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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England Volume 13 Number 3 June 2010 F E AT U R E S
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This is her name, and this is what it’s taken to perpetuate the dream of her builder and owner through a gale of controversy and setbacks. By Gregory Roscoe
A Bay State couple circles the Northeast by way of the Hudson and St. Lawrence rivers and the Gaspé aboard a stout Nova Scotiabuilt motor cruiser. By Caroline Norwood
It’s alive and well, thanks to JFK’s Wianno Senior Victura, displayed at his Boston library, and to the boats lovingly built at the Osterville yard. By Stephanie Ocko LAST WORD
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Finding the light She’s blind but eminently clairvoyant Dodge Morgan
The Seagull outboard and its owners Ownership pays dues for a cult membership. Mary Anne Grimley
I don’t love sailing Even though she’s lived aboard for seven years.
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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England Volume 13, Number 3 Publisher Joseph Burke Editor Nim Marsh Marketing director Bernard Wideman Ad representatives Lynn Emerson Whitney Gerry Thompson, David Stewart Ad design Holly St. Onge Art Director Custom Communications/John Gold
D E PA R T M E N T S Letters..........................................7 Missive from Dodge & Mary Beth; Agamenticus Yacht Club; Binnacle is the soul of a boat.
Fetching Along ............................72 Reading between the lines is a cruising art.
Mystery Harbor...........................15 No guesses – keep trying. We’ve got a hint.
Yardwork ...................................73 WoodenBoat School after 30 years; Eric Dow has new storage space; GMT delivers huge carbon arch.
News..........................................22 Catboat Silent Maid bound for New England; Center-console runs to Bermuda; A grim hurricane season forecast.
Media ........................................78 “Bucking the Tide” by our David Buckman; Marinalife.com: all about marinas.
The Racing Pages ........................52 The Downeast Challenge; The Friendship Chowder Cup; Vineyard Round the Island Races.
Calendar.....................................80 Pirate’s Ball, WoodenBoat Show, Cape Dory Float-in.
Fishing Reports...........................66 North: Cod and haddock hitting hard; South: Fluke till Ya Puke tourney; Craig’s latest recipe.
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Photo by Nim Marsh
A week from launch day and butterflies and insecurities prevail: Will Chessie float, and did the editor do her justice during her makeover?
The view from the bridge eminal wisdom is dispensed in wondrous ways and from surprising sources. Some gain revelation from a Manhattan cabbie, while others mine inspiration and guidance from the words of a mountain-top, cave-dwelling ascetic. Still others, like your editor, see the light after a kindly remark from a local waterman. As a lifelong boat restorer of little note, our tipping point came nearly 25 years ago, as we motored across Newport Harbor toward our mooring in the “Spindle” section. Having labored over the 27-foot sloop for a solid year, we were painfully aware of every flaw in her restoration, every spot where we’d lacked the skills to do a proper repair, every sag of the paint, every holiday in the varnish, whose four coats did not show a rich, deep patina that cried out, “Sneakers off, please!” Cold day or warm, we used the same varnish, right out of the can, failing to add the prescribed steam-distilled mineral spirits when the mercury rose. Failing to care, for we just wanted to go sailing, just wanted to protect the wood. Or at least that’s what we told ourselves when we took the shortcuts, cobbled up convenient solutions to problems we hadn’t a clue about solving. Heading toward the southeast corner of the harbor, we wondered why we’d presumed that our boat deserved to be in the same harbor as the gold-platers. We imagined Mystic’s late boatbuilding guru John Gardner crafting a column about us entitled, “The Missing Link in Restoration Incompetence,” or old Pete Culler writing about our “Good Little Disaster.” The characteristic rumble of an Oldport launch
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broke our reverie, and before I could turn around, Oldport partner Mike Muessel, perhaps sensing my angst, hollered, “She’ll look great from the bridge, Nim.” No, the heavens didn’t part, releasing harp-strumming cherubim into the fanned gilded rays of the sun, but the next best thing happened: We realized how lucky we were to have a little windship in the water, one that would look fine from the shore or from another boat, and, if we were a tad less self-critical, one that would satisfy from the tiller. Well, we’re at that point again, where we’re close to launching another “restoration,” this time, a 74-yearold Spaulding Dunbar-designed Cape Cod Junior Cat. And yes, when we look at her now, as we apply the final coats of varnish, we feel the same heaviness of guilt in the knowledge that we could have done a better job, that someone better suited to the task should have had this opportunity instead of us. But then we recall Mike Muessel’s remark and realize that we are most fortunate to have stewardship of this work in progress that, dammit all, will look great from the bridge. *** Warren Hayes, husband of writer/photographer Mary Jane Hayes, who passed away last January, has given Points East a treasure trove of Mary Jane’s slides for use in the magazine. We are honored to have these examples of her art and her craft at our disposal, and see this gift as an opportunity to perpetuate her spirit and her artist’s eye in the pages of Points East.
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Dodge and Mary Beth are home Friday, April 30, 2010: Those lazy days lounging in the tropical sunshine were great, but by the end of February we were ready to get moving again. Enough bougainvillea, the time had come to start looking for daffodils. One curious thing about our Bahamas experience was that we hardly saw any animal life. A few sea gulls, a pair of dolphins in Hope Town Harbour, a little school of fish under the pier at Man-O-War Cay, a couple of flying fish, a fleet of Portuguese man of wars. Not much of a list after three months! So it was a thrill to arrive in Florida mid-March and find pelicans and egrets and gulls and terns and cormorants everywhere, not to mention flocks of snowy egrets, blue herons, and some unbelievably pink roseate spoonbills. And dolphins, too, some lazy and some leaping, and even several manatees. And, a real treat for eyes that had become used to the scruffy, dry island foliage, we began to see that bright neon green of newly leafed-out trees, which made it even easier to leave the palm-tree zone behind. Just over the border from Florida into Georgia we anchored at Cumberland Island, a sea island where we hiked among the palmettos and live oaks, and searched in vain for wild horses (but made up for it with pockets full of seashells). And the next day, as we sailed past the northern part of the island, there they were: three chubby brown horses, grazing in the new grass along the shore. I was so excited that I forgot to take a picture, so here’s a picture of Mary Beth in the palmettos. Turns out we were on a roll for wildlife sightings: The next day, as we bicycled across Jekyll Island, we came upon some alligators sunning themwww.pointseast.com
selves at the edge of a pond. And on we wound, through Georgia’s gorgeous swamps, even prettier than I remembered, a remote wilderness under cloudless skies and warm sunshine. South Carolina had more springtime pleasures, such as pink azaleas everywhere, and purple wisteria in full bloom – it grows wild on the banks and in the woods, sometimes draping itself over an entire pine tree, or sharing the branches of a live oak with the dry gray Spanish moss. And so many nesting osprey! We passed through stretches where almost every channel marker was being used as a nesting box, an Osprey Alley maternity ward (no babies yet). After the marshes, the scenery changed every couple of days. We had the Myrtle Beach condo zone again, a rude reunion with civilization, the only place I’ve ever seen where it’s actually possible to dock your boat to go outlet shopping. And then, after crossing into North Carolina, we were in the Barrier Islands area, with long stretches of sandy beaches, piney woods, and more wild horses. The route left the coast at Beaufort to wind along creeks and rivers and cross the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds. And then we were abruptly back in the North – we had been following springtime ever since leaving Florida, but once we arrived in Norfolk, the weather turned cold and gray and rainy and windy for our trip up the Chesapeake Bay, past Annapolis, through the C&D Canal, and down the Delaware Bay to Cape May, N.J. And then it got REALLY windy – sailing offshore for a 35-mile sprint up to Atlantic City, we had salt water flying across the bridge deck. We were very happy to arrive that evening at the state marina in Atlantic City, which turned out to be part of the Trump Marina Hotel complex. This was definitely the most unusual marina we’ve encountered so far. Check-in was at the hotel’s main desk, inside a glitter-and-glitz casino. And the only place we could find with a television was Hooter’s, so, thanks to charming Ashleigh, our first-day-on-the-job waitress. who placed a telephone call to find the right channel for us, we were able to watch the Celtics win their series with Miami. I wouldn’t recommend the food, but Ashleigh and the Celtics were great. We crossed Barnegat Bay yesterday, a shallow bay to begin with, and the wind blew so strongly, gusting to 40 knots, that it seemed to blow the water right out of the bay. But we never touched bottom. And after howling all week, this morning the wind dropped to Points East June 2010
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almost nothing, conveniently enough, for our outside passage past Sandy Hook and into New York Harbor. And here we sit, in an amazing anchorage. After threading our way among barges and ferries and tugboats and tankers almost up to the tip of Manhattan, we ducked into a little nook just south of the Battery, nestled up against a grassy state park. We’re all alone in the anchorage, some big fish are jumping, and just a few hundred yards away sits the Statue of Liberty. Tomorrow morning we’ll pass through Hell Gate, where the East River tides and the Long Island Sound tides slam into each other and create some extremely strong currents. We’ve worked out the times of the tidal changes and planned it carefully, which means that if we’re on our way by 6:30 a.m., we should avoid the worst of it. And then it’s Long Island Sound to Newport, then the Cape Cod Canal to Cape Ann and Casco Bay. And then Snow Island. After more than six months of wandering, we’ll have covered a total of about 3,200 miles; we’ve had a wonderful trip, and now we’re ready for home. About one more week, and we’ll see whether the daffodils are still blooming on Snow Island. Dodge and Mary Beth In transit m/v Osprey
York Harbor’s fine little secret Seventy-three years ago, a group of people in York Harbor decided to create a Yacht Club. Minutes of the first meeting on Sept. 8, 1937 state that a group of gentlemen met at the wharf of Anthony Jackson to Above: AYC’s launch Husky. Below: discuss the organiz- AYC junior sailors and staff at ing of a yacht club Optimist sailing class. at York Harbor. A subsequent meeting occurred during a cruise on the fishing launch Three Sisters, and it was decided that the name of the club should be the “Agamenticus Yacht Photos courtesy Jack Tracksler Club of York Harbor, Maine.” As Mount Agamenticus had long been a navigational mark to locate York Harbor from offshore, the name seemed appropriate. True to its founding principles, the Agamenticus 8
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Yacht Club – AYC to its friends and members – has been promoting and organizing sailing activities in York Harbor since 1937. Since then, hundreds of kids have learned how to sail at AYC. Many, now adults, are experiencing the joy of seeing their children learn to sail. I found AYC when we moved to Maine 10 years ago. Up until then, we had been living in New Hampshire and sailing in Boston Harbor at the Boston Sailing Center. I was not, and am still not, a boat owner. I use the boats at AYC. With a simple payment of $475, I can sail every day from June through Labor Day on a J/22 or of any of the five different classes of boats – Optis, JY-15s, 420s or Lasers. Pretty neat. I mostly sail the J/22s. As my wife does not like the heel, often I am sailing alone. I’m fortunate to live about 15 minutes from AYC, so it’s possible for me to sail at lunchtime Monday through Friday and on weekends. I’m not much of a racer, and have proved that by finishing last in most AYC races. But, it’s the journey right? The staff there is wonderful and I love taking the launch ride into the harbor to where the boats are moored. Best of all, they pick you up on your return. Who would believe it! The real deal comes down to this. I have no boat payments, no boating costs, no boat insurance, and no boat maintenance. (I admit to painting bottoms at the beginning of each season, but that is a volunteer labor of love and not a requirement of membership.) All for $475! Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure it’s all real. And, you know what? You can join, too. AYC is located at the end of Simpson Lane in York Harbor, where it maintains a small clubhouse, wharf, floats and a fleet of boats. There is no greater place for an early morning cup of coffee with York Harbor at your feet. Find out more by contacting them at 207-363-8510 or at www.aycsail.org. They are a 501-(c)3 organization, and although your membership fee is not tax-deductible, they welcome any and all donations to keep the tradition going. As they say in their brochure, “We continue to invest time, money and effort developing the programs, staffing and facilities that enhance our club and diversity of safe boating activities in our beautiful harbor.” Maybe we’ll bump in to each other on the dock one morning. I take my coffee black and am usually looking for crew, but will be pleased to crew with you. Jack Tracksler Kittery Point, Maine Editor’s note: Jack Tracksler is the dockmaster at AYC and, with his friend Boon the Lobsterdog, a frequent contributor to Points East.
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The binnacle is the soul of a boat It’s probably just a small thing, but symbolic: I reconditioned Privateer’s (see “The Double Rescue,” April) antique brass binnacle and compass and installed a new compass light. The old one was a 12v bulb with a color filter in the lamp box; now I have ganged 4 LEDs (2 red, 2 amber) installed and I put a 12v AC adapter to it just to light it up. Looks good; proper brightness, too (I enhanced the photo, it’s not as bright as it looks), I think the binnacle is the soul of the boat. I also all reconditioned all the wooden blocks: new pins, wood shells treated, varnished, all hanging and ready for service again. Also, I removed the badly weathered 5/4 teak cockpit coamings, have repaired and refinished with three coats of Cetol natural teak, and then clear-coated over with Epifanes clear finish (not the regular varnish, this is thicker, UV protection is better, ideal for teak or coating over other coatings). I like the way they are coming out. Also, almost all the standing rigging has been refurbished, including the running cables (lights, radar, lightning/grounding), and it is coiled and stored and ready for reinstallation. Capt. Mike Martel Bristol, R.I.
Unpresidential State of Maine Yes, the start of the Tall Ships Race in Bermuda in 1976 was a bit of a muck-up (Editor‘s Page, May). I know, I was aboard the Gazela Primero (now known as Gazela of Philadelphia). The start, as well as the entire race, was excellently visually documented by John Biddle in his VHS tape “Tall Ships 1976.” The tape may still be available for purchase. One minor correction from the commentary. The State of Maine was never officially the President Hayes. During her construction, the U.S. Navy requisitioned the vessel and completed her as a troop ship 10 Points East June 2010
for use in the Korean War, thus she was never documented. She was renamed the U.S. Upshur, being transferred to the Maritime Administration in 1973 and immediately transferred to Maine Maritime Academy. Thanks for the memories. Brent Follweiler, M.D. Brooklin, Maine Editor’s note: Thanks for the correction Brent. The USNS Upshur also ferried troops to Vietnam, according to www.174ahc.org/upshur01.htm, the website of the 174th Assault Helicopter Company. She was a troop transport for the next 21 years before deactivation in 1973 and loan to the Maine Maritime Academy. She was a training ship there for another 17 years before she was returned to the Maritime Administration and moved to Mobile. She is now a fire-tactics training hulk for the U.S. Coast Guard Fire & Safety Test Detachment (www.navsource.org/ archives/09/22/22198.htm).
Clam-cake recipe a family secret I was entertained by your splendiferous reply, Capt. Mike Martel (“What Hath Tom Cornell Wrought,” Letters, April). I think we would get along famously in the proper bar. My clam cakes are skillet-made and look like regular pancakes (except for the maple syrup). My family is adamant that I not divulge the recipe because in the wrong hands it might lead to another KFC franchise worldwide, and we would not profit. I am familiar with Rhode Island clam chowder as I am originally from the Bay State, and this spring I finally tried shad-roe pancakes. Such a short season. I look forward to improving on them next spring (I added too much flour). But I did get a hint of the remembered taste. I see that you are a boat captain. Please advise if you are bring a boat to Boothbay, and I’ll cook clam cakes for you. I have a dock and “guest” moorings on Linekin Bay, which is easy to locate. I look forward to it. Just give me a few days’ notice so I can dig and shuck the clams. It takes two days to make the accompanying bloody marys. Tom Cornell East Boothbay, Maine Capt. Mike replies: I really never realized how truly hospitable Mainers could be until I read Capt. Tom Cornell’s reply to me, complete with a generous invitation to visit him Downeast. I would add that one cannot legitimately find fault with anyone who still actually writes on processed tree bark, and with a pen, no less, with a degree of semi-legibility that would make my doctor blush. I’ll bet Tom is the sort of fellow who still uses a block plane – with a shiny, carefullyeditor@pointseast.com
honed blade – to fashion his planks, rather than the 5,000-rpm grinder, or “Rotary Electric Planer” that has become fashionable in today’s “progressive” boat yards. I agree that we would, as he says, get along famously in “the proper bar,” quite possibly even in an improper one, and in my mind’s eye I see a couple of cold, sweating, amber pints of Gritty McDuff’s gracing a varnished mahogany bar, calling out to my parched throat. I may take him up on his invitation, and I promise not to try to ply him with liquor to extract his clam-cake recipe, since he still insists on making them with belly-clams, which we call “steamers” down here,
rather than proper Quahogs, which God, in his wisdom – and later the giant Maushop of the Wampanoags – deemed the only proper clam for use in clam cakes. But I will not belabor that difference of opinion. His recipe should be safe, but one never knows; I might be of an entirely different mind once I try them. Capt. Tom brings up the subject of shad roe pancakes yet again, much like, say, a recurrent attack of shingles, or lupus, or some affliction like a cold sore or a painful comedo that always erupts at a most socially-inopportune time. He “put too much flour” in them last time, he says – oh for shame, to overly-dilute the
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Richmond Island advice A member of the Points East Parley recently asked about the anchorage at Richmond Island off Cape Elizabeth. The following is a response from one of our Parley moderators, Roger Long: “If you tuck in as close as you can to the island end of the breakwater, it is quite protected. In some weather conditions, you might want to be on the "Richmond Harbor" (west) side. If going in there, watch carefully for one of the last operating fish traps in Maine and don't run over it. “Every time I go out to Richmond Island I note that many of the boats have windvanes and most the appearance of serious cruisers. This is a convenient stopping place for those doing long legs to get far down east or wait for the weather to make the jump straight over to Nova Scotia. You can also count on always finding room to anchor. I’ve never seen it
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lar, middle-America Warren, R.I. (my hometown), where the phenomenon known as the ‘Poor Man’s Bloody Mary’ was long a staple in the lower-end bars on Water Street. My father recalls, with amusement, how his fellow Army National Guardsmen favored the PMBM, which was simply a 50-50 mixture of bar tomato juice and draft beer. It sounds awful, but actually tastes pretty good, much the same as, perhaps, a shad roe pancake might be deemed tasty to a seagull in East Boothbay. But the PMBM had a habit of sneaking up on the unwary drinker and rendering him legless after surprisingly few refills. But I do look forward to visiting Capt. Tom some weekend this season to sample his clam cakes, and I am told, to even go sailing with him on his tidy little wooden schooner, the quaintly named Edna M. McKnight. She must have been named for a dear old aunt.
