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Editorial: Left Brain/Right Brain Sailing

By Steve Morrell Letters

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Bubba and Priceless Antiquities

By Morgan Stinemetz

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather & Water Temperatures

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Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South

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Classic Boats Sailing at the Washington Birthday Regatta

By Gretchen Coyle

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Pensacola Yacht Club’s New Sailing Center

By Julie Connerley

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Ray Glover—1950-2008. Friend of the Sailing Community.

By Steve Morrell

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Our Waterways: Marine Law Enforcement—Florida Style

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Annual List of Southern Youth Sailing Programs

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Dania Marine Flea Market—Still Alive and Well

By Janet Verdeguer

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Miami Strictly Sail Boat Show – Interesting New Boats & Gear

By Roy Laughlin

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Travels With Angel: Reaching Bimini

By Rebecca Burg

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Carolina Sailing—Is Sailing Green?

By Dan Dickison

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St. Pete NOODs

By Doran Cushing

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Southern Racing: Southern Race Reports and Upcoming Races, Southern Regional Race Calendars

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Tampa Bay Sailing

By Dave Ellis

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Southern Winter Sailing—at 25 Degrees

By John Perkins

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Marine Marketplace Boat Brokerage Section Classifieds Alphabetical Index of Advertisers Advertisers’ List by Category

Southern Youth Sailing Programs. Photo by Steve Morrell. Page 38.

The Dania Marine Flea Market. Photo by Janet Verdeguer. Page 42.

COVER: Sailing in the St. Pete NOODs. Photo by Doran Cushing.

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Contributing Writers Letters from our readers Gretchen Coyle Dave Ellis Robb Johnson John Perkins Janet Verdeguer

Rebecca Burg Dan Dickison John Fox Kim Kaminski Hone Scunook

Julie Connerley Ray Dupuis David Jefcoat Roy Laughlin Morgan Stinemetz

Contributing Photographers/Art Kendra Brennan Julie Connerley Dave Ellis Kim Kaminski Scunook Photography

Rebecca Burg (& Artwork) Gretchen Coyle Nancy Fox Roy Laughlin Cliff Stephan

Sue Cleverly Dan Dickison David Jefcoat John Perkins Janet Verdeguer

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FROM THE HELM Left Brain/Right Brain Sailing

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was having a conversation with a fellow sailor recently about traditional navigation and the more modern methods, which employ GPS and chartplotters. The subject evolved into what I have always considered the duality of the typical sailor.

In 1979, my girlfriend and I cruised the Bahamas in a 26foot traditional-looking wooden sailboat—which had no VHF, no toilet, no depth finder, no electronic navigation aids and no autopilot. It did have a knotmeter. Navigation was dead reckoning, plotting my course with compass and speed and clock. It was a pretty barebones boat, but neither I nor my girlfriend ever felt deprived or lacking of life’s essential needs.

In fact, we felt we were blessed with some of the best of life’s offerings—and we were. It was the beauty of simplicity.

We once docked for a week in Nassau. Next to us was a fifty-plus-foot center cockpit sailboat that we had a chance to tour. The boat had full navigational electronics, autopilot, electricity, walk-through from main salon to aft cabin— where you passed a washer and dryer—full galley with refrigeration and a head with shower. We felt like we’d passed through a time zone from primitive to modern by merely walking across the dock.

I envied these modern conveniences and as time has brought us even more of them in the last 30 years, I still enjoy all of them—the GPS with chartplotter, radar, autopilot, onboard electricity, radios, heads, etc. Whenever I hear about a new-fangled gadget, I read in amazement and dream of having one—although generally they are still out

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of my budget. Yet I also long for that simple wooden, beautiful sloop I cruised the Bahamas in. But this is the duality that I have found in most sailors: the desire for tradition and the desire for the modern.

Many sailors would like to have a staysail schooner with sweeping overhanging transoms and long bowsprits with carved figureheads, boats made of varnished wood, carved dolphins as handholds when you go down below.

All this, of course—as long as the boat was super fast in a windward/leeward race, had low maintenance like fiberglass, roller furling sails, GPS chartplotter, radar and depth finders that showed the bottom profile.

Sailors are the ultimate combination of left brain/right brain thinking about spatial beauty, creativity, enjoying the cruise as the sun sets, with the quietness of the wind and solitude of one with the sea—our god of peace and serenity—while thinking of winning the next race as the boat points to the next marker, going fast, but with the best technological advancement known to man of self-steering—controlled by the GPS—while at the same time using dead reckoning and use of a solid, well-crafted bronze sextant, along with the tables and stars and sun to guide us to our destination, eating fish we speared or lobster we grabbed at the last coral head or perhaps a meal with the best wine—while listening to music coming in from a satellite above.

Some might call it a contradiction; others might call it balance. Call it sailing, the sailing mindset combo of technology and serenity all rolled into one.

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LETTERS “Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.”

H.L. Mencken

In its continuing endeavor to share its press, SOUTHWINDS invites readers to write in with experiences & opinions.

E-mail your letters to editor@southwindsmagazine.com WAS A BOAT ALLOWED TO ENTER A REGATTA WITHOUT A CURRENT PHRF CERTIFICATE? I would be interested to hear what the SOUTHWINDS racing fans think of this scenario: A boat enters a regatta. That regatta requires membership in PHRF to enter. The boat is scored with the lowest point total and is awarded the trophy. The other boats in the event are all PHRF members.

Should the “winner” boat, not a member of PHRF, be left with the trophy and honors or should the other boats in the class move up one spot and get recognition for their legal competition?

Remember that PHRF sets the standards for ratings, safety compliance, and a variety of other “self-monitored” conditions. Should someone who won multiple races and months later is discovered to have made major errors on the certificate, or sailed with a boat that did not comply with the basic safety requirement, or modified the keel and waterline (undeclared) be considered the winner (including any perpetual trophies)?

Just Curious.

A member of PHRF and US SAILING St. Petersburg, FL Just Curious, I am not knowledgeable enough about the racing rules to answer all these “should” questions, but, from what I see in this letter— I can answer with a lot of “ifs.” I am no expert on racing, but can give my opinion based on what I would think is the right thing to do. The situation is: Suppose a boat entered a PHRF race and the organizers of that race allowed the boat to race without being a member of the local PHRF organization, meaning no current PHRF certificate. And then the boat wins the race. What is to be done?

Knowing that the world is made up, among other types, of daydreamers, miscreants and imperfect human beings, my first question would be: Were the organizers aware that the entrant was not current with the certificate? If they were, they obviously acted in serious error. If they did not know, then they acted in human error. To make up for the human error, I would say that they should have, in acting honorably, contacted the entrants and the PHRF organization and asked all how to address/correct this situation with honor. If they found out later that they did not have a current certificate—and did nothing—then they are back to acting in serious error. What they can do then, I shall address below.

As for the entrants, I would say it should be the same thing.

If they knew, when they applied to enter, that their certificate was not current—and were trying to get in anyway—then they too acted in serious error. If they did not, then they acted in human error. And then again, just like the organizers, to make up for that human error, I would say that they should have, in acting honorably, contacted the organizers and the PHRF organization and See LETTERS continued on page 12 10

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LETTERS asked all how to address/correct this situation with honor. And just like the organizers, if they found out later that they weren’t current, and they did nothing, then they are back to serious error.

What they can do then, I shall address below.

But I would assume that the PHRF rules and rules of racing have a solution to this situation, and I bet anything it is doing what you can to correct any mistakes made in the most honorable way.

As to what the parties can do if they still all acted in serious error, I say this: If all parties, or even one, acknowledge later that their serious error—which means they knew beforehand the certificate was not current, or that they did nothing when they found out later it was not current—was a serious error, they should be allowed to redeem themselves by acknowledging they acted poorly and can ask for forgiveness from the racing community, who can then judge this situation as it feels best. This goes for both the organizers and entrants. I would allow this situation because I, like most humans, sometimes act with serious error and seek forgiveness.

The final situation would be—if all parties, or even one, knowing they acted in serious error, still did nothing, then it is up to the racing community to banish them all to live in a place with no winds—er, wins, whatever the case may be.

Of course, if the boat had not won any honors, it would not matter so much, but the mistakes—whether human errors or serious errors—should still be addressed.

And that— is my humble opinion.

Editor ARE FLORIDA FWC OFFICERS FACING THE SAME CHALLENGES AS IN THE TV SERIES COPS? I am a little behind with a response to a letter from David Liscio, “Welcome to Florida, Boaters, You Are Under Arrest” and your response as the editor from your November 2007 edition.

First, let me say I never condone the unprofessional actions by any person. Everyone has the right to respect and courteous treatment as long as it occurs in a give-and-take manner. Law enforcement officers, because of their unique positions, are often exposed to the more stringent requirements of giving respect when they are being totally denigrated by the public. Just watch Cops. Many officers that I have been associated with appear gruff, paramilitary and seem to treat every encounter with vessels’ owners as if they are murder suspects (research Miami murder suspect apprehended by FWC Law Enforcement Officer on his sailboat following gun battle — This was a drunk sailor with a gun - editor). They cannot ever let their guard down. They know who they are, you can recognize who they are, but for goodness sake, they do not know who you are, how many of you there are, or what your intentions are until it’s too late (75 officers killed in 2007 by hostile gunfire/vehicular assault).

Take a step in their shoes! These young men and women are the first you call upon when you are in peril or in need of assistance. They are the first to respond and put their lives on the line for complete strangers. You say it’s their job. I say it is their professionalism and dedication to their duty!

I say they are special!

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“professional” sailing captain and accepted his responsibilities for the safety of his crew, his vessel and everyone else on the water, this whole incident would have been avoided.

Skirting your responsibilities, failure to display an allaround white light while at anchor from sunset to sunrise and failure to carry required safety equipment (personal flotation devices and a sound-producing device) always has cause-and-effect reactions. Had the anchor light been checked at sunset, corrected by “a flip of the switch,” then no violation would have been present, ergo, no first encounter would have occurred. Had Mr. Liscio, or in this case Mrs. Liscio, the vessel operator, ensured that the minimum required safety equipment had been carried in the dinghy on their trip ashore, the citation would not have been issued. With the demonstrated mind-set of this captain being that he “appeases” law enforcement by complying with the Code of Federal Regulations, the Rules of the Road (International and Inland) and does not regard them as rules for safe vessel operation makes me hope that this man gets a lot more training and changes his attitude towards the regulations that safeguard all of us on the water before he takes to the helm again.

Now for the comments and broad stroking of an entire law enforcement force by both Mr. Liscio—and especially by the editor of Southwinds—based upon a single anecdotal story that reflects only one individual’s view who has already admitted and demonstrated through his actions

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that he does not like authoritarian figures telling him what to do, I think is a great misdeed for a relatively fine publication. To publish Mr. Liscio’s account of what happened in his words is proper and within the purview of “Letters to the Editor.” However, for the Southwinds editor to make allegations of wrongdoing, disgraceful behavior, and proclaiming moral outrage against the officers of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission based upon unsubstantiated claims is simply sensationalism. The editor seems to have based his conclusions upon his feelings instead of providing “sound-producing” facts. I believe that this was called “yellow journalism” back in the middle and late 1800s. Can you provide the facts as to how many citations have been written for failure to carry a sound-producing device versus warnings? How about the number of mishaps that could have been avoided had a vessel been properly displaying its all-around white light while at anchor? Or still yet, how about the number of people that have died because they lacked sufficient personal flotation gear? How often have you hung around the “police headquarters” of FWC and heard them use the “buzzword”? My guess is NEVER! You feel that these officers should be “tried and thrown in prison.” After this demonstration of totally irresponsible and unprofessional journalism, I feel that if you graduated from a school of journalism, it should revoke See LETTERS continued on page 14

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LETTERS your degree and put you to work cleaning the hulls of anchored vessels.

All this condemnation of the editor and Mr. Liscio is based upon my interpretation of a single anecdotal encounter with them. How does it feel?

Name Withheld (The writer asked that his name be withheld so that the organization that he works for would not interpret this letter as anything but his personal view.)

Name Withheld, It doesn’t feel bad. I don’t mind one bit. Judge me.

This letter addresses so many important issues cruisers face in confronting the on-the-water police in Florida that I will answer this in depth.

I know that I am guilty of judging many FWC and local marine patrol officers by the actions of a few, but I have gotten so many letters, e-mails and phone calls that tell the same similar story of poor treatment and intimidation by the on-the-water police, that I don’t care anymore. I have always, in all my responses (as I remember) to letters that complain about the water police, made the same comment: When are all the good water police in Florida going to get upset and pissed off at all those officers who are making boaters frightened of an encounter with the water police? Or do the good ones not know or don’t care or are afraid to speak up?

Keep in mind, this is a sailing magazine (although a lot of powerboat cruisers fit this lifestyle), and we are talking about sailors and cruisers here. I suggest you check the statistics on sailors and cruisers versus other types of boaters to see where 95 percent of serious accidents come from, if not 99 percent. And what are the statistics of accidents by people dinghying 50 feet ashore without a life jacket or whistle? How far is 50 feet? Is it the “buzzword” around police offices that you can always get someone for not having a whistle on a dinghy? I bet about anything that police converse on that subject and it appears to be a trend now—a petty trend. Before the last couple of years, I never heard of anyone getting a citation for that. Is it illegal to not have a whistle? Yes, but how about some perspective? How many cruisers/sailors out there have dinghied 50 feet to shore hundreds of times without carrying a whistle and never had a problem?

Should you have one if you go 50 feet? Not as important as if you go a mile. Okay, a citation for a mile is reasonable. How about 40 feet? How about 10 feet? Should you get even a warning at 10 feet? What kind of police officer—or human being—would give a ticket at 10 feet? Why not?—it’s illegal. How about if I swim 500 feet from my anchored boat to go ashore? Should I swim with a whistle? No law requires it. Which situation is safer? If I drive half a block to my neighbor’s house, do I have to put on my seatbelt? Should an officer give me a ticket if he sees me without one?

Would that be reasonable for an officer to do? Absolutely not. If an officer did that, he should be reprimanded for stupidity, or just plain fired. I don’t care what the law is. The law is an estimate of how we should live together, not a chain around our necks. We are not all in one big military unit, and the police do not rule over us to keep us in line as if we were their subjects.

Bu the biggest perspective we all need to see here is the difference between the attitude of this letter writer and us sailors and cruisers. We are so far removed from the actions taken in a Cops TV program, that this is proof of how huge the divide is between the police and the public on the water. It is ludicrous to draw a comparison between actions filmed on Cops and a family 14

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E-MAIL YOUR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: EDITOR@SOUTHWINDSMAGAZINE.COM anchored in secluded waters. How about if you compare it to a family driving around a national park campground—where it is the only car—with a taillight out? Then the police come by to question them.

Sound like a Cops episode to you? To get this in perspective, think of the seat belt example. Of course, it is illegal to not have an anchor light on, but there is a major difference between anchoring next to a heavily trafficked waterway and a seclud-

ed anchorage. There are scales of importance here. If officers can’t see the difference, then they shouldn’t be officers—or the organization is broken. If not that, then the society is broken.

Then there’s the victimless crime situation. Are the police on Cops dealing with victimless crimes like carrying a whistle when you dinghy 50 feet to shore?

Not hardly. The police coming up to a boat in a secluded anchorage with no anchor

light on are there enforcing a victimless crime—to keep us all safe. (Keep in mind the word “secluded.”) Thank God they are keeping us safe from ourselves.

I will repeat another statement I have made many times: Every boater I know, and all I hear from, in letters and calls to SOUTHWINDS, when they see the on-thewater police in Florida, hope they won’t come over and hassle them, because of the fear that they will be impolite, will not care if they bang up their boat when they tie up to them, and will treat them as though they are guilty first.

What’s worse is they will berate them for victimless crimes as though the boaters are their subjects, and they will do so in military police fashion, with a gun on their side, and, it appears, even with a police dog.

We have fear of the police on Florida waters, and if that is acceptable, then let’s all leave and the police can have these waters to themselves and police themselves. It’s not worth it.

And if the cops are so afraid that a family on a sailboat anchored in secluded waters might be a “murder suspect”—as this letter writer has put it—then our society is in deep trouble.

It very well could be. But I am positive of this: Stronger police control will not improve it.

Editor Frenchman Arrested in South Carolina (December 2007, Letters) I see that South Carolina and the DNR are still hiring redneck, moronic crackers to enforce their so-called laws. It has been some time since I was there, but I had heard of similar stories.

Using unmarked boats for patrol is fine, but not showing proper ID is crazy! The officer was lucky he was not shot on the spot. Not many people I know would allow someone to board their craft under such circumstances.

Come on guys, this is serious. Get rid of these idiots before someone does kill one.

Concerned boater in Florida Concerned, The Frenchman was naïve. He had the dumb idea that the police would treat him like a human being.

Editor

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Southeastern U.S. Air & Water Temperatures and Gulf Stream Currents – April

WIND ROSES: Each wind rose shows the strength and direction of the prevailing winds in the area and month. These have been recorded over a long period of time. In general, the lengths of the arrows indicate how often the winds came from that direction. The longer the arrow, the more often the winds came from that direction. When the arrow is too long to be printed in a practical manner, a number is indicated.

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The number in the center of the circle shows the percentage of the time that the winds were calm. The lengths of the arrows plus the calms number in the center add up to 100 percent. The number of feathers on the arrow indicates the strength of the wind on the Beaufort scale (one feather is Force 1, etc.). Wind Roses are taken from Pilot Charts.

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Send us information by the 5th of the month preceding publication. Contact us if later.

Changes in Events Listed on SOUTHWINDS Web site Go to www.southwindsmagazine.com for changes and notices on upcoming events. Contact us to post event changes.

■ RACING EVENTS

For racing schedules, news and events see the racing section.

■ UPCOMING SOUTHERN EVENTS Go to the SOUTHWINDS Web site for our list of youth sailing programs in the Southern coastal states, www.southwindsmagazine.com.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING Monthly Boating Safety Courses 2008 Schedule in Fort Pierce, FL About boating safety course designed for the recreational

boater, to encourage safety on the water. This one-day boating course emphasizes safety on the water to enhance the boating experience and to increase confidence on the water. The course is state of Florida approved for those 21 and under to obtain their Florida State Boaters License. Dates in 2008 are Apr 19, May 10, June 21, July 19, Aug. 16, Sep. 13, Oct. 18, Nov. 15. Classes are usually very full, call and reserve space on the preferred program date. $36 (+ $10 for each additional family member).

Courses are held from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Flotilla 58 Coast Guard Auxiliary Building 1400 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce FL. (772) 579-3395 Stephanie, or (772) 321-3041 Gary, or e-mail stephcgaux@hotmail.com.

Coast Guard Auxilliary Boating Courses Jacksonville, FL Safe Boating Saturdays. Captains Club, 13363 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. April 12, May 17. Meeks Florida legal requirements for boater education. Most insurance companies offer discounts to program graduates. Mike Christnacht.

(904) 502-9154. www.uscgajaxbeach.com.

Articles Wanted About Southern Yacht Clubs, Sailing Associations and Youth Sailing Groups SOUTHWINDS magazine is looking for articles on individual yacht clubs, sailing associations and youth sailing groups throughout the Southern states (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX (east Texas). Articles wanted are about a club’s history, facilities, major events and general information about the club. The clubs and associations must be well established and have been around for at least five years. Contact editor@Southwindsmagazine.com for information about article length, photo requirements and other questions.

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Ongoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs.

St. Petersburg, FL Tuesday nights, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Satisfies the Florida boater safety education requirements. Eleven lessons, every Tuesday. Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 1300 Beach Dr. SE, St. Petersburg. Lessons include: which boat for you, equipment, trailering, lines and knots, boat handling, signs, weather, rules, introduction to navigation, inland boating and radio. (727) 823-3753. Don’t wait until next summer to have your children qualify for a State of Florida boater safety ID, possibly lower your boaters insurance premium or just hone your safe boating skills.

Boating Safety Courses, St. Petersburg, FL St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. Six-week Public Boating Course starts every Monday. Includes safety information, basic piloting; charts, course plotting, latitude/ longitude and dead reckoning. Satisfies Florida’s under age 21 boater requirements. May 12 a course starts at the St. Petersburg Sailing Center, St. Pete. (727) 867-3088. Other courses continuously offered. (727) 565-4453 www.boating-stpete.org.

Clearwater Coast Guard Auxiliary (Flotilla 11-1) Public Boating Programs America’s Boating Course, weekend course, two lessons— May 16,18. Sailing Course, May 5, 6, 8 ; Navigation Program (includes charting tools) 8 lessons. Class Days: April 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28. America’s Boating Course and other courses regularly posted on the Web site.

For more information on upcoming education programs or to request a free vessel safety check call (727) 4698895 or visit www.a0701101.uscgaux.info. Click on Public Education Programs. America’s Boating Course and other courses regularly posted on the Web site.

North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adults sailing programs. Family sailing. 2-6 people; 2-6 hours. Traditional skiffs or 30’ keelboat. $50-$240. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317.

Reservations/information: The Friends’ office (252) 728-1638.

Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course The Ruskin flotilla each month offers a Boating Safety course in Ruskin, but has found that many boaters do not have the time to attend the courses, so they are now also offering a home study course at $30. Additional family members will be charged $10 each for testing and certificates. Tests will be held bi-monthly. Entry into the course will also allow participants to attend the classes. To apply, call (813) 677-2354.

