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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England Volume 15 Number 2 May 2012 F E AT U R E S

Trailering Maine

Talk about portable! Letters.

We’d kayaked Maine for years, but wanted to spread our wings and increase our daily range. A 21-foot Sea Ray was our answer, and here’s what we’ve learned. By Tim Plouff

The wrong-way Pilgrims Unless the 1624 contingent had an Atomic 4 in the Mayflower, they had a less eventful sail than these Plymouth mariners, who, with delight, circled Cape Cod clockwise. By Charles Dulany

J/24 racers in Mexico, Racing Pages

NorseBoat in Maine, Yardwork

Gosport Regatta, Calendar

The Westport sloop This lovely, engineless vessel, so masterfully handled by her young captain, reminded us often over the years of why we fell in love with sailing in the first place. By John Bergstrom

Winging it at Jewell Island When you’re newbies, it’s funny how sailboats move so slowly, but “things” happen so fast. Despite rookie mistakes and much anxiety, our first Casco Bay cruise still was sweet. By Travis Swaim

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David Roper

Countdown to meltdown Yes, even cookies can cause meltdowns. Greg Coppa

Orion Thoughts of The Hunter from a boat’s deck. Bob Brown

Just Louise and me, together on the sea At first, it wasn’t just the two of us. D E PA R T M E N T S Letters..........................................7 Why not a seagoing Porta-Jon? Foley Engines offers engine swap advice.

Yardwork ...................................64 First Maine-built NorseBoat; Lyman-Morse yard is hopping; GMT makes parts for flying car.

Mystery Harbor...........................12 It’s a positive ID from the harbormaster. New Mystery Harbor on page 16.

Fetching along ............................70 Buckman and Thoreau at Buckle Island.

News..........................................26 Nonsuch Rendezvous July 15-21; Rockland wants port-of-entry change.

Final Passages ............................72 John W. Forbes, Jr.; Stuart H. Cowan, Jr.; Niels Rorholm.

Yardwork ...................................52 35-foot Atkin Vixen launched; Old Friendship sloop finds a home.

Calendar.....................................72 Classes, seminars, fundraisers, regattas

The Racing Pages ........................56 J/24 sailors race in Mexico; Castine Classic set for Aug. 2. Media ........................................62 Blogs, website and a book.

Fish reports ................................78 South: Early stripers. North: Sea-run brown trout. Tides......................................80-81 Last word ...................................87 Bantam: A most decent proposal.

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The swordbill-hat connection n this “three-P” – polarized, “The boats in your photos are paranoid and politically corjust the kind I wish I owned right rect (I can say this: I’m as now, but, at 92, the old eyes are paranoid as the next person) – not too good, and there are too era of the New Millennium, to many high-powered outboards wear a swordfisherman’s, or navigating these waters on weekswordbill, hat into a suburban ends to make them safe or a market might be akin to shoppleasure sometimes. Perhaps you ping there with a Nasty Disaster are in our parts once in a while. baseball cap on backwards – the Whenever you are, please give us bearer deemed as some freak-o a hail.” Generation-Y rebel against the The volume – eight and fiveEstablishment. My father, while sixteenths by 10 and sevena free spirit in every sense of the eighths inches trim size, two phrase, was no rebel – he was inches thick, 640 pages, and four Photo courtesy Nim Marsh pounds in weight – was the 50th just living his life – and, were he alive today, he’d still be toppling The hat my father gave Charles F. Chapman ap- Anniversary Edition of “Piloting, grocery-store orange pyramids peared in this photo on the flyleaf of the 50th an- Seamanship and Small Boat Handling.” The inscription on the title with the tip of his long-billed niversary edition of his legendary tome. page read, “To Francis Marsh II, cap, because he wore his everywhere, including on a swordfishing “stick boat” and at with the author’s best wishes, C. F. Chapman, Essex, Conn., 12 December 1972.” On the rear flyleaf was a more than one dinner party. One day in 1972, Dad ventured into a seafood store photo of Charles F. Chapman, wearing one of the longwearing his signature swordfisherman’s hat, and . . . bills Dad had sent him. My father would later inscribe, I’ll let him tell his story, typed in one of his journals in his fine hand, “My Hat!” with an arrow pointing to on his vintage Remington: “In the fall of 1972, a the salty headwear. So what’s the point of all this? Perhaps this simple woman approached me in regard to my swordfisherman’s hat, asking where I bought it because she tale suggests that people who go to sea in small boats wanted to give one to her father. I asked her for her aspire to be thoughtful and generous, with a strong address, which she gave me, and secured two of them, grasp of the concept of “paying forward,” in the knowledge that good thoughts and actions always reap their which I mailed to her, with a letter to her father.” A few weeks later, just after Christmas, a package own rewards. But there’s more: Four decades later, this fine rearrived at Dad’s house, shipped from “Bylandorsea,” Essex, Conn., its sender not ringing a bell. Now, mys- source, now called “Chapman Piloting and Seamanterious packages were in no way unknown at his ship”, is in its 66th edition, has 928 pages, and has been home. One day during Prohibition, the local postmas- thoroughly updated to modern standards by the late ter called Dad, saying, “Franny, we have a crate here Chuck Husick. During WWI, Chapman was commissioned by for you marked “Rare, Old Books.” Dad said he’d pick it up as soon as he could, and with an odd mix of Franklin D. Roosevelt, then Assistant Secretary of the amusement and panic in his voice, the postmaster re- Navy, to write a training manual for Navy, Coast sponded,” Well, you better get down here fast; your Guard and Merchant Marine small-vessel operators. In three days, he produced “Practical Boat Handling,” rare, old books are leaking.” But back to this new mystery package, which ap- the 144-page first edition of which was published in peared to be a large book with a three-page letter 1917. The new edition has just 773 less pages than the taped to the inside wrapping. “Dear Mr. Marsh,” it Manhattan phone book. Charles F. Chapman died four years after his warm read. “It was grand receiving such a wonderful letter from you. Thanks a lot. The Christmas caps fit per- exchange with Dad, but his legacy of seamanship, pifectly. . . . We’ve had some fine motor cruising, from loting and navigation – and graciousness – is thriving small boats to a Matthews 38, living aboard at Man- through the volume that bears his name during its 90th hasset Bay, Long Island, for many years during our anniversary year and the sweet letter he wrote to a stranger who sent him a pair of swordbill hats. pre-old-age. . . .

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Letters Newton Yacht Club is the farthest navigable location heading upriver from Boston before coming to the Watertown dam. I’ve checked both club calendars, and Saturday, June 2, appears to be open. I will take my boat and anyone else who is interested from the WYC at 9 a.m., and we will cruise through the inner harbor, through the locks and train bridge, and head up the river past the esplanade to the NYC, where a cookout will be waiting for us from noon to 2p.m. Then we will head back. I will tell everyone all I know about the river and answer any questions if I’m able. If we get more than a dozen, maybe other members will offer to take their boats as well. The lowest bridge clearance is around 12 feet, depending on the height of the river. Let me know, and let’s hope for beautiful weather! Dave Amicangioli Boston, Mass. daveammo@aol.com Photo by Philip H. Lee

Well, we have to say, this is one heck of an idea, but the lines on the house are not compatible with the sheer of the boat, and the windage . . oh, the windage.

Why didn’t we think of this? Selecting an MSD for an open boat can present a problem (See “No Flies on This Idea” by Rodney Myrvaagnes, April). Leave the solution to Maine ingenuity. But is it Coast Guard-approved? Philip H. Lee Portland, Maine

Has double-foreraker Sanderling I just finished the new edition of Points East: Nice job! Very interesting stuff. By the way, I do have a Marshall Sanderling with a double foreraker if anyone is still interested. Capt. Robert Brown Hampton, N.H.

Charles River cruise on June 2 Over the past few years many Watertown Yacht Club members have told me they were interested in taking a trip up the Charles River, but were reluctant to do so due to the lack of navigational markings and chart info. I am also a member of the Newton Yacht Club; I grew up in Newton and have been running the Charles River for over 30 years. Needless to say, there isn’t a rock, sandbar, or shopping carriage in the river I haven’t hit! www.pointseast.com

Foley’s engine-swap game plans I liked Bill Bowman’s article, “Out with the Old; in with the New,” in the April issue. There were lots of thoughtful details about the swap out of the 18-horse engine with a rebuilt 28-horse model, which should be helpful to anyone contemplating a similar effort. We have three suggestions though for the future: 1. Rather than hiring a crane to remove the old engine, boaters on a budget should consider borrowing a local utility’s bucket truck or having the neighborhood garage come by with their tow truck. 2. With the money you save by not employing a crane service, consider building a wooden engine stand. With a good stand, you can remove parts from the engine while it is in an upright position and you won’t have to reskid the engine when you ship the core back to the rebuilder. See our “Shop Kink # 29: “How to Ship an Engine,” at www.foleyengines.com for plans for a simple but rugged engine stand. 3. Finally, we also publish a detailed check list for anyone installing an engine and performing the initial start-up. Such a check list can be very helpful because serious problems can happen during the installation and start up. Engines can be run without lube oil or coolant; fires can occur, etc. See “Installing a Replacement Engine,” which is #17 in the Handy Forms Section of foleyengines.com. Jay W. Foley, president Foley Engines Worcester, Mass. Points East May 2012

Points East mag is so addictive! I am a new subscriber as of Midwinter 2012 and have to say that Points East is like a drug: As soon as you finish one issue, you’re dying to get the next one. I subscribed, even though both my Points East winter and summer distributors carry the magazine. Another “hooked” fan. Kimber Degling Granby, Conn.

The evening show is always free I think we can all agree most aspects of boating are very expensive, but sometimes the entertainment we encounter is absolutely free and extremely enjoyable. Case in point: We have encountered many humorous episodes of anchoring and mooring over the years. There must be a disclaimer here before I start describing them to you. I have been the performer in some of these comedies many times over the years. The learning curve was steep, and some of my dock mates will be quick to point out, still continues to this day. So needless to say, I am not picking on people, just pointing out the entertainment value involved. After a long day of sailing, when we have finally secured the boat for the afternoon or evening – whether it’s in a secluded cove Downeast or in a busy harbor with mooring balls galore, we love to relax with a bev-

erage and watch the other arriving boats. We all do it. Some do it surreptitiously, and some are blatant about it. We tend to fall into the blatant category on my boat, depending on how many beverages have been consumed, of course. We’ve provided enough hysterical performances to people over the years that we figure it’s now our turn to watch and enjoy. One memorable day in Oak Bluffs we heard the unmistakable roar of a sizable Cigarette-type boat entering the harbor. The captain was alone and obviously did not have a boat hook aboard. I might mention that muscle boats do not handle very well at the slow speeds needed for this maneuver. He made several attempts to pick up a mooring line with his bare hands, but his arms were not long enough to reach from the deck, even after he extended himself so far I thought for sure he was going in the water. After watching the performance for awhile, I proceeded to jump in my dinghy and went over to help the gentleman pick up the pendant and get secured. He graciously offered me a cold one, and, while we were chatting, casually mentioned, “I think I’ll run over to Falmouth harbor and pick up a boat hook.” Being a sailor, and accustomed to traveling five to seven knots on a good day, I went back to my boat smiling and smugly thinking I wouldn’t see him again soon. The round trip would consume several hours at best, for me. Before I could finish another cold bever-

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age, and much to my surprise, I heard the familiar roar, and he was back with a brand-new boat hook. However, he also neglected a way to get to shore, so we volunteered to ferry him in the dinghy, and made a great acquaintance that afternoon. Some people just have a unique style of picking up mooring balls. One small runabout entered Sebasco Harbor several years ago, husband at the controls and wife/partner on the bow holding the boat hook like Capt. Ahab harpooning Moby Dick. She did eventually figure it out, and a mooring was secured after a few tries. No whales or mooring balls were injured during this maneuver. We also witnessed a near disaster while moored in Gosport Harbor at the Isles of Shoals. A gentleman, singlehanding on a large power cruiser, was moored not too far from us on a pleasant but breezy afternoon. For some reason he decided to change mooring balls, to move to another. I was observing as usual. He made several attempts to pick up the pendant, but by the time he got off the fly-bridge and down to the bow, the boat had been blown off by the wind. On his last attempt he got the boat hook into the line, but the wind was so strong and he was so stubborn, he held on a bit too long and ended up in the drink with a large splash. Now his boat is being blown quickly toward the nearby rocks and he is in the water. Before I could get to him in the dinghy, he made it

to his swim ladder, which was fortunately in the water, climbed aboard, and saved his own boat. The only thing we had to rescue was his boathook. I’ll give him credit for being a great swimmer, and keeping his wits even in the chilly water. Like most experienced sailors, my first mate and I have developed hand signals for mooring or anchoring over the years. Ours aren’t perfect, but they work for us. Most people do not understand that the helmsperson and the bow-person will not be able to hear each other clearly during this procedure. The irony, of course, lies in the fact that everybody else in the anchorage can hear both of them. It makes for some great floating soap operas! I’m sometimes amazed after all the screaming and cursing; they can stay on a small boat together for the evening. Is this proof that the human being has a very forgiving nature, or proof of the healing powers of alcohol? Mike Pothier s/v Dragonfly Eliot, Maine

Surveyor’s ineptitude stuns pro I’m an Accredited Marine Surveyor from Marblehead, Mass., I read Andrew Schoenberg’s Guest Perspective in the April 2012 issue: “The surveyor did

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what?” The author related a horror story concerning the ineptitude of a questionable surveyor who caused damage to his (the author’s) vessel as a result of banging the hull and rudder with a steel ball-peen hammer. It pains me to think that the reputation of competent marine surveyors could be marred by the actions of an individual so unqualified. Audible, or percussion, testing of a vessel’s hull and structure is as old as the science of marine surveying. Indeed, when vessels were primarily constructed of wood, tapping out a hull and testing for “punky spots” with an ice-pick were the norms. That said, I am stunned that anyone would hit the side of a laminated structure with a steel ball-peen hammer. Steel ballpeen hammers are made for metal work, period. Today, we use a variety of testing equipment including moisture meters and, in my practice, thermalimaging cameras to detect core degradation caused by moisture intrusion and other delamination issues.

However, when it comes down to basics, tapping out a hull, when done by a trained professional surveyor, is still as important and relevant today as it was yesterday. Like all marine surveyors, I audibly test vessels in conjunction with the use of the sophisticated electronic gadgets at my command. Audible testing should be done in the same manner one plays a musical instrument. By gently tapping – never hitting – the boat, a trained ear finds all is either in or out of “tune.” I use both a phenolic (resin-impregnated, cloth-reinforced tip) hammer for the topsides and a nylon hammer for the bottoms. Since bottom paint is softer than gelcoat and topside paint, a slightly firmer instrument does a better job below the waterline, and the phenolic instrument’s head is not contaminated with bottom paint residue, which could be deposited on the topside. Andrew Schoenberg’s advice of “always be present at the survey of your boat . . . .” should, if possible, be

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followed. Don’t hesitate to ask questions, and, if in doubt, abort the inspection before any damage is done. Capt. Jay Michaud, SAMS, AMS Marblehead, Mass.

Ancient woods in Great lakes, too Bob Booth mentioned that “sinker wood” is available in the U.S., in New England and the Southeast (“Prehistoric Wood,” April). He may be aware that it is also

found in the Great Lakes, where the water is deep and cold. Nine-hundred-hundred-year-old wood is being lifted from the lake floor by using divers, cables and air bags. The logs fell off barges, or sank while being floated out, in the late 1800s. The wood has about three times the number of rings per inch than the wood currently felled. Permits to raise the wood have been granted since the late 1990s. Lew Marten Westwood, Mass.

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Breakwater is a great place to wait out blows Finally, a photo I can positively identify! Harbormasters don’t often get to visit other beautiful harbors shown in Points East, at least not during the busy boating seasons. This one is clearly of Padanaram Harbor, looking into Buzzards Bay toward the Elizabeth Islands as seen from the New Bedford Yacht Club docks. The photo also predates the winter storm demise of the breakwater light shown. The navaid structure shown in this photo was obliterated by wind and seas in a late winter 2010 southerly. It has been replaced to assist visitors into our picturesque harbor. Padanaram Harbor, Mass., also known as Apponagansett Bay, opens to the eastern end of Buzzards Bay between New Bedford to the east and Westport to our west. We have a breakwater that protects us from most of the southeast fetch across Buzzards Bay. This is a great place to ride out weather, or just enjoy a quiet sunset. Several rock outcroppings lay outside Padanaram Harbor. Careful attention to navigational aids will

show a clear and ample northerly approach to the plentiful depths of our harbor. Transient moorings, dockage and fuel are offered on a daily basis from the New Bedford Yacht Club on VHF Channel 68.

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Service and transient accommodations are also available from the historic Concordia Boatyard, Davis and Tripp Marine, and South Wharf. Several town transient moorings are expected to become available through the Harbormaster Office (Dartmouth Harbormaster on VHF Ch. 09 or 508999-0759) for the 2012 boating season. Anchorage is allowed only with prior communication to the Harbormaster Office in areas outside of the mooring field and channels. Historic and picturesque Padanaram Village is experiencing a renaissance of transient hospitality. All within a short walk from the harbor, we offer a new provision supplier geared for boaters (Kordia Provisions), and a new eatery with libations (Sail Loft Restaurant) will be added to the Black Bass and Beach Plum restaurants overlooking Padanaram Harbor. A third restaurant and market café is promised for the 2012 season in the heart of the village. Numerous village businesses offer everything from local art, real estate, and jewelry vendors to hair, skin care and massage day spa options within a twoblock walk of the Harbor. Upper Apponagansett Bay is home to Marshall Marine, famous for the traditional Marshall Catboats and now the beautiful Joel White-designed Sakonnet 23 sailboat. The Town of Dartmouth Park Department offers Tuesday night community band concerts and a Wednesday night pops concert series under the Apponagansett Point open-air band shell on the harbor. Nearby hiking trails, swimming beaches and historic walks offer transients ample opportunity to stretch their legs and work the salt out of their boating bones. This is looking like a good year to re-discover all

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that Padanaram Harbor and village can offer boaters transiting Buzzards Bay. Thanks for sharing my view of the world and our little corner of Buzzards Bay with your readers. Steve Melo, Harbormaster Dartmouth, Mass.

That’s the Dartmouth High fleet The April Mystery Harbor is an easy one for me, being a longtime member of New Bedford Yacht Club. It is Padanaram Harbor, South Dartmouth, Mass. The view is from the NBYC docks looking south into Buzzards Bay, with the Elizabeth Islands in the distance. If it were summer, both my Angler 18 center-console would be visible in her slip and my Bristol 35.5 on her mooring in the distance. What you see is the Dartmouth High School Sailing Team fleet awaiting the students to get out on the water and become winning sailors under the tutelage of Coach Hathaway. A fine shot indeed! Jim Munro South Dartmouth, Mass.

A nice harbor, open to southwest April’s Mystery Harbor is Padanaram Harbor. The picture looks like it was taken from what was once the Concordia Yard. It has been approximately 15 years since I was in that area, so I am not sure what is there now. I remember that it is a beautiful little harbor open to the southwest, hence the breakwater, which is what helps identify this month’s Mystery Harbor. Tom Hayden Salem, Mass

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beth Islands, across Buzzards Bay. This was easy for me to recognize. I grew up about a mile up the road and spent many hours as a youth hanging around the docks of the yacht club as well as at the Concordia Boatyard, which was next door. I have sailed, raced and fished the area my whole life. With rising fuel costs, it is getting rather expensive to fish the islands on a regular basis, but great fishing can be found around the many rocks and ledges just outside the harbor. Love your publication; have a great season. Ron Racine South Dartmouth, Mass.

The mystery harbor looks a lot like Apponagansett Bay, a.k.a. Padanaram Harbor. Am I right? Billy Edwards Davis and Tripp Westport, Mass.

Great fishing outside the harbor The Mystery Harbor in the April issue is Padanaram Harbor in South Dartmouth, Mass. The photo was taken from the New Bedford Yacht Club property, looking southwest. The land in the distance is the Eliza-

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The mystery harbor in the April edition is South Dartmouth, Mass., commonly called Padanaram. The photo was taken most probably from the New Bedford Yacht Club property. I had a mooring for decades for my sailboats in the harbor. Peace. James Schweidenback New Bedford, Mass.

The mystery harbor is an off-season shot of Padanaram taken from the New Bedford Yacht Club pier. Dartmouth High School uses those 420s for their sailing season, and I’ve coached/practiced with them before. I grew up across Buzzards Bay, and one of my first distance sails was across to Padanaram for the Leo Telesmanick (Beetle Cat) Championships in 1996. My wife grew up sailing in South Dartmouth. In the more recent past, we’ve cruised to Marshall Marine’s annual Catboat Association rendezvous held in Padanaram at the end of July each year. This year will be their 50th anniversary. Love your magazine; keep it up.

Photo taken from Y.C. main dock The Mystery Harbor in the April issue is Padanaram Harbor. The picture was taken from the main dock of the New Bedford Yacht Club, looking south. John Hayes South Dartmouth, Mass.

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He didn’t; he waited 14 days, until Saturday of Easter weekend. “I’m sorry,” my daughter chirped over the counter, “we were sold out several days ago.” The husband stood before her, disbelieving. “No, no. You must not understand. I have to have two boxes of Meltaways. Find some. Please,” he pleaded. “There are none,” she replied. “There must be some mistake,” he said. “Did you order them?” “Well, no, but I thought….” And then, as reality set in, the countdown to meltdown began. Clearly now cognizant of his fate, he froze and stared straight ahead, turned as white as an Easter bunny, and began to twitch. His manly voice turned to a whine: “But I … I can’t go home … I just can’t go home without them.” Many years have passed; another Easter has just gone by. On the Friday of this Easter weekend, my wife and I drove to the bus station in Boston to pick up our son, home for Easter break from school. Amid the catch-up chatter, and at a stop light in front of South Station, I glanced to my left at a woman holding a small cardboard sign. “Please help me,” it read.

