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1984 Sabre 38 C/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Only $54,900 37’ 2012 Delphia 37.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED ONLY $109,900 2001 Catalina 36 MK II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$89,900 36' 1998 Sabre 362 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 36' 1987 Marine Trader Sundeck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED $49,900 36' 2010 Southerly Centerboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$325,000 35' 1972 Pearson 35 Sloop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$34,000 35' 1985 Cal 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$37,900 34' 1984 Sabre 34, Rockland, ME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$45,000 32' 1999 Catalina 320 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$62,500 26' 1984 Morris Victoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$36,000 22' 1988 Luzier Catboat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30,000

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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

Racing News: National Regattas in the Southeast, News, Race Instruction

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

Carolina Sailing: Sperry Charleston Race Week—It’s a Movement By Dan Dickison

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Surviving Hurricane Matthew – An Experience By Roger Hughes

Race Report: 53rd Gasparilla Regatta: Force Five Midwinters

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Conch Republic Cup to Cuba By Dan Dickison

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Cruising a Different Way By Paul Gebert

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Surviving Hurricane Matthew. Page 32. Photo by Roger Hughes.

Conch Republic Cup to Cuba. Page 40. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

COVER PHOTO: When and If, a 63-foot Alden Schooner, sailing in the Conch Republic Cup from Key West to Cuba and back. Photo by Priscilla Parker. Story page 40.

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FROM THE HELM Five-Year Coast Guard Documentation Over the last several months, there has been some talk on the internet (and one boating magazine publishing the news)—that documentation was being extended to five years, so I looked into it by going to the source. On Feb. 8, 2016, the 2015 Coast Guard Authorization Act (Public Law 114-120) became law and it required the U.S. Coast Guard to make certificates of documentation for recreational vessels effective for five years within one year of the date when the law became effective, which means their deadline was Feb. 8, 2017. On that date, I checked the Coast Guard Documentation web page to see if it had gone into effect (and there has been nothing since then as of early March). There was nothing on the web page, so I called the documentation center office. A Coast Guard representative called me back and said that it had not gone into effect, although their office had much earlier sent their recommendations on how to implement the five-year regulation up to higher levels, but no further word had been heard on the

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subject. He also said there was a federal regulation freeze going on currently. I knew about the freeze, but I don’t believe that the current administration, which instituted the freeze, has the authority to overrule a congressionally mandated new rule. The representative just said they have not heard any talk about when the new rule would go into effect, or if it ever would.

Beware of Some Documentation Websites While looking into the five-year documentation subject, a reader contacted me about a website he went to where he updated his boat’s U.S.C.G. documentation. Although he had been renewing his documentation for many years, he mistook a website as the official Coast Guard documentation center. The site he went to was uscgdocumentation.us. He was charged a lot of unnecessary fees to renew his documentation, only to find out later he was not dealing directly with the Coast Guard. He wanted to get the word out to others.

Proposed Florida Law Would Have Limited Youth Sailing State Senator Farmer in the Florida Legislature has proposed the following bill—SB 1262 Boating in Salt Water: A bill to be entitled: [bill summary] An act relating to boating in salt water; creating s. 327.396, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting minors of a certain age from operating vessels powered by a motor of 10 horsepower or greater or certain sailboats or other rigged vessels in salt water, except under specified conditions; providing penalties for parents or guardians who knowingly permit their children or wards to violate the prohibition; providing penalties for persons under the influence who supervise certain minors operating a specified vessel; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 327.396, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 327.396 Operation of a vessel by a minor.— (1) As used in this subsection, the term: (a) “Specified vessel” means a vessel powered by a motor of 10 horsepower or greater or a sailboat, or other rigged vessel, with a length of hull of 10 feet or more. The term does not include a sailboard or sail kayak. (b) “Under the influence” means a person meeting one of the standards specified in s. 327.35(1)(a), (b), or (c). A person may not operate a specified vessel in salt (2) water, as defined in s. 379.101, if the person is younger than 16 years of age, unless such person: (a) Is under the physical supervision of another person 21 years of age or older. Such supervising person may not be under the influence. (b) Is participating in a school-sanctioned activity. For the purposes of this section, the term “school”

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means any elementary school, middle school, junior high school, secondary school, career center, or postsecondary school, whether public or nonpublic. (3)(a) A parent or guardian who knowingly permits his or her child or ward to operate a specified vessel in violation of paragraph (2)(a) commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (b) A person who supervises a minor as specified in paragraph (2)(b) and who is under the influence during the supervision commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2017. The bill was reportedly proposed after two 14-year-olds from southeast Florida went missing in July 2015 after taking their 19-foot powerboat into the Atlantic Ocean to go fishing. They were never found. News of this proposed bill drew comments all over the internet about restricting sailing, especially from those who went out in small sailboats on their own when they were under 16 (including me). I assume many emailed Senator Farmer (I did) about how bad this bill was. Something seemed to have paid off, as on March 6, Senator Farmer backed out of the sailing limitation with this tweet: “Proud to work w/so many sailors to improve boat safety bill for kids under 16...will exempt sailing, lots of supervision & training. #SB1262.” Hurray for that!

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

In its continuing endeavor to share its press, SOUTHWINDS invites readers to write in with experiences & opinions. Email your letters to editor@southwindsmagazine.com Diesel Overheating Re: “Ask the Surveyor: The Lowly Coolant Recovery Tank” March issue Tom Averna got the story about the Coolant Recovery Tank right. Let me add my experience. First my 30hp sailboat diesel overheated badly—steam and all—even with a remote coolant tank. After letting the engine cool down, I added new water and ran the engine. It consistently overheated in about five minutes, after it came up to temperature. I noticed the same bubbles in the engine coolant reservoir without the pressure cap—my bubbles were grey. We borrowed a radiator pressure tester from a local auto supply store and tested both the block and the exhaust manifold to find the source of the leak which caused the bubbles. The auto radiator pressure tester only goes to 15 pounds and we knew pressures in a diesel are much greater than that. No leaks at 15 pounds. Our conclusion was that the leaks were coming from a high pressure source: either a blown head gasket or a creaked head. We removed the head and sure enough there was a very fine rust-colored streak on the head gasket leading from a cooling water passage to one cylinder; the head gasket was blown. With a blown head gasket, the engine overheated. The cylinder head itself was okay. We carefully replaced the head gasket and checked valve clearances. The engine runs fine. Capt. Dick de Grasse S/V Endeavour Miami Boat Show – End of an Era? I went to the Miami Boat Show this year to check out the new location on Virginia Key. Although I came to see the sailboat show, I’ve always enjoyed the main show for all the different products exhibited that were common to both sail and power and often about related activities, like the diving and fishing sections, which were just as plentiful as ever. The sail show, called Strictly Sail is always fun, but it’s a 30-minute boat ride out to Virginia Key. It’s a nice ride on the bay, but it takes up an hour of the day, along with the wait times, which weren’t too bad at around 20 minutes. But the whole traveling thing takes up a bit of the day. I hear that the sail show is moving to Virginia Key next year and I wonder how that will work out. But again this year, all I saw at the sail show were these huge catamarans and other big sailboats. Most of these were several hundred thousand dollars and up. Some over a million, I believe. Is that what people want these days or is that all there is? There were some smaller boats in the 30-foot range, but not many. And where are all the daysailers? Is there another sailboat show for daysailers and “small” cruisers—like a 30-footer? Maybe that’s what we need—an alternate show somewhere more affordable. And my friend who was working one of the exhibitor booths said they can’t afford the Miami show anymore. Maybe it’s the end of an era. Frank Benjamin Fort Lauderdale, FL 10

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Southeast Air & Water Temperatures, Prevailing Winds & Gulf Stream Currents â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 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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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 & Nautical Flea Markets • 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. For profit events can be listed for a small fee.

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. Chart Use Seminar, St. Petersburg, FL, April 19 “How to Use a Chart” sponsored by the St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. Wednesday, April 19, 7-9pm St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing. FREE. Materials are $35 per family, maximum 20 students, pre-registration required at www.boating-stpete.org Boating Safety 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 named “About Boating Safely” and “America’s Boating Course (ABC)” both satisfy the requirements. They are marked below with two asterisks (**):

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**Jacksonville, FL. Ongoing Mike Christnacht. 904-502-9154. 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. 9am to 5pm. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Communications Building, 3920 Marine Parkway, New Port Richey, FL (in Gulf Harbors Yacht Club Parking Lot). Register at BoaterEducation.info Race Management Instruction in the Southeast: See the Racing News Section, following this section. US SAILING INSTRUCTOR AND COACH COURSES IN THE SOUTHEAST (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) Go to the website for courses that might have been scheduled after our press date. For more on course schedules, locations, contact information, course descriptions and prerequisites, go to www.ussailing.org/education/teach-sailing. No courses scheduled in the southeast U.S. as of press date. Check the website, since courses are often added late. For learning-tosail and powerboat handling courses, go to www.ussailing.org/education. Small Boat Instructor Level 1, Pass Christian, MS, April 1-2 Pass Christian Yacht Club. Contact Frank Allen at fskallen3@cableone.net. Instructor James Miller. Small Boat Instructor Level 1, Atlanta, GA, April 1-4 Atlanta Yacht Club. Contact Don Hackbarth at dhackbarth@icloud.com. Instructor Bruce Cattanach. Small Boat Instructor Level 1, Tampa, FL, April 15-16, 29-30 (two weekends, non-consecutive) Davis Island Yacht Club. Contact Susan Canonico (see US Sailing website above). Instructor Allison Jolly. Small Boat Instructor Level 1, Clearwater, FL, April 15-16, 22-23 (two weekends) Clearwater Community Sailing Center. Contact Richard White at richccsc@gmail.com. Instructor Richard White. www.southwindsmagazine.com

Small Boat Instructor Level 1, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 13-14, 20-21 (two weekends) Lauderdale Yacht Club. Contact Megan Place at place@lyc.org. Instructor Allison Jolly. Small Boat Instructor Level 1, Beaufort, NC, May 26-29 Friends of the NC Maritime Museum. Contact Brent Creelman at brent@maritimefriends.org. Instructor John Griffin. Small Boat Instructor Level 1, Mooresville, NC, May 27-30 Lake Norman Yacht Club. Contact Ken Corsig at US Sailing website above. Instructor Arn Manella. Small Boat Instructor Level 1, Jensen Beach, FL, May 27-30 US Sailing Center Martin County. Contact Joey Mello at joeymello@usscmc.org. Instructor Joseph Mello. Small Boat Instructor Level 1, Savannah, GA, May 27-30 US Sailing Center Martin County. Contact Nora Jacobsen at hovernora@comcast.net. Instructor Jacob Raymond. Small Boat Instructor Level 2, Fort Myers Beach, FL, April 8-9 Edison Sailing Center. Contact Stephanie Webb at RPSC1983@aol.com. Instructor Steve Maddox. Sailing Counselor Course, Pottsboro, TX, April 8-9 Camp All Saints. Contact Kelly Poe at kellypoe@poeco.net. Instructor Stephen Gay.

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Sailing Counselor Course, August, GA, April 22-23 Augusta Sailing Club. Contact Daniel Fodera at fodera12@comcast.net. Instructor Arn Manella. Sailing Counselor Course, Seabrook, TX, April 29-30 Lakewood Yacht Club. Contact Marie Wise at sailmom@gmail.com. Instructor Stephen Gay.

US SAILING YOUTH SAILING USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Sailfest, Sarasota, FL, April 8-9 Sarasota Youth Sailing. Optimist Green, Optimist RWB, C420, Laser Radial, Laser Standard, Laser 4.7 and F16s. www.sarasotayouthsailing.org. USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival, Acworth, GA, April 29-30 Atlanta Yacht Club. Optimist, Laser, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7 and Collegiate 420. www.AtlantaYachtClub.org.

BOAT SHOWS (Some boat shows listed are all powerboats)

9th Annual Southwest International In-Water Boat Show, Houston, TX, April 6-9 A large selection of sail and power boats with a Discover Sailing program. www.southwestinternationalboatshow.com.

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9th Annual Oriental In-Water Boat Show & Nautical Flea Market, Oriental, NC, April 21-23

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21st Southeast US Boat Show, Jacksonville, FL, April 21-23 Power and Sail. Everbank Stadium at the Metro Park and Marina, 1410 Gator Bowl Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32202. www.southeastusboatshow.com.

35th Annual Suncoast Boat Show, Sarasota, FL, April 21-23 Power boats, as well as vendors selling gear. Marina Jack’s in downtown Sarasota. www.ShowManagement.com.