US Sailing Level 1 Instructor Course Sarasota, FL, March 31-April 3 The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is hosting a US Sailing Level 1 (small boat) Instructor Course from March 31 through April 3. Jabbo Gordon, US Sailing-certified instructor trainer and U.S. Coast Guard licensed captain, will teach the 40hour course. Interested persons may register on line through www.ussailing.org under the education section.

The course number is 150581. There is an early bird dis-

Southeast Florida Sailing and Boating News Wanted SOUTHWINDS magazine is looking for writers to cover sailing and boating news from southeast Florida. Articles and news wanted on racing, waterways issues, boaters’ rights, mooring fields, businesses, etc. Please contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

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The course number is 150581. There is an early bird discount of $20 from the $315 fee for those who register before March 1. Candidates must be at least 16 years old and have completed a safe boating course. If there are any questions, call Jabbo Gordon at (941) 468-1719.

All Women’s Learn to Sail Class, Gulfport, FL, May 28 Whether you are new to sailing or could just never understand the wind, this is the class. The Sailing Wind Wheel is creating “instant naturals” to sailing. Get your confidence like never before. May 28th 10-2p.m. (registration starts at 9:30,am). Boca Ciega Yacht Club, Gulfport, FL. $65 early registration (before May 15) $75 at the door. First 25 to register receive a FREE Sailing Wind Wheel and book ($30 value). captjosie@acss.bz. Mail checks to ACSS, P.O. Box 531223, St. Petersburg, FL 33747-1223.

BOAT SHOWS Pensacola Boat Show, April 4-6 Pensacola Civic Center. (251) 478-7469. www.gulfcoastshows.com.

Jacksonville International Boat Show, April 18-20 Metropolitan Park. (904) 759-2758. www.jaxboatshow.com

■ OTHER EVENTS Sailors Wharf 30 Year Celebration Flea Market and Seminars, April 5 Sailors Wharf will be celebrating 30 years of business with

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a nautical flea market and numerous boating seminars at its boatyard on Saturday, April 5, 9-4 p.m. There will be a nautical flea market at 9 a.m. and numerous seminars start at 10 a.m.

Many marine items will be for sale including masts, mainsail covers, Biminis, hatches and hundreds of other items. Many items are listed on the Sailors Wharf web site, www.sailorswharf.com.

The seminars starting at 10 a.m. include the following topics: Anti-Fouling Bottom Paints; Bow And Stern Thrusters; Life Rafts; Mechanical Systems, Maintenance Issues; Hurricane Preparedness; Yanmar Engine Maintenance and Repowering.

The Marine flea market and seminars and celebration will be at 1421 Bay Street SE, St. Petersburg, FL. For more information, call (727) 823-1155, or visit the Web site at www.sailorswharf.com.

Third Annual SBC Classic Boat Rally, South Carolina, April 17-24 The second annual SBC Classic Boat Rally is open to nonplaning sailboats of classic design from 15 to 22 feet. Hosted by four yacht clubs. SBC stands for Savannah, Beaufort, and Charleston, as these are the three major towns where the CONTRIBUTE TO SOUTHWINDS WRITERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED SOUTHWINDS is always looking for articles and photos on various subjects about sailing (cruise or race) in our Southern waters, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. For more information, go to our Web site, www.southwindsmagazine.com, and see the “Writers Guidelines” page, or e-mail editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

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boats will sail to the South Carolina Yacht Club on Hilton Head Island, the Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club, Edisto Island, Bohicket Marina on Seabrook Island and then to the Carolina Yacht Club in Charleston.

For more information, go to www.ClassicBoatRally.com.

3rd Annual Great Florida Gulf Coast Small Craft Festival, Cortez, FL, April 18-20 The Cortez Small Craft Festival attracts dozens of unique and classic designs each year. Photo

by Steve Morrell.

Come sail, row, or paddle your classic or traditional boat. Race and/or “mess about,” sing sea shanties, chow down and pig out on fresh local seafood. Go for a pre-festival “gunk hole” trip. This is a family affair and there will be children’s activities. Bring stuff to sell of a nautical flea market nature. There will be stuff to buy. The registration fee includes free on-site

camping, an awards dinner, coffee and doughnuts, good times, great company and some live music. Special guest speaker is to be boat designer Charley Morgan.

For further information: Florida Gulf Coast Maritime Museum at Cortez. (941) 708-4935. www.FGCSCF.org.

Ocean Festival Dive & Adventure Sports Expo, Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 18-20 Fort Lauderdale Beach. AIA just south of Las Olas Blvd. near the Yankee Clipper Hotel and the Bahia Mar Resort and Yacht Club. Exhibits, free introduction to scuba, seafood, live music, seminars, boat diving, shore diving and family activities. Underwater treasure hunts. Fri. 5-10 p.m. Sat. 1010 p.m. Sun. 10-5. Adults $9 ($7 if bought online), 3-day pass $19 ($16 if bought online), children under 12 free. (800) 8398516. www.oceanfest.com.

Marine Flea Market, Tampa Sailing Squadron, Apollo Beach, FL, April 19 The Tampa Sailing squadron is having a marine flea market to benefit their youth sailing program from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 19, at the squadron facilities at 1250 Apollo Beach Blvd., Apollo Beach, FL. It is open to all private individuals and corporate vendors who have marine equipment and boating-related items for sale. Vendors may reserve inside tables for $10. To participate and to reserve a table, call Bob Shaw at (813) 645-2774.

Anchors Aweigh Sailing Day, City of Dunedin, Tampa Bay, April 19 The City of Dunedin is putting on an Anchors Aweigh Sailing day on Saturday April 19 from 11:00-1:00 down at the city marina. www.dunedingov.com.

Pompano Beach Seafood Festival, Pompano Beach, FL, April 25-27 Pompano Beach oceanfront. Annual festival held on the beach, featuring fresh local seafood prepared by area restaurants. Musical entertainment, arts and crafts and children’s play area. Located at the end of Atlantic Boulevard at the beach. More than 50 charities benefit from the proceeds of the Seafood Festival. Admission charged. (954) 570-7785. www.pompanobeachseafoodfestival.com.

24th Annual Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast’s Greatest Beach Party, April 25-27 Individuals on the beach throwing a mullet from a circle in Alabama to the state line in Florida to benefit the Alabama 22

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Sheriff’s Boys and Girls Ranch and the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Escambia. www.florabama.com. (251) 980-5116.

Great pictures on the Web site. You will want to go.

34th Annual Wooden Boat Show, South Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC, April 27-May 3

$3 Adults. Free to children 12 and under. (251) 987-1224.

Catalina 22 Northern Gulf Coast Cruise, Fort Walton Beach, FL, May 10-16

Workshops, demonstrations, races, and other educational programs will be held. Craftsmen will demonstrate traditional trades and skills at the museum. Go sailing on some of the museum’s traditional watercraft each afternoon. Over 50 boats displayed on land and in the water.

For information, go to www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/maritime. (252) 728-7317.

The Catalina 22 National Sailing Association’s Fleet 77 of Fort Walton Beach, FL, hosts its tenth annual Northern Gulf Coast Cruise May 10-16. This a onedesign event, open to all Catalina 22 sailors, attracts participants from across the country and Canada. The cruise starts at the Fort Walton Yacht Club, sails the protected waterways of the ICW, crossing Choctawhatchee Bay, Pensacola Bay, Perdido Bay, and Wolf Bay to arrive at Wolf Bay Lodge, AL, and return. Go to http://c22fleet77.googlepages.com/ for information.

11th Annual Wooden Boat Festival, Pirates Cove Marina, Josephine, AL, May 3-4

Charleston Harbor Fest: Maritime Festival and Tall Ships Charleston 2008, Charleston, SC, May 16-18

Presented by the Perdido Wood Boat Association. www.piratescoveriffraff.com

Over a dozen tall ships will be at the festival this year. Sail visitors will be allowed to tour the ships. The Charleston

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Maritime Festival on land will include pirate camps, classic wooden boat displays, sailing, rowing, children’s village, family boat-building, maritime art, music, food and more.

Free family fun in the heart of Charleston! www.charlestonmaritimefestival.com.

Allied Boats Rendezvous/Gam in West Florida Set for April 11-13, Apollo Beach, FL The organizers have chosen a date for the gam of Allied Boats. It will be the weekend of April 11-13 in Tampa Bay, FL. The gam location will be in Apollo Beach at the Land’s End Marina Any Allied sailboats are welcome, such as the ketch boats: Seawind I 30, Seawind II 32, Princess/Contessa 36, Mistress 39, Seabreeze 35, or the 42 foot S&S-designed yawl.

If there are any of the more obscure Chance 30s or Luders 33s made by Allied in the area, feel free to join in the fun.

This gam would also include Allied successor Wright Yacht boatbuilders, etc.

To add yourself to the e-mail contact list as details gel and plans are made, please contact Ed Verner (a Seawind II owner hailing from Apollo Beach, FL) via e-mail at sea-

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windii@yahoo.com with you and your vessel’s information.

Details are still being sorted out, but ideas so far are for a two-day event to offer aerial photography, a raft-up anchor session, possible dinner, activities and/or flotilla.

Wharram Catamaran Rendezvous, Islamorada, Florida Keys, May 16-18 Wharram catamaran owners will be holding their first summer rendezvous in the Florida Keys on May 16-18 in Islamorada, FL. They will be anchoring behind the Lorelei Restaurant at MM 82 Bayside (approximately N24.55.5; W80.38). Lorelei will allow them to bring dinghies ashore and the restaurant will be a great meeting area. Call Dan at (305) 664-0190 and leave a message with a phone number, or send an e-mail to floridawharramrendezvous@hotmail.com.

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Stuart’s Southpoint Anchorage Closing The popular Southpoint Anchorage in Stuart, FL, will close starting May 1 to make way for construction of a new mari-

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na. Mooring fields at the marina are expected to be closed for 12 to 18 months. The city is leasing the anchorage to Huizenga Holdings to develop a marina. Construction is scheduled to start in May, and continue through July 2009.

Huizenga Holdings owns the Miami Dolphins football team and several marinas.

Overseas Lounge in Marathon, Florida Keys, Closes After eight years in business, Roy and Bev Dickens have been forced to close the iconic Overseas Lounge.

Complicated legal issues involving the lease agreement with the estate of the deceased landlord forced the couple to throw in the towel and call it quits.

The Overseas Lounge has long been a popular watering hole for cruisers making Boot Key Harbor in Marathon their port of call. In addition, Roy and Bev hosted free holiday buffets, weekly free Sunday buffets, and daily free lunches for winners of the trivia question segment of the Marathon Cruiser’s Net broadcast on VHF 68 at 9 a.m. The Overseas Lounge was also offered by the couple as a hurricane shelter for liveaboards in the harbor.

The weekly “meet and greet” held at the city marina on

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Wednesday, Feb. 20, was dedicated to Roy and Bev who characteristically donated two kegs of beer to their own goodbye party. They also hired Smorgasboat, the local water taxi, for the entire next day to provide free rides anywhere in the harbor.

Both the Dickens and the lounge will be sorely missed by the entire boating community in Boot Key Harbor.

Eight Bells For Chris Keitel

By Morgan Stinemetz Christopher Keitel, 54, of Sarasota passed away on March 9 at his home. The cause of death was internal hemorrhaging.

Keitel raced in numerous SORCs and won at least four SORC titles. He was the San Juan national champion multiple times. He won the Olson 30 national championship and also won the Bacardi Cup in Star boats, possibly the most demanding sailboat to sail well, in Miami several times.

In recent years, Keitel owned and raced an E Scow on Sarasota Bay. Fellow E Scow racer Jim Barr said that if Keitel went one way, he and his crew generally went the other, adding that Keitel was tactically simply too hard to beat when racing in close proximity.

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Classic Boats & Designs Sail at the Washington’s Birthday Race, The Barnacle State Park, BISCAYNE BAY, FL

By Gretchen Coyle A classic sails in the Washington’s Birthday Race. Photo by Kendra Brennan.

Commodore Ralph Munroe would have been proud of the sailboats that competed in the Washington’s Birthday Race sponsored by The Barnacle Society.

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One could easily picture him standing on the “hill” in front of his 1891 home, “The Barnacle.” Or more likely, competing in the race in one of the boats he built in his boat works. With a hand on the tiller of a Sharpie and wearing a bow tie, jacket and straw hat, Ralph Munroe

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Mostly Harmless and Key Lime, two classic designs. Classics sailing at the start of the Washington’s Birthday Race. Photo by Kendra Brennan.

Photo by Kendra Brennan.

would have made a fine showing in his home waters of Biscayne Bay. Racing is not about who wins the three-race Washington’s Birthday Regatta, but the boats that compete and the friendships formed over the years. And—of course, the usual sailing connections of builders, rigs, homeports, and age of boats. Dave Brennan, race committee chairman, announced that 18 boats made for the largest regatta of its type ever seen in Biscayne Bay—and seen they could be for miles, as witnessed by numerous spectator boats, curiosity

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sailors and powerboaters who nudged close for a view.

Kendra Brennan, president of the non-profit Barnacle Society, fed sailors brunch in addition. to dinner and an awards ceremony on The Barnacle grounds. State employees at The Barnacle State Park go out of their way to be helpful and welcoming, both before and afterwards, knowing the local logistics well. Out-of-town sailors should have no concerns about launching at the public ramp and sailing down to Ralph Munroe’s old dock or directly out to the racecourse. Questions are easily answered at The Barnacle, making the experience an excellent one.

Biscayne Bay racing is superb from start to finish. Dave Brennan set a perfect starting line. Boats of all size and type hit the line almost together. No intimidated skippers in this group, though the boats ranged from 12 to 28 feet. When the wind picked up, the course for the third race was doubled.

Skippers and crew could almost be heard across the VHFs agreeing or moaning.

Taking away the Opti and big-boat racecourses, fishermen, and others in fiberglass, the day might have been circa 1900 when gaff-rigged, wooden sailboats raced, fished, delivered goods to Key West, and went out for an afternoon of pleasure in Biscayne Bay. Circle your calendars for Saturday, February 21, 2009, when historic sailboats and historic designs come back for this event, which should not be missed.

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Pensacola Yacht Club Dedicates New Sailing Center

By Julie B. Connerley Contributors to PYC’s new James C. Watson Sailing Center wave from the deck overlooking Bayou Chico.

hartered in 1908, Pensacola Yacht Club is celebrating its centennial all year long. What better way to begin the next century for future sailors than to dedicate a new sailing center built entirely by the generosity of PYC members?

The James C. Watson Sailing Center was officially opened with the customary ribbon cutting and champagne toasts on February 28.

PYC Commodore Stephen Solice welcomed the gathered crowd. “It is not just four walls and a roof but a special place to see our junior sailors grow to be adults, a place for our members to meet for an afternoon and a great place to gather before and after a regatta.”

Solice thanked all the PYC members who contributed, as well as PYC staff who also donated, and gave special recognition to members who donated their time and skills to build the approximately $375,000 building.

“Besides our board of directors and past commodores Larry Bowyer, Chip MacMillan, John Matthews, Roger Moraski, and GYA Commodore Ron Richards, I’d like to thank former fleet captain Bernie Knight who served as chairman of the sailing center project, members John Mathis, contractor; Joe Moore electrical contractor; and Walter Smith, architect.”

As chair of the long-range planning committee, Commodore Emeritus Roger Moraski gave some history.

“In 1997 there was a proposal to replace the dockmaster’s building at an estimated cost of $105,000. In 2000, the committee minutes included building a sailing center at dockside replacing the current maintenance shed; covered pavilion on a slab with large open areas; small boat storage; sailing director’s office; junior clubhouse; and a short order grill on the upper level.”

Hurricane Ivan obliterated the dockmaster’s office and maintenance shop in 2004, but gave the long-range plans, under then Commodore Larry Bowyer’s flag, new priority for storm recovery.

Unfortunately, construction costs after back-to-back hurricane seasons made it obvious that private donations would have to fund the project.

Moraski continued, “Past commodores Bowyer and Ron Richards began the fundraising, followed by PYC members Tom and Dick Pace.”

However, it was PYC member, George Gamble, whose

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single largest contribution ensured there was money in the bank to start the project.

Because of Gamble’s generosity, he was given the privilege of naming the new center. He chose to name it after James C. Watson, whose name is equated with PYC’s beginnings.

Pensacola native Watson was a charter member in the formation of PYC, served as its first regular commodore in 1908 and was reelected in 1909. He also served as fleet captain for several years.

When the first Sir Thomas Lipton Cup Regatta was organized April 15, 1920, “Captain Jim” as he was always known, skippered PYC’s winning team against Southern Yacht Club’s Lipton team. In October that same year at a dinner celebrating the Lipton Cup competition, plans to form a yachting association, which was to become known as the Gulf Yachting Association, were presented.

“Commodore Watson’s vision gave us our first 100 years, and his building begins our second century,” said Moraski.

Fittingly, the man who was born in Pensacola 135 years ago was honored on the day following his birthday!

Watson’s grandchildren, Brent Watson and Dreda W. Grimes, along with their spouses, Judy and Larry, attended the dedication ceremony.

Both Brent and Dreda learned to sail on Pensacola Bay—as did their grandfather, who spent all his 89 years in Pensacola.

“My dad would have been very pleased to see how this yacht club has grown,” began Brent Watson. “He would have been honored to have this beautiful facility named for him.”

Brent Watson, also a Pensacola native, learned to sail using PYC’s fleet of Fish boats. “We started the junior yacht club in the building that now houses the swimming pool equipment,” he smiled.

When contacted after the ceremony, Watson shared a fun fact about his granddad. “Most people knew my grandfather as Captain Jim,” he laughed, “not because of his sailing skills, but because he had attained the rank of captain in the militia.”

But the name fit, and because of Captain Jim, PYC, “the South’s finest yacht club” takes its place among those yacht clubs that have a distinction of celebrating over 100 years of sailing and boating camaraderie. www.southwindsmagazine.com

A Thank You From Jo Jo Glover As a good many of the folks in the Bradenton, Sarasota and St. Petersburg area know, we lost a great friend and asset to the sailing world on Feb. 11 when Ray Glover passed away from cancer. The loss of my husband and best friend has been hard not only on myself, but to our friends also. People—in the weeks and days before Ray left us—came and helped out in one way or another, keeping his spirits up and showing him how much he meant to them.

I would like to thank everyone with all of my heart who helped and supported Ray in his final days. To name just a few—Audi Harding, Brian and Pam Snyder, Diane Ralston, Capt. Jimmy Hendon, Ron Collis and Peggy St. Cyr—thanks for their devotion to a good friend. And thanks to my mom Anne Matheny, the folks at Snead Island Boat Works, MSA and Hospice of Pinellas for all they did. And last but not least, to all the friends that came by, wrote and supported us in this trying time.

I do want to keep Ray’s memory alive, by keeping his loft, Sunrise Sails, Plus, open and serving the sailing community he loved. Capt. Jimmy and I will do our best to make him proud.

Thank you all with all my heart.

Jo Jo Glover

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Ray Glover 1950-2008 — Friend, Husband, Father, Sailmaker & Friend to the Local Sailing Community — Passes Away on Feb. 11

By Steve Morrell

Ray Glover, owner of Sunrise Sails, Plus, in Palmetto, FL, passed away on February 11 after a recent battle with cancer.

Ray had been involved in the sailing community in the greater Tampa Bay area since the ’70s. Two memorials were held for Ray in the area, one at the New JSI building in St. Petersburg and another at the Florida Maritime Museum in

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Cortez, FL. More than a hunworked there for a period dred people showed up at until the new owners had these memorials to honor his business problems. Ray then memory. opened his own business in Ray moved to the Tampa Palmetto, calling it Sunrise Bay area in the ’60s as a Sails, Plus. He owned the young boy. After high school, company with his wife, Jo Jo, he worked at various jobs until his passing in February. including carpentry. He spent Sunrise Sails, Plus, was a some time in Texas in the unique sailing company and mid-’70s in construction and it was all Ray. Ray was a perthen returned to the Tampa fectionist and demanded that Bay area in 1978. Shortly after everything be done right and that, he started working in the to the highest quality. In sailing industry when he got recent years, besides supplya job with Larry French, ing just about everything one owner of Johnson Sails, Inc., needed for your boat, from in St. Petersburg. He helped making sales to outfitting and build the offices of Johnson refurbishing, Ray acted freSails using his skills as a carquently as a “general contracpenter. Little by little, Ray tor” for boat owners who learned sailmaking, besides wanted to get things done many other aspects of the sailand needed somebody to run Ray Glover ing business. everything for them. Ray was He moved up to New England for a short time but just the person for the job, and it was always done right. eventually returned to his base in Tampa Bay. At one point, Many of Ray’s friends who worked with him called him he worked for Charley Morgan, building sailboats at “Half-a-Day Ray”—because he would always work half a Morgan’s location in Largo. day. Half of a 24-hour day, that is.

Ray owned several sailboats and spent a lot of time on Ray had fought several battles with skin cancer in the the water. On of his adventures earned Ray his 15 minutes last several years, but in November, he found out that the of fame. In his early days of sailing—when he was still cancer had spread throughout his body. He only had a short learning the sport—Ray was sailing alone down near the period of time left, but his attitude was very strong and posFort Myers Gulf Coast. He got separated from his boat and itive, being more concerned about the well-being of his wife, ended up floating in the water for six hours. The water was Jo Jo. When friends and former clients found out about his very cold, being in mid-50-degree range. When the Coast condition, they worked to put his sailboat, Rhiannan, a Guard found him—after almost giving up—Ray’s body Horizon 26, in beautiful condition. Snead Island Boat Works temperature was 89 degrees. He ended up in the hospital in in Palmetto played the major role in contributing the work.

