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People You Meet on the Docks

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met Teresa Carey on the docks, as she was walking, wetnot even doing anything important,” was one of the darts haired, with a towel in her hand, back to the Bristol Chanthrown at her. “If your life is so simple, how can you justify nel Pilot Cutter 28 she lived aboard last winter on Back having a computer,” someone asked.

Creek with her fiancé, Ben. It was a short nice-to-meet you.

She had responded to the rich kid assessment in a blog post We had places to go, friends waiting, deadlines, dinner plans: called “Money, Money… Mo-nay.” She explained that she one of those reasons we give a quick nod and “Hello” and rush borrowed the money from the bank and paid a monthly boat away from potentially fascinating new acquaintances. mortgage; that paying such a bill is feasible, even with a modest A month or two later, my friend turned me on to an intriguincome, when you don’t have a car, a house mortgage or rent ing Cruising World article called “The Gifts of Sailing Solo” payment, heating and electric bills, health care, running water, and let me know it was written by that Teresa. After thordocking fees, cable television, or an Internet connection. oughly enjoying her article, I clicked to her blog at sailingsim“I’m exploring simple living and what it has to teach me,” plicity.com. It had me at hello. Her blog featured a compelling she says. “It’s very personal; what simplicity means to me will 12-minute TED talk she had delivered on her pursuit of a be different than what it means to someone else.” Teresa notes simpler life. Although I’ve met my fair share of liveaboards, that she has never forced her way of life on anyone. Her explosolo sailors, and bloggers, I had ration is just that: it’s hers. It never met someone who had just so happens that she has done a TED talk. So I invited an extensive, enthusiastic blog her to have coffee with me. following; hence, the invitaAssuming that a solo sailor tion to give a TED talk. would be a thinker and a risk As I write, Teresa and Ben, taker isn’t far-fetched, but I now “in between boats,” are wasn’t sure what I imagined a off to Maine to visit friends person seeking simplicity to be and find their next boat. They like. I know a number of sailors are editing their upcomand yoga teachers who could be ing documentary film, “One said to be minimalists who have Simple Question.” Teresa is pared down their possessions. crafting a book based on the I was guessing Teresa may be a ideas in her blog. I have no bit hippie dippy. Wrong. She doubt that she will complete looks and carries herself more it and that it will prove to be like a serious ballerina than a thoughtful, articulate, pro##Teresa Carey. Photo by Ben Eriksen hippie and could not be farther vocative reading. from dippy. Philosophical, yes. Bright and full of life.

We judge strangers so quickly, even “our own,” friendly folks A native of northern Michigan, who grew up sailing on a on the docks. That they’re hippies, that they’re rich, that they’re Ranger 23 with her dad, Teresa graduated from the University not real adventurers. Who are we to judge? Maybe your idea of of Michigan, earned her masters from Ohio University, and adventure is sailing alone in your home harbor (see “Leaving taught at a boarding school in New York. She had a vision the Dock” on page 46), maybe it’s sailing in your first overof living on a Nor’Sea 27, a boat her dad had owned before nighter (see “Racing at Night in the Sippy Cup” on page 92), her time, about which she had heard stories. Two years into maybe it’s a solo circumnavigation of North and South America teaching, she found her boat (and along the way, the man who (see “Rutherford Returns” on page 16). Let’s encourage sailors would become her fiancé). Within one week, she spun her in their quests, whatever they may be. dream into reality. For the next two years, she and Ben sailed Click to my blog on spinsheet.com for updates on Teresa’s solo, yet side by side on their respective boats, as far south as film and latest adventures. My goal for this sailing season is the Bahamas and as far north as Newfoundland, on a mission to tune in more closely when I meet sailors, such as Teresa to find an iceberg. and Ben; take time to stop and chat on the docks; invite them She documents this extraordinary adventure on sailingsimsailing; listen more carefully to their stories; and share them as plicity.com. What stuck with me about our conversation over inspiration for other sailors. What’s your goal? coffee were her surprising descriptions of some of the nasty criticism she receives on her blog, such as her being a “rich kid”—how else could she have bought such a boat? “You are 14 May 2012 SpinSheet

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Rutherford Returns One Man’s Audacious Sail Around the Americas

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oyal SpinSheet readers first read about Matt Rutherford in electronics, went kaput. The final resupply was was off Recife, June 2010, when Andy Schell wrote a two-part series called Brazil, when Saint Brendan’s engine was beyond repair and taking “Alone Across the Atlantic” about an interesting friend he on water below the water line due to a leaky old depth sounder had met on the docks. Now the rest of the world knows about transducer. Each time, Rutherford’s good friend and land-based Rutherford, who just set a record for his non-stop, 25,000-mile coordinator, Simon Edwards, found local people willing to help. trip navigating the treacherous Northwest Passage, rounding of The Good Samaritans met Rutherford on the water and did not Cape Horn, and spending 10 months alone at sea. Rutherford has board his boat in deference to his commitment to sailing solo and proved that, although the journey was difficult and fraught with nonstop. unexpected challenges, it could If you followed Rutherford’s be done. blog (solotheamericas.org), it Solo the Americas by the Numbers Rutherford left Annapolis seemed that mildew covered 27 feet: length of Rutherford’s boat, Saint Brendan on June 11, 2011 with a dream, everything, and anything 31 years: Rutherford’s age a well supplied, albeit old, spared by the mildew broke.

36 years: age of Rutherford’s Albin Vega at start of the trip 27-foot boat, and a handful of Rutherford is nothing if not 25,000 miles: distance around the Americas dedicated supporters. On April resourceful and was able to 2: number of resupply efforts 21, 2012, 10 months later, and repair most of what broke or 1: birthday celebrated aboard (April 6) a couple days after this issue of adjust to living without it.

250,000: dollars that Rutherford hopes to raise for CRAB SpinSheet went to the printer, The adventurer has faced Rutherford returned to fanfare perils few of us will ever expeand celebration at the National Sailing Hall Of Fame at City rience. He was nearly run over by a freighter at night, he’s sailed Dock Annapolis. Starting from Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, through seven straight days of fog, fought off drunken fisherman Rutherford’s boat, Saint Brendan, was escorted by boatloads of with his shotgun, and stayed awake for days at a time. Ruthersupporters and spectators. On land, Rutherford was greeted by ford has experienced wonders that many of us can only imagine, his family and friends, the press, and local, national, and regional including sailing past gigantic icebergs and viewing the moon over dignitaries and elected officials. the mountains of Cape Horn as the sun sets. He’s seen wildlife During his nearly yearlong adventure, Rutherford has only had that most people only see in aquariums, zoos, or on the Internet. human contact three times. Essential equipment failure necesDon’t forget that Rutherford’s goal for this audacious journey sitated each resupply effort. The first breakdown came early on was to raise funds for Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating when his desalinator broke off the coast of Newfoundland. The (CRAB). A private donor has offered to match donations that second occurred on the backside of the Northwest Passage, near come in up until the end of May, so it’s not too late make a conDutch Harbor, Alaska, after his inverter, necessary to recharge tribution via solotheamericas.org or crabsailing.org.

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Trash Hunting Robot Visits Annapolis Harbor Story and photo by Beth Crabtree

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t was really interesting to see what’s under the water. When I saw the crab trap on the computer screen, I wasn’t sure what it was, but when they pulled it up to the surface, I recognized it right away because I’ve used them at home with chicken necks,” says David, age 12, who was one of many children who saw first-hand what it means to clean the bottom of a waterway.

There was great anticipation on the docks in Annapolis when Rozalia Project team members employed their underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to search for trash from the bottom of Annapolis Harbor April 14. Fascinated spectators huddled around the computer and TV screens to get a good look at exactly what’s sitting on the floor of the water around City Dock. SpinSheet helped by sponsoring the event.

Rozalia director Rachael Miller and science and education coordinator Rebecca Inver Moffa were on the docks all day presenting two interactive educational sessions

for school-aged children on Saturday, having already made presentations to county school students on Thursday and Friday.

The kids learned about the hazards of pollution in our waterways and how to be a part of the solution. Then the captivated children watched as Miller and Moffa used a joystick to maneuver the ROV as they searched for underwater debris. On Saturday, the search attracted hundreds of on-lookers of all ages.

The Rozalia team located and retrieved numerous underwater items in front of the National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF).

Probably the most interesting piece of debris was a glass jug judged to be about 150 years of age. Other interesting items included a pair of pants, a shoe, a crab trap, and numerous plastic cups and aluminum cans. Each and every piece of debris was cataloged and properly disposed of.

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Fun for Sailors…

Even When There’s No Wind

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t’s a new twist on girls’ night. For one, guys are invited. Next, it doesn’t involve pink cocktails… well, maybe one after dark. On Tuesday evenings after work in season, a group of Annapolis women, a guy or two, and I go stand-up

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paddleboarding (SUP) out of Annapolis Canoe and Kayak on Spa Creek (ackannapolis.com). We were a mixed group of sailors, powerboaters, runners, and other active newcomers each time.

Last summer was my first time. I took

to paddleboarding immediately. The boards are sturdier than I would have thought, and our loyal guide Jaime gives us solid suggestions for maintaining balance and paddling smart, rather than hard.

What a way to enjoy Annapolis!

Even on a short paddle, we greet friends who are sailing dinghies out of the Severn SA, kayaking or canoeing, buzzing about in inflatables or picnic boats, racing along with our much more competitive SUP counterparts, waving from their boats or docks, all relishing the relaxing after-work environment on the water.

The U.S. Naval Academy band often plays on City Dock on Tuesdays, so we even have a summer evening soundtrack. Then, if we paddle long or far enough, we get to see the sun set from the water. East of Maui of Annapolis offers paddleboarding instruction and rentals as well (east ofmauiboardshop.com), as does the Patuxent Adventure Center in Solomons (paxadventure.com).

Other popular non-wind-related sailor’s favorite activities are kayaking and canoeing. My personal favorite jaunt is a guided paddle up Parker’s Creek through the American Chestnut Land Trust in Calvert County. If you’re an experienced paddler, don’t let the words “guided” scare you away. The delightful tour up the winding Parker’s Creek, with the shoreline changing as the water turns from brackish to fresh, into an enchanted forest with amazing wildlife—bald eagles, herons, and snowy white egrets—can only be enjoyed with a guide, for a $10 suggested donation to the land trust (acltweb.org).

On the Rhode River, the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center or SERC also offers group paddles with guides who are knowledgeable about the wildlife (serc.si.edu).

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After 5 years at the helm. North Point Yacht Sales is happy to report that our business is moving forward. Our move to Jabin’s is now a reality. Please take the time to come by the new office and say hello. We would like thank all of our customers for their business and continued support and look forward to many more successful years.

See you on the water, Ken Comerford and the North Point Yacht Sales Staff New Location!

One of Annapolis Community Boating’s most popular programs is the monthly moonlight paddle, and the group also offers weekly evenings on Back Creek for members and potential members (annapolisboating.org). Check out the SpinSheet Calendar on page 26 and at spinsheet.com, where we list as many interesting paddling excursions as we can, including Paddlefest May 5 at the Annapolis Maritime Museum. If you know of more great paddling opportunities, drop us a line via molly@spinsheet.com.

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Eastport YC Grows Up

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astport YC on Sycamore Point in Annapolis has broken ground on a building and land development project, one long on the drawing board, to be completed during the summer of this year. When the existing clubhouse was completed in 1992, it had been designed to accommodate a membership of only 250 members, and the yacht club has grown steadily ever since. As the club’s racing and boating programs grew in scope and the reputation for their professionalism spread, not to mention the legendary parties, the need for a matching facility increased as well. Currently, the membership roster is over 600 members in various categories and includes a healthy number of the original charter members from 1980.

The new clubhouse has been designed with the first deck designated as the sailing center to house the club’s boating committees and programs; the race and junior sailing committees will finally have offices along with meeting rooms and classroom space plus sorely needed storage rooms. The locker rooms have been expanded to accommodate regatta participants in addition to regular use by the marina and dry slip tenants and social members. The business offices will have grown to properly handle the current organizational needs and to also allow for future growth. The second deck will serve as the

social center; the famous deck with the “best views in town,” a claim which next door neighbor Severn SA shares, will have doubled in size and the bar, indoor dining room, and kitchen will have increased in square footage as well. The layout of the grounds has been redesigned to line up the dry slips directly off of the hoist, with the fairway from the street to the hoist being a straight shot for ease in launching by visiting regatta participants.

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enders, lines, colorful acrylic stemware, and party lights? Check. What else makes rafting with friends and family fun? Bill Small, a raft captain for Singles on Sailboats (SOS), says, “I need to have another dozen or so boats so we can build a circle raft. That way, I can get around to visit my friends onboard all the other boats nearby.” Adiva Sotzsky of the Jewish Navy says, “In addition to patience, you need to calmly and clearly communicate directions. Then you can kick back, have a cool drink, and enjoy the team spirit of a job well done.” To see what other Bay clubs have to say on this subject, visit spinsheet.com. Here are some other raft-up tips: Before you go, monitor marine weather forecasts with your raft-up mates. They change from day to day and are hit-and-miss propositions, because much of the data are not collected on the Chesapeake Bay. The weather will decide the raft-up’s location, timing, and participants, so stay flexible and list a few anchorages that are protected from different wind/weather directions. Some sailors hate last-minute switcharoos in planning, packing, and provisioning; others excel at it. Cruise with the latter group.

Plan and set up your raft-up so that all boats will have enough room to swing around safely in good water depths. If you start to drag your anchor(s), it’s usually best to break up the raft and have each vessel anchor securely on its own, especially if it’s a small raft-up. Nothing says dangerous dunderheads like a raft of six sailboats dragging the hook around a crowded anchorage in the wee hours of the morning.

Bring meals for you and your crew, as well as beverages for all onboard. Then plan to share appetizers and drinks with boats in your raft-up. Show up empty handed for happy hour (or worse, with an empty glass begging for a refill), and your raft-up buddies should ban you from their vessels. But, share a pitcher of boat drinks paired with delightful homemade appetizers, and you’ll be remembered forever.

Tunes are mandatory during party hours.

But, others in your anchorage will not enjoy blaring music and loud guffaws at 2 a.m. in what was to have been a “secluded” anchorage. Turn the tunes off by 10 p.m. The more times you raft up, the better your skills and experiences will be. So get out there.

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Next time you walk through the door at your builder, yard, repair shop or dealer, ask if they are an ABYC member, and if they have an ABYC Certified technician on hand.

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Making Something from Next to Nothing Story by and photos courtesy of Richard Urban

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n late August 2011 in slower, lower Delaware, Hurricane Irene waltzed up the coast toward us. Homeowners removed their small boats from the dunes, and bay-front condos and homes boarded up. After our mobile home community was evacuated for three days, we went down to what was left of the beach and looked around.

An old beat-up sunfish had washed onto the rocks of the inlet. It had a four-foot split in the hull-to-deck seam and holes in the bottom; all deck fittings and cowling were gone.

I was about to start building a Herd Island Electric Skiff, and a 50-pound thrust Mini-Kota sat in my garage.

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How to mount the motor so it would kick up in shallow water?

Cut a 24-inch slot in the stern, fiberglass it in, and fabricate and affix an oak motor mount.

Where to put my nearly six-foot, 200-pound body? Cut the deck out 24-inches forward, remove the old coaming, epoxy a batten under the deck to attach a proper cowling, and add a little doghouse. I worked out the steering arm and lines and removed the handle/throttle from the Mini-Kota and rewired it into a control box in the cockpit.

I mounted a stern light on top of the motor post, installed a solar battery charger on the doghouse, mounted old brass navigation lights on the cabin’s side, and added other decorations. I fashioned a bowsprit roller for a small plow anchor that leads into the doghouse and secured it with a jam cleat. A mount for a GPS on the cabin top and some teak rails came next. I also added a meter that monitors battery strength and solar cell output.

I found a used wind sailor mast and used the storm jib from my Dory to fashion a sail. I cut a trailer bunk roller down and glued it to the bottom of the carbon fiber mast so I could ferrule the sail from inside the cabin.

So far my biggest expenses were $350 for a used trailer and $250 for a Craig’s List motor and battery.

She’s ready for flounder fishing!

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Wounded Warriors Aboard Local Sailboats

by Beth Crabtree

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nce again, a group of generous sailors will come together to support our nation’s wounded warriors with a day of sailing the Bay. Organized by Beneteau sailor Pat Cappelaere, the group will host the disabled veterans on a relaxing daysail, including lunch aboard, and pizza and rum drinks back at the dock. It all happens on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, May 25.

“The sailors who give their time get almost as much satisfaction out of the day as the veterans, so it’s easy to find people who are willing to take a day from work and do this,” says Garth Hichens, owner of Annapolis Yacht Sales, who also brings out a powerboat for any veteran that might prefer it. Last year the group sailed on a fleet of Beneteau First 36.7s.

Bill Dietrich, executive director of the Two Top Mountain Adaptive Sports Foundation, which helps organize the event, agrees that everyone involved finds it rewarding, “It’s hard to tell who has more fun, the participants or the volunteers.” Dietrich met Cappelaere when the latter was volunteering with a wounded warriors ski program. “Pat has worked hard to organize this and make it happen for these guys,” says Dietrich.

“Last year, at the dock, we flew the Wounded Warrior flag and the Stars and Stripes, and when we returned at the end of the day, we had a proper flag-lowering ceremony. We also had pizza and rum punch. It was a very touching day,” says Hichens.

For more information, contact Dietrich by phone at (717) 507-7668 or e-mail at bill@twotopadaptive.org or visit twotopadaptive.org. ##Local sailors enjoy hosting wounded warriors on the Bay last year.

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t all started during the year 1946 when Edgar (Big Ed) Petrini and his wife Carmella (Butch) bought a modest piece of property along the Eastport side of Spa Creek above the drawbridge in Annapolis and established the Petrini Shipyard. This property was then 100 feet of shoreline with no bulkheads or piers.

In gradual steps, the 100, then 450 feet, of shoreline were reinforced with bulkheads, and piers and workshops were built. The Petrinis brought in or constructed equipment for the purpose of hauling and servicing a variety of boats, yachts, and small craft. Big Ed created a clever synchro-lift for hauling vessels from parts that he found in the junk yards of Baltimore. Eventually, in the early 1970s, an “ultra-wide” mobile boat hoist arrived on the scene and was put to use so that a large number of yachts, some of significant size, came in a regular manner to be hauled and serviced.

Ed and Carmella lived in a modest house overlooking the shipyard and had four children: Tiger, Tom, John, and Clara.

All four at various periods of time were active at boat repair and maintenance and management of the Petrini Shipyard.

All members of the family were known for the long hours they put into the operation, and John developed significant skills at electrical and electronics systems and had a “get things done attitude.”

At the same time, John taught himself to play music on a Hammond organ, which belonged to Big Ed. He developed into a respected musician with a Fender/Rhodes Piano and was respected for his ability to get the “ultra” sound out of a keyboard. Other musicians brought their instruments to John to be tuned. He played in a band with his brother Tiger and with other musicians over the years. That they were practicing in the evenings at the Shipyard was known to all persons that lived along Spa Creek. John’s musical accomplishment, along with a history of Petrini’s Shipyard, would be subjects for other stories.

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Tom passed away in 1980, Big Ed in 1982, and Butch in 1997. John and his wife Judith took over the ownership and management of the yard in 1999 and organized and accomplished a program of rebuilding and refurbishing all parts of the yard. Events, such as Hurricane Isabelle with its extra high water, came and went without significant damage to any of the yachts that were berthed there because of the new pilings and piers and John’s efforts and organization.

Although he kept active, unfortunately for John, in recent years some significant health problems developed. In the later part of 2011, these conditions restricted his activities and on March 3, he went on to collect his reward.

John’s wife Judith will continue to have the Petrini Shipyard open and operating, presently under the management of Bob Noyce, who was a lifelong friend of the late John, who is gone but is not forgotten.

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“You May Fire When Ready, Gridley,” 1898 The U.S. Pacific Squadron, commanded by commodore George Dewey, defeats the Spanish Fleet during the Battle of Manila Bay. Dewey’s flagship, USS Olympia, is now moored in Philadelphia, PA.

1-31

International Respect for Chickens Month?

1-Aug 31 2 2 3-6 4 4 4-5

Wave Riding Vehicles Surf Camps Virginia Beach, VA. National River Cleanup Day

The Queen Elizabeth Begins Her Maiden Voyage, 1969 SpringFest Ocean City, MD.

Antelope Sets Sail for the South Seas from England with Gulliver Onboard as Surgeon, 1699 National Homebrew Day “24 hours in a day; 24 beers in a case. Coincidence?” ~Stephen Wright

Naptown barBAYq Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, Crownsville, MD. $35.

Benefits at-risk kids and those with cancer.

4-6

ASA Instructor Qualification Clinic Hosted by Sail Solomons at Zahnisers.

Course continues April 7-8 for advanced instructors (ASA 203 and 204).

4-6 4-6 5

Decoy and Wildlife Art Festival Havre de Grace Decoy Museum, MD. Dover Days Festival Dover, DE.

America’s Boating Course Stoltzfus RV & Marine, West Chester, PA. Hosted by Main Line Sail and Power Squadron. $40.

5 5 5 5 5 5 5

ARC Europe Starts from Hampton, VA, and Heads to Tortola To date, 36 boats are entered.

Cinco de Mayo Crabby Blues Festival 3 to 9 p.m.

Central Park, Cape Charles, VA.

Open House Noon to 4 p.m. Visit the new location for Sail Solomons: Zahniser’s Yachting Center, Solomons.

Opening Day North East River YC, North East, MD.

Paddle for the Border Paddle the Dismal Swamp Canal between South Mills, NC, and Chesapeake, VA. PaddleFest! Annapolis Maritime Museum. Vessel safety checks, vendors, stickers, coursework, and more, all hosted by USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 23-01.

5

Solomons Maritime Festival Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons. Crafts and cooking demos, boat rides, games, and more.

5-6 5-6

Annapolis City Fair City Dock. Promotes local charities.

Deltaville (VA) Dealer Days Annapolis Yacht Sales South, Chesapeake Yacht Sales, Gratitude Yachting Center, and Norton Yachts.

5-6 5-Sep 1

Middle Bay Boat Show Norview Marina, Deltaville, VA.

Port Paloozas Port Deposit Historic District, MD. First Saturdays of each month. Live music and streets lined with food, craft, and arts vendors.

6

Beers of 1812 2 to 4 p.m.

Eastern Shore Brewing, St. Michaels. $10 for the tour and tasting.

Benefits local Historical Society.

7 7

The Continental Navy Sloop Providence Captures British Brig Diligent Off Cape Charles, VA, 1779 Paul Weeks II Memorial Golf Tournament 7:30 a.m. Pohick Bay Regional Golf Course, Lorton, VA. Benefits Alexandria Seaport Foundation.

7

RMS Lusitania Is Torpedoed by the German Submarine U-20 Off Ireland’s Coast, 1915

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Basic Boating Course 6 to 10 p.m. Delaware Fire School, Dover, DE. Hosted by USCG Auxiliary. $10.

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Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport.

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OkoumeFest Annapolis and Kent Island, MD. Hosted by Chesapeake Light Craft.

Women’s Laser Sailing Clinic Corsica River YC, Centerville, MD. $110.

Eco-Lifestyle Marina Resorts

Ten Cruises to Bay Lighthouses Annapolis City Dock.

America’s Boating Course Clews & Strawbridge Marine, Frazer, PA. Hosted by Main Line Sail and Power Squadron. $40.

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Art on the Half Shell Festival Historic Urbanna, VA.

Calvert Wine and Arts Fest All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Sunderland, MD. Jamestown Day Jamestowne and Jamestown Settlement, VA.

Potomac River Waterfowl Show Grace Lutheran Family Life Center, La Plata, MD. Rock & Roast 6 to 10 p.m. Annapolis Maritime Museum. Food, beverages, auctions, and music to benefit Box of Rain.

12

Sir John Masefield Dies in England, 1967 This sailor and poet laureate of England wrote “Sea Fever” and much great poetry of the sea.

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Take Mom on a Brunch or Evening Cruise Calvert Maritime Museum, Solomons. Per cruise: $25 per adult; $15 per kid ages 12 and younger.

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After Being Knocked Down by a Micro-Burst, the Replica Pride of Baltimore Sinks Off Puerto Rico, 1986

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Easton Tour de Cure Join Team SpinSheet and ride to benefit the American Diabetes Association.

Elizabeth River Boat and Nautical Yard Sale and Flea Market Ocean Marine Yacht Center, Portsmouth, VA. Free.

19

Kent Island Day Historic Stevensville, MD. Parade, displays, activities, food, costumes, kids’ fun, crafts, and more.

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Marine Science Day Watermen’s Hall, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA. Exhibits, kids’ fun, river seining, lab tours, cooking demos, and more.

19

Merchant Marine Memorial Day On the N.S. Savannah at Canton Marine Terminals, Pier 13 in Baltimore.

19-20 19-20 New Castle, DE.

Boat Show West Marine,

Chesapeake Bays Blues Festival Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis.

Benefits local charities.

19-20 19-20 19-25 20 20 20

Dragon Boat Festival Thompson Boat Center, Georgetown, DC. Maritime Model Expo Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels.

National Safe Boating Week

Annular Solar Eclipse

Beer Fest Noon to 6 p.m. Historic St. Mary’s City Museum, St. Mary’s City, MD. Lighthouses of the Chesapeake Bay Sailing Cruise Annapolis. Onboard the 74-foot Schooner Woodwind. $89 per adult;$56 per kid.

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Juniors Spring Regatta North East River YC.

Start of America’s Boating Course Eight weeks. Hosted by Northern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron. Two other eight-week courses start July 24 and September 25.

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Start of Seamanship Course Hosted by Rockville Sail and Power Squadron.

Week Annapolis.

USNA Commissioning

Inventor Samuel F. B. Morse Sends First Telegraph Message between Baltimore and Washington, DC, 1844; and HMS Terror and Erebus Sail from England Looking for the Fabled Northwest Passage to the Orient, 1845 spinsheet.com

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Tea Party Festival Chestertown, MD. Don’t miss the food and fun, especially the cocktail party, Tory toss, and raft race.

26 26 26-28 26-28 27 27 27

Horseshoe Crab and Shorebird Festival Milton Memorial Park, Milton, DE. USCG Auxiliary Safe Boating Event Annapolis City Dock.

Hosted by USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 24-09.

Memorial Day Beach Volleyball Festival Buckroe Beach, Hampton, VA. Stars and Stripes Festival Chesapeake Beach, MD.

Bret Michaels in Concert 7:30 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons.

Memorial Day Picnic Central Park, Cape Charles, VA.

Second Free Sail with CRAB Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis. Sponsored by Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating. The fun runs the fourth Sunday of each month through October.

27

Soft Shell Spring Fair Noon to 5 p.m. Crisfield, MD. Celebrate 20 years of arts, crafts, entertainment, seafood, kids’ fun, and more all sponsored by Crisfield Lion and Lioness Club.

