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Boat Notes: Dual Consoles Are the SUVs of the Sea

See why boats with dual consoles are all the rage as we takes notes on the Grady-White Freedom 335 and the Boston Whaler Vantage 270. by Gary Reich

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Bay Brands: Under Armour

It all started with sweaty, stinky T-shirts that clammed up and stuck to University of Maryland football players’ skin. Learn the story behind this signature Chesapeake Bay brand here. by Ruth Christie

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New Year, New Boat (Part 1): Finding Your New Boat

So, you’re thinking about getting a boat. What’s involved? Turn here for need-to-know details about locating the vessel of your dreams in 2013. Don’t miss the first of PropTalk’s three-part series. by Ruth Christie

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Winter Fishing Getaways

While there are plenty of fishing opportunities in and around Bay Country during the winter months, nothing beats heading to a warm, sunny, tropical locale to chase the big ones. Read here to find out PropTalk’s favorite far-flung fishing destinations for folks who hate winter. by Gary Reich

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Six Wonderful Winter Escapes

Go away. No, seriously. Think about chartering a powerboat in one of these delightful destinations where the warm breezes kiss turquoise waters, much unlike Bay Country in January. Mexico, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and other hot spots are ripe for the picking. by Ruth Christie

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Boat Battery Basics

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Route 13

If you’re driving south after crossing ou may think that your the Chesapeake Bay Bridge between own dysfunctional famSandy Point and Kent Island, you’ll ily Thanksgiving tops the pick up Route 13 at Salisbury, MD, off charts, but imagine this: six sisters, five U.S. Route 50. Upper Eastern Shore brothers-in-law, 15 nieces and nephews, the family patriarch, and a handful of inhabitants can take the road all the way various assorted significant others and down from the Chesapeake and Delafamily friends… In one house… For a ware Canal near Delaware Route 1 if full week. Luckily, the police have never it’s convenient. Wherever you hop on, been asked to intervene during my family’s longstanding 15plus year tradition.

Anyway, I was excited to find out earlier this year that my sisters had selected an oceanfront locale just south of Virginia Beach, VA, for this season’s holiday festivities—and not entirely unselfishly, either. Not only is U.S. Route 13 (which slices its way right through the heart of Bay Country’s Delmarva Peninsula) one of my favorite scenic drives, but Thanksgiving week usually marks the arrival of large, migrant, ocean-run striped bass to Lower Bay Country— the perfect opportunity to bring along a rod and maybe escape the friendly family madness for a few hours.

When it comes to southbound travel, most folks overlook or bypass U.S. Route ##Photo by Gary Reich 13 in favor of the Western Shore’s busy Interstate 95. But if Virginia Beach, Norfolk, the real magic begins south of Salisbury, Portsmouth, or Hampton are where where panoramic views expand, and the I am headed, Route 13 is the road I’ll nature of the landscape transforms. You’ll take. This route does warrant a couple notice a change from expansive loblolly of caveats. First, the route is punctuated pine forests broken by corn and soybean with numerous, sudden speed traps zones where the road intercepts a small town— fields to long, open meadows with older and they are readily enforced. Second, wooded, deciduous borders. you’ll need to avail yourself of $12 to pass Once you have crossed the tannicover the Chesapeake Bay-Bridge-Tunnel brown waters of the Pocomoke River, (CBBT), which links Cape Charles to you’ll find Pocomoke City, MD, the Cape Henry via a series of—you guessed epicenter of the winter sweetwater fishery it—bridges and tunnels. Either way, slow for crappie and chain pickerel on the down, enjoy the ride and have your EZ Eastern Shore. Farther down the road at Pass or cash handy when you arrive at the Route 756, you’ll have no likely clues that toll facility near Cape Charles. you’re only four miles from the ocean, Follow us!

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until the sign pointing to the home of its namesake bivalve—Chincoteague, VA— steers you east toward the Atlantic. The proximity of the sea becomes even more apparent as the exit for the bucolic fishing village of Wachapreague, VA, shows up. The bayside town of Cape Charles, shows up quickly on your right as you get closer and closer to the CBBT, where the coastal environment makes itself conspicuous with beautiful white sand beaches and salt grass marshes as far as the eye can see.

If you’ve never had the opportunity to visit it, the CBBT is a magnificent structure that stretches some 23 miles across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, providing spectacular panoramas of both the Bay and Atlantic Ocean that are well worth the $12 price of admission. Make sure to stop at the Fisherman’s Island Visitor Center where you can watch seagoing traffic such as container ships, submarines, aircraft carriers, and even hovercraft from the amphibious base at Little Creek, VA. I try to time my arrival at around sunset for the best views.

If you ever have the opportunity to explore the oftforgotten chunk of Bay Country along Route 13, try not to pass it up over what may seem like the more expedient route.

While I never did get the opportunity to chase down any football-shaped stripers during Thanksgiving week this year, maybe January, February, and March will provide the perfect excuse for a drive down Route 13 again.

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Out of My Mind

by Ruth Christie

Just One More? Please?

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t was 4:30 on a Monday afternoon, and evening was coming. Like an unwelcome window shade, the gradual turn toward darkness was sucking the light and warmth out of the eastern sky. I reluctantly grabbed my coat and car keys and drove to our marina; the sappy holiday music on the radio failed to cheer me. After bouncing into the marina’s parking lot, I picked up my husband; he was wandering around with his hands in the pockets of his down vest. In one short, easy trip, he had done the unthinkable. He had dropped off our boat for dreaded haul-out the next day. Talk about a Monday funk.

Neither of us could play hooky to see her hauled that Tuesday, two days before Thanksgiving. After work on Wednesday, though, my husband went over to assess her bottom and ensure she was safely on blocks in a good spot. Emptied of all cruising supplies, she no longer was ready to roll at a moment’s notice. It will be a long and lonely, empty and cold off-season until spring.

It was a sad, intimate ending of another boating year in Bay country. No need to try to cheer each other up; it couldn’t be done… at least not for a while. No need to say, “Let’s watch the weather by Thursday, and see how the weekend looks for boating.” What was the use? The boat was on the hard, and we were now land-locked until April. Bah Humbug!

The only saving grace? We made the most of every weekend possible by getting out on the Bay whenever we could. We enjoyed more three-day weekenders than ever before and used her right on up until the end. Two days before haul-out day (aka “black Tuesday”), we enjoyed a weekender at Chesapeake Beach. Sure, we were supposed to be downloading all the boat supplies, prepping our lawn for winter, and getting ready for Thanksgiving. But, we could do all of that when we got home come Sunday afternoon. This would be the absolute last chance to go cruising this year.

This November, an anchorage up Goldsborough Creek beckoned us the second weekend, and the docks at Chesapeake Beach called us the next weekend. And, we’re glad we answered them back. They were two of the nearly 30 places on our 2012 cruising list that our boat took us to this year between April and November.

To say the last cruise was a glorious one would be an overstatement, of course. It was cold, windy, and wavy, but sunny.

Saturday and Sunday boasted small-craft warnings, with Sunday threatening an even bumpier ride home. But, we bought our current boat so we could extend our season, and extend it we did. We won’t soon forget the warmth of plugging into the Rod ‘N’ Reel docks for heat, visiting their indoor pool, and walking around town. The Bay was kinder to us on the return trip than we had anticipated. And, it was much warmer and cozier down

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##We are always in happy pursuit of the warm Chesapeake sun.

below than the weekend before last, when we were on our own on the hook near Oxford.

My husband says, “When it’s cold and the days grow shorter, my enthusiasm for boating wanes a little.” Not for me. I’m not the captain. I don’t mind sitting in the flybridge come fall and early winter; that’s why we have blankets. As first mate, I share that same kind of reckless joy that Max does when he happily sits on top of the Grinch’s sleigh blissfully unaware that, rather than taking a fun ride, he, in fact, has to pull an immense load of loot. So, as we watch holiday specials and wait for spring, we’ll toast a year well-cruised. We’ll also plan for 2013 and beyond. See you out there.

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Fish for a Cure

Raises $150K To Fight Cancer Story by Beth Crabtree; photos courtesy of Kristina Negas

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sloppy, cold day on the Bay couldn’t stop local fishermen from doing what they love to raise money for the Breast Center in the JoAnn DeCesaris Cancer Institute at Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC). On November 3, 160 anglers in 44 boats took to the water and cast their lines as part of the fifth annual Annapolis-based Fish for a Cure, a grassroots effort to fight cancer. The event raised more than $150,000.

Each year, the tournament kicks off with a stiff, but friendly, fundraising competition among captains. This year’s winning boat was Club 411/Leave it to Weaver, captained by cancer survivor Sharon Borland and crewed by Jeff Borland, Jennifer Koss, Bill Tilghman, Frank Walsh, Tom Weaver, and Dave Wood. They won the Captain’s Challenge by raising more than $16,330. To date, other top fundraisers include Plan A ($15,980), Another Summer ($14,002), Blue Jay ($13,335), and Team DESPA ($12,230).

On the day of the event, Larry Haskins was trolling near Point No Point when he landed the event’s largest rockfish, a 15-pounder. He also landed the second-place striper of 14.75 pounds. Haskins caught the winning rockfish on his planing board rod. The hungry rockfish inhaled a Storm bait rigged on an umbrella rig. “We left the dock at Solomons and were headed to Point Lookout, but we never made it that far, because the seas were too rough,” he says. Eastport resident Steve Linhard on Hot Tuna placed third with a 14.50-pound rockfish caught off Bloody Point.

Dr. Stanley Watkins of Severna Park, MD, aboard Miss Cleo, took the perch category with a five-fish stringer weighing 3.6 pounds. A well-respected oncology physician who works at AAMC, Dr. Watkins says, “I’ve always been very interested in Fish for a Cure. The event is a perfect wedding of my greatest passions: taking care of cancer patients and going fishing. It’s a great way to join in, enter more boats, and raise more money for the cause. For the last three years, we focused on rockfish. But, this year, because people expressed an interest in perch, our boat went after them. We have a new perch trophy now, which will be engraved each year with the winner’s name. Our boat won the Calcutta of about $400, which we donated back to Fish for a Cure with our other raised funds.”

After the weigh-in at Pussers’ Caribbean Grille at Annapolis City Dock, the anglers and a few hundred of their friends made their way to the Marriott Waterfront Hotel ballroom for the annual post-tourney bash. The party featured live music, a silent auction, door prizes, and a signed Paul Reed Smith guitar as a raffle prize. Congrats to all the anglers! Find more information about Fish for a Cure and see a full list of this year’s results here: fishforacure.org Follow us!

##The winning rockfish team on Tax Planning (L-R): Mike Smith, Ronnie Reigelman, and Larry Haskins.

##The winners of the perch competition from Miss Cleo (L-R): Dr. Stanley Watkins, Dr. Neil Goodrich, and Ray Ferguson.

##Captain’s Challenge winners from Club 411/Leave it to Weaver (L-R): Frank Walsh, Jeff Borland, Sharon Borland, Tom Weaver, and Dave Wood (not pictured: Jennifer Koss and Bill Tilghman).

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In the Wake of Sandy

or many of our friends in the Caribbean and up north, Superstorm Sandy was a worst-case scenario: hundreds of thousands of homes were flooded, millions of homes and businesses lost power, and 196 people died. Estimated at about $62 billion in damage and other losses in the United States, recovery efforts will take a lot of time and effort.

The National Hurricane Center now says tropical force winds extended 820 miles at their widest. Sandy’s pure kinetic energy for storm surge and wave “destruction potential” reached a 5.8 on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) 0 to 6 scale, the highest ever measured.

Most of us living in Chesapeake Country were spared the effects of the storm’s full fury. NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS) observing platforms tracked data at 10 locations during Sandy. At 7 a.m. on October 29, the First Landing buoy measured the storm’s maximum wave height at 14.9 feet.

(This buoy stopped reporting 10 minutes later, likely because of the elements.) That evening, the Potomac/Point Lookout buoy observed peak winds at 57.9 miles/hour, and a sensor at Thomas Point Shoal Light recorded a gust of 66.9 miles/hour.

For the most part, because winds were primarily from the north, there was no huge “push” of water up the Bay associated with Sandy’s landfall. However, because of two- to four-foot storm surges on top

##Six volunteers from Bay Country help with Sandy relief efforts (L-R): Leslie Tupaj of BOE Marine, Emily Macauley of Chick-fil-A, Jim Maier of BOE Marine, Beth Maier of BOE Marine, George Faulls of MESCO, and Don Kirkland of MESCO. Photo courtesy of Beth Maier

of a high astrological tide October 30, some areas along the Bay experienced surge-type flooding. For example, Tangier Island, VA, was lashed and ravaged by the storm, but nearly all of its 500 residents sheltered in place during the storm, which flooded streets and homes there. High rainfall around the Chesapeake watershed, including a stormhigh 12.55 inches at Easton, MD, and 9.57 inches in Virginia Beach, VA, brought flooding to some parts of the Bay. Sandy’s major effects were on local streams that flooded, as opposed to a systemic effect on the Bay. Some areas of the Bay were closed off to harvesting oysters for a few days, which is standard protocol when an inch or more rain falls in a 24-hour period. Although they are rare, storms this big underscore the need to address pollution sources (such as storm water runoff) every day to make the Bay and its tributaries more resilient. In all, Sandy dumped up to more than eight inches of rain throughout areas of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.

Some of What’s Being Done Governments are seeking money to help head off future disasters, as climate scientists continue to predict rising sea levels and the potential for more bad storms. NOAA scientists continue to analyze information and plan more indepth research on Sandy’s effects on the Bay and its living resources. The Coast Guard Foundation recently launched a fundraising campaign to support Coast Guard members and their families who were affected directly by the hurricane in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. In addition to millions of Red Cross volunteers, you can bet that countless electrical workers, marine industry partners, and other volunteers have sent much-needed supplies and/ or able bodies to help out those most devastated by the storm.

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he Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) and Anne Arundel County Recycling Division have teamed up to provide three new collection sites so you may recycle your used oyster shells. Each recycled shell can provide homes for 10 new oysters. The collection sites in Maryland (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) are 100 Dover Road in Glen Burnie, 389 Burns Crossing Road in Severn, and 5400 Nutwell Sudley Road in Deale. oysterrecovery.org

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Built in Illinois, the $245,000 aluminum vessel is powered by twin OMC 300-horsepower motors and has state-of-the-art navigation and charting systems.

The boat is designed as a buoy tender, but also can remove debris in shallow areas of the Chesapeake Bay. Abby Flynn, the daughter of the boat’s namesake, christened the R.P. Gaudette with a bottle of champagne. Gaudette says, “It’s really quite an honor. There isn’t enough room on the hull of this vessel to name all of the people who helped me achieve my personal and professional goals.”

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Jetty Protecting Tangier Island Harbor To Be Built

uperstorm Sandy smacked Tangier Island’s harbor with powerful wind and surging waves, knocking down crab shanties, warping piers, and twisting pilings in the harbor where more than 125 of the island’s 500 residents work gathering seafood. The storm also scrubbed away so much land on the island’s northern section that it raised the dead; skeletons belonging to islanders buried well inland more than a

century ago now mingle with the tide.

The island has lost more than half its land since it was first settled; it loses about 19 feet of land every year. Neighbors there have begged for a seawall for nearly 20 years, but the cost was out of reach... until recently. This November, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell threw neighbors a $4 million dollar lifeline. Federal and state money are now

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available to add some protection to the Chesapeake Bay island. A combination of rip-rap on the shore, a jetty, and a seawall is planned to protect the harbor and the island’s fast-eroding western edge; a similar line of stones has saved the island’s airport and sewage-treatment plant.

The 50-foot-long spur jetty and 430-foot-long seawall will be designed to protect Tangier Island’s harbor from erosion-producing waves and damaging ice sheets and storm surges. Because you can only reach the island by boat or airplane, the harbor is a critical lifeline between islanders and mainland dwellers.

While tourism plays a role in the island’s modern economic fortunes, much of Tangier Island’s economy still depends on the harbor, which serves as a home for commercial fishermen. At a cost of $4.2 million, the construction project is expected to be completed in 2017. The seawall and jetty won’t save the area where the skeletons have surfaced, but it should protect the island’s populated center.

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he Bay” unleashes ecoterror onto Maryland’s unsuspecting shores.

The film shows a spunky journalist gathering recently leaked images and messages from cell phones, police cameras, home movies, and news footage into a Skype exposé of an event that occurred three years ago.

When agricultural pesticides, random pollutants, and steroids-in-chickenmanure from a desalination plant were pumped into a fictional Eastern Shore town’s drinking water, mutant parasites burrowed inside fish, birds, and humans and, well, ate their way out. Said journalist survived the July 4, 2009, tragedy, which the federal government covered up, at least until now, or so the movie says.

Director Barry Levinson says, “Initially, I was going to make a documentary about the Chesapeake Bay being 40 percent dead. Many things are happening in the Bay; dumped chemicals have created a toxic soup.

But, I haven’t heard a lot of people up in arms about the dangers. As I did some research and thought about the scary facts, the film’s idea evolved.

Eighty-five percent of the story is

factual. Sometimes when humans toy with nature, it creates ills. We think we can do whatever we want. We ignore warning signs all the time and hope everything’s going to be fine.”

