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• Undoubtedly the most exciting (and nerve-wracking) moment of the America’s Cup, ETNZ almost capsizes but manages to right itself due to the incomparable skill and command of Dean Barker. But still, that boat almost capsized. spinsheet.com/kiwis-nearly-capsize-americas-cup-video

Come and Race to Bermuda The 49th Newport Bermuda Race will start June 20th off Castle Hill Light and finish 635 blue-water miles later off St. David’s Head. In 2012, we had 167 entries, one of the largest fleets in the race’s long, distinguished history. We welcome monohull cruisers, cruiser-racers, double handers, and all-out racers—and crews of friends and crews of relatives (family crews qualify for special prizes). The Cruising Club of America and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club have simplified entry procedures. We have new trophies for the top boats from five American sailing regions and abroad, and for the best combined finishes in the Bermuda Race and the 2013 Annapolis-Newport, Marion-Bermuda, and Marblehead-Halifax races. New boats are always welcome (first-time entries make up 25% of the fleet). Race Ambassadors are on hand to answer questions and assist. Come and join us in the famous “Thrash to the Onion Patch.”

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Pop a Cork!

hen we heard the news jobs, some a little grubbier than I had last month that SpinSheet bargained for, Cyphers handed me the co-founder and publisher Bronco keys and promoted me to goMary Ewenson was one of five invespher. A crew member would say, “Run tors who will purchase the Annapolis over to Chinquapin Round Road and Boat Shows, we waited until it was get thingamabobs for the tent crew.” almost five o’clock to pop a cork to toast to the future. Later that evening, I remembered something. In 1989, I took a wrong turn. Or that’s how I wrote about it later, in the SpinSheet Sailboat Show issue 2004 in my article “Wrong Turn, Right Direction.” Departing from my new digs my first week in Annapolis, I turned right instead of left on Edgewood Road. Confusion or curiosity? I no longer remember why, but I was thrilled to stumble into Annapolis Sailing School at the end of that road. Back in those days, after Labor Day, the boat show crew set up the docks in the sailing school lot along Back Creek, so the place was crawling with men working in the yard, a few in hard hats driving forklifts transporting floating docks. The marina manager, Dave Cyphers, explained from his perch in the office overlooking the marina lot and the ##Photo by Mark Talbott Bay Bridge beyond, that they were in fall boat show I would say, “Great. Where is that?” mode, and no, they did not need new I still remember one of them shaking sailing instructors in what was left of his head at my lack of local knowledge the season. He asked, “What are you and saying, “Who hired you?” I learned doing tomorrow at 8 a.m.?” Hence bemy way around, manned show gates, gan my first Annapolis job, five weeks stamped hands, and made a boatload of solid employment on the boat show of friends and acquaintances, one of crew. them Bob Crain, who had been workAfter a few weeks of painting ing on the electrical crew as long as docks, including the signature “Watch anyone could remember and who is Your Step” red stencil, and other 20 October 2013 SpinSheet

now one of the new boat show investors. In retrospect, how interesting it was for me to get this insider’s perspective on the construction of this show I had never attended. I remember well how the guys told me, “Wait until you see the show!” “We’re building a city on the water!” When the docks and tents were in place, and I first walked through the show gates—when it was game on—I remember saying that which every single sailboatloving, first-time Annapolis Sailboat Show goer must say: “Wow.” To this day, when I first see the show fence go up and the masts line up in Ego Alley, my heart beats a little faster. Who knew that my “wrong” turn would lead me to years of weekend work teaching sailing, hundreds of friends, years of pinch-hitting at the boat show gates, years of freelance writing work that led me to this editor’s chair, with this familiar Back Creek view that I will soon trade for the place I always go for Columbus Day Weekend, to SpinSheet booth F5/F6 at the U.S. Sailboat Show? I wish Mary, Bob, and the other investors, Paul Jacobs, Sheila Jones, and Peter Trogdon, the very best in carrying on and improving upon this spectacular fall tradition, as well as those of the spring shows. As long as these guys don’t make me scrub, sand, and paint “Watch Your Step” stencils on the docks, I will remain the shows’ faithful gopher turned scribe.

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Like Reading a Good Book

ust reading the September issue of SpinSheet and have been enjoying a wide range of emotions much like a reading good book. From your humility in the Editor’s Note, I felt empathy and had a few good laughs. Please come explore the upper Chester River/Langford Bay Area. There’s a Dark ‘n Stormy waiting for you at the Rock Hall YC. We have glorious flat water, even in a breeze. Then seeing RHYC’s rock star sailor, Kate Ranney, gracing your pages filled me with joy, as she has taught each of my kids at one time or another and is an excellent role model. That she is involved with a group with a save-the-planet focus is not surprising. The entire Ranney family “gets it.” Then, I felt concern as I read about more than 1000 homes planned for Kent Island—1000 homes into a sliver of farmland with waterfront? I sure hope that the planners have thought through this well, as the area would be vulnerable to storms; it will have a material impact on local infrastructure and traffic patterns and local ecology… From Google Earth, it looks like a fungus taking over the planet, which can only fight back through the destructive storms like Isabel. What great editing to have the story of her wrath follow the development of Kent Island. It reminded me that as always, Mother Nature will have the last word on whether this development is a good idea. Regulators are starting to see the merits of imposing restrictions that limit building in coastal areas. The NFIP or federal flood

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program is eliminating subsidies that are driving rates up, particularly for older construction that predates flood mapping and is not in accord with newer ordinances. Thankfully, the article about Speed Dating at the Annapolis Sailboat Show distracted me well enough to preserve my countenance. But concerns over 1000 new homes on Kent Island remain. Please keep us in the know about this development. Anthony Tomassetti s/v Whisper Rock Hall, MD

A St. Michaels Sunset

e were in St Michaels on August 10, the bicentennial of the attack of the British and the defeat by the town folk. Not planned, just happened to be there with out of town friends. This photo was taken from the transom looking out at the sunset. I thought that the colors were spectacular. I now live in St. Petersburg, FL, and visit/cruise/race the Chesapeake whenever I get the chance (and get SpinSheet via snail mail). The Chesapeake feeds my soul. Meg Gimmi St. Petersburg, FL

The Red Vest

pinSheet must like my early 1980s red life-preserver vest as much as I do. I purchased it in the early 80s at a West Marine store near Palo Alto, CA. It captured SpinSheet’s eye for the June 1999 cover, with me leaning against the Catalina 27 shrouds trimming the spinnaker. SpinSheet highlighted that cover in the 100th Anniversary Issue in December 2003 as one of its favorite covers; mine too. Now the red vest shows up again on the September 2013 issue cover. It’s still me wearing it. In June of 1999, I was racing on the Catalina 27 Gusto with John Potvin. In this recent cover picture, I am still racing on a Catalina 27, Slam Duck, still have my hand on the spinnaker sheet, and am still racing with Potvin along with Tom Walsh and Scott Mauer. Thanks for the memories. David Koepper Via e-mail 22 October 2013 SpinSheet

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The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race by Beth Crabtree

he Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race (GCBSR), a 127-mile nautical journey down the Bay, brings together annually dozens of majestic schooners, boats which years ago were the back bone of commerce along the Bay, from Baltimore in the north, to Portsmouth, VA, in the south. In 1988, when the City of Baltimore launched the Pride of Baltimore II modeled on those earlier vessels, Captain Lane Briggs of the Tugantine Norfolk Rebel challenged the Baltimore flagship to a race from Baltimore to Norfolk, reviving an historic rivalry between schooners, captains and cities on the Bay. Over the years, more than 150 schooners have crossed the start line, and although most hail from Bay area, entrants come from around the country. And many come back year after year; forty schooners have raced five or more times. To get the scoop on the race, we turned to SpinSheet’s Mark Talbott who says, “I have been crew on Woodwind during the GCBSR five times over the past 10 years and have been invited back this year for a sixth. Aboard Woodwind, it is definitely a family affair. Owners Ken and Ellen Kaye and daughter Jen are all aboard, as well as a longtime family friend and official navigator, three to four regular crew 24 October 2013 SpinSheet

selected each year, and guest crew who have signed up for a cabin during the race.” Talbott continues, “There are several other boats entered from around the Bay including the late founder Lane Briggs’ “tugantine” the Norfolk Rebel, Maryland’s own Pride of Baltimore II, Virginia’s Virginia, as well as many schooners from all over the Bay and around the world. Many of them are privately owned, some are charter boats,

and others are used for goodwill and educational programs, run by organizations in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New England, and other locales. “The race is usually thrilling; often a cool blast of air comes down from the north at the start, or at some time during the race, pushing the boats down the Bay at record speeds. Woodwind’s fastest ever speed of 16.5 knots was during the 2005 Schooner Race,” recalls Talbott. In 2007, the schooner Virginia

set a new time to beat of 11 hours, 18 minutes, and 53 seconds, beating the previous record of 12 hours, 57 minutes, and 51 seconds set by Imagine...! in 2005. “The years I have not raced I have been out photographing the start, which is always a magnificent sight,” says Talbott. “Often there’s a clear, crisp fall day with a nice breeze filling the canvas and tanbark of these beautiful and traditional vessels. Not a sight that you often see anymore, especially this many of ##Photo by Mark Talbott the boats all sailing in the same place.” Although the race began as a friendly challenge, today it promotes public awareness of the Bay’s maritime heritage and encourages preservation of the Bay. GCBSR is a Virginia nonprofit, with about 100 volunteers in each port who make the race and activities run smoothly. More than $150,000 has been raised and donated to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to support youth education programs. There’s much more to the GCBSR than big, beautiful boats racing down the length of the Bay. Festivities in Maryland and Virginia span five days and include opportunities for hands-on learning, touring the boats, mingling with captains and crew, and singing sea shanties. For more details: schoonersrace.org spinsheet.com

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Andy Schell, professional sailor, writer, and rally organizer, says all kinds of sailors benefit from joining a rally. “The atmosphere around the event, that shared spirit of a little competition and a lot of chasing dreams; it’s really special. And that’s the thing about rallies— it’s one thing to sail in company, but the atmosphere created around such events before the start, while at sea, and after the finish is what really sets us apart. It’s a real experience. We get everyone from families on sabbatical to former Volvo Ocean Race skippers in World Cruising Club (WCC) events,” says Schell. The longest-running ocean crossing rally in North America, the WCC’s ARC Caribbean 1500 fleet sails November 3 (weather permitting) from Portsmouth, VA, at the mouth the Chesapeake Bay to Nanny Cay on Tortola, British Virgin Is-

lands. “The local businesses in Portsmouth are giving us a huge welcome, and the program is set to be the best in the event’s 24-year history. I’m really excited about it,” Schell says. Stop by the WCC booth at the U.S. Sailboat Show to talk to staff and participants and learn about the various events and seminars offered throughout the year. On the Saturday of the show, WCC will host an ocean sailing forum panel-style talk moderated by Schell and featuring SAIL magazine cruising editor Charlie Doane, circumnavigators Rick and Julie Palm, and Caribbean 1500 veterans Scott and Jennifer Brigham. worldcruisingclub.com

Salty Dawg Rally

Founded by cruising enthusiasts Bill and Linda Knowles of Bristol, RI, with their Jeanneau 54DS Sapphire and their Jack Russell terrier Brie (the original ‘Salty Dawg’), the Salty Dawg Rally (SDR) is open to blue

water sailors who have completed at least one ocean passage. The rally departs November 4 (weather permitting) from Hampton, VA, (or other locations of your choice) to sail to the British Virgin Islands and other Caribbean ports of call. A return rally forms in the spring for the trip home. Because we all know education is one of the best ways to prepare your boat, crew, and yourself for ocean sailing, the SDR will be hosting a day of free seminars at Mears Pavilion in Annapolis, Wednesday, October 9, the day before the start of the U.S. Sailboat Show. Advance registration is required and attendance is limited to 100 people. This rally has an emphasis on communication, camaraderie, safety, and fun. Each skipper is responsible for his boat’s safety and equipment; there is no pre-voyage inspection. All boats will receive professional daily weather updates and forecasts, be a

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Hampton Snowbird Rendezvous

Tired of the same-old-same-old? Here’s something new! The inaugural Hampton Snowbird Rendezvous (HSR) comes to Hampton, VA, October 12 to 22. If you’re planning to sail south to Florida or beyond this fall, Hampton is an ideal layover. Organizers have put together cruising seminars, entertainment, tours, and dining, all based out of Hampton Public Piers and within walking distance of the historic district. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Inspections will be available, and all HSR events are free to visiting cruisers. hamptonrendezvous.weebly.com

DelMarVa 2014

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some blue water experience, with the camaraderie and support of a rally, the DelMarVA Rally might be for you. This week-long rally, previously a biennial event, will now take place annually. “In the past, Sailstice DelMarVa happened every other year,” says Mary Ewenson, who

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DOCKTALK

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Boat by Puffy Derkins

ere’s the thing: you’re most likely reading this in early October, when the weather around the Chesapeake is still warm and mild. So when I say to you “it’s time to start thinking about your holiday decorations!” you’re most likely going to respond with “holiday decorations? The Tiki torches are still up! Get out of here, woman!” But it’s true! It’s time to start thinking about those holiday decorations, most specifically the decorations you’ll want to have on your boat for the Lighted Boat Parade up and down the Bay in early December. Because if we can offer just one tiny piece of advice, it’s that you can’t rush your float design and construction. You might think you’re transforming your boat into a magical representation of the holiday spirit, but with a rushed build and botched theme, you can easily scare children, incite rage in spouses, spark chatter on a police blotter, and end up on the EPA’s list of Biggest Bay Offenders. Seriously. To get you closer to having the best float around, we spoke with Eastport YC’s Chief Elf, Pete Chambliss, whose “Angel” float is still spoken of in hushed, reverent tones around Annapolis. “We spent almost 800 hours on ‘Angel,’” says Pete, adding that the parade will run the gamut from simple to extravagant. “Ten years ago, if there was a pretty display, it was static. Now you have moving parts, computersynchronized, moving shows. You’ll see everything from high-tech high sound animation to a simple string of lights hanging from the top of the mast to the bow and stern.” For those interested in getting involved, EYC is hosting a lights parade design seminar October 23 at 7:30 p.m. for both power and sail parade-goers. Bring your ideas, your questions, and of course your notebook, because the pros (Chambliss 28 October 2013 SpinSheet

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just tell you now that twerking on a boat is highly unadvised, no matter what the skipper says after a few hot toddies. DO: Get your friends to help out in cleaning up the boat before the parade. DON’T: Treat your friends like free labor to get you through your winterization check list. Pumping the bilge and going through your sail inventory has nothing to do with the Lighted Boat Parade.

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DOCKTALK National Sailing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

heir names are synonymous with sailing. They’ve made outstanding contributions to our sport, and their leadership has propelled forward significantly sailing in the U.S. They are the 2013 inductees to the U.S. Sailing Hall of Fame. Listen up, Bay sailors: this year the official induction ceremony, which is open to the public, will take place right in our own back yard, at the Annapolis City Dock, on Sunday, October 27 at 1 p.m. Sailors from all around the country were invited to submit nominations during a two-month period earlier this year. Then

a selection committee made up of representatives from the sailing community and industry, including the National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) board, reviewed the nominations and chose 10 for the class of 2013. The skills of these nine men and one woman are varied, including athletes, architects, and several interesting professions in between, such as author and photographer. In the category of “local ‘boy’ makes good”, is 90-year-young Stuart Walker of Annapolis. Walker’s fascinating life includes a successful career as a pediatrician

(including Chief of Pediatrics at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore), author (penning 10 books and hundreds of articles on racing), international champion dinghy racer (racing on every American team for international racing between 1961 and 1971), Solings star (serving as president of the class), and the list goes on… Walker, who loves to race, hasn’t packed his final chute yet. He continues to sail year-round, even weekly in frostbite season. For more details about the fascinating life of each of the inductees, visit halloffamers.nshof.org

2013 Sailing Hall of Fame Inductees Bill Buchan, Olympic gold medalist and Star World Champion Frank Butler, Catalina Yachts founder Runnie Colie, Jr., seven-time International Penguin Champion Dave Curtis, seven-time Etchells World Champion Timmy Larr, three-time U.S. Women’s Sailing Champion Stuart Walker, Olympian and author

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Cousteau in the Chesapeake Bringing the Journey into the Classroom

emember watching Jacques CousRappahannock River, fished for trout in an teau, often clad in scuba gear, on his impaired West Virginia stream, went divdocumentary television shows in the ing on the edge of the South River’s dead 1970s? Our children and grandchildren can zone, planted native plants for filtration now watch his grandson, Philippe, carry and stream bank stabilization, explored on the family legacy of sea conservancy agricultural best practices in Lancaster, PA, and filmmaking—but this time, in a digital and more. format in the classroom. Cousteau and his Earth Echo Expedition film crew visited select sites in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed September 3-11 for his upcoming documentary “Into the Dead Zone,” which will be available online for educators, at no cost, starting in October. With his non-profit based in Washington, DC, and ##Philippe Cousteau (center) his home in Northern Virginia, Cousteau is no stranger to the Chesapeake, where he has sailed—on other “I have talked about all of these things, people’s boats. “The best kind,” he says. but I haven’t seen them. This has given During the expedition, the environmen- me an opportunity to have my own hands tal advocate examined the impacts of trash touching and feeling them,” says Cousfrom runoff in the Anacostia River and exteau, who shows an iPhone clip of his first plored it by kayak, trekked to the headwacow-milking experience on a Pennsylvania ters of one of the tributaries that feeds the farm and a few photos of a state-of-the-art

wastewater treatment plant in progress in Moorefield, WV. Such experiences have enabled him “to paint a richer tapestry” of the watershed and its challenges for the upcoming documentary designed to inspire a new generation of environmental champions. What surprised him along the way? When visiting a West Virginia stream, the water quality was so poor that the recommendation went beyond not eating the fish to not handling them at all. But Cousteau was quick to point out that there is hope. The West Virginia wastetreatment facility he visited will treat 60 percent of the water and greatly reduce nutrient waste flowing into the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. “There are stream restoration and riparian buffer zone projects, kids doing Earth Conservation Corps work to restore the Anacostia River, people fighting to take back their communities. There is positive movement out there.” ~M.W. earthecho.org

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DOCKTALK Sixty Years of Sport Sailing from the Age of Gatsby to the Grenadine Islands

hen a sailor who hailed from Pennsylvania, sailed summers on the Chesapeake, and wintered in the Grenadines met the Pennsylvanian relative of the storied yachtsman J. Linton Rigg, who sailed on the Chesapeake and spent his golden years in the Grenadines, some six-degrees-of-

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throughout, Captain Art Ross’s compilation of Rigg’s stories read well in any order for those of us who find passion in the recreational sailing life and its history. A yachtsman born in the late 1800s in Jamaica, Rigg lived and sailed in many places, including the Chesapeake, and engaged in and wrote about a variety of passions—fox hunting with Baltimore friends among them—but it was his love for sailing that took him back to the islands to stay. Rigg begins his journal with: “The sea is in my blood, as it must have been in the blood of my ancestors, who sailed from England to the West Indies in 1795… I have journeyed through an interesting life in many countries towards a permanent mooring on Carriacou, one of the most beautiful islands in the West Indies and even in the world. A few of my little adventures along this journey are herewith described.” Young love, Transatlantic Race shenanigans, nearly catching the New York YC on fire with a cigarette butt, and creating the Carriacou Regatta are among the many tales and salt-stained anecdotes strung together in this 132-page compilation. Although many of the photos are mysteriously caption-free, they speak of a bygone generation of yachting on wooden boats and an exciting life on and along the water. If you can’t make your way to the Grenadines soon, curling up in the saloon on a fall afternoon under a wool blanket with something warm in your thermos may be the next best way to enjoy this book. ~M.W. lintonrigg.com spinsheet.com

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The Basics I

n early March, we had the first nice weekend since October of last year, and where did I find myself during those two beautiful days? Of course I was seated in a classroom in the Eastport neighborhood of Annapolis for my class on Marine Diesel Basics taught by the Annapolis School of Seamanship. However, the time couldn’t have been better spent, and I got even more out of it than expected. The class was taught by John Martino and Scott Segal, who have tremendous amounts of practical knowledge and hands-on experience and know how to share it. The audience was a mix of powerboat and sailboat operators with varied amounts of boating experience. There were some new to boating, but the majority were folks who have been boating for years and even surprisingly several with high-level captain’s licenses. While the group and the different engines they owned varied, the individual goals were pretty consistent: to be better educated in the systems, do

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some routine maintenance, and learn how to troubleshoot problems before and after they arise. All were eager not only to review the PowerPoint presentation and send-home materials, but to get our hands on some wrenches and see what we could break with someone else’s equipment. The class got a chuckle from one attendant who was sent by his wife so he would never again pay someone $700 for an oil change! There were several diesel engines we would perform any number of procedures on at the end of each day with everybody getting a turn. The course is broken up into four basic parts. First is understanding the basic principles of operation of the systems. You can’t diagnose through the process of elimination if you don’t know how a system is supposed to work. The next section broke into the basic anatomy of the diesel engine and component parts, including air, fuel, cooling, and transmission. Section three dove into basic maintenance, either to perform by oneself or be able

to speak with some intelligence to those that would be doing the work. The final section was everyone’s favorite and dealt with troubleshooting. Various conditions would be described, and we would go through mental and hands-on exercises to narrow down the source of the problem and then get to looking at what might not be working to fix it. That also included a short session on the electrical systems, as everyone who has operated a boat has had it fail to start at least once. When that happens and you need it most, you are happy to have the knowledge. While the goal over the two days was not to make us master technicians, as boat operators, we really are the experts in knowing how our boat is operating. Armed with a little extra knowledge, we should be able to spend more time enjoying and less time running from the dreaded black or white smoke. The nice days flew by. Now, I can’t wait to get into the engine room, which will be a little less intimidating than before.

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Week-Long “Build Your Own Boat”Classes Chesapeake Light Craft, Annapolis. Choose from 11 different classes to build canoes, daysailors, dinghies, Dorys, paddleboards, and rowboats.

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Cruising Season for the Wm. B. Tennison Calvert Maritime Museum, Solomons. Enjoy holiday meals and parties, sunsets, pirate adventures, fall cruises, and more. (410) 326-2042

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Lighthouse Cruises 11:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Annapolis. Onboard a Watermark vessel. $42 per adult; $20 per child.

Thru Oct 20 Maryland Renaissance Festival Crownsville, MD

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Safe Boating Class 5 7 to 9 p.m. Four Mondays. Bass Pro Outdoor Store, Arundel Mills Mall, MD. Hosted by Patapsco River Power Squadron. (410) 757-6486

Mermaid Kiss Oyster Fest and “It’s My Bay” Awards Fundraiser Mermaid Kiss is the Oyster Recovery Partnership’s annual fundraiser and awards ceremony. It is a celebration of efforts past, present and future to restore the Chesapeake Bay oyster. We celebrate the oyster with friends, food, music, and fun.

Harvest Festival on the Bay Enjoy all-you-can-eat seafood including clam chowder, flounder, crab cakes, and shrimp. Sunset Beach Resort Inn, Kiptopeke, VA.

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U.S. Powerboat Show City Dock. Annapolis. Weems & Plath Tent Sale Weems & Plath, Eastport.

Wye Island Electric Boat Marathon 24-mile electric boat race held on the Miles River near St. Michaels, MD. Starts and finishes at the Miles River YC.

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Smithfield Music’s Aiken & Friends Fest Anchor in the Pagan River near Smithfield, VA.

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West Point Crab Carnival West Point, VA. Fells Point Fun Festival Historic Fells Point, Baltimore.

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AMRC and North U ClinGatta Eastport YC. Dave Perry is in attendance.

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Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels.

Fall Colors Paddle 3 p.m. Meet at the Boat Rental Area by the river-front, Pocomoke River State Park. $20 per canoe or tandem kayak, $15 per single kayak.

Five Alarm and Festival Chili Cook-Off Carousel Park, Hampton, VA. Food vendors, fire safety demos, kids’ fun, and more. Free admission.

Boast the Coast Maritime Festival and Lighted Boat Parade Lewes, DE.

Lighthouses of the Chesapeake Bay Sailing Cruise Onboard the Schooner Woodwind in Annapolis. Box lunch included.

Nanticoke River Jamboree 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Handsell National Register Historic Site near Vienna, MD. Kayaking, nature exhibits, re-enactors, food, crafts, demos, music, food, and kids’ fun. $4 per adult; $2 per kid.

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Blessing of the Fleet St. Clements Island Museum, Colton’s Point, MD. Hosted by Seventh District Optimist Club. The fun honors Maryland’s Birthplace.

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Chesapeake Celtic Festival Living Heritage Museum, Snow Hill, MD.

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Riverside WineFest Noon to 6 p.m. Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood, MD. Wine tastings, live music, exhibits, demos, food and artisan vendors, kids’ fun, and more. (800) 681-0850

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Brews in the Breeze Join the Woodwind crew for an afternoon of beer tasting along with a delicious lunch. Schooner Woodwind in Annapolis.

An Evening with Jean-Michel Cousteau Legendary ocean environmentalist JeanMichel Cousteau addresses the magnitude of challenges facing our oceans and fisheries as part of his lecture and Q&A session, “The Great Ocean Adventure.” Tickets are $20. At the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. (410) 455-1549. imet.usmd.edu.

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Champagne Brunch Onboard the Schooner Woodwind in Annapolis.

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U.S. Sailboat Show City Dock. Annapolis.

Birding and Wildlife Festival Cape Charles Fire Hall, VA.

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RogueWave Blue Water Boat Show At RogueWave Yacht Charters in Port Annapolis Marina, Annapolis.

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Holly Point Art and Seafood Festival 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Arts, car show, displays, food, cruises, music, and more to benefit the museum’s rebirth.

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Fall Festival RiverWalk Landing. Yorktown, VA.

Taste of Kent Narrows Noon to 5 p.m. at the Chesapeake Heritage and Visitor Center in Chester, MD.

Island Bay Day 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Centreville, MD. Benefits MidAtlantic Make A Wish Foundation. $20. (410) 829-1453

Olde Princess Anne Days 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Princess Anne, MD. Historical house tours and fine arts show. $25. (410) 603-8809

Chincoteague Island Oyster Festival Chincoteague, VA

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Columbus Weekend Food and Wine Festival St. Michaels, MD

Rocktober 11:30 a.m. until midnight. Queen Anne’s County Fairgrounds, Centreville, MD.

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Patuxent River Appreciation Days A festival to create awareness, recognition, and promotion of the economic, social, recreational, cultural, and historical impact of the tributaries and environs of the Patuxent River.

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Good Beer Festival Pemberton Historical Park, Salisbury, MD.

Halloween Fall Festival Pell Gardens, Chesapeake City, MD.

The Annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race Watch the start of the race onboard the Schooner Woodwind in Annapolis.

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Friends and Family Open House Chesapeake YC in Annapolis.

Oyster Roast Seafood and oyster tasting, beer tasting, and more. Oyster Point, Newport News, VA.

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Baltimore Beer Week Baltimore.

Ghost Walk in Fort Frederick State Park Western Maryland legends and scary stories come to life as you walk through the supernatural night time park. The program begins at 7 pm and all visitors who arrive and are in line by 9 pm will have an opportunity to experience the walk. Big Pool, MD.

Patuxent Wildlife Festival At the Wildlife Research Center and Refuge in Laurel, MD.

Tilghman Island Day Tilghman Island, MD.

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Hot Sauce and Oyster Festival Music, food, libations, and a bottomless supply of Chesapeake oysters and top hot sauces from around the country. Cambridge, MD. St. Mary’s County Oyster Festival St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds. $5, kids in free.

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Fall Into St. Michaels St. Michaels.

Yorktown Victory Celebration Yorktown Victory Center, VA.

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Fall Chesapeake Trip with the Sailing Club, Inc. Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

Oyster Festival at the Captain Avery Museum in Shady Side, MD. 12:30 - 5 p.m. $6, $2 children

Open House & Boatshow Chesapeake Yacht Sales and Deltaville Yachting Center, Deltaville, VA. Western MD Rail Trail Bike Tour Enjoy vivid fall colors as you learn about the exploration and history of Western Maryland along the former Western Maryland Railway corridor. The ranger-guided bike ride is approximately 22 miles long and is taken at a leisurely pace. Join us at the C&O Bicycle Shop in Hancock at 10 a.m.

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Half-Hull Model Workshop 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bay History Building, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Register by October 22. (410) 745-2916

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Ghost Walks of Historic Chestertown Tours leave every 15 minutes and meet in front of White Swan Tavern in Chestertown.

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Dog-Gone Tiki Bar Family Pet Day Tiki Bar, Solomons.