Waterway Zydeco & Crawfish Festival, Gulf Shores, AL, April 15 Fresh boiled crawfish and zydeco music by some of New Orleans best bands, along with arts and crafts display. East 24th Avenue in the Waterway Village of Gulf Shores. www.gulfcoastartsalliance.com.

12th Annual Gulf Coast Traditional Small Craft Festival, Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Sarasota, FL, April 22-23

Charleston In-Water Boat Show, Charleston, SC, April 28-30

Come to see boats, or to sail, row, paddle or simply show your classic or traditional boat. www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org, http://fgctsca.weebly.com (go to Upcoming Events). 941-504-4236.

This show will be held at Bristol Marina and Brittlebank Park, 145 Lockwood Blvd. www.charlestoninwaterboatshow.com.

33rd Annual Pompano Beach Seafood Festival, Pompano Beach, FL, April 28-30

Billy Creel Memorial Gulf Coast Wooden & Classic Boat Show, Biloxi, MS, May 20-21

Pompano Beach oceanfront. Held on the beach at the Pompano Pier, featuring fresh local seafood prepared by area restaurants. www.pompanobeachseafoodfestival.com.

Schooner Pier Complex. 10am to 5pm. Wooden boats in the water and on trailers, arts and crafts booths, cast net contest

32nd Annual Pensacola Crawfish Festival, Pensacola, FL, April 28-30 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, along with chicken baskets, red beans and rice, gyros, bloomin’ onions, kettle corn, apple dumplins and Deep Fried Brownies. www.facebook.com/pensacolacrawfishfestival

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32nd Morgan Invasion and 2017 Tampa Bay Hospice Cup Regatta, Tampa, FL, April 22 The Morgan Invasion is now part of the Tampa Bay Hospice Cup. Davis Island Yacht Club. In this issue go to the West Florida section of the “Race Calendar” for more information. www.TampaBayHospiceCup.com.

America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association Spring Rendezvous, New Bern, NC, April 25-28 Educational seminars on navigation and information on the portion of the Loop between New Bern and the Tennessee River (site of the fall rendezvous), presented by experienced cruisers. www.greatloop.org. THIS EVENT SOLD OUT. 14

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OTHER EVENTS Fort Myers Beach 10th Annual Cruisers’ Appreciation Day, Fort Myers Beach, FL, April 1 Fort Myers Beach will once again show its appreciation for the cruising community with its 10th Annual ”Cruisers’ Appreciation Day” on April 1. Held at the Matanzas Inn, there will be a barbeque, live entertainment, drinks, door prizes (even though it’s outside) and giveaways. Free to boaters renting a mooring ball at the Matanzas Harbor Mooring Field on the day of the event with a nominal fee to others. People are encouraged to bring lawn chairs since seating will be limited. Everyone is welcome. The event will be from noon to 3 m. The event is sponsored by the Fort Myers Beach Anchorage Advisory Committee. For information on Matanzas Harbor Mooring Field, go to www.fortmyersbeachfl.gov, and click on “Mooring Field” under “Quick Links.”

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Salty Dawg Rally to Cuba, April 5-20 From saltydawgsailing.org. The Rally to Cuba will depart Virgin Gorda in the BVI in late March and will be in Cuba April 5-20. While most vessels will be cruising to Cuba from the BVI, others will cruise from the U.S. east coast and the Bahamas. The 14-day visit will support an educational-based, people-to-people exchange. The rally complies with OFAC and U.S. Coast Guard regulations. Membership in SDSA is available to anyone interested in blue water sailing. For more information and to join, go to the Membership tab on the website, SaltyDawgSailing.org.

7th Annual West Marine Stand-up Paddle Board Carolina Cup, Wrightsville Beach, NC, April 19-23 The world’s largest gathering of stand-up paddleboard racers will be held at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort. Over 1000 competitors from the around the world. www.wrightsvillebeachpaddleclub.com/carolina-cup.

33rd Annual Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast’s Greatest Beach Party, April 28-30

Wrecker’s Cup “Race,” Key West, January, February, March, April 30 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-butserious race.” First boat back wins. No protests allowed. Sailing/boating rules and rules of seamanship 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 captains meeting the day before the race at the bar at 7pm, 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 7pm. www.schoonerwharf.com.

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32rd Annual Cedar Key Small Boat Meet, May 5-7 This annual event 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.

20th Annual Catalina 22 Northern Gulf Coast Cruise, Fort Walton Beach, FL, May 6-12 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. Check the website to confirm May’s date.

Slip to Ship Racing Regatta, Ocean Springs, MS, May 27-28 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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RACE NEWS Racing News, Instruction, Southern Sailors, and National and International Regattas in the South RACE INSTRUCTION IN THE SOUTHEAST To list your race instruction courses (free listings for nonprofit groups. A $25 fee to for-profit groups): editor@southwindsmagazine.com For US SAILING Courses: Information, prerequisites, and enrollment online available at www.ussailing.org/race-officials/find-a-seminar. One Day Judge Seminar, Melbourne, FL, April 8 Melbourne Yacht Club. Contact John Fox at john.teamfoxy@gmail.com. Instructors John Fox and Michael Dawson Continuing Education for Judges, Mt. Pleasant, SC, April 21-22 Charleston Ocean Racing Assoc. Contact Sarah Ashton at ashtonsh@bellsouth.net. Instructor Sarah Ashton. One Day Judge Seminar, Oak Point, TX, April 29 Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club. Contact Robert Lehn at bobl@typco.com. Instructors Richard Mallinson and Robert Lehn.

conditions have forced the race committee to move the start to lower Tampa Bay. The race to Isla Mujeres, off the coast of the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico is 456 miles. Seven Classes race: five PHRF classesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Multihull, Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Cruising, Racer/Cruisers; an ORC class; and an IRC class. Classes could be divided into divisions. Besides pre-race events in St. Petersburg, there are events in Isla Mujeres, including parties, awards ceremony and the Regata Amigos. Over 20 trophies, including the winners of the different classes are awarded. These include: Friendship Trophy, Sportsmanship Trophy, Regata Amigos and other special awards. The regatta is sponsored by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club and Club de Yates Isla de Mujeres. The race can be tracked online as each boat is equipped with a tracking device which shows its position in the race. To follow the boats online and form more information about the regatta, go to www.regatadelsolalsol.org.

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3rd Bone Island Regatta Key West to Cuba Optional Leg, May 15-22

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Sperry Charleston Race Week, Charleston, SC, April 20-23 See page 28 for an article on this upcoming event.

49th Regata del Sol al Sol from St. Petersburg, FL, to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, April 28, 2017 This race to Mexico starts at 10am in Tampa Bay just off St. Petersburg, although in some years, the wind and current

This race starts off Key West Harbor on May 16. Details have not been finalized at this time. Last year the finish was at Morro Castle outside Havana, followed by an awards ceremony in Cuba two days later, and a farewell dinner a few days after that with a departure a day later. Events, as of press date, are still in the planning stage. The Bone Island Regatta is a race with three starts from southwest Florida. The race to Cuba is an optional leg. Go to www.BoneIslandRegatta.com for more information.

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Okeechobee Water Level Goes Down about 7 Inches Since January As of press date in early March, Lake Okeechobee was at 13.18 feet above sea level. This makes the navigational depth for Route 1, which crosses the lake, 7.12 feet, and the navigational depth for Route 2, which goes around the southern coast of the lake, 5.32 feet. Bridge clearance at Myakka was at 50.81 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.

Update on Lobbyist Hired to Promote Anchoring Rights in Florida Last month, SOUTHWINDS reported on the efforts of a consortium of groups which have joined to raise funds to hire a lobbyist to promote anchoring rights in Florida. The America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association (AGLCA) has created a web page at www.greatloop .org/anchoring where information and updates on the effort and the status of bills that are promoting anchoring rights are posted. Contributions to the effort can also be made on the web page. Last month SOUTHWINDS reported that the groups involved, along with the AGLCA were the Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) and the Marine Trawler Owners’ Association (MTOA). In a recent update, the web page reported that Standing Watch and the Citizens for Florida’s Waterways (CFFW) have also joined the effort. Enough funding has been raised to hire a lobbyist, Capitol Assets, to promote an initial bill that was filed on February 16. The bill’s provisions include: The STATE reserves all authority to adopt anchoring and mooring regulations (therefore avoiding a patchwork of differing regulations at the local level). There are no anchoring setbacks measured from residential waterfront properties. The setbacks from boat ramps, launch facilities and marinas is 150 feet. The buffer around existing mooring fields is 300 feet (asrecommended by FWC). The consensus among the consortium is that 300 feet is excessive. There are no additional anchoring limitation areas throughout the state

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The bill was filed with the House Committee on Natural Resources and Public Lands, which is chaired by Rep. Holly Raschein, whose district covers the Florida Keys. The committee voted to file the bill as a Proposed Committee Bill (as opposed to a bill filed and sponsored by an individual member). The bill next went to multiple committees for review. A senate bill will also have been initiated and both bills will eventually proceed to the respective chamber floors for final votes. The next 60-day legislative session began on March 7 and a vote on both bills is anticipated to be held by the end of that session. The AGLCA already has a list of members who are willing to go to Tallahassee to show support to the efforts in person. Anyone else interested in volunteering to join that group should contact Kim Russo at krusso@greatloop.org. Information on the anchoring bills was taken from the updates posted on the AGLCA web page. For more details and other information on the subject, go to that page at www.greatloop.org/anchoring.

US Sailing Now Offering New Safety at Sea Online Education In February, US Sailing launched a new Safety at Sea Online course featuring eight-modules of online Safety at Sea curriculum designed for sailors of all types and levels—cruisers and racers, novices and experts. “US Sailing is excited to introduce its first online course for offshore sailors,” said Chuck Hawley, chairman of the US Sailing Safety at Sea Committee. “The Safety at Sea Online course is a companion to the popular hands-on sessions offered by clubs and academies around the country. Sailors have asked for a way to take the course at their own pace, from the convenience of their homes, and less time in the classroom. This is the result. After completing the Safety at Sea Online course, and an approved one-day hands-on course, students will receive a US Sailing/World Sailing Personal Survival Course certification, allowing them to compete in sailboat races around the world.” Developed in partnership with Fresh Air Educators, a leading online education provider, the Safety at Sea Online course consists of over 100 videos and associated assessment questions designed to engage the learner. The eight modules of the course include: Giving Assistance to Others, Personal Safety Gear, Crew Overboard Prevention & Recovery, Hypothermia and Drowning, Crew Health (head injuries, dehydration), Marine Weather, Search and Rescue Organization and Emergency Communications. The Safety at Sea Online course can only be used as a replacement for attending the Offshore Safety at Sea Course at select seminars and is not accepted at all International Safety at Sea Courses. Potential attendees should consult with course organizers before taking the online course.

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NEWS FROM AROUND THE SOUTH AND THE WORLD OF SAILING Send us news, including business press releases, to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. We need to receive them by the 1st of the month preceding publication. Contact us if later (it most likely will get in, but not certain). In addition to offering this course, US Sailing will continue to sanction two-day “in-person” courses as well, organized by many of the best yacht clubs and yachting associations around the country, and those who complete the course will receive the same certification. To find a Safety at Sea course, go to www.ussailing.org/education/safety-at-sea. The development of Safety at Sea Online would not be possible without the support from countless volunteers, the US Sailing Safety at Sea Committee, Storm Trysail Foundation and the Cruising Club of America through the Bonnell Cove Foundation. For more information about Safety at Sea Online, visit the website at www.safetyatseacourse.com. For questions regarding Safety at Sea Online, contact US Sailing at safetyatsea@ussailing.org. This is the second project that US Sailing and Fresh Air have collaborated on, following the launch of Basic Keelboat Online (www.sailingcourse.com) in 2016.

one of which is the Monaco Boat Show, a luxury superyacht show (aren’t all superyachts luxury?) that this year will feature 125 superyachts and 40 luxury tenders. Show Management was started in 1976. It was purchased in 2006 by Active Interest Media (AIM), a company that has six groups, one of which is the Marine Group, which controls Show Management and other events, along with the Dania Marine Flea Market. The Marine Group also has several publications, including Sail magazine, Passagemaker, Soundings, Soundings Trade Only, Yachts International, Anglers Journal, and Power & Motoryacht. AIM was run by Show Management CEO Efrem “Skip” Zimbalist III, who announced his retirement with the sale of the company to Informa. The new owners announced that there will be no substantial changes of the boat shows with the new owners. Information in this article was taken from TradeOnlyToday.com, which is owned by AIM, which is now owned by Informa.

