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Discover the City of Alpena, nestled between the shores of Lake Huron and the Thunder Bay River, and home to the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center.

With 17 public parks comprising over 100 acres in size, 16 miles of biͲpath, and over 20 miles of waterfront shoreline, the City of Alpena is a recreational haven for many different types of pursuits.

Explore the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, a federally designated national marine sanctuary dedicated to the protection of a nationally significant collection of nearly 200 shipwrecks that lie within 448ͲsquareͲmiles of Lake Huron off the coast of Alpena County. Dive, kayak, or snorkel the wrecks or stop by the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center and experience interactive exhibits, a recreation of a shipwreck site, an artifact lab, and hundreds of interpretive learning opportunities.

Also experience historic Downtown Alpena, a short walk from the City Marina. With five City parks, a playground, an art gallery, two movie theaters, a library, two live performance theaters, a fine arts bandshell, and many other shopping and cultural amenities, Downtown Alpena has many activities that will appeal to a wide range of tastes!

City of Alpena Marina: 400 E. Chisholm Street Alpena, MI 49707 800Ͳ332Ͳ9204 Fax: 989Ͳ354Ͳ6871 EͲMail: threeharbors@yahoo.com N 45º 03’ 32” W 83º 25’ 17” Radio Channel: 9 www.alpena.mi.us/ContractedServices/Marina

Privately operated by Thunder Bay Shores Marine, the City of Alpena Marina is a fullͲservice municipal marina located in the heart of downtown Alpena. It is a Michigan Central Reservation System harbor and has a wideͲrange of services available to boaters, including: x Marina Store & Maintenance Facility x HaulͲin/Haul Out Capability x Wireless Internet Service x Water & Electrical Service x Pump Out Facility x Gasoline & Diesel Fuel x Winter Storage Options x Launch Ramps x Boaters Restrooms x Fish Cleaning Station x Courtesy Bike Program x Yacht Club A short walk to downtown, visitors can access: x Parks, playgrounds, & walking trails x Shopping and Dining x Groceries/Laundromat

Call for Downtown Events and Activities: Alpena Downtown Development Authority 989Ͳ356Ͳ6422 www.alpenadowntown.com 235 W. Chisholm Street Alpena, MI 49707 For additional information on Alpena County events, attractions, and accommodations: Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce 235 W. Chisholm Street Alpena, MI 49707

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a cruise along this stretch of the lakes.

Just offshore is the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, a huge preserve that houses shipwrecks all across the lake

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floor. In town, you’ll find the sanctuary’s headquarters, the Great Lakes Maritime

Managing Editor Karen Malonis

Heritage Center and a vibrant downtown.

Assistant Editor Ted McDermott

October is a great time to visit, as that’s when Alpena hosts the Great Lakes

Fellow readers,

Lighthouse Festival.

The fact that the summer has passed

In this issue, we also hear from some

so fast is just further proof that time

very satisfied Volvo Penta IPS users,

flies when you’re having fun. It may be

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disheartening to realize that fall is almost

yacht that recently made its maiden

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your boating days are numbered. Thanks

a novice’s first time fishing, get tips on

to global warming coming to the rescue,

man overboard procedures and find out

the boating season now stretches from

about an important effort to help clean our

April to October.

waterways. Then there’s the news and the

If there’s a bright side to the onset of

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FEATURES

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FEATURES • CAMPION • Port of Call: ALPENA • COASTAL CLEANUP • NORDHAVN 64 • IPS EXPERIENCE • FIRST TIME FISHING

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With more than 37 models and 48 variations, Campion offers an unparalleled breadth of choice. As an independent builder, Canada’s largest, Campion listens to their customers and has the freedom to design and deliver the kinds of boats you want. The company’s focus is on bringing boaters the best value for their boating dollar. Of course, value means more than choice.

It also means quality—and it is coming to mean “green.”

When you look at the cover of this issue, you’ll notice a lot about the Chase 600i Bowrider. You’ll see a sporty boat with a deep-V hull. You’ll notice the clean lines and eye-catching design. You’ll see a fast boat bounding across the water.

What you won’t notice, though, is the groundbreaking bio-resin that’s now being used on this boat.

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Throughout the marine industry, there’s concern about the rising cost of gas prices. Campion is taking action.

The company is introducing “green” technology, increasing efficiency and reducing waste, all as part of an effort to lessen its environmental impact and save boaters money. Campion is going green, and boaters are following closely in Campion’s wake.

DEPARTMENTS IN THE NEWS IN THE NEWS • GREAT LAKES • CRUISING • YACHT CLUBS • MARINAS • FISHING • NATIONAL • SAILING

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• PUBLISHER’S NOTE • EDITORIALS • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR • NEW BOATS • NEW PRODUCTS • BOAT CARE & FEEDING • PORTSIDE READING • BOATKEEPER • MARINE MART • EVENTS CALENDAR • ADVERTISERS INDEX

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EDITORIALS

GREAT LAKES BOATERS NEED A VOICE T

he Great Lakes, which contain 20 percent of the world’s freshwater resources, are some of America’s most important and irreplaceable natural assets. And yet, the lakes are under attack from all sides. In order to protect them, it’s important that Great Lakes boaters join with environmentalists and other basin custodians to preserve the future sustainability of recreational boating and the vitality of these waters that boaters depend on. It is estimated that the Great Lakes region is home to 4.3 million boaters in the U.S. and 1.5 million in Canada.

Nearly half of the recreational boating industry resides in the Great Lakes and Midwest regions.

The establishment of a comprehensive 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to represent the voice of recreational boating on the Great Lakes would be an important step toward securing the future of both boating and the lakes themselves. The work such a group could do is great and varied. A lack of boating access on the Great Lakes and across the nation jeopardizes the viability of this vital pastime. Dropping water levels have combined with dwindling access to deny boaters the ability to take to the waters. Additionally, water quality issues such as invasive species and water safety issues such as the U.S. Coast Guard’s proposed live fi re zones on the Great Lakes threaten the enjoyment of boating in many parts of our country. All of this, not to mention our economic woes and rising gas prices, may discourage new boaters from taking up this family activity.

While these are serious and complicated issues on the Great Lakes, they are nevertheless resolvable. Though the future of boating may look dim at the moment, boaters can come together to make it brighter. As it stands now, there is no group uniting boaters to face these challenges in the manner they can be overcome—together. Individual boaters, not the manufacturers, are the ones who directly struggle with these crises.

As a result, only they have standing to bring these issues forward to the governmental bodies that make decisions about our waterways. Doing so could save boating.

For too long, the many policy issues impacting individual boaters have gone ignored. No organization has tackled the land-use planning and public policy development issues in the name of the individual boater. Regional governmental organizations and federal agencies have gone unengaged. Accordingly, water access for boaters has continued to be lost.

The Great Lakes Boating Federation has stepped forward to fi ll this policy void. However, the Federation would be able to better tackle these matters were it relaunched, with assistance from others in the boating sector, as a national 501(c)(3) non-profit for boaters. Th is would give boaters what seemingly every other interest group already has: an organization to advocate for their interests. Th is will have the trickle up effect of stimulating the struggling boating industry.

But for the Great Lakes Boating Federation, all of these policy matters would have remained unattended to by anyone from the

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recreational boating sector. The Federation has been doing all of its important work in the absence of any support from the rest of the recreational boating sector. Th is lack of collaboration and support could mean the end of the Federation—and the silencing of the only voice that speaks for the interests of the average boater.

But by forming a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the Federation will be able to continue working for the 4.3 million boaters that form its vast constituency. The Federation will be able to pursue foundation grants and government funding, and all fi nancial contributions will become tax-deductible. Th is will encourage greater policy collaboration and prompt greater fi nancial support.

The Federation’s policy work and public-access advocacy not only means more opportunities for boaters but also sustainable development, economic renewal and environmental remediation for communities large and small around the lakes. Thus, the water access, water quality and water safety issues advocated for by the Great Lakes Boating Federation can fall easily into the charitable purposes approved under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code.

Such a charitable organization for individual boaters will be able to pursue a wide range of policy initiatives. For the recreational boating sector to truly have successes in improving boating access, water quality and fisheries, boaters needs a strong advocate. A reorganized Great Lakes Boating Federation would bring boaters together, give them a voice and help grow boating.

We are now at a crossroads. The time has come for a new non-profit group to reach beyond what is currently possible with the present tools and stand up with the other stakeholders on equal footing to control boaters’ destiny and the destiny of the Great Lakes on which we rely.

FUEL BLUES

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he endlessly skyrocketing price of boating fuel has now become a relentless headache for the American boater. Accustomed to paying no more than two or three dollars per gallon for decades, boaters are now paying more than twice that amount for fuel. As a result, boaters are adjusting their habits and adapting to the increased cost of gas.

The entire American boating industry has been built on the principle of low-priced fuel. Millions of registered boats were built and sold on the premise that gas prices would remain relatively low and steady. But that has changed: not only is fuel cost not about to decline, it is still rising.

American boating requires fuel—and lots of it—to satisfy boaters’ insatiable appetite for speed. The greening of boating through the use of alternative energy may come some day, but it is not here yet. It remains a dream on the distant horizon, a challenge made more difficult by boaters demand for speed and the inefficiency of conventional hull

design. Alternate renewable energy sources remain unable to deliver the performance offered by gas and diesel. Unless we begin the difficult transition into modifying our ways of boating by slowing down and reducing use, the future of boating as we know it is in jeopardy.

In Europe, boaters have been living with nearly $10-per-gallon fuel for quite some time. In Istanbul, enormous marinas are fi lled with thousands of boats of all sizes. Rather than quit boating, it seems Turkish boaters, not all of whom are rich, have found ways to deal with the challenges of high fuel cost.

For many years, America has stood strong as the land of plenty.

No demand has been left unsupplied. Now, however, it is becoming apparent that fuel supplies are fi nite. The need for inexpensive fuel can no longer be met as it once was.

America’s 13 million boaters can deliver a strong message to the marketplace by adjusting how we boat and using less fuel. The ball is in the boaters’ court, and we can affect the way the game is played. Boaters don’t have to give up boating by yielding to the marketplace of high fuel pricing. By moderating how we boat, boaters can deliver a collective response that could alter the high cost of fuel.

Other additional fuel-saving measures are available. Keep your boat’s bottom clean, make sure your props are pitched properly and check that the engine is operating at its most efficient level. Most engines operate at 10 percent to 15 percent below their maximum efficiency due to the buildup of carbon deposits that normally form in the fuel injectors, carburetors and combustion chambers, as well as on intake valves. Carbon deposits also increase the octane requirement of gasoline engines. Fuel additives known as detergents can prevent carbon deposit build up and even remove these fuel-robbing deposits to drastically reduce fuel consumption and increase engine performance.

To help solve boating’s difficulties with this fuel crisis, the approach suggested by Thom Dammrich, the NMMA’s president, should be applauded. In a recent blog post, he suggested a number of practical, market-oriented solutions to the problem. Boaters can go out less often, travel shorter distances, go slower and stay close to their home harbor—all while still enjoying boating and staying within a family budget.

In many parts of the country, boats are considered second homes at the water’s edge. Blessed with one of the world’s most exhilarating skylines, Chicago is home to 5,200 boaters in its nine harbors. Many boaters who live in nearby suburbs and work downtown can’t wait to shake loose from work and head down to their boats in the harbors to spend their weekends. Many are happy to be on their boats without even needing to take them out. They enjoy luxury waterfront living at the affordable cost (less than $500 a month for a 30-foot boat). Others take short trips to nearby harbors within a few miles and drop anchor for an enjoyable time at another, nearby destination.

Times are a-changing, but boating remains magic. Boaters may be facing some difficult challenges, but they are not insurmountable. We may have to adjust our habits to keep our pastime affordable, but we don’t have to give up our boats.

ACT SAVES

RECREATIONAL

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ongress has passed the Clean Boating Act of 2008, President Bush signed it, and 13 million recreational boaters have been spared the axe. Without this legislation, boaters would have been subject to overzealous new regulations and hassles. With this legislation, a longstanding exemption to this harsh permitt ing procedure has been permanently restored.

The threat to regulate discharge on boats navigating the Great Lakes was instigated by the predatory aquatic nuisances that have come to decimate the indigenous aquatic life within the Great Lakes. In late 2007, environmentalists argued in court that the discharge of recreational boats should be regulated as stringently as the ballast of commercial ships and water-treatment facilities.

They ultimately won that case, and the new rules were set to go into effect this September.

Had the Clean Boating Act of 2008 not been passed by Congress and signed by President Bush, U.S. boaters would have faced a calamity of monumental proportion. The carefree pastime that’s so important to the nation’s families and local economies would have been tangled up in red tape. We have averted that possibility now, and those responsible for the Clean Boating Act of 2008 should be congratulated for ensuring that we did.

The Great Lakes region possesses 20 percent of the world’s fresh water resources and is home to 4.3 million freshwater boaters.

Th is exemption is a relief to all the boaters that bring $60 billion of economic good to the U.S. economy, $16 billion of which is based in the Great Lakes.

With this new legislation and exemption, Congress and the President have recognized that recreational boaters aren’t the enemy in the fight to keep our water’s clean. Rather, boaters are important stewards of U.S. waters. The Clean Water Act will allow them to continue enjoying their boating sport and lifestyle while nourishing their coastal economies without needless bureaucratic oversight.

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LET TERS TO THE EDITOR

While sitting in a car repair shop in Hollywood, Florida, I picked up an issue of your magazine sitting on the table in the waiting area. As I quickly glanced through the pages in the August 2008 issue, I came across the article

by William D. Anderson, “Catch and Release,” and began reading.

To give you a little background on me, I am an avid bass angler and log approximately 70 days a year in pursuit of the species. I have been an advocate of catch and release for many years. So much so that a few years ago, while teaching a new partner some of the strategies in bass fishing, my partner and I came up with a tool to aid in catch and release of fish that are hooked deep. I won’t go into the details, but if you check out our website, www. hookeater.com, the whole story is there.

Over the past couple years we have introduced the HookEater to a lot of people, participated in the ICAST show in Las Vegas and have been published in Bass Master Magazine, FLW Outdoors and a few other local publications in the Northeast.

Bobby Watson Hollywood, Florida

Kudos to Jennifer McKay for her most informative article regarding Great Lakes water levels. She accurately pointed out that humans exercise very little control over that parameter.

Of the “natural” factors impacting water levels, the extent and duration of ice cover as well as wind intensity and duration appear to be the most critical ones. I have attached a graph of evaporation from Lake Superior during a year when there was little ice cover.

Note that during the summer, when most people would reason that water loss would be the highest, the rate of evaporation actually is the lowest.

Conversely most would believe that evaporation is lowest in the winter, when temperatures are down. Well, relative humidity turns out to be a more important factor than air temperature.

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The air carries less moisture in the winter than in the more humid summer.

In winter, there are less water molecules in the air to impede the movement of water from a liquid to a vapor.

The spikes in the graph correspond to high wind events. When waves build up, the surface area of the lake increases.

Hence there is more area from which the water can evaporate.

One factor impacting boaters that we can control is erosion. Through more effective watershed management, we can slow the rate and quantity of sediment coming off the land and into the lakes and their tributaries. The build up of sediment in and around marinas and in the channels connecting those to the lakes has resulted in more grounds than the decrease in lake levels. We need more effective measures—sumps, French drains and rain gardens—to slow the rate of water runoff and recharge the groundwater that helps to stabilize lake and tributary levels. Sediment carries both excessive nutrients (i.e. fertilizers from farms and housing developments) and toxicants (pesticides from lawns and farms, heavy metals from roads and parking lots) into the Great Lakes. The bottom line is that more effective zoning boards and enforcement of regulations already in place are needed.

Regarding your editorial, I concur with your criticism of the IJC. The current US leadership in that organization is neither knowledgeable on Great Lakes issues nor truly interested in such matters. They simply are riding out their terms. Hopefully the new appointees will be more qualified and attentive to their responsibilities.

Your support of the Healthy Lakes / Healthy Lives tour is greatly appreciated. The fact that the Earth Voyager set a new record (under 15 hours) in the recently completed Port Huron to Macinac race garnered a good deal of press for our efforts to promote the implementation of the recommendations in the Brookings Institute report.

Robert A. Sweeney, PhD IAGLR Executive Director // Port Huron, MI

In regards to the article “Shipshape Stewards,” I have to comment. I grew up in Grand Haven, Michigan and love the water. I currently live in a smaller inland lake, and own a pontoon boat and a speedboat. I have to disagree that fisherman/recreational boaters are good stewards of the lakes.

Our lake is full of invasive species including zebra mussels and Eurasian milfoil, and we have NO commercial boats on this small (1,000-acre) lake.

We spend all summer picking trash out of the lake that careless/thoughtless boaters leave behind. We witness boaters trying to run over waterfowl and launching boats too large for the lake, causing dredging of the bottom and affecting the fish population. In the winter, we ice fish, and each time we carry out cigarette butts, cans, bottles and miscellaneous trash left behind by other ice fishermen. They have to realize that when the ice melts, it ends up in the lake.

Before you start complaining about the environmentalists, who truly care about the lake, you need to get the boaters on board. I considered joining your organization (it is the first time I have seen this magazine) until I read this article. I no longer believe your priority is taking care of the one precious gift we have in the Great Lakes and the many inland lakes.

Our lakes out too beautiful to destroy. If more government regulation is required to protect the lakes, than so be it! To me, it is worth it.

Christy Aragon

Send a letter to the editor, and tell us what you think. info@greatlakesboating.com

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campionboats.com If you were going to sum up boating in a single word, you could do worse than “independence.” Isn’t that what getting out on the water is all about? You leave the dock, and you leave the world behind. You start up your engine and head off to where there are no obligations, no responsibilities and, for an afternoon or a weekend, no worries.

Campion too could be summed up by the same word—only

Campion boat. It means performance, which is impressive in

their independence is far less carefree than that of their users.

every respect. It means style, which is simple and elegant on

The company is Canada’s largest independent boatbuilder, and

each of Campion’s many models. It means affordability, which

it’s one of the world’s most ambitious.

Campion boats are known for. And it means innovation.

They offer more than 37 high-tech models and 48 high-

Campion is constantly pushing the limits, exploring new

performance variations. They have express cruisers and

technologies and investing in research that will result in boats

runabouts, as well as luxury sport utility vessels. They

that are evermore exciting and satisfying to drive. This year, the

offer sterndrives, outboards, sport cabins, bowriders and

2009 model year, Campion is celebrating its 35th anniversary by

closed decks.

pushing to the forefront of “green” boating technology.

Without all of the red tape and overhead that can bog down

With fuel prices as high as they are, boaters have been asking

a larger company, Campion remains agile. As a result, when

for greater fuel efficiency and alternatives that will allow them

customers (and potential customers) speak, Campion doesn’t

to continue cruising. Campion, from their beautiful home in

just listen—they respond. Campion has the freedom to design

Kelowna, British Columbia, has been listening. Their answer is

and deliver the kinds of boats buyers want. What Campion

the launch of their 2009 lineup.

boaters want, it seems, is value.

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The launch of these boats represents a bold step forward for Campion and some exciting new options for boaters.

