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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England Volume 16 Number 8 December 2013 F E AT U R E S

Incident at York Harbor

Farewell Boon, Letters.

When, one summer day, our three cruising boats arrived at this small southern Maine port, some of its inhabitants experienced more than its share of excitement -- and it was us. By Judy Silva and Barbara Frasca

Trouble brewing After 17 years, during her delivery from Cape Cod to Texas, Nauset’s rank sanitation system needed to be replaced. Something foul was lurking down below the cabin sole. By Bill Hezlep

New Morgan captain, News.

Around Jamestown, Racing Pages.

“All is Lost” review, Media.

Winning the ugly chalice Had we won because of skill? Or was it the boat? Or a combination of the two? Or was it just plain, dumb luck? The next time around could well answer that question. By Hugh Aaron LAST WORD

Anatomy of a YMCA boat auction The author and his volunteer buddy, Jim Bowditch, hit the road looking for “keepers,” boats worthy of donation for annual Ned Kyle Boat Auction in Rockport, Maine. By Neale Sweet

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The greatest sea story never written Imagination runs amuck one nasty night. Bob Muggleston

Good night, and good luck My boat – no their boat – is heading south. Jeff Bolster

A perfect passage A fresh perspective after Montserrat’s ruin. D E PA R T M E N T S Letters..........................................7 Boon the Lobster Dog is gone; Fall is tautoging time; Seabird skipper identified.

Media ........................................60 “Sailing a Serious Ocean” by John Kretschmer; The movie “All is Lost; DVD “RawFaith: A Family Saga.”

Mystery Harbor...........................12 It’s nirvana for history buffs. New Mystery Harbor on page 73.

Yardwork ...................................64 Sabre 54 Salon’s new interior layout; New Richardson’s Bahamas ChartKit; Front Street Shipyard’s 130-foot refit.

News..........................................22 NOAA to stop printing charts; Morgan’s new captain announced; A diesel workshop for women. The Racing Page..........................50 12 Meter North Americans; Etchells Lobster Bowl Regatta; Offshore regs are streamlined. Fetching along ............................58 Beating to weather is time well spent.

Final Passages ............................70 Ray Ellis, Ethelbert Nevin II, Suzanne Pierce Kilborn, Walter Carruthers “Skip” Green, Anthony Widman, Henry “Hank” Strauss, Gould A. “Stretch” Ryder. Calendar.....................................72 The Boatbuilders Show on Cape Cod, Feb. 7-9, 2014. Distribution............................76-79 Tides .....................................84-87

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Coasties: Always there when you need them n unusual set of events in early November – durCase No. 4: The sailing vessel Brave Heart, located ing a cruising rally to the Caribbean organized some 50 miles southeast of Ocracoke Inlet, N.C., reby Bristol, Rhode Islanders – gave us the hook ported to Wilmington, N.C., Coast Guard that a 67-yearwe needed to craft our periodic paean of praise for the old crewman had incurred an arm injury. A Coast U.S. Coast Guard. The Coasties are, after all, the un- Guard Station Hatteras Inlet 47-foot Motor Life Boat sung heroes of our sport, recreation and industry of attempted a medevac, but was unable to effect it due to boating. adverse weather. The 116 boats that entered the The 110-foot cutter Block Isrally started at Hampton, Va.; land, out of Atlantic Beach, N.C., Beaufort, N.C.; and other ports was dispatched to escort the from Nov. 2-6, each skipper choosBrave Heart into Beaufort, N.C., ing his own window. but was diverted to assist with Much of the rally fleet encounanother disabled sailboat. Wilmtered an intense front on Wednesington Coast Guard planned to day night and on Thursday, leaving send a crew from North Carolina five boats with rudder and rig failStation Fort Macon to escort ures, debilitating seasickness, and Brave Heart in, but Brave Heart one broken arm, the rally organizsaid they no longer needed Coast USCG photo ers said. Guard assistance. The Jayhawk helicopter and Fast-Response The Coast Guard reported the Case No. 5: The 54-foot sailing Cutter are critical assets in Coast Guard following incidents: vessel Zulu, about 100 miles east search-and-rescue efforts. Case No. 1: The 41-foot sailing of Oregon Inlet, N.C., reported to vessel Ahimsa sent a distress signal, stating they were the Coast Guard that they were disabled and adrift. taking on water 230 miles east of Virginia Beach and Cutter Block Island arrived on scene, set up a tow, and were in need of assistance. The Portsmouth, Va., Coast brought Zulu home Guard deployed a Hercules HC-130 long-range aircraft Coast Guard assets involved in the rescues included to search and a Jayhawk helicopter to rescue. The Navy two HC-130 Hercules airplanes, a MH-60 Jayhawk hediverted the USS Vella Gulf to assist. The Jayhawk re- licopter, the cutter Block Island, a 47-foot Motor Life fueled aboard the Vella Gulf before midnight, hoisted Boat, and the command-center personnel of the 5th four people from Ahimsa at about 1:30 a.m., and took Coast Guard District and Sector North Carolina, as well them to Air Station Elizabeth City, where they declined as the U.S. Navy’s USS Vella Gulf. medical treatment. The Salty Dawg Rally issued a statement of thanks Case No. 2: The 38-foot sailing vessel Nyapa sent a to the Coast Guard and Navy for their rescue efforts: distress signal indicating they had lost their mast and “In the aftermath of the challenging conditions last were taking on water some 275 miles east of Virginia Thursday, Friday and Saturday, all of the major inciBeach and were in need of assistance. The Hercules dences have been resolved without life-threatening infrom the Ahimsa rescue was diverted to search for jury. The SDR extends a huge thank-you to the Nyapa, but was unable to locate the boat. wonderful crews of the Coast Guard vessels, aircraft A second Hercules, armed with new data from rally and shoreside support for their professionalism, speedy headquarters, located Nyapa. A Nyapa crewmember work and cheerful attitudes. In all instances, these confirmed they’d lost their mast, but no one was in- brave young men and women acted above and beyond jured, and they were continuing south via motors and the call of duty.” no longer needed assistance. Well said, Salty Dawg Rally. Case No. 3: Portsmouth Coast Guard received an The purpose of this report is not to question decisions alert from an EPIRB registered to the sailboat Aurora, made by the Salty Dawg Rally organizers or crews of positioning the Aurora 230 miles east of Elizabeth City, the participating vessels. It is only to say, Wow! What N.C. Both Hercules crews searched the area but were an amazing organization quietly and patiently watches unable to locate the boat. The crew of a nearby vessel, our backs when we’re at sea. The Coast Guard’s motto Dreamreach, reported that they had been in contact is Semper Paratus, meaning “Always ready.” The slogan with Aurora, and that she was not in distress and was of the R.I. State Police could also apply to the agency’s heading to Bermuda. valiant services: “Always there when you need them.”

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Letters tacts in, as I went to turn off the gas I realized that it was a coiled snake enjoying the warmth of the cockpit. A pan of water encouraged him to find his way back to the scupper through which he’d apparently entered. Tom and Pat Evans Clinton, N.Y

Tautog? You bet your wrasse

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In the mist of the fog, I saw an object moving on the surface of the water. I said to my wife, “There's something moving in the water.”

No stripers, but an ocean sunfish On Saturday, Sept. 21, my wife and I were striper fishing inside the Gunboat Shoals, in the approaches to New Hampshire’s Piscataqua River. There was not much activity, so, at noon, I decided to go back to the “2KR” buoy at the river mouth and fish for mackerel. Just after pulling anchor and starting back outside of High Rock, you could see the huge fog bank coming in. I started the radar, and we slowly made our way across the mouth to Wentworth. I decided then to just head back to our port. In the mist of the fog, I saw an object moving on the surface of the water. I said to my wife, “There’s something moving in the water.” As we slowly approached, we were amazed to see it was an ocean sunfish. It almost seemed like it was posing for us as we took pictures. I could have reached down and touched it as it glided under the boat. I thought the pictures might interest Points East readers, as I enjoy all its articles Howard Bock m/v Sneak-Away Newington, N.H.

We, too, had cockpit stowaway The story by Russ Roth in the October/November issue on the Pulpit Harbor stowaway reminded me of our cockpit stowaway in some little cove off the ICW along the Carolinas. Our draft, on Scuttlebutt, was so minimal that we could occasionally just tie up to a tree. After just such a night’s anchorage, I reached into the box in our cockpit containing the propane tank to turn it on. Without my contacts in, I vaguely wondered why we had left an old rusty shackle in the box. Later, with conwww.pointseast.com

It used to be said that when the leaves turn their fall colors and the first frost is nigh, it’s time to go fishing for tautog here in Rhode Island. Tautog, sometimes called blackfish, is a type of wrasse, I believe. It’s gray to black with some vertical striping. The flesh is white and dense with some slight oiliness. They feed on barnacles, small lobsters, mussels, and small crabs, Photo courtesy Mike Martel so their flesh is delectable Capt. Mike caught a few and they are usually blackfish off Price's Neck, caught using small green just east of Brenton Point. crabs. They like rocks and structure. Their numbers have declined in recent years for a variety of reasons, and my local fishmonger, Nick, was commenting about that just the other day. But there are still some out there, and the ones we caught the first week of November were very plump and excellent for stuffing and baking. There are minimum size limits during the season. I believe the name “tautog” is a name assigned by our local Indians centuries ago and only they know what it means. But if you catch a large one, you should prepare it properly in order to enjoy it at its best. The first thing, of course, is to avoid bringing it anywhere near the kitchen sink. Avoid a matrimonial nuclear conflict by bringing it around back to the garden hose and scale it there. Gut it from its anus to its gills (reserve the entrails) and remove the head, preferably with a small hatchet and a wooden plank for a chopping block. Don’t bother trying to head it with a knife. Use a hatchet, just like the fellows who named the fish did to the Pilgrims. Cut the tail off with a hatchet and trim the fins with tin-snips shears. The next step -- making the stuffing -is up to you. If you remove the gills from the head, you can poach the head in a little saucepan to make broth. If Points East December 2013

this seems unappealing, then make your stuffing the usual way. But for poaching the head, use just enough water to cover -- and don’t let the wife see it (use an opaque saucepan cover). One look at that cooked eggwhite eye gazing up at her through the bubbles and you’ll be eating DiGiorno over at your buddy’s for the next three weeks. Make a small batch of stuffing the usual way, using the poached-head broth instead of chicken broth. Render a little bit of bacon or salt pork and sauté your diced onion and celery in it. Use lots of black pepper. When the stuffing is made, stuff it into the fish cavity. Rub the outside of the fish with some soft butter, use toothpicks to pin the fish belly-flaps together a bit, then drape three or four strips of bacon over the top of the fish and bake in the oven on 350 degrees until done -- maybe an hour or so. Come evening, take the entrails that you reserved, and after dark, sneak over to that neighbor you don’t like and put them in the bushes by his back steps. The skunks will love it, and, if he also has a dog that you don’t like, it will be even better when the skunks come around and the dog has an argument with them. The skunks always win, and it’s fun to listen to it when it happens: You can hear the neat interplay of voices -- dog, neighbor, neighbor’s wife -- all through the neighborhood. And of course don’t forget the Pinot Grigio, well-chilled. Capt. Mike Martel Bristol, R.I.

That’s Tom Kellogg’s Seabird yawl The page nine photo of a gentleman on an old Seabird yawl in the October/November issue is none other than Kellog, Tom aboard Gull. Tom sails her out of Deer Isle, Maine and we have run into him for 40 years in places ranging from Federal Harbor in Passamaquoddy Bay to Wreck Island, Isle au Haut, and many haunts in Penobscot Bay. He’s among the best of sailors, and we’ve often seen Gull ghosting along in the lightest of zephyrs and sailing into the slimmest of possibilities. David Buckman s/v Leight Round Pond, Maine Editor’s note: Tom Kellogg is a retired geologist and former boatswain’s mate on CGC Eagle. Gull was built in 1918. Inveterate cruiser David Buckman writes the “Fetching Along” column in Points East.

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I knew Dr. William Dickson on Cape I picked up a copy of the October/November issue at Jeff’s Marine in Thomaston and was interested to find in your Editor’s Page mention of Dr. William Dickson’s gunkholing in Nova Scotia back in the 1960s. I’m sure that this was our former friend and neighbor in South Orleans, Mass. In those years, Bill had an Amphibicon that he cruised far and wide with his family. One summer – probably 1963 or 1964 – when the boat was moored in the “Horseshoe” of Pleasant Bay, I remember sailing his boat with his son Pat and, for the first time, realizing what a balanced helm was, after having sailed only Baybirds and a Wianno Senior. Bill eventually retired to the family summer home and an 18-foot Marshall catboat, which he famously sailed and raced in Pleasant Bay. His boating expertise; warm, blue-eyed twinkle; and care for the bay was an inspiration to many. He passed away in 2010, and shortly before his death my wife and I, out for a walk, found him happily out cutting wood near his house. Below is an obit I found on line. More than you want to know, but he was a wonderful man in so many ways. Bruce Hammatt Tenants Harbor, Maine Editor’s note: Bruce, this is not more than we need to know. We regret not including this monumental loss to

the cruising life in Final Passages, and wish to share Dr. Dickson’s life and remarkable accomplishments with our readers.

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William A. Dickson, 96, of South Orleans, Mass., died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Born in Weston, Mass. on May 23, 1914, the son of Brenton H. Dickson, Jr. and Ruth W. Bennett, he graduated from Belmont Hill School and Harvard University ‘36, then attended Cornell University Medical School, receiving his doctorate in medicine in 1943. In 1941, while in medical school, he married Harriet B. Dickson. After completing his service in the Army Medical Corps in 1945, he interned in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital in Boston, then became chief pediatric resident at Mass. General Hospital. He was in private practice in the Boston area until 1967. Being devoted to the cause of public medicine, he was then appointed senior associate at the Bromley-Heath Health Center in Roxbury, now known as the Martha Eliot Health Center in Jamaica Plain. In 1972, he moved to South Orleans and continued to practice public medicine at AIM Clinic in Wellfleet, and served for several years on the Orleans Board of Health. He was a lifelong member of the American Board of Pediatrics. He loved children and was considered a compassionate doctor by the parents of his patients.

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Boon the Lobster Dog: 2001-13 I thought I would pass along the sad news that Boon has passed away. He had a good run — 12 years for a large dog is something. He was a great guy. Boon was a Bernese mountain dog, born in Henniker, N.H. He came to Kittery Point with Adam and his wife Kathy shortly after coming into the world. Boon became well known among the dog walkers on Seapoint Beach and Fort Foster over the years. I have no idea how I came to write the story about him. This stuff just comes to me from time to time. I went

through the rejection of publishers, but Points East was wise enough to see the merits of the Boon stories and, in a weak moment, chose to publish a couple. It was rewarding to see the number of folks who liked the stories. Boon was a real dog, and Adam and Kathy are real people, although Adam is not a lobsterman, as he was portrayed in the articles, and the boat is a figment of my imagination. My wife Joyce and I are Adam’s parents. In real life, Adam and Kathy have a graphic-design business. Many of the places mentioned in the stories are real, and so are a couple of the characters. However, the rest of it, including that magical boat engine, is a product of my far too idle mind. Boon was truly a wonderful dog, and right up to the end he never complained about anything. Oh, and he was named after Boon Island. It was not the other way around as he constantly thought. Jack Tracksler Kittery Point, Maine Editor’s note: Boon the Lobster Dog’s stories appeared in the July 2009 issue (“Good-bye Old Gotta Keep Bailing”) and the July 2010 issue (“Our New Stealth Lobsterboat”).

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The house had a secret tunnel for skulduggery The October/November Mystery Harbor, Harts Cove, lies off the coast of scenic New Castle, N.H., at the mouth of the Piscataqua River. It is protected from the fast current in the river and the open ocean by Fort Constitution. The fort is open to the public. The entrance is through the New Castle Coast Guard Station. The house in the picture dates back to 1647 and was rumored to have a hidden oceanside entrance, where deliveries could be made out of public view. To the port side of the photo, just out of view, is the new University of New Hampshire pier that is home to the 124-foot ocean mapping vessel, Ferdinand R. Hassler. It arrived this past summer, and will be mapping the Atlantic off the New England coast for the first time, in many cases, since the 1900s. For history buffs, Fort Constitution is the location of the first action in the American Revolution. Locals from New Castle and Portsmouth raided the British fort and made off with the store of gunpowder, which was reportedly used at Bunker Hill. David Kearns New Castle, N.H.

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the point from the old Coast Guard Station, in Portsmouth, N.H. I recognize the sailboat in the picture as Madrigal, designed by Bud McIntosh, built and long owned by Gordon (Swifty) Swift and his wife, Doris, of Kensington, N.H. Swifty shared his knowledge of boatbuilding with a lot of people, and was well known up and down the coast. He has since sold the boat, but will always be remembered for his friendship and mentoring our project, as well as many others in the sailing community . Dean and Kathy Mendenhall s/v Briar Patch Tuftonboro, N.H.

