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Volume 11 Number 8 December 2008 D E PA R T M E N T S Letters/6 Up the creek with no rudder; Dodge and personal challenges; Perspectives/10 A few of the 40 Roper Boats; Recalling Dodge in 3008; Tom’s Zero-Footprint Short Hopper. News/15 Linda Greenlaw is arrested; SARSAT makes 6000th rescue. Dispatches/16 Holiday boat parades state by state.

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A long drop-off to Guadeloupe A one-way bareboat cruise from St. Martin gave the thrill of landfall to this Caribbean charter. 20 Pine island on my mind Want a tropical cruising experience that doesn’t require a passport? Try this southwest Florida spot.

Calendar/19 Boat shows, lectures, training. The Racing Pages/48 Rockland’s Short Ships Regatta; Conn. Woman top scholar-athlete. Media/60 Holiday reads for young and old; Washington County lighthouse book. Yardwork/65 Mystic’s Morgan goes under knife; ABC launches 64th Duffy 31; Roger Long vessel launched. Mystery Harbor/73 No winner yet, but here are hints. Fetching Along/86 Negotiating Maine’s Weskeag River. On the cover: Sue McKay, one of the crew aboard CETACEA, enjoys the brisk February breezes of the 2008 season on a beat from Jost Van Dyke to Cain Garden Bay. Photo by Ken Packie 4

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Just a quick delivery That’s what the author thought this trip from New Hampshire to Maryland would be. He was wrong. 38 Running the rivers of Maine The inaugural Points East River Run plied six rivers in two weeks, but that’s barely half the story. 46 LAST WORD

Of la mer and monikers What boat names say about their owners. 88

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Musings about yacht clubs Yacht clubs are among the most misunderstood organizations in this country. Mention of the phrase frequently evokes such adjectives as wealthy, blue-blood, stuffy, elitist and sexist. Certainly, in some cases, these modifiers will apply. Just this past summer, a southern New England yacht club laid itself wide open to the latter claim when it refused women full membership and voting rights. But most often, yacht clubs are as warm, friendly, charitable and egalitarian as any other social affiliations. Many misconceptions arise from the use of the word “yacht” or any derivative thereof. According to Lloyd’s classification rules, “A yacht is a pleasure-boat over 30 feet in length and driven by either sail or mechanical power,” but in Lloyd’s England and other countries of the world, 20-footers are called yachts. In the United States, however, we shy away from the term unless it is to be applied to a 60-plus-footer with uniformed captain and crew. The use of “yacht” (from the Dutch jaghtschip, a vessel for hunting and chasing – i.e., racing) in this country has traditionally been off-putting and polarizing, tending to divide the boating public into “us” and “them.” Middletown, R.I.’s Sheila McCurdy, vice commodore of the Cruising Club of America, once suggested to me that Newport’s Museum of Yachting might be better named the Museum of Recreational Boating to broaden its visitor base. The seeds of this dichotomy may

have been sown in post-Civil War days. By 1866, America already had 10 yacht clubs, including the Boston Yacht Club, formed in 1866; the first of these, the New York Yacht Club, was established in 1844. With Lee’s surrender in 1865 came peace, which spawned enthusiasm for sport of all kinds, among – according to W.P. Stephens in his “Traditions & Memories of American Yachting” – “ . . . men of wealth and leisure who, as a class, were no more interested in yachting than in a wide range of sports,” but owned and raced large vessels called yachts with paid crews. Dilettantes, if you will. Then, Stephens wrote, a larger class of smaller boats – sandbaggers – existed, sailed by crews “of very moderate means, very often workers about the water . . . . ” “As for the boy with limited pocket money, and a nautical taste, there was no place for him,” he added. To further widen the divide, Stephens wrote, large yachts in New York and Boston could moor in deep water among commercial vessels, but small-boat owners found shoreside berthing facilities few and far between. Boats and yachts. Us and them. But that was then; this is now. Today, such divisions are anachronisms to be jettisoned with the contents of the gurry bucket. Unlike the era in which there was no place for the boy with limited pocket money and a nautical taste, today, isn’t there room for everyone in our sport and recreation of boating?

But most often, yacht clubs are as warm, friendly, charitable and egalitarian as any other social affiliations.

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Letters

Up a Jersey creek with no rudder Hi guys, it’s Friday, Oct. 31 (Halloween night). I am in Waretown, N.J., about five miles west across the Barnegat. I have been here since a week ago Tuesday, sitting on stands, waiting for the insurance adjuster/company to make up their minds as to fix my boat or total it. Oct. 15, a Tuesday, I came into Barnegat Harbor from Coney Island and anchored in the anchorage. For the next six days, I sat there with five other boats waiting for a weather window (outside it was blowing 20 to 35 knots with small craft warnings). Tuesday (10/21) around 5 a.m., we, three other boats and myself, were getting ready to leave on the tide. First, I put up my mainsail and went forward to pull the anchor, and while I was there, I decided to secure the anchor and chain for the upcoming bumpy ride out of the channel. The boat was adrift with nobody near me, so I didn’t think I had to hurry, and then I felt a solid bump. Fortunately, I was kneeling rather than standing, which might have put me over the rail, and I dislike being wet and cold. Going back to the helm, I put the running engine and giddy-up go, and started to swing about heading for the outlet when I realized no matter which way I turned the wheel, the boat did not want to move in that direction. 6

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I was at the mercy of the current and I had no steering. I called one of the other boats, told him of my problem, and that I would be calling Towboat U.S. for assistance. While I was waiting for Towboat, two of the three boats that left came back into the anchorage (they told me it was pretty rough and windy outside). The towboat captain, knowing the area, had called this Marina at Holiday Harbor. It was the only one that had enough water and a Travelift big enough to handle this boat. After we got started, I looked down and saw water on the floor of the cabin. I hailed him and got him to stop, then started helping the bilge pump with the manual Gusher pump and got the water down so the bilge pump could handle it. I could see water coming in above the prop, but couldn’t tell just where it was coming from. When Towboat started up again, the water started in like a firehose, and we stopped again. This time he tied up on the hip, and we went very, very slowly. When we got to the Marina, the Travelift and the straps were ready for us, and Jim at the yard had his crew waiting to take us out and block us up. After I was out of the water, it was obvious why I had no steering, my rudder was hanging on a bent shaft. So where do you find a rudder for a 1973 Bristol sailboat? Answer: You don’t. So here we sit, waiting for the insurance company. Jim Aitken s/v Linda Mae In transit

Dodge and personal challenge I look forward Dodge Morgan’s article/essay every month with great enthusiasm. His most recent Perspectives recalled a past and almost forgotten experience. I bought a copy of “The Voyage of American Promise“ at an MS Regatta Auction soon after it was published. He signed and inscribed it to my daughters, who were 11 and 8 at the time, with the following: “Rebecca & Jessie: Any goal – any challenge – one day at a time. And ‘wind aft’ for you hummers as you travel thru life! Dodge Morgan” I found the book inspiring and immediately sent copies to my sister and a close friend, both of who were experiencing life-threatening cancer and chemotherapy. I felt the lessons Dodge learned in his circumnavigation provided a metaphor and philosophy that would be helpful in their day-to-day battle with both the illness and treatment. Dodge’s recent essay comparing the experiences editor@pointseast.com

chronicled in “American Promise“ to his recent medical challenge tell me that my instincts (in this instance) were on target. I know the book was helpful to these two individuals and want Dodge to know that. Phillips Sargent s/v Snow Goose

It’s a small effort to wave Railway engineers aside (Editor’s Page, October/November), I have long been amazed by how many sullen, unmannerly louts can be found afloat. How much effort does it take to return a friendly wave? What would it cost them? Along with the nonwavers, consider another category of the churlish: those who sail or motor by while refusing to look at you at all! They surely wouldn’t return a wave, but because they refuse to see you, they can’t be tested. My faith in humanity is largely restored by the workboats around here. You have to be quick to get your wave in first. I remember a time many years ago, sailing off Newport R.I., when I encountered a Cup defender undergoing trials. Memory fails me, but I think it was Constellation. In any case, the entire crew waved. One of the great sights here on the Maine Coast is the beautiful schooner Heritage. She is an unfailing waver. I’m inclined to believe it’s all a matter of noblesse oblige. W. R. Cheney Swans Island, Maine

What is this “corner” of Joel’s? My wife and I enjoyed Marcy’s First Cruise almost as much as she did. But, in all of our cruising Casco, Muscongus, Penobscot, Frenchman’s Bays and much of the Caribbean, we have never had a “corner” as Joel and Marcy had on several occasions. Can you please enlighten us? It sounds like a pleasant occurrence. Janet and Richard Geyer Cape Elizabeth and Friendship, Maine

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From Joel Gleason: While I was still a student at Purdue back in the early ’60s, I got a job driving the launches at the Corinthian and Boston yacht clubs in Marblehead. My boss at the BYC, the dockmaster, was a retired yacht captain named Russ Lamont. Russ was a very colorful character who had served in the Coast Guard during World War II commanding a coastal sailing schooner patrolling for German submarines. He had silver hair, was built like Santa Claus (but without the beard), and was never without a pipe clenched between his teeth. One of the boats at the BYC was Bar Shy, a 65-foot Chris-Craft Constellation owned by Bruce Coffin (of the Nantucket Coffins), a wealthy enterpreneur who, along with Arthur Godfrey, were the major stockholders of CBS at the time. Russ had been captain of Bar Shy (named for Bruce’s daughters, Barbara and Sheila) for many years. However, since the boat spent winters in Bal Harbor, Fla., Russ had retired from skippering in order to be able to be with his wife yearround. Bar Shy‘s mooring was right next to my own back then, well down into Marblehead Harbor and just off what was then Ted Hood’s house. Her captain was an old Florida cracker by the name of Jimmy Wooden, and we became fast friends. Jim’s wife, Bunny, served as Bruce Coffin’s housekeeper both in Marblehead and down in Bal Harbor. Jim lived aboard the boat, while Bunny stayed in the Coffin’s home at the head of the harbor. Each night, just before bedtime, Captain Jim would turn the Bar Shy‘s powerful spotlight on and off several times, “winking” good night to Bunny at the house, and she, in turn, would flash her bedroom light on and off. Russ, Jim and I spent a great deal of time together after working hours during those long-ago summers. The expression in question was originated, I think, by Russ. At the end of the day, which was often after 11 p.m., Russ would ask, “Anybody feel like having a ‘corner?’ Quite simply, “a corner” is a cocktail. But “having a cocktail” (a corner) was an art form to Captains Russ and Jim. I spent many an evening with them

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aboard Bar Shy, or my own Muscobe, drinking one or two Cuba Libres, listening to them swap colorful tall tales about their adventures over the past 50 years, while they each put away the better part of a bottle of Canadian Club. I’m telling you, those guys could drink like the old sailors they were. Yet because of their bulk, they rarely became inebriated. Jimmy used to joke, “Joel, I’ve probably consumed enough booze to sink this boat numerous times.” I still remember them fondly, and for the past 45 years or so, having a “corner,” especially aboard a boat, has been my way of remembering them – and my youth. And now, as Paul Harvey would say, you know the rest of the story. Joel Gleason Marblehead, Mass.

Likes Roger Long’s race proposal Truly a creative proposal (Letters, October/November). And perhaps Points East will organize and co-sponsor such a race, particularly if they can find one or more $ponsor$ who would put up some cash for prizes and parties. I suspect that most go-for-the-jugular racing skippers would bypass the event as child’s play. Those skippers who do enter would likely be the cruising types who enjoy the passing scene. And that’s how it

should be promoted. You’ll need a clever name for the race, some clever interim (waypoint) activities to encourage participation (such as raft-ups, beach parties, on-board cookoffs, lobster bakes, discussions led by experts focusing on local history and sea-lore, etc.); and plenty of clever PR to generate excitement. Also, limitations should be put on the type of boat acceptable for entry into the race: e.g., “Must carry full cruising accommodations, such as full water and fuel tanks; complete provisioning sufficient to push boat’s waterline below surface; at least one stereo, one television, one still camera, and one video camera, fully stocked bar, etc. Minimum four crew per boat, but no maximum number.” And so forth. All such requirements should enhance the fun factor. The race should be, in addition to a challenge of navigation and seamanship, a celebratory event: Could it be tied to some centennial or anniversary to celebrate the State of Maine, highlight a historic event, or promote a harbor festival? Could work! Go for it! Capt. Bernie Weiss Stamford Conn.

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Three or four times each year someone says to me, "I'm coming to cruise the coast of Maine – what should I see and where should I go?" There's so much to see, do and experience I never know what to say. You can't beat the views of Portland from Peaks; I always include The Basin on the New Meadows as one of the coast's best hurricane holes, you can't miss talking to the Lewis Brothers on VHF as you wait to go through Townsend Gut; the lobster boat races and windjammers are, "must sees." The list goes on and on. What would you consider a, "must experience, see or do," on the Maine coast and why? Anyone? -Posted by Riverbed

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around immediately, so fearful was I that I would miss even one issue of the lunatic ravings of your motley crew of mendicants, blowhards and no-hopers. My God, they can be funny. As a Kiwi, it’s their lack of self-importance that appeals to me most. Keep up the good work. Peter Winter Atlanta, Ga.

Points East keeps my dream alive I started my Points East subscription a few years ago, at a time when I was looking ahead to retirement and a little cruising along the coast of New Hampshire (I live in the Midwest). My parents live in a house on Little Harbor, and I was looking forward to keeping a small sailboat there, getting out to the Isles of Shoals, trips like that. Points East was a way of keeping the juices flowing, and there’s always some good stuff. Well, fiscal realities are going to be keeping my retirement in the Midwest, which is just fine. The sailing is great on Lake Michigan. But now I enjoy the magazine with a different flavor, as it has become a way of staying connected, a little bit of that plan I can still keep. I think the editorial transition has been great, by the way. As a point of interest (to some, maybe), my folks’ house in Portsmouth, which I still visit a couple of times a year, is directly across from BG’s and what used to be Mike’s Marina (“Witches Cove Marina,” I think), which was a Mystery Harbor last year. The house was built in the 1700s, my great-great-uncle moved there in the early 1900s, and my cousins (some still live there) and I spent a lot of summer days on Sagamore Creek. Pat Sturgis s/v Jolie Blonde Milwaukee, Wisc.

Wonderlust was on our mooring My wife and I enjoy your magazine, and you gave us a happy surprise when we opened the October/November issue to Page 11 and read “August’s Mystery: A late but great story.” Wonderlust was indeed in The Goslings in Casco Bay. My wife and I own the mooring she was attached to and are pleased he found it a romantic spot. There is only one comment I would make. The mooring ball says “Noa’s Ark” as they are my wife’s initials: Nancy O’Brien Angier. We hope to see Mr. and Mrs. Wonderlust some time in the future. Jerry Angier Portland, Maine

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Perspectives Peeling back the layers: The Roper Boats On May 5, 1994, my now 92-year-old dad (aka, “Grampy” to Points East readers) self-published a book called “Roper Boats.” The book contained both pictures and narrative, done in his inimitable style, describing about 40 Roper boats owned either by his father, himself, or by one of his three sons over a period of about 50 years. Like layers of built-up paint, his descriptions of each one reflect a piece of the life, times, and personality of its owner. Let’s peel back the surface of a few of these boats and step aboard in the 1920s.

