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Editorial: Here They Go Again — Florida Anchoring Laws Again in Limbo

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Letters You Should Believe

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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Calendar — Upcoming Events in the Southeast (Non-Race)

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Racing News: Upcoming National and International Regattas in the Southeast

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Short Tacks: Sailing News from Around the South and the World of Sailing

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Carolina Sailing: Barrier Island Boatbuilders

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Southern Race Report

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Cruise to Cumberland Island Part III

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Norna Part III: The Voyage

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Miami Boat Show

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Sailing the Mug Race

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Southern Regional Racing Calendar

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The Rat Race

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Marine Marketplace

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Cumberland Island. Page 38. Photo by Fred Braman.

Barrier Island Boatbuilders. Page 30. Photo by Dan Dickison.

COVER PHOTO: Jerry White sailing in the International Contender Midwinters in St. Petersburg in February.

White drove in from California to sail in the event.

Photo by Lisa A. Kreischer, www.LisaKsPhotos.com.

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STEVE MORRELL,

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Here They Go Again — Florida Anchoring Laws Again in Limbo The powers that be in the state of Florida are again seeking to not only restrict anchoring, but to allow local communities to create their own rules on local anchoring.

It was a little over a year ago, in the January 2014 issue, I wrote about the end of the pilot mooring field program that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) set up in 2009 to gain knowledge about how to set up a fair and uniform anchoring policy for boaters in Florida.

One of the issues was derelict boats and how to handle them, but there has been little disagreement between the FWC, local communities and boaters about ridding the waters of derelicts.

The biggest issues among boaters—and some of the most important reasons that the pilot program was set up— have always been twofold: The rights of boaters to anchor; and the establishment of uniform rules for anchoring so that boaters don’t have to learn the different anchoring rules in each community they might anchor in.

A traditional view held by many boaters is that there are already uniform rules for anchoring and they are part of the general rights of navigation that come with navigable waters. This is generally defended by the federal courts, but maritime law—or any law—is never so simple.

Nevertheless, there is a generally held legal belief that there are federal rights of navigation that are sacrosanct, but rights of navigation and anchoring rules are less understood by local and state authorities and courts, than by federal courts.

Of course, local communities—who often know almost nothing about maritime law—often believe they have the right to do anything they want with the waters that border their communities. And since waterfront property is so valuable, it is a huge tax base, these waterfront taxpayers yield a large amount of local clout, even though they are suppose to have no more than any other citizen.

So when the pilot program came to an end on the eve of Jan. 1, 2014, boaters thought that maybe some uniform and fair rules would be forthcoming. But then the FWC decided in early 2014 that it needed a little more time, which was understandable since some programs didn’t get started till so late that there wasn’t enough time to learn from them.

And then, later last year, some local communities started complaining loudly about boaters anchoring in waterfront property owners’ “backyards”—even though the waters off their properties were not theirs. They complained loudly enough that the FWC decided to hold three public meetings last summer and fall to hear the issue from all sides. They took a survey at the meetings and online, and in February, results from that survey were released and immediately, some people in the higher echelons of the Florida government started proposing some new laws to restrict anchoring. The results of the survey created six “concepts” that considered granting local governments authority to regulate anchoring in their jurisdiction.

The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) has been active in encouraging boaters to contact their Florida representatives to express their views on any new laws. They are in general agreement with the local and state governments’

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positions on regulations concerning derelict boats, but strongly disagree about the proposed rules concerning anchoring. You can read a little more about their positions on page 21 in the “Short Tacks” section.

In early March, a bill was introduced (Senate Bill 1548) that would limit anchoring within 200 yards of any “developed waterfront property.” (Exceptions are made for emergencies, safe harbor and other situations.) The bill adds the definition of waterfront property to be “any upland property bounded on at least one side by the waters of the state, above the mean high water mark of the shoreline or seawall, upon which a single-family home, multi-family apartment, townhouse, condominium, or other similar residential dwelling exists. The term does not include docks and other infrastructure adjacent thereto or properties with mixed residential and commercial use.”

This proposed bill is already in the works, but one other new law that is being considered—and which the SSCA is urging boaters to contact their representatives about—is one of the six concepts mentioned above that were a result of the anchoring survey. The one in question is number (5): 5. If authority was granted to local governments to regulate anchoring in their jurisdiction, an allowance could be created for other anchoring regulations where need is demonstrated.

And here they go again. It basically says that local governments could create their own rules for anchoring in their jurisdiction. That basically means we are back to square one on a basic concern that started the whole process of the pilot program: Uniform rules around the state for anchoring just got thrown out the window if such a law is established.

Number (6) of the six concepts calls for the establishment—if such local authority was granted—of an “online, interactive map to help boat operators know which local areas were covered under local anchoring restrictions.”

Are we serious? An “online, interactive map”? They are so kind. Maybe we should bow down to them in thanks.

What a load of crap that is.

Everglades Challenge 2015 Canceled Just days before going to press, the WaterTribe Everglades Challenge, a small-craft, sail-and-humanpowered trek from St. Petersburg, FL, 300 miles south to Key Largo, was canceled by the Coast Guard due to conditions that had the Coast Guard rescuing 12 boaters— mainly kayaks—in the middle of a very rough Tampa Bay only hours after the 7 am start on March 7. The event was canceled at the first leg, which was in Englewood, 60 miles south. We’ll have more on this in the May issue.

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LETTERS A GOOD EXPERIENCE AT KEY WEST MOORINGS AND GARRISON BIGHT After reading Rebecca Burg's letter (February) referring to her agreement with Christine's September 2014 letter on this subject, I feel obliged to send the following comments.

My wife and I have been full time cruisers in domestic and international waters on both sail and power vessels for 10 years. We have tied to moorings operated by the City Marina of Key West north of Garrison Bight during five of those years for time periods ranging from two weeks to two months. I have seen two vessels break free from there moorings due to broken mooring lines—not broken moorings.

Each year we have witnessed mooring inspections using divers. We have seen and ourselves have been asked to move off a mooring because it was suspect. We've seen marina personnel checking mooring lines in preparation for serious blows.

We've seen the construction of new head and laundry facilities at the Garrison Bight dinghy dock. New security systems have been installed. The most recent being the use of card keys in lieu of combination locks at the dinghy dock, heads and laundry room. The biggest security problem I've seen is that people more often than not don't close the locking gate behind themselves upon entering or leaving the facilities. All of the people we have dealt with at the marina have been kind, courteous and cooperative.

Yes, the field is exposed to the north. Yet I'd rather be tied to one of there regularly inspected moorings than relying on my neighbor’s anchor not to pull in a blow in the anchorage areas. As I write this, we are tied to a mooring in the Key West city field surrounded by about 75 boats also on moorings. I think the mooring field is anything but a failure. Note to boaters coming here for the first time: There are no lines on the moorings, so lasso the mooring then put down your dink and set up your actual mooring lines.

Maybe you will be lucky enough to have a kind soul in a dink give you a hand.

Capt. Ed Grygent MV Genteel A SAILBOAT SHOW FOR SMALLER BOATS I was at the Miami sailboat show, and there were a lot of small sailboats on land. They were all daysailers, except for a neat 20-footer. There were a lot of big sailboats in the water that I wish I could afford, but none that I could. I noticed some used boats there, but they were all big boats too, and I wish they had some smaller used boats, like in the 30- to 35-foot range. If I go to a broker, I seem to be spending all my time driving around just to see one boat. A boat show which had smaller cruising boats sure would be nice.

Frank Benson, Currently in Florida looking for a boat Frank, Now there’s a thought—a boat show for “smaller” boats. Used to be that way in the old days. Regatta Pointe Marina in Palmetto, FL, does have a small “boat show”—called an expo—(it’s free) every year that has many brokerage boats in one place and you can walk on them freely. Most are smaller cruising boats. Their next expo is this month, April 11-12. And you don’t have to drive all over to see a bunch of boats.

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Southeastern U.S. Air & Water Temperatures and Gulf Stream Currents – April For live buoy water and weather data, go to the National Data Buoy Center at www.ndbc.noaa.gov

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

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

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CALENDAR

Upcoming Events in the Southeast (Non-Race) Go to the Racing Calendar for regattas, local races and racing news • Educational/Training • Boat Shows • Seafood Festivals • Sailboat & Trawler Rendezvous • Other Events

LISTING YOUR EVENT To have your event listed, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Email us the information by the 1st of the month preceding publication. Contact us if a little later (it most likely will get in, but not certain). We will print your public event the month of the event and the month before. Rendezvous we print for three months.

Events must be free, very low cost, or not for profit.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary organizations throughout the country hold hundreds of regular boating courses on the various subjects. To find a course near you, go to www.cgaux.org/boatinged/class_finder.

Free Youth Sailing Programs, Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club, Lighthouse Point, FL Free sailing programs for members for adults and youths (8 to 16 years old). Monthly meetings on the second Thursday of each month at Lighthouse Point Yacht & Racquet Club at 2701 NE 42nd Street in Lighthouse Point. 7 p.m. Go to the club’s website at www.hisc.org for more information.

Safety at Sea Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, April 18-19 The St. Petersburg Yacht Club will be hosting a two-day Safety at Sea Seminar in April. The seminar is a US SailingSanctioned event that includes an ISAF Offshore Survival certificate that is valid for five years on completion of the course. The first day is in the classroom and day two is on the water and on boats. Cost is $150 for day one and $175 for day two. $300 for both days. Limited space is available and preregistration is required.

Contact the event organizer, Kathy Ahern, at Ahern.jka@gmail.com 727-521-2607, or Phyllis Eades at sailingsecretary@SPYC.org 727-892-6893.

Converting a Canoe to Sail, Florida Maritime Museum, Cortez, FL. April 18 & 25 This course will utilize a demo canoe to illustrate how to fit and rig a canoe with a removable sailing rig. Several options for rigging will be presented, including rigging with more than one mast and outriggers. Other topics covered will be balance, decking, flotation, and common racing classes for sailing canoes. Class fees include a copy of Todd Bradshaw’s Canoe Rig: the Essence and the Art. $100. Maximum eight students, minimum three. 9am-3pm. 4415 119th St W, Cortez, FL 34215. www.floridamaritimemuseum.org.

Hurricanes and Boats Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, May 20 The St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron will hold a seminar, as part of it summer seminar series, on “Hurricanes and Boats,” on Wednesday, May 20. This two-hour seminar covers how to prepare your boat to survive a hurricane. The program includes Student Notes and copies of the slides.

Seminar will be at St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave. SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg. Instruction is free.

Materials are $40 per family. Maximum 20 students. Pre-registration is required at www.boating-stpete.org.

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

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About Boating Safely Courses— Required in Florida and Other Southern States 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 safety education if born after a certain date. To see 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.

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. Completion of courses qualifies attendees for Florida’s Boater Safety Card.

The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **): **Jacksonville, FL. Ongoing Mike Christnacht. (904) 5029154. mchristnacht@comcast.net. www.uscgajaxbeach. com/pe.htm. Classes at Captain’s Club, 13363 Beach Blvd. $25 including materials. **New Port Richey, FL. Ongoing.

New Port Richey USCGAUX Flotilla 11-06 First Saturday of the month. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Communications Building, 3920 Marine Parkway, New Port Richey, FL (in Gulf Harbors Yacht Club

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Parking Lot). Register online at BoaterEducation.info **St. Augustine, FL, April 18, May 2. Coast Guard Auxiliary of St. Augustine. One-day course. St. Augustine Campus of St. Johns River State College, 2900 College Drive (off SR-16), St. Augustine, starting at 7:45 a.m. and lasting until 5:00 p.m. Register prior to the class by contacting Vic Aquino at (904) 460-0243. Early registration is recommended as space is limited.

US SAILING COURSES IN THE SOUTHEAST (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) For more on course locations, contact information, course descriptions and prerequisites, go to www.ussailing.org/ education/training-courses, or call (401) 683-0800, ext. 644.

Check the website, since courses are often added late and after press date. For learning-to-sail courses, go to www.ussailing.org/education.

Small Boat Instructor Course Level 1 Blue Angel Naval Recreation Area, Outpost Marina, Pensacola, FL. April 7-10. Contact Sarah Everhart at OutpostMarina@gmail.com. Instructor Jane Millican.

Peninsula Yacht Club, Cornelius, NC. April 11-14. Contact Harry Smith at hsmith@peninsulayacht.com. Instructor John Sepanski.

Marco Island Community Sailing Center, Marco Island, FL. April 18-26. Contact Rocky Cale at rockycale@hotmail.com.

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Ocean Springs Yacht Club, Ocean Springs, MS. April 18-19, 25-26 (two consecutive weekends). Contact Robert Patt at robertdpatt@gmail.com. Instructor James Miller Austin Yacht Club, Austin, TX. April 18-19, 25-26 (two consecutive weekends). Contact Kate Noble at kate@austinyachtclub.net. Instructor Stephen Gay Reach Educator Middle School 1, Peninsula Yacht Club, Cornelius, NC. April 19. Contact Harry Smith at hsmith@peninsulayacht.com. Instructor Jessica Servis Adaptive Sailing Instructor. Shake-A-Leg Miami, Miami, FL. April 11-13. Contact Windy Key at windykey@ussailing.org. Instructor Betsy Alison.

Safe Powerboat Handling, Southport, NC. Ongoing one and two-day courses monthly. North Carolina Boat Rentals. www.ncboatrentals.com. Contact Kevin Hennessey. info@ncboatrrentals.com.

BOAT SHOWS Gulf Coast Yacht & Boat Super Show, Gulfport, MS, April 9-12 Boats up to 60 feet will be displayed, both sail and power, both new and brokered, along with vendors and suppliers of sailing gear, demonstrations and seminars. $12 admission, children under 12 free. Thursday 1-7. Friday 10-7.

Sunday 10-5. Jones Park and Gulfport Small Craft Harbor www.gulfcoastyachtandboatshow.com.

7th Annual Oriental In-Water Boat Show, Nautical Flea Market & Wooden Boat Exhibition, Oriental, NC, April 10-12 New and used watercraft: Sail and power—both on land and in the water—fishing and cruising, from kayaks to yachts, plus new marine products and services, and great food. New this year is a Wooden Boat Exhibition, which will include new boats and restored boats. Wooden boats up to 24 feet are invited, which includes classic runabouts, sailboats, rowboats, canoes and kayaks. Boats can be in the water or on a trailer. Deadline for registering (register online) a wooden boat is April 1. Seminars will be held daily on various subjects. A nautical flea market included.

Oriental Harbour Marina docks. Admission $5. Children 12 and under free. Free parking. Friday, 11-6; Saturday, 10-6; Sunday 11-3. (252) 249-0228. www.orientalboatshow.com.

18th Southeast US Boat Show, Jacksonville, FL, April 10-12 The show is held across from Everbank Stadium at the Metro Park and Marina, 1410 Gator Bowl Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32202. Parking at the stadium parking lot.

The show can also be reached via water shuttle from the Jacksonville Landing. Dockage available for arriving by boat. There will be in-water sail and powerboats, and boats on land over seven acres. 10-8 Friday and Saturday, 10-6 on Sunday. $12. Adult kids free.

24th Annual Celebrate the Gulf Marine Educational Festival, Pass Christian, MS, April 11 Sponsored by the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies.

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Activities for children and adults with more than 20 Celebrate the Gulf exhibits related to the wise use, preservation or conservation of aquatic and coastal resources.

Includes fishing rodeo for children 12 and under. Free.

10am-3pm. Pass Christian War Memorial Park, Beach Blvd.

