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An affair with Annie

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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England Volume 12 Number 1 April 2009

F E AT U R E S Linda Mae is back in the water.

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My love affair with Annie

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Capt. Ron’s lifeboat cruises

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The unsung heroes of the Eagle

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At 54, I fell head over heels for a 33-yearold, and what really makes it fantastic is, my wife could not have been happier about it.

By Chuck Benton

This retired Coast Guardsman will allow lovers of the Maine coast to create thier own cruises aboard his restored MLB Surf Runner.

By Mary Ellen Hare

Sure, the Coast Guard is proud of its ship and its cadets, but an important element of the Eagle is often overlooked.

By Petty Officer Shawn Eggert

Cape Cod boat show a pleasure.

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Racing action at Miami OCR

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1965 sloop restored, launched.

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A bargain sloop I shelled out 525 bucks for the fire-damaged hull, slapped a surplus deck on her, and went cruising.

By Monty Morris

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COLUMNS

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David Roper

Mermaids and confessions to The Stem Sometimes you need someone to talk to.

Dodge Morgan

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Volume 12, Number 1 Publisher Joseph Burke

A far cry from my circumnavigation.

Tom Snyder

It’s all about being a good host But maybe “stalker” is too strong a term.

D E PA R T M E N T S Letters..........................................7 Good waterjet information; Take mermaids seriously.

Mystery Harbor...........................10 Harbor is his office view; New mystery harbor, page 68.

News ..........................................17 Harries, Nickel win Far Horizons award; PE rallies cover New England, Maritimes.

Dispatches ..................................22 Maine Boatbuilders Show started small.

The Racing Pages ........................46 N.E. sailors excel at Miami OCR; Ida Lewis Race to have two courses.

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Yardwork ...................................56 GMT’s massive carbon rudder; Scituate seeks yard operator; Goetz is back in business.

Fetching Along ............................60 There’s inspiration in minimalism.

Calendar .....................................61 Your spring will be a busy one.

Last word ...................................78 Spring doesn’t always come on March 20

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Andrew Wyeth, 1917-2009 ne summer day in 1972, the 12-foot half-dory Teddy B cut inside N “4” off Howard Point and entered the mouth of Maine’s St. George River.

Crewed by your editor and mate Joshua – part terrier, part lab (that first part is significant) – Teddy B was returning from a sortie to a Spruce Head usedbook store, her cargo a first edition of Rockwell Kent’s “N by E.” As she jubilantly bore off to the north, the crew raised her downwind sail, cut the three-horsepower motor, and settled in on a lazy reach toward a favorite picnic spot just south of Maple Juice Cove. The little sail filled, and the chine’s chuckling, the summer yellowlegs’ whistling, and a kingfisher’s rattling replaced the engine’s whine.

On past visits to this beach, we’d noticed an easel and a stool hidden back in the brush but had thought little about them. This was Maine: What’s not to paint? But this time, a man and a yellow labrador appeared on the shore where we intended to land. The half of Joshua that was terrier was all crammed into his brainpan, jaws, and fast-twitch muscles, and no sooner had he spied the dog on shore, than he was airborne, bound for a canine territorial dispute.

As with many such disagreements, this one was full of Shakespeare’s sound and fury (and not a little mouth froth), signifying nothing, but I found the confrontation doubly daunting, for not only had I intruded on a local resident’s quietude, my crew had assaulted the man’s companion. I felt terribly, pulled Joshua away from the lab and threw his 35 pounds

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back into the Teddy B, then apologized for our disruption. “Why?” the man responded pleasantly. “You have as much right to be here as I do.”

But for this incident, it had been a red-letter day for the crew of the Teddy B. Aside from scoring the first edition Kent, we’d seen much wildlife, which I committed to list: eight blue herons, seven ospreys, six kingfishers, a half-dozen seals and as many porpoises, schools of tinker mackerel, and numerous songbirds, including a chestnut-sided warbler.

But the river had been good to me over the years, and I felt privileged when on it. I was troubled by the unpleasantness on the river, and on the way home stopped by a friend’s home in Cushing to tell him what happened.

What did the man look like?” my friend asked.

“Oh, he was a workmanlike kind’a guy, quite handsome in a rugged, weatherworn sort of way,” I told him, “and he had these largish ears and a very warm smile.”

“That was my neighbor Andrew Wyeth’s dog your mutt picked a fight with,” he said with his usual wry smile. The scene of the crime is right behind the Olsen house, the setting for ‘Christina’s World.’”

On Jan. 16, Andrew Wyeth died in his sleep at his home in Chad’s Ford, Pa., at the age of 91. The better part of three decades have passed since the showdown at Maple Juice Cove, but in my mind’s eye I see the kindly face of a man who could not understand my discomfort at having broken a spell – the expression of a man who had quite enjoyed the show.

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Letters My two exciting ‘firsts’ in 2008

A new baby joins Marston’s fleet Thought I’d pass along a couple of pics of the latest addition to the fleet. I went for a small lobster boat.

This is a 1990 Eastporter (I’m pretty sure they don’t make them anymore). But it is the quintessential Maine workboat. Not too fancy but rugged. The pothauler and davit came with it, but have to be installed. The wooden gunwales need to be replaced.

Other than that it’s ready to haul some traps.

Oh yeah, this vessel does not have a name. Now comes the fun of thinking up something suitable.

Always a good way to spend time and knock back a few beers. Sort of like naming a baby.

Randy Randall Marston’s Marina Saco, Maine

Listen to reports of anomalies To Dave Roper, regarding “The Truth about Mermaids (Perspectives, Midwinter): It takes a certain amount of courage to even tell anyone about an experience like yours, never mind publish it. Be prepared for a certain amount of ridicule – but you probably already know that.

Your article raised my eyebrows for this reason: some years ago I encountered something (not a mermaid) that quite clearly did not belong – well, anywhere, really (and no, this isn’t a UFO story).

It was a bit of a life-changing experience. Ever since, whenever I hear someone talk about seeing a UFO, or Bigfoot, or something else that’s completely anomalous, I listen. Looking forward to the book.

Steve Muise s/v Maria Jane www.pointseast.com

Last year was a year of firsts for me. It started in March with the birth of my son Ryan. This was the most joyous and the scariest first in my life. My son was born five weeks early and was growth restricted.

Ryan was born at four pounds, five ounces – not bad if he was a black sea bass but a bit small for a newborn. Ryan is truly a keeper.

After 10 days in the NICU we were able to take him home. Ryan had another bout in the hospital with pneumonia in May, and after six days we were able to come home again.

You may be asking why this letter is in Points East.

Well I’ll tell you. We moved to New England two years ago, and before that we didn’t have close access to the ocean. I did a lot of freshwater fishing back in New Jersey prior to the move, but I always wanted a boat.

I had done a lot of surf fishing over the last two years here in New England and joked about getting a boat.

With our new baby, a new job – and making sure I was committed to both – a boat did not seem to be a reality My wife Lindsay surprised me the weekend before Labor Day as she was cruising through Craigslist and suggested we go and look at an 1989 Wellcraft Steplift V20 that was for sale. Lindsay, Ryan and I went to go see it, and we thought it looked like it was in good shape, asked a few questions, and thanked the man for his time.

On the way home, my wife Lindsay looked at me and said I should buy it.

Now is that a great wife or what? Her decision was based on the homemade bench installed in the cockpit instead of the overall condition, but I guess we all have our reasons, and who was I to question her rationale? I called the man back and asked if we could see it again. We left Ryan with my father-in-law and went back to take the boat out to see how she ran. It was a beauty!

We bought the boat and named it Sea Monkey since Ryan always likes to monkey around. Lindsay, Ryan and I had dinner on the boat in her slip right after Ryan turned six months. I look back on that day and think that Ryan will be able to say he’s been boating since he was six months old, and hopefully the love of boating can be shared by our family for many years to come.

Rich Gordon Fairhaven, Mass.

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The Holy Grail for waterjet skinny

Looking up boats in ‘Lloyd’s’

In response to Jim Keene’s letter “We Need More Data on Waterjets” (October/November 2008), I can offer a little information and some advice.

First of all, the “rooster tail” observed at a jet boat’s transom is not indicative of wasted energy. The water must be accelerated in order to provide the reactive force that moves the boat through the water. This is not what a propeller does (hence its other name, “screw”), which is why you don’t see the same level of disturbance behind a conventionally driven boat. As for contamination, there is usually an inlet screen, and some jets are equipped with a lever-operated “rake” to keep it clean.

I strongly suggest that Mr. Keene contact my old boss, Boyd Jackson of Atlantis Marine Gear Supply in Topsfield, Mass. I was working for him in 1988 when we were approached by one of the world leaders in small-boat jet propulsion to represent them in the New England area. Like myself, Boyd is a marine engineer and has been intimately involved in this field ever since. He was a great guy to work for, and I can think of no one more knowledgeable and willing to offer information and guidance.

Peter Dion Cumberland, Maine

Billy Black’s picture taken during the Classic Yacht Regatta of the 1935 Sparkman and Stephens sloop Sonny, which appeared on page 50 of The Racing Pages in the October/November 2008 issue, was not the first picture of Sonny in Points East. I caught up with Sonny as she cruised through the Fox Island Thorofare the summer before last, and her picture appeared on page 90 in the September 2007 issue.

Our family used to take great pleasure in looking up the pertinent information about the lovely boats we encountered while cruising. I’m sure my alphabetical skills were honed while looking up boat names in the “Lloyd’s Register.” It’s a rare occasion when I find a boat whose name has not changed since the 1960s, so I was able to find all her stats in print. In Sonny‘s case, it was fun to have a bit more background in the caption.

Lynn Whitney Cape Rosier, Maine

Year of Points East, missing none I love your magazine! My problem is that I sometimes miss getting to a store that has a stack of free Points East magazines, and so I miss an issue. I hate when that happens! The obvious solution – subscribe.

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How about this for a windlass deal?

I’ve got the boat (28’ S2) in the back yard for a re-fit b4 heading off on a coastal cruising adventure next spring (not working on it today as it’s 22 below zero!) and even though I’m a great believer in the K.I.S.S. principle, it appears they can’t give away the Lewmar V1 windlass cheap enough: http://www.shortsmarinediscountelectronics.com/product_info.php?products_id=27872410 List for $2,300, I’ve found it for as low as $398! I’ve got a lot of homework to do before pulling the trigger, but this is sure looking good to a guy born in the Truman administration who’ll be doing a lot of anchoring whilst single handing. Talk to me guys.

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The tale of the Linda Mae has a happy ending Editor’s Note: In our December issue, we printed a letter from Jim Aitken regarding the broken rudder on his sailboat Linda Mae. Since then we’ve gotten some feedback on the situation and also a couple of updates from Jim.

Patience could have avoided grief “Up a Jersey Creek without a Rudder” (Letters, December 2008) was a very unfortunate situation for Jim Aitken and his sailboat. It is very unlikely that the damage shown in the picture was caused by drifting onto a sandbar near the inlet at Barnegat Light.

That type of damage is caused by yanking the boat off the bar after the tide has fallen, or pulling on the boat in the wrong direction. Having been a towboat captain in the Barnegat Light area, I am qualified to comment on this incident. It was stated in the letter that Jim had to wait for the towboat. If the tide was falling, chances are, if he’d waited for any length of time, it was too late to come off without damage. He should have put out the anchor, told the towboat company to return on the flood, and waited for the tide to go down and come back.

Jeff Patterson Stafford Township, N.J.

Aitken on the hard over Christmas News Flash!! I am sad to say that the Linda Mae was still rudderless (see above) and on stands, still in New Jersey. I was told, “again,” the new rudder would be shipped today, Dec. 22, but so far no confirmation.

I left Waretown, N.J., on Nov. 11 for Toms River where I picked up a rental car and headed for my daughter Dianne’s home in Darlington, S.C. The good news, the temperature is considerably warmer and we have had a real good visit, and a great Thanksgiving.

On Dec. 18, I left Dianne’s for my sister Beverly’s home in Liberty, Mo., where our mother is staying for the winter. It had been over 30 years since we’d all had a Christmas together. Then off again Dec. 28, still heading west to Parker, Colo., where I have friends to see.

Jim Aitken s/v Linda Mae Downeast Yacht Club Boothbay Harbor, Maine

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Jim Aitken's New Jersey rudder troubles turned into quite an odyssey, but by the time you read this, rest assured he's somewhere where it's warm.

doing some housekeeping (change oil and fuel filters), and making an attempt to stow some gear/junk in the lockers. And then I’ll get under way for Florida; they tell me it’s cold down there also.

Jan. 24, after a three-month downtime, at 8:30 a.m.

I left the marina for Barnegat Inlet hoping to get outside and down to Atlantic City; however, with temperature around 20 degrees and the wind piping up to 17 to 20 knots, I got real cold. Doing the next best thing, I swung over to Mires Hole and picked up an empty mooring in the mooring field. Surprise, surprise no crowd.

The next morning, I left about 7:30. High tide was at 8:02, and I had an easy exit. Once clear of the breakers, the engine quit a couple of times, but she cleared herself and ran well the rest of the day. A beautiful, sunny, 20-degree day with three to eight knots of wind out of the west. The ocean was all mine.

Whoops: Around 9 a.m., I saw three tugs with barges in tow; other than that, no other boats out there.

Around 2 p.m., I was in Atlantic City tied up at Kammerman’s fuel dock for the night.

The next day, at 7 a.m., it was 25 degrees, and I was under way at 7:34, bound for Cape May. At 11 a.m. I was doing 5.8-knots on a heading 227, the temperature had warmed up to 29, and lo and behold, four miles offshore, a brief snow squall developed. Got into Cape May and tied up at South Jersey Marina around quarter of three.

I’ll spend another day here, get a few supplies, and, whether permitting, I’ll be heading out for Ocean City.

Jim Aitken s/v Linda Mae Downeast Yacht Club Points East April 2009

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Mystery harbor is the view from my office Scituate harbor is the Mystery Harbor. I recognize A fine seaport to grow up in it because I am the Scituate Harbormaster and the I believe this to be Scituate Harbor, Mass., in parmooring lifter in the background is called the Charlie ticular the inner harbor, just across from the Mill P, named after my father, Wharf. I was born in Charlie Patterson. I may have Scituate, and my father an unfair advantage being that kept his boat at the the photo is practically the S.H.Y.C. Scituate was a view from my office…oh well. fine harbor to grow up The Greysole in the forein; there were always ground is an interesting boat. It things to do. was built by a fellow here in “The Spit” is just 10 to Scituate and was designed to 15 minutes south of the do mooring work. The mooring harbor’s jetty, which is lifter Charlie P was named for always a hot spot in the my dad in recognition of seversummer. The harbor al notable facts but primarily has been developed a because he worked here at the bit in the last few years, Harbormaster’s Office for 23 but it continues to have years after retiring as a sera commercial foothold geant with the Scituate Police with draggers and lobDepartment, where he worked Just about everyone saw the home port on the transom stermen. As well, some of Greysole, but who knew the mooring-lifter is named affor 30 years. fine yachts can be seen Unfortunately, Charlie (as he ter the winner's dad? in this well-protected is called even by me) suffered a harbor. Hope I’m right, then again so many harbors stroke in 2006 that forced him into an early retire- look alike in New England. ment (a mere pup at 80 years of age and with but 53 Matt Lazcano years of service to the town behind him). He is a wonPortland, Maine derful person, and although often confined to a wheelchair, he still enjoys coming down to the harbor and watching the Charlie P in action.

A place to stop on way to canal Scituate is a wonderful harbor, with a lot to see and I think your mystery harbor is the inner harbor at do, and I hope all the Points East readers will come Scituate, Mass. My wife and I have spent many pleasand visit us when they have a chance. ant weekends in Scituate harbor and have walked the Mark Patterson spit of land behind the Greysole in your picture. We Scituate, Mass. watched the construction work for the large house di-

Oddly, harbor is her view, too It’s Scituate Harbor, the most beautiful harbor in the world, where I am assistant harbormaster. It’s the inner harbor, actually, where my office abuts, and I enjoy this beautiful view every day. In back of the Greysole is the harbormaster’s mooring lifter the Charlie P, named for one of our assistant harbormasters, Charles Patterson, father of our current harbormaster, Mark V. Patterson.

While at the moment, this portion of the harbor is frozen over, as you can see from this photo, we are already preparing for the summer season and warmer weather.

Jill A. West Scituate, Mass.

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rectly behind that boat’s pilothouse. Scituate Harbor is well protected, and moorings for visitors are almost always available from several sources. There are a number of restaurants on the harbor. It is a great place to stop on the way to and from the Cape Cod Canal.

Lea B. Pendleton Marblehead, Mass.

Boats hauled at old Young’s yard I believe its the inner harbor at Scituate, Mass. It shows some of the fine homes on Edward Foster road in the background and boats hauled ashore at the former Young’s Boatyard, now purchased by the Town of Scituate and being transformed into a marine park, marina and boatyard. For many years we maintained editor@pointseast.com

a mooring in the adjacent Scituate outer harbor, where we moored our sloop Serena, and our Grand Banks trawlers Sea Story and Sea Story II. Warren P. Hayes Hanover, Mass.

Can be out of harbor in minutes Your mystery harbor is Scituate, Mass. We know this as it is our home harbor and one of our favorite places to sail and relax. We can be off our mooring and out of the harbor sailing in minutes, a big bonus on weeknights. Scituate is a great harbor to cruise to as it has restaurants, a bowling alley, movie theater, supermarket, hardware store, new marine store, and lots of shops that you can dinghy to.

We just received our first “official” issue; we have enjoyed a few free copies over the years and decided to sign up as we enjoy the magazine so much.

Bill and Susanne Woomer Scituate, Mass.

Wants at least a dusty sweater We’re in the channel heading toward Scituate’s inner harbor. The town is behind us with groceries, booze, books, newspapers, ice cream, or whatever else we might want all available.

The inner harbor is very quiet, totally snug in a northeaster. The outer harbor is well protected by a breakwater and is usually the more interesting choice. Among the three launch services, E-Z Rider gives access to the harbormaster’s office with its free showers, a two-minute walk to town from there.

I must be getting ancient because I’ve been making regular Scituate stops since the early ‘70s, especially for the last 15 years on my sail up to Maine and back.

