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News & Views for Southern Sailors

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Editorial: Hurricane Season 2009

By Steve Morrell

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Letters You Wouldn’t Believe

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Bubba’s Wi-Fi Hookup

By Morgan Stinemetz

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Southern Regional Monthly Weather and Water Temperatures

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Short Tacks: Sailing News & Events Around the South

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Our Waterways: Sarasota’s New Mooring Field

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Billy Johnson, 1923 — 2009

By Morgan Stinemetz

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Sailmaster 47 Boat Review

By Joe Hrobuchak

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A Family’s First Sailing Charter

By Sally Weigand

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Carolina Sailing — Charleston Community Sailing

By Dan Dickison

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Boatwork: Bulkhead Facelift

By Tom Kennedy

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Capsized!

By Wayne Rutland

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Snipe National Championships

By Julie Connerley

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

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Treasure Hunting in Paradise (Lost)

By Deborah Holland

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

Sailmaster 47 Boat Review. Page 40.

Photo by Joe Hrobuchak

Snipe National Championships. Page 54.

Photo by Julie Connerley.

COVER: Snipe National Championships.

Photo by Julie Connerley

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FROM THE HELM

STEVE MORRELL,

EDITOR

Hurricane Season 2009 — Guilty as Charged After the heavy 2004 Hurricane season—when Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne hit—we began printing articles on hurricanes and boat preparation. The following year, 2005, I began a hurricane section during the official storm season months (June through November). I continued this through 2008. I became quite knowledgeable on the subject. The section became even more significant since 2005 was another difficult year (remember Katrina?).

After going to press for the June issue, I realized I didn’t have a hurricane section in that issue. I told myself to put one in the July issue, which I put off also. Here it is August—the first of the three months (August, September and October) when the strongest storms seemed to hit—and I still skipped the hurricane section.

So yes—I am guilty of becoming complacent about hurricanes since we haven’t had one in a few years. So I am here today to remind others that hurricane season is here and no matter what others tell you, you have a very good chance of being hit by at least tropical storm force winds (38-73 mph), a good chance of getting hit by winds of Category 1 strength (7495 mph winds) and a small chance of getting hit by a Category 2 or higher (96 mph and up). These could be from a direct hit by a storm of these sizes or by the outer bands of a strong storm.

There are articles in the paper regularly about how El Niño might prevent many strong storms from developing this year,

but this is still an inexact science and they are still unsure.

I am about to take my boat out of the water for the three strong storm months and prepare it with all the knowledge I have gained over the years. It doesn’t take that much effort; a full day of work is all.

For those of you at dock, double up your lines and be ready with all the precautions because remember one of the most important things to know about preparing your boat: When a storm threatens, it will develop quickly and give you very little time, and if you and your boat are not ready quickly, severe damage is likely. To survive what you are most likely to get hit with—tropical storm and category 1 winds—is easy and can be prepared for. And don’t forget that when it gets down to the nitty gritty, you will save yourself and your family and your home first, leaving the boat as the last priority. So, it is more important your boat is better prepared before a storm threatens than anything else—if you care about it.

So, have a plan and remember: A simple basic plan carried out is far superior to a more complete complex plan not carried out.

I still believe that our Web site has some of the best, most useful and most practical information on how to prepare your boat—including links to many of the best Web sites out there that also offer their plans. Check it out at www.southwindsmagazine.com under Sailor Resources.

Good luck and be prepared.

Articles and Photos Wanted — Contribute to Southwinds Write About Your Yacht Club or Sailing Association — Tell us about your club, its history facilities, major events, etc.

Youth Sailing — Write about a local youth sailing organization or sailing camp Bahamas and the Caribbean — Trips, experiences, passages, anchorages, provisioning and other stories of interest.

Sailing Experiences — Stories and photos about experiences in places you’ve cruised; anchorages, marinas, or passages made throughout the Southern waters, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

Race reporting Boat Reviews — Review your boat. See the ad in the boat review this month.

Charter Stories — Have an interesting Charter story? In our Southern waters, or perhaps in the Bahamas or the Caribbean?

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Cuba — Of course, there is always Cuba, and regardless of how our country’s electled officials try to keep Americans out of the largest island in the Caribbean, it will one day be open as a cruising ground. If you have a story about such a trip, let us look at it.

Hurricane Stories —Send us letters, articles, tips.

Cover Photos — SOUTHWINDS is always looking for nice cover shots, which are always paid for. They need to be a highresolution vertical shot, but we sometimes crop horizontal photos for vertical one.

Our Waterways — Information about the waters we sail in: disappearing marinas, boatyards and slips; mooring fields, anchoring rights, waterway access, etc.

Letters to the Editor — For those of you who are not as ambitious to write stories, we always want to hear from you about your experiences and opinions.

Maintenance and Technical Articles

Try writing—there are many great writers out there who don’t realize it. For more information and to send articles, contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Check with us about article length, subject, photos, etc.

Individuals in the Sailing Industry — Interesting stories about the world of sailors out there, young, old, and some that are no longer with us but have contributed to the sport or were just true lovers of sailing.

Fun and Unusual Stories — Got an interesting story? Unusual, funny, tearjerkers, learning experiences, etc.

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ONE SOLUTION FOR DERELICT BOATS Cruisers are under attack by local governments trying to limit their stay. One part of the argument is the bum boats that become derelicts are a problem. I understand that Florida has quite a few derelicts. Abandoned boats cost a fair amount of money to remove, so they sit.

We don’t have derelicts in my area, but we do have “stuff” that gets washed up along the shoreline. So a local dive shop has organized an annual spring shoreline cleanup. They recruit volunteers to pick up, dig up and haul out any and all junk, debris, trash, etc. They have removed countless tires plus batteries, car bumpers, coolers—even a couple of cars. Several communities have joined in by supplying a trash truck to come around and pick up the stuff on the designated Saturday.

My proposal is that cruisers could band together locally to work with the community and organize a cleanup of some of the abandoned boats. The local government would first need to go through the permit process and declare the boats legally salvageable. Then the task would be to get out there with whatever can be had to remove as much as is feasible. Some boats will require much more than just a band of helping hands, but there are many smaller boats that can be cut up and hauled off...by volunteers.

The under attack cruisers can make new friends with the communities they hang out with. And help the environment.

Heck, everybody is unemployed now, so what else have you got to do?

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Editor CRUISING CUBA We have cruised in the Pacific and crossed the Panama Canal in 2006 with our sailboat Bruja Marina, and we are now based in Puerto Aventuras on the Mexican Maya Riviera. Your magazine has always been one of our readings for the good articles and information and the fact that we do live in Florida and in Puerto Aventuras and pass by Cuba often. We have also advertised our charter of our Hunter 466 Bruja Marina in your magazine.

We noticed the good article regarding Cuba by Bradd Wilson. It is obvious that he is a Canadian and has limited information of the details and history of Cuba. Therefore, we offer the following comments to his article.

The now 20 percent tax (not 15 percent) that the Cuban government imposes on all the dollars brought into Cuba has nothing to do with the exchange. Cuba is the only country seeking tourists and charging a tax on the money coming in. It is a tax and not based on charges to Cuba for the use of dollars as no country imposes taxes on the use of dolSee LETTERS continued on page 12 www.southwindsmagazine.com

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LETTERS lars (not the United States, nor Canada, nor any European countries). It is our belief that the 20 percent tax is also applied to Euros.

Yes, we believe that the embargo has not worked except to the benefit of the Cuban government, as it is the excuse for the standard of living there being so low. The reality is that the embargo only applies to U.S. products and people and not to other countries. For years, the Cuban government has been buying U.S. products in Canada and other countries, thus bypassing the embargo. The poor standard of living in Cuba is based on the fact that the only ones who live well are the government authorities and many of the workers who deal with tourism. Removing the embargo will not make life any easier there.

Regarding prostitution: It is widely used in Cuba now for taxing and to provide young women (including professionals) some income that they cannot get anyway as the typical Cuban salary at most levels of employment is about Nacional $200 per month (translate to about US $20 per month salary). Prostitution is controlled at Marina Hemingway, as well as all the hotels, and the prostitutes do pay a tax on such income. It is unfortunate that the Castro government claimed to eliminate prostitution many years ago as a sinful profession and it now allows it because it brings dollars in.

We are all hoping that the efforts of the present administration to engage Cuba on discussion of human rights, political prisoners, and freedom in the island is followed.

Again, it is unfortunate that Fidel Castro indicated today that Obama misinterpreted Raul Castro’s offer to discuss matters. Again, they are using the naive views of many people including Mr. Wilson and the present U.S. government.

We hope that things get better there for everyone and that the embargo is lifted so the Cuban government will no longer have the embargo as the excuse for such a poor standard of living by the majority of those who are not part of the government apparatus. We also hope to be able to visit Cuba by boat as it is now prohibited by the Cuban government if you are Cuban-American.

Joaquin A. Sosa, Esq S/V Bruja Marina Joaquin – There is poverty all over Latin America (besides that which we see in the United States) and I really can’t say that I see any connection between the type of government and poverty.

Many democratic governments have it, and dictatorships have it as well as every other type of government that is difficult to classify. I don’t see the ending of the embargo eliminating poverty in Cuba, but it will probably help alleviate it. I also don’t see the ending of the current Cuban form of government eliminating poverty in Cuba, but it will probably help alleviate it. Would Cuba be better off having a society set up like Haiti? How about like Paraguay, Ecuador or Peru—countries which have terrible poverty in Latin America.

How about another definition of a nation that is poor? Is

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poverty not there when most people in society are thriving while the minority are starving? Or is it not there when none are starving? I don’t think it is so clear-cut, but I am certain of this: All forms of government have been at some point guilty of having poverty, hatred, genocide, racism and all the other ills of mankind.

I think we need to look a little deeper in these sweeping judgments.

What excuse will Cuba use if they change their form of government to a more democratic one and they still have poverty?

Ending the embargo might lead to a better future—albeit not a perfect one—for Cuba, just like trading with the Soviet Union and China helped lead to a better future for the people of those countries. Or should we stop trading with them? My belief is that trade with the former Soviet Union, which led to more interaction between people of both countries, was one of the main causes for its eventual evolution to a freer society.

Then there is the issue of our own rights, and one is our right to trade with and travel to countries we are not in a declared war with—at least trade in non-military goods. Whether it is right or wrong to do so is another question—different as to whether we citizens have a right to do so. No government has the right to keep its citizens from doing that.

Publishing a sailing magazine, I support the right of Americans being able to sail to Cuba without fear of prosecution and/or persecution from their own government.

Editor ESCAPISM I would like to thank you for your magazine while I have lived in the Southeast. I’ve felt landlocked in Atlanta since I was transferred four years ago to here from the West Coast.

We had to sell our sailboat, and your magazine was a few minutes of escapism back to the water. I have just received word that my transfer to Seattle has been approved. We bought a sailboat last month and will be moving onboard in the next month or so. Thank you again for the escapism.

Michael Michael – You’re welcome, and I am sure all our contributing writers who really supply most of that escapism will also be glad to hear they have helped out.

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SOUTHWINDS IN DUBAI I just wanted to say thanks!—for such an excellent publication, and the fact you make it available online in PDF format. Having sailed in the Florida Panhandle region for a couple of years, and now living in Dubai for work, SOUTHWINDS is a great way we can keep up with all the sailing news and happenings in the Pensacola/Fort Walton Beach area.

At the beginning of each month, I check the SOUTHWINDS Web site and download the new edition. I particularly enjoy the regional cruising articles and articles such as Robbie Johnson’s gourmet cooking onboard.

Again, thanks!

Kelly P. Gates Dubai, UAE Kelly, – Glad you enjoy the magazine. Starting in June, we now also offer a newer, easier way to read the magazine online where you See LETTERS continued on page 14 News & Views for Southern Sailors

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LETTERS don’t have to download it as a PDF to read it. Perhaps many of our viewers have seen similar systems online for reading a magazine, which makes it easier to turn pages and zoom in and move around the page to read articles. This is available now for just the current issue, but we will eventually make it available for all past issues also.

Editor LEARN TO SAIL ON AN OPTIFISH Great article (“Learn to Sail on an Optifish,” July ’09 issue.

Available at www.southwindsmagazine.com in Back Issues pages) and so similar to a situation we had here at SPARS of St. Augustine. We had someone donate a Phantom, minus the rig. We put an Opti rig on it and called it the Phantom of the Opti. Now I wonder if anybody has thought to try a Sunfish rig in an Opti. Call it a “Sunopti.”

Keep up the good print and say hello to “ole Walt Matthews” should you get a chance.

Edward McCarthy Sailmaker and cofounder of SPARS. (SPARS—Sailors, Paddlers and Rowers of St. Augustine—is a community-based sailing organization in St. Augustine, FL, that supports small-boat sailing for youth and adults. For more information, go to http://spars.us.googlepages.com/aboutus.)

Ed – Anyone who calls a boat the Phantom of the Opti is okay with me. But I think we must be careful where this can lead to.

We’ll be having someone put a ketch rig on a Catalina 22 and calling it Ketch 22. Could be a good thing.

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FLORIDA MARINA QUESTIONS CALLER I know you cover a lot of Florida marina destinations for cruisers, and I had to make mention of a marina I contacted this week in southwest Florida.

Unfortunately, when I contacted this marina, I was told that, “We don’t give quotes on slip fees over the phone. We would rather you come by and see us in person.“ Forgive the person with whom I spoke to, as he seemed to be genuinely interested in my boat and my business. He explained to me that (they) would like to ask me about my boating preferences, and a few questions would only take a minute of my time. He managed to be as cordial as possible while asking me questions such as: What is my favorite part of boating? Do I waterski, wakeboard, cruise, or sail? I haven’t water-skied in years.

What does it matter? I just wanted to know what it would cost to keep my boat there. Am I in some sort of a Gallup poll for invalid boaters?

I explained to the gentleman that I was very busy, lived in a different area, and I couldn’t get by there anytime soon, but I am interested in the marina and would just like to get a quote on slip fees so that I may plan accordingly, as the current economic climate has been hell on my business.

Again, the gentleman with whom I spoke to was very polite, but he seemed to almost feel my frustration.

Who are these people that are dictating these ridiculous requirements? Do they realize they are really inconveniencing myself and my family?

Sam Hornbach Chevy Chase, MD E-mail your letters to the Editor: editor@southwindsmagazine.com www.southwindsmagazine.com

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I UPCOMING SOUTHERN EVENTS Go to the SOUTHWINDS Web site for our list of youth sailing programs in the southern coastal states, www.southwindsmagazine.com. The list was printed in the April 2006 issue.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING Sail Trim Rig Tuning Seminar, St. Petersburg, Aug. 19 The St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron will hold a two-hour seminar entitled Sail Trim and Rig Tuning on Wednesday, Aug. 19, from 7-9 p.m. at the St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave. SE, Demens Landing, St Petersburg. Course is free. Materials cost is $20 per family. There is a classroom limit of 20 students. To sign up, go to www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 525-0968.

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16.5 fleet. Cost is $225 per person including all classroom materials and a U.S. Sailing Association Basic Keelboat manual. Participants will receive a complementary three-month membership. There will be a 2 /1 student teacher ratio.

To register and more information, go to www.sailbcyc.org, or call Jennifer Rogers at (727) 345-7544. Pre-registration is required.

Monthly Boating Safety Courses 2009 Schedule in Fort Pierce, FL About Boating Safety—Boating safety course designed for the recreational boater, to encourage safety on the water.

This one-day boating course emphasizes safety on the water to enhance the boating experience and to increase confidence on the water. The course is State of Floridaapproved for those 21 and under to obtain their Florida State boater‘s license. Go to http://a0700508.uscgaux.info/ (click on Calendar) for class information and the next scheduled class. Classes are usually very full, call and reserve space on the preferred program date. $36 (+ $10 for each additional family member).

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

Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Courses, Jacksonville, FL Safe Boating Saturdays. Next class: September 12, October 3, November 14. 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $25 including materials. Captains Club, 13363 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville. Meets Florida legal requirements for boater education. Most insurance companies offer discounts to program graduates. Mike Christnacht. (904) 502-9154. Generally held once monthly on Saturdays. Go to www.uscgajaxbeach.com for the schedule.

Programs, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 1300 Beach Dr. SE, St. Petersburg. Lessons include which boat for you, equipment, trailering, lines and knots, boat handling, signs, weather, rules, introduction to navigation, inland boating and radio.

(727) 823-3753. Don’t wait until next summer to have your children qualify for a State of Florida boater safety ID, possibly lower your boater’s insurance premium or just hone your safe boating skills.

Boating Safety Courses, St. Petersburg, FL St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron. Six-week Public Boating Course. The course is usually held January, March, June and October. Other courses continuously offered. To find out more, go to www.boating-stpete.org, or call (727) 498-4001, or e-mail contact@boating-stpete.org.

Boating Safety Class, Orange Beach Community Center, AL, Aug. 8 Class size is limited to 25 so sign up early. Qualified instructors from the USCG Flotilla 3-10 will be covering navigation, rules of the road (water), personal safety equipment, trailering boats, boating laws and boating for hunting, fish-

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ing and waterskiing. They will also provide hands on instruction on tying basic knots. Open to everyone over the age of 12, the course meets all qualifications for the Alabama boat operator’s license. 7:45 a.m.-4 p.m. $25, which includes lunch. (251) 955-1443 Clearwater Coast Guard Auxiliary (Flotilla 11-1) Public Boating Programs Sailing Skills & Seamanship (six lessons, evenings) Option for OTW with Clearwater Community Sailing Center at a discounted price.

Class Days: Aug. 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20. About Boating Safety (two lessons, weekend program). Sept. 12-13.

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

North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC On-going adults sailing programs. Family Sailing. 2-6 people; 2-6 hours. Traditional skiffs or 30’ keelboat. $50-$240. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 7287317.

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Ruskin, FL, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 75 Offers Home Study Safe Boating Course The Ruskin flotilla each month offers a Boating Safety course in Ruskin, but has found that many boaters do not have the time to attend the courses, so they are now also offering a home study course at $30. Additional family members will be charged $10 each for testing and certificates.

Tests will be held bimonthly. Entry into the course will also allow participants to attend the classes. To apply, call (813) 677-2354.

BOAT SHOWS Tampa Boat Show. Sept. 11-13.

Tampa Bay’s oldest and longest running boat show. Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL. NMMA. (954) 441-3220. www.tampaboatshow.com. 10-8 p.m., 10-6 on Sunday. 16 and older, $9. Ages 13-15, $5. 12 and under, free.

Southeast United States Boat Show, Jacksonville, FL, Sept. 16-20 This is a new boat show put on by the producer of the spring boat show in Jacksonville for the last 13 years. The

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show will be held in downtown Jacksonville at the Jacksonville Landing, 2 Independent Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32202. Boats will be exhibited on land at the center and in the water at the Landing, adjacent to the convention center. The show will feature power, sail, freshwater and saltwater fishing boats, yachts, kayaks and boating accessories. Free dockage. For more information: (904) 673-0093, southeastusboatshow@yahoo.com, www.southeastusboatshow.com.

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Women Sailors invited to join Windlasses at Annual Meeting, Dunedin, FL, Aug. 27 Windlasses, a woman’s sailing/racing club, is starting another year of sailing. Women sailors in driving distance of Dunedin marina are invited to spend their Thursdays racing prams and Sunfish, cruising, and generally having fun.