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No one! We at Points East are simply shocked and dismayed that no one guessed last month’s Mystery Harbor. Is it apathy? Are you all busy getting your boats ready for the season? You really don’t want a designer Points East cap? Well, you regular readers know the rules -- until someone correctly guesses the MH, there will be no new ones. So here’s the photo again with an obscure hint from editor Nim Marsh: A Mean Time in the East. And now the usual legalese: if you can correctly identify this harbor, and you’re the first to do so, you will win a fine Points East designer yachting cap. To qualify, you have to tell us something about the harbor, such as how you recognized it and some reasons you like to hang out there. Send your answers to editor@pointseast.com or mail them to Editor, Points East Magazine, PO Box 1077, Portsmouth, NH 03802-1077.
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Perspectives Finding the light Eight or nine miles out, in plain sight, Boon Island lifts its solitary shaft aloft like an ‘eternal exclamation mark’ to the temerity of its builders. There is no comfortable dwelling on that lonely rock, over which storms sweep unchecked. The tower is itself both house and home to the watchmen of the sea, and in great gales a prison from which there is no escape until the return of fine weather. Samuel Adams Drake, The Pine Tree Coast, 1891
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t was dark and Bill and Sarah had been at sea for about 13 hours on an August night in 1987. They had been able to carry sail all day in their newly-acquired 30foot ketch, sailing into a light southerly breeze from Maine toward home in Massachusetts. Now, darkness had descended, and with it dropped the wind, so they were under power, moving at six knots with just the mainsail up. Bill had his eyes fixed on the light of infamous Boon Island, where the British ship Nottingham Galley met her fate on Dec. 11, 1710, her crew struggling to stay alive on the ice covered and lonely rock for over three weeks, finally resorting to cannibalism to survive. Sarah was standing in the cockpit facing forward in the darkness, feeling the light summer breeze on her face when they hit Boon Island Ledge. They hit with such force that one of Sarah’s knees smashed into the bridge deck, the resulting lump growing to the size of a grapefruit. Bill had figured his course that morning from the mouth of the Sheepscott River in Maine; he determined that if he sailed a generous distance to the seaward side of Boon Island, he’d miss both Boon and its outer Boon Island Ledge, and also get a more direct course to the Isles of Shoals, where they planned to stop and rest. But though the night was clear, Bill couldn’t seem to find the ledge’s red flashing light. As he became more and more anxious, he began altering course increasingly toward Boon Island itself, figuring from his small-scale chart (which was all he had) that he would clearly be in safer water when in closer to Boon Island than to Boon Island Ledge. He never did see the ledge’s light, even after they hit. Sarah didn’t see it either. She didn’t see it for one very good reason: Sarah is blind. Here’s the scene from Sarah’s perspective. She’s fac-
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ing the evening breeze, smelling the sea air, feeling the ketch’s undulating motion in the long swell and the vibration from the engine. Though she can’t help Bill find the light, she’s there in company and spirit. Sarah loves sailing and the work of sailing; she’s always been an adventurous person. The close quarters of a boat are much easier for her to assimilate than the broader world. She knows every spot on board: all the distances and steps and places for lines and gear. She’s not afraid of the foredeck. And the galley is easier than cooking at home; everything is in a small space with everything in its place. Finally, at day’s end, she welcomes making harbor, where her keen senses pick up the subtle change in motion, the first smell of shore, and the joyous sound of the song sparrow. When they hit the ledge, Sarah’s senses went on high alert. “My first and constant thought after we hit was, don’t get separated from Bill. I knew if I let go of Bill, I would be truly alone and helpless. I knew if we got separated I would drown. Actually, I was sure we were both going to drown anyway. I could hear water pouring into the main cabin.” Bill had other things on his mind. He couldn’t radio for help, as they’d lost their VHF antennae in a blow off Seguin Island several days earlier. He told Sarah to sit tight and he shot below. On the way, he reached into the cockpit cooler to feel for bottled water, but all he found was beer. Below deck, he grabbed chart, compass, flare gun and AM/FM radio. Then he headed to the forepeak and grabbed his banjo. “When he handed me that banjo,” Sarah said, “I thought, Gee, Bill must think we’re not going to die!” The two of them got into their seven-foot, five-inch dinghy and rowed a safe distance from the ketch as she sank down to her rails. But Bill wanted to go back, climb on the foredeck, and throw out an anchor, in hopes of a later salvage. He reasoned, rightly so, that if the ketch could be anchored on the bottom after she sank, she’d stay put and not be swept away by the undersea ocean currents; then he could come back later and perhaps raise her. But, as he tried to climb aboard, the ketch, now with too much water in her, began to roll dramatically, threatening to overwhelm and swamp their small dinghy, so Bill let go. They rowed away. Bill took bearings, observed wind editor@pointseast.com
and waves, and determined that the light they could just see on the mainland was Cape Neddick. They had to choose between going to the nearby but abandoned Boon Island or to Cape Neddick. “The decision was easy,� Bill said, “I had just read the book “Boon Island� and the horrifying story of the cannibalism there after the shipwreck. So that made the decision a quick one for me. You see, the person who gets eaten is the ship’s carpenter. I’m a carpenter.� They took shifts at rowing. They developed a system for carefully changing seats after one tired of the oars. As the wind began to pipe up, they made less progress, and they feared their tiny dinghy would soon swamp. They had rowed about five miles and still had two to go. To get their minds off their fear, they played a game. “This is what saved us psychologically,� Sarah said. “We are both musicians as well and know quite a few tunes. So the game was that, in turn, we had to come up with a song that began with each letter of the alphabet; we disallowed “Fiddlers’ Green� when we got to ‘F’. We made it all the way to ‘W’ (‘We shall overcome’). “At 5 a.m., Bill saw a lobsterboat in the distance and shot off two flares, and we frantically waved a jacket, but the boat continued on. At 9 a.m., another boat passed and then suddenly turned around. It was a cruising sailboat from Portsmouth. They had thought we were kayakers and dismissed us, but all our waving finally changed their minds.� After the rescue, friends organized a concert fundrais-
er, and Bill and Sarah used the money to hire a vessel with side-scan sonar to find their boat. But the ocean currents had done their work and the ketch, which also had been named Sarah, was gone. *** It’s many years later, December 2009, just before Christmas, and we’re sitting in their cozy antique kitchen in Salem, Mass., as I conduct this interview. A gentle snow is falling. The kitchen fireplace adds even more warmth to the room. I find out there is another sailboat now, a 33-footer. “Sarah sails her on as steady a course as anybody can,� Bill says. “She steers to the voice of a talking compass designed by an electrical engineer friend who is also blind.� He pauses and pokes the fire. “Oh, and I should tell you we are just now building a house for ourselves in Maine. Doing it together. By hand. And you should see Sarah handle a nail gun when she puts up those shingles,� he says proudly, looking over at his wife, who’s making some soup for herself, tea for me, and occasionally patting her guide dog. Sarah returns his compliment with an infectious, knowing and gracious smile. Then it’s quiet for a moment, save for the crackling fire. And in that moment, I think to myself: there’s more light in this world than I ever imagined. Dave Roper sails Elsa, a Bruce King-designed Independence 31, out of Marblehead, Mass., where he lives and works.
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The Seagull outboard and its owners he British Seagull outboard motor appears to have been designed prior to the industrial revolution. Fifty years ago, it was a most simple and straightforward piece of machinery found on many dinghy transoms, but now it is a humorous curiosity to those who just happen to come across one, and a cult membership to those who have owned one in the past or do own one at present. The motor is curiously just as easy to repair, an ongoing activity, for a mechanical dope as it is for a practicing mechanic. Operating parts are obvious in function even to the non initiated, and they are either right there in front of you or are clearly located close behind subassemblies held with very perceptible fastenings. The original operating manual for a Seagull was clear. It demands one reads the manual first and then cautions that people can be divided into two categories – those who are born with the capacity to operate machinery and those who were not – and if you as an owner belong to the latter class, you will need
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controversial comments and obscene remarks during dinghy sorties. This is because you will have trouble talking over the engine noise to a companion right next to you, but those at distance will hear every one of your words clearly because of the close-by-volume concept and the acoustical reality that the sound frequencies of speech differ significantly from those of the motor (Nancy Pelosi may be the exception here). The Seagull owner’s wife or mate will show red splotches over her face, neck and cleavage. These are caused by the knot on the action end of the starting rope, commonly whipped forward after the numerous engine wraps and pulls needed for each operating use. The British Seagull company still exists. As we went to press, Dodge had Not only does the company still exist, they just returned to Maine in his offer parts for sale and advice for keeping trawler Osprey after spending the your Seagull running. Just go to winter in the Bahamas.
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I don’t love sailing et this…I don’t really love to sail. I’ve lived thing I‘ve become especially fond of. It’s usually only aboard a 35-foot sailboat and cruised for the a matter of time before the wind breezes up and aspast seven years, and just now had the revela- sists us on our way while my husband kicks the gremtion that I don’t love sailing. We’re currently sailing lins out of the engine compartment. Cruising on a 35-foot sailboat is affordable and aldown Jericho Bay in Maine on a broad reach under crystal-clear blue skies, and I don’t love it. It just is- lows us to live in comfort – at least when we’re not sailing. We have a lovely n’t one of my favorite boat with a “kitchen,” things. bathroom,” “two bedIt’s “a perfectly, beautirooms,” and a cozy “livful sail” according to most ing room.” I think of our sailors. My husband is sailboat, Midwatch, as a gleefully happy, so conmagic carpet. As we’re tent and in such a fantaswhisked along on our tic mood that he’s actualjourney we can relax in ly beaming. Sailing is one the lilting cadence of a of his favorite things. calm sea, or if the When people who don’t ocean’s moods dictate, live on a boat ask me, “Do we might find ourselves you love it?”, my generic careening through a response is to say “most ravaged sea, whiteof the time.” I’m not fibknuckling the fringes of bing when I say that. I our “carpet.” But no believe the lifestyle is matter our comfort levtruly awesome. I just don’t love the sailing. Photo courtesy Mary Anne Grimley el, the fantastic eleThere have been very few Husband Ed, who loves to sail, lets Midwatch’s autopilot do all ments of nature we experience often offer an times in seven years that the work as he and the author enjoy some lazy cruising. ethereal quality. I loved sailing. Well, liked While under power today, 50 miles offshore, three it anyway. As I write, I can almost hear the murmurings of my friends and Points East readers: “Geeze, terns perched face to the wind as they rode a weathshe must do it for her husband,” or “What the heck is ered, drifting board. This casual trio were so nonchalant while only moments later the salty, fishy frashe doing cruising?!!” There are lots of things I truly love. I love spending grance of a whale’s spray filled the air. As we caught quality time with my kids and their loved ones and a glimpse of a huge black back, the horizon blended family and friends. I love hiking in pine forests, back- the gradient shades of grays of the ocean, fog bank, packing in Peru, biking along the islands of the and clouds as the brilliant blue sky eventually broke Chesapeake, diving and snorkeling the gin-clear wa- through above. So no, I don’t love sailing. I may not even like the ters of the Bahamas, Bonaire, Honduras, and the San Blas Islands off Panama, just to name a few things sport. Cruising, however, keeps me connected to the that I love and that cruising offers me. I also love earth’s rhythms like no other lifestyle I can imagine. learning Spanish from the locals while purchasing And it gets us where we want to go, on nature’s schedour dinner from a skiff pulled alongside our boat. And ule. So, for the time being, I’ll put up with a little saildid I mention that I love to catch mahi from our own ing. At least until we decide not to. boat? Mary Anne Grimley has lived aboard Midwatch for Living for part of the summer along the coast of Rhode Island, where the majority of our families re- eight years, cruising from Maine to South America side, and also summering part-time in Maine are with her husband Ed. Last year, they took their first perks that we could only afford at this time while liv- long-term leave of Midwatch to cruise the United ing on our boat. And while I don’t love sailing, having States and Mexico with a 24-foot camper, with a resails to hoist in the event the engine signs off is some- turn to their boat planned for this spring.
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Briefly Mystic Seaport launches Latitude 41° Latitude 41° restaurant at Mystic Seaport opened April 27. Owned by Mystic Seaport and operated by the Mystic-based company Coastal Gourmet Inc., Latitude 41° offers American cuisine. Formerly the Seamen’s Inne, the restaurant has undergone extensive renovations since closing in December. Photographs from the museum’s historic Rosenfeld Collection adorn the walls. FMI: www.mysticseaport.org/latitude41.
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Gulf Stream, here we come! Those who have crossed the Stream when it's in a petulant mood can only hold their collective breaths for skipper Chuck Arnold.
Center-console is bound for Bermuda St. George Sailing season up and running Junior sailing and racing instruction continues for its 10th year on the St. George peninsula in Maine. This summer the Foundation again offers six weeks of instruction, from July 5 to August 13, split into three two-week sessions. Mornings from 9 a.m. to 12 noon are for beginning and intermediate sailors aged 9-12 and will stress basic sailing. More advanced sailors, ages 12-15, will fine-tune their skills and learn racing and navigation from 1 to 4 p.m. The St. George Community Sailing Foundation is a nonprofit that teaches sailing, seamanship and safety to juniors from Port Clyde, Tenants Harbor, Wileys Corner, Spruce Head, and the islands of Muscongus Bay. FMI: www.StGeorgeSail.org
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Chuck Arnold, northeast sales manager for Contender Boats, plans to power to Bermuda from Manhattan in late spring in a stepped-hull version of the new Contender 37 center-console fishing boat. Arnold hopes to break the current New YorkBermuda crossing record of 29 hours, 30 minutes. “He plans to run his boat at 44 knots from the Statue of Liberty to Bermuda nonstop,“ said Edward A. Winder, president of Win-Tron Electronics, who supplied the electronics for the voyage. The boat will be powered by three Yamaha 350-horse, four-stroke outboards. BERMUDA, continued on Page 24
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CATBOAT, continued from Page 22 is powered by a 40-horse diesel and 990 square feet of sail. Her beam is 12 feet, six inches; draft, two feet, six inches board down and seven inches board up, and her displacement is 13,000 pounds. The new Silent Maid was commissioned by former Wall Street trader Peter Kellogg. The original Maid will be preserved as a museum piece. Silent Maid’s New England schedule: June 11-13, NYYC Annual Regatta, Newport, R.I.; June 25-27, WoodenBoat Show, Mystic, Conn.; July 10-11, Catboat
New staffer joins Friends of Casco Bay Jesse Baines of Portland, Maine, has joined Friends of Casco Bay as development/ communications associate. Originally from a lobster fishing family, Baines has strong connections to both working waterfronts and the local environment. Before joining the marine advocacy organization, Jesse Baines Baines was event coordinator for GrowSmart Maine and the marketing and membership associate for the Maine Lobstermen’s Association. She continues to coordinate Portland Greendrinks, the monthly social networking event for Portland’s environmental and business community. FMI: www.friendsofcascobay.org.
Association, Wickford Rendezvous, Wickford, R.I.; July 17-18, NYYC Raceweek, Newport; July 24-25, Woods Hole Historical Museum, Mass.; July 30-Aug. 1, Padanaram Cat Rendezvous, Padanaram, Mass.; Aug. 5, Castine to Camden, Maine, race; Aug. 6, Camden to Brooklin race; Aug. 7-8, Eggomogin Reach Regatta, Brooklin, Maine; Aug. 8-14, NYYC Cruise; Aug 18-22, Arey’s Pond Regatta, Arey’s Pond, Mass.; Aug 27-29, Herreshoff Regatta, Bristol, R.I.; Sept. 4-6 IYRS/MOY Regatta, Newport; Sept. 11-12, Race Rock Regatta , Stonington, Conn.; Sept. 18-19, Greenport Classic Regatta, Greenport, N.Y.; Sept. 25-26 BRIEFS, from Page 23
Grim hurricane season forecast Accuweather, a nationwide weather service, recently reported it expects 2010 to be an “extreme season” with as many as 18 named storms, a 100 percent increase over 2009. BoatU.S. has free online “tools” available at the BoatU.S. “Hurricane Resource Center” at www.boatus.com/hurricanes. Among these is a downloadable 24-page “What Works, A Guide to Preparing Marinas, Yacht Clubs, and Boats for Hurricanes,” which shares success stories as well as failures of dozens of marinas and clubs that have experienced a hurricane over last two decades. To get a paper copy, call 703-823-9550 ext. 3525.
BERMUDA, continued from Page 23 “The boat, the three people in it, and the navigational system all will be tested to their capable limits, and there will be little room for error.” “Communications will be provided by a pair of standard Quantum VHF radios,” Winder said. “The boat also will have a trackable GPS system to continually feed live position data via satellite so that Chuck’s progress can be monitored. FMI: www.wintronelectronics.com.
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Raw Faith This is her name, and this is what it’s taken to perpetuate the dream of her builder and owner through a gale of controversy and setbacks. Story and photos By Gregory Roscoe For Points East f you are a regular around the Portland, Maine, waterfront, over by the Narrow Gauge Railroad and Portland Yacht Services, you will certainly have run across the galleon replica RawFaith tied to the pilings in front of Phin Sprague’s Portland Yacht Services. 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. One of the most amazing aspects of this story is the staggering commitment made by George McKay and his family to build RawFaith. In the beginning, the McKays were an upwardly mobile, middle-class suburban family of
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six living the American dream, although dealing with hardships suffered by their daughter Elizabeth, who was afflicted with Marfans Syndrome, which largely restricted her to a wheelchair since the age of 12. George has often described how his daughter’s struggles and their impact on his own family became the inspiration for RawFaith. McKay had reached a point in his life where he wanted a fuller and richer existence for the family – the entire family – an existence that would make inclusive accommodations for the needs of his daughter. And while he was at it, wouldn’t it be the Christian thing to do to provide some of that same opportunity to the families of others also dealing with children dealing with physical hardship? Thus was born the inspiration for RawFaith and its mission to offer handicap-accessible sailing adventures.
The 88-foot LOD gaff-rigged vessel has three Douglas fir masts, and is triple-planked in one-inch-thick white oak. More than 6,400 eight-inch spikes and 600 12-inch spikes were driven with a 10-pound sledge.
