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Editorial: Miscellaneous Sailing News

By Steve Morrell

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Letters You Wouldn’t Believe

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Bubba: Neon Yellow Revenge

By Morgan Stinemetz

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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Short Tacks: Sailing News and Events Around the South

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Our Waterways: FWC Chooses Locations for Mooring Field Pilot Programs

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Southeast Youth Sailing Programs

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Boatbuilder Stu Smith Closes Shop, But Not His Sailing

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Carolina Sailing: Record-Setting Year for the Palmetto State?

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Strictly Sail Miami 2011: Sailboat Buyers Return as the Show Returns to Bayside

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Aardvark Marina?

Win a Sailboat—or a Ride in One

People use to name their businesses so they would come up first in the phone book, like Aardvark Real Estate, or AAA Towing, but times have changed. The Clearwater City Council recently named their new downtown marina based on whether or not it would be easy to find on an Internet search. They settled on Clearwater Harbor Marina.

Personally, I think that’s a pretty good name, as it’s simple and to the point—and true. But I am not really sure that’s how people will look for or choose a marina. If they really want to promote boaters coming to the marina via Internet searches, and decide on a name based on that, they should have named it “Best-Rates Marina in Clearwater,” or CheapBoat-Slips-With-Lots-of-Amenities Marina in Clearwater.”

In the old days, they might have named it Aardvark Marina.

Times have changed, for sure.

I currently sail around on a Windrider 17 trimaran, but am planning on getting the Windrider 10, a 10-footer the company hasn’t built in eight years, but it looks like fun. Plus I am planning on getting one for free. All I have to do is name it. The company is giving one away if you give them the name that fits it best. For those who want to name it, but don’t want to get the boat, send me your suggestions. When I win, I’ll give you a ride in the boat. Otherwise, go to www.windrider.com/sweepstakes to enter by April 30.

(You’re welcome, Windrider.)

Cuba Update In the March issue (“From the Helm”) we printed an update on the Sarasota Yacht Club Charitable Foundation (SYCCF) Sarasota-Havana Regatta. We received that information the day we went to press and stated that the SYCCF did not receive permission to go to Cuba, but was canceling their Sarasota-Miami Regatta that was to be the alternate plan. Since then the SYCCF has decided to hold the race to Miami on May 14, and hold all pre-race and post -race events as originally planned. Its newsletter sent out stated, “ ‘It’s not Havana, but Miami is America’s center of Cuban culture.’ After the Miami race this spring, the committee is fully dedicating their efforts on the Cuban destination in 2012.”

More on Clearwater I was reading the Feb/March issue of BoatU.S. Magazine (a great magazine, by the way), and there was an article (and interview) about Pete Seeger. He’d turned 90 last year and held a concert in New York celebrating his birthday. Turns out, he sent all the proceeds to the Hudson River sloop Clearwater. The article says this boat is the “one labor of love to which Seeger has dedicated most of the second half of his life.” He was the main impetus behind the building of this boat, which was dedicated and built to promote the cleaning up of the Hudson River. He’d learned to sail back in the ‘50s and went sailing in a river that was full of garbage and toilet paper (and other stuff associated with TP). So he got others interested in forming a non-profit group called Hudson River Sloop Restoration, Incorporated. It was a major player in getting the Hudson River cleanup effort going and still is involved today. Seeger has continuously been involved with the project. For more information, go to www.clearwater.org (I wonder how the Clearwater City Council feels about this).

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I have had many conversations with people about pumpouts and am convinced that everyone out there thinks it’s easy to get your boat pumped out. Everyone but boaters, that is. Especially those on auxiliary sailboats. How long does it take for a sailboat to motor to some of these pumpouts? Even the marine police think it’s easy, but did you ever see a marine patrol officer motor over to a pump-out station in a sailboat?

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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 CARRY THE ANCHORING LAW AND BE LEFT ALONE I just read the latest issue of SOUTHWINDS and read a letter that indicates that if the sailor provides the authorities in one location with a copy of the anchoring law, they are left alone. If they don’t have a copy of the law they are treated somewhat poorly. Hopefully, this will not become a common practice.

I’d hate to have to carry the new health care law with me if I require treatment. Then again, maybe I can encapsulate it in epoxy and use it for an anchor. Carrying one piece of paper is certainly easier.

Fair Winds, Dan Kunz Dan—It would be more accurate to say that a boater reported he believes that is what the Sanibel police are doing. I can pretty much guarantee this: If the police are doing that, they would never admit it—or they would all lose their jobs for being too stupid. They say ignorance of the law is no excuse, but it doesn’t mean that knowledge of the law means you get treated better, although if you have a good lawyer who knows the law better, you frequently do win.

As complicated as the law is, being based on statutes, interpretation and incremental decisionmaking through the generations, it would be impossible to carry any law around with you— unless it was a fully stocked courtroom. Thankfully, no law is strictly enforced according to the exact wording, since laws are just estimates of real-life situations. Courts make that final decision.

What I see happening a lot is these local communities thinking they can do whatever they want in the waters within their jurisdictions. They can’t—and they probably know it—but if the policejust question you and give you a hard time without arresting you, they have created their own laws by succeeding in getting what they want through intimidation. The result is the same.

But if they know that citizens know the law—in one way by carrying it with them—the police are less likely to try anything they aren’t supposed to. BoatUS put that page together that we have available on our Web site and did us all a big service by doing so.

Editor CALUSA ISLAND MARINA WELCOMES AND HELPS CRUISERS Good news in Goodland, FL/South Marco Island. Calusa Island Marina update as of Feb. 1, 2011. In Claiborne Young’s outstanding 2008 Cruising Guide to West Florida (7th ed.), he implied that Calusa would be cruiser-friendly in our hour of need. They are. VERY. Our story follows the important facts: Calusa has now made available a dinghy dock fee for those who prefer the hook at night. The fee includes shoreside access, showers and laundry. Transient “dockers” are still very welcome, too. Andrew Barksdale, whose card says “President” and “Managing Partner,” absolutely ROCKS. I now think of him as “can-do Andrew.” That spirit runs through what we saw of the operation. “Just ask first and we’ll make it work,” is what See LETTERS continued on page 10 News & Views for Southern Sailors

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The protected anchorage in Blue Hill Creek has good depths for a half mile beyond it, Andrew said. Calusa has Block Ice! And gas prices competitive with Marco. Their water tasted very good on the day we filled up (after ASKING FIRST). Groceries, hardware and West Marine are about three and a half miles away. We have our own bike which makes that easy in flat South Florida. Andrew has plans to have loaner bicycles available to dinghy dock users in March, and I strongly encouraged that ASAP. A loaner car is hopefully in the works for next season. Goodland’s restaurants are a big draw as mentioned in the Guide and elsewhere. We, too, have been told that Marker 8 Restaurant is good. The lunch special at Little Bar is still good at about $6.95, we hear.

Our story: Eight o’clock on a Sunday morning at Tiger Key about 12 miles south and east of Goodland/Calusa Island Marina. A defective back-up propane 20-pound bottle (seal completely missing (!) on Blue Rhino exchange LP bottle— we’ll check that in the future before accepting an exchange) won’t connect, which means our fridge and its contents will soon be room temp...Claiborne’s superlative guide steers me toward Calusa as my first call (on the cell). Andrew answers. He tells me that I can get my empty tank REFILLED at the Ace in S. Marco on a Sunday. “I just filled mine there, so I know they have it,” he tells me. “Can you be here before noon?” he asks. We can. And he drives me in his car to Ace for a very reasonable charge. And the refill was less $ than the (defective) exchange had been at Winn Dixie in N. Marco (see note below). The fridge stays cold. The food is saved. And we find a truly welcoming facility for cruisers like us who genuinely prefer lying on an anchor at night to docking. Showers, laundry, block ice and a friendly welcome. Perfect.

(Note: Amerigas and Blue Rhino “20-pound” exchange tanks are only filled to 15 pounds of LP. Period. So a refill station which we’re told puts in just over 17 pounds is a better deal. And you already know the tank is good if YOU used it last... Ever since OPD valves were mandated, 20-pound tanks apparently won’t fill beyond 17 pounds. Shrug.)

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John and MD McLaughlin John and MD—What a great story. Makes me want to visit some day. I hope Andrew benefits from all this good press. Thanks for letting us know. We always like to hear about the good and pass it on.

Editor MORE GOOD NEWS FOR FLORIDA CRUISERS— FROM ST. AUGUSTINE Here’s some good news from St. Augustine since my last letter. A group of concerned boaters, including a member of the harbor commission, had a meeting concerning anchoring rights. It was decided to contact a lawyer knowledgeable in maritime law. Shortly after the meeting, several local officials contacted a member of the group for some unofficial meetings. Now the way it stands, it is okay to anchor within St. Augustine waters. Moorings are available for $20/night, which include dinghy dockage, the use of the beautifully maintained facilities at the municipal marina, free pump-outs on the moorings and a shuttle boat at 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m. Those who anchor outside the mooring field can get dinghy dockage at the municipal marina for $10/day, including facilities, and pump-out at www.southwindsmagazine.com

LETTERS anchor for $5. All boats may be subject to inspection of their MSDs. Better rates are offered for longer-term stays. A happy outcome (for now) for some grassroots action.

Jock Tulloch S/V Unleaded Jock—Wow—concerned boaters get together and have an impact.

Now there’s a novel idea that should be spread around waterfront communities. This is great news —and two letters in a row of good news for cruisers. Hallelujah! Maybe officials of waterfront cities and counties will consider getting legal advice on maritime law and acting on it. Maybe others, both boaters and officials, can learn from what these boaters learned, too. Thanks for letting us know.

Editor Boaters’ Rights Need to be Publicized SOUTHWINDS has done more to protect the rights of boaters against law enforcement harassment than any other Florida publication. Still, many of us have no idea which agencies have the right to board our vessel without invitation and what they can and can’t do when they come aboard. The list of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies is long: U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC and formerly the Florida Marine Patrol), local sheriff and local police. What we need, of course, is a copy of the law showing each agency’s authority with regard to foreign and domestic boaters. Most of us know the U.S. Coast Guard can legally board a boat, but the authority of the oth-

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ers is many times a mystery.

We’ve not been boarded recently, but I would treat a boarding as I would a raid at home: No one comes aboard without invitation (they must receive permission from us or have a legal warrant). If they insist on coming aboard, with or without our permission, they must show their authority in law, (and give us a chance to read it) provide identification, including badge numbers, and explain the purpose of the boarding. They must respect our vessel as they would our home and, if we insist, remove their boots and leave their guns in their boat.

We have seen the results of eager, arrogant, armed law enforcement types all over the world. We can’t let it happen here. Each federal, state and local authority must post copies of the law as it pertains to boaters. Posting it in SOUTHWINDS would be a good place to start.

Capt. Richard de Grasse Marathon, FL Dick—Thanks for the compliments, but I just print what boaters send me—as you have many times in the past—and if they don’t send it to me, I have nothing to pass on. It is up to the boaters to let me know, and we can pass the word along.

We do need these laws available from all communities, law enforcement and the state, but no one seems to want to put them down in words that are easy to understand, perhaps because they have more power and leeway if we are all kept in the dark. That has been known to happen.

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Neon Yellow Revenge

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was having a drink at the bar at the Ritz Carlton in Sarasota when, much to my amazement, Bubba Whartz walked in and sat down next to me and ordered a Budweiser. He had even taken off his red baseball cap, the one with the Peterbilt emblem on it, in deference to the rather reserved nature of the place.

There were a couple reasons Bubba’s appearance surprised me. First of all, he had complained vociferously to me on a previous occasion that the Ritz Carlton had no cans placed around on the floors where a guy who was chewing tobacco might spit.

He thought that a four-star hotel should have considered that particular amenity. I remember his very words. They were: “With all the leftover number 10 cans from the kitchen you’d think they could put them to good use. You know, decycling and all.”

No one at the Ritz Carlton had acted on that thought, but I doubt if Bubba had ever voiced his opinion to anyone on the management team. Sometimes he leaves out important steps in getting his wishes acted upon, and I know the Ritz Carlton chain most likely doesn’t employ psychics in the hope of securing more customers in Bubba Whartz’s income bracket.

I go to the Ritz Carlton for a specific reason. Most of the time the bartender will make an old-fashioned the way it is supposed to be made. There’s an art to making a good old-fashioned. I learned it from a man, now buried in Amherst, Massachusetts, whose other attributes included coming up with the idea, for the White Motor Company, a maker of trucks in Cleveland, that General Motors copied and later called GMAC. Because I keep my ear to the ground, I knew that Capt.

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of women. Not only did they turn Whartz’s winning string of sailboat races into a memory, but they added insult to injury by mooning Right Guard while the boat was entangled in the mooring line of the weather mark. Right Guard was listed on the scoring sheet as a DNF. But everyone at The Blue Moon Bar called his finish a DFL. Of course, they are not sailors, so sometimes they get things slightly mixed up.

I can speak with some authority about this subject because I was on board Right Guard when the dénouement happened. All we saw were bare buttocks. On the other hand, bare buttocks without faces to go with them just don’t cut it. The women were anonymous, every one of them.

They were wearing bandanas over their faces, sunglasses and baseball caps. We had no idea of who they were.

After some discreet inquiries, Bubba, however, found a quisling within the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. The man sold him the telephone numbers of all the women who were on the boat that so humiliated us (and the high school cheerleaders, who were busy text messaging and not much help) in that race.

“I fixed those broads real good,” Bubba said to me, after explaining the paid espionage he had solicited to get the pertinent telephone numbers.

“What did you pay for the numbers?” I asked.

“A hundred dollars,” said the live-alone, live-aboard sailor.

“There were eight women on that boat,” I recalled.

“That’s more than $12 a number. It might have been more fun to have the same amount of money invested in the Florida Lottery.”

“Nah,” said Bubba. “The lottery is for people who don’t understand simple math. Besides, I have already taken care

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of those women. I had a thousand adhesive labels printed up with their names and telephone numbers on them. Then I drove around for a couple of days affixing the labels to pay phones in cheap bars, bus stations, 7-Elevens in bad areas of Sarasota and anyplace near where homeless people hang out. The labels all promised a good time, no charge and free liquor. Just so people would see them, I had the labels printed up in neon yellow.”

“Gee, Bubba, with the price of gas what it is now, that must have cost you some bucks,” I guessed.

“The labels cost me $50, the phone numbers cost me $100 and the gas that I used up was about another $100.

Those broads will rue the day they ever messed with me,” Whartz snarled. “Getting even is the name of the game.”

I had finished my old-fashioned by this time, so I said adieu to Bubba, who was still working on his first beer. The bartender at the Ritz Carlton had not been conditioned to putting Bubba’s refreshments on my bar tab, as Doobie had, so I got off cheap.

On the way home, I stopped by The Blue Moon Bar to see what the buzz was. I noticed that there was a neon yellow adhesive sticker on the pay phone, and I asked Doobie if she knew what it was.

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on the phone. It has a lot of women’s names and phone numbers on it. But it doesn’t bother me at all.”

“Why is that?” I inquired.

“Bubba paid some guy from the Sarasota Sailing Squadron $100 for the names and phone numbers of the women who had beaten him in a sailboat race and then mooned Right Guard to add insult. But what Bubba does not yet know is that the names on the label are fictitious and the phone numbers are, too. The phone numbers are all for cloistered nunneries or Trappist monasteries.”

“Really?”

“Really.”

“Why Trappist monasteries?”

“Trappist monks take a vow of silence,” Doobie explained. “No one will answer the phone there.”

“Bubba really got screwed then,” I surmised.

“You think so?” asked Doobie. “Do you think he’ll ever know?”

To tell you the truth, I am venturing no guesses. But I found out something I didn’t know before; Doobie had probably been a novitiate at one time in her life.

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

UPCOMING SOUTHERN EVENTS Youth Sailing Programs This month, we publish the annual list of youth sailing programs in the Southern coastal states on pages 33-38.

Educational/Training North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adult sailing programs. Family Sailing. Ongoing traditional boatbuilding classes. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317.

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Marine Systems Certification, Gulfport, MS, April 19-22 Go to Web site for exact location. American Boat and Yacht Council. www.abycinc.org.

(410) 990-4460 Marine Systems Certification, Dare County, NC April 12-15 Go to Web site for exact location. American Boat and Yacht Council. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460.

Onboard Weather Forecasting, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, April 20 This seminar explains weather systems, and how to use your own observations and senses to stay aware of how weather conditions may affect your boating excursion. Materials include the “Onboard Weather Forecasting Captain’s Quick Guide” to use aboard your vessel. Wednesday, August 20, 79 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Instruction free, materials $25 per family. Maximum 20 students. Pre-registration required/ Go to www.boating-stpete.org.

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About Boating Safely Courses— Required in Florida and Other Southern States Effective Jan. 1, 2010, anyone in Florida born after Jan. 1, 1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operate a boat of 10 hp or more. Other states require boaters to have boater safety education if they were born after a certain date, meaning boaters of all ages will eventually be required to have taken a course. To learn about the laws in each state, go to www.aboutboatingsafely.com.

The course name “About Boating Safely,” begun by the Coast Guard Auxiliary, satisfies the education requirement in Florida and most southern states and also gives boaters of all ages a solid grounding (no pun intended) in boating safety.

Other organizations offer other courses which will satisfy the Florida requirements.

The About Boating Safely (ABS) covers subjects including boat-handling, weather, charts, navigation rules, trailering, federal regulations, personal watercraft, hypothermia and more. Many insurance companies also give discounts for having taken the boater safety education course.

The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **): **Monthly Boating Safely Courses 2011 Schedule in Fort Pierce, FL, April 16, May 14. Go to http://a0700508.uscgaux.info/ (click on Classes) for class information and schedule. Classes are usually very full, call 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.

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and reserve space on the preferred program date. $36 (+ $10 for each additional family member).

Classes held monthly. Eight-hour class at 8 a.m.

Flotilla 58 Coast Guard Auxiliary Building 1400 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce FL. (772) 418-1142. **Vero Beach, FL, April 16-17. Sponsored by the Vero Beach Power Squadron (VBPS). 301 Acacia Road, Vero Beach, FL. The facility is next to the Barber Bridge (northeast side) and the boat ramp area. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Materials $35 per person. Pre-register at www.verobeachps.com, or call Howard at (772) 978-9769. Check the Web site for other classes on other topics TBA. **Fort Pierce, FL, April 16, May 14. Go to http:// a0700508.uscgaux.info/ (click on Classes) for class information and schedule. Classes are usually very full, call and reserve space on the preferred program date. $36 (+ $10 for each additional family member). Classes held monthly.

