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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England Volume 17 Number 9 Midwinter 2015 F E AT U R E S

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Stepping into the light

Baykeeper says farewell, Letters.

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When spring deigns to visit Maine, like Lazarus emerging from the dark, peeling off his grave clothes and seeing warm sunlight as though for the first time, life begins anew.

By Christopher D. Finn

More benevolent boaters When the October/November 2014 issue came out, with the article “Boats That Give Back,” we thought more philanthropic mariners probably were out there. Well, here’s our second wave of boaters with a cause.

By Sue Cornell

Historic status sought, News.

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Transatlantic supremacy, Racing Pages

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New Compass instructor, Yardwork.

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It was all Just Ducky Part II: In Part I, we cruised from Connecticut to Florida in our Hunter 37.5 Just Ducky. Now it was time to explore Florida’s west coast, then head for home. Our fourth trip south and back didn’t end as planned.

By Pamela Mormino LAST WORD

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Weddings and scatterings Capt. Bob and mate Louise perform poignant ceremonies aboard their 46-foot Post HalfMine: Joyous weddings at sea and heartfelt scatterings of ashes on beloved waters.

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The Marine Operator: The real story The best part was the eavesdropping.

Capt. Mike Martel

The unbearable tightness of being It’s easier to get into a place than out of it.

Constant Waterman

Just another day in my Whitehall Gamming with old salts on the river.

D E PA R T M E N T S

Letters..........................................7 Russ Kramer’s art; ICW cruisers; Baykeeper Joe Payne says good-bye; Share experiences, don’t flaunt them.

Mystery Harbor ............................8 It’s is a port of entry for Canada.

New Mystery Harbor on page 19

News..........................................20 Website collects yacht club stories; Historic status sought for Portland Co.; USCG changes foghorn signals.

The Racing Pages ........................44 Marion-Bermuda’s Offshore Youth Trophy; Bermuda to host 2017 America’s Cup; Transatlantic clash of heavyweights.

Yardwork ...................................54 IYRS buys part of Casey Marina; Brewer R.I. marinas restructured; Bass Harbor Boat sold to Helmke.

Final passages ............................57 David Crawford Clark, Jean Babcock, Arthur N. Desmarais, Gordon H. Swift, David William Ashton, Leroy A. Grinnell, Robert Buchanan Dickson, Stanley Livingston, Jr. Fetching Along ............................60 There’s a homespun homeliness to Eastport.

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Firearms are not always the answer t was a salty and peripatetic group that fetched up were saying. Just then, Alex, our 13-year-old son, stuck at the Naval War College in Newport Dec. 13, for his head out the hatch to see what was going on. I told an Ocean Cruising Club talk on “Piracy in the 21st him to get down below and tell Kitty to call Karl on Century.” When speaker Dr. Richard Norton, professor the VHF and ask him to come up on deck and watch of National Security affairs at the NWC, asked all in what was going on. Karl and his wife had been buddy attendance to raise their hands if they’d had logged a boating with us, and was anchored about 50 yards 1,000-mile passages, most raised their hand. away. Karl had a gun, and we did not.

This response was not surprising: “The sole qualifi“Kitty then poked her head out the hatch, and cation for full membership entails making a continu- handed out three cokes and a pack of cigarettes. With ous ocean passage of at that, the two with ski least 1,000 nautical masks pulled the masks miles, in a vessel not off their heads, and all more than 70 feet overthree broke out in all,” reads the OCC smiles, and soon we nomenclature. were soon conversing in When Dr. Norton asked a form of sign language . how many in the audi.. ence would carry guns “They were extremely aboard their voyaging interested in our chart, boats, very few raised and one of the men their hands, which Dr. pointed at it, asking if I Norton found “surprishad a spare. I had aning.” Two-time circumother chart of the area, navigator Scott Kuhner and gave one to them. (with his wife, Kitty, and Soon they got up, Photo courtesy Scott Kuhner their two sons) then "Not every person who may appear threatening is so," says Scott brought me over to their asked to speak, and told Kuhner. Here, the perceived "pirates" give him fish from their hold. boat, opened the hold, an astonishing tale that and started loading me should make one think twice about carrying guns on with fish. Then they turned on their engine, cast off, a blue-water boat. The following is excerpted from and chugged away. their 1987-91 circumnavigation newsletter: “We found out later that most fishermen, and even “We anchored behind a deserted island called Kari- construction workers, in that area wear ski masks to mata [Pulau Karimata at 1° 38’N/108° 48E, off Bor- protect their faces from the effects of the equatorial neo] to get some rest before continuing on to sun. A few years ago, we met a woman from that part Singapore. That afternoon, Kitty and the kids were of Borneo, who told us that, in that region, the lighter down below doing schoolwork while I was up on deck one’s skin color, the higher the social standing. She doing maintenance work. I looked up and saw a fishing also said that, where she comes from, there is no such boat off in the distance. A short while later, I looked thing as private property: “We just walk into someone’s up again and saw that they were coming straight at house and call out, ‘Is anyone home?’ us.

“When we got to Singapore, we told the story to an “There was a man on the foredeck with a ski mask official, who said that had we pulled out a gun and and another peering out of the hold, who also wore a shot our boarders, we’d have been hung for murder. ski mask. The man on the helm was looking intently When we checked into Malaysia, we were asked if we at us, and before I could react, their boat was right had any weapons aboard. If we did, we were told, we’d next to ours. The man on the foredeck jumped on our have to turn them in and get them when we got our boat and tied his boat up to ours. In the blink of an eye, exit clearance. As we left the customs office, a sign on three awful mean-looking guys were standing in our the fence read, “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, cockpit.

Mandatory Death Sentence.”

“I was yelling at them to get off our boat. They were The message here? At times, generosity and cultural yelling at me in Indonesian. It was obvious they didn’t understanding are safer and more eloquent than carunderstand me, and I didn’t understand a word they rying firearms when sailing the sea.

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Letters You’ve got to love this stuff!

We’d received the December issue of Points East, but had been so busy I didn’t have a chance for a thorough reading until long after its arrival. Then, in Bob Muggleston’s feature, “Carrying the Torch,” I found the editor’s sidebar (“Look for Stories in the Details of Russ Kramer’s Paintings”), about buying the Russ Kramer print. I guess if I’d been there I might have argued with him over who should own that painting. The editor is a romantic for sure.

We had an email from our friends Tom and Karlene Osborne, members of the Centerboard Yacht Club in Portland. He retired a year or so ago, and sailing down the ICW was on his “bucket list.” His wife is a childhood friend of mine.

At long last they’d finally made it to Florida. They left Portland on Oct. 1. They say they’ve found a nice friendly and affordable marina, and so are taking a few days off to relax and regroup. Given all the problems they’ve had, and the rotten weather they’ve endured, the distaff side of the crew reminded us at home that she was still with her mate, and hasn’t jumped ship yet.

So I told this story to a friend at the square dance last night, and she smiled knowingly. Judy and her husband have done the ICW nine or 10 times in years past. She knew all about running aground, anchoring out, and missing markers. She advised my friends to head to the Bahamas for the winter. You’ve got to love this stuff.

Boats are magic. I don’t expect they’d mind if I shared their latest report with Points East readers.

Randy Randall Marston’s Marina Saco, Maine

A legendary Baykeeper retires Casco Bay runs in my veins. I was introduced to the Bay in utero as my mother traveled between Peaks Island and mainland Portland. Having been raised on the island, the natural wonders of the bay were my playground. I would go on to study marine biology and dedicate my professional career to understanding the dynamics of our coastal waters.

My love of Casco Bay makes what I am about to share with you hard to say. After nearly 24 years of working to protect this amazing place, as of early January 2015, I www.pointseast.com

will be retiring as Friends of Casco Bay’s Casco Baykeeper. I want to spend more time with “the Keeper of the Keeper,” my wonderful wife Kim, and I’d like to spend enough time on my other interests to call them hobbies.

Protecting the Bay has been about the work, but more than that, it’s been about the people I have met along the way. I want to thank you all for helping make my job the best one in the world. When I started here, I was the first staff person. Twenty-four years ago, I wasn’t exactly sure what I was getting into. What I found out was that there are plenty of us who care about this community and want to do our part to ensure that the bay is passed on to the next generation better than we found it.

By working together, we as a community have built a strong organization dedicated to protecting the health of Casco Bay. Thanks to our volunteers, supporters and staff, I can say that our waters are healthier and better protected than they were two and a half decades ago. Unfortunately, the job isn’t done: There are problems that are going to take all of our work and support to solve.

A debt of gratitude goes out to the amazing staff of Friends of Casco Bay: Peter, Mary, Cathy, Mike, Will, Jeff, Sarah, Jim and Sara. They are all great. It’s been a privilege to work with such top-notch people. They are all knowledgeable about their work, passionate about the bay, and fun to be around.

As I enter retirement (wow, what a strange feeling I have just thinking those words), the Board of Friends of Casco Bay is going to bestow on me the title Casco Baykeeper Emeritus. I look forward to working with – in a volunteer capacity – the next Baykeeper, whomever he or she may be. You can rest assured that Friends of Casco Bay will conduct an exhaustive search to find the right person who will pick up my oar and keep rowing toward a healthier and more protected Casco Bay. Thank you for caring about the health of our coastal waters.

Joe Payne South Portland, Maine

Share, don’t flaunt, experiences I must be old school, or perhaps I have read and reread Slocum too many times, but it seems that time was, when a fellow went voyaging somewhere, to the Caribbean or to another exotic place, he was tasked with the unspoken responsibility of sharing the experience with others who were not on the voyage, through writing or via the sketch-book of the 19th century, or, more recently, via photos, social media, or writing, or what have you, with a view toward “bringing others along” vicariPoints East Midwinter 2015

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ously on the voyage.

I think Brec Morgan (www.otternews.com) had the concept right some years ago when he sailed his 27-foot Otter solo around the world. His logbook of the trip, though never finished, bore the motto, “We’re All on the Voyage,” and I sort of liked that. Many solo sailors, of course, still take that approach, and share the wonders of their experiences with others who cannot be in the same situation. It’s an easy concept.

Increasingly of late, I sense a change in attitude with many people: Sharing the experience has now regrettably become an opportunity to throw your experience in other people’s faces; i.e., “I’m here, and you’re there, nyahnyah.” The trend is now to be lording it over others, or rubbing their noses in your good fortune, in a most childish and selfish manner. Who isn’t tired of the insufferable, contrived photos posted all over social media of lower legs and bare feet on a beach, or in a hammock, or on a boat deck? Oh please, I already assume that you’re relaxing down there, but kindly put on some sunblock.

And by the way the lacquer on your toenails is chipping off.

One woman blogger, who recently moved aboard a heavily mortgaged boat that never seems to leave a condo dock in Florida, writes a blog titled “Ditching Dirt.”

I think of it as “Dishing Dirt,” because she flaunts her supposedly glamorous lifestyle – all of a few months old, aboard an aging 38-foot sailboat – as being so much better a life than what the rest of us lead. How glamorous, really, is life aboard a sailboat under 40 feet LOA anyway?

Similarly, a well-known and thoroughly obnoxious prig of a vagabond skipper, who has self-published a number of badly-written books about life aboard, calls people who live ashore “Dirt Dwellers.” I’m tired of these dry-rotted

liveaboards, on patched-up bleach-bottle brigantines, pointing their noses high in the air like the bowsprit of a Baltimore Clipper and bandying about the word “dirt” in reference to all the people who don’t live the way they do.

Where is this coming from?

You can’t blame the rich. As we all know, youth is wasted on the young, and money is wasted on the rich.

The truly rich don’t rub your nose in their lifestyle. The old-time rich were a little more gracious about things.

One elderly fellow from a renowned family of yacht designers travels to Europe once or twice a year and then writes a long travel-letter about it when he returns, pleasant and descriptive, and sends it out to everyone on his mailing list. But that’s what the high-born did in the old days. Plus, it didn’t cost them anything but a few stamps to share the experience, and they felt good about doing it afterwards.

To all the blogging and book-writing liveaboards who think that they own a unique corner of Paradise, have established a private discourse with the God of Coconuts, or walk the Golden Path strewn with palm-fronds, please get your heads out of your shaft-logs. The price of freedom is a steep one, and the rest of us know that all too well. Try a little humility, and share the wonders of your experiences with those who cannot go, rather than rubbing other people’s noses in the dirt that you claim to have abandoned.

Capt. Mike Martel Bristol, R.I. Editor’s note: Guilford, Conn.-native Brec Morgan departed Block Island, R.I., Nov. 12, 1998, aboard Otter, his 27-foot Pacific Seacraft Orion, and completed his circumnavigation, during which he painted, on May 17, 2003.

His watercolors, which are striking, can be seen on his website, www.brecmorgan.com.

MYSTERY HARBOR/And th e win ner is...

Mystery ‘Harbour’ at 44° 45’ 45N/66° 44’ 57W This Mystery ‘Harbour’ is North Head Harbour on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. My wife Sally and I just returned from a Dec. 1 day-trip to North Head to find the new Mystery Harbor awaiting us. The ferry with the yellow stacks in the background is the Grand Manan Adventure, which we have ridden several times this year.

Grand Manan is a magical island, sitting right at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, an island of ancient geological formations, tidy old fishing communities, congregations of diverse seabirds, and quite a tradition of literary cottagers over the years. North Head is a Port of Entry into Canada, and a comfortable harbor, under

the loom of Swallowtail Light.

While there are moorings outside the Government Wharf, there can be swell there, and there is a float with a ramp in the Western Basin with room for quite a few yachts. A few words here about the spectacular remoteness of this island: a half-dozen yachts in town would be a remarkable flotilla.

This is a favored waypoint on the way to Saint John or Nova Scotia, but it’s way beyond the haunts of the casual cruiser. The tidal range at North Head averages 19 feet, nearby Passamaquoddy Bay 25 feet and up just beyond Saint John can exceed 40 feet, so the curMYSTERY HARBOR, continued on Page 10

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There is not a lot of modern convenience nearby – a few restaurants, a whale-watch and kayak rental, Wi-Fi and cell phone (Canadian networks).

A bank and a market are about a 20minute car ride down-island, and cruising sailors remain enough of a novelty to elicit amused assistance from islanders.

The bicycling is great, and in late summer there are lots of whales close offshore. A visit to Grand Manan is a trip back into the parts of 25 years ago that we remember fondly.

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Perspectives The Marine Operator and the rest of the story f you’re under 40, you probably think a “marine operator” is someone who operates a boat. That’s a pity. Well, what’s a pity is, you wouldn’t have experienced the real Marine Operators who, in the “olden days” before cell phones, were the vital telephone communication link between boats and the shore.

The best part of ship-to-shore radio for me was the ability to listen to other boaters’ calls through the Marine Operator. And the best part of the best part was that while you could eavesdrop on others’ calls, you could only hear one side of the conversation: the ship side and not the shore side.

Over my childhood and teenage years, while cruising with my parents on our old family sailboat, this made for some interesting listening and speculation. Safely in a harbor, huddled below under the soft light of the lanterns, often after a day spent mostly lost in the Maine fog, my dad would tune in his old Heathkit radio, and we would wait for some calls from other boats to come through the Marine Operator on channels 26, 27 or 28. Here are a few of my favorites: While anchored in Five Islands, off the Sheepscott River, in the 1960s, the New York Yacht Club cruise was nearby in Boothbay. This was a prime eavesdropping event, as several very large yachts were using the Marine Operator to connect them to shore stations. I remember one call to a home in the Hamptons; it was

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answered by a servant, and all very Downton Abbey-ish: “Oh, hello, Chester. It’s Mr. ________. How are you, my good man? We’re calling from aboard the _______. All is well, though the Mrs. is concerned if the azalea plantings were done according to her landscaper’s plans. And Chester, don’t talk back until I say ‘over,’ and then when you’re finished, please say ‘over,’ otherwise this will not work.

Over.” Then came the pause during the other side of the conversation we couldn’t receive.

Then Mr. ________ was back: “Oh, dear, well, I shan’t tell her that news.

I’m afraid it would really ruin her cruise. On another note, how is Ginny getting on with the new governess? Over.”

“Oh, dear. That’s not good at all, is it. Was she arrested? Actually, Chester, never mind that, and don’t answer now. We’ll discuss this when I get ashore in Boothbay to a proper telephone early tomorrow morning. Thank you, Chester, and over and out. And thank you Marine Operator.” (Who’s always listening in, too.)

Another call was from a crewmember on an offshore fishing trawler to his wife. His wife had decided to reveal during the call – and this is what we assumed from piecing together the fisherman’s end of the conversation – that she was done with him and, in fact, was with someone else now. Perhaps she knew this was the best time to give him the ax, since her husband couldn’t re-

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taliate for many days, being so far at sea. My parents and I, as eavesdroppers, imagined how impotent (perhaps I should say “powerless”) the fisherman husband must have felt, being stuck miles offshore in the face of this information. I wonder where the players are today?

Finally, my favorite, and it was right near my home waters in the Boston Harbor Islands. We were listening fairly late, around 10 p.m., and heard a VHF call on Channel 16 from a cabin cruiser named Chari’s Yot, hailing the Coast Guard because he was alone, drifting, and out of fuel. It was before GPS, and he wasn’t sure of his exact position, but he thought the tide was taking him out past Georges Island. His battery was almost dead from trying to start his engine, and his one flashlight was weak.

It was a calm night, and the Coast Guard indicated it would search, but it might take some time to locate him.

Next, on Channel 28, we heard our hapless captain make a ship-to-shore call to his wife. “Chari, I’m going

to be real late. I ran out of fuel, I’m drifting, and I think it will be a while till the Coast Guard finds me and I get towed in. Over.”

Then the dead space from her end, but we know Chari’s saying something, and I think we can all figure out what it is, based on the captain’s response: “Chari, what do you mean you won’t fall for this bullcrap? What are you talking about? I’m all alone out here. Really.

And I really ran out of fuel. Over.” Pause. But this time there’s really no one on the other end.

“Chari? Chari?” Sigh.

“Chari’s Yot off with the Marine Operator.

“Thank you Chari’s Yot – and have a good evening.”

Do you have any Marine Operator stories? If so, send them to editor@pointseast.com. Dave Roper’s book, “Watching for Mermaids,” which climbed to No. 4 on the “Boston Globe” Best-Sellers List, is available through www.amazon.com.