Fort Myers but had a full recovery. After the incident, everyA memorial fund has been set up to help Ray’s wife, Jo one said Ray became a very cautious sailor, although he Jo, weather the transition from his passing. To help out, call always loved to go out as soon as he saw a storm coming Brian at (727) 526-7242. through. He loved those conditions and became a competent sailor.

Sunrise Sails, Plus, Still Open for Business Johnson Sails eventually became JSI (today it is called New JSI), which grew into one of the largest sailing busiAlthough Sunrise Sails, Plus, lost its founder, the businesses around—selling sails, parts and services to Tampa ness is still up and running with qualified riggers and Bay sailors. In the mid-’90s, JSI opened a store in the yacht service personnel available. The business is locatPalmetto-Bradenton area on the south side of Tampa Bay. ed in Palmetto, FL, and works on boats throughout Ray went to work for that store and eventually ran it for JSI. southwest Florida. Call (941) 721-4471.

When JSI sold out to another company in the late ’90s, Ray

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OUR WATERWAYS

Law Enforcement – Florida Style

By Robbie Johnson

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was anchored on the St. Johns River in northeast Florida in an idyllic, weather-protected spot with easy access to shore and a short walk to a local public library with a free high-speed WiFi connection to my laptop for Internet researching and writing articles. Not too shabby for a 68year-old, semi-retired grandfather who’d been living on sailboats for over 27 years.

Then the bubble burst. On January 10, I received a certified mail letter from the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection which said in part, and I quote: “Your vessel Tahiti Rover with registration of DO 965961, has been identified by Officers of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as being illegally anchored/ moored on sovereign submerged lands off shore of Mandarin Park, Julington Creek, Duval County. You are currently in violation of Chapter 253, Florida Statutes and Rule 18-21, Florida Administrative Code in that you do not have authorization to anchor/moor your vessel from the Board of Trustees of the Board of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund as required by law. This is an important matter

which requires your immediate attention. If we do not hear from you within 20 days from the date of this letter, the Department may initiate a lawsuit seeking removal of your vessel, payment of a penalty and fees for past due use of state sovereignty submerged lands.”

The letter was signed by Michael Eaton, Environmental manager, Compliance and Enforcement Section. I immediately contacted Eaton, and we had a protracted and somewhat bumpy conversation. Fortunately, reason prevailed. I told Eaton that I had consulted the Florida Administrative Code, and although not a lawyer, I concluded that the cited code section had no applicability to my current situation.

Chapter 253, Rule 18-21 addressed environmental issues such as dredging, construction of dock pilings and seawalls.

There was no reference whatsoever to anchoring or mooring. During the telephone conversation, and later in a certified letter I sent to Eaton, I explained: “I have not established a temporary or permanent mooring on ‘sovereign submerged lands off shore.’ I am not lying to a mooring of any kind. I am a vessel in transit, and I am only temporarily anchored in the river, using my own anchor, which I retrieve when I move on. I am unaware of any Florida statute that stipulates or governs the amount of time that a vessel may be anchored in any one location.”

At the conclusion of our telephone conversation, Mr. Eaton agreed that the letter was a mistake and that I was not in violation of any Florida statutes. He asked me to forget the whole thing, and assured me that there would be no further action taken. Needless to say, I was pleased. But at the bottom of the DEP letter, I noted that a “Lt. Smith” of the Florida Fish and Wildlife had been provided a carbon copy of the DEP’s letter to me. Figuring that this might be the officer who had instigated the whole matter, I sent a certified letter to him to make sure he was aware of the DEP’s decision to drop the matter, and I quote in part from my letter: “…after a lengthy conversation [with Mr. Eaton of the DEP], he has agreed that the cited code is not applicable to my situation…To the best of my knowledge, I am in compliance with every law governing the use of my boat in Florida waters. My boat is Floridaregistered as a recreational vessel, and is also documented with the United States Coast Guard as a recreational vessel. I am recreating on the St. Johns River, and I am not engaged in any commercial activities, nor am I anchored in any navigable channels or posing a threat of any kind to any other vessel.”

End of story? Unfortunately, no. At 7 a.m. on the morning of February 19, I was awakened by the sound of an engine. It was Florida Fish and Wildlife Officer “Lt. Smith,” alone and in full combat regalia, complete with black knit hat, bulletproof vest, military trousers and boots, and a Glock automatic pistol at the ready. Since I was naked, “Lt. Smith” gra-

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ciously gave me permission to dress and come on deck, at which time he announced that he was there to arrest me and seize my boat for being illegally anchored on sovereign submerged land of the state of Florida. When he gave me his name, I told him I had sent a certified letter to him informing him that the DEP statute he was enforcing had been determined by the DEP to be inapplicable to my situation.

He acknowledged receipt of the letter, but said he disagreed and that the law was clear. He made a point of telling me that I was guilty of “depriving the public of the use of the land beneath my boat.” And he was serious! I pointed out to him that I was a member of the public to which he was referring, and that I didn’t see any other members of the public around wanting to occupy my spot. So, where was the rub?

The space afforded me to write this article does not permit me to give a blow-by-blow description of the two-hour confrontation that ensued between “Lt. Smith” and me. I count it exceedingly fortunate that “Lt. Smith” was not one of the young, hotshot breed of officers we see too often in law enforcement today. At one point, he told me he was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, served 23 years in the Navy and had over 10 years of service in the FWC. I figured he was in his late 50s and almost as much an old salt as me.

More than anything, I didn’t want to be arrested, or have my boat seized. So, we took each issue one at a time (and he had a number of them), and worked them out. While overly zealous in my opinion, “Lt. Smith” was courteous and professional. I can’t fault his demeanor, just his idea of what constitutes a reasonable cause to interfere with a citizen who is doing nothing more than enjoying his boat and a day on the water. The best part of the morning was watching “Lt. Smith” speed off down the river and leave me without so much as a warning ticket.

I reported this incident to the Seven Seas Cruising Association and the BoatUS organization, both of which I am a member. Through their good offices, and without my knowledge, this matter was brought to the attention of senior FWC law enforcement officials in Tallahassee. A message was relayed to me on their behalf expressing sincere regret, and assuring me that “Lt. Smith” would be brought up to speed on the proper enforcement of Florida statutes. God bless America!

Note From the Editor on the FWC and Florida Boaters We ask our readers to make sure to read the letter we published in our “Letters” section about FWC police. Along with the article in this section, we have two excellent examples of the gulf—perhaps an ocean—between cruisers and Florida marine law enforcement.

Cruisers see flak jackets, police dogs, guns, rudeness, hull banging, assumption of guilt, paramilitary behavior, floodlights at night, etc., etc., etc.,—and almost always in the pursuit of checking up on mainly victimless crimes, like the lack of life jackets and whistles in dinghies, proper registration, proper onboard safety equipment, anchoring, etc. If we take these letters and the article on these pages as any indication of the government’s attitude, the police see all boaters as the same and all as potentially dangerous criminals. Cruisers see almost all serious boating accidents—and statistics show it—coming from irresponsible boater behavior on powerboats and about nothing dangerous from cruisers, yet they feel they are being treated as though they are all in the same group.

How about when marine patrolmen see an anchor light out in a secluded quiet anchorage and let it go till the next day, but when they see it on a busy route, then they deal with it as dangerous. Or instead of checking to make sure that all sailors have a whistle on their dinghy when they go 50 feet to shore, they let it go unless they discover it while investigating some dangerous infraction. We don’t need men with guns protecting us from ourselves.

As for registration: Can you imagine what it would be like if the highway patrol checked out all out-of-state cars in Florida to see if they had been here over the legal time limit or to make sure they were all legally registered? The highway patrol can’t do that because—basically—it would be stupid. They also can’t do it because they aren’t allowed to.

FWC does it because they can. Bad excuse.

How about some judgment in the field? Do we really need the police to keep an eye on us, checking us out suspiciously, making sure we won’t harm ourselves? What kind of state do they call that? Use your imagination.

Steve Morrell, Editor

Robbie Johnson makes his home aboard his steel, gaff-rigged Tahiti Ketch. He is the author of a popular sailor’s cookbook, Gourmet Underway.

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SOUTHERN YOUTH SAILING PROGRAMS e’re proud to present SOUTHWINDS magazine’s second annual directory of youth sailing programs in the Southeast.

This is a list of youth sailing instruction for ages up through 18. We are printing it in this issue as many of them expand summer programs while school is out, and many programs require advanced enrollment as they are limited in size. Many programs, especially in Florida, are year around, but operate only during the weekends or evenings when school is in session.

The diversity of programs listed here is amazing. The usual summer camp lasting one or two weeks is well represented among our listings. Sailing camps are heavy on teaching basic sailing skills, and the larger programs have phased instruction to teach intermediate and racing skills to those with skills beyond the introductory level. Several camps and programs have added “adventure” or “exploration” sailing to let the kids explore areas such as Biscayne Bay on sailboats. It is a parallel path to racing for the intermediate and competent youth sailor. Other camps such as those at Rollins and Eckerd colleges offer sailing as one of a number of other customizable choices that students may spend time doing in a daily camp routine.

Those programs called “camps” generally do not mean a camp where a youth will go and live, but some do. Most of the “camps” listed here are not live-in.

Because of space limitations, we have listed the bare minimum of information to include them all. We will post more information on our Web site. Some programs have not yet been finalized, and they are not posted on their Web sites.

We have attempted to include only those programs open to the general public and not those open only to children of club members, which is the case at some yacht clubs.

More scholarships are available than those listed, and we recommend contacting the organization for more information.

We hope that all sailing programs listed here have certified instructors (the two certifying organizations are US SAILING and the American Sailing Association – ASA), insurance and established safety programs. The certifying organizations have safety standards that they require for certification. We urge everyone to verify these items for themselves.

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This list was not intended to be a list of details but a list of opportunities available, and it is up to the parent, youth or friend to find out more information.

The following list includes programs in the seven Southern coastal states that SOUTHWINDS is distributed in: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. (We also distribute in east Texas but have not included that area at this time, but will at a later date as we learn about them.)

We have attempted to be complete but are certain that we missed many, and we are asking our readers to send us information about those programs that we missed, or correct or add information on those we have. Send information to editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

This updated (2008) list will also be on a separate page on our Web site, www.southwindsmagazine.com after May 1. On April 1, it can be viewed by downloading the April magazine on the Web site.

Sea Scouts, Boy Scouts of America Boating Programs Sea Scouts is a co-ed organization, ages 14-20, with numerous boating programs throughout the country. Each location is called a “Ship” and some are sail, some power, some both.

There are too many to list here, with over 50 listings in Florida alone. Every “Ship” in all the states is listed on the Web site, which is quite extensive. Go to www.seascout.org.

■ FLORIDA NORTHEAST FLORIDA: Jacksonville to Stuart The Rudder Club, Jacksonville Joel Shannon Summers Sailing Camp. Daily sessions 8:30-4:30 June and July. Ages 8-15. $200 per session. (904) 264-4094. www.rudderclub.com.

Florida Yacht Club, Jacksonville Sailing programs throughout the year for youngsters and adults. Ages 3-17. Skip Miller at (904) 387-9683 #6. www.thefloridayachtclub.org/sailing.php.

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Contact us to add to this list — editor@southwindsmagazine.com advanced courses and a youth racing team. The yacht club is also home for the Bolles High School Sailing Club and Regatta Team. Spring programs are in progress. Summer youth sailing programs will be announced after April 1. Contact Harbormaster Steve Nichols (904) 739-7150, or snichols@efyc.com. www.efyc.com/kids_jr_sailing.html.

Sailors, Paddlers and Rowers of St. Augustine (SPARS, St. Augustine Youth sailing program with summer sessions. $125 per session plus $25 to join SPAR (family membership). Ages 9-15. For further information, go to www.spars.us >classes > youth camps.

Halifax Sailing Center, Daytona Beach Sail Camp held weekly throughout June and July. Ages 8-12 fee is $225. Daily programs 9 am to 4 pm, June and July.

Commodore Bill Field at WG1357@aol.com or the Sailing Center at (386) 238-7245. www.HalifaxSailing.org.

Tom Edward Sailing School for Adults and Teenagers at Halifax Sailing Center.

Year round classes for adults and teenagers. $80 for HSA members, $100 for non-members. (386) 238-7245. www.HalifaxSailing.org.

Lake Eustis Sailing Association, Lake Eustis Summer sessions last one week running all summer. Weekend sessions all year. Ages 8-15. $175. Adult and youth. Includes Optis, high school sail training and more. www.lakeeustissailingclub.org/ Rollins College Summer Camp, Winter Park Extensive summer camp program. www.rollins.edu/sps/camp.

Titusville Sailing Center, Titusville Ages 16 and up through adult instruction. Younger students eligible with adult. $100. April through July. http://sailtitusville.org/classes/SpringClasses2007.htm “One with the Water” Water Sports Camp, South and Central Brevard County Sponsored by the Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department, conducted by Performance Sail & Sport, Melbourne. Ages 10-16, June 25-28. $195. http://www.brevardparks.com/parks/prkbch2.php#KellyEast

US SAILING Center, Martin County, Stuart/Jensen Beach Weekly classes. Ages 7-17. $225 (as low as $100 per child in some classes). 10 sessions, June through August. Peter at (772) 334-8085. www.usscmc.org.

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA: Palm Beach County to Miami Palm Beach Sailing Club Youth Program West Palm Beach, FL Year-round youth sailing program and world famous Summer Sailing Camp. Ages 7-15. Summer Camp sessions weekly with 1/2 day sessions (morning and afternoon) for $195 or Full day for $325. Discount for PBSC Members. Summer Race Team $375 for 10 weekends and $50 for new kids who complete one week of Regular Summer camp. Contact the PBSC office at (561) 881-0809, or scott_lindley@pbsail.org. Go to “Jr Sailing Programs” at the Web Site at: www.pbsail.org.

Key Biscayne Yacht Club Summered Sailing Programs Marine science education program, sailing navigation and racing camp. Education and instruction starting at ages five and up through 17. Program has a brand-new fleet of 18 Optimist prams. Summe rcamp begins June 8 and runs through August 15. Call (305) 849-0659, or e-mail Karen@kbycjuniorsailing.com, or go to www.kbycjuniorsailing.com.

Miami Yacht Club, Miami Extensive year-round youth sailing program of which the summer programs are only a part. Ages 7-14. MYC Members: $445; Non-members: $485 per two-week session. $250 deposit required at registration. Contact the MYC office at (305) 3779877, or mycoffice1@aol.com. Go to “Sailing Programs” at the Web site at www.miamiyachtclub.net.

Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Coconut Grove Summer and year around youth sailing programs open to all. $400 for club members, $500 for non-members. Contact CGSA sailing director at (305) 444-4571 or go to www.cgsc.org.

Coral Reef Yacht Club, Miami Summer youth sailing programs. Ages 8-17. $395 members, $520 non-members. Contact Marek Valasek at (786) 302-7540, or sailing@coralreefyachtclub.org. www.coralreefyachtclub.org.

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Melbourne Yacht Club Sailing Program, Melbourne MYC offers adult and youth sailing programs as a public service. Open to the public on a space available basis. Saturdays.

Adult and youth sailing classes, May through July. $60.

Contact Marlene Sassman at sass4sail@cfl.rr.com, or (321) 768-0046. www.melbourneyachtclub.com.

Boy Scouts of America–Florida High Adventure Sea Base Florida Keys and Bahamas This is a diverse and extensive sailing/boating/diving program

Treasure Coast Youth Sailing Foundation (TCYSF), Ft. Pierce Instruction sessions will be for half days, mornings for beginners, afternoon for intermediate during weekdays for two weeks. Cost for two week, half-day sessions, $225. Classes 1 & 2 June 9th - 20th. Classes 3&4 June 23rd to 28th & July 7th to 11th. No class week of July 4th. Classes 5 & 6 July 14th to 25th. Classes 7 & 8 July 28th to Aug. 8th. www.tcysf.homestead.com. (772) 462-0230 or (772) 332-1732.

Sea Scouts, Ft. Pierce Chapter, Ft. Pierce This sailing group is based in Pelican Yacht Club in Ft. Pierce.

Youth sailing programs occur throughout the year. Skipper Jerry at (772) 971-6562. www.pelicanyachtclub.com > sea scouts.

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SOUTHERN YOUTH SAILING PROGRAMS on keelboats, with overnight trips on boats. $620 up, depending. Ages 14-21. John Oprandy (305) 393-0127. Extensive information at www.bsaseabase.org.

Upper Keys Sailing Club Youth Sailing Programs Summer youth sailing programs for ages seven through 17.

Mark Sorensen Youth Sailing program. Key Largo. Sail summer classes and year around. www.msysp.com. (305) 522-3245 or jcreasman@aol.com.

Key West Sailing Club, Key West The club has both year round sailing and a summer program.

225 for one child, $400 for two, $510 for three. Sailing instructor Celine Peccatte at (305) 849-8168. www.keywestsailingclub.org.

WEST FLORIDA: Naples to Cedar Key Naples Sailing Center, Naples This organization offers sail training and instruction, although no summer camps or courses are currently scheduled. It does have an active, year round high school sailing program. www.naplessailingcenter.com/.

Edison Sailing Center, Ft. Myers Community center offering sailing courses. Families may combine different programs including sail, power, fishing, kayaking. $175. Ages 6-24. www.edisonsailingcenter.org.

Photo by Steve Morrell incredible searching. But they do have these programs. Go to http://fl-safetyharbor.civicplus.com/.

St. Petersburg Yacht Club, St. Petersburg Active year round youth program, in cooperation with the city of St. Petersburg. High school youth sailing. www.spyc.org .

Eckerd College–Waterfront Program, St. Petersburg Year around extensive programs, going on for 37 years.

Instruction in a variety of water sports, including sailing. (800) 456-9009 or (727) 867-1166. www.eckerd.edu/waterfront/watersportscamp/index.php

Venice Youth Boating Association, Venice VYBA has a year-round sailing program. Summer Youth Sailing camps are held during the summer. $200 per session, scholarships available. Jabbo Gordon at veniceyouthboating@verizon.net, or call (941) 468-1719. http://www.veniceyouthboating.com.

Boca Ciega Yacht Club, Gulfport Youth sailing program, current information for 2008 is posted on the Web site. Ages 8-18. (727) 345-5760. www.sailbcyc.org.

Sarasota Youth Sailing Program, Sarasota 2007 program has expanded to include an increase in the racing classes, and “adventure sailing,” for older students who want to continue sailing experience in a non-racing environment. $275 for non-racing. $300 for racing. Ages 8-18.

Programs running all summer and year around. Or Stu Gilfillen at (941) 504-4236. www.sarasotaysp.com.

Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Sailing Apollo Beach, Tampa Bay Summer Youth sailing programs, beginning, intermediate and advanced. Ages 7-14. Adult programs year around. US Sailing instructors. Scholarships available for under privileged. Richard White at youthsailing@yahoo.com, or (863) 712-0071. www.tampasailing.org/youthsailing.html.

Clearwater Community Sailing Center, Clearwater Youth sailing programs year around and expanded courses all summer. $250/week. Scholarships available. Ages 8-16. (727) 517-7776. www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org/.

FLORIDA PANHANDLE: Apalachicola to Pensacola

Clearwater Yacht Club, Clearwater Extensive youth program year around and summer.

Ages 8-18. David Billing (727) 442-3430. Www.clwyc.org.

Davis Island Yacht Club, Tampa Extensive year round youth sailing program at Davis Island Youth Sailing Foundation. 813.251.1158 extension 273 .

Ages 8-18. Contact diysf@diyc.org, www.diyc.org.

City of Dunedin Sailing Programs, Dunedin, FL Monday through Friday sailing camp for youth run all summer long beginning June 16th. Saturday sailing lessons for adults and youth run throughout the whole year. Ages 10-18. $195 for one camp session. www.dunedingov.com.

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Emerald Coast Sailing Association, Ft. Walton Beach This organization raises money to train young sailors in the panhandle and cover their expenses at regattas. (850) 8622801. www.fwyc.org/ecsa.htm.

Pensacola Yacht Club, Pensacola The club offers summer sailing instructions for all interested local area youths – members and non-members. Junior Sailing Program. Ages 5 and up. Contact Beth Partington at (850) 5725245 or (850) 433-7208. www.pensacolayachtclub.org.

Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, Pensacola Beach This club offers both beginning and advanced sailing lessons during the summer. Information for 2008 was not updated at the time of writing. www.pensacolabeach-yc.org > jr sail.

■ ALABAMA Fairhope Yacht Club, Fairhope This club’s web site has information about its youth 2008 program at: www.fairhopeyachtclub.com. www.southwindsmagazine.com

Contact us to add to this list — editor@southwindsmagazine.com Mobile Yacht Club, Mobile This club’s web site has information about its youth program, but the 2008 program is not posted yet. www.mobileyachtclub.com.

Camp Don Lee, Arapahoe Summer sailing camp. Ages: by grades completed: Third grade through 12th.

(800) 535-5475.

E-mail: info@DonLeeCenter.org. www.donleecenter.org.

Orange Beach Sail Camp for Kids, Orange Beach, AL Orange Beach Waterfront Park. $100 for Orange Beach residents, $150 for non-residents. Ages 8-14. Summer sailing sessions. Applications are available at Orange Beach City Hall, Orange Beach Recreation Center or online. (251) 981-6039. www.obparksandrec.com.