Going either east or west, Scituate can be a handy and attractive part of any Cape Cod Canal transit.

I’m sure the T-shirt has been won by now. That being the case, I’d be perfectly happy to claim any leftbehind used sweater that may be gathering dust around the office. Not fussy about the color of anything that’s free.

Anthony Tietze Wickford, R.I.

Short but oh so sweet!

It is the inner harbor of Scituate, Mass. From May to October, I try to row for an hour or so a couple of nights a week. Both inner and outer harbor are great spots to relax as the sun goes down and to put it all in perspective with a little time on the water.

J.C. Seidel Scituate, Mass . www.pointseast.com

Greysole was the giveaway There aren’t many boats as distinctive as Greysole, or this photo shot in the inner harbor of Scituate, Mass., might have been more difficult to identify. In the summer in this location, the moon rises out of Provincetown and over the mooring-tending rig off Greysole’s bow. Scituate harbor provides the best storm protection between Boston and Cape Cod and offers guest moorings, restaurants, shops, and marinas to replenish boats and crews.

Robert Yorke Scituate, Mass.

Who designed the Greysole?

I recognized the boat, Greysole, right away. It is a beautiful restoration of a working boat now used for pleasure. Perhaps someone can tell me the designer’s name.

Anyway, this is Scituate Harbor looking east toward the former site of Young’s Boatyard and the present site of the new town-owned Scituate Maritime Center.

One can just make out the boatyard in the background. To the left of the Greysole, near the shoreline, is a small mooring ball. For many years I used to love to cast to the edge of the marsh and just catch stripers all night long. They were mostly schoolies, but always constant action. The land you see in the background is a narrow spit of barrier beach leading out to First Cliff.

My slip is at the Cole Parkway Town Marina, which is directly behind the photographer who took the photo. This will be our 23rd season there, and the harbormaster says nobody uses their boat more than us.

The boat is a 1974 Beachcraft 21 Center Console. It has been completely restored to new condition and has beautiful lines. If anyone has any history on this manufacturer, I would be delighted. I don’t even know where it was built.

The hull number is BEA00036M74M. Steve Dinger Scituate, Mass.

And from the December issue...

The Mystery Harbor in the December issue looks like Brushneck Cove, Warwick, R.I. Your hint, warwick-roe-die-land, sealed the deal. I’ve only been there looking for my stolen dog. I live across the bay in Warwick and have been by there many times on my way to Warwick Cove for refueling. Not much water in there.

George Arnold Warwick, R.I

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Perspectives Mermaids and confessions to The Stem uly 12, 1959: 44.04N/68.35W, a small island east of Isle au Haut, Maine: So I ran, as I always did.

Actually seeing two mermaids was all too much for a 9-year-old to understand. Who in the world would ever believe me?

Talking about it with humans was going to get me nowhere; even as a nine year old I knew that. No, I knew where I had to go, and I hurried along back to the beach and the dinghy, and rowed back to my father’s cruising sloop.

Dad was busy up on the bow, cleaning up after putting a coat of varnish on the forward hatch. He looked over his shoulder.

“Beachcombing good, Pal?” he asked as I climbed aboard the old sloop, and hurried below, uttering a quick “Oh, fine, Dad.” I worked my way forward past the galley, through the saloon and then into the forward cabin until I reached the door of the anchor locker. The small door had an old rusty horseshoe on its face, which my grandfather had put there way back in 1939 when the boat was launched.

The door gave access to an opening through which only a small boy could crawl. But it led to a world of isolation and insulation from the outside world, a world that was away from the cruelty of sixth-grade bullies and disbelieving adults. It led to a world usually filled with soothing gurgling sounds, the cool dampness of aged wood, the smell of manila anchor rode, an undulating motion, and a half-light that, to this 9-year-old, somehow felt like a protective cloak.

But what was much more important was who lived there. It was the home of an ancient oak wizard: the Stem.

I crawled in, and sat there and waited, peering forward into the true darkness of the bow, where the mahogany planks met the great wooden, sea-parting, guiding timber that held much of the boat together, while leading the way through the seas. I heard my father’s scuffing on the deck above while he worked with the anchor line. Still, I waited – perhaps 10 minutes.

And then, when a slight tidal surge began to lift the old sloop slightly, I heard that noise I wanted to hear; it came from the very farthest point forward. The Stem was awake. I leaned forward into the darkness,

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I could just make out the cracked face of the aged oak, the wise curve of the stem as it turned up to tie in the planks of the bow.

“I saw mermaids, Stem. Two of them,” I whispered. “They were girls on top, and fishes on the bottom.” Then I heard my father coming down the forward hatch.

“This will be our secret, Stem,” and I turned and crawled out, through the narrow space, and into the light of another world, a world where there are no such things a mermaids.

The next morning, as my father and I sat in the cockpit drinking our orange juice, we watched as a breeze began to develop from the northeast. “That’s not a good sign, Pal – a northeast breeze building this early in the morning in Maine in the summer. Wind could pick up pretty good.” He poured some milk on my Rice Krispies. “We should get an early start today.” I looked up at the canvas sun awning as it began to come alive for the first time since we’d been in this harbor. But mermaids, not wind, was what was on my mind.

“Would there be time for me to row ashore? Just one more time for beachcombing?”

“Well, I think it best if I row you in, with this building wind and all. Finish up your cereal, grab your lifejacket, and we’ll go right away. Then we should head back towards Camden.”

Then I remembered. My heart sank. “Dad, I’m sorry, I must have left my lifejacket ashore, near the spot where I’d beached the dinghy yesterday. Pleeeeese, just one more time ashore. You like the beach, too.”

“Well, go get one of the adult lifejackets from under the port bunk. It’s too big for you, so just hang on tight to it, OK? I’ll row.”

When we were about halfway to shore, the breeze began to pick up again, and the newly formed following seas started to smack the dinghy’s transom. I felt the cold fingers of spray on my back as I sat in the stern looking forward to the beach.

“Don’t move too far to one side; stay in the middle of the seat,” Dad said. Even to this day, I remember that edge to his voice, that tone of emerging anxiety.

I looked down at the accumulated bilge water around my feet, and watched it search for the slightest down-

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ward slope, which was toward the very quarters of the dinghy. The chop was now building such that waves were threatening to overwhelm the corners of the stern. The shore and the boat were now each about one hundred yards away. “I’m going to turn back,” Dad said firmly. “STAY STILL AND IN THE MIDDLE.” And then he tried to spin the dinghy quickly, pulling on one oar and pushing on the other. And it might have worked if there hadn’t

been so much water in the dinghy, but the spinning motion sent the bilgewater careening to the starboard side, knocking the little boat off balance and driving one quarter under, this time to stay. The swamped dinghy settled, slowly it seemed, into the surface of the cove.

My head went under. I popped up. The saltwater, stinging like tears, invaded my nose, my eyes, my senses. I remember blinking, wide-eyed, while under water, seeing blurred blue everywhere. I came up again. I flailed, and in doing so, I let go of the big adult lifejacket. But my eyes caught sight of my father, still many yards away but swimming towards me. I went under again. I choked spasmodically, my body to the sea just a confused void that needed invading. The sea did not discriminate; small boys were included, and this one gave in to it and just stopped fighting.

What happened next came from down under, rather than from the surface. Suddenly, I stopped going down and started going up, propelled by a soft, lifting touch on my rear end. I surfaced, chocked up seawater, and gasped at the precious air. A short time later, an arm came around my neck; it was the big, hairy familiar arm of my father. “I’ve got you, Pal. I’ve got you,” he said, and he pulled me toward the shore, the waves helping us along.

We both Matthew J. Goldman illustration crawled up on all fours. I remember my father lying on his back next to me, his chest heaving. “Are you alright?” he asked.

“Dad, I was going to the bottom! I was going to the bottom! I wasn’t going to come up that last time until you pushed me up.”

It’s no longer 1959. Fifty years have passed. But I’ll never forget that look on Dad’s soaked and shivering face, that questioning look of disbelief at what I’d just said about him pushing me up. He had said nothing, but because of what’s happened since in my life, I now know what he must have been thinking. He was thinking he was still 10 yards away from me when my head popped to the surface of that cove. It wasn’t Dad who pushed me to the surface.

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Open 60 designers, skippers push envelopes The Vendée Globe solo, nonstop, aroundspeed average of 7.1 knots. Speeds have the-world sailing race has just three boats increased in each of the races, 9.7 knots still to finish on this March 1 date. The race in ’89, 9.58 in ’92, 10.44 in ’96, 11.94 in is billed in superlatives as the major human ’00 and 12.73 in ’04. endeavor and test known.

It is very clear that the fact of the race The first Vendée Globe was in 1989-90, esis what drives the records of times and tablished by the famed French solo sailor speeds. It is also clear to me that the fact Phillippe Jeantot. Jeantot had earlier held of the race is what drives the very poor the solo circumnavigation record as winner number of finishers to starters. The odds of the three-stop BOC race in a time of 159 on finishing a Vendée Globe circumnavidays. The very first to sail around the world gation are much worse than the odds of alone without stops was Robin Knoxwinning at a Vegas crap table. These are Johnston in 1968-69, taking 313 days in his not odds one would contemplate with ac32-foot, wooden, gaff-headed ketch Suhaili. ceptance if one were attempting a solo, He was the only finisher of the seven nonstop voyage without the prepared starters. availability that comes with a fleet and The record solo, nonstop of 292 days was held by race organization devoted and ready to rescue boats Chay Blyth for some 15 years – until American and sailors who are disabled.

Promise and I set the record for all solo circumnaviIn the hallowed name of human competition, the gations, with and without stops, in 150 days in 1985- designers of these Open 60s are pushing the technical 86. Depending on what record keeper one chooses to envelopes – and then the sailors are pushing the believe, I am the 12th, the sixth or the third to ac- boats to, and often beyond, reasonable limits. This is complish such a voyage; for well documented circum- the universal race mentality. I stand extremely imnavigations, it is the latter. pressed with the evolution of speed and the number The current solo racof those who now have ing boats, Open 60s, are achieved a solo, non60-feet overall, very stop circumnavigation. light at about 20,000 I have my favorite pounds, and water-ballist of currently active lasted, while Promise American long diswas 60 feet long and tance solo sailors. It inheavy at 77,000 pounds. cludes Bruce Schwab There is no doubting of Maine and Boston several conclusions, native Rich Wilson. among them that, by Wilson, who is just virtue of his boat size 1,600 miles from the and his time at sea and end-line in France as I his independence from write this column, will any rescue alternative, undoubtedly be one of Knox-Johnston’s feat is the minority of finishby far the most impresPhoto courtesy Bruce Schwab/Ocean Planet ers in the current race. sive of all the noted solo If I was to do the Bruce Schwab, standing on Ocean Planet, celebrates after finishcircumnavigations (one ing the Vendée Globe in Les Sables, d’Olonne, France in 2005. voyage again, I would must leave room for othnot do it the context of ers who have done it a race, but would as a without it being noted). truly independent, solo experience, no matter the There have been six solo, nonstop Vendée Globe days or the speeds attained. As I have often pointed races. The average is that about half the starters are out, my records fell to American Promise as the boat, finishers. In the current race, there will be 11 finish- and all I did was add planning, preparation and perers out of 30 starters. The winner of this race, French sistence. sailor Michel Desjoyeaux, turned in the remarkable time of 84 days with a speed average over the entire Record-setter Dodge Morgan sails out of Snow circumnavigation of 14 knots. This compares with my Island, Maine, when he’s not iced in.

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It’s all about being a good host y 9-year-old daughter, Amy, and I experienced the perfect 10 days of sailing a few early Junes ago. For the first few days out, we were the only cruising boat in any of the coves we visited. Our days were exquisite. On Day 4, we spotted a sailboat anchored in the cove we were approaching for the night. Amy noted that it would be nice to share the picturesque cove with another boat.

Within minutes of anchoring, we were diving in wetsuits, searching for Amy’s favorite creatures in the world: crabs. Far below, on the rocky bottom, she spotted an outstanding battle between two crabs.

After what seemed like an hour of pointing and exclaiming underwater, I signaled that we should be returning to the surface. Because I am not a seasoned diver, I was beginning to feel groggy and maybe a little edgy.

Back at the mother ship, the couple from the other boat waved to us sweetly and with maybe a touch of longing and loneliness. That’s the way I read it.

I told Amy that we should hop back in the water to do a drive-by – a swim-by hello. Since we did not want to heighten their sense of neediness and discomfort,

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we pretended that we were back in the water for some diving-related task. After a 10minute charade of purposeful swimming, we glided past their boat to say hello and invite them over for a drink. The Smiths, which is what we shall call them here, were, I believe, touched by the invitation.

An hour later, I was proud to learn that little Amy was developing a taste for entertaining. Adorable! For example, as we waited for the Smiths to arrive, I set out a bottle of bubbly water, wine and crackers, and put my feet up in the cockpit. Amy asked, of her own accord, “Are you gonna wear that? And Dad, do we have enough hot water for you to shower? Seriously.”

Then she rearranged the platter so tastefully. She doesn’t get it from me, that’s for sure. But it turns out that good hosting is contagious. Inspired, I chose some “light-classical” music. Skitch Henderson.

The Smiths arrived in their dinghy, reticent but eager to please. Amy and I were marvelous, producing a wine-and-cheese experience in its full Cambridge sense, with shared narratives, thoughtful silences, and meaning.

The Smiths stayed aboard for only a short time. I ex-

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plained to Amy that they were probably reluctant to appear to be taking advantage of our hospitality.

“Also,” said Amy. “I don’t think they got your humor.”

The next afternoon, after a glorious day of brisk sailing, we saw the Smiths’ boat in a very secluded cove 20 miles further up the coast. As we motored by their vessel to drop our anchor, we exchanged hellos. From cockpit to cockpit, I shouted what a coincidence it was: There they are and here we are!

Ms. Smith said it was not that much of a coincidence because they had mentioned the night before where they were headed. I asked if they wanted in on a rerun of last night’s drinks, and they shyly said they didn’t want to impose. We wouldn’t hear it. We insisted.

Really insisted. You know that old joke: “You’d better come over or we’ll be your worst nightmare . . . .?” I used that one.

Again, an hour later, waiting for Smiths. I put out the beverages and cued up the music while Amy did inspired preparations with tuna fish, pickles, and celery.

And I swear to God, impressive little Amy said, “Dad, don’t put on the recordings of your high-school band.”

So grown-up, that girl. So attentive to others. But she was right – there was no need to intimidate these poor folks.

The vivid memory I have of their second evening aboard with us is of how funny I was. As I pointed out to Amy later, I had been careful to share only my best material. Imagine how surprised the Smiths must have been since, the night before, the conversation had tended to the sober and reflective. That’s the fun thing about meeting new people – just when you think you know them, bang! More levels.

Two or three days later, we were far enough out to sea to release the holding tanks. (I mention this only so you’ll know.) In the distance, Amy spotted the Smith’s boat, sailing gaily away from us. Needless to say, we stopped the macerator and pursued with all canvas.

How exciting to have a mission and a reason to really push the boat. (By the way, in retrospect, I still think “stalker” is too strong a term.)

The sad ending to this story is that the Smiths did not play foursquare with us. Why they felt compelled to cheat is not for us to know. When they recognized us from a distance they put on more sail. That was sporting and precisely what we had in mind – a bit of a regatta after which we could share tall stories. But then, as we began to close in on their enormous head start, they ran their engine.

They didn’t even have the grace to run it at a low idle. Their diesel was putting out the black smoke of an engine above the recommended rpm. There was no way we could possibly keep up. As I said before, just when you think you are getting to know someone, bang! More levels.

Tom Snyder stalks around Peaks Island, Maine and Cambridge, Mass.

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News Harries, Nickel win CCA Far Horizons Award and Nickel cruised the east coast Well-known cruisers in New of England and then sailed to England waters, John H. Harries Norway to spend the winter and Phyllis Nickel, have received aboard in Tromso, 300 miles the Cruising Club of America’s above the Arctic Circle. In 2002, 2008 Far Horizons Award. They they cruised the north coast of were selected for this honor for Norway gathering information their extensive cruising and voyfor their online Norwegian aging, and some racing, in Cruising Guide.

Morgan’s Cloud, a custom 56-foot In 2003, they sailed from McCurdy & Rhodes cutter.

Norway to Greenland via the Since purchasing the boat in Photo courtesy Morgan’s Cloud Shetlands and the north coast of 1991, they’ve lived aboard since Canadian Phyllis and Bermudian John have Iceland. In 2005, they circumnav1996 and have sailed about probed many a high-latitude nook and cranny, igated Newfoundland and re100,000 miles. Morgan’s Cloud has twice circumnavigated but they also know New England waters well. turned to Maine to complete a major refit of Morgan’s Cloud.

Newfoundland, and cruised to Labrador. She has been to Greenland four times and Late last fall, they left Stonington, Maine, bound for twice departed Greenland to cross the Atlantic via the Bahamas, with plans to return to Greenland in 2009. For more details, go to www.cruisingclub.org Iceland.

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Maine Maritime Academy's schooner Bowdoin will visit 12 communities in Newfoundland and Labrador this summer as part of celebrating the life of Arctic navigator Bob Bartlett.

Bowdoin to join Bob Bartlett jubilee Maine Maritime Academy’s schooner Bowdoin will sail to Newfoundland and Labrador this summer as a traveling ambassador for Celebrating Bartlett 2009, an upcoming Canadian recognition of Arctic exploration.

Celebrating Bartlett 2009 will mark the 100th anniversary of Admiral Robert Peary’s expedition to the top of the world in his renowned North Pole trek of 1909, and the extraordinary contributing role of Canadian national hero, Capt. Bob Bartlett.

The Bowdoin, an Arctic expeditionary vessel of the same era, will serve as a working example of the type of schooner sailed by Bartlett while visiting 12 communities –

Brigus, St. John’s, Old Perlican, Bonavista, Twillingate, St. Anthony, Battle Harbour, Cartwright, L’Anse au Loup, Port au Choix, Norris Point, and Corner Brook – in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Among these boats, and in second place on the leg as we went to press, will be PUMA, skippered by Newport, R.I.’s own Kenny Read. Estimated arrival date: April 27; an in-port race: May 9; Leg 7 start: May 16. This round-theworld race, which started in Alicante, Spain, in October, will head across the Atlantic to Galway Ireland. FMI: www.volvooceanrace.org.