Eight-hour class at 8 a.m. Flotilla 58 Coast Guard Auxiliary Building 1400 Seaway Dr., Fort Pierce FL. (772) 418-1142. **Hudson, FL, April 23. USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 11-7. 9135 Denton Avenue, 9am - 4pm. For more information or reservations, cal Edna Schwabe at (727) 457-3788 or Bob Mathes at (727) 862-0195 **America’s Boating Course, St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, April 4, June 6 September 19. Available to anyone 12 or older. Free. Materials cost $35 per family. Classes held once a week (two hours each Monday) for seven weeks. Completion of this course will enable the student to skipper a boat with confidence. 7-9 p.m. St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Pre-registration required at www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 498-4001. **Ongoing — Coast Guard Auxiliary, Jacksonville, FL, June 11, Sept. 10, Oct. 22 **Ongoing — Jacksonville, FL. Safe Boating Saturdays.

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419-8113. Generally held once monthly on Saturdays. Go to www.uscgajaxbeach.com for the schedule and to register. **Ongoing – Boating Skills and Seamanship Programs. St. Petersburg, FL, June 11, Sept. 10, Oct. 22. Tuesday nights, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. 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. **Ongoing — Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course. Each month.

The flotilla 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 held bi-monthly. Entry into the course allows participants to attend the classes. To apply, call (813) 677-2354.

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mation on how to teach more safely, effectively and creatively. The goal of the program is to produce highly qualified instructors, thereby reducing risk exposure for sailing programs. Topics covered in the course include: classroom and on-the-water teaching techniques, risk management, safety issues, lesson planning, creative activities, ethical concerns, and sports physiology and psychology.

New Program That Lets Veterans Sail to Recovery Seeks Sailboat Donations Veterans On Deck is a new 501c3 non-profit that capitalizes on Charleston, SC’s maritime history and character to provide team-building sailing experiences to veterans. The organization offers a way for veterans, who often seem to fall into patterns of withdrawal and isolation, to achieve re-connection, re-socialization, and personal growth by using sailing to impart mastery and success experiences in a social setting. Veterans on Deck currently uses “loaner” boats, but is looking for 24 sailboats of its own, in the 25- to 38-foot range. For those interested in making a tax-deductible donation of a boat (in good working order), or funds, contact the executive director, Ron Acierno, at acierno@musc.edu, (843) 364-1667, or go to www.veteransondeck.org.

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Prerequisites for the 40-hour course include being 16years old and successful completion of a NASBLA safe boating course. Holding current CPR and First Aid cards is strongly suggested.

For more on the course description and prerequisites, go to http://training.ussailing.org/Course_Calendars.htm.

Pensacola Yacht Club, , Pensacola, FL, April 21-24. George Goodall, georgeg305@cox.net.

plete Level 1. If under 18, one season of experience as a US SAILING Small Boat Sailing Level 1 “Sailing Assistant� is required. Must also have CPR and first aid certification, and experience in racing small boats.

For complete course description and prerequisites, go to http://training.ussailing.org/Course_Calendars.htm.

Pensacola Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL, April 23-May 1.

Stephen Wagner. sailingdirector@pyc.gccoxmail.com.

Friends of the NC Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC, May 27-30. Brent Creelman. fom3@bizec.rr.com.

US SAILING Powerboat Instructor Course This course will prepare candidates to safely powerboat in the US SAILING instructor courses and teach race support and powerboat operators precision boat handling and sailboat rescue and towing techniques.

It is recommended that candidates have a Safe Powerboat Handling certification. Candidates must also have CPR and first aid, be at least 18, and able to swim 50 yards with and without a PFD. For complete course description and prerequisites, go to http://training.ussailing.org/Course_Calendars.htm.

Lake Norman Yacht Club, Mooresville, NC, May 27-30.

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Best Boat Club and Rentals, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Katie Ouellette. KatieOuellette@ussailing.org. (401) 683-0800.

US SAILING Small Boat Coach Level 2, Pensacola, FL, April 23-May1 This course is designed to provide coaches with information on how to effectively develop performance boat handling and racing skills and to instill in athletes the importance of ethical behavior and sportsmanship in the sport of sailing. Topics covered include performance boat handling, onwater skill development, race training drills, tactics and strategies, the racing rules of sailing, program planning, coaching theory and effective communication.

To attend individuals must have a current US SAILING Small Boat Sailing Level 1 Instructor certification.

Candidates who do not have Level 1 certification may attend, but will not be certified until they sucessfully com-

Rudder Club of Jacksonville, Orange Park, FL. KatieOuellette@ussailing.org. (401) 683-0800.

Austin Yacht Club. Austin, TX, April 23-May 1. Twoweekend course on April 23-24 and April 30-May 1. Stephen Gay, segay1@myfairpoint.net.

Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Miami, FL, May 6-15. Twoweekend course on May 6-7 and May 14-15. Charles Price.

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US SAILING Sailing Counselor Course A two-day course designed to prepare camp counselors and staff from community sailing and scouting programs to supervise small boat recreational sailing activities typically conducted on sheltered and protected waters. Sailing Counselor training will also provide a model for how a counselor might structure actual sailing activities. Must be at least 14-years old.

For complete course description and prerequisites, go to http://training.ussailing.org/Course_Calendars.htm.

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Austin Yacht Club, Austin, TX, April 2-3. Steve Gay. segay1@myfairpoint.net.

Sailing Counselor Course, Atlanta, GA, April 11-10.

Atlanta Yacht Club. Nancy Parson, npparson@bellsouth.net.

US SAILING Racing Clinics—Road to Rolex Clinic, Houston, TX, April 30-May 1 For more information, go to http://www. ussailing.org/training/calendar/sc_calendar.asp.

Houston Yacht Club. Zaite Andrea. (281) 910-0930.

BOAT SHOWS Pensacola Boat Show, April 1-3.

Pensacola Civic Center. (251) 478-7469. www.gulfcoastshows.com.

Regatta Pointe Marina Spring Sailboat Show, Palmetto, FL April 8-10 Regatta Pointe Marina on the Manatee River in Palmetto will be holding a spring boat show April 8-10 with over 40 new and brokerage boats from 33- to 50-feet long. New sailboats, including Catalina, Hunter and Island Packet will be open for viewing. All boats are open to the public for viewing.

There are more monohull sailboats at this show than

either the St. Pete or Miami boat shows. Marine financing, insurance and outfitting services will also be available. The Riverhouse Reef and Grill and the Riverside Café are on site for those wishing to eat.

The event is hosted by the Regatta Pointe Marina Yacht Sales Center brokers who include Whiteaker Yacht Sales (888-717-7327), Old Towne Yacht Sales (941-957-8627) and Massey Yacht Sale & Service (941-723-1610). Admission is free. The show is open from 10 am to 6 pm.

For information, contact the above brokers.

Marine trade booth space is available for $50 for a 10x10 space. Call Ed Massey at (941) 725-2350.

Gulf Coast Boat Super Show, Orange Beach, AL, April 8-10 One of the largest boat shows in the southeast. Boats up to 60 feet, fishing boats, ski boats, offshore boats, runabouts, personal watercraft and others. Over 100 boats in the water and 150 boats on land, demonstrations, surfing contest on the only full-size electric surfboard on the Gulf Coast. The Wharf.

23101 Canal Rd., Orange Beach, AL. 10 am- 7 pm. Weekend pass, adults $6, children under 14, FREE. www.rvexpo.net.

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Metro Park and Marina, Jacksonville, on the St. Johns River across from the Jacksonville Jaguar Stadium. (904) 759-2758. www.currentproductions.us 3rd Annual Oriental In-Water Boat Show, Oriental, NC, April 15-17 New and used watercraft, power, sail, all sizes, new products and servies, seminars, food. Pecan Grove Marina, 685 Oriental Road, Oriental, NC. www.pecangrovemarina.com.

For information, call (252) 249-0228.

37th Annual Wooden Boat Show, South Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC, May 7 Workshops, demonstrations, races, and other educational programs. Craftsmen will demonstrate traditional trades and skills at the museum. Go sailing on some of the museums traditional watercraft each afternoon. Over 50 boats displayed on land and in the water. 10 a.m-4 p.m. Free sailboat rides noon-3 p.m. For information, go to www.ncmaritime.org.

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St. Augustine Boat Show, St. Augustine, FL, May 28-29 The Marine Industry of Northeast Florida (MIANEF) will be

sponsoring the St. Augustine Nautical Festival and Boat Show on May 28-29. The event will take place downtown on St. Francis Field (next to the parking garage) and will be FREE to the general public. www.staugnauticalfestival.com.

16th Annual Billy Creel Memorial Gulf Coast Wooden Boat Show, Schooner Pier complex, Biloxi, MS, May 28-29 Historic, antique, classic and contemporary wooden boats at the largest gathering of watercraft on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Wooden Boat Show features exhibits, demonstrations, music, children’s activities, good food, contests, prizes and more! 10am - 6 pm. Schooner Pier Complex, 367 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS. (228) 435-6320.

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26th Annual Morgan Invasion, The Club Treasure Island, Tampa Bay, April 15-17 The 26th Annual Morgan Invasion will be held on April 1517 at The Club Treasure Island (formerly Treasure Island Yacht & Tennis Club) where it was held for years until it was interrupted by construction the last few years. It returned to Treasure Island in 2010. This year, it will again be a charity SOUTHWINDS PressGang Crew Web Site Up and Running Again PressGang, the crew and boat search Web site that SOUTHWINDS had running previously on our Web site is again active and up-to-date. See details on page 58 or go to www.southwindsmagazine.com/pressgang. Web site, www.southwindsmagazine.com and then “Sailor’s Resources.”

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event for Suncoast Hospice. Events include: Raft and party on Friday; Race in the Gulf off Johns Pass; Party at The Club on Saturday; and Breakfast and depart on Sunday.

For more information, go to the Morgan Invasion Web site, www.morganinvasion.com, or to the club Web site at www.tiytc.com, or call (727) 367-4511

27th Annual Pompano Beach Seafood Festival, Pompano Beach, FL, April 15-17 Pompano Beach oceanfront. 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. $10 admission. Kids 10 and under free. Friday, 510pm. Saturday, 10-6 p.m. Sunday, 11-8 p.m. (954) 570-7785. www.pompanobeachseafoodfestival.com.

2nd Annual Charlotte County Nautical Flea Market and Seafood Festival, Port Charlotte, FL, April 16-17 New, used, close out, liquidation, boats, fishing gear,

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27th Annual Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast’s Greatest Beach Party, April 29-May 1 Individuals on the beach throwing a mullet from a circle in Alabama to the state line in Florida to benefit the Alabama Sheriffs Boys and Girls Ranch and the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Escambia. Opens at 9 am. $5 all day and night. No reentering after leaving. Children’s toss at 10 am. Adult’s toss at noon. Bikini contest, keg toss and tug of war. www.florabama.com. (850) 492-0611. Flora-Bama Lounge & Oyster Bar, 17401 Perdido Key Drive, Pensacola, FL 32507.

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The Crystal River Boat Bash, Crystal River, FL, April 30-May 1 The Crystal River Boat Bash is a celebration of small craft, nautical heritage, and fun on the waters of the Nature Coast.

Conditions in late April and early May are ideal in the area— temperatures, humidity, and winds. From around the country, owners of small sailing, rowing and paddling craft—classic, traditional and modern—will be offered the hospitality of Crystal River. Crystal River Preserve State Park, Crystal River, FL. www.tsca.net/CRBB/bashdesc.htm.

Fort Walton Beach, FL, hosts this cruise. This one-design 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 protective waterways of the ICW, crossing Choctawhatchee Bay, Pensacola Bay and Perdido Bay to arrive at Wolf Bay, AL, and return. Go to http://www.c22fleet77.org, or contact Chief Yeoman McKenzie at captnmac747@gmail.com, for information.

28th Annual Cedar Key Small Boat Meet, May 6-7 The 28th Cedar Key small boat meet will be Saturday and Sunday, May 1-2. It is completely informal. Tides and weather are still the only organization. There are no planned events, signups, or fees. For more info, contact Hugh Horton at (586) 215-7060m or huhorton@gmail.com.

Everyone meets at City Park at 9 a.m. each day. A weekend of fun on the water, it brings meaning to the expression “messing around in boats.” Open to anyone, with no fees.

Wharram Catamaran Rendezvous, Islamorada, Florida Keys, May 20-22 Wharram catamaran owners will be holding their fifth summer rendezvous in the Florida Keys on May 20-22 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 is 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 and you will get very detailed information by return e-mail.

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Florida Boaters Can Take Free Boating Safety Course at Home From BoatUS Boaters in Florida born after January 1, 1988, and operating a vessel powered by an engine with 10 or more horsepower must have successfully completed a boater safety course, carry a boater safety identification card and photo ID. Boaters can now use the new Online Boating Safety Course provided by the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water. The course is now approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), which allows the state’s boaters to take the course at no cost in the comfort of their own home. For boaters over 22 years old, taking the course could also earn a discount on their boat insurance.

The online course and exam is also approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard as exceeding the minimum requirements for the National Recreational Boating Safety Program.

“We’ve loaded the course with interactive animations, videos and photos to give boaters an education that goes well beyond the basics of boating,” said BoatUS

Foundation Director of Boating Safety Chris Edmonston. “It includes videos that demonstrate important safety devices such as visual distress signals, how to get help in an emergency, how to prevent and extinguish fires aboard your boat, and the best way to fit a life jacket to a child so they will not slip out,” he added.

“The best part of all is the course is free and can be taken at home, and it’s designed so that you can stop and then continue at any time. I will guarantee you that everyone will learn something new,” said Edmonston.

Upon successful completion of the course, boaters print out their own certificate of completion and forward to FWC, which issues the boater safety identification card. To take the course go to http://www.boatus.org/onlinecourse. For more information about Florida boater education, go to www.myfwc.com/boating/safety-education.

Second Chance for Daytona Beach Marina One of the most popular marinas on Florida’s east coast is being given a second chance thanks to Charlie and Sheryl Roach who purchased the foreclosed property in late 2010.

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“When we came to visit, the property felt like north Florida,” Sheryl Roach said. “It didn’t feel like the Daytona Beach I knew. This is quiet and peaceful and has a good feeling. We want to keep it that way.” The popular on-site, open-air waterfront dining and raw bar, Boondocks, continues to attract local customers, boaters and visitors.

A new logo has been designed, new brochure and advertising, and a new Web site is in the works. Along with renewed attention to customer satisfaction, the Roaches say they want to bring the marina back to its earlier days when there was a waiting list of boats wanting to call Adventure Yacht Harbor their home. For more information on Adventure Yacht Harbor, go to www.Adventure YachtHarbor.org, or call Sheryl Roach at (904) 294-5562, or email Sheryl@AdventureYachtHarbor.org.

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US SPARS Managing Director Julian Crisp has ventured out with his own business, Sparman USA. A long-time dream, Julian felt the many frustrations of boat owners who would call the manufacturer because they “just needed help.” Julian states, “I spent countless hours on the phone weekly trying to help my customers solve their problems while trying to continue to run a manufacturing business” In his new company, his aim is to not only provide the highest quality products in spars and rigging but offer problem solving, installations, consultations, and project management. Julian also holds a degree in marine engineering from the Marine Training and Development College in the UK. Julian will travel to clients’ boats at any location.

Besides consultation and rigging services, the company will be selling rigging materials, spars, roller furlers, sails and accessories. Sparman USA is located in Gainesville, FL. Contact Julian at (352) 222-4019, or info@sparmanusa.com.

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Jam-packed with information including a classified secRegatta Pointe Marina is one of the largest marinas in OUTBOARDS tion, the book attempts to make it easy for the owners of West Florida and offers numerous services, including two boats of any size, sail or power, to take them anywhere in on-site restaurants, swimming pool, ship’s store, fuel dock, Florida or the Bahamas.

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Over the years, as more and more Florida communities began establishing mooring fields in waters they have jurisdiction over, controversy has arisen, because these communities have not been able to legally enforce any local rules (although a few have tried) over anchoring outside those mooring field boundaries.

Many cities have found that anchorages in their waters can cause problems, such as boats being stored in these anchorages that are eventually abandoned (derelict vessels), boats that are improperly anchored and break loose during storms—oftentimes damaging other boats and property— and boats that illegally dump human waste into the waters.

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even known, by those who live on land. Many who live on land think they can control whatever happens on waters their communities border on, even if those waters were open to navigation and cruising for many years before these communities even came into existence—and under navigation rules that have established federal precedence on all navigable waters.

Communities fight among themselves about whether these boaters should be allowed to even be there, while others want to promote boating, both for the local residents and cruisers who travel the waters of Florida, visiting these communities. Many want to welcome the boaters and see them as tourists who spend money and help the economy. Others just don’t like them.

The problem is that a local community establishes a mooring field—spending lots of money—in an attempt to control the situation, charging boaters to moor. They can then control the area by enforcing rules for pump-outs, derelict boats, bringing dinghies ashore, etc. Mooring fields can also be a source of local government income for boat storage, liveaboards and visiting cruisers. But boaters can anchor outside of these mooring fields and pay nothing, yet get many of the advantages of the area. But the local communities still face many of the same problems outside the fields that they had before they established them.

The FWC wanted to resolve the situation, so in 2009, the FWC began work on a program that would help establish rules that would protect boaters’ rights, local community rights, the environment and reduce the number of derelict boats. Their plan was to choose five Florida locations that would act as pilot programs for establishing anchoring rules. It would then work with the local communities to set up these rules and see how they worked out in achieving their goals. After these programs were in place for a few years, the FWC would report to the governor and Legislature, by Jan. 1, 2014, with what they learned, along with recommendations. They were to choose two locations on the east coast, two on the west coast and one in the Keys

by July 1, 2011. They recently chose Sarasota, St. Petersburg and Key West. The two east coast locations will be chosen by the July deadline.

The FWC also wanted to establish statewide uniformity, so that visiting cruisers would not have to learn different regulations for each city.

The local communities are also hoping that these new rules will help them resolve the derelict boat problem, which exists in almost every waterfront community.

All of the pilot program cities will have to first come up with the ordinances to regulate anchoring, which will usually require local public hearings. Then these ordinances will have to be approved by the FWC before they can be enforced.

Once full approval is given, the regulations will be enforced until the January 2014 deadline, at which time they will become void, until the state makes a decision and adopts statewide rules.

(Sarasota does not yet have a mooring field, but completion is expected by mid-August.) www.southwindsmagazine.com

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e’re proud to present Southwinds magazine’s fifth annual directory of youth sailing programs in the Southeast United States.

This is a list of youth sailing instruction for ages up through 18 (although some say 16 and up and mention adults). 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.