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With a dream in his head, he broached the topic with his wife JoAnne and later with the entire family. He quit his career in the high-tech field building hardware to support the Internet revolution. Next, the self-educated electrical engineer (McKay never went to college) sold the family home, packed up the family, and started construction on his self-designed, modified galleon. A pillar of George McKay’s philosophy of life is that everything you need to know to do anything is readily available from any number of existing public resources. Not surprisingly, the McKay children were home-schooled. “You don’t need a piece of paper to tell you that you are qualified to do something,” says McKay. It’s the way he lived his life, and it’s the way he built his boat. Working six-and-a-half-day weeks, moving the family to a trailer and an apartment, often liteditor@pointseast.com
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erally camping out at the construction site, George and his three sons – Tom, Aaron and Rob, ranging in age from early teens to early 20s – educated themselves on boatbuilding and had at it: sawing, drilling, banging galvanized spikes, and coating the hull with pitch, a process that began in the late ’90s and continued over four years. The design and construction of RawFaith has often been the topic du jour on Internet forums, newspapers, and in boating magazines. The gaff-rigged vessel has three Douglas fir masts, is tripleplanked in one-inch-thick white oak. More than 6,400 eight-inch spikes and 600 12-inch spikes were driven with a 10-pound sledge. She has no internal engine, powered solely by wind, as were the ships of old, though they do have a pontoon boat, which they use as a tug for maneuvering. One of the attributes of RawFaith that often gets converwww.pointseast.com
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sation going is her unique look. Some find her appearance rough and unfinished. In fact, the boat does have a coarse look about her, partly due to being a work in progress, and partly because George McKay decided not to put a significant effort into aesthetics. RawFaith’s look is largely an outcome of George McKay’s deliberate strategy to emphasize ship stability for wheelchair-bound guests, flat open spaces for wheelchair mobility, and considerations of buildability, and cost. As he has said several times, “I am not a shipwright, and I didn’t have a lot of construction experience. I spent two years researching construction technique, and realized early on I wouldn’t have the skill, time or money to build with traditional construction techniques.” Instead, McKay has adapted more modern techniques, such as laminating, to simplify his approach yet result in strong, editor@pointseast.com
Some find her appearance rough and unfinished. In fact, the boat does have a coarse look about her, partly due to being a work in progress, and partly because George McKay decided not to put a significant effort into aesthetics. buildable and affordable components. Sure it would be nice to build a museum-quality replica, concedes McKay, but who would foot that bill? McKay believes he has made the right decisions to complete the project with the resources that were available and retain the characteristics that would allow him to provide handicap-accessible sailing adventures. The building of RawFaith was always about choices, and the ship is a direct reflection of those decisions McKay has made in the pursuit of his mission. Though not elegant, the ship certainly is rugged, stable, and heavily built. More important, it’s a project that was finished, launched, and is already fulfilling expectations. The project is not without its issues, but many of her critics might do well to reflect on what they have built and launched recently. With regards to “the look,” George McKay wrote in a pamphlet on RawFaith. “I wanted to capture the magic and mystique of a bygone era while providing large, flat, open decks and a spacious interior to more readily accommodate her wheelchair guests and their families,” he said. “It was never my intention to build a pirate-looking vessel, but I do think it adds a great deal to her appeal.” Human nature being what it is, www.pointseast.com
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RawFaith’s life ring says it all: “Accessible Sailing” for both her owner and the wheelchair-bound guests with whom he hopes to one day share the oceans.
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“You can set sail in almost anything to go almost anywhere as a recreational vessel and nobody will care unless you sink or need to be towed back. Then you are on the radar.” –Phil Shelton He groused that after spending countless hours bringing the boat into Bristol condition, the owner’s kids were oblivious to the boat they were on and wanted only to get closer to that “really cool ship” (RawFaith) anchored in the harbor. Most of seaside voyeurs are genuinely interested in the boat, where it came from and where it’s going. One elderly cruiser, who was making a fall exodus to southern places, encouragingly called out “see you some place warmer” as he sailed past. However, others have not been as generous. Raw Faith has been the subject of a fair amount of criticism, much of it because of two failed attempts to leave Maine, both resulting in dismastings. When George McKay was asked why he thought there were such entrenched pockets of criticism and ill will, he said a good portion of it comes from being “an outsider and doing things outside the norm.” George is a firm believer that “there are different ways to do things, and RawFaith was not done in the traditional way nor by those who were part of the accepted system.” But clearly, the biggest obstacle to public perception has been the two attempts to leave Maine waters – in November 2004 and in May 2006 – which ended with Coast Guard assistance and tows back to Rockland. Phil Shelton, a boatbuilder and circumnavigator out of Georgetown, Maine, said he believed most of the hoopla wouldn’t exist but for the fact that RawFaith was towed back twice by the Coast Guard. “You can
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set sail in almost anything to go almost anywhere as a recreational vessel and nobody will care unless you sink or need to be towed back,” said Shelton. “Then you are on the radar.” The criticism and vitriol has often been painful to McKay, who continues to work on RawFaith and advance the mission of accessible sailing adventures. Given how personal and significant this project is to him, he can be understandably defensive when encountering criticism and negative publicity. Upon reflection, he also regrets some of his responses to criticism, which he concedes may have aggravated the debate. At the end of the day, the poll of public opinion remains mixed, and as mentioned at the beginning, can’t be wrapped up in a simple bow. Ed Glaser – the current Rockland Harbormaster and former schooner captain within the Rockland fleet – said: “The project is definitely impressive. George is a very clever and intelligent man. A lot of people who have looked at this boat have dismissed it out of hand because it doesn’t follow the traditional rules of boatbuilding. He has come up with some very clever answers to some time-honored problems. He has put a lot of thought into what he has done, though some of the solutions work better than others.” But Glaser is also a critic. In a letter to McKay in 2004, Glaser wrote that though he applauded the “mission,” he had serious reservations about the ship. He criticized the boat’s ability to sail to windward, its
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undersized masts, and a number of other issues, including rudder and steering attachments and the lack of an engine. In a later conversation, Glaser still had issues (including some legal ones pertaining to RawFaith’s anchoring in Rockland Harbor), but added that in the recent modifications to RawFaith, McKay had gained a lot more experience and probably made some valuable upgrades. Given the magnitude of negative posts on “The WoodenBoat Forum,” there seemed to be the potential for a clash of perspective at this year’s Maine Boatbuilder’s Show, with RawFaith prominently situated front and center on the Portland Yacht Services waterfront where the show is held each March. McKay offered to give a talk on the opening day of the show. For whatever reason, the talk was lightly but politely received by a handful of attendees, the critics apparently staying home to tend their keyboards.
The next chapter for RawFaith In many ways, what happened to RawFaith was in large part a perfect storm of jumping the departure gun, undersized masts (now replaced), and bad luck meteorologically. In hindsight, McKay now realizes that his masts were, in fact, too small for the task at hand. He would have preferred larger ones, but the first masts were donated, and he had hoped they would be adequate for starting out.
He also has developed a greater appreciation for gaining experience through sea trials, and has learned much about the performance of the boat, which has resulted in modifications. He is currently upgrading his steering system, and is thinking about additional changes as he moves forward. I know that many of us who are boaters have made some of these same mistakes. There is that needed repair we didn’t get to in the spring, or the decision to head out when the weather wasn’t quite right. Sometimes we get away with it and sometimes we get spanked, and if we are fortunate, we learn from our mistakes and move on. It is important to note that the Coast Guard had reviewed his mast modifications before the second illfated trip. That does not absolve McKay, or any skipper for that matter, of responsibility for the integrity of his or her ship, but underscores the oft-overlooked context of this second event, which was that other qualified individuals had reviewed the setup and believed its scantlings adequate. In addition to dealing with the highly visible departure setbacks, there were personal ones as well. After working long hours for years building the boat, McKay’s two oldest sons Aaron and Tom were ready to pursue their own dreams and agendas once the vessel was launched. As George’s oldest son said, “The boat is my father’s dream; it’s not mine.” Around the
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same time, George’s wife JoAnne moved on and off the boat, finally settling on a separate life shoreside. His daughter Liz also made a move ashore leaving only McKay and his youngest son Rob as the sole caretakers of the ship. Rob left last summer to work on a lobsterboat. A lesser individual would likely have been defeated by the one-two combination of dismastings and family events. But with an iron resolve McKay has weathered several Maine winters and put together a revitalized RawFaith with larger Douglas fir masts, oversized rigging, and other modifications like a longer bowsprit to improve sail performance. Having left Rockland last fall, McKay has enjoyed his stay in Portland very much, due in no small part to the hospitality of Phin Sprague. When others were looking for ways to turn RawFaith away, Sprague turned out the welcome mat. As Phin told me, “We help people around here. That’s what we do.” A former semi-pro hoop player, McKay has taken in a Red Claws game, found his favorite Portland café, and created a routine that includes the library and daily checks for the latest Netflix delivery. But he still faces constant hurdles operating on the fringes of the system. Finding a slip has been a challenge. Anchoring limitations are imposed by the City of Portland, and he has struggled to pull together an experienced and stable crew. With the Portland Yacht
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Aboard the Betty L A Bay State couple circles the Northeast by way of the St. Lawrence River aboard a stout Nova Scotia-built motor cruiser Story and photos by Caroline Norwood For Points East adeline Vreeland knows her way around canal locks and seaway channels. She and her husband Bob negotiated some 55 locks on a voyage last year. They embarked June 20 from Buzzards Bay on a cruise that took them up the Hudson River, through numerous canals, up the St. Lawrence Seaway to eventually land at Quebec City. From there, they began a leisurely trip back down the St. Lawrence, stopping to see whales at Tadoussac, past the Gaspe Peninsula, around Cape Breton Island to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Stopping there to let Hurricane Danny blow by, the couple slogged their way through thick fog around Cape Sable, crossed the Bay of Fundy to hit the big Pirate Festival in Eastport, Maine, and thence southward toward their home in Sandwich, Mass., on Cape Cod. That’s a summary of their three-month saga. Now here are some details. Their vessel is the 38-foot power cruiser Betty L. The wooden hull was built by Covey Island Boatworks – when it was based in Petite Riviere, N. S. – for Colin and Helen Ray. They had the hull trucked to Peterborough, Ontario, where the couple worked together to create the cruiser they wanted. They launched their boat, named Cohessence, in 1994.
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Bob Vreeland said the original name was meant to encompass “the essence of Colin and Helen.” Cohessence was described in a feature article in “WoodenBoat” magazine after she was launched. Fast forward to 2006. Bob and Madeline were thinking retirement and cruising. Bob was a 4th-grade teacher; Madeline worked as a speech pathologist in the local schools. They were looking for the perfect boat, and they found it in an ad describing Cohessence, noting she was designed by Spencer Lincoln. “I had just been dreaming of such a boat,” said Bob. “I loved her lines. We went to Canada to look at her at the Collins Bay Marina in Kingston, Ont.” It didn’t take the couple long to decide to buy the boat. “We named the boat Betty L after my Aunt Betty,” said Bob. “I inherited some money from her. Without the inheritance, I could have had a boat, but not this one.” He said Aunt Betty never had any children but was very much a part of his seafaring life when he was growing up. “She loved the sea and boats,” said Bob. “I grew up on Barnegat Bay in New Jersey, and I knew boats from an early age.” Though Bob knew boats, he said his previous seafaring knowledge mostly involved smaller boats, adding, “To go from the size of boats I’d been using to this one was a big jump.” Both he and Madeline took advanced Coast Guard navigation courses to prepare
them for their summer cruise. Neither had ever made such a long trip before. During an interview at Westport, Brier Island, N.S., Madeline checked dates in the logbook. She said they were in New York City at the W. 79th St. Marina for the Fourth of July celebrations. They traveled the Hudson River to Waterford, N.Y., then entered the Champlain Canal and headed north. “There were so many interesting stops along the way,” she recalled. She especially noted their stops at New York’s Fort Ticonderoga, on southern Lake Champlain, and the French-built Fort Saint John in Saint-Jean-surRichelieu, Quebec, 31 miles south of Montreal. They entered the Chambly Canal which took them to the St. Lawrence River at Sorel. “We arrived in Quebec City on July 19 and stayed there for four days. “It’s a remarkable city,” Bob noted. All along the way, he said, they were joined by family members who traveled with them for short periods of time. His sister, who he said is a “sailor” found time to meet them at two different locations to enjoy some time on the Betty L. The couple saw whales at Tadoussac, at the junction of the St. Lawrence and Saguenay rivers, and were amazed by the fjord of the Saguenay River. At the Bay of Eternity (Baie Eternite), they saw the famous statue of the Virgin Mary high on a cliff and marveled at the effort it must have taken to get the
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back to a safe winter haven, “It says ‘Crosby’ on the to the place where she was roof, and it always has,” built in 1932 – Crosby says General Manager Yacht Yard in Osterville on Greg Egan, whose father Cape Cod. Richard Egan, now semiI wanted to know more retired, took over from the about Crosby’s. Rarely has last of the Crosby owners a single boat meant so in 1986. The vibrant yard much to so many people, incontinues to repair, refurcluding every speaker at bish, and build some of the Senator Ted Kennedy’s finest yachts afloat, and memorial service at the several Crosbys are still in Library in 2009. Following the workforce. “We mainthe arrow to Crosby Circle, tain tradition,” Greg says, the rough road bumps past hurrying between his secneat little Cape cottages ond-floor office in this hisPhoto courrtesy John F. Kennedy Library until it widens into a mari- John Fitzgerald Kennedy and brother Teddy get good purtoric work shed and a new na on the edge of West Bay. chases on the main halyard of a Crosby-built Wianno Junior 35,000 square-foot The old sign above the door in 1946, ready to raise the gaff and the sail. work/storage shed on the of the weathered shingled other side of the campus. building perched at the edge of the marina says A long path that winds between private residences “Crosby Yachts, 1850,” with nothing to indicate that connects the buildings, gerrymandered over the this is the legendary Crosby Yacht Yard. years. Crosby’s deals in new and used yachts, but Inside, it’s a busy place: phones ring, workers hurry their custom boats, the classy launches and Stripers from one level to another on creaky floors; in a big (legendary 24-foot trunk-cabin fishing boats), plearoom, two men patiently sand spars by hand. Around sure tugs, and Seniors, are still built to order. “We’re a potbellied stove near the old ways, a motley collec- not a factory,” Egan says. “Some years we have orders tion of chairs waits for the builders at lunch. for four; others, one.”
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But the Crosby expertise that led to the building of the Wianno Seniors began before 1850, with its first famous boat, the Crosby catboat. According to local history, Andrew Crosby, whose grandfather was a boatbuilder in the 1700s, was building a new type of boat with his two sons Horace and C. Worthington, when he died suddenly. Bereft of their father’s advice, the sons were faced with a building problem they couldn’t solve. Luckily, their mother was a medium, and she immediately held a séance and called up her late husband’s ghost. The sons discussed the problem with their father, then went back to the yard, and soon launched a boat new to Cape Cod. It had a stout mast in the bow, a beam one half the length at the waterline, and a ridiculous amount of sail hung from a gaff spar supported on a huge boom. People laughed, the story goes, until they saw her whipping neatly over the
shoals. “She came about like a cat,” exclaimed an old sailor. And thus was born the Crosby catboat. Sailed originally by fishermen and victualers who supplied lighthouse keepers, the first Crosby cats were broad and stable workboats. As summer tourism developed on the Cape, cats’ graceful charm and safety caught the eye of Victorian families who took their kids on daysails. Some luxury hotels kept a fleet of cats for their guests as party boats for fishing expeditions for men and pleasure outings for the ladies. Soon, five Crosby brothers were turning out boats, working in separate shops, and Crosby cats became famous. The late Olin Stephens, architect of America’s Cup yachts, told Greg Egan that his family’s first boat came from Crosby’s. Typically, a cat was about 24 feet long, 11 feet wide, with about 650 square feet of cotton sail. In the 1880s, the cat was not cheap even then – $650, plus another
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$300 to $400 with an engine. In 1910, “The New York Times” reported that a sailor, hoping to get work on a ship out of Boston, stole a catboat from a Brooklyn marina and sailed to Boston where he was arrested. The boat was valued at $1,500, about twice the average 1910 annual income. If the Crosbys had not actually invented the cat (similar boats were sailed in Newport and along the New Jersey and New York coasts), they had perfected it. They used patterns, but over time, a lot of their building became intuitive. In 1986, when Barry Thomas wanted to replicate a cat for the Mystic Seaport Museum, he realized that a lot of Crosby work was done by eye, which Thomas compared to fine-tuning a Stradivarius. Today glass cats are built at several yards on both coasts. “It’s been a long time since we’ve had an order for a [wooden] cat,” Greg Egan says, “but we still ser-
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members at $600 a boat. Less than a year later, when 14 Wianno Seniors sailed out of Osterville Harbor into Nantucket Sound, Crosby’s was in business for real. Unlike the broad-beamed cat, the Senior was sexy and restless, and at its best behind a spinnaker. The canvas-decked Wiannos were in high demand, planked with oldgrowth cypress on native whiteoak frames, with a 294-square-foot
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with boats for the winter. One was being redecked in teak, and another was undergoing major structural repairs. A seasoned painter steadily hand-lettered “Massachusetts Maritime Academy” on one of a fleet of newly minted pulling boats. Comparing the differences between now and a hundred years ago, Greg Egan says, “In olden times, they hauled out boats for the winter, then they were done till spring. Now the dynamics have changed. There are a lot more people and more diversified projects on much bigger boats. And, we have a new level of sophistication, for example, our laptop diagnostic system that goes into the field to work on engines.” Regulation was not a problem in the 1800s. Now, Egan says he’s “regulated like a hoisting industry – fuel, pollution, machine shop, paint shop, plus waterfront activity. It’s a lot of work to be a good steward of the property and a good neighbor and comply with all the regulations.” But like all people who work on boats, he dreams. “We talk to people now and then about building a wood Senior. There are advances in materials, adhesives, and sealants that would require much less maintenance than older wood boats, and they would sail stiffer and stronger,” he says. “This economy has held things back. But,” he smiles, “there’s nothing like a wood boat.” Against the wall, safe in her winter sanctuary, the
faithful Victura sits above dirt to keep her from drying out. Uncaulked, she’s no longer seaworthy, and her impeccable paint and varnish confirm that she is an unsinkable museum piece, now owned by the JFK Library Foundation. Come spring, a Crosby’s flatbed truck will ritually carry Victura back to Boston for her presidential summer by the sea. Getting into West Bay is as much of a challenge as sailing the sound. The entrance, about seven or eight feet deep, is preceded by treacherous shoals, one of which Charles Crosby, no stranger to the place, labeled “a cardiac arrest area.” “It’s natural to be afraid to come in here,” Egan says. “People look at the chart, see the narrow channel and the drawbridge, and say, ‘Let’s go to Hyannis.’ But once they do it, it’s easy, and they come back the next year because they’re proud to have done it,” he says. Crosby’s has an undedicated number of slips for transients, who call a day in advance to reserve one. The casual Islander restaurant has tables with crisp white tablecloths, and a long wood bar that looks like one Hemingway would have liked, and might have been built by a Crosby. Stephanie Ocko is a journalist in Boston who has spent some very sweet hours sailing a wood boat in Narragansett Bay.
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Defending champion Jim Richardson’s Barking Mad (above, crossing the bow of a competitor; and inset, hoisting the spinnaker), out of Newport, R.I., took 3rd place in the Rolex Farr 40 World Championships off Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic in late April. The 2010 series was decided on the final race of the final day, raced in front of a huge spectator fleet. Massimo Mezzaroma’s Nerone from Italy ended the day champion for the second time (his first was in 2003), having fought tooth and nail with Guido Belgiorno-Nettis’ Transfusion from Australia. The next Rolex Farr 40 World Championship will be held in Sydney in February 2011. What a rematch is in store!