He worked on a dig near there The Mystery Harbor is Hart’s Cove, New Castle, N.H. I’m familiar with it because I grew up in New Castle in the 1950s and 1960s. I worked at Fort Constitution, overlooking the cove, during summer vacations for the New Hampshire State Parks in the 1970s. Also, one summer in the 1960s, I worked at the fort on an archeological dig with a group from Franklin Pierce College. Jon Kimball Kittery Point, Maine editor@pointseast.com

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I pull the little Maglite out of my coat and shine its weakening beam on the tumbler numbers of the lock. They’re correct. I blow hot breath on them. I pull again. Frozen. In desperation, I grab a winch handle and bash the lock. It opens. I enter the 18-degree “warmth” of the cabin. It’s even darker down below as both hatches and all six bronze ports are blocked with wind-packed snow. I grab the Mag lite again and point its now-dim glow toward the hook where I know I’ll find the butane lighter to light the cabin heater. As I fumble with the heater valve with one mittened hand, I pull the trigger on the lighter with the other, and suddenly the most wonderful orange glow springs to life. I bow over the heater as if it’s a shrine, my palms out, just above the burner. After a few minutes I look around. I shine the light in the bilge. Ice. I explore further. All 24 bottles of spring water are now cylindrical ice blocks, useful only as mini barbells. I try to light the lamps. The paraffin in all five gimbaled lamps has solidified, rendering them useless. I check the thru-hulls. Frozen solid. I light two candles and return to worship the heater. I listen to the frozen world. My 25-year-old sloop is groaning with each gust of icy, 45-knot northwest wind. Ice is rubbing up and down the windward side

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of the hull, making an eerie half-lapping, half-scraping sound, as if some hungry monster is trying to claw its way up the starboard side. I actually scare myself with that thought, so I decide on some music for distraction, but the plastic lid on the CD player breaks when I lift it. Suddenly, I feel really stupid. “You’re an idiot,” I say aloud. “You’re safe and sound in Pickering Wharf, Salem, Mass., one of the best-protected marinas on the East Coast, with overlapping wharves, buildings surrounding you, some giant, white-shrink-wrapped 50-foot Pacemaker protecting your windward side like a shiny vinyl iceberg, and a warm restaurant just 60 feet away.” A shot of rum warms me further and I begin to relax. I turn on the VHF weather station, and listen to the buoy reports in the Gulf of Maine. Isle of Shoals: northwest winds gusting to 50, 12-foot breaking seas, air temperature 15 degrees F, water temperature 37 degrees. I try to image what it would be like out there in a 31-foot sloop like Elsa. What would happen if I tried to sail to Maine right now? What spot, situation, moment, slippage, breakage, physical or mental meltdown would be my undoing. Surely it would make a great sea story. Another shot of rum warms my stomach and prompts initial thoughts on story line: Sam, a lovestruck young man who lives a romantic existence on a boat in a marina in Salem, Mass., is jilted by his true love, a woman who lives in Portland, Maine. A comment she made late that cold January night by cell phone (“You’re spineless, Sam…we’re done…you just don’t have what it takes…”) hurts him to the core. He pours his fourth shot of rum. He must see her. Now. He has no car. But he does have a boat. And, damn, he does have what it takes… so he’ll just sail to Portland, in this storm, this very night, and show her what he’s made of. And so begins a string of seeming small actions that, cumulatively, lead to catastrophe. A particularly strong gust belts Elsa hard, flickering the candles on the saloon table. I look around at my now cozy cabin. The candles give a nice glow to the all-teak interior, the brass lamps, and even the old photo of our family’s former Atkin cutter Phyllis, a boat I first went aboard as a 1-month-old in a basket. I look hard at the framed photo of Phyllis. “I think we’ll stay right here at the dock tonight,” I say aloud to my two long-time friends, Elsa and Phyllis. “I don’t need to prove anything to you girls, do I?” Dave Roper’s book, “Watching for Mermaids,” which climbed to No. 4 on the “Boston Globe” Best-Sellers List, is available through www.amazon.com. His new book, “Learning the Ropes,” will be out in 2014.

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Incident @ York Harbor When, one summer day, our three cruising boats arrived at this small southern Maine port, some of its inhabitants experienced more than its share of excitement – and it was us. By Judy Silva and Barbara Frasca For Points East udy’s side of the story: The summer following our circumnavigation of New England, the six of us set sail for a cruise to Maine. Jim and Judy Silva aboard Yankee Lady, and Tom and Rosalie Isele aboard 2nd Wind started out a few days before Tom and Barbara Frasca, who were aboard Misty. They joined us in Annisquam, Mass. Tom Frasca had been injured when Misty was leaving Stonington Harbor in Connecticut. Tom and Barbara were under sail, running out of the harbor when two powerboats sped out of the entrance to Napatree Point and cut in front of Misty’s bow, creating a huge wake and rocking her severely. The boom jibed across the cockpit and Tom, who was sitting next to the main sheet, was thrown across the boat. He was almost thrown off the boat, but instead he hit the cockpit coaming. The force of his fall broke the coaming, and he received a massive hip bruise. When they caught up with us at Annisquam, Tom Frasca was not feeling any better. He was stiff and sore and his bruising was spreading. He and Barbara decided that he should get X-rays to see if anything was fractured or broken. They were both familiar with York Hospital in southern Maine. York Harbor would be a timely next stop for us. There is no anchoring there, so we would need three moorings, which are only available on a first come, first served basis. Somewhere around the Isles of Shoals, Barbara called the York harbormaster on Channel 9. We didn’t hear her because we were monitoring Channel 78. A little while later, I called her to ask if she had been able to arrange for moorings. She replied that she didn’t really know because the harbormaster’s transmission was garbled. She had told him, however, that she had a non-emergency injured crewman, and she

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wanted to take him to the hospital for X-rays. Being a little closer to York, I said I would try to reach him in a while. I put the radio on scan so we could pick up channels 16, 9, 22 and 78. Then I heard the Coast Guard call Misty on Channel 16. I called Misty, which was back on Channel 78 and told her the Coast Guard was calleditor@pointseast.com

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ing her. I didn’t know which one. She said, “Do you think I should answer?” I said, “Yes, I think you better.” Then I heard her on Channel 16: “Coast Guard, this is Misty.” She’d gotten answers from the Coast Guard in Boston, Portsmouth, Portland, Woods Hole and Canada. It was Portsmouth calling. They asked her to www.pointseast.com

describe her vessel and give her position. She replied, “We’re non-emergency, calling the York Harbor Master for moorings.” They asked for her position again. We were in sloppy following seas. Misty had her mainsail up. Tilly the autopilot was not responding well. Barbara had to control the main so it wouldn’t jibe back and forth while Points East December 2013

steering with the tiller. “Just a minute, I’m busy right looked again and saw those orange stripes on either now,” she replied, and then she soon returned with her side of the huge boat’s bow. Jim and I both looked in latitude and longitude and described their vessel. disbelief. I called the York harI called the harbormas44°N bormaster. I also tried to ter back and said, “This tell him that Misty was is Yankee Lady; we’re CG s ne Portland ai M under control, but that three boats coming into of lf MAINE we would like three moorthe harbor, only now NEW HAMPSHIRE York Harbor ings so the injured man Misty has a Coast Guard CG s Portsmouths 43°N could go to the hospital. escort.” This time he told s Isles of Shoals He said there were moorus to call him when we Annisquam N s EA OC Cape Ann C I ings available at the moarrived and he would NT CG LA AT Boston s ment, but he didn’t say he show us a mooring. Then MASSACHUSETTS would save them. Yankee the Coast Guard called 42°N RHODE Cape Cod Lady kept trudging along him to say they were Cape Cod Canal CONNECTICUT ISLAND in front of the other two bringing Misty in. “I’m CG s Woods Hole boats. aware of that,” he said. Nautical miles Stonington s Napatree Point Then I heard, “Misty, We were met by the 50 0 Long Island Sound this is Coast Guard 4-3-2harbormaster’s boat 41°N 1 (not the exact numwhen we entered the har72°W 70°W 68°W bers),” and I said to Jim, bor. It contained the harwww.mirtoart.com bormaster, in uniform, “Oh no, they’re sending a Our beloved Coast Guard responded from four different locaboat.” the local policeman, in As we approached the tions, but our call was “non-emergency.” uniform, the assistant entrance to York Harbor, harbormaster, and an I looked back and saw a powerboat zooming up behind EMT. We had time to settle up with the harbormaster Misty. I didn’t look closely; I thought it was a trawler before Misty arrived with her escort. We told him that hurrying in to the harbor to get a mooring. Then I the injury had happened a week ago and that the

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A huge 45-foot boat had arrived to escort us to York. Go away, I thought, but we were ordered to put on Channel 22 and stay there. They must have had eight to 10 people on board. They wouldn’t go away, even though I assured them over and over that we were in no danger. bruised area was still growing – that Barbara wanted Tom to be X-rayed, but there was no emergency. He muttered something and left. Then Misty arrived. She had the undivided attention of everyone who was in the harbor. The harbormaster put her on a mooring just outside the main basin so the Coast Guard cutter could maneuver. We have pictures to prove this. 2nd Wind motored in and picked up the first free mooring Tom saw. @@@ Barbara’s side of the story: The day turned out to be one of our strangest on record. I called the York harbormaster for three moorings because we wanted to take Tom to the hospital. The transmission wasn’t good so what got passed on was “Emergency injury, broken hip.” Once the Coast Guard picked up on this, we had a major episode on our hands. They don’t go away when you say, “Non-emergency, repeat, non-

emergency. We just need three moorings for the night and a lift to the hospital.” I talked with Woods Hole, Boston, and wherever saying we didn’t need help. Finally, Woods Hole took our position and boat description and ended their report. I thought all was over so I went back onto Channel 78. Meanwhile following seas were building and I became busy running the boat. Then Judy said the Coast Guard was trying to get us on channels 16 and 9. We figured I better call back. I did and said I didn’t need help, but then I had to interrupt them because the selfsteering let go and I had to deal with it. They thought I was in trouble so they asked for our position and type of boat. While we were talking on Channel 16, some boater interrupted and told us to stop conversing on it and go to another channel. I had to tell the Coast Guard to switch to Channel 22. How ironic. I was also sliding around the cockpit and had to tell them to wait a

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minute. They didn’t take that as a good sign either. I gave them the information and said I was very busy. I thought I was rid of them and went back to 78. All of a sudden I heard the huge roar of an engine from a powerboat. Guess what? It was Portsmouth Coast Guard. A huge 45-foot boat had arrived to escort us to York. Go away, I thought, but we were ordered to put on Channel 22 and stay there. They must have had eight to 10 people on board. They wouldn’t go away, even though I assured them over and over that we were in no danger. They said, “We are escorting you in and boarding you. When was the last time you were boarded?” “I don’t know,” I replied. They followed us right into York Harbor where we were met by the harbormaster, police and an EMT. We were put on a mooring outside the harbor used for emergencies. I think it was easier for the Coast Guard boat to maneuver there. Two young men in their early 20s came aboard. They said they had to check us out to see if our claim was real, to which I replied, “We didn’t ask for help or make any claim.” Tom said they could see his bruises if they wanted. They noted that we had medical knowledge, and they declined to examine Tom, but we were not allowed to go below. Jim and Judy took pictures. They said we were basically dwarfed by the size of the Coast Guard vessel. We were safety checked for life preservers, flares, rules

of the road, drivers’ licenses and documentation. They were confused by the year-sticker on the bow with no accompanying registration number. They were also confused by our homeport – Wethersfield – that was written on the transom with no state indicated. They found this strange and suspected “trafficking,” but they had noted that we were flying an American flag, which was a plus. They suggested that we add “Conn.” to our transom. We will add “Conn.” They asked if we had entered many harbors. “We’ve been from Newfoundland to the Florida Keys,” I replied, which impressed them. We now have a yellow paper to keep on board in case we get boarded again to prove that we passed the inspection and we were cleared to go to the hospital. I asked why had they come out when Woods Hole and Boston had already closed the case. Apparently, the diligent York harbormaster was the well-meaning culprit. They shook hands with us and said we would not be cited. “Cited for what?” I asked again. I suggested they check with Woods Hole and Boston to coordinate their communications. The two young men were very polite and shook hands when boarding and exiting our boat. They were impressed with all our gear and our experience. When they finally left, the policeman and harbormaster convinced Tom to go to the hospital in the police car. Tom Isele gave us his handheld radio so we

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could call him to pick us up, “Thanks, see you in four hours,” I said jokingly. When the doctor checked Tom, her expression told us his contusion was massive. It must have been because word spread quickly, and lots of nurses came by to see it. He spent more time than he wanted “showing off.” The X-rays indicated no fractures, and the doctor gave him medication and said he should start feeling better in three to five days. They also told him that he would be out of commission for some time. While sitting in the waiting area, we discovered that we both had forgotten to bring our reading glasses, and had brought only sunglasses with us. We had great difficulty reading the forms to sign. We couldn’t read the handheld radio buttons, either. Luckily a policeman had been newly posted in the emergency room, and he drove us back to the dock and assisted with the radio. We contacted Tom and Jim, and the latter came to get us.

their dinner. Barbara summed up our experience the best: “York Harbor had its excitement for the day, and it was us.” We stayed an extra day to wait for the weather to change and to regroup. 2nd Wind left first on a low tide. Yankee Lad followed her. Suddenly, we heard a loud thud and scraping noise: 2nd Wind’s bow went down, then up, and her rigging jangled as she scraped hard against a hidden rock. They were in the buoyed channel. Where did that rock come from? We avoided it. Tom and Barbara saw it and slightly touched it as they left. It’s not marked on the chart. Beware.

@@@ Back to Judy: While Tom and Barbara were at the hospital, Rosalie fed us a spaghetti dinner, and she saved some for them. They returned around 7:30, which was just about four hours later. I guess Barbara was more prophetic than she could have wished about how long they would be gone. Jim gave them a ride back to Misty, where, with gratitude, they enjoyed

Judy has loved sailing since she first sailed her Penguin dinghy as a teenager on Long Island Sound. As an adult she cruised New England waters singlehanded as far as Nantucket. After her marriage to Jim in 1996, they circumnavigated New England with a side trip to Newfoundland aboard her Pearson 28, Yankee Lady. They also sailed to the Bahamas aboard Jim’s boat, Albatross, a Challenger 32.

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After 17 years, during her delivery from Cape Cod to Texas, Nauset’s rank sanitation system needed to be replaced. Something foul was lurking down below the cabin sole. By Bill Hezlep For Points East here are things on boats that definitely have limited life spans. Many of us – especially those of us who buy boats that are no longer in their infancy – need to keep this in mind when the time for that pre-purchase survey and checkout arrives. Nauset, our Nauset 28, was built in 1995, and my name became the fifth name on the abstract of title. Before buying the boat, we spent time crawling

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through it, spent an hour talking with the man who built it, and then had it surveyed. After all that, we were pretty sure what we were buying, and I was certain there were things and systems aboard the boat I was destined to become intimately familiar with. One system that was doing what it was supposed to do, and didn’t seem too bad, was the sanitation system downstream from the seat of honor in the head. But Saint Experience was whispering that he was absolutely sure I was going to get to know that system, editor@pointseast.com

Something less than ideal seemed to be lurking down there below the cabin sole. close up and in detail. Large parts of it, probably most of it, was original, 17 years old. Every single one of our previous seven aging arks required waste-system attention. Each of these boats in fact required extensive attention, and usually the “extensive attention” connected to waste management meant replacement. Nauset would not be an exception. On Sept. 18, we moved aboard and put the waste-management system back into operation. It worked, and everything seemed OK. On Sept. 22, we left Hyannis, Mass., for a shakedown/delivery cruise south for the winter. By Nov. 9, when we reached the Palm Cove Marina in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., there were . . . ah . . . olfactory hints that perhaps all was not well in the waste-management department. Something less than ideal seemed to be lurking down there below the cabin sole. Procrastination is a character trait of all successful long-term cruisers. We had planned to leave the boat at the Palm Cove Marina and fly to the house for the holidays. Says I, authoritatively, to the Commodore: “I can just flush the system with fresh water and vinegar, and it will be fine until we get back. And then, further down the road, we’ll … I’ll … take care of it down there. Besides, these things take time; you have to think about them, plan everything out, research parts, measure and re-measure and all that.” Right. And off to the house for the holidays. In midwinter, back aboard the www.pointseast.com

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The original holding tank was a 14.5-gallon Kracor Titan (24 inches long, 14 inches wide and 10 inches high); the manual overboard pump was a Bosworth Guzzler, and the hoses were good quality.

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The proof of the . . . er . . . pudding: Waste stains remain after the old holding tank is removed.

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boat in Jacksonville Beach, it was unusually cold, windy and wet – not good weather for camping aboard a small powerboat. Even with the reverse-cycle heat-and-air unit running, sleeping in the V-berth and breathing all night created amazing amounts of condensation on the overhead hatch, which resulted in hatch drip. But the sanitation system seemed to be OK. We decided to migrate on south to the Florida Keys, to the Coral Bay Marina and Boat Yard in Islamorada (Keys Mile Marker 81, Bayside), a place we had visited many times. Coral Bay is a nice little Keys kind of place, a good place to chill out, work on the tan, and do a little boat work. The famous Lorelei Beach Cafe & Bar is up the road, and the Islamorada Seafood Company, the Zane Gray Lounge and the Morada Bay Beach Cafe are down the other way. The Trading Post, a very good little market, is right next door. Coral Bay is a working boatyard. UPS, FedEx, Lewis Offshore and Port Supply deliver daily. If you need something you can

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The new holding tank and the macerator are in place – “good to flush,” as the saying goes.

By the time we reached Coral Bay, Betty was developing an attitude, and even I agreed that fresh water and vinegar were not handling that problem. get it, and we needed several things – badly. By the time we reached Coral Bay, Betty was developing an attitude, and even I agreed that fresh water and vinegar were not handling that problem. The odeur de poo wafting forth from beneath the cabin sole could no longer be ignored. It was noticeable – not yet eye-watering, but noticeable. So, with unusual speed for a cruiser, after a delay of only two weeks, I broke

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Nauset looks happier as she lies post-op at Coral Bay Marina and Boat Yard in Islamorada.

out the tape measure, opened the starboard hatch over the source of that unpleasantness, and began measuring, sketching and checking. Then I spent a day searching the marine-supply catalogs and the Internet, collecting data and details, followed by a day planning, thinking and re-measuring. And the orders went out. Four days later, the UPS truck delivered a small mountain of stuff to Nauset. As soon as we got all that good stuff unpacked and on board, work could begin. Tomorrow. Take-it-out and put-it-in day began before sunrise

with a couple pots of good coffee and a pump-out of the offending system as dry as possible. Then as the sun rose, the boat was opened up for maximum ventilation, the settee cushions, and the rug, and anything else that might absorb any unfortunate drips, was stashed in the V-berth. The hatch came up and work began. Old, thick-walled, wire-reinforced hose that has had 17 years to lock itself in place on PVC fittings is hard to remove. So, with a hack saw, I cut each hose and, as they were cut, plugged each cut section with rags and paper towels. I do know about heat guns – we even had

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Raw poo smells pretty bad. Cooked poo and hot, old rubber hose is an order of magnitude worse. a good one on the boat – but for this job, a heat gun was not really a good idea. Raw poo smells pretty bad. Cooked poo and hot, old rubber hose is an order of magnitude worse. Cutting is also a whole lot faster than heating, pulling, yanking, gagging and swearing. Long story short, save the nose; cut the hose. Fifteen minutes after the first hose was cut, the old holding tank with its integral manual overboard pump and cut-off hoses rose up from its parking space, passed through the cabin door, across the cockpit, and up onto the dock, with only a couple of stray drips. So far, so good. I then removed several of the remaining cut-off hose sections – the ones I could reach from above. With the

old tank out, it was clear that we had had a leak or two in the system. The shelf the tank had been mounted on, and some of the area around it, had rather a lot of brown stuff, green stuff and wet stuff that had to be removed. Once the area had been scrubbed and disinfected and was mostly dry, I slithered down there (being skinny helps) and removed the remaining cut off hose sections and the old anti-siphon valve. The original system was standard 1980s/’90s. Output from the porcelain went to a Y-valve mounted on the upper forward end of the holding tank, from which it continued into the tank or took a detour down to the thru-hull. The removal fitting, at the bottom forward end of the tank, was a T, one side of which went to the