Boat Show Company Show Management Sold to New Owners Show Management, which produces five Florida boat shows, was sold in March to Informa, a London-based company that is expanding into the United States. Show Management produces the largest boat shows in the world: Yachts International show in Miami (concurrent with the Miami Boat Show), the St. Petersburg Boat Show, the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show, the Palm Beach Boat Show and the Suncoast Boat Show (Sarasota). The new owners, Informa, produce 200 annual events,

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It’s a Movement By Dan Dickison

Big endeavors don’t take place because of a single person. he most fruitful happenings succeed due to the collaborative efforts of numerous people—sometimes hundreds. That’s certainly true of Sperry Charleston Race Week (April 20-23). This mega regatta—the largest of its kind in both North and South America—doesn’t take place each year unless dozens and dozens of people make

it happen. In this case, it definitely takes a village. Here’s a look at four Palmetto State individuals who not only play key roles at Race Week, but serve to represent the many others whose collective participation produces one of the top events in the country.

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ahead of time, helping to line up support boats and race management volunteers. Few people share the unique perspective she has because she’s been a key behindthe-scenes player since the inception of the event. “When Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA) first put this regatta together,” she recalls, “I was the Lyn Swan. Courtesy photo. trophy chairperson.” She subsequently moved through the ranks to become commodore. “In those days, if you were commodore, that meant you became the event chairperson the next year. So, in 2000, I was the one in charge.” Swan, who works as a wound-care nurse after spending 18 years in medical sales, didn’t discover sailing until she was in her mid 30s. After buying a boat—a Pearson Flyer—and teaching herself to sail, she got comfortable with the sport. Over time, she got more heavily involved and began racing on a series of other boats. That also led to doing race committee work and event management. She’s now a US Sailing Club Judge and applies her expertise at various regattas around the Lowcountry. Swan says she’s happy to volunteer at Race Week. “CORA’s mission is to promote the sport. So, we all do what we can, and being involved with Race Week can be really rewarding. You meet so many people you wouldn’t otherwise know. I find that I end up networking with people from all across the country—sponsors and competitors— and it’s really satisfying.”

Meet Frank Pontious of Beaufort, SC. He’s one of six principal race officers that are a vital part of Race Week. Pontious manages the Pursuit Class racecourse. Like his fellow PROs, he’s supported by volunteers on mark-set boats, line-sight boats, safety boats and on shore. On some of the other racecourses, there are two dozen individuals mak- Frank Pontious. Courtesy ing it all happen for the com- photo. petitors. Like all Race Week’s PROs, Pontious is a longtime sailor and sailboat racer. He’s raced one-design sailboats for 65 years, starting in C Scows as a youth and then moving on to Snipes, where he and his wife competed all over the U.S. throughout a 40-year span. This retired manager from the steel construction industry still races actively. For the past 17 years, he’s been campaigning an MC Scow at events around the Southeast. This year marks Pontious’ sixth time assisting at Race Week, and his third as the PRO for the Pursuit Class. “I love coming to Race Week,” he says, “because the challenge of organizing an efficient operation really appeals to me. And working with the Charleston group of volunteers is fun. Overall, I enjoy the total ‘happening’ of the event. It’s a pretty special time.”

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Roper St. Francis Healthcare has been a sponsor of Race Week for nearly 10 years. This organization provides the onsite medical professionals who are always standing by should anyone at Race Week need emergency care. And Dr. Steve Shapiro, the chief medical officer and VP of medical affairs at Roper St. Francis for more than 12 years, is the person responsible for bringing Race Week together with Roper St. Dr. Steve Shapiro. Courtesy Francis. Though Shapiro re- photo. cently stepped down from his executive role at Roper, he keeps the two organizations united in a relationship that’s unique relative to other regattas across the country. A longtime sailor and organizer of Race Week, Shapiro says he doesn’t recall exactly when his employer became a sponsor. “I remember realizing that the regatta wasn’t providing safety or medical care, so I offered to see if our firm would address this. The emergency department at St. Francis Hospital was eager to become a partner for the event. And every year since, we’ve gotten more sophisticated to the point that we have a complete team on the water, fully loaded and ready for almost any emergency. That actually happened last year when a competitor suffered a heart attack on his boat and our team performed admirably to save that individual’s life.” This partnership, he says, is entirely consistent with Roper St. Francis’ corporate outlook. “We’ve been in this community for nearly 150 years, so we’re part of the fabric here. We want to be involved and provide good healthcare. That’s our mission as a community asset. And Race Week involves so many people from the community— including many of our employees—it’s just a natural connection for us.”

Meet Scott McCormack. He’s a J/24 owner from Mt. Pleasant, SC, who’s relatively new to Race Week. This year will be his third time competing. McCormack sails with his brother and father and two longtime friends who all know each other from the Southeastern Thistle racing circuit. “I grew up in Atlanta Scott McCormack. Charleston and sailed on Lake Altoona Race Week/Tim Wilkes photo. pretty much from the time I was six years old,” he says. “We sailed Thistles and Lasers then. These days, both my father and my brother have their own Thistles, so all three of us race against each other throughout the year.” McCormack, who works in commercial construction, is a big fan of Race Week. “It’s absolutely a highlight for me. Actually, it’s the reason I bought the J/24. I wanted to team up and race with my dad and brother and a couple of other guys we know from racing Thistles. The organizers do a super job with the shoreside stuff, so we bring our wives and families over after racing and everyone enjoys the festivities on the beach. And on the water, the race committees do an A-Number-1 job.” McCormack won the 17-boat J/24 Class here last year, but only by a hair. This year, he’ll be back to defend his title. It all goes down in Charleston April 20-23. Check it out online at www.charlestonraceweek.com.

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BOOKS TO READ

Magellan By Tim Joyner Review by Steve Morrell

any call Magellan the greatest explorer in history. After all, by circling the globe, he provided the first empirical evidence that the earth was round. This changed the view of many. But his goal was not to just explore and circle the globe, but to earn his fortune by sailing to the “Spice Islands.” King Carlos I of Spain, the sponsor of his voyage, had promised two of the islands for Magellan’s personal fiefdom if he succeeded in getting to the Spice Islands and claiming them for Spain. There is one section of the book that shows how great of an explorer Magellan was—and it’s what I remember most in the book. It’s when Magellan and his fleet are searching for a strait to the Pacific near the southern end of South America. Magellan had sailed around the Cape of Good Hope at the tip of Africa and was convinced that South America was shaped like Africa on its southeastern coast. It was early fall (in the southern continent), 1520. Already well below the latitude of the Cape of Good Hope, Magellan still pressed southward. The consistent southwesterly trend of the coastline reinforced his suspicion that, like Africa, this western landmass would terminate in a cape. Should he not find a strait, he might still be able to sail around the southern cape [Cape Horn] into Balboa’s sea [Pacific Ocean]. Convinced that there was a strait that he could pass through, Magellan and his fleet, after crossing the Atlantic and heading southwest along the Brazilian coast, would

come to a cape, round it and head west, sometimes even heading northwest from a cape that jutted out towards the southeast. They would soon discover it was just a bay, so they would head southwest again, find another cape and head west once more, wondering if this was the strait to Balboa’s sea. This process repeated itself many times. Their voyage south lasted weeks and then months, during which time they ran into some extreme storms, explored a river system and even endured two attempted mutinies. This took them into winter, which is quite cold at 50 degrees latitude. In October [early spring], they rounded a point, which Magellan named Punta Virgenes (Punta Dungeness), and headed into a huge bay that took them west. Magellan sent one of his ships to explore it, and it continued west to another point which they rounded and then entered the First Narrows, which they passed through. Further on, they passed through the Second Narrows which was the entrance to another bay that headed south. Being convinced they had found the strait, the ship returned to Magellan’s ship, but they still weren’t sure if it was a bay or a passage—if the land to their south was an island or a southern shore of the same land mass to the north. The four ships soon reached Cape Valentin, where they found three passages—two going south and one east. Unsure of which to take, Magellan sent the San Antonio to explore the waterways to the south and east, while he took the rest of the fleet into the western one to the south. The San Antonio soon returned to the cape to reconnoiter with the other ships after exploring the two passages, but the ship’s pilot convinced the crew that Magellan was crazy and they were all going to freeze to death. They mutinied and sailed back to Spain (another story in itself, which is related in the book), leaving Magellan wondering what happened to them after a long search. Little did the crew of the San Antonio know how close they were, because it was only about a week later that Magellan found the passageway that led to the Pacific, and on Nov. 20, 1520, they entered the Pacific Ocean after spending 38 days in the 334-mile straits, now known as the Straits of Magellan. The rest of the book—equally as interesting—is about the voyage west to the Spice Islands and then back to Spain, and it is sad that Magellan was killed while in the Philippines, never having reached the Spice Islands that was to make him his fortune. Truly, a book to remember. Editor’s note: Although many people believe that Magellan was the first person to sail around the world, he obviously didn’t since he was killed on the voyage. There were 18 survivors that continued on to Spain, but it was Magellan’s slave on board, Enrique, who is often given the credit for being the first person to sail around the world. On a previous voyage in the East Indies, Magellan captured him in Malacca, Malaysia, and brought him back to Spain via Africa. From there, he accompanied Magellan on his voyage around the world, but escaped shortly after Magellan’s death. At that point, he was only a few hundred miles from his home in Malacca, and had he ever returned to his home—before the surviving crew reached Spain—he would have been the first person to sail around world.

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Surviving Hurricane Matthew – AN EXPERIENCE By Roger Hughes Britannia, our 45-foot brigantine schooner.

t was with considerable trepidation and anxiety in early October that my wife and I left our 45-foot brigantine schooner, Britannia, all alone to face a Category 4 hurricane in a marina in Titusville, on the east coast of Florida, near Cape Canaveral. The monster storm was named Matthew, and having wreaked havoc and many deaths in Haiti and the Bahamas, it was now barreling north, perilously close to the east coast of Florida, with one projected landfall a direct hit on Cape Canaveral. We have lived in Florida for 35 years and weathered a number of fierce hurricanes. It never ceases to amaze me how accurate the forecasting of the paths of these gigantic storms has become. We therefore knew we were in for a severe hammering, because even if it skirted the coast, the beast was so large that very strong hurricane force winds extended some 40 miles from the eye. Wind speeds were forecast around the 100 to 120 miles per hour range along the coast, with the possibility of even more devastating micro-bursts and even tornadoes spinning off these.

Preparing the Boat Britannia was moored facing southeast, bow to the dock, between stout pilings amidships and at the transom on either side. The most important job was checking and doubling the mooring lines. Our normal lines are 1-inch diameter, which would practically support the whole 22 tons of the boat under normal conditions, but what was heading irrevocably towards us was very, very different from normal conditions.

I doubled the bow and stern lines and added fore and aft springs on both sides. I also set ‘midship lines to the pilings either side, giving a total of 14 lines. I took photographs of all the extra lines—just in case I needed them for my insurance company. We removed our three roller furling sails, the jib, fore staysail, and ‘tweenmast staysail. The mainsail was also roller-furled, but stowed inside the mast, so I just secured the clew, to stop it unfurling from the tube. I removed the cockpit bimini covers, along with an awning, all the cushions, hatch covers and everything else loose on deck was stowed below. I also lowered the three booms, to reduce windage to a minimum. Below, we secured everything that could move, because we knew, in the sort of wind that was coming, the boat would heel at an unnatural angle, even though we had reduced windage as much as we could. I also closed all 11 sea-cocks except the cockpit drains.

To Leave or to Stay I was still torn between leaving and staying, but having experienced 100-mile-per-hour winds before I knew there would be precious little I could do in the height of the storm. In that wind, it is difficult to even stand, let alone try to secure a boat. We decided that retreat would be the better part of valor. The wind had already started to pick up to a paltry 40 miles per hour as we left her at about 6pm, the night before the full force of Matthew was due to arrive, some time the All the lines were doubled up before Matthew arrived and only one snapped due to the boat surging back and forth.

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This boat fell over in a micro-burst of wind and damaged the other two boats next to it. It happened in a micro-burst of wind which also pushed a complete line of wire fence down. This shows the repair to the pulpit outside strut, before final sanding and varnishing.

next day. I couldn’t help telling her, “Hang on old gal, we’ll see you in a few days,” and we headed west to our home in Orlando. The marina had practically emptied out, but a few stalwart liveaboards were planning to ride it out on their boats. Others had bunked down in the clubhouse and been met with a notice from the management saying it was not a hurricane shelter, and people stayed at their own risk. The local television coverage was continuous and extensive, and we watched the monster as it edged ever closer to the coast. Thankfully the eye remained about 30 miles off shore but very strong winds and horizontal biting rain howled first from the east, then backed slowly round to come from the west, as Matthew rolled up the coast heading for Jacksonville. The storm eventually make landfall in North Carolina, causing extensive inland flooding and beach erosion.

