin and fragile soil clinging in high rocky crevasses. spinsheet.com

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##Mom and daughters climb the switchback path to reach the entrance of a cliff-side monastery at Amorgos. Anafi is in the distance.

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The Byzantines were there. They reclaimed polytheist temple stones for their monotheist churches and chapels, some on mountaintops. Somehow surviving Ottoman occupation, they are today cared for by a few Christian monks and the local Greek Orthodox worshippers who pack them on Easter Sunday. Anafi’s eastern shore is an 1800-foot vertical cliff that locals claim is as large as the rock of Gibraltar. It would’ve been a critical navigational signal to Athensbound merchant sailors from Egypt, or to invading Turks with their sights set on the riches of the west. Anafi’s modern visitors all arrive from Santorini in the west and miss the rock altogether. We decided instead to come in from the east, as the Turks or the Egyptians might have done, sailing around the huge twin-peaked mountain that breaks straight up and out of an interrupted and annoyed sea. A micro-climate manifests in its shadow. On a sunny, moderate-air day, our sailboat was battered by confused eddies, ebbs, and winds that went from Follow us!

off to on to all around in seconds, as we rounded the mountain toward the south shore. To ancient mariners, it might have seemed comforting to see land from so far away. On closer inspection, Anafi would have been a mean joke to the weary and mistral-battered. There is no safe harbor. A modern concrete ferry dock on the south shore requires rebuilding every year after crumbing in winter storms. The north shore is a treacherous, unapproachable coastline of rock and shoal. Where My

Great-Grandfather Lived

Blessed with newly forming light northwesterly, we anchored near the ferry dock and looked up to the tiny mountaintop village. There, about halfway up, perched on a ridge, was the house where my great grandfather had lived and died. It was mom’s idea to sail to Anafi and see it this way. Mom isn’t a sailor, but she knew, perhaps instinctively, that sailing to Anafi would be special for everyone. I suspect

that she anticipated that her kids and grandkids would learn important lessons in human and cultural history from Delos and Amorgos. I’m guessing that she knew that sandy, empty beaches, fresh octopi and muscles, swimming among mountains, and sailing in wind shared by ancient Gods would soon become vivid family memories. I suspect that she thought that everyone would recognize a clear, unbroken link from the old man, whom she barely remembers, to her grandkids, my kids, whom she helps raise. Mom was right. Sailing can take us backwards thousands of years, if we let it. Just as it gives us a chance to see a hopeful future. That, I would suggest, is just as good as the best nostalgia. About the Author: Nicholas Hayes, the author of Saving Sailing, sails with his teenaged daughters and wife on their B-32 Syrena out of Milwaukee, WI. To find the full series he’s written for SpinSheet, visit his website savingsailing.com.

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Charter Notes

Does Size Matter?

##Big cats? Little cats? One hull or two or three? Island charter companies come in all shapes and sizes. Antigua photo by Harriet Hardy

e know that, in the world of sailboats, size is quite relevant. But when choosing a charter company to get you in a sailboat some other place, the answer to the same question is: It depends. At first blush, it would appear that a bigger charter company is better. After all, they got to be that size by meeting a lot of clients’ needs. And if you are a neophyte charterer or traveler, the resources offered by a large company are often quite reassuring. The “majors” are likely to have a huge selection of new boats. They have experienced staff at headquarters to help you choose your destination and your vessel and even book your airline tickets. On the ground at the base,

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there may be a hotel and one or more shops, restaurants, and bars to entertain you before you sail. You may be able to do onsite, one-stop provisioning. There’s plenty of staff on hand to answer questions, provide briefings, and fix boat problems. Chase boats, or satellite bases, are available to help you out if you experience boat problems. And when you’ve finished your sail, you can retreat to a hot shower and then be shuttled conveniently to the airport. When things go sideways, a big company may be exactly what you want. Having found myself chartering with one of the largest charter companies in the world during a hurricane, I was certainly glad they

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had the means to secure my boat, store my provisions, and provide me and my crew with a hotel room to ride out the storm safely. Of course, with some companies having global operations and remote reservations offices, charterers can feel like numbers. Special requirements can get lost in the transmission. That slickly-produced chart briefing, screened in a dedicated briefing room, is impressive the first time around, but tedious the next time. Jockeying for attention takes time that you’d rather spend on the water. And those shiny new boats, and the well-stocked operations, can come with a correspondingly high price. Charterers with a little more experience, or a willingness to forego the bells and whistles, have the option in many locales to choose a smaller operation. Many of these companies offer brand new boats, but in smaller numbers, with more compact bases and fewer amenities. Other small companies offer boats that have completed their time in the premium fleets of the major companies; although some of the gloss is gone, the boats have been refurbished, and all the most important parts work, often at a substantial discount. Because the smaller companies manage fewer boats and have fewer clients, they can often offer more personalized attention, oftentimes through the staff located right onsite at the base. At the Tortola base of a “second-tier” company, I was waved through the chart briefings altogether, since I was personally known by the base manager. With small companies elsewhere, I have dealt on the phone directly with the

owners or presidents of the companies, who demonstrated a personal interest in my experience and gave me great advice and service. While they couldn’t offer the services of their inhouse travel agency, or a fancy bathhouse, I was able to take care of those matters myself. Arriving at the base and being known by name were just as satisfying to me.

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Ten Years and Counting…

M ##Raft-up on the West River. Photo by Marty and Sari Lafferty, who came aboard Hideaway for the weekend and departed as Sailing Chavurah’ newest members

Dinner Out/Onboard

aturday of Memorial Day weekend saw seven Sailing Chavurah boats tacking down the Chesapeake toward Cambridge, MD, for an overnight at the Municipal Marina and dinner at the Canvasback. The wind was fine, sails were full, dinner was festive, and camaraderie was exceptional. On Sunday, we enjoyed a great beam reach down the Choptank to a raft-up near Pirates Cove Restaurant and Marina on the West River. Above, the red-white-and-bluethemed potluck onboard Jane and Ira’s Suture Self was an exuberant celebration of delightful weather and company (sailingchavurah.com). —by Steve Permison

id-May, the Universal Sailing Club (USC) (below) held a dockside orientation and a daysail out of Baltimore for newer members; we also daysailed in late June out of Annapolis. The third Friday in May, we met at Pusser’s Caribbean Grille in Annapolis; it was such a hit, we will do this regularly. Over Memorial Day weekend, several boats plus a dozen or more members rafted up in the Wye River and sailed to St. Michaels. Brian Morrison and crew aboard his C&C 34 joined in the SpinSheet-sponsored Sailstice DelMarVa Rally June 19-25. We will celebrate our 10th anniversary with a charter cruise in the BVIs in late July (universalsailingclub .org). —by Baxter Smith

ne of the highlights of Catalina 22 Fleet 10’s calendar is the Catalina 22 East Coast National Cruise. This year’s cruise was actually proposed by one of the fleet’s younger ##Augie IV makes Fleet members, Augie IV, 10’s cruise proposal, with his dad in the during last year’s background. cruise (left). The weeklong cruise will start in Rock Hall, MD, and sail northward to the C&D Canal. Seventeen 22- to 36-footers will visit Havre de Grace, MD, Still Pond, the Bohemia River, Georgetown on the Sassafras River, and Fairlee Creek. We are doing our part to keep the next generation sailing (fleet10.org)! —by Aldo Camacci

Don’t Sweat It

he Chesapeake Sailing Club (CSC) has two low-key races per year (right). During our first race of the year in Eastern Bay, Cherette (Dave and Janet Ewing) took first, Ariel (Dave and Lois Nance) placed second,

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##USC members enjoy crabs in St. Michaels during Memorial Day weekend.

A Nod to the Future

and Southern Lady (Frank and Liz Cingel) captured third. Seven boats continued on an extended cruise on the mid-Bay. We are always looking for new sailors (chesapeakesailing.org). —by Dave Ewing

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Hunters and Baby Owls?

ike Quick of the Eastern Shore Coast Guard Auxiliary flotilla performed Vessel Safety Checks on seven Hunter SA (below) boats at the end of National Safe Boating Week; all seven passed. After a Friday night sail to Baby Owl Cove on Leadenham Creek, we joined the Cambridge YC in celebrating its 100th anniversary and Summer Sailstice; we are extremely grateful for the camaraderie extended by the historic club. Five crews are chartering bareboats in Croatia this July. Members will informally for ad hoc raft-ups July 16-17. Check the August issue of SpinSheet for more of our news. —by Carl Reitz

Rules Are Rules

he Dickerson Owners Association welcomes new members Ken and Maggie Bernholz and Colonel Jeff Stephenson. The Bernholzs purchased a 37-foot sloop, renamed her Morning Light, and plan to race in the 44th annual Dickerson Rendezvous June 17-19 in Oxford, MD. Stephenson commutes from Florida as long-time senior crew on Barry Creighton’s 37-foot sloop Crew Rest, which was overall race winner in 2010. Stephenson will help Creighton run this year’s race. The winner, the new commodore, cannot race the next year

and must organize the racing. Parker Hallam sailed his 36-foot sloop Frigate Connie in the Inaugural Elf Classic race. Participants started in Annapolis by rowing out to their boats, hoisting sails, and racing to St. Michaels. They dropped anchor, took down sails, and rowed ashore, with the first one ashore winning. Unfortunately the wind did not cooperate, and several boats did not finish. Doug Sergeant seeks to donate his classic 32-foot wooden Dickerson sloop Pic to an interested sailor or a charity (dickersonowners.org). —by Joe Slavin

##The Hunter SA enjoyed a picnic at St. Michaels’ San Domingo Park over Memorial Day weekend. Photo by Ed Upton

Good News

e are seeing some good participation from three clubs on the lower Potomac River so far: the Northern Neck SA, Barnacle Cup Racers, and the Mid-Potomac SA. We’ve had a couple of good races in varying conditions with about 12 boats at the start line. Plans are to keep coordinating with each other and bring our fleets together over the summer (barnaclecup.shutterfly .com). —by Robert “Buzz” Ballard

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES Emergency Preparedness

uring the Rockville Sail and Power Squadron’s (RSPS) Partners in Command seminar onboard the Allens’ Emma Rose (below), participants learned how to safely operate a boat, deal with common emergencies, and use the VHF radio to call for help. Meanwhile, past commanders Alan Karpas and Jeff McKinney demonstrated knot tying at a National Institutes of Health Safety Fair during National Safe Boating Week. We rafted up on Swan Creek Memorial Day weekend and Fairlee Creek on Flag Day and will do so on Round Bay July 4 (usps.org/localusps /rockville). —by Chuck Wells

A Wild and Windy Weekend

he Pentagon Sailing Club (PSC) spent Memorial Day weekend in windy Crab Alley Bay off Eastern Bay (right) and toured St. Michaels during our “Cowboys, Cowgirls, and the Wild, Wild West” event. We will raft up to see July 4th fireworks off St. Michaels and Oxford. Our annual charter cruise in the British Virgin Islands will begin July 9. We’ll host five basic sailing classes on the Potomac River this year. So far, we have trained almost 30 new sailors in our first two classes. PSC’s Basic Sailing Classes will again award both a Navy Sailing certification and an American Sailing Association 101 and 103 certification (pentagonsailing.org). —by Don Hupman

Goin’ with the Flow

##RSPS’s Partners in Command attendees (L-R): Patricia Peter, Linda Hofberg (course leader), Danee Mermelstein, Denise Allen (course leader), Karen Courtney, Lauren Cosgrove, and Diane DePew.

hesapeake SA sailors always welcome new members. July brings small-boat sailing and corn roasts, potluck picnics, a full-moon sail, happy hours at Carson’s Creekside, skipper choice daysails, and more (chesapeakesailingassociation.org). —by Kathleen Hazlehurst Knust

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ampton YC’s Bay Open and USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival will be July 1-3. Learn more at regattanetwork.com. —by Rob Rowlands

Racing to the Raft-Up

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his June, Herrington Harbour SA (HHSA) members enjoyed the 60s, Baby Owl, and Crazy Hats cruises. The fourth cruise, Women Underway (HHSA’s new all women group), continues to encourage more women to take the helm. Women Underway meets the second Tuesday of every month at Calypso Bay in Deale, MD. July brings our Karaoke, Trivia, and Solomons cruises and HHSA’s 30th anniversary celebration cruise for the 4th of July weekend. Wednesday night racing fun is in full swing in Herring Bay with both novice and experienced sailors (hhsa.org). —by Debra Annand

All Fired Up

s part of National Boating Safety Week, the Cambridge Sail and Power Squadron (CSPS) (right) met at Great Marsh Park May 22 to learn that expired flares and used fire extinguishers do not work, flares drip a hot slag that you do not want to touch or get on your boat, having to read directions during an emergency is not the best plan, and don’t forget PASS (pull the pin, aim at the base of the fire, spray, and sweep across the fire’s base). Fires and extinguishers are classed A for ordinary combustibles, B for liquid fires, and C for electrical fires; boats require class BC fire extinguishers. Members also toured a 25-footer from the USCG station in Oxford and learned about USCG’s new requirements for boats (uspsd5.org/squadrons/csps.html). —by Christine Kidd

Feast Your Eyes on Some Crabs

on’t miss the West River Sailing Club’s Crab Feast July 9 in Galesville. Doors open at 5 p.m. Enjoy allyou-can-eat steamed blue crabs and live music by Riverside Drive along the water. Other feasting favorites include corn, watermelon, burgers, hotdogs, beer, wine, and soda (crabfeastwrsc.eventbrite.com). —by Jim Hodson

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n Memorial Day, the nation remembers those men and women in the Armed Forces who have died defending our freedom and liberty. As citizens, we use the occasion to create new memories by gathering together with family and friends. During the Northern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron’s (NVSPS) rendezvous over Memorial Day weekend, six boats cruised to Oxford, MD, for storytelling, eating, and enjoying the pleasures offered by Mears Yacht Haven Marina (below). NVSPS honors the memory of those who gave “the last full measure of devotion” to their country, and we remember their families and friends who live with the memory of that sacrifice every day (nvsps.org). —by Frank Shults

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Under a Fat Moon

arren and Pattie of the Northern Chesapeake Cruising Club (NC3) hosted a spring meeting and dinner under a fat moon for 19 guests March 19. Between 11 and 14 boats did our Memorial Day cruise to Back and Saltworks creeks in Annapolis and our week-long June cruise to Solomons. At least six more cruises are in the works for 2011. After a windwhipped Mast Raising Party in April, the May Shakedown Cruise turned into a shakedown potluck, as nobody left the slip under drizzly overcast skies (right). Grill and beverage skills were honed instead, and a good time

was had by all. Formerly Catalina 25 Fleet 8, NC3 sails out of Maryland Marina on Frog Mortar Creek. All boat types are welcome (nc3sailing. org). —by Steve Allan

Sweet Sixteen

he Northern Star Hunter SA’s annual Memorial Day gathering at the Maryland YC drew 16 boats. Saturday brought steady 10- to 15-knot southerly winds, cool temperatures, and a cocktail party hosted by vice commodore Ed Sabol and first mate Debbie Sabol. Sunday’s traditional Clean Your Clock

race was so hotly contested, that the crews of Champagne, Carpe Ventum, and Jo-Lyn-Dy are still awaiting the outcome. The grills were cookin’, and the best in appetizers, sides, and desserts left no one hungry. It was good to re-new old friendships, meet new members, and plan future raft-ups (nshsa.org). —by Susan Tedeschi

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nnette Thrasher and Susie Kunz set a goal to collect 250 bags of clothes that would translate to dollars for wounded veterans. In less than a month, they collected 405 bags from Chesapeake YC (CYC) members totaling 6137 pounds and just under $1100 (below). An officer from Admirals YC Club kindly contributed $50 during our annual Flag Raising. Club manager Cordell Vitkun funded the POD that housed the collected bags (chesapeakeyachtclub.com). —by Gail Parsons

SRYC Visits CYC

hirteen Severn River YC (SRYC) (right) boats enjoyed the Shakedown Cruise to the Chesapeake YC (CYC), led by Jeanne and Chuck Spofford (Fraulein). More SRYCers joined us later via land yachts. SRYC and CYC members viewed the Kentucky Derby race on a largescreen TV while sipping mint juleps. Don Phillips (My Favorite Thing), an accountant in his last life, won the betting pot; it figures! From there we flowed into CYC’s restaurant for an outstanding big-city dinner and delicious homemade desserts and relaxed by CYC’s huge outdoor stone fireplace. What a wonderful end to a

