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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England Volume 13 Number 2 May 2010 F E AT U R E S
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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England Volume 13, Number 2 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 Fond memories of Beetle No. 303; Sails for Haiti a huge success; Background on the April cover.
Yardwork ...................................64 Alerion’s new, racier Sport 33 model; A new Wickford, R.I., launch service; Edson’s downloadable installation manual.
Mystery Harbor...........................14 April is home to Lowell’s Boat Shop New Mystery Harbor is on page 75.
Fetching Along ............................67 Another Folkboat sailor impresses.
News..........................................24 Eastport schooner’s Haiti mission; Free eco-boating brochures; Nova Scotia CAT ferry kaput.
Media ........................................68 The bitter and better of a new boat reference.
The Racing Pages ........................52 Averisera’s N.E. Solo-Twins; Bermuda Race entry deadline; 12-Meter reunion Sept. 16-19.
Calendar.....................................72 Speedboat, sailboat and canoe races. Compass adjuster........................81 In his final chapter, Bob drops names of some of his more illustrious clientele.
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Where did you go, John Masefield? The note came from vas – Libertad’s total sail Chile, addressed in the area – was insufficient to familiar, hurried hand harness the amorphous of a man on the go: zephyrs of the Bermuda El Capitaine, Triangle. I am staying on the Two days later, the fleet Sagres II in lay stationary upon a mirValparaiso, attending rored sea. So much for Vela Sud America, Masefield’s “. . . wheel’s which celebrates the kick and the wind’s song 200th anniversary of and the white sail’s shakthe creation of the ing.” Boredom reigned South American, indeaboard the State of pendent navies. Eleven Maine, and “sailors” bePhoto by Nim Marsh gan to misbehave. One Class A Tall Ships have rounded Cape John Masefield meets demolition derby at the start of the 1976 humorless scribe from a Horn and are their Tall Ships race from Bermuda to Newport, R.I. New York newspaper way up the Pacific scheduled early morning Coast to Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, through the briefings, to which the the press arrived, martinis and Panama Canal and over to Venezuela, going over to Heinekins in hand, with predictable results. The Vera Cruz, Mexico, where the fleet will be joined by the Baron and El Capitaine distributed invitations to a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle. So how many pics do post-voyage cocktail party aboard a mythical vessel, you want from Chile? Text ? The Spirit of Bayonne, actually a garbage scow Your South American correspondent, berthed at New York’s Pier 32. And the male continThe Baron gent hung lustily on the rails, waiting for Kris My mind flashed back to June 20, 1976, to the wa- Baranowski’s Polonez to pass by with her crew of bikiters off Hamilton, Bermuda, to the rolling decks of ni-clad Danes. Maine Maritime Academy’s State of Maine. Formerly Three days out, word filtered through the fleet that the President Hayes, a 533-foot American President the race might be stopped for lack of wind. The crew Lines passenger liner, she had been converted to a of the full-rigged ship Christian Radich deployed a training vessel three years before the Bicentennial pair of longboats to tow their vessel into a better “finTall Ships Race from Bermuda to Newport. The ishing” position when the race was called and ships Baron of Bayonne and El Capitaine had shipped could start motoring to Newport in time for the fesaboard the old rust-bucket, the former shooting the tivities. race; the latter, reporting on the event. Of course, that year’s race was an anomaly, seen They should have recognized what happened next through the eyes of two spirited newsmen on a junas an omen for what was to come: John Masefield ket. Tall Ships gatherings are always grand and glomeets demolition derby. As the vessels jockeyed for rious events, and Points East encourages readers to position (some vessels take 20 minutes to tack), the attend those celebrations in our region this spring 370-foot Juan Sebastian de Elcano T-boned the 356- and summer. May 15-21, Lynx, an 1812 privateer foot Libertad, the former breaking her foremast, the schooner replica, and HMS Bounty will be in Sag latter reporting torn sails, pretzeled lifeboats, and a Harbor and Greenport, N.Y. The two vessels will then smashed rail. sail for Portsmouth, N.H., for a Memorial Day weekThen the 178-foot barquentine Gazela Primeiro end Tall Ships Festival. piled into the 269-foot bark Mircea, followed by a mi“And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing felnor collision between a 70-foot Italian yawl, Stella low rover,” penned John Masefield. Well readers, now Polaris, and the British destroyer HMS Eskimo. The you have one. race hadn’t started, and that was it for Tall Ships acThe Baron was Thaddeus Koza, author of the definition for the next 635 miles. The Bermuda High was tive directory “Tall Ships,” the 5th edition of which is sitting over the western North Atlantic as though it available at http://store.tallshipsinternational.net. were a Barcalounger, and 28,500 square feet of can- El Capitaine was your shameless editor. 6
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Fond memories of Beetle #303 Ah Nim, you struck a chord with the April editor’s page. I know the piece was about how Beetle Inc. has continued to change to meet the needs of today’s boaters, but for me it just brought back memories. As you can see I owned Beetle No. 303 when Jean and I lived in Newport, R.I. I asked her if she could recall how much we paid for it, but she couldn’t. Suffice to say it was probably a stretch as I was a petty officer 2nd class at the time, stationed at the Newport Navy Base. Just look at that little boat! What’s not to love? I remember she was fierce when she got stuck in irons. The sail would slat about and threaten to capsize the boat, and then she would get some sternway, and if you put the tiller over, she’d fall off and the sail would fill, and life would be good again. We had our first dog then, too. Who doesn’t often get a dog before they decide to have kids? Ours was a
springer spaniel, and in the afternoon, he and I would go sailing in the Beetle Cat. He’d put his front paws up on the coaming, and the wind would make his ears flap. I kept the boat tied up at the destroyer piers. Imagine that. There were two of us. The CPO had a powerboat he kept tied to the dock, and I had my little catboat. You can see his bow rail behind the Beetle Cat. If you could look to the right in the picture, you would see mighty gray USN Destroyers and DEs rafted up at the Navy base docks. I had just spent a year on the Mekong River in Vietnam, and when it was finally time to return home, my detailer in the Pentagon found me a good duty station – Newport, R.I. Jean and I were newly married, and we lived on the cheap there in Newport, which at the time was still a Navy town. Our friends were all doing the same thing. Besides, the occasional pizza night out, or a cold beer, our extra money went into the catboat. When we moved back to Maine I got a job in Bangor, and we decided to sell the boat. Where it ended up, I don’t know, but for a few years there in Newport Harbor, we had a fun time sailing under the bows of the Navy destroyers. Mike Martel’s piece (“The Double Rescue, April 2010) speaks to the emotional attachment we develop for our boats, and this little catboat is a good example of that. It was as much boat as we could afford, but for the times and the place, she was perfect. Randy Randall Saco, Maine
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Winter on Mount Desert Island Here is a recent photo of me at the “Ovens” located on the northeast shore of Mount Desert Island. Winter is a great time to be on the water if you the right equipment, expertise and companions. If the Mystery Harbor photo is indeed the entrance to Pulpit Harbor on Islesboro, then I have sailed and motored out there many times from Camden. I use to spend Father’s Day weekend on the boat there with my dad and brother. Bill Weir Bass Harbor, Maine
Hannaford Bros. helped with logistics as well as pallets and pallet boxes. Shawn Moore at R.C. Moore trucking supplied warehouse space, more logistical advice as well as the trailer, tractor and driver to get the sails to Miami. Thanks also to the many individuals and marine industry companies who contributed to the cost of getting the sails to Miami – greatly appreciated. More is needed. I don’t have the official list of donors yet, so can’t give specific thanks. Shake-A-Leg took care of the logistics in Miami; Project Medishare, the shipping to Haiti. Haiti-Life is distributing the sails in Haiti. Their people have worked nonstop on the ground in Haiti since the earthquake hit. But it would not have worked without the generosity of you, the sailors in Maine and others from northern New England. The people of Haiti know your sails are coming and already send thanks. John Eide Scarborough, Maine
Sails for Haiti is a huge success
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We did it. Nearly 400 sails, 14,000-plus pounds, on 60 pallets, a full 53-foot trailer, arrived in Miami the morning of March 29. Half the sails are now in Haiti, where they’ll be trucked to the outskirts of Port au Prince to used for temporary shelter. The other half will follow on the next ship. I’d like to thank the collection points: Rob and Win at Maine Sailing Partners; Doug at Pope Sails and Rigging; Glenn at Mount Desert Island Community Sailing Center; Kevin at PSA; and Amy, Beth and the enthusiastic crew at Sea Bags in Portland. Also, Phin Sprague at PYS and the MBB show, Jane Wellahan at Maine Built Boats, and Bruce Schwab through his website all worked to get the word out not only in Maine but around the country. Thanks. In addition, I’d like to thank all the yacht clubs, boatyards, builders, and brokers who contacted their customers. Wayne at Hamilton Marine donated two pallet boxes filled with rope as well as transportation for some of the sails. Massachusetts Maritime Academy donated 50 sails, most from the first Blue Yankee, and Sea Bags dipped into their stock to donate well over 100 sails.
A birds-eye view I had a chance to take a few photos over Narragansett bay while flying out of TF Green airport in Warwick last week. My mooring is on the Barrington River near the two bridges visible near the center right of the photo. Smith's
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I want to thank Dave Roper for his poignant columns each month, and particularly his reference to John Steinbeck’s “Travels with Charley,” I have just read for the very first time. I’m very happy to renew my subscription to your wonderful magazine. Charles Link s/v Ella Pawcatuck, Conn.
Letter from Great Bay Yacht Club Tucked in a sheltered cove on the eastern shore of the Piscataqua River, Great Bay Yacht Club offers sailors a great spot for summer anchorage. The club was founded in the 1950s to provide a gathering place for Merry Mac enthusiasts. The Merry Mac is the venerable Ned MacIntosh catboat design that continues to race and sail at the club today much as they did over 50 years ago. Great Bay Yacht Club continues to foster the sport of sailing. Today the membership is made up of more cruisers than racers, with boats from 23 to 40 feet long. No blue blazers here – just a quiet, convenient location with parking, dinghy space, lockers, and lots of opcove and Adams point are near the bottom of the photo. The Barrington beach shoreline swoops west to Nayatt point and the Providence river is at the top of the photo. Chuck A Want to see Chuck’s photos? Just go to the Points East Parley and check out his post. editor@pointseast.com
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portunities to meet fellow sailors. Enjoy tall tales at cookouts and regattas throughout the season. Great Bay Yacht Club is for sailboats only please, and membership is contingent upon mooring rental. Dues and fees are surprisingly low. So consider joining GBYC for 2010 and beyond. GBYC is located at exit 5 off the Spaulding Turnpike, adjacent to Hilton Park on Dover Point. For information and a membership application, please visit: www.greatbayyachtclub.org. Marie Harris, membership chairman Great Bay Yacht Club Great Bay, N.H.
Lillian Rose crew lost – and found A few years back, in 2001, you did an article on us. It told about how I retired, went to The Landing School, and graduated as an ABYC Marine tech. Our boat was Lillian Rose. Last year, a friend of ours sent us a copy of Points East, in which there was an item wondering where we were. Well, in September 2001, we did sail south, spent Thanksgiving in Vero Beach, Fla., Christmas in Marathon, and New Years in Key West. Oh ya, I remember that! We sailed north into the Gulf of Mexico to Fort Myers, to help a freind. After about three weeks there, we sailed east across the Okeechoobee Waterway to Fort Pierce. We waited for a weather window and sailed to the Bahamas. We learned a lot, met alot of people, and had a great time. We sailed back to Maine in April 2002 for the summer. Looking back at that cruise, I helped a lot of people. We got wine, whiskey, a few bucks. Julie did Swedish weaving; made like 10 blankets. In September, we sailed back south to Cape Coral, where we ran out of money, sold the boat, bought a house, and got jobs. Denis and Julie Lacourse Cape Coral, Fla.
The Mike Martel Special Issue Gentlemen, thank you so much. I am humbled, really – tickled pink with that April issue, and am even going to give a copy to my mother (and then let her rip my scribbles apart). It’s a banner issue for me. I am trying to figure out what that Mystery Harbor is, and, especially, why in the world Lowell’s Boat Shop chose to relocate there. Probably trying to cash in on the publicity of being in the Points East Mystery Harbor photo. I noted that some folks were distressed that the osprey nest, 150 years old or so, seems to be gone from Pulpit Rock. That is not so disappointing as the osprey, which, although I found it tasted like chicken, was a bit tough. 10 Points East May 2010
David Buckman, as always, is a joy to read. And I will never sail with Dodge Morgan unless I can pack my own lunch. The article about Hadley Harbor fails to mention who owns the Herreshoff 12-and-a-dinks (as we call’em here in Bristol). The Forbeses? Locals? They are hauled ashore in Hadley’s, but regular folks are not allowed ashore? I don’t quite get it. It’s a great issue. Stories about wooden-boat restorations – especially good ones like Hippocampus – resonate with a lot of your readers. Even folks who don’t have a project like that themselves love reading about others who do, and like to cheer them on. Cruising stories are great, too. I have always wanted to poke my nose into Hadley’s; now I just might. Mike Martel Bristol, R.I. Editor’s note: In the April issue, Mike Martel had a feature (“The Double Rescue”) and two letters (including a monograph on Phylum Mollusca). When we noted the humor in the latter, Mike responded, “It never hurts to make people chuckle – keeps the dry rot out of a magazine.”
One foggy day at Pulpit Rock Regarding the April Mystery Harbor, I have a foggy memory of Pulpit Rock. Back in the 1980s, Vid and I rebuilt Dr. Parson’s lovely Owens Cutter, Aladdin and used her for day charters from Buck’s Harbor and Rockland. At first, this was without an engine, making the commute sometimes interesting. One particularly foggy transit brought us to the North Haven shore just shy of the entrance to Pulpit Harbor. On bow watch, my heart sank as we were forced to tack back out into the pea soup, only to flutter with relief as the right side of Pulpit Rock seemed to magically appear upon return. I should have known Vid would bring us to another safe (and very familiar) anchorage. Lynn Emerson Whitney Cape Rosier, Maine
New subscriber is an enthusiast I was in your area after making a cross-country drive via Toronto for a convention. I visited some of my former homes and school in New Brunswick, then stayed in Portland for a few days. Being a lover of the water, and having been born in Providence, R.I., and having spent the beginning years of my life on Narragansett Bay, I have always had to live near the water. I sailed a Prindle when I was in Hawaii for a few years, and crewed on a Ranger around Maui. I do subscribe to “Down East” and having read Colin Woodward’s book “The Lobster Coast,” I have a editor@pointseast.com
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great interest in the far reaches of New England. That book of Colin’s opened my eyes about the history of Maine and the fishermen that populated the area. On the lighter side, I have read Van Reid’s series on the fictional lives of the residents of the Moosepath League. As you can tell, I am eclectic in my reading habits. I am in the midst of reading in “Latitude 38” the account of one of the Baja Bash cruisers that was hit by a whale and sank within a short time. Newspaper accounts do not do justice about the incident. The captain was a woman who had her crew trained and following proper procedures so that no lives were lost out in the Pacific, southwest of San Diego. Am looking forward to my subscription to Points East, and will pass it on to other boating enthusiasts in my area. Gerry Orme Boyes Hot Springs, Calif.