2015 Nautical Expo, Regatta Pointe Marina, Palmetto, FL, April 11-12 Regatta Pointe Marina Yacht Brokers will be holding their 2015 Nautical Expo in April at Regatta Pointe Marina, 1001 Riverside Dr., Palmetto.

The expo is a FREE boat show that has more than 50 inwater yachts, a nautical market with exhibitors, free boating seminars from industry experts, plus fun events for kids and adults. All boats on display, both new and used, can be browsed at will. It is a unique opportunity to see many used sail and powerboats, as well as new boats.

Event updates will be available at www.The NauticalExpo.com. For questions and inquiries, contact Ed Massey of Massey Yacht sales at (941) 723-1610, or edwardm@masseyyacht.com. Vendors contact Paul Van Ryn at (941) 729-621, or paul@regattapointemarina.com.

Charleston In-Water Boat Show, Charleston, SC, April 17-19 This show will be held at Bristol Marina and Brittlebank Park, 145 Lockwood Blvd. Friday 12-7. Saturday 10-7, Sunday 11-5. $10, ages 4-12 $5. Under 3 free. For more information, go to www.charlestoninwaterboatshow.com.

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32nd Annual Suncoast Boat Show, Sarasota, FL, April 17-19 This show features both in-water and on-land power boats, as well as vendors selling gear. Marina Jack in downtown Sarasota. 10-7 Friday and Saturday. 10-5 Sunday. (954) 7647642. www.ShowManagement.com.

19th Annual Gulf Coast Classic Boat Show, Biloxi, MS, May 16-17 Historic, antique, classic and contemporary wooden boats are on display at the largest gathering of watercraft on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Wooden Boat Show features exhibits, demonstrations, music, children’s activities, food, contests, prizes more. Also available is the Schooner Sail Special during the show with sailing times at: 11a.m., 1p.m., 3pm and 5pm daily at $10 person. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Schooner Pier Complex, 367 Beach Blvd., Biloxi. (228) 4356320. Admission fee. http://www.maritimemuseum.org

SEAFOOD FESTIVALS & FLEA MARKETS 31st Annual Pompano Beach Seafood Festival, Pompano Beach, FL, April 24-26 Pompano Beach oceanfront. Held on the beach at the Pompano Pier, 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. $12 admission. Kids 10 and under free. Friday, 5-10 pm. Saturday, 10-10 pm. Sunday, 11-8 pm. (954) 5707785. www.pompanobeachseafoodfestival.com.

31st Annual Pensacola Crawfish Festival, Pensacola, FL, May 1-3 The Pensacola Crawfish Festival has a wide variety of Cajun fare such as crawfish poboys, crawfish pies, and over 16,000 pounds of boiled crawfish. Other festival favorites include chicken baskets, red beans and rice, gyros, bloomin’ onions, kettle corn, apple dumplins and Deep Fried Brownies.

Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are also available.

Music and fun along the waters of Pensacola Bay. Fri. Noon-11 pm; Sat. 10 am-11 pm; Sun. 11 am-5 pm. Bartram Park, Bayfront Parkway, Pensacola (850) 433-6512. www.facebook.com/pensacolacrawfishfestival

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10th Annual Gulf Coast Classic Craft Festival, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Sarasota, FL, April 17-19 This year the Sarasota Sailing Squadron will host the 10th Annual Gulf Coast Classic Craft Festival. Come to see boats, or to sail, row, paddle or simply show your classic or traditional boat. The weekend will begin on Friday evening for early arrivals. On Saturday, there will be rowing and sailing races and plenty of “messing about” in the sheltered lagoon of the Sailing Squadron and on Sarasota Bay. Speakers are being lined up for education and entertainment, and cost of entering a boat in the festival will include a dinner and awards presentations Saturday evening.

Amenities available at the Squadron include camping, with limited RV options, clubhouse, bar with snack foods, large porches and meeting pavilions, and plenty of launching options including beaches, ramps and a hoist. The Squadron

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is in Ken Thompson Park on City Island—near the north end of Lido Key. For more information, go to www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org, or call (941) 388-2355.

2015 Corsair Owners Rendezvous and National Championship, Pensacola, FL, April 28 -May 3 2015 marks the 20th Anniversary of the first Corsair Trimaran Nationals. To celebrate, Corsair Marine is sponsoring an extra special event that will cater equally to racers, recreational sailors and cruisers by upping the fun factor and adding educational/informational sessions, while still providing a rigorous racing program for hardcore racers. To be hosted by the Pensacola Yacht Club. For additional information and schedule of events, the NOR, logistical information concerning accommodation, boat launching, trailer parking and docking, etc., go to http://sail.corsairmarine.com/2015corsair-rendezvous-nationals Morgan Invasion and 2015 Tampa Bay Hospice Cup Regatta, Tampa, FL, April 25 The Morgan Invasion is now part of the Tampa Bay Hospice Cup. Go to the “Race Calendar” section, then see “Upcoming Regattas” in the West Florida region for more information.

Florida Beneteau Owner’s Rendezvous, Sarasota, FL, May 1-3 All Beneteau owners and crew welcome—with or without your boat. Held at Marina Jack’s at the downtown waterfront in Sarasota, FL. Contact Murray Yacht Sales for details

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America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association Spring Rendezvous, Norfolk, VA, May 4-7 Educational seminars on navigation and information on the portion of the Loop between Norfolk, Virginia, and Rogersville, AL (site of the fall rendezvous), presented by experienced cruisers. Previous Rendezvous have had additional sessions on topics as diverse as insurance, purchasing and selling your boat, provisioning for your cruise, and the ABCs of Looping. Check the agenda to see what side sessions will be scheduled this year. www.greatloop.org.

8th Annual Wharram Sailing Catamaran Sail-In Rendezvous, Islamorada, Florida Keys, May 15-18 Wharram catamaran owners will be holding their eighth summer rendezvous—Hui Wharram—in the Florida Keys on May 15-18 in Islamorada, FL. They will be anchoring behind the Lorelei Restaurant at MM 82 Bayside (approximately N24.55.5; W80.38). Lorelei will allow them to bring dinghies ashore, and the restaurant is a great meeting area.

Check out the Lorelei at www.loreleicabanabar.com. 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 email. This will be the last Hui Wharram and will also be a celebration of life for Gene Perry who originally founded the Wharram Huis.

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The Crystal River Boat Bash, Crystal River, FL, April 25

Cruising Couple Give Talk on Family’s Circumnavigation, Naples, FL, April 8 Marc and Jane Adams will be giving a talk on their family’s four-year trip in 2008 sailing around the world with their three children. Hosted by the Gulf Coast Sailing Club. River Park Community Center, 301 11th St. N, Naples, FL. 6 pm. $15 for non-members. www.GulfCoastSailingClub.org.

31st Annual Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast’s Greatest Beach Party, April 24-26 Individuals on the beach throwing a mullet from a circle in Alabama to the state line in Florida to benefit local charities.

Open from 9 am till closing. $3 all day. No re-entering after leaving. Mullett tossing starts at noon Friday and at 10am Saturday and Sunday. www.florabama.com. (850) 492-0611.

Flora-Bama Lounge & Oyster Bar, 17401 Perdido Key Drive, Pensacola, FL 32507. Great pictures on the Web site. You will want to go.

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.

Wrecker’s Cup “Race,” Key West, January, February, March, April 26 This race, if you could call it that, is sponsored by the Schooner Wharf Bar on the waterfront in downtown Key West. This Sunday afternoon race commemorates the race to a wreck that signified the old days when Key West’s main business was wreck salvage. Boats race seven miles out to Sand Key from the Key West waterfront and back.

The race has five classes: Classic, Schooner, Multihull, Monohull over 30 feet and Monohull under 30 feet. Locals and visitors are invited and welcome. It is known as the “anything-but-serious race.” First boat back wins. No protests allowed. Sailing/boating rules and rules of sea-

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manship always apply. Four races are held over four months. The race is videotaped and the awards ceremony after the race at the bar serves a BBQ dinner while guests watch the race on a big screen TV. Beer drinking is very common.

The first race is always the Sunday at the end of Key West Race Week. The following three months, the race is the last Sunday in the month. There is a captain’s meeting the day before the race at the bar at 7 pm, where “captains and crew contemplate strategy while reviewing course and race rules.” Race awards, booty, music and barbecue are after the race at the bar at 7 pm. www.schoonerwharf.com.

31st Annual Cedar Key Small Boat Meet, May 1-3 The 31st Cedar Key small boat meet will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 1-3. 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) 215-7060, 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. All shallow draft boats are welcome: canoes and kayaks, catboats and catamarans; trimarans, rowboats and sailing dinghies; scows, sharpies and sampans; punts, pirogues, prams—and pirates’ yawlboats.

18th Annual Catalina 22 Northern Gulf Coast Cruise, Fort Walton Beach, FL, May 9-16 The Catalina 22 National Sailing Association’s Fleet 77 of 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 one-week 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 Bear Point Marina, Orange Beach, AL, and return. Go to http://www.c22fleet77.org, or contact Chief Yeoman McKenzie at captnmac747@gmail.com, for information.

Slip to Ship Racing Regatta, Ocean Springs, MS, May 23-24 Not just a regatta, but lunch, racing and a raffle; A multihull regatta launching from Ocean Springs Yacht Club and racing out to Ship Island. The sailors lunch then race back. The final leg is the next day when there is another opportunity to beat the time around Deer Island! In addition, there is a FUNdraising raffle held to support sailing on the Gulf Coast. Sponsored by the Ocean Springs Yacht Club, 100 Beach Blvd, Ocean Springs, MS. (228) 875-1915. FREE. www.osyc.com .

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Peter Craig and Premiere Racing Stepping Aside as Key West Race Week Organizer On March 2, Premiere Racing, Peter Craig’s organization that has run Key West Race Week for the last 21 years, announced that it will no longer be running the event. The company announced that they are currently in talks with a potential successor to run the 2016 edition, but no names were mentioned.

Founded by Yachting Magazine in 1987, Key West Race Week was run by Peter Craig in the 90s as race chairman, then event director and later owner of the regatta. The 28th Key West Race Week in January was Craig’s 21st.

The announcement gave no specific reason for the change, just saying that it was a “combination of issues and circumstances, both personal and professional.” After the recession hit in late 2008, the event lost 100 entries in the January 2009 regatta, Craig said. He stated that it was difficult to continue financially, and it was largely because of Quantum Sails’ involvement that the regatta survived that tough period. He stated that he strongly believes that the regatta will be continuing in 2016 with new management, along with additional new sponsors adding to the cause.

Craig’s press release gave thanks to the many other groups who have supported Premiere Racing and Key West

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Craig also mentioned his thanks to an “outstanding volunteer force” of 110-140 people, which had little turnover in the many years the regatta was held.

Craig also gave sincere thanks to his “colleague” Jeanne Kleene, who he called “the wizard behind the curtain,” and who was involved with race week since 1995.

In the press release’s opening lines, Craig put the beginning of his stewardship of the regatta like this: “In November of 1994, Yachting Magazine consultant Gary Jobson asked Peter Craig, ‘How hard can it be? Just raise some flags and blow off some guns.’ “

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20th Anniversary of Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week, April 16-19 New Offshore Race Debuts This Year What began as a small, local event in 1996 has flourished into the largest keelboat regatta of its kind in North and South America. For nearly a decade, Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week has been a Mecca for one-design sportboat owners and a haven for PHRF racers as well. In recent years, grand prix classes (HPR, Class 40) and multihulls have materialized for the three-day regatta. Now, it seems only natural that—for the 20th anniversary edition— the event organizers are expanding their offerings to include a distance race as a precursor to the main attraction.

The Fort Lauderdale to Charleston Race (April 11) is open to offshore boats 30 feet and longer (though a class for 6.5 Meter minis may develop). The new 408-mile race will be orchestrated in partnership with the Lauderdale Yacht Club, the Storm Trysail Yacht Club and the Carolina Yacht Club. As of early January ten boats had already signed up.

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to the Fort Lauderdale to Charleston Race for more information and to register.

The distance race is actually part of a three-leg series that has been dubbed the East Coast Ocean Series (ECOS).

The second leg—Ocean Race North—will take competitors from Charleston to Annapolis (beginning May 22). And the third leg will be the 35th edition of the Annapolis Newport Race (starting June 5). To participate in the series, a boat must race in each leg, but crews may alternate. Each individual leg has its own organizing authority (and entry fee), but there is no fee for the series.

Also new this year will be an expansion of the length restrictions to accommodate a class of VX1 Designs (19 feet LOA). While those speedsters will compete inshore, several new one-design classes will add to the ranks offshore, including the J/88 and the, Farr 280 and the C&C 30.

Each year, Race Week (as it’s known by veterans and locals) attracts entries from all across the U.S. and from at least a dozen other countries as well. Among the racers who have become devotees of the event is a growing number of top-ranked and professional sailors. And for most everyone in attendance, this aspect of Race Week is a strong draw. But if competing against the sport’s luminaries isn’t appealing, the organizers are once again offering a Pursuit Class (with both spinnaker and non-spinnaker categories). Boats in this class sail distance courses that primarily use government marks. Something for everyone, that’s the unofficial motto

of Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week.

For information on ECOS and Charleston Race Week, log on to www.charlestonraceweek.com.

47th Regata del Sol al Sol from St. Petersburg, FL to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, April 24, 2015 The St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Regata del Sol al Sol—the race from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico—will be setting out for Mexico on April 24. The final entry deadline is Sunday, April 5, 2015.

Elizabeth (Beth) Pennington, the chairperson, can be contacted through the website at www.regatadelsolal sol.org (click on Chairperson@regatadelsolalsol.org on the home page, or in the Notice of Race).

There will be seminars and final registration on April 23, 2015. Many pre-race and after-race activities are set that all are invited to—including crew and any others interested in attending.

Anyone interested in joining in the fun on the island, but not necessarily wanting to sail, can fly to Cancun. Then it is a short taxi ride and ferry ride, to Isla Mujeres. In order to keep track of the boats and others coming to the island, people can get their regatta hotel reservations and ground transportation through the website using the reservation information tabs on the right side of the home page.

There is a secure website page for online entries, or mail the entry in (address available on the website). You can also check out the regatta’s Facebook page. For more information, go to www.regatadelsolalsol.org.

Will Your Club be the Winner? New this Year! The Yacht Club with the MOST participants in the 2015 Isla Mujeres race will win a special prize! More information is available on the website and in newsletters. If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter, email the chairman at the address above.

2015 Corsair Owners Rendezvous and National Championship, Pensacola, FL, April 28-May 3 See the Calendar section under Rendezvous.

2015 ISAF International A-Class Catamaran North American Championship, Panama City, FL, May 18-22 The weeklong racing event will be hosted by the St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club. Racing begins on the 19th with back-to-back races daily through May 22. Spectator Boats are scheduled for Thursday, May 21, along with a Regatta Banquet scheduled for the evening. www.acatnorthamericans.com

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Seven Seas Cruising Association Releases Florida Anchoring Rights Position From the SSCA The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) has published its position on the new Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Anchoring Survey results, which were released in February (go to www.myfwc.com/boating, then Anchoring and Mooring and you will find the survey results).

The FWC will propose legislative changes to anchoring rights. Some are positive, but some will prevent Florida boaters from anchoring, only to preserve the waterfront view of a very few landowners. Every Florida Boater needs to contact their elected representatives to preserve their Florida anchoring rights.

SSCA approves the following FWC proposal: “3. The storing of vessels on the water in deteriorating condition would be prohibited.” (However, SSCA’s position is

that Florida legislators must approve funding for the regulation and removal of these “derelict” boats).

However, SSCA does not approve of the following FWC anchoring rights proposals as reasonable concepts: “2. A setback distance where anchoring of vessels overnight in close proximity to waterfront residential property would be prohibited.”