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The unbearable tightness of being (trapped) he treed cat and I both more, but you can still understand one of lithely ease your frame into life’s perennial truths, the most uncomfortable and that it is always much easier inaccessible regions of the to get up to, or into a place, hull, you good-ol’ boatthan it is to get out of it. builder, you.”

Sometimes it’s downright But I had sandwiched easy to get into, like signing myself in a little farther on the dotted line to join Unthan I should have, because cle Sam’s military.

I could not raise my arms I learned this years ago above my head to attack the when I became a Puddle Pihose clamp. Finally, I got rate. But getting out? Ah, one arm up there, and I was that’s another matter enin a similar pose to Lady tirely. The same holds true Liberty (but without the for getting into relatively diftorch), and horizontal to Photo by Capt. Michael L. Martel ficult places, only to find out boot, with a far less noble that, like the cat wanting to I found myself deep within the port quarter of Privateer, appearance. And then I reget down from the tree, that sandwiched between the afterdeck and the up-tapering alized that the operation ceiling of her curvaceous hull. the climb up is infinitely easwould not be possible, ier than descending, espeso...time to ease back out. cially if you’ve made the mistake of stopping to look Oops, nope. I found myself firmly stuck, and I knew it. down, which nobody should do, but which everybody Thrash, writhe, wriggle, old bones and inconvenient belly does, eventually, for the same reason as the cat. fat: It would be like trying to pull a leg out of knee-deep I was pondering this thought a couple of weeks ago sucking mud, or a cork out of a wine bottle by pushing when I found myself deep within the port quarter of Pri- from the inside. vateer, sandwiched between the afterdeck and the gradWhy am I not panicking, I asked? And then I promptly ually up-tapering ceiling of her curvaceous, lovely hull. I answered myself, “Because you’re too old and don’t care. had crawled, pulled and wriggled myself into the dark, You have air, it’s nice and dark in here, why not take a stuffy place to do something to an otherwise inaccessible nap?” vent-hose connection, and I was, in fact, feeling a mite bit I dismissed this evil thought forthrightly, disgusted at proud of myself, saying, “See? You’re not twenty-five any- the very suggestion by my lifelong personal Devil whis-

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pering into my ear (why have I never, ever been able to find an Angel to whisper into the other?), and began my struggle anew. Now I was beginning to grow stiff and sore. Ramses the Mummy might have strained with equal effect against his wrappings.

Against the welling fountain of claustrophobic fear, I began to reason with myself. Soon, I thought, your wife will notice that you are missing for lunch. She will come out into the yard and to the boat, looking for you. It could be minutes or it could be hours. She will call out your name, and you will scream, holler and bang on the inside of the hull just like the trapped passengers did in “The Poseidon Adventure.”

Certainly, she will hear you, and then she will call someone else to climb the ladder, go into the engine compartment, and drag you out. At the very worst, they will chainsaw the hull – God, I hope they don’t – so you can escape. It’s OK, it can all be fixed in a couple of months with wood and fiberglass. Not like you don’t already have enough to do.

I know that it may sound irreverent, even sacrilegious, but I have always felt that the curved and symmetrical shape of a sailboat’s hull, though admittedly sea-kindly and lovely to the eye, is utterly unfriendly to the human form, particularly the hull of a full-keel, deep-draft sailboat. You can’t walk on any part of the curved inside hull; its shape is uncomfortable to crawl through or lie against; and it cannot stand on its own on land without

the support on either side of jack stands. I was annoyed at myself: Why was I able to crawl in here in one piece, I asked, but now feel that I must disarticulate all my joints to get back out?

Frustrated and without a plan, I thought I might philosophize it away, after all. Isn’t a wooden boat a cocoon of sorts? Isn’t it a comfortable embrace, a womb, rather than a claustrophobic hell-box of dirt, odors and brown splinters? It took a great effort from my mind, but lo, the comforting pupa of my boat put me in a mood of relaxation; my muscles loosened, and I began to inch my way back out, much the same way that the Allies gained ground in Flanders – inch by bloody, painful inch. Eventually, I did emerge, wiser, and with the understanding that, although old and dry, that section of vent hose would probably be just fine for another year.

“How was it up in there?” Denise asked me, brushing old dust off my clothes.

“Snug,” I replied.

“Did you get it all done?”

“All done for now,” I said.

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you maybe get to the next place. Depending on the tide and current and breeze – and that blister on your fourth finger. You may have noticed my body’s not in the shape it was about 40 years ago. Why is that, I wonder?

Still, I make it as far as the piers. The launch driver is lazing in the yard’s Halsey Herreshoff launch alongside the walkway in case someone wants to quit his mooring to enjoy some lubrication and calamari at the café. Being a sailor, he has a weathereye for a pretty boat.

“Love your Whitehall,” he says. “Is she for sale?”

“Don’t know that she is,” I say. “But you’re welcome to scratch her ears.”

He kicks off his sandals and hands me his VHF. “Anyone calls, you can tell’em I’ve eloped,” he says.

He rows her out to the breakwater and back.

“What a sweetheart!” he exclaims.

“And she’s housebroken,” I tell him. “Nearly. And she’s had all of her shots.”

Finally, I’m off to row up to Mystic Seaport. I wend past

most of the moorings, behind Mouse Island, past Morgan Point Light, and into Mystic Harbor. The tide is slack, the current not oppressive; the mildest breeze presumes. I make good way considering my state of decrepitude. By the time I pass the shipyard, the two lobster pounds and the tiny public beach, I’m feeling easy: The Whitehall glides glibly through the water, and avoids the spate of yachts that return from across the sparkling waters.

Mystic Harbor is filled with pretty sailboats on moorings. The slips are filled with cruisers of every description. Stately Colonials flank the shores. I have to round Six Penny Island, a mere salt marsh of a sandpit that shoves itself athwart the harbor. Then things spread out, and posh marine facilities indulge the overtly fortunate.

On the eastern shore a large marina accommodates a 100-foot yacht from the Cayman Islands at a tee-head pier. It takes me several strokes to leave her astern.

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“You ought to name her,” he says to me. “Boat ought to have a name.”

“Still haven’t thought of a name for my son,” I say, “and he turns thirty-eight in a couple of weeks.” ahead and pass beneath the trestle, sitting upright. A few hundred yards, two more marinas, and I approach the venerable bascule bridge in downtown Mystic. The tide being full, I need to hunker down to avoid decapitation.

I emerge to find Mystic Seaport just where I’d left it – a mere quarter mile upstream.

I meander about the Shipyard taking photos of the steam launch Sabino and the fishing smack Emma C. Berry to convert to pen and ink drawings for my forthcoming book of local landmarks. I play touch last with the little catboat, Breck Marshall, which wafts about the seaport with her mere handful of visitors. The tide turns in my favor. Downstream at the Schooner Wharf, the three master Mystic is abroad. The charter schooner Argia is out in the Sound. An old salt enjoys his lunch aboard his pretty little wooden launch alongside the pier.

I back the Whitehall up to him, and we swap a few threadbare yarns. He peers at my transom.

“How do you call your Whitehall?” he inquires.

“I don’t have to call her,” I say. “She comes to me when I whistle.”

“You ought to name her,” he says to me. “Boat ought to have a name.”

“Still haven’t thought of a name for my son,” I say, “and he turns thirty-eight in a couple of weeks.”

“Boat ought to have a name,” he says again.

“I may just name her Esmerelda,” I tell him.

I drift away and splash a bit as I back water.

“Where did you learn to row a boat?” he asks me.

“If I knew how to row a boat,” I say, “I’d be up the river annoying old men at lunch.”

“You’d be better off safe at home where it’s dry, writing one of your foolish stories,” he says.

“I may just try that,” I tell him.

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News Website is a repository for yacht club stories The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) and Gowrie Group have partnered together to collect and preserve the stories of America’s yacht clubs and sailing organizations for future generations to enjoy. The Yacht Club Story Project, which kicked off in the summer of 2014, is off to a strong start. Nearly 50 yacht clubs are already profiled on the NSHOF’s “Sailors & Stories” webpage. Most clubs have updated Yacht Club histories and many feature fantastic old photos.

Riverton Yacht Club of New Jersey provides us with a great example story and piece of yacht club history.

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This project, with the support of Gowrie Group, strives to gather architectural histories, personal stories, accounts of memorable club moments, and other yarns or tributes – large or small – that together chronicle the legacy of America’s yacht clubs. These clubs and people have helped shape sailing as we know it today; the stories will serve as a permanent history on the NSHOF website.

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Historic status sought for the Portland Co. Greater Portland Landmarks, a nonprofit preservation organization, is seeking historic district status for the Portland Company complex at 58 Fore St., Portland, Maine. Portland Landmarks submitted the request in early November after the site’s current owners, CPB2 LLC, filed an application to rezone the 10-acre property as a first step toward its redevelopment.

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FOGHORN, continued from Page 23 spend the year visiting towns along the Maine coast talking to residents about the switch. The conversions cost $800 to $1,000 per foghorn, said Matthew Stuck, head of waterways management for the 1st Coast Guard District.

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Above: It’s really cheerful stuff this gray winter waterfront evokes, but it's spring. Right: The author and wife Liz enjoy a Maine equinoctial day.

Stepping into the

light When spring deigns to visit the State of Maine, like Lazarus emerging from the dark, peeling off his grave clothes and seeing warm sunlight as though for the first time, life begins anew.

By Christopher D. Finn For Points East fter seven months of light deprivation and cold, Maine people sometimes take to torturing each other with cruel statements like, “Oh dear wake up; look, it’s so warm and sunny out.” Even the kids do

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the punch line of a tired Maine weather joke. It’s really raining, and around 38 degrees, which, of course, feels like five-below to most of us mortals. The truth is we just don’t get “spring” like you get way down south in places, say, like New York.

There’s not much to let you know summer is finally just around the corner, especially this year when the wood stove is still lit up here in late May. Down south there in New York, there’s azaleas and roses and 70 degrees and blossoms-a-plenty, and kisses in the park, but not here, not yet anyway. They’ll be here soon enough, just as soon as the black flies have mated www.pointseast.com

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The end of sailing season here was seven months ago.

This year, it just as well could have been seven years.

And some of us aren’t convinced we aren’t going to get “skunked,” which is parlance for a cold, rainy witch of a summer. The news from the schooner trade was grim enough last winter, what with the U.S. Marshalls taking one or two of them (the 96-foot Timberwind out of Rockport being one of them). Now, all we need would be a run of ugly weather.

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I’m almost enjoying being grumpy, watching the shrouded schooners groaning against the dock, each one with a marshmallow topping of plastic shrinkwrap.

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Now, I must pay for the sins of last summer. Again. Everyone else seems to have a handle on this but me. But, after many winters and springs here, I’ve come to think that summer is simply time to get her ready for winter, and winter is simply time to get her ready for summer: Quite a cycle of exquisite madness, if you ask me. around and is glaring at you through vacant gray eyes and a tightly clenched jaw. The wind through the rigging slaps the halyards hard and screeches through the waterfront. And dear-old Maine, that fairest of all, will now pursue you with an icy dagger in her hand, trying to maim you something good for the next seven months.

Again, for this has become your ritual. Muttering to yourself, “I knew I should have stacked that wood before the first snow. Forgive me dear, I went sailing instead.”

Now, I must pay for the sins of last summer. Again.

Everyone else seems to have a handle on this but me.

But, after many winters and springs here, I’ve come to think that summer is simply time to get her ready for winter, and winter is simply time to get her ready for summer: Quite a cycle of exquisite madness, if you ask me.

Last winter was one of those lover-with-dagger-inhand-watch-your-bodunkus kind of old-fashioned winters. Just to make sure it wasn’t me whining, I opted to test my meteorological hypothesis. (I don’t want to whine unwarranted). I mentioned it to Esther, a dearold friend who is now almost 90, and a quintessential Maine girl. She and my friend Bob, her husband of most of those years, started Penobscot Boat in Rockport Harbor, building wooden cruising yachts and pinky schooners many decades ago. They are the kind of people who accept things as they come, not complicated but awful smart. “Oh yes dear, this is like one of those winters I had when I was a girl,” she told me on the phone.

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my 65-year-old 20 tons of wood and diesel and varnish and whoknows-what. The old cutter was built in East Boothbay about a third of the way between Esther’s first birthday and today.

Rounding the behemoth schooners brooding against their tilting, snow encrusted docks, I see some genius has unplugged the bubblers. I suppose he did so because it was above 20 degrees the day before, and the ice was a little slushy in the cove. I am not unmoved: Perhaps he had had enough of winter too and thought unplugging the bubblers would guarantee spring’s early arrival. Today, the conquering ice is so thick I’m wondering if it’s about to rip the stem off the old girl.

A few minutes later, the awakened ice-eater does its magic,

and after some hot coffee from Rock City, I’m feeling a little better about things. That is to say, I’m almost enjoying being grumpy under my odd-looking hat and ski-boot liners, watching the shrouded schooners groaning against the dock, each one with a nice fluffy marshmallow topping of white-plastic shrinkwrap, increasing the effect of mummification and death.

It’s really cheerful stuff that this gray winter waterfront evokes from my Irish head.

Peggy Noonan, Reagan’s speech writer, once quipped that it was death itself that made Irish funerals so much fun: It validated their depressed view of the world. So, perhaps that’s it, some ethnic DNA programming connected to potato famines and

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Nobody’s around down here. Why would they be? The cackling of a few seagulls makes me at least glad I’m not one of them. But still they’re some living company in this frozen world. And, with a sudden irrepressible sense of surprise, I realize they sing the same songs that they sang last summer, when it was warm, really warm. And when I last heard those songs, we were happily enjoying a rare northwesterly pushing us along at six knots past Pemaquid, on our way to Portland.

Surprised by the sound, I’m lost in the notion that they’re the same shrieking gull songs sung many years ago over my Auntie Lee’s house on Belfast Bay as they swarmed over the mud flats in high summer – the same songs they sang as they soared higher than kites, dropping clams onto rocks, and dashing blue mussels onto the ledges as the daylight broke at 4:30 in the morning in that boreal

place. I am there in that room walled in knotty pine and framed merchant-marine licenses and pictures of black-and-white captains of Athol (my Uncle Bill Lunt’s merchant-marine academy) and Bremen, and I remember hearing those same seagull songs as I lay there.

Sleeping encased in the Maine sense of sea and sky and sailor’s landfall on faraway shores and dipping ensigns under strange flags.

I struggled to stay asleep in her room overlooking the bay, knowing she would have breakfast waiting, and early.

When you run a Belfast pub for 30 years, you get up early. A percentage of your income is from chowder, and the good stuff takes time.

Today, it finally hit 70, usually a point of no return for even the most persistent Maine winter. And, as I descended to the docks, those seagulls either looked happier or were clearly just plain finding more to eat. It’s got to be a lot easier when there’s not a foot and a half

No, she wasn’t trying to kill me, I think. And with kisses and promises of no more daggers of jagged ice, broken bones or slip and falls, she wins me back. I somehow forget I’ve told everyone on the dock and at church and at the coffee shop that, “No, no, no, I’m not doing it again; I’m heading south.”

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Conger receives a visitor at Cranberry Island, which, after a long winter, seems like the tropics.

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I saunter down the gangway in short sleeves with a worn canvas tool bag dangling from one hand, and, of

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distinction between which is sometimes indiscernible.

Sunlight pours onto the places that were hidden these many months and, in an instant, the bay and the sea and the Panama Canal and the Cape of Good Hope and all the weedy ledges and coves and pungent islands of Maine are just east of the green can and round the point to starboard. It’s visceral, deep and irresistible. Just like an abusive lover, she’s back with a twinkle in her eye, promising love and, “Oh dear, I’m sorry but let’s not ruin this, and please, let’s not discuss last winter any more.”

No, she wasn’t trying to kill me, I think. And with kisses and promises of no more daggers of jagged ice, broken bones or slip and falls, she wins me back. I somehow forget I’ve told everyone on the dock and at church and at the coffee shop that, “No, no, no, I’m not doing it again; I’m heading south.” But it’s easy to believe her. Again. From here on out, it’s wine, cheese and baguettes and southerlies pushing you to Mount Desert through passages lined with fir and spruce and pine and eagles.

And you, impossible dreamer that you are, you believe her, and you stop at Hamilton to pick up yet another pirate’s fortune chest of Petit Easypoxy and varnish, some handy solvents and sanding sponges, and whatever else seemed likely, creating yet another dimple in your wallet as you swagger out the door and back to the dock, girding up your loins for another go

at spring, boats, salt air and two-part paint.

With hopes high and the ancient call of those wheeling gulls overhead, you stop and gasp. A lone Bermuda rig cuts into view along Spruce Head, and you receive the first real Maine wet-kiss of summer. You stare and suddenly realize that even here, hard aground on the rocky shore with a bag of tools and calloused hands and a dust mask, that you are a part of this.

Later, as you take note of muscles you had forgotten since last spring’s fitting out, you give a last waking thought to that lone rig cutting a white wedge against the blue afternoon sky. But this time, it’s your own sail.

You close your eyes and the bay and the sea and the Panama Canal and the Cape of Good Hope and all the weedy ledges and coves and pungent islands of Maine are just east of the green can and round the point to starboard, and for this you are thankful.

Chris has haunted wharves throughout much of the Western Pacific, California, the San Juan archipelago, the Caribbean, and dear-old Maine. He holds a Bachelor of Science and a 100-ton USCG license. He sails with his wife Liz and their two kids aboard Congar, a 1949 Warner-Luke cutter. He has written about wayfinding, non-instrument navigation, yachting economics, theology, and how to go broke restoring wooden boats. He often gets the last two confused. With his family, he resides near Hope, Maine. t e si or lies s Vi St pp ift w Su de G Ne nvas Ma e Ca ain M

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When the October/November 2014 issue came out, with the article “Boats That Give Back,” we thought more philanthropic mariners probably were out there.

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Sailing Heals “Sailing Heals partners with sailors to offer VIP patient guests and their caregivers a memorable day of healing on the water” reads the mission statement of the nonprofit that has hosted over 1,200 people since its July 2011 launch. “Our program is leveraging the altruism of host captains who have beautiful boats and love sailing and just want to share it,” explains Trisha editor@pointseast.com

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Above: Look at the faces on these Sea Scouts and their instructors. Priceless.