On August 27 at 9:30 a.m., Windlasses will hold their annual New Members’ Coffee at the First Presbyterian Church, 455 Scotland St., Dunedin. New members are accepted only in August and September. You must be able to swim and know basic sailing techniques. Boat ownership is not necessary. An orientation program will include pram rigging, building sailing skills, racing rules and an understanding of the club.

The club meets every Thursday during the school year for racing at the Dunedin Marina, monthly “cruises,“ interclub races with other Florida West Coast women’s sailing clubs, and general fun.

For more information about the Windlasses or the New Members’ Coffee, call (727) 432-9380, 204-4839 or 9373105. Annual membership dues are $50 with an initiation fee of $60. Go to www.windlasses.org for more information.

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National Marina Day, Aug. 8 National Marina Day was originally created by the Association of Marina Industries (AMI) to highlight the important role marinas play in the boating communities, providing waterways access and boating services.

According to the National Marina Day Web site (www.marinaassociation.org/nmd), “In 1928, the word ‘marina’ was used for the very first time by the National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers to define a recreational boating facility.”

Marinas around the country will be offering special discounts and activities. All BoatU.S. Cooperating Marinas will be offering substantial discounts on fuel, transient slips and repairs.

Fisherman’s Village Yacht Basin in Punta Gorda to Offer Free Docking on National Marine Day, August 8-9 In observance of National marina day, and as way of saying “thank you” to the local boating community in the area, Fisherman’s Village Yacht Basin in Punta Gorda, FL, will be

providing free docking for the two-day event and hosting 65 vessels representing nine local boat clubs. On Saturday, August 8, there will be displays and promotions by marine-related organizations and various environmental groups involved with Charlotte Harbor. For further information, contact Harbormaster Jim Branch, at (941) 575-3000, or go to www.fishville.com.

Annual Manatee Sailing Association Beach Picnic and Membership Drive Invites New Members, Anna Maria Island, Tampa Bay, Aug. 22 For anyone interested in learning to sail or joining a firstrate sailing club, the Manatee Sailing Association is inviting all those interested to its annual beach picnic at Bay Front Park on the north shore of Anna Maria Island, on the south side of Tampa Bay. The party will start at 11:00 a.m. and go until 4:00 p.m.

There will be kayaks, small sailboats, and plenty of beach for swimming for all those who attend. Meats, sodas and

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condiments will be furnished. MSA is asking members (and others, if they like) to bring a side dish or dessert to share. All MSA members who bring a guest who joins the association will receive a prize. Annual membership dues will be $50 on this day. For more information, call Glen Marcum at (941) 749-8599.

Yachting Vacations Offers Flotilla Charter to Key West Fantasy Fest in October Yachting Vacations in Punta Gorda, FL, is organizing a flotilla from their base at Burnt Store Marina to Key West during the last week of October for the annual Fantasy Fest week in the Conch Republic.

Sailors can charter one of four monohulls in the Yachting Vacations fleet and, if they are not night-sailing qualified, they can hire one of Yachting Vacations’ ASA instructors/captains to sail along.

The company is advising boaters to book early since dock space at Fantasy Fest fills up early. For further information, visit the Yachting Vacations blog at www.yachtingvacations.blogspot.com.

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NEWS BoaterExam Florida Launches Free Interactive Boater Education Course Florida is the latest state to launch the new BoaterExam interactive boater education course as an online option to obtain the Florida Boating Safety Education I.D. card. Florida residents now have access to an animated and narrated course they can take online when it’s convenient for them. This boating education course is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard and covers 100 percent of the state’s exam requirements.

Exam course participants learn about boat classifications, hull designs, motors, legal requirements for registration and equipment, navigation rules, basic safety regulations and waterway marking systems all in a narrative fashion with more than 300 original illustrations and 150 ani-

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mated video clips. Each of the courses’ seven chapters is followed by chapter summaries and practice quizzes. Students also have access to BoaterExam.com’s industry-exclusive, toll-free customer service help line (866-764-2628) from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. (central time zone), seven days a week.

All persons 21 years old and younger who operate a motorized vessel on Florida waters are required to have their Florida Boating Safety Education I.D. card (also mistakenly referred to as the “Florida Boating License”) in possession at the time of operation.

The BoaterExam.com course and final exam are free.

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Students pay a one-time fee of $29.95 only when they pass the final exam to obtain their official results. The permanent ID card is sent by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission within 2-3 weeks. The card is good for life and never needs to be renewed. Passing a boater education course may also result in a discount for boat or personal watercraft insurance.

For more information on the new course, go to www.boaterexam.com/usa/Florida.

2009 Florida Spring Wharram Rendezvous, Islamorada, FL, May 15-17

By Gene Perry The second annual Spring Wharram Rendezvous had more than 50 people and nine Wharram catamarans show up.

There was a Tiki 38, Narai 42, Tangaroa 36, Tangaroa 35, Tangaroa 32, Tiki 30, Tiki 26, a Tiki 21 and Melanesia, a custom rebuilt and modified Wharram. There were also several other boats that showed, since everyone is invited. The others included an AERE inflatable catamaran, a Victoria 18 (monohull), two dinghies, a Fountaine Pajot catamaran and

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a Corinthian 42 trimaran.

A group dinner was held at the Lorelei restaurant and a contest was held to rename the Wharram Rendezvous to replace the word “rendezvous.” Winner of the contest was Dennis O’Shea with a Hawaiian name. In long form, the name “Hui-o-waa-Kaulua-Wharram” literally means a gathering of two-hull Wharram canoes. In the short form, “Hui Wharram” means a group or gathering of Wharrams.

The highlight of the activities was the New Tiki 30, professionally built by David Halladay (see SOUTHWINDS, December 2009, Back Issues at www.southwindsmagazine.com), sail demonstrations.

The winter rendezvous will be at Hobe Sound, FL, Dec. 11-13.

New Marina and Mooring Field Opens in Stuart, FL, at the Old Southpoint Anchorage Location In June, a new marina, called the Sunset Bay Marina and Anchorage, opened in Stuart at the former location of the Southpoint Anchorage on the St. Lucie River just south of the Roosevelt Bridge. The new marina, located on a 1.9acre site, has 128 slips and 69 buoys in its mooring field.

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tains’ lounge, fuel dock, a pump-out and a marine store. A restaurant, named the Sailor’s Return, is under construction next to the marina and will be opening in October.

The marina also offers free wireless WiFi access throughout the marina and mooring field. The marina will offer both transient and long-term dockage, is pet-friendly and also has a shuttle service to nearby locations. The marina has both fixed and floating docks.

Mooring field rates are $12.50/day and $295/month.

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Slip rates are currently at $8/foot at an introductory rate until January 2010, at which time rates will go up to $10/foot. Short-term rates are higher in winter and lower in summer. Daily guest rates are $2/foot.

For more information, go to www.sunsetbaymarinaandanchorage.com, or call (772) 283-9225.

Scurvy Dog Back at the Used Marine Goods Store in Pensacola

By Julie B. Connerley Scurvy Dog, the mascot and namesake of the Pensacola marine gear resale business located at 108 Myrick Street is back home!

Scurvy and his “dad,” business owner Chris Forrer, moved to Atlanta about a year ago for a business proposition, but arranged to have the consignment store stay open.

Forrer kept his property in Pensacola because after years of traveling, this is where he wanted his roots. For boaters, about the next best thing to being out on the water is to be searching for just the right gizmo to fix or improve something on the family boat. Moreover, in today’s economic climate, consignment stores have become mainstream, and new words like “repurposing” have cropped up in our language.

Scurvy Dog Boat Works and Marine Gear is open Wednesday to Friday 9:00 to 5:00 and Saturdays, 9:00 to 1:00.

“Scurvy is a little fatter, a little grayer,” said Chris, “but at 10 years old, he’s still ready to greet customers, so come by and see us.” You can reach Chris at (850) 477-1770 or at scurvydog@worldnet.att.net.

Seaworthy Goods Offers Free Products as Door Prizes Seaworthy Goods proudly launches the “Boat Groupies Gift Program” for the 2009 boating season. This program is designed to support boat groupies, those organizations who most encourage sailing and spread the love of boating—the ones who make it fun. Regional and national owners’ associations and groups can now request a free pair of PortVisors™ for door prizes or to be auctioned off at their annual meetings, rendezvous and/or gams. Seaworthy Goods wants to assist non-profit sailing events and educational seminars that increase exposure to boating or help other important charities.

Organized groups and associations should apply for a donation of a free pair of PortVisors™ by contacting BoatGroupies@SeaworthyGoods.com or calling (941) 448-9173. For more information on Sea Worthy Goods, go to www.seaworthygoods.com.

Massey Yacht Sales & Service Expands to East Florida During Recession Bucking the trend in dealership business plans during the current economic climate, Massey Yacht Sales & Service is expanding its dealership operation. Currently, Massey has offices in Palmetto at Regatta Pointe Marina and in St. Pete at the Harborage Marina. Their new location will open in Stuart on August 1 at the new Sunset Bay Marina & Anchorage, a new marina located at the foot of the Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart..

When asked why expand now, Ed Massey replied, “I’ve been interested in a Massey dealership on Florida’s east coast for about five years but could not find the ideal location and yacht lines until now. Our new yacht business is pretty strong, and we continue to be the number one monohull sailboat brokerage house in Florida.” Massey was the

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world’s largest Hunter dealer for the 2008 model year and is having a solid 2009 as well. Island Packet Yachts recently named Massey their exclusive dealer in Florida. Massey is also a Catalina dealer for the Florida west coast, besides being dealer for Eastern Boats and Mariner Yachts, builders of Down East powerboats and trawlers.

For more information on Massey Yacht Sales, go to www.masseyyacht.com.

Contact Ed Massey at (941) 725-2350.

Eco-Friendly Boat Hull Cleaning Uses Pressurized Baking Soda to Remove Paint, Repair Blisters— New Business Opportunity for Contractors SodaBlast Systems, Inc. has come up with an eco-friendly way to clean boat bottoms and remove antifouling paint. In the SodaBlasting process, a non-destructive stream of airdriven, specially formulated baking soda under high pressure is first used to strip the antifouling paint and open the blister. Then, to prepare the surface for repair and repainting, the affected area around the blister is feathered by splitsecond, swirled “micro-blasting.” This finishes the surface in preparation for repair. The entire process can be accomplished in one-tenth the time as traditional techniques, resulting in a properly prepared surface that is ready for blister repair and painting.

SodaBlast contractors bring their mobile equipment directly to the site and install plastic tenting around the boat.

Once the SodaBlasting is complete, they wrap up the paint and other residue for disposal. This captures environmentally damaging pollutants and keeps neighboring boats free from dust or debris. The hull is ready for painting in a few days, depending on the job. Easy to use and maintain SodaBlast Systems mobile units provide up to four hours of continuous blast time. A trailer-mounted system includes a

heavy-duty air compressor. A skid-mounted unit, which will fit in the back of a pickup truck, can be used with a portable air compressor One contractor had removed several layers of antifouling paint on a wood hull with no damage to the wood.

Hand sanding would have been a monumental task with that much paint. The system is especially useful on wood hulls to protect the wood.

For more information about the SodaBlast system, and information for dealers and contractors, go to www.sodablastboats.com, or call (800) 216-7632.

UK-Based RS Sailboats Establishes Distribution in Southeast United States Crosslink Marketing LLC, managed by Eric Macklin (formerly of Hunter Marine), has been appointed as the Southeast distributor for UK-based RS Sailboats. RS manufactures a line of 16 performance and recreational sailboats up to 25 feet that have become wildly popular in Europe since the inception of the company in 1993.

The first products to land in the Southeast will be four models in their ultra durable and maintenance-free APB (All Purpose Boat) range including the Terra, an easy-to-rig 9 ½-foot junior sailor; the 12-foot Feva, an extremely popular ISAF class and the world’s best selling two-person sailboat for the last four years; the Q’ba, an 11 ½-footer that can comfortably handle adults or youngsters for simple, off-thebeach fun; and the Vision, a 15-foot “family racer” that is comfortable, versatile and fast.

Commenting on the boats, Macklin said, “The build quality, components and attention to detail is like nothing I have ever seen. It’s refreshingly apparent that these are boats built by sailors for sailors with elegant ease-of-use features that anyone can appreciate.”

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Web Site Offers New Online Sail Teaching Tool NauticEd recently launched a new online tool for teaching sailing. The tool is similar to a wind meter on a boat under sail and you can turn, trim and adjust the sails as you learn.

Called NED, it is a very high-tech interactive online sailing instructor whereby new and novice sailors can learn how the sails should be positioned for any wind direction.

The player can: • Turn the boat and watch the speed of the boat change with different wind angles • Increase or decrease the speed of the wind • Trim the jib sail and the main sail and watch the boat speed change with trim • Gybe the boat • Tack the boat • Learn the points of sail • Watch the boat’s heel angle change with wind condition and angle • Learn exactly how you should set the sail trim with the wind angle The simulation is very realistic because the speed profile was extracted from a real speed polar plot diagram of a racer cruiser sailboat. Once NED has been mastered, NauticEd also provides Advanced NED, an interactive game whereby the student must sail a course and achieve the best time. Currently the advanced version can be used online for free. To try it out, go to www.nauticed.org/sailing-instructor.

$10,000 Award to Winner of West Marine’s Green Product of the Year Contest West Marine is seeking entries for its “Green Product of the Year” contest. The company will award one prize of $10,000 to the winner (void where prohibited by law) at the 2010 Miami International Boat Show. The competition is free and open to individuals, manufacturers, distributors and/or

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inventors of boating products. The judges will select the winner based on the following criteria: eco-effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, applicability and breadth of market impact, degree of innovation and originality, and compliance with official contest rules.

Participants can enter the contest, as well as view the complete rules and entry requirements, by completing an entry form at www.westmarine.com/green and submitting it before Nov.1, 2009.

Department of the Interior Announces Boating Grants to 28 States to Help Keep Waterways Clean From the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced grants for more pump-out boats and facilities to 28 states.

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Sarasota Mooring Field Installation Begins

By Harmon Heed One of the more beautiful boats at the Sarasota Bay anchorage.

Radiant, Rob Bop’s yar, homebuilt, coldmolded ketch will have to move out of the anchorage like many others. Photo by Ken Delacy.

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inally, after 30 years of politicking, Sarasota Bay is getting a mooring field. Construction by Millmac Corp of Coral Springs, FL, began just after Independence Day. The field of 109 moorings will be set in three phases; Phase I with 35 balls should be finished on schedule in early September, according to Millmac President Mike Miller.

As with everything in politics, there were compromises made, and neither those for or against the mooring field got everything they wanted. Who wanted it? At first, everyone who wanted a cleaner, safer bay without derelict boats or liveaboard boaters’ poop polluting the bay wanted a mooring field. But some began to change their minds when it was pointed out that the boaters could not, no matter what their diets, poop in a year one percent of the bay pollution that comes from industrial, residential, street and sewer over-

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flow after every big storm. A report from Javier Vargas, the city utilities O&M general manager, lists 1,115,120 gallons of untreated wastewater that was spilled into Sarasota Bay during 2004-08.

There is considerable industrial and agricultural contamination on the bay bottom. Soil samples taken in and around Hudson Bayou show the bayou historically high in lead, and arsenic was found a bit north of the bayou’s mouth. The contamination is such that the dredging of the proposed fairways bisecting and surrounding the field has been put on hold because, according to Rick Winters, the project engineer, the city can’t find anyone to take the eventual 8,240 cubic yards of spoil. The Sierra Club, once in favor of the field, now opposes it due to the environmental danger caused by dredging and drilling in anchors.

The main proponent of the mooring field has been and is Bob Soran, the president of Jack Graham, Inc, (JGI), the parent company of Marina Jack Marina and Restaurant, O’Leary’s Tiki Bar and Sarasota Moorings LLC. Marina Jack is the jewel of the bay, and because it already had required upland amenities like a harbormaster office, pump-out station, heads, showers and laundry facilities, was selected in April 2005 to manage the field. JGI invested what it initially quoted as $450,000 in improvements, including a new 110-foot dinghy dock, three new heads and improved laundry facilities.

Marina Jack will not be able to make any profit on the mooring field as per state regulations. It will be reimbursed for the upland amenity improvements, such as the three new heads with showers, faux marble walls in the 10 heads, airconditioning of the laundry area and the new dinghy dock. It also will be paid to man the pump-out and shuttle boats.

The City Commission, led by then Mayor Lou Ann Palmer and Commissioner Ken Shelin, was also for the mooring field. It not only approved a tentative 10-year contract for Marina Jack to manage the operation, it also approved a 20-year extension, from 2027 to 2047, on JGI’s bayfront lease, now including O’Leary’s on Island Park, and a reduced rate of a very low three percent of its gross returns. The city is also not allowed to make money on the field, but its expenses can be recouped. Palmer and Shelin are no longer on the commission.

Then other commissioners, Vice Mayor Kelly Kirschner and Commissioner (now mayor) Dick Clapp began asking financial questions, and some surprising facts surfaced. JGI pays no ad valorem (property) tax on the property it leases.

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Turn’er Loose, another boat anchored on Sarasota Bay and one that many might consider an eyesore, especially those who want to see everything perfect and ordered. Photo by Harmon Heed.

to $323,000, but the city is to pay six percent interest until that amount is reimbursed. The city will be responsible for 90 percent and Marina Jack only 10 percent of any losses.

After 2012, JGI will no longer pay the $80,000 annual submerged land lease; that payment will thereafter be made by the city. According to Kirschner’s interim, Jeffrey Walker, the deal will cost the city about $17,432,282 between 2027 and 2047.

Another advocate of the mooring field is the Downtown Sarasota Condominium Association (DSCA). At the last City Commission meeting that addressed the mooring field, held on June 15, a DSCA director and Golden Gate Point Association Director, Ron Ward, on behalf of the DSCA, urged the city to “let the process go forward.” Peter Scharff, also a resident owner on Golden Gate Point, has never been contacted by Ward or either of the associations and is neither for or against the field. Downtown condo resident/owner Jennie Rosenbaum stated that 90 percent of the condo owners she has talked to are against spending money on the field. And Anna Lenck, an icon on the 18th floor of the Embassy House, who also has never been contacted by the DSCA, said, “This is one sad day for Sarasota. “ Who is against the mooring field? Primarily, it is the boat owners who are most vehemently against the loss of their “freedom.” There are approximately 70 boats at anchor

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Among them are a deputy sheriff, a county firefighter and an RN. There are two families with children; one lives on a clean houseboat and retains a slip at Marina Jack. This band of stalwarts and other landlubbers have been brought together into the Sarasota Bayfront Alliance by the energetic and tactful Ken DeLacy. Ken musters his supporters to the Commission meetings with a 10:1 ratio over those not supporting the field. They have shown once again that, with unity, the people, even so called “boat bums,” can be as powerful as big business. Their arguments and efforts can be viewed at http://groups.google.com/group/sarasotabayfront-alliance/. Their e-mail is Sarasota-harbor@googlegroups.com.

What compromises have been made? Marina Jack will manage the mooring field, but rates have been reduced by about a third. Boaters were given six weeks instead of a month to move their boats out of the Phase I construction area. Liveaboards in the mooring field will not be limited to six months’ occupation a year, but all boats will be required to be registered and insured. Non-liveaboard boats (thanks to HB 1423) will be allowed to anchor outside the mooring field as they do in Marathon. And a pilot program could be set up by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to ascertain if different rules are needed in different locales.