Bio-Resin

Recently, Campion tested two high-performance pleasure crafts

Not long ago, Ashland Composite Polymers began looking for a

produced with this technology. The results—both for the boats

boat manufacturer that would try using a newly formulated bio-

and the resin—were impressive.

based resin on their vessels. Ashland had invented ENVIREZ, and their first resin, ENVIREZ 1807 was formulated with soybean oil and corn-derived ethanol. That product was introduced to the market in 2003, when John Deere Corporation began using the resin in side-body panels for their farm equipment. New formulations by Ashland then expanded the uses for ENVIREZ resins, allowing their use in many applications.

When the company wanted to find a marine use for their product, they came to Campion. Excited at the opportunity, Campion picked two models that would serve as prototypes for testing application of ENVIREZ. The boats, Campion’s Chase 550 and 600, were made using ENVIREZ L 86300 T-22 biobased resin in their hulls, liners and decks.

“We are very excited to see ENVIREZ resin being used in these beautifully-designed speed boats,” said Jud Smith, vice president, Ashland Performance Materials, and general manager, Ashland Composite Polymers. “It’s extremely rewarding to see the efforts from Ashland’s research and development and the leadership at Campion Boats coming together to successfully field test this new ENVIREZ resin formulation.”

“First off,” said Brock Elliott, general manager of Campion Boats, “Campion was absolutely delighted to have been asked and ultimately chosen by Ashland to assist them with their research and development of this very intriguing new technology. Campion is always on the lookout for the best

Typically, resins are made from polyester, epoxy or vinylester.

possible products available for constructing our high quality

This new bio resin contains 13 percent soybean oil and

boats. As we see it, partnering with the Ashland team to develop

12 percent corn ethanol, and is designed to provide high

the two test boats, the Chase 550 and Chase 600 models, has

elongation and toughness properties that deliver the impact-

truly helped both Ashland and Campion to fully understand the

and crack-resistant attributes desired by boaters. In addition to

characteristics and application processes of this new bio-resin.”

using ENVIREZ resin, Campion Boats also used Ashland’s LE series white gelcoat (WG-LE-2644) and the MP-series gelcoat for colors.

“Most importantly, we saw this as a ‘real world’ situation to prove the science behind the bio-resin and to give it an endorsement beyond the ‘lab’ tests. We strongly feel Campion can, and has, helped Ashland with moving this bio-resin product and project forward,” added Elliott. greatlakesboating.com | 13

822 Explorer

Equipped with a bimini hardtop for the first time ever, Campion

Last year, Campion introduced the new 822 Explorer. It came

expects that the single 350 horsepower engine will conserve

equipped with a full Alaska package that entailed a completely

fuel without compromising speed. A well-designed hull is

enclosed cabin, and it was powered by twin 250 Yamahas. A

integral to achieving that aim.

sturdy 30-foot vessel, it was meant to appeal to anglers who wanted added safety, protection and comfort. The boat was a hit. It was rugged in bad weather. It provided a safe working platform for tough fights with fish. It had a spacious mid cabin

As Elliott says, “In our opinion, because of the high cost of gasoline, the days of the triple and quad outboard engines are limited, and the challenge is for boat builders to come up with a more fuel-efficient hull design that will work with less power.”

that was comfortable for family outings and extended runs.

And Campion has such a hull design: the APEX. The product Not only that, but the 822 Explorer also was an explosive vessel. Multiple tests showed a top speed of 54.8 mph at the high elevation of 1,132 feet at the company’s Kelowna facility.

Comparable 30-foot mid-cabin cruisers typically peak in the mid-40s.

of relentless testing, this award-winning design technology actually expands the high-pressure zones on a V-bottom boat for faster planing and a more stable platform at high speeds.

The source of the hull’s simultaneous strength and lightness is the Kevlar that’s laminated into the keel of the hull. When

This big boost in speed gave Campion an idea: why not give

combined with the integrated fiberglass stringer system, you

buyers the option to drop down the engine size? The thinking

get a boat with a smooth, quick and efficient ride.

was that users could still achieve the speed of the competition, while significantly reducing both fuel consumption and purchase price. So, in 2009, the 822 will be offered with a single Yamaha 350, as well as the standard twin 250s.

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The 822 isn’t the first model Campion has experimented with to find ways of reducing engine power and improving efficiency. Tinkering with the Allante 825 model already has shown excellent results.

Typically, the 825 Allante sells in North America with the big

The 822 is part of the Explorer Sport Utility line, and as such

block 496 V8 power of either 375 hp or 425 hp Merc or Volvo

it’s built for the hardcore angler. From the toe rails that provide

engines and in Europe with a Volvo diesel engine. One of

firm footing to the pad on the edge of the coaming, the design

Campion’s Australian dealers, however, has enjoyed great

makes fishing from this boat safe and comfortable. The aft deck

success selling this model with the Volvo 5.7 GXi Duo Prop.

is uncluttered. Storage for fish, including an aerated bait tank,

They have sold about five of these so far this year, and customer

and room for equipment, including rods and gaffs, are well

satisfaction has been high. According to reports, the boat

integrated throughout.

performs extremely well with the modification, and the cost, with the smaller engine and reduced fuel consumption, is lower.

Built for even the worst conditions, there’s a non-skid deck surface, a wheelhouse that’s enclosed by a weatherproof door

With such attention paid to reducing fuel consumption and

to block the elements and heavy-duty grab rails that line the

maintaining performance, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Campion

ceiling and bulkheads. Then when you descend into the cabin,

overlooked some of the attention to detail onboard. Fortunately,

you find an aft queen size bed, a head with a shower, a settee

that isn’t the case.

that converts into a V-berth and a small galley area.

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Twenty-Foot Outboard Also newly introduced for 2009 are two brand new 20-foot outboards. (These are so new, in fact, that Campion doesn’t yet have photos available of them. Hence, the renderings shown to the right.) With these models, Campion is trying to fill a niche they think is just waiting to be filled: the 20-foot

There’s a lot of talk and worry about fuel cost and environmental sustainability. But Campion, with its range of environmentally responsible innovations, is taking action.

This independent company may have a lot of freedom, but it is also taking on a lot of responsibility.

outboard bowrider. campionboats.com

“As we see it,” says Elliott, “the cost of inboard/outboard power is going to only increase with new regulations demanding catalytic converters to improve emissions. Also, many consumers do prefer outboards over I/Os.” With that in mind, the company will unveil a 20-foot Allante equipped with a 175 hp Evinrude E-TEC and a Chase version with a 250 hp Evinrude E-TEC. Campion is also developing sport cabin versions in both the Allante and Chase models.

From top to bottom, Campion is rethinking how they design and build their boats. Not only are their vessels going green, but Campion’s factory also has gone lean. By reducing waste and increasing recycling, Campion is saving tens of thousands of dollars each year.

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By BOB REMSING

the price of gas rises, Americans everywhere are feeling the impact.

In difficult economic times, luxury items like boats are often the first things that people sacrifice. For anyone who has ever owned a boat, the old adage that “a boat is a hole in the water in which to throw money” rings true. Dock fees, mortgage costs, maintenance, insurance, fuel—

Photos by Maureen Remsing

the costs associated with owning your own boat can prove daunting.

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There is, however, an alternative to owning a boat: fractional membership. The concept is simple. A boat is “shared” by a limited number of members (usually less than eight) and one owner-member. Each is guaranteed at least two weekend boating times and five weekday/night boating times every month. Additionally, each member is entitled to unlimited “asavailable” use on a 24-hour notice at no extra cost.

At the Chicago base for SailTime, a fractional sailing membership organization with a fleet of more than 160 boats located at more than 50 locations in North America, the Caribbean and Europe, members can use a simple online scheduling system that allows members to design their own sailing calendar, and even carry time over from the previous month or borrow time from the next month.

Much like the concept of shared use of airplanes, fractional membership eliminates the cost and hassle of ownership. The base pays for the dockage, insurance and maintenance of the boat and provides the owner a guaranteed monthly payment that helps defray much of the monthly mortgage payment. The owners virtually eliminate their expenses and the members get access to a luxury boat year-round for much less than the cost of owning or chartering a boat.

For many who enjoy day and weekend sailing but do not enjoy the costs associated with owning and maintaining their own yacht, fractional sailing makes great sense. While monthly rates can vary by location, the average monthly cost of a fractional sailing membership is $600 as compared with the cost of owning a boat, which can fall in the range of $1,800 to $2,400 per month for a comparable vessel.

There are several advantages to the fractional membership program over charters and sail clubs. First, the boats are generally nicer, luxury models and, with a finite number of members to a boat, are generally in much better shape than charters. Also, most SailTime bases upgrade their fleets after a few years, ensuring members access to state-of-the-art vessels at all times. Some bases also offer training programs geared to their fleet and ensure that members have access to American Sailing Association-approved courses and training.

Sailing clubs also rarely offer the larger, luxury models, and generally cater mostly to the small day sailor. Those who participate in sailing clubs often complain about not having

access to boats during peak times. Fractional membership offers less competition for bookings, and allows more freedom to choose when to sail, be it for a day, overnight or for as long as a week.

For members who travel, SailTime now offers a program called PLUS, which allows members to access boats at other bases. For a discounted additional fee, they can now sail not only in their own waterway but also in waterways in key destination areas like Miami, San Francisco, Puerto Rico, New York, the Netherlands, England, Wales and Ireland. Sailtime Chicago, as well as other SailTime bases on the Great Lakes, either are or will soon be offering luxury powerboats in their fleets, as well.

Fractional membership is also a useful tool for corporations or businesses looking for a unique way to market their business and entertain clients. Instead of trying to close a deal over a round of golf, companies can take a prospective client sailing for the day and have a relaxed, social environment in which to offer their services. The Chicago branch of Facebook is one of the corporate members of the city’s fractional sailing base.

“This is my third season utilizing fractional sailing,” notes Lee Jerousek of Oak Park, Illinois. “The system is so affordable and convenient. The best part of the story is while sailing with my friend offered occasional sailing, my fractional membership allowed me to go out virtually any time I wanted.

I set the record for 20 sails in July of 2006 alone! My entire family has been onboard at least once or twice. Most have sailed for the first time in their lives! I love this system and would recommend it to any and all.”

“I had never imagined that I would have been able to purchase a new sailboat, let alone a tricked out new vessel like my Hunter 33,” notes John Hurite of Detroit, Michigan.

“Since joining SailTime, we have found that the time allowed was more than enough to fill our needs. ” If you’ve always dreamed of being on the water but a luxury boat seems out of reach, then a fractional program could be just the thing for you. sailtime.com Bob Remsing is the independent owner and operator of the Chicago base for SailTime.

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By Thomas Ludens

When you cruise toward Alpena, as you come along the northeast coast of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and traverse the clear, cold waters of Lake Huron, you are not simply approaching a quaint town of some 12,000 people. You are passing over 160 shipwrecks and a veritable cross-section of maritime history.

T

hat’s because when you cruise

all the shipwrecks your boat just passed

to Alpena, you can’t help but

over and to discover this area’s varied

cross the Thunder Bay National

boating history. Known for extreme

Marine Sanctuary. This 448-square-mile

weather, treacherous waters and dense

preserve is framed by the northern and

fog, this part of Lake Huron has claimed

southern edges of Alpena County, and its

more than 200 ships over the centuries.

headquarters is right in the heart of town.

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Since 1679, when LaSalle’s Griffon passed

The Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center

by Thunder Bay, countless ships have

is an indispensable stop for any visiting

traversed the coast off of Alpena on their

boater. Housed in the former finishing

way to outposts at Mackinaw, Sault Ste.

plant of the Fletcher Paper Company,

Marie, Green Bay and elsewhere. Due

it is a great place to find out about

to its strategic location along shipping

Photos by Diane J. Evans

lanes, and because the bay and nearby islands provided shelter for vessels during inclement weather, virtually all types of vessels employed on the open lakes regularly passed along this important trade route.

The sanctuary and center contain examples of nearly all of these.

From wooden schooners to early steel-hulled steamers, as well as several unusual vessel types besides, the collection reflects a long history of transitions in ship architecture and construction.

The center’s newest exhibit, Exploring the Shipwreck Century, puts Thunder Bay’s crowded lake floor on display. Special features include a floor to ceiling mural depicting a stormy Thunder Bay and a replica of the back section of the Cornelia B. Windiate, a schooner that sank in 1871 and now lies on the bottom of Lake Huron.

However, the shipwrecks are only one part of Alpena’s rich maritime history: equally important, and more accessible, are the lighthouses that dot the area shoreline.

To show off these beautiful and historical structures, Alpena hosts the annual Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival. The four-day event includes all kinds of activities and events. There are aerial, car and, of course, boat tours. There are performers, vendors, preservation groups, artists, authors and onlookers all in attendance. But though the event is centralized in Alpena, the “lights are on” from Tawas Point Lighthouse to Mackinac Bridge. So, if you time it right, you can cruise to or from Alpena from either the north or the south and follow the lights—and the festival—into town.

This year, the festival begins on Thursday, October 9, and ends on Sunday, October 12. The hub of the many activities is the Thunder Bay Recreation Center, which is located a bit north of downtown.

A welcome party there will kick off the festival on opening night, and 75 vendor and exhibitor booths will be set up in the building throughout the weekend.

The number of events, tours and activities offered in this single four-day span is staggering. Helicopter tours, a provisional museum, an auction, presentations and concerts—this is a small sample of all that will be on hand. With so much, the festival draws

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visitors from all over and raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for lighthouse groups.

Whether or not your Alpena visit coincides with the festival, the lighthouses are worth seeing. You can do so from your own vessel, but the Middle Island Light Station Tours offer an excellent opportunity to get an up-close, guided look.

These narrated three- to four-hour tours include a short boat ride, a nature walk, a viewing of restoration efforts and photo opportunities. Volunteers and visitors depart at 10:00 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays from May through October, weather permitting.

But while it does offer a wealth of historical-educational opportunities, Alpena is not some staid living-history museum. By car, it is centrally located on Michigan’s Sunrise Side Coastal Highway, a 200-mile stretch of US 23 that is graced with scenic views, undeveloped wild lands, spacious beaches and recreation areas for hiking, biking, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. By boat, it offers an idyllic anchorage in a vibrant town on a stretch of sparsely populated shoreline.

Arriving here, you will likely want to moor your vessel at Alpena’s Municipal Marina, a warm and friendly port located on Thunder Bay. A full-service marina, it offers a maintenance/repair facility, a marina store, pump-out, gasoline and diesel. Transient slips can accomodate boats up to 60-plus feet in length, and the rate is approximately a dollar per foot. From June 1 through the Labor Day weekend, dockhands are available seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Since the marina is located in Alpena’s Downtown District, it is only a short distance away from stores and restaurants.

Nestled between the shores of Lake Huron and the Thunder Bay River, the historic downtown contains some 200 businesses. On North 2nd Avenue, there’s Jerry & Mary’s Antiques and Collectibles, which offers everything from bear traps to more mundane fishing lures. On Chisholm Street, there is Cobblestone Bike and Vac, which sells unicycles and scooters too, and Take 5 Deli, which mostly sells sandwiches. Riverfest, which focuses on the area’s lumbering heritage, is held along the riverfront each summer; and Michigan Brown Trout Festival comes to the harbor itself.

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This may be a small sample of Alpena’s downtown offerings, but it’s indicative of the quirky and charming diversity on hand. The retail, dining and entertainment options are great for a town this size, and more than ample for a visit.

Also downtown and very near the harbor, Bay View Park’s Fine Arts Shell hosts events throughout the summer.

Between City Band Concerts, the True North Radio “Concerts in the Park” series and the Thunder Bay Arts Council Summer Concerts in the Park series, there are at least two performances each week, all summer long. The park also has basketball and tennis courts and play and picnic areas, making it a good place to stretch out after you’ve moored.

Just down the shore from there, you’ll find the life guard-

QUICK GUIDE

Attractions Besser Museum: (989) 356-2202 Civic Theater: (989) 354-3624 Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival: (586) 566-1603 or 595-3600 Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary & Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center: (989) 356-8805 The Thunder Bay Theater: (989) 354-2267

supervised Starlite Beach. Farther down from that, you’ll come to Mich-E-Kewis Park. It has many standard park amenities—a swimming beach, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits—and it also has something a little less common: an area specifically designated for kite flying.

And north of downtown, on Johnson Street, the Besser Museum houses everything from a Picasso and a

Lodging, Dining & Retail Cathy’s Hallmark: (989) 354-4525 Cobblestone Bike and Vac: (989) 356-1238

planetarium inside to a historic bank, church and school outside. With its eclectic collection of art, history and science objects and exhibits, it can satisfy a diversity of visitor interests.

If you come to Alpena without your boat, there are still plenty of opportunities to get out on the water. Canoes and kayaks can be rented and taken on a trail of shallow shipwrecks. Charter boats, both for angling and scuba diving, are easy to find—as are both the fish and the shipwrecks in this part of Lake Huron.

Onshore and off, above the waterline and well below, Alpena offers the opportunity for all kind of adventures— and as many accommodations. alpenacvb.com

Fletcher Street Brewery: (989) 356-2294 Jerry’s & Mary’s Antiques & Collectibles: (989) 358-8500 Jeppetto’s Riverfront Bistro: (989) 354-8190 Middle Island Keepers Lodge: (989) 619-1013 Take 5 Deli: (989) 354-0400 Water’s Edge Motel: (989) 354-5495

Marina City of Alpena’s Marina: (989) 356-0551

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When you ask Brion O’Dell of Waukegan, Illinois’ municipal harbor about the effect rising gas prices have had on his marina, he answers curtly.

“It’s terrible,” he says.

When you ask Scott Bird of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin’s

the lakes, you get a more nuanced description of the

Quarterdeck Marina the same question, his answer is just as

relationship between increased fuel cost and the behavior

succinct but entirely different. “It doesn’t affect us,” he says.

of boaters. Once you get beyond the immediate responses,

The difference? Bird, anticipating an increase in summer oil prices, signed contracts in late January that have kept his costs—and the price of his marina’s fuel—down. O’Dell,

you find that while there is some concern about what fivedollars-a-gallon gas will mean for boating, the prevailing sentiment is uncertainty.

on the other hand, didn’t. He buys fuel the way nearly ever

As Chris Marx of Sheboygan, Wisconsin’s Harbor Center

marina operator and boat owner does: as he needs it. The

says, “I think that the true effect of fuel prices is hard to

problem is, everyone needs gas and diesel and the supply

gauge this year because I think the weather has been the

is diminishing.

primary factor in whether people are going out. I think the

The picture seems pretty clear: fuel costs go up, and boats don’t go out. But when you talk to marina operators around

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weather has had a lager role in the slowdown this year. I think it’s hard to generalize that. I think that there’s certainly a slowdown in fuel sales in transient business this year. Like

I said, it’s a combination of weather and fuel prices that’s causing a slowdown. We’re not seeing a

very seriously. What’s more likely is that powerboaters will switch to smaller vessels. Even that, though, seems

major slowdown. Not a step backwards—maybe

unlikely. On July 4, marinas were hopping. On weekends,

a step sideways.”

the fuel docks are still going strong. Slips are still full,

But Harbor Center is different than most marinas.

As a destination marina for cruisers, it is relatively immune to some of the challenges facing facilities

even if the waters are more open.