Left: Sailing Heals partners with sailors to offer patients and caregivers a day on the water.

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Photo by Peter Simon

The moment when patients let loose, let cares go to the winds, is the one that Sailing Heals seeks.

Gallagher Boisvert, executive director of Sailing Heals.

Guests are called VIPs, and are either the patients themselves or their caregivers.

Typically, VIPs come to Sailing Heals through hospitals or support groups. They usually go to a yacht club, have lunch, meet the host captains, and then go out onto privately owned yachts for a two-hour sail.

Sailing Heals really started through watch company Panerai, which runs the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge. When Boisvert’s twin sister took a poTrisha sition heading up PR and communications for Panerai North America, she looked at the company’s business plan and noticed that while Panerai spent a fortune on regattas, there was no connection to the community. She suggested a philanthropic endeavor because it’s a feel-good thing for a company to do, and

it was her job to get the company into the paper, a real challenge unless it did something for the community.

“Panerai has been our founding sponsor and only sponsor,” says Boisvert. “They put up seed money for us and continue to give more every year.”

Now, when Panerai holds regattas in Marblehead, Nantucket and Newport, they tie in with a Sailing Heals Day, in which residents from the area who have cancer are invited for lunch and sailing. Panerai, however, didn’t want to limit Gallagher Boisvert Sailing Heals to “classic yachtExecutive Director ing” because there are many people with beautiful modern Sailing Heals boats who would also like to host VIPs. Most of the boats are traditional, modern boats, but many classics are also in the program, too. About 20 percent of the hosts’ boats are power.

“Most people prefer the sailing because of our brand,

“Our program is leveraging the altruism of host captains who have beautiful boats and love sailing and just want to share it.”

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For More Information Sailing Heals, Inc. 5 Winchester St. Bradford, MA 01835 978-914-6609 info@sailingheals.org www.sailingheals.org and because of the healing benefits of the sea, they imagine sailing more than they would power boating” says the executive director, but either way they come back having had a fantastic time.” Cancer patients will always be the primary focus but trips are organized for other groups as well. Twice, for example, Sailing Heals hosted the Boston bombing survivors with what they call their Wicked Strong Sail.

“Now that we have fleets set up in several places, if we do know of a group that would benefit, we would be happy to organize a sail,” says Boisvert. “We just need to make sure it’s legitimate.”

Boisvert, whose day job is an almost 30-year career in financial services, says, “It’s just remarkable to see people from all walks of life truly bonding on the water. They’re at all stages of their journey with cancer. Some know they have very limited time left, so, for them, it’s a very poignant experience. Others are celebrating remission.”

“It’s just incredible to see people enjoying their experiences together with their caregivers and really not talking about cancer,” she continues. “We’ve had couples say this is the first time they’ve done something together since the diagnosis that they haven’t talked about cancer.”

Boisvert sums it up: “A lot of people use it to really get away, which is what it’s designed to do – escape at sea, which is our tagline. That moment where you really see someone go loose, letting their cares go to the winds and enjoying themselves, is the moment I’m always looking for.” www.pointseast.com

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The lion’s share of volunteers are parents. Notes the Marshall Parsons, Sea Scouts flotilla commodore commodore: “Whenever youth comes in the door we try from Maine to Connecticut, to get the parents insays, “From a youth pervolved. Maybe they’re Sea Scouts, both youths and adults, pose aboard the spective, it’s kids having helping out with seamancommercial vessel Sea Dart, out of Elizabeth, N.J. fun and an adventure with ship skills, maybe they’re their friends. From a parjust bringing snacks. We ents’ standpoint, they get need adults on boats. We out of the house and off the need adult ladies as role computer. It becomes a models.” family event as well beOther volunteers don’t cause they get to go on an have to have kids in the adventure with their son or program; for example, they daughter.” may be retirees who serve Marshall has 150 adults as mentors for the more Photo courtesy of Thamesport Marina New London ambitious youth. registered, including all skippers, mates and committees in the New England As a youth growing up in Oregon, Parsons was a Sea Flotilla, which covers the state of Maine to Connecti- Scout and recognizes how this helped him decide to atcut. tend college. Years later, with a family in Connecticut, Boats are often acquired via donation. “One of the Parsons learned that there was no such organization best examples is people who retire and move out of the in the area. He mentioned this to a co-worker with the area. They have a boat, which is one of the last things Submarine Veterans, who sponsored him. This was that keep them from leaving,” Marshall says. “They’ll back in 2006, and the Subvets continue to support Pardonate the boat and move down to Florida, and we’ll sons and the Sea Scouts actively today. use it for about three years.”

For Parsons personally, he enjoys volunteering beGenerally, the boats are owned by the organization, cause “it allows me to make a difference in this world although a parent with a boat may take Sea Scouts and it’s something I’m good at. I am not a football out. Members of each unit maintain the boats. “Be- coach or a soccer coach, but I am a Sea Scout coach.” cause money is tight, they do all the In the spring, when the WWII Libwork themselves,” Parsons says. erty ship John W. Brown comes to For More Information Boats are hauled out at various New London from Baltimore, “the Sea Scouts marinas. “They help us out which is Sea Scouts youth and adults will act 860-514-1319 really nice of them and give disas crewmembers and help the over seascout1@subvetsgroton.org counts on dockage. They see that 450 people experience a living hiswww.seascout.org this brings youth back into the boattory cruise out at sea for an aftering market.” noon. Our kids will be crewmembers in uniform, In New London, Conn., Thamesport Marina gives helping out . . . .You just don’t know what youth will participating boats a discount on dock fees for the sea- do later in life,” he says.

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Two boats, skippered by volunteers, would go out each morning and each afternoon over the course of two weeks. “It was a lot of volunteers, a great group, and it was wonderful for them to get them out on the water and work with a group of people who it just means so much to,” says Hatch.

So why did the organization extend their outreach? For Hatch, the reason was partly personal. She explains: “My mom was diagnosed with cancer in March. Going through that as a family, it became clear to me that those moments where you can put the cancer aside and go back to being a family first instead of dealing with cancer first, it’s really, really rewarding and wonderful, and makes life light again.”

Plans for encore performances are in the works for 2015, “hopefully with the opportunity to expand them to get more people out on the water,” Hatch says, adding, “It’s just such a great opportunity to take advantage of Casco Bay and just have that sense of freedom.”

SailMaine, Hatch points out, “is much more than one event. We are here for the community at all levels.

We want to continue to be a resource for the community and get people out on the water.”

A resident of Killingworth, Conn., regular contributor Susan Cornell and her husband, Bob “pretty much live at Pilot Point during the summer” between southern New England cruises with their kids aboard their Nonsuch 30 Halcyon. editor@pointseast.com

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Just Ducky Part II

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In Part I, we cruised from Connecticut to Florida in our Hunter 37.5 Just Ducky.

Now it was time to explore Florida’s west coast, then head for home. Our fourth trip south and back didn’t end as planned.

By Pamela Mormino For Points East t took us a while to settle back into our Intracoastal Waterway routine: check the weather and the charts, put on the sunscreen, make sure all of the equipment works. The list goes on and on, but we got it all done.

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happy hour one night, we met fellow cruisers, who we’d met or talked with on the radio as we traveled. Vero had a great outdoor farmer’s market, and we loaded up on fresh veggies and fruit. We also discovered a small leak in the freshwater pump, so off to West Marine to get a replacement. We also splurged by buying a new GPS chartplotter that clearly showed “the magenta line,” the best possible route along the WaterDUCKY, continued on Page 62 Points East Midwinter 2015

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THERACIN Marion-Bermuda Race to award Offshore Youth Trophy in 2015 The Marion to Bermuda Race announces the creation of a new prize, the Offshore Youth Challenge Trophy, which will be first awarded in this year’s race. The creation of this challenge makes the Marion to Bermuda race the first offshore event, following the USSER US Oceans guidelines, to offer a youth-specific trophy for crews 16- to 23-years old.

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2014 Around Islesboro Race was not for the faint of heart ... wow!

By Gordon Fuller For Points East Let me start by saying, wow, what a difference a year makes. Last year the Northport Yacht Club’s annual Around Islesboro Race (AIR) began ominously, with virtually no wind at the 10 a.m. start. By the start of the race this year, on Sept. 6, a building/gusty southerly had filled in around Bayside and the fleet of 33 jockeyed around the starting line looking for the favored position to head off to Turtle Head.

As the horn sounded/cannon fired, off we all went under full sail – yahoo!

Between Bayside and Turtle head, on the north end of Islesboro, the fleet began to sort out with the faster racing AIR, continued on Page 46 44 Points East Midwinter 2015

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NGPAGES Sail-racing heavyweights to battle for transatlantic supremacy

The 100-foot Comanche, built by Maine's Hodgdon Yachts, is a wide-bodied racing machine built to break records.

As the skipper of two successful race boats named Rambler – 90 and 100 feet long, respectively – George David, from Hartford, Conn., has been the favorite for line honors in most long-distance yacht races he has entered during the past decade.

But this will change next July when David skippers his third Rambler, a soon-to-be-launched 88-footer, in the Transatlantic Race 2015.

The boat could well be faster than either of his two previous yachts. But, in terms of raw speed across a range of conditions, David’s boat will find itself looking up at Jim Clark’s 100-foot Comanche, skippered by two-time Volvo Ocean Race skipper Ken Read.

The Transatlantic Race 2015 will start from Newport, R.I., in late June and early July of 2015 and end off the southwestern tip of England.

The race, which was last sailed in 2011, is being run by the Royal Yacht Squadron and New York Yacht Club, in association with the Royal Ocean Racing Club and Storm Trysail Club. An international field of more than 50 boats from 40 to 290 feet in length is expected to start.

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AIR, continued from Page 44 boats starting to pull away from the slower cruisers and cruiser-racers like my Ranger 29, Red Alert. That said, small packs of similar-speed boats were starting to form, and by the time we reached Turtle Head, we were near the rear of a pack of eight or so boats – approximately in the middle of the fleet, overall.

Around Turtle Head we went and immediately we were hit by stronger, gustier winds in the east bay, and, to add a little more excitement, the fog rolled in with a little rain. Well, we still had another 25 miles to go, so it was time to suck it up and try to make some hay down the east side of Islesboro. Most of the pack we were in chose to sail out Photo courtesy Northport Yacht Club/Facebook into the middle of the channel over Each year the Around Isleboro Race, on Maine’s Penobscot Bay, features a friendly toward Castine, but we were clearly rivalry between the yacht clubs of Northport and Rockland. getting hurt following the lead of the others, so we tacked and headed Islesboro Ledge. Occasionally a boat sailed out of the back toward the east Islesboro shore. fog as we started to cross tacks with the fleet coming For the next four or five miles, we hardly saw anyone back toward the island. We seemed to be doing well with as we tacked along the shore and tried to avoid the

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our strategy of short tacks and staying close to the island so we stuck with it and continued down the east side of the island.

After an hour or so of sailing in the fog, the day started to improve. While the wind stayed up, the fog and rain started to lift and we could actually see where we were and how we were doing. The ol’ girl was hanging in there for the most part. That said, the large seas and gusty winds were of major concern to this skipper.

Once the fog cleared, we saw we were in pretty good position with the rest of the fleet, especially those with whom we were really competing against in the cruising class. However, we still had a ways to go to get to our windward destination, Pendleton Point, so we continued with our stay-close-to-shore strategy, pounded our way through the seas, and eventually rounded the point in pretty good shape. But we had made it, and the worst was behind us – or so we hoped.

The southerly wind through beautiful Gilkey Harbor and Bracketts Channel was just perfect. We managed to catch up to a few more boats as we ran down toward the Islesboro ferry landing, and we were able to catch our breath, eat and drink a little, and, as a crew (a shout-out to John Lojek, Mike Robbins, and Greg Holt), enjoy our time together.

Once we rounded the ferry landing, it was off toward Bayside with a steady southerly at our back. To the north, off in the distance, we could actually make out a

few of the faster racing boats participating in the AIR, so we were encouraged to know that not too many were already in Bayside and consuming the goodies that awaited us.

The whole key for us now was where to go relative to our course selection in the channel, and whether the wind would stay up or not. Thinking the center of the channel would have the best/strongest wind, we set our sails for the run to Bayside, while a few of our nearby competitors headed over toward the west shore of the mainland. In hindsight, I guess that was the better place to be as a couple of the boats we had passed in turn passed us before we arrived back in Bayside. Oh well, you can’t win them all.

Once back in Bayside, we cleaned up the ol’ girl, and put her away, snug on the mooring. It had been a long grueling day under tough conditions, but a good one for the crew of Red Alert. We were pleased with our effort and the day overall. Plus, no one got hurt, and no damage was sustained, which is always a good thing.

Greg Polyblank, from Rockland Yacht Club, in Encore was 1st in Racing Class A and 1st overall. Red Alert won the cruising class, and finishing 2nd overall corrected.

Bob Shepley, from Blue Hill, sailing Arrow, won Racing B Class honors, while Peter McCrea, from Rockland Y.C., in Panacea took honors in the singlehanded class, and Jeff van Pelski of NYC took multihull class honors.

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The crews in a fleet of Swan 42s prepare for an impending spinnaker hoist in BIRW 2013.

New initiatives are announced for BIRW 2015 Registration opened in Dec. for the 2015 Block Island Race Week (BIRW), the 50th anniversary of this regatta organized by the Storm Trysail Club. Race Week 2015 is scheduled for June 21-26 and includes multiple races per day, lots of shoreside activities, and a Round-the-Island Race. In addition, this year’s event includes several new initiatives, including new classes of boats that will be invited to race and an emphasis on youth and environmental awareness.

BIRW traditionally attracts a high caliber of sailing competitors. Several one-design classes have already announced their decision to hold major championships at Race Week 2015, including the J/109 class (North Americans), the J/105 class (East Coast Championship) and the Swan 42 class (New England championship and qualifier for the East Coasts).

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BIRW, continued from Page 48 has two entrants for Race Week 2015. Beyond the traditional fully crewed racing programs, BIRW organizers are also reaching out to several other communities of sailors. For example, there will again be a Doublehanded Class in Race Week 2015.

Also, dedicated shorthanded boats like the Class 40s and the Mini Transat 650s make up for relatively small class numbers with excitement about their boat and the type of sailing that can be done in them, and so the BIRW committee has extended invitations to these two exciting classes to participate.

BIRW organizers are promoting the Classics Class for traditional wood boats at the 2015 event. Entrants in the Doublehanded and Classics classes will have one race per day over distances appropriate to the weather conditions around fixed marks on Block Island Sound.

As an environmental measure, Block Island Race Week 2015 is a paperless regatta, with all registration done exclusively online, and daily racing results during the event displayed on LED screens. The organizing committee is organizing a number of other elements that will embrace junior and youth sailors, conservation, and care of the sea. Particulars will be announced in coming months. FMI: www.blockislandraceweek.com.

On Nov. 29, Team Vestas Wind informed race control that they had run their boat aground on the Cargados Carajos Shoals, Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean. The accident took place on the Photo by Brian Carlin/Volvo Ocean Race second leg of the sevenThe crew of Team Vestas Wind boat Volvo Ocean Race, works to salvage their boat, from Cape Town, SA to atop an Indian Ocean reef.

Abu Dhabi, UAE, while they were doing 19 knots. No one was injured.

The Vestas Wind crew reported that both rudders were broken, and that the stern compartment was flooded.

The Volvo Ocean 65 has watertight bulkheads in the bow and the stern. The remaining part of the boat was reported intact, including the rig.

Around midnight, the team led by skipper Chris Nicholson (AUS) abandoned the boat and then waded, knee-deep through the sea, to a dry spot on the reef, where they could be rescued by a coastguard RIB at daybreak at around 0230 UTC. They were then transported to the tiny islet of Íle du Sud, part of Cargados Carajos Shoals, some 270 miles to the northeast of Mauritius.

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Bermuda slated to host 2017 America’s Cup The next America’s Cup will be raced in Bermuda in June of 2017.

The host venue was confirmed at a press conference in New York by Harvey Schiller, commercial commissioner for the America’s Cup. “In Bermuda, we have a perfect international venue to demonstrate the excitement America’s Cup boats and teams can generate,� Schiller said. “The sailing conditions are near perfect. The racecourse on the Great Sound is a natural amphitheater, with room for racing and spectators, amid a spectacular backdrop of islands and beaches.

And the proposed America’s Cup

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It's official: Bermuda is hosting the quest for the Auld Mug. Their jewel of a natural amphitheater -- Great Sound -- is where the action will take place, in June, 2017.

M-B, continued from Page 44 Youth Challenge Trophy was created to enable young adult sailors to experience the challenge of sailing offshore accompanied by experienced adult mentors. The Marion to Bermuda Race classifies youth sailors as those who will be between the ages of 16 and 23 at the start of

Village at the Royal Naval Dockyard will be the heart of the event for the teams and fans alike.�

Six teams have so far taken up the challenge of racing for the next America’s Cup, the oldest trophy in international sport.

The defending champion is Oracle Team USA, which won the last event with a spectacular comeback over Emirates Team New Zealand, who return as a challenger, along with Artemis Racing (SWE), Ben Ainslie Racing (GBR), Luna Rossa Challenge (ITA) and Team France.

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2014 U.S. Disabled Sailing Championships: The final report The 2014 U.S. Disabled Sailing Championships wrapped-up on Saturday, Nov. 1 under challenging conditions in Galveston, Texas. The singlehanded 2.4 mR and triplehanded Sonar divisions completed two final races after a postponement on the morning of the last day, in which Offats Bayou featured white caps and strong breezes at 18 to 26 knots.

As expected, the 2.4 mR fleet came down to the wire.

Three-time U.S. Disabled Singlehanded Champion Charles Rosenfield had a one-point lead over Daniel Evans through eight races going into Saturday. Evans won his third consecutive race and 5th overall for the championship in Race 9.

His 4th-place finish in Race 10 was discarded, and despite finishing in a tie for points at 16 with Rosenfield, Evans won the tiebreaker to claim the U.S. Disabled Singlehanded Championship for the Judd Goldman Trophy.

In the Sonars A-Fleet, the team of Steven Hammer, Kathy Champion, and Brian Bohne closed out a fantastic week by winning the U.S. Disabled Triplehanded Championship for the Gene Hinkel Trophy by 12 points. They won 6 of 10 races during the week.