Return After the Storm We were eager to return, and set off, even as the back end of the storm was still affecting the area. As we drove through the marina gate, I was thankful to see Britannia’s two dark blue masts still in the same place as I had always seen them. The yard was eerily quiet and a total shambles, completely flooded, with debris from trees all over the place. A large sailboat had toppled over and smashed into two others, snapping masts and booms like matchwood. Awnings and covers which had been left in place were shredded. As we walked down A dock, Britannia seemed to be sitting exactly as we had left her. But when you have worked on your boat as extensively as I have over the past six years, it doesn’t take but a minute to spot irregularities. The first thing I noticed was the pulpit grating, smashed on the starboard side, and the dolphin striker also missing, causing the bobstay to go slack. As we edged down the starboard side to the cockpit I

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noticed a long length of toe rail had broken away, and on a further tour round the outside, the toe rail on the port side was also broken, for about a six-foot length. But we had evidently done a good job inside, because everything was as we had left it, thankfully. This damage was difficult to fathom, because the boat was sitting exactly as we had left her, clear of all the pilings, with fenders undamaged and in the correct position. That was until I learned that as the wind had backed and started to come from the west, it had pushed a lot of water out of the marina entrance and lowered the level by an astonishing three feet. This had caused the mooring lines to go slack and enabled Britannia to veer violently from side to side, smashing into the two side pilings and one on the dock at the bow. Marks on the marina decking planks confirmed this. I shudder to think what my boat went through for about six hours as Matthew’s winds battered her.

Damages at the Marina I felt slightly vindicated to hear from one experienced cruiser who had weathered the storm. He had found it impossible to alter his own lines during the change in water levels. At the height of the westerlies, he recorded a wind speed at 105 knots (120 miles per hour), with microgusts in excess of this. This is well over the maximum force 12 of the Beaufort scale. Of course, we were not the only people who suffered damage. Our neighbors, who lived on a pontoon type houseboat, had moved many of their possessions into a rental storage building, because they worried their floating home might actually sink. It was still there afterwards, but the roof of the storage building had been blow off, com-

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The toe rail was damaged on both sides of the boat due to the water level receding about three feet and the lines going slack, which enabled to boat to crash into the pilings on each side.

The clamps and screws hold the new teak strip in place, prior to final shaping to match the curve of the toe rail.

pletely saturating all their possessions, and in the rush, they had forgotten to take out renters insurance. Out of seven boats anchored unattended in the Intracoastal Waterway, just outside the marina, five dragged and went on the rocky shore. A 45 foot ketch broke free from the City Municipal mooring field, smashing into the nearby bridge and sinking. A boat in the City Marina sank, its rudder damaged due to the water drop which allowed water to enter through the rudder post sealing gland.

clamped and glued, then bolted tight. After plugging all the holes and three coats of varnish, the finished job is indistinguishable from the original. Repairing the toe rails was more difficult; both rails had split between two scarf joints six feet apart. The rail was also rebated round the deck/hull joint, requiring very careful chiseling out of the damaged wood along the whole six foot length, to form a straight edge for the new pieces to be glued together. I then cut two 6-foot long lengths from my teak plank and machined them to an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shape to wrap over the deck cap. I glued the faces where wood joined wood, and caulked and screwed it to the fiberglass with 3M 5200 brown caulk. I had to buy some extra clamps to hold the pieces in place while the glue and caulking set. I gave it 24 hours before I started to shape and smooth the new section to match the existing wood. This was done with a combination of belt sander and smoothing plane. I followed up with four coats of varnish to complete this repair. I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure what had happened to the dolphin striker. As the boat ranged forward and sideways the bobstay must have caught on the dock, because the dolphin striker had snapped off at its mount, which was still bolted to the stem head. I guessed it must be some twelve feet below in

Repairs Luckily, I am an experienced carpenter, with all the tools necessary to do practically anything in wood on a boat. I assessed the damage and concluded I needed a teak plank about 6 feet long, 7 inches wide and 2 inches thick to be able to mill replacements for the pulpit and both toe rails. I bought this from World Panel Products, Riviera Beach, FL, for $156.41 I carefully measured the position of the various holes in the pulpit rail, where threaded rods pass through the bowsprit either side to secure both sides of the pulpit to the bowsprit. I also straightened the starboard bow roller which had bent. I made a 52-inch replacement strut which I 34

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the mud. It was heavy 11/2-inch round stainless steel tube, with a 1/4inch wall thickness, so there was no point trying to fish it up with a magnet. I therefore engaged a diver, who brought it up in ten minutes. I took the pieces to a welding shop I have used for other stainless welding and picked it up two days later, flawlessly welded. Then I took it to a powder coating shop and had it painted white to match the stemhead. The cost was $97, including the diver, which I considered a very good deal, since the welder told me it would have cost about $250 for a replacement in the same quality stainless steel. It was a simple matter to bolt it back on the stem head, and tension the bobstay.

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RACE NEWS 53rd Gasparilla Regatta, Tampa, FL, Feb. 11 — Shifts, Turns and Surprises By Ray Dupuis

TSS Vice Commodore Dan Kresge, left, awards “Jabberwocky” skipper Jeremiah Laureano and crew member Michelle Shaw the Spinnaker class first-place trophy at the 53rd Gasparilla Regatta after-race celebration on Feb. 11 in Apollo Beach. Photo by William Fishbourne. In the foreground is Jabberwocky, a J/22, which took first in the Spinnaker Class. Photo by William Fishbourne.

Tampa Sailing Squadron’s 53rd Gasparilla Regatta on Feb. 11 was full of shifts, turns and surprises. Anticipating a downwind leg at the nine-boat start in the Racer-Cruiser class, “A sudden wind shift put us on a spinnaker run,” said Ed Plotts of TSS, racing his San Juan 28, Slippery When Wet. Four boats charged to the first mark—a 50-foot range tower—together, giving fishermen in two anchored boats another surprise. Boats from Davis Island Yacht Club, St. Pete Sailing Association, St. Petersburg Yacht Club and Boca Ciega Yacht Club took part in the regatta, sponsored by Mount Gay Rum. Sailors were competing in six divisions for 18 trophies. Mike Doyle, who piloted his Irwin 39, Wing It, to first place just ahead of Plotts in the 10-mile Racer-Cruiser division, said, “The day’s changing dynamics on Tampa Bay— the land breeze on the Apollo Beach side, building winds, changing tides, and the westerly sea breeze on the St. Pete side—had the sailors shifting gears throughout the day. A real test of skills.” Intrepid, a J40, captained by Jeff Russo out of Davis Island Yacht Club, came in third, correcting over fourthplace finisher Don Highnote sailing out of Davis Island Yacht Club in his Elite 364, Mon Ami. “Long-course races attracted 39 of the 50 boats registered for the event,” said Doyle of TSS. “Seven of the 20 boats and crews in Cruising and Racer-Cruiser classes were gearing up for the race to Cuba.” But it wasn’t all long-course racing. There was plenty of excitement in the windward-leeward Spinnaker and NonSpinnaker classes, too. After three races, Jeremiah Laureano and his crew, all from TSS, took first in Spinnaker on Jabberwocky, a J/22. “We caught a luffty shift and kept the boat moving. Winds kept building in each of the races. We had to keep adjusting. 36

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Great teamwork.” Wesley Shaw and his TSS crew took the J24, Ragged Edge to second in Spinnaker. “We didn’t make all the right calls, but when others didn’t either, we were able to capitalize. It was fun, and the food at the party was great.” Dave Tonkin of TSS skippered a borrowed J/24, Black Magic Woman, to third place. “It was the crew’s first time sailing together. Son Zach had foredeck, Bob Witzler was in the pit and Matt Dalton was trimming. “We had low expectations, but we won the second race with teamwork and coordination. The other teams were seasoned and tough. We were fortunate to do as well as we did,” Tonkin said. TSS sailor John Martini and his crew took first in the Non-Spinnaker class on his Pearson Flyer 30, Pure Magic. “A good boat, clean bottom, good sails, crew that works together and a skipper who crosses the line on time, that’s the winning combination. Not bad for an 85-year-old guy,” Martini said. Gene Denisio and his crew, all of TSS, took second in Non-Spin aboard Shrew, his Creekmore 23. “A different boat won each of the three races, and we smoked ‘em in the first. The building air in each race wasn’t in our favor. But we had a great time.” Ron Spainhour out of TSS skippered his 10 Meter, Flying Tiger, to third in Non-Spinnaker. Back on the long course—from a starting point south of the Racer-Cruiser start—there were two classes taking part in pursuit races: Cruising class with 10 entered, and Mother Lode, a class that allows boats without PHRF rating certificates to compete. Mother Lode, with 20 boats entered, had two 10-boat divisions, A & B. In Cruising, John Gardner, representing TSS and St. Petersburg Yacht Club, took a first on After You, his Irwin 38 Mk I. “The winds weren’t as advertised, we thought we’d www.southwindsmagazine.com

be bobbing around, but it filled in. Crew members Dave Webb, John Alonso and Chris Gittens were key to the win,” Gardner said. “The most important thing was that my wife, Patty, had a good time.” Yes Dear, a Beneteau 423 out of Davis Island Yacht Club, skippered by George Haynie, took second in Cruising. “We were about 15 minutes late due to some miscommunication about the start time. We were way back when a 25-degree wind shift gave us a huge lift,” Haynie said. “We had a great time, we’ll be back.” Paul Phillips and his crew out of TSS took third in the Cruising division on his 22,000-pound, Bob Perry-designed Baba 35, Play Actor, made in Taiwan. “We did well reaching to the first two marks, screamed to the third with sustained winds between 12 and 15, but gave up a little on the final leg, flying a staysail and a yankee downwind. Crew was terrific, a great day,” Phillips said. In Mother Lode A, John “Mackie” Town of TSS took his Santa Cruz 27, Ghost 618, to a first-place finish. “We started last, caught the fourth-place boat pretty quickly. But we lost a bit of ground as we reached the third mark tower, had to reach downwind. Finished close to the leaders—Wing It, Intrepid, Mon Ami. It’s a great light-air boat.” TSS sailor Herb Wittnebert took his Catalina 30, Guppie, to second place. “We had a new main, the 150 Genoa was a bit tattered, but it did well. We had some debate over when to tack, but waited until the speed over ground converged with speed over water, that was the right time. For a bunch of old coots, we pulled our tacks off really well.”

William Morse out of Boca Ciega Yacht Club sailed his Ericson 35 Mk 3, Idler, to third in Mother Lode A. “It was my first pursuit start, loved it. Plan to be back for another regatta.” In Mother Lode B, Carl McPeak of TSS and his crewmate Scott Brown captured first on Miss Rita, his Ranger 24. “I had a rough start to the day because I enjoyed the party the night before a bit too much. We had to tack twice to make the second mark and the winds were building. It wasn’t without some issues, sheaves ripped out at the bottom of the mast and we had to jury-rig it to keep the sail pulled down tight. It was a challenge.” Taking a second place in Mother Lode B was Penny Bartenstein and her crew aboard Penny Luffer, an O’Day 25. “We had a good start. I thought we’d have light winds, but they just kept building. On the third leg the winds were gusting 15 to 20 knots. I had never sailed in such winds. It was tough keeping the boat under control. Had fun, but it wore me out...I just loved it,” Bartenstein said. TSS sailor Bob Varney came in third in Mother Lode B aboard his Hunter 28, Mac 16. It was a three-generation effort; the 96-year-old skipper had his son, son-in-law and two grandsons crewing. He looks forward to the next regatta. The Tampa Sailing Squadron-Davis Island Yacht Club Annual Shootout Trophy will remain at TSS based on the club’s performance in the long-course racing. An estimated 300 people were on hand for the afterrace festivities. Club members roasted three hogs for the feast, and the band, Scallywags, had the crowd dancing into the night.

Thirty-three sailors competed in the Force 5 Midwinter Championships. Courtesy photo.