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Just Louise and me, together on the sea t seems like yesterday we took our first boating voyage. We left the dock at Larry’s Marina in Amesbury, Mass., on the Merrimack River, and traveled 500 yards to the red marker. That “yesterday” for Louise and me was the summer of 1996; the vessel was our newly purchased, formerly repossessed, powerboat. She was a 1989, 22-foot Four Winns cuddy, 350 V8 inboard/outboard, and she was very quick. We named her HalfMine – half Louise’s and half mine. What Louise & I try to remember today, 14 years later, is the patience and guidance (guidance only if solicited) of our new, first-time boating friends at our marina. Our first year was demanding and frustrating to say the least. We got laughed at a lot. We made a lot of stupid mistakes. We looked up to our new friends and depended on them for counsel (especially Frank and Cheryl, who had 12 years of experience!) What we did find, however, was an over-abundance of guidance, recommendations, directions – help of every nature that did not need to be solicited. Everyone had an answer, usually differ-

ent from everyone else’s, and everyone was willing to help. What Louise and I also discovered that first year of boating, other than boat handling, was that what we thought was going to be our serene, getaway pastime – a just-for-the–two-of-us adventure – in fact came with a whole lot of new friends who were not only there for us when we needed them, but were always there with us even when we didn’t need them. There were very few serene moments aboard HalfMine, but it was an exhilarating summer and we truly enjoyed it. Louise and I spent a lot of time in heated debate (fighting) about who should do this or that, and when it should be done. Usually this happened as we were coming into docks, moorings, or other boats; usually when the boat was going that way, the wind was blowing this way, and the current – don’t forget the current – was taking us somewhere else altogether. One of our friends (Morrison probably) told me, “The captain is the person in charge of the vessel;

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everyone must listen to the captain.” I mistakenly took that advice to heart. This was a mistake because for this so-called pastime to survive and possibly become enjoyable, a partnership needed to be negotiated between the captain and the first mate, and some distance needed to be put between us and our new friends. By the end of that first season of boating, our new hobby could have gone either way: north or south. Luckily, we figured it out – the balance between captain and mate and the balance between us and our friends. We figured out that our kids enjoyed boating excursions (luckily no one got seasick) and liked to spend time with us on the boat. We figured out that our parents also enjoyed boating and looked forward to short trips. We enjoyed life at the marina as well as life onboard and on the water, and we liked traveling. We started our second season of boating at Cove Marina in Salisbury, Mass. We maintained our friendships from Larry’s Marina while making new friends at Cove. Cove was much closer to the ocean, “out there,” which is where we wanted to be rather than spending so much time getting “out there.” We also started our second season with “The Carver,” a 27-foot Montego with a real galley, head, aft-cabin and V-berth, and a GPS. We kept the name HalfMine.

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And we’ve done it all, together. Our boating has become our mutual interest; our experiences now are usually mutually entertaining. We have a really good time, together by ourselves and together with our friends. We are looking forward to the new adventures our next boating season will bring; we know there are many waiting for us. But we’ve also found that boating, truly enjoyable boating is a two-person sport. I can’t imagine I would still be involved if she were not onboard with the idea, and I know she feels the same way. And now we’ve found that the grandchildren really like it, too. It’s nice knowing there are such great common interests among us all –a love of boats, a love of the water, and our love for each other. We are also thinking about taking our retirement condo (The Post) to Lighthouse Point in Florida late next year. From there, who knows? We know we can make it from Lauderdale to the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos, the Virgin Islands, and beyond. We’ll do what we always do: take one step at a time, together. Captain Robert (Bob) Brown and his wife and first mate, Louise, continue their boating adventures out of Cove Marina on the Merrimack River in Salisbury, Mass. They live in the off-season by the sea, at North Beach in Hampton, N.H. Visit them at www.nauticalchronicles.com.

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Rockland seeks change in port-of-entry status By Steve Cartwright For Points East Rockland, Maine, can be a cruise ship destination, but without the authority to process passengers through U.S. Customs, some boats will just bypass this deepwater port. A group of local officials hopes to change that by upgrading the city’s status with the Department of Homeland Security. An upgrade could mean more visits from passenger vessels and a potential economic boon for Rockland. In 2009, Seabourn, a Seattle-based cruise line, reportedly canceled three visits to Rockland because one of its ships could not clear customs there. It all has to do with the federal government’s classification of Rockland as a port of entry for vessels that have been to foreign countries such as Canada. Foreign-owned cruise ships are required to visit non-U.S. ports annually and must clear customs on returning to this country. Post 9-11 security regulations that would require massive city expense have been a roadblock to changing Rockland’s port of entry status. But local officials are hoping something can be worked out following President Obama’s executive order, earlier this year, calling on federal agencies such as Homeland Security

and the Department of Commerce to help boost international tourism. With that in mind, a group of civic and business leaders met recently with a representative from the office of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine 1st District, herself a North Haven resident. “We made our best case for why it [the status upgrade] was needed, the economic benefit to Rockland, and how we could handle the change,” said Rockland harbormaster Ed Glaser, in a memo to the city council. “For little or no money invested, it could make a big difference to Rockland,” said Glaser, former owner/captain of the local windjammer Isaac H. Evans. He cautioned that previous efforts with other members of the Maine Congressional delegation “have been fruitless so far,” but “maybe with the President’s directive it will get some serious attention.” Bar Harbor and Belfast both have the ability to clear ships through customs. But those communities have not had to make any expensive changes under Homeland Security rules, and it rankles Rockland officials that they are denied the same status. Dan Bookham, executive director at Penobscot Bay CRUISE SHIPS, continued on Page 31

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Briefly Newport Boat Show Sept. 13-16 includes free party for attendees The 42nd annual Newport International Boat Show will be held Sept. 13-16, along the Newport waterfront in Newport R.I. Tens of thousands are expected to attend, to talk with almost 750 exhibitors and view some 600 boats ranging in size from 15 to 85 feet, plus kayaks, inflatables, services, equipment, electronics and accessories of all types. Featured will be the annual Newport For New Products competition that recognizes the best new powerboats, sailboats and product introductions for the 2013 model year, selected by both industry experts. A “Lats & Atts Cruisers Party” will be offered free to attendees on Saturday evening. Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. FMI: www.newportboatshow.com.

New England Science and Sailing is name of SHYC marine studies New England Science & Sailing (NESS) is the name for ambitious development plans of the Stonington Harbor Yacht Club Sailing Foundation, in Stonington, Conn., a non-profit known for its sailing and kayaking, windsurfing, surfing and paddle boarding, and marine-sciences programs. Its curriculum is designed not to simply teach sailing, but also to have students learn about the sea and experience the self-discovery that imposes self-reliance, dependability, and respect for teamwork, whether on the water or not. President Spike Lobdell announced that NESS was recently awarded a landmark $250,000 scholarship grant by the National Recreation Foundation, to make on-water programs accessible regardless of applicants’ financial means. The Foundation has hired a new sailing director, Mark Zagol, a two-time collegiate All-American sailor who, for the last seven years, has coached at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The Marine Sciences staff has also been bolstered with the recent addition of Mary Ann Horrigan, who has taught at California’s Catalina Island Marine Research Institute and Rhode Island’s Save the Bay program. FMI: www.shyc-sf.org

New Bedford hurricane-barrier is down The New England District-Corps of Engineers will be performing required maintenance work on the New Bedford Hurricane Barrier until July 8. The work includes replacement of wheels on the sector gates, steel repair, fender replacement and miscellaneous painting. Work began April 11. Be advised: the hurricane barrier will be out of service and not functional to control tide levels and storm surge in New Bedford/Fairhaven Harbors. FMI: www.usace.army.mil.

Pen Bay Rendezvous is Aug. 16-19 The second annual Penobscot Bay Rendezvous will be held Aug. 16-19. Maine’s newest sailing and power event, presented by Wayfarer Marine and Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, welcomes vessels from super yachts to classics, performance racers, day-sailers, and powerboats of all vintages. Featuring daily races for sailboats and a Poker Run and Photo Pursuit for powerboats, the participants will have access to both Wayfarer Marine and Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding and will be hosted each night at a different venue. Lobster bakes, barbeques, dancing and fireworks are all a part of the ticket. FMI: www.penobscotbayrendezvous.com number of passengers. The Philbrook will continue the same trip, and the ferries will make three runs a day between Vinalhaven and Rockland. FMI: www.maine.gov/mdot/msfs/.

West Marine Woburn’s Spring Fling West Marine flagship store in Woburn, Mass. is celebrating its first anniversary with a Spring Fling event April 26-29. This West Marine is at 299 Mishawum Road in Woburn (across the street from the Woburn Mall), at the intersection of routes 93 and 95, accessible to local residents and those traveling to New Hampshire and the coast of Maine. FMI: 781-939-0000, www.westmarine.com.

New ferry to ply the Vinalhaven route If, on your daily Penobscot Bay cruises, you see a new ferryboat cleaving the waters between Rockland and Vinalhaven, it’s the 494-ton E. Frank Thompson, the first new Maine State Ferry vessel in 19 years. It replaces the 1968-built Governor Curtis, which also plied the Vinalhaven route. The 154-foot vessel can carry 22 motor vehicles and 250 passengers. The Governor Curtis and the Captain Charles Philbrook, which now serve Vinalhaven, carry 17 vehicles and the same

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SeaPlan seeks boater-survey help You may remember Kim Starbuck from her work conducting the 2010 Massachusetts Recreational Boater Survey. This spring, she reports that SeaPlan (formerly known as the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership) is repeating the survey, but on a much larger scale. This year, SeaPlan is partnering with the boating community, coastal planners and scientists to survey more than 60,000 boaters from New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island,

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Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. This project is called the 2012 Northeast Recreational Boater Survey, and, like before, she needs support to implement it. There are many ways that one can become involved in this survey, including sponsorship, outreach, advice, participation, etc. SeaPlan has created a threeminute video overview of the research and sponsorship program that can be accessed at http://recreation.seaplan.org/sponsors/s ponsoring-the-survey. For more information on the survey and ways to become involved, email Kim Starbuck at kstarbuck@seaplan.org, or visit http://recreation.seaplan.org.

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Features Trailering Maine We’d kayaked Maine for years, but wanted to spread our wings and increase our daily range. A 21-foot Sea Ray was our answer, and here’s what we’ve learned. Story and photos by Tim Plouff For Points East or the better part of two decades, my faithful navigator, wife Kathryn, and I paddled our way up and down the Maine coast. While we thor-

oughly enjoyed these adventures, there was always the nagging feeling that we should see more, go farther, and experience more of the bountiful coast of Maine. To satisfy those urges, I reasoned, we needed a

Seven years of towing our Sea Ray EC215 (inset, in Stonington), replete with camper canvas kit, has allowed us to see more of coastal Maine than all but the hardiest fishermen.

powerboat large enough to venture out of the small bays and reach the countless islands to which we were reluctant to paddle. Finally, on Easter weekend 2005, we took the plunge. We attended a Portland boat show, and intermingled with the gleaming new boats were slightly “experienced” boats waiting for new owners. A certain Sea Ray EC215 called to me. The 21footer had a camper-canvas kit and a bimini top, a small swim platform at the stern, plus a V-berth below for overnighters. After visiting Spring Point Marina, and cutting through the winter plastic and clamoring aboard with my in-laws – all in our Sunday best – the tidy Sea Ray Express Cruiser was soon headed north to its new home in Otis, Maine. Lesson No. 1: Having paddled from so many great boat ramps, I was anxious to leave from these same locations for longer, faster, greater excursions. However, a boat and trailer weighing approximately three tons can’t necessarily use the same boat ramps that a minivan and a utility trailer can. Well, you can use the same ramp, but you might not re-use it to, say, re-capture your boat after the sands have trapped your tow vehicle. Fortunately, we never made that mistake, like we did once with the van. In retrospect, the whole idea of towing a medium-sized boat over narrow, winding, undulating coastal roads, on a wide tandem-axle galvanized trailer, plus launching and retrieving this same boat, is what gave Kathryn so many reservations about the trailer-boat experience. Even though she has seldom had to drive the truck, her fears have generally been unfounded as getting to ramps and launching and retrieving the boat has been one of our strengths as a team. I was never nervous about backing the boat trailer or maneuvering around tight spaces; years of plowing snow and driving with other trailers taught me the pickup truck’s capabilities as well as how to jockey a long trailer into the right spots. And Kathy immediately mastered our boat’s handling while leaving the trailer and while retrieving. In seven years, she has never missed hitting the trailer dead-on on the first attempt, giving shoreside spectators a comprehensive show on how to do this correctly. She is slow, steady and extremely patient, virtues I have had to learn to match her performance. Lesson No. 2: Boat ramps with docks are much more convenient launch sites than ramps without. We have established a routine for smoothly getting the boat on and off the trailer without a parallel dock, but passenger boarding is much safer and easier (think parents and small kids) when they Points East May 2012

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to Quahog Bay and multiple anchorages on the Maine Island Trail, with gems like Little Snow Island. From Bath, boaters have three paved ramps to choose from: North Bath heading up the Kennebec River, South Bath below the Bath Iron Works facility, and, a few miles farther south, a new ramp on the Reach Road in Phippsburg. Most convenient for us has been the South Bath ramp – another twolane affair with a center dock – as we can then take one of several course options from here. Heading north up the Kennebec River, through Day’s Ferry and Chop Point, offers wildlife sightings galore. If you continue up through Merrymeeting Bay and around the game preserve at Swan Island into Richmond, you’ll encounter fishermen and pleasure-boaters, including numerous personal watercraft. As with all of the coast of Maine, this ride gives you vantage points unimaginable from a car. Head south from the South Bath ramp – a launch subject to extremely strong tides – and you can run the Kennebec River to Fort Popham, out to Seguin Island, which has the highest-elevation lighthouse on the Maine coast. Then you can head Downeast to The Cuckolds and the entrance to Linekin Bay and the Boothbay Rewww.pointseast.com

gion. This is a favorite passenger trip, although we have run against some big seas off the mouth of the Kennebec. From Boothbay, which we consider the heart of Maine boating, the cruise back to Bath via Southport Island takes you across the Sheepscot River, where we like to

run south through the narrow gut of MacMahan Island and west over toward Robinhood Marina. After motoring north past Westport Island, the run up through Hell’s Gate on the Sasanoa River is always fun and even quite challenging if you happen to meet the Pink Lady, a harbor-tour vessel out of

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Boothbay. The Lady’s wake is enough to capture the attention of any wary boater, so be prepared for the unexpected if caught in the narrow channels of the river. We’ve logged several departures from downtown Damariscotta, where a nice ramp offers the amenities of a Maine village, but with a shortage of boat trailer parking. After making your way down the

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areas like Stonington, Deer Seven years of seeing that Isle and Isle au Haut, all Sea Ray in my rear view Maine coast treasures. mirror has been a blast. On Mount Desert Island, We’ve seen more of coastal we have regularly used Maine than all but the three or four ramps with hardiest fishermen while success. Northeast Harbor recognizing our limitations is a popular jumping-off and the capabilities of our spot for Somes Sound, boat. The Kodak moments while Southwest Harbor’s fill albums (and lots of Manset public ramp is perhard-drives), while the desfect for heading to Baker tination list never lacks for Island in Acadia National new places to explore. HavPark, Black Island, and the ing a capable truck, a willCranberry Islands. Manset ing boat, and that faithful is more of a “working navigator have made for man’s” dock, while North- The author and his wife, Kathryn, wanted go farther and some great summers in east Harbor is the tourist’s experience more of the bountiful coast of Maine. And look Maine. where they’re fetching up these days. favorite. Our favorite launch, however, is the hidden ramp in Tim went to sea under power with his water-addicted West Tremont. Facing due west, we have used this site Uncle Brian in the late 1980s, and discovered there’s a for some spectacular trips to Marshall Island, Stoning- lot more of Maine to enjoy when you can get there ton, Brooklin and Hog Island, and Pond Island. Ameni- faster. For 18 years, he has written a weekly automotive ties are few, and there isn’t much ramp at mean-low column for “The Ellsworth (Maine) American,” while tide, yet we’ve met some of the greatest people in boat- his day job is as a wholesale heating oil rep and Shell ing here as well as ended some of our best trips with Gasoline sales manager for Dead River Company. friends with the sun setting over our shoulders in Tremont.

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Unless the 1624 contingent had an Atomic 4 in the Mayflower, they had a less eventful sail than these Plymouth mariners, who circled Cape Cod clockwise. By Charles Dulany For Points East om and I had talked for years about sailing around Cape Cod from our Plymouth, Mass., port, some day, and finally we decided we’d do it,

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by God. We’d sailed for years around Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay in Revolution, Tom’s 32-foot Pearson 323, a well-found 1979 cruiser that used to be mine. We’d been to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket several times, but neither of us had ever sailed the editor@pointseast.com

Charley Dulany (left) and Tom Marquis, the intrepid crew of Revolution, the latter’s well-found Pearson 323, reveled through thick and thin in the challenge of circling Cape Cod (inset) in the reverse of the conventional wisdom.

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“backside” of the Cape, fabled graveyard of the Atlantic in the days of sail. We knew that it would be a long day going around. It is 70 miles from Hyannis to Provincetown on the tip of the Cape, a 14-hour trip if you can average five knots (not a sure bet in this boat), or 15 hours (75 miles) from Nantucket harbor. Either way, you have to go through Pollock Rip, which has fierce rip currents at full flood or ebb, and dangerous shoals on either side. I had www.pointseast.com

never been through the rip; Tom had done so only in a fast powerboat. We had been advised that a counterclockwise transit was much safer than going clockwise, because if you leave Hyannis or Nantucket early, you’ll be through Pollock Rip at midday and can try to schedule your trip around slack tide. The other way, starting from P-Town, you would arrive at the rip after a tiring 10- to 12-hour sail, maybe approaching sundown, with four or five hours yet to go. Also, we had no qualms about entering P-Town harbor after dark since we both had sailed there many times. This was not the case with Hyannis or Nantucket, where there is ferry traffic to contend with. Then there was Chatham, the fabled town on the elbow of the Cape. Tom really wanted to stop there if we could swing it. He’d prefer to go there from PTown and spend the night there. Chatham was in the news a few years ago when the Atlantic broke through the beach making a new inlet and swallowing a score of homes. Furthermore, all the cruising guides warn against trying to enter Chatham harbor, despite there being an active Coast Guard station there. The Chatham harbormaster wasn’t much more encouraging, although we did Points East May 2012

Pearson 323 of similar vintage. With two boats traveling together, we would have fewer qualms about going the wrong way around. We scheduled the trip after consulting the “Eldridge Tide and Pilot Book” to be sure we’d be approaching Pollock Rip around slack water. On the appointed day, both boats motored out of Plymouth Harbor around noon, sails up, but motorsailing in a light breeze. We cruised past Gurnet Point into Cape Cod Bay, course 105 Magnetic to the P-Town outer mark 18 miles ahead. Suddenly at 1330, off the Gurnet, our engine quit. We had no Photo courtesy Tom Marquis luck restarting it, but luckily Tom has a Sea Tow contract. We started sailing back with Revolution eases to windward past an anchored center-conthe flood tide helping, heading for Long Point Marine sole boat in Plymouth Bay. Are those flags celebratory or to (LPM) in Duxbury. Sea Tow caught up with us off ward off cormorants? Clarks Island and expertly took us to LPM, where learn that the new inlet was impassable; the only way Larry, their top mechanic, awaited us. We docked at 1455, a half-hour before high tide. You in was the notorious channel over the bar. only have a two-hour window around high water to get Our problem was solved when friends Roger and in or out of LPM; less on neap tides. Larry quickly deRay decided they would join our adventure in Roger’s

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carburetor with a hammer, and, by God, the engine started and ran smoothly, even with the choke in. It was a stuck carburetor float. Off we went at 0830, one hour behind Roger and Ray, under clear-blue skies with a light southwest breeze. It takes three hours just to get around Race Point. You sail one and a half miles east from the moorings to Long Point; two miles southwest around Wood End; four miles northwest to Race Point Light, then gradually northeast, east, southeast and, eventually, southsoutheast along the Highlands and Nauset Beach. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lonely stretch, even on a lovely day. The other 323 was out of sight ahead of us, but in radio contact. With a light southerly breeze, we motored almost all the way. At 1600 we called C.G. Station Chatham, as previously arranged. The OOD advised us that there was a 42-foot patrol boat about two miles ahead of us, about to end its patrol. We could follow them in through the channel, which we did. Chatham Bar is uncharted because it shifts with each storm. The current channel is marked only with some orange flags, which are hard to see from any distance, especially with the lowering sun behind them. We entered each flag into our GPS for the next morning. Chatham Harbor clearly doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect transients. There are no floating docks and no transient moorings or slips. The only fuel is at the fish wharf, where you

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The author (above, right) and his frequent shipmate, Tom Marquis, had been to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket several times, but neither of them had ever sailed the “backside” of the Cape, fabled graveyard of the Atlantic in the days of sail.

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She rode out the squall fine on the storm anchor, but the next morning dawned with gusty southwest winds, cloudy with occasional showers. We planned to go southwest three miles to Quicks Hole, then about 20 miles east-northeast to the Cape Cod Canal, and then home, probably motoring all the way. But when we tried to start the engine, we had the same problem we had had in P-Town. Tom got out the trusty hammer and hit the carburetor, but this time it didn’t work. We reached LPM, but nothing they suggested worked. Finally, it was agreed that we would sail up Vineyard Sound, past Woods Hole to Falmouth Harbor, where LPM’s mechanic would meet us. This meant sailing downwind in 20 to 25 knots, wind working against an opposing flood tide that reaches four and a half knots in places. This was a risky proposition in my book, given the big chop and the risk of a catastrophic jibe. But leaving the main down and secured, and sailing on the genny alone, would eliminate the worst risk, so we weighed anchor and sailed off. As we cleared the lighthouse on starboard tack, the full force of the wind hit us, and we were glad to have the main down. To avoid accidental jibes of the jib, we sailed all the way across the sound before tacking; then we were able to safely continue toward Woods Hole on a port broad reach. We considered putting up the whisker pole, but it was too dangerous for either

of us to go to the foredeck. Also, it would have to be removed before we entered Falmouth Harbor. So we just steered carefully through the slalom course created by the big chop. About a mile from Woods Hole, Tom tried the engine again. Hallelujah! It started and seemed to be running smoothly and normally, but we decided to leave the genny out just in case. With a quick change of plans and a call back to LPM (the mechanic had not left), we motored through Woods Hole ahead of a ferry. The rest of the trip home was uneventful, as we sailed up Buzzards Bay with a favorable current speeding us through the canal. When we emerged into Cape Cod Bay, we found lighter breezes and a nice sail home to our mooring in Plymouth. But you better believe we will never forget our trip the wrong way around Cape Cod. Charley Dulany, 78, is a longtime member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Plymouth Yacht Club. He and his wife (also an Auxiliarist) cruised on their Pearson 323 for 15 years before retiring to Florida, where they are still active teaching coastal piloting and other courses. He sold the boat to his good friend and PYC member Marquis, and now has the privilege of cruising with him whenever possible. This is the account of one of their more memorable voyages.