Lake Norman Yacht Club Sailing Camp, Mooresville Summer sailing camp and youth program. Contact Bob Quinn at smitaquinn@yahoo.com or (704) 782-5665. www.lakenormanyachtclub.com.

■ MISSISSIPPI Gulf Port Yacht Club, Gulfport This club offers two sessions on small boats, and at three levels. $355 for full day sailing course; $200 for half day. $75 credit for using own boat. www.gulfportyachtclub.org

■ LOUISIANA Southern Yacht Club Junior Program, New Orleans Year-round youth sailing program. Spring clinics, summer camps. Ages 7 and up. All levels. $475 members, $575 sponsored guests. (504) 288-4200. www.southernyachtclub.org.

New Orleans Yacht Club Junior Program, New Orleans Summer clinic. Ages 7 and up. (504) 283-2581. www.noyc.org.

Pontchartrain Yacht Club Junior Sailing, Mandeville Sailing camp. Ages 8-17. $350. Juniors@pontyc.org. (985) 626-3192. www.pontyc.org.

Shreveport Yacht Club Junior Program, Shreveport Summer clinics. Ages 7 and up. syacht@sport.rr.com. (318) 631-7414. www.shreveyacht.com.

■ NORTH CAROLINA Camp Seafarer and Camp Sea Gull, Arapahoe, NC These are branches of the YMCA. Live-in resident camps. Sea Gull for boys, Seafarer for girls. Ages 6 and up with various programs April through October. Go to the Web site or contact for information. www.seagull-seafarer.org.

E-mail: seagullinfo@seagull-seafarer.org, or seafarerinfo@seagull-seafarer.org.

Carolina Yacht Club, Wrightsville Beach Summers sailing classes. Numerous and varied classes. Ages 8 and up. (910) 256-3396. www.carolinayachtclub.org.

■ SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina Yacht Club, Hilton Head Island Summer classes. Ages 8 and up. Cost $375 members, $495 non-members. Muffy Schulze at (843) 342-2628. www.scyachtclub.com.

Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club, Beaufort Summer sailing sessions. Ages 8 and up. $200 members, $300 non-member. Contact (843) 522 8216, www.byscnet.com.

Charleston Community Sailing, Inc., Carolina Yacht Club Charleston Summer sailing sessions, camps. Ages 11 and up.

(843) 607-4890. www.charlestoncommunitysailing.org.

■ GEORGIA Savannah Sailing Center Catch the Wind Camp, Savannah Summer sailing sessions taught at Chatham County Recreation Department’s Lake Mayer Boathouse. Members: $75 for one youth, $100 for two. Non-members: $100 for one $150 for two. (912) 231-9996. http://savannahsailingcenter.org.

Augusta Sailing Club, Lake Strom Thurmond, Augusta Six summer sessions for youth. $175 for one week, $150 for second week. $25discount for members. Jim Holder, (706) 6510587, cv.jholder@mainsheet.net. www.augustasailingclub.com.

Lake Lanier Sailing Club, Flowery Branch Summer sailing camp. Ages 6 and up. Martine Zurinskas, Jr. (770) 674-3992. mar_rawlings@yahoo.com. www.llsc.com.

Carolina Sailing Foundation, Lake Crabtree, Raleigh Summer sailing programs. Ages 8 and up. Contact John Norton at (919) 604-0842, or jnorton@moneymailer.com .

Outer Banks Community Sailing, Roanake Island, NC This program is a part of the North Carolina Maritime Museum on Roanoke Island. All instruction is based on US Sailing guidelines and taught by US Sailing-certified coaches/instructors. Summer youth sailing programs beginning June 8. www.obxmaritime.org. (252) 475-1750.

Nor’Banks Youth Sailing Camp, Duck Yacht Club, Duck Sailing classes and camp. Ages 10-14. $199 non-members, $149 members. Jon Britt, (252) 261-2900. www.norbanks.com.

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Dania Marine Flea Market Celebrates 30th at Dolphin Stadium Hundreds of sellers and thousands of buyers show up at the Dania Marine Flea Market.

By Janet and Manuel Verdeguer

he 30th annual Dania Beach Marine Flea Market took place March 6-9 at Dolphin Stadium. This was year three at this venue, and some exhibitors didn’t hesitate to say they strongly believe the move from Dania has sapped some of the spirit out of the show. Due to scheduling conflicts, this year’s market fell in early March as opposed to its regular slot at the end of the month. As a triple whammy, cloudy skies and rain threatened opening day.

Yet despite these setbacks, there were many satisfied buyers and sellers. As we walked the aisles on a crisp, sunny Sunday afternoon, attendance was brisk, and we saw many happy boaters leaving with arms, pull carts or tote bags chock-full of hard-bargained-for nautical loot. As late as 3 p.m. some folks were still buying tickets—no doubt to see if they could negotiate even better deals at the 11th hour.

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Over the past 30 years an annual trek to the Dania Beach Marine Flea market has become almost sacrosanct for South Florida boating aficionados. Likewise, local, regional and national marine-related businesses have come to rely on this event to blow out overstocked, obsolete, used or “scratch and dent” articles that can’t be sold though normal channels.

“What makes our market unique is its pleasant, almost party-like atmosphere for engaging in friendly and, sometimes, intense ‘bargaining.’ Thousands of boating related items are sold through a system of dickering and dealing at a fraction of their retail value,” says show originator, Al Behrendt.

Thirty years ago Behrendt was cleaning up his marina, tossing things in a Dumpster, when he realized other marinas must have a similar situation. From this brainstorm the idea for the flea market was born, and the first was held at Dania Jai Alai fronton in 1979 with some 50 exhibitors.

Boat owners, fishermen, divers and anyone with an interest in things nautical find this market to be a bargain hunter’s dream come true. Some even come from out of state, such as Leonard Spicer, a marine mechanic from Springfield, TN, who has returned eight years in a row looking for parts.

Alex Tara of Ft. Pierce chose the show to introduce RunAgain Marine Salvage, his burgeoning Internet salvage business. “This show? Great, actually,” stated Tara. Because of his success Tara plans to include more shows in his schedule.

“This is the only retail business we do,” said first-timer Bill Hanson, director of technical services for Navimo USA, Sarasota, parent company of European manufacturers Max Power, Plastino, Goiot, Nuova Rade and XM Yachting, “All our regular business is handled through distributors.”

Hanson described the show as “Interesting. There’s just no guessing what will sell and what won’t. I’ve seen good stuff at good prices—and no one goes near it. Then I’ve seen people pick up junk and it’s gold to them.”

Another first-timer, Ken MacPherson, sales manager of inflatable importer Bahia Boat, Plantation, commented, “This is much better than other shows I’ve done this year.”

Gail Prestera, RT2 Concepts, Pompano Beach, introducing a new type of removable decals, was even more enthusiastic: “For a first show this has been fantastic.”

“This show is a great idea,” said Tom O’Connor of the Stiltsville Optimist Club of Miami Springs. “Anybody who has anything they are not using and wants to get rid of it – this is the place. There’s everything here from junk to new stuff!”

A Key Largo salvager who has been doing the show for www.southwindsmagazine.com

Some of the items available at the Dania Flea Market: A wheel, ship’s life preservers, heavy duty anchors, old wooden blocks for your schooner, glass, fishing net balls, even starfish.

A great variety of small outboards for your dinghy are available at the flea market.

25 years thinks it has suffered over the last three years, attributing this directly to switching locations. Deborah Bliss, Novel Distributors, Big Pine Key, another long-time exhibitor, generally happy with this year’s show, agreed it was better in Dania.

Gary Rogers who buys and sells used marine stuff of all sorts said, nostalgically, “We all love this show and want it to continue. I’ve had the same space for 10 years. I know my neighbor’s kids and have watched them grow up. But

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show management has to do more than just wishing that with some magic the show will get better.”

“Could be the weather, could be the economy. We’ll get a decent return on our investment, but this year’s show does seem slow,” said an electronics distributor. Another exhibitor told us he prefers Dolphin Stadium but laments that more buyers don’t know about it or are hesitant to drive to Miami.

While General Manager Jennifer Dudas knows many vendors are satisfied with the new venue even she admits, “Change is hard. Our goal now is to get the word out so people realize that while the show is in Miami, it’s really not in Miami. It’s so easy to get here, get in and get out.

People don’t realize just how easy it is.”

Dudas makes a good point. Dolphin Stadium is less than two miles south of the Broward line and actually has its own exit off the Florida Turnpike. The stadium looms large in front of you as you exit leaving literally no chance of mistaking where to go. Facilities, incidentally, are clean and convenient for those who want to bring the whole family, and parking is definitely better.

“Every time it rained in Dania,” said Dudas, “the parking lot flooded. Attendance may have been off Thursday due to the weather, but otherwise it is on par with last year’s show. Perko is here. Dusky and Raritan are here and West Marine always does our show. Boat Owners Warehouse and Jerry’s Marine are some of the other larger ones.

“The show is usually held at the end of March. With Easter early, the Marlins starting early and the Palm Beach Boat Show, we had no choice but early March.” Next year’s dates have not been announced. For show information, go to www.daniamarinefleamarket.com, or call (800) 275-2260.

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Highlights of the Miami Boat Show —

Strictly Sail Miami

By Roy Laughlin

The retail market has been the pits for many a boatbuilder and marine equipment retailer during the past year. The Miami Boat Show was a welcome break from the general economic malaise. It was the usual blend of the established with introduction of new boats and products for boaters. The following are a few notes from the Strictly Sail show at Bayside.

Boats

The Seaward 26 and 32, two new monohulls at the show, have retractable center boards and rudders that make them ideal for Florida’s shallow coastal waters. The rudder moves vertically in a cassette. Unlike swinging rudders, this one will always give steering control. Besides shallow water functionality, these monohulls have a pleasing appearance.

Major monohull builders brought new under-40-foot models to the show. These included the Beneteau 37, the Catalina 37.5, and Sun Odyssey 36i. This adoption of modest length suggests that a significant component of the monohulls market consists of regional cruisers. The next few boat shows will reveal whether multihull builders should take notice of this size trend in the

The rudders on the Seaward 26 and 32 move vertically for better shallow water conditions.

American market.

The Jeanneau 45 DS had to be on the list of sailors looking for a blue water cruiser at this show. Its uncluttered, level deck, chic interior styling, and burgundy red gelcoat made it attractive. With a base price of $250,000, thoughts of ownership could start a normal person dreaming instead of scheming.

Multihull builders presented new boats, too. The Seawinds 1000XL is an update of the highly successful Seawind 1000, with the addition of a few extra feet in the form of sugar scoops. This catamaran now has a self-tacking jib, forward-opening windows and a few other new amenities. It is still, however, a fundamentally simple, and easily maintained catamaran for coastal cruising.

The South African Tribe catamaran is another example of a smaller, simpler day sailer or coastal cruising catamaran that was at the show.

The Royal Cape catamaran is a new blue water cruising cat from South Africa. The comments from several boat show attendees were highly positive.

Weka, a New Zealand-based builder, showed its new 16-foot racing trimaran. Notably, the hull is shaped like a small dinghy. The sailor sits in it rather than on it as is the case with a catamaran of similar length. Everything about the sailing rig is high tech. And the base price is just $10,000. For those who want performance sailing, and a small multihull, this may be the boat for you.

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highly filtered by needs and habits. There panel that is similar to a parasail. This is no better place than Strictly Sail to find sail design has been under development new gear, or get a good deal on familiar, for a couple of years, and the advantages but needed items. This is every bit as are said to be usability in higher wind, much a “stuff” show as it is a boat show. stability, and better lift characteristics.

The Park Avenue boom is a succesServices sor to the canvas “stack pack” accessory Boat financing is a big part of boat ownthat held lowered sails on the boom. In ership. Money sources for this long-term this case, fiberglass is molded to form a debt are becoming even more demandcradle on either side of the boom. Unlike ing now than for home mortgages. For canvas, which always seemed to get boat loans, expect to pay higher interest blown by the wind underneath the lowrates relative to the prime rate than ering sail, this will always keep its shape before. Some contemporary loans scale as the sail fills it. interest rates incrementally. For examColligo Marine was showing its ple, the first $100,000 might be at the Spectra (rope) standing rigging. The use lowest interest rate, with the rate of textile standing rigging is not new. increasing a tenth of a percent on each Colligo Marine’s product line includes additional $50,000 borrowed. A substanboth the material and the connectors and tial down payment might be required, terminations for Spectra rigging availperhaps 20 percent. Although loans on able as an integrated system. The thimused sailboats are available, don’t expect bles, in particular, have a larger radius of as favorable terms as in the past. Finally, curvature, and are strengthened to premany of the boat loans are adjustable serve their shape under load so that the rate loans after several years. fibers of the Spectra are more equally The complexity of these new loan loaded under tension. The company even programs will no doubt spread the offers a kit to make an emergency Florida real estate flu to the boat financreplacement out of Spectra rigging, for One of the more interesting and revolu- ing market. Why a loan plan that cripthose who prefer steel.

For sailors who intend to moor their tionary new sails, the Istec Parasailor pled home mortgage lenders would be boats out, Colligo also sells a three-point spinnaker is supposed to do better in so appealing for boat financiers is a mysmooring kit. If you’re in the market for a higher winds, have greater stability and tery, but at least be advised, and note better lift characteristics. carefully the index to which the loan heavy-duty, ready-made mooring setup, rate will be pegged. their product is worth a look.

Fractional boat ownership offerings continue to West Marine introduced a new “green” boat bottom expand. Notably, Beneteau has entered the field, using its paint that does not have toxins in it. fractional ownership program as a sales pitch. Its program is Sailing Angles is familiar for its sailing clothes, but this set up at the time of boat sale, with ownership shared among year, the company came to Strictly Sail with something a few owners, perhaps four. These four owners form a legal completely new: a rectangular duffle bag with a bolt rope agreement similar to an LLC, and its management is turned on one edge. That bolt rope slides into a holder that can be over to an independent Beneteau-designated firm. There is a mounted almost anywhere in a boat’s interior. The hanging list of other important details that an interested buyer can bed ends the clutter of duffle bags on the sole of the salon, obtain through a Beneteau dealer. If Beneteau’s sponsored galley or stateroom. This implementation is an intriguing fractional ownership plan is successful, expect other boatone, especially if the plastic tracks hold up over time. If this builders to follow suit. storage system works reliably, it is likely to be used in a lot Even if only for the spectacle, Strictly Sail still brings more places than sailboats. people to the docks to begin a dream of sailing, or to make In fairness to all the vendors at the show, the “stuff” a that dream a reality. specific viewer notices on the tables and the tents is so often

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TRAVELS WITH ANGEL

Reaching Bimini

By Rebecca Burg Bimini, a popular gateway to the Bahamas.

Travelers from southern Florida typically head to North Bimini to check in, fuel up and island-hop deeper into the Bahamas

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pring ended and another season’s cruising layover came to a close. Thank goodness. Like a pair of birds with pent-up migration issues, single-handed companion cruisers Angel and Defiant preened their feathers for travel mode. Not retired, nor independently wealthy, I had to balance periods of work and social responsibilities with the intense desire to sail my Bayfield 29, Angel, over the horizon. Bill, on Defiant, had to do this as well. We timed layovers with Florida’s tourist season, our working lives linked to the spending habits of winter travelers. When a weather window opened, Angel and Defiant flew through it with eager impatience. This season’s modest cruising budget sent us toward a close and easily reached foreign port— Bimini. A popular gateway to the Bahamas, the Bimini islands comprise a thin string of cays, rocks and islets bejeweling the western edge of the Great Bahama Bank. The northern half of this string, North and South Bimini, is about 45 nautical miles from Miami, Fl. The string’s southern component includes the turtle rocks, Gun Cay and the Cat Cays. Travelers from southern Florida typically head to North Bimini to check in, fuel up and island-hop deeper into the Bahamas.

Just after setting sail, I listened to a talk radio station.

After Angel’s oversized 8-foot antenna could no longer capture the signal, I played CDs. When I turned the player off, a soft blanket of silence draped over the sea. Then, the muted sounds of rippling water and the breeze caressing the sails could be heard. It was beautiful. This morning’s

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subconscious attempt to surround my senses with noise reflected the social life that I’d just left. Now, without aural distraction, I was able to contemplate. Noise is an inevitable aspect of civilization, but it can be overwhelming at times.

Stores and restaurants pipe in background music, the ceaseless rumble of traffic reverberates through our cities, skies hum with planes, cell phones regularly startle us with insistent beeping and the mostly vacuous prattle of television pushes out our own thoughts. With such a din, there’s little room for quiet introspection. If we do come across a moment of silence, many of us are uncomfortable with it and will fill the perceived void with sound. Just as I’d done.

I value our society and have a natural human need to participate, but taking an occasional siesta from its strong presence is rejuvenating. A long sail on a mild day puts things into perspective. Moments of tranquility, space and solitude, once we’re comfortable with them, heal the soul.

Early afternoon, Bill spotted a thin column of dark smoke threading into the sky. Shortly thereafter, we saw the low, green profile of Bimini. Alice Town and Bailey Town, North Bimini, is the center of the island’s modest population. The single main road, Kings Highway, is lined with a few eateries, shops and bars. A diesel-powered generating station sits near Bailey Town. That, along with the burning of refuse, will create smoky navigational aids in clear, fair weather. There are marinas with slips, and the Bimini Bay Resort’s marina has its own customs/immigration service.

In cooperative weather, one can anchor in South Bimini’s Nixons Harbour, which has sand patches at its southeastern edges with 5-7 feet MLW. Nixon’s deeper midsection is hard rock. Sheltered anchoring is found along the edge of the channel on Alice Town’s eastern shore, with depths from over 10 feet to shoal. The current is strong and boats must set two hooks, 180 degrees apart, on the soft patches of sea floor between the hard areas. Water visibility is crystal-clear.

These small islands have a large and colorful background. In the 1920s, Bimini was involved in rum-running during America’s prohibition. Earlier, wreckers earned a living from the cargos of ships that ran aground on the www.southwindsmagazine.com

Bill contemplating the waters on the beach in Bimini after cleaning the bottom of the dinghy on shore.

reefs. Noticed just 30 years ago is a half-mile long mystery deriving from symmetrical limestone slabs in 20 feet of water off North Bimini. Opinions vary on what this may be, and there are even disagreements on whether this is a man-made or natural formation. To intrigue the tourist, travel blurbs mention that it could be a road to the mythical “Lost City of Atlantis.” Other dive sites of interest are old shipwrecks and the exotic colors of the reefs. Visitors can also investigate the legendary “healing hole” or take a guided backcountry fishing trip. Perhaps one might stumble upon the fountain of youth, a fascinating legend sought after by the Spanish in the 1500s. Setting aside a few days for exploring Bimini and its friendly community is a cruising highlight.

With just enough daylight remaining, Angel and Defiant anchored along the channel’s edge, north of Alice Town.

Like Florida, early summer heralded the island’s slow season, and only two other vessels were anchored here. A handful of others huddled in comfortable slips along Alice Town’s shore. “What’ll be your dinner? ANGEL hair pasta with ANGEL food cake for dessert?” Bill radioed, in good

humor and joking about my boat’s name at the moment.

“We’ll make pizza!” I responded. “Lots of it. I’ll dinghy over in a few.” Sailing all day in the heat has a way of instigating a powerful appetite. And the need for a fresh, cool shower.

Stepping in Angel’s RV-sized shower stall and pulling the curtain closed, I yelped at the stream of steamy water. I’d forgotten to cover the shower tank’s solar heating collector.

Cruising doesn’t have to be like camping, and there’s no shame in indulging in civilized comforts. Along with a good galley, real toilet and a clean, dry living space, I appreciated Angel’s heated, freshwater showers. After I was no longer self-consciously stinky, I dinghied over to Defiant for our pizza date. Together, we planned our next move for a leisurely paced, island-hopping adventure.

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The Green Flash: Is Sailing a “Green” Sport?

By Dan Dickison

ship some 60,000 bottles of wine from Languedoc to Ireland on board a 19th-century barque, saving the world from 18,375 pounds of carbon that would have otherwise been floating around in the atmosphere if that same cargo had traveled by air.

These are laudable gestures, to be sure. And environmentally sensitive undertakings like these seem perfectly suited as representatives of our sport. After all, sailing is a green pastime, right? I mean, GreenLiving.com recently proclaimed: “Sailing enthusiasts can partake in one of the oldest means of emission-free travel.”

Recycling beer cans and bottles at regattas would be an easy step boaters could take to help the environment.

t seems that you can’t log onto the Internet nor peruse a print periodical these days without encountering the term “green.” We’ve got green businesses, green initiatives, a green political party, and even green beer (in March, at least). Green is good, as the saying goes, but not all that professes to be green, is.

Of course, no one is surprised that the sport of sailing is ripe with those who make eco-friendly claims about their respective ventures or enterprises. Only last month, a new would-be entrant in this year’s Volvo Ocean Race announced itself to the world—the Carbon Challenge.

Based in Switzerland, this initiative seeks to conduct a highprofile but low-impact campaign. Team members have pledged to compete aggressively, but leave a carbon footprint that is 20 percent less than that of their rivals. They plan to start by using a boat that’s already built. At about the same time, a French winemaker declared that it would

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Harnessing the Wind as Green To a great extent, that statement is correct. Sailing is one of the oldest means of travel, and it does seem to be the ultimate green pastime. In its purest form, this sport is all about environmentally compatible behavior. We harness the wind to go about on the water (or ice, or land, in some instances), and some of us even use it for on-board power generation. Of course, you have to disregard the fact that the majority of our boats, sails, and sailing-specific apparel are born of petrochemicals—and the reality that most recreational boats burn gas or diesel for some portion of their propulsion—but those things aside (our chemically laden maintenance practices as well), we do have a fairly low-impact pastime.