“We certainly don’t think the conditions described in the film are within the realm of possibility,” says William Baker, president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. “But they are a literary

exaggeration of real issues that the Bay confronts. Bacteria in polluted water can cause severe infections that mirror those depicted in the movie. If the film raises awareness about what could happen in the very worst of cases if pollution remains unchecked, then it will provide a great service.” What’s going on in the Chesapeake Bay can be corrected. thebay-movie.com

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fter spawning around fertile Bay Country waters during early and late fall months, female blue crabs set up a conga line with their sights set on the salty waters and muddy bottoms of the Lower Chesapeake Bay in and around Virginia. Once they arrive, the females tuck themselves under the mud to doze off until spring when they will release millions of fertilized eggs into the water. These egg-

carrying females often are called “sponge crabs” because of the bright orange masses of eggs they each carry underneath them during this stage of their lives.

For years, commercial crabbers in Virginia keyed in on this seasonal migration as a means to supply the crabmeat processing industry through the winter months. The crabs were caught by running tined dredges across the bottom to un-

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cover and harvest the hibernating females during the winter months. But when blue crab populations crashed about five years ago, fisheries managers loudly questioned the wisdom of harvesting these “pregnant” females during such a critical part of the reproduction cycle.

In 2008, swift and strict regulations were enacted in both Maryland and Virginia on many levels, but perhaps the most significant was the Virginia Marine Resources Commission’s (VMRC) decision to finally shut down the winter crab dredging fishery. In a move celebrated by conservation groups and crab lovers alike, VMRC in November closed the state’s 2012/2013 winter crab dredging fishery to commercial crabbers, prompted by recommendations from the multi-state Crab Management Advisory Committee.

The apparent result of the conservation regulations in both Maryland and Virginia (including the winter crab dredge closure) has been a spike in the density of spawning females in the Bay, although 2012’s survey did take a dip. Scientists blame the low 2012 numbers on the massive influx of fresh water the Bay experienced during fall 2011 and spring melt of 2012.

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Dual-Consoles Are the SUVs of the Sea

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here is little doubt among experts that the introduction of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) nearly spelled the end for one of the automotive world’s most successful designs—the family station wagon. And while we’re certainly not suggesting that dual-console boats are going to replace center-console or bowrider makes, manufacturers are obviously taking note of the design’s popularity, with introductions in 2012 from manufacturers such as Everglades, Cobia, Grady-White, and even Boston Whaler—the very manufacturer that cemented its reputation in the centerconsole world decades ago.

So what exactly is a dual-console? Quite simply, it’s a boat that has twin consoles situated just forward of or directly amidships (one is generally a single seat and the other a helm) with a pass-through deck along the centerline to the bow.

As a result, these boats generally have more ample seating capabilities and are more comfortable for cruising and longerdistance destination-hopping. The absence of centerline-oriented helm and seating allows for hardtops and fixed hardware arches that can be used not only for protection from the elements, but for watersports such as skiing and wakeboarding.

And unlike most of their carpeted and upholstered bowrider brethren, many modern dual-consoles feature gelcoat interiors with self-bailing cockpits. This means easy blood-and-gut washdowns for anglers and the ability to take spray and wash in heavy weather.

Perhaps most attractive to boat production companies is that a dual-console deck assembly is quite easily melded with existing seaworthy hull forms. Grady-White’s Freedom 335, for example, shares quite a bit of Grady’s Canyon 336 DNA. Boston Whaler’s Vantage series is new from the keel up but shares visual cues with its Dauntless line. What you end up with is a design that appeals not only to anglers, but to boaters who also need to keep their families entertained when engaged in weekend warrior activities.

##The Grady-White Freedom 335 is the largest dual-console boat on the market.

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Grady-White Freedom 335 Specifications LOA (Centerline): 33’ 6” Beam: 11’ 7” Draft: 26” Weight: 11,900 pounds Fuel: 312 gallons Maximum Horsepower: 700 MSRP: $380,370 (Two Yamaha 350-horsepower, four-stroke outboards)

Two noteworthy introductions to this market niche come from well-known center-console manufacturers Grady-White and Boston Whaler. Grady-White unveiled its Freedom 335 dual-console model as the largest production dual-console on the market in February at the Miami International Boat Show.

Boston Whaler jumped into the dual-console market in October with the introduction of its 230 Vantage and 270 Vantage models. If you’re looking for center-console ruggedness and seaworthiness but still have the need to keep the family and neighbors entertained on the occasional weekend, perhaps a dual-console is the sport utility vessel you’ve been yearning for.

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A Chesapeake Christmas Annapolis Maritime Museum.

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Santa Speedo Run 11 a.m. Annapolis.

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Aquarium Education and Fish Feeding Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Bass Pro Shops, Hampton, VA. Learn about fish in a 19,000-gallon tank.

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Fish Feeding Frenzy 11:15 a.m. Weekends.

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A Chesapeake Christmas 3 to 5 p.m. Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, MD. Seasonal songs from Calico Jack, William Pint, Felicia Dale, Jennifer Cutting, and Steve Winick. $15.

Christmas Bird Count Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Rock Hall, MD. Coastal Navigation Seminar J/World Annapolis. $225.

Free Seminar: Rigging and Fishing Alltackle, Annapolis. Hosted by Coastal Conservation Association Maryland.

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Winter Luncheon

Series Captain Avery Museum, Shady Side, MD. $20 per lecture.

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Fly Tying with Bob Svensson 5 to 9 pm. Mondays and Thursdays.

Bass Pro Shops, Hampton, VA.

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J. M. W. Turner, Painter of Ships and Seascapes, Dies in England, 1851

Winter Begins; and For Other Reasons, This May Or May Not Be an Important Date in History...

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Luminaria Night Celebration 5 p.m. Vienna, MD. More than 1500 glowing luminarias lining the streets of Vienna, thanks to Vienna Heritage Foundation and Chicone Ruritan Club.

Festivus For the rest of us.

HMS Warrior, the First

Seagoing British Warship Made of Iron, Launches, 1860

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Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve Row 8 to 10 a.m. Williams Wharf, Mathews, VA. Waterskiing Santa and His Friends 1 p.m. National Harbor, next to the Wilson Bridge in Maryland.

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Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport.

New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve Deck Party Onboard the USS Constitution in Baltimore.

Rock Hall Crawl, Rockfish Drop, and Fireworks Rock Hall, MD.

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New Year’s Day “I feel like I have a hangover, without all the happy memories and mystery bruises.” ~Ellen DeGeneres

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North America Begins To Split Off Laurasia, 50 Million Years Ago Today; and the Julian Calendar Takes Effect for the First Time, 45 BC

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Start of Year-Long Harriet Tubman Centennial 2013 Celebrations

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Mid-Atlantic Rockfish Shootout Virginia Beach, VA.

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Deadline for Maryland Clean Marina of the Year Contest

Large Ice Floes Up to 40 Feet Tall Tip the Sharps Island Lighthouse at a 15-Degree Angle, 1977 Camel-Wrestling Championship? Selcuk, Turkey.

The First “American” Divorce Is Granted When Colonist Anne Clarke Seeks a Divorce from Her Absent and Adulterous Husband Denis Clarke, 1643; the Union’s Star of the West Leaves

with Supplies for Beleaguered Fort Sumpter, 1861; 2.5 Million Gallons of Hot Molasses Flood a Boston Street, 1919; and Captain Chesley Burnett “Sully” Sullenberger Makes a Miraculous Emergency Landing on the Hudson River, 2009

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Start of Winter Luncheon Series 11:30 a.m. Six Wednesdays through February 20. Captain Avery Museum, Shady Side, MD. $20 per lecture.

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Fishing the Chesapeake Bay 7 p.m. VFW Post 6027, North East, MD. Guest speaker will be Lenny Rudow. Hosted by Upper Bay Chapter of Coastal Conservation Association Maryland.

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English Explorer Captain James Cook Is First European To Discover the Hawaiian Islands, 1778

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Providence Boat Show Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI.

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In Richmond, VA, First Canned Beer Goes on Sale, 1935 “We could not take time for further search or consideration. Our victuals being much spent, especially our beer.” ~Christopher Columbus

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At 3106 Carats and Weighing 1.33 Pounds, the World’s Largest Diamond So Far Is Found, 1905

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Charleston Boat Show Charleston Area Convention Center, SC.

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Fredericksburg Boat Show Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center, VA. Boats, boating products, marine accessories, and services. $9 per adult; kids ages 12 and younger admitted for free.

Association of Marine Technicians National Marine Expo Ormond Beach, FL. Training will be held on the WyoTech Campus.

Saltwater Fishing Expo & Seminar Frederick County Fair Grounds, Frederick, MD. Hosted by Frederick Chapter of Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association.

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Diesel Engine Class Annapolis School of

“Pure Sea Glass” Lecture Calvert Marine Museum,

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport.

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Richmond Fishing Expo Meadow Event Park, State Fairgrounds of Virginia, Doswell, VA. Boats, tackle, products, services, seminars, and more. $7 per adult; $5 per kids; kids ages 5 and younger admitted for free. Admission good for all three days with Return Pass!

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In a Blind Taste Test of 21 High-End Vodkas and the Less Prestigious Smirnoff, the Latter Wins, 2005 Smirnoff was thrown into the contest “as a bit of mischief.”

##In time to celebrate Thanksgiving, the Patuxent Small Craft Guild at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons completed a traditional 16-foot, cedar-planked, crabbing skiff (L-R): Al Rondina, George Surgent, Jim Wilson, Tony Pettit, Bill Wright, Al Suydam, Ed Kobrinski, Joe O’Brien, Richard Dodds, and Bill Lake.

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“Environmentally Speaking” Series 7 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Grasonville, MD. Each lecture is $8 per member and $10 per non-member.

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n 1995, Kevin Plank—then the special teams South Baltimore where it developed AllSeasonGear, captain on the University of Maryland football ColdGear, HeatGear, LooseGear, and TurfGear, team—noticed that the cotton T-shirts he and products all derived from the same microfiber. Unhis teammates wore under their pads were always der Armour made its first profit in 1998. soaked and heavy with sweat. At the same time he In 1999, Under Armour received its first big got tired of having to change out of the wet T-shirts, break when Warner Brothers contacted the comhe noticed that his compression shorts stayed dry. pany to outfit its two upcoming films, Oliver Stone’s He thought there had to be something better than a “Any Given Sunday” and “The Replacements.” The cotton T-shirt. object was authenticity, and Under Armour delivAfter graduation, Plank worked to devise a ered. In 2003, the brand launched its first television T-shirt that stayed light in even the nastiest heat. commercial, which introduced a rallying cry for After driving through the night to New York athletes: “Protect this house.” In late 2007, City’s famous garment district for fabric Under Armour opened its first retail samples, Plank built his first location, at the Westfield prototype, which he then Annapolis Mall, and gave to his Maryin May 2008, the land teammates and company opened friends who’d gone on a 6000-square-foot to play in the National store in Aurora, IL. Football League (NFL).

Under Armour has With their feedback, he since opened several went back to work, quickly specialty stores and emerging with revolutionfactory outlet locations in 34 ary new T-shirts built from microfistates. Today, Under Armour bers that wicked moisture away from makes performance footwear, the skin; provided compression; were apparel, and accessories for breathable, lightweight, and comfortall ages and is a mainstay on able; and kept athletes cool and dry. athletic fields, courts, pitches, At the end of 1995, 23-year-old gyms, fishing platforms, Plank started Under Armour in his and rinks all over the world. grandmother’s basement in Washington, Under Armour has offices DC, using $20,000 of his own money, in Denver, CO; Toronto, ##Images courtesy of Under Armour $40,000 from credit, and $250,000 from Canada; Hong Kong; and a small business loan. His method for marketing and London, England. On April 22, 2009, baseball Hall retaining clients was simple; he believed that if you of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. formed an alliance under create a product for people who will appreciate it the which Under Armour would have a significant presmost, then it will sell. By the end of 1996, Under ence at several venues and events under the auspices Armour had generated $17,000 in revenue purely of Ripken Baseball, including providing uniforms by word of mouth. In 1997, Plank had $100,000 in for the minor league Aberdeen IronBirds and youth orders to fill and found a factory in Ohio to make teams participating in the Cal Ripken World Series. the shirts.

Under Armour continues to promote its products His first team sale was to Georgia Institute of by sponsorship agreements with celebrity athletes, Technology. Other major Division I teams followed professional teams, and college athletic teams. The in droves, along with two dozen NFL teams in 1998. company also is engaged in various community serThe company soon moved its headquarters to vice organizations and disaster relief efforts. ua.com

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new year Finding Your New Boat Ring in the New Year with a New Boat

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by Ruth Christie

s with any new romantic entanglement, it takes more than good looks to make things work; it has to be a good fit. The same is true for the first boat you fall in love with. Sure, most new-to-you boats are exciting; they are shiny, clean, and pretty things full of endless possibilities that make you dream of onthe-water adventures and time away. But if a new boat doesn’t suit your needs, neither of you will be happy for long. Here are some things to consider when buying a boat and helpful insights from those in the industry:

What Floats Your Boat?

three days for guests to become unwelcome pests. On a boat, it can take less than three hours. igure out what type of boating you Finally, consider whether or not you want to do, whether it is fishing, and yours will want to sleep and cook on cruising, tubing, water-skiing, touring, your boat most of the time. More often crabbing, dock bar hopping, or combinthan not, do you want to anchor out, ing these activities. For example, an active visit different ports and marinas, or take family with kids may find a bow rider or short daytrips from your slip? If you similar small, fast runabout to be the ideal want to live on your boat for a weekend introduction to watersports. A fisherman or week, you’ll want certain amenities, may prefer a center-console. If you want such as comfortable sleeping quarters, to spend weekends living aboard and a well-equipped galley and head, and a exploring new coves and harbors, a small healthy balance between living and storcruiser, cuddy cabin, or sportboat will age spaces. If you want to use your boat suffice. To extend your cruising, a trawler as a vehicle to get to the fish, visit dock may be the best bet. bars and restaurants, do watersports, or Also decide how many people and/or enjoy some other waterborne activity, pets your boat will sanely want to accomyou’ll not need all the onboard amenities modate on a regular basis. On land, it takes that many cruisers desire.

Of course, you can fish from a runabout or water ski behind a center-console, but thinking these processes through will give you a clearer idea of what type of boat will best suit your needs.

And, because powerboats and engines of all sizes, makes, and models work better if they are used frequently, be realistic when you consider how often you’ll ##It’s a done deal if your family has already made itself at home on be able to actually use a shiny new vessel. And, that’s a good thing. Photo by PropTalk your new vessel.

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o your homework by reading reviews and classified advertisements about the types and sizes of boats that suit your needs, surfing the web, going to boat shows and chatting up the experts who deal in your type of vessel, and talking to people who own and use boats like the one you pine for. Online, in addition to local newspapers, good places to start looking include boatreviews.com, boattest.com, boatus.com, bucnet.com, proptalk.com, and yachtnet.com.

Ron Ramsey, sales manager at Prince William Marine Sales in Woodbridge, VA, says, “Our website provides a bunch of information on our boats; most customers do a lot of research before coming to the dealership; in most cases, they have had many contacts with our salespeople, so they are not strangers when they arrive. Boats are readied and positioned so customers get a full display of the boats they want to see.”

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New or Used?

ust like a cranky ex-wife, all boats— whether new or used—have issues.

New boats have all new stuff, but “all new” never means “fuss-free.” Also be sure you know what your new boat warranties cover and for how long. Used boats often come with additional equipment, improvements, and maintenance logs supplied by previous owners; and like a second wife, often will give many years of satisfactory service.

Carlton Phillips, who owns Prince William Marine Sales, says, “Reputable dealers stand behind their boats. We offer four types of used boats, including wholesale proptalk.com

(you get what you see); regular used boats checked out by a certified technician and guaranteed to start and run; brokerage boats that we do not own but have checked out for buyers and sellers; and certified used boats that we own (like-new, these boats go through a 140-item checkout by certified technicians and come with a oneto two-year warranty).”

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When’s a Good Time To Buy?

zra Androus—founder, president, and CEO of Annapolis Yacht Company—says, “The best times to buy a used or brokerage boat are in late fall (read: now) or very late spring. We’re very busy right now, because people are winterizing their boats; we have four or five boats on contract now. Before boats for sale are winterized, the buyer can make an offer, and sometimes, the seller will lower the price so it’s more of an attractive purchase this time of year.”

Ned Dozier, a manager and broker at The Yacht Group in Stevensville, MD, says, “Our busiest times are the spring and fall. People want their boats ready to go

by April 1 in time for the season on the Bay. Many people think ahead and start

searching in the fall around the boat shows, when there is an influx of new brokerage listings as people prepare to move up, and new models are released from manufacturers.”

Phillips says, “Buyers get the best deals on last year’s models through manufacturers and dealers from October through February. Manufacturers offer rebates, and dealers want those boats off the books through the winter, so we offer numerous winter specials to buy now.”

Ramsey emphasizes, “The best time is now, because prices are the lowest they have been in years comparing the current equipment and values of the factory assistance and NADA (“blue book”) on used boats. The buying advantages of programs and heavy discounts from dealers also make this the best buying season yet.”

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alculate realistic budgets for buying a boat, maintaining it, and fixing things when they break. After the initial purchase of the boat, the typical owner spends between 15 and 25 percent of the purchase price annually on opera-

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Take Her for a Spin

hen you have finally located a prospective boat, look her over carefully. Always ask for a sea trial (nautical talk for a test ride) before you close the deal. Sometimes the boat that looks perfect on paper, or on the trailer, just doesn’t feel right on the water, and you should keep looking.

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f your lender requires a condition and valuation survey, you should plan to absorb the cost of that survey. A surveyor is the nautical equivalent of a home inspector; he works for you, not the seller, so listen carefully to what he has to say. If the purchase price is small enough, the cost of a survey may not be reasonable, especially when you are considering buying a used boat from a private owner. In that case, go over the boat carefully with a knowledgeable buddy, if possible.