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Boat #1, circa 1920. She was simply named Canoe. Book photo: a sepia blackand-white photograph in a bucolic setting by a lake; two boys, one about 4 and the other about 11 in what looks like blissful surroundings. Dad writes: “Don’t remember much about Canoe except watching Father ironing on canvas having applied Ambroid glue and then heating and melting it into the canvas using a hot iron. Messy. This picture of brother Peter and me pushing it into the lake was actually posed and taken by a professional photographer. Peter and I look so angelic in the shot, which looks as if we’re headed for a friendly paddle when really we hated each other. Perhaps I was a nuisance to my older brother.”

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Boat #2, circa 1924. She was named Carula. Photo: nondescript 20-foot open motorboat propped up in the backyard. Dad writes: “The name came from a random group of old brass letters that Father had in the basement; in true Yankee spirit, he played around with them until he got a reasonably good sounding name: Carula. I remember one spring at about age 8, I was playing with the engine that had been removed that winter and was down in the basement. Out of sheer curiosity, I took off the cover of the reverse gear. Suddenly I dropped one of the cover cap screws into the reverse gear, where I couldn’t possibly get it. I worried for two months that when they put it in the boat and tried to run it, that screw would catch the gears and ruin the engine. I held my breath (and tongue) as they started her up and put her in gear that summer. No problem and no one ever knew until now.”

Boat #3, built pre-1925. She was named Emily-O. Photo: a gaff-rigged 35-foot yawl with bowsprit and long overhangs. Dad writes: “Father bought it for $500 in 1925. She was just enough of a yacht to allow him to qualify for the New York Yacht Club. She was

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wide and slow and leaked horribly. And Emily-O would never go to windward. For that she needed the engine, which was a massive, slow-turning two-cylinder Lathrop. It had a huge flywheel that was used to start it. There were holes in the rim, and one put a bar in a hole, rolled the engine by compression, and just hoped it didn’t backfire, which would have then driven the bar through the bottom of the boat. We primed the cylinders with raw gas into each petcock, pouring the gas from an open coffee can. Then we hoped for the best. One memorable cruise was when two pals and I, at about age 21, took the boat to Fishers Island to visit a wealthy friend named Bill. The four of us sailed back to Greenwich, Conn., together. Bill had been promised by his parents $21,000 by age 21 if he didn’t drink. We had a rough passage back on the EmilyO with bad leaks, headwinds, rough seas and only one cylinder of the two working. When we finally arrived and dropped anchor, we settled below and had good strong drinks. Bill, too. But before he did so, he swore us to secrecy, then fell asleep on his bunk before dinner. No secret anymore. But no matter. All dead now except me. On another trip across the sound, we got caught in a squall which put a strain on the mizzenmast, pushing it down on the keel and causing a heavy leak. Emily-O was sinking. We spotted a stretch of clear

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shore in front of the prestigious SewanakaCorinthian Yacht Club and ran all 35 feet of her right up on the beach. Very soon, a club employee hurried down and told us this was private club property and we had to leave. Didn’t happen. The worst of Old Emmy’s leaks was when my sister, her husband, Phil, and I (age 12) ran into a squall, and she leaked so much, the water in the boat got high enough for the flywheel to throw it around the cabin. That was a bad sign when Emmy leaked like that. Phil got real worried, turned over the wheel to me, and said: “I abrogate responsibility.” I had no idea what the word meant, but I could see that he was no longer captain. So that’s a small piece of the first 10 years of Roper boats. From there, the boats, like the generations of their Roper owners, go on, sometimes evolving and sometimes repeating some of the look and feel from ingrained memories of an earlier time. It’s really all about keeping a family afloat – kind of like taking a ship’s log to the pictorial, personal, and anecdotal level to buoy up the really important memories. Try it sometime yourself with your own history of your boats. You could use “Roper Boats” as a model, but the first print run was only five copies. Not a big seller. But each copy is cherished. Dave Roper keeps his boat in Marblehead, Mass.

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y family archives indicate that my great-great-great grandfather Dodge Morgan sailed boats on the ocean. This, of course, is just one more curious activity out of the distant past, an era when people used personal automobiles for transportation, cooked their food on fire flames, took walks, copulated, ate animals, smoked grass, wore bulky clothing made from either animal fur or petroleum, wrote words down on paper, had an average lifespan of 80 years, and died of cancer. As my readers well know, I am an avid sailor myself. I like to think that I am acting out genes passed on from my ancient relative, Dodge – that it is, in fact, he who is guiding my sailing ventures now, that I have no choice in the matter. Of course, the art and science of sailing is quite different technically than it was 100 years ago in 2008. Since the oceans have been placed off limits to all of us for environmental concerns, we moderns sail in the atmosphere. We have learned pure air sailing. Where it took my great-great-great grand-dad 150 days to sail in water around the earth – a time that, believe it or not, then set a record – I can leisurely do this over a weekend. Dodge’s boat, American Promise, sat in the water like a piece of debris (sea trash called jetsam or flotsam in those old days; today called civilization ocean cover); my boat suspends in air. His boat was fitted with clumsy cloth sails; my boat is driven by my psyche (the oldtimers would say my experience would be virtual and not actual, but they did not understand that all life is virtual rather than actual). His boat moved at not much more than nine nautical miles per hour; my boat travels at sound speed, and I am proud to be among those who are reaching for lightspeed sailing. His boat used those old-fashioned orbiting satellites for position fixing, while we have our uni-

verse grid of the 15 occupied planets to define where we are in millimeter-sized space blocks. Dodge ate animal flesh packed in flexible metal bags and drank carbonated poison on his astoundingly long voyages. He read words printed on glued together sheets of paper for entertainment – you know, those odd and clumsy things they called books. He cleaned himself in gravity-fed sprays of H2O because hygiene air stalls had not yet been invented. My family history has it that Dodge considered a lively and crass sense of humor as a critical component in sailing. Evidently, a sailor in those times had to laugh at him/herself as well as at the world to be considered competent. Humor tended to be extremely crude then. Can you believe that those people found activities like sex and farting to be hilarious? Even the physical act of laughing was different then. People made loud barking sounds. My guess is that people got away with the incredible noise pollution because there were only six and one-half billion of them on planet Earth and no anti-laugh legislation. To show you how ridiculous was humor a hundred years ago, I give you some punch lines from my collection of Dodge jokes: “. . . and now you are trying to screw me out of my strawberries;” “. . . he’s only done it twice in his life, the first time he got sick and second time his hat blew off;” “. . . she said go piss in a bottle, and I said go crap in your hat, and the fight was on;” “. . . don’t mount them, just put them side by side;” “. . . under my buckin’ hat;” “I would, too, but it’s not that kind of party;” “I am not here;” “ . . . why from up here it does look like they are doing it.” I am quite sure I couldn’t cope with life as it was a hundred years ago, but sometimes I really, really wish they would perfect the time-warp capsule so I could try. Dodge Morgan lives on Snow Island, Maine.

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Nowadays, I really need a hobby How cool would this be? A new genre of boat called a Zero Footprint Fair Weather Strolling Short Hopper? I think I’m going to design the prototype all by myself and then start building them for my target customers. Let me say a word about my target customers. They would be guys who are not interested in speed or power or convenience on the water. They would be 58year-old guys who are me. If you fit this description then please read on, because I will describe your next boat in some detail. If there’s time, I will include a drawing. I like to imagine the one-page brochure of the ZFFWSSH, or as I like to call it, the Zifwish (which may very well mean something interesting in another language). The summary paragraph at the top will be suchlike: “This 15-foot motor launch will gently take you and three companions wherever you want to go on a nice day. And back again. Your passage will be powered by a silent motor, more than quiet enough for you to chat softly to one another as you sit under the tasseled awning in your built-in wooden deck chairs. No fuel or exhaust will disturb the fragrance of the soft land breeze or the crème brule. Welcome to the world of a Zero Footprint Fair Weather Strolling Short Hopper.” As I mentioned, this brochure will be sent only to me, my target demography. On the back of the brochure will be a technical description: Above your awning/bimini, discretely sewn into the canvas, is an array of thin flexible solar panels that produce impressive current even on overcast summer days. These solar panels supply power for a bank of deepcycle, sealed batteries that live below the waterline. The batteries supply power to an inboard electric

motor that turns the propeller shaft. The motor has one moving part. Hooray. The motor control is mounted beside the stern seat, from which the captain steers with a beautifully crafted wooden tiller and rudder. Under the stern seat is installed the one piece of high-tech hardware aboard: an amp-hour monitor that transmits to a tiny handheld receiver the current number of hours and miles available on the batteries. The front center of the brochure will have a testimonial from a satisfied customer something like: “This morning, my wife hinted that she would love to go to our favorite cove for lunch. I checked the handheld which said that our Zifwish had a good four hours of running time in her, accumulated over the past few days. So we packed up an impressive lunch and walked down to the dock. Quickly we were gliding silently through the waters we love so much. Once upon a time, we would have wanted to play music, but there was too much to hear, too much to inhale. ... “When we arrived back home late this afternoon, we wondered where we would go the next time our little launch was topped off with solar energy and ready to travel. My wife kissed me and said, you are the most wonderful man in the world, so much better than the guy I dated right before I met you.” I said I would include a drawing of this bold new boat if there were time, but there isn’t. So let me just leave you with this invitation. If you are in my target audience, and are me, please order one of these Zero Footprint Fair Weather Strolling Short Hoppers. I really want to make one. Tom Snyder divides his time between Peaks Island, Maine and Cambridge, Mass.

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Briefly Fisherman/novelist Greenlaw arrested Linda Greenlaw, an Isle au Haut, Maine, commercial fisherman and author, was arrested Sept. 28, accused of fishing illegally inside Canada’s 200-mile limit. She entered a St. Johns, Newfoundland, court in handcuffs to hear charges. Greenlaw, 47, whose Sea Hawk hails from Fairhaven, Mass., survived the 1991 “perfect storm,” immortalized by author Sebastian Junger in the book of the same name. Aboard Sea Hawk was a film crew from Original Productions of Burbank, Calif doing a television series on swordfishing. Due to a confidentiality agreement, Greenlaw was prohibited from commenting on the incident. FMI: www.nationalfisherman.com.

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SARSAT makes 6,000th U.S. rescue Two people rescued from the site of their downed airplane near Concrete, Wash., pushed to 6,000 the number of people rescued in the United States by the system that uses NOAA weather and climate satellites to pinpoint downed pilots, shipwrecked mariners, and stranded hikers. The plane’s pilot did not survive the accident. NOAA’s operational polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites pick up distress signals from emergency locator beacons and relay them to Search and Rescue authorities. Since 1982, the Search and Rescue SatelliteAided Tracking system called COSPAS-SARSAT has supported more than 25,000 rescues worldwide. FMI: http://www.noaa.gov.

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DISPATCHES/From our harbor masters

Holiday boat paraders take theirs with ice By Carol Standish For Points East It’s cold on the water in the winter in New England. Nevertheless, there is a special kind of person who would rather be on the water in any weather than flopping around on dry land. Among those folks are the boaters who participate in holiday boat parades. They freeze their hands decorating their boats – and the rest of themselves as they guide their glowing crafts through dark and the frigid water – and are happy as clams to do it.

restaurants. There is no entry fee, but participating vessels are asked to donate a toy for the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center. “We have everything from inflatable dinghies to large sailboats, but most are midsize powerboats,” says Walsh, “We never know what will be coming down the river.”

It’s the 12th year for Newport, R.I.’s holiday boat parade. Harbormaster Tim Mills reports that the parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 8. It will start at approximately 6 p.m. at the Goat Island Causeway and proceed Mystic, Conn.’s Mystic clockwise around the harRiver has been the scene bor to the Newport waterof an increasingly popular front. The judges will be holiday boat parade for staged at the Newport the past five years. The Yacht Club, which will alGreater Mystic Chamber so host the post-parade of Commerce is the sponparty, opening their doors sor of the event with ento the public with free thusiastic support from food – lots of hot chowder Seaport Marine and and other nourishing Noank Shipyard. This munchies for participants year, on Saturday, Nov. 29, and spectators alike. Santa will arrive at the “We usually get 10 to 20 Mystic River Park on the boats, depending on the Mystic Seaport’s lobster weather,” says Mills, “inboat The Star at 2 p.m. cluding two harbormaster and will hear Christmas boats. Newport was lucky wishes until 5 p.m. enough to have an 86-foot Shortly after 6 p.m., a paCoast Guard cutter starade of lighted and decotioned in downtown rated boats will leave the Newport four years ago. Seaport docks and proThe crew always does up ceed down the river, under Photo courtesy Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce the cutter. They’ve made the bridge (which will be themselves part of the raised), then turn and line The parade of illuminated vessels forms up alongside the community that way.” up in front of the park for Seaport docks before casting off and heading downriver, where they’ll be judged for creativity as they pass by Mystic Sometimes the Navy enjudging. ters a boat, and a 90-foot The party after the pa- River Park. tug usually participates. rade at the Mystic Shipyard warms everybody up. “Prizes are given for Last year the event could boast approximately 25,000 the most innovative, the best-dressed, and the most lights. Prize categories include the boat that exhibits the charismatic crew. “The most highly coveted prize, a commemorative banner, is given for the best of the most team effort, the best lights for sail, power and best, each year’s Miss Mystic Vessel of Grandeur,” commercial, the best bridge decoration, and the best says Tricia Walsh from the chamber. Other great costumes on passengers. On land, the contest extends booty includes gift certificates to area shops and to the best lit and decorated porch. The harbormas16 Points East December 2008

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ter’s building won that one last year. Prizes are donated by local businesses, usually in the form of gift certificates, and every participant receives a framed copy of the event poster. In Hyannis, Mass., the whole waterfront gets involved in the Harbor Lighting and Boat Parade on Saturday, Dec. 6. The Visitor’s Center on Ocean Street hosts Santa, who arrives on the fire-department vessel (the harbormaster’s boat is already hauled for the winter). All day long, carolers stroll among the elaborately decorated shops, and residents and visitors enjoy free hot chocolate. Shortly after dark on Saturday, “Brave people who have lighted and decorated their boats will form a parade in the harbor,” says Deborah Converse of the chamber. “We usually have about 20 boats.” And from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., HY-Line Cruises will offer short harbor cruises to view the lights on Main Street from the water. For the salty holiday revelers of the New Hampshire coast, there is, apparently, no on-thewater event. I made half a dozen calls to the harbor towns. “Boat parade? What boats?” responded one coastal town official. The harbors and beach towns are all pretty much buttoned up for the winter. Oh well, I guess they’ll all just have to party on terra firma this year. I do think it behooves this magazine, the offices of which can be found right in downtown Portsmouth, to agitate for a waterborne winter celebration for the 2009 holidays. Boothbay Harbor, Maine boaters have laughed at winter weather for 46 years. Their 47th lighted holiday boat parade will be held on Dec. 5 and will start at 5 p.m., reports harbormaster, www.pointseast.com

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CALENDAR/Points East planner DECEMBER 2 The 6-Metre Class, a lecture by Toby Rodes, 7:30, Museum of Yachting, IRYS Restoration Hall, Newport, R.I. For more information, visit www.moy.org.