But if sailing is even a semi-green pursuit, we don’t seem too interested in beating the drum about that.

Consider this: US SAILING, the self-professed governing body for the sport of sailing in the United States, hands out more than 30 awards for distinguished service and accomplishment each year, but not one explicitly honors environmental effort or achievement.

But don’t fault that group. After all, US SAILING is a racing-oriented organization, and its leaders are busy getting the U.S. sailing team ready for the all-important Olympic Games this summer. So, instead, maybe the blame should be shared by Sail America, the national advocacy organization for sailing businesses that has pledged to “grow the sailing market” since its inception almost 20 years ago. This trade association makes its appeal to the non-sailing public by way of a series of regional boat shows and a free DVD that touts the beauty and adventure of sailing. Though this 17-plus-minute video promotes the “sailing lifestyle,” there’s no strong emphasis on sailing as a clean, green pursuit.

And what about BoatU.S., the boat owners’ association of the United States, which, according to president and founder Richard Schwartz, is all about being “the nation’s most powerful advocate for advancing the interests of boaters.” Judging by the information offered on the BoatU.S. Web site and through the organization’s monthly publication (BoatUS Magazine), green concerns are secondary, maybe even tertiary, among those interests. www.southwindsmagazine.com

A sunken, abandoned boat off Charleston’s City Marina. An example of neglect leading to environmental damage in our sport.

Recycling Beverage Containers Maybe there’s a reason for the lack of emphasis on sailing as an environmentally friendly pastime. Maybe our sport isn’t as green as we like to think. I race pretty actively in my own home waters, and I can’t think of a regatta in the past five years where the organizers have even bothered to facilitate the recycling of beverage containers. Nearly every major sailing event in Charleston Harbor has some kind of beverage sponsor, but I’ve yet to attend a regatta with a sensible plan for dealing with the hundreds if not thousands of containers used to serve those beverages.

The lack of interest in recycling among event organizers in the sport may seem tangential, but it’s really symptomatic. Consider this: It was seven years ago that the Environmental Protection Agency helped establish the Green Marina initiative, a chance for marina owners to distinguish their businesses by “going beyond environmental compliance to protect and preserve local waterways.” Of the six active marinas that exist in our harbor, not one of them bothers to advertise that distinction, if indeed it has been earned. I suspect this situation isn’t much different across the Southeast and the country.

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Few would deny that our enjoyment of sailing is inextricably linked to the quality of our environment. Where I sail most often, in the South Carolina Low Country, mankind’s machinations—like commercial traffic and residential development—are beginning to threaten the sensitive network of creeks and rivers that beget our harbors. So, why the disconnect? Why don’t sailors—or at least the organizations that group them and represent them—take environmental stewardship more seriously? I don’t have the answer. I’m just picking the low-hanging fruit by pointing out that many of us consider ourselves to be green simply because we sail.

Unfortunately, that’s not enough. Sailors—individuals really—are going to have to reach higher to put an emphasis on this subject. If you want the event you’re attending to recycle beverage containers, volunteer to make that happen. If your marina hasn’t qualified for clean status under the EPA’s program, ask the management why not. Clearly, if individuals don’t make these things happen, we’ll be stuck with the status quo because our organizational representatives haven’t even begun to give lip service to the topic.

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RACING

It’s Part of the NOOD Tradition…

2008 Sperry NOOD Regatta, St. Petersburg, Feb. 15-17 Cover: Hard hiking at the weather mark (Melges 24).

By Doran Cushing

very sailor knows about the “weather liars.” Just watch the six o’clock news as the “meteorologist” certified by other meteorologists explains the current weather while something entirely different is happening in the studio parking lot.

In this part of the country, they are wrong about 60 percent of the time.

The Sperry National Offshore One-Design Regatta at Saint Petersburg—St. Pete NOOD for the knowing, and “what do you mean, nude racing?” for the unknowing—has a history of erratic, unpredicted, stormy…and boring breeze. While the weather guessers had it close, no one could predict the subtle differences out on Tampa Bay this year.

While the northeastern course struggled, the middle and southern courses seemed to benefit from their proximity to land. It was no easy call for sailors or the race committees.

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Day One, Friday A light and variable breeze was predicted. Up north, the J/105 and J/24, Melges 24 and 32 had the most boats on their circle and the least wind. Race one turned out to be shortened, and it was the only race for the fleet on Friday.

In the 49-boat Melges 24 class, Paul Hulsey’s Michiganbased Hoodlum drifted to the finish line first with first a spinnaker, then a jib, then spinnaker over the last 100 yards while the breeze filled from behind. It wasn’t pretty. George Haynie’s Firewater from Davis Island YC in Tampa was the top local finisher in fourth place. The rock stars, including Terry Hutchinson and Brian Porter, didn’t make the top ten.

With a strong turnout in the J/24 class (many of the boats had just finished the Midwinters in Tampa), local boat Pigs in Hiding with skipper Warren Sweet finished second to Chip Till’s North Carolina Tunnel of Love. Despite starting five minutes after the faster Melges 24, several of the top J/24s mingled with the Melges at the finish line in the miserably spotty wind.

Adam Rosen and Jeff Marks brought the Clearwaterbased Wasabi to the front of the 12-boat J/105 fleet with visiting Bella Rosa and Achiever V rounding out the top three.

Taking a customary place…a winning place…was New Wave with Mike Carroll’s Tampa Bay team, driven by Marty Kullman, leading the six-boat Melges 32 fleet.

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What happens when too many Melges 24s occupy the same space at the same time.

local finisher in Hobie 33s was Matthew Petrat’s Hot Stuff with a 31 score. Joe Bonness of Naples posted a 1-2 in the Soverel 33 class aboard his Maria with Michael Bogatin’s Kaching of Tampa in third. Olympian Paul Callahan led the Sonars with a 2-1 score sailing with his Paralympics team in an able-bodied fleet. Mateo Vargas of Treasure Island was third. Canadian sailmaker Brad Boston continued his winning ways in St. Pete (and most other places) with two bullets in the Ultimate 20 class. His father, Spike Boston, continued his winning NOOD ways with the day one lead in the S2 7.9 class. Christopher Woodle and Schock Therapy of St. Petersburg nailed both races to lead the seven-boat Wavelength 24 class with Jim Kalahar’s Limerick with double twos.

The fastest boats on the bay—at least in theory—were the Corsair trimarans. Light air is not their favorite mode, but Ed and Lois Dixon of Marco Island opened with two wins in the C-24 class aboard TriPower and a lead over Pat Nugent’s Vorpal Blade from Palm Harbor. Sailmaker Doug Fisher led the way in the Corsair 28R class with a one-point edge over Robert Onsgard and Robert Remmers from Miami. Also racing were fleets of Viper 640s, Flying Tigers Olson 30s, and J/80s.

The St. Petersburg Yacht Club filled its traditional role of feeding and beveraging a few hundred sunburned sailors. Sperry Top-sider and the St. Petersburg Ships Store offered bargain prices on quality gear just a few feet from the dining tables Friday night, while Mount Gay Rum and Newcastle Ale did what they do best. Other sponsors of the event included Gill, North Sails, Sunsail, and Clearpoint.

Day Two, Saturday The breeze was a little better, but not much better. At least it was warm and sunny. The north course suffered a bit more, getting in three races for the Melges 32 and two races for the three other classes. The southern circles each provided three races for their fleets, but nothing to get excited about.

Hot Stuff held on for a three-way tie for first in the Hobie 33s. Maria kept her lead in the Soverel 33s. Spike Boston started to run away with the S2 7.9 class, as did Brad Boston in the Ultimate 20s and Paul Callahan in the Sonars.

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one score with a 1-2 record Saturday Skipper Robby Brown and crew won and a modest lead in the Melges 24s. the tough J/24 class by 18 points after Brian Porter had also worked past five races and also captured a spot at Friday’s slow start to trail Hutchinson the coveted Sperry Top-Sider NOOD by four points after three races. Alex Caribbean Rendezvous in the British Shafer of Eustis was the top Florida Virgin Islands next November. Robbie sailor with Sweaty Betty in fifth place. and crew Chuck Allen (Friday/ Robby Brown and Chuck Allen’s Saturday), Bill Icely (Sunday), Jeff Tampa-based Preparation J added just Olsen, Jim Traun, and co-owner Sandy two points to the 11 on Friday to take Scheda will be sharing a free vacation command of the 26-boat J/24 class. in the BVIs to go racing.

John Taylor’s Ninkasi passed New Other class winners included Terry Wave on the way to the lead in the Hutchinson (Melges 24), Mike Carroll/ Melges 32 class at the end of day two.

Marty Kullman (Melges 32), Damian With Doug Fisher at the helm, Bad Boys Emery/Shoreham, NY (J/105), Charlie moved farther ahead in the Corsair 28R Reynolds/Southport, CT (Flying class while Brad Boston virtually Tiger), Spike Boston (S2 7.9), Joe locked up the Ultimate 20s with two Bonness (Soverel 33), Jim Kalahar more bullets on Saturday. Jim Melges 24s reaching in the NOODs in St. Pete (Wavelength 24), Paul Callahan on Feb. 15-17.

Lakahar’s Limerick from Palm Harbor (Sonar), Justin Scott/ Greenwich, CT edged in front of Schock Therapy going into the final day in (Viper 640), Christian Schaumloffel/ Virginia Beach (Hobie the Wavelength 24 class.

33), Gary Gochal/North Brunswick, NJ (Olson 30), Jim Chambers/Lawrenceville, GA (Corsair 24), Doug Day Three, Sunday— Fisher/Sarasota (Corsair 28R), Brian Robertson/ Arnold, MD All good things must come to an end…

(J/80), and Brad Boston (Ultimate 20).

The RC amended the sailing instructions to allow for more Lake Lanier sailor Jim Chambers, reflecting on the than two races on Sunday, if possible. The wind did little to drought conditions on the lake (and the abundance of water cooperate. But when the breeze did fill in (after the boats in Tampa Bay), said, “I just loved it at this NOOD…really were back at the dock), one team had the most to celebrate. loved it. And there’s water!”

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SOUTHERN RACING ■ UPCOMING INSTRUCTION & CLINICS:

Rick White Seminars, Founders Park, Islamorada, Florida Keys, April Monohulls: Open to all small, single-handed and doublehanded monohulls up to 15 feet in length, including but not limited to Lasers, Sunfish, Force 5s, Bytes, Laser 2s, and JY15s. April 13-18.

Catamarans: Open to all single-handed and double-handed beach catamarans up to 20 feet in length. Novice to advanced racers. April 20-25.

For the five-day seminars, cost is $495/person. Advance deposit is $100, and balance is paid at the beginning of the seminar. Please note: This does not include boats.You must either bring your own boat or charter one. www.sailingseminars.com, mary@catsailor.com, or (305) 451-3287.

St. Petersburg Yacht Club to Hold US SAILING Umpire Seminar April 9 SPYC will also host a US SAILING umpire seminar on April 9. Presented by Steve Wrigley, an international umpire, international judge and a member of the US SAILING

umpire committee, the seminar is designed to train prospective umpires in the skills they will need to become an umpire, and to provide continuing education for certified US SAILING umpires. The one-day program will utilize video and computer models to develop proper umpire communications and the anticipation skills necessary to be successful as an umpire. For more information, contact Wrigley at wrigs@earthlink.net. For more information about umpiring, visit the US SAILING Umpire Web site at www.ussailing.org/umpires.

Match Racing Sailboat Clinic and Regatta, Cocoa, FL, May 9-11 Indian River Yacht Club and Brevard County Parks and Recreation will present the North U Match Racing Clinic and Regatta on the weekend of May 9 – 11, in Cocoa Village.

The concept of match racing is quite simple: Two equal sailboats, racing one on one. Though straightforward in concept, special tactics make match racing captivating for sailors and spectators. Clinic participants will learn and experience dial ups, spiraling, lead push, the hook, the left shift and many other match racing tactics.

Cocoa Village, on the Indian River, was selected for its protected waters, consistent winds, and proximity of the race course to a comfortable viewing area. Furthermore, Cocoa is only 35 miles from Orlando International Airport, a convenient and inexpensive airport for out-of-town guests.

This event is open to racing sailors signing up individually or as a team of three. The cost for the three-day event, including meals, classroom materials, boat rental, professional instruction, and race management, is $300/person.

The Indian River Yacht Club, the host for this event, selected the Catalina 22 sailboat for this event because the Catalina 22 is easy to sail, stable, maneuverable, sails with a crew of three and is a very popular boat for racing.

The curriculum and training material for this event have emerged from the joint efforts of North U and the Women’s International Match Racing Association (www.wimra.org). Contact Jerry Butz of IRYC for more details at (321) 638-0090, or Jerry@BoatersExchange.com.

■ UPCOMING MAJOR REGATTAS

Rolex Women’s Match St. Petersburg, FL, April 10-13 St. Petersburg Yacht Club has announced a change in format to its popular Rolex Women’s Match, an International Sailing Federation (ISAF) grade three match-racing regatta, scheduled for April 10-13. Created in 2002 to introduce women sailors to one-on-one match racing with skills clinics and practical on-the-water experience, the event will now consist solely of round-robin match racing.

Raced on Tampa Bay in Sonar class keelboats, up to 90 matches will be held with the winning skipper and runnerup gaining an automatic invitation to SPYC’s Rolex Osprey Cup, an ISAF grade 1 match-racing regatta, scheduled for October 22-25.

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For more information about Rolex Women’s Match, please visit the St. Petersburg Yacht Club Web site, www.spyc.org, and the Rolex Women’s Match Web site, www.rolexwomensmatch.org.

Terra Ceia Regatta, Manatee Sailing Association, Palmetto, FL, April 12 The Manatee Sailing Association will hold its 12th Annual Terra Ceia Regatta on April 12 on Terra Ceia Bay in Palmetto, FL. The regatta and after-race party has been a popular event for many years. Terra Ceia Bay is one of the most beautiful bays in Florida and has good depth for a sailboat race. This is a PHRF regatta and the race starts at 1 p.m., with the party following at Seabreeze Park, on Horseshoe Loop in Terra Ceia at 4:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.manateesailingassociation.org, or call (941) 798-9151, or (941) 729-4511.

13th Charleston Race Week, Charleston, SC, April 17-20 Charleston Race Week is an annual premiere One-Design, PHRF, and IRC regatta for racing sailboats 22-70 feet in length. The 13th edition of this rapidly growing event will be held April 17-20. Race headquarters will be located at the Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. This resort location offers one central site for docking, car parking, hotel accommodations and the Race Village where evening festivities will occur beachside. Fleet action will include both harbor and offshore courses Friday through Sunday. Participants must arrive on Thursday, April 17 to sign-in and receive skipper packets before the festivities begin.

The regatta is an event of the South Carolina Maritime Foundation and the Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA). Profits from this event support the classic tall ship for education, the Spirit of South Carolina.

For more information, go to http://charlestonraceweek.com.

Fort Lauderdale to Charleston Race Reborn and Scheduled for April 23

Additional information, including the preliminary notice of race, on-line entry and accommodations can be found at www.fortlauderdalecharlestonrace.org.

Regata del Sol al Sol is Here — St. Petersburg, April 25 The Year of History, the 40th year of the Regata del Sol al Sol, will be setting sail on April 25 with a RECORD number of 63 boats! Sailors and friends are invited to join the skippers and crewmembers at the final party on Thursday evening, April 23, 7:30 p.m., at Frescos on the waterfront in downtown St. Petersburg for a party with Captain Morgan and the Morganettes! All entrants will have free drinks (while they last) and tapas, as well as drink specials and give-aways. There will be the infamous Captain Pose Off contest, so come swap stories and take part in the last party before the Year of History becomes history!

The next day, April 24, is registration and seminar day at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Officers from the Department of Homeland Security will help facilitate boaters’ registrations so the return to the states will be as easy as possible. Weather and current seminars will be held by Dr. Mark Luther (USF) and Larry Wissing (SPYC), as well as safety at sea seminars presented by our very own Capt. Joseph Herlocker, who aided a disabled boat after encountering severe weather. There will also be a “live” demonstration of life raft deployment and use by Solution One of Tampa.

We are still gathering items to take to the two island hospitals. Any items you wish to donate, contact Mike Boom (mike.boom@verizon.net) or Larry Wissing (lw@ipsc.cc) to arrange storage and transportation. Items can be school supplies, medical items and supplies, clothing, etc. The scoreboard has been obtained and will be presented to the island in a special ceremony before the annual basketball game. School supplies will be delivered to the three schools prior to the favorite Amigos Regata, which takes place on Friday, May 2. This year we expect to host every child on the island as the schools have agreed to let out early so everyone can participate in this event. We will be hosting the children with hot dogs and juice, as well as “gifts” from the boats during this event.

For more information, go to www.regatadelsolalsol.org or www.mexicorace.com.

Scheduled to begin April 23 at 1400 hours, this event marks the rebirth of a race that originated in 1968 and ran for 10 years. The race will start just outside Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale and finish just outside of Charleston Harbor.

The Race is also an official leg of the 2008 US-IRC Gulf Stream Series where IRC boats earn points for placement in an overall chase to be the series champion.

A classic duel of ocean racing tactics and sailing endurance, this 408-nautical mile race is sailed straight up the Gulf Stream. Competitors will enjoy a constant two- to four-knot push as navigators work to keep boats in the axis of the stream and avoid counter currents.

The race is sponsored by the LYC of Fort Lauderdale, the STC, headquartered in Larchmont, NY, and the Carolina Yacht Club (CYC) of Charleston. The race will be organized and managed by SORC Management.

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SOUTHERN RACING Dauphin Island Race Celebrates 50 years, Fairhope, AL, April 25-27 The Dauphin Island Race will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2008. Few events endure for 50 years, but the Dauphin Island Race has through the continuous support of the four Mobile Bay yacht clubs that alternate as host. The race has grown to be the largest single-day point-to-point sail race in the United Sates. The race was recognized as one of the premier “fun races” in America in the June 2007 edition of SAIL magazine.

The 50th running of the race will be a very special event.

It will not only celebrate the golden anniversary but the return of the Gulf Coast sailing fleet that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Over 300 boats are expected with over a thousand crewmembers participating. Boats from 16 to 65 feet are expected. Sailors and boats from at least eight states are anticipated.

The activities begin with a warm-up race held Sunday April 20. A skippers’ meeting and party will be on Friday evening, April 25, at the Fairhope Yacht Club. The race starts at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, and finishes at Dauphin Island. Saturday evening features a party on the island highlighted by the race awards ceremony. On Sunday, April 27, there is a return race to Fairhope Yacht Club with a pool party and award ceremony at its conclusion.

For more information on the race, go the race Web site at www.dirace.com.

Annual Steve Brownell Commodore’s Cup Regatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron, May 2-4 Tampa Sailing Squadron will once again host the annual Steve Brownell Commodore’s Cup Regatta May 2-4. Friday, May 2, will open the weekend with a cookout in the evening accompanied by some cold “grog” and registration.

Saturday will include PHRF racing for Spinnaker, NonSpinnaker, Racer Cruiser, True Cruising and Motherlode fleets. One-Design fleets are encouraged to attend. Details, notice of race and entry forms will be available shortly on the Web site. Saturday evening will include the TSS traditional pig roast (and more “grog”) followed by race results, presentation of trophies and raffle. Sunday includes the women’s regatta.

All proceeds from this event benefit Tampa Sailing Squadron’s youth sailing program, dedicated to teaching kids 7-17 the fine art of moving about on the water using the wind. (aka: sailing). Last year, over 110 kids went through the program.

For registration and more information, go to www.tampasailing.org/racing.htm.

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senior students are eligible to participate in the Level 1 USSA instructor training to continue their education. The ESC is a community-based, non-profit 501(c) (3) organization.

The North Star Yacht Club in the Marinatown area, the host and principal sponsor, will be race headquarters and the location for the awards ceremony. Free dockage Friday and Saturday is available. Call (239) 995-8200.

All interested sailors are invited to participate. Boat owners who are not affiliated with any particular sailing club are welcome to register and race.

The racecourse will be on the Caloosahatchee River between the Caloosahatchee Bridge and the Midpoint Bridge. Please note that boats which draw more than five feet will have difficulty navigating the racecourse. PHRF fleets in both Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker divisions.

Three races are planned, weather permitting. One race will constitute a regatta. Registration before April 26 is $40, thereafter $60.

During the awards ceremony a silent auction and raffles will be held to benefit the Edison Sailing Center. Direct taxdeductible donations are also welcome.

For more information and entry forms, contact regatta co-chair Joanne Russ at (863) 244-1928, or Tim Flower at (239) 671-9918

New Format for the 23rd Key West Rendezvous, May 12-19 Responding to a survey of skippers from the last two years, the 23rd Key West Regatta will have a new look with several major changes this year, according to Fairlie Brinkley, perennial event organizer. This year, fleets starting from Clearwater, Sarasota, Boca Grande, and Naples will all start on Wednesday, May 14 and the start of the Key West to Naples Race will be on Sunday morning versus the Monday morning start in past years.