If, as is expected, oil keeps going up in price, there is sure to be some change to how people boat. Wherever

that cater to a consistently local group of boaters. There,

you go and just about everyone you ask seems to think

the effect of high fuel prices is more apparent: fuel

that the difference will involve adaptation to—and not

consumption is down about 11 percent on regular gas

abandonment in the face of—new realities.

and 15 percent on diesel. But the decline in fuel sales doesn’t necessarily mean that boaters are staying home.

Powerboaters are still coming to marinas—they just

What will happen? “I wish had a crystal ball to tell,” says O’Dell.

aren’t taking their boats out of their slips as often. And

Since he doesn’t, we’ll all just have to wait and see

when they do, they aren’t cruising as far as they did in the

what the future—and rising fuel cost—brings.

days of cheap fuel.

Boaters will keep boating, the consensus seems; but they will likely start boating differently. Boating is a lifestyle, and boaters aren’t going to abandon it just because of fuel prices. Just as people will prioritize fuel efficiency in their cars and drive less often, boaters will find ways to minimize their boats’ fuel consumption. Doing so means reducing their boats’ weight to reduce mass and increase efficiency. Lightening onboard loads, tuning engines and buying “greener” propulsion systems are just a few of the things boaters are doing to keep their time on the water affordable.

With the trajectory of fuel prices impossible to discern, no one can say for certain what the long-term change to boating will be. That said, the current climate at marinas around the lakes does offer some clues as to what might happen.

“My perception is,” said O’Dell, “I see more powerboats staying at the docks and the sailboats go out pretty much as they always do.

Our weekly sailboat races are still pretty well attended. The powerboats seem to be staying in more often.”

So, will powerboaters switch to sail in order to keep boating? The short answer is no. That drastic of a change is akin to drivers going back to buggies, and no one takes that possibility

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Reuben Trane, president of Island Pilot, LLC, announced on August 18 that the company will introduce the first-ever zeroemissions-production motoryacht in America this fall at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, which takes place from October 30 through November 3. At this much anticipated unveiling, the Island Pilot DSe Hybrid 12m is expected to be seen as the most economic, as well as environmentally friendly, choice in yachting.

The yacht’s remarkable efficiency was achieved through the creative utilization of technology that combines diesel, solar and electric power—the three components that create the DSe acronym.

“There are so many reasons this boat makes sense in today’s environment,” said Trane. At a time with record high oil prices, we are bringing to market a product that will dramatically reduce the most visible expense of a recreational motor boat—the cost of diesel. The DSe’s efficiency will make all the difference in the world when compared to other luxury yachts. Plus, she’s ready for alternative fuels. The DSe’s Steyr ‘monoblock’ engine runs equally well on bio-diesel.”

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Measuring 12 meters (39 feet, six inches) and utilizing a six kw solar array, plus a 20 kwh battery bank, the DSe Hybrid 12m can travel at seven knots in Zero Emissions Mode using only electric power or up to 13 knots using diesel. Additionally, enough solar energy can be produced while at anchor to support a comfortable lifestyle without the need to run a diesel generator.

The revolutionary combination of technology (Steyr Motors Serial Hybrid Propulsion System, Outback Energy solar controllers and inverters and enersys “True Lead” Odyssey batteries), along with a structural design resulting in the maximum amount of horizontal area on which to mount solar panels, is what enables the DSe to achieve this new standard for cruising economy.

are so many reasons this boat “There makes sense in today’s environment, ” While the DSe is constructed for utmost efficiency, the yacht has all the amenities and comforts of the most luxurious cruising yachts. Such features include: • On-deck master stateroom (just forward of the deckhouse) with a forward-facing queen-sized “sleigh bed” and a 270-degree panoramic view provided by 30-foot-high windows on three sides. Steps lead down to the extensive dressing room and head in the starboard hull.

• Expansive guest stateroom with ensuite head, dressing room and island queen bed that converts into a pair of single berths.

• The spacious and comfortable “great room” and galley includes two settees, a high-low table, a 26-inch HDTV and a Bose home theater.

• An express-style bridge with wrap-around seating for eight, twin helm chairs and centerline console.

• Technological features throughout, including a Garmin 15” touch screen with Garmin HD radar, Imtra Marine LED lighting products, Tecnautic “Fly by Wire” controls and gyro autopilot, CookTek induction cook tops, four zones of air conditioning, Hitachi hi-tech refrigerator with ice maker, a KVH Satellite TV antenna with DirecTV receiver and a dinghy with a Torqueedo electric motor.

“Our goal from the initial concept stages two years ago was to deliver six knots on solar energy alone,” said Trane. “Sea trials earlier this year proved it can be done! We feel the DSe represents a real breakthrough, opening the door to a new era of environmentally friendly and efficient cruising yachts.”

The introductory price of a DSe Hybrid 12m is $600,000. Island Pilot is currently taking orders for the DSe 12m. The first ones will be delivered in early 2009. dsehybrid.com

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By Michele Capots

The sun is shining, the water is glistening: it’s a beautiful day on the lake.

Or it is until you blow by a circle of trash floating in the water. Litter changes things, alters the scenery, especially for boaters who have a unique relationship with the water. Boaters see the debris up close and experience it first hand, and, thus, have a vested interest in the solution. cean Conservancy’s International

O

A candy wrapper thrown on a city street in Lincoln,

Coastal Cleanup provides a solution to

Nebraska that finds its way to a storm drain or river will

the hazardous effects of trash in the water.

ultimately reach the ocean. That’s why the International

It is the world’s largest volunteer event of its

Coastal Cleanup is more than a one-day event—it’s a global

kind, and last year 378,000 volunteers in 76 countries

movement. It’s a change in behavior that happens far inland.

removed six million pounds of trash. These efforts are

It’s the opportunity to make a difference in your own backyard

vital to the health of our waterways.

and have a global impact at the same time.

Careless acts are affecting the health of our waterways

The International Coastal Cleanup began 23 years ago

and the ecosystems that rely on them. Trash in the ocean

with one woman walking along a Texas beach. Appalled

kills more than one million seabirds and 100,000 marine

by the amount of trash she saw, she orchestrated a beach

mammals and sea turtles each year through ingestion and

cleanup. Within two hours, 2,800 Texans had removed 124

entanglement. Reducing water pollution begins long before

tons of trash from 122 miles of coastline. Since then, her

you step foot on the beach or dock.

vision has become a worldwide movement.

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“Now more than ever, people are concerned about the

But unless it is healthy and resilient, it can’t protect us.

environment and have an understanding of the increasing

Abundant wildlife, protected ecosystems and sustainable

threats to our ocean,” said Laura Burton Capps, Senior Vice

fisheries are key to a strong web of life in the ocean. Harmful

President for Government Affairs and Communications. “With

impacts are exacting a toll we can no longer afford to pay—

that understanding is a hunger to be a part of the solution

overfishing, marine debris, pollutants, habitat destruction and

and contribute to a better future. Everyone has a personal

global climate change. Two or more degrees of warming will

responsibility to contribute to the ocean’s health. After all,

devastate coastal communities, kill the world’s coral reefs

trash doesn’t fall from the sky, it falls from our hands.”

and result in mass extinctions of marine organisms. Our

Boaters, water enthusiasts, divers, parents, beachgoers, children, families—all are directly affected by trash. We notice it in the water, in parking lots, on city streets, and it’s harming our wildlife and polluting our ocean.

And it’s preventable.

ocean is sick. But there are things we can do both in our daily life and our boating life. Even the smallest strides make a world of difference.

The majority of trash in the ocean comes from land-based activities and careless behaviors. Following a few simple guidelines can go a long way.

Trash in the water is more than an eyesore; for boaters, it can be detrimental. For example, plastic bags floating in the water are dangerous if they enter the engine and cause it to overheat. On top of being an expensive repair, the boat will need to be towed. When the anchor gets caught in debris, it can be a nuisance for boaters; and jumping in for a swim is less attractive when you’re witnessing trash floating by. These

• When you drop something, pick it up.

• At the grocery store, commit to reusable bags that are better for the environment.

• Recycle not just bottles and cans, but also newspapers, magazines, cereal boxes and other household items and electronics.

experiences bring home first-hand the impact of our actions.

The ocean is essential to the health of everything on the planet, including ourselves. It provides much of the air we breathe and absorbs over a third of the greenhouse gases we produce. Fundamentally, the ocean is the life support system for our planet.

• When dining, ask for sustainable seafood options at restaurants and markets. Your voice may be the most valuable tool for improving conservation. Restaurant managers can help be a part of the solution by supporting responsible fishing.

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While on the water, boaters can make a few

The 2007 report showed that 57 percent of all trash was

simple adjustments to help the health of our waters.

from shoreline recreational activities, 33 percent was from

•

Minimize the amount of disposables you take out with you. For example, instead of five packets of cookies, provide one packet in a plastic container. It is best to look for reusable packaging.

smoking-related activities, two percent was from dumping

•

Have onboard a sturdy trash can with a lid that’s fastened to the boat.

hazardous effects of trash in the ocean and can also be used

•

Make it a rule that nothing—not even peach pits, apple cores or banana peels—goes overboard. It’s not fish food.

“This has been a longstanding situation that has made

and less than one percent was from medical and personal hygiene activities.

This report serves as a snapshot of one day, one moment in time. It is a valuable tool when educating the public about the to educate business, industry and government officials.

an impact on marine debris,” said Susan Shingledecker, Director of Environmental Programs, BoatUS Foundation.

“The International Coastal Cleanup has a network around

•

Use a separate container for all of your recyclables, plastic bottles, cans, etc.

the world for boaters to plug into. The International Coastal Cleanup can only benefit and grow from boater involvement.”

They may seem minor, but these actions contribute

This year’s International Coastal Cleanup will be held

to the health of the ocean.

throughout the world on Saturday, September 20. To

A unique component to the Cleanup is data collection,

register, visit coastalcleanup.org.

which helps identify the behaviors that cause our pollution problem in the first place. Volunteers comb the beaches and waterways while filling in a data card, recording every piece of trash collected. This information is then sent back to the Ocean Conservancy, where it is used to produce an annual report that includes data available nowhere else.

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THE NORDHAVN 64 moored at the Chicago Yacht Club’s Monroe Harbor is gleaming white, clean like the soles of tennis shoes fresh out of the box. But while it may look untouched, this immaculate vessel certainly has its sea legs.

S

ince delivery just 21 months ago, in September of

These lengthy trips would be arduous on most vessels, but it’s

2006, this yacht’s owners, Scott and Pam Marks,

hard to imagine traveling in greater comfort than that offered

have voyaged all along the Atlantic seaboard, from

aboard this 64-foot-6-inch trawler. From stern to bow, from the

Boston to Charleston, from Hilton Head to the

flybridge to the pilothouse, it is loaded with amenities.

Bahamas. And their most recent trip was perhaps the most impressive—it brought them all the way from Stuart, Florida, around Nova Scotia, through the St. Lawrence Seaway, across lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron and Michigan, and finally here, to rest just before Chicago’s jagged skyline.

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On the aft deck, where my tour begins, there is a spacious and shaded dining area for six. The salon is wide and open, with enormous windows letting light in to brighten the African cherry paneling and warm the space. Seating is L-shaped to

STABLE, COMFORTABLE, EFFICIENT, POWERFUL port and straight to starboard. Before each is a custom-

Down a few steps, there is a fourth stateroom that is

built hydraulic table. These can be used individually or

occupied by Shearwater’s two-person crew. Aft of that

connected together to create a single dining table.

is an engine room that’s about as roomy as the living

The full-size galley, which looks out on the salon, is equipped with an electric stove, rather than the propane one that comes standard, as well as granite

quarters on some vessels. Housed here is the main 400 horsepower, keel-cooled Detroit Diesel engine, as well as an auxiliary 350 hp engine.

countertops, a Sub-Zero refrigerator with two freezer

They are both sturdy, powerful, efficient engines, but

drawers and an 18-inch dishwasher, among much else.

they aren’t designed for high-speed cruising. The max

From here, we head down a hallway that is a modification from the traditional layout. Though it doesn’t differ too radically from Nordhavn’s standard configuration for the 64, the Shearwater was built to fit the exact preference of its owners. In this case, the

speed of the main engine is nine knots; the auxiliary gets around five. And that’s just the way Scott Marks likes it. When he went looking for a new boat four years ago, he wasn’t seeking a flashy sport boat. He was looking for a stable and efficient ocean-going vessel.

hallway was added for convenience. Rather than having

“I had owned a series of boats—both sail and power,”

to go upstairs to the pilothouse and then descend,

he says. “They were all nice, but up to this point they

passengers can simply head forward to reach a pair

had been planing hulls, so I knew what that was like. . . .

of identical staterooms, each with twin berths and

I’m retired now, so I could do without 20 knots. Going a

ample storage, on either side of the hallway. At the bow,

smooth and comfortable nine knots sounded good, so I

there’s a well-designed head that features a surprisingly

decided to go with a trawler.”

comfortable shower, considering the space.

He was attracted to the stability of trawlers’ full-

Though you’d never guess, Shearwater’s master

displacement hulls, and he was attracted to Nordhavn,

stateroom is a little narrower than those on a standard

in particular, due to the company’s reputation for

64 due to the presence of the hallway. With its king-size

building top quality yachts. He got what he wanted:

bed and private head, it offers the luxury that makes

“It’s met my expectations,” he says succinctly.

extended cruising practicable.

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Stable, comfortable, efficient, powerful After seeing the engine room, we head up to the

Stable, comfortable, efficient, powerful—these are the

pilothouse. Located amidships for minimal motion at

attributes that make Shearwater the kind of cruising

sea, it has excellent, 360-degree visibility and a bevy of

vessel that is capable of bringing the Marks’ 1,150

Furuno electronics, as well as a Weather Worx satellite

nautical miles and excited to travel much further.

service, cell phone and wireless systems and three satellite phone systems for offshore cruising. From there, we go up to the equally impressive flybridge, with its supplementary helm, pair of captain’s seats, roomy dining area and wide vantage.

Down from the flybridge and aft of the pilothouse, a pair of covered tenders—one 14 feet in length and the other nine feet long—wait until they are needed with a hydraulic crane’s 20-foot boom prepared to drop them in the water at a moment’s notice. Here, Scott Marks also points out Shearwater’s “flopper stoppers,” a pair of hydraulic stabilizers that resist roll when the vessel is at anchor.

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So, where is Shearwater heading next? For now, it is going to remain on Lake Michigan, taking off for short cruises throughout this summer. Over the winter it will be dry docked, and then, when the weather clears next spring, it will voyage out again for a long cruise around the Great Lakes. From there, it could go anywhere.

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FIRE EXTINGUISHERS: A PRIMER

By Aux. Wayne Spivak, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary One of life’s scariest prospects is that of an uncontrolled fire. The idea of a house fire is frightening. What, though, about a boat fire? On land there is usually a way to escape, difficult though it may be. On water, however, there is nowhere to go.

Fire aboard a vessel isn’t just terribly dangerous, it’s also surprisingly common. It follows that one should be just as prepared to fight fires onboard as they are at home. Smoke alarms and fire extinguishers, well-lit signs and contingency plans—these should be as ubiquitous on boats as they are on land.

Clearly, prevention is the first and best step in firefighting. Despite the best efforts, the danger of fire is always present. It is critical to be prepared and ensure that the proper fire equipment is onboard in case fire does break out.

In the early 1960s, with rising accident and death rates for recreational boating, the Coast Guard and Congress investigated boating safety. All federal equipment requirements were formed during this time, including the mandate that all vessels with gasoline/diesel engines carry approved fire extinguishers. Code 46CFR162 specifically states that the extinguishers must be labeled “Marine Type USCG Type --------, Size --------, Approval No. 162.028/-- ------” (Sec. 162.028-4).

These requirements are meant to ensure that the fire extinguisher is ready for marine environments. Tests related to corrosion, salt spray, bursting pressure, vibrations and other factors are conducted to verify that the code is met.

Remember that in order to withstand

the extra strains of marine environments, most equipment on your boat needs to be made differently than your home or vehicle equipment is.

Fire extinguishers are required if your boat has any one of the following: an inboard engine; closed compartments storing portable fuel tanks; double bottom hulls not completely sealed or not completely filled with flotation materials; a cabin containing closed living space; a closed sewage compartment with flammable materials; or permanently installed fuel tanks.

If your fire extinguishers are not readily accessible and verified as serviceable, the Coast Guard considers them not onboard during a safety check.

More importantly, if you can’t use your extinguisher when you need it, you’ll find yourself in major trouble.

The chart included here shows the required minimum number of

extinguishers. During a fire, each fire extinguisher will only last a few minutes.

Extras will be useful if the blaze outlasts the extinguisher.

Each boat’s design is different, so there is no formula for placement.

That said, that are some guidelines that can assist you in finding the best locations on your boat.

First, if possible, especially for dry chemical extinguishers, mount the fire extinguisher parallel to the deck. This is to prevent the chemicals from packing, which will impair the extinguisher.

Second, find an easily accessible spot outside of your engine compartment.

Placing a fire extinguisher inside of the compartment can add extra oxygen to a fire, fueling the blaze and making a bad fire even worse.

Third, place an extinguisher by the helm.

Usually someone is at the helm, making this extinguisher always accessible.

Fourth, situate one by the galley because of the likelihood for kitchen fires. Fifth, distribute one in each cabin.

It’s not enough just to have extinguishers though. It’s also important to plan a course of action for the worstcase scenario. Create a fire plan, deciding on a favored meeting place.

(The bow is the best place because it’s the furthest from the engine room and gas tanks.) Then practice the plan and how to use your extinguishers. It’s important you understand how they work, and how to fight a fire, should one break out.

When you have new guests onboard. don’t only show them the amenities; show them the safety items also. They should know where the lifejackets and fire extinguishers are, how the radio works and how to call for help. If you have GPS, show them how to quickly find your latitude and longitude.

A final and vital step toward fire safety is taking more boating and safety education courses, as well as getting an annual Vessel Safety Check.

It may seem unlikely, but this preparation may save your or someone else’s life. safetyseal.net

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By Thomas Ludens When Volvo-Penta launched their Inboard Performance System (IPS) in 2005, there were big expectations—as well as a certain amount of reservation from boaters.

Boating is nothing if not a pastime, and for as long as most of us could remember, captaining had remained consistent. There was the throttle and the helm, a number of procedures to follow and a certain amount of intangible skill that came with experience.

Then, all of a sudden, IPS changed everything. The props were literally turned around.

The throttle and helm were replaced by, of all things, a joystick.

This was a sea change, a whole new approach to propulsion, to captaining, to boating. It may have come as something of a shock, but it was also a longtime coming. Slowly but surely, boat builders bought into the system and started integrating it into the design of their vessels. This was something of a gamble: no one quite knew if boaters would come aboard and give the IPS a chance. Boaters didn’t know if the unproven IPS would stand up to the time-tested systems they knew.

So now, three years later, how has IPS fared? To answer that question, it’s best to ask users themselves.

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Mr. Mundy was one of the IPS pioneers. He bought one of the first boats equipped with the system, a Cruisers 400. In fact, he bought his so soon after IPS’s release that the joystick wasn’t yet available.