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mentum for another pass at the mooring. Instead of heading home for cocktails and cherrystones on the half shell, most of the evening could be spent fighting no-see-ums and waiting for the tide to give them enough water for another try. This captain was not worried, however; he would probably welcome a mistake. He had been sailing this sloop up and down the Westport River for at least 20 years, and I had seen him accomplish some challenging maneuvers against both tide and wind. Mary and I kept Nepenthe in the Westport River for six years during the 1980s. On many an evening, we would sit in the cockpit watching the captain of what we dubbed “the Wesptort Sloop,” tack through F. L. Tripp and Sons’ crowded mooring field. Watching him was more exciting than most spectator sports because at any second you and your boat could become an unwilling participant. If he tacked too late, he and his boat could be sitting in our cockpit, but he never did join us for drinks. Seconds before an impending collision, the boat would go hard to lee, giving us a view of its full sails and sweet transom. There was no ugly outboard hanging off it to ruin the view. I wondered, as he sailed by Nepenthe this night, if he remembered us, because Nepenthe, like his boat, was of a traditional design, made to sail, not motor. Plus, Nepenthe’s captain, yours truly, was always running around her deck taking pictures of his sloop as he worked his magic tacking up and down the mooring field. In choosing a new home for Nepenthe, I had always considered the harbor’s boats as an important selection factor. Having beautiful and interesting boats to look at is not as essential as a reliable boatyard and a short fetch, but a harbor’s resident fleet can add considerably to the joy of sailing. Although I enjoy looking at the new shiny Sabres, www.pointseast.com

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could use to compete in his club’s Wednesday night races and take his family on weekend cruises, without the help of a professional crew. In fact, it is said that later in life, his favorite boat was the 26-foot sloop Alerion, which he sailed solo into Bristol Harbor and the adjacent Narragansett Bay well into his 70s. I can understand why Old Captain Nat enjoyed sailing his smaller creations. As a boat increases in size and complexity, I believe that the true essence of sailing is lost. At 34 feet, my Nepenthe is right on the borderline between a sailboat and a ship. If she were any larger, I would lose much of the sensation of sailing. I have a simple rule that tells me when a vessel is too large for real sailing. A sailboat crosses the line and becomes a ship when you cannot hang your legs over the side and wet your bare feet in the seaway. On Nepenthe, I can sit on the side deck, hang my legs over the rail, and let my feet trail in the water. However, on my first Nepenthe, a 28-foot Bill Trippdesigned sloop, I was even closer to the water and sailing. While at the tiller, I could reach over and put my hand in the boat’s wake, letting the water flow through my fingers. I cannot do that on the present Nepenthe unless I hang over the side headfirst and risk falling into the drink. Do not misunderstand me. I am in love with the present Nepenthe. She is a sound and beautiful vessel that can safely take me anywhere in the world, but

there are times when I miss the feel of her smaller predecessor. When I was going to windward on the old Nepenthe, I would get her into a groove and then let go of the tiller. When I was sure that she was tracking true, I would go forward. With the boat heeled over, and her big Genoa jib pulled tight inside the lifelines, I could lay backwards on the sail as if it were a large hammock. Staring up at the sky and stretching out my arms and legs like a child making a snow angel, I became one with the boat. I felt as if I were flying. I became a character in an Arabian tale, moving through sky and sea on my own magic carpet. Today I am too reserved, old and heavy for such childish acrobatics. However, the next morning, watching the Westport Sloop gracefully tack out of the harbor for another day-sail, I think maybe it’s time for me to start thinking of getting a smaller and simpler boat. It might not be able to take me to far away places, but it could help me rediscover why I fell in love with sailing. John Bergstrom sails out of Red Brook Harbor, at the head of Buzzards Bay. Most summers, on his 34-foot O’Day Adagio, he visits all the bay’s harbors and coves. However, this summer, he’s leaving his home waters to explore New York City and the Hudson.

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Winging it at Jewell Island Franky, Sophi and Travis, three-quarters of the crew of the Catalina 27 Neptune (seadog Bella missed the photo-op) were thrilled with their first cruise in Casco Bay.

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wanted some sun or to stay away from water that was 10 feet or less. This sail was so easy and flat you could really soak it all in. I was at the helm, watching the red nuns gently float by, and Sophi was being handy, scraping nasty varnish off our toerails. Little did she know it, but she was also busy knocking overboard our back-up boat hook (a.k.a., the boat brush on a stick). A few hours of lazy sailing and we were ready to approach Jewell from the north. Enter the headwind. It not only denied us an easy approach to the island but also pushed us toward Cliff Island. On our second tack, I was getting mildly agitated, but after thinking about where I was, who I was with, and what I was doing, I decided that I wouldn’t mind tacking to this island all day. When we got close enough, I fired up our outboard and got to talking some strategy on what we were about to do. Neither of us had anchored a sailboat by ourselves, and it was at this time I realized we should have been talking about this a long time ago. Jewell is very well protected, very narrow, and very

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hadn’t solidified a plan. For lack of a better phrase, we were winging it. Sophi was at the helm, and she did a good job maneuvering around a packed harbor to find us a spot. She slowed, then stopped, which was my cue to drop anchor and count the feet in tens as the rode went into the 12-foot deep water. My chest was filled with heartbeats and heavy breathing, so I forgot how much scope I let out or if I’d snubbed the line. I’m quite sure I didn’t count or snub anything. Needless to say, after 10 minutes of “seeing what happens,” I was uncomfortable with where we were . . . well, actually, where the huge boat-crushing rocks were. It was at this moment that the stars must have aligned and a leprechaun given away his treasure: A massive boat was leaving his sweet anchorage to raft up with a buddy who was also a millionaire. Yes! Sophi and I looked at each other with the same thought: I must be a Negative Norman because I was thinking, “Is something wrong with that spot?” We were about to find out. For this try, I was at the helm, and I directed our bow to a sweetlooking spot in the very middle of the cove. When we got close, I didn’t want to let Sophi repeat my mistakes, so I reminded her of my negligence and mentioned the basics about anchoring; i.e., count the feet you let out until the anchor hits bottom, then count the scope you let out as the helmsman backs up. Execution was flawless. When we had about a 5:1 ratio, I asked her to cleat off the line while I continued backing slowly. I didn’t feel like we were moving, which was what I was looking for; then, since the area was clear, we let out more scope to be somewhere around 7:1.

I should mention again that neither of us had anchored a boat before, and all this seemed to happen in the blink of an eye. It’s funny how sailboats move slowly, but “things” seem to happen so fast. I was still breathing hard, but at least we were not staring down some rocks. After 20 minutes of probably-not-dragging anchor, I wanted even more peace of mind, so I hooked up a weight to a line and to our anchor rode letting it slide underwater, just out of sight. Our bow gently moved to the left and the right, but our oversized 30-something-pound CQR held her ground. I even looked up anchoring in “Chapman’s” just to ease my mind. In the section on anchoring, it mentions placing two anchors at 45-degree angles to help reduce bow swing. I didn’t think it would be a problem, but thanked the book and placed that bit-o-knowledge on the back burner. Now it was time to be productive. To quote our mast-stepper, Carter Becker of Falls Point Marine, “You’re a sailor; you’re in no hurry. We go to distant ports to do our maintenance.” I tackled our registration numbers: put them on ... hey, it was only a month late. Sophi got a notion to paint on our ship’s name, and did an excellent job of it while dodging wakes. The sun was trending downward, so I was thinking of how we would be seen late at night. We had zero outside lights, and I wanted at least one. I figured my best chance was to try to repair our spreader light; at least it had a bulb, a socket and wires leading to it – as opposed to our tricolor light, which looked like someone had hit it with a baseball bat.

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I went belowdecks and threw the breaker on in hopes that I’d be able to use my voltmeter to find which wires were hot. For some reason, I couldn’t find any voltage on any of the broken wires above deck. My next step was to bring battery voltage by way of jumper cables to the wires on the mast. Once I had that rigged up, I hoped I’d look up and see the light. Little did I know the light was already on: magical. That light had not worked last time we’d checked it. We wanted to explore a little of Jewell before dark. Back in WWII, Jewell was used by the military to help triangulate enemy subs, and I wanted to see the view from the lookout tower. At the top you can see for miles in three directions, and rumor has it that a real-life German submarine was wrecked somewhere near here. We spent a few minutes at the summit and met a couple who’d sailed from Saco on Last Mango; the man seemed really knowledgeable, and I felt I needed to explain how we anchored. Even he was confident that we wouldn’t move an inch. We swapped sailing stories, then went on our way to the punchbowl, a shallow area where the ocean gets left by the tide, leaving nice warm, calm water that’s great for swimming. The punchbowl also had lots of driftwood; driftwood is free and makes a perfect boat hook for a boat that loses one on every voyage. I found a suitable specimen and brought it back to Neptune as it started to rain.

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On Sunday, we needed to venture back to Freeport. The only problem was the rain and lack of wind. “Light and variable from the south with light rain expected all day,” said the radio. Have you ever noticed how the weather woman always says “cloudy” in her almost machine-like voice? She makes me laugh every time. We were in for a slow, long, wet day ... sweet! With no wind, we left at the onset of high tide, hoping to be pushed like driftwood all the way home. A little breeze carried us to Eagle Island, where we turned due north toward the Harraseeket, and we stayed on one tack the entire way, just missing Whaleboat Island and a few others. Along the way, Sophi made it a point to stay below deck “cooking.” It was really an excuse to stay dry, but I enjoyed the food, so I forgave her. When we were abeam of Mosher Island, I was sick of going nowhere slowly and being wet, so I pulled the cord on the outboard, and Neptune lunged ahead at five-plus knots. After a great Saturday and a wet slow sail home, it was still hard to leave our boat all alone on her mooring, but leave her we did to do it all again next week. Sophi and I live and sail on our Downeaster 32, berthed at DiMillo’s with our furry friends Franky and Bella, who fight like cats and dogs should. We look forward to sailing weekends on Casco Bay, with a trip or two Downeast.

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These 10 Maine J/24 sailors, with Carter left holding the bag, have gathered in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to race in the 2012 Regata Copa Mexico Edition Olympica.” Below: One of the Maine contingent sets the spinnaker on a downwind leg.

New England J/24 sailors invade Mexico By Carter White For Points East The invasion of Mexico began for me at 4 a.m. on March 2, when 10 J/24 sailors from Maine, including myself, boarded a flight for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Our Goal, to race in the “2012 Regata Copa Mexico Edition Olympica,” loosely translated as the 2012 Mexican Cup Regatta – Olympic Edition. In all, approximately 17 sailors from New England attended the event, sailing on four different J/24s. The Mexican government, local one-design classes, local tourism divisions, and many dif56 Points East May 2012

ferent sponsors have created an event that is held every two years in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. This regatta hosts J/24s, PHRF and IRC boats, Windsurfers, Lasers, 420s, and much more over four weeks in March. The event committee rolls out the red carpet, and this event is second to none on the international circuit of racing. Our portion of the event lasted 10 days, with racing taking up five days, Monday through Friday: two days traveling, two days preparing our chartered boat, and one day of relaxation and fun. MEXICO, continued on Page 58 editor@pointseast.com

13th annual Castine Classic Yacht Regatta scheduled for Aug. 2 The 13th annual Castine Classic Yacht Race to Camden, sponsored by the Castine Yacht Club, will set sail from the Castine harbor bell at 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 2. The 20-mile race feeds into the Camden to Brooklin race and the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. This year’s regatta, will celebrate the beauty, design and speed of the early-20th-century yachts of the famed Scottish designer and builder, William Fife III. On August 1, a rendezvous of Fife yachts will be exhibited at the Castine Town Dock, including the 94-foot

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The 94-foot ketch Sumurun (above), built in 1914, and the 36-foot 6-meter sloop Alana (below), built in 1930, will join other Fife vessels at the Castine Town Dock.

ketch Belle Aventure (built in 1929), 94-foot ketch Sumurun (1914), 83-foot topsail schooner Adventuress (1924), 40-foot sloop Fifi (1921), and 36-foot 6-meter sloop Alana (1930). This event follows last year’s celebration of Nathanael Herreshoff yachts, which was hailed by Halsey Herreshoff as “the greatest collection of Herreshoff yachts in modern history.” The Herreshoff yachts from Bristol, R.I, and the Fife yachts from the small town of Fairlie on the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, were fierce competitors on both sides of the Atlantic. Race notice/entry form and sailing instructions are available on www.castineyachtclub.org. Photo courtesy Dana Olson

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The 2012 Clagett Clinic and Regatta is scheduled for July 6-9, and applications are available at www.clagettregatta.org. As North America’s premier event for sailors with disabilities, “The Clagett” is open to both U.S. and foreign competitors and will, this year especially, be vital in preparing athletes for the 2012 Paralympic Games when this event takes place at Sail Newport, Rhode Island’s community sailing center. Traditionally held in late-August, the move to July will facilitate additional ath-

The 2012 Gulf of Maine SoloTwin, a shorthanded race sponsored by the Rockland (Maine) Yacht Club, is scheduled for July 28-29. This newest version of the race will build upon the shorthanded race first sailed in the mid1980s from Provincetown, Mass., to Tenants Harbor, Maine. RYC organizers are running this point-topoint race with a minimal amount of support staff participation; hence, this event will be run by the competitors, for the competitors. With that in mind the entry fee will

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tactics myself, mast Hadley Johnson, and bow Brent Sullivan. This event is not free to attend, but it certainly feels We finished a respectable 14th overall with our best that way once you get to Mexico. The organizers take day on the final day of racing where we finally put tothe term “all-inclusive” to the next level. All we needed gether two good races of a 9th and 6th places. In all, to bring was our sails and some runthere were 10 races, two each day, ning rigging as well as our clothes. with conditions ranging from 5 We stayed at the official regatta knots to 25 knots. The weather was lodging spot, the wonderful, all-inpicture-perfect, with sun and 80 clusive Marival Resort and Suites, degrees each day, which meant a which provided an unbeatable reton of sun-block for us pasty people gatta rate. Every day we were profrom Maine. vided free transportation to and Also from Maine was a team that from the resort and the regatta site. usually sails their boat Pit Party in Every night after racing we were J/24 Fleet 43 (Casco Bay). This presented with a first-rate regatta team included skipper Richard party with full dinner, drinks and Ketchum, Benjamin Donahue, Photo courtesy Carter White entertainment, or, if you were too Daphne Hallett, Stephen Fernald The 11th Hour Racing Team, skippered by tired from racing and wanted to re- Newport’s Tim Healy, put on a great show and Jess Harris. They finished just turn to the resort for some rest, that and finished 2nd overall in the regatta. better than mid-fleet at 23rd. was great, too. On multiple occaAnother boat hailing from New sions, we returned to the resort for a crew dinner party England was 11th Hour Racing skippered by Tim at one of the many all-inclusive restaurants. Healy from Newport, R.I., with crew Gordon Borges The racing was exceptional, with 50 boats from all (bow) from Providence, R.I.; Geoff Becker (tactics) from over the world, including Sweden, Italy, Brazil, Ger- Annapolis, Md.; and Chris Morgan (trimmer) and many, Monaco, Chile and, of course, the United States Monica Trejo (mast) from the Burlington, Vt. The 11th and Mexico. Our team included all sailors from Maine: Hour Racing team put on a great show and finished skipper Nicholas Dambrie, trimmer Michael Willet, 2nd overall in the regatta.

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Anything is possible at the start of the 2,975-mile race between Newport, R.I., and The Lizard on the south coast of England. This is the start of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event.

TRANSATLANTIC, continued from Page 57 wall, will provide the fleet the opportunity to challenge the present record set by Rambler 100 in the TR 2011 of six days, 22 hours, eight minutes, two seconds. The second will be in the vicinity of Cowes and the Isle of Wight, home of the RYS. FMI: Email: transatlanticrace@gmail.com, www.transatlanticrace.com.

be kept to an absolute minimum while items like mooring/dockage, launch service, and shore side meals will be Dutch treat. RYC organizers will provide registrants with a packet of useful information concerning amenities available in Provincetown and Rockland. There will be two divisions, one for singlehanders and one for doublehanders. Singlehanded sailors are required to submit a sailing resume to include at least one singlehanded passage, entirely under sail, of at least 50 miles, in the boat they enter in the race. The start will be outside of Provincetown Harbor and the finish will be off the breakwater lighthouse in Rockland harbor. The rhumb-line distance is 146 miles. Auto pilots and wind vane self steering devices are allowed and their prudent use is encouraged. FMI: Email Doug Pope at doug@popesails.com.

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Carter White is 2011 Yachtsman of the Year The 2011 Points East/Gulf of Maine Ocean Racing Association (GMORA) Yachtsman of the Year award has been presented to Carter White. A major rationale for his receiving this honor is his ongoing effort to assist regattas all over New England through his Regatta Promotions business, which the judges felt is further testament to his passionate commitment to racing. Carter had a fantastic year of racing in 2011. Among his many on-the-water accomplishments, he was regular mainsail trimmer aboard Apparition, Ken Colburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club Swan NYYC 42 that won the Swan 42 U.S. Nationals, Photo courtesy GMORA sailed July 14-17 at the New York Yacht Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Harbour Court in Carter, in a familiar position in the cockpit of a Newport, R.I. Apparition scored J/24, was honored for his many and varied confive first-place finishes. With tributions to sailboat racing. Carter in the cockpit, Apparition

also finished 2nd in the international NYYC Invitational regatta. As skipper, he won the J/24 Downeast Regatta, and finished 3rd out of 49 boats in the J/24 U.S. Nationals in Marblehead last September. He was beaten only by winner Will Welles and 2nd place finisher Jens Hookanson, both of Newport. Welles sailed the J/80 Rascal to 3rd place at Key West 2010, and who was with him? Chuck Allen, Steve Frazier, and, yes, Carter White. Carter is a frequent crewmember aboard Scott Smithwickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kaos. So Congratulations, Carter, for a year of accomplishment that was also rewarding for all those who you influenced along the way.

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Berringer Bowl 2012 set for July 20

The Frozen Few from Edgewood (R.I.) Yacht Club extended an open invitation to all the other frostbite racers around Narragansett Bay for the NBYA/Edgewood â&#x20AC;&#x153;FRACâ&#x20AC;? regatta, for Frostbite Racing in All Classes, March 4. Everyone enjoyed the astounding light air tactics displayed in this special finale of the 2011-2012 Frostbite season. Ray W. took 1st place, Dave S. was 2nd, and Catherine walked away with silver by scoring a 3rd. Chili, good food, hot chocolate, short speeches, and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank you sponsors, and thank you race committee!â&#x20AC;? Sunfish and Laser racing will continue Wednesdays in June. FMI: www.edgewoodyc.org.

As in the past, there will be two starting times for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Berringer Bowl, a 44-mile overnight race from Marblehead to Provincetown across Massachusetts Bay: 12 p.m. for those who want to sail down in the daylight hours and party under the tent at the awards ceremony, and the actual overnight race that starts at 7 p.m. A skipperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at the Boston Yacht club with complimentary food for the crews. The Provincetown marina has requested that all reservations be made no later than April 23, 2012. The Provincetown Inn (508-487-9500) has set aside a fixed amount of rooms available at the discounted rate so make

ou are invited to stop by our heated boat shop to view the 40 foot foot NOLA MAY, the Queen of the Farrin Yachts, ready for for delivery in early summer. Also see a 38 foot foot family yacht now in its early stage of construction. We are just an enjoyable hours drive from Portland and just 10 minutes from downtown Damariscotta with its well-known fine restaurants and the Maine Coast Book Shop and Caf afe e. Boat shop hours are Monday thru Friday, 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Please call ahead for for weekend viewing times.

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Drawing more than 50 boats and 300 world-class sailors, the 2012 Atlantic Nationals will be held in Blue Hill, Maine, this August. In its 84th year, the regatta includes four days of intense, spirited racing and five evenings of camaraderie, sumptuous Maine feasts, and nightly entertainment. Designed by the legendary W. Starling Burgess, the 30-foot Atlantics are fast, nimble and challenging. They are owned by some of the greatest sailors in the world, who will be traveling from around the world and across the country to attend. This year marks two historical events. This regatta will be the largest one-design keel-boat regatta in Maineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long sailing history. Also, the 2012 Atlantic Nationals Committee is introducing the inaugural W. Starling Burgess Cup, a race dedicated to the designer with a course all the way around Long Island in

The Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association, of Norwich, Conn., has registered its annual Mudhead Benefit Cup in support of Hospice Southeastern Connecticut on July 21 as a certified Clean Regatta with Sailors for the Sea, for the fourth year. By doing so, the Mudheads pledge their commitment to clean waters and shores, and vow to fulfill and encourage others to fulfill the goals and requirements set forth by Sailors for the Sea. These goals include disqualifying any boat observed discharging trash into the water, providing recycling containers on shore and encouraging their use, including a list of nontoxic cleaning products in each skipperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s packet, the use of biodegradable place settings, and keeping the shore clean of debris. The Mudheads will decrease the use of plastic water bottles.