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deck pump-out, the other to a manual overboard pump. The components were good quality. The holding tank was a 14.5-gallon Kracor Titan (24 inches long, 14 inches wide and 10 inches high); the manual overboard pump was a Bosworth Guzzler, and the hoses were good quality. Except for the small tank, the system was similar to the one I installed in s/v Walkabout in 1994, when we first moved aboard. But most of the system was 17 years old: The hoses were permeated, the Guzzler pump was permeated, and the tank itself was no bouquet. At least four leaks were in the system: one where the Y valve entered the tank, one on the side of the T fitting that went to the deck pump-out, one where the output fitting joined the tank, and – most unusual – a roughly one-inch-long crack in the bottom seam of the Kracor tank, below and to the left of the output fitting. The crack may or may not have gone all the way through. I really wasn’t interested in dissecting that tank. I could smell it just fine from the outside. But a screwdriver or knife would catch in the crack. I suspect the leak where the output fitting joined the tank and the small crack in the tank were related to modern, highvacuum pump-out systems. The business end of the tank, the one with the in and out, was slightly concave. It may have been flexing during pump-outs. Once all the components of the old system were out

and the mess cleaned up, it was time to install the new system: larger tank, all new hoses, new electric macerator pump – new everything. The new tank is a 28gallon SeaLand tank (Model 322840301) with one inand two out-fittings, all on the top of the tank. The two output fittings use dip tubes to pick up what is being removed, so no holes are in the sides or bottom of the tank. The inch-and-a-half hoses are Raritan’s new SaniFlex hose, which I think are the most flexible and easiest to work with. And, instead of a manual overboard pump, there is an ITT Jabsco model 502559 macerator. Output from the reading room goes directly to the tank; there is no Y valve. One of the output fittings goes to the deck pump-out and the other to the macerator pump and on to the thru-hull via a new antisiphon loop. By 5 p.m., on in-and-out day, the new system was in and flushable. Happy hour? You bet – at the Lorelei: two pints of Key West Sunset Ale and an order of conch fritters. As starters. And a final thought or three on this odoriferous subject. On most older boats, if there is a blackwater holding tank at all, it is probably too small for more than overnight or weekend cruising. Many new boats also have holding tanks that are much too small. Before we got old – sort of grew up and downsized to a smaller boat – Betty and I were full-time live-

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from one boat to another and drank beer with each crew as we cheerfully reviewed the critical moments of the race. After our strange gaff-rigged boat – which clearly few understood – was declared the winner, we were handed a ridiculous bronze chalice consisting of two cupids holding an ornate cup, which, according to the rules (and against our aesthetic sense), we must display on our fireplace mantel for a year. It seems that once upon a time this “cup” was part of a table lamp; over the years, as it was passed on from one winner to another, it had acquired a cachet, and now it had become, in Cushing, Maine, at any rate, as prized a possession as the America’s Cup itself. The rafting party over, we headed back to Maple Juice Cove and our mooring under ever-darkening skies, until halfway there we were enveloped in a downpour. This happy crew, well oiled with good cheer and victory, happily soaked to the skin, decided it was time to cease being purists. We pulled the motor out from the cuddy, dropped it on the mount, and without any sense of humiliation motored the rest of the way home. The biggest challenge is yet to come. Next summer, when no longer the underdog, we must defend the cup. There’s the true test. Had we won because of skill? Or was it the boat? Or the combination of the two? Or was it just plain luck? The next time around could well answer that question. To be continued.

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THERACIN Victory ’83 sets the tempo for ‘modern’ 12s While the America’s Cup was finishing up on the West Coast, vintage 12 Meters from the Cup’s Golden Era were gearing up on the East Coast to prove they still can steal a sailing show when it comes to grace, beauty and competition. The 12 Meter North Americans, sponsored by Pine Brothers, hosted six of the sleek Twelves sailing on Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound over three days of racing, Sept. 27-29. And it was clear for all who participated or simply caught a glimpse of the action on the racecourse or the docks at Bannister’s Wharf that the Twelves would forever proudly hold their place in history as living, breathing works of art, lovingly restored by owners who consider themselves privileged caretakers of the past. “It was really special to have the 12 Meter North Americans follow the America’s Cup event,” said Dennis Williams (Hobe Sound, Fla.) whose Victory ’83 (K-22) turned in a perfect score over seven races to win Modern Division (for yachts built between 1974 and 1983), which also

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included John Curtin’s Intrepid (US-22) and Rich Moody’s Courageous (US-26). Williams commended the race committee from Ida Lewis Yacht Club for its management of spirited racing, which, on Friday, consisted of three races held “up the bay” in a

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Riva wins inaugural Etchells Maine Lobster Bowl Regatta Etchells-class racers from all over the country converged at the Portland Yacht Club in Falmouth, Maine, Sept. 20-22, to race on Casco Bay. The fleet was equally divided between local members of fast-growing Etchells Fleet 27, and a great mix of “away” boats coming to experience Etchells sailing the Maine way. As racers gathered for the start of the first race on Friday, the unusual ETCHELLS, continued on Page 54 50 Points East December 2013

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ner of the Jack Brown Trophy. Three teams were in legitimate contention going into Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final two races. Brian Keane (Weston, Mass.) and crew Steve Hunt (San Diego, Calif.) and Victor Diaz De Leon had a three point lead over Betsy Alison (Newport, R.I.) and crewmates Will and Laura Jeffers KEANE, continued on Page 57

Laser Masters North America title decided in final race Marc Jacobi, of Norwalk, Conn., was one of the last people to officially enter the 137-boat 2013 Laser Masters North American Championships, Oct. 18-20 in Newport, R.I., registering for the regatta just hours before the first race. Once the racing started, however, he quickly jumped to the head of the class, winning three of the first six races. Marc Jacobi ultimately took 1st; Peter Shope, of Oakland, Calif., was 2nd; and Scott Ferguson, of Jamestown, R.I., was 3rd. Shope struggled early in the fiLASERS, continued on Page 53 Points East December 2013

Shorthanders complete course around Matinincus Rock Light The 2013 Maine Rocks Race, a 113-nautical-mile event for doublehanded or singlehanded boats, took place Sept. 14-15. The course is Rockland Breakwater Light, to Matinicus Rock Light, to Mount Desert Rock Light and back. Hosted by the Rockland (Maine) Yacht Club, the race included 11 entries ranging from 27 to 72 feet overall. Two boats sailed up from Massachusetts just to participate. The order of finish on corrected time for singlehanders: James Bennett on Astrea, Peter McCrea on Panacea, Gust Stringos on Bluebird, and Scott Miller on Resolute. The order of finish on corrected time for the doublehanded fleet: Elizabeth Lamb on Averisera, Stuart MacNeil on Wild Agnes, Roger Sheply on Ramblin’ Rose, James Coughlin on Mainstay 5, and Richard Schotte on Isobel. After a drifter start, the fleet sailed in seven to 10 knots of breeze under clear skies. The 72-foot Isobel led out of the harbor, followed closely by the 1D35 Wild Agnes. The rest of the fleet stretched astern. The fleet had a comfortable beat to Matinicus in smooth water under a full moon. A run to Mount Desert Rock followed. Most boats rounded Mount Desert Rock by 2200,

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Maine Rocks Race singlehanders (from left) James Bennet, Peter McCrea and Gust Stringos; and doublehanders Norman Martin and Elizabeth Lamb.

and headed home against a light chop. Lighter air arrived with dawn as most of the fleet struggled to get around Matinicus Rock in light, shifty winds and an annoying chop. The race closed with a close reach to Rockland in gentle winds and flat seas. Isobel finished at 0430, long before sunrise, and a just a few hours shy of her course record. The last boats finished at about 1300. FMI: http://rocklandyachtclub.org.

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nal race while Jacobi found himself comfortably ensconced in the top few boats. On the second beat, with nothing to lose – 3rd overall was quite a ways back – Shope rolled the dice. “I didn’t pay attention to where Shope was at the start; I just wanted to get off the line cleanly,” says Jacobi of the final race. “I didn’t see him until halfway up the leg and he was back. On the second beat, he banged the left corner. I was in great position, 2nd or 3rd, really solid. But he had so much leverage on the left, I could not let him go. I took a really bad shift, less wind, to get back over there and he ended up passing me at the top. It was terrifying. And we had a boat in between us. “We rounded in a right shift. They all sailed by the lee to aim at the mark and I stayed in the pressure and sailed straight downwind, knowing that if we’re in a right phase, the next phase is going to be left. I got off to the side of them, got that left phase first and extended on them and passed them on the run. It was nerve-racking.” FMI: www.nyyc.org. Photo by Stuart Streuli/NYYC

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nature of the fleet was evident. Sail and hull numbers varied from Hull No. 3 all the way to Hull 1388. Veteran Etchells sailors were competing with many boats that were sailing in a large fleet for the first time. Shortly after the first gun of the first race, the fleet realized that old doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily mean slow. Chris Morin, sailing Hull 50 More Cowbell, and Scott Thomas, in Hull 597 Foto Finish, broke out with a couple of other boats into an early lead at the first mark rounding. Both held strong throughout the race and obtained top-five finishes. In the end, however, the bullets in the two Friday races went to veteran, tactically skilled teams, LionHeart and Riva, skippered by Steve Girling and Wade Edwards, respectively. Gary Gilbert and his team on Annie sailed consistently and shared the lead with Riva after day one. On Saturday, the skies were cloudy, but the breeze had built to moderate levels and held consistent for the day. The race committee decided to shorten the line, and got off four good races in the nice sailing conditions. The first race of the day was won by Natasha, sailed by the Hardenbergh brothers, followed closely by Alan Kelly, with current world champion Ezra Culver on board. Finishing in 3rd place was veteran Etchells sailor Pat Stadel, the only female skipper in the event. The second and third races of the day were both won by LionHeart, as they found some favorable current and breeze on the left side of the course. Natasha repeated their bullet from earlier in the day with another in the last race. At the end of day two, Gary Gilbert and Annie proved the value of consistent sailing, sitting atop the score sheet despite not taking a bullet. LionHeart sat a single point behind with six or seven boats still having a chance to claim victory depending on how Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s races went for them. Sunday morning, the racers awoke to strong winds and rain, which abated by race time, and soon after the start of the first race the sun broke out into an-

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other beautiful fall New England Day. The breeze was light to moderate, and a strong incoming tidal current was running down the course. Playmaker led the fleet around the first mark, followed closely by Panache, Riva, Crapshoot, and the pesky More Cowbell. At the leeward gate, Riva chose to go course right, a move which proved smart as she gained and then passed Playmaker to take the bullet. Panache finished 3rd; More Cowbell, 4th; and Todd LaLumiere, in Indefinitely, passed Crapshoot for 5th. At the awards ceremony, the Corinthian Trophy recognizing the top finishing all-amateur team went to Lion Heart, skippered by Steve Girling. The Generations Trophy was presented by the most senior competitor in the event, Patricia Stadel, to the race team with the youngest member of the fleet. More Cowbell took this honor, with crew Audrey and Anna Morin both high-school-aged sailors. In the hotly contested Heritage Division, open to all boats with hull numbers 900 and below, 3rd place went to Daniel Brouder and his crew in Hull 3 Hustler; 2nd went to Foto Finish, skippered by Scott Thomas, and the Heritage Division Champion was Chris Morin, sailing Hull 50 More Cowbell with his terrific crew of wife, Becki, and daughters Audrey and Anna. Finally, in the overall, 3rd place went to Annie, skippered by Gary Gilbert; second to LionHeart, skippered by Steve Girling; and the winner of the first annual Lobster Bowl Regatta was Riva, skippered by Wade Edwards, and his able crew of Ben and Tim. FMI: www. etchellsfleet27.com.

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Briefly Offshore Special Regulations streamlined US Sailing’s Safety at Sea Committee has conducted an overhaul of ISAF’s Offshore Special Regulations (OSR), which describes the gear required to be used on sailboats when racing in most local and offshore races in the U.S. The US Safety Equipment Requirements (USSERs) will be implemented by the 2014 Newport-Bermuda Race. A US Sailing Safety at Sea Seminar will take place March 15-16, 2014 in Newport, R.I., to provide details on the new requirements. The key differences between the (USSER) and the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) OSRs are as follows: 1. The requirements are easier for boat owners and pre-race inspectors to understand. 2. The requirements are self-contained and do not refer to external documents. 3. The number of race categories has been reduced from seven to three: Nearshore, Coastal, and Ocean. Race organizers can then add or delete gear requirements based on the nature of their individual races. 4. The requirements are more specific about certain pieces of gear that lacked definition in the OSRs. 5. The OSRs contained both recommendations and requirements which proved confusing to users, and which increased the size of the document. The recommendations have been removed from the new version. 6. The requirements are far more compact, and can easily be included in their entirety in a notice of race or on a yacht club website. Download the new requirements on the US Sailing Safety at Sea site: http://offshore.ussailing.org/SAS.htm.

New Bedford charity race raises $17K The Pursuit for Courage Race, June 29 on the New Bedford, Mass., waterfront, raised $17,000, and donations are still being accepted for its cause, the Wounded Warrior Project, which aids service members who have been injured. Photo courtesy Spectrum Photo The pursuit race was made Rain and fog dominated the up of three classes – Racing, Pursuit for Courage Race. Cruising, and Cruisers Cruising. Entries in the Cruising

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US Sailing honors sailing notables A remarkable list of contributors to the sport of sailing in the U.S. was presented with US Sailing’s highest honors during its Annual Meeting Awards Dinner, presented by Rolex, which took place Oct. 18 in Captiva, Fla. Peter Reggio (Essex, Conn.) received the Harman Hawkins Award for the major role he has played in the advancement of race administration. David Irish (Harbor Springs, Mich.) received the Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy for his outstanding contributions to the sport of sailing. Magnus Liljedahl (Miami, Fla.) received the Gay S. Lynn Memorial Trophy for his outstanding contributions to disabled sailors and the sport of disabled sailing. The Sandusky Sailing Club (Ohio) received the St. Petersburg Trophy for excellence in race management. John Rousmaniere (New York, N.Y.) received the Timothea Larr Award for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of sailor education in the U.S. Cory Sertl (Rochester, N.Y.) and Gary Bodie (Hampton, Va.) received President’s Awards for their service as U.S. delegates to the International Sailing Federation (ISAF).

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to stay in the breeze on this race,” said Williams. “If you got in a hole, you were slow for a long time. We got rolled Division, the racing was tight, as it always is,” said at the start by Intrepid, but were able to fight our way Williams. “The gap between us and Courageous was back and win the race.” three or four seconds in the first race; a bit larger in the Though still shifty with varying pressure, Sunday’s 2nd and 3rd.” breeze was better, and on the same course three races– Herb Marshall’s American Eagle the first two in 10-13 knots, the sec(US-21), the only Twelve sailing in ond in six to eight–wrapped things Traditional Division (for yachts built up. between 1958 and 1970), started at Courageous and Intrepid took secthe same time as the Moderns. ond and third, respectively, in ModThough older than the others, the Eaern Division, while Gunther gle – built for the 1964 Cup Defense, Buerman’s New Zealand (KZ-3), and famous as Ted Turner’s chamsailing in Grand Prix Division (for Photo by SallyAnne Santos pion in distance races as far back as yachts built for the 1987 America’s Several boats, including Victory ’83, had the ‘70s and in 12 Meter events as reCup), won all races against Kip sailors aboard with military experience. cently as last year’s 12 Meter North Curren’s Laura (KZ-5). Americans – challenged the Moderns The Ted Turner Trophy, awarded tactically, adding some close cross-tacking to the on-wa- to individuals who have made a significant and lasting ter ballet. Turner supplied Bison meat from his ranch contribution to the 12 Meter class, this year went to for the 12 Meter dinner on Friday night. three crewmembers who, according to president of the The 12 Meter fleet berthed at Bannister’s Wharf 12 Meter Americas Fleet, Herb Marshall, “have put while not racing. On Saturday, the Twelves sailed off- their lives on the line for all, to allow us to race fast and shore on the traditional America’s Cup course where free.” They were Tony Pierce, USMC, aboard Victory ‘83; the breeze was light despite predictions for a stronger Sean Klaboe, US Army, aboard New Zealand; and northeast gradient in the open water. One long race pro- James Heckman, USMC, who campaigned USA (USvided the platform for an impressive come-from-behind 61) last season before heading to Afghanistan. FMI: win by Victory ’83, before the wind took a nap. “You had www.12mrclass.com.

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to accelerate, make tactical maneuvers, and the cadence of the wind. It’s a testament to this great event that allowed us to compete at a high level. The boats were similar, which took away some of the advantage that the Lightning sailors here had. Also, with the event being held on a lake, it put the emphasis on reading the wind and tactical positioning. It’s not all about sailing fast.” US Sailing’s Championship of Champions is recognized as one of the more unique adult racing events in the country. All helmsmen qualified for this event by winning a 2012 or 2013 one-design class National, North American, or World Championship. FMI: www.columbiasailingclub.org. Bay, Rhode Island. Similar to other outright speed records, contenders decide when to make a record attempt – and also the direction in which they sail around Jamestown. FMI: www.aroundjamestownrecord.com

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Rail down, a heaped slag of sky scudding low, the Leight labored into a corruption of growling seas, torrents of spray streaming aft and beating against the dodger like a drum roll. What had looked like plain sailing from Northeast Harbor, on Cross Island, was reef city by the time we clawed past the foaming shoals at Fosters Channel and left Maine’s Machias Bay astern. Leigh took the helm and pinched along the wind’s edge under the jib, while I reefed the main, which not much later proved inadequate as the breeze continued to build. It was soon time for the storm jib, our Swedish-built sloop needing a headsail to claw to weather with authority in a blow. There’s no need to belabor the next few minutes on deck, but that they were possessed of compelling drama. It was a relief to, at last, sheet in the savagely slatting sail and be off to the races, though we were headed for Portugal on one tack and Quebec City on the other, instead of our destination, Great Wass Island, midway between the two. As the ebbing Fundy tide gained the momentum of its 53-foot head of steam, it was a clash of titans, the snotty editor@pointseast.com

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what makes my world right again.” Maybe we read these stories because we so admire the courage and stamina of sailors like Kretschmer. A recent discussion I heard on National Public Radio noted the popularity of movies like “Captain Phillips,” a film any boater would enjoy about a captain anyone would admire and aspire to be. The crux of the discussion was that we enjoy movies like this because it gives us confidence when ordinary people overcome extraordinary obstacles to save themselves. A new, much-awaited film takes a different, riskier approach to its hero – he loses, an approach not usually seen coming from Hollywood. In “All is Lost” (a title that resonated especially for me because we had sold our beloved cruising boat only hours before seeing the movie, and were feeling bereft), “Our Man” Robert Redford doesn’t say much but struggles mightily as his boat (a 39-foot Cal, three of which were consumed during filming) wallows after hitting a floating cargo container. I’m not giving anything away that the title doesn’t already tell us. Redford is brave and, at least eventually, resourceful, but he ultimately fails. Will filmgoers accept a hero who doesn’t succeed? Watching the film, even with the his eventual fate clear, it is hard to believe that Hollywood doesn’t save him (it does, in a sense, but that final scene is open to interpretation.) At times in this film Redford has

an uncanny resemblance to the late Dodge Morgan, himself a heroic figure among long-distance sailors. Not only do they look alike, but if you ever saw Morgan in action, his unhurried, deliberate approach as he responds to various crises seems mirrored by Redford’s character, until when, everything is beat to hell except his hair and his eyes, he morphs for a while into Henry Fonda. The only difference is that while Redford drops the F-bomb once during his ordeal, Morgan would have made generous use of it, as he did in any conversation. If you see the film, don’t just sit there and pick apart this violation of good seamanship or that inappropriate shackle, as sailors are wont to do. Think of being an old fart on a sinking boat in the middle of the Indian Ocean, and see if that image really is as romantic as we make it out to be. One more thing on storms – my brother recently suggested I read “Halsey’s Typhoon” by Tom Claven and Mark Drury. This story of the ultimate boating disaster in a horrible typhoon has been told over and over in books and movies, but it’s still an incredible tale to while away a cold winter’s night in front of the fire. Now that Points East co-founder and media reviewer Sandy Marsters has sold his cruising boat, we no longer have to worry, at least for a while, about any Force 10 Cape Elizabeth tales.