Other changes will be that both entry and apparel sales will be done electronically using the regatta processing software developed by PRO David Billing, CEO of Unger and Billing Ass. in Clearwater, FL. Participants should especially note that clothing purchases, including T-shirts, will be available only at the time of entry and no merchandise will be sold at registration or in Key West. The social fee (wrist bands) will be eliminated on a trial basis in 2008 and the one formal party will be the awards celebration on Saturday evening at the Galleon Marina and Resort. A list of restaurants and suggested visiting times will be available so that sailors can rendezvous with each other while enjoying the multitude of high quality establishments in Key West. The Clearwater Yacht Club is the organizing authority, with the following clubs acting as co-hosts: Gulf Coast Sailing Club, Naples Yacht Club, Naples Sailing and Yacht Club, Platinum Point Yacht Club, Punta Gorda Sailing Club and Sarasota Yacht Club.

The Key West Rendezvous is the only event recognized by all four of the WFPHRF Boat of the Year competitions; Sun Coast, Charlotte Harbor, Sarasota Bay and Southwest Florida.

The NOR, clothing order and entry information are available at www.clwyc.org/KeyWest08. For additional information contact Fairlie Brinkley at fairlie@fairliebrinkley.com or (727) 512-3264. www.southwindsmagazine.com

Regatta al Sol XXV Pensacola to Mexico, May 14-15

By Kim Kaminski This year, the 25th Regatta al Sol to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, from Pensacola Bay, FL, on May 14-15, will be celebrating its silver anniversary. Sponsors are the Pensacola Yacht Club, Southern Yacht Club and Club de Yates Isla de Mujeres for the 555-nautical mile race.

The race will have three divisions and two starts. The class divisions are: Racing division, Cruiser-Spinnaker division and the Cruiser Non-Spinnaker division. The two Cruiser divisions will start on May 14 and the Racing division will start on May 15.

The boats will be scored on PHRF handicap ratings with an opportunity option for the Racing division to be scored using the IRC rating rule (which allows cruisers to race against cruiser/racers and against racers with all boats having a chance for success in the race as it is a time-on-time rating: corrected time = elapsed time x rating).

Minimum boat length is 30 feet, and every boat will be supplied with a transponder that will track the boat’s progress by satellite. A dedicated Web site for the Regatta al Sol XXV will allow those on shore to follow the racers along their journey. The Web site is www.iboattrack.com Trophies will be given out in all divisions for first, second and third place for corrected time overall and corrected time in each class. Fleet perpetual trophies will be: “The Turtle” — Last in Fleet to Finish; and “The Boot” — a special award for significant sailing. Others are “special recognition trophies.” All will be presented during the Thursday evening Island Soiree and awards banquet held on Isla Mujeres. The banquet will be the finale following the weeklong race celebration, which includes a welcome party, beach party, a reception at the island’s town hall where regatta participants are declared distinguished guests, a welcome fiesta – organized by the city where the children of the island dance for the participants, a Mardi Gras walking parade provided by the regatta krewes for the local residents and the infamous island basketball game between the locals and the regatta participants.

For more information, including registration, NOR and housing accommodations, go to www.pensacolayachtclub.org.

Mexican Hosts Kick off Regata al Sol in Pensacola, March 7

By Julie B. Connerley Mexico Night at Pensacola Yacht Club always offers that south-of-the-border atmosphere sailors eagerly anticipate as they gear up for the biannual Regatta al Sol. Guests at the March 7 dinner were honored by the arrival of Sr. Enrique Lima, commodore of Club de Yates de Isla Mujeres, and his wife Rosario. The Lima family is the reason why we have the “oldest sporting competition between North America and Mexico,” as Enrique proudly recalled.

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sented Commodore Stephen Solice a replica of the “logo used to promote the first regatta.” The artwork was applied to wood to be displayed on a wall or inside a trophy case.

The Limas also gave a duplicate commemorative logo to Southern Yacht Club during their Regata al Sol kick-off festivities the following night.

Only 14 boats participated in the 2006 regatta. Regatta co-chair, Guy Brierre is hoping for at least 20 this year.

“Since the hurricane, some people still haven’t replaced their boats and others are buying trailerable boats,” Brierre said.

44th Annual Navy Cup, Navy Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL, May 17

By Kim Kaminski The Navy Yacht Club will be celebrating its 44th year of hosting this regatta for the prestigious Navy Cup Trophy.

Races will be held both in Bayou Grande and in Pensacola Bay with race activities being held at the Navy Yacht Club facility located at the Bayou Grande Marina on the Pensacola Naval Air Station. A One-Design class using Lasers will be sailing in the bayou on Saturday only, with the PHRF sailboats with their various class divisions, such as Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker and Cruising fleets, competing on Pensacola Bay both Saturday and Sunday. Various yacht club teams will race against other club teams for most points. All yacht clubs in the Gulf Coast are invited.

The top three scoring boats in each class will be presented awards. For more information, contact Dick Piatt, fleet captain, Navy Yacht Club at (850) 479-7892, or piatt39@cs.com.

Biennial Gulfstreamer Daytona Beach, FL, to Charleston, SC May 23-26 This long-standing race begins with a traditional rum party Thursday preceding the race and skippers breakfast Friday at Halifax River YC in Daytona Beach and culminates Tuesday with a Low Country boil and awards at the Charleston YC. Events include a race within a race as the boats sprint from Ponce Inlet to the Main Street pier in Daytona Beach before heading for the Gulf Stream and the overnight passage to Charleston. For complete information and entry forms, go to www.hryc.com or call (386) 255-7459.

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Mobile Yacht Club 2008 Winter Series, Feb. 2-9

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Steve Lange at Mobile Yacht Club’s Trophy Presentation giving David Jefcoat the Delchamps Trophy that was won by Fred Chadsey and his crew for winning the most competitive class.

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days were very light-winded with beautiful clear skies.

Four races were held for the event, and the race committee did a fine job of running the races considering the type of conditions.

The awards were presented by Commodore Steve Lange at Mobile Yacht Club on Saturday night, and the club provided a wonderful performance by Lisa Mills before the trophies were given out.

The PHRF-A class was won by Zane Yoder on his boat Red Cherry with four first places. In the PHRF-B class Kenny Kleinschrodt won the series onboard his J/22 Jamaican Bobsled. The PHRF-C Non-Spinnaker class was won by Fred Chadsey on his boat Kaotic with four first places, also. In the PHRF-D class, Eric Esbensen ended up winning onboard Pegasus. The Portsmouth Cruising class was won

by Bill Adkinson on his boat Bullship.

2008 Laser Masters Midwinter’s East, Melbourne Yacht Club Feb. 15-17

By John Fox Sixty-Six sailors sailed in the 2008 Laser Masters

Midwinters East February 15-17. Friday brought sunny skies, warm temperatures and a northeast breeze of 5 to 7 knots. Peter Branning of Miami was the man of the day with a third in the first race and first in the second, a very impressive showing after an eight-year break from the class. John MacCausland of Cooper River, NJ, was hot on his tail with a 2-4 for second place.

Saturday brought more sunny skies. After a 40-minute postponement, the wind filled from the east, and the race committee ran four more races. An OCS in the first race of the day dropped Peter to sixth overall, and Alden Shattock of Stuart, FL, took over the lead after six completed races.

John MacCausland held onto second only 2 points behind, and James Jacob from Alexandria, VA, moved into third.

On Sunday, the Melbourne sea breeze came in with winds at 15 knots for the first race of the day and building to 22 knots by the end of race three. Mike Matan of New York reveled in the heavier winds to take the day with finishes of 2-1-5. In the end, though, John MacCausland proved to be the most consistent sailor to take the overall trophy. John also posted the best combined score from the four regattas in the Master’s series to earn the title of “King of the Laser Masters.”

Results (by age division): Apprentice Master (35-44): 1) Ryan Eric Mynth, 2) Mike Matan, 3) Brian Raney; Master (45-54): 1) John MacCausland, 2) James Jacob, 3)Mark Bear; Grand Master (55-64): 1) Alden Shattuck, 2) Peter Branning, 3) David Frazier; Great Grand Master (65+): 1) Joe van Rossem, 2) Dick Tillman, 3) David Olson; Best Woman: Sally Sharp.

George Washington’s Birthday Regatta, Lake Eustis, FL, Feb. 16-17

By Dave Ellis The annual George Washington’s Birthday Regatta attracted sailors from throughout the Eastern United States for racing at the Lake Eustis Sailing Club, Feb. 16-17.

Event organizer Ray Laguna had his hands full with 127 boats staging from the club grounds and launching each day, but the lake easily accommodated the three racecourses needed for so many boats in eight types of sailboats.

Local sailors did well, with Alejandro Illera winning the Laser fleet and Ben Getchell winning the 26-boat Optimist Dinghy fleet for kids.

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doing whatever was needed on shore. On the water he surprised himself with a mid-fleet finish in Lasers. “I’m still learning,” he said.

The largest fleet, with 36 boats, was the MC Scow. They are a popular craft at the club and hold their Midwinter Championship there each year. The winner was Jamie Kimball from Wisconsin, followed by Rob Terry from Michigan and Stott Tillema from Missouri.

The Flying Scot class drew 28 boats from throughout the South. The winner was the USA Rolex Sailor of the Year Jeff Linton with wife Amy crewing.

The fastest fleet on the bay when the wind picked up Sunday was the Flying Dutchman. The winner was Paul Hempker of Ohio with Dave Ellis from St. Petersburg as crew.

Saturday was more of a fishing day, with the wind nearly calm. Two races were completed, putting a premium on finding what wind there was.

Sunday was blustery with several boats capsizing temporarily and some torn sails.

Most sailors reveled in the conditions.

Nacra 2008 Performance Midwinter Championship Pensacola Beach, FL, March 7-9

By Kim Kaminski On March 7-9, the Key Team of Key Sailing on Pensacola Beach, FL, sponsored the 2008 Nacra Performance Midwinter Championship. This regatta was open NACRA 20, Formula 18, Formula 16, NACRA 17s, NACRA/Prindle Open and US SAILING Open class boats. Twenty-five boats raced.

The first day, March 7, was set aside as a practice racing day, followed by two race days. Seven races were planned using the prescribed course layout by the US SAILING Multihull Council. However, due to weather, only five races were held. Five boats were required in order to have individual One-Design class awards.

Principal Race Officer Bert Rice had his hands full.

Gale-force winds dominated the racecourse on the first day with air temperatures between 43 to 53 degrees. A limited number of races were held, which did not allow for a throw-out race.

In the NACRA 20 Class, the team of Alex Shafer and John Tomko earned four first-place finishes and one sixthplace finish, ending with a 10-point total to win their class and the Overall Trophy. Second-place went to John MacDonald and Andy Humphries, who earned 18 points.

Chad Schwall earned the first-place position in the Open Class division by competing in all five races, earning two second-place finishes, two third-place finishes and one fourth-place win for a total of 14 points, earning him second place overall. The team of Mike Krantz and David Lenard had an impressive run with four first-place finishes but did not make the start of the very first race. Since this team was unable to throw out its worst race, its final total of 19 points had earned the team second place in the Open class and a News & Views for Southern Sailors

fourth place overall.

For complete results, go to www.keysailing.com or www.gulfsailing.com.

Conquistador Cup— Truncated but Done Well Charlotte Harbor, March 8-9

By Morgan Stinemetz

Sailing in the Conquistador Cup in Charlotte Harbor.

Photo by Sue Cleverly.

If there is an Entity in Charge of Everything, that entity suffers from a bipolar disorder as evidenced by the sailing conditions for the 15th Conquistador Cup on the waters of Charlotte Harbor the weekend of March 8-9. The regatta is hosted by the Punta Gorda Sailing Club.

The winds for the scheduled racing for Saturday could be summed up with two words: too much. Charlotte Harbor was roiled Saturday morning with 25-30 knots of wind, the kind you have to lean against to walk into.

Race committee officials, who are responsible for boater safety before anything else, decided to call off competition on Saturday and send would-be racers back to some place where the sailors could pursue other activities in comfort and not hurt themselves or their boats.

As the sailors representing 68 boats, the biggest fleet in Conquistador Cup history, filed out of Harpoon Harry’s restaurant at Fisherman’s Village after the skippers meeting, there was, however, more relief than disappointment evident, though one sailor grumbled, “We could have done it.”

Race chair Bob Knowles decided that the two fleet races that were scrubbed on Saturday would be replaced with one fleet race Sunday morning and then a pursuit (reverse handicap) race Sunday afternoon.

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northeast, the waves almost non-existent and the competition keen in all the classes.

Sunday’s slate was divided in half, fleet handicap racing in the morning where each class of the seven classes present and accounted for got a start. In the afternoon, after a break for lunch, the fleet did a pursuit race, wherein the boats were started individually according to handicap.

With 68 boats competing in this regatta, a record for an event that has been operating for 15 years, Charlotte Harbor was full of sailboats for most of Sunday. The classes broke out into one spinnaker class, three non-spinnaker classes, two cruising classes and a large multihull class of nine boats.

In a fleet that large, there were some errors in judgment, some errors in tactics. One boat managed to not sail the proper course in Sunday’s first race, have a crew member— who stayed aboard—get hit in the head by the boom during an accidental jibe and poke a hole through a brand new competition jib.

The race committee work, under the pressure of having to go to Plan B and make it work, was faultless.

Results (predicated on how a given boat did in both races on Sunday): Black fleet (spinnaker) (5): 1. Big Sky, Melges 24, Jim Gunderson, Naples; 2. Midnight Rider, Tartan 4100, Forrest Banks, Fort Myers; 3.

Macushla, Beneteau 10 FC, Joel Andrews, Fort Myers. Yellow fleet (non-spinnaker) (17): 1. Rooster Tail, S2 7.9, David Flechsig, Port Charlotte; 2. Bama Slammer, S2 7.9, Bob Knowles, Punta Gorda; 3.

Crime Scene, S2 7.9, Pete New, Punta Gorda. Orange fleet (non-spinnaker) (12): 1. Morgan, Morgan 24, Bill Curtis, Port Charlotte; 2. Recess, S2 6.7, Skip Schmidt, Port Charlotte; 3. Whimsy, Morgan 30, Tom Scott, Punta Gorda. Pink fleet (cruising class) (15): 1. Sabre Yachts.com, Sabre 426, Gregg Knighton, Bradenton; 2. Jabu, Sabre 402, Rex Good, Naples; 3. Windy City, Catalina 36, Diane Fowler, Cape Coral. White fleet (cruising class) (10): 1. Island Time, Catalina 320, Joe Barrett, Naples; 2. Ariel, Pearson 33, Gordon Coffman, Cape Coral; 3. Vakalele, Morgan 28, Richard Lancaster, Estero. Multihulls (9): 1. Aguilla, Corsair F24, Paul Perisho, Cape Coral; 2. Consensus, Corsair F24, Bob Neff, no home town given; 3. Tri Power, Corsair F24, Ed Dixon, Marco Island.

Tom Whitehurst, the top ranked Sunfish Master in the World, bested 32 other International Sunfish Class sailors during the first qualifier for the 2009 Sunfish Worlds.

Pensacola Yacht Club hosted the three-day nine race series March 8-10. His win assures him a slot in next year’s event.

Representing Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, Whitehurst was the only local sailor among the elite field that included competitors from throughout the eastern United States.

With one throw-out race, Whitehurst placed first in seven races and third in another for a low point total of ten.

His nearest competitor scored 19 points.

Whitehurst, as well as some of the other sailors at the International Sunfish Masters, has already qualified for the 2008 Sunfish Worlds, which is being held at the Buffalo Canoe Club in Ontario, Canada, in August.

■ REGIONAL RACING CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing—Open to Everyone Wanting to Race For the races listed here, no individual club membership is required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membership in US SAILING or other sailing association is often required. (If individual club membership is required, please contact us and we will not list their races in the future.)

For publishing of your event, questions and information, send us your race schedule by the 5th of the month to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send in the name of the event, date, location, contacts (Web site, e-mail and/or phone), and, if you want a short description. Do not just send a link to this information.

Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. For changes to be published, contact the editor. Changes can be put on our Web site, if possible.

First Sunfish Worlds Qualifier Concludes, Pensacola, March 8-10

By Julie B. Connerley

APRIL Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org 18-20 Charleston Race Week Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org 2008 schedule not posted Lake Lanier. www.llsc.com See Web site for local races 5 Around Alone. BFSC 5-6 Governors Cup LLSC 26-7 Rebel Rousers (MC Scows)

Pensacola Yacht Club’s fleet captain, Scott Harrell and commodore, Stephen Solice, congratulate Tom Whitehurst upon winning the International Sunfish Class Masters Regatta and claiming the perpetual “white robe” trophy for the next year. Julie B. Connerley photo.

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LNYC 17-20 Charleston Race Week. PHRF, IRC, One Design(24+).

CORA 19-20 D-12 Championship Series. Lasers. BYSC www.southwindsmagazine.com

BY DAVID ELLIS

Thistle Midwinters March 1-7 March 1–7 produced mostly light air and warm sunshine for the Thistles that made their annual migration to SPYC. This is the 53rd Thistle Midwinters at the club and Elmer Richard has attended 51 of them.

Greg Griffin, Dave DeCamp and Karl Felger of Jacksonville were victorious in the 53-boat fleet. Robby Brown, AJ Jacobs and Merrill Varn of St. Petersburg were fourth. www.spyc.org.

Jy15 Midwinters March 7-9

Laser Radials. Photo by Dave Ellis.

Clearwater Community Sailing Center staged the JY15 regatta March 7-9. Seventeen boats had a variety of conditions in tight racing. http://www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org.

Allison Jolly Regatta, March 8-9 The ninth annual girls regatta at SPYC experienced far too much wind on Saturday, March 8 for any sailing or RC boats

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to venture out. But Sunday produced fine racing There were 36 girls in the Optimist Dinghy fleet with Lauderdale YC sailors taking the Allison Jolly Trophy and the FSA Perpetual Trophy.

The Laser Radials were led by Corey Hall of SPYC. Abby Featherstone of Sarasota YSP won the Laser 4.7 rig class.

The regatta was named after the 1988 Seoul Olympics gold medal winner and present coach of the USF sailing team. www.spyc.org.

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Tommy Whitesides Regatta. Catamarans. CSC-SC Classic Boat Rally. Classic Boats. BYSC Thistles Sout Atlantic Districts. Thistles. LLSC Harbour Town Cup. PHRF. YCHHI NC State Laser Championships. Lasers. LNYC Rebel Rouser. MC Scow. LLSC Lightning Southeastern Championship. Lightning.

CSC-SC Sailfest Open Regatta. One Design, PHRF& Cruising.

LMSC AYC Invitational. Thistle,Y-flyer,Snipe,Invites. AYC

www.longbaysailing.com Nothing scheduled MAY Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org 3-4 Sheriff’s Cup 11 Spring Harbor Race 23-25 Gulfstreamer. Daytona to Charleston.

31 Femme Fatale Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org Lake Lanier. www.llsc.com 3 Celtic Crossing. BFSC 10 Lormand Cup. SSC 17 Women Skippers. BFSC 24-5 Lake Lanier Distance. Krantz.

South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. www.sayra-sailing.com 3-4 Keowee Cup. KSC. 3-4 Cinco de Mayo. Catamarans. LLSC. 3-4 Great 48. Flying Scots. LNYC. 3-4 AYC Opti Clinic & Regatta. AYC 10 McIntosh Cup. PHRF. SYC 9-11 Harbor 20 Spring Regatta. SCYC 10-11 Highlander Midwinters. LNYC 16-18 Leukemia Cup. PHRF. CFYC. 23-26 Buccaneer NA championship. WCSC 23-26 US Sailing Level 1. LNYC 23-25 Gulfstreamer. ChYC 24-25 One-Design Spring Regatta. YCHHI 24-5 Castleberry Robertson. Portsmouth. ASC 24-5 Dixie. Thistle. AYC 24-5 Lake Norman Hospice. Open. LNYC. www.longbaysailing.com 16-18 Leukemia Cup. CFYC.