The end result may have been best summed up by Commissioner Kirschner. “I think we’re allowing the heavy weight of inertia and a few boisterous voices to carry this through, when it is neither the will of the people nor in our best interest financially to do so.” This is a warning to other municipalities that are considering putting in mooring fields: Be careful; you may get what you wished for, and it will cost you dearly.

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One More Star in the Night Sky Billy Johnson, 1923-2009

By Morgan Stinemetz

When you’re offshore on a moonless night, and the sky is as black as ink, the stars appear so close you feel you can almost touch them. They become personal. I have never tried to count the stars, but had I done that once and was able to do it again, I know that I would find the two totals disparate.

There’s one new star out there in the night sky, visible only to mariners, shining with eternal light. It doesn’t have a name yet, so I am going to give it one: Billy.

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consummate sailboat racer, Billy Johnson’s last contest involved his very life, and he lost it. Mr. Johnson slipped away—cast off his mooring lines—on July 2, 2009, at 1:30 a.m. holding his wife Pat’s hand in their Longboat Key home on Norton Street.

It wasn’t unexpected.

A decade or so ago Mr. Johnson was diagnosed with cancer. Over time, what the cancer—lymphoma they called it—did to Johnson was physical. The last time I saw him, a week before he died, we sat in his back yard and talked.

Billy was weak. He had a cough that bothered him, hurt him is what he said. He showed me a nodule on his right arm, below his elbow on the inner side, and said that his guts were full of those damn things. Cancer is an insidious evil. It has killed my friends, killed my father and brother, and I suppose that it has killed friends and loved ones of yours, too.

As pernicious as cancer is, it never destroyed Billy Johnson’s spirit. It never throttled his curiosity. The day I last saw him, Billy was watching Duncan Seawall put in a boatlift behind his house. Actually, he wasn’t observing as

much as he was assessing. Billy Johnson knew a great deal about many things, and construction fell under his purview.

I imagine that in his mind’s eye he was making certain that the two young men who were sinking pilings in the canal had the lumber plumb and all the angles perfectly square. If Billy had been doing it himself, he would certainly have had it exactly that way.

He was 86, though, and his strength had deserted him.

The doctors who had been giving him radiation and chemo for a long, long time said there was nothing more they could do. A hospice nurse was coming by that afternoon to see him, Billy said, adding, “I hope she’s good-looking.”

“I met Billy in 1947,” recalled Charley Morgan, yacht designer, boatbuilder, sailor and an icon in the sailing world. Charley and I were having lunch 12 hours after Billy Johnson had died. “I was in Tampa and Billy was in Sarasota. His brother, Clint, had Johnson Sails, and Billy came in to get a set of sails for a 12 Square Metre. He had flaming red hair, and he was winning a lot of small-boat races back then, when races were limited in number and a lot longer than they are now. Later, he had Ginger, a Tiger Cub I designed, and he built it from a kit. That was one of the earliest cruising boats he had, and he helped my career enormously.”

Morgan obviously enjoyed talking about Johnson, a man he’d always held in high esteem, and a buddy whom he saw repeatedly as Johnson’s health was progressively failing.

“He was an aggressive sailor, and he would talk to peo-

ple on other boats if they were ahead of him. (It was distraction that Johnson sought.) What made him such a good sailor is that he was always perfecting his boat, always doing something to make it better. We loved him because we all became better sailors because of him. He worked at it 24 hours a day. He was never asleep at the switch, ever, and he expected that same level of attention from his crew.

“Not only that, he was an innovator, but he could be impatient. He knew everything that was going on, and if you didn’t exhibit that same degree of devotion, you’d hear about it. He was very intent. But, more than that, he was a dauntless cruiser, a really good seaman because he was able to concentrate so well. I supported his nomination for membership in the Cruising Club of America, and he was accepted. Of course, his wife, Pat made the long cruises with him.

She’s a natural, too.

“You know, I have always been proud that his first sailboat was a Charley Morgan Tiger Cub, and his last sailboat was also a Morgan Tiger Cub he had restored. Billy was oneof-a-kind.”

In 1994, I was lucky to be one of three crewmembers who sailed to Cuba in a sailboat race from Sarasota with Johnson.

The boat may have been a West Indies (Morgan design) 36.

I am not sure, frankly. It’s about 270 miles from Sarasota to Marina Hemingway, so it took a while. We had light winds, I recall, and finished back with the cats and the dogs.

Off the wind, we used a Johnson-fashioned whisker pole made from a flexible windsurfer mast. Likely, it was the only one on the entire planet. Billy explained to us that the pole would flex and keep the genoa full while waves pushed the boat around a little bit. Johnson hoped it might give us an edge. What gave us any edge we had was really Johnson’s fertile mind and his ability to put into practical use some totally off-the-wall ideas.

However, it had not been a fast trip. On the last day, late in the morning, the finish line was a few miles off, within sight. Johnson had been talking about Hatuey beer, something he remembered from previous trips to Cuba, before

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Dorados are also called mahi-mahi, and they are as good as it gets when it comes to table fish. By the time we finished the race, the fish was cleaned, stored in the refrigerator and Billy was back into sailboat racing again. Multitasking was second nature to Capt.

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Johnson was one of the founding members of the Sarasota Sailing Squadron, and much later the Squadron said “thanks” in its own way by awarding him an honorary lifetime membership. The hours he put into working at the Squadron helped make it what it is today, a monument to the sport he loved so much and the birthplace of youth sailing in the Sarasota area. Currently, two of the best junior sailors in the country, Chris Stocke, reigning national champion in the Laser Radial, and Zeke Horowitz, reigning national champion in the full-

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They have taken their sailing skills to a level that would have made Billy Johnson proud. It was Johnson who built the first five boats that local youths got to sail. He built them at home, in his garage, out of plywood.

Billy Johnson was an opera-loving hard worker, a skilled boatbuilder, accomplished mariner, relentless competitor, perpetual tinkerer and a polished gentleman who carried with him, like a shield, a platinum-plated sense of ethics.

Anyone who sails in Sarasota Bay or Tampa Bay or the Gulf of Mexico is following in the wake of a man who never quit. Billy Johnson was the real deal. We’ll never forget him.

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1979 GULFSTAR SAILMASTER 47

A “JEM” of a Sailboat

By Joe Hrobuchak

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ver since my wife Jackie and I moved to Florida 25 years ago, we began to fantasize about life afloat. We knew that this would be a gradual process. We were still young (at least a bit younger than today), and our experience was limited, although Jackie had some. Jackie’s dad was a 20-year Navy man who loved sailing. As a young girl, she fell in love with sailing with her Dad out of Annapolis on the “The Bay” on his Islander 30. I had never sailed before. Then I met Jackie, then her Dad and then learned to sail—and the rest, as so many say, is history.

We bought our first sailboat in 1989. It was a 1978 Hunter 30. This was a bare bones—nothing fancy—basic coastal cruiser sloop. We ended up living aboard for about 12 months—when we learned the meaning of “personal space.” Next, we acquired a 1978 Endeavour 32. Again a nice boat, but compact.

I am sure that everyone planning to make a jump to the liveaboard lifestyle has different ideas and needs. In our case, we were coming out of a 2400-square-foot, 4-bedroom house with a pool—and a lot of closet space! An 80-footer was out of the question for obvious reasons, so we began our quest for a comfortable, sailable, liveable, affordable, safe and stout vessel.

We found all of those basic requirements in the Gulfstar Sailmaster 47, which we named JEM. She has a LOA of 475”, LWL of 40’6”, and a beam of 13’10”. She displaces 38,000 pounds with 10,500 pounds ballast, which is quite helpful in stability, as the boat does have some windage due to the raised deckhouse design. She draws 5’6” on a modified keel. The mast height above the waterline is 54’5” (plus VHF antenna). The 47 was offered as a sloop or ketch rig.

We preferred the sloop. Sail area is 873 square feet.

Conceived by Dick Lazzara as a motorsailer, the

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Just as on any 47-footer, there is a lot of room on the foredeck.

The main dinette and salon.

Sailmaster offers a unique design that incorporates both great liveaboard amenities and comfortable cruising space for one or even two couples.

There are several reasons why we chose the sloop model.

On deck behind the cockpit, there is a stern-facing settee that is probably Jackie’s favorite spot, her sunbathing, reading and chillin’ out space. In addition, the propane locker is on one side and additional storage is on the other. From here, entrance to the cockpit is starboard through a cutout in the coaming that precludes climbing over it. You just walk right in. The pedestal with wheel-steering houses the engine gauges and compass. We have an instrument pod containing GPS chartplotter, radar, autopilot, depth and wind instruments.

The companionway with two teak doors, and a teak slider is forward. This leads down to a bright and airy main salon bathed in varnished teak with 6’7” headroom that is surrounded by large fixed windows. There are two hatches for fresh air. On the port side is an icemaker and L-shaped settee dinette. To starboard is another settee. This vessel, to Jackie’s delight, has a tremendous amount of storage, both under the settees through drawers, and behind them with Velcroattached cushions. The desk-size nav station to starboard, alongside the companionway steps, has plenty of room for a laptop, instruments, books, photos and knick-knacks.

Continuing forward and three steps down is the galley to port. To starboard is a guest head with separate stall shower. The galley has a double stainless steel sink. There is a new Force 10 three-burner stove and a Norcold stand-up refrigerator-freezer. Once again, there is plenty of drawer and cabinet space to Jackie’s liking. She brought in a marine carpenter to modify the shelf space for the china (yes, real china, not plastic) to keep the dishes in place when at sea.

Quite a clever idea, actually. In fact, she was adamant that we would have a “down” galley in whatever sailboat we considered—and she is right. It does give one the sense of being in a separate cabin from the galley when dining or entertaining (plus the added feature that the mess in the galley is out of view). In fact, Jackie really enjoys cooking aboard. She loves her galley.

Forward of the galley is the massive V-berth with teak hanging locker to starboard and a teak cabinet and three drawers to port. Once again, there is a lot of storage beneath the berth. I did, however, install a Vetus bow thruster that does use some space along with the dedicated batteries and charger. I would NEVER own any vessel this size and larger without one! You will never know how incredibly handy it is (and can save your neck and your pride) until you use one. Finally, running along on both sides of the berth are what we use as bookcases—constructed of teak!

The mast is keel-stepped and rests out of the way between the bottom galley step and the sink. A nice design and not in the middle of the salon and the dining table as in so many sailboats.

The aft stateroom (aka: the Owners’ cabin, the Master’s cabin, the Captain’s stateroom and Jackie’s hideaway from me) on JEM is known as Jackie’s Stateroom (or maybe, shoe closet. We may be living on water, but SHOES STILL ROCK!). Besides the fact that it is beautiful and comfortable—finished in varnished teak—it is practical. But wait!

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The helm and cockpit on the center cockpit of the Sailmaster 47.

The stern on JEM with its unique dinghy launching system.

We have—ta-da! storage! As you leave the salon walking aft on the port side, three steps down, you enter the stateroom with a hanging wet locker to port. Once you enter the stateroom, to port is a very good-sized (again, teak) hanging closet (locker?) with two sliding louvered doors. To starboard is an actual chest of drawers and a little settee. In front and below the bed are four drawers; then on the port side are four drawers with a queen bed, Raritan Crown Head with Lectra-San and separate stall shower. (I neglected to mention that both heads and the galley counters are finished in ceramic tile.) It is a very comfortable cabin. The entire cabin is finished in a dark, rich, varnished teak with shelving (bookcases, again) surrounding the bed.

Mechanically, the 47s were powered with a Perkins 6354 normally aspirated diesel, rated at 130 hp. Located beneath the salon sole, a large double section lifts out completely—or either side can open separately—making for total stand-up-all-around access to all components: engine, GenSet, two A/C units, sea strainers, bilge, etc. JEM carries 195 gallons of diesel in a single fiberglass tank and 375 gallons of water in two fiberglass tanks. Our boat is equipped with an 8.0 kw Northern Lights GenSet. As far as I know, most, if not all, Sailmaster mainsails were equipped with Hood in-mast furling. Advantage: No one needs to leave the cockpit to raise, lower or reef in rough seas. Disadvantage: Loss of power or the electric motor means hand cranking at the mast. JEM is also equipped with a 110-volt ac Keffe windlass. It obviously needs the GenSet fired up to operate, and it is quite efficient and powerful. Our

ground tackle consists of 200 feet of chain and a 60-pound Bruce for a main and 75 feet of chain with a 100-foot rode and a 45-pound Delta plow for a secondary. The headsail is on a Harken furling system. We also have a full enclosure around the cockpit, which is great to have on those rainy days.

This boat also came with a rather unique system astern for transporting the dinghy. It really isn’t a davit, but more of an elevator platform. Two 12-volt motors with attached steel cables raise and lower this platform along two tracks that are bolted and fiberglassed into the transom. Two trailer-type bunk rails are also mounted on the platform. Simply lower the entire contraption into the water (actually underwater) and drive the dinghy on or off. There is a controller with eight feet of cable so you can operate it from the water or on deck. We have affectionately named it “Otis” in honor of the ubiquitous elevator man.

JEM is a pleasure to sail. She is very sea-kindly and stable. We have been in 20-25 knot winds and the GPS gave us a speed of 9 knots. The ideal winds for this boat for us are 12-18 knots. All in all, a very comfortable sailer.

Okay, we are liveaboards and we never leave the dock, right? Wrong! We try to anchor one weekend a month in Lake Worth south of Peanut Island. We also spend two to three weeks a year in the Bahamas—the Abacos to be precise—but that will be another story.

By the way, JEM, our boat’s name (if anyone thinks we are spelling impaired) is an acronym of our childrens’ names from oldest to youngest: JustinErinMarcos.

Neat, huh?

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A Family’s First Sailing Charter AKA

“The Griswolds Go Sailing”

By Sally Weigand

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truggling under the weight of duffle bags and food boxes, we paused on the dock excitedly eyeing the sleek shape of our chartered sailboat. “Look at the name,” our oldest daughter gasped. Pilot Error glared up at us in bold black letters. Was it an omen? Our first charter would reveal the answer. My husband and I had recently completed a charter course on the Chesapeake, and all in the family sailed a little Sunfish on a lake. We considered ourselves prepared.

The option of two courses existed when we raised anchor in Miami Beach. We chose the ocean route, which was error #1. Unknown to us, many buoys were renumbered, but not all. We never did locate the ship channel, and a large wave crashed over the deck and cascaded down the open front hatch, thoroughly soaking the mattress. Never again did we forget to close all hatches before getting under way.

“What does it matter that we can’t find the channel?

Let’s see how responsive this boat is under sail,” we agreed.

After raising the mainsail and jib, we inched along at the snail’s pace of one knot. In addition, three of the five on board became seasick from the wave action so the decision was unanimous to try the Biscayne Bay route. An immediate reversal in direction eventually brought Pilot Error back to the marina from which we had so confidently left early that morning. The unsuspecting marina staff thought they had seen the last of us for five days, but in we pulled to eat lunch and regroup.

With stomachs fortified and no waves beneath the hull, our spirits lifted. Off to the bay and points south. For an idyllic afternoon, the boat glided effortlessly through the blue water while the sun warmed our Northern bodies.

Before sundown, we eased into a tranquil, protected cove surrounded by woods. The setting sun bathed the scene with its golden warmth and edged the clouds with pink and lavender, bringing the day to a perfect close.

Unfortunately, the following day did not continue on this high note. Menacing gray clouds hung heavy in the sky, but that did not deter. Off we went to make up for lost time.

No sooner did we reach the bay than thunder boomed and the heavens opened. On went slickers and rain gear and back into the safe harbor we headed. Before even dropping anchor, we changed our minds, deciding to continue sailing.

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Trimming sails on a windy day drew everyone’s attention.

Sisters have fun sailing a cruising boat after growing up with a small Sunfish on a lake.

By now, 20-knot winds whipped up white caps on the steelgray bay, and sea swells tossed the boat from side to side.

Proceeding under sail power was out of the question. “Why are we the only boat out?” a daughter asked. No one dared answer as we pushed on through the howling wind.

Concluding that this would not be a decent sailing day, we radioed the closest marina for a berth. How disheartening when we learned it was only a 10-minute drive from the marina we had left 24 hours ago!

Approaching the fuel dock, the jinxed boat came to a sudden stop when it ran solidly aground on a sand bar. Each sideways push of the wind embedded it more. The crew pitched in, trying various techniques to free it: running from one side to the other to rock the boat, hoisting the sail to get help from the wind, then sheepishly radioing the marina for assistance. Help came via a boat aptly named Murphy’s Law. If those on shore weren’t laughing over this, they surely were when we made a lumbering thump into the fuel dock, propelled sideways by the gusty wind. We stopped to refuel because my husband was certain we were about to run dry after all the motoring we’d done. He sported an apologetic look when the tank accepted only $1 worth of diesel.

By this time, the resemblance to the movie family, “the Griswolds,“ was overwhelming, and our youngest daughter aptly applied it to us. We were giving the family “vacation” films serious competition.

Minutes after tying up in a slip, this Beverly Hillbillies scene unfolded: Daughter #1 stood on the dock bent over, washing her hair with the marina hose, the wet bed cushions were spread out on deck to dry, and rain-soaked gear was clothes-pinned to every inch of lifeline. The instant we were settled, bright sunshine broke through the rain clouds.

It became a beautiful day. “What are we doing on land?” we questioned. Not one of us was anxious to pack up and leave, so we made the most of it on the wide, palm-decorated beach. As dinnertime approached, we boarded a bus into town. This sounds simple enough, but with the Griswold touch it, too, became an event. The bus driver was allowed to take only change, which for our fares totaled $5. Together we came up with only $1.65 in coins, so we sat on the moving bus quietly contemplating a solution while an unamused driver kept the bus on schedule. “Just get off,” he admonished when the town center was reached. During our time in town, each of us collected change for the return ride.

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take a taxi if one came first, which, of course, it did since we had managed to gather the necessary $5 in coins for the bus.

What obstacles would tomorrow bring to challenge the intrepid crew of Pilot Error?

A chilly overcast day greeted us, but we were going to sail. After motoring only a short distance from the marina, the engine started to slip. We dropped anchor to investigate.

Seaweed clogging the engine was quickly cleaned out and we got under way. While backing up, the dinghy line became securely wrapped around the propeller. Splash went the anchor again while daughter #1 donned a bathing suit to dive into the chilling water and unwrap it. The oth-

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ers, dressed warmly in ranger took pity on the slacks, turtlenecks and Griswolds and allowed sweaters cheered her on, it. Nothing else was silently praying for her sucavailable for miles cess so they wouldn’t have around. to disrobe and lend a hand.

After gobbling up She managed to free much all the leftover food, a of it, but the lone male also daughter suggested, had to go overboard to help “Let’s play cards.” A out. Barnacle cuts decoratgreat idea except all ed both arms as his southree decks on board venir. Daughter #4 hoped were pinochle and the his blood didn’t attract girls didn’t know the sharks. So far, we hadn’t game. This happened to even used the dinghy. be New Year’s Eve that Our captain on board Pilot Error.

Once again, we started found us docked at an to raise anchor, but two crew isolated island with not working together couldn’t another boat in sight. manage it. Something was By 9:00 p.m., the entire wrong. With a third pair of crew was bunked down hands, the stubborn anchor to read, a pleasurable came into view under the experience on a gently surface of the water: It had rocking sailboat but not hooked an underwater held in high esteem by cable. “Get the boat hook our teenagers on this and slip the cable off the traditional party night. anchor,” called the captain.