“We picked it up in December ’05,” he says, “and it was one of the first with IPS. So, I had it a year before they had the joystick. Volvo gave all the original owners a coupon for the joystick. We test drove one

with a joystick at the Miami Boat Show, and it was absolutely phenomenal. I think that’s the future of boating. I can literally move the boat sideways down a channel. . . . Even not having the joystick, the boat was a great pleasure to drive. You put the joystick on and it’s unbelievable.”

As the owner of four new Cruisers yachts over the years, Mr. Mundy is an experienced helmsman. Regarding his new set up, he says, “It’s so much easier to control and handle and the fuel economy is so much better than any other system.”

And it’s not only he, the captain, who likes the system. “My wife, who doesn’t like to drive a boat, can drive this boat,” he says.

“The older boats, it takes time to get used to that. This boat, the IPS system makes it much easier for her to drive it. . . . I think the things the IPS system does is give you the confidence that you can back up the boat easily, whether you’re in a current or a wind.”

“I think this is the future of boating,” Mr. Mundy continues. “Not just for the control, but also the fuel economy. We probably get 25 percent better fuel economy on this boat. For instance, I came back across the lake last year from Charlevoix [to Sturgeon Bay], and I used maybe a quarter tank of fuel.”

Though Mr. Mundy is clearly a big proponent of the IPS, he’s one of thousands of boaters who have tried the system. When you consider that more than 100 manufacturers throughout the world are incorporating IPS into new models, that older vessels have been retrofitted to incorporate it and that so many people have tried it, you would expect there to be a wide diversity of opinions about how well this innovative new system works. In fact, however, the assessments are surprisingly consistent.

Peter Sears has been boating for 50 years. His current boat is a Tiara 3500 Sovran. It’s his eighth Tiara, and his first with IPS, which he admits caused him some initial apprehension.

“I spent 50 years learning how to drive with a standard drive and everything else,” he says of his new IPS-equipped boat, “and now I’m on a new learning curve.” Fortunately, that curve has been pretty smooth. “I have had the boat now about two months and I find myself coming in with the conventional wheel and then when I get into the harbor I’m switching over right away to the IPS. . . . I feel totally comfortable with it now.”

As with Mr. Mundy, the ease of use has allowed his wife to get involved at the helm, though that has had one unexpected drawback. “My wife stepped in and drove it perfectly with the IPS, and then she told me to go out and get the lines. I said that’s not the agenda.”

He may have to spend some time away from the helm of his fireengine-red Sovran, but he’s enjoying the time he does have at the controls. “Once you get the feel,” he says, “it’s easy.”

Mr. Boyce, owner of a Cruisers 390 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, also likes the IPS’s ease of operation, as do his passengers. A friend of his “docked it the first time he ever touched the joystick, with no experience at all on it.”

When IPS was first unveiled, expectations were big. The boating industry has been flagging for the past few years, and many saw this new system as a potential boost for everyone. It was hoped that if IPS could make captaining—and docking, in particular— easier, then more people might be tempted to try boating. In the case of Mr. Wiener, it seems to have worked.

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You put the joystick on and it’s unbelievable

“Frankly,” he says, “the first time I owned a boat was last July. I’m a relatively new boater, and [the barrier to boating before] was for me the docking. It’s not so much parallel docking as backing into the slips. The marina where I keep the boat has a strong current, and it’s very difficult to dock there. The IPS system makes it very easy to get into the slip.”

The ease of handling was planned to be a big selling point, and it’s proving to be one. “First of all,” says Mr. Wiener, the owner of a Cruisers 390, “the big issue was the joystick control. It’s phenomenal. The IPS system of course comes with the control, and that made me a believer. It was the second boat I bought in a year, and I bought it for that system.”

Mr. Rothstein, the owner of a Cruisers 420 Express and a selfdescribed tech guy, said that when he first looked at the IPS, he was “a little concerned about the newness of it.” But he was pleased with the speed and efficiency numbers. What ultimately tipped him toward IPS was the handling.

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“I boat on the Chesapeake,” he says “where it’s pretty tight quarters. . . . So it was maneuverability and fitting into tight creeks and things like that, where you can move around effectively. . . . The drawback is that I draw a little more water than I would otherwise. But it’s not a huge deal. The benefit is what I anticipated—even in crowded July 4 surroundings, I could fit into small settings.”

IPS may have introduced a revolutionarily new way of propelling a boat, but there’s nothing newfangled about handling, efficiency, power, comfort and performance. Whether they have a Lazzara or a Tiara, a Cruisers or Chris-Craft, whether they’re on Lake Michigan or off the Florida coast, whether they’ve been boating for 50 years or five months, boaters are flocking to all that IPS offers. Even if that means they sometimes have to get the lines.

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I can honestly say that fishing has never been on my top-ten list of things to do before I move on to the afterlife. That changed when, almost a year ago, my friend Kris told me an engrossing story about sitting in a boat, bobbing in the middle of Lake Erie, holding a pole in his hands and anticipating a nibble. Quite intriguing, I thought. So intriguing that I decided to partake in his next venture.

I

had been angling only once before, in my early

The mayfly lays its eggs on the water’s surface,

teens. I had received a fishing rod and accessories

and they gently sink to the depths before returning

as a birthday gift, and so I went out to stand on a

to the surface when they are ready to hatch. As the

bridge and await my first bite. Then, unexpectedly, a

newly christened flies take flight for the first time,

miniature fish found himself (accidentally, I’d guess)

they instantly begin the egg-laying cycle again.

connected to my hook. Not having the guts to remove

It is this process that provides the walleye with

it, I kept it in the water—dragging it back and forth.

plentiful provisions.

Then, in the blink of an eye, a nice-sized pike decided to dart out from the reeves, engulf the mini fish in his mouth and disappear into the murky depths of the river, stripping my nice new shiny pole from my hands in the process. So, my fishing experience consisted of a single brief, distant and inauspicious memory.

Despite that, I found myself driving toward a charter boat in Lake Erie and my second fishing attempt.

As we approached the small fishing town of Portage, Ohio, Kris decided to tell me about the mayfly, an insect that plays a big part in the walleye’s booming population. Then, what I thought was rain began hitting the windscreen. But instead of being precipitation, the thuds against the glass were this infamous insect.

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While I bobbed and weaved my way through their crazy flight patterns to pick up our fishing licenses at a local store, it was explained to me that the mayfly has a life span of 24 hours and only rear their heads for a couple of weeks during the summer season. I was also informed that they are TOTALLY harmless.

When we arrived at our cabin, which was conveniently positioned within walking distance of a pub, I exited the car cringing from all the mayflies. We made the short walk to the drinking hole, where we met up with the other men in our chartering group. When I saw people sitting outside and ignoring the swarming insects, I realized I should try to forget about the mayflies.

captain dave with walleye

brands dr y dock

With the next few hours devoted to drinking and talking,

Everything was quiet and peaceful on The Fin until I heard

I learned that Jimmy, Mike and Tyler were actually a nice

some excited cheers behind me: Mike, a 17-year-veteran on

group of people. The next morning, I was removed from

Captain Dave’s boat, had hooked his first walleye, and Dave

my bed as the sun started to rise. Dazed and confused

was there to guide it into a waiting net. The excitement

from only a couple of hours of shuteye, I found myself at Brands’ Dry Dock Marina, looking out at an

continued as the others kept reeling in walleye, as well as the occasional sheepshead. Eventually I

awful display of dark clouds, choppy water

landed my own fish, and that only made me itch

and Captain Dave wielding a leaf blower in an

for more. Many seemed to escape my clutches, as

attempt to remove as many mayflies as possible

I found myself reacting to nibbles and disappearing

from his 30-foot Sportcraft, The Fin.

worms in an almost frantic attempt to be crowned

We boarded the boat and set out for a

the “kingfisher.”

predetermined fishing spot. Avoiding an ominous

Moving around the lake in search of better

cloud, Dave trekked us out about 30 miles with a

fishing holes, Captain Dave ensured that there were

small posse of skippers in our wake—all of them

always ample fish to catch. He took us 20 miles further

trailing Dave due to his years of experience and

out from the marina and constantly gave advice to other

lofty reputation amongst local fishermen.

captains about other fishing spots. The son of a fisherman,

Then the engine stopped: we had arrived at our fishing spot. My companions grabbed for worms and baited lines, positioned themselves in various areas of the

Dave was brought up on the lake, purchased his first boat in 1981 and has since become his own captain, gaining the respect of many of his Lake Erie colleagues.

boat and began to fish. Before I had a chance to reach for

Due to the unfortunate weather, the fishing was slower

my rod, Dave had baited the hook and was handing it to me

than expected. That meant we never reached the legal

with instructions on how to bait and cast and how best to

quota for the boat and remained out on the water for

catch a fish. Confident that I had a great understanding of

longer than anticipated. When we embarked on the long

the process, I whipped my worm out in to the lake. When

voyage back to the harbor, I found the cushioned engine

I heard the plopping sound of my bait hitting the water,

casing a comfortable place to “rest my eyes.”

I began to count to 12 before slowly reeling in my worm.

This process was repeated a number of times, with Captain Dave magically appearing when I needed help or advice.

Back at the cabin, I had surely caught the fishing bug and was looking forward to day two. We grilled a bit, and then fatigue took over. We passed out early, woke in the evening

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the harm less mayfl y

the pro’s

for a brief excursion to the local bar and returned to

boat rules won’t last on The Fin: Dave will pack up the

the cabin for some adequate shuteye before a second

equipment and return to the marina.

day of angling.

In our case, Dave’s professional manner and dry sense

The next morning, we awoke alert and chirpy.

of humor definitely made for a more enjoyable time out

Unfortunately, we were rewarded with an absolute

on the lake. We always seemed to be where the fish

scorcher of a day. Even with the sun just peering

were, and Dave was always there with the advice and

over the horizon, the sky displayed a brilliant cloudless

equipment we needed. Despite my inexperience and

blue aura and the heat instantly had me sweating.

constant errors, he helped me without ever belittling

In addition to being uncomfortable, these weren’t

me. At one point, thinking that I had a bite, I was

ideal fishing conditions.

reeling in the last few feet of my line when excitement

Arriving back at the marina’s edge, we mounted The Fin and headed back out to the middle of Lake Erie under the subdued guidance of Captain Dave. The weather gave me time to speak with Dave about many humorous

took over: I whipped back my rod, causing the hook to fly behind me and catch itself on Dave’s sleeve. He handled my carelessness kindly, removing the hook and helping me get back to fishing.

boating experiences. But as Dave pointed out in a

At the end of that second day, we returned to the

gentle manner, he is meticulous about running a tight

marina, offloaded our walleye catch, carried them the

ship where there’s little room for error. His main focus is

short distance to the cleaning and filleting station

the safety of those in his care. Anyone not adhering to

and then distributed them equally—an act of

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a race to the fi sh

mi ke and wa lle ye

generosity by my fishing companions. I may not have

The Fin and Captain Dave Vargo make a great team to

caught as many as them, but I’d say I had as much fun.

go sportfishing with. I know he turned me, for one, into

A lot of the credit for that goes to Captain Dave.

a new fishing enthusiast: before turning our backs on

A U.S. Coast Guard licensed captain, he provides services throughout the year, though the best walleye

Dave, we all booked a return trip for next year.

(419) 898-6152

fishing is from April through the middle of August. He also offers smallmouth bass and perch fishing, which is best from August thru October. Captain Dave’s service caters to groups of up to six and his boat is fully loaded with the latest equipment.

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By Ted McDermott

Sometimes it’s a storm. Sometimes it’s a collision.

Sometimes, though, it’s something as simple as a dirty windshield that leads to a man overboard event.

Take Kriss Anderson’s case, for example.

A

s she writes in Saved by the Jacket, the

executing the proper procedure for a man overboard

National Safe Boating Council’s collection

event and ensuring Kriss’s rescue.

of true on-the-water stories, she and a couple

of companions were cruising downriver on a nice day.

Everything was fine and easy, except for the salty spray that was obscuring their windshield. So, she did the natural thing: “I took a towel and spray bottle of window cleaner and worked my way up to the windshield on the narrow gunnels of the boat. Having done a fine

Should someone go overboard from your boat, do what her skipper did and yell that phrase as loudly as possible. Then, point to the person in the water. It’s vital that you lock your eyes on them and never, no matter what, take your eyes off the person in the water. If it’s night, use a flashlight.

job cleaning the window, I turned to go back aft

Next, throw a floatation device, ideally a Type VI device

to the cockpit.”

such as a life ring or horseshoe buoy, to the victim.

The next thing she knew, she had slipped, fallen and slid over the side of the 28-foot cabin cruiser. On her

Tossing it underhand is best, as the device will go farther than it otherwise would.

way down, she scraped herself on the boat. She landed

Then stop the boat, check your headings and turn the

in the water on her back. Nearby, a pair of propellers

boat around 180 degrees. Some GPS units have a Man

turned beneath the water

Overboard Button, which provides you the return course

Luckily, Kriss, a member of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and an experienced, savvy boater, did a smart thing: she used her feet to push herself away from the vessel.

The skipper did a smart thing too. He saw her back there, adrift in the water, and immediately yelled out, “Man overboard!” In so doing, he took the first step in

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back to the spot where you first pressed it. Without this technology, just add or subtract 180 from your course and steer there. Approach the swimmer so that he or she is upwind of the boat.

If you have a floatable retrieval line, fasten one end to a secure railing and toss the other end to the person requiring rescue. The victim should position the loop

under his armpits, so he can be pulled to the side of the

By wearing a lifejacket, Kriss Anderson survived

boat and hefted up into the vessel.

going overboard without much grief. By yelling “man

Luckily for her, Kriss Anderson was wearing a lifejacket when she fell into the river, and she easily was able to swim back to the boat from a few feet away. If you find yourself distressed in the water with or without a PFD,

overboard” and cutting the engines, her skipper helped keep her rescue simple. If they hadn’t handled themselves so well, it’s easy to imagine how sticky the situation could have become.

there are some things you can do to increase your

It may seem unlikely that someone will go overboard

chances of survival.

from your boat, but it is always a possibility. Sometimes

Though you’ll probably do it anyway, it is good to shout and try to attract attention when you fall overboard.

Once you are in the water, try to let the crew know where

it begins with something as simple a dirty window.

Follow the above steps, and you may ensure that it ends with a successful rescue.

you are by putting up a hood, splashing water or waving your arms.

Do not swim after the boat, but do swim to any floating device that’s thrown into the water. Trying to catch up with the boat can make it more difficult for your potential rescuers to keep track of your location. Then, wait as calmly as possible for the boat to circle and return.

When it does, look for a retrieval line or throw rope.

All of these steps help, but the most important thing you can do to increase your likelihood of surviving such an event is simple: wear a PFD.

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There’s Nothing Fishy About Healthy Fish. here’s danger in the waters. Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) is a serious disease of fresh and saltwater fish that has recently been found widely throughout the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. VHS is not a threat to human health.

T

VHS spreads among fish through urine and reproductive fluids released into the water, and also through the eating of other infected fish. Infected fish and water can easily spread the virus if they are released into a new body of water. Appropriate hygienic or other routine biosecurity precautions are necessary to protect aquatic animal health and prevent further spread of the disease.

The Healthy Way

• Thoroughly clean and dry fishing equipment, bait buckets, • • • •

boats, and trailers before using them again.

Empty all water from equipment before transporting.

Remove all mud, plants, and aquatic life from equipment.

Do not move fish or plants from one body of water to another.

Do not introduce fish of an unknown health status into populations of farmed fish.

To learn more, visit www.aphis.usda.gov/healthyfish United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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Great Lakes

RIFLE RAFFLE 2008 TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE First prize is a Winchester Model 94

Third prize is a weekend for two in the

lever-action rifle that was created to

beautifully restored U.S. Coast Guard

commemorate the 30th anniversary

crews quarters building at Whitefish

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rifle features a 24k gold-plated

television, queen bed and DSL Internet.

action, lever and octagonal barrel, and is engraved with images of the Fitzgerald’s history and scenes of the Whitefish Point Light Station.

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) will be offering the

The rifle comes with a custom leather-

last Commemorative Limited Edition

trimmed case.

Edmund Fitzgerald Rifle through its 2008 Raffle. Only 50 of these valuable collector’s pieces were handmade by Rocky Mountain Firearms of Ft. Collins, Colorado. This particular rifle, number two of 50, is the last remaining of

Tickets prices are $5.00 each, or five tickets for $20.00. The drawing for the 2008 raffle will be held in the Sault on Monday, December 8, 2008.

Proceeds will be used to match a

Second prize is a framed print of the famous oil painting Passage in Moonlight by artist David Conklin. This limited

Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program grant to restore the Whitefish Point Light Tower.

edition print is signed and numbered

Tickets may be purchased by calling

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LAKE LEVELS ARE ON THE RISE

Experts attribute the increases to last winter’s

Last year, water levels on Lake Superior hit a record

on each of the lakes over the past year.

heavy snowfall and this summer’s heavy rainfall, which amounted to higher-than-normal precipitation

low. As of this July, it is within four inches of its longterm average. And as Superior goes, so go the rest of the Great Lakes. Lake Erie is two inches above its July average, and Ontario is four inches higher than average.

All of this is good news, but the fact remains that the lakes are still down. More years like this one will be required to return Great Lakes water levels to normal.

Lakes Huron and Michigan may still be more than a foot

As Cynthia Sellinger, deputy director of the Great Lakes

below average, but both are up eight inches from last

Environmental Research Laboratory, told the Detroit Free

July. Lake St. Clair has risen 10 inches since last July to

Press, “If we get two more good, normal winters with

come within two inches of average.

normal precipitation, then we’d have a turnaround.”

FEDERAL DREDGING CONTRACTS AWARDED designed to provide greater flexibility in

the process, the 11 companies will

responding to maintenance dredging of

compete to provide a broad variety of

the commercial shipping channels and

dredging services at various locations

harbors of the Great Lakes, while saving

within the Great Lakes region.

taxpayer dollars.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District Contracting division awarded indefinite delivery/indefinite

contracts includes the dredging of the

(MATOC) was awarded to 11 companies

harbors at St. Marys, Michigan; Grand

for the Great Lakes area at a maximum of

Marais, Minnesota; and Manitowoc,

$15 million to be used throughout a span

Menominee, Saxon and Sturgeon

of three years.

Bay, Wisconsin at a cost of about $3.5

quantity streamlined federal contracts

The MATOC was issued to seven

for the Great Lakes districts in Detroit,

companies in Michigan and to four other

Chicago and Buffalo. The contracts are

companies from various states. Under

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Planned work to be awarded under the

A Multiple Award Task Order Contract

million. Work in these areas began in mid-August, with additional work to be awarded throughout the next three years.

ASHTABULA RIVER DREDGING NEARLY COMPLETED

Photos by Frank Lichtkoppler, Ohio Sea Grant

The Ashtabula River dredging project is nearing completion,

Commission list of contaminated Areas of Concern in

making the river one of the cleanest, deepest harbors in Lake

the Great Lakes in the next few years,” he continued.

Erie. The $75 million project, started in June 2006, moved 635,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment to a nearby landfill, which will be capped by the end of the year.