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By Susan Hudson, Ph. D For Points East As I reflect upon the 2009 season, the longer races were one ones that offered the dual pleasure and challenge of a night on the water with changeable circumstances. These are the races that the Beausoleil, a Beneteau First 457 owned by Dr. Richard Parent, lives to race. Last season, the first of the distance races was the grand old lady of New England sailboat racing, the Marblehead to Halifax Race. With literally days of no wind, it was nothing to write home about for Beausoleil, although her crew did get an extended light-wind practicum. But unlike the last race in 2007, the crew actually saw Cape Sable as she sailed past. The last distance race of the summer for Beausoleil in 2009 was the preeminent long race in Maine – the Monhegan Race. Last year, the start was moved to Friday because of the light winds in recent years causing some racers to finish on Monday. Ironically, the incredible winds in 2009 made for a fast race, with all boats finishing during the day on Saturday. The cancellation of a great long-distance race – the Yarmouth Cup – meant that this race was mourned by those who enjoyed it in years past. Perhaps it will return some year. In between the Halifax and Monhegan races was a little known gem of a long-distance race: the Downeast Challenge, which was Points East June 2010
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polished all the brighter for of spar stock from the Broad the camaraderie of the racArrow trees of Maine that ers and the hospitality of the had been marked for His hosting yacht clubs. Majesty’s Navy. 2009 Downeast The Downeast Challenge The Race is hosted by the Challenge was comprised of Marblehead and Rockland only 12 racers: one entry in Yacht clubs. The Marblehead the cruising class, eight enYacht Club, founded in 1878, tries in the fully-crewed is tucked into the foot of Cliff (racing spinnaker) class, Street in the heart of historand three entries in the sinical Marblehead. Besides glehanded (racing spintheir accommodating ways, naker) class. While the limPhoto courtesy Susan Hudson the members throw their faited entries did promote a mous pasta feed on the night Visions of Johanna beats in light air in the Portland to close sense of camaraderie before the race, fueling skip- Northeast Harbor Race. The cancellation of the both in the evening festiviYarmouth Cup brought competitors to this race as well pers and crews for the long ties hosted by the MYC beas the Downeast Challenge. race ahead. According to fore the race and later crewmember Chip G., “The while on the water, a larger Marblehead Yacht Club must rank among the best for fleet would have been welcomed. friendly folks and good chow!” As all sailors know, distant racing is an enriching The race runs about 130 miles from outside experience, albeit usually a cold and/or wet one in Marblehead Harbor to the long breakwater at the en- New England. All races offer their own particular trance to Rockland Harbor. While the race is a rela- challenges and seem to develop their own personalitive newcomer when compared to other long races, it ties. In this sense, the Downeast Challenge was right runs a course that is as old as any in New England, up there with her more famous cousins. The full specfollowing the 18th-century English sailing route from trum of ocean sailing was encountered as the boats Boston to Penobscot Bay. The ships came up for loads sailed the course with high winds, no winds, and fick-
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le winds, accompanied by making good way about 10 awesome natural beauty, miles from Monhegan stars, fog, rain and, yes, even Island, and then one race some sun stopped and another startAs dusk approached on the ed. It took FOREVER to first day of the race, pass Monhegan. The nearBeausoleil sailed through a ly dead air gave us plenty pod of humpback whales perof time to think about the forming a show worthy of an tides and some race strateIMAX movie. These gentle gy. After some discussion creatures blew tall spumes, with the skipper, we decidand rose and leapt from the ed to sail Beausoleil sea to an entranced crew. Of through Muscle Ridge course, I told my 15-year-old Channel, instead of taking son, making his first long-disthe outer route into tance race, that it was always Penobscot Bay. It’s a narPhoto courtesy Susan Hudson like this on the long races. row passage, made trickier The longer races are the ones that offer the challenge Later, when darkness de- of a night on the water with changeable circumstances. by the fog and light winds. scended, its grip was soft- In the photograph above, boats duel at the start of the I lost count after eight ened, as a cascade of shoot- 100-mile Northeast Harbor Race. course changes, but it was ing stars shot through the 2.5 miles shorter than if we heavens leaving fiery trails. The temporary bright- had sailed outside. The wind remained light, the fog ness was later replaced by the rise of a brilliant moon. heavy, but the current was with us.” As our watch ended, and we went below for a quick Returning to our watch, we found ourselves in a nap, Beausoleil’s GPS was predicting an 0400 finish. suspended deathlessness of foggy, motionless gloom. Then the wind died, the fog arose and the rain be- Even our slack sails hung like wilted flowers. The gan. rain continued and we bobbed and moved slowly In the words of our crew chief, Ted S., “We were northwards. Dawn brought a welcoming breeze and a
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warming sun. We felt good about the decision to go through Muscle Ridge and as the day went on; the good feeling turned into a sense of accomplishment as we passed Owls Head Light and saw the long breakwater at Rockland. We gently crossed the finish line by midday and docked at the town landing, welcomed by fellow racers and Rockland Yacht Club members. The RYC was founded in 1927, and in its present incarnation, currently shares a building with the Rockland harbormaster. It is a community yacht club that prides itself on a similar feeling of camaraderie as the MYC. The hospitality that was shown to the fleet at the race’s
start by the MYC was mirrored at the race’s finish by the RYC, which throws a magnificent lobster feast to celebrate the finish of the race – a great finish to a great race. The 2010 Downeast Challenge Race will begin July 24 this year. We are planning accordingly and hope to see some of you there. Susan Hudson grew up sailing in Seattle, but attended Bowdoin College, and returned to Maine with her family 12 years ago. She lectures on immigrant women and health care in Maine. Her book, “The Quiet Revolutionaries,” was published in 2006. She sails on her family’s Hunter 41 DS.
Briefly The Chowder Cup is set for Aug. 7 The Chowder Cup race will start in Friendship Harbor on Saturday, Aug. 7, at around noon. Boats have to be registered with Bob Zeitlin first, or their race does not count. Skippers need to give him their name, size, name and class of their boats, and distinguishing markings on the sails, so that the committee boat can tell the competitors apart, and they also should provide a contact telephone number. The rain date is Aug. 8. There are three classes (monohulls only): C: boats 18 feet and under; B: 18-28 feet; A: 28 feet and over. A and B classes sail the same course, which is about eight miles long. The C class boats sail a shorter course. Bob provides all information as to course, starting times, etc. Winners get handsome chowder mugs. LBI gets a can of fish chowder. FMI: Email Bob at zeitlin@brandeis.edu or call him at 207832-7230.
Edgartown Yacht Club has scheduled its annual ’Round the Island Races The Edgartown yacht Club likes to think ahead – way ahead. Not only has it scheduled its 2010 edition for July 24, it also has set dates for the following two years. The 2011 competition is scheduled for July 23; the 2012 competition, July 14. For the 2010 fathering, entrants are asked to request moorings online through the Edgartown Harbormaster Department as soon as possible, as they book quickly. If moorings are sold-out, contact the EYC Race Office at 508627-4364. EYC held its first race around Martha’s Vineyard in the 1938, and except for the WW II years, it’s been an annual event since then. For a number of years the course was extended to round the Buzzards Bay Tower, but today the traditional tight 52-mile nautical course around Martha’s Vineyard Island is used. FMI: www.edgartownyc.org.
Van Liew in Velux 5 Oceans Race American Van Liew plans to take a competitive U.S.-based campaign to the Velux 5 Oceans 2010-11 race, scheduled to start Oct. 17 in La Rochelle, France. Brad has competed in the round-the-world event twice, in 1998/99 and 2002/03, with a convincing 1st place victory in Class II aboard Tommy
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Hilfiger Freedom America in 2003. He will sail the race with a boat that qualifies for the innovative and environmentally conscious ECO 60 Class. Van Liew acquired his favored race boat in France earlier this year, and helped bring it across the Atlantic, arriving in Charleston in February. FMI: www.oceanracing.org, www.velux5oceans.com.
Yale, BC win east national semis The Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) National Championship Western and Eastern Semifinals, held May 1-2 in Seattle, Wash., and Charleston, S.C., respectively, was dominated by East Coast schools. At the Western Semis, Yale won the event with 89 points, St. Mary’s was second with 91 and Roger Williams was third with 98. Also qualifying to move on were Old Dominion University, Harvard University, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Salve Regina University, SUNY Maritime College, and Stanford University. At the Eastern Semis, Boston College dominated. Fifteen races were sailed in both A and B divisions, with BC winning 11 of them. Even the addition of penalty points in one race couldn’t ground the Eagles and they won the event by a 35point margin over the hometown team from College of Charleston. Georgetown University took 3rd, followed by the University of Vermont, Tufts University, Brown University, the U.S. Naval Academy, the University of South Florida, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. FMI: www.collegesailing.org.
Atlantic Ocean Racing Series details have been announced by NYYC Dates for The Transatlantic Race 2011 and the Atlantic Ocean Racing Series 2011 have been announced by the New York Yacht Club and the Royal Yacht Squadron, in association with the Royal Ocean Racing Club and the Storm Trysail Club. The Transatlantic Race – from Newport, R.I., to the Lizard, west of Plymouth, England – will have staggered starts from June 26-July 3, 2011. It and is for Racing, Racing/Cruising and Classic monohull yachts with a minimum length overall of 40 feet. The minimum crew number is four, with no maximums. FMI: Contact Brad Dellenbaugh, New York Yacht Club Sailing Office, Newport, R.I, email: dellenbaugh@nyyc.org.
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North: 52-pound cod caught from Bunny Clark By Capt. Tim Tower For Points East Offshore, there are a few reports of small cod, pollock, redfish over at Tantas. But Capt. James Harkins said he had no trouble finding haddock at Jeffreys Ledge. The Bunny Clark has been running right out straight with successful trips, according to Tim Tower. “One thing I never question is the power of good luck. I don’t analyze it. I don’t wonder what if. It is what it is. When you have an angler you like, who knows what he is doing and has exceptional good luck, there’s nothing like it.” Ty Kashmiry from Maine is one of those regular anglers. And as exceptional luck would have it, he boated our first whale cod of the 2010 Bunny Clark fishing season. On a drift where we weren’t catching much, in the middle of the trip, Ty boated a 52-pound Maine State trophy cod. It was the largest cod of his life. I took several pictures of Ty with his prize. Ty has been fishing with me on the Bunny Clark for years. Also Jean Balu and Keith Hall took Prime 8 out for the first time of the season and brought back a few cod, good-size pollock, and a good-size redfish from northern Jeffreys. Lots of bait kept the whales busy all morning.
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Capt. Tim Tower, who skippers the Bunny Clark out of Perkins Cove in Ogunquit, Maine, is filling in admirably for vacationing Craig Robinson this month.
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This is a great recipe that is quick and easy – so easy that you can cook this quickly during the week after a long day at work. This is a great recipe that’s a bit different, and not the usual fried/baked and cooked in a chowder cod or haddock dish. It’s also super healthy: low in fat and sodium. Make sure you have plenty of fresh crusty bread to dip in the hot broth. 6 cups cold water 1/4 cup dry white wine 3 shallots sliced thinly 8 small whole new potatoes 1 medium carrot sliced 2 tbs. sea salt 2 bay leaves 4 (6- to 8-ounce) cod fillets 1 tbs. whole peppercorns 1/4 fresh chopped parsley 1/2 of a lemon sliced thin
Steve Martin, Game On, reports bait being chased by seals and boiling at the mouth of the Saco with a water temp of 57 degrees at the dam. He is using shad darts and spoons, landing a couple of shad at half tide. This is a great game fish and should be an exciting catch with four- to six-pound clear line. Most important, Stripers have been caught in the traditional spots this past week using weighted shad and small Point Jude bucktails. Ole Ron Mckee was in this morning saying he caught eight this morning on his flyrod bouncing a small clouser minnow. Chartruce over white in the Pine Point area. Steve from Saco caught a 28-incher near the dam on a shad, jerking it off the bottom, beating out Brian St. Onge on first fish this season. Worms in the marsh and sandy bottoms as well as a crystal minnow and a great standby, an all-white popper with a bucktail, are almost a guarantee. Not a lot of schoolies, but some hits occasionally will keep you coming back and frustrate you at the same time.
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2 cloves garlic sliced thin Combine water, wine, shallots, potatoes, carrots, salt, bay leaves and peppercorn in large shallow-sided pot and bring to a boil on high heat. Reduce the heat to low just until the liquid is at a simmer. Now add the fish to the pot in a single layer, making sure the simmering liquid completely covers your fillets Cook the fillets till the flesh is opaque and can be flaked with a fork. The internal temperature of the fish should be around 175 degrees, and the veggies should be fork-tender (about 7-8 minutes). Serve the fish in four bowls, divide the veggies and delicious broth evenly, garnish with the lemon slices, and fresh-chopped parsley. Enjoy Beverage pairing: I like to have a chilled glass of Chablis. This is a simple dish, and I don’t want an overpowering wine getting in the way of the subtle flavors of the cod. Chablis has good acidity with hints of fruit and minerals to enhance this wonderful dish.
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South: Prepare for Fluke Till Ya Puke tourney By Elisa Jackman For Points East Summer is almost upon us, and the fishing is improving every day. The inshore species – fluke, scup, black seabass and striped bass – should all be great fishing options by the time you read this. First, summer flounder fishing along the sandy bottom areas along the south shore from the Center Wall of the Harbor of Refuge to the Five Cottages, Matunuck, and even to Green Hill, will be in full swing. Anglers should target shallow waters toward the beginning of the month, then move deeper as water temperature increase. For the competitive angler, there are two great Fluke tournaments in South County. First, the 5th Annual Green Hill Fluke Till Ya Puke Tournament is a one-day event on June 19; contact is Brian at 401243-7046. Second, is the monthlong 3rd Annual Snug Harbor Doormat Derby, July 1 to August 1, call 401783-7766. Both these events are concluded with fun award ceremonies and cookouts. The scup and seabass fishing along the rocky bottom areas along the south shore will also improving daily. This is a great fishery for younger anglers be-
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June 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
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Bar Harbor, Maine 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 9.5 9.7 9.8 10.0 10.1 10.1 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.7
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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
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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
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We plumbed the secrets of its slender thread of a high-water passage, and discovered a delightful eel rut in an abrupt crook of channel.
Fathoming the gut Learning to read between the lines of what we’re told, see and glean from the pages of various boating books, is as essential to cultivating the cruising arts as a healthy imagination and native skepticism. This slant on things seemed particularly fitting in the matter of Pleasant Point Gut in Maine’s Muscongus Bay, where we’d long sheltered in the harbor proper, plumbed the secrets of its slender thread of a highwater passage, and only last summer discovered a delightful little eel rut in an abrupt crook of channel under the protecting shore of Gay Island. Speculating in the steep-shore/deep-shore school of probabilities, we sounded the teapot of a backwater from the dinghy and found that, while much of it dries at low ebb, the mate’s cast of a lead line revealed a knothole of a pool that would offer the Leight refuge in depths of eight feet. With the chug, chug, chug of the sloop’s engine idling along, Leigh went on deck to ready the anchors. Leaving a dog-head of a mid-channel ledge to port, and keeping the sheer of rocks off Gay Island at a respectful distance, the fathometer flirted in single digits, and we soon came into the teacup of a cove and anchored fore and aft in good mud holding ground. Bold shores on all quarters held wind and sea at bay, the waters silky smooth, crows and ospreys trilling, and a blue heron stalking alongshore in its prayerful way. To port, an old stone quay and scabrous fish shack slouched, generations removed 72 Points East June 2010
from its builders’ ambitions, while off to starboard the dreamy glide of water stretched quietly westward like a 18th-century mural. On a swell of meadow above our snug berth, the spare, white clapboarded home of writers Elizabeth Olgivie and Dot Simpson stood deserted in waist-high grass, the lion of Scotland’s royal flag no longer fluttering in the breeze and giving testimony to their life energy. Eventide in our quiet lair, the pungent scent of low tide spiced the air with fecundity and decay. The woods threw long shadows and dew fell silently. In the stillness, we came to see what an extraordinary discovery this had been and acknowledged the awareness of ancient times floating on air. We treat our boats and insights too delicately. They will stand the odd knock, but not to know such extraordinary things is to deny the essence of such enterprises. Cruising guides make for good reading, but there is much more to this wild coast than the best of them reveal – thank goodness – and unless you’re willing to subscribe to such limitations, you could be inspired by taking to waterways less traveled and making your own discoveries. David Buckman’s new book, “Bucking the Tide,” about discovering the wild New England coast in a $400 sloop is available at www.eastworkspublications.com. editor@pointseast.com
YARDWORK/People and proj ects
I enrolled in a Marine Photography course. I had a $1,000 camera I barely knew how to turn on, and went to WoodenBoat School to become an accomplished photographer of marine subjects.
