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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England Volume 13 Number 6 September 2010 F E AT U R E S

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Ratlines & rowboats

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Men of the sea

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Seafaring hats over the ages, Letters

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Offshore 160, Racing Pages

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A slippery daysailer, Yardwork

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A fresh Mystery Harbor

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A city girl is introduced to a raft of anachronisms on a 40-foot Bud MacIntosh ketch, and this modern-day kid grew to love them above all else.

By Steve Duguay

When you’re 10 and asked to cruise from Bristol, R.I., to Westport, Mass., on Uncle’s Luhrs, for 24 hours you’re captain of all you survey.

By Capt. Mike Martel

No compass, no charts, no clue In the pea-soup fog off the Merrimac River, a charter skipper and his clients rescue a father and his young son hopelessly lost in their outboard boat.

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Bad juju from Methadone Mary?

On the way to the boat, an encounter in front of the clinic sets the tone for the day. Would you believe cops, a tsunami report, and a broken tiller?

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She’s been my gal for 42 years And Eagle, at 84, is flaunting her years.

David Roper

A cautionary tale of 1959 A lesson for both a litterer and a boy watching.

W.R. Cheney

Live large (and quietly) Sailboats are nice places without motors.

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The Boating Magazine for Coastal New England Volume 13, Number 6 Publisher Joseph Burke Editor Nim Marsh Marketing director Bernard Wideman Ad representatives Lynn Emerson Whitney Gerry Thompson, David Stewart Ad design Holly St. Onge Art Director Custom Communications/John Gold

Letters..........................................7 Maine’s answer to Woodstock; Hats off to a Great Cove saint; Capt. Mike finds his cash quahog.

Yardwork ...................................52 New W-Class W-37 fast daysailer; R.I. Tall Ship gearing up; N.E. Boatworks to build new PUMA.

Contributors Dodge Morgan, David Roper, David Buckman, Randy Randall, Ken Packie, Roger Long

Mystery Harbor...........................12 It’s a quaint village in eastern Connecticut.

New Mystery Harbor is on page 66.

Fetching along ............................59 Give thanks for Harbor Island.

Delivery team Christopher Morse, Victoria Boucher, Michael Hopgood, Jeff Redston

Fishing reports ...........................60 North: Variety of sharks, stripers; South: Stripers, bluefish and fluke.

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News..........................................22 The first boat to arrive at Brier Island; Menemsha CG station fire put down; The NARC Rally is free again this year.

The Racing Pages ........................44 Riptide first in Offshore 160; Class 40 first in “Lobster Run;” Cetacea wins Bermuda Trophy again.

Media ........................................50 “The Boat That Wouldn’t Sink” by Trowbridge

Calendar.....................................74 Pirate Festival, boating course, boat shows.

Tides ..........................................76 Distribution............................81-83

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EDITOR’S PAGE/Nim Ma rsh

A quart boat in a pint-pot shop he English have a saying about a pocket cruis- something was lost in the translation between the er with an interior volume that defies its mea- table of offsets and the dining-room mold-loft floor. To ger overall length – “a quart in a pint pot.” The avoid such blunders, some in-home builders allow the two-berth West Wight Potter 15, with voyages from physical parameters of their “shop” to dictate the Seattle to Ketchikan and from England to Sweden, is choice of boat to be built. But even then, things don’t go as smoothly as they did for the irrepressible Mac one example of such an overachiever.

Southampton ex-pat Jeremy McGeary, senior editor McGeary.

One Kellan Hatch, from Salt Lake City, embarked on of “Good Old Boat” magazine, took that aphorism to another level when he built a 12-foot quart in the his project with two criteria in mind: Whatever design he chose had to be pint-pot of his Bristol, buildable in his R.I., living room. I eight- by 18-foot know, because I helped basement shop, and him carry it out of the extractable up a “shop” and place it on a stairwell and trailer, ready for the through a door, with land cruise to its new a right-angle turn. home in Virginia. Ever He chose a the engineer, Mac had Chesapeake Light designed the doubleCraft Mill Creek chine craft to fit Photo courtesy www.parusa.narod.ru 16.5 as the basis for through the doors and a sailing kayak/trinegotiate the corners Talk about boundary issues: Eugeniy Gvozdev built a 12-foot sailmaran. “It turned of his Bristol digs with, boat on the balcony of his mother’s second-story apartment in out to be the largest at any given time, at Marhatchkala, Russia, then sailed the pumpkinseed to Australia. boat I could have least a centimeter bebuilt in my basement,” he wrote on the Duckworks tween the boat and the door frames and walls.

There’s nothing new about crafting a vessel within website. “I was able to get it out of the basement, but the confines of one’s home. In his self-styled autobi- with less than an inch to spare after removing the ography “Of Yachts and Men,” first published in 1949, washer and dryer at the top of the stair well.”

Hoo-boy, I cringe at the thought of the anxiety of designer William Atkin writes about his friend C.A. Rollings, who convinced his wife one spring that basement tinkerers’ significant others as they read building a 26-foot-long by eight-foot-wide motorboat this. So how will they react to the case of Eugeniy in their parlor was a sensible plan. “It will only take Gvozdev who, in the 1990s, built a 12-foot sailboat on six weeks to complete the boat,” Mrs. Rollings told the balcony of his mother’s second-story apartment in Atkin, “and I can put up with the mess for that short Marhatchkala, Russia? During construction, the hull was bowsed to the railings with rope. We’re talking time.”

Several months went by, and sawdust “made pat- about serious boundary issues here! It’s no wonder terns on the red stair carpet,” Atkin wrote. “. . . . After that, upon completing the boat, Eugeniy hightailed it a time, the first chill days of autumn arrive; still the out the Caspian Sea, across the Atlantic to Cape Horn, Rollings’ boat stands like some lovely monster in the across the Pacific to the South Sea islands, to arrive in warmth of that house in the Jersey hills. Winter Darwin, Australia, three years later, ostensibly far comes . . . Another spring. . . Early summer. . . . . I have enough from Mom to escape the full force of her wrath.

So, with the long, cold months ahead, and the inalways thought Cipriano Rollings should have taken up boatbuilding as a business. He had the first essen- evitable hunger for a winter project, beware of the intial. ‘Six weeks to build her,” he had told his wife. home boatbuilding enterprise. If you don’t have an en“And 14 months to finish her, as you may have no- gineer’s mind – like that of Mac McGeary, who computes his tolerances to the half-centimeter – you may ticed.”

Building is only one stage of the challenge of in- lose a few walls, appliances and door jambs, your wife, home construction. Stories are rife of builders having and maybe even your mother. And you may just have to knock out door jambs and walls, or remove sections to sail to the South Seas and beyond till the sawdust of roof, to extricate the fruits of their labors when settles.

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Letters Maine’s answer to Woodstock?

In reference to your small article on page 52 of the July issue (“The Lobster Boat Races: Maine’s Answer to NASCAR”), it seems to be encouraging people to attend the various lobster boat races in Maine this summer.

Perhaps they’d get more visitors if you printed the attached photo, which I took in Rockland Harbor on June 20.

We were aboard the schooner American Eagle for a Father’s Day cruise and just happened to come back to port at the tail-end of the lobster boat races held that day. My timing was slightly off or I would have gotten the girl on the bow. who is trying to remove her pants in fully exposed condition, where she proceeded to flash our boat and its 35 passengers as we sailed by.

The interesting thing is there is no sign of any PFDs on any of their passengers, not to mention that the boat is entirely overloaded with revellers. What would the Coast Guard say? There were two Coast Guard boats in near proximity, watching the show!

Kathleen Maseychik Jackson, Maine

have a gorgeous view, so we enjoy lots of time right at the dock.

There’s lots of nice places to walk Petey from the marina. He also enjoys laying in the water at the beach between the marina and the Coast Guard station. Almost always, we’re the only ones there. We like to walk over toward Spring Point Marina in the morning for the best bagel, ham, egg and cheese sandwich ever at the 158 Cafe. Then Petey’s ready for a day of boating.

We like to go out by Portland Head Light, then around the end of Ram Island, then head back toward Cushing Island or out to Jewell Island. On hot days, Petey likes to swim with me, with his life jacket on, from the boat. We like going around the back of Cliff Island to Sand Island and in between Hope Island and Cliff. Then we come inside Long Island toward the Hussey Sound and go through Diamond Cove and over to the inside of Cow Island and hang on a mooring.

Another favorite route is through Diamond Pass between Peaks Island and the Diamonds and House Island to Cushing Island, where we swim and watch the cormorants. On May 30, we had a good time watching the whales on the outside of Long Island, almost to Jewell.

We just bought this boat last spring. We slept 36 nights on the boat last year, right at the dock, with a beautiful view of the city lights in the middle of the night. We did spend one overnight out at the Basin with several other boats last year. We had fabulous weather, and a fun crew of people.

Kimberly Linnell Fryeburg, Maine

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Infinger, and Petey, our 25.5 and I, have a 24-foot Sea Ray in South Portland’s Sunset likes to look at the ducks. We

I wanted to tell you about one of our hard-working people on the waterfront here in New England. This person is John “Butch” Madden, the operations manager at Great Cove Boat Club, which is a band of boaters on the Piscataqua River in Eliot, Maine.

Butch’s job description defies explanation. During the winters, he will be found clearing the docks and fingers of snow and ice. One late fall found him moving a tightly packed-in boat on the hard so that a utility pole could be replaced. He put the boat sideways, then backward, on a trailer in order to make this masterful move.

An end-of-the-season Saturday found him hauling boats, fielding questions by phone and in person, and Points East September 2010

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then racing off in the club workboat to rescue a sailboat that had lost its engine. No one called for help or pointed this out: He saw the movement of the boat, the tide, and concluded they needed help, and he got to them in time to avert disaster. Another time while standing in the clubhouse he said, “That sounds like a horn,” and he was off like a shot down the dock and saved the powerboat that had lost its steering.

Butch is a master at towing, hauling, and all of the functions that typify his job. Additionally, he oversees all of the regulatory issues and keeps the club on an even keel. He takes care of rental agreements for properties, sees to it that the properties are well cared for, and the next minute he might be cutting up a huge maple with a chainsaw and a log splitter that has fallen in a storm.

This is just a short list of the things that this hard working individual does to assure that a group of recreational boaters can enjoy their free time having a good and safe time on the water. Thank you for an outstanding publication that adds to our boating lives here in New England.

John Daneke Manchester, N.H.

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The Ingenious Device, inspired by the Nantucket lightship, and watching Mighty Ships shows on cable at 2 a.m. (e.g., a cargo ship that holds tens of thousands of cattle live for transport) really works, hence my application to that lady in Washington, Pat Pending. If you don’t believe me, 8

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look at yesterday’s haul of succulent bivalves.

Anyhow, I expect to make millions on it.

A corking old quahog, named Clyde, Sank into the bottom and died.

He filled up with mud, and other black crud, And there, a big “mudder,” he lied!

Capt. Mike Martel Bristol, R.I.

Microbursts kept Marston’s busy We’ve been enjoying a bang-up summer, in more ways then one. The weather has been truly excellent, with slight rain and lots and lots of sun. Customers and fishermen have been loving the long summer days. So have the fish. At various times so far this season, the guys have hit the mackerel, the stripers, the cod, the haddock and the “football” tuna. For a few weeks, we were enthralled with whales feeding and cruising just offshore. And just recently I heard the blues were in the Saco River.

Bang-up is hardly adequate to describe the wind we’ve had. Twice in July the marina was hit by a microburst or wind sheer. The weather was crazy. Like some giant fist the wind just swept down the river and pummeled the boats, the docks and the trees. It only took five minutes for the wind to rip off bimini tops, tear cleats out of the docks, part mooring lines, flip dinghies, and break the tops off trees. We were kept busy pumping boats and cleaning up the downed trees with the chainsaw and forklift. We’ve had to reposition some critical moorings that were dragged off station by the storms.

Two of our customers were caught offshore in the latest tornado warning. They saw the black clouds descending on the coast, but could not get to safety fast enough. Before they knew it, the river was obliterated by the driving rain and darkness. The wind kicked up six-foot waves, and they thought they were going to end up on the jetty for sure. The little boys who were out with their dads didn’t know enough to be scared, but the two skippers were shaking as they followed each other from buoy to buoy, creeping up the river.

Eventually, the two buddies made it into the clear and arrived back at our place. When we asked the boys what it was like, the 9-year-olds shouted that the lightning was “awesome.” Their father shook his head and confessed he had never been so scared in his life.

The summer is rushing by. After our annual marina picnic, it’s all downhill to Labor Day. But we have the fishing tournaments and shark tourney still.

Randy Randall Marston’s Marina Saco, Maine

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evening. Also, I have heard that if you tie a sheet of Bounce fabric softener to your belt loop, it repels mosquitoes. Might be worth a try. I don’t know anything that repels megayachts.

Donna Allen Blue Hill, Maine

Boating caps over the centuries New subscriber from Austin, Tex. We have a camp on Mt. Desert, and a schooner, Lydia Green, that we sailed from there to Corpus Christi over the last year. Yesterday, I was surfing around some weather sites, but I can’t seem to find whatever site it was that had the link to you. Anyway, I’m hoping to have the Lydia Green back in Blue Hill Bay next summer, so your magazine is perfect for me.

Looking forward to receiving my first issue.

Roger Noble Austin, Tex.

Can Bounce repel megayachts?

After reading W.R. Cheney’s story in Points East (“Encounter at Orcutt Harbor,� August), I’d like to point out that Orcutt’s isn’t the only alternative to Buck’s Harbor. I would suggest trying nearby Horseshoe Cove for a beautiful spot to spend the

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I much enjoyed the editorial, “The Captain’s Hat Conundrum,� in the August issue. Your editorial pokes a tender spot – the boater’s penchant for hats.

Sailors, powerboatmen, all generally favor hat-wearing, and not just for practical reasons (e.g., preventing “lobster-pate� or sunburn of the bald top of one’s coconut); no, it runs deeper, but I have no idea why. My better half calls me “the mad hatter.� What makes it tougher than just spousal derision is the tide of style running against hats in general.

Most men understand that the demise of hat wearing, in general, took a body blow with Jack Kennedy, and were it not for male-pattern baldness and the fear of melanoma, no men would ever wear hats today but in the dead of winter.

As far as nautical hats go, the “peaked� skipper’s hat, which was really a product of the 1950s, took hits from Alan Hale wearing one in Gilligan’s Island, and worse, the whistling Old Spice cologne guy in a pea-

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coat in those old TV commercials – not the new guy who wears neither hat nor shirt. The peaked skipper’s hat is a bit like the big fins and chrome on a late ’50s car – just a bit too much. In the ’50s, they were fine – but today? Wear one and it feels clownish; you become self-conscious, awaiting the snide comment from the jerk in the marina bar across 12 stools, “What are you, a Captin’ or somethin’??”

But sailormen have always worn some kind of hat. Jack Sparrow briefly popularized the smashedsoaked-deformed tricorne during the run of “Pirates of the Caribbean.” I have seen a few people wearing them in photos in a certain other magazine, but the wearers all appeared to be drunk. I would think you would have to be a little potted to walk around the docks in something like that, and especially dangerous if you wander down onto the commercial pier.

Joshua Slocum favored a broad, straw hat when he was selling his books at the pier in his suit, or signing autographs, most likely to protect against the sun. Also, white-cotton, flared-brim “boating” hats actually do offer sun protection, but I wouldn’t be caught dead in one after Gilligan popularized them.

They also don’t look very masculine to me. But then again, neither did Gilligan.

What’s left? The American ball cap, other than for its visor, is a useless hat; no protection for ears or neck. I

had a “Nantucket-red” billfish hat (ball cap with a long patent-leather visor), and my ear lobes at the end of the day on the water were the same color as the hat.

Grandpa wore the classic Greek Fisherman hat, really a stylish hat except that it is woolen and hot and too many old guys used to wear them.

No one seems to wear them anymore, quite possibly because they were mostly worn by old guys who have since died.

I guess if I have to have a favorite, it would be the sort of hat that Capt.

Charlie Barr wore when he was winning cup races for Nat Herreshoff. It’s salty and old-fashioned and a little bit yachty, I suppose, but one would look equally good wearing one driving a tugboat as sailing an old topsailrigged J-boat.

But you’ll still need sunblock for your ears.

Capt. Mike Martel Bristol, R.I. Correction The editor regrets that he misspelled the name of the author of the September Guest Perspective, “Women and Sailing.” When asked if she would like a correction, Susan Overbey (not Overby) replied, “I really would love one, especially since this comes up in my classroom all the time and I have spent 20 years correcting it for my students.”

MYSTERY HARBOR/And th e winner is.. .

Next time he’ll write his MH winner in haiku Looks like Stonington, Conn., to me. In the distance is Wamphassuc Point on the west side of the harbor. I live just to the west in Mystic, and Stonington is perfect all year round.

Chuck Stevens Mystic, Conn.

My Niagara 35 is in far-left corner The mystery harbor is Stonington Harbor, Stonington, Conn. My sailboat, a Niagara 35, is in the far left corner. John Papp's (the owner of Noah's restaurant) is the catboat. The picture was taken from Dennis Neuman's driveway in the boro. The second picture is of the public walkway alongside Harboredge Condominiums and dock.

The only marina in town is Dodson Boat Yard, at the North end of the harbor. They have dockage and numerous transient moorings. If you’re worried about the occasional swell that comes into the harbor, make a re12 Points East September 2010

quest for the inner-harbor moorings. For those wishing to anchor, there is a designated anchorage west of green can “7”; you'll see some cylindrical shapes designating the anchorage. There’s good holding in about 8-12 feet of water (be sure to go way west of the can - much more protected - many people make the mistake of anchoring too close to the channel). For those anchoring, you can either take a Dodson Boat Yard launch (VHF 78) for $2.50 each way, or there’s a public dinghy dock located at the Stonington Harbor Yacht Club. If you’re in Stonington on a Wednesday summer afternoon and have a sailing dinghy, join the Stonington Wednesday Night Races for boats 20 feet and under. Just ask one of the skippers what the course is and what class you might be in, race, and then join the group for dinner at the Wadawanuck Yacht Club.

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Perspectives She’s been my gal for 42 years y little schooner Eagle is not showing her age but is showing off her age. She is 84 years old and looks like new. Credit for her Bristol condition these years goes to Paul Bryant of Riverside Boat Yard in Newcastle, Maine. Credit to her showing off goes to John Alden in 1926, and then to Murray Peterson in the early 1960s. She is a visually commanding exhibit in whatever harbor she occupies, and recently has also become a harbinger of the past. I cannot help but be surprised by her apparent uniqueness because she has been the same gal to me for 42 years.