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Getting Professional Help

f you have moved up in size, make, or model to where the cost of the boat may approach what you paid for your home, you are looking at a major life decision and purchase. It is time to leave the do-it-yourself realm and use the services of a dealer or an independent broker to help you deal with information overload. If you like a particular brand of boat, especially if you are purchasing a new one, talk with a local dealer. Most reputable brokers belong to the Yacht Brokers Association of America, which provides a code of ethics, standard contract forms, and other standard tools for the industry.

In the beginning of your “looking for a new boat” process, it helps to sit down and recognize the different things you’ll need to do. As with buying a home, many longterm steps are required to make buying a new boat happen. Androus says, “As a brokerage company, we truly help buyers from the beginning of the contract all the way to the end. We coordinate contacts for financial and insurance companies, marine surveyors, and even provisioning. For example, not quite an hour ago, I was in

the aisles at West Marine helping a new owner and his crew provision for a trip down south tomorrow. We have access to local contacts for boat hauling, bottom painting, and moving boats around for additional work; there is a lot of strength in local knowledge. We put buyers and owners in touch with various trades people, including yacht management companies and marinas. Because we maintain good relationships with boatyards and their technicians and send them lots of business, we have the inside track on getting good mechanics, who often are otherwise hard to get hold of.”

Dozier says, “I always buy my cars from factory dealerships for the same reasons I would suggest working with a boat dealership. We bring a level of knowledge that has taken decades to accumulate, not only the good and bad about the boats themselves, but also negotiating the fairest deal for all involved and facilitating things such as insurance, financing, inspections, delivery, and training, as well as after-the-sale support. We are also very heavily monitored by the state with regard to licensing

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raey wen and the money involved, so there is a high level of comfort regarding funds being accounted for and paperwork being properly handled.”

Dozier adds, “I recently delivered a new 53-foot Riviera flybridge to a first-time boat owner, so there was a pretty steep learning curve to accommodate. We arranged visits to the factory in Australia during and after the boat’s construction. Once the boat arrived here, we coordinated briefings with reps from various manufacturers of onboard items, such as engines, generators, and electronics to provide as much knowledge as possible. We also provide extensive captain’s training on operating boats and handling likely on-the-water scenarios.

Finally, we arrange a support program for the boat covering everything from weekly detailing to annual maintenance and storage.”

Phillips says, “Our first-time boat buyer rewards program pays the first year’s insurance on the boat plus covers

new year various additional items.” Ramsey adds, “We make sure each customer understands the value we offer; we discuss all of the ‘costs of continued ownership’ before signing a purchase agreement. And, we were one of the first dealers to offer inhouse basic boating classes each month, including U.S. Coast Guard classes, on-the-water orientation, and safety packages. We also provide basic maintenance classes for customers to attend before and during ownership.”

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ndrous says, “Having professional guidance will make the boat-buying process easier and more efficient. On the Internet, people can look at various brokerage boats anywhere in the world. But a qualified brokerage will save buyers huge amounts of time, headaches, and money by helping them navigate through the

raey wen processes of formalizing an offer, surveying and inspecting a boat, gathering insurance and financing, finding suitable places to keep boats, and getting in touch with the trades people and services they will need. Acting as the buyer’s liaison, brokers make the whole process friendlier and less overwhelming.”

Dozier says, “In our industry, the unfortunate stereotype of the ‘used-car salesman’ leads to some apprehension when we first meet clients. We are always trying to overcome this; given the chance, we hope that clients realize we are here to help. This is supposed to be fun, and I try very hard to keep it that way.”

Phillips says, “We sell pleasure boats.

If we don’t take care of our customers, they will not come back to us and maybe will get out of boating. The list of things our company does for our customers is endless. When people buy from us, they become part of the Prince William Marina family. They don’t just buy a boat; they buy a new and better lifestyle.” O

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Winter Fishing Getaways

To Hell With Winter...

Let’s Go Fishing!

Story by Gary Reich • photos by Jim Klug, Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures

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inter stinks. There’s no getting around it with any kinder words. And while there are some who might correct us and say, “Hey, there are plenty of great things in Bay Country during the winter time,” PropTalk thinks that these folks might not have yet experienced the joy of traveling to some far-flung locale replete with tropical sands, warm waters, and balmy breezes. Add to that the fun and challenging task of catching big gamefish, and you have the perfect formula for escaping the cold, dark days Old Man Winter unleashes on us each year.

Perhaps one of the best ways to discover an area that you have never fished before (especially if it is in another hemisphere) is to book a full-service fishing vacation with an outfitter who specializes in fishing

vacations, such as Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, Orvis, or Frontiers Travel.

While you may be able to cobble together a cheaper package yourself, having flights, lodging, and local fishing guides booked by an expert in the field is a great way to get the lay of the land before you try to take on the area yourself. With that theme in mind, PropTalk presents to you its favorite warm weather fishing getaways to temper the wicked cold of winter:

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Los Roques, Venezuela

he 40 to 50 jewel-like major islands that make up Los Roques are situated about 90 miles off the coast of Venezuela and bathed by the surrounding tepid Caribbean Sea. Tarpon, permit, barracuda, and mackerel make up the mix of species that cruise Los Roques’ many flats, but anglers come here with a mind toward one quarry: big bonefish, and lots of them.

Combine the challenge of fooling these wary, finicky fish with the surreal tropical landscape and climate and you have the makings of an awesome winter excursion.

Travel to Los Roques almost always connects through Maiquetía International Airport in La Guaira, about 45 minutes outside of Caracas, which is the Venezuelan capital. Once you’ve made it to La

##Golden dorado are the name of the game on Bolivia’s freshwater rain forest streams. This aggressive fish have a taste for butterflies that fall from the forest canopy and are a great target using fly tackle.

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Guaira, vacation companies often arrange for guided travel to Los Roques via charter aircraft. Though flights to Los Roques are regular, an arrival after 12 p.m. local time will require an overnight stay to wait for flights the following morning.

Once you are on the ground… well, at the tidal flats around Los Roques, a seasoned guide is the key to successfully fishing this unique marine reserve. Some days bring wading and sight-casting to roaming bonefish and other warm-water quarry.

A good day in Los Roques means 10- to 20-fish days and a bad day means basking in the tropical clime. To enjoy this fine fishing fun, come with the ability to cast a line far distances in brisk tropical breezes.

Though fly fishing is the preferred method of angling here, light-tackle anglers can join in, too.

When you’re not casting to wary bonefish and other warm-water gamefish, Los Roques islands provide an idyllic backdrop for other tropical activities like scuba diving, beach combing, kayaking, and other waterand beach-related activities. Sounds better than shoveling snow any day of the week.

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the golden dorado. Resembling a cross between a steelhead trout and an African tiger fish, the golden dorado is a voracious feeder, yet challenging to catch because of its timid nature. The casual, loud angler will have little success here. A cautious, slow, purposeful approach is the key to fooling these big freshwater fish.

If you choose this as your winter getaway and book with Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, you’ll generally fly into Bolivia’s Viru Viru International Airport (Santa Cruz) and then take a small forest hopper to Tsimane’s Asunta Lodge. Even though the lodge is deep in the Bolivian jungle, modern amenities such as wireless Internet, satellite phones, and 220-volt electricity are provided, as are all meals.

Guides each day take guests to the jungle streams to target dorado with large fly patterns designed to imitate the fish’s favorite

food: butterflies. Each day of fishing is followed up by a casual evening of dining, relaxation, and fish storytelling amped up

by Argentinean wine.

Even though the accommodations are luxurious and the weather tropical, days are adventurous and punctuated by raucous rides in long, powered river canoes designed to navigate the swift, rocky streams. Not a vacation for the timid, this trip requires an adventurous mind and the stamina to work for every fish. Bring your “A” game consisting of the ability to cast 40 to 50 feet of fly line with a minimum of false casting, which spooks these wary rainforest fish.

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Louisiana

ouisiana isn’t home to just Cajuns, jambalaya, and crawdads. The state’s extensive tidal marsh flats and mud banks are home to what has been called the most substantial populaen tak fish red ul utif ##A bea flat. tion of big redfish in from a Louisiana mud the United States.

And sure, the winter weather there isn’t always the balmy tropical paradise you often find in the

Florida Keys during the winter months; but it is relatively warmer than say, Buffalo, NY, in February.

Redfish (also known as red drum, channel bass, spot tail bass, or reds) are husky gamefish that spend much of their time routing around in the bottom of shallow mud flats for shrimp, small baitfish, and crabs. Its reddish to gold coloring comes from pigments in the critters it eats. The more shellfish it eats, the more gold in color the fish will be. The more baitfish it eats, the more that red will be present.

These fish respond aggressively to lures cast from light tackle, but many fly fishermen consider the redfish one of the best species to tangle with using the long rod.

Venice probably is the epicenter of Louisiana redfish activity, but other areas like Hopedale, Delacroix, and New Orleans (Plaquemines Parish) are equally worthy of your time. Like many locations, you’d be silly to come here and not use the services of a professional guide and PropTalk has it on good authority that Shallow Water Expeditions is a good place to start. Daily flights leave Baltimore Washington International each day to New Orleans. Make sure you stop at Central Grocery for a muffaletta sandwich to pack in your carryon bag for the flight back. You’ll thank us. O

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by Ruth Christie

ather than nudging your long-john-encased backside up to a fireplace to get warm, wouldn’t it be nice to dip your toes in warm, turquoise waters while sipping an icy island concoction on a sun-kissed southern beach in half-naked splendor? Here are some exotic places that celebrate the liquid lifestyle that PropTalk wants to go to this winter:

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Awesome Australia

ypically, the best time to cruise Australia is from November to May, and you’ll find a good number of quality motorboat charter operations available here. The Whitsunday Islands offer fantastic waterways, 74 islands, beautiful scenery, stunning beaches, great diving, and an ideal climate. The Whitsundays are in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef on the tropical coast of Queensland. Explore the incredible diversity of the warm waters of the Coral Sea from the bow of your charter boat, by jet ski, or by kayak; cruise through the islands; drop anchor for a quick snorkel; and wake up to a sunrise over world-famous Whitehaven Beach (think crystal clear waters and pristine silica sand). Anchor in Tongue Bay off Whitsunday Island, and dinghy ashore.

At the northern end of Whitehaven Beach, you’ll find Hill Inlet, a stunning cove where the tide shifts the sand and water to create a beautiful fusion of colors.

The best views are at low tide from the lookout at Tongue Point, an easy 20minute walk from the beach.

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##Trunk Bay on St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands is one slice of the paradise pie. Photo courtesy of visitusvi.com

The Great Barrier Reef is home to tens of thousands of species of brilliantly colored fish, coral, shellfish, sea snakes, and other marine life, including dolphins, sharks, stingrays, turtles, and whales. The reef protects the coasts and islands in the Whitsundays from huge ocean swells and creates some of the safest cruising waters in the world behind it. If scuba diving or snorkeling is your passion, then this is your paradise. Glass-bottom boats and semisubmersibles are available here, too. The Whitsundays also have some of the best fishing in Queensland. Charter vessels operate out of Shute Harbour, Airlie Beach, and Hamilton Island and offer various trips to the rich waters of the outer Great Barrier Reef chasing black marlin, coral trout, mackerel, sailfish, and tuna.

The cruising boats in these locations can be a little pedestrian, and many are catamarans. They are however eminently suitable for the job of providing a cruising holiday home in waters to die for. Many of these yachts cater to larger numbers, which can make for added fun if two groups of friends or families want to go cruising Down Under. Cumberland Charter Yachts

and Queensland Yacht Charters (a member of Dream Yacht Charter) are among the Great Barrier Reef suppliers.

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Magical Mexico

exico’s fantastic temperate-totropical climate and rich culture and history make it a great yacht charter destination. The period between October and May is optimal for cruising in the Baja Peninsula, Sea of Cortez, Mexican Riviera (20 cities and lagoons, actually), and Yucatan Peninsula (think ancient Mayan sites). In addition to other types of boats, Mexico offers motor yacht charters that let you take advantage of fiestas along the coastline, glorious white beaches, spectacular sunsets, and extensive activities, such as diving, kayaking, snorkeling, sportfishing, waterskiing, whale watching, and more.

Nearly three dozen cities in Mexico receive direct flights from North America. To research chartering a cruising powerboat in Mexico, you’ll want to start with the bigger charter companies, such as Moorings Power and BoatBookings, and then look into what smaller, local companies, such as Seascape Charters, have to offer. proptalk.com

There are nearly as many species of fish in Mexico’s saltwaters as there are charter companies just waiting to take you out to the action off Mexico’s Pacific Coast, inside the Sea of Cortez (Los Cabos, in particular), and off the Yucatan Peninsula.

The waters teem with albacore, amberjack, bonefish, dorado, grouper, marlin, permit, rockcod, roosterfish, sailfish, sea bass, snook, tarpon, tuna, wahoo, and yellowtail. Other water activities include freshwater bass fishing; diving and

land on the South Island. In particular, the Marlborough Sounds offer serenity, secluded bays, untouched coastlines, and natural harbors.

Kayakers can enjoy guided tours, see dolphins, visit a marine reserve and jump in for a snorkel, and even ride on a New Zealand war canoe. For freshwater kayaking, the Whanganui River has a fair number of rapids, but even beginner paddlers can navigate the river safely.

For whitewater, try the Rangitaiki and

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snorkeling off the series of beaches, capes, caves, and bays off Cancun, Campeche, Costalegre, Cozumel, Riviera Maya, and the Sea of Cortez; whale watching; whitewater rafting and kayaking excursions on the Antigua, Copalita, Jataté, and Santo Domingo rivers; and small-boat charters to visit pristine beaches.

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New Zealand Appeal

ountless miles of coastline, lakes, and rivers herald New Zealand as an ideal destination for cruisers, anglers, divers, surfers, kayakers, and others from the Northern Hemisphere between November and April. Boat cruises are a great way to relax and see the sights, including beautiful islands, harbors, gulfs, and beaches.

The mountainous landscape offers pristine lakes and rivers. Awe-inspiring fiords, sounds, and glaciers draw visitors from all over the world. Hire a punt on an urban river, or spend days discovering untouched coastlines on a houseboat or motor yacht.

Great cruising locations include the Bay of Islands and Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf on the North Island and the Marlborough Sounds (sea-drowned valleys) and FiordFollow us!

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subtropical location, moderated by oceans on three sides and an interior plateau’s altitude, account for the warm, temperate, sunny conditions typical of South Africa. Although multi-day powerboat charters can be found if you look hard enough, many of the charter businesses PropTalk found in Cape Town, South Africa, excelled at hosting special events and different types of day trips for those who

##Heaven on earth in the form of a New Zealand stream. Photo courtesy of newzealand.com

Mohaka rivers in the North Island or the Clutha and Kawarau rivers in the South Island. Kayaking on Lake Taupo gives you great views of Maori rock carvings and steaming geothermal vents.

December to June brings big game fishing season to Canterbury; the Central Plateau; the Nelson and Marlborough regions; Otago; Southland, Fiordland, and Stewart Island; and the West Coast. Top species include frisky brown, rainbow, and sea-run trout; cod; salmon; tarakihi; trumpeter; and whitebait. For bluenose, hapuka, kingfish, tarakihi, trevally, and massive yellowtail, head to the aptly named Bay of Plenty (nearly 161 miles of open coastline). For a trophy-size snapper or kingfish, marlin, tuna, and sharks, visit the Coromandel Peninsula. Other watersports include surfing along the Taranaki coastline, near Raglan, and along North Island locations; windsurfing and kitesurfing in Auckland, the Bay of Islands, Christchurch, Dunedin, Queenstown, Taupo, and Wellington; and diving in the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve.

Good places to start looking are CharterWorld and Compass Charters.

want to catch their own seafood; watch whales, dolphins, and other sea life; go sea kayaking, sand-boarding, river rafting, or surfing; snorkel and scuba dive; get in a cage near sharks; and do other otherworldly things on and in the water.

Blessed with a more than 1800-milelong coastline and numerous dams, lakes, rivers, and streams, South Africa has plenty to offer fishing enthusiasts from game fish in two oceans to trout in mountain streams. A wide variety of species (including barracuda, blue marlin, cape salmon, dorado, hake, red roman, sailfish, and tuna) call the waters off ports along the coastline home… at least until you wrestle them from the deep. The coastline borders both the Indian and Atlantic oceans and benefits from cold Benguela (Atlantic Ocean) and warm Agulhas (Indian Ocean) currents.

The mountain ranges in the KwaZuluNatal Midlands, Mpumalanga Province, and Eastern Cape provide streams where trout flourish. Bass and carp fishing opportunities abound, too. From the safety of their charter boats, anglers on the Lower Zambezi River often see buffalos, crocodiles, elephants, hippos, impalas, PropTalk January 2013 31

kudus, leopards, lions, and zebras. To plan a trip, a good place to start is southafrica. info/travel.

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Tonga Time

iles of white-sand beaches, blue lagoons, coral reefs, and crystal clear waters make Tonga one of the world’s top snorkeling and scuba diving venues; water visibility in this tropical archipelago often extends 150 feet! Situated midway in the Pacific Ocean between Tahiti and Fiji, the

Kingdom of Tonga is comprised of 171 islands in four groups, including Ha’apai, Niuas, Tongatapu (main island), and Vava’u. Tonga’s exotic cruising grounds feature hilly and wooded coral islands, line-of-sight navigation from one island to the next, active volcanoes, untouched rainforests, coastal limestone cliffs, and more than 40 snug anchorages to explore.