Force 5 Midwinter Championships, Key Largo, FL, Feb. 18-25 The Upper Keys Sailing Club once again hosted the Force 5 Midwinter Championships from Feb. 18-25. Challenging conditions ranging from 20 knots of wind to mere zephyrs were experienced on Buttonwood Sound in Key Largo. Thirty-three sailors competed in six races. Results: Standard Rig: 1st, Mark Allen, Pontiac (MI) Yacht Club, 18; 2nd, Philip Porte, Port Huron (MI) Yacht Club, 21; 3rd, Doug Kinzer, Bloomington (IN) Yacht Club, 21; 4th, Fred Meno, Fort Worth (TX) Boat Club, 23; 5th, Tom Welsh, Thames (CT) Yacht Club, 25; Short Rig: 1st, Alec Dale, Pymatuning (PA) Sailing Club, 2nd, Marlyn Hahn, Upper Keys Sailing Club.

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Conch Republic Cup Redux For the second time in just over a year, intrepid entries from across the U.S. raced from Key West to Cuba and back. It was part race, part cruise wrapped in a festive cultural exchange. By Dan Dickison Photos by Priscilla Parker (unless noted otherwise) Cover: When and If, a 63-foot Alden Schooner was one of two schooners that sailed in their own class. Photo by Priscilla Parker.

wenty-five boats participated in this year’s edition of the Conch Republic Cup (CRC), racing from Key West on Jan. 22 to Varadero, Cuba, then to Havana, and then back to Key West in early February. The scenario was a big change from the year before when this 300-mile odyssey drew nearly 60 entries consisting of multihulls, schooners, racer-cruisers and all-out ‘round-the-buoys boats. Though the numbers were diminished, the competition was no less lively, but there were a few notable differences.

Crossing to Varadero In 2016, the start of this homegrown event had to be delayed 24 hours due to fierce winds and a roiled sea, but when the 2017 fleet got under way, Aeolus was getting ready to take a powder. With moderate, 8- to 10-knot winds and a relatively calm sea, the fleet made its way across the starting line, heading south toward the finish off Varadero, with a following breeze for most of the 100-mile passage. The 2017 CRC flotilla had entries from Chicago, Dallas, Cincinnati, Annapolis and Charleston, among numerous other homeports. Each entry’s skipper and crew had gone

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through the mandatory process of filling out US Coast Guard forms, signing disclaimers of liability, and filing for a single crossing decal. Though the restrictions on traveling to Cuba became more lenient in the past year, a fair bit of red tape remains for Cuban-bound mariners from the U.S. While the fleet was en route to Varadero, Aeolus went from taking a powder to indulging in a full-on siesta as the wind evaporated even before all the boats had reached the Gulf Stream. The upshot was that only two of the entries were able to cross the finish line before the time limit expired. In those faltering breezes, the crew on board J.D. Hill’s J/122, Second Star, out of Dallas scored a bullet while Denny Manrique’s crew on board his Wauquiez Centurion 40, Island Flyer, crept across the line nearly three hours later to place second after more than 20 hours of racing. “Flying the spinnaker for hours on end was rather difficult,” said Manriquez afterward, “but we kept on top of it, changing sails and direction when we needed to.” He and his fellow skippers said that navigating across the Straits of Florida was fairly straightforward. Grappling with the Gulf Stream’s two- to three-knot current is the big issue, and that

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Cuba’s iconic automobiles are still a standard, but rejuvenated buildings due to the influx of tourism dollars are altering the look of Havana.

becomes a steeper challenge in little to no wind. The prevailing easterly winds here, coupled with the Stream’s westerly flowing current, can make the passage unpleasant and often unsafe in strong weather. But that wasn’t something the CRC fleet had to worry about this year.

On to Havana Despite that lack of wind, the racers were warmly received by their Cuban hosts at the Marina Gaviota in Varadero and given a festive awards party. According to Karen Angle, one of the Conch Republic Cup organizers, arriving here is always pleasant. “Cuba is amazing,” she said. “The people are kind and helpful, and I always feel safe here. The logistics of arrival are handled very professionally by both marinas where our event berths. Once you arrive, you can expect three or four officials to board your boat to check you in for customs and immigration, as well as medical and agricultural. Visas are issued upon arrival if you come by boat. Once you are cleared and docked, you are free to go wherever you like. Docking in Marina Gaviota is primarily sternto, and in Marina Hemingway in Havana, it’s side-to. Both marinas require that all fees be paid prior to departure, but the dockage is very reasonable.” Havana, as anyone who has traveled there knows, is a singular city. There are few places on the planet that so clearly deliver the feeling of stepping back five or six decades. The buildings are classics, many painted in bright hues and many in disrepair. The streets are narrow except for the few big boulevards, and everywhere one looks you find Havana’s iconic classic automobiles. Yet beneath the veneer of those clichéd visuals, sailors who also participated in the inaugural edition of the Conch Republic Cup in 2016 noticed significant changes this time

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around. Construction cranes now dot Havana’s skyline where few had been a year before. And many of the formerly drab and dilapidated buildings along the Malecon— the roadway that traces Havana’s waterfront—have been spruced up and brightly painted. It was evident that tourism here is on the rise. “We were told that Havana used to get four cruise ships a month in 2016,” said Priscilla Parker of Charleston, the official photographer for the event. “But this year, the city is getting 10 per month.” Parker and her husband Lauther,

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The schooner When and If and Naut-on-Call (on the right) make their way past El Castillo del Morro near Havana in raucous conditions.

who provided race committee and shoreside support for the event, related that the line at the currency exchange office in Havana stretched around the block. No sooner had the fleet arrived at Marina Hemingway in Havana and Aeolus awoke. He wasn’t in a good mood, and neither was Neptune. Stormy skies, heavy winds out of the north and angry seas descended on the region. The conditions forced the race organizers to cancel the one midevent contest they had planned in Havana—something they had advertised as the Castillo Del Morro Triangle Race and Parade along the Malecon.

Visiting Havana This cancellation gave competitors and race organizers alike more than ample time to explore Havana and the rest of Cuba. “We got a little overwhelmed with five full days of freedom walking around the city,” said Eddie Evans of

North Charleston, the overall CRC winner in 2016 aboard his Beneteau 381, Naut-on-Call. He and is crew nonetheless made good use of the time. “Where we were staying, it was about four miles to Old Town Havana,” Evans explained, “and we did that walk five or six times. We really wanted to have a closer look at the city and mix with the Cuban people as much as we could. We went to restaurants and little shops and that was fun. We spent time going through a lot of the back alleys because a guy in our crew who was born in Moscow was really interested in making connections. Even though he didn’t really speak Spanish, he was very adept at getting to know the locals.” Evans and his crew visited a young Cuban who makes teddy bears in his tiny apartment, sewing them on a 1960s Singer machine. They discovered a small rooftop restaurant with a commanding view of downtown Havana. He says

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Eddie Evans and his Naut-on-Call crew lead the fleet along Havana’s waterfront.

they’d never have found those without the cross-cultural outreach of their Russian crewmember. “Unless you get out of the more touristy sections of Havana, you won’t really see what’s going on. We learned a lot by doing that. For instance, Cuban society tends to be inverted relative to our own. The doctors, lawyers and engineers there aren’t the ones making money, they’re actually at the bottom of the economic heap. It’s the bartenders, waiters and hookers who earn the most there.” Evans and his crew decided that their mission during this hiatus from racing wasn’t just to explore the lesser

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known corners of Havana, but also to support the non-governmental economy as much as they could. “Most of the restaurants and shops you find as a tourist are actually owned by the government,” he explained, “so we opted for out-of-the-way places. We discovered a tiny bar—El Particular—that had only three stools and somehow managed to communicate with the people we met there. They were really gracious and friendly.” But Evans and the Naut-on-Call crew didn’t spend all of their downtime with the hoi polloi in Havana. On one particular evening, their hosts from the Club Nautico arranged

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Eddie Evans at the helm of his Beneteau Oceanis 381, Naut-on-Call. Courtesy photo Eddie Evans.

a festive, sit-down dinner for all the racers, replete with live music and a roast pig. Also in attendance were the U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, Jeffrey DeLaurentis, and his wife. In a speech welcoming the ambassador and all of the competitors, Commodore Jose Escrich of Club Nautico encouraged future sailing events involving the two countries. “The Conch Republic Cup regatta is a very encouraging event,” said Escrich, “because it has brought us a very friendly representation of 152 members of yacht clubs from the United States of America. Since 1997, the event has contributed significantly to the construction of the friendship bridge that we started in 1992, when this Cuban nautical institution was founded.”

Return to Key West After five-plus days of cross-cultural engagement, it was time to saddle up for the race back to Key West. Because the organizers had to cancel their planned contest along the Malecon earlier in the week, they opted to include a sprint leg using that route, with a turning mark set off the U.S. Embassy. This offered an opportunity for three Cuban sailboats to compete against their American counterparts. “There wasn’t really much interaction with the Cuban boats,” said Evans later. “We heard that their crews were really excited to participate, but we only saw them at the start, and it was pretty chaotic on the water.” With northeasterly winds in the 14- to 20-knot range, the CRC fleet sped away over a 1.5-mile course along the

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Malecon headed for a buoy set just off the U.S. Embassy. At that mark, the U.S. boats each turned north, effectively starting the 90-mile race out across the Straits of Florida and back to Key West. The Cuban boats rounded the mark and headed back to the marina. Both Aeolus and Neptune seemed in reasonable moods that afternoon. “We had good conditions coming home,” Evans said. “The wind was fairly steady and the seas were moderate. But the breeze did lighten up once we neared the finish off Key West, and that was a decided advantage for the faster boats in the fleet.” Naut-on-Call only needed a third in fleet to secure the overall win for the second year in row. But it wasn’t in the cards for the crew from Chucktown. Their closest rivals, Manriquez and his Island Flyer team, were sailing flawlessly. Island Flyer took a more westerly route toward the finish, while Evans and his team favored the east, gambling that the wind would go right. In the end, the wind shifted to the north, securing Island Flyer’s advantage and pushing Nauton-Call back to fifth in fleet. “Denny and his team sailed very well,” Evans explained later. “Our forecast called for the breeze to go right, but instead of clocking, it veered and we ended up on the wrong side of that shift. We knew we were in contention for the overall win, but I just went the wrong way. All in all, it was definitely a fun competition. And we feel really good about coming in second to a very well-sailed boat. I guess the best thing about not winning is that my team from 2016 (several of whom didn’t make the 2017 race) are now really excited about entering the Conch Republic Cup next year. Come 2018, we’ll be returning and we’ll be looking to win back that trophy.” For additional information and full scores, visit www.conchrepubliccup.org

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NOTE ON REGIONAL RACE CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing— Open to Everyone Wanting to Race Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm. Websites are listed. 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. Note: In the below calendars: YC = Yacht Club; SC = Sailing Club; SA = Sailing Association. Yacht Clubs Listed Below/Yacht Club Directory Clubs listed below are the clubs that have regattas listed this month or next month. For a complete list of clubs in the Southeast, go to www.SouthwindsMagazine.com and go to the club directory. To add your club or edit the listing, create an account on the online directory. You can then add additional information about your club: Location, regattas, club racing, cruising, activities, general information, etc. For Racing News, Race Training and National and International Regattas in the South, see “Racing News” section, page 29

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64th Annual Mount Dora Sailing Regatta, Mount Dora, FL, April 1-2 The 64th Annual Regatta is open to all classes from Opti to Sunfish to Hobie to Wayfarer to Catalinas and Mutineers. www.mountdorayachtclub.com

Melbourne Yacht Club Spring Regattas, April 22-23 & April 29-30 Race Calendar South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. This is the main site for racing in the region. Go to this site for the list of clubs and their websites. www.sayra-sailing.com. Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA) organizes many of the regattas in the Charleston, SC, area. www.charlestonoceanracing.org. Lake Lanier, GA: http://aiscracing.com/aiscracing/LARC/LakeSchedule.php Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): ASC: August SC, Augusta, GA, www.AugustSailingClub.org AYC: Atlanta YC, GA, www.AtlantaYachtClub.org BFSC: Barefoot Sailing Club, www.barefootsailing.org CSC: Columbia SC (S. Carolina), www.ColumbiaSailingClub.org CYC-SC: Carolina YC (S. Carolina), www.carolinayachtclub.com CYC-NC: Carolina YC (N. Carolina), www.carolinayachtclub.org 46

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Two weekends of sailing all types of boats on the Indian River Lagoon. Small boats sail April 22-23. PHRF racing and Cruiser classes sail on April 29-30. www.sail-race.com