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Chesapeake Bay Tide Tables

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

BALTIMORE 1

04:30 AM Tue 11:21 AM 04:56 PM 11:07 PM

1.6 0.6 1.4 0.6

H L H L

05:11 AM 1.6 H Wed 11:55 AM 0.5 L 05:43 PM 1.5 H

04:53 AM 1.6 H Wed 11:38 AM 0.3 L 05:28 PM 1.7 H 12:08 AM THu 05:42 AM 12:17 PM 06:21 PM

0.4 1.6 0.2 1.7

L H L H

01:05 AM 06:27 AM 12:54 PM 07:10 PM

0.4 1.5 0.2 1.8

L H L H

03:05 AM Tue 09:24 AM 03:22 PM 09:28 PM

1.5 0.6 1.3 0.5

H L H L

03:33 AM Wed 09:48 AM 04:09 PM 10:15 PM

1.5 0.3 1.5 0.4

H L H L

03:45 AM Wed 10:05 AM 04:12 PM 10:17 PM

1.5 0.5 1.4 0.5

H L H L

04:20 AM THu 10:32 AM 05:01 PM 11:09 PM

1.4 0.2 1.5 0.4

H L H L

04:23 AM THu 10:44 AM 04:58 PM 11:05 PM

1.5 0.4 1.5 0.5

H L H L

1.4 0.2 1.6 0.4

H L H L

1.5 0.3 1.6 0.5

H L H L

12:00 AM THu 05:50 AM 12:27 PM 06:26 PM

0.6 1.6 0.4 1.6

L H L H

12:52 AM 06:29 AM 12:58 PM 07:07 PM

0.6 1.6 0.4 1.7

L H L H

01:59 AM SAT 07:10 AM 01:28 PM 07:55 PM

0.4 1.4 0.2 1.8

L H L H

01:43 AM SAT 07:08 AM 01:30 PM 07:48 PM

0.6 1.5 0.3 1.8

L H L H

02:50 AM Sun 07:52 AM 02:01 PM 08:39 PM

0.5 1.3 0.2 1.8

L H L H

02:34 AM Sun 07:49 AM 02:04 PM 08:30 PM

0.6 1.5 0.3 1.9

L H L H

03:39 AM Mon 08:33 AM 02:35 PM 09:21 PM

0.5 1.3 0.2 1.8

L H L H

12:39 AM Sun 06:15 AM 12:39 PM 07:12 PM

0.6 1.4 0.2 1.7

03:27 AM Mon 08:33 AM 02:41 PM 09:15 PM

0.6 1.4 0.2 2

L H L H

04:27 AM Tue 09:16 AM 03:11 PM 10:03 PM

0.5 1.2 0.2 1.8

L H L H

01:28 AM Mon 06:55 AM 01:20 PM 08:00 PM

04:22 AM Tue 09:20 AM 03:23 PM 10:03 PM

0.6 1.4 0.2 2

L H L H

05:14 AM Wed 10:00 AM 03:50 PM 10:46 PM

0.6 1.2 0.3 1.7

L H L H

05:20 AM Wed 10:11 AM 04:11 PM 10:56 PM

0.6 1.3 0.2 2

L H L H

0.6 1.1 0.3 1.6

L H L H

0.6 1.3 0.3 1.9

L H L H

Fri

October 2013 Tides

16 17

06:20 AM THu 11:07 AM 05:07 PM 11:53 PM

11 Fri

07:21 AM 0.6 L 12:08 PM 1.3 H 06:13 PM 0.3 L

Fri

06:01 AM THu 10:47 AM 04:35 PM 11:30 PM Fri

06:47 AM 0.6 L 11:38 AM 1.1 H 05:26 PM 0.4 L

ChesApeAke BAy Bridge-Tunnel

AnnApolis

12:17 AM SAT 07:34 AM 12:33 PM 06:24 PM

1.6 0.6 1.1 0.4

H L H L

Fri

05:04 AM 11:14 AM 05:49 PM 11:59 PM

1 06:11 AM 2.7 H Tue 12:12 PM 0.6 L 06:28 PM 2.8 H 2 12:34 AM Wed 06:54 AM 12:56 PM 07:10 PM

0.5 2.9 0.5 2.9

L H L H

3 01:12 AM THu 07:35 AM 01:39 PM 07:50 PM

0.3 3.1 0.3 2.9

L H L H

05:44 AM 1.3 H SAT 11:55 AM 0.2 L 06:34 PM 1.6 H

Fri

01:50 AM 08:15 AM 02:22 PM 08:30 PM

0.2 3.3 0.2 3

L H L H

12:47 AM Sun 06:23 AM 12:35 PM 07:17 PM

0.5 1.2 0.2 1.6

L H L H

5 02:29 AM SAT 08:54 AM 03:05 PM 09:11 PM

0.1 3.4 0.2 3

L H L H

01:32 AM Mon 07:01 AM 01:15 PM 08:01 PM

0.5 1.2 0.2 1.6

L H L H

6 03:10 AM Sun 09:36 AM 03:49 PM 09:53 PM

0 3.5 0.1 2.9

L H L H

0.6 1.3 0.2 1.7

L H L H

02:17 AM Tue 07:39 AM 01:57 PM 08:44 PM

0.5 1.1 0.2 1.6

L H L H

7 03:52 AM Mon 10:19 AM 04:36 PM 10:37 PM

0 3.5 0.2 2.9

L H L H

02:19 AM Tue 07:37 AM 02:05 PM 08:50 PM

0.6 1.3 0.2 1.7

L H L H

03:02 AM Wed 08:18 AM 02:40 PM 09:29 PM

0.6 1.1 0.2 1.5

L H L H

8 04:38 AM Tue 11:05 AM 05:26 PM 11:26 PM

0.1 3.5 0.2 2.8

L H L H

03:13 AM Wed 08:26 AM 02:54 PM 09:45 PM

0.6 1.2 0.2 1.7

L H L H

03:49 AM THu 09:02 AM 03:26 PM 10:16 PM

0.6 1.1 0.2 1.5

L H L H

9 05:28 AM 0.2 L Wed 11:56 AM 3.4 H 06:21 PM 0.3 L

04:11 AM THu 09:22 AM 03:50 PM 10:44 PM

0.6 1.2 0.2 1.7

L H L H

04:37 AM 09:52 AM 04:16 PM 11:03 PM

0.6 1.1 0.3 1.4

L H L H

0.6 1.2 0.3 1.6

L H L H

05:26 AM SAT 10:49 AM 05:10 PM 11:51 PM

0.6 1 0.3 1.4

L H L H

06:14 AM 0.6 L SAT 11:42 AM 1.2 H 05:59 PM 0.3 L

Fri

05:00 AM 11:22 AM 05:43 PM 11:52 PM

05:37 AM 1.4 H SAT 12:00 PM 0.3 L 06:27 PM 1.6 H

Fri

05:12 AM 10:28 AM 04:52 PM 11:45 PM

Fri

12:20 AM THu 06:25 AM 12:52 PM 07:21 PM

2.7 0.3 3.3 0.4

H L H L

01:20 AM 07:28 AM 01:54 PM 08:26 PM

2.6 0.4 3.2 0.4

H L H L

02:29 AM SAT 08:38 AM 03:03 PM 09:33 PM

2.6 0.4 3.1 0.4

H L H L

Fri

12:55 AM SAT 08:20 AM 01:14 PM 07:28 PM

1.9 0.5 1.3 0.4

H L H L

01:07 AM Sun 08:20 AM 01:32 PM 07:28 PM

1.5 0.6 1.1 0.5

H L H L

01:58 AM Sun 09:16 AM 02:22 PM 08:45 PM

1.8 0.5 1.4 0.4

H L H L

01:56 AM Mon 09:03 AM 02:31 PM 08:35 PM

1.5 0.5 1.2 0.5

H L H L

12:47 AM Sun 07:14 AM 12:57 PM 07:07 PM

1.6 0.5 1.2 0.4

H L H L

12:39 AM Mon 07:05 AM 12:56 PM 07:06 PM

1.3 0.5 1.1 0.4

H L H L

03:44 AM Sun 09:51 AM 04:14 PM 10:37 PM

2.7 0.4 3 0.3

H L H L

03:01 AM Mon 10:07 AM 03:28 PM 09:59 PM

1.7 0.4 1.4 0.4

H L H L

02:46 AM Tue 09:44 AM 03:28 PM 09:42 PM

1.4 0.4 1.3 0.5

H L H L

01:46 AM Mon 08:10 AM 02:08 PM 08:13 PM

1.6 0.5 1.3 0.4

H L H L

01:25 AM Tue 07:52 AM 01:56 PM 08:03 PM

1.3 0.4 1.2 0.4

H L H L

2.8 0.4 3 0.2

H L H L

1.7 0.4 1.6 0.4

H L H L

03:33 AM Wed 10:21 AM 04:21 PM 10:44 PM

1.4 0.3 1.4 0.5

H L H L

1.5 0.4 1.4 0.4

H L H L

02:10 AM Wed 08:36 AM 02:52 PM 08:59 PM

1.3 0.3 1.2 0.4

H L H L

1.4 0.3 1.5 0.5

H L H L

1.2 0.2 1.3 0.4

H L H L

04:00 AM Tue 10:54 AM 04:31 PM 11:06 PM

04:20 AM THu 10:58 AM 05:08 PM 11:43 PM

diFFerenCes Sharps Island Light Havre de Grace Sevenfoot Knoll Light St. Michaels, Miles River

High –3:47 +3:11 –0:06 –2:14

Low –3:50 +3:30 –0:10 –1:58

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H. Ht *1.18 *1.59 *0.82 *1.08

L. Ht *1.17 *1.59 *0.83 *1.08

Spring Range 1.5 1.9 1.1 1.4

02:42 AM Tue 09:02 AM 03:12 PM 09:16 PM

06:16 AM 0.5 L Sun 11:52 AM 1.1 H 06:07 PM 0.4 L

02:54 AM THu 09:18 AM 03:43 PM 09:52 PM

diFFerenCes

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

Low +1:40 –1:15 –3:13 –3:47

H. Ht *0.88 *1.12 *1.33 *1.37

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

04:56 AM Mon 11:01 AM 05:21 PM 11:35 PM

05:59 AM 3 H Tue 12:04 PM 0.3 L 06:20 PM 3 H

12:26 AM Wed 06:53 AM 01:00 PM 07:12 PM

0.1 3.2 0.2 3

L H L H

01:14 AM THu 07:41 AM 01:51 PM 07:59 PM

0 3.4 0.1 3

L H L H

01:58 AM 08:25 AM 02:38 PM 08:43 PM

0 3.4 0.1 3

L H L H

02:39 AM SAT 09:06 AM 03:22 PM 09:24 PM

0 3.5 0.1 2.9

L H L H

03:19 AM Sun 09:46 AM 04:04 PM 10:03 PM

0.1 3.4 0.2 2.8

L H L H

03:58 AM Mon 10:24 AM 04:45 PM 10:42 PM

0.2 3.3 0.3 2.6

L H L H

0.3 3.2 0.4 2.5

L H L H

Fri

04:37 AM Tue 11:03 AM 05:26 PM 11:22 PM

05:17 AM 0.5 L Wed 11:43 AM 3 H 06:08 PM 0.5 L

12:04 AM THu 06:01 AM 12:26 PM 06:53 PM

2.4 0.6 2.9 0.6

H L H L

12:49 AM 06:49 AM 01:12 PM 07:42 PM

2.3 0.7 2.7 0.7

H L H L

01:41 AM SAT 07:43 AM 02:03 PM 08:34 PM

2.3 0.8 2.6 0.7

H L H L

02:37 AM Sun 08:42 AM 02:58 PM 09:26 PM

2.3 0.8 2.5 0.7

H L H L

03:37 AM Mon 09:43 AM 03:54 PM 10:16 PM

2.4 0.8 2.5 0.6

H L H L

04:34 AM Tue 10:41 AM 04:49 PM 11:03 PM

2.5 0.7 2.5 0.5

H L H L

2.7 0.6 2.6 0.3

H L H L

Fri

05:27 AM Wed 11:34 AM 05:40 PM 11:47 PM

06:14 AM 2.9 H THu 12:24 PM 0.4 L 06:28 PM 2.7 H

diFFerenCes Onancock Creek Stingray Point Hooper Strait Light Lynnhaven Inlet

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

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

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

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Tidal Current Tables

Baltimore Harbor Approach (Off Sandy Point) 1

Slack Water Maximum Current

Tue 0617 1244 1852 2 0053 Wed 0703 1318 1936 3 0146 THu 0745 1351 2017 4 0237 Fri 0825 1422 2058

Sun 0416 0941 1528 2222

Mon 0506 1020 1605 2307

Tue 0556 1103 1646 2354

Wed 0648 1152 1734 10 0045 THu 0740 1248 1830

+0.7 -0.8 +0.7 -0.7 +0.7 -0.8 +0.8 -0.8 +0.7 -0.8 +0.9 -0.9 +0.7 -0.8 +1.0

0007 0612 1203 1820

-0.9 +0.7 -0.8 +1.1

0051 0655 1240 1859

-1.0 +0.6 -0.7 +1.1

0135 0739 1319 1940

-1.0 +0.6 -0.7 +1.1

0221 0825 1402 2025

-1.0 +0.5 -0.7 +1.1

0309 0915 1450 2115 0401 1009 1546 2210

-1.0 +0.5 -0.6 +1.1 -0.9 +0.5 -0.6 +1.0

11 Fri

12 SAT

0138 0833 1353 1935 0235 0925 1504 2049

Sun 0334 1015 1614 2207

14 Mon

0433 1103 1718 2323

Tue 0530 1148 1817 16 0033 Wed 0624 1232 1910 17 0136 THu 0715 1315 2000 18 0233 Fri 0804 1357 2047 19 0326 SAT 0851 1438 2132

Sun 0416 0937 1519 2216

Mon 0505 1023 1600 2259

0456 1108 1650 2311 0553 1210 1800

-0.9 +0.5 -0.6 +0.9 -0.9 +0.6 -0.6

0016 0651 1311 1912

+0.8 -0.8 +0.7 -0.6

0123 0747 1408 2020

+0.8 -0.8 +0.8 -0.7

0228 0841 1502 2122 0328 0932 1552 2218 0424 1020 1640 2310 0516 1105 1725 2359 0605 1150 1809

+0.8 -0.8 +0.9 -0.8 +0.7 -0.8 +1.0 -1.0 +0.7 -0.8 +1.1 -1.0 +0.7 -0.8 +1.2 -1.1 +0.7 -0.8 +1.2

0046 0652 1234 1852

-1.1 +0.7 -0.7 +1.2

0131 0739 1317 1935

-1.1 +0.6 -0.7 +1.1

Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Slack Water Maximum Current

22 Tue

0553 1112 1643 2343

Wed 0640 1203 1728 24 0027 THu 0728 1258 1817 25 0113 Fri 0816 1357 1913 26 0201 SAT 0903 1458 2016 27 0252 Sun 0948 1557 2125

Mon 0344 1030 1651 2235

29 Tue

0436 1109 1740 2341

Wed 0527 1145 1826 31 0042 THu 0615 1220 1909

Slack Water Maximum Current

0216 0826 1402 2019

-1.0 +0.6 -0.6 +1.0

0032 0619 1233 1834

-1.0 +0.6 -1.1 +0.7

0301 0915 1450 2104 0348 1005 1542 2153 0436 1058 1638 2245 0527 1152 1739 2342 0617 1245 1841

-1.0 +0.5 -0.5 +0.9 -0.9 +0.5 -0.5 +0.8 -0.9 +0.5 -0.4 +0.7 -0.8 +0.5 -0.4 +0.7 -0.8 +0.6 -0.5

0105 0654 1317 1908

-1.1 +0.7 -1.2 +0.8

0142 0729 1403 1946

0041 0708 1335 1941

+0.6 -0.8 +0.7 -0.5

0139 0756 1422 2037

+0.6 -0.7 +0.8 -0.6

0235 0841 1505 2129 0328 0923 1546 2217

+0.6 -0.7 +0.9 -0.7 +0.6 -0.7 +1.0 -0.8

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

Tue 0353 0904 1601 2139 Wed 0427 0953 1640 2217

THu 0458 1039 1719 2254

Fri 0530 1123 1759 2332

SAT 0607 1206 1841

6 0010 Sun 0646 1251 1928 7 0051 Mon 0730 1338 2017 8 0135 Tue 0819 1426 2109 9 0222 Wed 0910 1517 2203 10

THu 0313 1009 1615 2302

Slack Water Maximum Current

0415 1112 1723

0120 0808 1346 2053

+0.7 -1.3 +0.9 -1.2

0055 Mon 0729 1339 2031

0424 1010 1713 2245

-1.3 +1.1 -1.3 +0.8

0007 SAT 0533 1221 1831

0221 0913 1450 2158

+0.7 -1.2 +0.8 -1.2

0134 Tue 0817 1420 2119

0500 1053 1758 2330

-1.2 +0.9 -1.2 +0.7

0329 1024 1605 2304

+0.7 -1.3 +0.8 -1.2

-1.2 +0.9 -1.3 +0.8

0110 Sun 0650 1331 1933

0214 Wed 0904 1501 2208

0540 -1.1 1139 +0.8 1848 -1.0

-1.3 +1.0 -1.4 +0.9

0444 +0.7 1133 -1.3 1716 +0.8

0222 0808 1448 2028

0209 Mon 0758 1439 2030

0020 0629 1230 1939

+0.6 -1.0 +0.7 -0.9

Tue

0303 0849 1532 2111

-1.4 +1.1 -1.5 +0.9

0001 0543 1232 1810

-1.3 +0.9 -1.4 +0.9

0113 0723 1324 2025

+0.5 -0.9 +0.6 -0.8

0343 0930 1615 2154

-1.5 +1.2 -1.5 +0.9

0051 0629 1326 1856

-1.4 +1.0 -1.5 +0.9

0206 0814 1418 2111

+0.4 -0.9 +0.5 -0.8

-1.5 +1.2 -1.5 +0.9

-1.4 +1.1 -1.6 +0.9

0425 1012 1701 2238

0140 0712 1419 1942

0052 Sun 0544 1251 1829

0302 0907 1516 2203

+0.4 -0.8 +0.4 -0.8

-1.5 +1.2 -1.4 +0.8

0226 0757 1507 2031

-1.4 +1.1 -1.6 +0.9

0511 1057 1752 2326

0142 Mon 0649 1349 1916

0408 1009 1625 2254

+0.4 -0.8 +0.4 -0.9

0309 0842 1551 2117

-1.4 +1.1 -1.6 +0.9

0226 Tue 0747 1440 1959

0505 1111 1717 2338

+0.5 -0.9 +0.5 -1.0

0348 0927 1632 2202

-1.4 +1.1 -1.5 +0.8

0303 Wed 0839 1529 2042

0546 +0.7 1202 -1.0 1756 +0.6

0018 0620 1248 1833

Fri

Wed 0353 0956 1632 2211 THu 0439 1046 1721 2255 Fri

0604 -1.4 1148 +1.1 1852 -1.3

0020 0705 1246 1953

+0.8 -1.3 +1.0 -1.3

0303 0900 1539 2123

0520 1131 1809 2336

SAT 0601 1214 1857 Sun

0016 0645 1257 1943

THu 0254 0955 1545 2300

25 Fri

0339 1050 1635 2358

SAT 0435 1150 1734

THu 0339 0928 1611 2126

-1.1 +0.8 -1.2 +0.7

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

Current Differences and Speed Ratios Secondary Stations Baltimore Harbor Approach

Time Differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed Ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Secondary Stations Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Time Differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed Ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Cove Point, 3.9 n.mi. East

-3:29

-3:36

-4:08

-3:44

0.4

0.6

Chesapeake Beach, 1.5 miles North

+0:29

+0:48

+0:06

+0:00

1.0

0.7

Sharp Island Lt., 3.4 n.mi. West

-1:39

-1:41

-1:57

-1:43

0.4

0.5

Chesapeake Channel, (bridge tunnel) +0:05

+0:38

+0:32

+0:19

2.2

1.2

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

-1:05

-0:14

-0:22

-0:20

0.6

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

Corrections Applied to Baltimore Harbor Approach

Corrections Applied to Chesapeake Bay Entrance

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October 2013 Currents

SAT 0327 0903 1454 2140

0310 0930 1546 2153 0359 1011 1626 2239 0445 1050 1705 2324 0529 1127 1742

Slack Water Maximum Current

Where We Sail

by Tom Pelton, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Pollution Spreads “RedTide” Across Southern Bay

n late August, a huge stain spread when they discovered a different kind of across a dozen miles of Virginia’s mahogany tide or red tide, called AlexanJames River, near where it empties into drium monilatum, was irritating the skin the Southern Chesapeake Bay. From an of oyster aquaculture workers and killing airplane, it looked like a paint factory had cownose rays and sea snails (whelks) in exploded near the Monitor-Merrimack Virginia’s York River. Bridge, where Route 664 crosses over the One theory that Dr. Vogelbein and James near Hampton Roads. colleagues are trying to explore by tracking But it was actually an algal bloom, fed red tide blooms is whether Alexandrium by excessive amounts of nitrogen and phos- monilatum, which is common farther south phorus pollution. The photo was taken during a flight over the river August 30 by Virginia Institute of Marine Science Professor Wolfgang K. Vogelbein. Dr. Vogelbein said the bloom was likely a harmful species of algae, Cochlodinium polykrikoides, which is a marine dinoflagellate that is known to cause fish kills around the world. Sometimes it is called “red tide,” although Dr. ##Algal bloom photo courtesy of Virginia Institute of Marine Science Vogelbein prefers the Professor Wolfgang K. Vogelbein term “mahogany tide” because of its darker coloration. Dr. Vogelbein and fellow researchin the Gulf of Mexico, has shifted north ers at VIMS have been working with the into the Chesapeake Bay because of global Virginia Department of Health and other warming. agencies to monitor harmful algal blooms “The question is whether this organism in the southern Bay. has been able to move up the coast and “These types of blooms are an indication establish new habitat in the Chesapeake of eutrophication—excessive nutrients,” Bay,” Dr. Vogelbein says. meaning too much nitrogen and phosHe said he has flown twice over the phorus pollution from fertilizers, sewage southern Bay and its tributaries since plants, and other sources, Dr. Vogelbein August to photograph and document says. “Nutrients are the biggest pollutant algal blooms and may fly again soon. A concern in the Bay.” colleague of his at VIMS, Professor Kim Dr. Vogelbein said that he and his felReece, conducted an aerial survey last sumlow researchers at VIMS were inspired to mer. The blooms last summer may have start flying over the Bay to determine the been even worse than this summer, Dr. extent of algal blooms in 2007. That was Vogelbein said.

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Algae respond to the same conditions that encourage plant growth on land, and thus are most likely to form blooms when waters are warm and rich with phosphorus and nitrogen pollution, according to VIMS. “There are three main ingredients for an algal bloom,” Dr. Reece says on the VIMS website. “Warm waters that favor rapid growth of algal cells, abundant nutrients to fertilize that growth, and wind and tidal-driven currents to confine the cells into a dense aggregation.” The most important way to prevent these harmful algal blooms is to reduce phosphorus and nitrogen pollution from all sources, including rainwater running off of fertilized land. In December 2010, the federal government imposed limits on nitrogen and phosphorus in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries and threatened penalties to states, including Virginia, that fail to meet these limits. The states are now following pollution reduction plans called the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint. Meeting these pollution reduction targets over the next 12 years will require investments, innovation, and cooperation between the federal government, states, and counties. But the payoff will be beautiful to behold: A Bay with a lot fewer stains like the ones shown in this picture. For more information, visit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s blog, Bay Daily, at cbf.org/baydaily spinsheet.com

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Why I Sail By Verna McCrillis

s Dick and I hit the empty nest And then one rainy Saturday, we were stage, we started searching for a all together in our daughter’s small house hobby we could enjoy together. in North Carolina. The boys all decided Dick grew up in the San Francisco Bay to get out and leave the girls to talk about area and learned to sail as a teenager. I babies. They arrived back just before grew up in land-locked Idaho and had dinner and could hardly contain themnever even been on a sailboat before selves. They were all giddy as they told we purchased our first one in 1983, a us we needed to pack up the grandkids 22-foot O’Day. At that point in time, and go for a ride to see something they we had three small kids, and I was scared had discovered. In the dusk, we drove to to death of the whole adventure. We a boatyard where they proudly showed us moored the boat at the Navy marina in Jacksonville, FL. On I would hold a baby with one arm many a Sunday afternoon we and flip the running back stays enjoyed a family outing sailing on the St. John’s River. Graduwith the other hand. ally, I warmed up to the “fun” and even began to learn a few sailing terms before we sold the boat nine the most beautiful boat I had ever seen. years later when leaving the area. We Even I caught the vision as we stood finished raising our five kids with Holders on the teak deck and peered into the and Lasers for them to learn to sail. portholes to see the beautifully varnished When we started thinking about what ship’s wheel lying on the settee. Needless to do in our “life after children,” sailing to say, we bought the boat. was not even in my thoughts. We tried By the time we were able to bring the tennis and choir together, but neither one good ship Charis to Norfolk, our third fit the bill. When our grandchildren start- grandchild was born. Almost immediateed coming, our oldest son, Ryan, who ly, we started taking the grandkids sailing. had sailing in his blood, kept suggesting I found my place on this big 42-foot boat that we buy a big boat where we could all taking care of the babies, keeping them congregate. Personally, I was thinking a occupied while everyone else crewed. It beach house would be a better fit. I just was a delight for me to help them feel wasn’t as much in love with sailing as secure on a tipping boat, holding them Dick, Ryan, and his wife, Tori were. and telling them stories. 52 October 2013 SpinSheet

When Ryan convinced us to try racing Charis, I would hold a baby with one arm and flip the running back stays with the other hand. Later, they gave me the job of running the tapes on the spinnaker and restuffing it in the bag, since I could do that down below with the grandkids. For the first five years, other than handing out food, those things were my only jobs on the boat. Without realizing it, I was gradually getting more comfortable on the water, picking up the terms, and observing all the quirks of sailing an old wooden boat. When Ryan and Tori moved away, it became time for me to step up as second mate; I surprised myself with what I did know. Yes, I have caught the love of being out on the water, salt and wind in my face, watching the sails fill as I fight with the old bronze winches that need more grease. But mostly, I enjoy sailing because it gives me the opportunity to share the adventure with my family and friends. So when you see us out there on the water, there is a good chance you will see little kids darting around the deck. You will know that this grandma has a full heart and more than likely, a squirt gun in her hand and freshly baked cookies in the galley. Why do you sail? Send molly@spinsheet.com a 500-word story about it with a picture.

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Living the Tradition

Racing on the

Edmee S. Story and photos by Eric Vohr

ith today’s sailboats made of carbon fiber and other ultra-light, high-tech materials, who in their right mind would ever want to race a boat made of logs? The 300 or so men and women who compete in Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe races, that’s who. The name “log canoe” is a bit deceiving in that these are some of the most beautiful classic wooden boats on the Bay. However, they are made from logs. The canoes were originally used as oys-

There are approximately 22 known boats, the oldest is Island Blossum, built in 1892, and the newest being Spirit of Wye Town built in 1974. Only about 16 of the log canoes are currently racing, and the Chesapeake Bay is the only place in the world where you’ll find them. But it’s not just the historical significance or the elegance of these ships that makes log canoe racing fascinating; it’s the fact that they have an unwieldy amount of sail area, no significant ballast, and a hull that is as tippy as a kayak. Capsizing is as much a part of log canoe racing as the rest. To counteract this problem, each boat has a set of boards that they extend out over the gunwales as much as 12 feet. When the wind blows, the crew has to hike out on these boards to keep the boat from flipping. According to Marshall Patterson, skipper of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s boat Edmee S., one has to act fast; you don’t have much time Follow us!

ter boats in the 19th century. At that time, it was cheaper and easier to make a hull using a number of hollowed out logs joined together than it was to use milled lumber. Friendly competition when returning to harbor led to the addition of more sail area and some rather unique features. And it didn’t take long before these oystermen began holding races without any oysters onboard, which eventually led to today’s log canoes, now modified exclusively for racing. However, they’re still made from logs.

between when the boat starts to go and when she’s over. Once that happens, the whole mess has to be taken apart in the water, righted, bailed out, and later reassembled. You not only lose the race, but it can sometimes take a whole day to get the boat back together again. Interestingly enough, there’s no limit to how much sail area you can put up. What you might gain in speed, you will lose in stability, and you can’t win if you don’t make it to the finish line. Of course this hasn’t prevented teams from maxing out sail area; in fact, most of these boat fly a “kite” on the very top of the highest mast which not only looks like a windsurfing sail, but pretty much is one. There are eight regatta weekends with three races each. And while that might not seem like much, these boats are a lot more maintenance-intensive than modern boats. Each weekend is a full commitment. At the first race of the season, it

took so long getting Edmee S. ready, the crew missed both of Saturday’s races and barely made Sunday’s. As time intensive as it is, all it takes is to see one of these races, and you get it. As much as I love modern sailboats, there’s nothing more graceful than watching varnished wooden boats with their iconic white sails glide across the backdrop of a robin’s egg blue sky. To get a real sense of how this all works, you need to get on one of these boats. I had an opportunity to race aboard Edmee S. for the second day of the Tred Avon YC Log Canoe Regatta August 11. Dock call was at 9 a.m. at the waterfront home of a long-time log canoe racer and supporter, Bob Valliant. There’s a lot of work involved in rigging a log canoe boat for a race, so dock call is usually an hour before launch. Easily the biggest job is hoisting the two 50-foot spruce masts (these boats are so tippy you can’t leave the masts in place at dock). There are also lines, SpinSheet October 2013 53

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sails, and blocks the have to be sorted out. We left the dock at around 9:45 a.m. towed by our support boat, Volunteer. Each of these boats has a motorized “chase boat” (you don’t want to try to sail a log canoe to and from the dock). The chase boat also serves as a rescue boat if you capsize, and you will eventually capsize. We had nice breeze for the race, but the forecast called for a significant wind shift, so race committee kept us in a holding pattern. By the time they finally got the race started, the wind had died. This might have been a problem with a modern sailboat, but log canoes shine in light wind. Okay, we probably didn’t crack five knots, but on any modern boat that size, you’d be dead in the water and would likely have to drop an anchor so you wouldn’t float away with the tide. In spite of the light breeze, the race had its share of drama. We had a collision with another boat Oliver’s Gift at the start that was barging in on our port side. A second boat Noddy eventually went over in shallow water looking for shore breeze (I assume they either found a puff big enough to capsize them, or the center board ran aground and someone initiated a capsize— either way, they were belly up surrounded by a big mess of sails and rigging). While Edmee S. didn’t capsize, we ran aground and damaged our rudder so badly we had to withdraw from the race. There was certainly some disappointment among the crew, but it was clear that this sport is about so much more than just winning. It’s more about keeping a Chesapeake Bay sailing tradition alive and well, not just with lip service, but with elbow grease, passion, and dedication. And it is also about fun, a lot of fun. Without question, log canoe racing is one of the coolest things happening on the Bay in the summer and well worth taking some time to check out. You can find the schedule of races at the organization’s website blogcanoe.com. If you want to learn more about the history of the sport, stop by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels where you might even get an up close look at Edmee S. and meet some of the folks that keep her running. But be careful, as it’s easy to get sucked into this eclectic sport. If you do, make sure you’re ready to go all in. This is more of a religion than a sport, and to be part of one of these teams is a life commitment. I couldn’t think of a better bunch of spinsheet.com

folks to hang out with or a better cause than to keep a Chesapeake Bay sailing tradition a living tradition.

##Woops! A collision at the start.

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##The Log Canoe Edmee S. crew hoists sails.

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What Makes Chesapeake Sailors Unique by Steve Allan ##Photo by Cindy Wallach

andering around the U.S. Sailboat Show makes us all giddy on many levels. There’s the latest gottahave-it gear, gimmicky gadgets, and miracle cleaning products to browse, new boats to drool over, and the next big thing in every imag-

inable category. It’s a sailor’s sensory overload on steroids. But that’s only part of the fun. People watching can be just as much fun as finding that one perfect thing for the boat. I always enjoy bumping into fellow sailors and spend time yapping about this or that, those

We are shallow

The Bay, that is. The average depth is reported to be 21 feet, but that sounds rather generous up my way. The deepest sounding is about 170 feet, so all you Great Lakers with your 400-foot limit depth sounders won’t ever have a problem with infinity here.

Running aground

Everyone runs aground on the Bay, but it isn’t usually a big deal because you hit mud, not rocks. Common lore says that if you haven’t run aground, you’re either a liar or you never leave the dock. I’m sure there are a few competent or lucky souls that have never done this, but I’ve never met anyone bold enough to say so. More often, you’ll hear someone happily announcing a grounding by adding, “We had an hour before the tide came up, so we cleaned the bottom and had Dark and Stormies.”

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things that bind us together but also set us apart. Familiar faces are always to be found and pleasantries exchanged. Sometimes I’ll overhear someone from another part of the country say something nice about our Bay, and I get all warm and fuzzy, beaming with pride. Then I

remember that I’m not even from here. Chesapeake Bay sailing has captured me. No matter where I might end up, this place is always going to be special, and I’ll always have a reciprocal bond with other Bay sailors. But what precisely makes a Chesapeake

Bay Boats

A lot of boats around here are described variously by brokers or sellers as being “Bay boats.” This is either a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your perspective. Because the Bay is full of all sorts of boats of various shapes and sizes, the term has little to do with perceived seaworthiness but everything to do with draft and sail plan. A wing keel and a tall rig are the hallmarks of a Bay boat, but perhaps this matters only as much as a realtor embellishing a listing by proclaiming a home to be “in move-in condition.”