Reefs calm the waters while trade winds ensure excellent cruising virtually every day.

Temperatures year-round hover around 75 ##Cape Town, South Africa, beckons.

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degrees Fahrenheit. Hard to beat! Cruisers will especially enjoy being immersed in Tonga’s authentic and compelling mix of centuries-old culture, history, and traditions of more than 1000 years of the Kingdom of Tonga monarchy.

To appease your inner angler, know that the immense Tonga Trench drops off precipitately to depths of nearly 36,000 feet, sustaining large pelagic species, including barracuda; blue, black, and striped marlin; mahi-mahi, sailfish, wahoo, and yellowfin tuna. Tonga’s game fishing fleet of charter boats is based mainly in the island labyrinth of the Vava’u group. In addition to great diving and snorkeling options, other pastimes include watching migrating humpback whales, kayaking, kite-surfing, camping, swimming, bird-watching, windsurfing, eco-touring, and surfing. For powercat charters, start with Moorings Power.

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always somewhere protected and gorgeous in which to anchor, whether it is in the British Virgins, the U.S. Virgins, or the Spanish Virgins. Each collection of islands offers safe and beautiful anchorages and is frequently located near waterside restaurants. During the day, enjoy gentle motoring, gorgeous snorkeling and diving, and stunning beaches all mixed up in relaxed and gentle serenity. With their myriad of volcanic islands, islets, and cays, the Virgin Islands provide an extensive cruising area that is really one of the most noted and long-standing charter destinations in the world... and for good reasons.

It is generally best to charter from a base in the island grouping you most wish to explore. Nautic Blue, as part of Moorings Power, offers packages while smaller independent companies, such as Virgin Traders Motor Yachts or VIP Yacht Charters, offer a good selection of family motoryachts from which to choose. Boats in this geographical area tend to be of the slower displacement mode and vary greatly in age and condition. But, because there are so many to choose from, there is a boat to suit every charterer’s budget and skill level.

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Boat Battery Basics

by Capt. John McDevitt

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here was no shortage of manufacturers and distributors of marine batteries, battery chargers, and inverters at this year’s International Boatbuilders Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) in Louisville, KY, where numerous exhibitors also showcased some new technology offerings, like lithium ion batteries, nickel carbon capacitors, and high-capacity house battery modules for boats. But perhaps boat battery primer is on tap first, allowing us to leave these new and expensive technologies for a later and much more detailed article.

Battery Basics

Acid, Gel, or Mat?

While the electricity that flows through your house and your shore power cord typically is of the alternating current variety, boat batteries produce direct current electricity—DC for short.

The most common DC voltage seen on boats is 12 volts, but some larger vessels have 24, 32, and higher voltage DC systems, depending on what items need to be powered onboard. Technically speaking, a battery is an electrochemical device that uses a galvanic cell to produce and store electricity. The plates in a battery are usually made of lead, which is immersed in an electrolyte (acid). The coexistence of these two components produces an electrical charge. But enough of the scientific jargon; let’s focus on the basic types of batteries, such as lead acid, absorbed glass mat (AGM), and gel cell, as well as the rules and practices that will maximize their productivity and safety aboard boats.

The three most frequent battery types found onboard boats are lead acid, gel cell, and AGM. Lead acid batteries (also known as flooded cell) have been around since the late 1800s. These batteries are the most widely used and least expensive, providing a good balance between initial cost and performance. Typical lead acid battery cells have removable caps, which allow the battery’s electrolyte (battery acid/fluid) to be replenished. It is essential that this electrolyte level is checked on a regular basis and topped off only with distilled water when necessary. Some lead acid batteries are marketed under the term “maintenance free.” These batteries are sealed (no removable caps), and the electrolyte cannot be replenished—not particularly ideal when subjected to the charging conditions found on a boat.

The electrolyte in gel cell batteries includes silica, which thickens what is usually liquid into a gel. These batteries are robust and offer resistance to extreme temperatures, shock, and vibration, but special care must be taken when charging—battery charger selection and settings are critical. AGM batteries include electrolytesoaked fiberglass mat material. These batteries withstand charger and vibration abuse much better than gel cells, but they may cost twice as much or more than conventional flooded cell batteries.

Dig Deep or Crank Hard There generally are two basic battery duties on boats: cranking and deep cycle. A cranking battery provides a large amount of power (amps) for a short period of time—engine cranking (starting) is a good example of such an application. A deep-cycle battery provides a smaller amount of power (amps) over a longer period of time for items such as cabin lights, stereo, navigation electronics, refrigerators, and other onboard amenities.

##These gel cell batteries were overcharged and expanded, splitting their cases. Gel cell and absorbed glass mat batteries have special charging requirements. Photo by John McDevitt

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Charge Me Up A good charger is an important investment and will pay for itself by taking better care of the batteries aboard your boat, which in turn helps to ensure their longevity. Newer “smart” battery chargers typically provide a three-stage charge. The first stage, also know as “bulk charge,” is usually the highest safe rate of charge and is applied until the battery is to about 90 percent of charge. The second step is an “absorption” stage, during which the rate of charge is gradually reduced. The third or “float” stage tops off the charge process, maintains voltage, and helps extend the life of the battery.

All battery chargers are not created equally. Many older ferroresonant chargers, automotive chargers, and other less desirable charging candidates feature bulk charging only. A steady diet of these chargers will eventually “cook” your batteries, literally boiling them to within an inch of their lives. To avoid this, battery chargers must be matched to meet each battery type’s requirements, and chargers should be ignition protected if installed in a gasoline powered vessel. General charging requirements are: flooded cells: 14.4 to 15.8 volts; AGMs: 14.4 to 14.8 volts; and proptalk.com

gel cells: 13.8 to 14.3 volts. Be sure your charger is suited for or properly set for your specific battery type. Keep in mind that engine alternators also charge batteries and should be set according to your batteries’ specifications.

Lastly, many options are available with new battery chargers like those with temperature sensors that monitor the battery during charging and automatically adjust the charge based on the feedback from the sensor. Some feature remote cabin displays that allow the boat owner to monitor charging activity without going to the engine room to read the charger. Inverter/charger combo units provide an additional inverter feature within the charger.

Inverters convert DC power to AC power. Inverters have their own set of installation rules and generally require heftier amp-hour batteries to carry out the AC tasks that you desire.

Monitoring Battery Condition Battery chargers will sometimes mask defective or aged batteries. Occasionally turn off your battery charger and observe the voltage on your DC voltmeter (usually located at the main DC panel) over an hour or two timeframe. If the batteries don’t hold a charge with a reasonable load for a reasonable amount of time, suspect it is time for new batteries. If your boat does not have a fixed voltmeter, you can check your batteries’ voltage with an inexpensive multimeter (available at most marine, home hardware, or automotive stores).

For starting batteries, turn off the charger, and then turn on the ignition two or three hours later. First, observe the voltage readings (at the helm) and then start the engine. If all is well your batteries are too. Be sure to turn the charger back on after completing these tests. Whenever more than one battery is connected together in a bank, they will all function as one battery. Batteries used in a bank should always be the same size and age, and all also should be replaced at the same time.

Long Winter’s Sleep Since it’s that time of year (or past that time of year, depending on your perspective), a few winter tips are in order. If feasible, remove the batteries from the boat and place them on a trickle charge through the winter (remembering that gel batteries have very specific voltage requirements for charging). Your garage will be fine, but a storage temperature of about 50 degrees Fahrenheit is ideal. For lead-acid batteries, make sure you top off the electrolyte (distilled water is best). And no worries, concrete/cement cynics, Captain Die Hard of Sears Roebuck fame says, “Unless your battery was built before 1967… you can store it on cement.”

If you cannot remove the batteries from the boat, make sure your battery charger is “smart” and doesn’t blast a high-amperage charge on them all winter long. This will greatly reduce the life of your batteries, especially gelled-electrolyte types.

The “set it and forget it” mantra simply doesn’t work well in the battery world, especially when it comes to marine batteries.

Luckily, a few basic pre-flight checks each season can keep you lit up while at anchor and turn your engine over readily before every fishing or cruising trip. For more information on this subject, consider purchasing Nigel Calder’s excellent Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual, which covers the subjects of batteries and battery charging systems in great detail. O Follow us!

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Cold Cranking Amps Versus Marine Cranking Amps Cold cranking amps (CCA): The number amps that a battery can deliver for 30 seconds at 0 degrees Fahrenheit while maintaining proper voltage levels.

Marine cranking amps (MCA): The number of amps a battery can deliver for 30 seconds at 32 degrees Fahrenheit while maintaining proper voltage levels.

Temperature and Battery Efficiency 80°...................................................................100% 32°...................................................................... 65% 0°........................................................................40%

Battery Ratings Amp Hour Rating: This is a unit of measurement for battery capacity, which is obtained by multiplying a current flow in amperes by the time in hours of discharge.

(Example: A battery that delivers 5 amps for 20 hours delivers 100 amp hours.)

Reserve Capacity: The number of minutes a battery can maintain a useful voltage under a 25- amp discharge. The more minutes, the greater the battery’s ability to run lights, pumps, inverters, and electronics for a longer period before recharging is necessary.

##This marine unit not only charges batteries when plugged into AC power, but provides AC power from the batteries when away from the dock. Photo courtesy of Xantrex

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Cruising Club Notes

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The Spice of Life?

ith a few happy doses of season’s greetings here and there, this month’s Club Notes has great photos and fun news of classic crafts, changes in watches, lucky souls heading south for the winter, great presen-

tations, fish-finding road trips, giving back to the community, toasts to 2012, and plans for 2013. Enjoy! By December 26, send ruth@proptalk.com your Club Notes, Club Directory updates, and one slice of carrot cake with rum and raisins and cream cheese frosting.

##BCYC southbound cruisers celebrate Veterans Day in Wrightsville Beach, NC (L-R): Bill and Geraldine Falk (Tug for Two), John and Pam Loving (Compass Rose), Madi and John Yates (Indy), Chris and Colin Soucy (Fandango), and Karen and Bill Kranzer (Quaich).

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curing the Back Creek Yacht Club’s annual meeting November 4 at the Fleet Reserve Club in Annapolis, we discussed plans for the coming year and elected a new slate of officers, including commodore John Loving, vice commodore Bill Kranzer, rear commodore Bob Higginbotham, fleet captain Guy Collins, secretary Bonnie Hetzel, treasurer Mary Bowie, and board

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of governors Terry Bidnick and Colin Soucy (who joined Shay Collins, Ted Edmunds, Jamie Ritter, and Mary Ross).

Above, five lucky couples have already headed south for the winter. December 16 brings our Holiday Brunch at Oyster Cove Villa in Grasonville, MD, hosted by JJ Sullivan Jr. and Juliana Nedd, and January 26 features our Commodore’s Ball. —by John Oberright / backcreekyc.org

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rom the Classic Yacht Club of America (right). If you own a classic vessel and want to join a fun cruising club with great people, visit our website.

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t the November 12 meeting of the Pasadena Sportfishing Group in Severna Park, MD, Captain “Walleye” Pete Dahlberg discussed light-tackle fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. During our December 10 meeting, Captain Wayne Morgan spoke about fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. Our meetings include great speakers, special kids’ drawings, fun door prizes, and 50/50 drawings; they are always free and open to the public. —by Natalie Menage / pasadenasportfishing.com

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##A CYCA beauty.

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uring the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Clubs Association’s (CBYCA) annual Change of Watch meeting November 17 at the Bush River Yacht Club in Abingdon, MD, we installed the following new officers (below): commodore Michael Death; vice commodore Tim Baker; rear commodore Tom Kenavan; qualifications officer Bill Fischbein; secretary Jeanette Baker; treasurer David Grove; publicity director June Donofrio; directors of state legislation Tim Abel, Bev Death, Jerry Donofrio, Howard Gasaway, and

Nicholas Noderer; and district representatives Harriet Bean, Richard Bruns, Vera Gortowski, Sally Kenavan, James Kennedy, Debbie Penczek, Gene Schenck, Harlie Spencer, Kent Terry, and Dennis Webster. Everyone enjoyed the Commodore’s Ball December 8 at the Baltimore Best Western Plus Hotel and Conference Center. A non-profit volunteer organization, CBYCA participates at state levels regarding legislation of interest to recreational boating, including safe boating and the Bay’s environment. —by June Donofrio / cbyca.org

##New CBYCA officers for 2013.

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Paying It Forward

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he U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots campaign selected the Chesapeake Yacht Club (CYC) in Shady Side, MD, as a designated collection location for its 2012 campaign (below). Members and the Shady Side community are distributing new, unwrapped toys to local kids between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Annette Thrasher, our Ladies Auxiliary governor, organized and led the collection effort, setting a goal of 1000 new toys. The Toys for Tots program delivers shiny, new toys at Christmas and a message of hope to needy youngsters. The goal is to motivate kids to grow into responsible, productive, patriotic citizens and community leaders. —by Annette Thrasher / chesapeakeyachtclub.com ##Bob Pellicot and Neil Pellicot of MSSA’s Frederick Chapter with a 58-pound cobia tricked into the boat while live-baiting for king mackerel within a mile of the beach.

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“On the Road Again…”

everal times each year, members of the Frederick Chapter of the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association load up our gear, hook up our boats, and travel to fish one of the many tournaments that our chapter sponsors, including the King Mackerel Tournament in Harkers Island, NC (above); the flounder tournament in Chincoteague, VA; and the spring rockfish tournament in Solomons. Our 2012 tournaments and annual crab feast in September were a huge success, with thousands of dollars of cash and prizes being awarded. It’s sad to see such a great year of fishing and chapter activities come to a close. We’ll put new line on our rods, clean up the boats, spend some time with family and friends, and be anxious to start hitting the road again next year. We have a full slate of activities planned for 2013. Our annual dinner dance January 12 will feature an all-you-can-eat buffet and a live band for more than 100 fishermen who can’t dance a lick (good thing they can fish). Our annual Flea Market has grown into a Fishing Expo, which will be held at the Frederick County Fairgrounds January 19. See you there! —by Ed Susa / mssafrederick.com

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embers of the Stingray Harbour Yacht Club visited the Tides Inn near Irvington, VA, to elect new officers, thank outgoing officers, and end 2012. We’ve had a great year and look forward to new adventures in 2013. —by Pat Anderson / stingrayhyc.com

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##“Turn here for Toys for Tots!” Photo of CYC’s Annette Thrasher and Henry Lovell

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Rough and Ready

uring the recent Chesapeake Area Professional Captains Association meeting, U.S. Coast Guard senior chief Corbin Ross described how Coast Guard Surf Stations at coastal inlets handle dangerous and challenging tasks in heavy breaking seas. Our monthly meetings are always free and open to the public. —by Sally Smith / capca.net proptalk.com

Racing News Save the Dates, Adrenaline Junkies Photos and story by Gary Reich

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he American Power Boat Association (APBA) gathered its Region IV members November 3 in Cambridge, MD, to recap 2012’s racing action and confirm race dates for the fast-approaching 2013 summer powerboat racing season in Bay Country.

In recounting the 2012 season, APBA reported that the Thunder on the Narrows event at the Kent Island Yacht Club in Kent Island, MD, drew 64 boats; the Cambridge Classic had 50 boats, the Hampton Cup Regatta in Hampton, VA, registered 70 boats; and the Carolina Cup Regatta in Elizabeth City, NC, had 27 participants. While the numbers aren’t knocking down the charts, the participation level is encouraging given some of the economic gloom of the last few years.

Remember that there’s no huge cash prize awaiting the victors in these races—it’s all for good fun.

Perhaps the best thing you can do to keep this fine family tradition alive is to introduce yourself to the sport if you’ve never been to a race before, and if you have (and enjoy it as much as PropTalk does), introduce your friends by taking them along with you to one of this year’s events. We have yet to find someone we take along to a powerboat race who says, “That was yucky. Hell if I’ll ever do that again!”

Whether you’re a gear-head or not, there’s nothing “unfun” about watching raw horsepower churn up Bay waters under the summer sun.

With that in mind, it’s time to save your summer dates for rooster tail festivities on the Bay. On June 1-2, set your sights for the Pasquotank River and Elizabeth City, NC, where the Carolina Cup Regatta will kick off the season’s racing. Three weeks later on

June 22-23 will bring the Bay’s quintessential racing event—Thunder on the Narrows—to Kent Island. Hambrooks Bay in Cambridge will again be the site of the Cambridge Classic July 27-28, and the Hampton Cup Regatta in Hampton will balance out the remainder of the season. Stay tuned here every month as more APBA and Offshore Powerboat Association race dates are firmed up.

Cocktail Class racing will fire back up next summer with at least five regattas in the works all around the Bay. Check in next month for an update on how Team PropTalk is doing on Molotov, the little Cocktail Class Racer we built ourselves in 2012.

We’re hoping to start talking smack about the successful race captains next door over at Farr Yacht Design again at some point.

Select APBA Region IV 2013 Race Dates Carolina Cup Regatta (Elizabeth City, NC): June 1-2 Thunder on the Narrows (Kent Island, MD): June 22-23 Cambridge Classic (Cambridge, MD): July 27-28 Hampton Cup Regatta (Hampton, VA): August 10-11

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Saltwater Fly Fishing 101 Part Two

Technique

by Gary Reich

“I think I fish, in part, because it’s an anti-social, bohemian business that, when gone about properly, puts you forever outside the mainstream culture without actually landing you in an institution. ~ John Gierach

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f you managed to read part one of our threepart series about getting started in saltwater fly fishing in the December issue of PropTalk, well, good for you. But maybe you missed part one, which covered the selection of gear such as a fly rod, fly reel, and fly lines.