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All ain’t lost: A review of ‘All Is Lost’ By Peter J. Bourke For Points East As a graying solo sailor, I had to see “All is Lost,” the newly released film where, apart from a great many fish, Robert Redford forms the entire cast. It’s a sparse script, and we never learn the name of the one character, only that he is a sailing solo through the Indian Ocean’s Sumatra Straits.

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I did a solo transatlantic in 2009, at the age of 58, so I expected to feel a certain connection with the captain. Solo transit or not, I’m no master seaman, and I soon learned that Captain Everyman wasn’t either. The captain was intrepid to be sure, indefatigable even, but he was a poor seaman. I only feel comfortable in holding this perspective because I know a bit about making mistakes at sea. I made more of them in my own transit than appeared in this movie, though I did try not to make them sequentially. That gave me time to reflect and repair, before moving on to the next blunder. I’ll give away the beginning by saying that the captain’s luck started to slip, and through no fault of his own, when his boat struck a shipping container floating low in the water, one of the thousands tossed into the sea each year from overloaded cargo ships hitting a patch of rough weather. This was an unfortunate development, though the real problems came later. I harvested a small basket of quibbles from the movie, which no doubt contributed to my enjoyment. Quibbles such as why he had to whittle a handle for his bilge pump. Most sailors planning an ocean passage would be inclined to check their boat’s pump – a check that would require a workable handle – before leaving the dock. Speaking of preparation, it seemed curious that he found it necessary to read the directions for operating a flare just as a potentially life-saving freighter was passing. He’d already been in his life raft for days. Reviewing the instructions on his signaling equipment might have been a good use of time, but he was more committed to the no doubt fascinating, but utterly useless, study of celestial navigation. Presumably our hero knew where he was when he met the shipping container. I say presumably because there was no evidence from the chart that he kept referring to that he had ever plotted a position. Nevertheless, we must assume that he was on a planned and plotted passage. It would also be fair to assume that he knew the prevailing winds and likely currents in that area of the world’s waters. He could anticipate his drift, but with no way to drive his life raft in any direction, mastering the art of navigating from the sun was a purely intellectual exercise. I’d really like to end my critique of his seamanship here, but any fair after-action report would have to note that failing to secure the cap on your only jug of drinking water is a Class A felony in a life raft. Also, when it’s sturm and drang time at sea, either do something useful or secure yourself in a, preferably padded, spot until conditions abate. This will reduce the chance that you’ll knock yourself unconscious by slamming your head against the mast, the fate that befell our hero though it did add a splash of color to the movie.

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It’s worth remembering that a sailboat is a windpowered machine. Losing the engine and the electronics should not be devastating, but you do have to go somewhere. Rarely did the movie show the boat going somewhere with purpose – with the sails set and trimmed, rather than just flapping around. In fact, the only serious attempt to set some canvas was the adventure of raising the storm jib, which to my eye appeared much too large, and was set far too late. A seaman would have given priority to setting the storm sail before the tempest arrived rather than taking the time to shave and putter about the cabin. The delay practically killed him, and the next domino to fall was that he had no energy left to observe whether the boat was comfortable wearing the new sail, and was performing like the controlled machine she was designed to be. I suppose the answer to the control issue arrived when the boat rolled over. It was the cascading cluster of catastrophes that wait in ambush for all passage makers, held at bay only by foresight and diligence. It’s hard to identify his biggest failure of seamanship. I’m inclined to think it was setting his life raft on fire. Most experienced sailors would consider that rather egregious, and when one considers the probable outcomes and consequences, it can’t really be considered a helpful approach. A charitable person might say that he was too dehydrated at that point to make any rational decisions (and we know why that happened). Whatever justifications are made for his temporary diversion into arson, there was really no excuse for leaving his bottle of scotch behind when he took to the life raft, particularly as he found the time to pack a bag of canned goods. Many movies stumble on the details. The movie “Lincoln” famously misrepresented the principled stand of the great state of Connecticut in the crucial vote framing its story. In the end, though, it doesn’t matter so much. It’s man, Lincoln or Captain Everyman, battling for a better world, or at least to see the world for another day. Daniel Day-Lewis redeemed “Lincoln;” his performance showed how Lincoln’s courage and determination led the nation to a better place, and Robert Redford transformed “All is Lost” into “Something is Found.” His ability to reflect those cycles of pain, relief and gratitude that we all experience as we navigate through our days, whether they’re life-threatening or not, showed how we struggle to keep the reins in our hands. Captain Everyman was in over his head, but he never surrendered. Peter Bourke, of Newport, R.I., and his Outbound 44 Rubicon completed the solo OSTAR transatlantic sailboat race in 2009, and his new book, “Sea Trials,” will be published by McGraw-Hill next June.

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Reviewed by Nim Marsh For Points East Points East ran Greg Roscoe’s excellent article about RawFaith in the June 2010 issue. Early in the piece, Greg wrote: “For those unfamiliar with the story, RawFaith is an 88-foot (length on deck) by 26-foot beam home-built ship constructed over four years in Addison, Maine. There are lots of different pieces to this story, and the deeper you explore, the more you realize that its essence cannot be neatly tied up with a bow. This is a complicated story about a man, his family, a boat and a mission.” The DVD, “RawFaith: A Family Saga,” tells this complex story honestly, soulfully, and lyrically, and the cinematography and music are at times stunning. But some serious red flags about the sanity and in-family disfunction of RawFaith’s creator, George McKay, are raised early-on. We ran the Greg’s story because we want to better understand those among us who attempt noble deeds in imperfect ways and learn and grow from their experiences. Teddy Roosevelt said it best in his 1910 speech at the Sorbonne: “It’s not the critic who counts . . . The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming . . . . so that his place shall never

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Briefly Wilbur Yachts, of Southwest Harbor, is still celebrating 40 years of building boats. Lee and Heidi Wilbur started the yard in 1973 and developed a loyal following by offering a reliable product. In those four decades, they have built well over 200 custom yachts – ranging in size from 28 to 70 feet – that are today found all over the world. They’ve built boats for Woods Hole Oceanographic and the Smithsonian Institution, for buyers on the East Coast and in the Pacific Northwest, for lobstermen and sport fishermen, and for day-trippers and long-distance cruisers. “We have just closed our fiscal year, and we are running in the black,” Wilbur reports. “No new builds, but the service and storage work has been steady and the brokerage market is hot.” FMI: www.wilburyachts.com. GMT Composites, of Bristol, R.I., has submitted designs to Nordlund Yachts, in Tacoma, Wash., to craft a set of carbonfiber sea stairs with eight articulating steps for their latest

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The nationally recognized artist died at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Oct. 4. His paintings are in the permanent collection at The White House and museums around the country. Ellis sought out beauty in everything. He was an unwavering optimist and a romantic who imagined the best possible reality and then stepped inside and lived it. After serving four years in the Coast Guard during World War II, Ellis pursued watercolor painting while working in advertising to support his family, eventually founding his own advertising agency with offices in New Jersey and New York. But, from 1969 on, he worked exclusively as an artist. During the 1980s, he and his wife Teddie built their summer home on Martha’s Vineyard, eventually making it their year-round residence. In the ’80s, Ellis and the late television journalist Walter Cronkite collaborated on a series of three books depicting America’s coastlines in word and image: “South by Southeast,” “North by Northeast,” and “Westwind.” There are 15 other books exclusively devoted to his paintings. For three consecutive years beginning in 1998, Mr. Ellis was commissioned by President and Mrs. Clinton to paint scenes of the White House to be reproduced as their official holiday greeting card. His paintings are displayed at the North Water Gallery in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard, and The Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, S.C. Ellis raised more than $1 million for the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust over two decades. For 25 years, he was commissioned by the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby to paint yearly Vineyard fishing scenes from which commemorative limited edition prints were made to benefit the Derby Scholarship Fund. His biography will be published in the spring of 2014.

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An experienced sailor, who raced and cruised on both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and supported that habit with his day job as a college textbook salesman, “Berto” passed away on Sept. 23 at his home. Berto lived much of his adult life in San Francisco, but called Blue Hill his real home: His sisters and brother lived near him, as did his 35-foot Cheoy Lee sloop Curlew. In 1980, Mr. Nevin made his longest sea voyage, sail-

Sue passed away suddenly on Oct. 23. She was a founder and co-owner of Boatwise Marine Training. Prior to starting Boatwise with her husband Rick in 1990, Sue was employed at Wang Laboratories and several other large corporations. Sue was a USCG Licensed Captain who provided formal marine training to thousands of boaters throughout New England. Because of her caring ways, she touched many lives both on and off the water. Sue also loved fishing and was a superb cook and avid gardener.

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A perfect day for Sue was spending the day fishing on the boat with her grandkids. She was also a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Marine Trades Associations, and the Marine Educators Council. Sue will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved her, including her friends at Points East magazine of which she was a great supporter.

Walter Carruthers “Skip” Green 66, Islesboro, Maine

Skip Green turned over the helm, his watch complete, on Oct. 22. Under a magnificent orange sunset and a rainbow over the Charles River, he dropped his mooring and started on his new voyage. During his life, Capt. Skip had many ports of call. Born in Dallas, Texas, he grew up in Worcester, Mass., until his parents moved to Mexico City in 1962, where he attended the American High School. He became an avid sailor, owning a classic 48-foot wooden cutter named Baccarat. He was renowned for his engineless solo sailing. Skip was also a wood-boat builder, and he remained involved in all aspects of the trade for 35 years. As an itinerant shipwright, he sailed the Eastern Seaboard on large sailing vessels, owned his own boat shop, and taught boatbuilding and repair at the WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, Maine. His next port of call was Islesboro, where he anchored Baccarat as well as took up logging, house building and furniture making. In 2005, he received a paralegal associate degree and developed Evergreen Decisions, a searchable database of Superior Court decisions for Maine’s legal community. Skip is survived by his blended family: his sister, Cinny Green and her daughters; his partner, Karen Betts and her children; his dearest friend, Marika Kuzma Green; and his beloved Boston terrier, D-O-G.

Anthony Widmann 86, Stratford, Conn.

Anthony Widmann died quietly at his home on Oct. 11. Tony was a passionate sailor, starting with dinghy and Star Boat racing at Noroton Yacht Club in Darien. Later, he competed in offshore racing, notably owning and skippering a series of handicap racing boats named Freebooter. His last racing boat was the Mull-designed 6-Meter Ranger, for which he put together a team that sailed in the 2009 6-Meter World Cup in Newport, R.I. After Naval service, Tony graduated from Princeton, then was called up for the Korean conflict, during which he served aboard the destroyer escort USS Liddle. He worked for several Madison Avenue agencies before starting his own agency, Millennium Design Communications, later Widmann & Company. Following his retirement from advertising, Tony started a second company, Proper Yachts, a yacht brokerage he ran until his death. www.pointseast.com

Henry “Hank” Strauss 98, Darien, Conn.

Henry Strauss, a 60-year resident of Darien, died at his new home in Mill Valley, Calif., at the age of 98. An avid sailor, he belonged to Noroton Yacht Club, New York Yacht Club and the Cruising Club of America. Over his lifetime, he sailed in six of the seven world’s oceans, often with his wife Joan as crew. Believing the U.S. would have to enter World War II, he enlisted in the Navy before Pearl Harbor. On Feb. 18, 1942, while serving on a supply ship escorted by two destroyers off the coast of Newfoundland, the convoy’s early version of radar failed during a storm of epic proportions. Giant waves slammed the ships against 100-foot rock cliffs, and 209 sailors died in what became the largest non-combat loss of life in Naval history. However, Strauss’ quick actions are credited with saving many lives. In turn, he and other survivors were rescued by residents of Lawn, Newfoundland, who walked miles through blinding, hip-deep snow, to save the stranded Americans. For his heroism, Strauss was given a commission and awarded the Naval Commendation Medal. The full story of this shipwreck is recounted in a book called “Standing Into Danger” by Cassie Brown. Lieutenant J.G. Henry Strauss went on to become the commander of the sub-chaser SC 668, and served in the South Pacific. He was at the battle of Guadalcanal when the Marines landed to take the island back from the Japanese. His subchaser was credited with shooting down three Japanese Zeros during the battle. After World War II he founded Henry Strauss and Company, a documentary film company. He was widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of industrial and human relations. His clients included IBM, DuPont, AT&T and Pan Am. For Pan Am, he traveled the globe with his wife making films on Russia, England, Japan, Tahiti and New Zealand among others. He received an Academy Award Nomination for his film “Art Is,” made for the New York State Council of the Arts.

Gould A. “Stretch” Ryder III 65, Port Washington, N.Y.

Stretch passed away on Oct. 24. He is best known as the winch grinder for Ted Turner aboard Courageous for the 1977 Americas Cup defense against Australia (One). During the weeks before he died, Stretch received visitors and calls from all over the country. Every member of the Courageous crew called or visited him. Just before his death, half the crew of Courageous flew in from Montana with Ted Turner on his jet. Ted, Gary Jobson (tactician), Bill Jorch (navigator) and John “LJ” Edgecomb (bow) exchanged hysterical stoFINAL PASSAGES, continued on Page 73 Points East December 2013

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A full auction lot could happen without donors, and each donor’s boat provides funds for the Y’s scholarship program -- from day care to swimming lessons for kids to Heart Watch exercise for seniors.

Anatomy of a YMCA boat auction ooking out the kitchen window of our home in Camden, Maine, I could see the remnants of winter’s once-white blanket of powder snow that just a few weeks ago had quickened my inner skier with anticipation of bluebird days on the slopes of Sugarloaf USA. But now those wintry drifts of crystalline pure white had faded to ragged patches of dirty gray. The calendar said spring, but there was no indication outside the kitchen window that there would be any spring at all this year. Suddenly the phone rang. It was my sailing buddy and fellow volunteer at the local YMCA, Jim Bowditch. “Up for a road trip?” he asked. I knew the question was code for a trip to inspect the prospective donation of a boat to the Penobscot Bay YMCA’s Annual Ned Kyle Boat Auction in Rockport, Maine. Back in 1997, a local resident of Rockport, Ned Kyle, came up with the idea of conducting a boat auction to raise money for the Y. In an earlier life, he had been a member/volunteer of a Y in Florida that conducted

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boat auctions every year. In Florida, he had learned the fundamentals of running a boat auction. Shortly after he moved to Rockport, Ned became a member of the board of directors of the Penobscot Bay YMCA and proposed to spearhead a team of volunteers to conduct a similar boat auction here in Maine for the Penobscot Bay Y. What’s a boat auction? Well, in this context, it’s an auction in which boats donated by generous community folks to a YMCA are sold at auction to raise money. The boats range from the simplest kayaks and canoes to 30-foot (plus or minus) power and sailboats as well as miscellaneous boating equipment such as anchors, life jackets, and the like. The proceeds from the auction are donated to the Y. With the board’s approval, Ned assembled a small team of volunteers to move the auction from idea to action. The core of Ned’s team consisted of Ned plus Ed Hurlburt and Mike Devine, two local do-it-yourself boatyard entrepreneurs. Ed and Mike had a boat yard editor@pointseast.com

and a truck with a heavy-duty boat-hauling trailer that could handle boats up to about 30 feet and 10,000 pounds. They were willing to volunteer their time and the use of their trailer at no cost to the Y, and all this at the busiest time of year for their bread-and-butter business – the hauling, storing, and launching of boats. Without Ed and Mike’s support, the whole idea of a boat auction fundraiser would not have worked. If the Y had to pay for the hauling and storing of the boats, the auction would not have been able to generate enough money to make the idea worthwhile. But with the contribution of Ed’s and Mike’s time and trailer, the whole idea began to make sense. Sadly, Ned passed away in 2010, but his legacy of a boat auction lives on. Since the first boat auction in 1997, the event has raised just shy of $600,000. It is one of the most productive fundraising events for the Penobscot Bay Y. Fast-forward to the phone call from my fellow volunteer Jim Bowditch (yes, he is a direct descendant of Nathaniel.) “There are two boats down on the peninsula that need to be checked out,” he says. “One’s in Whitehead Harbor. It’s a Freedom 25. The other one’s a 23-foot runabout in Spruce Head. I’m driving down there around ten this morning. Want to come along?” I checked my calendar. The day was clear. Even though I’m retired, it’s a rare day when my calendar is free. This is good omen. “I’m good to go,” I reply.