Nature, however, pro“No. I’ll be electrocuted,“ a vided us with an actividaughter replied. Pilot Error ty. A strong wind almost had a mutiny. kicked up, and tidal Following a brief “discusmovement caused the sion,“ the captain released bumpers to continually the ensnaring cable, and slide up the side of the great sailing was ours for boat, allowing it to the remainder of the day. repeatedly bang into Murphy’s Law rescues Pilot Error.

Now “great” is a relathe concrete dock. A Boat names seemed to describe what was happening. tive term. During this time, rhythmic symphony the jib was raised and lowered at least a half dozen times as developed of 10 minutes of squeaky-scraping sounds folwe tried to accommodate the capricious wind. As we lowed by a percussion-like thump. “Will we have to return approached a bridge, a daughter remarked, “I hope we can a damaged boat?” passed through my mind. Running up fit under this.” Two of the crew quickly analyzed the situaand down to adjust the bumpers became our New Year’s tion and screamed, “No, Dad! Don’t try it,” as they readied Eve activity. Added to this nuisance, only one cabin light themselves to dive overboard, convinced the mast would be remained functioning, all other lightbulbs having burned wrenched from the craft and cause the boat to capsize. The out. A dreary cabin reinforced a drearier mood. first mate frantically tried to find the boat specs to learn how Sunlight beamed through the portholes to encase our high the mast was and compare it to the height of the bridge last day in a warm, cheerful cocoon. Only one minor mishap marked on the chart. As we came closer to the bridge with marred the morning—catching and dragging a buoy. This no concrete proof of fitting under it, the consensus was to was barely commented on after our string of mishaps. “guts it.” Sailing under it, we made the embarrassing disFifteen-knot winds allowed us to be on an easy sail all the covery that there was about 10 feet to spare above the mast. way. After cruising blissfully, relishing the unencumbered By the next day, we had reached only one-third of our maneuvers, we lowered the mainsail before passing under a expected distance, and, regrettably, it was time to start back. bridge. The top of the sail caught on another line and it took Strong winds forced us to tack up the bay, a common occur15 minutes to lower it…one final test. rence we now know. The sun was sinking fast with no civiSadly, we left the marina and drove until midnight, lization within sight. A shelter for the night became a quick when the car generator light flashed on. A semi-major auto priority. Hesitantly we picked our way across extremely part required replacing, which unbelievably was accomshallow water hoping to locate a park. With the first mate at plished in several hours by some strokes of good luck. We the bow peering vigilantly overboard to prevent Pilot Error realized how fortunate we were that a mechanic was on from going aground again, the boat crawled along over the duty through the night at the precise location where our shoals. It was touch and go, but with darkness approaching trouble occurred and that the necessary part was in stock. rapidly, we had no choice. Since this was part of a national Maybe we could pass the Griswold baton to another family. park, no one was permitted to dock overnight, but the kind (And we’re still sailing.)

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CHARLESTON COMMUNITY SAILING

Growing the Sport from the Grass Roots

By Dan Dickison

ing instruction in the afterucked away in a noon, but we sail every quiet corner of the day right across the chanCharleston City Marnel from the Coast Guard ina, near the end of a wellstation.” worn series of piers, sits a Koenig, who has been small, open-air tent adjaat the helm of CCS for two cent to a raft of float-on and a half years, says that docks. Nearby, towering the organization has cement columns support grown in significant ways the James Island Expressin that span of time. That way, which carries vehicugrowth has been manifest lar traffic back and forth Kids taking a swim break on a fun Friday afternoon. in an expansion of activiover the murky waters of Photo courtesy Charleston Community Sailing. ties and facilities that has the Ashley River. On this further enabled the non-profit to address its stated mission mid-morning in July, there’s barely enough breeze to chase of “providing access, facilities and instruction (in the sport) away the scent of pluff mud, and roughly enough sun to fry to people of all socioeconomic backgrounds, skill levels and an egg on the dock. This humble little enclave—the home of physical abilities.”

Charleston Community Sailing—is silent for the moment, Two years ago, when interviewed for this same space in but soon it will spring to life with youngsters from 10 to 16 SOUTHWINDS, Koenig allowed that she felt “overwhelmed jabbering away as they swarm the docks to de-rig the orgaalmost every day,” but loved it just the same. Now, she nization’s fleet of 420 dinghies following a morning of sailseems almost unnaturally tranquil as she observes the ing class out on the river. cacophonic frenzy of kids all around her, occasionally dis“Five days a week, for nine weeks of the summer,” pensing an instructive comment. It helps tremendously, she explains Jessica Koenig, the executive director of this nonsays, that CCS has been able to hire experienced, credenprofit organization, “we run sailing classes. Mostly they’re tialed instructors – including former two-time collegiate beginner sailing classes in the morning and advanced racAll-American Alana O’Reilly, who grew up just across the river on James Island and was once a CCS kid herself.

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Jessica Koenig, executive director of Charleston Community Sailing. Photo by Katie Perrin.

The docks at the community center. Photo by Dan Dickison.

summers, Koenig has set aside most of the month of July so that she and her instructors can conduct classes on behalf of Charleston County Parks and Recreation Department. “We have a really good relationship with the county park people,” she says, “and these classes are some of the most popular ones they offer. With many of our classes, we’re able to offer sailing to kids who aren’t members of yacht clubs, and that’s particularly true with the county classes.”

In that article two years ago, Koenig articulated some ambitious plans. Among those was extending the organization’s programming to adults. She managed to do that beginning in the spring of ’08. And since then, the adult programming has expanded to include a masters racing series.

For $150, individuals can participate in fleet racing on Monday evenings for five weeks in a row.

Another area of expansion has been CCS’s involvement in the high school sailing arena. During the course of the school year, Koenig and her colleagues accommodate nine local high school sailing teams. The teams use the organization’s facility and boats to conduct their practices and their regattas, but the support extends beyond that. CSS offers advanced racing classes expressly for high-school-age sailors, and it also offers a junior instructor program wherein high school sailors can learn to become leaders in the sport.

“One of our objectives is to elevate the level of competition among our junior sailors,” explains Koenig. “That will take time and effort, but we’re beginning to see results.” In 2007, one of the local teams – the James Island Charter High School – qualified to compete in the national championship regatta for high schools.

Despite the evident emphasis on competition, Koenig is keen to explain that just getting youngsters to experience the sport and enjoy it is equally important for the organization. To that end, CCS has local high school sailors volunteer to assist with its outreach programs, like Buddy Sail, which pairs one youngster from the city’s Boys and Girls Club with a high school sailor as a means of introducing those youngsters to the sport.

“A lot of people associate sailing with wealth, but that’s really not the case. We’re trying to make the sport accessible to as many people as possible. That’s why we’re really looking for a permanent home. Here in Charleston, we’re sur-

rounded by water, so we should find a way that the community can have access to this wonderful sport that has the potential to teach you about the water, about the area, and also about yourself. I met with the mayor not too long ago, and I told him that a community sailing facility should really be included in whatever future plans for the city that are being drawn up. We need a safe spot for children and youth — and anyone, really — to have access to the water.”

The belief that Koenig has in the transformational potential of sailing is renewed almost every day. “I personally love being out on the water,” she says, “but I also love watching kids gain confidence in themselves through their experiences on the boats. You see them struggle, but then you see them smile and you see them make friends. That’s good, and we want to foster more of that, but we really need better facilities in order to do so. We don’t even have a bathroom down here. So, that’s my goal, a first-class, on-thewater facility….It’s likely that this won’t happen right away, and it may take 10 years, but that’s what I see in the future for Charleston Community Sailing.” In the meantime, Koenig, her board of directors and all the supporters of CCS can enjoy a measure of satisfaction. They’re doing good work and headed in the right direction.

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ver the years, sailboat builders have continually added more creature comforts to their designs. Thirty years ago, the thought of taking a shower on your boat was nothing more than using a hose from the dock or a bucket of seawater. Now it’s quite common to see well-appointed cabins, galleys and heads. These changes were ultimately made to attract a more diverse crowd and to increase sales.

One of the most common design complements was incorporating a shower into the head—usually by creating a drain in the floor and using a handheld shower wand that doubles as a sink spigot.

This was a functional way to provide the luxury without adversely affecting berth or cabin space.

Teak bulkheads were the norm and held up quite well to occasional soakings from showers, and floor entryways into the head had to be raised to prevent water from flooding the cabin. Unfortunately, much The patterns are taped in place and ready to be removed to be used for cutting of the teak bulkheads were made of plywood with the plastic sheets. teak laminate. Exposure to moisture could rot the attached to that bulkhead. Keeping that bulkhead sealed and interior plywood, leaving you with a fragile bulkhead. caulked to prevent moisture intrusion was critical.

Certainly a dangerous situation if rigging chain plates were An owner of a mid ’80s Beneteau 38 asked me for options on sealing up the bulkheads in his head. Several years earlier, he had painted over the teak bulkheads, and ® now the paint was beginning to flake off. He wanted to know if there was another way to keep the moisture out of the bulkheads. Short of removing the existing paint and repainting with an epoxy-based paint, I offered a different option. Applying a waterproof, flexible sheet of poly-plastic material (Plas-Tex polywall made by Parkland Plastics, Inc.) to the existing bulkheads. The material is rigid, yet flexible, and comes in 4-by-8 sheets. It has a slightly textured coating and is easily cleaned with common household cleaners. Best Recommended by: yet, it is affordable. I found some at one of the large home improvement stores near the paneling for around $20 a BoatUS-Seaworthy Practical Sailor sheet. Two sheets, a gallon of contact cement, heat gun, (July 08) scraper, solvent, 220-grit sandpaper, paint brush/roller, razor knife, tape and masking paper was all that was need® ® ed to complete this project.

First, you will need to remove the old paint and prep the surface for adhesion. Using a heat gun on low setting will loosen up the paint and make it easier to scrape off. Try stt lllss)) jjuus not to burn the existing paint. Paint remover can be used, ((99 bbaal but make sure you have good ventilation and wear a respirator as the vapors are harmful. Once all the paint is removed, clean the surfaces with solvent. Lightly sand and clean with solvent again. This will improve adhesion.

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Make sure you are in a well-ventilated area and use your respirator. A brush or roller will suffice to spread the cement on the surfaces. Just make sure you have an even coat of contact cement on all surfaces. The contact cement will need to tack up before you can install your material.

Generally, that takes about 15 minutes.

Ultimately, you want the surface to feel slightly tacky to almost dry before adhering. If it dries out, just apply a little more cement to reactivate.

Now, here is where it gets a bit tricky.

Contact cement will form an instant bond. You only get one chance to stick the new material on the bulkhead. It helps to have a partner help hold onto the sheet and keep it off the bulkhead while you line things up and start pressing the material on the bulkhead. Since you transferred an exact template onto the material, you should be able to start at the top of the bulkhead and work The finished product—waterproof and easy to wipe down. The bulkhead aft (to your way down. Do not try to stick the sheet on the left) of the toilet was also done. all at once. You will need to smoothly apply the sheet, making sure to press firmly on the materiplate to the material. Use scissors or your razor knife to trim al and to avoid trapping air bubbles. Using a roller or the the material exactly to the template. palm of your hand to smooth the sheet as your partner lets you control the material works best. Once the material is affixed to the bulkhead, go over the entire surface with a roller and use firm pressure to make sure you have good adhesion. Install any trim pieces removed and clean up any contact cement drips. Give the cement 24 hours to cure and ARINE ERVICES you now have a waterproof, easy to maintain surface on your head bulkheads.

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By Wayne Rutland

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irst, the boat: It’s a 21-foot Jarcat and was built in the Keys by a fine craftsman of the West system and glass.

You buy the plans from the designer in Australia and spend two or three years building it. It has a neat cabin with a double berth, a single, a place for a Porta-potti, and a small galley. The mast and sails were from a Hobie 18, and it has a custom Genoa. I installed a Tohatsu 9.8 motor, and it’s a gofast boat under power or sail. We put the boat in the water in early summer of 2006 in Tampa Bay, and the first sail was great! It kicked butt and will do wind speed with the Genny and tack like it’s under power. We went out again a week later; I, my wife Brenna, my son and his friend.

We were sailing at five knots on a calm sea with only a five-knot wind. We decided to try the two head sails, and they tangled up on a tack so we rolled them up since one head sail works great. Then I saw a mean-looking black cloud charging across the bay. I’ve been caught before in these things, and they are called microbursts, or some other silly name. This thing had at least 30 knots under the cloud and a hard-driving rain. I had the motor down, and we tried to turn and run. I did not have time to drop the main. It hit us like a ton of bricks, and we went over fast. Brenna was on the tiller and went under as I dove off the side. My son was in the cabin, and his friend went off the front. I came up and started hollering for Brenna because I saw her go under and with all the rigging and sails, she might have been hurt. As I was getting ready to dive under the boat, she popped up about 20 feet from the boat and was flopping around like one of my Dobermans (they don’t like water or swim well) in a stressful type of swim. I swam out and grabbed her and pulled her back to the boat. I yelled out and found my son in the cabin and his friend hanging on the other side of the boat. The preservers were in the cabin so I had to tell my son where to look, and he handed them out. Brenna then started having a fit for her purse so he had to find it and hand it out, too. She put it on so now she had a 20-pound anchor around her neck. We tried to put the life jackets on, and that is a real job in the water. (Try it some time with a three- to four-foot chop).

We finally had the jackets on when we noticed the boat had turned turtle and was sailing upside down away from us. We now had to chase the stupid thing down, and it was moving out. After catching the boat, which was now a stupid life raft, we were being pounded by the cold tropical storm about a mile across, and it was cold and coming down like a hurricane. The beer was floating away as was everything else in the boat, including my wallet, phone and money. I finally volunteered my son to go up on the new raft and wave at non-existent boats.

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Well, I finally did it. I flipped a boat in Tampa Bay.

the weather. After about an hour, two huge tugboats came up and asked if they could do anything. The damn things were 10 or 12 feet off the water and their ropes were a foot thick—no help there! They said the Coast Guard was searching a big tanker and would come over when they finished.

We clung about an hour longer to the weird raft in the storm when the Coasties showed up in a powerboat with two big Hondas hanging off the rear. Of course, they brought the better weather with them, and the rain finally stopped. They first pulled my wife in, dragging her shorts down to her knees. (She later claimed she had a bikini bottom on, but I gotta tell you that was the most fun bikini bottom I ever saw, and I was only a foot or so away from it when they pulled her in.) She was now sitting on the boat smoking and joking with the guys and feeling much better. We all finally got in the boat and they asked who to call on the tow.

I don’t have tow insurance and this was no tow. It would be salvage since it was upside down. They finally decided to help us out since the cutie put on such a good show, and they said since I was retired Army, we were one of them. They got a line out, and my son and I jumped back in the water and tied it to a side stay on the other side. They cranked up the monster Hondas and pulled us over sideways. The boat was now upright with a wet main sticking up in the air and full of water, but floating. They then passed a pump over, and that rascal pumped out the boat in less than three minutes. So now we were upright, but with no working motor. Again, the Coasties did great. We were pulled to Macdill AFB about a mile away, which is where we came from.

Now we were back on shore, but the car keys were at the bottom of Tampa Bay. A nice lady at the marina offered to take my wife to our house to get more keys and we finally arrived home safe and sound.

I never had time to really thank those who helped us— or even get their names during the event since we were a bit occupied. Maybe one of them will read this. Thanks, guys!

So what went wrong? Brenna was on the tiller. Can I blame her? She ain’t going on that one! My son and his friend were ballast, so they’re out. That leaves me. I have to say: If I had got the main down, we might have been okay.

Is the boat wrong? No. It’s been in other rough weather and came through without harm. I later read about the weird weather and microbursts in the area, so we were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. This is not the first time we were in this kind of weather. I remember at least three times when this kind of cloud hit me over the years, but this was the first time we went over.

Should we have been wearing life jackets? Sure, if you know you’re going to have a problem! Don’t be stupid; most people don’t wear them unless they’re in dangerous situations; bad weather, racing, non-swimmers, kids under a cerNews & Views for Southern Sailors

tain age. You go out on boats to have fun, and life jackets are clumsy and uncomfortable. I know the safety Nazis will whine about this. So what? That’s life!

My wife Brenna will not go on the Jarcat again and will only sail on bigger boats from now on, so I had no crew for the boat. The Jarcat is now sold and is fast, comfortable, has a trailer and will not sink (tested!).

Wayne Rutland is a retired Green Beret living in Tampa with his wife Brenna, the Dobermans, guns, and sailboats. He is the vicecommodore of FOMA (Florida Offshore Multihull Association).

Since he no longer has to prop up dictators in Third-World countries, he writes sailing articles and science fiction books when he’s not racing, shooting, or causing trouble. Check his bio and books at his book blog at http://wwrutland.wordpress.com/about/. You can buy books directly from him at sfbker@msn.com or read reviews and buy at Amazon.com. He needs the beer money.

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Snipes sailing close together at the championships. In the left foreground is skipper John Coolidge from Signal Mountain, TN, and crew Ginger Dean from Jacksonville, FL. Photo by Julie Connerley.

“Serious Sailing, Serious Fun” at Snipe National Championships

By Julie B. Connerley Cover Photo: Snipes sailing in close quarters. Photo by Julie Connerley.

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ensacola Yacht Club last hosted the Snipe Class International Racing Association USA (SCIRA) Nationals Championship in 1996. All that changed when District 4 chose PYC as their 2009 venue June 19-26.

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ballroom has expanded. A new sailing center has been erected, and the South’s Finest Yacht Club turned 100 years old last year.

Continuing its proud tradition, PYC rolled out the red carpet to embrace the Snipe Class and their families with true Southern hospitality.

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PYC Regatta Chair Betsy Moraski and her team are experienced with one-design regattas requiring launching, washing and storing all boats daily. They met monthly since January to ensure everything ran smoothly both on and off the water.

“About 60 club members volunteered their time to help organize and run this event, said Moraski. “I was lucky to have the invaluable talents of Chip MacMillan as co-chair for this event and fortunate to have a dedicated group who can always be depended on, whether it’s a national championship or a bay race.”

PYC Secretary and GYA offshore rep Bernie Knight organized required boat weighing and measuring of sails.

Club member Davis Brewer masterfully transformed the main parking lot into numbered, reserved Snipe trailer spaces and coordinated boat movements from lot to launch.

Both these onshore functions were part of the small navy that helped make the regatta so successful.

“The Snipe Class made requests for two special media boats,” continued Moraski, “One for the Snipe Class professional photographer Fried Elliott; the other for professional videographer Vincent Casalaina.”

Don Hackbarth, SCIRA USA national secretary and championship regatta chair, raced in Pensacola 14 years ago.

“Last year,” began Hackbarth, “the championships were held in San Francisco Bay. About 40 teams participated. It was cold and very windy. This year was quite a different experience!” The championship drew 52 teams.

Six competed in the Juniors/Special Juniors National Championships. Adults competed first in the Crosby Qualification Series for points that split the group into the Heinzerling Series (top 33) and the Wells Series (13).

Racing conditions included heat indexes over 109 degrees, winds ranging from 6 to 20 knots and daily currents. Races were canceled one day because of weather.

The Junior Championships were held June 20-21.

Fifteen-year-old friends, Raul Rios and crew, Antonio Sifre, both from San Juan, Puerto Rico, handily won their fiverace series with five straight bullets. Though both had sailing experience and attended the same school for the past three years, they only began sailing together as a team six months ago.