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Boating websites and blogs, and one lame book Reviewed by Sandy Marsters For Points East This month I’m going to catch up bits and pieces that have been piling up over the last six months. The summer boating season always brings in a raft of new books and websites, so I want to be ready for them. Clearly, one could surf for hours on the Web and explore great boating sites and cruisers’ blogs. But with the boating season hard upon us, and summer weather already tempting us, who has the time for that? So let’s check out a few sites that were passed on to me and may be of interest to you. “Sailing Spoken Here” (www.sailingspokenhere.com) is a relatively new site by those guys with the treasured red regatta caps, Mount Gay Rum. Certainly this is a site for the sailing crowd, but not just the hard-core racers. It is a cleanly designed site with major sections on Cruising Life, Barfinder (hey, we’re sailors, and this is Mount Gay’s site, remember?), Crew Finder, Events, and Blogs. The Cruising Life section is a photo gallery of cruising, racing and boat photos with some really good obviously professional stuff and lots of amateur isn’t-boating-fun snapshots. The galleries are well designed and easy to navigate and will whet your appetite for getting out on the water (as if you needed any encouragement). Barfinder is just what it sounds like — a way to find local bars where you might find sailors hanging out. In my neighborhood of Portland, Maine, there were two bars. Nobody will argue with J’s Oyster Bar on the waterfront in Portland. This was world-famous Points East columnist Dodge Morgan’s favorite hangout. The Falmouth Sea Grill at Handy Boat Marina is the other in Southern Maine. My other hangout is the Virgin Islands, so I checked there, and, of course, Foxy’s and the Bitter End Yacht

Club were featured. There’s a nice interactive map to help you find a bar wherever you are going. Points East has been offering a crew-match service since 1998, when we stole the idea from our friends at “SpinSheet” magazine in the Chesapeake. This site’s crew match isn’t nearly as helpful as the magazinebased ones (which also have online components) since there is no geographical locator despite a fancy menu for narrowing your search. The Events tab is for the racing crowd and is very limited. My favorite is the Blog section. Racing writer Gary Jobson is the primary contributor, and his blog entries primarily address racing topics. But scroll down and you will find lots of other writers writing about “Top 10 Things To Do on Martha’s Vineyard” and some great explanatory blogs like, “The Real Story Behind Lee Helm and Weather Helm” or “Docking into the Wind,” or my favorite, “What’s Up With This?” with a really interesting discussion of why we shouldn’t be frustrated when our boats won’t tack through 60 degrees. There are a lot of blog entries here that I would like to spend more time on if only I didn’t have to finish this review for yesterday’s deadline. Of course they call the Web a web because it is all interconnected and one thing leads to another, and this site took me to NauticEd (www.nauticed.org), which bills itself as offering “The World’s Most Advanced Online Sailing Education.” Here you can take a free sailing course and buy others. Mount Gay’s site actually also led me to a book I was going to mention here, “A Sail of Two Idiots,” in which Renee Petrillo recounts the journey she and her husband made from utter novices to Caribbean liveaboards. I was going to mention it later, but I’ll just say here that it may be a good read for beginners, but anyone with an ounce of experience will be doing a lot of

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sank less than a mile into her maiden voyage on a nice August day in 1628. Also in this issue are some audio features including Rudyard Kipling’s “The Wreck of the Visigoth” and Adrienne Rich’s “Diving into the Wreck.” An ongoing project of the site is building an online library of the classic sailing magazines “The Rudder” and “Yachting Monthly.” In the blog section of the site, I enjoyed listening to an audio essay by the Boat Prof on his first sailing rig. “The Inquisitive Sailor” is a thoughtful, literary site that immerses its subscribers in the culture of traditional boating. I would like to explore it more. Except for this deadline thing. A new site on the Internet scene is “Maine Island Living,” (www.maineislandliving.net). Since there is no “About Us” section, it’s tough to know what the goals of this site are, though, of course, the idea is to celebrate island living. Where “The Inquisitive Sailor” is literary this one is visual. A slideshow of a few gorgeous full-width photos graces the home page. There are online galleries by well-known artist Eric Hopkins and photographer Peter Ralston. The rest of the site is a collection of newsy blogs about stuff happening on the islands — the return of a treasured quilt to North Haven, solo sculling, and a visit by Charles and Anne Lindbergh to the Fox Island Thoroughfare in July 1931. I hope to see this site develop some depth in the coming months.

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Landing the dinghy on a tiny slash of half-tide beach let into the rocks, my footprints in the sand were the only sign of human occupation. Taking to smooth slabs of granite along the north shore, I was drawn to a cluster of tiny blue Harebells occupying a crack in the impregnable granite fortress that had weathered millions of years of storms, but yielded to the energy of ice and seed. From a furrow of wrack and seaweed cast up by the tide, came the tang of primordial ooze and the industry of insect kind, as thousands of tiny eggs nurtured by the heat of its decomposition, hatched, and a great throng of gossamer-winged creatures flew about with no apparent design, other than the joy of being alive. A float of eider ducks paddled by, clucking and mumbling as though it were a session of parliament, and a seal poked his head above the waters and nodded in my direction. There was a veritable chorale in progress editor@pointseast.com

From a furrow of wrack and seaweed cast up by the tide, came the tang of primordial ooze and the industry of insect kind, as thousands of tiny eggs nurtured by the heat of its decomposition, hatched, and a great throng of gossamerwinged creatures flew about with no apparent design, other than the joy of being alive. when I stopped and listened intently. Gulls squalled, and a osprey scolded an intruder in its territory – maybe me. Swallows flitted about nervously, cormorants spread their wings to dry, and plovers gathered on a rock offshore. Tide pools were thriving communities. Crabs, anemones, barnacles, mussels, urchins, starfish, periwinkles and many other creatures shared their small universes. There wasn’t a step alongshore without a report to be filed. Thoreau spoke to generations

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John passed away on March 6. Born in Brockton, his true passion was lighthouses and the Boston Harbor islands where he was a devoted volunteer with the Friends of Boston Harbor Islands. John narrated boat trips, gave tours of the islands, and escorted thousands of tourists up the steps to the top of Boston Light. He often recited his favorite poem, “Sea Fever,” in the lighthouse. It was John’s initiative that made the Edward Rowe Snow Memorial Pavilion possible on Georges Island. Lovells was his favorite island, where he enjoyed camping.

Stuart H. Cowan, Jr. 63, Providence, R.I.

Mr. Cowan, an avid boater and antique car enthusiast, died in March. He was a member of the Wickford Yacht Club, the Rhode Island Street Rodding Association, and the former owner of Dutch Harbor Shipyard in Jamestown. Mr. Cowen worked in the Department of Administration as a professional engineer for the State of Rhode Island for 19 years. He was a 1974 graduate of the University of Rhode Island

Niels Rorholm 80, Wickford, R.I.

Dr. Rorholm, an innovator in Resource Economics, died on Feb. 26. He joined the faculty of the University of Rhode Island, and, in 1971, he became the director of the URI Sea Grant College program, which he administered until 1984. Under his leadership, the URI Sea Grant program became one of the largest and most successful programs of applied research and education in marine sciences in the United States. In 1984, the 98th Congress in Washington, D.C., recognized Dr. Rorholm for his outstanding contributions and service to the Nation’s Marine Resources and Services program. An avid and accomplished sailor, he spent his summers sailing with his family around his beloved Narragansett Bay, the Cape, and coastal Maine, and he made three trips sailing through the Inter-Coastal Waterway. He was born in Denmark, and during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, he was active in the resistance and aided in disarming the German ships upon surrender.

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ticeshop.org info@apprenticeshop.org Historic Photography Talk Illustrated talk by Penobscot Marine Museum Curator Ben Fuller, elaborating on the Elmer Montgomery exhibit now on view. The collection of Elmer Montgomery, born in South Thomaston in 1912, contains hundreds of finely-crafted photographs of boats, ships and waterfront scenes in Rockland and other midcoast communities prior to World War II. The exhibit of his work is on view at the Hutchinson Center through April 30. www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org/photo-collections/elmer-montgomery.html bfuller@pmmmaine.org.

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West Marine Spring Fling Celebrating the oneyear anniversary of West Marine’s flagship store in Woburn, Mass. FMI, call 781-939-0000.

Tuning Hand Tools Apprenticeshop, Rockland, Maine. A workshop on what to look for when buying vintage (or new) edge tools and how to refurbish, set, and use them. Participants are encouraged to bring a few old hand tools such as planes or chisels that might need cleaning or tuning. Registration required. www.appren-

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Half Hull Modeling Apprenticeshop. Rockland, Maine. Weekend workshop. Create a half hull model to understand the design of a traditional boat or simply create your own piece of maritime art. Learn to use traditional tools to produce an accurate representation of a boat. Each student will take home a simple and elegant half hull model made during class. Registration required. www.apprenticeshop.org info@apprenticeshop.org

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Brewer Yacht Sales Spring Boat Shows Two free shows, at Brewer Greenwich Bay Marina, Warwick, R.I., and Brewer Pilots Point Marina, Westbrook, Conn., designed for the used-boat seller and buyer (no charge for admission, parking or a slip). With an early sign up of over 80 boats the Brewer Spring Boat Show is New England’s largest in-water, used-boat show. www.breweryacht.com 866-399-6214 (CT), 401-884-1690 (RI)

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Nor’easter Days Craft Classes Penobscot Marine Museum, 40 E. Main Street, Searsport, Maine. A series of arts and crafts classes for adults, led by locally-known experts. Held on the last Saturday of the month, January through April, the classes run 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 28: Creating a Bound Journal with book artist Abbie Read. Capture your thoughts, poetry, musings and art of the day the way Maine’s Summer Folk did in years past. Contact Susan Henkel. http://penobscotmarinemuseum.org/pressreleases.html#Arts-Crafts-Tours-More shenkel@pmm-maine.org

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2nd Annnual Rhode Island Boat Show Bristol Marine, 99 Poppasquash Road, Bristol RI; Conanicut Marina, 1 East Ferry Wharf, Jamestown, and Bassett Marine, 1 Masthead Drive. Warwick, Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.4 p.m. Stroll three locations and view sail and power boats for sale, ranging in size from 15’ to 49’, in water and on land. Chat with knowledgeable vendors who will display everything from electronics to marine photography. Admission is free. www.rhodeislandboatshow.com 401-3965090

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Hand Tools & Basic Joinery Apprenticeshop, Rockland, Maine. A one day workshop covering the basic techniques for using hand planes and chisels safely. Includes laying out, marking and cutting a few basic joints. Participants are encouraged to bring a working plane and chisel along with other basic tools they might like to use for making simple joints. Registration required. www.apprenticeshop.org info@apprenticeshop.org

Basic Coastal Navigation Seminar 2.5 seminar presented by Buzzards Bay Sail & Power Squadron. Learn practical techniques to plan, navigate and check your progress on the water. Be able to point to your position on the chart and use backup techniques if your electronics become suspect. Prepares you to naviagate safely and comfortably on the water. Saturday 9:15-11:45 a.m. Woods Hole. Email or call Alan McCoy. 617-943-1253 samccoy1978@hotmail.com

Using GPS Seminar 2.5 hour United States Sail & Power Squadron seminar covering how to operate your GPS and the principles of waypoint navigation: how to store, activate and use waypoints for safe, pre-qualified navigation. Saturday, 1:00-3:30PM Woods Hole. Email or call Alan McCoy. 617-943-1253 samccoy@hotmail.com

A Star to Steer Her By: Fundraising Auction & Reception Castle Hill Inn, 590 Ocean Drive, Newport, R.I., 6:30 p.m., to benefit the construction of the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry. For more information on ticket pricing and sponsorship opportunities contact OHPRI development associate Lesley Bunnell at 401.841.0080. www.ohpri.org bunnell@ohpri.org

2nd Annual Falmouth to Hyannis Race Falmouth Yacht Club, starting at 10 a.m. A final tune up for the annual Figawi Race to Nantucket. Enjoy the company of fellow sailors the

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1th Annual Women’s Sailing Conference Organized by National Women’s Sailing Association at Corinthian Yacht Club, One Nahant St., Marblehead, Mass. For women, to enhance sailing skills through seminars on water and land. Topics include sail trim, introduction to spinnakers, knots, hands-on charting, crew overboard, motorboat handling, dieselengine troubleshooting, suddenly singlehanded, anchoring, night sailing, rules of the road. Continental breakfast, lunch, dinner, and guest speaker. www.womensailing.org joan_thayer@comcast.net

Fundraising party for Friends of Casco Bay and our Baykeeper Boats Fund DiMillo’s On the Water, Portland, Maine, 5-8 p.m. Complementary hors d’oeuvres and dessert, cash bar. RSVP appreciated but not required. Call 207-799-8574 or willeveritt@cascobay.org. www.cascobay.org keeper@cascobay.org

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the VHF marine radio for coastal communications and emergency communications. Also learn the function, usage and protocols of the Digital Selective Calling feature on your VHF radio. 9:15-11:45 a.m. Bourne (Mass.) Public Library. Email or call Alan McCoy. 617-943-1253 samccoy1978@hotmail.com

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bour Court, Newport, Rhode Island. In even-numbered years, this regatta (the longest running in America) precedes the Newport Bermuda Race and traditionally attracts many of the competing yachts. A weekend series, and a Friday separately scored Around-the-Island Race. Entry is open to yachts with a minimum LOA of 25 feet in IRC, Classic, 12 Metre and One-Design classes as well as the recently introduced Cruiser-Racer division on ĂŹnavigatorĂŽ courses. www.nyyc.org 9

Paddle Smart Seminar 2.5 hr seminar presented by Buzzards Bay Sail & Power Squadron. Covers paddlesport terminology, minimum & optional equipment, using kayaks & canoes, safety practices including video clips, day -tripping and touring considerations,and some statistics. Saturday 9-11:45 2.m. Bourne Public library. Email or call Alan McCoy. 617-943-1253 samccoy@hotmail.com

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3rd annual Gosport Regatta Piscataqua River basin, Portsmouth, N.H., 11:00 a.m. Classes include cruising, racing, and J/24, as well as a team cup for yacht clubs entering three or more boats. Race to Star Island in the Isles of Shoals, to an island suspended in the 19th century. The regatta is a re-enactment of a race first held in 1874 and first won in 1875 by the yacht America. www.starisland.org 603-430-6272 Tides & Currents Seminar Buzzards Bay Sail & Power Squadron, Bourne Public Library, Bourne,Mass. Explanation of how sun and moon create tidal patterns, sources of information about tidal currents, and simple ways to predict height of tides and speed of current flow. Also how to use both print and electronic tide tables. 1-3 p.m. Email or call Alan McCoy. 617-9431253 samccoy1978@hotmail.com Using VHF & VHF/DSC Marine Radio 2.5 hr seminar presented by Buzzards Bay Sail & Power Squadron. Overview of the operation of

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Newport Charter Yacht Show Newport Yachting Center, Newport, R.I. Under new ownership, Newport Charter Yacht Show is a one-stop location for presenting and exploring luxury chartering and is the only one of its kind in the U.S. Learn about dream vacations on yachts from 50 to 200 feet. Contact Lisa Knowles at 401-8461115. http://newportchartershow.com lknowles@newportexhibition.com

14th Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship Hosted by the Farr 40 Class and Storm Trysail Club at Newport Shipyard in the historic Point Section of Newport, R.I. First held in 1998, the Rolex Farr 40 North Americans attract both local and international talent from around the globe. http://farr40.org

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25th Maine Ericson Owners Association Rendezvous Cabbage Island Clambakes, Linekin Bay, East Boothbay, Maine. Join what is believed to be the longest running annual manufacturers rendezvous in the country or maybe in the world. All past members are invited to join the celebration. Contact Jim Keefer. keefer@tidewater.net 207-785-6205

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8th New York Yacht Club Biennial Race Week at Newport Harbour Court, Newport, R.I. Classics, 12 Metre, Herreshoff S Class and 6 Metre classes racing in the beginning of the week and Handicap and One-Design classes competing at the end of the week, and a midweek distance race for all classes. Social activities, hundreds of sailors on over 200 boats. www.nyyc.org

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Transat Quebec Saint-Malo Old Port of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. An 2,950 n.m. race from Quebec City to Saint-Malo, France that every four years attarcts the best professional multihull and monohull ocean sailors. The only continuous west-to-east offshore crewed race in world. An open event, a number of boat classes can enter, including Class 40s, Multi 50s, and Eco 60s. www.transatquebecstmalo.com

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Beringer Bowl 2012 Boston Yacht Club. An overnight race beginning in Marblehead on Friday and ending in Provincetown on Saturday, with festivities Saturday into Sunday morning. Review racing instructions and fill out the entry form on the Boston Yacht Club website. Two starting times: 12 p.m. for the OCS race for those who want to sail down in daylight and party under the tent, and the actual overnight race that starts at 7 p.m. Skipper’s meeting at 5 p.m. at the Boston Yacht club with complimentary food for crew. Contact Bruce Baker, Race Chairman. beringerbowl@bostonyachtclub.net 617-962-4332 Stonington (Conn.) to Boothbay Harbor (Maine) Race The so-called Lobster Run, a 332-mile course, tracks around the Nantucket Shoals, finishing in Boothay Harbor. It is a U.S. Sailing-sanctioned Category 2 event, with ORR, PHRF spinnaker and nonspinnaker divisions, as well as doublehanded and Swan classes. Each yacht carries a transponder that will show its position, which can be followed at iBoattrac.com. Held every even year, the race appeals to those who also do the Marion-Bermuda Race, or wish to prepare for it. Additionally, the timing is ideal for yachts returning from the Newport-Bermuda Race whose owners want to cruise in Maine in August. Contact Race Chairman Tom Lane. www.stoningtontoboothbayharbor.org 615-8040500 Cruise for Life MacMillan Pier - Provincetown, Mass. Share your passion for boating and being on the water while raising money for The Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Cruisers will take over MacMillan Pier for a night filled with amazing music, delicious food, great friends, tremendous fun, and passionate fundraising. Captains can register boats and crews online. http://cruiseforlife.org mike@cruiseforlife.org 74th Around Edgartown Race Edgartown Yacht Club, Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. A New England Lighthouse Series Race. IRC, PHRF, Doublehanded and Cruising divisuions. Free Buoy Race Tune-Up, July 27. Mount Gay Jump-Up Party, Friday night. www.rtirace.org bcallen@vineyard.net

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May 17 America’s Cup: Reflections The America’s Cup World Series in Newport is from June 27 to July 1 and Rhode Island has sailing fever. We are pleased to continue our successful lecture series into the spring and summer. Come to the Museum on Thursday, May 17th to hear about the 12 Metre Era from three experts: Halsey Herreshoff, Dyer Jones and Paul Darling. Sailor, regatta official and photographer recount their trials and triumphs and share their opinions and perspectives.

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3rd & 4th of July Spend the 4th of July at the Herreshoff Marine Museum and America's Cup Hall of fame in beautiful Bristol, Rhode Island, home to America's oldest

4th of July parade. Arriving by land or sea, our Museum waterfront is an ideal location from which to participate in all festivities in town. Our new events tent comfortably holds 300 people and is ready to rock! Details to follow, but make your plans now to celebrate our nation's birthday on the Save the Date! water with us.

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3.26 3.44 3.67 -0.37 -0.57 -0.66 -0.66 -0.55 -0.37 -0.13 4.12 3.77 3.46 3.23 3.1 3.07 0.46 0.37 0.28 0.21 0.17 0.17 0.2 0.25 0.32 0.38 3.43 3.38 3.34 3.35 3.43

Day May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May May May May May May

10 11 12 13 14 15

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

09:53 AM 10:43 AM 11:30 AM 06:45 AM 07:38 AM 08:29 AM 09:21 AM 10:15 AM 11:10 AM 12:07 PM 06:32 AM 07:45 AM 08:57 AM 09:46 AM 10:19 AM 10:50 AM 06:13 AM 06:56 AM 07:36 AM 08:14 AM 08:51 AM 09:29 AM 10:09 AM 10:51 AM 11:35 AM 12:22 PM 06:08 AM 07:00 AM 08:01 AM 09:04 AM 10:02 AM

0.28 0.01 -0.26 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.21 4.13 4.01 3.86 0.12 0.32 0.44 0.49 0.48 0.43 3.1 3.17 3.24 3.29 3.31 3.29 3.25 3.2 3.19 3.22 0.41 0.41 0.34 0.18 -0.03

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

04:26 PM 05:25 PM 06:20 PM 12:18 PM 01:06 PM 01:56 PM 02:46 PM 03:37 PM 04:28 PM 05:22 PM 01:04 PM 02:02 PM 03:00 PM 03:59 PM 04:55 PM 05:47 PM 11:23 AM 12:00 PM 12:39 PM 01:20 PM 02:01 PM 02:42 PM 03:22 PM 04:02 PM 04:43 PM 05:28 PM 01:10 PM 02:02 PM 02:57 PM 03:56 PM 04:57 PM

Moonrise Moonset ---2:41 AM 2:38 PM ---3:10 AM 3:50 PM ---3:42 AM 5:04 PM ---4:15 AM 6:21 PM ---4:54 AM 7:38 PM ---5:39 AM 8:53 PM ---6:32 AM 10:02 PM ---7:33 AM 11:01 PM ---8:40 AM 11:51 PM 9:49 AM 12:32 AM 10:57 AM 1:06 AM 12:04 PM 1:36 AM 1:08 PM 2:03 AM 2:09 PM 2:29 AM 3:10 PM

80 Points East May 2012

Day May May May May May May May May May May May May

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

06:18 PM 2.92 H 01:03 PM 0.12 01:53 PM 0.01 02:43 PM -0.1 03:33 PM -0.17 04:24 PM -0.2 05:16 PM -0.16 06:11 PM -0.05 L 12:43 PM 2.8 01:41 PM 2.76 02:42 PM 2.72 03:46 PM 2.71 04:50 PM 2.75 05:49 PM 2.83 H 12:28 PM 0.46 01:16 PM 0.52 02:01 PM 0.56 02:43 PM 0.58 03:22 PM 0.58 04:00 PM 0.58 04:39 PM 0.59 05:18 PM 0.62 05:59 PM 0.66 L 12:48 PM 2.5 01:32 PM 2.5 02:17 PM 2.54 03:05 PM 2.61 03:57 PM 2.75 04:51 PM 2.94 05:45 PM 3.18 H 12:30 PM 0.17

L L L L L L

07:05 PM 07:51 PM 08:38 PM 09:27 PM 10:19 PM 11:13 PM

3.21 H 3.49 H 3.7 H 3.83 H 3.85 H 3.77 H

H H H H H

07:09 PM 08:12 PM 09:17 PM 10:22 PM 11:24 PM

0.1 L 0.25 L 0.37 L 0.44 L 0.45 L

L L L L L L L L

06:40 PM 07:24 PM 08:05 PM 08:45 PM 09:25 PM 10:05 PM 10:47 PM 11:28 PM

2.93 H 3.02 H 3.09 H 3.13 H 3.15 H 3.13 H 3.09 H 3.04 H

H H H H H H

06:45 PM 07:36 PM 08:32 PM 09:30 PM 10:28 PM 11:26 PM

0.7 L 0.73 L 0.73 L 0.66 L 0.55 L 0.39 L

L 06:36 PM 3.43 H

Boston, Mass.