28 29 29

Memorial Day Blue Angels Flyover Annapolis.

The Three-Masted Schooner Atlantic Arrives off England, 1905 (Her Record Time Clocked in at 12 Days, Four Hours, and One Minute)

30

Clippers Ariel and Taeping Begin the Great Tea Race, 1866 (99 Days Later, Taeping Wins by Docking 26 Minutes before Ariel)

30

National Mint Julep Day “You know the grave of a Virginian as, from the quantity of julep he has drunk, mint invariably springs up where he has been buried.” ~Frederick Marryat

May Racing

4-6 4-6

Annapolis Sperry TopSider NOOD Regatta Annapolis YC. Farr 30 North American Championship Annapolis. Hosted by Farr 30 Class Association in conjunction with the Annapolis NOOD (May 4-6).

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Opening Day Regatta Rock Hall YC. Lippincott Regatta/SERC Spring Regatta Annapolis YC.

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Star Western Hemisphere Annapolis YC.

Wooden Open OneDesign (WOOD) Regatta Rock Hall YC, MD. Cape Henry Cup Race Broad Bay SA, Virginia Beach, VA. Salsa Bowl Regatta Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville, VA. Spring Fling Tred Avon YC, Oxford.

Spring Race This mid-distance race from Annapolis to Gibson Island is hosted by Gibson Island Yacht Squadron and Sailing Club of the Chesapeake.

19

Tune Up Regatta Glenmar SA.

19-20

V15 Mid-Atlantic Championships Severn SA, Annapolis.

Stew Pot Regatta Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville, VA.

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Annapolis Leukemia Cup Launch Party: Seersucker and Linen 6:30 to 9 p.m. Annapolis YC. $85.

Sponsored by Maryland Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and presented by SunTrust Bank.

19-20

Virginia Beach Regatta Virginia Beach, VA. Catamaran Racing Association of the Chesapeake (CRAC).

For open class, A class, and Hobie 16s.

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J/24 Fleet 71 Spring Regatta Hampton YC.

Down the Bay Race Annapolis to Hampton, VA. Merrimac Memorial Regatta Portsmouth Boat Club, VA. Race to Urbanna Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville, VA.

Annapolis to Miles River Race and Back Again Miles River YC and West River Sailing Club.

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The Book, Sailing for Dummies, Is Published, 2006 “There is nothing as relaxing as being out on the open sea, listening to the waves and the wind and the sails and voices downstairs yelling, ‘How do you flush these toilets?’” ~Dave Barry

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Yorktown Maritime Weekend as Part of OpSail 2012 Virginia Yorktown, VA.

Blackbeard Pirate Festival Hampton, VA. Celebrates OpSail 2012! See the Tall Ship Unicorn and enjoy live entertainment, pirate encampment, kids’ fun, sea battles, fireworks, and more. Free.

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Blue Angels Air Show and Patriotic Festival Virginia Beach Oceanfront, VA. Southern Bay Rendezvous Host: Annapolis Yacht Sales.

Tall Ship Sultana at Onancock Onancock, VA.

Benefit by the Bay: Outdoor Gala Dinner Dance 6 to 10 p.m.

Strawberry Street, Cape Charles, VA. $75.

Clean the Bay Day 9 a.m. to Noon. Hosted by Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Johnny Weissmuller Is Born, 1904 (His Family Sailed from What Is Now Romania on the SS Rotterdam to Ellis Island January 26, 1905)

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Kid’s Pirate Pizza Cruise 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Calvert Maritime Museum, Solomons. $12.

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Moonlight Cruise on the Chesapeake Bay 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Rod ’N’ Reel Dock, Chesapeake Beach, MD. Onboard Miss Chesapeake Beach. $25.

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Potomac River 7.5 Mile Swim The swim is full, so you’re off the hook. Root for your best buddies.

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Westover Lawn Party 2 to 6 p.m.

Westover Plantation, Charles City, VA. Benefits James River Association.

Day on the Bay to St. Michaels Eleven cruises from Annapolis to St. Michaels.

Predicted Log Race of the Leukemia Cup Regatta Sponsored by Annapolis YC and Eastport YC. $150 per boat. Benefits Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

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Rhythm on the River Hartge Yacht Harbor, Galesville, MD. Local food, friends, and rockin’ music Lighthouse

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Solomons. Cruise June 2, June 30, July 21, or August 5 aboard a private charter vessel.

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Regatta and Shore Party Havre de Grace, MD. Partial Eclipse of the Moon “I don’t know if there are men on Wade In the moon, but if there are, they must be 2 to 5 p.m. Anita C. Leight using the earth as their lunatic asylum.”

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Start of Basic Boating Course Hosted by Rockville Sail and Power Squadron.

Oxford and Cambridge, England, Compete in the First University Boat Race, 1829 Junior Olympics Annapolis YC.

Tall Ships on the Chesapeake Bay Norfolk and Hampton Roads, VA. OpSail and the U.S. Navy will commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the birth of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Don’t miss the Sea and Air Parade June 6, the Tall Ship Parade of Sail June 8, and Sail Up the Chesapeake Bay June 12.

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Spring Cotillion 5 to 10 p.m. Eastport YC, Annapolis.

Live music, food, beer, wine, and Gosling’s rum. $5. Benefits EYC Foundation’s Marine Trades Scholarship Fund.

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Inaugural Progressive Insurance Chicago In-Water Boat Show 31st Street Harbor, Chicago, IL. For powerboaters, fishermen, and sailors. $10.

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Start of “Shagging on the Riverwalk” Beach Music Series 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays until August 2.

Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown, VA.

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Potomac River Festival Colonial Beach, VA.

Norfolk Harborfest Town Point Park, Norfolk, VA.

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Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival Richmond Raceway Complex, VA. Pig pickin’, music, and much more.

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National Marina Day “Marge! Look at all this great stuff I found at the marina. It was just sitting in some guy’s boat!” ~Dan Castellaneta

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Parkers Creek to Flags Pond Paddle Prince Frederick, MD. 7:30 a.m. to Noon. The 7.5-miler is hosted by American Chestnut Land Trust.

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Annapolis Arts and Crafts Festival Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, Annapolis.

See all types of artists and crafts-people.

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Great Chesapeake Bay Swim Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis. This event has raised more than $1 million for charity. Registration for the 4.4-miler is closed, but you can still register for the one-mile Chesapeake Challenge.

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Basic Boating Safety Course 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Four sessions Mondays and Wednesdays. North Laurel Community Center, Laurel, MD. $35.

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Tribute to the Coast Guard in Our Nation’s Capital 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. National Building Museum, Washington, DC.

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“Kitchen Klutzes of America” Day

Star-Spangled Sailabration and Baltimore Navy Week International parade of tall ships and seven days of free entertainment, including ship tours, air show, fireworks, music, and much more.

Bounty Mutiny Survivors Reach Timor, East Indies, 1789 (English Captain William Bligh and 18 Others, Cast Adrift from HMS Bounty Seven Weeks Before, Traveled Nearly 4000 Miles in a Small, Open Boat)

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Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival National Harbor, MD. Pig pickin’, music, and more.

Antique and Classic Boat Festival Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels.

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Bands in the Sand 5 to 10:30 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Philip Merrill Environmental Center, Annapolis. Benefits the Bay.

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Biggest Little Poker Run Ever III Dare Marina, Yorktown, VA. Hosted by Colonial Sail and Power Squadron to benefit Virginia Institute of Marine Science. $10 per student; $20 all others.

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Gala in the Garden 6:30 p.m. Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood, MD. $100.

Harbor Fest South Jersey Marina and Canyon Club Resort Marina, Cape May, NJ. Lancaster Creek Paddle Tidal Rappahannock near Farnham, VA.

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RivahFest Tappahannock, VA. Boat and car shows, beer and wine garden, cruises and tours, arts and crafts, kids’ fun, farmers’ market, live music, and fun contests, including the rubber duck race on the Rappahannock River.

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Blue Angels Air Show Baltimore.

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Father’s Day “I have never been jealous. Not even when my dad finished fifth grade a year before I did.” ~Jeff Foxworthy

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Take Dad on a Brunch or Evening Cruise Calvert Maritime Museum, Solomons.

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Four WeekLong Summer Sailing Camps Christchurch School, Christchurch, VA. On Lasers, Club 420s, Force 5s, and Lightnings. Fees range from $550 to $1000.

17-Aug 5

Groovin’ by the Bay 6 to 9 p.m. Sundays. Buckroe Beach, Hampton, VA.

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Juniors Summer Kick-Off Regatta North East River YC. “National Dry Martini” Day

Summer Solstice Kayak 6 to 8 p.m. Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Rock Hall, MD. First Day of Summer!

Hampton Jazz Festival Hampton Coliseum, VA. Celebrates 45 years of great blues, soul, pop, and jazz. Free.

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Cardboard Boat Races 11 a.m. The Strand, Oxford, MD. The fun benefits Special Olympics of Maryland.

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Eastport A Rockin’ Annapolis Maritime Museum.

Music, arts and crafts, kids’ fun, and more.

Nanticoke River Jamboree Handsell Historic Site, Vienna, MD. Celebrate the Nanticoke River with paddling, games, exhibits, and more.

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South County Festival Herrington Harbour North Marina, Tracys Landing, MD. Don’t miss the crab soup cook-off.

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Tilghman Island Seafood Festival Tilghman Island, MD. Music, dancing, hard crab races, queen contest, parade, and seafood.

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Commonwealth of Virginia Junior Championship Regatta Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville, VA. Open to all juniors. Classes include Opti Green; Opti Red, White, and Blue; Laser Radials; and 420s.

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Mid-Atlantic Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival Lewes, DE. Hosted by Lewes Historical Society.

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Big Band Night and Fireworks Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels.

Canal Day Chesapeake City, MD. “At every party there are two kinds of people: those who want to go home and those who don’t. Trouble is, they are usually married to each other.” ~Ann Landers

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Sailing Industry Conference: From Survive To Thrive Newport Harbor Hotel, Newport, RI Junior One-Design Regatta Rock Hall YC.

Smithfield Olden Days Noon to 6 p.m. Smithfield, VA. Family Boat Building Workshop Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, VA.

Fireworks 7 to 10 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Big band music and fire in the sky.

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Fireworks Extravaganza Middle River, MD. Hosted by Marine Trades Association of Baltimore County.

Independence Day Fireworks and Celebration St. Michaels.

Independence Rocks Beach Volleyball Festival Buckroe Beach, Hampton, VA.

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Southern Bay Race Week Hampton YC, VA.

Maryland’s Leukemia Cup Regatta 11 a.m. Annapolis. Party at Eastport YC starts at 4 p.m. Benefits Maryland Chapter of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

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Lightning Dixie District Championship Washington Sailing Marina, Alexandria VA. Ted Osius Memorial Regatta Sailing Club of the Chesapeake, Annapolis.

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Start of Bermuda Ocean Race Eastport YC, Annapolis to St. George’s Dinghy Club in Bermuda.

Laser Spring Regatta Fishing Bay YC, Deltaville, VA.

CRAB Cup Annapolis YC. For skippers and racers with disabilities. The champion and all other racers are invited to enter the U.S. Disabled Sailing Championship in California October 25-28.

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GEICO Cup Daingerfield Island Sailing Club, Alexandria, VA.

Hooper Island/Point No Point Race Southern Maryland SA. One-Design Invitational Rock Hall YC.

Double-Handed Race Hampton YC, VA.

Colonial Cup Regatta Severn SA, Annapolis.

Qualifier Regatta Rock Hall YC. For open class, A class, and Area C qualifier within open class. Hosted by CRAC.

Typhoon National Regatta Rappahannock River YC. Executive Cup Christopher Newport University Sailing Foundation, Newport News, VA. Twilight Race Shearwater Sailing Club, Annapolis.

Northern Bay Race Week Glenmar SA, Phoenix, MD.

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Down River Race Rock Hall YC. Start of Newport to Bermuda Race Cock Island Race Portsmouth Boat Club.

Moonlight Triangle Race Cruising Club of Virginia, Virginia Beach.

Statue of Liberty Race Hosted by CRAC.

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4:22 AM 11:19 AM 4:23 PM 10:38 PM

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

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

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Baltimore Harbor Approach (Off Sandy Point) 1

Slack Water Maximum Current

Tu

2

W

0510 1113 1658 2316 0600 1220 1747 2353

3

0647 Th 1322 1835

4

F

SA

6

Su

7

M

W

10

11

0238 0904 1503 2057

+0.9 -0.8 +0.6 -0.7

12

0323 0957 1556 2141

+1.0 -0.9 +0.6 -0.8

0031 0734 1419 1923

0407 1047 1648 2226

+1.2 -1.0 +0.6 -0.8

0112 0821 1512 2011

0452 1135 1738 2312

+1.3 -1.1 +0.6 -0.8

0156 0907 1603 2101

0538 +1.3 1223 -1.2 1828 +0.6

0242 0955 1652 2155

8 0332 Tu 1042 1741 2252

9

+0.7 -0.6 +0.6 -0.7

0425 1131 1830 2354

Th 0524 1222 1918

F

SA

13 Su

14 M

15

Tu

16 W

0000 0625 1311 1918

-0.8 +1.3 -1.2 +0.6

17

0051 0714 1400 2011

-0.7 +1.3 -1.2 +0.6

18

0145 0805 1451 2105

-0.7 +1.2 -1.2 +0.6

19

0244 0859 1542 2202

-0.7 +1.1 -1.1 +0.7

20

Th

F

SA

Su

Slack Water Maximum Current

0100 0629 1313 2007

0347 0957 1636 2301

0209 0741 1407 2055

0455 -0.6 1059 +0.8 1730 -0.9

0317 0859 1502 2142 0420 1017 1558 2228 0518 1132 1654 2311 0610 1238 1748 2353

-0.6 +0.9 -1.0 +0.7

0000 0606 1204 1825

+0.8 -0.6 +0.7 -0.9

0057 0714 1310 1919

+0.9 -0.6 +0.6 -0.8

0151 0818 1413 2010

+0.9 -0.7 +0.5 -0.8

0241 0915 1511 2059

+1.0 -0.8 +0.5 -0.7

0657 1337 1839

0327 1006 1605 2144

+1.0 -0.9 +0.5 -0.7

0032 0740 1429 1927

0411 1053 1654 2227

+1.1 -0.9 +0.5 -0.6

0110 0821 1517 2014

0451 1137 1741 2309

+1.1 -1.0 +0.5 -0.6

0147 0859 1603 2100

0531 1218 1825 2349

+1.1 -1.0 +0.5 -0.6

Slack Water Maximum Current

21 M

22

Tu

23 W

24 Th

25

F

26 SA

27 Su

28 M

29

Tu

30 W

31 Th

0223 0937 1646 2145

0609 +1.1 1259 -1.0 1908 +0.5

Slack Water Maximum Current

1

0144 0717 1429 2018

0414 1109 1712 2339

0247 0807 1510 2117

0516 +0.7 1158 -1.4 1757 +1.1

Tu

0030 0648 1339 1952

-0.5 +1.1 -1.0 +0.5

2

0112 0727 1419 2035

-0.5 +1.0 -1.0 +0.5

3

0423 1133 1847

0157 0809 1459 2119

-0.4 +1.0 -1.0 +0.5

0009 0511 1214 1924

0245 0853 1540 2204

-0.4 +0.9 -0.9 +0.5

0103 0607 1256 1959

0338 0941 1623 2250

-0.4 +0.8 -0.9 +0.6

0159 0712 1339 2034

0436 1034 1706 2337

-0.4 +0.7 -0.8 +0.7

0301 1015 1728 2231 0340 1054 1808 2319

0256 0826 1425 2109 0352 0945 1513 2145 0446 1103 1604 2224 0537 1214 1657 2306

0539 -0.5 1131 +0.6 1751 -0.8

W

Th 0346 0857 1554 2211

4 F

0439 0949 1639 2302

5

0316 0840 1517 2106

-1.8 +1.0 -1.8 +1.7

0042 0714 1227 1906

0405 0934 1607 2157

-1.8 +1.0 -1.8 +1.6

0134 0810 1322 2001

0455 1027 1658 2248

-1.8 +1.0 -1.7 +1.5

0227 0907 1420 2059

0551 1121 1756 2342

-1.7 +0.9 -1.5 +1.3

Su 0620 1132 1813

0025 0643 1232 1837

+0.8 -0.6 +0.5 -0.7

8

0114 0745 1334 1925

+0.9 -0.7 +0.4 -0.7

9

0202 0843 1434 2014

+1.0 -0.8 +0.4 -0.7

10

Tu

W

-1.5 +0.9 -1.7 +1.5 -1.7 +1.0 -1.8 +1.6

6

M

0130 0655 1335 1925

-1.3 +0.8 -1.5 +1.3

0224 0746 1426 2014

SA 0529 1041 1725 2352

7

0035 0606 1245 1839

+0.6 -1.2 +0.8 -1.1

0319 Th 1006 1521 2200

0652 -1.5 1221 +0.8 1902 -1.4

Slack Water Maximum Current

11 F

12

0413 1109 1629 2307

0042 0754 1325 2008

+1.1 -1.4 +0.7 -1.2 +0.9 -1.3 +0.6 -1.1

Slack Water Maximum Current

21 M

22

SA

0513 1212 1747

0143 0853 1429 2115

13

0019 0613 1315 1903

0244 0954 1547 2228

+0.7 -1.2 +0.6 -1.0

14

0130 0707 1411 2009

0356 1056 1718 2337

+0.6 -1.2 +0.7 -1.0

15

0241 0755 1501 2110

0512 +0.5 1149 -1.2 1806 +0.7

F

0033 0601 1232 1839

-1.1 +0.5 -1.1 +0.8

SA

0124 0639 1310 1910

-1.1 +0.5 -1.1 +0.9

0210 0717 1345 1943

-1.1 +0.5 -1.2 +0.9

0251 0758 1418 2020

-1.1 +0.5 -1.2 +1.0

0326 0841 1452 2058

-1.2 +0.5 -1.2 +1.0

Su

M

Tu

16 W

17 Th

18

F

19 SA

20 Su

0344 0837 1544 2201 0436 0916 1621 2244 0519 0954 1656 2321 0558 1030 1729 2357 0636 1108 1803

Tu

23 W

24 Th

25 26

27 Su

28 M

29

Tu

30 W

31 Th

0032 0716 1146 1839 0109 0758 1225 1916 0146 0840 1306 1956 0222 0923 1347 2037 0258 1008 1430 2120 0332 1051 1518 2209 0408 1136 1621 2307 0449 1219 1743 0010 0538 1302 1855 0118 0631 1349 1958 0222 0724 1436 2057

0358 0923 1527 2135 0429 1003 1603 2210 0502 1043 1641 2246 0541 1123 1723 2323 0627 1208 1813

-1.2 +0.5 -1.2 +1.0 -1.1 +0.5 -1.2 +1.0 -1.1 +0.5 -1.2 +0.9 -1.1 +0.4 -1.1 +0.9 -1.1 +0.4 -1.0

0005 0715 1257 1910

+0.8 -1.1 +0.4 -0.9

0052 0801 1345 2006

+0.8 -1.1 +0.4 -0.9

0142 0846 1435 2104 0234 0935 1532 2209 0336 1030 1633 2316 0442 1125 1727

+0.7 -1.1 +0.5 -0.9 +0.6 -1.2 +0.7 -1.0 +0.6 -1.3 +0.9 -1.1 +0.7 -1.4 +1.1

Current Differences and Speed Ratios Secondary Stations Baltimore Harbor Approach

Time Differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed Ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Secondary Stations Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Time Differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed Ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Cove Point, 3.9 n.mi. East

-3:29

-3:36

-4:08

-3:44

0.4

0.6

Chesapeake Beach, 1.5 miles North

+0:29

+0:48

+0:06

+0:00

1.0

0.7

Sharp Island Lt., 3.4 n.mi. West

-1:39

-1:41

-1:57

-1:43

0.4

0.5

Chesapeake Channel, (bridge tunnel) +0:05

+0:38

+0:32

+0:19

2.2

1.2

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

-1:05

-0:14

-0:22

-0:20

0.6

0.6

Stingray Point, 12.5 miles East

+2:18

+3:00

+2:09

+2:36

1.2

0.6

Pooles Island, 4 miles Southwest

+0:59

+0:48

+0:56

+1:12

0.6

0.8

Smith Point Light, 6.7 n.mi. East

+2:29

+2:57

+2:45

+1:59

0.5

0.3

Turkey Point, 1.2 n.mi. Southwest

+2:39

+1:30

+0:58

+1:00

0.6

0.8

Point No Point, 4.3 n.mi. East

+4:49

+5:33

+6:04

+5:45

0.4

0.2

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Sailor Tricks

by Steve Allan

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’ve done it. I’m tacking up the river, and I see a powerboat making for me in the distance, about a half mile off, going full tilt. I can wait maybe a minute or two until he passes, but I don’t want to be waked at the precise moment when the genny is just starting to draw on the new tack. I have the right of way sure enough, I reckon. So I do it now. Hard alee! I think silently to myself (as I’m singlehanding, there’s no point in shouting). Now I’m relying on the powerboat to see me as I’ve just cut across his path, and forced him to make a course correction. He arcs around me, gives me a dirty look, and I can’t really blame him for flipping me the bird. What I have just done is execute a stupid sailor trick. In the time it took me to come about, he’s made a half mile. And I’ve put him on a collision course. I had to pray that he saw me. In this case common sense, not the rules of the road, should dictate prudent action on the water.

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As a sailor, I’ve heard all manner of stories about arrogant powerboaters. And I’ve heard powerboaters say some pretty awful things about us. But are they really to blame? Don’t we as sailors hold some culpability due to our own sometimes warped, often narcissistic sense of maritime superiority? To be sure, we do have about 4000 years of sailing history on our side. The first powerboat was arguably Fulton’s Clermont in 1807, last week by comparison. So, yes, we should know better, and quite often we do. But at the risk of offending readers, dockmates, sailing friends, and close family members, allow me to continue with my Top 10 List of SSTs, or stupid sailor tricks: SST #2: According to the Inland Rules of Navigation, once a sailboat engine is fired up and put in gear, we become powerboats. End of story. Even if our sails are still set, that special status in right-ofway situations evaporates with a spark and a shift from neutral to forward. Get over

it, already. Our lovely Hinckleys, Albergs, and Babas are no better under the law than Bass-Trackers, Bayliners, and party barges.

Wake damage won’t ever be an issue, but know the rules of the road as they apply to powerboats, because that’s what our sailboats are once the iron genny is rumbling.

SST #3: It is customary for motorcyclists, touring bicyclists, anyone who has ever driven in rural Tennessee to extend or hoist a hand and wave to each other whenever encountered. The same is true for boaters in United States waters. I’m not exactly sure why we do it, but for me it’s a polite and civilized acknowledgement that we’re out there alone with each other in what could turn into an unforgiving or at least uncertain environment very quickly at any time. Yet I know some sailors who won’t wave to powerboats. This is just silly at best and rude at worst.

SST #4: We’re out there at night, lurking through the dark, but with running spinsheet.com

lights hardly bright enough to be seen by another sailboat in time to avoid a collision, let alone a powerboat doing 20 knots.

I’m fairly certain that my own deckmounted stern light can’t be seen from 135 degrees to port, because the rudder head and the outboard in the up position blocks it from that line of sight. Increasing the wattage is a good thing with incandescents, and LEDs are getting better and cheaper all the time.

SST #5: In addition to dim running lights, what about the Inland Ruleschallenged sailors who anchor out for the fireworks and switch on the anchor light... and the steaming light... and the spreader lights... and the running lights? Hello? Are you anchored, or steaming, or anchored and steaming? You’re confusing people.

SST #6: The Captain Ron docking maneuver. Oh, this is a great one. Better if you have a bowsprit. Thinking we can suspend the laws of physics, we’re motoring into the marina just under hull speed, then throw her into reverse and hard-astarboard the wheel to back into the slip like a powerboat. But the forward momentum of a displacement hull doesn’t want to

do that. She wants to keep going straight.

Into another boat. Or a pier. Or the tiki bar. A timeless classic.

SST #7: This bugs me: the place of honor for the U.S. Ensign or the U.S. Flag on a sailboat is in one of two places: At the stern or 2/3 up the leech of the mainsail.

Do not put it under the starboard spreader (unless you’re a foreign boat cruising U.S. waters. That’s where the courtesy flag goes). Do not put a pirate flag at the stern.

Or your state flag. Or Kermit the Frog.

Have some respect for Old Glory. The Naval Academy, Army, and Air Force are around here, as well as a load of veterans.

Do it for them, at least.

SST #8: Deliberately naming your boat to raise the rancor of powerboaters. It might be fun for your Friday night drinking buddies to laugh about, but the Coast Guard won’t appreciate it if you call them identifying yourself as the sailing vessel Bite Me. This also inspires powerboats to run circles around you, setting up wakes that will shake your fillings loose.

SST #9: Deliberately naming your boat to raise the rancor of the sea gods. I saw a boat on the hard named Eye O’ the Storm.

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Why tempt fate? A death wish? An insurance payout? L. Francis Herreshoff wrote about the proper way to name a sailboat.

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SST #10: Thinking that we can learn nothing from powerboaters. Not true at all. Powerboaters founded the U.S. Power Squadrons. I heard they let sailors in, too.

They’re all about teaching safety, courtesy, and prudent operation of their vessels.

There are a lot more of them than there are of us. And when gas and diesel cost $10 a gallon, some of them might even want to learn what we know.

So go ahead. Walk down the dock, stop and chat up a few of our iron genny friends to prove we’re not all a bunch of stuck-up windbaggers. Take them out for a peaceful sail on a moonlit Chesapeake night. But put higher wattage bulbs in your running lights first. And let me know if you see me doing something stupid.

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A recovering powerboater, Steve Allan sails his Laguna 26 sloop Annie’s Rose out of Frog Mortar Creek on the Upper Bay.

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##With a coach aboard , Beth was free to observe and see whi ch positions on the boa t her kids naturally gravita ted to and enj oyed.

Four Kids, One Mom, & a Sailing Coach

by Beth Crabtree

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oping to upgrade our sailing skills, last summer I invited an instructor from J/World An-

napolis to spend some time with me and four of my children on our 27-foot Cape Dory Outrageous. We weren’t sure what to expect, but it turned out to be a great opportunity to acquire some new sailing skills, improve our teamwork, and speed up the learning process. Maybe most importantly, it made for some memorable family bonding.

Meeting Us Where We Were

On a sunny afternoon, J/World’s Dave Manheimer met us at our slip on the Severn River.

Because he was teaching us on Outrageous, Dave was able to tailor the day to fit our needs.

Of course, learning aboard a sailing school’s fleet is perfectly fine, and sailing different types

“…my children’s eyes glaze over when I even mention knots, but with Coach Dave, they were genuinely interested.” of boats has its own benefits. Being coached on our own boat gave us an opportunity to learn specifically about sailing our Cape Dory.