APRIL 4,18 Spring Rum Race #5. Melbourne Yacht Club 5-6 Sunfish Annual Regatta. Mt. Dora Yacht Club 6 Big Boy’s Race. Halifax Sailing Association 6 Commodore Race #1. Halifax River Yacht Club 6 Small Boat Sunday Races. Melbourne Yacht Club 9,16,23,30 Wednesday Night Series. Indian River Yacht Club 9-12 First Coast Offshore Challenge. North Florida Cruising Club News & Views for Southern Sailors

12-13,26-27 Club Races. Lake Eustis Yacht Club 12 Spring-Summer Race Series #2. East Coast Sailing Association 13 Gary Gorden Thunder Mug Regatta. Halifax River Yacht Club 13 Spring Race Series #4. Indian River Yacht Club 13 Spring Race Series Make up Day. Titusville Sailing Center 19-20 Spring Regatta. Small Boats. Melbourne Yacht Club 26 St. Johns Regatta/Spring Series #5. Florida Yacht Club 26-27 Spring Regatta. Big Boats. Melbourne Yacht Club 26-27 Lipton Cup Regatta. Smyrna Yacht Club 26-27 Club Races. Lake Eustis YC. MAY 2 Spring Rum Race #6. Melbourne Yacht Club 3 Mug Race. Rudder Club 3-4 Cinco de Mayo Regatta. Port Canaveral Yacht Club 3-4 Boy Scout Island Cruise. East Coast Cruising Association 4 Small Boat Sunday. Melbourne Yacht Club 4 Commodore Cup Race #2. Halifax River Yacht Club 4 Big Boy’s Race. Halifax Sailing Association 7,14,21,28 Wed Night Mosquito Series #5,6,7,8. Indian River Yacht Club 10 Waves Regatta. Navy Jax Yacht Club 10-11 Club Races. Lake Eustis Sailing Club 10-11 Marker 21 Cruise. Melbourne Yacht Club 11 North U Match Racing Clinic & Regatta. Indian River Yacht Club 17 Armed Forces Day Regatta. Navy Jax Yacht Club 18,31 Summer Series #1,2. Rudder Club 17-18 Brevard Challenge. Indian River Yacht Club 24 St. Augustine Race (Mayport to St. Augustine, Offshore #4). North Florida Cruising Club 24-25 Memorial Day Series. Lake Eustis Sailing Club 25 Race of the Century. St Augustine Yacht Club 24-26 Little Loop Cruise. Titusville Sailing Center 31 - 1 Space Coast River Regatta. Space Coast Catamaran Club

Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.com APRIL 4-6 4-5 7-18 9-12 11-12 12 16-19 19 19 26 27

Don Q Snipe Regatta - CGSC KBYC Race to Bimini Star Class World Championship (2 Weeks) Snipe Nassau Event Farr 40 Pre Worlds - STC Miami Key Largo Race Farr 40 Worlds Championship - STC Miami Key Largo Awards J/24 Biscayne Bay Series - Flat Earth Racing BBYC Sunburn Regatta - BBYRA PHRF # 5 BBYC Sunburn Regatta - BBYRA OD #5

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C-Gull Cup - CGSC J/24 Biscayne Bay Series - Flat Earth Racing BBYRA PHRF #6 - KBYC Ron Payne Memorial Snipe Ocean Race - LYC Hospice Regatta BBYRA OD #6 - BBYC Goombay Regatta - CGSC SOUTHWINDS

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Biscayne Bay Match Racing Championship (J/24s) Flat Earth Racing 31-Jun1 Shake A Leg Midwinters - SAL/Flat Earth Racing 31 J/24 Biscayne Bay Series - Flat Earth Racing BBYC Biscayne Bay Yacht Club BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef Yacht Club. www.coralreefyachtclub.org.

KBYC Key Biscayne Yacht Club. www.kbyc.org.

MYC Miami Yacht Club. www.miamiyachtclub.net.

SCA Sailfish Club

Key West Sailing Club. Every Saturday – Open House at the Key West Sailing Club. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingclub.org. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Come by the club to sail. Non-members and members welcome. Wednesday night racing has begun for the summer season. Skippers meet at the clubhouse by 5:00 p.m. and boats start racing at 6:00 p.m. in the seaplane basin near the mooring field.

Dinner and drinks afterward.

Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC). www.keywestsailingclub.org.

Regular club racing open to all.

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Mystery Mark Race TIB Regatta / Spring Series #2 - Portsmouth - bayside TIB Regatta - PHRF - bayside Miami to Key Largo Annual Racers Meeting President’s Cup - PHRF - bayside Hank Gartner Youth Sailing Championship

link at the West Florida PHRF organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org) and many other sailing associations and yacht clubs in the area.

Limited banner advertising is available on the race calendar page at very low monthly rates. Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com or call (941) 795-8704.

Club Racing Bradenton YC. Winter Races starting in October until April.

Sunday Races at 1:30 p.m. PHRF racing on Manatee River. For info, call Susan Tibbits at (941) 723-6560.

Clearwater Community Sailing Center. The center holds regular weekend club races. For dates and more information, go to www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org.

Dunedin Boat Club. Monthly club racing. For more information, contact saraherb@aol.com.

Edison Sailing Center, Fort. Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racing once a month, year-round john@johnkremski.com Port Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round. pbgvtrax@aol.com.

Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Fall Series Sunday afternoon racing begins Sept. 9 through Nov. 18. www.pgscweb.com.

Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Friday evening races start in April. www.sarasotasailingsquad.com.

Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org APRIL 4-6 5-6 10-13 11 12 12 12-13 12-13 16-19 19 19-20 19 22-26 25-

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dar (9/1/07 — 8/31/08) on its Web site for all racing in the central west Florida area from just north of Tampa Bay south to Marco Island. The calendar includes all scheduled races of the West Florida PHRF organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org), plus club races in the area and any others that boaters in the area would like to post. The Boat of the Year races are listed for all the areas of the West Florida PHRF organization. Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com to list your race, although we cannot list every single weekly club race.

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Bradenton YC, DIYC, SPYC, TIYC. Suncoast Raceweek, PHRF. (SuncoastBOTY) Mount Dora Yacht Club. Annual Mt. Dora Regatta, All dinghies St. Petersburg YC. Rolex Match Racing, Women’s matches, Sonars Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Suncoast Raceweek awards Terra Ceia Regatta. Manatee Sailing Assoc. www.manateesailingassociation.org.

St. Pete Sailing Assoc. PHRF Davis Island YC. Spring Regatta, PHRF & J/24 Sailing Association of Marco Island. Bud Light Regatta, PHRF (SWFBOTY) Swift Solo dinghy & Musto Skiff regatta, Ft. Desoto, southeast beach davesailellis@aol.com Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Morgan Invasion, All boats Morgan St. Petersburg YC. Sunfish State Champs Venice YC, Venice Sailing Squadron. Shark Tooth Regatta, PHRF (SBBOTY) Gulfport YC. US SAILING Alter Cup Catamaran USA Finals, ussailing.org St. Petersburg YC. Regata del Sol al Sol, to Isla Mujeres, Mexico. (SuncoastBOTY Racer/Cruiser Class) Davis Island YC. J/24 Rodeo Regatta Naples Sailing & YC. Messmer Cup, PHRF (SWFBOTY) Treasure Island Tennis and YC. Twilight Racing begins, PHRF Florida Women’s Sailing Association.

Championship Regatta St. Petersburg YC. Darlene Clark Women’s Regatta, PHRF Tampa Sailing Squadron. Commodore’s Cup, PHRF Sarasota Sailing Squadron. SYSP Sailfest Regatta, Dinghies Tampa Sailing Squadron, Women’s Commodore’s Cup, PHRF St. Petersburg YC. Twilight Racing begins, PHRF www.southwindsmagazine.com

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Bird Key YC. Sarasota Bay Cup, PHRF (SBBOTY) (SuncoastBOTY Racer/Cruiser Class) St. Pete Sailing Assoc. 21st Annual Couples Race, PHRF Treasure Island Tennis and YC. . Spring #3, PHRF Jabbo Gordon Invitational Regatta, Englewood, FL. Sunfish, etc. gordonjhb35@yahoo.com

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For northern Gulf coast race calendars and more information, go the Gulf Yachting Association Web site, at www.gya.org.

Wednesday Evening Fun Races PYC. Every Wednesday of the Month, April thru October Fort Walton Yacht Club. April thru October

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Bay St. Louis, MS Double-Handed Regatta – Ft. Walton YC, 10-11 GYA Match Racing Championship (Schweppes) Southern YC, New Orleans, LA POW Quarter Finals (Schweppes) - Southern YC, New Orleans, LA Summer Series Race # 3 – Ft. Walton YC Regatta al Sol XXV - Pensacola YC & Southern YC, FL Jane England Regatta - Jackson YC, Jackson, MS Multihull Shootout - New Orleans YC Navy Cup Regatta (PHRF & One Design) - Navy YC, Pensacola, FL Spring Regatta (Capdevielle) - Bucanneer YC, Mobile, AL Small Boat Challenge 2 – Ft. Walton YC, FL Memorial Day Regatta - Pensacola Beach YC, FL Juby Winn One Design - Southern YC, New Orleans, LA Great Circle Regatta - Mobile YC, Mobile, AL Slip to Ship Regatta - Ocean Springs YC, MS Regional Small Boat Challenge – Pensacola, Choctaw, St. Andrews YCs, Ft. Walton YC, FL Candler Regatta (Capdevielle) - St. Andrews Bay YC, Panama City, FL

APRIL 4-6 GORC, Biloxi Yacht Club/Mobile Yacht Club, Biloxi, MS/Mobile, AL 5-6 Finn Gulf Coast Championships, TCYC 5-6 Vanguard 15 Invitational, Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA 5-6 Wet & Cool Regatta, Fairhope Yacht Club, Fairhope, AL 6 Pensacola Yacht Club Opening Day Ceremonies, Pensacola, FL 12 Bay Waveland Yacht Club Opening, Bay St. Louis, MS 12 Southern Yacht Club Opening, New Orleans, LA 12 Commodore’s Cup #2, Navy Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL 12 Mobile Bay Youth Championship, Buccaneer Yacht Club, Mobile, AL 12-13 Pat Gilliland (Capdevielle), Jackson Yacht Club, Jackson, MS 19 Cruising Couples #1, Pensacola Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL 19-20 Dauphin Island Warm-up, Fairhope Yacht Club, Fairhope, AL 23-27 Trimaran Showdown, Ft. Walton Yacht Club, Ft. Walton Beach, FL 26 50th Annual Dauphin Island Race, Fairhope Yacht Club, Fairhope, AL 26 Preemie Cup, Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, Pensacola Beach, FL 26 S. C. Smith Regatta, Apalachee Bay Yacht Club, Shell Point, FL 26 Laser District 14, Gulfport Yacht Club, Gulfport, MS 26 Alfonso/Sutter (youth), Gulfport Yacht Club, Gulfport, MS 26 Opti Spring Fling, Ft. Walton Yacht Club, Ft. Walton Beach, FL 26 MS Finn Championship, Gulfport Yacht Club, Gulfport, MS 27 Dauphin Island Return, Fairhope Yacht Club, Fairhope, AL MAY 3 3-4 3-4 10 10

Spring Series Race #6 - St. Andrews Bay YC, Panama City, FL GYA Opening Day Regatta(Capdevielle)/Fish Boat Rededication - Pensacola YC GYA Masters Regatta - Pensacola YC Sea Buoy Race (PHRF & Mulithull) Pensacola Beach YC Jourdan River Regatta - Bay Waveland YC,

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Interlake 18, 1982. Divorce Sale! Refit by Customflex 2005 w/new open centerboard well, stainless centerboard, flotation tanks and more. All Harken gear, (2) sets sails, 1 spinnaker.

2005 Road King galvanized trailer, Bearing Buddies, spare tire. Great sailer, excellent condition. Asking $2,800. Located Sarasota. (941) 720.4503, scottpursell@msn.com. (5/08)

19’ Seaward Fox Catboat 1998. 5HP Merc and elect. trolling motor. Carbon fiber rotating mast. Fully battened main – 2 sets reef pts.

Lazy jacks, Bimini, current safety sticker, portapotty, bilge pump. Full-fitted canvas cover.

Wing keel. 10” draft. In water. Asking $7,000.

OBO. (941) 387-8786. (5/08)

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Hobie 21 Sport Cruiser. Excellent condition.

Main, jib, screachor, all furling. New jib.

Wings. 3.5 hp outboard. Hot stick. Front tramp. Aluminum trailer. Beach dolley.

Removable storage pod. Rebuilt centerboards. $5,500. (941) 743-6322. (6/08)

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CLASSIFIED ADS Morgan 28 1972. Good Condition. Kubota diesel, great condition. 3’6” draft, swing keel.

Includes color GPS, VHF, New rigging, roller furling, sails, solar panels, Life Sling, more. $10,000 St. Johns. (904) 540-8372. Leave message. (5/08)

Tomcat Catamaran 22’. 2001. 9.9 Yamaha 4Stroke. Speed and Depth, Port-a-potti. Magna gas grill, table. Located St. Petersburg, FL. $17,500 or best offer. (727) 527-5292. (5/08)

Stilletto 27 stock catamaran. Multiple champion. Refurbished 1995 (1976), excellent.

Cockpit winches plus high-tech fresh sails, 25 ELH Mercury OB, galvanized trailer, berths, head, galley. $25,000 OBO. (941) 722-3532.

Bill. (5/08) San Juan 28. 1980. FWC Yanmar. 700 Hrs., 4’ 6” draft, 4 sails, all as new, Shore full batten main w/150 Genoa. 3 ground tackle, windlass, electronics, tiller autopilot, inflatable w/OB, no hurricane damage, sail away condition. $7500.

Boat in Florida. (586) 405-2261. (5/08)

Pearson Ensign 22. Beautiful day sailor or competitive racer (3rd in ‘07 mid-winters) Complete restoration in ‘06-07 included new standing and running rigging, complete topside and bottom refairing and repaint, refinish mahoghony seats and trim, new sheet winches, new rudder and post, new tiller. Sails, including spinnaker, are in excellent shape.

Asking $8,500 obo. (727) 439-2501. (5/08) 22’ 1968 Westerly Cirrus. Stout little cruiser.

Yanmar 2005, Navik self-steering vane, standing headroom (6’), enclosed head. Lying in NE Florida. Ready to go. Excellent condition. $10,500. (228) 324-6504. (5/08)

1975 Catalina 22. Ready to sail. Retrofit summer (2006). Too much new to list in ad. email for brochure. hytedin@hotmail.com.

Trailer, new Tohatsu 6hp., warranty. (850) 443-7451. $3,500 cash. (4/08)

1998 MacGregor 26X, 50 HP Honda 4-stroke OB. Unique water ballast system. Less than 1 foot draft when board is up. 7’ 10” beam and comes with a trailer. Enclosed head, aft sleeping cabin, galley, and dinette. CDI roller furling jib. VHF radio. Stereo with cockpit speakers.

Wheel steering, cockpit cushions and more. $15,500. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

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27’ Island Packet, 1988, Autopilot w/remote, New VHF radio, new AM/FM radio, new Magellan 324 color Chart-plotter, W/ south Florida blue chip, New bimini and dodger, Yanmar 20hp 2GM20 Two cylinder, fresh water cooled, inboard diesel, less than 1000 hrs., 3 Gel-cell marine batteries w/ new automatic charger, $44,500, Call Leo @ (941) 504-6754, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

Watkins 27’ 1981 Sloop. Full Keel, Roller Furling, New Bottom Paint, Yanmar Diesel, GPS, VHF Radio, RDF, Depth Gauges Cabin and Cockpit. New - Head, Upholstery, Stove, Faucets. Autohelm. Asking $12,500. (813) 641-7181. (5/08)

Irwin 28 1974, 3’ 6” draft, rebuilt atomic 4, recent refit standing and running rigging, new wiring, good sails, new bottom paint, barrier coat, VHF, stereo CD. Clean solid boat ready to sail. $6000. (941) 914-5132. (5/08)

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28’ S-2 Sloop 1979. Yanmar diesel, 4’6” draft, wheel steering, auto pilot and Tri-Data Autohelm instrument new 2002, 12V refrigerator, good sail inventory, quality construction and proven design. Asking $19,900.

Open to Offers. For more info, call (727) 5600901.

Lindenberg 28. 1983. Fivespeed. Proven winner. Extensive racing inventory. Ready to race now. Major upgrades and new bottom March 2006. Yours for $16,550. Contact Gary Smith (321) 674-0886. e-mail Fivespeed05@cfl.rr.com. (4/08a)

28’ Cape Dory, 1977, Wheel Steering, Garmin chartplotter, 8 bronze portholes, Self tending Jib, Quality built boat, 2 boat owner, $20,500 Call Rick @ 727-422-8229 Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com. (6/08) www.southwindsmagazine.com

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1985 S2 9.1. 2 Mains, 3 chutes, Harken RF, multiple headsails, cruising chute. GPS/Chart, Nexus instruments, Auto tiller, Life Sling, folding prop (recently rebuilt), Bimini. Barrier coated. 5’6” draft. $22,500 OBO. (352) 7461329. (4/08)

Hunter 30. Two to Choose from. Both extremely clean and well-maintained. Tampa Bay. Cruise-equipped. Good Sails and canvas on both. Must see to appreciate. (727) 5600901. (4/08)

1984 Islander 30, with freshwater-cooled Yanmar diesel. Very clean and well maintained by owner. Harken roller furling with genoa, jib and storm jib. Main sail with dutchman system. Edson wheel and cockpit table. Anderson ST winches. Navico autopilot. DataMarine depth. ICOM VHF, compass.

Hiller stove and oven. Adler Barbour refrigeration. Pressure water. Hella fans, great interior. Battery charger, 2 anchors with chain and rode, 110/30 amp shore power. USCG safety equipped. A must-see boat located on Longboat Key, or go to www.cortez yachts.com. Asking $23,900. Call (941) 7929100.

Irwin 30, 1977, with new 10hp Yanmar diesel, new standing and running rigging, roller furling, new interior including cushions, counter tops, and cabin sole. $17,750. (813) 920-0037. (4/08)

31’ Catalina 309 2007- Exactly like new, loaded, only 45 hours on engine. A/C reverse w/dehumidifier mode, in-mast furling, stereo, autopilot and ST-60 wind/speed/ depth.

Transferable slip in beautiful downtown St.Petersburg. $89,900. (863) 648-5218.

(6/08a)

32’ Morgan Sloop, 1980, Yanmar Diesel, Full Keel, 6’2” headroom, Solid bluewater cruiser, $29,900, Call Rick @ 727-422-8229 Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com. (6/08) 32’ Pearson Vanguard 1964.On hard San Mateo, FL. Best offer takes this classic. (443) 822-8785 or opinicus@earthlink.net. (3/08)

31’ New Bombay Pilothouse, 1978, This compact, efficient pilot house design provides excellent utilization of space. Outside steering station, Bimini and pilot house canvas. Perkins 30 H.P. inboard diesel. Spacious galley, Marine air conditioning, $28,900, Call TJ @ 941-7415875, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com. (6/08)

32 Gulf Pilothouse, complete refit: all new 2005- standing running rigging, performance sails, wiring, circuit breakers panel, water heater, holding/macerator, fuel tanks, 12v/110 standing fridge-freezer, propane cooktop, infared broiling, 3 batteries, autocharger, 17000 btu heat/air, Bimini. $29,500. sailsetc@aug.com (904) 810-1966. (4/08)

31’ Catalina 310, 2004. Just taken in trade on new Catalina. In-mast furling, air conditioning, Autopilot, ST-60 wind/speeddepth, VHF w/Ram Mic, custom Bimini/windshield, microwave, nice condition $89,900 Massey Yacht Sales. (727) 824-7262 St Petersburg, or (941) 723-1610 Palmetto, FL.

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Morgan O.I. 33. Full keel, only 3’ 11” draft.

Yanmar 38hp diesel w/only 950 hrs. The Out Island series by Charlie Morgan is well known for their exceptional interior volume. The shallow draft make it an excellent choice for cruising the Keys and Bahamas. Loaded with new equipment and upgrades including: Autopilot, color chartplotter GPS, electric windlass, wind generator, propane stove, refrigerator, marine air conditioning, dinghy with new OB, flat screen TV, stereo and more. Owner has new boat ordered. Here is a chance to get a great boat for a great price. Located Marathon. Asking $27,500, but let’s hear your offer. Cortez Yacht Sales (941) 792-9100.

Gozzard 36, 1987. Excellent Condition.

Brand New Sails. Partial Awlgrip. New Bottom Paint. Radar, SS Radio, B&G instruments.

Bimini/Dodger, hard windshield. Hard Dinghy and Motor. Davits. Bob (314) 487-4543, rgruener@earthlink.net. (4/08)

37’ Hunter Cutter rig, 1985, 44 HP Yanmar, new 135 Genoa, Fully Batten mainsail, Windbugger Generator, Great Bahamas boat, $41,900, Call Rick @ 727-422-8229, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

36’ Catalina MKII, 2001, Universal diesel, 2 private staterooms, Radar, SSB, Autopilot, Liferaft, ready to cruise today! $118,900, Call Jeff @ 954-224-8291, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com. (6/08)

37’ Lagoon Catamaran, 1996, Owners version with Galley up, This quick and roomy Lagoon 37 has new engines, a new mainsail and all the gear you want: air conditioning, ssb, watermaker, custom cockpit enclosure, even a washer/dryer, $198,000, Call Tom @ 904-377-9446, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.CatamaransInFlorida.com

C&C 33. New deck paint , new 2007 Kevlar 155%, racing #2, Spin and main in great condition, also have delivery/cruising sails.

Spectra halyards, no blisters, barrier coated bottom. Call Mike (727) 510-4167 or (727) 796-4260, $24,500. (5/08)

2004 Catalina 34 MK II, loaded and ready.

This boat is equipped for the discriminating sailor for pure pleasure or the competitor for pure enjoyment. Everything you need in a boat. Two complete sets of sails, one to cruise, another to race. Everything is like new. $127,500. www.Cortezyachts.com for listing or call (941) 792-9100.

Hunter 34. 1985. Fully equipped for weekend or Island cruising. A/C, dinghy w/OB, electronics. Constant updates and maintenance.

Asking $33,900. Clean and a pleasure to show. Call Jacek at (727) 560-0901 for more information. New cushions.

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36’ CS Yachts, 1982, solid fiberglass hull and top quality construction, you will find a wellthought out, well-equipped, and well-maintained go-anywhere cruiser. Great Electronics, Wind Generator, $89,900, Call Tom @ 904377-9446, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com. (6/08)

2003 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37. (New 2007: Yanmar engine, 3 Optima batteries, Garmin 440 at helm.) Interphase Chart Plotter at Navigation Station. 12 Volt Refrigeration System. Stereo w/4 speakers (2 cockpit), 25 AMP Battery Charger. New cruising spinnaker.

Custom hard dodger/bimini. Forward cabin w/optional sink and vanity. Master stateroom w/king sized berth. Walk through transom w/swim ladder. $138,500. (941) 914-5132.