Worry not—simply point

Backing Is Your Backup

your Internet browser to proptalk.com and click on the magazine cover in the upper right-hand corner. This will take you to PropTalk’s online past issue archive where you can not only read part one in its entirety, but many back issues of PropTalk also.

Once you’ve sorted the business of selecting a fly

A typical line setup on a fly reel consists of three parts: the backing, the fly line, and the leader. Since a fly line alone generally only measures about 80 to 115 feet (and many saltwater species will take many more feet of line off the reel to play), thin, 20- to 50-pound test pound Dacron line called “backing” is used to complete the system.

Backing not only joins the fly line to the reel, but also ensures that if a big fish takes off with the entire length of your fly line, you still have many hundred of feet of backing to play it with.

Each reel is different and will take varying amounts of backing. Many resellers and tackle shops will wind on the right amount of backing for the specific reel you have purchased at the time you buy it, but generally the right amount leaves about a quarter inch between the fly line and the rim of the reel. If you missed this step, most any good tackle shop that deals with fly fishing gear can mount and spin it on for you.

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rod, procuring a fly reel, and deciding on a fly line, you’ll need to get your fly line onto the reel. When you purchased your fly reel, the reseller or tackle shop should have asked you about the retrieval setup for your reel. Although not set in stone (and go with whatever your body tells you), if you

are right-handed, you’ll likely cast with that arm and reel/retrieve with your left, which means the spool on your reel needs to be set up for a left-hand reel/retrieve (with the reel handle set to the left—a counter-clockwise retrieve). If you want to cast with your left, have it set up the other way.

Know Your Knots

Now is a good time to start talking about knots, since you’ll need to know a few when dealing with your backing, fly line, and leader. While you don’t have to possess the knowledge of a marlinspike wizard to be a successful fly fisherman, you’ll want to know four or five knots to be effective and able to fabricate your own on-the-water rigs. If you have an iPhone or Android smartphone, most any of the “Animated Fishing Knot” apps can quickly and easily illustrate how to tie the knots we’ll talk about here and in the next installment.

Otherwise, you can do an Internet search on the specific knot names mentioned. Another great resource is fly fishing guru Lefty Kreh’s Fishing Knots book, where you’ll find instructions and uses for just about any fishing knot you’ll ever need to use.

One end of the Dacron backing typically is tied onto the reel using the aptly named arbor knot before several hundred yards of the backing get wound on. (Trust PropTalk, you’ll want to have this material wound on with a machine at a shop versus doing it by hand.) Once the backing is on, the next step is to attach the backing

to the correct end of the fly line you’ll be using (today’s fly lines generally are marked accordingly). Tie the backing to the fly line very carefully using an Albright knot, since it represents one very critical link between you and the fish. If it breaks or fails, you lose not only the fish, but your expensive fly line, too. If you think you’ve tied it incorrectly or the knot doubles up when you tie it, cut it off and try again.

We’ll discuss leader systems and the knots used to tie them in more detail later in this installment, but for the purposes of casting, pick up a spool of 20-pound test (which you’ll need regardless) from your local tackle or fly shop. Make sure you pick up material designed to be used for fly fishing (they come in much smaller spools than the monofilament used for trolling and other types of angling). Rio Products and Scientific Anglers make good saltwater fly fishing leader material and both are widely available. Tie on an eight-foot length of this material to your fly line using a nail knot. You can tie this knot “manually,” but a nail knot tool will make it much easier to properly assemble. proptalk.com

Putting It All Together

Once you have your backing, line, and leader properly installed, it’s time to mount the reel on your fly rod, string up the fly line, and start casting. The part of the fly rod where the reel attaches is called the reel seat. Make sure that you have the reel oriented properly for left- or right-hand retrieve, insert the forward end of the reel mount into the reel seat, and then draw up the back end of the reel capture and the two locking nuts to secure it. And do make sure it’s properly mounted—more than one fish has been lost after a reel left its reel seat. Next, feed the leader and then the fly line through the guides, making sure that the sections of the rod are firmly seated and the rod guides are lined up straight.

Casting Basics

There are about as many opinions on fly casting as there are on how to reduce the deficit, but you can do yourself a huge favor by having a fly casting instructor or friend who knows how to cast show you versus trying to teach yourself. You can certainly make a go of it yourself, but an experienced caster can steeply reduce the learning curve,

1 Straight path of rod tip: Narrow Loop

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Convex path of rod tip: Open Loop

3 Concave path of rod tip: Tailing Loop

which, quite honestly, can be intimidating and frustrating. Many fly fishing guides offer fly casting instruction for a fee, some fly and tackle outfits have workshops during the off-season, or you can get involved in a local fly fishing club. Alternatively, there are plenty of instructional videos online to get you going.

##Back cast. Note how the rod efficiently loads energy as the rod tip is abruptly stopped around the one to two o’clock position. Learning how to load the rod is an essential component in mastering fly casting. Photo by John Bildahl, John Bildahl Photography, bidahlphotography.com

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Saltwater Fly Fishing 101

Cast Long, Cast Often

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##Forward cast. The line follows through as the line is stopped quickly around the two o’clock position.

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With that in mind, almost every expert will unanimously say that the best skill you can develop for saltwater fly fishing is the ability to cast heavy, bushy flies long distances into a stiff breeze. If there’s one thing that will hold you back from catching fish in saltwater, it’s not being able to put a fly where it needs to be when it counts—including when it’s blowing 15 to 20 knots.

Unlike stream-bound trout, saltwater fish are almost always on the move, which means you’ll need to be able to direct and redirect your offering at varying distances with decent accuracy—the fish almost never come to you. In that way, saltwater fly fishing is quite different from fishing for trout, which often require a delicate presentation within reasonably short distances. That’s not to say you won’t have to be stealthy with skittish off-Bay saltwater species like permit, bonefish, and tarpon, but we’ll leave the 0-weight fly rods and 9X tippets to the stream.

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If you can’t find someone to show you, here are a few basics on how to get started with casting: First find yourself an open area (preferably on the water) that has no overhead obstructions and enough space to cast out at least 80 feet of line in two directions. Once you have yourself situated and comfortable, peel off about 15 to 20 feet of fly line from the reel, get it outside of the last rod guide (you can do this by wiggling the rod back and forth), and leave it at your feet. Next, smoothly lift the rod back toward a position that is about one to two o’clock (with your head being 12 o’clock), remembering that the rod doesn’t always have to be directly over your head— casting off to the side works fine, if not better, sometimes—just use your body as the center or 12 o’clock position. Keep your wrist locked (do not bend it, this allows the rod tip to drop) as you move the rod back, making sure you stop your back cast quite abruptly to load the rod. This will lift the fly line that was in front of you behind you.

As your back cast unfurls, look behind you and watch—it is important when you start out to turn and watch your back casts so that you can see what makes the rod load and know when to bring your cast forward.) As you quickly stop the rod movement, notice the rod bending or loading and note your rod position as well as how the fly rod feels. proptalk.com

When you stopped your rod tip at around the one o’clock position on your back cast, it should have stayed right there where you left it. If you further drop your rod tip on the back cast, the line often will hit the ground, and the loop the line creates will be open; and tight, focused loops are what translate to long casts. When the rod is fully loaded on your back cast, bring the rod forward, stopping at around the 10 o’clock, allowing the line to unfurl in front. You will wash, rinse, and repeat this motion many times until you start to feel comfortable with the motion, timing, and most importantly, the proper loading of your specific rod.

Practicing is the key to success. If you dedicate about 30 minutes a week to your casting, chances are you’ll be good enough to start some fishing by the time our next installment comes out on January 15. In part three, we’ll get to the business at hand—fishing—discussing places to find fish, flies to cast to them, and fishing the different areas of the water column by using floating, intermediate, and sinking fly lines. 

##Fly fishing legend Lefty Kreh shows the author that brute strength isn’t the key to fly casting as much as loading the rod is. Note that Kreh is casting with only the upper two feet of the fly rod. Photo by John Bildahl, John Bildahl Photography, bidahlphotography.com