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At the start, Dave listened to my goals for the day, plus he offered some good ideas of his own and inquired about the kids’ sailing experience. He has an easy-going manner, and the kids and I warmed up to him right away. J/World promises coaches with good observational and listening skills; Dave certainly possesses both. His passion for sharing the joy of sailing was obvious.

Learning While Doing

Sailing is like most other things in life, you get out of it what you put into it. Dave was good at getting the kids to understand that working the boat was part of the fun. He started off by saying, “Your mom needs you to help her get the boat out of the slip.”

Under his direction, the kids jumped into action.

Learning on the water was great. It was all hands-on. We covered so much in such a short period of time that I don’t think the kids realized how much they were absorbing. Dave had the kids working as a team to sail the boat. For a while, I was just a passenger. We practiced basic boat handling, such as the different points of sail and tacking and gybing. It was rewarding to see my sons, Richard and David, work together on the tiller and mainsheet to complete several smooth and controlled gybes while Kate and Thomas manned the jib sheets.

We had fun completing a man-overboard drill, and the children learned basics: how to properly load a winch, right-ofway rules, using channel markers, and the proper use of the VHF radio. When the wind was light, I asked Dave to teach the kids some knots. Now mind you, my children’s eyes glaze over when I even mention knots, but with Dave they were genuinely interested. When shown a bowline, my daughter immediately asked, “Can you do that again?”

Later that night, I asked the kids what they got out of the day. Their answers ranged from building confidence to learning sailing vocabulary to understanding how the boat works. David said, “I learned a lot of things. I learned a lot about steering, and I figured out how to tie some knots. I also learned about the standing rigging. Coach Dave was telling us what to do, but he didn’t do it for us. We did it for ourselves. I’ll remember and know what to do next time.” And he did. On our next sail, David repeatedly referred to specific skills and terminology saying, “Oh, I learned that when we had the coach on the boat.”

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In addition to improving our sailing skills, one of my goals was to get our family working better as a team. Could we leave the normal sibling rivalry and parent-child tensions at the dock? It turns out that with a coach aboard, I was free to observe the kids, and I could see that there are jobs that each enjoys and gravitates to naturally. Richard liked hanging around on the foredeck; we had found our bowman.

My daughter was happiest trimming the jib; every boat needs someone to grind. David enjoyed driving and seemed to have a good feel for finding the wind; perhaps we have a young helmsman waiting to take my place.

As parent, having a coach aboard provided me an op-

portunity to see and appreciate my children’s strengths. Dave modeled well how to motivate and lead my children. I think the kids would agree that the experience changed for the better our onboard family dynamics. In just a few hours’ time, the kids had honed their sailing skills, and I had gained some valuable insights about my crew and about sailing Outrageous.

If you’re looking to learn more than just sailing skills, if you’d like to improve your crew’s group dynamics, and if you have questions specific to your own boat, why not consider bringing an instructor aboard? It might just be a good fit for you and your crew. It was for me and mine.

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77 Dishes for Cruising Families

by Tracy Leonard

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few years ago, I read a series of articles by Mark Bittman revolving around the number “101”—101 picnic dishes, 101 appetizers, and so on. Now that Memorial Day and summer are fast approaching, here’s my take: 77 dishes to try on a weekend cruise. All of these ideas go easy on galley time and offer a tasty change from the sandwiches and chips we ate regularly when course racing before we had kids. They are great when shared among friends too. Whether it’s the Fourth of July, cinco de julio (why limit the fun to just one day?), Oktoberfest, or somewhere beyond, we enjoy picking out a theme with friends, rafting up on the Eastern Shore, and celebrating. Our kids get involved planning the cocktails and meals, and by the time happy hour rolls around, they have written up menus, taken orders, helped fix the snacks, and welcomed everyone to the party.

For the Grill

## Hamburgers—Plain, topped with cheese, or—my old San Antonio favorite—topped with refried beans, onions, cheese, and Fritos. ## Hot dogs or sausage topped with chili or sauerkraut. ## Steaks—Whether beef, lamb, or tuna, this is simplicity itself. ## Marinated chicken—Chicken is easy to marinate ahead of time and freeze in Ziploc bags. We like Indian marinades heavy with yogurt and turmeric, Greek marinades of lemon and oregano, and Tex-Mex marinades with lime and cilantro or tangerine soda and Serrano peppers. ## Vegetables seasoned and tossed with olive oil and grilled in a disposable foil pan. Green beans, asparagus, broccoli, zucchini, peppers, or onions taste delicious; and clean-up is easy.

Tater tots and French fries can be cooked this way too. ## Grilled rice—A bag of precooked rice tossed with veggies, chicken bouillon, mustard, wine, cheese, or herbs and warmed in a disposable foil pan. ## Grilled pineapple—Pineapple can be sliced and either skewered or placed directly on the grill to caramelize.

Snacks

## Fruit of all kinds—Grapes, mango, pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, and the list goes on. For the Fourth of July last year, our son stuffed large raspberries with blueberries for some patriotic spirit. ## Stuffed celery—Celery ribs can be filled with peanut butter and raisins or cranberries (aka ants on a log to the kindergarten crowd), herbed cream cheese, or hummus. ## Chips and salsa. ## Crackers with hummus or cheese. ## Tzatziki and pita. ## Veggies and ranch dressing. ## Sliced cucumbers drizzled with cumin, paprika, and salt. ## Bruschetta. ## Family friendly staples such as granola bars, salted nuts, trail mix, animal crackers, gold fish, pickles, or pretzels. ## Vanilla yogurt topped with fresh fruit and vanilla wafers.

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Kid Friendly Cocktails

It seems I’ve read lots of articles on alcohol-free cocktails in recent years. Here are our kids’ favorites: ## Light and Stormy—Ginger beer with a squeeze of lime ## Bermuda Sunset—Ginger beer and orange juice with a maraschino cherry ## Shirley Temple—Sprite with maraschino cherries ## Roy Rogers—Coke with maraschino cherries ## Appleschörle—Apple juice with sparkling water ## Salads ## Bagged salad shaken with vinaigrette—This salad works well if you are underway and have an appetite, but have little desire to chop vegetables. ## Cauliflower florets tossed in balsamic vinaigrette and cracked black pepper. Balsamic vinaigrette also dresses a shredded carrot and zucchini salad well. ## Pasta salad. ## Chicken salad—Our son loves canned chicken combined with canned three bean salad and dill vinaigrette. My favorite is canned chicken with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and balsamic vinaigrette.

Other combinations include chicken with sprouts, cilantro, and soy sauce; grapes, celery, and mayonnaise; pineapple, raisins, and mayonnaise; and cabbage, pasta, and Italian vinaigrette.

One Pot Meals

## Stir fries with sautéed vegetables and packaged rice. ## Pasta sautéed with olive oil, garlic, vegetables, and parmesan cheese. ## Quesadillas stuffed with cheese and onions, salsa, ham, or chicken. ## Rice simmered with canned chicken, corn, Rotel tomatoes, and cumin. ## Rice simmered with canned chicken, mushrooms, diced tomatoes, and oregano.

Breakfast

## Pancakes—Made easy with a mix that calls for only water. ## Fruit crumble—In a foil pan, layer some frozen fruit with a topping of granola and bake until the fruit is bubbling. ## Biscuits or cinnamon rolls. ## Granola, yogurt, and fresh fruit.

While we still keep a spare jar of peanut butter in the galley and turkey sandwiches make a regular appearance, we’ve found our family cruises and raft-ups bring more satisfaction when we think outside the lunchmeat package.

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Food for Thought

by Cindy Wallach

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e’re all guilty of doing this at some point or another when on our boats. You’ve had your meal, and maybe there’s a little pasta still on the plate or in the pot. Perhaps there is the bitter end of a cucumber on your cutting board? And there always seems to be an apple core or some orange or banana peels lying around. So without a worry in the world, you toss it overboard. It’s not plastic or aluminum; it’s food, right? It’s from the earth, and it’s going back to the earth, right? I mean there are critters in and around the Chesapeake Bay who will surely be thrilled with this bonus cuisine, right?

Wrong. Chris Trumbauer is the Riverkeeper and executive director at West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc., and he helped set me straight on this long running myth.

“In a perfect world, nobody should be tossing anything overboard and into the Bay. But I’m a realist,” Trumbauer says.

If you’re sailing along on a port tack and need to change course quickly and half of your BLT ends up on the cockpit floor, nobody’s going to call the eco-police if you toss the soiled sandwich bits over the rail. You don’t have to rob your children of the pleasure of tossing the occasional bread crust to the passing mallards. Apple cores and banana peels, however, should stay onboard.

And so should all that wild rice you burned into the bottom of the pot.

Trumbauer told me that while it’s true that birds, crabs, fish, ducks, and muskrats might eat the food scraps we throw overboard with reckless abandon, that doesn’t mean they should be eating them. Where does ravioli fit into the natural food chain of the rockfish or cormorant? It doesn’t, of course.

“We really don’t want to disrupt the eating habits of

wildlife. It can interfere with the food chain and interfere with their health, too,” says Trumbauer.

Filling up animals with our scraps can lead to a snowball effect of bad outcomes for the wildlife. It seems like a giving act, but in reality it causes more harm than good. Ducks, for example, will eat bread endlessly like a five-year-old in an M&M factory. And it’s about as healthy. Now the duck is stuffed with empty calories of processed wheat that has no place in its diet, so it’s too full to eat the real foods it needs to stay healthy. This makes them more susceptible to disease.

Not only that, but an overfed, malnourished duck is just like an overfed malnourished person, slow and tired. This not only makes them unable to escape from predators, it can actually impact their ability to fly. All of that from a seemingly innocent bag of soggy hamburger buns. (source: liveducks. com/duckbread.html) The other side of the coin is what the Chesapeake Bay will start to look like when the critters don’t eat the food scraps we toss overboard. You may think, it’s just one apple core, but so does that boat, and that other boat, and all of those boats.

Nobody wants to be tucked into a perfect gunkhole with a flotilla of apple cores floating by at sunset. I’ve seen all manner of “natural” material wash up at our marina, from onion peels to tea bags to entire pumpkins and even Christmas wreaths.

When these things wash up on your beach, at your marina, or in your back yard, guess who is going to come running by the dozen to gobble them up? Rats. They spread disease and general ickyness everywhere they go.

What should you do with your food scraps? The easiest thing to do is toss them into your onboard garbage can and dispose of it ashore with the rest of the trash. Ideally, you should keep an empty coffee can or a small bucket and use it exclusively for your food scraps. Then when you go home, add it to your compost. If you’re a liveaboard or apartment dweller, find a garden-loving friend in a house who will take your scraps and compost them for you.

It’s food for thought that will hopefully make you think twice before you feed the Bay.

“…an overfed, malnourished duck is just like an overfed malnourished person, slow and tired.”

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What’s Keeping You

from Leaving the Dock?

by Captain Joe Musike

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o, I don’t mean taking off cruising to some far away tropical paradise. I’m talking about just using that toy you own. We have all been there—you get to the marina on a beautiful day, and there they are, all tied up in their slips. No owners in sight. Such large investments are usually accompanied with the ultimate dreams of sailing off into the sunset, yet there they sit, day after day.

The list of excuses for not getting out all up to the helmsman, regardless of how way you will ever understand the forces is endless. And yes, most of that list does many people are onboard. Most anxiety working against/for you is by doing it. trump foregoing responsibility and just will be felt within 20 feet of the dock.

Propwalk is your friend. Learn how to use having fun. The vast majority of boats are Once in open water, there will be plenty of it. And remember, not all slips are equal; owned by captains who, for many reasons, room to raise sails. With experience, you change to a better one if you can. will not go out solo. Now, let us not get will be able to predict your boat’s behavior, I just don’t feel comfortable off and start debating the subject of sailing and this won’t seem like such a daunting going out by myself. Get some sound single-handed; instead, let us discuss this as task. Just roll out the jib and grab a cold advice and make an honest assessment. a matter of fact. How often do you forgo a one.

It’s okay to want crew. Sailors are notoritrip to the boat due to lack of crew, conMy slip is really tough to get in ously cheap, but if you talk to any serious vinced that is just the way it is? and out of. Use the dock hands. Most golfer, skier, or tennis player, he will tell I go out solo for daysails often in the marinas have people available to help you you to get a lesson in the respective sport. spring and fall. It just works out that way get on and off the dock safely. Meet them, I’m not talking about Learning to Sail 101. with kids in school and a wife and friends know their names, let them know that you You need to determine what is missing at work. It’s Tuesday, and from your skill set and then decide Thursday’s weather looks great. how to fill that deficiency. It may “It’s Tuesday, and Thursday’s I rearrange my schedule when I be as simple as getting together can, and I go. We all have some weather looks great. I rearrange my with others down on the dock and friends who are passionate about chatting over a cold one to find out schedule when I can, and I go.” a sport or hobby, and when they what others do. head off alone to pursue it, no one’s first Maybe have a friend come over for the are alone, and plan for your departure/ thought is, “Wow, by yourself?” But sailing return (always tip them). You will often morning, while you repeatedly get in and solo seems different. find them to be very knowledgeable. Learn out of the slip, just to keep the boat from My boat is not set up for single to use spring lines; they are a poor man’s getting beaten up while you figure it out. handing. In reality, you don’t need all the bow thrusters. Dig out all those fenders Or, for all those same reasons you don’t lines led aft to the cockpit or self-tailing have a crew on that beautiful day in the you have stuffed in the locker, tie them to winches and single-line reefing, at least not the dock before you leave, and remember, first place, you could hire a pro to spend to get out today. Remember we are talking never approach a dock faster than you are the day with you (see page 40). Weigh about a pleasurable daysail, not rounding willing to hit it, nor so slow that you lose the benefits; there are 10 to hundreds of Cape Horn. Once the dock lines drop, it’s steerage. There is no magic bullet; the only thousands of your dollars tied up in a slip, literally. A couple hundred bucks to gain knowledge and confidence to use your boat ##Remember, we are talking about a pleasurable daysail, not rounding Cape Horn... may be just what you need.

Most anxiety will be felt within 20 feet of the dock. Photo by Tony Ireland Like all other experiences in life, the first time solo is special, so savor it. It will make you a better, safer sailor. The better sailor you are, the more fun your crew will have. The more fun your crew has, the more they will go sailing. Experience is everything; there is no substitute for time on the water. You may even grow to love the solitude.

About the Author: Joe Musike grew up sailing, owns a Sabre 38, holds a U.S. Coast Guard license, and is available for charters, instruction, and deliveries. experiencesail.com 46 May 2012 SpinSheet

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Scenario at Sunset

Getting To Know Our Herons

by Janice F. Booth

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re you tired, dear reader, of settling down with friends to watch the sunset and having the cockpit conversation turn once again to anchor tackle and head repairs?

Well, I can help. As you sip your rum punch and nibble that slice of cheese, try this: as that ubiquitous Great blue heron flies across your bow, comment to your assembled friends, “Ah, another beautiful Great blue heron. She’s probably flying home to her nest in the treetops. Can you believe that? Great blues actually nest in limbs at the top of tall trees.”

Someone will have been listening and murmur something encouraging, or question you; to which you can respond, “Oh, I know. It is amazing—a bird that size, actually two, male and female, living in a treetop, but they do. Actually, Great Blues nest high in the trees to protect their clutch of eggs. Others, like Green Herons and the Night-Herons, nest below in the mid-branches.

“When you think about it, the nests are even more amazing,” you continue. “Each Great Blue weighs about five pounds. (A large seagull weighs three or four pounds.) Ten pounds of wings, muscle, and feathers incubating three or four eggs amid the top-most branches of a great oak or beech. And that’s not all. Most herons return to their same nesting area each spring after the southern migration. A community of herons gathers on the ground below its stand of trees. Beginning with the dominant male and moving down the pecking order, the males fly up to reclaim and repair their nests.

Females observe the work from below and eventually fly up to choose that season’s mate from among the male nest-builders. (I guess they’re ‘material girls,’ too.)”

Now, by this time, everyone in the cockpit will be nursing second rum punches, enraptured by your fascinatFollow us!

ing account. So, expand your narrative a bit: “See that white bird standing in the shallows along the shore? That’s a Great Egret. Herons and egrets are cousins, part of the same family of White Herons. There are 11 or 12 varieties in all.”

If your cockpit companions haven’t drifted off to sleep by this point, you can dazzle them with still more fascinating information. If no one prompts, “What else do you know about herons and egrets?” you can take the initiative with, “You’re probably thinking, ‘Wow, those herons are a flashy bunch,’ and you’re right. They have virtually no predators except the occasional fox, so their coloring can be dramatic.”

“The features common to all White Herons are long legs and long, slender bills, S-curved necks and slim, oval bodies. Their diet consists of small fish, crustaceans, and insects. Color and size are the simplest ways to distinguish between the varieties of herons. Great Blues average 46 inches tall, while the Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned Night Herons, Little Blue, Green, and Tricolored Herons average 24 inches tall. Egrets are much smaller, from eight or nine inches to perhaps 18 inches tall.” ”Egrets too are a showy lot. Snowy white, they develop some pretty impressive plumage during mating season.

Great Egrets, for example, pack a lot of pizzazz into their two pound frames.

Their beaks are yellow, their eyes and legs black, and during breeding season they exhibit beautiful tail plumes that whisk the water as they wade. Snowy Egrets, weighing in under a pound, have tail and neck plumes with additional dramatic plumage on their breasts. They actually change the color of their legs from gray to black; their feet glow yellow. Lady egrets are quite impressed, no doubt.”

“Even the more common Cattle Egrets put on a bit of a show. Their

##A Blue Heron feeds on Pickerel near Cambridge, MD. Photo by Gary Reich

legs turn from black to orange; their bills go from yellow to bright orange.

Peach feathers appear down their heads, breasts and backs making for quite a display.

“And why, you may be wondering, are they called Cattle Egrets? Well, they feast on the insects churned up by the cows as they pull up vegetation in the pasture. Cattle Egrets have learned to perch on a cow’s back like circus performers. There, they dine on the tasty mite or fly, servicing the cow as well.

Pretty amazing, huh? Though I doubt the cattle are very impressed.”

You could stop there, though there’s so much more to tell. Always leave ‘em wanting more. And, as the sun slowly sinks below the horizon, and you take a satisfied sip of that drink, your friends are left to ponder the herons, in all their splendid varieties.

About the Author: Find Annapolis writer and bird-lover Janice Booth’s thoughts on her blog at open-line.org.

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Rounding the DelMarVa

by Art Ross

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ately I’ve found myself dreaming of where I’ve not been and how I’ll get there in my dreams, as that’s the only way it seems it will take place. When I do travel to the Grenadine Islands each winter and meet new and old friends, they always comment about the wonderful sailing and cruising around my homeport, the Chesapeake Bay. I’ve been on the Bay for more than 20 years, sometimes feeling I’ve seen it all and been everywhere, other times wondering just what’s up that river, one of about 55 within a day or two’s sail from my slip, such as the Potomac and Susquehanna.

So when two young(er) mates asked me if I would join them for an around the DelMarVa (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia) Peninsula cruise last winter, as we languished over the long cold months and a rum in a bar in Philadelphia in March, it seemed like the right thing to agree to. We got underway early June for a week’s cruise.

Both crew members had little cruising experience, with no offshore work, and hadn’t any night sailing experience, but are

very good sailors, eager, smart, and strong.

I was able to be a “crew consultant” by request, meaning not a lot of grinding and heavy lifting for me. They both heartily agreed.

The Eastern Shore is a narrow 135-mile long peninsula. The words remain capitalized as an unofficial practice to this day.

It has been called the Eastern Shore since the Jamestown colonists first looked across the Chesapeake; John Smith mentioning it in his writings. It was our intention to head north from our port in Oxford, MD, to the C&D Canal, then east through that 14-mile ditch, southeast in the Delaware Bay to Cape Henalopen, and then south offshore by way of the Atlantic to the Bay entrance at the bridge tunnel and Cape Charles, VA. We would then cruise north back to the Choptank River’s mouth and, the last leg, to the Tred Avon River and Oxford, thus completing the circle.

Rock Hall and its lovely Swan Creek became our first anchorage. We were halfway to the C&D at that point. Good southerly wind astern drove us up the middle of the Bay, the Island Packet 35 Odyssey’s two head sails set wing on wing, as this boat felt like an old Desoto with both front doors open, pushing forward. The next afternoon, we made the C&D Canal, separating the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River and its bay.

##After a day’s rest in Cape Charles, VA, moored next to the historic reproduction of the sailing ship Kalmar Nyckel, the state ship of Delaware, providing an awesome atmosphere by its presence, we sadly cast off.

The Delaware Bay has none of the gentleness of the Chesapeake; it’s all business with plenty of shoals, and when the wind is against the tide, steep and choppy, making it universally disliked among cruisers. I’ve sailed it many times, for a few years even moored in one of its rivers. Being underway with crew having always single-handed, and on a favorable tide, with a pretty summer day and flat water, porpoises aplenty, all was good with the cruise. Smiles were contagious. At our day’s destination, the town of Lewes in Delaware at Cape Henalopen, there were few services, but we managed to get some diesel and then leave the narrow

“The Delaware Bay has none of the gentleness of the Chesapeake; it’s all business with plenty of shoals, and when the wind is against the tide, steep and choppy…”

##Ship John Shoal Lig

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The canal was an early idea from about 1650; although, it wasn’t dug until 1804 and was not completed until 1829. As larger ships were built, it has taken on its current configuration: 450 feet wide and 40 feet in depth, with a current that was a blessing at the end of a long sail day, delivering us to the eastern side in short order and another lovely anchorage behind Reedy Island overlooked by a nuclear tower. It was a mixed viewscape.

canal to a harbor built of a stone breakwater and a spit of sand with the Atlantic thundering on the other side.

The next day, we were heading into nice big square ocean swells. Later, as the sun set, I was back steering by the stars in motion, and the crew began with navigation by radar and charts, all the while, the smell of burning pine forests waifing past, as a North Carolina forest was engulfed and winds forward brought us the scent from spinsheet.com

afar. We passed Ocean City, MD, and then Assateague Island, famous for its herd of ponies. The wild ponies have roamed the beaches, pine forest, and salt marshes of Assateague Island since the 1600s.

Assateague Island National Seashore has a combined total of more than 300 wild ponies in Maryland and Virginia. Some people believe the horses arrived on Assateague’s shores when a Spanish galleon ship (with a cargo of ponies) sank offshore.

Here the first known landing took place on the Eastern Shore by Verrazano sailing for King Francis of France. He made landfall and reported meeting an Indian boy on the island.

In the morning, the seas flattened, the breeze freshened, and all things previous that were uncomfortable were forgotten.

We began observing pods of porpoises circling fishheads to capture their breakfast. That would have been entertainment enough, but the sailing was terrific, and into the Chesapeake’s southern end we came, now passing under the bridge. (The previous day, sailors spotted a whale at this same fix.)

The 17.6-mile-long Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, completed in 1964, took three and a half years to build. The first

##Crew mates for the DelMarVa circumnavigation: Tony, Mark, and the author.

idea was to build a huge bridge to Norfolk, but the navy objected, citing the possible ruins of a bombed bridge may prevent the fleet from leaving. So, a system of 12 miles of bridges, two tunnels both under channels, and four islands was built to connect it all.

After a day’s rest in Cape Charles, moored next to the historic reproduction of the sailing ship Kalmar Nyckel, the state ship of Delaware providing an awesome atmosphere by its presence, we sadly cast off this pleasant little town and made our way north to the mouth of the Little Choptank River and James Island’s lee, which gave

us a pleasant anchorage, as well as a great spot to have a champagne toast to a fine cruise. The next morning, we let Odyssey gently bring us home to Oxford. Mark and Tony now have some navigation and night cruising experience to refer to when needed and are happy with the results of their first cruise; I was able to cross an item off my bucket list.

BIG Improvements For Boaters

About the Author: Art Ross, holds a 100-ton USCG license and spends the summer docked in Oxford on Coaster and the winter in the Grenadines.

BIG Improvements for Boaters

The town of urbanna used BIG funds to install transient boat slips, bulkheads, a pedestrian walkway, new power pedestals and ADA compliant restroom facilities with showers and laundry.

Virginia’s waterways provide enjoyment to thousands of boaters each year. As more recreational boaters take to the water, the need for shelter, tie-ups and sanitary facilities also increases. The National Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program protects the integrity of our waterways by helping marinas meet the needs of transient boaters. BIG projects in Virginia improve access to tie-ups, fuel stations, restrooms, laundry facilities, showers, pump-out and dumpstations. These improvements protect Virginia’s waterways and bring more enjoyment to boaters.

The town of Urbanna used BIG (Boating Infrastructure Grant) funds to install transient boat slips, bulkheads, a pedestrian walkway,

power pedestals and improvements, ADA compliant restroom facilities with showers and laundry.

For a list new of marinas with BIG call 804-864-7468 or visit: http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/ONSITE/BIGCVA.htm

Today more than 12 million boats cruise and fish in the waters of the United States. Recreational May 2012 is a growing economic activity, and in many ways exceeds that of waterborne SpinSheet commerce.

Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) funding is available to help marinas meet the increasing demand for transient boater tie-ups and sanitary facilities. The BIG program protects the integrity of our waterways

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@ 200 Issues

by Dave Gendell

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Pre-History

n the gauzy days of the early 1990s, I remember seeing Rags sailing magazine in St. Michaels. I took the new magazine down to the boat and devoured every word.

Then it got passed around to the rest of the crew, who did the same.

By 1993, I was working at Rags. There were big personalities and a few legendary characters on the scene.

And there were a few less-than-legendary characters.

There was rum. There were big plans. We had offices.

Marmaduke’s Pub was around the corner. We hired a new sales rep, who was organized and who was on fire. The fax machine hummed with advertising insertion orders and with race results. I spent a lot of time in those days “keying in” race results into WordPerfect.

The graphics area smelled like a hot glue roller, but times were changing quickly. The old Photostat machine was put down in a corner of the garage. We bought a scanner. We invested $1000 in a 1 GB hard drive on which the guys would store graphics. Despite the nascent technology, in the magazine, there were typos. Some of those typos were in the legendary category. There were also shocking print jobs. And despite all this, there were a lot of readers and advertisers who loved the magazine.

In May 1995, I was in San Diego for the America’s Cup, and there were rumors coming from back in Eastport. A couple weeks later, the magazine closed up shop. A sad day. There was no severance, but I did get to grab my computer out of my office. And my paper Rolodex.

That organized sales rep was Mary Ewenson (née Iliff), and we sailed on the same J/35. On that boat, Sandy Morse’s Jake, we started thinking about the gap we saw.

We discussed it on the way out to the starting line, in between races, and during delays waiting for wind. It was a hot summer, and we were in Annapolis. We were unemployed 27-year-olds who loved sailing, and we had a couple of core skills: I could develop, write, and shoot a story; and Mary could sell ads.

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The Gap

t didn’t seem like that big of a risk at the time and, in retrospect, the opportunity was right there. There was a Gap. We knew it. Some local papers included occasional racing coverage, but it was never enough.