Immediately after accepting their trophies, they left to fly back to Puerto Rico to prepare for the International Sailing Federation’s 2009 Volvo Youth Worlds Championship held July 9-18 in Buzios, Brazil. There they competed in 420s.

For some, like Sarah Thomas, 11, who sailed with her father, Will, 45, the conditions were “challenging” in the National Championships.

The Thomas family belongs to the Lincoln (Nebraska) Sailing Club, which has a Snipe fleet of 25 boats that sail on man-made Branched Oak Lake. “It’s competitive,” said Will Thomas, “but our Sunday races may have 12-14 boats on the lake, not 47. Our races last 30-45 minutes. Each of these races lasted 90 minutes.”

Sarah, who sailed in her first Nationals with her dad two years ago in Dillon, CO, has been sailing for three years. “We have zero waves, except for some motorboats, and no current,” smiled Sarah. “It was tough, but fun.” Will and Sarah placed fifth overall in the Wells Series.

Gonzalo Crivello, 35, from Rosario, Argentina, and crew Mike Poppe, 16, placed fifth in the Heinzerling Series. Crivello grew up sailing Optis along his native coast. “In 1991,” he said, “my father bought me the 1959 News & Views for Southern Sailors

SNIPE CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER

Fried Elliott

By Julie B. Connerley

Snipe sailor and photographer, Fried Elliott.

Photo by Julie Connerley.

Imagine this: Three degrees, including an MBA and two in engineering. Combine with over 22 years’ experience sailing Snipes and a critical eye behind the camera lens.

Blend with a passion for the Snipe and Star classes, a healthy portion of creativity, a pinch of zany, and one meets SCRIA USA photographer, Fried Elliott, of Dallas, TX. Elliott will be the one wearing full finger golf gloves, kneepads, a floppy wide-brimmed hat, and at least three layers of sunscreen. While he carries his Nikon D2X digital SLR camera and Nikkor lenses in a fishing bag, he doesn’t go out just hoping to “catch a good shot.” Read about his “approach” to shooting regattas on his widely popular Web site, www.friedbits.com to understand better his unique perspective.

This explains why his finished work is so enviable.

Two years ago, Elliott decided to encourage Snipe sailors to use dry erase markers to decorate their boats with lyrics from songs he chose, cajoling them to cruise by the photo boat with the idea that they may appear in his integrated slide show after the regatta. It worked.

The practice is now embraced as a “must do” at every major regatta. And his slide shows? Oscar-worthy.

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wooden Snipe owned by Paul whom he married.

Elvstrom when he won the In 1964, they fled Snipe Worlds Championship Cuba and settled in that year.” He has been sailing Miami with their Snipes ever since. young family, includThese days you will find ing 8-year-old Augie, Crivello at the University of who also developed South Florida where he is the a love of sailing. sailing coach, inspiring others Augie Diaz, 55, PYC Commodore Tim Burr and 2009 Snipe National Champions, to enjoy the sport as much as and crew Kathleen Kathleen Tocke and Augie Diaz. Photo by Julie Connerley. he does.

Tocke of Newport, And what Snipe National RI, finished the fiveChampionships would be complete without “the old man” day competition with a low point score of 8, to clinch the as everyone calls Gonzalo Diaz, 79, of Miami? Diaz (born National Championship. The 15-foot boat’s design is still March 29, 1930) has sailed in so many Snipe championships popular 75 years after it debuted, and Augie, who won his he has literally lost count. His son, Augie Diaz, has been first SCIRA National Championship in 1974, proved he can sailing in those same championships against him for the still sail with the best of them. past 35 years!

Accepting the winner’s trophy, Diaz thanked the yacht If you are a Snipe (they don’t call themselves Snipers), club and noted, “It’s really wonderful to sail against a great then you know the Diaz story. It began in 1943. Gonzalo was group like this. But I usually forget to thank the most impor13, hanging around the yacht club in Havana. “My father’s tant person on my boat, Kathleen Tocke. Not only is she a friends told him to buy the kid a Snipe,” said Gonzalo. great sailor, she puts up with me on the course!”

“There was a fleet of them around at the time, so he did and And his father, Gonzalo? He and crew, Andrea Nilsen, I fell in love with the boat.”

Miami, finished 20th in the championship. As if “the old Of course, he eventually found his “true love” Carmen, man” didn’t have enough notoriety, he and Augie were featured in an interview with the sports director of the local ABC affiliate.

As for the Snipe Class motto, “Serious Sailing. Serious Fun,” this one-design class definitely lives their motto.

Videographer Casalaina, 63, flew to Pensacola from California to capture footage for a Snipe Class documentary he is filming. His resume includes two America’s Cup and three Olympic trials, plus numerous regattas. “The documentary will be finished by 2011, and hopefully will be 30 minutes long. Gary Jobson has already signed on to be the narrator,” he said. See the accompanying sidebar about the Class photographer, Fried Elliott.

Hackbarth summed up some of the week’s highlights in his column on the SCIRA USA official Web site. Among them: no protests, only two yellow flags by judges, and all but two races were sailed with minimal delays.

As for the fun side, “A record ‘bazillion’gallons of water was consumed during the week. Two kegs of beer per day was consumed at the speed of Snipe flight, 2:30 a.m. pool action, and 15 tents in tent city with a record number of carport tents with one double-wide,” said Hackbarth.

Then there was the hand-written sign posted pool side one morning that read “By the authority of the National Secretary, all races today will be in the pool.” Along with the sign was Snipe bow number 27, belonging to Hackbarth – floating in the swimming pool!

Whether they’re on the water, or racing wooden Snipe birds on the outdoor patio, this one-design class is one seriously fun group. I am looking forward to their next visit.

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SOUTHERN RACING NEWS AND OTHER EVENTS

UPCOMING MAJOR REGATTAS

One-Design Crew Training Completes Another Successful Course, Davis Island Yacht Club, Tampa Bay, FL, June 6, 13, 20

Women’s Trilogy Races, Northern Gulf Coast, August 1, 8

The rail meat days are over. One-design crew training on a J/24 at Davis Island Yacht Club is designed to transition sailors from “rail meat to contributing members of the crew.” Photo by King Purton.

Eighth Annual Harkers Island Regatta, Harkers Island, NC, M.O.B. Yacht Club, Aug. 1-2

June 20 marked the completion of the 10th edition of OneDesign Crew Training at Davis Island Yacht Club since its inception in 2000. While the number of students was down to 12 from the usual 18, enthusiasm was as high as ever. The training was held over three weekends and is designed to transition sailors from “rail meat to contributing members of the crew.” While it is impossible to train to competency in three sessions, the task, as always, was to expose new crewmembers to material that is difficult to teach in the middle of a race.

The success of ODCT, as always, is due to the participation of Fleet 86 of the J/24 Association and Davis Island Yacht Club skippers who recommend the course to their crew. Proceeds went to the yacht club launch fund.

The next session of ODCT will be held in June of 2010.

For further information, contact King Purton at kpurton@verizon.net.

Renew West Florida PHRF Certificates — Now Due The West Florida PHRF certificates expire July 1, 2009.

Renew now and stay current so you can race your boat this coming season (2009-10) and also support the West Florida racing community. Cost is a mere $30 for renewal and $35 for new members if you are a member of US SAILING. Save $5 by joining US SAILING. This is also a good time to renew or join US SAILING. Go to www.westfloridaphrf.org to join or to renew your PHRF certificate and membership. Go to www.ussailing.org to renew or join US SAILING. News & Views for Southern Sailors

By Kim Kaminski The Women’s Trilogy Series is held every July and August.

The first race, the Fast Women Regatta, was held at the Point Yacht Club in Josephine, AL, on July 18.

The second race, the Bikini Regatta, is held at the Navy Yacht Club in Pensacola. It will he held Aug. 1 on Pensacola Bay. In this regatta, a female sailor must be at the helm and 50 percent of the crew must be female. www.navypnsyc.org.

The third race, the Race for the Roses, will be held on August 8 at the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club and only female crew are allowed to race. In conjunction with this regatta, the Gulf Yachting Association’s Women’s PHRF Championship will also be held. www.pensacolabeach-yc.org. www.gya.org.

Awards will be at each regatta. At the last regatta, there will be a special Trilogy Trophy for the contestant who enters all three races and earns the most combined points. The GYA’s Perpetual Women’s PHRF Championship Trophy will also be presented at that time.

The Island Wind Race Around Harkers Island, open to Sunfish sailboats, will start at around noon on Aug. 1. Boats can race clockwise or counterclockwise around the island. A party will follow the race. On Sunday, there will be short course racing followed by the awards ceremony.

Boats might have to tilt their way under the Harkers Island Bridge, which will not open for the boats, if there are unusually high tides. Paddling is allowed within 100 yards of the bridge.

For more information contact Rob Eberle at (252) 6351912 evenings prior to the regatta (eberlemarine@suddenlink.net) or Rob or George at (252) 670-1976 or (336) 269-1010 (cellular) during the regatta weekend.

89th Annual Lipton Cup, Mobile, AL, Sept. 4-7

By Kim Kaminski The Buccaneer Yacht Club in Mobile, AL, will host the 89th Annual Sir Thomas Lipton Cup Sept. 4-7. The regatta is an inter-club competition between the 33 member yacht clubs of the Gulf Yachting Association. Competitors sail the 19-foot one-design, the Flying Scot, in five races held over three days.

On Friday, Sept 4, there will be a free sailing clinic offered by the yacht club. The winning club of the regatta earns the right to host the 90th Annual Lipton Cup at their home yacht club in 2010.

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SOUTHERN RACING Sarasota Sailing Squadron 63rd Annual Labor Day Regatta, Sept 5-6 The Sarasota Sailing Squadron is hosting its 63rd Labor Day Regatta Sept. 5-6. Held on Sarasota Bay, this regatta attracts sailors from all over the country. Five race courses will be set up hosting several Opti fleets, Laser, 420, Sunfish, Melges, SR Max, one-design, multihulls and PHRF fleets.

In 2008 there were almost 300 boats racing. Free dockage and limited camping are available. Food and entertainment will be provided throughout the weekend. Contact the SSS at (941) 388-2355 for further information. www.sarasotasailingsquad.com.

Upcoming Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regattas, September through November Melbourne Yacht Club starts its fall racing lineup On Sept.

26-27, with the 31st annual Mermaid Regatta for women sailors. PHRF boats race Saturday, and Sunfish race on Sunday.

The Melbourne Yacht Club Fall Regatta Race Week starts off with small boat racing on Oct. 17-18. Expected classes are Sunfish, Laser, Flying Scot, Monohull and Multihull Portsmouth. Big-boat racing is the following weekend on Oct. 24-25.

Go to www.sail-race.com for more information.

19th Annual Juana Good Time Regatta, Navarre Beach, Florida Panhandle, Sept. 11-13

The Juana Good Time Regatta at Juana’s Pagoda bar celebrates its 20th year this year. Courtesy photo.

This regatta is held at, and sponsored by, Juana’s Pagodas— a thatch-roofed volleyball beach bar just south of the Navarre Beach Bridge on the Florida Panhandle. Racing on Santa Rosa Sound, the regatta usually has about 50 boats participating including cruising catamarans, beach cats and windsurfers. Many boaters travel from as far as Louisiana and 58

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Mississippi to attend. The regatta is held each year on the first weekend after Labor Day. For more information, go to www.juanaspagodas.com, and click on Regatta—or any of the regatta links.

5th Annual Castaways Cup Regatta, Palm Beach Inlet to Port St. Lucie Inlet, Sept. 12-13 The Castaways Cup Regatta is a two-day, 24-nautical mile race from Lake Worth Inlet (Palm Beach) north to Port St. Lucie Inlet on the first day and returning on the next day. The event is a pursuit start on Saturday. After racing, there will be a grand pool party at the Hutcheson Island Marriott.

Reserved dockage and reserved rooms available at substancially reduced rates to race participants at the resort. The following day the return race is a regular class start race returning to the Lake Worth Inlet.

On Oct. 4, the dinner and dancing awards banquet is held for participants and their guests. Individual race awards and the coveted Castaways Cup awards for overall regatta performance are awarded that evening. The race is divided into three classes: Spinnaker, Jib & Main class (for the family participants), and Multihull.

The race is open to all seaworthy yachts. Go to http://castawayscup.com for complete information, or call Gordon Rowse at (561) 844-9161 (leave message if need be).

10th Annual Special Olympics Sailing Regatta, Lake Lanier, GA, Sept. 11-13 Area skippers are invited to participate in the annual open Sailing Regatta, benefiting Special Olympics Georgia on Lake Lanier Sept. 11-13 at the Sunrise Cove Marina. Races will be Saturday and Sunday. There is a donation-based entrance fee, and the skipper who raises the most money wins a prize, which will be announced Saturday night.

Awards ceremony is on Sunday after racing. For sponsorship or registration, contact Cassidy Moody at (770) 414-9390, ext.

107, or Cassidy.Moody@SpecialOlympicsGA.org.

The event is hosted by the Southern Sailing Club. For more information, go to www.southernsailing.org, or www.specialolympicsga.org/calendar_of_events/2009/200 9-09/sailing_regatta09.htm.

Correction: Key West Conch Quest Regatta Last month, we published an article by Jay Tyson on the Suncoast Boat of the Year winners. The article stated that No Limit, a Farr 395 out of the Davis Island Yacht Club, took the overall Boat of the Year award for Spinnaker class, but stated that No Limit took second in the Clearwater to Key West race, which is part of the Conch Quest Regatta. No Limit did earn the Boat of the Year award, but took first, not second, in their class in the race to Key West, which was correctly reported in the results section of the Conch Quest Regatta. www.southwindsmagazine.com

Bradenton Yacht Club Fall Kickoff Regatta, Bradenton, FL, Sept. 25-27 The 27th Annual Fall Kickoff Regatta, the “kickoff” event for the Tampa Bay/Sarasota Bay area winter racing season, will be held at the Bradenton Yacht Club on Sept. 25-27. The regatta comprises two days of racing in Tampa Bay, north of the Manatee River inlet. Five classes, spinnaker, non-spinnaker, true cruising, racer cruiser and multihull, will make up the three-race regatta. Free dockage is available at the yacht club. In previous years, upwards of 70 boats have participated in the regatta, most of which raft up at the Bradenton Yacht Club bulkhead on the Manatee River.

Deeper draft boats can usually find dockage available at Snead Island Boat Works down the street from the club (and within walking distance). Partying for the event begins on Friday night as boats begin to gather at the club, and continues after the racing on Saturday afternoon and then again on Sunday.

For more information, and to register online, go to www.bradenton-yacht-club.org, or call (941) 981-3891. For dock reservations, call (941) 722-5936, ext. 212 or the dockmaster cell at (941) 374-2310.

25th Annual Dunedin Cup and Kiwanis Regatta, Dunedin, FL, Sept. 18-20 Spinnaker, non-spinnaker, cruising, prams, Sunfish, beach cats, offshore cats, Ensigns, Sailability and kayaks all converge for a great water weekend on the Gulf Of Mexico hosted by the Dunedin Boat Club and Kiwanis of Dunedin, FL. The event is to support the youth sailing program.

Events include the Dunedin Regatta Ball at the Dunedin Country Club. Other events are: Seafood Fest, Kid’s Toucha-Boat and Art Tent, wooden boat show, kayak demos and awards party.

For information, contact Rod Collman at rcollman@collman-karsky.com or call (727) 734-3749. Go to www.dunedinboatclub.org.

Distance Classic to Fort Myers, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Sept. 30-Oct. 3 The Distance Classic will be from Tampa Bay to Fort Myers.

“Race headquarters” in Fort Myers is at the St. Charles Yacht Club, http://www.stcharlesyc.com .

Registration will be at SPYC at Pass-a-Grille between 8 and 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, skippers meeting at 10 a.m. and the start at 12:00. Dockage is available at the St. Charles Y.C. It is advised to enter early and request to be added to the dock list. If you cannot make the skippers meeting and have access to a fax or e-mail for a copy of the current sailing instructions, you may pre-register and advise the race committee where you may receive sailing instructions between 10 and 10:30 a.m. on Sept 30. The race News & Views for Southern Sailors

SOUTHWINDS Annual Online West Florida

Race Calendar Posted by Sept. 1 For the past five years, SOUTHWINDS magazine has posted the race schedule/calendar on its Web site for all racing in the central west Florida area from just north of Tampa Bay south to Marco Island. The calendar includes all scheduled races of the West Florida PHRF organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org), plus club races in the area and any others that boaters in the area would like to post.

The schedule is from Sept. 1 through Aug. 31 each year.

Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com to list your race, although all yacht clubs that are part of the West Florida PHRF will already be included, although regular local club races must be sent to us separately. We do not have space to list all the club race dates, but we will list any club race that is regularly scheduled (for example: every Thursday evening at 6 p.m.) plus the contact to enter the race. We do not list races that are not open to the general public and that are limited to club members only.

(We list club races that require a club membership or US Sailing membership.) We will list any other races, even if not sanctioned by a PHRF organization. Contact the editor with those races.

We ask that you not just send us a link (we will not accept them), but send the following information: The regatta/race name, type of racing (PHRF, one-design and type boat, or ?), race location, dates, sponsoring organization (club, sailing association, etc.), e-mail and/or phone contact and Web site (if applicable).

The race calendar can be accessed through the racing pages link at www.southwindsmagazine.com.

Limited banner advertising is available on the race calendar page at very low monthly rates. Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com or call (941) 795-8704. start will be in lower Tampa Bay. Regular e-mails will come to you once you have entered.

This is a WFPHRF BOTY event for Racer/Cruisers. Go to www.spyc.org, and click on regattas for all the details, or to contact race organizers and/or NOR/Entry forms, which will be posted on the site.

Racing, Texas Style: 23rd Annual Harvest Moon Regatta, Oct. 1-3

By Joyce and Darold Maxwell The Harvest Moon Regatta is the largest point-to-point sailing regatta in U.S. coastal waters. The regatta attracts more than 250 sailboats and 1,700 sailors each year to race 153 offshore nautical miles through the Gulf of Mexico from Galveston to Port Aransas, TX. Conceived as a gentlemen’s race by a few members of the Lakewood Yacht Club, the course reaches southwesterly down the Texas coast when the prevailing winds are southeasterly.

Regatta participants moor at the City Marina or at Island Moorings in Port Aransas following the race. The Harvest Moon Regatta, a/k/a “Rum Regatta,” culminates in the Welcome Sailors Rum Party and awards dinner on Saturday night to see who won the coveted Bacardi Cup. As SOUTHWINDS

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SOUTHERN RACING many as 2,000 sailors and friends show up to celebrate and enjoy a party and barbecue dinner with music.

Sunday morning, many of the sailboats return via the Gulf ICW or offshore. For more information, go to www.harvestmoonregatta.com/

44th CMCS Summerset Regatta, Fort Myers Beach, FL, Oct. 3-4 This is the southwest Florida racing community’s premiere annual sailing competition. Traditionally held Labor Day weekend, this year it moves to October. The race is sponsored by the Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society, and each year most of the sailing racers in the area participate in the regatta. Many local cruisers also cruise to Naples for the shoreside festivities of the regatta. The regatta is a boat of the year event for the Southwest Florida Boat of the Year title. Fifty to 60 boats usually participate in six classes in this two-day event. On Saturday, there is a race in the Gulf from Fort Myers Beach south to Naples and buoy racing on Sunday. The regatta is held to raise money for local youth sailing programs. Last year, sponsors helped make the event a success in this money-raising effort. For more information, go to www.cmcs-sail.org.