Anchor ooze

A special blend of sticky grayish mud that does wonderfully indelible things to pants, shirts, or skin. The stuff is like glue—you could probably use it as drywall spackle. The good thing is that your anchor will generally hold. The bad news is it will ruin a white T-shirt.

sailor unique? Is it possible to pick one out of a crowd at Pusser’s from throngs of disparate boat nerds hailing from New England, the Great Lakes, or Nova Scotia? Probably not, but there are a few things that, in my mind, sets us, our cruising grounds and even our boats, apart:

The sock thing

We like to burn our socks at the time of the spring equinox. Doesn’t everybody do this? No, they don’t. Socks are just weird around these parts. We wear them from November to March because we have to. Then, they are sacrificed to the fire pits in great ceremony marking the beginning of spring. It’s getting to be as much a part of Chesapeake sailing as running aground. Maybe a ritual for white T-shirts should follow in the fall.

Keeping your salinity

If you like fresh water with no jellyfish, head north to the skinny part of the Bay. If a little salt is your preference, the middle Bay south to the Potomac fills the bill. A corresponding abundance of critters (and bottom paint tolerance) accompany each major category change and zone of salt content in the Bay. There is colorful marine growth sticking to your bottom down in Hampton Roads that up north would only be 50 shades of brown. spinsheet.com

Baybeard

Not a swashbuckling pirate of yore, but the brown tinge at the bow marking the bow wave of a well-used boat. The Bay is nothing if not riverine, and something about it just sticks to the hull, as well as to white T-shirts. Boats without a Baybeard probably haven’t left the slip all summer.

Say what?

Creeks that are rivers, and rivers that are just estuary embayments. The Bay is a big estuary, and the number of big rivers that flow into it are relatively few—the Potomac, the James, and the Susquehanna. Nomenclature on the chart can be confusing: The Patapsco is a more like a creek, and only the tidal part is navigable below the Fall Line. Same with the Gunpowder. Middle River isn’t a river at all, but an estuary. On the other hand, the Susquehanna is the mother of Bay rivers. After big storms, you will see trash and tree limbs from New York, brought to you by the Susquehanna after a long journey through Pennsylvania and over the Conowingo Dam.

Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms on the Bay have a special ferocity and are more frequent than just about anywhere else on the continent. The weather forecast every day in the summer is: “Sunny and Hot. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Some of these storms may have the potential for damaging winds and rain...” If you heeded the forecast to the letter, you’d never leave the slip. But when you get caught in a thunderstorm, it’s going to be a life-changing experience. And the white T-shirt you’re wearing will be drenched.

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Crab Pots

They’re everywhere except in channels and other designated float free zones, which is to say they’re everywhere, from April to December. Calling them pots is a misnomer. It’s the floats and their leaded lines tethered to the crab trap basket that wrap themselves around wing keels, rudders, and propellers, and slow your boat to a crawl while under a full press of sail. You try to keep a sharp lookout, but after hours of negotiating a minefield of crab pots, you let your guard down just long enough for one to get you. Like running aground, it happens to everyone.

Tis the season

The best thing of all is the length of our sailing season. For a few, it never ends. We can sail every month of the year if we put our minds to it. For most of us, March to November is closer to normal. These late months are often the most rewarding. The air is crisp, the wind fresh, the sunsets brilliant. White T-shirts are buried under layers of fleece, and you think: “This is the best place, anyplace.”

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Mastering Local Sailing Conditions Doug Drake Days by Nicholas Hayes

t my home club, the South Shore YC on Lake Michigan, there is a regular summer sea breeze. It doesn’t set up every day, but it is persistent and predictable enough to have caused the locals to coin the expression “cooler by the lake,” now a de facto advertising slogan for Milwaukee. Sailors have another name for it. On many warm summer days there is very little wind in the morning. Starting at about 10 a.m., as the sun warms the land, the air over the land heats and rises. The cool air over open water fills in for the rising hot air over land, and a breeze builds from the southeast that lasts until dusk. Some days it is countered by a western gradient breeze; that is, the wind tracking with larger systems. This usually results in a battle of the breezes that can frustrate sailors. More often, gradient winds with some easting mix with and augment the thermal air that wants to go east, too, so as it builds, it shifts. On days like this, the 3 p.m. forecast calls for 12 to 15 knots of wind and one- to three-foot, sparkling, blue-green waves from about 130 degrees. As an Follow us!

added benefit, the lake’s warmer surface water is pushed toward shore by the sea breeze, and the swimming is fine. A local 470 sailor who helped organize our community sailing program in the 1970s passed away recently, and in his honor, his friends deemed these special days “Doug Drake Days.” You know one when you spot the puffy clouds popping up over the shoreline as vapor forms with the rising and cooling air. Doug had lucked into enough of these days in his long sailing life to know what to expect of them, and he used them to his advantage. He had a storied racing career in part because he was a master of the sea breeze. For example, on one end of our bay, a solid southeaster sets up a starboard tack lift that Doug coveted and used to win many races. Sometimes, depending on the strength of the heating effect, the sea breeze can drop in from the outside or the inside. Other times, the sea breeze can be the only movement of air over water bouncing up and down in narrow, fleeting bands. Finding and staying with it is the best chance for successful sailing. Old timers, like Doug, did it best.

While sea breeze may seem elusive and fickle, years of observing it gives advantages to the observer. I’ve developed a shallow habit to try to understand the wind, and for a time, hoped it would speed my sea breeze reckoning. Like many modern sailors I routinely visit a handful of weather and wind forecasting websites many times before going out for a sail. I prefer the sites that show a map of the region, color-coded for wind velocity, with arrows to show wind direction. I print the pages showing what to expect for at least as many hours as we’ll be on the water. But while wind models do well predicting wind speeds and angles from large, jet-stream-driven high and low pressure systems, they struggle mightily with local thermal conditions. Most models can’t show sea breeze effects for two reasons: 1) they haven’t integrated enough sensors and data sources into the weather computer networks; and 2), the variables that cause local conditions and changes are hard to program into software that thinks regionally. SpinSheet October 2013 59

For example, how does a programmer in Texas account for the heating from concrete roads and buildings in a shoreline city in Wisconsin? A couple of thermal degrees over a couple of miles can matter a lot. It’s a simple question of resolution. Weather models are generally low resolution, and local factors that set up local conditions often happen in finer resolution than the weather models can handle. A local forecaster has the benefit of his/her own observations to be able to override the model’s coarse prediction, but rarely from a position on the water. In this year’s Race to Mackinac, forecasters attempted to tackle the resolution problem by using a derivative of Nate Silver’s now famously accurate statistical election prediction method, combining many weather models and the voices of many local

forecasters into a crowd-sourced prediction. The forecast called for small high-pressure systems mid-course that would bring light and variable winds on the lake, and that would force the fleet to either the east or western shore where the only decent breeze would be thermal. The models were generally right at a high level,

be sent to the internet to be integrated with other data may not be far away. Call me a curmudgeon or a tree-hugger; I prefer Doug Drake’s decades-proven, hands-on, environmentally-aware approach. Instead of swiping and pinching my semiinformed iPad hourly to guess where the lift might be, I hope to be there, on the water sailing; feeling and seeing the sea breeze enough times in my life to eventually be able to silently join forces with it. #gosailing

…local factors that set up local conditions often happen in finer resolution than the weather models can handle.

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but still lacked local precision; sailors wondered how far from shore was ‘in-shore’ and what would happen the next day or around the next bend. A quarter mile and fifteen minutes mattered during the race, but couldn’t be seen in the model. Eventually computers and software may catch up. The day when all sailboat instrument wind readings will

About the Author: A SpinSheet contributor since 2010, Saving Sailing author Nicholas Hayes remains a tireless advocate for family and community sailing. He races and cruises his B-32 Syrena with his family out of the South Shore YC in Milwaukee, WI.

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Bay People

Carolyn Norton Schmalenberger

hen Carolyn Norton Schmalenberger of Deltaville, VA, heard we wanted to feature her for Bay People, she let out a genuinely surprised “Who, me?” Seeing that she owns and runs a third-generation Chesapeake Bay boating business, we couldn’t help but laugh at her shock. Running a family business for more than 30 years is no small task. A dealer for the new Marlow-Hunter sailboats, along with the Mainship powerboat brand and Jeanneau brand, the fully operating marina includes a full-service boatyard, a charter business, services for transients, and to top it off, an American Sailing Association (ASA) sailing school. After meeting in college and getting married, Carolyn and her husband Ken purchased Norton Yachts from her father, who in 1961 had taken over from his father, who had purchased it in 1948. The Schmalenbergers have carried on the traditions of a highly efficient company that runs on integrity, personal relationships, and most importantly, a true passion for the community. This passion stems from a childhood with the Bay as her “backyard.” Days filled with crabbing and fishing before school, sailing a Laser with her sister, and of course, helping her father with jobs around the marina, Carolyn’s attraction to the water was ingrained in her from an early age. She remembers learning to sail with her grandfather and exploring destinations all over the Eastern Shore when the busy family would take a hard-earned day of vacation. When travelers would come to Norton Yachts, Carolyn says they became extended family. Her father made an effort to connect with everyone that he worked with and invite them to family dinners and the like. Carolyn loved this unique aspect of the business. She made friends with children who would come with their parents while on a journey and always looked forward to sharing their stories. As Carolyn explains, growing up on the Bay and meeting kids from a big city may seem like two worlds colliding, but they all had one thing in common: They all loved the water. That was enough to build lasting friendships. Many of the people she met as Follow us!

a child now have kids of their own and still bring their families to her marina. Carolyn went to college in the mountains of North Carolina and satisfied her urge to snow ski and explore the world beyond the Chesapeake. However, after graduating, she knew something was missing and quickly realized that she longed for water. After exploring the lakes around North Carolina, she came to recognize that she was being drawn back to the Bay. She moved back to Deltaville, and after getting married, she and her husband made the decision to purchase Norton Yachts. Carolyn has a deep desire to share the experience she had growing up on the Bay with kids; she believes sailing teaches independence while having fun. Helping families gain access to the water became an important mission to her, and that is why she reached out to the local YMCA and her home club, Fishing Bay YC, to set in motion a program that allows YMCA kids to be instructed in Opti sailing once a week. Participants are provided with instructors and equipment, and just as she had hoped when the program started about 10 years ago, many kids are now hooked on sailing. Only a few days before the interview, Carolyn and her husband received a call from a father and daughter who had troubles while out sailing and needed help. Carolyn’s husband went to tow them, but upon seeing that the daughter had a cut requiring stitches, he drove them to the hospital and refused to leave until she had received treatment and was safe. While sharing the heartfelt thank you note from the family, Carolyn spoke of how she cherished the caring nature of her local sailing community. She said that her husband’s actions “really were something that anyone would do for anyone else here.”

Still an active sailor and powerboater, Carolyn has recently become a stand-up paddleboarding enthusiast. Despite being busy running a successful business and giving back to her community, Carolyn says she still gets out on the water whenever possible. This even includes bringing some land activities to the water; she’s begun to tackle paddleboard yoga! Meet the Norton Yacht Sales team at the U.S. Sailboat Show on Dock F1. About the Author: A member of the St. Mary’s College of Maryland sailing team, Rachel Ryan was a 2013 summer intern at SpinSheet.

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Welcome U.S. Sailboat Show! Have a Question? Ask the Experts… They Are Here

will never forget walking around the U.S. Sailboat Show with my friend Tom for his first show about 10 years ago. New to Annapolis and the proud owner of a sturdy, pre-owned 22-foot keelboat that he sailed with gusto and treated no less lovingly than a tony yacht, Tom walked into the show, stunned, thrilled, kid-in-a-candy-store excited, as he looked up at the dizzying number of masts and flags that decorated our little city’s pretty skyline. Within an hour, my friend had bought a full set of new foul weather gear, a high-tech shirt (on sale!), deck hardware, and more. I had to run to booth duty, so I left him all smiles, moving from booth to booth, his credit card hot in hand, talking to vendors a mile a minute—and he had not yet boarded a new boat. He had so much more show to enjoy,

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and enjoy it he did. Those of us who go to the shows year after year can lose sight of how truly energizing it can be to be surrounded by all that cool new gear, those beautiful new boats, and most importantly, hundreds of experts who are on hand ready to answer all of your sailing-related questions. Sailing as a sport, as a lifestyle, sparks endless questions. Early in your sailing career, the questions start simple: Where do I take sailing lessons? What is the difference between a dinghy and a keelboat? Then as you gain experience, the inquiries progress: What works best for our family, a monohull or a catamaran? Do we need to take navigation lessons? Even lifelong sailors have endless questions: Does that new AIS system connect with our navigation software? Can we retrofit a dodger on this boat? Do we need a water-maker?

The beauty of the Sailboat Show is that you cannot swing a cat o’ nine tails within its gates without hitting an expert in deck hardware, sailmaking, boat building, charter sailing, nautical instruction, navigation, electronics and systems, rigging, canvas, interior design, clothing, water-friendly footwear, paint and coatings, tools, sunglasses, boating safety, sailing books and magazines, marine insurance and financing, inflatables, and even fashionable dresses and handbags made from recycled sail cloth. If you have questions, experts within the show gates have answers. As you navigate the show, this candy store built just for you, the visiting sailor, ask yourself what your top three questions are this October. Write them down. Sit down with the show program and map out which vendors you

would like to visit. As you can tell by all of the French, Australian, and British accents around town, as well as those from Rhode Island, California, and the Carolinas (y’all), the top international experts in the sailing industry are here in Annapolis October 10-14. Why not pick their brains? We cannot promise we can answer your high-tech questions, but do stop by the SpinSheet booth F5/F6 along Ego Alley. We’re all locals, so feel free to ask about our favorite restaurants, pubs, and coffee shops (find a few on page 78). Know that we will be busy getting copies of SpinSheet into the hands of every visiting sailor and may not have too much time to chatter, but we do want to say hello and hear what you think of the magazine. Enjoy the show! ~M.W.

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Get Your Island Vibe On at the Launch Party

Want to see who’s who and what’s new at the show? Come to the first Launch Party at the Loews Hotel from 6-8 p.m. October 10. Oracle Racing’s Jimmy Spithill will be a special guest, and while you meet and mingle with industry specialists, Orlando Phillips will play live island-style music. Twentyfive dollar ticket prices include two drinks, Caribbean hors d’oeuvres, door prizes, and more. See more details at usboat.com

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In case you had not heard, the U.S. Powerboat Show comes to Annapolis early this year, October 3-6. This means that the “changeover” party, that crazy in-between show celebration during which the sailboats leave and the powerboats come in will happen in a different order—for the first time since the two shows have run together. On Sunday, October 6, at 5 p.m., the powerboats will rev their engines and depart quickly to make way for the sailboats. Fun and Painkillers and friendly bets among friends will unfold on the Marriott docks for show-goers and gawkers alike. Sometime around 7 or 7:30 p.m., a 90-foot-long and 38-foot-wide catamaran will enter Ego Alley backward, among other big ole cats that will roll in. Then, at the end of the Sailboat Show on Monday, October 14, more Painkillin’ fun will be afoot as we bid farewell to the sailors who surely will exit in style as per usual. See you at the Marriott docks!

Catch a Water Taxi

Water Taxis run continuously from 8 a.m. through midnight Thursday through Sunday (until 11 p.m. on Monday) during the U.S. Sailboat Show. Walk to the water taxi stop between the Marriott and the Eastport Bridge to catch one, call (410) 263-0033, or hail “water taxi” on VHF radio channel 68.

Free Trolley

Free? Did someone say free? Ouch, our aching feet. Yes, Annapolis hosts a free Circulator Trolley to the four downtown parking garages. Find the trolley at Annapolis City Dock or Church Circle, or just raise your hand when you hear the trolley bell to signal to the driver. Find the particulars at annapolis.gov by clicking on the Circulator Trolley icon.

Go Navy!

Navy stadium traffic is not something you have to deal with during the Sailboat Show, as Navy plays Duke in Durham, NC, on Saturday, October 12. Game time TBA. Click to navysports.com/gameday for information on live streaming. Go Navy, beat Duke!

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Boat Show Wear comfortable shoes. Blisters and boat shopping do not mix well. Since most dealers ask that you step aboard barefoot or in socks, slip-on and slip-off shoes work best. Come ready. Bring a pen, a notebook, little sticky return address labels. You will surely sign up for more than a few e-mail and snail mail lists and enter a few drawings (free Caribbean cruise, anyone?) as you make your way through the show. Come smart. Smart phone savvy sailors may find multiple apps useful, such as taking product pictures to jar your memory, plugging in notes, saving web addresses, and clicking to QR codes on exhibitors’ marketing materials. Click to usboat.com/us-sailboat-show/show-layout to download a PDF of the show layout to help you find your way around. Bring a layer. Early October in Chesapeake Country may stun you with its mild and sometimes steamy weather, but don’t let it fool you. A cool breeze on the docks may make that 78-degree sunny

Boat Show 2013 day feel 10 degrees cooler. Expect goosebumps at sunset. Bring sunglasses, wide-brimmed hats, sunblock, and long-sleeved fleeces to throw over T-shirts in the late afternoon. Park smart. Early birds may park in Eastport and walk across the bridge to warm up their legs or take a water taxi to the show gate. Another option would be to arrive early, park in an Annapolis public garage listed at parkannapolis.com, and take the free Circulator Trolley. Those arriving after 9:30 a.m. will want to park at the stadium lot off Rowe Boulevard for $10 and take the free shuttle into the show. Plan your route. If you need to speak with someone specific or closely investigate a product, service, or boat, the best time to do this is first thing in the morning or late in the afternoon. Crowds peak from about 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday is by far the busiest day, and Monday the slowest. Be prepared to talk to experts. If you are a current boat owner trying to solve a specific problem, take a picture of an area on your boat that is giving you trouble and bring it to the

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Even we can admit that ogling boats for hours on end can become, well, a little tiring. There’s just so much more to see and do, though, you’d be wasting opportunity if you left town without hitting up these incredible seminars, tent sales, and parties.

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What started out as a scratch and dent sale with a few tables, the Weems & Plath Tent Sale has become a Boat Show staple over the last 20 years with discounted items, overstock products, and (our favorite) sample sales, all sold at heavily discounted prices. Find cool stuff like navigational tools, clocks, barometers, lamps, binoculars, compasses, and much more. Technician Sonny Tyler will be on hand and available on Friday to demonstrate how to calibrate barometers and other instruments, so come with your questions. The tent sale happens at the Weems & Plath store in Eastport, so make sure to wear your comfortable walking shoes. And maybe bring a sturdy bag; those clocks can be heavy.

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On Saturday, Weems and Plath is hosting a book signing by Gwen Manseau, author of A Box Kite to Bali: The Last Great Adventure of a U.S. Navy Pilot. The book is about the flying adventures of P.V.H. Weems and his son, Bee, as they flew around the world in 1950. Peter and Cathie Trogden will also be leading a seminar on Cruising Couples at 11 a.m. on October 11 at the Mariott. They are certainly a couple we can learn something from, so you’ll find us there. 76 October 2013 SpinSheet

Look, quite honestly, we can’t recommend this workshop enough. Back in 2005, Annapolis School of Seamanship’s John Martino decided he was tired of hearing people say to him “I love the Boat Show, but I just don’t know where to begin!” So he started a weekend workshop that allowed those in the market for a new (or used) boat to come and talk shop with industry experts. The Take the Wheel workshop is a two-day affair that incorporates classroom learning, industry expertise, and on-the-water hours to make sure you’re fully informed before you decide to purchase your boat. “It was originally designed for new boat owners, but we get a lot of attendants who simply want to understand the strengths and weaknesses of different boats,” says Martino. “So we talk about boats from a design point of view, and get them to understand how they want to use the boat. If you want to be going out daysailing, you really don’t have to look at the bluewater cruisers. So we get you to understand how you want to use your boat, then hey. Try it out!” Annapolis School of Seamanship provides three different morning seminars on types of boats, ownership options and considerations when boat buying, and safety and regulatory information integral to operating a vessel. Then you get to have some fun on two boats from a group: Lagoon, Fountaine Pajot, Knysa, Hylas, Tartan, Jeanneau, and more are all available to get you a little closer to living the dream. “And there’s wine and cheese, too,” notes Martino. The Take the Wheel workshops cost $150 per person, $250 per couple, and include a two-day boat show pass, instruction and printed material, breakfast and lunch, and even a wine tasting. Annapolis School of Seamanship priced the workshop to encourage couples to attend together. “Buying a boat is as big of a decision as buying a house, so we want both partners involved.” spinsheet.com

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While we’re partial to sailing on the Chesapeake Bay, we do realize that people enjoy sailing in other spots of the world. Particularly, the Caribbean. To help sailors get ready for the upcoming charter season, the Boat Show presents Vacation Basin, a whole section of the show dedicated to chartering and vacationing on a sailboat. It’s a great opportunity to speak with charter representatives and see what best suits your needs and budget. Tourism boards will be there as well, so you can ask specific questions (“What’s the currency in Anguilla? Can I sail to any castles in Croatia?”) and get answers that are most likely legitimate. Cruising World Magazine is bringing in a 90-foot

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Party On, Wayne Some people think that the Sailboat Show is only about boats. Ha! One of the best parties of the year happens Saturday, October 12, at Eastport YC, where all the superstars of the sailing world will congregate to talk about everything from racing boats to stripping teak.

Eastport YC’s Boat Show Bash is an annual extravaganza that brings out all the fun of a regatta party without having to do all the work. A $15 advance ticket ($20 at the door) gets you plenty of food, beverages, and music, and the beautiful grounds of Eastport YC provide you with a great place to spend your après

Show. The Celtic rock band Dublin 5, maritime party band Tiki Barbarians, and indie rockers Major Company will have everyone dancing (or at least doing that awkward swaying-like-you’re-stillon-the-boat thing that sailors tend to do after a few rum drinks). The party starts at 6 p.m. and lasts until 11.

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hen my husband first proposed that we consider living in Annapolis two years ago, I balked. Annapolis? That labyrinth of a town? There’s no parking, the houses are old (and tiny!), and you can never tell which way you’re going because nothing is parallel or perpendicular. You have to have an internal compass to figure that place out. And two words: traffic circle. I held these reservations, because if you’re a sailor from out of town, Annapolis can seem like a circus. You come in for the regattas, where you work your butt off all day and then end up in the rum tent, where you ultimately

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end up incapable of even the most minor navigational duties. Or you come into town for the U.S. Sailboat Show, when you have to park your car in the middle of Egypt and hoof it over cobblestone streets to get to “City Dock,” or “Dock City” it should be called, since everyone seems to have set up a floating shop overnight. After living in Annapolis for a bit, though, you start to get the hang of it. Navigation through the labyrinth is so much easier when you’re sober, for one. There are restaurants other than Middleton’s and McGarveys, and you can easily walk to Chart House. You don’t have to

stay downtown, either; a free circulator will take you up and down Main Street, even dropping you off at the Navy and Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, where you can easily park your car. And yes, parking is a bear. Want to make friends with locals? Ask them what they think of the parking situation. To get invited into someone’s home, just mention the new meters. The SpinSheet team is obviously full of tons of helpful advice. And it’s not just because we’re locals; it’s because we love this town, and the Sailboat Show in particular, more than anything (well, family members and pets excluded). You’ll never hear

us complaining during the Sailboat Show, because we’re too busy checking out new boats and gear, catching up with old friends and making new ones left and right, and, of course, finding one more reason to wear our Keens to social gatherings. We’ve prepared the following guide for both Sailboat Show newbies and old salts, hoping that you’ll find a little excitement and a whole lot of inspiration in the following pages. And if you’re still lacking come Sailboat Show Weekend? Come see us at Booth F5/ F6 for some extra lovin.’ Because it’s really not a party until you’re sporting a SpinSheet tattoo. We make popcorn, too. ~D.P. spinsheet.com

Get Out There and Have Some Fun Shopping You’re in the sailing capital of the world, and you can find things in Annapolis that you’d otherwise have to scour the globe to find. Whether you’re looking for nautical trinkets, the latest in Lily Pulitzer, or the hottest tech on the market, plan on leaving yourself a little wiggle room on the old credit card. Here are our top picks. There are awesome discounts to be had outside the Boat Show gates. Right on Main Street, the Helly Hansen store offers not only the same deals as their booth in the show, but also 20-40% off all boating apparel. “The best deals of the year are without a doubt during the Boat Show,” says Cameron Kennedy, manager of the Annapolis store. And just down the street, look for the new Atlantis Weather Gear shop to be open in time for the Sailboat Show. They’ll be selling Atlantis gear along with Cloudveil, too. There was a time when Snyder’s Bootery up Main Street sold the greatest number of Sperry shoes in the country. One quick spin through their store will let you see why: come in for 10-20% off all Sperry

shoes, but stay and find a cute pair of heels, too. There are few better places to find the perfect frock than the Pink Crab, Annapolis’ Lily Pulitzer signature store. Stop in for 40-60% spring and summer items, and when you spend $300, you receive a free gift with purchase. Fawcetts Boat Supplies really is the Annapolitan’s favorite place to shop for boat supplies. This year, look for foul weather gear in the store to be selling at Boat Show prices (15% off or more). Look for Henri Lloyd, Gill, Grunden’s Gage and more. Shoes are on sale as well: Sperry, Sebago, Keen, and Dubarry will all be rung up at 20% off retail prices (you know you need a new pair of Dubarrys!). If you’re not into clothes and accessories, look for Apex inflatable boats, Force Ten stoves, Mustang PFDs, and Honda and Yamaha, all coming in way under retail prices. We love this store.

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PORT. You’ll find West Marine in both the Eastport area of Annapolis as well as another great location close to the Annapolis Mall and Route 50. West Marine will have a big booth at the boat show, but definitely head over to one of the stores just to see all they have to offer. History buffs will love perusing the shelves at Back Creek Books, newly located on Main Street. You could spend hours (nay, days!) flipping through their collection of books on Annapolis, naval and military history, and the golden age of sailing. But bibliophiles, don’t stop here: a short walk up to Maryland Avenue will bring you to Annapolis Bookstore, where you’ll find the “used, rare, and always remarkable” collection will keep you entertained for hours. SpinSheet readers also receive an extra 10% off nautical books, so bring your copy of the magazine with you. And the kids will dig it, too, as they have a great kids’ section, garden, and café.

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Go For a Hike! We highly recommend checking out the State House (the highest point in Annapolis), where you can look up into the largest wooden dome in America (that thing was built without nails!) free of charge, and without having to take a tour. Just bring your photo I.D. The lightning rod on top of the dome was constructed and grounded due to the direct specifications of Benja-

min Franklin himself. In the Old Senate Chamber you can see the place where George Washington resigned his commission as commander in chief of the Continental Army on December 23, 1783. While Annapolis may not be exceptionally parking friendly, it’s a great place to go for a walk. You’re free to stroll the grounds of the Naval Academy, which

we highly recommend. But bring your photo I.D. again, as they’ll ask to see it at the gate. While you’re there, don’t miss the Naval Academy Museum located in Preble Hall. Two floors of exhibits on the history of seapower, the development of the Navy, and more will keep you entertained. After all that walking, we’re starving!

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There really are too many great restaurants to list, but these are our tried-andtrue favorites, meaning we go there again and again. For breakfast, Chick and Ruth’s can’t be beat. Don’t get too stressed if there’s a line; those waitresses don’t let you dawdle with menus, or wait for checks. We recommend anything with pastrami. In Eastport, a new bakery called Bakers and Co. on Chesapeake Ave. puts out some of the best croissants, cookies, and scones around. You can’t go wrong here. If you have a big group for dinner, check out the top floor of Mangia’s Pizzeria, where you can get a huge group full on great Italian food. Galway Bay is perhaps the friendliest pub in town. There are no televisions to distract you, and the corned beef is seriously some of the best outside of Dublin. On Monday, you can grab a burger for only $5 between 5 and 10 p.m. We’ll see you there.

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In Eastport, we love the Cuban Shrimp Salad (and famous crab cakes) at Boatyard Bar and Grill. Walk a little further to Davis’ Pub, where you’ll find all the locals enjoying a crab pretzel and beer. Be ready to talk sailing when you get there, though. Also in Eastport is Vin 909, another great place to find locals. If it’s too packed, grab a glass of wine on the lawn while you wait for a table (it will be so worth it). There are also some great new restaurants since the 2012 Sailboat Show. You can enjoy a craft brew outside on the patio at Pub 1747 on Church Circle, just a short walk up Main Street and away from most of the Show traffic. Right outside the main gates is Market House, newly re-opened with some of the area’s best

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Two Invasions, Three Generations by Francis X. McKee

While noting the “invasion” of visitors during the U.S. Sailboat Show, a sailor is reminded of a very different invasion in his father’s past.

all signals the winding down of the northeast my cardinal rules of cell phone etiquette but dissailing season. Similarly, the word Annapolis, tanced myself from the group and took the call from the often heralded sailing capital of America, the other side of the pond. means one thing to sailors worldwide that time of Tom sounded as if he was sitting on the balcony year: the U.S. Sailboat Show. Attending is almost of the nearby, renowned Fleet Reserve Club munchMecca-like; sailors invade the Annapolis waterfront. ing on the famous $9 roast beef sandwich. Whoever Attending the boat show is awesome, and worksaid the Navy is 200 years of tradition unimpeded ing a show booth can be even better than crawling by progress never ate there, if progress is measured into the bowels of the latest and greatest sailboats. by escalating food prices, that is. I was headed there Stories of visitors’ capabilities abound, one topping the next. I never realized so many people circumnavigated the earth. Fall also signals the season when my dad, Gene McKee, a great father, sailor, and human being died. It doesn’t seem like four years ago, but calendars don’t lie. He enjoyed going to boat shows. They allowed him to dream. Humphrey Bogart once said, “My first sweetheart was a boat.” It is here that nautical dreams and romances are made. Hearts are also broken. Stepping onto some of these sailboat show beauties, sailors fancy themselves just having pivoted their sailing yacht ##D Day +1 Omaha Beach June 1944.The author’s into her slip after braving heaving seas father’s boat, LST 533, is first ship on the beach on the right. Photo by Robert Sargent/ USCG and punishing winds. Whew! That was a close one. But we are fine now; we sigh in unison, as we learn the price of the vessel we just captained for five minutes. One year, our school booth was located in the shortly to imbibe in what has become an annual shadow of the U.S. Naval Academy on the shore of tradition, meeting Captain Bob McFarland and his what is called Ego Alley, that nautical runway boatTartan Club members. ers traverse, figuratively crying out, “Look at me.” The balcony was wild, with hundreds of people My oldest son, Tom, was trying to attend the show, crammed in stained, sticky folding tables while but his work schedule and a trip to France knocked Navy veterans ran ice, beer, and beef to designated him out of contention. stations. The vets wore shirts identifying themselves The booth I was working filled with sailors as staff and usually wore hats indicating what Navy talking in staccato cadence. The stories reached a ship they served on. My brother, Chris, had a hat crescendo when my phone rang. Darn, I muttered like that made for Dad with his LST 533 emboldunder my breath, embarrassed that it was not on ened on it. Dad never wore it, preferring instead to silent. Sheepishly silencing it, I noticed my son, wear a white or dark blue hat that simply said “Navy Tom’s name and picture flashing on the Droid’s Sailing.” I wear it now when I sail and imagine my screen. He was calling from France. I broke one of hands as his. Follow us!