At that point, the Internet was barely a blip, and the national sailing print magazines were thriving. But they only occasionally featured anything from the Chesapeake Bay. It was never enough. Readers were desperate for news and information about their community. Advertisers needed to generate awareness and demand with no venue to advertise. And that was The Gap.

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Summer 1995

s pre-history shapes into official history, I think about the noteworthy events and unfolding trends of that summer and how they may have spurred us along.

In mid-May, Team New Zealand won the America’s Cup off San Diego. I was on the water as they sealed the deal, a short distance from the finish line. Anything is possible. It was on that trip to San Diego, in May 1995, that I first explored the possibilities of the Internet with a Netscape browser.

I started subscribing to Wired Magazine in 1994 when it was still a quirky, geeky publication and watched it quickly grow to about 300 pages an issue. There may have been powerful, emerging forces of technology, but print was king, and print was where the big ideas, and the big advertising spend, was happening.

In early July, I bugged out for a few days to do the Marblehead to Halifax Race on the Santa Cruz 70, Donnybrook. On that trip, the crew was incredibly supportive and really pushed me to jump into the new venture. Late at night, offshore, someone said “If not you and Mary, then who? Who else could do this?”

At the same time, Mary’s father had just split from his position at a large, well-established law firm and started a new practice with a single partner. Inspiration was everywhere. Click… click… click… With this inspiration and some working capital from Sandy Morse and Sally Coulton, we were in business.

As the hot summer rolled forward, legends left us, and businesses were being created. On August 9, Jerry Garcia passed away. That same day, Netscape made its IPO at a valuation of $2.9 billion. The company was just 16 months old. eBay, my future employer, was founded on September 4. Closer to home, we had a vision of our own.

Names. Faces. Boat names. Boat pictures. Club names. Place names. Proper nouns everywhere. An active sailor should see a familiar person, boat, or event every few pages. They will feel the pride of community in the magazine.

No restaurant reviews. No recipes. No fishing. No powerboats. No national or international news unless it had a real Chesapeake Connection. Every drop of ink turned over to such distractions was a drop that was not used celebrating the sailing scene and venue we loved.

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Naming

hat summer, my favorite working name for the new magazine was “South By Southeast,” which we would, naturally shorten to “SxSE” whenever possible. I loved the idea of naming the magazine after the direction of the Chesapeake sea breeze. Cooler heads prevailed.

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We pressed forward in those early days without a name. It came to a head around a table with Mary, Sandy, Sally, and me. It was a “We will have a name before we get up…” kind of discussion. I honestly do not know which of the four of us hit upon the name SpinSheet. It could have been anyone. I clearly remember immediately jamming the words together and adding the “Intracap.” It was a very mid-1990s thing to do. Seems like something you would see in Wired Magazine.

We registered the domain name in September 1995.

There were some crazy domains available at the time. I think even sailing.com was available. The reigning ethos at the time was that you registered what you needed, and it was bad form to register beyond that.

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Production

ith the name thing locked down, as August unfolded, Mary was organized and was selling ads; a few standouts pre-paid before seeing an issue, which helped fund the early days. I was generating content and securing writers and photographers we wanted to carry over from the Rags days. But when it came time to put it all together, we were stuck.

The actual process of laying out a magazine and preparing it for the printer is a heavy lift. We only had “over-the-shoulder” experience in this area. But the name of the game was DIY, and we bought the software and both learned how to do it. We had one computer, and for that first issue, we took turns sleeping and working as we ground out a 24-hour push to the printing deadline. For the first couple of years, we took turns laying out sections of the magazine, and as recently as 2007, I still had the habit of laying out large blocks of pages in Adobe InDesign, always to the dismay of our talented production crew.

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t worked! There was an audience. There were advertisers. There were events and trends that played in our favor (Tall Ships, world championships, and round-the-world racers coming right into our backyard among them). There were some talented and dedicated people working alongside us, sharing the vision. Mary’s mom joined the team, and the organization and focus took another leap forward. We were blessed to have some incredible teammates over the years. Wow. I never saw the business’s success as a victory for the founders, and I still don’t. It was and is a win for the community. The project did not work unless it was “By, For, and About” Chesapeake Bay sailors. SpinSheet belongs to the community: the folks who contribute photos and stories; the businesses and organizations that serve as magazine distribution points; the readers

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at 200 Issues who say, “I saw your ad in SpinSheet,” as they pull out their wallets; the sailors who buy classified ads; and the sailors who straighten up a sloppy stack of magazines in a restaurant entrance. We are all in this together.

If you are part of this Chesapeake sailing community, I heartily say, “Thank you! And, congratulations on your 200th issue.”

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@200

ore than four years removed from the dayto-day, it seems strange to think of “issues” as a unit of measurement. It actually seems strange to think of media as released in “issues” anymore. I always considered SpinSheet to be a platform with products and initiatives connected to it. There happens to be a print magazine that is released 12 times a year. Historically, that publication has been the flagship. But the fabric of SpinSheet is a vibrant amalgamation of websites, events, sponsorships, Crew Listings, Start Sailing Now, PropTalk, PortBook, event programs, and more… As the media world evolves, that platform vision is becoming a reality.

Mary has done a great job evolving the business to grow in a seriously disrupted traditional media environment. In my current job, I have an up-close view of some of the most advanced and dynamic digital content and advertising solutions in the market and in development. With that as context, I understand, more than ever, that SpinSheet continues to add differentiated value to advertisers, readers, and the community. There is no denying that. I’ve often said that SpinSheet will be the last print publication standing.

The model sustains.

I was privileged to work on about 150 issues of SpinSheet, and I got to do some very cool stuff along the way. Bucket list type stuff for a Chesapeake Bay river rat: cover the day-to day of Chessie’s race around the world with my younger brother aboard for every leg. Dive deep into two fascinating research projects: the Schooner America in Annapolis and the Thomas Point Lighthouse in the ice floe of 1877. Emcee the Tall Ships Parade of Sail off Fort McHenry. Travel to Valencia to support my best buddy as he raced in the America’s Cup finals. Lead the media efforts for the 2000 Nautica Star Class World Championship in Annapolis.

And sail. There was always a lot of sailing. Sailing on everything from log canoes to Volvo Ocean Race Champions. From Tall Ships to home-builts. From Penguins to Swan 70s.

In the most recent phase of my career, the HR folks call that a “Non-Traditional Background.” I call it a blessing. A pretty sweet run.

These days, that bucket list is less glamorous, but even more rewarding. I get to go sailing with my own

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wife and kids. When that warm southerly builds, we slip out of Back Creek and get out in it. We overnight in Lake Ogleton, walking distance from the house in case something goes bad.

We just took delivery of a kid windsurfing rig and sail. We drag the kids around on a tube behind the SpinSheet photo boat. And out in the middle of the Bay, we shut it off. The whole family jumps in for a swim. I lurk along the edge as their summer sailing camp sessions get underway, listening and smiling. A buddy has an old Prindle on the beach, and we are going to fix it up just enough and get out in the breeze together once the water warms up a bit.

Mary, Molly, and the crew have a great thing going at SpinSheet. I am proud of them and humbled to have worked with such dedicated and talented sailors. I look forward to every issue. But these days, it is always from the perspective of a father keen to introduce his family to the pleasures of life under sail and along the Chesapeake Bay. And through that lens, I love SpinSheet more than ever.

About the Author: Dave Gendell is the co-founder of SpinSheet and served as its editor from 1995 through 2007. He lives with his family in Annapolis.

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he cloying delights of Fort Lauderdale, FL, finally released their grip on Shalamar and her crew—there was a real danger we were about to become a permanent mark on the chart—and like thieves in the night, we slipped our mooring in Lake Sylvia before dawn had even thought of raising her head to light the day.

The Gulf Stream proved to be in a boisterous mood with toppling waves and contrary winds, but at least the dreaded “Elephants,” standing waves that make progress nigh impossible, were clearly roaming some other part of their watery savannah.

A few hours later, land was sighted approximately where it should have been. The feats of navigating a small boat across featureless deserts of water and arriving at an intended destination never cease to amaze me, even with the modern magic of GPS. In the interests of full disclosure, I do have to admit that it has not always been so with my navigation. One tired and bleary-eyed arrival at the coast of England after a particularly trying crossing of the English Channel resulted in a spectacular error of confusing the Eddystone Light off Devon for Saint Catherines Point Lighthouse on the Isle of Wight; a considerable distance off to the West. I had plenty of time to think of my excuses for my boss, since it took a day to beat back to where I should have been; thus failing, not the first time, to turn up for work on Monday morning as a result of careless navigation.

Back to the present. I had not really intended stopping in the Bahamas as we were so far behind even our relaxed schedule. I changed my mind, however, after a bruising beat to windward for two days across the Grand Bahama Bank followed by a horrible motor sail from Chub Cay to New Providence Island. To avoid mutiny from the cats, I decided to put into Nassau Port.

Of course, being English and a stickler for the rules, I made sure I called Port Control to ask permission to enter. I was slightly taken aback to be asked all sorts of questions about the boat’s registration and if I had cleared customs and paid the $300 cruising permit fee.

Not being in the mood to discuss these minor matters, I decided to act dumb, and I switched off the VHF. Not really such a good idea, as within five minutes, I had a patrol boat of the Royal Bahamian Defence Force alongside and directing me to Prince Georges Wharf, where I was to tie up and be interrogated by immigration. Since the gentlemen in the launch were armed with big guns, it seemed wise to follow their instructions.

With visions of spending the next 20 years inside a Bahamian gaol, I rather sheepishly gathered together my ships papers, had a quick shave, changed into the cleanest shirt I had, and clambered up the wharf to present myself to the authorities. With a dry mouth and sweaty palms, I explained why I had yet to check into their beguiling country in the hopes that what passes as Watt charm might soften the sentence I was clearly about to receive.

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To a man (and woman), the crew on duty that night could not have been more welcoming and helpful. With broad smiles they allowed me to pay them $10 for a five-day entry pass with a further $10 to be paid on departure. They wanted to know nothing about my boat or my travelling intentions, but were very interested to know about the forthcoming celebrations in London for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee—and they say the Empire is dead!

My relief was short-lived though as on returning to Shalamar, the two sailors who had escorted me in asked in polite, but firm, tones that they wished to board and check the boat.

Down through the companionway they descended, but clearly, one look at the debris below was enough to instill sympathy in the hardest heart. A cursory look at the lifejacket collection and the odd assortment of flares and a poke under the fore cabin mattress were enough to earn a yellow slip saying that I had been boarded and all was in order.

“The feats of navigating a small boat across featureless deserts of water and arriving at an intended destination never cease to amaze me…”

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The nagging easterlies that have been the prevailing winds have finally grown bored with delaying me. A glorious two-day sail has found me in Georgetown, southern Exumas, which appears to be a kind of Mecca for a large proportion of East Coast sailors, an anchorage with about 400 boats in it and a strange water-centered community complete with all sorts of jolly, organized activities. It would seem that the idea of a pied à terre in some sunny island for the winter has been refined to become, in Georgetown at least, a pied à mer.

About the Author: Sebastian Watt and crew are making their way, slowly but surely, to the Spanish Virgin Islands on the 1941 Rhodes Custom yawl Shalamar.

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hat do government workers and marine electronics specialists have in common? Lavish parties in Vegas? Regular work hours and holidays off? Sensible shoes? No, no, no. The answer is a love of acronyms. If you want to learn anything about the latest marine electronics, familiarizing yourself with the latest acronyms will put you ahead of the game.

Call several regional experts, as we at SpinSheet did, and you won’t be talking about new technology for automatic identification systems, personal locator beacons, multi-functional displays, or emergency position indicating radio beacons. The conversation will be about AIS, PLBs, MFDs, and EPIRBs. And then, you will get into the hybrids, such as AIS/PLBs—amazing technology once you unravel the acronyms and do some research.

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f you have ever encountered, or avoided an encounter, with a ship on the Chesapeake Bay, you understand the desire to have an automatic identification system (AIS) onboard. On the lower end of the technology, such systems identify commercial vessels; on the higher end, they have the ability to communicate with ships without delay, and they easily interface with your existing electronics.

A typical installation requires a VHF radio (very high frequency, of course) antenna and a box “about the size of two pieces of bread,” according to Jim Maier of BOE Marine in Kent Island, MD, who explains how recreational sailors are depending on AIS more and more.

“It can tie into your existing electronics, such as your chartplotter, or you can use its own display.” The whole package starts at $400 and can go up to $1500 or more.

ollowing widely publicized sailing accidents, such as the capsize of Rambler 100 during the Fastnet Race in August 2011 or the tragedy during San Francisco YC’s Farallones Race last month—the conversation about sailors’ needs for personal locator beacons (PLB) intensifies. PLBs are pocket-sized emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRB) used by offshore sailors, pilots, or even backcountry skiers.

If you look up “PLB” at Landfall Navigation’s website (landfallnavigation.com), you’ll find an interesting opinion page titled “PLB or EPIRB? Our opinion.” It explains the limitations of PLBs, namely that they only hold a battery charge for 24 hours and are no substitute for a rugged, vessel-mounted EPIRB on offshore vessels. However, PLBs are useful for man-overboard recovery and may save lives of sailors who stick close to shore.

Costs for PLBs range from $250 to $450.

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hat’s unattainable is always hot; such is the case for the Kannad Marine AIS/PLB, not yet approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), according to Phil Mitchell at Electronic Marine in Annapolis. The SafeLink SRS (Survival Recovery System) enables anyone with an AIS chartplotter to efficiently locate and retrieve a man overboard (MOB).

Mounted on a lifejacket and manually activated or triggered by lifejacket inflation upon an emergency, the SafeLink system alerts all vessels with AIS within a four-mile radius of the MOB’s exact position for 24 hours continuously.

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ou cannot discuss electronics these days without hearing the words multi-functional display (MFD), or all-in-one navigation displays. Allan Engler at Eastern Marine Electronics recommends checking out Raymarine’s e-Series. The displays draw less power than previous ones, have bright LCD displays that work even in bright sun at wide angles, and can easily tie into your smart phone or tablet, both Apple and Android versions, with a simple app download. Then, you can plan your route and home and synch it with the display once you’re on the sailboat. You can also control your music with your Bluetooth or smart phone from the cockpit, add waypoints, or even stream video. Want to watch television from ##Image of B&G Zeus Navigation System courtesy of B&G the cockpit? Neither do we, but now we could.

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Marshall Larner at J. Gordon & Co., the only Furuno dealer in Annapolis, thinks the Furuno NavNet TZ Touch system is the one to investigate. “It works like a smart phone,” he says. You use two fingers to enlargen the image—what the brochure calls “pinch-to-zoom technology.” Larner says, “It’s a neat feature. It makes chartplotting so much easier.” Find it at navnet.com. Ask questions about it through jgordonco.com.

Racing sailors and performance cruising sailors will love the technology recommended by Maier: the B&G Zeus System. This high-end MFD, designed by the top developer of Grand Prix racing systems, assists crews in maximizing their performance with a clear presentation of regional cartography, a sail navigating overlay (including layline predictor and time to the layline, weather forecasting, wind speed, wind direction, and wind trending charts), AIS, and autopilot control. And it’s NMEA 2000 compatible. Learn more at boemarine.com and search for “Zeus.” ##Image of Furuno NAVNet TZtouch MFD courtesy of Furuno.JPG

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e sailors love our weather data… and blogging daily from the ocean! Sailors may buy hand-held satellite or sat phones starting at $600 on up to $10,000 or more on permanently installed versions, depending on how high tech you want to go. Would you like to stream live video à la Volvo Ocean Race? Mitchell says, “You can spend up to $30,000 if you want. You can send and receive live video for $12 per minute!”

An Internet search reveals a dizzying array of options for sat phones. Talk to your cruising friends with extensive offshore experience to see what they have learned. If you don’t have any acquaintances who are bluewater cruisers, find some through the Seven Seas Cruising Association (ssca.org) or in real time at the Annapolis GAM, held at Camp Letts in Mayo, MD, September 28-30. Talk to other sailors and experts, such as the electronics professionals on these pages, who often go to boat shows and love to talk electronics. Let them guide you to the technologies that match your sailing goals.

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he National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) established a protocol by which all electronics can be compatible and can communicate with one another. According to Maier, the NMEA 2000 (even further abbreviated to N2K) was long in coming; it could easily be renamed NMEA 2012. Once you have established the simple set of cables or a “backbone” (costing about $50), then your wind data equipment from Manufacturer X connects to your display system from Manufacturer Y and your autopilot from Manufacturer Z; that is, if they are all NMEA 2000 compatible, as all new systems are, according to Maier. “It’s a simple way to modernize your boat.” For a thorough description of how NMEA 2000 works, click to the Frequently Asked Questions on the BOE Marine website via boemarine.com.

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by Eva Hill

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If you’ve ever wandered a charter company’s docks in the Caribbean, you’ll note the homeports on the boats are very rarely the same as the country you’re visiting. I’ve seen everything from Alabama to South Africa, while not being anywhere remotely near those places. That’s because very few of those boats-for-hire are owned by the charter company. They are, instead, owned by private individuals like you and me, hoping to get something out of owning a boat and placing it in service for charters.

As a frequent charterer, I’ve toyed more than casually with buying a charter boat, going so far as talking to several companies

and making elaborate spreadsheets to assist with the analysis. I personally couldn’t make it “work” for me, but I number several charter boat owners among my acquaintances—by all accounts intelligent and (fairly) rational people—so it can work.

And, of course, if it didn’t, the docks would be empty.

There are two basic models of charter boat ownership. The first, and probably most prevalent, scheme is a passive model that guarantees a particular cash flow to the owner. You buy the boat, and the charter company uses the boat and covers all operating expenses, paying you (the owner) an agreed-upon monthly sum. If the owner finances the boat, the payment from the

charter company may cover monthly loan payments for the duration of the charter period (usually three to six years). During this time, the owner is entitled to use the boat, or a sister ship at another location, as many as 12 weeks a year. After the charter service ends, the charter company will refurbish the vessel. Then, the owner can take possession of the boat, trade it in for another charter boat, put it up for sale, or place it in service with a “lower-tier” charter company, which uses older boats.

While guaranteed cash flow and use of the boat can be enticing, there are limitations to this model. The boats in these fleets are often very standardized, so you can purchase only an approved vessel. For

## A fat cat-for-hire stands watch in Antigua. Photo by Harriet Hardy

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example, the Moorings’ fleet consists of 37- to 54-foot monohulls and catamarans built by Beneteau and Robertson & Caine to specifications that are often intended to maximize the number of cabins and heads.

Great, if that’s your dream boat, but limiting if it’s not. Your loan payments may be covered during the charter term, but depending on your financing, you will still have a boat mortgage to satisfy at the end of the term. Can you afford to keep the boat? If you can’t, it may not be easy to sell it. Charter boats are notorious for being used hard, and your boat may be competing with many other, identical sailboats on the market.

If you’re looking for a more personalized approach, many charter companies offer a less regimented model. You can buy a boat more to your liking (bearing in mind that certain amenities will be required to make the boat attractive to charterers) and place it in a “management” program. Under such a model, the owner keeps the “profit” from placing the boat in charter, after all expenses. But those expenses include everything from financing, commissions payable to the charter company and brokers for handling bookings, fees for repairs and maintenance, fees for preparing the boat for each charter, and the costs of supplies, dockage, licenses and permits, and utilities.

You are free to use the boat for your own vacations, but every week you use it means a paying customer isn’t.

To avoid commissions and maximize bookings, owners whose boats are under management often take a proactive role in marketing charters on their vessels. They run websites, network with sailors, and offer incentives for bookings. These owners also involve themselves in the boat’s maintenance and often visit the charter base to keep an eye on things. This can be timeconsuming and expensive, but it’s often a labor of love, because it can be a path to owning the boat of your dreams, with the financial assistance of charterers.

Which model a prospective buyer selects depends on evaluating all of these factors, as well as your appetite and/or capacity for risk and work. Moreover, there are major financial and tax considerations (though, in my review several years ago, I found it was very difficult for U.S. citizens to get favorable enough tax treatment to offset much of the cost; this may be different for residents of other countries). In no case is charter boat ownership likely to be a profitable venture.

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But by “profit” I mean the economic term, where revenues exceed expenses. There are intangible benefits to charter boat ownership, just as there are intangible positives to owning a boat for personal use. There would have to be; otherwise, the industry would be doomed! Rarely is boat ownership a purely rational decision.

Under the guaranteed income model, a deciding factor is the availability of “free” weeks to use your boat for vacation purposes.

When I did my analysis, I calculated the cost of my own charter vacations; the savings might have made the calculus work. The conventional wisdom is that somewhere between four to six weeks of personal use of a charter boat can balance the equation (bearing in mind that neither boat ownership nor charter vacation are necessities; they are luxuries). Since I could not come close to using that much vacation time and had no interest in having every vacation be a charter, the discussion would have ended here for me.

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Another motivation to buy a charter boat, as hinted above, is using a charter program to defray some of the costs of buying a boat you’d buy anyway, albeit on a somewhat deferred basis while the boat is in service. I’ve heard of soon-to-be retirees placing large catamarans in charter, with the expectation that in a few years, they would move aboard. In the meantime, their loan payments have been covered, their boat has been taken care of, and they’ve gotten to try it out using their vacation weeks. But if your dream boat is not a production boat chopped into many cabins, or you want to sail now, this plan doesn’t work.

Finally, some people will buy a charter boat anyway, analysis be damned. After all, there is much allure to talking about keeping a “yacht in the islands.” Like a vacation home at the beach, if you want it, emotion is more often the ruling factor than economic sense. Other than this article, another good resource for potential charter boat owners is sailonline.com.

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n a late July evening, while moored at the Msida Marina on the tiny island nation of Malta, my husband David and I ventured ashore for dinner. The Black Pearl, a wooden trading schooner built in 1909 and used in filming the movie “Popeye,” was in service 100 years later as an upscale restaurant. It was perched on land just steps from our berth on the visitors’ quay.

We took a table overlooking historic Valetta, a city surrounded by imposing fortress walls. The slanted stone barriers facing the large natural harbor had been reinforced through the centuries to secure the island’s strategic position, as the “navel of the Mediterranean,” between the European and African continents. From our

vantage point in Ta’ Xbiex, the walls were an appropriate backdrop for where we were in our cruise at that moment.

We had arrived after two overnight passages from Tunisia, stopping for several days on the Italian island of Pantelleria, en route to Malta. Night passages in this part of the Med can be quite mysterious.

While rounding Cape Bon in Tunisia, for example, with the hot Saharan breeze blowing off the land, we played chicken with a fishing boat returning to port. We couldn’t seem to get out of his way no matter how hard we tried. We turned on the engine and made an abrupt change in course to avert collision. In the dark of night, it seemed as though he was aiming his large trawler directly at our port beam.

Several hours later, I was on watch while we ghosted along under full sail in a light breeze and with a waxing crescent moon.

The radio crackled to life, breaking the silence. In the distance, I noticed what looked like unusually lit, bright white lights on fishing boats. But the radio chatter sounded like something more suspicious was going on.

These are the waters where large numbers of African immigrants try to make their way to Europe. It’s just a short hop to the Italian islands that lie off the coast. The radio operators seemed to be talking about us, but no one hailed us on the radio. I didn’t have a good feeling about the situation and trimmed the sails to keep myself busy until their lights faded into the distance.

##The slanted stone barriers facing the large natural harbor had been reinforced through the centuries to secure the island’s strategic position, as the “navel of the Mediterranean.”

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By the time we found ourselves in the beautiful and historic surroundings of Malta, we needed to escape the heat and minor frustrations of the previous days and weeks onboard Gyasto. A problem had arisen with one of the websites I manage, so we were trying to figure out a way to break through the barriers a modern cruiser faces in the

##We traveled around Malta on the colorful buses.

ever-changing world of communications technology. Scaling the imposing fortress walls across the harbor seemed easier than solving a website problem in Tunisia.

To make matters worse, the mixing elbow in the engine exhaust line of our 1985 Tayana 37 had finally given out. We had limped into the harbor by putting another hose clamp on the leaking line. It urgently needed to be replaced, so we had no choice but to wait for the part to be delivered and installed.

David went to work on the engine repairs, while I tackled the website problem.

He was relieved to find a Yanmar dealer across the street from the marina. Luck was on my side, too. Malta is a relatively new member of the European Union and is at the forefront of the Internet technology boom, compared to its southern European and North African neighbors. I had no trouble finding a high-speed data package for the USB modem I already owned and quickly went to work fixing the website while we waited for Gyatso’s engine parts

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to arrive. As is usually the case with engine repairs, what we thought might take four days turned into two weeks.

While cruising, we have learned to make the best of difficult situations that arise.

We quickly discovered the colorful and convenient bus system and used the time to explore the ancient history of Malta, an island inhabited since at least 5200 BC. We had a reunion with Alan and Joan on Moonstruck, friends who sailed across the Atlantic with us in the ARC Europe Rally.

They had just stopped over in Paris on the way back to their boat. We sampled the delicious, ripe French cheese they brought back, enjoyed several dinners together, and attended the Malta wine festival overlooking the Grand Harbor from atop the fortress walls in Valetta.

The new mixing elbow arrived and was installed. While we were at it, we replaced the alternator for good measure.

We stowed the old one, showing signs of wear, in the spare parts locker. Unlike the struggles I faced in Tunisia, my technology

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problems were solved in a matter of hours in Malta. I even had time to teach myself how to use new web authoring software. The website was updated and fully functioning once again.

During our five-year cruise on Gyatso, we very rarely had to interrupt the voyage to make repairs. We keep our boat and its trusty diesel engine in good repair by doing major maintenance in the off-season. When you travel thousands of miles every year, things are bound to break, whether you have a brand new boat or an older one like ours. We subscribe to the motto, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” But the minute something is showing signs of wear or has reached its life expectancy, we deal with it. For example, we replaced all of the standing rigging and chainplates because David felt “rig anxiety” sailing offshore. We replaced the black iron fuel tank two years ago just to be sure we wouldn’t have problems with fuel, as others had before us while cruising around the Black Sea. Some say that the definition of cruising is “fixing your boat in exotic places.” As long-

distance cruisers, we do tend to find ourselves in exotic places when fixing our boat. I guess our time in Malta, dealing with two very different technological problems in the shadow of the ancient fortress walls, would qualify as a classic cruiser’s experience.

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“Ne’er Cast a Clout til May Be Out” y Scottish parents often said this to get us kids to wear coats in the early spring. If the Chesapeake Bay weather behaves as it has all winter long, we’ll soon be sporting shorts, T-shirts, and flip-flops. Here, more than 30 clubs share how they prep for warm days of fun on the Bay. By May 10, send ruth@spinsheet.com your Club Notes, high-resolution photos, Club Directory updates, and the name of a good boat detailer near Edgewater, MD.