NWSA elects new officers for 2009 season Now heading up the National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) are president Joan Thayer, Marblehead, Mass.; vice president Linda Newland, Port Townsend, Wash.; secretary Darthea Collins, Hingham, Mass.; and treasurer Becky Squires, Alexandria, Va. Continuing board members are Amy Cermak of Racine, Wisc.; Valli Cook of New York, N.Y.; Elaine Dickinson of Annapolis, Md.; Susan Epstein of Sharon, Mass.; Gail Hine of Murietta, Calif.; Nancy Parrillo of Cumberland, R.I.; and Lynn Terwoerds of London, England.

FMI: www.womensailing.org.

Diesel engine workshop for women April 4-5 A two-day workshop covering the proper methods of performing basic engine service and emergency repairs is being held April 4-5 by The National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) and Mack Boring Technical Institute at Mack Boring Technical Institute, Union, N.J. Scheduling will allow attendees time to work on the engines themselves. The tuition is $400 for NWSA members, $45 more for non-members. For more details, call Val Cook at 401-682-2064, email: wsf@womensailing.org, www. womensailing.org.

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FINAL

PASSAGES/T h ey

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Thomas D.C. Morris Southwest Harbor, Maine, 68

Reminiscences from Sandy Marsters Co-Founder of Points East Years ago my wife, Mary, and I took a winter getaway from our five kids to visit Southwest Harbor on Maine’s Mount Desert Island. I clearly remember exploring the cluttered little Morris boatyard in Southwest Harbor.

At some point as we rambled around the yard – climbing ladders, running our hands along hulls – Tom Morris came out to introduce himself and to see what we were up to. Did we have any questions?

Plenty. Clearly we were not in a position to buy a boat; without a doubt, Tom had better things to do. But he stayed with us, answered all our questions, then invited us to kick around the yard as much as we cared to. He made us feel welcome. He even made it seem possible that one day we might be able to own one of these. He invited us to return in the summer for a test sail.

Years later, when Bernie Wideman and I founded Points East magazine, Morris Yachts partnered with us in a new race called the Admiral Digby Cup. It was good to see Tom again after all those years, and to get to know his son, Cuyler. The reputation of the Morris yard had grown in the ensuing years, and so had the boats. But the welcome was just the same. Tom and Cuyler, with the invaluable help of Karen Dunbar, hosted skippers’ meetings and gave the racers the run of the yard. They provided photo chase boats and committee boats. Cuyler and his yard crew even raced, one year entering two of their swift Morris 45s.

I believe that was the year of an absolutely windless start. It took so long to get away from the line that even the fast 45s couldn’t get out of the bay before the tide turned against them. I remember clearly watching as the boat Cuyler was skippering began sliding backward with the tide, and seeing Cuyler reach over the side and hang on to a lobster pot as the crew waited for the afternoon breeze to kick in. Nobody protested. It wasn’t that kind of a race. In the spirit of all things Morris, this was kind of a family event, a fun and funky competition with no blue blazers or Breton red shorts.

The race is no longer run. Tom Morris, who was diagnosed with cancer in summer 2007, died on Dec. 7, at home in Southwest Harbor. Morris Yachts, under Cuyler’s direction now, has become a major force in American yacht building. I look forward to returning to the yard and poking around those beautiful hulls.

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PE rallies bound for Nova Scotia, Maine, S. New England The Fundy Flotilla, the annual cruise to Canada organized by Points East Magazine, will be held Aug. 15-29. In addition, Cape Yachts in Padanarum, Mass., and Points East are collaborating on two rallies, one in Southern New England waters (June 28-July 4), the other to Boothbay, Maine (July 4-18).

This 10th Fundy Flotilla will visit such fabled ports as Yarmouth, Shelburne and Lunenburg, on the south shore of Nova Scotia. Assisting with organizing the cruise is Peter Loveridge, author of “A Cruising Guide to Nova Scotia: Digby to Cape Breton Island.” The author is in the process of writing a revised edition of the guide and will provide the flotilla participants with the relevant revised chapters for this cruise. So far, 28 boats have registered for the cruise.

For more information on this flotilla, or to register for it, visit the Points East website at www.pointseast.com.

Cruising in the south The Cape Yachts/Points East Rally No. 1 will be a one-week cruise, June 28-July 4, starting and finishing at Padanaram. Because Cape Yachts is the authorized Beneteau dealer for New England, this

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cruise is just for Beneteaus, but not just those purchased from Cape Yachts. Any Beneteau, sail or power, may join. The experienced leader of this cruise will also be aboard a Beneteau as the rally participants visit Vineyard Haven, Cuttyhunk and Bristol before returning to Padanaram for a July 4th festival. At the various ports, there’ll be tours and parties and camaraderie. En route to the various ports there’ll be the comfort of traveling with a group.

Rally No. 2 will be a two-week cruise, July 4-18, starting at Padanaram and finishing in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. This cruise is open to any and all makes and models, power or sail. This cruise will progress up the coast in generally easy stages. The major activities – tours and/or dinners – will take place at Padanaram (July 4), Salem, Portsmouth/ Kittery, Portland, Bath and Boothbay. Skippers from north of the Cape Cod Canal seeking to join this rally may join at Salem rather than journeying down to Padanaram.

For more information on these rallies, including registration fees and how to register, visit www.capeyachts.com or www.pointseast.com.

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DISPATCHES/News f ro m our o bser ver s

Maine Boatbuilders event more than a show

By Carol Standish came…so did Frank Luke and Shew and Burnham. It For Points East was just builders and their boats on the same weekIn the 1970s, Phineas Sprague and his wife Joanna end as the big commercial production boat show (in spent four years circumnavigating the globe in the Portland).”

Nat Wilson has been in business for 34 years now, Alden Schooner, Mariah. When they returned to Portland, Maine, they set out to develop a boatbuild- 30 years in the same location. Three people, including his oldest son, Nat, work with him, “and myself and ing, restoration and refit business.

But in the early 1980s, Portland was a lot sleepier than it is today.

Sprague felt that since he was running a boat business in the semiboonies, he ought to take a booth in a boat show as a way to get the word out, to “plant the flag,” he says. So he exhibited in a big manufacturers’ show. “A hundred thousand people would go by, and we’d be lucky if two or three would drop in. I didn’t see my people – the cruising people, the serious sailors who’d been offshore.”

Temporarily discouraged, he mulled the problem – how to bring attention to his kind of boating people. As we all know today, the spark hit him: Run your own show.

He talked to a couple of promoters Points East file photo in town. One thought he was crazy.

The other said he’d do it, then Twelve exhibitors and about 1,000 curious boat folk attended the first Maine backed out 30 days before the Boatbuilders Show in 1987. Today, more than 12 times these numbers bloom in event – naturally, after the adver- Portland every March. This photo was taken in 2001. tising had been placed. That was an office person, that’s it. I have too much business to1987.

About 12 exhibitors and maybe 1,000 attendees day to do much promotion; don’t have a website, just came to the first “Maine Boatbuilders Show,” Sprague a few print ads. I just take the business that comes recalls: “Pulsifer, Dow, Dragon Works, Nat Wilson, through the door.”

There were 25 or 30 exhibitors at the second show, David Nutt, Chase Leavitt, maybe Fortune. John Hanson of ‘Maine Boats and Harbors,’ Jon Johansen and the one cardinal rule of the show emerged: “The of ‘Maine Coastal News.’” All those first exhibitors person in the booth had to be an expert at what he were keepers. They were all friends. They agreed to represented,” Sprague recalls. “It was five years bedo it again next year. The timing was perfect for them fore we figured out what was happening. Peter – the spring equinox…between the down time and Spectre commenting in ‘Wooden Boat’ in 1995 finally pinned it down: ‘real people, real boats and real stuff the busy time.

East Boothbay’s premier sailmaker, Nat Wilson, re- for real boaters.’”

“Dave Corcoran is a perfect example of the effect members: “My business was about 12 years old then.

Phin’s optimism and enthusiasm was irresistible. It the Boatbuilders Show had on participants and the snowed, of course. Harry Bryan a builder of small larger industry,” says Sprague. “Corcoran was a firstcraft near St. Andrews, New Brunswick was there. class boat builder, but he told me he was about to quit (He invented the rowing machine.) Michael Porter, because he couldn’t find a market. He’d been advised the naval architect from Chebeague Island…he built to ‘dumb-down’ his boats. He couldn’t do it, that’s why a steamboat for Dodge Morgan...and Pert Lowell he was quitting. Then he began exhibiting at the 22 Points East April 2009

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“It is more than a boat show. It is a gathering of builders and customers. We all learn something.”

show. After five years, he came to me and said, ‘Phin, I paid off my barn.’ That’s the story of the show.

If you want to talk to the guys who do it, if you want that itch scratched, it’s here.”

In the early years, when the show was still young, Sprague always worried about attendance.

Weather was a major concern. “If you’re coming to Maine in March, you’d better have a good reason,” he says. “One year, it snowed 24 inches. Friends arrived from Biddeford on cross-country skis. Now, when the forecast is bad, people book hotel rooms ahead and walk here. In clear weather, Portland Airport has had more traffic than any other weekend.” Sprague doesn’t worry about the weather much anymore, and he’s provided a very good reason for his lack of anxiety.

Last year, there were between 180 and 190 exhibitors and 12,000 attendees. Somewhere along the line, the word “Maine” was dropped from the name because so many builders and vendors from “away” wanted to exhibit. “The real winner, besides the exhibitors is the state,” says Sprague. “In one way, we’re running a kind of chamber of commerce operation here. If the state is willing to advertise for tourists,

wouldn’t a boat-buying tourist be the best type of tourist to attract?”

At a show a few years ago, a boater flew up to the show from New York, bought a boat and a motor for somewhere in the vicinity of half a million dollars, and flew home the same day. “The then Maine governor saw him make the purchase, approached Dick Pulsifer, the gentleman and thanked him. It’s exhibitor hard to ignore that kind of revenue for the state and the governor got it,” says Sprague.

This year’s show promises to be another great experience. The number of exhibitors is about the same as other years – hailing from as far away as British Columbia, Colorado, North Carolina, Maryland, Florida, and, of course, the Canadian Maritimes and all six New England states. As Sprague says, “People are kind of like fish…they school together. You want to be with your friends,” and that’s how this unusual event continues to thrive.

“It is more than a boat show. It is a gathering of builders and customers. You could spend time with colleagues or customers. We all learn something.”

Says Dick Pulsifer, exhibitor at the first show and exhibitor this year. For more information about this year’s Maine Boatbuilders Show, go to: www.port-

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My love affair

Annie with

For obvious reasons, a major criterion for a boat for the author's summer cruising grounds was shallow-draft.

The early-warning system of the centerboard is nice, too, in this neck of the woods. Here, Annie lies on the flats of Port Joli, Nova Scotia.

Photo by Chuck Benton

‘At 54, I fell head over heels for a 33-year-old, and what really makes it fantastic is, my wife could not have been happier about it.’

By Chuck Benton For Points East es, fantasies do come true! But first, a bit of background is appropriate. A couple summers ago we sailed over to Nova Scotia on an old

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schooner we bareboated, the Alamar out of Castine, Maine. In Port Mouton, we came upon a defunct general store and fish house with a sun-bleached handwritten for-sale sign on the door. To make a long story shorter, 15,000 Canadian dollars later, we were the

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proud owners of waterfront property in a classic ancient maritime harbor.

Fast forward a couple years, and our coffers had been fully depleted through fixing up the place, which included replacement of what was known locally as the “old Irving Pier,” which had completely fallen in.

We built a new 70-foot wharf, 30-foot ramp, and a 30foot floating dock off the end. While there’s lots of water at high tide, the wharf is high and dry at dead low, with only about three feet left at the floats. However, one cannot build a dock in a beautiful setting and then not put a boat on it, so with little disposable savings left, on went the computer, and in went I to the glorious Internet world my spouse jokingly refers to as “boat porn.”

My surfing criteria were simple: shallow draft sailboat, unless there was a diesel inboard and a real head. I’d fussed over enough outboards and lugged enough Porti-Pottis for one lifetime. I had just put our classic 17-foot Whitehall (sloop-rigged) on the market, and after spiffing up the wooden hull and brightwork one last time, I realized that I was ready to return to a glass hull. However, I also strongly believe that life is too short to own an ugly boat, so classic lines were a criterion also.

I grew up sailing a Beetle Cat in Vineyard Sound, where sand dunes and shallow gunkholes are easily found. Our new summer home was in a similar area, and I rapidly found myself lurking around the Catboat Association’s for-sale web page. The smallest catboat that met my criteria was an 18-foot Herreshoff America located in Marblehead, but an email to the owners surfaced that she had been taken off the market. Next, the Marshall 22 jumped out as a definite candidate, and one was available in Yarmouth, Maine, just down the road from our year-

Photo by Chuck Benton

You've heard the expression, "happy as a clam at low tide?" Well, the Herreshoff America Annie appears to be pretty content on the Port Joli mud.

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Fired up the iron sail, and thought, “Gee, she sounds like she’s only running on one cylinder! Wait, she only has one cylinder!

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While headed to Norfolk on business, I took a day to visit the craft, and quickly realized that if I had any plans on actually sailing in 2008, it wasn’t going to happen with this boat.

It was now late May, and time to reach some sort of closure. We were headed to Japan for three weeks on June 4, and I hoped to have a decision and a plan before we left. I had a buyer for the Whitehall, and reached terms that included full payment no later than the 3rd. I fired up Google one more time and put

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I sent the owners another email and discovered she was back on the market. After a couple of emails and phone discussions, things started to feel very right.

This was the summer, “northern” boat of folks who lived-aboard down south in the winters, and they clearly knew their stuff and had kept her in great shape.

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Well, after a great trip overseas, we drove down to Marblehead to pick up our new girl. We hit it off immediately with the sellers, crawled all over Annie, and hooked her trailer up to our van. We brought her back to Maine and dropped her in for a week or so before heading to Nova Scotia for the balance of the summer.

After our first sail, I sent the email below to the sellers (one of whom I’d discovered writes sailing articles for a retired living), and got the following response: “You’ve written an article for Points East, you know. Super evocation of a love affair with a new/old Photo by Chuck Benton classic boat in Maine. Add one short Annie lies alongside her float in Port Mouton, Nova Scotia, where there's plenty lead-in paragraph about how/why of water at high tide. you got Annie and send it to editor@pointseast.com. Tell him you 30-plus hours offshore in a catboat was not on my list bought it from us. You’ll get about a hundred bucks, of preferred (or sane) future activities. So, just before but more important than fortune, you’ll get fame.” heading to the airport and the land of raw fish, I So here it is, in the form of an email message, and agreed to buy her sight unseen, and slipped ahead of

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now I can brag about begin writer of nautical prose: “Thanks for the note. Today, we launched Annie around noon (Wiscasset), had an absolutely wonderful sail, and just got back. Fired up the iron sail, and thought, “Gee, she sounds like she’s only running on one cylinder! Wait, she only has one cylinder!

“No troubles, just a bit of learning (raised the sail forgetting to reattach the parrels). We tacked into a southwest wind, heading down the Sheepscot River, the four-knot ebb current pushing us, and felt like we were shredding our way down a ski slope at terminal velocity. She’s an absolute dream to tack, and oh-so comfortable. Met a stiffening wind Photo by Chuck Benton at the mouth of Sheepscot Bay and felt too lazy to tackle reefing the Annie sits bolt-upright on the Port Joli flats, enabling the author to do periodic sail, so we made a hard left and ran maintenance while chatting with the clammers and waiting for the tide to rise. down into Ovens Mouth, and we lucked out and caught the low slack (it boils when on shore as we slid by, then the wind got squirrelly, no steerage, and a large granite outcropping loomed running). These things never happen when planned.

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Brought her around and motorsailed out the narrows, then cut the engine and tacked into the beginning flood. She proved her mettle: five- to 10knot wind, and we handily spawned our way up a one-knot current. The area is mudflat city (we were downwind of the wormers chatting while working), and I felt quite happy to know I had a “grounding early-warning system” (the centerboard) as we skirted up to, and then tacked away from, the edges of worm heaven.

“We got back into the river, turned upstream – with the flood now at our stern; Annie has really good karma – raised the centerboard, and flew up the river from whence we came. Once home, we spent an additional hour doing a harbor sail, then went onto the mooring and put Annie to bed.

“Bottom line: we feel Annie is the best boat we have

ever owned. Thank you for letting us be her new keepers. We look forward to lots of new adventures on her, and hopefully you can join us on your old girl sometime. Sounds like a good reason for a cruise to Nova Scotia.”

When not off sailing or playing hooky in Nova Scotia, Chuck Benton can be found in Maine developing advanced navigation and mission-planning systems for the U.S. Navy. This summer, Annie and her crew will be found either in the waters around Boothbay Harbor, Maine, or around Port Mouton, Nova Scotia.

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“Every day I’m on the water, I pull knowledge of boats and of the sea from my grandfathers, whether it’s feathering the oars, or rowing out to the boat in the morning, or putting the boat on the mooring in a gale of wind.�

Capt. Ron Peabody His white wooden boat, also a retiree, nudges the pilings with the familiarity of countless landings, and I climb aboard. Captain Ron releases the lines, and standing on the coxswain’s flat, I look around.

Washburn & Doughty is off the port, Hodgdon Yachts is straight ahead, and a stocked marina lies to starboard. This tiny cove of East Boothbay is the center of the little town’s claim to fame: its venerable history of shipbuilding.

Black-green pointed firs line the opposite shore of Bristol, another of the craggy little nooks in Maine’s coastline. Tall and lean at the helm, the 49-year-old Peabody has steamed across from his home in Bristol. He can’t wait to show off his 1941 MLB Surf Runner (former Coast Guard 36460), an original, restored 36-foot U.S. Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat.

Based on old Coast Guard documents, Peabody believes the boat was assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Station Woods Hole in Massachusetts and later “transferred as excess personal property.� This wooden boat is the culmination of 14 years of work for Peabody. “I had this dream, and it is coming true.�

Since retiring from the U.S. Coast Guard, Peabody has worked as a professional captain for tugs, rescue vessels, ferry boats, commercially assisted tow boats, excursion craft, and even an 80-foot research vessel out of Castine. “I got tired of making money for other people,� he said, “and decided to go into business for myself.�

Captain Ron will be offering private charters this summer. He has created a niche market by picking up passengers at their own docks or other convenient locations and allowing them to “create their own cruise� for picnics, viewing coastal sites like lighthouses, puffins and seals, or simply celebrating a special occasion with friends and family.