RACE REPORTS

Navy Cup 2009, Navy Yacht Club, Pensacola, FL, May 30-31

well as the overall point score for each yacht club that wins the perpetual Silver Trophy. This year, the yacht club celebrates the 47th anniversary hosting the cup races. (The only year the regatta was not held was in 2005 after Hurricane Ivan hit the area.)

The Pensacola Beach Yacht Club earned the Navy Cup in 2007 and 2008 and was hoping to win a third year in a row.

Races were held on Pensacola Bay at the Navy Yacht Club facility on the Pensacola Naval Air Station. The onedesign class was not held this year due to lack of participation. Classes that competed were Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker and Cruising.

The Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker classes sailed two races on Saturday and one race on Sunday while the Cruiser class raced one race per day. The wind conditions were light with clear and sunny skies typical of an early summer day for racing.

The Pensacola Beach Yacht Club was successful in retaining the Navy Cup for a third year in a row, earning 110 points. Followed closely behind by only 1 point was the Pensacola Yacht Club. The Navy Yacht Club finished in third place with 78 points. Go to www.navypnsyc.org for regatta photos.

RESULTS: SPINNAKER: 1, Rodent, Riddle/Goddard, PYC; 2, Black Ice, Jason Knoll, PBYC; 3, Radio Flyer, Neal McMillan, PYC; 4, Average White Boat, Tim Dunton, PYC; 5, Reach Around, Jeff Hunt, PBYC; NON-SPINNAKER:1, Tenacious, Prochaska/Harrison, PYC; 2, Grrr, Ellis Smith, PBYC; 3, Shaman, Lisa Williams, PBYC; 4, Sunset Raider, Ron Jordan, PBYC; 5, Dream Maker, Elliott/ Tate, PYC; 6, Heather, Jim/Joanne Matthews, NYCP; CRUISER: 1, Coquina, Kim Connerley, PBYC; 2, No Rush, Richard Smith, NYCP; 3, Willow Wind, Gary Klemas, NYCP; 4, Avalon, Bernie Knight, PYC; 5, Adagio, Susan McKinnon, PYC; 6, Nail Bender, PBYC; 7, Sure Thing, Hale Quigley, NYCP; 8, Aquila, Bob Geyer, NYC

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Space Coast Catamaran Association’s Kelly Park Regatta, Merritt Island, FL, June 6-7

By Roy Laughlin

The Navy Cup 2009 winning team members from the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club accept the coveted Silver Trophy. The Pensacola Beach Yacht Club also won the trophy in 2007 and 2008, making this win the third year in a row. The team won the regatta by only 1 point difference. Courtesy photo by Richard Smith

Each year in May (a time which is known as Military Appreciation Month in the city of Pensacola, FL), the Navy Yacht Club hosts the Navy Cup Regatta.

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The Space Coast Catamaran Association, SCCA, formed after the collapse of the Hobie Cat Racing Association, has opened its regattas to all beach cat sailors. In doing so, it has brought new growth to a racing effort that was seemingly stalled. The Hobie class association appealed (strongly) to 1990s-era sailors on 1980 beach cat designs.

The new blood in SCCA brought new directions to the Space Coast’s early summer regatta. For over 30 years, it was the Jetty Park Ocean Regatta. The logistics of beach access and the multiple permits exhausted the volunteer resources, time, and focus of the race organizers. So the group moved the event to the adjacent Banana River and redirected its energy and effort from appeasing the mundane authorities to putting on a regatta for the sailors. That change from venue to program as a drawing point has been completely successful.

In 2009, over 40 catamarans registered. The regatta included races on three days beginning on Friday, not two, as was the prior schedule. With the three-day schedule, the race committee was able to get in three races on Friday and Saturday, and two on Sunday, even in the face of a welcome, www.southwindsmagazine.com

Race in Palmetto on June 20. A brisk sea breeze that began in the morning provided plenty of pressure for the fleet racing more than eight miles from the U.S. 41 bridge down to the mouth of the Manatee River and back.

Spinnaker boats dominated, taking the first seven places of the 25-boat fleet.

Bob Armstrong on his J/92 Mischief sailed a very exciting race to seize first overall. Starting almost last in the pursuit format, he sailed through the whole fleet overtaking John Marcin’s J/24 Killer Tomato just before the finish line for a winning margin of 22 seconds. A Crossing the finish line at the Kelly Park Regatta, Merritt Island, FL, June 6-7. Photo by Roy Laughlin. strong fleet of BYC J/24s contributed to making the but an unusually early beginning, of the rainy season and its Spinnaker class the most competitive. afternoon thundershowers.

In Cruising class, Rich Muro on Silver Lady, the slowest The character of the race classes has expanded signifiboat in the fleet, had the best start and led the whole fleet cantly. With a nod to the past, the Hobie 16 class remains the past the turning mark at the mouth of the river. 2009 Boat of largest in the SCAA’s Kelly Park Regatta, with 11 catamathe Year winner Solitude, sailed by David Wilson, overtook rans registered. At the other end of the age and technology Muro on the approach to the finish line to win that class by spectrum, the Formula 16 class was well-represented with at 75 seconds. least six catamarans, including a Blade made by Titusville’s The Non-Spinnaker class featured a close battle Vectorworks. between Bob Miller’s Santana 23 Blew Bayou and Greg With so much of the logistical effort spared by a move Knighton’s Tartan 37 Weather Girl. Blew Bayou’s downwind to Kelly Park, the race committee put the extra time into the prowess proved to be the factor that gave her a 50-second “bonuses” that bring the final quarter of the cat racers to a victory in that class. regatta: A meal tent on-site meant that participants could Harry Van Der Noord’s Regatta Pointe Marina crew stay together more of the time, and the camaraderie went overboard to make sure the sailors were well-fed, showed. Along with the food, a band, Large Harlequin, prowell-served and well-berthed—and well-disposed to vided musical interludes off the water at Kelly Park. return next year.

Beach Cat races are all about racing for those who still Complete results are at www.sarasotabayyachting.org, actively participate, and the remaining catamaran associaplus photos can be viewed at: tions put most of their preparations into the racing. The Kelly http://picasaweb.google.com/nanabosma/RiverRegattaSu Park regatta aimed to—and succeeded—in giving the racing mmerSailstice?feat=directlink. experience. And there was just enough after-race activities to make the weekend a complete success for the 40 crews who participated that weekend.

Regatta Pointe Marina River Race, Summer Sailstice, Palmetto, FL, June 20

By Charlie Clifton Crossing the finish line at on the Summer Sailstice at the Regatta Pointe Marina Regatta on the Manatee River on June 20. Photo by Charlie Clifton.

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SOUTHERN RACING Pensacola Yacht Club Junior Olympic Sailing Festival Enjoys Record Year, July 3-5

By Julie B. Connerley

Kohl Killeen, SYC, accepts the inaugural SUBWAY Celebrate Sailing perpetual trophy from PYC Commodore Tim Burr. Photo by Julie Connerley.

Chosen as one of US SAILING’s 25 venues across the United States to host Junior Olympic Sailing Festivals annually since 2003, Pensacola Yacht Club has worked hard to nurture the program that US SAILING began in 1997.

“PYC offers a well organized Summer Sailing Program for both club members and non-members,” said Stephen Wagner, PYC sailing director, “with the goal of developing safe and respectful skippers while fostering an appreciation of the sport of sailing and teamwork. The JOSF and Independence Day Regatta fits our sailing program nicely.”

Around 4,300 sailors are expected to participate in the 2009 games. However, nationwide, the program is experiencing a 23 percent decline in participation.

Not so in Pensacola! A record 78 youth signed up for the 2009 JOSF and Independence Day Regatta—a 30 percent increase over last year’s number.

Nationwide, sponsors West Marine, Gill North America, Active.com and Bull Frog support US SAILING’s Junior Olympics. Locally, business owner, Hunter Riddle of Schurr Sails, has been a long-time supporter of PYC’s Junior Program and the JOSF. He has always provided ditty bags for the participants. This year, he also provided Mylar sail folders.

New for 2009, PYC’s JOSF committee was able to secure a major local sponsor, SUBWAY Restaurants.

“We had a phenomenal event,” said Vickie Fletcher, JOSF chair. “We had a great venue, terrific race committee, good weather, and undoubtedly the support of our new sponsor, SUBWAY, helped make this a most memorable regatta for everyone involved.”

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from year to year,” said Kelly Amos, one of the JOSF committee members. “They become friends and look forward to seeing their buddies again at next year’s event.”

Kohl Killeen, 14, (Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans) last sailed at PYC’s Independence Day Regatta three years ago. Since then, he has been team sailing with the United States Optimist Dinghy Association. His low point score of seven in Opti Red fleet series earned him top honors.

Additionally, he won the inaugural “Celebrate Sailing” Perpetual Trophy donated by SUBWAY. It will be presented annually to the first-place winner in the largest fleet.

Killeen’s younger brother, Kale, 10, sailed for the first time in the same fleet. Fellow SYC members, Boyd Housey and Jonathan Pottharst, took first-place in the Opti White and Blue fleets respectively.

Savannah Baus, 7, has only been sailing for one year, but she went home with three trophies: overall first place in Opti Green and awards for being both the youngest competitor and for traveling the farthest. Baus is from Puerto Rico, “where the winds are usually honking,” she said. “I liked sailing Sunday the best because the winds were better.

I also liked my ditty bag.”

Giggling and echoing those thoughts was friend Abigail “AG” Stitt, 9. “We learned a lot in our race clinic with Nicole Buechler, too,” she said. They were two of six girls competing in the 20-boat Opti Green fleet.

PYC’s own Dodge Rees, who placed eighth in the US Youth Championship earlier this summer in Greenwich, CT, handily won first place in the Laser Radials fleet with six straight first-place wins. Rees will be attending the Laser Nationals in New Jersey in August.

The three-person Flying Scot team of PYC juniors, skipper Eddie Adams, Eric Prochaska and Drew Werner, also scored six first-place wins to take first overall in their fleet.

Visit www.pensacolayachtclub.org for a complete list of winners.

REGIONAL RACING CALENDARS Regattas and Club Racing— Open to Everyone Wanting to Race For the races listed here, no individual club membership is required, although a regional PHRF rating, or membership in US SAILING or other sailing association is often required.

To list an event, contact to editor@southwindsmagazine.com. Send in the name of the event, date, location, contact info, possibly a short description. Do not just send a link to this information.

Since race schedules and venues change, contact the sponsoring organization to confirm.

South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. www.sayra-sailing.com www.longbaysailing.com See Web sites for local club race schedule www.southwindsmagazine.com

4-5 11-12 11-12 18-19 18-19 25-26 25 31

Independence Day Regatta. Open. LNYC Firecracker Regatta. One design. SYC Water Festival Regatta. Open. BYSC Charleston Yacht Club Regatta. Open. ChYC Rocket Regatta. PHRF. CFYC Carolina Yacht Club Regatta. Open. CYC-SC Jolly Jordan. Opti. CSC SAYRA Youth Challenge. Opti, Sunfish, Lasers, 420.

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AUGUST Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org Summer Wednesday Evening Series every Wednesday 6:15 p.m.

1-2 Rockville Regatta Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org See Web site for schedule.

Lake Lanier. Lake Lanier Sailing Club (LLSC) www.llsc.com See web site for schedule South Atlantic Yacht Racing Assoc. www.sayra-sailing.com www.longbaysailing.com See Web site for local club races 1-2 Rockville Regatta 1-2 SAYRA Open Regatta 1-2 Laser District 12 Champ #5 8-9 Town of Mt. Pleasant Youth Regatta 22-23 Isotope Nationals SEPTEMBER Charleston Ocean Racing Association. www.charlestonoceanracing.org Wednesday evening club racing 12,26 Fall Harbor Race Neuse Yacht Racing Association www.nyra.org 5-6 Oar Regatta. New Bern 12-13 Ensign Invitational Regatta. New Bern.

19 Oriental Cup. Oriental 26 NYRA Women’s Regatta. Oriental Lake Lanier. Lake Lanier Sailing Club (LLSC) www.llsc.com and www.saillanier.com See Web site for club race schedule 11-13 Special Olympics Regatta. Southern SC. 12-13 Thistle Regatta. Lake Lanier SC 19-20 Gone With the Wind Regatta. Catalina 22. Lake Lanier SC 26-27 Junior Regatta. Lake Lanier SC 26-27 Dorton Cup. Barefoot SC.

AUGUST 1 Gilligan’s Run. Fleet 80. Beach Cat Distance Race, Daytona Beach 1 Moonlight Regatta. Rudder Club 2 Lady Helmsman Regatta. Commodore Cup Race #5.

Halifax River YC Halifax River YC 2 Fall Sunday Race #2. Indian River YC 2 River Challenge. East Coast Sailing Association 5,12,19,26 Wed Race, Fall #1,#2,#3,#5. Indian River YC 7 Howl at the Moon. Halifax Sailing Association 9 Small Boat Sunday. Melbourne YC News & Views for Southern Sailors

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Commodore Cup Race #6. Halifax River YC Big Boy’s Race. Halifax Sailing Association Rum Race, Fall #1, #2. Melbourne YC Cruise Up River. Port Canaveral YC Women’s Fall Race #2. East Coast Cruising Association Fall Race #1. East Coast Sailing Association Small Boat Sunday. Melbourne YC

SEPTEMBER 2,9,16 Wed Race, Fall #5,#6,#7 (#7 is last one). Indian River YC 4 Howl at the Moon. Halifax Sailing Association 5 Herb Elphick Memorial Race: Mayport to Fernandina.

North Florida Cruising Club 5-6 Steak & Lobster Regatta. Port Canaveral YC 5-7 Labor Day Regatta. Rudder Club 6 Big Boy’s Race. Halifax Sailing Association 6,20 Small Boat Sunday. Melbourne YC 11,25 Fall Rum Race # 3, #4. Melbourne YC 12 Boat of the Year Regatta #1. Florida YC 13,27 Commodore Cup Race #7,#8. Halifax River YC 12 Women’s Fall Race #3. East Coast Cruising Association 13 Fall Sunday Race #3. Indian River YC 19 Crab Trap Roundup. Florida YC 19 Fall Race #2. East Coast Sailing Association 26-27 Mermaid Regatta. Melbourne YC 27 Fall Series #1. Rudder Club.

Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net Go to the Web site for local club races BBYC Biscayne Bay YC BBYRA Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association. www.bbyra.net CGSC Coconut Grove Sailing Club. www.cgsc.org CRYC Coral Reef YC. www.coralreefyachtclub.org.

KBYC Key Biscayne YC. www.kbyc.org.

MYC Miami YC. www.miamiyachtclub.net.

AUGUST 1 J/24 BB Series Summer #3. FlatEarth 8 Full Moon Regatta.

15 Single Handed Race. CGSC 16 Double Handed Race. CGSC 22 J/24 BB Series Summer #4. FlatEarth SEPTEMBER 5 Full Moon Regatta 12 J/24 BB Series Fall1. FlatEarth 12-13 Florida State Snipe Juniors. CGSC 19 BBYRA PHRF #9. MYC (spring series awards) 19 Conch Cup. MYC 20 BBYRA OD #9. CRYC 26-27 Avocado, Mango, and Lime Cups. BBYC

Key West Sailing Club. Every Saturday – Open House at the Key West Sailing Club. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (305) 292-5993. www.keywestsailingclub.org. Sailboat Lane off Palm Avenue in Key West. Come by the club to sail. Non-members and members SOUTHWINDS

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SOUTHERN RACING welcome. Wednesday night racing has begun for the summer season. Skippers meet at the clubhouse by 5:00 p.m. and boats start racing at 6:00 p.m. in the seaplane basin near the mooring field.

Dinner and drinks afterward.

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

AUGUST 1 Dogs Day. Portsmouth.

2 Dogs Day. PHRF 15 Summer Series #4 SEPTEMBER 5-6 Labor Day. Portsmouth & Fall Series #1 19 Fall Series #2. Portsmouth

(and Inland Lakes) SOUTHWINDS Annual Online West Florida Race Calendar Posted Sept. 1 SOUTHWINDS magazine posts the annual race schedule/calendar (9/1— 8/31) on its Web site for all racing in the central west Florida area from just north of Tampa Bay south to Marco Island. The calendar includes all scheduled races of the West Florida PHRF organization (www.westfloridaphrf.org), plus club races in the area and any others that boaters in the area would like to post. The Boat of the Year races are listed for all the areas of the West Florida PHRF organization.

The race calendar can be accessed through the racing pages link at www.southwindsmagazine.com. It is also the race calendar link at the West Florida PHRF organization and other sailing associations and yacht clubs in the area.

Contact editor@southwindsmagazine.com to list your race, or changes. Sorry, but we cannot list every single weekly club race.

Club Racing Boca Ciega YC. Gulfport. Every Sunday following the third Friday of each month. Skippers meeting at 10 a.m., PHRF racing, spin and non-spin. (727) 423.6002 or www.sailbcyc.org. One-design, dinghy racing every Tuesday at 5:30 pm. March through September (727) 458-7274. Guests welcome for all races.

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

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

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

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

Punta Gorda Sailing Club. Charlotte Harbor. Fall Series Sunday afternoon racing begins Sept. 13 through Nov. 22. www.pgscweb.com.

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

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

Venice Sailing Squadron. Saturdays. First Saturday of each month, PHRF racing. Start at mouth of Venice Inlet. www.venice-sailing-squadron.org AUGUST 29-30 Area D. Eliminations Match Racing. SPYC SEPTEMBER 4 Davis Island YC. PHRF Night Race to Sarasota 5-6 Sarasota Sailing Squadron. 63rd Annual Labor Day All-Class Regatta 12 St. Pete Sailing Assoc. PHRF 1 & 2 12 Tampa Sailing Squadron. Joey Meyer Youth Regatta 12-13 St. Petersburg YC. J/24 District 10 Green Bench Regatta 12-13 Clearwater YC. Cressy Regional Qualifier, High School racing 13 St. Petersburg Sailing Center. Snipe Fleet 801 Fall Series races 18-20 Dunedin Boat Club. Dunedin Cup and Kiwanis Regatta, www.dunedincup.org 19-20 St. Petersburg YC. Bruce Watters Regatta. Optimist Green fleet 19-20 St. Petersburg, YC. Snipe Florida District Championship 19-20 Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society. Kayusa Cup PHRF 20 Davis Island YC. Sail & Golf Tournament 26-27 Bradenton YC. Kickoff Regatta, PHRF (SBBOTY), (SuncoastBOTY) 30 St. Petersburg YC @ Pass-a-Grille. PHRF Distance Classic

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

LEGEND BucYC Buccaneer YC, Mobile, AL BYC Biloxi Yacht Club, Biloxi, MS CSA Corinthian Sailing Association, New Orleans, LA FWYC Fort Walton YC, Ft. Walton Beach, FL FYC Fairhope Yacht Club, Fairhope, AL GORC Gulf Ocean Racing Circuit, Biloxi, MS GYC Gulfport YC, Gulfport, MS MYC Mobile YC, Mobile,AL NOYC New Orleans YC, LA NYCP Navy Yacht Club of Pensacola, Pensacola, FL PYC Pensacola YC, FL PBYC Pensacola Beach YC, FL PCYC Pass Christian Yacht Club, Pass Christian, MS SYC Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, LA AUGUST 1 Bikini Regatta, NYCP 1-2 Weatherly Regatta, GYC 8 Race for the Roses, PBYC 8 Round the Lake, CSA 8-9 Knost Regatta, PCYC 15 Round the Rig, MYC 15 Galloway Finn, GYC 15-16 Charles R. Galloway GYA Sunfish/Laser, GYC 15-16 Chappell & Stitt Galloway Opti, GYC 22 Big Mouth Regatta, PBYC 22-23 Norton Brooker Broken Triangle, MYC www.southwindsmagazine.com

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Pam Sintes, NOYC GORC, BYC Race Week, BYC Laser Gulf Coast Championship, SYC

SEPTEMBER 5 – 7 Lipton Cup Regatta. BucYC 11-13 Juana’s Good Time Regatta, Navarre Beach, FL. www.juanaspagodas.com 12 Commodore’s Cup Race #3. NYCP 12 Choctaw Bay Challenge. FWYC 19 Offshore Race – To the Pier and Back. PBYC 19 Mid Bay Bridge Sprint Finals. FWYC 20 Summer Series. FWYC 25-27 GYA Multihull Championships. FWYC 26 PYC Championship Race #3. PYC 26-27 Wadewitz Regatta. FYC

used to fund the construction and installation of sewage pump-out facilities and floating restrooms, to purchase pump-out boats and provide educational programs for recreational boaters.