In the Sonars B-Fleet, 1st place went to Nathan Deneault, Brian Dean and Ryan Moore.

First established in 1986, the U.S. Independence Cup became US Sailing’s National Championship for sailors with disabilities in 1989. In 2007, the regatta moved under the championships division of US Sailing and was renamed the U.S. Disabled Sailing Championship. Many competitors at the U.S. Disabled Sailing Championships have gone on to represent the U.S. at the Paralympics including Nick Scandone, gold medalist at the 2008 Paralympics, and Jennifer French, silver medalist in 2012.

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How’s this plan for a New Year’s resolution?

How to Retire on a Boat

By Jessica H. Stone, Ph.D., Fine Edge Nautical & Recreational Publishing, 2014; softcover edition, 400 pp., $16.95 (www.fineedge.com, www.amazon.com); Kindle edition, 256 pp., (www.amazon.com), $9.99.

Reviewed by Sue Cornell For Points East Retiring on a boat sounds like a pretty lofty New Year’s resolution, one that’s certainly more interesting than dieting and exercising. How apropos it is that a book on just this topic became available the first of the year!

Available both as an eBook and softcover, “How to Retire on a Boat” is hot off the press, which means that this source of information contains the most upto-date resources, answering just about any questions boaters may have (along with tons of handy advice based on the author’s own personal experiences).

Whether you’re an experienced boater pondering making a huge life change, or have little nautical knowhow and are considering making an even bigger move,

this easy read covers the topics you need to consider launching your retirement on the water.

The book’s author, Jessica H. Stone, Ph.D. (www.jessicahstone.com), practices what she preaches; she literally wrote different parts of the book on different boats in different places of the world – from Panama to Bellingham, Washington. This liveaboard and blue-water cruiser is the author of several books including “Doggy on Deck: Life at Sea With a Salty Dog.” Stone served as the ghost-writer for two well-known biographies, and is a syndicated columnist for the marine industry.

Among the many topics covered in “How to Retire on a Boat” are: Who can live on a boat? Where is paradise? What kind of boat? Should you stay at marinas or on-the-hook?

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your “stuff,” home maintenance, safety, medical care and romance. The book contains stories from presentday liveaboards, terms (a.k.a., nauti-words), tips and resources.

Stone, who taught marketing and strategic business planning at the university level, makes a very convincing pitch in writing: “But why a boat – why not a travel trailer, mobile home?” she writes. “[Because boats are] fun, [and] can be much less expensive than living in a land-based dwelling. Not only can you save money in your own coastal hometown, you can live almost anywhere in the world – in grand fashion – for a fraction of the cost of living in a retirement community on land.”

Stone adds: “You are creating a fun, inexpensive, healthy, sexy lifestyle for yourself,” and then proceeds to let readers know what they need to be aware of.

Who retires on a boat – and why? Those who want to, or need to, make a change, perhaps due to becoming empty nesters, divorce, a company downsize, a life dream, or just boredom and the time to try something new and different. Retirement aboard, Stone says, “will give you an amazing new perspective. It will offer new friends, new experiences and new challenges. Above all, you’ll have such a darn good time in the process that any uncomfortable changes which initially prompted your move will become nothing more than a hazy history.”

In 400 or so pages, you’ll explore “. . . where to live,

what kind of boat makes the best home, why the weather channel becomes your favorite entertainment, the dangers of having too much fun and day-to-day life in the boating community. You’ll learn about power supplies, storage issues, relevant laws, budgeting and sex.”

There’s also a chapter on naming, renaming and christening, which includes the top 10 boat names: Second Wind, Serenity, Wind Dancer, Orion, Windsong, Escape, Whisper, Carpe Diem, Summer Wind, and Serendipity.

Throughout the book are “Insider Tips,” little hints that can be followed with minimal effort but ones that will make the transition easier. You’ll also find lists of books on boats, living aboard and the sea. Of particular interest to me, an experienced boater but still decades away from retiring (I’m a writer with a boat, need I say more?), is information on products and their purveyors.

After all that, even if you ultimately opt to live on terra firma, it’s fun to imagine another way of life and live vicariously through the stories of current liveaboards.

“How to Retire on a Boat” is thorough, well-written, entertaining, and easy to read. Why not make this topic your New Year’s resolution?

A resident of Killingworth, Conn., regular contributor Susan Cornell and her husband, Bob, sail out of Brewer Pilots Point Marina, in Westbrook, Conn., aboard their Nonsuch 30 Halcyon.

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Mountcastle joins Compass staff as instructor After a number of years volunteering at Compass Project, Margaret Mountcastle has joined the staff as a boatbuilding instructor. A seasoned educator, Margaret has worked in special education at Portland’s Lyman Moore Middle School and Bayside Learning Community.

In 2012, she completed a nine-month apprenticeship at the Carpenter’s Boat Shop, an experience that continues to inspire her work for better craftsmanship and community-oriented education. “Compass Project is such a strong community of students, volunteers, and staff, with a mission I believe in wholeheartedly.

After a few years of teaching and an apprenticeship in boatbuilding, there’s no where I’d rather be, than at the Compass Project boat shop.”

Margaret is working with this year’s four boatbuilding classes, all of which were off to a fast start. The Biddeford High School and Middle School crews worked on the DeBlois St. Dory, while South Portland High School’s Nutshell Sailing Pram and Aucocisco School’s Fiddlehead Canoe were a’building. “Students are building strongbacks and midship frames, practicing new skills, and asking good questions. A great

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"Students are building strongbacks and midship frames, practicing new skills, asking good questions. A great year is taking shape," says Margaret.

school year is beginning to take shape, and I’m so glad to be part of it,” reports Margaret. “With instructors, volunteers and school teachers working alongside these students, we know these young builders will develop important skills that will serve them in school and the community.” FMI: www.compassproject.org.

Edson unveils a new high-capacity cockpit pump Edson International, in New Bedford, Mass., has introduced the company’s FlushMount High-Capacity Pump. Jacob Edson invented the diaphragm pump in 1856, and Edson believes its latest development will continue the company’s innovative tradition.

This Edson pump can be cleanly mounted in virtually any cockpit, Edson says, with the pump remaining hidden behind the bulkhead. To engage the pump, a flush-mount socket accepts Edson’s locking handle. The

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Briefly Half-acre of Casey Marina bought by IYRS IYRS School of Technology & Trades has purchased a halfacre parcel of the Casey Marina properties at Spring Wharf.

The acquired property is immediately to the south of the school’s Newport campus. The property sold for $1.9M. IYRS plans to move its Bristol-based programs in Composites Technology and Marine Systems into the new facilities and to use these facilities to establish a Rhode Island incubator to bring industry and IYRS closer together through collaborative projects. In 2009, the school restored the 27,000 square foot Aquidneck Mill building on the current 2.5-acre waterfront campus. The mill, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, is home to the school, as well as commercial tenants.

Better than 90 percent of graduates have been employed on or about the time of graduation, according to IYRS, and, increasingly, as the school has diversified its program offerings, graduates have been employed in many fields in Rhode Island and beyond, including the marine trades, fine joinery, aerospace, automotive and education. Some IYRS graduates have continued their education in the fields of architecture, engineering and other technical fields. FMI: www.iyrs.edu.

Rumery’s Boat Yard, in Biddeford, Maine, has achieved the designation as a SHARP facility. The voluntary on-site Consultation Program’s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition

Program (SHARP) recognizes small business employers who operate an exemplary injury and illness prevention program.

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Front Street Shipyard, in Belfast, Maine, has contracted Bacchus Yacht Consultancy of Palm Beach, Fla., to source and sell superyacht refit work for the yard. Bacchus will represent Front Street Shipyard in new business development, particularly in the Florida and Caribbean refit markets. Superyacht project managers, captains and owners are encouraged to discuss their current and future refit needs with owner Michael Bach, who will provide a full outline of Front Street Shipyard’s growing capabilities upon request. FMI: www.bycyacht.com, www.frontstreetshipyard.com.

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Changes for customers will be minimal, Brewer says; existing Greenwich Bay South customers will be welcomed to Brewer Cowesett. Contracts, Deposits, Payments and Work Orders will all be transferred seamlessly. Staff and managers will remain the same, as will dock assignments and winter storage details. FMI: www.byy.com.

The Landing School, in Arundel, Maine, has named its fourth president, Richard J. Schuhmann, Ph.D., a former Landing School student and senior lecturer and program manager at MIT, began at The Landing School last Sept. 1.

Dr. Schuhmann, 54, joined MIT in September 2012 as a senior lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and in the Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program, where he also served as the program manager of Engineering Leadership Programs for Early and Mid-Career Professionals. He supervised graduate hydrologic research at MIT, assisting the Red Cross in the development of a flood early warning system for residents in the Manafwa River Basin in Uganda. Outside of

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Bass Harbor Boat, in Bernard, Maine, has been sold by Robert “Chummy” Rich to Rich Helmke, who has been working at Bass Harbor Boat the last several years. Rich Helmke owned a Bass Harbor-built boat and had a love for the yard and the boats they built. Helmke grew up on the Hudson in Nyack, N.Y., where he worked at Julius Peterson boatyard.

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Headsync, of Newport, R.I., representatives of high-end marine-plumbing products, has been named East Coast distributor for the Gobius tank monitor systems. Gobius’ external monitors require no modifications of existing tanks, and units can adapt to existing onboard gauges, the manufacturer says.

External measuring of black-water tanks is more effective because the gauge never comes in contact with the fluid, avoiding clogging issue associated with in-tank systems. They are said to be easy to install, work on metal and plastic tanks, and requires no holes for mounting and no modifications of the tank. FMI: www. headsync.com.

Morris Yachts, of Trenton, Maine, reports that its new Ocean Series 48 GT has received the 2015 Best Boat Award from “Sail” magazine. Morris Yachts OS48GT won the ‘Innovation Award’ for best overall systems. “The systems aboard the Morris Ocean Series 48 GT are as elegant as the boat itself,” the “Sail” judges concluded. FMI: www.morrisyachts.com.

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Arthur passed away Nov. 20, 2014 at home, with his devoted companion, Susan E. Lind, at his side. Arthur was an adventuresome and romantic spirit. He loved Cape Cod and the Islands and being near, or on, the water. He especially enjoyed boating on Narragansett Bay and along with Susan joined the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, from 1954 - 1956.

Arthur was at his best helping others in distress, both on the water and in everyday life. He was generous, kind and giving, and will be remembered and missed by many whose hearts he touched.

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the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Cruising Club of America, Royal Ocean Racing Club, and The North American Station of the Royal Scandinavian Yacht Clubs, as well as the Porcellian Club, Harvard Varsity Club, Knickerbocker Club, and Down Town Association. His career spanned many years at Clark, Dodge & Co. and Kidder, Peabody & Co. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the submarine USS Kingfish (SS-234) during WWII. He was a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History, St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Mark’s School, Village of Oyster Bay Cove, director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Association, and vestryman and senior warden of the Church of the Epiphany (New York City) and St. John’s Church (Cold Spring Harbor, NY). He dearly loved his family, friends, sailing, trains, church, reading, history, and wry humor.

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Jean’s enduring curiosity led her to many travel adventures. For years she ran a local shop, Iron and Pine, when she wasn’t skiing, sailing or traveling. Jean served as a Trustee of The Newport Yacht Club Endowment, and served on the Newport Hospital Board of Governors, the Salve Circle of Scholars, the Visiting Nurse Services of Newport/Bristol Counties, Rose Island Foundation, Seaman’s Church Institute, and Simmons College. “Smooth Sailing,” Jean.

Gordon H. Swift 89, Kensington, Conn.

Gordon H. “Swifty” Swift, died peacefully at his home last Feb. 26, 2014 where he and his wife, Doris, lived for 67 years. After farming for a few years, Swifty fell in love with boats and boatbuilding, and he began working for David C. (Bud) McIntosh at the McIntosh Boat Yard in Dover, N.H. to learn the craft of boatbuilding.

In 1965, Swifty left boatbuilding to be the operations manager at Great Bay Marina in Newington, N.H. for 11 years. In 1976 he established Swift Custom Boats, and for the next 30 years he built many beautiful wooden cruising boats. Swifty taught boatbuilding at

the WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, Maine, for 10 summers. He loved to mentor young boatbuilders and keep wood-boat building alive.

David William Ashton 62, Bermuda

David Ashton passed away on Nov. 21 from complications following surgery in a Boston hospital. A well-known and beloved sailor, he was a veteran of many Newport Bermuda Races, including the 2012 race aboard the Spirit of Bermuda, and was co-founder of the local J/24 class, representing Bermuda at a J/24 World Championship.

In the 1970s, Mr. Ashton owned a boat rental company and operated a performance keelboat sailing school, using J/24s. More recently he was a member of the International One Design Class of Bermuda and owner of the IOD sloop Slingshot.

“We are all very devastated by this tragic loss of such a young member of our fleet and such a good guy,” said Sacha Simmons, IOD class executive. “Even though he hasn’t been able to do a lot of sailing the last three years because of health issues, he was still as supportive as he could be. He loaned his boat for the

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Robert Buchanan Dickson 87, Los Angeles, Calif.

The former sailing master of the 72-foot ketch Ticonderoga, for many years sailed out of Newport, R.I., died of throat cancer on Dec. 14. A native of Los Angeles, Calif., he grew up sailing with his father on the Jubilo, and his passion for sailing continued throughout his life. Bob followed his heart and his love of sailing to become a true legend on the Southern California and international sailing circuits. Bob sailed in more TransPac races than any other sailor – 16 to Honolulu and nine to Tahiti, with one win overall on the Lapworth 46 Nalu II in 1959 – and many other significant races. He was sailing master of the Ticonderoga from 1964 to 1966. Bob served in the U.S. Navy for four years and graduated from USC in 1957 with a degree in business.

Leroy A. Grinnell 81, Charlestown, R.I.

Roy died on Dec. 12 after a very brief illness. He was the president and treasurer of The Grinnell-Phillips Corporation, general contractors and building contractors.

Roy was a pioneer in the design and construction of most of the fish ladders built in the state during the 1970s and ’80s. He designed and built his own barges,

boats and pile drivers. Despite “retiring,” Roy truly never stopped working. He was the founder of Ninigret Marine, a company now owned and operated by his daughter Lynn, for whom he was working up until the Friday before his death.

He was a member of the Charlestown Fire District Building Committee, which enabled him to combine his two loves, being on the water and building things.

In his “retirement” years, he loved cruising on New England waters in his Nordic Tug.

Stanley Livingston, Jr. 96, Bristol, R.I.

Stanley died on Jan. 1. His passion was sailing, and as a lifelong sailor, Stanley and his wife Martha cruised extensively on both the western and eastern coasts of the Atlantic. He sailed and raced across the Atlantic five times, of which four passages were on his own boats.

After graduating from Yale, Stanley enlisted in the U.S. Navy, in which he served in the Pacific and Atlantic theaters during World War II and received a Silver Star. He was the past commodore of the Cruising Club of America, member of the New York Yacht Club and several other yacht clubs around the world. He was a dedicated contributor to the community, and an active supporter of many organizations, including Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Conn.; The Rhode Island Foundation (a proactive community and philanthropic group dedicated to meeting the needs of the people of Rhode Island); the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, in Woods Hole, Mass.; and the Herreshoff Marine Museum, in Bristol, R.I., among others.

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Eastport currents hough Passamaquoddy Bay offers the most dramatic stretch of coast in the Gulf of Maine – breathtaking anchorages, foreign flavors and lively towns like Eastport – cruisers steer clear of the place in droves. It’s The Tides they tell me. While the 20-foot flush demands mindfulness, ordinary prudence, paired with care in timing, will do. And one of the best things about sailing these stirring waters is that we become possessed of a certain animal alertness, which is, after all, the optimal cruising circumstance.

Riding a flood tide down Head Harbor Passage, one of our favorite destinations on the western shore, is Eastport, gathered atop a swell of granite and greenery called Moose Island. Landing at the town floats and climbing to the heights of the adjacent freight pier, there’s a remarkable expansiveness to the sheer of coast stretching away eastward to the richly islanded

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Among Eastport’s attractions, is its almost complete lack of gentrification. Not in the least tarted up for tourists, it looks much like it did in the ’60s, minus the industrial fishery. Not a condo or McMansion are to be seen among the hillside neighborhoods of Sullivan, Boynton and Washington streets, which drop to the waterfront, looking something like a miniature 19thcentury San Francisco street scene.

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The communal character is possessed of a decidedly genial cast and pride of place. People wave when they drive by. We’ve been offered rides as we walked to the docks, grocery bags in hand. Others have directed us to free berths and were generous with their hospitality or local knowledge. The vernacular is possessed of a subtle lilt, and there’s a certain reserve and dry humor that’s, well, almost Canadian – or perhaps it’s that their neighbors across the bay are almost, well, Eastporters. The local sensibility is intensely patriotic, and the Fourth of July celebration is a famously rousing beer-drinking affair.

The brick and clapboarded stores along Water Street have become a haven for artists in Eastport’s latest renaissance. You can clear customs here, and, there’s the Waco Diner, or as one wag called it, The Whacko.

It’s the place to rub elbows with locals, overhear not-quiet conversations, and complain about the weather. Various “interesting” restaurants have waxed and waned, while Rosie’s Hot Dog Stand, on the pier has weathered it all.

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Clockwise from top left: Prison soup? Nope ICW water. The South Beach, Fla., architecture. Ponce de Leon still rules. Tied up at Alligator River Marina. Just Ducky in Little River, S.C.

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Our plan was to travel out in the ocean from Lake Worth to Fort Lauderdale, but, as with many of our plans, we had to move onto Plan B. The weather was not great – windy and rainy with high seas – so we stayed in the ICW with a couple of rainstorms and tackled the 20 bridges that had to be opened on request or on a schedule. After arriving almost 11 hours later, in the dark, we found our slip at the marina, parked the boat and had cheese and crackers for dinner. That’s all I had energy for. And, of course, a glass of wine. Did I say just one?

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necessary as our 59-foot mast was too tall for one of the Miami bridges. The day started out with a couple of rain showers, but cleared enough for we fairweather sailors. It was a great sail, averaging about six knots. We came back inside at the port of Miami, and anchored close to South Beach and the dinghy dock. The beach was beautiful, the people-watching interesting, and the pastel Art Deco buildings in South Beach most appealing. We were told that the all buildings were originally white, but were painted different colors after World War II to cheer people up.