The sight of boats with four-sided sails and wood masts and mast hoops is becoming rare but is not yet gone. A boat with shrouds held by deadeyes and lanyards instead of turnbuckles is close to being

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gone: There is Eagle and a charter schooner or two, but the dude-boats’ lanyards are just decorations with turnbuckles hiding behind them to do the work.

The views of Eagle are a delight from any angle or distance. She is a “joy to row up to,” as Peterson said it. Her classic lines will mist the eyes of any boat lover, any appreciator of artistic beauty in whatever forms it is found. She was a John Alden Malabar Junior sloop when first launched, and then she became a Murray Peterson schooner in a redesign and rebuild after serious hurricane damage. She is 31 feet on deck with a six-foot bowsprit, and has a 10-foot beam and five-foot draft.

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Shipmate coal stove, and a two-burner alcohol stove and nine-by-nine sink. She does have an engine, a three-cylinder diesel mounted in full, open view next to the toilet bowl in the tiny aft cabin. It is a fine setup for a mechanic with diarrhea. She sets five sails on eight halyards.

I participated in a Chebeague Island Yacht Club race that had a running start; skippers get the start gun on the beach, row out to their vessels, raise sails, lift anchor and get underway to the course. This was not a procedure suited to Eagle. She takes considerable time to get just the working three of her sails up and considerable time to hand-haul her yachtsman’s anchor up and lash it to the whisker stays, so by the time I was under way, the fleet was well into conquering the course.

There are some eccentricities to sailing a two-masted gaff-header with the largest sail aft. She will point high enough if carefully tended to tack in 90 degrees of compass heading, but always

with attention paid more to keeping way on than to sailing higher on the wind. She can be frozen stiff by cranking sheets in and booms down, and main, fore, and jib should each be trimmed a bit farther out.

Dead downwind – a lousy schooner point of sail to begin with – is best done wing-and-wing with boom preventers on, leaving no breeze for the headsail. She is best sailed by slacking the peak halyards on a run and peaking them on a beat. The boat simply likes a reach – close in light airs and broad in heavy airs.

Reefing is a major chore but the increased sail area from the gaff-headed rig is forgiving to heavy air because it is spread low.

As Paul Wolter, the 18-year captain of Tom Watson’s Palawan yachts and owner of the sloop Economy once told me: “A man should never sail higher on the wind in degrees than his age plus ten.”

I welcome the age of broad reaches.

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A cautionary tale of 1959 s they rounded the point, the fog came right back. Just then, the young boy caught the first smell of spruce and felt the warmth of the land.

Despite the fog, he looked for the entrance to the cove, eager to end that day’s foggy sail into an unrelenting southwest headwind. Soon he could do his favorite things: some rowing in the old skiff and exploring a calm new place.

“The old cruising guide says the entrance is hard to spot, between the cliffs just beyond this point; it says we should look for a bold, pink granite cliff on the eastern side,” the young boy’s father said.

The boy watched his dad now. He looked at him only for intent. Not with fear or anxiety. His father would not make a mistake.

“Grab the brass megaphone, behind the port bunk, will you pal?” the man asked his son. “We’ll make our own radar.”

The young boy emerged from the cabin and handed it to his father, who put it to his lips.

“Boom….boom….boom,” he shouted through the megaphone at different intervals and in slightly varied directions. He waited and did it again. The young boy watched with intent. “Seems as if the much longer return echo is right about there,” he said, pointing into the fog while looking down at the binnacle. “About 20 degrees.” He let go the staysail sheet and the old wooden cutter slowed appreciably. “We’ll just ease on closer and listen very carefully for surf,” he said. “Why don’t you take your sharp eyes and good ears up to the bow and put them to work.”

And so they ghosted in towards the entrance. The young boy hung to the forestay, his left foot resting on the bowsprit, while he unleashed his full senses of sight and sound. Then he spied it. “There, Dad… there. There’s the pink cliff, just like you said. Just like you said, Dad.” The man was immensely relieved, though he didn’t show it outwardly. He was nowhere near as certain of himself as his young son was. And there were more worries to come. “Come get the lead line for me, will you pal?” he asked, as they slid through the entrance. The boy came aft, grabbed the lead line from the stern locker, unwound it to three knots, which he knew meant 18 feet, and moved forward dutifully to just aft of the starboard running backstay. “OK, begin your swings,” the man said, and the boy swung the lead forward into the water and let it drop as the cutter moved ahead.

“No bottom,” he said. And he swung again. “Still no bottom.”

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“All good,” the man said, as they eased by the bold shore with the pink granite cliff. “We’re almost in. About a hundred yards farther into the deeper water of the cove that the chart shows, and we’ll drop the hook.”

Several hours later, when the fog lifted, they were surprised to find that they were not alone. A large cabin cruiser was anchored not far off. The boy’s father was surprised; since they had left Massachusetts, they’d seen very few big powerboats at anchor in remote coves. It seemed unusual, but the man soon put it out of his mind and began reheating a beef stew they’d had the night before.

The young boy was happy to climb into the rowing skiff and explore the shoreline. On the way back from the other side of the cove, his curiosity got the better of him, and he rowed over near the neighboring boat.

A large man was sitting in the stern, his feet propped up on the transom. He was smoking a cigar and drinking a beer. The boy thought the better of getting closer, but as he turned, the man stood up and looked in his direction. “Know where we are here, boy?” he asked. “We kind of stumbled in here as the fog started. Been stuck for a couple of days.”

“It’s called Head Harbor,” the boy said. It’s on the chart. My dad brought us in here right through the fog. He knows the place.”

“Thanks,” the man said, and settled back in his chair.

After dinner, the boy went belowdecks to read, and his father, after cleaning the dishes, sat up on deck with a cup of tea. It was dusk and very quiet. Then came a rustle of small objects and a series of small splashes. The noise came from the direction of the other boat in the cove. The boy’s father turned and watched as the man dumped his trash over the stern of his boat into the still waters of the pristine harbor.

“I’m going for a short row, pal,” the boy’s father said.

He put down his tea by the rail, and slid over the side into the skiff.

Very deliberately, the boy’s father rowed toward the other boat in the cove. As he got closer, the man in the stern took notice. He sat up straighter, stopped leaning back in his chair, and then took his feet down from the boat’s transom. He put down his beer. Then he put down his cigar. But the boy’s father slowed the skiff and turned before reaching the cabin cruiser.

He was about 60 feet off, near the slowly spreading pool of garbage. Then he shipped his oars and began to pick the various pieces of the jetsam out of the wa-

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ter. Carefully, slowly, he picked up a tomato soup can with its ragged lid partially attached, a cardboard egg carton, four beer bottles, a coffee can, and numerous Hershey’s candy-bar wrappers. He placed each item in a canvas bucket in the stern of his skiff. The man on the cabin cruiser watched, motionless, at full attention.

Just about then the boy on the old cutter came out of the cabin, looking for, and now watching, his father.

The boy’s father now rowed slowly toward the man.

In the stillness of the cove, no one said a word. The only sound came from the skiff’s old ash oars as they sliced the water and pulled towards the man’s boat.

The boy’s father rounded up the skiff nicely alongside the cabin cruiser’s stern. Then he stood, bucket in hand, and poured its contents at the man’s feet.

“I think you may have dropped this,” was all he said. And then he rowed away.

They say that “character” is what you do when no one else is watching. In this case, a young boy watched. So did an older man. Neither, I venture, has ever been the same since.

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Yank that engine. Live large (quietly) long and eventful day on the water winds up with a tricky beat up a narrow channel into a perfect, almost landlocked gunkhole. All day we have reached and run among the breathtakingly beautiful islands of the mid-Maine coast, and now, to top it off, there is this difficult beat into harbor.

We charge toward shore, cutting it close, ‘till sinister rocks show green and menacing in the water ahead, then luff, tack over, and head for the other side. We like to push the limits. We feel confident in our ability to read shore and water, and we know what our boat will do. This testing dance is the very best part of an entire day of good moments in our engineless boat.

In harbor now, anchored and squared away, I watch a handsome sloop motor in through the same stretch.

Earlier in the day, I had seen this same boat motoring downwind in the Eggemoggin Reach. I wondered then, as I often do, what is the point of having a sailboat if you don’t sail it? I know there are people who think I’m a little nutty on this issue, but I can’t understand why anyone would ever want to do anything

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Oh, I’ve owned a whole passel of boats with motors, and used those motors too. It took me a long time to realize that every time I relinquished sail and fired up the iron wind, I stopped having fun. It was a long time also before I realized it was crazy to put up with maintenance, breakdowns, and all the other heartbreaks and inconveniences engines are sure to bring when the rewards therefrom are so meager.

Say you are out sailing and become becalmed (the great bugaboo that motor advocates are always pointing to as a reason why sailboats must have auxiliaries), so you fire up old thumper and there you go.

Aside from having to breathe a cloud of noxious exhaust, where are you? Well, you’ve managed to start spending money for one thing, and now you can listen to a nice mechanical racket instead of the lapping of waves and the cries of seabirds. We hardly need mention that you are fouling the environment and contributing to global warming.

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You’re a sportsman, right? A good definition of sport is the overcoming of difficulties by skill for purposes of enjoyment. Win the race against difficult competition, or get into harbor against trying conditions, and you will feel pleasure. Hit the starter button because wind or tide are against you, and you give all that up.

Boats are nicer places without motors. They smell better and sail faster. There is a lot more room to store your gear. I keep a couple of cases of Cotes du Rhone where the Universal diesel used to be. I’d rather have them for shipmates any day.

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CONFESSIONS/Joh n E. Noll

Why do I have still have 10 boats?

I never gave it much thought until recently, when I began looking at my project list and found I spent most of my time restoring, maintaining or repairing boats and motors than I did actually using them. I have two boats and a couple of dinghies in the lake and didn’t touch them for most of the summer. The boat I keep in Ellsworth, on the Union River, received the most use, but still only about 60 hours a season.

The reality is that I have 10 boats now, down from 11 a year ago, so I’m doing well, I guess. None of them are high-dollar boats, and I only purchased one that was new. I have a thing for 1970’s Ford trucks and boats from the 1970s or older.

As a kid, my father had a Bertam 25 Moppie, which he kept at my grandparents house on a lagoon in Lanoka Harbor, N.J. Between crabbing and rowing my first boat, an eight-foot plywood pram, I would watch all the powerboats go past our dock as they idled out to the bay. I still have that pram. There were so many cool boats that went by. I remember the smell of two-stroke on hot summer mornings and the

hyper sound of an idling inline-six outboard. And the throaty sound of an inboard Chris-Craft, or an old Colonial, sent chills up my spine.

The boats I currently have are listed below. All of the boats and motors are, or were, in good to excellent operating condition, though not all at the same time.

1977 Thunderbird Formula 23: I just had to have it. Bought it for $2,500 in 2004, after which I discovered rot throughout the stringers, floor and transom. I started demolition to rebuild the hull, life got in the way, and I sold the power out of it. Three years and $23,000 dollars later, it is a nice turnkey boat again. It lives on the Union River, and we spend most of our time around Mount Desert Island. I can’t get rid of this one.

1968 HiLiner 21: My dad bought it four years ago and dumped a pile of money into it. Before he was able to even use it, my mother got sick, he lost all interest in it, and they moved back to Pennsylvania. So, I bought it from him three years ago. I keep it on Toddy Pond out front of the house. It reminds me of

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the old Bertram we once had. It’s for sale by the way.

1968 Chris-Craft Corsair: This 20-footer has a flywheel-forward 283 V8. I purchased it in Boothbay in 2006, in good running condition, but of course I couldn’t leave well enough alone. Restoration in progress. I rebuilt the motor last winter and still need to Awlgrip and re-upholster the boat. Love the sound of this one.

2003 Lund 14: First new anything for me. Versatile and cheap to own with a 20-horse Mercury. It lives in the lake, but vacations in Blue Hill or Penobscot Bay. Early 1960s 14-foot Larson: Aluminum, and kind of neat because it has wood trim around the gunwale.

It was a freebie, and it is on the list to restore.

Old 12-foot fiberglass Sears boat: A friend bought it for me from the side of the road because he knew I just had to have it. It has a cathedral hull that is stable and makes a great tender, or whatever.

12-foot aluminum Starcraft: I didn’t have one of these, and it seemed to fill a niche for getting out to the mooring with the dogs.

Two small dinghies: from childhood.

Old wooden pram: from childhood.

Alas, I sold several boats in recent years: 1968 Formula 23: Similar to the one above: Sold it a couple of years ago. Friend of the family died and

his widow gave it to me several years ago.

19-foot 1971 Thunderbird Formula: Cathedral hull with a 90-horse Mercury (inline six) – a great hull. An old friend of the family had one when I was growing up, so I had to have one, too. Ran it in Somes Sound, Pen Bay and the lake for many years. Sold it last year (surprisingly). I also sold off three others, all lake boats, over the past several years: 28-foot Owens 14-foot Penn Yan 17-foot Invader My moorings were starting to encroach on my neighbor’s frontage so I had to rein things in a bit.

At one time, in 2006 I think, I had 13 outboards. All were running, some were antiques. I went to buy one lightly used 20-horse Merc, and the guy had another one, only it was a 1968 (red band) in mint condition.

So, I bought two. Over the past three years I gave away or sold all but four. My shop was getting cluttered.

I would like to have a Bertram 25, though. Maybe a sailboat, too. Less moving parts. There you have it.

That’s why I still have 10 boats. My wife thinks I’m nuts.

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By Caroline Norwood For Points East The fog cleared for a few hours late on July 21 to reveal the 30-foot pulling boat Stevie Jane tied up at the floating docks in Westport, Brier Island, Nova Scotia.

Captain Rugge Benoit, his brother Pete, Sewall Maddocks and Jack Hutchins were on their way back to Boothbay Harbor, Maine, after more than seven weeks rowing and sailing in the Gulf of Maine. All the crew are in their early 20`s.

Sewall said they departed Boothbay Harbor June 6 and headed east. At that time, there was a fifth crewmember, Cameron King, who left the boat in Lockeport, N.S., where they head back to Maine. “The idea of the trip was Jake and Rugee’s. They talked about going on a rowing trip eastbound. It’s been quite an awesome adventure,” Sewall said.

Rugge and Jack are co-owners of the boat – officially, Pulling Boat Hull No. 8 – built in 1967 in Bass Harbor, Maine, for Hurricane Island Outward Bound.

The Stevie Jane can be either rowed, with 12-foot oars, or sailed with its two-masted sprit rig. “Two rowing at one time, usually for four hours.” The boat is eight feet wide and draws three feet of water when the centerboard is down.

“We have a deck that we sleep on under a canvas tent,” Sewall said. “We lash the spirit between the two masts and hang up a canvas for a tent.” They have a Coleman camp stove and mostly carried dehydrated food. One food Sewall discovered on the trip was quinoa. “It’s excellent,” he commented.

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When they are not on the water, Pete works in Colorado at a ski shop; Jake works as a stone mason in Vermont, where he also does a lot of rock climbing; Rugge is a student, but he also works on a sugar maple farm with Jake in Vermont. Sewall has a job on a factory freezer trawler in the Bering Strait.

“People have been so helpful. We’ve definitely had adventures with the locals. Last night we went waterskiing with a group from Cape St. Marys. They took us for mussels, we had a few beers, and went to a lake for water-skiing and tubing. It was cool.”

I mentioned that my late husband’s family lives in the Boothbay area. Sewall said he knew some Norwoods: “Jeff Norwood and his brother, Bob were our coaches when I played Little League.” Small world, I thought, as I sat at my computer on this little rocky island at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy.

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Free NARC Rally starts from Newport The 11th annual North American Rally to the Caribbean (NARC) Rally, from Newport, R.I., to St. Martin is free. Building on the success of last year’s rally, with 31 boats, organizer Offshore Passage Opportunities is once again waiving the entry fee for the NARC Rally, which departs Newport Oct. 31 or during best weather window after that date.

All seaworthy boats are welcome to begin gathering the last week in October at the Newport Yachting Center. Weather routing is presented by Susan Gennett of Real Weather. In Bermuda, the fleet will be hosted by the St. Georges Dinghy & Sports Club. New this year, Marina Group IGY is sponsoring the rally finish, with free dockage and the 1st annual Start of the Season Party at Simpson Bay Marina St. Marten.

With the upsurge in first-time cruisers, the rally will offer a one day seminar on Friday, Oct. 29 for skippers and crew. OPO also offers a free crew network service to get at least one ex-

perienced person aboard who can say “No worries, mon,” when the wind and seas pipe up. This year’s rally will aim to “leave a small footprint”: Garbage will be weighed in Bermuda and St. Marten. Reusable water bottles will be distributed along with grocery bags and best-practice advice for all rally boats to adopt. For information on rally benefits, visit www.sailopo.com

Chatham CG saves 11 from boat fire A Chatham, Mass., Coast Guard crew rescued 11 people from a 44-foot yacht after it caught fire approximately three miles south of Wychmere Harbor, Mass., on July 30. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England dispatched a Coast Guard Station Chatham 27-foot boat crew to assist the people aboard the Hyannis Port-based yacht Bronze Monkey after receiving the report from 911 around 11:35 p.m.

“When we arrived on scene we could see the boat was engulfed in smoke,” said Petty Officer First Class Matthew Hussey, the Station Chatham boat coxswain. “As we got closer we could see flames and everyone on the bow.”

All the lifejackets and signaling devices were trapped in the cabin, which was engulfed in flames, said Hussey. “It’s good we got there when we did,” Hussey continued. “Some of the passengers couldn’t swim, and about two or three minutes after we pulled everyone off the boat, it was fully engulfed.”

The vessel sank in approximately 22 feet of water, causing a minor sheen and debris field. The captain of the Bronze Monkey stated the fire began in the engine room and believes it was caused by an electrical malfunction. FMI: www.coastguardnews.com.

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Our opinion is that kids are too plugged in today, and my wife, Kathleen Riley, and I put more value on family time with a board game or a book or just hanging out with Dora. Inset: Knitting below is a favorite pastime of Mom and daughter.

A city girl is introduced to a raft of anachronisms on a 40-foot Bud MacIntosh ketch, and this modern-day kid grew to love them above all else.

By Steve Duguay For Points East e had been at the family friendly resort in Florida for three days when my wife, Kathleen Riley, and I decided we needed a

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break. It was a great place to spend February vacation with our daughter, Dora, but we were new to the parenting thing and the controlled chaos of what seemed to be a hundred screaming kids in the pool was beginning to wear on us. editor@pointseast.com

Clockwise from top: Jumping from the rigging is a blast for Dora, who is a strong swimmer. Dora takes the helm of Silver Hawk. Mom and Dora hike in Acadia National Park.

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We decided that a short nature walk at a nearby preserve would be a nice respite. About five minutes into the walk, our precocious 7-year-old stopped in her tracks, turned to us, and declared, “Guys, I’m really not much of a nature girl, I’m more of a fashion girl. Can we go back to the resort? Can I get a manicure?”