Fire on High

olding the Havre de Grace Yacht Club’s (HDGYC) third annual Sock Burning Social March 24 (below) meant that nearly 40 members and friends faced wind and rain, rather than the balmy weather of the actual Vernal Equinox, to enjoy sailing spirit and gourmet potluck dishes. Our 2012 commodore, William FitzGerald, declared that the proper sailing attire would from this day forth include boat shoes worn without socks. After a rousing cheer, we removed winter-weary socks and cast them into the fire. The extra heat allowed two five-year-olds to properly prepare S’mores. The Spring Series of Thursday night racing commenced April 26 for Daysailor, Star, J/24, spinnaker, and non-spinnaker classes. We enjoy round-the-buoy racing on the Susquehanna River in front of the Tidewater Marina, and membership fees cover beer afterward (hdgyc.org)! —by Betty Caffo

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Let the Sailing Season Begin!

ur Singles on Sailboats Spring Training event March 17 saw a capacity crowd and earned rave reviews. Our annual Dockside Training event March 31 included live demos of how to use flares (below) and fire extinguishers. The 2012 cruise schedule began with our IRS cruise April 21-22 to Rock Creek and the West River. May events include a weekend Shakedown Cruise to Eagles Cove on the Magothy River (May 5-6) and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) cruise to Granary Creek (May 19-20) for food and entertainment at the DNR lodge. Everyone is invited to attend our monthly Happy Hours held throughout Annapolis, Baltimore, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, PA, and surrounding suburbs. See our group on meetup.com for details on locations and dates. And visit singlesonsailboats.org for more info on our activities and member application information. —by Alex Doyle ##When getting lit is a good thing… SOS Flair demos.

##Weather-weary socks from HDGYC members disappear into the flames.

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“When the Moon Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie”

oin the Annapolis Naval SA May 3 for our Full Moon Sail (from 6 to 11:30 p.m.). Simply contact operations@ansa.org for sail details and membership@ansa.org to join. Learn about us at ansa.org, facebook.com/ansasailingclub, or twitter.com/ansasailingclub. —by Andrew Murphy

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altimore Annapolis Sailing Club (BASC) members (below) are gearing up for our BASC Crew Clinic covering the basics of sailing and how to be good crew on other people’s boats. The first part will be held classroom style at Bacon Sails in Annapolis May 19. Then May 20, attendees will board a sailboat to practice all they learned. The fee is $35; the net proceeds will benefit Annapolis Community Boating. For more details, check out mdsailing.com. —by Andrew Barabasz ##The Pendragon crew during the WCC’s Ocean Sailing Seminar in Annapolis this March.

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##Last year’s BASC Crew Clinic attendees learned about parts of a sailboat using examples made from everyday household items.

It’s Kind of a Big Deal

he World Cruising Club USA’s (WCC) Ocean Sailing Seminar in Annapolis March 24-25 was well attended by sailors registered for the upcoming Caribbean 1500 Rally or ARC Europe Rally and others prepping for cruising in general (above). People came from as far away as Quebec, Brazil, Iowa, Michigan, and Minnesota to join many east coast sailors in learning about outfitting your boat for offshore cruising, planning for offshore emergencies, understanding weather, and enjoying life at sea. May 5 brings the start of the ARC Europe Rally from Hampton VA, to Tortola, with 36 boats entered (worldcruising.com). —by Ilene Lipsitz

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Let’s Take a Second Look, Shall We?

ast month, the Hunter SA (HSA) reported that everyone who burned their socks during our Shipwreck Party March 18 removed their socks before burning them. When we review the evidence, though, that may not be the case. See the photo (left) or talk with any of the three-dozen people who attended the party. The April 21 Spring-Forward Raft-Up was a combination raft-up and dinner ashore on the West River in Galesville, MD. Members came by car and by boat, either anchoring near Chalk Point or taking a slip. Happy Hour aboard Mission Impossible preceded dinner at the Inn at Pirates Cove. On Memorial Day weekend, we will approach St. Michaels from two sides: via Eastern Bay and the Miles River and via San Domingo Creek off the Choptank River. Simply show up Saturday afternoon and hail “HSA One” on VHF radio channel 78 (hsa1.org). —by Carl Reitz

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Do You Jeanneau?

he next three events for the Jeanneau Sailboat Owners Association (right) are a Memorial Day Cruise May 25-30 to Solomons, Fort McHenry festivities June 16-17, and a Summer Sailstice raft-up in the Magothy River.

Visit jsogroup.org to learn more about us and to see a complete calendar of our events! —by Gabe Fontana

How About You Burn the Fleas and Save the Socks?

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resh off its Sock Burn/Nautical Flea Market/Cookout at Oak Harbor Marina April 21, the Pearson SA of the Chesapeake Bay is looking forward to a Memorial Day Rendezvous at the Maryland YC May 26-27. Happy hour will start promptly at 3 p.m. under the pavilion, with dinner on the patio later. June 9-10 bring the Dun Cove Race and Raft-Up from the mouth of the West River to Harris Creek on the Choptank River. Our Rally ‘Round the DelMarVa Circumnavigation June 1524 is a great trip for Bay sailors wanting to “get their feet wet” with some coastal offshore sailing. July 14-15 bring a rendezvous and raft-up on the Rhode River (cbpsa.org, ed@chessie.com). —by Ed Criscuolo

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lmost 500 friends and supporters gathered with Seafarers and their families at Martin’s Crosswinds to celebrate Mardi Gras. After enjoying our recently renovated clubhouse and new deck at our Spring Fling April 14, captains, mates, and crew members are gearing up for another cruising season, formally beginning with our annual Flag Raising and inaugural cruise set for May 20. In addition to planned cruises to a number of exciting and inviting Bay destinations, members and guests plan to enjoy an extended cruise to Atlantic City, NJ, accentuated in both directions with intermediate overnight stops. Our Annual Summer Youth Program is scheduled for July 9-13. In its ninth year, the program will provide swimming, environmental, and boating instructions and experiences to at-risk kids from Annapolis and Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties (seafarersyc.com).

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES The Tartan Clan

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he Tartan 34 Classic Association (TCA34) is made up of more than 100 members worldwide, so when some of us are happily getting back on the water, others are hunkering down for whatever wrong kind of weather they get in their off-seasons. Here on the Chesapeake, it’s all smiles now, of course (left). Look for Tartan 34 Classics as you sail around the Bay. We have 27 members in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, but we are still looking for owners who are missing from our roster. We hope to find as many of the 525 hulls that were originally built between 1967 and 1978 as we can. If you can help, contact us at tartan34classic.org. Be sure to wave if you see us sail by! —by Grace Holt

Lots Going On!

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lub Beneteau Chesapeake Bay (CB2) kicked off the 2012 sailing season with our annual Spring Luncheon and General Meeting at Buddy’s Crab and Rib Restaurant in Annapolis March 10. The festivities started with a lively social hour, followed by a delicious lunch and then our bi-annual meeting. Much of the meeting concentrated on this year’s planned activities. Seven raft-ups are scheduled, starting with the popular Cinco de Mayo celebration raft-up May 5-6; two major Beneteau Owners Living the Dream (BOLD) trips (one to New York City/Block Island over the fourth of July and the second to the Bahamas in December); the annual Beneteau Rendezvous in Deltaville, VA, June 1-3; and participation in a number Bay races starting with Down the Bay May 25-26 (cb2.org).

—by Jeanne van Hekken

##Chris and Diana Crighton aboard their Tartan 34 Classic, Squander, enjoy our club’s raft-up in Worton Creek last July. This July will find them in the beautiful chilly waters of Cape Cod, where they will join TCA34 members in their new sailing region.

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Ahoy, Current and Future Sailors!

f you want to sail the Chesapeake and don’t own a boat, join the Parklawn SA (PSA) for a complimentary Club Sail (below). Our Catalina 34, Hunter 34, and Express 30 are docked at the West River Yacht Harbour in Galesville, MD; we hope to see you there. We are a friendly, cooperative group of more than 50 sailors, with all levels of experience, and we seek new members.

We offer inexpensive cruising, racing, and on-the-water training programs. During your complimentary Club Sail, you will get the information you need to join PSA for a carefree 2012 sailing season. After your skills are checked out, you can skipper club boats for your own use at a fraction of the cost of chartering comparable boats on the Bay (parklawnsailingassociation.org). —by Joyce Kelly

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ow in its 45th year, the Dickerson Rendezvous in Oxford, MD, June 15-17 will salute those who built wooden and fiberglass Dickerson sailboats and Bay workboats for more than 40 years in the post-World War II era on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. For the Dickerson Owners Association, Friday features the popular parade of Dickersons, led by the 59-foot bugeye Chesapeake from Choptank Light to Mears Marina and a fun reception. Saturday brings a 10 a.m. race off the Choptank Light, and dinner and a celebration at the Tred Avon YC (above). Sunday includes the post-rendezvous cruise north to Annapolis and Baltimore to visit Tall Ships and other ports (dickersonowners.org). If you haven’t received your newsletter and forms for the Dickerson Rendezvous, contact jws2827@aol.com or call (703) 560-7250. —by Joe Slavin

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Breaking the Ice? What Ice?

he Chesapeake Traditional SA kicked off the 2012 sailing season with our annual spring Icebreaker Dinner Meeting (above). Chris and Virginia White graciously hosted the chili dinner at their lovely home on the shore of the Severn River. Members each brought in their favorite sailing book and held a spirited discussion of classics, such as The Riddle of the Sands, The Odyssey, Swallows and Amazons, Tinkerbelle, and many more. We shared sea stories, discussed the upcoming 2012 racing season, and voted on the association’s bylaws. Many members will attend the Elf Classic May 19 and our Three Lights Race June 23. If you have a vessel designed prior to January 1, 1970, and are interested in attending the Three Lights Race and/or future races and events, call (410) 703-1625 or contact albatross8@hotmail.com. —by Kristin White

As if by Providence…

arm weather brought out intrepid sailors of the Chesapeake Bristol Club for a gathering at the Providence Club on Mill Creek (below). The “doldrums party” and planning meeting that followed gave Bay sailors a good chance to talk sailing, swap stories, and fill out the remaining dates on an already crowded calendar. After the mandatory happy hour, a table of delightful dishes prepared by members was ready to be served and savored. Earl Mullins, proud owner of a Bristol 32 and a new member, received the club burgee from commodore Mickey Doran. After the Spring Brunch, the sailing season will officially open with the shakedown cruise to nearby Carr Creek. Our club is open to all cruising Bay sailors looking for opportunities to share fun times on the Bay (cbclub.info). —by Mickey Doran

##Members of the Chesapeake Bristol Club soak up the spring sun.

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The More, the Merrier

or Memorial Day weekend, members of the Old Point Comfort Yacht Club (OPCYC) in Hampton, VA, will head to Cape Charles Town Harbor, which is newly expanded with large floating docks and great accommodations. We will share “docktails” and a potluck meal and tour Cape Charles, VA, to enjoy the diverse attractions, restaurants, beaches, and charming atmosphere of this small Eastern Shore

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town. At the end of the weekend, some boats will head up the Bay for more fun and relaxation, while others will head back to Hampton Roads. Since OPCYC extends reciprocity to so many yacht clubs up and down the Bay, we are inviting fellow cruisers from other yacht clubs to join us on the fun weekend cruise. We also invite as-yet unaffiliated boaters to inquire about membership (egret@widomaker.com; opcyc.org). —by Eileen Turner

Dancing with the Spars?

n February 11, the Annapolis Fleet of the Corinthians gathered at the Tidewater Inn in Easton, MD, to dine, dance, and marvel at how well boating friends “clean up” when dressed in tuxes, suites, gowns, and cocktail dresses. Don Andrew, fleet captain, organized the “No-Snow Ball” by ingeniously combining his love of good boating company, food, and ballroom dancing into one great evening (right). DJ Mike Collier played music from the 40s through the 80s and beyond. Our own new Corinthian Diane O’Toole sang “Crazy” beautifully. Many attendees stayed overnight to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Our fleet and SOS invited offshore sailor, liveaboard, and author Christine Kling to present iPad apps for sailors at Broadneck High School March 17. Kling discussed weather apps and using the iPad as a Chartplotter and marine information source (thecorinthians.org).

—by Don and Mary Kay Andrew and Julian Bigden

##Don Andrew leads the Corinthian Annapolis Fleet in the Electric Slide during the “No-Snow Ball.”

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Postmortems? Huh?

lerion Express 28 (AE28) Chesapeake Bay Fleet members will launch our first season of one-design level racing by sailing in the SERC Spring Regatta May 12, Annapolis Leukemia Cup June 2, Spring One-Design Classic June 30, Summer One-Design Regatta July 21, CRAB Boatyard Bar & Grill Regatta August 25, and SERC Fall Regatta September 9. These are Annapolis YC and Eastport YC events. You don’t need to be a club member or have a PHRF rating to race as part of the AE28 one-design fleet. One AE28 of any vintage with a non-overlapping jib and no spinnaker qualifies. The first Alerion to finish in each regatta gets a trophy. This year’s rendezvous will be June 2 in conjunction with the Leukemia Cup, with an awards party at the Eastport YC. Owners are invited to attend the dinner and postmortems. The perpetual trophy will be presented to the owner of the winning AE28 (chesapeakealerion.org). —by Paul Rohrkemper

Stretching Your Time on the Water

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or the Pentagon Sailing Club (PSC) (below), the first of five Basic Sailing Classes on the Potomac River starts in May; those completing our Basic Sailing Classes will receive both a Navy Sailing certification and an ASA 101 and 103 certification. During the March Membership Meeting at the Bailey’s Pub & Grille in Crystal City, VA, Scott Farquharson— president of Annapolis Bay Charters—spoke about chartering on the Chesapeake Bay and beyond. Chesapeake Bay sailing began in April, with club sails planned throughout the season, including our annual Memorial Day three-day sail and a week-long Round the Chesapeake flotilla sail for the week before Labor Day. These events focus on great sailing, having fun on and off the water, and visiting parts of the Bay that we normally can’t reach during shorter cruises (pentagonsailing.org). —by Don Hupman

Don’t Follow Your Heart; Follow the Wind

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he Chesapeake Bay Alberg 30 One-Design Association will have an active month. Racers will take part in the National Offshore One-Design May 4-6 in Annapolis. Cruisers and racers will attend the annual Spring Rendezvous at Lake Ogleton Bay Ridge Club House May 5 hosted by Sue Barrett. The Spring Rendezvous launches the Follow-the-Wind Cruise, led by Brian Walter on Luna Blu to destinations determined by the wind (alberg30.org). —by Barb and Jim Palmer

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ur annual Chesapeake Bay Tartan Sailing Club (CBTSC) Symposium held March 24 at the Eastport YC (above) featured fine food, a nautical flea market, and rich learning experiences. Jimmie Cockerill and Sean Simmons from The Rigging Company gave a talk and demo on Winch teardown and servicing; Dante Jacobelli from the Annapolis City Fire Department spoke about on-the-water firefighting; Susan Langley from the Maryland Historic Trust described shipwrecks and pirates on the Chesapeake; Ann Miller from Above the Water Line spoke about Cosmetic Detailing; and Jeff Forte explained all those new sailing apps for the iPhone, iPad, and Droid. Our Early Bird Cruise April 28-29 took us to White Hall Bay/Mill Creek.

Now, everyone is looking forward to our Southern Cruise May 20 and our Memorial Day festivities (cbtsc.com). —by Bob Keene

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On Tap in Sunny Solomons

fter racing keel boats on Wednesdays and small boats on Thursdays, the Southern Maryland SA sticks to a tight schedule of Happy Hours every Friday. We are looking forward to our Burlesque By The Bay event May 5, Happy Hour Raft-Up/Cruise May 5-6, Frost-Goode Race and Club Rendezvous May 12, board of directors meeting May 14, Double-Handed Race May 15, Commodore’s Dinner May 18, and Southern Bay Cruise May 19-28 (smsa.com). —by Sandy Leitner

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##Shhh…. Learning in progress during SHYC’s Spring Seminar.

hree dozen Stingray Harbour YC (SHYC) members spent a studious morning learning about weather at their annual Spring Seminar March 24 in Hartsfield, VA, at the Piankatank River Golf Club’s Steamboat Restaurant (right). Jim Zeigler from the Richmond Sail and Power Squadron discussed weather. Members thoroughly enjoyed Opening Weekend April 28 at Stingray Point Marina in Deltaville, VA (stingrayhyc.com). —by Pat Anderson

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New at the Helm

orthern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron (NVSPS) members held our annual Change of Watch Ceremony March 24 (left). The squadron is committed to keeping our waters safe with a variety of educational programs, vessel safety examinations, and sponsored events (nvsps.org). —by Frank Shults

Bring on May Cruises

##NVSPS’s new officers (L-R): commander G. Jay Nelson, assistant treasurer Dave Hinkins, treasurer Ann Nartsissov, secretary Mary Jane Hinkins, immediate past commander John Karjala (in the background), member at large Francis Williamson, administrative officer Cathleen Sheffield, and executive officer Steve Hall.

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t the Chesapeake Catalina YC’s Party Night at the home of Al and Vicky Lohman, Pictionary and Wii bowling were just a couple of the games we played. Following in February, we had a great time at a wine tasting at Vin 909 in Annapolis arranged by Jon and Betty McElderry.

Vice commodore Diane Benyus coordinated our Spring Member Meeting at the Chart House Restaurant in Alexandria, VA, in March and our Flag Raising Brunch at Pusser’s Caribbean Grille in Annapolis in April. June 9 will feature a Night at the Theater at the Annapolis Outdoor Theatre. Several crews will depart from there for a weeklong cruise to the Chester and Patapsco rivers (sailccyc.org). —by Michael Davis

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atti and Bob Bartett hosted a Lucky Friday the 13th Happy Hour at their home in Annapolis this April for the Back Creek YC (BCYC). Our Spring Fling April 21 at the Severna Park Golf Center, hosted by Karen and Bill Kranzer, allowed us to practice golf skills and enjoy a barbecued feast. Our Cinco de Mayo Season Kickoff and New Member party at Oyster Cove in Grasonville, MD, hosted by Richard and Mary Lotto Ross and Madi and John Yates, will feature blessings of the fleet, great food, and an opportunity to recognize and formally welcome new members. Our one-month Free Guest Membership is a great way to meet people and learn about the club (below).

Don’t miss our mid-May raft-up and our Memorial Day cruise to the Chesapeake YC in Shady Side, MD (backcreekyc.com).

—by Otto Hetzel

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uring the Chesapeake Area Professional Captain’s Association’s May 21 meeting at the Annapolis Elks Lodge in Edgewater, MD, Captains Hamilton Gale and Dale Plummer of TowBoat U.S. will discuss legal and practical things you should know before you accept a tow or offer to give one at sea. All of our meetings are free and open to the public (capca.net). —by Sally Smith

##Kids in blindfolded dinghy race at a past Chesapeake Bay Hunter Rendezvous off Solomons.

Hunters on the Prowl

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urrent and future Hunter owners are welcome to join the Hunter Rendezvous Club August 9-12 for the Chesapeake Bay Hunter Rendezvous at Port Annapolis Marina. Renowned cruiser and speaker Tom Neale and Hunter “crash test pilot” and single-handed ‘round the world racer Steve Pettengill headline the program.

Event sponsors include the Chesapeake Bay Hunter Sailing Associations; the Bay Hunter dealers, Norton’s Yacht Sales and Tidewater Marina; and Hunter Marine. We expect more than 100 Hunter sailors to attend (back2bay.org). —by Carl Reitz

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Whiping the Slate Clean

ain Line Sail and Power Squadron members installed new officers during our Change of Watch ceremony March 24, including commander Lance Parry, executive officer Wayne Barrett, administrative officer D. Scott Miller, secretary Susan Woron, and treasurer Lisa Fegan. With about 140 members in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, PA, we teach safe boating techniques via the Chester County Night School program (mainlinesps.org). —by Barb Jones

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he Chesapeake Cruising Network helps parents make Bay cruising more interesting and rewarding for their kids. For information about joining this free bulletin board, e-mail pneumatos@7mcs.com.

—by Steve Coder

ailing Chavurah members are gearing up for the Spring Fling April 20-22 in Philadelphia, PA; a frostbiter cruise to Mill Creek and Jimmy Cantlers May 5-6; Memorial Day weekend at the Maryland YC; “Anything Goes” at the Annapolis Summer Garden Theater June 9-10; the Star Spangled Sailabration in Baltimore June 13-19; the Summer Cruise June 23-July 8 to the Tides Inn and Hunting Creek off the Miles River; the Pirates and Wenches Fantasy weekend in Rock Hall, MD, August 10-12; a Rhode River raft-up August 18-19; a Labor Day cruise to Chestertown, MD; a Magothy River rendezvous September 29-30; a Goose Cruise up the Wye River October 20-21; and the Chanukah Party. Our dues are only $18/year (sailingchavurah.com). —by Steve Permison spinsheet.com

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ay is an exciting time in the world of high school and college sailing. Not only are regular academic classes coming to a close, but this season also marks the start of championship fever for a few select sailing teams across the country. For these teams, this month means gearing up for the largest and most competitive events of the season, the national championships. While the format for college and high school nationals differ, the level of intensity and competition remains high.

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his year, the Longhorns from the University of Texas at Austin will host the Intercollegiate College SA (ICSA)/Gill National Championship Regatta on their home turf at Austin YC on Lake Travis, located in the Texas Hill Country about 30 minutes outside Austin. While there was some speculation earlier this season that Lake Travis would not have enough water to host the event, thankfully, due to the passing of the drought season and commencement of the rainy season, this unique venue will play host to all three of the ICSA Championships, which include the women’s fleet racing, team racing, and co-ed fleet racing.

Competitors and teams around the country will without a doubt be preparing for the event by reviewing lake sailing conditions. They should also be reminded to stay hydrated in an area that will most likely be host to some dry and steamy Texas summer weather. Gearing up for the ICSA Nationals, teams have been preparing for months for the district qualifiers that grant teams around the country the few coveted spots to compete at the final championship event in Austin.

The Mid-Atlantic Team Racing qualifier, or Prosser Trophy, was held in April at St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMC). SMC, Hobart-Williams Smith, and Georgetown (in order of finishes) won the three Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate SA (MAISA) births and will represent the MAISA district at the Team Racing Nationals. Another event to look forward to this May is the ICSA Semi-Finals race off the Naval Academy docks May 12-13. This event acts as sort of a preview to the ICSA Coed Fleet Racing National Championships, as teams from around the country do battle on the Chesapeake Bay for a spot to compete in Austin. spinsheet.com

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nlike the college sailing format, where all three nationals are held consecutively at the same venue, the spring high school nationals are two separate events where teams compete for both the Mallory Trophy and the Baker Trophy.

As I am writing this in April, school teams in the Annapolis area, including Archbishop Spalding, Broadneck, Severn, Annapolis High, Key, and South River are currently refining their fleet racing skills and gearing up for the Mallory Trophy qualifiers held in Toms River, NJ, April 20-22.

According to Gunston School head coach, Amy GrossKehoe, there these teams will “meet the 12 top teams from other leagues in [Mid-Atlantic Scholastic SA] MASSA to determine the top five to attend [International Scholastic SA] ISSA Nationals in Seattle.” Severn SA (SSA) junior program director and coach to four out of the six teams headed to the New Jersey qualifier, Joel Labuzetta, is “obviously optimistic about our teams’ chances” and about the prospect of going on to compete in the Mallory Trophy.

Through working with Archbishop Spalding, Broadneck, Key, and South River, Joel notes that, “All four schools have been working really hard.” With SSA’s “advantage of an awesome coaching staff this season,” which includes Cole Allsopp and Ian Coleman in addition to Labuzetta, the three coaches have been able to work daily to improve the high school sailors’ skills in preparation for competition season.

By the time this article prints, teams will be a little over a

week away from competing for the Mallory Trophy at the fleet racing championships held May 11-13 out of the Center for Wooden Boats and the Seattle YC. Teams competing for the Baker Trophy will gather in at the MIT Sailing Pavilion in Cambridge, MA, May 26-27, to gear up for some high intensity team racing on the always challenging, fun, and unpredictable Charles River. While conditions on the Charles River can be tricky, the venue is one of the best dinghy sailing locations in the country.

Sailing truly transforms into a spectacle sport at this venue, as racing can be viewed right off the docks of the MIT Sailing Pavilion. However, with breeze funneling down the narrow river and through the Boston city buildings, the conditions tend to be somewhat unpredictable, which really enforces the point that the race isn’t over until you’ve crossed the finish line. But, high school racers take note that if you learn those words of advice early, you’ll have a head start in college team racing: don’t let the race go down the drain after the first beat, because on the Charles, you never know what can happen next.

Good luck to all the teams as they head into the final rounds of qualifiers and then on to the National Championships. The “end game” is what these teams have been working towards all year long, and it will for sure be an exciting month for all those racing and supporting the Chesapeake Bay’s regional teams.

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he official (and long!) title of this double high-point event is the “2012 Junior Olympic (JO) Sailing Festival /Chesapeake Bay Open” in Annapolis July 5-8. As part of the Olympic movement, the festivities are open to young athletes who have a passion for the sport and want to experience an Olympic-style event. This is one of the coolest and most exciting aspects of JO events.

July 6 brings the Annapolis YC Junior Regatta, July 7 features the Sandy McVickar/Severn SA Regatta, and the final day features JOs, which will run concurrently with the other events. Club 420s, Lasers, Laser Radials, Optimists, and Hobie 16s are welcome. This also is the Hobie Youth North American Championships. After the racing, each evening will feature award ceremonies for individual events. At the closing ceremonies July 8, U.S. Sailing’s president Gary Jobson and other prominent sailors and local dignitaries will present JO medals.

Registration and check-in will begin at noon July 5, followed by a range of highquality clinic offerings. During the opening ceremonies that night, sailors will process across the Spa Creek Bridge bearing the burgees of their clubs. Jobson will be the master of ceremonies at Susan B. Campbell Park, in the shadow of the National Sailing Hall of Fame.

by Kari Oakes Young Optimist sailors will have the chance to receive a medal from and shake hands with athletes who represented our country at past Olympic games and hear from some great sailors about how they got where they are now. These sailors, their coaches, and families put in a lot of hard work to get to the JO level. It will be wonderful to give them a chance to see how far their dedication to the sport can take them.

We’ll serve dinner afterward under the festival tent at the junior fleet area at the Olympic Village. Vendors and sponsors will staff the area all weekend. The Coral Reef SA will have an array of merchandise, some of it featuring our beautiful logo provided by U.S. Sailing. Look for a fun and family-friendly event; we’re thinking about volleyball, a bean-bag toss, a water slide, temporary tattoos, face painting, Italian ice, and more!

Organizers are finalizing plans to run this as a Clean Regatta, certified by Sailors for the Sea. Sponsor Culligan/U.S. Water Company will provide water delivery to help us eliminate disposable water bottles for the event. So far, community sponsors include Crown Castle, Force 3, the Law Offices of M. Gregg Diamond, Mid-Atlantic Contracting, and Network Building and Consulting. National sponsors include

##Also during 2011’s JOs, Jeremy Herrin (sail #188698) of the Fishing Bay YC, placed first in the Laser Radial class.