Riding shotgun on Hippocampus That was a good obituary for the Hippocampus (“The Fall and Rise of the Hippocampus, April 2010). I hope she comes back from the near dead. If my old memory is not at fault, Arthur Ladd lived in Castine in his later years. I can remember in the early 1950s the Hippocampus leaving Castine in the early morning, heading to Belfast with mail. Many days, only that distinctive old engine could be heard in the early fog, but the rest of her never seen. Captain Ladd knew the way. In the evening, the mailboat would return, and Captain Ladd would personally carry the mail in a saddlebag over one shoulder, with a shotgun over the other, up Main Street to the Castine post office. Very exciting stuff to see for a small lad interested in pirates. David Rogers Brooksville, Maine
Inside skinny on the April cover Revive the Blessing of the Fleet Hello. My name is Michelle Norton, and I am wondering if you can help me? My grampa Jinxy (Floyd Annis) spent his life fishing off the waters in Portsmouth, N.H. Back then, he used to participate in the Blessing of the Fleet. There are a group of us that want to try to bring it back. I haven’t had much success in contacting people that can help me. I have left messages for the Co-Op and the contact person for the N.H. Commercial Fishermens’ Association to no avail. Would you be able to perhaps point me in the right direction? Any help would be appreciated. Michelle Norton Portsmouth, N.H.
Happy 15th year, Pope Sails I’m not sure how this got by me, but it was 15 years ago I officially opened my loft. Back then it was Haarstick/Pope, now Pope Sails & Rigging Inc., www.popesails.com. It’s been a great run. I need to thank my family – Beth, Tristan, and Collin – for their support through some “interesting” times. I also need to thank Mike Whitehead and Jeff Gove. Without those two guys this just wouldn’t work. Also a shout-out to my book-keeper Melissa Hollis. Finally, thank you to all the truly great customers I’ve had over the years. Doug Pope Rockland, Maine
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Your April cover photo shows Keith, an employee and friend of many years, engaged in a what appears to be a very traditional process of replacing the stem on an 80-year-old yawl. This is a nontraditional solution involving lamination to create a strong and stable structure. Normally, such a lay-up of white oak, an acidic wood, would be best done with resorcinol glue, which has 60 years of proven history with oak framing in boats. Our batch of resorcinol failed in a test block – for the first time in the 40 years that I have been using it. We couldn’t get a replacement product, so we turned to epoxy. The acid in the oak can react with the acids in the epoxy and inhibit the cure. Epoxy also requires a heavily profiled gluing surface, in this case done with a toothed scraper blade. Planer glaze is almost impervious to penetration by the glue. Acid in the oak was neutralized with a saturate solution of bicarbonate of soda and water, allowed to dry overnight. The surfaces were then coated with clear penetrating resin and then followed with a thickened resin to hold volume in the joints. Low clamping pressure. Test blocks proved almost indestructible. Once cured, there is no further worry about acids; the cured product is very stable and waterproof. This stem replacement, like the man doing it, is more complex than would first appear, and yes, he is using a Japanese pull saw, the ryoba pattern. Robert Vaughan Seal Cove Boat Yard Harborside, Maine
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MYSTERY HARBOR/And th e winner is.. .
Mystery Harbor is home to Lowell’s Boat Shop Your April 2010 Mystery Harbor is in the Merrimack River along the shores of Amesbury, Mass., looking toward Lowell’s Boat Shop. Lowell’s is the oldest continuously operating boat shop in the United States, since 1793. It is a great place to visit, as it is not only a National Historic Landmark, but a working museum as well. The Merrimack River is a popular stop for boaters. Although there are no anchorages in Newburyport or Amesbury, both should be on your list of places to visit as they are rich in Maritime History and full of activities. Both “upriver” – to the west to Haverhill & Lawrence, which are known for their mills – and, of course “downriver,” a.k.a. east, where many clipperships were built. There are many marinas from Amesbury “downriver” to Newburyport that offer a variety of accommodations. Newburyport, which is known as the birthplace of the U.S. Coast Guard, is home to many historic houses and museums, including the Newburyport Custom House Museum designed by Robert Mills. Debra Lesynski Newburyport, Mass
No-Wake Zone is strictly enforced The Mystery Harbor photo is of the Merrimack River, in Amesbury, Mass. The red and white building is Lowell’s Boat Shop. The shop – a national landmark and a working museum – has been operating since 1793. We keep a boat upriver and pass through this section of the river on our way to the ocean. We have time to view this scenic section of the river, as the area is designated a No-Wake Zone, and we know from experience that this is strictly enforced! Karen and David Goodwin Plaistow, N.H.
Look for a two-foot paint mound Richard is brief and to the point It is the Merrimack River in Amesbury Mass. I recognize Lowell’s Boat Shop on Point Shore. Richard Johnson Newbury, Mass.
Sharp eyes to read those letters! That’s the Merrimack River in Amesbury, Mass. The buildings in the center of the photo are the Lowell Boat Shop, the oldest continuously operating boat shop in the United States (1793), as can be seen by the lettering on the red building. The location is called Point Shore. Lowell’s is the birthplace of the Amesbury Dory. We spent a very pleasant afternoon there a few months back at their winter open house. Had a great time and would recommend visiting them to anyone interested in boats. Brooks Wright West Newbury, Mass. 14 Points East May 2010
That is point shore in Amesbury Mass. The building to right of center is Lowell’s Boat Shop, the oldest working boat shop in the U.S.A. I took a semester boatbuilding course there when the O’Dell family still owned it, back in the ’80s. If the new owners have not messed up the place, there is a mound of paint in the paint room about 18 to 24 inches thick. This is where all the dories for the fishing fleets were painted from the start of the shop going back into the 1700s. Mike Dryver Plum Island, Mass.
Darn it, Brother beat me again The April issue’s Mystery Harbor is Lowell’s Boat Shop in Amesbury, oldest boat shop in the country. Andy Dryver Amesbury, Mass.
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G. Washington served on a Lowell
That’s one of our dories out front
The harbor in question is Point Shore on the Merrimac river in Amesbury Mass. Lowell’s Boat Shop, the red building, is the oldest continually run boat shop in the country. The shop built boats for President George Washington’s Christmas Eve crossing of the Potomac. I have boated on the river since 1966 and joined Points East’s first flotilla to the Bay of Fundy on my Pearson 365 ketch Rondelais. I spent six weeks Downeast, and will join you again this year. Joseph D. Pignato Newburyport Mass.
No mystery in this for me. This is the Merrimack River looking at over at Lowell’s Boat Shop in Amesbury. Yup, definitely one of my favorite hangouts. In fact, I think that is one of our Banks dory’s tied up to the end of their dock. I am skipper of Rings Island Rowing Club and Sea Scout Ship 49 of Salisbury, Mass. We build and maintain dories for use by youth of all ages, schools and community groups. We row and sail the Merrimack River, the Great Marsh, Ipswich Bay and beyond, providing opportunities for youth to interact with traditional wooden boats. We very much enjoy the support
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Merrimack not for weak of heart The mystery harbor is Amesbury better known as Point Shore the photo is of Lowell’s Boat Shop. Lowell’s is an historic landmark and the same family has been making skiffs there since the 1700’s. They give tours at certain times of the year. Only the brave venture past the infamous mouth of the Merrimac River, but once one does, upriver is a beautiful ride. About one hour and 15 minutes from the mouth of the Merrimac, this destination is in a well-marked, albeit busy, channel. On the opposite shore from the boat shop, in Newburyport, is
Maudslay State Park, where most every trip one can spot bald eagles. Ann McKay Newburyport, Mass.
CSI Appleton comes in from cold Formerly sharp eyes using cheaters could decipher the words “Lowell’s Boat Shop� in the Mystery Harbor photo, located on the Merrimack River, just west of Route 95. Some people call the spot Salisbury Point, but it is technically in Amesbury. Wonderful publication, by the way. Peter Conant Appleton, Maine
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Perspectives Communication? That’s a laugh! o you have a pup with you?” This is just one sentence I translate from of an endless series of them spoken loudly – bellowed actually – to compete with the squeak-like quacks of a very nearby dog, and coming from a woman tethering a cat on a leash, the cat seriously larger than the yapping dog but certainly quieter and more fashionable wearing a personal flower-print flotation device. I respond: “No pup here, but would you like me to see if I might find a one-legged cricket on board for you?” She does not smile, and so I panic. No humor or bad hearing or anti-social behavior. But she shows no indication of leaving and every indication of keeping up her aimless blather. It is an avalanche of small talk – her daughter’s goulash
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recipe, a description of the summer wardrobe she did not place aboard, the long walk from her slip to the restaurant, the lack of Wi-Fi coverage for her husband, group aerobics in the pool. So I say, “Have you noticed that the island becomes smaller at high tide?” She does not react. I realize I can say anything with full immunity. I tilt my head and drop the F-word, and then splatter it with the rest of Carlin’s 10 banned words that I can remember. I get away with it. I describe in detail a scene of copulating bullfrogs, something I admit to her I have never witnessed myself. No reaction. Her blather continues relentlessly. The cat appears to be paying attention, mostly to her but subtly I think to me when I repeat the F-word with some appropriate gesturing. I realize the cat is as much a participant in the “conversation” as are this lady and me. It occurs to me that what is going on here is not that much unlike many of my social intercourses these days. Is it my age, my loss of hearing, the traits of boat people, the place, or a psychographic trend to ignore the presence
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of others, maybe fueled by the overwhelming priority of the one-way outgoing email type of communicating? Are people becoming addicted to typing over reading, talking over listening? But there are exceptions. I really want to hear from an 80year-old woman from Duxbury I met who has sailed her small catamaran to the Bahamas for each of the last dozen years. She is into listening as well as speaking, quick to laughter. We have met before, in Maine and in Duxbury Bay, and we have mutual friends. Our thoughts coincide as we share thoughts and recent experiences. She knows the ICW and the Abaco Bahamas much better than do
the cruising guides, and she makes her winter home in Hopetown, on Elbow Cay, Abacos. We share a gaze at the sky in silence. The sun drops like a rock, from light to dark and red horizon to starlight in just a moment of time. This is how it happens on the water.
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Why I’ve never sailed around the world any years ago – at age 16, in fact – I decided to run away to sea. I had been reading of Robin Lee Graham’s adventures as a globe-circling, solo sailing teenager. Seemed like a cool thing to do. In fact, I became obsessed with this idea. But over the next 44 years my dream had a tough slog to windward. We would (the dream and I) make a few miles and then be beaten back by the forces of life. These forces were always the same. There were three of them: rot, money and women. One at a time, I maybe could have handled them, but all three seemed to work together against me, keeping the lee shore always in sight. The first setback came early on in the 1970s. I blame one particular boat, one instance of financial instability, and one woman from the Midwest. We’ll change the boat’s name just in case she’s still floating in the neighborhood (but when you read this you’ll know why I strongly doubt this to be the case). We’ll be nice and just call her H1N1. The woman from the
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Midwest shall also remain nameless (we’ll call her Mona Lisa), as I’m sure she still has revenge on her mind and perhaps has me in her crosshairs 35 years later. The boat came into my life quickly, which should have made me immediately suspicious. Though she was going to take me around the world, I didn’t poke around much into her past. I fell more for her cabin lantern and fancy tiller than her integrity. As I sailed her home from Connecticut to Marblehead, I talked to her and patted her and sang to her. I also pumped her. Constantly. Incessantly. I should have smelled trouble. The lady was naive because she lived far from the sea. I’m not sure she ever bought into my romantic idea of sailing around the world. In fact, when she first saw the boat, she cried. It wasn’t out of joy, but more out of female intuition. They hadn’t invented the swine flu back then, but she must have sensed it in this spore-filled rotten wooden form that was supposed to take her across the great Atlantic. In the boatyard, where we lived for many months,
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she just nodded as I found rot in the decks and rot in the garboards and rot in the horn timber. She rolled her eyes when I couldn’t find any sign of keel-bolt heads down in the bilge. (“Well, what will hold that big lead thing on then Dave, if there are no bolts left? And if it falls off when we’re sailing to Europe, what will happen? Shouldn’t you have thought of these things Dave?”) Hmmmmmm. Time passed, and she tried to help. But when the hot month of August rolled into the dusty boatyard, she began to take very long iced-coffee breaks somewhere off premises. I sensed I was losing her and the boat. The final blow came a few weeks later. Somehow, we had pieced H1N1 back together, and had gotten to some finishing touches, slapping thick coats of paint over the rot. It was hotter than ever that afternoon, with no breeze and lots of humidity. I had removed the broken (of course!) knot meter from the cabin bulkhead, and my lady friend was now fashioning a mahogany plug for the four inch hole that remained. I was on the scaffolding putting a coat of high gloss white paint on the topsides. Sweat ran from my forehead, stung my eyes, and then ran from my face into the paint can. “I cut the plug wrong,” she said angrily. “It won’t fit in the hole.” My response should have been something civilized such as, “Don’t worry, it’s too hot up there on deck. I
can see how you could make a mistake such as that in this heat. We’re both working too fast. Let’s just knock off for the day and get a cold beer.” But I didn’t say that. What I did say had something to do with her not even having the intellectual capacity to put a round peg in a round hole. Actually, it was even worse, but this is a family magazine. I’m willing to bet that right then she was angrier than she’d ever been in her life, yet I swear that a small Mona Lisa-type smile came to her lips. I cocked my head, curious at her response when I had expected the worst. She leaned toward me and kind of waved me closer with her index finger. “May I see the paint?” she asked calmly. “Sure,” I said, perplexed. And then, very slowly, she poured the entire can over my head. And as for the money part of not being able to sail around the world on this boat and with this woman, well, when both of them got done with me, there wasn’t enough money left for even a quart of cheap white paint. And Mona Lisa, who had since stopped smiling, was gone for good. Dave Roper made a miraculous recovery from these early misdeeds and has sailed Elsa, a Bruce King-designed Independence 31, for more than 30 years out of Marblehead, Mass., where he lives and works.