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 (although we have found none to list in 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 and people send us information next year.)

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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 (2011) 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.

NORTH CAROLINA Camp Sea Gull for Boys and Camp Seafarer for Girls, Arapahoe The camps offer resident programs for campers ages 7 to 16; coastal waters and steady winds provide the ideal setting for a world-class seafaring program. Unique programs in seamanship and progressive development of skills, combined with positive role models, provide campers with opportunities to learn, grow and challenge themselves while in a protected environment. For more information, please visit www.seagull-seafarer.org.

Camp Don Lee Arapahoe Summer camp, sailing camp, marine science camp and adventure camp. Ages are by school grade completed, 1-12. For information visit our Web site: www.donleecenter.org or e-mail us at info@donleecenter.org or call (800)-535-5475.

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

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APRIL 2011 - SOUTHEAST YOUTH SAILING PROGRAMS Museum on the Manteo waterfront. All instruction is based on American Sailing Association guidelines and taught by American Sailing Association certified instructors. Summer youth sailing programs begin June 13 for ages 8 through18. Adult programs are also available. Call Captain Frank Silver (252) 207-7179. www.outerbankssailingacademy.com or learntosail@obxsail.com

for two. (912) 352-9996. http://savannahsailingcenter.org.

Lake Norman Yacht Club Sailing Camp, Mooresville Summer sailing camp and youth program. Contact Jon Alix jjalix@earthlink.net or Angie Wiggins angwiggins@aol.com. www.lnyc.org.

Lake Lanier Sailing Club, Flowery Branch Summer sailing camp. Ages 6 -17. Beginner Opti/ 420 day clinic May 31 to June 3. Junior week overnight (ages 10-17)/ day (ages 6-9) camp June 5-10. www.llsc.com or contact Warren Collier, LLSC Junior Sailing program director (404) 353-6854 or e-mail warreniv@mindspring.com

North Carolina Community Sailing and Rowing, Cornelius Youth sailing classes for ages 7-18 taught by experienced US SAILING certified instructors focus on fundamentals of the sport, instilling good habits and ensuring safety. Minifish: ages 7 to 9, offered weekly during June and July from 9 a.m.-noon for $200. Sunfish: ages 10 to 13, Monday through Friday from 1-4 p.m. First week costs $200; come second week, earn certification for $150. Three sessions June 13-24, June 27-July 15 and July 18-29. Beginner 420: ages 13-18, Monday through Friday 1-4 p.m. First week costs $200; come second week and earn certification for $150. Three sessions June 13-24, June 27-July15 and July 18-20. Intermediate 420, ages 13-18, Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to noon. Three 2-week sessions June 13-24, June 27-July 15, and July 18-29. Find out more on the Web site www.nccsailrowing.org or call (704) 947-7245.

SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina Yacht Club, Hilton Head Island Summer classes, ages 8 and up. Cost: $400 members, $550 nonmembers. Sessions June 6-Aug. 12. Two-week sessions. Contact David Wilson at (843) 342-2628 or sailing@scyachtclub.com www.scyachtclub.com.

Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club, Beaufort BYSC’s summer programs begin June 13. We offer a sailing intensive Learn to Sail program www.beaufortsailing.com as well as a summer camp that features some sailing, games, pool time etc. For more information, go to www.byscnet.com.

Charleston Yacht Club, Charleston Charleston Yacht Club has partnered with Charleston Community Sailing for the second year to run one of the largest Junior Sail programs in town. Classes available for youth sailors 5-18, in all levels from beginner to advanced racer. New for 2011, a Guppy program for 5-7-year-olds and Fun Sailing Week. Optimists, Open Bics and Vanguard 420s. Classes start at $150. (843) 722-4968. www.charlestonyachtclub.com Charleston Community Sailing, Charleston Summer of 2011 is right around the corner and what better way to have your kids spend their summer than on the water, learning valuable life lessons and building self-confidence. Our programs are open to everyone and we welcome children from ages 5-18.

New for 2011 is our Guppy program and Fun Sailing Week. Not sure what program is the right fit for your child? Give us a call and we can help you! Interested in instruction? Apply for our Junior Instructor program. Optimists, Open Bics and Vanguard 420s.

Classes start at $150. (843) 607-4890. www.charlestoncommunitysailing.org.

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Augusta Sailing Club, Lake Strom Thurmond, Augusta Six summer sessions for youth, $225 per week. ASC members receive $25 discount. Jim Holder, (706) 651-0587, cv.jholder@mainsheet.net. www.augustasailingclub.org.

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NORTHEAST FLORIDA Jacksonville to Stuart The Rudder Club of Jacksonville, Inc., Jacksonville Joel Shannon summer sailing camp. Daily sessions 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. during June 20-24, 27-July 1, July 18-22, 25-29. Ages 8-15.

Parent orientation: June 19 and July 17. $250 per child for one week, discounts available for multiple weeks/children. See brochure for details. $75 deposit required with application. Phone (904) 264-4094 or www.rudderclub.com Florida Yacht Club, Jacksonville Youth classes: Fun Sail, Opti Intro, Opti Race, Laser Race. Summer sailing camps start on Tuesday, June 7, and run until Friday, August 19. There will be no camps (unless specifically requested) on the weeks of June 21, July 12 and August 2. Registration Forms are available online on the Youth Sailing Calendar under the June 6 Entry of “Summer Sail Camp Forms.”

Registration through May 14, all classes are $140, with a $20 discount for FYC members. Starting on May 15, all classes are $170, with a $30 discount for FYC members. Prior to May 15, there will be an additional 10 percent discount for three or more classes purchased for, and by the same family.

See complete schedule, with details, on the Web site at www.thefloridayachtclub.org/sailing.php. Ryland Weber, waterfront sailing director at (904) 387-9683, or e-mail ryland. weber@gmail.com.

Epping Forest Yacht Club, Jacksonville Active youth sailing club year round with beginning and advanced courses. The yacht club is also home for the Bolles High School and Episcopal sailing clubs and regatta teams. Spring programs are in progress. Summer youth sailing and adult and youth power boating programs begin June 6. Contact Harbormaster John Tipton (904) 739-7150, or jtipton@efyc.com. www.efyc.com/kidsjrsailing.html.

SailLaser Jacksonville, Orange Park Summer Sailing Camps June-August. Adult/children’s sailing lessons. Community and corporate sailing programs/racing clinics.

The Just Sail Boat Club offers easy, inexpensive access to sailing, without the need to own your own boat. Contact www.saillaser.com/jacksonville; Daniel Borrer, center manager (904) 2154773.

SPARS - Sailors, Paddlers and Rowers of St. Augustine Youth sailing program with eight weekly summer sessions. Ages 10-15 with one junior week offered for children 5-9. Cost is $175 and includes a $35 annual SPARS membership. For registration information please contact spars.us@tmail.com, or go to www.sailstauguastine.com.

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Summer Camps Halifax Sailing Center, Daytona Beach Summer camps for youth sailing for ages 8-15. Weekly: June through August, $250/week. Beginner, intermediate and advanced. Daily: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Also offers year-long race training, high school racing and lots of fun! Visit www.Halifaxyouthsailing.org, Phone (386) 238-7245 or contact Director Pete Haley at Petehaley23@gmail.com.

Youth Sailing Foundation of Indian River County, Vero Beach Children ages 6-16, along with their adult partners, will learn to fabricate and assemble Optimist sailing dinghies from ready kits this summer for in-water training. While this project has been enthusiastically endorsed by the city of Vero Beach and the Municipal Marina, the Vero Beach Power Squadron has offered to teach youth marine fundamentals, safety, etc. Cost, dates and times will be published at http:// www.ysfirc.org Lake Eustis Sailing Foundation, Lake Eustis The Lake Eustis youth sailing program offers year-round youth sail training on all weekends, as well as a summer sailing camp, run by the Whirlwind Junior sailors. For more info, check out the Lake Eustis Sailing Club’s Web site on www.lakeeustissailingclub.org (click on Junior Sailing program page button) or e-mail Patti Moring at pmoring@tmcentral.net.

Rollins College Summer Camp, Winter Park Extensive summer camp program. Contact D. Barlow at (407) 6471315 or Web site www.rollins.edu/camp.

Melbourne Yacht Club, Melbourne Children’s classes, ages 8-18, are held on four Saturdays during June and July and cost $150. Full schedule and info are posted at www.melbourneyachtclub.com ; or contact mycyouth@melbourneyachtclub.com or Mathew Wayne at (440) 725-9874.

Calema Windsurfing & Watersports Summer Camps Sponsored by the Brevard County Parks and Recreation Department.

Windsurfing, small boat sailing, stand-up paddling (SUP), kayaking.

Ages 8-17. Kelly Park, Merritt Island, June through August.

Weeklong camps for all levels. We teach moms and dads, too. www.calema.com. (321) 453-3223.

Treasure Coast Youth Sailing Foundation (TCYSF), Fort Pierce Classes are from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday for $195 a

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ages. Summer camp programs this year are offered to ages 7-12 and a teen windsurf for those 12 and over. All program registration will be done online at www.mycyouthsailing.org. Summer sessions start June 13. Price for MYC members is $475 and $595 for nonmembers. Four two-week sessions. Several discounts apply. For additional info refer to Web site or contact summercamp@mycyouthsailing.org Coral Reef Yacht Club, Miami Summer youth sailing programs. Classes are taught in Prams, Optimist dinghies, and club 420s. All lessons take place in the waters of beautiful Biscayne Bay. Ages 8-17. CRYC also offers a year-round sailing program for youth sailors looking to race. The team races Optimist dinghies, club 420s, and Snipes every weekend on Biscayne Bay and competes in both Florida state regattas as well as national regattas. Ages 8-17. CRYC is also the host of the largest youth regatta in the United States, the Orange Bowl, which is also regarded as a premier youth sailing regatta worldwide.

Contact Duffy Danish, (305) 858-1733, opti@ coralreefyachtclub.org, www.coralreefyachtclub.org

week. The sailors launch at Jaycee Park in Fort Pierce on South Hutchinson Island. Beginner’s classes are June 13-July 1, July 25-July 29. Intermediate classes are July 11-July 15 and Aug.1-Aug. 5.

Advanced classes are July 18-July 22 and Aug. 8-Aug. 12. For more information please e-mail us at TCYSF@att.net or phone (772) 462-0230 or (772) 465-7720. Some financial aid is available for qualified applicants. Advanced lessons available on a Hunter 33 sailboat for two days at $250 per person. www.tcysf. homestead.com Sea Scouts, Fort Pierce Chapter 404, Fort Pierce This sailing group is based in Pelican Yacht Club in Fort Pierce.

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

The US SAILING Center of Martin County, Inc., Jensen Beach Weekly classes. Ages 7-17. $250 per child for first week and as low as $120 with multiple weeks, multiple siblings, and membership.

Ten sessions, June 13 through Aug. 19. For information call Alan (772) 334-8085, or e-mail Alan@usscmc, or for registration go to www.usscmc.org.

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA Palm Beach County to Miami Palm Beach Sailing Club Youth Program, West Palm Beach Year-round youth sailing program and world-famous summer sailing camp, ages 7-15. Summer camp sessions weekly with half-day morning sessions and full-day sessions. Discount for PBSC members. Discount for multiple weeks and sibling discount. Call the PBSC office (561) 881-0809 or e-mail office@pbsail.org, www.pbsail.org.

Key Biscayne Yacht Club Summer Sailing Programs, Key Biscayne The 2011 summer program runs from June through August. We offer marine science with kayaks, beginning and intermediate Opti sailing, and Laser programs for ages 5-17. Cost is $225-$250 for two weeks of instruction. We have newer equipment and low staff-to-student ratios with US SAILING-certified instructors. KBYC has a proven year-round race program. www.kwsccommodore.com. Phone (305) 361-9171.

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Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Coconut Grove Summer and year-around youth sailing programs starting at $400 to $500. The school, open to the public and US SAILING-certified, also offers year-around adult sailing programs. Contact CGSC sailing director at (305) 444-4571 ext 11, or go to www.cgsc.org.

SailLaser Miami, Coconut Grove Sailing for all age and skill levels, beginner lessons to racing clinics in new boats. SailLaser has Miami’s best instructors (national US SAILING certification). Adult sailing lessons, summer sailing camp for kids and teens, after-school sailing, dinghy racing clinics, boat charters and more. JustSail Boat Club (local sailors) for unlimited dinghy sailing/year round. Fleet of new LaserPerformance dinghies $99 per month. Gift certificates available. Location: Kennedy Park at US SAILING Center (official Olympic training site). See Web site www.sail-laser.com/miami or phone (305) 285-3442 or e-mail infomiami@sail-laser.com.

FLORIDA KEYS Boy Scouts of America–Florida High Adventure Sea Base, Florida Keys and Bahamas This is a diverse and extensive sailing/fishing/snorkeling/boating/ out island and diving program on keelboats and dive boats, with overnight accommodations for sailing trips and day trips for scuba on our powerboats. $740 and up, everything inclusive. Ages 1421. You must be a registered Boy Scout or Venture Scout to attend.

Capt. Rich Beliveau (305) 394-0365. Extensive information at www.bsaseabase.org.

Upper Keys Sailing Club Youth Sailing Programs, Key Largo Summer youth sailing programs for ages 8-12. June 13 to Aug. 12.

Weeklong sessions start at $250. Sail summer classes and year round. Learn to race. Contact: Dominic Marsden at (305) 3102535. Go to www.msysp.org for more information.

Key West Sailing Club, Key West The club has both year-round sailing and a summer program. $250 per child for a two-week summer program, discounts for multiple siblings. We have a winter program for our youth as well! Contact sailing instructors Ellen Ansitka, (302) 354-0925 and Talis McMullen (305) 304-3758 or visit Web site www.keywestsailingclub.org.

WEST FLORIDA Naples to Cedar Key (listed south to north) Naples Community Sailing Center, Naples Naples Community Sailing Center offers instruction for youths and www.southwindsmagazine.com

APRIL 2011 - SOUTHEAST YOUTH SAILING PROGRAMS adults. The youth sailing camp starts June 13 and runs throughout the summer. The weeklong camps will teach kids basic sailing skills, capsize recovery, knot tying and confidence sailing their own Optimist dinghy. Racing season kicks off at the end of August and consists of Optimist classes (Green fleet and Red, White and Blue fleets) as well as Lasers and 420s. Spring break and adult lessons are also available. For more information please call CC Cramer (239) 403-7193, sailinstructor@comcast.net or visit www.naplessailingcenter.com Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers We are a community center offering sailing and more. Families may combine sailing, powerboat safety/state license, and marine activities. Watch for our special one-week programs to be advertised on the Web site. Prices range from $150 to $200 per course and limited scholarships are available. Ages 8-17. Classes available in North Fort Myers. Classes are held on the north shore of the river just over the U.S. 41 bridge. Registration will go live March 15.

Families may phone Stephanie Webb at (239) 454-5114 for additional information or rpsc1983@aol.com. www.edisonsailingcenter.org.

Venice Youth Boating Association, Venice Two-week learn-to-sail camps start June 13, June 27, July 11, July 25 and Aug. 8. Sessions run Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.noon or 1-4 p.m., giving campers 30 hours of instruction in sailing and basic seamanship. The cost is still only $210 and partial scholarships are available. Ages are 9 to 15, and the program uses International Optimist dinghies. A year-round racing program is available for youngsters who complete the summer sessions. Check our Web site at www.veniceyouthboating.com or call Jabbo Gordon at (941) 468-1719.

Sarasota Youth Sailing Program, Sarasota The 2011 Sarasota Youth Sailing (SYS) summer camp will run for 10 weeks starting June 13. In 2010 there were over 425 children in the program, and we are expecting 500 for the upcoming summer! Classes run Monday through Friday for two consecutive weeks and meet either from 9-12 a.m. or 1-4 p.m. Instruction is available for kids 5-18 and features all levels from beginner through racing. No prior experience is required. Classes are $295. If you can’t make it to the summer program, the SYSP also offers both year-round learn-to-sail lessons and a competitive racing program.

In 2008, the SYS had sailors win Orange Bowl, High School SingleHanded Nationals, the U.S. Junior Triple-Handed Championships and place well in many more. Information and registration forms for all programs can be found at www.sarasotaysp.com or by calling (941) 504-4236.

Palmetto/Manatee River Pram Fleet Summer Sailing Program, Palmetto Registration for all classes opens Saturday, March 5 at 9 a.m. This year registration is on the Web site at www.manateeriverpramfleet.org, The Manatee River Pram Fleet is located at 4307 Snead Island Road, Palmetto. Session 1: June 13-June 24; Session 2: June 27-July 8; Session 3: July 11–July 22; Session 4: July 25-Aug. 5; Session 5: Aug. 8-19. Morning beginner’s classes 9 a.m.-noon for $125. Afternoon intermediate classes 1-4 p.m. for $125. Students must be 7 years old and able to pass a swim test. No early signup.

For more information, contact Joyce Grubb, executive director at mrpf.executivedirector@gmail.com, or Danny Wiedenhoft, sailing director at mrpf.sailingdirector@gmail.com or (941) 538-8286.

Clearwater Community Sailing Center, Clearwater Youth Summer Sailing & Paddling Camp We offer a variety of water sports for spring and summer youth camp for children ages 5 to 17. Camps include various sailing programs (pram, Sunfish, catamarans, and advanced sailing skills). We also will be offering Little Puffs that introduces our 5-7-year-olds to the sport of sailing in a safe environment. Other camps this summer are: water adventure camp, windsurfing, paddling, and junior lifeguards. First week of camp begins June 6 and the last week of News & Views for Southern Sailors

camp is Aug. 15. Camps are one-week sessions beginning on Monday and ending on Friday, 9 a.m-3 p.m. Non-members: $275/week. Members: $250/week.

Discounts for multiple week registration (5 percent off if you sign up for 3 or more weeks of camp) Child care is available before and after for an additional fee. For more info check out our Web site www.clearwatercommunitysailing Clearwater Youth Sailing Team at Clearwater Yacht Club, Clearwater Extensive youth program year around and summer. CYC Youth Sailing program announces the return of its Summer Youth Sailing Camp, open to the public for children 6 through 11. Campers will learn the basics of sailing Opti Prams from US Certified sailing instructors in a safe and fun environment. Every camper receives a free T-shirt, and snacks and drinks daily. Campers must be able to swim and must be at least 6 years old as of June 14, 2011. Session 1: June 13-17 ($200/week); Session 2: June 20-24 ($200/week); Session 3: June 27-July 1 ($200/week); Session 4: July 5-8 ($160/week) Monday through Friday (except Monday, July 4) 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact Eugene Son (727) 452.0031 eugene.r.son@gmail.com 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.