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Back to my phone call. Tom sounded excited about his trip which began the day before. It’s what he said next that made my knees buckle. He told me that I wouldn’t believe where he was. “I know you’re in France but where?” I asked. “I am standing on Omaha Beach,” he replied. Tom is an Army veteran, an advanced combat medic, and spoke in bewilderment about the topography Allied forces overcame to establish a beachhead. He remarked that it had been 68 years since a McKee set foot on Normandy. Dad participated in the great invasion, but he rarely spoke about it. He was a gunner’s mate, first class. Only after his death did some of the details emerge. While cleaning out one of the myriad boxes he left behind, I came across a little black book that was his wartime diary. In it he had hand-written calculations pertaining to guns and munitions. He was also recounting daily, in considerable detail, his journey across the pond. There was a narrative and an accompanying drawing of a torpedo path that went under the bow of his 533 striking a tanker steaming beside his ship. He wrote, “All

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hell broke loose.” It was the last entry he ever made. Only once did he ever allude to his wartime experience, and that was when he was in the throes of a stroke, losing the right side of his body. When I got to him in the hospital he

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by Lisa Borre The pink neon lights of a bar across the harbor beckoned the partiers in the mix. Most of the other cruisers and charterers in the harbor were boarding their dinghies for dinner ashore as the array of LED and traditional anchor lights began to sparkle in the night sky. Nighttime temperatures had reached the “perfect sleeping weather” zone. We stayed aboard to relish the moment of being on our beloved sailboat in a beautiful port far from our home near the Chesapeake Bay. In less than a week, I would be on the plane back to the states. For reasons you wouldn’t expect, my thoughts drifted to the upcoming boat show season in Annapolis.

We were on the other side of the marked entrance channel from where we anchored on a previous visit five years ago. On that visit, we placed our anchor in almost exactly the location marked by an anchor symbol penciled into our 13-year-old cruising guide by its previous owner. We bought the guide used for 10 Euros from fellow cruisers Pam and Andy Wall of Kandarik, when we crossed paths with them in Lagos, Portugal, as they were headed back to Florida and we were headed into the Med. Sadly, Andy has since passed away, but the adventurous couple cruised with their family for years, including a summer getting to know the Balearics. Last year’s U.S. Sailboat Show was no exception to the stream of interesting cruising sailors who come to town at this time of year, some with vast experience to share and others with infectious enthusiasm. Coincidentally, Pam Wall, who now works for West Marine in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, was one of them. I had not seen her since our cruising guide transaction in 2007, so it was nice to catch up and thank her for the helpful notations. I met up with her after a talk she gave during one of the packed cruising seminars at the Waterfront Marriott. If the line of women waiting to talk with her was any indication, she is mentoring a whole new generation of cruising sailors anxious to follow in her wake, as I have done. Two of the women I met in the line to talk with Pam are the authors of the

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recently published The Boat Galley Cookbook (reviewed by SpinSheet earlier this year). Carolyn Shearlock and Jan Irons weren’t hard to miss: they were literally walking advertisements with custom T-shirts and copies of their book in-hand. I had clipped Carolyn’s “Shrimp with Artichokes” recipe published in Cruising World magazine under the title “Shrimply Delicious.” My note in the margin dated March 31, 2007 read, “It is!” Having tested one of her recipes, I was definitely interested in trying more. We swapped boat cards, and a few months later, I gladly accepted a request to review their cookbook, now in use in Gyatso’s galley, for the Ocean Cruising Club’s “Flying Fish” journal. While volunteering at the Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) booth at last year’s show, I had the chance to meet Jimmy Cornell and his daughter Doina, who were promoting their recent books at the next booth over. I doubt there’s a longdistance cruiser who doesn’t have a copy of Cornell’s World Cruising Routes on their shelves. Our well-used copy is showing its age, so I was happy to get a signed copy of World Cruising Destinations to update our sailing library. Cornell was in person as I expected him to be from reading his books and articles. And I was delighted that he seemed genuinely interested to learn the latest about cruising on the Black Sea from me. I really appreciated receiving a gift copy of Doina’s book, Child of the Sea, after talking with them. One of the highlights of last year’s sailboat show for me was meeting Annapolis sailor Matt Rutherford and seeing St. Brendan, the 27-foot vessel that carried him on his solo, nonstop circumnavigation of the Americas. We were cruising in Turkey when he arrived back in Annapolis, so I wasn’t able to join in the festivities upon his return. We chatted only briefly, but after following his personal account of the record-breaking voyage, I felt as if I already knew him. It was a treat to meet the real person behind such a remarkable adventure. I used to think of boat show season as a time of year to see the newest models of cruising boats I could only dream of owning or to take advantage of special prices to buy the latest sailing gadgets and gear. My experience in the two years since returning

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##A highlight of last year’s boatshow was meeting solo sailor Matt Rutherford, who sailed more than 27,000 nautical miles in 309 days, non-stop, on this donated 27-foot sloop.

from an extended cruise has changed all that. Perhaps it has something to do with a change of perspective now that I am no longer dreaming of taking off cruising someday and don’t cruise full-time anymore. But I am still trying to live the dream and actively cruise as time allows; that and the people who gather for the show every year will keep me coming back for many years to come. As I read through the notations in my cruising guide to the Balearic Islands, it reminded me what a special event the sailboat show is for cruising sailors like me. In just a few days in my home port, I can meet well-known and up-and-coming authors and find or reunite with like-minded sailors. They are the kinds of people I might run into in far-flung ports around the world, many who have inspired or helped in their own way to make our dream of cruising a reality. I’m looking forward to seeing who comes to town for the show this year, but first, I’m going to enjoy the Balearics for a few more days.

About the Author: Annapolis sailor Lisa Borre cruised full-time for five years with her husband aboard their Tayana 37 cutter Gyatso. The couple is currently winding down a cruise in the Med and recently published a cruising guide called The Black Sea.

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here was no entourage leading him I asked Matt if he had always in. No fireboats spraying geysers. looked at that trip as simply part of No reporters on the dock. Matt the puzzle, a way to make a name Rutherford returned to Annapolis from for himself so he could go on and do the sea yet again—this time after only 80 bigger and better things. “Kind of,” he days—and this time, there was no fanfare. said. “Too many sailors who do great Since I first met him, Matt has voyages lose the momentum they get become one of my best friends and one telling sea stories in the bar. I didn’t of my favorite subjects for SpinSheet. want to be that guy.” His escapades have been both entertaining and inspiring, and now, for the first time, he hopes they’ll become educational. The creation of the Ocean Research Project (ORP), Matt’s new nonprofit, is for him, the apex of his sailing accomplishments. It stemmed from his innate desire to personally ##ORP partners depart out of Port Annapolis for their effect change in first expedition on Ault. Photo by Maria Karlsson the world. He traveled for much of his 20s, and after his first single-handThe America’s voyage in the books, ed trans-Atlantic, he wound up in the Matt solidified his ideas, and turned Gambia, a small nation on the west coast his focus again towards the sea. “I have of Africa that owes its existence to a river had such a deep connection with the of the same name. “I wanted to start a ocean,” he says. “It made sense to do a program that would send school supplies sailing-related project.” there,” Matt says. Matt has always been a loner. Most But he put that on hold and instead of his travels and all of his epic sailing started planning for his record-breaking voyages were solo. Starting and runSolo the America’s voyage. Lest we ning a successful nonprofit, a business forget, that voyage took him through really, is decidedly different, if not arthe fabled Northwest Passage, south guably more difficult, than what he has through the Pacific and around legendary already accomplished. He was going Cape Horn, an epic voyage of 309 days, to need help. Enter Nicole Trenholm, alone in a 27-foot Albin Vega called St. the lead scientist for the Ocean ReBrendan. search Project. She’s the brains behind Follow us!

the research they conducted on their first expedition. Without her, Matt is just a sailor. After a fortuitous meeting at one of his talks at the Tred Avon YC, Matt and Nicole connected and compared their respective goals. Nicole eventually left her job with NOAA, where she’d worked on research vessels in the Chesapeake Bay and Bering Sea. The pair set out from Port Annapolis Marina on the ORP’s 42-foot Colvin schooner Ault, bound for the eastern Atlantic between Bermuda and the Azores. Nicole organized four major scientific projects and secured tens of thousands of dollars of equipment from NOAA and others, the main objective being to study the density of plastic waste collecting in the North Atlantic gyre, the poor-man’s Pacific Garbage Patch. “We were out at sea, at one point, for 73 days without stepping foot on land,” Matt says. Specifically, the research required that they tow what’s called a manta net, which collects tiny plastic particles that they bottled and tagged. This was round-the-clock work, hauling and lowering, in addition to taking hourly weather readings as a “vessel of opportunity” for NOAA and tracking tagged wildlife with special receiving equipment. SpinSheet October 2013 89

as Tokyo, where a team there will run He’d love to reach a $350 per day The ORP was designed from the toxicology tests. More of them will stay operating budget, so he can pay Nicole ground up to be small, fast, flexible and closer to home, in Baltimore, where scienand himself, but for the time being, they cheap. Matt and Nicole managed to are both willing to make the sacrifice. tists there will determine just how many complete this first expedition on a paltry The Ault will remain in home waters for organisms and bacteria are catching a “free $78 per day budget, a far cry from the ride” on the particulate in the ocean. the fall, their next trip scheduled to take $6000 and $10,000 daily budgets of “The scientific aspect of it was a comthem south on the Chesapeake to the other organizations collecting similar plete success,” Matt says, beaming. Rappahannock, where they’ll study the data. That the Ault, with hydro and effectiveness of oyster solar electricity, is restoration projects nearly 100-percent Too many sailors who do great voyages with side-scanning soself-sustainable allows them to travel lose the momentum they get telling sea stories nar. Next year, they are bound for the Arctic, the vast distances in the bar. I didn’t want to be that guy. perhaps the place on required on such a Earth closest to Ruthsmall budget. erford’s heart. Rutherford still has his doubters about “We don’t have subs, cranes, or As for Matt’s serendipitous meeting the ORP, just as he’s had about every othhelicopter pads, so there is some research er of his challenges. Why does he think it with Nicole, and their plans for the ORP? that simply cannot be done on a sail“It’s just one of those things that came boat,” Matt admits. “But we can be 75 will succeed? “I adhere to a philosophy of together,” he says. “I guess like a lot of percent as effective in collecting data on willing things to happen. When I say I’m things in life, when you stop looking for going to do something, I design my whole a miniscule fraction of the budget…” something, sometimes you find it.” life around it,” he explains. “Ninety perThe samples will be distributed to Visit oceanresearchproject.org to learn cent of everything I do is to move toward various universities and partner organizamore. that one goal.” tions. Some of them are headed as far Listen to Rutherford’s whole story of the ORP’s first expedition, including a dramatic five-day attempt to salvage an abandoned Swan 48, 700 miles east of Bermuda, on Andy Schell’s Two Inspired Guys podcast, available on iTunes and at 59-north.com

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he tell-tale signs of October call out: changing leaves, fresh breeze, the excitement of the U.S. Sailboat show, and, along Edgewater Road, the march of the live-aboard cruisers with heavy packs on their backs carrying supplies for the next passage. This summer, after years of daysailing and cruising, we joined those troops and learned about how to feed ourselves and our friends well without a lot of stress or wasted time (no guarantees on the aching shoulders, though). No matter how long you’re out sailing, it seems that the time at the dock before you cast off always lasts too long. It makes sense to provision in a way that maximizes time on the water and minimizes time in the galley stowing or cooking. Take only what you intend to eat and drink, and leave behind on the boat things that will be good next time. That seems obvious, I know, but it took a few seasons of hauling unopened beer and chips off a J/24 before I wised up. Once you are staying overnight on your boat, some additional foresight can save a lot of time and headaches. Credit the slow learning curve, but again it took some time to realize that keeping an extra set of staples and cooking utensils on board made my prep at home for the weekend much more relaxing. What we find useful: a chef’s knife, a paring knife, a set of tongs, a serving spoon, whisk, ladle, wooden spoon, metal spatula, set of nesting pots, butane lighters, Ziploc bags, and disposable foil cake pans. We keep staples such as vinegar, olive oil, spices, coffee, single serving bags of chips, pretzels, granola bars, bottled water, soda, rum, and beer on the boat. Prepping food at home and letting the dishwasher do most of the cleanup also keeps galley time to a minimum. One of our tastiest timesavers has been marinating and freezing chicken or pork in Ziploc bags—it’s so much cleaner and easier in a large kitchen.

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A Nautical Culinary Journey by Tracy Leonard

My provisioning skills have recently been put to the test by our leap into fulltime cruising with a summer trip to New England. Fueled by the fear of Aldi withdrawal, (Aldi being my favorite grocery store in Maryland), I stocked up with cans of all of our favorites that could work in recipes that I already knew by heart. With enough of these core supplies, we can skip any poorly stocked, overpriced markets that are miles uphill both ways. Foods that made the short list were chicken, diced tomatoes, three bean salad, pinto beans, sauerkraut, sweet potatoes, pancake mix, pasta, chicken soup base, and instant rice. A can of chicken forms the base for chicken salad (with canned vegetables), tortilla soup, soft tacos, pasta, or chicken noodle soup, and the list goes on. I thought I went a little overboard in my zeal (food found its way into many nooks, crannies, drawers, and closets outside the galley). It turned out well, as we had a two-week stretch early on when nary a green or red vegetable was to be had, and we weren’t able to restock our supplies to any sizable degree. Now if I could just find that last can of sauerkraut I brought along. Along this nautical culinary journey, I’ve learned to pack only what we would eat if we weren’t sailing. Turquoise waters won’t make the olives taste any better if you don’t already like them. In one of the early ocean races aboard Heron, I bought all the food for

the crew. I bought a bunch of roasted peanuts, nut mixes, and instant oatmeal that I thought would keep the crew well-fortified. And then I helpfully stowed it all. It turned out the crew didn’t have enough time to eat these foods and couldn’t even find some of them, so we had a lot of leftovers that weren’t part of our normal diet. Some of the food went to the food bank, and some of it went to waste. Luckily, the lesson did not, and now we only pack what we like in quantities that we can eat within three to four months. A recent trip to Boston provided another lesson in provisioning. After the aforesaid close calls with no vegetables during our trip to Maine, I filled the boat with a month’s worth of vegetables over the course of a week. With 30 tomatoes crying out for attention, some gazpacho and tomato sauce made it into the freezer. It was a race to see whether we or the mold would get to the rest of the vegetables first, but we dug in and managed to eat or store almost all of what we bought. So our first foray into full-time cruising seemed to be either feast or famine. One thing’s for certain: each outing on a boat can teach a little bit more about how to prepare and store food. It’s an interesting challenge to balance storage constraints against variety and scarcity against abundance—oh, and to keep the crew happy with what’s on their plate.

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The Cruising Life

Sailing with The Swabbies Story and photos by Cindy Wallach

##From navigating to steering the boat to manning the VHF radio, he was not just a little shadow anymore but a full-on independent helper.

his fall everything changed on our catamaran. As we sailed between race boats and crab pots and container ships on a brisk day something seemed... easier. For a few seasons now it’s been my husband single handing our 44-foot catamaran while I hold a baby or chase a toddler and while our older son daydreamed and played pirate on the bow. But this was different. Our daughter (almost three years old) didn’t need holding or chasing; she was playing happily and not trying to throw herself overboard.

Our son (nine years old) seemed to wake out of his boyhood dream state and suddenly wanted nothing more than to know everything that was going on and be an active part of it. From navigating to steering the boat to manning the VHF radio, he was not just a little shadow anymore but a full-on independent helper. While my husband was handling a diaper change and a rigging issue reared its head, I realized that rather than yelling for him to come up, I could just pass the helm to our son and go forward to fix the

issue while instructing him how to steer. Could it be? Are we finally at that point where sailing with our kids is more enjoyable than exhausting? Megan and Claude Nix can’t quite see that light at the end of the tunnel yet. They are cruising full time on their Endeavour 33 Orenda with their threeand one-year old daughters Evelyn and Cordy. They left their home port of Virginia Beach and cruised the Chesapeake all summer and fall. They plan to head south after hurricane season.

How different is sailing with the kids from the sailing you did be fore kids? Very different! The prioritizing changed so much. We used to pack a cooler with ice and beer, and we were set. Now it’s fruit snacks and applesauce and check the diaper stash.

We give them a different kind of consistency, and we see kids their age all the time. Plus, they get to see new places and have experiences that some people don’t get their entire lives.

What’s your biggest challenge cruising with little ones? Making sure they get time on land to run around, exercising. We need a hamster wheel. What’s the biggest misconception about cruising with young children? That it’s not good for the kids. Especially certain family that members tell us the kids need to be in school and need consistency.

What has surprised you about sailing with kids? How many other people are also doing it. Any time you Google about kids on a boat, you get so many blogs and such. People are out there sailing with their kids on big boats, small boats, more kids, fewer kids. There are a lot of us out there! How did the girls adjust to moving aboard? We moved on when Cordy was eight months and Evelyn was not quite three. She was just getting to the age of being aware. They both have grown up with the

##Claude and Megan Nix and their children cruise together on an Endeavor 33. People tell them they can’t do that. Really?

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boat and moving about on the boat. Cordy got her sea legs before walking legs. Evelyn loves to tell people about boat stuff. She says, “We live on a boat, and it’s on the hook. We take a dinghy because it’s like our car!” What gear do you find most helpful for sailing with kids? The iPad and snacks. When it’s a nice day, they can be on deck or in the cockpit with us, no problem. But when it’s cruddy out and we both need to focus on the boat, they go into the V-berth with the iPad and special treat and watch movies and eat snacks in bed. It’s like a fun little party in there. What safety precautions do you take? We have two designated kid lee cloths, one for their berth and one that goes between salon and galley like a playpen. We keep the salon one up when underway and need them not to climb up and out for a minute. And of course we use life jackets underway. How do you keep them busy underway? Lots of snacks! I actually read in SpinSheet about having lots of snacks onboard and keeping them fed to keep them happy. With Evelyn, we bring her on the bow and talk to her about everything, about the clouds and

##Maybe not yet singing shanties but listening.

fish and boats and where we are going. Evelyn asks so many questions about everything, it’s not hard to keep her entertained. What’s the most fun about cruising with kids? Probably listening to our three-yearold tell people about her life. And little

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1. PFD—I know this seems obvious, but if you do some blog surfing, you’ll be amazed at how few people use PFDs on their little ones. Every state has different requirements, but for kids under 50 pounds, it’s strongly recommended (and often required) that the life jacket have a head flap to keep little faces pointed up out of the water, a grab handle for lifting, and a crotch strap to snug the PFD downward and keep it from floating up and possibly off all together. 2. Snacks—Nutritious food easily on hand doesn’t just fill their bellies, it soothes them, too. Keep them occupied and satisfied with plenty of wholesome snacks.

3. Sun protection—Waterproof sunscreen, a sun hat, a rash guard, lightweight clothing that covers up from the sun, and some fitted sunglasses that your little one will tolerate are all part of the package when protecting kids from sun exposure. It’s brighter out there than you think! 4. Lee cloths and baby gates—There will come a time when you need to pen the little one in for a minute or an hour so you can tend to the boat. And you don’t want your child rolling out of bed or climbing out into the cockpit during foul weather. Find a safe, comfortable, easily accessible place to contain your kid when it’s necessary.

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5. A first aid kit—Every boat should have one, but we grown-ups tend to tough it out and wait until we sail into port. Hell hath no fury like an owie without a proper bandage. Stock up on baby ibuprofen, bandages of all sizes, Pedialyte, and the other essentials with kids in mind. 6. Audio books and music—Videos and print books can sometimes make kids queasy. Audiobooks are a great way to calm nerves, settle excitement, and cure boredom without the need to squint. 7. On deck containing device— Some folks like to strap or bolt in a car seat. Others favor lifeline netting. And still others are in the safety harness and tether camp. Whatever you choose, make sure you have a way to keep the child on the boat when he or she is topsides.

8. Water—Your little one needs to stay hydrated. Keep something on hand that your kid can drink without spilling. Don’t forget to offer water often; dehydration is dangerous and makes kids cranky.

9. Baby carrier—One hand for the boat is the rule right? But what if you’re holding your child in one or two of those hands? Baby “wearing” is all the rage on land, but it’s a must on a sailboat. If you can put your baby or toddler on your back, suddenly life just gets a whole lot easier. From getting on and off the boat, to prepping a meal, to raising the sails, baby wearing just makes sense. 10. Patience and flexibility— If you think sailing requires a little Zen and creativity, then double that for sailing with the kids. Be ready to change plans, slow down, turn on the engine, sing songs, reset buttons, clean messes, and truly go with the flow. Sailing with kids has its challenges, but the rewards are more than worth it. The most important thing is to give it a try and don’t listen when people shake their head and say to not go. Little swabbies will one day grow into confident, able crew members.

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Charter Notes

by Eva Hill

Packing Light A

s we are well aware, space on sailboats is tight. Unlike the days of travel by ship, there is no room for steamer trunks, much less suitcases. Even if limited space aboard a boat didn’t dictate it, airline luggage fees certainly encourage packing light. Fortunately, due to the casual nature of sailing charters, packing light in a fairly small duffel bag is not too difficult. You may not be able to travel with carry-on bags alone—especially if you are carrying multi-bladed tools or prefer to tote your favorite brand of sunscreen—but a small bag that you can stuff in an unobtrusive corner onboard is within the realm of possibility with a little planning. The first step is to carefully consider your shoe requirements, since shoes are usually the heaviest and most cumbersome items you will bring with you. I used to try to get by with a single pair of shoes—the ones I traveled in, a pair of Keen slides—but changed my ways after having one fall in the water while

climbing down from a dock. Now I go with two pairs of shoes: the shoes I travel in (regular Keens, with which I’ve been known to wear socks in the winter) and a second pair to suit the occasions the others don’t. Unless your need to be fashionable outweighs your desire to travel light, you don’t need more. In terms of needing to be fashionable, on a sailing vacation there are few opportunities to flaunt your finery. In the more popular cruising grounds, there are a few tony restaurants where long pants or dressy attire are required. If we plan to visit one of them, my husband will wear khakis to travel in and re-wear them, and I’ll toss in a sundress. More often, we’ll hang out in bars where beachwear is acceptable, and then go out to dinner where a clean shirt and shorts will do. Getting flexible use of clothing lets me bring fewer items. I like skorts, which look acceptably neat and clean for dinner and can be worn with anything from tee shirts to blouses, but also

work, while preserving modesty, sailing. Likewise, my husband packs nylon cargo shorts which double as swim trunks and which also rinse easily and dry quickly, so they can be re-worn without contributing to air pollution. Shirts made of technical fabrics also work well, since they don’t wrinkle and can be worn more than once after a quick rinse. I spend most of my days in swimsuits (I bring at least three, giving them time to dry between wearings), and bring a handful of cover-ups which are decent enough to wear into town and shops. A wrap or pareo also has many uses: anything from a cover-up to a beach blanket. I know people who use a sailing charter as an opportunity to upgrade their shirt wardrobes. Some bring none along with them, knowing they will be buying new ones as they travel; others bring old ones which they leave behind as they replace them with new ones. I’ve also discovered, since I’ve now trashed and twice replaced my favorite Soggy Dollar

…“technical” fabrics also work well, since they don’t wrinkle and can be worn more than once after a quick rinse.

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company), but do bring my own mask want. TSA restrictions regarding liquids Bar tee shirt (from the British Virgin and snorkel. My husband will bring his Islands), that many of those desirable tees may be a pain, but an incidental benefit wetsuit if he plans to dive but rents all the can be ordered online once you get home, of them is that you can now find a lot of other gear on-site. Books and music have products in small sizes. obviating the need to carry them at all now shrunk down to their in exchange for paying for small electronic forms, so shipping. you no longer need to tote a As personal care goods half-dozen heavy books or a go, I don’t want to waste pile of CDs. time once I’ve arrived at my I’ve heard stories about destination shopping for charterers whose luggage them. At the same time, I was lost by their airline. try to limit what I bring. Many of them simply went Sunscreen is essential, but about their vacation without cosmetics less so (I bring the bothering to wait for bags, minimum, but I do bring and found that though the some items I don’t like to go same shirt and swim trunks without, since I don’t want got monotonous, they didn’t to scare the natives). Your need much more than they shampoo, in a three-ounce had carried on the plane sample size, can also double with them, supplemented as a bath gel; so can liquid by a few well-chosen items Joy, which also happens to purchased along the way. be biodegradable and foams ##When headed to a beach bar, how important is fashion to you? I don’t advocate this as a in saltwater. I don’t bring a packing plan (I’m a bit more vain than hair-dryer, since I find that 10 minutes In terms of non-clothing stuff, the that), but it does go to show how little you sitting on the bow dries my hair effortbulkiest items are often “toys.” When can get away with on a tropical charter lessly. Guys, do you really need to shave? I bring snorkel gear, I never bring fins adventure. Skip the razors and shaving cream if you (which are available from your charter

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hen a day under sail on the Bay becomes demanding, it is comforting to know that at the end of it, one can return to the dock and home. Nearing the finish of an arduous 2800-mile passage from the Galapagos to Pitcairn Island, we were not even assured of stepping a foot on shore. Reports of frustrated boats being unable to stop due to weather conditions were common. Deep in the Pacific, famed Pitcairn Island had sat high on my list of places to visit for a very long time. I lost some valuable off-watch sleep fretting over the fact that we might miss our chance to experience Pitcairn up close and personal. During the passage, southeast trade winds had pushed us steadily along. We logged a day’s run of 230 miles aboard Elcie, our broad-reach-loving, 62-foot, ketch-rigged catamaran. I tried to will the trades to lie down as we approached tiny Pitcairn, just two square miles in size. Before sunrise, we heaved to and drifted down towards Bounty Bay and the very spot that the mutineers had scuttled the HMS Bounty more than 200 years earlier. Winds blowing a moderate 12-15

##Approaching Pitcairn Island.

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##Jessica and Richard Johnson next to the HMS Bounty anchor on Pitcairn Island. Say hello to them at the tee shirt booth near the main gate at the U.S. Sailboat Show.

knots were forecast to build steadily over the next 24 hours and continue to be strong for several days. Simon, the cheery voice of Pitcairn Radio, was our first contact with shore. He thought we could attempt the landing and described our anchoring options. The first was to drop the hook in the roadstead off Bounty Bay, reported by Simon as more likely to be Bouncy Bay in these

conditions. It would also put Elcie on a lee shore with increasing swells. The second option was to anchor at what was generously called West Harbour, a slight indent in the lee of the island, and use our own dinghy to come back around to Bounty Bay. Gone are the longboats rowing out to meet each arriving yacht, of which we were only the seventh to stop this year. In any case, we chose the latter option. The half-hour dinghy ride along the jagged shore was exciting enough, and then we had to charge into the tiny harbor between breaking seas. Richard, my husband, timed it perfectly, and our crew was soon welcomed onto the jetty by Simon and also Heather, Pitcairn’s tourism director. She draped lovely, handcrafted necklaces over our heads as we stood just below the boat sheds I recognized from photos of Irving and Exy Johnson’s visits in the Schooner Yankee. I had to pinch myself to believe we were truly there. Clearance formalities were quickly done. A health officer came down to the harbor to give us a look over. Due to such extreme isolation, Pitcairn Island’s 60-odd residents are highly

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susceptible to illnesses brought by outsiders. Taking the offer of an ATV ride up the incredibly steep Hill of Difficulty, we were dropped off in the center of Adamstown. Surrounding a large informal courtyard was a Seventh Day Adventist’s church, the Post Office, public hall, and an administrative office. The original Bounty Bible was preserved in a glass case in the church. The Bounty’s anchor, retrieved by Irving Johnson and his crew in 1957, was prominently displayed outside. Heather gave us a map and, by VHF radio, made arrangements for us to visit the school and later in the day, the post office and museum. She suggested a few other highlights not to miss. The green lushness of the island and aroma of flowers struck us as we walked. We visited the grave of John Adams, the last surviving mutineer, and hiked the trail to Christian’s Cave, Fletcher’s hideout when he feared being found by British authorities. Every person we passed, which were not many, stopped to greet us. It was Friday afternoon and remark-

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trip through the swells out of Bounty Bay. Following a few farewells, we loaded into the dinghy and were soon careening downwind in lumpy seas back towards Elcie. Just past dark, we raised sails and headed on our way. Several calls came over the VHF radio from islanders we had met wishing

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days of the year? Let’s sneak out the side gate and get in some more sailing while we can. Life is short, so let’s set sail and sing. Send your fall sailing

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he Hunter Sailing Association (HSA) almost sank the dock last time they had a party at the U.S. Sailboat Show, so this year, they decided to throw an even bigger party, invite the public, and raise some money for a good cause. You are all invited to a party on the Saturday of the Sailboat Show, October 11 from 6-9 p.m. at the U.S. Naval Academy Officers Club (no shorts or flip flops). Sailing commentator Gary Jobson, just back from his America’s Cup stint, will be the featured guest speaker. Guests will 102 October 2013 SpinSheet

##The Eastport Oyster Boys playing their annual gig at anchor on Shaw Bay the weekend after Labor Day. Photo by Karen Guay

enjoy vast antipasti, hors d’oeuvres, desserts, beverages, and a cash bar, as well as a silent auction. Tickets cost $40, and all proceeds benefit the Annapolis and Deltaville Leukemia Cup Regattas. Kudos to HSA for supporting regattas with heart—and for being so inclusive of the larger sailing community. If your club ever hosts such events open to the public, we would be happy to share it with SpinSheet readers. Thank you for the invitation HSA! Click to lifeafter40.eventbrite.com for tickets.

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Dinner is OYO! by Bob Ohler Cape Dory Sailboat Owners Association

ears ago, I mostly sailed alone. I would get into streaks when I would sail almost every day after work. In those days, my First Mate just didn’t enjoy it that much. So, I learned to sail solo. I read books on the subject of single-handed sailing. I would lie in bed at night trying to figure out how to manage all the facets of sailing, docking, and later anchoring by myself. First it was on an O’Day 22. Next came a Cape Dory 25D. That boat really allowed me to move my horizons and become a better sailor. Once or twice a year, I’d sail with our sailing association. Each time became a test of my skills. Then came our Cape Dory 30, and my wife and I gradually became a cruising couple. The other night the ladies had something to do. Dinner was “OYO,” short for “on your own.” By three o’clock, I was nowhere to be found in the office. I packed a sandwich, some beer, and a little ice. I was off to the boatyard. I

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Dinner is OYO! continued... had a specific project in mind that I just had to complete. An hour after my arrival at the boat, that project could be checked off “the list.” A quick glance up at the masthead indicated that the wind was perfect for a late afternoon into evening sail. I removed the sail cover, prepared the dock lines, and slowly backed her out of the slip. I was off. I raised the main, unfurled the jib, and found a favorable point of sail. Twenty minutes later, I tacked and made a course for the Bay. I left the red R2 mark to port, marking the separation between the river and the broader Bay. I found a new perfect course. I felt the boat pick up speed. The boat was on a romp now. I felt the surge through each wave. Fourteen knots of wind from the southeast

allowed for near perfect conditions. I sang a tune. I grabbed part of my sandwich. I popped the cap off of a beer. I became “one” with the boat as we ran off across the Bay. All was right in the world! Off in the distance, I saw another sail. I tried to figure out if it was coming toward me or if we were simply on similar courses. I decided we were indeed on identical paths. After 15 minutes, I thought that I might be closing the separation between the two boats. The decision was immediately made to attempt to catch the obviously larger boat. I adjusted the sheet at the winch. I tweaked the main. I checked the woolies. The boat acknowledged the corrections and responded with a little more

speed. Like a kind-hearted jockey, I encouraged her to answer the challenge, which she did. Later in the afternoon, I finally pulled even with the larger cutterrigged yacht. We exchanged waves and smiles. My mission complete, I turned the wheel smartly and set a new course for home. A couple of hours later, I pulled into the slip. I secured the dock lines and spent the next hour making sure everything was perfect for the next opportunity to sneak away. I refolded the main, coiled the lines, and gave the boat a good scrubbing. I entered the day’s sail in to the log and placed a star in the margin. This one will be remembered! I wonder when the next “OYO” is scheduled.