15 Mystic Seapor t Adventure Series, Mystic, Conn. Backpacker Andrew Skurka, the first person to complete the 6,875-mile Great Western Loop, talks about his journey. FMI: www.mysticseaport.org.

3 The Friendship Sloop, a Schooner Fame lecture, St. Joseph Hall, 160 Derby St., Salem, Mass., 7 p.m. Owner/builder Charles Burnham of Essex will discuss the history, characteristics and sailing qualities. FMI: 978-729-7600 or 978-7401660.

22-25 40th Annual CMTA Hartford Boat & Fishing Show, Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, Conn. FMI: www. hartfordboatshow.com.

11 Port Harbor Marine Holiday Parties, Rockport, Holden and Spring Point locations, Spring Point Marina, South Portland, Maine. For details, call 207-767-3254, 800-262-8652, email: info@portharbormarine.com, www.portharbormarine.com. 16 Mystic Seaport Adventure Series, Mystic, Conn. Sailors Bill and Mary Russell will share their story of migrating to a raised pilothouse trawler to fulfill their dream of cruising to the Georgian Bay on Lake Huron during a 6,000-mile trip. FMI: FMI: www.mysticseaport.org. JANUARY 8 Orientation on Careers and Training in the Marine Industry, IYRS Newport Campus, 449 Thames St., Newport, R.I. An evening orientation session on career and training opportunities in the marine industry. FMI: www.iyrs.org or email John Freer: jfreer@iyrs.org.

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Deshaies harbor, a delightful little hole on the northwest corner of Guadeloupe, is a comfortable 45-mile broad reach from Antigua’s English Harbour, with, generally, steady northeast winds.

This one-way bareboat cruise over the horizon added a sense of adventure and the thrill of landfall to Caribbean chartering. By Rob MacRiner For Points East tunning Guadeloupe is occasionally ignored as a bareboat-charter destination by Northeast cruisers because it’s often overshadowed by more popular islands. However, Guadeloupe offers a complete European experience with a number of charming and well-serviced ports.

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New England’s recreational mariners can escape the cold, damp winter of the Northeast and indulge in the flavor of France while basking in the heart of the Caribbean. Guadeloupe is a blend of contemporary cities, lush rainforests, spectacular landscapes, white sandy beaches, and French architecture with a hip tropical atmosphere. Steady northeast trade winds and flat waters provide magnificent sailing up and editor@pointseast.com

down the leeward coastline, enent bases throughout the abling charterers to comfortably Leeward Islands. Guadeloupe explore many of Guadeloupe’s has numerous charter compagood harbors and charismatic nies within its main marina, towns. After 23 years of bareMarina Bas du Fort, near downboating worldwide, Guadeloupe town Pointe-à-Pitre and only was the only group of Islands in three miles from the internationthe Caribbean bareboat chain I al Airport. These include hadn’t sailed, and I’m puzzled Sunsail, Antilles-Sail, Tropical why I waited so long to see this Yachts and Albatross Caribbean. magnificent archipelago. With As well, Moorings (not in the help of the Internet, I found Guadeloupe), can also arrange a good deal on a one-way drop off for a drop-off to surrounding from St. Martin to Guadeloupe Islands. As an alternative, and charted a route south to inAntigua and St. Martin are also clude St. Barts, St. Kitts, Nevis, Map by Rob MacRiner good bases to depart from with a and Antigua. We logged about One can sail north or south on a one-way number of well-known charter 300 miles, which was doable in drop-off and usually have favorable northeast companies. We chartered with 11 days; however, a day or two winds at 10 to 15 knots. Antilles-Sail, a French company, more would have been better. and we picked up the yacht from You can easily spend a week or more just exploring their St. Martin base, sailing south to Guadeloupe the Guadeloupe archipelago, but if you have the time, and returning the yacht to their home base in Bas du a one-way drop-off is a great way to see most of the Fort, Pointe-a-Pitre. Leeward Islands.

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Martin. US Airways, Sailing north from United, Delta and Guadeloupe to St. American Airlines all Martin is the least enoffer connecting recumbered direction turn flights for about and, as a result, is the US$440. If you choose most popular route. We chose to sail south to arrange a one-way from St. Martin to bareboat charter, you Guadeloupe, which is will need a flight back also very good and to your original port generally benefits of arrival (i.e., St. from the same steady Martin.) Windward northeast trade winds, Airlines, Liat, Air with one exception: Antilles and Air Sailing east from Caraibes all offer daiNevis to Antigua, a 45ly one-way flights for about CDN$70 to mile crossing, is usualPhoto courtesy Rob MacRiner ly directly into the CDN$100 total. These airlines pro- The obligatory crew shot: That’s the author in the center with the wind. This can be a vide service to and Nautica hat. From left, behind him, are Mat Critten, Dave Brown, Jim problem and most likely why this direcfrom most of the sur- Reid, John Kurtzs, and Ashley Stevens. rounding Leeward tion seems to be a betIslands. ter deal with the charter companies. Fortunately, the winds and seas were calm the day The sail plan we crossed, and we were able to motor-sail at five to If you choose a one-way drop-off, you can sail either six knots, which put us in Jolly Harbour Antigua just north or south with favorable trade winds coming before dark. However, a stronger wind or heavy seas from the northeast, generally at 10 to 15 knots. would have made this crossing much more difficult, if

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To me, life is an obstacle course, and there is no better example of this than checking in and out of customs and immigration. One of the challenges of sailing to many different international ports is the number of times you must experience the painfully slow check-in and check-out process. not unrealistic. If you choose this route you will need to factor this obstacle into your sail plan. Generally both directions are good, and the sailing is very enjoyable. I sailed a one-way north from Antigua to St. Martin in 1997 with Sunsail over 10 days and had great winds and good sailing every day. The best sailing (or at least the most comfortable sailing), either north or south, is along the leeward coast of St. Kitts and Nevis, and again on the leeward coast of Guadeloupe. Both locations offer between 20 to 25 miles of flat waters with perfect winds.

Provisioning If your departure point is St. Martin, I can highly recommend provisioning on the Dutch side where prices are about 30 percent lower than on the French side. Grande Marche (Dutch side) is a large grocery

store in the center of St. Martin that’s easily accessible, and worth the effort to get to. Guadeloupe’s main base of Bas du Fort has a number of stores with a wide variety of choices and great French bread, but again it’s France and, of course, it’s expensive. You will generally be able to find good provisioning in most ports throughout this journey. Water and fuel are all fairly accessible as well. I typically find restaurants throughout the Caribbean pricey, and generally we prefer to eat onboard. However, there are some great restaurants not to be missed; you simply need to ask around and pick your spots. Guadeloupe has an eclectic cuisine I characterize as a fusion of French, Caribbean and Indian.

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landed here during his second voyage in 1493. It is also known as la grande galette, or big pancake, because of its round shape and flat surface. Deserted white-sand beaches and Old World charm make this a great place to stop before heading to the main town in Guadeloupe, Pointe-a-Pitre.

The customs challenge To me, life is an obstacle course, and there is no better example of this than checking in and out of customs and immigration. One of the challenges of sailing to many different international ports is the number of times you must experience the painfully slow check-in and check-out process. Antigua is a classic example of this problem. As many sailors know, if time is limited, checking-in and checking-out can often be more problematic than heavy seas and high winds. Running back and forth between Antigua’s customs, immigration, and the harbormaster, six times in over 90 minutes was like living a Laurel and Hardy parody, all staged in one shack with three divided offices, requiring handwriting a dozen repetitive and lengthy forms. Although, if you appear humble, show no signs of being angry, carefully flatter everyone involved, and use some skillful negotiation, you might get them to let you check-in and out all at once over two days. Experiences in St. Martin, St. Barts, St. Kitts and Guadeloupe are similar but not as bad. St. Kitts will accommodate your check-in and out of Nevis which will save some time. Managing this issue of checkingin and out of so many different ports is without question a problem with this journey, but it’s part of island life; you just need to remind yourself how the game is played and be prepared so you don’t have a meltdown after seven or eight hours in open water. Just keep chanting in your head: “The islands are beautiful, the sailing is great; this is more than a vacation, it’s an adventure.”

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this, so we let it go for a while. Within half an hour, the main had ripped, and the jib, having been pulled out about three feet by the wind, was shredding at the leach. The engine alarms went off, but I kept the engine going as it was our only means of locomotion. It quit about an hour later. At about 4 p.m., the seas had increased to six or eight feet, and they were breaking and building. The wind still blew from 40 to 50 knots, and we had no engine and no sails. What ever happened to that half-hour 30-knot squall? Bob and I handled each new problem with even temperament. The sun was going down, Photo courtesy Randy Bryan the wind was staying much too Godot rode a fair tide down on the East River, through New York City, and conditions high, and the seas were still building up to 10 feet. I eventubegan to fall apart after we left Sandy Hook astern. ally went on deck, clipped on now visible over the Jersey shore. Then, all hell broke with my harness and tether, loose. I’d gotten the jib reeled in to a six-inch panel, and secured the main. We got used to sailing downand was just starting to take the mainsail down when wind under bare poles, averaging 3-6 knots – away we were hit with a sudden 40-knot blast from the from land – but our dinghy was flipped by a breaking west that in seconds shot up to 55 to 60 knots. The wave, snapping the towline. Now we had no dinghy. main was pinned against the stays, became stuck in We decided to call the Coast Guard to advise them of its track, and started flapping loudly. The sea disap- our predicament and get their advice. They were a big peared under a mass of wind-whipped foam, every- help. We gave them our position off Bob’s handheld thing blowing horizontally and stinging like pebbles. GPS, and they told us the heavy weather would conI tried to pull the main down with the new downhaul, tinue through the night. I informed them that we but it failed miserably because of knots that had were having trouble, but that we were not in danger. formed in the twisting line. Fortunately, the new lazy I asked for their judgment, and they said they’d send jacks helped to contain the flapping, saving much of a boat to prepare for a tow. This was most welcome the sail. The jib was also flapping loudly, and poor Bob news. We agreed to their decision. came up on deck after only 10 minutes of rest. The Coast Guard asked us if they should contact I told Bob I was going up on deck to try to get the family for anyone, and I asked them to call my wife, main down by hand, but he was uncomfortable with Ellen, and tell her we were OK and in the Coast

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Once safely inside Atlantic City Marina, the crew took stock of the damage incurred during the blow: a lost dinghy, a torn main, a shredded jib, a questionable engine − and one frightened wife at home.

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Guard’s hands. Understandably, Ellen took the news emotionally and brewed up another storm on shore. My mistake. The Coast Guard sent a cutter – Tahoma, formerly out of Portsmouth – and they babysat us all night and through the next day. They checked on us every half-hour by VHF and kept a spotlight on us the entire night. Bob became seasick and feverish as night fell, and

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THERACIN Halletts vie for PYC Fall Series victory Twenty-four boats in four divisions enjoyed almost perfect fall conditions during the final day of the 2008 PYC Fall Series off Portland, Maine. Two races were held in 12 to 15 knots of breeze for all divisions. Every division winning spot was in play going into this last day, which produced some very close finishes. Division 1 was won by Richard Hallett sailing his Hallett 33 Family Wagon. Richard Hallett finished the day with a 1st and a 4th to tie in points with his father, Merle Hallett, sailing Scaramouche. The tie was broken by Richard having won two races, while Merle only won one during the series. Division 2 was won by Keemah, owned by Don Logan. Keemah had an epic battle with Vapor Trail, a Frers 33’ owned by Neal Melanson. Each boat posted two 1sts and two 2nds going into the last race. The last race was close as Keemah edged out Vapor Trail by one second on corrected time. Keemah also won the Lippoth Trophy for the best performance by a PYC member in the Fall Series. Division 3 was won by Fotofinish, an PYC, continued on Page 54

Short ships regatta stands tall indeed Despite thick fog and a steady rain, the 2008 Short Ships Rowing Regatta was run at Atlantic Challenge Sunday morning, Sept. 14. Twenty-three hearty rowers in 13 boats raced a three-mile course through Rockland’s inner harbor. The Atlantic Challenge Short Ships race is a fun and friendly competition open to all manner of rowing craft – wood and fiberglass, kayaks, singles, doubles, sliding-seat craft, and gigs. This year’s overall winner was Meredith Currier of Rockport, Maine, competing 48 Points East December 2008

in a sliding-seat rowing scull. Other winners included: Fixed Single – Reinhard Zollitsch; Fixed Double – Team Casting (Bill Corbett and Jarlath McEntee with Sheila Corbett as coxswain); Kayak – Eric Coker; and Gig – Lighthorseman, an eight-oared gig crewed by Atlantic Challenge Apprentices (Anderson, Carlisle, Davydov, Lippett, Llewellyn, Pearce-Theroux, Sprague and Zogby, with McLean as coxswain) Three good-humor prizes were also SHORT, continued on Page 51

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INGPAGES It was shirt-sleeve weather with steady southwesterlies on Oct. 26 when the Mystic River Yacht Club kicked off its autumn frostbiting season.