“5. If authority was granted to local governments to regulate anchoring in their jurisdiction, an allowance could be created for other anchoring regulations where need is demonstrated.”

Florida anchoring rights are important to all boaters. Florida is a bellwether state for water rights, and if Florida restricts federal rights of boats to travel and anchor on public waters just to preserve the view of a few landowners (residential setback), other states may follow. Also, proposal 5 (approval of local regulation) would create an impossible patchwork of differing regulations across the state, subject to the whims and enforcement of local cities and counties.

This is what the current mooring field regulations were enacted to eliminate. But SSCA agrees with FWC’s propos-

Okeechobee Water Level Decreases Since January As of press date in early March, Lake Okeechobee was at 14.71 feet above sea level, the same level since early February. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 8.65 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 6.85 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 49.17 feet. For those interested in seeing the daily height of the lake, navigation route depths and bridge clearance, go to http://w3.saj.usace.army.mil/h2o/currentLL.shtml (copy this address exactly as it is here with upper and lower cases). This link is also available on our website, www.southwindsmagazine.com. See the left column.

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North Carolina Conflict: Should Funds Go to Dredging of an Inlet or Beach Renourishment?

From TradeOnlyToday.com A North Carolina bill that would divert beach nourishment funds to pay for dredging an inlet is pitting a business community and a boating community against one another.

Representatives of both camps gave their opinions on draft state legislation that would allow the Dare County Board of Commissioners to divert occupancy tax revenue, including funds earmarked for beach nourishment, to pay for dredging the Oregon Inlet, according to the Outer Banks Voice.

About half of the 32 speakers at a county commissioners’ meeting favored using occupancy tax funds for dredging, saying the county’s boating and fishing interests were taking a huge economic hit because of severe shoaling at the inlet. The other half objected to reallocating any funds without a plan to replace the lost revenue.

Two percent of the 6 percent occupancy tax is for beach nourishment. One percent funds the Dare County Tourism Board, and the rest goes to the towns and county for tourism-related spending. The bill would allow the commissioners to use “some or all of the proceeds from occupancy taxes” toward the non-state share of dredging. The draft legislation comes at the same time that the county is planning beach nourishment projects in several areas.

Much of the funding for all of the efforts would come from the Dare County Shoreline Management fund, which is made up of the 2 percent share of the occupancy tax for beach nourishment.

Meanwhile, shoaling in the channel through Oregon Inlet is having a dire effect on the $100 million boatbuilding industry, forcing vessels to go 120 miles south for sea trials, said Paul Spencer, owner of Spencer Yachts.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for keeping the inlet’s federal channel clear, but with declining federal funds, the state has been kicking in money to protect boats trying to navigate around the shoaling. Millions are

needed to maintain the channel. A $7 million effort to clear the channel to a depth of 14 feet and as much as 600 feet wide in 2013 was undone by shoaling within weeks.

Dragon Point Property in Eau Gallie, FL, to Get the Dragon Back Under New Ownership The property known as Dragon Point was recently sold to the owner of Palm Bay Construction, Don Facciobene, who has indicated that he is definitely interested in putting a dragon back on the point. Save Dragon Point, an organization dedicated to rebuilding the dragon statue, released a statement about the news: ”We’re excited about the news and look forward to finally seeing the point become the beacon it once was and a dragon back stimulating kids’ minds as well as guarding the waterways. In regards to what the SDP group will be doing now that this phase has passed: One of our goals has always been to be able to help and improve the lives of kids in Brevard county, exactly how that is going to occur is being worked on currently.”

SOUTHWINDS published an article on Eau Gallie with information about the dragon in the December 2014 issue. Read it online in Back Issues at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

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Fort Myers Planning to Privatize City Marina Information taken from Tradeonlytoday.com The city of Fort Myers is planning to privatize the city marina. The city has been losing about $370,000 a year, most of which is because of payments to pay off a loan that was used for marina repairs.

Tradeonlytoday.com reported that the marina manager said the city used to profit about $200,000 a year, but the money went into the city’s general fund—not back into the marina. The manager went on to say that if the money had been designated for maintenance and improvement instead, the loan would not have been necessary and the marina would not be losing money.

Local boaters expressed concern that privatizing the marina will cause costs to go up and that the current atmosphere of the marina, which is friendly and welcoming to boaters, will change for the worse.

Sailing Dropped from 2020 Paraylmpic Games In February, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced that sailing will no longer be held in the 2020 games. Six new sports were added to the list of 16 already approved sports. Sailing was not included in the 2020 games because the sport did not reach the committee’s criteria for how many countries actively practice the sport. For team sports, there must be at least 24 countries and three IPC regions where the sport is regularly practiced. For individual sports, the criteria is 32 countries and three IPC regions.

Sailing was first introduced to the Paralympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 as a demonstration sport. It became a “medal” sport in the 2000 games in Sydney. One other sport was eliminated: football seven-a-side.

Plans for the Miami Boat Show 2015-2016 Location Thwarted

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Artist rendering of a rebuilt Miami Marine Stadium— the new location of the 2016 Miami Boat Show.

In the February issue, SOUTHWINDS reported that the Miami Boat Show temporary location for 2016-17 was going to be held at the Miami Marine Stadium, which is located on Virginia Key across the Rickenbacker Causeway that also takes you down to Key Biscayne. The temporary show location was for two years while the convention center was going under a remodel. But in late January, the Key Biscayne Village Council voted to sue the city of Miami over the proposed plans because of traffic concerns that could develop during the show on the Rickenbacker Causeway.

The council expressed concerns that the city of Miami would be holding many more events like the boat show that would continue to cause traffic problems on a regular basis.

The council says the city was completely ignoring their concerns, while the city said they weren’t. This puts the new location in limbo, although it was announced just before going to press that the lawsuit was set aside and the conflict was going into mediation, opening the door for the move to the new location to be accepted.

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Ted Bullock poses in one of Barrier Island Boatbuilders’ sheds, alongside the Paper Jet 14 that he built for himself and other boats that he is working on. Dan Dickison photo.

The Tradition Continues It takes a special talent to survive—and thrive—as a shipwright, particularly one bent on working in wood. But one Lowcountry native is making a go of it.

By Dan Dickison

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ack in the day, the Carolina Lowcountry was awash with shipbuilders. We’re talking here about the 18th and 19th centuries when every coastal inlet from Savannah to Little River boasted dozens of shipwrights actively engaged in the construction and refitting of all manner of sailing and rowing vessels. Trade was the economic engine of the era, and you couldn’t trade with Mother England nor the rest of the Atlantic world if you didn’t have a suitable ship for ferrying cargo. And what’s more, the geography of the coastal region dictated that waterborne travel was the most efficient means of transport.

Numerous authors have written about the strong shipbuilding heritage of this region. P.C. Coker’s renowned tome, Charleston’s Maritime Heritage 1670-1865, describes the great vessels built in the shipyards around Charleston Harbor. And John H. Tibbets’ 2008 article in Coastal Heritage magazine, “Rise, Fall and Rise: South Carolina’s Maritime History,” offers the following: “Although South Carolinians built a small number of ocean-going ships, they constructed thousands of shallow-draft vessels that plied Lowcountry rivers and coastal waters.” This tradition of boatbuilding that began in the late 17th century—and much earlier if you include Native Americans—continued in these parts until just after the end of World War II. But it never fully ceased.

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persisted. Many readers are familiar with the saga of the Spirit of South Carolina, the 120-foot wooden pilot schooner that was built in Charleston and launched in 2007. And some likely know about the nine Sea Island One Designs that have been built in this area between 1947 and 2011. And perhaps others know of the bateaus built by members of the Gullah community around Beaufort, SC, or the many custom-built sail and power craft that have come into existence at the hands of small-scale builders sprinkled around the region.

One of the few still active is Ted Bullock whose Barrier Island Boatbuilders is now in its third year of operation.

Bullock, along with two employees, operates out of a landlocked shop in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Almost without exception, he and his crew work on wooden boats. They build new boats, maintain existing craft and do all manner of refits and upgrades.

At the moment, Bullock’s shop has several ongoing projects. He’s personally putting the finishing touches on a Dudley Dix-designed Paper Jet 14 that he built over the past three years while at the same time he and his crew are attending to some deck problems on a circa 1990 Sea Island One Design and finishing up work on a 42-foot Chris Craft cabin cruiser. And that’s just what’s happening in one of the company’s three sheds. Elsewhere, they’re refitting and refinishing the wood trim on a locally built 29-foot sport fishing boat www.southwindsmagazine.com

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In recent months, Bullock has finished some upgrades on the Spirit of South Carolina to prepare it for re-inspection by the U.S. Coast Guard, and he and his crew built and launched a 17-foot camp cruising sailboat. They also finished work on a custom spiral staircase. (Yes, not all of the work that goes on here will end up afloat.)

“We’re usually juggling several projects at one time,” explains Bullock. “I’m trying to keep the place busy. I post shots of our work on Instagram all the time, and I go to the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show and talk to people as much as I can. I’m really trying to make a go of it. It’s definitely an uphill battle, but with a little bit of hard work and being in the right place at the right time, I think we’re gaining some momentum. I’ve definitely worked harder and made less money in the last two years than I ever have, but it’s what I love.”

To convey that sentiment, he’s developed a motto for the business: “Here at BIBB, we combine the craftsmanship of yesteryear with the technology of today to build the memories of tomorrow.”

It’s not by chance that Bullock ended up with a boatyard at this site. He cut his teeth in this profession under the tutelage of master shipwright Mark Bayne, who is known for numerous projects, but principally for directing all of the work on the Spirit of South Carolina. Bullock’s shop is actually the last home of Bayne’s Sea Island Boatworks, a company that employed Bullock for several years. (After nearly 20

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The Barrier Island Boatbuilders’ logo on the bow of the Paper Jet 14 that owner and master shipwright Ted Bullock built. Dan Dickison photo.

The Doghouse, a Sea Island One Design built in 1950 undergoes a refit at Barrier Island Boatbuilders. Photo courtesy of Barrier Island Boatbuilders.

years in operation, that business closed its doors in 2012.)

Roughly 15 years ago, Bullock approached Bayne and said, “I want to build the Spirit of South Carolina.” At the time, Bayne couldn’t say when that project would actually start, but he invited Bullock to join his crew and help complete work on a 58-foot Carolina-style sport fishing boat.

The young Bullock jumped right in.

“I worked with Mark right through to 2007 when the Spirit was launched, and then things sort of slowed down after that, so I went out on my own. I very much enjoyed working with Mark and being involved with the Spirit, but I’d say that my focus is a little different from his. I love sailboats. That’s kind of who I am. And performance sailboats are really fascinating to me.”

When asked if he sees himself as carrying on a tradition that is nearly embedded in the Lowcountry’s DNA, Bullock says “Absolutely. The tradition is really important to me. I guess you can tell that by the logo we chose,” he says, gesturing to the silhouette of a Chesapeake Bay deadrise schooner prominent on a Barrier Island Boatbuilders sticker affixed to the bow of the Paper Jet 14.

“That’s a traditional vessel,” he offers. “It’s actually a profile of the Helen Annette, which was Mark’s boat at one time. Now that would be a worthwhile project,” says Bullock, a gleam growing in his eye. “Actually, I know where the boat is located, and if I had the wherewithal, well, I’d definitely be interested in refitting her.” It’s a statement that lets you know, the tradition of Lowcountry boatbuilding is in very good hands.

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RACE REPORT The Sixth Annual Charlotte Harbor Regatta, Charlotte Harbor, FL, Feb. 6-8

By Pete Welch The Charlotte Harbor Regatta is organized by Charlotte Harbor Regatta, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that was formed in 2009 and whose mission is to promote sailing on Charlotte Harbor. Proceeds of the regatta go to three youth sailing organizations on the harbor. This year, a graduate of one youth program sailed in the Sunfish fleet.

The Inaugural Charlotte Harbor Regatta was held in January 2010 and featured 65 boats in eight classes. In 2011, the regatta grew to 84 boats in 11 classes and became the largest in the harbor’s history. This year, 82 boats competed in 11 classes.

Racing was held on three circles in the harbor. The speed of the Hobie 16, F18 and F16 catamarans—and favorable winds—facilitated 10 races over three days on circle three. On circle two, Weta and Windrider trimarans completed 10 races. On circle one, the 2.4M, Sunfish, Precision 15, Harbor 20, Hobie Wave catamarans, and Flying Scott completed six races in two days. Lowest scores over all the races won, with each competitor’s worst race finish being thrown out. Tied scores were resolved by who had lowest points in the first races.

Andy Humphries and Joseph Bellow sailing in the F18 class at the Charlotte Harbor Regatta in February. Photo by Fran Burstine.

Hobie 16s sailing in the Charlotte Harbor Regatta. Sail number 112320, with crew Dan Borg and Liana Giovando took first in the division. Photo by Fran Burstine.

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The 2.4M class is being promoted on Charlotte Harbor by 2.4M builder Tony Pocklington and sailing instructor Dennis Peck, but for different reasons. Tony believes it is the right budget racer for solo sailors. Dennis has been promoting and teaching its use for disabled sailors. Tony and Dennis have enough boats between them to host five interested “fun” racers. At the end of day one, Tim Ripley trailed Tony by one point, and Peter Eagar trailed by four. On day two, the wind was much lighter and shifty, and Tony did not fare as well as Tim and Peter due to a seventh place.

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team was 11 points better than second place.

The second-place win was decided in the last of 10 races. Saturday had lighter winds, with more movement to the right side of the course and more tidal influence pushing boats to the left. What was an orderly starboard start fleet became more aggressive with many opting to start on port. Mark Modderman stayed second to Dan Borg.

Sunday had even lighter wind and more movement to the right. Borg had a first in race nine, while Modderman was 14th.

Knowing that Phil Sanchez’s 19th place on day one would be a throw out, Modderman pushed too hard at the start, was over early and did not return, costing him second place in the fleet, which went to Sanchez who finished third in that race. The last race ended in very light wind and the incoming tide helped progress back to the turning gate at the start area. The Borg and Sanchez boats were second and third in this race securing their first and second places overOn the left, in the leading boat, are Macy Nelson and Reede Dunne, who finished fourth all. Modderman took third overall.

The nine F18s were the speed stars of in the 505 Midwinters in St. Petersburg. On the right is Rob Woelfel and Augie Diaz, the regatta and raced on the longer of two who finished third. Photo by Jerry Woelfel. courses on circle three. They shared the and racing was postponed until noon. Good racing in baresame progression of starting strategy keyed to weather as ly trapeze conditions resulted. the Hobies, but the starting line tactics were less aggressive.

Saturday produced winds from the east and NE, a forExcept for the last race, they were able to fly a hull both up mula for shifts on Tampa Bay’s west side. Indeed, the race and downwind, and boat speed seemed to outweigh any committee struggled to hold fair races. In one race, the wind tactical maneuvers that monohull racers employ. Laura went from 055 to 000 to 045 to 145 degrees on one leg. The Muma and crew proved to be the speed king of day one mark was not set until the first boat was well up the course with four firsts. Charles Tomeo and crew held that honor on and then set to none of those directions. Obviously the day two and three, but absence from day one ruined their “race” was not counted. Finally, during the last race, the regatta. So Ken Marshack and crew held second place, six wind died, limiting the event to six races. On Sunday, the points behind Muma. wind never did commence, so boats never launched.

The F18s will return to Charlotte Harbor Oct. 17-25 for For several years, this event has produced wins by Ethan their international championship.

Bixby or Augie Diaz, who took second and third this year.