“A lot of people worked very long and very hard to see the dredging completed,” said Ohio Sea Grant Extension’s Frank Lichtkoppler. “It was all the Ashtabula River Partnership members working together that made this happen. Ohio Sea Grant was one of the founding partners of the Ashtabula River Partnership.”

“We are now working on restoring the environment and hope

Having the deep draft available will allow for increased shipping opportunities, and a cleaner river should help provide new opportunities for local marinas and businesses.

Ohio Sea Grant is also developing an economic baseline to measure the economic activity that may result from the Ashtabula River dredging. Prior to the project, Ohio Sea Grant collected economic data on local boaters, marinas and small businesses in the harbor area. This will allow for a comparison in a few years when the river is fully restored. ohioseagrant.osu.edu

to have the Ashtabula River taken off the International Joint

COMPACT MOVES TOWARD APPROVAL House Judiciary Committee having marked up the bill, the bill now moves to the full House for approval.

The compact provides a comprehensive management framework for achieving sustainable water use and resource protection. The eight Great Lakes states reached a similar, good faith agreement with Ontario and Québec in 2005, which the provinces are using to amend their existing water programs for greater regional consistency.

On July 9, 2008, in Saugatuck, Michigan, Governor Jennifer Granholm signed Michigan’s legislation ratifying an interstate compact that will create unprecedented protections for the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin. With this signing, the eight states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin completed ratification of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. To become law, Congress must now provide its consent.

On August 1, that process moved forward when the U.S. Senate approved the compact by unanimous consent, clearing the way for the U.S. House to do the same. With the Senate’s action on S. J. Res. 45 complete and with the U.S.

The compact includes a number of objectives.

Aims include the fostering of economic development through the sustainable use and responsible management of basin waters; ensuring that authority over Great Lakes water uses is retained in the region; developing regional goals and objectives for water conservation and efficiency; and implementing state water-conservation and efficiency programs.

The compact has attracted the support of key members of Congress, mayors and local government officials, as well as more than 150 diverse groups of stakeholders who depend on the Great Lakes. cglg.org

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Great Lakes

SEA SCOUTS HELP CLEAN WATER To help clean-

floating debris that collects along bulkheads or elsewhere

up their local

within a marina. But a discussion with marina managers

waterfronts,

revealed that neither of these devices is suitable or strong

20 high

enough for handling the floating debris that collects in their

school youth

marinas. The Sea Scouts believe they have a better idea, and

and adult

they have been working to make their idea a national reality.

leaders, members of Bay Village, Ohio’s Sea Scout Ship 41, are designing and testing a number of hand skimmers to remove floating plastic bottles, Styrofoam, rotting fish and trash that collects in the corners of all their local marinas.

The scouts are participating in the Waterfront Challenge, a

Currently, the scouts are conducting field trials of four basic designs before selecting the best “flotsam scoop” that is economical, simple, lightweight and easy to use.

So far during the trials, more than 76 bags of floating trash have been removed from the marinas and disposed of in authorized dumpsters. To date, the scouts have put in more than 100 hours in designing, fabricating and testing the scoop designs.

national initiative sponsored by yacht paint manufacturer

The best design in the trials is an aluminum expanded metal

Interlux that is aimed at encouraging people to “make a

cradle basket. An expandable handle available at hardware

difference” by improving the quality of their local waterfronts.

stores assists in reaching those hard-to-reach places. The

Testing of the “flotsam scoop,” as the scouts have named it, is being carried out at Lorain Sailing and Yacht Club (LSYC)

open-end facilitates the dumping of the trash into garbage bags. It is simple and easy to use.

and Spitzer Lakeside Marina. Commodore Fran Burik said,

The next step in the project is for Sea Scout Ship 41 to

“We have a busy summer at LSYC with a number of regattas,

make a number of the scoops available to marinas, monitor

including the Interlake Nationals; it is very important for us

their use and make additional refinements as necessary.

to be seen at our best. A tool such as the ‘flotsam scoop’ will

Feedback from the marina management is critical, as the

help us accomplish this.”

final step of this project is to report about the success of the

The Ohio Clean Marinas Guidebook stresses the importance of properly disposing of trash, plastic and fish waste. It encourages the use of a pool skimmer or crab net to collect

scoop to Interlux and be judged against entries from other parts of the country. Regional winners receive $5,000; the national winner will receive $25,000.

wfchallenge.com

LINCOLN’S JOURNEY TO VISIT EIGHT STATES During Lincoln’s Journey of Remembrance, the people of Spencer County, Indiana, where Lincoln lived from age 7 to 21, will take their Lincoln heritage down river in an effort to share the story of his formative years with the people of eight states and more than 20 towns on the way to New Orleans.

This journey actually is the second re-enactment of Lincoln’s voyage from Rockport, Indiana, to New Orleans.

In 1958, for the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the Rockport Jaycees Club constructed a similar flatboat A 60-foot pioneer-era flatboat will travel down river this

and made the same journey to New Orleans. Several of

fall in honor of President Abraham Lincoln’s upcoming

these crew members will be involved in portions of this

200th birthday.

latest re-enactment effort as well.

Lincoln’s Journey of Remembrance, which sets sail Sept. 9,

The 2008 trip is a joint effort by members of the Spencer

will re-trace Lincoln’s 1828 flatboat trip from Rockport, Indiana

County Visitors Bureau, Spencer County Regional Chamber

to New Orleans, Louisiana, when the then 19-year-old future

of Commerce, Think Lincoln, Inc. and the Indiana Abraham

president transported a load of produce for a local merchant.

Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

While in New Orleans on this trip, Lincoln witnessed his first

LincolnsJourney.org // (888) 444-9252

slave auction, an event that cemented his anti-slavery views.

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INVASIVE SPECIES CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN DULUTH The first-ever Minnesota

technical program, a day of workshops for the public

Invasive Species Conference

and landowners will feature terrestrial topics such as

2008 will be held October 26

earthworms and gypsy moths, and aquatic topics such as

to 29, in Duluth, Minnesota

lake vegetation management. A day of tours of attractions

to encourage information

and research facilities follows the conference.

exchange on topics relating to both aquatic and terrestrial invasive species.

“Besides the technical program, we’ll be having something for everyone—youth programs, a special symposium to discuss ship design and ballast water discharge standards

“Our theme is acting locally to protect our legendary lands

for maritime transportation and field trips,” said Shannon

and waters,” said Doug Jensen, conference co-chair with

Bengtson, conference co-chair with the Minnesota Chapter

the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Sea Grant Program.

of the Soil and Water Conservation Society.

“The conference is designed to strengthen awareness of invasive species issues, as well as promote local prevention and management activities.”

Congressman James Oberstar has been invited as a lunch keynote speaker and to appear at the ballast water symposium. The conference is hosted by the Minnesota

Researchers, land managers, natural resource

Invasive Species Advisory Council. Registration by

professionals, educators, students, landscapers, lake

September 15 costs $125, but varies depending on

association members, agency employees and others

workshop and field trip attendance. Single-day rates and

are invited to attend the conference at the Duluth

reduced rates for students are available.

Entertainment Convention Center. Before the two-day

minnesotaswcs.org/Invasives.htm // (515) 480-2420

WINDSOR PROPOSES CANAL & MARINA PLAN In recent years, Detroit has worked

River and provide slips in the city’s

the creation of a new inlet from the

hard to improve its riverfront and better

center core. A meandering canal would

Detroit River, excavation of an access

accommodate boaters. Now, the city’s

cut in from the south limit of the new

channel and interior basin, protection of

Canadian counterpart, Windsor, is

marina basin and end just west of the

the new inlet and interior shoreline with

raising the stakes with an ambitious

art gallery. Along the new marina basin

appropriate erosion protections and

proposal. The recently unveiled plan

and on the shore of the meandering

installation of docks.

would convert what is now the post-

canal, an urban village development

industrial Western Super Anchor

would be built to contain a mixture

property into a mixed-use development

of land uses, including public space,

and a breathtaking haven for boaters.

commercial space and medium-to-high

The project is a complete re-imagining

density residential development.

of the area bounded by Riverside Drive,

Creation of the marine basin would

University Avenue, Salter Avenue and

involve the transformation of the former

Church Street. A large inland marina

Canadian Pacific Railway cut. This

basin would extend in from the Detroit

aspect of the project would necessitate

This project would simultaneously keep the parkland along the riverfront pristine and bring the waterfront into the city’s downtown center. It would also abut the Caesar Windsor Casino.

The concept was unveiled in July and now will undergo a feasibility study. The projected cost is $60 million.

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Cruising

CARIBBEAN 1500 RALLY TO SCHEDULE TWO EAST COAST DEPARTURE POINTS

The Caribbean 1500, America’s oldest and largest offshore cruising rally, is expected to reach recordbreaking numbers this year with approximately 75 yachts from all regions of the U.S. and Canada. The rally is divided into three categories: an IRC racing class, a PHRF rally class and a cruising class. Over 925 yachts and 4,500 sailors have participated in the Caribbean 1500 since its inception in 1990.

While retaining some of the competitive elements of traditional sailboat races, the Caribbean 1500 offers social, educational and technological enhancements to broaden the appeal beyond both seasoned and firsttime racers and include couples and families. Prior to the start, participating sailboats will gather in Hampton and Charleston for several days of safety inspections, This year’s Caribbean 1500 will coordinate simultaneous starts on November 2 in Hampton, Virginia and Charleston, South Carolina. The two fleets will converge simultaneously on Tortola, British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean and enjoy post-event activities together. Southern U.S. boaters who were hesitant about sailing north around Cape Hatteras to join the start in Hampton can now choose to depart from Charleston, instead.

workshops and weather briefings.

The progress of each boat will be available for monitoring on the Caribbean 1500 website with software customized by Magnolox that incorporates features from Google Earth. Every four hours, six times per day, Axonn wireless transmitters will broadcast the yacht’s position, sending updated information to the website.

carib1500.com

Adventure Cruise on the SV DENIS SULLIVAN Wisconsin’s flagship, the tallship Denis Sullivan, is looking for volunteer deck hands interested in joining the crew to help navigate the ship through the Welland Canal, down Lake Ontario, through the Thousands Islands region and then to Montreal.

Approximate dates for this section of the journey will be September 25 to October 3.

Interested parties should contact Marine Operations at Pier Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wiscon for additional information about costs, dates and travel arrangements.

(414) 765-8640

CHRIS-CRAFT Commander Club Rendezvous The 2008 Chris-Craft Commander Club Rendezvous will be held from October 31 through November 2 at the Colony Hotel & Cabana Club in Delray Beach, Florida.

This year’s Rendezvous will also include a visit to the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show, which is a short drive away. This should be a great place to meet up with fellow Commander owners, enjoy some sun and compare how well this aging fleet stands up to some of the new boats on the market. commanderclub.com

GREAT LOOP FALL RENDEZVOUS The fall rendezvous of America’s Great Loop Cruiser’s Association will be held from October 20 through October 23 at Joe Wheeler State Park & Resort just off the Tennessee River in Rogersville, Alabama. The AGLCA members-only event will feature speakers, seminars, side sessions and group meals. There are plans for a post-event Huntsville excursion as well.

Pre-registration is required. greatloop.com

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Two Antique and Classic Boats Society Shows The Blackhawk Chapter of Antique and Classic Boat Society (ACBS) will host the Geneva Lake Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show at the Abbey Resort and Marina on September 27, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event is free to spectators.

There will be 50 boats, ranging from recently built custom models to a 1928 Chris-Craft. Many of the boats will be pre-World War II. The show will be followed by a boat parade at 4:00 p.m.

The Abbey Resort and Marina is located in Fontana, Wisconsin.

blackhawkacbs.com

The Dixieland Chapter of ACBS will hold its 16th annual Pickwick Rendezvous from October 10 to 12 at Pickwick Landing State Park, Pickwick Dam, Tennessee.

The Chapter currently has members from l5 states, with the majority residing in Alabama and Tennessee. There are three to four in-water boating events each year, an annual meeting and an every-other-year Tennessee River cruise.

The schedule of events includes dinner on Friday at the Catfish Hotel, a Saturday cruise to Café St. Clair at Aqua Yacht Harbor, followed by a dinner and presentation at the Pickwick State Park and Sunday breakfast at the Café St. Clair. acbs-dixieland.org

Thomson Jemmett Vogelzang Easter Seals Regatta

Hosted by Loyalist Cove Marina

Everyone is invited to participate in a

A barbeque, silent auction and

located in Bath, Ontario, Canada,

pursuit race around Amherst Island

children’s activities fill the day, along

this charity sailing event, which will

or to join any of the other activities.

with a Soling Club demonstration,

be held from September 12 to 13,

A pancake breakfast will be held

pig and lamb roast dinner, followed

draws upon the sailing, cruising and

Saturday, September 13, from

by live entertainment.

corporate communities of Kingston

7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and will be

and surrounding areas in a bid to

followed by a skipper’s meeting. The

raise much needed funds for Easter

Amherst Island Pursuit Race begins

Seals Ontario.

with the first gun at 10:00 a.m.

loyalistcovemarina.com

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YACHT CLUB PROFILE: Huron Yacht Club

Yacht Clubs

From its austere beginning on the banks of the Huron River in 1955, the Huron Yacht Club (HYC) has emerged as one of the premier clubs in the western basin of Lake Erie. Offering a full-service restaurant and bar, HYC has been the place to be for members and transient boaters alike with club activities designed for both boaters and non-boaters.

The quaint town of Huron, with its proud history as a fishing village, offers a relaxing atmosphere.

If you’re inclined to pick up the pace Thunderbird Hills golf course, Sawmill Creek golf course and the famed amusement park, Cedar Point, are just a short ride away.

Whether you need intimate dining for two in the top deck main There is no view comparable to the sights from HYC’S top-

dining room, luncheon meeting in the Captain’s Room (also

deck dining room. Seating for up to 150 HYC members and

newly remodeled) or cook-out for 100 on the Riverside Patio,

Inland Lakes Yacht Association (ILYA) guests provides unique

the Huron Yacht Club has something for everybody,

views of the Huron River, Municipal Boat Basin, HYC Marina,

including a power and a sail fleet that cruises all summer

the Huron Lighthouse and beautiful Lake Erie. The full-

and into September.

service menu features fresh cut steaks, pork chops, Lake Erie yellow perch, an array of salads and sandwiches and freshly

Guest docks are limited to members of the ILYA, but HYC’s

prepared daily specials. Reservations are encouraged.

proximity to the Huron Boat Basin provides more than 100 docks for your use. Either way, it won’t be difficult to find your

The club’s friendly bar staff is eager to help you relax, unwind

boat as the night winds down. The club can fill your fuel tanks

and put aside the trials of your hectic daily life, if just for a little

with either gasoline or diesel, as well as give you a pump out

while. Cocktail hour specials on house wine, domestic beer

at its gas dock.

and house liquors each Wednesday through Friday from 5:00 huronyachtclub.com

to 7:00 p.m.

30TH ANNIVERSARY J/24 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

J/24 Fleet #1, the first and oldest J/24

racing. WYC has hosted four J/22

fleet in the world, is marking its 30th

NAC races between 1983 and 2006,

anniversary by hosting this year’s J/24

as well as many other national and

North American Championship (NAC)

championship races.

race. It will be held from September 8 through 12 at the Wayzata Yacht Club (WYC), where John Gjerde, Rolf Turnquist, John Savage and others first formed the fleet in 1977.

as well as food, beverages and

Lake Minnetonka is about 30 minutes

entertainment throughout the event.

west of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and

Each day will begin with a continental

is known for windy fall days, sailboat

breakfast and end with awards at a

racing and beautiful vistas. The WYC

social event.

was started in 1965 to give sailors

Located on Lake Minnetonka, the

with fiberglass boats, then a new

Wayzata Yacht Club is no stranger to

technology, a home.

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The entry fee includes the racing,

j24northamericans.com/sail

YC

FIRST 36.7 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Last year’s race in Buffalo, New York was the most

to three miles offshore on Lake Michigan and will be

successful First 36.7 North American Championship (NAC)

comprised of both windward and leeward stretches.

to date, and this year’s promises to be even better. The 2007 First 36.7 NAC winner, Richard Reid, is competing again this year, as are more than 30 other entrants.

The fees include dockage at the Belmont Harbor in Chicago during the event. The official boat yard will be Crowley’s Yacht Yard just south of the city. Crowley’s

The 2008 NAC will be hosted by the Chicago Yacht Club

is a full-service yard with a ship’s store and full rigging

from September 3 to 6, with all of the on-land events to

department, and it will serve as the “base camp” for boats

be held at Belmont Station. The race courses will be two

arriving and departing from out of town. chicagoyachtclub.org

FALL ROUND-THE-ISLAND RACE Toronto’s National Yacht Club (NYC),

include both racing fleets and cruising

founded in 1894, has traditionally

fleets. In the cruising race, the goal

run two events to mark the opening

is not only to have the best time but

and ending of the boating season.

also to have cooked something tasty

The spring round-the-island race

aboard that will be judged by fellow

marks the start, and the fall round-

sailors upon reaching the dock. The

the-island race is the last official race.

racing fleet has it much easier—they

This year’s fall race is scheduled

only have to deal with lines, sheets

for October 4 with a start at 2:00

and sails.

In total, there will be 75 to 85 boats

The race usually starts just south of

taking part, and the crews come

Ontario Place at the Dufferin buoy.

prepared for almost any weather from

The boats sail south of Gibraltar,

warm, bright sun to rain, sleet and

around the T1 buoy at the entrance to

snow. It’s a great way to finish the

The race has a strong following, so

the Eastern Gap and finish just inside

sailing season.

NYC has had to split the race in two to

of the harbor at the Western Gap.

p.m. Afternoon starts are a tradition too, since work parties to paint the clubhouse or layout the yard precede the races each year.

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Marinas

WAUKEGAN CUTS RIBBON ON NEW MARINA

to handle repairs, as well as emergencies. It also allowed the Port District to operate golf carts to shuttle boaters and equipment from shore to each pier. The total number of slips was reduced from 361 to 321 to allow the new ones to accommodate larger and wider boats. The main fixed pier was retained with the floating units connected to it by ADA-compliant bridge systems.

The Port District accepted bids in mid summer of 2007 for dock demolition, dredging and new construction. Dredging The sun was shining brightly on June 18, 2008 when Waukegan Port District Board Chairman Rodger Welker cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the newly renovated South Pier docks. Others in attendance included the entire Port District board, marina staff and harbor tenants. This ceremony officially brought to conclusion a project that had spanned more than three years of feasibility studies, planning, permitting and construction.

and demolition were eventually combined into one package, with new construction as the second. In early fall of 2007, Durocher Marine was awarded the contract for demolition and dredging, while Skipper Marine Development was awarded the new construction. Demolition and dredging began in October, and initial dock placement began in late December, 2007. In spite of a winter of record cold temperatures, 20 inches of ice and above normal snowfall, the first of the new docks were occupied in mid May.

The District contracted with JJR, LLC of Madison, Wisconsin to act as its design and project management team. After numerous plans were presented and studied, the decision was made to demolish and replace half of the existing marina with new floating docks while retaining the basic overall layout of the original marina. One unique feature of the original layout was having two main piers that extended from shore and connected all the other piers to common access points. This configuration allowed maintenance and emergency vehicles to drive from shore to the docks

The new docks are manufactured by Galvafoam and include steel frames topped by concrete deck panels.