Frostbiting begins but without frost The 2008 MRYC Fall Frostbite Regatta Series started on Oct. 26 with fantastic shirt-sleeve weather and excellent southwesterlies that built from 10 to 15 knots. With these good sailing conditions, we were able to pull off six races at a good clip. Winning the regatta with two 1sts and three 2nds was Mystic River Yacht Club’s own Clemmie Everett sailing with Mallie Baffum. Just two points back were Ted and son Andrew Corning of the Conanicut Yacht Club in Jamestown, R.I. In 3rd place was newcomer Chris Sinnett, sailing with his wife, Kathy, and hailing from the New York Yacht Club. Sunday, Nov. 2, was a bonus round of good weather for the start of the month. It seemed that everyone with a boat was out there getting the last run of the season. Soon we frostbiters will be the only ones left on the water, with five more races going into December. It was sunny with 10 to 13 knots of wind out of

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Connecticut woman is named top scholar-athlete MIT senior Julie Arsenault of Thompson, Conn., has been named the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association’s 2008 top scholar-athlete. She was among 20 scholar athletes selected to the 2008 ICSA All Academic Sailing Team, which included two other New Englanders: MIT senior Jack Field of Noank, Conn.; and Connecticut College junior David Marshall of Jamestown, R.I. The All Academic Team recognizes 10 first-team and 10 second-team student-athletes, juniors and seniors, who maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a scale of 4.00 and were key starters or reserve members of their school’s sailing team. “Selection to the first team acknowledges an emphasis on academic achievement,” said ICSA President, Mitch ARSENAULT, continued on Page 54 www.pointseast.com

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Beware Wind: There’s a new stormy-day video It’s not every year that a sailing movie is released in theaters. It’s even rarer when a sailing movie centered on sailboat racing is released. So when I heard about Roy Disney’s project, “Morning Light,” I was certainly intrigued. Roy Disney, past Walt Disney Company executive and passionate offshore racing enthusiast, championed this feature both in concept and reality. Disney’s idea was to find a group of young sailors and give them a high-performance yacht to sail and race in the Transpac Race. “Morning Light “is a documentary of Disney’s project, covering everything from the recruitment of the sailors right through to the end of the Transpac Race. Although this movie is a documentary, its production is of Disney quality and dramatization. The story, while real and potentially boring, takes on an excitement through the cameras and the situations that present themselves for the young sailors throughout the journey. To start off, Disney had to find a crew of sailors that would endure and commit themselves to the rigorous six months of training and the race itself. A group of sailing coaches and sailing professionals went through over 500 applications to pick a crew of 15 sailors from the ages of 15 to 23. These young sailors were given the keys to the boat, a TP52, which would be their vehicle for the 2,300-mile race from Long Beach, Calif., to Diamond Head, Hawaii. The training took place in both California and Hawaii and taught the sailors how to use the boat to its utmost potential. I was a bit let down on the actual footage of the training and the potential to show actual techniques learned by the sailors. However, I can understand that the film needed to balance the need to appeal to both the sailing audience and to a general nonracing or boating audience. However, there were some great scenes from the Hawaii overnight training, a particularly difficult training run through high winds and waves. After bonding over months of intense on- and offthe-water training, the young sailors are asked to pick their crew. This part I was impressed with, as it seemed the sailors weren’t controlled by coaches or production staff to make this race their own. Starting with nominating and picking a skipper, the sailors chose who would be responsible for each position on the boat. In all, 11 sailors would make the trip from California to Hawaii, leaving four sailors behind as alternates.

The decision to pick your crew is always a difficult one and these decisions certainly were heightened by the pressure of the movie and how each sailor would be perceived during and after the race. Impressively, the crew took the decisions in stride and did what was right for the team’s success. The actual race seemed as though it would be very boring and atypical. Traditionally, the race is a downwind sled ride to Hawaii. Right from the start, strategy played a big part in the race, and dodging light winds was the key to success. However, not all the light winds could be dodged, as this particular year’s race would be one of the longest and slowest in recent history. As you would think, this wouldn’t make for much excitement, but just as you start to commiserate with the crew for the lack of wind and speed, the race really starts. The wind built one night, and as morning approached, so did the team’s major competition, Samba Pa Ti, another TP52 with a crew of professional sailors, owned and skippered by John Kilroy, Jr. It almost seemed staged and fake for a minute. How could this be, that the two boats would meet almost within boat lengths of each other hundreds of miles offshore and days into the race? The meeting started a match race for the record books, as both boats made their way to the finish. This was the most exciting part of the film, with many people in the audience actually gasping at the fact that these boats were so close. “Morning Light” has a few flaws. The lack of actual sail-training technical footage could hinder its popularity for both sailors and nonsailing true-documentary enthusiasts. Also, the voice, production and editing of the film make the movie seem a bit like a highlight reel with which the sailors can commemorate their experiences, rather than a film to teach and inspire others. However, these flaws don’t hinder my recommendation that every sailor see this movie. “Morning Light” helps build an appreciation and passion for offshore racing. The movie will gain a spot on my sailing-video shelf and should serve as an inspiration for future sailboat racing enthusiasts. Watch out Wind, there may be a new video to show on rainy, stormy days at sailing camp. Carter White owns Regatta Promotions (www.regattapromotions.com), which provides regatta-management services to yacht clubs and sailing organizations throughout New England.

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SHORT, continued from Page 48 awarded. A small bilge pump was awarded to Mike Crane of Rockland because he had to pull up on the rocks by the lighthouse to pour water out of his kayak. L.K. Fink of Walpole received a giant compass due to his creative interpretation of the course, and Matt Glen of South Thomaston, an enthusiastic, last minute entry who was blown all over the course in a wooden Susan skiff, was presented with an oversized, useless ship-to-shore radio. Atlantic Challenge would like to thank race sponsors, WoodenBoat Magazine, The Inn at Oceanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edge, and The Edge Restaurant. Thanks also to race volunteers; Bob Rheault, Julie Szczech, Tom Sullivan and Sarah Austin. For more information, visit: www.atlanticchallenge.com.

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Elvis Tuna dominates Rockland Y.C. season plenty of action, with Each summer, the more starts, more spinRockland Yacht Club naker sets, and more sponsors round-the-buoy mark roundings than racing on Tuesday most fleets. RYC race evenings inside Rockland chair Jeff Dinse puts a Harbor. On September positive spin on all this 9th the club finished a activity, urging partici14-week season of pants to “take advanTuesday night races. The tage of the shorter season was split into a races to improve boatSpring Series and a Fall handling skills and racSeries, each with about ing tactics.” In recent 20 races. A total of 15 years, RYC has averboats participated. The aged more than 50 overall winner for the Photo courtesy Rockland Yacht Club races per year, making season was Elvis Tuna, a 30-foot Etchells Class The Elvis Tuna team of (from left) David Jones, Rian McClellan, RYC the most active boat skippered by local and Marco Bonometti appear oddly calm and collected after de- yacht club in the state of Maine. yacht broker David molishing their competition. Next year’s season Jones. Elvis Tuna‘s crew will again run for 14 weeks, from mid-June through consisted of Brian McClellan and Marco Bonometti. RYC’s Tuesday night racing takes place on rela- mid-September. The club welcomes newcomers, and tively short courses set up within Rockland Harbor. racing experience is not necessary. Anyone interested While a typical yacht club might have only one week- in joining the fun next year should contact Douglas ly race, RYC often manages to get in three or four Roth 207-273-2907 or Jesse Henry jesse@migis.com races in one evening. This provides RYC sailors with

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Final results (top 10), 1. Elvis Tuna 2. Old Navy 3. Walkabout 4. Badger 5. Havoc 6. Migis Magic 7. Aftermath 8. Wyanoke 9. Nellie Jane 10. Sans-Culottes

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Dana Everett prepares to sail his slooprigged giant pumpkin in the Columbus Day Great Pumpkin Regatta, held at Damariscota, Maine. This fall’s event on Oct. 13 lured at least 1,000 people to gape at the curious floating squashes, 14 of them in all. Some paddled, some motored with low-horsepower outboards, and some just capsized. It was a big turnout for the four-year-old event, which began with one pumpkin and a dozen onlookers. The next year there were two pumpkin boats. This year, enormous carved and painted pumpkins decorated Main Street in what is becoming a festival of the big veggies. Apparently, “competitors” were too busy staying afloat or being rescued to keep track of the results. These boats, designers point out, are fully recyclable. You just compost them to help grow next year’s yachts. Everett, who also sails more conventional craft, lives in nearby Bremen. Said “competitor” Kristin Cameron, of Searsport, Maine, on a www.topix.com bulletin board, “I’ve never had so much fun with or inside a veggie before.” Steve Cartwright

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the north making for ideal racing conditions. In 3rd place was newcomer Chris Sinnett sailing with his daughter, Sara. Taking 2nd in a tiebreak for 1st place were Woody and Ann Bergendahl of Ram Island Yacht Club. Winning the regatta were Ted and Andrew Corning of the Conanicut Yacht Club. More details can be found at www.mysticriveryachtclub. com. Michael Cavanaugh

Etchells 22 owned by Scott Thomas. Fotofinish posted one point better than Second Chance for the series. CCCourage, owned by Greggus and Jennifer Yahr, won Cruising Division in convincing fashion posting four 1st-place finishes. The weather was cool with light breeze that earlier in the day went from west to north and died to nothing for the trip out to the starting line. However by the time the RC set a line the wind had gained strength to almost 20 knots. The northerly direction held but swung drastically westerly to easterly making playing the shifts critical. Complete results of the Fall Series and the 2008 season awards can be found at www.portlandyachtlcub.com.

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The Bermuda One-Two race: A Brief History and Overview By Roy Guay For Points East On June 18, 1979, 20 solo sailors crossed the starting line at Newport, R.I., and nosed out into the North Atlantic to challenge the ocean and each other in a grueling 635-mile singlehanded race to St. George’s, Bermuda. In boats ranging from 22 to 41 feet in length, these sailors were the pioneer participants in the first running of what has now become a biennial tradition – the Bermuda One-Two. The race was conceived and founded in 1977 by the Society of Lone Offshore Sailors (SOLOS) under the direction of Singlehanded Transatlantic Race competitor Jerry Cartwright. In 1979, the Bermuda One-Two became the sole management re-

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sponsibility of Goat Island Yacht Club, Ltd., until 1992, when a joint agreement with the Newport (R.I.) Yacht Club was enacted, making both clubs co-organizers of the race. The St. George’s Dinghy & Sports Club has been the host club in Bermuda for the event’s entire history. The objective of this particular race is, and remains, the making of a single-handed/shorthanded passage, which encourages safety, good seamanship, communication, and ongoing gear and technique development and testing. It is an event designed to accommodate and challenge both singlehanded cruisers and racers alike – from the rock star to the Corinthian “everyman.” The race is sailed in two parts: Leg One by a lone skipper from Newport to Bermuda, and, following a brief layover, Leg Two back Newport with one crew member – hence the origin of the event’s name. The original intent of event organizers was to formulate a race that would be attractive to racing and cruising sailors alike who seek the adventure, camaraderie and experience of singlehandedly undertaking a 635-mile blue-water passage. One measure of the organizers’ success is the continually growing list of new participants who each year are added to ranks of race veterans. Several skippers have been repeating entrants of the race, and one man has successfully finished all of the past singlehanded legs. Not surprisingly, the experience gained from the Bermuda OneTwo has led some of its alumni to embark on longer singlehanded voyages, such as the Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race (STAR), the Europe Two-STAR, and the BOC, Around Alone singlehanded circumnavigational races. editor@pointseast.com

Illustrious alumni include Steve Pettengill, Floyd Romack, George Stricker, Neal Petersen, Nigel Rowe, Josh Hall, and the late Harry Mitchell, who was lost at sea in a BOC race while trying to achieve a longtime goal – rounding Cape Horn alone. Three veterans, Brad Van Liew, Derrick Hatfield, and Alan Paris have competed in the Around Alone Race. Two recent Bermuda One-Two participants, Joe Harris and Kip Stone, are participating in long offshore short-handed racing and have goals of singlehanded around the world racing. The Bermuda One-Two has also helped develop sailors into confident and knowledgeable circumnavigator/cruising skippers. In addition, published reports of challenges encountered by these individuals and the ways in which they were able to solve their problems tend to contribute to improvements in both sail- and boat-handling and in sailing gear. Early on, in an effort to keep the entry fees low (and, thereby, not eliminate any skipper who might want the opportunity to enter), race organizers from Goat Island Y.C. deemed it necessary to seek outside financial assistance if the race series was to be a continuing success. In 1979, Racal-Decca Corporation was approached, and they responded in kind by offering sponsorship for the 1979 and 1981 series. In 1983 and 1985, Survival Technologies Group assumed the role of primary event sponsor and continued its support of the event through 1987. In 1987 and 1989, Carlsberg Beer provided additional sponsorship. Sufficient organization and funding was available in 1987 to produce a race pamphlet, which detailed the race and profiled its entrants. The 1987 series also boasted the event’s highest number of finishers – 30 boats. In early 1992, a joint agreement was drafted and signed, empowering Goat Island Yacht Club, Ltd. and Newport Yacht Club to act as co-organizers for the Bermuda One-Two and for what was then a qualifier for the One-Two, the New England Solo-Twin Championships (see Points East, May 2008). Working together, the Bermuda One-Two continues to grow and improve, drawing sponsorship in the form of in-

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kind donations from local merchants and event vendors, small local marine industry-based companies, and from the event’s long-time benefactors, the State of Rhode Island and the City of Newport. Event competitors, many of whom own their own businesses, make contributions to the event by donating their services and products. The number of entrants continues to grow. In 1995, there were 37 provisional entrants for the 10th biennial running of the event. Skippers hailed from homeports in England, South Africa, Canada, the Great Lakes, Bermuda and the entire East Coast of the US. Inquiries for the race have come in from all over the world, and our mailing list has grown to well over 300 interested short- and singlehanded sailors. A spin-off group of Bermuda One-Two alumni has formed their own singlehanded sailing society on Long Island Sound, and a 160-mile singlehanded qualifier for the Bermuda One-Two, the Offshore 160, was inaugurated in July 1996. The number of perpetual trophies for the Bermuda One-Two has grown with the event, and an impressive number of prizes above and beyond class finishes in both legs are presented in ceremonies in both Bermuda and Newport. These trophies celebrate achievements in sportsmanship, seamanship, navigational skills, conquest of on-the-water adversity and sheer guts.

Bermuda 1-2 finishers 1977-2007 The Bermuda One-Two – The number of finishers of both the single-handed and double-handed legs from pervious races (Note: a number of others completed single legs. In some cases the numbers are approximate, as some records have been lost.)

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Bob Kellogg is GMORA Yachtsman of the Year Former Points East editor, Bob Kellogg, skipper of the Sandy Marsters, tells another Dobroth 42 Tamarack, has been “cool Bob” story. Bob and the named the 2008 Points East crew of Tamarack cook and GMORA Yachtsman of the Year at serve hotdogs from their boat to the annual awards banquet in the other racers in the MS October. One of many reasons Bob Regatta. While trying to fend off was so honored is his intimate Bob’s Oscar Meyer Weenieknowledge of boat systems and Mobile of the Sea, Sandy manhis willingness to share this wisaged to rip a stanchion right off dom with others. Bob’s regular Tamarack. According to Sandy, crew, Jody Cady, said, “If the poand several other reliable witlice ever need Bob’s fingerprints, nesses, Bob never even flinched. they can probably get them off Photo by Gail Rice Based on the number of comany boat in the Falmouth anchorments we heard about how Bob age, because Bob has worked on Yachtsman of the Year Bob Kellogg (right) it.” tries to process the torrent of accolades from never, ever yells or swears, perhaps we should have beatified GMORA director Gail Rice fond- the copious notes of Points East publisher him instead of giving him this ly remembers being invited by Joe Burke. award. St. Bob has a nice ring Bob to participate in Race Week back in the 1980s, and Bob’s calm patience in teach- to it. However, some feedback suggested that the real ing her the ropes. And Gail is only one of the many talent in the boat is not Bob, but, in fact, his wife Sue. people Bob has introduced – so gently and effectively But we’ll let them hash that out. So congratulations, Bob. Thank you for sharing so – to sailboat racing, something he is very good at. Geoff Emmanuel, 2007 Yachtsman of the Year, rates much of yourself with the racers of GMORA. Joe Burke Bob as a great starting and upwind helmsman.