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n our drive to Galesville for the Catalina Fleet 3 Labor Day event, it occurred to me that we have made the four-and-a-half hour drive from Pittsburgh to the Annapolis area every other weekend from April 1 to December 1 for 20 years now. In that time we’ve had three Catalina sailboats: a Catalina 30, a 36, and our current boat, a Catalina 42. We’ve covered the Bay from the C&D Canal to Hampton Roads, and we’ve been to Plymouth and Provincetown, MA, and back as well. We’ve made many friends along the way. We had been hoping the kids could join us in early September on the boat in Shaw Bay, but our kids are now 23 and 24, so work and other commitments keep them home while Bill and I now sail as a twosome. I find myself missing the days of family sailing adventures and even fondly remember the hot, buggy nights in the Southern Bay, plugging the scuppers in the cockpit of the Catalina 30 and filling it with water for the kids to play in, and long hours of reading books aloud as we sailed. It was our family time; our escape. We joined Catalina Fleet 3 looking for other sailing families. What we found was a new extended family that we have grown up with, maybe some would say grown old with. As some of us have changed boats, we have all still remained in Fleet 3, where our hearts are. Our membership has dropped off these past few years, but this summer we have had excellent turn out at all of our events. Maybe it’s quality, not quantity. Labor Day weekend was beautiful this year with lots of blue skies and sunshine. We had rain during the night on Sunday night, but no big wind with it, so we were able

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Catalina Fleet 3 continued... to stay rafted together. Plan A had been to go to the Rhode River for the fireworks, but we found out the week leading up to Labor Day weekend that there would be no more fireworks in the Rhode River. Then we hatched Plan B. It was suggested that we raft in Waterhole Cove off Harris Creek and hike over to Lowes Wharf. But as the first boats arrived at the spot, there was no protection from the 15-knot southerly breeze. They went to Plan C, which was to raft in Dun Cove. Plan C was not communicated as well to the ranks as Plans A and B, so some boats made the longer trip to Dun Cove via Waterhole Cove, with the last boat arriving after dark around 9:30 p.m. On Sunday, the winds had eased enough that the remaining boats decided to

try Waterhole Cove and the hike to Lowes Wharf Inn. It proved to be a good plan and we enjoyed some cold beverages on the sandy beach to fortify us for the hike back to our boats. The next weekend, the weather again proved to be amazing with blue skies and light winds. With no humidity, the feel of fall was in the air as we headed to a favorite anchorage, Shaw Bay off the Wye River. Them Eastport Oyster Boys usually have a free concert on the water there the Saturday after Labor Day every year. Around 4-4:30 p.m., as is the tradition, dinghies began to gather and raft together in a huge raft moored to the large mother raft with the band, who played for a few hours. It was fabulous. How lucky are we to be able to gather on the water with fellow boaters with kids

and dogs and an inflatable palm tree, enjoying drinks and appetizers listening to songs about being on the Bay? Some folks actually got up and danced in their dinghies! As we motor back across the Bay to the West River we are already thinking about our next trip, in two weeks, to Baltimore. Fall sailing on the Chesapeake is my favorite! After our Baltimore Cruise, we will finish up September with an Oktoberfest raft up with CCYC in the Rhode River. That will be followed by a week-long cruise to an as yet to be determined destination. After that it’s Boat Show time! We will be “manning” the Catalina Owner’s Booth during the Boat Show, so stop by and say hello! ~Sally and Bill Jack

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Oh Commodore, My Commodore

ave Fahrmeier, commodore of the Dickerson Owners Association (DOA) and the Glenmar Sailing Association (GSA), lives aboard his 1978 Dickerson 41 ketch Down Home with his wife Siobhan. The couple plans to retire in two years and eight months (but who’s counting?) and “have a big adventure.” He says, “We will go to Maine and keep making our way south. We’d like to spend a season in Grenada. It seems like a good plan until something better comes along.” How did you get into sailing? I started sailing as a teenager and raced Comets. There were no sailing schools back then. Old timers said, “Keep at it, sonny. You’ll figure it out.” I lived in Towson, MD, and sailed out of Middle River and raced in Annapolis. After college, I bought a Cal 30 and got into keelboat racing and was involved in CBYRA and president of PHRF in its infancy. My wife’s a Northern Bay Racing guru and a U.S. Sailing race officer who has run all the major races for decades. I raced a Beneteau 34 for many years and bought and raced a Thistle,

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES A Fun Family of Floating Friends continued... with some rain and humidity prophesied for the three-day cruise. But since it was the only Labor Day weekend we had, we decided to make the most of it. So off we went! From the Magothy River and Rock Hall, several of us converged on Reed Creek in the Chester River by mid-afternoon on Saturday. Blessedly, the breeze picked up once well out into the Bay and pretty much all the way up the Chester, so it turned out to be a very good sail after all. There were eight boats and 15 of us by the time we were all anchored or rafted up, a nice crowd. Happy hour was hosted on a three-boat

raft-up so there was room for everyone to visit. We talked long and late over wine that flowed freely, along with lots of fine hors d’oeuvres. Sunday dawned cloudy but calm and pleasant. After a leisurely morning, we left Reed Creek with a gentle south wind. That meant mostly motoring out of the Chester where we largely split up, with two boats headed to the Rhode River to continue the cruise while others departed for other parts and ports. The approach to the Rhode was nice and breezy, allowing a pleasant sail past Thomas Point and into the West River. At anchor in the

Rhode, the two boats were joined by another boat from Rock Hall, with three friends of the fleet captain on board. We enjoyed a fun happy hour that evening as well, with lots of new sea stories and shared experiences. (Wait—aren’t those the same thing?) After a quiet night on the hook, we departed the anchorage the next morning, transiting back to the Magothy while the other two boats sallied forth across the Bay to Cambridge. Just like that, the ‘official’ cruise was over. And, too soon, thus endeth another grand adventure on the Bay. chesapeakesailing.org commodore@chesapeakesailing.org

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have pretty strong feelings about junior sailing programs. Recently I was honored to be the principal race officer for the CH Marine Glandore Classic Regatta in West Cork, Ireland. Each day, at least one junior sailor or instructor was assigned to the Signal Boat as part of their sailing program. Talk about nice kids. These were some of the most polite young men and women I’ve ever met, who simply love sailing and want to know more and more. When I watched the junior sailing program in action on a daily basis, I understood what was happening. So many junior programs in the United States are focused on racing (drills, drills, and more drills) and traveling thousands of miles to attend regattas with the most expensive boats and gear imaginable. The junior program at Glandore Harbor YC (GHYC) for 80 kids focuses on fun. They sail predominantly Topaz dinghies, which are inexpensive plastic boats that can be sailed with mainsail only, singlehanded and doublehanded with a jib. No spinnaker and no trapeze. GHYC youth don’t spend a lot of time racing or traveling to regattas; in fact, the one regatta they did travel to Follow us!

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is no exception. At some yacht clubs (not all), the junior program is an afterthought, subservient to any adult activities. The primary focus of GHYC is more about junior sailing than adult racing. They embrace the fact that kids are the future of their club and the sport of sailing. Much of the money raised during the regatta goes toward the junior program, and they make the kids sing for their supper. In addition to working on the signal boat, junior sailors and instructors ran mark boats, made and sold lunches each day, sold raffle tickets and did anything asked of them. Now GHYC is far from a palatial expanse. I doubt if it is more than 1300 square feet in two floors, roughly half of which is dedicated to kids and their activities. In addition to sailing, they play video games and just hang out together having the times of their lives. The club has no paid staff. It was just gutted and rebuilt. All this was funded by fundraisers and work donated by members who were builders, plumbers, and electricians. At GHYC, it’s all about getting back to basics and making fun the primary objective. Will the GHYC junior program send someone to the Olympics someday? Who knows. But when these kids are 70-plusyears old, most of them will still be sailing. Isn’t that what it should be all about? Can U.S programs say the same?

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changed the way they operated and the club dropped it. The sound of children laughing, capsizing their boats, swimming off them, going out in the rain, and just plain having a ball was incredible. I don’t mean to put down the Opti (I was once on the class’s national board), but 10-year-old kids don’t want to be alone. They’d rather giggle and talk with one another, and the Topaz is far more conducive to that. The culture of Irish families is all about the kids, and Glandore’s junior program

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ello all from my media desk at the 34th America’s Cup in beautiful (foggy) San Francisco! While the main event is currently in play, another thrilling sailing event of the summer has just come to a close: the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup (RBYAC). Ten teams hailing from all over the world descended upon San Francisco in August to gear up for this intense battle for the (youth) Cup. What was so fantastic about this event for everyone is the simplicity of sailing that comes with fleet racing. Although tactics and boat speed are inherently major factors, the real difference lies in the fact that we can now relay back to Queen Victoria that there is, in fact, a second place. In the first few days of the four-day event, consistency ruled the score board. The top teams might not have won every race, but they did manage to keep their per-race scores in the top five. At one

point, the top seven teams racing were within just three points of one another—now if that is not exciting racing then really what is? Throughout the regatta USA fans had two teams to support: the American Youth Sailing Force (AYSF) and Team USA45 Racing, both hailing from California and both comprised of sailors from across the nation. Going into the event, we checked in with the skippers of both teams to see what they had to say

about the racing and their preparation for sailing the AC45s. According to American Youth Sailing Force Skipper, Michael Menninger (St. Mary’s College class of 2011), their team had had a fair amount of practice in the Bay Area, which “helped a lot… the Bay is a difficult place to sail. There’s consistent breeze, but also a lot of current changes, current lines, and other things to take into account. We [AYSF] spent a lot of time practic-

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ing on the smaller SL 33 catamaran on the Bay…” Team USA45 skipper, Charlie Buckingham (Georgetown ‘11), came from a recent Olympic Laser campaign and an undeniably successful college sailing career. He says, “The America’s Cup and the Olympics are the pinnacles of our sport, so the RBYAC is an amazing opportunity for all of us... It’s been challenging. Every day I go out in the catamaran I learn something new about highperformance sailing, and I’m really enjoying it.” As a St. Mary’s College alumnus, I know for my fellow Seahawks, race one was one that we will remember. Coming off the starting line, our former teammates and their team, AYSF, crushed the start, going into the first mark in the lead. Helmsman Menninger had great speed at the start, carrying them through the gun and propelling the AYSF forward to go on to win the first race. While there were a few too many nervous moments during the race, the team kept it together and remained calm through a number of mishaps, most memorably when the team almost capsized rounding the first mark as a result of getting a bit caught up in the extensive amount of scope on the mark. Watching the race from the media center with a few other former Seahawks, we listened in as Menninger calmly told his team after the first mark to hang in there. This voice of reason is so familiar in racing, and in my mind is crucial to a team’s success, as it provides the team

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became increasingly more exciting as we watched our former teammates race to the finish each day in these crazy new boats, the AC45s (not exactly your Club 420). The fleet race factor made the start that much more important, the mark roundings even tighter, and tactics and clean air even more apparent. While these factors are also translated into the AC72 match races, with 10 boats competing simultaneously, they become that much more obvious—which truly helps the general public understand the racing. The Kiwis went on to secure first and second place in the event with the Portuguese team finishing in third. What an amazing experience for us all to follow, especially with the knowledge that many of these sailors learned to sail just around the corner from us. So keep up with your junior sailing, as you never know where it might lead you. You could be the next U.S. contingent of the America’s Cup.

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ou could not have asked for betgetting everyone across the boat quickly ter conditions for this year’s annual during tacks, but we know all too well CBYRA Annapolis Race Week. that you still have to be on your game in Sailors arriving into town on Friday saw light air, and you can bruise just as easily gusts of 20 kicking up the Bay from the when the wind isn’t blowing hard. Light south, and Saturday morning’s forecast air sailing could make or break you, and called for scattered thunderstorms in the everyone knew it. afternoon. But clear blue skies kept everyone re-applying the sunblock while a steadily-increasing breeze made for great racing across three courses. The spray tops were again packed on Sunday, albeit hesitantly, with t-storms still in the forecast while a front pushed its way through. One ##The start line of the J/70 fleet is getting of the biggest a reputation. Photo by Dan Phelps challenges for all crews was how to work Hey: it’s Annapolis. Sailing here will with the two (plus) knots of southbound keep you on your toes. current that hit boats most strongly If there was any consistent theme over around noon each day. Reading current the weekend, it was certainly “Stiff Comwas as important a job as calling puffs petition.” In Fleet 1’s Farr 30 division, and shifts, and conditions seemed to Cole Allsopp and Brad Kauffman traded change between beats. bullets for three days (for a combined total The spray tops didn’t leave the trunks of six wins in eight races). There was a of cars on Monday, though, as the sun four-point difference between the first and was shining and the wind was dying. fourth place boats, with Allsopp’s Moxie The conditions meant that sailors would winning the weekend with 18 points total. have a bit easier times gybing poles and Follow us!

In the J/105 fleet, Baltimore boat Jester skippered by Hugh Bethell won with a total of 14 points in six races (J/105s didn’t race on Monday). Cedric Lewis on Mirage was right behind him with 17 points, while the third place boat racked up 30. Peter Scheidt’s Maggie showed everyone that they’re not here to mess around, winning the division with five bullets in eight races (we love seeing those picket fences: 1-1-1). Another boat who decided to dominate early (and carried through on that mission) was Monkey Dust, owned and skippered by Craig and Dottie Saunders in the PHRF A2 fleet. It’s the third year in a row that the Saunders have won Annapolis Race Week, and so we decided to give them a call to catch up and see what racing beta he’d be willing to pass on. “We were pretty happy,” Saunders said. “I work every weekend (as a junior captain at Southwest), so the weekend is my vacation. Winning SpinSheet October 2013 119

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##Moxie sailing away with the gold. Photo by Dan Phelps

really makes it special.” But it wasn’t all fun and games and vacationland onboard Monkey Dust. “The first day, it was just blowing. Apparation, the Frers 41 in our fleet, just walked away with it. We managed to pull even the second day, and on the third day Apparition made a few unfortunate mistakes allowing us to pull ahead, despite the fact that our boat doesn’t like light air that much.” Monkey Dust took first place with 17 points, while Apparition took second with only 22. And while we expect that next year there will be blood, Saunders seems ok with that. “I’ve sailed with half these guys for most of my life. We’ve had the exact same crew for the last three years that we’ve been able to win this (ARW). Beyond being able to do well, it really means the world to me. It’s not how you do, it’s the people you include in it.” Everyone was excited to see what was happening in the J/70 fleet, and Pete McChesney decided not to disappoint anyone too much. In the 30-boat fleet, McChesney took first place with only 35 points in eight races. Whether McChesney struggled with the light air on Monday or just decided to let someone else get in there and muck it up, we can’t say for certain. One boat who should have been up higher in the list of results was Gnixe, owned and skippered by Bill Vickers. Vickers was solidly in the hunt for a podium finish until the last day when a health issue kept the boat at the dock. “It was a fun regatta and we’re still learning the boat, but we improved every race so it was tough not to sail Monday,” Vickers told us. Gnixe will be sailing in the J/70 North Americans later in September, and we hope the whole crew is in good health because they’re certainly a boat to beat. In the J/80 fleet, Will Crump was the man men want to be and the man women want to be with. In eight races and with 17 boats in the class, Crump managed to get by with only nine points to win the class. That’s hot. But Crump wasn’t the only skipper to have a near-perfect record for the weekend. In Fleet Three’s PHRF C, Frederick Caison’s Defiant won the class with nine points in eight races. And PHRF B’s A’Parent Tripp, owned by Brett Harrison and John Yeigh, came almost as close with 12 points, beating

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the next competitor Flying Circus by only three points (the rest of the fleet was plenty deeper). Tom Walsh and John Potvin onboard SLAM Duck had stiff competition with Ross Arnett’s Pussycat in the Catalina 27 fleet, with SLAM Duck honking past on the final day to seal the deal. And

in the J/30 fleet, Bob Rutsch and Mike Costello had a great regatta with four bullets in eight races, coming in well under the rest of the fleet on Bebop. The word “kerfuffle” isn’t identified as a specific sailing term, but the Oxford English Dictionary may want to consider redefining the word

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to include “a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views between sailboat racers.” That certainly was the case within the J/24 fleet, where Peter Rich, Paul van Ravenswaay, and Pete Kassal were involved in some stiff competition until Race Six, when race committee shortened the course and threw the fleet for a loop. The RC protested the majority of the fleet for sailing the incorrect course, but the protest didn’t stand up to the scrutiny of the protest room when sailors said they weren’t notified in time. SWAG, skippered by James McGinnis, was the only boat that managed to sail the “correct” course, so the five other boats in the fleet agreed to retire after finishing and let SWAG win the race. The J/24 is a classy class, we know that about them.

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onkey Dust’s Craig Saunders is the man behind not one but two of Annapolis’ most recognized boats; his parents were the original owners of Air Mail. We had to ask: how’d you come up with those names? “I grew up sailing with my dad. He was a career Navy pilot, and when we got the boat, my mom named it Air Mail after all the air mail letters she would send around the world to him. I’m really pleased the boat’s name has never been changed, because she would love that.” Now, what about Monkey Dust? Where on earth did that come from? “Monkey Dust was a hex my dad used to put on field goal kickers. He was a huge Dallas Cowboys fan, and he’d chant ‘monkey dust, monkey dust, NO GOOD!’ to get them to miss the field goals.” With the luck that Monkey Dust has had on the water, we’re willing to give this a try for the next Navy game.

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Fall Oxford: Fall Sailing at its Best

eft and right, people all over are bemoaning the fact that summer is ending. The leaves aren’t even turning yet, but you would think half the boats on the Bay had been pulled already, considering some of the depressed comments we’ve heard. Yes, it’s dark a little earlier, and yes, you have to wear socks. But in many places around the Chesapeake Bay, that means some of the best racing is on.

And of course, the best way to kick off the fall sailing season is with the Naval Academy Sailing Squadron’s Fall Oxford Race, a 29.3-nautical mile race between Annapolis and Oxford. You know a regatta is a great time when you have 141 boats entered; a total of 14 classes divided up boats to ensure everyone got in the race of the season. And what a race it was! Sailors awoke to temps in the 50s Saturday morning, creating a mad rush to find the long underwear, fleece, and foulies that had been hiding all summer at the back of the closet. But the sun was out in force, clouds were dreamlike and the breeze clocked in between 10 and 12 coming out of the northwest, getting boats off to a downwind start. And although the day was a perfect fall sailing day, some sailors were stuck on shore. Dave Prucnal, owner and skipper of the Antrim 27 Ultra Violet, had his crew call in their excuses right at the last minute. “We had the perfect storm of crew bailing and conditions being perfect for (my brother) Dan and myself to take the boat out. We occasionally double hand the boat, since our crew have families, soccer games, and other things to go to. It wasn’t

planned, but it just worked out that way. It couldn’t have been better weather for the two of us.” That good weather allowed for a great run down the Bay, with a reach up the Choptank. “The race was fantastic, and good for our boat, which loves it downwind.” It wasn’t all the boat, though: that kite was up at the start, they got the gun for PHRF A2, and they beat the next boat by a corrected time of seven minutes. For a boat that usually sails with a crew of six, we have to hand it to the Prucnal Brothers for having one of the more impressive races of 2013 on the books. The Fall Oxford Race is again and again that one race you can’t afford to miss. Yes, college football is on, kids have soccer games, and too many pumpkin beers during Friday happy hour can lead to a wicked hangover. But it’s certainly a race you never regret, and you always remember. “We’ve been doing this for a long, long time,” says Prucnal, who can’t recall exactly how many Fall Oxfords he’s raced. “My brother and I have been doing them for the last 30 years, though. And we wouldn’t be doing it for 30 years if we weren’t having fun.” nass.sailregattas.com

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he traditional gift for a 10th anniversary is tin or aluminum. The founders and current supporters of the Cape Charles Cup Regatta take their gifts where they find them. In essence, the event is made up of two distance races with a great overnight on the Eastern Shore of Virginia in the middle. It is presented each year by Broad Bay Sailing Association (BBSA). And, as important as the overnight party at Kings Creek Marina in Cape Charles City, the races are what make the regatta memorable. The CCCup is scheduled in mid-August each summer and, no doubt, weather can be a problem when playing in the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay that time of year. Racers know that going from Little Creek/Norfolk to Cape Charles and then from Cape Charles to Buckroe/Hampton means that the chances of red, orange, and yellow popping up on the weather maps at inopportune times are certainly plausible. But, this year, on the 10 th anniversary of the event, August 17-18, the racers and the event organizers were blessed… in a fashion. They got their anniversary gifts as aluminum gray skies and four-foot, tin-edged, sharp, and steep waves that accompanied the northnortheasterly wind in the high teens gusting in the 20s on Saturday. And on Sunday, for the

##Phil Briggs’ J/36 Feather tangles with some of her opposition (Pete Hunters’s Wairere, 51171 and Martin Casey’s Bow Down, 32257) in the heavy air and heavy seas on the first day. Photo by David Baxter Photography

##Christian Schumloffel and crew on the Hobie 33 Mirage enjoy the Chesapeake Bay spray. Photo by David Baxter Photography

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Cape Charles Cup continued...

##Hank Giffin’s Crealock 37 Coeur d’ Alene finds the tin and aluminum gray conditions to her liking on Day 1 of CCCup 2013. Photo by David Baxter Photography

race from Cape Charles to Buckroe/ Hampton, the tin and aluminum gray theme continued in the skies and with intermittent rain. It was racing both days, both ways, each over an 18-mile course on the wide open Bay. The racers loved it. Phil Briggs and his crew on the J/36 Feather took advantage of the heavy weather on Saturday and won their third consecutive CCCup in the PHRF Division. Jim Beaudry in his Hunter 35.5 Black Dog won the Cruising Division. The winners of the CCCup Weems and Plath brass lanterns are determined by the best total corrected times in the two races in the Division. This year 28 boats raced in the PHRF Division and 43 in the Cruising Division. Two multihulls also raced. The social aspects of the event continue to grow and prosper. The Friday night kick-off, welcome and skippers meeting held at Little Creek in

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Norfolk was a huge success. T-Shirts, hats, silent auctions, toss-out gifts, libations, and a sponsor-provided barbecue dinner were some of the attractions. And, nobody’s enthusiasm at the stopover party and daily awards presentation at Cape Charles was dampened by spitting rain. Racers and friends ate, danced, and generally created happy mayhem under the permanent shelter of the Kings Creek Marina expansive porch. When all was said and done, CCCup co-founders Leo Wardrup and William “Bill” Barnes and event chair extraordinaire Hank Giffin have to be proud. This regatta has come a long way from the original rendition 10 years ago when 13 boats made the trip, and the most often recalled memory of the social activities was the ride on the regatta bus to the party site. You’ve come a long way, CCCup!

##CCCup volunteers/ racers Vicki Zimmerman (Bona Dea) and Jean Pattenaude (Shangri-la) enjoy the kick-off party. Photo by Lin McCarthy

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Wind Gods Show Up… Again! Boatyard Bar and Grill Regatta for CRAB 2013

he Boatyard Bar and Grill’s signature regatta to benefit Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating (CRAB) is losing its reputation for riding the dead calm or tropical storm roller coaster as it had since its inception. Two years of great sailing conditions in a row! Of course, the party hosted at the Eastport YC never disappoints, whether in a hurricane or heat wave. The rocking party

plus the spirit of the regatta and the chance to keep CRAB sailors sailing keep racing sailors returning every year. More than 70 boats registered for the pursuit-style race, held under sunny skies in moderate breezes off Annapolis on Saturday, August 24. CRAB sailors always say that Lance Hinrichs (CRAB’s president of the board of directors) is the guy they always see sailing away, but this year, things got

##Team DFL won the party.

##Lance Hinrichs, president of CRAB’s board, on the Freedom 20 Blue. Photo by Dan Phelps

##Kevin Detwiler and Tom Ostrye (red hat) nailed first place in the CRAB class. Photo by Dan Phelps

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Boatyard Bar and Grill Regatta continued... interesting on the water. Kevin Detwiler, along with crew Tom Ostrye, pulled open a can of whoop-ass and nailed first-place in the CRAB class on the Freedom 20 Fiddler. Christian Jensen on the Viper 830 Wanda won the racing class, and Tom Carrico and crew on Air Mail took top honors in the non-spinnaker class. Emcee combo Dick Franyo of the Boatyard Bar and Grill and Molly Winans of SpinSheet fumbled through an amusing

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awards ceremony (can you say Mount Gay Rum?) agreeing that someone with better eyesight should read the winners list next year—but everyone walked away from this delightful day with smiles, funny pictures, raffle prizes, and happy memories. The event raised more than $25,000 to ensure that disabled sailors experience the joy of sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. Put the last weekend in August on your calendar for 2014. Don’t miss it. crabsailing.org

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Constellation Cup: Racing with the Stars

ate fall racing really doesn’t get any better than the U.S.S. Constellation Cup, Saturday, October 19 in Baltimore. The finish line lands the fleet straight downtown in the Inner Harbor, but what really sets the regatta apart is the after party on Pier Three in the shadows of the Constellation. The post-race spread is considered to be among the best of any Chesapeake regatta, with raw bars, crepe stations, and so much more, provided by local waterfront restaurants. After you’ve eaten your fill, check out the Constellation for an after-hours romp around the decks. This is your chance to party like a 19th century sailor except without all the bummers, like swabbing the decks and scurvy. The regatta is open to all boats over 18 feet and will be held in two starts (spinnaker and non-spinnaker). The non-spin race will be divided into two classes based on keel type. Tony Culotta and his crew onboard Coure di Leone won the spin class last year (but we hear the competition is coming for him this year), while Michael Albert on Encantada won the non-spinnaker full keel class, and Bob Sopka and

Infared took the fin keel non-spinnaker title. And just FYI: while the hammocks onboard the Constellation look so incredibly appealing to over-served crew members, the Constellation volunteers totally frown upon it if you decide to try to nap there. Our tip: dock your boat at the pier and keep your own crew accommodations close to the party. ##Photo by Olivier Rousset

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eturn to Baltimore a couple weeks later for the Harbor Cup, Saturday, October 26. Part of the PHRF Distance Challenge Cup Series, Harbor Cup has starts for PHRF A, B, C, and N fleets as well as two multihull starts. Pack your lunch for this race because (conditions permitting) the course will be in excess of 20 nautical miles. Rendezvous at Baltimore Light and finish off Tide Point, getting the best of Baltimore sailing all in one day. Racers can recover from a long day on the water at the after party held in the hipster neighborhood of Fells Point. In 2012 Tony Culotta won PHRF A division, the largest of the fleets, sailing Coure Di Leone. The team of Tracy and Polk won the PHRF B class on Incommicado, Michael Cone won the PHRF C class aboard Actaea and Rober Yoho on Kolohe Anakiawia took the PHRF N class. Paul Parks and Sundog were the fastest of the multihulls. It’s great to see non-Baltimore boats participating in this race, because it really is fun and has so much to offer. So get your crew together, pull out the long underwear, and get ready for another great day of fall sailing. ~N.B.

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he 2013 Penguin Internationals were held August 15-16 at Miles River YC (MRYC) in St Michaels. Fifteen boats raced in the 70th running of this event. Two boats traveled from Chicago including the 2012 International Champs Bob and Jenna Findley. Conditions never went over six knots for the very shifty five-race series raced on the Miles River. The Penguin class has a number of awards that are presented at the Internationals. The Lawson family Trophy went to the highest finishing family crew, Scott and Charlie Williamson. Read Beigel and Maggie Shult earned the Junior Trophy for highest place juniors. Bill Lane took home the Grand Masters Trophy. Bill Lane and Sarah Rush won the Classic Boat Trophy, and Adison Parrish (10 years old) won the First Female Skipper Trophy. When the smoke cleared, the 2013 International Champions were Jonathan Bartlett and Caroline McNeil. Second place was very hotly contested with a threeway tie. Read Beigel and Maggie Shult

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Turkey Shoot Changes Venue

or early birds, old captains, and young crews of classically-designed sailboats: there’s been a change of venue for this year’s Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta, but no change in the amount of fun and friendly competition with compassion. This year’s race, hosted by the Rappahannock River YC (RRYC), will take place on Carter’s Creek in Irvington, VA, October 11 – 13.

As always, the Turkey Shoot is an opportunity for sailboats whose design is at least 25 years or older to make a racing splash, strut their stuff, and put a little fun in fund raising for a worthy cause. Proceeds go to benefit Hospice Support Services of the Northern Neck and Riverside Hospices in Gloucester and Tappahannock, VA. RRYC will manage the race, while regatta shore-side activi-

ties and related events are being handled by a joint volunteer effort of the Irvington Community, Hospice Support Services of the Northern Neck, Riverside Hospice, Visiting Angels, and the Yankee Point Racing and Cruising Club. For registration information contact Ann Perry at Ullman Sails at virginia@ ullmansails.com with the subject “Turkey Shoot.”

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Bring On the Big Boats

n step with Storm Trysail Club’s tradition of hosting a big boat regatta in Annapolis in the fall, the High Performance Rule (HPR) and the Annapolis Match Racing Center (AMRC) have joined forces to host the HPR Regatta November 1-3. A short distance race on Friday will be followed by course racing on Saturday and Sunday with up to four races per day as conditions permit. Boats racing in HPR scoring will qualify for the HPR East Coast Championships. “Having a tight group of competitive race boats on short courses in multiple starts was fantastic last year,” says Annapolis pro Geoff Ewenson, manager of Marc Glimcher’s Ker 40 Catapult. “We are very much looking forward to doing this again this year, and hope that others from New England as well as around the region can join us.” “AMRC is pleased to offer this late-season opportunity to race competitive big boats in Annapolis,” says Jeff Borland, Principal Race Officer for the ll al Fa eci 3 p /1 % 15 ing S 2/31 n 1 ea il Cl w ‘t No

##HPR and AMRC will host the HPR Regatta November 1-3. Photo by Dan Phelps

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Newport Bermuda Race Innovations

leven months before the June 20, 2014 start of the 49th Newport Bermuda Race, the Bermuda Race organizing committee has announced several initiatives to make the race easier to enter and more appealing to prospective entrants. Here is a sampling of what’s to come:

• Safety at Sea Seminar. The Cruising Club of America Newport Bermuda Race Safety-at-Sea Seminar will be held at Newport on March 15-16, 2014, moderated by Ralph Naranjo. Watch SpinSheet for details on the local Safety-at-Sea Seminar, sponsored by the Marine Trades Association of Maryland, held at the U.S. Naval Academy in late March.