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Mark Zagol and crew Drew Buttner of Massachusetts Formed in 2009, CHR Inc., is a corporate member of US stayed consistent and stayed out of trouble in the high calSailing. The organization is comprised of a 15-member board of iber 14-boat fleet for a deserved win. For complete results, directors who stage regattas on Charlotte Harbor. Directors repgo to www.spyc.org. resent a variety of area boating organizations, clubs and businesses. A portion of the proceeds from our regattas is donated to youth and adult sailing organizations. To date, CHR Inc. has donated more than $65,000 to support sailing camps, build floating docks, purchase boats and rigging and sponsor youth regattas.

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RACE REPORT International Contender Midwinters, St. Petersburg, FL, Feb. 25-27

By Dave Ellis, Principal Race Officer Cover: Contender sailor Jerry White drove in from California to sail in the Midwinters. Photo by Lisa A. Kreischer, www.LisaKsPhotos.com

Mike Smit, who came in from Canadea to sail in the International Contender Midwinters in St. Petersburg, took first place in the event.

Photo by Lisa A. Kreischer, www.LisaKsPhotos.com.

The Contender, with its lone sailor steering from a trapeze, enjoyed excellent land and sea support at the Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Boats came from California, eastern Canada and the United States. The guys were decidedly more “mature” in age than the usual small-performance dinghies, with the exception of Stephanie Mah from Toronto, who is neither older nor a guy.

Wednesday’s racing (day one) was held in the bay, with surf in the gulf and chances of storms. Six races of about 30 minutes each had the scoring scrambled, except for Ethan Bixby’s top finishes in most races. Thursday, we braved the Gulf Swells with waves atop, making for an interesting

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three races. The wind did not match the wave conditions, but still required trapeze work much of the time. On Friday, we opted to run racing inside the bay so the competitors from Canada could get on the road to miss a snowstorm moving across the country. Three races were held with Ethan Bixby on a photo boat with a bum knee. A popular choice in courses was the “modified Harry Anderson,” that involved a beam reach to the start/finish line.

Mike Smit of Toronto won, followed by Bixby of St. Pete and Roger Martin, also from Toronto, Canada. For results, go to www.contenderclass.org.

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Cumberland Island Part III of III

Twenty-five Years of Cruising to Paradise and Threats of Paradise Lost!

By Fred Braman (Part I and II can be read in the February and March issues in Back Issues at www.SouthwindsMagazine.com.)

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umberland Island went through the historical changes typical of most of the barrier islands that stand just offshore of the southeastern Atlantic coast.

All of these many islands are beautiful renditions of sea and sand. People who visit Hilton Head or Amelia Island would say that they are nice, pretty, fun and worth visiting. I also like those places. Cumberland Island, though, is extra special. Will it stay that way?

The beauty of this island is without question. How many people should see that beauty at one time is in hot debate. Cumberland went through a period where it was much like any sea island: Ignored for much of history by all except Native Americans; oyster shell mounds remind us of their passing. Europeans and colonists came, and for a time, Cumberland was part of the “debatable land” between British Georgia and Spanish Florida, a site for privateers and other lawless brigands. The Revolutionary War completely disrupted the burgeoning settlement and commercial agriculture on Cumberland in the last half of the 18th century. Eventually, the post-war period brought a new beginning. Planters came, centralized ownership of the island into a few wealthy families, built agricultural empires and then lost them. Names such as Greene-Miller, Bernardey and Stafford dominated Cumberland Island as profitable plantations produced Sea Island cotton, citrus, and other products using slave labor. The War Between the States altered the character of the island and created new participants in the island’s future. The Civil War left the

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Cumberland Island, located just north of the Florida-Georgia border, is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway on the west. See parts 1 and 2 of this series for cruising and navigation directions to preferred island anchorages.

plantation system in ashes. In the war’s aftermath, Stafford and the Greene-Miller descendants successfully reclaimed their holdings, but their deaths divided their large tracts into smaller, inherited parcels that were routinely bought and sold. Two-thirds of Cumberland had once been devoted to agriculture. By 1876, not one acre was under cultivation and “the wild” was rapidly reclaiming the land. New players would soon emerge that would try to keep it that way.

The Rich Estates Two families came to own almost all of Cumberland Island and they kept it for their own pleasure for almost a century.

Thomas Carnegie, younger brother of Andrew and a partner in Carnegie Steel, and his wife Lucy visited the island, probably to view the ruins of Catharine Greene’s Dungeness mansion, which had burned in the 1860s. They must have liked it as they bought the property, demolished the Greene ruins and built a new Dungeness mansion on the foundations of the old. A short time later they purchased

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the large Stafford property and other smaller properties and soon controlled 90 percent of the island. They proceeded to build the other mansions–Plum Orchard, the Grange, Greyfield, Stafford Place and the Cottage–along with the many other structures needed to support their large presence on the island. For the next eight decades, the Carnegie family ruled almost exclusively over a recreational fiefdom, part of which continues today.

Somewhat later in the northern 10 percent of the island, the Candler family would also play a key role in Cumberland’s future. Although most of Cumberland had historically been dominated by large landholders, the very north of the island had always had a number of owners of smaller tracts.

In addition to the Settlement begun by former slaves, some of the tourist business was successful after the Civil War, and small hotels operated until the 1920s. By 1930, the former slave families that originally occupied the Settlement died out with few replacements, and tourism faltered.

Atlanta businessman Howard Candler eventually bought the old hotel and the property called High Point as a family retreat. High Point remains a “retained right” Candler family compound. Both the Carnegies and the Candlers developed a love and deep attachment for the island that spanned generations. This attachment was instrumental in preserving the island.

area. Fortunately, the Carnegie heirs could not agree on any of it. Cumberland later survived yet another close call, as the island was considered, and not selected for, both a NASA site and a U.S. Naval Air Station. Currently in the works, a proposed SpaceX launch site in near-by Camden County may affect future Cumberland Island operations.

The beat goes on!

When the last child, Florence Carnegie Perkins, died in 1962, the game changed. Grandchildren, unfettered by trust dictates, determined Cumberland’s fate. Some heirs did not share the historic Carnegie attachment to the island. The

Trouble in Paradise and the Rise of the National Seashore That Cumberland Island remains today a wild and beautiful place is truly remarkable and is due to an extraordinary series of events, the dedication of many to the island’s preservation, luck, and even the inability of Carnegie heirs to agree on anything. The demise of the Thomas Carnegie fortune and the death of their last child were the catalysts for the next phase of Cumberland ownership, the National Seashore. Lucy, the surviving Carnegie spouse, died in 1916, leaving the island to her surviving children. Her will stipulated that the property could not be divided or sold without unanimous agreement, which never happened, or until after the death of the last child, which didn’t happen until 1962. During and immediately after the lengthy trust years, Cumberland Island weathered a virtual gauntlet of challenges, any one of which could have altered its character forever.

While the Carnegie trust was unfolding, the family fortune was in steep decline. None of the Thomas Carnegie children ever had a job, choosing instead the idyllic recreational lifestyle of the very rich. By the late 1920s, the island’s economically productive activities generated less than 10 percent of what was required for island maintenance. To compensate, Carnegie heirs considered incomeproducing ventures like raising free range cattle and pigs, running a sawmill, hotel and residential development, amusement parks, and even titanium strip mining. If acted upon, any of these landscape-altering projects could have eliminated a future National Park, let alone a wilderness News & Views for Southern Sailors

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The beauty of this island is without question.

How many people should see that beauty at one time is in hot debate.

vast property was finally divided and some heirs sold their portions. The most prominent purchaser was Charles Frasier, developer of Sea Island Plantation on Hilton Head Island. Frasier had a grandiose plan for Cumberland. The Sea Camp Ranger Station was originally Frasier’s real estate office and the rush toward development was on. Other Carnegies objected to the impending demise of their island, as they knew it and turned to the National Park Service as a way to maintain the island they loved and still keep their

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place in it. Eventually, some of the Carnegies and the Candlers sold and received “retained rights” to continue to use their properties for their lifetimes. Frasier also sold. Many times Cumberland Island came dangerously close to becoming something other than what it is today. Volumes have been written about the financial and political machinations that concluded in the designation of the Cumberland Island National Seashore in 1972 and the northern part of the island as “Wilderness,” ten years later.

Interested readers should consult the book, Cumberland Island National Seashore — A History of Conservation Conflict, by Lary Dilsaver, a major reference for this article.

The Island’s Conflicts and Threats The National Seashore designation did not end conflict over the island. Three conflicting viewpoints regarding the management of Cumberland fuel the current debate. Many in the state of Georgia are still bitter that “their island” was snatched away by the federal government. “Recreationalists,” envisioned tax riches and great income from an island developed

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Cumberland Island, like many of the barrier islands along the southeastern coast, are beautiful renditions of sea and sand.

for “fun in the Sun activities.” Many favored a causeway be built to allow automobile access and increase the flocks of beachgoers to the island and adjacent Camden County. The federal government doesn’t pay taxes, and the current limit of 300 visitors a day by ferry from the NPS terminal in St. Marys, GA, doesn’t generate much of an economic boon for surrounding counties. Most threats to the island as it is today are born of the expand recreation viewpoint. A polar opposite view favors conservation and even expansion of the wilderness-designated area. Their prescription for proper wilderness management is a simple one; just leave it alone! The “environmentalists” disdain inroads made over the years to open up any but the Sea Camp south of the island to visitors except backpackers. They were upset at the removal of the main road from wilderness designation via a law attached to an appropriations bill that snuck through Congress by a compliant Georgia Representative.

The law also mandated NPS-operated motor tours to the north, so visitors could see JFK Junior’s church without doing it the hard way. Score one for the recreationalists. The “preservationists,” espouse a third-world view of the island. They are interested in preserving the island’s historic buildings which also feed tourism. Critics point out that the buildings receive low “historic site” ratings and the church was built in 1936. Plum Orchard alone can consume a great deal of NPS resources. Another rub for many is the continued presence of private property on the island.

Retained rights, such as the Candler High Point compound, eventually expire, ceding property to the park. Two branches of the Carnegie family, however, never agreed to sell and continue to own their parcels outright, including Greyfield,

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to political action. They also must contend with the often-conflicting requirements of the Wilderness Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, the Endangered Species Act, and contractual obligations due to agreements with retained rights holders; all over the same property. New proposals for the island periodically pop up. In just the past few years, Cumberland has fought off multiple attempts to change the island; proposals for bike paths with multi-state connections, more motorized tours, concessions, and expanded visitation including ferry access from Florida. During a recent interview with the author, Gary Ingram, Superintendent of Cumberland Island National Seashore, stated that he is not aware of any current proposals for expanded recreNearly 150 horses roam Cumberland and fend for themselves. ational facilities on the island. Ingram is not opposed to changes or additions with the right fit for the island. Improving “interpretation” of island cultural and natural resources is a personal goal. Regarding expanded visitation, Ingram states that Cumberland visitor demand has not reached a point where the current 300 per day limit needs to be reviewed. He went on to say that any change to the island would occur slowly and incrementally and would only happen after a study of potential impacts.

Cumberland’s complicated transition from plantation to wealthy estates to National Seashore was miraculous in its conclusion, with public opinion playing a major role. The lovers of a natural Cumberland keep watch over attempts to move island management in Owners who sold their property to help create the National Seashore, “retained” the the direction of a large visitor footprint. Help right to use it for a set number of years or, in some cases, their lifetimes. Driving rights is always needed. Cruising sailors, from many are included and private vehicles are frequently transported to the island. This land- Congressional districts, are natural allies of those who want a Wild Cumberland to ing spot is at Plum Orchard. Rhombus is at anchor in the background. remain. As we pull up the hook to head to other destinations, we leave light footprints in the sand and now operated as an inn. Some believe that private ownerthe island as we found it. Our footprints are light, but our ship should end and owners should be forced to sell, as othpolitical voice can be heard. ers were.

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As steward of the island, the National Park Service has been When asked for his vision for a Cumberland of the future, required to balance these viewpoints and occasionally react

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Superintendent of Cumberland Island National Seashore Gary Ingram. In the future, “I expect the island will look pretty much like it does today.”

Resident biologist Carol Ruckdeschel, always mindful of Cumberland’s critters, is wrapping an injured sea bird in a protective net for transport to help. She has compiled a natural history of the island, making weekly island surveys for over 40 years. The last resident of the “Settlement,” Carol has been an unrelenting advocate for a Wild Cumberland.

Superintendent Ingram replied that, “National Parks change very slowly. In the future, I expect the island will look pretty much like it does today.” While Mr. Ingram’s words are very reassuring, Professor Dilsaver reminds us that, “National parks are political creations, that can be altered with congressional action and the stroke of a presidential pen.”

We visit Cumberland Island to see Nature at Her very best and want the same for our grandchildren. So,

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Cumberland, we’ll keep an eye on developments, just in case.

Fred Braman is a cruising sailor and a frequent contributor to SOUTHWINDS Magazine. He is the author of Too Old Not to Go, available at Amazon.com. Many thanks to Superintendent Gary Ingram, Professor Lary Dilsaver, island biologist Carol Ruckdeschel, and the merchant citizens of St. Marys, GA, for their generous time, interviews, and assistance with this article.

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Norna — The Voyage

Lessons Learned at Sea Part III of III

By Kourtney Patterson (Part I, the 10-year rebuilding of Norna, and Part II, preparing Norna for crossing the Atlantic, can be read in the February and March issues in Back Issues at www.SouthwindsMagazine.com.)

Norna tied stern-to to a rock in Calas Covas on the Balearic Island of Menorca in the Mediterranean.

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fter the 41st day of being out in the Atlantic, I was done. I wanted to see land. I knew I had two more days before I could smell the pine trees and walk on the green grass. I couldn’t wait to step off our boat, stretch my wobbly legs and smile at the birds, insects and human beings that greeted us on the other side of our watery barrier. I learned many lessons as my boyfriend Pete Grundvig and I sailed on our wooden boat, Norna, on a two-year Atlantic circumnavigation.

The first lesson I had to learn was that no matter how “done” I was, we both needed to make sure that we were safe. We had to ensure many things while sailing. We needed to ensure that we were feeling well, that we were navigating in the right direction and that the sails were set correctly. We needed to ensure that our food was cooked properly, that our beds and clothes were dry, that we were keeping clean and that we were keeping our watches. This took every ounce of patience and endurance, both physical and mental. Of course, knowing that land was only two days away always required patience, something every sailor learns, including myself.

Rolling at sea for 41 days required the endurance mentioned. Those who have been to sea and have a monohull sailboat underA Flying fish that flew into my lap while sailing across the Atlantic.

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stand rolling at sea very well. This “roll” happens as the waves glide under its keel. The boat will heel and tip over on its side as she heaves to every swell. The sailor will then hang on to everything that is attached to his boat. After enduring this movement for a while, we learned to time the roll with each wave. This would prepare us so that we could stay on the toilet or avoid spilling a bowl of food. Of course the crewmember down below has to hold onto everything, such as the spoons, can opener, ladle, bowls, pans…

Feeling well is another important aspect of sailing. I was seasick for the first five days offshore. As I cruised, I became more use to sailing and less seasick. I learned many “cures” for seasickness, such as sticking a wad of gum in one ear or blinking slowly when going below to navigate.

Of course, there are many seasick cures, but the best one I found is to have a fellow crewmember who understands and is willing to care for your woes.

Pete at the chart table checking their position on the Bermuda chart.