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“I fell in love with Midcoast Maine, and I don’t have to tell you why.”

history, according to Peabody. “I could tell stories all day,” he said, adding that his roots in Maine go way back.

Although he grew up in Ipswich, on the North Shore of Massachusetts, he started coming to Maine as a boy.

“I’m descended from a long line of sea captains on both sides of my famiCapt. ly,” Captain Ron said. “My grandfather and great-grandfather were both lobster fishermen out of Beals Island. Every day I’m on the water, I pull knowledge of boats and of the sea from my grandfathers, whether it’s feathering the oars, or rowing out to the boat in the morning, or putting the boat on the mooring in a gale of wind. “My great-great-grandfather had the Sylvina W. Beal built as a lobster smack and fishing boat. He named it after his wife, my great-great-grandmother.”

Peabody’s ancestor, Charles H. Beal of Beals Island off Jonesport, had the two-masted 84-foot wooden fishing schooner built in 1911 at the Frank J. Adams Yard in East Boothbay. The boat fished as both a herring and a seafood cargo carrier until being converted to a windjammer passenger schooner in 1981. Now berthed in Eastport, the boat has provided the setting for two movies, “Amistad” (1997) and “Age of Innocence” (1993).

Peabody, who pointed out that he is, not surprisingly, a Pisces, has spent all of his adult life on the water. He joined the Coast Guard after high school and was stationed throughout New England, doing much of his service on the Maine coast. After retiring in Ron Peabody 1999 with 20-plus years of service, he settled in Bristol. “I fell in love with Midcoast Maine, and I don’t have to tell you why,” he said, gesturing to miles of open sea framed by rocky ledge and firs.

Some of Captain Ron’s assignments have taken him to duties at a fog signal station on Manana Island off Monhegan, to four lighthouses, six search-andrescue stations, a buoy tender, and presidential security detachment for two presidents. He has worked on boats from Nova Scotia to Norfolk, Va. But for this captain, every experience pales in comparison to his first love: an old wooden boat that he is determined to preserve and display as a piece of U.S. Coast Guard maritime history.

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said. been a one-man project. “I bought A 194-gallon bronze fuel tank For more information the boat in October 1993 from You can learn more about gives the vessel a maximum cruisBang’s Boatyard in East Boston,” he ing range of 202 nautical miles, pow- Capt. Ron’s Cruises by emailing said. “I was stationed at U.S.C.G. him at captron@captronscruisered by her rebuilt 103-horsepower Station in Portsmouth at the time, es.com or by visiting www.cap471 Detroit Diesel engine. She was and I kept it at the station and tronscruises.com. Some tips: designed for inshore surf and bar started the restoration that fall. I’ve Bring a picnic lunch or stop at a rescue under what were often the been restoring each piece of the variety of restaurants right on the worst of conditions. Self-righting boat little by little to its original water. You can go ashore on sevand self-bailing, she could carry up state for the past 14 and a half eral islands and picnic on a to 20 survivors. years. Sometimes it seems as if rocky or sandy beach. Create “The evolution of her design dates there is no end in sight. However, I your own cruises for picnics, from the early part of the century,” try to stay focused and keep on sightseeing, or special occaPeabody said. “This type of vessel plugging away at it.” sions. Complimentary coffee, was considered the workhorse of the tea, water, soft drinks, and light Peabody’s motivation to get the Coast Guard and was stationed snacks included. Limit six perproject finished came from an unthroughout the United States. They sons per cruise. likely source: his dog. Marlin Spike were on both coasts and on the is a black, male Labrador retriever Great Lakes, and they can be just as acquired almost 13 years ago. “I got rough as the ocean. There is an old him specifically as a mascot for this saying in the Coast Guard: ‘The rule book says you’ve boat; Labs are the traditional mascot for the Coast got to go out, but it doesn’t say anything about com- Guard. He said to me recently, ‘You better get this job ing back.’ This boat actually did that; it brought the done because I won’t be around forever.’” people back.”

Captain Ron said he can’t keep his first mate out of Unlike many other retired boats that have been any boat. “He used to jump off into the water, but I saved and restored by groups of people interested in don’t let him do that anymore. I’m afraid he won’t be restoration, Captain Ron’s MLB Surf Runner has able to get back up.” “Spike,” as he is familiarly called,

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gets his name from the “spike” on a rigging knife, a tool used to splice lines, but his namesake was a beloved but infamous Lab at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Portsmouth Harbor. As an official government dog, he had an ID tag and USCG tattooed inside his ear.

“We had a black Lab there that had been donated to the station.

Nobody was paying much attention to him so he would sneak down to the beach, knock down a child and steal his sandwich. The police would come and take him away, and we would pass a hat to get the money to bail him out of jail. Then we tried keeping him on a leash or inside. But he would hang by the door, and when someone opened it he would bolt down to the beach, knock over a kid, and steal a sandwich. The mother would call the police who would throw him into a cruiser and take him to jail. I used to take the dog home on weekends, but eventually they decided to give him away. I had my name in the hat, but I wasn’t picked. He went to a farm and was hit by a car and killed.” The dog’s name was Marlin Spike.

Peabody said several wood-boat builders have told him that restoring an old wooden boat is a labor of love, that you never get back what you put into it costwise. “What I hope to get out of it is the satisfaction of saving a piece of U.S. Coast Guard maritime history, to give the public a chance to take a step back in time and experience what it was like to cruise on one of these vessels. One boat restorer told me it’s like painting the Golden Gate Bridge: Once you finish it you have to start all over again. I have a plaque that someone gave me. It says, ‘Nothing Works on an Old Boat except the Owner.’ I plan to have it mounted on a bulkhead.”

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and experience with lots of summer visitors to what he says is the prettiest place in the world. But right now, I was the lucky recipient. As we finished our trip out to Fishermans and Ram islands and headed back up the river, Captain Ron spotted smoke. “That black smoke looks like gas or oil,” he says. And sure enough, as we round the point, ripples of smoke are leaking out of the Washburn and Doughty shipyard. Within the next two hours, as flames soar and

explosions rock the area, another part of history has disappeared from the Maine coast. As sad as this was, I had to remind myself that, thanks to Capt. Ron Peabody, this 36-foot cypress-on-oak piece of the past will tell her story to all who are willing to listen.

Mary Ellen Hare is a retired English and journalism teacher living in Ohio. She and her husband summer at Ocean Point in East Boothbay, where they are building a new cottage.

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Sure, the Coast Guard is proud of its ship and its cadets, but an important element of the Eagle is often overlooked: the permanent crew.

By Petty Officer Shawn Eggert For Points East think there is a general lack of understanding that the Eagle is a functioning, operational unit,” said Seaman/Boatswain’s Mate Sharon Mezulis, who works in the operations department aboard the Eagle out of New London, Conn. “There is a lack of awareness of the permanent crew which is

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nance of the vessel and the training of the Coast Guard’s future leaders.

“When we aren’t in the middle of a summer cruise, we have more time to take care of our own damagecontrol training, and there is a tremendous amount of maintenance to be done,” said Mezulis. “During that six-to-nine-month period, the Eagle is completely manned and maintained without the aid of the cadets.”

Mezulis and the other members of the crew are largely responsible for keeping the Eagle seaworthy and ready for the newest group of cadets to come aboard at the beginning of summer. In addition to maintaining the decks and sails and painting the hull, extensive work sometimes need to be done to a part of the ship visitors rarely get to see.

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That’s where the Eagle‘s massive 16-cylinder Caterpillar D399 engine comes in. It generates about 1,000 horsepower and can propel the ship up to a cruising speed of 7.5 knots. Traveling by sail may sometimes be faster, but it isn’t always practical, and the engineers aboard the Eagle work hard to ensure

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“When we first got under way this summer, we had to do a top-end overhaul on the main diesel engine,” said Machinery Technician First Class John Kovacevich, auxiliary and main propulsion division supervisor. “We got that and some problems with the valves behind us, and it’s been running smooth ever since.”

With the Eagle back on the wing, the crew was able to pick up their first group of cadets and get onto the ship’s number one purpose: training.

“I love training,” said Kovacevich.

“It’s a good feeling when you’re teaching somebody something, and you see them get what you’re telling them. It also helps me retain that knowledge because I’m using it everyday. It makes everybody better.”

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Flagstaff, Ariz., found herself training cadets almost as soon as she was out of boot camp. “In boot camp, I was asked a few questions to ensure I was ready and certain I wanted to work in a teaching environment,” said Mezulis. “I arrived during the winter when there were no cadets aboard, but was training them on watchstanding by summer. I think it’s very beneficial for the cadets to interact with enlisted members throughout their training.”

“If you’re in the Coast Guard and you want to train – if you want to teach, if you want to pass on what you’ve learned – this is definitely the unit you want to come to,” said Ander, a former instructor at the Coast

Guard Training Center in Yorktown, Va. “You’re pretty much bombarded with questions from the cadets.

As long as they’re willing to learn, I’m willing to teach.”

Perhaps it is the fate of all educators to be overshadowed by the accomplishments of their students, and maybe the name of a vessel will always outlast the names of its crew, but one thing in this case is certain: The men and women who serve aboard the Eagle will be always ready to train the future leaders of the Coast Guard, and its engineers will ensure the Eagle is always ready to make that happen.

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By Monty Morris For Points East y first boat was a 12-foot-square plywood catamaran I designed and built myself in a 12-foot-square living room on the fourth floor of a Greenwich Village walk-up. I had sent for commercial plans, but summer arrived before the plans did, so I drew up my own and proceeded. It was designed to break down, fit in pieces through my living room window and, after being lowered down the airshaft by ropes, it had to fit on my Austin-Healy Sprite for transportation to Shelter Island.

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It seemed that a brand-new 27-foot Dufour sloop had been badly damaged while tied up to a local boatyard dock just the night before my letter was mailed. I’m not sure that either the surveyor or the insurance company ever quite believed that my inquiry was coincidental.

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’ Show on Cape Cod “Smaller builders of custom boats are often lost in the maze of mainstream boat shows,” says Scott Dayton of Hyannis (Mass.) Marina, a key organizer of the 3rd annual Boatbuilders’ Show on Cape Cod that brightened a raw winter’s weekend, Feb. 13-15 Much like the Maine Boatbuilders’ Show when it started nearly two decades ago, the Cape Cod Boatbuilders’ Show provides an opportunity for smaller builders to display their wares in a larger venue – the Resort and Conference Center in Hyannis. On this spread is a sampling of the boats and gear we saw at the show. For a look at all the exhibitors in the show, visit the magazine’s website, www.pointseast.com.

Clockwise from top left: The 21 x 8 ½ foot Alcar Environmental Boat designed for pumping out holding tanks – Salem Harbormaster, built by CB Boatworks of Peru, Maine – was displayed by Bay Sails Marine in Wellfleet, Mass. This 15 ½-foot Sandpiper was built by Marshall Marine of South Dartmouth, Mass. South Shore Boatworks of Halifax, Mass., showed us the Gurnet Point 25, designed by Jamie Lowell. Dan Blajda of Ocean Tailors in Orleans, Mass., brought a selection of “marine canvas” products and materials to the show. The 14-foot Fisher Cat built by Howard Boats of Barnstable, Mass., draws eight inches with the board up. Roger Winiarski’s Bristol Bronze of Tiverton, R.I., had traditionalists drooling at the treasure trove of wellpolished cast-bronze fittings. Chris Hood of CW Hood in Marblehead, Mass., shows off his Wasque 26 Classic.

Michael Baker, a builder for Arborvitae Wood Working in South Yarmouth, Mass., fields questions about his 13-foot Whitehall pulling boat.

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Stuart McNay from Lincoln, Mass., and his crew, Graham Biehl of San Diego, took the silver medal in the Men's 470 division during US Sailing's Rolex Miami OCR, the second of seven stops on the 2008-09 ISAF Sailing World Cup tour.

New Englanders excel at the Miami OCR Five New Englanders were on silver- or gold-medal boats when the spray had finally settled Jan. 31 at US Sailing’s Rolex Miami OCR, the second of seven stops on the 2008-09 ISAF Sailing World Cup tour.

The event hosted 444 sailors from 41 countries in 10 Olympic and three Paralympic classes.

Stuart McNay from Lincoln, Mass., and his crew, Graham Biehl from San Diego, took silver in the 470 Men’s division, and Erin Maxwell from Norwalk, Conn., and Isabelle Kinsolving of New York, N.Y., (the current world champions) took silver in the 470 Women’s. Tom Brown of Castine, Maine, joined Paul Callahan of Cape Coral, Fla., and Roger Cleworth of Lithia, Fla., took the silver medal in the Sonar class by one point over the boat sailed by Maureen McKinnon-Tucker from Beverly, Mass., Hugh Freund of South Freeport, Maine, and Rick Doerr of Clifton, MIAMI, continued on Page 47 46 Points East April 2009

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Sonar bronze medalists Rick Doerr (Clifton, N.J.), Maureen McKinnon-Tucker (Beverly, Mass.) and Hugh Freund (South Freeport, Maine) have their vessel dialed in on the last day of racing.

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Ida Lewis Distance Race has two courses for ’09 The Ida Lewis Distance Race will offer a 177- and a Mente out of Newport, R.I., won the IRC division fin150-mile courses for the event’s fifth edition, sched- ishing the race in just over 24 hours. Bill Jurgensen’s uled to begin Friday, August 21 at 1500. Classes are 50-foot Falcon from Stamford, Conn., won PHRF divifor IRC, PHRF, Onesion, while Jason Richter’s Design (including Club 35-foot Paladin from Port Swan 42), and DoubleJefferson, N.Y., won the Handed sailors.

Double-Handed crown.

With starts off Newport, Double-handed boats R.I., the race includes are also expecting a boost turning marks at Castle in entries. “The Bermuda Hill, Brenton Reef, Block 1-2 starts from Newport Island, Montauk Point, in June and the New Martha’s Vineyard and England Solo/Twin folBuzzards Tower, and lows in July,” says Bjorn champagne finishes off Johnson of Redbank, N.J., the Ida Lewis Yacht Club who finished second in the in Newport Harbor. Each Ida Lewis Race’s DoublePhoto by Amory Ross Handed division last year. boat is greeted at their finish by a congratulatory Hap Fauth's 69-footer Bella Mente (blue hull) out of “So the Ida Lewis Newport, R.I., won the IRC division of the 2008 Ida Lewis bottle of champagne.

Distance Race is a nice folThe races are qualifiers Distance Race, finishing the race in just over 24 hours. John low-up to those events befor the 2009 New England Brim's 55-foot Rima is the windward boat. fore everyone heads to Lighthouse Series Long Island Sound for the (PHRF); the Northern and Double-Handed Ocean traditional Labor Day Weekend races there. Most Racing Trophies (IRC); and the US-IRC Gulf Stream sailors really like sailing in New England waters, and Series. this is a really great race – good wind, a fun crowd.”

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Maxwell said that had it not been for a capsize on the penultimate day, things in the 470 Women’s might have ended differently. “We had a huge lead on the fleet in that race, and we were saying to ourselves, ‘All we have to do is beat the Danish (which we were doing) and don’t flip!’” she said. Had they not capsized, they would have won and simply had to have beaten the Danish in the medal race to take

gold.

In the 470 Men’s, McNay and Biehl took a different tack: “Today was more of a conservative plan,” said McNay, because we knew that mathematically it would be easier for the boat behind to pass us than it would be for us to pass the Spanish team, so we decided to protect our silver.” The two are making a big push for the 2012 Olympics by planning to compete in all their class’s World Cup events as well as European and World championships.

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Capt. Kenny Read reports from his hot PUMA

By Kenny Read PUMA Captain To anyone at Volvo Ocean Race Headquarters: Before I get into my daily ritual I have a request. Could you please consider starting us in a weather window that doesn’t knock our socks off for the first few days of a 12,300-mile leg? I know this may be a lot to ask, but dear Lord, the last couple days have been stressful. On the minds and the bodies and the boats! I know, I know, this can’t happen, but it sounded good anyway.

Now on to the fine ship. I think our average wind speed so far this leg has been in the mid-20s, and we peaked out at 44 knots while reaching through a small group of islands just south of Japan. That was fun. Sitting down below staring at the computer, making calls through the deck-com system as to what we should expect next with

regards to wind strength and direction, all while navigating through a small gap in the islands and stepping into the Kurishio Current (this part of the world’s Gulf Stream), which runs at about four knots. Oh yes, in a pitch black night while traveling at an average boat speed of 25 knots in bad seas!

My dear friend Sidney Gavignet came off watch as we were entering the islands and started to chuckle when he said, “Being a skipper at times like these is a lot of fun isn’t it?”

We made it through and actually made some nice gains on that three-hour schedule. Wild. That period of time will make it into the memoirs some day.

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We had to stop for a bit with steering problems yesterday, but as always the boys on board got it all up and running again within an hour or so. The problems included snapping a wheel in half when ploughing into the bottom of a pretty gnarly wave, and a mechanical issue below decks with the steering quadrant. A loss of about 15 miles over a couple hours, but a small price to pay now that we have peace of mind that it is all fixed. Funny thing with these boats. You build every part and piece as light as it can be – and sometimes things break. Go figure.

And now we are finally out into the Pacific. Sounds nice until you look at a map and see how large the Pacific Ocean really is. After leaving the cliffs of Japan, we were escorted that morning by a very playful family of dolphins for quite some time. I guess the romantic in me thinks that is a sign. That our passage through the Pacific shall be swift and safe.

We shall see. Long way to go.

As we went to press, Newport’s Read and PUMA were in second place, in a dogfight with Ericcson 3 on the long leg from Qingdao, China, to Rio de Janeiro. For more about PUMA, visit www.pumaoceanracing.com.