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nearly perfect day. Those who stayed for the CYC Mother’s Day Buffet were treated to a luxurious setting. CYC has invited us back for their fall festival (severnriveryachtclub.org). —by Julie Gensinger

A Fleeting Glance

atalina 24 Fleet 12 members rafted up on Memorial Day weekend on Baby Owl Cove off Broad Creek, Dividing Creek off the Wye River, and Hudson Creek off the Little Choptank for the Summer Sailstice. Look for the recap of the first C34 Rendezvous June 25 at Hartge Yacht Harbor in the August SpinSheet. Because

Fleet 12 wants to publish a directory of C34 boats on the Bay and find other C34s for informal get-togethers, we are reaching out to members of the C34 International Association, those who have registered on the C34IA message board, and others. Send your contact information to hjrecla@comcast.net (c34.0rg/bbs/index). —by Jim Brener

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Letting Go of a Classic

ompetitive Bay racers and cruisers, Sue and Harlow Farmer bought their Tartan 34 Classic, Atlantis (right), in 1983, named for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s research vessel, on which Harlow Farmer served as an oceanographer from 1950 to 1960. Sue recently donated Atlantis to the Stony Brook School on Long Island, NY, which has an active sailing program of racing, cruising, and oceanographic research. The first week of June, Captain George Linzee, the school’s director of marine programs, left Hartge Yacht Harbor in Galesville, MD, to take Atlantis to her new home. As the Tartan 34 Classic Association’s our newest member, Linzee will have access to tartan34classic.org for advice on projects, news from other T34C sailors, and opportunities to raft up with sister ships. —by Grace Holt

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agtime took 21 boats from the Chesapeake Catalina YC on a Memorial Day weekend cruise to Grays Inn Creek off the Chester River and Purdy Point off the Magothy River. In June, Prego and Sea Cara hosted a raft-up and cooked dinner for the crews of 17 boats. Everyone loves the cooking from the galleys of chefs Marie and Mario. That kicked off a week of sailing in the Choptank River with Lucia that ended with the Annapolis Garden Theater’s production of “Chicago,” thanks to organizers onboard Rhiannon. Then it was off to follow Brunelle for another week of sailing north in the Chester River. Scarlett has arranged a great venue for the Fourth of July at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor East, including BBQ and fireworks. August includes a cruise to the Clam and Lobster Bake at the Miles River YC in St. Michaels followed by a Labor Day Weekend Cruise to the Magothy River (sailccyc.org). —by Michael Davis

##Sue Farmer, aboard Atlantis with her sons, enjoys a lovely November day on the Chesapeake. Photo by Rachel Dawson

Sailors Wanted!

he Annapolis Naval Sailing Association (ANSA) continues its training season with a second offering of the Senior Crew class through mid-October and two short familiarization courses, Women On the Water (WOW) and Introduction to Big-Boat Sailing (training@ansa.org). More than 30 members attended the May meeting at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Philip Merrill Environmental Center in Annapolis. CBF’s Rich Moore gave a tour of the eco-friendly facility and discussed how sailors can improve the Bay’s water quality. ANSA’s June celebration featured guests from the U.S. Naval SA. Members have been making the most of excellent Bay sailing weather. Our spring Watch Captain and Senior Crew students have been practicing skills most weekends since April. We have also enjoyed several moonlight cruises, dinner cruises, and general Club Ops sails. Join us (ansa.org). —by Mary Rivulet

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES The Chesapeake Delivers!

ur Memorial Day sail reminds me why I joined the Philadelphia Sailing Club (PSC) (below). The sailing was great, but so were raft-ups and shared appetizers. For such a populated place, the Bay offers so many cozy places for sailboats to anchor for the night, where one can focus on the essentials: the wind, water, and sun. In July, author Hugh MacMullan will discuss his book, El Captain and the Theory of Everything. We meet every third Wednesday at the Cynwyd Club in Bala Cynwyd, PA, and hang out at Gullifty’s in Rosemont, PA, every first Wednesday. Everyone is welcome (philadelphiasailingclub.org). —by Jane Harrington ##The sun sets on a most memorable Memorial Day for PSC.

Come One, Come All

he Chesapeake Bay Tartan Sailing Club’s (CBTSC) annual Memorial Day Cruise to the Chester River was well attended, with more than 10 boats showing up at the two anchorages over the weekend (right). We had a “fun” but competitive race the next day to Lankford Creek. After an endof-June cruise to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to take in an Orioles game, we plan to be in St. Michaels for the July 4th fireworks and will cruise to Whorton Creek July 16. We should be able to swim with-

##Five well-maintained Tartan 34Cs rafted on Queenstown Creek during CBTSC’s Memorial Day Cruise.

out nettles up there! Our big Crab Feast is scheduled for August 5 (cbtsc.org). —by Peter Kreyling

The Jewish Navy Hears the Call

o west, young man (or woman). On July 23, the Jewish Navy will set sail for the West River for a raft-up in Tenthouse Creek. It will be a time to kick back, relax, and share food, stories, and good company. For those so inclined, we may even do some kayaking, a supplementary activity to yaking. Our Bay area boaters

build friendships while learning from each other’s experiences. Relaxing on the water and getting to know and learn from each other are some of the motivations for belonging to our club. If your idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance, join us on our adventures (jewishnavy@jewishnavy. org). —by Adiva Sotzsky

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eventeen sailors, eight sailboats, five dogs, and one child from all over the Bay participated in Club Beneteau Chesapeake Bay’s week-long Southern Bay Rally (below). Beginning at the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse May 28, we enjoyed great sailing, some motoring, shore excursions, and fun at Hudson Creek in the Little Choptank; Somers Cove Marina at Crisfield, MD; Urbanna City Dock on the Rappahannock River; Dave and Carol Bennett’s home on Indian Creek; and Mill Creek in Solomons. We ended at the Beneteau Rendezvous at the Tred Avon YC in Oxford, sponsored by Beneteau USA and Annapolis Yacht Sales. There, we enjoyed camaraderie, races, parties, seminars, and great music by the Fabulous Belairs (cb2.org). —by Jeanne van Hekken

##Connie and Jim Coling with Buddy and Rio make a doggy run while at Urbanna.

“Nude” Racing?

ah. Seven members of the Chesapeake Bay Alberg 30 Association raced in the Annapolis NOOD Regatta. Tim Williams (LinGin) sailed to first, Lanny Helms (Windswept) blew into second, and Jonathan Adams (Laughing Gull) winged into third. Racers joined cruisers at the Spring Rendezvous on Lake Ogleton to enjoy grillmeister Jim Mennucci’s great spread. Maintenance Weekend at Mill Creek at Mike and Trish Lehman’s home saw mast top repairs, teak refinishing, and a fuel pump replacement. A lively crowd enjoyed the Memorial Day Cruise to St. Michaels with the Miles River YC’s Annapolis to Miles River racers, featuring breakfast at the Carpenter Street Saloon. Our annual Pirate Party took us to Leeds Creek, and racers enjoyed the Ted Osius Regatta. Members could race the PSA Overnight Regatta to Queenstown, MD, or attend the Children’s Weekend hosted by Max and Rachel Meinhold in Broad Creek. Several members traveled to the Toronto Hydroplane Club for the Syronelle Race and the Great Lakes Alberg Association’s hospitality (riverside364@verizon.net). —by Barb and Jim Palmer

Escape to the Bay

uring our annual Wine Guzzling Raft-Up the Saturday before Memorial Day in the West River off Galesville for the first time in recent memory, no one dragged! Catalina 36 Fleet 3 members attending included Ad-Nily-Bot, Catnip, Dream Catcher, Elusive, Glympse IV, HMS Fox, Infinity, Jubilee, Merlin, Moon Struck, Refuge, Sally J, and S’Wonderful. Several boats had guests along, so we had quite a crowd. On Sunday, a group headed south and another headed to Shaw Bay on the Wye River, where Bonnie Dew joined the fun. Sunday brought great sailing under clear blue skies! Again we rafted, enjoyed drinks and snacks, reconnected with “boat friends,” catch up on what happened over the winter, and spent time with family members. Being on the water brings so many friends from different states and backgrounds together for great times. We welcome Catalinas of all sizes (c36fleet3.com). —by Bill and Sally Jack

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES Sailing at its Finest

he Elizabeth River’s Western Branch boasts pleasant shores, stately waterfront homes, and tricky sailing in a confined river course with shifty points and curl-back currents. It is home to the convivial Portsmouth Boat Club (PBC) (below). May 30 saw 25 boats at City Park in Portsmouth, VA, for annual Merrimac Memorial Regatta, a bit of no-holds-barred racing and a shoreside burgerburn. Racers had it all: zero mph zephyrs in early summer’s broiling heat, 10-knot puffs that zigzagged the course, and fluky 180-degree shifts. With luck and timely tacks, your narrator’s Laser took a string of bullets. Johnny Meyers netted the Sunfish trophy, Al Whitener and crew looted the Mutineer Class, and Joe Bousquet with his wife’s home-built Moth snatched top honors. Thanks to event chairman Jonathan Romero and race committee chair Rodney Paice for an excellent event (portsmouthboatclub.org)! —by Robert Suhay

iddle Potomac SA festivities are centrally located between Dahlgren, Breton Bay, Colonial Beach, and Cobb Island. We hold one race per month in the Potomac River off Cobb Island or Colonial Beach on the second Saturday MayOctober. On May 21, 11 yachts ghosted along in our first race for 2011 off Cobb Island with a current that can wash you out to the Bay if you’re not careful. Ten Ounce finished first on a shortened course, and the last yacht finished just over two hours later. Ouch! We held our second race off Colonial Beach June 11 and will have a distance race sponsored by Dahlgren Yacht with a raft-up in Canoe Neck Creek in September. Now in our fourth season, we bring local sailors together and increase the public’s interest in sailing. Currently, there are no dues, no plans for a club house, and no need of a PHRF certificate to race (sites. google.com/site/middlepotomac). —by Dwight Wessel

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hesapeake Bristol Club’s traditional Memorial Day weekend at Wye Island’s DNR facility with the Eastport YC and Magothy YC was filled with lots of fun, including the OLimp-Ics Games, dinghy races, a delicious barbecue by George’s Great Eastern Shore Barbecue, and entertainment by the New & Used Bluegrass Band. Sandra and Norm Bogarde and Pete and Margaret Maden hosted the Magical Mystery Spring Tour of the Southern Chesapeake May 30-June 19, culminating with a raft-up on the Rhode River. The Hottles hosted our cruise to see the St. Michaels Log Canoe Races June 25-26. Cruisers begun their Fireworks Cruise June 29-July 5 led by the Bay Beaches:have Treasures and Trash Talk Suydams. All are welcome (cbclub.info). —by Bob Clopp Ways to P TO 0 Spend 1Boat Bucks

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ore than 50 Magothy River SA racers, cruisers, and prospective members met on a hot and humid night for the June picnic to devour burgers, sip beverages, and compare nautical tales on Black Hole Creek off the Magothy River. July will begin with a cruise to the Choptank River ending with the Corsica River Race and Cruise, which features delicious food and Blue Grass music. In between, cruisers will enjoy the Dog Day Afternoon July 16 at Eagle Cove with our Junior Training kids. In addition to Wednesday night racing (below), racers will race to and from Baltimore July 9-10 (magothysailing.com). —by Peggy Poe

he Back Creek YC (BCYC) enjoyed Memorial Day weekend at the West River’s beautiful Chesapeake YC hosted by Barbara and Dusty Rhodes and family. Our compliments to CYC’s chef! Sunday brought our first Memorial Day Parade, with marchers wearing patriotic T-shirts they had decorated (right). Ambasssador Vern Penner spoke of Memorial Day’s history and read a poem paying tribute to those who fought in 1571’s Battle of Lepanto. Our celebration made all of us mindful of our freedom and those who have fought for it. Post-parade, we enjoyed barbecue and roasting s’mores. This June, our Summer Cruise visited Baltimore, Great Oaks Landing at Fairlee Creek, and Haven Harbour Marina in Rock Hall. July 4 brings us to Langford Bay Marina on the Chester River (gobcyc.com). —by Otto Hetzel

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Question: Looking at the pictures above, determine which answer accurately describes the weather in the collection of photographs. (a) Bipolar (b) Inconsistent (c) Unpredictable (d) All of the above Answer: (d) All of the above Congratulations to those who answered (d). You have just won a trip through time to the site of these photographs: the 2011 Inter-Collegiate SA (ICSA) National Championships held in Cascade Locks, OR, May 23 to June 1.

Women’s Nationals

lying cross-country, we arrived in Portland, OR, and made our way in a rented van (somehow we never seem to upgrade to the stretch limo, Suburban, or Expedition) to our hotel in Cascade Locks. As if by magic or just good planning, we managed to stay practically seconds from the regatta venue, allowing us to look outside each morning to check the weather only to find that—yes, it was still grey and drizzling, and yes, the current was still ripping. When I say ripping, I mean literally moving at the pace of a highspeed train, which coincidentally, was also in abundance, as trains are practically built into the Oregonian natural environment.

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Arriving at the Gorge River Sailing Center for the last day of the ICSA Sperry Women’s National Championship, we were met by the Lady Seahawks, the five members of the St. Mary’s women’s team, who were all surprisingly still on land. Prior to our arrival, we had been told that the breeze at the Gorge absolutely nukes. However, on this particular day, and apparently also on the previous days of the Women’s Championship, the only factor of the racing in full on ripping gnarliness was the current moving rapidly in the opposite direction of the few puffs dancing on the surface of the river. Finally, in the afternoon, the breeze filled a bit, and the women managed to get another couple of races off, allowing for the University of Rhode Island Rams to secure their first-

place position. Finishing behind the Rams was Connecticut College’s Camels and in third place, the St. Mary’s Seahawks (CaCaw!). As the women’s event concluded, the rest of the competitors looked forward to six consecutive days of racing, hoping for a bit more breeze and steady conditions.

Team Race Nationals

ollowing the Women’s National Championship was the ICSA APS Team Racing Championship. For three days, 14 teams battled it out in tough conditions, consisting of breeze and rain, lack of breeze, and ripping current. With the river at the highest it had been all season, an unusual high tide was also present, creating a moat-like barrier between the floating dock and the land, forcing most competitors to sport winter spinsheet.com

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Coed Nationals

fter the hype and exhilaration of the Team Racing Championship, the ICSA Gill Coed National event that followed was slightly less exciting, however not devoid of intense competition and high-pressure racing. With two divisions (A and B) and only one fleet of 18 Flying Junior dinghies, the sailors rotated the use of the boats. By sailing two races per set, and then sitting out while the other division sailed, competitors were able to regroup and adjust their gear to fit the comfort of Mother Nature’s bipolar weather. In all three days

of racing, we saw it all. Not only did Mother Nature provide us with wind and rain, reminding us of our northwestern surroundings, but she also added the challenge of light, shifty, and fairly treacherous conditions. Annapolis sailor Gary Jobson tracked the entire regatta, providing sailors the opportunity to talk to the camera about the trials and tribulations of sailing at the Gorge, as it certainly was tricky. Typical answers seemed to state a trend in the conditions, which reflected that when the wind was down, the current was up, and when the breeze picked up, the current became less of a factor, thereby evening the playing field for the competitors. Similar to the previous events, the sailors who were able to get off the line cleanly and sail fast and smartly downwind made major gains. The downwinds determined the races; as the boats came around the windward mark and practically came to a halt, thereby condensing the racing and typically pushing the leaders into the pack of boats that had rounded at the back. Rounding the leeward mark felt like running on a treadmill, moving and exerting energy but never actually making progress forward toward the mark. Once rounded, the upwind legs sped by, lasting barely five minutes before the fleet rounded to go downwind again. On the final day of racing, we arrived at the boat park to a mirrorlike reflection of the sky on the water. With no breeze, we headed out to check out our local Oregonian surroundings, leaving our B division sailors at the regatta site in case it filled suddenly. Nearly two hours later, the boats were out, and the breeze was filling in fast. In just a morning, we witnessed a complete 180-degree turn in the weather, and it was clear that this would be the breeziest day of the entire event. Finally, with true Gorge conditions, sailors battled it out in four more pressure-filled races, finish-

ing up the regatta with Boston College taking the title of Champions for a second year in a row. Although tough and slightly disappointing, the final day of racing was by far the most exciting of the entire event, allowing seniors to showcase their talent in their final races of college sailing.