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##During last year’s JOs, Gray Benson of the Tred Avon YC (sail #18961) placed second behind Hannah Steadman’s first-place performance in the Blue Opti class. Aidan Morgan of the Annapolis YC took fifth place.

Active.com, Gill, and West Marina. Box of Rain (BOR) is a community outreach partner for this event. BOR engages at-risk youth in skill-building by running boatbuilding and bicycle mechanics workshops and by offering a summer camp. This spring, BOR participants are building a Coot, a beautiful wooden dinghy built from a kit donated by Chesapeake Light Craft. We hope to display this boat during the JOs. BOR youth will march with our sailors in the opening ceremonies, and we’ll offer novice sailing instruction for BOR and other community youth groups. The NOR and tons of other information are available at annapolisyc.com; click on the “Junior Sailing” tab for the link to the JO page. You can also find us on Facebook.

A Twitter feed will start up once we get closer to the July event. spinsheet.com

Chesapeake Racing Beat Annapolis Welcomes One-Design Racers

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s well as being the official large-scale, kick-off regatta of the spring season for more than 800 regional Bay sailors, the Sperry Top-Sider National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta welcomes boatloads of far-flung competitors, who only compete on the Chesapeake for special events. The regatta, sponsored by Sailing World and hosted at Annapolis YC, unfolds May 4-6.

Among the 190 boat entries at print time were crews traveling from Lidingö, Uppland, Sweden; Ontario and Prince Edward Island, Canada; Santa Barbara, CA (and California, MD, of course!); Seattle, WA; Cleveland, OH; Falmouth, ME; Durham, NH; Gloucester, Marblehead, and South Dartmouth, MA; Newport and Pawtucket, RI; Weston, CT; Orchard Park and Larchmont, NY; Cape May, NJ; and Coconut Grove, FL, among other sailing destinations. We welcome visiting racers to Annapolis, home of the SpinSheet world headquarters.

J/22 and J/80 sailors, from the Chesapeake and elsewhere, lead the pack when it comes to fleet numbers, with 34 and 31 respective boat entries at print time. The NOOD also serves as an East Coast Championship Regatta for the J/22 class. North Sails pro Allan Terhune, who dazzled the J/22 fleet with his convincing win at the 2011 NOOD Regatta on Dazzler, is on the entry

list and ready to defend his title. Top local finisher in the J/80 class from 2011, Kristen and Brian Robinson on Angry Chameleon will be there as well.

The local fleet captain for the Farr 30 class, Brad Kauffman, skipper of Mummbles, is excited about holding the class’s North American Championships in concurrence with the Annapolis NOOD Regatta. He says, “The NOOD is attractive because the costs are much lower than a stand-alone event. The race committees always do a great job, and the post-race events are always well run.

Our class is growing on the Chesapeake, so this is also a great way to showcase it to those thinking about buying. There are new owners in Baltimore and Annapolis this year and new buyers looking to purchase a Farr 30, which still remains the best low-cost Grand Prix boat on the market. Mummbles moved up from a Schock 35 and has never had as much fun. There is nothing like sailing 20 plus knots downwind in a 30-foot boat!”

Other classes with healthy entry numbers at print time are the J/105 with 17 entries and the J/24 with 15. Among the classes competing are the Alberg 30, Beneteau 36.7, Cal 25, Catalina 27, Etchells, J/109, J/111, J/30, J/35, S2 7.9, Tartan 10, and Viper 640.

Find results and a recap of the event in the June issue of SpinSheet and via sailingworld.com. ~M.W.

##The J/22 class in action at the 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta. Photo by Dan Phelps

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Weeknights Are All Right Top 10 for Newbie Racers

by MacDuff Perkins

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When in doubt, bring Heineken Seriously, forget the cheese plates and the crudités. It’s called beer can racing for a reason, and your only real objective should be that: a) it’s cold, and b) there’s enough. And if anyone ever tells you that there’s too much beer, you’re on the wrong boat.

You’re going to take a bucketful of water to the face at one point, just trust us. But don’t blame your skipper if your Wednesday night look is less «sly fox» as it is «wet dog.» It still beats being at the office.

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If you’re on the bow, just work it without nagging your skipper to put you somewhere else. And if you’re rail meat? Well, appreciate the fact that there’s a group of people here who appreciate you for your glowing personality.

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A little spray never hurt anyone

Footwear is critical

For once, I’m not talking about a pair of four-inch high Manolos here.

Whatever you do, don’t show up with dark-soled shoes. That boat is your skipper’s baby, and the scuffs a black sole will leave on his deck are like bruises on his favorite kid.

Worse yet, you’ll be not-so-politely asked to scrub the deck while everyone else hits the bar. Which bar?

Oh, just this bar they all go to after racing. It’s kind of a thing they do alone. They’ll, um, call you.

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Don’t call anyone else on the race course a $#%’ing idiot

Unless you’ve reviewed the Rules of Racing within the last three minutes.

But if you have, then fire away. spinsheet.com

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Don’t ever tell your skipper he’s made a huge tactical error and cost you the win

Instead, tell him that you appreciate his willingness to think outside the box, and that you really had a good run there. Or, just hand him a beer and tell him the race is over.

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The key is to make everyone else at the party tent believe you’re totally fine with it. There’s no sense in whining about it. One hint: lose the race, win the party.

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Remember this when it’s pouring buckets and your skipper expects you on the dock in 20 minutes. In the real world, «fair weather sailors» are as big of a joke as «extreme golf cart drivers.» There’s just no such thing. Go out there and get a little wet. You’ll end up loving it.

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Remember that there’s nothing better than being out on the water It’s going to be the highlight of your week, so have fun doing it. And hey— as long as you paid attention to Rule 10, you have a cold one waiting for you.

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Weeknights Are All Right Hometown Welcome

by Tonie Domino

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##Another lovely Thursday night racing out of J/World Annapolis. Photo by Dan Phelps

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am always rewarded for bringing my sailing gear with me when I travel between school and home. Maybe that’s why I continue to throw my life-jacket, board shorts, gloves, and sailing shoes onto the packing pile, even when I am only going home for a few short weeks.

But let me back up— school? That would be Cornell University, in Ithaca, NY, where I have just finished my second year of veterinary school, with an eye towards practicing large animal medicine. Home? That would be our fair city, Annapolis, where I have lived since I was two years old. I learned to sail at Indian Landing Boat Club on the Severn River and earned my undergraduate degree (and college sailing wings) at Washington College, in Chestertown, MD. I am home this week for a number of reasons—not least of all, I was hoping to do some sailing in familiar waters, with some familiar faces. I was rewarded yet again this week, when I got the usual text message: “Can you sail tomorrow night?” After working out a few kinks in my schedule, I sent back my favorite reply: “I’ll be there!”

I am at the sweet point where I don’t need to ask who, what, when, or where. It’s Chris Jankowski’s J/24, 5:30 p.m. at the yacht club.

Who else will be there? That question has a different answer every week, which is part of the fun. I always learn something, no matter whom I sail with. I’ve sailed on boats where I get to do a little more than I do on this particular boat, but sailing is not always about pushing the limits of my ability. Sometimes, it’s about enjoying my comfort zone.

Last night was a particularly good night.

There was the fact that I wasn’t sure if I could go, and then, the surprise when it turned out I could make it. Then there was the fact that Thursday dawned about 10 degrees cooler than Wednesday had, not to mention about 10 knots breezier and 10 units less hazy. That breeze stuck around all day, putting ideas into my head about how it might, just might, stick around for evening racing. Those ideas strengthened as I drove over the Bay Bridge and saw the whitecapped water and felt my car buffeted by the still steady wind. It looked windy enough to plant that little seed of anxiety in my head.

Or is it my stomach? Wherever it is that it gets planted, it makes me that much happier when I go sailing anyway and have a great time. What else? A warm welcome from friends I haven’t seen in many months. Just warm enough sun and just cool enough breeze. The overpowering scent of Water Babies sunscreen. Getting a face-full of spray and thinking, “Good thing I brought dry clothes to drive home in,” rather than, “I knew I should have brought dry clothes to drive home in.”

Hearing my friend say to me, under her breath, “You know, I’m more of a 10- to 12-knot kind of girl,” rather than, “I love it when it blows 20 knots!” Because when I say “Me, too,” I can mean it wholeheartedly rather than halfheartedly. Funny, isn’t it, how sharing your nerves with someone diminishes, rather than doubles, the anxiety.

Finally, the cherry on top: we are two-thirds, or maybe even three-quarters up the last beat of the second race. There is one boat to leeward of us. They tack, and we lee-bow them. I feel as if I can reach out and touch their jib, we are so close. I am sitting on the rail between two friends, all three of us hiking as hard as we can, thinking heavy thoughts, but that boat is eating shoreline on us. Those heavy thoughts start to feel like they really are making my toes heavier. Then, we are even. Then we are pulling ahead.

Then, we are bow-out and shutting the door on them. We put the bow down, and we are in the groove. We cross the line in first.

We do one more race, and then we sail back to the basin. This is the kind of sailing where re-action is sufficient, unlike racing, which demands pro-action.

Back on shore, I’m to another sweet point; I hardly ever have to ask, “What next, Where does this go, or Is this the way?”

The boat put away, our boating party breaks up. I walk to my car with the best memento I can take home from Thursday night sailboat racing: an invitation to come sailing again next week. spinsheet.com

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Weeknights Are All Right 25 Years of Tuesday Night Racing in Baltimore

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Here’s what you should know about racing Tuesday nights in Baltimore: • The competition is keen. “We have some really good sailors who can compete on a Bay-wide basis,” says Nate Tower, commodore of the Baltimore City Yacht Association (BCYA), sponsor of the PHRF races. “They hone their skills on the local fleet and are competitive in other environments.”

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• There are three sailors you should keep your eyes on. “In Fleet B, Dave Coleman is dominant. He is an outstanding sailor,” Tower says. “He does well throughout the Bay.” In Fleet A, Hugh Bethell, who has a J/105 named Jester, competes at the national level. And Bill Shinn, who has a B-32 named Fish, has competed in Quantum Key West Race Week. “He is just a great sailor and has won the CBYRA Annapolis Race Week a few times,” Tower adds.

• Four hot boats to beat: Cuore di Leone, Fish, Gotcha, and Jester. “The fleet is able to go to other venues around the Chesapeake and do well,” says Tower. “Gotcha won the Screwpile overall last summer.”

• Anywhere from 18 to 25 boats will compete in each of four series of races offered during the season. “The number varies according to people’s work schedules,” Tower says.

• The race course is five miles long and four miles wide, from Fort McHenry to the Key Bridge. “One of the cool things about sailing in Baltimore is that it is very industrial, and there are large ports and marine terminals,” Tower says. “Oftentimes, you have to watch for ship traffic.”

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• The race committee sets up windwardleeward marks using government marks. “Every mark within our sailing region has an associated number,” Tower says. “We always use government marks, so we don’t have to set marks. Here we have 30 to 40 marks to choose from.”

• The best place to watch the Tuesday night races is… “Fort McHenry. The first gun is at 6:30 p.m., and we are typically off the water by 8 or 8:30.”

• The wind dies in the summer, and it gets hot. But not on Tuesday nights.

“The city creates thermals, which create a sea breeze from the Bay. We always have a breeze on Tuesday nights, often six to 10 knots,” Tower says. That is not the case for the July 7 Race to Baltimore, one of two Saturday Bay races the club sponsors each year. (The other is the Baltimore Harbor Cup in October.) “Going from Baltimore Light into Baltimore Harbor can be brutal,” he says.

• Baltimore’s location provides racers with a different experience. “It’s a fun urban setting,” Tower says. “We party at Fells Point. It is different from the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge in Solomons. Baltimore’s urban setting is unique.”

• The down side to the urban setting: “Unfortunately there is also debris in the water, especially after a big storm,” Tower notes. “We once hit a piling 20 feet long that was submerged. Fortunately, it was a light air night. That’s just part of the sailing experience here.”

• What happens after the race? “We usually go to a local watering hole, sometimes a place called The Fieldhouse, where we visit and watch video. Most of the boats and crews stop by.”

• BCYA is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. “There was a void in Baltimore City for competitive racing on an organized basis,” says Tower, who races a Farr 30. “So a bunch of guys in Baltimore formed BCYA for Tuesday night racing.” Today there are about 130 members, according to Tower.

But you don’t have to be a member to sail on a boat; you can sign up to crew on one. For more information about BCYA, the Tuesday night races, and getting on a crew call list, visit bcya.com.

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Bermuda Ocean Race 2012

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riday, June 8 marks the start of the biennial Bermuda Ocean Race (BOR), a 753-nautical-mile race from Annapolis to Bermuda, sponsored by the Eastport YC (EYC) and the St. George’s Dinghy and Sports Club. The event began as an informal seven-boat event in 1979 and became a biennial tradition the following year. Sometimes thought of as the younger sister of the historical Newport Bermuda Race, the BOR has enabled hundreds of sailors to fulfill their offshore sailing goals and gain valuable navigational experience in both racing and cruising boats in 18 events over the course of 33 years.

On the entry list at print time were 35 boats, ranging from 36 to 65 feet long.

Competitors have been readying their boats and checking offshore safety items off their lists, including a series of EYC safety seminars in preparation for the long journey.

Two highlights of the event, which will interest competitors, spectators, and local sailors: the Thursday June 7 send-off party and the Friday June 8 start off Annapolis.

The EYC Spring Cotillion runs from 5 to 10 p.m. and features live music, food, drinks, awards for marine wizards—those who excel in the marine industry—and serious, lighthearted, summer fun for all sailors who are willing to pay $5 at the door. Proceeds benefit the EYC Foundation’s marine trades scholarship fund.

The start itself is a worthwhile spectator event for those who can free themselves and get out on a boat on a Friday afternoon. The first start warning is at 1:30 p.m., and the start line will be at R2 off Tolly Point. To learn more, click to bermudaoceanrace.com.

##As you might guess from this glimpse of the start of the 2010 Bermuda Ocean Race, it’s worth taking a half day off work to watch the 1:30 p.m. start off Tolly Point and taking part in the excitement and fanfare. Photo by Al Schreitmueller

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Newport Bermuda Race 2012

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he 106-year-old biennial Newport Bermuda Race starts off Newport, RI, at Castle Hill Light June 15 and runs 635 nautical miles to St. David’s Lighthouse off Bermuda.

At print time, 161 boats were registered for the event, which is sponsored by the Cruising Club of America and the Royal Bermuda YC. Annapolis sailor Dobbs Davis, who has competed in the event many times as navigator, tactician, and sail trimmer and also acts as the United States editor for Seahorse Magazine, will provide online commentary for the event via bermudarace.com.

“The Newport Bermuda Race is deservedly an ocean racing classic,” says Davis. “It brings

in all the relevant tests of offshore sailing skills: boat and team preparation, weather and current analysis, sail selection and strategy, coordinated teamwork, and safety. Winners are those that excel in all these factors.”

Armchair spectators will also be able to track their loved ones and maybe not-so-loved competitors on the website and their smart phones thanks to Yellowbrick Tracking. For the first 48 hours of the race, the public display will have a six-hour delay so as not to give web-saavy competitors tactical advantages.

Find a preview of the event in the June issue of SpinSheet and results in the August issue. To learn more, click to bermudarace.com.

##Will it ever be dry again? Here is what a tired, wet offshore race boat and crew gear look like after a 635-mile race to Bermuda. Photo by Mary Ewenson

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ust when you thought you were free and clear of reading about biennial races to Bermuda, there are two more to follow.

What began as a 1979 solo race of 20 boats from Newport, RI, to Bermuda has become a biennial race, with leg one being a singlehanded race to Bermuda and leg two being a double-handed race home to Newport. Sponsored by the Goat Island YC, Newport YC, and the St. George’s Dinghy and Sports Club, the Bermuda One-Two unfolds in 2013. This summer, interested solo sailors may qualify during the Offshore 160. According to the website, the event is “a low-keyed, bare-bones event designed to potentially get new skippers’ singlehanded qualifying passage out of the way in the off-year and to provide past competitors with a long-distance racing ‘fix.’” The race begins Friday, June 13. Good luck with that.

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Holiday Weekend Choices

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ecisions, decisions. Chesapeake racing sailors who love to go the distance scratch their heads and ask themselves which will it be over Memorial Day weekend: to race from Annapolis to St. Michaels or from Annapolis to Hampton, VA. The longest distance race on the Bay, the 123-mile, non-stop Down the Bay for the Virginia Cruising Cup starts off Annapolis in the afternoon May 25. For many, a feeder race for Southern Bay Race Week, June 1-3, this year there is added incentive as sailors may wish to rest and enjoy the tall ships and festivities at OpSail Virginia June 1-12. This is not at all a race for the faint of heart or those without butt pads; however, those who do it tend to get attached to the idea.

The next day, as the Down the Bay crews are still beating into the wind, Saturday, May 26, racing sailors who prefer a shorter distance—or who have less vacation time—may opt for the Miles River

Race from Annapolis to St. Michaels.

Crews participating in longer races over the course of the season, such as the Solomons Invitational, Governor’s Cup, Newport Bermuda, or Bermuda Ocean Races, may assess their needs for their boat and practice with their crews. As a participant many times over the years, I can say that the 2011 shoreside party was exceptional: nottoo-loud, easygoing music played during dinner hour; the pool was open to competitors, as it will be in 2012; the Miles River YC’s free shuttle to the anchorage was efficient and ran late; and it was a memorable event overall.

To learn more about the Down the Bay Race, click to hamptonyc.org/ downthebay. For additional information on the Miles River Race, visit milesriveryc.org. For information on the Race Back from the Miles River, go to westriversc.org. ~M.W.

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WOOD Regatta Returns to Rock Hall YC

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he Wooden Open One-Design (WOOD) Regatta returns to Rock Hall YC (RHYC) on May 18-20. Sponsored by Wooden Boat Magazine, the event is a sailing contest featuring wooden sailboats less than 30 feet in length racing other similar boats. Racers of all ages and sailors of wooden boats of all types are invited to participate.

The event is open to wooden-hulled dinghies or small keelboats that can be launched from a cartop or trailer, with maximum weight of about 2400 pounds and maximum length overall (LOA) of 30 feet. Sponsors encourage older one designs and modern oneoffs. Handicapping is by Portsmouth Yardstick.

Racing commences on Friday afternoon May 18 and continues all day Saturday and Sunday morning.

New this year will be a land display of classic wood power- and sailboats on the grounds of RHYC. The land display and racing events are open to the public. The best times for spectators to watch the racing and display are early morning or late afternoon.

Anyone interested in racing in the event should register at woodenboat.com and click the WOOD Regatta link at the bottom of the left column. Anyone interested in bringing a boat for the land display should call Dale Genther at (443) 480-2318 or e-mail dale.genther@ gmail.com.

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A Destination Race with Easy Logistics The SCC/GIYS Spring Regatta May 19

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ased on overwhelming feedback from racers and especially from PHRF, the Sailing Club of the Chesapeake (SCC) Spring Regatta was reformatted with Gibson Island Yacht Squadron (GIYS) for one-design and PHRF boats in 2011. A cruising class division was added to expose more sailors to racing events. The idea was to provide a tune-up distance qualifier that finished in the Annapolis area with a true destination finish/party providing an easy trip home or to the party.

In 2011, a total of 45 entries started at Hacketts Point and raced through the Bay Bridge to a Baltimore Lighthouse finish line. GIYS hosted a lively dockside awards party complete with a bagpipe sunset serenade. Racers were encouraged to tie-up or anchor, and tender service was provided.

This year for the May 19 event, GIYS has combined the post-race awards dinner and party with their annual review and commodore’s reception. Skippers and crew of four are included in the race entry fee including an open bar. Additional admissions are $25 per person. There will be no dockage charge for the competitors.

BoatPix is scheduled to cover the regatta, and overhead photos will be available to the entrants.

Full details and the notice of race will be found in the CBYRA Green Book and online at gibsonisland.com/yachtsquadron/raceregattas. spinsheet.com

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The Crews That Care

or the third year in a row as part of the Leukemia Cup Regatta, J/80 sailors from the Eastport YC (EYC) will provide patients and families the opportunity to get out on the water on June 2 for the J/80 Honorary Skipper Race, a fun taste of racing through a new-sailor-friendly format. Families may watch from shore or participate.

It’s all about the kids. Leukemia Cup Regatta national chair, Gary Jobson, will be on the scene to support patients and families and ensure an up-close and personal experience for all. Find more details in the June issue of SpinSheet.

Fundraising efforts for the J/80 Crews That Care can be found at firstgiving. com/fundraiser/J80crewsthatcare/lcr.

Find information on the Annapolis and Baltimore Leukemia Cup Regattas at leukemiacup.org/md; the Southern Bay Leukemia Cup at leukemiacup.org/va; and the National Capital Area Leukemia Cup at leukemiacup.org/nca.

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Saturday Aug. 18th & Sunday Aug. 19th, 2012 The Cruising Event For Serious Racers!

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Cruising and PHRF Class victors BOTH win a beautiful Weems & Plath Yacht Lamp trophy!

Saturday: Little Creek, VA to Cape Charles, VA

Post-race party on Saturday evening at beautiful Bay Creek Marina!

Sunday: Cape Charles, VA to Buckroe Beach, VA

Entry Fee - $95 if received by July 24, otherwise $120.

Includes registration, hat, tee shirt, four Saturday dinner tickets, skipper’s bag, and our FAMOUS PARTIES! For more information, visit: www.CCCup.net

##Part of the Leukemia Cup Regatta, the June 2 Honorary Skipper Race is a fun race for patients and families who want to taste the excitement of sailing, but in a new-sailor-friendly format. Photo by Liz Chadwick

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Racing at Night in the Sippy Cup

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osted by Walden Rigging, the fourth annual Sippy Cup, held the same weekend as the Governor’s Cup August 3-4, is primarily a “fun race” encouraging small boats and everyone else to gain experience sailing at night.

Three fleets—regatta, sippy cup, and big gulp—are open to any sailboats. Entrants will

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not be scored, and there is no trophy.

Sippy cup boats must have a PHRF rating of 220 or higher. Big gulp boats must have a PHRF rating of 160-219.

If you don’t have a PHRF rating, contact us, and we’ll determine where you belong.

The race course begins at the North East River Red #2 off Rocky Point to 4s Flashing Green #91 of the main shipping channel, approximately one half mile south of the main span of the Bay Bridge.

Post-race party and awards (first place for sippy cup and first place for big gulp) unfold in Eastport. We recommend making slip reservations and spending the night. Bring some food to share and BYOB to celebrate our overnight sailing accomplishments together.

The $10 entry fee is due by July 27.

For more information and an entry form, contact Suzanne and Dobbs via waldenrigging@earthlink.net or (410) 441-1913.

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Governor’s Cup Adds a Potomac Leg

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fter the 2011 Governor’s Cup Yacht Race, organizers at St. Mary’s College of Maryland had a tremendous amount of interest from Potomac sailors requesting a Potomac leg. Independently proposed

by Shawn Moore of the Barnacle Cup sailors of Breton Bay and Martin Howell, Chesapeake Bay YRA representative and commodore of the Dangerfield Island SC, the idea held merit; the reason cited was the large investment in time and effort to preposition the boats from the upper Potomac to Annapolis to compete in the annual August event.

Most of the Potomac boats are cruisers, interested in competing but hard pressed for crew and time to position the boats, making the main event a significantly greater challenge. The 2011 trip cited by Howell in his boat Truculent Turtle involved a total round trip (including the race) of 325 nautical miles to participate in the historically 70 nautical mile race. Howell originally proposed a longer race starting near Quantico, VA. The groups solicited support from all the clubs along the Potomac, from the Northern Neck SA to Dangerfield Island.

Representatives met at Colonial Beach, VA, and decided to propose the shorter course starting near Dahlgren, VA, for 2012. The Potomac leg is designed to be more cruising-boat-friendly and shorter; the start for the shorter course is near Dahlgren. Volunteers from the Dahlgren YC will handle race committee starting duties for two simple classes: spinnaker and non-spinnaker. Results and feedback following this trial run will be used to decide on future courses.

The Annapolis to St. Mary’s City course—from the current capital city to the first capital city—as proposed for the Governor’s Cup will remain the same challenge for the event starting August 3 and will always be the main event. Class splits will remain similar to 2011 as will again the earlier start time, which was well received in 2011. Final starting classes and sequences will be published in the sailing instructions at smcm.edu/govcup.

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##The Truculent Turtle crew of Alexandria, VA, traveled 325 miles (including the 70-mile race) for the 2011 Governor’s Cup in Maryland. New in 2012, the Potomac leg will shorten their distance and increase their enjoyment. Photo by Dan Phelps

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Website: www.hamptonyc.com/downthebay or contact: Event Co-Chairmen Chauncey Wu (757) 890-2687 or Wayne Bretsch (301) 332-6773

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Small Boats,

Big Stories

by Kim Couranz

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h, the promise held by an awaiting Chesapeake summer. So many tacks and gybes, so much luffing on the starting line, so many tubes of sunscreen. One final good rinse of the drysuit, and it earns a spot in a cool, dark space in the back of the closet until late fall. We dinghy sailors are ready to: Make. It. Happen.

While each small-boat class thrives on a steady diet of classic summer hits (Severn SA’s Tuesday-Night Sailing One-Design or TESOD; the Oxford Regatta; Fishing Bay Annual Regatta; and low-key weekend regattas at one’s home club), district, regional, and national championships and qualifiers add an extra spice to the calendar. Chesapeake Bay sailing clubs will host a number of important regattas over the 2012 season. Dinghy sailors love talking about their boats—stop on by these regattas to sail or just check out the action.