A paean of praise for the WoodenBoat School Lovingly, meticulously assembled by a wood-boat buff on the occasion of the school’s 30th anniversary, with the patience and order of a builder. Story and photos by Ed Jewett For Points East Traveling this little planet of ours, one would be hard pressed to find an area as marvelous as the Coast of Maine. A coast with tides taller than two men, water colder than a scotch on the rocks, and scenery that painters will still be trying to capture for generations to come. It is a coast that has beaten tough men, made tougher men, and draws challengers like iron filings to a magnet. The wonder of the coast is the many surprises it holds tight and to its shore only to be revealed to the diligent explorer of the coves, the creeks, the inlets, and the bays. It is a place where the fog truly “comes www.pointseast.com
in on little cats’ feet”, the wind will strain the painter, the waves will rattle the stones, and the sunset will rattle the senses. It is a marvelous place. There are a host of marvelous places on the coast that can rattle the senses. Who knows the treats of Eggemoggin Reach, the perils of Deer Island Thorofare or the beauty of Muscle Ridge Channel? Who can say one is better? Is worse? Their favorite? Who can find the perfect spot? However, there may be a place that can be said to be nearly perfect. It is one of my favorite places. It is a place where the senses are taxed and tested and where the fog paints the grass and leaves glistening drops wherever it touches. It is a place where the sweet smell of the Balsam mixes with the sweat of the fir and is carried on the breeze of the salt air to mix with the timothy and mustard. It is a place where ideas are fueled, propelled, and sent through eyes and hands and tools into wondrous things. Things of wood, canvas, paint and more wood. It is where people come as teachers, retirees, crafters, students, seekers and explorers, and leave with a newfound relPoints East June 2010
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At WBS, you can learn to make sails, oars, half-models, and bronze castings. You can also learn the elements of watercolor painting, boat painting, navigation, finishing, and yacht routine.
evance. A relevance that strengthens their spirit and their own place in their own mind as doers and achievers. It is the WoodenBoat School in Brooklin on Naskeag Harbor on Eggemoggin Reach on the coast of Maine! It is a wondrous place! Now I like boats. More particularly, I like wooden boats. It would be difficult for me to explain why I like wooden boats, but it may have something to do with the fact that I grew up in Ipswich, Mass., home to a lot of yards and close to the Storey Yard in Essex where our neighbor Albert worked. One of my very earliest memories – I might have been 4 or 5 – was of
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a launch at the Story Yard of a vessel approximating the size of the Titanic or so it seemed to me in my youthful, diminutive state. As I scan the few brain cells dedicated to the memory of this event, it seems that it might have been a small schooner, for it filled the river, and I remember the concern raised by the gathered crowd when it whomped into the opposite mud bank. No visit to a wooden boat under repair or construction fails to resurrect those early memories, for it’s an easy and effortless recollection of the smells of tar, oak, pine and oakum; of the smooth, almost warm, inoffensive thud of the caulker’s mallet; and the sight of
the curling blue smoke off routine. This is the area of the greased ways as the “the boys and girls of wood.” vessel slid to its birth. An area of denim and tees. That very well may also Where musty and wood have signaled the birth of smell pervades the air. my affinity for wood Where the doors, the spirit, boats. and the creative talents are A number of other visits unlocked. to the Story Yard over the For me, the choice was not ensuing years, a not-soan easy one. I wanted to ensuccessful conversion of a roll in every course. I wanted beat up Old Town canoe to learn everything. I needed into a nine-foot dinghy as to participate. For a “wood a 13-year-old, and numer- And, oh yes, you can learn to design and build skiffs, butcher” like me, old enough ous readings of adven- dories, dinghies, pond yachts and canoes, and you can to remember launchings at tures in wooden boats learn to sail and row them. the Storey Yard, a guy who may have committed me liked anything of wood and to a path I consider fortunate to have discovered. with an easy comfort level with tools, the choice As my life marched all too quickly along through should be automatic. So, I did what any red-blooded college, family, career and grandchildren, it seemed I American male of suspect vintage would do, I enrolled had a lot of wooden-boat ground to make up. A collec- in a Marine Photography course. tion of wooden-boat books, a subscription to There, I did it, and felt like a traitor to myself. “WoodenBoat” magazine, and construction of a couple However, I had a new $1,000 camera that I barely of four-foot, walnut-planked, copper-fastened, cherry- knew how to turn on, and with that rationale in place, trimmed cradles was a start. Soon to follow were a went to WoodenBoat School to become an accomcouple of dinghies and a sailing dory built with three plished photographer of marine subjects. close friends. Some boat repairs for fun were added, What a wonderful experience it turned out to be! along with periodic visits to The WoodenBoat School We had a place for our RV, the instructors Jon and in Brooklin to “see what was happenin’.” Jane were the best, the weather was perfect, and I As retirement sort of appeared, I knew that I need- even had some of my work mentioned at the weekly ed to make another visit to WBS to participate and Lobster Bake, where the photo class shared their best experience what was “happenin’.” The decision to go photos with the other participants. was the easy part. The tough part was deciding on a I’m going back to The WoodenBoat School, and “major.” From May through September, WoodenBoat maybe I’ll take a course in water color painting. At School offers over 90 courses of mostly one-week du- least the brushes should have wooden handles! ration, but some for two weeks. Happy 30th birthday, dear WBS; happy birthday to They range through a gamut of subjects including you! Ed Jewett summers in Southport, Maine. “Hate to building of skiffs, dories, pond yachts and canoes. You can learn to sail, row, and design boats. You can also admit it,” he says, “but I have a plastic boat with wood learn to make sails, oars, half-models, and bronze trim.” However, he collects wooden boat models, which castings. You can learn elements of watercolor paint- should cut him some slack. ing, boat painting, navigation, finishing, and yacht
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Eric Dow crafting boats in new digs Points East visited Eric Dow at his boat shop in Brooklin, Maine, to take some shots of his new storage building, which, when completed, will be 60 by 90 feet, or a total of 5,400 square feet in which to tuck all the lovely boats he builds, rebuilds, refinishes. While we made the visit ostensibly to check out the new facilities, we couldn’t resist photographing the sweet Caledonia yawl he built this winter. Established in 1974, Eric Dow Boat Shop specializes in traditional small craft, of which he has built nearly 200 from eight to 33 feet in length. His peapods, based on a Deer Isle model of the early 1900s used as inshore fishing boats, have been built in plank-on frame wood (and Dow is still equipped to do so), but the shop began offering them in fiberglass in 1981, with four integral flotation chambers, teak rails and seats, and bronze oarlocks. The sailing model is equipped
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GMT Composites and Langan Design Associates created this carbon arch that was big enough for a superyacht yet small enough to fit into a container. GMT Composites, of Bristol, R.I., recently shipped a 12legged carbon-fiber antenna and instrument arch to Holland Jachtbouw in Zaandam, The Netherlands. This has just been installed on a 140-foot aluminum superyacht, due for launching later this year. Langan Design Associates of Newport, R.I., asked GMT to building this eye-catching structure to reduce the weight of the arch that carries Cassiopeia’s wide array of antennae, navigation and communications gear. The use of carbon fiber saved over 1,300 pounds, significantly improving the yacht’s stability and performance. The challenge,
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GMT said, was to produce an arch of appropriate size that could be securely shipped to the builder. The fore-and-aft length of the arch was designed to fill the inside width of a standard shipping container, and the height of the unit required sliding the structure into the container at an angle to get under the upper door sill. By CAD simulation, it could fit in, but the final loading caused all observers to hold their breath. FMI: www.gmtcomposites.com. Dawson Moreland & Associates, of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, report that schooners are a’building on that famed waterfront – not just one, but two 48-foot wooden schooners built simultaneously, frame for frame, plank for plank, alongside the historic Lunenburg Dory Shop on Bluenose Drive. Follow their progress to launch on http://twinschooners.blogspot.com or visit www.doryshop.com. KVH Industries, of Middletown, R.I., reports that DSD Shipping AS of Stavanger, Norway, is the latest commercial maritime operation to espouse the broadband access and service offered by KVH Industries, Inc. via its compact TracPhone V7 satellite communications system and the miniVSAT BroadbandSM service. DSD Shipping recently completed a successful trial on the Stavanger Viking and is now moving ahead with the installation of KVH’s 24-inch TracPhone V7 antenna on its nine remaining vessels. FMI: www.kvh.com. GME, Australian manufacturers of EPIRBs and PLBs (pocket locator beacons), is represented in North America by Whiffletree Corporation, in Bridgton, Maine. A GME AccuSat
MT403FF EPIRB is credited with saving 48 sail-training students and 16 crew aboard the 185-foot banqueting Concordia when it capsized and sank due to a microburst, 300 miles off Brazil, rendering communications systems inoperable. FMI: www.gme-usa.com. Wayfarer Marine, of Camden, Maine, in late April launched Volpaia, a 68-foot Swan after a major nine-months refit. Nearly all of Volpaia’s electrical, mechanical and refrigeration systems were modernized or replaced, and she now has a state-of-the-art navigation system, and her main engine and generator have been overhauled. The interior much new cabinetry work, including that in the refurbished galley. Topsides, Wayfarer partnered with Teak Decking Systems to replace her decks, and layers of failed fiberglass and resin were removed below the waterline and replaced with a water-barrier system, then painted. FMI: www.wayfarermarine.com. Fluid Imaging Technologies, of Yarmouth, Maine, has introduced what it calls the Submersible FlowCAM particle and cell imaging and analysis system. The manufacturer says that the system enables scientists and water-quality professionals to automatically acquire biological and particle images and data in real-time from remote sensing platforms for continuous, unattended, in-situ monitoring. Deployed on buoys and moorings, aboard autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), or tethered behind research vessels and sampling boats, the FlowCAM takes hi-resolution digital images of individual, waterborne particles and microscopic organisms, and saves the images and data for identification, analysis and collaborative review. FMI: www.fluidimaging.com.
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with all the pink-trouser and blue-blazer nonsense that implies. It’s not his style. He never boasts. Despite the incredible journey that is the subject of this book – an off-and-on sixyear cruise from Rhode Island into the Bay of Fundy and up the St. John River in New Brunswick aboard that old, leaky Lightning – Buckman is unfailingly selfdeprecating. He’s even more deprecating of the navigation skills of his longsuffering friend Cleve Smith, who serves as mate when Buckman’s wife, Leigh, isn’t aboard or when Buckman isn’t singlehanding. “If there had been a Guinness record for groundings,” he writes, “the mate would have been a contender, so frequently did he pile the little sloop on the bricks.” The author isn’t trying to impress anyone with this book. He tells his story in nail-biting detail of the capsize he should not have survived, is deeply critical of himself as a craftsman possessing “the most ordinary
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Building America’s Canals Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Conn. An interactive exhibition organized by the National Canal Museum of Easton, Pa., showing the construction and operation of the nation’s man-built waterways. www.mysticseaport.org/canals
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Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass. A new way of viewing the art of a great civilization, by interpreting the importance of water to the ancient Maya. www.pem.orgwww.mysticseaport.org
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Tugs! R.J. Schaefer Exhibit Hall, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Conn. An interactive exhibition tracing the past, present and future of the American tug, tow and barge industry. www.mysticseaport.org
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Ships in Scale, Cape Cod Maritime Museum, Hyannis, Mass. Ship model artists T.J. Lauria, Mat Leopold, Steve Lush and Mark Sutherland share their most intricate works. www.capecodmaritimemuseum.org.
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IYRS Graduation and Launch Day International Yacht Restoration School, 449 Thames St., Newport, R.I., 10 a.m. Beetle Cats, 1929 Herreshoff 12 1/2, 20-foot 1941 Garwood, 1940 Chris-Craft Model 17. www.iyrs.org jfreer@iyrs.org
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United States Coast Guard Open House, Station Portsmouth (N.H.) Harbor and USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 28, free. Meet the women and men of the Coast Guard and USCG Auxiliary. Classes for children, teens and adults. Contact Chris Young at 207-451-9251.
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Special Olympics Canoe Race Crescent Yacht Club, Haverhill, Mass. 32nd annual eight-mile theme theme race from Lawrence to Haverhill, Mass. This yearís theme is “”Blazing Paddles.”“ Awards presentation, live music, cookout, and a Harley Davidson Motorcycle raffle following the leisurely trip down river. www.canoerace.org sean.canty@specialolympicsma.org
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Haverhill Tidewater Challenge Crescent Yacht Club, 30 Ferry St., Bradford, Mass., a fishing tournament on the Merrimack River, in Haverhill Mass. Co-sponsored by Crescent Yacht Club and Haverhill Ridge Runners Fish and Game Club. Prizes in five categories: Striped Bass, Shad, Small and Largemouth Bass, Carp and Catfish. www.haverhilltidewaterchallenge.com info@haverhilltidewaterchallenge.com Suddenly in Command Boat Class, Three-hour boating-safety primer designed for those new to boating or buying their first boat, 7-10 p.m. Boat handling, seamanship, engine and radio operation, and required equipment. Email: mkmuscgaux@comcast.net.
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Fish Expo Atlantic Trade Show New Bedford State Pier, New Bedford, Mass. Sponsored by National Fisherman magazine. Contact Karen Kelley at 978-263-1334. www.comarexpo.com karen@huggercom.com
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The Great Bahamas-Cuba Loop: A PostEmbargo Strategy Part of CubaCon, a Cuban art and culture conference in Provincetown, Mass. Peter Swanson will talk about sailing This is part of a four-day conference with Cuban art and culture, music, dancing, and a Cuban movie day. www.cubacruising.net http://cubacon.com
9th Annual Women’s Sailing Conference Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead, Mass. A conference to introduce women to, or enhance their skills in recreational sailing though water and land seminars. www.womensailing.org marcia.bennet@comcast.net
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Pirates Ball Behind the Cape Cod Maritime Museum, this “”fun-raiser”“ will be a costume/cocktail party with hors d’oeuvres and cash bar, and auctions and raffles to benefit the museum. www.capecodmaritimemuseum.org jcpreston@capecodmaritimemuseum.org
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National Marina Day promotes the role marinas play as family-friendly gateways to boating, and celebrates the marina personnel who act as stewards of the environment. Marinas around the country open their doors to their community to introducing them to the fun and benefits of boating and the marina lifestyle. Visit www.nationalmarinaday.org.
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Cape Cod Maritime Festival Hyannis (Mass.) waterfront, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Explore Tall Ships, sail on catboat Sarah or Tall Ship Alabama, see exhibits, arts & crafts, music, pirates and more. www.capecodmaritimemuseum.org, jcpreston@capecodmaritimemuseum.org
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Dolphin Marina National Marina Day Celebration, Dolphin Marina and Restaurant, Basin Point, South Harpswell, Maine. FMI: www.dolphinmarinaandrestaurant.com.
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Women on the Water Workshop Confident Captain/Ocean Pros, Confident Captain Marine Training facility, 449 Thames St., Newport, R.I. Geared for women, fun and educational instruction in a stress-free, yet exciting, environment. Contact Holly Ashton www.ecaptain.com 401849-1257
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Marine Invitational Art Exhibit Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, Conn., TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. More than 200 pieces of art from artists of the American Society of Marine Artists and elected and from associate members of the Art Association, oil, water, pastel and pencil. www.lymeartassociation.org 860-434-7802
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18th Annual WoodenBoat Show Mystic Seaport, Mystic Conn. Not just wooden boats (which are worth the price of admission), but also “”I Built It Myself”“ events, model-boat regattas, Skua “”Cocktail Class”“ races, and the Atkin Family Dinner and Tribute. www.woodenboatshow.com
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CDSOA Cape Dory Poorhouse Cove Float-in & Clambake Barbecue/clambake at the Thunberg familyís camp in Poorhouse Cove, South Bristol, Maine. Weíll take orders for lobsters, steamers, or barbecue fixings a couple days before the float-in. No set cost for this event. Can attend by car or by boat. Contact Carl Thunberg at 603224-3071. www.capedory.org cthunberg@comcast.net
IYRS 13th Annual Summer Gala International Yacht Restoration School, 449 Thames St., Newport, R.I., 6 p.m. to midnight. Highlight will be live and silent auctions of many item items, including two boats. www.iyrs.org. Trawler Fest Warwick Trawler Fest, Brewer Greenwich Bay Marina, is the trawler and cruising-under-power event series produced by PassageMaker Magazine. It is all about cruising on motorboats –the boats, the people, and the lifestyle. At each and every Trawler Fest, you’ll find a boat show custom-tailored to your specific cruising vantage point, an educational opportunity that builds your skills as a mariner, and a party atmosphere that gives you a chance to share your boating interests with fellow cruisers. Seminar packages are available online. www.trawlerfest.com info@trawlerfest.com 7th Bienniel New York Yacht Club Race Week New York Yacht Club, Newport, R.I. One Design, Classic 12-Meter and PHRF championships early in week (July 17-19); IRC later in week (July 21-24). Call NYYC Sailing Office at 401-8459633. www.nyyc.org sailingoffice@nyyc.org
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The Corinthians Stonington to Boothbay Harbor Race Starting is off Stonington, Conn., competitors will round Nantucket Shoals buoys and finish at Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Course length: 332 nautical miles. A ìnavigatorís race,î with choice of passing north or south of Block Island, and similar decision at Squirrel Island near finish. a US Sailing sanctioned Category 2 event, with ORR and PHRF spinnaker divisions. Registration begins Feb. 1. www.stoningtontoboothbayharbor.com tom.lane@stoningtontoboothbayharbor.com
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Celebrating the Tugboat The Maritime Gallery, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Conn. A complementary exhibition, “Celebrating the Tugboat,” which features original fine-art paintings and ship models. www.mysticseaport.org
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38th Annual Buzzards Bay Regatta Beverly Yacht Club, Marion, Mass. Classes include Mulithulls, PHRF Cruising, PHRF Racing, IRC, 420s, Lasers, Laser Radials, V15s, J/24s, J/80s, Shields and Bullseyes. www.buzzardsbayregatta.com info@buzzardsbayregatta.com
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CDSOA Cape Dory Carver Cove Float-in CDSOA members and Cape Dory owners should begin arriving in Carver Cove, Vinalhaven, Maine, after 2:00 p.m. In evening, cocktails on one or two boats. Contact Dave Bradbury at 603-4707900. www.capedory.org dwbradbury@hotmail.com
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CDSOA Cape Dory Maine Cruise CDSOA members and Cape Dory owners. Blue Hill Bay region. Aug. 9: Burnt Coat Harbor, Aug. 10: Buckle Harbor, Aug. 11: WoodenBoat School (Eggemoggin Reach), Aug. 12: Blue Hill Harbor, Aug. 13: Somes Sound (Group dinner ashore at Able’s Lobster Pound). Contact Dave Bradbury at 603-470-7900. www.capedory.org dwbradbury@hotmail.com
CDSOA Cape Dory Misery Island Float-in Great Misery Island, Salem Sound, Mass., 2 p.m., swimming, gamming or exploring. Pot-luck dinner. Convenient to Salem, Marblehead, Manchester, Beverly and Boston. Anchor between Great Misery Island and Little Misery Island. Contact Jeff Benagh at 781-883-8507. www.capedory.org, jeff.benagh@gmail.com
A Book You’ll Want To Read More Than Once BUCKING THE TIDE By David Buckman Step aboard the Leight, a wreck of a $400, 18-foot homegrown cruiser that leaks like a White House aide, and join a crew as green as grass as they adventure along the dramatic New England and Bay of Fundy coast. $19 + $4 shipping & handling. Available at www.eastworkspublications.com www.pointseast.com
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Find Points East at more than 700 locations in New England MAINE Arundel:The Landing School. Augusta: Mr. Paperback. Baileyville: Stony Creek Bangor: Borders, Book Marc’s, Harbormaster, Young’s Canvas. Bar Harbor: Acadia Information Center, Bar Harbor Yacht Club, Lake and Sea Boatworks. Bass Harbor: Morris Yachts. Bath: Kennebec Tavern & Marina, Maine Maritime Museum. Belfast: Belfast Boatyard, Belfast Chamber of Commerce visitors’ center, Coastwise Realty, Fertile Mind Books, Harbormaster’s office. Biddeford: Biddeford Pool Y.C., Buffleheads, Rumery’s Boatyard. Blue Hill:, Blue Hill Farm Country Inn, Blue Hill Food Co-op, Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Compass Point Realty, Downeast Properties, EBS, Kollegewidgwok Y.C., North Light Books, Rackliffe Pottery, Slaven Realty. Boothbay: Boothbay Mechanics, Boothbay Resort, Cottage Connection. Boothbay Harbor: Boothbay Harbor Inn, Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, Brown’s Motel, Cap’n Fish’s Inn, Carousel Marina, Gold/Smith Gallery, Grover’s Hardware, Municipal Office, Poole Bros. Hardware, Rocktide Inn, Sherman’s Bookstore, Signal Point Marina, Tugboat Inn. Bremen: Broad Cove Marine. Brewer: B&D Marine, Port Harbor Marine. Bristol: Hanley’s Market. Brooklin: Atlantic Boat Co., Brooklin General Store, Brooklin Boat Yard, Brooklin Inn, Center Harbor Sails, Eric Dow Boatbuilder, Eggemoggin Oceanfront Lodge, WoodenBoat School. Brooksville: Bucks Harbor Market, Bucks Harbor Marine, Bucks Harbor Y.C., Seal Cove Boatyard. Brunswick: Bamforth Automotive, Coastal Marine, H&H Propeller, New Meadows Marina, Paul’s Marina. Bucksport: Bookstacks, EBS Hardware. Calais: EBS Hardware. Camden: Camden Chamber of Commerce, Camden Y.C., French & Brawn, Harbormaster, Owl & Turtle, PJ Willeys, Port Harbor Marine, Waterfront Restaurant, Wayfarer Marine. Cape Porpoise: The Wayfarer. Castine: Castine Realty, Castine Y.C., Four Flags Gift Shop, Maine Maritime Academy, Saltmeadow Properties, The Compass Rose Bookstore and Café. Chebeague Island: Chebeague Island Boat Yard. Cherryfield: EBS Hardware. Columbia: Crossroads Ace Hardware. Cundy’s Harbor: Holbrook’s General Store, Watson’s General Store. Damariscotta: Maine Coast Book Shop, Poole Bros. Hardware, Schooner Landing Restaurant. Deer Isle: Harbor Farm, Pilgrim’s Inn. East Boothbay: East Boothbay General Store, Lobsterman’s Wharf Restaurant, Ocean Point Marina, Paul E. Luke Inc., Spar Shed Marina. Eastport: East Motel, Eastport Chowder House, Moose Island
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Marine, The Boat School – Husson. Eliot: Great Cove Boat Club, Independent Boat Haulers, Patten’s Yacht Yard. Ellsworth: Branch Pond Marine, EBS Hardware, Pirie Marine, Riverside Café. Falmouth: Hallett Canvas & Sails, Portland Yacht Club, Sea Grill at Handy Boat, The Boathouse, Town Landing Market. Farmingdale: Foggy Bottom Marine. Farmington: Irving’s Restaurant, Mr. Paperback, Reny’s. Freeport: Gritty McDuff’s, True Value Hardware. Georgetown: Robinhood Marine. Gouldsboro: Anderson Marine & Hardware. Hampden: Hamlin’s Marina, Watefront Marine. Hancock Pt.: Crocker House Country Inn. Harpswell: Dolphin Restaurant, Finestkind Boatyard, Great Island Boat Yard. Harrington: Tri-Town Marine. Holden: McKay’s RV. Islesboro: Dark Harbor Boat Yard, Tarratine Club of Dark Harbor. Islesford: Little Cranberry Y.C. Jonesport: Jonesport Shipyard. Kennebunk: Kennebunk Beach Improvement Assoc., Landing Store, Seaside Motor Inn. Kennebunkport: Arundel Yacht Club, Bradbury’s Market, Chick’s Marina, Kennebunkport Marina, Maine Yacht Sales. Kittery: Badger’s Island Marina, Cap’n Simeon’s Galley, Frisbee’s Store, Jackson’s Hardware and Marine, Kittery Point Yacht Yard, Port Harbor Marine. Lewiston: Mr. Paperback. Machias: EBS Hardware, H.F. Pinkham & Son. Milbridge: H.F. Pinkham & Son. Monhegan Is: Carina House, Island Inn. Mount Desert: John Williams Boat Company North Haven: Calderwood Hall, Eric Hopkins Gallery, JO Brown & Sons, North Haven Giftshop. Northeast Harbor: F.T. Brown Co., Full Belli Deli, Kimball Shop, Mt. Desert CofC,, McGraths, Northeast Harbor Fleet, Pine Tree Market. Northport: Northport Marine Service, Northport Yacht Club. Owls Head: Owls Head Transportation Museum. Peak’s Island: Hannigan’s Island Market. Penobscot: Northern Bay Market. Port Clyde: Port Clyde General Store. Portland: Becky’s Restaurant, Casco Bay Ferry Terminal, Chase Leavitt, Custom Float Services, DiMillo’s Marina, Fortune, Inc., Gilbert’s Chowder House, Gowen Marine, Gritty McDuff’s, Hamilton Marine, Maine Yacht Center, Portland Yacht Services, Ports of Call, Sawyer & Whitten, Vessel Services Inc., West Marine. Raymond: Jordan Bay Marina, Panther Run Marina. Rockland: Atlantic Challenge, Back Cove Yachts, E.L.Spear, Eric Hopkins Gallery, Gemini Marine Canvas, Hamilton Marine, Harbormaster, Johanson Boatworks, Journey’s End Marina, Knight Marine Service, Landings Restaurant, Maine Lighthouse Museum, North End Shipyard Schooners, Ocean Pursuits, Pope Sails, Reading Corner, Rockland Ferry, Sawyer & Whitten.