Power pedestals feature snap in/out receptacles to provide boaters with power, satellite TV and water service all in one unit. The dock design incorporates several large gathering areas, along with two areas for installing Jet Ski docking ports. Additional improvements include new railings, lighting and security gates. waukeganport.com

NORTH POINT CELEBRATES MARINA DAY and fauna trailer, music, plus much

patients spent some time visiting the

more. There were 10 food vendors

craft booths and sampling food from

and 55 other vendors displaying their

different countries that was offered by

crafts and artwork or advertising

the food vendors.

their business products. The main events included the Venetian Parade of Lighted Boats, which had 18 participants. Fireworks lighted the North Point Marina celebrated its eighth annual National Marina Day event on August 9, 2008. The day’s events ran from 12:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. and featured activities for children and adults.

sky as the grand finale.

event. Plans are already underway for next year’s event, which will be held on August 8, 2009 and will celebrate the marina’s 20th anniversary. Dave

Patients from Cancer Treatment

Suthard, Acting General Manager, said

Center’s of America were treated to

it promises to be an awesome event.

afternoon boat rides. Skipper Bud’s donated the boat and crew for the afternoon cruises. The cruises were a

Daytime activities included the catfish

big hit. The hospital patients come to

fishing pond, children’s games, the

CTCA in Zion, Illinois from all over the

Department of Natural Resource’s flora

United States. After the boat rides, the

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More than 13,000 attended this year’s

North Point Marina is owned by the State of Illinois and operated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. npmonline.com

SHEBOYGAN OFFERS MEGA-YACHT ACCOMMODATIONS The City of Sheboygan, Wisconsin has recently completed construction of the new South Pier face-dock. The brand new 1,000-foot wall dock is capable of accommodating boats greater than 300 feet in length. The South Pier offers full mega-yacht docking services, including shore power (single phase 30- and 50-amp circuits, and 100-amp three phase circuits), dockside water and restroom/picnic facilities. Located on the south side of the Sheboygan River on the newly developed South Pier peninsula, the facedock offers daily, weekly, monthly and annual dockage services for both commercial and recreational use vessels.

The face-dock is ideal for accommodating large crafts (60 feet plus). During construction, the South Pier hosted the Chicago Yacht Club’s annual rendezvous, a diverse mix of boats ranging from 65 feet to 112 feet. The South Pier has hosted a variety of vessels, including The Nina, The Spirit of Sheboygan, tall ships, a USCG research vessel and large catamarans.

The pier offers many business opportunities for commercial large boat owners. Long known for its active commercial fishing, as well as successful charter ventures, the South Pier development is a fresh and new addition to Sheboygan’s waterfront that offers a hub for boating business ventures.

WESTREC APPOINTS ENZA MONTANO ASST. GENERAL MANAGER OF CHICAGO’S HARBORS Enza Montano was recently promoted to Assistant General Manager of the Chicago Harbors. Montano, who has worked for Westrec Marinas since 2003, had previously worked as the national customer service manager for Westrec Marinas, directing the customer service training and customer feedback programs for Westrec’s employees throughout the U.S. Fifty-two hundred boaters moor in Chicago’s nine harbors. Together, they deliver an economic impact of $80 million, $15 million of which goes directly to the Chicago Park District (CPD). The CPD uses this money to subsidize jogging racks, tennis courts and many other recreational instruments for Chicago citizens.

As assistant general manager, Montano will be involved with almost every aspect of harbor management, from budgeting to customer relations. She has the specific responsibility of overseeing the marina managers of four marinas in the area, including 59th Street, Jackson Park Inner Harbor, Jackson Park Outer Harbor and Marina Shores in Portage, Indiana.

Prior to working for Westrec, Enza worked for the Chicago Park District as a finance manager, overseeing fi ve privatized contracts, including the Chicago harbors, Soldier Field, Kemper Golf and lakefront concessions.

With revenue totaling more than $60 million annually, Enza developed the Chicago Park District’s budgets, supervised capital improvement accounts and performed audits and other financial and budgetary functions. chicagoharbors.info

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Fishing

PLAN TO RESTORE LAKE MICHIGAN LAKE TROUT lake trout to Lake Superior, as surveys

fish the best chance of surviving

by Wisconsin Department of Natural

and reproducing, he says. Increased

Resources (WDNR) fish crews show.

control of sea lamprey populations

Intensive stocking of lake trout in deep water off Sheboygan in an area known as the mid-lake reef complex,

photos courtesy of WDNR

Efforts to restore native populations of lake trout in Lake Michigan would shift to intensive stocking of the fish in deepwater areas of the lake that are less affected by non-native invasive species, under a draft management plan. Fish biologists hope stocking lake trout in two deep-water areas of Lake Michigan can help restore this species. Great gains have been made in restoring

is also necessary to help achieve the population densities required for sustained natural reproduction.

and in Michigan waters in the vicinity

Stocking those two deep-water areas,

of Beaver Island, are key components

however, also means there will be

of the draft plan that Wisconsin and

fewer fish for stocking in Lake Michigan

other Great Lakes states fish biologists

near shore areas in Wisconsin, Illinois,

hope will restore this native species

Michigan and Indiana. Overall, the

where previous attempts have not. All

plan calls for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

lake trout stocked in Lake Michigan

Service to raise and stock 3.31 million

are produced by the U.S. Fish and

yearlings and 550,000 fingerlings.

Wildlife Service and stocked pursuant

The plan also calls for stocking three

to management strategies developed by

different strains of lake trout in an

state and tribal agencies that work on

effort to increase genetic diversity and,

the lake.

ultimately, natural reproduction.

These deep water areas typically

Lake trout was a mainstay of

are less affected by alewives, an

commercial fishing in the early 1900s

invasive fish species that recent

but had declined in all of the Great

research suggests may harm lake trout

Lakes by the 1930s. By the 1950s, after

reproduction, according to Bill Horns,

the introduction and proliferation of sea

Great Lakes fisheries biologist with

lampreys and years of overfishing, lake

the WDNR. Concentrating stocking

trout were extinct in Lake Michigan,

in these deep-water areas, which are

although some native lake trout survived

mostly already designated as refuges

in Lake Superior.

off limits to anglers, will give the stocked

fws.gov/fishing

WORLD FISHING NETWORK LAUNCHES IN HD WFN HD provides recreational and sport fishing enthusiasts with a line-up that covers a wide range of programming, including American and Canadian angling, saltwater and freshwater fishing, professional competitions, expert advice, international tournaments, travel destinations and conservation.

WFN HD’s summer line-up features 21 series in all, exclusive to WFN in high-definition. The HD program line-up includes Dave Mercer’s Facts of Fishing, Bass Edge with tournament pro Aaron Martin, Fishing the Flats featuring Henry Waszczuk, Hooked with Mark Krupa Insight Sports, a leading sports media and entertainment

and The New Fly Fisher. WFN HD features extensive

company has announced the launch of WFN HD, North

tournament coverage, theme nights, international series

America’s only 24-hour high definition fishing lifestyle

and diverse species coverage. WFN offers viewers insight

network. Through a carriage agreement with Echostar’s

from a variety of professional anglers such as Bob Izumi,

DISH Network, WFN HD has been added to the satellite

Angelo Viola, Dave Mercer and J.P. DeRose.

television company’s package of high-definition channels on channel 394.

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insightsports.com

STURGEON HOOK AND LINE SEASON OPENS WITH NEW REGULATIONS permanent rule this season. Opening day there is also September 6 and the season will close October 15. There is a 50-inch minimum length harvest limit and a one-perseason bag.

The state Natural Resources Board adopted the changes earlier this year to reduce the sturgeon harvest on several popular fisheries and provide additional protection to spawning females, according to Karl Scheidegger, who leads the Department of Natural Resources sturgeon management team.

If anglers do plan to harvest a sturgeon this season, they must purchase a harvest tag before they fish. The sturgeon harvest tag was implemented for the first time in the 2006 photo courtesy of WDNR

hook and line season. All revenues from the harvest tag

Wisconsin’s 2008 hook and line season for lake sturgeon

sales go directly to projects dedicated to the improvement

opens September 6 on major river systems statewide, with

of sturgeon populations and habitats and, therefore, better

rule changes aimed at assuring the future of the state’s

fishing opportunities. No tag is needed if anglers are

sturgeon fisheries.

catch-and-release fishing only. Anglers who harvest a

The season has been shortened and ends September 30, and the minimum length for harvesting sturgeon has been increased to 60 inches. There is a one-fish limit per

legal-size fish must immediately attach the harvest tag to the fish and take it to a registration station by 6 p.m. the next day for registration.

season on those waters where there is an open season.

Waters open to hook-and-line sturgeon fishing can be

There is catch and release only fishing on a stretch of the

found in the 2008 Guide to Wisconsin Hook and Line

Menominee River downstream from the Hattie Street dam

Fishing Regulations. For more information, visit the lake

to Green Bay.

sturgeon page of the DNR Web site where you can find

The St. Croix River below St. Croix Falls, which borders Wisconsin and Minnesota, will not be affected by the

details about current regulations, restoration efforts, sturgeon distribution and much more. dnr.state.wi.us

KIDS INVITED TO FISH O’ RAMA The National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, Wisconsin is inviting kids up to 12 years of age to participate in their annual Fish O’ Rama on Sunday, September 14.

Registration begins at 11 a.m., fishing take place from noon until 1 p.m., and the drawings begin shortly thereafter.

Kids will be fishing in the 80,000-gallon pond behind the musky statue for panfish, a few bass and northern pike.

There will be a catch-a-kelp contest with six places, three for the three largest fish and three for the most fish

In addition to the free food and fun,

their own fishing tackle, bait and a

caught. There will also be free hot

goodie bags and door prizes will also

bucket to hold their fish.

dogs, chips, pop and ice cream.

be handed out. Children need to bring

fishhall@cheqnet.net // (715) 634-4440

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National

FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW The Fort

world is building. From necessities to luxuries, the world’s

Lauderdale

most talented and influential manufacturers and shipyards

International

will be here to show up-to-date and extravagant options

Boat Show is the

and amenities for yacht building. At the Powerful Engines

world’s largest.

exhibit, you can select from the newest engines, generators

This year, the

and air conditioners for small boats, mid-size cruisers and

show’s 49th, it

superyachts from every leading manufacturer worldwide.

will take place from October 30 through November 3. Over $3 billion worth of boats, yachts, superyachts, electronics and accessories will cover more than three million square feet of exhibit space on land and in water throughout six different sites.

And this is but a small sample of all that is going on during this five-day event. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m from Thursday through Monday. Tickets to the Prime Time Preview on opening night

At the Superyacht Showcase, you can see yachts 80 feet

are $32.00. After that, general

in length and longer from the world’s best-known builders.

admission is $18 for adults, $5 for

The Yacht Builders & Designers Tent, a 60,000-sq.-ft.

children between six and 15 and

air-conditioned space, will feature the newest and most

free for kids younger than six.

innovative advances in form and style. The International

showmanagement.com

Yacht Builders Pavilion is the place to see what the rest of the

GRANTS FOR WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS “Quite simply, Interlux is asking boaters who say they care about the environment to prove it,” said Waterfront Challenge director Douglas Bernon. “Clean up a beach or river bank. Re-build a handicap-accessible dock.

We’ll consider all small-scale projects that could result in effective waterfront improvements.”

Interlux Yacht Finishes is challenging boaters to take

Small groups—organized clubs, a group of friends, a

steps to help improve their local waterfront—and giving

family—should apply now for grants to be awarded at the

them a $60,000 incentive to do it.

Miami International Boat Show in February, 2009. The

The Waterfront Challenge will award eight grants of

deadline for applications is November 5. A six-judge panel

$5,000 to $25,000 to support grassroot efforts by

will award seven regional grants of $5,000 each and one

boaters to create sustainable waterfront environmental

grant of $25,000 for the best overall waterfront project.

improvements in their communities.

wfchallenge.com

CONGRESS EXEMPTS RECREATIONAL BOATS FROM PROPOSED EPA PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS In a remarkable display of bipartisan

Congressional action was spawned

“One of the real keys to success here

support for recreational boating, both

by a U.S. District Court decision in

was our collective ability to activate the

the House and Senate have passed the

September 2006 under which an

grassroots,” said BoatU.S. Government

Clean Boating Act of 2008, which will

estimated 17 million recreational boats

Affairs Director Margaret Podlich, noting

permanently restore a long-standing

would have fallen under Clean Water

that tens of thousands of letters and

exemption for recreational boats

Act permit requirements effective

e-mails were generated by boaters and

from permitting requirements under

September 30, 2008. The permit

anglers over the course of the past

the Clean Water Act. The legislation

would have dictated maintenance and

12 months.

now goes to the White House for the

operation procedures and potentially

President’s signature.

subjected boaters to citizen lawsuits as well as a penalty system designed for industrial polluters.

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boatus.com/gov

SWITLIK LIFE RAFT SAFETY ALERT NOTICE If you are the owner of a marine life raft manufactured by

This is not obvious and could cause false reliance on a life

Switlik Parachute Co., it may have a potential problem with

raft that, if needed, may not inflate and function as a life-

the inflation system. There have been reports of SWITLIK

saving device.

life raft S-2630 inflation valves failing to operate properly and discharge the gas from the CO2 cylinder into the life raft during performance of annual service

SWITLIK is implementing a corrective action that mandates replacement of the S-2630 inflation valves currently in service. As this issue directly

and standard five-year operational and

affects whether or not a life raft will

inflation testing.

properly inflate in case of an emergency, this valve replacement should occur

Inspection of these valves indicated

at the earliest practical opportunity.

clear signs of changes in the consistency of the lubricant

switlik.com // (609) 587-3300

and a degradation of the piston O-ring material. This resulted in the O-rings adhering to the pistons and valve bodies, causing the inflation valves to malfunction.

TRAVELERS INTRODUCES FIRST ELECTRIC BOAT DISCOUNT

Whether boaters are interested in a quieter boating

Most electric boats cost between one and two dollars to

experience or are seeking environmentally friendly boating

fully charge for 10 or 12 hours of cruising time, meaning

solutions that help save money on annual fuel costs,

they cost approximately $.10 to $.12 per hour to operate.

electric boats can provide the right alternative for this

This significantly differs from conventionally fueled boats,

segment of boaters. As a result, the number of electric

which the marine industry estimates use about one gallon of

boat manufacturers has grown and there continues to be a

fuel per hour for every 10 horsepower, while diesel engines

demand for electric boats in the current economy.

consume about one gallon of fuel per hour for every 18

To meet and encourage this new interest, Travelers has announced an industry-first insurance premium discount that will provide owners of electrically powered boats a rate reduction of up to 10 percent.

Travelers defines an electric boat as a vessel 100 percent powered by a propeller-driven, electric in-board source where utility power is stored on board. These vessels are found to require less maintenance and breakdown less often than a typical gasoline or diesel powered boat, simply because the motors are less complex. Most electric boats have a top speed of between five and nine knots or about six to 10 miles per hour, which makes them suitable for

horsepower. Therefore, it would cost about $50 to run a 10 horsepower gasoline engine or an 18 horsepower diesel engine for 10 hours.

A number of states are designating certain waterways as electric-only navigation. This phenomenon has been a trend in Europe and is now catching on around the United States.

Electric-only waterways help to keep the environment clean and create a quieter atmosphere for boaters looking to cruise and enjoy the outdoors. Additionally, electric boats are often utilized in speed-restricted waterways that require boats to be operated without a wake. travelers.com

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National

KAYAKING/CANOEING FATALITIES CLIMB

evermore people are turning to canoes and kayaks. As they do, the incidence of accidents increases too.

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and the American Canoe Association offers some basic safety tips that could help reduce the fatality rate.

• Always wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket.

• Be comfortable in the water, out of your boat.

• Obtain the knowledge, skills and ability necessary for kayaking and canoeing.

• Always boat with a group. Three boats is a recommended minimum.

• Know how to self-rescue, and practice doing so.

• File a float plan with friends, family or the authorities.

• Bring appropriate safety, rescue and navigational aids, and more than adequate food, water and protective clothing. Do not wear cotton!

• Pick an activity level that matches your ability, and Between 2006 and 2007, overall recreational boating fatalities decreased from 710 to 685. Over the same time period, the number of fatalities associated with the use of canoes and kayaks increased from 99 to 107. This figure, which comes from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety, represents 15.6 percent of the total of all recreational fatalities in the U.S. in 2007. Of the 107 fatalities associated with kayaking and canoeing, 97 were from drowning.

A recent study by the Outdoor Industry Foundation has shown a dramatic increase in the number of Americans participating in kayaking. In 2005 alone, there was a 23 percent increase

progress to more demanding challenges.

• Monitor your physical and emotional condition, and watch the other members or your group for fatigue, illness and changes in behavior.

• Know and follow all local, state and federal laws.

• Be visible—wear bright colors so others can see you between waves or in the fog. Carry a bright light, flares and whistle to signal your position.

• Take a boating safety class.

in the number of American kayakers. With rising fuel costs,

americancanoe.org // join.cgaux.org

HONDA MARINE’S TRUE 5-YEAR PROGRAM NOW STANDARD Honda Marine has announced that its

of our full range of reliable, fuel-efficient

limited warranty is now a standard

outboards affords Honda Marine customers

feature for all Honda outboards (2-225

an unparalleled level of award-winning dealer

hp) purchased on or after July 1, 2008,

support,” said John Fulcher, senior manager,

for recreational use. Coverage under the

Honda Marine. “With full Honda backing and

program is the same on the last day as it is

non-declining coverage, True 5 keeps Honda

on the first.

Marine customers where they want to be—on

“With five consecutive recognitions from the NMMA for outstanding customer

66 GLB | Sept /Oc t 08

service, offering True 5 as a standard feature

True 5-year, factory-backed, non-declining

the water.” hondamarine.com

SURVEY SAYS HIGHER FUEL COSTS MEANS FEWER BOAT TRIPS Recently, Mad Mariner, an online magazine, asked boaters,

Two hundred men and 200 women participated in the

“How do you think the price of fuel will impact your boating

survey, and they were asked about more than just fuel

season?” Forty-five percent of respondents said they “will

costs. When asked whether or not boating is equally friendly

go boating less often,” 32 percent said they will “take

to men and women, 48 percent of males said it is and 64

shorter trips” and five percent said they “won’t go boating

percent of women said men are favored.

at all.” That left only about a third of respondents—32 percent—who said they “won’t make any changes” and one percent that still doesn’t know how they will react.

The survey also asked boaters what the price of fuel has

The 30-question poll was conducted for Mad Mariner in June by Mountain West Research Center using secure surveys completed online. The margin of error was plus-orminus five percent.

caused them to do so far. Forty-three percent said they

madmariner.com // (888) 256-5011

delayed launching their boat this season. Eight percent have already put their boat up for sale. And 18 percent said they are considering a different, more fuel-efficient boat.