Navigating was my favorite part of spending time on the open water. I learned how to use the dividers by walking them across the chart in increments of measurement. I really enjoyed plotting our coordinates on the chart and using the compass rose. I loved walking the parallel rules over the chart to figure out an angle to sail. I was amazed that this worked to get to where we needed to go, that the sailor could find where he was, on such an empty space of water. I loved looking at the depths and seeing how many fathoms we were passing over as I plotted our position every half hour. As we got closer to land, my plotting of the chart became more common. Depending on current and winds, or how close to land we were, I plotted every five to ten minutes. My job of being the navigator became more involved. Pete and I had to figure out the lay of lands, avoid reefs and rocks, and trust the depth of certain inlets. Sometimes it was scary to trust the chart.

Charts are important to be updated, but learning local knowledge is just as important, to ensure a safe arrival to land. Sometimes Pete and I had fog to contend with and freighters to watch for, but we were glad of warnings about certain rocks to our port, or reefs to our starboard before entering.

Watches were something we could not take lightly.

Because there were only two crewmembers aboard our 37foot, gaff-rigged sailboat, Pete and I had to juggle watches of four hours on and four hours off. One person who was on watch would stay in the cockpit. This person would keep an eye on the horizon, sails, wind and waves. They would ensure that no lines were chafing and that the boat was sailing comfortably. This person would also maybe cook a meal for the sleeping crewmember, and even ensure that the sleeping crewmember below was indeed sleeping (sometimes this was the hardest part).

Having a dry bed was another challenge, especially with a wood boat. When sailing offshore, as many sailors know, everything is salty. This includes, but is not limited to, your clothes, your pillow and your toilet paper. Both the sailor and the decks of the boat are encrusted in salt crystals.

In fact, it is so salty that you can watch the tools in the forward foc’s’le corrode in front of your eyes. Even tools sealed in buckets somehow can get wet. Salt is left on Eisenglass, crystals of salt glisten on your sails, salt hangs off your boyfriends beard—salt, salt, salt.

While sailing, the crew has no time for anything else, except sailing, cooking and sleeping. The time spent offshore includes ensuring no lines are chafed, that something is caught for dinner, and ensuring the safety of yourself and your crew. There may be times of mending broken parts of your vessel and double checking that the boat is sailing in the direction you have pointed her towards.

After 42 days crossing the ocean, we spotted land on

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the horizon, and I quickly learned how great of a reward that is. What a beautiful thing to smell the flowers and the pine, and to see the spotted green land lurking under the clouds and mist of the mesmerizing ocean. In only a day and a half, our boat would be entering a port of call, and we would be walking in a place we have never been before.

Of course, you do not have to go 43 days to do all this.

This can happen in one overnighter, or even a three-hour sail in the bay. Boating/sailing is always an adventure, and can be one that teaches many things. It teaches patience, especially on the long nights where land was only a few hours away. It teaches us that material things are only a drip away, such as electronic devices, and the rusted-shut zippers on clothes. Lastly, it teaches the importance of essential things to life, like food, shelter and water. Money, politics and social adaptations do not matter offshore on the blue ocean swells.

Pete and I landed in Spain after 43 days at sea. Upon our arrival to land, I could not explain in words the appreciation I had for fresh food. This food is so long missed after many days at sea. We spent a year and a half sailing down the coast of Portugal and into the Mediterranean to Sardinia. We then cruised out of the Med and down to the Canary Islands off Africa where we explored black-sand beaches and beautiful laurel forests. From the Canaries, we sailed 25 days across to Grenada in the Caribbean. We explored the Caribbean Islands chain. Pete and I sailed and explored the Windward and Leeward Islands in the West Indies and continued our journey north to the Virgin Islands. After the Virgins and exploring the Bahamas, we took a two-day hop back to our hometown in Saint Augustine, FL. The journey on Norna is covered in Kourtney’s book Accidental Sailor Girl. The story begins with how she became a sailor at the young age of 21. After meeting Pete Grundvig, a local carpenter, the two of them sailed across the Atlantic on Norna two years later.

To receive a copy of the book, visit www.papersailor.com. To see videos of Kourtney’s journeys, visit her YouTube channel “Accidental Sailor Girl” at www.youtube.com/user/accidentalsailorgirl.

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Miami International Boat Show, Feb. 12-16 A New Navigation System and a Foiling Trimaran Capture My Attention

By Steve Morrell

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gain, my trip to the Miami Boat Show this year was enjoyable, not only because I always see a lot of new and interesting products, but also because Miami, feeling tropical, is such an alive and active winter destination. The Miami show is promoted as the largest boat show in the world, with five venues. There’s the huge convention center with hundreds of exhibitors, along with four other locations, one of which is the Strictly Sail show, the only other one I spend time at.

I always bring back thoughts of a few new products I was introduced to that stand out in memory. One I learned about at a press conference put on by Navionics covering new products they were introducing. I went in there hesitantly, but sat through what became an interesting introduction to a new navigation concept.

The talk started out by reminding us all that much of our boating in coastal and inland waters is limited by our knowledge of depth and what we know about the bottom we are traveling across. We have sonar and charts, but charts aren’t perfect—plus all areas have not been charted.

And there are many unknowns even in areas that are heavily used and charted. Add shifting bottoms to that and the unknowns become even greater.

Navionics is introducing a new technology that will help navigate these areas with more information, some of which is live feedback from depth finders. But depth finders don’t always help us when they tell us the depth only seconds before we hit bottom.

Navionics, using newer technology that provides better depth-finding further forward of our bow (and wider), is integrating that live depth information with existing chart data on the digital chart screen. Many of us are familiar with reading a digital chart showing our position and the charted bottom as we move forward.

Navionics’ new integrated chart adds a separate color to the digital screen to show the live depth-finder feedback along with the existing chart data as you move forward in the water. You can see what is charted and what is live at the same time (go to YouTube and search for “navionics sonarcharts live”). The new chart, called SonarCharts™ by Navionics, collects and integrates that with the bottom data found and saves it for future reference. Of course, this is the obvious next evolutionary step in digital navigation. But there was more to come in this presentation.

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Charts are created from historical data that is compiled by official government entities—like the Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA, etc.—gathered from ships by both research and accident. Much is also gathered by private entities— commercial and recreational boating, and shipping. Many digital chart/depth-finding systems already record data and save it for future use, and many systems already upload to central locations to be shared with others, but they have traditionally been done by separate companies using different platforms—making that information only available to those using that platform. It’s commonly known as “crowdsourcing.” But Navionics is proposing to share all the information and data collected across all these platforms (like Hummingbird, Lowrance, Sinbad, Garmin, Navionics, etc.) to use communally, so everyone can improve their knowledge across the board. This has been done with government charts for over a century where the knowledge gained is available to the everyone. Navionics is proposing that all these platforms start working and sharing information together with the same goal in mind: greater navigational knowledge available to all. Of course, other platforms must agree—and many have.

The other new product I was introduced to at the Strictly Sail show was a new Windrider that was in the design phase. I’ve sailed my own Windrider 17 trimaran for about six years now and it’s been a lot of fun. Windrider had the 17 at the show, along with a scale model of the new Rave V, a foiling trimaran, although I am not sure that “foiling” is the proper term. Foils are what were used in the 2013 America’s Cup to get the hulls up out of the water and really fly at high speed, but what Windrider is working on is raising the hulls up out of the water using “cylinders.”

It seemed like a strange concept, but after listening to the designer/engineer explain it all, I can see it’s totally workable and exciting. I walked away thinking this is totally cutting edge and Windrider is on to something new here. Take a look at the attached image and you can see the small cylinders at the bottom of each outer hull and the rudder. The main outer ones do swing up for shallow water.

Windrider originally came out with the Rave trimaran over a decade ago, which was one of the first foiling small multihulls out there. This new Rave V will take that to a completely new level. For more, go to www.windrider.com/rave-v.html. www.southwindsmagazine.com

Sailing the Mug Race An Old Sea Story – 61 Years Young

By Rick Mannoia

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his isn’t news. The Mug Race in Northeast Florida has been around for 61 years. I’m 61, but unlike me, the Mug Race never gets old. It is hailed as the longest sailboat river race in America. From Palatka— going north 38 miles to Orange Park—it is non-stop river sailing. The Mug Race is 61 years young. That’s a lot of boats, doing a lot of sailing, for more than six decades. Some things just get better with age.

The St. Johns River has been aptly named a River of Lakes. From her source, somewhere near Vero Beach in Indian River County, FL, to where she empties into the southern part of the North Atlantic at Mayport, FL, I tried counting her lakes once; there are thousands. I lost track after one hundred. All those freshwater lakes merge into one vast, meandering, brackish waterway. Lots of lakes, over 300 miles worth of river, she’s big, she’s long—and in parts—she’s wide. Oh—and she flows north, which is just wrong for a river. The St. Johns…a River of Lakes.

I’ve run a triathlon, was an undefeated collegiate wrestler (VCU Intramurals) and even hiked the Andes in Peru and visited Machu Picchu. Sailing the Mug Race is right up there as a rite of passage, a test of endurance, a half hitch in the main sheet of any sailor.

Still a scrub to North Florida with my (new) 1971 Morgan 27, Dulcinea, admittedly I was a bit apprehensive about competing in something as prestigious as the 61st Mug Race. I didn’t know the waters in the St. Johns, and I was just getting to know my boat. I’d given up competition years ago. After 50 plus years of sailing, I have little left to prove. I am already a seasoned old salt. I didn’t have to enter the race; I was compelled to enter. I admit it sounded like another wild adventure, but a 38mile river race is more of an ordeal than a day sail. That’s 38 miles as the crow flies. Sailboats aren’t crows, but that is all part of her charm. My wife Denise knew I wanted to compete.

That girl can read me like a chart.

I wonder if Ponce de Leon ever sailed the St. Johns. Perhaps he did. I heard he didn’t like it though and sailed to St Augustine for lunch. I figured if ‘ol Ponce could sail the river, then so could I. Hosted again by the Rudder Club in Orange Park, I sent in my Mug Race application (along with my 75 bucks) and I was in.

Now, I needed crew.

I definitely wanted someone experienced, with skills enough to help me sail the boat. At 61, I need a break now and then. I also wanted someone who knew the St. Johns

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Rick Mannoia on board Dulcinea, his 1971 Morgan 27.

like the back of his hands. I sure didn’t—especially 38 miles way upriver. A ship is only as good as her crew. I needed the right guys.

I posted a crew-request at the Rudder Club. Someone once told me that if you have a sailboat, you could meet lots of new people. They were right; I received a boatload of applications.

I finally invited Steve Manis, a 30-time Mug Race veteran, international traveler and all-around good guy. Steve is a most interesting fellow. He is in the process of rebuilding his Morgan 24. Steve and I sailed together before the race to get an opportunity to know each other. Steve proved to be an excellent sailor and an even better companion.

I was also fortunate enough to land the Rudder Club’s vice commodore, Lowell Stevens, as the third man. Lowell brings with him a wealth of experience. I’m old school; I still read paper charts. Lowell brought with him up-to-date, hand-held, sophisticated electronics that were a mystery to me, but a tremendous benefit to the boat. He could also read the wind. What a great asset—Lowell Stevens.

The team was set, but the weather was not going to cooperate. The race didn’t start until Saturday morning and I wanted to beat any bad weather, so on Wednesday night, I sailed from the Rudder Club and headed about 20 miles south up the St. Johns to Green Cove Springs.

Naturally, it rained.

The Green Cove Springs Marina throws a huge, Thursday-night half-way party for racers. There was plenty of food, beer and music. If it wasn’t for the rain, the place would have been packed. They smoked hundreds of pounds of tender, tangy barbeque pork and tons of deliciously seasoned chicken with an orgy of incredible side dishes. It’s better than hard tack and a sailor’s delight. There was enough beer on tap to slosh a navy, but the rain kept the crowds away. Too bad, because it was a really nice night. Great food and even greater people at Green Cove Springs Marina. Thanks GCSM. The race wouldn’t start until Saturday morning, so on Friday I rounded up some crew and headed south for

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another 20-mile sail to Palatka. We had a cold rain all the way up river.

Luckily, I have a Bimini top for sun and rain protection. While other captains were working the fleet upriver to Palatka cold and wet, I made coffee aboard the Dulcinea. A good captain knows how to treat his crew. No mutiny here.

Palatka is a very pretty Southern town; a lazy river, cobblestone streets, hanging Spanish moss. She must have been a major Florida town at one point, but time seems to have forgotten her. Though she may be beautiful and working on her renaissance, Palatka is struggling to make a comeback. She is a town that time passed by. Good luck to her.

There were nearly 100 captains at the skippers meeting Friday night. I heard tell that at one time the Mug Race had almost 400 boats competing. Now that would have been a sight to see.

With our boat secure at the town dock, we went in search of evening activities. Naturally, once again the rain washed out most of the events. After dinner, we spent a damp Friday night in the cabin. Why, with all those boats docked at the Palatka Marina and Park, the town decided to lock the bathrooms at night is a mystery—or just a cruel joke.

Saturday morning, in a light rain, there was a pursuit start and 96 sailboats made their way down river. A pursuit start is similar to a handicap in golf. Boats are given different start times based upon their speed and design ratings.

There were cruisers, racers, catamarans, singlehanders, spinnaker and full-crewed boats. It was a beautiful sight to behold. If I wasn’t captaining the boat, I’d have taken some nice photos.

We had a good start with moderate headwinds. We were doing well and our crew began to anticipate each other’s moves. We were becoming a team and the Dulcinea was holding her own. We fell in with two other boats and played cat and mouse for about ten miles. Then the wind picked up and the boat excelled. There is nothing like the feel of a sailboat, perfectly trimmed in a brisk wind. We made numerous tacks across the river fighting that headwind. It just felt great. We all took turns at the helm. Then we were hit with a squall, then another. At this point, it was obvious we could never win the race. Our goal was simply to finish. When the crew asks you to reef sails you don’t think twice. You do it. The safety and comfort of my crew is paramount. We still sailed well, but by now, winning was not a reality. Finishing was our goal.

The winds abated somewhat, and we released the main and jib, but by this time we were far off the lead, out of the running, cold and wet. There was only one thing to do…make high tea.

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must have been the only sailboat on the river that day with hot tea. I could have sold hot beverages for $100 a cup!

The next time the rain started up, the wind stopped and we were caught in the doldrums. The race for us was over.

I told my crew: “Guys, I’m calling it in. All in favor?” You never saw a crew of sailors agree to anything so quickly. I fired up the iron jenny, motored home and cleared the Buckman Bridge as the sun was just beginning to fall below the horizon. It was beautiful.

Out of 96 boats, only 11 managed to finish before the gun that May 3. Conditions proved very difficult.

Fortunately no one got hurt. Back at the clubhouse there was plenty of talk about next year. Hats off to Chris Cordes as he singlehanded his 18-foot A-Cat, Gone with the Wind, to victory. After 30 years of competing, Chris finally scored a first-place trophy with his blazing fast, expertly captained catamaran. Well done skipper.

As night approached, we pulled into the marina and reached the clubhouse. Lowell’s wife, Dee, helped prepare dinner for nearly 500 people. Really…almost 500. Dee was captain in that kitchen. My wife Denise and her sister, along with a crew of volunteers too long to mention, helped set up, serve, and clean-up after a top-rate, race-ending, homecooked feast. The Rudder Club has the Mug Race down to a science. They know what they are doing and do a great job.

Good people make great things happen.

The question of next year has come up more than once.

I’ll have a year handling my boat Dulcinea, a year learning the St Johns, and a year sailing with Steve and Lowell to think about it. Fortunately, I don’t have to make that decision today, but if you happen to see a Morgan 27 in the Mug Race next year, signal “ahoy.” That just might be me.

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RACE CALENDAR SOUTHERN REGIONAL RACING CALENDAR

See club website for local club racing.