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Rockport: Bohndell Sails, Cottage Connection, Harbormaster, Market Basket, Rockport Boat Club, Rockport Corner Shop. Round Pond: Cabadetis Boat Club, King Row Market. Saco: Marston’s Marina, Saco Bay Tackle, Saco Yacht Club. St. George: Harbormaster Scarborough: Seal Harbor Y.C. Seal Harbor: Seal Harbor Yacht Club Searsport: Hamilton Marine. South Bristol: Bittersweet Landing Boatyard, Coveside Marine, Gamage Shipyard, Harborside Café, Osier’s Wharf. South Freeport: Brewer’s South Freeport Marine, Casco Bay Yacht Exchange, DiMillo’s South Freeport, Harraseeket Y.C., Strouts Point Wharf Co., Waterman Marine. South Harpswell: Dolphin Marina, Finestkind Boatyard, Ship to Shore Store South Portland: Aspasia Marina, Centerboard Yacht Club, Joe’s Boathouse Restaurant, Port Harbor Marine, Reo Marine, Salt Water Grille, South Port Marine, Sunset Marina. Southwest Harbor: Acadia Sails, Great Harbor Marina, Hamilton Marine, Hinckley Yacht Charters, MDI Community Sailing Center, Pettegrow’s, Sawyer’s Market, Southwest Harbor-Tremont CofC, West Marine, Wilbur Yachts. Spruce Head: Spruce Head Marine. Stockton Springs: Russell’s Marine. Stonington: Billings Diesel & Marine, Fisherman’s Friend, Inn on the Harbor, Lily’s Café, Shepard’s Select Properties. Sullivan: Flanders Bay Boats. Sunset: Deer Isle Y.C. Surry: Wesmac. Swan’s Island: Carrying Place Market Tenants Harbor: Cod End Store and Marina, East Wind Inn, Halls Market, Pond House Gallery and Framing. Thomaston: Harbor View Tavern, Jeff’s Marine, Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding. Turner: Youly’s Restaurant. Vinalhaven: Jaret & Cohn Island Group, Vinal’s Newsstand, Vinalhaven Store. Waldoboro: Stetson & Pinkham. Wells: Lighthouse Depot, Webhannet River Boat Yard. West Boothbay Harbor: Blake’s Boatyard. West Southport: Boothbay Region Boatyard, Southport General Store. Windham: Richardson’s Boat Yard. Winter Harbor: Winter Harbor 5 & 10. Winterport: Winterport Marine. Wiscasset: Ames Hardware, Wiscasset Yacht Club. Woolwich: Scandia Yacht Sales, Shelter Institute. Yarmouth: Bayview Rigging & Sails, East Coast Yacht Sales, Landing Boat Supply, Maine Sailing Partners, Royal River Boatyard, Royal River Grillehouse, Yankee Marina & Boatyard, Yarmouth Boatyard. York: Agamenticus Yacht Club, Stage Neck Inn, Woods to Goods, York Harbor Marine Service. NEW HAMPSHIRE Dover: Dover Marine. Dover Point: Little Bay Marina.
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Gilford: Fay’s Boat Yard, Winnipesaukee Yacht Club. Greenland: Sailmaking Support Systems. Hampton: Hampton Harbor State Marina, Hampton River Boat Club. Manchester: Massabesic Yacht Club, Sandy’s Variety. Milton: Ray’s Marina & RV Sales. New Castle: Kittery Point Yacht Club, Portsmouth Yacht Club, Wentworth-By-The-Sea Marina. Newington: Great Bay Marine, Portsmouth: New England Marine and Industrial, West Marine. Seabrook: West Marine. Tuftonboro: Tuftonboro General Store. MASSACHUSETTS Barnstable: Coast Guard Heritage Museum at the Trayser, Millway Marina. Beverly: Bartlett Boat Service, Beverly Point Marina, Jubilee Yacht Club. Boston: Boston Harbor Islands Moorings, Boston Yacht Haven, Columbia Yacht Club, The Marina at Rowes Wharf, Waterboat Marina. Bourne: Taylor’s Point Marina Braintree: West Marine. Buzzards Bay: Dick’s Marine, Onset Bay Marina. Cataumet: Kingman Marine, Parker’s Boat Yard. Charlestown: Constitution Marina, Shipyard Quarters Marina. Chatham: Ryders Cove Marina, Stage Harbor Marine. Chelsea: The Marina at Admiral’s Hill. Cohasset: Cohasset Y.C. Cotuit: Peck’s Boats. Cuttyhunk: Cuttyhunk Town Marina. Danvers: Danversport Yacht Club, Liberty Marina, West Marine. Dedham: West Marine. Dighton: Shaw’s Boat Yard. Dorchester: Savin Hill Yacht Club. East Boston: Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina, Orient Heights Yacht Club, Quarterdeck Marina. East Dennis: Dennis Yacht Club, North Side Marina. Edgartown: Boat Safe Martha’s Vineyard, Edgartown Moorings, Edgartown Yacht Club, Harborside Inn. Essex: Flying Dragon Antiques, Perkins Marine. Fairhaven: Fairhaven Shipyard, West Marine. Falmouth: East Marine, Falmouth Harbor Town Marina, Falmouth Marine, MacDougall’s Cape Cod Marine Service, West Marine. Gloucester: Beacon Marine Basin, Brown’s Yacht Yard, Cape Ann’s Marina Resort, Enos Marine, Three Lanterns Ship Supply. Green Harbor: Green Harbor Marina, Taylor Marine. Harwich Port: Allen Harbor Marine Service, Cranberry Liquors, Saquatucket Municipal Marina. Hingham: 3A Marine Sales, Eastern Yacht Sales, Hingham Shipyard Marinas, Hingham Yacht Club. Hyannis: Hyannis Marina, West Marine. Ipswich: Ipswich Bay Yacht Club. Manchester: Manchester Marine, Manchester Yacht Club. Marblehead: Boston Yacht Club, Corinthian Yacht Club, , Dolphin Y.C., Eastern Yacht Club, Lynn Marine Supply Co., Marblehead Yacht Club, The Forepeak, West Marine.
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Marion: Barden’s Boat Yard, Beverly Yacht Club, Burr Bros. Boats, Harding Sails, West Marine. Marston Mills: Prince’s Cove Marina. Mattapoisett: Mattapoisett Boatyard. Nantucket: Glyns Marine, Nantucket Boat Basin, Nantucket Moorings, Nantucket Y.C., Town Pier Marina. New Bedford: C.E. Beckman, Cutty Hunk Launch, IMP Fishing Gear, Lyndon’s, Neimic Marine, New Bedford Visitors Center, Pope’s Island Marina, Skip’s Marine, West Marine. Newburyport: American Boat Sales, American Yacht Club, Merri-Mar Yacht Basin, Newburyport Boat Basin, Newburyport Harbor Marina, Newburyport Yacht Club, North End Boat Club, The Boatworks, Windward Yacht Yard. North Falmouth: Brewer Fiddler’s Cove Marina. North Weymouth: Tern Harbor Marina. Oak Bluffs: Dockside Marketplace. Onset: Point Independence Yacht Club. Orleans: Nauset Marine. Osterville: Crosby Yacht Yard, Oyster Harbors Marine Service. Peabody: West Marine. Plymouth: Brewer’s Plymouth Marine, Plymouth Yacht Club, West Marine. Provincetown: Harbormaster. Quincy: Captain’s Cove Marina, Marina Bay, Nonna’s Kitchen, POSH, Squantum Yacht Club, Wollaston Yacht Club. Salem: , Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard, Hawthorne Cove Marina, H&H Propeller Shop, Palmer’s Cove Yacht Club, Pickering Wharf Marina, Salem Water Taxi, Winter Island Yacht Yard. Salisbury: Bridge Marina. Sandwich: Sandwich Marina, Sandwich Ship Supply. Scituate: A to Z Boatworks, Cole Parkway Municipal Marina, Front Street Book Shop, Satuit Boat Club, Scituate Harbor Marina, Scituate Harbor Y.C. Seekonk: E&B Marine, West Marine. Somerset: Auclair’s Market, J&J Marine Fabricators South Dartmouth: Cape Yachts, Davis & Tripp Boatyard, Doyle Sails, New Bedford Y.C., New Wave Yachts. Vineyard Haven: Owen Park Town Dock, Vineyard Haven Marina. Watertown: Watertown Yacht Club. Wareham: Zecco Marine. Wellfleet: Bay Sails Marine, Town of Wellfleet Marina, Wellfleet Marine Corp. West Barnstable: Northside Village Liquor Store. West Dennis: Bass River Marina. Westport: F.L.Tripp & Sons, Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures, Westport Marine, Westport Y.C. Weymouth: Monahan’s Marine. Winthrop: Cottage Park Y.C., Cove Convenience, Crystal Cove Marina, Pleasant Point Y.C., Winthrop Book Depot, Winthrop Lodge of Elks, Winthrop Y.C. Woburn: E&B Marine, West Marine. Woods Hole: Woods Hole Marina. Yarmouth: Arborvitae Woodworking. RHODE ISLAND Barrington: Barrington Y.C., Brewer Cove Haven Marina, Lavin’s
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Marina, Stanley’s Boat Yard, Striper Marina. Block Island: Ballard’s Inn, Block Island Boat Basin, Block Island Marina, Champlin’s, Harbormaster, Old Harbor Dock, Payne’s New Harbor Dock. Bristol: Aidan’s Irish Pub, All Paint, Bristol Bagel Works, Bristol Marine, Bristol Yacht Club, Hall Spars & Rigging, Herreshoff Marine Museum, Jamestown Distributors, Quantum Thurston Sails, Superior Marine. Central Falls: Twin City Marine. Charlestown: Ocean House Marina. Cranston: Edgewood Yacht Club, Port Edgewood Marina, Rhode Island Yacht Club. East Greenwich: Anderson’s Ski & Dive Center, East Greenwich Yacht Club, Norton’s Shipyard & Marina, West Marine. East Providence: East Providence Yacht Club. Jamestown: Conanicut Marine Supply, Dutch Harbor Boatyard.. Middletown: West Marine Narraganset: West Marine. Newport: Armchair Sailor, Brewer Street Boatworks, Casey’s Marina, Goat Island Marina, IYRS, Museum of Yachting, New York Yacht Club, Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina, Newport Nautical Supply, Newport Visitor Information Center, Newport Yacht Club, Old Port Marine Services, Sail Newport, Seamen’s Church Institute, Starbucks, The Newport Shipyard, West Marine, West Wind Marina. North Kingstown: Allen Harbor Marina, Johnson’s Boatyard, RI Mooring Services. Portsmouth: Brewer Sakonnet Marina, East Passage Yachting Center, Eastern Yacht Sales, Hinckley Yacht Services, Ship’s Store and Rigging, The Melville Grill. Riverside: Bullock’s Cove Marina. Tiverton: Don’s Marine, Life Raft & Survival Equipment, Ocean Options, Quality Yacht Services, Standish Boat Yard. Wakefield: Point Jude Boats, Point Judith Marina, Point Judith Yacht Club, Point View Marina, Ram Point Marina, Silver Spring Marine, Snug Harbor Marine, Stone Cove Marina. Warren: Country Club Laundry, West Marine. Warwick: Appanoag Harbor Marina, Brewer Yacht Yard at Cowesett, Greenwich Bay Marina, Pettis Boat Yard, Ponaug Marina, Warwick Cove Marina. Wickford: Brewer Wickford Cove Marina, Johnson’s Boatyard, Marine Consignment of Wickford, Pleasant Street Wharf, Wickford Marina, Wickford Shipyard, Wickford Yacht Club. CONNECTICUT Branford: Birbarie Marine, Branford River Marina, Branford Yacht Club, Brewer Bruce & Johnson’s Marina, Dutch Wharf Boat Yard, Indian Neck Yacht Club, Pine Orchard Yacht Club, West Marine. Byram: Byram Town Marina. Chester: Castle Marina, Chester Marina, Hays Haven Marina, Middlesex Yacht Club. Clinton: Cedar Island Marina, Connecticut Marine One, Harborside Marina, Old Harbor Marina, Port Clinton Marina, Riverside Basin Marina, West Marine. Cos Cob: Palmer Point Marina. Darien: E&B Marine, Noroton Yacht Club.