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Anchoring and a good night’s sleep s my good friend David Buckman has remarked, there are only two kinds of cruisers: those who have dragged anchor, and those who are going to. In northern waters this is just a fact of life. There are so many things that can go wrong with a single anchor dropped into the obscurity of an unseen and unknown bottom that eventual failure and the dreaded involuntary trip to leeward and potential disaster are bound to occur sooner or later. In tropic waters, where you can swim down to see how your anchor is situated, you are somewhat ahead of the game, but plenty of dragging goes on down south too. The whole issue of anchoring and dragging can be avoided, as so many modern cruisers seem to do, by only stopping in places where rental moorings are available and paying for the somewhat dubious security of lying on someone else’s mooring. But this precludes enjoying most of the more secluded, charming and beautiful anchorages along our coast. And I’m old enough to think the usual fee of around $30 is more appropriate to renting a full-service motel room than simply picking up a string tied to a rock. We won’t even talk about marina slips. What can, and does, go wrong with your anchor when the worst happens? Let me tell you a couple of stories. My wife and I were anchored at Nantucket sometime back in the 1970s, when a full-scale gale arrived one evening. Our 21-foot sloop rode to her 20-pound CQR all night without incident. By morning, the breeze had diminished to around 30 knots, and, having already weathered much worse, we were not expecting any problems. It was with some surprise, therefore, that we found our morning coffee interrupted by the sight of moving masts and boats all around us. But it was not other boats which were moving so rapidly upwind, it was us, hellbent for destruction in the opposite direction. Letting out what little scope we had in reserve did nothing to stop us, but fortunately the kedge was ready to hand, and it saved the day. Retrieving the CQR taught me a valuable lesson. Lodged on the tip of the plow was a rusty old soup can, and its simple presence had rendered our otherwise trusty anchor about as effective as a bowling ball. Since we had ridden all night in winds of 45 to 50 knots, I figured the anchor must have worked very slowly backward during the night – it could have been as little as six inches or so – until it found the soup can
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in the morning, which started our sleigh ride to shore. When you consider that every harbor known to man probably has at least a million soup cans strewn around its bottom, not to mention old buckets, broken bottles and other debris, you realize you can never be absolutely safe from a similar occurrence. Anchored at a then very remote and uninhabited cay in the beautiful archipelago just south of Warderick Wells in the Exumas, I had an almost identical experience, only this time the culprit was a small conch shell. Not to be outdone, the Maine coast provided me with a dragging episode at Roque Island involving a whelk shell, and another in nearby Bunker Hole, where my anchor became fouled in heavy kelp. At Spanish Cay in the Abacos, Seal Bay in Vinalhaven, and the Barred Islands in East Penobscot Bay, anchors of ample size (according to manufacturers’ specs), deployed at recommended scope, have failed simply because the bottom was too hard or too soft, and the wind and wave action were heavy. In one case, I believe an anchor failed simply because the rode was too thick and strong. This was a case of a small boat with a light but appropriate anchor. The rode was a very heavy one from a much larger boat. With 10-to-1 scope, but in a high wind with a vicious chop, the anchor was yanked clean out of the bottom. A thinner rode with more stretch would have greatly reduced the strain on that anchor, and, so eased, it most likely would have held. Through the years, it can be seen, I’ve had my share of difficulties with anchors and anchoring, but all this hard-earned experience brings with it a certain expertise, or so I thought. A sort of “I’ve seen it all” kind of thinking creeps in. At its worst it can lead to overconfidence. Thus I was almost grateful for a new lesson this past summer. I found that although by now I know all about soup cans, conchs, whelks, gobs of fish net, and kelp, there are still surprises down there and I will probably never know all of it. Penelope found herself anchored between Round and McGlatherey islands in Merchant’s Row off Deer Isle one August night. Following my usual practice for engineless anchoring, I had reached toward my chosen spot, then let go the sheet and dropped the hook. The anchor hits bottom while the boat still has some way on, and this momentum is used to set the hook. She then rounds up and you drop the sail. This method of setting the anchor is about as good as backing down under power – but perhaps not quite. In any case, if you don’t have power, it’s the best you can do. editor@pointseast.com
Hauling anchor in the morning, I realized something was wrong. The anchor seemed about four times heavier than normal. When it finally broke the surface, I could see that a large spruce branch was lodged in the elbow of the CQR. Heavy enough to make it feel like the anchor had set; light enough to have caused real trouble if there had been any wind in the night. When I got back to Swan’s Island, I told a friend about this new adventure in anchor failure and mentioned all the others out of my past. “Do you think I’ve seen it all now,” I asked. “I know you haven’t”, he said. “Just last year my anchor came up with a lobster trap on it.” Just one more story along these lines: I remember a brisk Maine morning a few years ago when suddenly I found myself beam to the weather and drifting rapidly toward shore. This time, a rush to the anchor line and a hard yank yielded no answering pressure at all. The line, when it came in, was heavily abraded in one place and completely severed. This was not in some coral infested tropical gunk hole but in a well known Maine anchorage. Faced with so many unknown and unknowable hazards, how is the anchoring cruiser to get any sleep? You may remember the song from the musical “Cabaret” about “two ladies.” Well, my song is about two anchors. Granted, it’s something of a pain in the derriere, but setting two anchors before you go off to dreamland will
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obviate almost any chance of involuntary and potentially disastrous journeys in the night. This, of course, applies only to known anchorages with decent holding ground. If you are over thick kelp or ledge, 10 anchors won’t hold you. The ideal pairing is a CQR of ample size and a “fisherman” or “yachtsman” of equally generous proportions. The CQR is an excellent anchor and, used alone, is probably the best anchor going. But the fisherman is also excellent and, undeniably, will hold in places where the CQR will not, while the reverse is not true. The fisherman leaves much to be desired when used alone, however, because if wind or tide cause the boat to sail around or over the anchor, the rode is very likely to foul the exposed fluke at which point holding power goes from very high to close to zero. In tandem though, and set far enough apart so the boat can’t drift over the fisherman, these two anchors are unbeatable. None of the various anchor problems described in the earlier part of this article are remotely likely to happen to both of them at once so, unless the sea gods are really out to get you, you should get a good night’s sleep. W. R. Cheney, a frequent contributor to these pages, sails the engineless Marshall 22 Penelope out of Burnt Coat Harbor, Swan’s Island, Maine.
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News Eastport’s Halie & Matthew is on a mission From the blog of Jonathan Serrie While the earthquake in Haiti may have faded from the headlines, international relief organizations continue their work, often finding creative ways to overcome shrinking funds and difficult logistics. “So many people have forgotten about Haiti, and we’re still going,” said Christina Porter, program director for Childspring International www.childspringintl.org. The small, faith-based medical charity continues to rely on a scrappy network of small aircraft
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Briefly Sabre’s 40th rendezvous is on tap Sabre Yachts’ celebration of 40 years of their sailing vessels is scheduled to begin July 9 at Wotton’s Wharf in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. From Wottens, a series of events and meals are planned for attendees. With 40 years of history, plenty of old images will be shown, and countless great stories told, and warm memories recalled. The festivities will include their sister company, Back Cove Yachts, Rockland builders of powerboats with lobsterboat heritages, and their many owners. FMI: www.sabreyachts.com, www.backcoveyachts.com.
New chef for Stonington Harbor Y.C Douglas L. Alley has been named executive chef of the Stonington Harbor Yacht Club. Prior to Alley’s appointment, the kitchen was managed by Coastal Gourmet Catering. Alley comes to SHYC from the faculty of Johnson & Wales, in Providence, R.I., where he also was director of purchasing.
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Before that, he worked at Foxwoods Casino and at Disney’s MGM Studios. Alley has won several awards, including Best Young Chef in America from the Chaine de Rotisseurs and a gold medal at the Culinary Olympics in Germany. FMI: www.shyc.us.
CUSH reports on 2009 water testing CUSH, Inc. (Clean Up Stonington Harbors) of Stonington, Conn., has revealed its 2009 water-testing results from 10 sites between the Mystic and Pawcatuck rivers, and the news is not all positive. In 2009, CUSH expanded monitoring season from May to October and increased the number of testing sites, thanks to new volunteers. In addition to Stonington Boro Harbor and the mouth of Wequetequock Cove, they tested in Mystic Harbor at Murphy’s Point and the west side of Mason’s Island, at Mystic River Park, in Pequotsepos Cove, and at the head of Wequetequock Cove near Route 1. “In both coves, fecal coliform levels were continuously above the shellfishing limit of 14 from May through September, indicating shellfish were unsafe to eat,” reported water-testing director Claire Gavin. “August samples of enterococci (a more “human-specific” fecal bacteria indicator) were two to six times above the safe-swimming limit of 104 in both areas as well.” Complete results for all CUSH sites are available at www.cushinc.org.
CAT ferry to Nova Scotia kaput The high-speed ferry, The CAT, which provided service between Portland & Bar Harbor, Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, is no longer operating, according to Nova Scotia.com, Nova Scotia’s official tourism website. Bay Ferries Ltd., the Prince Edward Island-based company that runs the ferry, said the service could not continue without a government subsidy. The ferry company reportedly had asked for between $6 and $7 million in funding. Since 2007, Nova Scotia has put $18.9 million into the service as fuel prices soared and passengers declined. FMI: www.novascotia.com.
St Lawrence Seaway begins season The St. Lawrence Seaway began its 52nd navigation season on an upbeat note today, forecasting a 10 to 12 percent increase in tonnage volume for 2010. The tug/barge MarineLink Explorer was in the midst of transiting the Welland Canal’s Lock 3 as Richard Corfe, president and CEO of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation declared the Seaway navigation season open. Total Seaway cargo volume for 2009 amounted to 30.7 million tons, the lowest volume since the early 1960s, attributed to the depth of the recession, which sharply curtailed movements of iron ore and steel on the waterway.
New Casco Bay Friends director Sam Heck of Portland has been hired as development director of Friends of Casco Bay/Casco Baykeeper. Previously, Heck was director of development and community relations at STRIVE, a nonprofit that supports young adults with developmental disabilities. A native Mainer and Colby College graduate, Sam has a deep interest in preserving Maine’s environmental resources. He is a member of Portland Rotary, a board member at the Regional Transportation Program. and a volunteer tour guide at Victoria Mansion. FMI: www.friendsofcascobay.org.
R.I. library gets Mystic Seaport award The Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library in Harrisville, R.I., is this year’s recipient of an annual Mystic Seaport Library Membership. Through the support of an anonymous donor,
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Mystic Seaport annually offers any public library in Connecticut, Rhode Island, or Long Island the opportunity to receive a library membership to the Museum for one year, a gift valued at $500. The membership allows the library’s cardholders to check out a Museum pass that entitles one family (two adults and up to three children) free admission for a day at Mystic Seaport. Established in 2002, the endowed library fund helps educate children and adults about maritime history. FMI: www.mysticseaport.org.
A Gundalow Co. benefactor Fascination with an historic gundalow docked at Portsmouth, N.H.’s, Prescott Park for Fourth of July festivities a few years back became a loving windfall for the Portsmouth nonprofit, the Gundalow Company. When Sherry Walworth and Charlie Case of Kittery Point, Maine, saw the Captain Edward H. Adams, the seeds of an idea germinated: to donate some of the proceeds from the future sale of their Kittery Point waterfront property to the nonprofit. FMI: www.gundalow.org. For information about the waterfront property, visit www.callpamgray.com or call Pam Gray at 603-4311111, ext. 3821.
A large turnout is expected this year because of the timing of "The Lobster Run."
Hinckley Pilots to rendezvous July 31 The Hinckley Pilot Association (HPA) plans to gather on Saturday, July 31, in the Casco Bay region of Maine. This year’s event will take place on an island close to South Freeport, and will include some “informal” racing, followed by a traditional Maine lobster bake. There are rumblings of a significant turnout, as the prior weekend will feature “The Lobster Run,” The Corinthians Stonington to Boothbay Race, in which several Pilot owners participate. It’s the perfect opportunity for skippers and crew from southern regions to race their way up to Maine. Aug. 7 is the annual Chowder Cup Race in nearby Friendship, for those who prefer a more relaxed, local setting in which to race. For more information on the 2010 HPA gathering, contact Buzz Billik at glory@bestweb.net. Beth Billik
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The author and his wife, Barbara, set out from Key Largo, Fla., bound for Wareham, Mass., where Ibis was built.
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If Henry Plummer, a boy, and a scruffy cat could sail a catboat to Miami and back in 1912, with no Intracoastal Waterway, surely I could go one way for my 70th birthday. By Roland S. Barth For Points East or a half-century I’ve sailed the waters of Maine. And for 20 years, the waters of South Florida. Three years ago, I decided to give myself a 70th birthday present by fulfilling a lifetime dream – sailing the waters in between. I invited a number of friends to confine life for perhaps a week to a two-foot by one-
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foot duffel and sign on for a portion of the 1,900-mile journey. I issued full disclosure concerning the suspension of normal conversational etiquette, of edible cuisine, of sanitary hygiene, and of the conventional fulfillment of bodily functions. To my astonishment and delight, my wife Barbara was the first to sign on, and she was soon followed by seven others.