Table of Contents Regional Calendars (Including regular club racing) Southeast Coast (NC, SC, GA) East Florida Southeast Florida Florida Keys West Florida Northern Gulf Coast (Florida Panhandle, AL, MS, LA, TX)

Long Bay Sailing. www.longbaysailing.com See club website for local club racing.

For Racing News, and National and International Regattas in the South, see “Racing News” section, pg. 20-21 NOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing—Open to Everyone Wanting to Race For the races listed here, no individual club membership is required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membership in US SAILING or other sailing association is often required.

To list an event, email editor@southwindsmagazine.com.

Send the information. DO NOT just send a link. Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Contact information for the sailing organizations listed here is 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 only if they happen on a regular schedule.

For a list of yacht clubs and sailing organizations in the Southeast, go to www.southwindsmagazine.com.

Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association.

South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. Go to this site for a list of the clubs in the region and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. (state in parenthesis, eg, SC=South Carolina). (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) APRIL 4-5 Easter Regatta. J24- Sport Boats. Columbia SC (SC) 3-4 BYSC One Design Invitational Regatta. One-Design.

Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC) 4-5 MC Scow Bunny Hopp. MC. Lake Norman YC (NC) 11-12 Bare What You Dare. Multihulls. Eastern Multihull Assoc.

Keowee SC (SC) 11-12 Lightning Districts. Lightnings. Lake Norman YC (NC) 16-19 Charleston Race Week. (See page 50) 24-26 Carolina Scow Regatta. E Scow. Carolina YC (SC) 25-26 MC Rebel Rouser Regatta. MC. Lake Lanier SC (GA) 25-26 Midlands Multihull Classic. Mutlihulls. Eastern Multihull Assoc.

25-26 AYC Invitational. Invited classes. Atlanta YC (GA) 28-5/1 Classic Boat Rally. PHRF. Beaufort Yacht & SC (SC) MAY 2-3 Multihull Regatta. Multihulls. LLSC 2-3 Keowee Cup. Open. KSC 2-3 Great 48. Flying Scots. LNYC 2-3 D-12 Laser Grand Prix Regatta. Laser. BYSC 16-17 Thistle South Atlantic District Championships.

Thistles. LLSC 16-17 Grits & Haggis Regatta. Flying Scots. KSC 16-17 Junior Olympic Festival. Optis, Laser, 420. AYC 22-24 Laser NA Masters. Lasers. CYC-SC 23-24 Castleberry Robertson. PHRF, E Scow. ASC 23-24 Dixie Thistles. Thistles. AYC 30-31 Beaufort Water Festival. Open. BYSC 30-31 Hospice Regatta. Open. LNYC CHARLESTON OCEAN RACING ASSOCIATION (CORA). www.charlestonoceanracing.org. South Carolina APRIL 16-19 Charleston Race Week. (See Racing News section) MAY 2-3 Sheriff’s Cup 29-30 Georgetown Ocean Race

Upcoming Regattas

Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week, April 16-19 Go to page 19, “Racing News” for a pre-race article on this event.

Race Calendar Club Racing: Go to the local association and club websites for club racing.

LAKE LANIER, GA. Lanier Auxiliary Race Committee. http://aiscracing.com/aiscracing/LARC/LakeSchedule.php See club website for local club racing.

LLSC. Lake Lanier SC. www.llsc.com BFSC. Barefoot SC. www.barefootsailing.org AISC. Atlanta Inland SC. www.aiscracing.com SSC. Southern SC. www.southernsailing.org APRIL 11 25-26 26 MAY 2-3 16-17 17 30

Around Alone. BFSC MC Rebel Rouser Regatta. LLSC Masters (Skippers over 50). SSC Multihull. LLSC Thistle South Atlantic District Championship. LLSC Women Skippers. BFSC Dorton 3. BFSC

The following organizations do not post their races beyond the current month and are not listed in the below calendars: Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org. New Bern, NC 50 April 2015

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Park”) are on Friday at the Rudder Club. For more information and to register online, go to www.rudderclub.com.

(Read the article about sailing last year’s race on page 47.)

Race Calendar Major Upcoming Regattas

Lake Weir Invitational and 11th Annual Harpoon Nationals, Ocala, FL, April 18-19 Ocala Sailing Club. www.ocalasailingclub.org.

St. Augustine Race Week, St. Augustine, FL, April 9-12 Celebrating St. Augustine’s 450th Commemoration, the St. Augustine Race Week will be offering a variety of races, both inshore and offshore over four days. There will be four offshore ocean races April 9-11. On Saturday and Sunday, there will be bayfront youth racing in Optimist Prams and 420 dinghies, and inshore boats under 30 feet on Thursday and Friday. Race week is a descendant of the former First Coast Offshore Challenge, which ran 20052014. Proceeds go to send underprivileged kids to summer sailing camps. Coordinated by eight member yacht clubs of the First Coast Sailing Association. For more information, go to www.sarw2015.com.

Melbourne Yacht Club Spring Regattas, April 18-19 & April 25-26 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—these spring regattas offer something for all sailors. Small boats will sail April 1819 from Melbourne Yacht Club (venue change from previous years). Four or more boats make up a one-design class.

One-designs usually sailing are Lasers, Sunfish, 420 and Portsmouth. J/24, C-22, PHRF racing and Cruiser classes will make up the Big Boat weekend on April 25-26. For more information and registration form, go to www.sail-race.com

62nd Annual Mug Race, The Rudder Club, Jacksonville, FL, May 2

Club Racing (contact club or website for details): Rudder Club of Jacksonville (www.rudderclub.com): Weekend races organized seasonally and biweekly races on St. Johns River.

Indian River YC (www.sail-race.com/iryc): Weekend races organized seasonally. Spring-Summer series begins the first Wednesday after daylight savings begins. Wednesday Evening races weekly.

The catamaran section of the club has fun sails on the third weekend each month at Kelly Park on Merritt Island.

Melbourne YC (www.melbourneyachtclub.com) holds reverse handicap races on alternating weekends; Sunday afternoons in the winter and Friday nights from April to Oct. Small boat Sundays on alternate weekends year around. MYC sponsors a Dragon Point Race Series for Co-ed racers and a monthly all-female DP series.

Halifax River YC (www.hryc.com). Commodore Cup Races.

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

Lake Monroe SA (www.flalmsa.org): Sailing on Lake Monroe, a segment of the St. Johns River. Tequila Sunday Racing and Jager Cup Race series, alternating every two weeks, with one race in the series held monthly. March through October, Wednesday Night Rum Races. Seasonal race series on Saturdays once a month.

Manatee Cove Marina (at Patrick AFB, Satellite Beach) sponsors monthly races. www.gopatrickfl.com/marina.html.

Lake Eustis SC (www.lakeeustissailingclub.org): Saturday and Sunday races MC Scows. Flying Scots, Wayfarers, Lasers—twice a month, September through May. Laser races every two weeks during the summer.

Port Canaveral YC Sunday Funday PHRF ocean races second Sunday of each month. www.pcyc-fl.org.

April (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 9-12 St. Augustine Race Week. First Coast SA* 11-12 Flying Scott Space Coast Invitational. Indian River YC 18-19 Spring Small Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC. * 18-19 Lipton Company. Smyrna YC 25 DuPont Cup. Epping Forest YC 25-26 Cowford Cup Youth Regatta. Florida YC 25-26 Spring Big Boat Regatta. Melbourne YC * MAY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 2 Mug Race. Rudder Club of Jacksonville* 3 Monkey’s Uncle Race. St. Augustine YC 3 WAVE Regatta. NavyJax YC 16 Armed Forces Day Regatta. NavyJax YC 16-17 53rd Annual Brevard Challenge & Cirripedia Cup. Indian River YC. 23 Single Handed Race. Melbourne YC 23-24 Kelly Park River Regatta. Indian River YC. (beach cat regatta) 23-24 St. Augustine Race & Race of the Century (from & return to Jacksonville) North Florida Cruising Club and St. Augustine YC. 23-24 Memorial Day Mermaid Regatta. Port Canaveral YC. 25 Memorial Day Race. Ft. Pierce YC

Billed as the world’s longest river race, The Rudder Club will host the 62nd Annual Mug Race on May 2. 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 along the St. Johns River. Pre-registration and party (“Party-in-theNews & Views for Southern Sailors

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60th Miami to Key Largo Race, Miami Yacht Club Youth Sailing Foundation, April 25 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.com.

APRIL (*= see Major Upcoming Regattas this section) 4 CGSC Annual PHRF regatta 11 BBYC Annual Sunburn Regatta One-design #7 12 BBYC Annual Sunburn Regatta PHRF #7 15-19 Star Western Hemisphere. BBYC 18 Annual Southeast Dinghy. KBYC 25 Miami to Key Largo. MYC* 26 OPTI Team Trials. CRYC MAY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 2 KBYC Annual PHRF #8 3 KBYC Annual OD #8 9 Ron Payne Memorial Snipe. LYC 16 CRYC rescheduled OD#4 16 FLL Hospice Regatta. LYC, Hillsboro SC, Gulfstream SC 23-24 Goombay Regatta. CGSC

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Wrecker’s Cup Race, Key West, January, February, March, April

2015 Hospice by the Sea Regatta, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 16

A different type of race for all sailors. See Calendar section, “Other Events” page 12 for more information.

More than 50 sailboats from throughout South Florida are expected to race in the 2015 Hospice by the Sea Regatta on Saturday, May 16. Five classes will race on a 12-mile course just off the shores of Fort Lauderdale Beach. This highly anticipated sailing event has raised funds to support hospice care for patients and families residing in South Florida. An after race party and awards ceremony, expected to bring in more than 300 guests, will be held at the Coral Ridge Yacht Club.

The regatta is hosted by the Lauderdale Yacht Club, Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club and the Gulfstream Sailing Club. The winner will qualify to compete in the Hospice Regattas National Championship.

For the NOR and to purchase advanced tickets to the awards ceremony, call (561) 416-5132, or go to www.hbts.org.

Florida Keys Race Calendar

Southeast Florida Race Calendar Regional Sailing Organizations: US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net

Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West Sailing Club). Every Saturday – Open house at the Center. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday evenings happy hour open house at 5 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingsailingcenter.com. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Non-members welcome. Small-boat Wednesday night racing during Daylight Savings season. Smallboat Sunday racing year around at 1 p.m. Boat ramp available.

Race in the seaplane basin near the mooring field. Dinner and drinks afterward.

Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC). www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all.

APRIL 4 11 25 MAY 16 17

Full Moon Sail Divas on the Water Miami to Key Largo Race. Miami YC Portsmouth Spring #2 PHRF Spring #2

Clubs (go to clubs for local club racing schedules) BBYC Biscayne Bay YC. www.biscaynebayyachtclub.com CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org.

KBYC Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org LYC Lauderdale YC. www.lyc.org MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.com.

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Gulfport Yacht Club Multihull Regatta, Gulfport, FL, April 24-26

Major Upcoming Regattas

Bird Key Yacht Club Cancels Annual Sarasota Bay Cup Because of construction at their yacht club, the Bird Key Yacht Club has decided to cancel this regatta usually held the first week in May. They will be returning with it in 2016.

37th Suncoast Race Week, Tampa Bay, April 9-12 Hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club in cooperation with the Davis Island Yacht Club and Bradenton Yacht Club.

A long-standing tradition among regattas on Tampa Bay, this will be the 37th year of this event. There will be three days of racing, beginning with registration and start on Friday at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, racing to the Davis Island Yacht Club. On Saturday, boats race to the Bradenton Yacht Club with the third day of racing from Bradenton to Lower Tampa Bay. The awards will be at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club on April 17.

This is a qualifier for both the Tampa Bay/Suncoast Boat of the Year and the Gulf Boat of the Year. Notice of Race and Entry Forms can be found on the SPYC website at www.spyc.org, and the West Coast Florida Yacht Racing Associations website at www.wfyra.org.

Sarasota Youth Sailing Program Sailfest Regatta, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, April 11-12 One-design classes will be spread out over Saturday and Sunday. One-design fleets usually include Laser 4.7, Laser Radial, Laser Standard, Optimist RWB, Optimist Green, 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.sarasotaysp.com, or call (941) 504-4236.

47th Regata del Sol al Sol Start, St. Petersburg, FL, April 24 See “Racing News” section pages 201-21 for more on this event which sends the boats off from The Pier.

Performance multihulls 20-feet and shorter are invited to GYC’s annual regatta staged at the club off beautiful Gulfport Beach. F16s, F18s, A-Cats and Hobies will have separate starts. Any other class with five or more boats may be given a separate start. Others start together, sailing under Portsmouth handicap. www.gulfportyachtclub.com.

Venetian Cup (previously Jabbo Gordon Regatta), Venice, FL, April 25 The event, held at the Venice Yacht Club, will attract sailing clubs and spectators from around the area. Over 100 boats participated in last year’s event on Lemon Bay, making it a successful and popular contest. Racing will be inside Robert’s Bay as well as just offshore in the Gulf. The courses will visible from Venice Beach, the jetty and various locations around Robert’s Bay. Expected classes include Opti, Laser, C420, Sunfish and Weta. Go to www.veniceyouthboating.com for the NOR.

2015 Tampa Bay Hospice Cup Regatta and Morgan Invasion, Tampa, FL, April 25 The Tampa Bay Hospice Cup regatta (TBHC) is a major fund-raising event that benefits both LifePath Hospice in Hillsborough County and Suncoast Hospice in Pinellas County. It is hosted by the Davis Island Yacht Club and is a club Boat-of-the-Year race.. The 2015 regatta will be held on Saturday, April 25, with a pre-regatta benefit dinner and silent auction gala to be held at DIYC on Saturday, April 11.

The sailing features racing for monohulls, multihulls (catamarans and trimarans) and a “just for fun” race class where the start is from the dock, in late morning and no rating required. www.tampabayhospicecup.com.

Corinthian Race — Anna Maria Island/Longboat Pass to Key West, April 29 Manatee Sailing Association in Bradenton, FL, is hosting this race, a cruiser-friendly race leaving from off Longboat Pass/Anna Maria Island to Key West Northwest Channel Marker #1—173 nautical miles. Motoring allowed under extreme no-wind conditions. For details go to www.msasailing.org.

Tampa Bay to Ft. Myers Regatta, Tampa Bay, May 1-2 This regatta is from Tampa Bay to Ft. Myers Beach, approximately 100 miles. This is a historic race going back to 1946.

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RACE CALENDAR All PHRF classes are welcome. After race party will be at Bonita Bill’s in Ft. Myers Beach. Hoist/Crane and trailer storage available for dry-sailed boats. This is a Davis Island Yacht Club (hosting club) Boat-of-the-Year race. Also sponsored by St. Petersburg YC and Bradenton YC. To register online, go to www.diyc.org.

6th Annual Bone Island Regatta, West Florida to Key West, May 13-16 This is the sixth year of this regatta and has three start locations: Tampa Bay start is on Wednesday, May 13 at 0900 hours at Marker 70; Sarasota starts off Big Pass on Wednesday at 11 a.m. on May 13; Naples starts at the pier on May 14 at noon. This is a Boat of the Year race for the Sarasota Bay Yachting Association and for the NaplesMarco Island Boat of the Year race. The return race from Key West to Naples (Naples YC) is also a Naples-Marco Island Boat of the Year race. The regatta is open to any single-hulled, self-righting, enclosed-cabin sailing boat, and to all offshore multihull yachts. All boats must hold a current, valid WFPHRF rating, Entry fee is $150 if received before May 1, and $175 by the final entry deadline of May 10. For more information, contact info, NOR and to register online, go to www.boneislandregatta.com.