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Deep River: Brewer Deep River Marina. East Haddam: Andrews Marina East Norwalk: Rex Marine. Essex: Brewer Dauntless Shipyard, Essex Corinthian Yacht Club, Essex Island Marina, Essex Yacht Club. Fairfield: J. Russell Jinishian Gallery, West Marine. Farmington: Pattaconk Yacht Club. Greenwich: Beacon Point Marine, Indian Harbor Yacht Club. Groton: Pine Island Marina, Shennecossett Yacht Club. Guilford: Brown’s Boat Yard, Guilford Boat Yard, Harbormaster. Lyme: Cove Landing Marine. Madison: East River Marine. Milford: Flagship Marina, Milford Boat Works, Milford Landing, Milford Yacht Club, Port Milford, Spencer’s Marina, West Marine. Mystic: Brewer Yacht Yard, Fort Rachel Marina, Gwenmor Marina, Mason Island Yacht Club, Mystic Point Marina, Mystic River Yacht Club, Mystic Seaport Museum Store, Mystic Shipyard, West Marine. New Haven: City Point Yacht Club, Fairclough Sails, Oyster Point Marina. New London: Crocker’s Boatyard, Ferry Slip Dockominium Assoc., Hellier Yacht Sales, Thames Shipyard and Ferry, Thames Yacht Club, Thamesport Marina, West Marine. Niantic: Boats Inc., Mago Pt. Marina, Port Niantic Marina, Three Belles Marina. Noank: Brower’s Cove Marina, Hood Sails, Noank Village Boatyard, Palmers Cove Marina, Ram Island Yacht Club, Spicer’s. Norwalk: Norwest Marine, Rex Marine, Total Marine, West Marine. Norwich: The Marina at American Wharf. Old Lyme: Old Lyme Marina. Old Saybrook: Brewer’s Ferry Point Marina, Harbor Hill Marina & Inn, Harbor One Marina, Island Cove Marina, Oak Leaf Marina, Ocean Performance, Ragged Rock Marina, Saybrook Point Marina, West Marine. Portland: Yankee Boat Yard & Marina. Riverside: Riverside Yacht Club. Rowayton: All Seasons Marina, Wilson Cove Marina. South Norwalk: Norwalk Yacht Club, Rex Marine Center, Surfside 3 Marina. Stamford: Brewer Yacht Haven Marina, Czescik Marina, Halloween Yacht Club, Hathaway Reiser Rigging, Landfall Navigation, Ponas Yacht Club, Prestige Yacht Sales, Stamford Landing Marina, Stamford Yacht Club, West Marine, Z Sails. Stonington: Dodson Boat Yard, Dog Watch Café, Madwanuck Yacht Club, Stonington Harbor Yacht Club. Stratford: Brewer Stratford Marina. Waterford: Defender Industries. Westbrook: Atlantic Outboard, Brewer Pilots Point Marina, Pier 76 Marina, Sound Boatworks. West Haven: West Cove Marina. Westport: Cedar Point Yacht Club. NEW YORK Sag Harbor: Sag Harbor Yacht Club. West Islip: West Marine.
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Points Easts don't last long at Apponaug Harbor Marina “The stack of Points Easts goes pretty quickly,” said John Dickerson, owner and proprietor of Apponaug Harbor Marina (known locally as Dickerson's Marina) at the southern end of Arnold's Neck Drive in Warwick, R.I. “To be truthful, we can't keep them on the shelf.”
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One of more than 700 distributors of "The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England," Apponaug Harbor Marina is located on scenic Greenwich Bay, which is just about the western midpoint of Narragansett Bay. By water, it's 17 miles from Newport, 32 miles from Block Island, and 44 miles from Martha's Vineyard. By land, it's 10 minutes by car from Interstate 95, 10 minutes from T.F. Green Airport, and one hour and change from Boston or Worcester. John's late father and mother, Avis, started the marina in 1959. Avis still works a long day in the office. Today, the facility boasts both concrete and wooden floating docks; 348 slips in 20-, 30-, 36-, and 40-foot configurations, water and electricity; 30 moorings; modern restrooms with showers, a pump-out station; engine repair and yacht maintenance; a 25-ton Mobile Crane; and a 35-on Travelift. A small but active yacht club is at the marina, and races are held on Tuesday nights. A Fitting-Out Breakfast is held in May, and hotdog roasts and barbecues are held right through the summer. Oh, in case you're wondering, "Apponaug" derives from the Wampanoag Indian word for "place of many shells," for it was here that the first residents held their cookouts.
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28th Annual Antique & Classic Boat Festival Hawthorne Cove Marina, 10 White St., Salem, Mass. Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. See vintage motor yachts and sailboats, tour vessels, meet skippers and crews, vote for your favorite boat. Crafts market, old-time band music, blessing of fleet, parade of boats and more. www.boatfestival.org patwells@earthlink.net Haverhill River Run 2010 The Haverhill River Run 2010 is an American Power Boat Association nationally sanctioned event. Hydroplane and Runabouts will race on the Merrimack River in Haverhill, MA. The races are sponsored by the South Shore Outboard Association and the Crescent Yacht Club. The event take place just beyond the last navigation buoys upriver on the Merrimack River. Last year, 65 boats competed in 12 different classes – 24 races a day. More racers are expected this year with the event hosting the only Marathon Race in New England. Racers will launch at the Yacht Club. Spectators can view the races from the Crescent Yacht Club at 30 Ferry Street or the Buttonwood Trail on the opposite side of the river. The Yacht Club will hold a cook out open to spectators and participants. dgoodwin@rbkimball.com
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Eastport Pirate Festival 2010 Eastport, Maine. The weekend after Labor Day, more than 10,000 people will enjoy more than 50 events including pirate re-enactments, more familiy-related events, pirate bands, and a surprise offering “to take the pirate festival up a notch.” FMI: Email John Miller. john.miller2@hotmail.com
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Newport International Boat Show Newport Yachting Center and adjacent wharves, Newport, R.I. Free water-taxi service. www.newportboatshow.com
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United States Sailboat Show 41st annual show in downtown Annapolis, Md. Several hundred boats of all sizes, marine hardware, accessories, rigging, clothing, seminars, workshops, demos, and entertainment. www.usboat.com paul@usboat.com United States Powerboat Show 39th annual show in downtown Annapolis, Md. Several hundred boats of all sizes, marine hardware, accessories, rigging, clothing, seminars, workshops, demos, and entertainment. www.usboat.com paul@usboat.com
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BETTY L., continued from Page 43 Madeline took time out from cruising to watch the musical “Anne of Green Gables” while in Charlottetown. They also enjoyed a tribute to the late chanteyman Stan Rogers. “I’m a big fan of his music,” Bob added. They were snug in St. Peters on Cape Breton Island when Hurricane Bill blew through. “We stayed at the Lions Club Marina there,” Bob said. “Some of the friendliest people you can imagine.” He paused here to praise people generally who offer assistance of every kind to traveling boaters. “Everywhere we went, people would offer to drive us some place, or give us the keys to their car and tell us to explore.” He spoke of a man at Riviere-laMadeleine on the St. Lawrence who met them saying, “Hi, I’m Jean Paul, official greeter,” who then took them on a lovely trip through the forest to see the Grand Sault salmon migratory pass. “If they know you’re from a boat, shopkeepers will often close the register and drive you back to your boat,” he added. While on Cape Breton Island, they visited the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in Baddeck on Bras d’Or Lake. “My father and my aunt were both Bell employees, so we had to see the Museum,” said Bob. They started down the Nova Scotia coast, arriving in Halifax in time to take shelter from Tropical Storm
Danny. They departed Halifax when they thought seas would be moderate but instead faced 14-foot waves, then thick fog. “Our boat is equipped with stabilizers, so that did help us,” Bob added. They stopped at Covey Island Boatworks office in Lunenburg, where they were warmly welcomed, and later visited the Covey Island boat shop in Riverport, a few miles south of Lunenburg, where they were given a tour of the facilities. The Vreelands were in Westport, preparing to cross the Bay of Fundy, when I spoke with them. Madeline said they wanted to be in Eastport, Maine, in time for the Pirate Festival. Their son John had graduated from The Boat School in Eastport, the oldest boatbuilding school in America. When asked about plans for the winter, Madeline smiled broadly: “We’re going to ski!” She grew up in Westbrook, Maine, and skiing is a big part of her life. She and Bob do volunteer work at Sunday River and also work with the Maine Handicap Ski Program. So they will be busy with all the activities that come with winter, including making plans for another cruise next summer in the Betty L. Caroline Norwood has been secretary of the Westport Harbour Authority since it was formed, and a member of the Harbour Authority Advisory Council for four years. She was a commercial fisherman for seven years, and worked on an inshore longline boat.
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The Hardin 45 Almeisan lies alongside a commercial vessel attempting to rescue the remaining crew aboard, but the ship crashed into the sailboat, putting a gash in her hull, and prompting her crew to abort the rescue.
A Bermuda run gone very bad Capt. Tom Tighe of Patterson, N.Y., had made the voyage between Connecticut and Bermuda 48 times, and his first mate, Lochlin Reidy, joined him on 20 of those trips. In early May 2005, the two sailors embarked on yet another Bermuda-bound cruise, aboard the Hardin 45 Almeisan, this time with three new crewmembers who wished to learn more about offshore sailing. The new crew included 46-year-old Kathy Gilchrist, 70-year-old Ron Burd, and 34-yearold Chris Ferrer. Four days into their voyage, a massive storm struck, and Captain Tighe and Reidy were swept from the boat during a knockdown and were carried away by huge seas. The three new crewmembers somehow remained on the vessel as it was being torn apart by the seas. The trouble started on the fourth day of the trip when a storm-generated rogue wave came roaring down on the sailboat. Kathy, Tom and Loch were in the cockpit when they heard an oncoming roar like the engines of a jet. Then they felt the deck fall out from beneath them, and they were airborne for a second before being pushed underwater. All three were smothered in seething white water, as if being hurled down a waterfall. Kathy was swept completely out of 90 Points East June 2010
the boat, and felt the ocean tugging, trying to separate her from the tether of her safety harness. She kicked to the surface and screamed. Loch and Tom were pinned in the overturned cockpit, underwater. When the boat came back around, the first thing they heard was screaming. They knew it was Kathy, but in the darkness it took them a few seconds to realize she was outside the boat. They located her in the water and grabbed her safety harness, but they didn’t have the strength to pull her onboard. Below, 70-year-old Ron Burd had been thrown into the overhead, nearly knocking him unconscious. Chris, who had been resting in the galley beneath two windows, narrowly escaped death when one of the windows shattered and torrents of glass and water rained down on him. Chris heard the shouting from above and scrambled topside, and together with Loch and Tom, managed to pull Kathy back into the boat. Tom inspected the battered condition of the vessel and the rising water inside, and made the fateful decision to activate the EPIRB and abandon ship via the life raft. In the next few minutes, things went horribly wrong. As the crew assembled in the exposed cockpit with life jackets and emergency supplies, Tom editor@pointseast.com
inflated the life raft, but the wind blew it 30 feet from the boat, to the end of its tether. Just then, another rogue wave, perhaps 50 feet in size, slammed into the Almeisan and the life raft. The raft broke from its tether, did a complete 360, and Loch was hurled into the sea. Tom and Ron were thrown from the boat, and Tom’s harness broke from the safety line. He and Loch were engulfed by the breaking seas, but they swam to each other and clipped there broken safety harnesses together as the seas swept them far from the boat and into the void. Onboard the Almeisan, Ron was outside the vessel, but hanging onto the rail. Kathy and Chris pulled him aboard, dragging him into the cockpit. When Ron regained his senses he asked, “Where are Tom and Loch?” Chris shook his head, “Overboard. They’re both gone.” With no life raft, the three sailors on the Almeisan had to keep the boat afloat until help arrived. In the next eight hours, they did just that until a tanker responded to their Mayday. The ship saw the sailboat and pulled alongside, dropping a rope which the Chris secured to the Almeisan. Just when it seems like Kathy, Ron and Chris would be saved, the ship crashed into the sailboat, putting a gash in its hull. The sailboat was now drifting back to the stern of the ship and was just three feet from its massive swirling propeller. The terrified sailors thought the
end was at hand as they struggled to free the Almeisan from the line connecting them to the ship. They did so with only a second to spare. Hours later a Coast Guard helicopter arrived and dropped it’s rescue swimmer into the maelstrom to assist the three sailors as they were hoisted from the boat and to safety. Meanwhile, Tom and Loch were buried by avalanching waves, but in the troughs of the waves the men were able to talk of rescue, survival strategies, and their families, knowing the odds of escaping from their predicament alive were slim. As each hour passed, the men weakened, especially Tom, the older of the two. After 10 hours of constantly fighting the seas, Tom died in Loch’s arms. Loch vowed to bring his friend’s body home, and his fight to live over the next 20 hours is a classic of maritime survival. Eventually, the tiny two-inch strobe light on his life vest saved his life. Incredibly, a Coast Guard plane spotted the light, and Loch was later rescued by the crew of an oil tanker. Michael Tougias is the author of “Overboard,” a book about this tragic incident, as well as three other true maritime thrillers: “The Hours Until Dawn,” “Fatal Forecast,” and “The Finest Hours.”
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36’ Ellis Flybridge Cruiser $525,000 1998 35' Luhrs. Great condition, turn-key. $38,000 1987 40' Silverton Aft Cabin 1987 38' Bertram Sports Fisherman 1988 36' Marine Trader Diesel
38’ Shannon Cutter 1978 $115,000
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14’ Compass Classic Catboat, 2004 With motor mount and trailer. Great condition, has been in storage for the last three years. Located in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. $7,995. Call 207951-1324. ed.cerose@gmail.com
15’ Eric Dow Peapod, 1985 Built by Eric Dow Boats in Brooklin Maine, this cedar plank-on-frame, copper rivet fastened wooden peapod is the sailing model equipped with spritsail rig, spars, rudder, tiller and centerboard. Two rowing stations. Very little use, always stored indoors. New paint topsides and oil inside in winter 2010. Excellent condition. $8,500. Call Eric 207-3592277. www.dowboats.com eric@dowboats.com
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19’ Cat-Schooner, 2007 William Garden cat-schooner built 2007. Fin keel, teak hatch and trim, 7hp diesel, electric lights, double berth, wood stove, sink, CQR, three sails. Fast and handsome. Located Cape Cod. $18,000. hickman31@verizon.net
16’ Historic Herreshoff 12 1/2 Sloop Restoration and rebuild just completed by professional experts. New sails and custom Triad trailer included. Delivery possible. $24,500. 207967-0513. FairWinds2@hotmail.com
17’ Hermann Wittholtz Catboat 1972. 17’2 LOA. Fiberglass, gaff rigged. Many upgrades; new rudder, new running rigging w/lazy jacks,
travel cover and winter frame. All bright-work, rudder, mast, and spar, triple coated by boat yard at fall layup. $5,000. Call Mike 207-8825038 or e-mail edgecombboatworks@gmail.com
19’ Rhodes Mariner, 1992 Fiberglass daysailer, centerboard, 8hp Evinrude Yachtwin long-shaft outboard, Li’l Rider trailer, mainsail, jib, genoa, sleeping berths, potty locker, self-bailing cockpit. Excellent condition. $4,500. 207-442-8272. www.stuartmarine.net/new/mariner/s pecifications/index.html tracy1956@gmail.com
17’ Whitehall Sailing/Pulling Boat Classic lines by Gardner. Built 1995. Double diagonal strip cedar hull sheathed in glass with mahogany bright-work. Three rowing stations with custom dished and balanced Sitka spruce spoon oars. Sprit sail and centerboard. Custom trailer,
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2 7 ’ Padebco Of fshore, 1993 350hp V8 GM 6.5 L Turbo-Diesel, very low hours. Hardtop, seaworthy, comfortable, beautiful boat. Professionally maintained, inside stored. Evolution Marine Shaft Drive System, Side Power bow thruster, new Raymarine C80 radar, new Garmin 545 color chart GPS map, Autohelm ST5000 autopilot, top-of-theline Raytheon 202 VHF/hailer/auto fog horn with 30w horn, teak swim platform with attached swim ladder, teak bow pulpit, SS bow rail, shore power charger with 110 volt AC outlets, cockpit lights, new LED anchor light, KVH 1000 Azimuth compass,
enclosed head, rod racks below, new stainless diesel fuel tanks, Fireboy Halon automatic fire extinguisher system, hyd. steering, Guest remote search/ spot light. New Awlgrip (dk green) 2007. Large V-berth, with filler. Head and holding tank (unused). Seaworthy fishing boat, and a pocket cruiser, all rolled into one. A great day boat, comfortable and very fuel efficient. She can get up and run fast when needed.
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24’ Bridges Point, 2002 JUDITH, built by the John Williams Boat Co. Daysailor layout. $59,000. Call 207-255-7854 or email billw@jwboatco.com 26’ Cape Dory, 1985 ALKYONE is a wonderful. well cared for example of the popular Cape Dory 26. This model offers standing headroom and a great layout for cruising. Recent additions include new sails, furlex roller furling, and running rigging in ‘01 and ‘02, 4 stroke Yamaha 9.9 electric start outboard with less than 30 hrs., and Simrad electronics. $18,900. 207371-2899. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com perry@robinhoodmarinecenter.com
20’ Alden, 1979 Classic wooden gaff-rigged sloop, full keel. New sails. Cedar/oak, canvas deck; trailer. $19,000. 207775-1005. www.adayinmaine.org nbarba75@gmail.com
21’ Pocket Cruiser Porpoise is for sale. 1930’s Murray Peterson design #109, by Goudy and Stevens. 21’ Pocket cruiser, mahogany on oak, recent keel and frame work by Chip Flanagan. Still needs some work. All rigging, sails in place. $10,000. Located Rockland, 207-749-2954. www.beauly.ca jesse@beauly.ca
27’ Soveral, 1987 Built by Tartan, fast club racer/weekender. Excellent condition. Three new headsails, instruments, new hardware. 10hp Yanmar diesel. $18,500. 207-236-0151. artzm3@gmail.com
cruiser. Well equiped and cared for. $14,900. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com 28’ Ericson 1988 South Portland ME $22,900 LIKE NEW! Suzanne (207) 518-9397 www.newwaveyachts.com suzanne@newwaveyachts.com 30’ Hinckley Sou’wester Sloop 1962. Flag blue awlgripped hull ‘08, 2004 Yanmar diesel, sleeps 4, new radar-gps, 1998 roller furler genoa. Caring ownership $54,000. Gray & Gray, Inc 207-363-7997 www.grayandgrayyachts.com
30’ Hinckley SW Jr., 1959 Wooden, gas engine, 2010 survey, excellent condition, professionally maintained. Newly refitted and many extras, including winter/ summer storage. Camden, Maine. $35,000. Call 207-542-9594. peteconover@roadrunner.com
30’ Sabre MK lll, 1986 Custom interior. Rigged for racing or singlehand. Westerbeke diesel 480 hrs. Well maintained, very clean. Call for details and survey. $50,000. 207-655-4962. gbclark@maine.rr.com
30’ Cape Dory Cutter, 1986 Excellent condition. Seven sails, roller furling, radar, color chartplotter, autohelm, hot pressure water, cabin heater, barrier coated hull. Needs nothing. Portland, Maine. $42,000. Detailed information and photos on website. www.capedory30.blogspot.com dfilene@gmail.com
27’ Catalina Sloop, 1985 Nice example of this popular small DU
23’ Herreshoff Prudence Cedar on white oak, Sitka spruce mast and boom, club footed jib, Volvo dsl. 2 cyl. Extensive restoration 2003. She is a sweetheart. $15,000. Jonesport Shipyard. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com
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33’ Hans Christian, 1986 Classic offshore/coastwise design that will take you anywhere in safety and comfort. Lightly used and only in Maine. Second owner has made upgrades including ICOM 602 VHF/DSC w/remote mic, ground tackle, running rigging, batteries, deck washdown, etc. Includes Raymarine color chartplotter/radar, MaxProp, Avon dinghy w/Yamaha 4stroke. Asking $94,900. 603-5691034 or email starsail@metrocast.net 33’ Hallett 2007 $115,000 Suzanne (207) 518-9397 www.newwaveyachts.com suzanne@newwaveyachts.com 34’ Tartan Sloop Roomy interior, solid boat, needs cosmetics. Excellent opportunity to get into a good cruiser. Make an offer. 207-497-2701 . Jonesport Shipyard. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com 34’ Sabre 1978 Salem MA $29,0000 Suzanne (207) 518-9397
34’ Pearson 34, 1984 Sea Glass is a very attractive equipped Pearson 34 with her dark blue Awl-Grip hull. Her equipment includes a spinniker and recent main and 150% genoa, as well as a new dodger. $39,500. 207-371-2899. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com perry@robinhoodmarinecenter.com 34’ Sabre MKI 1983 Falmouth, ME $47,900 Excellent condition. Suzanne (207) 518-9397 www.newwaveyachts.com suzanne@newwaveyachts.com 35’ Greene Trimaran, 1994 LWL 34’6; beam 30; displacement 6000 lbs. 3 berths. Loaded. Get a rush and take the next step. Cruise/race at 12-15 kts (and more). Excellent condition. Yard manitained. Located at Greene Marine, Even Keel Road, Yarmouth, Maine. (Next to Casco Ford on Highway 1.) $99,500. Jake Van Beelen. Mobile: 970-401-2158. Greene Marine: 207-846-3184. Or email jake.vanbeelen@gmail.com 35’ Hinckley Pilot Sloop, 1970 Black hull, outstanding condition. $127,500. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207363-7997.