This was the moment when my worst fears were

confirmed. Dora had been with us for less than a year, and we were bonding as a family, but she was clearly a city girl, with parents who loved to spend their leisure time with nature, especially on the coast of Maine on an old wooden sail boat.

With the arrival of Dora, we had to face the reality that our beloved wooden lapstrake sloop, Hornpipe, was just too small. It was time to upgrade, and since

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About five minutes into the walk, our precocious 7-yearold stopped in her tracks, turned to us, and declared, “Guys, I’m really not much of a nature girl, I’m more of a fashion girl. Can we go back to the resort? Can I get a manicure?” my three previous sailboats had been wooden, there was no question what the next hull would be made of (my insurance agent calls me a “repeat offender”).

I had found our next boat, Silver Hawk, wintering over in a wooden-boat shop in Kensington, N.H. Silver Hawk is a 40-foot ketch designed and built by Bud MacIntosh in 1973. In addition to being an accomplished builder and designer, Bud was also a contributor to “WoodenBoat” magazine and author of the seminal work “How to Build a Wooden Boat.” I’m told that Silver Hawk was the last big boat that Bud built.

By that time in his career, he had certainly perfected his craft. Silver Hawk is all mahogany, oak and bronze. The masts are varnished spruce, and she is very traditional, sporting ratlines, a bronze bell and a wood stove. There would be plenty of room for Dora, a friend or two, and their toys. The split rig and selftending sails would make her easy to sail, and the full keel would ensure stability. She seemed like an ideal family boat.

We had found the boat, we now needed a plan. How could Mom and Dad make sailing a traditional wooden boat enjoyable for this city kid, thereby ensuring years of bliss on the water for all? It did not take long to come up with the answer: bribery. Dora loves gadgets, and despite most of her friends seeming to have iPods, cell phones, and various handheld video games,

we said, “No”. Our opinion is that kids are too plugged in today, and we put more value on family time with a board game or a book.

However, we decided that things would be different on the boat. It would have an iPod loaded with Dora’s favorite tunes, a Game Boy, and even a portable DVD player with a stack of movies. These items would stay on the boat, but she could use them whenever she wanted, guaranteeing some peace for Mom and Dad. In the beginning, Dora could have been anywhere on the planet. It was all about music, movies and games. At age 8, she started to show some interest in the rowboat, a 10-foot Acorn dinghy made of mahogany, with leathered oars and bronze oarlocks. I think, initially, she just wanted to get off the big boat, and when we dropped the anchor she would ask me to take her rowing.

At age 9, Dora decided she wanted to learn how to row. I spent hours with her in that dinghy, teaching her how to handle the oars and maneuver the little boat. Eventually, I decided that the instructor needed a break, so I put a couple of dock lines together, tied one end to the painter and cleated the other end at Silver Hawk’s stern. Dora spent hours happily rowing around in circles while tethered to the mother ship.

In the summer of 2009, at age 10, things had changed. Dora had competed on our local YMCA

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swim team during the previous winter. All those hours in the pool doing the butterfly stroke were beginning to show in her physique. Her shoulders, arms and back had become strong. In her hands, the wooden oars no longer flopped around out of synch.

Dora grabbed those handles and moved some water!

And this was the year she wanted to strike out on her own. When the anchorage was calm, the skipper gave her permission. Always wearing a life jacket equipped with a whistle and water-activated strobe light, VHF radio by her side, Dora rowed, and rowed, and rowed. Half a mile from our mooring to the Handy Boat dock? No problem: This became Dora’s warm-up row before breakfast. A steady 15-knot southerly on our bow, separating our anchored boat from shore at the Goslings? Piece of cake: Dora rowed the family ashore and back. Ever seen the dinghy dock at Northeast Harbor? The tenders are jammed in gunwale to gunwale. Dora saw this as the perfect opportunity to practice her docking.

During our three days there last summer, Dora spent hours rowing about and docking. While anchored at Snow Island one weekend, I saw Sorceress through binoculars at the far end of the bay. Sorceress is a beautiful Friendship Sloop owned by our friends Ruy and Tam Gutierrez, and like us, they prefer a hard dinghy and oars to an inflatable and outboard.

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When Dora saw the powerboats pulling laughing kids at high speeds on boogie boards, she said, “Hey Dad, could you put the sail on the dinghy and pull me around in the inner tube?”

Undaunted by the distance, Dora boarded the dinghy and struck out. The reward for her effort was an invitation to breakfast aboard Sorceress and a lesson on the finer points of feathering ones oars from Ruy. On Labor Day weekend, we were anchored in Quahog Bay, which was buzzing with activity. As Dora watched the powerboats pulling laughing kids at high speeds on boogie boards, I began to feel a twinge of guilt. That really looked fun, and I knew she wanted to do it. How could varnish and tarred hemp compete with that? Perhaps I had taken traditional

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sailing a bit too far. Then Dora spoke up, “Hey Dad, could you put the sail on the dinghy and pull me around in the inner tube?”

I was beginning to like the way this kid thought.

Brilliant! It only took a few minutes to step the sprit rig, hang the rudder, and slide the daggerboard into place, and we were off. Towing at speeds of 1 or 2 knots was perfect. Dora could do various tricks on the tube and catch up after falling off with just a few butterfly strokes. The slow speed was also conducive to conversation with other boats in the anchorage.

Above all else, Dora is a people person. Her rowing excursions were as much social events as nautical adventures. She was always quick to strike up conversations as she rowed about, and she found she could do the same thing while tubing. This was a win-winwin situation. Dora had a blast on the tube, I got to sail my dinghy, and Mom got some solitude on the mother ship.

If there is something more rare than wooden tenders with sailing rigs on sail boats today, it must be ratlines. Dora didn’t seem to notice them until she saw me go aloft one day, and she was instantly captivated. When it comes to feats of physical activity, Dora is pretty much fearless. In less than one minute she was as high in the rigging as the ratlines would take her. And what’s a fearless kid to do when at the top? Jump, of course!

We had to put a few rules in place for jumping. One of the most important is the height restriction: No higher than the sixth rung. I’ve jumped from this height once, and it is scary. Dora will do it all afternoon, falling a good eight feet before plunging into that cold Maine water, often to the cheers and applause of onlookers.

Anyone who has cruised in New England knows that inevitably there will be days when the weather doesn’t permit rowing or swimming. While rummaging through the ship’s library on one such day, Dora came across my copy of “The Book of Sailing Knots.”

She thumbed through it briefly and then asked for a piece of rope so she could practice tying knots! The request nearly brought tears to my salt-encrusted eyes.

Perhaps one day I could even teach her to whip the end of a three-strand line, or put in an eye-splice.

Playing cards is another way to pass the time while hunkered down in a stormy anchorage. After tiring of the kids’ games, we decided to teach Dora how to play cribbage. We thought that the game would help her learn addition. Well, Dora soon mastered all possible ways to add cards to 15 and 31, and began to pick up on strategy. After a while, she became virtually unbeatable. The official score of the three-way cribbage tournament during our two-week summer cruise was: Dora 10, Mom 2, Dad 1 (and no, we didn’t let her win).

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Kathleen bought her a set of large, color-coded knitting needles, and Dora spent the summer working on a very long scarf. Electronic gadgets still get used, but are no longer the main attraction on the boat.

At the end of September, we stepped from the launch to Silver Hawk’s deck for our last sailing weekend before decommissioning. Dora’s friend, Emma, was with us, and this was her first time on the boat. Dora pointed out the ratlines and described how they could climb up and jump off. She motioned to the dinghy, promising adventures when they were allowed to go rowing. Dora gave Emma the tour belowdecks, ending in the foc’sle where they would be bunking. As Dora turned on the brass berth lights, illuminating the varnished mahogany surrounding the foc’sle, Emma was suitably impressed. They were just within earshot, and I heard Emma say, “This is cool,” to which Dora replied, “I know, I love it here.” Maybe our fashion girl will turn out to be a sailor girl after all.

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. . . the prospect of a daylong trip across distant waters was exciting, especially since we would be going with the men. picked up at school the previous day. Oh, and there is one other reason – the prospect of going on an earlymorning boat-ride with Grandpa in Uncle George’s new Luhrs power cruiser. Otherwise, most boys, if not all, never willingly get out of bed before sunrise.

Many years ago, my Uncle George bought a Luhrs powerboat. It was wooden, lapstrake planked, 20something feet long, with a clipper bow and a single inboard engine, a Chrysler Crown, the old flathead six-cylinder type. It wasn’t new, but it was in very nice shape. It was located at the old Tripp’s boatyard in the Westport River, across the little harbor from the fishing docks at Westport Point, Mass.

Uncle George and his dad, my Grandpa, planned to bring the boat from Tripp’s to Grandpa’s Bristol, R.I., mooring one Saturday morning in early September.

George’s son, Dan, and I were invited along for the cruise. Dan was almost my age, and we spent a lot of time together in Grandpa’s boats. Dan was a chubby kid with blond crew-cut hair, and he had a bit of a mean streak in him, but that normally didn’t bother me.

Both Dan and I had 12-foot wooden skiffs that Grandpa had built for us, and we’d learned to sail

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Grandpa’s Beetle Cat, which, thanks to Grandpa’s woodworking skills and a heavy, multi-layer coating of Kirby’s green paint, never leaked a drop. Although we spent a lot of time together in small boats, we were excited because we were going for a ride in a big powerboat, and the prospect of a daylong trip across distant waters was exciting, especially since we would be going with the men. This made us feel special, important in a way, just a little more grown up, perhaps, than we really were.

Grandpa’s plan was to leave Bristol for Westport well before dawn, to get an early start on the day. It was fall now, Grandpa said, and the weather out on Buzzards Bay could be changeable. Grandpa said it could get rough later in the day, so it was wise to leave early, riding together in the old Ford Country Squire station wagon. I don’t remember if Grandma rode with us, to drive the car home, but she probably did.

Dan and I slept over at Grandpa and Grandma’s house that night. We were excited, and stayed up late talking. Grandpa came upstairs and sternly told us to “pipe down” and go to sleep, that if we didn’t go to sleep soon, we would not be allowed to go at all. We each tried hard to go to sleep, but as I drifted off, the

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Grandma would slice up the chourico and fry it in a black-iron skillet, in a little olive oil with chopped green bell peppers, onions, and garlic. tantalizing aroma of chourico and peppers cooking reached my nostrils and made my belly grumble.

Downstairs in the kitchen, Grandma was making tomorrow’s lunch for the boat ride.

Chourico is a red, spicy, delicious Portuguese sausage. In Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, where I grew up, Portuguese cuisine was so well blended into mainstream New England cooking that my Irish-ethnic Grandma could whip up a batch of chourico and peppers as convincingly as any Portuguese lady in Bristol.

Grandma would slice up the chourico and fry it in a black-iron skillet, in a little olive oil with chopped green bell peppers, onions, and garlic. Then she would add some Portuguese red crushed pepper, tomato paste, and “a little this and that,” to make a thick saucy filling. This would be stuffed into the top of a torpedo roll, similar to a meatball sandwich, and served hot.

I don’t remember waking up that morning in the pre-dawn darkness; Grandpa had a gentle way of waking us by touching one foot and wiggling it a little bit until we woke up. Because we were too young to be allowed coffee, Grandma served us tea. The aro-

ma of re-heated chourico and peppers filled the house.

She had re-warmed the skillet so the mixture was piping hot, and filled a dozen torpedo rolls with the filling, wrapping each sandwich in waxed paper and packing them snugly into an old, round, potato-chip bin with an image of a housewife and the words Made-Rite Potato Chips printed on the side.

Grandpa brought the red galvanized steel CocaCola cooler up from the cellar. It was old-style, heavy, with a drain spigot on the bottom and a handle on top that snapped closed over the lid to hold it shut. The rugged cooler was a necessary companion on all boat trips and picnics, and it would keep things cold for a long time when Grandpa put a piece of block ice in it.

Grandpa put the water jug and some Fanta soda (in Massachusetts they still call it “tonic”) into the cooler, including a few bottles of orange Fanta, because he knew I liked this flavor especially.

We left in the darkness, but soon I could see the lightening sky to the east. The lights of Fall River still twinkled out of the black mass of the land as we crossed the Taunton River on the old Brightman Street Bridge and drove up Route 6 through the city.

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I could smell the odd marine-gasoline-engine exhaust smell – not especially unpleasant – as we backed out of the slip.

Westport, wending our way in the gathering dawn to Tripp’s along the winding road that passed by Horseneck Beach. Little scrubby pitch-pines lined the sandy landscape that flanked the road, and the treecovered dunes along the shore loomed high above us and hid our view of the sea.

A wooden freight barge, massive-timbered like a great old sailing ship, had been beached next to Tripp’s dock, and the part of it above water at high tide was used as a dinghy storage dock. As the golden sun peeked through the treetops and began to beam down on the still harbor lined with bright-green spears of eelgrass, I climbed out onto the barge, which seemed to me a relic of bygone times, and looked down through a hole in the deck while Grandpa and Uncle George got the boat ready.

I peered into a dark cavern illuminated by shafts of sunlight from the outside, filling the great dark void with an eerie golden-green glow. Through the semitransparent, deep water, I glimpsed the massive sunken skeleton-timbers of the barge. The side-planking long gone, the great square frames reaching down and disappearing into the lime-green depths of the harbor to an unseen bottom way below. It was high

tide. This fantastic, back-lit specter of the deep, heavy with shadow and seaweed, fired my imagination: It could have been any of the hundreds of wrecks in the lost mire of the Sargasso Sea. But it was a short-lived reverie.

“Hey, get out of there!” Grandpa’s angry voice called out. “You’ll get hurt over there! You’re not supposed to be climbing on that!” Dan was sitting on the enginebox pretending to be a good boy, and he smirked smugly at me.

The engine was started, and it grumbled with a deep-throated voice and belched clouds of white exhaust and steam, while the water coughed and burbled around the exhaust pipe just below the waterline. I could smell the odd marine-gasoline-engine exhaust smell – not especially unpleasant – as we backed out of the slip. The engine had warmed up and was ticking and purring, the way the old flathead engines used to, clickety-smooth like a big sewing machine, and then commenced to roar in its authoritative way as Grandpa throttled up and we powered out into the channel toward the river mouth.

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peared into nothingness as they drifted astern. Dan and I went below to explore the main cabin: not much more than a V-shaped room with a berth on either side, and what looked like a cramped closet with a funny-looking little toilet in it. We lay down on the berth cushions for a few moments, imagining that we were on a long sea voyage. Too excited to remain in them for long, soon we were back on deck.

One image remains alive in my memory after all these years: exiting the river mouth and heading out onto Buzzard’s Bay in the cool morning, the sea mirror-calm, the sky a lovely blue with horizontal steaks of mauve stretching away across the southern horizon. I thought that I never would have imagined that early morning at sea could be so beautiful.

Directly ahead lay the sad, rust-colored wreckage of the old cement barge on Hen and Chickens shoal.

Grandpa told us how the barge had broken free of the tug in building seas, and the tow had grounded on the rocks – adding quickly that we weren’t going over there.

We were heading out into Buzzard’s Bay. The sandy shoreline and green land beyond, the high dunes of Westport Point, and the gray roofs of Acoaxet receded into the distance behind us as we glided out across the vast expanse of the bay. Cuttyhunk Island rose above the sea to the south, but we are not going there, either.

Somewhere in the distance, off toward the endless ocean to the southwest, was a plume of dark smoke. It rose and rose, like a great whale surfacing out of the sea, to gradually reveal the wheelhouse, high prow, and low hull of a brick-red oceangoing tugboat and barge well behind it, laboring up the bay toward the Cape Cod Canal. We would stay out of his way.

The water around the boat was clean, aqua-blue, with a white, foamy wake trailing astern. Grandpa and Uncle George took turns at the helm, behind the windshield, talking, but Dan and I couldn’t hear much of what they said. Grandpa lit his pipe, and the aroma of toasted-vanilla Cavendish floated back to Dan and me.

Halfway to the strange, rugged rock-island boulders of Sakonnet Point, our stomachs were growling again; salt water and sea air do marvelous things for one’s appetite, especially if one is a boy. I had been thinking about the sandwiches in the potato-chip drum; the smiling image printed on its side, of the lady with a pearl necklace, was happily calling me to lunch.

Perhaps we were all thinking the same thing: Grandpa opened the lid and distributed the chourico and pepper sandwiches. They were still warm; I ate quickly – one, then two – thinking that I had never tasted anything so wonderfully delicious in my life, washed down with an orange Fanta.

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“Hey you guys, cut that out! Get along with each other.” Dan pouted, his lower lip puffing out, forming an arch. When we were done eating, red tomato sauce was smeared around our mouths, and Grandpa gave us paper napkins to wipe our faces clean.

Our trip took us around Sakonnet Point, up the Sakonnet River, and into Mount Hope Bay. As we passed under the century-old derelict swinging railroad bridge in Tiverton – since torn down – Grandpa told us about Great-grandpa McGrath, Grandma’s dad, who, as a young man, was an engineer on a steam locomotive that crossed that bridge back in the 1900s when he worked for the Old Colony Railroad.

Fishermen with dark faces, Cape Verdean men from Fall River, were fishing from the bridge. They smiled and waved to us as we passed, and we all waved back.

We turned at Common Fence Point, and headed southwest to round Bristol Neck. We passed under the Mount Hope Bridge and headed for Bristol

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That night, as I fell asleep, the bed would move, ever so slightly like the deck of the boat, rocking me to sleep with unforgettable sensations and images of our grand seagoing adventure. Like the enduring love for a Grandfather and Grandmother remembered, our odyssey will never diminish or fade from the unclouded crystal spyglass-lens of mind and heart.

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No compass No charts No clue

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By Capt. Bill Tambo For Points East slept on the 34-foot Catalina Diadem the night of Aug. 2, 2008. A charter was scheduled for the next day, a round trip to the Isles of Shoals for two couples.

At about 3 a.m., I awoke and briefly went on deck to check the weather.

The early morning sky was clear and impressive, boding a pleasant day. Three hours later, when I arose for the day, the situation had changed. The air was still, and a severe fog had settled in. The nearest aid to navigation was not visible from Diadem’s mooring in Newburyport, Mass., on the Merrimac River. It was too late to phone and wave off my charter party, so I prepared to set sail for The Isles of Shoals.

The departure time was 7:30 a.m. My party – Chris and Ester and Tanya and Neil – showed up at 7. By then the visibility had increased to about 200 yards. There was a low cloud cover. I was hopeful the sun might show and burn off the fog.

Except by phone and email, I had not met any of the party members. I brought the four of

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them aboard Diadem and showed them around the vessel. After my usual safety-at-sea discussion, which was held in the cockpit, I discussed the cruise. I noted that the sea was calm and the fog presented no problem or danger. While I was hopeful that the fog would abate, I told my party that, if it did not, there would likely be no wind and we would motor, not sail.