On April 8, Barbara, our 17-foot Cape Cod Catboat Ibis, and I set forth from Key Largo, Fla., our destination the boat’s builder, Cape Cod Shipbuilding, in Wareham, Mass. I estimated the journey would take 10 to 12 weeks running 25 to 30 miles per day. Ibis has a quarter-century-old OMC Saildrive with a tendency to overheat. I supplemented this with a new and more efficient and reliable five-horse Suzuki, hung over the transom. “Twin screws,” one of my crew dubbed them! “Belt and suspenders,” I called them. Inboard, we had two bunks, a Porta Potti, an alcohol stove, a sink, and five gallons of fresh water. On top, a solar shower and two anchors tied to the mast. We towed a six-foot kayak as a tender. Let me share some highlights from the voyage. Florida: Negotiating the narrow ICW, the boat traffic, and the never-ending bridges while sailing double-reefed before 25 knots of breeze is whiteknuckle time. Not much room to come about into the wind, drop sails, await openings, and gawk at the excess around us. Remarkable how close the Waterway is to the ocean, and how easy it is to go ashore, walk over to the Atlantic, and take a swim. At many anchorages, we go to sleep hearing the waves break on the other side of the dunes. Some great stops: Delray Beach, Cape Canaveral, and St. Augustine. Powerboats whizz past at 30 knots kicking up huge wakes. Once, we lost both anchors and the Sunshower overboard in a swamping. Rule of thumb: The narrower the ICW (or the bridge opening), the more likely a powerboat will steam past – sometimes passing one another as they pass us. Standards of hygiene diminish precipitously after Barbara, a surgical nurse, disembarked. Fortunately, Geoff, who drove in from Tennessee to join me in Vero Beach, is adaptable to what another crewmember called, the “Third World conditions” aboard. The coast of Florida seems endless. Indeed, we trav-
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Ibis approaches the first of countless lifting bridges she’d encounter on her way north. This one runs over Jewfish Creek in the Florida Keys.
el nearly 500 miles of Florida coast. Georgia & South Carolina: On Jekyll Island, Geoff got off and James, who flew in from Michigan, come aboard. Seems you just get one crewmember up to speed and he leaves and another intern comes aboard. All proved quick learners, capable teachers, and patient with the captain. Many 10- to 12-hour days of delight and tedium as we meander through the serpentine creeks, rivers, canals, and sounds. The charts of this area looked like a drawing of a digestive system gone awry. Five miles of sailing for every mile made good. It seems like 10,000 sail trims a day. The area abounds with imaginative names like Rockdedundy River, Old Teakettle Creek, and Dog Hammer Spit. Some following winds are so fierce we can’t hold a double reef and are reduced to motoring, especially as a jibe is needed with each bend in the course. Yet the bucolic views of the marshes and mudflats swarming with egrets, herons, ibis, eagles, gulls, cormorants,
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plovers – and dolphins – were well, one foot was covered! savored. So much for checklists and Multiple inlets from the careful provisioning. Atlantic between the barrier Lots of renumbered, reislands offer multiple chalset, and removed navigalenges. We try to approach tion aids, which don’t comeach one on an almost-low tide ply with the chart. so that we have favorable outFortunately my GPS going current the few miles up chartplotter, secured for to it, then a favorable incomthis trip, offers more reing current beyond it. But frecent data. Although the quently it’s four- to five-knot shifting sandy bottom in swirling currents on the nose. the sounds make all Great history to dip into charts and chartplotters along the way. For instance, rather useless in figuring Photo courtesy Roland S. Barth passed an island where one out where we are, where Parson Thomas Bosomworth Capt. Roland Barth and Able-Bodied Seaman James, we think we are, and married an Indian and intro- who flew in from Michigan, have tied up in Beaufort, where we want to be. More S.C., with some slightly larger vessels. duced white man’s religion white knuckles. amongst the natives – until he was ceremoniously Great stops: Beaufort, South Carolina, Charleston, consumed by them. and Georgetown all have great charm and remarkInsect life is fecund in the marshes: green heads, ably preserved antebellum mansions. mosquitoes, and especially noseeums. Mosquito netIn Charleston, James gets off. Alan and Bob, who ting at night slows down the noseeums, but clearly have flown in from Boston, come aboard. Having doesn’t stop them. More belts and suspenders at three aboard called for inventive sleeping arrangenight – netting and insect repellant.High level of co- ments, with six-foot, three-inch Bob curled up in the operation and collegiality of crew: James and I share five-foot cockpit (in the rain). our one pair of socks to ward off the sun and bugs! Oh Next day, Bob gets off before sunrise. Alan and I get
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The Cape Fear River from Southport, upstream toward Wilmington, is a day of almost continuous white knuckles. Huge expanse of water, strong currents,
two- to three-foot chop, winds on the nose, heavy commercial traffic, and no place to hide for 20 miles. Choose your conditions carefully: A big piece of water for a very little boat. We enter a 20-mile stretch of the Waterway that feels like Baghdad. Camp Lejeune Marine Base, which borders the ICW, is engaged in maneuvers. Gunships in the air, gunships on the water, and troops everywhere. One assault craft comes bearing down on me, a 50mm machine gun on deck, darkened combat troops at the ready. I had my American ensign flying at the peak, but that didn’t prevent this assault craft from slowing down beside me. Thought my 70th birthday would be my last. Then, the pontoon boat and Marines wave and speed up and go on by. They had slowed down just to ponder and to pass this little sailing craft, which precious, precious few civilian powerboats have done. Let’s hear it for the Marines! We traverse huge Bogue Sound, and at Morehead City head north for the first time. Most of Georgia and South Carolina has been more east than north. In fact, Cape Cod is about 800 miles east of Key Largo
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and 1,200 miles north. Cross the Neuse River and tie up at a marina in the lovely port of Oriental, ”the sailing capital of North Carolina.” A thousand miles down; 900 to go. Some nasty weather provides three days to charge the batteries – literally and figuratively. Bill drives down from Boston and comes aboard – for the official birthday party. Champagne! We sail for several days on the Bay, Pamlico and Pungo rivers to the mouth of the Alligator River and Albemarle Sound. Warnings about this treacherous piece of water have haunted me for months. So we cross the wide and shallow 16 miles at 5 a.m. and enjoy the sunrise, before the nasty winds and chop pick up. Had looked forward to the 28 miles of the Great Dismal Swamp, laid out by surveyor George Washington in the 1700s and dug by his slaves. It turns out to be a lovely piece of water, but Highway 17, which runs beside most of it, spoils any sense of seclusion. The Elizabeth River takes us through the Portsmouth and Norfolk Naval bases. The insignificance of a 17-foot catboat is juxtaposed with the significance of humongous carriers, submarines, tenders,
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After some unexpected nasty weather between Point Judith, R.I., and the Elizabeth Islands, Roland finally relaxes in a chilly Cuttyhunk Harbor and ponders the final day of the cruise, when long pants and fleece top replace Tshirt and shorts.
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Once again Ibis sets out into the Atlantic. Alas, between Point Judith, R.I., and Cuttyhunk, our destination for the day, some final and fearsome weather makes an appearance. Unexpectedly, swells suddenly rise to six feet. A storm brings rains and 30-knot winds along with a two-foot chop on top of the swells. Not what we had bargained for. We are surfing down mountainous swells, in danger of broaching. Life harness, jackets on. Not a boat in sight. Water temperature 50 degrees. Decks awash. Too much sail up, but unable to go forward to put in the double reef. I’m not sure where “the edge” is for Ibis, but we are perilously close to it. The kayak doesn’t look like much of a lifeboat. More white knuckles. Gordon announces, helpfully, “Roland, there’s no one I’d rather die with.” After 1,900 miles and two months on the water, this is the finale. I’m pleased to be here to report that, after two hours of these relentless conditions, the rains
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Right: A foraged meal is one of the benefits of cruising the Maine islands. Crabs, mussels, soft-shell clams, a salad of beach greens, rose hips, rolls, and wine are ready for the feast. Below: Far up the Labrador coast, Torngat and her crew her take a break in one of hundreds of protected coves that are ideal for small-boat cruising.
‘Tin Boat’ This 18-foot aluminum skiff carried me along the Labrador coast, and among the Maine islands, but I callously let her go. A decade later, she fatefully returned to me. By Dave Getchell, Sr. For Points East any people think of small aluminun boats as marine junk food. To them, “tin boats” are cheap, noisy, ugly, short-lived, and manufactured rather than built. As with so many preconceived notions, they probably have never owned one. I agree with them a little. Whether built of aluminum, fiberglass, wood, steel, cement, or rubber, many poor boats are among the good ones, but to classify an entire type as worthless is both unfair and ill informed. Take Torngat, for instance. I’ve owned several used tin boats, all small, plain-Jane craft that were tough
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and low cost (not cheap in its other sense), that served well and eventually went on to serve others. But Torngat was different, something special, a loyal friend that I sorrowfully turned my back on and then, in a surprising stroke of luck many years later, was able to reacquire and restore. This is her story, the tale of a boat that means as much to me as a fine yacht might to her owner. We begin in a rather unusual place, at the foot of an ice cliff late on a cold February afternoon in 1979. My companion is Geof Heath, a former mountain guide and now a Maine boatbuilder – young, tough, no-nonsense, capable. We’re both bubbling with pleasure, editor@pointseast.com
having just completed an exciting afternoon of highangle ice climbing. “We ought to go on an expedition,” said Geof. “Great,” I agree, giving little thought to actually going or to all the complications entailed. “Where to?” “I’m reading a great book on Labrador. Its photos show mountains rising right out oft he sea.” he answered. “And it’s not that far away.” Back at my house we looked up Labrador in an atlas. It showed a small patch of color on the east coast of Canada, only “a few hundred miles” north of Maine, the first of a series of underestimations that kept popping up as we began giving serious thought to actually attempting this project. Geof was just putting the finishing touches on an 18-foot Friendship sloop he was building. We could go in that, he figured, thus saving a bunch of money. And taking a bunch of time, I thought, as I pictured sailing the tiny boat across the Gulf of Maine, up the east coast of Nova Scotia, across Cabot Strait, up the clifflined west shore of Newfoundland and Strait of Belle Isle, all this before arriving at the south end of Labrador. And Labrador itself, so small in the atlas, on a larger map showed many hundreds of miles of ragged coastline with scores of islands, fjords, bays and “runs” (long protected waterways behind archipelagos of barren islands). “The sloop, lovely as she is, won’t work. She would just be too slow,” I said, searching my mind for alternatives. It was obvious that we would need a powerboat of some sort, one large enough for our needs (climbing and camping gear, food, clothing, fuel, etc.), and fast enough to do the trip within a reasonable time (several weeks, at least). I was about to give up on the idea as far more expensive than we could afford when a far-out thought struck me: That jagged coast with its buffer of islands might be navigable in a small boat. Could it possibly be done in an outboard boat, a big skiff that could be trailered all the way to the Strait of Belle Isle? Geof’s enthusiasm was in two parts. First, he was lukewarm about going in an outboard boat, but second, he was thrilled that we might be able to pull off our two-man expedition to wild mountain country. “Where can we find a boat big enough that we can afford?” he asked. Over the next several days I researched boating catalogs (this was long before personal computers and Google). Based on experience, I thought aluminum would be the best choice since we would be landing several times a day on undeveloped shores. But there was nothing suitable: The largest tin boats available were 16 feet in length and thus too small. Then, from a source I can’t recall, came a catalog for Lund Boats. Toward the back of this colorful brochure, after the www.pointseast.com
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Tin boat meets iceberg as Torngat plies the edges of the Labrador Current, which runs in a northwest-southeast attitude along the Labrador and Newfoundland coasts.
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lakes and cruised the bays and rivers of Maine’s Labrador-like coast. In the mid ‘80s, I went to work for Maine’s Island Institute, which had been contracted by the State of Maine to survey hundreds of uninhabited state-owned islands to evaluate their recreational potential. For the second half of the survey, from Penobscot Bay east to the Canadian border, Torngat did much of the work, landing our survey crew (usually two of us) on scores of rocky islands and ledges (many of the state “islands” all but disappeared at high tide). Out of this survey came the idea for a Maine Island Trail, a 300-mile waterway for small boats with camping stopovers on some of the state’s uninhabited islands. I was the trails coordinator for this exciting project for its first several years, and Torngat was my almost daily companion, adding many more hundreds of miles to her total. Eventually, the Island Institute acquired a second S-18 with a 25-horse outboard. When the Maine Island Trail Association (MITA) became a separate nonprofit organization in the early 1990s, it continued to use S-18s and SV-18s (the later V-hulled model) and 25-horsepower outboards. It tried other types of boats and motors but always came back to the Lund 18s with the same modest power. It now operates a fleet of four of these boats using Honda four-cycles.
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In the mid 1990s, being in an exploratory mood, I decided to downsize to a 16-foot aluminum boat, using the smallest motor that would meet my needs while still being able to plane at a reasonable speed. I sold Torngat (still with the original Mariner) to another Mainer for use on Casco Bay and replaced her with a Smokercraft 16-footer with a 9.8-horse Mercury four-stroke. The new boat’s dimensions were nearly the same as the S-18 except that it was two feet shorter and somewhat lighter in scantlings. The boat worked quite nicely (the motor, an early four-cycle model, did not), and I used her for fishing and camping for the next dozen years, early on switching from the Mercury to a Yamaha 15-horse four-stroke. I didn’t use this boat as hard or as often as I had Torngat since I was busy with a new project ashore. The Smokercraft lacked the solid feel of the somewhat heavier Lund, although I had no complaints either with the boat or the Yamaha, the latter a true miser on fuel. Some 10 years after changing boats, I attended a MITA gathering for its volunteer stewards in Rockport, Maine. As I approached the club house where the party was being held, I glanced at a Lund sitting on a trailer, and then did a double-take. Although it now had a different name and port on its stem, it sure looked like my old boat. On closer look, there were the wood channels for the foredeck and, on
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another boat project. And I lacked the money to buy another boat anyway. And I already had a perfectly acceptable and working boat. And would 15-horsepower be enough for an 18-foot boat? I certainly couldn’t buy a new motor, and the old Mariner looked beyond help, as did the trailer. “Doug, would you consider an even swap – the old boat for one much newer and in good shape, ready for immediate sale?” He gave me a surprised look. “Ah, let me think about it and talk with others.” As it turned out, MITA was happy to make the exchange, and a few days later I arrived in Falmouth with the Smokercraft, which quickly changed places with the Lund, the latter fitting nicely onto my trailer. My wife Dorrie watched with hands on hips and shaking her head as I backed the tired old boat into my woodshed upon arriving home. With the coming of early spring 2009, I began working on the boat. One of the hardest jobs was removing the wood channels that had housed the removable foredeck. That was because thorough boatbuilder Geof Heath had all but welded wood to aluminum. The broken braces between seats and sides were easily replaced with similar braces fashioned from ¼inch by l-inch aluminum bar. A small storage shelf was made under a forward seat, and low-lying plywood decks were built as comfortable cover for the bare metal floor of this basic skiff. One important addition was a 17-inch-high “chicken post” bolted to the seat forming the front of the cockpit. The post is a piece of straight-grained two-by-six spruce that gives the boat operator something solid to hang onto when standing while steering with the extension tiller (which is most of the time). The idea came from the late Capt. Pete Culler, master boatbuilder and ship handler.
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Sea-run brown trout hitting in the Mousam By Craig Bergeron For Points East Everyone is getting excited with this crazy warm weather: Here in southern Maine we hit 86 degrees. That’s the fourth warmest day on record for the month of April. Yes the weather has been very nice compared to last year at this time, but the water is still too cool for us to catch anything along the jetties or beaches. Not to worry, though: The action is pretty hot on Sebago Lake, and many lake trout and salmon are being caught by local anglers trolling the deadly DB smelt lure or sewed-on smelt the old-fashioned way. And don’t forget about our friend the sea-run brown trout. The Mousam River in Kennebunk is in pristine shape, and anglers have been busy fishing the holes below Rogers Pond and having good luck using
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Warm weather prompts early start to season By Elisa Jackman For Points East Fine early spring weather has already lead to some great fishing conditions along Rhode Island’s south shore. The first schoolie striped bass of the season were caught the third weekend in April, and they will remain consistent along the south shore from the west wall of the Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, Deep Hole, and Charlestown Breachway. Small soft-plastics, like Cocahoe Minnows, seem to work best. Dick Geldard and friends have reported releasing up to 75 in one night. By the second to third week of May, the Southwest Ledge of Block Island will be producing the first fish of the season. In Narragansett Bay, where estuaries empty alewives will also be great hot spots. Regulations for striped bass have remained the same: two fish, 28-inch minimum length. Summer flounder fishing regulations for Rhode Island waters for the 2010 season are six fish, 19 ½ inches minimum, starting May 1 to Dec 31, 2010. With this in mind, the popular fishing grounds are areas around the east gap of the Harbor of Refuge and south of Carpenter’s Beach in shallow waters. Targeting winter flounder in Point Judith Pond will
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also be an option until May 25, when the season closes until Sept. 27. Anglers are allowed two fish, 12 inches minimum. Shallow rocky bottom areas along the east and west walls of the Harbor of Refuge are good locations for early tautog fishing. From April 15 to May 31, anglers are allowed three fish, 16-inch minimum. From June 1 to June 30 tautog fishing is closed, but it will reopen July 1 to Oct. 16 with a three-fish bag limit, 16-inch minimum. Starting Oct. 17 to Dec. 15, anglers will be allowed eight fish per person, 16-inch minimum. One other fun fishery in the early season is squid fishing. Jigging for these messy creatures is a hoot, and if you can find a school, you can be very successful. A fishfinder is necessary to mark schools of squid. They frequent the waters outside the center wall of the Harbor of Refuge and down the south shore to Green Hill. Dusk is the best time. So far, the 2010 fishing season is off to a great start. Time for you to think about heading for the shore. Elisa Jackman, a Point Judith Pond native, has managed the tackle shop at Wakefield, R.I.’s Snug Harbor Marina (www.snugharbormarina.com) for over 16 years and has spent her life fishing the waters of Block Island Sound.