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tronics, radar, charting, SSB, etc. Perkins 4-108 engine, but honestly, you won’t need it much. Brunswick, ME $62,500. 207-319-9665. svbaloo@gmail.com
35’ Island Packet 350, 2001 Cutter rig. 40hp Yanmar diesel, roller main, genoa & stay sail. Spinnaker, reverse cycle AC, autopilot, radar & GPS. Well equipped, clean and well maintained. $168,500. 603-361-8687. spiritus350.googlepages.com cfpiper@juno.com 35’ Hinckley Pilot 35 1966 $67,500 Falmouth ME Suzanne (207) 518-9397 www.newwaveyachts.com suzanne@newwaveyachts.com
36’ Ericson, 1976 $24,995. Contact Ocean Point Marina, 207-633-0773. www.oceanpointmarina.com 38’ Pearson Invicta II, 1968 Therapy was completely re-built in 2000 to 2001 by her owner. Reequipping included a Universal 25hp diesel, Isotherm refrigeration, Force 10 propane stove, among many other features. All new electronics were added along with new sails and other upgrades. $59,500. 207-3712899. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com perry@robinhoodmarinecenter.com 40’ Luders L-27 Sloop, 1955 Refit 2007. Westerbeke diesel. Superb condition. Hot molded plywood construction. 2008 black awlgripped hull, new sails, sleeps 6. Elegant, fast racer-cruiser. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.
38’ C&C Landfall Crew is back from cruising, but the boat wants to go again. Read any review of the Landfall 38, and you’ll see why. Windvane, removable inner forestay, tons of solar. Good elec-
42’ Catalina 42 MKII, 2002 3 staterooms, wing keel, doyle stack, 140 genoa, CDI furling spinnaker, etc. Bailey Is. Maine. $169,000. Frank Jones, 603-7263112. games@roadrunner.com
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42’ S&S Cutter, 1964 S&S center-cockpit offshore cutter. Refit 2001. Fiberglass hull and decks to the famous Finisterre design. 2001 Yanmar. 3 cabins. $89,000. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.
door. 45hp Honda 4-stroke OB, trailer, used lightly. Jonesport Shipyard, 207-497-2701. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com 17’ Classic 17 Montauk, 1989 2001 Mercury, trailer, and lots of extras. $10,900. Call York Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602 sales@yorkharbormarine.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: $41,500. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com
21’ Trophy Walkaround, 2004 Includes trailer. $16,500. 207-7993600. www.theyachtconnection.com 21’ Seaway, 2008 Seaway 21 ‘For Play’, one of Seaway Boats most popular designs. Low hours and use on this engine and boat. Brand new in 2008 she has been used for two seasons and well maintained. $35,000. 207-244-7854 or billw@jwboatco.com
17’ Sunbird Corsair, 1994 with very nice trailer. Add an outboard and a little cosmetic work for a great little runabout. $1100. 207223-8885.
34’ Titan 1971 with auxiliary diesel engine. $29,000 FMI Contact Ocean Point Marina 207-633-0773 www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com
POWER Cash for your Boston Whaler. Cash paid for your Boston Whaler. Any condition considered. Please call David at, York Harbor Marine Service at 207-363-3602 x13 or email sales@yorkharbormarine.com
17’ Chris Craft Super Sport, 1964 Excellent original condition upgraded to modern standards. 420 hours on original mint 327. Heat exchanger cooled, trim tabs, new varnish, w/trailer. $16,500. 207-380-9173. yworry@roadrunner.com
15’ Boston Whaler, 2007 Montauk package. Just like new. Only $18,500. Call York Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602. sales@yorkharbormarine.com 16’ Calvin Beal, Jr. 1995 Fiberglass runabout with trunk cabin w/ screened ports and folding cabin
17’ Boston Whaler, 2003 Boston Whaler 170 Montauk package with 90hp 4-stroke. Clean. $16,900. Call York Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602. sales@yorkharbormarine.com
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22’ PYY 22 All new molded fiberglass liner, larger (head capable) center console, molded non-skid hatches, increased storage beneath deck. Base Price $39,900. 207-439-3967. Ask for George or Tom. www.kpbb.net 24’ Eastern, 2003 Eastern Center Console w/130hp 4stroke Honda outboard. Comes with trailer. $31,500. Call Ocean Point Marina at 207-633-0773 www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com
24’ Rosborough RF-246 Sedan Cruiser, 2002. Yamaha 115hp 4-stroke with 545 hours. Raymarine ST6002 Auto Helm. Garmin 162 GPS, 2 burner propane cookstove, icebox. New series 27 batteries (2). $58,500. peter@maine.rr.com 25’ Boston Whaler 235 Conquest 2005. Clean. Merc 250hp Verado with 211 hours. Hardtop, full wxcurtains; downriggers; fishbox w/pumpout; freshwater washdown; head with o/b discharge; shore power package; full electronics - all the bells and whistles. Slip available. $49,900. York Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602. sales@yorkharbormarine.com 25’ Sea Fox 257 CC, 2004 W/twin Mercury 150hp. Saltwater Series. Demo boat. Full warranty. This boat is loaded. $39,900. Carousel Marina, 207-633-2922. 25’ Sea Fox 257CC, 2004 Twin Mercury 150’s, Salt Water series. Includes trailer. Boat is loaded. Raymarine electronics. $37,500. 207-687-2116.
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25’ Pacemaker, 1969 Center Console, total refit. MercCruiser 454. Asking $32,000. Rockland, Maine. Call John Morin, 207 691-1637.
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26’ Somes Sound 26 ‘Bai Ji Er’, with enclosed pilot house. Great day boat and small cruiser. Gas inboard. $165,000. Call207255-7854, or email bill@jwboatco.com 26’ Somes Sound 26 Open launch ‘Salt Ponds’. Classic launch look with plenty of teak and bronze. $100,000. Call 207-2557854 or email bill@jwboatco.com 26’ Eldredge McInnis, 1989 A beautiful example of the well known Eldredge McInnis Bass boat, built by the Landing Boat School. Wood hull, single diesel. Located in Southport, Maine. $49,500. 207371-2899.
27’ Padebco Offshore, 1993 350hp V8 GM 6.5 L Turbo-Diesel, very low hours. Hardtop, seaworthy, comfortable, beautiful boat. Professionally maintained, inside stored. Evolution Marine Shaft Drive System, Side Power bow thruster, new Raymarine C80 radar, new Garmin 545 color chart GPS map, Autohelm ST5000 autopilot, top-ofthe-line Raytheon 202 VHF/hailer/auto fog horn with 30w horn, teak swim platform with attached swim ladder, teak bow pulpit, SS bow rail, shore power charger with 110 volt AC outlets, cockpit lights, new LED
anchor light, KVH 1000 Azimuth compass, enclosed head, rod racks below, new stainless diesel fuel tanks, Fireboy Halon automatic fire extinguisher system, hyd. steering, Guest remote search/spot light. New Awlgrip (dk green) 2007. Large Vberth, with filler. Head and holding tank (unused). Seaworthy fishing boat, and a ‘pocket’ cruiser, all rolled into one. A great ‘day boat,’ comfortable and very fuel efficient. She can get up and run fast when needed. A terrific price on this value loaded boat; $99,900. Mystic, Conn. Contact Barlow Yacht Sales, Carleton M. Barlow, Jr., 860-767-2955. www.barlowyachts.net cmbarlow@snet.net
28’ Albin HT (2), 2002 Yanmar diesel, very clean from $99,500. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-3637997. 29’ Webbers Cove, 2000 Hardtop Express Downeast DayBoat. Yanmar. Separate shower. Asking $110,000. Rockland, Maine. 207 691-1637. 29’ Wilbur/Crosby Express, 1988 Twin Volvos. Fast commuter. Asking $49,900. Southwest Harbor, Maine. John Morin, 207 691-1637.
28’ Rampage, 1988 Sportsman Custom Top of the line high quality offshore sport fishing boat. Beam 11’ Draft 2’6 Gross weight 10,150 lbs. Excellent condition. Needs no work. Twin inboard
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hours. Cruise 25K. Top 30K. Handles rough seas like a breeze. Cabin w/ full size bed, kitchenette and enclosed head w/ shower. Great boat for 25 miles out to Jeffreys. Selling to get bigger boat. Appraised at 59K. Will sell for 39K. Located in Kennebunkport. 207-522-5113. edpitts@q.com
30’ Pro-Line Walkaround, 1997 Fishing/family layout, fish box, bait well, transom door. Cabin w/ galley and head, sleeps 4. $39,500. 207799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com
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31’ Sea Ray Weekender, 198122,000. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.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. 508-2243709. www.by-the-sea.com/karbottboatbuilding/ jmkarbott@aol.com 32’ Wilbur/Newman Sedan, 1977 New Yanmar. Refit. Old style charm. Asking $125,000. Biddeford, Maine. 207-691-1637. 32’ Sam Devlin Topknow Fast Cruiser. The Topknot 32 was designed and built by Sam
Devlon of Olympia, WA for a customer in New England that wanted a comfortable boat for day trips or an occasional overnight stay. She features an extra large cockpit with hardtop for protection from the elements and an aft daybed for lounging while underway or at anchor. $198,500. 207-371-2899. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com perry@robinhoodmarinecenter.com
35’ Luhrs, 1988 Great condition, turn-key. $38,000. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com 35’ Duffy FB Cruiser, 2000 Single Cat 435hp diesel, 587 hours. Sidepower thruster, dual helms, large cockpit and salon, galley down. Sleeps 4. Cruise 17 knots. Handsome green hull. $164,500. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.
32’ Island Gypsy Trawler, 1994 Single 250hp Cummins, 1800 hours, thruster, generator, queen berth forward, 2 side doors, galley up, good electronics. $109,000. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997. 34’ Wilbur Flybridge, 1988 Wilbur Flybridge Long Range Expeditionary Cruiser. Caterpillar. Turn-key. Asking $149,000. Florida. John Morin, 207 691-1637.
36’ Grand Banks, 1979 Twin Lehman 120’s. Excellent condition. Fully equipped for cruising.
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38’ H&H Osmond Beal, 2002 EcoFriendly custom Downeast liveaboard cruiser. Solar panels. Composting head. Fully insulated. Hurricane diesel heater. Yanmar 370, low hours. Spacious salon. Galley up. Island Queen. $225,000. 603770-8378. dotgale38.googlepages.com dotgaleforsale@comcast.net 38’ Stanley, 1984 Stanley 38 ‘Fishwife’. First Stanley
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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
43’ Marine Trader, 1984 Priced to sell at $69,999. FMI contact Ocean Point Marina at 207-6330773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 47’ Maine Cat, 2009 Maine Cat P-47, hull#2, launched June ‘09. Twin 180 Yanmar, liveaboard equipped, low fuel burn, 3’ draft, located in Bahamas. $110k below list. 1-888-832-2287. www.mecat.com info@mecat.com
38’ Holland/Pettegrow Downeast Sportfishing, 1987. 3208 435hp Cat, 3400 hrs. Teak interior, galley down, enclosed head and shower, sleeps 4. Fighting chair, tower and pulpit. Furuno Navnet. $160,000. 207-450-6119. valborgcharter@gmail.com
47’ Novi Dragger, 1985 Fiberglass Atkinson Novi Dragger. 43.8’ + 4’ extension. 15.5’ beam, 6’ draft. Good Condition. Jonesport Shipyard, 207-497-2701. www.jonesportshipyard.com
40’ Silverton (372) 392-1997 $125,000. (207) 518-9397 www.newwaveyachts.com suzanne@newwaveyachts.com
36’ Alley Built Lobster Boat, 1973 $17,900 FMI contact Ocean Point Marina 207-633-0773 www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com
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42’ Matthews Classic, 1956 Double Cabin Flying Bridge (DCFB) Cruiser. Beautifully restored cruiser, a sea-going summer home. Repowered with 2 twin GM V6 220hp delivering 4.5gph @9knots. Complete new plumbing, electrical including Lewmar anchoring system, Garmin chartplotter/GPS and Ritchie binnacle. $52,500. More information and pictures available. Contact: herliebarnes@yahoo.com
Commission a Tender Get a great boat while helping a great cause. Custom-built for you by the Compass Project. Come on in and meet your build team. 12’ Bevins Skiff $850 12’ Echo Bay Dory $1950 16’ Gloucester Light Dory $1,600 Call 207-774-0682 www.compassproject.org compassinfo@maine.rr.com
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$1,400. Maxwell’s Boat Shop. Rockland, Maine. 207-594-5492. Boat Rental Triumph Boats 17’ & 19’ Center Console available for half day, full day and extended rental. Guilford Boat Yards, View Details www.guilfordboat.com, Guilford, Connecticut 203-453-5031 Offshore Passage Opportunities Need sea time? #1 crew networking service since 1993. Sail for free on OPB’s. Call 1-800-4-PASSAGe for free brochure/membership application. Need free crew? Call 631-4234988. www.sailopo.com Delivery Captain Your power or sail boat delivered wherever you need it. Owners welcome on deliveries. Also available for instruction. Captain Tim. 603770-8378. dotgale38.googlepages.com tphsails@comcast.net Moorings & Slips Small marina on beautiful Great Bay. 16’ to 30’ boats. Bay View Marina, 19 Boston Harbor Road, Dover Point, NH. 603-749-1800.
Canvas Cleaning This year, have Gemini Canvas service your bimini or dodger. Professionally cleaned w/ water-repellent treatment. No dip-dunk tanks, only industry approved cleaners that work. We ship UPS, call us at 207-596-7705. www.geminicanvas.com peter@geminicanvas.com Perfect Thank You Gift A perfect Thank You gift-A set of
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lovely fitted sheets for their boat. Check www.fleetsheeet.com for ideas or to arrange for a Gift Card. Westerbeke 6 Cyl. Diesel Model 6-346, 120hp, 1050 hrs. with recently rebuilt 2:1 Paragon gear, engine harness, mounts and panel. Clean and well maintained. $3800. Call Fred 781-771-1053. fjdions@msn.com New Canvas Option Introducing Starbound Canvas, fullservice, custom marine canvas to cover and protect your investment! Located in Brooklin, Maine next to Center Harbor Sails. Contact Aimee Claybaugh at 207-359-2669 aimee@starboundcanvas.com Offshore Swan Sailing Program Real ocean seatime. Sail offshore aboard a Swan Nov. 1st - 18th. 11th Annual NARC Rally. Great boats, professional skippers. Very reasonable. Small crew means lots of wheel time. Fun. 631-423-4988. www.sailopo.com Casco Bay Help Wanted Looking for experienced boat handler who wants to make a difference in the health of Casco Bay. Friends of Casco Bay seeks a Pumpout Coordinator for the boating season to service the recreational boating community, to keep sewage out of Casco Bay and act as an ambassador on the water. Check out the detailed job description at www.cascobay.org. Send letter and resume to: Pumpout Search Committee, Friends of Casco Bay, 43 Slocum Drive, South Portland, Maine 04106 or email materials. www.cascobay.org jfetterer@cascobay.org Repower & Refit Considering repower or refit upgrades to your boat? Our two locations offer you in-house, factory trained technicians ready to address
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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. 207439-9582, Eliot yard 207-439-3967. www.kpyy.net Ocean Master, Motor 40 years in big boats and small ships, BOATWISE instructor. Deliveries, training, management. 401-885-3189. capt_bill@cox.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 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 603-4365299 or email@greatbaymarine.com Rental Moorings Sail beautiful Penobscot Bay. Seasonal moorings in protected Rockland harbor with an expansive float and pier facility for dinghy tieups and provisioning. On-site parking. 207-594-1800. www.atlanticchallenge.com info@atlanticchallenge.com Maine Chartering Consider chartering your boat(s) to help with those yard bills. Give us a call to talk about options. NPYC 207-557-1872 www.northpointyachtcharters.com info@northpointyachtcharters.com Marina For Sale For Sale: Wottonís Wharf Marina in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. For more information call Bruce Tindal at 207633-6711. www.wottonswharf.com
(up to 40’) and transient (up to 160’) reservations. Rates from $900 to $3,600 30/50/100 amp. includes water, electricity and ample, safe parking. Closest proximity to town with showers, laundry and restaurant on site and 100 yds to Hamilton Marine and all services. Blues Fest, Lobster Fest and Maine Boats, Harbors and Home Show reservations filling fast. CFMI Kevin@ 207594-4899 or 207-596-9171(c). stenmgt@midcoast.com
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SLIP into summer ...at Brewer Yacht Yards
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During these challenging times, boat owners need to be wise about how they spend their money. Smart boat owners choose Brewer Yacht Yards, because they get more than a slip. They get a vacation... all summer long. The many amenities, beautifully groomed grounds, shoreside benefits, and free WiFi are just the beginning. Brewer offers 21 New England locations in close cruising proximity, in some of the most beautiful harbors from New York to Maine. Enjoy a safe and secure ‘summer home’ with us.
It’s no secret; Brewer Yacht Yards are renowned for exceptional service. Yet, discriminating yachtsmen also choose Brewer for the gold-star treatment THEY receive! Taking care of customers is why Brewer has such a great waterfront reputation. You are important to us – allow us to treat you as Brewer family!
Brewer Club Cards provide extra savings! Seasonal and transient slip customers receive the benefits of our Brewer Club Card programs. From discounted fuel and savings on transient visits ... to free transient slips! (The more you use Brewer, the more you save!)
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