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precision. Hillary and Suzanne are summer friends who discover a mallard’s nest in one of the girl’s dad’s dinghy. The eggs eventually hatch, and the children are further beguiled as they watch the babies grow. Austin’s illustration talent is extraordinary. This special edition of The Little Fisherman by Margaret Wise Brown (Islandport Press, 32 pp., $16.95, children’s picture book) was published this year with the cooperation of its original illustrator, Dahlov Ipcar, now in her 90s. Both Ipcar and Brown lived on the Maine coast for decades – Ipcar on Georgetown Island, Brown on Vinalhaven. “The Little Fisherman,” first published in 1945, launched Ipcar’s career as a children’s author and illustrator, which were only two of her many artistic accomplishments. Her fanciful, intricate and lively artwork will be a delight to

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both the reader and the read to. For sailors of any skill level, there is no better gift this season than The International Marine Book of Sailing (International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 528 pp., $39.95). Author Robby Robinson is a past editor of “Sail” magazine, an America’s Cup competitor, a sailing instructor for 20 years, an English teacher, and an author. But don’t let all those accomplishments intimidate you. He is a strategist thinker, and he has applied this talent to the information necessary to make you a sailor (or a better sailor). You will marvel at the underlying simplicity of this 500-plus page book. Instead of organizing this undeniably impressive tome by topic the way most teaching manuals do, Robinson presents his instructions and advice according to the level of competency of the sailor/reader. He really believes that experience is the best teacher. “Time under sail will show you what you need to know,” he says. “But experience without interpretation can be baffling…This book is your interpreter.” Robinson’s claim is that “you can learn to sail in one afternoon.” Shazam! He goes on to say, “No other pursuit offers such a deeply satisfying combination of short-term accomplishment and long-term discovery.” www.pointseast.com

The book proceeds from “First Sail” to “Controlling Your Boat,” then on to more complex and nuanced skills, including racing and blue-water cruising. With over 1,000 photos, illustrations and diagrams and a meticulous index, Robinson’s book is the most thorough and best organized compendium of sailing instruction that I have seen in a long life of loving to sail.

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take to save our waters. Follow them and you will be a righteous mariner, helping the planet’s oceans to recover from our toxic assault. In A Passion for Sea Glass by C.S. Lambert (Down East Books, 96 pp., 100 color photos, $30), Down East has published the ultimate justification for every compulsive beachcomber who cannot walk the wrack line without filling his/her pockets. The book features 13 artists from Maine to North Carolina who collect and use sea glass in unique ways. One amasses piles for use as decorative garden “mulch.” Another designs sea glass windows. Several make sea glass jewelry. Mosaics, bird houses, tiled surfaces, mobiles and wind-chimes, in short – sea glass art – is the subject of this beautifully produced book. Kathy Krause created a mosaic of ocean waves on her shower walls over the course of three and a half months from a collection of glass and ceramic shards she accumulated over 40 years. Jane Moran Porter, a

sixth-generation descendant of the first settlers of Little Cranberry Island, Maine, assembles lively and colorful mobiles of glass shards, and also incorporates them into her jewelry designs. Watercolorist and author, Mimi Gregoire Carpenter, a much admired acquaintance of mine, calls the small oval shaped pieces of sea glass “mermaid’s tears,” and has written and illustrated a book about them. This book is not just another glossy art book that makes the klutzy feel badly about their feeble attempts to do something clever with their embarrassingly large stashes of beach treasures. It also provides instruction on how to do some of the same great stuff featured in the handsome photographs (Amy Wilton’s work is inspired). And, at the back of the book there is contact information and a list of outlets where the work can be found, admired and purchased – providing even more ideas for holiday gifts. Best wishes for the season!

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Washington County’s lighthouse history lives Lighthouses of the Sunrise County Lighthouse Digest, 350 photos, www.LighthouseDigest.net.

“Lighthouses of the Sunrise County” by Tim Harrison chronicles, in stories and photographs, nearly two centuries of Maine’s Washington County lighthouses. More than 350 historic and rare images, most never before published or shared outside the families, help tell the lights’ tales. Lighthouses included in the book are Avery Rock Lighthouse that once stood in Machias Bay; Libby Island Lighthouse off Machiasport; Little River Lighthouse in Cutler; Lubec Channel Lighthouse in Lubec; Moosepeak Lighthouse, near Jonesport; Narraguagus Lighthouse, near Milbridge; Nash Island Lighthouse off the coast of South Addison; Petit Manan Lighthouse near Milbridge; the nolonger-standing St. Croix River Lighthouse, near Calais; West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Lubec and Whitlock’s Mill Lighthouse in Calais. Jim Claflin of Kenrick A. Claflin & Son Nautical Antiques, in Worcester, Mass., one of the largest dealers in lighthouse and maritime antiques in the nation, said, “So many excellent photos and interesting information are included in this book that I hope Harrison continues with other lighthouse books, right down the coast, county by county.” Harrison said he started this book about five years ago. However, it was moving to Downeast Maine that inspired him to complete it. Here, he was able to

visit many families of the U.S. Lighthouse Service and Coast Guard keepers who lived at the lighthouses, or had ancestors that had, and gather additional stories and images. “Without the help of

so many people, who shared memories and photographs with me, this book would not have been possible,” said Harrison. The book also includes a chapter about Frederic Morong, Jr., the Poet Lauriet of the Lighthouse Service who wrote the famous poem, “It’s Brasswork,” at the kitchen table at Little River Lighthouse. Another informative chapter is about Lubec native Connie Small, the lighthouse keeper’s wife, who became known as Maine’s First Lady of Light. The book also includes a chapter about Hopely Yeaton, who was once buried at West Quoddy Head Lighthouse. Harrison and many historians consider him as the unofficial Father of the United States Coast Guard.

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Four months after its launch in Auckland last summer, the weather-forecast system PredictWind is widely accepted and used by the international sailing community. During the Northern Hemisphere summer, the technology has been used in a variety of teams and regattas, including the Australian Olympic Team in Qingdao, the TP52 racing circuit around Europe, iShares Cup, Maxi Worlds, and navigators preparing for the next Volvo Ocean Race. The feedback from users is very encouraging. America’s Cup veteran, author, and television personality Peter Isler states: “This summer I’ve been trying out PredictWind.com’s models in races across Europe and the U.S., and although initially skeptical, I have been very impressed, and now count a trip to the predictwind.com website as a regular part of my pre-race prep… no matter whether I’m buoy racing in San Francisco Bay or sailing in an offshore race across the Baltic Sea. PredictWind is a forecast system that provides a worldwide detailed weather forecast down to an incredible one-kilometer resolution. Its founder, Jon Bilger, is a keen yachtsman who participated as a navigator in the America’s Cup in 1995, and proceeded to become head of Alinghi’s weather team. He explains: “At Alinghi, we had access to some of the best weather modeling technology available. As a sailor, I thought that it would be great if the same technology would be available to the public for marine forecasting.” The weather model is developed by a team of re-

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Whaler Charles Morgan restoration planned Mystic Seaport began the restoration of the Charles W. Morgan, the world’s last wooden whaleship in late September. The three-year, $5 million restoration project will renew areas from the waterline to below the turn of her bilge, including parts that haven’t been seen since she was built more than 160 years ago. The Morgan was built in 1841 in New Bedford, Mass., and during her 80-year career, she made 37 voyages across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. In 1941, the Morgan came to Mystic Seaport. On Oct. 19, the Morgan will be moved to the museum’s Shiplift in the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard, where, on Nov. 1, she will be hauled out of the water. For updates, visit www.mysticseaport.org.

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Atlantic Boat Company launches 64th Duffy 31 Atlantic Boat Company of Brooklin, Maine, in early Maureen Carsel’s new Duffy 26, Talisman, Duffy 26 October launched Jim and Doris Greene’s new Duffy Hull No. 69 launched last May. 31, Savenas, Hull No. 64 of the Duffy 31 model. The Chris Carsel is a musician living in the Virgin Greenes are not new to Downeast boats, so when the Islands, and he wanted the ability to move about the decision was made to sell their BHM 36 and down- local island clubs at his convenience. size, they knew exactly what they wanted to build. Talisman has a 260-horsepower Yanmar 6-cylinder “When it came time to downsize from our much-loved BHM 36,” Doris Greene said, “there was no question where we would go for our new boat. The folks at Atlantic Boat Company did not disappoint us. We are thrilled with our new Duffy 31.” Savenas is equipped with a 380-horsepower Yanmar, 220 gallons of fuel, 40 gallons of water, a 2,000-watt inverter, 30-amp shore power, 3.5-kW NextGen generator, and 16,000 BTU reverse cycle Marine Air air-conditioner. Below is a V-berth forward, full head with shower, galley-up with a two-burner electric cook-top, stainless-steel sink, microwave, refrigeration, and an Lshaped settee with table. Photo courtesy Atlantic Boat Company Electronics include a Raymarine The Duffy 26 Talisman was launched last May for Chris Carsel, a musician living in multi-function C120, 2KW the Virgin Islands, who wanted to be able to move about the local island clubs at Raydome, Raystar GPS sensor, his convenience. ST40 digital depth display, and Ray 49 VHF radio. After her launch in Brooklin, Savenas was trucked engine, V-berth forward, head, simple galley, two to Savannah, Ga., where she was commissioned and seats at the helm, and is equipped with Raymarine relaunched for her trip to Florida. Retired, Jim and electronics. The Carsels powered 2,500 miles down Doris will spend their time together traveling on- the East Coast and island hopped to their home in St. board Savenas from the Okeechobee Waterway, cruis- John. ing both the western and eastern coasts of Florida. For more details of both boats, visit www.atThe saucy boat in the photograph is Chris and lanticboat.com.

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Points East’s own Roger Long designed the Rachel Carson for the University of Maryland to improve the understanding and monitoring of the health of Chesapeake Bay and its rivers.

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Chesapeake Bay research vessel has P.E. connection The recently launched research vessel Rachel Carson was built at Hike Metal Products in Ontario,

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Great Island Boat Yard of Harpswell, Maine, has completed a $1.2 million expansion project that includes an indoor rig shop and heated mast storage, 12,000 square feet of heated inside storage for boats 36 feet and above, and one additional maintenance bay. Also added is a dedicated parts room, upgraded power, telephone and data service, improved ventilation in the main shop, and an additional carpentry shop. Also, improvements were made in the storm-water runoff control and hazardous-material storage. FMI: www.greatislandboatyard.com. Confident Captain/Ocean Pros of Newport, R.I., now offers Tactical and First Responder Training proBRIEFS, continued on Page 72 www.pointseast.com

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Fixing an old Friendship sloop Friendships are easily distinguished by their clipper bow, gaff rig and beamy hull. Some carry topsails on their wooden spars, and Rapalyea – who has sailed a Friendship – says they can practically self-steer. That was an important feature back when they were used for lobstering. By Steve Cartwright For Points East A local carpenter is helping with Eagle’s restoration. The boat has long been listed in the register of Dick Rapalyea is finding out that an old boat, like th the Friendship Sloop Society, and Rapalyea has his 18 -century house, requires a lot of time and enjoined that group. The society holds an annual regatergy, if not money. Two years ago the Thomaston, ta in Rockland, Maine, resident fell in Maine. love with a 32-foot Rapalyea admits to Friendship sloop, some discouraging Eagle, built by Wilbur moments but hangs Morse of Friendship in onto the dream of 1915. He found Eagle’s sailing a classic boat spruce planking on that cost him just steamed oak frames $15,000. The previpretty sound, but the ous owner, Don deck beams are rotten. Huston of Nahant, You pull out a weak Mass., rebuilt the board and you uncover vessel many decades some other problem – ago and spent 40 more rot, rusted fasyears sailing Eagle tening, and the punky whenever he could. wood around them. “Old boats are by He calls it “nail sick.” Photo by Steve Cartwright far the most fabulous Yet he eagerly calls Only a wood-boat nut would be turned on by the sight of this dogbuy on the market if Eagle “a beautiful eared 1915 Wilbur Morse Friendship sloop named Eagle. you’re willing to do boat,” a sloop that disthe work yourself,” plays the classic lines Rapalyea said. He thought he’d be sailing Eagle by of what began as a working fishing boat without benlast summer. Now he thinks he’ll be lucky to launch it efit of an engine. Eagle is now a yacht with diesel auxnext summer. iliary. But Eagle maintains its workboat appearance. He juggles his work on the boat with a three-dayThere is no shiny varnish or gleaming brass.

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Friendship sloops defined The town of Friendship, Maine, was one of several Muscongus Bay locations where these workboats were built, starting in the 1880s. Original Friendships were as small as 21 feet and as long as 50 feet, sharing lines with Gloucester fishing schooners, according to Betty Roberts, historian for the Friendship Sloop Society. Most sloops were 30 to 40 feet long, alPhoto courtesy Friendship Sloop Society though replica sloops are ofThe 35-foot Friendship sloop Sazerack was built in ten smaller. 1913 and is owned by Roger Lee of Islesboro. In 1903, no less than 22 sloops were under construcmore information, visit tion on Bremen Long Island alone, Roberts said.

Lobstering was just one use for these sloops, which could be singlehanded. They were also used to catch cod, herring, mackerel and swordfish in the days when those fish were plentiful. By 1915, gasoline engines made Friendships obsolete as fishing boats, and they might have disappeared if yachtsmen hadn’t discovered, and fallen in love with, their comely lines. The Friendship Sloop Society was founded in 1961, and for many years reunions took place in Friendship. For www.fss.org.