(6/08a)

37’ Sunbeam, 1991 TWO PRIVATE STATE ROOMS, FINELY FINISHED MAHOGANY INTERIOR, SHOAL DRAFT WINGED KEEL, Recent awlgrip, New Electronics, $ 118,990, Call Jeff @ 954-224-8291 Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

Tayana 37 Pilothouse Cutter. 1985. Magic Dragon Robert Perry’s best! Ready to cruise & makes a great liveaboard. New Yanmar 4JHE diesel engine. New sails. Full galley, A/C; water-maker; generator; navigation equipment & much more….Meticulously maintained and upgraded with quality. Hauled 12/07. Composting toilet or will replace with regular toilet. Berthed in St. Pete. $89,900 or Make an Offer. (305) 923-6556. (5/08a) www.southwindsmagazine.com

CLASSIFIED ADS Corbin 39’ 1989 Ketch. Center Cockpit.

Forward and aft staterooms, Yanmar 4 cyl, 44HP. Lugger 4.5 KW generator, Air condition. Comfortable, Seaworthy, heavy cruiser. $100,000 - negotiable. (321) 480-7095.

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Privilege 39 1988 Cat. 4 cabin, 2 head.

Yanmar 27hp. Major refit 2005. New UK sails, AC/heat, Onan genset 6.5kw, Autohelm 7000, new interior, Corian counters, teak sole, Bimini/dodger $168,500. (321) 917-5863. palexy@cfl.rr.com. (5/08a)

40’ Catalina, 1999, New Diesel, Dual Helms, 2 A/C units, 6’ 6” Autopilot, Radar, GPS, Nice cruising boat, $149,000, Call Leo @ 941-5046754, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

1988 Beneteau Oceanis 390. 39-feet. Over $40K in upgrades since 2003, including new Yanmar engine and related equipment.

Asking $89,900. See specifications and photos at: www.beneteau390.com. Phone: (772) 979-4326. (6/08a)

Hans Christian 41, 1985, Blister-free bottom, Showroom Interior, World cruising equipment list, This a beautiful yacht, A real must SEE!, $189,000, Tom @ 904-377-9446, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

39’ Privilege Catamaran, 1990, She is loaded with cruising gear and ready for bluewater with twin wind generators, solar panel, watermaker, autopilot, satphone, and an impressive inventory of spares. $149,000, Call Tom @ 904-3779446, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.CatamaransInFlorida.com. (6/08)

1981 41” Morgan OutIsland Ketch, Perkins, 62hp deisel, Gen 200hrs, new reefer, autopilot, A/C, heads{1 electric), mast rewired and many more upgrades including refurbished interior. $71,900. (239) 945-3552, (206) 3961465. (6/08)

1990 Privilege 39 Bluewater cruising catamaran. Strong boat, many extras. List of specs, equipment available via email. $168,000.

(772) 919-1620, seagrub40@hotmail.com.

(5/08)

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Bayfield 40 Hull # 34 full keel 5’ draft, cutter ketch designed by H.T.Gozzard built in 1984.

Exceptional condition with lots of new gear.

Harken roller furling on all sails. Marine air, WS, WD, depth, VHF w/remote, SSB, cd/radio, autopilot, chartplotter, radar, dinghy, life raft $119,000 Call Major Carter or visit www.Cortezyachts.com (941) 792-9100

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1993 Hunter Passage 42. Immaculately maintained at owner’s home. Never chartered. Many new systems including bottom paint Oct ‘07, Low hours on motor and Kohler generator. Leather interior. $129,900.

Located Naples, FL, Steve (239) 732-0070.

(4/08)

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Tayana 42 Cutter, 1988, Original owner has babied her! Total refit in ’03, A/C, Most of her life was lightly used in the Great Lakes. This one is Bristol! $194,900 Call Roy S. @ 305775-8907 Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

42’ Whitby Ketch, 1987, Original owner, Beautiful condition! New Awlgrip, New Electronics, New sails, Walk thru model. This is a must see! $129,000, Call Leo @ (941) 504-6754, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

43’ Slocum Cutter, 1984 Bluewater cruiser, Solar panels, Wind generator, Rebuilt diesel, Loaded for cruising, $179,000, Call Jeff @ 954-224-8291 Edwards Yacht Sales , Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

Schucker 440.

Cutter-rigged motorsailer.

Mystic Jitney was built in 1980 and has many recent upgrades and been maintained in Bristol condition.

Get complete information and photos at www.mysticjitney.com/mystic jitneyforsale.htm. (518) 859-8660. (5/08)

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Gulfstar 45, 1985. Hirsch design, exc. cond.

Raymarine Chartplotter, Radar, Autopilot.

Perkins 50hp (300 Hours). Adler-Barbour fridge. New equipment incl. propane stove/oven & grill, hot water, water tanks, generator, ground tackle, spares.

Bimini/Dodger w/ clear side curtains. 12’ Carolina Skiff w/ 9.9 Merc. Transferable lease on rare affordable slip in Key West. $112,900.

(305) 587-7444. (6/08a)

46’ Morgan 462 Centercockpit Ketch, 1984, Newer A/C, Bimini/dodger, New refrigeration, Inverter, Nice blue water cruiser, $78,900, Call Bob @ 239-877-4094, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com. (6/08)

Broadblue Prestige 46’ “Prout” Catamaran, 2004, 300 hrs on twin engines, 100 hrs on genset, 48K BTU of A/C, 4 solar panels, many upgrades, $535,000, Call Rick @ 727-4228229, Edwards Yacht Sales. Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.CatamaransInFlorida.com

50’ Gulfstar Center Cockpit Ketch, 1976, Perkins 85 HP, Rare 2 stateroom model, Walk in engine room, Nice bluewater cruiser, Holding plate refrigeration, $114,900, Call TJ @ 941-741-5875 Edwards Yacht Sales , Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

Jeantot Marine 51’ Privilege 1994, Big, beautiful cat loaded with electronics, genset, watermaker, dive compressor, dual a/c, cherry interior. Sleeps 10 in 5 double cabins, $530,000, Call Tom @ (904) 3779446, Edwards Yacht Sales. Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.CatamaransInFlorida.com

60’ Custom Catamaran, 1999, 4 staterooms plus crew, Unsinkable, World cruiser or day charter, twin Yanmar diesels, 2600 sq ft of canvas! 18 opening portholes, loaded! $695,000, Call Bill @ 727-421-4848, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.CatamaransInFlorida.com

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47’ Vagabond Ketch, 1986, Heavy displacement cruiser, Refit in ’03 with new spars and sails, Genset, A/C, 3KW inverter, Radar, GPS, Big ground tackle, windless, $169,000, Call Roy S. @ 305-775-8907, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsInFlorida.com

2005 Albin 31 TE. Twin Yanmar 370 turbos wolf in sheep’s clothing!!! 53k less than replacement!!! New warranties apply. Options package worth 18k. Never titled. Most powerful 31 on market. Call today and let’s talk dream boats. $223,900 (561) 844-1100. www.southwindsmagazine.com

CLASSIFIED ADS Trawler Present 40. Liveaboard Dream. Wellmaintained. Records. Galley Down. Extensive Equipment. Lehman 6-3575 hours. Westerbeke Genset - 165 hours. Clearwater slip available. Economical operation. Creative financing. Offers. (727) 424-4441. (4/08)

Used Boat Gear for Sale. CQR 25 & 45#, Bruce 16 & 66#, Hookah by Airline, 55# Folding Fisherman anchor, Para-tech 15 w/Rode, Edson Rack & Pinion steering w/wheel, new awning w/side curtains.

Nautical Trader, 110 E. Colonia Lane, Nokomis, FL. Shop online at www.nauticaltrader.net. (941) 488-0766.

ENGINE PARTS

_________________________________________ Wanted. Used parts for Westerbeke Engine Model 20B two. Need 1 camshaft #036972.

Need 1 injector camshaft #037076 or complete engine that doesn’t run. (504) 9132381 or (504) 341-2343. (6/08)

HELP WANTED

_________________________________________ Yacht Broker Wanted. Lots of Work. Growing company, with years of experience, in Tampa Bay looking for a team player. Great company support. Call (727) 823-7400, or Jacek at (727) 560-0901. _________________________________________

SCHUCKER 440. Bruce Van Sant’s trawlerized TIDAK APA. Get complete information and photos at www.LuperonCruising.com (4/08)

Massey Yacht Sales Mobile Broker Do you prefer to sell yachts from your home office?

If you do and you are a proven, successful yacht sales professional, we have positions open for Florida west and east coast. Take advantage of the Massey sales and marketing support, sales management and administration while working from your home selling brokerage sail and power boats. Call Frank Hamilton (941) 723-1610 for interview appointment and position details. _________________________________________

BOAT GEAR & SUPPLIES

_________________________________________ Hobie 18 Mast for Sale. (We think it is a Hobie 18). Measures 26 feet. Top 7 feet is carbon. Serial # 38272 Coleman Co. $60. Near Sarasota, FL. (941) 966-4737.

BUSINESS FOR SALE/RENT

_________________________________________ Sail Loft and Sailboat Services business for sale. Well-established business with an established loyal customer list. Includes lots of excellent equipment. Tampa Bay Area. (941) 504-0635 (3/08) _________________________________________ FOR SALE: Florida East Coast Sail Loft.

Established 10 years. Well-equipped, extensive inventory and client list. Walking distance to several marinas. New sail design, construction and repairs. Custom canvas work, exterior/interior, and cushions. Strong used sail inventory. Also dealing with architectural soft product. Respond to LOFT220@hotmail.com. (4/08)

CREW WANTED _________________________________________ Wanted: Experienced racing crew to campaign Corsair 28R trimaran in local races/regattas in the Bradenton/Sarasota area. Mellow boat owner. E-mail fmp28r@yahoo.com. (5/08)

DONATE YOUR BOAT

_________________________________________ Donate your boat to the Safe Harbor Boys Home, Jacksonville, Fl. Setting young lives on a true path. Please consider donating your working vessel. http://boyshome.com/ or call (904) 757-7918, e-mail harbor@boyshome.com.

News & Views for Southern Sailors

Madden Masts & Rigging, in Annapolis, MD is growing and in need of additional experienced riggers. We offer competitive wages and benefits. Please e-mail Richard Krolak at rich.maddenmasts@comcast.net. For more information, go to www.maddenrigging.com. (5/08a) _________________________________________ Sailing and Waterfront Director Wanted The St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club, located in Panama City, FL, is seeking a sailing and waterfront director for fulltime employment. Qualifications include: U.S. SAILING certification; general seamanship knowledge; and the ability to plan, organize, and promote waterfront activities.

Duties will include: sailing instruction and coaching for adults and children; managing year-round sailing programs; planning/managing additional activities for member events; assisting with regatta planning and fleet maintenance; and overseeing the appearance and usability of the waterfront facilities. Competitive salary with benefits. Drug- free work environment.

Please submit resume to 218 Bunkers Cove Rd, P.C. Fl 32401 Attn Jay M Wallace GM. Or e-mail resume to manager@stabyc.com. (5/08) _________________________________________

Writers, Reporters, Articles, Photos Wanted.

SOUTHWINDS is looking for articles on boating, racing, sailing in the Southern waters, the Caribbean and the Bahamas, and other articles on the following subjects: marinas, anchorages, mooring fields, disappearing marinas/boatyards, marinas/boatyards sold for condos, anchoring rights, sailing human interest stories, boat reviews, charter stories, waste disposal— and more. Photos wanted, plus we want cover photos (pay $65) of both race and non-race subjects, but about sailing. Cover photos must be very high resolution and vertical format.

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SAILS & CANVAS

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Ponce de Leon Hotel Historic downtown hotel at the bay, across from St. Petersburg YC. 95 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 550-9300 FAX (727) 896-2287 www.poncedeleon hotel.com

SLIPS FOR SAIL OR RENT

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BIMINI BAY RESORT 40 ft BOAT SLIP FOR SALE: A full-service marina with Immigration office allowing guests to clear customs immediately. A harbor channel accommodating yachts of all sizes. A fisherman’s yacht village with an infinity pool, exquisite dining facilities, a fitness center, and salon. All reasonable offers considered. Interested buyers may email questions to sdorfman@bellsouth.net.

(6/08)

REGATTA MUSICIANS

_________________________________________ The Bilge Boys acoustic duo is available for your regatta, sailing events and yacht club parties. We play beach/island/classic rock and lots of Jimmy. Book now for the upcoming sailing/holiday season. West Florida.s www.freewebs.com/thebilgeboys or 727504-2328. (6/08)

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT _________________________________________

40’ Deep-water Slip situated in prestigious Harbortown Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway, Jacksonville, FL. Access to ocean nearby. Water, insurance, dock carts, etc., included in $145/month fee. $79,000. Call John Timm (502) 767-9372. (6/08)

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

Deepwater Boat Slip Included! 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2-car garage townhome. Mariners Pass, St. Petersburg, FL. $234,500. Loads of updates. Call Bob Sackett, Realtor (727) 5609119. (4/08)

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WHARRAM TIKI 30 CATAMARAN FOR SALE

Sailor’s Paradise “Old Florida” Lakefront mobile home cottage with dock on 20K acre Lake Crescent in Crescent City. Small, quiet, adult park with reasonable lot rent. $7500 (386) 698-3648 or www.LakeCrescentFlorida.com. (5/08)

Brand New — Professionally Built

Subscribe to SOUTHWINDS Tarpon Springs Deepwater slip. Beautiful fourth floor corner condo. Gulf views on two sides. Near ICW. Heated pools, clubhouse, tennis courts, putting green, fitness center.

Reduced for quick sale. Owner $299,500.

(727) 786-1640. (813) 907-2164 (5/08) 76

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Go to www.tiki30.blogspot.com to view an on-line journal documenting the stepby-step building of this boat. Built by Boatsmith, Inc., Jupiter, FL www.boatsmithFL.com. (561)744-0855

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AAKRON INFLATABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 ADVENTURE SAILING SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . .21 ANNAPOLIS PERFORMANCE SAILING . . . . . .59 ANTIGUA SURVEYING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 AQUA GRAPHICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 ATLANTIC SAIL TRADERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 BAY RIGGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 BEACHMASTER PHOTOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . .34 BENETEAU SAILBOATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC BETA MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 BOATERS EXCHANGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 BOATPIX PHOTOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 BOATUS INSURANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 BO’SUN SUPPLIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 BURT EDWARDS CONDO FOR RENT . . . . .25,32 CATALINA YACHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29, 47 CLEARWATER YACHT CLUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 CORAL REEF SAILING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 CORINTHIAN REGATTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 CORTEZ YACHT BROKERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 CRUISING DIRECT SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 DEFENDER INDUSTRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 DOCKSIDE RADIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 DOYLE SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 DUNBAR SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 DWYER MAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 EASTERN YACHTS/BENETEAU . . . . . . . .29,67,BC EDWARDS YACHT SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64-5 E-MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 FLYING SCOT SAILBOATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 FOUNTAINE/PAJOT CATAMARANS . . . . . . . . .67 FOURWINDS ENTERPRISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 FT. MYERS BEACH MOORING FIELD . . . . . . . .37 FT. WALTON YACHT CLUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 GARHAUER HARDWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

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GLACIER BAY REFRIGERATION . . . . . . . . . . . .27 GULF COAST YACHT SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 GULFSTREAMER REGATTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 HOBIE CATS/TACKLE SHACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 HOTWIRE/FANS & OTHER PRODUCTS . . . . .33 HUNTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC INNOVATIVE MARINE SERVICES . . . . . . . .32, 34 ISLAND YACHTING CENTRE/GREG KNIGHTON66 J/BOATS - MURRAY YACHT SALES . . . . . . .68,BC JSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 KEVANE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 KNIGHTON SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 KNIGHTON YACHT BROKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 LEATHER WHEEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 LIGHTHOUSE BUILDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 MANATEES SAILING ASSOCIATION . . . . . . . .19 MASSEY YACHT SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC,29 MASTHEAD ENTERPRISES . . . . . .35,44,47,66,76 MASTMATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 MORGAN INVASION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 MORGAN INVASION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 MUG RACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 MURRAY YACHT SALES/BENETEAU . . . . . .68,BC NATIONAL SAIL SUPPLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 NAUTICAL TRADER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 NEW JSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 NORTH SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52,76 PALM BEACH SAILING CLUB . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 PATRICIA KNOLL REALTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 PORPOISE USED SAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 RB GROVE/UNIVERSAL AND WESTERBEKE . . .30 REGATTA POINTE MARINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 REGATTA TIME IN ABACO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 ROHLAND RIGGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 RPARTS REFRIGERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

CATEGORY

SAILBOATS – NEW AND BROKERAGE Aakron Inflatables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Beneteau Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Boaters Exchange/Catalina Sailboats . . . . .47 Catalina Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29,47 Cortez Yacht Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Dunbar Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Eastern Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29,67,BC Edwards Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64-5 Flying Scot Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Fountaine/Pajot Catamarans . . . . . . . . . . .67 Gulf Coast Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Island Yachting Centre/Gregg Knighton . .66 Massey Yacht Sales/Catalina// Hunter/Albin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC,29 Masthead Yacht Sales/Catalina35,44,47,66,76 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . .BC St. Barts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Suncoast Inflatables/ West Florida . . . . . . .18 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, St. Petersburg .8 Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Program . .38 Turner Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Wilmar USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 GEAR, HARDWARE, ACCESSORIES, CLOTHING Annapolis Performance Sailing . . . . . . . . . .59 Bo’sun Supplies/Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Coral Reef Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Defender Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 E-Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Fourwinds Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Garhauer Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Hotwire/Fans & other products . . . . . . . .33 Leather Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Masthead Enterprises . . . . . . .35,44,47,66,76 Mastmate Mast Climber . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Nautical Trader/buy/sell/consign . . . . . . . .31 Rparts Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Salty John Marine Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Seaworthy Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Shadetree Awning Systems . . . . . . . . . . . .14

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April 2008

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Southern Winter Sailing—at 25 Degrees

By John Perkins

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two pairs of gloves, and my feet stung deck. That’s right; IT FROZE ONTO t was only 25 degrees when I in agony from the cold through my THE DECK. It made it difficult for arrived in Heber Springs, Florida deck shoes and two pairs of the bow monkey to effect the sail Arkansas, on the shores of Greer’s socks. But my thermal underwear change but did give the deck a loveFerry Lake last January. I was bunly, glossy sheen that dled up in a shirt, a sweater, resembled abstract, clear a parka, two pairs of socks, epoxy. two pairs of gloves, a hat The course ran in a from the Sarasota Yacht Club sort of long, triangular and a newly purchased set of pattern that didn’t use skintight thermal underwear stationary markers as I’m that I must admit, when used to. Turns were viewing myself in the mirror, made around small, lowmade me look almost like a lying and nearly unseen slim Mikhail Baryshnikov. islands that were once Normally, at about this mountaintops before the time of day, I’d be lounging Army Corps of Engineers around the Sarasota Sailing built a dam and flooded Squadron sipping on coffee, the valley. You need to coke, or a Corona, depending spot the low, bare patch on what time of day it was. I’d and round that bare probably be reading a book, patch as closely as possiworking on a boat, or sailing ble without tearing out on a boat in the mild winter the keel on some rock. weather that is the norm for You try to avoid getting Florida this time of year. skewered on submerged But when my aging 82Paul and Gary, two local sailors who are used to sailing treetops that were never year-old mother told me that in 25-degree weather. cut down before the she was finally willing to worked to perfection. I sweated. great flood. enter a home for the aged, I felt I was assigned to crew on an S2 We crossed the line in second something must be wrong, and I with a couple of experienced hands, place but well ahead of the rest of the moved here last fall. and we got off with little incident. boats in the fleet. Considering our I found myself pretty much The wind was blowing more than a boat had a newbie to lake racing, me, knowing no one, looking for somelittle fresh, and there were flattened I think we did pretty darn good. thing or someone to relate to, so I whitecaps on the lake. We were slicI like my fellow crew as they checked on the Internet to relieve my ing along at speeds past seven knots didn’t get me killed and they were self-pity and angst. without burying the lee rail. After a great company. They could crack a After a day or so, I started getfew practice passes by the mark, we joke in between moments of sheer ting e-mails from fellow sailors who crossed first after the timing horn terror—while it was freezing cold. I just happened to live in the area. I blasted. The rest of the fleet was not really love the heater in my car was informed they had a couple of far behind. It didn’t take long before where I scurried off to at the first active sailing clubs and invited me to a J/boat caught up to us and opportunity after docking. join along at the Greer‘s Ferry Yacht doggedly trailed behind us, waiting All in all, I had a great time, and Club. I jumped at the chance and for the opportunity to pass. Not there’s now a huge grin permanently showed up, forgetting the freezing long after she passed us, we passed frozen onto my soul. conditions, to find a group racing six her. It looked like a real two-boat When I first arrived here in boats from a small Catalina to a big race was on.

Arkansas, I felt that I had died and and beautiful Dufour. As I stood My crewmates decided the jib gone on to some sort of freezing around shivering with the others, I they had up was a little too much for Hell. But now I can state that I know was introduced around and was the tornado-like conditions, and a that there is definitely proof of life asked how I liked the idea of sailing sail change was in order. I should after death. It’s that sailing is life in in these conditions. “My face hurts,” mention that we were moving along every condition, and I just had to was all that came out. at a pretty good clip in adverse conacclimate to my new changes in They were all bundled up in the ditions, and each time spray shot latitudes and changes in altitudes. latest thermal foul weather gear, while from over the bow, it froze onto the Death is the absence of sailing.

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