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City of Dunedin Sailing Programs, Dunedin For Youth Sailing: Ahoy, mates! All hands on deck Saturday mornings for a sailing lesson in beautiful St. Joseph Sound. Sailors will learn to rig and sail the Optimist Pram, explore local islands and

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APRIL 2011 - SOUTHEAST YOUTH SAILING PROGRAMS get introduced to some basic concepts of racing. Classes are held at the Dunedin Marina Pram shed. For youth sailing classes call (727) 812-4530 for dates, times, registration.

For Sailing Camp: Camp I focuses on beginner sailors as they learn on the Optimist Pram. Camp II builds on what is learned in Camp I as campers learn to sail the Sunfish as well as basic concepts of racing. Camp is offered for ages 10-17. First session starts June 13.

Space is limited! For registration information call (727) 812-4530.

Any additional information about this or any other program in the city of Dunedin please log onto www.dunedingov.com.

City of Safety Harbor, Tampa Bay Beginner and Intermediate Pram Sailing Camp Ahoy, mates! Experience it for yourself as you learn the basics of sailing. This class provides you with hands-on sailing instruction and an outdoor classroom discussion. Students must possess adequate swimming skills. Cancellations made due to weather will be refunded. Don’t forget your towel, bathing suit, and sunscreen!

Pack a snack and lots of water! Ages 10 and up. Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Beginner dates: June 13-17, 20-24, 27July 1. Intermediate dates: July 5-8. For residents, $150, and nonresidents must purchase recreation card. Contact Philippe Park (727) 724-1545.

City of Safety Harbor, Tampa Bay Beginner & Intermediate Kayak Camp This exciting outdoor camp introduces the safe and proper use of the kayak and sea kayak. No experience necessary! All equipment is provided. Space is limited. Swimming skills a must. Make sure to pack sunscreen, plenty of water, and a snack. Cancellations made due to weather will be refunded. Ages 10 and up, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Beginner dates: June 20-24, June 27-July 1, July 11-15. Intermediate dates: July 18-22, July 25-29. $135 for residents, and non-residents must purchase recreation card. Philippe Park, (727) 724-1545. Safety Harbor Marina.

St. Petersburg Yacht Club, St. Petersburg Active year-round youth program, in cooperation with the city of St. Petersburg. Price is $250 for the week with discounts available for multiple students and multiple weeks. High school and youth sailing. 2011 Summer sailing camp and Learn to Sail program: www.spyc.org.

FLORIDA PANHANDLE Apalachicola to Pensacola Emerald Coast Sailing Association, Fort Walton Beach This organization raises money to train young sailors in the Panhandle and cover their expenses at regattas. (850) 862-7276. www.ecsasailing.com/default.html.

Pensacola Yacht Club, Pensacola The club offers summer sailing instructions for all interested local area youths. Membership required for participation in the junior summer sailing program for ages 7 and up. For more information, contact sailing director, Capt. Stephen Wagner at (850) 433-8804 ext. 111 or sailingdirector@pyc.gccoxmail.com or visit the website www.pensacolayachtclub.org.

Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, Pensacola Beach Pensacola Beach Yacht Club and Key Sailing will be holding a junior sailing camp August 1-5. The $200 fee for the week includes training materials. This is a unique opportunity for juniors to experience monohull and multihull sailing. Participants must be at least 7 years old and know how to swim. Registration will open April 15.

Any questions may be directed to Anne Geisel, junior sailing coordinator, Pensacola Beach Yacht Club (850) 982-3667 or e-mail Annegeisel@aol.com Registration forms may be obtained from the PBYC Web page at www.pensacola-yc.org St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club, Panama City, FL This club offers an excellent summer sailing program for juniors (ages 5-18). Classes start May 23 and run in two week intervals, Monday through Friday. The morning session is for 5- to 10-yearolds, and runs from 8 am to noon. The afternoon session is for 11 and up, and runs from 1 to 5 pm. The program is designed to accommodate all interests and skill levels. The goal is to teach safety, sailing, and have fun on the water. A variety of boats is being used, including Optis, Sunfish, C420s, and Flying Scots.

Requirements for enrollment: Ability to pass the swim test. More advanced classes are offered as well. For more information, contact Naomi Van den Bergh at waterfront@stabyc.com or call (850)7692453. This club also has a year-round program and a junior sailing team. www.stabyc.com.

Eckerd College–Waterfront Program, St. Petersburg Eckerd College has offered year-around extensive programs for 40 years. Instruction offered in a variety of water sports, including sailing. Call (727) 864-8288 or visit Web site www.eckerd.edu/waterfront/watersportscamp/index.php

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SailLaser St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg Summer sailing camps June-August. Adult/children’s sailing lessons. Community and corporate sailing programs/racing clinics.

The Just Sail Boat Club offers easy, inexpensive access to sailing, without the need to own your own boat. Contact www.saillaser.com/stpetersburg; Erik Reynolds, center manager (727) 822-0829.

Mobile Yacht Club, Mobile The 2011 youth program is currently under revision. Please visit our Web site at www.mobileyachtclub.org.

Boca Ciega Yacht Club, Gulfport Current information for the 2011Youth Sailing program for ages 8 to 18 is posted on the Web site. www.sailbcyc.org or call (727) 345-5760.

Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Sailing, Apollo Beach, Tampa Bay Summer youth sailing programs for ages 7 to 17 at beginning, intermediate and advanced levels are offered for $250 per week.

Discounts available for multiple students and multiple weeks. All classes are conducted by US SAILING-certified instructors. Visit the Web site www.tssyouthsailing.org or call Pat Austin (813) 645-2262.

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Fairhope Yacht Club, Fairhope This club’s Web site has information about its 2011 youth program and summer application at www.fairhopeyachtclub.com.

LOUISIANA Pontchartrain Yacht Club Junior Sailing, Mandeville Sailing camp: $350 for members and $450 for non-members, per session. Contact Kaia: office@pontyc.org or telephone (985) 6263192. Four sessions, beginning May 23, ending August 5. Please visit www.pontyc.org for registration forms.

Shreveport Yacht Club Junior Program, Shreveport Summer clinics for ages 7 and up. June 6-10 is week one, June 1317 is week two. syacht@sport.rr.com. (318) 631-7414. www. shreveyacht.com.

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A Legend Retires — Almost Boatbuilder Stu Smith closes shop, but not his sailing

By Sandy Huff

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tu Smith has been the go-to man for small-boat sailors in the Clearwater, FL, area for 35 years. Anyone wanting new sailing hardware, rigging replacements, catamaran parts, or a new Sunfish knew just where to come. Smith built, repaired, replaced, or knew where to get almost everything, including boat trailers. The practical advice was free.

But at age 75, Smith now wants to retire. His brilliant smile, vast knowledge about small boats and sailing, plus his trademark denims, will be missing. That is, if he can find someone to take over his shop.

HISTORY OF THE SHOP Smith has some great memories of the boats and people he’s worked with over the years.

Buying a sail shop was a logical choice for him. A cabinetmaker by trade, he combined his craft of building fine furniture with his love of boats—especially sailboats.

When Ellie’s Sailing Shop became available around 1976, it was a logical choice for him.

Newcomers may think that the shop was named for his wife. Nope.

Stu, on the right, showing his large assortment of marine hardware in his shop.

“Bob Ellenbest was the original owner, but everyone called him Ellie,” Smith said.

“That’s how the shop got its name. A couple of guys bought it from him, and I bought it from them. I’m the third owner.”

His customers usually have only one thing in common.

They sail boats under 25 feet. “From big sailboats to dinghies. No motorboat people and no yachts,” he said with a grin. “But I’m fortunate because I deal with monohull AND catamaran people. They don’t link much, but I get to see both sides.”

Most of his tools will go with the shop. “I’m retiring from making anything,” he said. “After all, if something happens to me, the problem is leaving all this stuff to my wife, and she would have to get rid of everything. That’s not fair. After I retire, I’m going to be sailing, fishing and working on my house.”

HE’LL STILL BE SAILING “I always sailed a boat before I sold them, so I got a chance to sail a lot of different small boats. That was a big advantage. Over the years I’ve raced in 30 different boats.”

His personal collection shows his experiences with small boats. “Right now I have a beach catamaran. It’s a Dart, an English boat,” Smith said.

But his O’Day is his real love.

“I also have a 45-year-old O’Day sailboat. Most people think any boat that you go out on is a day sailer, but mine is the original O’Day boat, known properly as the Day Sailer. There’s a growing class of Day Sailers here in the Clearwater area.”

“I raced Sunfish over 15 years,” Smith said. “I like to be competitive in high winds, but I aged out. And I wanted something more complicated.

“So I went to O’Day. It has a spinnaker; it’s more complex, which means more chances to make mistakes.

“They’re quite fast, more than most people give them credit for. We can even beat most Flying Scots. When you can go from zero to 20 in 10 seconds in a catamaran, nothing scares you.”

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Stu showing one of the many sailboats he’s built at Ellie’s.

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Smith insists, however, that he’s not interested in speed only. “I like how the boat feels,” he said. “An O’Day feels good on the water.

Of all the dinghies, or small sailboats I’ve raced, the Day Sailer is the best I’ve ever sailed.”

DAY BUDDIES AND FRIENDS Does his family sail? Smith rolled his eyes and laughed.

“Of course not. Both my children live between my home and shop, but they don’t sail. My wife Shirley used to sail with me.”

Still, Smith doesn’t lack for sailing partners. His friend Mark Rother drops into the shop often. “Mark used to crew for me,” Smith said. “We won the midwinter regattas in Sarasota twice. Now he owns his own boat, and there’s a lot of close competition between us.”

So he’s very happy with his Day Sailer friends. “It’s a good group. We have dinners at each others’ houses, and the group is growing.” They don’t have a home base, and they like traveling around the county to sail in different spots.

“We go to the public ramps at Safety Harbor, Lake Tarpon, the Bellaire ramp, the Boca Ciega Yacht club…we go all over the place now,” Smith said.

It’s an informal group in that they don’t use a committee boat, but rig their course and start themselves.

“Everyone is on the race committee,” Smith said. “One guy takes the upwind buoy, one the reaching mark, another the downwind mark. We sail out, drop the marks and come back to the starting line. One skipper volunteers to time the start and blow the whistle. The only bad part is you can’t catch anyone who goes over the line early—there is no one to watch.”

He also belongs to a group of cat sailors who do distance races. “We go out in the Gulf, go around an island and come back. Usually twice or three times around Three Rooker Bar, but sometimes we use Spider Buoy, or set our own buoys. Sometimes we even go up to Anclote Island.”

SAILING CANOES Many people don’t know about sailing canoes. “Sailingwise, my favorite is an 18-foot Five Meter canoe,” said Smith. “Five Meter is a specific class. It means a sailing canoe with a 5-meter area sail. A Five Meter can be any canoe, with less than 5 meters of sail area. You could take off the sail and it would be an ordinary canoe. I just sold mine recently. It was over 40 years old, and in beautiful shape.”

Of course, he’s built canoes too. “I built over 100 canoes,” Smith said. “I still have the mold, which is for sale, too.”

BOATBUILDING FISHING Besides racing, Smith loves to fish. But not in his sailboats, canoes, or kayaks. “Your rod gets tangled up in the rigging of a sailboat all the time,” he said. “I have fished out of a kayak, but once you catch a catfish, what do you do with it?” he said. “Besides, catfish are good eating, but too much trouble to clean.

“I used to fish out of a canoe, but got caught one day in winds over 25 MPH, so canoe fishing has drawbacks.

Especially solo. That’s when I built a rowboat with a motor on it.”

He gets a lot of fishing done out of his rowboat. “I have a two-HP motor, and it gets me where I want to go,” Smith said. “Usually I go bay fishing for trout and redfish. I still like cast netting for mullet.”

He emphasizes that he is not a catch-and-release fisherman. “If it’s edible, I keep it,” he says. “Catch and release weakens the fish, so they can’t get away from a predator.

You have to throw back the undersize fish, but I’m not going to fish all day and throw them all back. I try to catch a meal.

At least I know I’m going to get food. ” His fishing tip of the day is to use artificial grubtail lures. “That gets rid of unwanted species right off the bat,” he said.

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Canoes and rowboats are not the only thing he’s made. He’s also made 30 to 40 wooden prams. And most of the fiberglass prams dotting the waters around Tampa Bay are his creations. “I made the mold, rigged them and even made some of the decks,” Smith said. “Largo got rid of theirs, but Tampa Yacht Club still has theirs.”

Smith insists that he is now making his last boat.

“I’m making another rowboat now,” Smith said. “I’ll sell it to whoever wants it. But it’s one time only. I won’t be making more boats.”

That last rowboat will be for people to fish with. “I built one for myself years ago, and love it,” said Smith.

“Here in Florida, it is rare to have a wooden boat, and a little more difficult to maintain, but it is impossible to have a small boat without using wood. Fiberglass is too heavy. If you do fiberglass, it’s also hard to make just one for yourself. You need a mold, which is expensive, so you get into mass production.”

Smith sighed. “Everything is mass production now.

Soon it will be difficult for small boat manufacturers to stay in business, especially using fiberglass. Only big companies can do it.”

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Stu’s last boat that he is building, a rowboat.

There are fewer boat owners, too. “Marinas have empty spaces,” he said. “Boats are leaving at an alarming rate because of the economy. Most people certainly aren’t buying boats, which are cheap right now. They’d have to keep it at the house. But most homes have much less storage.”

That accounts for the rising popularity of yacht and sailing clubs such as the Windlasses, a woman’s sailing club that meets on Thursday mornings at Dunedin Marina.

“Part-time sailors can use someone else’s boat. That’s a big plus for many people,” Smith said. “Many municipalities, such as Dunedin, are very restrictive about home storage. You have to store your boat out of sight, etc. Clubs have a social aspect, too, which is a big part of sailing.”

Another factor is the rise in waterfront building, resulting in less open waterfront.

“There’s no access to the water, which is the biggest problem,” said Smith. “This is a beautiful sailing area, but if you can’t get to the water, it won’t do you much good.”

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“The EPA has made it difficult for any small businessperson to exist. For example, I have to get rid of the fumes, can’t spill the excess chemicals, have to dispose of wastes properly. These are all good rules, but added together they get expensive and time-consuming.”

FUTURE OF SAILING? Smith is worried about the future of sailing.

“It’s all disappearing, little by little, “he says. “ Many sailors don’t care about the rest of the sailing world. Each group is in their own little world. They don’t know what the other groups are doing.”

Smith also remembers when many boaters trailered their small boats from up North to compete in the onedesign races every March in Sarasota. Alas, he says the numbers of out-of-town boats has dropped off.

“As in most classes, the original sailors are aging out, and there are few younger sailors coming in.”

“I was in the original group that worked to get the Clearwater sailing center built,” he said. “Lots of politicking and fundraising. Private money and a lot of individual contributions paid for a lot of it before the city of Clearwater took over. We came up with almost a third of the funds. We had fundraisers, such as a marine flea market.”

He misses the days when his sailors could rig their Day Sailers inside the fence at the Clearwater Sailing Center.

“For the safety of the kids there, we were asked to rig our boats out in the parking lot. But there are cars whizzing by going to the beach to the north,” he said. “So we mostly go to public ramps.”

He’s glad that there are sailing classes going on now, but there is one problem. “Learning to sail is a big thing right now,” he said. “And while students learn in smaller boats, as soon as they get more money, they get bigger boats, which are actually less physically demanding to sail than small boats. Nowadays people are very busy. People want to charter a boat in the Bahamas.”

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Smith is adamant about good safety skills, and keeps his Extra Sport life vest within reach at all times.

“Of course, you use a life vest,” he said. “When the wind comes up to 18 MPH, I put my vest on. Yes, a vest is more trouble. A low boom can catch it, and it’s harder to get back in the boat wearing one. But they keep you warm in the water. And if your boat capsizes or sails off without you, a life vest is your life-saver.”

That’s why he emphasizes good training. “Newcomers can get in trouble in a capsize, and get trapped under the sail,” Smith said. “Don’t rent a boat unless you know what to do.”

“If you have good eye-hand coordination, you can be a top sailor,” Smith insists.

Stu Smith knows exactly what to do in a boat. And as soon as he sells his shop, he intends to be out on the water constantly.

He ended with his trademark grin. “Some people give up sailing, but I won’t.”

Ellie’s Sailing Shop is located at 1300 N. Betty Lane, Clearwater.

Phone is (727) 442-3281. Just before going to press, Stu called SOUTHWINDS and said he was under contract to sell the shop. It will keep the same name, location and contact information.

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Record-Setting Year for the Palmetto State?

By Dan Dickison

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pring, as tradition has it, is a time of optimism. This season of the vernal equinox, when winter wanes and life is renewed, fosters the feeling that almost anything is possible. Perhaps that unrestricted outlook is what’s behind some of the surprising developments happening in sailing around South Carolina these days.

Take the most notable example—Charleston Race Week. By the time this issue of SOUTHWINDS is printed, nearly 250 boats will be descending on the Holy City to participate in what has become the country’s largest keelboat regatta. A mere decade ago, this regatta was still in its infancy, attracting just a little over 50 boats, with the majority of them locally based. Now, due to equal parts savvy marketing, good fortune and tireless effort on the part of the organizers, it has blossomed into one of the most talked about events on the entire Eastern Seaboard. And this year boats have flocked from all over the United States. The scratch sheet even lists a few entries from Italy, Great Britain, Bermuda and Canada. The regatta has grown so much in prominence that, for the first time, it has attracted a nationally known title sponsor—Sperry Top-Sider.

Or consider the recent news from the world’s largest boatbuilder—Beneteau, a company that claims Marion, SC, as its U.S. manufacturing headquarters. The company’s own projections indicate a 20 percent growth in business for fiscal year 2011. A little more than a decade ago in 2000, employees in Marion celebrated the completion of their 3,500th boat. In 2006, they popped the corks to commemorate having finished 6,000 boats. Last year, as part of a $500million reinvestment program, the company installed a new

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Or, if you’re a fan of singlehanded offshore sailing, chances are you’re following South Carolina’s adopted son, Brad Van Liew, who has been tearing up the brine in the Velux 5 Oceans Race. To date, Van Liew has won each of the first three legs of this globe-girdling event aboard his Open 60 Le Pingouin. Shortly before finishing the most recent leg from Wellington, New Zealand, to Punta del Este, Uruguay, he became the first American to race single-handed past Cape Horn in three separate events. Leg IV will route Van Liew and the other three competitors in the race to Charleston. They should arrive by early May. As impressive as each of those items is, one of the most engaging developments on the Low Country sailing scene pertains to a 73-year-old one-design that’s making a marked comeback in Charleston. That’s right, the Lightning. In November, there were only a few of these hard-chined boats residing here, but as of early March, a fleet had been established with 11 owners and counting.