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Briefly No one started Around in Ten The Around in Ten race never started on Feb. 10 as it was supposed to. Most of the racers said they had to drop out for various, mainly personal, reasons. However, the show will go on, the organizers promise. To create a broader and more challenging project and with greater flexibility, the project will become the Around in Ten Challenge, open to all small sailboats of any hull configuration and rig, start anywhere, finish anywhere. From the organizers: “We would like to welcome new applicants, details of their craft, start/finish point, details of your challenge, like from San Francisco to Hawaii and back, or U.K. to Iceland in an inflatable 12-foot sailboat.

Please complete the application/survey form remembering to give full details of your challenge route and how they would like to take part.” FMI: www.aroundinten.com.

Annapolis-Newport starts on June 5 The 2009 Annapolis to Newport Race will start June 5, the 62nd anniversary of the race. The Notice of Race is available on www.annapolisyc.com.

The 2009 Annapolis to Newport Race offers racing in IRC, PHRF and Double-Handed divisions. Prizes will be awarded for one-design classes with five or more entries. In 2007, entrants represented more than 20 yacht clubs from Florida to New England. About half of the fleet competed for the Mayor of Annapolis Trophy, racing in teams representing their yacht clubs.

The entry fee for the Annapolis to Newport Race is unchanged from 2007, and the New York Yacht Club (www.nyc.org) is offering discounts to Annapolis to Newport competitors who wish to enter its 155th Annual Regatta June 12-14 in Newport. FMI: http://race.annapolis.com.

winds. Pre-start festivities and skipper briefings will begin on May 1.

The Atlantic Cup is open to sailors with well found offshore boats at least 38 feet long and crews of two or more. Boats in the Cruising Class are not scored and participate to enjoy the adventure and camaraderie of cruising in company. Boats sailing in the Rally Class will be assigned PHRF handicaps and compete in several classes. Satellite transponders are mounted on each boat and send positions to the Cruising Rally Association website, www.carib1500.com.

Vineyard girl on youth world team Ten youth sailors have qualified for US Sailing’s 2009 Youth World Team, which will represent the United States at the 39th Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Buzios, Brazil, July 9-18. Among these is a Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., sailor, Solvig Sayre of Vineyard Haven, who will compete in the RS:X (girls) windsurfer class. The other members are: Laser Radial (boys): Chris Barnard (Newport Beach, Calif.), Laser Radial (girls): Marissa Lihan (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), International 420s (boys): Ian Liberty (Colt’s Neck, N.J.) and Alex Whipple (Plandome, N.Y.), Club 420s (girls): Morgan Kiss (Holland, Mich.) and Laura McKenna (Palo Alto, Calif.), Hobie 16s with spinnaker (open): Korbin Kirk (Long Beach, Calif.), and Daniel Segerblom (Costa Mesa, Calif.). FMI: www.ussailing.org.

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George will be missed and never forgotten The recent passing of local legend and old salt George Tonini got me thinking of the way we were. The “we” I am talking about is sailboat racing and the history of the late ’60s and the ’70s. Many years and different sailing eras have passed, which has transformed our sport to a state that is far from what could be called the golden era of sailing. Through it all, George Tonini kept the old traditions strong.

First a brief background of George.

George was born in Trieste, Italy, joined the Italian navy, and eventually assisted the U.S. Navy in a few operations. A true sailor, he traveled the world by ship and was at one point stationed on Great Diamond Island in Casco Bay, Maine. George, like many others, fell in love with the beauty and way of life that Casco Bay provides.

Deciding to call Casco Bay home, George soon looked for an avenue to enjoy the waters. A class of Ensign sailboats was forming from Handy Boat and Portland Yacht Club, which George gladly joined.

Competing at sailing became a passion he would pursue for more than 50 years. In the 1980s, the Ensign

was waning in popularity, and George bought a J/24, No. 1031, which, as legend states, he requested since the number represented a fun and interesting holiday and theme for the boat.

George named the boat Trick or Treat, had it painted bright orange, and raced it for 20-plus years until he was 80 years old. I can still vividly remember seeing numerous fun spinnakers with black cats and witches on broomsticks leading the pack of a very competitive fleet of boats.

What fun!

What George’s history reminds me is that the post-WWII era created an economic and social atmosphere that led to a flourishing of small-boat racing that has yet to be equaled. A variety of boats – including the Lightning, Scow, Snipe, Ensign, Flying Dutchman, Blue Jay, Thistle, Star – were affordable for the average middle class and working class American. And if you weren’t able to afford such a boat, you built it with your own sweat equity and materials.

In the ’70s, many of these boat owners grew older and purchased slightly larger boats in the 25- to 35-

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foot range, and the offshore racing era began. These individuals participated in this sport at a grass-roots level we haven’t seen in over 30 years. Leisure time with the family was spent racing, sometimes with three generations on a boat. Now parents are spectators watching Opti regattas or soccer meets.

I grew up racing with my father on his J/24. We raced against Trick or Treat, spending many days taking in the sounds, sights and smells of Casco Bay. I smile each time I remember George’s heavy Italian accent yelling over to us to impart some classic sailing wisdom as he raced by. Recently, I was reviewing some race results from years ago and noticed that George, at age 80, won the Lightship Race, his last race on Trick or Treat.

Fittingly, winning the Lightship Race is one of Portland Yacht Club’s most treasured accomplishments. The race is roughly a 22-mile race from Clapboard Island to a government buoy that used to be the location of the Portland Pilot ship. Often the race is a long, perfect windward/leeward course, with large swells and great surfing conditions, and this day was no exception.

Here is a first-hand account of the race from crewmember William Newberry: “I had the privilege of being aboard Trick or Treat when we won the Lightship Race and the Moore Trophy. George was extremely proud of that accom-

plishment. It was a cold and foggy day with a steady southerly breeze. There had been a storm the day before, and we were confronted by sizable rollers. With no Loran or GPS on board, we also had to worry about navigation.

“I remember George saying, ‘The first one to spot the mark gets a shot of rum,’ as only George could say it. It wasn’t difficult because he had put us right on the layline. We rounded the mark, popped the chute, and surfed for 12 miles. The whole time George was directing us to pump the sails and shift our weight.

We never had time for the rum at the rounding, but we all enjoyed a shot as we sailed in from the finish line, knowing we had done well.”

George never had the latest and greatest sailing gadgets. He used his boats and equipment for years, getting the most out of them. He embodied the hardworking, grass-roots efforts of the ’60s and the ’70s that made sailboat racing a sport that everyone could enjoy. The Tonini name and spirit will now be forever remembered through the J/24 Fleet 43 Tonini Trophy, which awards the best performance of a J/24 from Fleet 43 (Casco Bay) throughout a whole season of racing. George, you will be missed.

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BARGAIN, continued from Page 43 cruising boat, to meet the needs of my growing family. Our assets still being limited, I traded up to an ancient 23-foot wood Rocket class sloop. Despite the fact that the Rocket was continuously sinking, we enjoyed five years of cruising New England waters – mom, dad, and two small boys. Besides leaking, several other inadequacies of the boat eventually began to agitate us. And, when we added a daughter, it had one less bunk than our family required and the four-foot headroom forced extraordinary contortions when changing clothes. It also was an indifferent sailor, and refused to point closer than 60 degrees to the wind.

By the way, this boat, like the Townie, was named Alexander Selkirk after the British sailor whose real-life adventures were the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe.

I resolved to replace Boat No. 3 with a fiberglass, five-bunk, standing headroom sloop. The only drawback was the usual lack of funds. Like all sailors, I spent hours musing on my version of the perfect boat and discovered, like most sailors, that it was far beyond my means. I collected a library of material on various do-ityourself approaches, but discovered that most were relatively expensive or intimidating, or both.

Somewhere I had heard stories of wrecks picked up for a song and rebuilt. I put out a feeler in that direction.

There were 25 marine surveyors listed in the Boston Yellow Pages at that time. I sent a form letter to all of them, inquiring about the availability for purchase of damaged sailboats. Two days later, I received my only reply, a phone call from a surveyor in a nearby town who began by demanding suspiciously, “How did you know editor@pointseast.com

about the fire?” It seemed that a brand-new 27-foot Dufour sloop had been badly damaged while tied up to a local boatyard dock just the night before my letter was mailed. I’m not sure that either the surveyor or the insurance company ever quite believed that my inquiry was coincidental.

My wife and I went to see the remains the next day.

It was a sorry sight. The hull had been hauled out and placed in its cradle with its blackened twisted mast and standing rigging draped over it. The entire cockpit and deck had been burnt away to a point forward of the mast, leaving black, ragged edges all around.

The open hull was knee-deep in soggy black shreds.

The engine, a Volvo diesel, had been removed immediately by the yard owner, cleaned up and actually made to run. The boat was another matter.

As awful as it looked, I decided to submit a bid.

After some discussions with the surveyor, the yard owner, and the insurance company, I plucked out of the air the figure of $525 and put it in writing to the insurance company. A couple of weeks later I was informed that I was the high (and only) bidder. I had declined to bid on the engine which had been offered separately. This was an error. The engine was bought by the yard owner for $300 and immediately resold for $1,000.

Although my deal was with the insurance company,

the previous owner had to give me a bill of sale. I called him and he suggested I drop by his house the following Sunday morning. The yachting community is close-knit along this coast, and I had heard how the fire had been started by a runaway alcohol stove in the wee hours of a cold spring night, and how a man and woman had fled up the dock and appeared naked at the nearest house to turn in the alarm.

On Sunday my wife and I called on the seller who gave us coffee while making out a bill of sale. As he did so, a pretty young lady appeared and was introduced as his wife. I observed that the fire must have been a terrible experience for her, and she replied, “Oh, I wasn’t there.” Thereafter I said as little as possible and left as soon as I could.

Long story short: After cleaning her up, I bolted a surplus Scampi 30 deck to the Dufour 27 hull, cut off the excess and sailed her happily for 10 years.

Monty Morris and his wife Betsy have lived in and sailed from Marblehead, Mass., for 40 years. From 1993 to 1998, they lived aboard their Gulfstar 39 Salsa in the Caribbean. Nowadays they sail their Quickstep 21 Fandango in New England in the summer, and Salsa in Florida and the Bahamas in the winter. The Morrises sold the catboat Annie (see page 24) to Chuck Benton.

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The Pendleton Disaster off Cape Cod: The Greatest Small Boat Rescue in Coast Guard History

By Theresa M. Barbo, The History Press, 126 pp., $19.99.

This is an augmented 2008 edition of a 2007 version; the subtitle used for all versions of the story is no exaggeration. In “Top Ten Coast Guard Rescues,” (appendix A of Barbo’s book), Capt. W. Russell Webster, USCG (Ret.) dryly gives the facts: “On February 18, 1952, during a severe nor’easter off the New England coast, the T2 tankers SS Fort Mercer and the SS Pendleton broke in half. BM1 Bernard C. Webber, coxswain of the motor lifeboat CG36500, from Station Chatham, Massachusetts, and his crew of three rescued the crew of the stricken tanker Pendleton…[maneuvering] the thirty-six footer

under the Pendleton’s stern with expert skill as the tanker’s crew, trapped in the stern section, abandoned the remains of their ship on a Jacob’s ladder. One by one, the men jumped into the water and then were pulled into the life boat. Webber and his crew saved thirty-three of the thirty-four members of the Pendleton’s crewmen.”

Bernie Webber has a different way of describing the rescue effort. “It’s hard to imagine certain things and this is one of them,” he said.

The rescue vessel was a 36-foot wooden turtleback equipped with a 90-horsepower motor. The 23-yearold seaman steered the 36500 without a compass through estimated 60-foot seas to the wreckage, using his knowledge of the influence of the sea bottom on the wave action – and “luck,” he says. (He had been a merchant seaman.)

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A third version of the same rescue – “Two Tankers Down: The Greatest Small Boat Rescue in Coast Guard History” by Robert Frump, Lyons Press, 224 pp., $16.95 – was also published in 2008, and I only learned of this while researching the Barbo book. Without time to read and comment, I only bring this second volume to readers’ attention as additional reading on the subject.

Lifesavers of the South Shore: A History of Rescue and Loss

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The Life-Saving Service eventually became the U. S. Coast Guard.

Historian Galluzzo’s presentation of this ongoing sea-rescue enterprise is as lively as its subject matter, and the accompanying photographs convey the tenor (and technology) of the times.

From the earliest efforts, Galluzzo traces the development of the service to the 1970s, when the Coast Guard demolished or divested itself of most of its historic lifesaving stations – a sad day for all of us who admired them, drew a sense of order and safety from their presence, and I remember them fondly (even if the boys did occasionally ‘cut-up’).

Mr. Galluzzo has produced a fact-filled and fascinating book – a rare combination. The photographs are well chosen and inspirational in terms of how huge an effort our forbears made and how sophisticated we have become as we continue that effort.

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GMT builds rudder for 147-foot sloop GMT Composites of Bristol, R.I., shipped in early January a 20-foot-high rudder, weighing only 926 pounds, to Vitters Shipyard in The Netherlands.

The behemoth will be installed on a 147-foot sloop, Lady B, designed

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The Maine Advanced Technology Center in Brunswick, Maine, has unveiled a satellite composite-technology boatbuilding program for high-school students in the Youth Apprentice Program.

The goal of the satellite program is to teach at-risk youth the latest techniques used in the industry. The program is a collaboration between the Compass Project, Jobs for Maine Graduates, and the Maine Advanced Technology Center, a Southern Maine Community College campus in Brunswick. FMI: www.compassproject.org.

The Town of Scituate, Mass., is soliciting bids to take over the last remaining working boatyard on Scituate harbor, the former Young’s Boatyard, which ceased operation in 2003. The yard will be part of the Scituate Marine Park, construction of which began last summer. The successful bidder will have the opportunity to retain and enhance a working boatyard to meet the needs of both the commercial and the recreational fleet.

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Jonesport Shipyard restores, relaunches 1965 sloop Sura Suna Noreen's Jonesport Shipyard on Moosabec Reach in Jonesport, Maine, restored and relaunched the s/v Sura, built in 1965 in Deer Island, N.B. "When you tackle restorations," said Suna, "all the worms hold hands." Amen. In case you're wondering, Suna got his name from his penchant for late arrivals at work due to a long commute. His boss then, Bert Frost, would say, "Suna or later, he'll get here." Suna is also building 151⁄2-foot fiberglass Jonesport Peapods. "But work boats are prioritized for repairs, to get them back on the water," he added. "Without the fishermen, we'd be kind'a lost." FMI: call 207-497-2701, www.jonesportshipyard.com.

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The simple brilliance of artful dodging ’Tis the season when flipping through a stack of old shape with a sledgehammer. Did I mention the mast cruising photos is inspiring, and musing my way we lost in a squall off Wickford, R.I.? Oh yes, down in through our minor ’70s epic ranging from a heap. The spar was sketchy (that’s what you get for Narragansett Bay to the $400), and we had the Bay of Fundy in our $400 genoa up (stupid!) in 20 poor-man’s pocket cruiser, I knots of breeze. Nothing was struck anew by the like catastrophic gear drama, intimacy and innofailure to humble you. cence of it.

That’s just the tip of the Possessed of a bare minifailure iceberg I’m afraid, mum of intrepidity, navigaand she leaked like a tional skill, equipage and White House aide! experience, there was In spite of her various nonetheless a grandeur defects, there was an and high humor to it, and inviting intimacy to the from the distance of way she addressed the decades, I could see what task, for with the centercomplete asses we’d been at board raised and rudder times, like the day Cleve shipped we landed her on drove the 19-foot sloop on a the rocks at Haley Cove shingle bar off Maine’s in the Isles of Shoals, Naskeag Island at seven wiggled into a little holeknots – plowed her on with in-the-wall on Lake such authority that I slid Champlain, ran up on the across the cockpit and sands of Roque Island’s pinned him against the beach, sheltered snugly cabin. The mate grinned in countless eel ruts, beat while I berated him for his into towering Fundy recklessness, for which I tides, sailed up the St. never received the first sylJohn River, and enjoyed lable of an apology. If the most secure of berths there’d been a Guinness and warm hospitality.

Record for groundings, It was the best of times.

Cleve would have been a Every day left us breathcontender for he plowed her less. on the bricks up and down It came to me during the coast. He particularly that photographic soirée liked Maine granite. that it would be a good Green as grass, we thing to try to recapture hedged our bets by staying some of the guileless within swimming distance naiveté of those days, to of shore whenever possible lose a bit of our electronat first, which educated us ic certainty, wander farrather decisively in the ther from the beaten matter of shoal-water sailPhoto by David Buckman path, live in the moment, ing, at the cost of a broken cultivate quietness, and rudder, which forced me to We sailed the old Leight in the most unlikely of spots inbe content with what the cluding the hole-in-the-wall at Willsboro Bay on Lake learn to build a new one world and its dog has to Champlain. and carry a spare aboard. offer.

And there was the centerboard, which was bent in a David Buckman cruises from the Chesapeake to close encounter with a ledge and pounded back into Newfoundland. He sails out of Round Pond, Maine.

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Part II: My first job

By Bill Witherill For Points East A little-known figure in the world of boats is the marine-compass adjuster. He or she is of a rare breed nowadays, tending to fly below the radars of both recreational and commercial mariners. Bob Witherill of Belfast, Maine, has been a compass adjuster for more than a quarter-century, and lest you think “below the radar” means a career devoid of drama, adventure and exposure to the rich, the famous and the infamous, he will share the highlights of his professional life with us over the next year in his series, “Confessions of a Compass Adjuster.”

Capt. Bill Rice of Yarmouth, Maine, had agreed to take me on as an apprentice, and called me one day soon after and said he had a job for me. It was on a fishing trawler at one of the piers in Portland. By then, I had made up my own adjusting “kit” with gyro, tools, magnets, etc. It weighed about 30 pounds.

The vessel in question was said to be at the end of a particular wharf, and it seemed like a mile to lug the kit bag down to the end.

Confessions of a compass adjuster

My first job: Once I was there I discovered that the vessel was actually one pier over to the north. So it was all the way back up one pier and all the way back down the next one. By the time I got down the next pier, that kit bag seemed to weigh 60 pounds. Then it was down a slimy ladder to the fishing boat. It occurred to me that Bill knew what he was doing when he handed me this job.

To say that I was nervous was an understatement.

I was petrified. First of all, the vessel was steel and about 55 feet long. I had never worked on a steel vessel; that wasn’t in the training sessions. The compass was for an autopilot and was on the floor of a cabinet under the wheel. I stood a good chance of getting clobbered by a wheel spoke every time I went in or out of the cabinet.