CALIFORNIA LEADS NATION IN BOATING ACCIDENTS In a recent report released by the

In 2006 there were 757 reported

fatalities 71 percent of the victims

California Department of Boating and

boating accidents and 42 fatalities in

drowned. Of that group, 87 percent

Waterways (CAL Boating), California

California. The 2007 figures represent

were not wearing a life jacket.

led the nation in 2007 with 804

a 6.2 percent increase in accidents

reported boating accidents and was

and 30 percent increase in fatalities.

number two in boating fatalities with

Operator inattention was noted as the

55. Florida, with more than 62,000

primary cause of boating accidents

registered boats, had 136 fewer

and fatalities in 2007, followed by

accidents than California, according

operator inexperience and excessive

the to report.

speed. The report showed that of the

Education about water safety is important, and the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary urge boaters, divers, kayakers, canoeists and all members of the maritime community to take a boating safety course. dbw.ca.gov

FALL BOAT SHOW SEASON KICKS OFF Fall is here, and that means boat shows. From Florida to

Photos courtesy Norwalk International In-Water Boat Show

Toronto, from Indianapolis to Annapolis—wherever you live, there’s bound to be a boat show somewhere nearby.

From September 18 to 21, the 33rd edition of the Norwalk International In-Water Boat Show will bring buyers (and dreamers) to this Connecticut town on Long Island Sound.

There, they will find more than 750 luxury motor and sailing yachts, sport fishers, performance boats, sailboats, personal water craft, inflatables, fishing gear and a leading-edge selection of engines, electronics and marine accessories.

From September 10 to 14, the 36th Annual North American In-Water Boat Show will take place at Sandusky, Ohio’s Cedar Point Marina, while in Florida that same weekend the Florida Sportsman Fishing & Boat Show will take place at the South

Then over the weekend of the November 8 to 9, the

Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach.

Jacksonville, Florida Sportsman Fishing & Boat Show will take place at the Prime Osborn Convention Center.

On the Great Lakes, there’s the Grand Haven In-Water Boat Show from September 12 to 14; Boat Show USA at Mt.

See our Events section on pages 86 and 87 for a more

Clemens, Michigan’s Metro Beach Metropark from September

complete listing of shows.

17 to 21; and the Toronto In-Water Boat Show at Ontario Place from September 11 to 14.

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Sailing

ROAD TO ROLEX CLINICS EXPANDING

In an effort to promote the growth of women in sailing, Rolex

SAILING’s Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year Betsy Alison.

Watch U.S.A. is expanding its sponsorship of “Road to

Alison is an internationally recognized sailing educator

Rolex” clinics. The clinics are educating women in keelboat

and coach and has won the Rolex IWKC five times. Expert

racing, with the intention of preparing them for competing

sailors, including past Rolex IWKC participants, will act as

in US SAILING’s Rolex International Women’s Keelboat

coaches. For clinics with more than five participating boats,

Championship (Rolex IWKC). The biannual event will be

the organizer will run a series of short races. The winner will

held next at the Houston Yacht Club in La Porte, Texas from

receive a $200 credit toward her Rolex IWKC entry fee.

October 14 to 17, 2009. Working with US SAILING, they seek to increase the number of clinics by asking yacht clubs and sailing centers to host these clinics.

The first scheduled clinic will be held at the Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club (Oak Point, Texas) with Elizabeth Kratzig from October 31 to November 2, 2008.

The clinics are designed in one- and two-day formats, and

ussailing.org/riwkc

include an instruction manual developed by five-time US

TRANSATLANTIC MAXI YACHT CUP 2008

uneventful crossing, the traditionally steady northeasterly trade winds on the 2,700-mile course offer plenty of challenges for this yearís competing maxi yachts of 18 metres (70 feet) and above.

The Transatlantic Maxi Yacht Cup is promoted by the International Maxi Association (IMA), with YCCS organizing the regatta in collaboration Originally conceived in 2007 as a

(the largest of the seven Canary Islands

with the Real Club Nautico de Tenerife

biennial event, the Transatlantic Maxi

off the northwest coast of Africa),

for the start and the Sint Maarten Yacht

Yacht Cup will take place in 2008 based

setting the Maxis racing across the

Club for the finish. It is open to monohull

on the success of the inaugural event

North Atlantic Ocean. It should take

Maxi yachts with a minimum overall

held last fall. Organized by the Yacht

them roughly two weeks to reach the

length of 18 metres (59 feet) that are in

Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS), the

finish line off the island of Sint Maarten

compliance with the IMAís five division

starting gun for the 2008 Transatlantic

in the Netherlands Antilles.

regulations (Racing, Cruising, Wally,

Maxi Yacht Cup will sound on Monday, November 24, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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Spirit of Tradition and Mini Maxi).

While the seven yachts that participated in the 2007 race enjoyed a largely

www.yccs.it

MORNING LIGHT DEBUTS OCTOBER 17 This true-life sailing film tells the tale of 15 young sailors who

The movie covers the entire process, from the crew selection,

compete in the legendary Transpacific (TRANSPAC) Yacht

try-outs and training to the actual race. Aboard a 52-foot

Race. Ranging in age from 18 to 23, these sailors race from

sloop, these young sailors are on a course that will change

Los Angeles, California to Hawaii, a journey of 2,500 miles.

their lives forever. apple.com/trailers/disney/morninglight

INLAND 20 SCOW SAILING ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA

Green Lake Yacht Club in Green Lake, Wisconsin will host

registration for any boat that is pre-registered in the open

the Inland 20 Scow National Championship Regatta from

event. Junior skippers are under 20, but anyone may be a

September 19 to 21, 2008. Registration includes lunches

part of the crew.

and dinners for two on Saturday and Sunday, two t-shirts, park launch fee, entertainment and trophies.

Awards will be given to the skipper and crew for the top

Saturday night is capped with a pig roast at the Thrasher Opera House. The Swing Crew, an interactive acoustic band, will perform following the dinner.

five overall finishers of the open division and the top five skippers of the junior division. The junior division has free

inland20.org

2008 MINNESOTA LEUKEMIA CUP REGATTA This year’s Leukemia Cup Regatta will

inspiration and motivation. They

a chance to win a Fantasy Sail with Gary

be held on White Bear Lake, Minnesota,

also represent the daily and lifelong

Jobson, a member of the 1976 America’s

located just 30 minutes north of St. Paul,

challenges faced by someone suffering

Cup championship crew.

from September 12 to 14. The event is

from blood cancer. The 2008 Honored

not just for the sport of racing; it’s to

Skipper is Scott Nocton, and the 2008

save lives through raising money for the

Honored Crew is Isaac Colby.

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Last year more than 55 boats raced to raise $60,000. leukemiacup.org/mn

Each sailor is encouraged to raise funds.

Two local Patient Honorees are

There are several levels of fundraising

sponsored by this event, providing

incentives, including a top local prize of

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NEW BOATS

CENTURY 2400 INSHORE

Based on the success of its 2400 Inshore in 2007, Century Boat Company decided to offer it with an optional Yamaha F350, V-8 outboard as a boat/ motor combination that would give anglers the speed, performance, reliability and range necessary for charters, fishing tournaments or entertaining. Also optional are a tower installed at the factory that features a dual helm station and Yamaha Command Link, an information system that provides boat performance data to its users.

Storage features include a 13-cubic-foot dry storage box under the front casting deck with recesses for two five-gallon buckets.

The port and starboard rod boxes are equipped with six-rod organizers per side. The lockers can easily hold 8-foot rods, and the starboard rod locker can be exchanged for an insulated fish/storage box.

The leaning post houses a 25-gallon baitwell, as well as six-rod holders, tool storage and a tackle drawer. Forward of the console is a 72-quart removable cooler, which doubles as a seat.

The rear deck features a 35-gallon live/releasewell, an insulated 44-gallon fishbox/cooler located in the port rear deck, and a nine-cubic-foot storage area accessible on the starboard side. There is also an enclosed portable head onboard.

Helm features include a tinted windshield, stainless steel steering wheel, hydraulic steering and Yamaha gauges.

The suggested retail price of the 2400 Inshore with optional F350 and dual-helm tower is $82,995. centur yboats.com

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TIGÉ RZ2

The 22-foot Tigé RZ2 is more than just cutting-edge style…it’s state-of-the-art substance in the form of performance, multi-sport versatility, user comfort and handling.

The advanced electronics and control systems are simple to use and dramatically enhance the driving experience. With a 102-inch beam, the wide-open bow is extremely dry and the comfortable cockpit is expansive, functional and user friendly.

The new Tigé AlphaZ tower is the most solid, rattle-free tower in the industry.

The RZ2 delivers outstanding wakeboarding wakes even without ballast. Advanced riders can take advantage of the optional 900-pound factory ballast system that is engineered into the floor to keep storage areas free and clear. Combined with the Tigé ConvexV hull and TAPS2 technology, the standard PCM EX 343 hp 5.7 power train delivers superior speed, acceleration and fuel efficiency along with quiet, vibration-free operation. The RZ2 is also available with a PCM 6.0L ZR6 409 hp power train. Both engine packages are available with PCM Catanium CES technology, the most advanced marine catalyst system offered today.

The RZ2 delivers exceptional handling and an outstanding big water ride. Whether you’re busting through double-ups or cruising in the lake, passengers will relish the safety, dryness and total comfort of the RZ2 ride.

The RZ2 is one of eight Tigé models ranging in length from 20 to 24 feet.

tige.com

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NEW BOATS

PRINCECRAFT PRO 169LX WS

The Pro 169LX from Princecraft was designed to make fishing easy. This objective is reflected in its simple, efficient, fishing-minded layout and its many fishing-friendly features.

The Pro 169LX WS is the Windshield edition that offers twin consoles with a full-width, curved, tinted, tempered glass windshield with a center door pass-through for easy access from the helm to the bow. This model can be equipped with the optional stand-up high convertible top, which, coupled with side curtains and tonneau cover, offer additional protection from the elements by fully enclosing the boat.

Features of the Pro 169LX include a carpeted bow deck for trolling motor installation; 12/24-volt trolling motor panel; 20-gallon, electric-fill, aerated SportFlo™ livewell with anti-spill cover; and a dual deep-cycle battery storage compartment. All are within easy reach on the front casting platform.

The stern platform incorporates running battery storage and a second, 10-gallon, electric-fill aerated SportFlo™ livewell with anti-spill cover. From the stern, there is also easy access to the seven-foot, portside rod locker.

Amidships, the Pro 169LX is fully carpeted with in-floor seating mounts at six different positions and a fully-lit, fi ve-gauge dash panel at the helm.

Offered as a complete boat-motor-trailer package, the Pro 169LX can be complemented with such options as additional pedestal seats, galvanized trailer upgrade and a full canvas package. princecraft.com // (800) 395-8858

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VALIANT 42

Created from the same mold as the Valiant 40, the Valiant 42 hull has been made with a tougher seaworthy material. The isophthalic resins control blistering, and the larger, more efficient Series 90 Vacanti keel adds to its performance.

The deck design can accommodate any of three layout formats that can be personalized to the owner’s specifications: side entry with traditional layout, side or center entry with Pullman berth and center entry with queen berth. The external, bolted-on lead ballast protects against accidental grounding and also provides a low stabilizing center of gravity that optimizes performance and safety.

Each component has been engineered for easy maintenance and service. The engine, tanks and pumps all are easily accessible and can be removed if necessary.

Below decks, Valiant offers a semi-custom interior design that incorporates the highest quality materials and craftsmanship.

Unsurpassed joinery work, combined with select primary woods such as cherry or teak accented with ash and poplar in designated areas, ensures your home away from home will be stylish and comfortable. All furniture is fiberglass bonded to the hull and deck, ensuring maximum strength.

Notable features include aromatic cedar liners in lockers and drawer bottoms, vented wet locker with drain and an icebox with four-inch closed cell foam insulation and vapor barrier with sliding shelves and divider. valiantsailboats.com

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NEW PRODUCTS

GREEN-GAS AIR CONDITIONING UNITS The new EnviroComfort and EnviroCool air conditioning units from Dometic Environmental are designed with a small footprint for easy retrofit into boats of all types and sizes. All air conditioning components, including the compressor, condenser, evaporator, blower and other associated subsystems, are mounted on a single chassis. The quiet highvelocity blower can be rotated for discharge in horizontal or vertical directions and the blower motor design eliminates overhang and saves space. To aid with corrosion resistance, the condensate drain pan is stainless steel.

display/control panel, while the cooling-only EnviroCool

These air conditioners will be marketed under the Dometic

product uses a mechanical thermostat switch. Both styles

brand name through the company’s aftermarket distribution

are offered in seven different capacities ranging from 3,500

networks and will replace Dometic’s CabinMate, CoolMate

to 17,000 BTU. Both systems are packaged as complete

and Zephyr products.

installation kits that include all necessary seawater and air-

The reverse-cycle EnviroComfort unit provides both heating

distribution components.

and cooling for year-round comfort and comes with a digital

dometicenviro.com //

ANGLER’S UTILITY TOOL The 2Handee angler’s utility tool, developed by the 2Handee Tackle Co., is built to handle a variety of important fishing tasks.

Strong cutting jaws are specially designed to slice cleanly through monofilament and modern super-braids. A super sharp, serrated knife blade is ideal whether cutting rope or cutting bait and folds securely away when not in use. The 2Handee tool also features an integrated and replaceable grooved sharpening stone that helps maintain that “sticky sharp” effect on your hook; it is also great for touching up a dull fillet knife.

Another technique of top tournament and recreational anglers is to custom tune crankbaits, which ensures that they run straight and optimize their fish-catching performance. The 2Handee tool boasts unique tuning notches specially designed to custom tune crankbaits, along with a jig eye reamer to quickly remove excess paint from jig heads.

To help dislodge hooks and promote safe catch-and-release angling, the 2Handee also features a handy hook disgorger.

The suggested retail price of the 2Handee utility tool is $10.99.

2Handee.com // (859) 223-2277

ANTENNA EXTENDS Wi-Fi RANGE Shakespeare Electronic Products

This sturdy two-foot white antenna

Compatible with Shakespeare’s 4187

Group’s new Galaxy Style 5248 Wi-Fi

features an 8 dB gain and operates on

and 5187 style mounts, this powerful

Antenna helps extend the range of

the 2.4 GHz bandwidth. It incorporates

little Wi-Fi antenna is DC-grounded. It

laptops and other Wi-Fi enabled devices

high-tech PCB copper elements

carries a five-year limited warranty.

that can be connected to external

and includes an N-type connector.

antennas. Boat owners can continue to

The 5248 Wi-Fi antenna’s one-inch,

work or play online, whether they’re at

14-thread stainless steel sleeve-collar

the dock or cruising along the shoreline.

ferrule design accommodates larger diameter coaxial cables. If necessary, the antenna can be replaced without rerunning the coax.

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The Galaxy Style 5248 Wi-Fi Antenna has a suggested retail price of $239.95. shakespeare-marine.com // 803-227-1590

DOCK WHEEL MOORING SOLUTION Dock Sentry created its Dock Wheel Mooring Solution to solve flooding dilemmas in rising water situations for boats docked in periodic flooding or rising tide areas on stationary or floating docks.

Simply drop the Dock Sentry over the pole (up to 2 3/4-inch o.d.), secure mooring line to tie position on the top of the Dock Sentry pipe (above float retainer) and secure a second line to the second Dock Sentry (secure one at the stern and

position to the dock. The heavy-duty, vinyl product is made

one at the bow). When exiting and entering the dock, a third

to be extra durable and is U.V. resistant.

unit can also act as a docking wheel to help guide the boat into and out of the slip. Dock Sentry eliminates the need to

The Dock Sentry Dock Wheel can be purchased at

wade through flood waters to retie the boat.

DockSentry.com and retails for $69 for the 12-inch size (float diameter), $79 for the 16-inch size and $129 for an anodized

Dock Sentry holds the boat in place but allows up and down

aluminum telescoping five-foot pole and mounting bracket.

movement of the boat during flooding and receding water periods, while still keeping the boat in the same relative

docksentr y.com // 866.272.2205

FOR POWER AND SAILBOAT SAFETY Signal Mate is a battery

the Coast Guard Navigation Rules. In

In operation, the horn and light are

operated light/horn

emergency conditions, an SOS signal,

removed from the carrying case and

both light and sound, is selected.

mounted on top of it. The package is then

signal package for enhanced boating safety in conditions of restricted visibility and in emergency

The heart of the unit is a waterproof

secured to the foredeck or cabin top.

controller featuring push buttons to

The panel controller is available as a

select sound/light signals, danger

separate unit and can be panel or bracket

doubt and SOS. Light and horn can be

mounted and wired to a vessel’s light

operated alone or together with manual

and/or horn systems.

or automatic operation.

The Signal Mate portable kit has a retail

situations such as

The complete package is contained in

price of $399, the flush mount version is

engine breakdown.

a water-resistant case that includes the

priced at $279 and the console mount

panel controller, seven amp/hour re-

retails for $299.

Signal Mate is set on deck in fog and other low visibility conditions and assists the helmsman by automating the sound and light safety signals required by

chargeable battery, AC and DC chargers, 106 db horn and 360-degree high

signalmate.com // (410) 675-4901

intensity LED light.

SBC ADVANCED PLUS BATTERY CHARGERS Capable of charging several groups of batteries at a time, the

Compatible with all

Mini, Low, Medium and Hi-Power SBC Advanced Plus Battery

types of generators,

Chargers from Quick are equipped with three-stage, automatic

these chargers meet

charging and multiple outputs. On models with maximum

the majority of onboard

output current ranging from 30 to 80 amps, the CAN-BUS

requirements with output currents ranging from eight to 240

interface can also be used for data transfer.

amps. Universal AC and DC input versions are available.

The Hi-Power SBC Advanced Plus Battery Chargers come with

Optional accessories include Quick’s RDS Remote Panels

a digital sharing system that enables up to three of these units

that monitor the battery charger’s status through the CAN-

to be placed in parallel to charge battery banks up to 2,400 Ah.

BUS interface. Easy to install, the RDS 1520, RDS 1530 and

Several protection features prevent overheating of the batteries (with optional sensors), short circuit, high voltage,

RDS 1540 are compatible with the Medium and Hi-Power SBC Advanced Plus Battery Chargers.

overload and polarity reversal. The units can operate in

Suggested retail prices for the chargers range from $329 for

temperatures between -5° to +160° F and deliver full power

the eight-amp model to $1,575 for the 80-amp version.

even with low supply voltage.

quickusa.com // (410) 768-5991

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BOAT CARE & FEEDING

NEW ECO-FRIENDLY SHRINKWRAP With its antimicrobial coating, Dr. Shrink’s BioShrink Shrinkwrap resists the development of microorganisms under the cover. It hinders growth of mildew, mold, algae and bacteria, including E. coli, so there will be no surprises when unwrapping a boat or RV. Committed to protecting the environment, this shrinkwrap is environmentally friendly. Its coating exhibits no harm to natural surroundings.

Dr. Shrink is a full-service, full-circle supplier of shrinkwrap and installation accessories. The company also offers

A 20-foot by 100-foot 8 ml roll of BioShrink Shrinkwrap retails for $240.

w w w.dr-shrink.com // (800) 968-5147

REBAG, a recycling program for used shrinkwrap in the U.S. and Canada.