Honoring the Champions

ounding out the end of the regatta was the All-American banquet, where competitors, coaches, and family members gathered to recognize the teams that had placed, as well as celebrate those who had been named the top sailors in college sailing. It was clear that this year’s group of sailors was full of talent, as practically every school was represented in the group of competitors named to the All-American and Honorable Mention team. In particular, the race for College Sailor of the Year showcased the abundance of talent, as there were an unusually high number of finalists. Out of the five finalists, who consisted of Michael Menninger (St. Mary’s College), Charlie Buckingham (Georgetown), Cy Thomson (Roger Williams), Taylor Canfield (Boston College), and Tyler Sinks (Boston College), Buckingham took the title for the second time in his college sailing career. As my third and final ICSA Nationals, the event was truly unique in both its racing and its weather. Intense competition and pressure-filled racing were definitely not lacking, providing onlookers and sailors with exciting races that showcased the incredible athleticism and talent of those out on the water. I can’t wait to see how teams and sailors improve for next years event, to be held on Lake Travis in Austin, TX! For complete results, visit 2011nationals.collegesailing.info.

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Chesapeake Racing Beat A Record 98 Boats Compete at Southern Bay Race Week Photos and story by Lin McCarthy

outhern Bay Race Week (SBRW) 2011 brought together a bushel of boats (a record number 98) and a passel of racers for racing and rowdiness of the best kind. This year, the City of Hampton’s annual Blackbeard Pirate Festival coincided with SBRW weekend, and at times, at the postrace watering holes, it was almost impossible to distinguish between the pirates and the racers. Winches and wenches were key topics of conversation everywhere. SBRW officials and volunteers work hard to practice the Southern Hospitality they preach. “We had a

##Pete Hunter’s Thompson 30, Wairere, from Kill Devil Hills, NC, one boat length from the line and rolling.

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terrific gathering of racers here,” says Principal Race Officer (PRO) John McCarthy. “They were here to race, party, and have a good time. Jack [Jack Pope, SBRW Event Chairman] keeps all of us on target, doing our best to make sure the racers and their friends and families enjoy their stay, on the water and on shore.” The regatta drew boats from every part of the southern Chesapeake—the southern Potomac shore, the York and Rappahannock River areas, and of course, the Hampton Roads area. Close to 20 percent of the boats at SBRW were “from a distance,” visitors from North Carolina and Maryland, one from Maine, and a cruising racer whose home port is California. Among the Maryland boats were six J/35s from Annapolis, who did the Down the Bay Race to Hampton the prior weekend and stayed to race in the SBRW One-Design J/35 fleet. Peter Scheidt’s Maggie dominated her fleet, taking four bullets. It was a boat from North Carolina, Craig Wright’s J/109, Afterthought, that won the prestigious Black Seal Cup for the best overall performance at the regatta. SBRW 2012 is now in the making. The organizers and good folks of Hampton want everyone to mark the date: May 31 (Opening Night) through June 3, 2012. Y’all come racing!

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Southern Bay Race Week (continued)

##Bowman and mastman of Meridian 2 (Sledd Shelhorse, VA Beach) tidy up the Farr 36 after the finish. The bowman, Graham Garrenton, is event co-chair of the Down the Bay Race, sailed the weekend prior to SBRW.

##The Riddler, Clarke McKinneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Olson 29, gybes to the finish. The boat from Solomons took third place in the 12-boat PHRF A2 fleet.

##Tom Hall, skipper of B1 winner Seven, gets helpful hints from SBRW event chairman Jack Pope on packing his trophy for trip back to his home in Scarborough, ME.

##Cool Change, Rusty Burshellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Hampton, VA) J/30, nears the finish line, hence the smiles.

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##The J/35 Windependent crew enjoying a breezy start to a long race.

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he 2011 edition of the Down the Bay Race for the Virginia Cruising Cup, a 120-mile Annapolis to Hampton race, is now in the books. In the days leading up to the race, wind forecasts varied. Those who have done this race the last few years were hoping for winds from the north for a little variety. The last two years have given us south winds in the mid- to upper-teens and plenty of big swell. Makes for a lumpy ride down the Bay. This year held true to form. Despite forecasts of severe thunderstorms with gusts into the 70s, we never really saw any rain out on the Bay. This was the first year that the J/35 class from Annapolis entered this race as a one-design class. My boat, Bump in the Night (West River, MD), competed in this race the previous two years, and I lobbied the class hard to add it to its High Point schedule. Seven boats opted to forego their usual run from Annapolis to St. Michaels on Memorial Day weekend. Six of them stayed down in Hampton for Southern Bay Race Week the following weekend. Another J/35, Red Dragon, entered the Non-Spin class. Winds at the start were consistently in the mid-teens, and the current was just entering flood stage as the fleet began its slog down the Bay. Strategies seemed to vary widely as the fleet spread out across the waters south of the Severn River. The J/35 fleet as a group trended toward the western shore in the first few hours of the race, staying out of the teeth of the current during flood stage. The group held pretty close together as far south as Herring Bay. Past Chesapeake Beach, Bump decided to head for the Eastern Shore. Maggie and the others held closer to the western shore. As the daylight waned, we lost track of the western shore boats around Cove Point. Bump followed the shallows on the eastern shore until the current turned around again but trended toward

the east. We never saw our competition again until dawn. Maggie appeared out of the darkness ahead of us by about a mile and tacked back to the western side near Windmill Point. We caught about a 30-degree lift that carried straight toward “YR 1,” the final turning mark to the finish. It was now a two-boat race for first. In talking to Maggie’s skipper postrace, they missed “YR 1” by a couple miles and had to turn back, while we were heading straight for it. They rounded about a mile in front of us and seemed to be cracked off toward the shallower water north of the entrance to Hampton. We actually sailed a little higher in hopes of maybe getting our kite up first or engaging them in some shenanigans in hopes they’d cover us. It worked. We popped the kite about three miles from the finish. Then the wind shut off completely. We apparently were in more favorable current and kept closing on Maggie and the other boats she was sailing next to, a new J/111 and J/120. The wind finally filled in above us first, and we got past them with about a mile to go to the finish. They tried to roll us, but we held them off and managed to leg out about a two-minute lead by the time we crossed the finish in first place. The next two J/35s to finish were about an hour behind with the shorthanded Bad Company another hour behind them. Dakota Girl succumbed to a seasick crew and bailed into Solomons. Among the other fleet winners in the event were Greg Alden’s J/120 Irie (Alexandria, VA), Ben Cuker’s Cal 330 Callinectes (Hampton), Trevor Harney’s Merit 25 Audrey (Leesburg, VA), and Richard Griner’s C&C 115 Coyote (Tracys Landing, MD). Find complete results at yachtscoring.com. I and my Bump crew plan to return next year. I hope the rest of the J/35s will, too. It’s a fun race, followed by a very well-run three-day regatta the following weekend… a great way to start the summer! spinsheet.com

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hundred and five boats crossed the finish of the Miles River YC (MRYC) Annapolis to Miles River Race May 28. Sunny skies, moderate southeasterly breezes, and the general light-heartedness accompanying a holiday weekend and the unofficial begin-

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ning of summer marked the well-run event and memorable sailing day. “How long does it take to sail to St. Michaels?” is a question many Bay sailors familiar with the event are used to fielding each spring. The answer— from three to eight hours—frustrates

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Saturday Aug. 20th & Sunday Aug. 21st, 2011 The Cruising Event For Serious Racers! The Racing Event For Serious Cruisers! We’ve grown from 13 boats in 2004 to 89 boats last year!!! Cruising and PHRF Class victors BOTH win a beautiful Weems & Plath Yacht Lamp trophy!

Saturday: Little Creek, VA to Cape Charles, VA Sunday: Cape Charles, VA to Buckroe Beach, VA Entry Fee - $75 if received by July 24, otherwise $95. Includes registration, hat, tee shirt, two Saturday dinner tickets, skipper’s bag, and our notorious PARTIES! For more information, visit: www.CCCup.net 78 July 2011 SpinSheet

##Sailors of all ages reli shed in the sailing con ditions May 28 at the MRYC Annapolis to Miles Riv er. Photo by Dan Phelps

the uninitiated; although those of us familiar with the route and the event have fond memories of catching sight of the old Hooper Straight Lighthouse, now a permanent exhibit at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s waterfront, and knowing it’s summer party time. And what a swell event it was. MRYC rolled out the red carpet for competitors on its party-friendly lawn, and for the first time in a long time, welcomed racers in the swimming pool. The tender service to the anchorage—the Annapolis to Miles River, hence “ATM” shuttle caused some confusion and bad jokes about needing cash—was efficient, friendly, and tolerant of the jokes. The food was good; the music and shoreside atmosphere were great. Among the winners in this year’s event were Tim Williams on the Alberg 30 LinGin, Erik and Marty Lostrom on the Cal 25 Krigare, John Anderson on the Catalina 27 Swell, Jack Biddle on the J/105 Rum Puppy, and Larry Christy on the J/30 Big Kahuna. The 12-boat multihull fleet was dominated by Paul Parks and his ever-winning Sundog crew. Michael Brennan and the Sjambok team won the two-boat PHRF A0 division, while Jack Yaissle on Amadeus topped the nine-boat A1 division. PHRF A2 was by far the largest division with 22 boats; Stephen Bowes’s Apparition took top honors. Hans Neilsen’s Redbeard placed first in a 15-boat PHRF B division. David Schiff’s Odyssey beat the 11 boats in PHRF CD. Of the 13 nonspinnaker entries, John Lanigan’s Divide by Zero was victorious. Daniel Lawrence’s Sandpiper took first of three in the Triton division. Thirty-five boats competed in the Miles River Race Back, run by the West River SC on Sunday. Find results at cbyra.org. spinsheet.com

These Things Take Time The 2011 Annapolis to Newport Race by Carrie Gentile

eorge David’s Rambler 100 was the first boat across the finish line of the 2011 Annapolis to Newport Race at Castle Hill Light at 9:20:33 a.m. on Sunday, June 5, missing the record set by Joseph Dockery’s Farr 60 Carrera in 2001 by only 22 minutes. Another 100-footer, ICAP Leopard (Farr Design), crossed the line almost two hours after Rambler. But it was the 80-foot Beau Geste, skippered by Karl Kwok that won on corrected time and beat two 100-foot boats. Rambler was moving slowly during at the beginning of the race down the Chesapeake Bay, which may have cost Kwok the course record. Beau Geste broke the Annapolis-Bermuda Race record in 2010 by close to 19 hours. In PHRF I, Michael Brennan’s Sjambok, who in 2007 corrected to win the IRC

Class in the race, finished on Monday, June 6, at 9:21:54 a.m. The 70-boat fleet sailed in five to 14 knots of breeze throughout the duration of the 473-nautical mile course, with many boats enduring long moments of painstakingly light air. “We had to anchor just outside the main shipping channel by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel,” says Annapolis skipper Rick Born, who took third in the PHRF 1 class on his J/120 Windborn. “You’ve got to keep a positive attitude when you hit holes like that.” The four boats that raced in the newly added cruising class did not finish (and were scored DNF) because of the light breeze and big wind holes on the way up to Newport, but Annapolis YC Commodore Bill Torgerson on his Little Harbor

##100-foot (canting keel) “super maxi yachts,” such as the ICAP Leopard, don’t come down the Chesapeake often, so it’s an awesome sight for Bay sailors to see as they did at the sunny, breezy start of the Annapolis to Newport Race June 3. Photo by Dan Phelps

##The offshore sunset from the deck of Paul Milo’s J/109 Vento Solare. Milo’s team took third in IRC 3. Photo by Ted Steeble

52 Dragon won the “First out of the Bay” award in the cruising class. The first leg of the race down the Bay ended in misfortune for the Annapolis-based custom 72-footer, Donnybrook, owned by Jim Muldoon. Early Saturday morning, Donnybrook’s keel hit an uncharted rock from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel’s south jetty while sailing at 12 to 15 knots of boat speed. According to crew member Talbot Wilson, they were on a reach, preparing to launch the chute when the boat shuddered and came to an abrupt stop. According to the chart, they were in 18-feet of water, but the 12-foot deep keel hit solid rock and the boat stopped instantly. The crew contacted the U.S. Coast Guard, and three crew

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##Dan Schneider’s Farr 395 American Flyer. Photo by Dan Phelps

##Annapolis sailor Dave Askew’s TP 52 Flying Jenny 7 at the June 3 start of the biennial Annapolis to Newport Race off Annapolis. Photo by Al Schreitmueller

##Race crew, such as this one on Vento Solare, had a lot of time to tell stories and get better aquainted on the lightair trip to Newport. Photo by Ted Steeble

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members were hospitalized. Two were released immediately and the third crew member will have surgery to repair a compound fracture in the arm. Muldoon and other crew members sustained minor bruises and bumps. The crew found seven cracks around the keel bolts and backplate and at least one cracked stringer crossing over the front third of the keel. Muldoon is waiting to find out the height of the rocks and why the chart is incorrect. Donnybrook was hauled out in Baltimore for inspection and repair. The J/109 Vento Solane, skippered by Paul Milo of Leesburg, VA, expected to do well in the forecasted light air, despite this being Milo’s first offshore race. Milo and crew delivered, placing third in the IRC 3 class, beating Carina and Christopher Dragon. “We just stayed as close to the rhumb line as we could. We didn’t try anything exotic,” says Milo. “The light breeze certainly favored our boat. We knew we

had a competitive advantage over the other boats.” Born finished third in the PHRF 1 class on his J/120 Windborn. This year’s Annapolis to Newport race marked his 15th consecutive offshore race. “The first decision we made was to go west early down the Bay, and it paid off. We were five miles ahead of Rambler,” says Born. “But then by sunrise, we headed east down the Bay, and it cost us. That’s when boats got around us.” As Born and the crew headed up to Newport, they decided to head west, which allowed them to gain about 12 to 15 miles on the competition. They played the thermals off the coast of Long Island, but in hindsight, Born says they should have gone inside Block Island. “You have to make about a half-dozen important decisions in this race. If you get the majority of them right, you’ll do well.” Find complete results of the event at race.annapolisyc.com.

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New Life for Governor’s Cup

ver the winter, concerned sailors followed gloomy rumors about St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) discontinuing its annual Governor’s Cup Yacht Race due to the loss of revenue and the subsequent clarification and call for action. SMCM’s president Joe Urgo wrote a let-

ter to SpinSheet in our January issue explaining the situation and asking for feedback. The college and sailing community united for a planning committee, and by spring, regatta organizers had an actionable plan not only to stave off lost dollars but also to build and grow the event.

Getting More Sailors in the Mix

n order to expand participation in the overnight race, which starts August 5 off Annapolis and runs 70 nautical miles to St. Mary’s City, regatta organizers have added a cruising class—a welcome trend on the Chesapeake. The starting sequence will be reversed so that slower boats will arrive earlier and have more time to fully enjoy shoreside activities. The starting sequence for the cruising class, non-spinnaker class, PHRF C/D, PHRF B, and multihulls will begin just before 3 p.m. Friday afternoon with the standard five minutes between classes (first warning gun at 2:55 p.m.). The starting sequence for PHRF A-2, A-1, and A-O will start at 6 p.m. (first warning gun at 5:55 p.m.). Race organizers welcome creative ideas for the 2012 regatta and beyond, such as a recent proposal suggesting changing the race into a pursuit format, where start times are unique to each boat based on its rating, theoretically resulting in all boats finishing within a small window of time. This could add significant excitement at the finish.