“I’ll pick you up at a quarter to ten,” said Jim, ringing off. We needed to inspect most prospective boat donations before accepting them for the auction. We don’t require that donated boats be in pristine condition, only that they at least can float. We do accept some pretty marginal boats from time to time, but as a rule most of the boats we sell at auction are in need of minor cosmetic attention and, occasionally, some mechanical improvement, but they are all seaworthy, or can be made so with a little TLC. For the prospective buyer/bidder at the auction, this translates to attractive prices. The first boat we came to was “stored” on a trailer in a soggy field. The trailer’s wheels had sunk up to their axles in the spongy soil. The “cover,” such as it was, was torn in several places and slatted in the light breeze. The trailer was tilted at an obtuse angle, pointed at the treetops at the far end of the field. We pulled back the tattered cover near the stern and discovered why: A block of melting ice in a pool of snowmelt was heavy enough to push the stern down and the bow up. With apprehension and dread based on our previous experience with boats like this, we pulled the cover back from the stern just enough to give us room to open the engine hatch. Sure enough, the engine was sitting in a grimy pool of black, oily water. Exposed raw wire showed through multiple cracks

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in the wire casing. We knew immediately our mutual verdict on this one: Thanks but no thanks to the potential donor. No way would the trailer be usable. The bearings would be rusted out. We would have to ask Ed and Mike to come and pick it up with their boat truck. It would cost them more in fuel just to get the boat to the Y than we could ever sell it for at the auction. So it was on to the next boat, the Freedom 25 in Whitehead Harbor. Back in Jim’s car, he typed the address into his portable Garmin GPS and we headed off. The disembodied, simulated female-with-Australianaccent voice on the Garmin sent us down a narrow, tree-lined side road that petered out from pot-holed macadam to gravel. Suddenly, the trees thinned out, and we saw the second boat, parked in another field. This one was professionally wrapped in white plastic, neatly framed and snugly tied down. There was a zip-out access door in the cover on the aft starboard quarter and a ladder lying conveniently on the ground nearby. We positioned the ladder near the access door and climbed aboard. The owner, and potential donor, had, of course, already given us permission to do so. The contrast between this boat and the mud-mired runabout with the water-soaked engine couldn’t be greater. This Freedom 25 had been well-loved and meticulously cared for. It was clean in the cockpit, on deck

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and down below. Even the dock lines and bumpers stored in the cockpit lockers were clean. And there was no mold anywhere. Down below, all the manuals were lined up neatly in the starboard bookcase of the saloon. Jim and I quickly concluded that this boat was a “keeper.” Jim whipped out his trusty digital camera and began taking pictures of the boat for use on the Y’s website and in the print catalog for the auction, which was slated for the second Saturday in June (the 14th next year) in the parking lot of the Penobscot Bay YMCA. Boats are available for inspection on the preceding Friday afternoon until 5 p.m. and, on Saturday morning before the live auction starts, at 10 a.m. As has been the custom over the years, potential bidders can pick up their bidder numbers and programs starting at 9 a.m. on the lawn in front of the Y. Once Jim had finished taking the pictures, he emailed them to Marcia Roberts back at the Y. She is the chief fundraising coordinator, and we need to let her know that we have another good boat to add to the inventory for this year’s auction. As the major domo, uber organizer, she keeps track of the hundreds of details surrounding the boat auction. Without her, chaos would reign. Marcia relayed the news of the new acquisition to Troy Curtis, executive director of the Y and another key player on the boat auction team who is always

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available to pitch in to keep things on schedule. Troy is a true jack-of-all-trades who is always involved, directly or indirectly, with any and all fundraising at the Y. His excitement when Marcia told him that another “keeper” boat had been added to the auction inventory is palpable. Meanwhile, back in Whitehead Harbor, Jim Bowditch and I are retracing our route through the woods and back roads back to Rockport. As we customarily do, whenever we can on these inspection trips, we stop for lunch, this time at the Owl’s Head General Store where they serve the juiciest “seven-napkin” burgers on the coast of Maine. Pulling into the parking lot, we are glad to know we’ve found another “keeper” boat for the auction. In fact, the newly acquired Freedom 25 may be a bit more than a “keeper.” She may end up the Queen of Auction this year. We know the boat will sell, either at the auction itself or in the weeks following the auction. After each year’s auction, there are always a few boats left over that do not sell. Most of these boats find buyers before the start of the next season. The Y’s website (www.penbayymca.org) always has an up-to-date listing of boats available for sale at any time of year. Of course, none of this could happen without the donors. Each donor’s boat provides funds for the Y’s scholarship program, which enables the Y to make its programs and services – from day care to swimming lessons for kids to Heart Watch exercise for seniors – available to all, regardless of ability to pay. In addition to the satisfaction the donor gets from supporting a worthy cause like the Y, he or she also gets a tax deduction equal to the amount the Y receives when the boat is sold. It’s a true win-win-win situation. The Y’s cash flow gets a boost; the donor gets a tax deduction; and Jim and I get to do one of our favorite activities, “messing about in boats” as we perform our inspection duties. So, if you are looking for a sailboat, powerboat, rowboat, dinghy, canoe or other boat from eight to 30 feet long or more, at a bargain price, check out the Ned Kyle Penobscot Bay YMCA Boat Auction, either in person at the event or online at www.penbayymca.org. The event itself is pure entertainment – a mix of medieval country fair, working man’s down-home version of a fancy “Boat Show,” and a random assemblage of folks who love boats. Put the event on your calendar: Saturday, June 8 at the Penobscot Bay YMCA in Rockport from 10 in the morning till about noon. Registration starts at nine. Neale Sweet and Jim Bowditch both live in Camden and have been volunteering for the Pen Bay YMCA for many years. They are avid sailors and boat owners. Jim owns and sails a Cape Dory 33 called Claudia J, and Neale has a Shannon 28 called Loon. Both boats hail from Camden Harbor. www.pointseast.com

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2.24 2.27 2.31 2.35 2.38 2.4 2.4

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07:06 PM 07:52 PM 08:39 PM 09:27 PM 10:16 PM 11:07 PM

0.15 0.21 0.25 0.26 0.23 0.15

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06:34 PM 07:22 PM 08:11 PM

2.29 2.43 2.57

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09:44 PM 9.94 10:35 PM 10.23 11:26 PM 10.45

H H H

06:55 PM 07:48 PM 08:42 PM 09:38 PM 10:36 PM 11:35 PM

-1.86 -1.62 -1.22 -0.74 -0.25 0.17

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07:32 PM 08:30 PM 09:23 PM 10:09 PM 10:51 PM 11:31 PM

9.18 9.11 9.11 9.13 9.14 9.14

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06:33 PM -0.04 07:12 PM 0.08 07:52 PM 0.25 08:33 PM 0.44 09:16 PM 0.63 10:02 PM 0.8 10:51 PM 0.9 11:43 PM 0.9

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07:27 PM 8.98 08:24 PM 9.32 09:20 PM 9.73 10:14 PM 10.15

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Boston, Mass.

Newport, R.I. 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

3.38 3.51 3.58 3.57 3.47 3.3 -0.07 0.02 0.07 0.08 0.06 0.01 -0.04 3.0 3.0 2.99 2.95 2.89 2.81 2.7 2.58 0.46 0.5 0.49 0.43 0.31 0.15 -0.05 3.1 3.3 3.43

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11:40 PM -0.55

07:51 PM 08:43 PM 09:38 PM 10:34 PM 11:32 PM

3.97 4.01 3.99 3.93 3.87

H H H H H

07:03 PM 0.06 08:12 PM 0.11 09:03 PM 0.11 09:41 PM 0.09 10:16 PM 0.03 10:53 PM -0.04 11:32 PM -0.11

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07:49 PM 08:28 PM 09:08 PM 09:48 PM 10:29 PM 11:11 PM 11:54 PM

3.3 3.26 3.19 3.11 3.03 2.98 2.97

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06:32 PM 0.28 07:34 PM 0.19 08:36 PM 0.01 09:32 PM -0.24 10:25 PM -0.49 11:18 PM -0.72

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---4:51 PM ---5:44 PM ---6:39 PM ---7:36 PM ---8:33 PM ---9:31 PM ---10:30 PM ---11:30 PM ---12:32 AM 1:36 AM 2:43 AM 3:51 AM 4:58 AM 6:02 AM

7:01 AM 7:45 AM 8:24 AM 8:59 AM 9:31 AM 10:01 AM 10:29 AM 10:56 AM 11:25 AM 11:56 AM 12:30 PM 1:10 PM 1:56 PM 2:51 PM 3:55 PM

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

02:57 AM 03:47 AM 04:36 AM 05:26 AM 12:17 AM 01:10 AM 02:04 AM 03:01 AM 04:00 AM 05:00 AM 06:00 AM 12:34 AM 01:31 AM 02:24 AM 03:13 AM 03:58 AM 04:40 AM 05:21 AM 12:09 AM 12:48 AM 01:26 AM 02:06 AM 02:48 AM 03:32 AM 04:18 AM 05:08 AM 05:59 AM 12:38 AM 01:33 AM 02:28 AM 03:22 AM

0.16 -0.19 -0.49 -0.69 10.56 10.57 10.49 10.36 10.23 10.13 10.11 0.47 0.66 0.75 0.79 0.8 0.8 0.82 9.13 9.1 9.07 9.03 9.01 9.03 9.13 9.32 9.62 0.77 0.5 0.12 -0.32

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09:09 AM 09:58 AM 10:47 AM 11:37 AM 06:18 AM 07:11 AM 08:06 AM 09:04 AM 10:05 AM 11:09 AM 12:13 PM 06:59 AM 07:55 AM 08:46 AM 09:32 AM 10:15 AM 10:55 AM 11:34 AM 06:01 AM 06:42 AM 07:23 AM 08:06 AM 08:51 AM 09:39 AM 10:31 AM 11:25 AM 12:22 PM 06:52 AM 07:47 AM 08:41 AM 09:34 AM

11.05 11.54 11.91 12.08 -0.74 -0.65 -0.43 -0.15 0.14 0.33 0.39 10.14 10.21 10.29 10.34 10.37 10.36 10.3 0.86 0.93 1.03 1.14 1.25 1.31 1.27 1.1 0.76 10.05 10.56 11.11 11.62

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Times for Boston, MA

DECEMBER 2013 Day Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec

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03:34 PM 04:24 PM 05:14 PM 06:04 PM 12:29 PM 01:23 PM 02:20 PM 03:19 PM 04:21 PM 05:25 PM 06:30 PM 01:16 PM 02:15 PM 03:07 PM 03:54 PM 04:37 PM 05:17 PM 05:55 PM 12:13 PM 12:52 PM 01:32 PM 02:14 PM 02:59 PM 03:47 PM 04:38 PM 05:32 PM 06:29 PM 01:19 PM 02:15 PM 03:09 PM 04:02 PM

Sunrise 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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December Tides 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

02:39 AM 03:28 AM 04:18 AM 05:08 AM 12:04 AM 12:57 AM 01:53 AM 02:51 AM 03:52 AM 04:55 AM 05:57 AM 12:34 AM 01:32 AM 02:26 AM 03:14 AM 03:58 AM 04:39 AM 05:17 AM 12:03 AM 12:39 AM 01:15 AM 01:53 AM 02:32 AM 03:14 AM 04:00 AM 04:49 AM 05:41 AM 12:16 AM 01:13 AM 02:09 AM 03:04 AM

0.25 -0.09 -0.37 -0.54 10.14 10.14 10.06 9.93 9.82 9.75 9.75 0.41 0.56 0.64 0.69 0.72 0.77 0.83 8.8 8.72 8.66 8.61 8.59 8.62 8.72 8.9 9.18 0.81 0.56 0.21 -0.21

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08:55 AM 09:43 AM 10:32 AM 11:22 AM 06:00 AM 06:55 AM 07:53 AM 08:54 AM 09:59 AM 11:07 AM 12:14 PM 06:57 AM 07:53 AM 08:43 AM 09:30 AM 10:12 AM 10:50 AM 11:27 AM 05:53 AM 06:30 AM 07:08 AM 07:48 AM 08:31 AM 09:18 AM 10:09 AM 11:04 AM 12:03 PM 06:36 AM 07:32 AM 08:27 AM 09:21 AM

10.59 11.08 11.44 11.6 -0.58 -0.47 -0.27 -0.02 0.21 0.33 0.32 9.81 9.9 9.99 10.04 10.04 10.0 9.91 0.91 1.0 1.11 1.21 1.29 1.33 1.29 1.14 0.82 9.59 10.09 10.64 11.15

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03:20 PM 04:09 PM 04:58 PM 05:49 PM 12:15 PM 01:10 PM 02:08 PM 03:09 PM 04:14 PM 05:21 PM 06:28 PM 01:17 PM 02:15 PM 03:07 PM 03:53 PM 04:36 PM 05:15 PM 05:51 PM 12:03 PM 12:40 PM 01:18 PM 01:58 PM 02:40 PM 03:27 PM 04:18 PM 05:13 PM 06:13 PM 01:02 PM 02:00 PM 02:56 PM 03:49 PM

-0.7 -1.21 -1.57 -1.72 11.54 11.27 10.84 10.31 9.78 9.35 9.06 0.19 0.01 -0.15 -0.25 -0.28 -0.24 -0.14 9.77 9.59 9.36 9.11 8.84 8.59 8.39 8.29 8.33 0.36 -0.23 -0.84 -1.4

Bar Harbor, Maine L L L L H H H H H H H L L L L L L L H H H H H H H H H L L L L

09:32 PM 9.52 10:22 PM 9.83 11:12 PM 10.04

H H H

06:41 PM 07:35 PM 08:31 PM 09:30 PM 10:31 PM 11:33 PM

-1.67 -1.43 -1.06 -0.63 -0.21 0.15

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07:31 PM 08:28 PM 09:20 PM 10:06 PM 10:48 PM 11:27 PM

8.93 8.9 8.91 8.92 8.9 8.86

H H H H H H

06:27 PM 07:02 PM 07:38 PM 08:15 PM 08:56 PM 09:40 PM 10:28 PM 11:20 PM

0.0 0.16 0.33 0.51 0.67 0.81 0.91 0.92

L L L L L L L L

07:13 PM 08:12 PM 09:08 PM 10:02 PM

8.54 8.9 9.33 9.76

H H H H

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

02:25 AM 03:13 AM 04:02 AM 04:53 AM 05:45 AM 12:35 AM 01:31 AM 02:29 AM 03:30 AM 04:33 AM 05:35 AM 12:18 AM 01:15 AM 02:09 AM 02:58 AM 03:43 AM 04:24 AM 05:03 AM 05:41 AM 12:18 AM 12:55 AM 01:32 AM 02:12 AM 02:54 AM 03:40 AM 04:29 AM 05:22 AM 12:00 AM 12:58 AM 01:54 AM 02:50 AM

0.31 -0.07 -0.38 -0.57 -0.6 11.84 11.72 11.55 11.4 11.31 11.3 0.41 0.55 0.62 0.66 0.7 0.75 0.84 0.96 10.31 10.22 10.14 10.1 10.11 10.2 10.37 10.66 1.06 0.8 0.4 -0.08

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08:37 AM 09:25 AM 10:14 AM 11:05 AM 11:57 AM 06:40 AM 07:38 AM 08:40 AM 09:45 AM 10:51 AM 11:56 AM 06:35 AM 07:31 AM 08:22 AM 09:09 AM 09:52 AM 10:32 AM 11:10 AM 11:47 AM 06:18 AM 06:56 AM 07:36 AM 08:18 AM 09:04 AM 09:54 AM 10:48 AM 11:46 AM 06:18 AM 07:14 AM 08:09 AM 09:04 AM

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

02:47 AM 03:37 AM 04:27 AM 05:17 AM 06:09 AM 12:41 AM 01:35 AM 02:31 AM 03:30 AM 04:30 AM 05:32 AM 12:22 AM 01:20 AM 02:15 AM 03:05 AM 03:51 AM 04:33 AM 05:13 AM 05:52 AM 12:18 AM 12:57 AM 01:37 AM 02:19 AM 03:03 AM 03:51 AM 04:42 AM 05:36 AM 12:24 AM 01:21 AM 02:18 AM 03:13 AM

0.18 -0.46 -0.97 -1.28 -1.34 20.52 20.24 19.86 19.46 19.15 19.01 0.69 0.87 0.89 0.86 0.84 0.86 0.95 1.1 18.15 18.0 17.86 17.73 17.66 17.68 17.84 18.21 1.52 1.06 0.37 -0.41

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08:50 AM 09:39 AM 10:28 AM 11:18 AM 12:09 PM 07:01 AM 07:56 AM 08:53 AM 09:53 AM 10:54 AM 11:57 AM 06:31 AM 07:28 AM 08:20 AM 09:08 AM 09:52 AM 10:33 AM 11:13 AM 11:52 AM 06:31 AM 07:11 AM 07:51 AM 08:35 AM 09:21 AM 10:11 AM 11:05 AM 12:02 PM 06:32 AM 07:27 AM 08:22 AM 09:16 AM

Corrections for other ports Port Reference Maine/ New Hampshire Bar Harbor Stonington Rockland Bar Harbor Boothbay Harbor Portland Portland Kennebunkport Portsmouth Portland

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

Massachusetts Gloucester Plymouth Scituate Provincetown Marion Woods Hole

Boston Boston Boston Boston Newport Newport

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

Rhode Island Westerly Point Judith East Greenwich Bristol

New London Newport Newport Newport

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

Connecticut Stamford New Haven Branford Saybrook Jetty Saybrook Point Mystic Westport

Bridgeport Bridgeport Bridgeport New London New London Boston Newport

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

d e c e m b e r New Moon

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First Quarter

Dec. 9

12.15 12.71 13.11 13.3 13.24 -0.49 -0.27 0.0 0.22 0.34 0.33 11.36 11.47 11.58 11.66 11.68 11.63 11.53 11.36 1.1 1.25 1.39 1.5 1.55 1.51 1.35 1.02 11.09 11.65 12.27 12.86

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

03:02 PM 03:51 PM 04:40 PM 05:31 PM 06:23 PM 12:52 PM 01:49 PM 02:51 PM 03:55 PM 05:00 PM 06:05 PM 12:58 PM 01:55 PM 02:46 PM 03:33 PM 04:16 PM 04:55 PM 05:33 PM 06:09 PM 12:23 PM 01:01 PM 01:41 PM 02:23 PM 03:09 PM 03:59 PM 04:54 PM 05:53 PM 12:45 PM 01:42 PM 02:38 PM 03:31 PM

-0.74 -1.29 -1.67 -1.83 -1.76 12.94 12.47 11.91 11.36 10.91 10.63 0.2 0.01 -0.17 -0.29 -0.33 -0.28 -0.17 0.0 11.15 10.89 10.61 10.33 10.07 9.87 9.78 9.85 0.52 -0.1 -0.78 -1.38

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09:11 PM 11.13 10:01 PM 11.5 10:51 PM 11.75 11:42 PM 11.86

H H H H

07:17 PM -1.5 08:14 PM -1.1 09:14 PM -0.65 10:15 PM -0.21 11:17 PM 0.15

L L L L L

07:07 PM 08:04 PM 08:56 PM 09:42 PM 10:25 PM 11:04 PM 11:41 PM

10.5 10.48 10.52 10.54 10.54 10.49 10.41

H H H H H H H

06:46 PM 07:23 PM 08:01 PM 08:41 PM 09:25 PM 10:13 PM 11:05 PM

0.2 0.42 0.64 0.85 1.02 1.14 1.17

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06:53 PM 10.1 07:51 PM 10.51 08:47 PM 11.02 09:41 PM 11.52

H H H H

09:20 PM 10:09 PM 10:59 PM 11:49 PM

19.48 20.07 20.46 20.61

H H H H

07:33 PM -2.36 08:28 PM -1.75 09:24 PM -1.02 10:22 PM -0.3 11:22 PM 0.3

L L L L L

07:03 PM 07:59 PM 08:51 PM 09:37 PM 10:20 PM 11:00 PM 11:39 PM

18.01 18.04 18.15 18.27 18.33 18.33 18.26

H H H H H H H

06:56 PM 07:35 PM 08:15 PM 08:58 PM 09:44 PM 10:34 PM 11:28 PM

0.22 0.52 0.85 1.18 1.48 1.68 1.72

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07:02 PM 07:59 PM 08:55 PM 09:48 PM

17.76 18.44 19.24 20.02

H H H H

Eastport, Maine 20.54 21.36 21.94 22.22 22.13 -1.16 -0.79 -0.3 0.19 0.54 0.68 19.04 19.2 19.41 19.6 19.7 19.71 19.61 19.41 1.29 1.51 1.74 1.94 2.09 2.11 1.95 1.54 18.8 19.61 20.53 21.41

M o o n

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

03:19 PM 04:09 PM 04:59 PM 05:49 PM 06:40 PM 01:02 PM 01:57 PM 02:55 PM 03:56 PM 04:59 PM 06:02 PM 12:58 PM 01:56 PM 02:48 PM 03:36 PM 04:19 PM 05:00 PM 05:39 PM 06:17 PM 12:31 PM 01:11 PM 01:52 PM 02:35 PM 03:22 PM 04:13 PM 05:07 PM 06:05 PM 01:00 PM 01:58 PM 02:53 PM 03:47 PM

-1.12 -1.97 -2.55 -2.82 -2.74 21.71 21.01 20.17 19.32 18.63 18.19 0.58 0.33 0.04 -0.19 -0.32 -0.32 -0.22 -0.03 19.13 18.77 18.36 17.94 17.55 17.27 17.16 17.32 0.85 -0.07 -1.09 -2.05

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P h a s e s

Full Moon

Last Quarter

Dec. 17

Dec. 25 Points East December 2013

January Tides New London, Conn.