64th Annual Mug Race, The Rudder Club, Jacksonville, FL, May 6 Billed as the world’s longest river race, the Mug Race runs on May 7. There are two courses, one at about 36 miles and the other about 38 miles. The South Course is for all the boats that can pass under a bridge and the North Course is for boats with taller masts. Generally, about 150 boats sail the south course and about 20 sail the north course. Boats of every size and type race. The race goes from Palatka to Jacksonville along the St. Johns River. For the first time in many years, the race ended the pursuit start last year and had one single start, but this year there will be two starts: one for catamarans and one for all other boats. Pre-registration and party (“Party-inthe-Park”) are on Friday at the Rudder Club. For more information and to register online, go to www.rudderclub.com. www.southwindsmagazine.com

Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): BYC: Brevard YC EFYC: Epping Forest YC FYC: Florida YC, www.theFloridaYachtClub.org IRYC: Indian River YC, www.iryc.org MYC: Melbourne YC, www.MelbourneYachtClub.com NFCC: North Florida Cruising Club. www.nfccsail.com OSC: Ocala Sailing Club. www.OcalaSailingClub.org RCJ: Rudder Club of Jacksonville, www.RudderClub.com SAYC: St. Augustine YC, www.StAugustineYachtClub.com SYC: Smyrna YC, www.SmyrnaYachtClub.com APRIL (*see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 1-2 64th Mt. Dora Annual Sailing Regatta. MDYC* 1-2 Lipton Cup. SYC 8 Fastest in the Forest. EFYC 9 WAVE Regatta. FYC 22 St. Johns Regatta. FYC 22-23 Annual Regatta. OSC 22-23 Small Boat Spring Regatta. MYC* 28-30 Cowford Cup. FYC 29-30 Big Boat Spring Regatta. MYC* 29 duPont Cup. EFYC MAY 6 Mug Race. RCJ 6-7 Spring Regatta. TSC 6-7 Spring Regatta. TSC 7 Monkey’s Uncle. SAYC 13 Double Handed Race. MYC 20-21 55th Annual Brevard Challenge. BYC 20 Youth Regatta. EFYC 27 St. Augustine Regatta. NFCC 28 Race of the Century. SAYC 27-28 Kelly Park Regatta. Multihull Regatta. IRYC

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. Race Calendar Regional Sailing Organizations: US PHRF of Southeast Florida. www.phrfsef.com BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Clubs with regattas listed this month (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 GSC Fort Lauderdale. www.gulfstreamsailingclub.org HISC Hillsboro Inlet SC, www.hisc.org APRIL (*see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 6-9 Sprint Fling. CRYC 7-9 Star Spring Championship. BBYC 7-17 Marstrom 32 Catamaran Regatta. CGSC 22 Miami to Key Largo* 29 Annual Sunburn Regatta. OD#8 BBYC 30 Annual Sunburn Regatta. ORC#8 BBYC MAY (*see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 6-7 KBYC Annual Regatta. ORC #8 13 Ron Payne Snipe Ocean Regatta. LYC 20 Hospice Regatta. LYC, HISC, GSC* 27-28 Goombay Regatta. CGSC

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62nd Miami to Key Largo Race, Miami Yacht Club Youth Sailing Foundation, April 22 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. www.miamiyachtclub.com.

2017 Hospice by the Sea Regatta, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 20 More than 50 sailboats from throughout South Florida are expected to enter this race. Five classes will race on a 12-mile course off Fort Lauderdale Beach. The event raises 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 News & Views for Southern Sailors

Wrecker’s Cup Race, Key West, January, February, March, April A different type of race for all sailors. See Calendar section, page 18, “Other Events,” for more information. Florida Keys Race Calendar Key West Community Sailing Center (formerly Key West Sailing Club). January through May: Free Women’s Sailing Lessons at 35pm Saturdays, 10am-noon Sundays. Small boat races Thursdays and Sundays from 1-4. A cook-out is held immediately following the Sunday races. A social hour featuring lite fare is held on Fridays from 6-8pm. Beginners and non-members welcome. The KWCSC is located at 705 Palm Avenue (off Sailboat Lane). 305292-5993. www.keywestsailingcenter.org. Upper Keys Sailing Club (UKSC), Key Largo. www.upperkeyssailingclub.com. Go to the Club website for regular club racing open to all. APRIL 8 9

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SPYC Invitational Pusser’s Rum Cup, St. Petersburg, FL, April 1 This will be the 36th anniversary of this regatta, which is hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. It is west Florida’s largest one-day sailboat race. All classes are invited and racing is in Tampa Bay. Courses will be around Government Marks. Pusser’s hats, great food and Pusser’s Rum parties. This is a Suncoast Boat of the Year and St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s Ocean Racing Challenge event. 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. You can enter these three races for one combined, reduced rate: Pusser’s Rum Cup, Crown Cars (March 11, and Suncoast Race Week (April 6-9). See details on the website.

39th Suncoast Race Week, Tampa Bay, April 6-9 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 39th year of this event. There will be three days of racing, beginning with registration and start on Friday at the Davis Island Yacht Club, racing to the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. On Saturday, boats race to the the Bradenton Yacht Club. On the third day boats race around government marks in Tampa Bay near St. Petersburg. The awards will be at the Davis Island Yacht Club on April 14. This is a qualifier for both the Tampa Bay/Suncoast Boat of the Year, the St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Circuit 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 8-9 One-design fleets usually include Laser 4.7, Laser Radial, Laser Standard, Optimist RWB, Optimist Green, Sunfish, Club 420, and Flying Scot. All money raised goes to the Sarasota Youth Sailing Program. www.sarasotaysp.com

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The event is listed as a BOTY event for the Sarasota Bay Yachting Association. Eight classes are expected: Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Multihull, Cruising, Pocket Cruiser, Racer Cruiser, E Scow and Flying Scot. The pre-race party and skippers meeting will be Friday, April 21. Racing on Saturday will be followed by a special post-race party with buffet, music and trophy presentation. For more information and the NOR, go to www.birdkeyyc.com

2017 Tampa Bay Hospice Cup Regatta and 32nd Morgan Invasion, Tampa, FL, April 22 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. There will be a pre-regatta benefit dinner and silent auction gala to be held at DIYC on Saturday, April 8. 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.

49th Regata del Sol al Sol Start, St. Petersburg, FL, April 28 See “Racing News” section page 20

4th Annual Venetian Cup, Venice, FL, April 29 Sailors ages 9-18 will compete in boats from 8-14 feet and include Optimist Prams, Lasers, and Club 420s. Adults compete in the Sunfish and Weta classes. Proceeds go to Venice Youth Boating Association. www.veniceyouthboating.com.

GYC Multihull Regatta, Gulfport, FL, May 5-7 Held at the Gulfport Municipal Beach, racing is on Saturday (11am) and Sunday (10am). Setup boats on the beach Friday. Register online or late registration on the beach Friday 5-7pm. This will also be a Hobie Points Regatta: The GYC 2017 Multihull Regatta will be a Hobie Division 8 Points Regatta for HCANA members. www.GulfportYachtClub.com

8th Annual Bone Island Regatta, West Florida to Key West, May 10-11 This is the eighth year of this regatta and has two start locations: Sarasota starts off Big Pass on Wednesday at 11am (confirm time) on May 10; Naples starts at the pier on May 11 at noon (confirm time). This is a Boat of the Year race for the Sarasota Bay Yachting Association, the Naples-Marco Island Boat of the Year, and the Southwest Florida Boat of the Year. 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, enclosedcabin sailing boat, and to all offshore multihull yachts. All boats must hold a current, valid WFPHRF rating. Entry fee is $150 if received by April 15, and $175 up until 5pm May 5. For more information, contact info, NOR and to register online, go to www.boneislandregatta.com. www.southwindsmagazine.com

3rd Annual Bone Island Regatta Race Key West to Cuba, May 15-22 For more information on this race, go to the “Racing News” section on page 19

31st Annual Couples Race, St. Petersburg, FL, May 20 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. www.spsa.us.

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MAY (*see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) 5 Multihull Regatta. GYC* 11-12 Bone Island Regatta (SWFLBOTY) (SBYABOTY)* 20 Couples Race SPSA* 20-21 Commodore’s Cup. TSS 26-28 Tampa Bay to Ft. Myers. DIYC*

Tampa Bay to Ft. Myers Beach, approximately 100 miles. This is a Davis Island Yacht Club (hosting club) Boat of the Year race. www.diyc.org. 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. Clubs with regattas listed this month (go to clubs for local club racing schedules): BKYC: Bird Key YC, www.BirdKeyYC.com BYC: Bradenton YC. www.BradentonYachtClub.com DIYC: Davis Island YC, www.diyc.org NSYC: Naples Sailing & YC, www.theNSYC.com PGSC: Punta Gorda SC, www.pgscweb.com SAMI: Sailing Assoc. of Marco Island, www.SAMISailor SPSA: St. Petersburg SA, www.spsa.us SPYC: St. Petersburg YC, www.spyc.org SSS: Sarasota Sailing Squadron, www.sarasotasailingsquadron.org TSS: Tampa Sailing Squadron, www.sail-tss.org VYBA: Venice Youth Boating Assoc., www.veniceyouthboating.com Boat of the Year Races (BOTY) For complete details and regatta changes, go to www.wfyra.org and click on the regional associations in Southwest Florida pertaining to each area below: Tampa Bay/Suncoast (also known as West Florida BOTY: (SCBOTY) Davis Island YC Boat of the Year: (DIBOTY) Gulf Racing Boat of the Year (Clearwater/Dunedin area): (GULFBOTY) St. Petersburg Ocean Racing Circuit: (SPORC) Charlotte Harbor/Ft. Myers area: (CHBOTY) Sarasota Bay (Sarasota to Venice): (SBYABOTY) Naples/Marco Island: (N/MBOTY) Southwest Florida Boat of the Year (Naples to Marco Island): (SWFLBOTY) Caloosahatchee Region Boat of the Year: (CLRBOTY) APRIL (*see “Major Upcoming Regattas” this section) (** See Racing News page 19) 1-2 Admiral’s Cup. SSS 1-2 Ted Irwin’s Memorial Pusser’s Rum Cup. SPYC (SPORC) (SCBOTY)* 6-9 Suncoast Race Week (SPORC) (SCBOTY) (GULFBOTY)* 8 Sharks Tooth Regatta. SSS (SBYABOTY) News & Views for Southern Sailors

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59th Dauphin Island Race, Mobile Yacht Club, AL, April 29-30 This race is the largest single-day point-to-point sail race in the United Sates. Over 300 boats, from 16 to 65 feet, with over a thousand crewmembers are expected. A warm-up race is on Saturday, April 22. www.mobileyachtclub.org.

GYA Opening Regatta, Fairhope, AL, May 6-7 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. Fairhope Yacht Club, www.fwyc.org.