Since the program’s inception in the early 1990s, the program—administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service—has awarded more than $163-million to states to install thousands of sewage pump-out stations. In addition, many states now rely upon mobile sewage pump-out boats to make the sewage collection process more efficient and convenient. A number of states also have begun installing floating restrooms and pump-out stations in high use areas of lakes and coastal waters.

Funding for the CVA program comes from the Sport Fishing and Boating Trust Fund, formerly known as the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund, which is supported by excise taxes levied on certain fishing and boating equipment and boat fuels.

A listing of grant awards include (only Southern coastal states listed): Alabama: $297,188 – The Alabama Department of Environmental Management plans to install 10 sewage pump-out stations throughout the state for its inland and coastal waters. In addition, the agency plans to maintain efforts to inform boaters about the importance of proper sewage disposal and how it benefits the aquatic environment.

Florida: $1,816,575 – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection plans to install more than 29 dual-purpose sewage pump-out-dump station facilities for inland and coastal waters. The agency will continue its education and outreach efforts with boaters to stress the importance of proper sewage disposal.

Georgia: $63,432 – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will install two sewage pump-out facilities and purchase a sewage pump-out boat for its inland and coastal waters.

Louisiana: $90,000 – The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries plans to fund the purchase of a sewage pumpout boat and a mobile sewage dump station for use on Lake Pontchartrain and Bayou Castine, as well as continue education efforts throughout the state on proper sewage disposal.

Mississippi: $143,500 – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources plans to install five sewage pump-out facilities throughout the state at coastal and inland sites.

North Carolina: $194,875 – The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources plans to install four new sewage pump-out facilities and twelve dual-purpose sewage pump-out dump facilities throughout the state’s coastal waters and continue efforts to inform boaters about the importance of proper sewage disposal.

Texas: $375,000 – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department plans to install 25 sewage pump-out stations for inland waters and to continue its educational efforts to inform boaters about the importance of proper sewage disposal.

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Your Authorized Dealer for SELECTED LISTINGS Wellcraft 4600 MY 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,000 (P) Marine Trader 44 SD 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . .$129,000 (P) Hatteras 43 DC 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$128,500 (S) Swift Trawler 42 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call for Special Heritage 38 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$67,000 (S) Island Pilot 39 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$285,000 (S) Carver 36M 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$215,000 (S) Lien Hwa 36 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 (S) Mainship Pilot 34 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$94,500 (S) Irwin 52 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$135,000 (S) Beneteau 46 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call for Special Beneteau First 47.7 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$295,000 (S) Sea Master 46 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$175,000 (P) Beneteau M432 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$88,900 (S) Hunter Passage 42 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$145,000 (S) Privilege 42 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$299,000 (N) Tayana 42 VAC 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$119,000 (N) Morgan Classic 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$77,900 (N) J/Boats J 130 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$210,000 (N) Beneteau First 40.7 ‘02 & ‘02 Starting at . .$129,000 (S) Block Island 40 1958 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$49,900 (N) Beneteau O393 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125,000 (S) C&C110 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 (P) Hunter 37.5 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 (S) Beneteau 361 ‘00 & ‘01 Starting at . . .$95,000 B&H Syndey 36 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,000 (P) Farr 36 Custom 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$110,000 (N) Beneteau O351 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,000 (P) Beneteau 34 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call for Special Beneteau 343 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$119,000 (S) Hunter 340 ‘99 & ‘01 Starting at . . .$49,000 (S) Tartan 34-2 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59,000 (P) Beneteau O331 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79,000 (N) Beneteau 323 ‘05 & ‘06 Starting at . . .$82,500 (S) Beneteau 311 ‘00 & ‘03 Starting at . . .$65,000 (P) Catalina 30 ‘88 & ‘90 Starting at . . .$29,000 (N) Alerion Express 28 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$83,900 (N) J Boats J/80 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,900 (N) Beneteau FC 7.5 ‘06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39,900 (N) Catalina 22 MKII 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,900 (P) Details & Pictures Go to www.MurrayYachtSales.com

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65 Steel Schooner 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al . .$224,900 61 Aberking & Rasmussen 1924 . . . . .Joe . .PENDING 49 Hunter #153 2008 Warranty . .Massey . .$399,900 49 Hunter 2008 Loaded . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe . .$389,000 48 Mason CC 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott P. . . .$79,000 47 Vagabond Ketch 1987 . . . . . . . .Scott P. . .$199,900 45 Hunter 456 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill . .$225,000 45 Morgan Nelson/Marek 1983 . . . . .Kelly . .$135,000 44 Catalina 445 2010 . . . . . . . . . . .Massey . . . . .SOLD 44 Hunter AC 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al . .$259,900 44 Brewer 1988 Trade . . . . . . . . . .Massey . .$159,900 43 Hunter 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott H. . . .$99,500 43 Hans Christian 1989 . . . . . . . .Scott H. . . .209,000 42 Catalina MKII 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad . .$259,500 42 Beneteau 423 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al . .$229,900 42 Hunter Passage 2001 . . . . . . . . . .Brad . .$169,000 42 Catalina MKII 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill . .$130,000 41 Morgan Classic 1988 . . . . . . . .Scott P. . .$109,000 40 Catalina 400 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al . .$229,000 40 Hunter 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad . . .$92,500 38 Hunter #299 2008 Warranty . . .Massey . .$179,900 38 Hunter 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott P. . .$112,500 38 Catalina 390 3-Cabin 2001 . . . . . . . .Al . .$129,900 38 Hunter Limited Edition 2004 . . . . .Bill . .$122,900 38 Hunter 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al . .$107,000 38 Hunter 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kelly . .$109,000 37 Bavaria 2001 REDUCED . . . .Scott P. . . .$94,500 37 Hunter Legend 1991 . . . . . . . . . . .Kelly . . .$64,900 37 Jeanneau 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al . . .$65,000 36 Catalina MKII 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad . . .$82,500 36 Catalina 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad . . .$67,500 35 Hunter 356 2004 . . . . . . . . . . .Scott P. . .$115,900 35 Catalina 350 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad . .$134,500 35 Hunter 356 2003 . . . . . . . . . . .Scott P. . .$114,999 35 Catalina 350 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad . .$129,500 35 Hunter 35.5 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill . . .$67,500 35 Island Packet 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al . . .$99,900 34 Catalina 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad . .$124,500 34 Hunter 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott P. . . .$85,000 34 J-Boats J-105 2001 . . . . . . . . . .Scott P. . . .$89,900 34 Tartan 34.2 1988 MOTIVATED. Scott P. . . .$64,900 33 Hunter 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al . . .$99,900 31 Catalina 310 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill . . .$65,900 31 Catalina 310 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad . . .$89,500

Massey Sales & Brokerage Team Scott Pursell, CPYB, 941-757-1250, Palmetto scottp@masseyyacht.com Bill Wiard, 727-492-7044, St. Pete billw@masseyyacht.com Al Pollak, 727-492-7340, St. Pete alp@masseyyacht.com Brad Crabtree, CPYB, 941-757-1251, Palmetto bradc@masseyyacht.com Rusty Hightower, 941-757-1252, Palmetto rustyh@masseyyacht.com Joe Zammataro, CPYB, 727-527-2800, St. Pete joez@masseyyacht.com Kelly Bickford, CPYB, 727-824-7262, St. Pete kellyb@masseyyacht.com Frank Hamilton, CPYB, 941-757-1253, Palmetto frankh@masseyyacht.com

Mobile Brokers Scott Hughey, 941-730-2885, Bradenton scotth@masseyyacht.com Craig Cannon, 727- 460-7512, Clearwater craigc@masseyyacht.com Call Grant Smalling at Lending Associates for the best rate in yacht financing and Free Pre-Purchase Loan Qualification 866-723-3991

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PREVIOUSLY ENJOYED ISLAND PACKET YACHTS

Since 1990

1980 Nautical 56’ Center Cockpit $450,000. Gregg @ 941-730-6096

1988 Cherubini Schooner 48’. $449,990.

Gregg @ 941-730-6096.

2003 Island Packet 485 Center Cockpit.

2 From $595,000. Alan or Ted

1980 Vagabond 47’ Ketch. $249,900.

Alan @ 941-350-1559

1997 Island Packet 45’ Cutter. $199,900.

Alan @ 941-350-1559

1983 Irwin 43’ Sloop. $64,500.

Gregg @ 941-730-6096

1987 Endeavour 42 Center Cockpit $129,900. Alan @ 941-350-1559

2002 Island Packet 420 Cutter. $359,900 Alan @ 941-350-1559

1979 Morgan 382 $58,900.

Alan @ 941-350-1559

35’ Island Packet. 1991-$123,900.

1994 @ $139,900. Alan @ 941-350-1559

1991 Hunter 30T at $34,900 Call Alan @ 941-350-1559

1993 Island Packet 29. $59,900 Alan @ 941-350-1559

2003 Hunter 386. $114,900.

Alan @ 941-350-1559

1992 Sabre 34 Mk II $72,500.

Alan @ 941-350-1559

56’ 48’ 48’ 48’ 47’ 45’ 44’ 44’ 43’ 42’ 42’ 42’ 39’ 38’

38 Island Packet Cutter. $164,900.

Alan@941-350-1559

2000 Island Packet 320 Cutter. $129,900.

Alan @ 941-350-1559

Nautical Center Cockpit Cherubini Schooner Island Packet 485 Island Packet 485 Center Cockpit.

Vagabond 47 Island Packet Cutter Custom Bruce Roberts Cutter Island Packet 440 Irwin Sloop Endeavour CC Island Packet 420 Cutter Sabre 426 Beneteau First Class 12 Hunter 386

1980 1988 2003 2003 1980 1997 1987 2007 1983 1987 2002 2008 1987 2003

$ 450,000 $ 449,990 $ 600,000 $ 595,000 $ 249,900 $ 199,900 $ 80,000 SOLD $ 47,500 $129,900 $ 359,900 Call for Price $ 64,900 $ 114,900

38’ 38’ 38’ 36’ 35’ 35’ 35’ 34’ 34’ 32’ 30’ 30’ 29’ 29’

Irwin sloop Island Packet Cutter Morgan Sabre 362 Island Packet Island Packet Island Packet Hunter Sloop Sabre 34 Island Packet 320 Cutter Hunter “30T” Olson Sloop Island Packet 29 Sea Tribe 870 Catamaran

1983 1990 1979 1995 1994 1991 1991 1988 1992 2000 1991 1982 1993 2009

$ 55,000 $ 164,900 $ 58,900 SOLD $ 139,900 $ 119,000 $ 123,900 $ 37,500 $ 72,500 $ 129,900 $ 34,900 $ 15,000 $ 59,900 $ 125,000

Whether you are buying or selling a yacht, contact us for an in-depth consultation.

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_________________________________________ Sunfish and Sunfish Rigs Wanted. TSS Youth Sailing, Inc., Tampa Youth Sailing, an organization to which donations are tax deductible, is in great need of sailing rigs for Sunfish sailboats. If you have a Sunfish rig (mast, sail and spars.) which you are not using, please consider a gift to us. Go to www.tssyouthsailing.org and click on Contact Us. _________________________________________ WANTED: Cape Dory 22 or Typhoon Senior with trailer. (228) 324-6504. (8/09) _________________________________________ SEA SCOUTS of St. Pete need donated Sunfish and a 26 to 27 ft sailboat to hold youth sailing classes on Boca Ciega bay in Tampa Bay area. All donations are fully taxdeductible. See our Web site www.seascoutstpete.org, or call (727) 345-9837. (9/09)

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Catalina 28 MKII. 1998. Excellent condition.

Dodger, Bimini. Huge cockpit and comfortable. Low hours on original diesel. Radar, GPS, Chartplotter, VHF, Autopilot, VHF. Anchors, line, Gear. Cushions excellent down below and in cockpit. Rebuilt roller furling.

Whisker pole. 135 and 155 headsails (both like new). New Bottom job, Jan. 2009. $42,900. Located Palmetto, FL, in Tampa Bay. (941) 792-9100. www.cortezyachts.com

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1994 10’ 3” Caribe RIB type Dinghy. White Hypalon with galvanized trailer, no motor or oars. Includes seat, seat-bag, pump. $850 (863) 965-1942. (10/09)

Windrider 17 trimaran. 2007 Discounted, factory test boat. Lies Anna Maria, Tampa Bay, FL. Trailer and/or delivery possible. Antifoul bottom paint. Speed to 15 knots. $3,995.

(727) 364-8426.

1975 Lippincott Star. 22’. # 5919 built for, and raced by, Howard F. Lippincott Sr. Nomex-cored hull and foam-cored deck. Light air flyer! Old plywood bulkheads have been removed. Custom Galvo-trailer with all new running gear. Mast, boom, pole, standing-rigging and three suits of North Sails. $990.

Contact Gary Smith for pictures and more details. Cell (321) 698-4351 Email Fivespeed05@cfl.rr.com. (9/09) _________________________________________ FLYING SCOT..… Very Attractively Priced New Boats used only for the Adams Cup Finals. Race rigged and professionally tuned.

Includes North Sails main, jib,spinnaker, and galvanized trailer. Available in late September at Bay St. Louis, MS. For details Call (800)864-7208 (9/09)

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Tanzer 7.5m Racer-Cruiser, 2.8’ full keel, new electric start 9.8hp 4-stroke, reconditioned sails, roller-furler, 150% genoa, minidinghy w/motor, Bimini, boom cover, sleeps four, instruments, safety, ground tackle, more.

Contact Mitch Schlitt, (941) 575-1294 for photos, details. $5,500. (9/09)

Hunter 30, 1978.

Very good condition. 3 jibs, spinnaker, asymmetrical—all in great condition.

New cushions, dodger, portlights.

Chartplotter. 4-foot draft, standard rig.

Rebuilt engine.

Extremely wellmaintained. New Bottom Paint. $16,500. Palmetto, FL. (941) 720-5750.

(9/09)

1987 Catalina 30 with Universal diesel, Harken RF, lazy jacks, Bruce and Danforth, Lemar STs, Bimini, Data Marine instruments, Grill, GPS, VHF, Stereo, TV, front door refrig, alcohol stove, swim ladder, marine air and more. A great boat at a fantastic offer. $21,500. www.Cortezyachts.com. (941) 792-9100

WHARRAM TIKI 30 CATAMARAN FOR SALE Brand-New — Professionally Built Columbia 8.3 Meter (27’) 1979, Yanmar 2-G diesel inboard, surveyed ’07, Mainsail, 80% Foresail & 120% Foresail. Sails and rigging ready to go, interior recently restored, new sole and bright work. Treasure Island, FL, $13,500 OBO, call Tom at (727) 290-6884.

(10/09)

Go to www.tiki30.blogspot.com to view an online journal documenting the step-by-step building of this boat.

Built by Boatsmith, Inc., Jupiter, FL www.boatsmithFL.com. (561)744-0855

Hunter 30 Sloop 1989. $28,900, St Petersburg. cruise equipped & well maintained, turn-key & ready to go, recent bottom job - no blisters, shoal draft keel, reverse cycle marine A/C. Contact Stew at (727) 415-0350, or office at (727) 823-7400. www.sciyachtsalesinternational.com.

CORTEZ YACHT SALES SAIL 41’ Transworld 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 40’ Bayfield 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,500

Catalina 28 MKII. 1998. Excellent condition.

Dodger, Bimini. Huge cockpit, comfortable. Low hours on original diesel. Radar, GPS, Chartplotter, VHF, Autopilot, VHF. Anchors, line, Gear.

Cushions excellent down below and in cockpit.

Rebuilt roller furling. Whisker pole. 135 and 155 headsails (both like new). New Bottom job, Jan. 2009. $42,900. Located Palmetto, FL in Tampa Bay. (941) 792-9100. www.cortezyachts.com.

34’ Catalina 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . .$132,500 35’ Hunter 35.5 1995 . . . . . . . . . .$65,000 34’ Nassau 1983 . . . . . . . . .Project Offers 30’ Hunter 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22,500 30’ Catalina1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21,500 28’ Catalina 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$42,900 POWER 30’ Silverton 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,000

30’ Luhrs Alura 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . .SOLD 28’ Sheffield Diesel Charter Biz . .$44,900 26’ Pacemaker 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,900

Nassau 34 by President Marine, 1983. Project boat, fiberglass, diesel, double ended, full keel, aluminum spars, davits, teak decks, refrig, Marine Air, propane. $15,900 OBO www.Cortezyachts.com. (941) 792-9100

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Subscribe to SOUTHWINDS 30’ Hunter Cherubini 1982 with Yanmar diesel, Bimini, dodger, Harken roller furling, new Genoa, Autohelm 3000 autopilot, marine air conditioning, hot and cold pressure water, bow sprit w/anchor roller, Imron green top sides, very well maintained. Asking $22,500. Cortez Yacht Sales. (941) 792-9100 72

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2004 Catalina 34 MK II, loaded and ready.

This boat is equipped for the discriminating sailor for pure pleasure or the competitor for pure enjoyment. Everything you need in a boat. Two complete sets of sails, one to cruise, another to race. Everything is like new. $132,500. www.Cortezyachts.com for listing or call (941) 792-9100.

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1995 Hunter 35.5 loaded, Yanmar diesel, low hrs, Roller Furling 150% and 130, 2 mains, Dutchman, two GPSs, SSB radio, VHF, Auto Pilot, solar, like new dodger, Bimini, dinghy w/OB and crane, boom vang, new running rigging, manual windlass, full galley, head w/shower, Marine air. Must see. Asking $65,000. www.cortezyachts.com. (941) 792-9100.

Jeanneau 37. 1978. Very fast center cockpit cruiser/racer. Lots of room below. Excellent offshore sailing vessel. Hawk’s Flight is a proven design. Built in France. Fast and safe passage making or very comfortable liveaboard. She is sound, large inventory of spare parts and recent improvements. Priced to sell, owner very motivated. $37,900. Stew (727) 415-0350, (727) 560-0901. www.sciyachtsalesinternational.com

1997 Catalina 40, Cruise ready, AC, 4K Generator, 10” color Garmin GPS, ST6000 AutoPilot, watermaker, TV/DVD/CD/Stereo, 10’ Zodiac w/9.9 4-stroke Yamaha, Davits, and much more. Longboat Key Moorings. $149,900. (407) 810-5621 (9/09a)

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

Exceptional condition with lots of new gear.