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2006 centennial Newport Bermuda Race. The 2008 fleet numbered 198 boats. The 2008 fleet numbered 198, and the next largest fleet was 182. FMI: www.BermudaRace.com.
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NGPAGES Interlodge, a JV 52 owned by Austin/Gwen Fragomen, of Newport, R.I., takes 2nd place in the IRC division of the International Rolex Regatta in St. Thomas in late March. She follows Bill Alcott’s Equation, an Andrews 68 out of St. Clair Shores, Mich., to the finish line.
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Shakedown Regatta is on June 5 The SailMaine Shakedown Regatta fleet will race inside Portland Harbor June 5 to raise funds for SailMaine, a local community sailing program. The Gulf of Maine Ocean Racing Association is teaming up with SailMaine to host the second annual event. Each racing boat will be assigned SailMaine students from the junior, high-school, and adult sailing programs. SailMaine coaches will evaluate the experience, skill level, and as-
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Averisera’s Solo/Twins The doublehanded race experience is more significant than we ever imagined. Now we are not just another sailing husband and wife; we are sailing peers. By Norman Martin For Points East The New England Solo/Twin (NEST) race is an annual, end-of-July event cosponsored by the Newport and Goat Island yacht clubs in Newport, R.I. Elizabeth and I have raced our Aphrodite 101, Averisera, in the last three editions of the NEST. Each one was different in terms of the race details. A common factor is the camaraderie of short-handed sailors. Last year, 64 sailors and maybe half again as many family members and friends, all milling around the clubhouse and docks. The regatta is truly a gathering of shorthanded-sailing enthusiasts, who also go out for a long night’s sail together. This summer, singlehanded and doublehanded classes will start on Friday, July 30, racing on ocean-triangle courses from 65 to 125 miles in length. Monohull, Multihulls and Cruising Canvas divisions all start and finish in Narragansett Bay. Both Goat Island and Newport yacht clubs have long associations with shorthanded racing. They have hosted, at various times, the OSTAR (singlehanded transatlantic), the BOC (around the Points East May 2010
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world), the Bermuda Onetemplate strategies for difTwo (singlehanded out/douferent wind conditions. blehanded back), and Our first year was 2007. Offshore 160 (beyond Long That year, we scurried Island and back). around to equip our boat to The history of the New meet the safety inspection of England Solo/Twin goes NEST organizers. We also back more than a decade. If did what we thought would the NEST were just a sailbe important for our comfort. boat race, there wouldn’t be Now, with more experience, much to talk about. What we are ready all the time. In makes the event worthwhile fact, participation has are the shared stories and helped make Averisera betrenewed friendships. The ter prepared and more seanumber of participants is worthy. As crew, we are betPhoto courtesy Norman Martin ter with our sailing and seasuch that there are no strangers. The Aphrodite 101 Averisera forges through gray seas manship. Competition imFor Averisera, the regatta in shorthanded offshore mode, with jacklines and over- proves the competitor. is the central component of board pole rigged, and sails and lines stowed neatly Getting to Newport is ala weeklong event. First of away to keep decks clear underfoot. ways fun to plan. With every all, we have to tell family, Plan A comes a Plan B, to months in advance, not get married, have babies, or which we resorted in 2009. Plan A was to sail from do anything that might interrupt our participation. Boston to the Sandwich Marina, deep in the old Our families have come to grips with that. Closer to Harbor of Refuge at the east end of the Cape Cod the day we depart Boston for Newport, the boat gets Canal. We’d leave Boston in the morning and arrive hauled and cleaned. More gear comes off than goes at the marina that evening. Simple. We like the Aqua on. The “Eldridge Tide and Pilot Book� is open on the Grill for dinner, the cruisers we meet at the marina, kitchen table to the current-vector charts. We con- and any number of services are a short walk from the
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docks. Plan A called for stops Even with our delays, at Hadley Harbor and we still had time for a few Menemsha: a nice cruise. days in Hadley Harbor. Plan B? The engine-overOff we went, motoring in heating alarm sounded off the calms, sailing when Point Allerton in Hull, Mass. we had breeze. It was a We shut down the motor and day exactly as good as sailed; after all, we were a anyone could imagine. sailboat on our way to a sailBuzzards Bay was alive boat race. No problem; we with boats of every deadapted. But it was a long sail scription. We both missed in light air from Point the “Martini Glass” on Allerton to the canal. The enMishaum Point, built gine ran long enough to get us when I was a boy. As we into the marina when the tide approached Newport, we Photo courtesy N.E. Solo Twin turned in the very early pondered whether the morning. Averisera tied up at Quantum Leap, Patrick Dillon’s Rodger Martin-designed cruise is the sauce that the marina in our usual spot. Quest 30, crewed by Greg Dillon, took 2nd place in flavors the race, or is it the Monohull Spinnaker Twin Class 2 We took naps, showered, other way around? breakfasted, and undertook the overheating repair. Doesn’t matter much, does it? In the interests of full disclosure: Elizabeth took a The Solo/Twin starts around midday and usually course in diesel engines last winter. Her motivation finishes after sunrise the next morning. The 2009 ediwas plain, she figured that if we were going to race tion was a fast one – very windy and clear at the and cruise a lot, she ought to be able to fix the engine. start. We considered two reefs and a 77 percent headAfter all, she can cook, sew sails, splice, hand, reef, sail. In the end, we opted for the small jib and a full steer, and navigate. Why not fix the motor, too? She main. We were a little slow. Next time we’ll know. still thinks swinging a wrench in tight places is fun. I Last year, almost the entire fleet was at the dock belet her. Teamwork. fore sunrise. The faster boats sail the long course, 100
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unable to move. The lights cut dramatic paths through the mist, and it seemed like a 1950s sci-fi movie set. A fishing boat on Channel 16 asked us our intentions, which broke the tension. We set the 100 percent headsail, brought in the dripping wet spinnaker, and turned for Newport. Same dramatic scene each year. Probably the same fishing boat, too. The beat home is always tense. Each boat reports its rounding of the tower via VHF. We know from the reports where we stand in the fleet. It is now or never to get back in the game or defend our position. The pressure builds. A rested crew will be most successful on this leg. We were OK in 2008 and 2009. This year, during the beat back toward Newport, lightning squalls ignited the sky over the land, and city lights illuminated the undersides of the clouds. The wind offshore was fitful but building. The two fleets converged on the harbor entrance – a couple dozen boats, closely spaced, reached slowly toward a sky punctuated by lightning flashes. Tension. The squalls passed off to our right. Relief. Averisera was beaten by Palangi for 3rd in class by three minutes, trading their 2008 places, when we beat her by three minutes. It is a friendly rivalry. They are all friendly rivalries. In fact, at the awards dinner, the excitement is in sharing race notes, and planning cruises and races. The boat that won our division, the Abbott 33 Shearwater, is a design derived from the Aphrodite.
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Chris Bjerregaard and his Abbot 33, Shearwater, with crew Karl Wenuer, took 1st place in the Monohull Spinnaker Twin, Class 3, beaten only by Michael LaChance’s J/105 Dark’n Stormy.
in the ocean. Six months later, with one other crew, we sailed a 35-footer from Boston to Puerto Rico. We look back on those trips as our novice years. The doublehanded race experience is noteworthy – more significant than we ever imagined. Now we are not just another sailing husband and wife; we are sailing peers. Good stuff. Born into a sailing family on Cape Cod, Norm Martin has sailed all along the U.S. East Coast, in the Bahamas, and in the Caribbean. He holds a USCG Captain’s License, an ASA Instructor Evaluator Certificate, and he’s an instructor at Boston Sailing Center. Averisera’s home port is Boston.
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Ida Lewis Distance Race Aug. 20 The ILDR has added a Youth Challenge, to introduce junior sailors to offshore sailing. This year’s sixth edition of the race is scheduled to start Friday, Aug. 20. Yacht clubs and sailing organizations can field youth-crewed teams on the 150-mile PHRF course. To qualify for the Youth Challenge, more than 50 percent of the crew must have reached their 14th birthday but not their 19th birthday before Aug. 20, 2010. FMI: www.ildistancerace.org.
12 Meter reunion Sept. 16-19 The New York Yacht Club will host a new event this summer, the America’s Cup 12 Meter-Era Reunion, Sept. 16-19 at Harbour Court, NYYC’s on-the-water clubhouse in Newport. During this era (1958-1987), more than 83 12 Meter teams competed as contenders or defenders for 10 America’s Cup matches. The reunion will be a celebration of the yachts, crews, syndicate members, and the times. FMI: www.nyyc.org.
J/130s meet in Marblehead Aug. 6-8 The 2010 J/30 North Americans, hosted by the Boston Yacht Club, will be held Aug. 6-8 in Marblehead Mass. Marblehead will be holding the North Americans for the first
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Dennis set for 2010 Velux 5 Oceans Having broken ground as the first skipper with diabetes to compete in a global solo sailing race – the 2002/2003 Around Alone – Canadian native John Dennis, 65, is set to take on the challenge again with his entry in the 2010 Velux 5 Oceans. In the seven years since pursuing his lifelong dream of racing around the world, Dennis is insulin-dependent, which necessitates four self-administered injections a day.
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Boston, Mass.
Newport, R.I. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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06:07PM 07:21PM 08:57PM 10:18PM 11:17PM
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11.2 10.7 10.2 9.7 9.3 9.0 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.0 -0.3 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.3 0.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 -0.7 -0.7 11.0 10.8 10.5
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May Tides Portland, Maine 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
01:25AM 02:11AM 02:58AM 03:48AM 04:42AM 05:38AM 12:26AM 01:24AM 02:18AM 03:07AM 03:52AM 04:34AM 05:14AM 05:54AM 12:09AM 12:52AM 01:38AM 02:29AM 03:23AM 04:23AM 05:26AM 12:19AM 01:26AM 02:30AM 03:29AM 04:23AM 05:14AM 06:02AM 12:20AM 01:04AM 01:48AM
10.7 10.3 9.8 9.3 8.9 8.6 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.1 -0.2 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.6 10.4 10.1 9.9 0.6 0.4 0.0 -0.4 -0.6 -0.8 -0.7 10.7 10.4 10.1
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Bar Harbor, Maine 9.3 8.9 8.6 8.3 8.1 8.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 9.2 9.0 8.8
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9.9 10.3 10.6 10.8 10.9 10.8
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12.3 11.7 11.2 10.6 10.2 9.8 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.0 -0.3 -0.5 12.0 12.1 12.0 11.8 11.5 11.2 0.5 0.2 -0.2 -0.6 -0.9 -1.0 -1.0 12.1 11.8 11.5
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Corrections for other ports Port Reference Maine/ New Hampshire Bar Harbor Stonington Rockland Bar Harbor Boothbay Harbor Portland Portland Kennebunkport Portsmouth Portland
Time Corrections
Height Corrections
High +0 hr. 8 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High -0 hr. 6 min., Low -0 hr. 8 min., High +0 hr. 7 min., Low +0 hr. 5 min., High +0 hr. 22 min., Low +0 hr. 17 min.,
High *0.91, Low *0.90 High *0.93, Low *1.03 High *0.97, Low *0.97 High *0.97, Low *1.00 High *0.86, Low *0.86
Massachusetts Gloucester Plymouth Scituate Provincetown Marion Woods Hole
Boston Boston Boston Boston Newport Newport
High +0 hr. 0 min., Low -0 hr. 4 min., High +0 hr. 4 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High +0 hr. 3 min., Low -0 hr. 1 min., High +0 hr. 16 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High +0 hr. 10 min., Low +0 hr. 12 min., High +0 hr. 32 min., Low +2 hr. 21 min.,
High *0.93, Low *0.97 High *1.03, Low *1.00 High *0.95, Low *1.03 High *0.95, Low *0.95 High *1.13, Low *1.29 High *0.40, Low *0.40
Rhode Island Westerly Point Judith East Greenwich Bristol
New London Newport Newport Newport
High -0 hr. 21 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High -0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 32 min., High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 0 min.,
High *1.02, Low *1.00 High *0.87, Low *0.54 High *1.14, Low *1.14 High *1.16, Low *1.14
Connecticut Stamford New Haven Branford Saybrook Jetty Saybrook Point Mystic Westport
Bridgeport Bridgeport Bridgeport New London New London Boston Newport
High +0 hr. 3 min., Low +0 hr. 8 min., High -0 hr. 4 min., Low -0 hr. 7 min., High -0 hr. 5 min., Low -0 hr. 13 min., High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 45 min., High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 53 min., High +0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 2 min., High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 33 min.,
High *1.07, Low *1.08 High *0.91, Low *0.96 High *0.87, Low *0.96 High *1.36, Low *1.35 High *1.24, Low *1.25 High *1.01, Low *0.97 High *0.85, Low *0.85
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19.0 18.2 17.5 16.9 16.5 16.3 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.8 18.7 18.8 18.8 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4 18.7 18.3 17.9
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Eastport, Maine 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
01:12AM 01:58AM 02:45AM 03:35AM 04:27AM 05:22AM 12:12AM 01:07AM 02:01AM 02:52AM 03:40AM 04:25AM 05:09AM 05:52AM 12:07AM 12:50AM 01:36AM 02:26AM 03:19AM 04:16AM 05:17AM 12:16AM 01:18AM 02:18AM 03:16AM 04:10AM 05:01AM 05:49AM 12:05AM 12:50AM 01:34AM
20.6 19.8 19.0 18.1 17.4 16.8 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.0 1.3 0.6 0.0 -0.5 20.0 20.2 20.2 20.1 19.8 19.4 19.1 0.7 0.3 -0.2 -0.7 -1.1 -1.3 -1.2 20.3 19.9 19.4
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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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YARDWORK/Peopl e a nd proj ects
Drawings courtesy Pearson Composites
The Alerion Sport 33 differs from the Express 33 in that it has a higher sail area to displacement ratio and less displacement, making it more competitive. Right: All control lines lead aft.