29th Annual Couples Race, St. Petersburg, FL, May 23 Sponsored by the St. Petersburg Sailing Association, this is a double-handed race and the crew must consist of one male and one female sailor. It is open to any single-hulled, multihulled or one-design sailboat. In addition to the usual classes, this race will include a “just for fun” class. After the race will be a party with great food, racing awards and fun awards. NOR and entry form available online at www.spsa.us.

West Florida Race Calendar The organizing authority for racing and boat ratings in West Florida is West Florida PHRF at www.westfloridaphrf.org. For regatta schedules and Boat of the Year schedules, go to the West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org.

Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. PHRF racing, spin and non-spin every third Sunday at 1 p.m. Skippers meeting at 10 a.m. (727) 4236002. Dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. during daylight savings season. 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.

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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 Mon-days 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.

Safety Harbor Boat Club. Saturday races year around, usually twice a month, once a month during summer. Wednesday evening races organized seasonally. For the current schedule, go to www.safetyharborboatclub.com.

Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Sunday series, year around with skippers meeting at noon. April through September Friday evening racing. 5:45 skippers meeting. www.sarasotasailingsquad.org.

St. Pete Yacht Club. Friday evenings (except April 3) through Aug. 28. 1630 starts off The Pier. www.spyc.org.

St. Pete Sailing Association. Weekly club racing. www.spsa.us 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) (please check with West Florida Yacht Racing Association at www.wfyra.org). For complete details, go to www.wfyra.org and click on the regional associations in Southwest Florida pertaining each area below: Tampa Bay/Suncoast (also known as West Florida BOTY: (SCBOTY) Davis Island YC Boat of the: (DIBOTY) Gulf Boat of the Year: (WFPHRF Gulf BOTY) (SPORC) Caloosahatchee Boat of the Year: (CaBOTY) Charlotte Harbor: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay: (SBYABOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) APRIL (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 10-12 Suncoast Race Week. (SCBOTY) (WFPHRF Gulf BOTY) * 11-2 Sailfest. Sarasota Youth Sailing* 11-12 Bud Light Regatta. Sailing Assoc. of Marco Island.

(N/MBOTY) 24 Regata del Sol al Sol (see pages 20-21 Racing News) 24-26 Multihull Regatta. Gulfport YC* 25 Hospice Cup Regatta and Morgan Invasion.

Davis Island YC (DIBOTY) * 25 Sarasota Bay Cup. CANCELED. Bird Key YC 25 Venetian Cup. Venice YC 25-26 Messmer Cup. Naples Sailing & YC. (N/MBOTY) MAY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 2 Full Moon Pursuit race. St. Pete SA 2 Shark’s Tooth Cup. Venice Sailing Squadron/Venice YC. ( SBYABOTY) 9 Women’s Challenge. Boca Ciega YC 13-15 Bone Island Regatta to Key West. Sarasota YC. Naples Sailing & YC (SBYABOTY) (N/MBOTY) 16-17 J/24. Davis Island YC 17-18 Key West to Naples. (N/MBOTY) 22-24 Tampa Bay to Fort Myers Race. Davis Island YC. (DIBOTY)* 22-24 School’s Out Regatta. Davis Island YC 23-24 Distance Classic to Fort Myers. St. Pete YC 23 Couples Race. St. Pete SA

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GYA Opening Regatta, Fort Walton Beach, FL, May 1-3 Racing fleets include Viper 640 Gulf Coast Championship, the VX One Spring #3, the GYA Masters Flying Scot, the Optimist fleets, Open Flying Scot, Open Portsmouth and Open Portsmouth Multihull as well as the GYA Capdevielle Flying Scot fleet. www.fwyc.org.

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2015 Gulf Ocean Racing Circuit (GORC), Biloxi, MS, April 10-12 Biloxi Yacht Club will host the 2015 GYA-sanctioned GORC regatta on April 10-12. Classes will include the Offshore Division, Cruising Division and Sport Boats. Race formats are offshore, steeplechase, fixed government marks and windward/leeward courses. There are several hotels/casinos within a couple of miles of BYC. Reserved docking at no cost can be arranged at the Seafood Museum Schooner Pier complex next to BYC. There is also a boat launch next to BYC marina. Boat lift service details are available upon request. For additional information and NOR, go to www.biloxiyc.org.

42nd Annual Stephen C. Smith Memorial Regatta, Shell Point Beach, FL, April 24-26 PHRF racing and catamarans such as Hobie Cats, smaller day sailors—including Sunfish—and windsurfers will compete. Windsurfers is the largest group and the windsurfing fleet will be competing for points in national standings.

Catamarans, one designs and other monohulls will rase 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.

57th Dauphin Island Race, Mobile Yacht Club, AL, April 27 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.

A warm-up race is on Saturday, April 18. A skippers meeting and party will be on Friday evening, April 17, at the Mobile Yacht Club in Mobile, AL. The race starts Saturday morning, April 25, and finishes at Dauphin Island. Saturday evening features a party on the island highlighted by the race awards ceremony. On Sunday, April 26, there is a return race with a pool party and award ceremony at its conclusion. Go to http://mobileyacthclub.com, or call (251) 402-4098.

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Slip to Ship Racing Regatta, Ocean Springs, AL, May 23-24 A multihull regatta launching from Ocean Springs Yacht Club and racing out to Ship Island. The sailors lunch then race back. The final leg is the next day when there is another opportunity to beat the time around Deer Island! In addition, there is a FUNdraising raffle held to support sailing on the Gulf Coast. Sponsored by The Ocean Springs Yacht Club, 100 Beach Blvd, Ocean Springs, AL. (228) 365-4169.

FREE. www.osyc.com Northern Gulf Coast Race Calendar See local club websites for club races.

Below schedules are tentative. The Gulf Yachting Association was scheduled to finalize schedules after the February press date.

Contact the club websites for confirmation.

Clubs with regattas listed this month ABYC Apalachee Bay YC, Crawfordville, FL AYC Austin YC, Austin, TX BucYC Buccaneer YC, Mobile, AL BWYC Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MS BYC Biloxi YC, Biloxi, MS BSC Birmingham Sailing Club, Birmingham, AL BucYC Buccaneer YC, Mobile, AL CSA Corinthian SA, New Orleans, LA FYC Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL FWYC Fort Walton YC, Ft. Walton Beach, FL GORC Gulf Ocean Racing Circuit, Biloxi, MS GYA Gulf Yachting Association GYC Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS HYC Houston YC, Houston, TX JYC Jackson YC, Jackson, MS LAYC Lake Arthur YC, Lake Arthur, LA LBYC Long Beach YC, Long Beach, MS LCYC Lake Charles YC, Lake Charles, LA LPWSA Lake Pontchartrain Women’s Sailing Association, New Orleans, LA LWYC Lakewood YC, Lakewood, TX MYC Mobile YC, Mobile,AL NOYC New Orleans YC, New Orleans, LA OSYC Ocean Springs YC, Ocean Springs, MS PYC Pensacola YC, Pensacola, FL PBYC Pensacola Beach YC, Pensacola Beach, FL PontYC Pontchartrain YC, New Orleans, LA StABYC St. Andrew’s Bay YC, Panama City, FL SYC Southern YC, New Orleans, LA TYC Lake Tammany YC, Slidell, LA APRIL (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 4-5 Area F Qualifier for Chubb U.S. Junior Singlehanded Championship for Smyth Trophy. AYC 8-9 Offshore Regatta. HYC 10-12 GORC. BYC * 10-12 VX One Spring #2 (GORC). BYC 10-12 Hobie Midwinter. OSYC 11 Opening. SYC

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Commodore’s Cup. BWYC Elissa Texas Speed Week Regatta. HYC Spring Fling. JYC WETA Fest. FWYC Opening. NOYC Kathleen Trophy Team Race. SYC Dave Perry Match Racing Clinic. SYC Finn North American Masters. BucYC Dauphin Island Warm-up. FYC* Crawfish. LAYC Jordan River. BWYC Film Fest Regatta. HYC Portsmouth Shootout. FWYC Gulf Coast Laser Masters. FWYC Leiter Clinic. SYC Dauphin Island. FYC* Preemie Cup. PBYC Beneteau Challenge. HYC 1699 Regatta. OSYC SEISA Dist Qual. Baker LakewoodYC Stephen C. Smith Memorial Regatta. ABYC* Dauphin Island Return. FYC* Corsair Rendezvous and National Championship.

PYC (See Calendar section under Rendezvous) MAY (* = see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 1-3 Viper 640 Gulf Coast Championship. FWYC (see Racing News section) 2-3 GYA Opening. GYA Masters. FWYC*

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Vanguard 15. JazzFest. SYC Offshore Regatta. HYC Ensign Kids Cup. HYC Old Timers. SYC Sea Buoy. PBYC Great Circle Race. MYC Contraband. LCYC Schweppes GYA Match Racing Championship. SYC Spring Regatta. BucYC USSA Area D Sears/Bemis/Smythe. JYC 2015 ISAF Int. A Class Catamaran NA Championships.

StABYC A-Cat North American Championship. StABYC (see “Racing News” section) Night Triangle Race. CSA Memorial Day. PBYC Find Gulfport. LBYC Single-Handed. FYC GYA FS Championship. SYC Juby Wynne. SYC Slip to Ship. OSYC* Race for the Case. GYC Ring Around the Bay. FYC Single-handed Race. CSA North Shore Fleet New Orleans to Madeville & Return.

SYC/ PontYC/NOYC/CSA Jr. Team Race Championship. SYC Race to the Border. HYC

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17’ Com-Pac Suncat 2013. Excellent condition, trailer, unique hinged mast system, shoal draft keel, outboard brackets, bimini, lazy jack, portable head, transom ladder, sleeps 2. $19,831. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises, 800-783-6953, or (727) 327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

23’ Com-Pac Pilothouse, 2013. Like new. $56,000. Trailer, Yanmar diesel, Doyle StackPack, and much more. Contact Jim or anyone at Punta Gorda Yacht Brokers. (941) 833-0099. www.pgyb.com

Santana 23 D, 1980. Excellent North sail inventory, competitive turn-key PHRF racer with roadworthy galvanized trailer. Located in Pensacola but delivery aid is negotiable. Jim (817) 236-3516. lynettee@flash.net. $5000.

(4/5) 22’ 1984 Sisu hull lobster boat w/8’ beam.

40hp Perkins Diesel, draft 21”, full keel, skag rudder, compass, Garmin chartplotter. 7405 VHF radio, lots of extras. $13,000. (941) 3740277. Jim. (4/15) 62

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24’ Bahama Sandpiper. Gaff-rigged Cat Ketch, 1978, with trailer. Pocket cruiser is a head turner in any fleet, by Chuck Paine. 18” draft, 1500# lead ballast. $3,500. Stewart Marine, Miami. (305) 815-2607. www.marinesource.com. bstewart_yachts@msn.com

Classic 1968 Morgan 24/25. Good Doyle sails. 155%, 110%, storm jib. Hull gelcoat in 2012. 6 hp Nissan OB. Located in Gulfport, Florida. $2500. Contact Pete at (727) 7761353.

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28’ Sea Sprite Sloop 1981. Classic Luders design, C.C. Ryder Built, new diesel, main, furling Genoa, Spinnaker, refrigerator, stove, enclosed head, holding tank, shower, five berths, Autohelm, Bimini, great sailing boat!

Mike. (239) 289-1348. $5,900. (4/15)

31’ Pacific Seacraft Mariah 1977. Yanmar diesel, project boat, needs starboard side cap rail, electrical and interior clean up. Please call George for details and appointment for inspection. Asking $19,900 with offers encouraged. (941) 792-9100

1984 31’ Hunter Shoal Draft Sloop. Roller furling headsail, Yanmar FWC diesel, Marine Air/Heat, Garmin Chart plotter/sounder, sails in very good condition with newer sun guards applied, recent bottom job, new bimini, cockpit cushions, stack pack and sail cover. $16,900. Call George (941) 792-9100 Grand Slam Yacht Sales

2006 Columbia 30’ Sportboat. Great around the buoys or offshore. Shallow canal no problem. Lift Keel Draft-up: 3’, down: 7’. Original owner, Ullman Sails, Trailer, Dry Storage, Yanmar Diesel. Beam 9’ 6”. Go to www.boattrader.com for more details. Contact Thomas @ (813) 373-6816 or darcytj@gmail.com.

(5/15) 31’ Beneteau 2011. 4’3” draft, in-mast furling, AC, Electronics, Bimini, Refrig/Freezer. $94,900. (727) 214-1590. Pics & Specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

1987 30’ Catalina MKII. 3’10” Shoal-draft wing keel, one-owner boat with roller furling head sail, Universal diesel, propane SS cooktop w/oven, microwave, shore power, all original except for custom hard bimini top and in good condition. $16,900. Call George (941) 792-9100 Grand Slam Yacht Sales

33’ Hunter 1982. Ready to Sail, Shoal draft 4ft, 8ft Dinghy on Davits, Autopilot, Bottom paint / Survey @ $25k (10/2013). Reduced to $23,000 OBO, Clearwater Beach. Paul @ (727) 512-0726 (3/15)

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33’ Tartan, 1981. Speed by S&S, tough by Tartan, 3 sails, 24hp diesel, 4’5” Scheel keel. $27,500. Stewart Marine, Miami. (305) 8152607. www.marinesource.com. bstewart_yachts@msn.com

34’ Catalina MK II 2003. 35hp Universal, 4’3” draft, like NEW stove/oven, 2013 bottom paint, elect windlass, 2012 running rigging, 2013 6V batteries & MORE! $99,000.

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34’ Beneteau 343 2008. 4’9 draft, in-mast furling, AC, Electronics, Bimini/Dodger, Refrig/Freezer. $94,900. (727) 214-1590. Pics & Specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com

1984 Oday 34. 25hp diesel engine, gas stove and oven. 130% Jib roller furling, full batten mainsail about 2 years old. Needs bottom job and through-hulls serviced. Located in St. Petersburg, Florida. $19,500 obo. Take Trade.

Contact Jesse at (813) 363-3172. (5/15)

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34’ Hook Kelly Custom. 1982. Diesel runs perfect. Excellent condition. Price cut to $12,500 OBO. Owner retired and anxious to sell. Proven PHRF winner. Contact Terry at (941) 723-6560. (5/15)

2005 Bavaria 36. One-Owner Boat in Excellent Condition, an outstanding example of the build quality of Bavaria Yachts. Loaded with air conditioning, autopilot, chart plotter, full instrumentation, dodger and bimini.

Contact Mike at (252) 571-3505. www.neptuneyacthsales.com

36 ft. Hunter Vision 1993. Yanmar 34 hp with low hrs, complete Raymarine electronic package, 2 solar panels, custom radar arch, new main and spinnaker. 2 staterooms, wide open and handsomely finished main cabin with wrap-around settee and large dining table. This vessel is a “10”, like-new condition. Ask $62,000. Call Jim (727) 244-4995. www.palmharboryachtsales.com

Irwin 37 1976 CC. 4-108, solarpanels, Windgen, shoal draft, Profurl, new sails, Autopilot, GPS, depth, VHF, SSB, TV, bimini, dodger. Good liveaboard. $28,000. swimcav@att.net. (954) 524-5084.

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Several like new, one-owner Catalina 350s & Catalina 375s available! Dunbar Sales, Inc., www.dunbaryachts.com. (800) 282-1411.

1993 NAJAD 370 from Sweden. Volvo Diesel, New Generator, Bow Thruster, Air Conditioning, In-Mast Furling, Roller Furling Head Sail, New Teak Decks, Beautiful Center Cockpit Performance Cruiser in excellent condition. Call for appointment (941) 792-9100 Note: vessel is currently restricted from sale in US waters-$199,000

38’ Seawind 1160 2005. Twin 30hp Yanmar, 2005 VHF, NEWER electronics, 2013 spinnaker, AC, hot water, 2014 CP cushions, 4.2kw gen, solar panels, inverter, Maintained well! $348,000. Call Mike @ (239) 287-7213. www.CatamaransinFlorida.com.