“This growth really happened spontaneously,” offers Lenny Krawcheck, a longtime Lightning racer and one of several individuals who nurtured the new fleet. “No question that the impetus was Greg Fisher moving here. He’s a tremendous sailor and a truly nice guy, and his presence has stirred up a lot of interest. He brought his boat to town, and all of a sudden people are buying boats and getting involved. I’ve never seen such enthusiasm.”

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Greg Fisher leads the fleet around the weather mark. Since moving to Charleston, he’s sparked renewed interest in Lightnings among Low Country sailors. Photo by Rick Berstein.

Fisher is renowned in the sport. He’s a past and current champion in numerous one-design classes, including the Lightning, and was an accomplished sailmaker. He moved to Charleston in October last fall as the new director of sailing at the College of Charleston. By his own admission, he hasn’t sailed his Lightning much the past couple of years, but that’s about to change in a big way.

“When this all got started,” explains Fisher, “Lenny and another active Charleston racer, Chris Hamilton, were praising the attributes of the boat and class pretty hard, and they created a lot of momentum. I was basically born and raised in Lightnings, and Lenny has sailed these boats forever, but it’s really great to see a guy like Chris who hasn’t sailed them before become so enthused. His energy has been contagious.”

Fisher says that Hamilton bought a boat just before the end of the year, and quickly convinced two other local racers to do so as well. Then, a few more folks followed suit, and in the span of five weeks, Charleston had a burgeoning fleet.

Timing, says Fisher, was also a factor. “I think that a lot of sailors here were ready for something different. As I understand it, it’s been a few years since Charleston has had significant one-design growth…What will really help the fleet continue to grow,” he continues, “is that everyone in the fleet so far has bought good, reasonably competitive boats. That means everyone will be up to speed and essentially racing at a comparable level.”

Another Charleston sailor, John Cameron, agrees. He bought a Lightning two and a half years ago as a retirement

present for himself, hoping that a fleet might materialize. “I can’t count the number of people over the past several years who’ve told me that they wished they had a Lightning.”

Though this new group has only congregated once during those five weeks and hadn’t actually put a boat in the water as of early March, the excitement was nonetheless palpable.

Both Fisher and Krawcheck avowed that Charleston’s fleet would be the largest contingent at the first event of the annual Lightning Southern Circuit in mid-March— Savannah’s Deep South Regatta.

So what really explains this explosion of interest in a boat whose design is seven decades old? Says Krawcheck, “I’ve been preaching this for some time, but I think the Lightning is the best small boat for Charleston. It handles the chop we so often get beautifully, but it’s also a great boat to sail in flat water. Really, it’s the perfect boat to race here.”

Along with all the other new owners, Krawcheck, Fisher and Hamilton will get a chance to see just how perfect it is over the coming months. They plan to race in the city’s five summer weekend regattas, and sail as a fleet in the Thursday evening summer races. They’re also planning to orchestrate what Krawcheck refers to as “a first-rate regatta” at Charleston’s Carolina Yacht Club in early October. “You’re going to see a good fleet here,” he declares.

And somehow, you know that’s not just springtime optimism you’re hearing.

For additional information about Lightning sailing in Charleston, contact Lenny Krawcheck (www.lkatkrawdavlaw.com).

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This year, the show returned to Bayside, along with buyers and lots of boats, including the usual large number of catamarans, making this show one of the largest catamaran boat shows in the world.

Strictly Sail Miami 2011: Sailboat Buyers Return as the Show Returns to Bayside

By Roy Laughlin

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trictly Sail Miami regained much of its former luster this year. Not only did the show return to Miamarina at Bayside, but the show layout was “reallocated” (said Kevin Murphy, Strictly Sail Miami director) for both in-water sailboat displays and for shoreside vendor spaces. The result: Strictly Sail Miami this year had all the strengths that location gave it, and the new organization made the spectacle and experience of the boat show more enjoyable than it has been in several years.

In contrast to recent years, boatbuilders included a larger selection of sailboats, spanning a size range from 14 feet to well into the 60-foot range for both mono- and multihulls.

Dock space, in the recent “space reallocation,” was reduced overall. Veteran show-goers would recognize that one pier formerly occupied by monohulls is no longer part of the show. The Multihull Lagoon is still part of the show, but the dock space for what was entirely the multihull circuit is now shared. Catalina had the first 40 feet of display space.

Hunter Marine has taken a similar position on the monohull docks. This arrangement would work well for novice sailors, who would be greeted by the staff of these two production sailboat builders.

Many New Boats on Display The show this year was refreshing both for the number of new sailboats on display, and for an expanded range of sizes. Catalina and Hunter had at least two day sailer models at the show, and dealers were there to talk about those boats. Weta, a New Zealand maker of high tech racing trimarans, had two models in the 16-foot range. There were

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customers at the show who bought some of these racers and day sailers: a marked contrast from the events during the past two years.

Cruising sailboats, either for personal use or for charter fleets, have been the primary focus of boat buyers at Miami for the past decade but was distinctly reduced during the past couple of years. This year, at Strictly Sail Miami, as well in prior boat shows since last fall, customers are returning to that fold. Interest seems to be focused on cruising multihulls in the 40-foot range, but monohulls are back in the mix again, too. For the first time in at least a couple of years, this writer heard people discussing trading in motorboats for new multihulls. The bargaining is much more intense than in prior years because the market for motorboats remains soft, and many fear rising fuel costs will soften it further.

Those willing to make a favorable deal got new catamarans at the show.

Robertson & Caine’s Leopard 44 Catamaran Robertson & Caine’s South African-built Leopard 44 was the boat with the most “chat” this year. This 44-foot cruising catamaran has a front cockpit accessible from the salon.

With two bench seats, and a folding table, it’s the place for the view and the breeze whether the catamaran is at anchor or under way. Multihull mavens will undoubtedly interject that Peter Johnstone’s Gunboat larger designs and Chris White’s Atlantic designs have a front cockpit. These however are for tending the mast and lines. The Leopard 44’s mast remains on top of the salon roof, typical of the majority of cruising catamarans, leaving the front cockpit below the www.southwindsmagazine.com

mast-tending area as living area for the catamaran experience. Naysayers of this design say the cockpit will give a wet and rocky ride in some conditions. Sailors were looking carefully at that catamaran, both during the show and during the demo days that followed. For the first time in recent memory, Lagoon had to share the limelight with another catamaran for efforts to expand the design envelope with a feature beyond size.

That’s not to say that size no longer matters. It does still matter to some. Strictly Sail Miami had its fair share of both monohulls and multihulls exceeding 55 feet. This included Beneteau’s Sense, the Hylas 70, Gulfstar Sailmaster, Little Harbor 75, and the Passport 615. The monohull dock was so full of cruising sailboats over 50 feet that the area seemed as if it would pop. (More of the spectacle aspect of the Miami Boat Show: no accident and very noticeable). Multihulls in the yacht size range included the Sunreef and Matrix. If boat shows are truly a mirror of the economy, at least part of the socioeconomic food chain is doing quite well, and it is again time to buy a big boat and go sailing. Miami was the place this year to begin that quest for this most significant status symbol.

A Large Presence of Smaller Catamarans Perhaps most interesting about multihull size spectrum was the substantial presence of catamarans below 35 feet. These included the Maine Cat, Seawind, a Wharram design, Gemini and the Radical catamarans. The Radical catamaran was new to Strictly Sail Miami. It is a trailerable destination cruising catamaran with the same features that made the Stiletto 27 so popular. It has two masts with wishbone booms, substantial mesh trampoline areas, and a price in the $100,000 range. The Radical catamaran and the Wharram are both modestly priced catamarans highly suitable for day sailing or destination cruising in Florida’s lagoons and near shore coastal waters.

Space reallocation had at least as substantial a change on the shoreside vendor’s tent as it did in the marina. Gone are booths filled with clothes and deck shoes or other items peripheral to sailing. Virtually all vendors at Strictly Sail Miami now offer goods or services for sailors. That is really a good thing. Half a decade ago, the show in general, and even its smallest components, was overwhelming. The current economic conditions have brought sailing back to focus at Strictly Sail, and is again within a manageable scale for a day’s productive visit.

A modest flow of new vendors to Strictly Sale Miami indicates that sailors are still looking for an improved sailing

experience, and give vendors their due for the right product. WinchRite, a company that won an innovation award in 2010, its first year in Miami, was back selling its batteryoperated power winch handle to an apparently endless stream of sailors tired of manual methods. Cruise RO Water is another new vendor at Strictly Sail in Miami. This company provides a simple, high efficiency RO (reverse osmosis) water system built around stock parts. If something breaks or fails, it can often be purchased as a standard plumbing or electrical part. Cruise RO Water is happy to sell any parts and expendables needed directly to its customers after purchase of one of their units, but for cruisers at the other side of the ocean, the option of buying locally is a big attraction.

The Annual Innovation Awards National Marine Manufacturing Association and Boating Writers International sponsors awarded their annual Innovation Awards at the show. The awards are highly coveted by companies who receive them—and by those who do not. Strictly Sail vendors received their fair share of award attention again this year. Beneteau Sailboats received an award for its new Sense line of sailboats with bow thrusters that allow them to dock easily and to turn within their own length. The company calls the system “Dock and Go.” Selden received an annual innovation award for its new reversible winch design. Selden’s Robert McAffee says of the new winch, “It was so easy, even a powerboater could do it.” B&G’s Zeus Sailing Navigation System won an innovation award for its electronic navigation system and display that integrates data from radar, sounding, sonar and AIS. It is intended for both cruisers and racers. Sailing may seem old-fashioned to some, but it is as near the technological frontier as inventive minds of sailors care to put it.

Show attendance at Strictly Sale Miami was higher in 2011 than it has been since 2007. The business part of the show indicated that these attendees were sailors in the buying mood. That’s a good sign. The bad sign from the show is that the 20 to 40 age group, although more obvious this year than in the past two, still is not a dominant one. This is the group that sailing needs to attract and retain to renew its vitality. Demographics aside, Strictly Sail Miami was mobbed with people on the weekend, locals who appeared to have more interest in sailing than money to spend.

Perhaps the Chamber-of-Commerce-perfect weather, the spectacle of the event, and a particularly attractive sailboat that will become an object of desire will bring some of the show attendees back as sailors in future years.

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COOKING ONBOARD

By Robbie Johnson Robbie Johnson lives aboard a steel Tahiti Ketch and is the author of Gourmet Underway – A Sailor’s Cookbook.

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BOILED CABBAGE W/DIJON BUTTER DRIZZLE 1 small head (approx. 1 1/4 lb.) green cabbage 3 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 tablespoon Dijon or delicatessen-style mustard Salt & black pepper to taste Preparation: Remove tough outer leaves and cut head into quarters. Place in one inch of boiling water, cover and cook for about 6-8 minutes, or until crisp-tender. Melt butter in small sauce pan, then whisk in Dijon mustard. Drain and shake cabbage in colander to remove water, then put in serving bowl and drizzle with Dijon butter. Season to taste and toss. Great with canned corned beef, or slices of smoked, salt-cured ham. Serves 4.

Voyaging with Cabbage

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he worst part of a long voyage, out of sight of land for three or four weeks, is when all the fresh veggies have been eaten, all the fruit spoiled or consumed and the galley is down to beans and canned stuff. However, with a bit of judicious shopping, some special efforts to fight decay, and a creative effort on the part of the galley chef, the crew may still enjoy some tasty and nutritious meals in the last days of a long voyage.

Of all the veggies that the galley chef may have aboard, cabbage is the most likely to resist spoilage for the longest period of time. At the market, the wise chef will choose the smaller heads of green and red cabbage, peeling back the large outer leaves to look for insect intrusion and bruising.

Before bringing the cabbage on board, the outer layer of leaves should be peeled off and the heads soaked in a bucket of fresh water containing bleach (Clorox). Two tablespoons of the chlorine to 5 gallons of water will do the trick.

Leave the heads in the water/chlorine solution for at least 5 minutes. Then, allow sunlight to dry the heads, but don’t leave them in hot sunshine for too long; just long enough to dry. Store the cabbage heads in hanging nets or perforated plastic containers like colanders or dish racks.

Don’t allow the cabbage heads to touch other veggies or fruits; place a piece of aluminum foil between the heads, but don’t close it too tightly around the heads.

Constant vigilance is essential to preventing spoilage.

Lift the heads out of their storage every few days and examine them closely for signs of deterioration; many times you can just peel off the decaying outer layers, soak again in chlorine water and buy yourself an extra week of vitality.

Cabbage is inexpensive, and the variety of ways in which it can be prepared is almost limitless. Here are three very simple preparations guaranteed to please:

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RED CABBAGE W/BACON 6 slices of bacon (the canned Danish DAK bacon is a cruising favorite). Cut bacon slices across into ½-inch pieces.

1 small head (approx. 1 1/4 lb.) red cabbage, shredded ½ cup dry red wine 2 spring onions (scallions), white and light green parts, sliced Salt & pepper to taste Preparation: Fry the bacon first until almost crisp, then drain on a paper towel. Save about 3 tablespoons of the bacon fat.

Then, stir the shredded cabbage into the skillet and bacon fat over medium heat, tossing and cooking for about 2 minutes.

Now, stir in the wine and season with the salt and pepper.

Continue to simmer over medium heat until the cabbage is tender and all liquid has evaporated. Finish by stirring in the bacon slices. Garnish with the scallions and serve hot. Serves 6.

SMOTHERED CABBAGE An ever-so-easy party-sized recipe that goes great with a garlicky Italian sausage, a ring of kielbasa, or slices of salt-cured ham 1 large head (2 lb.+) of green or red cabbage, trimmed, halved, cored 1 large green pepper (bell), seeded and sliced into strips ½ cup beer ¼ cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon butter or margarine Salt and pepper to taste Preparation: Use a cast iron skillet if you have one, or cook over a flame tamer so you don’t burn the veggies. Melt butter in skillet over low-medium heat, then cook bell pepper for about 10 minutes or until tender. Place cabbage upside down on top of pepper. Pour in the beer and season with salt and pepper.

Cover pan and simmer over low heat.

Cooking time varies depending upon thickness of cabbage, but check for doneness about every 15 minutes. When done, lift cabbage pieces from bell pepper and transfer to a serving platter. Stir the cream into the bell pepper, raising the heat to medium and cook until the sauce begins to thicken (about 2-3 minutes). Serve by spooning the bell pepper and sauce over the cabbage. Serves 6-8 hungry sailors.

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43rd Regata del Sol al Sol Prepares for the 2011 Race, April 29 The St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Regata del Sol al Sol/Mexico Race, an international regatta from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico, has 19 entries so far.

Twenty-eight vessels set sail for Isla Mujeres last spring.

There is still plenty of time to get prepared and turn entries in by April ’09, the final entry deadline. Organizers are encouraging racers to enter now and try to break the record of 43 entries this year. There is a secure site for online

entries, or entries can be mailed in, or a combination thereof. For more information, go to www.regatadelsolalsol.org.

Anyone interested in joining in the fun on the island, but not necessarily wanting to sail, can fly to the island and be part of the festivities. There are many island activities planned, such as the Golf Cart poker run, snorkeling, rum and coke party, USA versus Mexico basketball game, awards reception. It would be a great help to Island Organizers and the SPYC committee if all competitors and friends coming to the island would contact reservations specialist Judy Malone at jmalone@humanresourses.com for rooms and island transportation.

The regatta committee can be contacted through the Web site at www.regatadelsolalsol.org (click on Chairman @regatadelsolalsol.org on the home page or anywhere you see it in the NOR).

REGIONAL RACING 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.

To list an event, send the regatta/race name, type of racing (PHRF, one-design and type boat), location, dates, sponsoring organization), e-mail and/or phone contact and/or Web site (if applicable) to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. DO NOT just send a link to this informatio Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm.

Contact information for the sailing organizations listed here are listed in the Southern yacht club directory at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

Club Racing. Many clubs have regular club races year around open to everyone and new crew is generally invited and sought.

Contact the club for dates and information. Individual club races are not listed here. We will list your club races if they happen on a regular schedule (e.g. every Sunday; every other Sunday, etc.).

Upcoming Regattas

Beaufort Race Week, Beaufort, SC April 1-5 The Beaufort Yacht and Sailing Club (BYSC) and the Dataw Island Yacht Club (DIYC) are sponsoring the Beaufort Race Week April 1-5. PHRF racing for monohulls 20 feet and over, classic boats 15 feet and over and one-design dinghies.

Racing will take place in the downtown Beaufort area, Port Royal Sound and the waters from Beaufort to Dataw Island.

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RACING come basis at no charge and a cost of $1/ft. at Dataw Marina.

Registration forms will be available on the BYSC web site at www.byscnet.com/sailing, or from Roy Crocker at lcrocker@islc.net.

16th Charleston Race Week, Charleston, SC, April 14-17 Charleston Race Week is an annual premiere One-Design, PHRF, and IRC regatta for racing sailboats 22 - 70 feet in length. This regatta has grown to be one of the most wellknown and popular regattas on the East Coast. In its first few years, it attracted only about 50 local boats. This year, about 250 boats are expected from all over the U.S., plus several from Europe. It is now sponsored by Sperry Top-Sider and officially called the Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week. The official race organizing authority is the Charleston Ocean Racing Association.

Go to www.charlestonraceweek.com for information.

Charleston to Bermuda Race, May 21 The Charleston to Bermuda Race was founded in 1997, and has been run since then every two years. The eighth running of this 777-nautical mile voyage, simply known as the C2B, will depart from Charleston, SC, on May 21. The race is sponsored by the South Carolina Maritime Museum, OnDeck US and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. Every seaworthy boat 30 feet and longer is welcome. For complete information and NOR, go to www.charlestonbermuda.com, or call Shelly Warters at (843) 259-9116. See the April issue for an article on this year’s race in Back Issues at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

Southeast Coast Race Calendar APRIL South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their web sites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 2-3 Spring Board Regatta. Dinghies. Western Carolina SC. 2-3 Rebel Rouser. MC Scow. Lake Lanier SC (SC) 2-3 Pee Dee Classic. Catamarans. Hartsville, SC. Eastern Multihull SA 9-10 Domenico De Sole Cup. Open. South Carolina YC (SC) 10 Piedmont Inter Club Challenge. Dinghies. Carolina SC (NC) 14-17 Charleston Race Week. PHRF, One Design.