Welcome More to Shore

ffering more onshore entertainment for the post-race celebration will encourage more sailors to participate in the race, increase the involvement from our other constituents, and enhance the weekend. Although the formal skippers’ dinner has been eliminated, there will be more food vendors of a wider variety, including Bear Creek BBQ, Bollywood Masala, Shannon’s Shish Kabob Shack, and Molly Moo’s Ice Cream. Did we mention Bloody Mary service starting on the waterfront at 6 a.m.? There will also be more music throughout the day to keep the crowd entertained and additional seating for the crowd to enjoy the view of the St. Mary’s River. Among the bands playing from 10 a.m. Follow us!

##Among the changes to the Governor’s Cup to increase participation are a 3 p.m. start for slower boats to ensure their early arrival and better enjoyment of shoreside activities at St. Mary’s City. Photo by Al Schreitmueller

to 10 p.m. are the 3-Man River Band, the Ewabo Caribbean Trio, and Six Gun South. Alumni may stay in campus housing, even if they have not sailed in the race, which has not been the case in previous years and will be on a trial basis for 2011. Sailors interested in returning to Annapolis City Dock by land may take a bus at 10 p.m. via Keller Transportation (kellerbus.com).

The Bottom Line

owever much we want sailing traditions to carry on, we must remember that SMCM is a learning institution first and a big boat regatta party venue only once per year. The future of this race will be determined by the college’s ability to make this a cost-neutral event. The following recommendations were made from the input gathered from past race participants and from the ad-hoc committee tasked

with making this weekend financially viable. The race registration fee will be raised from $75 to $100 per boat. The formal dinner will be eliminated, with additional food options to sailors and spectators alike. The housing rates will be adjusted to support college cleaning staff to make sure the housing is ready for the students’ arrival for the fall term. 2011 rates for a four-person townhouse will be $180, and a traditional residence hall room rate will be $45 per person. SpinSheet has been a longtime sponsor of the Governor’s Cup. We greatly appreciate the willingness of SMCM to invite the sailing community into the dialogue and consider our suggestions for the future of this summer tradition. Read all about the changes to the event and register at smcm.edu/govcup. The SpinSheet photo boat will be at the 3 p.m. at 6 p.m. starts. See you there! SpinSheet July 2011 81

The Scoop on Solomons and Screwpile

ive days in July are blocked off on racing sailors’ calendars from Havre de Grace to Norfolk for two summer events near and dear to their hearts: Eastport YC’s (EYC) Solomons Island Invitational (July 15 to 16) and Southern Maryland SA’s (SMSA) Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge (July 17 to 19). The challenge of overnight distance racing, the stars, the phosphorescence on the water, the beauty of the cliffs at Solomons, well-run races, a well-worn dance floor: there are a myriad of reasons to love these two events. In our 16 years of publishing SpinSheet and talking to racing sailors, we hear two reasons to attend these events above the others: camaraderie among race crews and good summer fun. The Solomons Race (or the Eastport Race as they call it in Solomons) and the Screwpile are racers’ reunions we look forward to all year long.

To Solomons We Go

hirty-one years ago, the crew at EYC had the idea to have a point-to-point race to get the Annapolis fleet down to Solomons. A tradition was born. Many of the competitors began to stay down in Solomons for the SMSA Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge, which commenced 19 years ago. The roughly 55-mile Solomons Race begins at the mouth of the Severn River and ends at the mouth of the Patuxent River. The EYC race committee (RC) finish boat anchors in the dark and awaits the finishers, who may show up at any time. The weather is always unpredictable in the middle of summer. Conditions have varied from only a breath of air, when competitors have had to set anchors to avoid drifting backward, to wild thunderstorms with exciting conditions—sometimes all in one race. Weather mysteries don’t scare Bay racers away; in fact, the race has built momentum in the past couple of years. Thirteen fleets will gather at Triton Point off the U.S. Naval Academy July 15 for the 2011 Solomons Race, with the first start at 6:45 p.m. for this popular overnight journey down the Bay. The starts will proceed at five-minute intervals. Solomons, located near the mouth of the Patuxent River, will be the recipient of about 150 boats that will start arriving around 2 a.m., if the winds are kind. The celebration will begin at 6 a.m. as the racers start to converge on the Holiday Inn Select to enjoy traditional Bloody Marys—thanks to the sponsor Stolichnaya—grab some food, and swap stories.

##The stunning backdrop of Calvert Cliffs is one of many reasons to love sailing in Solomons.

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##The Hampton-based Midnight Mistress crew never disappoints when it comes to team shirts. Photos by SpinSheet

Water taxi service will allow crews to come and go from Calvert Marina’s transient slips during the day, connect with other racers, and check out the race results. Tunes will begin around 1 p.m .and continue through the 3:30 awards party. The race awards will be presented at 4 p.m. Register by clicking to eastportyc.org.

Let the Challenge Begin

t’s been six years since SMSA’s Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge moved to the Holiday Inn Select location, and we can safely say that the kinks of change are smoothed over. The parties are always packed with sailors and an upbeat, summery mood— even when it’s sweltering—and this year’s event, July 17 to 20, has a few surprises and improvements in store. As always, there will be three racing circles, run by the same three devoted, award-winning RCs. Extremely well-run race circles are a long-time hallmark of the event, which draws highly qualified RC members from the Fishing Bay YC, Annapolis YC, Hampton YC, Rhode River BC, Herrington Harbour SA, Naval Academy SA, Solomons Island YC, and SMSA. The social action revolves around the pool and the courtyard and cabana bar. “The goal this year is to put some more fun into this regatta,” says longtime regatta chair, L.G. Raley. “We expect a lot of boats to be there, and we’re going to have some fun.” Post-race parties will start a little earlier this year at 5 p.m. and run until 8 p.m., with daily awards and music each day. The 25th Hour Band will play at the opening party spinsheet.com

##Keith Mayes’s Beneteau 36.7 Jubilee team are regulars at the Solomons Race and Screwpile. Photo by SpinSheet

##Erik Wulff on the Farr 40 Endorphin.

following Sunday’s racing, so get your dancing flops ready. What we’re really looking forward to is Monday night’s new twist following daily awards. Not only will there be awards of Mt. Gay bottles, but Band in a Box—a karaoke outfit with 14,000 songs—will also be ready to prime sailors to publicly rock it out and possibly win the Screwpile Idol contest. We are sad to report that Woodburns Gourmet Market has closed, but happy to announce that box lunches will be provided by Isaacs Restaurant and Pub conveniently located in the Holiday Inn Select. You may find the sign-up link at screwpile.com. Other improvements for the 2011 Screw-

pile include the results and notice board being moved from outside to inside the Patuxent Concourse (by the registration and retail gear area), where real-time scoring will be displayed on a flat-screen monitor. The scoring and protest rooms will be close by the media room, all in the same hall. North Sails will once again provide free weather forecasts all three days of the event (na.northsails.com, click to “free weather updates” to sign up). Daily e-mail forecasts before 7:30 a.m. will include a forecast discussion, a detailed wind table, the hedge, and the outlook for the day. SpinSheet will be on the water and shoreside producing the Screwpile Daily News, taking video, and manning the tattoo booth. Find the weather subscriber link, registration information, and sailing instructions at screwpile.com. If you are a Facebook member, “like” the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge page. ##What’s that saying about roses and thorns? Make new friends at the SpinSheet tattoo booth at the daily parties at Screwpile.

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hree-time National Match Racing Champion and coach for the U.S. Sailing Team AlphaGraphics women’s match racing team, Dave Perry will coach sailors in a North U Welcome to Match Racing Clinic, September 23 to 25. The goal is to give good sailors the chance to learn about and try match racing in an environment that will be fully controlled and a lot of fun, with the hope that this will interest sailors to want to do more match racing at the local, regional, and national levels into 2012. This clinic dovetails with an effort by the Annapolis Match Race Center to organize local match racing. Perry plans to teach and coach the tactics and strategies needed to be competitive and successful in match racing and will run the sailors through all the prestart and on-the-course scenarios, with on-the-spot feedback and video replays after sailing. The fee is $50 per person. To learn more, visit northu.northsails.com.

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uis Soubie (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and crew Diego Lipszyc (Zarate, Argentina) captured the Snipe Colonial Cup held out of Severn SA (SSA) in Annapolis June 4 to 5. The 29-boat fleet also included competitors from the United States, Ecuador, and Canada. “Good starts were very important in this regatta,” says Soubie, who also noted he was keen to compete against the tough fleet at the Colonial Cup. “In Argentina, there are fewer boats, and I don’t have guys like Augie and Ernesto, whom I respect so much. They are very fast and smart, they are top of the world, and it is very good for me to race against them to improve my sailing.” Soubie will represent Argentina in this year’s Snipe World Championship in Denmark and at the Pan American Games in Mexico.

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##Shown here at the 2010 Colonial Cup, Snipes sailing off SSA. Photo by Dan Phelps

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The team of Augie Diaz (Miami, FL)/Kate Sheahan (San Diego, CA) finished second, just two points behind Soubie/Lipszyc. Andrew Pimental (Portsmouth, RI)/Julia Marsh (Boston, MA). Ernesto Rodriguez (Miami, FL)/ Megan Place (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and Carol Cronin (Jamestown, RI)/Kim Couranz (Annapolis) rounded out the top five. Highlighting how tight the fleet is, each of the top five boats won at least one race over the course of the weekend. While the highly competitive fleet included an Olympian, a Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, Pan American Games representatives, international and national champions, and college all-Americans, some competitors were quite new to the Snipe. The “traveling Snipe fleet”—several boats that are making the rounds this summer, enabling potential Snipe sailors to try to boat—was in town for the event. The SSA race committee, led by Principal Race Officer Steve Podlich, ran six races in light to moderate breezes off Greenbury Point. Regatta chairs Gavin and Holly O’Hare made sure the competitors were smiling on and off the water, including a Saturday-night pizza party complete with live music. For more information on Snipe sailing in Annapolis, follow “Annapolis Snipe Fleet 532” via the fleet’s new Facebook page.

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ishing Bay YC (FBYC) and Stingray Harbour YC (SHYC), co-sponsors of the Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup Regatta, are preparing for the grand finale of the 2011 Leukemia Cup series of events, which takes place over the weekend of July 8 to10 in Deltaville, VA. The Leukemia Cup Auction is scheduled for Friday evening, July 8, at host Stingray Point Marina. Live music, crab cakes, liquid refreshments, and both a silent and live auction are on tap again for this marquee event which the public is encouraged to attend. The regatta on July 9 to 10, officiated by FBYC, and the Saturday evening gala (at Stingray Point Marina) will mark the 13th anniversary of the event and will again offer exciting races, fun, good food, and the live music of Sweet Justice. Leading up to the regatta, sailors and their crews raise funds for the Leukemia Society to compete for prizes and a Fantasy Sail with Gary Jobson, world class sailor, ESPN commentator, and author. Register at leukemiacup.org/va by July 7. To learn about the National Capital Area Leukemia Cup (September 9 to 10), visit leukemiacup.org/ nca. To learn about the Baltimore edition (October 22), visit leukemiacup.org/md.

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Vanguard 15 Mid-Atlantic Championships

by Scott Gelo n May 21 and 22, Severn SA (SSA) weather over the weekend. On Sunday, the winds were not hosted the annual Vanguard 15 (V15) Mid-Atlantic Championcooperating, but the race committee was committed to running some races. ships Regatta. Fifteen teams from as Around 1 p.m., a southerly came in just far west as Cleveland, OH, and as far long enough to successfully start a race, north as Westport, CT battled during but unfortunately died off before most five closely fought races on Saturday in sunny 80-degree summer weather boats reached the windward mark. Racing was abandoned for the day. and five- to 10-knot winds from the SpinSheet, Sailing World, and southeast. Annapolis Fleet 59 was well represented with 11 of the 15 boats rep- Annapolis Performance Sailing made resenting SSA, the largest local group in sure no one went home empty-handed. Beverage koozies, tote bags, stickyears. Even though the racing was very competitive and tight, especially at mark ers, hats, water bottles, Sailing World roundings, the camaraderie of the fleet subscriptions, and APS gift certificates were handed out in a raffle after racmade for fair racing with no protests. ing. Regatta T-shirts, a Goslings Rum The energy and camaraderie carried sailor’s choice prize, and pint glasses for onto land as everyone returned very the top five teams also were highlights of hungry and thirsty after sailing hard the award ceremonies. all day. Saturday night, everyone was If you are interested in finding out treated to an amazing dinner party catered by Dark & Stormies with plenty of more about sailing a V15 or joining Annapolis Fleet 59, please contact the chicken, burgers, and of course, Dark & Annapolis Fleet Captain, Nick Muzia, Stormies for all. Reggae music filled the at v15@severnsailing.org. Facebook users air during morning rigging and again “like” us at facebook.com/annapolisv15. at the post-race party, which offered an added summer ambiance to the amazing

##If you’re interested in learning more about V15 sailing in Annapolis, e-mail v15@severnsailing.org. Photo by Tara Roberts/mooseyproductions.com

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Eastern Shore Racing Beat rials. Participants marveled at each other’s craftsmanship and design resourcefulness. One vessel that garnered the attention of all participants was Haiku the custom built skiff sailed by Jay and Peggy Bliss from St. Augustine, FL. Jay built this boat in his garage starting in January of this year. The wooden hull of this vessel is reminiscent of the Transatlantic 650s, from which Jay drew inspiration. Haiku sports a repurposed carbon fiber windsurfing mast adapted with the addition of spreaders fashioned from knitting needles. “I ##Jay Bliss prepares to launch Haiku. Photo courtesy of RHYC built the boat with a big he words “wooden boat regatta” usually wide cockpit so Peg and I could go for a conjure images of rickety old dinks and relaxing sail in the evening. Then I heard slow saggy sails. It was certainly the op- about the WOOD Regatta, and I added posite case at the 2011 Wooden Open and the sprit and spinnaker.” Bliss refers to the One Design Regatta (WOOD) at Rock articulating bow sprit and large asymmetriHall YC (RHYC). After a 20-year hiatus, cal spinnaker adorning his boat. the WOOD Regatta is back. Founded Another boat that drew admiration was under the auspices of WoodenBoat Magaa Fireball sailed by the father-daughter

“Haiku sports a repurposed carbon fiber windsurfing mast adapted with the addition of spreaders fashioned from knitting needles.” zine in 1991, the event had fallen away over the past few decades but returned with a fury, landing at Rock Hall. RHYC is an ideal location for such an event, as this club is home to a number of wooden fleets, including Classic Moths, Windmills, Fireballs, and Comets. Before the racing had even started, racers and fans delighted in the parade of workmanship and creativity that unfolded as participants trailered in from Rhode Island, Florida, and even Canada, and gathered the morning of May 20 to rig and tune their vessels. Over the next two days, pleasant conditions and RHYC’s warm hospitality made the event enjoyable for the total of 30 boats across four classes. The theme of this year’s event seemed to be “juxtaposition” as the traditions and designs of wooden boat classes collided with aggressive boat racing and high-tech mateFollow us!

team of David and Lane White. Lane explains, “I built this boat when I was 17 as part of high school project. I printed out templates and cut out the pieces. It took a year, but I have been racing it since then.” The White’s Fireball raced in the performance class, into second place behind Ross Weene and Eli Slater in their modified International 100. Weene and Slater won all five races. While most raced in Portsmouth classes,

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the wood class did host a one-design fleet with a competitive group of Moths. Again the WOOD threw us a curve ball as the Moth fleet is usually now associated with the high-tech hydrofoil skiffs. Not on the Eastern Shore, where Moths are the classic wooden constructed V-bottom dinghies. Another interesting boat was Dave Edinburg’s custom 16-foot, three-inch dinghy, modified from a 5O5 design. At 450 pounds, this little boat had more beam than a traditional 5O5 and carried 140 feet of custom-built North Sails. While some boats featured carbon fiber and Kevlar, others were of a strictly traditional constitution. Clayton Gray trailered his 1944 Lightning up from Lexington, NC. His boat included such vintage details as wooden cleats, triple twist style lines, and the original cotton sails. Gray explains, “I like the whole idea of a wooden boat, and I am here for the pleasure of it.” And a pleasure it was for all. We look forward to next year with the optimistic hope that the WOOD Regatta will return to RHYC with an even bigger fleet. About the Author: Although she lives closer to Annapolis, Aimée Poisson relishes in crossing the Bay Bridge and racing log canoes, Comets, and other boats on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

##Lane and David White head toward the starting line in their handbuilt Fireball. Photo courtesy of RHYC