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1979 Shannon 38 ketch. Recent upgrades.

New engine, batteries, inverter, stove, varnish, cabin sole, wiring, electronics and upholstery. Cost of upgrades approximately $50,000. Asking price $110,000. Negotiable.

Call David Martin at (864) 378-2889. (4/15)

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38’ Beneteau IDYLLE-11.50 1985. REBUILT 50hp Perkins 50 hours), sloop rig, roller furling jib, 2 cabin layout, ample galley, Nav station, AC, hot water, Bimini, BEAUTIFUL lines! $59,500. Call Steve @ (813) 917-1175. www.SailboatsinFlorida.com. Edwards Yacht Sales

2005 38’ Hunter - $125,500 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

2008 38’ Hunter. Loaded, Factory Mariner’s Package, Bristol, shoal draft, genset, AC, watermaker, satellite TV, tender, must see. $129,900. Grand Slam Yacht Sales.Call Jim (904) 652-8401.

39’ Beneteau 393 2002. In-mast furling, AC, AP, plotter, speed, depth & wind, refrig/ freezer, 2 cabin/2 head, shoal draft. bimini, dinghy & ob. $111,900. Pictures & specs at www.

MurrayYachtSales.com. (504) 283-2507

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CAL 40 Sailboat 1971. Famous, Amazing, Classic And Sought After. Purchased as a liveaboard in 1990. Custom interior, teak cabinetry, teak sole, self-tailing winches, Harlen Mark II Roller Furling, Westerbeke Engine, 130 genoa new condition, strong tracking system, Awlgrip, Nature’s Head, epoxy barrier coat. $40,000 OBO. Elberta, Alabama. (251) 9790800. (4/15)

1974 42 Whitby. Project boat. New opening ports and hatches. Stainless steel handrails.

Have masts, booms, and sails. $10,500 or best offer. Located in Tampa, Florida. Contact Jesse at (813) 363-3172. (5/15)

39’ Irwin, 1978. “Everything works, No leaks” 400-watt solar charger mounted on arch.

30hp. Yanmar, carefully rebuilt. 4’3” draft. Now $30,000. Stewart Marine, Miami (305) 815-2607. www.marinesource.com bstewart_yachts@msn.com

2013 Beneteau Oceanis 41. New, barely used. Well-maintained and is ready to take a new owner onto this well-regarded cruiser.

The Yacht Sales Company, Kemah, TX. Pat O’Neal at (713) 922-3208 (cell), or (281) 334-1993 (office). See complete listing at www.theyachtsalescompany.com

42 ft. Robert Perry Tatoosh, 1981, Panama, $115,000. Safe, fast, Puddle Jump ready.

Yanmar, Neil Pryde sails, Viking raft, Monitor vane, full electronics, Iridium phone, Dyer sailing dinghy, many recent upgrades, spares, charts and recent survey. Health forces sale. jonessail@aol.com. (4/15)

1982 Lee Creekmore-design, 40’ Cruise ready. Watermaker, Gen set, Sunshades, Full canvas, Solar, and wind. Complete with tools and spare parts, dinghy and motor. Just load and go. $79,500 See the complete listing at www.whiteakeryachtsales.com, wm@white akeryachtsales.com. (931) 260-6401 1992 42’ Catalina - $74,500 – Curtis Stokes – (954) 684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net, www.curtisstokes.net.

42’ Jeanneau 42 DS 2007. In-Mast Furling, Shoal Keel, Genset, AC, Full Electronics, Bow Thruster, Windlass, Electric Winch, Full Canvas, Very Clean & True Turn Key. $205,000. (504) 283-2507. Pics & Specs at www.MurrayYachtSales.com Finrose 40, 1971. Atlantic cruising sloop.

Florida Keys Well-maintained, Force 10 stove, oven, broiler, Engel refrigeration. auto pilot, 6’4” headroom, good shade, great liveboard. $29,500. www.empressforsale.com. (305) 289-0833. (4/15)

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Catalina 42s. Two available- one owner, loaded, low hours. Call (800) 282-1411 for detailed listings.

42’ Endeavour 1987. Center Cockpit, two cabins, aft cabin w/centerline Queen, two heads w/shower, Marine Air, Full Galley, Tall mast, RF main and RF head sail, Full Canvas, Chart Plotter, Radar, Autopilot, Electric Windlass, Wind Gen, AB Dinghy w/ OB, Davits. Many Upgrades and New Equipment. A must see at our docks. $79,900 Call George. Grand Slam Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100.

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CLASSIFIED ADS 51’ Morgan OI on Lake Michigan. Hood Roller Furling (main). 85 Perkins, 1KW gen.

Reversing prop, teak & holly sole, new electric head, interchangeable screen/plastic full Bimini. Health forces sale—after 30 years. $78,000 OBO. (630) 235-5611. (4/15)

43’ Beneteau Sense 2011. In mast furling, AC, genset, davits, dinghy & OB, full electronics, full canvas pack, two cabin/1 head, bow thruster. $325,000. (727) 214-1590.

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Morgan 44 CC. Well kept, cruising ready, great liveaboard, AC. Updated electronics, Genset, EVERYTHING! Stern arch, wind gen, AIS, solar, davits, swim platform, bimini enclosure, furling. Reduced. $120,000. Owner (727) 466-6444. (5/15a).

Custom Hermanson 44. Looking for the ultimate ocean steel cruiser?? Look no further. $99,999.

Can make money with!! www.dutchlove.com. (305) 989-7181. (4/15a)

2014 Catalina 445! Loaded, very low hours, generator, and much more. Reasonably priced to sell at $333K. See details on our website www.dunbaryachts.com. (800) 2821411.

Kanter 45 steel pilothouse cutter. This Side Up just completed circumnavigation and is fully restored. New steel deck, rigging, Awlgrip, Z-spar furling mast, more.

Bulletproof bluewater passagemaker. Radar, autopilot w/bluetooth remote control, windvane, joystick steering. Roomy, strong and fast. Solar, wind generator, videos available.

Email michaelreynolds2005@yahoo.com for full inventory. $76,000 obo (580) 220-0573.

49’ Hunter 2007. Tall rig and SHOAL DRAFT, bow thruster, great electronics, cutter rig, watermaker, cabin heater, Genset, full reverse-cycle heat and air, and the best value on the market today. Call Kelly Bickford CPYB @ (727) 599-1718

Three Graces - 1974 45’ Coronado $95,000 Curtis Stokes (954) 684-0218, curtis@curtisstokes.net, www.curtisstokes.net

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50’ Beneteau Sense 50 2012. Air, Genset, Electric winches, Full electronics, In-Mast Furling, Custom Sails, Teak Decks, Shoal Draft, Huge Cockpit, Innovative Interior. $450,000. Pictures & Full specs at www.Murray YachtSales.com (504) 283-2507

1996 51’ Little Harbor Tara Chase – $299,500 (772) 202-0676, or tara@curtisstokes.net www.curtisstokes.net

MORGAN O.I. 512 Ketch 1980. 130hp Perkins and Kohler Gen Set. Spacious center cockpit and below. Hood Sails on Furling.

Two-cabin owners version. Upgraded equipment. Ready for extended cruising and living aboard. Asking $139,000. Call George. Grand Slam Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100

52’ Endeavour CC 1990. 66hp Yanmar, sloop-rigged, hard top, wing-keeled, nav station, large galley, solar panels 2013, Formica paneling throughout, electric windlass & MORE! $77,000. Call Steve @ (813) 9171175. www.SailboatsinFlorida.com. Edwards Yacht Sales

53-foot Hinckley World Cruiser. Major refit.

5’ 10” centerboard draft, 135 hp Lehman, Elect. winches, 12.5 KW Gen., 2 A/Cs, roller furling, bowthruster, liferaft. $219K. Also available to buy/mtge—a 67-foot liveaboard slip in Marathon. (516) 448-9452. 6/15)

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(941-795-8704) Precision folding Bike. Lightweight magnesium. $125. Cortez, FL. (941) 792-9100.

ENGINES FOR SALE

_________________________________________ Perkins 4.108 Re-manufactured Long Blocks. $5,995 plus your rebuildable core engine, or $500 core charge. Plus shipping from Pensacola, FL. bshmarine@yahoo.com

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_________________________________________ 56’ Schooner. Custom built in 2008 by Rollins in Maine. A masterpiece from American craftsmen. White Oak framing with Douglas Fir planking. Black Locust, Teak, and Cherry used throughout. Aluminum spars and custom cast bronze fittings. A beautiful “Alden” style schooner capable of passages with elegance and American pride. Asking $700,000. Call George.

Grand Slam Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100

61’ Custom Pedrick Cutter 1985. Set up for short or single handed cruising, keel/cb for shoal waters, electric winches, Hood Stowaway mast, Air & Genset. REDUCED to $219k. Contact Kelly Bickford CPYB, (727) 599-17818, or email kelly@kellybickfordcpyb.com.

Canvas Shop Opportunity in North Carolina. Well-established Marine Canvas Shop seeks new operator. Current operator retiring. Shop is located on site at the region’s leading full service marina and boatyard. Ideal candidate will be experienced and proficient with canvas repairs, bimini and dodger fabrication, and upholstery. Contact: Mark Henley, 179 McCotters Marina Road, Washington, NC 27889. mccotter@beaufortco.com

Sailboat CAPTAINS needed in Miami. P/T day charter operation in Miami, FL. Must have a USCG 50Gt MASTER license or better. Sailboat experience required. Part-time only. More online at www.MiamiSailing. net/careers.

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Paid by the word. To write about cruising and sailing (including trawler cruising if you are a trawler cruiser) in the Keys. editor@southwindsmagazine.com. _________________________________________ Independent Writers in the northern Gulf Coast—and Florida’s Big Bend—Florida Panhandle, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas. Paid by the word. To write about cruising and sailing (including trawler cruising if you are a trawler cruiser) in the area. editor@southwindsmagazine.com. _________________________________________ Edwards Yacht Sales is expanding! We have several openings for yacht brokers in Florida.

Looking for experienced broker or will train the right individual. Must have boating background and be a salesman. Aggressive advertising program. Come join the EYS team! Call in confidence, Roy Edwards (727) 507-8222 www.EdwardsYachtSales.com, Yachts@ EdwardsYachtSales.com

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Ponce de Leon Hotel Historic downtown hotel at the bay, across from St. Petersburg Yacht Club.

95 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 550-9300 www.poncedeleonhotel.com

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Townhouse (2/2.5). Deep-water slip, pool, quiet gated community, great fishing and sailing on Apalachee Bay, Shell Point Beach, 35 miles south of Tallahassee. $175,000. Phone (850) 599-5450. (5/15)

Boating, fishing, relaxing on 20k acre lake in Northeast “Old Florida” in small, quiet, lakefront senior mobile home park. Conveniently located, reasonable lot rent. Homes from $2,000 to $21,000. (386) 698-3648 or www.lakecrescentflorida.com (4/15A)

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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. (4/15A)

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time and returned the day before we left. He had a foul smelling cigar so maybe the little critter had been living there, didn’t like the smell and came aboard Gratitude for some fresh chow.

Next time I’ll close up the boat.

I eventually discovered the source of the loud squeak: the vented loop in the engine room for the bilge pump was faulty and would produce a squeal every time the pump finished running.

Once it was replaced, that annoying sound stopped too.

The next day the wind had clocked to the east, so we were finally able to set sail and shut the motor off. We had a delightful sunny warm day sailing.

We saw lots of people fishing, camping, sunning and enjoying the day. The boat handled beautifully, is a joy to sail, and is great at anchor. We decided to keep her.

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The Rat Race

By Paul Jones

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n the spring of 2009, my wife Judy, our friend Carol, and I sailed our recently purchased 2005 Island Packet 445, Gratitude, from Ft. Pierce, FL, north up the ICW to Jacksonville. I always try to track down the source of unusual sounds on a boat because they can be a sign of mechanical problems. I was beginning to think Gratitude was haunted. First there was a strange squeaking whistle that happened every few hours for no apparent reason from some place under the cockpit. It lasted for less than a minute and slowly faded away. I thought it might be an alarm, but I didn’t know what kind.

Next, on the first night out, the piezoelectric igniters on the propane stove started clicking on their own at 2:00 in the morning. When I approached the stove, it stopped, and then started again. It quit until morning when it began clicking non-stop. I turned off all the electronic breakers but it persisted. I was unable to find a manual for the stove on the boat or online, but I did get the phone number for the manufacturer in BC, Canada.

Since it was 9:00 am EST, it would be three hours before they opened.

By 10:30 am, we were ready to leave. The wind was out of the northnortheast so we had to motor sail. With the motor running, the constant clickclick-click-click wasn’t as noticeable or annoying. Finally at about 1:00 pm, I called the manufacturer, got voice mail, tried again, busy, tried again, put on hold. Finally, I talked to a tech who was very helpful. He explained it was probably a misalignment of one of the sensor blocks on the control knobs. He told me how to take the top panel of the stove off.

Once I lifted the top up—much to

the surprise of both of us—a 4-inch long rat and I were staring at each other eye-to-eye. He had chewed through the insulation on the igniter control wires, shorting them out. I closed the lid and plugged the holes behind the stove, trapping him between the stovetop and the oven. I then consulted with Carol and Judy about the best way to proceed.

Carol suggested that I try trapping our uninvited little stowaway in a bowl. Judy suggested barbecue tongs but advised I put gloves on first. We finally agreed that Judy would hold the grate up while I lifted the stovetop with one hand and capture the little furry critter with the other hand protected with a leather work glove, that I was fairly sure but not certain he couldn’t bite all the way through.

Naturally, Judy wasn’t too keen on getting this close to a rat, but with some cajoling, she went along. To be on the safe side, she sat on the countertop next to the stove just in case anything went wrong.

Our plan worked, if not exactly as we had hoped. A lot happened in the next few seconds; I’ll try to hit the highlights. When I opened the top, the rat was nowhere to be seen. I didn’t realize that he could escape down behind the oven and get out of the bottom of the stove which he did. He quickly scampered between Judy and me and onto the floor. Judy let out a little scream just to warn the rat not to

head her way. He ran around the companionway steps into a dead end between the navigation station and the engine room. Quickly realizing his mistake, he made a U-turn back toward Judy and me. I thought I would just bend over and trap him with my gloved hand.

He must have read my mind.

After looking at both of us, he hopped on the bottom step and then as quickly as St. Nicholas going up a chimney after a bad batch of cookies, he climbed the stainless tubes that supported the companionway steps and was into the cockpit in the blink of an eye. I followed him as fast as I could. He saw Carol at the helm and, wanting no part of confronting her, hopped up on the cockpit seat then onto the deck beside the companionway and scurried forward out the tunnel where the sail control lines pass onto the coach roof. By then, I was in the companionway in hot pursuit. I watched him scamper down to the side deck, run aft, dive over the side and swim toward shore.

Once our heart rates returned to normal, we all had a good laugh and decided it was a great adventure both for us and the rat.

I was able to repair the damage to the wiring with some electrical tape.

Now the stove works just fine and the incessant clicking has stopped. We actually suspected we had a rodent onboard because he had snacked on a baguette and some crackers and left some droppings on the counter top. I usually close up the boat at night, but it was warm, so I left the hatch boards out. The owner of the boat next to us at the dock hadn’t been on it for a long See RAT RACE continued on page 69

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