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

0.22 2.65 2.73 2.8 2.84 2.86 2.86 2.84 -0.36 -0.19 -0.02 0.13 0.26 0.37 2.39 2.34 2.34 2.36 2.39 2.43 2.46 2.48 2.49 0.16 0.21 0.25 0.27 0.28 0.27 0.23 2.56

3.69 4.1 4.52 H -0.48 -0.63 -0.68 -0.63 -0.46 -0.2 0.12 L 3.73 3.62 3.57 3.57 3.62 3.72 H 0.34 0.24 0.16 0.12 0.13 0.17 0.25 0.34 0.44 0.53 L 3.32 3.48 3.7 3.98 4.3

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31

H 10:27 PM 0.21 L H 11:25 PM -0.1 L L L L L L L

07:12 PM 08:04 PM 08:55 PM 09:47 PM 10:41 PM 11:37 PM

4.87 H 5.09 H 5.15 H 5.04 H 4.8 H 4.47 H

H H H H H

06:26 PM 08:19 PM 09:57 PM 10:52 PM 11:32 PM

0.44 L 0.66 L 0.67 L 0.61 L 0.54 L

L L L L L L L L L

06:32 PM 07:13 PM 07:50 PM 08:25 PM 08:59 PM 09:34 PM 10:12 PM 10:53 PM 11:38 PM

3.81 H 3.89 H 3.92 H 3.91 H 3.86 H 3.78 H 3.69 H 3.6 H 3.51 H

H H H H H

06:23 PM 07:30 PM 08:49 PM 10:02 PM 11:04 PM

0.59 L 0.6 L 0.5 L 0.28 L 0.03 L

Moonrise Moonset 2:55 AM 4:09 PM 3:21 AM 5:08 PM 3:49 AM 6:07 PM 4:21 AM 7:05 PM 4:57 AM 8:01 PM 5:37 AM 8:54 PM 6:24 AM 9:42 PM 7:15 AM 10:26 PM 8:12 AM 11:06 PM 9:12 AM 11:41 PM 10:14 AM ------12:12 AM 11:18 AM ---12:42 AM 12:24 PM ---1:11 AM 1:32 PM ---1:40 AM 2:43PM ---2:11 AM 3:55 PM

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

01:11 AM 02:09 AM 03:05 AM 04:00 AM 04:53 AM 05:46 AM 12:13 AM 01:05 AM 01:58 AM 02:54 AM 03:51 AM 04:51 AM 05:53 AM 12:38 AM 01:41 AM 02:39 AM 03:31 AM 04:18 AM 05:00 AM 05:40 AM 06:19 AM 12:36 AM 01:15 AM 01:54 AM 02:35 AM 03:19 AM 04:06 AM 04:57 AM 05:52 AM 12:42 AM 01:41 AM

1.13 0.56 -0.13 -0.84 -1.46 -1.89 12.37 12.35 12.08 11.62 11.03 10.42 9.88 1.14 1.15 1.03 0.83 0.62 0.44 0.31 0.23 10.23 10.21 10.14 10.04 9.92 9.81 9.71 9.66 0.73 0.25

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

07:20 AM 9.61 08:18 AM 9.89 09:15 AM 10.24 10:11 AM 10.58 11:05 AM 10.85 11:58 AM 11.0 06:38 AM -2.07 07:30 AM -1.98 08:24 AM -1.65 09:18 AM -1.15 10:14 AM -0.57 11:12 AM 0.01 12:11 PM 0.49 06:56 AM 9.48 07:57 AM 9.23 08:54 AM 9.12 09:46 AM 9.09 10:32 AM 9.11 11:15 AM 9.13 11:55 AM 9.15 12:34 PM 9.15 06:58 AM 0.2 07:37 AM 0.23 08:17 AM 0.28 08:59 AM 0.35 09:42 AM 0.42 10:29 AM 0.47 11:18 AM 0.49 12:11 PM 0.46 06:50 AM 9.68 07:49 AM 9.79

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Sunrise Sunset 5:39 AM 7:44 PM 5:38 AM 7:45 PM 5:36 AM 7:47 PM 5:35 AM 7:48 PM 5:34 AM 7:49 PM 5:32 AM 7:50 PM 5:31 AM 7:51 PM 5:30 AM 7:52 PM 5:29 AM 7:53 PM 5:28 AM 7:54 PM 5:27 AM 7:55 PM 5:25 AM 7:56 PM 5:24 AM 7:57 PM 5:23 AM 7:58 PM 5:22 AM 7:59 PM 5:21 AM 8:00 PM

L L L L L

07:54 PM 9.78 H 08:47 PM10.42 H 09:39 PM11.09 H 10:30 PM11.69 H 11:21 PM12.14 H

H H H H H H

06:53 PM -0.84 L 07:45 PM -0.62 L 08:39 PM -0.27 L 09:35 PM 0.17 L 10:34 PM 0.61 L 11:35 PM 0.96 L

L L L L L L L

07:33 PM 9.54 H 08:27 PM 9.62 H 09:16 PM 9.75 H 10:00 PM 9.89 H 10:41 PM10.03 H 11:20 PM10.14 H 11:58 PM10.21 H

H H H H H H H

07:05 PM 07:45 PM 08:27 PM 09:11 PM 09:59 PM 10:50 PM 11:45 PM

1.26 L 1.3 L 1.35 L 1.38 L 1.37 L 1.28 L 1.07 L

L 07:20 PM10.37 H L 08:15 PM10.89 H

Times for Boston, MA

MAY 2012 Day May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May

01:40 PM 0.55 02:34 PM 0.21 03:27 PM -0.17 04:19 PM -0.52 05:10 PM -0.78 06:01 PM -0.89 L 12:52 PM 10.99 01:46 PM 10.83 02:41 PM 10.56 03:37 PM 10.23 04:36 PM 9.91 05:35 PM 9.67 06:35 PM 9.54 H 01:09 PM 0.85 02:05 PM 1.07 02:56 PM 1.19 03:43 PM 1.25 04:25 PM 1.26 05:06 PM 1.25 05:46 PM 1.24 06:25 PM 1.24 L 01:13 PM 9.13 01:52 PM 9.09 02:32 PM 9.06 03:13 PM 9.06 03:58 PM 9.13 04:44 PM 9.28 05:34 PM 9.54 06:26 PM 9.91 H 01:05 PM 0.36 02:01 PM 0.2

Day May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May

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

Sunrise Sunset 5:20 AM 8:01 PM 5:19 AM 8:02 PM 5:19 AM 8:03 PM 5:18 AM 8:04 PM 5:17 AM 8:05 PM 5:16 AM 8:06 PM 5:15 AM 8:07 PM 5:15 AM 8:08 PM 5:14 AM 8:09 PM 5:13 AM 8:10 PM 5:13 AM 8:11 PM 5:12 AM 8:12 PM 5:11 AM 8:13 PM 5:11 AM 8:13 PM 5:10 AM 8:14 PM

S U N

editor@pointseast.com

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

12:51 AM 01:51 AM 02:50 AM 03:46 AM 04:40 AM 05:33 AM 12:00 AM 12:53 AM 01:47 AM 02:43 AM 03:42 AM 04:45 AM 05:49 AM 12:41 AM 01:44 AM 02:41 AM 03:33 AM 04:19 AM 05:01 AM 05:40 AM 06:16 AM 12:26 AM 01:01 AM 01:38 AM 02:17 AM 02:59 AM 03:45 AM 04:36 AM 05:31 AM 12:21 AM 01:23 AM

1.2 0.67 0.01 -0.69 -1.3 -1.73 11.92 11.89 11.61 11.15 10.59 10.01 9.51 1.07 1.03 0.88 0.68 0.49 0.34 0.25 0.21 9.85 9.81 9.74 9.65 9.55 9.45 9.35 9.27 0.83 0.4

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

07:02 AM 9.14 08:03 AM 9.4 09:02 AM 9.74 09:58 AM 10.09 10:53 AM 10.36 11:47 AM 10.51 06:26 AM -1.91 07:19 AM -1.83 08:14 AM -1.54 09:11 AM -1.09 10:09 AM -0.58 11:10 AM -0.08 12:11 PM 0.34 06:53 AM 9.14 07:55 AM 8.91 08:52 AM 8.8 09:44 AM 8.77 10:30 AM 8.77 11:12 AM 8.78 11:51 AM 8.76 12:28 PM 8.73 06:51 AM 0.23 07:26 AM 0.27 08:03 AM 0.33 08:41 AM 0.37 09:22 AM 0.41 10:07 AM 0.43 10:56 AM 0.43 11:48 AM 0.4 06:31 AM 9.25 07:33 AM 9.33

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

01:20 PM 0.53 02:16 PM 0.22 03:10 PM -0.13 04:02 PM -0.46 04:54 PM -0.69 05:45 PM -0.77 L 12:41 PM 10.5 01:36 PM 10.35 02:32 PM 10.1 03:30 PM 9.8 04:31 PM 9.52 05:32 PM 9.32 06:33 PM 9.24 H 01:10 PM 0.65 02:06 PM 0.87 02:57 PM 1.0 03:43 PM 1.08 04:25 PM 1.14 05:04 PM 1.19 05:40 PM 1.23 06:15 PM 1.28 L 01:04 PM 8.68 01:41 PM 8.63 02:18 PM 8.6 02:58 PM 8.62 03:40 PM 8.71 04:26 PM 8.88 05:16 PM 9.13 06:09 PM 9.49 H 12:44 PM 0.33 01:41 PM 0.2

Bar Harbor, Maine L L L L L

07:39 PM 9.33 H 08:34 PM 9.96 H 09:26 PM10.64 H 10:18 PM11.24 H 11:09 PM11.69 H

H H H H H H

06:38 PM -0.69 L 07:32 PM -0.46 L 08:28 PM -0.1 L 09:27 PM 0.3 L 10:30 PM 0.68 L 11:35 PM 0.95 L

L L L L L L L

07:32 PM 08:26 PM 09:15 PM 09:59 PM 10:39 PM 11:16 PM 11:51 PM

9.25 H 9.35 H 9.48 H 9.61 H 9.73 H 9.81 H 9.85 H

H H H H H H H

06:51 PM 07:27 PM 08:06 PM 08:49 PM 09:35 PM 10:26 PM 11:22 PM

1.33 L 1.39 L 1.43 L 1.44 L 1.41 L 1.32 L 1.13 L

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

L 07:05 PM 9.93 H L 08:01 PM10.43 H

12:36 AM 01:35 AM 02:33 AM 03:29 AM 04:22 AM 05:15 AM 06:08 AM 12:34 AM 01:28 AM 02:25 AM 03:24 AM 04:26 AM 05:29 AM 12:23 AM 01:25 AM 02:21 AM 03:12 AM 03:59 AM 04:41 AM 05:21 AM 05:58 AM 12:09 AM 12:45 AM 01:22 AM 02:00 AM 02:42 AM 03:28 AM 04:18 AM 05:14 AM 12:05 AM 01:06 AM

1.27 0.68 -0.06 -0.84 -1.51 -1.98 -2.17 13.51 13.19 12.66 12.03 11.4 10.87 0.99 0.95 0.78 0.56 0.34 0.16 0.06 0.03 11.23 11.16 11.06 10.95 10.85 10.74 10.65 10.6 0.78 0.31

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

06:45 AM 07:45 AM 08:43 AM 09:39 AM 10:33 AM 11:26 AM 12:19 PM 07:01 AM 07:56 AM 08:52 AM 09:51 AM 10:51 AM 11:52 AM 06:33 AM 07:33 AM 08:30 AM 09:21 AM 10:07 AM 10:49 AM 11:29 AM 12:06 PM 06:34 AM 07:10 AM 07:47 AM 08:25 AM 09:06 AM 09:51 AM 10:39 AM 11:32 AM 06:13 AM 07:15 AM

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

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

01:04 PM 0.6 02:00 PM 0.25 02:54 PM -0.16 03:47 PM -0.54 04:38 PM -0.82 05:30 PM -0.94 06:23 PM -0.87 L 01:13 PM 12.02 02:09 PM 11.7 03:07 PM 11.32 04:07 PM 10.97 05:08 PM 10.72 06:09 PM 10.59 H 12:51 PM 0.62 01:47 PM 0.82 02:39 PM 0.94 03:26 PM 0.99 04:09 PM 1.03 04:49 PM 1.06 05:27 PM 1.11 06:04 PM 1.19 L 12:43 PM 10.14 01:19 PM 10.07 01:56 PM 10.03 02:36 PM 10.03 03:18 PM 10.1 04:05 PM 10.26 04:55 PM 10.51 05:48 PM 10.86 H 12:28 PM 0.35 01:25 PM 0.21

L L L L L L

07:19 PM10.72 H 08:14 PM11.41 H 09:07 PM12.15 H 09:59 PM12.82 H 10:50 PM13.32 H 11:42 PM13.56 H

H H H H H

07:17 PM -0.61 L 08:13 PM -0.23 L 09:13 PM 0.21 L 10:15 PM 0.6 L 11:19 PM 0.88 L

L L L L L L L

07:08 PM10.59 H 08:02 PM10.69 H 08:52 PM10.84 H 09:37 PM 11.0 H 10:19 PM11.14 H 10:57 PM11.23 H 11:34 PM11.26 H

H H H H H H H

06:40 PM 07:16 PM 07:54 PM 08:36 PM 09:21 PM 10:11 PM 11:06 PM

1.29 L 1.38 L 1.46 L 1.49 L 1.46 L 1.35 L 1.13 L

L 06:45 PM11.31 H L 07:42 PM11.84 H

Eastport, Maine

Time Corrections

New Moon

10.5 10.83 11.25 11.68 12.02 12.21 12.2 -2.08 -1.74 -1.23 -0.67 -0.14 0.3 10.49 10.27 10.18 10.18 10.22 10.24 10.24 10.2 0.06 0.14 0.23 0.32 0.38 0.42 0.44 0.42 10.62 10.74

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

12:54 AM 01:53 AM 02:50 AM 03:45 AM 04:39 AM 05:31 AM 06:23 AM 12:44 AM 01:37 AM 02:31 AM 03:28 AM 04:27 AM 05:28 AM 12:24 AM 01:24 AM 02:21 AM 03:13 AM 04:00 AM 04:43 AM 05:24 AM 06:03 AM 12:16 AM 12:55 AM 01:34 AM 02:14 AM 02:57 AM 03:43 AM 04:34 AM 05:29 AM 12:24 AM 01:23 AM

1.79 0.93 -0.16 -1.3 -2.3 -2.99 -3.28 22.46 21.96 21.16 20.2 19.24 18.43 1.59 1.63 1.43 1.09 0.72 0.42 0.21 0.12 19.17 19.06 18.9 18.73 18.55 18.4 18.28 18.26 1.07 0.42

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

06:59 AM 07:57 AM 08:53 AM 09:48 AM 10:41 AM 11:33 AM 12:24 PM 07:15 AM 08:08 AM 09:02 AM 09:58 AM 10:55 AM 11:54 AM 06:30 AM 07:30 AM 08:26 AM 09:17 AM 10:03 AM 10:46 AM 11:26 AM 12:05 PM 06:41 AM 07:20 AM 08:00 AM 08:41 AM 09:24 AM 10:11 AM 11:00 AM 11:54 AM 06:27 AM 07:26 AM

M o o n

18.06 18.66 19.42 20.17 20.78 21.11 21.12 -3.13 -2.61 -1.82 -0.91 -0.03 0.7 17.87 17.61 17.58 17.69 17.84 17.97 18.04 18.03 0.13 0.22 0.35 0.5 0.63 0.73 0.79 0.76 18.38 18.67

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

01:23 PM 0.99 02:20 PM 0.36 03:15 PM -0.37 04:08 PM -1.06 05:00 PM -1.57 05:52 PM -1.82 06:44 PM -1.75 L 01:17 PM 20.82 02:11 PM 20.27 03:06 PM 19.58 04:04 PM 18.9 05:03 PM 18.36 06:03 PM 18.04 H 12:52 PM 1.2 01:49 PM 1.46 02:42 PM 1.52 03:31 PM 1.49 04:16 PM 1.42 04:58 PM 1.37 05:38 PM 1.37 06:17 PM 1.43 L 12:43 PM 17.96 01:22 PM 17.86 02:01 PM 17.77 02:42 PM 17.74 03:27 PM 17.79 04:14 PM 17.94 05:06 PM 18.23 06:00 PM 18.67 H 12:50 PM 0.61 01:47 PM 0.31

L L L L L L

07:29 PM18.46 H 08:25 PM19.48 H 09:18 PM20.56 H 10:10 PM21.53 H 11:01 PM22.24 H 11:52 PM22.56 H

H H H H H

07:36 PM -1.38 L 08:30 PM -0.77 L 09:26 PM -0.04 L 10:24 PM 0.68 L 11:23 PM 1.26 L

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07:02 PM17.97 H 07:58 PM18.11 H 08:49 PM18.38 H 09:35 PM18.68 H 10:18 PM18.94 H 10:59 PM19.12 H 11:38 PM19.19 H

H H H H H H H

06:55 PM 07:35 PM 08:15 PM 08:58 PM 09:44 PM 10:33 PM 11:27 PM

1.54 L 1.66 L 1.78 L 1.85 L 1.86 L 1.76 L 1.51 L

L 06:56 PM19.27 H L 07:53 PM20.01 H

P h a s e s

Full Moon

Last Quarter

May 5

May 12 Points East May 2012

Find Points East at more than 700 locations in New England MAINE Arundel:The Landing School, Southern Maine Marine Services. 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, Crosby Manor Estates, Harbormaster’s office. Biddeford: Biddeford Pool Y.C., Buffleheads, Rumery’s Boatyard. Blue Hill:, Bar Harbor Bank, Blue Hill Farm Country Inn, Blue Hill Food Coop, Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Compass Point Realty, Downeast Properties, EBS, Kollegewidgwok Y.C., North Light Books, Rackliffe Pottery, Slaven Realty. Boothbay: Boothbay Mechanics, Boothbay Resort, Cottage Connection. Boothbay Harbor: Boothbay Harbor Inn, Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, Brown’s Motel, Cap’n Fish’s Inn, Carousel Marina, Gold/Smith Gallery, Grover’s Hardware, Municipal Office, Poole Bros. Hardware, Rocktide Inn, Sherman’s Bookstore, Signal Point Marina, Tugboat Inn. Bremen: Broad Cove Marine. Brewer: B&D Marine, Port Harbor Marine. Bristol: Hanley’s Market. Brooklin: Atlantic Boat Co., Brooklin General Store, Brooklin Boat Yard, Brooklin Inn, Center Harbor Sails, Eric Dow Boatbuilder, Eggemoggin Oceanfront Lodge, WoodenBoat School. Brooksville: Bucks Harbor Market, Bucks Harbor Marine, Bucks Harbor Y.C., Seal Cove Boatyard. Brunswick: Bamforth Automotive, Coastal Marine, H&H Propeller, New Meadows Marina, Paul’s Marina. Bucksport: Bookstacks, EBS Hardware. Calais: EBS Hardware. Camden: Camden Chamber of Commerce, Camden Y.C., French & Brawn, Harbormaster, Owl & Turtle, PJ Willeys, Port Harbor Marine, Waterfront Restaurant, Wayfarer Marine. Cape Porpoise: The Wayfarer. Castine: Castine Realty, Castine Y.C., Four Flags Gift Shop, Maine Maritime Academy, Saltmeadow Properties, The Compass Rose Bookstore and Café. Chebeague Island: Chebeague Island Boat Yard. Cherryfield: EBS Hardware. Columbia: Crossroads Ace Hardware. Cundy’s Harbor: Holbrook’s General Store, Watson’s General Store. Damariscotta: Maine Coast Book Shop, Poole Bros. Hardware, Schooner Landing Restaurant. Deer Isle: Harbor Farm. 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, 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. 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: 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, The Apprenticeshop. Rockport: Bohndell Sails, Cottage Connection, Harbormaster, Market Basket, Rockport Boat Club, Rockport Corner Shop. Round Pond: Cabadetis Boat Club, King Row Market. Saco: Lobster Claw Restaurant, Marston’s Marina, Saco Bay Tackle, Saco

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Yacht Club. St. George: Harbormaster Scarborough: Seal Harbor Y.C. Seal Harbor: Seal Harbor Yacht Club Searsport: Hamilton Marine. South Bristol: Bittersweet Landing Boatyard, Coveside Marine, Gamage Shipyard, Harborside Café, Osier’s Wharf. South Freeport: Brewer’s South Freeport Marine, Casco Bay Yacht Exchange, DiMillo’s South Freeport, Harraseeket Y.C., Strouts Point Wharf Co., Waterman Marine. South Harpswell: Dolphin Marina, Finestkind Boatyard, Ship to Shore Store South Portland: Aspasia Marina, Centerboard Yacht Club, Joe’s Boathouse Restaurant, Port Harbor Marine, Reo Marine, Salt Water Grille, South Port Marine, Sunset Marina. Southwest Harbor: Acadia Sails, Great Harbor Marina, Hamilton Marine, Hinckley Yacht Charters, MDI Community Sailing Center, Pettegrow’s, Sawyer’s Market, Southwest Harbor-Tremont CofC, West Marine, Wilbur Yachts. Spruce Head: Spruce Head Marine. Stockton Springs: Russell’s Marine. Stonington: Billings Diesel & Marine, Fisherman’s Friend, Inn on the Harbor, Lily’s Café, Shepard’s Select Properties. Sullivan: Flanders Bay Boats. Sunset: Deer Isle Y.C. Surry: Wesmac. Swan’s Island: Carrying Place Market Tenants Harbor: Cod End Store and Marina, East Wind Inn, Pond House Gallery and Framing, Tenants Harbor General Store. 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: Market Place Café, Wiscasset Yacht Club. Woolwich: BFC Marine, 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.