Harken roller furling on all sails. Marine air, WS, WD, depth, VHF w/remote, SSB, cd/radio, autopilot, chartplotter, radar, dinghy, life raft. $109,500 Call Major Carter or visit www.Cortezyachts.com.(941) 792-910

Catalina 400 MK II. 2000. Better than new at half the price. One owner. Panda genset, Caribe dinghy, Kato davits, Nissan OB, Two AC units with Heat, Raytheon radar, color chart plotter, auto pilot, electric winch to raise main, Bimini with windshield, side curtains, shade curtains, micro, fridge/freezer, Auto prop, shoal draft wing keel, cruising chute, whisker pole & MORE. You won’t find one better equipped or maintained. Hotspur—in St. Petersburg. $158,900. Call (727) 7436634. (9/09)

40’ Scape Yachts Catamaran 2007 sport cruiser/racer. Fast & fun, 20 knots! Epoxy resins/carbon fiber. Solar, daggerboards, 5 sails, Raymarine, sleeps 6. $348,000 wcgalwww.doubletimecat.com. lo@msn.com.

(303) 885-4177. (9/09)

37’ Endeavour 1980 Tall Rig. Popular B plan.

Complete refit, new everything, hard dodger.

Too much to list. 350 hours on Perkins 4-108.

“Must see.” Reduced to $42,500. (352) 5974912. (9/09)

BROKERS: Buy a Hunter 38 for the Price of a 36? Yes You Can!! We can now offer you a Hunter 38 for the base boat price of a Hunter 36 @ $107,992. A 29K savings! This is available for a very limited time only. Call us today for details. SouthEast Sailing & Yachts (904) 8245770, www.ses-y.com.

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CLASSIFIED ADS WANTED: Good used boat gear from Anchors to Zincs and about anything else. Sell outright or place on consignment. Scurvy Dog Boat Works, Pensacola, FL. Call (850) 434-1770 or email Scurvydog@worldnet.att.net . _________________________________________

Downeast 45’ Sailboat. $99,900. 4-236 Perkins engine. Dinghy davits, KISS generator, phaser 6.5KW genset, inverter, radar, GPS, Simrad autopilot, new stackpack. Cruiser ready. David Taylor. (702) 439-9768, (702) 587-4790. Melbourne, FL. (9/09)

45 Leopard Cat 2000.Will trade equity (130K) for smaller boat. Excellent condition!

New sails, Genset, canvas. Many other updates. This boat is ready to go! (727) 4123744. ross1920@earthlink.net. (8/09)

30K off on our unique, sleek, 2009 Hunter 49? Yes You Can!! This one is a Beauty! Call us today for details. SouthEast Sailing & Yachts (904) 824-5770, www.ses-y.com

Console W/10’ Teleflex steering. Vinyl, for small boat. $150. Kirk (941) 544-6630.

(10/09) _________________________________________ Spinnaker sock. It’s blue, fully rigged, 23’ 4” and in perfect condition. $35. (407) 5996611.

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Whisker pole, line controlled. 11-20 feet. $250.

(941) 792-9100. _________________________________________ Mast and boom from a 22’ cruiser like the Starwind. $165. They look like they were never used. There are some shrouds that are NOT from the mast that MAY work with the rig. The mast is 28’ 7”, oval shaped measuring 3-3/4” by 2-1/4” . Boom is 10’ 11”, oval shaped measuring 3”x2”. Located in Palmetto, Tampa Bay Area, FL. (941) 981-3891. (9/09) _________________________________________ Avon Liferaft, 1995 6-person raft w/manual, needs to be recertified. $50, Clearwater area.

(727) 224-0606. (9/09) _________________________________________ Hatch Cover Mould for Morgan OI 33 or 41. Cover fits either boat. $200. Bill (773) 559-0377.

(9/09) _________________________________________ Whale Gusher metal bilge pump, new $100; new Danforth hi-tensile anchor 12H $65; new Bomar white aluminum port lite, 17”x7” new $115; Perkins 4107 diesel fuel injectors new, $100. (954) 560-3919, Tom. (8/09)

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68-year old man seeks female crewmate, 5565 who is fit and trim. I am an experienced sailor whose last sailing trip was to Buenos Aires, Argentina. I own a Islander 30 Bahama sloop. Fred Tappin. (727) 787-9231. (7/09)

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Yacht Broker. Island Yachting Centre, West Coast Florida. Experience desired but will train the right person. 75% Sail. 25% Power.

Aggressive commission plan. Confidential interview. (941) 729-4511. Ted@islandyachtingcentre.com. _________________________________________ Madden Masts & Rigging, in Annapolis, MD is growing and in need of additional experienced riggers. We offer competitive wages and benefits. Please e-mail Richard Krolak at rich.maddenmasts@comcast.net.

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Yachts@EdwardsYachtSales.com _________________________________________ Sailing Instructors/Branch Managers. Offshore Sailing School is seeking skilled sailors with strong teaching experience, performance and cruising boat sailing experience, US SAILING certification (or skills to pass exam). USCG license required, or experience to obtain appropriate level. Manager applicants must have organization & management skills. Email resume to Doug Sparks at doug@offshoresailing.com, fax (239) 454-9201 visit www.offshoresailing.com/employment. (10/09a) _________________________________________ Massey Yacht Sales Mobile Broker Do you prefer to sell yachts from your home office? If you do and you are a proven, successful yacht sales professional, we have positions open for Florida west and east coast. Take advantage of the Massey sales and marketing support, sales management and administration while working from your home selling brokerage sail and powerboats. Call Frank Hamilton (941) 723-1610 for interview appointment and position details.

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Genuine Aspen classic poster.

In 1970 famous Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson ran for sheriff of Pitkin County, CO. He was nearly elected.

His campaign poster, a lithograph

by Aspen artist Tom Benton, became an instant collector’s item. It could be because the hand inside the Sheriff’s six-pointed star has six digits. It could be because in the hand is a green peyote button. This is the real deal, and it is signed by Dr. Thompson himself. Both artist and wannabe Sheriff have passed on to other levels. Stunningly framed. (941) 722-9022.

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DOCK SPACE off SARASOTA BAY!! Slips start at $117 a month on 6-Month Lease.

Sheltered marina accommodates up to 28’ sail or power boats. Boat ramp. Utilities included.

Call Office: (941) 755-1912. (9/09)

Large and Deep wet slips up to 60 feet and 18 ft beam, with 30-50-100 amp service. New Floating dock with new pedestals. Fastest location to the gulf in Pinellas County. No bridges. Rentals are month to month. Weekly and transient slips also available. Walk to beach, bars, restaurants and shopping in Historic Pass-A-Grille, St. Pete Beach. Pass-AGrille Marina. Call (727) 360-0100, or e-mail passagrillemarina@yahoo.com. (9/09)

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_________________________________________ Wanted: 3-wire remote control for Raymarine ST-4000 wheel pilot. (305) 785-0137. (10/09) _________________________________________ Walker Bay, 8 feet, hard dinghy with inflatable PVC tube kit, Hydrocurve Oars, Oarlocks and Turbo pump. West Marine price $1700 plus. Asking $800. Very good condition. Ted. Clearwater (727) 799-3974. Will deliver.

(10/09)

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Advanced Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Annapolis Performance Sailing . . . . .54 Antigua Sailing School . . . . . . . . . . .39 Aqua Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Atlantic Sail Traders . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Bacon Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Bay Point Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Bay Rigging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Beneteau Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Beta Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Bimini Bay Sailboat Rentals . . . . .35, 39 Bluewater sailing school . . . . . . .26, 39 Boaters’ Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 BoatNames.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 BoatPeeling.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Boatsmith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Boca Ciega Yacht Club . . . . . . . . . . .27 Borel Mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Bo’sun Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Bradenton YC Kickoff Regatta . . . . . . .8 Capt. & First Mate Yacht Delivery . . .30 Capt. Bill Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Capt. Jimmy Hendon . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Capt. Marti Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Capt. Rick Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Catalina 28 for sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Catalina Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC,36 Clearwater Municipal Marina . . . . . .28 Coolnet Hammocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 CopperCoat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Cortez Yacht Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . .72 CPT Autopilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Cruising Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Dancing With the Wind Video . . . . . .33 Defender Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Doctor LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 31,74 Doyle/Ploch Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Dunbar Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC Dwyer mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Eastern Yachts/Beneteau . . . . . . .IFC,BC Edwards Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Ellie’s Sailing Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

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E-Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Fairwinds Boat Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Fairwinds Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 First Patriot Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Flagship Sailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 39 Florida Sailing and Cruising School . .39 Flying Scot Sailboats . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Garhauer Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Gulfport City Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Hake Yachts/Seaward . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Harborage Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . .17 Holland Boatyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Hotwire/Fans & other products . . . .31 Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC Innovative Marine Services . . .30,32,51 International Sailing School . . . . . . . .39 Island Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Island Yachting Centre . . . . . . . . . . .70 J/Boats - Murray Yacht Sales . . . .68, BC Key West Race Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Klaus Roehrich Surveyor . . . . . . . . . .33 Lanier Sailing Academy/Charter . . . .38 Leather Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Mack Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Marine Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Massey Yacht Sales . . . . . . . . . . .11, 69 Masthead Enterprises . . . .31, 33,36, 66 Mastmate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Multihull Regatta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau . . . .68,BC National Sail Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Nature’s Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 North Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 North Sails Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 North Sails Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Ocean Rigging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Online Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Patriot Yacht Services . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Porpoise Used Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Premiere Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Quality Maritime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

RB Grove/Universal and Westerbeke . .41 Rigging Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Rparts Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Sail Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Sail Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Sailing Florida Charters . . . . . . . . . . .38 Sailing Florida Sailing School . . . . . . .38 Sarasota Sailing Squadron Labor Day Regatta . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Schurr Sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Scuba Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Scurvy Dog Used Marine Store . . . . .44 Sea School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Sea Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Sea Worthy Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Seaward/Hake Yachts . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Shadetree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Shiney Hiney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 SmarterSail Charter & School . . . . . .39 Snug Harbor Boats & Co. . . . . . . . . .36 SouthEast Sailing & Yachts . . . . . . . .10 Special Olympics Georgia Regatta . . .15 SSB Radio Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 SSMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 32 St. Augustine Sailing Enterprises . . . .39 St. Barts/Beneteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC St. Pete YC Fall Races . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Suncoast Inflatables . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Sunrise Sails, Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Tackle Shack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Tideminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Turner Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC Ullman sails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30, 33 Wag Bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Waterborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 West Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Windpath Fractional Sailing . . . . . . . .39 Yacht Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27, 30 Yachting Vacations . . . . . . . . . . .38, 45

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SAILBOATS – NEW AND BROKERAGE Beneteau ......................................................................................BC Boaters Exchanges/Catalina ..........................................................36 Boatsmith/Wharram catamarans ...................................................40 Catalina 28 for sale .......................................................................66 Catalina Yachts ......................................................................IFC, 36 Cortez Yacht Brokerage.................................................................72 Dunbar Sales ...............................................................................IFC Eastern Yachts ........................................................................IFC,BC Edwards Yacht Sales......................................................................67 Fairwinds Yacht Sales ....................................................................67 Flying Scot Sailboats .....................................................................73 Hake Yachts/Seaward......................................................................9 Hobie Cats/Tackle Shack ...............................................................17 Island Packet.................................................................................69 Island Yachting Centre..................................................................70 Massey Yacht Sales/Catalina/Hunter/Island Packet/ Eastern/Mariner...........................................................IFC,11, 69 Masthead Yacht Sales/Catalina ....................................31, 33,36, 66 Murray Yacht Sales/Beneteau ..................................................68,BC Seaward/Hake Yachts......................................................................9 Snug Harbor Boats & Co. .............................................................36 SouthEast Sailing & Yachts............................................................10 St. Barts/Beneteau ........................................................................BC Suncoast Inflatables/ West Florida .................................................18 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, St. Petersburg...................................17 Tampa Sailing Squadron Youth Program.......................................49 Turner Marine ..............................................................................IFC GEAR, HARDWARE, ACCESSORIES, CLOTHING Annapolis Performance Sailing......................................................54 BoatPeeling.com...........................................................................30 Borel Mfg. ....................................................................................31 Bo’sun Supplies/Hardware ............................................................43 Coolnet Hammocks ......................................................................31 CopperCoat..................................................................................27 CPT Autopilot ...............................................................................74 Cruising Solutions.........................................................................16 Dancing With the Wind Video ......................................................33 Defender Industries.......................................................................24 Doctor LED.......................................................................22, 31, 74 E-Marine .......................................................................................31 Garhauer Hardware ......................................................................47 Hotwire/Fans & other products ...................................................31 Leather Wheel ..............................................................................31 Masthead Enterprises...................................................31, 33,36, 66 Mastmate Mast Climber ...............................................................31 Nature’s Head...............................................................................32 Online Marine ..............................................................................56 Rparts Refrigeration ......................................................................43 Scurvy Dog Used Marine Store .....................................................44 Seaworthy Goods .........................................................................32 Shadetree Awning Systems ...........................................................52 SSMR......................................................................................25, 32 Tackle Shack/Hobie/Sunfish, Precision...........................................17 Tideminders..................................................................................50 Wag Bags .....................................................................................34 West Marine ...................................................................................3 SAILS (NEW & USED), RIGGING, SPARS, RIGGING SERVICES Advanced Sails..............................................................................32 Atlantic Sail Traders.......................................................................29 Bacon Sails....................................................................................32 Bay Rigging ..................................................................................32 Doyle Ploch ..................................................................................33 Dwyer Mast/spars, hardware, rigging ...........................................74 Innovative Marine Services ...............................................30, 32, 51 Mack Sails.....................................................................................41 Masthead/Used Sails and Service.................................31, 33,36, 66 National Sail Supply, new&used online.........................................33 North Sails Direct/sails online by North ........................................42 North Sails, new and used........................................................7, 75 Ocean Rigging..............................................................................32 Porpoise Used Sails .......................................................................33 Rigging Only ...............................................................................32 Sail Repair.....................................................................................33 Sail Technologies ..........................................................................33 Schurr Sails, Pensacola FL .............................................................55 SSMR......................................................................................25, 32 Sunrise Sails, Plus .........................................................................33 Ullman Sails ............................................................................30, 33 CANVAS Marine Canvas..............................................................................33 Shadetree Awning Systems ...........................................................52 SAILING SCHOOLS/DELIVERIES/CAPTAINS News & Views for Southern Sailors

Antigua Sailing School ..................................................................39 Bimini Bay Sailboat Rentals .....................................................35, 39 Bluewater sailing school................................................................39 Boca Ciega YC Sailing Classes.......................................................27 Flagship Sailing.......................................................................25, 39 Florida Sailing & Cruising School..................................................39 International sailing school ...........................................................39 Lanier Sailing Academy/Charter ....................................................38 Quality Maritime Captain Instruction ............................................37 Sailing Florida Charters & School..................................................38 Sea School/Captain’s License .......................................................29 SmarterSail Charter & School .......................................................39 St. Augustine Sailing Enterprises ...................................................39 Yachting Vacations..................................................................38, 45 MARINE ENGINES AND ACCESSORIES Beta Marine ..................................................................................20 RB Grove/Universal and Westerbeke .............................................41 Marinas, Mooring Fields, Boat Yards Bay Point Marina ..........................................................................14 Clearwater Municipal Marina........................................................28 Harborage Marina ........................................................................23 Holland Boat Yard.........................................................................30 Snug Harbor Boatyard ..................................................................36 FRACTIONAL SAILING/CHARTER COMPANIES Bimini Bay Sailboat Rentals .....................................................35, 39 Cruising Spirit Charters.................................................................31 Flagship Sailing.......................................................................25, 39 Sailing Florida Charters .................................................................38 Windpath Fractional Sailing ..........................................................39 Yachting Vacations..................................................................38, 45 MARINE SERVICES, SURVEYORS, INSURANCE, TOWING, BOAT LETTERING, ETC. Aqua Graphics ..............................................................................30 Boat Peeling ................................................................................30 BoatNames.net .............................................................................30 Fairwinds Boat Repairs/Sales .........................................................32 First Patriot Insurance ...................................................................20 Innovative Marine Services ...............................................30, 32, 51 Klaus Roehrich Surveyor................................................................33 Patriot Yacht Services ....................................................................28 Scuba Clean Yacht Services...........................................................30 Shiney Hiney.................................................................................30 CAPTAIN SERVICES Capt. & First Mate Yacht Delivery .................................................30 Capt. Bill Robinson .......................................................................31 Capt. Jimmy Hendon ....................................................................30 Capt. Rick Meyer ..........................................................................30 MARINE ELECTRONICS Sea Tech/Navigation/Communication...........................................74 SAILING WEB SITES, VIDEOS, BOOKS SSB Radio Books ...........................................................................30 BoatNames.net .............................................................................30 Capt. Marti Brown ........................................................................30 Dancing With the Wind Video ......................................................33 REGATTA ADVERTISEMENTS, BOAT SHOWS Bradenton YC Kickoff Regatta .........................................................8 Key West Race Week .......................................................................5 Sarasota Sailing Squadron Labor Day Regatta ...............................13 Multihull Regatta ..........................................................................12 St. Pete YC Fall Races....................................................................21 Special Olympics Georgia Regatta ................................................15

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Treasure Hunting in Paradise (Lost)

By Deborah Holland

Never heard of geocaching?

Pronounced geo-cashing— as in cashing a check— geocaching is an entertaining world-wide treasure hunt game utilizing the features available on a GPS unit. Something most sailors already have. It is also a great way to get to out-of-the-way places you might not otherwise trek to while out cruising.

T

he idea of geocaching is for individuals to set up and hide caches (little treasures) all over the world and post the locations and coordinates of the caches on a designated Internet web site (www.geocaching. com). There is no cost to participate and exhilarating fun when you find one. Once found, a cache may include a host of treasures. The only rule is if you take something from it, you must replace it with something else.

On a recent bare-boat charter to the BVIs with a group of friends, thoughts of buried pirate treasures inspired us to test our treasure hunting skills on the island of Jost Van Dyke. It sounds like it should be pretty easy.

After all, you know the general location of the cache and you have the GPS coordinates. Should be a snap.

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Turns out for our particular hunt, we were anchored in the wrong bay at Jost Van Dyke. So, from Great Bay we trudged up the hill—no, make that mountain for us flatlanders—to White Bay in search of our treasure. The hot sweaty climb in the Caribbean summer heat gave us some slight concerns of impending heart attacks. But, we took comfort in knowing that once we got to the top, we couldn’t possibly have any left over toxins from the previous nights’ rum consumption.

After trekking through someone’s private bungalow path and down the pristine beach, we located Ivan’s Stress Free Bar at White Bay. It’s an amazing place covered in shell decorations of every sort, from floor to ceiling and everywhere in between.

The beautiful shell mermaid with

beckoning arms and complete with brain coral head topped by floppy hat, spiral shell belly button, and coral fingers welcomed us into Ivan’s.

Once inside, we found the wedding shell plaque (a treasure finding hint given on the geocache Web site) and the hunt was really underway. But, after some time searching and double checking the coordinates, the geocache eluded us, reminding us that geocaching is deceptively easy. It is one thing to know where a cache should be. It is something else to actually find it!

Luckily, the views from the hillside to serene White Bay—and our discovering a bay and beach we might not have otherwise explored—made all our efforts well worth it.

Happy treasure hunting. www.southwindsmagazine.com