After four days, we took off for Dinner Key, in Coconut Grove, with its huge mooring field where many boats wait for a favorable wind to depart for the Bahamas. In our case, we waited for calm seas to go down to Marathon in the Keys, through Hawk Channel. We editor@pointseast.com

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Bound south, our visit to Maryland's Mill Creek was a delight, but our cruise unexpectedly ended here on the way home.

planned to stay a few days, but five-foot seas persisted for several days, and on the advice of another cruiser, Mat decided to take the inside route through Florida Bay instead. Taking advice from a catamaran with a three-foot draft when you draw five feet is probably not a wise move. We had to work with the tides in a couple of places to be sure there was enough water under the boat.

Arriving in Marathon was wonderful as we were greeted at the dock by one of our friends. The temperature was near 80 in the daytime, with good sleeping weather at night. We arrived in enough time to tie up, rest a bit, and be ready at 5 p.m. for cocktail hour Mat had a chance to do some fishing, and had some good dinners from his efforts, which was good for the budget; food here was more expensive than I remembered. Sombrero Beach, with its striking white sand, was a bike ride away. We then took the dinghy through the mangrove canals to see the homes and the wildlife.

The iguanas were sunning themselves all around and posed for our pictures. Drinks with music at the tiki bar, dinners with friends, dancing at the Elks Club, and biking and swimming filled our days here. The beautiful night skies, lit up with stars, reminded us of how truly blessed we were to be able to embark on such an adventure as this.

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With Fort Myers Beach being our northernmost destination on the west coast, we proceeded back into the Gulf of Mexico to start our journey back to Connecticut. We stayed at Marco Island for a couple of nights before heading back and found all of those crab pots we were told about. They are removed after May 1, not in time for our travels. Some areas made our lobster pots in Long Island Sound look like nothing.

Skinny water was a large part of the trip. You’d have thought we’d be use to it by now. Our depthsounder would read four-point-two, and we had a five-foot draft. We expected to be aground but we weren’t. Our only explanation was that it was reading from the top of the sea grass, not from the bottom. Suffice it to say, we had some pretty long days on the water before making it to Biscayne Bay. However, we had a great day sailing up the coast to Fort Lauderdale, reaching almost nine and a half knots while riding the Gulf Stream.

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As we came through Cumberland Sound, Ga., one day after the Boston Marathon bombings, the Navy was broadcasting that large ships were being taken out to sea, and that all pleasure boaters were to wait on the side of the Waterway. We watched a submarine pass while navy boats with armed sailors stood guard.

The process took many hours; we think another sub and some other navy vessels went out, too. We weren’t sure this event was related to the bombings or to North Korea issues at the time.

While we traveled with other sailboats that went about our speed, we were alone most days. We felt the traffic on the ICW was much less than we’d expected.

Marine life also seemed less in evidence, although we saw lots of dolphins. And pelicans seemed to be thriving: They were everywhere.

After entering Georgia, we were able to avoid the dreaded Little Mud River by going out to the ocean and back in to anchor in Wahoo Creek. That made for a short next day, as we traversed Hell Gate easily with the help of Active Captain. Whoever named these places needs to chill a bit and not be such an alarmist.

I’m sure if Hell Gate was called something like Seagate, we’d all be a bit more relaxed about going through.

We arrived in Savannah for the fourth time. Three of the four times have been in bad weather – such as Hurricane Wilma and hurricane Sandy – and right on cue, a front came through packing near-gale-force winds. Again, Mother Nature took over, and we waited for the weather to pass. We had dinner with a friend of ours there, and her welcome was so appreciated.

The sand flies welcomed us, too.

We visited Charleston, S.C., my personal favorite port-of-call, on the way home. We stayed outside of the city at St John’s Yacht Basin, one of the best marinas we have ever used. It was a half-hour outside of Charleston, but our marina hosts drove us into the city for a day. When you’ve been on the road (the water) for as long as we we’d been, you appreciate all the things you take for granted at home – like clean, hot showers; shower stalls not erected for pigmies; and editor@pointseast.com

availability of fresh fruit and veggies. We toured Charleston in an open horse-drawn carriage and had the best southern vittles in the Low Country Café.

With six- to seven-foot waves, going out into the ocean was, for us, out of the question, so we tackled the low water at McClellanville, S.C., in the ICW. We used the high tide to go through, followed the magenta line, and we were golden.

The last time we were in Morehead City, in 2005, the tail end of a hurricane and 30- to 50-knot winds kept us at the dock for a few days. Déjà vu all over again: The day after we arrived in Morehead City, the winds started howling. One boat came in from sea with her sails in tatters and a broken gooseneck. We lowered our bimini and awning to avoid any canvas damage.

We left Morehead City late in the morning, and had a rough ride up the Neuse River. This part of the trip passes through four large rivers or sounds with direct access to and from the Atlantic. So we had it rough on the Neuse, it wasn’t too bad on the Pamlico, it was soso on the Pungo, and it was wonderful on the Albemarle. One out of four ain’t bad in this game.

Sixteen days out of Savannah, we slowly but steadily entered Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. We felt pretty good about this, for we were delayed often because of stormy, windy weather. Everyone – natives and snowbirds alike – commented on how unsteady and out of character the weather was for this time of year. North winds should have morphed into gentle southerlies by this time, we thought.

In Part I, I said that I needed a “Life is Good” T-shirt, as we spent a wonderful evening in Mill Creek near the Great Wicomico River? Well, we return there to relive the memories, and, while leaving the anchorage, we bumped the bottom. Mat was on the bow putting the anchor away and lost his footing, hitting his left thigh on the roller-furling drum. I got him back to the

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cockpit, put his leg up, and iced it. The pain subsided if he did not move the leg.

Seeking a port with a doctor, we headed for Calvert Marina at Solomons Island in Maryland. The marina staff, more helpful than one could imagine, helped us get emergency care, found us a delivery skipper to take Just Ducky home, and minded her until she departed.

The doctors’ diagnosis was that the tendons that attach the quad muscle to the patella had been severed.

He needed surgery, and we wanted to be at home for that. So we arranged for a professional delivery captain to take the boat home for us, and our youngest son came to take us home.

The accident happened on a Monday. We drove home on Thursday, saw the doctor on Friday, and Mat had surgery on the following Monday. The boat arrived in our marina on Thursday morning. Several months of physical therapy have Mat feeling pretty good. The doctor says full recovery will not take a year.

Aside from our adventure ending on a negative note, we had a wonderful trip. We recommend such a cruise to anyone who can take the time to enjoy all of the sights and people you encounter along the way. Cruisers are the friendliest and most helpful people we know. That became even more clear to us as we were helped through Mat’s accident.

As for trading our sailboat in for a trawler, we put her on the market in July and sold her in November.

We have gone over to the dark side and are now looking for our next boat for many new adventures to come.

Pam and her husband Mat took up sailing after their kids left the nest in 1991. Their first sailing was in Chesapeake Bay. After moving to New England, they sailed out of Groton and Westbrook, Conn., and their present homeport of Mystic. Part I appeared in the December 2014 issue.

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Bailey Island: Bailey Island Motel, Cook’s Lobster House Bangor: Harbormaster, Young’s Canvas.

Bar Harbor: Acadia Information Center, Bar Harbor Yacht Club, College of the Atlantic, Lake and Sea Boatworks.

Bath: Kennebec Tavern & Marina, Maine Maritime Museum.

Belfast: Belfast Boatyard, Belfast Chamber of Commerce visitors’ Center, Coastwise Realty, Front Street Shipyard, Harbormaster’s office, Nautical Scribe Bookstore.

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Brewer: B&D Marine, Port Harbor Marine.

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Calais: EBS Hardware.

Camden: Camden Chamber of Commerce, Camden Y.C., French & Brawn, Harbormaster, High Tide Motel, 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.

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, Kittery Point Yacht Yard.

Ellsworth: Branch Pond Marine, EBS Hardware, Riverside Café.

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Falmouth: Falmouth Ace Hardware, Hallett Canvas & Sails, Handy Boat, Portland Yacht Club, The Boathouse, Town Landing Market.

Farmington: Irving’s Restaurant, Reny’s.

Freeport: Gritty McDuff’s, True Value Hardware.

Gardiner: Kennebec Yacht Services Georgetown: Robinhood Marine.

Gouldsboro: Anderson Marine & Hardware.

Hampden: Hamlin’s Marina, McLaughlin Seafood, 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.

Jonesport: Jonesport Shipyard.

Kennebunk: 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, Captain & Patty’s, Frisbee’s Store, Jackson’s Hardware and Marine, Kittery Point Yacht Yard, Port Harbor Marine.

Lewiston: Al’s Sports.

Livermore Falls: Lunch Pad Café.

Machias: EBS Hardware, Helen’s Restaurant, Viking Lumber.

Milbridge: Viking Lumber.

Monhegan Is: Carina House.

Mount Desert: John Williams Boat Company North Haven: Eric Hopkins Gallery, JO Brown & Sons, North Haven Giftshop.

Northeast Harbor: F.T. Brown Co., Kimball Shop, Mt. Desert CofC,, McGraths, Morris Yachts, 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.

Round Pond: Cabadetis Boat Club, King Row Market.

Saco: Lobster Claw Restaurant, Marston’s Marina, Saco Bay Tackle, Saco Yacht Club.

Sargentville: Eggemoggin Country Store, El El Frijoles.

St. George: Harbormaster

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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, Bluenose Yacht Sales, 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 HarborTremont 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, Island Fishing Gear & Auto Parts, Shepard’s Select Properties.

Sullivan: Flanders Bay Boats.

Sunset: Deer Isle Y.C. Surry: Wesmac.

Swan’s Island: The Island Market & Supply Tenants Harbor: East Wind Inn, Pond House Gallery and Framing, Tenants Harbor General Store.

Thomaston: Jeff’s Marine, Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Slipway.

Turner: Pompodora’s Italian Bistro.

Vinalhaven: Vinal’s Newsstand, Vinalhaven Store.

Waldoboro: Stetson & Pinkham.

Wayne: Androscoggin Yacht Club, Wayne General Store.

Wells: 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.

East Rochester: Surfside Boats.

Gilford: Fay’s Boat Yard, Winnipesaukee Yacht Club.

Greenland: Sailmaking Support Systems.

Hampton: Hampton Harbor State Marina, Hampton River Boat Club.

Manchester: Massabesic Yacht Club, Sandy’s Variety.

New Castle: Kittery Point Yacht Club, Portsmouth Yacht Club, Wentworth-By-The-Sea Marina.

Newington: Great Bay Marine,

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Portsmouth: Gundalow Company, New England Marine and Industrial, Northeast Yachts (Witch Cove Marina), West Marine.

Seabrook: West Marine.

Tuftonboro: Tuftonboro General Store.

MASSACHUSETTS Amesbury: Larry’s Marina, Lowell’s Boat Shop.

Barnstable: Coast Guard Heritage Museum at the Trayser, Millway Marina.

Beverly: Al’s Bait & Tackle, Bartlett Boat Service, Beverly Point Marina, Jubilee Yacht Club.

Boston: Black Rock Sailing School, 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: Chatham Boat Company, 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: Port Norfolk Yacht Club, Savin Hill Yacht Club.

Duxbury: Bayside Marine.

East Boston: Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina, Orient Heights Yacht Club.

East Dennis: Dennis Yacht Club, North Side Marina.

Edgartown: Boat Safe Martha’s Vineyard, Edgartown Moorings, Harborside Inn. Essex: Flying Dragon Antiques, Perkins Marine.

Fairhaven: Fairhaven Shipyard, West Marine.

Fall River: Marine Consignment and Supply Falmouth: East Marine, Falmouth Ace Hardware, 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 Bait & Tackle, Green Harbor Marina.

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, Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead Yacht Club, The Forepeak, West Marine.

Marion: Barden’s Boat Yard, Beverly Yacht Club, Burr Bros.

Boats, Harding Sails, New Wave Yachts.

Marshfield: Marshfield Y.C. Marston’s Mills: Peck’s Boats.

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Mattapoisett: Mattapoisett Boatyard.

Nantucket: Glyns Marine, Nantucket Boat Basin, Town Pier Marina.

New Bedford: Bayline Boatyard and Transportation, C.E. Beckman, Cutty Hunk Launch, Hercules Fishing Gear, Lyndon’s, Niemiec Marine, New Bedford Visitors Center, Pope’s Island Marina, SK Marine Electronics, Skip’s Marine.

Newburyport: Merri-Mar Yacht Basin, Newburyport Boat Basin, Newburyport Harbor Marina, Newburyport Yacht Club, North End Boat Club, Riverside Café, 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.

Pocasset: Little Bay Boatworks Provincetown: Harbormaster.

Quincy: Captain’s Cove Marina, Marina Bay, Nonna’s Kitchen, POSH, Squantum Yacht Club, Wollaston Yacht Club.

Rockport: Sandy Bay Yacht Club.

Salem: Brewer’s Hawthorne Cove Marina, Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard, H&H Propeller Shop, J&W Marine, Palmer’s Cove Yacht Club, Pickering Wharf Marina, Salem Water Taxi, Winter Island Yacht Yard.

Salisbury: Bridge Marina, Cross Roads Bait & Tackle, Harbormaster, Riverfront Marine Sports, Withum Sailmakers.

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.

South Dartmouth: Cape Yachts, Davis & Tripp Boatyard, Doyle Sails, New Bedford Y.C. 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, Tern Harbor Marina.

Winthrop: Captain’s Quarters Coffee Shop, Cottage Park Y.C., Cove Convenience, Crystal Cove Marina, Pleasant Park Y.C., Ward Marine, Winthrop Harbormaster’s Office, Winthrop Lodge of Elks, Winthrop Y.C., Woodside Ace Hardware.

Woburn: E&B Marine, West Marine.

Woods Hole: Woods Hole Marina.

Yarmouth: Arborvitae Woodworking.

RHODE ISLAND Barrington: Barrington Y.C., Brewer Cove Haven Marina, Lavin’s Marina, Stanley’s Boat Yard, Striper Marina.

Block Island: Ballard’s Inn, Block Island Boat Basin, Block Island Marina, Champlin’s, Payne’s New Harbor Dock.

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Bristol: All Paint, Bristol Bagel Works, Bristol Marine, Bristol Yacht Club, Hall Spars & Rigging, Herreshoff Marine Museum, Jamestown Distributors, Quantum Thurston Sails, Superior Marine, New England Yacht Partners.

Central Falls: Twin City Marine.

Charlestown: Ocean House Marina.

Cranston: 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, Clark Boat Yard, Dutch Harbor Boatyard.

Middletown: West Marine Narragansett: Buster Krabs, West Marine.

Newport: Brewer Street Boatworks, Casey’s Marina, Goat Island Marina, IYRS, Long Wharf Marina, Museum of Yachting, New York Yacht Club, Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina, Newport Maritime Center, Newport Nautical Supply, Newport Visitor Information Center, Newport Yacht Club, NV-Charts, Old Port Marine Services, Sail Newport, Seamen’s Church Institute, Team One, 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, 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: Apponaug Harbor Marina, Bay Marina, Brewer Yacht Yard at Cowesett, Greenwich Bay Marina, Pettis Boat Yard, Ray’s Bait Shop, 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.

Chester: Castle Marina, Chester Point 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.

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, Conn. River Marine Museum, Essex Corinthian Yacht Club, Essex Island Marina, Essex Yacht Club.

Fairfield: J. Russell Jinishian Gallery.

Farmington: Pattaconk Yacht Club.

Greenwich: Beacon Point Marine.

Groton: Pine Island Marina, Shennecossett Yacht Club,

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Guilford: Brown’s Boat Yard, Guilford Boat Yard, Harbormaster.

Lyme: Cove Landing Marine.

Milford: Milford Boat Works, Milford Landing, Milford Yacht Club, Port Milford.

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., Hannah Macs Bait and Tackle, Hellier Yacht Sales, Thames Shipyard and Ferry, Thames Yacht Club, Thamesport Marina.

Niantic: Boats Inc., Harbor Hill Marina, Marine Consignment of Mystic, 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, Maritime Education Network, 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: Czescik Marina, Halloween Yacht Club, Hathaway Reiser Rigging, Landfall Navigation, Ponas Yacht Club, Stamford Landing Marina, Stamford Yacht Club, West Marine.

Stonington: Dodson Boat Yard, Dog Watch Café, Madwanuck Yacht Club, Stonington Harbor Yacht Club.

Stratford: Brewer Stratford Marina, Brown’s Boat Works, West Marine.

Waterford: Defender Industries.

Westbrook: Atlantic Outboard, Bill’s Seafood, Brewer Pilots Point Marina, Duck Island Yacht Club, Pier 76 Marina, Sound Boatworks.

West Haven: West Cove Marina.

Westport: Cedar Point Yacht Club.

NEW YORK City Island: Harlem Yacht Club Halesite: Ketewomoke Yacht Club Mamaroneck: McMichael Yacht Brokers New Rochelle: Huguenot Yacht Club New York: New York Nautical Ossining: Shattemuc Yacht Club Rockaway: Hewlett Point Yacht Club Sag Harbor: Sag Harbor Yacht Club.

West Islip: West Marine.