Alerion unveils first in a new line, the Sport 33 Pearson Composites, of Warren, R.I., whose Alerion Express range was at the forefront of the “gentlemen’s daysailer” category, now offers a model with higher levels of performance for those who want to race. Called the Alerion Sport 33, to differentiate it from the Alerion Express 33, the new design scored three orders before the tooling was even finished, Pearson reports. The heart and soul of the new Alerion Sport are pure Alerion: classic appearance above the waterline, modern underbody, simplicity in rig for shorthanded sailing and getting under way quickly, and weatherliness and seakindliness. While the Sport model shares the same hull as the Express 33, the Sport has considerably less displacement, a higher SA/Disp ratio, and carries an asymmetric code headsail for faster
reaching and running. Tiller steering provides the feel desirable in a high-performance sailboat. All sail controls are within reach of the helmsperson, with on-deck lines led in tunnels to jammers at the aft-end of the cabin where their tails can drop into cockpit-neatening boxes. The mainsheet is mounted on a barney post, so it can be played actively. Both headsail and mainsail are fitted with multi-part, finetune lines to eliminate tiller-between-the-knees winching. A number of cockpit options are available. The standard mast is carbon composite with Nitronic rod rigging. While the accommodation permits overnight – four berths, a head, and stowage – the Alerion Sport 33 is meant for one-day action. A 20-horse diesel with Saildrive is standard. FMI: www.alerionexp.com
Briefly The Wickford Harbor Launch, in Wickford, R.I., will be running between Quonset Point to Rome Point from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Regular hours are MondayThursday, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Friday – Sunday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. The General, a 26-foot Oldport launch, is Coast Guard-certified for up to 23 passengers. All operators will be CG-licensed. The service will monitor VHF 64 Points East May 2010
Channel 68, cell phone (401-294-9098), and the launchoffice phone (401-294-0021). FMI: Email Rick Martell at info@WickfordHarborLaunch.com. Lyman Morse Boatbuilding, of Thomaston, Maine, reports that founder Cabot Lyman is again managing the day-to-day operations. The Service Yard reports its busieditor@pointseast.com
est winter ever, with 85 winter storage projects and three major refits. Despite the slowdown, LM keeps more than 100 people employed, also building production daysailers for e Sailing Yachts, producing ZeroBase solar-power generation units, and building and renovating private-residence interiors. FMI: www.lymanmorse.com. International Yacht Restoration School Composites Technology Program, in Bristol, R.I., announced in March that it received federal funding for the new curriculum. Sen. Jack Reed secured half a million dollars in the fiscal year 2010 appropriations spending bill to help establish this program, which will train skilled technicians and innovators for industries central to the state’s economic development. The program will begin this September. FMI: www.iyrs.org. NorthPoint Yacht Charters, of Camden, Maine, starting this June, will offer Women at the Helm, Midcoast Maine’s summer sailing collaboration for women. Designed by and for women to learn basic sailing skills, this day program will offer hands-on experience to gain confidence and improve maritime skills in a fun, relaxed, non-judgmental atmosphere. This program schedules daysails out of Camden aboard Sagacious, a 34-foot Bill Shaw-designed Pearson sloop. FMI: www.northpointyachtcharters.com. Edson International, of New Bedford, Mass., has made its new “Marine Electronics Mounting Systems� catalog available for download. In it is found Edson’s complete line of radar towers and mounts, sat-dome mounts, mast mount, display housings, autopilot adapters, and more for both power and sailboats. For 24/7 access to information, visit edsonmarine.com/navcom. Not for Navigation, in Ipswich, Mass., is manufacturing custom canvas handbags featuring authentic nautical charts. These handmade-inthe-U.S. silk-screened bags range from totes to duffles to messenger bags, and the line has 13 handbag styles, plus a pillow, all of which are www.pointseast.com
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The Marine Systems Training Center in Thomaston, Maine, has named Tuesdi Woodworth director. Ms. Woodworth has worked in Maine’s marine industry for the past 10 years. In recent years, she sat on the board of the Maine Marine Trades Association, and served as its president in 2009. Her primary role will be to promote the MSTC and its programs throughout Maine, and beyond. FMI: www.marinesystemstraining.com. Atlantic Challenge, in Rockland, Maine, has announced the re-branding of its organization to The Apprenticeshop. Building on its 38 year history of inspiring personal growth through craftsmanship, community and traditions of the sea, the name change reflects a return to the organization’s roots and a re-dedication to its core mission. While the name may be changing, the programs offered are not. However, new ones designed for adults include, in July and August, three twoweek-long workshops focusing on traditional wooden-boat construction; two separate weeklong “fantasy camps” for learning sailing techniques on a variety of traditional wooden; and a one-week “Introduction to Woodworking for Women” course in late August. FMI: www.apprenticeshop.org. Maine Sailing Partners, of Freeport, Maine, has a new sail loft designed to create and service sails for the largest yachts to the smallest dinghies. The sail loft measures 120 feet by 60 feet and has an 80- by 40foot table that keeps the largest sails at sewing-machine height while being made or serviced. Four small rolling tables can be moved where they are needed. Two long-arm industrial sewing machines occupy bays on either side of the table while smaller machines anchor the ends. The loft also has a computer network for 3D sail-design software and to drive a sail plotter/cutter. FMI: www.mesailing.com. editor@pointseast.com
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Dave Murray and his seven-league sea boots ruising this dramatic coast of ours is more an art than mere sport, and we all have our exemplars – those who have inspired us, often without any intention of doing so or awareness of it but by the intelligence and vitality they address life with. Gloucesterman Dave Murray, who sails a sistership to our Leight, is one of those people. Leigh and I were in Annapolis, readying our newly acquired International Folkboat to sail to Maine, when our broker told us about him, insisting he was an extraordinary sailor and that we would profit from cultivating his acquaintance. What immediately impressed us, when at length we crossed tacks with Dave, was his modesty, for there was no hint of self-importance to his manner, just a quiet competence to be read between the lines. Along the Gloucester waterfront, where praise of one’s seamanship is hard to come by, I’d heard, “Oh yah, he’s the guy that’s always sailing in and out of the Annisquam River in that orange sailboat. Ain’t even got a motor, just oars, they’d continue. The way the tide runs, it’s a wonder he makes ground against it – and he sails her overseas, too!” This was all simple to Murray. A sailboat is for sailing, and for the first dozen years he owned the 26foot-long Ladybug, which was built in Sweden, she had no auxiliary power, just a pair of long oars to be pressed into service when he couldn’t wring an inch of way from whatever zephyrs were rustling about,
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which was infrequently. Dave is a patient and persistent man. His horizons are broad, too. He’s mustered out for Bermuda and the Caribbean a number of times, main and jib the extent of his sail wardrobe. Singlehanding and navigating by the stars, he once rode out a hurricane at sea. Murray embraces simplicity, lives by his wits, and has crafted a life rich in dimension, humor and gusto. When I asked why he didn’t equip his sloop with a motor after returning from a cruise to Nova Scotia with his wife, Grace, he replied, “I guess a motor would be a grand thing to have if I ever decided to do some serious cruising.” Dave eventually did clamp a three-horsepower outboard to the stern of Ladybug to facilitate a cruise of the Inland Waterway to Florida, and Grace’s presence is still an important part of his sailing life, having joined him in a Bermuda 1-2 race and stood watch on countless cruises. I ran into Dave, now 87, on the Maine coast last summer, and in a recent note, he was looking forward to the coming season of sailing. Oh, to live so imaginatively and well! David Buckman’s new book, “Bucking the Tide,” about cruising the New England and Fundy coast aboard a $400 yacht is available online at www.eastworkspublications.com Points East May 2010
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Despite shortcomings, this is a useful book The Sailor’s Book of Small Cruising Sailboats By Steve Henkel. International Marine 2010, 416 pp., $29.95.
Reviewed by W. R. Cheney For Points East As a bare-bones listing of small fiberglass sailboats produced since the beginning of the fiberglass era, this book, with its profile drawings and accommodation plans for 360 craft under 26 feet, will be useful as a catalog of what is out there in the new and used boat markets. As a buyers guide, however, the book leaves much to be desired. Although the cover blurbs make much of the “detailed comparisons” between similar boats, little of use is offered that would not be available from the various manufacturer’s own brochures. We get a lot of stats indicating what a given boat should do or might do; much rarer are unequivocal statements about what it actually can do. A case in point is the author’s treatment of the statistically similar Herreshoff America and Marshall Sanderling, both 18-foot catboats. Of the Herreshoff
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weight of ballast, sail area to displacement ratio, displacement to length ratio, PHRF rating, hull speed, motion index (a somewhat arbitrary formula for determining how comfortable a boat will be in a seaway), space index (a formula for rating the living/storage space on a boat), number of berths (that favorite of advertisers and brochure writers), and headroom. If you wish to make the logical direct comparison between the Herreshoff America and the boat it was designed to compete with, you must skip ahead to the page on the Marshall 18, where that boat’s stats are given in comparison with a different set of craft. Here you will find that the stats you take from the Marshall page are quite similar to those for the Herreshoff America. The Marshall does have a slight edge in the sail area to displacement department and the PHRF (nine seconds per mile), but then the Herreshoff has that “high-aspect centerboard.” Pretty much a wash, you might conclude. But no. Not obvious amid this plethora of statistics is the simple fact that – and this is what a prospective buyer would want to know, after all – the Herreshoff America is just no match for a Marshall 18. Or, to put it otherwise, the difference between these two boats is not slight; it is considerable. Another boat which gets a page in the book is the French-built Golif 21. I know this boat well having owned one and sailed it up and down the East Coast between Mount Desert in Maine and the Shinnecock Canal on Long Island, N.Y., and lived aboard for several winters in the Bahamas. “The Sailor’s Book of Small Cruising Sailboats” mentions that the Golif has a wraparound “windshield” at the forward end of the cabin and a novel (and effective) ventilation system. Almost in passing, it says that “the heavy keel, relatively narrow beam and long waterline, and high-aspect sail plan [we are not quite sure what a high-aspect sail plan has to do with this] add up to a comfortable sea boat,” which is all well and good as far as it goes. What the book fails to mention is that a Golif was a successful finisher in one of the early singlehandedtransatlantic races, and that several others have made
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Atlantic crossings. For someone looking for a small, goanywhere boat that can be owned and cruised on a very low budget, this bulletproof little craft might be the best choice available anywhere, period. Alas, no comment on the Golif page does anything to distinguish her from a multitude of lesser craft. There is a table way in the back of the book with listings of “bests” under various categories (13 best boats for a couple, 14 best boats for easy ramp launching etc.), and here the Golif does get mention as one of the 12 best “blue water cruisers.” But mention on a list that includes, as it does, the 15-foot West Wight Potter, and leaves out, as it also does, the Lyle Hess-designed Falmouth Cutter is not as clear an endorsement as a simple statement of her record would be. A large part of every boat review is a listing of “best features” and “worst features,” and this was a category I frequently had problems with. Trailerability and headroom are qualities given great weight by the author, with windward performance and seaworthiness perhaps coming in somewhere down the line. Boats with low, sleek sillouettes are frequently cited as having less headroom than their boxier “comps,” with this as their “worst feature.” Some might hold that such attributes – contributing as they do to windward performance and beauty – should be in the “best feature” category. Speaking of the classic Sam Morse built Falmouth Cutter, which many authorities, but apparently not Mr. Henkel (she does not even make his list of “12 best blue water cruisers”), consider to be the finest small ocean going cruiser extant, the author says her “worst feature” is the extensive woodwork, which will “take a heap of loving care.” While it is true that many excellent mariners are not maintenance freaks, not a few preferring paint to varnish, and others, still better, preferring a mixture of linseed oil, Stockholm tar and turpentine to paint, they usually retain a sense of admiration and respect for nice brightwork. It seems strange indeed to categorize the presence of beautiful wood on a boat as a “worst feature.” Maybe Mr. Henkel just means that the Falmouth Cutter is so
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good there is nothing else not to like. We can only hope so. Another pair of catboats that comes under scrutiny is the Atlantic City 24 and the Marshall 22. “The Sailor’s Book of Small Cruising Sailboats” says the Atlantic City boat is commodious with standing headroom and space for “a large close-knit family,” while the Marshall entry is not. What it doesn’t say is that there is a price to be paid for all this room on such a short and shallow platform. Because of excessive windage caused by her high topsides and house, the Atlantic City Cat is more of a true auxiliary than her “comp.” This means here that she occasionally needs help from her engine to perform operations like coming about in certain conditions of wind and chop. While some readers may be most interested in how many babies a boat will hold, others would rather know how she sails. In the review of that transcendent sea boat and world voyager, the Laurent Giles designed Vertue, her “worst feature” is said to be that if you want to trailer her, you will need a really big truck. Now, the author is just wasting our time with this one. Do we really need to be told that that it takes a big truck to haul a big boat? Is the Queen Mary’s “worst feature” that she is too big to be trailered at all? I remember reading an account of someone voyaging in a fiberglass Vertue (the name and author of which I
can no longer recall) in which it was said that, although the design was flawless, certain aspects of the construction of the fiberglass version left much to be desired. Before serious blue water work was contemplated, she needed to be beefed up in these areas. If this is true, we have a much better candidate for the “worst feature” department. The “Sailor’s Book” also includes a general discussion of what various features of a boat’s design will mean in terms of a boat’s performance. Some of this will be quite useful for those not already familiar with these matters, but other parts seem sketchy and incomplete. In a discussion of rudder types, for example, the author rightly states that an outboard rudder hung on pintles and gudgeons has the advantages of simplicity and accessibility. Not mentioned, however, is the vulnerability of spade rudders (a feature of many of these small craft) to damage during groundings, nor does he say anything about their annoying propensity to catch on submerged lines, like lobster-pot warps. But perhaps I cavil too much. In spite of what I see as its many faults, this book remains a useful reference. Faute de mieux, many of us will want to own a copy. W. R. Cheney sails the engineless Marshall 22 Penelope out of Burnt Coat Harbor, Swans Island, Maine.