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No, faithful readers, we didn’t screw up and re-run last month’s Mystery Harbor. NO ONE GUESSED IT. You know the rules: No new Mystery Harbor until the current one is identified. So, let’s try again. If you can correctly identify this harbor, and you’re the first to do so, you will win a fine Points East designer Tshirt in the color of your choice as long as it’s blue or sandstone. To qualify, you have to tell us something about the harbor, such as how you recognized it and some reasons you like to hang out there. Send your answers to editor@pointseast.com or mail them to Editor, Points East Magazine, PO Box 1077, Portsmouth, NH 03802-1077. HINT To help you, we’ve posted another view of the same harbor in this box. There’s also a hint (in the form of a Rebus) below:

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Find Points East at more than 650 locations in New England MAINE Arundel:The Landing School. Augusta: Mr. Paperback. Bangor: Borders, Book Marc’s, Harbormaster, Young’s Canvas. Bar Harbor: Associated Hardware, Bar Harbor Yacht Club. Bass Harbor: Morris Yachts. Bath: Kennebec Tavern & Marina, Maine Maritime Museum. Belfast: Belfast Boatyard, Belfast Chamber of Commerce visitors’ center, Coastwise Realty, Fertile Mind Books, Harbormaster’s office. Biddeford: Biddeford Pool Y.C., Buffleheads, Rumery’s Boatyard. Blue Hill:, Blue Hill Farm Country Inn, Blue Hill Food Co-op, Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Compass Point Realty, Downeast Properties, EBS, Kollegewidgwok Y.C., North Light Books, Rackliffe Pottery, Slaven Realty. Boothbay: Boothbay Mechanics, Boothbay Resort. Boothbay Harbor: Boothbay Harbor Inn, Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, Brown’s Motel, Cap’n Fish’s Inn, Carousel Marina, Gold/Smith Gallery, Grover’s Hardware, Municipal Office, Poole Bros. Hardware, Rocktide Inn, Sherman’s Bookstore, Signal Point Marina, Tugboat Inn. Bremen: Broad Cove Marine. Brewer: B&D Marine, Port Harbor Marine. Bristol: Hanley’s Market. Brooklin: Atlantic Boat Co., Brooklin General Store, Brooklin Boat Yard, Brooklin Inn, Center Harbor Sails, Eric Dow Boatbuilder, WoodenBoat School. Brooksville: Bucks Harbor Market, Bucks Harbor Marine, Bucks Harbor Y.C., Seal Cove Boatyard. Brunswick: Bamforth Automotive, Coastal Marine, H&H Propeller, New Meadows Marina, Paul’s Marina. Bucksport: Bookstacks, EBS Hardware. Calais: EBS Hardware. Camden: Camden Y.C., French & Brawn, Harbormaster, Owl & Turtle, PJ Willeys, Port Harbor Marine, Sherman’s Bookstore, Waterfront Restaurant, Wayfarer Marine. Cape Porpoise: The Wayfarer. Castine: Castine Realty, Castine Y.C., Douglas Endicott Agency, Four Flags Gift Shop, Maine Maritime Academy, Saltmeadow Properties, The Compass Rose Bookstore and Café. Chebeague Island: Chebeague Island Boat Yard, Chebeague Is. Y.C. Cherryfield: EBS Hardware. Columbia: Crossroads Ace Hardware. Cundyʼs Harbor: Watson’s General Store. Damariscotta: Maine Coast Book Shop, Poole Bros. Hardware, Schooner Landing Restaurant. Deer Isle: Downeast Properties, Harbor Farm, Pilgrim’s Inn. East Boothbay: East Boothbay General Store, Lobsterman’s Wharf Restaurant, Ocean Point Marina, Paul E. Luke Inc., Spar Shed Marina. Eastport: East Motel, Eastport Chowder House, Marine Technology Center, Moose Island Marine, WaCo Diner. Eliot: Great Cove Boat Club, Independent Boat Haulers, Patten’s Yacht Yard. Ellsworth: Branch Pond Marine, EBS Hardware, Pirie Marine, Riverside Café. Falmouth: Hallett Canvas & Sails, Portland Yacht Club, Sea Grill at Handy Boat, The Boathouse, Town Landing Market. Farmingdale: Foggy Bottom Marine. Farmington: Irving’s Restaurant, Mr. Paperback, Reny’s. Freeport: Gritty McDuff’s. Georgetown: Robinhood Marine. Gouldsboro: Anderson Marine & Hardware. Hampden: Hamlin’s Marina, Watefront Marine. Hancock Pt.: Crocker House Country Inn. Harpswell: Dolphin Restaurant, Finestkind Boatyard, Great Island Boat Yard. Harrington: Tri-Town Marine. Holden: McKay’s RV. Islesboro: Dark Harbor Boat Yard, Tarratine Club of Dark Harbor. Islesford: Little Cranberry Y.C. Jonesport: Jonesport Shipyard. Kennebunk: Kennebunk Beach Improvement Assoc., Landing Store, Seaside Motor Inn. Kennebunkport: Arundel Yacht Club, Bradbury’s Market, Chick’s Marina, Kennebunkport Marina, Maine Yacht Sales. Kittery: Badger’s Island Marina, Cap’n Simeon’s Galley, Frisbee’s Store, Jackson’s Hardware and Marine, Kittery Point Yacht Yard, Port Harbor Marine. Lewiston: Mr. Paperback. Machias: EBS Hardware, H.F. Pinkham & Son. Milbridge: H.F. Pinkham & Son. Monhegan Is: Carina House, Island Inn. Mt. Desert Island: Acadia Information Center, Acadia Sails, Bar Harbor Y.C., Double J, F.T. Brown Co., Full Belli Deli, Great Harbor Marina, Hamilton Marine, Kimball Shop, Lake and Sea Boatworks, MDI Community Sailing Center, Mt. Desert CofC, Northeast Harbor Fleet, Pettegrow’s, Pine Tree Market, Port in a Storm Bookstore, Sawyer’s Market, Seal Harbor Yacht Club, Southwest Harbor-Tremont CofC, Wilbur Yachts. North Haven: Calderwood Hall, Eric Hopkins Gallery, JO Brown & Sons, North Haven Giftshop. Northport: Northport Marine Service. Owls Head: Owls Head Transportation Museum. Peakʼs Island: Hannigan’s Island Market.

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Penobscot: Northern Bay Market. Port Clyde: Port Clyde General Store. Portland: Becky’s Restaurant, Casco Bay Ferry Terminal, Chase Leavitt, China Sea Marine Trading Co., Custom Float Services, DiMillo’s Marina, Fortune, Inc., Gilbert’s Chowder House, Gowen Marine, Gritty McDuff’s, Hamilton Marine, Maine Yacht Center, Portland Yacht Services, Ports of Call, Sawyer & Whitten, Vessel Services Inc., West Marine. Raymond: Jordan Bay Marina, Panther Run Marina. Rockland: Atlantic Challenge, Back Cove Yachts, E.L.Spear, Gemini Marine Canvas, Hamilton Marine, Harbormaster, Journey’s End Marina, Knight Marine Service, Landings Restaurant, Maine Lighthouse Museum, North End Shipyard Schooners, Ocean Pursuits, Pope Sails, Reading Corner, Rockland Ferry, Sawyer & Whitten. Rockport: Bohndell Sails, Corner Store, Harbormaster, Market Basket, Rockport Boat Club, Rockport Marine. Round Pond: Cabadetis Boat Club, King Row Market. Saco: Marston’s Riverside Anchorage, Saco Bay Tackle, Saco Yacht Club. Scarborough: Seal Harbor Y.C. Searsport: Hamilton Marine. Sorrento: Sorrento Yacht Club. South Bristol: Bittersweet Landing Boatyard, Christmas Cove Improvement Assoc., Coveside Marine, Gamage Shipyard, Osier’s Wharf. South Freeport: Brewer’s South Freeport Marine, Casco Bay Yacht Exchange, DiMillo’s South Freeport, Harraseeket Y.C., Strouts Point Wharf Co., Waterman Marine. South Harpswell: Dolphin Marina, Finestkind Boatyard, Moe’s Country Store South Portland: Aspasia Marina, Boater’s World, Centerboard Yacht Club, Joe’s Boathouse Restaurant, Port Harbor Marine, Reo Marine, Salt Water Grill, South Port Marine, Sunset Marina. Spruce Head: Spruce Head Marine. Steuben: H&H Marine, T. Jason Boats. Stonington: Billings Diesel & Marine, Downeast Properties, Fisherman’s Friend, Inn on the Harbor, Lily’s Café, Shepard’s Select Properties. Sullivan: Flanders Bay Boats. Sunset: Deer Isle Y.C. Surry: Wesmac. Swanʼs Island: Carrying Place Market Tenants Harbor: Cod End Store and Marina, East Wind Inn, Halls Market. Thomaston: Harbor View Tavern, Jeff’s Marine, Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding. Turner: Youly’s Restaurant. Vinalhaven: Jaret & Cohn Island Group, Vinal’s Newsstand. Waldoboro: Stetson & Pinkham. Wells: Lighthouse Depot, Webhannet River Boat Yard. West Boothbay Harbor: Blake’s Boatyard. West Southport: Boothbay Region Boatyard, Southport General Store. Windham: Richardson’s Boat Yard. Winter Harbor: Winter Harbor 5 & 10. Winterport: Winterport Marine. Wiscasset: Ames Hardware, Wiscasset Yacht Club. Woolwich: Scandia Yacht Sales, Shelter Institute. Yarmouth: Bayview Rigging & Sails, East Coast Yacht Sales, Landing Boat Supply, Maine Sailing Partners, Royal River Boatyard, Royal River Grillehouse, Yankee Marina & Boatyard, Yarmouth Boatyard. York: Agamenticus Yacht Club, Woods to Goods, York Harbor Marine Service. NEW HAMPSHIRE Dover: Dover Marine. Dover Point: Little Bay Marina. Gilford: Fay’s Boat Yard, Winnipesaukee Yacht Club. Greenland: Sailmaking Support Systems. Hampton: Hampton River Boat Club. Milton: Ray’s Marina & RV Sales. New Castle: Kittery Point Yacht Club, Portsmouth Yacht Club, Wentworth-By-The-Sea Marina. Newington: Great Bay Marine, Portsmouth: New England Marine and Industrial, West Marine. Seabrook: West Marine. Tuftonboro: Tuftonboro General Store. MASSACHUSETTS Barnstable: Millway Marina. Beverly: Bartlett Boat Service, Beverly Point Marina, Jubilee Yacht Club. Boston: Boston Harbor Islands Moorings, Boston Yacht Haven, Columbia Yacht Club, Mirabito Marine, The Marina at Rowes Wharf, Waterboat Marina. Bourne: Taylor’s Point Marina Braintree: West Marine. Buzzards Bay: Dick’s Marine, Onset Bay Marina. Cataumet: Kingman Marine, Parker’s Boat Yard. Charlestown: Constitution Marina, Shipyard Quarters Marina. Chatham: Ryders Cove Marina, Stage Harbor Marine. Chelsea: The Marina at Admiral’s Hill. Cohasset: Cohasset Y.C. Cotuit: Peck’s Boats. Cuttyhunk: Cuttyhunk Town Marina. Danvers: Boater’s World, Danversport Yacht Club, Liberty Marina, West Marine. Dedham: West Marine. Dighton: Shaw’s Boat Yard.

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Dorchester: Savin Hill Yacht Club. East Boston: Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina, Orient Heights Yacht Club, Quarterdeck Marina. East Dennis: Dennis Yacht Club, North Side Marina. Edgartown: Boat Safe Martha’s Vineyard, Edgartown Moorings, Edgartown Yacht Club, Harborside Inn. Essex: Flying Dragon Antiques, Perkins Marine. Fairhaven: West Marine. Falmouth: East Marine, Falmouth Harbor Town Marina, Falmouth Marine, MacDougall’s Cape Cod Marine Service, West Marine. Gloucester: Beacon Marine Basin, Brown’s Yacht Yard, Cape Ann’s Marina Resort, Enos Marine, Three Lanterns Ship Supply. Green Harbor: Green Harbor Marina, Taylor Marine. Harwich Port: Allen Harbor Marine Service, Cranberry Liquors, Saquatucket Municipal Marina. Hingham: 3A Marine Sales, Eastern Yacht Sales, Hewitts Cove Marina, Hingham Shipyard marina, Hingham Yacht Club. Hyannis: Boater’s World, Hyannis Marina, West Marine. Ipswich: Ipswich Bay Yacht Club. Manchester: Manchester Marine, Manchester Yacht Club. Marblehead: Boston Yacht Club, Corinthian Yacht Club, , Dolphin Y.C., Eastern Yacht Club, Lynn Marine Supply Co., Marblehead Yacht Club, The Forepeak, Wells Yachts. 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. Scituate: A to Z Boatworks, Cole Parkway Municipal Marina, Front Street Book Shop, Scituate Harbor Marina, Scituate Harbor Y.C. Seekonk: Boater’s World, E&B Marine, West Marine. Somerset: Auclair’s Market, J&J Marine Fabricators South Dartmouth: Davis & Tripp Boatyard, Doyle Sails, New Bedford Y.C., New Wave Yachts. Vineyard Haven: Owen Park Town Dock, Vineyard Haven Marina. Watertown: Watertown Yacht Club. Wareham: Zecco Marine. Wellfleet: Bay Sails Marine, Town of Wellfleet Marina, Wellfleet Marine Corp. 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. Winthrop: Cottage Park Y.C., Cove Convenience, Crystal Cove Marina, Pleasant Point Y.C., Winthrop Book Depot, Winthrop Lodge of Elks, Winthrop Y.C. Woburn: E&B Marine, West Marine. 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.

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Jamestown: Conanicut Marine Supply, Dutch Harbor Boatyard. Middletown: Freedom Yachts. Narraganset: West Marine. Newport: America’s Cup Charters, Armchair Sailor, Brewer Street Boatworks, Casey’s Marina, Goat Island Marina, IYRS, J/Boats, Museum of Yachting, New York Yacht Club, Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina, Newport Nautical Supply, Newport Yacht Club, Newport Yachting Center, Old Port Marine Services, Sail Newport, Seamen’s Church Institute, The Marina at Brown & Howard, The Newport Shipyard, West Marine, West Wind Marina. 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, Cerino Marine, Clinton Yacht Haven, 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, West Marine Express. 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. Old Saybrook: Boater’s World, Brewer’s Ferry Point Marina, Harbor Hill Marina & Inn, Harbor One Marina, Island Cove Marina, Oak Leaf Marina, Ocean Performance, Ragged Rock Marina, Saybrook Point Marina, West Marine. Orange: Boater’s World. Portland: Yankee Boat Yard & Marina. Riverside: Riverside Yacht Club. Rowayton: All Seasons Marina, Wilson Cove Marina. South Norwalk: Norwalk Yacht Club, Rex Marine Center, Surfside 3 Marina. Stamford: Brewer Yacht Haven Marina, Czescik Marina, Halloween Yacht Club, Hathaway Reiser Rigging, Landfall Navigation, Ponas Yacht Club, Prestige Yacht Sales, Stamford Landing Marina, Stamford Yacht Club, West Marine, Z Sails. Stonington: Dodson Boat Yard, Dog Watch Café, Madwanuck Yacht Club, Stonington Harbor Yacht Club. Stratford: Brewer Stratford Marina. Waterford: Boater’s World, Defender Industries, Niantic Bay Marina. Westbrook: Atlantic Outboard, Basset Boat Company, 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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Portland, 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 31

01:03 AM 01:42 AM 02:23 AM 03:06 AM 03:52 AM 04:40 AM 05:30 AM 12:02 AM 12:56 AM 01:50 AM 02:44 AM 03:37 AM 04:30 AM 05:24 AM 12:26 AM 01:21 AM 02:18 AM 03:16 AM 04:15 AM 05:14 AM 06:12 AM 12:48 AM 01:42 AM 02:32 AM 03:17 AM 03:59 AM 04:37 AM 05:14 AM 12:04 AM 12:38 AM 01:13 AM

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9.3 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.5 0.6 0.0 -0.6 -1.2 -1.6 -1.7 -1.7 11.4 10.9 10.3 9.7 9.1 8.6 8.3 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 9.6 9.5 9.4

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12:41 AM 01:20 AM 02:01 AM 02:45 AM 03:31 AM 04:19 AM 05:10 AM 06:02 AM 12:40 AM 01:34 AM 02:28 AM 03:21 AM 04:15 AM 05:09 AM 12:03 AM 12:59 AM 01:55 AM 02:53 AM 03:53 AM 04:52 AM 05:50 AM 12:30 AM 01:25 AM 02:15 AM 03:02 AM 03:44 AM 04:24 AM 05:02 AM 05:38 AM 12:17 AM 12:52 AM