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06:02 AM 06:45 AM 12:13 AM 12:55 AM 01:36 AM 02:17 AM 02:55 AM 03:33 AM 04:11 AM 04:52 AM 12:11 AM 01:00 AM 01:56 AM 02:59 AM 04:07 AM 05:08 AM 06:03 AM 12:04 AM 12:59 AM 01:53 AM 02:44 AM 03:34 AM 04:24 AM 05:23 AM 12:39 AM 01:39 AM 02:43 AM 03:50 AM

M O O N

3.56 3.61 -0.14 -0.24 -0.29 -0.28 -0.21 -0.09 0.07 0.23 2.89 2.91 2.98 3.14 3.42 3.78 4.15 -0.82 -0.94 -0.96 -0.85 -0.62 -0.3 0.07 3.69 3.42 3.21 3.13

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12:19 PM 12:46 PM 07:24 AM 08:01 AM 08:36 AM 09:09 AM 09:43 AM 10:18 AM 10:57 AM 11:41 AM 05:41 AM 06:46 AM 08:05 AM 09:22 AM 10:22 AM 11:12 AM 12:00 PM 06:54 AM 07:44 AM 08:34 AM 09:25 AM 10:17 AM 11:11 AM 12:07 PM 07:20 AM 08:52 AM 09:54 AM 10:43 AM

0.1 0.01 3.62 3.57 3.47 3.31 3.13 2.94 2.77 2.64 0.37 0.45 0.41 0.23 -0.04 -0.32 -0.58 4.43 4.57 4.56 4.39 4.12 3.79 3.48 0.35 0.44 0.44 0.39

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06:18 PM 07:01 PM 01:13 PM 01:42 PM 02:13 PM 02:45 PM 03:16 PM 03:47 PM 04:21 PM 05:00 PM 12:30 PM 01:23 PM 02:23 PM 03:30 PM 04:36 PM 05:34 PM 06:27 PM 12:47 PM 01:33 PM 02:17 PM 02:59 PM 03:41 PM 04:24 PM 05:13 PM 01:05 PM 02:04 PM 03:08 PM 04:12 PM

3.29 3.39 -0.09 -0.17 -0.21 -0.21 -0.16 -0.08 0.01 0.1 2.57 2.55 2.61 2.8 3.13 3.54 3.96 -0.79 -0.91 -0.93 -0.84 -0.64 -0.36 -0.05 3.21 3.01 2.91 2.95

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11:32 PM -0.02

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07:41 PM 08:19 PM 08:55 PM 09:31 PM 10:07 PM 10:44 PM 11:26 PM

3.44 3.42 3.35 3.25 3.12 3.01 2.93

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05:48 PM 0.18 06:49 PM 0.2 07:59 PM 0.12 09:09 PM -0.07 10:13 PM -0.33 11:10 PM -0.6

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07:18 PM 08:08 PM 08:59 PM 09:51 PM 10:45 PM 11:41 PM

4.3 4.51 4.57 4.47 4.26 3.98

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06:11 PM 07:27 PM 09:02 PM 10:02 PM

0.24 0.43 0.47 0.39

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Day

Moonrise

Moonset

Day

Moonrise

Moonset

Jan. 1

5:04 AM

Jan. 15 Jan. 16 Jan. 17

3:40AM 4:32 AM 5:20 AM

1:44 PM 2:51 PM 2:03 PM

Jan. 18 Jan. 19

6:04 AM 6:44 AM

3:01 PM 4:07 PM

Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan.

7:22 7:59 8:36 9:14

5:18 6:31 7:45 8:58

Jan. 11

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Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 14

12:46 AM 1:45 AM 2:44 AM

Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 7 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 10

5:45 AM 6:22 AM 6:55 AM 7:26 AM 7:55 AM 8:22 AM 8:51 AM

20 21 22 23

9:51 AM

Jan. 24 Jan. 25

10:26 AM

Jan. 26

11:05 AM 11:51 AM 12:44 PM

Jan. 27

9:20 AM

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02:07 PM 02:47 PM 03:25 PM 04:02 PM 04:38 PM 05:15 PM 05:53 PM 06:34 PM 12:56 PM 01:42 PM 02:35 PM 03:37 PM 04:38 PM 05:33 PM 06:23 PM 01:27 PM 02:16 PM 03:03 PM 03:51 PM 04:38 PM 05:28 PM 06:21 PM 12:42 PM 01:40 PM 02:43 PM 03:51 PM 04:57 PM 05:53 PM

-0.17 -0.19 -0.19 -0.18 -0.13 -0.06 0.03 0.14 2.16 2.03 1.93 1.9 1.95 2.09 2.28 -0.4 -0.58 -0.71 -0.76 -0.73 -0.62 -0.44 2.6 2.37 2.19 2.1 2.1 2.17

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0.0 -0.11 -0.17 -0.18 -0.13 9.99 9.77 9.47 9.14 8.81 8.53 8.37 8.4 0.49 -0.05 -0.69 -1.32 -1.83 -2.14 -2.19 11.86 11.39 10.74 10.03 9.37 8.87 8.62 0.69

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07:44 PM 08:26 PM 09:07 PM 09:50 PM 10:33 PM 11:16 PM 11:58 PM

2.28 2.37 2.46 2.52 2.57 2.57 2.55

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07:19 PM 08:08 PM 09:00 PM 09:54 PM 10:50 PM 11:47 PM

0.24 0.33 0.37 0.35 0.26 0.1

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07:10 PM 07:58 PM 08:47 PM 09:38 PM 10:30 PM 11:23 PM

2.51 2.74 2.94 3.09 3.18 3.18

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07:17 PM -0.23 08:17 PM -0.03 09:18 PM 0.14 10:20 PM 0.24 11:21 PM 0.27

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09:57 PM 10:40 PM 11:18 PM 11:55 PM

9.03 9.17 9.3 9.39

H H H H

06:54 PM -0.01 07:32 PM 0.17 08:11 PM 0.4 08:52 PM 0.67 09:37 PM 0.93 10:26 PM 1.14 11:19 PM 1.23

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07:10 PM 8.65 08:08 PM 9.1 09:04 PM 9.69 09:57 PM 10.33 10:48 PM 10.92 11:38 PM 11.36

H H H H H H

07:04 PM 07:54 PM 08:46 PM 09:41 PM 10:38 PM 11:39 PM

-1.98 -1.52 -0.89 -0.19 0.46 0.95

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07:49 PM

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Boston, Mass.

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

2.74 2.74 2.73 2.69 2.63 2.55 2.43 2.3 0.25 0.29 0.29 0.24 0.14 -0.01 -0.2 3.04 3.19 3.27 3.28 3.2 3.04 2.84 -0.4 -0.23 -0.08 0.02 0.07 0.08

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9:55 AM ---10:38 AM ---11:25 AM ---12:16 PM ---1:09 PM

PM PM PM PM

10:09 PM 12:22 PM 1:21 AM 2:14 AM 3:02 AM

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

02:58 AM 03:46 AM 04:30 AM 05:11 AM 05:51 AM 12:31 AM 01:07 AM 01:44 AM 02:23 AM 03:04 AM 03:50 AM 04:39 AM 05:33 AM 12:16 AM 01:15 AM 02:12 AM 03:08 AM 04:01 AM 04:54 AM 05:46 AM 12:28 AM 01:18 AM 02:10 AM 03:03 AM 04:00 AM 05:00 AM 06:03 AM 12:42 AM

0.77 0.65 0.53 0.43 0.37 9.45 9.47 9.44 9.38 9.3 9.24 9.26 9.39 1.12 0.81 0.3 -0.33 -0.96 -1.49 -1.83 11.61 11.61 11.39 11.0 10.51 10.04 9.69 1.21

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09:20 AM 10:06 AM 10:47 AM 11:26 AM 12:04 PM 06:30 AM 07:10 AM 07:51 AM 08:33 AM 09:19 AM 10:09 AM 11:03 AM 12:00 PM 06:30 AM 07:28 AM 08:26 AM 09:21 AM 10:15 AM 11:07 AM 11:59 AM 06:38 AM 07:30 AM 08:24 AM 09:20 AM 10:19 AM 11:22 AM 12:27 PM 07:06 AM

10.09 10.17 10.21 10.21 10.14 0.37 0.44 0.56 0.73 0.89 1.01 1.02 0.86 9.68 10.13 10.69 11.26 11.74 12.04 12.08 -1.92 -1.74 -1.34 -0.78 -0.19 0.3 0.6 9.53

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Times for Boston, MA

FEBRUARY 2015 Day Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.

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

6:58 6:57 6:56 6:55 6:54 6:53 6:51 6:50 6:49 6:48 6:46 6:45 6:44 6:42

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM

Sunset 4:58 4:59 5:01 5:02 5:03 5:05 5:06 5:07 5:08 5:10 5:11 5:12 5:14 5:15

03:41 PM 04:25 PM 05:04 PM 05:41 PM 06:18 PM 12:41 PM 01:20 PM 02:00 PM 02:42 PM 03:27 PM 04:17 PM 05:12 PM 06:10 PM 12:59 PM 01:57 PM 02:52 PM 03:45 PM 04:36 PM 05:25 PM 06:15 PM 12:51 PM 01:44 PM 02:38 PM 03:35 PM 04:36 PM 05:40 PM 06:46 PM 01:31 PM

Day PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.

Sunrise 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

6:41 6:40 6:38 6:37 6:35 6:34 6:32 6:31 6:29 6:28 6:26 6:25 6:23 6:22

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AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM

5:16 5:17 5:19 5:20 5:21 5:23 5:24 5:25 5:26 5:28 5:29 5:30 5:31 5:33

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February 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

03:01 AM 03:48 AM 04:30 AM 05:09 AM 05:46 AM 12:22 AM 12:56 AM 01:30 AM 02:06 AM 02:46 AM 03:29 AM 04:19 AM 05:14 AM 06:13 AM 12:55 AM 01:55 AM 02:52 AM 03:47 AM 04:40 AM 05:32 AM 12:16 AM 01:07 AM 01:59 AM 02:54 AM 03:53 AM 04:56 AM 06:01 AM 12:46 AM

0.63 0.53 0.44 0.39 0.39 9.04 9.02 8.98 8.92 8.86 8.82 8.83 8.94 9.2 0.85 0.37 -0.24 -0.85 -1.36 -1.67 11.12 11.11 10.89 10.5 10.04 9.6 9.3 1.08

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09:17 AM 10:03 AM 10:43 AM 11:21 AM 11:56 AM 06:21 AM 06:57 AM 07:34 AM 08:14 AM 08:57 AM 09:46 AM 10:40 AM 11:40 AM 12:42 PM 07:14 AM 08:13 AM 09:09 AM 10:03 AM 10:55 AM 11:47 AM 06:24 AM 07:18 AM 08:14 AM 09:13 AM 10:16 AM 11:22 AM 12:30 PM 07:06 AM

9.78 9.84 9.86 9.8 9.69 0.43 0.52 0.63 0.77 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.86 0.52 9.63 10.19 10.77 11.25 11.54 11.57 -1.75 -1.58 -1.21 -0.72 -0.22 0.18 0.4 9.18

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03:40 PM 04:24 PM 05:02 PM 05:38 PM 06:12 PM 12:31 PM 01:06 PM 01:44 PM 02:24 PM 03:07 PM 03:57 PM 04:52 PM 05:53 PM 06:56 PM 01:43 PM 02:39 PM 03:32 PM 04:23 PM 05:13 PM 06:02 PM 12:39 PM 01:33 PM 02:29 PM 03:28 PM 04:32 PM 05:40 PM 06:47 PM 01:32 PM

-0.21 -0.28 -0.28 -0.22 -0.1 9.5 9.26 8.98 8.66 8.35 8.09 7.93 7.95 8.2 0.0 -0.62 -1.23 -1.72 -2.0 -2.03 11.34 10.87 10.25 9.57 8.97 8.54 8.35 0.43

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

09:53 PM 10:36 PM 11:14 PM 11:49 PM

8.83 8.94 9.01 9.04

H H H H

06:44 PM 07:17 PM 07:52 PM 08:30 PM 09:13 PM 10:00 PM 10:54 PM 11:53 PM

0.05 0.25 0.46 0.7 0.92 1.11 1.21 1.14

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07:57 PM 8.66 08:53 PM 9.27 09:46 PM 9.91 10:37 PM 10.49 11:27 PM 10.91

H H H H H

06:52 PM 07:43 PM 08:36 PM 09:33 PM 10:35 PM 11:40 PM

-1.81 -1.37 -0.77 -0.12 0.47 0.9

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07:48 PM

8.38

H

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

02:44 AM 03:32 AM 04:15 AM 04:54 AM 05:31 AM 12:02 AM 12:36 AM 01:11 AM 01:47 AM 02:27 AM 03:11 AM 04:00 AM 04:55 AM 05:55 AM 12:41 AM 01:41 AM 02:38 AM 03:32 AM 04:25 AM 05:16 AM 06:08 AM 12:46 AM 01:39 AM 02:34 AM 03:33 AM 04:35 AM 05:40 AM 12:29 AM

0.76 0.63 0.53 0.48 0.49 10.78 10.72 10.64 10.55 10.45 10.37 10.35 10.45 10.73 1.22 0.66 -0.04 -0.75 -1.34 -1.7 -1.79 13.05 12.76 12.29 11.74 11.23 10.89 1.28

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08:56 AM 09:42 AM 10:23 AM 11:02 AM 11:38 AM 06:08 AM 06:43 AM 07:20 AM 07:59 AM 08:42 AM 09:30 AM 10:24 AM 11:23 AM 12:25 PM 06:57 AM 07:56 AM 08:51 AM 09:45 AM 10:36 AM 11:28 AM 12:20 PM 07:02 AM 07:57 AM 08:56 AM 09:58 AM 11:03 AM 12:08 PM 06:44 AM

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

02:50 AM 03:39 AM 04:22 AM 05:03 AM 05:41 AM 12:04 AM 12:41 AM 01:18 AM 01:57 AM 02:39 AM 03:25 AM 04:15 AM 05:11 AM 12:03 AM 01:03 AM 02:02 AM 02:59 AM 03:53 AM 04:45 AM 05:35 AM 12:03 AM 12:53 AM 01:44 AM 02:37 AM 03:34 AM 04:33 AM 05:36 AM 12:31 AM

1.08 0.81 0.58 0.44 0.41 18.72 18.66 18.52 18.31 18.07 17.83 17.69 17.75 2.13 1.61 0.71 -0.41 -1.53 -2.46 -3.05 22.2 22.08 21.56 20.74 19.78 18.87 18.23 1.96

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08:54 AM 09:41 AM 10:24 AM 11:03 AM 11:42 AM 06:19 AM 06:57 AM 07:35 AM 08:16 AM 09:00 AM 09:48 AM 10:41 AM 11:39 AM 06:10 AM 07:10 AM 08:07 AM 09:02 AM 09:55 AM 10:46 AM 11:37 AM 06:26 AM 07:17 AM 08:10 AM 09:04 AM 10:01 AM 11:02 AM 12:05 PM 06:39 AM

Corrections for other ports

Port Reference Maine/ New Hampshire Bar Harbor Stonington Rockland Bar Harbor Boothbay Harbor Portland Portland Kennebunkport Portsmouth Portland

Massachusetts Gloucester Plymouth Scituate Provincetown Marion Woods Hole

Rhode Island Westerly Point Judith East Greenwich Bristol

Connecticut Stamford New Haven Branford Saybrook Jetty Saybrook Point Mystic Westport

Time 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.,

Height Corrections

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

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

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

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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11.48 11.58 11.62 11.57 11.44 0.57 0.69 0.85 1.02 1.18 1.3 1.32 1.17 0.81 11.21 11.85 12.53 13.11 13.47 13.54 13.3 -1.6 -1.19 -0.65 -0.09 0.36 0.6 10.76

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03:19 PM 04:03 PM 04:43 PM 05:20 PM 05:55 PM 12:13 PM 12:49 PM 01:26 PM 02:05 PM 02:48 PM 03:37 PM 04:32 PM 05:32 PM 06:35 PM 01:26 PM 02:22 PM 03:15 PM 04:06 PM 04:56 PM 05:45 PM 06:35 PM 01:13 PM 02:08 PM 03:07 PM 04:10 PM 05:16 PM 06:21 PM 01:10 PM

-0.11 -0.21 -0.23 -0.17 -0.04 11.23 10.95 10.63 10.28 9.94 9.65 9.47 9.49 9.77 0.24 -0.46 -1.15 -1.71 -2.04 -2.09 -1.85 12.78 12.09 11.33 10.64 10.14 9.91 0.63

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09:29 PM 10:12 PM 10:51 PM 11:27 PM

10.53 10.67 10.76 10.79

H H H H

06:29 PM 07:03 PM 07:38 PM 08:16 PM 08:58 PM 09:45 PM 10:39 PM 11:39 PM

0.16 0.41 0.69 0.98 1.26 1.49 1.61 1.54

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07:36 PM 08:32 PM 09:25 PM 10:16 PM 11:06 PM 11:56 PM

10.3 10.99 11.73 12.39 12.86 13.09

H H H H H H

07:27 PM -1.36 08:21 PM -0.71 09:18 PM 0.0 10:20 PM 0.64 11:25 PM 1.09

L L L L L

07:23 PM

9.94

H

09:24 PM 10:08 PM 10:48 PM 11:26 PM

18.02 18.32 18.55 18.68

H H H H

06:40 PM -0.05 07:17 PM 0.28 07:56 PM 0.69 08:36 PM 1.16 09:20 PM 1.63 10:09 PM 2.03 11:04 PM 2.24

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06:44 PM 07:43 PM 08:39 PM 09:32 PM 10:24 PM 11:13 PM

17.16 17.98 19.05 20.18 21.18 21.89

H H H H H H

06:52 PM 07:42 PM 08:34 PM 09:29 PM 10:27 PM 11:28 PM

-3.29 -2.57 -1.54 -0.38 0.72 1.55

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07:14 PM 16.96

H

Eastport, Maine 19.13 19.38 19.54 19.59 19.5 0.48 0.64 0.88 1.17 1.49 1.77 1.9 1.77 18.13 18.86 19.85 20.92 21.87 22.51 22.71 -3.19 -2.88 -2.19 -1.24 -0.23 0.65 1.19 17.96

M o o n Full Moon

Feb. 3

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03:22 PM 04:07 PM 04:48 PM 05:26 PM 06:03 PM 12:19 PM 12:57 PM 01:36 PM 02:17 PM 03:01 PM 03:50 PM 04:44 PM 05:43 PM 12:40 PM 01:40 PM 02:37 PM 03:31 PM 04:23 PM 05:13 PM 06:03 PM 12:27 PM 01:18 PM 02:11 PM 03:07 PM 04:06 PM 05:08 PM 06:12 PM 01:08 PM

0.07 -0.2 -0.35 -0.38 -0.27 19.27 18.92 18.47 17.97 17.44 16.98 16.7 16.73 1.27 0.4 -0.71 -1.86 -2.82 -3.43 -3.59 22.44 21.74 20.71 19.51 18.36 17.47 16.99 1.32

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Bob Brown

Photo courtesy Capt. Bob Brown

Outrageously dapper Capt Bob Brown awaits the arrival of the wedding party for a ceremony aboard the 46-foot Post HalfMine.