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Manchester: Massabesic Yacht Club, Sandy’s Variety. 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 Sailing Center, 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, Jeffries Yacht Club, Orient Heights Yacht Club, Quarterdeck Marina. East Dennis: Dennis Yacht Club, North Side Marina. Edgartown: Boat Safe Martha’s Vineyard, Edgartown Moorings, Edgartown Yacht Club, Harborside Inn. Essex: Flying Dragon Antiques, Perkins Marine. Fairhaven: Fairhaven Shipyard, West Marine. Falmouth: East Marine, Falmouth Harbor Town Marina, Falmouth Marine, MacDougall’s Cape Cod Marine Service, West Marine. Gloucester: Beacon Marine Basin, Brown’s Yacht Yard, Cape Ann’s Marina Resort, Enos Marine, Three Lanterns Ship Supply. Green Harbor: Green Harbor Marina, Taylor Marine. Harwich Port: Allen Harbor Marine Service, Cranberry Liquors, Saquatucket Municipal Marina. Hingham: 3A Marine Sales, Eastern Yacht Sales, Hingham Shipyard Marinas, Hingham Yacht Club. Hyannis: Hyannis Marina, West Marine. Ipswich: Ipswich Bay Yacht Club. Manchester: Manchester Marine, Manchester Yacht Club. Marblehead: Boston Yacht Club, Corinthian Yacht Club, , Dolphin Y.C., Eastern Yacht Club, Lynn Marine Supply Co., Marblehead Yacht Club, The Forepeak, West Marine. Marion: Barden’s Boat Yard, Beverly Yacht Club, Burr Bros. Boats, Harding Sails, West Marine.

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Marston Mills: Prince’s Cove Marina. Mattapoisett: Mattapoisett Boatyard. Nantucket: Glyns Marine, Nantucket Boat Basin, Nantucket Y.C., Town Pier Marina. New Bedford: Bayline Boatyard and Transportation, 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. 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, J-Way Enterprises, Satuit Boat Club, Scituate Harbor Marina, Scituate Harbor Y.C. Seekonk: E&B Marine, West Marine. Somerset: Auclair’s Market, J&J Marine Fabricators South Dartmouth: Cape Yachts, Davis & Tripp Boatyard, Doyle Sails, New Bedford Y.C., New Wave Yachts. Vineyard Haven: Owen Park Town Dock, Vineyard Haven Marina. Watertown: Watertown Yacht Club. Wareham: Zecco Marine. Wellfleet: Bay Sails Marine, Town of Wellfleet Marina, Wellfleet Marine Corp. West Barnstable: Northside Village Liquor Store. West Dennis: Bass River Marina. Westport: F.L.Tripp & Sons, Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures, Westport Marine, Westport Y.C. Weymouth: Monahan’s Marine. Winthrop: Cottage Park Y.C., Cove Convenience, Crystal Cove Marina, Pleasant Point Y.C., Winthrop Book Depot, Winthrop Lodge of Elks, Winthrop Y.C. Woburn: E&B Marine, West Marine. Woods Hole: Woods Hole Marina. Yarmouth: Arborvitae Woodworking. RHODE ISLAND Barrington: Barrington Y.C., Brewer Cove Haven Marina, Lavin’s Marina, Stanley’s Boat Yard, Striper Marina. Block Island: Ballard’s Inn, Block Island Boat Basin, Block Island Marina,

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Champlin’s, Payne’s New Harbor Dock. Bristol: Aidan’s Irish Pub, All Paint, Bristol Bagel Works, Bristol Marine, Bristol Yacht Club, Hall Spars & Rigging, Herreshoff Marine Museum, Jamestown Distributors, Quantum Thurston Sails, Superior Marine. Central Falls: Twin City Marine. Charlestown: Ocean House Marina. Cranston: Edgewood Yacht Club, Port Edgewood Marina, Rhode Island Yacht Club. East Greenwich: Anderson’s Ski & Dive Center, East Greenwich Yacht Club, Norton’s Shipyard & Marina, West Marine. East Providence: East Providence Yacht Club. Jamestown: Conanicut Marine Supply, Dutch Harbor Boatyard.. Middletown: West Marine Narragansett: Buster Krabs, West Marine. Newport: 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 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, Warren River Boatworks. 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, Boatique, Essex Corinthian Yacht Club,

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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, Thames View Marina. Guilford: Brown’s Boat Yard, Guilford Boat Yard, Harbormaster. Lyme: Cove Landing Marine. Madison: East River Marine. Milford: Flagship Marina, Milford Boat Works, Milford Landing, Milford Yacht Club, Port Milford, Spencer’s Marina, West Marine. Mystic: Brewer Yacht Yard, Fort Rachel Marina, Gwenmor Marina, Mason Island Yacht Club, Mystic Point Marina, Mystic River Yacht Club, Mystic Seaport Museum Store, Mystic Shipyard, West Marine. New Haven: City Point Yacht Club, Fairclough Sails, Oyster Point Marina. New London: Crocker’s Boatyard, Ferry Slip Dockominium Assoc., Hellier Yacht Sales, Thames Shipyard and Ferry, Thames Yacht Club, Thamesport Marina, West Marine. Niantic: Boats Inc., Mago Pt. Marina, Port Niantic Marina, Three Belles Marina. Noank: Brower’s Cove Marina, Hood Sails, Noank Village Boatyard, Palmers Cove Marina, Ram Island Yacht Club, Spicer’s. Norwalk: Norwest Marine, Rex Marine, Total Marine, West Marine. Norwich: The Marina at American Wharf. Old Lyme: Old Lyme Marina. Old Saybrook: Brewer’s Ferry Point Marina, Harbor Hill Marina & Inn, Harbor One Marina, Island Cove Marina, Oak Leaf Marina, Ocean Performance, Ragged Rock Marina, Saybrook Point Marina, West Marine. Portland: J & S Marine Services, 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 New York: New York Nautical Ossining: Shattemuc Yacht Club Sag Harbor: Sag Harbor Yacht Club. West Islip: West Marine.

Lowell’s Boat Shop Amesbury, MA For 218 years Lowell’s Boat

Shop has successfully carried on the tradition of building dories and skiffs. Now operating as Lowell’s Boat Shop Museum, you can experience the history of fine craftsmanship with a visit to the museum located on the shore of Merrimack River in Amesbury, MA. While there, you can pick up a copy of Points East Magazine. Seven generations of Lowell’s have participated in the rich history of the Boat Shop. According to Lowell family history, Simeon Lowell originated what is now known as the Surf Dory or Swampscott dory. His radical innovations in boat building included the replacement of the complex keel of small boats with a simple, flat, football-shaped bottom. He reduced the framing from dozens to four or five rugged “timbers” and the planking from ten or more to a few wide, lapped Perhaps more importantly, he designed a high, narrow, steeply raked, wedgeshaped “tombstone transom” that could split a following sea and propel a boat up and through the surf. A further iteration of the design is the Banks Dory, a straight sided version of the surf dory, used widely in the fishing industry from about 1850 to 1950. Lowell’s Boat Shop was so prolific that it alone turned out more than 2000 boats in 1911. Today, Lowell’s continues to build its full line of dories and skiffs for customers and educational purposes. The museum holds youth and adult classes and workshops. Currently, the shop is fundraising to build a whaleboat for the Charles W. Morgan, the world’s last remaining whale ship, at Mystic Seaport.

Visit www.lowellsboatshop.com to learn more.

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NORTH, continued from Page 79 For some early spring fishing in Saco Bay and the Saco River, try fishing for shad with a shad dart and Woo Spoons. These gamesters are lots of fun to catch and release. In the meantime, we’ve received lots of reports of great spring fishing in the local ponds, lakes, streams and rivers. We had very little ice this past winter; most ponds and lakes did not get fished as much as they have in the past. With that being said, the fishing has been very active with lots of trout, bass and salmon being caught in places such as Sebago Lake, Ossipee Lake , Deep Brook

, Nonesuch River, Lake Arrowhead , Kennebunk Pond, and the Saco River. The old-school worm and a hook has been working best, and it’s great time to take a kid fishing when the fresh water species are this active. Stay tuned for the June fishing report, which should be exciting.

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atures, so reports of the first summer flounder should be soon. Areas around the East Gap of the Harbor of Refuge and south of Carpenters Beach in shallow waters are locations to try first. Many other species will start showing up such as mackerel, squid, and scup, more likely sooner than later, keep your fingers crossed.

glers had hit-an- miss codfishing all winter fishing south of Block Island out to Cox’s Ledge. Clams seem to have best results. The first tautog fishing of the year should start along the rocky bottom areas along the East and West walls of the Harbor of Refuge. Anglers are allowed three fish, 16 inches minimum, from April 15 to May 31. The fishery closes for June and July and reopens Aug. 1, three fish per day. Sandworms seem to work best for the early season black fish. Fluke fishers are very eager with the warmer temper-

Craig Bergeron has been a manager at Saco Bay Tackle in Saco, Maine for 19 years. He’s an avid saltwater fisherman who loves to teach people the art of serious offshore fishing techniques, from custom line splicing to rigging squid rigs for bluefin tuna.

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 17 years and has spent her life fishing the waters of Block Island Sound.

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Second Annual Penobscot Bay Rendezvous Camden, Rockland and Thomaston, Maine. Presented by Wayfarer Marine and Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding. Both racing and power boat events, a fantastic mix of sail and power boats, and three nights of fabulous parties. Pre-registration is now open. www.penobscotbayrendezvous.com 207-266-9381

8th Ida Lewis Distance Race Ida Lewis Yacht Club, Newport, R.I. Turning marks at Castle Hill, Brenton Reef, Block Island, Montauk Point, Martha’s Vineyard and Buzzards Tower, finish off Ida Lewis. Open to IRC, PHRF (including Cruising Spinnaker and a Youth Challenge division), one-design and double-handed boats 28 feet or longer. http://ildistancerace.org

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Salem, Mass., Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. See vintage motor yachts and sailboats, board vessels, meet skippers and crews and vote for your favorite boat. A crafts market, artists, old-time band music, childrenπs activities, the Blessing of the Fleet and more. The festival is a 501(c)3 non-profit association. Contact Pat Wells. patwells@earthlink.net 617-6668530

PYC Monhegan Moonlight Regatta New! Double couple racing class. Are you planning an escape to the Maine coast this summer? Or looking for a fun-filled event that will add fun to your cruising activities? If so, join us for the new Double Couple class designed to ìlevel the playing fieldî for cruising couples and eliminate all the seriousness found in sailboat racing. www.gmora.org, www.portlandyachtclub.com

30th Annual Antique & Classic Boat Festival Brewer Hawthorne Cove Marina, 10 White St.,

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SEPTEMBER 1-7 11th Annual Great Provincetown Schooner Regatta Provincetown (Mass.) Harbor, hosted by The Great Provincetown Schooner Regatta, Provincetown Public Pier Corporation, Provincetown Yacht Club, the Catboat Association and Provincetown Harbor Rhodes 19 Class Association Fleet 50. Classes: Schooner Classes A (rated length of 50 feet and over) and B (rated length under 50 feet), PHRF Handicap Yacht Classes C and D (19 to 42 feet and above), all Catboats and One Design Rhodes 19 (Keel and Centerboard R19s sail as one class). All races non-spinnaker. An eight-day event that honors maritime history and natural resources of our region. www.provincetownschoonerrace.com 8

Around Islesboro Race Northport Yacht Club, Northport, Maine, on Penobscot Bay. www.northportyachtclub.org

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My not-yet, but soon-to-be, fiancée Anne-Marie, is making Bantam pretty in so many ways in August of 2010.

Bantam: A most decent proposal In the April issue, Richard Dixon told how he found and acquired Bantam, a 1932, 32-foot John Alden cutter. And he alluded to an alarming moon tide in the bilge at the start of her shakedown to Connecticut. The rest of this story, crafted by Richard and Anne-Marie Foster, his partner of 16 years, follows: o there we were, on our maiden voyage aboard Bantam, sailing from Stonington, Maine, to Stonington, Conn. with provisions for at least five days. We set off on Columbus Day, Oct. 13, 2010, at about 12:30 pm, and chose to motor through the Fox Island Thorofare rather than taking a more direct route farther from shore. The Volvo puttered us along at an easy five knots. It seemed like it still had life. A little while after entering Western Penobscot Bay, we hoisted sails, and she lay over not quite to the rail under main, fore and jib in a 15-knot breeze. We sailed for about 45 minutes until Richard went below to get

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didn’t happen. replacement starter and a reconditioned water pump, Coast Guard Station Rockland was training on their finally gave us faint optimism that it would get us to 47-foot utility boat, #447228, not far away. When the Connecticut. USCG arrived about 30 minutes later, the water was On June 6, we had a 3 p.m. launch on the rising tide, eight inches over the floorboards, and the flywheel of and the regular bilge pump kept up nicely for a while, the engine had starting acting like a water geyser, so but she still leaked more than we would have liked, we had to shut it down. We’d kept her running to could especially at the starboard garboard near the mast. get closer to shore in case our favorite “uncle” was late. The engine started, so I put her in reverse and backed We had already dropped the main and jib, so we sailed out of the ways. Then put her in forward to head over under the fore as the Coast Guard came alongside. The to the floating dock. No go; she stuck in reverse. I knew seas were no more than two feet, and they were able a new engine was the only fix. The problem was, how to transfer a large gas pump and personnel without to get a new engine in and get Bantam down to Conhitting us. necticut for our July 15 wedding. The pump was suitable for the Queen Mary and One of Richard’s friends thought Ed Glasser, the pumped us out in about 30 seconds. The water was harbormaster, might have a used engine about the clearly flowing in from the portside garboard, near the right size as our Volvo. He did, and it was a Volvo MD mast-step. The Volvo restarted, the Coast Guard lent 11, freshwater-cooled. We hauled her again for the enus the pump and its operator, and then escorted us to gine replacement and to reef out the starboard upper port in Rockland, pumpgarboard seam to see ing for about 18 seconds what was there. There every 10 minutes to stay was no cotton on the ahead of the influx. starboard side next to Later that evening, the mast-step. Long story Richard lit a fire in the cut misleadingly short, Little Tot wood stove to just three weeks later, on dry out the cabin, and I June 29 we were back in made a spaghetti dinner the water with a new enwith salad and freshly gine and no leaks. baked Pillsbury crescent On July 4, 2011, we derolls. Then the most exparted Rockland in thick citing thing happened: fog, bound for our first Richard decided that if I stop, Orr’s-Bailey Yacht could go through all that Club, in Harpswell. Here, and still be smiling and after a beautiful sunset cook a great meal, includand a leisurely dinner, ing fresh hot rolls, he’d be we were treated to firePhoto by Richard Dixon a fool not to marry me. So works displays in nearly he proposed – sort of. Bantam, in the slings, and the author/owner/skipper, on the hard, every direction. From After he saw me pull the are ready for launch at Knight's Marine in Rockland last June 11. our log entries: hot rolls from the oven July 5: After fuel and he said, “OK I’ll do it!” ice, we left Harpswell behind and continued south “Do what,” I asked? along the long coast of Maine. With the wind con“Marry you.” stantly on our nose and a deadline looming, we reNow we all know I’ve been waiting for a proposal for mained under power, and after dark were treated to years, so when I didn’t respond he said, “I didn’t hear the sight of fireworks up and down the coast, still celan answer.” To which I replied, “I haven’t heard a ques- ebrating our nation’s birthday – or perhaps our voyage tion!” home. After more than 12 hours under way, we sighted “OK, will you marry me?” something even better: the lights of Portsmouth. We “Yes.” were zeroing in on our destination, the Isles of Shoals. But back to Bantam. I don’t know which side of the Maine/New Hampshire *** line Richard dropped the hook; I’m just glad we didn’t end up on one of the Isles, as we anchored in the dark It was now spring 2011. An independent shipwright at 10 p.m. from Warren, Maine, named Mike Rogers, had helped July 6: We made it to Cape Ann in calm seas, and by us remedy the port-garboard leak. The real problem, noon, Captain Dick had been able to end-splice the however, continued to be the old engine, which, with a painter while at the helm. As the forecast was for two90 Points East May 2012

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foot seas and 10-knot winds, we elected to cross Stellwagen Bank and motor the 43 miles to Provincetown. But the seas became a bit livelier, and while Richard studied charts, I did my best to stay on course and keep our nose into the waves. Richard took over, and, of course, things soon calmed down a bit. The whitecaps and seas subsided, and the wind moderated to only 15 knots – on the nose. All that motoring into head seas really slowed us down, which resulted in a 16-plus-hour day on the water. We dropped anchor in Provincetown about 1:30 a.m. after an incredible 12-plus hours of up to 25-knot winds and four- to six-foot waves. Good Volvo! July 7: Leaving P-Town behind and heading across Cape Cod Bay, our goal was to catch the perfect tide/current at the Cape Cod Canal at about 2 p.m. This day’s crossing was flat, calm and sunny. Instead of foul-weather gear and white knuckles (mine), we needed sunblock a’plenty and double hats to protect the bride-to-be from sunburn on her face. We made it to the canal with time to spare for the current, but missed the web cam at both ends by about three minutes. After an uneventful passage, we arrived at Mattapoisett, Mass., our next port of call, in time for a beautiful sunset. Richard rowed ashore for ice while I attempted to recreate the famous spaghetti dinner under less arduous conditions. With crescent rolls in the oven, Richard returned with ice and a bouquet of beautiful flowers. Isn’t life grand? July 8: Richard had the anchor up and was under way by 6 a.m., just as I woke up. We ate an early breakfast under way: coffee, juice, “scromelettes” with Canadian bacon, and leftover crescent rolls with strawberry jam. Too bad the weather was mist to light rain. With any luck it would clear in time for our long awaited arrival in Mystic this evening. No such luck; socked in passing Point Judith, R.I.;

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thank heavens for our hand-held GPS. Mystic River “red right returning” never felt so good. The railroad bridge opened like magic just as we rounded the bend, and the famous Bascule Bridge shortly followed suit. The bridge operator seemed pleased to see a new boat as he asked our name. And then, we were there: Schooner Wharf, Mystic, Conn., home, sweet home. July 15: After one short week to finalize preparations – on the boat for the impending nuptials, at the house for the incoming family, and at the yachting center for the upcoming party – all systems were a go. The weather was beautiful – not too hot, not too humid, and the moon was full. The wedding went off without a hitch . . . oh, wait, I guess there was a good hitch of sorts. We motored to the Mystic River Yacht Club on Bantam to a share a fabulous evening with family and friends, dancing to amazing music by the Rock and Soul Review and The Cartells (the two best bands in Connecticut), and eating delicious food. The next weekend, we joined the Mystic Seaport Antique Boat Rendezvous and Parade, wearing our nuptial garb and with our best men (my two sons) as crew. Two of the Judges remembered Bantam when she lived here 35 years ago as Bali Hai, and they decided she deserved a prize. Our hull work has kept her tight, and I spend hours on her without the pump going on. With her cutter rig and three headsails and classic Alden hull, she is becoming well known again in Fishers Island Sound. Anne-Marie says it only took 16 years and a sinking boat to finally tie him fast. They live in Old Mystic, Conn., and have four grown children between them. He and Anne-Marie were regular crew on the America's Cup yacht, Easterner, in the WoodenBoat Regatta series in Southern New England, she in charge of backstays, and he as navigator.

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12’ Skiff from Compass Project This Bevin’s Skiff was built by the Alternative Learning group from Wescott Junior High School. Length: 12 ft. Width: 4.5 ft. Weight: 120 lbs. $1,750 (plus tax). 207774-0682. info@compassproject.org 14’3 Extended Catspaw Dinghy Plank on frame construction, in excellent condition. Rows, sails, and motors well. Call Eric @ 359-2277. www.dowboats.com 15’ Marshall Catboat, 1997 Cuddy model, hinged mast. 3hp outboard, trailer. Cockpit cover, compass, lazy jacks, sail cover, anchor. Excellent condition. Asking $15,000. spinners@tidewater.net 15’ Wooden Peapod In nearly new condition. Two pairs of oars, complete sprit sail rig, ready for the season. Call Eric @ 359-2277. www.dowboats.com

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oak trim. Sitka spruce spars. Nat Wilson sails. All bronze fastenings and hardware. Launched June 2011. Price: $20,000. Call Eric Stockinger at 207-594-1800 or email www.apprenticeshop.org info@apprenticeshop.org 16’ Haven 12-1/2 Classic Haven 12-1/2’s built with experienced craftsmenship for pure sailing pleasure. Call Eric to discuss your color choice and delivery date. Eric Dow Boat Shop, Brooklin, Maine 207-359-2277. www.dowboats.com

16’ Herreshoff 12 1/2, 1939 Herreshoff 12 1/2 classic 1939 fully restored. (15’ 10 LOA, 5’ 10 Beam) Purchased from the Herreshoff Museum in Bristol RI. Traditional construction is cedar over oak with bronze fastenings and fittings (except stainless steel keel bolts). Running and standing rigging new. Sails (main and jib) 2010. Forepeak has floatation. Featured in May/June 2011 Relaunchings of Wooden Boat. Comes with serviceable trailer and custom made boat cover (2011), 5 boat stands. It needs nothing but a sailor. 401-742-6791. Asking $25,000 or BRO. Photos on request. mdeangeli20@gmail.com

18’ Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 Iconic design in beautiful condition. 18ft.LOA, sails like a dream. 3hp Yamaha on trailer. Rare opportunity to own a classic. $27000. 207-833-6941. kevintmcgovern@hotmail.com

18’ American Sail A18, 2001 Daysailer, trailer, storage cover, motor mount, topping lift, wind tel. Excellent condition. Asking $4,000. 207-324-3949.