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Chesapeake Bay Tide Tables

BALTIMORE 1 03:38 AM Tue 08:57 AM 02:56 PM 09:19 PM

-0.1 L 0.7 H -0.2 L 1.1 H

16

04:21 AM Wed 09:59 AM 04:28 PM 10:20 PM

-0.3 L 0.9 H -0.2 L 1 H

1 01:47 AM Tue 07:20 AM 01:32 PM 07:56 PM

-0.1 L 0.6 H -0.2 L 0.9 H

16

02:28 AM Wed 08:35 AM 02:44 PM 08:56 PM

-0.3 L 0.7 H -0.2 L 0.8 H

1 04:05 AM Tue 10:23 AM 04:39 PM 10:50 PM

0 L 2.5 H -0.1 L 2.2 H

2 04:12 AM Wed 09:43 AM 03:46 PM 10:00 PM

-0.1 L 0.8 H -0.1 L 1.1 H

17

05:02 AM THu 10:56 AM 05:31 PM 11:05 PM

-0.3 L 0.9 H -0.1 L 0.9 H

2 02:27 AM Wed 08:10 AM 02:19 PM 08:34 PM

-0.1 L 0.6 H -0.2 L 0.9 H

17

03:15 AM THu 09:33 AM 03:39 PM 09:40 PM

-0.3 L 0.7 H -0.1 L 0.7 H

2 04:50 AM Wed 11:03 AM 05:21 PM 11:35 PM

0 L 2.4 H -0.1 L 2.3 H

3 04:48 AM THu 10:34 AM 04:45 PM 10:45 PM

-0.2 L 0.8 H 0 L 1 H

18

-0.3 L 0.9 H 0 L 0.8 H

3 03:08 AM THu 09:04 AM 03:13 PM 09:15 PM

-0.2 L 0.7 H -0.1 L 0.8 H

18

04:02 AM 10:33 AM 04:37 PM 10:26 PM

-0.3 L 0.8 H -0.1 L 0.6 H

3 05:40 AM 0.1 L THu 11:47 AM 2.3 H 06:07 PM -0.2 L

4

-0.2 L 0.9 H 0 L 0.9 H

19

4

03:52 AM 10:04 AM 04:14 PM 10:00 PM

-0.2 L 0.7 H -0.1 L 0.7 H

19

04:51 AM SAT 11:34 AM 05:35 PM 11:14 PM

-0.3 L 0.8 H 0 L 0.6 H

Fri

5 04:40 AM SAT 11:07 AM 05:19 PM 10:51 PM

-0.3 L 0.8 H 0 L 0.7 H

20

6 05:32 AM Sun 12:13 PM 06:27 PM 11:48 PM

-0.4 L 0.9 H 0 L 0.6 H

Fri

05:27 AM 11:28 AM 05:55 PM 11:34 PM

5 06:09 AM -0.3 L SAT 12:26 PM 1 H 07:13 PM 0.1 L

January 2013 Tides

ChesApeAke BAy Bridge-Tunnel

AnnApolis

Fri

05:44 AM 11:56 AM 06:38 PM 11:51 PM

06:26 AM -0.3 L SAT 12:57 PM 0.9 H 07:48 PM 0.1 L

20

12:40 AM Sun 07:11 AM 01:59 PM 08:54 PM

0.7 H -0.3 L 0.9 H 0.1 L

Fri

6 12:27 AM Sun 06:56 AM 01:27 PM 08:32 PM

0.8 H -0.4 L 1.1 H 0 L

21

01:33 AM Mon 07:58 AM 02:58 PM 09:54 PM

0.6 H -0.3 L 1 H 0.1 L

7 01:25 AM Mon 07:48 AM 02:30 PM 09:44 PM

0.7 H -0.4 L 1.2 H 0 L

22

02:27 AM Tue 08:47 AM 03:52 PM 10:46 PM

0.6 H -0.3 L 1 H 0.1 L

8 02:25 AM Tue 08:45 AM 03:31 PM 10:47 PM

0.7 H -0.5 L 1.3 H 0 L

23

0.6 H -0.3 L 1 H 0.1 L

8 12:49 AM Tue 07:24 AM 02:20 PM 08:37 PM

9 03:26 AM Wed 09:44 AM 04:31 PM 11:44 PM

0.7 H -0.5 L 1.4 H -0.1 L

24

04:12 AM 0.6 H THu 10:24 AM -0.3 L 05:21 PM 1 H

10

04:27 AM 0.7 H THu 10:43 AM -0.5 L 05:28 PM 1.4 H

11

03:20 AM Wed 09:36 AM 04:39 PM 11:30 PM

25 Fri

12:10 AM 04:59 AM 11:09 AM 05:58 PM

0 L 0.6 H -0.3 L 1.1 H

Fri

05:42 AM -0.3 L Sun 12:35 PM 0.8 H 06:34 PM 0.1 L

4

16

05:24 AM -0.2 L Wed 11:32 AM 2.5 H 05:49 PM -0.3 L

17

12:06 AM THu 06:19 AM 12:19 PM 06:37 PM

2.5 H 0 L 2.3 H -0.1 L

18

12:59 AM 07:18 AM 01:08 PM 07:27 PM

2.4 0.2 2 0

H L H L

Fri

12:25 AM 06:37 AM 12:37 PM 06:58 PM

2.4 H 0.1 L 2.2 H -0.2 L

19

01:54 AM SAT 08:18 AM 02:02 PM 08:19 PM

2.3 0.3 1.9 0.1

H L H L

5 01:21 AM SAT 07:40 AM 01:34 PM 07:55 PM

2.4 H 0.1 L 2.1 H -0.2 L

20

02:53 AM Sun 09:20 AM 03:00 PM 09:13 PM

2.3 0.3 1.8 0.1

H L H L

21

12:04 AM Mon 06:33 AM 01:32 PM 07:30 PM

0.5 H -0.3 L 0.8 H 0.1 L

6 02:23 AM Sun 08:47 AM 02:38 PM 08:56 PM

2.5 H 0.1 L 2.1 H -0.3 L

21

03:53 AM Mon 10:17 AM 04:01 PM 10:06 PM

2.3 0.3 1.8 0.1

H L H L

22

12:55 AM Tue 07:24 AM 02:25 PM 08:23 PM

0.5 H -0.4 L 0.8 H 0.1 L

7 03:28 AM Mon 09:54 AM 03:46 PM 09:59 PM

2.7 H 0 L 2.1 H -0.4 L

22

04:48 AM Tue 11:08 AM 04:58 PM 10:56 PM

2.3 0.3 1.8 0

H L H L

0.6 H -0.5 L 1 H 0 L

23

01:45 AM Wed 08:13 AM 03:11 PM 09:11 PM

0.5 H -0.4 L 0.9 H 0.1 L

8 04:35 AM Tue 10:59 AM 04:54 PM 11:00 PM

2.8 H -0.2 L 2.2 H -0.5 L

23

2.4 0.2 1.9 0

H L H L

9 01:52 AM Wed 08:21 AM 03:19 PM 09:36 PM

0.6 H -0.5 L 1.1 H 0 L

24

02:35 AM THu 09:00 AM 03:53 PM 09:56 PM

0.5 H -0.4 L 0.9 H 0 L

9 05:38 AM 3 H Wed 11:59 AM -0.3 L 05:59 PM 2.3 H

24

10

02:53 AM THu 09:18 AM 04:14 PM 10:30 PM

0.6 H -0.6 L 1.1 H -0.1 L

25

03:22 AM 09:44 AM 04:31 PM 10:37 PM

0.6 H -0.4 L 0.9 H 0 L

10

11

0.6 H -0.6 L 1.1 H -0.1 L

26

04:07 AM SAT 10:27 AM 05:06 PM 11:17 PM

0.6 H -0.4 L 0.9 H -0.1 L

04:50 AM 0.6 H SAT 11:09 AM -0.6 L 05:55 PM 1.1 H

27

0.6 H -0.4 L 0.9 H -0.1 L

7 06:27 AM -0.4 L Mon 01:18 PM 0.9 H 07:34 PM 0 L

Fri

05:37 AM Wed 11:53 AM 05:48 PM 11:42 PM

06:21 AM 2.5 H THu 12:34 PM 0.1 L 06:33 PM 2 H

12:00 AM THu 06:37 AM 12:55 PM 06:58 PM

-0.6 L 3.1 H -0.5 L 2.5 H

25

11

12:57 AM 07:31 AM 01:48 PM 07:54 PM

-0.7 L 3.2 H -0.6 L 2.6 H

12

01:52 AM SAT 08:23 AM 02:39 PM 08:46 PM

12:25 AM 07:01 AM 01:11 PM 07:13 PM

-0.1 L 2.6 H 0 L 2.1 H

26

01:06 AM SAT 07:38 AM 01:46 PM 07:52 PM

-0.2 L 2.6 H -0.1 L 2.2 H

-0.7 L 3.2 H -0.6 L 2.6 H

27

01:45 AM Sun 08:13 AM 02:21 PM 08:29 PM

-0.2 L 2.7 H -0.2 L 2.3 H

13

02:46 AM Sun 09:12 AM 03:28 PM 09:37 PM

-0.7 L 3.1 H -0.6 L 2.7 H

28

02:24 AM Mon 08:48 AM 02:56 PM 09:07 PM

-0.2 L 2.7 H -0.2 L 2.4 H

Fri

12:35 AM 05:24 AM 11:42 AM 06:22 PM

-0.1 L 0.7 H -0.6 L 1.4 H

26

12:46 AM SAT 05:44 AM 11:53 AM 06:32 PM

0 L 0.7 H -0.3 L 1.1 H

12

01:24 AM SAT 06:20 AM 12:40 PM 07:14 PM

-0.2 L 0.8 H -0.6 L 1.3 H

27

01:20 AM Sun 06:26 AM 12:36 PM 07:06 PM

-0.1 L 0.7 H -0.3 L 1.1 H

13

02:10 AM Sun 07:15 AM 01:36 PM 08:03 PM

-0.2 L 0.8 H -0.5 L 1.3 H

28

01:52 AM Mon 07:07 AM 01:18 PM 07:40 PM

-0.1 L 0.7 H -0.3 L 1.1 H

13

12:10 AM Sun 05:47 AM 12:02 PM 06:42 PM

-0.2 L 0.7 H -0.5 L 1.1 H

14

02:55 AM Mon 08:09 AM 02:32 PM 08:50 PM

-0.2 L 0.9 H -0.4 L 1.2 H

29

02:24 AM Tue 07:48 AM 02:02 PM 08:16 PM

-0.1 L 0.8 H -0.3 L 1.1 H

14

12:57 AM Mon 06:43 AM 12:56 PM 07:27 PM

-0.2 L 0.7 H -0.5 L 1 H

29

12:33 AM Tue 06:17 AM 12:32 PM 06:51 PM

-0.2 L 0.7 H -0.3 L 0.9 H

14

03:38 AM Mon 09:59 AM 04:15 PM 10:27 PM

-0.6 L 3 H -0.6 L 2.6 H

29

03:04 AM Tue 09:23 AM 03:33 PM 09:45 PM

-0.2 L 2.6 H -0.3 L 2.5 H

15

-0.2 L 0.9 H -0.3 L 1.1 H

30

02:56 AM Wed 08:31 AM 02:50 PM 08:55 PM

-0.2 L 0.8 H -0.2 L 1 H

15

-0.2 L 0.7 H -0.4 L 0.9 H

30

01:11 AM Wed 07:02 AM 01:17 PM 07:27 PM

-0.2 L 0.7 H -0.3 L 0.8 H

15

-0.4 L 2.8 H -0.4 L 2.6 H

30

03:46 AM Wed 10:01 AM 04:11 PM 10:26 PM

-0.2 L 2.6 H -0.3 L 2.5 H

31

-0.2 L 0.9 H -0.2 L 1 H

31

-0.2 L 0.8 H -0.2 L 0.8 H

31

-0.2 L 2.5 H -0.3 L 2.5 H

Fri

03:38 AM Tue 09:04 AM 03:29 PM 09:35 PM

diFFerenCes Sharps Island Light Havre de Grace Sevenfoot Knoll Light St. Michaels, Miles River

03:29 AM THu 09:17 AM 03:42 PM 09:36 PM

High –3:47 +3:11 –0:06 –2:14

Low –3:50 +3:30 –0:10 –1:58

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H. Ht *1.18 *1.59 *0.82 *1.08

L. Ht *1.17 *1.59 *0.83 *1.08

Spring Range 1.5 1.9 1.1 1.4

Fri

03:53 AM 10:14 AM 05:06 PM 11:21 PM

12

01:42 AM Tue 07:39 AM 01:49 PM 08:12 PM

diFFerenCes

High Mtn Pt, Magothy River +1:24 Chesapeake Beach –1:14 Cedar Point –3:16 Point Lookout –3:48

04:51 AM Sun 11:08 AM 05:41 PM 11:55 PM

28

05:34 AM 0.7 H Mon 11:50 AM -0.4 L 06:16 PM 0.9 H

01:50 AM THu 07:51 AM 02:06 PM 08:05 PM

Low +1:40 –1:15 –3:13 –3:47

H. Ht *0.88 *1.12 *1.33 *1.37

Spring L. Ht Range *0.88 1.0 *1.14 1.1 *1.33 1.4 *1.33 1.4

Fri

04:31 AM Tue 10:46 AM 05:02 PM 11:16 PM

diFFerenCes Onancock Creek Stingray Point Hooper Strait Light Lynnhaven Inlet

04:31 AM THu 10:41 AM 04:53 PM 11:11 PM

High +3 :52 +2 :01 +5 :52 +0 :47

Low H. Ht +4 :15 *0.70 +2 :29 *0.48 +6 :04 *0.66 +1 :08 *0.77

Spring L. Ht Range *0.83 2.2 *0.83 1.4 *0.67 2.0 *0.83 2.4

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Tidal Current Tables

Baltimore Harbor Approach (Off Sandy Point) 1

Slack Water Maximum Current

-1.0 +0.7 -0.5 +0.8

2

0226 0853 1451 2044

-0.9 +0.7 -0.5 +0.6

3

0305 0937 1548 2136

-0.8 +0.8 -0.5 +0.5

0020 0659 1358 2000

0346 1024 1650 2233

-0.8 +0.9 -0.6 +0.4

0103 0737 1454 2118

0431 1113 1752 2335

-0.7 +1.0 -0.7 +0.3

0151 0820 1548 2233

0520 -0.7 1205 +1.0 1854 -0.7

Tue 0521 1117 1637 2303 Wed 0552 1208 1737 2340 THu 0625 1302 1845

4

Fri

5

SAT

6

Sun

7

0039 0614 1258 1952

+0.3 -0.7 +1.1 -0.9

0351 1000 1732

0142 0711 1352 2046

+0.3 -0.7 +1.2 -1.0

9 0032 Wed 0456 1054 1822

0241 0809 1445 2136

+0.4 -0.7 +1.3 -1.1

10

0120 THu 0601 1151 1909

0337 0907 1537 2224

+0.5 -0.7 +1.3 -1.1

11

0429 1004 1628 2310

+0.6 -0.8 +1.3 -1.2

Mon 0248 0908 1641 2338

8

Tue

Fri

0203 0704 1248 1955

12

+0.7 -0.8 +1.2 -1.2

22

0324 Sun 0902 1444 2124

0609 +0.8 1157 -0.8 1809 +1.1

23

14

0040 0658 1253 1859

SAT

0244 0804 1346 2040

13

Mon 0405 1000 1543 2208

15

0519 1101 1718 2356

-1.2 +0.9 -0.8 +1.0

0125 0747 1349 1950

-1.1 +0.9 -0.8 +0.9

0210 0837 1448 2044

-1.0 +1.0 -0.7 +0.7

0256 0928 1548 2140

-0.9 +1.0 -0.7 +0.6

0023 0655 1355 2006

0345 1021 1650 2239

-0.8 +1.0 -0.7 +0.5

19

0112 0740 1452 2119

0435 1114 1753 2342

-0.8 +1.0 -0.7 +0.4

20

0207 0827 1547 2229

0528 -0.7 1208 +1.0 1854 -0.7

Tue 0446 1058 1643 2251

16

Wed 0528 1157 1747 2336

17

THu 0610 1256 1854

18 Fri

SAT

Sun

21

Mon

0306 0915 1639 2331

0046 0623 1300 1950

+0.3 -0.6 +1.0 -0.8

Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Slack Water Maximum Current

Slack Water Maximum Current

0407 1003 1726

0146 0717 1351 2041

+0.3 -0.6 +1.0 -0.9

1

0025 Wed 0507 1051 1810

0242 0810 1438 2128

+0.4 -0.6 +1.0 -0.9

2

24

0110 THu 0603 1138 1852

0332 0900 1523 2210

25

0151 0654 1225 1931 0227 0742 1311 2009

Tue

Fri

26 SAT

27

0111 0746 1334 2037

0432 1020 1709 2300

-1.1 +0.8 -1.2 +0.6

0155 Wed 0831 1403 2116

0524 1102 1756 2344

-1.1 +0.7 -1.2 +0.7

+0.4 -0.6 +1.1 -1.0

3

0244 THu 0925 1435 2159

0620 -1.0 1150 +0.6 1844 -1.1

0417 0947 1606 2250

+0.5 -0.6 +1.1 -1.0

4

0031 0717 1242 1932

+0.7 -1.0 +0.6 -1.1

0459 1033 1648 2327

+0.5 -0.6 +1.0 -1.0

0122 0817 1339 2027

+0.8 -1.0 +0.5 -1.1

Sun 0603 1241 1726

0220 0925 1447 2130

+0.8 -1.1 +0.5 -1.2

7 0039 Mon 0704 1346 1835

0326 1032 1558 2233

+1.0 -1.2 +0.6 -1.3

8 0138 Tue 0803 1442 1941

0427 1129 1656 2331

0301 Sun 0827 1358 2046

0538 +0.6 1117 -0.6 1728 +1.0

28

0003 0616 1202 1809

Mon 0332 0912 1446 2122

29

-1.0 +0.7 -0.6 +0.9

0038 0654 1247 1851

-1.0 +0.7 -0.7 +0.8

30

0113 0733 1335 1934

-0.9 +0.8 -0.7 +0.7

31

0149 0813 1426 2020

-0.9 +0.8 -0.7 +0.6

Tue

0402 0957 1536 2158

Wed 0432 1043 1630 2233 THu

0503 1133 1728 2309

All times listed are in Local Time, Daylight Saving Time has been applied when appropriate. All speeds are in knots.

Tue

Fri 0346 1028 1516 2249

Slack Water Maximum Current

11

0124 0703 1408 1934

-1.7 +1.5 -1.8 +1.1

12

0218 0758 1454 2027

-1.8 +1.5 -1.8 +1.2

13

0308 0849 1539 2117

-1.8 +1.4 -1.8 +1.2

Fri

0421 1040 1709 2241

SAT 0513 1128 1758 2336 Sun 0608 1215 1847

Slack Water Maximum Current

22

0207 Tue 0824 1521 1941

0505 1201 1723 2331

23

0253 Wed 0908 1558 2033

0542 +0.7 1243 -1.0 1802 +0.5

24

0012 0616 1319 1842

-1.1 +0.8 -1.1 +0.6

0053 0652 1351 1923

-1.1 +0.9 -1.2 +0.6

26

0133 0731 1421 2003

-1.2 +0.9 -1.3 +0.7

27

0213 0808 1451 2040

-1.3 +1.0 -1.3 +0.8

28

0251 0844 1523 2114

-1.3 +1.0 -1.4 +0.8

29

0012 Tue 0640 1232 1919

0330 0919 1557 2149

-1.3 +1.0 -1.4 +0.9

THu 0333 0946 1630 2121

25

+0.7 -1.0 +0.4 -1.0

14

0030 0702 1300 1937

0357 0938 1626 2206

-1.7 +1.3 -1.7 +1.1

15

0124 0759 1343 2027

0452 1028 1716 2257

-1.5 +1.1 -1.5 +1.0

0217 Wed 0857 1426 2118

0553 1122 1809 2351

-1.4 +0.9 -1.3 +0.9

17

0314 THu 1000 1509 2211

0654 -1.2 1217 +0.7 1900 -1.2

+1.1 -1.4 +0.7 -1.5

18

0045 0756 1313 1950

+0.8 -1.0 +0.5 -1.0

9 0234 Wed 0859 1533 2046

0520 +1.3 1224 -1.5 1747 +0.9

19

0028 0610 1317 1840

+0.7 -0.9 +0.4 -0.9

30

10

0141 0905 1415 2046

20

0010 Sun 0632 1334 1752

0252 1016 1536 2152

+0.6 -0.9 +0.3 -0.9

0055 Wed 0725 1303 1956

0413 0956 1637 2227

-1.3 +0.9 -1.4 +0.9

31

21

0416 1114 1640 2247

+0.6 -0.9 +0.3 -0.9

0502 1037 1722 2310

-1.2 +0.8 -1.3 +0.9

5

SAT 0457 1135 1615 2341

6

THu 0329 0951 1621 2146

-1.6 +1.4 -1.7 +1.0

Mon

Tue

16

Fri

0419 1110 1557 2310

SAT 0528 1223 1654

0110 Mon 0731 1436 1847

Fri

0409 1020 1701 2205

SAT 0444 1054 1735 2248 Sun 0520 1127 1809 2330 Mon 0559 1200 1843

0139 THu 0812 1334 2036

All times listed are in Local Time, Daylight Saving Time has been applied when appropriate. All speeds are in knots.

Current Differences and Speed Ratios Secondary Stations Baltimore Harbor Approach

Time Differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed Ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Secondary Stations Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Time Differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed Ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Cove Point, 3.9 n.mi. East

-3:29

-3:36

-4:08

-3:44

0.4

0.6

Chesapeake Beach, 1.5 miles North

+0:29

+0:48

+0:06

+0:00

1.0

0.7

Sharp Island Lt., 3.4 n.mi. West

-1:39

-1:41

-1:57

-1:43

0.4

0.5

Chesapeake Channel, (bridge tunnel) +0:05

+0:38

+0:32

+0:19

2.2

1.2

Thomas Pt. Shoal Lt., 2.0 n.mi. East

-1:05

-0:14

-0:22

-0:20

0.6

0.6

Stingray Point, 12.5 miles East

+2:18

+3:00

+2:09

+2:36

1.2

0.6

Pooles Island, 4 miles Southwest

+0:59

+0:48

+0:56

+1:12

0.6

0.8

Smith Point Light, 6.7 n.mi. East

+2:29

+2:57

+2:45

+1:59

0.5

0.3

Turkey Point, 1.2 n.mi. Southwest

+2:39

+1:30

+0:58

+1:00

0.6

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or as long as the winter striper season has rocked Virginia’s Atlantic coast, rumors have swirled about a rogue element that illegally targets stripers in waters off limits to rockfish angling. Law enforcement finally caught up with five charter fishing captains operating out of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach, VA, charging them in November with violating the Lacey Act. This federal law prohibits the transport and selling of wild game and fish that have been caught, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any federal law or regulation.

According to the U.S. Justice Department, Jeffery S. Adams, Raymond Carroll Webb, David Dwayne Scott, William W. “Duby” Lowery, IV, and Nolan L. Agner knowingly sold trips to catch rockfish in the Economic Exclusion Zone, that vast swath of the Atlantic located three to 200 miles from shore. Some of the Rudee Inlet Five are also accused of making false statements to law enforcement officers and destroying evidence. Authorities charge that several captains punctured the stripers’ air bladder and then threw the prized fish into the ocean to avoid confiscation. The alleged illegal fishing occurred during the winter months between 2009 and 2011, according to filing documents. ##Five Virginia Beach charter fishermen were charged in November with taking and/or destroying striped bass from the Exclusive Economic Zone, a swath of water from three to 200 miles off the coast. Image courtsey of USGS

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ess than a pound separated the top three teams in the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association’s (MSSA) 20th Annual Fall Classic held November 17-18. When the scales closed, Captain Lee Tippett of the Fin Finder II won more than $45,000 to take top honors.

“We thought we had one that would hold up (to place in top five), but were surprised it won,” said Tippett, a professional skipper who fishes out of Solomons. The winning striper of 41.35 pounds was caught near Hoopers Island Light on the first day of the two-day event. Tippett’s target hit a single, eight-ounce parachute of white hair with a glittering, shad-colored head made by Kenny Mack baits. They were trolling in 53 feet of water.

After placing second for three out of the past four Fall Classics, the team of Tippett, first mate Andrew Turner, and crewman Jimmy Tippett enjoyed its first victory. The winning team also won the Monster Rockfish Tournament held in October.

Jeff Probst, Mike Turner, and Bill Turner, all of Stevensville, MD, earned second place with their 40.90-pound rockfish, which was landed at Bloody Point in 70 feet of water on Saturday. The brute hit a chartreuse umbrella rig at 7:30 a.m. and was checked in at Chesapeake Beach. Like the winners, the team from Kent Island plans to split its $14,640 in prize money.

Rounding out the top three was Rick Heck, who boated a 40.60-pound striper while trolling in 45 feet of water near the 78 buoy. The overall purse of nearly $80,000 fell short of last year’s record payout of $93,000.

This was the final event in the 2012 MSSA Tournament Series. Find complete results here: mssa.net

##Jeff Probst, Mike Turner, and Bill Turner, all of Stevensville, MD, earned second place in MSSA’s Fall Classic tournament with their 40.90-pound rockfish (L), which was landed at Bloody Point in 70 feet of water on Saturday. Photo courtesy of MSSA

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lints of silver bursting through the icy Chesapeake Bay can mean only one thing: winter stripers. In the week before Christmas through the aftermath of New Years, many, if not most, area fishermen will get their fishing fix by chasing rockfish. The hot spots in the past decade have been the famed Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) and near shore waters off Virginia Beach, VA, as long as the weather cooperates. Wind is rarely an angler’s friend, and down at the Bay’s mouth this is especially true for small-boat fishermen. (Full disclosure: as an ardent waterfowl enthusiast, I welcome a real winter, not the tepid version gifted to us last year.)

##Tom Weaver (L) holds up the fish he caught with the fish Mike Krissoff (R) caught (look inside the larger fish’s mouth) to make a point.