Weddings and scatterings ur time on the water is spent mostly cruising to various ports, anchoring and mooring with close friends, aimlessly hovering around the docks making up projects (tinkering), swimming and snorkeling off of the many beaches and sandbars available to us. Our evenings, when not under way, are generally spent singing, dancing, and celebrating our extreme good fortune to be able to do all the things we love and enjoy – celebrating living. That’s just what we do.

On occasion, however, my mate Louise and I have the opportunity to do things out of the ordinary. For instance, not too long ago, we were asked to perform a “wedding at sea.” Shortly after that, we were asked if we could participate in a wedding by bringing a wedding party, via the bow of our boat, to the wedding site in Newburyport, Mass., providing a grand entrance of sorts for the doting couple soon to be officially coupled.

And then, one day, we were asked if we could help in remembering a loved one who had passed away by spreading his ashes at sea. On these occasions, we are truly thankful to be a part of our boating community.

But I need to explain some things before I can continue

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expanding upon these stories.

Years ago, when I was “in banking,” it became necessary to represent the bank in legal matters (smallclaims court, mortgage foreclosures, repossessions, etc.). Some of these matters required me to become a notary public and a justice of the peace in New Hampshire. I have maintained these licenses, in good standing, since then. And they have come in handy on many occasions, mostly for friends needing free or almost-free notary services.

Many years after leaving the banking profession, Louise’s friend Lindsey was planning her wedding and asked if I could be the officiant since I was a licensed JP. This was a surprise to say the least. I had never done a wedding, but had done some public speaking.

This would be a challenge, but everyone agreed it would be a grand idea.

And it was a grand idea and a lot of fun. There were only two glitches: I pronounced their names Lick & Din instead of Dick & Lin, and I cried during the vows.

What can I say? I cry at weddings. Since that first ceremony, I have performed almost two-dozen weddings editor@pointseast.com

(at least three of which have been for Lindsey…she does enjoy getting married!).

On a sunny, cloudless day at the docks, as Louise and I were untying the lines, ready to motor HalfMine out of the Merrimack River toward parts yet unknown, our good friend Adam stopped long enough to help with the lines – and to ask if we would like to perform his wedding service, on his boat, in two weeks, at sea. I thanked Adam and asked if we could talk further on Sunday when we returned.

And so began the planning for Adam and Hannah’s wedding at sea. To be sure, this was to be a spectacular event. The reception was to be held at Cove Marina under a large tent with all of the boat owners and their guests, as well as all the family members and their guests. We planned on using HalfMine for the ceremony instead of his boat. I planned on wearing my captain’s uniform, and my wife, Louise, was to captain our vessel during the ceremony Our “wedding at sea” was a great success. Only the wedding party was on board. We motored a mile off Hampton’s north beach, into New Hampshire waters.

Since the marriage license had been issued in Hampton, the marriage had to be performed in New Hampshire. Louise drove flawlessly; the weather was agreeable and the seas were calm, allowing the ceremony to be intimate and meaningful. A champagne toast followed the pronouncement, and a bouquet of flowers was deployed off the New Hampshire shore. We marked our position on our GPS to remember this event when we again traveled this way.

We returned to Cove Marina to the multitude of wellwishers and to an outstanding catered reception. It was a memorable event for Adam and Hannah, and for Louise and me. I later learned, to my surprise, that captains cannot legally officiate unless they are otherwise legally recognized as clergy or justices.

Sometime later, well after this wedding, another boating friend asked if we would participate in a similar wedding, this time to transport the wedding party, by boat, to the Newburyport, Mass., town dock; we would not be officiating. The bride and groom would have their ceremony performed on the town common, and we would provide the grand entrance.

We agreed and made our plans accordingly; my uniform was freshly cleaned, starched and pressed. On the day of the wedding, the weather did not cooperate. The Merrimack River was showing whitecaps, rain was threatening, and the wind was blowing hard. The wedding was performed, and the reception was held under the tent at the marina, but the wedding party decided against the grand entrance by boat. My mate and I were sorely disappointed, but could only imagine what the bride and groom might have looked like on their arrival at the town dock had they chosen to go by boat.

A year ago, we received a phone call from Kara and www.pointseast.com

Peter in California. Kara’s mother, Elinore, is Louise’s closest cousin and one of her few remaining relatives.

Kara’s call was that Elinore had passed away after a long battle with dementia. Elinore’s last wishes were that she be cremated, and that her ashes be spread on the water off her beloved New England coast. The call came in December; they planned their visit for the following July.

When the boating season commenced last year, we, of course, mentioned this upcoming ceremony to several boating friends, and one of them had performed such an observance on his boat. Jim and his wife Carol own a boat similar to ours and had been asked to do a similar celebration of life for a friend’s mother. We always appreciate input from our fellow mariners about all matters of importance, and we always get input whether we want it or not. In this case, Jim’s input was invaluable.

While at sea, off the coast of Salisbury, Mass., Jim positioned his vessel an appropriate distance offshore, cut the motors, and prepared for the farewell ritual. Words were spoken by family members, tears were shed. He brought the urn to the side of the boat, removed the top and slowly poured the ashes onto the surface of the water. Unfortunately, the wind was such that many of the ashes returned to the cockpit of the boat, onto the family members and adhering to their tears. Jim’s was a lesson well learned and appreciated by the crew of HalfMine, which had a scattering in her future.

Kara and Peter arrived as scheduled, in July. They stayed for 10 days, most of which we spent on the boat.

We chose the best day of their visit for the ceremony, and invited a some close boating friends to attend. We headed out of the Merrimack River and turned north, settling on a spot between the Isles of Shoals and the north beach of Hampton, N.H. The weather was perfect – hot and sunny – and the seas were calm. Words were spoken by Kara and Louise, and tears were shed by all.

A Jameson Irish Whiskey toast followed the ceremony, and a flowered wreath was tossed into the sea in remembrance of a life well lived. Again, we marked our position on the GPS to remember the event whenever we’re in these waters.

Recently, our daughter, Jennifer, was blessed with another baby girl. She named her Eleanor Grace in memory of our other beloved Elinore.

Capt. Robert Brown and his wife Louise continue their boating adventures out of Cove Marina on the Merrimack River in Salisbury, Mass. They live by the sea, at North Beach in Hampton, N.H. Capt. Bob holds a 100-ton, USCG Master’s license, and he and his mates have cruised from Fort Lauderdale to Bar Harbor, including three bare-boat adventures in the British Virgin Islands. Visit Bob and Louise at www.nauticalchronicles.com.

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19’ Fiberglass Lightening 1998. Has dodger and full tentlike cockpit cover by Topside Canvas for cruising with 3.3hp 2006 Mercury - very low hours, trailer. Standard and self-tending jibs. Reef points on main. Full foam floatation. Not set-up for racing. Bottom paint on bottom and centerboard suitable for mooring with 75lb. mooring mushroom & chain. $3,300. matsconn@gmail.com 22’ Pearson Ensign, 1967 MARY B is a wonderful daysailer and very popular one-design racer. $6,450. Metinic Yacht Brokers 207-326-4411 www.sealcoveboatyard.com sealcoveboatyard@gmail.com

23’ Herreshoff Prudence, 1985 Mahogany on white oak, bronze fastened, Bristol condition. Suit of sails, sloop rigged. Located in Lunenburg, but registered in Maryland. If purchased, we can arrange delivery, at your cost.

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by Lunn Laminates #200. Centerboard, 6 sails, roller reefing Genoa, Palmer Husky 8hp rebuilt ‘96 & 2006. Includes unused GPS new 2009 and an inflatable dinghy. $4,500 OBO. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com 25’ Dark Harbor, 1921 CHARISMATIC is a 1921 Dark Harbor 17. There were 200 Dark Harbor 17s built between 1908 and 1935. The 17 is a beautiful daysailer with a roomy cockpit and low freeboard, putting you close to the water. There’s a small cuddy cabin for those who wish an overnight, storage space, or shelter in a rain squall. $14,000. www.sealcoveboatyard.com sealcoveboatyard@gmail.com

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29’ C&C 29, 1984 Sweet, clean cruiser, 6’1 headroom, new jib and furler, good main and genoa, Barient winches. 207-497-2701. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com 30’ Cape Dory, 1981 Full batten main, roller furling genoa, roller furling genoa jib, Dutchman for main, staysail.

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30’ Cape Dory 300 Motorsailer 1989. This boat has benefited from continuous upgrading and exceptional care. “Our Little Cape” is well equipped with redundant systems for cruising and or living aboard. The boat will include new sails (spring 2014). $62,000. 207-799-3600 www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com 30’ Pearson 30, 1977 Well maintained. New 20HP Beta Marine recently installed. Very reiable boat. A must see. $14,999. 207-633-0773 oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com

31’ Grampian, 1967 Full keel sloop, made in Canada, Atomic 4 engine. Auto helm, roller furling, sleeps 4, GPS, plotter, radar, depth sounder, propane stove. $10,900 OBO. 207-497-2701 info@jonesportshipyard.com 32’ Able Marine Whistler, 1986 Madeline Rose is a well built blue water cruiser with classic lines and beautiful interior. The Whistler 32 is regarded as one of the worlds best built sailboats and made to cross the worlds oceans.$39,900. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com

33’ Morgan Sloop, 1979 50hp Perkins, roller furling, windlass. Marina Maintained.

Asking $18,000. Contact 207691-1637 www.wilburyachts.com jmorin@wilburyachts 33’ J/100, 2005 Asking $125k. Major upgrades including 2013 Awlgrip job in Downeast red. Sail inventory includes 2013 carbon racing sails and 2008 North Marathon cruising sails. Available in Stonington; contact Todd Williams at McMichael, 203-610-1215 or email www.mcmichaelyachtbrokers.com toddw@mcmyacht.com

34’ C&C 34, 1981 Irish Mist is a well maintained and actively sailed and raced C&C 34, home ported in Mount Sinai, NY. Fresh Doyle sails including a spinnaker, re-engined in 2005 with a Yanmar 30hp diesel and a new bottom make Irish Mist a winner for any sailor looking to move up. Bonus-Free winter storage 2014-2015. $16,750. Call: 631-357-2012

34’ Hinckley Sou’Wester, 1950 GRANDE DAME A yachtsman’s sloop in striking condition. $29,950. Email for details/photos. 802-999-2094 Shelburne, Vermont. grandedame34@gmail.com 34’ Sea Sprite 34, 1982 Classic Luders design, Universal diesel, Harken roller furling, sleeps 5. Includes winter frame, 5 jack stands. Good shape. $25,500. Call Bob 508-2215649. myelayna@aol.com 34’ Pearson, 1984 $37,500 In the water and ready to sail. Call David Perry Robinhood Marine Center 800-2555206 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.co m 35’ Choey Lee Robb, 1963 GLORY is professionally maintained and stored indoors. New Yanmar diesel, electric windlass, new ribs, new prop. $39,500.

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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.

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35’ Alberg, 1960 Excellent condition, $17,600.

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She is beautiful down below, complimented with ultra-suede upholstery and high-gloss varnish. Sailing is a breeze with the Leisure Furl Boom and Doyle carbon sails. For a personal inspection please contact John Fallon at McMichael, 914-7142682 or email www.mcmichaelyachtbrokers.com johnf@mcmyacht.com 36’ C&C 110, 2005 Asking $139,900. Modern epoxy-built racer/cruiser with deluxe cherry interior and carbon fiber mast. North 3DL inventory and full Raymarine electronics. Stored indoors for winter, now in Stonington. Contact Rick Fleig at McMichael, 401-743-6318 www.mcmyacht.com rickf@mcmyacht.com 39’ Concordia Yawl, 1938 JAVA is nicely equipped, while retaining the simplicity of the original yawl. Professionally maintained and stored indoor. $125,000. Metinic Yacht Brokers 207-326-4411 www.sealcoveboatyard.com sealcoveboatyard@gmail.com 39’ Concordia Yawl, 1938 JAVA, built by Casey in 1938, is Hull #1 of the Concordia Yawls.

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Email for additional information, equipment too numerous to list. $37,500 OBO. 727-365-0943 skip1shep@gmail.com 40’ Beneteau First 40.7, 2001 An immaculate racer/cruiser meticulously maintained and upgraded. Roomy cockpit and elegant interior with 3 cabins. A perfect dual purpose boat. You must see this boat. Located in Wickford, RI. $139,500. Call Rick Fleig, McMichael Yacht Brokers 401-743-6318 www.mcmichaelyachtbrokers.co m Rickf@mcmyacht.com 44’ J/44, 1989 Irreplaceable sailing yacht, with numerous upgrades that could be yours for the next blue water passage, a family weekend home, and/or a racing machine.

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Brooksville, Maine. $6,000. Metinic Yacht Brokers 207-3264411. www.sealcoveboatyard.com sealcoveboatyard@gmail.com

18’ Runabout, 1996 Glass over marine plywood. All plywood coated with epoxy. Two 40hp Honda outboards with 145 hours. Radar, GPS, depth sounder, full mooring cover, trailer. $7,500. Islesboro Marine, 207-734-6433.

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 live wells, 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

16’ Dee Wite, 1929 Fully Restored 2012. A show winner. Call for price. Call 207 831-3168 Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales www.boatinginmaine.com 17’ Rossiter, 2014 CD Classic Runabout. 7’ beam, 115hp Yamaha 4-stroke, custom trailer. For further details, stop

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22’ SISU SISU bass boat with cuddy cabin with eve berths; 2012 115hp Evinrude E-TECH; new hydraulic steering, new Standard Horizon GPS; So. Bristol. $29,500. 207563-6331 loon@tidewater.net

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Yacht Sales. www.boatinginmaine.com 23’ Rossiter, 2014 Classic Day Boat. 8’5 beam, 250hp Yamaha XCA, custom trailer. For further details, stop

by Scandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru, 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-4439781 www.scandiayachts.com 23’ Tidewater 230CC LOA 23’, beam 8’10, draft 15, fuel capacity 103 gal., a big 23 footer designed to be a great offshore fishing machine. For further details, stop by Scandia Yacht Sales at Bath Subaru. 116 Main Street (Route 1), Woolwich, Maine. 207-443-9781 www.scandiayachts.com 24’ Frank Day & Benjamin River Marine, 2001 BOSS ALMIGHT is an Arno Daydesigned motor launch with center console. Her hull is cedar on oak and she’s powered by a Yanmar 4JH diesel. Perfect for short days on the water. $44.000 Metinic Yacht Brokers 207-3264411. www.sealcoveboatyard.com sealcoveboatyard@gmail.com 24’ Grady White, 1997 w/twin 2008 Yamaha 150’s, w/trailer. $49,999. 207-6330773 oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 24’ Mahogany Runabout, 1974 Bass Harbor Boat Company built mahogany runabout, reconstructed 2006-2008. Recently repowered with 350hp Mercruiser. $65,000. 207-244-7854 or email billw@jwboatco.com 25’ Grady White Islander 252 1986. Powered by two 2001 Honda 130hp four stroke outboards mounted on a bracket.

Transom was rebuilt and reinforced in 2009 and the boat includes a Venture trailer. $11,900.

207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com

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25’ Boston Whaler Walkaround 1990. Not many of these boats were built. Single 250hp Yamaha currently on the boat. A pair of Yamaha Optimax 225’s are included in the deal. $12,500. Call 207-244-7854 or email jwboatco.com billw@jwboatco.com 25’ Padebco, New Design the boat of your dreams.

Padebco Custom Boats offers fiberglass 21 to 32 foot custom cruisers. Down East style, great lines, no two alike. Padebco 207-529-5106 Padebco.com 25’ Rosborough, 2006 Volvo D-3 400hrs. Garmin. Separate head, V-berth, galley. Asking $79,900. Contact John Morin 207-691-1637. www.wilburyachts.com 25’ Ranger Tugs R25 Classic 2008. $104,500. Great condition, well-maintained, one owner. Cummins diesel engine, 150hp, 59 hours. Raymarine C120 Nav Pkg, A/C with reverse cycle heat, marine head, electric stove, refrigerator, bimini. 2GPH at 7.5 knots, range 250 knots.

Located in Salem, MA, at Winter Island Yacht Yard. www.wiyy.net/ranger-tugs/35ranger-tug-models/53-preowned-ranger.html rangertugs@wiyy.net 25’ Maritime Skiff Challenger 2009. Cuddy cabin w/double berth, marine head w/holding tank. Pilot house has galley unit, helm & companion seating, stowage. 2 aft-facing cockpit seats, transom bench seating, stowage. 83 gallons/fuel, 225 Honda 4-stroke outboard, 20hp Honda 4-stroke auxiliary. Plotter/radar, sonar, weather, depth.

Located in Maine, $69,000. www.atlanticboat.com brokerage@atlanticboat.com

25’ Sea Fox 257 CC, 2004 With twin 150hp Merc salt water series - less than 100 hours, 2013 Load Rite tandem trailer, full electronics. Well equipped for tournament fishing: battle station, down riggers, center rigger, out riggers, air horn etc. Too much to list. Vessel has been well maintained - Great fishing and cruising. $73,800 207-6332922 jackcogswell41@yahoo.com

26’ Fortier, 1997 The Fortier 26, an EldredgeMcInnis design, is a proven design for the serious bass fisherman, picnic boat or weekend cruiser. Single diesel, $68,500. Call Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997. www.grayandgrayyachts.com 27’ Eastern Lobster-style, 2005 Popular Eastern 27 Lobster model with open sides and large cockpit. Navy blue hull, 275hp Bravo III Mercruiser I/O. Radar, chartplotter, Depth and speed via Raymarine C-80 network. $49,500. Call David Perry, 800255-5206 www.robinhoodmarinecenter.co m 27’ Launch, 1908 3-cycle Universal 26hp diesel w/37 hrs. In water, ready to enjoy. Call for details. Farrin’s Boatshop 207-563-5510 www.farrinsboatshop.com

26’ Grady White, 2000 265 Express with twin 200hp Yamaha HPDI outboards. Professionally maintained yearly.

Low hours. Basic electronics.

Very clean. Brunswick, ME. $48,900. Call 207-729-3303 www.bamforthmarine.com salesandservice@bamforthmarine.com 26’ Mako 621, 1987 MAKAYLA’S WAY is ready for fishing. Engines used only one season since installation results in very low hours. Dual axle bunk trailer included. $29,500.