Slip to Ship Racing Regatta, Ocean Springs, MS, May 27-28 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! FREE. www.osyc.com Race Calendar Clubs with regattas listed this month BucYC: Buccaneer YC, Mobile, AL, www.bucyc.com BWYC: Bay Waveland YC, Bay St. Louis, MS, www.baywavelandyachtclub.org CYC: Cypremort YC, Cypremort Point, LA www.cypremort.com FWYC: Fort Walton YC, Fort Walton Beach, FL, www.fwyc.org FYC: Fairhope YC, Fairhope, AL, www.Fairhopeyachtclub.com GBCA: Galveston Bay Cruising Association. www.byca.org GYA: Gulf Yachting Association. www.gya.org GYC: Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS, www.Gulfyachtclub.org JYC: Jackson YC, Jackson, MS, www.jacksonyachtclub.com HYC: Houston YC, Houston, TX, www.Houstonyachtclub.com SOUTHWINDS

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_________________________________________ RF 246 Rosborough Sedan Cruiser. A project boat. Either bad I/O or outboard. My last project, perhaps. 73-year young Vietnam Vet. John. Stuart, FL. 772-285-4858 (4/17)

Astus Trimaran 16.5, trailer, new 2016. VPLP French design. Fast, easy to sail/setup, stable and fun. $23,000 ($28,000 new). Sarasota, FL. dean@windrider.com or 612-338-2170. (4/17)

20’ Supercat 1979. 12’ beam, daggerboards, mesh tramp, furling jib (new), full batten main, aluminum rotating mast. Original owner, never damaged, in storage many years. Time to pass the thrills to a new owner. $2000. 941-743-6322. Motor and mount available. (4/17)

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_________________________________________ Six Man Offshore Life Raft. Dunlap brand with canister, cradle and cover. Manufactured 1996, repacked 2006, stored inside since 2007. $500 OBO. Panama City area. Text only @ 850-624-0470. (6/17)

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Cobia 174 2003 Center Console. 2004 90hp 2-cycle Yamaha - one of the best Yamahas made. Less than 300 hours on boat and motor. Boat always covered and fiberglass in great condition. Bimini top. Fishfinder, anchor, gear, jackets, etc. Boat and trailer in great condition. craig1000@verizon.net

S2 7.9 1984. Race ready. Tohatsu 4-stroke 6HP. Includes Blade, Dacron 135; Mylar 145, 2 Mylar 155, racing main, Dacron full batten main. New bottom paint, refurbished keel and rudder. Reconditioned trailer included. Pensacola, FL. $11,000 OBO. 850-293-4031 jjjbean@aol.com,. (5/17) SOUTHWINDS

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Fiberglass Sharpie. Chapelle 24. Decked, ballasted day-sailer. Salty boat. Fast, able & safe. GPS, trolling motor, galvanized trailer, plus lots more. Crystal River, FL. $5820. 352472-6872. (5/17)

CORSAIR F28R, 1999. #52. Carbon wing mast & sprit. Dry-stored at home on custom trailer. Immaculate and ready to launch. 12K$ refurb 2009. South Florida. $61,900. Bill @786-236-0662, Polaris2530@gmail.com (5/17)

Steel cutter, Alan Pape design, 31 feet, 5.3foot draft, professionally built 1987. 33HP Vetus diesel, wheel steering, 3-burner stove, oven. $29,000. Contact: loadmasterart@comcast.net (6/17)

25’ Catalina 250, 2010. Wing Keel, Wheel Steering w/auto-pilot, Honda 9.9 Elec. start, dual Batteries, depth & VHF, Furling, Lazy Jacks, Bimini, Enclosed Head, Galley, Sleeps 4, Comfortable dinette. Contemporary cruiser. $28,467. Call Paul at Masthead Enterprises, 800-783-6953 or 727-327-5361. www.mastheadsailinggear.com

30’ Albin Ballad, 1977. 10hp rebuilt Volvo Penta, Swedish world cruiser, 47% ballast. 4 sails, tiller with autopilot, new dodger, new dinghy, outboard. $12,500. Stewart Marine 305-815-2607. www.marinesource.com

1999 Catalina 320. Daysailing or extended cruising without breaking the bank, Coyote’s got the gear to do it. Low engine hours, good sails and canvas, autopilot, GPS, AIS, Garmin Map 740 S touch screen Radar/chart plotter/sonar, much more. $62,500. Alan 941350-1559 www.windsweptyachtsales.com. email alanpwys@gmail.com.

Island Packet Yachts 26-52’. Considering a New or Brokerage Island Packet? Or looking to sell the one you have? Our team of brokers have over 186 years of experience selling Island Packets. Whatever the model—we know them all well. Contact S&J Yachts 843284-8756. www.sjyachts.com

Catalina 27 1978. Excellent starter boat. 2burner propane stove w/oven; New Bimini, companionway doors; 30 HP Atomic 4; Custom trailer. Docked in Little River, SC. $8995. 864-395-1861, or jrannie@netzero.net. (6/17)

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Baba 30 Hull 64 Freshwater vessel. New Harken Roller Furling and Headsail, Recently repowered. Motivated Seller $35,000 OBO Pics at http://tinyurl.com/Baba30. Contact austinsalley@live.com. Austin 803-397-9448. Central SC (5/17))

1980 Southern Cross 31. Yanmar diesel. Gilner design, blue water, heavy displacement Full keel cutter. Double-ended, excellent condition, new cushions, solar panels, wind generator, Aries wind vane, Garmin, radar, plotter. 32k OBO. 970-759-1771. La Belle, FL. (5/17)

Seaward 32 2014. Shoal draft of only 20 inches! Lower the keel to a deep draft of 6’6”. Excellent condition! Kept on a lift. Trailerable. Loaded with A/C, generator, radar, chartplotter, extensive sail inventory, much more. $169,000. Contact S&J Yachts. 410-6392777. www.sjyachts.com

33’ Marlow Hunter 2013. One of easiest boats to sail with one of the best layouts. In-mast furling, shoal draft , A/C. Asking $148,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St Pete. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027, Bo@PreferredYachts.com. www.southwindsmagazine.com

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34’ Hunter 2001 Fun family cruiser Asking $57,500. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts. com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027 Bo@PreferredYachts. com

34’ Gemini 105Mc Catamaran, 2008. Queensize bed in owner’s cabin, 2 doubles aft and dinette converts. Air, gens, radar, autopilot, 110v/propane refrigerator, dinghy and outboard, 18” draft, 14’ beam, 27hp. Westerbeke. $120,000. Stewart Marine, Miami. 305-8152607. www.marinesource.com

1976 35’ Fuji — $38,900 – Michael Martin – 440-781-8201– michael@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

35’ Victory Catamaran. Built by Endeavour, High Quality, One Owner boat. Three Staterooms, Fits in regular Slip. Asking $139,900. Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center in St Petersburg. Joe Zammataro. 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com

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35’ Beneteau 350 Oceanis 1991. New Yanmar diesel 2012. Great layout. Asking $54,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Jamie Birch 317-750-8664, Jamie@PreferredYachts.com.

36’ Hunter 2008. Generator, AC, Inmast Furling Main Asking $89,900. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts.com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Jamie Birch, 317-750-8664. Jamie@PreferredYachts.com

1984 Schock Marine 36’. Inboard diesel engine, loaded with electronics, and necessary equipment for racing or cruising. Vessel is in good condition. $12,000. Ask for Ron or Carlos. Dania Beach, FL. 954-923-5900. (6/17)

Southerly Yachts 36-57’ Best shoal draft, blue water boats – Proven and well engineered for 36 years. Shoal Draft Freedom & Deep Draft Performance at the tip of your fingers. Push a button & the keel swings back – the safest way. Go where others cannot! Brokerage boats available now: 37’, 38’, 42’, 45’, & 57’. Contact S&J Yachts 410-6392777. www.sjyachts.com

1995 36’ Catalina MK II - $65,000 – Curtis Stokes – 954-684-0218 – curtis@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

2012 Delphia 37. European Performance Cruising at its best. Compare with Hunter, Beneteau, Catalina and you can see the value. GPS, Air, Autopilot. Beautiful 2-stateroom interior. Shoal draft. Only $109,900. Alan, 941350-1559, or AlanPWYS@gmail.com. Specs at www.windsweptyachtsales.com

37’ Hunter 2016. Like new. Owner Motivated. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts. com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027 Bo@PreferredYachts. com

1979 38’ Cabo Rico Cutter. Great sailing performance. Bluewater construction. Crealock design. Rebuilt Perkins diesel, refrigeration, Cutter rig, Solar panels, inverter, updated electronics. $64,900. Alan 941-350-1559. www.windsweptyachtsales.com. email alanpwys@gmail.com

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38’ Hunter 380 2006. 2-boat owner Meticulously maintained. Virtual Tour, Full Details & More pictures at PreferredYachts. com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL.Contact Joe Zammataro, 5272800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com

1984 Sabre 38. Shoal Draft centerboard, Mainsail furling system, Garmin GPS, Spinnaker, Gori Folding prop, Low hours Westerbeke Diesel $54,900. Alan, 941-3501559, or AlanPWYS@gmail.com. Specs at www.windsweptyachtsales.com

2010 Hunter 39. Loaded with gear including 40hp Yanmar, 4kw Fischer Panda Generator, Radar, And Reverse Cycle Air Conditioning. Schedule A Viewing Today. Conveniently Located In Florida. Call For More Info. Capt R Fachtmann 727-487-2278, Or R@Yachtmann.com

Leopard 40, 2010 Catamaran. Ready to sailaway today. Desirable 3-cabin owner’s version, Magpie 2 has never been chartered. Expertly maintained. Extensively equipped for liveaboard cruising. $289,000. 404-354-8893. North Carolina. magpie@fenwood.org. (6/17) 56

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40’ Caliber LRC 2004. Long Range Cruiser, Original Owner, Pristine, Everything you want in a cruising sailboat capable of a circumnavigation. Asking $229,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina in St. Pete. Contact Joe Zammataro, CPYB, 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com PreferredYachts.com

40’ Island Packet 1996. One of the best cruising boats ever built. Loads of custom features and upgrades. Asking $174,900. Contact Joe Zammataro, CPYB, 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com

Island Packet 40 – A very popular cruising boat that is safe, comfortable and has tremendous storage. 1996 asking $173,900 & 1994 asking $128,500. Call Matt for details. S&J Yachts, 843-284-8756, www.sjyachts.com

Delphia Yachts 31’–53’. A high-quality Performance Cruiser at a price that will surprise you at production boat prices. Semi-custom yachts built for you w/many options including shoal or deep keel options. Built in Poland, Europe’s 3rd largest boat builder. Call S&J Yachts 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com

2014 Jeanneau 41 DS. Turn-key, like-new, beautiful boat! Listed at $259,000, she is loaded with everything you need for cruising! With full electronics and low engine hours, this is a MUST SEE! Call today to schedule your showing! 912-638-8573 sales@dunbaryachts.com

41’ Morgan Out Island 416 1981. One the most successful boats ever built Asking $59,900. Full Details & Pictures at Preferred Yachts.com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027. Bo@PreferredYachts. com

41’ Island Trader Ketch 1981. Classic boat in good condition Asking $47,900. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts.com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027. Bo@PreferredYachts. com

Lagoon 420 2007. Desirable 4-cabin, 4-head layout in very good condition. Spacious bright salon extends into large cockpit. Generator, A/C, Yanmar engines. New sails 2013. 3-D video available. $329,000. Contact S&J Yachts. 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com

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42’ 2015 REFIT CUSTOM 90 Endeavour 42. Cleopatra - MINT Refit including: Generator, A/C, Bow-Thruster, In-Mast Main, Custom Aft Stern Rail Seats, Enclosure Canvas, All New Custom Interior. A MUST SEE @ The St. Pete Show! Call 727-999-4716 CaptZ@Yachtmann.com.

1974 42’ Whitby - $74,500 – Greg Merritt – 813-294-9288 – greg@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

420 Island Packet 2002. Lowest Price on the market - Two Boat Owner. All new upgrade electronics - Reduced to $224,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center, St. Petersburg. Contact Joe Zammataro. 727527-2800 Joe@PreferredYachts.com

2001 Catalina 42 MKII – New Listing! Listed at $144,900, she is a 2001, two-cabin, centerline version with wing keel. She is loaded with cruising equipment and ready to take her new owners comfortably and safely wherever the wind takes them. This vessel has been constantly upgraded and maintained. 912638-8573 www.dunbaryachts.com

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42’ Tatoosh. Bob Perry blue water cruiser built by Tashing. Just completed two-year cruise and ready to go again. A rare gem and a must see. Asking $109,900. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St Petersburg. Joe Zammataro 727-527-2800 Joe@Preferred Yachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com

44’ Apache Catamaran. 2 Circumnavigations and ready for a 3rd. Updated and renovated all electric. Asking $174,900. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts.com Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Jamie Birch, 317-7508664. Jamie@PreferredYachts.com

Now in stock NEW CATALINA 425! Winner of Cruising World Boat of the Year and SAIL best boat 2017. This is a MUST SEE! This beautiful boat has all the things you love about Catalinas and more! Call today to schedule your private showing. 912-638-8573. sales@dunbaryachts.com. St. Simons Island, GA

Proven Bluewater 1988 44CC Morgan Sloop. READY to go at a Rock Bottom price. This “must-see,” well-kept, completely equipped cruiser is BUY of the month for a price of $86,000. AIS, stern arch, genset, new Autohelm, great anchoring gear, wind gen, radar & much more. Owner 727-4666444 (5/17)

Gulfstar 43’ cc ketch, 1977. Arguably in best condition and most well-equipped Gulfstar out there. I’m only the third owner and have had her for almost twenty years. Just finished a two-year refit and shakedown cruise to Cuba and the Tortugas, Great! I’m getting too old for blue water but she’s ready to go. Asking $75,000. Serious inquiries only. Sarasota, FL. 941-726-9723. (6/17)

44' Gallart Motor Sailor, 1982. With Twin 65 hp Volvo Diesel Straight Drives, Diesel Generator, 3 Cabins, 2 Heads, 2 Helm Stations, GPS, Radar, SSB, Solar, VHF, Stereo, TV, Dinghy w/OB, RF Main, RF Jib. Needs some TLC. $59,900. Clearwater, FL. Call George 941-792-9100