The day would not be as pleasant as it would be in the sun and under sail.

I perceived that these couples had had many adventures together and were up for the cruise. I sensed this would be a pleasant set of passengers, willing to participate in the chores associated with a cruise.

Notwithstanding the fog and no-sail forecast, they wanted to go. Their gear, which included lunch for all of us, was brought aboard and stowed. We left the dock under power, left the Merrimac River astern, and set a course for the Isles. There was no wind, and we remained under power.

I learned early in the cruise that Chris and Ester were considering buying a vessel of their own. They had visited a broker in New Hampshire. After being shown several boats, they asked the broker if there was any way they could go on a day cruise to experience time aboard a sailboat. The broker, whom I had never met or heard of, recommended Down East Cruises, my chartering business.

We weren’t long out of Newburyport, when the fog

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About seven miles out I turned the helm over to Chris and went below to check the navigational instruments. When I arose from the navigation bench, I peered out of a port side window and saw an outboard-powered, open boat, about 20 feet in length, following Diadem at a speed which would bring it along side. I immediately went on deck for a better look.

It was manned by a middle-aged man and his young passenger, about 5 or 6 years old; both looked terrified. The man shouted, “I need help.”

I left Chris at the helm and slowed Diadem until she was just making way. I cut the engine and signaled to the operator of the small craft to do likewise, which he did. The sea was calm, and the two boats remained side by side, about 15 yards apart. I told my party, in the cockpit, to don their life vests,

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He had taken his son out to fish and the fog had closed in on them.

He became disoriented and motored in a direction in which he thought there was land. He was now about three miles out to sea, and he wanted to return to Hampton Harbor that I was obliged to render assistance to a boater in distress.

The little boat’s skipper said his vessel was out of Hampton Harbor, about three miles north of Newburyport. He had taken his son out to fish and the fog had closed in on them. He became disoriented and motored in a direction in which he thought there was land. He was now about three miles out to sea, and he wanted to return to Hampton Harbor I told him I could give him a compass heading which would take him back to Hampton Harbor.

He said he had no compass. He had no charts or radio either. I offered to lend him a compass, and the terrified look returned. He said he had been motoring for an hour, and that his fuel supply was low.

He probably couldn’t read a compass and needed to be lead back to Hampton Harbor.

I had the operator of the other vessel heave me his bow line, and I cleated it to my stern. I asked Steve to watch his bow line and make sure it did not get under the stern of Diadem, where it might foul our prop and rudder, and went below to call the Coast Guard.

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on Diadem, and it performed well. My hail to the Newburyport Coast Guard Station on Channel 16 was answered immediately. I identified Diadem by color and size, and gave my approximate location as seven miles out, on a course from the mouth of the Merrimac toward the Isles of Shoals, and explained the situation.

There were two positioning instruments aboard: GPS and Loran (the U.S. ceased transmitting most LORAN-C signals as of Feb. 8, 2010). I gave the Coast Guard operator my exact location, based on the Loran reading.

I was asked to stand by on Channel 22, which I did.

In about five minutes, the Coast Guard came on line again, and asked me to repeat the situation and my coordinates. I was to be asked for a repeat several times during this episode. Finally, about 10 minutes later, I was told a vessel was on the way to lead the small boat into Hampton Harbor – ETA about 45 minutes. I was asked if I could wait around until the vessel arrived. Of course, I agreed to do so.

I went on deck and spoke with the operator of the small boat. I told him the Coast Guard was on the way, and that he should put his life jacket on. I suggested he obtain at least a compass and some charts before he took another trip. He agreed and seemed much calmed down. I spoke with the boy next, and calmed him down.

My party was remarkably silent during these events.

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My next radio contact, about 30 minutes into the 45minute ETA estimate, was from the Coast Guard vessel on its way. I was asked to shine a light in their direction when I saw them to assure that Diadem could be located. With my large lamp, I sat on deck next to the mast and waited. When I did sight the vessel, it was coming from the open ocean. I had no idea what mission I had interrupted.

The rest took only a few minutes, The Coast Guard vessel was large, about 45 feet. Its forward motion was stopped about 30 yards from Diadem. I cast off the open boat, and a coastguardsman shouted to the operator of the small boat to follow them, and he thanked me for waiting around. The operator of the small vessel thanked me, and then they were gone.

The entire episode took about one to two hours. We resumed our cruise to the Isles as the fog began to abate. We picked up a vacant mooring in Gosport Harbor, and had a pleasant lunch on deck. By the time we departed, about 2:30 p.m., the fog had cleared. We picked up a favorable wind and proceeded under sail toward Newburyport at about four knots. This pleased everyone. Tanya and Ester decided to take a nap, and Neil and Chris took turns at the helm.

The tide was going out when we entered the mouth of the Merrimac, and we were on shore about 6 p.m.

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My party decided to have dinner at the Starboard Galley Restaurant, and I accepted the invitation to dine with them. That evening, spirits were high.

During dinner, we discussed a variety of personal issues and happenings, which had nothing to do with the sail, and we also discussed the sail: Apparently, the highlight of the day was rendering assistance to the small craft lost in the fog. As we parted, there were hugs and handshakes all around.

In the dark, I arrived at the American Yacht Club, where Diadem was moored. It took only a few minutes to get comfortable in my bunk. I found the slight roll of the a boat calming, and I slept well.

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In the Class 2 start, from left, Bob Kempe on Hideaway, a C&C 35-3; Mark Winslow on Red Sky, a Pearson 39; and Rick McCally on Windswept, a Pearson 33, head for the horizon.

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Riptide is first to finish the Offshore 160

By Roy Guay For Points East Gordon Fletcher, driving Riptide, a Beneteau 40.7, won his second William J. Dubuc Trophy awarded to the first boat to finish the Offshore 160 SingleHanded Challenge.

A fleet of 13 boats in two classes started at noon Friday, July 16, in a strong southwest breeze on a

course that began south of Rose Island and the Newport Bridge, then west toward Point Judith, 23 miles south-southwest off Montauk Point, southeast of Block Island, and finished at the R “2” buoy off Brenton Reef at the entrance of Narragansett Bay. Fletcher’s Riptide finished on Saturday at 17:29:00 hours, with an elapsed time of 29:29:00. Fletcher’s OFFSHORE 160, continued on Page 45

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Kaos and Keemah win BHYC Regatta classes Thirty-eight boats and more than 200 sailors enjoyed the best sailing weather any of the competitors could remember in years during the 2010 Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta July 17-18.

Three PHRF racing divisions with fleets of seven, eight and 10 boats sailed five races over two days. With winds from 8 to 15 knots out of the southwest and clear skies, the racing fleets sailed four-legged windward/leeward courses as well as a long aroundthe-islands course each day.

The nine-boat cruising-class division sailed a long around-the-islands course, sailing approximately 13 to 15 miles each day. The Boothbay Harbor One Design division sailed short windward/leeward courses on Saturday, getting in five races total. Top finishers were: Kaos (Frers 41) skippered by Scott Smithwick in PHRF 1 Keemah (J/105) skippered by Don Logan in PHRF 2 Rainier (J/24) skippered by Rob Hawley in PHRF 3 Zealot (Alerion Express 38’) skippered by John Merrill in Cruising Division. Complete results can be found on www.gmora.org.

Class 40 first in 2nd ‘Lobster Run’ Seventeen yachts, ranging from 34 to 60 feet, started in light winds and rain on Friday, July 23, in the second running of The Corinthians Stonington to Boothbay Harbor Race. This is an event of The Corinthians Association, in cooperation with Stonington Harbor and Boothbay Harbor yacht clubs.

The first competitor to finish was the Class 40 Dragon, an extreme 40-footer with a square-top mainsail, canting keel, and water ballast, sailed doublehanded by owner Mike Hennessy and crew. First place in the ORR class was Corinthian Geoff Beringer’s C&C 38 Gadzooks. The overall winner in the PHRF class was Jay Harris’ Columbia 50 Herme.

The New England Offshore Racing Trophy, awarded to the boat with the best combined scores between the 2009 Marion-Bermuda Race and the 2010 Lobster Run, was won by David Caso’s Cherubini 44 Silhouette (8th overall in the 2009 Marion-Bermuda).

The next closest competitor was Bob Fleno’s Island Packet 40 Thai Hot, less than four hours behind them. The Women’s Ocean Racing Trophy, awarded to the yacht with the best finish captained or pre-

OFFSHORE 160, from Page 44 finish was only an hour and nine minutes ahead of Robert Johnston, whose Morning Dance, a Beneteau 36.7, finished at 18:38:00, with an elapsed time of 30:38:00. Although Fletcher won the Dubuc Trophy for being the first boat to finish, Johnston won with his corrected time of 31:12:34, edging out Riptide, whose corrected time was 31:31:12.

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dominately crewed by women, was taken by Tracy McRoberts’ Cardinal 46 Black Mallard. And the Ray Peterson Memorial Trophy for the top Swan went to Chris Culver’s NYYC Swan 42 Blazer.

This second running of the event proved as interesting as the first.

Said one crew: “I found it every bit as difficult as any Bermuda Race I’ve done, but it has a unique set of challenges, particularly with the weather systems and currents involved.” The race featured strong squalls early on, then some 12-hour dead calm in heavy fog at the south end of the Nantucket Shoals.

Participants were treated to frequent sightings of pods of whales and schools of bluefin tuna.

Known as the “Lobster Run,” the event featured first-class pre- and post-race parties, complemented by race beverage sponsor Gosling’s Rums, as well as beer sponsors Cisco Brewers and Cottrell’s Brewing Co. in Stonington, and Allagash Brewing Co. in Boothbay Harbor. The top three winners were presented with huge live lobsters at the awards ceremony. For complete results, see www.pointseast.com.

Panacea, a Freedom 32, Sunday morning at 2:14:00; and Richard McCally on Windswept, a Pearson 33, Sunday morning at 7:37:09.

Everything from a loose headstay, a cranky battery system, and an eye ailment prevented a high number of boats from finishing.

Sponsored by the Newport and Goat Island yacht clubs, the biennial Offshore 160 is a 160-nautical-mile qualifier for the Bermuda One Two in the off-year. The race is limited to monohulls with enclosed cabins; watertight, self-bailing cockpits; and lengths overall not to exceed 60 feet or to be less than 28 feet. FMI: www.newportyachtclub.org.

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International lobster boat event signs top names in the sport The Eastport Pirate Festival is still seeking entrants from both Maine and New Brunswick for the first International Lobster Boat Race to be held in the waters off Eastport on Sunday, Sept. 12, during the Eastport Pirate Festival. “This will not be part of the sanctioned races on the 10-race circuit along the coast of Maine,” says Festival founder John Miller. “It will, however, draw some of the top racers in the circuit as well as some of the slower working boats, with everyone having a shot at the grand prize of $1,000.”

The festival committee is recruiting lobster boats from Maine, New Brunswick, and offshore. islands.

They are quick to point out that this is an open race and anyone can enter. Two of the top contenders of the Lobster Boat Race Circuit will compete: Troy Alley and Galen Alley (cousins) both of Jonesport.

“Galen holds the top speed records on the Coast of Maine,” says Charles Moore. The Eastport Pirate Festival is a celebration of the island’s maritime heritage. The addition of the lobster boat races honors the hardworking men and women who earn their living in Maine and New Brunswick. FMI: www.eastportpiratefestival.com.

Briefly Turner, Jobson to race again on 12s Sept. 15-17, the 12-Meter North American Championships will bring the glamour of racing these elegant sloops back to Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay with three days of racing.

Such luminaries as Ted Turner and Gary Jobson, sailing on American Eagle (US 21) will be sprinkled among the fleet.

Bill Ficker, who skippered Intrepid (US 22) through its successful defense of the 1970 America’s Cup over Australia’s Gretel II (KA 3) will lead a Legends Panel at the Newport International Boat Show on Thursday, Sept. 16, that will be

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On Saturday, Sept. 18, the Twelves will have a start off Fort Adams for a Reunion Sail around Newport Harbor that will provide observers the chance of a glimpse of such other icons as Malin Burnham, Dennis Conner, Syd Fischer, Sir James Hardy, Ted Hood, Halsey Herreshoff, Pele Petterson and Bruno Trouble. FMI: www.nyyc.org.

Brangiforte wins Sunfish Nationals Showing a flair for the dramatic, Bill Brangiforte, from Weymouth, Mass., won the 2010 Sunfish North American Championship at Mattituck, N.Y., July 23-25 by finishing 2nd in final race of the regatta. Sailing with bad tendonitis in his left elbow – an injury that forced him to withdraw from several recent regattas, including the Worlds in June – Brangiforte modified his steering, tacking and sheeting styles to minimize the pain.

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Brangiforte was the most consistent sailor in the 87-boat fleet. He never won a race, but never finished worse than 12th (not including the 20th he threw out). That level of consistency was amazing considering nearly every one of the 9 races in the regatta featured persistent wind shifts of 50 to 180 degrees, plus daily periods where the wind dropped down to nearly nothing in the middle of a long race. The 2011 NAs will be held in July at Barrington (R.I.) Yacht Club. FMI: www.sunfishclass.org.

Sail Newport team wins Boston junior semi-finals The Sail Newport team of Dylan Vogel, Sam Hallowell and Casey Brown won the semi-finals of the Chubb US Junior Sailing Championship in Boston Harbor in mid-July. They scored three wins and a 2nd to qualify for the Nationals. The regatta had eight junior teams from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York, racing over two days. Sailors competed in three classes – single-, double- and triple-handed – with three boat types: Laser (11 feet), C420 (14 feet) and Lightning (19 feet).

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Cetacea wins Bermuda Ocean Cruising trophy for second time The Bermuda Ocean Cruising Yacht Trophy was once again awarded to Christopher Culver of New York City, skipper of Cetacea, a Hinckley 59, for best combined performance in consecutive Newport Bermuda and Marion Bermuda races, after her finish in the 2010 Newport Bermuda Race.

Amateur crews in monohulls in the Marion race and in the Cruising Division in the Newport race are eligible for the trophy.

Cetacea finished the Newport Bermuda Race on June 22 at 19:24:08 (ADT) with an elapsed time of 98:24:08 and a corrected time of 79:18:54, scored under ORR. She was not scored under IRC. She also placed 3rd in the Newport Bermuda Race Cruiser

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The Bermuda Ocean Cruising Yacht Trophy originated in 2006, with the thought that it would be excellent to expand the ocean-racing opportunities for cruising sailors. As the cruising community grows, the trophy acts as a stimulus to get cruising sailors comfortable for offshore sailing by going through the preparation that the races require and by participating in the events.

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Reviewed by W. R. Cheney For Points East Some of the best books in cruising literature get lost in the shuffle, somehow never receiving the attention they deserve. This may be due to poor publicity and distribution, or it may be just plain bad luck. One such gem is the wonderful “The Boat That Wouldn’t Sink”

by Clinton Trowbridge.

A young married couple, endowed with boundless enthusiasm and somewhat less experience, buy an ancient, leaky 34-foot catboat.

Thus begins a troubled love affair that would last 28 years. A little hasty patchwork to slow the leaking – lead patches over soft spots,

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open seams and earlier lead patches – and Trowbridge and his wife, along with their infant son and a friend, are ready for a cruise from New Jersey to Maine.

The boat is unsound, the crew inexperienced, and the ensuing madcap adventures harrowing.

They make it, barely, arriving in sinking condition after a series of hair-raising near disasters.

Somehow the author imbues all this with an almost overwhelming joie de vivre.

Trowbridge is the Hunter Thompson of the cruising literature. He tests the limits and beyond, and he tells about it in an infectiously engaging manner.

Clearly, he relished every moment of this ill-conceived and perilous voyage. And despite the whole cat-

alog of dangers, mishaps, and almost fatal mistakes, you find yourself wishing you had been along for the ride.

Another part of the book deals with the author’s frequently hilarious experiences chartering the same still leaky, marginally sound boat for daysails out of Bar Harbor.

Trowbridge hires a resourceful youth named Bobby to act as first mate and assist him in this enterprise. Bobby would cast off dock lines as the charter began, then quickly retire below from whence loud rock music could soon be heard. Questioned about this, Trowbridge would roll his eyes skyward and mutter something about feckless teenagers and how you couldn’t do anything with them. In fact, Bobby was down there pumping his heart out in an effort to keep the old bucket afloat.

The music was a diversion designed to hide the sound of pumping from the paying customers.

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one was fooled. One customer, who quickly twigged this ruse, was no less a personage than maritime historian Samuel Elliot Morrison. But Morrison heartily approved of Trowbridge and his boat anyway. “I like the Scatt,” he declared after a sail during which he himself had taken a turn at the pump. “A real ship. No fancy geegaws.” The yarn about why Morrison was obliged to buy jackknives by the case is, alone, worth the price of admission. It seems the author of “The European Discovery of America” could never cure himself of the absent-minded habit of opening a bottle of beer, carefully placing the cap in his shirt pocket, and tossing the jackknife overboard.

Since the renowned author and scholar was fond of having more than one in the course of his nautical outings, the toll in jackknives could be heavy.

This is not a “first I donned my life preserver” kind of book, nor would anyone ever mistake Trowbridge for a Boy Scout. But while prudent mariners may wince at the risks Trowbridge takes, and look askance at the mildly underhanded subterfuges he occasionally perpetrates, some, I hope, will not be able to suppress a half-admiring giggle at the sheer exuberance of it all.

In many ways “The Boat That Wouldn’t Sink” could be considered a textbook on how not to operate a boat. In an epilogue, the author mentions that, after improbably surviving 28 years with his beloved Scatt, he moved on to a Marshall 22. Equipped at last with a sound and seaworthy craft, his favorite form of sport was to wait for “a blow,” tie in all three reefs, and let her rip.

What’s that you say, Mr. Trowbridge? Why yes, that storm flag certainly does make a brave sight standing out straight like that and making a noise like a machine gun. Go sailing with you today? Oh, there’s nothing I would like better. Really there isn’t. But I, um, I er … I’m afraid I promised to mow the lawn today.

In the end, this is a book about carefree adventure and a wild kind of zest for life. Whatever one thinks of Trowbridge’s seamanship and judgment, nobody can miss the fact that he had a great good time exercising them. Not everybody might want to get on board the old Scatt and actually go along with him.

But reading about it can’t hurt you, and you are almost certain to have a lot of vicarious fun.

Finally, it must be said that while Trowbridge works hard to present himself as a gonzo waterman, he can’t quite conceal the fact that he is also something of a poet. Almost hidden among descriptions of 20 years of nautical misadventures are sensitive and intelligent perceptions of another great voyage, the one we all take through life.