The man aboard was all alone – no crew. My recol-

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lections of the job are kind of fuzzy some 26 years later, but I remember that I wound up using a seveninch magnet (the largest I had) and taking a long time to do the job. It sure was a tough job to start in on and would be a challenge to do today.

In the early years of my work, I would call Bill whenever I had a problem, and there were quite a few. Bill always had an answer, and it was great to know he was there when I needed help. One year Bill brought his own boat to Northport and picked up one of my moorings. He and his wife Bobbin came ashore for coffee and we had a good visit. He died a number of years ago, and I really was saddened by the news of his death.

My wife Jean served as my first mate during my compass business.

She kept track of my schedule, answered the phone, and listened to my frustration in dealing with a particularly difficult compass repair. She often went with me on jobs and, later years, helped carry some of the gear. She helped entertain customers, and lined up jobs when I was away on another. I would call when I finished a job, and sometimes she would send me

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I got the compass adjusted, but not before we had picked up a trap warp in the wheel. We got the trap up on deck but had to come back to the dock slowly as we still had the line around the shaft. The owner said he would take care of that and I left for home.

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realized that I had reversed the plus and minus signs on the adjustment card. In other words, when the error should be subtracted, I had put a plus sign, and when added, I had put a minus sign. So about eight o’clock that night I drove back to Tenants Harbor (over 70 miles round trip) to deliver the correct card. I learned that a diver had to be sent down to clear the wheel. Although it was a long drive, I slept better knowing I had delivered the corrected card.

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02:42 PM 2.2 H 09:15 PM 0.4 L 03:51 PM 2.2 H 10:23 PM 0.3 L 05:03 PM 2.3 H 11:30 PM 0.3 L 06:08 PM 2.5 H 01:07 PM 0.0 L 07:04 PM 2.8 H 01:58 PM -0.1 L 07:52 PM 3.0 H 02:46 PM -0.1 L 08:38 PM 3.2 H 03:31 PM -0.1 L 09:21 PM 3.3 H 04:13 PM 0.0 L 10:04 PM 3.3 H 04:54 PM 0.1 L 10:48 PM 3.3 H 05:36 PM 0.3 L 11:33 PM 3.2 H 06:19 PM 0.4 L 12:52 PM 2.3 H 07:06 PM 0.6 L 01:42 PM 2.3 H 07:59 PM 0.7 L 02:35 PM 2.2 H 08:57 PM 0.8 L 03:35 PM 2.2 H 09:56 PM 0.9 L 04:37 PM 2.2 H 10:54 PM 0.8 L 05:36 PM 2.3 H 11:48 PM 0.8 L 06:27 PM 2.5 H 12:52 PM 0.4 L 07:10 PM 2.7 H 01:35 PM 0.4 L 07:48 PM 2.9 H 02:17 PM 0.3 L 08:24 PM 3.1 H 02:58 PM 0.2 L 09:01 PM 3.3 H 03:40 PM 0.2 L 09:39 PM 3.4 H 04:23 PM 0.1 L 10:21 PM 3.5 H 05:09 PM 0.1 L 11:08 PM 3.5 H 05:59 PM 0.2 L 12:37 PM 2.5 H 06:55 PM 0.3 L 01:33 PM 2.5 H 07:58 PM 0.3 L 02:35 PM 2.5 H 09:06 PM 0.4 L

Boston, Mass.

10:25 AM 11:25 AM 12:29 PM 07:06 AM 08:14 AM 09:17 AM 10:15 AM 11:07 AM 11:54 AM 06:24 AM 07:08 AM 07:51 AM 08:34 AM 09:18 AM 10:05 AM 10:56 AM 11:49 AM 06:20 AM 07:17 AM 08:12 AM 09:04 AM 09:52 AM 10:39 AM 11:24 AM 12:10 PM 06:44 AM 07:32 AM 08:22 AM 09:15 AM 10:11 AM

-0.2 0.1 0.3 10.1 10.1 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.4 -0.8 -0.7 -0.4 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.3 1.6 8.8 8.8 8.9 9.2 9.5 9.7 10.0 10.1 -1.1 -1.2 -1.1 -0.8 -0.5

L L L H H H H H H L L L L L L L L H H H H H H H H L L L L L

04:38 PM 05:41 PM 06:47 PM 01:34 PM 02:36 PM 03:33 PM 04:24 PM 05:11 PM 05:55 PM 12:39 PM 01:22 PM 02:04 PM 02:48 PM 03:33 PM 04:21 PM 05:13 PM 06:07 PM 12:44 PM 01:37 PM 02:28 PM 03:15 PM 03:59 PM 04:43 PM 05:26 PM 06:10 PM 12:56 PM 01:44 PM 02:35 PM 03:30 PM 04:29 PM

9.1 8.9 8.9 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 10.2 10.0 9.6 9.2 8.8 8.4 8.1 8.1 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 10.1 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.5

H H H L L L L L L H H H H H H H H L L L L L L L L H H H H H

10:40 PM 0.9 L 11:42 PM 1.1 L 07:54 PM 08:55 PM 09:51 PM 10:41 PM 11:26 PM

9.2 9.6 10.1 10.6 10.9

H H H H H

06:38 PM 07:19 PM 08:01 PM 08:44 PM 09:28 PM 10:16 PM 11:09 PM

0.0 0.4 0.7 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.2

L L L L L L L

07:02 PM 07:55 PM 08:44 PM 09:29 PM 10:12 PM 10:54 PM 11:36 PM

8.2 8.4 8.9 9.4 9.9 10.5 10.9

H H H H H H H

06:56 PM 07:44 PM 08:34 PM 09:29 PM 10:28 PM

0.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.8

L L L L L

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03:36 AM 04:37 AM 05:45 AM 12:38 AM 01:50 AM 02:56 AM 03:54 AM 04:46 AM 05:34 AM 12:02 AM 12:42 AM 01:21 AM 02:01 AM 02:42 AM 03:27 AM 04:16 AM 05:10 AM 06:08 AM 12:54 AM 01:52 AM 02:44 AM 03:31 AM 04:16 AM 04:59 AM 05:42 AM 12:03 AM 12:48 AM 01:36 AM 02:29 AM 03:26 AM

10.2 9.9 9.7 1.1 0.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.6 -0.8 10.6 10.5 10.3 9.9 9.5 9.1 8.8 8.5 8.3 2.2 1.9 1.4 0.9 0.3 -0.2 -0.7 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.5

H H H L L L L L L H H H H H H H H H L L L L L L L H H H H H

Portland, Maine

10:07 AM 11:11 AM 12:19 PM 06:58 AM 08:08 AM 09:12 AM 10:09 AM 11:01 AM 11:48 AM 06:19 AM 07:02 AM 07:44 AM 08:26 AM 09:10 AM 09:57 AM 10:48 AM 11:42 AM 12:38 PM 07:07 AM 08:03 AM 08:55 AM 09:42 AM 10:27 AM 11:11 AM 11:55 AM 06:27 AM 07:15 AM 08:05 AM 08:59 AM 09:58 AM

-0.2 0.1 0.2 9.6 9.7 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.1 -0.8 -0.7 -0.4 0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.5 1.5 8.3 8.5 8.7 9.0 9.2 9.5 9.6 -1.0 -1.1 -1.0 -0.8 -0.5

L L L H H H H H H L L L L L L L L L H H H H H H H L L L L L

04:24 PM 05:30 PM 06:40 PM 01:28 PM 02:32 PM 03:29 PM 04:20 PM 05:06 PM 05:49 PM 12:32 PM 01:15 PM 01:57 PM 02:40 PM 03:25 PM 04:13 PM 05:05 PM 06:01 PM 06:57 PM 01:32 PM 02:21 PM 03:05 PM 03:47 PM 04:28 PM 05:09 PM 05:51 PM 12:41 PM 01:29 PM 02:21 PM 03:17 PM 04:18 PM

8.6 8.5 8.5 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.4 -0.2 9.8 9.5 9.1 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.8 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.1

H H H L L L L L L H H H H H H H H H L L L L L L L H H H H H

10:19 PM 0.9 L 11:26 PM 1.1 L 07:49 PM 08:51 PM 09:46 PM 10:36 PM 11:20 PM

8.8 9.3 9.8 10.2 10.5

H H H H H

06:31 PM 07:11 PM 07:51 PM 08:32 PM 09:16 PM 10:03 PM 10:56 PM 11:54 PM

0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.3

L L L L L L L L

07:50 PM 08:37 PM 09:21 PM 10:01 PM 10:41 PM 11:21 PM

8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.1 10.5

H H H H H H

06:35 PM 07:23 PM 08:14 PM 09:11 PM 10:13 PM

0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8

L L L L L

03:18 AM 04:20 AM 05:29 AM 12:26 AM 01:36 AM 02:41 AM 03:38 AM 04:30 AM 05:17 AM 06:01 AM 12:23 AM 01:03 AM 01:43 AM 02:25 AM 03:10 AM 04:00 AM 04:54 AM 05:51 AM 12:41 AM 01:37 AM 02:29 AM 03:16 AM 04:00 AM 04:42 AM 05:25 AM 06:09 AM 12:30 AM 01:18 AM 02:11 AM 03:09 AM

11.7 11.4 11.1 1.3 0.9 0.4 -0.2 -0.7 -0.9 -1.0 12.1 11.8 11.4 11.0 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.6 2.3 2.0 1.5 0.9 0.3 -0.3 -0.8 -1.1 12.6 12.5 12.3 11.9

H H H L L L L L L L H H H H H H H H L L L L L L L L H H H H

09:49 AM 10:53 AM 12:02 PM 06:41 AM 07:50 AM 08:53 AM 09:49 AM 10:40 AM 11:27 AM 12:11 PM 06:44 AM 07:26 AM 08:08 AM 08:52 AM 09:39 AM 10:30 AM 11:24 AM 12:19 PM 06:49 AM 07:45 AM 08:36 AM 09:23 AM 10:07 AM 10:51 AM 11:34 AM 12:20 PM 06:56 AM 07:47 AM 08:41 AM 09:40 AM

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

03:32 AM 04:31 AM 05:37 AM 12:38 AM 01:46 AM 02:49 AM 03:46 AM 04:38 AM 05:26 AM 06:10 AM 12:27 AM 01:08 AM 01:49 AM 02:32 AM 03:18 AM 04:07 AM 05:01 AM 05:57 AM 12:46 AM 01:43 AM 02:36 AM 03:26 AM 04:13 AM 04:58 AM 05:43 AM 12:00 AM 12:45 AM 01:33 AM 02:24 AM 03:20 AM

19.6 19.0 18.5 1.9 1.4 0.6 -0.3 -1.0 -1.5 -1.5 20.5 20.1 19.5 18.7 18.0 17.3 16.7 16.4 3.6 3.1 2.3 1.3 0.4 -0.5 -1.2 20.8 21.0 20.9 20.5 19.9

H H H L L L L L L L H H H H H H H H L L L L L L L H H H H H

10:05 AM 11:06 AM 12:11 PM 06:45 AM 07:52 AM 08:54 AM 09:50 AM 10:41 AM 11:28 AM 12:11 PM 06:53 AM 07:34 AM 08:16 AM 08:59 AM 09:44 AM 10:33 AM 11:26 AM 12:21 PM 06:55 AM 07:50 AM 08:42 AM 09:30 AM 10:16 AM 11:00 AM 11:44 AM 06:28 AM 07:16 AM 08:05 AM 08:58 AM 09:54 AM

Corrections for other ports Port

Reference

Maine/ New Hampshire Stonington

Rockland

Boothbay Harbor

Kennebunkport

Portsmouth

Massachusetts

Gloucester Plymouth

Scituate

Bar Harbor

Bar Harbor

Portland

Portland

Boston

High +0 hr. 0 min., Low -0 hr. 4 min.,

Boston

Boston

Woods Hole

Newport

Westerly

Point Judith

East Greenwich

Bristol

Connecticut Stamford

New Haven Branford

Saybrook Jetty

Saybrook Point

Mystic

Westport

High -0 hr. 6 min., Low -0 hr. 8 min.,

High +0 hr. 7 min., Low +0 hr. 5 min.,

High +0 hr. 22 min., Low +0 hr. 17 min.,

Boston

Rhode Island

High +0 hr. 8 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min.,

High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min.,

Portland

Provincetown

Marion

Time Corrections

Newport

New London

Newport

Newport

Newport

Bridgeport

Bridgeport

Bridgeport

New London

High *0.97, Low *0.97

High *0.97, Low *1.00

High *0.86, Low *0.86

High *0.93, Low *0.97

High *1.03, Low *1.00

High +0 hr. 16 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min.,

High *0.95, Low *0.95

High +0 hr. 3 min., Low -0 hr. 1 min.,

High +0 hr. 10 min., Low +0 hr. 12 min.,

High +0 hr. 32 min., Low +2 hr. 21 min., High -0 hr. 21 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min.,

High -0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 32 min.,

High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min.,

High *0.95, Low *1.03

High *1.13, Low *1.29

High *0.40, Low *0.40 High *1.02, Low *1.00

High *0.87, Low *0.54

High *1.14, Low *1.14

High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 0 min.,

High *1.16, Low *1.14

High +0 hr. 3 min., Low +0 hr. 8 min.,

High *1.07, Low *1.08

High -0 hr. 5 min., Low -0 hr. 13 min.,

High *0.87, Low *0.96

High -0 hr. 4 min., Low -0 hr. 7 min.,

High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 45 min.,

High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 53 min.,

Newport

High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 33 min.,

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High *0.91, Low *0.90

High *0.93, Low *1.03

High +0 hr. 4 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min.,

New London

Boston

Height Corrections

High +0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 2 min.,

High *0.91, Low *0.96

High *1.36, Low *1.35

High *1.24, Low *1.25

High *1.01, Low *0.97

High *0.85, Low *0.85

Bar Harbor, Maine

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

-0.1 0.2 0.4 11.0 11.2 11.5 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.6 -0.8 -0.5 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.7 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.4 10.7 11.0 11.2 11.2 -1.2 -1.1 -0.8 -0.5

L L L H H H H H H H L L L L L L L L H H H H H H H H L L L L

04:02 PM 05:08 PM 06:18 PM 01:11 PM 02:14 PM 03:12 PM 04:03 PM 04:50 PM 05:34 PM 06:15 PM 12:54 PM 01:36 PM 02:18 PM 03:03 PM 03:50 PM 04:42 PM 05:37 PM 06:33 PM 01:13 PM 02:03 PM 02:49 PM 03:32 PM 04:13 PM 04:54 PM 05:36 PM 06:20 PM 01:07 PM 01:59 PM 02:55 PM 03:55 PM

Eastport, Maine 0.0 0.5 0.8 18.4 18.7 19.2 19.7 20.0 20.1 19.9 -1.3 -0.7 0.0 0.8 1.5 2.2 2.7 2.9 16.5 16.8 17.4 18.0 18.7 19.2 19.5 -1.6 -1.8 -1.6 -1.1 -0.6

L L L H H H H H H H L L L L L L L L H H H H H H H L L L L L

04:07 PM 05:10 PM 06:17 PM 01:17 PM 02:21 PM 03:19 PM 04:12 PM 05:01 PM 05:45 PM 06:28 PM 12:53 PM 01:35 PM 02:18 PM 03:02 PM 03:49 PM 04:40 PM 05:35 PM 06:31 PM 01:17 PM 02:10 PM 03:01 PM 03:48 PM 04:32 PM 05:17 PM 06:01 PM 12:29 PM 01:16 PM 02:06 PM 03:00 PM 03:57 PM

10.2 9.9 10.0 0.3 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.5 -0.4 -0.1 11.2 10.7 10.2 9.8 9.3 9.1 8.9 9.0 1.6 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.5

H H H L L L L L L L H H H H H H H H L L L L L L L L H H H H

10:04 PM 1.1 L 11:13 PM 1.3 L

17.8 17.3 17.2 0.8 0.4 -0.2 -0.7 -0.9 -0.9 -0.5 19.4 18.8 18.1 17.3 16.6 16.0 15.8 15.8 2.7 2.3 1.7 1.1 0.5 0.1 -0.2 19.7 19.6 19.2 18.8 18.3

H H H L L L L L L L H H H H H H H H L L L L L L L H H H H H

10:28 PM 1.5 L 11:31 PM 1.9 L

07:26 PM 08:29 PM 09:24 PM 10:14 PM 11:00 PM 11:43 PM

10.3 10.8 11.4 11.9 12.2 12.3

H H H H H H

06:56 PM 07:36 PM 08:18 PM 09:02 PM 09:51 PM 10:44 PM 11:42 PM

0.3 0.8 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.5

L L L L L L L

07:26 PM 08:15 PM 09:00 PM 09:42 PM 10:22 PM 11:03 PM 11:45 PM

9.3 9.8 10.3 10.9 11.5 12.0 12.4

H H H H H H H

07:07 PM 07:59 PM 08:56 PM 09:59 PM

0.2 0.4 0.7 0.9

L L L L

07:24 PM 08:27 PM 09:24 PM 10:15 PM 11:02 PM 11:45 PM

17.6 18.3 19.2 20.0 20.5 20.7

H H H H H H

07:09 PM 07:50 PM 08:32 PM 09:16 PM 10:03 PM 10:54 PM 11:49 PM

0.1 0.8 1.6 2.3 3.0 3.5 3.7

L L L L L L L

07:27 PM 08:19 PM 09:06 PM 09:51 PM 10:34 PM 11:17 PM

16.3 17.0 17.9 18.8 19.6 20.4

H H H H H H

06:46 PM 07:34 PM 08:24 PM 09:19 PM 10:18 PM

-0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.7 1.1

L L L L L

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Gilford: Fay’s Boat Yard, Winnipesaukee Yacht Club.

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Milton: Ray’s Marina & RV Sales.

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Seabrook: West Marine.

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Dedham: West Marine.

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Manchester: Manchester Marine, Manchester Yacht Club.

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Marion: Barden’s Boat Yard, Beverly Yacht Club, Burr Bros. Boats, Harding Sails, West Marine.

Marshfield: Bullock’s Boat Yard.

Marston Mills: Prince’s Cove Marina.