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ften times when we go to regattas, we been disingenuous to just leave him on the experience weather and conditions dock,” Oldak emphasizes. “We wanted to be completely unlike what experience sure he could keep sailing.” Turns out, PrinciTalbott and Lee Ingram captured would lead us to expect, and regatta pal Race Officer Mark Hasslinger’s race comthe top spot at the 2011 Comet North organizers and hometowners exclaim, mittee was well staffed, and Criezis—already American Championship. While “It’s never like this here!” Other times, it’s sitting on the safety boat he planned to staff clearly Talbott and Lee have found exactly what we expect. for the day—was invited to try out the Comet. success sailing Comets, they have also “It was fun and nice to have the opportunienjoyed competing in U.S. Sailing And still others, it’s so very much like ty,” Criezis, who primarily sails Lasers out of championship events, including the what we expect, it’s as though Mother Mallory Cup and Adams Cup. Nature is overachieving. Such was the case SSA, notes. “The hull design, with the chines, accelerates pretty well even with just a little bit You had superior speed in the light air for the Comet North American Champiand lumps this weekend. onship held June 11 to 12 on What worked for you? the Severn River off AnTalbott: We’ve napolis. Hot? Humid? Light? sailed together for about Lumpy? Understatements, 42 years now, so our all. Talbott and Lee Ingram communication in the of Shrewsbury Sailing and boat really helps us get YC (Oceanport, NJ) found the most out of it. We the light-air boat speed and constantly talk through patience they needed to top all those details. Heel the fleet with nine points in angle. How hard we’re four races. roll tacking. A little bit Twelve boats from around more jib trim. the mid-Atlantic region So you’ve actually endured the conditions but sailed together for just enjoyed the camaraderie at a few years longer than the regatta, hosted by the you’ve been married. Severn Sailing Association How did you start sailing (SSA). Wick Dudley from together? the Corsica River YC (Cen##Hot? Humid? Light? Lumpy? Understatements, all. The Comet North Americans off Annapolis June 12. Photo by Dan Phelps Talbott: We grew treville, MD) sailed with up, both skippering, at Morgan Bench on Saturday of wind.” Maybe the Comet fleet just found competing yacht clubs across the river and John Criezis on Sunday to a secondanother top-notch crew! from each other. place total of 11 points, while Shrewsbury Speaking of top-notch sailors, on-the-water Lee: At first, when we started Sailing and YC’s Bob Slook, sailing with experience was an important commodity. No sailing together, we had a pretty good his daughter Brittney, captured third with other team could touch the 163-year comback-and-forth about who should 15 points. While Brittney has lots of Opti bined age of Ed McLean and Terry Jackson. drive. But we ended up with Talbott sailing experience, this was her first time Jackson grumps, “But we couldn’t break into driving. in the Comet crewing for her dad. the top three.” Talbott: Back in 1970, I asked It was also the first time in the Comet The 16-foot Comet was designed in 1932 Lee to crew for me in a big Comet for Criezis, who hadn’t planned on sailing by C. Lowndes Johnson of Easton, MD, who regatta. It was blowing 20 to 25, and on Sunday. But when Wick Dudley—tied was a champion Star sailor. What is now our gooseneck—we had wooden masts for first after Saturday—found himcalled the Comet was initially referred to as back then—broke. So around the leeself unexpectedly without crew, fellow the “Crab” and the “Star Junior” with its Star ward mark, I asked Lee to drive while competitor and regatta chair Elliot Oldak I lashed the boom to the mast. She canvassed the parking lot in search of crew class heritage clearly evident in its hull design and sail plan. To honor the Comet’s Chesawas willing and more than able. Then to ensure that Dudley could continue to peake heritage, Comet No. 1 is on display at and there, I knew I had a keeper as a compete. crew—and more! “It was just the right thing to do. Here’s the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels. the guy leading the regatta; it would have 88 July 2011 SpinSheet

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Kyle Gross

and the APS Story

ere in Annapolis on our local radio station, WRNR, it’s advertised as “where the sailors shop.” Those who know it well have described it as a “candy store for sailors.” Far-flung sailors may think of it as a mail order or online catalogue for gear. Annapolis Performance Sailing (APS) has been one or all of those things in its 20 years in business.

On a muggy June day, I parked my bike outside APS—in the Eastport section of Annapolis, one block from the water—and stepped into the air conditioned store, where Mike Lindsley greeted me. I checked out some Patagonia board shorts as I waited to meet Cat Walton and Bryn Bachman, who are both tasked with pieces of the marketing puzzle. Walton walked me through the bustling shipping area to the kitchen. I discovered that within my first few minutes at the store, I had already had contact with sailors of the E-Scow, Vanguard 15, J/22, J/80, J/122, Farr 40, and TP 52—and those were only the ones I had spoken to of the dozen I had seen working. A few minutes later, Kyle Gross came in and shared the story of how it all came to be. When he was a St. Mary’s College sailing team member working in the boat house in 1990, he says, “I saw how difficult it was to source parts. Especially dinghy parts that came from the U.K.

SpinSheet: When you first started your store, did you have a vision for what would come next? I had a vision, but I didn’t have any money. Some stores just stocked items that flew off the shelves. I wanted the store to be a complete resource. If you were to buy a particular cleat, you could also get the base, wedge for angling, fair leads, and all accessories, in all sizes. Some of it would collect dust on the shelves, but I wanted to make customers for life. Name a trend you’ve seen in sailing over the years. The customers’ ability to participate in the sport has shrunk. Disposable time can be harder to find than disposable income. We have to be super efficient. We operate under the assumption that anyone ordering from us will be sailing the following weekend.

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There just weren’t any good retailers. That’s where the seed was sewn, and it just kind of rattled around in my head. As I saw graduation coming, I thought, ‘Hey, I’m going to open the best dinghy shop and have all this hard-to-find stuff.’” After college, Gross was finishing up his degree and working in Eastport at Black Dog Boat Works with Bob Stein, who was a huge help by lending him power tools and his truck. In 1991, Gross got his start in a small storefront for which he built all the shelves, fixtures, and displays himself. For a couple years, he was the only employee. APS now employs 30 sailors in peak season.

What would your advice be for a young person considering opening a sailingrelated business? On the record? [laughs] Love the lifestyle first. It’s the most compensation you’re going to get. It’s a lifestyle choice. It’s a passion choice. We notice you have some job openings. What is the top benefit of working for APS? The culture here is very team-oriented. Everybody looks out for each other. At the end of the day, when everyone is running to catch their boats, they’re not going in separate directions. They sail a lot together. Do you have time to go sailing anymore? I get out on the water a lot, whether it’s under power or sail, but I haven’t been doing a lot of competitive sailing. I just bought a Sunfish for my two daughters. That’s my priority. What gear do you depend upon? I love my Dubarry boots on a boat or in snow. Musto MPX GoreTex and padded sailing shorts. How will you celebrate the 20th anniversary of APS? With a backyard barbeque from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 10 at the APS Storefront (104 Severn Avenue) with food, drink, and extended store hours as a thank you to our regional patrons and all performance sailors visiting Annapolis. Stop by to join in our celebration. To learn more about the anniversary celebration, call Cat Walton at (800) 729-9767, ext. 140, or e-mail catw@apsltd.com.

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• Bavaria Yachts USA was a presenting sponsor of the 19th Annapolis Leukemia Cup Regatta hosted by the Eastport YC this June. Bavaria Yachts USA managing director Kenny Feld says, “As a new company in Annapolis, it was great to be involved with a community event that benefits such a far-reaching cause.” More than 100 sailboats and 500 crew took part in the fun. bavariayachts.com

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Fractional Sailboat Membership: Sail 2005 Hunter 36 for less than price of slip and insurance. Group operates like SailTime. Share calendar with two others. Boat has A/C, autopilot. ken. daniel@gmail.com, 703-945-7863. 37’ Islander Sailboat Avail For Share. This is a 2 person share. I hardly use the vessel, so she’s pretty much available anytime. Located in a small marina near Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and Key Bridge. Available May-October for $2,500 with no buy-in. Email: HOOPTYS@AOL.COM, attention Jim

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25’ Capri ’25 ’81 Well maintained, race-ready with Baltoplate bottom, Sobstadt Sails, spinnakers, storm jib, etc. Yamaha 2.5-hp OB low hours. Lewisetta Marina. $2900 obo, , nspacheco@gmail.com, 703-585-3451. 26’ Pearson ‘75 Ready to sail, lots of extras (docklines, safety equipment, grill, etc.). Johnson 15-hp outboard, sails in great condition, passed USCG inspection annually. More info and pictures available. $3,500 obo, (757) 663-1793, hobbes0729@mac.com 26’ MacGregor ‘99 Popular 26x Trailerable Motorsailor Upgraded 2007 f/i 60hp Mercury w/2 yrs of factory warranty remaining. Trailer overhauled this season w/new wheels, tires & hubs. Loaded w/extras including cruising spinnaker, pedestal mounted GPS & satellite radio! Well maintained, sails wonderfully & motors exceptionally smooth at speeds up to 20 knots. Asking $18,500 obo call 202-669-2997 27’ Albin Vega Sailboat ‘75 10-hp Volvo dsl. Very well maintained. Many extras, including Autohelm autopilot. In water now ready to sail. $8,500 OBO Contact Mike at (717) 278-8888 for details. michaelsmotorcars.com

18' Catalina 2007 A cleverly designed interior for a comfortable overnighter and performance whether off to your favorite anchorage or club racing. Shows like new. $12,900 w w w. g r a t i t u d e y a c h t i n g . c o m , jelliott@gratitudeyacht.com, Jim Elliott (410) 708-4422, (410) 639-7112, (800) 730-5569. FREE Harbor 20 Sailboat Harbor 20 and SCYC membership is included when you buy our house. www. windmillhouse.info & www.scyachtclub. com & www.hiltonheadsailing.org or 843-301-2097 or gleason99@aol.com, (843) 301-2097, www.windmillhouse. info J-22 #1046 ’92 Excellent cond., drysailed only, 2007 Quantum M/S, 2010 Quantum jib,Tacktick Racemaster; two spinpoles, Triad trailer; all class equip, custom cover, Baltimore, can email pics; $11,000 OBO(410) 4944640, clinnin@clinninlaw.net.

27’ Catalina ‘72 Very clean, ready to sail, 5 sails, 9.8-hp Yamaha OB, 4-stroke electric start. Includes: trailer, dinghy, new head, new stereo, solar panel. $7,900 (434) 808-4799, garudabuss@ aol.com 27’ US Yachts ’83 Keel fiberglass cruising sloop, good cond., Volvo dsl, wheel steering, RF, Sea Scouts, $3400, obo, Steve Alexander 301-646-0805, stevedalex@msn.com,www.ship7916. org Hunter 28.5 ’86 Tera Starr is a great boat. Many improvements over the last 2 years including new rigging, portholes/ hatch, electrical upgrades, etc. At Bay Bridge Marina in Stevensville, MD. Looks good and sails great!!! (410) 7251026, www.sailboatowners.com 28’ Classic Sabre ’73 w/ Atomic-4 Good cond. Tiller steering, furling jib. Northern Bay. Best offer. Lee (570) 650-5360. 28’ Southerly ’77 Perfect for the bay with 28hp Volvo MD11C and swing keel. 2.5ft draft with keel raised. Good condition and sturdy. sleeps 5, wheel, bimini, RF, VHF, manuals 571-201-0121 $9,990 obo

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30’ Catalina ’87 Mark II Excel. cond., std rig, RF, wheel, depth, speed, wind, dodger, bimini w/bridge, Universal M25 XP dsl, at Worton Creek. Price reduced to $28,900 (215) 518-1354. 30’ Catalina ’78 Classic model. Standard rig, RF, spinnaker, tiller, rebuilt A4 , AP, ICOM VHF, CP, depth, new head & holding tank, airy interior, 09 bottom, well maintained, canvas, newer cushions, microwave - Annapolis Reduced to $18,800 (240) 731-9067.

36’ Beneteau ‘02 Not your average 361. Classic mast. New Quantum Main and Genoa; new Harkin Furler, traveler, and jib adjusters; spinnaker; 2 Raytheon RL70 chartplotters, like new cond. $115,000. Call Eve-Marie @ 443-5345401or email evemariel@gmail.com 30' Pearson Flyer ‘81 High Point Winner Blaze Star is ready for a new owner to carry on her winning ways. A highly optimized PHRF winner with a great record. $15,500 410.263.7570 30’ Tartan 30 ‘72 This project boat is rough around the edges but ready to sail. Includes 7 sails, holding tank, 3 anchors, 2 radios, and lots of extras. Asking only $5500. Matt (410) 5334790.

30' Catalina '91 MKII Tall Rig, Wing keel, Bristol cond., rigging upgrades. New sails, dodger, refrigeration, cushions. Walk-thru transom, water heater, recent survey. Mooring available. Annapolis. $32,000, info@chesapeakebayexplorer.com or 443-995-4800.

32’ Catalina 320 ’94 Perfect Bay boat, not raced, new main, lifelines, water pump, radio w/RAM, new battery charger, autopilot, GPS. USCG documented. Herrington South, $51,750. http://www.catalina320.com/ classifieds/index.php/ detail/20100623171707773, Call 410286-3966.

30’ Hunter ‘88 Excel. cond., new sails, swim deck, Yanmar dsl, roomy, dry, clean, loaded, ready to sail, also single-handedly, from Galesville. Asking only $20,500. Great Bargain, call for details (703) 212-9689.

32’ Irwin Sloop ‘82 15-hp Yanmar, wheel steering, possible livaboard $6,500 obo, 1-443-564-1909.

30’ Pearson ‘74 W/ Atomic 4, $7,500 In Rock Hall, MD, Great cond. Racer/Cruiser, new upholstery, galley, head, sleeps 6, full batten mainsail. Contact: Art Willis (410) 778-1342 http://web.me.com/dlvelasco/Pearson _30/Pearson_30.html 30’ Pearson ’73 Sailboat For Sale Located in Deale MD. Boat is in sound condition with a 30-hp engine. Call John with any questions: (540) 2200294. Asking $5,500 30’ Tartan 30 ’72 Ready to sail with 4 sails. Water tight and very well maintained. Great sailing boat w/many extras including Awlgrip® and holding tank. $10,000 negotiable. Located Middle River, MD. Check out photos & specs at www.boatquest.com boat ID #111655 or call Paul (c) 925-234-0232.

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33’ Cherubini Raider Hull #25 Custom ’84 Tall rig, deep keel, full interior, 20 sails. On Middle River. Race or cruise. (410) 866-3015 or chunti3631@aol.com

33' Gemini 105M '96. Very Popular Multi hull layout, she cruises in less than 2ft of water can fit in any sized slip. Great condition and tons of room. Lying in Cape May NJ. Ask $84,900. Contact BOEMARINE, 866735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

Catalina 34 MkII Tall Rig ‘96 Fully equipped cruiser w/ many extras. Upgraded electronics. Non-smoking yacht, beautiful interior, walk-thru transom, cockpit cushions, new dodger, bimini, side curtains, portable ac. Solomons area (703) 569-1413 pkimmel@belvoirfcu.org

C&C 35 MKII ‘74 2 season old UK sails, Furlex roller-furling, Garmin 3010 chart plotter w/XM satellite radio/weather, B&G digital wind/speed, Westerbeke dsl, 3 blade Maxprop, Lectra-San, refrigeration, stove, Blaupunkt stereo, forest green Imron topsides, newly painted decks/cockpit/non-skid. Clean interior w/updated upholstery & fresh varnish. Perfect family weekender & classic PHRF contender. Sleeps 6 comfortably. Not a project. Lying in Oxford, MD. $38,000 / 410-253-5739 35’ Santana ’80 Racer/cruiser in good condition 2003 Yanmar 18-hp w/125hrs, 2010 main,depth,stereo has vhf, 7 sails, furling, cockpit cushions, autopilot, awning phrf 120 at CasaRio, Jim 443-994-7132 $14995/offer

35’ Ericson ‘76 Full batten main, RF genoa, cruising spinnaker, jib, dodger, bimini, 2 SP self-tailing winches, autohelm, GPS. VHF FM/AM/CD radios, WS, Dir, depth sounder. She has a classic look & sails fast. See Jack Horner’s review at Boat/US.com. Asking $24,900 obo with option to buy or rent slip J21 at Magothy Marina. (410) 730-7590. E-mail dcallis1@verizon.net 35’ Young Sun Cutter ’83 Perry designed, double ender, Yanmar dsl, radar, Aries vane, watermaker, dodger. Classic bluewater cruiser. Hampton, VA. Asking $65,000. ahaleva@aol. com, (407) 488-6958.