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Individuals who drop off a sail to Sea Bags will receive a complimentary Sea Bags accessory, or they can donate their sail to the “Sea Bags Scholarship Fund.” Sea Bags will then donate to SailMaine, made as a quarterly donation. Sails can be dropped off at Sea Bags, at 25 Custom House Wharf in Portland. FMI: www.seabags.com.

West Marine, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMAR), of Watsonville, Calif., has recorded unaudited operating results for the second quarter of 2010. Income before taxes was $36.0 million, a $3.7 million, or 11.5 percent, increase compared to the same period last year. Earnings per share for the second quarter were $1.52, compared to $1.46 for the same period last year. Earnings per share year-to-date were $1.12, compared to $0.75 for the same period last year. Stores opened during 2009 and the first two quarters of 2010 increased revenues by $9.9 million versus last year. During the quarter, the company opened its fifth flagship store, in Newport, R.I. FMI: www.westmarine.com.

New England Boatworks, in Portsmouth, R.I., will build PUMA Ocean Racing’s new Volvo 70 for the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. The new boat will be skippered by Newport local Ken Read. Design for the latest-generation round-the-world race yacht will be

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R.I. Tall Ship Perry getting its infrastructure in place Tall Ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, of Newport, R.I., raised almost $50,000 for the ship this summer at a fund raiser held at Harbour Court in Newport. In June, the ship’s overseeing nonprofit organization, Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island, moved into its new offices at the namesake 1750 Buliod-Perry House on Newport’s Washington Square, where a partnership with the Naval War College Museum and the Newport Historical Society will create a public pres-

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The dinghy landing on Harbor Island is a small sand and shingle beach close east of a substantial wharf that is reserved for the owners use. The strand is a pleasant spot for a swim or picnic and offers a starting point for southabout walks along a rugged shore to its western flank, where rocky battlements offer stirring prospects and a cluster of caves that beg exploration. The underground chambers, a favorite among younger crew members, are located only a few yards inshore of a well worn path. A flashlight is necessary to navigate their dark passages. The Duryea

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The holding ground in the anchorage is generally good, but visitors should keep clear of the shoals off the northern end of either island, a chain of ledges in the southern quarter and along Harbor Island’s east shore, which the writer has definitively sounded with the Leight’s keel.

Such treasures must be nurtured mindfully and advocated for actively. Steer clear when it’s crowded, embrace silence, take out more than you took in, and give thanks if you get a chance.

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New Eng l and fishin g repor ts

North: Sharks of all persuasions and stripers

By Craig Bergeron For Points East It was 46 degrees in the morning as I was typing out the report, and I finally can get some decent sleep without the rumbling AC in the background. I was trying to think back when we had such a nice summer – a tad bit of rain and beautiful weather just about everyday.

Weather aside, the fishing has not been that bad either: Fishing inshore or offshore, the reports have been good. We have plenty of stripers in Saco Bay. You need to fish early morning or evening though.

The bass are not active during late morning or afternoon; with the sun beating down on the water, forget about it.

These bass are laying low and only feeding when the sun is down and temperatures have dropped, so don’t waste your time slinging bait at high noon. Our local surf fishermen are doing well fishing the evening tide using live eels rigged on live-bait hooks

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Mackerel? Forget about it! You need plenty of chum and patience because the blues have ’em scared. Try around Three Tree Ledge and Stratton and Bluff islands. Make sure you use chum, though; without it, you’ll be a lost cause.

Groundfishing has slowed up a bit on both Tantas and Jeffreys ledges. I did talk to a couple of anglers that did fairly well using cut bait (clams and squid) on a bait rig and loaded up on legal cod, and a few haddock to boot.

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Bluefin tuna action is still very good here in Southern Maine. You don’t need to venture out very far, for they are in fairly close. We have had promising reports of fish from Nubble Light to Pollock Hub. These fish are close to shore and feeding heavily on spiked mackerel and small herring. You need long,

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Get your gear in order: Clean, stretched leaders make all the difference if you want to put fish in the boat.

Craig Bergeron has been a manager at Saco Bay Tackle in Saco, Maine, for 17 years. He’s an avid saltwater fisherman who loves to teach people the art of serious offshore fishing techniques, from custom line splicing to rigging squid rigs for bluefin tuna.

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South: Fast action seen for next two months

By Elisa Jackman For Points East Plentiful sunshine and variable winds have lead to an awesome summer of fishing. Inshore and offshore anglers are both enjoying great fishing conditions.

Block Island Sound, from the North Rip to the Point Judith Light and Charlestown, has produced great inshore results. Striped bass, bluefish and fluke were abundant at the North Rip and hopefully this will continue. Diamond jigging for bass and blues has been a big producer, while fluke rigs worked best for doormats.

Lou Defusco and friends aboard the Hot Reels boated at least 15 big fluke, all over seven pounds, the largest almost 11 pounds. Bob Wheeler, fishing the Point Judith Light House, landed a 47-pound striper on a live eel. The Southwest Ledge and southeast corner of Block will also be prime striper locations throughout October.

Bonita first appeared in early August, in areas to the west, and they will move east as the season progresses. Fishing for green bonita started around the island. Deadly Dicks and Swedish Pimples work best casting, while trolling fast-track Rebels or small

Photo courtesy Snug Harbor Marina

Capt Lou Defusco and his friends aboard the Hot Reels scored some big fluke up to 11 pounds. That’s Lou in the green T-shirt.

Yozuri lures can also be productive.

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have had awesome scup and seabass fishing, and this action should continue through October. Tautog fishing has been great and will only improve as water temperatures decrease. Anglers fishing the rock piles near Scarborough Beach are doing well.

Offshore tuna fishing should improve as the weather cools. Bluefin tuna make occasional appearances near the Fairway Buoy and Coxes Ledge. These will be areas to keep watching. Hopefully, the bluefin will pass through and bait will hold them long enough for a fall chunk bite.

Shark fishing in the areas of Coxes Ledge, Sharks Ledge and Butterfish Hole have remained consistent, and are good spots for fall fishing.

Weather permitting, the offshore canyon tuna fishing should be great. Several vessels have already had good trips. Midnight Rambler, Peddler, and Billfish all boated 10 to 15 yellowfin tuna on the troll, fishing east of Hydrographers. Hopefully, anglers will not have to fish this far away as the season progresses.

Overall, fishing has been great and here’s to a great fall.

Elisa Jackman, a Point Judith Pond native, has managed the tackle shop at Wakefield, R.I.’s Snug Harbor Marina (www.snugharbormarina.com) for over 15 years and has spent her life fishing the waters of Block Island Sound.

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203-359-4500

9

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Stratford

203-377-4477

9

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203-488-8329

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Westbrook

860-399-7906

9

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860-767-2483 860-388-3260 860-526-5560

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Portland

860-342-4735

68

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EAST Three Belles Marina Brewer Yacht Yard at Mystic

Niantic Mystic

860-739-6264 860-536-2293

2/5 55' 9/11 0/5 50' C

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401-423-7158 401-884-7014 401-884-0544 401-884-1810

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BAY Jamestown Wickford Warwick Warwick

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Barrington Portsmouth

401-246-1600 401-683-3551

9 9

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401-683-7100

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508-563-7136 508-563-9366

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Crosby Yacht Yard, Inc. Hyannis Marina

Osterville Hyannis

508-428-6900 508-790-4000

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Barnstable

508-362-4904

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508-746-4500

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781-733-0068 617-479-2440

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617-523-1027 617-241-9640

9 69

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Salem Salem

978-745-6070 978-744-0844

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NEW HAMPSHIRE Hampton River Marina Hampton Beach 603-929-1422 Great Bay Marine Newington / Portsmouth 603-436-5299

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207-283-3727

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207-633-2970 207-633-4434 207-633-6003 207-633-2970 207-633-2922

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207-372-8063 207-372-6543 207-236-8100 207-596-6573

9 16

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207-594-4444 207-594-4068 207-596-7357

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207-236-7969 207-734-2246

16 9

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207-338-1142 207-469-5902

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207-276-5300 207-244-5600

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207-276-5737

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Eastport

207-853-4700

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506-529-5170

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SOUTHERN COAST Piscataqua River Island Marine Service Kittery 439-3810 Kittery Landing Marina Kittery 439-1661 Great Cove Boat Club Eliot 439-8872 Kittery Point Yacht Yard, Inc. Kittery 439-9582 NH Pumpout Boat Portsmouth (603)670-5130 Webhannet River Town of Wells Wells 646-3236 Kennebunk River Chicks Marina Kennebunkport 967-2782 Yachtsman Marina Kennebunkport 967-2511 Kennebunkport Marina Kennebunkport 967-3411 Kennebunk River Kennebunk Self-service Pumpout Float Saco River - Marstons Riverside Saco 283-3727 CASCO BAY Portland Harbor Thomas Knight Park South Portland 767-3201 South Port Marine South Portland 799-8191 Spring Point Marina South Portland 767-3213 Sunset Marina South Portland 767-4729 Aspasia Marina South Portland 767-3010

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Diamond Cove Marina Portland DiMillo’s Marina Portland Portland Yacht Services Portland Maine Yacht Center Portland Casco Bay Friends Of Casco Bay Pumpout Boat Handy Boat Falmouth Town of Falmouth Falmouth Paul’s Marina Brunswick Dolphin Marine Services Potts Harbor Royal River Yankee Marina Yarmouth Royal River Boatyard Yarmouth Harraseeket River Brewers Marine South Freeport Strouts Point Wharf South Freeport Quahog Bay Great Island Boatyard Harpswell New Meadows River Sebasco Harbor Resort Phippsburg New Meadows Marina Brunswick MID-COAST - Kennebec River Public Landing Bath

766-5694 773-7632 774-1067 842-9000

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776-0136 781-5110 781-2300 729-3067 833-6000

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846-4326 846-9577

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865-3181 865-3899

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729-1639

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389-1161 443-6277

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443-8345

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Richmond Landing Nash Marina Smithtown Marina Foggy Bottom Marina Sheepscot River Robinhood Marina Boothbay Region Boat Town of Wiscasset Boothbay Harbor Brown’s Wharf Carousel Marina Signal Point Marina Tugboat Marina Boothbay Harbor Cap’n Fishs Marina Damariscotta River Ocean Point Marina Coveside Medomak River Broad Cove Marine St. George River Lyman-Morse Boatyard

Richmond Richmond Gardiner Farmingdale

737-4305 737-4401 582-4257 582-0075

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Georgetown Southport Wiscasset

371-2525 633-2970 882-8200

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Boothbay Harbor 633-5440 Boothbay Harbor 633-2922 Boothbay Harbor 633-6920 Boothbay Harbor 633-4434 Pumpout Boat 633-3671 Boothbay Harbor 633-6605

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East Boothbay 633-0773 South Bristol 644-8282

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Waldoboro

529-5186

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Thomaston

354-6904

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S TAT I O N S PORT CLYDE–EAST

KEY Pumpout Station No Discharge Areas Mobile Pumpout Boats

Please report any malfunctioning pumpout station, call 207-287-7905 For more information call Pam Parker 207-287-7905 or pamela.d.parker@maine.gov

or visit our website www.mainedep.com keyword “pumpout”

Please be sure to visit Maine’s Certified Clean Boatyards and Marinas

PENOBSCOT BAY Rockland Harbor Rockland City Landing Journey’s End Marina Landings Marina Rockport Harbor Town of Camden Camden Harbor Wayfarer Marine Town of Camden Belfast Harbor Belfast Boatyard City of Belfast Penobscot River Port Harbor Marine Mid-Coast Marine Winterport Marina Hamlin’s Marina Bangor City Landing Castine -Town of Castine Blue Hill Bay Billings Marine Kollegewidgwok Yacht Club

www.pointseast.com

Rockland Rockland Rockland

594-0312 594-4444 596-6573

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Pumpout Boat

691-4314

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Camden Pumpout Boat

236-4378 691-4314

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Belfast Belfast

338-5098 338-1142

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Bucksport Winterport Winterport Hampden Bangor Castine

469-5902 223-4781 220-8885 941-8619 947-5251 326-4502

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Stonington Pumpout Boat

367-2328 374-5581

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MOUNT DESERT AND DOWNEAST Bass Harbor Morris Yachts Tremont Up Harbor Marina Tremont Up Harbor/Red Fern Pumpout Boat Southwest Harbor Great Harbor Marina Southwest Hrbr.

Hinckley Company Southwest Hrbe.

Downeast Diesel Southwest Hbrb.

Southwest Boat & Svce.

Southwest Hrbr.

Northeast Harbor Clifton Dock Mount Desert Northeast Hrbr. Marina Mouht Desert Bar Harbor Bar Harbor Whale Watch Bar Harbor Winter Harbor Winter Harbor Marine Winter Harbor Machiasport/ Bucks Harbor Town of Machiasport Machiasport

244-5511 266-0270 266-0270

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244-0117 244-5572 244-5145 244-5525

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276-3752 276-5737

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288-2386

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963-7449

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255-4516

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CALENDAR/Points Ea st Plan n er ONGOING to Oct. 11

Building America’s Canals Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Conn. An interactive exhibition organized by the National Canal Museum of Easton, Pa., showing the construction and operation of the nation’s man-built waterways. www.mysticseaport.org/canals

16-19

Newport International Boat Show Newport Yachting Center and adjacent wharves, Newport, R.I. Free water-taxi service. www.newportboatshow.com

18-29

Captain’s License Course & USCG License Exam USCG approved training and testing will be held at the Marine Systems Training Center in Thomaston, Maine. Instruction & testing will be provided by TrueCourse Captain’s School. The OUVP (6 Pack) License Class will run Sept 18-25.

Optional Towing Endorsement Sept 25. USCG Master License Upgrade Sept 27-29. For pricing, times and more details call the MSTC 207-3548803. www.marinesystemstraining.com info@marinesystemstraining.com

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Basic Boating Course US Power Squadrons, Westbrook, Conn. Starts 9-22 evenings. The Grand Daddy course where you learn and remember basic boating skills. Covers finding your way, handling in bad weather, boating laws & requirements, unseen hazards. Passage qualifies students for and state’s safe boater’s certificate.

860-434-0753 lescsp20@snet.net

to spring ‘11 Tugs! R.J. Schaefer Exhibit Hall, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Conn. An interactive exhibition tracing the past, present and future of the American tug, tow and barge industry. www.mysticseaport.org SEPTEMBER 10-12 Eastport Pirate Festival 2010 Eastport, Maine.

The weekend after Labor Day, more than 10,000 people will enjoy more than 50 events including pirate re-enactments, to take the pirate festival up a notch. john.miller2@hotmail.com 11

Around Islesboro Race The Around Islesboro Race is a ìlow keyî affair with the intent on having a great late summer sail around Islesboro Island.

There will be classes for all kinds of boats; racers, cruisers, multihulls and single handers. All are welcome and encouraged to participate. www.northportyachtclub.org

NEW HAMPSHIRE COASTAL PUMPOUT STATIONS George’s Marina, DOVER 603-742-9089

Great Bay Marine, NEWINGTON 603-436-5299 VHF 68

Wentworth By The Sea, LITTLE HARBOR 603-433-5050 VHF 71

Hampton River Marina, HAMPTON HARBOR 603-929-1422 VHF 11

Mobile Pumpout Boat, COASTAL NH AND UP TO CAPE NEDDICK MAINE 603-670-5130 or VHF 9 Contact the NH CVA coordinator at: All water within 3 miles of the NH shoreP.O.Box 95, line and the Isles of Shoals are part of the Concord, NH 03302 coastal No Discharge Area. All boat sewage 603-271-8803 discharge, treated or not, is prohibited. cva@des.nh.gov http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/cva/index.htm

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207-725-5141 www.kfgoldsmith.com

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Dip Stick

Fuel Filter Fuel Lift Pump Raw Water Pump Lube Oil Filter

Installation in a Sabre 38 Mk

• Beta Marine Superb Propulsion Engines, using Kubota Diesel • From 10 - 105 hp including our famous Atomic 4 replacements • Also available: Marine generators up to 30Kw

For service along coastal New England contact any of these certified dealers Islesboro Marine

Gannon & Benjamin, Inc

Noank Village Boatyard

Beta Marine US Ltd.

Islesboro, ME (207) 734-6433

Vineyard Haven, MA (508) 693-4658

Noank, CT (860) 536-1770 www.noankvillageboatyard.com

Arapahoe, NC 877-227-2473 www.betamarinenc.com

www.gannonandbenjamin.com

www.pointseast.com

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September Tides New London, Conn.