16-17 Highlander Midwinters. Highlanders. Lake Norman YC (NC) 22-24 Easter Regatta. J/24. Carolina SC (NC) 22-23 Easter Regatta. Scows. Carolina SC (NC) 22-24 Spring Fever Regatta.Catamarans. Hartwell, GA. Eastern Multihull SA 28-May 1 ACC Championship. Lasers. Carolina YC. (NC) 30 Spring Fever Regatta.Open. Cape Fear YC (NC) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina.

Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

2 Sailing for the Future. Charleston Community Sailing.

14-17 Charleston Race Week 30-May 1 Sheriff’s Cup to Bohicket Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC. Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

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Lake Lanier, GA www.saillanier.com.

Regular club racing - See Web site for details.

16-17 Rebel Rouser. MC Scows. Lake Lanier SC 30 Celtic Crossing. Barefoot SC 30-May 1 Melges 24 Regatta. Lake Lanier SC Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

MAY South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their web sites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis) 7–8 Keowee Cup . Open. Keowee SC (SC) 7–8 Great 48. Flying Scot. Lake Norman YC (NC) 14–15 Grits and Haggis Regatta. Flying Scot. Keowee SC (SC) 14–15 SE Lightning Districts. Lightning. Waccamaw SC (NC) 14–15 Optimist Regatta. Optis. Atlanta YC (GA) 14–15 McIntosh Cup. PHRF. Savannah YC (GA) 20-22 Bald Head Regatta. Open. Cape Fear YC (NC) 20-22 Pirates of the Pongo. Open. Pamlico SC (NC) 21–22 LLSC Jr Regatta. Opti– Laser– 420. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 21–22 Hospice Regatta. Open. Lake Norman YC (NC) 28–29 Castleberry Robertson Regatta . MC– C– JY– Sunfish.

Atlanta SC (GA) 28–29 Dixie Regatta. Thistles. Atlanta SC (GA) 28–29 NC Offshore Championship. PHRF. Neuse Yacht Racing Assn. (NC) Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

March 30-May1 Sheriff’s Cup to Bohicket 7 Spring Ocean Race 21 Charleston-Bermuda Race Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC Regular club racing - See Club Web site for details.

1-2 ECB Cup Race. ICRC. Beaufort SC 15 Naval Junior ROTC. Flying Jr 13s. Fairfield Harbour YC 21-23 Pirates on the Pungo. Pamlico SC 27 WGOR (Offshore event). Wrightsville Beach Ocean Racing Association 29-20 NCOC-NC Offshore Championship. NYRA Lake Lanier. www.saillanier.com. GA See club Web site for club race schedule 7 Lormand Cup (Singlehanded race). Southern SC 7 Multihull Regatta. Lake Lanier SC 14 Regional Dinghy Regatta. Lake Lanier SC 21 PHRF Championships. Lake Lanier SC Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See Club Web site for local club races

Upcoming Regattas

2011 First Coast Offshore Challenge, Jacksonville, FL, to Georgia and Return, March 30-April 2 First Coast Offshore Challenge, the premiere offshore sailwww.southwindsmagazine.com

ing event of the spring season in northeast Florida kicking off the north Florida offshore season, is set for March 30 April 2. FCOC 2011 features three offshore races in four days and three onshore parties for skippers and crew. The regatta, held off St. Augustine, FL, and St. Marys, GA, is cosponsored by North Florida Cruising Club and St. Augustine Yacht Club. Participants come from throughout the southeast with a total of 35 yachts expected in Spinnaker, Non-Spin and Cruiser class. Information is available at www.fcoc2011.com.

58th Annual Mount Dora Sailing Regatta, Mount Dora, FL, April 2-3 The 58th Annual Regatta is open to all classes from Opti to Sunfish to Hobie to Wayfarer to Catalinas and Mutineers.

Organizers hope to have up to seven races, weather permitting. Four boats will be required for a design class. Mount Dora is inland sailing at its best, with outstanding food on Saturday night with music on the dock.

For more information and registration form, go to www.mountdorayachtclub.com, or call (352) 383-3188.

Melbourne Yacht Club Spring Regattas, April 16-17, April 30-May 1 With two weekends of sailing all types of boats on the Indian River Lagoon—which typically has a good sea breeze and smooth water conditions—the Melbourne Yacht Club spring regattas offer something for all sailors. Small boats and onedesigns will sail April 16-17. Four or more boats make up a one-design class. One designs usually sailing are Lasers, Sunfish, 420, Opti, C-22, SJ-21, J/24, and A-Class catamarans, as well as Portsmouth and multi-hull handicap fleets. PHRF racing in Spinnaker, Non-spinnaker and Cruiser classes will be on the weekend of April 30-May 1. Contact Phil Spletter at (321) 773-5848, or mycfleet@melbourneyc.com.

daylight savings.

Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com): Friday afternoons; Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends throughout the year, sometimes suspended during regattas.

East Coast SA (www.ecsasail.com): a women’s series and a regular series; At least one event each month.

Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com).

Halifax SA (www.halifaxsailing.org): Sunfish racing weekly; Race series organized seasonally.

Lake Monroe SA (www.lakemonroesailing.com): Wednesdays and weekends.

Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Weekend races twice monthly, Sept through May Rudder Club, Jacksonville, biweekly (approximately) races on the St Johns River APRIL 2-3 Mt Dora YC Spring Regatta. Mt Dora YC .

2-3 7th Annual First Coast Offshore Challenge.

St. Augustine YC 8-10 Lipton Cup Regatta. Smyrna YC .

16-17 Spring Small Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC 16 Blue Max Race. North Florida Cruising Club 30-1 Spring Big Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC MAY 1 Monkey’s Uncle Race. Saint Augustine YC 7 Mug Race. Rudder Club 7 Cinco de Mayo Regatta. Port Canaveral YC 14-15 Annual Regatta. Titusville Sailing Center 14 Waves Regatta. Navy Jax YC 14 Coastal Cup. Golden Isles YC

58th Annual Mug Race, The Rudder Club, Jacksonville, FL, May 7 Billed as the world’s longest river race, The Rudder Club will host the 58th Annual Mug Race on May 7. There are two courses, one at about 36 miles and the other about 38 miles. The South Course is for all the boats that can pass under a bridge and the North Course is for boats with taller masts. Generally, about 150 boats sail the south course and about 20 sail the north course. Boats of every size and type race. The race goes from Palatka to Jacksonville.

Pre-registration and party are on April 23 at 3 pm at the Rudder Club. For more information and to register online, go to www.rudderclub.com.

East & Central Florida Race Calendar Club Racing (contact club or Web site for details): Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekend races organized seasonally Indian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organized seasonally; Wednesday evenings during News & Views for Southern Sailors

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RACING 21 Armed Forces Day Regatta. Navy Jax YC 21-22 Brevard Challenge. Indian River YC 28-29 Mayport to St. Augustine & Race of the Century. North Florida Cruising Club & St. Augustine YC

Upcoming Regattas

2011 Acura Miami Grand Prix, March 10-13 Farr 40, Melges 32, Swan 42 and IRC boats are invited to race in this event. Four race days. Event details, entries and past results are available at www.Premiere-Racing.com.

BBYRA CCS CGSC CRYC KBYC LYC MYC PBSC SCF STC APRIL 1 2 16 22 MAY 1 7 13 14 28

Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Cruising Club of America. www.cruisingclub.org.

Coconut Grove SC. www.cgsc.org Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org.

Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org.

Lauderdale YC. www.lyc.org.

Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.net.

Palm Beach SC. www.pbsail.org Sailfish Club of Florida. www.sailfishclub.com Storm Trysail Club. www.stormtrysail.org.

Snipe Pan Am Trials. LYC Opti/420 Practice Trials. CRYC Miami Key Largo Race. MYC 41st Annual SE Dinghy. KBYC BBYC Annual Sunburn Regatta. Biscayne Bay YC Ron Payne Memorial. Snipe. Lauderdale YC Snipe Masters. Coral Reef YC FLL Hospice Regatta. Ft. Lauderdale.

Goombay Regatta. Coconut Grove SC

Miami to Key Largo Race, Miami Yacht Club Youth Sailing Foundation, April 16 First held in 1956, this annual race has grown from 33 entrants to as many as over 200. Everyone starts at once, just south of the Rickenbacker Causeway in Miami and proceeds 43 nautical miles through Biscayne National Park to the Jewfish Creek area of Key Largo. The new 65-foot permanent bridge will provide future finishers with easy access to the resorts and parties at the end. Monohulls and multihulls race in various classes. Proceeds go to the Miami Yacht Club Youth Sailing Foundation, a non-profit corporation that supports youth education and safety in sailing.

Racers range from teens to sailors in their 90s. For more information, go to www.miamiyachtclub.net.

Southeast Florida Race Calendar March 25-27

Hobie Midwinters East, Bahia Cabana Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Youth Sailing: APRIL 22-23 District Double-handed Team Racing Championship and ISSA Qualifier for National 2011 Baker Trophy, Holland Park Gulfstream SC, Hollywood. www.saisa.org.

22-23 42nd Southeast Dinghy Regatta, Key Biscayne Yacht Club, Key Biscayne, FL www.kbyc.org Palm Beach Sailing Club, www.pbsail.org. See club web site for club racing. Races on the ICW last Sunday of each month (Son of a Beach Regatta).

APRIL 30 Hillsboro to Palm Beach Offshore Race.

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Race Reports Florida Keys Race Calendar 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.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club Web site for regular club racing open to all.

APRIL (UKSC) 2 President’s Cup 9-10 TIB Regatta & Portsmouth Spring #3 MAY Nothing scheduled as of press date.

Southwinds Annual Online West Florida Race Calendar Posted Sept. 1 For the past five years, Southwinds has posted the race schedule on its Web site (www.southwindsmagazine.com) for all racing in west Florida area from Tampa Bay south to Marco Island. It includes all scheduled races (from 9/1/10-8/31/11) of the West Florida PHRF www.southwindsmagazine.com

organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org), plus club races and any others that boaters in the area would like to post.

Boat of the Year (BOTY) races are also listed.

Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com to list your race, or changes.

Race Reports

Wind, Rain and Fog Make for an Exciting Day at the Gasparilla Regatta, Tampa Sailing Squadron, Feb. 5

By Ray Dupuis

the finish in Mother Lode A class with Paul Kasl sailing Castle Keep, a Hunter 37 out of TSS, close behind.

“We had some problems on the first leg that put us about 45 degrees off course with a bunch to make up. It was exciting at the finish with Castle Keep right on our stern,” Slater said. “The crew of four’s average age was 68, but we had two guests—beautiful ladies shortly out of college, affiliated with race sponsors, who were texting and taking photos for about half of our four-hour sail. They sure enjoyed the race.”

Home @ C, a Catalina 27 skippered by Bob Shaw, took first in Mother Lode B, and Godspeed, a Catalina 27 with Mel Tews at the helm, finished close behind. Both boats are out of TSS. “We put some good space between us and Godspeed on the first leg and were amazed to see them on our butt near the end. It was wet and windy, and we made all the right mistakes,” Shaw said.

Tews said, “We started the day agreeing that if the weather got bad, we wouldn’t sail, but there we were, ‘fairweather sailors’ out in the wet and windy. We didn’t know what to expect as the front started to roll in, so we shortened sail. When we started to let the sails out, the outhaul failed, too, but crew quickly fixed the problem. We were sailing 7.5 knots on that last leg. We’d gain on Shaw and he’d take it back. It was a great day.”

“There were a lot of boats; everybody made the best of a challenging day. Lots of hands went into making the event so much fun. The race party, along with the food, was great, too,” Shaw said.

For more about the Tampa Sailing Squadron and race photos, go to www.sail-tss.org.

Thirty-four skippers and crews raced in Tampa Sailing Squadron’s annual Gasparilla Regatta on Feb. 5 in strong shifting winds, rain and fog. “The challenging conditions offered the racers a chance to really sail,” regatta organizer Bob Sardo said.

Fire & Ice, a J/105, captured Spinnaker A. “We had good competition, clean air and great crew work. We took the first two races, but Murphy’s Law hit us in the third race—the spinnaker had a twist. A Herculean effort by the crew got us back in action quickly, but Ka Ching sailed ahead,” said skipper George Cussins of TSS and Davis Island Yacht Club.

Shrew, a Creekmore 23 sailed by Gene DiNisio and his TSS crew, took second in a wetter ride. The tiller broke as they started to tack in the first race, and DiNisio flew across the boat as it rolled over about 65 degrees. “The crew got dumped in the water but hung on. One crewmember was in Conquistador Cup, up to his waist. The boat righted quickly, and we were on our way with a split tiller,” DiNisio said.

Charlotte Harbor, FL, Feb. 5-6 Scott MacGregor of DIYC took first in the J/24 class in Good Winds…Good Weather…

Rabble Rouser. “It was a cold, wet, nasty day. We couldn’t see the first mark on the first race because of the fog bank that Good Competition moved in. We were concerned because the Spin A and B Fifty boats sailed in two courses in PHRF racing on the first boats were headed toward us. It was a good race and a good day of the 18th annual Conquistador Cup. Winds varied time,” MacGregor said. from 10 to 15 knots, mostly from the southeast, with a relaSailing another and longer course, Team Effort, a Tartan tively mild chop on the water. Two courses were sailed, one 30 out of DIYC skippered by Bob Riding, captured first in for the Spinnaker and Multihull classes, and the other for the Racer/Cruiser class followed by Satan Baby, a Flying Non-Spinnaker and True Cruisers.

Tiger 10M skippered by Ron Spainhour out of TSS. On Sunday was the pursuit race. Roger Strube raced his “The weather dynamics made it an interesting day – catamaran, Millennium Falcon, to an overall win for the top sunny, then the fog bank, rain, changing wind speeds and direction. We caught a wind shift on the last leg and sailed the spinnaker straight for the mark; the boats in front of us didn’t get the shift and were sailing at an angle. We ended up sailing a shorter distance. Fun. Good crew made it easy—a ‘team effort,’ ” Riding said.

Meanwhile on the long course, Wing It, an Irwin 39 skippered by Mike Doyle out of DIYC, took first in True Cruising A, followed by Yankee, a Beneteau 36 skippered by Bob Lischer out of SPYC. Phantom, a Tartan 37 sailed by The crew of Lively, a Corsair F27 skippered by Richard Carlson, receives the Paul Slater out of TSS, was first to first-place multihull award at the Conquistador Cup Regatta. Photo by Barb Cartwright.

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RACING prize, an authentic conquistador’s helmet. The top three boats after Millennium Falcon were Rick Gress’ O’Day 40 Mother Ocean, Paul Robbins’ S-2 7.9 Soulshine, and Richard Carlson’s Corsair F27 trimaran Lively, in that order. Only 45 of the 63 registered sailboats finished, partly because the conditions were fairly challenging. Nine boats decided, for various reasons, not to compete; five did not finish, and four did not start. The southerly wind was a brisk 15 knots at the start, according to Chief Race Officer Gene Fuller. There were shifts and holes in the wind that trapped some of the sailors, and the chop, like a series of low brick walls, made life wet for the smaller boats. The larger boats had a romp.

“You should have seen those big guys fly,” said Regatta Chairman Bob Knowles at the Sunday afternoon awards ceremony, held at the Punta Gorda Boat Club.

Awards were announced at Sunday’s awards ceremony by Knowles and distributed by members of the regatta sponsors, the Royal Order of the Ponce de Leon Conquistadors, who run the regatta with the Punta Gorda Sailing Club.

For final results, go to www.pgscweb.com.

The Windjammer Regatta, Sarasota to Venice and Return, Feb. 26-27

By John Lynch Cover: White Hawk, Greg and Alice Petrat’s Cherubini 48 schooner, 56-foot overall. Photo by Alan Capelin.

2011 marked the second annual reincarnation of an old regatta that the Sarasota Sailing Squadron ran for several years many years ago. This year’s edition was planned with a reverse handicap race from Sarasota’s Big Pass to Venice on Saturday, Feb. 26, with a dinner and party at the Venice Yacht Club and a similar race back to Big Pass on Sunday.

Four courses ranging in length from 10 to 24 nautical miles were planned around permanent marks in the Gulf.

Thirty-one boats were entered in five classes: Spinnaker (3 entrants), Non-Spinnaker (9), Multihull (3), Cruiser (9) and Pocket Cruiser (7) with one of the Cruisers being a noshow. The Saturday race was started in a light southerly on a 19-nautical mile course that ran 4.5 NM northwest of Big Pass to a oceanographic buoy and then to the Venice Inlet.

After the start, the wind dropped even further, and it soon became apparent that some of the smaller boats would be likely to have trouble finishing before dark, so PRO Gregg Knighton shortened the race to end at the first mark. That caused something of a scramble for the scoring committee to convert the reverse handicap to time-on-distance scoring, but it turned out well. Boats then sailed or motor sailed the 14.5 NM down to Venice on a building southwest sea breeze.

Sunday morning brought a nice 7-knot southerly and a prospect of a building sea breeze on a beautiful day. One of the registered Cruisers had been unable to make the Saturday race, but she did appear off Venice on Sunday and she was a beautiful sight to behold. It was Greg Petrat’s White Hawk, a recently restored Cherubini 48 schooner, 56 feet in length overall and flying clouds of sails. The 16 NM course ran 3.5 NM SSW to an environmental monitoring buoy and then north to Big Pass. As predicted, the sea breeze built during the day and finished with the wind in the low teens. Those lucky enough to be from Venice had a 54

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Results: Spinnaker: 1, (1-1) XS (Doug Fisher - 41’ custom sled); 2, (22) Crescendo (Jeffrey Walden - Beneteau 36.7): Non-Spinnaker: 1, (5-1) Mo Air (Dave Ettinger - Ranger 26); 2,(4-2) Zephyr (Charles Weiss – J/100); 3, (2-4) Hot Tuna (Rudi Reinecke – Olson 30:): Multihull: 1, (11) Swim Mart (Mike Speth – Stiletto 27); 2, (2-2) Double Barrel (Tung Nguyen – Formula 30 sport cat): Cruiser: 1,- (1-1) Summertime (John Lynch – C&C 36); 2, (3-2) LL Windancer (Bob Holsbeke – Bristol 40); 3, (2-3) Spring Fever (Pat Roberts – Catalina 34): Pocket Cruiser: 1, (1-2) Passing Wind (Tim Hasket – Cal 28); 2, (3-1) Skimmer (Mike Collins – Cape Dory 25); 3, (2-3) U2 (Mike Halliday – Capri 25).

Upcoming Regattas

Suncoast Race Week, Tampa Bay, April 1-3 A longstanding tradition among regattas in Tampa Bay, this event will again be three days of racing from the Gulf of Mexico into Tampa Bay. There will be a slight change in the venue which will be explained in the Notice of Race. It is a Suncoast Boat of the Year event and a qualifier for the St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Challenge (SPORC).