• Simplified Entry Requirements. Responding to feedback from sailors in previous races, the Newport Bermuda Race is simplifying its inspection process. Documents are being revised to provide more clarity and reduce duplication. Pre-race submission of many documents will no longer be required. As in years past, the race will require a courtesy pre-race inspection of each boat, and post-race inspections will be conducted of a significant portion of the fleet, including boats with high standings. • Division Assignments. To ensure that similar boats sail for the same trophies, the race has introduced a performance screen to identify modern lightweight, high-performance boats for assignment to the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Division and more traditional boats for assignment to the St. David’s Lighthouse Division.

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• New Regional Prizes. For the first time in the race’s long history, awards will be presented to the top boats on corrected time hailing from five regions of North America: Canada, the Great Lakes, the Pacific Coast, the Deep South, and the Chesapeake.

• Annapolis-Newport Race Partnership. A trophy will be awarded in 2014 for best combined finishes in the Annapolis-Newport and Newport Bermuda races. The Newport Bermuda Race now has joint trophies with all three odd-year East Coast races, Marion-Bermuda, Marblehead-Halifax, and Annapolis-Newport. bermudarace.com, Jrousmani@aol.com

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Olivia’s Team Race a Tremendous Success

ore than 100 sailors teamed up to remember Olivia Constants at a fun and festive team race regatta held in 420s at Severn Sailing Association (SSA), August 24-25. Olivia—remembered as a vibrant, kind, and thoughtful young woman with a quick smile—lost her life in a sailing accident two summers ago. To honor her memory, the Olivia Constants Foundation aims to do all the good it can to keep Olivia’s great spirit in action. Olivia’s Team Race Regatta was not only was a fundraiser for the Foundation, but it was also the kind of event the young sailor surely would have loved, bringing together friends and family to enjoy sailing. Olivia’s dad, Steve Constants, captured the feeling of the regatta as one of camaraderie and new friendships evolving around sailing: “To teams coming ashore, some more mature teams who happen to be really good sailors, who were laughing, I said, ‘That round of races must have gone well for you.’ They said, ‘No, we got our butts kicked, but it was a blast!’” Hal Whitacre, one of the regatta’s organizers, noted that the original idea for the regatta came from Liam Harr, a junior sailor who had participated in the SSA junior program with Olivia. Liam approached Steve Constants, Olivia’s

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dad, with the idea, and Steve brought the concept to Hal, an SSA past commodore. Once they brought in Ian Burman as principal race officer and Cole Allsopp, SSA junior program director, who suggested doing the regatta as random pair racing, the ball was really rolling. Hal and Steve initially hoped to get about 40 teams to participate but ended up with 56 enthusiastic pairs of skippers and crews. At most team race regattas, teams come to the event already set up—usually skipper/crew combinations to fill three boats—and race the entire event with that team. But this regatta was a little more complex. How to determine the cream of the crop for a team of three out of 56 previously unrelated boats? Ian and Leah Burman and Dina Kowalyshyn set up the regatta rotations and tracked scoring. For Saturday, teams were randomly assigned to sail with another team. “We did a completely random rotation for the two-on-two rounds... literally never looking to see who was put against whom.” Dina says. “Then we just assigned boats for round one and let it go from there.” The results from this two-on-two racing, held in pleasant breezes on Saturday, were then used to set up Sunday’s more complex three-on-three racing. Ian, Leah, and

Dina sorted each boat into 18 teams based on how they had finished in the previous round, working to keep the teams relatively equal. Lighter air on Sunday cut the racing a bit short, but in the end, the team of Alex Steele/Sean Harr, Cole Allsopp/ Alex Asuncion, and Susan Taylor/Debbie Dudas topped the other 17 three-boat teams that were created at the event. But no matter what their results, sailors had a great time. “It was probably the most fun I have had at a regatta in a very long time, and we were way down on the scoresheet!” Hal says. Steve echoes his sentiments: “The event had everything, first-time sailors and world class sailors, 13-year-olds and 71-year-olds.” “The event was one of a kind and the atmosphere on shore was just as good as the racing,” says Sophie Podlich, a senior at Severna Park High School, who was on one of the teams that tied for third place overall. “The weekend was filled with fast tacks and gybes, which challenged your boathandling skills, and camaraderie on and off the water. Bands played on shore throughout the afternoons, while amazing food was served up by SSA’s own Dark-n-Stormy’s snack bar,” says

##What a day to be on the water! Photo by Steve Constants

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Olivia’s Team Race continued... Sandy Westphal, who enjoyed her first weekend in 420s. “Everyone came away from the weekend with new friends, new skills, and the excitement for attending the event again next year.” Speaking of next year, event organizers are looking forward to the 2014 edition of Olivia’s Team Race Regatta. Want to participate but don’t have much (or any) team race experience? That’s just fine! Gavin O’Hare, one of the competitors this year, is a team racing expert and author of Contemporary Team Racing. “The best way to prepare for team racing is to watch an event (college team racing happens every spring), spend some time reading about or talking to team racers to understand the game, and to get out on the water and try it in bite sizes,” Gavin says, to get to know the scenarios that pop up in team racing. He notes that Eastport

##Loco-motive, with J/24 sailor Pete Kassal on drums, jammin in the SSA parking lot during the Olivia Constants Team Race Regatta. Photo by Gayle Mangan Kassal

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Crews That Click Tom and Debbie Carrico’s Air Mail

f you were to arrive at Tom and Debbie Carrico’s mid-March Air Mail crew party, walk past the many full coolers on the porch, elbow your way through the sailors ranging in age from toddlers to grandparents, laughing and happy to see one another, and look beyond the table jam-packed with hors d’oeuvres and sweets, you would see decades of sailing pictures and trophies adorning every inch of ##The Air Mail crew wall space. If you after a picture were to ask the perfect start at the Govenor’s Cup couple’s veteran Regatta. Photo by crew what makes Al Schreitmueller the Air Mail team click, you would note a few recurring themes: a top-notch skipper, a friendly yet competitive crew, a lack of ego, and great preparation. “I’ve sailed with a lot of skippers and Tom is the best. A quiet but effective leader, there is no doubt who is in charge,” says Kip Louttit, crew member for 19 years. “He endears his crews to him by always seeking input and letting crewmembers do their jobs, and he is the absolute opposite of a tillerhog… Dave Granata did the rounding of Hooper’s Light in the dark in the Solomons Race in July; not many skippers would let a crewmember do that. I steered Air Mail in the Down the Bay Race when we topped 15 knots in 37 knots of wind. Tom said Air Mail had never gone that fast before. He knows that a tired helmsperson is an ineffective helmsperson, so he shares, takes a rest on the rail, or takes a nap. This keeps him fresh for when he’s needed, and lets the crew shine.” Steve Grimm, 20-year “jack of all trades” veteran of Air Mail—and earlier, the Carricos’ 34-foot Trepidation—says, Follow us!

“Tom is very low keyed and never has lost his cool (maybe once in 20 years).” Angus Phillips met Tom when he saw his ad for a Soling in the mid1980s. The two ended up as boat partners, and Tom taught him to race, as the two did together on Solings for the next decade. “He was the best teacher I could ever find. Patient, unflappable, and willing to share everything he

knows with everyone who walks down the docks,” notes Phillips. When it comes to the crew, Phillips says, “Ninety percent of the time when you go sailing on someone’s boat, you have to fight your way into a position of responsibility. On Air Mail, a new person may end up working the pit the first time out. People are helpful. They don’t get mad. By the third time out, the guy’s a competent pitman… Tom is quiet and calm, and Debbie, you can hear her laughing a half mile away. It’s a pleasant, happy crew to sail with, like a family picnic. There’s no bad blood. No ego. There never has been.” Grimm notes that “the burning desire to do well and perform our jobs well” unites the crew, even though there is no formal emphasis on winning. Crew members change as some take

time to raise families and new ones join the program; Grimm attributes the ease of the transition to a consistent core crew. “There is no learning curve especially at the beginning of the season. Hop in the boat, and we are off to do the best we can do that day… The crew seems to mesh, and the crew party in March reinforces that,” he says. Louttit adds, “Air Mail crewmembers leave their egos in the car… Tom attracts and selects crewmembers who work together as a team, recognizing that there’s more than one way to go upwind, go down the Bay, round a mark, fly a kite, or trim a sail. Does the crew always agree with everyone else aboard and every decision? No. But I, and others, know when it’s time to keep quiet and when it’s time to speak up.” Highlighting great preparation as another key to success, Louttit adds, “Tom and Debbie are a great team, who always have Air Mail ready to leave the dock. Food, fuel, water, drinks, snacks, tides, currents, weather forecast, charts, electronics, rig, sails, clean bottom, and dock time are always perfect.” “Not everyone goes off watch and lets an 11-year-old take the helm,” says Louttit of Air Mail’s deliveries home with the next generation of racers, his kids, 11 and 13 years old, who have a couple of overnight deliveries up the Bay under their belts. The proud dad says, “The deliveries are as much fun as the racing, which is just another reason that the Air Mail crew clicks.”

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Pocket Yacht Company has moved! The Grasonville, MD, dealer that sells and services Cutwater Yachts and Ranger Tugs has moved to 411 Winchester Creek Rd. The new location allows Pocket Yacht Company to share a space with Grande Yachts: look for Pocket Yachts in the East Showroom. pocket-yacht.com/drupal

Setting Up Shop

Atlantis Weather Gear is coming to Annapolis! The company plans on taking over the space currently inhabited by the Annapolis Museum Store on Main Street. They will feature Atlantis as well as their sister product, Cloudveil. atlantisweathergear.com

And the Winner Is…

Pettit Hydrocoat Eco has won the 2013 IBEX Innovation Award in the Boat Care and Maintenance category. Hydrocoat Eco is an environmentally-friendly self-polishing, waterbased solution, perfect for both saltwater and freshwater. The award recognizes innovative distinction from other products currently manufactured.

Joining Forces

Annapolis Bay Charters, a member of Dream Yacht Charter, has assumed management of Let’s Go Cruising and their fleet of 17 boats. LGC will be integrated into ABC’s fleet but will continue to operate from their downtown Annapolis location. The new fleet includes Jeanneau monohulls and Fountaine Pajot catamarans, all less than three years old and very luxuriously equipped. “The addition of these boats to our fleet will give our valued clients an even better selection of excellent boats from which to choose, whether it is a classic monohull or an incredibly spacious catamaran,” said Christopher Houpt, the Base Manager for Annapolis Bay Charters. dreamyachtcharter.com

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Welcome to the Family!

“I am delighted to announce the acquisition of Hunt Yachts, Inc., by Scout Partners, LLC,” announces Hunt Yachts president Peter Van Lancker. Scout purchased the Hinckley Company toward the end of 2010, and welcomes Hunt Yachts into the family with as much enthusiasm. “Together there is great strength, depth, and potential. Boaters who own Hinckleys and Hunts should be thrilled,” says Hinckley president and CEO Jim McManus. Hunt will operate under the name Hunt Yachts, LLC, and will retain its relationship with C. Raymond Hunt Associates as the exclusive designer of its product line. huntyachts.com

Going International

Farr Yacht Design’s vice president Jim Schmicker has joined Offshore Racing Congress’s International Technical Committee. He is the first U.S.-based member on the ITC since 2004. Schmicker is a senior naval architect at Farr and has been focused on custom and production boat projects, most recently the new Volvo Ocean 65 one design to debut in the next Volvo Ocean Race.

Offshore Sailing School announces a new Learn to Sail course based online. Now you can get a jump start on your sailing education or brush up old skills with their interactive course. offshoresailingschool.com

Big Money, No Whammy!

Baltimore’s Downtown Sailing Center is the beneficiary of an anonymous $25,000 donation dedicated to the re-fitting of the DSC’s fleet with new performance sails from North Sails One Design. Executive director Lynn Handy says “these sails will bring new life to the center. It will enhance all of our programs and develop a sense of pride for all of our members, the Baltimore community, participants, and stakeholders. We can’t thank the donor enough for their generous support.” downtownsailing.org

Go with the FLOW

Sultana Projects announces that it is expanding its relationships with the National Geographic Society, NOAA, and the Maryland Geographical Alliance to launch a new intiative knowns as FLOW: Facilitating Learning through Outdoor Watershed Education. The initiative will target 50 Maryland teachers and up to 1500 students for a combination of hands-on professional development seminars, online webinars, and field-based science programs. Similar FLOW programs are being developed for all six states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and District of Columbia. sultanaprojects.org

Welcome to the Team!

Annapolis Yacht Sales is pleased to announce the addition of Gregg Cohen as Division Sales Manager for the Power Division. He’ll be based out of the office in Annapolis at Bert Jabin Yacht Yard. “Since purchasing the company last October,” says company president Tim Wilbricht, “we have been on a quest to find the right person to lead our company’s efforts for Power, and Gregg was a standout in this competitive field.” Congratulations on the new gig, Gregg! annapolisyachtsales.com

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DONATIONS Donate Your Boat to The Downtown Sailing Center Baltimore’s only 503c non-profit community sailing center. Your donation helps us run our community based outreach programs. Contact Traci at 410 727-0722. Boy Scout Sea Ship 59 Looking for tax deductible donations of sail & power boats in the Chesapeake Bay area. Donated boats must be structurally sound & in good cond. Contact Dr. Fred Broadrup (301) 228-2131. Donate Your Used Boat To the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Boat Donations Program. Contact Lad Mills at 410-745-4942 or lmills@cbmm.org. Donate Your Boat And help teach at-risk teens to sail. (202) 478-0396, www.planet-hope.org

BOAT SHARING 27’ C&C 27 Mark II ‘73 Slip is in Galesville. Overall good con., great interior, sleeps 4, many improvements over past 10 yrs, single handed by current owner. Looking for one partner to share annual operating expenses that total about $4000/yr. So, for $2,000 you get 50% usage. Would consider offer to be part owner. Includes sailing lessons if needed. Don at donandsue4@verizon. net or (301) 943-4637(cell)

SAIL Radio Controlled CR914 Racing Model Sailboat. Completely assembled and ready to sail. Stands nearly 6-feet keel to mast head. All electronics included. Very little use. Excellent (nearly perfect) condition. $375.00 (571) 308-0091. 14’ Chrysler Dagger Rare, classic day sailer, ’77, in excellent cond., 1 sail, dagger board, rudder. Blue hull. Great fun and fast to sail. Must sell, bargain at $1,500. Edgewater location, you must trailer. Call (443) 569-2957 or e-mail marlincirco@gmail.com.

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Rhodes 22 Sailboat - Like New! “Recycled” 2009 Roller furling genoa and in-mast furling main. Electric lift for outboard. Galley: sink, stove & icebox. Shore power, 2 batteries, solar panels. $14,000. 719-332-3392 23’ O’Day ‘80 Good cond., ’96 9.9-hp OB, elec. start, shoal draft, sails, JGMS, bimini, well equipped, storage. Shady Side. $3,000 Call (443) 949-2615. 24’ Wavelength 24 ’84 Want to fill up your trophy case? Fun, fast, and easy to sail- proven race record! Clean Wavelength 24, with good sail inventory and many extras- $6500. Chris clind13290@aol.com Coronado 25 Well maintained, in water, sail away condition. North East, MD. Mooring for 2013. 5-hp Honda, 150 roller furling jib. Upgraded upholstery. Call for pictures, details. $2500 (302) 766-4086 Hunter 25.5 ‘85 In board 8-hp Yanmar dsl, roller furler, fresh bottom paint, in good sailable cond., $6,000 (856) 423-2179. 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 $6,500 OBO (703) 764-1277 26’ Pearson sailboat ‘78 New depth/ speed instruments, compass and interior cushions. Bottom in good shape, barrier coat. 110 and 150 headsails. 9.9hp outboard, serviced yearly. located Annapolis. $3000 obo. (202) 302-5383 27’ C&C Mark II ‘73 Overall Good cond., newer sails, Harken RF, lazy jacks, Atomic4 gas eng. runs well, new autotiller, 12v circuit breaker, upgraded battery switch. Includes hard dinghy & motor, slip in Galesville till 4/1/14 $8,000 Includes sailing lessons if needed. Don at donandsue4@verizon.net or (301) 943-4637(cell) 27’ Cal 2-27 ’76 On the hard in Deltaville, VA. Interior in great shape, exterior needs to be cleaned up from storage. Gen. Maint. required. All sails. Includes dinghy. $3500 neg. (804) 304-5896 28’ Catalina Mark II Tall rig ’00 sailboat Jib is 3 seasons old. Main sail is original. 250 hrs on 26-hp well maintained Universal dsl engine. Fresh coat of bottom paint this season. Used as a day sailer only. $44,999 No brokers please! Call for details. (410) 626-7943, (443) 983-0114.

Sabre S28-II ’79 Sloop $12,250 Good cond. 4’8” draught, 9’3” beam. Wheel steering, NEW: batteries, alternator, charger, tachometer, chartplotter/ fishfinder, VHF, cabin lights, head, running rigging. New bimini, sail cover, binnacle cover and jib UV cover. Bottom paint 2011. Furling jib, wheel steering, AC. Volvo MD7-A. 4 sails. 2 anchors. Depth meter. Deale, MD Contact Gary: (303) 775-5453 or gary@sunshineduo.us

31’ Newport ’88 Dodger & bimini, wheel with cover, 5.5” draft, winged keel, MaxProp (folding), Universal-14 hp, grill, small dinghy, wheel steering, large quarter berth, enclosed head, U-shaped galley, stereo, recent survey; The perfect Bay Cruiser for day sailing and long weekends with family and friends. $8,500 for half share. (240) 669-6764 or mcvogel15@gmail.com

28’ Sabre ’75 Needs work, and a new engine. Great boat for the right person. Bohemia River. $2,000. celeriter7@ yahoo.com, phil.vogler@comcast.net 30’ Catalina ’94 Mark III Tall Rig Wing Keel 3’-10”, depth, speed, dodger, bimini, Mail Lazy Bag, spinnaker, walkthru transom, 1292 hrs on eng, new vhf, 410-692-0873, In water in Oxford MD $39,500 (410) 215-7360. 30’ Catalina ’85 Tall Rig Shoal draft, Universal M25 dodger, bimini, spinnaker, RF jib, ready to sail. At marina near Annapolis, MD, $18,500 (410) 279-6215 30’ Catalina ’83 Tall Rig Universal 21hp, RF, bimini, lazy jacks, all lines & fenders. Well - maintained, many extras. $15,500. Contact (410) 573-1030, (301) 518-7233 or lhfassett@verizon.net

32’ Pearson Vanguard Beautiful classic ready for new skipper to enjoy. ’01 Restoration included Moyer rebuild of Atomic4; New cushions; Awlgripped deck; electronics; Quantum sails. Good Old Boat Regatta winner. Varnished 2012. Located Rock Hall. Head turner w/ great sailing characteristics. Full keel, tiller, roller-furling boom and genoa. $15K obo PearsonVanguardforsale@ gmail.com, https://sites.google.com/ site/vanguard264forsale/home

30’ Catalina ’87 Tall Rig Exc. cond., limited family use only. Standard outfitting. Ready for sailing. In water on KI. $17,000 Contact (410) 604-3692, bgkkmt94@aol.com 30’ 6” Gemini ’88 14’ beam, 18’ draft. Honda 25-hp, long shaft. Ready to sail! $25K/obo. Call (410) 798-0999. J/30 ’83 Hull #434 Fully race equipped, has been raced one design. $22,500 (410) 647-6492. 30’ Newport ’82 $10,000 furling jib, lazyjack main, spinnaker with pole & reaching strut, dodger & bimini, wheel with cover, 5” draft, Universal 11 hp, just washed and waxed, fresh bottom paint, single owner. (410) 279-4956.

32’ Wauquiez Centurion $34,950, recent AWLGRIP, vinylester bottom, solid glass hull, teak interior, sleeps 6, updated standing rigging, Volvo dsl 935 hrs, solar panel, B&G wind instruments, RAYMARINE ST60, leave message at 240-217-1326

Santana 30 ‘80 Racer/Cruiser Pretty, fast, 5’6” draft. Lazyjack main, RF, Universal 12-hp, head, folding prop, VHF, stereo, 6 racing sails. $12,500 Jones Creek, MD. email for more kevinvankuren@gmail.com

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

Cal 33 ’85 Sloop Pretty, fast, 4’9” draft. Doyle Stackpack, RF, Yanmar 3GM30, Garmin chartplotter, autohelm. new cabin sole, bulkhead, headliner, head, holding tank, VHF, stereo, new throttle and gear shift. All stanchions, pulpit, etc. professionally rebedded with butyl tape in 2012. 2013 bottom paint and compound/wax topsides. $37,500 West River, MD. (703) 424-6230 for additional information or email rozenfrance@ gmail.com

34’ LOA Traditional Gaff Rig Yawl ’08 Very handsome Thomas Gilmer design, crafted in Maine, bronze fastened cedar on oak frames, 23’ LOD, 8’6” beam, 4’ draft, teak cockpit & foredeck, 2 lg. berths, marine head w/holding tank, water tank and restored antique hand pump, 14 hp Yanmar, Garmin, depth, Cutts & Case maintained, lying Oxford in water, ready to sail, $40,000 markscott15010@gmail.com, (609) 876-9507.

34’ Peterson ’78 Striking Spartan lines, cruises in comfort, sleeps 8. Fast racer: genoa, geneker w/ ATN sleeve, autohelm, dsl. $18,500 Call (443) 5045147 day of eve. for complete details.

Tartan 34-2 ’88 Beautiful, well-built, well maintained & well equipped. Dodger, bimini, AC, autopilot, refrig., self-tailing winches, chartplotter, new instruments, full winter cover. Full details and photos at www.tartan34.com, (443) 865-0889.. 35’ Ericson Mark II ’75 LadyJ is a nice classic sailboat in good cond., good running Atomic 4, new jib, roller furler, very good main, good spinnaker, autohelm, wheel helm, fresh bottom paint. $14,900. (410) 371-5971.

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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. $15,000 crew396@aol, (410)991-3241. 35’ Saga ‘01 Well equipped, excellent cond.: dodger, bimini, Kato davits, manual halyard winch, electric windless anchor, new Garmin auto pilot and chart plotter, Vacuflush, 12v refrigeration, 3 sails, plus new spinnaker, lots of extras. Original owner: crichards@fsinc.us Ready for live aboard, cruising the Chesapeake and beyond. Contact us for photos and full specifications. $132,500 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. $47,500 ahaleva@aol. com (407) 488-6958. Hunter 376 ’98 Seriously, a cleaner 376 you will not find! It’s my hobby to keep it pristine while as it sits in front of my house. Go to boats.com for pictures and all details. Price reduced to $71,500. (410) 252-1115.

44’ CSY ’79 WO Head Turning Blue Water Cruiser 3 cabin, sleeps 7, 2 heads w/showers, bow thruster, 400 gal. water, 100 gal. fuel + 2-50 gal saddle tanks, new water pressure accumulator ’10, Perkins 4-286 dealer maintained 2800 hrs., new alt ’13, new refrdge compressor ’12, all new Simrad Electronics ’11-’12, new cockpit instrumentation ’13, annually maintained furling sails. New dodger & bimini 2013 $89,900 252-946-3759 (h) 410-353-9485 (c)

Island Packet 44 ‘93 Great cruiser or liveaboard, recent bowthruster, A/C, stackpack, full cockpit enclosure, batteries, linear autopilot. I’ve singlehanded her to the Bahamas & back & this is a really comfortable cruiser. Alas, new marriage means my wandering days are done. First $165,000 firm. (410) 292-6600. Beneteau 461 ‘97 Excellent cond.. Surveyed April 2013 for $128,000. Lying Nanny Cay Tortola. 3 cabins, 3 heads, DC frig. Reconditioned Yanmar 50- hp eng. Recent bimini/dodger addition. Plumbing & electrical wiring replaced. Asking $110,000. 215-357-6761, mdales12@aol.com

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 and style on board this Italian beauty. Lightly used & extremely well priced at $199,000. Please call for complete details & viewing instructions. Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company 410-268-7171 harold@aycyachts.com

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

37’ Island Trader ketch 1976/2000 Complete rebuild 2000 with all top quality equipment. Great cruiser, live aboard. easy to sail, comfortable. equipment list on request.call (757) 3035174 or (361) 652-4423. 38’ Morgan ‘68 Classic Morgan 38 for sale. Finish the project I started! This is an opportunity to own a sailing classic that has had the majority of the hardwork and dirty work completed. Completely stripped and cleaned bilges painted w/ Awlgrip, Rebuilt Westerbeke 40 engine w/160 Amp Alternator and 5000Watt Inverter. $7500 OBO email me and I will share extensive Photos. paul63010@ me.com Open 40 All carbon, canting keel, keel & mast by Hall Spar, new offshore sails by Quantum, newly installed Yanmar 3GM w/saildrive. Built 1999 $55,000 lewisg75@yahoo.com

53’ Amel Mango ’88 Incredibly strong and simple to handle offshore cruiser. This one has been around the globe and is ready to go out again! Asking $199,000. Contact Harold @ Annapolis Yacht Company (410) 268-7171 or harold@aycyachts.com 37’ Southerly 115 ’06 $249,000. One owner, lift-kept, fresh water boat. Attractive center cockpit model w/fully retractable swing keel, which provides deep draft performance. Raymarine electronics, bow-thruster. Andrew Smith (410) 533-5362, smitty@aycyachts.com

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BROKERAGE & CLASSIFIED 40’ O’Day ‘89 Sweet Lady is truly sweet with awlgripped hull, newly painted bottom and great gear. Fast cruiser with very comfortable cockpit. $53,000 www. annapolisyachtsales.com for pics then call Jonathan Hutchings 804-436-4484.

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

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www.annapolisyachtsales.com 32’ Beneteau 321 ‘99 Newest on the market. Very clean and well maintained by her present owners. Will not last long! Ready to go, with extras! Contact Aaron@AnnapolisYachtSales.com or 410-267-8181 33’ Cape Dory ‘84 Great cond., loaded: autopilot, davits, outboard lift, aircon, refrigeration, AGM Batteries, removable cockpit floor & more. $54,900 Check out websitewww.annapolisyachtsales.com then call Anne Hutchings 804-436-4701.

42’ Hunter 420 ’02 Gypsy Too is totally equipped for living on board and clean as can be. Wind generator, solar panels, dinghy w/outboard, davits & more. $149,900 Contact Dan (410) 267-8181 or dan@annapolisyachtsales.com 44’ Cal 44 ’85 Well maintained; lots of safety gear. Perfect for long term cruising. ICW capable rig and Bahamas draft, she’s ready for your next adventure! $119,000 Contact Tim (410) 267-8181 or tim@annapolisyachtsales.com 45’ Benford Custom ’04 Steel Cruising Boat - Designed by Jay R. Benford, built by Howdy Bailey - Blue Awlgrip hull - Custom cherry joinerwork. Reduced to $599,000 Dan Nardo 410-267-8181 Contact Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 46’ Steel Gaff Ketch ‘82 Black hulled beauty has traveled the world! Tradition at its functional best! Words do no justice see pictures at www. annapolisyachtsales.com Call Jonathan Hutchings 804-436-4484.

47’ Beneteau 473 ‘02 One of Beneteau’s finest cruising designs. Two cabin, generator, Yanmar, bowthruster model with many cruising upgrades. Boat show discount of $10,000. See pics: www.annapolisyachtsales.com 33’ Cherubini Raider ’81 Call Jonathan Hutchings 804-436-4484. Independence has an Autopilot, chartplotter and radar. Beautiful blue awlgrip hull turns heads. $22,000. Call Bob Oberg 410-267-8181 or Bob@ AnnapolisYachtSales.com 34’ Beneteau First Class 10 ’85 L’Outrage is a proven race winner. Custom trailer & new genoa await. Price Reduced for a quick sale. $40,000. Call Bob Oberg 410-267-8181 or Sabre 34 Targa ‘89 Aft cabin shoal Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com draft model. In excellent cond. 34’ Beneteau 343 ‘09 Perfect cond., w/great equipment including lightly used, low engine hrs, reverse brand new Raymarine E7 chartplotter cycle A/C, refrigeration, 2 cabin, and I7 displays, new Max Prop, great electronics! New arrival opening ports, dodger $63,500 priced aggressively $119,900. www.bayharborbrokerage.com Contact Keith 410-267-8181 or 37’ Bavaria ‘00 2 cabin version, German keith@annapolisyachtsales.com engineered & built boat in excellent 36’ Beneteau 361 ’02 Harken ball cond. Has had superb care, kept behind bearing traveler and jib fair leads, classic the owner’s home. AC, electric windlass, mast, performance prop, beautifully refrigeration, chart plotter $78,000 maintained. Asking $109,900 Contact www.bayharborbrokerage.com Pat Lane 410-267-8181 or 757-480-1073 pat@annapolisyachtsales.com 37’ Fisher Motorsailer Excellent cond., 36’ Sabre 362 ‘01 Really nice boat, 2 new North sails, Flag blue Awlgrip hull, large cabins, lots of recent upgrades rock solid construction $98,500 see full including Awlgrip topsides and painted details at www.bayharborbrokerage. spars, with Trinka sailing dinghy. com 757-480-1073 Recently reduced $155,000. 38’ Pearson center cockpit Gina Contact Keith 410-267-8181 or MarieE She has several recent keith@annapolisyachtsales.com upgrades: ’11 sails, ’11 AC, ’012 bimini & 38’ Sabre ‘83 Sirach Sabre quality! dodger & batteries. Still actively sailed, Brightwork shines! A very nice boat. New she is in very nice cond. and is ready to main, davits, air conditioning. $69,500. go. $59,500 www.bayharborbrokerage. Check out our website www. com 757-480-1073 annapolisyachtsales.com then call listing broker Anne Hutchings 804-436-4701.