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6:34 6:38

6:35 6:36

6:36 6:35

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2 3 4 ----12:12am 1:20am 3:06pm 3:58pm 4:43pm 17 18 3:59pm 4:29pm 12:46am 1:48am

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20 5:19pm 3:50am

6 3:53am 5:54pm

7 5:12am 6:25pm

21 22 5:41pm 6:02pm 4:50 am 5:49am

8 6:31am 6:54pm

23 6:25pm 6:49am

9 7:49am 7:23pm

24 6:48pm 7:50am

10 9:07am 7:54pm

25 7:15pm 8:52am

11 12 13 14 15 10:24am 11:38am 12:46pm 1:47pm 2:40pm 8:29pm 9:09pm 9:55pm 10:48pm 11:45pm

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27 28 29 30 8:24pm 9:10pm 10:04pm 11:07pm 10:58am 12:00pm 12:58pm 1:51pm

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

04:34AM 8.1 05:30AM 8.0 12:18AM 0.9 01:22AM 0.7 02:25AM 0.2 03:23AM -0.3 04:17AM -0.8 05:07AM -1.2 05:56AM -1.4 12:36AM 11.3 01:28AM 10.9 02:22AM 10.4 03:18AM 9.8 04:16AM 9.2 05:19AM 8.7 12:07AM 0.6 01:12AM 0.9 02:12AM 0.9 03:06AM 0.9 03:53AM 0.8 04:33AM 0.7 05:09AM 0.6 05:41AM 0.6 12:10AM 9.3 12:44AM 9.2 01:18AM 9.0 01:55AM 8.8 02:35AM 8.6 03:20AM 8.4 04:10AM 8.2

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10:32AM 11:27AM 06:32AM 07:36AM 08:39AM 09:36AM 10:30AM 11:21AM 12:10PM 06:45AM 07:34AM 08:25AM 09:18AM 10:14AM 11:16AM 06:24AM 07:28AM 08:27AM 09:19AM 10:04AM 10:43AM 11:18AM 11:50AM 06:12AM 06:43AM 07:16AM 07:51AM 08:31AM 09:15AM 10:07AM

1.5 1.5 8.0 8.3 8.8 9.4 10.1 10.7 11.2 -1.3 -1.0 -0.5 0.1 0.7 1.2 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.7 9.0 9.2 9.4 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5

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04:50PM 05:47PM 12:29PM 01:34PM 02:37PM 03:37PM 04:34PM 05:28PM 06:21PM 12:59PM 01:49PM 02:41PM 03:35PM 04:33PM 05:35PM 12:20PM 01:25PM 02:25PM 03:18PM 04:05PM 04:46PM 05:24PM 05:59PM 12:22PM 12:53PM 01:26PM 02:02PM 02:43PM 03:29PM 04:23PM

Bar Harbor, Maine 9.2 9.3 1.4 1.1 0.6 0.0 -0.7 -1.2 -1.5 11.4 11.3 11.0 10.5 10.0 9.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.4

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06:50PM 07:54PM 08:56PM 09:55PM 10:50PM 11:43PM

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07:13PM 08:07PM 09:02PM 10:00PM 11:02PM

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06:40PM 07:44PM 08:42PM 09:33PM 10:18PM 10:58PM 11:35PM

9.2 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.4

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06:33PM 07:07PM 07:43PM 08:22PM 09:06PM 09:56PM 10:52PM

0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7

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

04:13AM 05:10AM 12:02AM 01:06AM 02:08AM 03:06AM 03:59AM 04:50AM 05:39AM 12:16AM 01:07AM 02:00AM 02:55AM 03:54AM 04:56AM 06:00AM 12:50AM 01:50AM 02:43AM 03:31AM 04:12AM 04:50AM 05:24AM 05:57AM 12:24AM 12:58AM 01:34AM 02:14AM 02:58AM 03:49AM

9.4 9.3 1.0 0.7 0.2 -0.4 -1.0 -1.4 -1.6 13.0 12.6 12.0 11.3 10.6 10.0 9.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 10.6 10.4 10.2 9.9 9.7 9.5

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

Time Corrections

1.7 1.8 9.3 9.6 10.2 11.0 11.8 12.5 12.9 -1.6 -1.2 -0.7 0.0 0.7 1.3 1.6 9.5 9.6 9.8 10.1 10.4 10.7 10.9 11.0 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.7

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04:32PM 05:29PM 12:14PM 01:20PM 02:24PM 03:23PM 04:19PM 05:12PM 06:04PM 12:39PM 01:29PM 02:21PM 03:15PM 04:13PM 05:16PM 06:20PM 01:09PM 02:08PM 03:01PM 03:47PM 04:29PM 05:07PM 05:43PM 06:17PM 12:35PM 01:08PM 01:44PM 02:25PM 03:11PM 04:05PM

10.5 10.6 1.7 1.3 0.7 0.0 -0.8 -1.4 -1.7 13.1 13.0 12.6 12.1 11.5 10.9 10.6 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.7

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17.8 17.8 2.5 1.9 1.0 -0.2 -1.4 -2.3 -2.9 22.1 21.9 21.2 20.3 19.2 18.3 17.7 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.6 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 19.0 18.9 18.8 18.5 18.3 18.1

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06:32PM 07:37PM 08:39PM 09:37PM 10:31PM 11:24PM

10.8 11.2 11.8 12.4 12.8 13.1

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06:56PM 07:49PM 08:44PM 09:42PM 10:43PM 11:47PM

-1.8 -1.5 -1.0 -0.4 0.2 0.6

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07:23PM 08:20PM 09:11PM 09:56PM 10:37PM 11:14PM 11:49PM

10.4 10.5 10.6 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.8

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06:52PM 07:27PM 08:06PM 08:49PM 09:39PM 10:35PM

0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8

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Eastport, Maine

Height Corrections

High +0 hr. 8 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 6 min., High -0 hr. 6 min., Low -0 hr. 8 min., High +0 hr. 7 min., Low +0 hr. 5 min., High +0 hr. 22 min., Low +0 hr. 17 min.,

High *0.91, Low *0.90 High *0.93, Low *1.03 High *0.97, Low *0.97 High *0.97, Low *1.00 High *0.86, Low *0.86

Massachusetts Gloucester Plymouth Scituate Provincetown Marion Woods Hole

Boston Boston Boston Boston Newport Newport

High +0 hr. 0 min., Low -0 hr. 4 min., High +0 hr. 4 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High +0 hr. 3 min., Low -0 hr. 1 min., High +0 hr. 16 min., Low +0 hr. 18 min., High +0 hr. 10 min., Low +0 hr. 12 min., High +0 hr. 32 min., Low +2 hr. 21 min.,

High *0.93, Low *0.97 High *1.03, Low *1.00 High *0.95, Low *1.03 High *0.95, Low *0.95 High *1.13, Low *1.29 High *0.40, Low *0.40

Rhode Island Westerly Point Judith East Greenwich Bristol

New London Newport Newport Newport

High -0 hr. 21 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High -0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 32 min., High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 3 min., High +0 hr. 13 min., Low +0 hr. 0 min.,

High *1.02, Low *1.00 High *0.87, Low *0.54 High *1.14, Low *1.14 High *1.16, Low *1.14

Connecticut Stamford New Haven Branford Saybrook Jetty Saybrook Point Mystic Westport

Bridgeport Bridgeport Bridgeport New London New London Boston Newport

High +0 hr. 3 min., Low +0 hr. 8 min., High -0 hr. 4 min., Low -0 hr. 7 min., High -0 hr. 5 min., Low -0 hr. 13 min., High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 45 min., High +1 hr. 11 min., Low +0 hr. 53 min., High +0 hr. 1 min., Low +0 hr. 2 min., High +0 hr. 9 min., Low +0 hr. 33 min.,

High *1.07, Low *1.08 High *0.91, Low *0.96 High *0.87, Low *0.96 High *1.36, Low *1.35 High *1.24, Low *1.25 High *1.01, Low *0.97 High *0.85, Low *0.85

S e p t e m b e r

10:15AM 11:11AM 06:12AM 07:17AM 08:19AM 09:16AM 10:09AM 11:00AM 11:50AM 06:28AM 07:17AM 08:08AM 09:02AM 09:59AM 11:01AM 12:05PM 07:04AM 08:03AM 08:55AM 09:40AM 10:21AM 10:57AM 11:30AM 12:03PM 06:29AM 07:01AM 07:36AM 08:14AM 08:58AM 09:50AM

2 0 1 0

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

04:26AM 05:21AM 12:18AM 01:20AM 02:21AM 03:20AM 04:14AM 05:06AM 05:56AM 12:23AM 01:13AM 02:04AM 02:57AM 03:52AM 04:50AM 05:52AM 12:46AM 01:47AM 02:43AM 03:32AM 04:16AM 04:56AM 05:33AM 06:10AM 12:30AM 01:07AM 01:44AM 02:25AM 03:09AM 04:00AM

16.6 16.4 1.7 1.2 0.4 -0.6 -1.6 -2.4 -2.8 21.9 21.5 20.7 19.6 18.5 17.4 16.7 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.6 18.5 18.2 17.9 17.5 17.2 16.8

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10:43AM 11:38AM 06:22AM 07:24AM 08:25AM 09:23AM 10:16AM 11:08AM 11:57AM 06:45AM 07:35AM 08:24AM 09:16AM 10:10AM 11:07AM 12:08PM 06:55AM 07:55AM 08:50AM 09:37AM 10:19AM 10:58AM 11:35AM 12:10PM 06:46AM 07:22AM 08:00AM 08:41AM 09:26AM 10:18AM

2.5 2.6 16.4 16.9 17.8 19.0 20.2 21.2 21.9 -2.8 -2.3 -1.4 -0.4 0.8 1.8 2.5 16.4 16.5 16.9 17.4 18.0 18.5 18.8 19.0 0.7 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.4

M o o n

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04:48PM 05:46PM 12:40PM 01:43PM 02:44PM 03:43PM 04:38PM 05:30PM 06:21PM 12:46PM 01:36PM 02:26PM 03:19PM 04:15PM 05:14PM 06:16PM 01:10PM 02:10PM 03:04PM 03:52PM 04:35PM 05:15PM 05:53PM 06:30PM 12:45PM 01:21PM 01:59PM 02:41PM 03:28PM 04:21PM

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06:47PM 07:50PM 08:50PM 09:46PM 10:40PM 11:32PM

18.1 18.8 19.7 20.6 21.4 21.9

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07:12PM 08:03PM 08:55PM 09:48PM 10:45PM 11:44PM

-3.0 -2.6 -1.8 -0.8 0.3 1.2

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07:18PM 08:17PM 09:09PM 09:56PM 10:38PM 11:17PM 11:54PM

17.4 17.5 17.9 18.2 18.5 18.6 18.6

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07:07PM 07:45PM 08:26PM 09:10PM 09:59PM 10:54PM

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NEW HAMPSHIRE Dover: Dover Marine.

Dover Point: Little Bay Marina.

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

Greenland: Sailmaking Support Systems.

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

Manchester: Massabesic Yacht Club, Sandy’s Variety.

Milton: Ray’s Marina & RV Sales.

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

Newington: Great Bay Marine, Portsmouth: New England Marine and Industrial, West Marine.

Seabrook: West Marine.

Tuftonboro: Tuftonboro General Store.

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

Beverly: Bartlett Boat Service, Beverly Point Marina, Jubilee Yacht Club.

Boston: Boston Harbor Islands Moorings, Boston Yacht Haven, Columbia Yacht Club, The Marina at Rowes Wharf, Waterboat Marina.

Bourne: Taylor’s Point Marina Braintree: West Marine.

Buzzards Bay: Dick’s Marine, Onset Bay Marina.

Cataumet: Kingman Marine, Parker’s Boat Yard.

Charlestown: Constitution Marina, Shipyard Quarters Marina.

Chatham: Ryders Cove Marina, Stage Harbor Marine.

Chelsea: The Marina at Admiral’s Hill.

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Cohasset: Cohasset Y.C. Cotuit: Peck’s Boats.

Cuttyhunk: Cuttyhunk Town Marina.

Danvers: Danversport Yacht Club, Liberty Marina, West Marine.

Dedham: West Marine.

Dighton: Shaw’s Boat Yard.

Dorchester: Savin Hill Yacht Club.

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

East Dennis: Dennis Yacht Club, North Side Marina.

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

Fairhaven: Fairhaven Shipyard, West Marine.

Falmouth: East Marine, Falmouth Harbor Town Marina, Falmouth Marine, MacDougall’s Cape Cod Marine Service, West Marine.

Gloucester: Beacon Marine Basin, Brown’s Yacht Yard, Cape Ann’s Marina Resort, Enos Marine, Three Lanterns Ship Supply.

Green Harbor: Green Harbor Marina, Taylor Marine.

Harwich Port: Allen Harbor Marine Service, Cranberry Liquors, Saquatucket Municipal Marina.

Hingham: 3A Marine Sales, Eastern Yacht Sales, Hingham Shipyard Marinas, Hingham Yacht Club.

Hyannis: Hyannis Marina, West Marine.

Ipswich: Ipswich Bay Yacht Club.

Manchester: Manchester Marine, Manchester Yacht Club.

Marblehead: Boston Yacht Club, Corinthian Yacht Club, , Dolphin Y.C., Eastern Yacht Club, Lynn Marine Supply Co., Marblehead Yacht Club, The Forepeak, West Marine.

Marion: Barden’s Boat Yard, Beverly Yacht Club, Burr Bros. Boats, Harding Sails, West Marine.

Marston Mills: Prince’s Cove Marina.

Mattapoisett: Mattapoisett Boatyard.

Nantucket: Glyns Marine, Nantucket Boat Basin, Nantucket Moorings, Nantucket Y.C., Town Pier Marina.

New Bedford: C.E. Beckman, Cutty Hunk Launch, IMP Fishing Gear, Lyndon’s, Neimic Marine, New Bedford Visitors Center, Pope’s Island Marina, Skip’s Marine, West Marine.

Newburyport: American Boat Sales, American Yacht Club, Merri-Mar Yacht Basin, Newburyport Boat Basin, Newburyport Harbor Marina, Newburyport Yacht Club, North End Boat Club, The Boatworks, Windward Yacht Yard.

North Falmouth: Brewer Fiddler’s Cove Marina.

North Weymouth: Tern Harbor Marina.

Oak Bluffs: Dockside Marketplace.

Onset: Point Independence Yacht Club.

Orleans: Nauset Marine.

Osterville: Crosby Yacht Yard, Oyster Harbors Marine Service.

Peabody: West Marine.

Plymouth: Brewer’s Plymouth Marine, Plymouth Yacht Club, West Marine.

Provincetown: Harbormaster.

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

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

Salisbury: Bridge Marina.

Sandwich: Sandwich Marina, Sandwich Ship Supply.

Scituate: A to Z Boatworks, Cole Parkway Municipal Marina, Front Street Book Shop, Satuit Boat Club, Scituate Harbor Marina, Scituate Harbor Y.C. Seekonk: E&B Marine, West Marine.

Somerset: Auclair’s Market, J&J Marine Fabricators South Dartmouth: Cape Yachts, Davis & Tripp Boatyard, Doyle Sails, New Bedford Y.C., New Wave Yachts.

Vineyard Haven: Owen Park Town Dock, Vineyard Haven Marina.

Watertown: Watertown Yacht Club.

Wareham: Zecco Marine.

Wellfleet: Bay Sails Marine, Town of Wellfleet Marina, Wellfleet Marine Corp.

West Barnstable: Northside Village Liquor Store.

West Dennis: Bass River Marina.

Westport: F.L.Tripp & Sons, Osprey Sea Kayak Adventures, Westport Marine, Westport Y.C. Weymouth: Monahan’s Marine.

Winthrop: Bait & Tackle, Cottage Park Y.C., Cove Convenience, Crystal Cove Marina, Pleasant Point Y.C., Winthrop Book Depot, Winthrop Lodge of Elks, Winthrop Y.C. Woburn: E&B Marine, West Marine.

Woods Hole: Woods Hole Marina.

Yarmouth: Arborvitae Woodworking.

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

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

Bristol: Aidan’s Irish Pub, All Paint, Bristol Bagel Works, Bristol Marine, Bristol Yacht Club, Hall Spars & Rigging, Herreshoff Marine Museum, Jamestown Distributors, Quantum Thurston Sails, Superior Marine.

Central Falls: Twin City Marine.

Charlestown: Ocean House Marina.

Cranston: Edgewood Yacht Club, Port Edgewood Marina, Rhode Island Yacht Club.

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East Greenwich: Anderson’s Ski & Dive Center, East Greenwich Yacht Club, Norton’s Shipyard & Marina, West Marine.

East Providence: East Providence Yacht Club.

Jamestown: Conanicut Marine Supply, Dutch Harbor Boatyard..

Middletown: West Marine Narraganset: West Marine.

Newport: Armchair Sailor, Brewer Street Boatworks, Casey’s Marina, Goat Island Marina, IYRS, Museum of Yachting, New York Yacht Club, Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina, Newport Nautical Supply, Newport Visitor Information Center, Newport Yacht Club, Old Port Marine Services, Sail Newport, Seamen’s Church Institute, Starbucks, The Newport Shipyard, West Wind Marina.

North Kingstown: Allen Harbor Marina, Johnson’s Boatyard, RI Mooring Services.

Portsmouth: Brewer Sakonnet Marina, East Passage Yachting Center, Eastern Yacht Sales, Hinckley Yacht Services, Ship’s Store and Rigging, The Melville Grill.

Riverside: Bullock’s Cove Marina.

Tiverton: Don’s Marine, Life Raft & Survival Equipment, Ocean Options, Quality Yacht Services, Standish Boat Yard.

Wakefield: Point Jude Boats, Point Judith Marina, Point Judith Yacht Club, Point View Marina, Ram Point Marina, Silver Spring Marine, Snug Harbor Marine, Stone Cove Marina.

Warren: Country Club Laundry.

Warwick: Appanoag Harbor Marina, Brewer Yacht Yard at Cowesett, Greenwich Bay Marina, Pettis Boat Yard, Ponaug Marina, Warwick Cove Marina.

Wickford: Brewer Wickford Cove Marina, Johnson’s Boatyard, Marine Consignment of Wickford, Pleasant Street Wharf, Wickford Marina, Wickford Shipyard, Wickford Yacht Club.

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Byram: Byram Town Marina.

Chester: Castle Marina, Chester Marina, Hays Haven Marina, Middlesex Yacht Club.

Clinton: Cedar Island Marina, Connecticut Marine One, Harborside Marina, Old Harbor Marina, Port Clinton Marina, Riverside Basin Marina, West Marine.

Cos Cob: Palmer Point Marina.

Darien: E&B Marine, Noroton Yacht Club.

Deep River: Brewer Deep River Marina.

East Haddam: Andrews Marina East Norwalk: Rex Marine.

Essex: Brewer Dauntless Shipyard, Boatique, Essex Corinthian Yacht Club, Essex Island Marina, Essex Yacht Club.

Fairfield: J. Russell Jinishian Gallery, West Marine.

Farmington: Pattaconk Yacht Club.

Greenwich: Beacon Point Marine, Indian Harbor Yacht Club.

Groton: Pine Island Marina, Shennecossett Yacht Club.

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

Lyme: Cove Landing Marine.

Madison: East River Marine.

Milford: Flagship Marina, Milford Boat Works, Milford Landing, Milford Yacht Club, Port Milford, Spencer’s Marina, West Marine.

Mystic: Brewer Yacht Yard, Fort Rachel Marina, Gwenmor Marina, Mason Island Yacht Club, Mystic Point Marina, Mystic River Yacht Club, Mystic Seaport Museum Store, Mystic Shipyard, West Marine.

New Haven: City Point Yacht Club, Fairclough Sails, Oyster Point Marina.

New London: Crocker’s Boatyard, Ferry Slip Dockominium Assoc., Hellier Yacht Sales, Thames Shipyard and Ferry, Thames Yacht Club, Thamesport Marina, West Marine.

Niantic: Boats Inc., Mago Pt. Marina, Port Niantic Marina, Three Belles Marina.

Noank: Brower’s Cove Marina, Hood Sails, Noank Village Boatyard, Palmers Cove Marina, Ram Island Yacht Club, Spicer’s.

Norwalk: Norwest Marine, Rex Marine, Total Marine, West Marine.

Norwich: The Marina at American Wharf.

Old Lyme: Old Lyme Marina.

Old Saybrook: Brewer’s Ferry Point Marina, Harbor Hill Marina & Inn, Harbor One Marina, Island Cove Marina, Oak Leaf Marina, Ocean Performance, Ragged Rock Marina, Saybrook Point Marina, West Marine.

Portland: Yankee Boat Yard & Marina.

Riverside: Riverside Yacht Club.

Rowayton: All Seasons Marina, Wilson Cove Marina.

South Norwalk: Norwalk Yacht Club, Rex Marine Center, Surfside 3 Marina.

Stamford: Brewer Yacht Haven Marina, Czescik Marina, Halloween Yacht Club, Hathaway Reiser Rigging, Landfall Navigation, Ponas Yacht Club, Prestige Yacht Sales, Stamford Landing Marina, Stamford Yacht Club, West Marine, Z Sails.