Mattapoisett: Mattapoisett Boatyard.

Medford: Russo Marine.

Nantucket: Glyns Marine, Nantucket Boat Basin, Nantucket Moorings, Nantucket Y.C., Town Pier Marina.

New Bedford: C.E. Beckman, Cutty Hunk Launch, IMP Fishing Gear, Lyndon’s, Neimic Marine, New Bedford Visitors Center, Pope’s Island Marina, Skip’s Marine, West Marine.

Newburyport: American Yacht Club, Merri-Mar Yacht Basin, Newburyport Boat Basin, Newburyport Harbor Marina, North End Boat Club, The Boatworks, Windward Yacht Yard.

North Falmouth: Brewer Fiddler’s Cove Marina.

North Weymouth: Tern Harbor Marina.

Oak Bluffs: Dockside Marketplace.

Onset: Point Independence Yacht Club.

Orleans: Nauset Marine.

Osterville: Crosby Yacht Yard, Oyster Harbors Marine Service.

Peabody: West Marine.

Plymouth: Boater’s World, Brewer’s Plymouth Marine, Plymouth Yacht Club, West Marine.

Provincetown: Harbormaster.

Quincy: Captain’s Cove Marina, Marina Bay, POSH, Squantum Yacht Club, Wollaston Yacht Club.

Salem: , Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard, Hawthorne Cove Marina, H&H Propeller Shop, Palmer’s Cove Yacht Club, Pickering Wharf Marina, Salem Water Taxi, Winter Island Yacht Yard.

Salisbury: Bridge Marina.

Sandwich: Sandwich Marina, Sandwich Ship Supply.

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Watertown: Watertown Yacht Club.

Wareham: Zecco Marine.

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West Barnstable: Northside Village Liquor Store.

West Dennis: Bass River Marina.

Westport: F.L.Tripp & Sons, Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures, Westport Marine, Westport Y.C. Weymouth: Monahan’s Marine.

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Woods Hole: Woods Hole Marina.

Yarmouth: Arborvitae Woodworking.

RHODE ISLAND Barrington: Barrington Y.C., Brewer Cove Haven Marina, Lavin’s Marina, Stanley’s Boat Yard, Striper Marina.

Block Island: Ballard’s Inn, Block Island Boat Basin, Block Island Marina, Champlin’s, Harbormaster, Old Harbor Dock, Payne’s New Harbor Dock.

Bristol: Aidan’s Irish Pub, All Paint, Bristol Bagel Works, Bristol Marine, Bristol Yacht Club, Hall Spars & Rigging, Herreshoff Marine Museum, Jamestown Distributors, Quantum Thurston Sails, Sailing Specialties, Superior Marine.

Central Falls: Twin City Marine.

Charlestown: Ocean House Marina.

Cranston: Edgewood Yacht Club, Port Edgewood Marina, Rhode Island Yacht Club.

East Greenwich: Anderson’s Ski & Dive Center, BoatUS Marine Center, East Greenwich Yacht Club, Norton’s Shipyard & Marina, West Marine.

East Providence: East Providence Yacht Club.

Jamestown: Conanicut Marine Supply, Dutch Harbor Boatyard.

Middletown: Freedom Yachts.

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North Kingstown: Allen Harbor Marina, Johnson’s Boatyard, Quonset Davisville Yacht Club, RI Mooring Services.

Portsmouth: Brewer Sakonnet Marina, East Passage Yachting Center, Eastern Yacht Sales, Hinckley Yacht Services, Life Raft & Survival Equipment, Little Harbor Yacht Brokers, Ship’s Store and Rigging, The Melville Grill.

Riverside: Bullock’s Cove Marina.

Tiverton: Don’s Marine, Ocean Options and Quality Yacht Services, Standish Boat Yard.

Wakefield: Boater’s World, Point Jude Boats, Point Judith Marina, Point Judith Yacht Club, Point View Marina, Ram Point Marina, Silver Spring Marine, Snug Harbor Marine.

Warren: West Marine.

Warwick: Appanoag Harbor Marina, Boater’s World, Brewer Yacht Yard at Cowesett, Greenwich Bay Marina, Pettis Boat Yard, Ponaug Marina, Warwick Cove Marina.

Wickford: Brewer Wickford Cove Marina, Johnson’s Boatyard, Marine Consignment of Wickford, Pleasant Street Wharf, Wickford Marina, Wickford Shipyard, Wickford Yacht Club.

CONNECTICUT Branford: Birbarie Marine, Branford River Marina, Branford Yacht Club, Brewer Bruce & Johnson’s Marina, Dutch Wharf Boat Yard, Indian Neck Yacht Club, Pine Orchard Yacht Club, West Marine.

Byram: Byram Town Marina.

Chester: Castle Marina, Chester Marina, Hays Haven Marina, Middlesex Yacht Club.

Clinton: Cedar Island Marina, Connecticut Marine One, Harborside Marina, Old Harbor Marina, Port Clinton Marina, Riverside Basin Marina, West Marine.

Cos Cob: Palmer Point Marina.

Darien: E&B Marine, Noroton Yacht Club.

Deep River: Brewer Deep River Marina.

East Haddam: Andrews Marina East Norwalk: Rex Marine.

Essex: Boatique, Brewer Dauntless Shipyard, Essex Corinthian Yacht Club, Essex Island Marina, Essex Yacht Club.

Fairfield: West Marine.

Farmington: Pattaconk Yacht Club.

Greenwich: Beacon Point Marine, Indian Harbor Yacht Club.

Groton: Pine Island Marina, Shennecossett Yacht Club.

Guilford: Brown’s Boat Yard, Guilford Boat Yard, Harbormaster.

Lyme: Cove Landing Marine.

Madison: East River Marine.

Milford: Flagship Marina, Milford Boat Works, Milford Landing, Milford Yacht Club, Port Milford, Spencer’s Marina, West Marine.

Mystic: Brewer Yacht Yard, Fort Rachel Marina, Gwenmor Marina, Mason Island Yacht Club, Mystic Point Marina, Mystic River Yacht Club, Mystic Seaport Museum Store, Mystic Shipyard, West Marine.

New Haven: City Point Yacht Club, Fairclough Sails, Oyster Point Marina.

New London: Crocker’s Boatyard, Ferry Slip Dockominium Assoc., Hellier Yacht Sales, Thames Shipyard and Ferry, Thames Yacht Club, Thamesport Marina, West Marine.

Niantic: Boats Inc., Mago Pt. Marina, Port Niantic Marina, Three Belles Marina.

Noank: Brower’s Cove Marina, Hood Sails, Noank Village Boatyard, Palmers Cove Marina, Ram Island Yacht Club, Spicer’s.

Norwalk: Norwest Marine, Rex Marine, Total Marine, West Marine.

Norwich: The Marina at American Wharf.

Old Lyme: Old Lyme Marina.

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Riverside: Riverside Yacht Club.

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South Norwalk: Norwalk Yacht Club, Rex Marine Center, Surfside 3 Marina.

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Waterford: Boater’s World, Defender Industries, Niantic Bay Marina.

Westbrook: Atlantic Outboard, Brewer Pilots Point Marina, Pier 76 Marina.

West Haven: West Cove Marina.

Westport: Cedar Point Yacht Club.

NEW YORK Sag Harbor: Sag Harbor Yacht Club.

West Islip: West Marine.

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“Yep, she’s still in there, Maggie.”

By Memorial Day, when they finally launch, they’ll complain of the lack of wind.

Just ahead, the Amtrak Acela rattled loudly across the railroad trestle. A minute later, the breeze temporarily veered and began to stall me. I put the helm over quickly while I still had way, backed both main and jib, and spun her hard. I managed to stay within the narrow channel and rode the last of the ebb back down to the sound.

The wind blew mostly abeam, now. As I passed the head of Masons Island, a hundred yards offshore, someone hailed me. A grizzled man in a bright red shirt waved energetically from his deck.

“Hello, hello, hello, hello!” he shouted.

I gave him an understanding wave from beneath my straining sail. I knew he wished he could come aboard to soak the breeze and sunlight into his system. Spring is a time of birth, of rejuvenation. If you leave your mirror at home, you needn’t see all that grey hair. You need only ride the wind, embrace the sea.

I could nearly stay in the channel traversing the dogleg by Sixpenny Island. Fortunately, there was plenty of water in the mooring field downwind. I missed the last nun by 20 feet, turned, and fell off the

wind. I wafted by the nearly deserted piers of somnolent businesses: Ford’s Lobster, Haring Marina, Abbott’s Lobster, Maxwell’s Boatyard, the Noank Shipyard. Half a mile ahead of me spread the sound.

Suddenly, I saw a sailing dinghy, a pram, charging across the mile-wide mouth of the harbor. She headed for me at full tilt and might have cut me off, but a skiff came up the harbor and intercepted her. The dinghy slewed abruptly into the wind. Her tight maneuver laid her over 45 degrees. The skiff’s skipper took the dinghy in tow. Father and son, I guessed.

Ahead of me, the skiff towed the dinghy past Morgan Point, around Mouse Island, and halfway into West Cove, then released her. The dinghy promptly followed the skiff back out to the sound. As I dropped my sails by our mooring field, father and son rode side by side, half a mile away, loudly debating the wetness of the water.

I gentled MoonWind into her slip and made her alla-taut-o. I couldn’t have been blessed with a lovelier day. Assured that spring had finally arrived, I stopped by a drainage ditch on my drive back home and conducted a rousing chorus of 84 peep frogs.

Constant Waterman, a.k.a. Matthew Goldman, sails his sloop MoonWind out of Noank, Conn., whenever the sirens sing. His delightful book, “The Journals of Constant Waterman,” was published in 2007 and reviewed in the December 2007 issue of Points East.

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14ʼ Catalina Capri 14.2, 1988 With trailer. Great little boat to learn on. Be ready for spring, buy now, clean her up and she is ready to go. $1500. 207-7510331 or email CRose51@gmail.com 17ʼ Herreshoff Buzzards Bay Boat. Classic style. Built by the Wooden Boat School in Eastport, Maine.

Marconi-rigged with a 3hp Yamaha outboard. $14,000. billw@jwboatco.com

24ʼ Bridges Point, 2002 JUDITH, built by the John Williams Boat Co. Daysailor layout. $75,000. Call 207-255-7854 or email billw@jwboatco.com

27ʼ Pacific Seacraft Orion 1982. Fully equipped & professionally maintained. Hand laid solid fiberglass hull. Bronze portlights. This is a well found yacht ready to go. $45,000. 207-2447854. billw@jwboatco.com

27ʼ Sun Sloop With new: ground tackle, compass, coax, antenna, upholstery, roller furler, halyards, solar panel. Beautiful roomy wood interior, spotless Yanmar engine. $9,900.

207-223-8885.

28ʼ Shannon Sloop, 1980 Yanmar diesel, roller furling main & genoa. New electronics, windlass. $54,500. Gray & Gray, Inc.

207-363-7997 www.grayandgrayyachts.com graygray@gwi.net

Robinhood Marine Center, 207371-2343. robinhoodmarinecenter.com

30ʼ Haven, 1977 Wonderful double-ender, full galley, head, sleeps four comfortably. $35,000. Atlantic Boat Company, 207-359-4658. www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.com

34ʼ Tartan Sloop New Westerbeke 30B & exhaust system. $29,500 or best offer.

Jonesport Shipyard, 207-4972701. jshipyard@mgemaine.com

28ʼ Albin Cumulus, 1982 Race/cruise. Good. New cruising sails, systems, paint; 10 racing sails, many extras. Dingy and kicker available. On hard, Georgetown, ME. $13,000. timbuckley@earthlink.net

30ʼ Dufour Arpege, 1970 Beautifully maintained, blue Awlgrip hull, recent sails and dodger. Teak cabin sole. 10hp Volvo diesel. $19,900.

32ʼ Freedom, 1984 Very roomy and simple to sail.

Enclosed aft stateroom, rare on boats of this size. 22hp Yanmar. $35,000. Robinhood Marine Center, 207-371-2343. robinhoodmarinecenter.com

35ʼ Tartan 3500, 1998 Fully equipped with many extras.

Meticulously maintained. Full batten main, 135% jib and asymmetrical spinnaker all by Pope Sails. Black AwlGrip. Recent sur-

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36ʼ Sabre 362, 1996 The Sabre 362 is a sought after racer/cruiser in today’s market.

Windfield has been yard maintained and professionally cared for and it shows. With her reliable Yanmar diesel and Sabre quality build you need look no further for a preowned cruiser/racer to suite your needs. $165,000. New Castle, NH. Call Kyle at 207-439-9582. kmckenna@kpyy.net

36ʼ Intʼl 600 yawl, 1952 Barefoot was the winner of the 2005 Boston Harbor Islands Regatta classics division.

Professionally maintained by Crocker’s Boatyard, she was built in Bremen, Germany at the De Dood Boatworks and is britefinished with white boottop and green bottom. Mahogany over oak, lead keel, Sitka spruce hollow spars; 2003 Yanmar 3GM w/3-blade Maxiprop; Dickinson Newport propane heater; Hallett sails (2003), all new canvas (2005), Harken roller-furling, backstay adjuster; Furuno radar, Garmin 2010C chartplotter.

(Photo is sistership.) Lots of equipment. Ready to race or cruise. $35,000. Possible dockage package at Boston Waterboat Marina. 617-5231027 (Larry)

36ʼ Hinckley Standard Sloop 1953/ 2004 Westerbeke 30 diesel. 2001 sails, new wiring, new electronics. Special $59,000 Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997 www.grayandgrayyachts.com graygray@gwi.net 37ʼ Hunter, 1998 Fully equipped including Genset, heat/AC, Radar, autopilot. 38hp Yanmar diesel. Superb condition. $109,500. Robinhood Marine Center, 207-371-2342. robinhoodmarinecenter.com 37ʼ Fisher Pilothouse Ketch 1978. Recent re-fit including dark green Awlgrip, new sails, cushions. Espar heating, radar,

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inverter included. $90,000.

Located in Eastport, Maine. Call Robinhood Marine Center, 207371-2343. robinhoodmarinecenter.com

40ʼ Baba Cutter, 1984 Heavily built, comfortable, ocean or live-aboard vessel built by Ta Shing. Much upgraded equipment including Yanmar turbo diesel, new fuel tank, Furuno 1832 radar, dodger. Also equipped with Robertson LD autopilot, SSB, GPS, Grunert refrigerator/freezer, solar panels, sounder, roller furling, Avon raft, dinghy. Has made passages to Europe and Caribbean. Located in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. For sale by original owner. $150,000.

207-633-0964.

42ʼ Tartan Sloop 1982 West. diesel, updated S&S design. New bottom, new mast, rigging, sails, & much more.

Reduced to $105,000. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997 www.grayandgrayyachts.com graygray@gwi.net

new LoadRite trailer. $4,475.

Call York Harbor Marine Service at 207-363-3602.

17ʼ Eastporter, 1989 Many improvements by yard 2006. Must see to appreciate. $3,900. 1988 40hp Evinrude add $600. Jonesport Shipyard, 207497-2701. jshipyard@mgemaine.com 17ʼ Scout Boats Dorado, 2002 Only 100 hours on great fuel-efficient family/fish boat, 100hp Yamaha four stroke, trailer. $14,500. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com

16ʼ9 Boston Whaler Nauset 1968. All new varnished mahogany rebuilt to Whaler specs 2006. Dry sailed lake boat. First bottom paint 2006. New Morse controls and cables. Original wheel powder coated. Original

wheel hub rechromed. Stainless rails (bow not on). White Sunbrella full console cover, no snaps. 1998 88hp Johnson professionally maintained. Trailer.

Asking $9500. sntubbs@verizon.net 18ʼ Maritime Skiff 1890, 2002 New Honda 90hp with 5-year warranty. Just re-rigged with all new controls and gauges. New Load-Rite trailer-single axle w/brakes. Ready to go fishing. $14,990. York Harbor Marine Service at 207-363-3602.

19ʼ Boston Whaler Outrage 1991. New Honda 135hp engine w/25 hours, full 5-yr factory warranty. New control cables, wiring harness and control box.

Blue bimini top, 2008 Karavan trailer. New Raymarine A65 Chartplotter with East Coast chip, Uniden Solara DSC VHF radio. Yard Maintained. $21,880.

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19ʼ Eastern, 2003 Center console, 90hp Evinrude, power tilt, professionally maintained and stored indoors. Low operating hours. $20,000.

Atlantic Boat Company, 207359-4658. www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.com

21ʼ Duffy Electric Launch Fully electric, full weather enclosure. Quiet, stable, the perfect platform for picnics or cocktails on the bay. $22,000. 207-7993600. www.theyachtconnection.com 22ʼ Pro-Line, 2003 Center console with trailer, 200hp Mercury, very clean, low hours, t-top, cover, bow cushion and more. $25,500. www.maineyachtsales.com mikev@maineyachtsales.com

22ʼ Eastern Lobster Lobster Fisherman, 2006. Flag blue hull, 115hp Honda with less than 30 hrs., tandem axle trailer, hydraulic steering, dual batteries w/switch, ext. roof, hard cabin sides w/sliding windows, center opening windshield, full canvas, v-berth, Garmin GPS, Icom UHF, deck seat w/cover, bow rail, flush rod holders and more.

Bought new in 09/07. $39,500.

Call 207-283-3279. eac@portlandmaine.gov

22ʼ C-Dory, 1999 90hp Honda with Permatrim 2005. Loadrite trailer. VHF, GPS, auto-pilot, compass. Factory swimstep and floorboards.

Cockpit cover. $29,500 or best offer. 401-274-9118. witbeck1@cox.net

25ʼ General Marine Downeast 1987. Great small lobster boat, 351Cleveland/Windsor V8 inboard. Cuddy V-berth cabin w/ heat, in top condition. $23,000.

207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com

23ʼ Palmer Scott, 1954 Located in Mt. Desert, Maine.

Fiberglass hull, gas engine. $16,800. Call 207-255-7854 or email billw@jwboatco.com

25ʼ Surf Hunter, 1967 For immediate sale, $15,000.

Famous Ray Hunt design built

by Mattapoisett Boat Yard (MA) hull #3 using cold molded mahogany for light weight and strength. Five hours only on complete rebuild Volvo Penta 265 gasoline engine. Delivers 6 miles a gallon cruising at 22 MPH . Top end is 29 MPH. Furano radar and many extras.