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36’ Ketch Ferro Concrete ’64 65-hp Ford dsl, 5 sails, wheel steering, possible livaboard $9,500 obo 1-443-564-1909. 36’ S&S Custom Built ’88 New Vetus engine ’04. New Ray Marine electronics ’04. Very roomy boat. Harken RF. Fin keel, Spade rudder. Located on West River. $35,000. d.a.buttorff@gmail.com (717) 3716679.

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’98 ‘99 Beneteau 381 2 from $99,000 20 Compac 20 '04.......................................$29,900.00 22 Ensign 22 '08...........................................$33,900.00 24 Yankee Dolphin 24 '68.........................$21,900.00 28 Bristol Channel Cutter 28 '81 '87 2 from ..$98,900.00 28 Aloha 28 '83 ...........................................$17,500.00 29 Dyer 29 '91.............................................$84,000.00 30 Baba 30 '83..............................................$49,900.00 30 C&C 30 '88 3 from ...............................$39,900.00 30 Custom Gaff Rig Schooner '59 ..........$37,500.00 30 S2 9.1 '84.................................................$37,500.00 30 Nonsuch 30 '83......................................$49,900.00 30 Garden Gaff Cutter 30 '62 ................$35,000.00 31 Beneteau first 310 '93 ..........................$46,000.00 31 Beneteau 31 '09 .................................. $109,500.00 31 Catalina 310 '00 .....................................$65,000.00 31 Contest 31 '72 .......................................$21,200.00 32 Beneteau 321 '97...................................$59,500.00 32 Halvorsen Island Gypsy 32 '03........ $189,900.00 32 Westsail 32 '78 ......................................$59,500.00 33 Cherubini Raider 33 '81.......................$39,900.00 33 Beneteau 331 '03...................................$79,900.00 34 Beneteau 34 '09 .................................. $139,000.00 34 Beneteau 343 '06 '07 2 from ........... $114,900.00 34 Cruisers 3375 Espirit/SB '98.................$55,000.00

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34 Hatteras 34 '65 .................................$199,000.00 34 Westerly Seahawk '85....................... $65,000.00 35 Allmand 35 '82.................................... $34,900.00 35 Freedom 35 '94 .................................. $89,900.00 35 Schock Sloop 35 '01 .......................... $69,500.00 35 Wauquiez Pretorian 35 '85.............. $74,900.00 36 Albin Trawler 36 '81 ......................... $54,900.00 36 Beneteau 36s7 '98.............................. $89,000.00 36 Beneteau 36.7 '04.............................$109,000.00 36 Briggs Cutter 36 '86 .......................... $16,000.00 36 Dehler 36 '02 ....................................$149,000.00 36 Pearson 36 '78 .................................... $42,000.00 36 Hunter 36 '05....................................$119,800.00 36 Monk 36 '05.......................................$229,000.00 36 Sabre 362 '94.....................................$115,000.00 37 Beneteau Evasion 37 '82................... $62,000.00 37 Lord Nelson Victory Tug '86 ........$164,000.00 37 Nordic Tug 37 '99............................$259,900.00 38 Beneteau 381 '98 '99 2 from ........... $99,000.00 38 Bristol 38.8 '86.................................... $99,500.00 38 Catalina 38 '85 .................................... $45,000.00 38 Hunter 380 '01 .................................$109,000.00 38 Irwin 38 MkII '86 ................................ $69,500.00

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38 Pearson True North 38 '02 .........$219,000.00 38 Sabre 386 '05...................................$275,000.00 38 Sabre 38 '85....................................... $85,000.00 38 Wauquiez Hood 38 '86.................$117,900.00 38 Wauquiez Hood 38 MKII '84......... $89,900.00 39 Beneteau 390 '91.............................. $74,900.00 39 Beneteau 393 '02 '03 2 from .......$139,000.00 39 Pearson 39 '89 .................................. $93,500.00 40 Beneteau 400 '94............................$119,250.00 40 Beneteau 40 '08 ..............................$215,000.00 40 Beneteau First 40 '11.....................$229,000.00 40 Beneteau Oceanis 400 '93............$114,900.00 40 Beneteau 40.7 '01...........................$169,900.00 40 Catalina 400 '95 ..............................$124,900.00 40 Delphia 40 '06 .................................$210,000.00 40 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40.3 '05...$179,000.00 40 Palmer Johnson NY 40 '78............. $59,900.00 40 Hinckley Bermuda 40 '63 '66 2 from..... $75,000.00 40 Sabre 402 '97...................................$229,000.00 41 Beneteau 411 '98............................$135,900.00 41 Lord Nelson 41' 1987 ..................$174,000.00 41 Sigma 41 '83....................................... $79,900.00 42 Beneteau 423 '03 '04 2 from .......$185,000.00

’02 ’03 Beneteau 393 3 from $139,000 42 Beneteau 42s7 '96 ..........................$125,000.00 42 Catalina 42 '93 ................................. $110,000.00 42 Sabre 425 '94.................................... $205,000.00 42 Vagabond Ketch 42 '84.....................$75,000.00 43 Pan Oceanic 43 '81 ......................... $109,500.00 43 Beneteau 43 '08 '10 2 from........... $236,000.00 44 Beneteau 44.7 '05............................ $239,900.00 44 Island Packett 44 '92....................... $219,000.00 44 Navy 44 '88..........................................$74,000.00 44 Morgan 44 CC '90 .............................$99,999.00 45 Beneteau First 456 '85 ......................$99,000.00 45 Howdy Bailey 45 '73....................... $164,900.00 46 Beneteau 461 '99............................. $175,000.00 46 Beneteau 463 '97............................. $129,900.00 46 Leopard Catamaran 46 '09 ........... $699,000.00 47 Beneteau 473 '01............................. $229,900.00 47 Beneteau 47.7 '04............................ $298,500.00 47 Wauquiez 47 PS '08........................ $549,000.00 49 Beneteau 49 '07............................... $385,000.00 50 Beneteau Mooring 505 '02............ $195,000.00 50 Beneteau 50 '07............................... $585,000.00 50 Ocean Alexander 50 '79................ $185,000.00 58 Nexus 600 Catamaran '10 ......... $1,360,000.00 76 Franz Maas 76 '74............................ $499,000.00

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45' Pearson Alden Ketch ‘65/’11 Circumnavigation canceled due to health! Price reduction from $115,000 DOWN to $95,000 - OPPORTUNITY to buy one of Aldens finest cruising yachts. Major refit from new engine to new: ports, electronics, solar panels/wind generator, even includes complete set of Aldens blueprints! Easily sailed, roomy & airy built rugged, any ocean, any weather. Call for HUGE list of extras - Alans Yacht Sales, Inc. (954) 684-0424

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20’ Compac Horizon Cat boat ‘04 Green hull, Yanmar diesel, trailer, cockpit cushions , very lightly used. $29,900 neg. Call Jonathan (804) 4364484 or jonathan@ annapolisyachtsales.com

44’ Navy 44 ’87 Just Listed. This boat is both seaworthy and durable by design. It will make a great blue water cruiser and racer. Just reduced $74,000. Contact Bob Oberg (410) 267-8181 or Bob@ AnnapolisYachtSales.com

32’ Westsail ‘78 Bluewater classic, beautifully built. Equipped with everything: Cape Horn wind vane, Yanmar 3JH, Max Prop, Solar panels etc. $59,900 Call Jonathan (804) 4364484 or jonathan@ annapolisyachtsales.com

50’ Beneteau / Moorings 505 ’02 One owner. 400 hrs on rebuilt Perkins Sabre 85-hp. Professionally maintained, New Canvas, great sails & electronics. Asking $195,000 Call Paul Rosen 410-267-8181 paul@ annapolisyachtsales.com

34’ Beneteau ’09 Equipped with A/C, E-80 Chartplotter, Autopilot, RF main, flat screen TV, Bimini and more. Very lightly used and in sparkling condition, just reduced $10,000!! Call Denise (410) 267-8181 or denise@ annapolisyachtsales.com.

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35’ Island Packet 350 ’97 Superb cond. Great workmanship & attention to detail. Furling main, staysail & genoa. Air, refrigeration, radar, SSB, VHF with AIS, swim platform, cockpit cushions, nice canvas, solar panel $147,000 www.bayharborbrokerage.com 757480-1073

38' Hallberg-Rassy 382 Falconer has encapsulated lead ballast, Divinicell foam core (above the waterline), a double spreader rig, and a lovely, varnished mahogany interior. $147,500. CrusaderYachts.com, (410) 269-0939

40’ Beneteau ’01 Center cockpit 5.5’ draft, generator, air, aft cabin w/ centerline double berth, forward cabin with pullman double to starboard. Nice on deck stowage, swim platform $124,500 bayharborbrokerage.com 39’ Beneteau 390 Classic 757-480-1073 Reduced to $74,900. Outstanding 40’ Tartan ’89 Scheel keel 5’2” draft. value!! Never been in salt water. Equipped for real cruising. White hull, full Very Clean. Loaded with great gear canvas, Monitor wind vane, SSB, for cruising. Please contact Dan at Standing rigging ’04, wind generator, Annapolis Yacht Sales 410-267-8181 solar panels, chartplotter & AIS This boat or dan@annapolisyachtsales.com is in very nice cond. with many upgrades. Radar, chart plotter, AIS, Balmar 40’ Beneteau 40 ’08 Nicely alternator. $124,000 For more details go equipped w/generator, heat/air, radar, to www.bayharborbrokerage.com AP, more! Sailed & maintained by knowledgeable owner on the Bay. Amazing condition! $215,000 Call Tim Wilbricht 410-267-8181 or tim@ annapolisyachtsales.com

41’ Bristol 41.1 Keel-Centerboard Center Cockpit. 2004 (one of the latest ones built) beautiful navy hull, interior satin varnish. Extremely nice! $169,900. CrusaderYachts.com (410) 269-0939

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www.adventure-yachts.com 30’ Bristol Sloop ’81 The yacht recently had her interior teak refinishes and her price reduced to $27,500. See full specs at www.adventure-yachts. com or call 410-626-2851. 30’ Hunter ’03 This Hunter 306 is lift kept . Her in-mast furling main and roller furling genoa make her easy to single hand. A nice ,clean ,late model yacht asking $54,900. See full specs at www. adventure-yachts.com or call 410-6262851. 35’ C&C K/C ’87 This centerboard version lets you go most places in the Bay. The boat in very nice cond. and is priced at $56,900. See pics & specs at www.adventure-yachts.com or call 410626-2851. 38’ C&C Landfall ’82 This classic performance cruiser is well worth a look. A newer main (2005) and other upgrades have kept her young. Asking $49,900. See pics and specs at www. adventure-yachts.com or call 410-6262851.

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www.annapolisyachtsales.com BENETEAUS IN VIRGINIA: First Series 310. Beneteau Series 31, 321, 381, 400, 423, 43. Evasion 37. From $46,000 to $236,000 See them at www.annapolisyachtsales.co then call Jonathan (804) 436-4484

34’ Tartan ‘71 Classic offered by second owner. Striking navy blue hull, roller furling, ST winches, newer engine, spinnaker, Genoa (new ’09). Call Denise (410) 267-8181 or denise@annapolisyachtsales.com

40’ Jeanneau 40.3 ’05 Extremely clean, well-equipped with 3-cabin layout. Full canvas, AP, chartplotter, Heat/Air & much more…sail away today in style!!! Motivated Seller. Asking $179K. Call Tim (410) 267-8181 or tim@ annapolisyachtsales.com 41’ Beneteau Oceanis 411 ‘98 3 Cabin (Never Chartered) Cruise equipped and maintained by professional ship captain. All offers will be given consideration. Asking $135,900 - Call Paul Rosen 410-2678181 paul@annapolisyachtsales.com 43’ Beneteau 43 ’10 Roller furling main and genoa, A/C, heat, colored hull. Loaded with canvas: dodger, bimini, custom cockpit cushions. Owner anxious for an offer now! Asking only $269,900. Call Dan at 410-267-8181 or dan@annapolisyachtsales.com

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35' Tartan 3500 1993 Mostly Freshwater boat - Nicely equipped, looks half her age! Recent ChartPlotter / Radar, Headsails & More. At $115,000 it won't last long! CrusaderYachts.com (410) 269-0939

Pocket Cruisers! Nice variety of “go anywhere” smaller boats: 34’ Kaiser Gale Force 1980 - $79,500; Pacific Seacrafts: 31’ PS 1989 just reduced to $84,900; 25’ PS 1979 - $39,900; 27’ PS Orion 1983 - $39,000; 24’ PS Dana -1990 - $68,000. CrusaderYachts.com, (410) 269-0939.

32' C&C 99 True Performance Cruiser or Racer-Cruiser. 5.5’ draft, aluminum rig - Cruise or race equipped. Black hull, white deck w/Ultra-suede interior - A real head turner! Lightly used / DaySailed only - Asking $109,000. CrusaderYachts.com 410-269-0939

43’ Saga ‘00 - Bob Perry design “the original fast passage maker” double headstay rig. Similar to Apogee, Deerfoot, Outbound. New Yanmar. $245,000. CrusaderYachts.com (410) 269-0939.

53’ Mason Center Cockpit Ketch Ta Shing ’84 NON SKID decks. (NO TEAK!) White Awlgrip hull. Yanmar 140-hp (2002.Kohler 8KW generator (2000). Electric winches. $310,000 CrusaderYachts.com (410) 269-0939.

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Looking for a Beneteau, Jeanneau, Lagoon, or Leopard Catamaran? We have the world’s largest collection of late model, well maintained yachts from the world’s foremost boat builders The yachts featured here are just some of what’s currently available and ready to be sailed home! 2008 SUNREEF 70

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2003 BENETEAU 50

“Seazen II” 5 Cabins/5 Heads Asking €1,150,000

“Victoria” 4 Cabins/4 Heads Asking $449,000

“Chicago Breeze” 5 Cabins/5 Heads Asking $185,000

“Pine” 4 Cabins/ 4 Heads Asking $149,000

2005 CYCLADES 50

2005 LEOPARD 47

2006 BENETEAU CYCLADES 43

2005 LEOPARD 43

“Joyce Smith” 5 Cabins/3 Heads Asking $199,000

“Never Say Never” 4 Cabins/4 Heads Asking $320,000

“Sorry” 3 Cabins/3 Heads Asking $130,000

“Pipina” 4 Cabins/4 Heads Asking $265,000

2005 OCEANIS 42CC

2005 BENETEAU 423

2005 LAGOON 410

2005 OCEANIS 393

“Friends’ Ship II” 2 Cabins / 2 Heads Asking $135,000

“Dancing Bear” 3 Cabins/3 Heads Asking $135,000

“Kudu” 4 Cabins/ 4 Heads Asking $245,000

“Ol’ Bear” 3 Cabins/ 2 Heads Asking $110,000

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43’ Hunter Legend ’91 Clean! Many Upgrades, Ready for Immediate Cruising! Newer sails, Cutter Rig, AC/ Heat, 3 cabins - convertible office with twin bunks, $109,900 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com

SAILBOATS 1975 Elor 6.5 meter (21 feet) Paul Elvstrom design, built in France. Very seaworthy. 11 sails, including 3 spinakers. $800. 1976 Catalina 22 Swing-keel sloop with pop-top. Main and jib. Average condition. $800. 1974 Dufour 24 Main, 2 jibs. Volvo Diesel. Clean and sound, $4,000. 1975 Bristol 24 Main, 2 jibs. Sturdy small cruiser. Depth finder, compass. 8 HP Yamaha. $1,500. 1979 Hunter 25 Main, Jenny, Jib. Merc 15 hp OB. $1,500 1964 Whitby 25 Alberg adaption of Folkboat. New standing & running rigging, rudder, toe rail, life lines. Fresh bottom paint. $3,500. 1975 Ericson 25 keel model sloop. Main, Genny & spin. dry boat. Above average. $1,800. 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. $7,000. 1972 Columbia 30 Atomic Four 30 HP. Wheel steering. Bimini R/F. Clean and good condition. $6,500. 1984 Catalina 30 Universal diesel. Wheel, R/F Main, R/F Genoa. $8,000.