43’Jeanneau Deck Salon 2003. 75hp turbocharged Yanmar, all lines led to CP, 2003 5kw genset, 2016 battery charger, 2013 Raymarine plotter/radar, 2013 dual spinnaker halyards, 2014 Mack Sails, & MORE! $189,500, Bob 239.775.7435, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

Island Packet 445 2006. Clean, very well equipped & priced right! Easy to handle. Lots of equipment; A/C, 8kw generator, solar panels, wind generator, watermaker, bow thruster. $364,000. Contact Matt at S&J Yachts, 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com

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2014 Beneteau 45 Oceanis. Loaded with Low Hrs, Gen, A/C, ready for survey & Never Chartered. $330k Call Capt. James Fachtmann. 954-SEA-LUCK or J@Yachtmann.com

45’ Jeanneau 45DS 2008. 75hp Yanmar, Gen Set, Air, RF, Bow Thruster, FullRayMarine electronics, Davits, Life Raft, Windlass, Two Staterooms, Two Heads, Duel Helms, Spacious Cockpit, Bottom Paint 2015, Bimini, Dodger, Yard-maintained. At our docks. $209,000/offers. George Carter, GSYS, 941792-9100 for appointment

Southerly 135 (45’) 2006. High performing blue water yacht with a DRAFT from 2’ 9” to 9’ 9” at the push of a button!! Many recent upgrades: hull recently painted, new canvas, cushions, A/C etc. $389,000. Contact Matt S&J Yachts, 843-284-8756 www.sjyachts.com

Moody 46 2000. Turn-key cruising boat in the BVIs with many upgrades/updates. Just reduced by $20,000! Cutter rig, shoal draft. Nicely maintained. Many upgrades including Brand New holding tank & hoses, Electronics, Fisher Panda Generator, Zodiac, Outboard & much more. Enjoy her this winter in the Islands! $259,000. Contact Matt, S&J Yachts, 843-284-8756. www.sjyachts.com

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46’ Beneteau 461. Low Hours on Engine & Generator. Inmast Furling, Elect Winch. Two Staterooms. Asking only $124,900. Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center St Petersburg. Joe Zammataro. 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts.com, www.PreferredYachts.com

46’ Hunter Double cabin plus office. Unique Office Version, Asking $159,900. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts. com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at theHarborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Bo Brown, 727-4081027 Bo@PreferredYachts. com

2013 Jeanneau 469. Air2air - Best In Class (Bought New Oct 2014) Loaded With Every Upgrade Option Including Performance Package (140% Performance Genoa & Main Sail), Much More. $330k. Call Capt James Fachtmann 954-Sea-Luck, Or J@Yachtmann.com

1986 Wauquiez 47 Centurion. Proven bluewater classic cutter. Schaeffer Mainsail furler. Generator, SSB, VHF, air condition, diesel heater, Twin autopilots, Twin GPS, Radar. 2 staterooms, 2 heads. $119,900. Alan 941350-1559. alanpwys@gmail.com. Details at www.windsweptyachtsales.com.

1987 47’ Bristol - $204,500 – Barbara Burke 904-310-5110 – barbara@curtisstokes.net – www.curtisstokes.net

47’ Dufour Nautitech Catamaran 1995. With lots of new updated equipment, including new Twin 55hp Volvo Diesels, Refrig and Freezer, Generator, Chartplotter, Washer/Dryer, Watermaker, Windlass, 4 State Rooms w/en-suite head and showers. Spacious Catamaran capable of extended passages. www.GrandSlam YachtSales.com. Offered at $279,000. Call George Carter 941-792-9100.

1985 Hans Christian 48T. Listed at $259,000. This is a beautiful, spacious yacht. She has a rebuilt engine with only 570 hours. Fully loaded with so many great features, including rebuilt generator, solar panels, fully battened mainsail and tons more. She is turn-key, ready to go sailing! Call today 800-282-1411, or sales@dunbaryachts.com, St. Simons Island, GA

48’ Tayana Center Cockpit. Meticulously maintained Asking $344,900. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts.com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Joe Zammataro, 727-527-2800. Joe@PreferredYachts. com

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_________________________________________ 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

49’ Hunter Tri cabin 2009. Motivated seller Asking $275,500. Full Details & Pictures at PreferredYachts.com. Located at the Preferred Yachts Brokerage Display Center at the Harborage Marina, St. Petersburg, FL. Contact Bo Brown, 727-408-1027 Bo@PreferredYachts. com

75’ Custom Expedition Motorsailer 1991. Volvo 292hp, hydraulic bow thruster, push button sail controls, 3 gensets, twin windlass’ forward, dual anchors, fuel centrifuge, hydraulic opening garage, Rebuilt & Upgraded! Tom 904.377.9446, www.SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

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— FREE ADS — 50’ Voyage Catamaran 2010. Twin Yanmar 40hp, 3-cabin/3-head, custom CP table, Brunton variable pitch propellers, AC, 4 Solar panels, watermaker, 4 elect winches, elect windlass, METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED! $625,000, Tom @ 904-377-9446, www. CatamaransinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales

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_________________________________________ Experienced marine canvas and upholstery fabricator. 23-year canvas shop in Pensacola, FL. Send salary request with resume to coastalcanvaspns@aol.com. (6/17) _________________________________________ Edwards Yacht Sales is expanding! 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 727-449-8222 www.EdwardsYachtSales.com Yachts@ EdwardsYachtSales.com

______ LOOKING FOR GEAR? PLACE A GEAR WANTED AD IN THE BOAT GEAR SECTION: $15 for a 3-month ad up to 30 words. When I needed something, they worked for me every time – Steve, SOUTHWINDS editor. editor@southwindsmagazine.com, 941-795-8704. Private parties only. No businesses. __________________________ Wanted: Lewmar ST16 Winch. 941-792-910 _________________________________________

2013 Jeanneau 53. New Mast & Boom, 2014 New Hybrid Electronics touchscreen, 3xAirCond, Inverter, Gen, Radar, Forward Looking Sonar, Custom Stern Rail Love Seats with double stuffed cushions. Call for more info Capt R Fachtmann 727-487-2278 or R@Yachtmann.com

Standard Horizon Strike 220S Fish Finder with Speed, Log and Temp (New in Box). $75. Pioneer High Power AM-FM CD Player. XM Ready 12-Volt, 50-Watt (New In Box) $75. 772-285-4858 (5/17) _________________________________________ Wire-rope halyard. 60 feet, 1/4” SS wire & 75 feet 1/2” dacron rope, professionally spliced, includes Schaeffer block with duel grooved sheave. Asking $125. Photos available. Panama City, FL 850-624-0470. (6/17)

55’ Chris White Juniper Trimaran 1989. Isuzu 27hp, 2003 dripless shaft seal, 2014 elect winch, 2011 trampolines, custom bimini, 2011 wind gen, 2014 batteries, 2015 main halyards, Hooka Dive system & MORE! $179,900, Kirk 954-649-4679, www. SailboatsinFlorida.com, Edwards Yacht Sales See CLASSIFIEDS continued on page 60 News & Views for Southern Sailors

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CLASSIFIEDS Yacht Sales Person Needed Preferred Yachts, located at the beautiful Harborage Marina in St Petersburg, has an opportunity for an experienced full time yacht broker or we will train you. We are a unique boutique yacht brokerage with a large brokerage display center that attracts buyers and sellers from around the world. Preferred Yachts is one of only 50 Certified Professional Yacht Brokerages in the US and hold to the highest standards of professionalism, knowledge and integrity. With 38 years experience, we know how to help you be successful and our clients to achieve their dreams. For more details, Contact Joe Zammataro, CPYB Call: 727-527-2800 or Write Joe@PreferredYachts.com _______________________________________ _ Doyle Sails Gulf Coast, St. Petersburg, FL. Seeking Outside salespeople to sell sails in the Gulf Coast region. Take your sailing hobby, make extra cash, or turn it into a career. Doyle Gulf Coast is the second largest Doyle production sail loft in the U.S. We are seeking outside salespeople to sell sails in our region which includes the entire Southeast. The position involves being able to measure a boat, price sails (we will assist with quoting), install, and follow up with customer. Please contact robert @ islandnautical.com, or call 727-800-3115. ________________________________________ 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. (6/17) ________________________________________ Yacht Sales. Curtis Stokes & Assoc., Inc. has opportunities throughout Florida for experienced brokers or new salespeople. Applicant must be ethical, hard-working and have a boating background. Training available. Inquiries confidential. 954-684-0218, info@curtisstokes.net. ________________________________________

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P________________________________________ ROPERTY FOR SALE OR RENT Roatan Property w/108' Dock. 2.25 acres w/300' waterfront. Ideal for development of multiple homes. 700 sq. ft. living space & storage area in place w/all utilities. www.calabashshores.com (5/17)

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Cruising a Different Way By Paul Gebert

wice we sailed the Caribbean Sea by the more or less standard clockwise route—the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, West Indies, Venezuela, ABCs, Columbia and on to Central America, returning to the U.S. from Mexico. However, recently we did it a bit differently: south through the Bahamas, down through the Jumentos (remote and isolated), and to Great Inaugua. From Great Inaugua, the southernmost Bahama island, we sailed SSW via the windward passage between western Haiti and eastern Cuba to Jamaica. Our first port of call in Jamaica was Port Antonio at the Errol Flynn Marina (Jamaica is also home to the artist Guy Harvey. We all have a guy Harvey T-shirt, don‘t we?). George, the dockmaster, got us settled in a slip and called the proper officials for our entry. Five or six official folk showed up, as well as a local police officer. We all had a great visit filling out a few forms, and after a while, everyone was satisfied with the paperwork and went away. Fees: nada, nichts, nothing, free. No mordida, no fuss—just nice folks conducting their official duties. Welcome to Jamaica. The marina was a first class outfit with modern concrete docks, pool, bar, grill, and spotless and spacious bathrooms and shower area. Security was excellent. The view from the marina of the green hills backing up the town is super. The town of Port Antonio is just outside the marina gate. For those who like to eat out, Jamaica is equal to Trinidad, both having stellar island cuisine. Dining is best on the local level, that is: typico,

Malinda and Phillip, our driver.

eat what the local folks do, where they do. Many very small and unassuming eateries serve up taste tingling food at really reasonable prices. We declined to rent a car in Jamaica, it having probably the world’s highest car crash fatality record. The easy way, we discovered, was simply hire a car and driver for the day—usually $60 to $80, depending on your destination. Our driver was a refined young gentleman with a spotlessly clean car. He drove us where we wanted to go, waited while we swam, hiked a bit, and gave us running commentary on local stuff. Of course we visited some of the “tourist” spots, but generally went a bit off track. High on the fun scale was eating “jerk chicken” at the origin and epicenter of all Jamaica jerk chicken— Boston Bay. Hot (thermally and spicy wise) off the grill. Oh boy! Our driver took us to the foothills of the famed Jamaica Blue Mountains where an ancient Land Rover carried us high, high into the heart of coffee farming. The locals don’t call them coffee plantations, but rather “coffee farms.” Our destination was a threehundred-year-old coffee manor with a spectacular view of the valleys and mountains surrounding the farm. We

were the only guests (maximum of eight), with our own Jamaican lady to cook authentic Jamaican fare. From Jamaica it is an easy motorsail, usually, if done at night, eastward and southward about 30nm to Bowden (Morant Bay); easy in and out and well protected, but nothing much to do. Better to stop at Bowden than at Kingston harbor which is too open and crime-ridden. Anyhow, from Jamaica the sail south-by-southwest to Isla San Andres is a beam reach in the trades and only four days, three nights (453 nm). San Andres is a super destination, a possession of Columbia, with most of the older folks of Englishspeaking origins. Shops vary from elite and very expensive New York-equivalent-department stores near the waterfront to “mom-and-pop” shops where the regular folk buy stuff. Many good restaurants are very reasonably priced. A nice fillet of fish with typico sides of fried bananas, rice and a soda is about $7. San Andres is the playground for rich vacationing Columbians. The anchorage is reef-bound and calm; clean enough to swim. Now you are all set up for another pleasant beam-reaching sail overnight from San Andres to Panama’s Bocas del Toro. If you want to skip the eastern Caribbean and get to Central America the easy way; try this “different way.” Paul and Malinda Gebert sail their Morgan OI 41, Daydream, out of Fairhope, AL. Paul has sailed the Bahamas over 25 times, the Caribbean three times and has rebuilt five “good ol’ boats”over the 51 years he has been sailing.

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