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But rockfish certainly don’t limit their travels to the CBBT. Last year, the coastal waters from Ocean City, MD, past Wachapreague, VA, paid off for fishermen willing to hunt them up inside the three-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). I repeat, stay in bounds! And if we see a repeat of the mild 2011/2012 winter, you might be able to tangle with a bluefin tuna within sight of the Virginia Beach skyline. You also could wrestle a tautog from a wreck, or take a deep-drop trip for snowy grouper, tilefish, blackbelly rosefish, and cod. If quieter waters are more your speed, try to tame a big speckled trout from Virginia’s “Hot Ditch,” or bust out the ultralight rig and head to the Bay’s many sweetwater tributaries for yellow perch, crappie, and pickerel. Here’s what PropTalk’s fishing gurus will be chasing in December and January:

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aptain Sonney Forrest of the Reel Relief out of Solomons will be guiding fishing trips in balmy Marathon, FL, this winter. Read this month’s Fish Spot on page 55 for more details.

en Neill of the Peninsula Salt Water Sport Fisherman’s Association says December is big rockfish time in Virginia at the CBBT and along the Eastern Shore side of the Chesapeake Bay. Ken says, “As we move into January, the action will shift into the ocean along the Virginia Capes. Fish in the 30- to 50-pound range frequently will be caught by those targeting these larger fish with live eels or large artificial lures.” Ken adds that while most fishermen will target rockfish, others will be pursuing speckled trout in the Elizabeth River’s “Hot Ditch” or tautog on the coastal wrecks. “This is the prime-time to catch jumbo-sized sea bass, but regulations will keep us from fishing for them this year. The question on everyone’s minds is if the bluefin tuna will be right on the beach like they were this time last year. If they are, boats of all shapes and sizes will be along Virginia Beach, trolling the largest tackle they have, in the hope of doing battle with one of these beasts.”

##Capt. Tom Byrne of 360 Degree Charters out of Deale, MD, took out the PropTalk graphics team along with family and friends this November. (L-R): Nick Klug, Zach Ditmars, Cory Deere, Nate Moore, Mike Ditmars, and Sean Deere. During the course of the six-hour charter, six rockfish varying in size from 18.5 inches to 28 inches were caught while trolling umbrella rigs just east of Chesapeake Beach, MD. The fishing trip was a charitable donation

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aptain Tim Cannon from Bays to Oceans Charters in Virginia also will chase rockfish off Virginia Beach and tautog on the near-shore wrecks (as long as the season is open for togs). Capt. Tim also offers deep-drop trips for snowy grouper, tilefish, blackbelly rosefish, and cod.

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aptain Kevin Josenhans of Josenhans Fly Fishing on the Eastern Shore will head to the mouth of the Bay in December, where he’ll guide his clients for rockfish hanging around the CBBT. Capt. Kevin says, “If a long stretch of colder weather moves in and keeps us off the CBBT, you will find me casting ultralight rigs to crappie, pickerel, and yellow perch on the Pocomoke River out of Snow Hill, MD. This is a great way to spend a mid-winter day on the water, without having the worry of wind and waves. Hot coffee is provided.”

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aptain Walt of Light Tackle Charters will fish the Atlantic Ocean up to three miles out between Chincoteague, VA, and Cape Charles, VA, for large, migrant striped bass swimming down the Atlantic Coast.

Capt. Walt says, “We did much better here last year than at the CBBT and will do it again this year. We look for large birds (gannets and pelicans) diving in the water

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Capt. Mark says, “Water temperatures have been up and down along the coast.

How this will affect fishing in December and January is anyone’s guess.” Capt.

Mark adds, “It seems as if the population of coastal stripers is still pretty strong, while the Bay population of ‘keeper’ fish is dwindling. December at the CBBT will tell. Small pods of good fish should show up early in December migrating out of the Bay. Here they will mingle with the larger coastal fish journeying to the wintering grounds off the Outer Banks.”

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Capt. Mark will chase gannets and pelicans (the tip off locations of feeding stripers) and also fish eels and jigs around the CBBT pilings. “Hopefully, the weather will moderate and keep the bait close to the mouth of the Bay. Where there’s bait, the stripers are sure to be there. A few red drum should linger into December as well. If this past summer is any indication, that population is rebounding amazingly strong,” Capt. Mark says.

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ic Burnley, Virginia Beach kayak fishing guru, knows first-hand that December and January are the hottest months for trophy striped bass around southern Virginia. Ric says, “The fun starts around the pilings and rock islands of the CBBT for anglers fishing live eels. Anchor up current of the bridge and let the eels drift back into the pilings, or drift through the bridge dangling eels under the boat. Rig the eel on a 9/0 hook and an arm’s length of 80-pound fluorocarbon.

Slide a two- to four-ounce egg sinker over the 60-pound braided mainline coming off medium heavy conventional rod and hook the eel through the eye.” Ric adds that the big rockfish will also haunt the sloughs along the southern tip of the Eastern Shore, and says to use the same rig and drift the eels through the deep water from Plantation Light to Smith Island Light. “After the New Year, schools of big stripers will gang up off the Virginia Beach oceanfront and Eastern Shore’s barrier islands,” Ric

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##(L-R): John Worch, Ron Davis, George Wagner Jr., and Nick Wagner show off a fine striper that hit a nine-inch white shad on a 12-ounce white parachute tandem rig at bouy 72 off of Point Lookout. Photo courtesy of George Wagne

predicts. “Troll big plugs like Mann’s Stretch 50s and spoons like Cripple Alewife 14/0s to find the fish. When the stripers are feeding aggressively, switch to three-ounce bucktails or seven-inch swim shads on medium casting gear and have some light-tackle fun. With any luck, and some nice weather, striped bass fishing will be hot all winter long,” Ric says.

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Marathon, Florida

ooner or later, if you turn down an invitation to go fishing too many times you won’t get asked again. I’m running that risk, as for the past several winters Captain Sonney Forrest has offered to take me fishing in the Florida Keys. Capt.

Sonney runs light-tackle trips from his 26-foot Sailfish center console Reel Relief, splitting time between the Chesapeake Bay and Marathon, FL. In the spirit of this “winter getaway” issue of PropTalk, consider Marathon as a warm fishy spot: Located about halfway down the Keys, Marathon offers great reef fishing. Scores of reefs surround Marathon on the Atlantic side, attracting myriad of species to optimize your odds. Like many pro skippers, Capt. Sonney prefers to anchor over one of the area’s vibrant reefs, set out a chum slick, and wait a short time for the show to begin.

On the deep water reefs, which range in depth from 60 to 90 feet, Capt. Sonney will double anchor and drift live pinfish in his slick to catch grouper, snapper, and other reef denizens. Marathon Humps on the Atlantic side also holds tuna (blackfin and yellowfin), wahoo, marlin, and sharks. Closer to shore, on reefs that are 25 to 50 deep, pros will use a whole shrimp impaled on a 1/2-ounce jig head and play it out in chum line.

For Capt. Sonney, yellowtail are the primary quarry. Surface baits rigged on a balloon may attract king mackerel, mahi, and the sharks. Another tactic is deploying a “depth charge”—chum, sand, and oatmeal mixed together and then squeezed into a ball around the bait. You drift this in the slick, and as it slowly breaks apart, the fish snag the chunk of fish.

Sharks and cobia routinely make an appearance on patch reefs (eight to 18 feet), and it pays to have a rod set aside already rigged for cobia. When “The Man in the Brown Suit” joins the party, hook a live pinfish to 6/0 to 9/0 live bait hooks, chuck the volunteer into the cobia’s line of site and hang on. “Hanging on” is the essence of what fishing in and around Marathon is about.

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ne of the most difficult ways to learn how to fish the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean is trial and error. Then there’s the boat issue; we don’t all have one.

Luckily, the Bay region is chock-full of knowledgeable guides and charter captains to show you the ropes and head boats, on which you can take a day’s journey with a bunch of likeminded piscatorial enthusiasts to find out where the hot spots are. Sweet! To the right you will find a directory of pro guides, charter boats, and head boats to get you started on your quest. Whether you like to fly fish, troll, or bottom fish, there’s likely a Bay expert who can lend a hand. Check back often, as we’ll be adding more listings every month.

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## Hartge Yacht Harbor in Galesville, MD, recently finished replacing a deteriorating bulkhead and constructing two new Travelift piers to accommodate its expanded 50-ton lift. The company can now haul and launch boats up to 70 feet long and 20 feet wide. hartgeyachtharbor.com ## This November marked the 20th anniversary for the Chesapeake Marine Training Institute in Gloucester, VA. Founded by Captain Guy Sorensen in 1992, the company trains more than 1000 professional mariners each year in more than 30 U.S. Coast Guard-approved courses. To date, the company has trained more than 15,000 students and will add two 28foot lifeboats to its training programs. chesapeakemarineinst.com ## Prince William Marine Sales of Woodbridge, VA, recently was named to Boating Industry’s Top 100 Dealers Hall of Fame. Deep Creek Marina in McHenry, MD; and Lynnhaven Marine in Virginia Beach, VA, also made the top 100 list. ## New owners, Tim Wilbricht, Chris Humphreys, and Rob Taishoff would like to thank the Annapolis boating industry and community for the warm reception and support they’ve received since taking ownership of Annapolis Yacht Sales (AYS). “We will uphold the tradition of the AYS name and everything this company stands for. Our top focus is the quality of service and products we bring our customers, who are part of the AYS family. We want to thank them for continuing to make AYS a successful dealership and brokerage house.” annapolisyachtsales.com

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## Alex Bourelly and Jane DeLashmutt are the newest members of the Chesapeake BaySavers Foundation Board. Based in Annapolis, the non-profit organization works to restore the Bay’s health through legislative efforts, community outreach, and hands-on, environmental education programs for Maryland youth. chesapeakebaysavers.org

## Clarks Landing in Chester, MD, and Prince William Marine in Woodbridge, VA, were among the top 10 dealers the Marine Five Star Dealer Certification (MFSDC) recently recognized for best practices based on results of a confidential employee satisfaction survey and a business audit review. Chesapeake Whalertowne in Grasonville, MD, was among MFSDC’s top 10 certified dealerships to work for. growboating.org ## The Town of Port Deposit, MD, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Boating Services have installed a new, 300-foot floating dock on the Susquehanna River at Marina Park in Cecil County. The dock provides slips for up to 20 boats 26 feet and longer. portdeposit.org ## In 2012, the Dennis Point Marina & Campground in Drayden, MD, upgraded the playground; established discount programs for campers and slip holders; created a marine and campground store; renovated the restaurant and docks; purchased kayaks, bicycles, an event tent, two rental cabins, and new pool furniture; and installed an outdoor movie screen, a nature trail and community garden, a business center, an activity pavilion, a recreation area, a fishing pier on the freshwater pond, and grill areas. dennispointmarina.net

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## Jeff Holland has left the Annapolis Maritime Museum to re-establish his public relations and consulting business, and the museum is searching for a new executive director. Holland began at the waterfront museum as a volunteer in 1996, took it on as public relations client, and became its executive director in 2005. amaritime.org

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## For organizing volunteers to remove trash from the South River, the South River Federation in Edgewater, MD, received $4500 in the 2012 Interlux Waterfront Challenge. southriverfederation.net

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22’ Azure ’08 Extremely clean bow rider. Currently rack stored with only 40 hrs on it. Boat shows like new. $33,900 Contact Patrick 410-267-8181 or Patrick@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

26’ Composite Center Console ’12 Starting at ONLY $78,000 the Composite 26’ is a well priced fishing machine. Equipped with the Yanmar dsl option you can expect 6-gph @ cruise.

Standard features include composite construction, VE barrier coat on hull, Racor fuel filter system, 2 bilge pumps, 2 piece high impact rubrail, hydraulic steering, 2 - 31 series batteries, 3 position battery switch, 12 volt outlet, high speed compass, 48” 5 rod rocket launcher/leaning post, transom baitwell, 8 ss rod holders, 6 - 8” pull up cleats, epoxy coated aluminum fuel tanks, all ss hardware, and h/d bow eye. Power options run from 5.7 - 6 litre inboard gas, Yanmar or Cummins dsls from 315 to 480-hp, single Yamaha 350-hp or twins from 150 to 250-hp. Call now for our extensive option list & pricing. CC Cuddy & Express models also available. Base price starting at $78K Call Patrick Edwards @ 1-410-476 4414 or email patrick@compositeyacht.biz

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24' 2007 Bayliner 246 Discovery Factory Air, Brovo III drive, Merc 350 Mag, Shows like new! Our trade.

Priced for quick sale at $29,950. This won't last! 410-827-5230 24’ Crownline Cruisers 242 ‘01/ Mercruiser 5.7L Fully equipped and ready for your day and weekend cruises. $22,000 Contact Mike Hiesener at 410-604-4300 or mikeh@clarkslanding.com

26’ Sea Ray 260 Sundancer ’02 with Twin 5.0L MPI Bravo II’s and sterndrives. Loaded, clean and ready to roll. Great canvas package!

Priced to sell $29,900 Contact Tim at 410-267-8181 or Tim@AnnapolisYachtSales.com Mako 260b ’91 For over 40 yrs (since 1966) Mako Marine has been designing & building revolutionary fishing boats that quickly earned a reputation as one of the most rugged in the world. The 260 Walkaround is a fine example of Mako’s heritage, her enormous cockpit provides generous room for multiple bluewater anglers. She was repowered in ’04 with 2 Yamaha 200-hps. High pressure direct injection outboard engs, w/150 eng hrs. You’ll be fishing & cruising for yrs to come. Her features include: custom welded anodized aluminum tower w/Controls-Electronics Locker-Rocket launchers-spreader lights & lower station clear enclosure, trim tabs, recessed walkaround cabin w/V berth & dinette table, fresh water sink, marine head, bow pulpit w/anchor roller, cockpit coaming bolsters, full transom w/outboard bracket, hydraulic steering, flush mount rod holders, circulating livewell, raw water washdown, insulated fish/ Ice boxes, Much more! Completely re-wired in 2011 $36,000 Call Patrick Edwards @ 1-410-476 4414 or email patrick@compositeyacht.biz

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CLASSIFIED AND BROKERAGE 32’ Cruisers 320 Express ‘04 /Volvo Penta 5.7 GXi Twins - Well maintained and cruise ready for spring $89,900 Contact Kim Ewing at 410-604-4300 or kewing@clarkslanding.co

27' 2012 Ranger Tug Single 180HP Yanmar Diesel. Genset, Air/Heat, Garmin electronics package. Dinghy and outboard convey. Seller moving up. A solid value at $169,000!

410-827-5230 27’ Sea Ray 270 Sundeck ‘07 / Mercruiser 496 Mag Horizon Bravo III - luxury with speed only 252 hrs, lift kept and includes trailer, she’s a must see. $59,900 Contact Gregg Dyson at 410-867-9550 or gdyson@clarkslanding.com

28' Boston Whaler Outrage '11 Twin 300 Verados with 50 hours and warranties, E140 touchscreen w/Radar, loaded. Our trade, lift kept. $149,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443-9950732, ned@theyachtgroup.com, www.theyachtgroup.com

30’ Bruckmann 29.9 Blue Star (2001) aggressively priced at $135,000. Neat as a pin and comfortable below. Twin Diesels w/ low hours. Contact davidcox@northpointyachtsales.com or call 410-310-3476 for details or make an offer.

30’ Cruisers 300 Express ’03 Twin Volvo Penta 5.0 OSi’s with Volvo XDP stern drives. Complete package. Lift kept for the past 2 yrs. Priced to sell! $59,900 Contact Patrick 410-267-8181 or Patrick@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

31’ 1989 Blue Seas Flybridge Blue Jacket is a very well kept boat that the owners have maintained to a very high level. Offered at $119,000. Please call NPYS at 410-280-2038.

29’ Dyer 1999 Grace Lots of accessories and well maintained.

Ideal yacht for afternoon cruise or overnight. Price Reduced and just commissioned. Asking $129,900.

Call David Cox 410-310-3476 or davidcox@northpointyachtsales.com 29’ Sea Ray 290 Amberjack ’03 Twin Mercruiser Inboards w/ V Drives, Gen Air/Heat, Raymarine C80 Exceptionally clean! $ 59,500 Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 5535046. email: tony@greatblueyachts. com, see photos & full specs at www.greatblueyachts.com 290 Sea Ray Sundancer ’96 As all Sea Rays she is fully loaded w/all the comforts of home. A little TLC and couple updates would bring her right back. She boasts the most powerful engine option of the 1996 breed. Super spacious below decks, Double cabin model w/enclosed head AC, spacious galley & settee that doubles as a berth. $19,000 Call Patrick Edwards @ 1-410-476 4414 or email patrick@compositeyacht.biz

31’ Cabo Express ’96 Stored inside, 300 hrs on 3208 Caterpillar engines, AC, Recently painted

by Hinckley fighting lady yellow, $114,500 huge deal!!! (410) 476-4414, Price www.compositeyacht.biz Reduced!!! $95,000

31’ Camano Troll ’02 Single engine trawler Volvo 200hp – tops at 16 knots, flybridge, covered aft deck, excellent condition $110,000.

Contact Jonathan Hutchings in Deltaville, VA (804) 776-7575 jonathan@annapolisyachtsales.com

32’ Mast & Mallet ’08 315 Yanmar offers 16 knot cruise; bow thruster; A/C; dark green hull; inverter; varnished transom; like new. Reduced to $170,000. Bring offers. Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or Rick@NothPointYachtSales.com 32’ Regulator ’05 The 32 FS is the frontrunner in its class in performance, versatility & quality. Built with the hardcore angler in mind, the Regulator 32 FS sports the Fiberglass Grillage System™ which provides the structural framework & stability to fish in any sea cond. you may encounter. Its impressive storage capacity includes a 645-quart forward in-deck, insulated fishbox which doubles as locking storage for 8 rods; a 50-gallon livewell with the bait calming blue gelcoat; and a 130-quart fishbox in the transom. Other storage features include an insulated cooler beneath the forward-facing seat, two extra large dry storage compartments & a huge anchor locker. $94,000 Call Patrick Edwards @ 1-410-476 4414 or email patrick@compositeyacht.biz

32’ Topaz ’88 (MD) Twin CAT 320 hp, 1650 hrs. New injectors ’09.