Bridgeport, Conn. 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

04:28 AM 05:21 AM 12:02 AM 12:55 AM 01:48 AM 02:43 AM 03:39 AM 04:38 AM 05:37 AM 12:21 AM 01:18 AM 02:11 AM 02:59 AM 03:44 AM 04:25 AM 05:04 AM 05:43 AM 12:16 AM 12:53 AM 01:30 AM 02:09 AM 02:51 AM 03:38 AM 04:32 AM 05:30 AM 12:18 AM 01:20 AM 02:20 AM 03:18 AM 04:13 AM 05:06 AM

-0.72 -0.89 7.55 7.61 7.56 7.43 7.25 7.06 6.92 0.29 0.38 0.38 0.34 0.26 0.19 0.14 0.11 6.66 6.67 6.66 6.63 6.61 6.61 6.65 6.76 0.37 0.14 -0.2 -0.57 -0.91 -1.13

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10:38 AM 11:30 AM 06:15 AM 07:09 AM 08:06 AM 09:04 AM 10:05 AM 11:07 AM 12:09 PM 06:35 AM 07:31 AM 08:23 AM 09:10 AM 09:54 AM 10:34 AM 11:13 AM 11:50 AM 06:21 AM 06:59 AM 07:40 AM 08:23 AM 09:11 AM 10:04 AM 11:03 AM 12:05 PM 06:32 AM 07:33 AM 08:32 AM 09:29 AM 10:23 AM 11:15 AM

8.25 8.29 -0.93 -0.85 -0.65 -0.4 -0.15 0.03 0.13 6.83 6.81 6.83 6.88 6.92 6.94 6.93 6.88 0.12 0.16 0.22 0.29 0.35 0.38 0.34 0.2 6.97 7.26 7.61 7.92 8.14 8.2

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05:07 PM 05:58 PM 12:23 PM 01:16 PM 02:11 PM 03:08 PM 04:07 PM 05:08 PM 06:09 PM 01:08 PM 02:03 PM 02:53 PM 03:38 PM 04:18 PM 04:56 PM 05:33 PM 06:08 PM 12:27 PM 01:04 PM 01:43 PM 02:26 PM 03:13 PM 04:06 PM 05:05 PM 06:08 PM 01:07 PM 02:07 PM 03:04 PM 03:57 PM 04:48 PM 05:38 PM

-1.3 -1.37 8.17 7.9 7.51 7.08 6.66 6.34 6.14 0.13 0.07 -0.02 -0.1 -0.17 -0.21 -0.23 -0.22 6.8 6.68 6.52 6.34 6.16 6.0 5.91 5.95 -0.06 -0.39 -0.76 -1.09 -1.33 -1.43

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11:11 PM

7.39

06:49 PM 07:40 PM 08:33 PM 09:28 PM 10:25 PM 11:23 PM

-1.31 -1.12 -0.84 -0.51 -0.18 0.1

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07:09 PM 08:04 PM 08:54 PM 09:40 PM 10:22 PM 11:01 PM 11:39 PM

6.08 6.12 6.22 6.34 6.46 6.56 6.62

H H H H H H H

06:44 PM -0.18 07:21 PM -0.1 07:59 PM 0.02 08:41 PM 0.16 09:27 PM 0.31 10:19 PM 0.43 11:17 PM 0.46

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07:10 PM 08:10 PM 09:07 PM 10:01 PM 10:53 PM 11:43 PM

H H H H H H

6.14 6.46 6.86 7.26 7.59 7.82

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

02:42 AM 03:34 AM 04:28 AM 05:24 AM 06:23 AM 12:47 AM 01:47 AM 02:50 AM 03:55 AM 04:56 AM 05:50 AM 12:29 AM 01:17 AM 02:01 AM 02:41 AM 03:20 AM 03:58 AM 04:37 AM 05:18 AM 06:04 AM 12:31 AM 01:13 AM 02:00 AM 02:54 AM 03:54 AM 04:53 AM 05:48 AM 12:36 AM 01:33 AM 02:27 AM 03:20 AM

-0.44 -0.52 -0.52 -0.45 -0.32 2.82 2.77 2.72 2.68 2.68 2.7 0.22 0.21 0.18 0.14 0.11 0.1 0.11 0.15 0.2 2.45 2.45 2.47 2.53 2.65 2.82 3.01 -0.21 -0.41 -0.58 -0.68

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08:38 AM 09:30 AM 10:23 AM 11:17 AM 12:12 PM 07:26 AM 08:29 AM 09:32 AM 10:34 AM 11:33 AM 12:28 PM 06:37 AM 07:19 AM 08:00 AM 08:41 AM 09:21 AM 10:02 AM 10:42 AM 11:21 AM 11:59 AM 06:53 AM 07:47 AM 08:43 AM 09:41 AM 10:39 AM 11:36 AM 12:32 PM 06:41 AM 07:32 AM 08:22 AM 09:13 AM

12:13 AM 01:07 AM 02:01 AM 02:55 AM 03:48 AM 04:45 AM 12:07 AM 01:04 AM 02:03 AM 03:04 AM 04:06 AM 05:01 AM 05:50 AM 06:32 AM 07:10 AM 12:41 AM 01:24 AM 02:05 AM 02:44 AM 03:22 AM 04:01 AM 04:43 AM 12:06 AM 12:58 AM 01:55 AM 02:59 AM 04:05 AM 05:08 AM 06:04 AM 12:02 AM 12:59 AM

M O O N

-0.9 -0.97 -0.93 -0.79 -0.55 -0.25 3.8 3.61 3.44 3.33 3.3 3.34 3.41 3.46 3.49 -0.23 -0.26 -0.24 -0.18 -0.09 0.02 0.14 3.14 3.2 3.31 3.5 3.77 4.1 4.4 -0.94 -1.04

Day Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10 Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15

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07:13 AM 08:04 AM 08:56 AM 09:49 AM 10:44 AM 11:38 AM 05:53 AM 07:47 AM 09:08 AM 10:04 AM 10:49 AM 11:26 AM 11:56 AM 12:26 PM 12:59 PM 07:45 AM 08:19 AM 08:53 AM 09:28 AM 10:06 AM 10:47 AM 11:33 AM 05:34 AM 06:39 AM 07:59 AM 09:15 AM 10:18 AM 11:14 AM 12:07 PM 06:57 AM 07:48 AM

4.73 4.78 4.68 4.46 4.16 3.82 0.06 0.26 0.31 0.31 0.29 0.24 0.17 0.07 -0.03 3.48 3.44 3.36 3.26 3.15 3.04 2.93 0.25 0.31 0.26 0.08 -0.17 -0.44 -0.68 4.61 4.67

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01:15 PM 02:05 PM 02:53 PM 03:39 PM 04:25 PM 05:13 PM 12:34 PM 01:30 PM 02:30 PM 03:30 PM 04:29 PM 05:21 PM 06:06 PM 06:48 PM 07:27 PM 01:34 PM 02:08 PM 02:41 PM 03:13 PM 03:44 PM 04:18 PM 04:57 PM 12:23 PM 01:18 PM 02:20 PM 03:26 PM 04:31 PM 05:32 PM 06:27 PM 12:57 PM 01:44 PM

Moonrise Moonset 6:59 AM 5:05 PM 7:50 AM 6:19 PM 8:34 AM 7:34 PM 9:12 AM 8:47 PM 9:47 AM 9:58 PM 10:20 AM 11:06 PM 10:52 AM -----12:11 AM 11:24 AM ---1:14 AM 11:58 AM ---2:15 AM 12:35 PM ---3:13 AM 1:15 PM ---4:07 AM 1:59 PM ---4:57 AM 2:47 PM ---4:21 AM 2:33 PM ---6:24 AM 4:33 PM

86 Points East December 2013

-0.79 -0.86 -0.84 -0.73 -0.55 -0.32 3.47 3.17 2.95 2.83 2.84 2.92 3.03 3.15 3.23 -0.12 -0.17 -0.17 -0.14 -0.08 -0.03 0.02 2.85 2.81 2.83 2.98 3.24 3.59 3.94 -0.86 -0.96

Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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

03:27 PM 04:16 PM 05:06 PM 05:58 PM 06:53 PM 01:08 PM 02:07 PM 03:11 PM 04:16 PM 05:16 PM 06:08 PM 01:17 PM 02:01 PM 02:40 PM 03:17 PM 03:53 PM 04:30 PM 05:07 PM 05:46 PM 06:28 PM 12:38 PM 01:21 PM 02:11 PM 03:13 PM 04:18 PM 05:18 PM 06:13 PM 01:26 PM 02:17 PM 03:06 PM 03:54 PM

-0.75 -0.78 -0.73 -0.62 -0.47 2.67 2.41 2.19 2.06 2.02 2.04 -0.03 -0.07 -0.11 -0.14 -0.16 -0.16 -0.13 -0.07 0.01 2.27 2.14 2.03 1.97 1.99 2.1 2.26 -0.5 -0.66 -0.78 -0.82

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

-2.02 -2.25 12.2 11.92 11.42 10.77 10.08 9.45 8.97 0.57 0.54 0.42 0.27 0.13 0.01 -0.07 -0.1 10.06 9.9 9.69 9.42 9.15 8.91 8.74 8.73 0.14 -0.38 -0.98 -1.55 -1.99 -2.23

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

09:05 PM 09:58 PM 10:54 PM 11:50 PM

2.69 2.78 2.83 2.85

H H H H

07:49 PM -0.3 08:46 PM -0.14 09:43 PM 0.01 10:40 PM 0.12 11:36 PM 0.19

L L L L L

06:54 PM 07:37 PM 08:18 PM 09:00 PM 09:43 PM 10:26 PM 11:08 PM 11:50 PM

2.1 2.17 2.26 2.34 2.4 2.44 2.46 2.46

H H H H H H H H

07:12 PM 0.1 08:00 PM 0.17 08:51 PM 0.2 09:45 PM 0.18 10:41 PM 0.1 11:39 PM -0.03

L L L L L L

07:04 PM 07:55 PM 08:47 PM 09:39 PM

2.46 2.65 2.82 2.95

H H H H

Boston, Mass.

Newport, R.I. 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

3.51 3.48 3.37 3.19 2.95 -0.19 -0.07 0.0 0.04 0.04 0.01 2.72 2.74 2.75 2.75 2.73 2.69 2.62 2.52 2.4 0.24 0.26 0.23 0.15 0.03 -0.12 -0.31 3.19 3.32 3.37 3.34

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

07:36 PM 08:28 PM 09:21 PM 10:16 PM 11:11 PM

4.06 4.17 4.18 4.11 3.98

H H H H H

06:06 PM -0.09 07:09 PM 0.09 08:13 PM 0.19 09:05 PM 0.2 09:49 PM 0.14 10:31 PM 0.05 11:14 PM -0.06 11:57 PM -0.16

L L L L L L L L

08:04 PM 08:41 PM 09:18 PM 09:57 PM 10:37 PM 11:19 PM

3.27 3.27 3.23 3.18 3.14 3.12

H H H H H H

05:46 PM 06:46 PM 07:56 PM 09:04 PM 10:06 PM 11:05 PM

0.06 0.05 -0.06 -0.26 -0.51 -0.75

L L L L L L

07:19 PM 08:10 PM

4.22 4.38

H H

---5:29 PM ---6:26 PM ---7:24 PM ---8:22 PM ---9:22 PM ---10:22 PM ---11:23 PM ---12:27 AM 1:32 AM 2:37 AM 3:41 AM 4:40 AM 5:35 AM 6:22 AM 7:05 AM

7:01 AM

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

04:17 AM 05:10 AM 12:01 AM 12:53 AM 01:46 AM 02:40 AM 03:36 AM 04:33 AM 05:32 AM 12:05 AM 01:04 AM 01:59 AM 02:50 AM 03:36 AM 04:18 AM 04:59 AM 05:38 AM 12:22 AM 12:58 AM 01:35 AM 02:14 AM 02:55 AM 03:40 AM 04:30 AM 05:24 AM 12:07 AM 01:06 AM 02:06 AM 03:03 AM 03:59 AM 04:53 AM

-0.79 -1.1 10.86 10.97 10.93 10.76 10.51 10.23 9.98 0.71 0.98 1.09 1.07 0.98 0.85 0.73 0.63 9.23 9.29 9.33 9.36 9.39 9.45 9.56 9.76 0.7 0.46 0.05 -0.46 -0.97 -1.38

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10:29 AM 11:22 AM 06:02 AM 06:56 AM 07:50 AM 08:46 AM 09:44 AM 10:45 AM 11:48 AM 06:31 AM 07:28 AM 08:22 AM 09:10 AM 09:54 AM 10:35 AM 11:14 AM 11:51 AM 06:18 AM 06:57 AM 07:38 AM 08:21 AM 09:07 AM 09:57 AM 10:52 AM 11:50 AM 06:21 AM 07:21 AM 08:20 AM 09:17 AM 10:13 AM 11:07 AM

12.04 12.24 -1.25 -1.21 -0.99 -0.64 -0.22 0.17 0.45 9.83 9.77 9.8 9.89 9.99 10.09 10.14 10.14 0.59 0.59 0.64 0.7 0.77 0.79 0.72 0.52 10.08 10.52 11.03 11.53 11.94 12.15

7:34 AM

JANUARY 2014

8:04 AM

Day

8:33 AM 9:01 AM 9:29 AM 9:58 AM 10:30 AM 11:06 AM 11:47 AM 12:36 PM 1:33 PM 2:38 PM 3:50 PM 5:05 PM 6:20 PM

Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec

Sunrise 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

7:13 7:14 7:14 7:14 7:14 7:13 7:13 7:13 7:13 7:13 7:12 7:12 7:12 7:11 7:11

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11:08 PM

10.6

06:38 PM 07:29 PM 08:21 PM 09:15 PM 10:10 PM 11:07 PM

-2.23 -1.98 -1.52 -0.94 -0.31 0.26

L L L L L L

07:07 PM 08:06 PM 09:00 PM 09:47 PM 10:29 PM 11:08 PM 11:45 PM

8.7 8.61 8.65 8.75 8.88 9.02 9.14

H H H H H H H

06:45 PM -0.08 07:23 PM 0.01 08:02 PM 0.15 08:43 PM 0.33 09:27 PM 0.52 10:16 PM 0.68 11:10 PM 0.76

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07:00 PM 8.9 08:01 PM 9.26 09:00 PM 9.75 09:56 PM 10.29 10:50 PM 10.77 11:42 PM 11.12

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Times for Boston, MA

Sunset

Day

4:22 4:23 4:24 4:25 4:26 4:27 4:28 4:29 4:30 4:31 4:32 4:33 4:35 4:36 4:37

Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

04:56 PM 05:47 PM 12:15 PM 01:09 PM 02:04 PM 03:00 PM 03:59 PM 05:00 PM 06:04 PM 12:51 PM 01:52 PM 02:46 PM 03:33 PM 04:15 PM 04:54 PM 05:31 PM 06:08 PM 12:29 PM 01:07 PM 01:47 PM 02:28 PM 03:14 PM 04:04 PM 04:59 PM 05:58 PM 12:51 PM 01:51 PM 02:48 PM 03:44 PM 04:36 PM 05:27 PM

Sunrise 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

7:10 7:10 7:09 7:09 7:08 7:07 7:07 7:06 7:05 7:04 7:03 7:03 7:02 7:01 7:00 6:59

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January Tides 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

04:01 AM 04:54 AM 05:48 AM 12:42 AM 01:36 AM 02:31 AM 03:29 AM 04:28 AM 05:29 AM 12:07 AM 01:07 AM 02:02 AM 02:52 AM 03:37 AM 04:18 AM 04:55 AM 05:31 AM 12:12 AM 12:45 AM 01:20 AM 01:56 AM 02:36 AM 03:20 AM 04:09 AM 05:04 AM 06:04 AM 12:46 AM 01:49 AM 02:49 AM 03:45 AM 04:40 AM

-0.66 -0.94 -1.07 10.53 10.48 10.31 10.08 9.83 9.62 0.64 0.87 0.95 0.93 0.86 0.78 0.71 0.67 8.83 8.85 8.88 8.92 8.97 9.04 9.15 9.32 9.61 0.51 0.13 -0.36 -0.86 -1.25

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

10:17 AM 11:09 AM 12:03 PM 06:42 AM 07:39 AM 08:38 AM 09:39 AM 10:44 AM 11:50 AM 06:29 AM 07:27 AM 08:21 AM 09:09 AM 09:52 AM 10:31 AM 11:07 AM 11:42 AM 06:06 AM 06:42 AM 07:19 AM 07:59 AM 08:43 AM 09:33 AM 10:28 AM 11:29 AM 12:33 PM 07:06 AM 08:08 AM 09:06 AM 10:02 AM 10:56 AM

11.57 11.76 11.71 -1.03 -0.82 -0.51 -0.15 0.15 0.34 9.49 9.46 9.5 9.59 9.67 9.73 9.74 9.69 0.67 0.69 0.72 0.76 0.8 0.8 0.73 0.55 0.21 10.03 10.54 11.05 11.46 11.67

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

04:43 PM 05:34 PM 06:26 PM 12:57 PM 01:53 PM 02:52 PM 03:53 PM 04:57 PM 06:03 PM 12:54 PM 01:53 PM 02:46 PM 03:33 PM 04:15 PM 04:53 PM 05:28 PM 06:01 PM 12:16 PM 12:51 PM 01:29 PM 02:08 PM 02:53 PM 03:42 PM 04:38 PM 05:40 PM 06:45 PM 01:37 PM 02:37 PM 03:33 PM 04:26 PM 05:17 PM