HULL CLEANING GETS SAFE Bio-Kleen Hull Kleen is an environmentally safe, commercial strength, fast-acting fiberglass hull cleaner that quickly removes the waterline, algae, lime, scale, rust, scum and chalking with very little effort. It is designed as an aggressive, one-step, spray-on, spray-off cleaner that dissolves deposits. Not only is the product effective and non-toxic, it is aromatic, emitting no harsh fumes or burns.

A quart bottle retails for $9.95, one gallon for $19.95, fi ve gallons for $80.00. It is also available in 55-gallon drums. biokleen.com // (800) 240 -5536

WOODEN DECK TREATMENT prepared with the Cleaner + Brightener,

During the process of application, the

the new WoodProtector can be applied.

nano particles organize themselves in

These products from Holmenkol work

layers and completely cover the surface

together to ensure that teak or other

with a multi-layered coating. The

hardwood decks are restored and fully

layered structure means that the coating

protected against the elements.

resists abrasion, because if one layer

WoodProtector is a water-based nano coating that not only restores the

and acts as a protection to the rest.

original color of a wooden deck, but

The new products are the first to

also provides a fully water resistant,

be launched following Holmenkol’s

non-slip deck surface. In addition, the

agreement with Nanovations, the

nano structure of the product offers

Australian coating technology company.

The WoodCleaner + Brightener is a two-

protection from moisture, salt, algae

stage treatment designed to remove all

and moss. This structure also ensures

traces of dirt and grease from a deck

very high and long-lasting protection

and then return the wood to its natural

from UV rays to prevent the wood from

color. Once the surface has been

bleaching over time.

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is damaged, a deeper layer is exposed

holmenkol.com // (508) 674-7700

ECOLOGICAL BOAT WASH & WAX AND HEAVY DUTY BOAT WASH Ecover has launched its new ecological Boat Wash & Wax

Even Ecover bottles and labels leave a lighter

and Heavy Duty Boat Wash. The low-foaming cleansers use

carbon footprint and are made of polyethylene.

The cap is made of polypropylene.

the power of nature to clean and shine fiberglass, metals and

Polyethylene and polypropylene are 100

painted marine surfaces.

percent recyclable and can be recycled

Both products are phosphate-free and made from plant and

together using a low energy process.

mineral-based ingredients, including coconut surfactants, carnauba wax and citric acid, to naturally remove dirt, oil and

Ecover Boat Wash & Wax retails for a

grease. Wash & Wax product leaves behind a protective plant-

suggested price of $7.00, and Ecover Heavy

based wax coating.

Duty Boat Wash retails for $8.50.

As with all Ecover products, Boat Wash & Wax and Heavy

ecover.com // (800) 449-4925

Duty Boat Wash quickly and completely biodegrade with minimum impact on aquatic environments.

ROYAL PURPLE MOTOR OIL Whether your watercraft is two-cycle or four-cycle, Royal Purple Motor Oil increases horsepower, saves fuel and reduces heat, wear and emissions.

Royal Purple’s unsurpassed oxidation stability allows for extended oil drains and fewer oil changes. This saves you time and money and reduces the impact on the environment.

Royal Purple’s performance advantages come from a blend of synthetic oils plus Royal Purple’s proprietary Synerlec technology. Royal Purple Motor Oil is compatible with other mineral and synthetic marine motor oils.

Suggested retail price for a quart of Royal Purple Motor Oil is $8.57. royalpurple.com // (281) 354-8600

ODORZOUT POUCHES Odorzout All Surface

remember to leave an

This product also works

pouches in conjunction

Pouches are an excellent way

opening for air circulation.

well on coolers after fishing

with Odorzout All

or outings. Just place an

Surface Granules.

to keep an area odor-free.

The All Surface Pouches are 100 percent natural zeolite minerals, packaged in a convenient breathable bag.

The pouches are extremely easy to use. Just open the outer plastic bag and place the unopened inner bag anywhere there is an unwanted odor, and

The inner bag lets the zeolite minerals absorb the odors through the pouch material without any dust, powder or odors seeping back out.

Keep your boat cabin odorfree by placing several pouches strategically around the inside, including in storage compartments.

Odorzout All Surface Pouch inside and keep the cooler cracked open a little bit for air circulation.

The All Surface Pouches are made to be used in smaller areas but still need air circulation for maximum effectiveness. For larger

Odorzout products do not have any perfume or chemical smells and are 100 percent safe for pets and people.

Suggested retail price of the All Purpose Pouch is $9.99.

Odorzout // (800) 887-8465

problem areas, use the

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PORTSIDE READING

Bonnie Dahl’s Superior Way

By Bonnie Dahl

Bonnie Dahl begins this

Bonnie Dahl’s Superior

It is spiral-bound for

book, “From the beginning

Way begins with a broad

convenient use at the helm.

of time, Lake Superior has

overview of the geography,

It covers both power and

held a certain fascination for

ecology and history of the

sail concerns. It has more

all who come to its shores.”

lake. From there, she offers

than 350 GPS waypoints.

In the author’s case, it

cruising tips specific to this

It features detailed harbor

clearly has. For more than 30

most idiosyncratic of lakes.

passages and more than 300

years, she has investigated

Enormous, unpredictable

diagrams, charts and tables.

every cove and harbor of

and unforgiving, Lake

If it’s on Lake Superior,

this marvelous Great Lake

Superior offers boaters

Bonnie Dahl has been there.

aboard a Columbia 10.7

challenges rarely

Superior Way will not only

sailboat. These decades

confronted—especially on

make you want to make the

of boating experience

inland waterways. Then

trek yourself, but also show

are distilled in this book.

begins her harbor-by-

you how to get there.

Reading it, you will yearn to

harbor, cove-by-cove tour

see as much of these waters

of marinas, anchorages and

Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc. //

and shores as she has.

harbors all around

$49.95

the coastline.

Confident Powerboating

By Stu Reininger

Smart boaters know all the

Confident Powerboating

overcame serious problems,

great technical gadgets

offers tried-and-true

and some who, well, blew

and services available are

procedures from Reininger’s

it,” you’ll learn how to dock

no replacement for boating

decades of boating

under adverse conditions;

skills and good seamanship.

experience. It doesn’t

how to handle bad weather,

Knowing how to master and

teach basic seamanship

challenging seas, and rough

handle every situation that

skills, on the assumption

inlets; what to do when the

could come up is the best

that the reader can handle

engine dies, something

back-up plan a boater

maneuvers like appraching

important breaks or you

can have.

and leaving a dock when

need a tow; and how to

the wind and current are

handle a true emergency

“Navigable waters are still

cooperating. Instead,

situations on board

the same contrary beasts

this book is designed to

they always were,” writes

bump you up to handling

Stu Reininger in this useful

efficient intermediate skills

book. “Things continue to

with confidence.

go wrong, and help isn’t always available.”

With solid advice learned by doing, and “a number of stories about boaters who

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Confident Powerboating prepares you to make the best of the worst possible situations.

International Marine // $19.95

Emergency Navigation It’s a law of the sea—

Burch tells you how to steer

tools can also perform all

instruments can fail. Things

by the sun, stars, wind and

aspects of piloting and dead

get wet, break or, worse, fall

swells. He shows you how to

reckoning.

overboard. Fortunately, with

find the sun in a fogbank. He

the right tools and enough

provides instructions on how

knowledge, you can fashion

to estimate latitude with a

makeshift replacements that

plate and a knotted string.

will lead you to safety.

In Emergency Navigation, David Burch shows you how to find your position and

By David Burch

shape your course at sea when your instruments fail.

Only have a small stick, a plastic bottle or a pair of sunglasses onboard? Well, you can still calculate speed,

With its invaluable advice about how to properly prepare for a journey and what to do in a pinch, Emergency Navigation helps you find your way when your instruments are lost.

McGraw-Hill // $19.95

direction, latitude and longitude. And these simple

The Great Lakes Diving Guide With even a cursory glance,

been added to every one

Islands, from Thunder Bay

a reader will be impressed

of the 50 chapters. Over

to Kingston, he gives divers

by the comprehensiveness

100 additional shipwrecks,

the location and depth of

of Cris Kohl’s The Great

mostly new discoveries,

wrecks, describes the ships

Lakes Diving Guide. Over six

are included. There are

and provides an ability

hundred pages long, with

hundreds more photographs

level needed to reach them.

small font and tight margins,

and new drawings. A chapter

Easy to use and packed

this volume is as complete

on the importance of scuba

with information, The Great

a reference guide to Great

diving clubs has been

Lakes Diving Guide is

Lakes shipwrecks as can

added. And there are helpful

indispensable to anyone

be imagined.

sidebars that list useful—

seeking the treasures

and interesting—facts about

submerged and scattered

the dives and wrecks.

across the Sweatwater Seas.

second edition only builds

Kohl takes readers to

Seawolf Communications //

on that initial success.

seemingly every nook and

$19.95

Nearly 200 pages have been

cranny of the Great Lakes.

added. New information has

From Chicago to the Apostle

The first edition of this book was a big hit. This new,

By Cris Kohl

Twenty Affordable Sailboats To Take You Anywhere How do you find a 38-foot

Here, you will find in-depth

From an Alberg 35 to a

boat you can afford? You

reviews of 20 affordable,

Valiant 32, Nestor discusses

go to the used boat market,

comfortable and seaworthy

boats that you can still

shop smart and find a vessel

sailboats. These boats

readily find on the used

for less than the $100,000

range in size from 30 to 38

boat market. Whether

limit that many sailors

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you’re trawling online or

observe. It doesn’t hurt to

cruising couple, yet big

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have a copy of this

enough to accommodate

something bigger, better and

book, either.

an occasional cruising

still within your price range,

hitchhiker or two. All of these

this book is an ideal guide.

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BOATKEEPER

AVOID SURFACE CONTAMINATION BEFORE

EPOXY

APPLICATION

OIL, GREASE, WAX Unless there’s good evidence an organic contaminant is present, there’s no reason to wipe the surface with an organic solvent. Acetone, lacquer thinner and proprietary mixtures are solvents that remove organic contaminants such as oil, grease and wax.

But, cleaning with solvents may do more harm than good. Solvents are capable of dissolving contaminants found in rags and depositing them on the work surface. For example, silicone, a mold release, is an ingredient in many fabric softeners. A surface can be contaminated by silicone from using

By The West System Technical Staff

a supposedly clean rag straight from the laundry.

In addition, many solvents dissolve man-made fibers found in rags. A wipe down with acetone can deposit plastic on the very surface you are trying to clean.

The old saying “cleanliness is next to godliness” is certainly true when preparing a surface for an epoxy application. If a surface isn’t clean, there may be adhesion problems.

But well-intentioned cleaning often results in contaminants being deposited on the surface.

Knowing how to identify potential contaminants, how to avoid them and how to determine if a surface is clean will ensure that your next epoxy application will be problem free.

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If you need to use a solvent to remove oil, grease or wax, employ plain white or unbleached paper towels. Wipe the solvent on with fresh paper towels.

Remove the solvent while it’s still wet and change paper towels frequently to avoid re-depositing the contaminants on the surface.

SANDING DUST Besides the dust, a freshly sanded surface is about as clean as it can get. Refrain from rubbing your hand over it to check for smoothness. Unless you are wearing a clean glove, the naturally occurring oil that helps protect your skin has just been spread all over the surface. Not only does this contaminate surfaces, but the salt on your skin also speeds corrosion of metal surfaces, which may cause adhesion problems.

Every last particle of sanding dust does not need to be

HOW CLEAN IS CLEAN?

removed to have good adhesion. Simply remove the bulk

An easy way to tell if the prepared surface is truly clean is

of it and consider the remaining dust epoxy filler. Excellent

to wash it with water. This unsophisticated water break test

methods for getting rid of sanding dust include vacuuming, sweeping with a non-contaminated bench brush or washing it off with water.

works on the principle that most contaminants repel water.

Apply water using a clean pad. If it sheets off the surface evenly, that part is clean. If the water channels or beads on certain areas, the surface will need additional cleaning.

The manufacturers of sticky tack rags maintain that wiping a surface with their products won’t leave a residue. It’s likely

This test is simple to perform on both large and small

the rags actually do leave a residue, it just is dissolved by

areas. To be effective, the water must be free of debris,

solvents in most paints and varnishes. Epoxy, in contrast, contains none of these aggressive solvents. The residue from tack rags can cause adhesion difficulties and fisheyes in

contaminants and surfactants. The water break test will not indicate soap residue or other water-soluble films, but it will help remove them.

subsequent coats. An effective alternative, dry static wipes,

Some materials don’t allow good epoxy adhesion, no matter

leave no residue.

how well you clean the surface. However, most adhesion

Although it’s common practice to use compressed air to

problems can be traced back to some form of surface

remove sanding dust, it is not recommended. Aside from

contamination. For the best possible results make sure the

the mess created by blowing dust, it’s possible that blowing

substrate is clean.

compressed air on the surface will contaminate it with compressor oil or water.

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2003 14’ Seadoo Sportser LT: Twin 85

refrig./freezer, stove, head/shower. Top

hp engines, look and runs great, turns

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2002 16’ Rendova RIB: With 100 hp

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sell, pictures available, indoor winter

Asking $86,500.

1974 Hurley 22 Bilge Keel Classic: New sails and roller furling. Gel coat in excellent condition, new bottom paint.

Boat registered in Michigan. Priced to sell. Contact Phil, (603) 226-3961, or

storage. Call (231) 869-5474 or write maramhouse@comcast.net.

1989 32’ Cruisers Inc. 321 Sea Devil: New, complete freshwater cooled

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1978 25’ Wellcraft Nova XL:

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(See photo below)

T-260 Mercruisers, excellent condition,

new props and mufflers at time of re

w/ trailer. Very Fast! Call:

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signet@chartermi.net. $6,000/OBO.

San Juan 26: Good North sails, newer instruments, compass and vang, 6 hp motor, twin axle trailer. Excellent condition. Always stored indoors.

(414) 764-5949. $6,000.

1982 27’ 2700 Tiara/Pursuit:

Purchased new in 2006, 119 hours on

Twin engine 220 hp, 10’ beam, fuel

twin Volvo 320 hp engines, direct drive,

capacity 200 gallons. Fully equipped.

blue stripe/white hull, Garmin radar,

Call: (847) 676-1393. Asking $25,000.

1986 27’6” 270 SC Tiara/Slickcraft S2: 10’ Beam, twin 350’s, Garmin GPS, Fish Hawk, auto pilot, Cannon downriggers, 2004. $37,000.00. contact Tom at

furling, on cradle & trailer, many extras.

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EVENTS CALENDAR

FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 13-14 Florida Sportsman Fishing & Boat Show South Florida Fairgrounds West Palm Beach

1

SEPTEMBER 26-28 U.S. Offshore Championship Columbia Yacht Club Chicago

SEPTEMBER 12-14 Grand Haven In-Water Boat Show Grand Haven Municipal Marina Grand Haven

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ghboatshow.com/index.html

(847) 436-7425

SEPTEMBER 17-21 Boat Show USA Metro Beach Metropark Mt. Clemens

2

floridasportsman.com/shows

SEPTEMBER 27-28 Florida Sportsman Fishing & Boat Show Florida State Fairgrounds Tampa

3

INDIANA

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9

OCTOBER 18-19 Florida Sportsman Fishing & Boat Show Miami, Dade County Youth Fairgrounds Miami

10

indianapolisboatsportandtravelshow.com/

OCTOBER 30 – NOVEMBER 3 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Six sites Fort Lauderdale

15

international_ boat_ florida/event

MARYLAND OCTOBER 10-13 United States Sailboat Show City Dock and Harbor Annapolis

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17

usboat.com

NOVEMBER 8-9 Jacksonville Florida Sportsman Fishing & Boat Show Prime Osborn Convention Center Jacksonville

22

floridasportsman.com/shows

OCTOBER 17-19 United States Powerboat Show City Dock and Harbor Annapolis

23

usboat.com

24

ILLINOIS

MICHIGAN

SEPTEMBER 3-6 Beneteau 36.7 North American Championship Chicago Yacht Club Belmont Harbor Chicago

SEPTEMBER 6-7 Beaver Island Rendezvous Cruise Charlevoix Yacht Club Charlevoix

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beneteaufirst367.org

SEPTEMBER 18-21 J/30 North American Championship North Star Sail Club Harrison Township

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12

j35.org/nas/2008/schedule.asp

fallshow

floridasportsman.com/shows

showmanagement.com/fort_ lauderdale_

5

boatshowusa.net

OCTOBER 2-5 Indiana Fall Boat and RV Show West Pavilion, Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis

floridasportsman.com/shows

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llhgraphics.com/appiesnet/appiescal/cal2/ index.cgi?VIEW+2008+Sep+6+#

SEPTEMBER 20-21 Bikini Beach II Regatta Caseville County Park Caseville websitemagic.com/ cram/NOR/caseville2.htm

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989) 245-7162

SEPTEMBER 27-28 BCYC Last Chance Regatta and Slo-man Race Boyne City Yacht Club Boyne City admin@boynecityyachtclub.com

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SEPTEMBER 27 St. Clair Solo and Big Al’s Steak Roast Great Lakes Yacht Club St. Clair Shores solosailor.org/apps.php#st-clair

OCTOBER 9-12 Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival Thunder Bay Recreation Center, others Alpena

1

JULY

(586) 566-1603 (231) 547-9170

2008NAC@first367.com

SEPTEMBER 13 Sheldon Clark Offshore Regatta & One Design Regatta Chicago Yacht Club Belmont Harbor Chicago

4

SEPTEMBER 6-7 Tawas Bay Regatta Tawas Point State Park Locos

5

websitemagic.com/cram/ NOR/tawas1.htm

MINNESOTA

6

(312) 861-7777

SEPTEMBER 8-12 J/24 North American Championship Regatta Wayzata Yacht Club Lake Minnetonka Wayzata

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8

j24northamericans.com/index.html

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NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 6 Pultneyville Yacht Club Brown Race Pultneyville Yacht Club Pultneyville

6

pultneyvilleyachtclub.org/racing.htm

7

SEPTEMBER 13 Obersheimer Cup Buffalo Yacht Club Buffalo

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GLB Magazine Advertiser Index

Alpena

02

Atlantic-Meeco

01

Avalon

31

Bay Breeze Yacht Sales

59

OHIO

BoatU.S.

17

SEPTEMBER 10-14 36th Annual North American In-Water Boat Show Cedar Point Marina Sandusky

Chicago Park District

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buffaloyachtclub.org (716) 883-5900

13

20

cedarpointboatshow.com

14

21

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CANADA SEPTEMBER 6 Lower Lakes Huron Solo Sarnia Yacht Club Sarnia, Ontario

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(519) 332-6779

28

16

48

Essex Credit

03 IFC

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Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show

35

Gerlach Companies

59

Golden Giant

41 BC

Island Pilot

torontoboatshow.com

9

Dept. of Agriculture

Foremost Insurance

SEPTEMBER 11-14 Toronto In-Water Boat Show Ontario Place Toronto, Ontario

2

36,37

Cruisers Yachts

3

10

17

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Jefferson Beach Marina

88

Honda Marine

05

Landing Loop

25

North American In-Water Boat Show

49

North Point Marina

83

Progressive Insurance

07

SailTime

11

Trawlers Midwest

81

Waukegan Harbor

89

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