9.7 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.7 10.0 10.3 10.9 0.8 0.5 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.7 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 10.0 10.0

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Corrections for other ports Port

Reference

Maine/ New Hampshire Stonington Bar Harbor Rockland Bar Harbor Boothbay Harbor Portland Kennebunkport Portland Portsmouth Portland Massachusetts Gloucester Boston Plymouth Boston Scituate Boston Provincetown Boston Marion Newport Woods Hole Newport Rhode Island Westerly New London Point Judith Newport East Greenwich Newport Bristol Newport Connecticut Stamford Bridgeport New Haven Bridgeport Branford Bridgeport Saybrook Jetty New London Saybrook Point New London Mystic Boston Westport Newport

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Time Corrections

Height Corrections

High +0 hr. 8 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., 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.,

High *0.91, Low *0.90 High *0.93, Low *1.03 High *0.97, Low *0.97 High *0.97, Low *1.00 High *0.86, Low *0.86

High +0 hr. 0 min., Low -0 hr. 4 min., High +0 hr. 4 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High +0 hr. 3 min., Low -0 hr. 1 min., High +0 hr. 16 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High +0 hr. 10 min., Low +0 hr. 12 min., High +0 hr. 32 min., Low +2 hr. 21 min.,

High *0.93, Low *0.97 High *1.03, Low *1.00 High *0.95, Low *1.03 High *0.95, Low *0.95 High *1.13, Low *1.29 High *0.40, Low *0.40

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

High *1.02, Low *1.00 High *0.87, Low *0.54 High *1.14, Low *1.14 High *1.16, Low *1.14

High +0 hr. 3 min., Low +0 hr. 8 min., High -0 hr. 4 min., Low -0 hr. 7 min., High -0 hr. 5 min., Low -0 hr. 13 min., High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 45 min., High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 53 min., High +0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 2 min., High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 33 min.,

High *1.07, Low *1.08 High *0.91, Low *0.96 High *0.87, 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

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as two special tours – the first at Lymanfluke the most popular entrees. Morse and the secth Friday the 20 started out ond with the with fog so dense we Thomaston couldn’t see across Historical Society. the river. It slowly Drew Lyman lifted, and shortly befrom Lymanfore 10, Epoch III and Morse gave us a Candy Apple brought tour of the boatall flotillians aboard building faciliand headed up the ties, including Damariscotta River to walking along Walpole for our 10:30 apthe catwalks pointment at the Darling above the sevMarine Center eral boats unHere, Linda Healy gave der construcus a thorough tour of this tion. Drew facility run by the handed us University of Maine and s in ie off to Peggy it il c fa used during the summer by uilding McCrea for e boatb r. s r marine biologists from many o M ewate Lyman our introid e t h t r e f other universities. Finishing Riv ur o ve a to of St. George a g duction to the history of n a around noon, we headed back Drew Lym ead t the h a Thomaston. Peggy then took us on a , n o t to Ocean Point Marina, where Thomas walking tour in town to see the many homes of former crews returned to their respecsea captains and conveniently landed us on Main tive boats and we all headed Street, where we did some shopping. upriver to the town of Sunday brought more fog, and we used our wellDamariscotta for the night. honed navigation skills to get down river, A number of interesting around the islands at the mouth, shops and two good and up to Tenants restaurants attracted Harbor. Crews most hands to the town. were on their Others of us made dinown to relax, ner aboard our boats visit the Lymanwith leftovers from the Morse mock-up large meals we’d enfacility, refuel, joyed the previous few and eat lobster at days. the Cod End Saturday dawned restaurant. bright but with some Monday again fog on the river. The challenged us with current was in our fog. Jim Elliott of favor to head downEpoch III led some of river, east around us through the Pemaquid Point, Muscle Ridge and across F lotillian Channel, while others s ro Muscongus Bay to Ob ser vato de the eleva chose to go outside. tor to t ry, whic the entrance of he top h of fer Once past Owl’s Head, o e f d t h a true the St. George bird’s-e e Penobscot each boat chose its own N y e a r view o River. Upriver, lay f the riv rows route to Belfast, where e r ’s mou Thomaston and Lyman-Morse th. we’d spend two days. Boatbuilding. Harbormaster Kathy Coming down the Damariscotta, the fog thickened, Messier, the only lady but on entering the St. George, the visibility imharbormaster on the Maine coast, and her staff were proved. Points East had arranged dock space and on hand to greet us and assign us our moorings or moorings with the Thomaston harbormaster as well www.pointseast.com

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Cape Yachts Beneteau Rally 2 (July 4-18): Padanaram, Onset, Scituate, Salem, Portsmouth, Biddeford Pool, Portland, Quahog Bay, Bath, Boothbay.

Registration fees: Rally 1, $225. Rally 2, $325 - Both, $500 The rallies will be led by sailors who know the waters and the ports of call. The rallies are open only to Beneteau sail or power boats. View of South Wharf Yacht Yard, Padanaram.

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dock space. The skies cleared, and we all Winterport Marine gave enjoyed the sunshine and us a good start on our the chance to short trip to Bangor. The walk around town city had spent several or just relax. million dollars rebuildAt 10 a.m. on ing the waterfront, and Tuesday, we boardit was impressive. With ed a chartered bus a supermarket a couthat took us to ple blocks away, and Searsport, then on the whole gamut of to Fort Knox and the stores stretched new Penobscot along the main city Narrows Bridge. In streets, everyone reSearsport, we pored stocked for the trip over the Penobscot home. Marine Museum, then The Sea Dog stopped at the Restaurant right g Hamilton Marine store, at the docks proeek-lon e two-w ings and vided us with a h t where we all received t u o ast ugh or thro , wine-t gift bags and purchased private room for ominat ions, par ties n e d n ecept ommo r c : necessities. our final banquet. e k n in o r and d e was A short bus ride took us If ther un it was food Robert Woods, an expert on local R to our next adventure, in River ks. history, gave us a briefing on Maine’s lumber c lu which we rode the elevator pot industry and its impact on the local economy during at the Penobscot Narrows the 1800s. This was our final get-together, and since Observatory, which is at the top of one of the bridge’s we had an early morning departure scheduled for the two pylons. It offers a bird’s-eye view of the mouth of next day, Friday June 27, we said our good-byes. John the river to the south and the town of Bucksport to and Barbara Stellenwerf on Nugget and Stan and the north, with the continuation of the river as it Betty Surowiec of Elizabeth Ann had the farthest to heads toward Bangor. We would be following its go, and rough seas were predicted on Buzzard’s Bay. course the next day as we This was Points East magazine’s first-ever river continued on our journey. flotilla, and all agreed that it had been successful and Thursday arrived bright fulfilling. Sponsors included Gritty McDuff’s and sunny as we departed and A.G.A. Correa & Son. The Belfast and headed up the marinas that Penobscot River to hosted the flotilWinterport, where, at la provided speWinterport Marine, evcial consideraeryone received a free tion. glass of wine, courtesy Using the expeof the Winterport rience gained from Winery and got to keep this flotilla, the the glass as a souvenir. next one will be The winery was just a even better. The adhalf-mile away, and vantages of explorall hands paid it a ing Maine as particivisit. Rosie’s diner pants in a flotilla are offered a variety of obvious. The greatest entrees at modest are making new prices, topped off The friends, renewing ho with homemade plime spitality at W friendships from previin ntary d onuts fo terpor t Marin strawberry pie. In ous flotillas and sharing e r break fast an was second addition, she was the experiences along to none d free wine b efore lu , with comselling fresh strawberries from a the way. nch. local farm at $3.50 a quart. The next morning, complimentary donuts from www.pointseast.com

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John Biddle Jamestown, R.I., 73

Internationally recognized filmmaker and documentarian John Biddle passed away in his sleep Oct. 1. Mr. Biddle had been selected for induction into the America’s Cup Hall of Fame in Bristol, R.I., for his outstanding work in documenting the 12 Meter era of America’s Cup competition, and was scheduled to be inducted at a ceremony to be held October 23rd, in New York City. Out of respect to John, his wife, Amy, and his entire family, the Herreshoff Marine Museum and America’s Cup Hall of Fame will postpone the induction until a date to be determined this coming spring. The rescheduled ceremony shall honor John and present a full program celebrating the America’s Cup tradition and incorporating a film presentation prepared by John specifi-

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While we tend to steer clear of places the guides have nothing to say about, many are well worth cultivating – like the Weskeag River, or “the Gig,” as it’s known by locals.

Floating the Gig – the Weskeag River

here are two kinds of sailors – those who’ve gone aground, and them that are going to – and the Leight and company are proudly of the former, which is occasionally the price of admission to some of the most interesting and seldom visited treasures along this rugged coast of ours. The Weskeag River, a sheer of quiet water off Maine’s Muscle Ridge Channel, is just such a place. Having looked longingly at its shimmering reaches for many summers, at last a gentle southerly sent our sloop rustling past Eben Island, near the bottom of the tide. Ledges east and west of the narrow rockhemmed slant of a channel revealed as sounder readings declined into single digits in the thick of it, but never less than twice the sloop’s four-foot draft. Keeping clear of Nabby Island, which is attended by a gaggle of ledges, we followed the river as it sheered off to the west, its inviting waters quiet as a mill pond, shore clad in a mottled carpet of maple, oak and birch, the riverscape possessed of a captivating civility. Caught up in the quiet beauty of it, we wandered from the way and were soon snagged by the muddy bottom. Backing her down, we’d just floated free when a hail reached our ears, “Stay close to the moorings; there’s plenty of water there,” and so we were welcomed to the Weskeag by lobsterman Rolf Winters. Smiling, nimble and nut-brown, Rolf was one of those of people you come immediately at ease with, 86 Points East December 2008

his manner gregarious and of good humor. After pointing out a mooring we could lay to, he offered: “The river’s called the Gig by locals. You ought to row up to South Thomaston. It’s just a mile and one of the prettiest villages in Maine. I’ll tow you, if you like.” His enthusiasm was infectious, but as a newly minted tide was flooding, after picking up a mooring, we took to the oars of our 10-foot long skiff and made upriver, soon bringing the whitewashed community close aboard. There are few more poetic expressions of man’s communal instincts than the tidy knot of a little village gathered about the head of navigation. Landing at the town dock, which offers depths of 10-feet or more at high water, we made our way to the Keag, a general store and restaurant known for its award-winning lobster rolls and stocked up on fresh fish and ice-cream bars. An art gallery next door was well worth visiting, and across the street, in a little red schoolhouse, the South Thomaston Historical Society held forth. Just over the bridge, a Methodist Church stood proud and well worth a Sunday morning visit. While we tend to steer clear of places the guides have nothing to say about, many are well worth cultivating. David Buckman cruises from the Chesapeake to Newfoundland. He sails out of Round Pond, Maine. editor@pointseast.com

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Now here’s a boat name that delighted author Mary Jane Hayes.

Of la mer and monikers

xcept for rare and tasteless exceptions, yacht and dinghy appellations constantly provide a pause that delights. Consider but a few of the names we’ve glimpsed over the course of past seasons while cruising the waters of New England. As one might expect there was many a “lady” to be admired, Eliza among them, along with Constance, Daphne, Natalie and Lori Ann. The more formal Hetty Brace was balanced on the other side of the human equation by the equally proper Fred L. Baker. A congenial conjugality and familial relations were characterized by Jac Lee, Bumpkin, Baby Bear, Mama Bear and Wunderkind (with Unity and its pram Calamity perhaps reflecting an extended cruise). Not forgetting Seagle, obviously named after the family canine (part beagle, part who-knows-what?) who barked a hearty hello from the cockpit of his craft off Seal Harbor, 88 Points East December 2008

Maine. Fisherfolk don’t need to cast very far for names, reeling in the likes of Reel Good, Reel Purdy, Reelaxation and Reelease (with Stars and Stripers adding a patriotic note). If there was also something “fishy” in nomenclature like Tautog, Oyster and White Whale, our feathered friends and fowl were well represented by Loon, Petrel and Peregrine, not to mention Loose Goose and Wild Turkey. “Winging away” went Fleetwing and Ghostwing. And speaking of the spectral, there were several Spirits voyaging in the vicinity, in addition to an Illusion, a Poltergeist and Hypnautic. Leading Edge may have suggested outer space, but this world was very much embodied in The Great Circle and its tender Rhumb Line. Far-flung cultures were summoned by Xanadu, Soo Loo (in reference to an Asian Archipelago), Kon-Tiki (an Inca sun god as editor@pointseast.com

well as a peripatetic raft), and Kwaheri (Swahili for good-bye), with Questra and Aujourd’hui giving voice to the romance languages, and Quittacus and Ariadne recalling ancient Rome and Greece. Along the way, by the way, a little Water Music was made by Ragtime and Bagatelle. Combos of a literal kind were the pairing of vessels and dinghies. Favorites of this first mate were Quest and Ion, Kristal and Waterford, with Tortoise and Hare not far astern. The mellifluous Felicity, Amity and Levity put smiles on our faces, and Har-De-Har-Har evoked an even more effusive good humor. No laughing matter, however, was Seasick, Long Overdue, This Won’t Do and Dorothy’s Despair (which we’d interpret as dread of La Mer) with White Knuckles (positively blue, this little sloop). Pixie, Spice and Spree were designations all on the light side, with Cricket and Chip equally lilting. Liberally chronicled were the heavens, we observed. There were Silver Cloud and Silver Lining, Full Moon and Moon Shadow, Galaxy, Morning Star, and Wish Upon a Star (the latter not such a bad idea when you met, as we did, Misty, Mistral and Storm. Dare I mention Volcano?). How Welcome to make Headway to a Haven after such an elemental Encounter! Impervious Cover and Shibui were decided one-ofa-kinds. Ditto: Tile-Coon, The Freudian Sloop, Cuckoo

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Farm, Chlorox Bottle and Trash For Cash. A couple of “rows” – Skid Row and Front Row – were noted, and many a Seaduction, Sex-Sea, Ecstasy and Obsession. “Sunset Grille, this is Dixie Cup!” was but one of a myriad of catchy communications overheard on the VHF radio, this one with hints of the culinary (as was true of many another craft we passed, including Stir Fry, Cherrystone, Beer With Me, Amoretto, and Scotch and Soda – to be rafted later, perhaps, with Happy Hour and Happy Talk. Golf was implied when Condo the II called the 19th Hole. But when asked the question “Where are you?” No Question didn’t reply. Unlike another mariner who dutifully reported to Jolly Dolly when asked for an update as to his position: “We’re at World’s End.” Symbolizing other mix-ups was Mixed Use. Sheets to the Wind (for instance) did not refer to windmills or a drunken stupor, but to linens, being a laundry delivery launch in Newport. And our own Grand Banks trawler yacht, Sea Story II, responding to a “LandComm” call off Maine for weather information, was later identified as “the fishboat Sea Stork.” Oh well, when nautical names-are-the-game, you can’t log ’em all! Longtime author and cruiser Mary Jane Hayes lives in Hanover, Mass., and adventures out of nearby Scituate Harbor.