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42’ Endeavour Center Cockpit ‘88 Inboom furling mainsail, large aft cabin, this is a very roomy good sailing boat that has received very good care. RIB with 15-hp outboard. Bottom barrier coated, 2009 AC. $117,000 www.bayharborbrokerage.com

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34’ PDQ Power Cat ’03 Fresh water boat, gen/ac, low hours on Yanmar. Owner has bought new boat and needs to sell. 443-949-8051 Try 239K. Bay Yacht Agency (410) 703-5698. 43’ Jeanneau 43DS ’04 Loaded. Try $159,000 Chris Bent 410-703-5698 44’ Helia Catamaran ’13 $649,000. Demo-Well equipped. Don’t wait until fall for an ordered O LD Many custom S boat. choices available. 410-263-2311 Eric Smith Bristol 45.5 ’81 Center Cockpit $169,900. Strong, safe, good sailing performance and fully equipped/ updated, incl lots of extras meticulously maintained. Chris Bent 410-703-5698 Jeanneau 45 DS ’10 $298, 000 Chris Bent Bay Yacht Agency (410) 703-5698. Jeanneau 54DS ’08 $479,000. Flag Blue hull, loaded w/luxury options, professionally operated and maintained, never chartered. Call for full details. Commissioned new in Annapolis by Bay Yacht Agency in ’09. Chris Bent 410703-5698

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35’ Tartan 3500 ‘00 Well equipped late model Tartan 3500. Equipped for cruising with windlass, Air, Full Electronics & more. Excellent value & quality craftsmanship. Owner moving up to larger boat - You won’t be disappointed, Schedule a showing now. crusaderyachts.com 410-269-0930 36’ Hunter ’04 Excellent value & layout. Great boats for bay cruising. Prepped fro Air Con. Well maintained & an excellent opportunity for a boat well below market value. Asking $79,000 Offers Encouraged - Call to discuss specifics. 410-269-0939 or crusaderyachts.com

37’ Pacific Seacraft ’99 Loaded for cruising! Monitor wind vane, MaxProp, life raft, radar, chartplotter, AP, SSB, Pactor modem, A/C, solar panels, refrigeration, watermaker. $185,000 REDUCED Crusader YS (410) 2690939 www.crusaderyachts.com 37’ Tartan 3700 ’07 This Tartan 3700 is loaded. Furling mast, power winches, new sails & more. Over 400k to replace and the owners are downsizing. Asking $299,000 - She won’t last long, Call Now! 410-269-0939 CrusaderYachts.com

31’ - 44’ Pacific Seacraft 31, 34, 37, 40 & 44 We have a great selection of Pacific Seacraft currently. From our PSC 31 to 44 Asking 75k for a 1990 PSC 31 to a 1996 40 asking 250k We have them! Recent reductions and motivated sellers! Call Today! CrusaderYachts.com

38’ Freedom ’90 Amazing boat. Lots of updates & improvements. Newer electronics, painted hull & deck, Carbon rig, self tacking job & more. This boat is turnkey & ready for fall sailing now. Sellers want a bigger boat now! Asking $100,000 crusaderyachts.com

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1990 Tartan 412 $139,900

‘98 ‘99 ‘01 ‘02 Beneteau 411 5 from $109,900

2003 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 $135,000

2007 Tartan 3700 CCR $299,000

1983 Windship 63 $299,900 26 26 28 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 33 34 34 34 34

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Island Packet 26 MKI ‘82 ................. $18,500 Nonsuch 26 ‘84 ................................. $25,900 Bristol Channel Cutter 28 ‘87 ........... $74,900 Hunter 29.5 ‘94 ................................. $27,000 Hunter 30 ‘93 ..................................... $35,000 Baba 30 ‘83 ....................................... $44,900 C&C 30 ‘88 ........................................ $44,900 Catalina 30’ 90.................................. $29,900 Custom Gaff Rig Schooner 30 ‘59 ... $37,500 Hunter 30 ‘88 ..................................... $22,000 Siedelmann 30T ‘85 .......................... $17,900 S2 9.1 30 ‘85 .................................... $23,500 Tartan 31 ‘88...................................... $47,500 Beneteau 311 ‘03 .............................. $62,500 Catalina 310 ‘00 ............................... $63,500 Beneteau 32s5 ‘90 ............................ $37,900 Beneteau 321 ‘95 ‘99 2 from .......... $40,000 Catalina 320 ‘00 ‘01 2 from ............ $67,500 Island packet 32 ‘92.......................... $89,900 Ontario 32 ‘82 ................................... $28,000 Shannon Shoal Sailor 32 ‘02 ........$152,900 Cape Dory 33 ‘84 ............................. $54,900 Cherubini Raider ‘81.......................... $24,500 Frers 33’88 ......................................... $32,500 Tashing Mason 33 ‘86 ...................... $67,000 Hunter 340 ‘98 .................................. $58,900 Sabre 34 ‘79 ...................................... $32,000 Beneteau 343 ‘08 ............................$115,000 C&C 34 ‘80 ‘85 from ........................ $21,000

2004 Beneteau 50 $329,900 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 36 36 36 36 36 37 37 37 37 38 38 38 38 38 38

Cal 34 ‘70 .......................................... $35,000 Gemini 105-M ‘97 ............................ $89,900 J-105 34 ‘00....................................... $69,900 Beneteau First Class 10 ‘95 .............. $40,000 Wauquiez Pretorian 35 ‘85 .............. $74,900 Beneteau 351 ‘97 .............................. $62,500 Schock 35 ‘85 .................................... $23,500 Bristol 35.5 ‘78................................... $75,000 Beneteau 350 ‘89 .............................. $39,900 Beneteau First 35s5 ‘89..................... $52,000 Hunter 35.5 ‘90 ................................. $47,400 Hunter 356 ‘03 .................................. $89,900 Island Packet 350 ‘99 .....................$134,900 Schock Sloop 35 ‘01 ......................... $56,900 Sabre 362 ‘01 .................................$195,000 Beneteau 361 ‘02 ............................$109,900 Beneteau 36.7 ‘04 ‘09 2 from ......... $85,000 Hunter 36 ‘05 ...................................$110,000 Sabre 362 ‘01 .................................$155,000 Hunter Legend ‘89 ............................ $45,000 Hunter 379 ‘98 .................................. $82,500 Tartan 3700 CCR ‘07......................$299,000 Hunter 376 ‘97 .................................. $85,000 Sabre 386 ‘05 .................................$225,900 Beneteau 381 ‘01 .............................. $99,900 C&C 38 ‘ 77 ....................................... $38,500 Morgan 382 ‘79................................ $42,500 Beneteau 38 ‘83 ................................ $49,900 Bristol 38 ‘85 ....................................$109,900

2012 Beneteau Sense 43 $324,900 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 41 42

Sabre 386 ‘04 .................................$262,500 Cabo Rico 38 ‘88 .............................. $94,900 Freedom 38 ‘87 ................................. $72,500 Hunter 380 ‘ 00 ................................. $98,500 Sabre 38 ‘83 ‘85 2 from................... $64,500 Sabre 38 Mk II ‘93 ..........................$175,000 Wauquiez Hood 38 ‘86 .................$109,900 Wauquiez Hood 38 MKII ‘84 .......... $78,900 Pearson 39’87 2 from ....................... $68,900 Beneteau 393 ‘02 ‘04 2 from ........$114,900 Jeanneau DS ‘03 ..............................$165,000 Beneteau 40 ‘09 ..............................$189,900 Passport 40 1985 ............................$129,000 Beneteau 40 CC ‘97........................$117,500 Beneteau First 405 ‘87 ....................$110,000 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 ‘03 ......$135,000 Delphia 40 ‘06 .................................$154,900 Piver Victress Trimaran ‘69 ................ $33,000 Island Trader Ketch ‘77 ..................... $49,900 Tartan 412 ‘90 .................................$139,900 Beneteau 411 ‘98 5 from................$109,000 Cayenne ‘87 ....................................... $69,900 Hallberg Rassy 41’ ‘79 ..................... $85,000 Hunter 41 AC ‘06 ............................$159,000 Lord Nelson 41 ‘87 ........................$174,000 Morgan 41 ‘90 .................................. $89,000 Rival 41 AC ‘78 ................................. $69,000 Whitney Carib 41 ‘69 ....................... $39,900 Beneteau 423 ‘03 ............................$175,000

2008 Hunter 45 CC $289,000 42 42 42 43 43 43 44 44 44 44 45 45 45 45 45 46 46 46 46 46 46 47 47 49 50 50 50 55 63

Beneteau 42 CC ‘05........................$129,900 Hunter Passage CC 420 ‘02 ..........$149,900 Swan 42 ‘81.....................................$129,900 Beneteau Sense 43 ‘12 ...................$324,900 Pan Oceanic 43 ‘81 .......................... $79,500 Schucker 436 Motorsailer ‘79.......... $77,000 Beneteau 440 ‘93 ............................$139,900 Cal 44 ‘85 ........................................$119,000 Dean 440 Catamaran ‘02 ..............$249,000 Reliance 44 ‘92 ................................$185,000 Beneteau45f5 ‘92 ............................$122,000 45 Bristol CC ‘85 .............................$189,500 Custom 45 ‘04..................................$599,000 Hunter 45 CC ‘07 ‘08 2 from .........$252,000 Nelson Marek 45 ‘84........................ $95,000 Steel Gaff-rigged ketch ‘82 ............... $95,000 Beneteau 46 ‘07 ..............................$259,900 Cal 2 - 46 ‘74 ..................................... $69,000 Hunter 460 ‘00 ................................$159,900 Leopard Catamaran 46 ‘09............$599,900 Tartan 4600 ‘93 ‘95 2 from ...........$245,000 Beneteau 473 ‘01 ‘02 3 from ........$215,000 Beneteau 47.7 ‘04 ...........................$240,000 Beneteau 49 ‘08 ..............................$299,900 Beneteau 50 ‘04 ..............................$329,900 Beneteau Custom Series 50 ‘04 .....$274,900 Horizon Steel Pilothouse 50 ‘96 .....$245,000 Swede 55 ‘78 ..................................$159,900 Windship 63 ‘83 ..............................$299,900

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40’ Pacific Seacraft ’96 ROCKIN’ CHAIR. Standout Crealock design. Meticulous care; many upgrades including Lighthouse windlass, full cockpit enclosure, AIS, cutter rig, twin furlers, 7 sails, etc. Reduced to $250,000. CrusaderYachts.com 410-269-0939

40’ Tartan 4000 ’12 New Demo model, Full warranties. Ready for delivery, see her at Newport and Annapolis Shows! Genset, Air, radar/plotters. LED lighting, carbon rig, Epoxy hull PLUS all the luxuries of home. $485,000 Trades considered! 410-269-0939 43’ Saga 43 96 Moonstruck is well equipped and ready for coastal or extended cruising. Many updates, shows well and has recently been reduced to 234,500 - Owner says sell... Offers Encouraged! 410-269-0939

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35’ Catalina 350s 2 to choose from 2003 In-mast w Air - 104,900 and 2005 In-mast w/Air 119,000 - See our web site for full details - Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com

36’ Catalina MKII ’02 Well priced and ready to sail this Catalina offers a great amount of cockpit space and a big roomy interior with 2 staterooms, AC, & more. Priced at $88,500 Call Jay at (410) 9779460 or jay@knot10.com

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38’ Leopard 39 ’12 Like New, only $359,000! Three cabin Owners’ version w/huge owners’ shower & head. Spacious salon & aft cockpit, from molds of the 2010 Cruising World Boat of the Year. Twin 30-hp engines for great maneuverability. 800-672-1327, www.MooringsBrokerage.com.

38’ Catalina 387 ’05 Beautiful - A must See - full batten main w/Antal Track, Air, Raymarine 120 plotter $149,900 Call Tony Tumas (443) 553-5046 (day or eve) tony@greatblueyachts.com, www. greatblueyachts.com 38’ Hunter 386 ’02 In-Mast, Aire/Heat, pilot, plotter, full cockpit enclosure $109,900 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 2761774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com

41’ C&C Aft Cockpit Center Board ’84 Fast, fun & ready for racing or cruising - $54,900 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com 42’ Endeavour 42 Center Cockpit w/ Island double, full canvas, plotter, pilot, radar & more - $69,900 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 276-1774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com

49’ Jeanneau 49DS ’07 Well equipped owner’s layout w/convertible aft cabin to a kind single. Chesapeake Bay boat, not chartered. Been considering a new boat - This is the ONE!! Asking $340,00 Schedule an appointment to see her today! 410-269-0939

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34’ Peterson ‘78 Striking Spartan lines, cruises in comfort, sleeps 8: genoa, geneker w/ATN sleeve, autohelm. $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

38’ Hunter 386 ’03 The Hunter 386 can be sailed single handed, has huge accommodations below and has ample storage room. Priced at $119,000 Call Jay at (410) 977-9460 or jay@knot10.com

38’ Hunter ’05 Air/Heat, Gen Set, E80 w/ radar, In-mast, full canvs - Clean $126,500 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 2761774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com 44’ Tartan 4400 ’98 Raised salon layout. All the bells and whistles - Genset, Air(3) Thruster, furling boom and more! Ready for extended cruising now. Recent price reduction - asking $440,000 - Over 700k to replace. 410-269-0939

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Hunter 456 ’02 $179,900 Exceptionally clean!! In-mast, Air, Gen, and all the creature comforts - Call Tony Tumas (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com 49’ Hunter ’08 Air/Heat, gen set, dual radar, In-mast, electric furling & winches, pilot, full canvas - Beautiful $295,000 Call Tony Tumas Cell: (443) 553-5046 (day or eve), Office: (800) 2761774 for complete details. Email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, www.greatblueyachts.com

40’ C&C 121 ’99 The 121 was the flagship of the C&C Express Series and possesses that elusive combination of uncompromising performance and big, luxurious accommodations. Priced at $166,000 Call Jay at (410) 977-9460 or jay@knot10.com

47’ Bavaria 47 ’00 One of the most Beautiful sloops on the water. Performance and Quality-- Only one available on East Coast $211,000 Call Jay at (410) 977-9460 or jay@knot10.com

39’ Beneteau Cyclades 39 ’07 Asking $99,000. Great cruising yacht, comfortable at anchor and underway. Nav station conveniently by companionway. Sails fast, points well. Professionally maintained. 800-6721327 www.MooringsBrokerage.com.

41’ Lagoon 410 ’05 Asking $235,000. Innovative yet traditional Lagoon. Galley-salon area opens into cockpit Clean interior, massively airy, light down below, with Lagoon conviviality, 360-degree view. 800-672-1327 www. MooringsBrokerage.com.

43’ Beneteau Cyclades 43 ’06 Asking $115,000. Blue water design, generous interior, large cockpit, dual helm, high tech, craftsmanship. Reliability, comfort, elegant finish. Large capacities for water, fuel, gear & food. 800-672-1327 www.MooringsBrokerage.com.

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53 1984 Mason 53 ..................................... $$300,000

40 1985 Passport 40 ................................... $132,000

35 2004 Catalina 350................................... $105,000

52 1989 Jefferson Marquessa 52............. $$198,500

40 1998 Regal 402 Commodore................... $975,00

35 1995 Custom Steel Motor Sailer .......... $127,500

50 1984 Gulfstar SailMaster ....................... $215,000

40 2012 Tartan 4000.................................... $485,000

35 1998 Ericson 350 by Pac Sea ............... $115,000

49 2007 Jeanneau 49 Deck Salon.............. $340,000

38 1990 Freedom 38 ................................... $100,000

35 2000 Tartan 3500.................................... $129,500

48 2000 Sunward 48 Pilothouse .................... CALL

38 1998 Ericson 380 by Pac Sea ............... $144,900

34 1993 Pacific Seacraft CREALOCK 34 .. $134,000 34 1990 Pacific Seacraft CREALOCK 34 .. $125,000

44 1987 Gulfstar 44 Motor Yacht ............... $129,000

38 2011 C&C 115 ......................................... $210,000

44 1994 Sea Ray 440 Sundancer ................. $69,000

38 2014 Hanse 385 On Order .......................... CALL

33 2014 C&C 101 ......................... On ORDER CALL

44 2007 Tartan 4400.................................... $440,000

37 1999 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37........ $185,000

32 2007 Luhrs 3200..................................... $149,000 32 2006 C&C 99 ........................................... $105,000

43 2003 Saga 43 .......................................... $234,500

37 1989 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37........ $125,000

43 2007 Tartan 4300......................................... CALL

37 1987 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 37.......... $84,000

32 2004 C&C 99 ............................................. $99,000

43 1984 Spindrift Pilothouse ..................... $125,000

37 1998 Sea Ray 370 Aft Cabin.................... $75,000

31 1994 Pacific Seacraft CREALOCK 31 .... $95,000

42 2003 Hunter 420 CC ............................... $150,000

37 2007 Tartan 3700 CCR ........................... $299,000

31 1990 Pacific Seacraft CREALOCK 31 .... $75,000

40 1976 Bristol Classic / Refit...................... $79,000

37 1983 Tartan 37c........................................ $68,500

26 2014 Tartan Fantail DS & Weekender In STOCK

40 1996 Pacific Seacraft Crealock............. $250,000

36 2004 Hunter 36 ......................................... $79,000

20 2009 Catalina Aero 20 ............................. $12,000

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7330 Edgewood Road, Suite 1 Annapolis, MD 21403 38’ Alerion - Express ’06 While still faithful to the concept of easy handling, the Alerion Express offers considerably more interior space and head room. Contact Tommy Harken at tommy@northpointyachtsales.com or 843-830-4483

46’ Leopard 46 ’08 Asking $395,000. Great design, comfortable spaces, bluewater cruiser. Four large cabins, Generator, 3 air conditioners. Hardtop bimini, roll down blinds. Aft deck bench folds into swim platform. Very easy handling, very safe family cruiser. 800672-1327, www.MooringsBrokerage. com. 29’ Dehler ’98 Rare boat to the US market. Win races and cruise in comfort. The ideal performance oriented pocket cruiser. Fresh bottom. Nice instrument package. Cruising and racing sails. $61,500 David@Northpointyachtsales. com (410) 280-8976 51’ Beneteau Cyclades 50 ’06 Asking $195,000. 16-foot beam = terrific space—double more traditional 50-footers. Comfort unsurpassed in its class. Five cabins (4 double cabins) generator, aircon. Ideal for regattas, cruising. 800-672-1327 www. MooringsBrokerage.com.

28’ Hunter ’87 Yanmar 18-hp, RF, wheel, 4’ draft $12,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300. 29’ Bayfield ’89 Yanmar 13-hp, shoal, cutter $19,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300. 29’ Bayfield ’84 Yanmar dsl, 3’6” draft, extended galley. $18,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

J/105s North Point is your source for this great 35’ one design racer and day sail boat. We have a wide selection starting at $53,000 David@Northpointyachtsales.com (410) 280-8976

36’ Catalina MK II ‘05 This boat has been well maintained, she is clean & comfortable. Great opportunity to own a boat in excellent cond. Offered at $129,000 Contact David Cox at davidcox@northpointyachtsales.com or 410-280-2038

38’ C&C Landfall ‘81 Plenty of upgrades coming from a refit in 2010 with additional upgrades in 2011 and 2012. $47,500. Contact Randy Draftz at randy@northpointyachtsales.com or 843-557-6082

40’ J120s North Point Euro Trash Gil for sale. Very competitive boat in the ocean & on the bay. Bottom just redone. Survey available. Call Paul to learn more. $124,900 paul@northpointyachtsales. com 410-280-2038

32’ Dufour ’07 325 Grande Large, 19-hp dsl, wheel, RF, dinghy $114,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300. 35’ Hunter Legend 35.5 ‘93 Yanmar dsl, AP, shoal draft $58,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300. 35.5’ Bristol Restoration $26,500 obo Lippincott (410) 827-9300.

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43’ Endeavor ’82 43 CC Ketch Bow thruster, Loaded! Reduced! $79,000 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300. 47’ Gulf Craft Custom, center cockpit ketch. Solar panels, full keel, generator. $49,500 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

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44’ Beneteau 44.7 ’06 If you are looking for a Cruiser Racer with everything to keep the entire family happy than this is your boat. MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION!!!! $244,900. Call Ken Comerford 410-280-2038 or ken@northpointyachtsales.com

48’ J145 ’01 Many custom upgrades makes this the best performing J145 out there. Excellent boat for racing or cruising fast. $459,000 Call Ken Comerford 410-280-2038

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30’ Catalina ’85 Dsl, Tall Rig, dodger. 3 avail. $25,000 Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300. 30’ Lippincott ’83 Yanmar dsl, Roll furl, shoal draft Lippincott Marine (410) 827-9300.

43’ Hinckley ’81 Everything you will need to cruise from Maine to the Islands, live aboard in Annapolis or day sail. 4’4” board up draft will take you anywhere. New 08 - Forespar rig, North sails, Cruisair AC and Westerbeke rebuilt. $175,000 David@Northpointyachtsales.com (410) 280-8976

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36’ Modified NY ’36 ’81 1st to Newport and 1st to Halifax (2009). Race ready w/ excellent sail inventory & equipment (Custom keel, carbon fiber mast, Ockams, radar & more). PHRF rating 108 (114 w/ furler) $27,500 Call David Cox 410-310-3476 davidcox@northpointyachtsales.coM

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41’ X Yachts X-412MK III ’02 The X 412 has been one of the most successful high quality yachts built to date. She will appeal to the sailor looking for a boat to race and cruise. $247,500. Call Ken Comerford 410-280-2038 or ken@ northpointyachtsales.com

42’ Beneteau 423 ’04 This Beneteau has been extremely well maintained, has additional features not normally found on other 423’s, and is aggressively priced for the savvy buyer $169k. Call David Cox 410-280-2038 or davidcox@ northpointyachtsales.com

41’ Hunter ’05 Voyager is loaded with extras, radar, Refrigerator/freezer, spinnaker, and meticulously maintained. She‘s ready to sail! $169,000, Norton Yacht Sales, (804)776-9211, www.nortonyachts. com. 410 Hunter ’01 Simple Pleasures is a beauty! She’s loaded w/space and equipped with 2 heads & showers, 2 air conditioners, VHF/radio, autopilot/GPS & more! $134,000, Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts. com 426 Hunter ’03 Alibi is a beauty with space and 2 heads, 2 showers, autopilot/ radar, GPS/chartplotter &more! $170,000, Norton Yacht Sales, (804)776-9211, www.nortonyachts. com.

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42’ Jeanneau ’08 Fandango is a oneowner beautifully maintained cruiser equipped with AC/Heat, bowthruster, 2 heads, in-mast furling, & More! $205,000, Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 45CC Hunter ’01 Boomerang is a beautiful yacht equipped with AC/Heat, TV/DVD, GPS, Autopilot, Plotter, Zodiac 6 person life raft, a gorgeous spinnaker, & much more! $159,900, Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com 460 Hunter ’00 Proud Mary is a lovely yacht with 3 cabins, 2 heads, TV/Video/ Stereo. She’s ready to sail! $159,000, Norton Yacht Sales, (804) 776-9211, www.nortonyachts.com.

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30’ Ticon Sloop ’84 Canadian built and a Halsey Herreshoff design. Very well maintained vessel and ready to go. Reduced to $26,500 OBYS 410-226-0100 36’ Islander Sloop ’79 40-hp Yanmar in 2000, new holding tank, complete vinylester bottom etc. Owner is ready to sell! Asking $22,500 OBYS 410-226-0100 380 Catalina Sloop ‘96 Lovely boat, brand new listing, price to be determined. Be the first to see her. Oxford Boatyard Yacht Sales (410) 226-0100 40’ C&C ‘79 Lovely and extremely well maintained vessel! She has been cared for and upgraded by a professional yachtsman. Deep draft, tall rig, and too many improvement to mention. Survey available. Red to $37,800 OBYS 410-226-0100 4400 Tartan Sloop ’08 Beautiful raised salon cruising vessel. Roller Boom reefing, roller furling headsail, genset, AC/HT, Electric winches, refrigeration! Exceptional vessel! Reduced $339,000 OBYS 410-226-0100

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27’ Com-Pac ‘92 Celestine 12-hp Westerbeke dsl, Very low engine hrs, extra clean, solid built pocket cruiser, Great Bay boat, Asking:$23,500 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 30’ Sea Sprite ’84 Wind Courser Traditional Style, sloop, full keel, Harken roller furler, dodger, bimini, 14-hp Universal dsl. Asking: $22,500 Call Regent Point Marina 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

22’ Atlantic City Catboat ’83 Complete refit by the Oxford Boatyard in 2004/2005. Awlgripped Flag Blue hull, new dsl engine, awlgripped cabin and deck, 5’+ headroom. Quite the eye catcher! $24,500 OBYS 410-226-0100

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31’ Pearson MK II ‘89 Pequod, Very clean and well maintained, 18-hp Yanmar dsl, Roller Furling, Shallow 4’ draft, Asking: $24,500 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

‘02 Hunter 380 - $95,999

JUST REDUCED ’07 Hunter 44DS - $219,500

JUST REDUCED

’97 Hunter 376 - $70,000

JUST REDUCED

‘00 Hunter 460 - $159,000

’08 Jeanneau 42i - $205,000

‘08 Hunter 49 - $285,000

‘03 Hunter 426 - $170,000

33’ Hunter ’79 Here at Last Yanmar 15hp dsl, no sails. Owner must sell - bring all offers. Asking: $7,100 PRICED TO SELL Regent Point Marina (804) 7584457 www.regentpointmarina.com 35’ Pearson Yawl ’77 Indian Summer Great sailing boat, keel/CB, less than 4 draft w/board up, Westerbeke 27-hp, Furlex RF, bimini: Asking $19,900 Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 36’ Cape Dory ’86 Hunky Dory Clean, Well cared for, Ready to go. Perkins dsl, A/C heat pump, new canvas 2010, potable generator, & much more. Asking: $82,500 Call Regent Point marina 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 37’ Beneteau Envision ’83 Ideal liveaboard. Rare center cockpit pilothouse design ketch. One of only a few made, Set up for major cruising, Duel helm stations, 3 cabin layout, 2 heads. $49,500 PRICE REDUCED. Call Regent Point marina @804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 38’ Sabre CB ‘89 Lana’s Song A Must SEE Beauty. Extensive updates and upgrades done this Year, Too many to list here including A/C and electronics. Better than New, $137,000: Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com 39’ Cal ‘81 Coralia Dark blue hull, many features, Set up for serious sailing. 50 HP VW dsl, Ready to GO! Asking: $62,900 Call Regent Point Marina@ 804-758-4457 www.regentpointmarina.com

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Tanzer ’87 .................$ 7,900 Hunter ‘09.................$ 26,000 Hunter ‘79.................$ 9,997 S2 8.6 ’85 ..................$ 13,900 Hunter ‘86.................$ 30,000 Hunter ’06.................$ 70,000 Catalina ’96...............$ 56,500 Hunter ‘03.................$ 69,000 Hunter ’82.................$ 18,000 Hunter ‘05.................$ 79,000 Hunter ’86.................$ 24,000 Hallberg Rassy ‘76.....$ 39,900 C&C ‘84 ....................$ 24,000 Endeavour Cat ‘99....$149,000 Ericson ’81 ................$ 39,000 Hunter ‘05.................$120,000 Beneteau ‘00 ............$ 88,000 Hunter ‘97.................$ 72,000

376 Hunter ‘97.................$ 70,000 38 Herrishoff Cat ’85 .....$ 72,000 38 Hunter ’06.................$120,000 380 Hunter ’02 Sloop ......$ 95,999 405 Northwind ’86 ..........$ 59,000 41 Hunter ’07.................$185,000 41AC Hunter ’05.................$169,000 410 Hunter ‘01.................$134,000 42i Jeanneau ’08 ............$205,000 42 Morgan ‘70 ...............$ 50,000 426 Hunter ‘03.................$170,000 44DS Hunter ’07................$219,500 45CC Hunter ‘01.................$159,900 460 Hunter ’00.................$159,000 49 Jeanneau ’05 ............$219,000 49 Hunter ’07.................$316,900 49 Hunter ‘08.................$285,000

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BROKERAGE & CLASSIFIED 40’ Challenger ’73 Red Tail Yankee Engine rebuilt in 2012, Great live aboard go anywhere boat, ketch rig, large interior. $35,000.PRICE REDUCED. Call Regent Point Marina @ 804-7584457 www.regentpointmarina.com

Rogue Wave Specializes in High Quality, Ocean-going vessels of substance and character. List your boat with us! Look for Fall Price Reductions! Also check out our free Buyer’s Agent Services! Come see our fully equipped cruising boats during the Boat Show! Call now. (410) 571-2955.

28’ Bristol Channel Cutter ’94 High quality vessel. Newest , most lightly used, Fresh water, extra headroom, perfect condition! Romantic, traditional, real, lovely, a gem. 159k RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Sea Sprite 34 Cutter ‘89 Sea Sprite 34 Cutter ’89 Beautiful traditional high quality cutter. Brilliantly cared for and so lightly used. Restored and maintained. New bottom, rigging, sails, and canvas. 54.9k RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Cabo Rico 34 Cutter ’90 Beautiful cond. w/many recent upgrade, all cruising gear you need, two real cabins & spacious pullman berth. Excellent Cond.! Go. Reduced $119K (410) 571-2955.

Nauticat 35 PH ‘00 Two stateroom, pilothouse lightly used and well equipped; air conditioning heat, bow thruster, davits, new dinghy and outboard, and a liferaft, Seldon in-mast furling. 205K RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Bavaria 36 ‘04 Farr design, German built, modern, clean, capable, and easy to sail with in-mast furling, drop down swim platform, 6’3” headroom, three staterooms! Priced for quick sale. 95K RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Amazon 37 Cutter ‘85 Awesome value, professionally built, steel cutter completely equipped for cruising, with solar, wind, radar, plotter, AIS, cruising gear, dinghy outboard. Ready 119k RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

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Corbin 39 Pilothouse ’88 1998 “Cruising World”s best cruising sailboat in ’98. Fully equipped for ocean voyaging! Portland Pudgy lifeboat, proven voyager, Real value! $89k RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Malo 42 ‘98 High quality, ocean going sailboat. Two strms, 2 heads, Yanmar 100-hp eng, genset, solar panels, watermaker, dinghy & outboard. New: 900 amp/hour battery bank, standing rigging, halyards, Quantum mainsail, 329k RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Valiant 42 Cutter ‘00 Awesome. Two stateroom! Refit 2008. Genset, stern arch, solar panels, dinghy, davits, AC, Espar diesel heat, water maker! Everything! Amazing. 299k RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

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Hunter 456 ‘02 ....... $174,900 Endeavour 42 ‘85 .....$69,900 C&C 41 ‘84..................$54,900 Beneteau 411 ‘01 .. $149,900 Hunter 38 ‘05 ......... $126,500 Hunter 386 ‘02 ....... $109,900

Hunter 356 ‘03 ..........$89,900 Catalina 350 ‘04 ..... $119,900 Catalina 320 ‘00 ........$69,900 Hunter 290 ‘01 ..........$39,900 Precision 28 ‘95 .........$23,500 Catalina 28 ‘90 ..........$28,500

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Hallberg Rassey 43 ’06 Great favorite. Kate sailed from Trinidad in 14 days! Proven passage maker, traditional mainsail, Hydrovane windvane, watermaker. Reduced. 409K! RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

36’ 1996 Catalina 36 Yanmar, Air, Dinghy, w/ Davits $87,500

Valiant 40 Cutter ’74 Great cruising boat! New dsl, generator, batteries, arch, solar panels, wind generator, hard dodger, monitor windvane, awlgrip blue. Amazing. 119k, make offer! RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Saga 43 Sloop ‘94 Performance cruiser, proven off shore vessel, rigged for sailing, well maintained, original owner, special features, extra quarter berth and more. $175K RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

28’ 1987 Hunter Yanmar 18-hp, RF, Wheel, 4’ Draft ..................$12,500 29’ 1989 Bayfield Cutter Yanmar 13-hp, Shoal Draft...............$18,500 29’ 1984 Bayfield Yanmar DSL, 3’6” Draft ...................................$20,000 30’ 1987 Catalina Universal DSL, 5’3” Draft......................... $22,500 30’ 1986 Catalina DSL, Tall Rig, Dodger .......................................$22,500 30’ 1983 Lippincott Yanmar DSL, Roll Furl, Shoal Draft ..........$17,500 30’ 1977 Ranger Univ. DSL 25-hp, RF, Dodger, Bimini...................SOLD 34’ 2001 Motorsailor Kubota 50-hp, One-Off............................$35,000

Cabo Rico 42 ’03 Chuck Paine design, Sailmag Top Ten. Beautiful, classy, elegant , comfortable, equipped for cruising anywhere in comfort. Proven and ready. Reduced 319k RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Alden 44 ‘84 Classic high quality sailing vessel, equipped for passagemaking. Atlantic loop veteran. Make Offer! Asking 119K RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

35’ 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 Yanmar DSL, AP, Shoal Draft ..$58,500

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61’ Deerfoot ’88..............$299,000 58’ Farr/Dencho ’85 .......$235,000 44’ Mason ’88 .................$236,900 43’ Tartan ’08 ..................$395,000 42 Pearson 424 ’81 ..........$69,000 40’ Cuttyhunk ’76.............$89,000

51’ Bristol 51.1 ’87 $289,000

Ted Brewer PH44 ‘92 Powerful cruising vessel, flush deck and pilothouse, AC, heat, water maker, generator, washer/ dryer, stall shower, electric toilet, new Nav Net 3D GPS Plotter! 249K RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Taswell 49 CC ‘01 Wonderful, well equipped, three-stateroom center cockpit cruiser! Completely upgraded in 08! Super clean family cruiser with complete amenities! Reduced 398K RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Freedom 45 ’94 Performance cruising w/carbon fiber mast, cruise ready all amenities including new Yanmar, genset, AC/heat, watermaker, fridge/ freezer, new water heater, new batteries, new bottom paint. Great price 179K RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Passport 51 Cutter ’87 Live aboard in absolute comfort! Major refit in 2011 included a new engine, plumbing, refrigeration and new mainsail. Well equipped; solar, wind, genset, watermaker. Major reduction. 259K RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Hallberg Rassy 46 ‘96 Amazing threestrm bluewater sailboat, solent rigged headsails and traditional mainsail, solar panels, amazing freezer, completely equipped for circumnavigation or any voyaging. $429K RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

Tayana 64 ‘05 Incredible opportunity to own a four stateroom lightly used great sailing vessel. Call for showing appointment. Priced to sell. 619K RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

38’ Catalina ’00...............$115,000 38’ Hunter ’02 .................$104,500 37’ Tayana ’86...................$69,000 37’ Fountaine Pajot ’94..$124,900 36’ Gozzard ’86 ..............$159,750 36’ Nonsuch ’86 ...............$92,000

44’ Mason ‘’88 $236,900

32’ Catalina ’03.................$75,000 31’ Gozzard ’92 ................$94,500

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Oyster 46 CC Ketch ’84 Amazing 3-stateroom layout for kids! VAT paid. Go to the Med. Equipped to cruise and maintained in readiness. Top pick. Reduced! 219k RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955. Island Packets Numerous models available from 27-51 feet. Our brokers have listed and sold more Island Packets than anyone else – ask us why! S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com.