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

Stratford: Brewer Stratford Marina.

Waterford: Defender Industries.

Westbrook: Atlantic Outboard, Brewer Pilots Point Marina, Pier 76 Marina, Sound Boatworks.

West Haven: West Cove Marina.

Westport: Cedar Point Yacht Club.

NEW YORK Sag Harbor: Sag Harbor Yacht Club.

West Islip: West Marine.

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WORD/Ned

Blake

Photos courtesy Ned Blake

Ned and Linda Blake thought they’d have a picture-perfect day on Buzzards Bay, until, on the way to the boat, a woman yelled, “Have you got a phone? I need a taxi!”

Bad juju from Methadone Mary? t’s been the better part of a decade since my wife and I bought Sea Wynde at the Mass Maritime Boat Auction. Although I could count 40 years of sailing experience, it had all been in dinghies. This 22foot sloop was my first real boat. Linda and I sail out of New Bedford in and around Buzzards Bay, with the occasional venture to Martha’s Vineyard or the Cape.

Most of the more interesting stories we have to tell come from that first season in Sea Wynde. This is one of those stories: The day had started bright and crisp, a beautiful late summer day on the coast of New England. My wife and I had risen within a half-hour of sunrise, and arrived as the gates to the boatyard opened. We were ready, we were pumped! It promised to be a perfect day to sail across Buzzard’s Bay to Nashawena Island for a swim at Quick’s Hole before sailing back.

The effort and pointlessness of the entire trip seemed to sum up all that we loved about sailing. After all, we could easily skip the boat and swim at any of a dozen nearby beaches. But it seemed to us, at least when sailing, the trip is the point.

No matter how well you plan, nothing goes perfectly.

Before we could leave New Bedford, we needed to get some water to drink. As we drove from the pier to the local market we were flagged down by a woman standing in the middle of the street. “Can we help you?” I asked.

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“Have you got a phone?” she said. “I need a taxi.”

Always eager to lend a helping hand, I dialed the number she recited and handed her my cell phone.

“Teddy! Teddy! Can you hear me?” she was shouting so loud I wondered if she had ever used a cell phone before. “Teddy, get your a-- down here and pick me up!

What do mean where am I? I’m at the methadone clinic, you #%#$@!”

I was beginning to doubt that she had a legitimate cab company on the line. I also noticed that she had the shakes. My wife, trying to be helpful, asked, “Do you know where we are?”

“Of course I do! Don’t you?” She looked at me suspiciously: “Hey pal, what did you do, kidnap her?”

I laughed nervously. She took that as an obvious sign of guilt and yelled, “I’m calling the cops!”

“Now wait a minute, Miss . . . .”

“I’m calling the cops! She doesn’t know where she is!

You kidnapped her! And the tsunami is coming!”

That was enough for me: I leaned out, grabbed the phone, then laid rubber as I bolted. The woman yelled something at me, but I wasn’t listening.

We both started laughing and shaking our heads.

What was that about a tsunami? We nicknamed her Methadone Mary, and I was already composing the story in my head for my sailing log.

Forty-five minutes later we were back on board Sea editor@pointseast.com

Wynde and were motoring through the open gates of New Bedford’s massive hurricane barrier. We set our sails heading south-southeast for Quicks Hole. We had our lunches and our swim suits. We were monitoring Channel 16 on our handheld radio, just like real sailors, and the winds were fair for the Elizabeth Islands.

Twenty minutes later the wind died. We were just beyond Fort Rodman at the southern point of New Bedford. We should have been picking up the steady southwest winds you normally find there, but there was nothing. A look around the bay showed sailboats bobbing up and down all over the place with their sails flapping uselessly. The only boats moving were the dozens of speedboats, PWCs, fishing trawlers, and cabin cruisers.

The wind wasn’t really dead – little puffs were coming from the southeast, and over toward South Dartmouth, we could see a tiny riffle spread across the glassy surface of Clarks Cove. Being pragmatic and flexible, like real sailors, we set our sights on swimming on the mainland side of Buzzards Bay instead of the islands.

Time passed slowly, and our sloop moved even slower. Finally it dawned on me that we weren’t moving forward at all. Our boat was doing a slow spin – a pirouette if you will – but definitely not heading toward anything, let alone a beach. As I looked back to gauge the strength of our wake, I was startled to see the tiller in my hand but the rudder which should have been attached to the boat was drifting about 10 feet behind us.

Fortunately, it was still secured by the three-eighthsinch cord used to haul it up when gunkholing. No wonder we were going nowhere! The pin that held the rudder/tiller together had slipped out and was now at the bottom of the harbor. While I respect redundancy as a safety factor, I knew I did not have an extra rudder pin on hand.

I won’t repeat all the salty language I used here. At least, I mused, we have the six-horse outboard to get us home. I lowered the mainsail and fired up the reliable Tohatsu. Hand confidently on the tiller of the outboard, I started to drive us back to New Bedford.

Now I had never driven this boat in this manner before. I was about to discover that sloops and dinghies are different beasts. Normally the outboard provides the propulsion and the rudder steers the boat. But I didn’t have a rudder. I was pushing and tugging on the handle of the engine to try to maintain a somewhat steady course. If you think about the dynamics of a sailboat with a sizable keel – a keel that sits in front of a very small propeller – you have some idea of the forces that were being put on my little putt-putt.

Suddenly, we were pirouetting again. I looked astern, and this time I saw the outboard handle in my hand, www.pointseast.com

but the handle was only attached to the motor by the two throttle cables. The motor was running nicely, totally unsteerable by me, and pushing us in a counterclockwise spin.

Those parts of my brain that had once taught highschool physics were captivated. My wife had other concerns: “Are we getting closer to those rocks?” Sure enough the wind had picked up again, blowing 10 or 12 knots out of the southeast, and the rocks at Fort Rodman were directly downwind of us. I once again resorted to my salty sailor language.

I turned off the motor and went forward to the anchor well. I dropped the Danforth over the side fully expecting to feed out over two hundred feet and still not touch bottom. The charts said we should be in about 18 feet at low tide, but the way this day was going what could I expect? We found good bottom, though, and after letting out another 120 feet, I secured the anchor rode and we stood still in the outer harbor of New Bedford.

We failed to raise the towboat people on the radio, but our cell phone did just fine. So we settled in the cockpit, enjoyed our lunch, and marveled at what a beautiful day it was for some really crappy sailing.

Half an hour later the towboat was alongside, and the two towboat guys were asking: “What went wrong?” “How did that happen?” “Do you have full tow coverage, or just that little stuff they give you when you buy the cheap deal?”

Of course, I had the little stuff – I’ve been trying to keep costs under control since my very low bid had actually been high enough to buy this little boat at the auction. I was starting to feel the fool, and was hoping that these two would say, “Hey in this business you see everything, and we’ve seen worse.” By which I meant dumber people than me. But they didn’t say that. They just took my bow line, tied it to their stern, and started toward New Bedford Harbor. At the last second, I came out of my funk to shout, “Wait! I gotta get the anchor!”

As soon as the tow-boat started struggling toward the hurricane barrier at New Bedford Harbor, we started swinging wildly back and forth. “I can’t control it! I’ve got no tiller!” I shouted to Linda.

“We’re going to sink the towboat!” she yelled back.

“We’re going to hit the gates!” It was true: Our boat was swinging 20 feet each side of the towboat, and the gate to the hurricane barrier was only 24 feet wide.

“It’s Methadone Mary.” I said. “She put a curse on us.

She gave us bad Juju!”

But it wasn’t Mary: It was that keel again. Every time the boat swung to starboard, the angle of the tow rope would get to the point where it pulled our nose in, and now with the pressure on the starboard side of the keel, the boat would shoot off to port. Soon the bow line would pull the nose around and we would zoom off on Points East September 2010

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the starboard tack – or was that the port tack? Did one use the same terminology when one’s boat was being pulled instead of being pushed? My teacher brain kicked in again, and I was contemplating whether the angle of the wind had no bearing on our direction of travel or if “Hey pal,” shouted the man on the towboat.

“Can you put out a drogue chute?” It took a couple of seconds to figure out what he meant. The shouting of the towboat drivers broke through my theorizing, and I looked for something that would work as a drogue.

I found a wash bucket in the cabin, and after dumping the sponge and the deck cleaner onto the floor, I tied a dock line to the pail and secured it to a stern cleat. I tossed it out behind us, and was amazed when it did what it was supposed to do. It provided enough

drag to pull us into a straight line with the towboat. I was almost feeling good about my seamanship when I heard the first calls from some fishermen, “That’s a sailboat. Whaddya need a tow for?” They wouldn’t have understood if I’d tried to explain. And to be honest, I’d rather die than try to explain everything anyway.

Now, many years later, my wife and I still sail our sloop out of New Bedford and around Buzzards Bay. I’m not the great sailor I once imagined myself to be, but I’m better than I was. My language isn’t as salty as it was back then either, but I haven’t forgotten many of the words. I just might need them again.

Ned Blake and his wife have been sailing out of New Bedford for a decade. He is an adjunct writing professor at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston.

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23’ Herreshoff Prudence Cedar on white oak, Sitka spruce mast and boom, club footed jib, Volvo dsl. 2 cyl.

Extensive restoration 2003. She is a sweetheart. $15,000.

Jonesport Shipyard. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com

24’ Bluenose Sloop Professionally restored traditional wooden racing class sloop built in Nova Scotia.

Custom trailer and 4 sails. $25,000. See website for details. www.pemaquidmarine.com info@pemaquidmarine.com 24’ Bridges Point, 1989 A cuddy cabin version of the popular Bridges Point 24.

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15’ Wooden Peapod In nearly new condition. Two pairs of oars, complete sprit sail rig, ready for the season. Call Eric @ 359-2277.www.dowboats.com 16’ Haven 12-1/2 Classic Haven 12-1/2’s built with experienced craftsmenship for pure sailing pleasure. Call Eric to discuss your color choice and delivery date. Eric Dow Boat Shop, Brooklin, Maine 207-359-2277. www.dowboats.com

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terior layout. New diesel in 2007. A lovely boat to sail. 207244-7854. billw@jwboatco.com

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24’ Bridges Point, 2002 JUDITH, built by the John Williams Boat Co. Daysailor layout. $59,000. Call 207-255-7854 or email billw@jwboatco.com

34’ Pearson 34, 1984 Sea Glass is a very attractive equipped Pearson 34 with her dark blue Awl-Grip hull. Her equipment includes a spinniker and recent main and 150% genoa, as well as a new dodger. $39,500. 207-371-2899. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com perry@robinhoodmarinecenter.co m

26’ Ranger 26, 1974 In very good condition with 5 sails, roller furler. No outboard. $2000 firm. 207-223-8885 or email info@winterportmarine.com 27’ Catalina Sloop, 1985 Nice example of this popular small cruiser. Well equiped and cared for. $14,900. 207-7993600. www.theyachtconnection.com 27’ Catalina, 1985 Like new. Turn key. $12,100.

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

28’ Samurai Auxiliary Sloop 1959. 28’ x 9’2 x 3’11 Hull #20 of 40 built in Japan, Yanmar 2GM w/heat exch. See her at Jonesport Shipyard. 207-4972701. info@jonesportshipyard.com 30’ Hinckley Sou’wester Sloop 1962. Flag blue awlgripped hull ‘08, 2004 Yanmar diesel, sleeps 4, new radar-gps, 1998 roller furler genoa. Caring ownership $54,000. Gray & Gray, Inc 207363-7997 www.grayandgrayyachts.com

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30’ Sabre MK lll, 1986 Custom interior. Rigged for racing or singlehand. Westerbeke diesel 480 hrs. Well maintained, very clean. Call for details and survey. $50,000. 207-655-4962. gbclark@maine.rr.com 30’ Island Packet 27, 1988 Cutter, 30’x10.5’x3.67’, full keel, 6’ 2 headroom. Easy single handler. Engine hours 554. Selling Price: $41,500. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com 34’ Titan 1971 with auxiliary diesel engine. $29,000 FMI Contact Ocean Point Marina 207-633-0773 www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 34’ Tartan Sloop Roomy interior, solid boat, needs cosmetics. Excellent opportunity to get into a good cruiser. Make an offer. 207-497-

and mylar main, two spinnakers and aluminum pole. $19,500. lordshipsailing.com moorepm@aol.com 35’ Hinckley Pilot Sloop, 1970 Black hull, outstanding condition. $127,500. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.

35’ Hunter Legend, 1987 Great shape, surveyed in 2008 at $59K, asking $30K. Located in Hamden, Maine. E-mail Capt.

Ron for pic’s & details. rnblnchrd@aol.com 34’ C&C Engine Model MD-11C Volvo Penta Diesel. Galley: three burner gimballed stove/oven, sink with pressure water, ice box, shelving, storage. Sails: Harken roller furling, Barient #25 primary and #22 secondary, Dacron

36’ Ericson, 1976. $24,995. Contact Ocean Point Marina, 207-633-0773. www.oceanpointmarina.com

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other upgrades. $59,500. 207371-2899. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.com perry@robinhoodmarinecenter.co m 36’ Pearson Pilothouse 36.5 1980. Cruise or live-aboard this boat has full capabilities.

Freezer, frig, A/C, heaters, full instruments, main w/dutchman, roller genoa, Dyer dinghy and much more. Full list by email or call 401-864-3222. Listed $54,500. RCR3PH@AOL.com

38’ Pearson Invicta II, 1968 Therapy was completely re-built in 2000 to 2001 by her owner.

Re-equipping included a Universal 25hp diesel, Isotherm refrigeration, Force 10 propane stove, among many other features. All new electronics were added along with new sails and DU

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38’ Alden Classic Cutter rigged c/b, 3'11" draft.

Cedar on oak, new framing, 80% new planking. Totally restored and rebuilt in 2006. 44hp Yanmar, autopilot, chartplotter, Tridater, windvane, radar. 10' tender with 4hp outboard. Call for details. $146,000. or any reasonable offer.

603-426-5766. arrowhead5e@gmail.com

40’ Luders L-27 Sloop, 1955 Refit 2007. Westerbeke diesel.

Superb condition. Hot molded plywood construction. 2008 black awlgripped hull, new sails, sleeps 6. Elegant, fast racercruiser. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207363-7997.

42’ Catalina 42 MKII, 2002 3 staterooms, wing keel, doyle stack, 140 genoa, CDI furling spinnaker, etc. Bailey Is. Maine. $169,000. Frank Jones, 603726-3112. games@roadrunner.com 42’ S&S Cutter, 1964 S&S center-cockpit offshore cutter. Refit 2001. Fiberglass hull and decks to the famous Finisterre design. 2001 Yanmar.

3 cabins. $89,000. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.

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16’ Calvin Beal, Jr. 1995 Fiberglass runabout with trunk cabin w/ screened ports and folding cabin door. 45hp Honda 4-stroke OB, trailer, used lightly.

Jonesport Shipyard, 207-4972701. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com 17’ Classic 17 Montauk, 1989 2001 Mercury, trailer, and lots of extras. $10,900. Call York Harbor Marine Service, 207363-3602 sales@yorkharbormarine.com 17’ Sunbird Corsair, 1994 with very nice trailer. Add an outboard and a little cosmetic work for a great little runabout. $1100. 207-223-8885.

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17’ Boston Whaler, 2003 Boston Whaler 170 Montauk package with 90hp 4-stroke.

Clean. $16,900. Call York Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602. sales@yorkharbormarine.com 21’ Boston Whaler Conquest 2006. With 25 hours. Includes matching trailer with electric winch. $34,000. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com

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207-439-3967. Ask for George or Tom.www.kpbb.net 22’ Eastern, 1986 65hp Yanmar turbo deisel/900 hrs. New hardtop, GPS, VHF. New canvas, 2 bunks, trailer, winter cover. $10,000. Call Paul Potter, 207-766-2670.

24’ Eastern, 2003 Eastern Center Console w/130hp 4-stroke Honda outboard.

Comes with trailer. $31,500. Call Ocean Point Marina at 207-6330773 www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 24’ Striper 2300, 1998 Seaswirl. Johnson 175hp, Johnson 15hp. Full canvas, many extras. $14,500. www.jonesportshipyard.com info@jonesportshipyard.com 25’ Boston Whaler 235 Conquest, 2005. Clean.

Merc 250hp Verado with 211 hours. Hardtop, full wx-curtains; downriggers; fishbox w/pumpout; freshwater washdown; head with o/b discharge; shore power package; full electronics - all the bells and whistles. Slip available. $49,900.

York Harbor Marine Service, 207-363-3602. sales@yorkharbormarine.com 25’ Sea Fox 257 CC, 2004 W/twin Mercury 150hp.

Saltwater Series. Demo boat.

Full warranty. This boat is loaded. $39,900. Carousel Marina, 207-633-2922.

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25’ Pacemaker, 1969 Center Console, total refit. MercCruiser 454. Asking $32,000.

Rockland, Maine. Call John Morin, 207 691-1637.

26’ Somes Sound 26 “Bai Ji Er”, with enclosed pilot house. Great day boat and small cruiser. Gas inboard. $165,000.

Call207-255-7854, or email bill@jwboatco.com 26’ Somes Sound 26 Open launch “Salt Ponds”.

Classic launch look with plenty of teak and bronze. $100,000.

Call 207-255-7854 or email bill@jwboatco.com 26’ Eldredge McInnis, 1989 A beautiful example of the well known Eldredge McInnis Bass boat, built by the Landing Boat School. Wood hull, single diesel.

Located in Southport, Maine. $49,500. 207-371-2899. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.co m perry@robinhoodmarinecenter.c om

26’ Bayfield, 1988 Classic picnic boat/overnighter, built by Bayfield on original Wasque molds. $30,000.

Mercruiser 305 inboard, located in Friendship, Maine. 207-8324796 or email bndedwards56@earthlink.net

V-berth, galley, enclosed head.

207-415-1004. $59,000. wtme@msn.com

27’ Eastern 1999 5.7L 250hp Mercruiser, Bravo II (620/hr) canvas enclosure, freshwater cooling, full marie heat, (2) 55 gallon gas tanks, dual batteries, full marine head, C-80 Raymarine system, VHF radio, windless, life boat, EPIRB. $29,500 or best offer. Call 603988-2682.

28’ Albin HT (2), 2002 Yanmar diesel, very clean from $99,500. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207363-7997.

29’ Webbers Cove, 2000 Hardtop Express Downeast DayBoat. Yanmar. Separate shower.

Asking $110,000. Rockland, Maine. 207 691-1637.

29’ Wilbur/Crosby Express 1988. Twin Volvos. Fast commuter. Asking $49,900.

Southwest Harbor, Maine. John Morin, 207 691-1637.

30’ Pro-Line Walkaround, 1997 Fishing/family layout, fish box, bait well, transom door. Cabin w/ galley and head, sleeps 4. $39,500. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com 31’ Sea Ray Weekender, 1981 With rebuilt engines. Equipped with new seats. Very clean. $22,000. 207-799-3600.