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CALENDAR/Points Ea st pl anner CONTINUING To Oct. 11 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 To May 6
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USPS Electronic Navigation Course Middle Street Education Center, 80 Middle St., Fairhaven, Mass. 14-week course includes GPS instruction, voyage planning, tracking progress, piloting, traditional chart work, current correction. ljcarlson950@juno.com 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.org
USCG Captain’s Class Portland Arts and Technical High School, Portland, Maine. Obtain your U.S. Coast Guard Captain’s License by attending Capt. Greg Metcalf’s class beginning on Monday, April 26. Both OUPV and 100-ton Masters are included. Contact Greg Metcalf for details. greg@captaingregmetcalf.com 401-6179265 IYRS Marine Systems & Composites Technology Open House International Yacht Restoration School, Bristol Campus. Bristol, R.I. Visit the campus that houses the new Composites Technology program and the Marine Systems program. Speak with instructors, director of admissions and financial aid coordinator, and learn how to apply for admission for 2010 year www.iyrs.org
Shennecossett Yacht Club Tag Sale 1010 Shennecossett Rd Groton Ct. from 9:00 to 12:00. We will have our club house overloaded with marine gear for sale. You can rent a table to sell your unwanted gear also for only $10. There will be also a consignment table also where you can drop off your unwanted marine items and we can sell it for you for a small fee. Please contact us early if you would like to rent a table. Full breakfast available from our kitchen. wgaynor5@tvcconnect.net Points East Crewmatch Party, Handy Boat Service, Falmouth Maine. 5:30 - 8 p.m. Come and meet captains who need crew and crew who need boats. Free.
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Onboard Weather Forecasting Bristol Community College, 770 Elsbree, Fall River, Mass. A safe Boating Seminar from the Mattapoisett and Taunton River Power Squadrons in cooperation with Bristol Community College’s Center for Business and Industry. Using your senses to determine conditions you’re likely to encounter. Weather systems, clouds, wind direction, temperature, and barometric pressure. www.bristolcc.edu/noncredit
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An Artist’s Walk through the Modern Marine Masters Exhibition Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Conn., 4-5:30 p.m. Leading marine artists will guide attendees on a personal tour of the Maritime Gallery’s annual spring exhibition. www.mysticseaport.org
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Celestial Navigation Seminar Marion Bermuda Race & Ocean Navigator School of Seamanship, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath, Maine, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Instructor: Tim Queeney, editor of Ocean Navigator. Contact David P. Jackson. dpjackson@roadrunner.com 207-236-7014
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SailMaine Free Sailing & Open House Just past the new Ocean Gateway Terminal on Portland, Maine, waterfront. 10a.m.-3 p.m., rain or shine. Boat rigging, knot tying, marine yard sale, and more. SailMaine will provide life jackets. 207650-2085 www.sailmaine.org
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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. Awards presentation, live music, cookout,
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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. marcia.bennet@comcast.net www.womensailing.org 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
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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. karen@huggercom.com www.comarexpo.com
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Marine Invitational Art Exhibit Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, Conn., Tuesday-Saturday, 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. 860-434-7802 www.lymeartassociation.org
Newport Bermuda Race A 635-mile ocean race from Newport to Hamilton, Bermuda, lasting three to six days, crossing the Gulf Stream on way to Onion Patch. Cruising Club of America and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. Entry process open Jan. 18. www.bermudarace.com
FINAL Joseph C. Roper 93, Marblehead, Mass.
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Don Kent, an iconic and much beloved New England weatherman, died March 2. Kent joined WBZ-AM in 1951 and moved to WBZ-TV in 1955, from which he retired in 1983. He began his career in 1937, working for a local radio station for no pay. Kent’s folksy style made him a favorite among viewers and listeners. His career encompassed many major New England weather events, including the 1938 hurricane, which he considered the highlight of his career. Kent took a course on air-mass analysis at MIT, but he was largely self-taught, his education beginning during service in the U.S. Coast Guard. editor@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. 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 Marine, The Boat School – Husson. Eliot: Great Cove Boat Club, Independent Boat Haulers, Patten’s Yacht Yard.
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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. Rockport: Bohndell Sails, Cottage Connection, Harbormaster, Market Basket, Rockport Boat Club, Rockport Corner Shop. Round Pond: Cabadetis Boat Club, King Row Market.
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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 Grill, 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. 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.
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Milton: Ray’s Marina & RV Sales. New Castle: Kittery Point Yacht Club, Portsmouth Yacht Club, WentworthBy-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, Hewitts Cove Marina, 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. 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.
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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, Pleasant Point Y.C., Ward Marine, Winthrop Book Depot, Winthrop Lodge of Elks, Winthrop Y.C. Woburn: E&B Marine, West Marine. Woods Hole: Woods Hole Marina. Yarmouth: Arborvitae Woodworking. RHODE ISLAND Barrington: Barrington Y.C., Brewer Cove Haven Marina, Lavin’s Marina, Stanley’s Boat Yard, Striper Marina. Block Island: Ballard’s Inn, Block Island Boat Basin, Block Island Marina, Champlin’s, Harbormaster, Old Harbor Dock, Payne’s New Harbor Dock. Bristol: Aidan’s Irish Pub, All Paint, Bristol Bagel Works, Bristol Marine, Bristol Yacht Club, Hall Spars & Rigging, Herreshoff Marine Museum, Jamestown Distributors, Quantum Thurston Sails, Superior Marine. Central Falls: Twin City Marine. Charlestown: Ocean House Marina.
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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.. 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. 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.
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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.
Jackson's True Value Hardware & Marine A distribution site for 13 years, two issues All up one side, it's hard to believe that May 3 will mark the 101st anniversary for Jackson's True Value Hardware and Marine. But all down the other, well, these folks know the meaning of community and service, making it quite likely that in a short 99 years they'll be celebrating again.
❝We have the products, the services and personality in this store,❞ says owner Dan Corcoran. This becomes very evident when the hardware store comes up in conversation, which quickly turns into a Jackson's-great-storyswapping event. It's definitely not your huge, impersonal box store - particularly when employees know 80 percent, or more, of their customers on sight, striking up a friendly conversation with just about anyone who stops by the shop. You're invited to their
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Lisa Corcoran, Raven and a Puffin dinghy.
Saturday, May 15. Jackson's will be joined by Port Harbor Marine, with new and used boats on display next door. So be neighborly and stop by between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Be sure to thank Dan for allowing Points East to distribute from his store, for thirteen years and two issues. Located at Route One Bypass in Kittery, Maine
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Yes, I adjusted for some famous people, too Senator Ted Kennedy: I adjusted the compass on his schooner, Mya, at Rockport Boat Yard. The boat had been brought up from Massachusetts for the installation of a new deck, and I was asked to adjust the compass while it was in Rockport. Of course, the Senator was not on board. The boat was a light blue in color, so he obviously was not bothered by the old superstition, “Never paint a boat blue.” Dr. Benjamin Spock: He was the author of “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care.” All mothers in the older generation brought up their children by the Spock book. Dr. Spock’s boat was named Turtle. It was a sailboat only 26 feet long with quite a large awning. Dr. Spock was not on board at the time, but my wife did get him to autograph her copy of “The Baby Book” when he was in Belfast. Dr Spock spent a lot of time in the summers on board the Turtle. He had a home in Camden as well. In the winter he went to the Bahamas, where he had a larger sailboat. Kirstie Alley: She had roles in “Cheers,” “Veronica’s Closet,” and other television programs. Again, Kirstie was not on board. The boat was a 25-foot Boston Whaler used primarily for transportation from Islesboro to Camden. It was operated by her husband at the time, Parker Stevenson, and both had homes on Islesboro. Stevenson played in a television series of “The Hardy Boys.” His real name was Richard Parker, and we were good friends of his uncle, Harry Parker. When Harry died, we went to the funeral, and Kirstie Alley and Richard Parker were also there. I got a chance to meet and talk with Kirstie. She and Richard told me they were buying a new Bunker and Ellis 40-foot boat, and they would have me adjust the compass on that. However, they were divorced before that happened. Andrew Wyeth: I got a call in the summer of 2007 from a Jim Baker who wanted his compass adjusted. He also said he had two friends who wanted their compasses adjusted, too: Andrew Wyeth and his son Nicholas. When my wife Jean heard who my customers were she decided I needed help and came along. I adjusted the compass at the family home at Benner Island on Muscongus Bay. Andrew’s skipper operated his boat Home Run as Andrew was off painting, which he did every day while he was alive. At the time I did his compass, in 2007, he was 90 years of age. Nicholas (Nicky) was aboard his boat, and we enjoyed talking with him. Although Andrew’s other son, Jamie, is an artist in his own right, Nick’s contribution to the art world is that of a dealer, and, of course, he is involved in the sale of many of his father’s paintings. While Andrew owned a modern powerboat, Nick’s www.pointseast.com
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Victoria was at least a 25-year-old wood lobsterboat type in mint condition. We needed to put some external magnets on the dash to adjust Victoria’s compass, but Nick did not want the magnets cluttering up the beautiful mahogany dashboard, and I can’t say as I blamed him. Nick indicated that he was going to get a new compass, so we put the magnets on with tape as a temporary measure. Jim Baker, our host, gave us a nice ATV tour of Allen Island, where the Wyeths were in the process of setting up a self-sufficient homestead in cooperation with the Maine Island Institute. Incidentally, there are 10 ponds on the island, in addition to a flock of hens, 31 sheep and 15 goats. It will be interesting to see how the experiment turns out. The following summer, Nick called me and said that Santa Claus had brought him a new compass and could I come down and adjust it? The agreed-upon day was beautiful. Jean went with me again, and when we arrived at the family home on the St. George River, Nick said we were going on a little trip down the river. We would adjust the compass on the way home. There was a reason for the trip downriver to Port Clyde. Nick had a picture frame to deliver to his father. We had a fine ride down the river and pulled into what looked to be a fisherman’s dock. And there standing on the dock was Andrew, who waved to me, but I did not formally meet him. Nick delivered the picture frame, and we started back to Nick’s house. We got a good adjustment of the new compass on the way back, with no external magnets. Summing it all up: The compass business is an interesting one. I met a lot of interesting people and boats, and one thing always seemed to happen when I arrived at a job: I was welcome. People had been living with a compass they were unsure about or knew was wrong. As the skipper of the Coast Guard cutter Tackle said when I asked if it was all right to park in a particular place, “You can park anywhere you want.” When I left, they knew they could trust their compass. Thus ends Bob Witherill’s series about his more than a quarter of a century keeping mariners plumb in the middle of the channel by keeping their compasses true.
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Captain Bernie has had countless sea miles slip beneath his keel and knows whereof he speaks. Listen to his simple message.
You don’t have to be a pro to act like one There’s a mystique about some boat captains, whether they be professional or recreational. The mere title “Captain” often confers a sense of responsibility, leadership, and authority. No one is born a captain; some sailors acquire the leadership qualities naturally, and a few never acquire them at all. Most of us must work hard to earn our stripes. But you don’t have to be a professional captain to act like one and, in your own heart of hearts, earn the honor and respect for yourself. Whether you run boats for fishing, sailing, racing, cruising, or, as in my case, yacht delivery, it is easily accomplished. Here are some pointers: Gather good crew. Boating is a social activity, so unless you’re going solo, invite likable people. Encourage everyone to engage with one another and jump into the conversation and the action. A special skill (e.g., navigator, spinner of salty stories, comedian, cook, line tender, sail trimmer) is an asset, but ev82 Points East May 2010
eryone should be capable of friendship, companionship and fun. Select carefully; leave the bad actors and tedious bores on the beach. Act like a mature, responsible captain. No yelling at the crew; treat them with respect. Smile. Yes, it is possible to smile, be friendly, and still be serious about the risks and adventures of going to sea. It’s my “Be Nice To People” policy. Encouraging and supportive advice works better than invective, yelling, and criticism. At sea, give everyone a specific job. Even a simple job will do. Coil and stow the docklines. Grind a winch. Read stories to the kids. Pick up the mooring. Tend bar. Weigh the anchor. Check the engine’s lube oil level. Even a child can steer a boat (“Just aim for that cloud; it’s OK, I’m right here beside you.”), although, of course, the serious responsibility of navigation, safety, and general supervision of activity reeditor@pointseast.com
mains yours. But here’s the point: People who are not active on a boat quickly zone out on their iPods or Blackberries. That’s not fun boating. Teach and train. If you ask someone to do a job (e.g., “We’re about to tack; you’ve got the starboard sheet.”), and there’s some resistance, demonstrate, carefully, in advance of the actual need. Invite questions and discussion. Avoid the fancy sea-jargon; use plain language. A lot of lessons on boats can be learned in similar fashion to lessons on surgical procedures: Watch one, do one, teach one. Take good care of your crew. If you do, they will take good care of your boat. “Good care of your crew” means offering personal training, safety gear and instruction, proper equipment and tools, ample food and beverage, and crew husbandry. Those of us who were Scouts remember studying for the Animal Husbandry merit badge: On a boat, the principles of crew husbandry are much the same, because aren’t we all animals? Don’t push your crew beyond their limits of strength, knowledge and endurance. Promptly reward their good work. Prepare them for the worst (while hoping for the best). Do not deliberately expose anyone to danger. And remind everyone to keep something in reserve for the unforeseen.
Don’t be a dictator. Every captain shoulders the responsibility of making decisions, either by consensus or by fiat. But up to that point, broaden your perspective by inviting opinions and observations from your crew. Collectively, they may bring as much or more experience and wisdom than you to the point of a decision. Moreover, the fact that your crew contributes to the decision-making process helps them “buy in” on the resulting effort. Because the sea is a hostile environment for most humans and boats, everyone on deck should be attentive and alert at all times. Sober, too. If your crew is drowsy, easily distracted or losing focus, send them below. Fatigue (which contributes to sloppy work and poor judgment) is the single biggest contributor to accidents and injuries at sea. Share the experience. Everyone wants to enjoy a good time, and surely you can demonstrate and explain how easily this is accomplished. So . . . You really don’t have to be a professional yacht captain to act like one. Just do it! Captain Bernie Weiss is a delivery skipper based in Stamford, Conn. His company is Atlantic Yacht Delivery (www.atlanticyachtdelivery.com). When not at sea, he imparts his knowledge, in a wide range of seagoing topics, in lectures and seminars.