May 19-20, V15 Mid-Atlantic Championship, Severn SA (SSA in Annapolis). Last year, 15 of these nimble double-handed boats, often used for team racing but equally fun for fleet racing, competed in the Mid-Atlantics. Look for competitors to work hard if the spring seabreeze kicks in. (v15.org) June 9-10, Lightning Dixie District Championship, Washington Sailing Marina (Alexandria, VA). Lightning Fleet 50 and the Potomac River SA are cohosting this event, which also serves as a qualifying regatta for the Lightning North Americans, to be held in Houston, TX, July 31-August 10. Lightning sailor Nabeel Alsalam expects about 25 of these triple-handed boats to compete and anticipates “flat water and a beautiful eight- to 12-knot southerly breeze coming up the Potomac, with some current to make it interesting. Well, those were the conditions we had when we last hosted the Districts in 2005!” (lightningfleet50.org)

July 14-15, Thistle Atlantic Coast Championship, Tred Avon YC (Oxford). Summer is a great time to escape to the Eastern Shore. It may not actually be any cooler than the rest of the Chesapeake, but the laid-back pace onshore sure makes it feel that way! With their large mainsails, the crew of three on a Thistle stays busy, even in light air. (thistleclass.com)

August 10-12, Hampton One-Design National Championship, Norfolk YCC (Norfolk). This classic sloop, with slender lines and a generous sail plan, is found only here on the Chesapeake—it was designed to be a genuine Bay boat way back in 1935! Teams of two will experience tight competition at Nationals. (hamptononedesign.com) August 25-26 Penguin Atlantic Coast Championship, Tred Avon YC. The Penguin fleet will contest its Atlantic Coasts as part of Tred Avon’s Heritage Regatta, which features classic one-design fleets. With both a skipper and crew on these diminutive boats, great teamwork and intraboat choreography are hallmarks of successful boats. (penguinclass.com)

September 22-23, Laser and Laser Radial District Championships, Jet 14 District Championship, SSA. SSA will host multiple district championships all on the same course, with separate starts. September is traditionally a great time for sailing in Annapolis, and these fleets will enjoy the competition and (probably) cooler temperatures. Laser and Radial sailors will likely be hiking hard, and the double-handed Jet teams will test their skills under spinnaker. (laser.org, jet14.com) September 28-30, Snipe Frigid Digit/Worlds Qualifier, Severn SA. The busy fall keeps on rolling at SSA with the Snipe Frigid Digit. While this weekend regatta often draws about 25 boats, this year it’s a day longer and includes the chance to qualify for the 2013 Snipe World Championship in Brazil. Regatta organizers anticipate 40 boats, including some serious talent from around the country. (snipetoday.org, snipe.org)

October 20-21, 505 Region II Championship, SSA. Ali Meller, a talented 5O5 sailor out of SSA, expects most of the top East Coast teams to participate, as well as a few Canadian boats, for perhaps 20 teams. SSA has hosted the 5O5 North American and East Coast Championships, so competitors know they will be getting top-shelf race committee and racing conditions. 5O5s are high-tech, double-handed, one-trapeze boats that launch onto a plane at the slightest suggestion of good conditions. (With World Championships this year in La Rochelle, France, and in 2013 in Barbados, maybe it’s the right time for me to try some 5O5 sailing, too!) (int505.org) ##With its big mainsail, the Thistle’s three-person crew stays busy, even in light air. Photo by Dan Phelps

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t’s not a hot-shot fleet. The boats are not particularly handsome or fast. In fact, Sailing World dubbed them the “dancing elephants” based on their wide berth and billowy spinnakers resembling an elephant’s behind. The PHRF rating is 222, and the last new Cal 25 was built before I was born. Despite all this, it’s a Chesapeake Bay fleet that won’t die and that’s mostly because of Charlie Husar.

He’s called the Godfather of the fleet. He’s been racing on Cal 25s in Annapolis since the early 1990s, and owns two of them: Chicken Little and Farfegnugen. He also cruises his Cal 40 when he’s not racing in the Sperry Top-Sider National Offshore One Design or NOOD Regatta, Chesapeake Bay YRA (CBYRA) Annapolis Race Week, Annapolis YC Frostbites, or Eastport YC’s Friday night beer can series.

All that racing has earned him six or seven (he can’t recall the exact number) top finishes in CBYRA’s High Point series. “I’m not the best racer out there, but I am consistent.

I always show up,” Husar says.

For all his success in cultivating the fleet, Husar seems a bit glum about the future. In the last few years, he has noticed a shift in mentality of new crew members and says that dedication seems to be missing.

“When I started out racing on my friend’s Bristol 22, we raced year-round for six years, and I only missed three races. Back then, it was a privilege to crew for someone. But there seems to be a whole different attitude now with young people. Back then, being on a team was important. People are much more self-centered now.”

This hasn’t stopped him. It’s in his blood. I can hear him every Sunday between frostbite races at the Rockfish Restaurant, doling out advice on jib car placement, backstay tension, and how to drive through chop.

“I’m not the best racer out there, but I am consistent.

I always show up.”

His method of growing, or more truthfully, maintaining fleet numbers and participation is to teach his crew members all he knows about racing, then persuade them to fly the coop and purchase their own Cal 25. “The survivability of a fleet relies on the third and fourth generation of owners. The key is to get people interested, keep them interested with good competition, and help them develop their skills.”

His theory has worked. Husar has spawned six or so Cal owners from his own crew.

“It has hurt a number of times,” he says, referring to teaching tactics and boat handling to his crew and then having them take these skills to their own boat. “But, that’s how it’s done. Get the crew excited and make them care.”

Refitting a race boat is a challenge when most of the parts have not been made in 30 years. During a visit to Annapolis Performance Sailing, Husar found small-boat jib tracks that work well as tracks for the Cal 25 slider hatches. “I never buy parts for their intended purpose,” he says.

Husar orders parts, such as custom mast sheaves, in bulk to secure a better price for the fleet. He receives e-mails and phone calls about free Cal 25s about to be cut up, and he’ll rescue hard-to-find parts such as booms, tillers, and spinnaker poles. Over the years, he’s figured out which parts work on Cal 25s. Charlie says J/24 parts often work.

According to Husar, the more competitive the fleet is, the stronger the fleet is. He says, “It’s not fun to race if the fleet as a whole is not competitive.”

Husar alternates between racing Chicken Little and Farfegnugen; the latter, built in 1966, has benefited from Husar’s care with a new rudder, beam, deck stern plate, sails, and deck hardware. “You can’t price your labor because you’ll never get your money back on it. You’ve got to enjoy working on boats.”

That’s why he shares his knowledge with anyone who asks. A few years ago, he organized pre-frostbite seminars as a chance for skippers to share tactics. He’s also the fleet’s social chair and organizes all the fleet dinners and unofficial races across the Bay to Hemingway’s on Kent Island, MD.

After sitting with Chicken Little’s skipper for a few hours and a few Miller Genuine Drafts, I asked him why he keeps doing all of this? “It’s plain addiction. The fleet is important to me.

It’s my baby. What I love about the Cals is that they are cheap, competitive, and fun. They’re a brick sh@#house of a boat.”

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yy Below, Jonathan Bartlett of North Sails Chesapeake shows Don and Jean Wagner of West River around the North Sails Sail Care Facility during North Sails Chesapeake’s Open House March 31 at the Stevensville, MD, site. The event featured exhibits, lectures, and tours of the facility. Attendees also enjoyed seeing displays by North Sails One Design and learning about the North plotter and cutting facility, which for the next three years, will cut the rubber tubing for Zodiac of North America for Zodiac products supplied to the U.S. Army and Navy units. Youngsters liked the grilled food, sodas, snacks, and the challenge of building their own sail from a kit provided by the North Sails Chessie Team. Prizes included goodies from SpinSheet; a free rig check from Atlantic Spars and Rigging; and the grand drawing prize of 50 percent off a new North Sail, which Ken Diggs of Rehoboth, DE, won.

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yy Broker Allen Murphy (right) has joined Leopard Catamarans and the Moorings Yacht Brokerage in Annapolis. Murph recently sailed his boat 2500 nautical miles from the Great Lakes, along the entire length of the St. Lawrence River, through the Canadian Maritimes and down the U.S. east coast. Having sailed since he was age 12, Murph brings more than 40 years of boating knowledge, along with a diverse professional background. He is a valuable resource in helping you find your next yacht. Stop in the office at 222 Severn Avenue in Annapolis or give Murph a call at (800) 672-1327.

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##(LL-R): Jim Sharkey, Skip Zahniser, Ellen Zahniser, Lisa Batchelor Frailey, and Andy Batchelor. Photo courtesy of Sail Solomons

yy Denny Howell recently launched Bay Boat Buzz, a brand new website for boaters in the Chesapeake and Delaware bays and shore points for buying and selling boats. Each seller creates his own listing and can post up to 10 photos of the featured vessel. Sellers can change the listing as often as they want for $9.99 per month. One dollar of every listing is donated to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. bayboatbuzz.com

yy With Sea Tow’s newly enhanced website (seatow.com), Sea Tow members now can manage their accounts online. Members who relocate, buy a new boat, or change their status in some other way can log onto their personal ‘My Sea Tow’ portal on the website and update their profiles. They also can gain easy access to news and information, including GPS coordinates, about their local Sea Tow operations, special Sea Tow member discounts and offers in their regions, and other data such as boating safety tips and news about their local U.S. Coast Guard-licensed Sea Tow captains.

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yy Sail Solomons recently relocated to Zahniser’s Yachting Center (left). The waterfront office and classroom are on the E-dock tee head, co-located with a fleet of cruisers and daysailers. Lisa Batchelor Frailey, who co-owns Sail Solomons with husband Andy Batchelor, says, “We’re really glad to team up with Solomons’ premier marina and sailing headquarters and hope to continually build the Middle Bay sailing community.” Everyone is welcome to attend the Sail Solomons Open House May 5 (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) to see the fleet and facilities, meet the instructors, and learn about the sailing school, club, and yacht charters. sailsi.com

yy Eric Haneberg (right), Annapolis local with more than 17 years of marine industry experience, recently launched Annapolis Yacht-Works.

The company provides personalized, professional, detailoriented, mobile yacht repair services, including work on electrical systems, electronics, rigging, plumbing, carpentry, commissioning, and yacht management. Eric has a wealth of experience from years of working alongside the top industry professionals and regularly competing in most major east coast regattas, sailing one-designs, J/24s, and big-boat PHRF racers. Eric’s goal is to help people enjoy their boats, making yachting safe, fast, fun, and reliable, from bluewater cruisers and high-end powerboats to competitive racers. annapolisyachtworks.com

yy DIY Marine is a new marine parts and supply store in Fruitland, MD. Owners Ronnie Morris and Brian Mildren provide local boaters with an easier means of finding parts and supplies for their boats. DIY also provides engine service and maintenance. diyboating.com

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25’ Catalina ’81 Tall Rig Nissan 9.8 OB. New depth and knot meter, bottom paint in April 2011. Slip paid until May 2012.

Contact David at (703) 980-3120 or dmlevite@aol.com. $3,000 25’ Wesco Coronado ’68 Good for day sailing and short overnight stays. $250 obo. Call (410) 268-7076. Will also sell Nissan 5-hp separately.

25’ Hunter Cherubini ’82 Sails are in good shape. 9.9 Yachtwin, fully reconditioned by Bayside Marine. Runs great. Safety netting. New thru hull valves.

2 new batteries.

Sail away! $2,495. (410) 288-0314 rrogearmil@aol.com 26’ Bristol ’73 Classic Great sailing sloop. H. Herreshoff design. Thousands in upgrades since 2003. Electric start Honda 9.9, cabin cushions, Raytheon inst., teak hand rails, standing rigging, hatch AC. Asking $7,500 OBO (703) 764-1277 26’ Ericson ‘87 Great Boat, took on water over winter through cockpit.

Needs cosmetic repairs, otherwise very sound boat. As is sale for reasonable offer. Crownsville. (443) 618-1743.

27’ Catalina ’72 5 sails, 9.8-hp Yamaha OB, 4-stroke electric start. Very roomy w/fold down table, new stereo, solar panel. Extremely water tight, no blisters.

In good shape. $2,995 firm (434) 8084799, garudabuss@aol.com Classic O’Day 28 ’80 Fully restored, 1999 inboard dsl, furling genoa, lazy jack main, all new canvas, new interior upholstery, all new halyards & sheets, excellent cond...ready to sail..sleeps 5.. $16,500 (410) 375-5789.

22’ Tanzer ’73 C/B Sloop and Trailer Sound, Seaworthy, great beginners sailboat large enough for weekending, fast, stable, shallow 2' 4' draft. MD title. Health prevents sailing, Must Sell $2000 or Make Offer.

More at website. https://sites.google.com/site/richards tonefeldswetwillie/the-wet-willie-pages/specs-and-info.

Contact: r.stonefeld@comcast.net

25’ Cape Dory ‘80 Custom trailer, new main, jib, genoa, Nissan 4-stroke, bimini, AP, VHF, cold pressure water, Danforth, 150' nylon, many custom upgrades, North East MD, $4,900 winslowkp@verizon.net, (610) 696-8080.

Sabre 28 MKII ‘77 excellent condition, 2010 UK sails, Dutchman system, roller furl, hard vang, hydrolic backstay, dodger, feathering Max-prop, 700 hr on Diesel, Asking price $21,900 Call 410303-5724.

28’ Sabre ’72 #14 Shoal, Atomic 4, good sails, legal head system, tiller pilot, hull & deck excellent cond. Needs interior cushions $4,500 firm andyandreoli1@gmail.com 29’ Bayfield ‘80 Very good condition with many extras including 12 HP Yanmar dsl complete rebuild Oct 2011, paid slip for 2012. Sleeps up to 5. A must see!! (301) 464-3810.

29’ Hunter 290 ’00 Comfortable cruiser perfect for the Bay as first boat or moveup. Easy to sail, singlehand or with family. Auto-pilot, SS arch, dodger, bimini. $45,900 Call Kirk at 410-6397111 or kirk@gratitudeyachting.com 29’ Olson ’85 The Riddler Well prepared boat with brand new sails and racing bottom. Dry sailed for the last 7 yrs. Easy to sail with two to seven people. $21000.

(410) 326-2600

30’ Cape Dory Cutter ’82 $19,500 Fully battened main, new sail covers, new cushions (2007), cruisair, ST 4000 Raymarine, Autohelm depthsounder, Autohelm speed and Dist. logs, Apelco VHF, Handheld Garmin GPS, Autohelm w/new wheel drive (replaced 2008).

MORE (240) 753-5278.

30’ Cape Dory ‘81 Cutter. Original Volvo, runs great - Refurbished injectors, new shaft and hose clamps, recent cushions, stove, radio. $21,500. (717) 855-7591, sm.spangler@verizon.net 30’ Catalina MKII Tall Rig ’87 Wing Keel, Norfolk, VA. Great boat. Many upgrades within the last 2 yrs. Fresh bottom paint and wax. $29,900 gorsuch8564@yahoo.com, (757) 6209326.

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' Island Packet IP-27, '86 Superior condition.

Roomy, comfortable, dependable cruiser. Easy single handed sailing. 2GM Yanmar diesel.

Cutter rigged. Full canvas. Lazy jacks.

Harken furler. Sleeps 6. $39,500.

(410) 825-0642 30’ Olson 30 ’81 Kestrel has been seriously campaigned in the Annapolis area and has an excellent record. The boat comes with extensive equipment and sails. Email al@holtmarinesystems. com for details. $13,500

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“Merci” 5 Cabins /5 Heads Located St. martin, FWI Asking $235,000

2005 OCEANIS 473

“Mad Dog II” 4 Cabins /3 Heads Located Tortola, BVI Asking $139,000

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“Josiah’s Reach” 4 Cabins /4 Heads Located Tortola, BVI Asking $285,000

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“Myrtle” 5 Cabins /5 Heads Located St. Vincent Asking $149,000

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“B’ Shert” 4 Cabins /4 Heads Located Tortola, BVI Asking $385,000

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“Mary Morgan II” 3 Cabins /2 Heads Located Tortola, BVI Asking $99,000

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“Holly Molly” 4 Cabin / 2 Heads Located Tortola, BVI Asking $185,000

Ranger 30 2006/1977 Sailboat High performance racer cruiser. 25 HP DSL, entire boat rebuilt and upgraded 2006. Way too many features to list Asking $19,500 Don (610) 469-7510 d.irby@comcast.net

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, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

35’ Pearson Sloop ‘70 GPS/VHF, dodger/bimini, roller headsail, rubrail, 23-hp dsl. Sleeps 6. Hull AWLGRIP 2006. Deck AWLCRAFT 2011. Also new 2011 mainsail, propeller, engine mounts, heat exchanger. $24,000 crew396@aol, (410) 626-7470 35’ Young Sun Cutter ’83 Perry designed double ender, Yanmar dsl, radar, Aries vane, water maker, dodger, classic blue water cruiser.

Hampton, VA Price Reduced. $59,500 ahaleva@aol.com (407) 488-6958.

30’ S2 9.1 Racer Cruiser Still a Gorilla. 4 Time Reg. 3aw High Point winner. Recent Set of 3DL sails Lt 1, Hv 1, 3, main Dry-sailed 15+ years. Very good teak cruising interior, sleeps 6. Yanmar 2GM fresh water cooled. $35,000 Gordon at glatrobe@verizon.net, 443.744.1272

Tartan 3000 '85 Cntrbd S/S racer cruiser, Universal 18 low hrs, 3 North sails, dodger, lines led aft, jiffy reefing, Knotmeter, depthmeter, nav station, CNG, pressure water. Impeccable cond. $28,500 (410) 798-0492.

32’ Beneteau 311 ’02 Shoal draft, furling main & genoa, bimini, extras.

Email: bonobene1@yahoo.com for details.

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, $48,750. http://www.catalina320.com/ classifieds/index.php/ detail/20100623171707773, Call 410286-3966.

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

33’ Hunter ‘05 Like new cond., Fully equipped including radar, autopilot, chart plotter, A/C, Yanmar 29-hp.

Complete cushions, Gennacker, microwave, stereo, Ready to sail.

Perfect Bay Boat, $89,900, Middle River, Mike, 410-836-5086 34’ Gemini 105Mc ’03 catamaran Very well equipped & yard maintained.

Asking price reduced to $127,000.

We may welcome your TRADE IN of a good cond. sloop/dsl. More at http://mysite.verizon.net/vzenvm0w/; jlahr@thomaspointassociates.com; tel.

410-295-0638 Tartan 34 ’89 Shoal draft. Doyle stackpac main. Two headsails; cruising spinnaker. Raytheon ST60 wind, depth, speed, self-steering instruments.

Garmin GPS. Bimini & dodger canvas 2 years old. EC. $59,900. 804-435-1830 35’ Baba Cutter ‘79 Perry designed double ended cruiser. A solid boat, great for the Bay or off shore. Beautiful craftmanship. Located Middle Bay. $49,900 (717) 572-0484.

35' Catalina 350 MKII 2008 Exceptionally maintained one-owner boat. Knot Dreamin' is loaded and ready to cruise the Bay and beyond. Integrated Raymarine chartplotter / radar / weather / sounder /autopilot, VHF w/remote mic, AC/heat, Rocna anchor w/100' chain rode & electric windlass, furling main & genoa, too much to list. Less than 300 eng hrs on this almost new boat. $145,000.

240-256-5422 or rsqdiver32@yahoo.com

36’ Beneteau Oceanic ‘01 Well maintained, low engine hrs, A/C, auto pilot, great electronics, jib/main furling, refig/freezer, windlass, shower, hot/cold running water, bimini/dodger, health issues forcing sale. (301) 963-7996.

41’ Hunter DS 06’ Like new, classic blue hull, well-appointed, cruise-equipped, and professionally maintained. Fresh water boat on Lake Erie. $199,900. Call Kirk Wilson at 410-639-7111 ext 113, or email kirk@gratitudeyachting.com. If you have a quality boat to be sold, we have in-water storage at our docks (summer) or Osprey Point (winter). Call Kirk’s cell 614-989-7775 for us to sell your boat.

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42' Catalina 2002 Centerline 2 cabin, fully loaded, winter cover, 2 A/C, capt. chair, full blue canvas, Ultra blue leather, furling main & genoa, meticulously maintained. $180,000 717-226-4012

36’ Ketch Ferro Concrete ’84 65-hp Ford dsl, 5 sails, wheel steering, possible livaboard $8,500 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) 371-6679.

36’ Schock - New York 36 ‘83 CheetahPerfect club racer - fast cruiser.

Complete sail inventory, fresh 25-hp Kabota (Phaser Marine) dsl, New IMX38 rudder, electrical, VC Offshore- ready to sail. Chris@walczakyacht.com 443926-1278 37’ Farr ’85 Total refit including rig. In Great shape! Raced and cruised. Email for details & pics. Sale at $48,000. Or Trade for smaller trailer racer (j80/ melges/I’m open) & cash. garth@rootbound.com 37’ Heritage West Indies Swing keel ( 7’ to 3.5’) draft. Blue Water boat. 1977 Oldie but goodie. Built to sail, ready to cruise. Solar, Auto pilot and much more. $38,000 OBO, (848) 702-4160.

41’ Hunter DS ’07 Like new, white hull, well-appointed, cruise-equipped w/ E80 & E120, 6KW Gen, davits, dinghy and 8-hp O/B motor.

Professionally maintained . $200,000 Call Tom Shoemaker at 804-577-7265 or email Tom@Limerick2.com.

42’ Endeavour CC Sloop ‘86 Fully equipped w/radar, chartplotter, autopilot, 2 factory installed A/C units, Doyle stack pack, clean low hr 62-hp Perkins and much more. Currently on the hard in Baltimore for bottom paint and detailing. Below market value at $79,900 Call 443-838-7141 or email me at raboyer.bb@gmail.com, endeavourowners.com

43’ Irwin CC '90 14' bm, 4'10" dr, 47'loa, bottom painted 7-11, 66hp turbo Yanmar dsl, (4) Raytheon inst st60+, lg cockpit full enclosure, furling jib, ez tack, bow thruster, 7kw gen, hyd autopilot, icom vhf comm mike, radar (64kt), elec windlass, dbl bunks, wing keel expands cruising Chesapeake, intercostal, gulf and Caribbean, great livaboard, wheel steering, green/white, $103,000 take over payments, (757) 372-2743 or peterdchristensen@yahoo.com

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The Ultimate Cruising Sailboat Documented, #604165; sturdy welded aluminum hull; Displ. 18, 600 #s, LOA 44'; Beam 11'; draft 3' 9" (CB up) and 8'4" (CB down); generous sail complement; 30-hp dsl eng; 40 gal fuel tank; two 105 AH deep discharge batteries; Raymarine autosteerer; ICOM VHF; Danforth compass; Glacier Bay holding plate refrig; fresh water (85 gallons in 2 tanks); propane stove & hot water heater; berths for 4; LED lighting.

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2007 X-41 One Design One owner, constantly upgraded and incredible sail inventory make this a rare find in US brokerage market. Carbon mast and boom + B&G instrumentation for a turn key race and cruise-ready X-Yacht. Asking $300K Contact Visit us at the Harold @ (410)268-7171 or cel (619) Boat Show!

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

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REDUCED GRAND SOLEIL 40 '07 Very lightly used high performance cruiser with a great equipment list. Price has been reduced for a quick sale, replacement cost is $450K and asking price is only $295,000. Call Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171. harold@aycyachts.com

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

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'96 Jeanneau 52.2 - $199,000

MASON 44 1989 Just listed and ready to show. Great value for a seasoned veteran of the Mediterranean. All recent electronics so vessel is ready to go out again at a moments notice. Asking $169,000 Call Harold @ 410-268-7171. harold@aycyachts.com

2003 Hunter 466 with gen and air, 3 staterooms, shoal keel, furling main and jib, clean and ready to go. Price reduced to $169,000/best offer. Call Harold @ 619-840-3728 harold@aycyachts.com

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Hunter '07 ............... $ 13,900 Hunter ‘02 ............... $ 12,900 Tanzer '87................ $ 12,000 Hunter ‘02 ............... $ 27,000 Hunter '79 ............... $ 9,997 S2 8.6 ’85 ............... $ 16,900 Hunter ‘90 ............... $ 24,900 Morgan '72 ............. $ 6,999 Hunter '78 ............... $ 16,000 Hunter ’81 ............... $ 15,000 Hunter ‘86 ............... $ 30,000 Allmand ‘80............. $ 22,000 Pearson ‘87 ............. $ 39,500 Hunter '00 ............... $ 53,000 Hunter ’81 ............... $ 18,000 Pearson '89 ............. $ 47,000 Hunter '05 ............... $ 89,000 Hallberg Rassy ‘76... $ 49,900 Hunter ’08 ............... $169,000

36 Hunter '10 ............... $150,000 37 Irwin Ketch '76 ........ $ 49,900 376 Hunter ’96 ............... $ 84,000 376 Hunter ‘97 ............... $ 72,000 376 Hunter ‘97 ............... $ 84,000 38 C&C Landfall '80..... $ 55,000 38 Hunter ’06 ............... $139,000 38 Hunter '09 ............... $170,000 380 Hunter ’00 ............... $104,900 380 Hunter ‘02 ............... $119,000 380 Hunter ’02 Sloop..... $109,900 41AC Hunter ’07 ............... $189,000 420 Hunter ’04 ............... $175,000 426 Hunter ‘03 ............... $179,000 456 Hunter ’03 ............... $215,000 460 Hunter ‘01 ............... $199,000 460 Hunter ‘02 ............... $169,900 52.2 Jeanneau '96 ........... $199,000 530CC Pearson ’81 ......... $249,000

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30’ S2 9.1 ’85 Torch is a well maintained and proven PHRF racer. 2 full sail inventories she is ready for Wednesday nights or weekend racing. $26,000.

Contact Bob 410-267-8181 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

2010 Jeanneau 50DS with DOCK 'N GO system. Very low hours and loaded with generator, air/heat, shoal draft, fresh water quiet flush heads, etc. Asking $438K Contact Ezra Androus @ 410-693-1887 ezra@aycyachts.com

2008 GRAND SOLEIL 54 by Luca Brenta. Very well equipped fast offshore cruising yacht built by the famous Italian yard Cantiere del Pardo. Please call Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company for pricing and complete details 410-268-7171 or e-mail harold@aycyachts.com

• Deltaville, VA 23043 804-776-7575 • • Annapolis, MD 21403 410-267-8181 • AMEL MANGO 53' 1988 Incredibly strong and simple to handle offshore cruiser. This one has been around the globe and is ready to go out again!

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

31’ Bristol 31.1 ‘85 Beautiful blue hull, brightwork bristol, simple systems, everything works. Owner fastidious. $49,000. Call Jonathan 804-436-4484 or jonathan@annapolisyachtsales.com 33’ Beneteau 331 ‘03 Clean, well equipped, 2-cabins, in-mast furling main, spacious interior, striped upholstery. $79,000.

Call Jonathan 804-436-4484 or jonathan@annapolisyachtsales.com 33’ Hans Christian 33T ‘85 Lots of recent upgrades, lightly used. Yanmar 30-hp eng, LED cabin & nav lights, radar, GPS, chartplotter, new running rigging. $92,000. Call Jonathan 804-436-4484 or jonathan@annapolisyachtsales.com

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33’ J/100 ’05 Just Reduced to $89,000 Excellent shape, sails 25’ Harbor ’10 Price Reduction! continuously upgraded, great race “Perfect Daysailer” Schock design, record and a fun boat to sail. Contact comfortable cockpit, cabin, inboard Bob Oberg at (410) 267-8181 or eng, self-tacking jib, single handed Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com sailing. $89,900 Previous boat show 35’ Tartan 3500 ’97 Numerous boat. Excellent cond. Email for Photos upgrades including: new electric brad@annapolisyachtsales.com or windlass, new standing & running Brad 410-279-6150 rigging, freshly painted mast, new flat screen TV and more. Priced to sell! See photos: www.AnnapolisYachtSales.com Call (410) 267-8181.

36’ Beneteau 361 ’04 An incredible layout for a 36 footer with separate shower, large galley, great berths.