28’ Ellis Flybridge, 1983 1996 200 Volvo Diesel (appox.

1100 hours). Awesome electronics, upper & lower stations.

Custom radar mast. Yard maintained. Beautiful wood interior.

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2 7 ’ Padebco Of fshore, 1993 350hp V8 GM 6.5 L Turbo-Diesel, very low hours.

Hardtop, seaworthy, comfortable, beautiful boat.

Professionally maintained, inside stored.

Evolution Marine Shaft Drive System, Side Power bow thruster, new Raymarine C80 radar, new Garmin 545 color chart GPS map, Autohelm ST5000 autopilot, top-of-theline Raytheon 202 VHF/hailer/auto fog horn with 30w horn, teak swim platform with attached swim ladder, teak bow pulpit, SS bow rail, shore power charger with 110 volt AC outlets, cockpit lights, new LED anchor light, KVH 1000 Azimuth compass,

enclosed head, rod racks below, new stainless diesel fuel tanks, Fireboy Halon automatic fire extinguisher system, hyd. steering, Guest remote search/ spot light. New Awlgrip (dk green) 2007. Large V-berth, with filler. Head and holding tank (unused). Seaworthy fishing boat, and a pocket cruiser, all rolled into one. A great day boat, comfortable and very fuel efficient.

She can get up and run fast when needed.

$99,900 Contact Barlow Yacht Sales 860-767-2955 www.barlowyachts.net

Boat Building & Repair Dave Miliner 30 years in the Marine Industry Professional Quality Work at an Affordable Price

• Major Fiberglass repair • Gelcoat and Awlgrip resurfacing • Woodwork • New boat construction Rte. 236, Eliot Business Park Eliot, ME 03903 (207) 439-4230 Fax: (207) 439-4229 email: dmiliner@msn.com CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE

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www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.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 32’ Wilbur/Newman Sedan 1977. New Yanmar. Refit. Old style charm. Asking $125,000.

Biddeford, Maine. 207-6911637.

32’ Island Gypsy Trawler, 1994 Single 250hp Cummins, 1800 hours, thruster, generator, queen berth forward, 2 side doors, galley up, good electronics. $109,000. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.

33’ Egg Harbor, 1974 Engines run. Great project boat. $12,000. 207-799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com

36’ Alley Built Lobster Boat 1973. $17,900 FMI contact Ocean Point Marina 207-6330773 www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com

34’ Wilbur Flybridge, 1988 Wilbur Flybridge Long Range Expeditionary Cruiser.

Caterpillar. Turn-key. Asking $149,000. Florida. John Morin, 207 691-1637.

35’ Duffy FB Cruiser, 2000 Single Cat 435hp diesel, 587 hours. Sidepower thruster, dual helms, large cockpit and salon, galley down. Sleeps 4. Cruise 17 knots. Handsome green hull. $164,500. Gray & Gray, Inc. 207-363-7997.

35’ Luhrs, 1988 Immaculate condition with rebuilt engines. $33,500. 207799-3600. www.theyachtconnection.com tyc@southportmarine.com

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38’ H&H Osmond Beal, 2002 Looks like a customized lobster boat. Acts like a waterfront home. The Yanmar 370 will take you anywhere. The comfy leather couch and island queen berth will make you want to stay. $225,000. Check it out.

Make an offer. 603-770-8378. dotgale38.googlepages.com dotgaleforsale@comcast.net 38’ Stanley, 1984 Stanley 38 “Fishwife”. First Stanley 38 built in 1984 and owned by the same family since her launch. She is in excellent condition. $285,000. 207-2447854 or billw@jwboatco.com

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38’ Holland/Pettegrow Downeast Sportfishing, 1987.

3208 435hp Cat, 3400 hrs. Teak interior, galley down, enclosed head and shower, sleeps 4.

Fighting chair, tower and pulpit.

Furuno Navnet. $140,000. 207450-6119. valborgcharter@gmail.com

40’ Hatteras Double Cabin 1987. Voyager is a very clean and well mainatined Hatteras 40 Motoryacht. Re-powered in 1999 with twin Yanmar 315hp diesels and a diesel genset.

Solar panels, recent electronics, fuel system upgrades and numerous other upgrades make Voyager a desirable vessel in a classic Hatteras. $179,000. 207371-2899. www.robinhoodmarinecenter.co m perry@robinhoodmarinecenter.c om

42’ Matthews Classic, 1956 Double Cabin Flying Bridge (DCFB) Cruiser. Beautifully restored cruiser, a sea-going summer home. Repowered with 2 twin GM V6 220hp delivering 4.5gph @9knots. Complete new plumbing, electrical including Lewmar anchoring system, Garmin chartplotter/GPS and Ritchie binnacle. $59,000. More information and pictures available. Contact: herliebarnes@yahoo.com 43’ Marine Trader, 1984 Priced to sell at $69,999. FMI contact Ocean Point Marina at 207-633-0773. www.oceanpointmarina.com info@oceanpointmarina.com 47’ Maine Cat, 2009 Maine Cat P-47, hull#2, launched June ‘09. Twin 180

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Yanmar, live-aboard equipped, low fuel burn, 3’ draft, located in Bahamas. $110k below list. 1888-832-2287. www.mecat.com info@mecat.com

or best offer. 207-751-1337 or 978-369-3371.

10 1/2’ & 12’ Skiffs Maine style and quality. Epoxy bonded plywood/oak, S/S screws. Easy rowing and towing, steady underfoot. Primer paint. $1,100 and $1,400.

Maxwell’s Boat Shop. Rockland, Maine. 207-594-5492.

47’ Novi Dragger, 1985 Fiberglass Atkinson Novi Dragger. 43.8’ + 4’ extension.

15.5’ beam, 6’ draft. Good Condition. Jonesport Shipyard, 207-497-2701. www.jonesportshipyard.com

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Engine Building Class This is a Special 2 Day Seminar.

You will completely assemble and test run a diesel engine. It will run Sat, 9-5 through Sun, 11-5. Call for dates and details.

There will be a limit of 6 for this class. www.jwayent.net jwayent@jwayent.net

Commission a Tender Get a great boat while helping a great cause. Custom-built for you by the Compass Project.

Come on in and meet your build team. 12’ Bevins Skiff $850 12’ Echo Bay Dory $1950 16’ Gloucester Light Dory $1,600 Call 207-774-0682 www.compassproject.org compassinfo@maine.rr.com

Boat Rental Triumph Boats 17’ & 19’ Center Console available for half day, full day and extended rental.

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Jimmy Steele Peapod 13 1/2 ft. Available Boothbay, Maine. $3,800. 207-633-7003. day2sail@roadrunner.com

Lost Dinghy 10’ white fiberglass, 2 bow lines, Babsie on stern. Lost 7/3/2010 between Great Spruce Head Island and Owls Head. $250 reward. 207-563-1443. portunus@midcoast.com

15’ Banks Dory Classic design, built in 2003 at Maine Maritime Museum.

Freshly painted. Great for rowing. Georgetown, Maine. $2,500.

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period. September 25, October 16. Price $175. www.jwayent.net jwayent@jwayent.net

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

Professionally cleaned w/ waterrepellent treatment. No dip-dunk tanks, only industry approved cleaners that work. We ship UPS, call us at 207-596-7705. www.geminicanvas.com peter@geminicanvas.com Perfect Thank You Gift A perfect Thank You gift-A set of lovely fitted sheets for their boat. Check www.fleetsheeet.com for ideas or to arrange for a Gift Card.

Westerbeke 6 Cyl. Diesel Model 6-346, 120hp, 1050 hrs. with recently rebuilt 2:1 Paragon gear, engine harness, mounts and panel. Clean and well maintained. $3800. Call Fred 781771-1053. fjdions@msn.com Offshore Swan Sailing Program Real ocean seatime. Sail offshore aboard a Swan Nov. 1st 18th. 11th Annual NARC Rally.

Great boats, professional skippers. Very reasonable. Small crew means lots of wheel time.

Fun. 631-423-4988. www.sailopo.com

Inside & Outside Winter Storage Complete Winter Care Packages, Full Mechanical Services, Shrink-wrapping, and Boat Hauling Available www.kennebunkportmarina.com (207) 967-3411 67 Ocean Avenue, Kennebunkport, ME 04046

Winterization Diesel Seminar Includes instruction on oil system, electrical system, fuel systems, cooling systems, basic troubleshooting with discussion period and question & answer

UNIQUE MARINA & CHARTER BUSINESS FOR SALE Bucks Harbor Marine, a long established successful Marina and Charter Boat Fleet located on the Eastern Shore of Penobscot Bay's best sailing area in the town of South Brooksville, is for sale by Owners who want to retire.

P.O. Box 2, S. Brooksville, ME (207)326-8839 www.bucksharbor.com

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Cover - Sabre 426 Sabre 426 Winter Cover by Fairclough of Connecticut.

Excellent condition, used 2 seasons. No more shrinkwrap.

Covers to the waterline. Call 603-888-0164. bshap72181@aol.com Land with Dock For Sale Kittery, Maine. Well protected, large deepwater dock, 2-level building on dock. Float space for two 40’ boats. Paved parking area. Town water and sewer at site. Possibly able to build a small home on lot. Asking $450,000. 207-439-3890, or cell 207-752-1741.

Repower & Refit Considering repower or refit upgrades to your boat? Our two locations offer you in-house, factory trained technicians ready to address your upgrades to the highest standards. Stop by or give us a call, we’d be happy to talk about your options. Kittery Point Yacht Yard. 207-439-9582, Eliot yard 207-439-3967. www.kpyy.net Ocean Master, Motor 40 years in big boats and small ships, BOATWISE instructor.

Deliveries, training, management. 401-885-3189. capt_bill@cox.net Fiberglass Repair Position Permanent, year-round position available for Fiberglass/Composite Structure Repair Technician. Yankee Marina is a full-service marina and boatyard. Please send resume with cover letter summarizing work experience to www.yankeemarina.com deborah@yankeemarina.com Slips & Moorings in N.H. Limited dockside slips and protected moorings available in pristine Great Bay, New Hampshire. Leave trailering be-

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hind and chase the big stripers more often. Reasonable rates.

Great Bay Marine 603-436-5299 or email@greatbaymarine.com Rental Moorings Sail beautiful Penobscot Bay. Seasonal moorings in protected Rockland harbor with an expansive float and pier facility for dinghy tie-ups and provisioning.

On-site parking. 207-594-1800. www.atlanticchallenge.com info@atlanticchallenge.com Maine Chartering Consider chartering your boat(s) to help with those yard bills.

Give us a call to talk about options. NPYC 207-557-1872 www.northpointyachtcharters.com info@northpointyachtcharters.com

Reliable Service. Rob Lee, Maritime 508-758-9409, or 800533-6312. www.marinasandtransport.com boattransport@comcast.net

Marina For Sale For Sale: Wottonís Wharf Marina in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. For more information call Bruce Tindal at 207-633-6711. www.wottonswharf.com

Moorings Available Kittery Point Yacht Yard has moorings available for the 2010í summer season. Very well protected and just inside the mouth of the Piscataqua River. Donít Wait - call now for information: 207-439-9582 or email kmckenna@kpyy.net

Inside Storage Eric Dow Boat Shop offers inside storage for lovely boats, reasonable rates, exceptional care. Call Eric to discuss your project needs. Brooklin, Maine 207-359-2277. www.dowboats.com

Kover Klamps Kover Klamps - used - assorted 50 pcs SS clamps. Use EMT tubing and make your own cover frame. $4 per piece or $150 for the lot. 603-8880164.bshap72181@aol.com

Boat Storage Kittery Point Yacht Yard has two waterfront locations with plenty of off-season storage space available. Store with KPYY and

Boat Transport Best rates, fully insured, Nationwide and Ocean Freight.

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our full service yard and factory trained technicians are available if you need us. Call to join our family of customers: 207-4399582 or email kmckenna@kpyy.net

Sail Away

PROVISIONS Stay Prepared

Pizza, Sandwiches, Hot & Cold Subs, Gas, Groceries, Cigarettes, Soda, Ice Cold Beer & Wine, Film, Bait, ME State Lottery Megabucks and Instant Tickets, Ice Monday thru Saturday 6 to 7, Sunday 7 to 6

Stop By

207-563-1388 At the Junction of Rtes 129 & 130 Bristol, Maine

Port Clyde General Store 43O 55.585' 69O 15.547'

The Island Store 200

T O W N L A N D I N G O N I S L E A U H A U T, M E The "little store" welcomes you fully stocked.

FULL SELECTION OF GROCERIES, FRESH MEAT, FISH, PRODUCE, BEER, WINE, ICE, HARDWARE, SOUVENIRS AND MORE. YA R D S F R O M T H E

Launch & Delivery Service Groceries, ice, beer, wine and liquor Fuel, Water, Ship’s Store & Restaurant on site

207-372-6543

VHF Ch 9

Stop by Casco Bay's Cliff Island for provisions.

Easy deepwater dockside access.

Convenient call-ahead orders.

Fully stocked grocery selection, wine & beer, Gifford's ice-cream, original candy counter, 207-766-2312 island art & Daily 9-7 homemade soaps. www.pearlsseasidemarket.com

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Tel/fax 207.335.5211

www.theislandstore.net TO W N L A N D I N G M A R K E T

LIVE OR COOKED LOBSTER - ASHORE OR ABOARD!

Provisioning for a day sail or week-long cruise.

26 9 F O R E S I D E R D., FA LM O UTH, MA I N E

207-781-212 8

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Advertiser index Alexseal All Paint Alpha Yacht Surveys Atlantic Outboard Bamforth Marine Barden’s Boat Yard, Inc. Bayview Rigging & Sails Beta Marine US Ltd Black Point Inn Boatwise Bohndell Sails & Rigging Boothbay Harbor Inn Boothbay Region Boatyard Boston Fall Boat Show Bowden Marine Service Brewer Plymouth Marine Brewer Yacht Yards Broad Cove Marine Center Buck’s Harbor Bucking the Tide Burr Brothers Boats Capt. Jay Michaud Carousel Marina Casey Yacht Enterprises Cay Electronics Chase, Leavitt & Co. Chebeague Island Inn Conanicut Marine Concordia Company Connecticut DEP Cook’s Lobster House CPT Aotopilot Crocker’s Boatyard Curtis Yacht Brokerage, LLC Custom Communications Custom Float Services Dark Harbor Boat Yard Dip Net Restaurant Dockwise Yacht Transport Dolphin Marina & Restaurant Dor Mor Doyle Center Harbor Duchak Maritime Services East Coast Bowthrusters East Coast Yacht Sales Eastern Boats Eastport Chowder House Ecovita Enos Marine Eric Dow Boat Shop Finestkind Boatyard Flanders Bay Boats Fleet Sheets Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard Frenchboro Offshore Store Gamage Shipyard Gannon & Benjamin, Inc Gemini Marine Canvas Gowen Marine Gray and Gray, Inc. Great Bay Marine Great Water, Inc.

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Gritty McDuff’s Guilford Hallett Canvas & Sails Hamilton Marine Hampton River Marina Handy Boat Service Hanley’s Market Hansen Marine Engineering Harraseeket Lunch and Lobster Hinckley Yacht Charters Howard Boats Island Store Islesboro Marine J-Way Enterprises J.R. Overseas Jackson’s Hardware & Marine Johanson Boatworks John Williams Boat Company Jonesport Shipyard Journey’s End Marina Kanberra Gel Keith Field Classical Goldsmith Kennebec Tavern & Marina Kennebunkport Marina Kent Thurston Marine Surveyor Kingman Yacht Center Kittery Point Yacht Yard Kramp Electronics Leavitt & Parris-Fortune LLC Linda Beans Lobster Cafe Lippincott Marine Electrical MacDougalls Cape Cod Marine Mack Boring Main Sail Restaurant Maine Cat Maine pumpout locations Maine Sailing Partners Maine Veterinary Referral Center Maine Yacht Center Manchester Marine Marblehead Trading Company Marine Engines Marston’s Marina Merri-Mar Yacht Basin Mike Martel Miliner Marine Services Millway Marina Milton Cat Mobile Marine Canvas Moorings and Muffins Moose Island Marine Mystic Shipyard Navtronics Nebo Lodge New Hampshire DES Newport Boat Show Niemiec Marine Noank Village Boatyard Norm Leblanc North Point Charters North Sails Direct Northeast Rigging Systems

33 20 34 2 52 11,15 97 11,46,91 58 80,95 64 97 75 11 93 54,62 48,95 52,75,88 94 13,49 50 75 56 63,96 93 11,13,17 13,30 17 42 56 17 13,17 25 57 61,95 72,73 39 37 41 17 11 55 63 11,13 91 93 35 47 29 96 35 40 17 57 74 9 11,13 75 91 95 31 17

24 Ocean Options 88 Ocean Point Marina Ocean Pursuits 49 Padebco Custom Yachts 10 Pearl’s 56 Pearl’s Seaside Market & Cafe 97 Pemaquid Marine 65 Phoenix Charter 60,95 Pierce Yacht Co. 21 Pope Sails 21 Port Clyde General Store 48,97 Port Harbor Marine 3 Portland Yacht Service 11,81 43 Portlland Yacht Club Races 22 Quality Yacht Services R.T. Scanlan, Surveyor 94 Robinhood Island 40 31 Robinhood Marine Center 13,17,23,89 65 Rockcoast Boatworks Rocktide Inn 56 36 Royal River Boatyard Russell’s Marine 91 62 Saco Bay Tackle 80 Sailmaking Suport Systems Samoset Boatworks, Inc. 18 Scandia Yacht Sales 89 Seal Cove Boatyard 13,53 SeaTech 91 Seatronics 17 Seaway Boats 20 Shaw & Tenney 54 Shipmate Stove Company 30 Snug Harbor Marina 62 South Port Marine Yacht Connection 24 Spruce Head Marine, Inc. 48 Stanley Scooter 65 The Brooklin Inn 57 The Edge 57 The Osprey Restaurant 56 The Reach Lodge 57 The Snow Squall 56 The Yacht Connection 88 Theriault Marine Consulting 94 Town Landing Market 97 Traditional Boat 95 Trident Yacht Basin 60 Tugboat Inn 57 URLS 78,79 Water Front Restaurant 57 Webhannett River Boat Yard 63,64 Wesmac 63,89 Whales’ Tale Restaurant 57 Wilbur Yachts 54 Winter Island Yacht Yard 37 Winterport Marine 80 Women Under Sail 38 Wotton’s Wharf 86 Yacht North Charters 37,80,95 Yankee Boat Yard & Marina 11 Yankee Marina & Boatyard 11,13 Yarmouth Boatyard 17,63 York Harbor Marine 66,88

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