Hunter 456 ‘04 Center cockpit beautiful! Full cockpit enclosure, In mast furling, Gen set, dual zone heat/Air, plotter, dinghy w/OB, davits Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. $175,000 Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www. greatblueyachts.com Hunter 41 Deck Salon

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POWERBOATS 1982 Boston Whaler 17 ft. Nauset Center console model. Very nice hull: soda-blasted, compounded, waxed. New rubrail. No motor, steering mechanism or engine controls. Clean. Trailer. $3,500. Contact Don Backe, CRAB Executive Director, to learn more and visit your next boat!

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30’ Catalina ‘94 Tall Rig Wing Keel, “L” interior - full batten main, dodger, bimini, pilot, GPS, clean &fully commissioned - perfect family weekender $44,900 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts. com, www.greatblueyachts.com 34’ Catalina ’88 Pearson 303 ‘86 Excellent cond. new canvas, newer sails, many recent upgrades, a must see boat! $29,900 Call Tony day or evening: 443-553-5046, Tony@greatblueyachts.com or see photos & full equipment list at www. greatblueyachts.com

Featured Boats 53' Mason ........................... `84...... $310,000 43' Irwin .............................. `89...... $129,500 43' Saga .............................. `00...... $245,000 42' Endeavour Center Cockpit `85...... $115,000 41` Bristol 41.1 ................... `83...... $169,900 40' C&C 121........................ `04...... $249,000 38' Hallberg-Rassy 382 ..... `88...... $147,000 37' Jeanneau Sun Odyssey `97........ $70,000 37' Pacific Seacraft............ `87........ $89,000 37' Tayana .......................... `83........ $89,900 36' Sabre ............................ `85........ $65,000 35' Beneteau Oceanis ....... `97........ $79,000 35' Contest ......................... `90........ $69,900 35' Freedom Yachts........... `94........ $85,000 35' Tartan 3500................... `93...... $115,000 35' Westerly Oceanquest .. `97........ $90,000 34' Kaiser Gale Force ......... `80........ $79,500 34' C&C............................... `80........ $33,000 33' Tartan............................ `80........ $43,500 32' C&C 99.......................... `04...... $109,000 31' Pacific Seacraft............ `89........ $84,900 27' Pacific Seacraft Orion . `83........ $39,000 24' Pacific Seacraft Dana .. `90........ $68,000

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35’ Hunter 356 ’03 In Mast Furling, Air/Heat, C80 plotter/radar, AP, full canvas, refrigeration, freezer, exceptionally clean! $104,500 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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Hunter 41 Deck Salon ’06 Loaded! 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 blue 294 red 485

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34’ Catalina ‘88 Very clean - new North sails, reverse cycle heat/Air, full canvas, new Garmin plotter w/radar, new Autopilot, Inflatable w/OB, refrigeration & much more $46,900 Call Tony Tumas cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@ greatblueyachts.com, www. greatblueyachts.com

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43' Beneteau Cyclades '05, Asking $140,000. Nice family cruiser features 3 cabins each with en suite shower and head, a U-shaped salon to starboard. Contact Moorings Yacht Brokerage, 1 800-672-1327, www.mooringsbrokerage.com

26’ Catalina ’92 Sloop, 9.9 -hp OB, Roll furl $9,950 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300 28’ Cal ’86 Westerbeke dsl, shoal draft, RF $19,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300 36’ Cape Dory 36 ’84 Cutter, bluewater equipped $79,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300 37’ Hunter 376 ’98 Yanmar, AC/ Gen, RF, AP. New listing $86,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300. 40’ Hunter ’95 Yanmar 50-hp, elect., self-tailing main, full batten main w/ Dutchman, Air, AP, inverter $99,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300. 43’ Jeanneau Deck Salon ‘02 Yanmar 75hp DSL, A/C, RF Wing Keel, 5’2” Draft $189,900 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

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Norton 35’ Morgan 35 k/cb ’71 Dsl; RF genoa; large s.s. ports; over $20k in new upgrades to electrical system; new windlass; lots of spares & gear. Handyman special & estate sale. Asking $16,950. Call Rick 410-279-5309 or Rick@NorthPointYachtSales.com

32’ C & C 99 If you are looking for a great opportunity to find a very well cared for C & C 99 than this is your boat. Summer White has always been maintained to the highest level by her original owner and it shows. They have invested in all the best sails and cruising gear to make this a functional boat on the race course and cruising the bay! The C & C 99 was designed by Tim Jacket to be a boat that will win on the race course and have an interior that will provide all of the comforts you will expect and your wife will enjoy. Summer White has a ton of gear and is the best value on the market today. Please call David at 410-991-1511 for appointment or Email at David@NorthPointYachtSales.com

J/32 ‘01 Shoal draft 4’10” and fantastic condition. New dodger, bimini and 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 410.961.5254 paul@northpointyachtsales.com

33 Pearson 10M ’80 You will not find a better value in 33’. This boat has been meticulously cared for and it shows. Her exterior, interior and mechanical systems are in great condition. Highlights include refrigeration, 07 canvas and windlass. If you want to be on the Bay, but your budget is tight, this is your boat. Offered at $29,500. Contact David at (410) 280-2038x15 or David@NorthPointYachtSales.com

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REDUCED 36’ J 109 Lioness is a good example of this great design that is perfect for cruising and racing to Bermuda. Owner wants the boat sold quickly and will consider reasonable offers. Call Paul Mikulski direct for any questions at 410-961-5254 or Email at Paul@NorthPointYachtSales.com

37 B&C ’05 Grand Soleil. Win races in style. Extra tall rig and 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 with full cursing amenities. You won’t find a nicer dual purpose yacht. $269,000 Contact David at 410-280-2038 or David@Northpointyachtsales.com

‘89 Pearson 33 - $55,000

‘06 Hunter 36 - $140,000

‘93 Island Packet 38 - $139,950

‘07 Hunter 41 AC - $199,000

‘00 Hunter 460 - $170,000

‘81 Pearson 530 - $249,000

SELECTED BROKERAGE 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. $20,000 Price reduction. Now Offered at $129,000. You Need to see this Boat! Contact David at (410) 280-2038 or David@NorthPointYachtSales.com

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Hunter ‘02 .............. $ 12,900 Hunter ‘02 .............. $ 27,000 S2 8.6 '85 ............... $ 16,900 Hunter ‘90 ............. $ 24,900 Hunter ’81 ............... $ 15,000 Hunter ‘86 ............... $ 30,000 O’Day ‘89 ................ $ 19,000 Allmand ‘80............. $ 22,000 Hunter ’09 ............... $101,000 Pearson ‘87 ............. $ 39,500 Gemini ‘91 .............. $ 48,000 Hunter '81 .............. $ 18,000 Hunter ‘98 .............. $ 59,500 Hunter ’00 ............... $ 69,900 Hallberg Rassy '76 .. $ 49,900 Hunter ’87 .............. $ 34,500 Hunter ‘06 .............. $140,000 Hunter ’08 .............. $175,000

376 Hunter ’96 ............... $ 84,000 376 Hunter '97 ............... $ 72,000 376 Hunter ‘97 ............... $ 84,000 38 Hunter '06 ............... $147,000 38 Island Packet '93 ... $139,950 380 Hunter ’00 ............... $110,000 380 Hunter ‘02 ............... $119,000 380 Hunter ’02 Sloop..... $120,000 41AC Hunter ’07 ............. $199,000 42 Hunter ‘91 ............... $109,000 420 Hunter '04 ............... $175,000 426 Hunter ‘03 ............... $189,000 456 Hunter ‘02 .............. $199,000 456 Hunter ’03 ............... $235,000 460 Hunter 00 ................ $170,000 460 Hunter '01 ............... $207,000 530CC Pearson ’81 ........ $249,000

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J/122 ‘07 CATAPULT is now the best equipped boat on the market & ready for you to make an offer and start winning. She offers a huge North Sails inventory & a NEW B&G full electronics system. She is on the Hard at Bert Jabin’s & is ready to start winning races. Priced to sell at $379,000. Please call Ken Comerford at 410-991-1511 or Email at Ken@NorthPointYachtSales.com. Looking forward to helping you win silver and cruise in style!

46’ J 46 One of the best equipped and well cared for J/46’s to come on the market. The owner has lightly cruised and her for the past 3 summers but a change in personal plans iis o ntforcinganda h Peverything sale. HAYMAKER thas r o N s y in comfort. more to b cruise t Sale If you are in the marketYa forch a truly turnkey boat, then please don’t miss this opportunity. Why wait until Spring 2011 for a new boat with a replacement price of over $780,000? Please contact Paul Mikulski at 410-961-5254 or Paul@NorthPointYachtSales.com more information and to arrange for a personal inspection.

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31’ Hunter ’09 Hoosier Lady is a spunky weekender with all the comforts of home in a affordable package. One owner boat that has been meticulously maintained. $101,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www. nortonyachts.com

36’ Hunter ’08 Captain’s Lady is a one-owner 36 that has been meticulously maintained. Equipped with In-Mast Furling, Raymarine C80 GPS/ Plotter, Auto-Pilot, AC/Heat, freezer & much more. $175,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www. nortonyachts.com 36’ Hunter ’06 Modus Vivendi a oneowner classic cruiser. Equipped with Inmast furling, GPS/Plotter, AC/Heat, freezer, DVD, & much more. This boat has been meticulously maintained. $140,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 7769211, 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 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 456 Hunter ‘06 Wastin’ Away Again is a LOADED Center Cockpit with generator, in-mast furling, washer/dryer, AC/Heat, GPS, Leather interior, Autopilot 7000 & MORE. $199,000. Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

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www.regent-point.com 43’ 2002 Jeanneau Deck Salon Yanmar 75hp DSL, A/C, RF Wing Keel, 5’2” Draft $189,900

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Cal 22 Tiller, OB, Recent Sails $ 4,900 Catalina, Sloop, 9.9 Hp OB ('05), Roll furl $ 9,950 Cal Westerbeke DSL, Shoal Draft, RF $ 19,500 Seldelmann 30T Yanmar 13hp DSL, RF, shoal $ 14,500 Ranger Univ. Del 25 HP, RF, Dodger, Bimimi $ 25,000 Dufour 3800 Volvo dsl, wheel. Call/OFFERS Hunter 376 Yanmar AC/Gen, NEW LISTING $ 84,500 Cape Dory 36 Cutter, Blue Water Equipped $ 79,500 Hunter Yanmar 50hp, A/C, AP, Inverter $99,500

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37’ Beneteau Envision ’83 Ketch 22 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. Asking: $65,000 call Regent Point marina @804-758-4457 www.regent-point.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 cruising boat, call RogueWave at 410-571-2955. Check out our Buyer’s Agent Services. By Appointment Only!

Tartan 3500 2010 A truly great bay boat that you can cruise coastal. Super sweet and lightly used. Good equipment. Perfect Bay boat and you can cruise the coast too. 410-571-2955

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.regentpoint.com 31’ Cape Dory Cutter ’84 Zephyr Rebuilt engine like new, new main and Staysail w/Pro Furl(09), dodger, bimini(09), large enclosed head w/ shower. Classic full keel yacht: Asking:$32,850 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpoint.com

Cape Dory 36 Cutter ’90 A personal favorite for the blue water wanna be sailor. This Carl Alberg design is proven. Still in production. This is a great boat for the Bay and beyond. New electronics, good autopilot, wind vane steering, new cushions, super boat! 99K! 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) 758-4457 www.regent-point.com 35’ Hunter Legend 35.5 ’94 Art’s Place Furling main and genoa, AC/Heat, dual staterooms, many features, clean boat ready to GO! Asking: $54,900 Regent Point Marina 804-7584457www.regent-point.com

40’ 1995 Hunter Yanmar 50hp, A/C, AP, Inverter $99,500

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35’ Island Packet ’89 $110,000 Cutter rigged, Ready to go! Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171. 35’ O’Day ’85 $21,900 Ready to go cruising. Lot of boat for the money. Sailing Associates ( 410) 275-8171. Tayana 37 ’85 Great cruising boat! Sail the Bay or Sail the World. Safe and solid. Romantic. No teak decks. RogueWave favorite! We have three amazing Tayana available. Take your pick. Under 100K. 410-571-2955

RogueWave Yacht Sales Your Choice for Blue Water Boats!

38’ Morgan 382 ’81 $44,900 Completely equipped for offshore cruising. Sailing Associates (410) 2758171. 50’ Gulfstar ’77 $99,000 Great Cruising boat at a reasonable price. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

Tom Lippincott • Ben Armiger Catalina 390 ’02 Yes! We are selling a really great Catalina with EVERYTHING on it from the new sails, incredible low hours, genset, great ground tackle, all amenities. This is a serious Catalina 39 ready to enjoy the Bay, Keys, Bahamas. Great boat! Today the Bay….tomorrow…someplace else. She will take you. 410-571-2955

Time to List Your Boat! 30’ Lippincott Great starter boat, recent sails, upholstry and more ready to go! asking $21,900 (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com 37’ Jeanneau SO ’00 Well equipped with A/C and New Windlass, New Canvas asking $99,000 Call Charlie @ (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com 42’ Sabre ‘87 Centerboard, Blue hull, Air..perfect bay boat in great condition $145,000 (410) 639-9380, www. saltyachts.com

Saga 43 ’95 Perfect Bay Cruiser! Silent rigged. East to sail, two staterooms, two heads, great sailing boat. Sales in light wind and is ocean capable. The new performance cruiser. Fun and easy to maintain! $215K. 410-571-2955

44’ Hunter Deck Salon ’06 Loaded, Air, bow thruster, full enclosure. Super Clean! Mariners Package....Asking $239,500 (410) 639-9380, www. saltyachts.com

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www.sailingassociates.com broker@sailingassociates.com 27’ Hunter ’77 $7,000 Completely refurbished hull is painted elegant burgundy. Looks new. Must see. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171. 27’ Hunter ‘78 $7200. This is a lot of boat for the money. Many upgrades, including a 2005 Mercury 4-Stroke outboard. Sailing Associates (410) 2758171. 28’ Sabre ’76 $14,900 New engine (50 hrs), new batteries. Ready to go cruising boat. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171. 29’ Bayfield ’82 $22,000 Air conditioned and a “Go anywhere” cruiser. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171. 31’ Hunter ‘84 $19900. A great cruising boat for a very reasonable price. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

Kate and Bernie of RogueWave specialize in high quality, offshore capable sailing vessels! We sell only blue water ocean going boats. Find out about our new Buyers Agent Service! By Appointment Only! We are dealers for …

33’ Hunter ‘08 Like new w/only one season’s use & 50 engine hrs! A/C, in-mast furling, X5 autopilot, C70 chartplotter/GPS, North Sails canvas, anchor washdown. $94,500. Call 800699-SAIL or 800-960-TIDE. Go to www. TidewaterYachts.com. 34’ Catalina ‘00 Solar panels w/ Morningstar Sunsaver controller, Raymarine autopilot, Dutchman flaking, 135% genoa, Winslow 6 person raft, ACR406 EPIRB, inflatable dinghy w/ motor, dodger, bimini, connector. $79,000. Call 800-699-SAIL or 800-960TIDE. Go to www.TidewaterYachts. com. 380 Hunter ‘99 In-mast furling, A/C, Autohelm autopilot, ST50 knot/depth/ wind, Garmin GPS/chartplotter, anchor windlass, custom canvas. $84,900. Call 800-960-TIDE or 800-699-SAIL. Go to www.TidewaterYachts.com.