207-244-7854 or email billw@jwboatco.com

Marine Moisture Meters Where meters peg for moisture Non-destructive meters, simple to use, understand & evaluate moisture levels.

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J.R. Overseas Co. 502.228.8732 www.jroverseas.com

27’ Eastern Lobster-style, 2005 $52,500. Call David Perry Robinhood Marine Center 800-2555206. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.co m 27’ Picnic Launch, 1908 Raised forward deck, open cockpit picnic launch, two berths, head, with a new 3 cylinder Universal diesel. Farrin’s Boatshop, 207-563-5510. www.FarrinsBoatshop.com

Gamage Shipyard Dockage Moorings Repairs Winter Storage Inside & Out Hauling Maintenance Ship’s Store Travelift

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28’ Albin 28, 1998 Very clean, yard maintained, blue topsides, radar, 2GPS, fathometer, SS radio, 2 showers, head, swim platform, 300 turbo diesel, 1000 hours. $46,500 OBO. 508-548-9418 or email bluechip7676@hotmail.com 29’ Boston Whaler Outrage 2002. with twin Yamaha 225 4S engines. Includes full head, stove, refrigerator, microwave, radar, GPS and many more great features. A real fishing boat that will sleep two. Holds 300 gallons of fuel and 100 gallons of water.

Currently stored on Cape Cod. This 2002 boat is in great shape with a complete service and storage history. Call John at 617-835-6100 for more details.

Listed for $55,000. johnbetz9@outlook.com 30’ Mainship Pilot, 1999 This is a great boat. Well laid out and lots of features. Priced to sell. $69,500. 207-633-0773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 32’ Newman Hard Top Cruiser New Yanmar 6BY2-260 (220HP), upgraded electronics, bull varnish work (high end), in the water, ready to go. Call for details.

Farrin’s Boatshop 207-563-5510 www.farrinsboatshop.com

31’ Blue Seas, 1989 Cummins diesel. $74,000. Went to Aventura Florida in 2013.

Meet boat there and cruise North in Spring. Call 207-831-3168, Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales www.boatinginmaine.com

32’ Nordic Tug, 2006 Cummins 270hp, low hours (580), water purifier, stove/microwave oven, full electronics, Bose, Toshiba TV, 3GPH, Lightly used. Excellent shape. $195,000.

860-550-3682. lesserlight1941@gmail.com 32’ Down East New 32’ Carroll Lowell Down East design, cedar on white oak, silicon bronze fastenings, hull, trunk, deck, done, fuel tanks, shaft, rudder installed, will finish to your custom design, work or pleasure. 508-224-3709. www.by-the-sea.com/karbottboatbuilding/ jmkarbott@aol.com

Accredited Marine Surveyor

Kent Thurston 20 years experience - all vessels of wood and fiberglass to 65 feet

Member of SAMS and ABYC Serving Maine

(207) 487.1783 maineboatstuff.kt@gmail.com

33’ Sea Ray 310 Sundancer 2007/ One owner. Hull, exterior accommodations and interior are in excellent condition with little or no wear and tear. Mercury MX6.2 MPI V-Drives (exhaust risers/manifolds replaced in 2013), generator, bow- and sternthrusters, electric windlass, AC/Heat, two flat-screen TV’s with DVD players, wood interior package, full canvas package including cockpit bimini and full enclosure, foredeck sunpad.

Asking $120,000. email, or call 888-525-9457. ham@neyacht.com 34.5’ Avanti Flybridge, 1996 Dual control stations, twin 454 gas engines, fresh water cooled, w/many options included, yacht condition. Asking $33,500. Located at Carousel Marina, Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

207-633-2922 jackcogswell41@yahoo.com 36’ Stanley, 1998 Great example of the classic Stanley 36. Comfortable cruiser for four and roomy day boat.

Nice details including teak pilot house & cockpit sole. Brand new Awlgrip and Cummins repower (2012). $320,000. Call 207-2447854 or email jwboatco.com billw@jwboatco.com 37’ Paul Chapman Workboat 2011. New. Cedar on oak, CAT. Contact John Morin, 207-6911637 www.wilburyachts.com 38’ Bayliner 3818 Motoryacht 1988. Well maintained boat with lots of room. Great for cruising or cottage on the water. $59,900. 207-633-0773 www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com

38’ Fisher Fairways Trawler 1978. Twin Ford Sabre diesels, roomy, comfortable, economical, stable. Many upgrades 20102013. New price, $87,500. call 207-497-2701 or email info@jonesportshipyard.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. $255,000. 207-244-7854 or billw@jwboatco.com

38’ Chris Craft Catalina 381 1986. $47,000. 207-497-2701. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com

38’ Waterfront Property Our H&H Osmond Beal makes a great live-aboard. Check out our website. $170,000. Call Tim for more info. 603-770-8378. www.sites.google.com/site/dotgale38/ dotgaleforsale@comcast.net 41’ Maxum 4100 SCB, 1999 Well maintained, clean and offers a very functional layout. She is powered by efficient Cummins diesel engines, and is comfortably equipped for cruising or living aboard. $89,900.

207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com

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42’ Marine Trader, 1984 Twin diesels. $75,000. 207-6330773 oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 47’ Novi Flybridge Cruiser 2003. CAT diesel. Composite overbuilt hull, genset, many upgrades. Asking $132,000. Contact John Morin 207-691-1637. www.wilburyachts.com jmorin@wilburyachts.com

$1,950/OBO. Call/text Carl at 603-548-2949 or email. carlrstevens@gmail.com 16hp Beta Marine Diesel with 3.5 hrs; transmission and all the installation gear; new controls, exhaust muffler and riser, fuel and raw water filters...direct replace for the Atomic 4. $6,500 firm. 603-343-6299 afternoons. allenstorms44@gmail.com

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10 1/2’ & 12’ Skiffs Maine style and quality. Epoxy bonded plywood/oak, S/S screws. Easy rowing and towing, steady underfoot. Primer paint. $1,150 and $1,500. Maxwell’s Boat Shop. Rockland, Maine.

207-390-0300. jerrymax@roadrunner.com Boat slip for sale.

44’ slip at Signal Point Marina in Boothbay Harbor. Asking $9000.

Contact Ed Riley at 207-4154282 for details. edriley9@me.com

9’ Columbia Rowing/Sailing Dinghy A very nice fiberglass dinghy.

Varnished mahogany rudder & centerboard; fir/oak mast & boom. Sail is in like-new condition. A boat cover too.

9.8hp Tohatsu Long Shaft Outboard Like new, 3 hours of use 2008.

Includes standard and extra power prop. for sailboats, 4 gal. remote tank, electric or manual start. NADA: $955.- List: $2,550.

Matsconn@gmail.com

Yanmar 27hp Diesel Outboard Will out live you. Two Yanmar 27hp long shaft diesel outboards: # 1 new factory powerhead, lower unit and prop. 0 hours $3,950. #2, 2002, 1,500 hours good. condition, spare lower unit and new prop. $1,950. Both have 10 amp. alternator, electric or manual start, 6 gallon remote tank, and conventional twist grip tiller and remote. 3 cyl. 500-4,500 rpm.

Service manual, Yanmar parts worldwide. The torque of a 50hp. gas outboard but the fuel consumption of a 10hp. Robust industrial durability. Madison CT Matsconn@gmail.com

List Your Boat 5. People buy boats in the wintertime. List your boat now. Do not wait until Spring. Call John Holmes to arrange your meeting at 207-899-0909. www.boatinginmaine.com Purchasing/Associate Buyer Hamilton Marine currently has an opening for a Purchasing Associate/Buyer.

The Buyer will be responsible for executing the sourcing plan for the business. This includes maintaining the item master records, ordering and expediting product, supporting sales, and may include market analysis, product evaluation, and other duties required to support the purchasing or product line managers.

Perform sourcing for assigned vendors or product line manager - Proposing, placing, and managing open and pending PO’s to achieve desired inventory and service levels - Special orders - Quotes - ETA’s Maintain Item Master File - Enter New Items - Follow product line/purchasing mgr direction for: – Pricing – Min/Max’s -And all the other fields that need appropriate maintenance Sales Phone team -Support sales by being on the phone team Successful candidates must have computer experience and be proficient with Excel, must have excellent communication and customer service skills, and

must adhere to stringent confidentiality expectations.

Please send completed Hamilton Marine Employment application (available in any of our stores or online at www.hamiltonmarine.com) and resume to jmacleod@hamiltonmarine.com or drop off in our Searsport store. EOE. www.hamiltonmarine.com jmacleod@hamiltonmarine.com 14’ Wooden Rowboat Two rowing stations, fiberglass outside of hull. Two sets of oars.

Call for details. Farrin’s Boatshop 207-563-5510 www.farrinsboatshop.com Mechanics Needed Year-round work. 100 year old business storing 80 boats inside. Training and schooling available, experience a plus.

Health, 401K and competitive rates. F. J. Dion Yacht Yard Salem, MA. 978-744-0844 ext 203 fjdions@msn.com Repower, Refit & Repairs Experienced full-service boat yard - wood, fiberglass, power & sail. Carpentry, hull maintenance, painting, brightwork, electrical, engine work, rigging & tuning, un/stepping masts.

Padebco Custom Boats at 207529-5106 Padebco.com Storage - Inside & Outdoor Reserve 2014-2015 inside and outdoor storage space now. Full service boat yard, winterizing, spring commissioning, mast un/stepping, spar storage. Competitive rates, professional work.

Padebco Custom Boats 207529-5106 Padebco.com

WINDER ASSOCIATES

USCG Approved Maritime Trainings

Yacht Surveyors & New Construction/Refit Project Managers Condition & Valuation Pre-Purchase & Insurance Surveys ■ Vessel Appraisals

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Classes held at: Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education, 1 Main St., Rockland, Maine

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Moorings - Round Pond ME Seasonal and transient moorings available in well-protected Round Pond Harbor; gateway to the Penobscot Bay cruising grounds. Max 65’. Walk to restaurants. Padebco Custom Boats at 207-529-5106.

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Selling or Buying?

We are always happy to discuss either when it comes to quality, well-maintained boats. Both recreational and commercial.

Consider utilizing the services of a broker who shares your passion for boats and boating.

David Etnier Boat Brokerage.

Contact David at 207-522-7572. www.etnierboats.com david@etnierboats.com

Listings Wanted Quality commercial fishing vessel listings wanted. Maine fishermen should consider listing their vessels with David Etnier Boat Brokerage for prompt service and knowledgeable and effective sales effort. Reasonable commission. Please contact David directly to learn more. 207-5227572. www.etnierboats.com david@etnierboats.com Slips & Moorings Enjoy the NH Seacoast’s only full service marina, limited availability, affordable rates, complete amenities. Great Bay Marine 603-436-5299 www.greatbaymarine.com cs@greatbaymarine.com V8 350 Block Fresh water cooled, wet exhaust, B/W gear running well when replaced with a diesel engine. Farrin’s Boatshop, 207-563-5510. www.farrinsBoatshop.com

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Transmission New England’s Largest Stocking Distributor Call for prices and delivery New & Rebuilt

1-800-343-0480

Delivery Captain Your power or sail boat delivered wherever you need it. Owners welcome on deliveries. Also available for instruction. Captain Tim. 603-770-8378. dotgale38.googlepages.com tphsails@comcast.net

HANSEN MARINE ENGINEERING Marblehead, MA 01945

DIRTY DIESEL? Don't let dirty, contaminated fuel leave you stranded!

The most common problems with diesel engines are fuel related! ● Mobile Tank and Fuel Cleaning Service ● Diesel Fuel Polishing

Waterline Services is a mobile service serving the marine and industrial needs of New England. Our trained technicians will polish your fuel and clean your tanks.

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Warehouse Sale Stainless steel refrigeration: Vitrifrigo DW180 Double drawer fridge/freezer, Vitrifrigo DW180 Double drawer freezer, Isotherm Cruise 49. In perfect condition, used for boat shows. For more information call: 866-209-6132

Canvas Cleaning This year, have Gemini Canvas service your bimini or dodger.

Professionally cleaned w/ waterrepellent treatment. No dip-dunk tanks, only industry approved cleaners that work. We ship UPS, call us at 207-596-7705. www.geminicanvas.com 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 Moorings Available Boothbay Region Boatyard has seasonal moorings available, $950. We are located in well protected Ebenecook Harbor, with free launch service, parking, showers, laundry and a well stocked ship store. Email Amy or call us at 207-633-2970. www.brby.com dockmaster@brby.com 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 restau-

rant and marine facilities have to offer. Call now for this great opportunity. 207-781-5110 http://handyboat.com/

More Heated Storage at Gamage Shipyard Worry-free heated storage, conscientious care in new building.

South Bristol offers ideal location amid Midcoast Maine’s spectacular cruising grounds.

Competitive rates. Fine repair services, too. Reserve now: 207644-8181. gamageshipyard.com gamage@tidewater.net Handyman Service Besides residential and commercial construction, Maine Coast Construction also offers a Handyman Service to take care of those maintenance jobs on your list so you’re free to pursue your passion - boats & boating.

Contact us with your to-do list today. Serving Mid Coast Maine since 1968. 207-236-6000. 107 Elm Street, Camden, Maine wwwmainecoastconstruction.co m

Selling your boat?

Do you have a boat to sell or looking to buy? Call 207-8313168. Gulf of Maine Yacht Sales www.boatinginmaine.com

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

NEED CREW

Traditional Wood Gaff Cutter w/Square Rig Need crew for 4-5 day trips Penobscot Bay summer 2015. 35 feet on deck. Square rig. Good accommodation. Cooking skills a plus.Needs to contribute on a boat that requires attention to sail well. dgerstel@securenet.net 514 484 5543 Looking For Cruising Crew Portland Skipper, looking for one cruising crew. Week ends, week long and longer. Primarily Maine, possibly beyond. Good boat, recent refit, well equipped. bailey8512@yahoo.com Belfast Harbor Have on mooring in Belfast Harbor a Tanzer 22 and looking for one experienced sailor for 1 to 3 hour

daysails during weekdays, maybe weekends as well. jalden@aldenet.net 207-342-3161

LOOKING TO CREW

Cape Cod Bay Recently sold boat and I like being on the water. I’m willing to crew around the Cape Cod area. 12 years experience. 6 ASA courses and Captains. Flexible, easy going.

Thanks! bradpryz@aol.com 774 276-7091 50 Ton Master/ Sail Endorsement USCG licensed Master seeks paid or volunteer opportunities to serve underway in 2015. Also ASA Certified Instructor for 101, 103 and 105. Glad to crew or captain for shakedowns, deliveries, passages

and teach sailing to young and old. Prefer sail, but power is fine.

Credentials and References available on request. Michael 50-Ton Mike. 207-474-6080 or 431-9687 Mph731952@yahoo.com Catboat Grew up sailing Woodpussys.

Have always admired the Catboat design. Senior fit woman and petite French Bull dog seeking the opportunity as crew/companion for LEISURELY sailing on a Catboat. mdenning72@gmail.com 207-939-7784 Weekend cruising 65 yr old experienced female sailor looking to hop on for some weekend sailing - maybe more.

Anywhere from Portland to Camden is perfect. Summer goes by

too quickly without spending as much time as possible out on the water. 244mvm06@gmail.com 207-653-5432 Want to crew And learn more sailing skills I am retiring soon and want to purchase a sailboat. would like to help crew and learn all I can about engines, sails, sailing and anything on a boat. Located in Kennebunk and can meet up in northern MA to Mid ME ports. I took SailMaine class last year and loved it. I have sea kayaked for many years and good with compass, GPS, charts etc. rrgl@adelphia.net 207-2516701

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Hardy racers

Photo by Bernie Wideman

Two sloops scream along in a steady breeze during the 2015 Jack Roberts Memorial New Year’s Day Race, hosted by Constitution Yacht Club. Long ago, the City of Boston levied a tax on boats moored in harbor on Jan. 1, so Jack Roberts, a club founder, created a race that went just outside the harbor to avoid assessment.

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Haut Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Herreshoff Marine Museum . . . . . . . . . . .64, 72 Hinckley Yacht Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13, 23 Hodgdon Yacht Services . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 13, 23 International Chrome Plating Co. . . . . . . . . . .30 Island Mooring Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 J-Way Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 J.R. Overseas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Jackson’s Hardware & Marine . . . . . . . . . . . .40 John Williams Boat Company . . . . . . . . . .46, 77 Jonesport Shipyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Journey’s End Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13,18 Kent Thurston Marine Surveyor . . . . . . . . . . .82 Kingman Yacht Center . . . . .3, 13, 23, 57, 58, 59 Kittery Point Yacht Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 23 Landing Boat Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Lock One Marina & Shipyard, LLC . . . . . . . . .55 Maine Coast Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Maine Sailing Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 72 Maine Yacht Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Marblehead Trading Company . . . . . . . . . .3, 57 Marine Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Marion Bermuda Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47, 49 Marion Bermuda Race, Safety at Sea . . . . . .51 McMichael’s Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Merri-Mar Yacht Basin . . . . . . . . . . .3, 13, 23, 59 Metinic Yacht Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Midcoast Marine Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Mid-Coast School of Technology . . . . . . . .61, 83 Moose Island Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Mystic Shipyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Nantucket Bagg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Navtronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57, 58 New England Boatworks . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 23, 31 New England Marine & Industrial . . . . . . . . . .54 Niemiec Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 13, 23 NMMA Boston Boat Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Ocean Point Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Ocean Pursuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Padebco Custom Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Parker’s Boat Yard, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Paul E. Luke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Penobscot Marine Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Pierce Yacht Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Pope Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Portland Yacht Services . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 15, 28 Reo Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Robinhood Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Robinhood Marine Center . . . . .3, 23, 30, 57, 77 Royal River Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 46 Rumery's Boat Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 SailMaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Sailmaking Support Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Salty Boats of Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Scandia Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Seal Cove Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 23 Shape Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Sound Marine Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 South Port Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23,56 Sturdee Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 SW Boatworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 The Yacht Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Theriaul Marine Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Traditional Boat, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Turnstone Marine Survey, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Waterline Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Wayfarer Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 23, 57, 58 Webhannet River Boat Yard . . . . . . . . . . . .24,72 Whiting Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, 55 Winder Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Winter Island Yacht Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23, 24 Winterport Boat Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Women Under Sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Yacht North Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Yankee Marina & Boatyard . . . . . . .3, 23, 57, 88

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