Call Joel Flather – 401 635 9990 or email compasscanoe@cox.net

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25ʼ Sea Fox 257 CC, 2004 W/twin Mercury 150hp.

Saltwater Series. Demo boat.

Full warranty. This boat is loaded. $39,900. Carousel Marina, 207-633-2922.

25ʼ Angler Walk-Around, 2000 Yamaha 225hp, 2001. 9.9 4stroke 2001. All low hours, serviced regularly. T-top, full enclosure, delux captain chairs.

Raymarine GPS, radar, fishfinder, all integrated. VHF, electronics box. Electric head. Tuna outriggers and heavy-duty swivel rod holders. Beautiful boat. Lots of extras. Excellent condition.

Books for $30K. Will sell for $22,500. Freeport, Maine. Call 207-735-5344. Email for more pics.

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26ʼ Back Cove Open, 2005 This model is powered with common-rail Volvo 260hp diesel (only 220 hours). Sporting claret hull, she is equipped with a bow thruster and a stern thruster, electric anchor windlass, oil changer, 1800W inverter w/ third battery in bank, Raymarine electronics, bimini top with enclosure

(excellent condition), aft cockpit bench seats, swim platform, helm deck jump seats, electrically operated engine hatch, electric head & toilet system, threewiper windshield system and more. Asking $119,000. Contact DiMillo’s Yacht Sales, 207-7737632 or email info@dimillos.com

26ʼ Back Cove Pipe Hardtop 2008. Just traded for a Back Cove 33 and options like no other on the market. Her galley includes a 120V AC/12 VDC fridge, stainless steel sink, microwave oven and cooktop for meal preparation. A v-berth with drop-down, inlaid table, sleeps two comfortably; and her fully enclosed head provides a spacious layout for maneuverability.

Asking $149,900. Contact DiMillo’s Yacht Sales, 207-7737632 or email info@dimillos.com

26ʼ Sisu, 1980 1980 Sisu. Gas powered. New fuel tanks, fresh Flag Blue AwlGrip hull paint job, new electronics, much much more. Have two year old son, not much time for boat. Boat is on Cape Cod Mass. $25,000. Call Matt at 508367-9999 or email mjcarstensen@yahoo.com 26ʼ Boston Whaler 255 Conquest, 2002. Well-maintained 2002 for a spring launch.

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Hard-top, weather curtains, wellequipped for overnights. Yamaha 300hp Z300TURC w/extended warranty to 08/09. $53,900. Call York Harbor Marine Service at 207-363-3602.

26' classic downeast wooden boat with lobster fishing history ready for fishing or family cruising. Designed and built ca 1960 by Nelson of Rockport, Mass. 8'beam 3'draft.

V-8 gas engine, VHF, GPS, video sounder, safety gear and portable head. Canvass and Plexiglas addition (not fitted in photo) for enlarged, weatherprotected wheel house. All reasonable offers for sale or trade considered. Contact C. Gollrad, 978-281-4104, Gloucester, Mass. cgollrad@verizon.net

Albin 27ʼ Aft-Cabin Family Cruiser, 1990.

New Price. Comfortable for liveaboard or ready to cruise.

Perkins 78-HD turbo, w/577 hours. Redlines at 4200, cruises at 3000 at 1 gal./hr. New 96 gallon aluminum w/epoxy fuel tank.

New AGM batteries, Raytheon RIOXX raster scan, Garmin GPS 128, Horizon VHF. Marine grill, aft wx/curtain $34,800.

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27ʼ Eastern, 2006 In flag blue with white cushions.

Evinrude Etec 250hp with great fuel economy, Fortune canvas, Garmin Electronics, and loaded with options, and less than 50 hours. Venture tandem axle trailer, with 4 wheel brakes.

Reduced for quick sale. $64,900. 207-266-2018.

29ʼ Back Cove Hardtop Express, 2007.

Powered with the Yamnar 315hp (112 hours) and cruises up to 25 knots. Equipped with air conditioning & heat, bow thruster, helm deck trim package, anchor windlass, Raymarine E120, 2kW radar, aft canvas enclosure, aft bench seats w/ filler cushion, Ultrasuede interior, composite hardtop, oil changing system, cockpit Sunbrella awning, fitted sheets, fitted mattress pad, fitted comforter and all wrapped up in a beautiful flag blue hull. Asking $188,000. Contact DiMillo’s Yacht Sales, 207-773-7632 or email info@dimillos.com 30ʼ Albin Aft Cabin, 2004 This family cruiser is in Bristol condition and has been professionally maintained since purchased by her original owner.

She has a great electronics

Since 1988

package and a reliable Yanmar deisel. Perfect coastal cruiser with a full canvas enlosure that allows for plenty of room for entertaining or just enjoying your privacy. Owner is motivated, so bring reasonable offers. Located in New Castle, New Hampshire. $139,900. Call Kyle, 207-4399582. kpyy.net

30ʼ Pro-Line Walkaround, 1997 Fishing/family layout, fish box, bait well, transom door. Cabin w/ galley and head, sleeps 4. $39,500. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com

32ʼ Morris Flybridge, 1998 BHM hull and deck. Finished by Morris Yachts. Proven Downeast hull. Design and construction first class. Professionally maintained, stored indoors. $235,000.

Atlantic Boat Company, 207359-4658. www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.com 32ʼ Holland Downeast, 1989 There is nothing out there like SALLY G. She has undergone extensive restoration over the past 4 years. Since the work was completed, state of the art Simrad Electronics, 23’ Pulpit, and Custom Tuna Tower have all been added. The tower and pulpit were both done by Redman Marine. Sally G will do 30 knots and get you on the fish in a hurry with her 6 cylinder 315hp (1998) Cummins diesel(520hrs).

This boat is for the serious fisherman who appreciates the quality Holland design and nu-

merous upgrades. (This boat is a proven Fish-Raiser.) $159,000.

Call Kyle at 207-439-9582 or email. www.kpyy.net kmckenna@kpyy.net

33ʼ Pearson True North , 2004 True North 33 is one of the most popular 33’ downeast style boats on the brokerage market. With a helm deck that has easy access to the large open cockpit and opening transom door for boarding from a dinghy, swimming or just carrying recreational toys.

This TN 33 is equipped with the upgraded 440 Yanmar diesel, Mastervolt generator, air conditioning, bow thruster and Espar heater. Asking $215,000.

Contact DiMillo’s Yacht Sales, 207-773-7632 or email info@dimillos.com 33ʼ Robinhood Flybridge Poweryacht, 2001.

Yanmar 420hp diesel, 5kw genset, Raymarine radar, GPS, autopilot upgraded ‘06. Dark green hull. $275,000. Others available from $229,500$475,000. Robinhood Marine Center, 207-371-2343. robinhoodmarinecenter.com

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34ʼ American Tug Trawler 2001. This popular American Tug has been well maintained by her knowledgable owners who have truly enjoyed her. She is well equipped and ready to go.

Please check out her pictures and full specs and dont miss the opportunity to own this fantastic coastal cruiser. $235,000. Call Kyle, 207-439-9582. www.kpyy.net mckenna@kpyy.net 36ʼ Grand Banks, 1979 Twin Lehman 120’s. Excellent condition. Fully equipped for cruising. $115,000. Call 781461-2692 or email.

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36ʼ Marine Trader Sedan, 1978 120hp Lehman, radar, GPS, bow

thruster, Monitor heater. Great live-aboard. All new windows, upgrades. Portland, Maine. $49,900. 207-318-2911

37ʼ Egg Harbor Classic, 1966 True soul and authenticity.

Engines are well maintained and run strong. Interior is pristine, Captain owned, mechanic maintained. Cruise 14 knts; 19 top end. Contact Kenny in Rockport at 207-236-2846. $29,900. harbormaster@town.rockport.me.us

42ʼ Duffy, 1997 Heavy-duty, commercial pilot and tow boat converted to pleasure. CAT 3406E 800hp.

Meticulous maintenance. Firstrate construction and mechani-

cal systems. $250,000. Atlantic Boat Company, 207-359-4658. www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.com

42ʼ Bunker & Ellis,1958 ALERIA is prime for restoration. $134,900. Call 207-255-7854, or email billw@jwboatco.com 46ʼ Duffy, 2007 Exceptionally able off-shore boat. Cummins 670hp QSM-11 diesel, 100 hours. Shorepower, inverter, generator, full electronics. Three staterooms, two heads, great liveaboard. $595,000. Atlantic Boat Company, 207-359-4658. www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.com 47ʼ Novi Dragger, 1985 Fiberglass Atkinson Novi Dragger.43.8’ + 4’ extension.

15.5’ beam, 6’ draft. Good Condition. $135,000. Jonesport Shipyard, 207-497-2701. jshipyard@mgemaine.com

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47ʼ Sabre Motoryacht, 2003 Custom appointments are noticed throughout. She was built and outfitted with some of the best equipment in mind, maintained by the great service yards and cared for by wonderful owners. Her topsides are perfect,

thanks to the new Awlgrip in late 2007. Her interior is absolutely amazing and once you step inside, you will surely agree.

Asking $587,000. Contact DiMillo’s Yacht Sales, 207-7737632 or email info@dimillos.com

50ʼ Sea Ray Sedan Bridge 2005. SHEGAVIN shows as new and is in absolute Bristol condition. Powered by 730hp Mann’s she has plenty of power and reliability. Her well thought out interior is done in dark cherry and there were numerous option upgrades. The Mann engine upgrade was a $100K upgrade itself and should be an indication of the rest of this boats condition. No expense was spared to make this vessel the best one of its kind. This boat is loaded and ready for her new owner. She was finished with digital guagesat the helm station and is the only one of her kind. Please view her full specs and call if interested in a showing. This should be the next one to sell.

Dont miss out. $630,000. Call Kyle, 207-439-9582 or email www.kpyy.net kmckenna@kpyy.net

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18ʼ Echo Rowing The most advanced recreational rowing shell on the market today.

This is a demo boat – one available. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com

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Gloucester Light Dory $1,600 Call Clint at 207-774-0682 www.compassproject.org compassinfo@maine.rr.com 10 1/2ʼ & 12ʼ Skiffs Maine style and quality. Epoxy bonded plywood/oak, S/S screws. Easy rowing and towing, steady underfoot. Primer paint. $1,100 and $1,400. Maxwell’s Boat Shop. Rockland, Maine.

207-594-5492.

Peapod Rowboat/Sailboat/Tender, 13’.

Excellent condition, complete with trailer and oars. $2,200. Call 401-295-4683.

Commission a Tender Get a great boat while helping a great cause. Custom-built for you by the Compass Project.

Come on in and meet your build team. 12’ Bevins Skiff $850 12’ Echo Bay Dory $1600 16’

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Moorings & Slips Small marina on beautiful Great Bay. 16’ to 30’ boats. Bay View Marina, 19 Boston Harbor Road, Dover Point, NH. 603-749-1800.

Ocean Master, Motor 40 years in big boats and small ships, BOATWISE instructor.

Deliveries, training, management. 401-885-3189. capt_bill@cox.net

Charter Your Boat Established Midcoast Maine Charter Company expanding the fleet. If you’re interested in offsetting yard bills, give a call.

207-785-2465.

Marina For Sale For Sale: Wotton’s Wharf Marina in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. For more information call Bruce Tindal at 207-633-6711. www.wottonswharf.com Coastal Navigation Course Held at Auburn High School, 784-9220 on 2/26, 0700 to 0900 for 12 weeks. Plotting tools and

Tough Tender and Sailer Traditional 8’ pram.

Oak frame, marine plywood; double oak gunwales. Painted or unpainted. Classic Boatworks of Maine, 207-422-9180. www.classicboatworksofmaine.com

Offshore Passage Opportunities # 1 Crew Networking Service since 1993. Sail for free on OPB’s. Call 1-800-4-PASSAGe for free brochure/membership application. Need Crew? Call. www.sailpo.com

Points East Crew Match

Below is a small sample of thelistings at www.pointseast.com.

NEED CREW

2009 and 2010 Hi, My boat (Diesel Duck 44) will leave Miami Beach about the 3rd week in April 2009 heading for NYC. From there, I’ll spend some time on the Hudson River, Erie Canal, Lake Ontario, Rideau Waterway, Ottawa River, Montreal, St. Lawrence Seaway, then back into the USA via Lake Champlain. Tommy,: 305-5389674. circumnavigate06@bellsouth.net

WANT TO CREW

Ex-Coastie Retired Coastie looking to sail/cruise New England waters (Portsmouth, N.H.. to L.I. Sound). Offshore and inland experience with motor and sail vessels (100-ton near coastal). 774249-1543. kwmessner@yahoo.com.

Professional skipper, Yachtmaster offshore, 2007 Pacific ocean crossing, 2008 repaires on boat in Turkey and sailing in Med. Delivery from Cocos islands to Perth.

Available for deliveries and cruising in 2008-2009. Nonsmoker and funloving. Email: geoffwilly@hotmail.com

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Seeking opportunities Am team player, honest,hard worker,in excellent shape, physically and otherwise. Belong to a sailing club and have sailed many boats racing and cruising. Telephone: 603-4793984.Email: captinrpjseamite@yahoo.com

Two years sailing experience My name is John. I am looking for coastal-cruising crew opportunities. I can do day/ overnight/ weekend trips.

Have studied coastal/ celestial navigation. Email: thesublimecartoon@gmail.com

ACCREDITED MARINE SURVEYOR

MEMBER OF SAMS MEMBER OF ABYC POWER & SAIL VESSELS TO 65 FEET WOOD AND FIBERGLASS CONDITION & VALUE AND PRE-PURCHASE APPRAISALS PROJECT CONSULTATION

KENT THURSTON SERVING MAINE (207) 948-2654 WWW.MAINEBOATSTUFF.COM

Trawler going south?

Experienced mate can be your third set of eyes, hold your course, and teach you more knots than you knew existed (former Eagle Scout). I'm 57 and am building on my sea-time. Will cover own expenses, know my limitations, and will happily swab decks and polish rails without being asked.

Give me a call! I DO smoke, but only outside at the transom. Thanks.

Telephone: 207-218-8384.

Offshore Swan Sailing Program Sail a Swan (48 or 56) from New York to Bermuda or back this June. Only $1,300. Call 1-800-4PASSAGe or visit www.sailopo.com Chartplotter Wanted Wanted: Raymarine Radar/Chartplotter. RL-70-CRC Plus, or RL-80-CRC Plus. Call Jack at 603-772-7138 or email johnjbeaton@comcast.net Captain Wanted Wanted: Captain to operate 30 passenger lobster/coastal tour boat from Kennebunkport.

Responsible for providing information to passengers and all daily boat operations. Paid per trip basis. Contact John Martin, 207-468-7262.

Repower Special New Westerbeke 30B 3 Diesel in crate. 27hp, 3 cyl., 2.47:1 gear, flexible mts., 272 lb. List $9979, asking $8,000. Perfect Atomic 4 replacement.

Jonesport Shipyard, 207-4972701. jshipyard@mgemaine.com

Cruise South to Florida Part or all the way. Some offshore, some ICW. 32’ pilothouse sloop. Fifth trip south. Andries. Telephone: 603641-1844 Email: andries521@hotmail.com

Engine expert Want to join an offshore rig as a motorman, having over 20 years experience. Telephone: 00947-768-3301 Email: sarath50@hotmail.com.

Experienced Sailor I am interested in any crewing opportunity. I am a enthusiastic recreational sailor (I have my ASA Basic Keelboat, Coastal Cruising, Bareboat, and Coastal Navigation Certifications); trying to log days for my USCG 6 Pack. I have limited offshore experience. Telephone: 404718-9666.

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21 MARINAS... COVERING NEW ENGLAND

BREWER YACHT YARD AT GREENPORT Greenport, NY 631/477-9594 BREWER STIRLING HARBOR MARINA Greenport, NY 631/477-0828 BREWER YACHT YARD AT GLEN COVE Glen Cove, NY 516/671-5563 BREWER CAPRI MARINA Port Washington, NY 516/883-7800 BREWER POST ROAD BOAT YARD Mamaroneck, NY 914/698-0295 BREWER YACHT HAVEN MARINA Stamford, CT 203/359-4500 BREWER STRATFORD MARINA Stratford, CT 203/377-4477 BREWER BRUCE & JOHNSON’S MARINA Branford, CT 203/488-8329 BREWER PILOTS POINT MARINA Westbrook, CT 860/399-7906 BREWER FERRY POINT MARINA Old Saybrook, CT 860/388-3260 BREWER DAUNTLESS SHIPYARD Essex, CT 860/767-0001 BREWER DEEP RIVER MARINA Deep River, CT 860/526-5560 BREWER YACHT YARD AT MYSTIC Mystic, CT 860/536-2293 BREWER WICKFORD COVE MARINA Wickford, RI 401/884-7014 BREWER YACHT YARD AT COWESETT Warwick, RI 401/884-0544 BREWER GREENWICH BAY MARINA Warwick, RI 401/884-1810 BREWER COVE HAVEN MARINA Barrington, RI 401/246-1600 BREWER SAKONNET MARINA Portsmouth, RI 401/683-3551 BREWER FIDDLER’S COVE MARINA N. Falmouth, MA 508/564-6327 BREWER PLYMOUTH MARINE Plymouth, MA 508/746-4500 BREWER SOUTH FREEPORT MARINE S. Freeport, ME 207/865-3181

YACHT SERVICE It’s no secret; Brewer Yacht Yards are renowned for exceptional service, boasting over 350 talented service staff, with many having over 30 years of experience. This crew is capable of handling all your yachting needs from mechanical and electrical, to rigging and painting. Brewer facilities are state of the art, environmentally friendly, and equipment upgrades occur regularly – all to ensure your yacht receives the best care in the industry!

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Discriminating yachtsmen also choose Brewer for the gold-star treatment THEY receive, as well as the yacht care! Brewer places tremendous emphasis on customers by providing: plenty of amenities, beautifully groomed grounds, and abundant family fun. We take care of your needs, and treat you with the utmost respect and courtesy.

Call a Brewer Yacht Yard today to reserve a slip or to schedule service.

Or e-mail us at info@byy.com.

We want to take care of you.

For more information, visit us at byy.com

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