-1.86 -2.07 -2.04 11.42 10.93 10.31 9.66 9.09 8.67 0.39 0.32 0.19 0.06 -0.04 -0.1 -0.1 -0.06 9.58 9.42 9.21 8.98 8.73 8.5 8.33 8.3 8.46 -0.3 -0.89 -1.45 -1.88 -2.1

Bar Harbor, Maine L L L H H H H H H L L L L L L L L H H H H H H H H H L L L L L

10:57 PM 10.21 11:49 PM 10.44

H H

07:18 PM 08:12 PM 09:08 PM 10:06 PM 11:06 PM

-1.79 -1.37 -0.83 -0.27 0.25

L L L L L

07:07 PM 08:06 PM 08:58 PM 09:45 PM 10:26 PM 11:04 PM 11:39 PM

8.45 8.4 8.45 8.55 8.65 8.73 8.79

H H H H H H H

06:33 PM 07:06 PM 07:41 PM 08:20 PM 09:02 PM 09:50 PM 10:44 PM 11:43 PM

0.01 0.11 0.23 0.37 0.52 0.66 0.75 0.72

L L L L L L L L

07:50 PM 8.84 08:50 PM 9.35 09:47 PM 9.9 10:40 PM 10.37 11:32 PM 10.7

H H H H H

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

03:46 AM 04:39 AM 05:33 AM 12:20 AM 01:14 AM 02:10 AM 03:07 AM 04:06 AM 05:07 AM 06:07 AM 12:49 AM 01:45 AM 02:36 AM 03:21 AM 04:03 AM 04:42 AM 05:18 AM 05:54 AM 12:25 AM 01:00 AM 01:36 AM 02:16 AM 03:00 AM 03:50 AM 04:45 AM 05:46 AM 12:31 AM 01:34 AM 02:34 AM 03:31 AM 04:25 AM

-0.59 -0.93 -1.08 12.38 12.3 12.09 11.8 11.49 11.24 11.09 1.01 1.09 1.05 0.96 0.87 0.8 0.79 0.81 10.54 10.54 10.55 10.58 10.63 10.72 10.88 11.18 0.84 0.4 -0.18 -0.76 -1.22

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

09:59 AM 10:52 AM 11:45 AM 06:27 AM 07:24 AM 08:22 AM 09:23 AM 10:26 AM 11:30 AM 12:33 PM 07:05 AM 07:59 AM 08:47 AM 09:31 AM 10:11 AM 10:49 AM 11:24 AM 11:59 AM 06:29 AM 07:06 AM 07:45 AM 08:28 AM 09:16 AM 10:11 AM 11:11 AM 12:16 PM 06:49 AM 07:50 AM 08:49 AM 09:44 AM 10:38 AM

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

04:09 AM 05:01 AM 05:53 AM 12:25 AM 01:18 AM 02:12 AM 03:07 AM 04:04 AM 05:03 AM 06:03 AM 12:52 AM 01:49 AM 02:41 AM 03:28 AM 04:10 AM 04:51 AM 05:29 AM 06:07 AM 12:30 AM 01:08 AM 01:47 AM 02:28 AM 03:14 AM 04:05 AM 05:01 AM 06:01 AM 12:55 AM 01:56 AM 02:55 AM 03:51 AM 04:44 AM

-1.3 -1.85 -2.12 21.28 21.07 20.64 20.05 19.44 18.92 18.59 1.55 1.64 1.52 1.31 1.09 0.92 0.83 0.82 18.43 18.42 18.38 18.33 18.28 18.28 18.43 18.81 1.11 0.38 -0.57 -1.51 -2.27

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

10:11 AM 11:02 AM 11:54 AM 06:46 AM 07:39 AM 08:34 AM 09:30 AM 10:29 AM 11:29 AM 12:30 PM 07:01 AM 07:55 AM 08:45 AM 09:30 AM 10:12 AM 10:52 AM 11:30 AM 12:07 PM 06:45 AM 07:24 AM 08:05 AM 08:49 AM 09:37 AM 10:31 AM 11:30 AM 12:32 PM 07:01 AM 08:01 AM 08:58 AM 09:53 AM 10:46 AM

Corrections for other ports Port Reference Maine/ New Hampshire Bar Harbor Stonington Rockland Bar Harbor Boothbay Harbor Portland Portland Kennebunkport Portsmouth Portland

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

Massachusetts Gloucester Plymouth Scituate Provincetown Marion Woods Hole

Boston Boston Boston Boston Newport Newport

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

Rhode Island Westerly Point Judith East Greenwich Bristol

New London Newport Newport Newport

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

Connecticut Stamford New Haven Branford Saybrook Jetty Saybrook Point Mystic Westport

Bridgeport Bridgeport Bridgeport New London New London Boston Newport

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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First Quarter

Jan. 7

13.35 13.6 13.56 -1.04 -0.82 -0.48 -0.1 0.24 0.46 0.53 11.05 11.12 11.23 11.35 11.42 11.44 11.38 11.26 0.87 0.95 1.01 1.06 1.07 1.01 0.82 0.45 11.64 12.23 12.84 13.33 13.6

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

04:25 PM 05:17 PM 06:09 PM 12:39 PM 01:35 PM 02:32 PM 03:33 PM 04:36 PM 05:40 PM 06:42 PM 01:31 PM 02:24 PM 03:11 PM 03:54 PM 04:33 PM 05:10 PM 05:44 PM 06:18 PM 12:34 PM 01:11 PM 01:50 PM 02:34 PM 03:23 PM 04:19 PM 05:20 PM 06:25 PM 01:19 PM 02:19 PM 03:15 PM 04:08 PM 05:00 PM

-1.91 -2.14 -2.11 13.26 12.73 12.06 11.36 10.74 10.29 10.04 0.47 0.32 0.16 0.03 -0.05 -0.06 0.0 0.11 11.07 10.85 10.6 10.34 10.1 9.92 9.89 10.08 -0.1 -0.76 -1.39 -1.88 -2.14

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

10:35 PM 12.03 11:28 PM 12.3

H H

07:01 PM -1.84 07:55 PM -1.38 08:51 PM -0.8 09:50 PM -0.2 10:49 PM 0.35 11:50 PM 0.77

L L L L L L

07:41 PM 08:34 PM 09:21 PM 10:03 PM 10:41 PM 11:17 PM 11:51 PM

9.99 10.06 10.19 10.32 10.42 10.49 10.52

H H H H H H H

06:52 PM 07:27 PM 08:05 PM 08:46 PM 09:34 PM 10:28 PM 11:28 PM

0.26 0.43 0.62 0.81 0.98 1.09 1.07

L L L L L L L

07:29 PM 08:29 PM 09:26 PM 10:19 PM 11:10 PM

10.51 11.1 11.73 12.28 12.64

H H H H H

10:42 PM 20.81 11:34 PM 21.19

H H

07:16 PM 08:08 PM 09:02 PM 09:57 PM 10:54 PM 11:53 PM

-3.03 -2.34 -1.44 -0.45 0.46 1.16

L L L L L L

07:33 PM 08:27 PM 09:15 PM 09:58 PM 10:38 PM 11:16 PM 11:53 PM

17.23 17.38 17.63 17.9 18.14 18.3 18.4

H H H H H H H

07:07 PM 07:46 PM 08:26 PM 09:10 PM 09:59 PM 10:54 PM 11:53 PM

0.12 0.37 0.69 1.03 1.35 1.55 1.5

L L L L L L L

07:36 PM 08:35 PM 09:30 PM 10:24 PM 11:15 PM

18.32 19.23 20.19 21.01 21.56

H H H H H

Eastport, Maine

M o o n

22.22 22.62 22.63 -2.07 -1.71 -1.11 -0.39 0.3 0.82 1.07 18.5 18.62 18.85 19.1 19.31 19.42 19.41 19.29 0.87 0.98 1.13 1.28 1.41 1.43 1.25 0.77 19.47 20.36 21.3 22.11 22.59

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04:41 PM 05:33 PM 06:24 PM 12:47 PM 01:40 PM 02:36 PM 03:33 PM 04:33 PM 05:34 PM 06:35 PM 01:29 PM 02:24 PM 03:12 PM 03:56 PM 04:37 PM 05:15 PM 05:53 PM 06:30 PM 12:45 PM 01:23 PM 02:04 PM 02:48 PM 03:37 PM 04:32 PM 05:32 PM 06:34 PM 01:33 PM 02:33 PM 03:29 PM 04:23 PM 05:15 PM

-2.94 -3.36 -3.39 22.23 21.49 20.51 19.44 18.46 17.73 17.32 1.05 0.82 0.51 0.21 -0.01 -0.14 -0.15 -0.06 19.06 18.76 18.4 18.01 17.64 17.37 17.34 17.66 -0.05 -1.07 -2.11 -2.96 -3.46

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P h a s e s

Full Moon

Last Quarter

Jan. 15

Jan. 24 Points East December 2013

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29’ Hunter 290 ’01 Very clean $32,000 33’ Hunter 335, 1992 with in-boom furling system by Furlboom 49,900 34’ Pacific Seacraft, 1987 74,500 35’ Hunter 356, 2002 124,900 36’ Bayfield Cutter, 1987 62,000 43’ Montevideo 1988 104,750

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1987 Albin 43, twin Ford Lehman 135s, Lugger 8KW, very seaworthy and spacious boat in excellent condition $124,900

1971 CLIFFORD ALLEY LOBSTER/PICNIC BOAT, fully restored, Lehman diesel $39,900

1966 HINCKLEY PILOT, very nice condition throughout, Westerbeke, fresh sails $80,000

2003 DUFFY 42, CAT C-18, very fine and fast craft, very well maintained, single owner $235,000

2004 Holland 38 sportfish/lobster boat, 660 HP CAT, full accommodations, fully equipped, superior condition $185,000

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12’ Skiff from Compass Project This Bevin’s Skiff was built by the Alternative Learning group from Wescott Junior High School. Length: 12 ft. Width: 4.5 ft. Weight: 120 lbs. $1,750 (plus tax). 207-774-0682. info@compassproject.org

26’ Ranger 26, 1974 In very good condition with 5 sails, roller furler. No outboard. $2000 firm. 207-223-8885 or email info@winterportmarine.com

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15’ Apprentice 15, 2011 Traditionally built double-ended daysailer designed by Kevin Carney. Cedar on white oak, lapstrake construction. Dynel deck, white oak trim. Sitka spruce spars. Nat Wilson sails. All bronze fastenings and hardware. Launched June 2011. Price: $20,000. Call Eric Stockinger at 207-594-1800 or email www.apprenticeshop.org info@apprenticeshop.org

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24’ Dolphin Sloop by Lunn Laminates #200. Centerboard, 6 sails, roller reefing Genoa, Palmer Husky 8hp rebuilt ‘96 & 2006. Includes unused GPS new 2009 and an inflatable dinghy. $4,500 OBO. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com

16’ Lowell Boat Shop Sailboat Traditionally built 1987. A classic in excellent condition. Trailer, oars, 90cc Mercury outboard and full custom cover. $6,500, firm. Mass., wmccullom@earthlink.net

26’ Cape Dory 26, 1986 2nd owner. Compact cruiser of exceptional heritage, known for their classic lines and quality construction. Small enough to easily handle yet very seaworthy. Sleeps 4 in two cabins. Teak folding table. Private head. White fiberglass hull with red sail and furler covers. New sails, jib furler, life lines. Holding tank. Spartan hardware throughout. 8hp Honda 4 stroke OB w/fuel tank. Danforth anchor. Spotless interior always dry in all kinds of weather. VHF radio. Spartan bow and stern pulpits with stern folding boarding ladder and life lines. Ready to sail away. Many extras. 203-554-0635 stefano4521@gmail.com

29’ Hunter 290, 2001 In-mast furl. Yanmar diesel. New price, offered at $32,000. Very clean, call 207-831-3168. Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales. www.boatinginmaine.com

29’ Columbia 8.7, 1977 Wonderful entry-level cruiser. Spacious teak interior. Always yard maintained. Many improvements and upgrades. New 2011 Moyer Marine Atomic 4 exchange engine. Mainsail, lazy jacks, genoa, spinnaker, storm jib. Harken roller furling. Newer: holding tank with Y-valve, head, manual water pumps, vhf, depth sounder, Danforth Hi-tensile anchor. $13,900. Noank, CT. larsman76@hotmail.com

29’ Islander 29, 1967 Well maintained in good condition. Bristol bright work. Raised dinette salon with ample storage throughout. New interior and cockpit cushions. New holding tank system. Well-running Atomic 4 engine, fresh watercooled with electronic ignition. Vapor and high water alarms. Pro-Furl roller furling, 3 anchors, 2 Plastimo cockpit compasses along with Datamarine

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knot meter and depth sounder, 3 bilge pumps, 2 VHF radios, new stereo, Raymarine GPS. $14,000. 978-688-6360. www.islander29.tumblr.com/ sweetpea26@mac.com 30’ Pearson, 1974 Older boat in great shape with newer engine. 2005 20hp Universal with about 150hrs. Given the price this is a great value. $8,000. Call 207-633-0773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com

30’ Island Packet 27, 1988 Cutter, 30’x10.5’x3.67’, full keel, 6’ 2 headroom. Easy single handler. Engine hours 554. Selling Price: $32,000. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com 30’ Aage Nielsen-Walsted K/CB Yawl, 1960. A lovely CCAera yawl designed by Aage Nielsen, built to very high standards by the Walsted yard in Denmark. $45,500. Call Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com

31’ Grampian, 1967 Full keel sloop, made in Canada, Atomic 4 engine. Auto helm, roller furling, sleeps 4, GPS, plotter, radar, depth sounder, propane stove. $16,500 OBO. 207-497-2701 info@jonesportshipyard.com 32’ Whistler 32, 1981 Designed by CW Paine and built by the highly regarded Able Marine. Deep bulwarks and a cat ketch rig make her an easily driven, comfortable vessel. 43,000 207-244-7854 or email billw@jwboatco.com

32’ Rugged Steel Sloop Yanmar diesel, Aires vane, twin forestays and backstays, radar, extensive equipment. Atlantic crossing, VanDeStadt design, ready. 603-724-2206 richard@dolphinseye.com

CERTIFIED MARINE SURVEYOR 30’ Pearson 30, 1972 Hull #100 by Fairhaven Yacht Works, all orig. equipment onboard, and has a diesel engine and a new jib. Well maintained. Motivated seller, $9,500 OBO. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com

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34’ Pacific Seacraft Stoutly built this easily handled blue water sailer is ready to head offshore backed by the strength, quality and safety inherent in these vessels. $129,000 call 207-244-7854 or email . billw@jwboatco.com 34’ J34 Sloop, 1989 This is no average J-Boat. She is very well maintained and it shows. $69,900. Call Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com 34’ Tartan, 1971 With diesel engine. $9,500. Call 207-633-0773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 34’ Pearson, 1984 $37,500 In the water and ready to sail. Call David Perry Robinhood Marine Center 800-2555206 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.co m

35’ Sloop, 1936 Pleiades Built in 1936 at the A.H. Kin yard in Hong Kong to a Ross design. Beam 8’6, draught 6’2, displacement 8 tons. Teak planking on iroco frames, teak decks, varnished mahogany deck joinery and varnished spars. New Beta diesel. A sailor’s cruising boat. Contact Islesboro Marine Enterprises, Islesboro, Maine. 207-734-6433.

35’ Alberg, 1960 Excellent condition, $27,500. 207-497-2701. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com 36’ Gozzard 36D A well found example of the H. Ted Gozzard designed Gozzard 36D. Both modern and traditional she boasts many upgrades and special features inherent in the design. $165,000. Call 207244-7854 or email billw@jwboatco.com

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36’ Bayfield Cutter, 1987 Contemporary Classic. Clipper style bow. Offered at $67,500. call 207-831-3168. Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales www.boatinginmaine.com 36’ Robinhood Cutter, 1996 $139,500. Call David Perry, Robinhood Marine Center 800255-5206 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.co m 37’ Gulfstar Sloop, 1977 The 37’ Gulfstar is known as a safe, lively performer and this owner has owned her for approximately 30 years. He has maintained her well along with the help of one of Maine’s finest boatyards. $35,900. Call Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com

37’ Tayana Cutter, 1983 Blue water, full keel with fiberglass decks. Well equipped with many upgrades, $69,000. For details and photos call Ed, 774644-1586 or email ekreve@comcast.net

39’ Cabo Rico, 1981 Cabo Rico 39 cutter sloop. Beautiful blue water boat with full keel, chart plotter, depth & wind, auto pilot, radar, VHF, generator, solar, AC/furnace, cold plate, roller head sail, teak decks, windlass, 8’ hard dinghy w/ 3.3 Mercury. $69,900. 207-9385816. Markgrinder@aol.com 40’ Bristol Sloop, 1979 Excellent condition, bow thruster. $93,000. 207-7993600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com

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17’ Boston Whaler, 1967 Classic 17’ Boston Whaler Eastport in showroom condition. 1996 75hp Mariner Engine w/ less than 250hrs on it . Great running condition with trailer and many extras including, new GPS, VHF, canvas cover, dock lines, nav lights, rod holders and spray dodger. Epoxy barrier coated hull and all rails were rebedded last winter. $16,000. 207-439-3967 www.kpbb.net jglessner@kpyy.net 18’ Tidewater 180CC LOA 17’8, beam 7’9, draft 10, fuel cap. 40 gal, Max HP 115. An 18 footer that feels much bigger with a very dry ride running 40 mph. For further details, stop by Scandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru. 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-4439781 www.scandiayachts.com

9’5 Caribe C9X, 2006 with 2005 Suzuki 9.9hp 4-stroke outboard and trailer. Comes with extras, oars, lights, patch kit, flare, anchor, pump. $3400. 207439-9582 www.kpbb.net jglessner@kpyy.net 17’ Scout Durado, 2002 With trailer, 100hp Yamaha 4 stroke, $10,500. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com

18’ Runabout, 1996 Glass over marine plywood. All plywood coated with epoxy. Two 40hp Honda outboards with 145 hours. Radar, GPS, depth sounder, full mooring cover, trailer. $7,500. Islesboro Marine, 207-734-6433. 19’ Maritime Skiff 1890 w/Yamaha 70hp & trailer. 2013. $28,500. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com

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19’ Backman, 2003 Winter Harbor Design, SS fastened cedar over oak. 8Ft beam, 130 Merc Curser inboards. Boat/ trailer $15,000. 207-475-6139, 207-439-2853. saltyboatsofmaine@comcast.net 20’ Allied Fisherman, 2012 Dealer demo 90hp E-tec, full transom, full aft bench seat, full warranties. FMI Call John @ Hitchcock Landmark Marine 888-416-9291.

20’ Allied Sportsman, 2012 Dealer demo 75hp E-Tec, well equipped. Contact Dick or Mike, at Crossroads Bait and Tackle Salisbury, Mass 978-499-8999 FMI.