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Passport 47 ‘02 Aft cockpit sailing machine w/elegant, satisfying accommodations! Super clean & lightly used. Well maintained, new canvas, new cushions, new electric winch, and new price! 369K RogueWave YS (410) 571-2955.

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Allied Seawind 30 ’69 Lovingly restored to her original sweetness... and more. She is in excellent condition inside and out! A very special yacht! $49,500. S&J Yachts 410-571-360 www.sjyachts.com.

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Island Packet 380 Excellent accommodations with centerline forward, great galley, large roomy head, super storage.1999 asking $214,900 and 2000 asking $225,000 S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com.

33 Hunter ‘04 ........... $69,500 36 Catalina ‘03 .........$102,800 380 Hunter ‘01.......... $99,500

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41 Hunter 06 ...........$169,500 466 Hunter ‘04.........$199,500 45CC Hunter ‘06 .....$259,500

Pearson 35 ‘76 Fast, stable and a delight to sail. Ideal for the Chesapeake with a shallow draft of 3’9” w/board up. Very well equipped. $47,900. S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com.

Moody 38 ’02 Brand new beautiful awlgrip hull - navy blue w/gold cavita stripe. Generator, A/C, Watermaker, Bowthruster, Davits, Full enclosure. $169,000. S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com

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36’ Island Packet Estero ’10 Two just sold – this is the only one on the market!• Very clean boat. Easy to sail. Low maintenance exterior. $270,000. S&J Yachts 804 776-0604 www.sjyachts.com.

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TaShing Tashiba 36 ’86 Bob Perry designed this beautiful, sturdy, capable and surprisingly fast cruising boat. No Teak Decks! Call for details. $128,900. S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com.

Island Packet 45 ‘99 Well cared for. Nicely equipped for cruising south or north. Electric winches, bow thruster, davits, excellent storage. $239,900. S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com.

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SAIL 47’ Catalina 470 ‘01 Low hour, New Electronics and Dodger! .....................Reduced to $259,000 46’ Beneteau Oceanis 461 ‘00 Well equipped and never chartered...................................$189,000 45’ Gulfstar CC ‘85 Blue hull, repowered .................................................................................$99,000 44’ Hunter DS ‘06 Excellent condition motivated seller ................................................... $175,000 43’ Mason 43 Capable world cruiser ............................................................... Reduced to $139,000 42’ Catalina 42 ‘89 3 cabin..........................................................................................................$75,000 42’ Pearson 424 ‘83 Ketch .........................................................................................................$59,900 42’ Sabre 426 ‘04 Bristol condition........................................................................................ $299,000 41’ Bristol 41.1 ‘82 CC loaded and ready to go.................................................................... $159,000 41’ Bristol 41.1 ‘86 Spectacular!..................................................................................................... SOLD 40’ Beneteau 400 ‘93 Two owner, never chartered “BRISTOL”....................................... $110,000 40’ Hunter 40.5 ‘97 Loaded!.......................................................................................................$90,500 40’ Caliber LRC ‘99 Low hour, Blue hull ................................................................................ $154,900 40’ Catalina 400 ‘95 .......................................................................................................................... SOLD 39' Pearson 39 '74 Re�it in 2004 and ready to go!........................................................................ $79,500. 38’ Caliber 38 ‘90 Loaded for cruising! .......................................................................SALE PENDING 38’ Island Packet 380 ‘01 Spectacular!................................................................................. $219,000 38’ Morgan 383 ‘82 Loaded!.......................................................................................................$56,000 38’ C&C Landfall ‘82 .......................................................................................................................... SOLD 36' Catalina MkII '99 Just listed, motivated seller! ...............................................................$87,500. 36’ Pearson 365 ‘79 Excellent condition! ................................................................................$39,500 34’ Oday ‘82 A/C, great shape .....................................................................................................$29,900 31’ Cape Dory ‘85 .............................................................................................................................. SOLD 30' Pearson 30 '76 Classic Pearson, ready for the right owner! ......................................... $6,000. 30’ Laguna ‘89 ..................................................................................................................................... SOLD 30’ Catalina ‘89 Tall Rig Loaded .................................................................................................$29,500 POWER 42’ Grand Banks MY ‘84................................................................................................................... SOLD 42’ Grand Banks Classic ‘83............................................................................................................ SOLD 37’ Carver 370 ‘94............................................................................................................SALE PENDING 34’ Mainship 34 Sedan ‘06 .............................................................................................................. SOLD 28’ Albin TE ‘95 Cummins diesel! ..............................................................................................$54,900 26’ Custom DownEast ‘09 Diesel...............................................................................................$49,000 25’ Acadia ‘97 Down East Yanmar .............................................................................................$31,000

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Morgan Nelson Merek 454 ’84 Superior performing vessel on all points of sail. Exhilaratingly fast passages. 66 PHRF rating. Shoal draft of 5’. $69,500. S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com.

43’ Mason ’84 Former ANGELINA of Romancing the Stone fame! Own a piece of Hollywood history! Designed by Al Mason and an excellent example of this world proven cruiser...REDUCED NOW $139,000 (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com 44’ Hunter DS ‘06 Excellent shape and loaded with all the latest electronics asking $175,000 (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com

48’ Cheoy Lee Ketch ’79 Robert Perry design; built for serious cruising. Extensive updating past 2 years. A good looking classic yacht! $84,900 S&J Yachts 804 776-0604 www.sjyachts.com

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38’ Island Packet 380 ’01 Bristol cond. ...owned by a very knowledgeable, experienced and meticulous cruising couple....Asking $219,000! (410) 6399380, www.saltyachts.com

46’ Beneteau Oceanis 461 ’00 One Owner Never Chartered. Desirable 3 cabin, 2 head layout. Ready to head South!. asking $189,000 (410) 6399380, www.saltyachts.com 47’ Catalina 470 ’01 Blue Hull, In mast furling, ONLY 320 HOURS! Loaded with new electronics, New dodger and great gear! Ready to go NOW! ...REDUCED NOW $259,000 (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com

40’ Caliber 40RC ’99 Beautiful dark hull...light upper Chesapeake use. Seller says SELL! Major price reduction to...$154,900 (410) 639-9380, www.saltyachts.com

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320 Catalina ’00 ST60 knot/log/depth/ wind, autopilot, electric windlass, GPS, dodger/bimini, etc. $79,950 Call 410-939-0950 or go to www.tidewateryachts.com

33’ Nonsuch ’92 Allegro asking $115,000 equipped well, clean as a whistle, easy to sail, and sails well to boot. Lots of accommodation inside and in the cockpit. Contact Frank Gary 410703 4017 frank@walczakyacht.com www.walczakyacht.com

35’ Niagara ’86 Tardis is the sought after Encore model. Well cared for & well equipped. Attractive blue hull & solid decks. Radar, steering vane, 3 sails, AP. Asking $59,000 Frank Gary 410-703 4017 frank@walczakyacht.com

33’ Hunter ’04 Air/heat, In-mast furling, Raymarine ST60 depth/speed, dodger, etc. $69,500 Call 410-939-0950 or go to www.tidewateryachts.com. 36’ Catalina ’03 Air/heat, Garmin GPS, electric windlass, custom North bimini/dodger, etc. $102,800 Call 443-209-1110 or go to www.tidewateryachts.com. 380 Catalina ’00 Air/heat, chartplotter/ radar, autopilot, spinnaker, in-mast furling, dodger/bimini, etc. $129,500 Call 443-209-1110 or go to www.tidewateryachts.com.

38’ Pearson Sloop ‘90 Harmony 2 cabin layout well maintained. Fast comfortable cruiser. Loads of nice gear2011 Mainsail solar panels, easy to see in Annapolis. Offered for $93,000. Call Chris 443-926-1278 chris@walczakyacht.com, www.walczakyacht.com

41’ AC Hunter ’06 Air/heat, In-mast furling, Raymarine autopilot, electric windlass, spinnaker, bimini, etc. $169,500 Call 410-939-0950 or go to www.tidewateryachts.com.

43’ Swan ’85 AKELA III is a very well maintained Swan 43, Completely equipped to cruise or ocean racing.New Yanmar dsl eng ’13. Fast & Safe. Located near Annapolis, MD & ready to be sailed away: Contact Frank 410-703-4017 frank@walczakyacht.com, www.walczakyacht.com

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410-923-1400 • 443-223-7864 1987 Bristol Yachts, We have 3: 47.7, 43.3, 41.1 All very nice, well equipped, shoal draft, and priced to sell. All are located in Annapolis. If you want a good sailing yacht contact Frank Gary 410703 4017 frank@walczakyacht.com, www.walczakyacht.com

53’ Pearson Center Cockpit Ketch ‘82 “ICW Capable” Shallow draft, Cruise ReadyLoaded, comfortable3 stateroom, 2 head layout. 85 Hp Perkins dsl, 15 kW Perkins Genset. Must see for Blue Water cruiser. Priced to sell. Call Chris 443-926-1278 chris@walczakyacht.com, www.walczakyacht.com

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY 32’ Sabre ‘84 Good cond. tri-cabin, fin keel, Westerbeke 21-hp well maintained, main new, genoa 135 good, jib 110, jib furler, wheel steering, $39,000, Mike 410-703-7986 Winter Sailboat Cover Designed to fit a Hunter 45 CC, new, never used $1,400 Call Christopher Lindbloom (804) 615-4465.

John Kaiser, Owner of Yacht View Brokerage LLC Is offering complimentary dockage, electric and weekly professional cleaning for all Power and Sailing yachts from 20’ to 75’, until sold! A USCG 100 Ton Master with 25 years of experience, John has built a strong reputation nationally for excellent service and incredible listing to sale time(Usually less than 45 days!). John’s clients have often purchased multiple boats through him and many have become lifetime friends. Contact John Kaiser to request a referral to his most recent satisfied Sellers and to discuss listing your beautifully maintained yacht! Email: john@yachtview.com, Cell: 443223-7864, Office: 410-923-1400, Website: www.yachtview.com

25’ Olson E ’88/89 #114. Purchased fall, 1988. Single owner. New (2011) Furlex furler with Quantum 135 racing genoa with foam luff and white cover. Recent (2011) yardwork to re-bed chainplates, replace anchor light and inspection/ replacement of wiring/lights as necessary, bottom painting. Tohatsu 5 hp (2000). $12,500. snrs@earthlink.net, 240-925-6415. Boat Wanted Looking for a phrf 30’ racer/ cruiser , no ”wet” boats please. With a lot of the basics in place. Will pay up to 30k for the right boat. foredeckbob@comcast.net Perfect Opportunity for Snowbirds Watermark Cruises, MD’s top passenger vessel company, seeks Baltimore Operations Manager. Fulltime, 7.5 mos/year. Slip incl. For Description and how to apply, go to: http://watermarkcruises.com/ aboutEmployment.htm

35’ Pearson ’81 Pristine teak interior and excellent overall condition. Hull #495 of Pearson’s most successful design. 24HP diesel. Located 12 miles south of Annapolis. (301) 365-4783.

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

& CLASSIFIED SECTIONS ACCESSORIES ART ATTORNEYS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CAPTAINS CHARTERS

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MARINE ENGINES MARINE SERVICES REAL ESTATE RENTALS RIGGING SAILS SCHOOLS

CREW DELIVERIES ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT FINANCE HELP WANTED INSURANCE

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Business Opportunities Day-sail charter business for sale. Earning 20K+ during summer months. Call 717-653-0240 for details.

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

CHARTERS

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EQUIPMENT

Captain Bob Dunn, Deliveries, Charters, Yacht Management, Live away from the Bay? Who’s watching your boat? (410) 279-0502. dunnboat01@gmail.com

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A Professional Is What You Need. Moving, new job, or just want to head south for the winter, Captain Joe Musike will get your boat there with or without you. (302)545-8149 www.experiencesail.com

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ELECTRONICS

Impeller Removal Tool These pliers are a must have for many of the JH series Yanmar engines. Scan QR To See The Impeller Puller In Action!

Starting at $1650 per season (410) 867-7177

Check out Our On-Line Store

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Lady Sara Charter Services 37’ sailboat. Crewed half and full-day charters out of the Magothy River. Licensed captain. Call Captain Paul (410) 370-2480, www. ladysaracharterservices.com

Fleming Minor Light Weight Windvane For boats to 20,000 lbs. All stainless, some components cast. Bearings bronze or delrin. Condition excellent. $2500 firm. Contact Bill Flynn bnbflynn@hotmail.com for brochures.

R&R Charters Crewed day, weekend, and week long charters, leaving from Kent Narrows. Also available certified ASA sail classes. Contact Capt. Dave at (570) 690-3645, (renolldh@epix.net), www. randrchartersandsailschool.net

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INSURANCE

YACHT SERVICES

Anchors & Chain Swivels & Shackles

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North Point Yacht Sales Is hiring full time sail and power yacht brokers in Annapolis, MD. Requirements: proven track record in yacht sales, strong client relationships skills, experience in development of sales plan and execution of plans, expertise in customer support, experience in power and sailboat market analysis, four year BS/BA degree preferred. Please send all inquiries and resumes to Ken@NorthPointYachtSales.com.

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HELP WANTED

Joe Mullee Agent

Associate Publisher SpinSheet Publishing Company is looking for a new Associate Publisher for SpinSheet Magazine, PropTalk Magazine, and Start Sailing Now. The ideal candidate is an energetic, organized, people person with extensive sales, marketing, and management experience. He or she must love sailing and powerboating on the Chesapeake Bay and regularly participate in both activities. The position is full-time based in our Annapolis office with some weekend and evening commitments—more during the boating season. Compensation is a base salary and benefits with a bonus structure. Interested candidates should send a resume and letter detailing why he or she should be part of our team to mary@spinsheet.com Marine Technician: Marine repair, installation and restoration company based in Annapolis, Maryland is now taking applications for a lead Technician. Applicants should have a minimum of five years’ experience in the maritime trades industry and knowledge of all shipboard systems. Skills required: Mechanical, A/C – D/C electrical, electronic installations, charging systems, navigation to plumbing, sanitation, general yacht maintenance and repair. Knowledge of all shipboard systems required. Base pay, retirement (401K), performance based compensation, education, holidays, vacation. Tools and transportation required at start. References required. This is a rapid advancement opportunity. Please visit our web site for a company profile. (www.dmsinc.net), For a confidential interview contact 410.263.8717 Please e-mail resumes to tomdmsinc@verizon.net

703-724-4800 • joe@joemullee.com

MARINE Engines

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All other Mercury and Mercruiser engines available at discounted prices.

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MARINE Services

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Mike’s Sodablasting LLC

Professional Mobile Service Eco-Safe-Full Tenting Free Estimates Fully Insured

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• Haul Outs to 60’ • Running Gear Repairs • Soda Blasting, Power Washing, Bottom Painting • Engine Repowers • Boat & Interior Detailing • Fiberglass Repairs • Insurance Repairs • Winter storage $14.00/ft for the entire Winter Season

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• Get your chains and anchors re-galvanized for less than buying new • We can galvanize boat dock parts, lifts, etc. • No Job is too small Conveniently • Quick turn times located just north of Richmond! • Same day service available

Bottom Paint Removal • Gel-Coat Safe Chris Stafford 800-901-4253 www.galeforceblasting.com

Up The C re e k Diving

Helix Mooring Authorized Installer

410.320.4798

www.upthecreekdiving.com Mooring Installation & Service Underwater Maintenance & Repair

Baking Soda Blasting

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10988 Leadbetter Rd. • Ashland, VA 23005 www.commonwealthgalv.com

Mobile Paint Stripping & Surface Restoration

Environmentally Friendly Abrasive and Non-Abrasive Media Blasting

Mike Morgan

140 W. Mt. Harmony Rd. #105 Owings, MD 20736 www.chesapeakesodaclean.com

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Shoreline Fuel Services

Fuel Polishing • Tank Cleaning Fuel Pump Out & Disposal Servicing Gasoline and Diesel

240-678-3605

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Repair Installation Restoration

COMMANDER DIVE SERVICES

Shaft/Prop cleaning and service Hull inspection/cleaning Search and Recovery

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(410) 263-8717

Annapolis Yacht-Works LLC Personalized & Professional Yacht Repair Electrical Systems, Electronics, Rigging, Plumbing,Carpentry, Commissioning, Yacht Management

Eric Haneberg 410-693-1961 eric@annapolisyachtworks.com

annapolisyachtworks.com Winter Dry Storage $25 per ft. Fall thru April 2014. Includes Haul-Out, Powerwash, Blocking, and Launch. Patapsco River – Baltimore Outer Harbor. Old Bay Marina (410)477-1488 or www.oldbaymarina.com

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SAILS

Attention Brokers! Eastport Yacht Center Has a 645 sq. ft. Waterfront Office Available. EYC is a full service working boatyard with 106 slips. 726 Second Street, Annapolis, MD (410) 280-9988 For Sale: Waterfront Deep water building lot, small livable cabin on property. Chase Creek off Severn. Owner $237,500 (828) 743-3666, (828) 743-2835. Space For Lease Eastport 2nd floor /view of the bay. (443) 336-2694.

RIGGING sCHOOLS

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Rigging & Metal Fabrication MOBILE SERVICE Annapolis 122 Severn Ave • 410.268.1570 Herrington Harbour 410.867.7248

www.atlanticspars.com SIPALA SPARS & RIGGING LLC Fully Mobile Rigging Services on the Eastern Shore

20Min. From DC Beltway

At Herrington Harbour North

Splicing, Swaging, Spar Transportation and Refinishing Premium Quality Rigging at Reasonable Rates Full Rigging Shop New Shop Open in Rock Hall

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Annapolis based riggers, Bosun Yacht Services is now stocking the renowned Southern Ropes brand of line. Offering a large variety of high quality lines for dinghy, cruising and racing sailors at affordable prices. Expert splicing and rigging services available.

Bosun Yacht Services, LLC

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NEW & USED SAILS BUY-SELL-CONSIGN-TRADE. 1000’s of cruising & racing sails in stock. Tax Deductions/Donation Program New Sail Covers - Loft on Site MASTHEAD ENTERPRISES (800) 783-6953 (727) 327-5361 or fax: (727) 327-4275 4500 28th St. N., St. Petersburg FL 33714 email: masthead@mastheadsailinggear.com www.mastheadsailinggear.com

Slips & STORAGE

Deep water slips - lifts - 35-45ft South River 410.212.3214 www.marinaOTSR.com Dry Storage to 36 feet. Repair Yard DIY or Subs.

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Annual slips & off-season monthly rates available in the Inner Harbor. Year round fun for your family!

www.harboreastmarina.com

Movie Theatre Restaurants Whole Foods Liquor Store Harborplace Aquarium Fells Point Little Italy

410.625.1700

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Slips & STORAGE

Winter Storage Reserve Now

25’ - 40’ Slips, MD Clean Marina / Boatyard of the Year. Power & sail, cozy. Intimate in protected Deale harbor. Excellent boating & fishing, free WIFi & pumpout. 30 mins. from DC. 2013 discount to new customers. (410) 867-7919. www. rockholdcreekmarina.com

Storage for Sails, Boat Stuff or Anything else. Great storage in temperature controlled office building with drive up access in Annapolis on Chinquapin Road. Work bench area and great lighting. I have my stuff there, but it is more space than I need. A very comfortable space with carpet and drop ceilings. Kevin McNeil 410-355-7910 x117

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30’ - 35’ Slips Available Annapolis City Marina, Ltd. in the heart of Eastport. Includes electric, water, restrooms with showers, and gated parking. Give us a call at (410) 268-0660, www.annapoliscitymarina.com.

SURVEYORS

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

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

Deep Water Covered & Open Slips Up to 50 feet Full service, land storage, transients welcome. Fairview Marina (410) 437-3400.

TRAILEr

Deep Water Sail Slips on Rhode River In Edgewater. Electric, water & showers. (410) 798-1232. Whitehall Marina Has a few slips available for 2013. Deep water, recently constructed piers, and very protected Whitehall Creek location. (410)757-4819, www.whitehallannapolis.com Up to 40’ Spa Creek City Side Slip Available. (410) 269-0902.

Sailboat Trailers & Cradles

Custom-built & fit

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15’ Up to 60’ Deep-Water Slips On the Magothy. One river north of Annapolis. Easy access to marina by Route 100. North Shore Marina (410) 255-3982. 20’ - 40’ Slips. Pier 4 Marina 301 4th St., Eastport, across from Annapolis Yacht Club. Keep your boat where the Hinckley and Sabre dealers keep theirs. Electric, water & showers. (410) 990-9515.

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Accent Graphics........................................... 90

Eastport Yacht Center................................ 111

Offshore Sailing School................................ 41

Adirondack Guide Boats............................... 68

Eastport Yacht Club..................................... 51

Osprey Point................................................. 84

Allstate Insurance....................................... 123

Farr Yacht Sales........................................... 16

Pantaenius America..................................... 29

American Boat & Yacht Council................. 112

Fawcett Boat Supplies.................................. 19

Pasco........................................................... 54

Annapolis Accommodations......................... 90

Ferry Point Marina........................................ 43

Patsy Ewenson........................................... 133

Annapolis Athletic Club.............................. 130

Garhauer...................................................... 42

Pettit Marine Paint Vivid....................... 6,7,119

Annapolis Bay Charters................................ 97

Gratitude Marina........................................... 84

Pier 4 Marina.............................................. 114

Annapolis Bermuda Race........................... 127

Great Blue Yachts...................................... 151

Planet Hope................................................ 110

Annapolis Boat Service................................ 32

Grundy Agency............................................. 57

Pocket-Yacht Company.............................. 133

Annapolis Green........................................... 69

Harbor East Marina.................................... 115

Annapolis Hybrid Marine.............................. 97

Harken........................................................ 116

Annapolis Performance Sailing...................... 5

Hartge Yacht Harbor.................................. 108

Annapolis School of Seamanship............ 37,48

Hemingway’s................................................ 81

Annapolis Yacht Sales.......................... 14,145

Herrington Harbour.................................... 2,63

Annapolis Yacht-Works LLC...................... 135

Hinckley Yacht Services............................... 55

ARC DelMarVa Rally.................................... 88

Horn Point Harbor Marina.......................... 106

Atlantic Spars & Rigging............................... 38

Hotwire Enterprises...................................... 80

Atlantis Weathergear.................................. 122

Hydrovane International Marine Inc............. 74

Bacon Sails & Marine Supplies................... 8,9

Intensity Sails............................................. 118

Bay Bridge Marina........................................ 81

Interlux.......................................................... 75

Bay Shore Marine......................................... 40

J. Gordon & Co...................................... 73,108

Bay Yacht Agency........................................ 64

J/World......................................................... 94

Bayshore Mortgage Funding...................... 135

Jack Martin Associates............................ 77,85

Beta Marine.................................................. 80

Jimmy Johns.............................................. 132

Blue Water Sailing School............................ 75

Knot 10......................................................... 27

Boatyard Bar & Grill...................................... 36

KTI Systems................................................. 79

CDI............................................................... 77

Landfall Navigation....................................... 11

Charleston Race Week.............................. 121

Latell Sails - Ullman...................................... 82

Chesapeake Area Captains Assn................ 90

Lighthouse Inflatables.................................. 82

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.......... 115

Lippincott Marine........................................ 151

Chesapeake Boating Club.......................... 132

M Blue.......................................................... 86

Chesapeake Harbour Inc............................. 67

M Yacht Services......................................... 46

Chesapeake Light Craft.............................. 129

Mack Boring & Parts Co............................... 39

Chesapeake Yacht Sales........................... 107

Mack Sails.................................................... 68

Chris Oliver Engine Surveyor....................... 79

Maggie Lee Designs..................................... 80

Clean Fuels.................................................. 67

Marine Technical Services......................... 100

Coastal Properties........................................ 10

Maritime Solutions........................................ 72

Colgate 26 Sailboats.................................... 31

Martek Davits............................................. 136

Port Annapolis Marina................................ 103 PortBook..................................................... 160 Potomac Sailmakers.................................. 114 Premiere Racing........................................... 23 Pro Valor Charters...................................... 111 Profurl/Wichard............................................. 28 Quickline USA.............................................. 60 Quickline USA.............................................. 71 RBG Cannons............................................ 104 Regent Point Marina..................................... 45 Rigging Company......................................... 81 Rolly Tasker Sails......................................... 32 RogueWave Yacht Brokerage...................... 99 S&J Yachts................................................. 150 Sail Care..................................................... 135 SailFlow...................................................... 134 Sailing Associates...................................... 112 Sailrite Enterprises....................................... 95 Sailtime Annapolis...................................... 105 Salt Yacht Brokerage................................. 153 Scandia Marine................................ 26,73,136 Scott Allan Sailing Services.......................... 13 Sea Canvas................................................ 101 Seaworthy Goods....................................... 110 Shipwright Harbour..................................... 118 Sipala Rigging.............................................. 67 Somers Cove Marina.................................... 58 South Annapolis Yacht Centre................... 126 Spring Cove Marina.................................... 114 Start Sailing Now........................................ 117

Coppercoat USA.......................................... 71

Martin Bird & Associates............................ 152

Cover Loft................................................... 105

Maryland Marina......................................... 109

CRAB......................................................... 152

MD Department of Natural Resources.109,129

CruiseROWater.......................................... 104

MISEA Group............................................. 106

Crusader Yacht Sales................................ 147

Moorings.................................................. 15,47

Tidewater Marina........................................ 153

Curtis Stokes.................................................. 4

Moorings - Brokerage................................. 143

Tohatsu America Corp................................. 65

Cypress Marine.......................................... 133

New England Ropes..................................... 30

Vane Brothers.............................................. 71

Davis’ Pub.................................................. 115

Newport Bermuda Race............................... 17

Viking Life Saving Equipment....................... 72

Diversified Marine......................................... 85

North Point Yacht Sales............................... 18

Virgin Islands Sailing Academy.................. 107

Doctor LED................................................... 87

North Sails Chesapeake............................. 164

Wagner Stevens Passport Yachts.............. 163

Dream Yacht Charters.................................... 3

North Sails Direct......................................... 93

Walczak Yacht Sales.................................... 21

East of Maui................................................. 67

Norton Yachts...................................... 102,149

Weather Routing Inc................................... 131

Eastport Liquors........................................... 74

Norton’s Sailing School................................ 94

Weems and Plath......................................... 69

Eastport Spar and Rigging......................... 100

Offshore Aviation.......................................... 71

West Marine Rigging.................................... 33

Stingray Point Marina................................... 44 Strictly Sail Shows........................................ 25 Stur-Dee Boat............................................. 135 Sultana Projects........................................... 35

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C HESAPEAKE CLA SSIC Appledore, a Traditional Gaff Cutter by Fred Hecklinger

iberglass-reinforced plastic as a construction material for sailing yachts was introduced during the 1940s and accepted in the 1950s; real production started in the 1960s. Because fiberglass boats were supposed to be less demanding of maintenance than conventional constructed wood boats, many people considered wood as a boatbuilding material, obsolete; a thing of the past. However, others thought a wooden sailing vessel of traditional design and appearance had an appeal that could not be ignored. Traditional wood boat building tended to take place in areas that were somewhat more remote than populated urban areas. British Honduras, now Belize, in Central America, was one of these areas. Melbourne Smith, originally from Canada but in the late 1960s based in Annapolis, had passed through this isolated British Colony and made a contact with a local boat builder, Simian Young. Good lengths of various rot-resistant tropical hard woods were readily available. Smith had Eric Steinlein of Galesville, MD, design a Gaff Cutter, 33-feet long on deck, and Young and family got to work. Appledore was the result. She was delivered to Annapolis in 1965 on her own bottom by way of Key West, was often seen out sailing, and was a real head-turner when underway. She was a delight to sail. The large â&#x20AC;&#x153;jackyardâ&#x20AC;? topsail was a real asset in light air. She was later sold to the photographer Robert de Gast and later ended up under another owner in Mystic, CT.

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This Appledore was named after the town of Appledore in North Devon, England, on the Bristol Channel, which was the last port in England; until the 1960s, a fleet of cargo-carrying vessels was operated there.

In 1976, Smith headed up the building in Baltimore of the Topsail Schooner Pride of Baltimore. Young, being accustomed to handling heavy timber without the use of machinery, was the master shipwright for the construction of the hull. But that is another story.

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