Amazing equipment and condition! $112,000 Please contact Tim at 410-2678181 tim@annapolisyachtsales.com

43’ 2002 Jeanneau Deck Salon Yanmar 75hp DSL, A/C, RF Wing Keel, 5’2” Draft $173,900

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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 Call/OFFERS Bayfield Yanmar DSL, 3’6” Draft $26,500 Catalina DSL, Tall Rig, Dodger $25,000 Ranger Univ. Del 25 HP, RF, Dodger, Bimimi $25,000 Lippincott Yanmar DSL, Roll Furl, Shoal Draft $19,500 Dufour 325 Grande Large, 19 Hp DSL, Wheel, RF, Dinghy $124,500 Hunter 376 Yanmar AC/Gen, NEW LISTING $79,500 Hunter Yanmar 50hp, A/C, AP, Inverter $99,500

200 Slip Full Service Marina at Kent Narrows Routes 50/301 Exit 42 (410) 827-9300 fax (410) 827-9303

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35’ O’Day ’88 Swim platform, newer sails, dodger bimini & connector. All gear on board conveys, TV, converter box, dishes, flatware, fenders. This boat is in very nice cond. and ready to go cruising $34,000 www.bayharborbrokerage.com, (757) 480-1073.

50’ Colin Archer Dutch built steel pilothouse ketch This is a serious all oceans passage maker ready to cruise.

Please see our web site for details. $350,000 Not for sale in US waters. Bay Harbor Brokerage 757-480-1073 50’ Dufour ’99 Modified 3 strm layout w/ large centerline berth in custom forward stateroom. This layout makes for a knockout live aboard. $149,000 bayharborbrokerage.co 757-480-1073

34’ Beneteau 343 ’07 Super clean boat.

Full canvas, autopilot, Chartplotter, fridge, winter cover, windlass, great layout, must see! Just Reduced $115,000. Crusader Yacht Sales 410269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

38’ Wauquiez Hood 38 MKII ‘84 4’6” draft (Board up) perfect for The Bay. 10’8” (Board down ) perfect for ocean.

Professionally detailed - $79,900 Paul Rosen 410-267-8181 or paul@annapolisyachtsales.com 39’ Beneteau 393 THREE Available Very clean 2 & 3 cabin models from $129,000. Some are loaded with great gear, others are equipped for pleasurable coastal cruising.

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37’ Jeanneau Sun Odyssey ‘04 Wind, speed, depth, autopilot, chartplotter, windlass, heat/AC, refrigeration, barrier coated, bimini, dodger, super clean $139,900.

Crusader YS 410-269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

44’ Beneteau Oceanis 440 ‘93 Sleek lines, lavish interior - sure to please even the most particular taste. Ease & safety combined w/great performance & comfort. $155,000 Paul Rosen 410-2678181 or paul@annapolisyachtsales.com 47’ Beneteau 473 ‘06 Perfect live aboard!

Great accommodations, equipment & the price makes her your best choice. $274,900. In Annapolis, available to see anytime.

Contact Dan at 410-267-8181 or dan@annapolisyachtsales.com 49’ Beneteau 49 ’07 In Annapolis. Two cabin, many options, very well maintained. Stunning dark blue custom painted hull, roller furling sails, gen-set, AC-Heat, more. Asking $359,900 call Dan 410-267-8181 dan@annapolisyachtsales.com

C&C 115 - 2007 Cruise equipped – Dodger, Chartplotter, Autopilot, Refrigeration, Genoa furling etc.

This boat has been very lightly used / daysailed in Annapolis. New boat on order, call today, she won't last long! Crusader YS 410-269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

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

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38’ Tartan 3800 ‘97 SHANNON, Very well equipped & updated Tartan 3800.

Newer electronics, sails, canvas & hull paint. Loaded w/cruising gear, radar/ plotter, AP, air con, windlass & more! The one you have been waiting for...$175,000 Crusader Yacht Sales - 410-269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

41’ Bristol 41.1 Keel-Centerboard Center Cockpit. Ted Hood Design.

Fully Battened Mainsail system (2009). Flag Blue Hull. Air conditioning. Just Reduced to $152,500 Crusader YS (410) 269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

41’ Hunter DS 2005 You’ll love the airy feeling of the deck salon. Roomy, luxurious interior; clean deck layout. $179,000 Crusader Yacht Sales 410269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

44’ Tartan 4400 ’08 & '07 Two Available and they both have it all....Genset, Air, Thruster, Leisure furl boom, Radar / Plotters & More.

Ready for offshore or inshore cruising. Replacement value over 700k a very smart value if you are considering new. From $550,000 Crusader Yacht Sales 410-269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com 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. Just reduced to $265,000 CrusaderYachts.com (410) 269-0939.

40’ Catalina 400 ’06 Loaded and Clean – In-Mast, bow thruster, E120 plotter/ radar, Air/Heat, full canvas $225,000 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details.

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27’ Catalina Wing Keel, Wing Keel, Universal dsl, wheel steering, newer sails (2004), new electronics (2006), perfect starter boat $18,000 Call Tony Tumas Cell 443-553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: Tony@greatblueyachts. com,www.greatblueyachts.com 30’ Catalina 30 ’84 Tall Rig “L” Shaped Salon, Clean and Ready to Sail $19,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 2761774 for complete details.

Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com 32’ Catalina 320 ’03 Wing keel, full batten main, plotter, full canvas, dinghy w/ OB, Cruis-n-Carry AC $76,900 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details.

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41’ Morgan Out Island 416 ’82 JUST REDUCED - Ketch rig center cockpit – Loaded! dual zone AC/Heat, generator, full cockpit enclosure, AP, frig, freezer, many recent upgrades $59,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell 443-553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details.

Email:Tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com 45’ Hunter 456 ’06 Beautiful boat – Fully loaded – In mast furling, generator, 2 zone air, Raymarine E120 radar/plotter, Autopilot & more $255,000 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details.

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25 Harbor 25 ‘10 ............................ $89,950 28 Alerion 28 ‘06 ............................ $88,000 28 Bristol Channel Cutter 28 ‘87 .... $99,900 30 C&C 30 ‘88 3 from ..................... $34,900 30 Sabre 30 ‘88............................... $42,000 30 Sabre 30 Mk III ‘87 .................... $34,900 31 Beneteau 311 ‘03 ....................... $69,500 33 Beneteau 331 ‘03 ....................... $79,000 33 J-Boats J/100 33 ‘05 ................... $89,000 33 Hans Christian 33T ‘85............... $92,000 34 J-105 34 ‘00 ............................... $84,500 34 Sabre 34 MKII ‘82 ...................... $42,000 35 Beneteau 350 ‘89 ....................... $46,900 35 Beneteau 352 ‘99 ....................... $79,900 35 Island Packet 350 ‘97 ‘99 2 from ..$130,000 35 Tartan 3500 ‘97 ......................... $95,000 36 Beneteau 361 ‘04 ..................... $112,000 36 Dehler 36 ‘01 ........................... $149,900 36 Sabre 362 ‘94........................... $117,500 36 Sabre 362 ‘02........................... $209,000 36 Sabre 362 ‘96........................... $139,000 38 Beneteau 381 ‘99 ....................... $99,900 38 Beneteau 381 ‘98 ....................... $94,900 38 Hunter 380 ‘ 00 ....................... $119,500

38 Sabre 38 Mk II ‘89 ‘95 2 from .. $117,500 39 Beneteau 393 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 3 from..$134,000 40 Beneteau 40 ‘09 ....................... $214,900 40 Beneteau 40.7 ‘01 .................... $169,900 40 C & C 40 ‘89............................. $124,900 40 Delphia 40 ‘06.......................... $199,900 41 Beneteau 411 ‘98 ‘00 ‘02 3 from..$129,900 42 Beneteau 423 ‘03 ‘04 3 from ... $185,000 43 Pan Oceanic 43 ‘81 .................... $94,900 43 Irwin CC 43 ‘89 ........................ $115,000 44 Beneteau 44.7 ‘05 .................... $219,900 44 Beneteau 440 ‘93 ..................... $155,000 44 Dean Catamaran 440 ‘02 ......... $259,000 45 Beneteau First 456 ‘85............... $89,900 45 Custom 45 ‘03 ......................... $649,900 46 Beneteau 46 ‘07 ‘08 2 from ..... $279,900 46 Leopard Catamaran 46 ‘09 ...... $699,000 47 Venus 47 ‘81 ............................ $105,000 47 Beneteau 473 ‘03 ‘06 2 from ... $204,900 47 Beneteau 47.7 ‘04 .................... $274,900 47 Compass 47 ‘81.......................... $78,000 49 Beneteau 49 ‘07 3 from ........... $349,000 50 Beneteau Mooring 505 ‘02 ....... $180,000 50 Beneteau 50 ‘07 ....................... $585,000

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222 Severn Avenue Building 7, Suite 3C Annapolis, MD 21403 (410) 280-0520 allen.murphy@mooringsbrokerage.com

26’ Catalina ’92 Sloop, 9.9 -hp OB, Roll furl $9,950 Lippincott Marine (410) 8279300

36’ Modified NY 36 (1981) 1st to Newport and 1st to Halifax (2009). Race ready with excellent sail inventory and equipment (Custom keel, Carbon Fiber Mast, Ockams,radar & more).PHRF rating 108 (114 w/ furler). Price reduced: $33,000 Call David Cox 410-310-3476 or davidcox@northpointyachtsales.com

29’ Bayfield ‘84 Yanmar dsl, 3’6” draft $26,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 8279300.

30’ Catalina ’85 Dsl, Tall Rig, dodger $25,000 Lippincott Marine (410) 8279300.

2008 Gemini 105MC Very well equipped for cruising including gen & A/C, an excellent value! Please call for detailed specs & more photos.

The Moorings Brokerage Annapolis 410-280-0520.

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30’ Lippincott ‘83 Yanmar dsl, Roll furl, shoal draft $19,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300/ 32’ Dufour ‘07 325 Grande Large, 19-hp dsl, wheel, RF, dinghy $124,500 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 75-hp dsl, A/C, RF, wing keel, 5’2” draft $183,900 Lippincott Marine (410) 8279300/

BOATS FOR SALE! SAILBOATS 14 ft. Force Five with mast and sail. Fiberglass; average condition; needs cleaning. Similar to a Laser. $550.

14 ft. Sailfish. Fibreglass. $150.

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

30’ Nonsuch Classic 1984 New listing! Many upgrades including new canvas and new cushions. Windlass, davits, swim platform, Raymarine radar/GPS/plotter, marine A/C-heat, and electric head. Asking $59,900.

Contact Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or Rick@NorthPointYachtSales.com J/32 ’01 Shoal draft 4’10” and fantastic cond. New dodger, bimini & wheel cover, new chart plotter, 3 blade max prop, and very light use. The shoal draft is perfect for the Chesapeake. Original owners are retiring from sailing. She is well priced and needs nothing. $111,900, call Paul Mikulski 410-9615254 paul@northpointyachtsales.com 33’ J 100 ’05 The J 100 is the perfect Chesapeake Bay racer/daysailor. Major price reduction makes this boat even more attractive at $84,900 Come talk to the original J Daddy Paul Mikulski for an appointment. Call direct 410-961-5254 or Paul@northpointyachtsales.com 34’ J 105s Yes we have them so come talk to the J Boat Experts and see the why this is the best One Design boat on the Chesapeake Bay. We have many available and would love to show them to you. Please call the office and talk to any of our staff at 410-280-2038

1984 Hunter 22. Fixed keel. r/f, auto-pilot. 8 hp 4-cycle Tohatsu, long-shaft, electric start. $1,500 1983 Catalina 25. Main, roller-furling. 4-cycle o/b. Good condition. $3,000.

1979 O’Day 25. Yamaha 8 hp o/b. Clean and ready to go. $3,000.

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.

1972 Watkins 27. Main, hank-on 150 Genoa. Yanmar engine. $3,500.

1979 O’Day 28. Keel model. R/F. Recent Yanmar. Turn Key condition. $5,000.

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

POWERBOATS 1995 Grady-White 272 Sailfish. Twin 200 hp OMC Offshore. $22,500.

Contact Don Backe, CRAB Executive Director, to learn more and visit your next boat!

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37’ B&C ’05 Grand Soleil Win races in style. Extra tall rig & deep keel make this Grand Soleil an outstanding performer in PHRF and IRC. ORC cat 1 certified.

She has a beautiful Italian crafted teak interior w/full cruising amenities. You won’t find a nicer dual purpose yacht. $259,000 Contact David at 410-2802038 or David@Northpointyachtsales. com

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

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

37’ Peterson ’85 Classic racer/cruiser.

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

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

Contact David at (410) 280-2038 or David@NorthPointYachtSales.com 40’ J120s North Point has two J 120s. If you want a very competitive boat that likes to be in the ocean and race on the bay than you need to look at the J 120s.

The Class is looking into forming a J 120 class here on the bay to race One Design! Call us to learn more 410-280-2038 46’ J 46 ’00 Full Deck is spectacular!.

Long range cruising at its best can be had w/this fully equipped & well cared for J46. Call me to discuss this boat in detail.

Priced to sell at $389,000. Call Paul Mikulski direct 410-961-5254 or Paul@ northpointyachtsales.com

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33’ Hunter ‘05 Molly Brown is a beautiful two-owner cruiser. She’s equipped with In-mast furling, AC/Heat, Autopilot/GPS, engine upgrade(29HP),& more! $89,000, Norton Yacht Sales,(804)776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 36’ Hunter ’08 Captain’s Lady is a oneowner 36 that has been meticulously maintained. Equipped with In-Mast Furling, Raymarine C80 GPS/Plotter, Auto-Pilot, AC/Heat, freezer & much more. $169,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 376 Hunter ‘97 Zephyrus is a wellmaintained beauty equipped with AC/ Heat, Stereo/CD, Autopilot, GPS/ Plotter/Radar & much more! $84,000, Norton Yacht Sales,(804)776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 38’ Hunter ‘06 Airam is a beautiful vessel in excellent cond. She’s equipped with In-mast furling, ST60 upgrade, Bose system, AC/Heat, CD/Stereo, TV/ DVD, autopilot/Plotter, freezer & MORE! REDUCED $139,000, 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. Just Reduced! $179,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804 )776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 460 Hunter ’01 Sweet N’ Slow is a stunningly beautiful vessel equipped with teak interior, TV/DVD, Sirius radio, AC/Heat, In-Mast furling, E-80 Raymarine, & MUCH MORE! $199,000 Norton Yacht Sales (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com

38’ Seafarer cutter ‘76 Phil Rhodes design, Perkins dsl eng., 4’6” draft, Roller furling for both the headsail & the mainsail, anchor windlass, staysail boom, wheel steering, U-shaped dinette, heater & more. Asking $35,000 and looking for offers. OBYS 410-2260100 45.5’ Bristol Aft cockpit ‘80 A true classic Ted Hood design. Built to the highest standards, capable & comfortable for long distance blue water cruising. Well equipped & well maintained. Asking an incredible price of only $149,000 Willing to listen to offers.

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34’ Gemini 105 Catamaran ‘99 Stored on lift at owner’s home. 3 private strms, Westerbeke stern drive fresh water cooled eng, RF hdsail, Selftailing winches, solar battery charger, autopilot & more. Asking $98,500 and looking for offers. OBYS 410-226-0100 37’ Tartan Sloop ‘77 40-hp Westerbeke dsl engine, Shoal draft w/centerboard, Autohelm, Furuno radar, Bruce anchor, roller furling, Lewmar self-tailing elec primary winches & more. Asking $47,000 and willing to listen to all offers.

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www.regent-point.com S-2 8.5 ’83 Willowind 28 Sloop w/ wheel steering, RF, full batten main, Autohelm 3000, 15-hp Yanmar dsl, clean, well, maintained, ready to go. Asking:$11,990 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

31’ Irwin Citation ’83 Tolume Yanmar 15-hp dsl, wheel steering, large quarter berth, enclosed head, U-shaped galley, dinghy w/ 1.5-hp OB, Asking: $16,900 US, Regent Point Marina (804) 7584457 www.regentpointmarina.com 31’ Tartan 310 ’88 Bora Bora Quality cruiser, AP, Adler Barbour refrigeration, RF, bimini, Lazy Jacks, sleeps 7 w/ Pilot berth, Ready to Go. Asking $49,950 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 32’ Beneteau Oceanis 321 ’97 Argos Popular cruiser, Enormous aft cabin w/ over sized berth, Ref/Freezer, RF, Yanmar dsl, ready to go, Asking: $49,000 Call Regent Point Marina@ 804-7584457 www.regentpointmarina.com 32’ Sabre OB ‘84 THECARMIC , ONE OWNER Quality Built Boat, 21-hp Westerbeke dsl., RF, dodger, AP, depth, Speed/Log, AP wind, open galley, Private aft cabin, enclosed head, Nav station, Call Regent Point Marina@ 804758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 35’ Hunter Legend 35.5 ’94 Art’s Place Furling main and genoa, AC/Heat, dual strms, many features, clean boat.

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Asking: $52,900 Regent Point Marina 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

30’ Catalina ’85 Mariso Nice family cruiser, roomy accommodations, H/C pressure water, RF, Priced To sell @ $19,900 Call Regent Point Marina 804758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

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101 53’ Mason `84 ........................................... $265,000 44’ Tartan 4400 2 from ............................ $550,000 43’ Saga `00 .............................................. $245,000 42’ Catalina 42-3 `89 .................................. $92,500 42’ Endeavour Ctr Ckpt `85..................... $115,000 41’ Bristol Center Cockpit `83 ................ $152,500 41’ Bristol Aft Cockpit `87 ....................... $159,900 41’ Hunter 41DS `05 ................................. $179,000 41’ Tartan `98 ........................................... $224,900 40’ Tartan 4100 ............................................... NEW 40’ C&C 121 `04........................................ $229,000 40’ J Boat J/40 `87 ................................... $119,000 38’ C&C 115 `07 & `08 from .................... $174,900 38’ Tartan 3800 `97 .................................. $175,000 37’ Jeanneau Sun Odyssey `04 .............. $139,900

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Two Great New Boats Launching This Month 37’ Pacific Seacraft `87.............................. $79,000 37’ Tartan 37c 2 from `80 .......................... $54,900 37’ Tartan 3700 `06 .................................. $245,000 35’ Beneteau Oceanis 351 `97 .................. $69,900 35’ Contest 35S `90.................................... $69,900 35’ Island Packet Cat `93........................... $95,000 35’ S2 Center Cockpit `87 ......................... $54,000 35’ Wauquiez Pretorien `84 ....................... $88,000 34’ Kaiser Gale Force `80 .......................... $70,000 34’ Beneteau 343 `07 ............................... $115,000 34’ Legacy Jet Drives `01 ........................ $189,000 34’ C&C 34 `80............................................ $33,000 34’ Najad 343 `84........................................ $85,000 33’ CAL `87 ................................................. $42,900 32’ C&C 99 2 from .................................... $115,000

Fantail 26 32’ Catalina 320 `95 ................................... $54,000 32’ Island Packet `90 ................................. $79,000 32’ Grand Banks 32 Sedan `79 ................. $69,000 27’ Pacific Seacraft Orion `85 ................... $49,000 24’ Pacific Seacraft Dana `91 .................... $64,000 20’ Catalina Aero `09 ................................. $19,000

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37’ Beneteau Envision ’83 Ideal liveaboard. Rare center cockpit pilothouse design ketch. One of only a few made, Set up for major cruising, Duel helm stations, 3 cabin layout, 2 heads. $59,500 PRICE REDUCED. Call Regent Point marina @804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

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

27’ Hunter ’78 $7,200 Many upgrades.

Includes outboard and wheel steering.

Sailing Associates. (410) 275-8171.

Tayana 37 ’85 Great cruising boat for little money. Safe and solid with many upgrades this is a very good boat if you are looking under that $100K mark. It does not get better. $89K 410 571-2955

Saga 43 ’95 Bob Perry’s modern performance cruiser, fast and fun to sail.

Spacious interior. Two staterooms, two heads and a quarter berth. Low maintenance, great sailing boat. Like sailing fast? Love Bold Spirit. $195K 410 571-2955

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

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

30’ Islander ’74 $19,500 Recently rebuilt engine. Clean and ready to go!

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

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Alubat Ovni 39 ’94 Something special! Popular, high quality, European blue water performance cruiser with lifting keel. Explore the Bahamas with less than 2’ board up!

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31’ Hunter ’84 $17,900. A great cruising boat for a very reasonable price. Sailing Associates (410) 275-8171.

32’ Morgan 323 ’84 $24,900 Well maintained traditional cruiser. A great value. Sailing Associates (410) 257-8171.

34’ Catalina 34MKII ’01 The cleanest, best equipped MKII out there! A/C, Only 500 hrs, loaded & spotless!

Offered at $89,000 (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com 35’ C&C MkIII ’87 Centerboard version, constantly upgraded, great condition.

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30’ Seafarer ’83 $1,5900 A good sturdy boat. An inexpensive way to go cruising.

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

40’ Caliber ’99 ’”Long Range Cruiser” Huge tankage, Awlgrip Hull, A/C, Mint condition! ...Priced to move at $174,900 Call Charlie @ (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com 45’ Gulfstar Center Cockpit Repowered, Comes with full summer season slip at Haven Harbour Marina!

Clean, ready to live aboard or take off! asking $109,000 (410) 639-9380, www. saltyachts.com

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320 Catalina ’99 Traditional full batten mainsail w\Dutchman flaking, ST60 wind/ depth/knot, ST4000, bimini, dodger & connector, Maxwell anchor windlass. Nicely maintained. $73,900.

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36’ Catalina ‘93 Sailed mostly in upper bay. A/C, R10x radar, push button sail raising w\elect halyard winch. Several new items since ’09 incld: head, sail cover, bimini. $67,900. Call 800-960TIDE or 800-699-SAIL. Go to www.tidewateryachts.com.

36’ Hunter ’04 In-mast furling, A/C, Raymarine 4000+, RC435, ST60 knot/ depth/wind, bimini, dodger, connector, elect. anchor windlass. New batteries & bottom paint 2011. $99,900. Call 800960-TIDE or 800-699-SAIL. Go to www.tidewateryachts.com.

John Kaiser, Owner of Yacht View Brokerage A USCG 100 Ton Master with 25 years of experience in efficiently Listing and Selling power and sailing yachts, John has built a strong reputation nationally for excellent service. John’s clients have often purchased multiple boats through him and many have become long time friends. The personal service you will receive from John at Yacht View will bring you and your friends back even in these stressful economic times. john@yachtview.com, Cell: 443-223-7864, Office: 410-923-1400, www.yachtview.com

420CC Hunter ‘02 In excellent condit. w\ in-mast furling, dual A/C, ST70 radar, C80 chartplotter, gen. w\145 hrs.

Several updates in ‘11 incld. Eisenglass & bimini. $185,000. Call 800-699-SAIL or 800-960-TIDE. Go to www.tidewateryachts.com.

1980/2001 Morgan 461 “Liberty” has been extensively restored in 2000/2001. She is worth your personal inspection! 100s of photos @ www.yachtview.com or call John Kaiser @ 410-923-1400 or 443-2237864 cell. Reduced on 3/21/2012 to $129,900 for immediate sale!

BENETEAU OCEANIS 32.1 (1997) 4.4’ draft, sails in 6k , 27 Yanmar Fridge, freezer, propane, shower sump, sleeps 4/queen, 12 ports, swim shower, Furler, stack pack, canvas, Fortress, CQR, Documented, $49,000. (804) 758-4747, 4457, 2398

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY 34’ Sloop Available for Day Sail Half day $150. Full day $275. With captain $100 for 1/2 day and $200 for full day. Annapolis (410) 266-0963.

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C H ESAPE AKE CLA SSIC Jack King (1928–2012)

J

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Born in Omaha, NE, on July 29, 1928, King grew up in St Louis, MO, where he learned to sail on the Mississippi. He later earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, joined the Air Force, and married his college sweetheart, Marilyn Kibbe. As an Air Force pilot, he claimed to have flown upside down under the Golden Gate Bridge and shared an exciting story of following a UFO to the Mexican border. During his service in Korea, he served on the prisoner exchange and as Chief Information Officer to several top military personnel and flew F-86s.

The excitement of flying motivated Jack to consider a career with the Air Force until his children were born. “There are old pilots and bold pilots, but very few old, bold pilots,” he said. He returned to civilian life as a TWA pilot and then joined an ad agency and ended his career in 1995 as a businessman in Fairfax County, VA. While living there, he took up sailing. His most memorable trophies include the Sardinia Cup in 1980 as captain of the American team, the Britannia Cup in the British Solent in 1991, the Pineapple Cup in Jamaica, and several of Bermuda’s Onion Patch series. He won many, lost some. His motto was, “We may have lost the race, but we’ve never lost a party.” Kevin McNeil, current commodore of the Annapolis YC (AYC) says, “He was the epitome of Corinthian sailing, of sailing for the love of doing it and doing it right. A gentleman through and through.”

The name Merrythought is known at yacht clubs all along the East Coast of the United States and in ports such as Cowes in the United Kingdom; Capetown, South Africa; and Montego Bay, Jamaica. King considered AYC as home, and according to veteran Jack Lynch, “Merrythought carried the banner of AYC more than any other boat in its history.”

In addition to AYC, Jack was a board member of U.S. Sailing during the 1980s, member of the New York YC, commodore of the Storm Trysail Club in 1990 and 1991, overseas rear commodore of London’s Royal Ocean Racing Club 1992-94, the Cruising Club of America, and the Carolina YC. He also served on the Fales Committee at the U.S. Naval Academy and later on their foundation. He is a founding member of the National Sailing Hall of Fame.

King said goodbye to ocean racing in 1994 and donated the last Merrythought to the Orange Coast College in California.

The J/105, which took its place as he began racing in Charleston Harbor, was donated to the Naval Academy Sailing Program.

King’s wife Marilyn passed away in 1988. He married Carole Forsythe in 1993. They started the Merrythought Foundation, which together with Baltimore’s Living Classroom Founda-

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tion and the Midshipmen in Action program of the Naval Academy, provided several years of on-the-water educational programs for Annapolis inner-city youth. The Foundation was dissolved in 2008.

Retirement in 1994 did not halt Jack’s adventuresome spirit.

He sailed with ESPN producer Gary Jobson to within 10 degrees of the North Pole, bought and flew a glider plane, went hot air ballooning in the Alps, sailed on a clipper ship across the Atlantic, and cruised the Southern Caribbean. He also travelled extensively with his family, including trips to Africa, Patagonia, Greenland, and Ireland.

His charitable legacy includes establishing a chair in creative writing at Coe College and contributing to the Jobson Chair of Hematology at the University of Maryland. He also contributed to Roper Hospital’s Cardiac Wellness Center, the Transylvania Regional Hospital, the U.S. Olympic Sailing Program, the College of Charleston Sailing Program, and Charleston’s Community Sailing Program.

This was the last leg of a long and memorable race. His friend Jobson says, “What a wonderful time over many years.

Merrythought’s legacy will live on. How lucky to have had Jack as a shipmate and friend. He will be missed.” spinsheet.com

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