NEW Listings! Mason 44 ‘95 Liveaboard with all the comforts! Incredible space and gorgeous interior. Beautiful cockpit egnclosure and true cutter rig. Superb offering. Great price. $229K! Hallberg Rassy 39 ‘01 One of the truly great high quality boats you can own. Big beyond her size. Solar, Wind, low hours. Immaculate! $299K! Cape Dory 36 ’90 Blue water boat that can take you far. Beautiful Carl Alberg design. Perfect for single hand sailing with great electronics and Monitor wind vane steering! Just $99K 35 Tartan ’01 .................................$157K 36 Cape Dory ’90.............................$99K 37 Crealock ’78................................$69K 37 Pacific Seacraft ’92...................$159K 37 Tayana ’85 ................................. $89K 38 Shannon ’78 .............................$129K 39 Catalina 390 .............................$175K 39 Hallberg Rassy .........................$299K

42 Valiant ’94 ................................$239K 42 Valiant ’04 ................................$349K 42 Norseman ’05...........................$329K 43 Saga ’94 ....................................$215K 44 Mason ’95 .................................$239K 49 Hallberg Rassy ’85 ...................$299K 50 Passport ’92 .............................$319K 53 Bruce Roberts PH Ketch ..........$279K

Call Kate & Bernie for your Appointment

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456 Hunter ’02 In-mast furling, A/C, ST7001+, RL70 below decks\RC530 at helm, anchor windlass, bow thruster, dinghy w/motor, North Sails canvas & much more! Only 345 eng.\191 gen. hrs. $179,900. Call 800-960-TIDE or 800699-SAIL. Go to www.tidewatermarina. com.

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33’ DeVries Lentsch Custom Rhodes Centerboard Yawl ’60 This fiberglass Rhodes 33 hull by DeVries Lentsch was finished into an exquisite traditional daysailor in 1999/2000 by a professional boatbuilder. She has a shoal draft centerboard (3’6’) and a yawl rig that balances her in light air & permits sailing with a jib and jigger when it blows. She has the aesthetics of a classic wooden yacht with all of the advantages of a fiberglass hull. And there are no complicated systems to keep up with. Her sweet lines, varnished mahogany trim, traditional bronze hardware, and glued-on teak deck (2000) will turn heads in most any port. She comes with a matching custom-built tender, perfect for exploring the creeks & coves. Offered @ $44,500. Photos & details @ www. yachtview.com or call John Kaiser @ 410-923-1400 office or 443-223-7864 cell.

New Annapolis Listings Needed ASAP We are selling listings as fast as we get them! Complimentary deep water Annapolis dockage for well maintained power or sailing yachts to 60’, until sold. Free delivery and weekly washdown. Contact John Kaiser @ (410) 923-1400 or (443) 223-7864 cell /text anytime Email: john@yachtview.com Website: www.yachtview.com

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY 29’ C&C ’83 Mk II Classic C&C quality. Built in Ontario-on-the-Lake. Yanmar 2 GMF dsl, newer sails, clean, well-maintained. $12,900 rfrae16186@ aol.com, (410) 263-7273. 30’ Soverel Artful Dodger ‘80 Competitive Racer/Cruiser, dsl, 6’ Hdrm. Refurbished & major items replaced in 2009. Awlgrip hull/deck in 2010. Looks like new. Surveyors Fair Market Value $22k. 2010 Survey available 410.474.6834 Sonar ’81 Hull #95 with trailer and new race sails. Motor ready to go. New Paint. $4,350 obo. (757) 439-5424.

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CREW

ATTORNEY Maritime Law and Civil Litigation Lawyers for mariners, maritime businesses tlochner@boatinglaw.com 182 Duke of Gloucester St. Annapolis, MD 21401

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Experienced USCG Licensed Captains • Part or Full Time Deliveries • Charter • Instructional • Power or Sail Anywhere between Maine, Florida, or Bahamas

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Lady Sara Charter Services 37’ sailboat. Crewed half and full-day charters out of the Magothy River. Licensed captain. Call Captain Paul (410) 3702480, www.ladysaracharterservices.com

Captain Bob Dunn, Deliveries, Charters, check outs. Don’t have time to get boat to the yard? Call me. 4 hr minimum. (410) 279-0502, dunnboat@vzw. blackberry.net

C&C 35 Learn to Sail Enjoy a nice day on captained sailing vessel. You are invited to bring one other guest at no charge. Price $200. Call Ruben 410-271-6262

Endurance Yacht Deliveries Local and Long distance. Twenty-one years experience with clean insurance approved resume. Local references. Please call Simon Edwards (410) 212-9579 or email simon@ enduranceyachtdeliveries.com

Unlimited sailing: from $175 per month

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Come with us and Discover the Bahamas! A sailboat to yourself. Enjoy gourmet food. PADI Instructor on board. (242) 577-0867, www.SailandDive. net

ELECTRONICS

Multihull Offshore and Islands Experience Crew aboard a 62’ bluewater catamaran. Learn underway. Individuals and families welcome. Join our upcoming Caribbean circuit departing from Oxford, MD Nov. 2011 (443) 746-0017 www.elcieexpeditions.com R & R Charters Crewed day, weekend, and weeklong charters, leaving from Kent Narrows. Also available certified ASA sail classes. Contact Capt. Dave at (570) 690-3645, renolldh@epix.net, www. randrchartersandsailschool.net

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MARINE ENGINES

ULTRA COMPACT GENERATORS

Index of Display Advertisers 360 Yachting.........................................6 ALEXSEAL..........................................90

www.DoctorLED.com

Allstate Insurance................................36

EQUIPMENT

Anchorage Marina...............................18

EVEN SEA YACHT SERVICES

Anchors & Chain Swivels & Shackles

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Annapolis Inflatables...........................36 Annapolis Performance Sailing......75,89 Annapolis Yacht Sales...................33,93 Atlantic Spars & Rigging......................33 Bacon Sails & Marine Supplies.............2 Bands in the Sand...............................27 Bay Shore Marine...........................46,63

UsedBoatGear.com Watermaker For Sale Power survivor-80 complete with unused re-build kit & chemicals. $1500. (410) 535-9511. Ask for David.

MARINE SERVICES

Bermuda Ocean Race.........................85 Beta Marine.........................................60 Blue Water Sailing School...................47

Winslow 4-person Ultra-light Offshore Life Raft # M-40ULO-BO1-1-101. 32.8 pounds, 8”x16”x22”. Winslow’s exclusive Ultima vacuum wrap packing. With inflatable insulated double floor, heavy duty tripod arch tube, 5 equipment pockets. Survival equipment pack inside includes paddles, 2 knives, flares, mirror, sponges, bucket, pump, repair kit, etc. Purchased 10/2010, next service 10/2013. Never deployed. Pristine cond.. Located Alexandria, VA. $2,900. Email: Tides2468@gmail.com.

Boaterschoice......................................66 Boatyard Bar & Grill.............................29 Calvert Marine Museum......................83 Cape Charles Cup...............................78

HELP WANTED

Cape Charles Town Harbor.................46

Marine Positions Available M Yacht Services, Annapolis, a large, full service marine company, is hiring additional highly experienced crew in the following fields: marine systems (mechanical & electrical), carpentry, sailboat rigging, fiberglass/ gelcoat/painting. We offer excellent wages & benefits. Applicants must have in-depth knowledge of their trade. Must have a clean driving record. Email resumes to admin@myachtservices.net.

Chesapeake Boat Works.....................17

MARINE ENGINES

Chesapeake Light Craft.......................65 Clean Fuels.........................................56 10% Discount with Mention of this Ad Free Estimates Contact Todd “Gator” Scott

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Coppercoat USA.................................47 CRAB..................................................96 CRAB Boatyard Regatta.....................77 CruiseROWater...................................60 Crusader Yacht Sales.........................96 Davis’ Pub...........................................66 Diversified Marine................................32 Doctor LED..........................................34 Dozier Yachting Center.......................64 East of Maui........................................35

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Forbes Horton Yachts.........................37 Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup...................................13 Gratitude Marina..................................35 Harken............................................70,71 Hartge Yacht Yard...............................49 Haven Harbour Marina........................31 Herrington Harbour..............................23 Hinckley Yacht Services........................4 Hospice Cup........................................22

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Fawcett Boat Supplies....................61,67

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Miles River Yacht Club..........................5

North Sails.............................................3

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Key West Lodging - Race Week 2012Â Galleon Resort in Key West. 2nd floor facing marina. Timeshare 4 sale. Prime location. Week 2 (race week 2012). 2 bedrooms / baths, pool, fitness. Sleeps 6. $20K Cal(301) 218-6168.

Lippincott Marine.................................98

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SIPALA SPARS & RIGGING LLC Mobile Service for the East Coast and a Full Rigging Shop in Worton, MD Mike Sipala Yacht Rigging Specialist mike@sipalaspars.com (410) 708-0370

www.sipalaspars.com

Patsy Ewenson....................................69 Pettit Marine Paint Vivid......................73 Follow us!

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RIGGING

Exceptional Quality at a Competitive Price.

Rigging & Metal Fabrication

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Planet Hope.........................................65 Portside Marine...................................62

410.280.2935

Pro Valor Charters...............................57

Distributor for

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Regent Point Marina............................56 RogueWave Yacht Brokerage.............99

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Sailrite Enterprises..............................61 Screwpile.............................................53

“Experience Matters”

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Singles on Sailboats............................34 Spring Cove Marina.............................60 Stingray Point Boatworks....................17 Sunfish Regatta...................................86 T2P.TV................................................83

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Tidewater Yacht Service Center..........66

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Vane Brothers.....................................67 West Marine Rigging...........................21 Womanship International.....................69

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USCG Auxilliary Flotilla 22-05 will be offering a Boating Safety Course on July 11, 13 and 15 from 7 to 10 pm at the Annapolis Fire Department located at 620 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, MD. Only $20 for all three nights!

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UK-Halsey Sailmakers..........................9 Up-N-Out.............................................59

Setting Standards for Safer Boating

Bacon Sails

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SLIPS

30’ - 50’ Deepwater Slips For Sale & Rent On the western shore of the Chesapeake in St. Leonard, MD. Flag Harbor Yacht Haven (410) 586-0070, www. flagharbor.com. Winter storage & repair (410) 5861915.

ON MAGOTHY RIVER Only 1 River North of Annapolis

Summer BOTTOM PAINT SPECIAL $28/ft **Includes everything**

(Haul, p/w, block, prep and paint, launch) exp 8.1.11 Slip up to 50’ • Full Service Repair and Maintenance DIY friendly • New Waterfront Rest Coming • Trailer Boat Storage Highly Protected from Weather/Wake • Boat Ramp

ALWAYS below Annapolis Rates! 410.544.6368 700 Mill Creek Road • Arnold MD

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Two Months Free • A Certified Clean Marina • Serene Setting w/ Pool • Minutes to the Bay • Full Service Marina 410-867-7686 • Winter Storage Available Deale, Maryland www.shipwrightharbormarina.com

20Min. From DC Beltway

At Herrington Harbour North

TER CAPTAIN’S COURS E TON MASTERS • OUPV CHAR 100TOWING • SAILING Del-Tech Community College, Georgetown, DE

August 30, 2011 6:30 - 10:00 Tuesday Nights for 12 weeks Coast Guard Approved to Teach and Test

CALL CAP’T KEN 410-228-0674

SAILING SCHOOL

YACHT CHARTERS

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Info@sailsi.com

Solomons, MD

410-326-4917

Repair Yard DIY or Subs.

Bell Isle

(No (No Boat Boat Tax) Tax)

Movie Theatre 17 Restaurants Whole Foods Liquor Store amid the Attractions in Baltimore. Retail Shops $8/day boater pass to Maryland Harborplace Athletic Club includes gym & pool. Aquarium Fells Point Little Italy

MONTHLY VACATION DOCKAGE

Dock in the heart of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor!

410.625.1700

15’ Up to 60’ Deep-Water Slips On the Magothy. One river north of Annapolis. Easy access to marina by Route 100. North Shore Marina (410) 255-3982. 18-46 Foot Slips Available Covered slips as well , downtown Annapolis, Sarles marina on Spa Creek . Electric, water, and showers . 410-263-3661 www. sarlesboatyard.com. 20’ - 40’ Slips, Pier 4 Marina 301 4th St., Eastport, across from Annapolis Yacht Club. Keep your boat where the Hinckley and Sabre dealers keep theirs. Electric, water, & showers. (410) 990-9515. www. pier4annapolis.com

SLIPS

Dry Storage to 36 feet.

Short Walk to:

55-Ton Travel-Lift 27,000 lb. Fork-Lifts (Lower (Lower Bay) Bay)

Hampton, VA (757) 850-0466

www.BELLISLEMARINA.com

45’ Slip for Rent On Whitehall Creek, Annapolis, deep water, easy access from creek. Asking $4K a year. Contact Whitehallslip@gmail.com, (610) 9093637. 45’ X 16’ Floating Slip For Sale, $29,000 Anchorage Marina, Canton, MD; Patapsco river; pool; pump-out; electronic gates/parking; club houses; roaming security; dock box. Ed (570) 3843820. Why Pay High Annapolis or Baltimore Rates? Slips $1,250 - $2,200 YR. Land storage $110 monthly. Haulouts $8.50. Minutes to Bay and Baltimore Beltway. Old Bay Marina (410) 477-1488 or www. oldbaymarina.com

SURVEYORS ABYI Marine Surveyors, LLC Sail & powerboat surveys, big or small. Contact Derek Rhymes, NAMSCMS and SAMS A.M.S. (410) 268-4404 or toll free (866) 608-4404.

TRAILERS

Sailboat Trailers & Cradles

Custom-built & fit

Viking Trailers 724-789-9194

www.Sailboats.VikingTrailer.com

Sighs Matter!

20’-36’ Slips Young’s Boat Yard Inc., Jones Creek, Patapsco River. Deep, protected slips at reasonable rates. 15-Ton open-end TraveLift. Friendly atmosphere with personal attention. Wed. night racing. YoungsBoatYard.com, (410) 477-8607.

Do you 'sigh' in exasperation that your marine electronics don’t work like they’re supposed to?

25’ - 40’ Slips and Storage Special Power & sail, cozy, intimate MD Clean Marina in protected Deale harbor, excellent boating & fishing, free Wi-Fi & pumpout, 30 mins. from DC. (410) 867-7919, www. rockholdcreekmarina.com

Next time, look for

30’ - 35’ Slips Available Annapolis City Marina, Ltd. in the heart of Eastport. Includes electric, water, restrooms with showers, and gated parking. Give us a call at (410) 268-0660, www.annapoliscitymarina.com. 30’ – 45’ Slips Available at Discounted Rates at Hinckley Yacht Services on Town Creek in Oxford, MD. Included in rental is pool, electric, water, laundry, bath houses, ships store and access to world class service all in the historic town of Oxford. Contact Marti Sommer at 410-226-5113.

the NMEA® quality symbol on your dealer’s door—it matters to us that your job is done right.

For your nearest NMEA dealer, use our dealer locator at:

www.nmea.org

National Marine Electronics Association 800.808.6632 • 410.975.9425 www.nmea.org

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he U.S. Navy built the second USS Constellation in 1854 at the Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, VA, and she was commissioned July 28, 1855. The 199-footer was the second U.S. Navy ship to carry that famous name. The newer sloop-of-war was nicknamed Yankee Racehorse. She is the last existing American Civil War-era naval vessel and was one of the last sail-powered warships built by the U.S. Navy. In her lifetime, she wore many hats, including fulfilling diplomatic duties in the Mediterranean, interdicting slave ships from Africa, providing famine relief to Ireland, and serving as a floating barracks and a training ship for the Navy. Later, she became widely confused with the first Constellation. In 1955, she was taken to her permanent berth, Constellation Dock in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, and designated a National Historic Landmark May 23, 1963. In 1994, after being condemned for being unsafe, she was towed to drydock at Fort McHenry in 1996 and underwent a $9-million restoration project, which was completed in July 1999. On October 26, 2004, the Constellation made her first trip out of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor since 1955 by traveling to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. It also was her first trip to the city in 111 years. Luckily, SpinSheet was there to capture the moment. The Constellation now is part of Historic Ships of Baltimore, offering tours and other fun educational opportunities. In June 2012, look for her in Norfolk, Annapolis, and Baltimore. As a nod to the first Constellation’s efforts during the War of 1812 and other conflicts, the second Constellation will be part of the bicentennial celebration of the War of 1812. For that national party, Operation Sail and the U.S. Navy will host tall ships, naval vessels, and fun events (opsail.org).

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The second USS Constellation.

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