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Day in 1961 to drawings taken from original boat of the 1890s. Seaworthy, roomy & trailerable, drawing only 16’ w/centerboard raised. Boomed sails are self-tending. Near perfect condition. Located in Brooklin. $11,000. 207-359-8593. maynardbray@gmail.com 19’ Cape Dory Typhoon, 1976 Great condition and a good winter project. Safe and easy to sail. Sleeps two. Sails, cushions (cockpit and cabin), anchor, stern mount for 4hp reconditioned Johnson motor. Needs bottom paint and bright work refinished. On cradle in Chaters Boatyard across from Subway in Camden, ME. $4000. 207236-3151. ames@dearauntpolly.com

20’ Sharpie Lightfoot Classic Sharpie w/trailer, gaff-rig tanbark sails, roller furling jib, mooring cover. Located in Maine. $3,750. Email or call Alan, 207633-5341. alan@winterisland.com

21’ Quickstep 21 Main sail, roller furling jib, drifter, shoal draft centerboard, flag blue hull, Triad trailer. Located in Maine. $9500. Email or call Alan, 207-6555341. alan@winterisland.com

22’ Bristol 22, 1969 Good condition $4500. Fully restored in 2000. Custom trailer, Honda 8hp 4-stroke long shaft outboard. Jen 207-244-0066. jen@mtnsea.com

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23 Foot Classic Plastic 1962/2007. Referbished Pearson Electra Alberg/Cuddy, 2 bunks 5.5 Fisherman outboard, stereo, VHF, head, with Venture Adjustable Trailer. Call Captain Don at 617828-9005. Price reduced, $7,800. ComeSailAwayNow.com captaindon@comesailawaynow.co m 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. $42,000. 207-244-7854. billw@jwboatco.com

25’ Herreshoff 15 Original, complete IYRS restoration 2004, fixed keel with CB, side motor mount with electric motor, galvanized trailer, $70,000. Call Joe at 207-998-4086.

26’ Ericson, 1984 E26 III. $13,900. Moving up to or down from. It is a good move. Call 207-899-0909. www.boatinginmaine.com

24’ C&C Sailboat, 1977 Priced to sell. $6,000. Nicely maintained. Everything you need for a day sail or overnight. Call John at York Harbor Marine Service, 207363-3602. john@yorkharbormarine.com

Abandoned Boat Sale 25’ Oday $1200, 26’ Paceship $2500, 27’ Dufour $1500, 31’ C&C $2500. Handy Boat Service, 207781-5110. handyboat.com handyboat@maine.rr.com

27’ Cape Dory, 1979 Carl Alberg design. Yanmar 1GM10, roller furling. Located in Brooklin, Maine. Asking $17,000. 207-359-2343 squirrelnip@gmail.com Trimaran Wanted Corsair F27 or F24. $20K-$30K. Contact Wes at 207-482-9569 or email wdj314159@gmail.com

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

24’ Bluenose Sloop Professionally restored traditional wooden racing class sloop built in Nova Scotia. Custom trailer and 4 sails. $25,000. See website for details. 207-677-2024. www.pemaquidmarine.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

26’ Muscongus Bay Sloop 1983. Completely re-built by Atlantic Challenge Maine in 2003. Excellent condition. Gamble & Hunter sails. Spruce spars, fiberglass over strip 1 cedar hull. Yanmar 2 cylinder diesel. Breakers, 5 compass, GPS. VHF & depthsounder. Sink, water, porta potti. Excellent 2011

28’ Mariner 28 Roller furling, wheel, cockpit cushions, selftailing winches. Genoa, jib, main all good. Sleeps 5. Yanmar diesel needs work. $5000. 207-832-5543, Waldoboro, Maine. jmsbeaudoin@roadrunner.com

28’ Sabre, 1974 Well built, clean, comfortable, easy to sail. Full-battened main, 135%, 150%, 165%, and spinnaker. Radio, compass, electronics, Edson wheel, furler, jiffy reefing. Many extras. $14,900. 401-4656242 rogerchauvette@cox.net

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28’ LM 28, 1985 Pilothouse sloop from Denmark. Two steer stations. Volvo sail drive. $37,600. Call 207-899-0909 www.boatinginmaine.com 30’Pearson, 1974 Older boat in great shape with newer engine. 2005 20hp Universal with about 150hrs. Given the price this is a great value. $11,900. Call 207-633-0773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 30’ Island Packet 27, 1988 Cutter, 30’x10.5’x3.67’, full keel, 6’ 2 headroom. Easy single handler. Engine hours 554. Selling Price: $35,900. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com

30’ Mystic 30 Cutter, 1980 Good sailing coastal cruiser designed and built by Legnos Boatbuilding. Large cockpit, wheel steering, 14hp diesel, new sails 2011, rigged for easy single-handing. Accommodations: large Vberth, 2 hanging lockers, settee berths with table between, galley and enclosed head aft, 6’+ headroom. Asking $17,900. Located Phippsburg, ME. 617-484-0075 or email. swiftrd@aol.com

30’ Sabre 30 MKlll 1986 Very clean, well maintained, comfortable cruiser / racer, excellent rigging, low engine time, respond for details, photos & survey. $48,000. 207-655-4962. gbclark@maine.rr.com 30’ Pearson 30, 1979 Hull #1123. Atomic 4 rebuilt, low hours. Recent rigging, standing and running. All new hoses and seacocks. 5 Sails. Wheel helm. Asking $11,500. Call 508-6622235 or 978-774-8591. navillus024@yahoo.com

30’ Pearson With diesel power. Sellers were aboard 39 nights last year. A summer cottage for only $9,900. Call 207-899-0909 www.boatinginmaine.com

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Furler, hydraulic backstay, Autohelm depth/speed, Furuno GPS, Eclipse VHF, Jensen Stereo, Plastimo Contest compasses, stove, sail inventory, Danforth Anchors, safety equipment. Price $16,500. wedwards@bostonsailingcenter.co m

31’ Southern Cross, 1977 High quailty, versatile crusing yacht designed by naval architect Thomas Gillmer & built to traditional specs by CE Ryder. Well maintained above and below. $38,500. Call 617-908-2048. sfbailey88@yahoo.com

30’ Vineyard Vixen 1975 Solid glass, lead keel; main, genoa, Harken furler, diesel, Lifesling, Mystic boarding ladder, 4 berths. 5 boatstands. $15,000. Rockland, Maine. 207-594-8129. hills@midcoat.com

30’ Catalina, 1980 Great performing family cruiser, with plenty of space and 6’4 of headroom. Atomic 4 FWC gas engine. Wheel steering and self-tailing winches. 2 jibs and stackpack main. $12,500 OBO. toralfhstrand@gmail.com 30’ Etchells Hull #523, complete plus trailer. Casco Bay, Maine. One design fleet-raced weekly, past five yrs. Good condition. Race ready. $5,500. pamela.thomas@mac.com

32’ Rhodes Chesapeake, 1961 Built by Danboats of Denmark. Excellent condition. Solid fiberglass hull, solid teak trim, aluminum mast and stainless rigging. Owned by same family since 1983, completely professionally rebuilt and maintained. Hull painted 8 yrs ago, new main in 2010, working jib, 150 genoa. Interior cushions, dodger, sail cover, Raymarine chart plotter, propane stove two burner, Lewmar bronze self tailing winches new 2003, BBQ, swim ladder, stereo w/cd player, custom fitted canvas cover and frame. $29,000. Call 508-563-3719 or email pat291@verizon.net 32’ Whistler 32, 1981 Designed by CW Paine and built by the highly regarded Able Marine. Deep bulwarks and a cat ketch rig make her an easily driven, comfortable vessel. 55,000 207-244-7854 or email billw@jwboatco.com

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34’ Jeanneau Sloop, 1985 Sunrise. 2 cabins in largest interior. $38,000. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com 34’ Sea Sprite, 1979 Custom sloop/cutter. SEA POPPY has been well-maintained by an excellent Maine boatyard. This is the original prototype with a higher quality construction than the later production models. She’s a very clean, well-maintained Sloop/Cutter offered now at a very attractive value. $39,500. Gray & Gray, 207363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com 34’ Tartan, 1971 With diesel engine. $29,000. Call 207-633-0773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com

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

36’ Cape Dory, 1981 $49,500. Call David Perry, Robinhood Marine Center, 800-2555206. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

38’ Catboat Yawl, 1932 1932 Alden/Fenwick Williams Catboat Yawl. 28’ x12” 6’x3” 8’ - 38” LOA Built by Bigelow, Monument Beach, Mass. Cedar on oak, bronze fastened, extensively rebuilt. Standing head room, sleeps 5, large cockpit. Kenyon stove w/oven, Adler-Barbour, B&G instruments, Garmin GPS, Autohelm autopilot. Kermath Sea Jeep engine remanufactured spring 2011. Excellent cruising boat. Located - Branford, Conn. Asking $25,000. 203-2147300 or email neilcarolt@sbcglobal.net

38’ Sabre, 1983 Excellent condition, new electronics at helm, recent canvas & sails, windlass, S.S. dorades. Johanson Boatworks, Rockland, Maine. 207-

596-7060. $79,000.00/OBO www.jboatworks.com info@jboatworks.com 38’ Hunter 380 Sloop, 2001 Mouse Trap is a very well cared for, turn key, Hunter 380. She has been maintained by her professional mariner owner in like new condition. Fully equipped with electronics, and she has reverse cycle heat and air conditioning. $119,000. Call David Perry Robinhood Marine Center 800-255-5206 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com 40’ Nordic Sloop, 1984 Designed by Robert Perry to be a long range cruising vessel with an emphasis on performance. She is rugged in her construction with a solid glass hull, skeg hung rudder and rod rigging. $119,500. Call David Perry Robinhood Marine Center 800-255-5206 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com 40’ Transpac Eagle Trawler, 1999259,000. Call David Perry, Robinhood Marine Center, 800255-5206. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com 46’ Custom Ketch, 1950 Enlarged version of Joshua Slocum’s “Spray”. $375,000. Call David Perry Robinhood Marine Center, 800-255-5206. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

POWER 16’ Lund Laker, 2002 With a 40hp Honda and a trailer. $7,700 Contact Bamforth Marine at 207-729-3303. www.bamforthmarine.com. salesandservice@bamforthmarine.com

skiff.jpg 16’ Lumber Yard Skiff Black and tan. 1000lb capacity. Completely refit in 2010 with lightly used 25hp 4 stroke Yamaha, NuTeak decks, teak floor grates, custom console, mahogany bench. Comes with cooler seat, custom boat cover, console cover, bimini, anchor and rode, fenders, fish finder, swim platform, rod holders, nav lights, trailer. $10,000 obo. Call 207.439.3967. Ask for Tom 17’ Sunbird Corsair, 1994 with very nice trailer. Add an outboard and a little cosmetic work for a great little runabout. $1100. 207223-8885. 17’ Key West 176CC, 2010 New 2010 Key West 176CC w/Suzuki 90hp 4-stroke & trailer $24,730. Contact Lake & Sea Boatworks, Bar Harbor, Maine 207-2888961 www.lakeandsea.com sales@lakeandsea.com

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18’ Duffy Electric, 2009 With solar panels. $18,500. 207799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com 18’ Seaway Sportsman, 2011 Seaway 18 Sportsman, Suzuki 70hp 4-stroke & Trailer. Claret Red, varnished teak. Contact Lake & Sea Boatworks, Bar Harbor, Maine 207288-8961 www.lakeandsea.com sales@lakeandsea.com 18’ Tidewater 180CC LOA 17’8, beam 7’9, draft 10, fuel cap. 40 gal, Max HP 115. An 18 footer that feels much bigger with a very dry ride running 40 mph. For further details, stop by Scandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru. 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com 18’ Seaway Sportsman, 2011 Seaway 18 Sportsman, Yamaha 75hp 4 Stroke & EZ Loader galv. roller trailer. Green hull, varnished trim. Swim platform. Contact Guilford Boat Yards, 230 Water St. Guilford, CT, 203 453-5031 www.guilfordboat.com boatyard@cshore.com

18’ Mini Tugboat Fiberglass over two layers of 1/4 marine plywood. 3GM30 Yanmar, Garmin chartplotter/sonar combo, VHF radio. Cushions, cover, ground tackle, etc. 207-832-0321. $25,000 or best offer. sailmates1@gmail.com More photos are available on YachtWorld.com, keyword search: mini-tugboat.

Trailer, T-Top, GPS/Fishfinder and lots more. Contact Lake & Sea Boatworks, Bar Harbor, Maine 207288-8961 www.lakeandsea.com sales@lakeandsea.com

18’ Seaway Sportsman, 2008 Suzuki 70hp 4-stroke with Loadrite trailer and many extras. Motor has 207 hrs. and 2 years left on warranty. Asking $25,500. 207-7294459. bob@misysinc.com 18.5’ Sea Ray Bowrider, 2002 Only 50 hrs. in service. Trailer, canvases, Bimini included. $10,000. Excellent condition. Pics on Marina website. 207-677-2024. pemaquidmarine.com info@pemaquidmarine.com

19’4 Skiff, 2010 2010 Dealer Demo 19’ 4’ X 8” 4’. 2010 Suzuki 60hp four stroke, under 50 hrs., large center console, leaning post w/4 flush mount rod holders, casting platform, rear seats, nav. lights, compass, trim tabs, SS destroyer wheel, plexiglass door frames, Trex rails, trim and spray rails. All original warranties. $22,895. Call Gene: 207418-0387. www.alliedboatworks.com gene@alliedboatworks.com 19’ Roth Bilt, 1999 w/trailer and 2000 70hp Suzuki. $22,000. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com

20’ Modified Skiff, 2010 2010 Dealer Demo - Modified skiff, 20’ x 8” 10’. 2010 Evenrude E-Tec 90hp, under 30 hrs., large center console, casting platform, rear seats, nav. lights, compass, trim tabs and heavy duty rub rails. All original warranties. $21,995. Call Gene: 207-418-0387. www.alliedboatworks.com gene@alliedboatworks.com 20’ Shamrock, 1996 With trailer. $15,000. Call 207-6330773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 21’6 Tidewater 216CC Beam 8’6, draft 14, fuel capacity 70 gal., max. HP 225. A smooth, dry ride with big fish features; dual livewells, large fish boxes, gunwale rod storage and large console for electronics. For further details, stop by Scandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru. 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com 21’ Boston Whaler Conquest 2000 With a 2000 225hp Evinrude. Has new Garmin GPS Chart Plotter and Fish Finder too. $23,500 Contact Bamforth Marine at 207-7293303. www.bamforthmarine.com salesandservice@bamforthmarine.com 21’ Seaway Seafarer, 2011 New Seaway 21 Seafarer, Suzuki 115 4-stroke & Trailer. Dark Blue, GPS/Fishfinder, Bimini top, stern seat. Contact Lake & Sea Boatworks 207-288-8961 www.lakeandsea.com sales@lakeandsea.com 21’ Key West NEW Key West 211CC, Suzuki 175,

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21’ Sea Ray 21 Cussy, 1999 Motivated seller. Powered by a 2006 Mercruiser 220hp. Well maintained. Cuddy cabin for a day on the water. $19,900. Call John at York Harbor Marine Service, 207363-3602 or email . john@yorkharbormarine.com 21’ Bristol Harbor Center console. LOA 21’3-5/8, beam 8’5, draft 14. The 21CC has classic lines and is great for fishing and family cruising. For further details, stop by Scandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru. 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com 21’ Seaway Seafarer, 2010 New Seaway 21’ Seafarer, 115hp Mercury 4-Stroke. Dark blue hull with bow roller. EZ Loader tandem galv. roller trailer available. Downeast hull design with cuddy. Contact Guilford Boat Yards, 230 Water St. Guilford, CT 203 4535031 www.guilfordboat.com boatyard@cshore.com

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22’ PYY 22 Maine designed and built PYY 22 models for sale. Closed molded, full liner, fast, fuel efficient, incredibly stable, and beautifully finished. Fisherman base price $41,900. Picnic-style base price $69,900. 207439-3967. Ask for George or Tom. www.kpbb.net jglessner@kpyy.net.

22’ Sisu, 1986 Royal Lowell designed downeast cruiser, OMC 150hp OB, sleeps 2 in fwd. vee berth, incl. canvas, tandem axle trailer, and electronics. $17,000. Call Jonesport Shipyard, 207-497-2701. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com

22’ Eastern, 2003 Lobster Picnic Boat. Barely used. 135 Mercury Optimax, sleeps 2, electronics, trailer and safety equipment included. $27,500, 207252-0329. vmpummer@yahoo.com

$39,900. Call 207-633-0773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com

22’ Sisu with Trailer Fiberglass, 2001 Yamaha V4 130. Asking $34,500. Call or stop in to see boat at Wesmac in Surry, Maine. 207-667-4822 or visit our website. www.wesmac.com Teri@wesmac.com

23’ North Coast 23, 2004 Built in Bristol RI by C&C Marine. This sought after North Coast 23 is in great shape and ready for fishing or a picnic. $35,000. 207-2447854. billw@jwboatco.com

22’ Century Raven, 1960-61 22’ x 7.5’ x2’ , antique hard top runabout, mahogany planked, roomy, comfortable, 1990 MercCruiser 233hp, top speed is 50 mph. Cruises at 10-30mph. All safety equip. and 2 axel trailer included, ready to go. $12,000. Jonesport Shipyard, 207-4972701. www.jonesportshipyard.com

22’ Eastern Lobster, 2008 Known for quality & handling rough seas, planes easily & sips fuel. Boat, 115hp E-TEC, Karavan Trailer, electronics new in 2010 w/transferable warranties. Like new, 60hrs on motor. $39,900. Info/pics: 603-486-7357 mjtotri@gmail.com 23’ Seaway Coastal 21, 2008 Hardtop. Boat and Engine are practically brand new. Less than 100 hours. Easy to handle seaworthy boat great for exploring the coast.

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23’ Tidewater 230CC LOA 23’, beam 8’10, draft 15, fuel capacity 103 gal., a big 23 footer designed to be a great offshore fishing machine. For further details, stop by Scandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru. 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com

24’ Hydra-Sports 2390, 2000 Center Console with T-Top. With a 225hp DFI Evinrude, electronics and a tandem trailer. $29,900 Contact Bamforth Marine at 207-7293303. www.bamforthmarine.com salesandservice@bamforthmarine,com

24’ Robalo’s, R240 and R245 Both with twin Yamaha 150’s. Great boats for fresh or salt water. Stop in at Wesmac in Surry, Maine, or call 207-667-4822 for details. See on our website www.wesmac.com Teri@wesmac.com 24’ Pursuit, 1998 with Evinrude 150. Both 1998 with 400 hours. Also, 2005 tandem trailer. Loaded electronics. Cuddy with V-berth and head. Twin tabs, anchor, and swim ladder. Very Clean and dealer maintained. Survey available from October 2011. Asking $15,000. Call Jim, 207865-0565. mjclayman@gmail.com

24.5’ Rosborough RF 246, 1999 Nice Solid boat. Engine Just rebuilt. Only 10 hours. $37,750. Call 207-633-0773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 25’ Sea Fox 257 CC, 2004 W/twin Mercury 150hp. Saltwater Series. Demo boat. Full warranty. This boat is loaded. $39,900. Carousel Marina, 207-633-2922. 25’ Hydra-Sports 2450, 1997 Walk-around, with a 2007 225hp Evinrude E-Tec. $37,000 Contact Bamforth Marine at 207-729-3303. www.bamforthmarine.com salesandservice@bamforthmarine.com

25’ Grady White 254, 1980 Kingfish, Marina’s owner’s boat for sale. Repowered in ‘08 w/7.4 Mercury IO. ‘09 Hardtop, Clarion Stereo w/remote & Boise speakers. ‘11 installed bow pulpit w/anchor plow. $19,000. 207-363-3602. john@yorkharbormarine.com

25’ BHM Diesel With 290 hours on Westerbeke 82B four, and aux. 4-stroke Johnson OB. New top/side curtains. Marine head. Jackstands. S. Bristol, Maine. 207-504-2511. bcovme@yahoo.com 26’ Somes Sound 26 Open launch “Salt Ponds”. Classic launch look with plenty of teak and bronze. $70,000. Call 207-2557854 or email bill@jwboatco.com

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26’ General Marine, 2003 Hard top cruiser. Yanmar diesel, A/C, and much more. $79,000. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com

26’ Duffy, 1994 Built-down hull, repowered in 2005 with 212hp Steyr diesel. Loadmaster dual axle bunk trailer built for CAROLYN B in 2008. $89,950. Located in Vermont. 207-359-4658. www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.com 28’ Carver Montego, 1989 With trailer. $12,500. 207-7993600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com 28’ Wellcraft 2800, 1987 Coastal Offshore Fisherman with twin MerCruiser inboards (fairly new) loaded with extras. $10,000. Call Bamforth Marine at 207-7293303. www.bamforthmarine.com salesandservice@bamforthmarine.com 28’ Albin, 2004 This Albin 28 TE flush deck is loaded with extras and maintained with an open checkbook. Her Yanmar Diesel has 316 hours and her Vetus bow thruster takes the stress out of docking. $105,000. Call The Yacht Connection, 877-241-2594. kreynolds@southportmarine.com

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28’ Albin 28, 2003 Flush Deck Gatsby Edition, Transom Bench Seat, Raymarine Plotter/Radar, Yanmar Diesel, new Awlgrip paint job 2011. $96,900, Belfast, ME 207-415-6973 www.curtisyachtbrokerage.com

28’ Albin 28 TE, 2003 Very light use. 315hp Yanmar, 400hrs. Bow thruster. Sleeps 3-4. Enclosed head. Standard equipment plus: Garmin Chart Plotter, radar, depth-speed etc., auto-pilot, dingy davits, helm station rear canvas, custom cabinets, new prop plus reworked spare, transom seat with locker, safety equipment. Recent boat and engine surveys. Prop in skeg with shoe. Cruise 18 + kts; top 23-24 kts. Will accept 23-26 ft W/A or C/C with head in trade. Inside stored Rockland Maine $89,500. 207-372-8288 wmzierden@aol.com

28’ Grady White 282 Sailfish 2005. $89,900. 207-799-3600.