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23ʼ Com-Pac 23/3, 1998 Seaworthy and ready to go. Original sails in excellent condition, seller estimates 50 hours use. 1998 Honda outboard 9.9hp, excellent condition, regularly serviced. 2004 Road King dual-axle trailer, nearly new. $17,750. York Harbor Marine Service at 207-363-3602

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radio. Yard Maintained. $21,880. York Harbor Marine. 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 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

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POWER 13ʼ Boston Whaler 13 Sport All ready to go fishing. 1989 Mariner 25hp 2-stroke. Ritchie compass and Eagle fishfinder. Bimini top and bilge pump. On a new LoadRite trailer. $4,475. Call York Harbor Marine Service at 207-363-3602.

17ʼ Boston Whaler 17 Sport GLS. An uncommon classic – 17’ Montauk hull w/molded fiberglas interior, side console and vinyl seats. VHF radio, Bimini top, mooring cover. 1991 Yamaha 90hp 2-stroke. Pacific trailer w/spare tire. $8,750. Call York Harbor Marine Service at 207-363-3602. 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 18ʼ Maritime Skiff 1890, 2002 New Honda 90hp with 5-year warranty. Just re-rigged with all new controls and guages. 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

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19ʼ Eastern, 2003 Center console, 90hp Evenrude, power tilt, professionally maintained and stored indoors. Low operating hours. $20,000. Atlantic Boat Company, 207359-4658. www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.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 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. Furuno radar and many extras. Call Joel Flather, 401-635-9990 or email compasscanoe@cox.net 25ʼ Sea Fox 257 CC, 2004 W/twin Mercury 150hp.

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Albin 27 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. York Harbor Marine Service at 207-363-3602 .

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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 fall sale. $64,900. 207-266-2018.

incorporating the comforts normally expected for a family weekend on the water. Appealing to the fisherman are wide side decks, large flush cockpit, rod storage racks, sink with chopping board, rod holders, insulated fish box, big wells. Asking $149,000. Contact DiMillo’s Yacht Sales, 207-7737632 or email info@dimillos.com

27ʼ Downeast Wanted Looking for a 26 to 28 foot Downeast style boat with a single diesel to cruise and fish with family. Prefer a hardtop. Have $25K to spend. Call 603-8287080.

29ʼ Coastal Hardtop, 1987 Lovingly refreshed by a well known furniture maker with beautiful interior appointments and upgrades. $55,000. Great Island Yacht Brokerage, 877240-8421.

28ʼ Albin Tournament Express 2003. Albin Scott Free is the Gatsby Edition with the optional cockpit bench seating facing forward. She is powered with the popular 315hp Yanmar diesel with only 277 hours. Asking $109,000. Contact DiMillo’s Yacht Sales, 207-773-7632 or email info@dimillos.com

29ʼ Back Cove Hardtop Express. 2006. Powered by the Yanmar 315hp, this 29 will cruise in comfort from 13 knots to 24 knots (whatever you find more comfortable) while topping out at wide open throttle around 27 knots. With very light use, only 121 hours, and an equipment list like no other on the market, including a 10’ Zodiac hard-bottom inflatable and 8hp Yamaha. Contact DiMillo’s Yacht Sales, 207-773-7632 or email info@dimillos.com

28ʼ Albin Flush Deck, 2008 Albin is designed to satisfy the exacting demands of the offshore/inshore fisherman while

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condition and has been professionally maintained since purchased by her original owner. She has a great electronics 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 numerous upgrades. (This boat is a proven fish-raiser.) $159,000. Call Kyle at 207-439-9582 or email. kmckenna@kpyy.net www.kpyy.net 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 34ʼ Mainship Pilot 34, 2003 Hardtop Cruiser, twin 280 Yanmar diesels (200 hrs). Raymarine GPS & radar, windlass, generator, heat & A/C, galley w/seating 4/6, head w/shower, queen berth & sleeping 4/6. Immaculate. More. $164,500. Larry: 207-882-7041, or email LLominvest@aol.com

34ʼ Legacy Hardtop Salon Express, 2001 This 2001 Legacy is powered with twin 370hp Cummins. This 34í Down-east cruiser is not only

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beautiful, but she is fully loaded and extremely clean. Her Flag Blue Imron hull compliments her varnished teak transom. Motivated seller asking $248,000. Contact DiMillo’s Yacht Sales, 207-773-7632 or email info@dimillos.com 36ʼ Grand Banks, 1979 Twin Lehman 120’s. Excellent condition. Fully equipped for cruising. $115,000. Call 781461-2692 or email. RGN98@aol.com

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 40ʼ Sea Ray 400, 2001 Sedan Bridge. Gloss cherry wood finish w/ample storage and carpets throughout. Great coastal cruiser. Low hours. $239,000. Call Stew at Great Island Yacht Brokerage, 877240-8421. 42ʼ Duffy, 1997 Heavy-duty, commercial pilot and tow boat converted to pleasure. CAT 3406E 800hp. Meticulous maintenance. Firstrate construction and mechanical 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

47ʼ Sabre Motoryacht, 2003 Sabre is powered with twin 500hp Yanmar’s. Trades are now being considered for this fine vessel. This beautiful boat is ready for cruising and was maintained by wonderful owners. Recent price reduction – asking $587,000. Contact DiMilloís Yacht Sales, 207-773-7632 or email info@dimillos.com 50ʼ Sea Ray Sedan Bridge 2005. SHEGAVIN shows as new and is in absolute Bristol condition. Powered by 730hp MAN diesel 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

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OTHER Wanted: Bareboat charter Around 50’, with two comfortable cabins and a bunk berth for a mate. Trawlers are okay. Two very experienced captains (the male contingent of the charter party) will command the vessel. Would like charter to begin and end in Penobscot Bay, Maine. July, August, or September 2009. Email info to F. Lee Bailey. bailbullet@aol.com

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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. Westerbeke 40 Diesel Engine with Warner 2.1:1 gear. 4-108 block. Includes panel, harness, motor mounts, coupling flange. Excellent running condition. $2,100. Call Joe McCarty, 207371-2110. Deckhands and Crew Wanted Portland harbor marine-related business. Must multi-task, have basic tools,references, and enjoy working outdoors. Fax resume to 207-767-4721 or 207-878-0847. Wanted: Rhodes 19 Mast Needed: Replacement mast for O’Day Rhodes 19. Want to sail this summer! Call 207-326-9051 or email zekes@midcoast.com. zekes@midcoast.com

Diesel Engine Westerbeke 40 diesel engine with Warner 2.1:1 gear. 4-108 block. Includes panel, harness, motor mounts, coupling flange. Excellent running condition. $2,200. Call Joe McCarty, 207371-2110. Repower Special New Westerbeke 30B 3 Diesel in crate. 27hp, 3 cyl., 2.47:1 gear, flexible mts., 272 lb. List $9,979, asking $8,000. Perfect Atomic 4 replacement. Jonesport Shipyard, 207-4972701. jshipyard@mgemaine.com Master of Towing Motor and steam, 40 years in big boats and small ships. BOATWISE instructor. Deliveries, onboard training. 401-885-3189. capt_bill@cox.net

RVG Wind Vane Self-steering system for sailboats 35 – 45 feet. Complete unit with mounting hardware, now retired from service on my Allied 42. Manual included. $1,200. Call Joe McCarty, 207371-2110.

Partner Wanted for Mooring Have 22’ boat in Sctuate, Ma. Want bigger boat to 36’. Need mooring in protected area. Will buy your boat and keep you as partner. You do nothing. Bob. captinrpjseamite@yahoo.com

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.

Offshore Passage Opportunities # 1 Crew Networking Service since 1993. Sail for free on OPBís Call 1-800-4-PASSAGe for free brochure/membership application. Need Crew? Call.

Fuel Polishing Business Very established fuel polishing business for sale. All equipment and 2007 Tule trailer included. Clients from Boston to MDI. Much more potential for growth. $9,599. 207-232-7906. mobileyachtservices@hotmail.co m

Offshore Swan Program Sail a Swan (46,48,56) from St. Maarten, Bermuda, Newport May 9th to 24th. 1500 miles offshore. All inclusive super low price $2300. Since 2000. Call 1800-4-PASSAGe or visit www.sailopo.com

Points East Crew Match NEED CREW 47ʼ sailboat headed south We are experienced sailors bringing our cruising sailboat south in 3-day or so segments with layovers. Ct-Norfolk in Oct, Norfolk-NC early Nov, NC-Fl mid- to late-Nov. Eventual destination is Lake Worth area. We will also be doing some cruises to the Bahamas over the winter before returning north next spring. Call or email Telephone: 203-219-9262, Email: r2frame@gmail.com.

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Rideau Waterway, Ottawa River, Montreal, St. Lawrence Seaway, then back into the USA via Lake Champlain. Tommy, Telephone: 305-538-9674 Email: circumnavigate06@bellsouth.net Need ICW Companion Planning first ICW RI to SC ?? this season and I need someone who has done this a few times to go along. This is not a paid position, but I can take care of expenses. 44’ Gulfstar Center in good shaps. This is not a sure plan, but I’d like to go this year in my boat. Dave Telephone: 401-739-8111 Email: recovery1@cox.net

WANT TO CREW Professional skipper, Yachtmaster offshore, 2007Pacific 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

Looking for 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 Early retired RN 56-year-old looking to crew to points south; IC, Keys, Bahamas. ASA certified and currently working on my 50-ton Masters. High-energy, nonsmoker, power and sail experienced. Telephone: 860-395-9677, Email: lehtorita@aol.com (630) 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

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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. Engine expert Want to join an offshore rig as a motorman, having over 20 years experience. Telephone: 009477683301 Email: sarath50@hotmail.com. Cruise South to Florida Part or all the way. Some offshore, some ICW. 32’ pilothouse sloop. Fifth trip south. Andries. Telephone: 603-641-1844 Email: andries521@hotmail.com

Two deckhands My husband and I both are deckhands looking to sail south for the winter. Available now. Jacob has his AB Certificate, I have documented hours. Will cook or clean too. Telephone: 530-721-1589, Email: professional_opportunists@yahoo.com . Weekend crew Adult female with some experience crewing. Telephone: 617721-1357, Email: michas@yahoo.com. Young Male Wants to Sail I am a 24 year old male with mixed experience looking to help. I am interested in Thursday night sails as well as longer/more serious races. I want to keep learning and have a great time. Thanks! Telephone: 271-0285 Email: bucknelljay@gmail.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: 404-7189666 AHollander@MarcusMillichap.co m Weekend Sailor Enthusiastic female looking to cruise weekends and maybe longer with some planning. Experienced 1st mate, ASA certified in basic keelboat and coastal cruising plus Coast Guard Nav. Anywhere from Portland to Penobscot. Email: 244mvm06@gmail.com

well as keel boats around 30’. I am available mid Dec.-end Jan. Sailing anywhere warm is a plus! Telephone: 203-751-2867 Email: schmatie@aol.com Prefer Etchells Racing Hi all, just moved to the area. 25 yrs old. avid one-design racer both J/24 & Etchells as well as small boat racing (primarily Lasers). from Westbrook, CT. Collegiate sailor 01-05 for UVM. Live in Portland. If you need crew, I’m your man!! Telephone: (860) 510-3773 Email: cdoyle42@yahoo.com

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Advertiser index Alden Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Hallett Canvas & Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Pierce Yacht Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

All Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Hamilton Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Pirie Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

American Boatschool, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Hamlin’s Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Points East Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Atlantic Boat Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Handy Boat Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43,59

Pope Sails & Rigging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Atlantic Outboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Hansen Marine Engineering . . . . . .43,57,92

Portland Boat Mattress & Cushion . . . . . .33

Bamforth Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Hinckley Yacht Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Portland Yacht Services . . . . . . .21,26,43,45

Bay of Maine Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Hood Yacht Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Providence Boat Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Bay Sails Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Ipswich Bay Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

R&W Rope Warehouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Bayview Rigging & Sails . . . . . . . . . . .36,53

J-Way Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

River Flotilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Blue Hill Peninsula CoC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

J.R. Overseas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Robinhood Marine Center . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Boathouse Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Johanson Boatworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Royal River Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Boatwise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

John Williams Boat Company . . . . . . .68,91

Rumery’s Boat Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Bohdell Sails & Rigging . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Jonesport Shipyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Samoset Boatworks, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Boothbay Region Boatyard . . . . . . . . .43,51

Journey’s End Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Sampson Insurance Agency . . . . . . . . . . .66

Bowden Marine Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Kent Thurston Marine Surveyor . . . . . . . .95

Sawyer & Whitten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Brewer Yacht Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Kingman Yacht Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Scandia Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Burr Brothers Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Kittery Point Boat Builders . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Seal Cove Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Cape Yachts Rallies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Kittery Point Yacht Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

SeaTech Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Capt. Jay Michaud Marine Surveys . . . . .93

Kraft Power Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

SeaTow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33,76,77

Casey Yacht Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Lake & Sea Boatworks . . . . . . . . . .14,46,61

Seawear.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Chase, Leavitt & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Landing Boat Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

South Shore Boatworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

China Sea Marine Trading Co. . . . . . . . . .34

Maine Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

South Port Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Conanicut Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Maine Lobster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Spruce Head Marine Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Concordia Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Maine Sailing Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Spurs Marine Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . .58

CMTA Hartford Boat Show . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Maine Yacht Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Stanley Scooters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Crocker’s Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Marina at Harbour Place . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Star Distributing LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Curtis Yacht Brokerage, LLC . . . . . . . . . . .94

Marine Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Stur-Dee Boat Company . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Custom Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Maritime Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

The Brooklin Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Custom Float Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Merchant’s Landing Moorings . . . . . . . . . .83

URLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84,85

Dark Harbor Boat Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Milineer Marine Services . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Waterman Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

DiMillo’s Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Mobile Marine Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Webhannett River Boat Yard . . . . . . . . . . .51

Dockwise Yacht Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Moose Island Marine, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Wesmac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Dor-Mor Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Mystic Shipyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Wilbur Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Enos Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Navigator Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Winter Island Yacht Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Eric Dow Boat Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Navtronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Womanship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Featherman Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

New England Marine & Industrial . . . . . . .39

Women Under Sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Finestkind Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

New Meadows Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Yacht North Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Fleet Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Niemiec Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Yankee Boat Yard & Marina . . . . . . . . . . .43

Flying Point Boatworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

New England Boat Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Yankee Marina & Boatyard . . . . . . . . .19,43

Fogg’s Boatworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

North Point Yacht Charters . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Yarmouth Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Fortune, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

North Sails Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

York Harbor Marine Service . . . . . . . .22,72

Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Northgear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Fundy Flotilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Novabraid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Gamage Shipyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Ocean Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Gemini Marine Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Ocean Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Gowen Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37,54

Ocean Point Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Gray & Gray, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Ocean Pursuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Great Bay Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43,44

Old Lyme Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Gritty McDuff’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Out of the Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Guilford Boat Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Padebco Custom Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

98 Points East December 2008

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