The yacht clubs involved this year are the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, the Bradenton Yacht Club and the Davis Islands Yacht Club. Look for the announcements on the St. Petersburg Yacht Club Web site at www.spyc.org and the Suncoast Race Week Web site, www.suncoastraceweek.org.

Rolex Women’s Match Race, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, April 1-3 Raced on Tampa Bay in Sonar class keelboats. For more information about Rolex Women’s Match, visit the St. Petersburg Yacht Club Web site, www.spyc.org.

15th Annual Terra Ceia Regatta, Palmetto, FL, April 9 The Manatee Sailing Association’s annual regatta. Everyone is invited from day sailers, Sunfish, Hobiecats, Windriders to large PHRF monohull and multihull boats. Great party and overnight camping (or stay on your boat) on Terra Ceia Bay. Two races on the bay, starting at 1 p.m., April 9. Entry form and NOR at http://manateesailingassociation.org.

8th Annual Jabbo Gordon Invitational Regatta, Englewood, FL, April 23 The Venice Youth Boating Association will host this annual regatta on Englewood’s Lemon Bay. The VYBA is the organizing authority in cooperation with the Englewood Sailing Association. The staging area will be at Indian Mound Park, a Sarasota County park.

While it is a primarily a youth event, featuring the International Optimist Dinghy, the regatta is open to sailors of all ages who care to compete with youngsters in Lasers, 420s and Sunfish. A one-day event, the fee is only $30 or $40 for registrations after Apr. 16.

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presentation is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.veniceyouthboating.com, or e-mail Gordon at veniceyouthboating@verizon.net.

2nd Annual Race to Fort Myers, Tampa Bay, April 27-30 This second annual regatta is from Tampa Bay to Fort Myers Beach, approximately 100 miles. All PHRF classes are welcome. After race party will be at Bonita Bill’s in Fort Myers Beach. Haul outs are available for dry-sailed boats. Davis Island Yacht Club is the hosting club. For more information, go to www.diyc.org, or contact Jamie Myers at jmyers@ mcraemetcalf.com, or (813) 601-5023.

43rd Annual Regata del Sol al Sol, St. Petersburg to Mexico, April 29 See the beginning of this race section for more information.

Sarasota Bay Cup Race, Bird Key Yacht Club, Sarasota FL, May 6-7 The Bird Key Yacht Club is hosting the annual premier sailing event of the Sarasota Bay season. The event is listed as a BOTY contest for both the Sarasota Bay Racing Association and the WFYRA Racer-Cruiser Class. The prerace party and skippers meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 6. The regatta on Saturday will be conducted on two courses located within Sarasota Bay. A reverse handicap race will be held for Non-Spinnaker and Cruising divisions on a random-leg course, and a windward-leeward course will be set for Spinnaker and Multihull classes. There will be a special post-race “Low Country Seafood Fry” and trophy presentation. For more information and the NOR, go to www.birdkeyyc.com.

Bone Island Regatta, West Florida to Key West, May 18 This is the 2nd Annual Bone Island Regatta and will have a Sarasota and Naples start. Sarasota will start on May 18 off Big Pass in Sarasota. The skippers meeting is May 17, location to be determined. Entry fee is $150. Deadline to enter is May 10. The Naples start will be on May 19. For more information email gap4737@aol.com, or go to www.boneislandregatta.com.

Sarasota Youth Sailing Program Sailfest Regatta, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, May 14-15 Sailfest will be a part of the Sarasota Bay Yachting Association (SBYA) Boat of the Year series. One-design classes will be spread out over Saturday and Sunday. Racing for all PHRF boats will be held on Saturday, being consistent with all other SBYA events. One-design fleets include Laser 4.7, Laser Radial, Laser Standard, Optimist RWB, Optimist Green, News & Views for Southern Sailors

Sunfish, Club 420, and Flying Scot. Any other fleet with five or more competitors is welcome with prior notice.

All money raised will go to benefit the Sarasota Youth Sailing Program. For information, go to www.sarasota ysp.com, or contact David Livingston, sailing director at (941) 504-4236 or e-mail sarasotayouthsailing @gmail.com.

West Florida Race Calendar Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. Every Sunday following the third Friday of each month. Skippers meeting at 10am, PHRF racing, spin and non-spin. (727) 423-6002. One-design, dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 pm. March through October. Jim Masson at (727) 776-8833. www.sailbcyc.org.

Bradenton YC. Winter Races: Starting in October until April.

Races at 1400 hours each Sunday. Thursday evening races at 1830 hours beginning in April through Daylight Savings Time. PHRF racing on Manatee River. Lower Tampa Bay race second Saturday of each month. Contact John Izmirlian at 941-587-7758 or fishermensheadquarters@yahoo.com.

Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Regular weekend club races. www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org.

Davis Island YC. Regular club racing weekly. www.diyc.org.

Dunedin Boat Club. Spring/Fall PHRF racing in the Gulf of Mexico; June-Aug. Bay racing in St. Joseph’s Sound, alternate Wednesday nights. Paul Auman at (727) 688-1631, or paulrauman@gmail.com.

Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers. Sunfish and dinghy racing once a month, year-round john@johnkremski.com Platinum Point Yacht Club. Weekly PHRF racing on Mondays starting at 1 p.m. on Charlotte Harbor. www.ppycbsm.com Port Charlotte. Third Saturday of month, year-round. pbgvtrax@aol.com.

Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Weekly racing. www.pgscweb.com.

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

St. Pete Yacht Club. Friday evenings (except April 3) through Aug. 28. 16:30 starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org.

Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) Tampa Bay: (SuncoastBOTY) Caloosahatchee (Fort Myers area): (CBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBBOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) APRIL 1-3 St. Petersburg YC (PaG), Suncoast Raceweek.

(SuncoastBOTY-NS,S,) 2-3 US Sailing Area D Mens & Womens Singlehanded Semi Finals and FSA State Laser Championships, Davis Island YC. Youth.

2-3 Gulfport YC, Multihull Spring Regatta 5 St. Petersburg YC, FWSA Rainbow Regatta 9 St. Petersburg SA, Windship Regatta 9-10 Sailing Association of Marco Island, Bud Light Regatta (N/MBOTY) 9-10 District Double-handed Fleet Racing Championship and ISSA Qualifier for National 2011 Mallory Trophy, Davis Island YC. Youth.

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Venice YC and Venice Sailing Squadron, Shark’s Tooth Cup. (SBBOTY) Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society, San T’weenie Race Venice Youth Boating Association, Jabbo Gordon Regatta Davis Island YC. 2nd Annual Tampa Bay to Fort Myers.

St. Petersburg YC, Regatta del Sol at Sol Clearwater YC, Clark Mills Regatta Naples Sailing & YC, Messmer Cup (N/MBOTY) Tampa Sailing Squadron, Regional Sea Scout Regatta Bird Key YC, Sarasota Bay Cup. (SBBOTY) (WFYRA Racer-Cruiser BOTY) Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society, Estebel Night Race Davis Island YC, J24 Rodeo Sarasota Youth Sailing Program, Sailfest Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Bone Island Regatta. Sarasota to Key West.

Naples Sailing & YC, Bone Island Regatta to Key West (N/MBOTY) Naples YC, Key West to Naples Race (N/MBOTY) Davis Island YC, School’s Out Regatta

Upcoming Regattas

Gulf Yachting Association Opening Day Regatta, Pensacola Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL April 30-May 1 On the first weekend in May, the Gulf Yachting Association holds its opening day ceremonies and inter-club Capdevielle Racing Series Start. Includes one-design and PHRF racing. The GYA Board of Directors holds their annual meeting, along with other events including dinners, music and a GYA commodore’s flag ceremony.

Racing will be on four different courses for the various one-design classes, with trophies given out on Sunday. Two perpetual trophies will be presented to the top finishing club teams. www.pensacolayachtclub.com.

11th Annual Preemie Cup Regatta, Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, April 16 PBYC’s annual charity regatta takes place April 16, to benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. Skippers’ meeting is Friday evening, April 15. Classes include Big Boats: (Spin, Non-spin (with Cruiser credit) and Double-Handed (with “spin” penalty like last year) and Dinghy (Opti, Laser Radial, Laser, Open Portsmouth Monohull and Open Portsmouth Multihull) and..Paddleboard. For information, go www.pensacolabeach-yc.org, or contact Fleet Captain David Johnson at (8500 292-8414, or djsurfer69@yahoo.com. Event information, contact Linda Kraft, 2011 chair, at lindaekraft@cox.net.

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53rd Dauphin Island Race, Mobile Yacht Club, AL, April 29- May 1 This race is 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 by SAIL magazine.

Over 300 boats, from 16 to 65 feet, with over a thousand crewmembers are expected. Sailors and boats from at least eight states are anticipated.

Warm-up race is on Saturday, April 23. Skippers’ meeting and party is on on Friday evening, April 22, at Lake Forest Yacht Club in Mobile, AL. The race starts at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, and finishes at Dauphin Island. Saturday evening features a party on the island highlighted by the race awards ceremony. On Sunday, May 1, there is a return race with a pool party and award ceremony at its conclusion. For more information: www.lfycinc.org, or call (251) 402-4098.

38th Annual Stephen C. Smith Memorial Regatta, Shell Point Beach, FL, April 29-May 1 PHRF racing and catamarans such as Hobie Cats, smaller day sailors—including Sunfish—and windsurfers.

Winsurfers is the larges group and the windsurfing fleet will be competing for points in national standings.

Catamarans, one designs and other monohulls will raise on their own courses. Two days of racing. Sponsored by Shell Point Sailboard Club, Apalachee Bay Yacht Club and the American Cancer Society. www.SmithRegatta.com.

2011 Margaritaville Trimaran Rendezvous and Nationals, Pensacola, FL, May 1-5 The Pensacola Beach Yacht Club is hosting this regatta which includes Corsair, Weta and other multihulls in PHRF races.

The regatta includes the WETA Southeast Championship. For information, go to www.gulf sailing.com or contact Bert Rice at (850) 932-2093, or at bertrice2010@yahoo.com.

48th Annual Navy Cup, Navy Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL, May 21-22 The Navy Yacht Club will be celebrating its 48th year of hosting this regatta for the 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 at the Bayou Grande Marina. Small boat racing will be in the bayou, with the PHRF sailboats competing on Pensacola Bay. 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. www.navypnsyc.org.

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Your Authorized Dealer for SELECTED LISTINGS Phinn 50 Custom Schooner ’89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$49,000 Catalina 470 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$225,000 Hunter 466 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$199,000 Wellcraft 4600 MY 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,000 Hardin 45 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,000 Beneteau 43 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$234,900 Hatteras 43 MYDC 1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$92,000 Pilgrim 43 PLAY 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$220,000 Beneteau 423 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$213,000 Beneteau 423 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$189,000 Tayana 42 VAC 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$115,000 Hunter 41 DS 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$199,000 Beneteau First 40.7 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$147,000 Hunter 40 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,500 Block Island 40s ‘65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$349,000 Beneteau 393 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$135,000 Island Pilot 395 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$254,000 Beneteau First 375 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000 Hunter 375 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$65,000 Jeanneau SO 37 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$107,500 Grand Banks 36 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$95,000 Cape Dory 36 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$57,500 B&H Sydney 36 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$84,000 Lien Hwa 36 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,900 Pearson 36s ‘80 & ‘82 starting at . . . . . . .$39,500 Hunter 355 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$58,000 Jeanneau SO 35 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$104,500 Mainship 34 Trawler 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$199,000 Beneteau 34 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$156,000 Californian 34 LRC 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$63,500 C&C 35 MKIII 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000 Hunter 340 1998, ’99 & ’01 starting at . . . . . . .$62,900 Hunter 33.5 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$45,750 Hans Christian 33 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,500 Nauticat 33 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$77,000 CS 33 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$34,500 Hunter 326 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,500 Beneteau Antares 980 32 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,000 Catalina 310 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$68,900 Mainship 30 Pilot 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,000 Nonsuch 30 Ultra 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$64,000 Alerion AE 28s ’96 & ’04 starting at . . . . . . .$69,000 Knight Bros Custom 28 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,000 Beneteau FC 75 '06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$33,000

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62 Steel Schooner 1987 . . . . . . . .Al . .$195,000 58 Kasten Steel Schooner 2005 .Brad . .$425,000 55 Gulfstar Sailmaster 1983 . . . .Joe . .$239,000 51 Skye Ketch 1981 . . . . . . .Scott P. . .$229,000 50 Hunter 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad . .$425,000 50 Beneteau 1997 . . . . . . . .John M. . .$165,000 49 Morgan OI 1977 . . . . . . . . .Brad . . .$99,500 49 Hunter #186 2009 Fact. Refit .Massey . .$349,900 49 Hunter 2008 Loaded . . . . . . .Joe . .$389,000 47 Catalina 470 2001 . . . . . .John M. . .$349,900 46 Island Packet 465 2010 Warranty Massey .Clearance 46 Island Packet 460 2009 Warranty Massey .Clearance 46 Hunter 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe . .$219,900 46 Hunter 460 2001 . . . . . . . .Linda . .$169,900 46 Custom Baraka Sloop 1993 .Linda . .$349,900 46 Durbeck 1973 . . . . . . . . . .Joe . .Try $75,000 45 Hunter 45 DS 2010 Warranty Massey . .$239,900 45 Hunter DS 2008 . . . . . . . . .Scott . .$259,900 45 Hunter 450 CC 2000 . . . . . .Kelly . .$164,900 45 Hunter CC 1999 . . . . . . . .John B. . .$158,500 44 Catalina/Morgan DS 2007 . . . .Bill . .$285,000 44 Island Packet 445 2005 . . . .Linda . .$458,500 44 Hunter AC 2006 . . . . . . . . .Brad . .$229,000 44 Hunter AC 2006 . . . . . . . . . . .Al . .$212,900 44 Bruce Roberts 1987 . . . . .John B. . . .$89,000 43 Jeanneau 43DS 2002 . . . .Scott P. . .$169,000 43 Hans Christian 1989 . . . .Scott H. . .$199,000 42 Valiant 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad . .$349,000 42 Hunter Passage 2001 . . . . . .Brad . .$159,000 42 Catalina MKII 2003 Excellent .Scott P. . .$199,000 42 Catalina 42 MKII 2001 . . .Scott P. . .$175,000 42 Catalina 1994 . . . . . . . . .Scott P. . .$125,000 42 Catalina 1989 . . . . . . . . . .Rusty . . .$90,000 41 DS Hunter 2008 Generator .Massey . .$199,000 41 Hunter 2001 REDUCED . . . . . .Joe . .$149,900 41 Hunter 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad . .$154,500 41 Cheoy Lee Yawl 1965 . . . . . .Brad . .$195,000 41 Kings Legend 1981 . . . . .Scott H. . . .$69,000 40 Island Packet 1996 . . . . . . . .Joe . .$219,900 40 Catalina 400 MKII 2010 Warranty .Massey . . . . .SOLD 40 Catalina 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al . .$134,900 40 Island Packet 1999 . . . . . . . .Joe . .$249,900 40 Island Packet 1995 . . . . . . . .Joe . .$219,900 39 Jeanneau DS 2007 . . . . . .Scott P. . .$195,000 39 Corbin Cutter 1979 . . . . . . .Kelly . . .$84,500 38 Hunter 2009 Warranty . . .Massey . . . . .SOLD 38 Hunter 2009 . . . . . . . . . .Scott P. . .$178,500 38 Hunter 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe . .$149,900 38 Hunter 2001 . . . . . . . . . . .Linda . .$124,900 38 Catalina 387 2004 . . . . . . . . . .Al . .$169,000 38 Endeavour 1989 . . . . . . . . . . .Al . . .$98,500 38 Wauquiez 1985 . . . . . . . .John B. . . .$99,500 38 Kady Krogen 1982 . . . . . .John B. . . .$79,900 37 Catalina 375 2009 . . . . . . . . .Bill . .$219,000

365 Pearson 365 1982 REDUCED John M. . . .$48,000 36 Island Packet Estero 2010 Warranty Massey .Clearance 36 Pearson 365 Ketch 1976 .Scott P. . . .$34,500 36 Hunter 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad . .$124,500 36 Hunter 2006 . . . . . . . . . . .Frank . .$118,000 36 Hunter 2006 gen, A/C . . . . . . .Joe . .$114,000 36 Hunter 2006 gen . . . . . . . . . . .Al . .$115,000

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Hunter 2005 . . . . . . . . . .Scott P. Catalina MKII 2004 . . . . . . . .Bob Catalina MKII 2001 . . . . . . .Brad Catalina 1997 . . . . . . . . .John M. Catalina 350 2007 . . . . . . . . . .Al Shannon Shoalsailer 2006 . . . . .Al Hunter 356 2004 . . . . . . .Scott P. Hunter 356 2003 . . . . . . . .Rusty Island Packet 1990 . . . . . . .Linda Island Packet 1990 . . . . . . . . .Al Catalina MKII 2005 . . . . . . . .Bill Hunter 2001 REDUCED . . .Scott P. Pacific Seacraft Crealock 1990 . . .Al Hunter 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . .Kelly Hunter 2008 . . . . . . . . . .John B. Hunter 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al Hunter 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill Hunter 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad Cal 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rusty Wauquiez 1984 . . . . . . . .John B. CSY 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linda Catalina 309 2007 . . . . . .Scott P. Beneteau First 31 1993 . . . .Linda Pacific Seacraft 1990 . . . . .Linda Catalina MKII 2006 . . . . . . . . .Al Catalina 270 2006 . . . . . .John M.

. .$127,900 . .$134,000 . .$124,500 . . .$95,000 . .$139,000 . .$299,000 . .$115,900 . . .$96,900 . .$109,900 . .$109,000 . .$120,000 . . .$77,000 . . .$99,000 . . .$99,500 . . .$99,000 . . .$94,900 . . .$84,900 . . .$81,900 . . .$54,000 . . .$60,000 . . .$39,900 . . .$94,900 . . .$49,900 . . .$84,900 . . .$55,000 . . .$53,900

CATAMARANS 47 Timeliner 2005 . . . . . . . .John M. . .$300,000 42 Manta MKIV 2008 . . . . . .Scott P. . .$459,900

TRAWLERS & POWER 56 Mathews Offshore 1973 . .John M. 54 Bluewater 1994 . . . . . . . . .Susan 50 Custom Trawler 1987 . . . . .Linda 44 Carver 440 1995 . . . . . . . . .Tom 41 Island Packet PY Cruiser 2007 .Rusty 32 Ocean Super Sport 1989 . .Tom R. 31 Eastern - Reduced - warranty . .Massey

. .$200,000 . .$225,000 . .$265,000 . .$195,000 . .$269,000 . . .$64,900 . .$199,900

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_________________________________________ Santana 23D. Preferably with trailer. Will pay top dollar. Anywhere in Southeast U.S. (941) 488-1860. louiedid2@verizon.net. (4/11) _________________________________________ Nimble Nomad or Wanderer trawler. (239) 728-9813.