Tower.

John McDevitt, JMcDevitt@BluewaterYachtSales.com, (ofc) 410-827-0873, (cell) 610-2205619. BluewaterYachtSales.com - Kent Narrows

33’ Tiara Open ’88 This Tiara 3300 Open is a stylish family cruiser. Tiara boats have an unparalleled reputation for top quality construction. The well designed interior of this Tiara 3300 Open features overnight berths for 6 in a cabin of unusual elegance. The 3300 still manages to provide an excellent fishing/ entertaining cockpit with a swim platform and transom door, Meaning this 3300 Open can provide easy access for you and your guests to come aboard or you haul in a few hundred pounds of tuna very easily! Powered by twin 454 Crusader 7.4 liter gas engines this Tiara 3300 will cruise at 22 knots. Asking $36,900 Contact Patrick@compositeyacht.biz (410) 476 4414

34’ Formula ’99 (MD) Twin Mercruiser 7.4L 310hp, only 386 hrs. Full canvas, looks great.

John McDevitt, JMcDevitt@BluewaterYachtSales.com, (ofc) 410-827-0873, (cell) 610-220-5619.

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34’ 2005 MJM 34z Downeast For a great looking boat that sips fuel and has a smooth ride, you need to get on the MJM 34z. Great condition and offered $259,000. Please call Ken Comerford @ 410-280-2038 ext 12 34’ Wellcraft Gran Sport ’89 Twin 454s, gen, air, new canvas, free winter storage & spring launch - $16,500 Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 5535046. email: tony@greatblueyachts. com, see photos & full specs at www. greatblueyachts.com

35’ Bayliner ’97 Three cabins, 2 heads make it the perfect live aboard.

454 Mercruiser engines w/under 400 hrs make it the perfect Bay cruiser. $59,500. Call Patrick 410-267-8181 or Patrick@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

35’ Carolina Classic ’05 (MD) Twin Cummins dsls. Most popular fishing machine. John McDevitt, JMcDevitt@BluewaterYachtSales.com (ofc) 410-827-0873, (cell) 610-2205619. BluewaterYachtSales.com - Kent Narrows 35’ Duffy 35 Classic Flybridge DownEast w/ low hrs Yanmar.

Yard maintained, new canvas ’11, AC, Galley up, shower stall + head, price reduced $129,000.

Call David Cox 410-310-3476 or davidcox@northpointyachtsales.com

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CLASSIFIED AND BROKERAGE 36’ Sabre Double Cabin Fast Trawler ‘92 T-250-hp Detroits, cruise 16 and top at 21 knots, 2 strms w/private heads, dual helms, Furuno Radar, Garmin chartplotter, Autohelm, TV, Stereo etc. Great Day has been well maintained & gives a lot for the money. $92,900 SOA 877-267-1808 35’ Regal Commodore ’05 215 hrs Twin 8.1 Volvo Penta, Kohler Generator, Heat and AC along with excellent styling, fit & finish. A must see. $129,000. Patrick 410-267-8181 or Patrick@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 35’ Viking Express Sport Fish ’85 This is a must see boat that is in wonderful cond. This is the perfect boat for anyone looking for a boat to enjoy with the family or go out & fish with the guys. Please call David at our Annapolis North Point Office at 410-280-2038 Ext. 15 or Email him at David@NorthPointYachtSales.com

36' 2001 Endeavour Power Cat T 125HP Yanmar Diesels. Genset Air/heat, Full electronic. New canvas 2012. One owner since new! Asking $174,000. 410-827-5230

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36' Carver Mariner '06 $169,000.

Spacious bridge, like new, well equipped & maintained. Great for cruising/entertaining.

Quality accommodations incl. fully equipped galley & separate shower. Call Kirk Wilson at 614-989-7775, or email kirk@gratitudeyachting.com. If you need a quality boat to be sold, call Kirk 36’ Hinckley Picnic Boat Classic ’98 BLUE SKIES is a Hinckley maintained Classic Picnic Boat / many recent upgrades including Stars and Stripes Blue Awlgrip. She is very clean and ready to go. $210k Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Peter Howard (410) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com

36’ Island Packet Craft Express Cruiser Dual Yanmar 370 hp each. low hrs, Kohler genset, AC, radar & plotter, high quality construction based on surf rescue raft design. $289,900.

Call Kirk Wilson at Gratitude Yachting, cell 614 989-7775, for more info on this boat or to sell your boat, kirk@gratitudeyachting.com 36’ Jarvis Newman Pettegrow ’88 None nicer. Repowered in ’05 w/ 370 Yanmar; 15 knot cruise; thruster; genset; A/C; Espar; A/P; radar; 3 GPS/ plotters. Reduction down to $169,500.

Call Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or Rick@NorthPointYachtSales.com

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Call today to find out why you should list your boat with AYS! Contact Annapolis Yacht Sales at: 410-267-8181 Annapolis, MD | 804-776-7575 Deltaville, VA 410-639-4082 Rock Hall, MD or visit www.annapolisyachtsales.com 60 January 2013 PropTalk

38’ Composite Yacht Lobster hull ‘10 Boat is built for comfort.

All composite construction, 575-hp Caterpillar C-9 dsl eng, massive cockpit space & interior space. Fully equipped & ready to run. Contact patrick@compositeyacht.biz 410-4764414. Huge Price Reduction $295,000

36’ Jersey Convertible ’88 (MD) Cummins repower.

Good Electronics.

John McDevitt, JMcDevitt@BluewaterYachtSales.com, (ofc) 410-827-0873, (cell) 610-220-5619.

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37’ Four Winns Excalibur ’03 One owner, rack stored since purchased new.

Engines professionally maintained and have under 100 hrs. $127,900 Contact Patrick 410-267-8181 Patrick@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

‘03 Navigator 440 - $225,000

37’ Sea Ray Express ’99 Caterpillar 316s w/780 hrs. w/Beke genset 400 hrs. Raymarine electronics.

Custom Tuna Tower, electronic throttles, electric engine hatch.

HUGE DEAL @ $105,000 Call Jonathan 804-776-7575 or jonathan@annapolisyachtsales.com

37’ Rinker 342 Express Cruiser ’06 PRICE JUST REDUCED! Professionally maintained, beautiful boat that is loaded with generator, Airco, dinghy, TV and many other upgrades. Now Asking $95,000 Call Bob (410)-267-8181 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

38 Fountain TE CC '08 107 hours on triple 300 Verados. 52mph cruise, 75 top. Fighting Lady Yellow hull, custom hard top, Garmin 7212 touchscreen. Custom Manning trailer.

Call Ned Dozier, 443-995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com. www.theyachtgroup.com 38’ Little Harbor Whisperjet ’99 TRAVELLER is a fine example of a well-equipped Little Harbor 38. Lightly used & Hinckley maintained. Would make a great boat for day or overnight boatin. Price reduced to $279,000.

Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Peter Howard (410) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com.

38’ Sea Ray ‘00 (MD) Engines and generator have been replaced in this boat house kept beauty. John McDevitt, JMcDevitt@BluewaterYachtSales.com, (ofc) 410-827-0873, (cell) 610-2205619. BluewaterYachtSales.com - Kent Narrows

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39’ Carver 396 ‘02 Motor Yacht Cummins 6bta twin dsls – Way above average cond., well maintained and cared for $199,000 Contact Paul Lash at 410-867-9550 or pjlash@clarkslanding.com

40’ Riviera Convertible ’05 Custom props and 480 Cummins with warranties and only 300 hours provide amazing economy. New electronics in 2010. Boat is in turnkey shape.

Owner will consider partial trade. $399,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443-9950732, ned@theyachtgroup.com, www.theyachtgroup.com.

40’ Riviera Offshore Express ’04 One owner, locally cruised boat in perfect condition. Low hours on reliable Volvo diesels. Custom windshield to hard top, spray rails, new stereo, great electronics. Just detailed. Owner moving up to a larger Riviera. $249,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443-995-0732 (mobile), ned@theyachtgroup.com 40’ Robbins This Robbins 40 is kept in absolutely pristine cond. The boat is this owners pride & joy. The attention to maintenance & upgrades speaks volumes to back that up. 2010 Refit-500-hp Cummins (8.3L QSC-500) 1000 hrs, New Aquamet 22 shaft/ new wheel, new windows, new Awl Grip hull paint, new polished SS, portlights, Yanmar 5kw Gen-set, Soda blasted bottom/ Interprotect barrier & anti fouling paint below waterline, Pompanette Platinum Series helm chair, Marvair 12,000BTU AC w/reverse cycle heat, engine driven “school bus heater”, and much much more!!!!! Asking $185,000 Contact Patrick@compositeyacht.biz or (410) 476 4414 40’ Robbins ’85 This classic Chesapeake Bay deadrise was built by the legendary Cecil Robbins of Cambridge, MD. The Robbins 40 is widely regarded as one of the benchmark Chesapeake bay deadrise designs for both commercial & recreational uses.

This vessel’s interior accommodations include a private lavatory w/electrosan head system, A large v-berth & forward storage & counter space. The salon features a dinette, a helm station w/a sink & cabinetry to aft & starboard. Teak & holly salon, Norcold DC refrigerator, Sound insulated engine box, Two steering stations, extended canvas enclosure & cock pit cushions, Onan GenSet & much more!!! $125,000 Call Patrick Edwards @ 1-410-476 4414 or email patrick@compositeyacht.biz

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41’ Carver Motoryacht ‘07 Lift kept!

Well-maintained local boat. 370-hp Volvo D6 dsls, 9Kw generator, Furuno and Raymarine electronics. Great accommodations in a manageable size. Call Ned Dozier, 443-995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com, www.theyachtgroup.com.

42’ Sabre Flybridge Sedan ‘02 T-465 Yanmars. Too many custom features to mention, outstanding upgrades, impressively maintained, not like any other 42. She is worth far more than the asking price of $359,000 OBYS 410-226-0100 42’ Jones ’00 Well equipped dual purpose bay boat. Ready for pleasure & families, or for a charter business. 575hp dsl eng, A/C w/reverse cycle heat, engine driven heater, gen, radar, & so much more!! Asking $175,000, the owner is a motivated seller.

Contact patrick@compositeyacht.biz 410-476-4414

42 President 2001 (MD) Excellent live a board with low hours on Cummins Diesels. John McDevitt, JMcDevitt@BluewaterYachtSales.com, (ofc) 410-827-0873, (cell) 610-220-5619 Kent BluewaterYachtSales.com Narrows 42’ Sabre Hardtop Express ’07 Lumina is in beautiful cond. & lightly used. Fully loaded w/all the latest electronics by Furuno including 3D multi-function displays. Twin Yanmar 480s, 8kw genset & 3 zone A/C provide all season comfort. Reduced to $450,000 Paul Mikulski 410.961.5254 or Paul@northpointyachtsales.com

2002 T44 Express ALEXA is now $595,000 NEW Engines!!

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2001 Picnic Boat Classic SWEET 16 at $245,000

1998 Picnic Boat Classic BLUE SKIES at $210,000 Very Clean

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42’ Sealine ’03 (MD) Larger twin Cummins 480hp electronic, 900 hrs.

Superb condition. John McDevitt, JMcDevitt@BluewaterYachtSales.com, (ofc) 410-827-0873, (cell) 610-220-5619.

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CLASSIFIED AND BROKERAGE 43’ Carver Aft 430 Cockpit Motor Yacht ’96 Twin Cummings dsl, Gen, Air/ Heat, sundeck hardtop and enclosure many upgrades $106,900 Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, see photos & full specs at greatblueyachts.com

43’ Hatteras Motor Yacht ’76 Classic vessel with a covered cockpit & plenty of deck space.

Powered by twin Cummins 903s.

She won’t last long! $47,000.

Contact Patrick 410-267-8181 Patrick@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

44’ Sea Ray 440 ‘89 Aft cabin/Twin Mercruiser 7.4L Well-appointed bright and spacious home on the water. $59,900 Contact Kellie Moody at 410-604-4300 or kmoody@clarkslanding.com

45’ Sea Ray ‘00 Express Bridge/ Cummins 450 Twin dsls $226,900 beautiful professionally maintained 3 strms, many recent upgrades w/ hydraulic platform, includes 16’ Novurania dinghy. Contact Mike Skreptack at 410-867-9550 or mike.s@clarkslanding.com

44’ Hinckley Talaria Express ’01 SIRIUS has been lovingly maintained & constantly updated by her second owner w/no expense spared. She lives under a custom built, covered slip and has always been Hinckley maintained.

Recent clean survey available! $695,000. Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Peter Howard (410) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com

44’ Navigator 4400 ’03 Pilothouse Motoryacht Twin 318-hp dsl engines w/low hrs – Two Queen cabins – Lacquered cherry joiner work. Uptown Girl is ready to cruise. $225,000.

Contact Paul Rosen 410-267-8181 paul@annapolisyachtsales.com

44’ Hinckley Talaria Flybridge ’08 BLUE ANGEL represents a virtually new T-44 FB and is a head-turner wherever she goes. Outfitted w/the ultimate in entertainment systems & options; she leaves nothing to be desired. Recent clean survey available! $849k. Offered

by Hinckley Yachts, contact Peter Howard (410) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com.

43’ Post Convertible ’86 (VA) Twin DD6-71 TI 450hp. Shed kept, fresh brightwork, dinghy davit, must see. Hank Sibley, HSibley@BluewaterYachtSales.com, ( c e l l ) 7 5 7 - 3 4 9 - 6 2 9 5 .

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44' Riviera Sport Yacht '09 Volvo IPS600's w/ Joystick. Blue Awlgripped hull, hydraulic platform w/ Zodiac RIB, every option including teak cockpit.

Amazing boat. Call Ned Dozier, 443995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com. www.theyachtgroup.com

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47’ Sabre Motoryacht ‘97 T-420-hp Cats. Here is a home you can take almost anywhere. 2 tremendous strms w/ensuites and everything else needed for extended cruising in comfort. Asking only $324,000 SOA 877-267-1808 47’ Kenner Suanee 47 ’67 Classic Twin 6cyl, Gen set, heat/air, fly bridge, hard top for aft deck- many upgrades $29,900 Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, see photos & full specs at www.greatblueyachts.com

47’ Riviera Excalibur M470 ’04 COMPLETE Refit 2011. New motors, drives soft goods, electronics, everything. Boat was lift kept under cover in fresh water. Only redone to keep a crew busy. Unreal opportunity.

Call Ned Dozier, 443-995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com. www.theyachtgroup.com

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52’ Sabre Salon Express ‘09 T-865-hp Cats C15 w/remaining warranty. This is an outstanding example of Sabre’s Flag Ship. Loaded w/everything imaginable and ready to cruise. Asking $995,000 and looking for offers.

SOA 877-267-1808 47’ Riviera M470 Sports Cruiser ‘02 (AKA Wellcraft Excalibur) Turnkey Ready, This boat is in mint condition, as real must see! to many extra's to list current asking price is $185,000 interesting trades considered. (410) 320-2270.

50’ Princess/Viking Sport Cruiser ‘01 Great looking motoryacht with two helm positions and plenty of room. John McDevitt, JMcDevitt@BluewaterYachtSales.com, (ofc) 410-827-0873, (cell) 610-220-5619.

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60' Hatteras Enclosed Bridge Sportfish ‘79 $225,000 OBO For detailed boat information and video, visit www.60hatterasforsale.com.

Call (410) 507-4150.

54' 2003 Meridian 540 Pilothouse This beautiful one owner yacht has all you'd expect and more! Beautifully appointed with a wide open layout.

Must be seen! Asking $499,000. Only one on the east coast! 410-827-5230

49’ Alden 49 ‘05 We are confident that Raven will impress the most discriminating yachtsmen. Make an appointment see this boat so you can see firsthand why this is a very special boat. Please Call Ken Comerford 410-280-2038 ext, 112. Offered at $749,000

50’ Tiara 5000 Open ’03 (VA) Twin Cat 3406E 800hp, 300 hrs. Rare model.

Great combination of fish & cruise.

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C HESAPEAKE CLA SSIC

The Big “E”

by Ruth Christie

The Enterprise (CVN 65) By the Numbers 2: 30-ton anchors

4: Shafts, 35-ton rudders, 32-ton

propellers, elevators, and catapults 4.5: Acres of flight deck area 8: Nuclear reactors onboard

25: Number of deployments 30+: Top speed in knots 60+: Aircraft capacity 94: Military awards

250: Height in feet from keel to mast 257: Feet of beam

451.3: Million dollars to build in 1959 915: Designers

1123: Feet from stem to stern 1957: Year she was ordered

1960: Year of launch (September 24) 2400: Miles of blueprints made 3500+: Compartments 4600: Crew members

16,100: Drawings made

20,000: Daily meals served underway 200,000: Horsepower

##A beehive of activity... The USS Enterprise (CVN 65) at the Newport News (VA) Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company May 26, 1959. Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy

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uilt by Newport News (VA) Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, the memorable Enterprise (the Big “E”) carried Greyhounds, Hornets, Hawkeyes, Prowlers, Seahawks, and Tomcats and was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. After 51 years of legendary service

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(longer than any other U.S. aircraft carrier), she was inactivated December 1 in Norfolk, VA, with Enterprise veterans and their friends and families by her side. As you raise a toast to 2012 and usher in 2013, give thanks to the Big “E,” vessels like her, and U.S. service personnel and veterans everywhere.

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