20’ Shamrock Pilothouse John Deere 4045 TFM diesel, 135hp, 1502 hours, Garmin 210 GPS, JRC 1800 Radar/GPS, Furuno FCV600L sounder airmar 50/200 hz transducer, setup for tuna fishing with 5 vertical rod holders, double axle bunk trailer. Asking $9,000. 207-659-3060 or 207-439-2853. saltyboatsofmaine@comcast.net 21’6 Tidewater 216CC Beam 8’6, draft 14, fuel capacity 70 gal., max. HP 225. A smooth, dry ride with big fish features; dual livewells, large fish boxes, gunwale rod storage and large console for electronics. For further details, stop by Scandia

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Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru. 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com 21’ Bristol Harbor Center Console. LOA 21’3-5/8, beam 8’5, draft 14. The 21CC has classic lines and is great for fishing and family cruising. For further details, stop by Scandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru. 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com

21’ Ranger Tugs R21EC, 2008 $38,900. Popular R21EC available now for 2013 season. Yanmar diesel engine, 30hp, 190 hours. Garmin Nav 440S, bow thruster, spotlight, cabin heater, refrigerator, marine toilet, electric cooktop, bimini. æ GPH at 7 knots, range 180 knots. Located in Salem, MA, at Winter Island Yacht Yard. http://www.wiyy.net/rangertugs.html#r2141 rangertugs@wiyy.net

22’ Patten 22 Maine designed and built Patten 22 models for sale. Closed molded, full liner, fast, fuel efficient, incredibly stable, and beautifully finished. Fisherman base price $41,900. Picnic-style base price $69,900. 207-4393967. Ask for George or Tom. www.kpbb.net jglessner@kpyy.net.

22’ Pulsifer Hampton, 1995 Great condition. New price, offered at $24,500. Call 207-8313168, Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales. www.boatinginmaine.com 22’ Century Raven, 1959 Never Moor is a classy piece of American History. Maintained in Bristol fashion. With a modern gas powered engine, beautiful teak and holly floor boards, complete varnished interior and newly recovered cushions. She has a full canvas cover as well as bimini and custom trailer. $27,500. 207-633-0773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com

22’ Sisu Downeast Cruiser 1989. OMC 115 outboard, great fishing and cruising boat. Sleeps 2. Includes canvas, electronics and Tandem Yard trailer. Very good condition, $9,900. Call Mike 203-315-1130 or 203-8041939 michaelbova@ymail.com 23’ Tidewater 230CC LOA 23’, beam 8’10, draft 15, fuel capacity 103 gal., a big 23 footer designed to be a great offshore fishing machine. For further details, stop by Scandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru. 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com

24’ Mahogany Runabout, 1974 Bass Harbor Boat Company built mahogany runabout, reconstructed 2006-2008. Recently repowered with 350hp Mercruiser. $65,000. 207-244-7854 or email billw@jwboatco.com 24’ Stamas V-24 Clearwater Beautifully restored. $14,900. Call David Perry Robinhood Marine Center 800-255-5206. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.co m

25’ Boston Whaler, 1988 Well equipped. Twin 150 Johnson’s. Tandem trailer, new tires, winch. $5,500. Call 207-7843961. 25’ Maritime Skiff Challenger 2009. Cuddy cabin w/double berth, marine head w/holding tank. Pilot house has galley unit, helm & companion seating, stowage. 2 aft-facing cockpit seats, transom bench seating, stowage. 83 gallons/fuel, 225 Honda 4-stroke outboard, 20hp Honda 4-stroke auxiliary. Plotter/radar, sonar, weather, depth. Located in Maine, $69,000. www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.com

25’ Northern Bay, 2003 Lobster boat, 2010 Honda 150, trailer, fishing now, offers considered. $42,900. 207-5227572. www.etnierboats.com david@etnierboats.com 25’ Rosborough, 2006 Volvo D-3 400hrs. Garmin. Separate head, V-berth, galley. Asking $79,900. Contact John Morin 207-691-1637. www.wilburyachts.com

25’ Grady White Sailfish, 1995 New Yamaha F150’s in 2011. 115 hours. New electronics and strataglass last two years. Asking $34,000. 401-524-2403 ham@neyacht.com

25’ Ranger Tugs R25 Classic 2009. $117,500 or $122,500 with trailer. Great condition, well-maintained, one owner, garage kept. Cummins diesel engine, 150hp, 177 hours. Garmin Nav 5212, VHF, Mase 2.5KW generator, cabin heater, A/C, marine head, electric stove, refrigerator, bimini. 2GPH at 7.5 knots, Range 250 knots. FloatOn Trailer, 2-axle with electric disc brakes. Located in Salem, MA, at Winter Island Yacht Yard. www.wiyy.net/rangertugs.html#r2524 rangertugs@wiyy.net

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26’ Webbers Cove PB26 1999 Yanmar diesel. Offered at $73,500. Call 207-831-3168, Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales. www.boatinginmaine.com 27’ Eastern Lobster-style, 2005 $52,500. Call David Perry Robinhood Marine Center 800-2555206. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.co m 28’ Cape Dory Open Fisherman Softtop, 1989 The best-maintained Cape Dory 28 that we have seen. $59,900. Call Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-3637997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com 28’ Crowley Beal, 1998 6.5 Liter 300hp 1200hrs. Great commuter, Midcoast, Maine. Asking $61,000. Contact John Morin, 207 691-1637. www.wilburyachts.com 28’ Maxum 2700, 1998 Excellent Condition. Freshwater cooled. $21,900. 207-799-3600 www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com 28’ Cape Dory FB, 1990 Traditional Downeast cruiser, built with a great reputation and highly sought after. Single diesel. $67,500. 207-633-0773 www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 28’ Rampage Sportsman, 1988

29’ Back Cove Hardtop, 2005 A well equipped example of the very popular Back Cove 29. Her optional equipment list includes a full electronics package with a Raymarine C120 12 color display, an autopilot, GPS and radar, as well as air conditioning, Navy blue hull, windlass, inverter and much more. $143,900. Call Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com 29’ Dyer Hardtop, 1978 315hp Yanmar 225 hours. Galley, separate head, stored inside. Rockland, Maine. Asking $79,000. Contact John Morin, Wilbur Yachts Brokerage, 207691-1637. www.wilburyachts.com 32’ Down East New 32’ Carroll Lowell Down East design, cedar on white oak, silicon bronze fastenings, hull, trunk, deck, done, fuel tanks, shaft, rudder installed, will finish to your custom design, work or pleasure. 508-224-3709. www.by-the-sea.com/karbottboatbuilding/ jmkarbott@aol.com

34’ Lobster Boat, 1952 34’ Jonesport style lobster boat Xanna II. Built 1952 of cedar on oak. New 160hp Yanmar diesel. Nicely refurbished wheelhouse and cabin and many other improvements. Goes great. Contact Islesboro Marine Enterprises, Islesboro, Maine. 207-734-6433.

34’ Wilbur Downeaster, 1984 Handsome appointments and woodwork. Extensive refit in 2005. New 2012/13: Garmin 5212 and 5208 displays, Garmin radar, Garmin autopilot, bowthruster, all canvas. Asking $135,000. 401-524-2403. ham@neyacht.com 34’ Sabreline, 1997 $149,500. Call David Perry, Robinhood Marine Center 800255-5206 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.co m 34.5’ Avanti Flybridge, 1996 Dual control stations, twin 454 gas engines, fresh water cooled, w/many options included, yacht condition. Asking $33,500. Located at Carousel Marina, Boothbay Harbor, Maine. 207-633-2922 jackcogswell41@yahoo.com

35’ Bruno Stillman, 1980 2001 355hp CAT 1,000 hrs, bow thruster, windlass, with major refit in 2010 incl. heat & a/c, Raymarine E120, new steering & rudder, and new salon interior. All systems updated; this is a must see. $99,500. in Portsmouth, NH. 207-363-9212 www.grayandgrayyachts.com

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36’ Clifford Alley, 1971 Fully restored lobster/picnic boat, Ford Lehman diesel, very handsome. $39,900. 207-5227572. www.etnierboats.com david@etnierboats.com

36’ - 10.8Meter Convertible Trojan Yacht. New Engines in 2012, cruises 27 kts, winter enclosure, depth sounder, fish finder, radar, VHF, entertainment system, microwave, range, refrigerator with freezer, water heaters, generator, sleeps 6, AC and heat, Priced below survey. $72,900. Call 207-703-8862. debbie@necaptains.com 37’ Paul Chapman Workboat 2011. New. Cedar on oak, CAT. Contact John Morin, 207-6911637 www.wilburyachts.com

38’ Atlantic Duffy, 2003 Recent (2009) John Deere repowered 300hp diesel. Fiberglass hull and Airex Core deck & superstructure. Long range cruiser, galley up, 2 double berths, very well maintained. Turnkey boat $198,000. Call 401-239-0349. hscheidt@nvcharts.com 38’ Stanley, 1984 Stanley 38 Fishwife. First Stanley 38 built in 1984 and owned by the same family since her launch. She is in excellent condition. $285,000. 207-244-7854 or billw@jwboatco.com

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38’ Jarvis Newman, 1996 Cummins. Proven expeditionary 1600 mi. range. Many spare parts. Bring offers. Contact John Morin, Wilbur Yachts Brokerage, 207-691-1637. www.wilburyachts.com

38’ Fisher Fairways Trawler 1978. Twin Ford Sabre diesels, roomy, comfortable, economical, stable. Many upgrades 20102013. $97,500. call 207-4972701 or email info@jonesportshipyard.com

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plotter/GPS, VHF Radio, Riche 5î Compass, Koden CVS841C EcoSounder, Exceptionally clean boat. $245,000. Call 603-2355525. debbie@necaptains.com Seaway Boats Now taking orders for new 2013 models. If you boat in the northern half of Maine, please contact Lake & Sea Boatworks for a quote on your new Seaway. We have been in business since 1991 and have been a Seaway dealer since 2005. Lake & Sea Boatworks offer full powerboat service & storage including Suzuki & Tohatsu outboards, fiberglass repair, wood maintenance and electronics installation. Call 207-288-8961, email, or visit our website. www.lakeandsea.com sales@lakeandsea.com

55’ Steel Boat Twin 8V71 Detroit engines, 2012 rebuilt, low hours. Solid hull, new shafts, new cutlass, new propellers (plus an extra set), new stainless steel rudders, new sea strainers, new Raycor filters, new batteries, new doors, new windows, new fuel tanks, new stainless steel exhaust, air compressor, new water tank, new waste water tank, dive ladder, new interior (cherry cabinets), new head & full size shower, full size double sided refrigerator, glass top stove, fuel 1200, Raytheon RC80 Radar, 620 Chart

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10 1/2’ & 12’ Skiffs Maine style and quality. Epoxy bonded plywood/oak, S/S screws. Easy rowing and towing, steady underfoot. Primer paint. $1,150 and $1,500. Maxwell’s Boat Shop. Rockland, Maine. 207-390-0300. jerrymax@roadrunner.com 14’ Piscataqua Wherry 2008 With oars. Sailing capability. Almost like new. Designed by Bay of Maine Boats. Generously donated to Camp Waban; get yourself a wonderful boat and support our non-profit at the same time. Valued at

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Cold-molded Downeast cruiser, Volvo diesel, classic lines and in excellent condition, offers considered. $95,900. 207-5227572. www.etnierboats.com david@etnierboats.com

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$5,000. 207-324-7955 x644. Ask for the Camp Director. arossignol@waban.org Abandoned Boat Sale 26’ Paceship $2500. Pearson 30 $3,800. Handy Boat Service, 207-781-5110. handyboat.com info@handyboat.com Delivery Captain Your power or sail boat delivered wherever you need it. Owners welcome on deliveries. Also available for instruction. Captain Tim. 603-770-8378. dotgale38.googlepages.com tphsails@comcast.net

Canvas Cleaning This year, have Gemini Canvas service your bimini or dodger. Professionally cleaned w/ waterrepellent treatment. No dip-dunk tanks, only industry approved cleaners that work. We ship UPS, call us at 207-596-7705. www.geminicanvas.com Offshore Passage Opportunities Your Offshore Sailing Network. Sail for free on OPB’s. Learn by doing. Gain Quality Sea time towards your lifetime goals. Sail on different boats with different skippers to learn what works and what does not. Want to be a paid skipper? Build seatime and network with pro skippers. We are the crew network for the

ARC, Caribbean 1500, NARC, World ARC Rally, Salty Dog Rally, Newport/Bermuda Race and delivery skippers worldwide. Helping Sailors Sail Offshore Since 1993. Learn more and join online at www.sailopo.com or call-1800-4-PASSAGe (1-800472-7724). Keep the Dream Alive for the cost of a good winch handle. www.sailopo.com 40’ Boat Slip/Membership Piscataqua River, Eliot, ME. Deep water, easy access to the Atlantic, Clubhouse. $79,900. Call 207-703-8862. debbie@necaptains.com Repower & Refit Considering repower or refit upgrades to your boat? Our two locations offer you in-house, factory trained technicians ready to address your upgrades to the highest standards. Stop by or give us a call, we’d be happy to talk about your options. Kittery Point Yacht Yard. 207-439-9582, Eliot yard 207-439-3967. www.kpyy.net jglessner@kpyy.net. Fiberglass Repair Position Permanent, year-round position available for Fiberglass/Composite Structure Repair Technician. Yankee Marina is a full-service marina and boatyard. Please send resume with cover letter summarizing work experience to www.yankeemarina.com deborah@yankeemarina.com

Selling your boat? Do you have a boat to sell or looking to buy? Call 207-8313168. Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales Handyman Service Besides residential and commercial construction, Maine Coast Construction also offers a Handyman Service to take care of those maintenance jobs on your list so you’re free to pursue your passion - boats & boating. Contact us with your to-do list today. Serving Mid Coast Maine since 1968. 207-236-6000. 107 Elm Street, Camden, Maine wwwmainecoastconstruction.co m Moorings Available Boothbay Region Boatyard has seasonal moorings available, $950. We are located in well protected Ebenecook Harbor, with free launch service, parking, showers, laundry and a well stocked ship store. Email Amy or call us at 207-633-2970. www.brby.com dockmaster@brby.com

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Selling or Buying? We are always happy to discuss either when it comes to quality, well-maintained boats. Both recreational and commercial. Consider utilizing the services of a broker who shares your passion for boats and boating. David Etnier Boat Brokerage. Contact David at 207-522-7572. www.etnierboats.com david@etnierboats.com

Listings Wanted Quality commercial fishing vessel listings wanted. Maine fishermen should consider listing their vessels with David Etnier Boat Brokerage for prompt service and knowledgeable and effective sales effort. Reasonable commission. Please contact David directly to learn more. 207-5227572.

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Slips & Moorings in N.H. Limited dockside slips and protected moorings available in pristine Great Bay, New Hampshire. Leave trailering behind and chase the big stripers more often. Reasonable rates. Great Bay Marine 603-436-5299 or email@greatbaymarine.com Boat Storage Kittery Point Yacht Yard has two waterfront locations with plenty of off-season storage space available. Store with KPYY and our full service yard and factory trained technicians are available if you need us. Call to join our

family of customers: 207-4399582 or email jglessner@kpyy.net. www.etnierboats.com david@etnierboats.com www.boatinginmaine.com Diesel Heater Espar D4 diesel heater with installation package and extra duct work and fittings. Unused since factory rebuild. $1500 or BO. 207-951-3885. paul.tisher@gmail.com Seasonal Moorings Handy Boat as one of Maine’s premier boat yards, located in

the heart of Casco Bay, has seasonal moorings available for up to 65’. Enjoy all our new restaurant and marine facilities have to offer. Call now for this great opportunity. 207-781-5110 http://handyboat.com/ Mercury, Yamaha Service Kennebunkport Marina has the only factory trained Mercury and Yamaha technicians located on the water in Kennebunkport to service all of your mechnical needs. www.kennebunkportmarina.com managerkport@roadrunner.com

Points East Crew Match Points East crewmatch is a free service provided by Points East Magazine that connects captains and crew for racing and cruising events. Below is a partial list of those who have signed up. For a complete list, see our website, www.pointseast.com/crewmatch.shtml

WANT TO CREW Looking to crew summer 2014 My name is Briana. I am 21 years old, and a senior at Texas A&M University. I grew up in Latin America, speak fluent Spanish, have been a lifeguard/CPR certified, and am a certified scuba diver. I have only been on one sail boating trip, but I fell in love with the experience and I am eager to learn more. I love meeting new people and I am looking for an adventurous summer job. Email: brianapsalcido@gmail.com

cook! I am Moving to Hawaii on Nov 3. keep me in mind for pacific sails or future crew opportunities as I plan to be back on the East Coast eventually. Telephone: 207-391-9277 Email: acunningham718@gmail.com Looking to crew I have over 30 years experience in sailing. I am a retired elementary school principal. I have chartered in BVI on 36 and 52's as the captain. Telephone: 401633-2477 Email: marcladin@gmail.com

Delivery or re-position? Retired airline/military, Pearson owner, ham radio, basic celestial, scuba, some mechanical skills, a bit of Spanish. Available w/ notice, 2-3 week trips US, Caribbean, maybe Hawaii. Telephone: 651-331-0331 Email: petediscenza@gmail.com

Crew Member I'm looking to crew for local or help take vessel south for the winter. I'm retired Engineer/teacher with lots of time. Experienced motorboat (47 ft) and sailboat (34 ft). Grew up on a 63 ft. gaff rigged schooner. Telephone: 508-723-4266 Email: sv.emma.47@gmail.com

Registered Nurse, & Surfer Hardworking nurse & water lover looking to learn how to sail. Would love to sail & surf on board your boat. I also like to

Want to learn to sail 27 year old US Marine currently in Afghanistan. I will be home around the beginning of December. I'm interested in learning

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how to sail. Email: jacobp.joslin@gmail.com November to February My business is closed from Nov to March. I am available to travel/ crew any time during those months. Water trips or road trips, just looking to do something more exciting than lying on a beach in Florida!!!( I do love to do that too, but not for 4 months). I am a fit active healthy 50 year old female. I have experience sailing and I have a NH and Maine boating license. I am a good cook and I have cooked and provisioned for sailing trips on the Maine coast. I can sing a few Irish songs too...(but don't let that put you off). I am a team player, I have first aid skills, I am all that you would want in a crew member. Hope to hear from you. Telephone: 207 604 2505 Email: anonapril2012@gmail.com

Power Boat Rental Kennebunkport Marina now offers a power boat rental program. Come pick out your boat and go fishing for the big one. Call 207-967-3411. www.kennebunkportmarina.com managerkport@roadrunner.com Kennebunkport Boat Club Kennebunkport Marina is unveiling The Kennebunkport Boat Club. Call 967-3411 for details. Become a charter member of The Kennebunkport Boat Club. www.kennebunkportmarina.com managerkport@roadrunner.com

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Catboats in reflection Bristol-fashion catboats lie at their slips in Cozy Harbor, a lovely little spot, replete with osprey nests on top of the day-markers, on the western shore of Southport Island on the Sheepscot River.

Photo by Chris Roper

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