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and rugged design. A great ride for $29,900. Call 207 899-0909 www.boatinginmaine.com 30’ Grady White Bimini 306 2007. Powered with twin 2009 Yamahas. Complete electronics with this one to find all the fish you can, close or off shore. $129,500. Call John for details at York Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602. john@yorkharbormarine.com

31’ Duffy, 2003 225hp Deere 550 hours. Full Garmin 3200 electronics. Queen berth, head with shower. 1 burner propane stove, hot/cold pressure water. 1700w inverter. Fall 2009 survey available. Price reduced to $75,000. Call Ed 781-599-8530. tippytib@verizon.net

31’ Duffy, 2006 BILDA was custom-built for sport fishing and has been impecably maintained over the years. $245,000. Located in MA. www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.com 32’ Down East New 32’ Carroll Lowell Down East design, cedar on white oak, silicon bronze fastenings, hull, trunk, deck, done, fuel tanks, shaft, rudder installed, will finish to your custom design, work or pleasure. 508-224-3709. www.by-thesea.com/karbottboatbuilding/ jmkarbott@aol.com

32’ Clinton Beal Lobster Boat 1968. Cedar on oak, Chevy 235, new house, overall good condition. $10,000. Jonesport Shipyard, 207497-2701. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com

32’ Grand Banks, 1972 TORTUGA had extensive hull and deck restoration in 2001 and numerous upgrades in 2009. $63,000. Located in Maine www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.com

33’ Crosby Cabin Cruiser, 1929 165hp Perkins Turbo Diesel, low hours. Radar, GPS, depth finder, canvas. Sleeps two, new cushions, stand-up head. After 27 year ownership this boat needs nothing. Spent winters indoors, solid, ready to go. Real eye catcher. $20,000. Call Geoff, 508-509-4073.

34’ Lobster Boat, 1952 34’ Jonesport style lobster boat Xanna II. Built 1952 of cedar on oak. New 160hp Yanmar diesel. Nicely refurbished wheelhouse and cabin and many other improvements. Goes great. Contact Islesboro Marine Enterprises, Islesboro, Maine. 207-734-6433. 34’ Sabreline Flybridge Cruiser 1997. $149,000. Call David Perry Robinhood Marine Center 800255-5206 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

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34’ Mainship Pilot, 2000 Cummins 1050 hrs. Sound reductions, 6 ft. headroom. Immaculate. Asking $119,000. This boat is in Maine. Call John Morin at 207691-1637 or email www.wilburyachts.com jmorin@wilburyachts.com

34’ Jason 34, 1993 Small passenger vessel. Documented. USCG stability tested at 185lb per person: 18 persons in partially protected waters and 26 persons in protected waters (2 crew, 24 passenger). Full electronics and safety gear. Yanmar 300hp turbo. $70,000. Located in Maine www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.com

1997, electronics and equip. included. $55,000. Offshore lobster permit - $10,000. Jonesport Shipyard, 207-497-2701. www,jonesportshipyard.com

36’ Shannon Voyager, 1991 Downeast flybridge cruiser. Twin Detroit diesels, duplicate helm stations w/recent electronics, head w/separate shower, master cabin island queen, guest cabin, spacious saloon, galley up, 2 zone a/c, diesel furnace, Westerbeke genset. Bristol condition. Located Greenwich, Conn. $149,500. Call Peter Thorsby 203-353-0373 or info@PrestigeYachtSales.net swmmdmd@hotmail.com 36’ Newman 1974 Classic Weekender. Total Refit done by builder, CAT, Asking $166,000. Contact John Morin Wilbur Yachts 207 691-1637 www.wilburyachts.com

36’ Egg Harbor Sedan Sportfisherman, 1976. Twin Cummins diesels w/2200hrs, good shape. Located in Belfast, Maine. Capt Ron @ 207-949-3435 for more info. rnblnchrd@aol.com

37’ Tayana Cutter, 1978 WANDERLUST is well thought-out for off-shore cruising. VHF, wind/speed/depth, cockpit repeater, GPS, stereo. Main, genoa, roller furling, staysail furler, yankee, staysail, cruising spinnaker, whisker pole. Lazy jack. $45,000. Located in Maine. 207-359-4658. www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.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

37’ Bertram Convertible, 1987 Flying bridge. Bristol condition. CATs 1800 hrs. Constantly upgraded. Asking $179,500. Call John Morin at 207-691-1637 or email www.wilburyachts.com jmorin@wilburyachts.com

38’ Jarvis Newman Sedan 1996. Cummins 350 hp - new in 2006. 600 gal. fuel, 185 gal. water. 3.8 gph @ cruise, Live aboard, ex-

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Stamford Stratford Branford Westbrook Essex Old Saybrook Deep River Portland Mystic Mystic

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Brewer Wickford Cove Marina Brewer Yacht Yard at Cowesett Brewer Greenwich Bay Marina Brewer Cove Haven Marina Brewer Sakonnet New England Boatworks

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tensive parts inventory, turn-key. Asking $188,000. Call John Morin at 207-691-1637 or email www.wilburyachts.com jmorin@wilburyachts.com

38’ Fisher Fairways Trawler 1978. Twin Ford Sabre diesels, roomy, comfortable, economical, stable. Many upgrades 2010 and 2011. $87,500. call 207-497-2701 or email info@jonesportshipyard.com

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$89,500. Gray & Gray, 207-3637997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com

40’ Grand Banks Eastbay FB Sedan, 1997. Twin Cat 3208 375 hp engines; 5KW Genset; Reverse Cycle AC & Heat; Bow Thruster; Autopilot; Two New Raymarine E120 Chartplotter/Radars, New Canvas, Seating, Upholstery, & Propane Stove. Mint Condition. $295,000 Yarmouth, ME 207-4156973 www.curtisyachtbrokerage.com 40’ Dyer Flybridge Cruiser, 1971 1971. A robust, solid fiberglass Dyer 40 which has had only one owner since new. She is in outstanding condition, so please do not let her 1971 age put you off.

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tras. Have to see at Wesmac shop in Surry, Maine. Asking $690,000. Call for details 207-667-4822 or see on web www.wesmac.com Teri@wesmac.com

40’ Transpac Eagle Trawler 1999. A one-owner Eagle Pilothouse Trawler, rare to the market today. She is a Pacific Northwest design with a no roll hard chine. She has been kept extremely well by notable New England yachtyards. $259,000. Call David Perry Robinhood Marine Center 800255-5206 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

42’ Wesmac Custom Cruiser Twin Yanmar 420hp, twin Hamilton jets, bow thruster, lots of extras. Must see at Wesmac shop in Surry, Maine. Asking $460,000. Call for details 207-667-4822 or visit our website www.wesmac.com Teri@wesmac.com

42’ Wesmac Custom Cruiser 800hp Cat, Freedom lift, many ex-

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42’ Wesmac Flybridge Cruiser Custom finished. 800hp Cat, Onan genset, live aboard, lots of extras. Must see at Wesmac shop in Surry Maine. Asking $500,000. Call for details 207-667-4822 or see at our website www.wesmac.com Teri@wesmac.com

43” Albin Pleasure Trawler 1989. Twin Cummins diesel engines. Master cabin with private head and tub shower. Great cruising or live aboard boat. $79,000. Call John at York Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602. john@yorkharbormarine.com 44’ Defever Trawler, 1981 Defever Flybridge Trawler (hull #1) with twin Ford Lehman 120 hp diesels, FWC, 6 cylinder. $105,000. Call Gray & Gray, 207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com

42’ Duffy, 2006 Designed and built for all-out sport fishing, LADY DIANA is the perfect fishing machine. Fuel capacity, cruising speed, navigational and fish-finding equipment, and five helm control stations. Seaworthy, safe, all the creature comforts. Professionally captained and maintained since new. $595,000. Located in Maine. 207-359-4658. www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.com

42’ Duffy, 1987 The ‘work horse’ of commercial fishermen, sport fishermen, and yachters alike. SIRENA has a chartplotter/radar, depth sounder/ compass, autopilot, VHF. Air conditioner, generator, bow thruster, dinghy, and davit system. $349,000. Located in Maine www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.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 Maine. $110k below list. 1-888-832-2287. www.mecat.com info@mecat.com

50’ Wesmac Twin Cummins QSM-11 580hp, twin Hamilton jets, lots of extras. Have to see at Wesmac shop in Surry, Maine. Asking $950,000. Call 207-667-4822 or check at website www.wesmac.com Teri@wesmac.com Seaway and Key West, New New Seaway & Key West Boats in Stock. Suzuki & Tohatsu Outboards From 2.5hp to 300hp. Contact Lake & Sea Boatworks, Bar Harbor, Maine 207-288-8961. www.lakeandsea.com sales@lakeandsea.com

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only industry approved cleaners that work. We ship UPS, call us at 207-596-7705. www.geminicanvas.com

10 1/2’ & 12’ Skiffs Maine style and quality. Epoxy bonded plywood/oak, S/S screws. Easy rowing and towing, steady underfoot. Primer paint. $1,150 and $1,500. Maxwell’s Boat Shop. Rockland, Maine. 207-390-0300. jmax@midcoast.com Engine Building Class This is a Special 2 Day Seminar. You will completely assemble and test run a diesel engine. It will run Sat, 9-5 through Sun, 11-5. Call for dates and details. There will be a limit of 6 for this class. WWW.JWAYENT.NET JWAYENT@JWAYENT.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 Delivery Captain Your power or sail boat delivered wherever you need it. Owners welcome on deliveries. Also available for instruction. Captain Tim. 603770-8378. dotgale38.googlepages.com tphsails@comcast.net

Canvas Cleaning This year, have Gemini Canvas service your bimini or dodger. Professionally cleaned w/ water-repellent treatment. No dip-dunk tanks,

Winterization Diesel Seminar Includes instruction on oil system, electrical system, fuel systems, cooling systems, basic troubleshooting with discussion period and question & answer period. September 25, October 16. Price $175. www.jwayent.net jwayent@jwayent.net Offshore Passage Opportunities #1 Crew Networking Service. Further your horizons. Sail free. Since 1993. Call for brochure and membership application. 1-800-4-PASSAGe. Join online at www.sailopo.com Repower & Refit Considering repower or refit upgrades to your boat? Our two locations offer you in-house, factory trained technicians ready to address your upgrades to the highest standards. Stop by or give us a call, we’d be happy to talk about your options. Kittery Point Yacht Yard. 207-439-9582, Eliot yard 207-439-3967. www.kpyy.net jglessner@kpyy.net. Fiberglass Repair Position Permanent, year-round position available for Fiberglass/Composite Structure Repair Technician. Yankee Marina is a full-service marina and boatyard. Please send resume with cover letter summarizing work experience to www.yankeemarina.com deborah@yankeemarina.com Slips & Moorings in N.H. Limited dockside slips and protected moorings available in pristine Great Bay, New Hampshire. Leave trailering behind and chase the big stripers more often. Reasonable rates. Great Bay Marine 603-436-5299 or email@greatbaymarine.com

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Rental Moorings Sail beautiful Penobscot Bay. Seasonal moorings in protected Rockland harbor with an expansive float and pier facility for dinghy tie-ups 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 Inside Storage Eric Dow Boat Shop offers inside storage for lovely boats, reasonable rates, exceptional care. Call Eric to discuss your project needs. Brooklin, Maine 207-359-2277. www.dowboats.com Moorings Available Kittery Point Yacht Yard has moorings available for the 2012 summer 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 jglessner@kpyy.net. Boat Storage Kittery Point Yacht Yard has two waterfront locations with plenty of off-season storage space available. Store with KPYY and our full service yard and factory trained technicians are available if you need us. Call to join our family of customers: 207-439-9582 or email jglessner@kpyy.net. Mast, Misc. Hardware Mast, Isomet 39’10 with boom and sails. Mast $695. 3 S/S keel bolts 1 1/4 by 38, 29 and 50, $175 for all 3 rods. 10lb Danforth 100’ 1/2 rode $30. Heavy chain 3 by .882 by 100’ about 1000lbs $350. Signal Flag set $80 and more 207-944-2530 ph3355@aol.com Moorings Available Boothbay Region Boatyard has seasonal moorings available, $950. We are located in well protected Ebenecook Harbor, with free launch service, parking, showers, laundry and a well stocked ship store. Email Amy or call us at 207-633-

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Mobile Repair Service Coastal Marine Care, specializing in fiberglass repair, carpet installation, dockside detailing, polish/wax, and marine upholstery services. Experienced, efficient, and fully insured. Offering affordable rates. We come to you. 207-756-5244. www.coastalmarinecare.com

Kennebunkport Marina Kennebunkport Marina is a full service marina with the staff to meet all of your boating needs. Limited transient slips available. Call 967-3411 for rates. www.kennebunkportmarina.com managerkport@roadrunner.com

Mercury, Yamaha Service Kennebunkport Marina has the only factory trained Mercury and Yamaha technicians located on the water in Kennebunkport to service all of your mechnical needs. www.kennebunkportmarina.com managerkport@roadrunner.com Docking Available Kennebunkport Marina has the newest docks on the river with all new power pedestals and water hook ups. Call today to reserve a slip 207-967-3411. www.kennebunkportmarina.com managerkport@roadrunner.com Power Boat Rental Kennebunkport Marina now offers a power boat rental program. Come pick out your boat and go fishing for the big one. Call 207967-3411. www.kennebunkportmarina.com managerkport@roadrunner.com Kennebunkport Boat Club Kennebunkport Marina is unveiling The Kennebunkport Boat Club. Call 967-3411 for details. Become a charter member of The Kennebunkport Boat Club. www.kennebunkportmarina.com managerkport@roadrunner.com Seasonal Moorings Handy Boat as one of Maine’s premier boat yards, located in the heart of Casco Bay, has seasonal moorings available for up to 65’. Enjoy all our new restaurant and marine facilities have to offer. Call

Todd Helm Seats Two brand new Todd ladderback helm seats with mahogany slats and swivel pedestals. Retail $500. Asking $375 Each. 207-677-2024. info@pemaquidmarine.com East Coast Deliveries Deliveries made along east coast by experienced Master 100 ton captain near coastal with sail or power. References available. Capt Paul McDonough, 207-450-9343. pmcdono2@maine.rr.com

Maine Coast Waterfront Home 400 feet deep tidal waterfront with town moorings, 2.5 acres, gravel beach on Cobscook Bay. 3 bed 2 bath renovated 1839 farmhouse, large 3 level barn, outbuildings. Pembroke, Maine, close to Eastport, Lubec, Machias, Calais, Campobello and Canada. $259,000. www.oldsmithfarm.net peter@oldsmithfarm.net

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Captain For Hire Master 1600T/Master towing. Semi-retired full-time professional mariner will do motor vessel deliveries, on-board training, oversee projects. Captain Bill Madison, 401-527-7913. capt_bill@cox.net capt_bill@cox.net Captains Wanted Boston Harbor. 25 ton masters or greater for traditional sailing vessel. 2012 season and beyond. Room and board available for relocation. Also, limited masters for launch operators. Call Captain Don; 617-828-9005. captaindon@comesailawaynow.co m Boat Transport Best rates, fully insured. Nationwide and ocean freight. Reliable service. Rob Lee, Maritime. 508758-9409. www.marinasandtransport.com boattransport@comcast.net Launch Operators Wanted The Portsmouth Yacht Club is looking for qualified dock hands for the 2012 season. Duties would include the operation of our two launches which shuttle our members and visiting yachtsmen to and from their vessels. A general knowledge of all things nautical would be required. Other duties include the refueling of boats, help maintain a clean clubhouse and assist and support the Steward in all social functions. Send your resume and boating history to Jerry at http://www.facebook.com/pages/P ortsmouth-YachtClub/122634691082096 Steward@PortsmouthYC.org

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Boat Captain Wanted This is a full-time, seasonal, supervisory position involving responsibility for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of SIC vessels. The Boat Captain is responsible for the implementation and oversight of projects and day-to-day operations so that maximum operational efficiency is achieved. Part-time residency on Star Island is required There is some flexibility in Start and End dates. Compensation starts at $15 an hour. Employment period is May 14, 2012 - October

15, 2012. More information about Star Island Corporation can be found at www.starisland.org. Any questions about the position can be emailed to smerritt@starisland.org. To apply please email a letter indicating your interest and qualifications along with your resume and two professional references to office@starisland.org. The application deadline is May 4, 2012. www.starisland.org office@starisland.org Looking for a Captain Tall 50-60yrs. Belfast to Bath. I’m fit, 50ish, easy on eyes. Day cruises/Power/sail. Good crew/company. Luv to fish inshore/rivers/deepsea. lej@fairpoint.net

Bee’s Knees Zipper Wax Get’s stuff un-stuck. 100% natural boat lubricant for zippers, snaps, tracks and flaps. $6.95 & $7.95 plus S & H. You won’t Bee disappointed. Created BY Boaters FOR Boaters. www.beeskneeszipperwax.com lindamendonca@beeskneeszipperwax.com

Westerbeke Diesel Westerbeake 44 hp, w/zdrive and wiring harness. Rebuilt 8 years ago, has not been run. $5,500. 207-542-0740. Harpswell, Maine. grinnell07@gmail.com Compass Adjustments Compass Adjuster for jobs from Kittery to Castine. Call Capt. Dave Witherill at 207-829-3046 (H) or 207-318-0345 (C). www.mainecompassadjuster.com penbaydw@maine.rr.com

Advertiser index Affordable Marine 67 Allied Boat Works 62 Apprenticeshop 18 Atlantic Boat Company 43 Atlantic Outboard 19 Bamforth Marine 37.78 Bayview Rigging & Sails 65 Beta Marine 20 Blue Nose Yacht Sales 12 Boatwise 22 Bohndell Sails 73 Boothbay Region Boatyard 11, 69, 108 Boothbay Region Chamber of Commerce 69 Borealis Press 100 Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina 21 Boston Yacht Haven 3 Bowden Marine Service 64 Brewer Plymouth Marine 11, 108 Brewer Yacht Yards 107 Broad Cove Marine Center 71 Brooklin Inn 74 Burr Brothers Boats 11, 108 Capt. Jay Michaud Marine Surveys 99 Carousel Marina 17, 21, 78 Casco Bay Dining 66 Casey Yacht Enterprises 100 Cay Electronics 15 Charter Phoenix 101 Chase, Leavitt & Co. 48 Chebeague Island Boat Yard 64 Cisco Beer 91 Coastal Marine Care 94 CPT Autopilot, Inc 94 Crew Match 59 Crocker's Boatyard 11, 108 Curtis Yacht Brokerage, LLC 97 Custom Communications 74 Custom Float Services 31 Dark Harbor Boat Yard 73 DiMillo's Yacht Sales 21 Duchak Maritime Services 99, 105 Earl's Marina 21 East Coast Yacht Sales 48 East Marine 21 Eastern Yacht Sales 19 Enos Marine 37 Farrin’s Boatshop 60 Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard 11, 108 Friends of Casco Bay 48 Front Street Shipyard 53 Gamage Shipyard 95 Gannon and Benjamin, Inc. 20 Gemini Marine Canvas 44 Gray and Gray, Inc. 92 Great Bay Marine 11,34,108

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North Sails Direct 8 nv-Charts 27 Ocean Point Marina 92 Ocean Pursuits 73 Off Center Harbor 9 Padebco Custom Yachts 42 Parker’s Boat Yard, Inc. 75 Parker Ridge Residential Community 30 Paul's Marina 21 Pickering Wharf Marina 67 Pierce Yacht Co. 29 Plastic Supply Inc. of Maine 46 Pope Sails 45 Port Clyde General Store 73 Portland Yacht Club 16 Portland Yacht Svces 108 Robinhood Island 40 50 Robinhood Marine Center 11,15,30,93,108 Rolls Battery of New England 39 Royal River Boatyard 21,65 Rumery’s Boat Yard 11 Saco Bay Tackle 79 Sail Maine 61 Sawyer & Whitten 15, 23 Scandia Yacht Sales 93 Sea Clear Watermakers 44 Seal Cove Boatyard 11, 63 SK Marine Electronics 37 Smith Yacht Sales 44 Snug Harbor Marina 79 South Port Marine 11, 37.38,78 Standout Yacht Fittings Inc. 71 The Yacht Connection at South Port Marine 93 Theriault Marine Consulting 98 Turnstone Marine Survey, LLC 98 URLs 88, 89 Waterline Services 96 Wayfarer Marine 11, 23 Webhannett River Boat Yard 54 Wesmac 78 West Marine 13 Whiting Marine 20, 108 Wilbur Yachts 75 Winter Island Yacht Yard 11, 18 Winterport Marine 68 Withum Sailmakers 75 Women Under Sail 44, 101 Wooden Boat Show 24 Y-Landing Marine Services 45 Yacht North Charters 68,101 Yankee Marina & Boatyard 11, 15, 108 Yanmar 10 Yarmouth Boatyard 15, 19, 36 YMCA Auction 71 York Harbor Marine Service 24

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Portland Yacht Services Portland, ME 207-774-1067 www.portlandyacht.com

Crocker's Boat Yard Manchester, MA 978-526-1971 www.crockersboatyard.com

Robinhood Marine Center Georgetown, ME 800-443-3625 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com

Forepeak/Marblehead Trading Co. Marblehead, MA 781-639-0029 www.marbleheadtrading.com

Whiting Marine Services South Berwick, ME 207) 384-2400 whitingmarine@yahoo.com

Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard Salem, MA 978-744-0844 www.fjdion.com

Yankee Marina & Boatyard Yarmouth, ME 207-846-4326 www.yankeemarina.com

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