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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. eric@dowboats.com www.dowboats.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, 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
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 23’ Herreshoff Prudence $15,000. Jonesport Shipyard. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com
20’ Alden, 1979 Classic wooden gaff-rigged sloop, full keel. New sails. Cedar/oak, canvas deck; trailer. $15,750. New 4hp 4-stroke outboard $1,000. 207-7751005. http://adayinmaine.org nbarba75@gmail.com 23’ Herreshoff, 1962 Classic daysailer, roomy cockpit, cuddy cabin, 15hp Johnson, wicked nice sailer. $7,800. Kennebunkport. Call Rob at 802-933-6648. www.theherreshoff.blogspot.com/ jmpfour@aol.com
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
25’ Eastsail 25, 2006 A Little Yacht for These Times. Safe – full keel, recessed deck. Functional, simple systems. Comfortable – full headroom. Marine head, galley sleeps 2-4. Offered at $59,900. Eastsail Yachts. Day: 603-
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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
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224-6579. Evening: 603-226-0500. http://www.eastsail.com 27’ Catalina Sloop, 1985 Nice example of this popular small cruiser. Well equiped and cared for. $14,900. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com 29’ Hughes, 1970 29’ Hughes for sale. Great boat for the money., $5000. Call Ocean Point Marina at 207-633-0773 or email www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 30’ O’Day 1981 diesel centerboard sloop. Universal 16hp diesel, sleeps 6, GPS, autopilot, 3’6” draft w/board up, professionally maintained. Many updates. $17,600. Call Suzanne at 207-518-9397. www.newwaveyachts.com suzanne@newwaveyachts.com 30’ S 2, 9.1, 1986 Yanmar 18hp, race/cruise, full Nexus instrumentation, CNG stove, race equipped, $29,995. For complete listing call 800-253-6420 or email WJMASSOCI@SBCGlobal.net 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’ 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’ Pearson 303, 1986 Yanmar, 10’11 beam, 4’4 draft, clean and turn key. Asking $33,000. Call John Morin at Wilbur Yachts Brokerage, 207-691-1637. 30’ Cape Dory 30 Cutter, 1985 A very attractive Cape Dory 30 Cutter that has been well cared for and upgraded during her ownership. $39,500. 207-371-2899 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com perry@robinhoodmarinecenter.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 30’ Pearson 30, 1978 Atomic 4, good condition, decent sails, many new lines, new upholstery & vberth mattress. Asking $7,500. Call Tim 978-660-4695. timothy.cosgrave@gmail.com
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
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 35’ Hinckley Pilot Sloop, 1970 Black hull, outstanding condition. $127,500. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207363-7997.
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 36’ Ericson, 1976 24,995. Contact Ocean Point Marina, 207-633-0773. www.oceanpointmarina.com
35’ Tartan 3500, 1992 Well maintained and loved. Newly upholstered interior, new bimini, 2 blade max prop, radar, North main, UK-Halsey tape drive 135 jib, asymetrical spinnaker with sock. Yanmar 3GM motor has very low engine hours. Asking $110,000. Call 203- 484-4084 days or email garysailing@yahoo.com
36’ Pearson Pilothouse 36.5, 1980 Cruise or live-aboard this boat has full capabilities. Freezer, frig, A/C, heaters, full instruments, main w/dutchman, roller genoa, Dyer
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dinghy and much more. Full list by email or call 401-864-3222. Listed $59,800. RCR3PH@AOL.com 40’ C&C, 1979 ZOOMER”, cruise/racer, fiberglass construction with structural improvements, traditional C&C teak paneled interior with Vñberth forward, head, main salon (4 berths), chart table, galley, and quarter berth. Universal M50-B diesel, 40hp, 480 hrs. (new 2001), chart plotter, radar, gps(2), vhf, stereo, cd player, Signet instruments with cockpit and mast readouts, ten sails, same owner for 27 years. $46,900. Full specifications and photos available, location Dartmouth, Mass. Contact 508-9993957 or email. dingwell@comcast.net 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. 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. 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
Only $18,500. Call York Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602. sales@yorkharbormarine.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.
49’ Hinckley 49, 1978 Center cockpit. Perfect for around the world cruising, chartering, or live aboard. Excellent condition. Located in Boston. $229,000. Call 781-760-0285 pbkress@gmail.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 15’ Sunbird Corsair, 1994 with 40hp Johnson. $3,000. Contact Ocean Point Marina at 207-6330773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 15’ Boston Whaler, 2007 Montauk package. Just like new.
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 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 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
warranty. Clean one-owner boat. Includes bimini top and DF. New 2008 trailer. Includes spring launching too. $21,900. York Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602. 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. 207-2447854 or billw@jwboatco.com 21’ Duffy Electric Launch, 2001 Fully electric, full weather enclosure. Quiet, stable, the perfect platform for picnics or cocktails on the bay. $22,000. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com
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
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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
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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. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com perry@robinhoodmarinecenter.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.
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’ Surfhunter, 1984 Volvo 260hp gas engine w/duo prop, 9 gph. Many upgrades by current owner 2004-2009. GPS, pressure water, vberth, head w/holding, trailer. Bob 401-474-1275. bobmarston@gmail.com
24’ Bridges Point, 1989 A cuddy cabin version of the popular Bridges Point 24. Roomy cockpit and a unique interior layout. New diesel in 2007. A lovely boat to sail. 207-244-7854. billw@jwboatco.com
26’ Somes Sound 26 “Bai Ji Er”, with enclosed pilot house. Great day boat and small cruiser. Gas inboard. $165,000. Call207-255-7854, 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
24’ Mitchell Bristol Pilothouse 2003. Hull built by JS Mouldings in the UK and custom finish work by Farrin’s Boatyard in Maine. 212hp Steyr turbo-charged diesel. $87,900. Many great features, please call. 866-771-6035. www.latitudeyachtbrokerage.com ryan@latitudeyachtbrokerage.com 25’ Boston Whaler 235 Conquest, 2005. Clean. Merc 250hp Verado with 211 hours. Hardtop, full wx-curtains; downriggers; fishbox w/pumpout; freshwater washdown; head with o/b discharge; shore power package; full electronics – all the bells and whistles. Slip
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27’ Eastern, 2006 In flag blue with white cushions. Evinrude Etec 250hp with great fuel economy, Fortune canvas, Garmin Electronics, and loaded with options, and less than 50 hours. Venture tandem axle trailer, with 4 wheel brakes. Reduced to $50k for quick fall sale. 207-266-2018.
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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 GM 350’s. Original engines w/ low 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
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28’ Ellis Flybridge, 1983 1996 200 Volvo Diesel (appox. 1100 hours). Awesome electronics, upper & lower stations. Custom radar mast. Yard maintained. Beautiful wood interior. V-berth, galley, enclosed head. 207-415-1004. $69,000. bellphoto@bellphotographic.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 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’ Sam Devlin Topknot 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 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. 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.
36’ Grand Banks, 1979 Twin Lehman 120’s. Excellent condition. Fully equipped for cruising. Reduced price, $89,500. Call 781461-2692 or email. RGN98@aol.com 36’ Carver Mariner, 2007 Full electronics, bow thruster, generator, many extras. Priced to move, $225,000. Owner getting bigger boat. 781-894-7907. xjcux@aol.com
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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
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 43’ Marine Trader, 1984 Priced to sell at $69,999. FMI contact Ocean Point Marina at 207-6330773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.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 38’ Stanley, 1984 Stanley 38 “Fishwife”. First Stanley 38 built in 1984 and owned by the same family since her launch. She is in excellent condition. $285,000. 207-244-7854 or billw@jwboatco.com 40’ Hatteras Double Cabin, 1987 Voyager is a very clean and well mainatined Hatteras 40 Motoryacht. Re-powered in 1999 with twin Yanmar 315hp diesels and a diesel genset. Solar panels, recent electronics, fuel system upgrades and numerous other upgrades make Voyager a desirable vessel in a classic Hatteras. $198,500. 207-3712899. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com perry@robinhoodmarinecenter.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 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
OTHER 18’ Echo Rowing The most advanced recreational rowing shell on the market today. This is a demo boat – one available. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com
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10 1/2’ & 12’ Skiffs Maine style and quality. Epoxy bonded plywood/oak, S/S screws. Easy rowing and towing, steady underfoot. Primer paint. $1,100 and $1,400. Maxwell’s Boat Shop. Rockland, Maine. 207-594-5492.
English Pulling Boat Replica Row boat,14 ft., replica of an English pulling boat. Bright mahogany on oak frames. One or two positions. Weighs 125 lbs. Very little use over 20 years. One owner, $4990. Located in Dartmouth, Mass. Contact 508-999-3957 or email dingwell@comcast.net 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
46’ Grand Banks for Charter Available for Charter: 46’ Grand Banks Classic 1996, Stabilized. 3 cabin layout, galley up, sleeps 6 in 3 cabins. Twin Cat 210hp., cruises about 8.5 kts. @ 5 gph. Vessel is stabilized with Naiad stabilizers. Full electronics, 3/4 canvas enclosure on bridge, Avon hardbottom w/new 15hp. Yamaha. LPG stove/range, A/C, heat, inverter. Looking for 2 week minimum. Located on Buzzards Bay, Mass. Contact Dave, 508-728-5288. david.kaiser2@verizon.net 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 # 1 Crew Networking Service since 1993. Sail for free on OPB’s. Call 1800-4-PASSAGe for free brochure/membership application. Need Crew? Call. www.sailopo.com Delivery Captain Your power or sail boat delivered wherever you need it. Owners wel-
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Moorings & Slips Small marina on beautiful Great Bay. 16’ to 30’ boats. Bay View Marina, 19 Boston Harbor Road, Dover Point, NH. 603-749-1800.
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Offshore Swan Sailing Program May – St. Maarten to Newport. June – Bermuda Cruising Rally with Tania Aebi. Sail NY to Bermuda or back. From only $1400. Call 1-800-4PASSAGe. www.sailopo.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: Wotton’s Wharf Marina in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. For more information call Bruce Tindal at 207633-6711. www.wottonswharf.com
Slips, Moorings, Dinghy Dock In Rockland, Maine. Rockland Landings Marina is now accepting seasonal (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@ 207-594-4899 or 207-5969171(c). stenmgt@midcoast.com
season. Very well protected and just inside the mouth of the Piscataqua River. Don’t Wait – call now for information: 207-439-9582 or email kmckenna@kpyy.net Boat Storage Kittery Point Yacht Yard has two waterfront locations with plenty of offseason storage space available. Store with KPYY and our full service yard and factory trained technicians are available if you need us. Call to join our family of customers: 207439-9582 or email kmckenna@kpyy.net 40’ Boat Slip For Sale Slip #50. $38,000. Chandlers Wharf Condo in the Old Port on Portland’s waterfront. Max boat length 36’ LOA. $150/mo. condo fee. $546/yr. taxes. peter@maine.rr.com Slip for Rent – New Hampshire 40’ slip for rent Portmouth NH area, deep water and well protected, nice private club. $3,800 or best offer. 603-344-4090. mrcjrc@comcast.net
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Reserve your Seasonal Slip/Mooring MARINA
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CONNECTICUT WEST Brewer Yacht Haven Marina Stamford 203-359-4500 Brewer Stratford Marina Stratford 203-377-4477 CENTRAL Brewer Bruce & Johnson's Marina Branford 203-488-8329 Brewer Pilots Point Marina Westbrook 860-399-7906 Brewer Dauntless Shipyard Essex 860-767-2483 Brewer Ferry Point Marina Old Saybrook 860-388-3260 Brewer Deep River Marina Deep River 860-526-5560 Yankee Boat Yard & Marina, Inc. Portland 860-342-4735 EAST Brewer Yacht Yard at Mystic Mystic 860-536-2293 RHODE ISLAND WEST NARRAGANSETT Brewer Wickford Cove Marina Wickford 401-884-7014 Brewer Yacht Yard at Cowesett Warwick 401-884-0544 Brewer Greenwich Bay Marina Warwick 401-884-1810 NEWPORT-NARRAGANSETT BAY Brewer Cove Haven Marina Barrington 401-246-1600 Brewer Sakonett Portsmouth 401-683-3551 MASSACHUSETTS BUZZARDS BAY Niemiec Marine New Bedford 508-997-7390 Kingman Yacht Center Bourne 508-563-7136 Brewer Fiddler's Cove Marina North Falmouth 508-564-6327
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Gray & Gray, Inc. 84 Great Bay Marine 3,13,46 Great Water,Inc. 43 Gritty McDuff’s 55 Guilford Boat Yard 73 Hallett Canvas & Sails 47 Hamilton Marine 2 Hampton River Marina 32 Handy Boat Service 3,21 Hansen Marine Engineering 3,18,89 Hinckley Yacht Charters 71 Howard Boats 62 J-Way Enterprises 3 J.R. Overseas 89 Jackson Hardware 65 Joesport Shipyard 88 John Williams Boat Company 40,84 Journey’s End Marina 13,59 Keith Field Classic Goldsmith 32 Kent Thurston Marine Surveyor 89 Kingman Yacht Center 3,9,13,16 Kittery Point Yacht Yard 13,55 Kramp Electronics 16 Lake & Sea Boatworks 71 Lippincott Marine Electrical 16 Lobster Run Race 92 MacDougalls Cape Cod Marine 13,16 Maine Cat 39 Maine Electric Boats 59 Maine Sailing Partners 20 Maine Veterinary Referral Center 68 Maine Yacht Center 37 Manchester Marine 16 Marblehead Trading Company 3 Marine Engines 19 Merri-Mar Yacht Basin 3,13 Mike Martel 90 Miliner Marine Services 89 Mobile Marine Canvas 7 Moose Island Marine 74 Navigator Club 88 Navtronics 16 New England Boatworks 36 New Meadows Marina 71 Niemiec Marine 3,13 Norm Leblanc 89 North Sails Direct 44 Northeast Rigging Systems 16 Ocean Point Marina 85
Ocean Pursuits 65 Padebco Custom Yachts 71 Pickering Wharf Marina 71 Pierce Yacht Co. 47 Pope Sails 45 Port Clyde General Store 27 Portland Yacht Services 3,35 Questus Marine, Inc. 89 Robinhood Marine Center 13,16,44,85 Rocktide Inn 15 Rolls Battery of New England 42 Royal River Boatyard 41 Russell’s Marine 91 Saco Bay Tackle 50 Samoset Boatworks, Inc. 66 Scandia Yacht Sales 83 Seal Cove Boatyard 13,70 SeaTech Systems 91 Seatronics 16 SK Marine Electronics 86 Snug Harbor 50 Southport Marine 45,85 Spruce Head Marine 75 Standout Yacht Fittings 43 Stanley Scooter 56 Stur-Dee Boat Company 58 Three Belles Marina 30 Traditional Boat 87 TrawlerFest 96 Trident Yacht Basin 54 URLS 60,61 US Sailing 56 Waterline Services 59 Webhannet River Boat Yard 62 West Marine 11 Wilbur Yachts 65 Winter Island Yacht Yard 42 Winterport Marine 68 Women Under Sail 66 Wooden Boat Show 24 Yacht Care 56 Yacht North Charters 68 Yankee Boat Yard and Marina 3 Yankee Marina & Boatyard 3,13 Yarmouth Boatyard 16 YMCA Auction 70 York Harbor Marine Service 51,85
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SLIP into summer ...at Brewer Yacht Yards
New York
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!
Greenport Stirling Harbor Glen Cove Port Washington Mamaroneck
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Rhode Island
Slip holders are entitled to free and discounted transient dockage, along with fuel savings, with their Customer Club Card.
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