(4/11) _________________________________________ Wanted: 38’ Morgan Centerboard. With or without mast and rig. Must be in fair condition with a running diesel engine. Florida or Georgia location. Call Ashton. (321) 7836737. (5/11)

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2009 Com-Pac 23 Mrk IV w/Trailer. 9.9hp elec.

Start Honda. Like New. The perfect shoal draft cruiser, sleeps 4, galley, head, wheel steering, $33,178. Will sell without trailer. Delivery available. Paul at Masthead Enterprises. (727) 3275361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

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_________________________________________ Three WindRider 17 trimarans for sale. $8195. $1000 below list. Brand new in the box. Three available: blue, white or yellow.

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18’ Florida Bay Wooden Sharpie. Just restored. 2 sets of sails. Custom aluminum trailer. 3hp Outboard. Ready for the water. $2,900. North Florida. Will deliver. (305) 9237384. (6/11)

Columbia T-26 Trailerable. 2’ draft, excellent condition. Good sails, furling jib, new lifelines, Bimini/dodger. Sailmaster OB, overhauled, 0 hours. Good sailer, cruised Florida to Chesapeake. Located St. Petersburg, FL. Asking $5500. (727) 374-6787 yachtbluemoon@hotmail.com. (4/11) www.southwindsmagazine.com

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Morgan 27 race boat, Chiquita, 1972. Has won hundreds of PHRF trophies, Tampa Bay, P’Cola Bay, Mobile Bay & offshore.

Maintained/upgraded to near perfect condition. One very solid/fast boat. Contact Rick Johnson, (251) 476-1444, rjisland@aol.com at Turner Marine, Mobile, AL for details. (4/11)

2005 Sea Tribe Open Bridgdeck Catamaran.

Reduced $5,000! Fast stable South African Cat with open bridgedeck, two double berths, one single, outboard, two heads with Porta Potti, self tacking jib. $69,900. AlanGSYS @gmail.com. (941) 350-1559.

$25,000 - 30’ custom built, aft cabin, cutter rigged ketch. The hull & Volvo engine & transmission were completely re-conditioned in 2007. Hand laid up fiberglass hull. Built in Sweden in 1980. Main cabin has 6-foot settee/berths each side and a semi-enclosed forward V-berth. Boat lies in Cortez, FL. Contact Tom O’Brien (941) 518-0613. jtoaia@verizon.net. (6/11)

30’ Alberg Sloop. Built 1968. $6000. Full keel draws 4’. 6’ 2” headroom. Rebuilt Atomic 4 engine. Sleeps four. Teak inside and out.

Handyman special. Can be seen at Dunedin, FL, Marina. Slip # 32. (727) 734-9628. (6/11)

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Catalina 30, 1978. Wheel steering, short draft 3’ 10”, wing keel, roller, Bimini, solar panel, new 20 HP Yanmar, chartplotter, VHF stereo, new cushions in cabin and cockpit, and much more. Asking $17,000. Call (727) 642-2828.

(5/11)

31’ Beneteau 311, 2000. Under 3’ draft, twin rudders. Perfect for the shallow waters of the Florida West Coast. Lift-kept. $62,900, TJ @ (941) 741-5875. Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com.

2009 Eastern 31 Coastal Explorer. Was $286,500, now reduced to $199,900-liquidation sale-new boat warranty. This is a loaded boat with many factory and dealer options.

Ruggedly built and sea-kindly. Must see to appreciate. Low interest financing available.

Was $286,500 Now Only $199,900. Contact Ed Massey at (941) 725-2350

2004 C&C99 32’ sloop. Red Awlgrip hull.

Carbon mast. Racing and cruising sails by Doyle. Tack-Tick and Furuno instruments.

Excellent condition. Lying South Florida.

Ready to cruise or race. Asking $114,900.

(305) 323-0395 or caraluna52@gmail.com.

(5/11)

31’ Hunter, 1984, Yanmar 2GMF 13hp diesel, ready to cruise or race. Spinnaker. Marine head with shower, 2 VHF radios, V-berth, saloon with U-settee and bench, lots of gear, $24,500. Call Butch @ 850-624-8893, Edwards Yacht Sales, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com.

32’ Beneteau, First 32, 1984, Liferaft, new sails, Awlgrip, autopilot, just back from the Islands and ready to go. $47,000. Kirk @ 818371-6499, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.Sailboats inFlorida.com

2004 Catalina 310. $68,900. AC, AP, GPS, Refrig, R/F Genoa, Electric windlass, Bimini, 4’10 shoal draft. St. Petersburg, FL. 727-2141590. Full Specs & pics at www.Murray YachtSales.com.

33’ Pearson, 1974. 30hp Faryman diesel, electric and hand starts, Harken furling Genoa, fully battened main, skeg-hung rudder, 4’ draft (board up), tiller and autopilot, Lewmar #44 self-tailing winches, new bottom job. Reduced to $13,000. Stewart Marine, (305) 815-2607. In Miami since 1972. www.marinesource.com.

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33’ Trimaran Crowther Buccaneer. Ready to cruise/race. Solar panels, 15hp Honda O/B, head, holding tank, pressure water. 5 sails.

Asking $20,000. (954) 537-4996. (5/11)

34 Catalina 1993. Exceptional quality and equipped like new, but at half the price.

Raymarine plotter, GPS, Autopilot, wind, depth, speed, ICOM M-504 VHF with RAM mike, reconditioned main and genoa sails, electric windless, custom Bimini and sail cover. Clearwater, FL. $74,900. (303) 5223580. (4/11)

TRIMARAN 35’ Piver, 1968. 3’ Draft, Aft Cabin, Spacious Cockpit, 27HP Yanmar, 250W Solar Panels, Inverter, Propane Fridge, Stove, Oven, 7 Sails, Hardtop. Ready To Go Cruising. $28,500. (305) 393-4085. (6/11)

1996 Beneteau 351. In mast furling, radar, GPS, autopilot, elec. windlass, nice canvas. $67,900. Alan (941) 350-1559 AlanGSYS@gmail.com

37’ Endeavour 1979, with 50hp Perkins diesel. Traditional “B” Plan layout with forward V-berth. Harken RF, GPS Chart Plotter, Radar, Auto-Pilot, Manual Windlass, S/S Davits, Marine Air, Propane Stove. Beautiful interior. At our docks. Asking $37,500.

Cortezyachts.com. 941-792-9100

37’ Hunter 376, 1997. A very comfortable family cruising yacht. Bottom painted October 2010, Nexgen generator 3.5kw new in 2010. 16,000 BTU A/C 2007, $74,000, Call Joe @ (941) 224-9661, Edwards Yacht Sales, Quality Listings, Professional Brokers, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com.

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2011 Beneteau 34. $156,000. Commissioned 12/2010, AC, Refrig, AP, A90 Chartplotter, 4’6 shoal draft, In mast furling, r/f genoa, ST70 electronics, NEW Condition. St. Petersburg, FL. (727) 214-1590. Full Specs & pics at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

Wharram Tangaroa MKIV+, 2002 36 ’x19’. Beams lashed on top of deck, single mast with gaff wing sail, jib, large Bimini, unique cockpit, 6+’ standing headroom in extended cabins, 230w solar with large batteries, two 8hp Yamahas, inflatable with outboard, solid boat to liveaboard or cruise the islands, $65K, Dan (305) 664-0190. (6/11)

45' Jeanneau 1996 . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000 42' Vagabond 1980 - Project . . . . . .SOLD 40' Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,500 40' Condor Trimaran . . . . . . . . . .$69,000 39' Corbin PH 1984 . . . . . . . . . .$110,000 37' Endeavour 1979 . . . . . . . . . . .$37,500 33' Hans Christian 1982 . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 33' Cheoy Lee 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 30' Hunter 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD POWER

34' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Gas . . . . .$29,900 34' Sea Ray 1983 Twin Diesels . .$34,900 28' Diesel Charter Boat Business . .Offers 20' Shamrock 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900

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1988 Catalina 34, Just Traded in for a new Catalina. Many Recent Upgrades, Very Clean. $47,900. Massey Yacht Sales. (941) 7231610.

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Islander 36, 1981, Very Well Maintained, Full Skeg , Fixed 3 Bladed Prop, 4’9” Draft, 42hp Diesel, New Transmission, New Fuel Pump, GPS, Stereo CD, Autopilot, AC, CNG Extra Tanks, Bimini & Enclosure, Full Batten Main w/Dutchman, Roller Furling, $38,500 obo, (904) 321-5662. (5/11)

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39’ Lindsey Motorsailer, 1973. Roomy, walkthru layout with manly walk-in engine room, Perkins 85. Bertha is versatile in all conditions, 3 1/2’ draft, wind gen, 3 anchors, windlass, HBI. $25,000. Stewart Marine, Miami, since 1972. (305) 815-2607, or www.marinesource.com.

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2008 Hunter 41 DS. A clean Trade-in!

Excellent value with only 483 hours on the upgraded 54 HP Yanmar and loaded with options. Air conditioning, generator, upgraded 105 amp alternator, 2 chartplotters, radar, autopilot, inverter, electric halyard winch, Fresh water flush heads, Bose stereo and Oceanaire shades and screens. Call Bill at Massey (727) 492-7044

41’ Morgan Out Island Ketch 1983. 65 HP Cummins (2003), Bow thruster (2009), Harken genoa Roller furling (2010), Awlgripped hull, Full batten main and mizzen, $74,900. Andy Gillis andy@ross yachtsales.com (239) 292-1915. www.ross yachtsales.com.

Whitby 41 1975 Center cockpit ketch. STOP DREAMING START CRUISING. Already located in Panama. Rebuilt 1999/2008. Wellequipped, watermaker, autopilot, 82 hp diesel, wind generator, PLUS!! Call Andrea (207) 831-4151 arand@actionbasedcare.org.

(5/11)

2008 Hunter 41DS #399. Reduced to $249,900. This is a new in-stock boat loaded with factory options, including AC, gen and a full suite of Raymarine electronics. Was $284,188, now $249,900. Great financing available, Contact Ed Massey at (941) 7252350.

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42 Irwin Ketch, 1977. In-mast Roller Main, New rig in ’99. 60hp. Westerbeke, air conditioning, generator, 4‘6” board up. Stout 29,000-pound cruiser. All new opening ports. $49,500. Stewart Marine, Miami, since 1972.

(305) 815-2607, bstewart_yachts@msn.com. www.marinesource.com.

2-Ton IOR boat, 44’, 8' draft, 22,000 lb displacment. Much gear. Carbon fiber hull, rod rigging, great racing history. Some slight storm damage. VW Rabbit deisel. $35,000 OBO. Boat is in Panama. knick4321@yahoo.com. (6/11)

1999 Catalina 470. Bowthruster, Genset, 3 AC, Windlass upgrade, custom arch and davits, and a lot more. $225,000. New Orleans, LA. (727) 214-1590. www.murrayyachtsales.com.

44’ CSY Walk-Over, 1979, This yacht has been meticulously maintained! Perkins 62 HP, Air-X Wind Generator, Norcold Refrigerator, and much more! $124,900, Call Jane @ 813917-0911, Edwards Yacht Sales, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com.

Beneteau 473, 2001, 47’. Best-Equipped/ Loaded Cruiser, Bristol Condition, Bowthruster, Cutter-Rigged (if desired), 4 electric winches, GO CRUISING / SAILING NOW, FSBO, St. Augustine, FL. $229,000. Details and photos at www.Villomee.com (949) 637-1587. 96/11)

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2008 Beneteau 43. Air Conditioning, Generator, Radar, GPS, Autopilot, In Mast Furling $234,900. St. Petersburg, FL. (727) 214-1590. Full specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com.

45’ JEANNEAU 45.1 Sun Odyssey 1996, Volvo Diesel, Twin Steering, 4 separate cabins, two heads w/shower, roller furling main, electric windlass, auto-pilot, Tri-Data, full galley, Rib w/ OB. Excellent performance. $125,000.

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2006 Hunter 466. Asking $179,000. One of Hunter’s most popular cruising yachts.

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Contact Al Pollak at (727) 492-7340.

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Looking for experienced broker or will train the right individual. Must have boating background and be a salesman. Aggressive advertising program. 37% sales increase in 2010, Come join the EYS team! Call in confidence, Roy Edwards (727) 507-8222 www.EdwardsYachtSales.com, Yachts@ EdwardsYachtSales.com. _________________________________________ WORK IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. CYOA Yacht Charters is seeking full time help: Boat Maintenance. Must be experienced, have your own tools, knowledge of common systems on sail and powerboats up to 50 feet and able to operate these vessels. References required. Must be legal to work in the U.S. Apply by email to kirsten@cyoacharters.com. www.cyoacharters.com. (5/11) _________________________________________ Massey Yacht Sales Mobile Broker Do you prefer to sell yachts from your home office? If you do and 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 home selling brokerage sail and powerboats. Call Ed Massey (941) 725-2350, or send resume to yatchit@verizon.net (Inquire will be kept in confidence) (5/11)

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DOCK SPACE off SARASOTA BAY!! Slips start at $117 a Month on 6-Month Lease. Sheltered Marina accommodates up to 28’ sail or power boats. Boat ramp. Utilities included. Call Office: (941) 755-1912. (6/11)

Port Canaveral Yacht Club. Memberships and/or slips for rent. Sailboats and powerboats up to 60 feet. Multihulls up to 45 feet in length. Deepwater direct ocean access. Near ICW. Liveaboard and transient slips available.

Restaurant and Tiki Bar on site. Walking distance to restaurants, nightlife, public transportation. Dockmaster at (321) 482-0167, or Office M-F, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at (321) 784-2292.

Free Wi-Fi, pump-outs on site, fuel and boat repair nearby. www.office@pcyc-fl.org.

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_________________________________________ 2000 Catalina Capri 18. Four-stroke OB. Trailer. Many extras. Excellent condition.

Leesburg area (north of Orlando). $4000/offer.

(352) 728-0098. (6/11) _________________________________________ Mainsail and Mast. 19’ 6” mast. Shortened off 18’ Catalina. Complete with Spreaders, lights, etc. Mainsail: 16’ luff. 8’ 4” foot.

Powerhead. 1 reef point. Will separate. $75 each or OBO. (352) 728-0098. (6/11) _________________________________________

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April 2011 69

How NOT to Get Off Your Boat

By Harmon Heed

M

y Gulfstar ketch is on the hard in the Charlotte Harbor Boat Storage while I refurbish the interior. It’s a great yard where you can have contractors come in, or you can do your own work. You can even stay aboard like many snowbirds do while prepping their boats for the sailing season. I live in Sarasota and drive down to the yard two or three times a week. I park next to the boat, unlock my ladder from the jack stand and extend it up so it rests on the gunnel.

When I got there in early February, some white-haired snowbird had parked next to the boat where I stand my ladder. He didn’t leave his keys in his car. I didn’t see any strangers around. So, I unlocked my ladder, stood it and extended it up to the gunnel and rested the top on the long Genoa track. It had to be tilted to the left so I slid it up so the stanchion would stop it from sliding over.

Then I climbed up and went to work.

I went down and up three times that morning, to and from my truck, being careful not to scratch the oh, so-close car. When I went down for lunch, the car was gone.

On my way back up, after lunch, I thought about straightening the ladder, but naah—it was working fine the way it was. When I began my descent down to go home and my eyes were toe rail level, about ten feet off the ground, the ladder started sliding. “Uh, oh,” I thought, “This isn’t good.” I pulled on the ladder and it twisted to the right and my left foot slipped off the rung. “Uh, oh, this is going to hurt. “ I pulled my left leg back so it wouldn’t get caught between the rungs; the ladder twisted over on top of me, and I started going down without the ladder. I should have grabbed for a lifeline or the toe rail, but I wasn’t very experienced in falling off ladders, so I didn’t.

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The next thing I remembered was the sound of people yelling and running toward me across the large gravel of the yard. I was laying on my belly with my arms outstretched. They tell me I was out for about 30 seconds.

When I started coming to, they asked if I was all right, could I feel my arms, legs and back? I brought my hands in next to my chest and started to push myself up like a boxer off the mat.

Then I laughed because I wanted to yell, “Yo! Adrian!” It was Rocky week on AMC. The gathering people helped me up, and someone brought a big block for me to sit on. Shirley and Smitty, the yard managers were right there, and Shirley had some clean, white terry cloths. She pressed one to the left side of my head. “You’re going to the hospital,” she said.

“No, I’ll be all right. I’ve been in worse than this.”

Smitty asked, “Is there anything I can get you?”

“Yeh, how about a slug of whiskey?” I grinned.

Shirley put her hands on her hips.

“Do you want us to call an ambulance—or me to take you to the hospital?”

“Uh, where are my glasses?” I dodged.

Doug found them a few feet away and handed them to me. When I put them on, I winced because I stuck the left earpiece into the crooked, five-inch gash the ladder tore in my scalp on the way down.

“Ouch! Second mistake, “I laughed. I pulled the cloth away from my head, saw the blood on it and my shirt, looked up at Shirley and said, “Yes, ma’am, I am ready to go.”

A very nice lady named Bernice from Manitoba drove me to the Englewood Community Hospital. It was her husband, Doug, who had earlier held up fingers in front of me to count. “Yo! Adrian!” At the hospital, I learned betadine stings on an open wound. And that it takes a lot of scrubbing to get dirty hair out of an open wound. And that fourteen staples and half a dozen sutures don’t go in without pain. But the lovely PA, Rae Ann, and the nurses made it as quick and painless as they could. They were all professionals.

I’m writing this to convince the readers out there to secure both sides of the top of their ladders to the gunnel.

Securing BOTH sides will not only stop the ladder from sliding sideways, but it will also stop the ladder from twisting over. I now have lengths of 3/8-inch line “bowlined” to the ladder, just below the top rung, which I snugly tie off to the track cars to the right and left of the ladder. It sure beats gashing my head and walking around with my skull wrapped up like a mummy for a week. “Yo! Potato Head!”

It could have been a lot worse. I could have broken an arm or leg, done a face plant on the sharp gravel or even broken my neck or back. Please.

Tie your ladder off on BOTH sides so that doesn’t happen to you.

Oh, if you do park next to a boat in a yard, please leave room for the owner’s ladder and your keys in the car so the yard can move boats in your absence. www.southwindsmagazine.com